Mitsubishi Kinsei
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The Mitsubishi Kinsei (金星, Venus) was a 14-cylinder, air-cooled, twin-row radial aircraft engine developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan in 1934 for the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Mitsubishi model designation for this engine was A8 while it was an experimental project; in service, it was known as the MK8 "Kinsei" by the Navy. In 1941 the engine was adopted by Army, receiving designation Ha-112[1] (later Ha-112-I, 1,300hp Army Type 1). In May 1943 it received Ha-33 unified designation code.[2]
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Kinsei | |
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Type | Radial engine |
National origin | Japan |
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
First run | 1932 |
Major applications | Aichi D3A Yokosuka D4Y3-D4Y4 Kawasaki Ki-100 |
Number built | 12,228 |
Developed from | Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet |
Developed into | Mitsubishi Shinten, Mitsubishi Zuisei, Mitsubishi Kasei, Ha-43(Ha-211) |
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