GaryChildress
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Has CHS or anyone tried modeling the Ki-64 in a mod? It's not in CHS 1.04. At 429 mph it perhaps would have been some competion for the F4U. ================================== The Ki-64 actually had both engines in a line, straddling the cockpit and driving a single contra-rotating prop system with twin three-bladed props. The combined engine was known as the "Ha-201", and generated 1,755 kW (2,350 HP) take-off power. It featured an unusual steam cooling system with radiators in the wing and flap surfaces. The front engine used the right wing for cooling, while the rear engine used the left wing. The Ki-64 had a vague configurational resemblance to the Hien, though it was larger. KAWASAKI KI-64 (ESTIMATED SPECIFICATIONS): _____________________ _________________ _______________________ spec_____________metric__________english _____________________ _________________ _______________________ wingspan_______13.5 meters _______44 feet 4 inches wing area_______28 sq_meters______301.4 sq_feet length__________11.03 meters______36 feet 2 inches height__________4.25 meters_______13 feet 11 inches empty weight____4,050 kilograms____8,929 pounds loaded weight____5,100 kilograms ___11,245 pounds max speed at altitude__690 KPH _______429 MPH / 375 KT service ceiling_______12,000 meters____39,400 feet range______________1,000 kilometers__620 MI / 540 NMI _____________________ _________________ _______________________ One prototype was finished in December 1943, but the rear engine caught fire on the fifth test flight. The aircraft made an emergency landing and survived. However, it was never repaired and the project was abandoned in the middle of 1944. Source: http://www.faqs.org/docs/air/avhien.html
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