Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet
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The Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet is a British axial-flow jet engine best known for powering aircraft such as the Avro Vulcan bomber and later versions of the supersonic airliner Concorde.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rolls-Royce Olympus engines | 1 |
| Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbines | 1 |
| Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2149522 — 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: Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet Context triple: [Avro Vulcan, powerplant, Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet]
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A.
Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan
The Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan is a unique vectored-thrust jet engine that enables vertical and short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capability in aircraft such as the Harrier family.
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B.
Rolls-Royce Nene engine
The Rolls-Royce Nene engine is a pioneering late-1940s British centrifugal-flow turbojet whose powerful, compact design significantly advanced early jet aircraft performance and was widely exported and copied worldwide.
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C.
Rolls-Royce Avon engine
The Rolls-Royce Avon engine is a pioneering British axial-flow turbojet developed in the late 1940s that powered numerous military and civilian aircraft, including early jet airliners and fighters.
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D.
Rolls-Royce Adour turbofan
The Rolls-Royce Adour is a family of low-bypass turbofan engines developed for military trainer and light attack aircraft, noted for their reliability and widespread use in jets such as the SEPECAT Jaguar and BAE Systems Hawk.
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E.
Rolls-Royce Conway engine
The Rolls-Royce Conway engine was the world’s first production turbofan jet engine, pioneering a more efficient generation of jet propulsion for commercial and military aircraft in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet Target entity description: The Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet is a British axial-flow jet engine best known for powering aircraft such as the Avro Vulcan bomber and later versions of the supersonic airliner Concorde.
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A.
Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan
The Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan is a unique vectored-thrust jet engine that enables vertical and short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capability in aircraft such as the Harrier family.
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B.
Rolls-Royce Nene engine
The Rolls-Royce Nene engine is a pioneering late-1940s British centrifugal-flow turbojet whose powerful, compact design significantly advanced early jet aircraft performance and was widely exported and copied worldwide.
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C.
Rolls-Royce Avon engine
The Rolls-Royce Avon engine is a pioneering British axial-flow turbojet developed in the late 1940s that powered numerous military and civilian aircraft, including early jet airliners and fighters.
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D.
Rolls-Royce Adour turbofan
The Rolls-Royce Adour is a family of low-bypass turbofan engines developed for military trainer and light attack aircraft, noted for their reliability and widespread use in jets such as the SEPECAT Jaguar and BAE Systems Hawk.
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E.
Rolls-Royce Conway engine
The Rolls-Royce Conway engine was the world’s first production turbofan jet engine, pioneering a more efficient generation of jet propulsion for commercial and military aircraft in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (80)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
axial-flow jet engine
ⓘ
turbojet engine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Metrovick F.2 ⓘ |
| firstRunDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Bristol Siddeley
ⓘ
surface form:
Bristol Aero Engines
Bristol Siddeley ⓘ Rolls-Royce Limited ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
afterburning in some variants
ⓘ
designed for high subsonic and supersonic flight ⓘ two-spool axial-flow compressor ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Olympus 101
ⓘ
Olympus 102 ⓘ Olympus 104 ⓘ Olympus 200 ⓘ Olympus 201 ⓘ Olympus 301 ⓘ Olympus 593 ⓘ |
| poweredAircraft |
Vulcan bomber
ⓘ
surface form:
Avro Vulcan B.2
Concorde production fleet ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military bomber propulsion
ⓘ
supersonic airliner propulsion ⓘ |
| usedInAircraft |
Airbus A300
ⓘ
surface form:
Airbus A300 (testbed)
Airbus A310 ⓘ
surface form:
Airbus A310 (testbed)
Airbus A320 (testbed) ⓘ Antonov An-124 Ruslan ⓘ
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Antonov An-124 (testbed)
Antonov An-22 ⓘ
surface form:
Antonov An-22 (testbed)
Avro Ashton (testbed) ⓘ Vulcan bomber ⓘ
surface form:
Avro Vulcan
BAC 223 (Concorde prototype) ⓘ BAC 1-11 ⓘ
surface form:
BAC One-Eleven (testbed)
BAC TSR-2 ⓘ
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BAC TSR-2 (prototype)
Blackburn Buccaneer (testbed) ⓘ Boeing 707 ⓘ
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Boeing 767 (testbed)
Boeing 777 ⓘ
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Boeing 777 (testbed)
B-29 Superfortress ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing B-29 Superfortress (testbed)
B-47 Stratojet ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing B-47 Stratojet (testbed)
Bristol Britannia ⓘ
surface form:
Bristol Britannia (testbed)
Bristol Type 188 (testbed) ⓘ Bristol Type 200 (project) ⓘ Concorde (Air France) ⓘ
surface form:
Concorde
Concorde production aircraft ⓘ BAC 223 (Concorde prototype) ⓘ
surface form:
Concorde prototype 001
BAC 223 (Concorde prototype) ⓘ
surface form:
Concorde prototype 002
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Convair B-36 Peacemaker (testbed)
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Convair B-58 Hustler (testbed)
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Dassault Mirage IV (testbed)
Dassault Super Mystère ⓘ
surface form:
Dassault Super Mystère (testbed)
Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
surface form:
Douglas DC-8 (testbed)
English Electric Canberra ⓘ
surface form:
English Electric Canberra (testbed)
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surface form:
Fairey Delta 2 (testbed)
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Fairey Gannet (testbed)
Gloster Javelin ⓘ
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surface form:
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surface form:
Hawker Siddeley Trident (testbed)
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surface form:
Ilyushin Il-62 (testbed)
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surface form:
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Lockheed Constellation (testbed) ⓘ Lockheed L-1011 TriStar ⓘ
surface form:
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (testbed)
Lockheed L-188 Electra ⓘ
surface form:
Lockheed L-188 Electra (testbed)
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 ⓘ
surface form:
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 (testbed)
McDonnell F-4 Phantom II ⓘ
surface form:
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II (testbed)
North American XB-70 Valkyrie ⓘ
surface form:
North American XB-70 Valkyrie (testbed)
Panavia Tornado ⓘ
surface form:
Panavia Tornado (testbed)
SEPECAT Jaguar ⓘ
surface form:
SEPECAT Jaguar (testbed)
Short Belfast ⓘ
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Vickers Valiant bomber ⓘ
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Vickers Valiant (testbed)
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Yakovlev Yak-42 (testbed)
de Havilland Comet ⓘ
surface form:
de Havilland Comet (testbed)
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Subject: Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet Description of subject: The Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet is a British axial-flow jet engine best known for powering aircraft such as the Avro Vulcan bomber and later versions of the supersonic airliner Concorde.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Avro Vulcan
this entity surface form:
Rolls-Royce Olympus engines
this entity surface form:
Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbines