Heinkel He 178
E154441
The Heinkel He 178 was a German experimental aircraft that became the world's first jet-powered airplane to fly, marking a major milestone in aviation history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heinkel He 178 canonical | 5 |
| Heinkel He 178 V1 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1329067 — 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: Heinkel He 178 Context triple: [Heinkel, producedAircraft, Heinkel He 178]
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A.
Messerschmitt Me 209 V1 record aircraft
The Messerschmitt Me 209 V1 record aircraft was a specially built German single-seat racing plane that set a world airspeed record in 1939, distinct from later fighter projects bearing a similar designation.
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B.
Messerschmitt Me 262
The Messerschmitt Me 262 was a pioneering German World War II jet fighter and fighter-bomber, notable as the world’s first operational jet-powered combat aircraft.
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C.
Messerschmitt Me 163
The Messerschmitt Me 163 was a German World War II rocket-powered interceptor aircraft, notable as the only operational rocket fighter ever deployed in combat.
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D.
Arado Ar 234
The Arado Ar 234 was a German World War II jet-powered bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, notable as the world’s first operational jet bomber.
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E.
Fieseler Fi 103
The Fieseler Fi 103 was a German World War II pulsejet-powered cruise missile used primarily by the Luftwaffe for long-range bombardment, most famously against London.
- 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: Heinkel He 178 Target entity description: The Heinkel He 178 was a German experimental aircraft that became the world's first jet-powered airplane to fly, marking a major milestone in aviation history.
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A.
Messerschmitt Me 209 V1 record aircraft
The Messerschmitt Me 209 V1 record aircraft was a specially built German single-seat racing plane that set a world airspeed record in 1939, distinct from later fighter projects bearing a similar designation.
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B.
Messerschmitt Me 262
The Messerschmitt Me 262 was a pioneering German World War II jet fighter and fighter-bomber, notable as the world’s first operational jet-powered combat aircraft.
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C.
Messerschmitt Me 163
The Messerschmitt Me 163 was a German World War II rocket-powered interceptor aircraft, notable as the only operational rocket fighter ever deployed in combat.
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D.
Arado Ar 234
The Arado Ar 234 was a German World War II jet-powered bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, notable as the world’s first operational jet bomber.
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E.
Fieseler Fi 103
The Fieseler Fi 103 was a German World War II pulsejet-powered cruise missile used primarily by the Luftwaffe for long-range bombardment, most famously against London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental aircraft
ⓘ
jet aircraft ⓘ prototype aircraft ⓘ single-engine jet aircraft ⓘ |
| airForceReaction | initially received little interest from the Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | metal ⓘ |
| armament | none ⓘ |
| configuration |
low-wing monoplane
ⓘ
single-seat ⓘ |
| controlSystem | conventional manual flight controls ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer | Ernst Heinkel ⓘ |
| developmentStartYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| displayStatus | original airframe destroyed in bombing in World War II ⓘ |
| enginePlacement | fuselage-mounted ⓘ |
| engineType | turbojet ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| exhaustConfiguration | tail jet pipe ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1939-08-27 ⓘ |
| firstFlightLocation | Rostock-Marienehe airfield ⓘ |
| firstFlightPilot | Erich Warsitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicDisclosureDate | 1941-04-01 ⓘ |
| fuelType | kerosene-based jet fuel ⓘ |
| height | 2.10 m ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | pioneered practical jet propulsion in aircraft ⓘ |
| intakeConfiguration | nose air intake ⓘ |
| landingGearType | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| length | 7.48 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Heinkel ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 598 km/h ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | approximately 1995 kg ⓘ |
| notableFor | first jet-powered airplane to fly ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operator |
Heinkel
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surface form:
Heinkel (company test operation)
|
| poweredBy |
Heinkel HeS 3 jet engine
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surface form:
Heinkel HeS 3B turbojet engine
|
| programGoal | demonstrate feasibility of turbojet-powered flight ⓘ |
| programSponsor | Heinkel private venture ⓘ |
| role | technology demonstrator ⓘ |
| status | prototype only ⓘ |
| successor | Heinkel He 280 ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail unit ⓘ |
| wingspan | 7.20 m ⓘ |
| wingType | straight wing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Heinkel He 178 Description of subject: The Heinkel He 178 was a German experimental aircraft that became the world's first jet-powered airplane to fly, marking a major milestone in aviation history.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Heinkel HeS 3
subject surface form:
Heinkel HeS 3
subject surface form:
Heinkel HeS 3
this entity surface form:
Heinkel He 178 V1