Nakajima Aircraft Co., Ltd.

Japanese: 中島飛行機[株] - なかじまひこうき

Founded in 1917 by Nakajima Chikuhei, it was Japan's first private aircraft company. With strong protection from the military, it grew rapidly after the Second Sino-Japanese War. It acquired many subcontractors and other companies as subsidiaries, forming a machinery industry conglomerate. In 1945, it was nationalized as the First Munitions Arsenal of the Ministry of Munitions, and was returned after Japan's defeat in the war and renamed Fuji Industries, but was split into 12 companies following an order to disband the zaibatsu. Fuji Heavy Industries was later formed by a merger of five of these companies. Well-known models developed by Nakajima Aircraft include the fighter Hayabusa and the engine Sakae (fitted on Zero Fighters, etc.).
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Japanese:

中島知久平が1917年設立した日本初の民間航空機会社。軍の強力な保護を受け日中戦争以後飛躍的に発展。下請企業など多数を子会社化し機械工業コンツェルンを形成した。1945年軍需省第一軍需工廠として国営化，敗戦で返還され富士産業と改称したが，財閥解体指令により12社に分割された。のちの富士重工業はこのうち５社が合併したもの。中島飛行機の開発した機種では戦闘機〈隼〉，発動機〈栄〉（ゼロ戦などに搭載）などが著名。
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