Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Ki-109

Heavy day/night fighter

  • First flight1942
  • IntroductionOctober 1944
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built24
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
6–8
Length
18.7 m
Wingspan
22.5 m
Height
7.7 m
02

Performance

Maximum speed
537 km/h
Range
2,800 km
Service ceiling
9,470 m
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
2 × Mitsubishi Ha104 ("Army Type 4 1,900hp Air Cooled Radial") 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines (1,900 hp / kW / shp / lbf / kN)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 1 × 20 mm Ho-5 cannon in dorsal turret, 5 × 12.7 mm (.50in) Ho-103 (Type 1) machine guns, one in nose, 1 in the tail, and 1 in each beam position (late models); Bombs: 800 kg (1,764 lb) of bombs in internal bay or one torpedo