スバルを生んだ「怪物」中島知久平の生涯。ゼロ戦のライバル「隼」を開発し、幻の爆撃機「富嶽」に命を賭けた男の狂気

Subaru cars drive on modern roads. Did you know that their roots lie in Nakajima Aircraft, the Orient's leading military contractor that once shocked the world? Our protagonist in this story is Nakajima Chikuhei, the founder of Nakajima Aircraft and the man known as the "King of Airplanes." He was an elite member of the navy, but he turned his back on the organization, picked a fight with the giant Mitsubishi conglomerate, and was an extraordinary "monster" who tamed lions in his home. As the whole of Japan was in a frenzy over the outbreak of war, this man predicted that "Japan would be reduced to ashes if it fought America," and, amid the ashes of defeat, he declared that "Japan will eventually dominate the world economically." Why did he abandon the promising path to success? Why, at the end of the war, when defeat was clearly imminent, did he become obsessed with "Fugaku," the insane plan to bomb the American mainland? And how has the "dream of the sky" that he risked his life to protect been passed down to modern-day Subaru vehicles and EyeSight? The forbidden pioneer who dominated the Japanese skies, feared by GHQ. We take a closer look at his all-too-daring, all-too-human life. [Table of Contents] 00:00 Prologue: Obsession with the Sky, or a Prophet 02:14 Chapter 1: A Navy Maverick, Rebellion Against Big Ships and Big Guns 07:35 Chapter 2: A Plane That Doesn't Fly, the Humiliation of a Beggar 13:07 Chapter 3: Mitsubishi the Organization, Nakajima the Person, and the Monster's Management Skills 17:14 Chapter 4: The Mythical Superbomber, the Fuji, and the Prophecy of Defeat 21:18 Chapter 5: The Sun Above the Clouds, Reincarnation into Subaru 24:21 Epilogue: Inherited DNA [References] Subaru: Cars Made by an Airplane Guy https://amzn.to/4qYO0ii #NakajimaChikuhei #Subaru #NakajimaAircraft #Biography #ZeroFighter #Hayabusa #Fuji