Hallo,
having to spend a lot of time with my current best "friend" SARS ( although in a gold insulation
),
i have thought to realize another lost causes.
So i have found this RECCE plane, a kind of plane not considered by history because of , as my military carrier as taught to me, that all tough and boring work on acquiring information under enemy's threat is on a low level of fame.
But no missions could be realized without infomations and i think that the role of these kind of planes should be emphasized.
However, the fighters are more spectacular so it is easy to have more pleasure on be considered by people.
So, at the end, here some data taken from WIKI.
The Tachikawa Ki-70 "Clara" was a high speed photo reconnaissance aircraft that was tested for the Japanese Air Force in prototype form but never entered production. The Ki-70 was the intended successor to the Mitsubishi Ki-46 but was difficult to handle and was slower than the Mitsubishi Ki-46. The Ki-70 was first flown in 1943 but was found unsatisfactory and the program was terminated. Three aircraft were built.
(Performance estimated)
Data from Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War[1]
General characteristics
Crew: 3
Length: 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 17.8 m (58 ft 5 in)
Height: 3.46 m (11 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 43 m2 (460 sq ft)
Empty weight: 5,895 kg (12,996 lb)
Gross weight: 9,855 kg (21,727 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 10,700 kg (23,589 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Mitsubishi Ha-104M (Army Type 4 1,900hp Air Cooled Radial) 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 1,400 kW (1,900 hp) each for take-off
1,350 kW (1,810 hp) at 2,200 m (7,218 ft)
1,201 kW (1,610 hp) at 6,100 m (20,013 ft)
Propellers: 4-bladed constant-speed metal propellers
Performance
Maximum speed: 647 km/h (402 mph, 349 kn) at 5,400 m (17,717 ft)
Cruise speed: 490 km/h (300 mph, 260 kn) at 5,400 m (17,717 ft)
Range: 2,480 km (1,540 mi, 1,340 nmi)
Service ceiling: 11,000 m (36,000 ft)
Time to altitude: 5,000 m (16,404 ft) in 5 minutes
Wing loading: 229.2 kg/m2 (46.9 lb/sq ft)
Power/mass: 0.2884 kW/kg (0.1754 hp/lb)
Armament
Guns: 1x 12.7 mm (0.500 in) MG, 1x 7.7 mm (0.303 in) MG
This is my WIP1 . As always CWatson is supporting me with his competence, experience,elegance and a good quantity of patience.
I hope this plane willl have some roles not only as target. It had to be armed with 2 MGun ; the rear one had an original manouvering system as on pic
The front MGun had to be managed by the observer, but i have not found any pictures concerning it. But we can imagine that the observer's seat must slide forward to gain fire's position.
But Who can really know?
Best regards to Community.
Dandolo513
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Topic: Tachikawa Ki 70 -Clara (Read 9635 times)
