AVDS-1790 engine family

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diesel engine family tank engine

The AVDS-1790 engine family is a series of air-cooled, turbocharged diesel engines widely used to power main battle tanks and other armored fighting vehicles.

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Label	Occurrences
AVDS-1790 diesel engine	1
AVDS-1790 engine family canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13209374 — 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: AVDS-1790 engine family
Context triple: [Continental AVDS-1790-2, family, AVDS-1790 engine family]

A. Pegasus engine
The Pegasus engine is a British turbofan aircraft engine best known for powering the Harrier family of vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) jets.
B. Rolls-Royce AE 2100
The Rolls-Royce AE 2100 is a modern turboprop aircraft engine widely used in military and regional transport aircraft, known for its improved efficiency, power, and reliability over earlier designs.
C. Engine Alliance GP7200
The Engine Alliance GP7200 is a high-bypass turbofan engine developed jointly by General Electric and Pratt & Whitney, best known for powering certain variants of the Airbus A380 wide-body airliner.
D. Rolls-Royce AE 3007H
The Rolls-Royce AE 3007H is a high-bypass turbofan engine variant developed by Rolls-Royce to power high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles such as the RQ-4 Global Hawk.
E. MTU Turbomeca Rolls-Royce MTR390
The MTU Turbomeca Rolls-Royce MTR390 is a turboshaft engine jointly developed by European manufacturers to power modern attack helicopters such as the Eurocopter Tiger.
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: AVDS-1790 engine family
Target entity description: The AVDS-1790 engine family is a series of air-cooled, turbocharged diesel engines widely used to power main battle tanks and other armored fighting vehicles.

A. Pegasus engine
The Pegasus engine is a British turbofan aircraft engine best known for powering the Harrier family of vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) jets.
B. Rolls-Royce AE 2100
The Rolls-Royce AE 2100 is a modern turboprop aircraft engine widely used in military and regional transport aircraft, known for its improved efficiency, power, and reliability over earlier designs.
C. Engine Alliance GP7200
The Engine Alliance GP7200 is a high-bypass turbofan engine developed jointly by General Electric and Pratt & Whitney, best known for powering certain variants of the Airbus A380 wide-body airliner.
D. Rolls-Royce AE 3007H
The Rolls-Royce AE 3007H is a high-bypass turbofan engine variant developed by Rolls-Royce to power high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles such as the RQ-4 Global Hawk.
E. MTU Turbomeca Rolls-Royce MTR390
The MTU Turbomeca Rolls-Royce MTR390 is a turboshaft engine jointly developed by European manufacturers to power modern attack helicopters such as the Eurocopter Tiger.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diesel engine family ⓘ tank engine ⓘ
applicationRole	primary powerpack for tracked armored vehicles ⓘ
aspiration	turbocharged ⓘ
configuration	V12 ⓘ
coolingSystem	air-cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
cycle	four-stroke ⓘ
derivedFrom	AV-1790 engine design ⓘ
designFeature	air-cooled cylinder barrels and heads ⓘ horizontally-opposed cylinder banks in V configuration ⓘ multi-fuel capability in some variants ⓘ turbo-supercharging for increased power ⓘ
displacement	1790 cubic inches ⓘ approximately 29.3 liters ⓘ
emphasis	ease of field maintenance ⓘ high reliability in harsh environments ⓘ
fuelType	diesel ⓘ
intendedUse	armored fighting vehicles ⓘ main battle tanks ⓘ
manufacturer	Continental Motors ⓘ L-3 Combat Propulsion Systems ⓘ Teledyne Continental Motors ⓘ
mounting	rear-mounted in most tank applications ⓘ
notableVariant	AVDS-1790-2 ⓘ AVDS-1790-2A ⓘ linked to: AVDS-1790-2 AVDS-1790-2C ⓘ linked to: AVDS-1790-2 AVDS-1790-5A ⓘ linked to: AVDS-1790-2 AVDS-1790-5B ⓘ linked to: AVDS-1790-2 AVDS-1790-5DA ⓘ linked to: AVDS-1790-2 AVDS-1790-5DR ⓘ linked to: AVDS-1790-2
powerOutputRange	approximately 750 horsepower to over 900 horsepower ⓘ
powerpackIntegration	often paired with CD-850 series transmissions ⓘ
relatedEngineFamily	AV-1790 gasoline engine family ⓘ linked to: Continental AV-1790-3 gasoline engine
serviceEntryPeriod	1950s ⓘ
status	still in service in various upgraded forms ⓘ
usedBy	Israel Defense Forces ⓘ United States Army ⓘ several NATO and non-NATO countries ⓘ
usedInVehicle	M48 Patton tank ⓘ M60 Patton tank ⓘ Magach tank series ⓘ Merkava Mark I ⓘ linked to: Merkava main battle tank Merkava Mark II ⓘ linked to: Merkava main battle tank Sabra tank ⓘ Sho't tank upgrades ⓘ Tiran tank conversions ⓘ self-propelled artillery systems ⓘ various armored recovery vehicles ⓘ