de Havilland Puss Moth
E740453
The de Havilland Puss Moth was a British three-seat high-wing monoplane of the early 1930s, widely used for long-distance touring and record-breaking flights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| de Havilland Puss Moth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8475520 — 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 Puss Moth Context triple: [Bert Hinkler, aircraftUsed, de Havilland Puss Moth]
-
A.
De Havilland Dragon
The De Havilland Dragon was a 1930s British twin-engined biplane airliner widely used for short-haul passenger and mail services.
-
B.
de Havilland Percival Gull Six
The de Havilland Percival Gull Six is a 1930s British single-engine touring and racing monoplane renowned for its long-distance record flights, including those made by pioneering aviator Jean Batten.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
De Havilland Tiger Moth
The De Havilland Tiger Moth is a British biplane primary trainer aircraft widely used in the 1930s and 1940s, especially for training Royal Air Force pilots during World War II.
-
E.
de Havilland DH.53 Humming Bird
The de Havilland DH.53 Humming Bird is a 1920s British single-seat light monoplane built as an economical, compact aircraft for sport and private flying.
- 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 Puss Moth Target entity description: The de Havilland Puss Moth was a British three-seat high-wing monoplane of the early 1930s, widely used for long-distance touring and record-breaking flights.
-
A.
De Havilland Dragon
The De Havilland Dragon was a 1930s British twin-engined biplane airliner widely used for short-haul passenger and mail services.
-
B.
de Havilland Percival Gull Six
The de Havilland Percival Gull Six is a 1930s British single-engine touring and racing monoplane renowned for its long-distance record flights, including those made by pioneering aviator Jean Batten.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
De Havilland Tiger Moth
The De Havilland Tiger Moth is a British biplane primary trainer aircraft widely used in the 1930s and 1940s, especially for training Royal Air Force pilots during World War II.
-
E.
de Havilland DH.53 Humming Bird
The de Havilland DH.53 Humming Bird is a 1920s British single-seat light monoplane built as an economical, compact aircraft for sport and private flying.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-wing monoplane
ⓘ
light touring aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftDesignation | DH.80 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftType | propeller‑driven aircraft ⓘ |
| category | civil utility aircraft ⓘ |
| configuration | enclosed cabin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 1 pilot ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | about 185 km/h ⓘ |
| designer | Geoffrey de Havilland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | de Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth prototype NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | single nose‑mounted piston engine ⓘ |
| engineType | inline air‑cooled engine ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1930 ⓘ |
| fuselageConstruction | fabric‑covered steel tube ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1930s ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed tailwheel undercarriage ⓘ |
| length | about 7.6 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | de Havilland Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 210 km/h ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long‑distance touring capability
ⓘ
record‑breaking flights in the early 1930s ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | about 259 ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | 2 passengers ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 120 hp ⓘ |
| powerplant | 1 × de Havilland Gipsy III inline engine ⓘ |
| primaryRole | touring aircraft ⓘ |
| productionEnd | mid‑1930s ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1930 ⓘ |
| range | about 800 km ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 3 ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | record‑breaking aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | about 4,900 m ⓘ |
| successor | de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tailplane ⓘ |
| typicalEngine | de Havilland Gipsy III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
flying clubs
ⓘ
private owners ⓘ small commercial operators ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air racing
ⓘ
long‑distance flights ⓘ private touring ⓘ survey and charter work ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | high wing ⓘ |
| wingConstruction | wooden ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 12.2 m ⓘ |
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: de Havilland Puss Moth Description of subject: The de Havilland Puss Moth was a British three-seat high-wing monoplane of the early 1930s, widely used for long-distance touring and record-breaking flights.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.