Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
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The Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner is a twin-turboprop, 19-seat regional airliner widely used by commuter and regional airlines from the 1970s onward.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1974187 — 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: Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner Context triple: [Trans States Airlines, fleetType, Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner]
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A.
Rutan Voyager
Rutan Voyager was the experimental aircraft that made the first nonstop, non-refueled flight around the world in 1986.
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B.
Stinson SM-1 Detroiter
The Stinson SM-1 Detroiter was a late-1920s American high-wing monoplane airliner and utility aircraft known for its enclosed cabin, reliability, and use in early commercial aviation.
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C.
Beechcraft 1900
The Beechcraft 1900 is a twin-engine turboprop regional airliner designed for short-haul passenger service, widely used by commuter and regional airlines around the world.
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D.
Convair T-29
The Convair T-29 is a military trainer and transport aircraft developed from the Convair 240 airliner and used primarily by the U.S. Air Force for navigation and radar training.
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E.
Cessna 402
The Cessna 402 is a twin-engine light aircraft commonly used for regional commuter, air taxi, and cargo operations due to its reliability and ability to serve short-haul routes.
- 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: Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner Target entity description: The Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner is a twin-turboprop, 19-seat regional airliner widely used by commuter and regional airlines from the 1970s onward.
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A.
Rutan Voyager
Rutan Voyager was the experimental aircraft that made the first nonstop, non-refueled flight around the world in 1986.
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B.
Stinson SM-1 Detroiter
The Stinson SM-1 Detroiter was a late-1920s American high-wing monoplane airliner and utility aircraft known for its enclosed cabin, reliability, and use in early commercial aviation.
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C.
Beechcraft 1900
The Beechcraft 1900 is a twin-engine turboprop regional airliner designed for short-haul passenger service, widely used by commuter and regional airlines around the world.
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D.
Convair T-29
The Convair T-29 is a military trainer and transport aircraft developed from the Convair 240 airliner and used primarily by the U.S. Air Force for navigation and radar training.
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E.
Cessna 402
The Cessna 402 is a twin-engine light aircraft commonly used for regional commuter, air taxi, and cargo operations due to its reliability and ability to serve short-haul routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commuter aircraft
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regional airliner ⓘ twin-turboprop aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | pressurized aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily |
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fairchild Swearingen Metro series
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| aircraftGeneration | second-generation turboprop airliner ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
cargo transport
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passenger transport ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
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surface form:
Fairchild Metro
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner ⓘ
surface form:
Fairchild Swearingen Metro
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner ⓘ
surface form:
Swearingen SA226 Metro
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| capacityType | pressurized cabin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Swearingen Merlin
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| engineManufacturer | Garrett AiResearch ⓘ |
| engineType | turboprop ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1970s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1969 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | narrow-body ⓘ |
| landingGearType | retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Fairchild Aircraft
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Swearingen Aircraft ⓘ |
| marketSegment | short-haul regional routes ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high-speed turboprop performance for its class
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long, slender fuselage ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeats | 19 ⓘ |
| operationalSince | 1970s ⓘ |
| powerplant |
Honeywell TPE331-10 turboprop
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surface form:
Garrett TPE331 turboprop engines
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| primaryUse |
commuter airline service
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regional airline service ⓘ |
| productionStart | early 1970s ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 19 ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | T-tail ⓘ |
| typicalConfiguration | 19-passenger commuter layout ⓘ |
| typicalCruiseSpeed | ~480 km/h ⓘ |
| typicalRange | ~1500 km ⓘ |
| usedBy |
commuter airlines
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regional airlines ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cargo feeder services
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charter operations ⓘ scheduled passenger services ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner Description of subject: The Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner is a twin-turboprop, 19-seat regional airliner widely used by commuter and regional airlines from the 1970s onward.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Trans States Airlines
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
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developedFrom
→
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Swearingen Merlin
this entity surface form:
Swearingen SA226 Metro
this entity surface form:
Fairchild Metro
this entity surface form:
Fairchild Swearingen Metro
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
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aircraftFamily
→
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Fairchild Swearingen Metro series
this entity surface form:
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner (certain variants)