Mil Mi-26
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The Mil Mi-26 is a Soviet/Russian heavy-lift cargo helicopter, renowned as one of the largest and most powerful helicopters ever produced, widely used for both military and civilian transport roles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mil Mi-26 canonical | 2 |
| Mil Mi-26 heavy transport helicopter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2911889 — 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: Mil Mi-26 Context triple: [Military Transport Aviation, aircraftOperated, Mil Mi-26]
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A.
Mil Mi-6
The Mil Mi-6 is a large Soviet-era heavy-lift transport helicopter, notable for being one of the world’s earliest and most powerful turbine-powered helicopters used extensively for both military and civilian roles.
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B.
Mi-8
The Mi-8 is a Soviet-designed twin-turbine transport helicopter widely used around the world for both military and civilian roles.
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C.
Mi-17
The Mi-17 is a Russian-designed, medium-lift military transport helicopter widely used for troop transport, cargo missions, and search-and-rescue operations.
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D.
Mi-24
The Mi-24 is a Soviet-designed attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport, widely used for close air support and battlefield assault missions.
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E.
Wildcat helicopter
The Wildcat helicopter is a modern British military helicopter used for reconnaissance, attack, and maritime roles, notably operated by the UK’s Army Air Corps and Royal Navy.
- 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: Mil Mi-26 Target entity description: The Mil Mi-26 is a Soviet/Russian heavy-lift cargo helicopter, renowned as one of the largest and most powerful helicopters ever produced, widely used for both military and civilian transport roles.
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A.
Mil Mi-6
The Mil Mi-6 is a large Soviet-era heavy-lift transport helicopter, notable for being one of the world’s earliest and most powerful turbine-powered helicopters used extensively for both military and civilian roles.
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B.
Mi-8
The Mi-8 is a Soviet-designed twin-turbine transport helicopter widely used around the world for both military and civilian roles.
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C.
Mi-17
The Mi-17 is a Russian-designed, medium-lift military transport helicopter widely used for troop transport, cargo missions, and search-and-rescue operations.
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D.
Mi-24
The Mi-24 is a Soviet-designed attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport, widely used for close air support and battlefield assault missions.
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E.
Wildcat helicopter
The Wildcat helicopter is a modern British military helicopter used for reconnaissance, attack, and maritime roles, notably operated by the UK’s Army Air Corps and Royal Navy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civilian transport helicopter
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heavy-lift cargo helicopter ⓘ military transport helicopter ⓘ |
| canTransport |
armored vehicles
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artillery pieces ⓘ large construction equipment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Russia
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 5 ⓘ |
| crewDetails | two pilots, navigator, flight engineer, loadmaster ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | around 255 km/h ⓘ |
| designFeature |
fixed tricycle landing gear
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rear loading ramp ⓘ twin-engine layout ⓘ |
| engineModel | Lotarev D-136 ⓘ |
| engineType | turboshaft ⓘ |
| enteredSeriesProduction | early 1980s ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1977-12-14 ⓘ |
| height | approximately 8 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1983 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 40 m ⓘ |
| mainRotorBlades | 8 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | around 295 km/h ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | around 56000 kg ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | Halo ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
one of the largest helicopters ever produced
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one of the most powerful helicopters ever built ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| payloadCapacity | around 20000 kg internal or external ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
Indian Air Force
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Russian Air Force ⓘ Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Air Force
Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ |
| range | around 800 km ⓘ |
| role |
aerial crane
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disaster relief ⓘ firefighting ⓘ heavy cargo transport ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| rotorDiameter | approximately 32 m ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | around 4600 m ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| successorTo | Mil Mi-6 ⓘ |
| tailRotorBlades | 5 ⓘ |
| usedIn |
civilian heavy-lift operations
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disaster response missions ⓘ humanitarian missions ⓘ military logistics operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mil Mi-26 Description of subject: The Mil Mi-26 is a Soviet/Russian heavy-lift cargo helicopter, renowned as one of the largest and most powerful helicopters ever produced, widely used for both military and civilian transport roles.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mil Mi-26 heavy transport helicopter