Fat Man bomb

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fat_Man_bomb
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear test
gptkbp:casualties estimated 40,000–80,000
gptkbp:codename gptkb:Fat_Man
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1945-08-09
gptkbp:deliveredBy bomber
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Los_Alamos_Laboratory
implosion-type
gptkbp:diameter 5 feet
gptkbp:droppedOn gptkb:Nagasaki
gptkbp:explosionAltitude ~1,650 feet
gptkbp:firstTestedAs gptkb:The_Gadget
gptkbp:fuzingMechanism gptkb:radar
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fat Man bomb
gptkbp:length 10.7 feet
gptkbp:material plutonium-239
gptkbp:museumDisplay gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:notableFor second nuclear weapon used in warfare
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:numberBuilt several
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Little_Boy_bomb
gptkbp:purpose end World War II
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mark_3_nuclear_bomb
gptkbp:targetedCity gptkb:Nagasaki
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:Bockscar
gptkbp:website gptkb:Trinity_Site
gptkbp:weight ~10,300 pounds
gptkbp:yield 21 kilotons TNT
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:bfsLayer 2