Manufacturer: Mitsubishi
Classification: Land & Carrier Single Seat Fighter & Bomber
Allied Codename: Zero or Zeke

SPECIFICATIONS: Mitsubishi A6M5 Reisen
Span: 36 feet 1 1/16 inches (11m)
Length: 29 feet 11 3/32 inches (8.9 m)
Height: 11 feet 6 5/32 inches (3.6 m)
Weight Empty: 4,136 pounds (1,876 kg)
Weight Loaded: 6,025 pounds (2,733)

Armament: Two 7.7-mm Type 97 machine guns in the upper fuselage decking and two 20-mm Type 99 cannon in the wings. Two 132-lb (60kg) bombs could be carried on underwing racks.

Engines: One Mitsubishi NK1F Sakae 21 fourteen cylinder air-cooled radial, rated at 1,130 hp for takeoff, 1,100 hp at 9,350 feet (2,850 m), 980 hp at 19,685 feet (6,000)

Crew: One

PERFORMANCE: Maximum speed 351 mph (565 km/h) at 19,685 feet (6,000 m).

Cruising Speed: 230 mph (370.1 km)

Service Ceiling: 38,520 feet (11,741 m)

Range: 1,171 miles (1,884 km) at a cruising speed of 230 mph (370.1 km/h)

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