Santos-Dumont No. 6 dirigible
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The Santos-Dumont No. 6 dirigible was an early 20th-century powered airship that famously won the 1901 Deutsch de la Meurthe prize by flying from Paris’s Parc Saint Cloud to the Eiffel Tower and back within the allotted time.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Santos-Dumont No. 6 airship | 1 |
| Santos-Dumont No. 6 dirigible canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8816423 — 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: Santos-Dumont No. 6 dirigible Context triple: [Alberto Santos-Dumont, designed, Santos-Dumont No. 6 dirigible]
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A.
Blériot XI
The Blériot XI is an early French monoplane famous for Louis Blériot’s pioneering 1909 flight across the English Channel, marking a milestone in aviation history.
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B.
Deperdussin monoplane
The Deperdussin monoplane was an early 20th-century French single-wing aircraft noted for its streamlined design and use in pioneering military and sporting aviation.
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C.
LZ 129 Hindenburg
LZ 129 Hindenburg was a large German passenger airship best known for its catastrophic 1937 disaster that marked the end of the airship era.
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D.
Wright Flyer II
Wright Flyer II was the improved 1904 version of the Wright brothers’ pioneering airplane, built to achieve longer, more controlled powered flights following their original 1903 Flyer.
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E.
Wright Flyer III
Wright Flyer III was the Wright brothers’ 1905 powered airplane that became the first practical, fully controllable aircraft capable of sustained flight.
- 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: Santos-Dumont No. 6 dirigible Target entity description: The Santos-Dumont No. 6 dirigible was an early 20th-century powered airship that famously won the 1901 Deutsch de la Meurthe prize by flying from Paris’s Parc Saint Cloud to the Eiffel Tower and back within the allotted time.
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A.
Blériot XI
The Blériot XI is an early French monoplane famous for Louis Blériot’s pioneering 1909 flight across the English Channel, marking a milestone in aviation history.
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B.
Deperdussin monoplane
The Deperdussin monoplane was an early 20th-century French single-wing aircraft noted for its streamlined design and use in pioneering military and sporting aviation.
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C.
LZ 129 Hindenburg
LZ 129 Hindenburg was a large German passenger airship best known for its catastrophic 1937 disaster that marked the end of the airship era.
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D.
Wright Flyer II
Wright Flyer II was the improved 1904 version of the Wright brothers’ pioneering airplane, built to achieve longer, more controlled powered flights following their original 1903 Flyer.
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E.
Wright Flyer III
Wright Flyer III was the Wright brothers’ 1905 powered airplane that became the first practical, fully controllable aircraft capable of sustained flight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airship
ⓘ
dirigible ⓘ powered airship ⓘ |
| achievedClosedCircuitFlight | true ⓘ |
| achievementRequirement | fly from Parc Saint-Cloud to the Eiffel Tower and back within 30 minutes ⓘ |
| achievementStatus | requirement met ⓘ |
| achievementTimeLimit | 30 minutes ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Alberto Santos-Dumont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early aviation in France ⓘ |
| awardedBy | Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
experimental aircraft
ⓘ
prize-winning aircraft ⓘ |
| cityOfOperation | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competition | Deutsch de la Meurthe prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlType | steerable ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfNotableFlight | 1901-10-19 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Alberto Santos-Dumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| envelopeGas | hydrogen ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| flightControl | rudder and elevator ⓘ |
| flightRoute | Parc Saint-Cloud – Eiffel Tower – Parc Saint-Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCrewCapacity | 1 person ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | demonstrated practical controlled powered flight in an airship ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of controlled lighter-than-air flight
ⓘ
public perception of airship viability ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | widely reported in European press ⓘ |
| notableFor |
flight from Parc Saint-Cloud to the Eiffel Tower and back
ⓘ
winning the 1901 Deutsch de la Meurthe prize ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Alberto Santos-Dumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | urban airspace over Paris ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | retired ⓘ |
| partOf | Santos-Dumont airship series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | gasoline engine ⓘ |
| precededBy | Santos-Dumont No. 5 dirigible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
aeronautical experimentation
ⓘ
competition flying ⓘ |
| prizeMoney | 100000 francs ⓘ |
| propulsionType | internal combustion engine ⓘ |
| structureType | non-rigid airship ⓘ |
| takeoffSite | Parc Saint-Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turningPoint | Eiffel Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstFlight | 1901 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Santos-Dumont No. 6 dirigible Description of subject: The Santos-Dumont No. 6 dirigible was an early 20th-century powered airship that famously won the 1901 Deutsch de la Meurthe prize by flying from Paris’s Parc Saint Cloud to the Eiffel Tower and back within the allotted time.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Santos-Dumont No. 6 airship