Hawk glider
E1565571
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The Hawk glider was an early experimental aircraft designed and flown by British aviation pioneer Percy Pilcher during the late 19th century in his attempts to achieve powered flight.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hawk glider canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23008343 — 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: Hawk glider Context triple: [Percy Pilcher, notableWork, Hawk glider]
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A.
Eagle volant
Eagle volant is a heraldic emblem depicting an eagle in flight, used as the badge of No. 11 Squadron of the Royal Air Force.
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B.
Gymnogyps
Gymnogyps is a genus of large New World vultures best known for including the critically endangered California condor.
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C.
Gliding Bird
Gliding Bird is a musical release, likely an album or single, that came out immediately before the record titled "Pieces of the Sky."
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D.
Hirundo
Hirundo is a genus of passerine birds commonly known as barn and house swallows, characterized by their streamlined bodies, long pointed wings, and agile aerial feeding.
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E.
Lena Sabrewing
Lena Sabrewing is a magically created teenage duck and Webby Vanderquack’s close friend in the 2017 DuckTales reboot, known for her complex relationship with the sorceress Magica De Spell and her struggle for independence and identity.
- 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: Hawk glider Target entity description: The Hawk glider was an early experimental aircraft designed and flown by British aviation pioneer Percy Pilcher during the late 19th century in his attempts to achieve powered flight.
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A.
Eagle volant
Eagle volant is a heraldic emblem depicting an eagle in flight, used as the badge of No. 11 Squadron of the Royal Air Force.
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B.
Gymnogyps
Gymnogyps is a genus of large New World vultures best known for including the critically endangered California condor.
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C.
Gliding Bird
Gliding Bird is a musical release, likely an album or single, that came out immediately before the record titled "Pieces of the Sky."
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D.
Hirundo
Hirundo is a genus of passerine birds commonly known as barn and house swallows, characterized by their streamlined bodies, long pointed wings, and agile aerial feeding.
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E.
Lena Sabrewing
Lena Sabrewing is a magically created teenage duck and Webby Vanderquack’s close friend in the 2017 DuckTales reboot, known for her complex relationship with the sorceress Magica De Spell and her struggle for independence and identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.