Rolls-Royce 250-C20W
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The Rolls-Royce 250-C20W is a turboshaft aircraft engine variant in the proven Model 250 family, widely used to power light helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rolls-Royce 250-C20W canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11041433 — 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: Rolls-Royce 250-C20W Context triple: [MQ-8B Fire Scout, engineModel, Rolls-Royce 250-C20W]
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A.
Rolls-Royce XG-40
The Rolls-Royce XG-40 was an experimental British low-bypass turbofan engine program that served as the technological basis for the later Eurojet EJ200 fighter aircraft engine.
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B.
Rolls-Royce Derwent
The Rolls-Royce Derwent is a pioneering British centrifugal-flow turbojet engine developed during World War II that powered early jet fighters such as the Gloster Meteor.
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C.
Rolls-Royce Kestrel
The Rolls-Royce Kestrel is a British liquid-cooled V-12 aircraft engine widely used in the interwar period and known for powering many early Hawker biplanes and other RAF aircraft.
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D.
Rolls-Royce Adour
The Rolls-Royce Adour is a turbofan jet engine widely used to power military trainer and light attack aircraft, notably the SEPECAT Jaguar and BAE Systems Hawk.
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E.
Rolls-Royce Eagle
The Rolls-Royce Eagle was a pioneering British liquid-cooled V12 aircraft engine of World War I, widely used to power frontline bombers and reconnaissance aircraft.
- 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: Rolls-Royce 250-C20W Target entity description: The Rolls-Royce 250-C20W is a turboshaft aircraft engine variant in the proven Model 250 family, widely used to power light helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles.
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A.
Rolls-Royce XG-40
The Rolls-Royce XG-40 was an experimental British low-bypass turbofan engine program that served as the technological basis for the later Eurojet EJ200 fighter aircraft engine.
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B.
Rolls-Royce Derwent
The Rolls-Royce Derwent is a pioneering British centrifugal-flow turbojet engine developed during World War II that powered early jet fighters such as the Gloster Meteor.
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C.
Rolls-Royce Kestrel
The Rolls-Royce Kestrel is a British liquid-cooled V-12 aircraft engine widely used in the interwar period and known for powering many early Hawker biplanes and other RAF aircraft.
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D.
Rolls-Royce Adour
The Rolls-Royce Adour is a turbofan jet engine widely used to power military trainer and light attack aircraft, notably the SEPECAT Jaguar and BAE Systems Hawk.
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E.
Rolls-Royce Eagle
The Rolls-Royce Eagle was a pioneering British liquid-cooled V12 aircraft engine of World War I, widely used to power frontline bombers and reconnaissance aircraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rolls-Royce Model 250 variant
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turboshaft aircraft engine ⓘ |
| application |
light helicopter powerplant
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unmanned aerial vehicle powerplant ⓘ |
| basedOn | Rolls-Royce Model 250 core NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSeries | C20 series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
aero engines
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turboshaft engines ⓘ |
| compressionSystem | axial-centrifugal compressor ⓘ |
| configuration | two-shaft gas turbine ⓘ |
| controlSystem | hydromechanical fuel control ⓘ |
| cooling | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| engineType | turboshaft ⓘ |
| familyIntroducedBy | Allison Engine Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyUsage |
widely used in UAVs
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widely used in light helicopters ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation kerosene ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | dual ignition ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rolls-Royce plc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketSegment | light helicopter engines ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
compact design
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high reliability ⓘ low operating cost ⓘ |
| partOfFamily | Rolls-Royce Model 250 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | rotary-wing aircraft ⓘ |
| successorOrganization | Rolls-Royce plc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civil aviation
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military aviation ⓘ |
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: Rolls-Royce 250-C20W Description of subject: The Rolls-Royce 250-C20W is a turboshaft aircraft engine variant in the proven Model 250 family, widely used to power light helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Referenced by (1)
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