Flanker
E337823
Flanker is the NATO reporting name for the Sukhoi Su-27, a highly maneuverable Soviet-designed air superiority fighter aircraft.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3210223 — 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: Flanker Context triple: [Sukhoi Su-27, NATOReportingName, Flanker]
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A.
Matfield
Matfield is a small rural village in Kent, England, known for its traditional village green and historic buildings.
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B.
Crennel
Crennel is the surname of Romeo Crennel, an American football coach best known for his roles as an NFL head coach and defensive coordinator.
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C.
Victor Matfield
Victor Matfield is a renowned South African rugby union lock, widely regarded as one of the greatest line-out specialists and key figures in the Springboks’ World Cup–winning era.
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D.
Bryan Habana
Bryan Habana is a legendary South African rugby union wing renowned for his exceptional speed and prolific try-scoring for the Springboks.
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E.
Bronk
Bronk is a surname most notably associated with Detlev W. Bronk, an influential American scientist and educator who helped shape modern biophysics and higher education policy.
- 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: Flanker Target entity description: Flanker is the NATO reporting name for the Sukhoi Su-27, a highly maneuverable Soviet-designed air superiority fighter aircraft.
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A.
Matfield
Matfield is a small rural village in Kent, England, known for its traditional village green and historic buildings.
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B.
Crennel
Crennel is the surname of Romeo Crennel, an American football coach best known for his roles as an NFL head coach and defensive coordinator.
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C.
Victor Matfield
Victor Matfield is a renowned South African rugby union lock, widely regarded as one of the greatest line-out specialists and key figures in the Springboks’ World Cup–winning era.
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D.
Bryan Habana
Bryan Habana is a legendary South African rugby union wing renowned for his exceptional speed and prolific try-scoring for the Springboks.
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E.
Bronk
Bronk is a surname most notably associated with Detlev W. Bronk, an influential American scientist and educator who helped shape modern biophysics and higher education policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | NATO reporting name ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
swept-wing
ⓘ
twin-engine jet ⓘ twin-tail ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily |
Sukhoi Su-27 family
ⓘ
linked to:
Sukhoi Su-27
|
| aircraftRole | air superiority fighter ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Russian fighter aircraft
ⓘ
Soviet-designed fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Russian Air Force
ⓘ
Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| combatRole |
air superiority
ⓘ
interception ⓘ limited ground attack ⓘ |
| countryOfDesign | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Sukhoi
ⓘ
linked to:
OKB Sukhoi
|
| designedFor |
countering Western fourth-generation fighters
ⓘ
long-range air defense ⓘ |
| era | fourth-generation jet fighter ⓘ |
| hasExportVariants |
Su-30MKI
ⓘ
linked to:
Sukhoi Su-30MKI
Su-30MKK ⓘ
linked to:
Sukhoi Su-30
Su-35S ⓘ
linked to:
Sukhoi Su-35S
|
| hasFeature |
fly-by-wire control system
ⓘ
high thrust-to-weight ratio ⓘ integral cannon armament ⓘ large internal fuel capacity ⓘ powerful radar ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Su-27
ⓘ
linked to:
Sukhoi Su-27
Su-30 ⓘ
linked to:
Sukhoi Su-30
Su-33 ⓘ
linked to:
Sukhoi Su-33
Su-34 ⓘ
linked to:
Sukhoi Su‑34
Su-35 ⓘ
linked to:
Sukhoi Su-35S
Su-37 ⓘ
linked to:
Sukhoi Su-35S
|
| influenced | later Russian fighter designs ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Sukhoi Design Bureau ⓘ |
| namingConvention | NATO codename for fighter aircraft begins with letter F ⓘ |
| namingSystem |
NATO reporting name system
ⓘ
linked to:
NATO Allied reporting name system
|
| notableFor | high maneuverability ⓘ |
| primaryMission | air superiority over large territories ⓘ |
| refersTo | Sukhoi Su-27 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | Cold War ⓘ |
| typicalOperators |
Indian Air Force
ⓘ
People's Liberation Army Air Force ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Air Force
Russian Air Force ⓘ Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| usedBy |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
ⓘ
linked to:
NATO
|
| usedIn | post-Cold War conflicts ⓘ |
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: Flanker Description of subject: Flanker is the NATO reporting name for the Sukhoi Su-27, a highly maneuverable Soviet-designed air superiority fighter aircraft.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Flanker