Nakajima Ha-5 radial engine
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The Nakajima Ha-5 was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine of the 1930s, used to power several early World War II Imperial Japanese Army bombers and transports.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nakajima Ha-5 radial engine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2222706 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nakajima Ha-5 radial engine Context triple: [Mitsubishi Ki-21, engineType, Nakajima Ha-5 radial engine]
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A.
Nakajima Ha-25 radial engine
The Nakajima Ha-25 was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine widely used in World War II fighters, noted for its reliability and compact design.
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B.
Nakajima Ha-1b radial engine
The Nakajima Ha-1b was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine used in pre–World War II and early-war fighters such as the Nakajima Ki-27.
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C.
Mitsubishi Ha-104 radial engine
The Mitsubishi Ha-104 was a Japanese World War II-era twin-row, 18-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engine used to power several Imperial Japanese Army bombers and other combat aircraft.
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D.
Nakajima Sakae radial engine
The Nakajima Sakae radial engine was a widely used Japanese air-cooled aircraft engine of World War II, best known for powering frontline Imperial Japanese Navy and Army fighters and bombers such as the Mitsubishi A6M Zero.
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E.
Mitsubishi Kinsei radial engine
The Mitsubishi Kinsei was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine widely used in World War II combat aircraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nakajima Ha-5 radial engine Target entity description: The Nakajima Ha-5 was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine of the 1930s, used to power several early World War II Imperial Japanese Army bombers and transports.
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A.
Nakajima Ha-25 radial engine
The Nakajima Ha-25 was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine widely used in World War II fighters, noted for its reliability and compact design.
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B.
Nakajima Ha-1b radial engine
The Nakajima Ha-1b was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine used in pre–World War II and early-war fighters such as the Nakajima Ki-27.
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C.
Mitsubishi Ha-104 radial engine
The Mitsubishi Ha-104 was a Japanese World War II-era twin-row, 18-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engine used to power several Imperial Japanese Army bombers and other combat aircraft.
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D.
Nakajima Sakae radial engine
The Nakajima Sakae radial engine was a widely used Japanese air-cooled aircraft engine of World War II, best known for powering frontline Imperial Japanese Navy and Army fighters and bombers such as the Mitsubishi A6M Zero.
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E.
Mitsubishi Kinsei radial engine
The Mitsubishi Kinsei was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine widely used in World War II combat aircraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-cooled engine
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aircraft engine ⓘ piston engine ⓘ radial engine ⓘ |
| applicationRole |
medium bomber engine
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military transport engine ⓘ |
| configuration | radial ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| cylinderArrangement | two-row radial ⓘ |
| designFeature | supercharged ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japan
|
| engineType | four-stroke internal combustion engine ⓘ |
| era | 1930s ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation gasoline ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Nakajima Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| numberOfCylinders | 14 ⓘ |
| powerOutputClass | around 800–900 horsepower ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
bomber aircraft powerplant
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transport aircraft powerplant ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| successor |
Nakajima Ha-109
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Nakajima Ha-41 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army Air Force
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linked to:
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
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| usedByBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| usedOnAircraft |
Mitsubishi Ki-21
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Mitsubishi Ki-57 ⓘ Nakajima Ki-34 ⓘ Tachikawa Ki-54 ⓘ
linked to:
Tachikawa Ki-55
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nakajima Ha-5 radial engine Description of subject: The Nakajima Ha-5 was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine of the 1930s, used to power several early World War II Imperial Japanese Army bombers and transports.
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