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Mitsubishi A6M7

GENERAL DATA
Navy Type 0 carrier fighter "Zero" Model 62 or 63, A6M Rei-sen, Zeke (official Allied reporting name)
Carrier-borne Fighter, Dive-Bomber
1
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nakajima
150 on total of 10939 A6M All-model aircraft produced.
1945
May 1945

 

Variants
Sakae-31 engine. Fighter bomber. Became available in 1945.
Based on the A6M6 Model 53c. Had bomb under the fuselage. Drop tanks (150 liter) were under the wings. Tail section was strengthened for dive bombing.

 

DIMENSIONS (Model 63)
2049 kg
2999.6kg
11 m
9.10 m
3.50 m
? m²
? kg/m²

ARMAMENT (Model 63)
2× 20 mm Type 99-2 cannon
2 x125
3 x 13.2 mm (.51 in) Type 3 MG
3 x 240
1× 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Type 97 MG
1x 600
2× 60 kg bombs or 1× 250 kg bomb

 

POWERPLANT (Model 63)
1 × Nakajima Sakae-31a
14 cylinder air-cooled radial , 27.9 L
1130 hp
393,18 hp / ton *
590 l (internal wing tank), 355 l (external drop tank) or 2 x 150 L (external drop tank)

(*) with Loaded Weight

PERFORMANCES (Model 63)
542 km/h at 6000 m
? km/h
? km/h
10180 m
15.7 m/s
1746 km, ? km (maximum)

 

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