Cessna 208 Caravan
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The Cessna 208 Caravan is a single-engine turboprop utility aircraft widely used for regional passenger service, cargo transport, and short takeoff and landing operations.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T398737 — 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: Cessna 208 Caravan Context triple: [Southern Airways Express, operatesAircraftType, Cessna 208 Caravan]
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A.
Beechcraft King Air
The Beechcraft King Air is a family of twin-turboprop utility aircraft widely used around the world for military, government, and civilian transport, training, and special-mission roles.
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B.
Sully Wing
Sully Wing is one of the main historic wings of the Louvre Museum in Paris, housing collections such as ancient Near Eastern antiquities and French paintings.
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C.
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four‑engine turboprop military transport aircraft renowned worldwide for its versatility in tactical airlift, humanitarian missions, and special operations since the 1950s.
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D.
Pilatus PC-21
The Pilatus PC-21 is a Swiss-made, next-generation turboprop military trainer aircraft designed to provide jet-like performance and advanced training capabilities for fighter pilots.
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E.
Embraer ERJ 135
The Embraer ERJ 135 is a Brazilian-built regional jet airliner designed for short-haul passenger service, widely used by both commercial airlines and military operators.
- 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: Cessna 208 Caravan Target entity description: The Cessna 208 Caravan is a single-engine turboprop utility aircraft widely used for regional passenger service, cargo transport, and short takeoff and landing operations.
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A.
Beechcraft King Air
The Beechcraft King Air is a family of twin-turboprop utility aircraft widely used around the world for military, government, and civilian transport, training, and special-mission roles.
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B.
Sully Wing
Sully Wing is one of the main historic wings of the Louvre Museum in Paris, housing collections such as ancient Near Eastern antiquities and French paintings.
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C.
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four‑engine turboprop military transport aircraft renowned worldwide for its versatility in tactical airlift, humanitarian missions, and special operations since the 1950s.
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D.
Pilatus PC-21
The Pilatus PC-21 is a Swiss-made, next-generation turboprop military trainer aircraft designed to provide jet-like performance and advanced training capabilities for fighter pilots.
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E.
Embraer ERJ 135
The Embraer ERJ 135 is a Brazilian-built regional jet airliner designed for short-haul passenger service, widely used by both commercial airlines and military operators.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single-engine turboprop aircraft
ⓘ
utility aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
commuter aircraft
ⓘ
general aviation aircraft ⓘ regional airliner ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | aluminum alloy ⓘ |
| capability | short takeoff and landing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| engineModel |
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68B
ⓘ
surface form:
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A
|
| engineType | turboprop ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1982 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | unpressurized ⓘ |
| introduced | 1984 ⓘ |
| landingGearType | fixed tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Cessna
ⓘ
Cessna ⓘ
surface form:
Cessna Aircraft Company
Textron Aviation ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
Caravan
ⓘ
Grand Caravan ⓘ |
| maximumPassengerCapacity | 14 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
ability to operate from unprepared airstrips
ⓘ
large cargo door on some variants ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operatorType |
air taxi operators
ⓘ
cargo airlines ⓘ humanitarian organizations ⓘ regional airlines ⓘ |
| powerplant |
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114
ⓘ
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 ⓘ
surface form:
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A
|
| primaryRole |
cargo transport
ⓘ
regional passenger transport ⓘ utility transport ⓘ |
| propellerBlades | 3 ⓘ |
| propellerType | constant-speed propeller ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| takeoffDistanceCharacteristic | short-field capable ⓘ |
| typicalCruiseSpeed | about 340 km/h ⓘ |
| typicalPassengerCapacity | 9 ⓘ |
| typicalRange | about 1200 km ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bush flying
ⓘ
cargo transport ⓘ medical evacuation ⓘ parachute operations ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ |
| variant |
Cessna 208 Caravan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cessna 208 Amphibian
Cessna 208 Caravan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Cessna 208 Caravan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster
|
| wingConfiguration | high-wing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cessna 208 Caravan Description of subject: The Cessna 208 Caravan is a single-engine turboprop utility aircraft widely used for regional passenger service, cargo transport, and short takeoff and landing operations.
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this entity surface form:
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this entity surface form:
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this entity surface form:
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subject surface form:
Cessna Caravan
subject surface form:
Cessna Caravan
this entity surface form:
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
subject surface form:
Cessna Caravan
this entity surface form:
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX
subject surface form:
Cessna Caravan
this entity surface form:
Cessna 208 Caravan Amphibian
subject surface form:
Cessna Caravan
this entity surface form:
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this entity surface form:
Cessna Caravan family
this entity surface form:
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