Military Aircrafts of Imperial Japanese Army

HOMEPAGE/AIRCRAFTS

On this page, I present you the list of IJA Aircrafts that had "Ki-no" ( from Ki-1 to Ki-202), Gliders that had "Ku-no" (from Ku-1 to Ku-12) and other Aircrafts notable in the war days. And additionally, the Aircrafts before Ki-1 that named by ZIMMU-KIGEN years are on this page. They are adopted by IJA after 2587 (1937A.D.).

Since Ki-1 and other Official Aircrafts Type 87 to Type 92

Ki-No Maker Official Name Role US Code First Flight Engine Crew Armament Remarks
- Kawasaki Type 87 Heavy Bomber H. Bomber 1924 W2 6 1000kg bomb Dornier Do.N Bomber (Germany)
- Mitsubishi Type 87 Light Bomber L. Bomber 1926/03 W1 3 500kg bomb Army version of Type 13 Carrier Attacker of IJN
- Kawasaki Type 88 Reconnaissance Recon. 1927/02 W1 2 Biplane
- Kawasaki Type 88 Light Bomber L. Bomber 1929? W1 2 200kg bomb Type 88 Recon. variant
- Nakajima Type 91 Fighter Fighter 1928/06 A1 1 7.7x2 Parasol
- Kawasaki Type 92 Fighter Fighter 1929/07 W1 1 7.7x2 Biplane
- Mitsubishi Type 92 Reconnaissance Recon. 1931/03 A1 2 Parasol
Ki-1 Mitsubishi Type 93 Heavy Bomber H. Bomber 1933/03 W2 4 1500kg bomb Monoplane
Ki-2 Mitsubishi Type 93 Twin-Engined Light Bomber L. Bomber 1933/05 A2 3 500kg bomb Monoplane
Ki-3 Kawasaki Type 93 Single-Engined Light Bomber L. Bomber 1933/04 W1 2 500kg bomb Biplane
Ki-4 Nakajima Type 94 Reconnaissance Recon. 1934/03 A1 2 Biplane
Ki-5 Kawasaki - Fighter 1934/02 W1 1 7.7x2 Reverse-gull-wing
Ki-6 Nakajima Type 95 Model 2 Trainer Operation Trainer 1934/03 A1 7 High-wing Monoplane
Ki-7 Mitsubishi - Operation Trainer 1933/12 A1 5 Competitor to Ki-6
Ki-8 Nakajima - Fighter 1934/09 A1 2 7.7x3 Reverse-gull-wing
Ki-9 Tachikawa Type 95 Model 1 Trainer Trainer 1935/01 A1 2 Called "Churen" (Middle-Trainer)
Ki-10 Kawasaki Type 95 Fighter Fighter 1935/03 W1 1 7.7x2 the Final Biplane of IJA Fighter
Ki-11 Nakajima - Fighter 1935 A1 1 7.7x2 Competitor to Ki-10. Monoplane
Ki-12 Nakajima - Fighter 1936/10 W1 1 7.7x2,20MCx1 Gears Retractable
Ki-13 Nakajima - Attacker - Cancelled
Ki-14 Mitsubishi - Co-operation Recon. - Cancelled
Ki-15 Mitsubishi Type 97 Headquarter Reconnaissance HQ Recon. 1936/05 A1 2 Navy also use as C5M
Ki-16 Nakajima - Fuel Transport - A2 2400l fuel Douglas DC-2 variant
Ki-17 Tachikawa Type 95 Model 3 Trainer Trainer 1935/07 A1 2 Called "Shoren" (Primary-Trainer)
Ki-18 Mitsubishi - Fighter 1935/08 A1 1 7.7x2 Army version of Exp. A5M
Ki-19 Nakajima - H. Bomber 1937/03 A2 5 750kg bomb Competitor to Mitsubishi Ki-19
Ki-19 Mitsubishi - H. Bomber 1936/12 A2 7 Renamed to Ki-21
Ki-20 Mitsubishi Type 92 Heavy Bomber H. Bomber 1931 W4 10 5000kg bomb Junkers G-38 (Germany)
Ki-21 Mitsubishi Type 97 Heavy Bomber H. Bomber 1937/11 A2 7 750kg bomb Workhorse Bomber of IJA
Ki-22 Kawasaki - H. Bomber - Cancelled
Ki-23 Fukuda - Glider 1937 | 2 Soarer
Ki-24 Tachikawa - Glider 1936 | 1 Primary
Ki-25 Tachikawa - Glider 1937 | 1 Secondery
Ki-26 Tachikawa - Glider 1936 | 2 Soarer
Ki-27 Nakajima Type 97 Fighter Fighter 1936/10 A1 1 7.7x2 Army still used in 1940's
Ki-28 Kawasaki - Fighter 1936/11 W1 1 7.7x2 Competitor to Ki-27
Ki-29 Tachikawa - L. Bomber - Cancelled
Ki-30 Mitsubishi Type 97 Light Bomber L. Bomber 1937/02 A1 2 300kg bomb Competitor to Ki-32
Ki-31 Nakajima - L. Bomber - Number only. Not entered to the Competition to Ki-28, Ki-30.
Ki-32 Kawasaki Type 98 LIght Bomber L. Bomber 1937/03 t1 2 450kg bomb Competitor to Ki-30
Ki-33 Mitsubishi - Fighter 1936/08 A1 1 7.7x2 Competitor to Ki-27. Almost equal to Navy A5M.
Ki-34 Nakajima Type 97 Transport Transport 1936/09 A2 8-10 personnels Commercial AT-2
Ki-35 Mitsubishi - Co-operation Recon. - Cancelled
Ki-36 Tachikawa Type 98 Co-operation Reconnaissance Co-operation Recon. 1938/04 A1 2 Gears Rigid
Ki-37 Nakajima - Fighter - 2 Cancelled
Ki-38 Kawasaki - Fighter - 2 2 Became Ki-45
Ki-39 Mitsubishi - Fighter - 2 Cancelled
Ki-40 Mitsubishi - HQ Recon. - Cancelled
ki-41 Nakajima - Transport - Cancelled
Ki-42 Mitsubishi - H. Bomber - Cancelled
Ki-43 Nakajima Type 1 Fighter Fighter 1938/12 A1 1 7.7(12.7)x2 Workhorse Fighter of IJA. Nicknamed "Hayabusa" as "Falcon"
Ki-44 Nakajima Type 2 Single-seat Fighter Fighter 1940/08 A1 1 7.7x2,12.7x2 Interceptor. Nicknamed "Shoki" as the name of chinese god.
Ki-45 Kawasaki - Fighter 1939/01 A2 2 7.7x3,20x1 Canceled by Engine-trouble
Ki-45 Kai Kawasaki Type 2 Twin-seat Fighter Fighter 1941/09 A2 2 7.7x1,12.7x2,20x1 Became Night Fighter with Upward-guns. Nicknamed "Toryu" as "Brave Dragon"
Ki-46 Mitsubishi Type 100 HQ Reconnaissance HQ Recon. 1939/11 A2 2 Max. speed 630km/h
Ki-47 Mitsubishi - L. Bomber - Cancelled
Ki-48 Kawasaki Type 99 Twin-engined Light Bomber L. Bomber 1939/07 A2 4 300kg bomb Rear-body was very smart
Ki-49 Nakajima Type 100 Heavy Bomber H. Bomber 1939/08 A2 8 750kg bomb had 6 gun-turrets. Nicknamed "Donryu" as the name of god.
Ki-50 Mitsubishi - H. Bomber - Number only.
Ki-51 Mitsubishi Type 99 Attacker / Army Reconnaissance Attacker / Army Recon. 1939/06 A1 2 250kg bomb Useful plane on battle-fields.
Ki-52 Nakajima - Dive Bomber - Cancelled
Ki-53 Nakajima - Fighter - 2 Multi-seat High-speed Fighter. Project only
Ki-54 Tachikawa Type 1 Twin-engined Advanced Trainer Trainer 1940 A2 5-9 Very useful plane. Also used as Transport
Ki-55 Tachikawa Type 99 Advanced Trainer Trainer 1939 A1 2 Ki-36 variant. Called "Koren" (Advanced-Trainer)
Ki-56 Kawasaki Type 1 Cargo Transport Transport 1940/11 A2 3-4 14 personnels Type Ro Transport variant
Ki-57 Mitsubishi Type 100 Transport Transport 1940/08 A2 4 11-15 passengers Commercial MC-20
Ki-58 Nakajima - Escort 1940/12 A2 8 gun-turrets Ki-49 variant
Ki-59 Kokusai Type 1 Transport Transport 1938/06 A2 2-3 8 passengers Commercial TK-3
Ki-60 Kawasaki - Fighter 1941/03 L1 1 12.7x2,20x2 with DB601 engine
Ki-61 Kawasaki Type 3 Fighter Fighter 1941/12 L1 1 12.7x4 Nicknamed "Hien" as "Flying Swallow"
Ki-62 Nakajima - Fighter - Cancelled
Ki-63 Nakajima - Fighter - Cancelled
Ki-64 Kawasaki - Fighter 1943/12 L2 1 20x2-4 Engines mounted front and rear of cockpit
Ki-65 Mitsubishi - Attacker - Successor to Ki-51. Project only
Ki-65 Manshu - Fighter - Heavy Fighter. Project only
Ki-66 Kawasaki - Dive Bomber 1942/11 A2 2 300kg bomb Cancelled
Ki-67 Mitsubishi Type 4 Heavy Bomber H. Bomber 1942/12 A2 6-8 800kg bomb Very useful plane. Also used as Torpedo bomber or Interceptor. Nicknamed "Hiryu" as "Flying Dragon"
Ki-68 Nakajima - Bomber - A4 Long range Bomber. Project only
Ki-69 Mitsubishi - Escort - Ki-67 variant. Project only
Ki-70 Tachikawa - HQ Recon. 1942 A2 2-3 Cancelled
Ki-71 Manshu - Attacker 1942 A1 2 Ki-51 with Recractable gears
Ki-72 Tachikawa - Co-operation Recon. - Ki-36 variant. Project only.
Ki-73 Mitsubishi - Fighter - Cancelled
Ki-74 Tachikawa - Recon. Bomber 1944/03 A2 5 1000kg bomb Long range Bomber
Ki-75 Nakajima - Fighter - Multi-seat Fighter with Pressure cockpit. Cancelled
Ki-76 Kokusai Type 3 Command Liaison Utility 1941/05 A1 3 Used as Anti-submarine-Patrol on Army carrier ships.
Ki-77 Air Lab. of Tokyo Univ. - Research 1942/11 A2 6 Long-range experimental. Commercial A-26
Ki-78 Air Lad. of Tokyo Univ. - research 1942/12 L1 1 High-speed Experimantal "Ken-3". Max. speed 699.9km/h
Ki-79 Manshu Type 2 Advanced Trainer Trainer 1942 A1 1 Ki-27 variant
Ki-80 Nakajima - Formation Commander 1941/10 A2 12 8 gun-turrets Ki-49 variant
Ki-81 Kawasaki - Formation Commander - A2 Ki-48 variant. Project only
Ki-82 Nakajima - H. Bomber - A2 4 1000kg bomb Cancelled
Ki-83 Mitsubishi - Fighter 1944/10 A2 2 20x2,30x2 Long range Fighter
Ki-84 Nakajima Type 4 Fighter Fighter 1943/03 A1 1 12.7x2,20x2 Called "The Final Fighter of Great East Asia" by IJA. Nicknamed "Hayate" as "Tempest"
Ki-85 Kawasaki - Bomber - A4 Army version of G5N1
Ki-86 Kokusai Type 4 Basic Trainer Trainer 1944 A1 2 Bu131 Jungmann (Germany)
Ki-87 Nakajima - Fighter 1945/02 A1 1 20x2,30x2 High Attitude Fighter
Ki-88 Kawasaki - Fighter - L1 1 20x2,37x1 Engine mounted rear of cockpit
Ki-89 Kawasaki - Experimental - Cancelled
Ki-90 Mitsubishi - Bomber - Long range Bomber. Project only
Ki-91 Kawasaki - Bomber - A4 8 4000kg bomb Long range Bomber
Ki-92 Tachikawa - Transport 1944/06 A2 5 34 passengers Practical Large Transport
Ki-93 Army Air Research Institute - Attacker 1945/04 A2 2 20x2,57x1, 250kg bomb 57mm-gun mounted under body
Ki-94h Tachikawa - Fighter - A2 1 20x2,30x2 High Attitude Fighter with Twin boom
Ki-94hh Tachikawa - Fighter (1945/08) A1 1 20x2,30x2 High Attitude Fighter
Ki-95 Mitsubishi - HQ Recon. - A2 2 20x2 Ki-83 variant
Ki-96 Kawasaki - Fighter 1943/09 A2 1 20x2,37x1 Interceptor
Ki-97 Mitsubishi - Transport - A2 4 21 passengers Tranport variant of Ki-67
Ki-98 Manshu - Fighter - A1 1 20x2,37x1 Twin boom pusher
Ki-99 Mitsubishi - Fighter - Cancelled
Ki-100 Kawasaki Type 5 Fighter Fighter 1945/01 A1 1 12.7x2,20x2 Ki-61 variant
Ki-101 Nakajima - Fighter - Night Fighter
Ki-102 Kawasaki - Fighter / Attacker 1944/03 A2 1 20x2,57x1 Manufactured and delivered to battle fields, but experimental until the end of the war.
Ki-103 Mitsubishi - Attacker - Attacker variant of Ki-83
Ki-104 Army Air Research Institute - Fighter - Ki-94 variant
Ki-105 Kokusai - Transport 1944/12 A2 5 40 personnels Powered Ku-7
Ki-106 Tachikawa - Fighter 1944/09 A1 1 12.7x2,20x2 Wooden type of Ki-84
Ki-107 Tokyo - Trainer 1944 A1 2 Primary Trainer made of wood
Ki-108 Kawasaki - Fighter 1944/07 A2 1 20x2,37x1 High-attitude Fighter with Pressure cockpit
Ki-109 Mitsubishi - Fighter 1944/08 A2 4 75x1 Interceptor variant of Ki-67 with 75mm field gun
Ki-110 Tachikawa - Transport - Wooden type of Ki-54
Ki-111 Tachikawa - Fuel Transport - Cancelled
Ki-112 Mitsubishi - H. Bomber - A2 Wooden type of Ki-67
Ki-113 Nakajima - Fighter - A1 1 Steel type of Ki-84
Ki-114 Tachikawa - Transport - Wooden type of Ki-92
Ki-115 Nakajima - Suicide Attack 1945/03 A1 1 500kg bomb Nicknamed "Tsurugi" as "Sword"
Ki-116 Manshu - Fighter 1945/07 A1 1 Ki-84 variant with 1500hp engine
Ki-117 Nakajima - Fighter - Ki-84 variant
Ki-118 Mitsubishi - Fighter - Cancelled
Ki-119 Kawasaki - Fighter-Bomber - A1 1 800kg bomb, 20x2 Fighter that can dive-bomb and torpedo-attack
Ki-148 Kawasaki I-gou type 1 othu Guided Bomb 1944 300kg bomb launched from Ki-48 bomber
Ki-200 Mitsubishi - Interceptor - R1 1 Navy J9M1
Ki-201 Nakajima - Fighter-Bomber - J2 1 800kg bomb, 20x2,30x2 Nicknamed "Karyu" as "Fire Dragon". Project only
Ki-202 Army Air Research Institute - Interceptor - R1 Advanced type of Ki-200

Gliders (Since Ku-1)

Ku-No Maker Official Name Role First Flight Engine Crew Armament Remarks
Ku-1 Maeda Type 2 Small Glider Transport 1941 - 2 6 personnels Towed by Ki-51
Ku-2 Air Lab. of Tokyo-Univ. - Research - For Research of Tailless plane
Ku-3 Air Lab. of Tokyo-Univ. - Research - Fro Research of Tailless plane
Ku-4 Air Lab. of Tokyo-Univ. - Research 1 Powered type of Ku-2. Project only.
Ku-5 Fukuda - Trainer - Exp. only.
Ku-6 Maeda & others - Gliding Tank - Cancelled
Ku-7 Kokusai - transport 1944/08 - 2 32 personnels Became Ki-105 (powered)
Ku-8 Kokusai Type 4 Special Transport Transport 1941/12 - 1 20 personnels Towed by Ki-21
Ku-9 Fukuda - Transport - 10 personnels Cancelled
Ku-10 Maeda - Trainer - 1 Soarer for Special trainig
Ku-11 Nihon Kogata - Transport 1942/07 - 2 10-12 personnels All made of wood
Ku-12 Fukuda - Trainer - 2 Twin-seat Secondery

Imported (Official Use Only) and Others

Maker Official Name Role US Code First Flight Engine Crew Armament Remarks
Fiat Type i Heavy Bomber Heavy Bomber Importd in 1938 A2 4-6 1580kg bomb Fiat BR20 (Italy). Almost 80 imported.
Lockheed Type Ro Transport Transport Licenced in 1939 A2 3 8 personnels Lockheed 14WG-3 (USA).
Kayaba Ka-gou Observer Observation 1941/05 A1 2 Autogyro. As a weapon of Artillery.
Koube Steel Te-gou Observer Observation 1942 A1 2 Competitor to Ka-gou. Experimental only
Army Air Research Institute Ta-gou Special Attacker Suicide Attack 1945 A1 1 100kg bomb Simple plane with a 100-500HP engine. "Ta" was a head-letter of "Takeyari" (Bamboo-spear).

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