Teledyne Continental O-240 (front engine)
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The Teledyne Continental O-240 (front engine) is a small, air-cooled, horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine used as the forward powerplant on the record-setting Rutan Voyager, the first airplane to fly non-stop around the world without refueling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Teledyne Continental O-240 (front engine) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17121076 — 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: Teledyne Continental O-240 (front engine) Context triple: [Voyager non-stop around-the-world flight aircraft, powerplant, Teledyne Continental O-240 (front engine)]
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A.
Allison T56 turboprop
The Allison T56 is a widely used American turboprop aircraft engine known for powering military and maritime patrol aircraft such as the Lockheed C-130 Hercules and P-3 Orion.
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B.
Douglas O‑2
The Douglas O‑2 was a 1920s American two-seat observation biplane used by the U.S. Army Air Corps for reconnaissance and training.
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C.
O-47 observation aircraft
The O-47 observation aircraft was a pre–World War II American military reconnaissance plane used by the U.S. Army Air Corps for aerial observation and liaison duties.
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D.
Cessna O-2 Skymaster
The Cessna O-2 Skymaster is a military twin-boom, push-pull configuration aircraft used primarily by the U.S. Air Force for forward air control and reconnaissance during the Vietnam War.
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E.
Convair 540
The Convair 540 is a turboprop-powered conversion of the Convair 440 airliner, developed to modernize the type with improved performance and efficiency.
- 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: Teledyne Continental O-240 (front engine) Target entity description: The Teledyne Continental O-240 (front engine) is a small, air-cooled, horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine used as the forward powerplant on the record-setting Rutan Voyager, the first airplane to fly non-stop around the world without refueling.
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A.
Allison T56 turboprop
The Allison T56 is a widely used American turboprop aircraft engine known for powering military and maritime patrol aircraft such as the Lockheed C-130 Hercules and P-3 Orion.
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B.
Douglas O‑2
The Douglas O‑2 was a 1920s American two-seat observation biplane used by the U.S. Army Air Corps for reconnaissance and training.
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C.
O-47 observation aircraft
The O-47 observation aircraft was a pre–World War II American military reconnaissance plane used by the U.S. Army Air Corps for aerial observation and liaison duties.
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D.
Cessna O-2 Skymaster
The Cessna O-2 Skymaster is a military twin-boom, push-pull configuration aircraft used primarily by the U.S. Air Force for forward air control and reconnaissance during the Vietnam War.
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E.
Convair 540
The Convair 540 is a turboprop-powered conversion of the Convair 440 airliner, developed to modernize the type with improved performance and efficiency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Voyager non-stop around-the-world flight aircraft
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powerplant
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Teledyne Continental O-240 (front engine)
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