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Kawanishi N1K2-Ja
George 21

The Nakajima NK-9H Homare 21 engine was an eighteen-cylinder, air-cooled radial rated at 1,990 hp at takeoff. Unfortunately, for the Japanese, the NIK-2 suffered from engine and supercharger unreliability at high altitude.

Kawanishi N1K2-Ja George 21


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