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USAF. Via Francillon (1979)
Tachikawa Ki-17 "Cedar"
| Crew |
2 in tandem open cockpits |
| Dimensions | 32'3" by 25'7" by 9'8" 9.82m by 7.8m by 2.95m |
| Weight | 1362-1984 lbs 618-900 kg |
| Maximum
speed |
106 mph 170 km/h |
| Cruising speed | 81 mph 130 km/h |
| Ceiling | 17,390 feet 5300 meters |
| Power plant | One Army Type 95 (Hitachi Ha-12) 7-cylinder air cooled radial engine rated at 150 hp for takeoff, driving a two-blade wooden propeller. |
| Range | 280 miles 450 km |
| Production |
A total of 560 Ki-17 at Tachikawa from 1935 to 1944 |
The Ki-17 "Cedar" biplane trainer was designed to
replace the unsatisfactory Ki-9 "Spruce". Unlike the earlier design, it did not
try to fulfill the roles of both primary and secondary trainer, but was
exclusively a primary trainer. This meant that it could be designed to
a 6 g stress rather than the 12 g of the Ki-9. The result was an
unusually light biplane that was rushed into production in 1935 to
train the large number of pilots
required to expand the Army aviation program.
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