MARU MECHANIC
32 MITSUBISHI ARMY TYPE 4 HEAVY BOMBER HIRYU KI-67 PEGGY IJAAF
JANUARY 1982
IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY AIR FORCE (IJAAF)
SOFTBOUND BOOK
TEXT IS IN PRIMARILY IN JAPANESE WITH A LIMITED
AMOUNT OF ENGLISH
ILLUSTRATED WITH VINTAGE BW PHOTOGRAPHS, LINE
DRAWINGS, CLOSE-UP DETAILS, COLOR CENTERFOLD CUTAWAY EXPLODED VIEW
COLOR PROFILES (CAMOUFLAGE, MARKINGS, STENCIL
DETAILS, SCALE DRAWINGS)
HEAVY FOCUS ON THE MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF THE
FEATURED AIRCRAFT AND OFFER PERIOD WWII BLACK/WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS; BLACK/WHITE
CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHS OF DETAILS SUCH AS LANDING GEAR AND ENGINE; LINE DRAWINGS;
AND COLOR PROFILES.
FUSELAGE STRUCTURE / STATIONS DIAGRAM
WING STRUCTURE ILLUSTRATION
CANOPY DEVELOPMENT
TAIL COMPONENTS � HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, VERTICAL,
RUDDER, ELEVATORS, TRIM TABS
COCKPIT PHOTOGRAPHS, INSTRUMENT PANEL, SIDEWALLS,
PILOT�S SEAT
ARMAMENT INSTALLATION DIAGRAMS
CONTROL SURFACES, LINKAGES, MECHANISMS
MAIN LANDING GEAR, TAIL WHEEL MECHANISM
ILLUSTRATIONS
ENGINES, THROTTLE QUADRANT, OIL COOLER, FUEL TANK
INSTALLATION
ENGINE
INSTALLATION / ENGINE EXHAUST
PROPELLER
& HUB
COWLING FLAPS MECHANISM
OIL COOLER INSTALLATION
FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM MECHANISMS
FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM MECHANISM
FUEL
SYSTEM
COOLING
SYSTEM
MAIN
LANDING GEAR & TAIL GEAR
CANOPY
COCKPIT
FLOOR / COCKPIT SIDEWALLS
INSTRUMENT
PANEL
PILOT�S
SEAT
RUDDER
PEDALS
CONTROL
COLUMN
THROTTLE
QUADRANT AND ENGINE CONTROL CONNECTIONS
RADIO
INSTALLATION
COLOR
PROFILES
OBSERVER
POSITION
DEFENSIVE
ARMAMENT
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Additional Information from Internet
Encyclopedia
A LATE-WAR, TWIN-ENGINE MEDIUM BOMBER WITH EXCEPTIONALLY
MANEUVERABILITY, THE PEGGY WAS FIRST ENCOUNTERED BY THE ALLIES IN OCTOBER 1944.
THE AIRCRAFT HAD SELF-SEALING FUEL TANKS GAS TANKS AND ARMOR -- FEATURES COMMON
IN US FIGHTERS AND BOMBERS BUT FREQUENTLY LACKING IN JAPANESE AIRCRAFT. ARMED
WITH SUCH FEATURES AND TWO POWERFUL 1,900 HP 18-CYLINDER AIR-COOLED RADIAL
ENGINES, THE KI-67 WAS PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST STURDY AND DAMAGE-RESISTANT
JAPANESE AIRCRAFT OF WWII. IT POSSESSED HIGH SPEED (OVER 300 MPH) AND CARRIED A
LIGHT BOMB LOAD, BUT POSSESSED EXCEPTIONAL MANEUVERABILITY � GOOD ENOUGH TO
SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR THE KI-109 TWIN-ENGINE FIGHTER. IN ITS MANY VARIANTS,
THE PEGGY ALSO SERVED AS A TORPEDO BOMBER, A GROUND ATTACK AIRCRAFT, AND
ANTI-SUBMARINE AIRCRAFT, AND FINALLY AS A KAMIKAZE.
