Kawasaki Ki-61

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World War II aircraft fighter aircraft

The Kawasaki Ki-61 was a World War II Japanese fighter aircraft notable for its inline liquid-cooled engine and performance that drew comparisons to contemporary European fighters.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II aircraft → fighter aircraft →
airForceBranch	Imperial Japanese Army →
alliedPerception	initially believed to be of German or Italian origin →
armament	bombs → cannon → machine guns →
configuration	low-wing monoplane → single-engine →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfOrigin	Japan →
crew	1 →
designedBy	Takeo Doi →
designInfluence	contemporary European fighters →
emptyWeight	2670 kg →
engineModel	Kawasaki Ha-40 →
engineOrigin	license-built Daimler-Benz DB 601 →
engineType	inline liquid-cooled piston engine →
firstFlight	1941 →
grossWeight	3400 kg →
height	3.70 m →
introduced	1942 →
length	8.94 m →
manufacturer	Kawasaki Aircraft Company →
maximumSpeed	approximately 580 km/h at altitude →
NATOReportingName	Tony →
nicknamed	Hien → Swallow →
notableFeature	only mass-produced Japanese fighter with an inline liquid-cooled engine →
numberBuilt	over 3000 →
primaryRole	fighter →
productionPeriod	1942–1945 →
range	580 km →
retired	1945 →
secondaryRole	fighter-bomber → interceptor →
serviceCeiling	11,000 m →
successor	Kawasaki Ki-100 →
theaterOfOperation	China-Burma-India theater → Pacific War →
usedBy	Imperial Japanese Army Air Service →
variant	Ki-61-I → Ki-61-II →
wingArea	20.0 m2 →
wingspan	12.00 m →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kawasaki Ki-61 ("Ki-61-I") → Kawasaki Ki-61 ("Ki-61-II") →	variant
Kawasaki Ki-100 ("Kawasaki Ki-61-II") →	airframeBasedOn
Kawasaki Ki-100 →	predecessor
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service →	usedAircraft