Nakajima Ki-87

The Nakajima Ki-87 was a Japanese high-altitude fighter-interceptor of World War II. It was a single exhaust-driven turbo-supercharged engined low-wing monoplane with a conventional undercarriage.

The Nakajima Ki-87 was a Japanese high-altitude fighter-interceptor of World War II. It was a single, exhaust-driven turbo-supercharged engined, low-wing monoplane with a conventional undercarriage.1

Made by Nakajima Aircraft Company.

Height Main
4.503 m
Designer
Kunihiro Aoki
Length Alt
38
Max Takeoff Weight Main
6102.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Loaded Weight Main
5633.0
Height Alt
14
Type Of Prop
four-blade
Sequence
Ki-84 -Ki-85 -Ki-86 -Ki-87 -Ki-88 -Ki-89 -Ki-90 -
Loading Main
217
Power/mass Main
Bombs
1
Max Speed Main
697.0
Cruise Speed Main
470.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
13448.0
Ceiling Main
12
855 m
Number Built
1
Crew
1
Span Main
13.423 m
Cruise Speed Alt
17520.0
Area Main
26.00 m²
Primary user
Imperial Japanese Army Air Force
Span Alt
44
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
2
400 hp
Engine(prop)
Mitsubishi Ha.215 eighteen-cylinder air-cooled radial
Manufacturer
Nakajima Aircraft Company
Status
Prototype
First Flight
April 1945
Loaded Weight Alt
12416.0
Power Main
1789.0
Number Of Props
1
Power/mass Alt
2
Guns
1200.0
Empty Weight Alt
9672.0
Length Main
11.82 m
Area Alt
279.86
Similar Aircraft
* Focke-Wulf Ta 152H* Republic P-47N* Tachikawa Ki-94-II* Blohm & Voss BV 155
Max Speed Alt
25980.0
Empty Weight Main
4388.0
Ceiling Alt
42175.0
Category
Japanese experimental aircraft 1940-1949
Japanese fighter aircraft 1940-1949
Low wing aircraft
Nakajima aircraft
Propeller aircraft
Single-engine aircraft
Loading Alt
44

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