Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 was the Soviet Union’s first operational jet fighter, entering service shortly after World War II and marking the beginning of the MiG jet fighter lineage.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 canonical | 4 |
| MiG-9 | 1 |
| MiG-9 jet fighter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T707007 — 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: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 Context triple: [Messerschmitt Me 262, inspiredDesignOf, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9]
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A.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a Soviet jet fighter aircraft introduced in the early 1950s, widely used during the Cold War and notably in the Vietnam War for its agility and effectiveness in air combat.
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B.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 is a pioneering Soviet jet fighter of the early Cold War era, renowned for its swept-wing design and major role in the Korean War.
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C.
Lavochkin La-5
The Lavochkin La-5 was a World War II Soviet single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its powerful radial engine, wooden construction, and key role in countering the German Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front.
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D.
Sukhoi Su-7
The Sukhoi Su-7 is a Soviet-era swept-wing fighter-bomber aircraft widely used during the Cold War for ground-attack missions.
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E.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft introduced by the Soviet Union in the late 1950s, widely exported and renowned as one of the most produced combat aircraft in history.
- 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: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 Target entity description: The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 was the Soviet Union’s first operational jet fighter, entering service shortly after World War II and marking the beginning of the MiG jet fighter lineage.
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A.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a Soviet jet fighter aircraft introduced in the early 1950s, widely used during the Cold War and notably in the Vietnam War for its agility and effectiveness in air combat.
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B.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 is a pioneering Soviet jet fighter of the early Cold War era, renowned for its swept-wing design and major role in the Korean War.
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C.
Lavochkin La-5
The Lavochkin La-5 was a World War II Soviet single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its powerful radial engine, wooden construction, and key role in countering the German Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front.
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D.
Sukhoi Su-7
The Sukhoi Su-7 is a Soviet-era swept-wing fighter-bomber aircraft widely used during the Cold War for ground-attack missions.
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E.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft introduced by the Soviet Union in the late 1950s, widely exported and renowned as one of the most produced combat aircraft in history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet aircraft
ⓘ
jet fighter aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftGeneration | first-generation jet fighter ⓘ |
| airForceDesignation |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
MiG-9
|
| airframeMaterial | all-metal construction ⓘ |
| airIntakeConfiguration | nose intake ⓘ |
| armament |
23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon
ⓘ
37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon ⓘ |
| category |
MiG fighter aircraft
ⓘ
surface form:
Mikoyan-Gurevich aircraft
jet fighters of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer |
Artem Mikoyan
ⓘ
Mikhail Gurevich ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Mikoyan design bureau
ⓘ
surface form:
Mikoyan-Gurevich
|
| developmentContext | post–World War II jet technology program ⓘ |
| engineModel | RD-20 turbojet ⓘ |
| engineOrigin | derived from German BMW 003 ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1947 ⓘ |
| era | early Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1946-04-24 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1947 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Mikoyan design bureau
ⓘ
surface form:
Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau
|
| maximumSpeed | approximately 910 km/h ⓘ |
| natoReportingName | Fargo ⓘ |
| notableAs | first operational Soviet jet fighter ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| precededBy | piston-engined Soviet fighters such as Yak-3 ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
Chinese Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Liberation Army Air Force
Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | late 1940s ⓘ |
| productionStatus | out of production ⓘ |
| propulsionType | twin turbojet ⓘ |
| retired | 1950s ⓘ |
| role |
fighter
ⓘ
interceptor ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 13000 m ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tailplane ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air defense
ⓘ
pilot conversion to jets ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Third Chinese Civil War
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surface form:
Chinese Civil War (late phase)
Korean War (limited, training and air defense) ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | straight wing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 Description of subject: The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 was the Soviet Union’s first operational jet fighter, entering service shortly after World War II and marking the beginning of the MiG jet fighter lineage.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
MiG-9
this entity surface form:
MiG-9 jet fighter