Hasegawa 1/72 Mitsubishi A6M2 Mitsubishi A6M Zero Type 21 japan NEW

● Mitsubishi A6M Zero is a fighter that was active as a main fighter of the Japanese Navy. Excellent athletic performance, firepower, speed, etc. exceeded the level of the warship of the time, even a land fighting aircraft was surpassed.
Mitsubishi and Nakajima were the main ship fighter next to the 96 wars and the plan request form of 12 fighter fighter aircraft was issued on October 5, 1960.
Mitsubishi has started designing with Jiro Horikoshi engineer as the design master. Horikoshi engineers designed based on the technology cultivated in the 96 battles, designed to further reduce weight and resistance.
In addition, adopting constant speed propeller, retractable leg, split structure, waterdrop type sealed windshield, streamlined falling augmentation tank, Crucie wireless returning direction measurement device, use of ESD (super duralumin), wing interior equipment of 20 mm engine cannon A new trial was included and 12 ship wars (A6 M 1) Unit 1 was completed with Rising 13 model (780 horsepower output).
The first flight took place in April 2002, Unit 1 recorded good results with a speed exceeding 491 km / h during the in-house test, after that the propeller was changed from 2 wings to 3 wings, the elevator control device The minor refurbishment such as the deterioration of the steel properties was added, and in September we were handed over to the Navy and the review was started.
Immediately after the start of the test, it was decided to call an A6M2 increased prototype after Unit 3 which changed the tailplane by changing the engine to Sakae 12 type (lift output 940 horsepower), and there was an aerial disassembly accident during the examination Although it was recognized that it is a good airplane, A6M2 was officially adopted as Type 1 Ship Flight Fighter 1 Type 0. (Changed to zero type fighter fighter 11 type ・ A6M2a in 1964)
Compared to A6M1, the A6M2, which is equipped with Sakae 12 type, has increased its total length by 270 mm and its own weight by 19 kg, but the maximum speed has improved to 533.4 km / h.
● Type 11 was made a total of 64, and was sent to the Chinese front from the formal adoption by the request of the local troops.
Since type 11 was used as a land fighting aircraft, the outfit as a ship warfare is not done.
In addition, because there was no folding mechanism at the wing tip of the 11 type used as a land fighter aircraft, a mechanism for folding the wing tip 50 cm each after the 67 th machine was added so as to facilitate handling on the aircraft carrier Did.
In addition, Kurushi Radio Returning Orientation Measurement Apparatus and outfit as a ship warfare such as a ship hook are given,
It is adopted as a ship fighter aircraft type 2 (later renamed as type 0 fighter aircraft type 21 ・ A 6 M 2 b).
These zero fights were manipulated by skilled crews, demonstrating the strength that seems invincible at the frontiers of the areas.