Tasked with designing a carrier fighter with incredible range, Mitsubishi passed the contract to a young designer named Jiro Horikoshi. His creation exceeded requirements. He sacrificed pilot armour and created an incredibly light, slow fighter with astonishing manoeuvrability. 'The finest turnfighter in the world until mid-1943'

P I L O T S - N O T E S

CAM1 - Cockpit mode

ACT1 VTOL - Flaps

There is a hidden airbrake in the fuselage, for touchdown during carrier landings

In-game specs for nerds
Mitsubishi A6M2 Mod.11
940hp Sakae
3,700lbs, 140gal located in wings.

Acrobatics (Based on historical records)
@ 1,000ft, 5,000ft and 10,000ft:
Mph - 256, 275, 300
Full roll - 6.7s, 6.3s, 5.9s
360 turn - 10.5s, 11.2s, 12.1s

Weapons
2x20mm Type99 Cannons w/100rounds - 15 damage, 0.87m spread@100m, 600 Mv@M/s, 8rps.
2x7.7mm Type97 w/700rounds- 1 damage, 1.22m spread@100m, 580 Mv@M/s, 15rps
Gunsight: Japanese Tomioka-Kogaku Type 98

AI Version
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/wDcAE9/AI-Reisen