Mitsubishi Ha-104 radial engine
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The Mitsubishi Ha-104 was a Japanese World War II-era twin-row, 18-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engine used to power several Imperial Japanese Army bombers and other combat aircraft.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi aircraft engines | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Ha-104 radial engine canonical | 1 |
| Mitsubishi Ha-10x engine family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2177873 — 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: Mitsubishi Ha-104 radial engine Context triple: [Mitsubishi Ki-67, engineType, Mitsubishi Ha-104 radial engine]
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A.
Nakajima Ha-25 radial engine
The Nakajima Ha-25 was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine widely used in World War II fighters, noted for its reliability and compact design.
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B.
Nakajima Ha-1b radial engine
The Nakajima Ha-1b was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine used in pre–World War II and early-war fighters such as the Nakajima Ki-27.
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C.
Nakajima Sakae radial engine
The Nakajima Sakae radial engine was a widely used Japanese air-cooled aircraft engine of World War II, best known for powering frontline Imperial Japanese Navy and Army fighters and bombers such as the Mitsubishi A6M Zero.
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D.
Mitsubishi Kinsei radial engine
The Mitsubishi Kinsei was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine widely used in World War II combat aircraft.
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E.
Bristol Hercules radial engine
The Bristol Hercules radial engine was a British air-cooled, sleeve-valve aircraft engine widely used in World War II bombers and other military aircraft for its reliability and high power output.
- 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: Mitsubishi Ha-104 radial engine Target entity description: The Mitsubishi Ha-104 was a Japanese World War II-era twin-row, 18-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engine used to power several Imperial Japanese Army bombers and other combat aircraft.
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A.
Nakajima Ha-25 radial engine
The Nakajima Ha-25 was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine widely used in World War II fighters, noted for its reliability and compact design.
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B.
Nakajima Ha-1b radial engine
The Nakajima Ha-1b was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine used in pre–World War II and early-war fighters such as the Nakajima Ki-27.
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C.
Nakajima Sakae radial engine
The Nakajima Sakae radial engine was a widely used Japanese air-cooled aircraft engine of World War II, best known for powering frontline Imperial Japanese Navy and Army fighters and bombers such as the Mitsubishi A6M Zero.
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D.
Mitsubishi Kinsei radial engine
The Mitsubishi Kinsei was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine widely used in World War II combat aircraft.
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E.
Bristol Hercules radial engine
The Bristol Hercules radial engine was a British air-cooled, sleeve-valve aircraft engine widely used in World War II bombers and other military aircraft for its reliability and high power output.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II-era aircraft engine
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aircraft engine ⓘ piston engine ⓘ radial engine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Army Type 4 1,900 hp Air-cooled Radial Engine ⓘ |
| application |
bomber aircraft
ⓘ
combat aircraft ⓘ |
| configuration | twin-row radial ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| coolingSystem | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| cylinderArrangement | two rows of nine cylinders ⓘ |
| designGoal | high-power compact radial engine ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | carbureted ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation gasoline ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ⓘ |
| numberOfCylinders | 18 ⓘ |
| powerOutputClass | approximately 1900 horsepower ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| successor | Mitsubishi Ha-104 Ru (turbocharged variant) ⓘ |
| supercharger | single-stage supercharged ⓘ |
| technologyLineage | developed from earlier Mitsubishi radial engines ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ |
| usedFor |
heavy fighters
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medium bombers ⓘ |
| usedInAircraft |
Kawasaki Ki-100 (as Ha-112-II derivative family)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kawasaki Ki-100
Kawasaki Ki-61-II Hien ⓘ
linked to:
Kawasaki Ki-61
Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu ⓘ
linked to:
Mitsubishi Ki-67
other Imperial Japanese Army bombers ⓘ |
| usedInRole | powerplant for front-line combat aircraft ⓘ |
| valveType | overhead poppet valves ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mitsubishi Ha-104 radial engine Description of subject: The Mitsubishi Ha-104 was a Japanese World War II-era twin-row, 18-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engine used to power several Imperial Japanese Army bombers and other combat aircraft.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mitsubishi Ha-104 radial engine
subject linked to:
Mitsubishi Kasei radial engine
linked to: Mitsubishi Ha-104 radial engine
subject linked to:
Mitsubishi Ha-104 Ru (turbocharged variant)
linked to: Mitsubishi Ha-104 radial engine