Fuji Heavy Industries traces its roots to the Nakajima Aircraft Company, a leading supplier of airplanes to the Japanese government during World War II.
Nakajima Aircraft Company, Japan's first aircraft manufacturer, was founded in 1918 by a naval engineer, Chikuhei Nakajima, and a textile manufacturer, Seibei Kawanishi as Nihon Hikoki (Nippon Aircraft). In 1919, the two founders split and Nakajima bought out Nihon Aircraft's factory with tacit help from the Imperial Japanese Army. The company was renamed Nakajima Aircraft Company in 1919.
At the end of World War II, Nakajima was broken up by the Allied Occupation government under keiretsu legislation, and by 1950 part of the separated operation was already known as Fuji Heavy Industries.
In May 2016, Fuji Heavy Industries announced that it would change its name to Subaru Corporation, with the change effective on April 1, 2017.
Fuji FA-200 Aero Subaru
The Fuji FA-200 Aero Subaru is a single-engine piston-powered monoplane, developed and built by Fuji Heavy Industries of Japan.
Development of this four-seat light aeroplane started in 1964, the first prototype flying on 12 August 1965. It is a low-wing all-metal aircraft, fitted with a fixed nosewheel undercarriage and a sliding canopy. It was first certified in Japan on 6 July 1966, with certification in the United States occurring on 26 September 1967.
Production started in March 1968, continuing until 1986, with a total of 275 built.
Fuji FA-200-160 Aero Subaru, registration NV-412, built 1974, serial number 226 Lelystad Airport (LEY/EHLE), Netherlands, 30 November 2018
