Mil Mi-12
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The Mil Mi-12 is a Soviet-era experimental heavy-lift helicopter prototype, notable for being the largest helicopter ever built.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mil Mi-12 canonical | 2 |
| Mi-12 | 1 |
| вертолёт Ми-12 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6928916 — 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: Mil Mi-12 Context triple: [Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, designed, Mil Mi-12]
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A.
Mil Mi-26
The Mil Mi-26 is a Soviet/Russian heavy-lift cargo helicopter, renowned as one of the largest and most powerful helicopters ever produced, widely used for both military and civilian transport roles.
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B.
Mil Mi-6
The Mil Mi-6 is a large Soviet-era heavy-lift transport helicopter, notable for being one of the world’s earliest and most powerful turbine-powered helicopters used extensively for both military and civilian roles.
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C.
Mil Mi-1
The Mil Mi-1 is a Soviet light utility helicopter introduced in the early Cold War era, notable as one of the first mass-produced helicopters in the USSR and widely used for transport, training, and liaison roles.
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D.
Mil Mi-2
The Mil Mi-2 is a Soviet light utility helicopter widely used for transport, training, and various civilian and military roles since the 1960s.
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E.
Mil Mi-4
The Mil Mi-4 is a Soviet-era multi-purpose transport helicopter introduced in the early 1950s, widely used for both military and civilian roles and notable for its piston-engine, single-rotor design.
- 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: Mil Mi-12 Target entity description: The Mil Mi-12 is a Soviet-era experimental heavy-lift helicopter prototype, notable for being the largest helicopter ever built.
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A.
Mil Mi-26
The Mil Mi-26 is a Soviet/Russian heavy-lift cargo helicopter, renowned as one of the largest and most powerful helicopters ever produced, widely used for both military and civilian transport roles.
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B.
Mil Mi-6
The Mil Mi-6 is a large Soviet-era heavy-lift transport helicopter, notable for being one of the world’s earliest and most powerful turbine-powered helicopters used extensively for both military and civilian roles.
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C.
Mil Mi-1
The Mil Mi-1 is a Soviet light utility helicopter introduced in the early Cold War era, notable as one of the first mass-produced helicopters in the USSR and widely used for transport, training, and liaison roles.
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D.
Mil Mi-2
The Mil Mi-2 is a Soviet light utility helicopter widely used for transport, training, and various civilian and military roles since the 1960s.
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E.
Mil Mi-4
The Mil Mi-4 is a Soviet-era multi-purpose transport helicopter introduced in the early 1950s, widely used for both military and civilian roles and notable for its piston-engine, single-rotor design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental aircraft
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heavy-lift helicopter ⓘ helicopter ⓘ prototype aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
rotorcraft
ⓘ
transport helicopter ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | metal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mi-12
ⓘ
linked to:
Mil Mi-12
V-12 ⓘ |
| category |
Soviet helicopters
ⓘ
experimental helicopters ⓘ heavy-lift helicopters ⓘ |
| configuration | twin-rotor transverse layout ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crewRole |
flight engineer
ⓘ
loadmaster ⓘ pilots ⓘ |
| designBureau | Mil Design Bureau ⓘ |
| designer | Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant ⓘ |
| developedFor | long-range transport of ICBM components ⓘ |
| developmentStart | early 1960s ⓘ |
| engineArrangement | two engines on each wingtip pylon ⓘ |
| engineCount | 4 ⓘ |
| enteredService | never entered regular service ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1968 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | fixed-wing-like central fuselage ⓘ |
| hasCrew | true ⓘ |
| intendedRole | strategic airlift of heavy cargo ⓘ |
| isLargestHelicopterEverBuilt | true ⓘ |
| landingGearType | fixed landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant ⓘ |
| NATOreportingName | Homer ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
largest rotorcraft ever built by overall dimensions
ⓘ
record-breaking payload capacity ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| powerplantType | turboshaft engine ⓘ |
| primaryUse | military transport ⓘ |
| programOutcome | cancelled ⓘ |
| role | heavy transport ⓘ |
| rotorConfiguration | side-by-side rotors ⓘ |
| rotorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| status |
not in mass production
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prototype only ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tailplane ⓘ |
| testLocation | Soviet Union ⓘ |
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: Mil Mi-12 Description of subject: The Mil Mi-12 is a Soviet-era experimental heavy-lift helicopter prototype, notable for being the largest helicopter ever built.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mil Mi-12
linked to: Mil Mi-12