Wright R-975 radial gasoline engine
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The Wright R-975 radial gasoline engine is a nine-cylinder air-cooled aircraft engine widely adapted to power U.S. armored vehicles, including early World War II medium tanks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wright R-975 radial engine | 1 |
| Wright R-975 radial gasoline engine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16109689 — 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: Wright R-975 radial gasoline engine Context triple: [M3 Lee, engine, Wright R-975 radial gasoline engine]
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Wright R-1820 radial engine
The Wright R-1820 radial engine is a widely used American air-cooled, nine-cylinder aircraft engine that powered numerous military and civilian aircraft from the 1930s through World War II and beyond.
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B.
Wright J‑4 Whirlwind radial engine
The Wright J‑4 Whirlwind is an early American air‑cooled radial aircraft engine known for its reliability and widespread use in pioneering aircraft of the 1920s.
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Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone radial engine
The Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone is a powerful American 18-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engine widely used in World War II and early postwar bombers and airliners.
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Wright J-5C Whirlwind radial engine
The Wright J-5C Whirlwind radial engine was a reliable air-cooled aircraft engine of the 1920s, best known for powering Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight.
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Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine
The Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine is a pioneering air-cooled aircraft engine introduced in the 1920s, renowned for its reliability and widespread use in early commercial and military airplanes.
- 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: Wright R-975 radial gasoline engine Target entity description: The Wright R-975 radial gasoline engine is a nine-cylinder air-cooled aircraft engine widely adapted to power U.S. armored vehicles, including early World War II medium tanks.
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A.
Wright R-1820 radial engine
The Wright R-1820 radial engine is a widely used American air-cooled, nine-cylinder aircraft engine that powered numerous military and civilian aircraft from the 1930s through World War II and beyond.
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B.
Wright J‑4 Whirlwind radial engine
The Wright J‑4 Whirlwind is an early American air‑cooled radial aircraft engine known for its reliability and widespread use in pioneering aircraft of the 1920s.
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C.
Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone radial engine
The Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone is a powerful American 18-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engine widely used in World War II and early postwar bombers and airliners.
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D.
Wright J-5C Whirlwind radial engine
The Wright J-5C Whirlwind radial engine was a reliable air-cooled aircraft engine of the 1920s, best known for powering Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight.
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E.
Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine
The Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine is a pioneering air-cooled aircraft engine introduced in the 1920s, renowned for its reliability and widespread use in early commercial and military airplanes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
M3 Lee tank
linked to: Wright R-975 radial gasoline engine