Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma

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medium-lift helicopter military transport helicopter

The Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma is a French medium-lift, twin-engine military transport helicopter widely used for troop movement, cargo transport, and search-and-rescue operations.

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All labels observed (29)

Label	Occurrences
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma	6
SA 330 Puma	3
Aérospatiale Puma	2
SA330 Puma	2
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma European helicopter	1
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma French helicopter	1
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma NATO helicopter	1
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma aircraft	1
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma export helicopter	1
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma family	1
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter	1
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma medium transport helicopter	1
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma military aircraft	1
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma military versions	1
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma multi-role helicopter	1
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma rotorcraft	1
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma tactical transport helicopter	1
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma transport helicopter	1
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma twin-engine helicopter	1
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma utility helicopter	1
Aérospatiale SA 330E Puma	1
Aérospatiale SA 330G Puma	1
Aérospatiale SA 330H Puma	1
Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma canonical	1
Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma civil version	1
Aérospatiale SA 330L Puma	1
Aérospatiale SA 330S Puma	1
Aérospatiale SA 330SM Puma	1
Aérospatiale SA 330Z Puma	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1755239 — 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: Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma
Context triple: [Aérospatiale, majorProduct, Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma]

A. Eurocopter AS532 Cougar
The Eurocopter AS532 Cougar is a twin-engine, medium-lift military helicopter used worldwide for transport, search and rescue, and tactical operations.
B. Aérospatiale SA 315 Lama
The Aérospatiale SA 315 Lama is a light utility helicopter renowned for its exceptional high-altitude performance, widely used for mountain rescue, transport, and observation missions.
C. Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil
The Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil is a widely used single-engine light utility helicopter known for its versatility in civilian, law enforcement, and rescue operations.
D. Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon
The Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon is a large, twin-engine, heavy-lift military transport and anti-submarine helicopter developed in France in the 1960s.
E. Aérospatiale Alouette III
The Aérospatiale Alouette III is a light, single-engine, multi-purpose helicopter widely used worldwide for transport, search and rescue, and military operations since the 1960s.
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: Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma
Target entity description: The Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma is a French medium-lift, twin-engine military transport helicopter widely used for troop movement, cargo transport, and search-and-rescue operations.

A. Eurocopter AS532 Cougar
The Eurocopter AS532 Cougar is a twin-engine, medium-lift military helicopter used worldwide for transport, search and rescue, and tactical operations.
B. Aérospatiale SA 315 Lama
The Aérospatiale SA 315 Lama is a light utility helicopter renowned for its exceptional high-altitude performance, widely used for mountain rescue, transport, and observation missions.
C. Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil
The Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil is a widely used single-engine light utility helicopter known for its versatility in civilian, law enforcement, and rescue operations.
D. Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon
The Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon is a large, twin-engine, heavy-lift military transport and anti-submarine helicopter developed in France in the 1960s.
E. Aérospatiale Alouette III
The Aérospatiale Alouette III is a light, single-engine, multi-purpose helicopter widely used worldwide for transport, search and rescue, and military operations since the 1960s.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	medium-lift helicopter ⓘ military transport helicopter ⓘ
aircraftFamily	Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma
aircraftType	rotorcraft ⓘ
canBeArmed	door-mounted machine guns ⓘ
category	medium utility helicopter ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
crew	2 ⓘ
crewRole	co-pilot ⓘ pilot ⓘ
designedFor	battlefield troop transport ⓘ casualty evacuation ⓘ logistic support ⓘ search and rescue missions ⓘ
engineConfiguration	twin-engine ⓘ
engineModel	Turbomeca Turmo IIIC4 ⓘ
engineType	turboshaft ⓘ
enteredService	1970s ⓘ
fuselageMaterial	all-metal ⓘ
hasCargoDoor	yes ⓘ
hasHoist	optional rescue hoist ⓘ
isVariantOf	Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma
landingGearType	retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer	Aérospatiale ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight	approximately 7,000 kg ⓘ
missionProfile	day and night operations ⓘ low-level tactical flight ⓘ
natoReportingName	Puma ⓘ
notableFeature	rear cabin for troops or cargo ⓘ sliding side doors ⓘ twin turboshaft engines for redundancy ⓘ
numberOfEngines	2 ⓘ
operatorType	military ⓘ
passengerCapacity	16 to 20 troops ⓘ
powerplant	two Turbomeca Turmo IIIC4 turboshaft engines ⓘ
primaryRole	military transport ⓘ
role	cargo transport ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ troop transport ⓘ utility helicopter ⓘ
rotorConfiguration	single main rotor ⓘ
tailRotor	yes ⓘ
usedBy	French Armed Forces ⓘ export customers ⓘ
usedFor	cargo transport ⓘ search-and-rescue operations ⓘ troop movement ⓘ