Sikorsky S-76

E93954

helicopter medium utility helicopter twin‑engine helicopter

The Sikorsky S-76 is a medium-sized, twin-engine commercial helicopter widely used worldwide for executive transport, offshore operations, and search-and-rescue missions.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Sikorsky S-76B	3
S-76B	2
S-76	1
Sikorsky S-76 canonical	1
Sikorsky S-76A	1
Sikorsky S-76C	1
Sikorsky S-76C+	1
Sikorsky S-76C++	1
Sikorsky S-76D	1
Sikorsky S‑76	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T766814 — 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: Sikorsky S-76
Context triple: [Spanish Air Force, uses, Sikorsky S-76]

A. Bell 212 helicopter
The Bell 212 helicopter is a twin-engine, medium utility helicopter widely used for military transport, search and rescue, and general support missions around the world.
B. Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk
The Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk is a specialized, heavily modified variant of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter used by the U.S. Marine Corps for VIP transport, including the President of the United States.
C. Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King
The Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King is a twin-engine, medium-lift helicopter used by the United States Marine Corps as a presidential transport aircraft.
D. Airbus H145
The Airbus H145 is a twin-engine light utility helicopter widely used for emergency medical services, law enforcement, and civilian transport due to its versatility, advanced avionics, and high performance.
E. Airbus H225
The Airbus H225 is a long-range, twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter widely used for offshore transport, search and rescue, and military 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: Sikorsky S-76
Target entity description: The Sikorsky S-76 is a medium-sized, twin-engine commercial helicopter widely used worldwide for executive transport, offshore operations, and search-and-rescue missions.

A. Bell 212 helicopter
The Bell 212 helicopter is a twin-engine, medium utility helicopter widely used for military transport, search and rescue, and general support missions around the world.
B. Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk
The Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk is a specialized, heavily modified variant of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter used by the U.S. Marine Corps for VIP transport, including the President of the United States.
C. Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King
The Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King is a twin-engine, medium-lift helicopter used by the United States Marine Corps as a presidential transport aircraft.
D. Airbus H145
The Airbus H145 is a twin-engine light utility helicopter widely used for emergency medical services, law enforcement, and civilian transport due to its versatility, advanced avionics, and high performance.
E. Airbus H225
The Airbus H225 is a long-range, twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter widely used for offshore transport, search and rescue, and military missions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	helicopter ⓘ medium utility helicopter ⓘ twin‑engine helicopter ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crew	2 ⓘ
designFeature	four‑blade fully articulated main rotor ⓘ retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ single four‑blade tail rotor ⓘ
engineConfiguration	twin‑engine ⓘ
engineType	turboshaft ⓘ
firstFlightDate	1977-03-13 ⓘ
fuselageMaterial	aluminum alloy ⓘ
hasVariant	Sikorsky S-76 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sikorsky S-76A Sikorsky S-76 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sikorsky S-76B Sikorsky S-76 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sikorsky S-76C Sikorsky S-76 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sikorsky S-76C+ Sikorsky S-76 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sikorsky S-76C++ Sikorsky S-76 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sikorsky S-76D
introduced	1979 ⓘ
landingGearType	retractable wheeled landing gear ⓘ
mainRotorBlades	4 ⓘ
manufacturer	Sikorsky Aircraft (until divestiture) ⓘ surface form: Sikorsky Aircraft
marketSegment	medium helicopter class ⓘ
notableOperator	Bristow Group ⓘ CHC Helicopter ⓘ PHI, Inc. ⓘ Royal Family of the United Kingdom (VIP transport) ⓘ
numberOfMainRotors	1 ⓘ
numberOfTailRotors	1 ⓘ
powerplant	2 × turboshaft engines ⓘ
primaryUsers	air ambulance operators ⓘ corporate and VIP operators ⓘ offshore oil and gas industry operators ⓘ search and rescue organizations ⓘ
role	air ambulance ⓘ executive transport helicopter ⓘ offshore transport helicopter ⓘ search and rescue helicopter ⓘ utility helicopter ⓘ
status	in service ⓘ
tailRotorBlades	4 ⓘ
typicalPassengerCapacity	12 ⓘ
usedBy	civil operators worldwide ⓘ government agencies worldwide ⓘ
usedFor	emergency medical services ⓘ executive and corporate travel ⓘ law enforcement support ⓘ offshore oil platform crew transport ⓘ search and rescue missions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish Air Force → uses → Sikorsky S-76 ⓘ

Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra → aircraftOperated → Sikorsky S-76 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sikorsky S‑76

Sikorsky Aircraft (until divestiture) → notableProduct → Sikorsky S-76 ⓘ

subject surface form: Sikorsky Aircraft

this entity surface form: S-76