Rolls-Royce Condor
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The Rolls-Royce Condor was a powerful British V12 aircraft piston engine developed in the early 20th century and used in large bombers and airliners of the interwar period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rolls-Royce Condor canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4949529 — 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 Condor Context triple: [Rolls-Royce Eagle, successor, Rolls-Royce Condor]
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A.
Rolls-Royce Eagle
The Rolls-Royce Eagle was a pioneering British liquid-cooled V12 aircraft engine of World War I, widely used to power frontline bombers and reconnaissance aircraft.
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B.
Rolls-Royce Kestrel
The Rolls-Royce Kestrel is a British liquid-cooled V-12 aircraft engine widely used in the interwar period and known for powering many early Hawker biplanes and other RAF aircraft.
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C.
Rolls-Royce XG-40
The Rolls-Royce XG-40 was an experimental British low-bypass turbofan engine program that served as the technological basis for the later Eurojet EJ200 fighter aircraft engine.
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D.
Rolls‑Royce Vulture I
The Rolls‑Royce Vulture I was a British experimental 24‑cylinder X‑configuration aircraft engine developed in the late 1930s that powered early heavy bombers but was ultimately abandoned due to reliability problems.
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E.
Rolls‑Royce Welland
The Rolls‑Royce Welland was the first British production jet engine, powering early Royal Air Force jet fighters during World War II.
- 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 Condor Target entity description: The Rolls-Royce Condor was a powerful British V12 aircraft piston engine developed in the early 20th century and used in large bombers and airliners of the interwar period.
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A.
Rolls-Royce Eagle
The Rolls-Royce Eagle was a pioneering British liquid-cooled V12 aircraft engine of World War I, widely used to power frontline bombers and reconnaissance aircraft.
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B.
Rolls-Royce Kestrel
The Rolls-Royce Kestrel is a British liquid-cooled V-12 aircraft engine widely used in the interwar period and known for powering many early Hawker biplanes and other RAF aircraft.
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C.
Rolls-Royce XG-40
The Rolls-Royce XG-40 was an experimental British low-bypass turbofan engine program that served as the technological basis for the later Eurojet EJ200 fighter aircraft engine.
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D.
Rolls‑Royce Vulture I
The Rolls‑Royce Vulture I was a British experimental 24‑cylinder X‑configuration aircraft engine developed in the late 1930s that powered early heavy bombers but was ultimately abandoned due to reliability problems.
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E.
Rolls‑Royce Welland
The Rolls‑Royce Welland was the first British production jet engine, powering early Royal Air Force jet fighters during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
V12 engine
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aircraft piston engine ⓘ liquid-cooled aircraft engine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Condor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| application |
airliner
ⓘ
bomber aircraft ⓘ |
| bore | 139.7 mm ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | liquid-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cylinderArrangement | V ⓘ |
| cylinders | 12 ⓘ |
| designer | Henry Royce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designGoal | high power for large multi-engined aircraft ⓘ |
| developmentStart | 1917 ⓘ |
| displacement |
36.7 litres
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approximately 2,240 cubic inches ⓘ |
| displayedAt | various aviation museums in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | 60-degree V12 ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| firstRun | 1918 ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation gasoline ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped establish Rolls-Royce reputation in large aero engines ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high power output for interwar period
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large displacement for its era ⓘ used primarily in large multi-engine aircraft ⓘ |
| powerOutput |
about 650 hp in early versions
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up to about 800 hp in later versions ⓘ |
| productionEnd | late 1920s ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1919 ⓘ |
| stroke | 190.5 mm ⓘ |
| successor |
Rolls-Royce Buzzard
NERFINISHED
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Rolls-Royce Kestrel (in some roles) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
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Royal Navy (Fleet Air Arm flying boats) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInAircraft |
Blackburn Iris
NERFINISHED
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Blackburn Perth NERFINISHED ⓘ Fairey IIIF (some variants) NERFINISHED ⓘ Handley Page H.P.42 (early trials/related studies) ⓘ Vickers Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Vimy Commercial NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland DH.34 (experimental/limited) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | interwar military operations and colonial policing ⓘ |
| usedInRole |
long-range bomber
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long-range transport ⓘ maritime patrol flying boat ⓘ |
| valvetrain | overhead camshaft ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rolls-Royce Condor Description of subject: The Rolls-Royce Condor was a powerful British V12 aircraft piston engine developed in the early 20th century and used in large bombers and airliners of the interwar period.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Falcon