.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important))You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Japanese. (March 2016) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Consider adding a topic to this template: there are already 3,800 articles in the main category, and specifying|topic= will aid in categorization. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Japanese Wikipedia article at [[:ja:一式双発高等練習機]]; see its history for attribution. You should also add the template ((Translated|ja|一式双発高等練習機)) to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.
Ki-54
Tachikawa Ki-54
Role Twin-engine advanced crew trainer
Manufacturer Tachikawa Aircraft Company Ltd
Designer Shinjiro Shinagawa
First flight Summer 1940
Introduction 1941
Retired 1945 (Japan)
1952 (China)
Primary user Imperial Japanese Army Air Force
Produced 1941-1945
Number built 1,368

The Tachikawa Ki-54 was a Japanese twin-engine advanced trainer used during World War II. The aircraft was named Hickory by the Allies.

History

The Ki-54 was developed in response to an Imperial Japanese Army requirement for a twin-engine advanced trainer, principally for crew training. The prototype first flew in summer 1940 and, on completing trials, entered production in 1941 as Army Type 1 Advanced Trainer Model A (Ki-54a). The Ki-54a was soon followed by the Ki-54b as Army Type 1 Operations Trainer Model B and Ki-54c as Army Type 1 Transport Model C. The Ki-54b and -c enjoyed successful careers until the end of the war. A few captured aircraft were flown after the war by various users.

Operators

 Japan
 Manchukuo
China-Nanjing
 China
 China
 French Indochina
 United Kingdom

Variants

Surviving aircraft

Ki-54 at the Misawa Aviation & Science Museum

Specifications (Ki-54c light transport)

Data from The Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II;[7] Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War[8]

General characteristics

350 kW (470 hp) at 1,700 m (5,600 ft)

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tachikawa Ki-54.

Notes

  1. ^ Thomas, Andy (July 2008). "Vietnam Prelude". FlyPast. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing (324): 70–71.
  2. ^ "Anyone got pics of the AWM Ki-54?". Warbirdz Aviation Photography. Archived from the original on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Tachikawa Ki-54c 'Hickory' fuselage: 10th Independent Air Brigade, Imperial Japanese Army Air Force". awm.gov.au. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  4. ^ "Aircraft database". LPH2O. April 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "旧陸軍の練習機69年ぶり地上に、青森・十和田湖で引き揚げ" [Former Army training aircraft pulled out of lake for the first time in 69 years] (in Japanese). September 5, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  6. ^ "旧陸軍練習機、十和田湖で発見…戦時中に墜落". Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on August 16, 2010.
  7. ^ Mondey 1996, p. ?.
  8. ^ Francillon 1979, p. 256.

Bibliography

Categories