Bell Rocket Belt
E462884
The Bell Rocket Belt is an experimental personal jetpack-like rocket propulsion device from the 1960s that allowed a single person to fly for short durations using hydrogen peroxide fuel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bell Rocket Belt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4703242 — 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: Bell Rocket Belt Context triple: [Bell Aircraft, developed, Bell Rocket Belt]
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A.
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B.
The Bolt
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C.
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Infinite Improbability Drive
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E.
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- 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: Bell Rocket Belt Target entity description: The Bell Rocket Belt is an experimental personal jetpack-like rocket propulsion device from the 1960s that allowed a single person to fly for short durations using hydrogen peroxide fuel.
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A.
Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator
The Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator is Marvin the Martian’s iconic, overpowered cartoon super-weapon from the Looney Tunes universe, typically used in his comically grandiose plans to destroy planets.
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B.
The Bolt
The Bolt is an 18th-century Rococo painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, celebrated for its intimate, dramatic depiction of a clandestine lovers’ encounter.
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C.
Power Armor
Power Armor is a heavily armored, powered exoskeleton suit in the Fallout series that dramatically enhances a character’s strength, defense, and battlefield presence.
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D.
Infinite Improbability Drive
The Infinite Improbability Drive is a fictional propulsion system from *The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy* that allows a spaceship to instantaneously traverse vast interstellar distances by exploiting extremely improbable events.
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E.
The Rocket
The Rocket was an early 19th-century steam locomotive designed by George Stephenson that became famous for winning the 1829 Rainhill Trials and proving the viability of railway transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental aircraft
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personal propulsion device ⓘ rocket belt ⓘ |
| category |
jet pack
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rocket-powered personal flying device ⓘ |
| controlMethod |
body movement and hand-operated control arms
ⓘ
vectoring of rocket nozzles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
individual flight
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short-duration flight ⓘ |
| developedBy | Wendell F. Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| emptyWeight |
about 26 kilograms
ⓘ
about 57 pounds ⓘ |
| evaluationResult | insufficient flight duration for practical military use ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1961 ⓘ |
| fuelType |
H2O2
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concentrated hydrogen peroxide ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
backpack frame
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catalyst pack ⓘ control arms ⓘ fuel tanks ⓘ twin rocket nozzles ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
battlefield mobility
ⓘ
military reconnaissance ⓘ special operations ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Bell Aerosystems
NERFINISHED
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Bell Aircraft Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumFlightDuration | about 21 seconds ⓘ |
| maximumRange | about 120 meters ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 55 km/h ⓘ |
| notableAppearance |
1964 New York World’s Fair
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1965 James Bond film "Thunderball" NERFINISHED ⓘ public demonstrations in the 1960s ⓘ |
| operatingPrinciple | decomposition of hydrogen peroxide over a catalyst bed to produce high-temperature steam and oxygen ⓘ |
| oxidizer | hydrogen peroxide ⓘ |
| powerplant | gas generator using hydrogen peroxide decomposition ⓘ |
| primaryClient | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | rocket propulsion ⓘ |
| safetyIssue |
risk of hard landings
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very limited fuel reserve ⓘ |
| safetyRequirement | high pilot skill ⓘ |
| status |
experimental
ⓘ
prototype ⓘ |
| testPilot |
Harold Graham
NERFINISHED
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Robert Courter NERFINISHED ⓘ William P. Suitor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thrust |
about 1,250 newtons
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about 125 kilograms-force ⓘ |
| typicalFlightDuration |
about 20 seconds
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less than 30 seconds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bell Rocket Belt Description of subject: The Bell Rocket Belt is an experimental personal jetpack-like rocket propulsion device from the 1960s that allowed a single person to fly for short durations using hydrogen peroxide fuel.
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