Eurofighter Typhoon
E93503
canard‑delta wing aircraft
fighter aircraft
fourth‑generation fighter
multirole combat aircraft
twin‑engine jet
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a highly agile, twin‑engine multirole combat aircraft developed by a European consortium for advanced air superiority and ground-attack missions.
All labels observed (19)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T649656 — 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: Eurofighter Typhoon Context triple: [Defensive Aids Sub-System, designedForPlatform, Eurofighter Typhoon]
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A.
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2
The Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2 is an advanced multirole variant of the Eurofighter fighter aircraft featuring upgraded avionics, weapons integration, and systems enhancements over earlier production batches.
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B.
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 1
The Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 1 is the first production batch of the Eurofighter multirole fighter, featuring early-generation avionics and systems that laid the foundation for later, more advanced tranches.
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C.
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3
The Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3 is an advanced production standard of the Eurofighter multirole combat aircraft, incorporating upgraded avionics, sensors, and systems to enhance air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities.
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D.
Panavia Tornado GR4
The Panavia Tornado GR4 is a British multirole combat aircraft variant known for its precision strike, reconnaissance, and close air support capabilities in modern conflicts.
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E.
Dassault Rafale
The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine, multirole fighter aircraft designed for air superiority, ground attack, reconnaissance, and nuclear deterrence missions.
- 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: Eurofighter Typhoon Target entity description: The Eurofighter Typhoon is a highly agile, twin‑engine multirole combat aircraft developed by a European consortium for advanced air superiority and ground-attack missions.
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A.
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2
The Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2 is an advanced multirole variant of the Eurofighter fighter aircraft featuring upgraded avionics, weapons integration, and systems enhancements over earlier production batches.
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B.
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 1
The Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 1 is the first production batch of the Eurofighter multirole fighter, featuring early-generation avionics and systems that laid the foundation for later, more advanced tranches.
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C.
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3
The Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3 is an advanced production standard of the Eurofighter multirole combat aircraft, incorporating upgraded avionics, sensors, and systems to enhance air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities.
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D.
Panavia Tornado GR4
The Panavia Tornado GR4 is a British multirole combat aircraft variant known for its precision strike, reconnaissance, and close air support capabilities in modern conflicts.
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E.
Dassault Rafale
The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine, multirole fighter aircraft designed for air superiority, ground attack, reconnaissance, and nuclear deterrence missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canard‑delta wing aircraft
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fighter aircraft ⓘ fourth‑generation fighter ⓘ multirole combat aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine jet ⓘ |
| armament |
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
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surface form:
27 mm Mauser BK-27 cannon
air‑to‑air missiles ⓘ air‑to‑surface missiles ⓘ guided bombs ⓘ |
| avionics | CAPTOR radar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedForRole |
air superiority
ⓘ
close air support ⓘ ground attack ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ |
| developer |
Airbus
ⓘ
surface form:
Airbus Defence and Space
BAE Systems ⓘ Leonardo S.p.A. ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1994-03-27 ⓘ |
| flyByWire | digital quadruplex fly‑by‑wire system ⓘ |
| gLimit | +9 g ⓘ |
| hardpoints | 13 ⓘ |
| height | 5.28 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 2003 ⓘ |
| length | 15.96 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Eurofighter GmbH ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | Mach 2.0 ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight | 23500 kg ⓘ |
| powerplant | 2 × Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofan engines ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
Austrian Air Force
ⓘ
German Air Force ⓘ Aeronautica Militare ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Air Force
Kuwait Air Force ⓘ Qatar Emiri Air Force ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Saudi Air Force ⓘ Spanish Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Air and Space Force
|
| programPartners |
Germany
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| role |
air defense
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multirole fighter ⓘ strike missions ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | 65000 ft ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | canard foreplanes ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | delta wing ⓘ |
| wingspan | 10.95 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eurofighter Typhoon Description of subject: The Eurofighter Typhoon is a highly agile, twin‑engine multirole combat aircraft developed by a European consortium for advanced air superiority and ground-attack missions.
Referenced by (86)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eurofighter Typhoon programme
subject surface form:
No. 111 Squadron RAF
this entity surface form:
Eurofighter Typhoon (via EJ200 partnership)
this entity surface form:
Eurofighter Typhoon program
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Olympus
this entity surface form:
Eurofighter Typhoon (testbed)
this entity surface form:
Eurofighter Typhoon (German participation)
this entity surface form:
Eurofighter Typhoon upgrade programmes
this entity surface form:
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4
subject surface form:
RAF Coningsby
subject surface form:
RAF Coningsby
this entity surface form:
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4
subject surface form:
No. 29 Squadron RAF
subject surface form:
No. 29 Squadron RAF
this entity surface form:
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4
subject surface form:
No. 3 (F) Squadron RAF
this entity surface form:
Eurofighter Typhoon (as industrial partner)
subject surface form:
No. 2 Squadron RAF
subject surface form:
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