Kawasaki Ki-10

what is it?

The Kawasaki Ki-10 (九五式戦闘機, Kyūgo-shiki sentōki; Army Type 95 Fighter) was the last biplane fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army, entering service in 1935. Built by Kawasaki Kōkūki Kōgyō K.K. for the Imperial Japanese Army, it saw combat service in Manchukuo and in North China during the early stages of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Its reporting name given by the Allies was "Perry".

🔎How to recognise it: piston engines · biplane · fixed tailwheel (taildragger) · 10 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 400 km/htop speed
• size 1,740 kgmax take-off weight
• built 588made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 91 years ago, in 1935.
• 🏎️Top speed is 3.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.3× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1935-03

introduced

1935

retired

1942

status

retired

number built

588

role

fighter

origin

Empire of Japan

makers

Kawasaki Heavy Industries

engines

Kawasaki Ha9-IIa

crew

1

length

7.2 m

wingspan

10 m

height

3 m

max take-off weight

1,740 kg

top speed

400 km/h

range

—

ceiling

11,500 m

wings

biplane

landing gear

fixed conventional landing gear

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.