Mitsubishi A7M Reppu ("Sam")

[topspeed3]

Hi! I can't find any specifications about 16-shi carrier fighter.
I find only 17-shi carried fighter specifications.
Source:My No.2 Bible

Did it see any combat action ?

 

[Arjen]

No A7M aircraft saw combat.
Japanese Secret Projects by Edwin M Dyer III, Crécy 2014, says the following aircraft were completed:
- Two A7M1 prototypes. Construction of four other A7M1 prototypes was started, but halted when performance of the first two was disappointing.
- Seven A7M2 prototypes, of which #4, #6 and #7 were airworthy at the end of the war. The unfinished #6 A7M1 prototype was used as the basis of the #1 A7M2 prototype. A7M2 prototype #2 was damaged in a crash landing, #1, #3 and #5 A7M2 prototypes were damaged on the ground by roaming US fighters and fighter-bombers.
- One A7M2 Model 22 production aircraft, airworthy at the end of the war.

Construction of the single A7M3 and A7M3-J prototypes was never completed.

 

[lastdingo]

German aviation gas was poor as well, and I doubt that Japanese aircraft specs were from test flights with substandard fuel.

I correct myself:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJP7iouMwsE

 

[airman]

No A7M aircraft saw combat.
Japanese Secret Projects by Edwin M Dyer III, Crécy 2014, says the following aircraft were completed:
- Two A7M1 prototypes. Construction of four other A7M1 prototypes was started, but halted when performance of the first two was disappointing.
- Seven A7M2 prototypes, of which #4, #6 and #7 were airworthy at the end of the war. The unfinished #6 A7M1 prototype was used as the basis of the #1 A7M2 prototype. A7M2 prototype #2 was damaged in a crash landing, #1, #3 and #5 A7M2 prototypes were damaged on the ground by roaming US fighters and fighter-bombers.
- One A7M2 Model 22 production aircraft, airworthy at the end of the war.

Construction of the single A7M3 and A7M3-J prototypes was never completed.

So, based on United States Strategic Bombing Survey , it was ordered 30 A7M2 and monthly production for 50 aircraft .

 

[zzy2001]

Mitsubishi A7M1 fuselage stress analysis.

View attachment 614028

do you know where does this picture comes from?

 

[zzy2001]

Good news：The ORIGINAL A7M Reppu's design manual had been publicate online fully by Japan Aeronautic Association (JAA).
You can download them in the following website: https://www.aero.or.jp/isan/archive/sone-collection/sone_yoshitoshi_collection.htm.
The link for the design manual's pdf itself was: https://www.aero.or.jp/isan/archive/sone-collection/A7M2_handling-mannual_draft.pdf
There are some pictures that I had saved:

 

[handrew]

does anyone know the A7M wing profile ? in many source it says MAC361, i have been looking for it for a long time, but can't found it.

 

[blackkite]

Hi!
Inner wing : laminar flow wing, Outer wing : normal wing.
Source : ISBN978-4-7698-1490-0, Super Zreo fighter Repuu.

 

[blackkite]

Please show me MAC361.

 

[handrew]

Please show me MAC361.

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I see it from that source, in book a7m2 manual handling, it is say MAC361, the wing section just like what u sent. But i cant find the wing profil, the coordinate of A7M air foil. I wanna to draw the air foil, so i need the coordinate

 

[blackkite]

MAC means mitsubisi aircraft corporation?

 

[handrew]

MAC means mitsubisi aircraft corporation?

Yes it is.. like the A6M zero plane, it has airfoil type MAC118, for the A7M it has MAC361 airfoil type

 

[handrew]

Does anyone know a7m wing profile? I wanna draw it accurately , still cant find the exact profile

 

[blackkite]

Hi!
From same source.

 

[blackkite]

Hi!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KECVch6quFo

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8xjfyD_Mqo

 

[blackkite]

Hi!

 

[handrew]

Where

Hi!

Do you have detailed tail drawing?

 

[blackkite]

Hi! Best I have.
Source : ISBN978-4-7698-1490-0, Super Zero fighter Reppu.