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Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar
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Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar captured after being abandoned by the
Japanese at Lashio, Burma in March 1945. The Oscar had already been
strafed and damaged by the U.S. 10th Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo)
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Japanese Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar parked under a camouflage net. (U.S. Air Force Photo)
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| Nakajima Ki-43 General Characteristics (source: wikipedia) |
| | Crew: | | 1 |
| Length: | | 8.92 m (29 ft 3 3/8 in) |
| Wingspan: | | 10.84 m (35 ft 6 3/4 in) |
| Height: | | 3.27 m (10 ft 8 3/4 in) |
| Wing area: | | 21.4 m x m (230.4 ft x ft) |
| Empty weight: | | 1,910 kg (4,211 lb) |
| Loaded weight: | | 2,590 kg (5,710 lb) |
| Max takeoff weight: | | 2,925 kg (6,450 lb) |
| Powerplant: | | Nakajima Ha-115 radial engine, 858 kW (1,150 hp) |
| Maximum speed: | | 530 km/h (286 knots, 329 mph) at 4,000 m (13,125 ft) |
| Cruise speed: | | 440 km/h |
| Range: | | 1,760 km (1095 mi) |
| Ferry range: | | 3,200 km (1,990 mi) |
| Service ceiling: | | 11,200 m (36,750 ft) |
| Wing loading: | | 121 kg/sq m (24.8 lb/sq ft) |
| Guns: | | 2 fixed, forward-firing 12.7 mm (.50 in) Ho-103 machine guns |
| Bombs: | | 2 250 kg (551 lb) bombs |
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