Triple
T2487243
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Howard Hughes |
E55953
|
entity |
| Predicate | aircraftDesigned |
P31176
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hughes H-4 Hercules
The Hughes H-4 Hercules, nicknamed the "Spruce Goose," is a massive experimental World War II-era flying boat and the largest wooden aircraft ever built.
|
E271314
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Hughes H-4 Hercules | Statement: [Howard Hughes, aircraftDesigned, Hughes H-4 Hercules]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hughes H-4 Hercules Context triple: [Howard Hughes, aircraftDesigned, Hughes H-4 Hercules]
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A.
Bristol Hercules
The Bristol Hercules was a British air-cooled, sleeve-valve radial aircraft engine widely used in World War II bombers and transport aircraft.
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B.
Curtiss C-46 Commando
The Curtiss C-46 Commando is a large American twin-engine transport aircraft widely used by the U.S. military in World War II for high-altitude, long-range cargo and troop operations.
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C.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain is a military transport aircraft, derived from the DC-3 airliner, that became a workhorse for Allied forces in World War II and beyond.
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D.
Handley Page Victor
The Handley Page Victor was a British Cold War-era strategic bomber later adapted as an aerial refueling tanker, notable for its role supporting long-range missions such as the Falklands War Black Buck raids.
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E.
Wright J-5C Whirlwind
The Wright J-5C Whirlwind is a nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine renowned for its reliability and use in pioneering long-distance flights of the late 1920s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Hughes H-4 Hercules Triple: [Howard Hughes, aircraftDesigned, Hughes H-4 Hercules]
Generated description
The Hughes H-4 Hercules, nicknamed the "Spruce Goose," is a massive experimental World War II-era flying boat and the largest wooden aircraft ever built.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hughes H-4 Hercules Target entity description: The Hughes H-4 Hercules, nicknamed the "Spruce Goose," is a massive experimental World War II-era flying boat and the largest wooden aircraft ever built.
-
A.
Bristol Hercules
The Bristol Hercules was a British air-cooled, sleeve-valve radial aircraft engine widely used in World War II bombers and transport aircraft.
-
B.
Curtiss C-46 Commando
The Curtiss C-46 Commando is a large American twin-engine transport aircraft widely used by the U.S. military in World War II for high-altitude, long-range cargo and troop operations.
-
C.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain is a military transport aircraft, derived from the DC-3 airliner, that became a workhorse for Allied forces in World War II and beyond.
-
D.
Handley Page Victor
The Handley Page Victor was a British Cold War-era strategic bomber later adapted as an aerial refueling tanker, notable for its role supporting long-range missions such as the Falklands War Black Buck raids.
-
E.
Wright J-5C Whirlwind
The Wright J-5C Whirlwind is a nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine renowned for its reliability and use in pioneering long-distance flights of the late 1920s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ab49e670a88190b928e08302381710 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd82f2020819086bbd321a750ce43 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:47 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af17bca6f88190a63672fb3372f0be |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af1b7224488190bf896b2c77c3ba0a |
completed | March 9, 2026, 7:11 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af1c7b0f088190870b2ed18756b0d5 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 7:16 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:45 p.m.