Kawasaki Ki-56
The
Kawasaki Ki-56, known to the
Allies as "Thalia," was a
Japanese two-engine light transport
aircraft used during
World War II. 121 were built between
1940 and
1943 when production ceased.
General Characteristics
- Type: Short or Medium Range Transport
- Crew: Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator, and Radio Operator; the Navigator and Radio Operator positions could be combined
- Design and Manufacture: Kawasaki Kokuki Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (The Kawasaki Aircraft Engineering Company Limited)
- Powerplant: Two 990hp (739kW) Nakajima Ha-25 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engines
- Maximum level speed: 400 kilometers per hour (248 mph) at 3500 meters (11,480 feet)
- Service Ceiling: 7400 meters (24,300 feet)
- Range: 3300 kilometers (2060 miles)
- Capacity: 2400 kilograms (5280 pounds), 14 passengers
- Weight: 4672 kilograms (10,300 pounds) empty; 8024 kilograms (17,692 pounds) maximum take-off
- Dimensions:
- Span: 20 meters (65.5 feet);
- Length: 15 meters (48.8 feet)
- Height: 3.6 meters (11.7 feet)
- Wing area: 51.2 square meters (551 square feet)
- Armament: None
