Turbomeca Astazou
E311266
The Turbomeca Astazou is a French-designed turboshaft and turboprop engine widely used in light helicopters and aircraft from the 1960s onward.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Turbomeca Astazou canonical | 1 |
| Turbomeca Astazou turboprop | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2940405 — 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: Turbomeca Astazou Context triple: [Gazelle helicopter, engineModel, Turbomeca Astazou]
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A.
Snecma M53
The Snecma M53 is a French afterburning turbofan jet engine developed by Snecma, best known for powering Dassault’s Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft.
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B.
Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322
The Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322 is a turboshaft aircraft engine developed for medium-lift military helicopters, notably powering types such as the NH90 and Apache.
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C.
Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593
The Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 is a turbojet engine jointly developed by British and French manufacturers to power the supersonic Concorde airliner at sustained Mach 2 cruise speeds.
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D.
Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet
The Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet is a British axial-flow jet engine best known for powering aircraft such as the Avro Vulcan bomber and later versions of the supersonic airliner Concorde.
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E.
SNECMA Atar 8K-50
The SNECMA Atar 8K-50 is a French afterburning turbojet engine developed in the mid-20th century and used to power several combat aircraft, notably Dassault fighter and attack jets.
- 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: Turbomeca Astazou Target entity description: The Turbomeca Astazou is a French-designed turboshaft and turboprop engine widely used in light helicopters and aircraft from the 1960s onward.
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A.
Snecma M53
The Snecma M53 is a French afterburning turbofan jet engine developed by Snecma, best known for powering Dassault’s Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft.
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B.
Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322
The Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322 is a turboshaft aircraft engine developed for medium-lift military helicopters, notably powering types such as the NH90 and Apache.
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C.
Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593
The Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 is a turbojet engine jointly developed by British and French manufacturers to power the supersonic Concorde airliner at sustained Mach 2 cruise speeds.
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D.
Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet
The Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet is a British axial-flow jet engine best known for powering aircraft such as the Avro Vulcan bomber and later versions of the supersonic airliner Concorde.
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E.
SNECMA Atar 8K-50
The SNECMA Atar 8K-50 is a French afterburning turbojet engine developed in the mid-20th century and used to power several combat aircraft, notably Dassault fighter and attack jets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
turboprop engine
ⓘ
turboshaft engine ⓘ |
| application |
turboprop
ⓘ
turboshaft ⓘ |
| compressorType | axial-centrifugal ⓘ |
| configuration | single-shaft ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| designer | Turbomeca ⓘ |
| developedInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| enteredService | early 1960s ⓘ |
| firstRun | 1957 ⓘ |
| fuelType | kerosene ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Turbomeca ⓘ |
| marketRole |
commuter aircraft powerplant
ⓘ
light helicopter powerplant ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
axial-centrifugal compressor combination
ⓘ
compact size ⓘ modular design ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Astazou II
ⓘ
Astazou III ⓘ Astazou XIV ⓘ Astazou XVI ⓘ Astazou XX ⓘ |
| powerOutputRange | approximately 400 shp to 1000 shp ⓘ |
| productionPeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| successor |
Turbomeca Arriel
ⓘ
Turbomeca Arrius 2B1 ⓘ
surface form:
Turbomeca Arrius
|
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
French Air Force ⓘ French Army ⓘ various civil operators ⓘ |
| usedFor |
training aircraft
ⓘ
transport aircraft ⓘ utility helicopters ⓘ |
| usedIn |
light aircraft
ⓘ
light helicopters ⓘ |
| usedOnAircraft |
Aérospatiale Alouette II
ⓘ
Aérospatiale Alouette III ⓘ Aérospatiale SA 315 Lama ⓘ
surface form:
Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama
Gazelle helicopter ⓘ
surface form:
Aérospatiale SA 341 Gazelle
Aérospatiale SA 342 Gazelle ⓘ Aérospatiale SA 360 Dauphin ⓘ Aérospatiale N 262 ⓘ
surface form:
Nord 262
Piaggio P.166 ⓘ Potez 840 ⓘ SOCATA TB 30 Epsilon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Turbomeca Astazou Description of subject: The Turbomeca Astazou is a French-designed turboshaft and turboprop engine widely used in light helicopters and aircraft from the 1960s onward.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Turbomeca Astazou turboprop