OKB-36 (Kolesov)

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Soviet design bureau aircraft engine design bureau

OKB-36 (Kolesov) was a Soviet aircraft engine design bureau best known for developing advanced turbojet and turbofan engines for military aircraft.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
OKB-36	1
OKB-36 (Kolesov) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12771517 — 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: OKB-36 (Kolesov)
Context triple: [Kolesov RD-36-51, designBureau, OKB-36 (Kolesov)]

A. OKB-52
OKB-52 was a major Soviet design bureau led by Vladimir Chelomey, known for developing ballistic missiles, space launch vehicles, and spacecraft during the Cold War.
B. OKB-1
OKB-1 was the Soviet Union’s leading spacecraft and rocket design bureau that developed early ballistic missiles and the first spacecraft under chief designer Sergei Korolev.
C. Shaposhnikov
Shaposhnikov is a Russian surname most notably associated with Soviet military leader Boris Shaposhnikov.
D. OKB-456
OKB-456 was a Soviet rocket design bureau best known for developing early liquid-fueled engines used on R-7 family launch vehicles.
E. Myasishchev M-4
The Myasishchev M-4 was a Soviet long-range strategic jet bomber developed in the 1950s as part of the Cold War nuclear deterrent force.
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: OKB-36 (Kolesov)
Target entity description: OKB-36 (Kolesov) was a Soviet aircraft engine design bureau best known for developing advanced turbojet and turbofan engines for military aircraft.

A. OKB-52
OKB-52 was a major Soviet design bureau led by Vladimir Chelomey, known for developing ballistic missiles, space launch vehicles, and spacecraft during the Cold War.
B. OKB-1
OKB-1 was the Soviet Union’s leading spacecraft and rocket design bureau that developed early ballistic missiles and the first spacecraft under chief designer Sergei Korolev.
C. Shaposhnikov
Shaposhnikov is a Russian surname most notably associated with Soviet military leader Boris Shaposhnikov.
D. OKB-456
OKB-456 was a Soviet rocket design bureau best known for developing early liquid-fueled engines used on R-7 family launch vehicles.
E. Myasishchev M-4
The Myasishchev M-4 was a Soviet long-range strategic jet bomber developed in the 1950s as part of the Cold War nuclear deterrent force.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (25)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet design bureau ⓘ aircraft engine design bureau ⓘ
affiliation	Soviet aerospace industry ⓘ
alternativeName	Kolesov Design Bureau ⓘ linked to: Kolesov design bureau OKB-36 ⓘ linked to: OKB-36 (Kolesov)
country	Soviet Union ⓘ
countryOfOperation	Soviet Union ⓘ
customerType	Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
designFocus	engines for combat aircraft ⓘ high-performance jet engines ⓘ
era	Cold War ⓘ
field	aircraft engine design ⓘ turbofan engine design ⓘ turbojet engine design ⓘ
historicalContext	Soviet military aviation program ⓘ
industry	aerospace ⓘ
locationCountry	Soviet Union ⓘ
namedAfter	Arkhip Mikhailovich Lyulka Kolesov NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	development of advanced turbofan engines for military aircraft ⓘ development of advanced turbojet engines for military aircraft ⓘ
organizationType	state-owned enterprise ⓘ
productType	turbofan engines ⓘ turbojet engines ⓘ
sector	defense industry ⓘ
useCase	military aviation ⓘ