- Nakajima Mamoru
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Mamoru Type Piston aircraft engine Manufacturer Nakajima Aircraft Company Designed by Kiyoshi Tanaka First run 1941 Major applications Nakajima G5N, Nakajima B6N Number built 200 Developed from Nakajima Hikari Developed into Ha-107, Ha-117, Ha-217 The Nakajima Mamoru engine was a 14-cylinder, air-cooled, two-row radial engine of 1870 hp. It was one of the volumatric 14-cyl. engines in the world and were to compite early 18-cyl engines. The Nakajima model designation for this engine was NAK while it was an experimental project, in service it was known as the NK7, and known as the Ha-103 by the Army and "Mamori" or "Mamoru" by the Navy. According to unified designation code it was Ha-36. The meanings of these two Japanese words are very similar, Mamori translates as protection and Mamoru, translates as to guard, protect, defend and obey.[1]
The competitor of successful Mitsubishi Kasei engine, Mamoru proved to be unreliable and was rarely able to operate near its design power. Designs based around the Mamoru were forced to use other engines, typically the less powerful Mitsubishi Kasei or the Nakajima Homare. Production of the Mamoru was ended by the Navy after only a few hundred production examples were built.
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Design and development
The Mamoru was Nakajima's seventh air-cooled design, which lead to its designation: N for Nakajima, K for air-cooled, 7 for the 7th design, and A for the major model number. Two sub-models were built with minor changes, the Model 11 for the Navy, and the Model 12 for the Army. Both produced 1,850 hp[2]
The first application of the Mamoru was on the first prototype of the G5N1 Genzan. The G5N1 had been designed on the basis of the Douglas DC-4E as Japan's first four-engine bomber, and proved to be a disappointment. These problems were compounded by the unreliability of the early Mamoru engines, which had to be de-tuned and left the G5N1 underpowered. The G5N1's maiden flight was on 10 April 1941, and a further four prototypes were built with the Mamoru. In an attempt to salvage the project, two additional airframes were fitted with 1,530 hp Mitsubishi MK4B 12 "Kasei" engines and redesignated G5N2s. Although the Mitsubishi engines were more reliable than the original Mamoru 11s, further development was halted. Of the six completed Shinzans, four of them (two G5N2s and two G5N1s re-engined with the Kasei 12) were relegated for use as long-range Navy transports under the designation Shinzan-Kai Model 12 Transport G5N2-L.
The Nakajima Mamoru was also used on the Nakajima B6N Tenzan (heavenly mountain) carrier based attack aircraft. The Navy requested this aircraft based on the Kasei, but Nakajima's Kenichi Matsumara insisted on using their Mamoru. The B6N first flew on 14 March 1941, demonstrating several problems, notably the poor engine reliability. With the delay of 2 years, by 1943 the engine had improved to the point where serial production was allowed to start, but after only 133 B6N1s had been delivered the Navy ordered the switch to the 1,850 hp (1380 kW) Mitsubishi MK4T Kasei 25. The rest of the 1,268 B6N2s were Kasei powered.
Variants
- Mamori 11 NK7A
- 1,870 horsepower (1,390 kW) at 2600 rpm (take-off)
1,750 horsepower (1,300 kW), 2500 rpm at 1,400 metres (4,600 ft)
1,600 horsepower (1,200 kW), 2500 rpm at 4,900 metres (16,100 ft) - Mamori 12 Ha-103
- the same data
Specifications (Nakajima NK7A Mamoru type 11, 12 )
Data from Francillon p 433
General characteristics
- Type: 14-cylinder supercharged, air-cooled two-row radial piston engine
- Bore: 155 mm
- Stroke: 170 mm
- Displacement: 44.9 L
- Diameter: 1380 mm
- Dry weight: 870-903 kg
Components
- Valvetrain: push rod operated overhead-valve system with 4(?) valves per cylinder
- Supercharger: Two-speed single stage centrifugal
- Cooling system: Air-cooled
- Reduction gear: 0.578
Performance
- Power output: takeoff: 1870 hp at 2600 rpm, cruise: 1750 hp at 2500 rpm at 1400 m
- Compression ratio: 6.5
Variants
- Nakajima NK7A Mamoru 11 1395 kW (1,870 hp) (for IJN aircraft)
- Nakajima NK7A Mamoru 12 Ha-103 1395 kW (1,870 hp) (for IJA aircraft)
Applications
- Nakajima B6N 1 X 1,870 hp (1395 kW) Nakajima NK7A Mamoru 11
- Nakajima G5N 4 X 1,870 hp (1395 kW) Nakajima NK7A Mamoru 11
- Nakajima Ki-49 2 X 1,870 hp Nakajima Ha-103
- Mitsubishi Ki-67 (prototype) 2 X 1,870 hp Nakajima Ha-103
See also
- Comparable engines
- Related lists
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Francillon, Ph.D., René J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 2nd edition 1979. ISBN 0-370-30251-6. pg 425
External links
Nakajima aircraft engines Piston engines Ha-1 Kotobuki · Ha-5 · Ha-8 Hikari · Ha-103 Mamoru · Sakae · Ha-45 Homare
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service aeroengine designations 1-50 51-100 Ha-60 • Ha-70
101-200 200- Ha-201 • Ha-211 • Ha-214 • Ha-217 • Ha-505
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