The Mitsubishi Ki-2, the Army Type 93 Twin-engine Light Bomber known to the Allies as Louise, was a light bomber built by Mitsubishi for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service in the 1930s. It was a minimally redesigned version of the Junkers K 37 that Mitsubishi had bought and licensed in 1931, a low-wing cantilever monoplane with corrugated metal skin, twin fins and fixed landing gear, powered by two Nakajima Kotobuki radial engines. It first flew in May 1933. Despite its antiquated appearance it was used successfully in Manchukuo and North China early in the Second Sino-Japanese War, where fighter opposition was light, and later served as a trainer.
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was a light bomber built by Mitsubishi for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (IJAAS) in the 1930s
Design and development, first flight
flew for the first time in May 1933
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 225 km/h (140 mph, 121 kn)
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 2,800 kg (6,173 lb)
Specifications, powerplant
9-cylinder air-cooled radial engines, 324 kW (435 hp)
Specifications, powerplant, engine class
9-cylinder air-cooled radial engines
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