Mitsubishi Ki-20
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The Mitsubishi Ki-20 was a large Japanese heavy bomber of the early 1930s, derived from the German Junkers G 38 airliner and used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy bomber
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | four-engined bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftClass | strategic bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
all-metal construction
ⓘ
fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| aircraftRole | heavy bomber ⓘ |
| armament |
defensive machine guns
ⓘ
internal bomb load ⓘ |
| basedOn | Junkers G 38 airliner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | metal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| crew | 10 ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Junkers G 38 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedAs | long-range heavy bomber ⓘ |
| developedBy | Mitsubishi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFromForeignDesign | true ⓘ |
| developedInCollaborationWith | Junkers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| era | 1930s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1931 ⓘ |
| landingGearType | fixed landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryDesignation | Ki-20 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the largest Japanese aircraft of its time ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 6 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Army Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedAs | license-built development of Junkers G 38 ⓘ |
| powerplantCount | 4 ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Imperial Japanese Army Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retired | late 1930s ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | early 1930s ⓘ |
| status |
no surviving examples
ⓘ
retired ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
experimental long-range operations
ⓘ
long-range bombing ⓘ |
| usedIn | pre–World War II Japan ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | early 1930s ⓘ |
| wingType | cantilever wing ⓘ |
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