Ryoichi Nakagawa

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Ryoichi Nakagawa
中川 良一
Tokyo Imperial University
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
DisciplineMechanical engineering
Significant designNakajima Homare engine (Ha-45)
Significant advanceNakajima Sakae engine
AwardsJapan Automotive Hall of Fame (2018) [1]

Ryoichi Nakagawa (中川 良一, Nakagawa Ryōichi, 1913–1998) was a Japanese aircraft/automotive engineer. He graduated from

Tokyo Imperial University in 1936 and joined Nakajima Aircraft Company
in the same year.

Career

He improved

Nakajima Ki-43 and other planes. He was the chief designer of Nakajima Homare engine for Nakajima Ki-84, Nakajima C6N, Kawanishi N1K and others.[2][3][4]

After

Gloria, R380, S390P-1 Royal limousine and others.[2][6] Nakagawa was the motivating force behind Prince's early use of Italian design houses, and went on to use the knowledge gained to promote and guide Japanese designers like his protégé Shinichiro Sakurai.[7]

He received a

Tokyo University in 1961.[1]

After the merger of Prince and Nissan in August 1966, he was promoted to the senior executive director of Nissan in 1969.[6]

Later he became the chairman of the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc. (JSAE). He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1990.[8]

He died on July 30, 1998.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b JAHFA press release on November 8, 2018 (Japanese)
  2. ^ a b Fukushima, Mutsuo (2004-01-14). "Zero inspired today's innovations - Warplane's engineers later excelled in auto, rocket sectors". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2016-11-17.
  3. doi:10.1299/jsmemag.85.759_214
  4. ISBN 978-4-7942-1513-0
  5. ISBN 4-7698-0633-7
  6. ^
    ISBN 4-87687-251-1
  7. ^ Ikari (1993), p. 29
  8. ^ NAE Member Dr. Ryoichi Nakagawa NAE Website
  9. ISBN 4-06-210800-3
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