Antonov An-32
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The Antonov An-32 is a twin-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed for hot-and-high operations, widely used for tactical airlift and cargo missions.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antonov An-32 canonical | 9 |
| An-32 | 3 |
| AN-32 aircraft | 1 |
| AN-32 transport aircraft | 1 |
| An-32 transport aircraft | 1 |
| Antonov An-32 in ICAO flight plans | 1 |
| An‑32A | 1 |
| An‑32B | 1 |
| An‑32RE | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1223372 — 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: Antonov An-32 Context triple: [Indian Air Force, notableTransportAircraft, Antonov An-32]
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A.
Antonov An-158 (historically)
The Antonov An-158 is a Ukrainian-designed regional jet airliner, developed as a stretched variant of the An-148 to carry more passengers on short- to medium-haul routes.
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B.
Tupolev Tu-134 airliner
The Tupolev Tu-134 airliner is a Soviet-era twin-engine jet used widely by Eastern Bloc airlines and militaries, known for its rugged design and extensive service from the 1960s onward.
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C.
Yakovlev Yak-40
The Yakovlev Yak-40 is a small Soviet-era three-engined regional jet airliner designed for short-haul routes and operations from poorly equipped airfields.
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D.
Ilyushin Il-18
The Ilyushin Il-18 is a Soviet-era four-engine turboprop airliner known for its long-range capability, durability, and extensive use by Eastern Bloc airlines and military operators during the Cold War.
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E.
Mi-8
The Mi-8 is a Soviet-designed twin-turbine transport helicopter widely used around the world for both military and civilian roles.
- 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: Antonov An-32 Target entity description: The Antonov An-32 is a twin-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed for hot-and-high operations, widely used for tactical airlift and cargo missions.
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A.
Antonov An-158 (historically)
The Antonov An-158 is a Ukrainian-designed regional jet airliner, developed as a stretched variant of the An-148 to carry more passengers on short- to medium-haul routes.
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B.
Tupolev Tu-134 airliner
The Tupolev Tu-134 airliner is a Soviet-era twin-engine jet used widely by Eastern Bloc airlines and militaries, known for its rugged design and extensive service from the 1960s onward.
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C.
Yakovlev Yak-40
The Yakovlev Yak-40 is a small Soviet-era three-engined regional jet airliner designed for short-haul routes and operations from poorly equipped airfields.
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D.
Ilyushin Il-18
The Ilyushin Il-18 is a Soviet-era four-engine turboprop airliner known for its long-range capability, durability, and extensive use by Eastern Bloc airlines and military operators during the Cold War.
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E.
Mi-8
The Mi-8 is a Soviet-designed twin-turbine transport helicopter widely used around the world for both military and civilian roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military transport aircraft
ⓘ
twin‑engine turboprop aircraft ⓘ |
| canCarry |
cargo pallets
ⓘ
light vehicles ⓘ paratroopers ⓘ troops ⓘ |
| cargoDoor | rear loading ramp ⓘ |
| configuration |
high‑wing
ⓘ
t‑tail ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | approximately 440 km/h ⓘ |
| designedFor |
hot‑and‑high operations
ⓘ
short and unprepared airstrips ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Antonov An-26 ⓘ |
| engineType | turboprop ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1976 ⓘ |
| height | 8.75 m ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | AN32 ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1980s ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| length | 23.78 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Antonov Design Bureau ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight | approximately 27,000 kg ⓘ |
| NATONickname | Cline ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| payloadCapacity | approximately 6,700 kg ⓘ |
| powerplant | Ivchenko AI-20 turboprop ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Indian Air Force ⓘ |
| range | approximately 2,500 km ⓘ |
| role |
cargo aircraft
ⓘ
military transport ⓘ tactical airlifter ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 9,500 m ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aerial resupply
ⓘ
disaster relief missions ⓘ medical evacuation ⓘ paratroop drops ⓘ |
| user |
Afghan Air Force
ⓘ
Bangladesh Air Force ⓘ Iraqi Air Force ⓘ Peruvian Air Force ⓘ Sri Lanka Air Force ⓘ Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ |
| variant |
An‑32A
ⓘ
linked to:
Antonov An-32
An‑32B ⓘ
linked to:
Antonov An-32
An‑32RE ⓘ
linked to:
Antonov An-32
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| wingspan | 29.20 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Antonov An-32 Description of subject: The Antonov An-32 is a twin-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed for hot-and-high operations, widely used for tactical airlift and cargo missions.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Ivchenko AI-20 turboprop