B-47 Stratojet
E432931
The B-47 Stratojet was a pioneering American jet-powered strategic bomber of the early Cold War era, notable for its swept-wing design and role in nuclear deterrence.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| B-47 Stratojet canonical | 5 |
| Boeing B-47 Stratojet | 2 |
| Boeing B-47 Stratojet (testbed) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4335696 — 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: B-47 Stratojet Context triple: [Strategic Air Command, operatedWeaponSystem, B-47 Stratojet]
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A.
Convair B-36 Peacemaker
The Convair B-36 Peacemaker was a massive American intercontinental strategic bomber of the early Cold War era, notable for its unprecedented range and role as a key component of the United States' nuclear deterrent before the advent of jet-powered bombers.
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B.
B-50 Superfortress
The B-50 Superfortress was a post–World War II American strategic bomber developed from the B-29 with more powerful engines and structural improvements for long-range nuclear and reconnaissance missions.
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C.
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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D.
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, subsonic strategic bomber used by the United States Air Force since the 1950s, renowned for its heavy payload capacity and exceptional longevity in service.
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E.
B-29 Superfortress
The B-29 Superfortress was a long-range, four-engine heavy bomber developed by the United States during World War II, notable for its advanced technology and its role in strategic bombing campaigns over Japan.
- 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: B-47 Stratojet Target entity description: The B-47 Stratojet was a pioneering American jet-powered strategic bomber of the early Cold War era, notable for its swept-wing design and role in nuclear deterrence.
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A.
Convair B-36 Peacemaker
The Convair B-36 Peacemaker was a massive American intercontinental strategic bomber of the early Cold War era, notable for its unprecedented range and role as a key component of the United States' nuclear deterrent before the advent of jet-powered bombers.
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B.
B-50 Superfortress
The B-50 Superfortress was a post–World War II American strategic bomber developed from the B-29 with more powerful engines and structural improvements for long-range nuclear and reconnaissance missions.
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C.
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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D.
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, subsonic strategic bomber used by the United States Air Force since the 1950s, renowned for its heavy payload capacity and exceptional longevity in service.
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E.
B-29 Superfortress
The B-29 Superfortress was a long-range, four-engine heavy bomber developed by the United States during World War II, notable for its advanced technology and its role in strategic bombing campaigns over Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States bomber
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jet-powered bomber ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ |
| armament |
conventional bombs
ⓘ
nuclear bombs ⓘ |
| bombLoad | 10800 kg ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| crewPosition |
co-pilot
ⓘ
navigator ⓘ pilot ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | 855 km/h ⓘ |
| defensiveArmament | tail guns ⓘ |
| designation | B-47 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Boeing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Boeing Model 450 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineModel | General Electric J47 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | turbojet ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1947-12-17 ⓘ |
| fullName | Boeing B-47 Stratojet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 8.45 m ⓘ |
| influenced |
Boeing 707
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas DC-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1951 ⓘ |
| landingGearType | bicycle landing gear ⓘ |
| length | 32.92 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Boeing ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 977 km/h ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
bicycle landing gear
ⓘ
pod-mounted engines ⓘ swept wings ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 2042 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 6 ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| primaryMission | long-range nuclear strike ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| range | 6480 km ⓘ |
| retired | 1969 ⓘ |
| role |
electronic warfare
ⓘ
nuclear deterrence ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ |
| secondaryMission |
electronic intelligence
ⓘ
photo-reconnaissance ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | 12500 m ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| tailGunCaliber | 12.7 mm ⓘ |
| tailGunType | M3 Browning machine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Strategic Air Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| variant |
B-47A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
B-47B NERFINISHED ⓘ B-47E NERFINISHED ⓘ EB-47 NERFINISHED ⓘ RB-47 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | swept wing ⓘ |
| wingspan | 35.05 m ⓘ |
| wingSweepAngle | 35 degrees ⓘ |
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: B-47 Stratojet Description of subject: The B-47 Stratojet was a pioneering American jet-powered strategic bomber of the early Cold War era, notable for its swept-wing design and role in nuclear deterrence.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Olympus
this entity surface form:
Boeing B-47 Stratojet (testbed)
this entity surface form:
Boeing B-47 Stratojet
this entity surface form:
Boeing B-47 Stratojet
subject surface form:
Walker Air Force Base
subject surface form:
Whiteman Air Force Base