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  Nakajima Aircraft Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was founded in 1917 by Nakajima Chikuhei and took the name Nakajima Aircraft Company in 1931.
Nakajima Aircraft Company had the following plants including Tokyo plant, Musashino plant, Donryu plant, Ota plant, which Showa Emperor Hirohito visited on November 16th, 1934, near Ota Station, Koizumi plant near Nishi-Koizumi station.
Nakajima was best known for its nimble fighter aircraft during the early years of the war.
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 Nakajima A4N - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Nakajima A4N   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Nakajima A4N - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Nakajima A4N.
The Nakajima A4N was a carrier-based fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the last biplane design by Nakajima.
The orginal Nakajima A4N article can be editet
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 Mitsubishi Zero   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Finally the maneuverability was to be at least equal to A5M, while the wing span had to be less than 12 m to fit on the carriers.
Nakajima's team thought the new requirements were ridiculous and pulled out of the competition in January.
In late 1941 Nakajima introduced the Sakae 21, which used a two speed supercharger for better altitude performance, and increased power to 1,130 hp (840 kW).
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 Nakajima, Ishikawa - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Nakajima, Ishikawa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Nakajima, Ishikawa - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Nakajima, Ishikawa.
Nakajima (中島町; -machi) was a town located in Kashima District, Ishikawa, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,952 and a density of 70.40 persons per km².
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E8N, Nakajima 'Dave' (Naval Type 95 Reconaissance Floatplane) The E8N was a sturdy biplane, used as catapult-launched tactical reconnaissance and artilley spotter aircraft for cruisers and battleships.
Ki.8, Nakajima Two-seat fighter, a low-wing monoplane with an inverted gull wing and a trousered undercarriage.
Ki.43 Hayabusa, Nakajima 'Oscar' (Army Type 1 Fighter) The Ki.43 was antiquated in concept, and this was entirely due to the conservatism of the army, that had been misled by the succes of the {Ki.27}.
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 List of aircraft of the Japanese Navy - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Nakajima B6N 天山 "Tenzan" Jill 1941 Navy torpedo bomber
Nakajima G8N 連山 "Renzan" Rita 1944 Navy long-range heavy bomber
Nakajima C6N 彩雲 "Saiun" Myrt 1943 Navy reconnaissance plane
open-encyclopedia.com /List_of_aircrafts_of_the_Japanese_Navy   (336 words)

  
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Ki.43 Hayabusa, Nakajima 'Oscar' (Army Type 1 Fighter) The Ki.43 was antiquated in concept by the conservatism of the army, that had been misled by the succes of the Ki.27.
Ki.115 Tsurugi, Nakajima The Ki.115 was a purpose-designed suicide attack aircraft of mixed construction.
Helen Nakajima Ki.49 Donryu Hickory Tachikawa Ki.54 Ida Tachikawa Ki.36 Ida Tachikawa Ki.55 Ione Aichi AI-104.
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 Mitsubishi Zero biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Two other versions of the Model 21 were built in small numbers, the Nakajima-built A6M2-N "Rufe" floatplane (based on the model 11 with a slightly modifed tail), and the A6M2-K two-seat trainer of which a total of 508 were built by Hitachi and the Sasebo Naval Air Arsenal.
The A6M5 was a modest update of A6M3 Model 22, with wings with nonfolding tips and thicker skinning to permit faster diving speeds, plus an improved exhaust system (four pipes on each side) that provided an increment of thrust.
This was similar to A6M5c, but with self-sealing wing tanks and a Nakajima Sakae 31a engine featuring water-methanol engine boost.
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 Japanese biplane fighter aces - Hatsu-o Hidaka
PO1c Jiro Chono in an A5M led the fighters and Lieutenant Nishihara led the dive-bombers.
He managed to damage a fleeing A4N and seeing that the enemy fighter was trailing white smoke (probably from leaking fuel tank) he then attacked two other A4Ns.
PO1c Chono and the remaining A4N flown by PO3c Hatsu-o Hidaka attacked Louie's Flight, shooting down Wu Bo-Jun who was killed when his Gladiator no. 2810 crashed near Tai-Ho Hsiang (village) in Pan-Yu County south east of Canton.
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 Nakajima A4N -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Nakajima A4N -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
The (additional info and facts about Nakajima) Nakajima A4N was a carrier-based fighter used by the (additional info and facts about Imperial Japanese Navy) Imperial Japanese Navy, and the last biplane design by Nakajima.
It was completed in (additional info and facts about 1934) 1934, but due to engine trouble did not see service until (additional info and facts about 1936) 1936.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/na/nakajima_a4n1.htm   (103 words)

  
 Håkans Aviation page - Nakajima (A4N1) Type 95   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
With the rejection of the 7-Shi (1932) single-seat shipboard fighter contenders, Nakajima began, at the behest of the Imperial Navy, to upgrade the A2N (Type 90) as an interim measure pending the result of a 9-Shi requirement issued in February 1934.
It was larger overall and it was powered by a Nakajima Hikari 1 rated at 730 hp for take-off.
The Nakajima A4N1 was used on the carriers Hosho, Kaga and Ryujo.
surfcity.kund.dalnet.se /a4n1.htm   (323 words)

  
 cleavera5mpreview
Horikoshi had achieved an airplane with the performance of a monoplane, and the maneuverability of a biplane, albeit by limiting future growth of the design due to the weight-consciousness in its development.
When the airplane was pitted against the Nakajima A4N biplane fighter, Genda Minoru declared the biplane the better fighter.
However, when the rules were changed to allow climb-and-dive tactics as well as traditional dogfighting maneuvers, which allowed the monoplane to completely outperform the biplane which could not match it in the vertical plane; even the diehard Genda became a supporter.
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 Håkans Aviation page — Sino-Japanese Air War 1938
On 25 April nine carrier fighters (Nakajima A4N1s or Mitsubishi A5Ms), eighteen carrier bombers (Aichi D1A2) and nine carrier attack aircraft (Yokosuka B4Y1s) from the Soryu were posted under the command of the 2nd Combined Air Group to participate in central China operations, especially in the Yangtze River upriver operation.
Chang saw a Japanese monoplane (Nakajima Type 97) chasing an I-15bis at high speed, and dove after the Japanese aircraft.
Near Ma Mu Chi, the lower formation of Chinese aircraft was attacked by three Nakajima Type 97 monoplane fighters (this was the combat debut of this type) and 11 Kawasaki Type 95 fighters of the 2nd Daitai led by Major Tamiya Teranishi.
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 Japanese biplane fighter aces - Masa-ichi Kondo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
At the start of the China Incident he served on board the aircraft carrier Ryujo, which was equipped with Nakajima A2N fighters.
At the outbreak of the China Incident the light aircraft carrier Hosho was posted together with the carrier Ryujo to the 1st Carrier Division of the 3rd Fleet, leaving the port of Sasebo on 12 August.
Squadron Leader Captain Liu Chui-Kang of the 24th PS, 5th PG claimed an A4N south-west of Shanghai while flying Curtiss Hawk III no. 2401.
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 Mitsubishi A7M - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
As a result, the wing area and overall size were significantly greater, on par with the American P-47 Thunderbolt.
The development team, headed by Jiro Horikoshi, initially intended to develop a new engine, the Ha-43, for the airframe, but had to make do with the Nakajima Homare.
The resulting A7M1 proved a mismatch between engine and airframe, and with a top speed barely exceeding that of the Zero, it was a disappointment.
www.free-definition.com /Mitsubishi-A7M.html   (244 words)

  
 Nakajima A4N - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Powerplant: 1x Nakajima Hikari 1, 545 kW (730 hp)
Designation sequence: A1N - A2N - A3N - A4N - A5M - A6M - A7M
This page was last modified 22:44, 27 July 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nakajima_A4N   (102 words)

  
 List of military aircraft bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Nakajima B6N "Tenzan" (1941) - Navy torpedo bomber (Allied name: Jill)
Nakajima G10N "Fugaku" - unfinished ultra long-range heavy bomber
Nakajima Kikka - jet based on the Messerschmitt Me 262
www.elexi.de /en/l/li/list_of_military_aircraft.html   (2252 words)

  
 Nakajima (Type 95 Carrier-borne Fighter) A4N   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Biplane fighter, an interim type pending introduction of the A5M.
The A4N was an upgraded A2N, externally similar but structurally redesigned.
Year: 1936 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 730hp Nakajima Hikari 1
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Nakajima B5N2 Type 97 Kate Model 3 WWII Japanese Carrier Attack Bomber
Nakajima Ki27 Type 97 Nate WWII Japanese Army Fighter
Nakajima B5n2 Type 97 Kate Model 3 Folding Wing Japanese Navy Carrier Attack Bomber
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THEN, someone got an awful idea and Nakajima was in the business of not only designing engines for Mitsubishi but also manufacturing engines for the zero.
At war's end the Nakajima plant was closed down by allied forces.
The people who had a job, trade, the business experience, etc. began opening small businesses of their own to get the trade that was originally Nakajimas,s.
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 Designation Systems
Mitsubishi A6M Reisen with clipped wing tips, renamed 'Hamp'.
Nakajima A6M, floatplane version of the A6M 'Zeke'.
List of Japanese names of aircraft, aircraft carriers, and engines.
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