General Dynamics F-111
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The General Dynamics F-111 was a pioneering American supersonic tactical strike aircraft notable for its variable-sweep wings, terrain-following radar, and long-range low-level penetration capabilities.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| F-111 | 2 |
| F-111 Aardvark | 2 |
| General Dynamics F-111 canonical | 2 |
| General Dynamics F-111C | 2 |
| F-111A | 1 |
| F-111C | 1 |
| F-111F | 1 |
| F-111G | 1 |
| General Dynamics F-111G | 1 |
| General Dynamics RF-111C | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T848930 — 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: General Dynamics F-111 Context triple: [Bell X-5, influenced, General Dynamics F-111]
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A.
McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter and reconnaissance aircraft developed for the United States Air Force during the Cold War.
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B.
F-15 Eagle
The F-15 Eagle is a twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft developed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) for the U.S. Air Force, renowned for its air superiority performance and exceptional combat record.
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C.
North American F-100 Super Sabre
The North American F-100 Super Sabre is a U.S. Air Force supersonic jet fighter-bomber that was the first of the Century Series and the first USAF fighter capable of sustained supersonic speed in level flight.
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D.
F-5 Freedom Fighter
The F-5 Freedom Fighter is a lightweight supersonic fighter aircraft developed by Northrop in the United States and widely exported for use by numerous air forces around the world.
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E.
Grumman F-14 Tomcat
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a twin-engine, variable-sweep wing U.S. Navy fighter aircraft renowned for its long-range air superiority, fleet defense, and iconic role in the Cold War and popular culture.
- 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: General Dynamics F-111 Target entity description: The General Dynamics F-111 was a pioneering American supersonic tactical strike aircraft notable for its variable-sweep wings, terrain-following radar, and long-range low-level penetration capabilities.
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A.
McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter and reconnaissance aircraft developed for the United States Air Force during the Cold War.
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B.
F-15 Eagle
The F-15 Eagle is a twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft developed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) for the U.S. Air Force, renowned for its air superiority performance and exceptional combat record.
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C.
North American F-100 Super Sabre
The North American F-100 Super Sabre is a U.S. Air Force supersonic jet fighter-bomber that was the first of the Century Series and the first USAF fighter capable of sustained supersonic speed in level flight.
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D.
F-5 Freedom Fighter
The F-5 Freedom Fighter is a lightweight supersonic fighter aircraft developed by Northrop in the United States and widely exported for use by numerous air forces around the world.
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E.
Grumman F-14 Tomcat
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a twin-engine, variable-sweep wing U.S. Navy fighter aircraft renowned for its long-range air superiority, fleet defense, and iconic role in the Cold War and popular culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military aircraft
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supersonic aircraft ⓘ tactical strike aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine jet aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
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surface form:
M61 Vulcan 20 mm cannon (early variants)
conventional bombs ⓘ nuclear weapons (selected variants) ⓘ precision‑guided munitions (later variants) ⓘ |
| combatRadius | over 1,000 nautical miles (variant dependent) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designGoal |
all‑weather deep strike capability
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long‑range low‑level penetration ⓘ |
| engineType | Pratt & Whitney TF30 afterburning turbofan ⓘ |
| feature |
afterburning turbofan engines
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escape crew capsule ⓘ internal weapons bay ⓘ low‑level high‑speed penetration capability ⓘ side‑by‑side seating for two crew ⓘ swing‑wing design ⓘ terrain‑following radar ⓘ variable‑sweep wings ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1964-12-21 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | semi‑monocoque aluminum alloy ⓘ |
| introducedIntoService | 1967 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 73 ft (22.2 m) ⓘ |
| manufacturer | General Dynamics ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately Mach 2.5 at altitude ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
EF-111A Raven
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General Dynamics F-111 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-111A
General Dynamics F-111 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-111C
FB-111 Aardvark ⓘ
surface form:
F-111E
General Dynamics F-111 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-111F
General Dynamics F-111 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-111G
FB-111 Aardvark ⓘ
surface form:
FB-111A
|
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
Royal Australian Air Force
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United States Air Force ⓘ |
| programName | Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) ⓘ |
| retiredFromRAAFService | 2010 ⓘ |
| retiredFromUSAFService | 1998 ⓘ |
| role |
electronic warfare aircraft (EF-111A)
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interdiction aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft (RF-111C) ⓘ strategic bomber (certain variants) ⓘ tactical bomber ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 50,000 ft ⓘ |
| status | retired from active military service ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Operation Desert Storm
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Operation El Dorado Canyon ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | mid‑wing variable‑geometry ⓘ |
| wingspan |
approximately 32 ft (9.75 m) swept
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approximately 63 ft (19.2 m) extended ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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: General Dynamics F-111 Description of subject: The General Dynamics F-111 was a pioneering American supersonic tactical strike aircraft notable for its variable-sweep wings, terrain-following radar, and long-range low-level penetration capabilities.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
F-111
this entity surface form:
F-111A
this entity surface form:
F-111F
this entity surface form:
F-111C
this entity surface form:
F-111G
this entity surface form:
General Dynamics F-111C
this entity surface form:
General Dynamics RF-111C
this entity surface form:
F-111 Aardvark
this entity surface form:
General Dynamics F-111C
this entity surface form:
General Dynamics F-111G
this entity surface form:
F-111 Aardvark