Nakajima Hikari Explained

The Nakajima Hikari (Japanese: 光 "Light") was a nine-cylinder, air-cooled, radial aircraft engine developed in Japan for Navy use during World War II by the Nakajima Aircraft Company. It was a development of the Nakajima Kotobuki and Wright Cyclone. In Army use it was known as the Ha8.

Variants

Hikari 1:

Hikari 1 kai:

Hikari 2:

Hikari 3:

Applications

• • Aichi D1A2 Aichi D3A (first prototype)
• Kawasaki Ki-45 (first prototype)
• Mitsubishi F1M1
• Nakajima A4N
• Nakajima B5N1
• Nakajima C3N
• Yokosuka B4Y (B4Y1 fourth plane onward)

References

• Book: Goodwin . Mike . Starkings . Peter . Japanese Aero-Engines 1910-1945 . 2017. MMPBooks . Sandomierz, Poland. amp . 978-83-65281-32-6.

External links

• Classic Aeroplane Museum Nihon Koukuuki Jiten