Ki-56
Role	Light transport
Manufacturer	Kawasaki
Introduction	1940
Produced	1940-1943
Number built	121

The Kawasaki Ki-56 was a Japanese two-engine light transport aircraft used during World War II. It was known to the Allies as "Thalia". 121 were built between 1940 and 1943.

It was derived from the Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra aircraft that the Kawasaki Kokuki Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (The Kawasaki Aircraft Engineering Company Limited) had built under licence. A number was also built by the Tachikawa company.

Contents 1 Specifications (Ki-56) 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Specifications (Ki-56)

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Data from Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: Four (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, & radio operator)
• Capacity: 2,400 kg (5,280 lb), 14 passengers
• Length: 14.90 m (48 ft 10 in)
• Wingspan: 19.96 m (65 ft 6 in)
• Height: 3.6 m (11 ft 9 in)
• Wing area: 51.2 m² (551 ft²)
• Empty weight: 4,672 kg (10,300 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 8,024 kg (17,692 lb)
• Powerplant: 2× Nakajima Ha-25 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engines, 739 kW (990 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 400 km/h (215 kn, 248 mph) at 3,500 m (11,480 ft)
• Range: 3,300 km (1,782 nmi, 2,060 mi)
• Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,250 ft)

Armament

• None

[edit] See also

Comparable aircraft

• Lockheed Hudson
  

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of Japan
  

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Virtual Aircraft Museum
• Pilot Friend

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