Mitsubishi A7M Reppū design

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The Mitsubishi A7M Reppū design was a late-World War II Japanese carrier-based fighter project intended as the high-performance successor to the famed A6M Zero.

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instanceOf World War II Japanese fighter project ⓘ
carrier-based fighter aircraft design ⓘ
airframeType all-metal construction with fabric-covered control surfaces ⓘ
armamentPlanned 13.2 mm machine guns ⓘ
20 mm cannon ⓘ
category Mitsubishi aircraft ⓘ
World War II Japanese fighter aircraft ⓘ
carrier-based aircraft ⓘ
configuration low-wing monoplane ⓘ
single-engine ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
crew 1 ⓘ
designedByOrganization Mitsubishi Nagoya Aircraft Works ⓘ
designedFor air superiority ⓘ
carrier operations ⓘ
designedToImprove armament over Mitsubishi A6M Zero ⓘ
climb rate over Mitsubishi A6M Zero ⓘ
maneuverability over Mitsubishi A6M Zero ⓘ
speed over Mitsubishi A6M Zero ⓘ
designer Jirō Horikoshi ⓘ
linked to: Jiro Horikoshi
developmentIssue changing Imperial Japanese Navy requirements ⓘ
engine availability problems ⓘ
developmentStartYear 1942 ⓘ
era late World War II ⓘ
feature folding wings for carrier storage ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1944-05-06 ⓘ
intendedCarrier large fleet carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
intendedRole carrier-based fighter ⓘ
high-performance successor to Mitsubishi A6M Zero ⓘ
JapaneseDesignation A7M ⓘ
JapaneseName Reppū ⓘ
JapaneseNameMeaning Strong Gale ⓘ
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ⓘ
NATOReportingName Sam ⓘ
powerplant Mitsubishi Ha-43 radial engine ⓘ
primaryUserIntended Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ⓘ
prototypeCountApproximate few prototypes built ⓘ
reasonForNonProduction industrial disruption from Allied bombing ⓘ
late-stage development during World War II ⓘ
serviceBranchIntended Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
status did not enter operational service ⓘ
not mass-produced ⓘ
prototype only ⓘ
successorTo Mitsubishi A6M Zero ⓘ
linked to: Mitsubishi A6M
wingType cantilever wing ⓘ

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Jiro Horikoshi → notableWork → Mitsubishi A7M Reppū design ⓘ
Mitsubishi A7M Reppū → designGoal → superior performance to A6M Zero ⓘ
linked to: Mitsubishi A7M Reppū design
Nakajima Homare → usedInAircraft → Mitsubishi A7M (some prototypes) ⓘ
subject linked to: Nakajima Homare radial engine
linked to: Mitsubishi A7M Reppū design