Mitsubishi A6M Zero - Wikipedia
The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range carrier-capable fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from 1940 to 1945.
Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero - National Museum of the USAF
Its distinctive design and historical impact make the Zero an important machine in air power history. The Zero got its name from its official designation, Navy Type Zero Carrier-Based Fighter (or Reisen), though the Allies code-named it "Zeke." The Zero was the successor to the A5M Type 96 "Claude."
Mitsubishi A6M Zero Fighter | National Air and Space Museum
May 1, 2020 · Few American fighter pilots on their own survived a turning, twisting, close-in dogfight against a capable Japanese pilot flying a Mitsubishi A6M Zero during World War II. Curator Russell Lee explores in a new blog.
Mitsubishi A6M Zero (1939) - Weapons and Warfare
Mar 30, 2020 · The A6M2 was the IJN’s premier fighter during the raid on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, in which eight Zero fighters were lost from a total of 105 involved in the surprise attack on the U.S. Navy fleet. The A6M remained the service’s pre-eminent fighter in theatre as fighting extended to Malaya, the Philippines and Burma.
How Did the A6M Zero Become "From Unstoppable to Useless" in …
Nov 8, 2024 · The Mitsubishi A6M Zero Fighter, developed in the late 1930s, began as one of the most feared aircraft in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The Zero, as it came to be known, was a breakthrough in Japanese aviation and quickly earned a fearsome reputation for its dominance in the skies.
Zero | Mitsubishi A6M, WWII Fighter & Naval Aviation | Britannica
Zero, fighter aircraft, a single-seat, low-wing monoplane used with great effect by the Japanese during World War II. Designed by Horikoshi Jiro, it was the first carrier-based fighter capable of besting its land-based opponents.
A Legend Revealed: The Mitsubishi A6M2 ‘Zero’ - HistoryNet
Dec 20, 2018 · While chief engineer Jiro Horikoshi acknowledged having studied Allied designs, his Mitsubishi A6M2 was largely an original, a refinement of his already proven A5M fighter. He had crafted the A6M2 with the sleekest and lightest possible airframe to compensate for the limited power of the 940-hp radial engine the Japanese navy had selected.
Zero Facts and Figures - J-Aircraft
A6M2 (Navy Type 0 Carrier Fighter Model 11: Engine: 1x Mitsubishi Zuisei 13 engine [780hp at take-off, 875hp at 11,810ft] w/ 2-bladed variable-pitch propeller, then 3-bladed constant-speed metal propeller Speed: 316.5mph at 11,810ft (maximum)
Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero - WW2 Weapons
Japanese carrier-based long-range fighter ‘Zeke’. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3d model. A brand-new Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero flying near Mt Fuji in early 1941. Lt Suwata Iida, who later was killed in the Pearl Harbor raid, took this photograph of his wing man in a …
Mitsubishi A6M Zero - Price, Specs, Photo Gallery, History - Aero …
It is a fourteen-cylinder air-cooled two-row radial engine with an overhead-valve, a gear-driven two-speed supercharger, an automatic mixture and boost control fuel system and an air-cooling system. It produces a maximum takeoff thrust of 940 hp and 950 hp at 13,800 feet and drives a three-bladed Sumitomo-Hamilton constant-speed propeller.