Mitsubishi Aircraft Company

Not to be confused with Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Company
Mitsubishi Kōkūki
IndustryAerospace
PredecessorMitsubishi Internal Combustion
Founded1928
Defunct1934; 90 years ago (1934)
FateMerged with Mitsubishi Shipbuilding
SuccessorMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Headquarters
Nagoya
,
Japan
ProductsAircraft

Mitsubishi Aircraft Company[1] (Mitsubishi Kōkūki) was the new name given by the Mitsubishi Company (Mitsubishi Shōkai), in 1928, to its subsidiary, Mitsubishi Internal Combustion (Mitsubishi Nainenki), to reflect its changing role as an aircraft manufacturer catering to the growing demand for military aircraft in Japan.[2]

  1. ^ Gunston p. 318
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Odagiri-Goto was invoked but never defined (see the help page).