Nakajima Ki-43
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The Nakajima Ki-43 was a highly maneuverable Japanese single-engine fighter aircraft of World War II, widely used in the early and mid-war years across multiple Asian and Pacific battlefronts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nakajima Ki-43 canonical | 4 |
| Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ single-engine aircraft ⓘ |
| alliedReportingName | Oscar ⓘ |
| armament |
2× 12.7 mm Ho-103 machine guns (later variants)
ⓘ
2× 7.7 mm machine guns (early variants) ⓘ |
| bombLoad | up to 2× 250 kg bombs (typical maximum) ⓘ |
| combatUse |
air superiority missions
ⓘ
escort missions ⓘ ground-attack missions ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designFeature | butterfly flaps to enhance maneuverability ⓘ |
| emptyWeight | around 1,900 kg depending on variant ⓘ |
| engineType | Nakajima Ha-25 radial engine ⓘ |
| era | early World War II Japanese fighter design ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1939 ⓘ |
| front |
China Burma India Theater
ⓘ
surface form:
China-Burma-India Theater
Pacific War ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater
South-East Asian theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Asian Theater
|
| hardpoints | underwing bomb racks ⓘ |
| height | about 3.3 m ⓘ |
| introducedAsReplacementFor | Nakajima Ki-27 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable conventional landing gear ⓘ |
| length | about 8.9 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Nakajima Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | approximately 530 km/h (330 mph) depending on variant ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
high maneuverability
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lightweight construction ⓘ long-range capability ⓘ relatively light armament ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 5,000 ⓘ |
| operator |
French Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
French Air Force (postwar, captured)
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese Army Air Force
Manchukuo Imperial Air Force ⓘ Chinese Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
People's Liberation Army Air Force
Indonesian Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Revolutionary Indonesian Air Force
Royal Thai Air Force ⓘ |
| powerplantConfiguration | single-engine ⓘ |
| primaryRole | fighter ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | early 1940s ⓘ |
| range | approximately 1,700 km (1,060 mi) depending on variant ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 11,000 m (36,000 ft) depending on variant ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1941 ⓘ |
| successor | Nakajima Ki-84 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 10.8 m ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa
this entity surface form:
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa
this entity surface form:
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa