Halo
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Halo is the NATO reporting name for the Mil Mi-26, a Soviet/Russian heavy-lift cargo helicopter known as the largest and most powerful helicopter ever to enter serial production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Halo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13255837 — 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: Halo Context triple: [Mil Mi-26, NATOReportingName, Halo]
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A.
Halo
"Halo" is a power ballad by American singer Beyoncé, celebrated for its soaring vocals and emotional portrayal of unconditional love and vulnerability.
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B.
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved is a landmark 2001 first-person shooter developed by Bungie that launched the Halo franchise and helped define the original Xbox’s success.
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C.
Halo video game series
The Halo video game series is a landmark first-person shooter franchise set in a science fiction universe, renowned for its cinematic storytelling, iconic characters like Master Chief, and influential multiplayer gameplay.
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D.
Halo 4
Halo 4 is a science fiction first-person shooter video game that continues the story of Master Chief and Cortana, marking the beginning of the Reclaimer Saga in the Halo franchise.
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E.
Halo 3
Halo 3 is a critically acclaimed first-person shooter for the Xbox 360 that concludes the original Halo trilogy, known for its epic campaign, robust multiplayer, and significant impact on console online gaming.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Halo Target entity description: Halo is the NATO reporting name for the Mil Mi-26, a Soviet/Russian heavy-lift cargo helicopter known as the largest and most powerful helicopter ever to enter serial production.
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A.
Halo
"Halo" is a power ballad by American singer Beyoncé, celebrated for its soaring vocals and emotional portrayal of unconditional love and vulnerability.
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B.
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved is a landmark 2001 first-person shooter developed by Bungie that launched the Halo franchise and helped define the original Xbox’s success.
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C.
Halo video game series
The Halo video game series is a landmark first-person shooter franchise set in a science fiction universe, renowned for its cinematic storytelling, iconic characters like Master Chief, and influential multiplayer gameplay.
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D.
Halo 4
Halo 4 is a science fiction first-person shooter video game that continues the story of Master Chief and Cortana, marking the beginning of the Reclaimer Saga in the Halo franchise.
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E.
Halo 3
Halo 3 is a critically acclaimed first-person shooter for the Xbox 360 that concludes the original Halo trilogy, known for its epic campaign, robust multiplayer, and significant impact on console online gaming.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NATO reporting name
ⓘ
heavy-lift cargo helicopter ⓘ military helicopter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Russia
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew |
4
ⓘ
5 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Mil design bureau ⓘ |
| engineModel | Lotarev D-136 ⓘ |
| engineType | turboshaft ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1983 ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1977-12-14 ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Mi-26M
ⓘ
linked to:
Mil Mi-26
Mi-26MS ⓘ Mi-26NEF-M ⓘ Mi-26T ⓘ
linked to:
Mil Mi-26
Mi-26T2 ⓘ Mi-26T2V ⓘ
linked to:
Mi-26T2
Mi-26TP ⓘ Mi-26TS ⓘ Mi-26TZ ⓘ |
| isLargest | largest helicopter ever to enter serial production ⓘ |
| isMostPowerful | most powerful helicopter ever to enter serial production ⓘ |
| mainRotorBlades | 8 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight | 56000 kg ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | Halo ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| payloadCapacity |
20000 kg external sling load
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20000 kg internal payload ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
Indian Air Force
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Russian Air Force ⓘ Soviet Air Force ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Air Forces
Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ civil operators ⓘ |
| refersTo | Mil Mi-26 ⓘ |
| role |
aerial crane
ⓘ
cargo helicopter ⓘ heavy transport helicopter ⓘ troop transport helicopter ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civilian heavy-lift operations
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disaster relief ⓘ firefighting ⓘ military transport ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Afghan conflict post-2001
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Chernobyl disaster response ⓘ Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Halo Description of subject: Halo is the NATO reporting name for the Mil Mi-26, a Soviet/Russian heavy-lift cargo helicopter known as the largest and most powerful helicopter ever to enter serial production.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Halo