Curtiss OX‑5 engine
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The Curtiss OX‑5 engine is an early American liquid-cooled V8 aircraft engine widely used in World War I–era training and light aircraft.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Curtiss OX-5 V-8 engine | 1 |
| Curtiss OX‑5 engine canonical | 1 |
| Curtiss V-8 engine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20097199 — 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: Curtiss OX‑5 engine Context triple: [Airco DH.6, powerplant, Curtiss OX‑5 engine]
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A.
Liberty L-12 engine
The Liberty L-12 engine is a World War I–era American 12-cylinder liquid-cooled aircraft engine widely used in Allied military aircraft.
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B.
Franklin O-335 engine
The Franklin O-335 engine is an air-cooled, horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine widely used in light helicopters and small fixed-wing aircraft in the mid-20th century.
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C.
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.
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D.
Wright R-975 radial gasoline engine
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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E.
Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior radial engine
The Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior is a 14-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine developed in the 1930s, widely used in high-performance racing and military aircraft of its era.
- 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: Curtiss OX‑5 engine Target entity description: The Curtiss OX‑5 engine is an early American liquid-cooled V8 aircraft engine widely used in World War I–era training and light aircraft.
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A.
Liberty L-12 engine
The Liberty L-12 engine is a World War I–era American 12-cylinder liquid-cooled aircraft engine widely used in Allied military aircraft.
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B.
Franklin O-335 engine
The Franklin O-335 engine is an air-cooled, horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine widely used in light helicopters and small fixed-wing aircraft in the mid-20th century.
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C.
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.
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D.
Wright R-975 radial gasoline engine
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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E.
Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior radial engine
The Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior is a 14-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine developed in the 1930s, widely used in high-performance racing and military aircraft of its era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Curtiss JN-4 biplane
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linked to: Curtiss OX‑5 engine