The Nakajima A2N, the Navy Type 90 Carrier Fighter, was a single-engined carrier-borne biplane fighter of the 1930s with mixed construction and a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. Nakajima began it as a private venture for the Imperial Japanese Navy, loosely based on the imported Boeing Model 69 and Model 100, with Takao Yoshida leading the design team. The two Bristol Jupiter powered prototypes of December 1929 were rejected as no real advance on the A1N, but Jingo Kurihara redesigned it as the A2N1 with a Nakajima Kotobuki 2 engine, finished in May 1931 and adopted by the navy in April 1932. It flew from the carriers Hosho, Kaga and Ryujo and led to the A4N and a two-seat trainer.
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Design and development, naval adoption, first flight year
The type was adopted by the Navy in April 1932.
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was a Japanese carrier-borne fighter of the 1930s
Specifications (A2N1), engine
Nakajima Kotobuki 2 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine
Specifications (A2N1), empty weight
Empty weight: 1,045 kg (2,304 lb)
Specifications (A2N1), maximum speed
Maximum speed: 293 km/h (182 mph, 158 kn)
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The A2N was originally developed as a private venture by Nakajima for the Imperial Japanese Navy
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The A2N was originally developed as a private venture by Nakajima for the Imperial Japanese Navy
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The A2N was originally developed as a private venture by Nakajima for the Imperial Japanese Navy
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was a Japanese carrier-borne fighter of the 1930s
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was a Japanese carrier-borne fighter of the 1930s
Ancestor Of: Nakajima A3N, Design and development, trainer
was later developed from the Navy Type 90 Carrier Fighter
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