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U.S. Navy. Via Francillon (1979). |
The Mitsubishi Kasei ("Mars") was an air-cooled fourteen-cylinder double row radial engine with a 150mm bore and 170mm stroke. It was essentially a scaled-up Ha-112 and was the largest 14-cylinder engine produced by Mitsubishi when war broke out.
| Model |
Horsepower |
Wattage |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 |
1,530 hp (takeoff) 1,410 hp (6560 feet) 1,340 hp (13,125 feet) |
1141 kW (takeoff) 1051 kW (2000m) 999 kW (4000m) |
Also known
as
the MK4A and the [Ha-32] 11. Known as the Type 100 or Ha-101
in Army service. |
| 12 |
679 kW |
Also known as the MK4B and the [Ha-32] 12. | |
| 14 |
802 kW (takeoff) |
Also known as the MK4D and the [Ha-32] 14. | |
| 21 |
1800 hp |
1342 kW |
Water-methanol
injection
and a two-stage supercharger. MK4P or [Ha-32] 21. Known as
the Ha-111 in Army service, though it did not see
operational use with the Army. |
| 22 |
1,850 hp (takeoff) 1,680 hp (6900 feet) 1,540 hp (18,000 feet) |
1380 kW (takeoff) 1253 kW (2100m) 1148 kW (5500m) |
Also known as the MK4Q and the [Ha-32] 22. |
| 23a |
1,800
hp (takeoff) 1,575 hp (5900 feet) 1,410 hp (15,700 feet) |
1342 kW (takeoff) 1174 kW (1800m) 1051 kW (4800m) |
Also known as the MK4R-A and the [Ha-32] 23a. |
| 25 |
1820 hp (takeoff) 1680 hp (6900 feet) 1540 hp (18,000 feet) |
1357 kW (takeoff) 1250 kW (2100m) 1148 kW (5500m) |
Also known as the MK4T and the [Ha-32] 25. |
| 26a |
1820 hp |
1357 kW |
Also known
as the MK4U-A and the
[Ha-32] 26a. |
This engine was used on the B6N
"Jill", the G4M "Betty",
the
H8K "Emily", J2M "Jack", Ki-21 "Sally", and P1Y2 "Frances".
References
Goodwin and
Starkings (2017)
Peattie (2001)
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