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Kasei | |
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Mitsubishi Kasei MK4B 11 used on Mitsubishi G4M Betty | |
Type | Piston aircraft engine |
National origin | Japan |
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi |
First run | 1938 |
Major applications | Mitsubishi G4M Betty, Mitsubishi J2M Raiden, Nakajima B6N Tenzan |
Number built | 16,486 by Mitsubishi and 11-th NAD during 1941-45 |
Developed from | Mitsubishi Shinten |
The Mitsubishi Kasei (火星, Mars) was a two-row, 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engine built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and used in a variety of World War II Japanese aircraft, such as Mitsubishi J2M and Mitsubishi G4M.[1] The Mitsubishi model designation for this engine was A10 while it was an experimental project, in service it was known as the MK4, and known as the Ha101 & Ha111 by the Army and Kasei by the Navy. According to unified designation code it was Ha-32 of the variants from 11 to 27.