Mitsubishi Ki-20

what is it?

The Mitsubishi Ki-20 is a Japanese bomber variant of the Junkers G.38 airliner. Mitsubishi manufactured six aircraft under license from Junkers. These aircraft, designated Army Type 92 Heavy Bomber, served through the 1930s.

🔎How to recognise it: 4 piston engines with propellers · 44 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 200 km/htop speed
• size 25.4 tmax take-off weight
• built 6made 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 94 years ago, in 1932.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 44 m: about 10 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).

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

spec sheet

first flight

1932

introduced

1932

number built

6

role

bomber

origin

Empire of Japan

makers

Mitsubishi, Junkers Motorenbau und Junkers Flugzeugwerk

engines

4× Junkers Jumo 204 (Type Ju)

crew

10

length

23.2 m

wingspan

44 m

height

7 m

max take-off weight

25.4 t

top speed

200 km/h

range

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