Aichi Kokuki
| Company type | Limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aircraft manufacturing |
| Founded | 1898 in Nagoya, Japan |
| Fate | Merged into Nissan |
| Successor | Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd |
| Products | Aircraft |
| Parent | Nissan |
| Website | Aichi Kokuki corporate website |
was a Japanese firm specializing in aircraft production primarily for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Following World War II, it transformed into Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd (愛知機械工業), focusing on manufacturing small kei vehicles until its 1966 integration with Nissan. This transition saw the company contribute to the creation of models such as the Nissan Sunny and Nissan Vanette.
Aichi Watch and Electric Manufacturing
Established in 1898 in Nagoya under the name Aichi Tokei Denki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha (Aichi Watch and Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), the enterprise commenced aircraft production by 1920. Its initial designs were shaped with technical input from Heinkel, and, backed by the Imperial Japanese Navy, it manufactured seaplanes based on technology acquired from the British firm Short Brothers.
Throughout the interwar years, Aichi advanced through technology transfers from Germany’s Heinkel. A Japanese military observer on a League of Nations inspection team covertly alerted Heinkel about upcoming inspections, allowing uninterrupted development of aircraft commissioned by Aichi without raising suspicions.
In 1943, the aviation division was separated into an independent entity known as Aichi Kokuki Kabushiki Kaisha (Aichi Aircraft Co., Ltd.).
Aichi Machine Industry
Post-World War II restructuring led the company to produce kei cars marketed under the Cony brand. Its successor, Aichi Kikai Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha (Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd.), eventually became part of the corporate group of Nissan.
Aircraft
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aichi AB-1 | 1928 | 1 | Single-engine biplane airliner |
| Aichi AB-2 | 1930 | 2 | Single-engine biplane reconnaissance floatplane |
| Aichi AB-3 | 1932 | 1 | Single-engine biplane reconnaissance floatplane |
| Aichi AB-4 | 1932 | 6 | Single-engine biplane reconnaissance flying boat |
| Aichi AB-5 | 1 | Licensed single-engine biplane floatplane | |
| Aichi AB-6 | 1933 | 1 | Single-engine biplane reconnaissance floatplane |
| Aichi AB-7 | 2 | Single-engine biplane reconnaissance floatplane | |
| Aichi AB-8 | 1 | Single-engine biplane dive bomber | |
| Aichi AB-9 | 1 | Single-engine biplane dive bomber | |
| Aichi AB-10 |
Single-engine biplane dive bomber |
Engines
- Aichi AC-1 - a 1929 experimental radial engine featuring nine cylinders
- Aichi Atsuta (アツタ or 熱田) - a licensed reproduction of the inverted V12 Daimler-Benz DB 601A engine
- Aichi Ha-70 - an engine created by coupling two Atsuta units
Nissan engines
Transmissions
- FS6R31 - equipped with synchronous control technology
- F30A / F50A / F70A
- MFA60 / MFA80
- W60A
- FS5R30A
- MRA70
- GR6
Vehicles manufactured
- Nissan Cherry
- Nissan Sunny
- Nissan Vanette
- Nissan Serena (Largo)
- Cony Guppy, a compact two-seat microcar
- Cony 360 Wide, a cabover style keitora/Microvan/minitruck model
- , which served as the forerunner to the Cony 360
- Cony 360, a passenger-oriented kei car