Sea Harrier fighter aircraft
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The Sea Harrier fighter aircraft is a British naval vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) jet renowned for its pivotal air combat role during the Falklands War.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sea Harrier FRS.1 | 4 |
| British Aerospace Sea Harrier | 2 |
| Sea Harrier FA2 | 2 |
| BAE Sea Harrier aircraft | 1 |
| Sea Harrier | 1 |
| Sea Harrier fighter aircraft canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T348210 — 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: Sea Harrier fighter aircraft Context triple: [Falklands War, usedWeapon, Sea Harrier fighter aircraft]
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AV-8B Harrier II
The AV-8B Harrier II is a second-generation, carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft known for its vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capability, used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps and allied forces.
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Fairey Firefly
The Fairey Firefly was a British World War II-era carrier-borne fighter and anti-submarine aircraft used primarily by the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm.
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BAE Systems Hawk T1
The BAE Systems Hawk T1 is a British single-engine jet trainer aircraft best known as the iconic mount of the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows aerobatic display team.
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Panavia Tornado GR4
The Panavia Tornado GR4 is a British multirole combat aircraft variant known for its precision strike, reconnaissance, and close air support capabilities in modern conflicts.
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Avro Shackleton
The Avro Shackleton was a British long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft developed in the post-World War II era and operated primarily by the Royal Air Force.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sea Harrier fighter aircraft Target entity description: The Sea Harrier fighter aircraft is a British naval vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) jet renowned for its pivotal air combat role during the Falklands War.
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A.
AV-8B Harrier II
The AV-8B Harrier II is a second-generation, carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft known for its vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capability, used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps and allied forces.
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B.
Fairey Firefly
The Fairey Firefly was a British World War II-era carrier-borne fighter and anti-submarine aircraft used primarily by the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm.
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C.
BAE Systems Hawk T1
The BAE Systems Hawk T1 is a British single-engine jet trainer aircraft best known as the iconic mount of the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows aerobatic display team.
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D.
Panavia Tornado GR4
The Panavia Tornado GR4 is a British multirole combat aircraft variant known for its precision strike, reconnaissance, and close air support capabilities in modern conflicts.
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E.
Avro Shackleton
The Avro Shackleton was a British long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft developed in the post-World War II era and operated primarily by the Royal Air Force.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
V/STOL aircraft
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carrier-based fighter aircraft ⓘ fighter aircraft variant ⓘ fighter aircraft variant ⓘ jet aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ |
| armedWith |
30 mm ADEN cannon
ⓘ
AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles ⓘ
surface form:
AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles
bombs ⓘ unguided rockets ⓘ |
| basedOn | Hawker Siddeley Harrier ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
air defense
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fleet air defense ⓘ naval aviation ⓘ |
| engineType | vectored-thrust turbofan ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1978 ⓘ |
| feature |
short takeoff and vertical landing
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ski-jump takeoff capability ⓘ vertical/short takeoff and landing capability ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1978 ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Sea Harrier fighter aircraft
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sea Harrier FA2
Sea Harrier fighter aircraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sea Harrier FRS.1
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| landingMethod |
short landing
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vertical landing ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
British Aerospace
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Hawker Siddeley ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | approximately Mach 0.9 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
air-to-air combat success in the Falklands War
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operating from small aircraft carriers ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Indian Navy
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| poweredBy |
Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan
ⓘ
surface form:
Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan engine
|
| primaryUser |
Indian Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Naval Air Arm
Fleet Air Arm ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
|
| retiredFromService |
Indian Navy
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| retirementDateIndianNavy | 2016 ⓘ |
| retirementDateRoyalNavy | 2006 ⓘ |
| role |
attack aircraft
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fighter ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 51,000 ft ⓘ |
| takeoffMethod |
short takeoff
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vertical takeoff ⓘ |
| usedBy |
India
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Bosnian War
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Falklands War ⓘ Kosovo War ⓘ |
| variantOf | Harrier family ⓘ |
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Subject: Sea Harrier fighter aircraft Description of subject: The Sea Harrier fighter aircraft is a British naval vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) jet renowned for its pivotal air combat role during the Falklands War.
Referenced by (11)
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