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- 1. Mitsubushi Ki-30s over Bataan 1942: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The Mitsubishi Ki-30 (九七式軽爆撃機, Kyunana-shiki keibakugekiki; lit. ''Type 97 light bomber'') was a Japanese light bomber of World War II. It was a single-engine, mid-wing, cantilever monoplane of stressed-skin construction with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage and a long transparent cockpit canopy. The type had significance in being the first Japanese aircraft to be powered by a modern two-row radial engine. During the war, it was known by the Allies by the name Ann.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · mid wing · 14.6 m wingspan
base stats
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 89 years ago, in 1937.
- Top speed is 3.3× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 14.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 1,700 km: 9× Amsterdam to Brussels.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1937-02-28
- introduced
- 1938
- retired
- 1945
- status
- retired
- number built
- 706
- role
- light bomber
- makers
- Mitsubishi
- engines
- 1× Nakajima Ha5-Kai
- crew
- 2
- length
- 10.4 m
- wingspan
- 14.6 m
- height
- 3.7 m
- max take-off weight
- 3,320 kg
- top speed
- 423 km/h
- cruise speed
- 380 km/h
- range
- 1,700 km
- ceiling
- 8,570 m
- wings
- mid wing
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q80320, Wikipedia: Mitsubishi Ki-30 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.