Uploaded August 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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The Kawasaki Ki-61 ‘Hien’ was a Japanese WWII fighter introduced in 1942. It looked so different to other Japanese fighters that allied pilots first thought it was a German or Italian design. It was a lightweight and agile aircraft, but it lacked heavy armament and its water-cooled V12 engine was unreliable and underpowered.
The same is not true of this RC model of the type from FMS. It’s powered by a 3648-770KV brushless outrunner with a 60 Amp ESC and gets its energy from a 4S 2200 25C LiPo battery. It is frighteningly fast but also capable of slow speed scale flight.
Reviewed in the October 2015 issue of Q&EFI magazine, Brian Cooper stretches the model to its limits and explores the high-speed characteristics of flight and slow speed handling with flaps and retracting undercarriage deployed.
This video of the review model’s maiden flight shows just how quick, or slow, the model will fly in the hands of a proficient pilot.
The video was recorded by Q&EFI editor Tony van Geffen.
sarikhobbies.com/product/kawasaki-ki-61-tony-plan
The Kawasaki Ki-61 ‘Hien’ was a Japanese WWII fighter introduced in 1942. It looked so different to other Japanese fighters that allied pilots first thought it was a German or Italian design. It was a lightweight and agile aircraft, but it lacked heavy armament and its water-cooled V12 engine was unreliable and underpowered.
The same is not true of this RC model of the type from FMS. It’s powered by a 3648-770KV brushless outrunner with a 60 Amp ESC and gets its energy from a 4S 2200 25C LiPo battery. It is frighteningly fast but also capable of slow speed scale flight.
Reviewed in the October 2015 issue of Q&EFI magazine, Brian Cooper stretches the model to its limits and explores the high-speed characteristics of flight and slow speed handling with flaps and retracting undercarriage deployed.
This video of the review model’s maiden flight shows just how quick, or slow, the model will fly in the hands of a proficient pilot.
The video was recorded by Q&EFI editor Tony van Geffen.
