EXPERIMENTAL HAYABUSA TYPE FIGHTER

The Mitsubishi 1MF2 Hayabusa is a Japanese, prototype fighter plane from the interwar period in the high-wing configuration with a fixed landing gear in the classic configuration. The machine first flew in 1928, but never entered mass production. The drive was provided by a single Mitsubishi engine (a license version of the Hispano-Suiza engine) with a power of up to 600 HP. The length of the aircraft was 8.2 meters with a wingspan of 12.62 meters. The maximum speed was up to 270 km / h. The deck armament consisted of two 7.7 mm machine guns. The Mitsubishi 1MF2 Hayabusa aircraft was developed for use by the Japanese Air Force as a new interceptor. The new machine was to replace the Nakajima Ko-4 planes, which in turn were a license version of the very successful Nieuport 29 C-1. The Japanese aviation wanted the new fighter to be a machine designed from start to finish in the country. Despite the use of several technical innovations, the plane suffered from defects that could not be removed. First of all, it had very poor visibility from the pilot's cabin to the front. Secondly - it was definitely too weak, which was the direct cause of at least one of its disasters. Finally, the Mitsubishi 1MF2 Hayabusa aircraft did not enter mass production.