long-range experimental aircraft Tachikawa Ki-77
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The long-range experimental aircraft Tachikawa Ki-77 was a Japanese World War II-era research and record-attempt aircraft designed to explore ultra-long-distance flight capabilities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tachikawa Ki-77 | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental aircraft
ⓘ
long-range aircraft ⓘ record aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
military aircraft
ⓘ
research aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeType | landplane ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ki-77 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuration | twin-engine aircraft ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| construction | all-metal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| crew | 5 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Tachikawa design team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer |
Hidemasa Kimura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tatsuo Hasegawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFor | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentGoal | to achieve world-beating range performance ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin radial engines ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| flightType | non-stop long-distance ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
distance record attempts
ⓘ
ultra-long-range flight experiments ⓘ |
| languageOfDesignation | Japanese ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Tachikawa Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
aerodynamically clean design
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high-aspect-ratio wing ⓘ large internal fuel capacity ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Army Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | 2 × Nakajima Ha-115 radial engines ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
long-distance research aircraft
ⓘ
record-attempt aircraft ⓘ |
| projectName | A-26 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | piston-engined ⓘ |
| purpose |
to attempt world distance records
ⓘ
to investigate fuel economy on very long flights ⓘ |
| rangeClass | ultra-long-range ⓘ |
| recordAttempt | non-stop flight from Japan to Germany ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
endurance
ⓘ
fuel efficiency ⓘ |
| status |
no surviving examples
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prototype only ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1940s ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
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