Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the air superiority fighters category.
01 / Overview
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1939–1945
Quantity
5,919
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS · WORLD WAR II
52
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the air superiority fighters category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General3MOD.3
- First Flight1939
- Service Entry Year1941
- Crew1
◈Powerplant3MOD.3
- Engine TypeNakajima Ha-115
- Number of Engines1
- AfterburnerNo
▣Performance4MOD.4
- Top Speed530 km/h
- Cruise Speed440 km/h
- Service Ceiling11,200 m
- Ferry Range1,760 km
◇Dimensions & Weights7MOD.7
- Length8.92 m
- Wingspan10.84 m
- Height3.27 m
- Wing Area21.4
- Empty Weight1,910 kg
- Loaded Weight2,590 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight2,925 kg
◆Armament1MOD.1
- Internal Gun2 × Ho-103's in the forward fuselage with 270 rpg Type 89 machine guns, Ki-43-Ib: 1 × Type 89 machine gun and 1x Ho-103,
▤Production1MOD.1
- Total Built5,919
⬢Service History3MOD.3
- Retirement Year1945
- Production Start1939
- Production End1945
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1939Production started
- 1945Production ended
87
years in service
6
years in production
5,919
units produced
6
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
05 / MASS Score
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS RANKING Air Superiority Fighters · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
187AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS52WORLD WAR II · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS284JAPAN · ALL WEAPONS101PERFORMANCE/PRICE · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theAir Superiority Fighterscategory.
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