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Kawasaki 'Lily' (Army Type 99 Twin-engined light bomber) Ki.48

(Japan)
This light bomber was built to an uninspired requirement for a light bomber similar to the Soviet Tupolev SB. The Ki.48 was a mediocre aircraft that could only operate at night or under total air superiority and carried less bombs than many fighter-bombers. Nevertheless production continued until 1944. 1977 built.

Type: Ki.48-IIb
Function: bomber
Year: 1940 Crew: 4 Engines: 2 * 858kW Nakajima Ha-115
Wing Span: 17.45m Length: 12.75m Height: 3.80m Wing Area: 40m2
Empty Weight: 4550kg Max.Weight: 6750kg
Speed: 505km/h Ceiling: 10100m Range: 2400km
Armament: 3*mg7.7mm 400kg

Model 1
Length : 12.60m
Wing Span: 17.47m
Hight : 3.60m
Wing Area : 40.0 Square Meter
All-Up Weight : 6,050Kg
Empty Weight : 4,050Kg
Main Engine : Nakajima Ha25 (950hp) X 2
Max Speed : 480Km/h
Range : 2,400Km
Service Ceiling : 9,500m
Crew : 4
Armament : 7.7mm Machine Gun X 4 or 7.92mm Machine Gun X 3
Bomb : 300 or 400Kg

Model 2
Length : 12.75m
Wing Span: 17.47m
Hight : 4.32m
Wing Area : 40.0 Square Meter
All-Up Weight : 6,750Kg
Empty Weight : 4,550Kg
Main Engine : Nakajima Ha115 (1,130hp) X 2
Max Speed : 505Km/h
Range : 2,400Km
Service Ceiling : 10,000m
Crew : 4
Armament : 7.92mm Machine Gun X 4
Bomb : 300 or 500Kg

Ki-48 was used Kawasaki Heavy Industry flying experimental test-bed in WWII.  Kawasaki developed original ramjet engine "Ne-0". This experiment was success. "Ne-0" is the first ramjet engine in Japan.  Kawasaki developed original Air to Surface Guided Missile, too. This ASM was called I-Go Type1-Otsu or Ki-148. At the Ki-148 test, it striked an Onsen hotel !  For this mistake, Ki-148 was called the Erotic Bomb by some army officer. At last Ki-148 was complete. But it was so late.

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