Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
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The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was a large, luxurious post–World War II long-range airliner derived from the C-97 Stratofreighter, noted for its double-deck cabin and use on premier international routes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boeing 377 Stratocruiser canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4254051 — 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: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser Context triple: [Pan American World Airways, operatedAircraft, Boeing 377 Stratocruiser]
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Douglas DC-6
The Douglas DC-6 is a four-engine, propeller-driven airliner and cargo aircraft introduced in the late 1940s, widely used by airlines and militaries around the world for medium- to long-haul flights.
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Lockheed L-188 Electra
The Lockheed L-188 Electra is an American four‑engine turboprop airliner introduced in the late 1950s, known for its use in both passenger and cargo operations worldwide.
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Lockheed C‑69 Constellation
The Lockheed C‑69 Constellation was a World War II-era four‑engined military transport aircraft that served as the precursor to the famous Lockheed Constellation airliner.
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Boeing 707
The Boeing 707 is a pioneering American jet airliner introduced in the late 1950s that helped usher in the modern era of commercial jet travel.
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E.
Douglas DC-8
The Douglas DC-8 is a long-range, narrow-body jet airliner introduced in the late 1950s that became one of the early mainstays of commercial jet aviation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser Target entity description: The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was a large, luxurious post–World War II long-range airliner derived from the C-97 Stratofreighter, noted for its double-deck cabin and use on premier international routes.
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A.
Douglas DC-6
The Douglas DC-6 is a four-engine, propeller-driven airliner and cargo aircraft introduced in the late 1940s, widely used by airlines and militaries around the world for medium- to long-haul flights.
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B.
Lockheed L-188 Electra
The Lockheed L-188 Electra is an American four‑engine turboprop airliner introduced in the late 1950s, known for its use in both passenger and cargo operations worldwide.
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C.
Lockheed C‑69 Constellation
The Lockheed C‑69 Constellation was a World War II-era four‑engined military transport aircraft that served as the precursor to the famous Lockheed Constellation airliner.
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D.
Boeing 707
The Boeing 707 is a pioneering American jet airliner introduced in the late 1950s that helped usher in the modern era of commercial jet travel.
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E.
Douglas DC-8
The Douglas DC-8 is a long-range, narrow-body jet airliner introduced in the late 1950s that became one of the early mainstays of commercial jet aviation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airliner
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long-range airliner ⓘ piston-engined airliner ⓘ post–World War II aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Stratocruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cabinLayout | double-deck cabin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | about 375 mph ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | four-engined ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Pan American World Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1947-07-08 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | double-bubble fuselage ⓘ |
| height | 11.7 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1949 ⓘ |
| length | 33.7 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Boeing ⓘ |
| maximumPassengerCapacity | 100 ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | about 66,000 kg ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
lower-deck lounge
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luxurious interior ⓘ pressurized cabin ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 56 ⓘ |
| powerplant | Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pressurization | yes ⓘ |
| primaryEraOfOperation |
1950s
ⓘ
late 1940s ⓘ |
| primaryRole | civil airliner ⓘ |
| range | about 4,600 mi ⓘ |
| retired | 1963 ⓘ |
| status | retired from airline service ⓘ |
| successor | Boeing 707 on many routes ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| typicalPassengerCapacity | 80 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
American Overseas Airlines
NERFINISHED
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British Overseas Airways Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ El Al NERFINISHED ⓘ Israel Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Orient Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ Pan American World Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ Transocean Air Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ US Air Force (as C-97 derivative) NERFINISHED ⓘ United Air Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | premier international routes ⓘ |
| wingspan | 43.1 m ⓘ |
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: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser Description of subject: The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was a large, luxurious post–World War II long-range airliner derived from the C-97 Stratofreighter, noted for its double-deck cabin and use on premier international routes.
Referenced by (2)
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