Nakajima Sakae radial engine
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The Nakajima Sakae radial engine was a widely used Japanese air-cooled aircraft engine of World War II, best known for powering frontline Imperial Japanese Navy and Army fighters and bombers such as the Mitsubishi A6M Zero.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
air-cooled piston engine
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aircraft engine → radial engine → |
| aircraftCategoryPowered |
carrier-based bombers
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single-engine fighters → |
| applicationType |
military aircraft
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| configuration |
14-cylinder double-row radial
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| coolingSystem |
air-cooled
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| countryOfOrigin |
Japan
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| cylinderArrangement |
two-row radial
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| designCountry |
Japan
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| designGoal |
lightweight high-output naval fighter engine
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| engineCycle |
four-stroke
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| era |
1930s
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1940s → |
| famousFor |
powering the Mitsubishi A6M Zero in early Pacific War campaigns
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| fuelType |
aviation gasoline
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| geopoliticalBlock |
Axis powers
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| historicalSignificance |
key powerplant of early-war Japanese air superiority fighters
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| ignitionSystem |
spark-ignition
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| manufacturer |
Nakajima Aircraft Company
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| notableApplication |
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
NERFINISHED
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Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (early prototypes) → Nakajima B5N torpedo bomber NERFINISHED → Nakajima C6N reconnaissance aircraft NERFINISHED → Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa NERFINISHED → |
| notableTheaterOfUse |
Pacific Theater of World War II
NERFINISHED
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| notedFor |
good power-to-weight ratio
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reliability → use in frontline Japanese fighters → |
| operatingEnvironment |
aircraft engine nacelle or cowling
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| powerOutputRange |
approximately 900 to 1,200 horsepower
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| primaryUser |
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
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Imperial Japanese Navy → |
| productionCountry |
Japan
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| propulsionType |
propeller-driven aircraft
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| role |
carrier-based aircraft powerplant
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fighter aircraft powerplant → light bomber powerplant → |
| technologyType |
reciprocating internal combustion engine
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| usedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army Air Force
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Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service → Japanese army aviation → Japanese naval aviation → |
| usedDuring |
Pacific War
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| usedInConflict |
World War II
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| valveType |
overhead poppet valves
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Nakajima B5N
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engineType |
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Mitsubishi A6M Zero
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powerplant |
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Nakajima Sakae 11
("Nakajima Sakae engine family")
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variantOf |