Nakajima Ki-44

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The Nakajima Ki-44 was a fast, heavily armed Japanese single-seat fighter aircraft of World War II, notable for its emphasis on climb rate and interception over maneuverability.

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Generate an image of the Nakajima Ki-44 (The Nakajima Ki-44 was a fast, heavily armed Japanese single-seat fighter aircraft of World War II, notable for its emphasis on climb rate and interception over maneuverability.)

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Label Occurrences
Nakajima Ki-44 canonical 4
Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
single-seat fighter ⓘ
airForceDesignation Army Type 2 Single-Seat Fighter ⓘ
airframeFeature relatively small wing area ⓘ
short wingspan ⓘ
sturdy structure ⓘ
armament 12.7 mm machine guns ⓘ
20 mm cannon ⓘ
37 mm cannon ⓘ
climbPerformance high rate of climb ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designedFor bomber interception ⓘ
high climb rate ⓘ
developedFrom Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa ⓘ
linked to: Nakajima Ki-43
emphasisOver maneuverability ⓘ
engineType air-cooled radial engine ⓘ
enteredMassProduction early 1940s ⓘ
era 1940s ⓘ
firstFlight 1940 ⓘ
introducedAs high-speed interceptor for bomber defense ⓘ
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
maneuverability relatively poor at low speeds ⓘ
manufacturer Nakajima Aircraft Company ⓘ
NATOReportingName Tojo ⓘ
notableCharacteristic emphasis on speed and climb over agility ⓘ
heavy armament for its time ⓘ
numberOfEngines 1 ⓘ
operationalUse bomber interception ⓘ
home defense fighter ⓘ
powerplant Nakajima Ha-109 radial engine ⓘ
primaryUser Imperial Japanese Army Air Force ⓘ
role fighter ⓘ
interceptor ⓘ
serviceEntry 1942 ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
successor Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate ⓘ
linked to: Nakajima Ki-84
survivingExamples very few or none complete ⓘ
topSpeed over 600 km/h ⓘ
usedAgainst USAAF B-29 bombers ⓘ
linked to: B-29 Superfortress
usedBy Imperial Japanese Army Air Force ⓘ
Royal Thai Air Force ⓘ
usedInTheater China-Burma-India theater ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ
defense of the Japanese home islands ⓘ
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nakajima Aircraft Company → product → Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki ⓘ
linked to: Nakajima Ki-44
Tojo → refersTo → Nakajima Ki-44 ⓘ
Nakajima Ha-109 → usedInAircraftType → Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki ⓘ
subject linked to: Nakajima Ha-109 radial engine
linked to: Nakajima Ki-44
Nakajima Ha-41 → usedIn → Nakajima Ki-44 ⓘ
Nakajima Ha-41 → powerplantFor → Nakajima Ki-44 ⓘ