Kawasaki Ki-56

Ki-56
Role	Light transport
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Kōkūki Kogyo KK
Designer	Takeo Doi
Introduction	1940
Produced	1940-1943
Number built	121

The Kawasaki Ki-56 (一式貨物輸送機, Type 1 Freight Transport) was a Japanese two-engine light transport aircraft used during World War II. It was known to the Allies by the reporting name "Thalia". 121 were built between 1940 and 1943.

Design and development

The Kawasaki Ki-56 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. In September 1939 Kawasaki was asked by the Koku Hombu to design an impoved version as Ki-56.^[1] A number was also built by the Tachikawa company.

Specifications (Ki-56)

Data from Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft;^[2] Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War^[3]

General characteristics

Crew: Four (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, & radio operator)
Capacity: 14 passengers

Performance

Time to altitude: 12 min. 38 sec. to 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) Armament

None

References

Notes

^ Francillon 1979, p. 108.
^ Jackson 2002, p. ?.
^ Francillon 1979, p. 109.

Bibliography

Francillon, Ph.D., René J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam & Company, 1970 (Second edition 1979). ISBN 0-370-30251-6.
Jackson, Robert. The Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft. Parragon, 2002. ISBN 0-7525-8130-9.

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[1] Francillon 1979, p. 108.

[2] Jackson 2002, p. ?.

[3] Francillon 1979, p. 109.

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