C-141 Starlifter
E353095
C-141 Starlifter aircraft
aircraft variant
jet aircraft
military transport aircraft
strategic airlifter
The C-141 Starlifter is a retired U.S. Air Force strategic airlifter designed to rapidly transport troops, cargo, and equipment over long distances.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| C-141A | 2 |
| Lockheed C-141 Starlifter | 2 |
| C-141 Starlifter canonical | 1 |
| C-141B | 1 |
| C-141C | 1 |
| Lockheed C-141 Starlifter (TF33 variant) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3358439 — 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: C-141 Starlifter Context triple: [M198 howitzer, airTransportableBy, C-141 Starlifter]
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A.
Boeing C‑97 Stratofreighter
The Boeing C‑97 Stratofreighter is a post–World War II American long-range military transport aircraft derived from the B-29 bomber and used extensively for cargo and troop transport, as well as aerial refueling.
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B.
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four‑engine turboprop military transport aircraft renowned worldwide for its versatility in tactical airlift, humanitarian missions, and special operations since the 1950s.
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C.
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is a long-serving U.S. Air Force aerial refueling aircraft, introduced in the late 1950s and based on the Boeing 707 airframe, that has been a backbone of American air mobility and global reach for decades.
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D.
C-17 Globemaster III
The C-17 Globemaster III is a large, long-range military transport aircraft used by several air forces worldwide for rapid strategic airlift of troops and heavy cargo.
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E.
Fairchild C-82 Packet
The Fairchild C-82 Packet was an American twin-boom, twin-engine military transport aircraft developed during World War II for cargo and paratroop operations.
- 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: C-141 Starlifter Target entity description: The C-141 Starlifter is a retired U.S. Air Force strategic airlifter designed to rapidly transport troops, cargo, and equipment over long distances.
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A.
Boeing C‑97 Stratofreighter
The Boeing C‑97 Stratofreighter is a post–World War II American long-range military transport aircraft derived from the B-29 bomber and used extensively for cargo and troop transport, as well as aerial refueling.
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B.
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four‑engine turboprop military transport aircraft renowned worldwide for its versatility in tactical airlift, humanitarian missions, and special operations since the 1950s.
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C.
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is a long-serving U.S. Air Force aerial refueling aircraft, introduced in the late 1950s and based on the Boeing 707 airframe, that has been a backbone of American air mobility and global reach for decades.
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D.
C-17 Globemaster III
The C-17 Globemaster III is a large, long-range military transport aircraft used by several air forces worldwide for rapid strategic airlift of troops and heavy cargo.
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E.
Fairchild C-82 Packet
The Fairchild C-82 Packet was an American twin-boom, twin-engine military transport aircraft developed during World War II for cargo and paratroop operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
C-141 Starlifter aircraft
ⓘ
aircraft variant ⓘ aircraft variant ⓘ aircraft variant ⓘ jet aircraft ⓘ military transport aircraft ⓘ strategic airlifter ⓘ |
| canCarry |
litter patients
ⓘ
palletized cargo ⓘ paratroopers ⓘ |
| cargoCapacity | about 70000 lb ⓘ |
| cargoLoading | rear-loading ramp ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 5 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | about 450 knots ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Lockheed L-300 (civilian design study) ⓘ |
| engineModel | Pratt & Whitney TF33 ⓘ |
| engineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1963-12-17 ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
C-141 Starlifter
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
C-141A
C-141 Starlifter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
C-141B
C-141 Starlifter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
C-141C
|
| height | 12.0 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1965 ⓘ |
| length | 44.2 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Lockheed Aircraft Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Lockheed
|
| maximumSpeed | about 500 knots ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | 323090 lb ⓘ |
| modification |
avionics upgrade
ⓘ
fuselage stretch ⓘ in-flight refueling capability ⓘ |
| modifiedFrom |
C-141 Starlifter
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
C-141A
|
| nicknamed | Starlifter ⓘ |
| notableAircraft | Hanoi Taxi ⓘ |
| notableFor | repatriating U.S. POWs from North Vietnam in 1973 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| pressurized | true ⓘ |
| primaryRole | strategic airlift ⓘ |
| range | approximately 4000 nmi with payload ⓘ |
| replacedBy | C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ |
| retired | 2006 ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | 41000 ft ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | T-tail ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Air Force Reserve
ⓘ
surface form:
Air Force Reserve Command
Air National Guard ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aeromedical evacuation
ⓘ
airborne operations support ⓘ cargo transport ⓘ humanitarian missions ⓘ medical evacuation ⓘ strategic airlift during Cold War ⓘ strategic airlift during Gulf War ⓘ strategic airlift during Vietnam War ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | high-wing ⓘ |
| wingspan | 48.7 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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.
Input
Subject: C-141 Starlifter Description of subject: The C-141 Starlifter is a retired U.S. Air Force strategic airlifter designed to rapidly transport troops, cargo, and equipment over long distances.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lockheed C-141 Starlifter (TF33 variant)
this entity surface form:
Lockheed C-141 Starlifter
this entity surface form:
C-141A
this entity surface form:
C-141B
this entity surface form:
C-141C
subject surface form:
C-141B
this entity surface form:
C-141A
this entity surface form:
Lockheed C-141 Starlifter