Shooting Star
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The Aichi B7A "Shooting Star" was a Japanese World War II carrier-capable torpedo-dive bomber designed for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aichi B7A | 44 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese military aircraft
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World War II aircraft ⓘ carrier-capable torpedo-dive bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | naval aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
bombs
ⓘ
defensive rear-firing machine gun ⓘ fixed forward-firing machine guns ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designedAsSuccessorTo |
Aichi D3A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nakajima B5N NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | Aichi design team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | aircraft carrier operations ⓘ |
| designedForMissionProfile | combined torpedo and dive-bombing operations ⓘ |
| designedToOperateFrom |
Shinano aircraft carrier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taiho-class aircraft carriers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | single-engine ⓘ |
| engineType | Nakajima NK9C Homare 12 radial engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1942 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | all-metal construction ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1944 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Aichi Kokuki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | Grace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Shooting Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | fewer than 120 ⓘ |
| powerplantCount | 1 ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | propeller-driven ⓘ |
| reasonForLimitedProduction |
industrial constraints in Japan
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late introduction in World War II ⓘ |
| role |
dive bomber
ⓘ
torpedo bomber ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail unit ⓘ |
| usedAs | attack aircraft ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | mid-wing monoplane ⓘ |
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