Tachikawa Ki-115
E918451
World War II Japanese aircraft
attack aircraft
kamikaze aircraft
single-engine aircraft
single-seat aircraft
The Tachikawa Ki-115 was a late-World War II Japanese single-seat, single-engine kamikaze attack aircraft designed for simple, low-cost production and one-way missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tachikawa Ki-115 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10798935 — 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: Tachikawa Ki-115 Context triple: [Tachikawa Aircraft Company, designedAircraft, Tachikawa Ki-115]
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A.
Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi
The Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi was a late-World War II Japanese single-seat, purpose-built kamikaze attack aircraft designed to be cheap, simple, and expendable.
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B.
Tachikawa Ki-106
The Tachikawa Ki-106 was a late-World War II Japanese experimental fighter, essentially a wooden-built variant of the Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate developed to conserve strategic materials.
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C.
Tachikawa Ki-107
The Tachikawa Ki-107 was a Japanese World War II-era wooden primary trainer aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force.
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D.
Kawanishi N1K
The Kawanishi N1K was a World War II Japanese Navy fighter aircraft, renowned for its powerful armament and excellent maneuverability, particularly in its land-based N1K-J "Shiden" variant that challenged advanced Allied fighters.
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E.
Tachikawa Ki-55
The Tachikawa Ki-55 was a Japanese World War II advanced trainer aircraft used primarily by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service to prepare pilots for combat flying.
- 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: Tachikawa Ki-115 Target entity description: The Tachikawa Ki-115 was a late-World War II Japanese single-seat, single-engine kamikaze attack aircraft designed for simple, low-cost production and one-way missions.
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A.
Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi
The Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi was a late-World War II Japanese single-seat, purpose-built kamikaze attack aircraft designed to be cheap, simple, and expendable.
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B.
Tachikawa Ki-106
The Tachikawa Ki-106 was a late-World War II Japanese experimental fighter, essentially a wooden-built variant of the Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate developed to conserve strategic materials.
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C.
Tachikawa Ki-107
The Tachikawa Ki-107 was a Japanese World War II-era wooden primary trainer aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force.
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D.
Kawanishi N1K
The Kawanishi N1K was a World War II Japanese Navy fighter aircraft, renowned for its powerful armament and excellent maneuverability, particularly in its land-based N1K-J "Shiden" variant that challenged advanced Allied fighters.
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E.
Tachikawa Ki-55
The Tachikawa Ki-55 was a Japanese World War II advanced trainer aircraft used primarily by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service to prepare pilots for combat flying.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II Japanese aircraft
ⓘ
attack aircraft ⓘ kamikaze aircraft ⓘ single-engine aircraft ⓘ single-seat aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| airForceBranch |
Imperial Japanese Army Air Force
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
|
| armament | large explosive warhead ⓘ |
| category | suicide weapon ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| construction | mixed wood and metal construction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japan
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedAgainst | Allied invasion fleet ⓘ |
| designedAs | disposable aircraft ⓘ |
| designedBy | Imperial Japanese Army requirements ⓘ |
| designedFor |
low-cost production
ⓘ
mass production ⓘ one-way missions ⓘ simple production ⓘ |
| designedToBe |
easy to manufacture
ⓘ
flown by minimally trained pilots ⓘ quick to build ⓘ |
| designedToReplace | more complex frontline aircraft in suicide roles ⓘ |
| designedToUse | non-strategic materials ⓘ |
| designer | Tachikawa Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | single-engine ⓘ |
| engineType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| era | late World War II ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1945 ⓘ |
| historicalNote | did not reach operational deployment before Japan’s surrender ⓘ |
| intendedMissionProfile | takeoff, fly to target, crash into target ⓘ |
| introduced | 1945 ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Tachikawa Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| meaningOfNickname | Sword ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Tsurugi ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ |
| powerplant | Nakajima Ha-35 radial engine ⓘ |
| primaryRole | kamikaze attack ⓘ |
| propulsion | propeller-driven ⓘ |
| status | never used in combat ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tachikawa Ki-115 Description of subject: The Tachikawa Ki-115 was a late-World War II Japanese single-seat, single-engine kamikaze attack aircraft designed for simple, low-cost production and one-way missions.
Referenced by (1)
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