List of aircraft engines used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service

This is a list of aircraft engines used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force.

Foreign aircraft engines edit

Engines acquired before the conflict, provided from Axis allies, or captured during the war.

Japanese aero-engine designations edit

Manufacturer Army exp. Army long Navy exp. Navy Name Manuf desig. Unified Notes
Nakajima Ha-1 Army Type 97 650hp Air-cooled Radial Kotobuki (寿, longevity) AH License-built Bristol Jupiter
Mitsubishi Ha-2 Army Type 93 700hp Water Cooled In-line
Nakajima Ha-5 Army Type 97 825hp Air Cooled Radial NAL
Mitsubishi Ha-6 MK1 Shinten (震天, progress) A6(7) 14 cyl. radial
Nakajima Ha-8 Army Type 94 550hp Air Cooled Radial Hikari (, light) NAP
Kawasaki Ha-9 Army Type 98 850hp Liquid Cooled In-line License-built BMW VI
Hitachi Ha-12 Army Type 95 150hp Air Cooled Radial
Hitachi Ha-13 Army Type 95 350hp Air Cooled Radial
Hitachi Ha-13a Army Type 98 450hp Air Cooled Radial
Nakajima Ha-25 Army Type 99 975hp Air Cooled Radial / Army Type 99 950hp Air Cooled Radial NK1B/C Sakae (, prosperity) NAM Ha-35
Mitsubishi Ha-26 Army Type 99 900hp Air Cooled Radial MK2 Zuisei (瑞星, holy star) A14 Ha-31
Hitachi Ha-38 600 hp 9-cyl radial
Nakajima Ha-39
Kawasaki Ha-40 Army Type 2 1,100hp Liquid Cooled In-line Ha-60 License built Daimler DB601A
Nakajima Ha-41 Army Type 100 1,250hp Air Cooled Radial NK5 Ha-34
Hitachi Ha-42 9-cyl radial
Nakajima Ha-45 Army Type 4 1,900 hp Air-cooled Radial NK9 Homare (, honour / praise) NBA Ha-45
Hitachi Ha-47 Army Type 4 110hp Air Cooled Inline GK4 Hatsukaze (初風, fresh wind) Ha-11 License-built Hirth HM 504
Mitsubishi Ha-101 Army Type 100 1,450hp Air Cooled Radial MK4 Kasei (火星, Mars) A10 Ha-32
Mitsubishi Ha-102 Army Type 100 1,050hp Air Cooled Radial MK2 Zuisei (瑞星, holy star) A14 Ha-31
Nakajima Ha-103 NK7A Mamoru (, protector) NAK Ha-36
Mitsubishi Ha-104 Army Type 4 1,900hp Air Cooled Radial Ha-42 18-cylinder version of Ha-101
Nakajima Ha-105
Nakajima Ha-109 Army Type 2 1,450hp Air Cooled Radial NK5 Ha-34
Mitsubishi Ha-111 Army Type 100 1,450hp Air Cooled Radial MK4 Kasei (火星, Mars) A10 Ha-32
Mitsubishi Ha-112 Army Type 4 1,500hp Air Cooled Radial MK8 Kinsei (金星, Venus) A8 Ha-33 Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet development
Nakajima Ha-115 Army Type 1 1,150hp Air Cooled Radial NK1F Sakae (, prosperity)
Nakajima Ha-117 BD Ha-47
Mitsubishi Ha-118 MK11A
Kawasaki Ha-140 liquid-cooled V-12
Nakajima Ha-145
Kawasaki Ha-201 Ha-72 coupled Ha-40 engines
Mitsubishi Ha-211 MK9 A20 Ha-43
Mitsubishi Ha-214 MK10
Nakajima Ha-219 NK11A BH Ha-44
Nakajima Ha-315
Nakajima Ha-505 D-BH Ha-54 projected 5,000 hp 36-cyl radial engine
Aichi AE1 Atsuta license-built Daimler DB 601A
Aichi Ha-70 Coupled Atsuta engines
Hiro Hiro Type 14 500 hp Water Cooled W-12 Type 14
Hiro Hiro Type 90 600 hp Water Cooled W-12 Type 90 500 hp W-12 (Lorraine 12F Courlis development)
Hiro Hiro Type 91 520 hp Water Cooled W-12 Type 91 500 hp W-12 (Lorraine 12Eb development)
Hiro Hiro Type 94 900 hp Liquid Cooled In-line Type 94
Hitachi / Gasuden breeze (端風, Hatakaze)
Hitachi / Gasuden encampment wind (陣 風, Jimpu) 150 - 160 hp 7 cyl. radial
Hitachi / Gasuden divine wind (神風, Kamikaze) 160 hp 7-cyl. radial
Hitachi GK2 heavenly wind (天風, Amakaze) / heavenly father (天父, Tempu)
Hitachi Ha-23 4-cyl inverted in-line
Ishikawajima Shibauru Turbine Company / Yokosuka (Kugisho) Ne-20 turbojet
Ishikawajima Shibauru Turbine Company Ne-30 turbojet
Ishikawajima Shibauru Turbine Company Ne-130 turbojet
Kawasaki Army Type 95 800hp Liquid Cooled In-line liquid-cooled V-12 (BMW VI)
Maru Industries Ka10 license-built Argus As 014 pulsejet
Mitsubishi A2 320 hp
Mitsubishi A4 760 hp
Mitsubishi A9
Mitsubishi Army Type 92 400hp Air Cooled Radial A5 Ha-33
Mitsubishi Ne-330 turbojet
Mitsubishi Tokuro-1 Ro.1
Mitsubishi Army Type 3 Rocket KR10 Tokuro-2 Ro.2 license-built Walter HWK 509
Mitsubishi Army Type 2 Rocket Tokuro-3 Ro.3
Ne-12 turbojet
Nakajima - Hitachi Ne-230 turbojet
Ishikawajima Tsu-11 Motorjet
Navy Type 4 Model 1 solid fuel rocket
Kobe Argus As 10

See also edit

References edit

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