Napier Lion VIIB
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The Napier Lion VIIB was a high-performance British W-12 aircraft engine of the 1920s, widely used in racing seaplanes and record-breaking aircraft.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Napier Lion VIIB canonical | 1 |
| Napier Lion VIID | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2261720 — 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.
Target entity: Napier Lion VIIB Context triple: [Supermarine S.5, engineModel, Napier Lion VIIB]
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Bristol Blenheim
The Bristol Blenheim was a British twin‑engine light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft widely used by Allied air forces in the early years of World War II.
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Fairey Battle
The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber used by the Royal Air Force in the early years of World War II, noted for its heavy losses in combat due to inadequate performance against modern fighters.
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C.
Short Stirling
The Short Stirling was a British four‑engined heavy bomber used by the Royal Air Force during World War II, notable as the RAF’s first operational four‑engined bomber.
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D.
Supermarine Attacker
The Supermarine Attacker was a British single-seat naval jet fighter of the early post–World War II era, notable as one of the Royal Navy’s first operational carrier-based jet aircraft.
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E.
Bristol Beaufighter
The Bristol Beaufighter was a British World War II heavy fighter and strike aircraft renowned for its roles in night fighting, anti-shipping, and ground-attack missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Napier Lion VIIB Target entity description: The Napier Lion VIIB was a high-performance British W-12 aircraft engine of the 1920s, widely used in racing seaplanes and record-breaking aircraft.
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A.
Bristol Blenheim
The Bristol Blenheim was a British twin‑engine light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft widely used by Allied air forces in the early years of World War II.
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B.
Fairey Battle
The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber used by the Royal Air Force in the early years of World War II, noted for its heavy losses in combat due to inadequate performance against modern fighters.
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C.
Short Stirling
The Short Stirling was a British four‑engined heavy bomber used by the Royal Air Force during World War II, notable as the RAF’s first operational four‑engined bomber.
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D.
Supermarine Attacker
The Supermarine Attacker was a British single-seat naval jet fighter of the early post–World War II era, notable as one of the Royal Navy’s first operational carrier-based jet aircraft.
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E.
Bristol Beaufighter
The Bristol Beaufighter was a British World War II heavy fighter and strike aircraft renowned for its roles in night fighting, anti-shipping, and ground-attack missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft engine
ⓘ
piston engine ⓘ |
| application |
racing seaplane
ⓘ
record-breaking aircraft ⓘ |
| category |
British aircraft piston engines
ⓘ
racing aircraft engines ⓘ |
| configuration | W-12 ⓘ |
| coolingMedium | water ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | liquid-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cycle | four-stroke ⓘ |
| cylinderArrangement | broad-arrow ⓘ |
| designer |
D. Napier & Son
ⓘ
surface form:
Napier engineering team
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| era | 1920s ⓘ |
| family | Napier Lion engine family ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation gasoline ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | dual ignition ⓘ |
| manufacturer | D. Napier & Son ⓘ |
| materialUse | aluminium alloy components ⓘ |
| mountingType | inline mounting in airframes ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
compact W-12 layout
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extensive use in record-breaking aircraft ⓘ high power-to-weight ratio for its time ⓘ |
| notableFor | contributing to interwar aviation speed records ⓘ |
| numberOfCylinders | 12 ⓘ |
| predecessor | Napier Lion VIIA ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | late 1920s ⓘ |
| propulsionType | propeller-driving piston engine ⓘ |
| role | high-performance powerplant ⓘ |
| status | historical engine ⓘ |
| successor | later Napier Lion variants ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British racing teams
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Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
altitude record attempts
ⓘ
distance record attempts ⓘ speed record attempts ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Short Empire flying boat
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surface form:
British seaplanes
Gloster IV seaplane ⓘ Supermarine S.4 ⓘ Supermarine S.5 ⓘ experimental and prototype aircraft ⓘ land-based racing aircraft ⓘ various Schneider Trophy racers ⓘ |
| usedInCompetition |
Schneider Trophy competition
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surface form:
Schneider Trophy races
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| valvesPerCylinder | four ⓘ |
| valvetrain | dual overhead camshafts ⓘ |
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Subject: Napier Lion VIIB Description of subject: The Napier Lion VIIB was a high-performance British W-12 aircraft engine of the 1920s, widely used in racing seaplanes and record-breaking aircraft.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.