de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer
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The de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer was a pioneering 1930s British twin-engined aircraft designed for long-distance air racing, most famous for winning the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race from England to Australia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| de Havilland DH.88 Comet | 1 |
| de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4949466 — 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: de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer Context triple: [Geoffrey de Havilland, notableWork, de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer]
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A.
de Havilland DH.60 Moth
The de Havilland DH.60 Moth is a 1920s British two-seat light biplane that became one of the most influential and widely used training and touring aircraft of its era.
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B.
Bristol Type 142
The Bristol Type 142 was a British twin-engine high-speed civil transport prototype of the 1930s whose advanced design directly led to the development of the Bristol Blenheim light bomber.
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C.
Bristol Centaurus V
The Bristol Centaurus V was a powerful British air-cooled radial aircraft engine used in late-World War II and postwar high-performance fighters and other military aircraft.
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D.
Handley Page O/100
The Handley Page O/100 was a British World War I heavy bomber, among the first strategic bombers used for long-range night bombing missions.
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E.
De Havilland Dragon
The De Havilland Dragon was a 1930s British twin-engined biplane airliner widely used for short-haul passenger and mail services.
- 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: de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer Target entity description: The de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer was a pioneering 1930s British twin-engined aircraft designed for long-distance air racing, most famous for winning the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race from England to Australia.
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A.
de Havilland DH.60 Moth
The de Havilland DH.60 Moth is a 1920s British two-seat light biplane that became one of the most influential and widely used training and touring aircraft of its era.
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B.
Bristol Type 142
The Bristol Type 142 was a British twin-engine high-speed civil transport prototype of the 1930s whose advanced design directly led to the development of the Bristol Blenheim light bomber.
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C.
Bristol Centaurus V
The Bristol Centaurus V was a powerful British air-cooled radial aircraft engine used in late-World War II and postwar high-performance fighters and other military aircraft.
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D.
Handley Page O/100
The Handley Page O/100 was a British World War I heavy bomber, among the first strategic bombers used for long-range night bombing missions.
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E.
De Havilland Dragon
The De Havilland Dragon was a 1930s British twin-engined biplane airliner widely used for short-haul passenger and mail services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
low-wing monoplane
ⓘ
racing aircraft ⓘ twin-engined aircraft ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed_kmh | ~306 ⓘ |
| designedForEvent | MacRobertson Air Race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptyWeight_kg | 1451 ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | inline ⓘ |
| engineManufacturer | de Havilland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| famousFor | winning the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1934-09-08 ⓘ |
| fuelCapacity_litres | ~1000 ⓘ |
| fuselageConstruction | plywood monocoque ⓘ |
| grossWeight_kg | 2722 ⓘ |
| height_m | 2.41 ⓘ |
| influenced | de Havilland Mosquito design concepts ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| landingGearType | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| length_m | 8.84 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | de Havilland Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed_kmh | ~380 ⓘ |
| museumDisplay | Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, UK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAircraft |
G-ACSP Green Comet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
G-ACSR Black Magic NERFINISHED ⓘ G-ACSS Grosvenor House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Air Force (for testing)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
private owners ⓘ |
| powerplantModel | de Havilland Gipsy Six NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | long-distance air racer ⓘ |
| propellerType | two-bladed fixed-pitch propeller ⓘ |
| raceRoute | England to Australia ⓘ |
| raceWinningAircraft | G-ACSS Grosvenor House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceWinningPilots |
Charles W. A. Scott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Campbell Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceWinningTime_hours | 70.5 ⓘ |
| raceWinningYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| range_km | ~4830 ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling_m | ~6400 ⓘ |
| survivingAircraft | G-ACSS Grosvenor House (preserved) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aerodynamic research
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record-breaking flights ⓘ |
| wingArea_m2 | 21.83 ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | cantilever low-wing ⓘ |
| wingspan_m | 13.41 ⓘ |
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: de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer Description of subject: The de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer was a pioneering 1930s British twin-engined aircraft designed for long-distance air racing, most famous for winning the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race from England to Australia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
de Havilland DH.88 Comet