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In 1929, Mitsubishi began to develop a light close scout in the hope of interest in the army command. In parallel, two projects were launched: the classic 2MR7 biplane and the 2MR8 monoplane parasol. The projects were led by two different design teams. Work on the 2MR7 biplane was led by Joji Hattori.Structurally, the Hattori project was a deep processing of the carrier torpedo bomber V1M (Type 13), from which the wing was borrowed. At the same time, the dimensions of the 2MR7 were extremely compressed. The wings of the biplane box were redesigned. The design of the power set was a scaled-down copy of the carrier torpedo bomber B2M (Type 89) design of the British company Blackburn. The aircraft was equipped with 8-cylinder Mitsubishi “Hi” liquid-cooled engine licensed Hispano Suiza-8 300 hp. The armament consisted of two 7.7 mm machine guns - one synchronous and one on the ring turret in the rear cockpit.The 2MR7 scout was tested at the end of 1929. Test results are unknown. The army authorities gave preference to the 2MR8, which was developed in parallel with the scout, which was adopted under the designation Type 92, and 2MR7 remained in a single copy. Its flight data were not preserved[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.airwar.ru/enc/other1/2mr7.html[/URL]
In 1929, Mitsubishi began to develop a light close scout in the hope of interest in the army command. In parallel, two projects were launched: the classic 2MR7 biplane and the 2MR8 monoplane parasol. The projects were led by two different design teams. Work on the 2MR7 biplane was led by Joji Hattori.
Structurally, the Hattori project was a deep processing of the carrier torpedo bomber V1M (Type 13), from which the wing was borrowed. At the same time, the dimensions of the 2MR7 were extremely compressed. The wings of the biplane box were redesigned. The design of the power set was a scaled-down copy of the carrier torpedo bomber B2M (Type 89) design of the British company Blackburn. The aircraft was equipped with 8-cylinder Mitsubishi “Hi” liquid-cooled engine licensed Hispano Suiza-8 300 hp. The armament consisted of two 7.7 mm machine guns - one synchronous and one on the ring turret in the rear cockpit.
The 2MR7 scout was tested at the end of 1929. Test results are unknown. The army authorities gave preference to the 2MR8, which was developed in parallel with the scout, which was adopted under the designation Type 92, and 2MR7 remained in a single copy. Its flight data were not preserved
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