Mil Mi-6
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The Mil Mi-6 is a large Soviet-era heavy-lift transport helicopter, notable for being one of the world’s earliest and most powerful turbine-powered helicopters used extensively for both military and civilian roles.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2911886 — 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: Mil Mi-6 Context triple: [Military Transport Aviation, aircraftOperated, Mil Mi-6]
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A.
Mi-8
The Mi-8 is a Soviet-designed twin-turbine transport helicopter widely used around the world for both military and civilian roles.
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B.
Mi-17
The Mi-17 is a Russian-designed, medium-lift military transport helicopter widely used for troop transport, cargo missions, and search-and-rescue operations.
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C.
Mi-24
The Mi-24 is a Soviet-designed attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport, widely used for close air support and battlefield assault missions.
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D.
Wildcat helicopter
The Wildcat helicopter is a modern British military helicopter used for reconnaissance, attack, and maritime roles, notably operated by the UK’s Army Air Corps and Royal Navy.
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E.
Gazelle helicopter
The Gazelle helicopter is a light, fast, and highly maneuverable French-designed utility and reconnaissance helicopter widely used by military forces for training, liaison, and observation roles.
- 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: Mil Mi-6 Target entity description: The Mil Mi-6 is a large Soviet-era heavy-lift transport helicopter, notable for being one of the world’s earliest and most powerful turbine-powered helicopters used extensively for both military and civilian roles.
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A.
Mi-8
The Mi-8 is a Soviet-designed twin-turbine transport helicopter widely used around the world for both military and civilian roles.
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B.
Mi-17
The Mi-17 is a Russian-designed, medium-lift military transport helicopter widely used for troop transport, cargo missions, and search-and-rescue operations.
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C.
Mi-24
The Mi-24 is a Soviet-designed attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport, widely used for close air support and battlefield assault missions.
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D.
Wildcat helicopter
The Wildcat helicopter is a modern British military helicopter used for reconnaissance, attack, and maritime roles, notably operated by the UK’s Army Air Corps and Royal Navy.
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E.
Gazelle helicopter
The Gazelle helicopter is a light, fast, and highly maneuverable French-designed utility and reconnaissance helicopter widely used by military forces for training, liaison, and observation roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet aircraft
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heavy-lift helicopter ⓘ helicopter ⓘ transport helicopter ⓘ |
| cargoAccess | rear loading ramp ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 5 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed_kmh | 250 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Mikhail Mil ⓘ |
| emptyWeight_kg | 27000 ⓘ |
| engineModel | Soloviev D-25V ⓘ |
| engineType | turboshaft ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith |
Soviet Air Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Air Force
|
| firstFlight | 1957-09-05 ⓘ |
| fuselageLayout | pod-and-boom layout ⓘ |
| fuselageType | semi-monocoque ⓘ |
| height_m | 9.86 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1959 ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| length_m | 33.0 ⓘ |
| mainRotorBlades | 5 ⓘ |
| mainRotorDiameter_m | 35.0 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed_kmh | 300 ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight_kg | 42000 ⓘ |
| NATOreportingName | Hook ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
held world records for payload and speed for helicopters
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one of the first large turbine-powered helicopters ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | about 925 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| payloadExternal_kg | 9000 ⓘ |
| payloadInternal_kg | 12000 ⓘ |
| powerplantConfiguration | twin-engine ⓘ |
| primaryRole | transport ⓘ |
| productionEndYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| range_km | 620 ⓘ |
| retiredFromRussianService | 2002 ⓘ |
| secondaryRole |
aerial crane
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civilian transport ⓘ heavy-lift cargo ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling_m | 4500 ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail with tail rotor ⓘ |
| tailRotorBlades | 4 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Aeroflot
ⓘ
People's Liberation Army ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese military
Indian Air Force ⓘ Iraqi Air Force ⓘ Polish Air Force ⓘ Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Air Force
Soviet Army Aviation ⓘ Syrian Arab Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Air Force
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| usedFor |
construction lifting operations
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disaster relief ⓘ military logistics ⓘ oil and gas support operations ⓘ |
| variant |
Mi-22
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Mil Mi-6 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mi-6A
Mil Mi-6 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mi-6P
Mil Mi-6 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mi-6R
Mil Mi-6 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mi-6V
Mil Mi-6 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mi-6VKP
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mil Mi-6 Description of subject: The Mil Mi-6 is a large Soviet-era heavy-lift transport helicopter, notable for being one of the world’s earliest and most powerful turbine-powered helicopters used extensively for both military and civilian roles.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mil Mi-10