Mitsubishi Ki-46

what is it?

The Mitsubishi Ki-46 is a twin-engine reconnaissance aircraft that was used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Its Army Shiki designation was Type 100 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft (一〇〇式司令部偵察機); the Allied brevity code name was "Dinah".

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 14.7 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 604 km/htop speed
• range 2,474 kmwithout refuelling
• size 5,800 kgmax take-off weight
• built 1,742made 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 87 years ago, in 1939.
• 🏎️Top speed is 4.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 14.7 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 2,474 km: 14× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.2× 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

1939-11

introduced

1941

retired

1945

status

retired

number built

1,742

role

twin-engine reconnaissance aircraft

makers

Mitsubishi

engines

2× Mitsubishi Ha-102 (Army Type 100 1,050hp Air Cooled Radial)

crew

2

length

11 m

wingspan

14.7 m

height

3.9 m

max take-off weight

5,800 kg

top speed

604 km/h

cruise speed

400 km/h

range

2,474 km

ceiling

10,720 m

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