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Kawasaki Ki-100


Type: Interceptor Fighter
Origin: Kawasaki
Crew: One
Allied Code Name: N/A
Models: Ki-100-1a/b
First Flight: February 1945
Service Delivery: N/A
Final Delivery: N/A
Production: 374 (275 Ki-100-1a & 99 Ki-100-1b)

Powerplant:
Ki-100-1a/b
    Model: Mitsubishi Ha-112-II
    Type: Radial piston
    Number: One      Horsepower: 1,500 hp

Dimensions:
Wing Span: 39 ft. 4½ in. (12.00m)
Length: 28 ft. 10½ in. (8.80m)
Height: 12 ft. 3½ in. (3.75m)
Wing Area: 215.29 sq. ft. (20.00m²)
  Weights:
Empty: 5,952 lb. (2700 kg.)
Loaded: 8,091 lb. (3670 kg.)

Performance:
Max. Speed: 367 mph (590 kph) at 32,810 ft.
Service Ceiling: 35,005 ft. (10,670m)
Range: 1,243 miles (2000 km)

Armament:
Two 12.7mm Ho-103 (Type 1) machine guns in fuselage.
Two 20mm Ho-5 cannon in wings.

Payload:
Drop tanks or two 551 lb. (250-kg) of bombs.

Sources:
The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, 1997, Barnes & Nobles Books, ISBN: 0 7607 0592 5

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