F117
E197317
The F117 is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine developed by Pratt & Whitney, widely used to power the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| F117 canonical | 2 |
| F117-PW-100 | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1749965 — 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: F117 Context triple: [Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100, abbreviation, F117]
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A.
F-22 Raptor
The F-22 Raptor is a U.S. fifth-generation stealth air superiority fighter jet known for its advanced avionics, supercruise capability, and exceptional maneuverability.
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B.
Alpha Jet
The Alpha Jet is a light attack and advanced jet trainer aircraft developed jointly by France and Germany in the 1970s and widely used for pilot training and tactical support roles.
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C.
AC-11
AC-11 was a class of Southern Pacific Railroad cab-forward articulated steam locomotives designed for heavy freight service over mountainous routes.
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D.
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
The Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II is a fifth-generation, single-seat, stealth multirole fighter aircraft designed for advanced air-to-air and air-to-ground combat operations.
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E.
F-35 Lightning II
The F-35 Lightning II is a family of stealth multirole combat aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. and allied nations, designed to perform air-to-air, air-to-ground, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.
- 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: F117 Target entity description: The F117 is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine developed by Pratt & Whitney, widely used to power the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft.
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A.
F-22 Raptor
The F-22 Raptor is a U.S. fifth-generation stealth air superiority fighter jet known for its advanced avionics, supercruise capability, and exceptional maneuverability.
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B.
Alpha Jet
The Alpha Jet is a light attack and advanced jet trainer aircraft developed jointly by France and Germany in the 1970s and widely used for pilot training and tactical support roles.
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C.
AC-11
AC-11 was a class of Southern Pacific Railroad cab-forward articulated steam locomotives designed for heavy freight service over mountainous routes.
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D.
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
The Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II is a fifth-generation, single-seat, stealth multirole fighter aircraft designed for advanced air-to-air and air-to-ground combat operations.
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E.
F-35 Lightning II
The F-35 Lightning II is a family of stealth multirole combat aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. and allied nations, designed to perform air-to-air, air-to-ground, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-bypass turbofan engine
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turbofan jet engine ⓘ |
| aircraftPowered |
C-17 Globemaster III
ⓘ
surface form:
C-17A Globemaster III
C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
surface form:
C-17B Globemaster III
|
| applicationEnvironment |
austere airfields
ⓘ
long-range operations ⓘ short-field operations ⓘ |
| associatedProgram |
C-17 Globemaster III
ⓘ
surface form:
C-17 Globemaster III program
|
| bypassRatio | high bypass ratio ⓘ |
| certification | military engine certification ⓘ |
| configuration | twin-spool turbofan ⓘ |
| controlSystem | hydromechanical control ⓘ |
| coolingMethod | air-cooled turbine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designFeature |
fuel efficiency
ⓘ
high reliability ⓘ long on-wing life ⓘ low maintenance requirements ⓘ |
| developedBy | Pratt & Whitney ⓘ |
| emissionsStandard | military aviation standards ⓘ |
| engineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation kerosene ⓘ |
| intendedUse | strategic and tactical airlift missions ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Pratt & Whitney ⓘ |
| marketPosition | standard engine for C-17 fleet ⓘ |
| marketSegment | military transport engines ⓘ |
| noiseCharacteristic | reduced noise compared to older military engines ⓘ |
| operatorType |
air forces
ⓘ
defense ministries ⓘ |
| poweredFirstFlightOf |
McDonnell Douglas YC-15
ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing C-17 prototype
|
| primaryApplication | military transport aircraft ⓘ |
| role | primary powerplant for C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ |
| status | in active service ⓘ |
| support | global maintenance network by Pratt & Whitney ⓘ |
| thrustClass | high-thrust military transport engine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aerial resupply
ⓘ
cargo transport ⓘ humanitarian missions ⓘ medical evacuation ⓘ strategic airlift ⓘ tactical airlift ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| usedOnAircraft |
C-17 Globemaster III
ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
|
| user |
Canadian forces
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surface form:
Canadian Armed Forces
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ |
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: F117 Description of subject: The F117 is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine developed by Pratt & Whitney, widely used to power the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
F117-PW-100
this entity surface form:
F117-PW-100