Zero (fighter aircraft)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:alliedReportingName gptkb:Zeke
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero
gptkbp:armament gptkb:2_×_20_mm_Type_99_cannons
gptkb:2_×_7.7_mm_Type_97_machine_guns
2 × 60 kg bombs
gptkbp:category carrier-based aircraft
low-wing aircraft
single-engine aircraft
World War II Japanese aircraft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Jiro_Horikoshi
gptkbp:emptyWeight 1,680 kg
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Nakajima_Sakae_radial_engine
gptkbp:firstFlight 1939
gptkbp:grapeVariety gptkb:A6M2
gptkb:A6M3
gptkb:A6M5
gptkbp:height 3.05 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zero (fighter aircraft)
gptkbp:introduced 1940
gptkbp:length 9.06 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 533 km/h
gptkbp:nickname Zero
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:notableFor lightweight design
long range
maneuverability
dominance in early Pacific War
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Hiroyoshi_Nishizawa
gptkb:Saburō_Sakai
gptkb:Tetsuzō_Iwamoto
gptkbp:numberBuilt 10,939
gptkbp:operatesIn aircraft carriers
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Mitsubishi_A5M
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy_Air_Service
gptkbp:productionStartYear 1940–1945
gptkbp:range 1,870 miles
gptkbp:retired 1945
gptkbp:role carrier-based fighter
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mitsubishi_A7M
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight 2,796 kg
gptkbp:wingspan 12.0 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6