Triple
T13209301
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Westland Helicopters |
E314445
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Westland Aircraft
Westland Aircraft was a British aerospace company best known for designing and manufacturing military and civil aircraft before evolving into a major helicopter producer.
|
E314445
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Westland Aircraft | Statement: [Westland Helicopters, predecessor, Westland Aircraft]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Westland Aircraft Context triple: [Westland Helicopters, predecessor, Westland Aircraft]
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A.
Westland Helicopters
Westland Helicopters was a major British aerospace company best known for designing, manufacturing, and licensing military and civilian helicopters for the UK and international markets.
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B.
Fairey Aviation Company
Fairey Aviation Company was a British aircraft manufacturer known for producing military aircraft, particularly for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, during the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Airspeed Ltd
Airspeed Ltd was a British aircraft manufacturer known for producing civil and military airplanes in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Hawker Aircraft
Hawker Aircraft was a prominent British aircraft manufacturer best known for producing iconic military planes such as the Hawker Hurricane during the early to mid-20th century.
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E.
Avro Ltd
Avro Ltd was a pioneering British aircraft manufacturer best known for designing iconic military aircraft such as the Avro Lancaster bomber.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Westland Aircraft Triple: [Westland Helicopters, predecessor, Westland Aircraft]
Generated description
Westland Aircraft was a British aerospace company best known for designing and manufacturing military and civil aircraft before evolving into a major helicopter producer.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Westland Aircraft Target entity description: Westland Aircraft was a British aerospace company best known for designing and manufacturing military and civil aircraft before evolving into a major helicopter producer.
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A.
Westland Helicopters
chosen
Westland Helicopters was a major British aerospace company best known for designing, manufacturing, and licensing military and civilian helicopters for the UK and international markets.
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B.
Fairey Aviation Company
Fairey Aviation Company was a British aircraft manufacturer known for producing military aircraft, particularly for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, during the early to mid-20th century.
-
C.
Airspeed Ltd
Airspeed Ltd was a British aircraft manufacturer known for producing civil and military airplanes in the mid-20th century.
-
D.
Hawker Aircraft
Hawker Aircraft was a prominent British aircraft manufacturer best known for producing iconic military planes such as the Hawker Hurricane during the early to mid-20th century.
-
E.
Avro Ltd
Avro Ltd was a pioneering British aircraft manufacturer best known for designing iconic military aircraft such as the Avro Lancaster bomber.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d806aee7308190b70a237ba2a6e3e1 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d98c9e072c8190b66e2c2430628ed0 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f716c2c15c819096a0eb84e7551f6f |
completed | May 3, 2026, 9:34 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f717c97ca481909959fbc278a5db59 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 9:39 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f7188ffd0c8190ba761846ec5f9ae0 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 9:42 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:17 p.m.