Mitsubishi Zuisei
1930s Japanese piston aircraft engine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mitsubishi Zuisei (瑞星, Holy Star) was a 14-cylinder, supercharged, air-cooled, two-row radial engine used in a variety of early World War II Japanese aircraft. It was one of the smallest 14-cyl. engines in the world and the smallest diameter Japanese engine. The Mitsubishi model designation for this engine was A14 while it was an experimental project, in service it was known as the MK2, followed by the revision code letter, and known as the Ha-26 and Ha-102 by the Army and "Zuisei" by the Navy. Unified designation code was Ha-31.[1]
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Zuisei | |
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Type | 14-cylinder, air-cooled, supercharged, two-row radial piston engine |
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi |
First run | 1931 |
Major applications | Kawanishi E7K2, Kawasaki Ki-45, Mitsubishi F1M, Mitsubishi C5M, Mitsubishi Ki-46-I, Mitsubishi Ki-51 |
Number built | 11,903 |
Developed from | Mitsubishi Kinsei |
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