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Nakajima A6M2-N Type 2 Float Plane Fighter (Rufe)
Technical Information

Background
The "Rufe" was only one of two types of single-seat float seaplane fighters of modern design to participate in combat during WWII. The Japanese Navy instructed Nakajima to build a float plane version of the Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 11 Zero (without folding wingtips).

Production
A total of 327 built between December 1941 and September 1943.

Technical Details
Crew  One (pilot)
Engine  NK1C Sakae 12 fourteen-cylinder air cooled radial
Span  12m
Length  10.1m
Height  4.3m
Maximum Speed   270.5 mph at 16,500'
Range  1,107 miles
Armament (nose) 2 x 7.7mm machine guns (wings) 20mm cannons
External  2 x 66lbs bombs

Last Updated
September 30, 2009

 

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