Hitachi Hatsukaze

Hatsukaze
Hitachi Hatsukaze at the National Air and Space Museum
Type Four-cylinder air-cooled inverted Inline piston engine
National origin Japan
Manufacturer Hitachi
Major applications Kyushu K9W
Kokusai Ki-86
Number built 1,376
Developed from Hirth HM 504
Variants Ishikawajima Tsu-11

The Hitachi Hatsukaze (初風, Hatsukaze - fresh wind), also known as the Hitachi GK4 (short Navy), Hitachi Army Type 4 110hp Air Cooled Inline (Army long), Hitachi Ha47 (Army Hatzudoki) and Ha-11 model 11 (unified), was Hitachi's fourth design in a series of aircraft engines built in Japan prior to and during World War II. The original Hatsukaze was a license-built Hirth HM 504. Hatsukaze engines were air-cooled, four-cylinder, inverted inline engines developing around 82 kW (110 hp).

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