The Nakajima A6M2-N, the Navy Type 2 Interceptor/Fighter-Bomber known to the Allies as Rufe, was a single-crew floatplane fighter based on the Mitsubishi A6M Zero Model 11. Nakajima was chosen by the Imperial Japanese Navy to supply an interim floatplane fighter while the Kawanishi N1K was completed, because Mitsubishi was already overburdened. Its retractable wheeled undercarriage was plated over and replaced by a large central float and a stabilizer float under each wing, while the engine, cockpit and armament stayed as in the Zero. The prototype flew on 7 December 1941, ten months after the request, and an order for 500 followed, but Nakajima delivered only 327. It served in the Aleutians, the Solomons and the Dutch East Indies.
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Design and development, first flight year
The first prototype of the A6M2-N flew on 7 December 1941
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was a single-crew floatplane based on the Mitsubishi A6M Zero Model 11
Specifications (A6M2-N), engine
14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine
Design and development, units built
Nakajima was unable to deliver more than 327 aircraft, including the prototype
Specifications (A6M2-N), empty weight
Empty weight: 1,912 kg (4,215 lb)
Specifications (A6M2-N), maximum take-off weight
Max takeoff weight: 2,880 kg (6,349 lb)
Specifications (A6M2-N), maximum speed
Maximum speed: 435 km/h (270 mph, 235 kn) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
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Nakajima was chosen by the Imperial Japanese Navy to provide an interim floatplane
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Nakajima was chosen by the Imperial Japanese Navy to provide an interim floatplane
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Nakajima was chosen by the Imperial Japanese Navy to provide an interim floatplane
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was a single-crew floatplane based on the Mitsubishi A6M Zero Model 11
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was a single-crew floatplane based on the Mitsubishi A6M Zero Model 11
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