CASA CN-235

E196402

maritime patrol aircraft military transport aircraft twin‑engine turboprop transport aircraft

The CASA CN-235 is a medium-range twin-engine transport aircraft widely used for military, maritime patrol, and regional cargo and passenger operations.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
CN-235	5
CASA CN-235 canonical	4
CASA/IPTN CN-235	1
CN-235 MPA	1
CN-235 family	1
CN-235-100	1
CN-235-200	1
EADS CASA CN-235	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1721939 — 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: CASA CN-235
Context triple: [CASA, developedAircraft, CASA CN-235]

A. CASA C-212 Aviocar
The CASA C-212 Aviocar is a Spanish twin-turboprop, short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility transport aircraft widely used for military, cargo, and regional passenger operations.
B. CASA C-295
The CASA C-295 is a twin-turboprop tactical military transport aircraft widely used for troop and cargo transport, medical evacuation, and maritime patrol missions.
C. Pilatus PC-7
The Pilatus PC-7 is a Swiss-built turboprop military trainer aircraft widely used for basic flight training by air forces around the world.
D. Pilatus PC-9
The Pilatus PC-9 is a Swiss-built turboprop training aircraft widely used by military air forces around the world for basic and advanced pilot instruction.
E. Pilatus PC-21
The Pilatus PC-21 is a Swiss-made, next-generation turboprop military trainer aircraft designed to provide jet-like performance and advanced training capabilities for fighter pilots.
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: CASA CN-235
Target entity description: The CASA CN-235 is a medium-range twin-engine transport aircraft widely used for military, maritime patrol, and regional cargo and passenger operations.

A. CASA C-212 Aviocar
The CASA C-212 Aviocar is a Spanish twin-turboprop, short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility transport aircraft widely used for military, cargo, and regional passenger operations.
B. CASA C-295
The CASA C-295 is a twin-turboprop tactical military transport aircraft widely used for troop and cargo transport, medical evacuation, and maritime patrol missions.
C. Pilatus PC-7
The Pilatus PC-7 is a Swiss-built turboprop military trainer aircraft widely used for basic flight training by air forces around the world.
D. Pilatus PC-9
The Pilatus PC-9 is a Swiss-built turboprop training aircraft widely used by military air forces around the world for basic and advanced pilot instruction.
E. Pilatus PC-21
The Pilatus PC-21 is a Swiss-made, next-generation turboprop military trainer aircraft designed to provide jet-like performance and advanced training capabilities for fighter pilots.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ military transport aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine turboprop transport aircraft ⓘ
aircraftType	fixed‑wing ⓘ
cargoCapability	medevac configuration ⓘ palletized cargo ⓘ paratroop operations ⓘ
configuration	high‑wing ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Indonesia ⓘ Spain ⓘ
crew	2 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed	approximately 240 knots ⓘ
designedFor	operations from short and semi‑prepared runways ⓘ
developedBy	Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA ⓘ Indonesian Aerospace ⓘ
engineType	turboprop ⓘ
firstFlight	1983 ⓘ
introduced	mid‑1980s ⓘ
landingGear	retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer	Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA ⓘ Indonesian Aerospace ⓘ
maximumPassengerCapacity	around 45 ⓘ
numberOfEngines	2 ⓘ
range	approximately 4,000 km ⓘ
role	maritime patrol ⓘ regional cargo transport ⓘ regional passenger transport ⓘ tactical airlifter ⓘ
successor	CASA C-295 ⓘ surface form: Airbus C295
tailConfiguration	conventional tail ⓘ
takeoffPerformance	short takeoff and landing ⓘ
typicalPassengerCapacity	35 ⓘ
usedBy	French Air Force ⓘ surface form: French Air and Space Force Indonesian Air Force ⓘ Republic of Korea Air Force ⓘ Royal Malaysian Air Force ⓘ Spanish Air Force ⓘ Turkish Air Force ⓘ United States Coast Guard ⓘ various civilian operators ⓘ
usedFor	border patrol ⓘ cargo transport ⓘ maritime surveillance ⓘ medical evacuation ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ troop transport ⓘ
variant	CASA CN-235 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CN-235 MPA CN-235 ⓘ surface form: CN-235-10 CASA CN-235 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CN-235-100 CASA CN-235 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CN-235-200 CN-235 ⓘ surface form: CN-235-220

How these facts were elicited