CH-47 Chinook
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The CH-47 Chinook is a twin-engine, tandem-rotor heavy-lift military helicopter widely used for troop transport, cargo movement, and battlefield support operations.
All labels observed (14)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CH-47 Chinook canonical | 6 |
| Boeing CH-47 Chinook | 3 |
| Chinook helicopter | 2 |
| Boeing CH-47 Chinook variant | 1 |
| Boeing CH-47D | 1 |
| Boeing CH‑47D Chinook | 1 |
| Boeing CH‑47SD Chinook | 1 |
| Boeing Chinook | 1 |
| CH-47 Chinook helicopter | 1 |
| CH-47A | 1 |
| CH-47B | 1 |
| CH-47C | 1 |
| CH-47D | 1 |
| CH‑47D Chinook | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4833094 — 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: CH-47 Chinook Context triple: [KLu, usesAircraftModel, CH-47 Chinook]
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A.
CH-47F Chinook
The CH-47F Chinook is a modernized, twin-engine, tandem-rotor heavy-lift military helicopter widely used for troop transport, cargo movement, and battlefield support operations.
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B.
CH-147F Chinook
The CH-147F Chinook is a Canadian variant of the Boeing CH-47 heavy-lift transport helicopter, optimized for tactical troop and cargo missions in demanding environments.
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C.
MH-47 Chinook
The MH-47 Chinook is a heavily modified special operations variant of the CH-47 helicopter, optimized for long-range, low-level, and nighttime missions with advanced avionics, aerial refueling capability, and enhanced survivability systems.
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D.
CH-47J Chinook
The CH-47J Chinook is a Japanese variant of the Boeing CH-47 twin-engine, tandem-rotor heavy-lift transport helicopter used primarily for cargo and troop transport missions.
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E.
CH-53 Sea Stallion
The CH-53 Sea Stallion is a heavy-lift military transport helicopter used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps for troop movement, cargo transport, and assault support missions.
- 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: CH-47 Chinook Target entity description: The CH-47 Chinook is a twin-engine, tandem-rotor heavy-lift military helicopter widely used for troop transport, cargo movement, and battlefield support operations.
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A.
CH-47F Chinook
The CH-47F Chinook is a modernized, twin-engine, tandem-rotor heavy-lift military helicopter widely used for troop transport, cargo movement, and battlefield support operations.
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B.
CH-147F Chinook
The CH-147F Chinook is a Canadian variant of the Boeing CH-47 heavy-lift transport helicopter, optimized for tactical troop and cargo missions in demanding environments.
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C.
MH-47 Chinook
The MH-47 Chinook is a heavily modified special operations variant of the CH-47 helicopter, optimized for long-range, low-level, and nighttime missions with advanced avionics, aerial refueling capability, and enhanced survivability systems.
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D.
CH-47J Chinook
The CH-47J Chinook is a Japanese variant of the Boeing CH-47 twin-engine, tandem-rotor heavy-lift transport helicopter used primarily for cargo and troop transport missions.
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E.
CH-53 Sea Stallion
The CH-53 Sea Stallion is a heavy-lift military transport helicopter used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps for troop movement, cargo transport, and assault support missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy-lift helicopter
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military helicopter ⓘ tandem-rotor helicopter ⓘ |
| combatUse |
Gulf War
NERFINISHED
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Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ War in Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuration | tandem rotor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crew |
3
ⓘ
4 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Boeing Vertol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | turboshaft ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1961-09-21 ⓘ |
| fuselageLength | 15.54 m ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
CH-47A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CH-47B NERFINISHED ⓘ CH-47C NERFINISHED ⓘ CH-47D NERFINISHED ⓘ CH-47F NERFINISHED ⓘ HC2 NERFINISHED ⓘ HC3 ⓘ HC4 ⓘ MH-47E NERFINISHED ⓘ MH-47G NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1962 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Boeing Vertol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maxSpeed |
170 knots
ⓘ
315 km/h ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight | 22680 kg ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high hot-and-high performance
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rear loading ramp ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| powerplant | Lycoming T55 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
NERFINISHED
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Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Netherlands Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy | Boeing Defense, Space & Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| range | 741 km ⓘ |
| role |
assault transport
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heavy-lift transport ⓘ |
| rotorDiameter | 18.29 m ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | 6096 m ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | no tail rotor ⓘ |
| usedFor |
artillery emplacement
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battlefield resupply ⓘ cargo transport ⓘ disaster relief ⓘ medical evacuation ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: CH-47 Chinook Description of subject: The CH-47 Chinook is a twin-engine, tandem-rotor heavy-lift military helicopter widely used for troop transport, cargo movement, and battlefield support operations.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Boeing CH-47 Chinook variant
this entity surface form:
CH-47A
this entity surface form:
CH-47B
this entity surface form:
CH-47C
this entity surface form:
CH-47D
this entity surface form:
Chinook helicopter
this entity surface form:
Boeing CH-47 Chinook
this entity surface form:
Boeing CH‑47D Chinook
this entity surface form:
Boeing CH‑47SD Chinook
this entity surface form:
Boeing Chinook
this entity surface form:
Boeing CH-47 Chinook
subject surface form:
Royal Moroccan Air Force
this entity surface form:
Boeing CH-47 Chinook
this entity surface form:
Boeing CH-47D
this entity surface form:
Chinook helicopter
this entity surface form:
CH‑47D Chinook
this entity surface form:
CH-47 Chinook helicopter