Nakajima Ha-41
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The Nakajima Ha-41 was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine developed in the late 1930s and used to power several Imperial Japanese Army fighters and bombers during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nakajima Ha-41 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10447134 — 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: Nakajima Ha-41 Context triple: [Nakajima Ha-5, successor, Nakajima Ha-41]
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A.
Nakajima Ha-5
The Nakajima Ha-5 was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine of the 1930s, used to power several Imperial Japanese Army bombers and transport aircraft before and during World War II.
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B.
Nakajima Ki-34
The Nakajima Ki-34 was a Japanese twin-engine light transport aircraft of the 1930s–40s, used primarily by the Imperial Japanese Army for personnel and liaison duties.
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C.
Hitachi Ha-13a
The Hitachi Ha-13a was a Japanese air-cooled inline piston aircraft engine used in light military aircraft of the World War II era.
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D.
Kawasaki Ha-40
The Kawasaki Ha-40 was a Japanese liquid-cooled V12 aircraft engine, a locally produced development of the German Daimler-Benz DB 601 used in World War II fighters such as the Ki-61.
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E.
Kawasaki Ki-100
The Kawasaki Ki-100 was a late-World War II Japanese fighter aircraft renowned for its excellent maneuverability and reliability, created by fitting a radial engine to the airframe of the earlier Ki-61.
- 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: Nakajima Ha-41 Target entity description: The Nakajima Ha-41 was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine developed in the late 1930s and used to power several Imperial Japanese Army fighters and bombers during World War II.
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A.
Nakajima Ha-5
The Nakajima Ha-5 was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine of the 1930s, used to power several Imperial Japanese Army bombers and transport aircraft before and during World War II.
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B.
Nakajima Ki-34
The Nakajima Ki-34 was a Japanese twin-engine light transport aircraft of the 1930s–40s, used primarily by the Imperial Japanese Army for personnel and liaison duties.
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C.
Hitachi Ha-13a
The Hitachi Ha-13a was a Japanese air-cooled inline piston aircraft engine used in light military aircraft of the World War II era.
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D.
Kawasaki Ha-40
The Kawasaki Ha-40 was a Japanese liquid-cooled V12 aircraft engine, a locally produced development of the German Daimler-Benz DB 601 used in World War II fighters such as the Ki-61.
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E.
Kawasaki Ki-100
The Kawasaki Ki-100 was a late-World War II Japanese fighter aircraft renowned for its excellent maneuverability and reliability, created by fitting a radial engine to the airframe of the earlier Ki-61.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft engine
ⓘ
piston engine ⓘ |
| application | frontline combat aircraft ⓘ |
| category |
Japanese aircraft engine
ⓘ
World War II aircraft piston engine ⓘ radial aircraft engine ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| cylinderArrangement | double-row ⓘ |
| designGoal | high-power radial engine for army aircraft ⓘ |
| developedIn | late 1930s ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | radial ⓘ |
| engineCycle | four-stroke ⓘ |
| era | late 1930s ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation gasoline ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Nakajima Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| numberOfCylinders | 14 ⓘ |
| operator |
Imperial Japanese Army Air Force
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
|
| powerplantFor |
Mitsubishi Ki-21-II
ⓘ
linked to:
Mitsubishi Ki-21
Nakajima Ki-44 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| successor | Nakajima Ha-109 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Pacific War ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Mitsubishi Ki-21-II
ⓘ
linked to:
Mitsubishi Ki-21
Nakajima Ki-44 ⓘ bomber aircraft ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nakajima Ha-41 Description of subject: The Nakajima Ha-41 was a Japanese air-cooled radial aircraft engine developed in the late 1930s and used to power several Imperial Japanese Army fighters and bombers during World War II.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Nakajima Ha-5 radial engine