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Clave
05-14-2008, 06:57 PM
:D

Kawasaki Ki-61-I-Tei 18th sentai Japanese Army Air Service 1944

http://www.clavework-graphics.co.uk/aircraft/kawasaki_ki61/Ki61_I_T_18_sentai.png

Kawasaki Ki-61-I-Tei 55th sentai Japanese Army Air Service 1945

http://www.clavework-graphics.co.uk/aircraft/kawasaki_ki61/Ki61_I_T_55_sentai.png

Kawasaki Ki-61-I-Tei 244th sentai Japanese Army Air Service 1945

http://www.clavework-graphics.co.uk/aircraft/kawasaki_ki61/Ki61_I_T_244_sentai.png
ww2admin
05-14-2008, 07:05 PM
Awesome! Loving it.
Churchill
05-14-2008, 07:38 PM
That last one looks like it belongs in a disco!
Mick Grinter
05-14-2008, 08:16 PM
What model is that,It has a fixed tailwheel.
Clave
05-15-2008, 03:30 AM
Ki-61-I-Tei

I think it's one of the early ones, but not too sure...
Mick Grinter
05-16-2008, 01:17 AM
our aircraft are from the 68th and 78th Sentai but i have no idea who flew them.
And they a retractable tailwheel.
It may yet be a later model maybee they got rid of the hydraulics etc to save weight.
I will have to ask Joe Picarella he will know.
Clave
05-16-2008, 04:23 PM
According to my reference drawing:

Ki-61 Prototype: Retractable

Ki-61-I-Ko: Retractable

Ki-61-I-wces: Retractable

Ki-61-I-Otsu: Fixed

Ki-61-I-Hei: Fixed

Ki-61-I-Tei: Fixed
Nickdfresh
05-17-2008, 06:03 PM
http://www.clavework-graphics.co.uk/aircraft/kawasaki_ki61/Ki61_I_T_244_sentai.png

Beautiful pictures, as always....

I was wondering what the Japanese Air Force was thinking with this scheme...

Why on Earth camouflage the plane, then paint the tail bright red? :D
Mick Grinter
05-17-2008, 10:45 PM
This is the retractable rear end.
Kimura
06-09-2008, 08:32 AM
http://www.clavework-graphics.co.uk/aircraft/kawasaki_ki61/Ki61_I_T_244_sentai.png

Beautiful pictures, as always....

I was wondering what the Japanese Air Force was thinking with this scheme...

Why on Earth camouflage the plane, then paint the tail bright red? :D

That's the personal a/c of major Kobayashi. IIRC 2 of his airkills were credited by ramming.
Mick Grinter
06-10-2008, 01:47 AM
Funny Ay
alfiechan
09-27-2008, 05:19 AM
There is a great book in Japanese and English on the 244th Sentai that defended Tokyo. It is published by Art Box and can be bought from arawasi.com, a great website for Japanese planes.