Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series
HA8811Japan A6M2 ZeroType 21 BII-124, PO 1st Class Tsugio Matsuyama, Carrier Hiryu, Dec 1941 "Pearl Harbour"
General Background
The A6M entered service in 1940 and became known as the Zero because of the Japanese designation of Type 0 Carrier Fighter. The Zero technology was years ahead of any other fighter and had no problem clearing the skies of opposing aircraft. There were numerous variants of the Zero including the folding wing A6M2 Model 21 designed for carrier operations. The A6M2 was the most produced Japanese aircraft of WWII. As the war went on the Model 21 would be the Zero variant that most Allied pilots would encounter.
Hobby Master HA8811, Japan A6M2 ZeroType 21 BII-124, PO 1st Class Tsugio, 1:48
- Role: FighterProduction Of All Zero Types: Almost 10, 500Crew: 1 PilotPower plant: 1 X Nakajima Sakae 12 Producing 925 HPPerformance: Speed - 331 mph (533 km/h)Ceiling - 33,792.5 ft (10,300 m)Range – 1,044 miles (1,680 km)Weight: 3,703.7 lb (1,680 kg) EmptyDimensions: Wingspan – 39 ft 4.4 in (12 m)Length – 29.72 ft (9.06 m)Height – 10 ft (3.05 m)Armament 2 X 7.7 mm Type 97 Machine Guns On Upper Fuselage Firing Through A Synchronized Propeller2 X 20 mm Type 99 Cannon Wing-Mounted2 X External 132 lb (60 kg) Bombs






























