


Ki-20
Country | Japan |
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Primary Role | Heavy Bomber |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseThe German aircraft manufacturer Junker built two G.38 airliners, with the first prototype on 6 Nov 1929. It was purchased by the German Air Ministry on 27 Mar 1930 and set several world records with this high performance design. This design caught the eyes of the Japanese firm Mitsubishi, who purchased the rights to license-build a military version of it. 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. Later in the war, they became obsolete, and served only in transport and support roles.
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia
Last Major Revision: Nov 2011
SPECIFICATIONS
Ki-20
Machinery | Four Junkers Jumo 204 V-12 diesel engines rated at 750hp each |
Armament | 2x7.7mm nose machine guns, 1x20mm dorsal cannon, 2x7.7mm upper wing turret machine guns, 2x7.7mm lower wing turret machine guns, up to 5,000kg of external bombs |
Crew | 10 |
Span | 44.00 m |
Length | 23.20 m |
Height | 7.00 m |
Wing Area | 294.00 m² |
Weight, Empty | 14,912 kg |
Weight, Loaded | 25,448 kg |
Speed, Maximum | 201 km/h |
Photographs
![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Você gostou deste artigo ou achou este artigo útil? Se sim, considere nos apoiar no Patreon. Mesmo USD $1 por mês já vai longe! Obrigado. Por favor, ajude-nos a espalhar a palavra: Fique atualizado com WW2DB: |
Visitor Submitted Comments
28 Jul 2022 12:32:23 PM
Did this plane have an Allied code name and if so what was it?
All visitor submitted comments are opinions of those making the submissions and do not reflect views of WW2DB.

- » Köln/Cologne Evacuated After Discovery of WW2 Bombs (4 Jun 2025)
- » US Women's Army Corps "Six Triple Eight" Awarded with Congressional Gold Medal (30 Apr 2025)
- » Wreck of Soviet Submarine M-49 Found (10 Apr 2025)
- » Japanese Emperor Visited Iwoto (Iwo Jima) (8 Apr 2025)
- » Race, Holocaust, and African-American WW2 Histories Removed from the US Naval Academy Library (7 Apr 2025)
- » US Government Plans to Purge WW2 Information (17 Mar 2025)
- » Ver todas as notícias
- » 1,173 biographies
- » 337 events
- » 44,917 timeline entries
- » 1,245 ships
- » 350 aircraft models
- » 207 vehicle models
- » 376 weapon models
- » 123 historical documents
- » 261 facilities
- » 470 book reviews
- » 28,507 photos
- » 365 maps
Winston Churchill

Por favor, considere nos apoiar no Patreon. Mesmo R$1 por mês já faz uma grande diferença. Obrigado!

Ou, por favor, nos apoie adquirindo alguns produtos do WW2DB na TeeSpring. Obrigado!
16 Nov 2014 10:55:47 AM
I would like to Thank You for publishing so much and valuable information,which otherwise should be hard to find. The photos are great too. I`ll keep on reading and looking. Thanks again.