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A6M2 Zeke/Zero

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The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range fighter aircraft manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945. The A6M was designated as the Mitsubishi Navy Type 0 carrier fighter, or the Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen. The A6M was usually referred to by its pilots as the "Reisen" (zero fighter), "0" being the last digit of the imperial year 2600 (1940) when it entered service with the Imperial Navy. The official Allied reporting name was "Zeke", although the use of the name "Zero" was later adopted by the Allies as well.

In this version of SimplePlanes though :

This aircraft is very maneuverable at speeds of 290 - 330 mph (466 - 531 Km/h, almost twice the speed of the original), it has 4 guns, 2 on the nose and 2 on the wings, historically it was 20mm on the wings and 7.7mm on the nose, it weights 6.300 lbs (2800 kg), but this version of the aircraft has a flaw, it was very hard to land because of the messed up center of mass and lift, because of the relatively quick production and slight lack of effort was put into it, you will either hit the ground with the engine after you touch the ground, or just outright nosedive into the ground, so you must go at 200 - 135 mph (321 - 217 km/h) when approaching landing, then when you are a few meters from touch down, stall the plane by pulling up the stick, and hold it then slowly brake when you've touched down, after 25 mph you should be safe to fully brake.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +21 bonus
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 33.8ft (10.3m)
  • Length 21.7ft (6.6m)
  • Height 11.8ft (3.6m)
  • Empty Weight 4,611lbs (2,091kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,306lbs (2,860kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.285
  • Wing Loading 26.7lbs/ft2 (130.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 236.1ft2 (21.9m2)
  • Drag Points 1789

Parts

  • Number of Parts 22
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 205