Tachikawa Ki-55

E301985
World War II aircraft military trainer aircraft

The Tachikawa Ki-55 was a Japanese World War II advanced trainer aircraft used primarily by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service to prepare pilots for combat flying.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Tachikawa Ki-55 canonical 2
Tachikawa Ki-54 1
Tachikawa Ki-55 "Ida" trainer variant 1

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
military trainer aircraft ⓘ
aircraftType low-wing monoplane ⓘ
single-engine aircraft ⓘ
airframeMaterial all-metal construction with fabric-covered control surfaces ⓘ
armament light defensive armament in some versions ⓘ
category Japanese military aircraft ⓘ
trainer aircraft ⓘ
cockpit dual controls ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Imperial Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan
crew 2 ⓘ
crewConfiguration tandem seating ⓘ
derivedFrom Tachikawa Ki-36 ⓘ
designedFor advanced pilot instruction ⓘ
enteredServiceWith Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ
era 1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
firstFlight 1939 ⓘ
introduced 1940 ⓘ
landingGear fixed tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Tachikawa Aircraft Company ⓘ
numberBuilt about 1300 ⓘ
powerplant one radial engine ⓘ
primaryUser Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ
role advanced trainer ⓘ
combat trainer ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
successorTo basic trainer aircraft in Japanese service ⓘ
usedBy French Air Force ⓘ
surface form: French Air Force (postwar, captured examples)

Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ
Manchukuo Imperial Air Force ⓘ
surface form: Manchukuo Air Force

Royal Thai Air Force ⓘ
usedFor gunnery training ⓘ
navigation training ⓘ
pilot training ⓘ
usedInRegion East Asia ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tachikawa Ki-36 → derivativeModel → Tachikawa Ki-55 ⓘ
Bücker Bü 131 → licenseBuiltAs → Tachikawa Ki-55 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tachikawa Ki-86
Nakajima Ha-5 radial engine → usedOnAircraft → Tachikawa Ki-55 ⓘ
subject surface form: Nakajima Ha-5
this entity surface form: Tachikawa Ki-54
Tachikawa Aircraft Company → designedAircraft → Tachikawa Ki-55 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tachikawa Ki-9
Tachikawa Aircraft Company → designedAircraft → Tachikawa Ki-55 ⓘ
Tachikawa Aircraft Company → designedAircraft → Tachikawa Ki-55 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tachikawa Ki-55 "Ida" trainer variant