Nakajima Aircraft Company

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The Nakajima Aircraft Company (Japanese:中島飛行機株式会社/Nakajima Hikoki Kabushiki Kaisha) was a prominent Japanese aircraft manufacturer throughout World War II.

Japan's first aircraft manufacturer, it was founded in 1917 by Chikuhei Nakajima and took the name Nakajima Aircraft Company in 1931. After Japan's defeat, the company was reborn as Fuji Heavy Industries, maker of Fuji Rabbit scooters & Subaru automobiles.

Nakajima Aircraft Company's manufacturing facilities consisted of the following:

  • Tokyo plant
  • Musashino plant
  • Donryu plant
  • Ota plant, near Ōta Station. Visited by Emperor Hirohito on November 16th, 1934. Critically damaged by American bombardment on February 10th, 1945. Currently a Fuji Heavy Industries plant.
  • Koizumi plant, near Nishi-Koizumi station. Critically damaged by American bombardment on April 3rd, 1945. Currently a Sanyo plant.


[edit] Aircraft produced by Nakajima

[edit] Piston-engined

  • Nakajima A2N 九〇式艦上戦闘機 - 1930 carrier biplane fighter
  • Nakajima Type 91 - 1931 parasol monoplane fighter
  • Nakajima A4N 九五式艦上戦闘機 - 1935 carrier-borne fighter
  • Nakajima E8N 九五式水上偵察機 - 1935 reconnaissance seaplane
  • Nakajima AT-2 九七式輸送機 - 1936 passenger transport
  • Nakajima Ki-27 九七式戦闘機 - Late 1936 Army monoplane fighter
  • Nakajima Ki-34 九七式輸送機 - 'Thora' 1937 Army transport aircraft version of AT-2
  • Nakajima B5N 九七式艦攻 Kyushichishiki-kanko (Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber) - 'Kate' 1937 Navy torpedo bomber
  • Nakajima Ki-43 隼 Hayabusa (Peregrine Falcon) - 'Oscar' 1939 Army fighter
  • Nakajima Ki-44 鍾馗 Shoki (Devil-Queller) - 'Tojo' 1940 Army fighter
  • Nakajima Ki-62 - 1941 prototype fighter, competed with Kawasaki Ki-61 design
  • Nakajima A6M2-N 二式水戦 Nishiki-suisen (Type 2 Float Fighter) - 'Rufe' 1941 floatplane version of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero
  • Nakajima G5N 深山 Shinzan (Mountain Recess) - 1941 heavy four-engined long-range bomber
  • Nakajima Ki-49 呑龍 Donryu (Storm Dragon) - 'Helen' 1941 Army medium bomber
  • Nakajima J1N 月光 Gekko (Moonlight) - 'Irving' 1941 Navy land-based night fighter
  • Nakajima Ki-84 疾風 Hayate (Gale) - 'Frank' 1943 Army fighter
  • Nakajima B6N 天山 Tenzan (Heavenly Mountain) - 'Jill' Navy torpedo bomber
  • Nakajima J5N 天雷 Tenrai (heavenly Thunder) - 1944 Navy land-based single-seat twin-engine interceptor
  • Nakajima C6N 彩雲 Saiun (Painted Cloud) - 1943 carrier-borne reconnaissance aircraft
  • Nakajima Ki-87 航空機 - 1945 high-altitude interceptor
  • Nakajima G8N 連山 Renzan (Mountain Range) - 1945 heavy four-engined long-range bomber
  • Nakajima Ki-115 剣 Tsurugi (Sabre) - 1945 special attack (suicide) aircraft
  • Nakajima G10N 富嶽 Fugaku (Mount Fuji) - 1945 projected six-engined long-range bomber

[edit] Jet prototypes

  • Nakajima J9Y Kikka 橘花 Kikka (Orange Blossom) 1945 Navy experimental land-based jet, two prototypes built
  • Nakajima Ki-201 火龍 Karyu (Fire Dragon) - 1945 Army jet with strong resemblance to the German Messerschmidt Me 262, project only

[edit] See also

[edit] References

Notes
Bibliography
  • Francillon, René J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London, Putnam & Company, 1970,1979. ISBN 0-370-30251-6.

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