EAST & WEST training types. The Tachihi R-52, also known as the Tachikawa R-52 appears with a new cowling shape. The original uncowled 130-h.p. Shinphu 2 radial is replaced by a 140-h.p. Lycoming O-290D flat-four which permits a cruising speed of 84 m.p.h. at an a.u.w. of 1.920 lb.

Development of the Tachikawa R-52 is the much cleaner R-53 with a 155-h.p. Cirrus Major.