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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.
Notes ^ Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 291-2. BAI Communications. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1 References "WAR Japaneese Zero [sic]". Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Kitplanes. Aug 2001 Recreational Flyer. Nov 1988. Recreational Flyer. Fall 1987. Popular Mechanics. Jan 1981. Popular Flying. Nov 1981. Homebuilt Aircraft. Nov 1980. Popular Mechanics. Jan 1980 ...
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.
The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service, similar to the German Luftwaffe idea of organizing an "all aces" select unit Jagdverband 44 equipped with Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a jet fighters, decided to create an all-ace unit (the 343 Kōkūtai) with Kawanishi N1K2-J fighters towards the end of the conflict; this was commanded by Minoru Genda.
N 1] Jiro Horikoshi, designer of the Mitsubishi Zero strongly denied the allegation of the Hughes H-1 influencing the design of the Japanese fighter aircraft. [10] The Hughes H-1 Racer is featured in the 1940 RKO Radio Pictures movie Men Against the Sky, playing the role of a prototype "McLean Aircraft" high-speed pursuit craft. [11]
The Akutan Zero is inspected by US Navy personnel on Akutan Island on July 11, 1942.. The Akutan Zero, also known as Koga's Zero (古賀のゼロ) and the Aleutian Zero, was a Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 Zero Japanese fighter aircraft piloted by Petty Officer Tadayoshi Koga, that crash-landed on Akutan Island, Alaska Territory, during World War II.
The specification called for a top speed of 500 km/h (310 mph), a climb rate of 5,000 m (16,000 ft) in five minutes and a range of 800 km (500 mi). Maneuverability was to be at least as good as that of Ki-27. [8] When first flown in early January 1939, [9] the Ki-43 prototype was a disappointment.
The J2M was designed by Jiro Horikoshi, creator of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, to meet the 14-Shi (14th year of the Showa reign, or 1939 in the Western calendar) official specification. It was to be a strictly local-defense interceptor , intended to counter the threat of high-altitude bomber raids [ 1 ] [ 2 ] , and thus relied on speed, climb ...