Tachikawa Ki-55
| Tachikawa Ki-55 | |
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| Role | Military Advanced Training aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Tachikawa Aircraft Company Ltd |
| First flight | September 1939 |
| Retired |
1945 (Japan) 1953 (China) |
| Primary users |
Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Royal Thai Air Force |
| Produced | 1940 - 1943 |
| Number built | 1,389 |
| Developed from | Tachikawa Ki-36 |
The Tachikawa Ki-55 was a Japanese advanced trainer.
The excellent characteristics of the Tachikawa Ki-36 made it potentially ideal as a trainer. This led to the development of the Ki-36 with a single machine gun. After successful testing of a prototype in September 1939, the type was put into production as the Army Type 99 Advanced Trainer.
In all 1,389 Ki-55 were constructed before production ended in December 1943 with Tachikawa having built 1078 and Kawasaki 311.
Both the Ki-55 and the Ki-36 were given the Allied nickname 'Ida.'
Francillon also mentions delivery to the Japanese satellite air force of Cochinchina, the southernmost third part of present Vietnam
Data from Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
General characteristics
Performance
Armament
one fixed, forward-firing 7.7mm (0.303in) Type 89 machine gun
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