Lockheed L-1011 TriStar

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commercial airliner jet airliner wide-body airliner

The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar is a wide-body commercial airliner developed in the late 1960s and 1970s, known for its advanced technology, three-engine configuration, and role as a major competitor to the McDonnell Douglas DC-10.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar canonical	17
Lockheed TriStar	3
L-1011-1	2
L-1011-100	2
L-1011-200	2
L-1011-500	2
L-1011	1
L-1011-250	1
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (re-engined variants)	1
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (testbed)	1
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1	1
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar airliner design	1
Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar	1
Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar	1
Stargazer L-1011	1
civilian Lockheed L-1011 TriStar airliners	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T911921 — 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: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
Context triple: [Lockheed bribery scandals, involves, Lockheed L-1011 TriStar]

A. Airbus A300
The Airbus A300 is a wide-body twin-engine jet airliner introduced in the 1970s as Airbus’s first commercial aircraft and one of the world’s earliest twin-engine wide-bodies.
B. Boeing 767
The Boeing 767 is a wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner widely used for medium- to long-haul commercial flights and cargo operations.
C. Airbus A310
The Airbus A310 is a twin-engine, wide-body jet airliner introduced in the early 1980s as a shorter, more efficient derivative of the Airbus A300 for medium- to long-haul routes.
D. Airbus A340
The Airbus A340 is a long-range, four-engine wide-body commercial airliner designed for intercontinental passenger flights.
E. Boeing 757
The Boeing 757 is a mid-size, narrow-body twin-engine jet airliner widely used for short- to medium- and some long-haul routes, known for its strong performance and versatility.
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: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
Target entity description: The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar is a wide-body commercial airliner developed in the late 1960s and 1970s, known for its advanced technology, three-engine configuration, and role as a major competitor to the McDonnell Douglas DC-10.

A. Airbus A300
The Airbus A300 is a wide-body twin-engine jet airliner introduced in the 1970s as Airbus’s first commercial aircraft and one of the world’s earliest twin-engine wide-bodies.
B. Boeing 767
The Boeing 767 is a wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner widely used for medium- to long-haul commercial flights and cargo operations.
C. Airbus A310
The Airbus A310 is a twin-engine, wide-body jet airliner introduced in the early 1980s as a shorter, more efficient derivative of the Airbus A300 for medium- to long-haul routes.
D. Airbus A340
The Airbus A340 is a long-range, four-engine wide-body commercial airliner designed for intercontinental passenger flights.
E. Boeing 757
The Boeing 757 is a mid-size, narrow-body twin-engine jet airliner widely used for short- to medium- and some long-haul routes, known for its strong performance and versatility.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commercial airliner ⓘ jet airliner ⓘ wide-body airliner ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	L-1011 ⓘ linked to: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar TriStar ⓘ
competitor	Boeing 747 (on some routes) ⓘ linked to: Boeing 747 McDonnell Douglas DC-10 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
crew	2 to 3 flight crew ⓘ
designEra	late 1960s ⓘ
engineConfiguration	trijet ⓘ
engineMounting	one tail-mounted engine ⓘ two underwing engines ⓘ
engineType	turbofan ⓘ
firstCustomer	Eastern Air Lines ⓘ
firstFlight	1970-11-16 ⓘ
fuselageType	wide-body ⓘ
introduced	1972-04-26 ⓘ
majorOperator	Air Canada ⓘ British Airways ⓘ Delta Air Lines ⓘ Eastern Air Lines ⓘ Saudi Arabian Airlines ⓘ linked to: Saudia TWA ⓘ linked to: Trans World Airlines
manufacturer	Lockheed Corporation ⓘ linked to: Lockheed Aircraft Company
militaryDesignation	TriStar C2 (RAF) ⓘ linked to: RAF Tristar TriStar K1 (RAF) ⓘ linked to: RAF Tristar
notableFeature	advanced automatic landing system ⓘ autoland capability to Category III standards ⓘ direct lift control system ⓘ lower deck galley in some configurations ⓘ relatively quiet cabin for its era ⓘ
numberBuilt	250 ⓘ
passengerCapacity	around 250 to 400 ⓘ
primaryRole	passenger transport ⓘ
productionEnd	1984 ⓘ
productionStart	1968 ⓘ
range	approximately 4,000 to 5,000 nautical miles depending on variant ⓘ
retiredFromMajorAirlines	2000s ⓘ
secondaryRole	cargo transport ⓘ military transport ⓘ
status	out of production ⓘ
tailConfiguration	T-tail ⓘ
technologyLevel	advanced for its time ⓘ
typicalEngines	Rolls-Royce RB211 ⓘ
usedBy	Royal Air Force ⓘ
variant	L-1011-1 ⓘ linked to: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar L-1011-100 ⓘ linked to: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar L-1011-200 ⓘ linked to: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar L-1011-500 ⓘ linked to: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (38)

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

Lockheed bribery scandals → involves → Lockheed L-1011 TriStar ⓘ

Boeing 777 → designedToReplace → Lockheed L-1011 TriStar ⓘ

Voyager → replaced → Lockheed TriStar ⓘ