Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a Soviet jet fighter aircraft introduced in the early 1950s, widely used during the Cold War and notably in the Vietnam War for its agility and effectiveness in air combat.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MiG-17 | 8 |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 canonical | 7 |
| MiG-17 family | 1 |
| MiG-17 fighter aircraft | 1 |
| MiG-17 jet fighter | 1 |
| MiG-17 jet fighter design | 1 |
| MiG-17F | 1 |
| MiG-17PF | 1 |
| MiG-17PFU | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T412071 — 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: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Context triple: [Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum, hasAircraftOnDisplay, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17]
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A.
MiG-29
The MiG-29 is a Soviet-designed twin-engine multirole fighter aircraft known for its high maneuverability and widespread use by various air forces around the world.
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B.
Su-22
The Su-22 is a Soviet-designed variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber widely exported and used for ground-attack missions by several air forces, including Poland’s.
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C.
North American F-86 Sabre
The North American F-86 Sabre is a transonic jet fighter aircraft famed for its swept-wing design and prominent combat role during the Korean War.
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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.
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star
The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star is a jet-powered American trainer aircraft developed from the P-80 fighter and widely used by the U.S. Air Force and many other countries during the early Cold War era.
- 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: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Target entity description: The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a Soviet jet fighter aircraft introduced in the early 1950s, widely used during the Cold War and notably in the Vietnam War for its agility and effectiveness in air combat.
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A.
MiG-29
The MiG-29 is a Soviet-designed twin-engine multirole fighter aircraft known for its high maneuverability and widespread use by various air forces around the world.
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B.
Su-22
The Su-22 is a Soviet-designed variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber widely exported and used for ground-attack missions by several air forces, including Poland’s.
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C.
North American F-86 Sabre
The North American F-86 Sabre is a transonic jet fighter aircraft famed for its swept-wing design and prominent combat role during the Korean War.
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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.
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star
The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star is a jet-powered American trainer aircraft developed from the P-80 fighter and widely used by the U.S. Air Force and many other countries during the early Cold War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet aircraft
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jet fighter aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon
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2 × 23 mm NR-23 cannons ⓘ bombs ⓘ unguided rockets ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designBegan | late 1940s ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 ⓘ |
| engineType | turbojet ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1952 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1950 ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1950s ⓘ |
| licenseBuiltVariant |
Lim-5
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 ⓘ
surface form:
Shenyang J-5
|
| manufacturer |
Mikoyan design bureau
ⓘ
surface form:
Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau
|
| maximumSpeed | around 1,145 km/h at altitude ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedMach | approximately Mach 0.93 ⓘ |
| natoReportingName | Fresco ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
afterburner on later variants
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good performance at high subsonic speeds ⓘ high maneuverability ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
fighter
ⓘ
interceptor ⓘ |
| range | around 2,000 km with drop tanks ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | around 16,600 m ⓘ |
| status |
retired from front-line service in most countries
ⓘ
still used as warbird and trainer in some places ⓘ |
| successor |
MiG-19
ⓘ
surface form:
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19
|
| typicalEngine | Klimov VK-1 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Chinese Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force
East German Air Force ⓘ Egyptian Air Force ⓘ Korean People's Army ⓘ
surface form:
North Korean Air Force
Polish Air Force ⓘ Soviet Air Forces ⓘ Syrian Arab Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Air Force
Vietnam People’s Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam People's Air Force
|
| usedInConflict |
Biafran secession
ⓘ
surface form:
Nigerian Civil War
Six-Day War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
| variant |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
MiG-17F
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
MiG-17PF
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
MiG-17PFU
|
| wingConfiguration | swept wing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Description of subject: The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a Soviet jet fighter aircraft introduced in the early 1950s, widely used during the Cold War and notably in the Vietnam War for its agility and effectiveness in air combat.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
MiG-17
this entity surface form:
MiG-17F
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MiG-17PF
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MiG-17PFU
this entity surface form:
MiG-17 fighter aircraft
this entity surface form:
MiG-17
this entity surface form:
MiG-17
this entity surface form:
MiG-17
this entity surface form:
MiG-17 jet fighter
this entity surface form:
MiG-17
this entity surface form:
MiG-17
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MiG-17 family
this entity surface form:
MiG-17
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MiG-17 jet fighter design
this entity surface form:
MiG-17