The Nakajima Hikari (Japanese: 光 "Light") was a nine-cylinder, air-cooled, radial aircraft engine developed in Japan for Navy use during World War II by the Nakajima Aircraft Company. It was a development of the Nakajima Kotobuki and Wright Cyclone. In Army use it was known as the Ha8.

Variants Hikari 1 Hikari 1 kai Hikari 2 Hikari 3

Applications Aichi D1A2 Aichi D3A (first prototype) Kawasaki Ki-45 (first prototype) Mitsubishi F1M1 Nakajima A4N Nakajima B5N1 Nakajima C3N Yokosuka B4Y (B4Y1 fourth plane onward)

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External links

Classic Aeroplane Museum Nihon Koukuuki Jiten