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The Kokusai Ki-76, or Liaison Aircraft Type 3 (in Japanese: 三式指揮連絡機), was a Japanese high-wing monoplane artillery spotter and liaison aircraft that served in World War II. The Allied reporting name was "Stella".

Ki-76
Role Liaison/observation
Manufacturer Kokusai
First flight 1941
Introduction 1942
Retired 1945
Primary user Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
Number built 937 including a single prototype

Design and development


In 1940, the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force ordered the Nippon Kokusai Koku Kogyo to produce an artillery spotting and liaison aircraft. The resulting Ki-76 was inspired by, and similar to, the German Fieseler Fi 156 "Storch", although not a direct copy.[1] Like the Storch, it was a high-winged monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. However, rather than the slotted flaps used by the German aircraft, the Ki-76 used Fowler flaps, while it was powered by Hitachi Ha-42 radial engine rather than the Argus As 10 inline engine of the Storch.

First flying in May 1941, the Ki-76 proved successful when evaluated against an example of the Fi-156, and was ordered into production as the Army Type 3 Command Liaison Plane in November 1942.[2]


Operational history


Ki-76 on the Akitsu Maru
Ki-76 on the Akitsu Maru

The Ki-76 remained in service as an artillery spotter and liaison aircraft until the end of the war. Ki-76s were also used as anti-submarine aircraft, operating from the Japanese Army's escort carrier, the Akitsu Maru, being fitted with an arrestor hook and carrying two 60 kg (132 lb) depth charges.[3]


Operators


 Japan
 Thailand

Specifications (Ki-76)


Ki-76 Stella three-view
Ki-76 Stella three-view

Data from Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft,[4] Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War[5]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament


See also


Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists


References


  1. Francillon 1979, p. 147.
  2. Francillon 1979, p. 148.
  3. Francillon 1979, pp. 148–149.
  4. Jackson 2002
  5. Francillon 1979, p. 149

На других языках


[de] Kokusai Ki-76

Die Kokusai Ki-76 (der Codename der Alliierten für diese Maschine lautete Stella) ist ein japanisches Verbindungs- und Artilleriebeobachtungsflugzeug aus der Zeit des Zweiten Weltkriegs.
- [en] Kokusai Ki-76

[fr] Kokusai Ki-76

Le Kokusai Ki-76, ou Avion de liaison et commandement de type 3 (en japonais : « 三式指揮連絡機 »), était un avion de liaison et d'observation japonais qui servit pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Sa désignation auprès des Alliés était « Stella ».

[it] Kokusai Ki-76

Il Kokusai Ki-76 è stato un aereo da osservazione e collegamento sviluppato dall'azienda aeronautica giapponese Nippon Kokusai Koku Kogyo nei primi anni quaranta per il Servizio aeronautico dell'esercito imperiale giapponese (Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun Kōkū Hombu), durante la seconda guerra mondiale, utilizzato estesamente fino al termine del conflitto. Al velivolo venne assegnato dagli alleati il nome in codice Stella[2]

[ru] Kokusai Ki-76

Ki-76 — одномоторный подкосный моноплан с верхним расположением крыла.



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