Tachikawa Ki-77

Ki-77
Tachikawa Ki-77 in U.S. markings, 1945
General information
TypeLong-range experimental aircraft
National originJapan
ManufacturerTachikawa Aircraft Company
Primary userImperial Japanese Army Air Service
Number built2
History
First flight18 November 1942
Retired1945

The Tachikawa Ki-77 was a Japanese very long-range experimental transport and communications aircraft of World War II derived from a design commissioned by a newspaper to break the flight distance record set by a rival. It was a low-wing cabin monoplane with twin piston engines and a tailwheel undercarriage.

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