Mitsubishi Ki-83 and it's variant

[blackkite]

I think a few Ki-83 planned to have a second crewman for Squadron leaders or observer for long range strategic reconnaissance.
Please give me some more time to verify this.

 

[windswords]

Domo Blackkite. I appreciate your efforts in this and other discussions to find information not easily available to us who do not read Japanese.

 

[blackkite]

Doitashimashite, windswords san.

 

[blackkite]

Hi!
”The pilot had a 360-degree view, and the radio operator/navigator was positioned in the aircraft’s fuselage behind the wings. The second crew member had very cramped accommodations with small windows. However, the second crew member was not intended to be on every mission.”

”Fresh air would enter the turbocharger near the rear of the nacelle on the outboard side, be compressed, and then flow to the engine through an air box in the upper nacelle. The engine’s exhaust was expelled from the turbocharger on the inboard side of the nacelle, and a waste gate was positioned at the end of the nacelle. The exhaust arrangement provided some additional thrust.”

Mitsubishi Ki-83 Heavy Fighter

The Mitsubishi Ki-83 was a high-performance heavy fighter. First flown in November 1944, the aircraft may have been the most advanced built by Japan, but it was too late for WWII.

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[blackkite]

Thanks a lot my dear hesham-san and Arjen-san!!
I'm interested in intercoler system of this aircraft. But very hard to understan for me, especiallly cooling air air intake and hot air exhaust system.
Ki-83's engine was a Mitsubishi Ha-43-11(MK9A) with forced cooling fan and turbocharger.
So I think there was a possibility that Ki-83's intercooler air intake was located behind the force cooling fan.
Raiden had engine ram ram air intake at same position, behind the forced cooling fan.
Ki-83's ram air intake was located engine nacelle.
And Ki-83's intercooler cooling air outlet was located engine nacelle inboard side combined with turbine exhaust outlet.

 

[blackkite]

Hi!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tld_xW4JkeQ&t=184s

 

[spicmart]

Do you think the Ki-83, could have taken on the Focke Wulf given powerplants with about the same power curve and (quality) fuel?

 

[Foo Fighter]

It would depend on altitude but the Ki-84 would be a closer match performance wise. As per, pilot ability would be the clincher.

 

[spicmart]

It would depend on altitude but the Ki-84 would be a closer match performance wise. As per, pilot ability would be the clincher.

Oh sorry, I meant the Focke Wulf Ta 154. Forgot to write the type designation.
That's closer to the Ki-83.

 

[Foo Fighter]

No worries mate, I could have thought about that a bit more tbh.