Mitsubishi Zero

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:allied_reporting_name gptkb:Zeke
gptkbp:armament gptkb:2_×_20_mm_Type_99_cannons
gptkb:2_×_7.7_mm_Type_97_machine_guns
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:designation gptkb:Mitsubishi_A6M
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Nakajima_Sakae_radial_engine
gptkbp:firstFlight 1 April 1939
gptkbp:height 3.05 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mitsubishi Zero
gptkbp:introduced 1940
gptkbp:length 9.06 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 533 km/h
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Zeke
Zero
gptkbp:notable_weakness lack of armor
lack of self-sealing fuel tanks
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:notableFeature lightweight construction
high maneuverability
long range
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Hiroyoshi_Nishizawa
gptkb:Saburō_Sakai
gptkb:Tetsuzō_Iwamoto
gptkbp:numberBuilt 10,939
gptkbp:operationalPeriod 1940–1945
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Mitsubishi_A5M
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:range 1,870 miles (3,000 km)
gptkbp:retired 1945
gptkbp:role carrier-based fighter
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mitsubishi_A7M
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:French_Air_Force_(captured)
gptkb:Royal_Thai_Air_Force_(captured)
gptkb:Republic_of_China_Air_Force
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy_Air_Service
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army_Air_Service
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:wingspan 12 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:kamikaze
gptkb:Kamikaze
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6