Il-78
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The Il-78 is a Soviet-designed aerial refueling tanker aircraft developed from the Ilyushin Il-76 military transport to extend the range and endurance of combat aircraft.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Il-78 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13767163 — 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: Il-78 Context triple: [Ilyushin Il-76, hasVariant, Il-78]
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A.
Tu-128
The Tu-128 was a large, long-range Soviet interceptor aircraft developed during the Cold War to defend the USSR’s vast northern frontiers against strategic bombers.
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B.
Tupolev Tu-98
The Tupolev Tu-98 was a Soviet prototype supersonic jet bomber developed in the 1950s that served as a technological precursor to later operational bombers.
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C.
Tupolev Tu-141
The Tupolev Tu-141 is a Soviet-era, medium-range, jet-powered reconnaissance drone developed in the 1970s for high-speed, high-altitude tactical surveillance missions.
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D.
Tupolev Tu-126
The Tupolev Tu-126 is a Soviet-era airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft developed from the Tu-114 airliner and used primarily by the Soviet Air Forces during the Cold War.
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E.
Tupolev Tu-91
The Tupolev Tu-91 was a Soviet turboprop-powered attack and torpedo bomber prototype developed in the 1950s for carrier-based and coastal strike roles but never entered mass production.
- 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: Il-78 Target entity description: The Il-78 is a Soviet-designed aerial refueling tanker aircraft developed from the Ilyushin Il-76 military transport to extend the range and endurance of combat aircraft.
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A.
Tu-128
The Tu-128 was a large, long-range Soviet interceptor aircraft developed during the Cold War to defend the USSR’s vast northern frontiers against strategic bombers.
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B.
Tupolev Tu-98
The Tupolev Tu-98 was a Soviet prototype supersonic jet bomber developed in the 1950s that served as a technological precursor to later operational bombers.
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C.
Tupolev Tu-141
The Tupolev Tu-141 is a Soviet-era, medium-range, jet-powered reconnaissance drone developed in the 1970s for high-speed, high-altitude tactical surveillance missions.
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D.
Tupolev Tu-126
The Tupolev Tu-126 is a Soviet-era airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft developed from the Tu-114 airliner and used primarily by the Soviet Air Forces during the Cold War.
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E.
Tupolev Tu-91
The Tupolev Tu-91 was a Soviet turboprop-powered attack and torpedo bomber prototype developed in the 1950s for carrier-based and coastal strike roles but never entered mass production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.