Frank

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Frank is the Allied reporting name for the Japanese Nakajima Ki-84, a highly capable World War II fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Allied reporting name ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ
aircraftType fighter aircraft ⓘ
armament 2× 12.7 mm machine guns (early variants) ⓘ
2× 20 mm cannons (early variants) ⓘ
2× 30 mm cannons (some variants) ⓘ
4× 20 mm cannons (later variants) ⓘ
bombs on underwing racks ⓘ
category World War II Japanese fighter aircraft ⓘ
low-wing aircraft ⓘ
single-engine tractor aircraft ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
crew 1 ⓘ
designedBy Nakajima design team ⓘ
designedFor high-altitude interception of B-29 bombers ⓘ
engineType air-cooled radial piston engine ⓘ
enteredService 1944 ⓘ
era World War II military aviation ⓘ
firstFlight 1943 ⓘ
introduced 1943 ⓘ
manufacturer Nakajima Aircraft Company ⓘ
material all-metal construction with fabric-covered control surfaces ⓘ
maxSpeed approximately 390 mph ⓘ
approximately 630 km/h ⓘ
nationality Japanese ⓘ
notableFeature ability to match late-war Allied fighters ⓘ
excellent speed and climb performance ⓘ
good maneuverability at medium and high altitudes ⓘ
heavy armament for a Japanese Army fighter ⓘ
numberOfEngines 1 ⓘ
operator Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ
powerplant Nakajima Ha-45 radial engine ⓘ
primaryUser Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ
propulsion three-bladed constant-speed propeller ⓘ
refersTo Nakajima Ki-84 ⓘ
role fighter-bomber ⓘ
interceptor ⓘ
single-seat fighter ⓘ
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
serviceStatus retired ⓘ
undercarriage retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
usedBy Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ
usedInBattle Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Battle of the Philippines (1944–45) ⓘ
defense of the Japanese home islands ⓘ
usedInTheater Pacific Theater ⓘ

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