Kawasaki Ki-10 ( Japanese 川 崎 機 10 Kawasaki Ki-ju:) - A biplane fighter developed by Kawasaki under the leadership of Takeo Doi. The full designation is the Type 95 Army Aviation Fighter ( 九五 式 戦 闘 ю Kyu: go-shiki Sento: ki ) . The first flight of the prototype took place in March 1935, the aircraft was adopted by the Imperial Army of Japan in 1935 . In the USSR Air Force bore the symbol I-95 , received the code name Allied Air Force Perry ("Perry").
| Kawasaki ki-10 | |
|---|---|
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| Type of | Biplane fighter |
| Developer | Kawasaki |
| Manufacturer | Kawasaki |
| Chief Designer | Takeo Doi |
| First flight | March 1935 |
| Start of operation | 1935 |
| End of operation | 1942 |
| Status | decommissioned |
| Operators |  Imperial Army of Japan |
| Years of production | 1935 - 1938 |
| Units produced | 588 |
Design
The Kawasaki fighter was a classic biplane with an open cockpit, had a non-retractable three-post chassis with a tail support, an all-metal frame with linen sheathing. The armament consisted of two 7.7-mm type 89 machine guns in the fuselage. The Ki-10 was equipped with a 12-cylinder V-shaped liquid cooling engine Kawasaki Xa-9-IIa (Xa-9-II Ko) with a capacity of 720/850 liters. with.
Literature
- Francillon, RJ Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. - London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1970. - P. 86-89. - 509 p. - ISBN 370-00033-1.