F-16 Fighting Falcon
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The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a highly maneuverable, multirole jet fighter widely used by air forces around the world for both air-to-air combat and ground-attack missions.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T224583 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: F-16 Fighting Falcon Context triple: [Polish Air Force, aircraft, F-16 Fighting Falcon]
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CF-18 Hornet
The CF-18 Hornet is a Canadian variant of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 fighter aircraft, used as a multirole combat jet for air defense and ground attack missions.
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B.
Folland Gnat T.1
The Folland Gnat T.1 is a British jet trainer aircraft best known for its agile performance and use by the RAF’s Red Arrows display team.
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C.
F-35B Lightning II
The F-35B Lightning II is a fifth-generation, stealth, short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) multirole fighter jet used by several air arms, including the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
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D.
AV-8B Harrier II
The AV-8B Harrier II is a second-generation, carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft known for its vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capability, used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps and allied forces.
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E.
BAE Systems Hawk T1
The BAE Systems Hawk T1 is a British single-engine jet trainer aircraft best known as the iconic mount of the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows aerobatic display team.
- 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: F-16 Fighting Falcon Target entity description: The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a highly maneuverable, multirole jet fighter widely used by air forces around the world for both air-to-air combat and ground-attack missions.
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A.
CF-18 Hornet
The CF-18 Hornet is a Canadian variant of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 fighter aircraft, used as a multirole combat jet for air defense and ground attack missions.
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B.
Folland Gnat T.1
The Folland Gnat T.1 is a British jet trainer aircraft best known for its agile performance and use by the RAF’s Red Arrows display team.
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C.
F-35B Lightning II
The F-35B Lightning II is a fifth-generation, stealth, short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) multirole fighter jet used by several air arms, including the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
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D.
AV-8B Harrier II
The AV-8B Harrier II is a second-generation, carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft known for its vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capability, used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps and allied forces.
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E.
BAE Systems Hawk T1
The BAE Systems Hawk T1 is a British single-engine jet trainer aircraft best known as the iconic mount of the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows aerobatic display team.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (84)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jet fighter
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multirole fighter aircraft ⓘ single-engine fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
ⓘ
surface form:
M61 Vulcan 20 mm rotary cannon
air-to-air missiles ⓘ air-to-surface missiles ⓘ guided bombs ⓘ rockets ⓘ unguided bombs ⓘ |
| avionicsFeature |
hands-on-throttle-and-stick controls
ⓘ
head-up display ⓘ pulse-Doppler radar ⓘ |
| category | fourth-generation fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| combatRadius | approximately 550 km on interdiction mission with typical load ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedBy | General Dynamics ⓘ |
| designFeature |
bubble canopy
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fly-by-wire flight control system ⓘ reclined ejection seat ⓘ relaxed static stability ⓘ side-stick controller ⓘ |
| developedFor | Lightweight Fighter program ⓘ |
| export | widely exported ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1974-01-20 ⓘ |
| fuelSystem |
external drop tanks compatible
ⓘ
internal fuel tanks ⓘ |
| gLimit | +9 g ⓘ |
| hardpoints | 11 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1978 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
General Dynamics
ⓘ
Lockheed Martin ⓘ |
| maxSpeed |
approximately 2,100 km/h at altitude
ⓘ
over Mach 2 ⓘ |
| natoReportingName | Fighting Falcon ⓘ |
| nickname | Viper ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
all-weather capability
ⓘ
high maneuverability ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operator |
Belgium
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Denmark ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Greece ⓘ Israel ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Norway ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Poland ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Singapore ⓘ South Korea ⓘ Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
Turkey ⓘ United Arab Emirates ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| powerplant |
General Electric F110 turbofan
ⓘ
Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| produced | over 4,500 airframes ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1976 ⓘ |
| role |
air superiority fighter
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close air support aircraft ⓘ ground-attack aircraft ⓘ multirole combat aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ suppression of enemy air defenses aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | over 15,000 m ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | single vertical stabilizer ⓘ |
| takeoffAndLanding | conventional takeoff and landing ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ Kosovo War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
| variant |
F-16 Fighting Falcon
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
F-16A
F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-16B
F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-16C
F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-16D
F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-16E
F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-16F
F-16 Fighting Falcon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-16I Sufa
F-16V Viper upgrade ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | cropped-delta wing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: F-16 Fighting Falcon Description of subject: The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a highly maneuverable, multirole jet fighter widely used by air forces around the world for both air-to-air combat and ground-attack missions.
Referenced by (137)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
General Dynamics YF-16
subject surface form:
Florennes Air Base
this entity surface form:
F-16C Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form:
F-16D Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form:
Belgian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft
this entity surface form:
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form:
F-16E/F Desert Falcon
this entity surface form:
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form:
F-16C/D Block 52+ Fighting Falcon
subject surface form:
Royal Moroccan Air Force
this entity surface form:
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
subject surface form:
Royal Moroccan Air Force
this entity surface form:
F-16C/D Block 52+ Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form:
طائرة إف-16 فايتنغ فالكون
subject surface form:
Shaw Air Force Base
this entity surface form:
F-16A Fighting Falcon
this entity surface form:
F-16A
this entity surface form:
F-16B
this entity surface form:
F-16C
this entity surface form:
F-16D
this entity surface form:
F-16E
this entity surface form:
F-16F
this entity surface form:
F-16C/D Block 52
subject surface form:
IRIS-T