Rolls-Royce RB108 lift jets
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Rolls-Royce RB108 lift jets are small, vertically mounted turbojet engines developed in the late 1950s to provide vertical lift for experimental VTOL aircraft.
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| Rolls-Royce RB108 lift jets canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15851846 — 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: Rolls-Royce RB108 lift jets Context triple: [Short SC.1, powerplantType, Rolls-Royce RB108 lift jets]
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Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan
The Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan is a unique vectored-thrust jet engine that enables vertical and short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capability in aircraft such as the Harrier family.
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B.
Rolls-Royce Adour turbofan
The Rolls-Royce Adour is a family of low-bypass turbofan engines developed for military trainer and light attack aircraft, noted for their reliability and widespread use in jets such as the SEPECAT Jaguar and BAE Systems Hawk.
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C.
Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet
The Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet is a British axial-flow jet engine best known for powering aircraft such as the Avro Vulcan bomber and later versions of the supersonic airliner Concorde.
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D.
Rolls-Royce Derwent turbojet
The Rolls-Royce Derwent turbojet is a British centrifugal-flow jet engine developed during World War II that powered early jet aircraft such as the Gloster Meteor.
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E.
Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan
The Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan is a British low-bypass jet engine widely used from the 1960s in both military and civilian aircraft for its reliability and compact, efficient 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: Rolls-Royce RB108 lift jets Target entity description: Rolls-Royce RB108 lift jets are small, vertically mounted turbojet engines developed in the late 1950s to provide vertical lift for experimental VTOL aircraft.
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A.
Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan
The Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan is a unique vectored-thrust jet engine that enables vertical and short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capability in aircraft such as the Harrier family.
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B.
Rolls-Royce Adour turbofan
The Rolls-Royce Adour is a family of low-bypass turbofan engines developed for military trainer and light attack aircraft, noted for their reliability and widespread use in jets such as the SEPECAT Jaguar and BAE Systems Hawk.
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C.
Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet
The Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet is a British axial-flow jet engine best known for powering aircraft such as the Avro Vulcan bomber and later versions of the supersonic airliner Concorde.
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D.
Rolls-Royce Derwent turbojet
The Rolls-Royce Derwent turbojet is a British centrifugal-flow jet engine developed during World War II that powered early jet aircraft such as the Gloster Meteor.
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E.
Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan
The Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan is a British low-bypass jet engine widely used from the 1960s in both military and civilian aircraft for its reliability and compact, efficient design.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.