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The Nakajima Sakae (, Prosperity) was a two-row, 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engine used in a number of combat aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army before and during World War II.[1]

Sakae
Nakajima Sakae engine on a Mitsubishi Zero
Type Piston aircraft engine
Manufacturer Nakajima
First run 1939
Major applications Mitsubishi A6M
Nakajima Ki-43
Kawasaki Ki-48
Number built 30,233
Developed from Nakajima Ha5
Developed into Nakajima Homare

Design and development


The engine was designed by Nakajima Aircraft Company with code name NAM, as a scaled-down and advanced version of the previous NAL design (Army Type 97 850 hp radial engine, Nakajima Ha5).[2] The Imperial Japanese Army Air Force called the first of the series the Ha25 (ハ25) and later versions were designated Ha105 and Ha115, in the Hatsudoki designation system and Ha-35 in the unified designation system, while the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service designation was Nakajima NK1, with sub-types identified by Model numbers; thus Nakajima NK1 Sakae 10, 20 and 30 series.

A total of 21,166 were made by Nakajima; 9,067 were manufactured by other firms.


Variants


Army Type 99 975 hp Air-cooled Radial
Long Army designation for the Nakajima NK1 radial engine named Sakae.
Nakajima Ha25 (Hatsudoki designation)
Short Army designation for the initial production version of the Nakajima NK1 radial engine named Sakae.
Nakajima Ha105 (Hatsudoki designation)
Nakajima Ha115 (Hatsudoki designation)
Nakajima Ha115-I
Nakajima Ha115-II
Nakajima Ha-35 (unified designation)
Nakajima Ha-35 Model 11
Nakajima Ha-35 Model 12
Nakajima Ha-35 Model 23 - 1,150 hp (858 kW)
Nakajima NK1 (Navy designation)
NK1C Sakae 12 - 925 hp (690 kW), 940 hp (701 kW), 975 hp (727 kW)
NK1D Sakae 11 - 970 hp (723 kW), 985 hp (735 kW)
NK1F Sakae 21 - 1,115 hp (831 kW), 1,130 hp (843 kW)
NK1E Sakae 31 - 1,130 hp (843 kW), boosted to 1,210 hp (902 kW) with water-methanol injection

Applications



Surviving engines


A small number of original Sakae powerplants are on display in aviation museums, usually mounted into the airframes of restored Mitsubishi A6M Zeros. Only one airworthy Zero worldwide still flies with a restored Sakae powerplant, the Planes of Fame Museum's A6M5 example, bearing tail number "61-120".[3][4]


Specifications (Sakae 21)


USS Suwannee after the Kamikaze attack of 25 October 1944. Parts of the A6M5 Kamikaze-Zero's Nakajima Sakae 21, 14-cylinder radial engine were found in the vicinity of the hit. Cylinder heads are destroyed, connecting rods and crankshaft are visible.
USS Suwannee after the Kamikaze attack of 25 October 1944. Parts of the A6M5 Kamikaze-Zero's Nakajima Sakae 21, 14-cylinder radial engine were found in the vicinity of the hit. Cylinder heads are destroyed, connecting rods and crankshaft are visible.

Data from TAIC Manual [5]

General characteristics

Components

Performance


See also


Comparable engines

Related lists


References



Notes


  1. Gunston 1989, p.105.
  2. Nakagawa, Ryōichi (1985). Engine History of Nakajima Aircraft. Tōkyō: Kantōsha. pp. 76–85. ISBN 4-87357-007-7.
  3. Seaman, Richard. "Aircraft air shows." richard-seaman.com. Retrieved: 13 October 2010.
  4. Flight Demo of Genuine Japanese Zero with ORIGINAL WWII Sakae 31 Engine! on YouTube
  5. OPNAV-16-VT#301, p. 852

Bibliography





На других языках


- [en] Nakajima Sakae

[es] Nakajima Sakae

El Nakajima Sakae (栄, gloria?) fue un motor radial de 14 cilindros en dos filas y refrigerado por aire, empleado en aviones japoneses durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Ampliamente fabricado a lo largo de toda la guerra, recibió según sus versiones la denominación de Sakae serie 10, 20 y 30 por la Armada y Ha25 (ハ25), Ha105 y Ha115 por el Ejército.

[fr] Nakajima Sakae

Le Nakajima Sakae (栄 : Prosperité) est un moteur d'avion utilisé par le Japon au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Ce moteur est célèbre pour avoir équipé deux avions de cette période le Mitsubishi A6M Zero et le Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa.

[it] Nakajima Sakae

Il Nakajima Sakae (栄 prosperità?) era un motore aeronautico radiale, a 14 cilindri a doppia stella, raffreddato ad aria, sviluppato dall'azienda giapponese Nakajima Hikōki KK nei tardi anni trenta per equipaggiare numerosi modelli prima e durante la seconda guerra mondiale.[2]



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