The Nakajima Sakae ( 栄 , Glory ) was a two-row, 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engine used in a number of combat aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army before and during World War II .
6-520: The engine was designed by Nakajima Aircraft Company with code name NAM, as a scaled-down and advanced version of the previous NAL design (Army Type 97 850 hp radial engine, Nakajima Ha5 ). The Imperial Japanese Army Air Force called the first of the series the Ha25 (ハ25) and later versions were designated Ha105 and Ha115, in the Hatsudoki designation system and Ha-35 in the unified designation system, while
12-474: A restored Sakae powerplant, the Planes of Fame Museum 's A6M5 example, bearing tail number "61-120". Data from TAIC Manual Comparable engines Related lists Nakajima Aircraft Company The Nakajima Aircraft Company ( 中島飛行機株式会社 , Nakajima Hikōki Kabushiki Kaisha ) was a prominent Japanese aircraft manufacturer and aviation engine manufacturer throughout World War II . It continues as
18-522: The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service designation was Nakajima NK1, with sub-types identified by Model numbers; thus Nakajima NK1 Sakae 10, 20 and 30 series. A total of 21,166 were made by Nakajima; 9,067 were manufactured by other firms. A small number of original Sakae powerplants are on display in aviation museums, usually mounted into the airframes of restored Mitsubishi A6M Zeros. Only one airworthy Zero worldwide still flies with
24-479: The car and aircraft manufacturer Subaru . The Nakajima Aircraft company was Japan's first aircraft manufacturer, and was founded in 1918 by Chikuhei Nakajima , a naval engineer, and Seibei Kawanishi , a textile manufacturer, as Nihon Hikoki (Nippon Aircraft) . In 1919, the two founders split and Nakajima bought out Nihon Aircraft's factory with tacit help from the Imperial Japanese Army . The company
30-634: Was forced to dissolve into a number of spin-off companies set up by its former managers, engineers, and workers. As a result, leading aeronautical engineers from the company, such as Ryoichi Nakagawa , helped transform Japan's automobile industry. The company was reborn in 1953 as Fuji Heavy Industries , maker of Fuji Rabbit scooters and Subaru automobiles, and as Fuji Precision Industries (later renamed Prince Motor Company , which merged with Nissan in August 1966), manufacturer of Prince Skyline and Prince Gloria automobiles. Fuji began aircraft production in
36-730: Was renamed Nakajima Aircraft Company in 1919. The company's manufacturing facilities were: After Japan's defeat in World War II , the company was forced to close, as the production and research of aircraft was prohibited by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers . This had a severe impact on Nakajima as one of the two largest aircraft manufacturers in Japan; the second was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). Unlike MHI, Nakajima did not diversify into shipbuilding and general machinery, and so
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