SNECMA Atar 9B
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The SNECMA Atar 9B is a French afterburning turbojet engine widely used in Cold War-era combat aircraft, notably powering high-speed jets such as the Dassault Mirage series.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SNECMA Atar turbojet | 4 |
| SNECMA Atar | 1 |
| SNECMA Atar 9 | 1 |
| SNECMA Atar 9B canonical | 1 |
| SNECMA Atar 9K | 1 |
| SNECMA Atar 9K-50 turbojet | 1 |
| Snecma Atar turbojet | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10660921 — 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: SNECMA Atar 9B Context triple: [Dassault Mirage IV, engineModel, SNECMA Atar 9B]
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A.
SNECMA Atar 8K-50
The SNECMA Atar 8K-50 is a French afterburning turbojet engine developed in the mid-20th century and used to power several combat aircraft, notably Dassault fighter and attack jets.
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B.
Snecma M88
The Snecma M88 is a French afterburning turbofan engine developed to power the Dassault Rafale multirole fighter aircraft.
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C.
Snecma M53
The Snecma M53 is a French afterburning turbofan jet engine developed by Snecma, best known for powering Dassault’s Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft.
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D.
Turbomeca Aubisque turbojet
The Turbomeca Aubisque is a small French turbojet engine developed in the 1960s, used primarily to power light military trainer and attack aircraft.
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E.
Turbomeca Astazou
The Turbomeca Astazou is a French-designed turboshaft and turboprop engine widely used in light helicopters and aircraft from the 1960s onward.
- 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: SNECMA Atar 9B Target entity description: The SNECMA Atar 9B is a French afterburning turbojet engine widely used in Cold War-era combat aircraft, notably powering high-speed jets such as the Dassault Mirage series.
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A.
SNECMA Atar 8K-50
The SNECMA Atar 8K-50 is a French afterburning turbojet engine developed in the mid-20th century and used to power several combat aircraft, notably Dassault fighter and attack jets.
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B.
Snecma M88
The Snecma M88 is a French afterburning turbofan engine developed to power the Dassault Rafale multirole fighter aircraft.
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C.
Snecma M53
The Snecma M53 is a French afterburning turbofan jet engine developed by Snecma, best known for powering Dassault’s Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft.
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D.
Turbomeca Aubisque turbojet
The Turbomeca Aubisque is a small French turbojet engine developed in the 1960s, used primarily to power light military trainer and attack aircraft.
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E.
Turbomeca Astazou
The Turbomeca Astazou is a French-designed turboshaft and turboprop engine widely used in light helicopters and aircraft from the 1960s onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | turbojet engine ⓘ |
| application |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
fighter-bomber aircraft ⓘ |
| configuration | single-spool axial-flow turbojet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| developedInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| era |
Cold War era
ⓘ
linked to:
Cold War
|
| feature | afterburner ⓘ |
| followedBy | SNECMA Atar 9C ⓘ |
| fuelType | jet fuel ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
SNECMA
ⓘ
linked to:
Snecma
|
| notableFor | use in Dassault Mirage series ⓘ |
| partOfFamily |
SNECMA Atar
ⓘ
linked to:
SNECMA Atar 9B
|
| precededBy |
SNECMA Atar 9
ⓘ
linked to:
SNECMA Atar 9B
|
| role | primary powerplant for Mirage III variants ⓘ |
| thrustClass |
around 6000 kgf dry
ⓘ
around 9000 kgf with afterburner ⓘ |
| usedByCountry |
Argentina
ⓘ
Australia ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Chile ⓘ France ⓘ French Air Force ⓘ Israel ⓘ Israeli Air Force ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ South Africa ⓘ South Africa Air Force ⓘ
linked to:
South African Air Force
Spain ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Cold War
ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ |
| usedInAircraft |
Atlas Cheetah
ⓘ
Dassault Mirage 5 ⓘ Dassault Mirage III ⓘ Dassault Mirage IIIB ⓘ
linked to:
Dassault Mirage III
Dassault Mirage IIIC ⓘ
linked to:
Dassault Mirage III
Dassault Mirage IIID ⓘ
linked to:
Dassault Mirage III
Dassault Mirage IIIO ⓘ Dassault Mirage IIIR ⓘ
linked to:
Dassault Mirage III
Dassault Mirage IIIS ⓘ
linked to:
Dassault Mirage III
IAI Kfir (early prototypes) ⓘ
linked to:
Kfir C.10
IAI Nesher ⓘ
linked to:
IAI Dagger
Mirage 50 (early variants) ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Indo-Pakistani conflicts
ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-Pakistani wars
Six-Day War ⓘ South African Border War ⓘ Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SNECMA Atar 9B Description of subject: The SNECMA Atar 9B is a French afterburning turbojet engine widely used in Cold War-era combat aircraft, notably powering high-speed jets such as the Dassault Mirage series.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: SNECMA Atar 9B
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linked to: SNECMA Atar 9B
linked to: SNECMA Atar 9B
linked to: SNECMA Atar 9B
linked to: SNECMA Atar 9B
linked to: SNECMA Atar 9B
linked to: SNECMA Atar 9B
linked to: SNECMA Atar 9B