Nakajima Ki-44

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World War II aircraft fighter aircraft single-seat fighter

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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All labels observed (2)

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

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 ⓘ surface form: Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa
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 Service ⓘ surface form: Imperial Japanese Army Air Force
role	fighter ⓘ interceptor ⓘ
serviceEntry	1942 ⓘ
status	retired ⓘ
successor	Nakajima Ki-84 ⓘ surface form: Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate
survivingExamples	very few or none complete ⓘ
topSpeed	over 600 km/h ⓘ
usedAgainst	B-29 Superfortress ⓘ surface form: USAAF B-29 bombers
usedBy	Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ surface form: Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Royal Thai Air Force ⓘ
usedInTheater	China Burma India Theater ⓘ surface form: China-Burma-India theater Pacific War ⓘ defense of the Japanese home islands ⓘ
wingConfiguration	low-wing monoplane ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Imperial Japanese Army Air Service → usedAircraft → Nakajima Ki-44 ⓘ

Nakajima Aircraft Company → product → Nakajima Ki-44 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki

Tojo → refersTo → Nakajima Ki-44 ⓘ

Nakajima Ha-109 radial engine → usedInAircraftType → Nakajima Ki-44 ⓘ

subject surface form: Nakajima Ha-109

this entity surface form: Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki