Mitsubishi Ki-57
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The Mitsubishi Ki-57 was a Japanese twin-engine transport aircraft of World War II, derived from the Ki-21 bomber and used primarily for military and civilian passenger transport.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Ki-57-I | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft variant
ⓘ
military transport aircraft ⓘ passenger aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | landplane ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
passenger transport
ⓘ
transport ⓘ |
| airframeBasis | Mitsubishi Ki-21 bomber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedCodeName | Topsy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Mitsubishi Ki-21 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designPeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin-engine ⓘ |
| enteredServiceAs |
Army Type 100 Transport Model 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army Type 100 Transport Model 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1940 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| natoReportingName | Topsy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operatorType |
civil
ⓘ
military ⓘ |
| originatedAs | military design adapted for civil use ⓘ |
| otherUser |
Greater Japan Airways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan Air Transport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplantType | piston engine ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Imperial Japanese Army Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionLayout | twin radial engines ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| takeoffAndLanding | conventional ⓘ |
| typicalPassengerCapacity | 11 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Axis powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civilian passenger transport
ⓘ
military transport ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| variant |
Ki-57-I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ki-57-II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nakajima Ha-5