Curtiss-Wright Corporation
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Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a major American aerospace and defense company formed from the early aviation pioneers behind the Wright brothers’ and Curtiss aircraft enterprises.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Curtiss-Wright Corporation canonical | 7 |
| Curtiss-Wright | 4 |
| Curtiss-Wright Export Corporation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2938704 — 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: Curtiss-Wright Corporation Context triple: [Wright Aeronautical Corporation, partOf, Curtiss-Wright Corporation]
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Glenn L. Martin Company
The Glenn L. Martin Company was a pioneering American aerospace and aircraft manufacturing firm that played a major role in early military and civilian aviation and later became part of the conglomerate that evolved into Lockheed Martin.
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B.
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Wright Aeronautical Corporation was a major early 20th-century American aircraft engine manufacturer known for producing reliable radial engines used in pioneering long-distance and military aviation.
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C.
United Aircraft Corporation
United Aircraft Corporation was the original name of the American industrial conglomerate that evolved into United Technologies Corporation, a major aerospace and defense company.
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D.
North American Aviation
North American Aviation was a major American aerospace manufacturer best known for producing iconic military aircraft and spacecraft during the mid-20th century.
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E.
Douglas Aircraft Company
Douglas Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace manufacturer known for producing influential military and commercial aircraft throughout much of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Curtiss-Wright Corporation Target entity description: Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a major American aerospace and defense company formed from the early aviation pioneers behind the Wright brothers’ and Curtiss aircraft enterprises.
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A.
Glenn L. Martin Company
The Glenn L. Martin Company was a pioneering American aerospace and aircraft manufacturing firm that played a major role in early military and civilian aviation and later became part of the conglomerate that evolved into Lockheed Martin.
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B.
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Wright Aeronautical Corporation was a major early 20th-century American aircraft engine manufacturer known for producing reliable radial engines used in pioneering long-distance and military aviation.
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C.
United Aircraft Corporation
United Aircraft Corporation was the original name of the American industrial conglomerate that evolved into United Technologies Corporation, a major aerospace and defense company.
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D.
North American Aviation
North American Aviation was a major American aerospace manufacturer best known for producing iconic military aircraft and spacecraft during the mid-20th century.
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E.
Douglas Aircraft Company
Douglas Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace manufacturer known for producing influential military and commercial aircraft throughout much of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerospace company
ⓘ
defense contractor ⓘ public company ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| foundedAs | Curtiss-Wright Corporation self-link ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Curtiss
ⓘ
surface form:
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Wright Aeronautical Corporation ⓘ
surface form:
Wright Aeronautical
|
| hasDivision |
Aerospace & Industrial segment
ⓘ
Defense Electronics segment ⓘ Naval & Power segment ⓘ |
| hasMotto | “We innovate to deliver trusted, critical technologies.” (or similar corporate slogan; wording may vary over time) ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor |
Curtiss
ⓘ
surface form:
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Wright Aeronautical Corporation ⓘ
surface form:
Wright Aeronautical
Wright Company ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.curtisswright.com ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Davidson, North Carolina ⓘ |
| historicalActivity |
aircraft engine manufacturing
ⓘ
aircraft manufacturing ⓘ propeller manufacturing ⓘ |
| inception | 1929 ⓘ |
| industry |
aerospace
ⓘ
defense ⓘ industrial products ⓘ |
| ISIN | US2315611010 ⓘ |
| legalForm | corporation ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Glenn Hammond Curtiss
ⓘ
surface form:
Glenn Curtiss
Wright brothers ⓘ |
| notableAircraft |
Curtiss C-46 Commando
ⓘ
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk ⓘ |
| notableAircraftEngine |
Wright R-1820 radial engine
ⓘ
surface form:
Wright R-1820 Cyclone
Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone radial engine ⓘ
surface form:
Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone
|
| notableProduct |
aircraft flight control actuators
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rugged embedded computing systems ⓘ shipboard valves and control systems ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World War II aircraft production ⓘ |
| previousHeadquartersLocation | Roseland, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productOrService |
actuation systems
ⓘ
embedded computing ⓘ flight control systems ⓘ sensors ⓘ surface treatment services ⓘ valves and pumps ⓘ |
| servesIndustry |
commercial aerospace
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defense and military ⓘ industrial markets ⓘ nuclear power ⓘ |
| stockExchange | New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| tickerSymbol | CW ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Curtiss-Wright Corporation Description of subject: Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a major American aerospace and defense company formed from the early aviation pioneers behind the Wright brothers’ and Curtiss aircraft enterprises.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.