Mitsubishi Kinsei

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The Mitsubishi Kinsei (Japanese: 金星 "Venus") was a 14-cylinder, air-cooled, twin-row radial aircraft engine developed in Japan for Navy use during World War II. Power was in the 750 kW - 1300 kW (1,000 hp - 1,700 hp) range

[edit] Specifications (Kinsei)

• Type= 14-cylinder air-cooled twin-row radial engine
• Bore= 5.5 in
• Stroke= 5.95 in
• Displacement= 1,970 in
• Diameter= 47 in
• Compression Ratio= 6.6:1

[edit] Components

• Supercharger= Centrifugal
• Cooling system= Air-cooled

[edit] Applications

Japan

• A6M Zero - See A6M8 Zero
• Aichi D3A
• Aichi E13A
• Aichi E16A
• Kawanishi H6K
• Mitsubishi G3M
• Mitsubishi B5M

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