Saturn AL-31F
E337824
The Saturn AL-31F is a Russian afterburning turbofan jet engine widely used to power modern Sukhoi fighter aircraft.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saturn AL-31F canonical | 3 |
| Saturn AL-31FP | 3 |
| Saturn AL-41F1S | 2 |
| Saturn AL-31FN turbofan | 1 |
| Saturn AL-37FU (test engines) | 1 |
| Saturn AL-41F1 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3210237 — 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: Saturn AL-31F Context triple: [Sukhoi Su-27, engineModel, Saturn AL-31F]
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A.
Kuznetsov NK-144 turbofan engine
The Kuznetsov NK-144 is a low-bypass afterburning turbofan engine developed in the Soviet Union to power the Tu-144 supersonic transport airliner.
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B.
Klimov RD-33 turbofan
The Klimov RD-33 is a Russian low-bypass afterburning turbofan engine developed in the Soviet era, best known for powering the MiG-29 fighter aircraft and its derivatives.
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C.
Kuznetsov NK-12
The Kuznetsov NK-12 is a powerful Soviet turboprop aircraft engine, renowned for driving the Tu-95 strategic bomber with its distinctive contra-rotating propellers and high-speed performance.
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D.
RD-107
RD-107 is a Soviet-designed liquid-fueled rocket engine, best known for powering the first stages of early R-7 family launch vehicles used in historic missions like Sputnik and Vostok.
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E.
Turbo-Union RB199
The Turbo-Union RB199 is a tri-nationally developed afterburning turbofan jet engine used to power the Panavia Tornado strike aircraft.
- 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: Saturn AL-31F Target entity description: The Saturn AL-31F is a Russian afterburning turbofan jet engine widely used to power modern Sukhoi fighter aircraft.
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A.
Kuznetsov NK-144 turbofan engine
The Kuznetsov NK-144 is a low-bypass afterburning turbofan engine developed in the Soviet Union to power the Tu-144 supersonic transport airliner.
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B.
Klimov RD-33 turbofan
The Klimov RD-33 is a Russian low-bypass afterburning turbofan engine developed in the Soviet era, best known for powering the MiG-29 fighter aircraft and its derivatives.
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C.
Kuznetsov NK-12
The Kuznetsov NK-12 is a powerful Soviet turboprop aircraft engine, renowned for driving the Tu-95 strategic bomber with its distinctive contra-rotating propellers and high-speed performance.
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D.
RD-107
RD-107 is a Soviet-designed liquid-fueled rocket engine, best known for powering the first stages of early R-7 family launch vehicles used in historic missions like Sputnik and Vostok.
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E.
Turbo-Union RB199
The Turbo-Union RB199 is a tri-nationally developed afterburning turbofan jet engine used to power the Panavia Tornado strike aircraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
afterburning turbofan engine
ⓘ
jet engine ⓘ |
| application | fighter aircraft propulsion ⓘ |
| bypassRatio | low-bypass ⓘ |
| category | military aircraft engine ⓘ |
| configuration | turbofan ⓘ |
| coreDesign | two-spool ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| designBureau |
Arkhip Lyulka design bureau
ⓘ
linked to:
Lyulka Design Bureau
|
| developmentStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1980s ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation kerosene ⓘ |
| hasFeature | afterburner ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
AL-31F-M1
ⓘ
linked to:
AL-31FM
AL-31F-M2 ⓘ
linked to:
AL-31FM
AL-31FM ⓘ AL-31FN ⓘ AL-31FP ⓘ
linked to:
AL-31FN
|
| intendedRole | military ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Lyulka Design Bureau
ⓘ
NPO Saturn ⓘ |
| market | export ⓘ |
| notableFeature | designed for high maneuverability fighters ⓘ |
| operatingPrinciple | axial-flow turbofan ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| thrustClass |
approximately 122 kN with afterburner
ⓘ
approximately 75 kN dry ⓘ |
| usedBy |
China
ⓘ
India ⓘ Russia ⓘ various export customers ⓘ |
| usedInAircraft |
Shenyang J-11
ⓘ
linked to:
Shenyang J-15
Shenyang J-15 ⓘ Shenyang J-16 ⓘ Sukhoi Su-27 ⓘ Sukhoi Su-30 ⓘ Sukhoi Su-33 ⓘ Sukhoi Su-34 ⓘ
linked to:
Sukhoi Su‑34
Sukhoi Su-35 early variants ⓘ
linked to:
Sukhoi Su-35S
|
| usedInProgram |
Sukhoi Su-27 family
ⓘ
linked to:
Sukhoi Su-27
|
| usedOn |
Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force aircraft
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Air Force
Russian Air Force aircraft ⓘ Soviet Air Force aircraft ⓘ |
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: Saturn AL-31F Description of subject: The Saturn AL-31F is a Russian afterburning turbofan jet engine widely used to power modern Sukhoi fighter aircraft.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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