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The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range carrier-capable fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from 1940 to 1945.
Nakajima Sakae engine on display at the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum: Type Piston aircraft engine: Manufacturer Nakajima: First run 1939 Major applications: Mitsubishi A6M Nakajima Ki-43 Kawasaki Ki-48: Number built: 30,233 Developed from: Nakajima Ha5: Developed into: Nakajima Homare
The A6M2-N floatplane was developed from the Mitsubishi A6M Type 0, mainly to support amphibious operations and defend remote bases.It was based on the A6M-2 Model 11 fuselage, with a modified tail and added floats.
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Jiro Horikoshi was born near the city of Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, in 1903.Horikoshi graduated from the newly established Aviation Laboratory (Kōkū Kenkyūjo) within the Engineering Department of the University of Tokyo, [1] and started his career in Mitsubishi Internal Combustion Engine Company Limited, which later became Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagoya Aircraft Manufacturing Plant.
Mitsubishi A6M Zero Model 52 (A6M5) The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was the most well-known Japanese warplane of World War II. A6M Zeros were predominantly used by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) on aircraft carriers, and also by its land-based fighter units. At the start of the Pacific War in 1941, the A6M constituted about 60% of the IJN fighter force.
A6M2-N - Ni-shiki suisen (二式水戦, Type 2 float fighter) - 'Rufe' 1941 floatplane version of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero; J1N - Gekkō (月光, Moonlight) - 'Irving' 1941 Navy land-based night fighter; J5N - Tenrai (天雷, Heavenly/Divine Thunder) - 1944 Navy land-based single-seat twin-engine interceptor prototype
The Mitsubishi A7M Reppū (烈風, "Strong Wind") was designed as the successor to the Imperial Japanese Navy's A6M Zero, with development beginning in 1942.Performance objectives were to achieve superior speed, climb, diving, and armament over the Zero, as well as better maneuverability – all parameters that were ultimately achieved towards the end of its development in 1945.