Astazou III
E1042528
The Astazou III is an early, more powerful development of Turbomeca’s Astazou turboshaft engine series, widely used in light helicopters and aircraft during the 1960s and 1970s.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Astazou III canonical | 1 |
| Astazou IIIA | 1 |
| Astazou IIIB | 1 |
| Astazou IIIC | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13457257 — 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: Astazou III Context triple: [Turbomeca Astazou, notableVariant, Astazou III]
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A.
Astazou II
The Astazou II is an early, widely used variant of Turbomeca’s Astazou turboshaft/turboprop engine, powering various light helicopters and aircraft in the 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Azarethes
Azarethes was a prominent Sasanian Persian general noted for his role in the Iberian War against the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.
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C.
Abderus
Abderus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known as a companion of Heracles who was killed by the mares of Diomedes.
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D.
Azdak
Azdak is a shrewd, unorthodox village judge whose rough-edged wisdom and sense of justice drive the central conflict in Bertolt Brecht’s play "The Caucasian Chalk Circle."
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E.
Zagara
Zagara is a prominent Zerg broodmother and military commander in the StarCraft universe, known for leading the Swarm in Kerrigan’s absence.
- 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: Astazou III Target entity description: The Astazou III is an early, more powerful development of Turbomeca’s Astazou turboshaft engine series, widely used in light helicopters and aircraft during the 1960s and 1970s.
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A.
Astazou II
The Astazou II is an early, widely used variant of Turbomeca’s Astazou turboshaft/turboprop engine, powering various light helicopters and aircraft in the 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Azarethes
Azarethes was a prominent Sasanian Persian general noted for his role in the Iberian War against the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.
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C.
Abderus
Abderus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known as a companion of Heracles who was killed by the mares of Diomedes.
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D.
Azdak
Azdak is a shrewd, unorthodox village judge whose rough-edged wisdom and sense of justice drive the central conflict in Bertolt Brecht’s play "The Caucasian Chalk Circle."
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E.
Zagara
Zagara is a prominent Zerg broodmother and military commander in the StarCraft universe, known for leading the Swarm in Kerrigan’s absence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | turboshaft engine ⓘ |
| application |
civil aviation
ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ |
| category |
aircraft engine
ⓘ
helicopter engine ⓘ |
| configuration | axial‑centrifugal compressor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| developedBy | Turbomeca engineering team ⓘ |
| engineType | free‑turbine turboshaft ⓘ |
| era |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| familyRole | early more powerful development of Astazou series ⓘ |
| fuelType | kerosene jet fuel ⓘ |
| generation | early generation turboshaft engine ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Turbomeca ⓘ |
| manufacturerNow |
Safran Helicopter Engines
ⓘ
linked to:
Safran Arrano turboshaft engines
|
| marketedAs |
Astazou IIIA
ⓘ
linked to:
Astazou III
Astazou IIIB ⓘ
linked to:
Astazou III
Astazou IIIC ⓘ
linked to:
Astazou III
|
| notableFeature | increased power output compared to earlier Astazou variants ⓘ |
| notableUsePeriod |
widely used during 1960s
ⓘ
widely used during 1970s ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Turbomeca Astazou ⓘ |
| predecessor | Astazou II ⓘ |
| usedIn |
light aircraft
ⓘ
light helicopters ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Aérospatiale SA 318C Alouette II
ⓘ
linked to:
Aérospatiale Alouette II
Aérospatiale SA 319B Alouette III ⓘ
linked to:
Aérospatiale Alouette III
Aérospatiale SA 341 Gazelle (early variants) ⓘ
linked to:
Aérospatiale SA 342 Gazelle
Potez 840 (turboprop derivative family) ⓘ
linked to:
Potez 840
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Astazou III Description of subject: The Astazou III is an early, more powerful development of Turbomeca’s Astazou turboshaft engine series, widely used in light helicopters and aircraft during the 1960s and 1970s.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Astazou III
linked to: Astazou III
linked to: Astazou III