The Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate is a single-seat fighter designed and produced by the Japanese aviation manufacturer Nakajima Aircraft Company. Flown by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service in the last tw
Pictured in Ontario, California, in 1970. This is the only surviving example of the Ki-84. It is currently preserved at a museum in Chiran, Kagoshima.
Prototype Nakajima Ki-84 with unique exhaust stack, similar to a Ki-43's
The Tachikawa Ki-106, a derivative of the Ki-84
The Kawasaki Ki-100 is a single-seat single-engine monoplane fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service during World War II. The Japanese Army designation was "Type 5 Fighter". It
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate
…Hayates attacked US airfields on Okinawa, destroying a large number of Allied aircraft on the ground. In the final year of the conflict, the Ki-84, the Ki-100 (essentially a radial-engined version of the inline-powered Kawasaki Ki-61), and Kawanishi's N1K2-J were the three Japanese fighters best suited to…
Kawasaki Ki-100 1b at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford
Ki-100-I-Ko Army Fighter Type 5 Mark 1a of 59th Sentai showing original faired rear fuselage
5th Sentai Ki-100-I-Otsu Army Fighter Type 5 Mark 1b, showing cut down rear fuselage
Kawasaki Ki-100-II. Turbocharger on underside is revealed by offset oil cooler, and additional intake on other side