The Mitsubishi Ki-46 was a twin-engined reconnaisance plane used by the Japanese Imperial Army in World War II. Its Army designation was "Type 100 Command Reconnaisance Aircraft" (百式司令部偵察機); the Allied code name was "Dinah".

Specifications (Ki-46-II)

General Characteristics

• Crew:
• Length: 11.00 m (36 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan: 14.70 m (48 ft 3 in)
• Height: 3.88 m (12 ft 9 in)
• Wing area: 32.0 m² (344 ft²)
• Empty: 3,830 kg (8,444 lb)
• Loaded: kg ( lb)
• Maximum takeoff: 6,500 kg (14,330 lb)
• Powerplant: 2x Mitsubishi Ha-102 14-cylinder radials, 807 kW (1,080 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 630 km/h (391 mph)
• Range: 4,000 km (2,485 miles)
• Service ceiling: 10,000 m (32,800 ft)
• Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
• Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
• Power/Mass: kW/kg ( hp/lb)

Armament

1x rearward-firing 7.7 mm machine gun

External links

• http://www.vectorsite.net/avdinah.html Vectorsite article

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Designation sequence: Ki-43 - Ki-44 - Ki-45 - Ki-46 - Ki-47 - Ki-48 - Ki-49