Kawasaki Ki-32 MARY

1937


LIGHT BOMBER	Virtual Aircraft Museum / Japan / Kawasaki

The Ki-32 light bomber was an all-metal mid-wing monoplane powered by a single 708kW Ha-9-IIb liquid-cooled engine. Its wide-track fixed cantilever undercarriage featured open-sided wheel fairings. Wing and tail surfaces were finely tapered. The two-man crew were accommodated beneath a long raised canopy. Armament comprised one fixed cowling 7.7mm Type 89 machine-gun and another of the same type on a flexible mounting operated by the observer. An internal bomb bay accommodated a 300kg offensive load, supplemented by 150kg of bombs on external racks.

Eight 1937 prototypes were followed by 846 series aircraft built up to May 1940 and designated Army Type 98 Light Bomber. They saw extensive war service in China, flying with seven Sentais during 1938-9 and participated in the fierce fighting over the Khalkin Gol and at Nomonhan against Soviet forces during 1939. Among the Type 98's final operational sorties were successful bombing raids on Hong Kong prior to its surrender in December 1941. The type was coded Mary by the Allies.

Specification

MODEL	Ki-32
CREW	2
ENGINE	1 x Kawasaki Ha-9-IIb, 640kW
WEIGHTS
Take-off weight	3539-3762 kg	7802 - 8294 lb
Empty weight	2349 kg	5179 lb
DIMENSIONS
Wingspan	15.0 m	49 ft 3 in
Length	11.64 m	38 ft 2 in
Height	2.9 m	10 ft 6 in
Wing area	34.0 m²	365.97 sq ft
PERFORMANCE
Max. speed	423 km/h	263 mph
Cruise speed	300 km/h	186 mph
Ceiling	8920 m	29250 ft
Range w/max.fuel	1960 km	1218 miles
Range w/max payload	1300 km	808 miles
ARMAMENT	2 x 7.7mm machine-guns, 300-350kg of bombs

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A three-view drawing (752 x 981)

Comments

lxbfYeaa, e-mail, 14.03.2024 05:59

Klaatu83, e-mail, 18.02.2021 19:21

A Japanese counterpart to the British Fairey Battle and American Vultee V11. The two-seat light bomber category of aircraft was a WW-I concept that proved to be outmoded during WW-II.

Barry, 18.02.2013 11:42

Initial problems with engine overheating saw the competing Mitsubishi Ki-30 ordered into production, as by July 1937 Japan was in a full scale war in China. However, 12 months later with it's problems resolved the Ki-32 was ordered and in the end exceeded the production of it's competitor.

zifeng, 21.06.2011 05:45

The type was coded Mary by the Allies.

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