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of 1,530 horsepower (1,140 kW), with a gradual evolution to 1,850 horsepower (1,380 kW) in later wartime versions. Three variants were developed for the Japanese Navy starting in 1939. It was also later adopted by the
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Physically, the engine had a rather large 1,322 millimetres (52.0 in) diameter compared to the 1,180 millimetres (46.5 in) of the
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Matsuoka Hisamitsu, Nakanishi Masayoshi. The History of Mitsubishi Aero Engines 1915–1945. Miki Press, Japan, 2005.
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1,570 horsepower (1,170 kW) at 18,044 feet (5,500 m), Rated high blower with water injection)
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1,680 horsepower (1,250 kW) at 6,889 feet (2,100 m) Low blower rated with water injection)
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engine. Its size and weight meant it was a challenging engine to use on single engine fighters.
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This article is about the aircraft engine. For the former chemical company of the same name
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1,300 horsepower (970 kW), 2350 rpm at 6,000 metres (20,000 ft)
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while it was an experimental project, in service it was known as the
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Pushrod operated overhead-valve system with 2 valves per cylinder
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by the Navy. According to unified designation code it was
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1,800 horsepower (1,300 kW), 2600 rpm at takeoff
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1,530 horsepower (1,140 kW), 2450 rpm at takeoff
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Mitsubishi Kasei MK4B 11 used on Mitsubishi G4M Betty
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Double planetary spur reduction gear, Ratio: 0.538:1
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Studio Editions Ltd, 1989. 16:1930s Japanese piston aircraft engine 7: 746:Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp 409:- with improved altitude performance 47:adding citations to reliable sources 859:World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines 656:Centrifugal, two-speed single stage 312:Although originally ordered by the 1039:Imperial Japanese Army Air Service 14: 1394: 843:. Sandomierz, Poland: MMPBooks. 514:1,795 horsepower (1,339 kW) 345:engine. Unified code was Ha-32. 140: 23: 841:Japanese Aero-Engines 1910-1945 386:- with extended propeller shaft 304:of the variants from 11 to 27. 127:Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation 34:needs additional citations for 488:- Mechanically driven 2-speed 1: 1436:1930s aircraft piston engines 403:- with contra-rotating shafts 1441:Mitsubishi aircraft engines 631:780 kg (1,720 lb) 260:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 1457: 756:Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone 622:1,340 mm (53 in) 598:150 mm (5.9 in), 120: 889:. 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