The Nakajima Aircraft Company (Japanese:中島飛行機株式会社/Nakajima Hikoki Kabushiki Kaisha) was a prominent Japanese aircraft manufacturer throughout World War II. Image File history File links Nakajima Aircraft Company logo - company has not existed since 1945 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Japan's first aircraft manufacturer, it was founded in 1917 by Chikuhei Nakajima and took the name Nakajima Aircraft Company in 1931. After Japan's defeat, the company was reborn as Fuji Heavy Industries, maker of Fuji Rabbit scooters & Subaru automobiles. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1917: Events February No. ... Chikuhei Nakajima (中島 知久平 Nakajima Chikuhei January 1, 1884 - October 10, 1949) was a Japanese military officer, engineer, and politician, who is most notable for having founded Nakajima Aircraft Company in 1917, a major supplier of airplanes to the Government of Japan during World War II. Later on in his life, he... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1931: Events Manufacturer Airspeed Ltd founded in York, England. ... Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. ... The Fuji Rabbit was a motor scooter produced in Japan by Fuji Heavy Industries from 1946 through 1968. ... For other uses, see Subaru (disambiguation). ...

Nakajima Aircraft Company had the following plants including Tokyo plant, Musashino plant, Donryu plant, Ota plant, which Showa Emperor Hirohito visited on November 16th, 1934, near Ōta Station, Koizumi plant near Nishi-Koizumi station. Ota plant and Koizumi plant were bombed on February 10th, 1945 and April 3rd, 1945 respectively to be damaged critically. Nowadays Ota plant is the plant of Fuji Heavy Industries, and Koizumi plant is the plant of Sanyo. Hirohito (裕仁), the Shōwa Emperor (昭和天皇), (April 29, 1901 - January 7, 1989) reigned over Japan from 1926 to 1989. ... ÅŒta Station ) is a passenger-service station of Tobu Railway company, located in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. ... Nishi-Koizumi station is the name of a passenger-service station of Koizumi Line, which is operated by Tobu Railway company, located in Oizumi town, Oura distinct, Gunma prefecture. ... Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. ... Sanyo Electric Co. ...

Aircraft produced by Nakajima

Piston-engined

• Nakajima A2N - 1930 carrier biplane fighter
• Nakajima Type 91 - 1931 parasol monoplane fighter
• Nakajima A4N - 1935 carrier-borne fighter
• Nakajima E8N - 1935 reconnaissance seaplane
• Nakajima AT-2 - 1936 passenger transport
• Nakajima Ki-27 - Late 1936 Army monoplane fighter
• Nakajima Ki-34 - 1937 Army transport aircraft version of AT-2
• Nakajima B5N - 九七式艦攻 Kyushichishiki-kanko (Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber) - 'Kate' 1937 Navy torpedo bomber
• Nakajima Ki-43 隼 Hayabusa (Peregrine Falcon) - 'Oscar' 1939 Army fighter
• Nakajima Ki-44 鍾馗 Shoki (Devil-Queller) - 'Tojo' 1940 Army fighter
• Nakajima Ki-62 - 1941 prototype fighter, competed with Kawasaki Ki-61 design
• Nakajima A6M2-N - 二式水戦 Nishiki-suisen (Type 2 Float Fighter) - 'Rufe' 1941 floatplane version of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero
• Nakajima G5N 深山 Shinzan (Mountain Recess) - 1941 heavy four-engined long-range bomber
• Nakajima Ki-49 呑龍 Donryu (Storm Dragon) - 'Helen' 1941 Army medium bomber
• Nakajima J1N 月光 Gekko (Moonlight) - 'Irving' 1941 Navy land-based night fighter
• Nakajima Ki-84 疾風 Hayate (Gale) - 'Frank' 1943 Army fighter
• Nakajima B6N 天山 Tenzan (Heavenly Mountain) - 'Jill' Navy torpedo bomber
• Nakajima J5N 天雷 Tenrai (heavenly Thunder) - 1944 Navy land-based single-seat twin-engine interceptor
• Nakajima C6N 彩雲 Saiun (Painted Cloud) - 1943 carrier-borne reconnaissance aircraft
• Nakajima Ki-87 - 1945 high-altitude interceptor
• Nakajima G8N 連山 Renzan (Mountain Range) - 1945 heavy four-engined long-range bomber
• Nakajima Ki-115 剣 Tsurugi (Sabre) - 1945 special attack (suicide) aircraft
• Nakajima G10N 富嶽 Fugaku (Mount Fuji) - 1945 projected six-engined long-range bomber

The Nakajima A2N or Nakajima Type 90 was a Japanese carrier-borne fighter of the 1930s. ... The Nakajima Type 91 was a Japanese fighter of the 1930s. ... The Nakajima A4N was a carrier-based fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the last biplane design by Nakajima. ... The Nakajima E8N was a Japanese ship-borne, catapult, reconnaissance seaplane of the Sino-Japanese War. ... The Nakajima Ki-34 was a Japanese light transport of World War II. It was a twin-engine, low-wing monoplane; the undercarriage was of tailwheel type with retractable main units. ... Nakajima Ki-27 The Nakajima Ki-27 (Allied codename Nate) was the main fighter aircraft used by the Japanese Imperial Army up until 1940, and the Armys first monoplane. ... The Nakajima Ki-34 was a Japanese light transport of World War II. It was a twin-engine, low-wing monoplane; the undercarriage was of tailwheel type with retractable main units. ... Nakajima B5N2 Kate in flight. ... The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (éš¼, Peregrine Falcon) was a single-engined land-based fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in World War II. The army designation was Type 1 Fighter (一式戦闘機); the Allied codename was Oscar. ... The Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki (鍾馗、Demon) was a single-engined fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in World War II, first flying in August 1940 and entering service in 1942. ... The Nakajima A6M2-N Rufe Interceptor/Fighter-Bomber is a single-crew seaplane based on the Mitsubishi A6M Zero Model 11. ... The Nakajima G5N Shinzan (Mountain Recess) was a Japanese heavy bomber of World War II. It was a four-engine, mid-wing monoplane with a tricycle undercarriage and twin tailfins. ... The Nakajima Ki-49 Donyu was a Japanese medium bomber of World War II. It was a twin-engine, mid-wing, cantilever monoplane of all-metal construction fitted with a retractable. ... The Nakajima J1N Gekko (月光, Moonlight) was a twin-engine night fighter used by the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II. The Allied codename was Irving. The design was a development of the Type 2 Land-based reconnaisance plane, to which was fixed two sets of machine guns... The Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (疾風, Gale) was a single-seat fighter used by the Japanese Imperial Army in World War II. It was the last in Nakajimas line of classic fighters and considered one of the best-performing craft from any country. ... Nakajima B6N1 Tenzan torpedo bomber (Jill) explodes in the air after a direct hit by 5-inch shell from the USS Yorktown (CV-10) off Kwajalein on December 4, 1943 The Nakajima B6N Tenzan (Japanese: 中島 B6N 天山 - Heavenly Mountain, Allied reporting name: Jill) was the Imperial Japanese Navys standard torpedo... The Nakajima J5N Tenrai (天雷, Heavenly Thunder) was an experimental twin-engine interceptor developed for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the closing days of World War II. Specifications (J5N1) General Characteristics Crew: one Length: 11. ... The Nakajima C6N Saiun (彩雲, Glowing Cloud) was a carrier-based reconnaisance aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. Advanced for its time, it was the fastest aircraft put into service by Japan during the war. ... The Nakajima Ki-87 was a Japanese high-altitude interceptor fighter of World War II. It was a single-engine, low-wing monoplane with a tailwheel undercarriage. ... The Nakajima G8N Renzan (連山, mountain range) was a land-based bomber designed for use by the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... The Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi (剣 Sword) was a one-man kamikaze aircraft developed by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in the closing stages of World War 2 in late 1945. ... The Nakajima G10N Fugaku (Japanese: 富岳 or 富嶽, Mount Fuji), was a planned Japanese ultra-long range heavy bomber plane designed during World War II. The Fugaku had its origins in Project Z, a 1942 specification for an intercontinental bomber which could take off from Japan, bomb the...

Jet prototypes

• Nakajima Ki-201 火龍 Karyu (Fire Dragon) - 1945 Army jet with strong resemblance to the German Messerschmidt Me 262, project only
• Nakajima J9Y Kikka 橘花 Kikka (Orange Blossom) 1945 Navy experimental land-based jet, two prototypes built

This aircraft article has not been updated to WikiProject Aircrafts current standards. ... The Nakajima Kikka (Japanese: 中島 橘花, Orange Blossom) was Japans first jet-powered aircraft. ...

Internal link

list of all Nakajima aircraft(in Japanese)[[1]]

References

Nakajima hikouki no omoide

• Francillon, René J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London, Putnam & Company, 1970,1979. ISBN 0-370-30251-6.