„A6M Zero” változatai közötti eltérés
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== Zero fejlesztésének története ==
[[Fájl:Zero.svg|400px|jobbra|Mitsubishi Zero]]
[[Fájl:A6M3 Munda 1943.jpg|thumb|Egy Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero roncsa a [[Salamon-szigetek]]en fekvő Munda repülőtéren 1943-ban]]
[[Fájl:Japanese Zero.jpg|thumb|A6M2 Zero fényképe 2004. körül]]
[[Fájl:A6M3 Zuikaku Rabaul.jpg|thumb|A ''[[Zuikaku]]'' repülőgéphordozó [[Rabaul]] elleni támadásra készülő A6M2 és A6M3 Zeroi]]
[[File:A6M3 Model22 UI105 Nishizawa.jpg|thumb|Hiroyoshi Nishizawa ász pilóta A6M3 Model 22 gépe a Salamon-szigetek felett 1943-ban]]
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The [[Mitsubishi A5M]] fighter was just entering service in early 1937, when the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] started looking for its eventual replacement. In May they issued specification 12-Shi for a new carrier-based fighter, sending it to [[Nakajima Aircraft Company|Nakajima]] and [[Mitsubishi]]. Both firms started preliminary design work while they awaited more definitive requirements to be handed over in a few months.
Based on the experiences of the A5M in China, the Navy sent out updated requirements in October calling for a speed of 500 km/h (310 mph) at 4,000 m (13,120 ft) and a climb to 3,000 m (9,840 ft) in 3.5 min. With [[drop tanks]], they wanted an endurance of two hours at normal power, or six to eight hours at economical cruising speed. Armament was to consist of two 20 mm [[cannon]]s, two 7.7 mm (.303 in) [[machine gun]]s and two 30 kg (70 lb) or 60 kg (130 lb) [[bomb]]s. A complete radio set was to be mounted in all aircraft, along with a [[radio direction finder]] for long-range navigation. The maneuverability was to be at least equal to that of the A5M, while the wing span had to be less than 12 m (39 ft) to allow for use on aircraft carriers. All this was to be achieved with available engines, a significant design limitation. (The Zero's power plant seldom reached {{convert|1000|hp}} in any of its variants).
Nakajima's team considered the new requirements unachievable and pulled out of the competition in January. Mitsubishi's chief designer, [[Jiro Horikoshi]], felt that the requirements could be met, but only if the aircraft could be made as light as possible. Every possible weight-saving measure was incorporated into the design. Most of the aircraft was built of a new top-secret [[7075 aluminium alloy]] developed by [[Sumitomo Metal Industries]] in 1936. Called Extra Super [[Duralumin]] (ESD), it was lighter and stronger than other alloys (e.g. 24S alloy) used at the time, but was more brittle and prone to corrosion<ref>Yoshida, Hideo.[http://sciencelinks.jp/j-east/article/200603/000020060306A0019800.php "History of wrought aluminum alloys for transportation."] ''Sumitomo Light Metal Technical Reports 2005 (Sumitomo Light Metal Industries, Ltd., Japan),'' Volume 46, Issue 1, pp. 99–116. Retrieved: 15 April 2011</ref> (it was painted with an anti-corrosion lacquer as a countermeasure). No [[armor]] was provided for the pilot, engine or other critical points of the aircraft, and [[self-sealing fuel tank]]s, which were becoming common at the time, were not used. This made the Zero lighter and more agile than most other aircraft at the start of the war, but also made it prone to catching fire and exploding when struck by enemy rounds.
With its low-wing [[cantilever]] [[monoplane]] layout, retractable, wide-set [[Undercarriage|landing gear]] and enclosed cockpit, the Zero was one of the most modern aircraft in the world at the time of its introduction. It had a fairly high-lift, low-speed wing with a very low [[wing loading]]. This, combined with its light weight, resulted it a very low [[stall (flight)|stalling speed]] of well below {{convert|60|kn|km/h mph|abbr=on}}. This was the main reason for its phenomenal maneuverability, allowing it to out-turn any Allied fighter of the time. Early models were fitted with [[servo tab]]s on the [[aileron]]s after pilots complained control forces became too heavy at speeds above 300 km/hr. They were discontinued on later models after it was found that the lightened control forces were causing pilots to overstress the wings during vigorous maneuvers.<ref>Yoshimura 1996, p. 108.</ref> At 160 mph (260 km/h) the A6M2 had a roll rate of 56° per second. Because of wing flexibility, roll effectiveness dropped to near zero at about {{convert|483|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} indicated airspeed.
It has been claimed that the Zero's design showed clear influence from American fighter planes and components exported to Japan in the 1930s, and in particular the [[Vought V-141|Vought V-143]] fighter. [[Vought|Chance Vought]] had sold the prototype for this aircraft and its plans to Japan in 1937. Eugene Wilson, President of Vought, claimed that when shown a captured Zero in 1943, he found that "There on the floor was the Vought V 142 [sic] or just the spitting image of it, Japanese-made," while the "power-plant installation was distinctly Chance Vought, the wheel stowage into the wing roots came from Northrop, and the Japanese designers had even copied the Navy inspection stamp from Pratt & Whitney type parts."<ref name="Fernandez1983pp107-108">Fernandez 1983, pp. 107–108.</ref> While the sale of the V-143 was fully legal,<ref name="Fernandez1983pp107-108"/><ref name="Angel p436">Angelucci and Bowers 1987, p. 436.</ref> Wilson later acknowledged<ref name="Fernandez1983pp107-108"/> the conflicts of interest that can arise whenever military technology is exported. In fact, there was no significant relationship between the V-143 (which was an unsuccessful design that had been rejected by the US Army Air Corps and several export customers) and the Zero, with only a superficial similarity in layout. Allegations about the Zero being a copy have been mostly discredited.<ref name="Angel p436"/><ref name="AI Oct73p199-0">''Air International'' October 1973, pp. 199–200.</ref>
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A Zero első felszállása 1939. március 1-jén volt. Az első sorozatgyártású repülőgép (A6M-2) első felszállása 1940. január 18-án volt.
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