Double Wasp
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Double Wasp is the nickname for the Pratt & Whitney R-2800, a powerful American 18-cylinder radial aircraft engine widely used in World War II fighters and bombers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Double Wasp canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8195942 — 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: Double Wasp Context triple: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp, nickname, Double Wasp]
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A.
The Wasp
The Wasp is a Marvel superhero, often portrayed as a size-changing, flying Avenger who fights alongside Ant-Man using advanced Pym particle technology.
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B.
Stinger the Yellowjacket
Stinger the Yellowjacket is the energetic yellowjacket-themed mascot representing the University of Wisconsin–Superior at its athletic events and campus activities.
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C.
Hugo the Hornet
Hugo the Hornet is the energetic, anthropomorphic hornet mascot who represents and entertains fans of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets.
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D.
Voladora
Voladora is a supernatural witch-like figure in Chilote mythology, known for transforming into a bird to carry messages and perform magical tasks for sorcerers.
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E.
Mantis
Mantis is an empathic alien superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, known for her ability to sense and influence emotions and for her role alongside the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Avengers.
- 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: Double Wasp Target entity description: Double Wasp is the nickname for the Pratt & Whitney R-2800, a powerful American 18-cylinder radial aircraft engine widely used in World War II fighters and bombers.
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A.
The Wasp
The Wasp is a Marvel superhero, often portrayed as a size-changing, flying Avenger who fights alongside Ant-Man using advanced Pym particle technology.
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B.
Stinger the Yellowjacket
Stinger the Yellowjacket is the energetic yellowjacket-themed mascot representing the University of Wisconsin–Superior at its athletic events and campus activities.
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C.
Hugo the Hornet
Hugo the Hornet is the energetic, anthropomorphic hornet mascot who represents and entertains fans of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets.
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D.
Voladora
Voladora is a supernatural witch-like figure in Chilote mythology, known for transforming into a bird to carry messages and perform magical tasks for sorcerers.
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E.
Mantis
Mantis is an empathic alien superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, known for her ability to sense and influence emotions and for her role alongside the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Avengers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pratt & Whitney R-2800
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aircraft engine ⓘ piston engine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| application |
bombers
ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ patrol aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ |
| bore | 5.75 inches ⓘ |
| compressionRatio | varied by model ⓘ |
| configuration | 18-cylinder radial ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| cylinderArrangement | two-row radial ⓘ |
| displacement |
2800 cubic inches
ⓘ
45.9 liters ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| firstRun | 1937 ⓘ |
| fuelType | avgas ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | dual ignition ⓘ |
| introduced | 1940 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Pratt & Whitney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high power-to-weight ratio
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reliability in combat operations ⓘ widespread use in U.S. Navy and U.S. Army Air Forces aircraft ⓘ |
| numberOfCylinders | 18 ⓘ |
| powerOutputRange | from about 1,500 hp to over 2,400 hp ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | late 1930s to early 1950s ⓘ |
| rowsOfCylinders | 2 ⓘ |
| stroke | 6 inches ⓘ |
| supercharging |
single-stage supercharger
ⓘ
two-stage supercharger ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Allied air forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedInAircraft |
Boeing 314 Clipper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Douglas A-26 Invader NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas C-54 Skymaster NERFINISHED ⓘ Grumman F6F Hellcat NERFINISHED ⓘ Grumman F7F Tigercat NERFINISHED ⓘ Grumman TBF Avenger (later variants) NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin B-26 Marauder NERFINISHED ⓘ Northrop P-61 Black Widow NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic P-47 Thunderbolt NERFINISHED ⓘ Vought F4U Corsair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| valvetrain | overhead valve ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Double Wasp Description of subject: Double Wasp is the nickname for the Pratt & Whitney R-2800, a powerful American 18-cylinder radial aircraft engine widely used in World War II fighters and bombers.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.