The Mitsubishi Ki-20 is a Japanese bomber variant of the Junkers G.38 airliner. Mitsubishi manufactured six aircraft under license from Junkers. These aircraft, designated Army Type 92 Heavy Bomber, served through the 1930s. During World War II, the Ki-20 served in a variety of transport and support roles.

Jul 27, 2016 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Mitsubishi Ki-20 (Army Type 92) Four-Engined Long-Range Heavy Bomber Aircraft including pictures.

The Mitsubishi Ki-20 is a Japanese bomber variant of the Junkers G.38 airliner. Mitsubishi manufactured six aircraft under license from Junkers. These aircraft, designated Army Type 92 Heavy Bomber, served through the 1930s. During World War II, the Ki-20 served in a variety of transport and support roles.

The Mitsubishi Ki-20 was a Japanese bomber variant of the Junkers G.38 airliner. Mitsubishi manufactured six aircraft under license from Junkers. These aircraft, designated Army Type 92 Heavy Bomber, served through the 1930s.

Jul 29, 2023 · Meet the Mitsubishi Ki-20. To meet the Imperial Army’s requirements Mitsubishi turned to one of the foremost builders of long-range aircraft of the day – Junkers. That company was working on a new airliner, the G.38, a huge machine that carried its passengers in the aircraft’s thick wings.

Designated Ki-20, the 6 examples built were operated by the Japanese Army as the Army Type 92 heavy bomber. When the war began in 1937, they represented the largest bombers operated by the Japanese Army, and they were guarded as secret weapons, revealing only in 1940.

The Ki-202 was to offer improved flight endurance over the Ki-200 and was slated to be the priority fighter for the JAAF in 1946, but no metal was cut before Japan's surrender. As with many other Japanese fighter types combating air raids over Japan, the Ki-200 was considered for use in ramming attacks against B-29s.

The Ki-20's were so super-secret that they were never committed to combat and were only revealed to the Japanese public after they were obsolete. They never flew either in China or as transports AFAIK, only in test excercises, probably over Karafutu (Sakhalin).

Feb 11, 2016 · The Ki-20 featured four Junkers Jumo 204 diesel engines, which were also license built by Mitsubishi. These replaced the original Junkers L88 engines that had left the bomber very underpowered. The wings of the Ki-20 were extremely thick, allowing engineers to use a crawlspace to service the engines in flight.

May 31, 2007 · The type-92 Heavy Bomber (Ki 20) is a four-engine heavy bomber that Mitsubishi made for the IJA by obtaining a manufacturing license for the G.38 airliner's bomber type K.51 from Junkers and the development of prototypes was advanced in secret.