Sikorsky Ilya Muromets
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Sikorsky Ilya Muromets was a pioneering early 20th-century Russian four-engine biplane, used both as a long-range airliner and one of the world’s first heavy bombers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sikorsky Ilya Muromets canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10823160 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sikorsky Ilya Muromets Context triple: [Igor Sikorsky, notableWork, Sikorsky Ilya Muromets]
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Sikorsky X
Sikorsky X is a designated satellite impact crater located on the Moon near the main Sikorsky crater.
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B.
Sikorsky V
Sikorsky V is a designated satellite crater on the Moon associated with the larger Sikorsky impact crater.
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C.
Sikorsky Z
Sikorsky Z is a small lunar satellite crater located near the larger Sikorsky crater on the far side of the Moon.
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D.
Sikorsky Y
Sikorsky Y is a designated satellite crater on the Moon associated with the larger lunar impact feature Sikorsky.
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E.
Sikorsky VS-300
The Sikorsky VS-300 was an early experimental American helicopter that pioneered the single main rotor with tail rotor configuration that became the standard for most modern helicopters.
- 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: Sikorsky Ilya Muromets Target entity description: Sikorsky Ilya Muromets was a pioneering early 20th-century Russian four-engine biplane, used both as a long-range airliner and one of the world’s first heavy bombers.
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A.
Sikorsky X
Sikorsky X is a designated satellite impact crater located on the Moon near the main Sikorsky crater.
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B.
Sikorsky V
Sikorsky V is a designated satellite crater on the Moon associated with the larger Sikorsky impact crater.
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C.
Sikorsky Z
Sikorsky Z is a small lunar satellite crater located near the larger Sikorsky crater on the far side of the Moon.
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D.
Sikorsky Y
Sikorsky Y is a designated satellite crater on the Moon associated with the larger lunar impact feature Sikorsky.
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E.
Sikorsky VS-300
The Sikorsky VS-300 was an early experimental American helicopter that pioneered the single main rotor with tail rotor configuration that became the standard for most modern helicopters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft
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airliner ⓘ four‑engine biplane ⓘ heavy bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | biplane ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial |
fabric covering
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| armament | multiple machine guns ⓘ |
| bombLoad | up to 800 kilograms ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| crewCapacity | up to 5 ⓘ |
| designer | Igor Sikorsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Sikorsky Russky Vityaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | tractor engines ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1913 ⓘ |
| firstUsedAsBomber | 1914 GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
enclosed heated cabin
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in‑flight walk‑around capability ⓘ onboard lounge ⓘ onboard sleeping berths ⓘ |
| introduced | 1913 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 17 meters ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Russko‑Baltiisky Vagonny Zavod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 110 km/h ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | approximately 4,600 kilograms ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Ilya Muromets
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hero of Russian byliny epics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the world’s first four‑engine aircraft
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being one of the world’s first heavy bombers ⓘ pioneering long‑range passenger air travel ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | around 80 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 4 ⓘ |
| operatedByUnit | Eskadra Vozdushnykh Korablei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | up to 16 ⓘ |
| powerplantType | piston engine ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1913–1918 ⓘ |
| range | approximately 500 kilometers ⓘ |
| retiredFromService | after World War I ⓘ |
| role |
long‑range transport
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strategic bomber ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 3,000 meters ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| usedAs |
heavy bomber
ⓘ
long‑range airliner ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Imperial Russian Air Service
NERFINISHED
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Imperial Russian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War I ⓘ |
| wingspan | approximately 30 meters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sikorsky Ilya Muromets Description of subject: Sikorsky Ilya Muromets was a pioneering early 20th-century Russian four-engine biplane, used both as a long-range airliner and one of the world’s first heavy bombers.
Referenced by (1)
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