Kislota Ki-19SK

Ki-19SK
The Ki-19SK being prepared to take-off for an aerial show in Ajakanistan
Role	Air Superiority/Air Control Carrier-Based Fighter Reconnaissance Figher
National origin	Zloveshchiy
Manufacturer	Kislota
First flight	2 May, 1954
Introduction	3 March, 1955
Status	retired
Primary user	Ajaki Air Force
Produced	1954-1957
Number built	35
Developed from	Ki-19

The Kislota Ki-19SK (Slavic: Кислота Ки-19СК) is a supersonic twin-engine carrier-based naval fighter developed and designed by the Kislota Design Bureau for the Ajaki Air Force to be paired with the Ajaki Aircraft Carrier.

The aircraft was based on the Ki-19. Originally, the faster and more modern Ki-21 was planned for naval conversion before being rejected due to poor take-off performance, uncertain aerodynamics in naval environment, and lack of ruggedness. Causing the Ki-19 to replace the Ki-21 for naval conversion.

The Ki-19 also offered the benefit of relatively compact dimensions, as well as a structure that would carry the desired two engines.

Several innovations had to be addressed:
- A new wing for improved low speed handling
- Improvement of the landing gear and internal structures for carrier operations
- Development of a wing folding mechanism
- Integration of arrester hook and catapult launch devices into the structure
- Protection of structure, engine and equipment from the aggressive naval environment
- Improvement of the pilot’s field of view for carrier landings
- Improved avionics, esp. for navigation

Work began on the Ki-19SK by 1952, and by 1954, a heavily redesigned version of the Ki-19 was ready as a mock-up and further approval.

The "new" aircraft shared outlines with the land-based Ki-19, but the nose section was completely new and shared a certain similarity to the experimental "aircraft SN", a Ki-17 derivative with side air intake and a solid nose that was never produced. Unlike the latter, the cockpit had been moved forward, which offered, together with an enlarged canopy and a short nose, an excellent field of view for the pilot.

The Ki-19SK then entered service into the Ajaki Air Force in 1955, where only 35 Ki-29SKs were produced before being discontinued and retired in 1957, after Ajakanistan lost their only aircraft carrier to Reykanes.