Mitsubishi A7M2
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Reppu
= Strong Wind, Army Type 17, Sam (official Allied reporting name)
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| Type | Carrier-borne
Fighter |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries, Nakajima |
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| Production | 9: 8 (A7M1), 3
converted from A7M1 (A7M2), 1 (incomplete) prototype (A7M3) |
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| Prototype first flight | 6 May 1944 |
Retired | 1945 |
| Variants | |||
| A7M1 Reppu | First prototype powered by a 2000 hp Nakajima
Homare 22 engine, with a maximum speed of 574 km/h. The armament consisted of two 13.2 mm (.52 in) Type 3 machine guns and two 20 mm (.80 in) Type 99 cannons in the wings. While featuring excellent manoeuvrability, the A7M1's Homare engine left it underpowered which resulted in its cancellation. Eight built. |
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| A7M2 Reppu | Revised version powered by a 2200 hp Mitsubishi Ha-43
engine, with a maximum speed of 627 km/h. Armament the same as previous model, or four 20 mm (.80 in) Type 99 cannons. The A7M2 was to be the main production aircraft of the A7M series. Three were converted from A7M1. One massproduction type under assembling at the end of the war. |
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| A7M3 Reppu | Proposed land-based fighter version powered by a 2250
hp mechanically driven three-speed supercharged Mitsubishi Ha-43 engine,
with a maximum speed of 642 km/h. The armament consisted of six 20
mm (.80 in) Type 99 cannons in the wings. Prototype under construction but was incomplete prior to end of war. |
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| A7M3-J Reppu-Kai | Proposed land-based interceptor version powered by a
2200 hp turbo-supercharged Mitsubishi Ha-43 engine including an inter-cooler,
with a maximum speed of 648 km/h. The armament consisted of six 30
mm (1.20 in) Type 5 cannons, four wing-mounted & two oblique fuselage-mounted. Full-scale mock-up built, but no prototype. |
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| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 11.04 m |
Empty Weight | 3226 kg |
| Wingspan | 14 m |
Loaded Weight | 4720 kg |
| Wing area | 4.28 m |
Maximum Take-off Weight | ? kg |
| Wing loading | 30.86 m² |
Wing loading | 152.9 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Main Gun | Wings | 4 × 20 mm (0.787 in) Type
99 cannon * |
Ammunition Carried |
4 x 200 |
| Secondary Guns | - |
Ammunition Carried | - |
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| Bombs | 2 x 250 kg bomb |
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(*) For A7M1: 2 × 13.2 mm (0.520 in) Type 3 machine guns in the wings (300 rpg) + 2 × 20 mm (0.787 in) Type 99 cannon in the wings (200 rpg)
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
× Mitsubishi MK9C (unified :Ha-43) |
Type & Displacement | 14 cylinder air-cooled
radial, 41.7 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 2200
hp for take-off 1070 hp at 1000m 1800 hp at 6000 m |
Power/Weight Ratio | 226.69 to 466.10 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 750 L
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(*) with Loaded Weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 628 km/h
at 6600 m |
Cruise Speed | 417 km/h at 4000 m |
| Never exceed Speed | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 10900 m to 12000 m |
| Rate of Climb | 11.07 m/s |
Range | 1240 km |
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | militaryfactory.com | ||
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