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I often wondered how the ki-61 would have performed with a DB605 instead of the HA140. Although they are closely related I suspect (no more then that) that it would have performed better. It seems to me that the Japanese lost a lot of time (and quality) by not building the engine in licence by...

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Ok, so I understand. But this octane thing in fuel is also debated as I have understood from reading this forum. And to understand your post correctly, WEP is full power en MP is a lower throttle setting with the extra throttle setting still available? This would mean then that Japanese planes...

Hi all, well after reading in this forum for while this is my first post! I hope many more will follow. To get on topic, I have always found the ki-61 to be one of the most fascinating aircraft of wwII. It is a beautifull aircraft but never lived up to it's expactations. But I think that with...