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Nakajima Ki-84



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Contents

  • 1 AIRCRAFT
  • 2 SCALE & KIT
  • 3 MODELER
  • 4 HISTORY
  • 5 PHOTO GALLERY

AIRCRAFT

Nakajima Ki-84

SCALE & KIT

1/48, Hasegawa

MODELER

Jason Brewer

HISTORY

The Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate is a single-seat fighter flown by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service in the last two years of World War II. The Allied reporting name was “Frank”; the Japanese Army designation was Army Type 4 Fighter (yon-shiki-sentō-ki). The Ki-84 is generally considered the best Japanese fighter to operate in large numbers during the conflict. The aircraft boasted high speed and excellent manoeuvrability with an armament (up to two 30 mm and two 20 mm cannon) that gave it formidable firepower. The Ki-84’s performance matched that of any single-engine Allied fighter it faced, and its operational ceiling enabled it to intercept high-flying B-29 Superfortress bombers. Pilots and crews in the field learned to take care with the plane’s high-maintenance Nakajima Homare engine and a landing gear prone to buckling. The difficulties of Japan’s situation late in the war took a toll on the aircraft’s field performance as manufacturing defects multiplied, good quality fuel proved difficult to procure, and experienced pilots grew scarce. Nevertheless, a well-maintained Ki-84 was Japan’s fastest fighter. A total of 3,514 aircraft were built.



PHOTO GALLERY

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