AS350 Écureuil family (H125)
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The AS350 Écureuil family (H125) is a widely used light single-engine utility helicopter renowned for its versatility, high-altitude performance, and extensive use in roles such as aerial work, law enforcement, and passenger transport.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AS350 B1 | 1 |
| AS350 B3 | 1 |
| AS350 BA | 1 |
| AS350 Écureuil family | 1 |
| AS350 Écureuil family (H125) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1780864 — 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: AS350 Écureuil family (H125) Context triple: [Airbus Helicopters, notableModel, AS350 Écureuil family (H125)]
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A.
Eurocopter AS532 Cougar
The Eurocopter AS532 Cougar is a twin-engine, medium-lift military helicopter used worldwide for transport, search and rescue, and tactical operations.
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B.
Airbus H145
The Airbus H145 is a twin-engine light utility helicopter widely used for emergency medical services, law enforcement, and civilian transport due to its versatility, advanced avionics, and high performance.
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C.
Airbus H225
The Airbus H225 is a long-range, twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter widely used for offshore transport, search and rescue, and military missions.
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D.
AW139 helicopter
The AW139 helicopter is a medium-sized, twin-engine multipurpose helicopter widely used worldwide for roles such as search and rescue, offshore transport, and executive transport.
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E.
Eurocopter EC665 Tiger (ARH)
The Eurocopter EC665 Tiger (ARH) is an Australian variant of the Tiger attack helicopter, designed for armed reconnaissance and close air support missions.
- 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: AS350 Écureuil family (H125) Target entity description: The AS350 Écureuil family (H125) is a widely used light single-engine utility helicopter renowned for its versatility, high-altitude performance, and extensive use in roles such as aerial work, law enforcement, and passenger transport.
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A.
Eurocopter AS532 Cougar
The Eurocopter AS532 Cougar is a twin-engine, medium-lift military helicopter used worldwide for transport, search and rescue, and tactical operations.
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B.
Airbus H145
The Airbus H145 is a twin-engine light utility helicopter widely used for emergency medical services, law enforcement, and civilian transport due to its versatility, advanced avionics, and high performance.
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C.
Airbus H225
The Airbus H225 is a long-range, twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter widely used for offshore transport, search and rescue, and military missions.
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D.
AW139 helicopter
The AW139 helicopter is a medium-sized, twin-engine multipurpose helicopter widely used worldwide for roles such as search and rescue, offshore transport, and executive transport.
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E.
Eurocopter EC665 Tiger (ARH)
The Eurocopter EC665 Tiger (ARH) is an Australian variant of the Tiger attack helicopter, designed for armed reconnaissance and close air support missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
light utility helicopter family
ⓘ
single‑engine helicopter ⓘ |
| aircraftFamilyIncludes |
AS350 B
ⓘ
linked to:
Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil
AS350 B1 ⓘ
linked to:
Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil
AS350 B2 ⓘ
linked to:
Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil
AS350 B3 ⓘ
linked to:
Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil
AS350 B3e ⓘ
linked to:
Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil
H125 ⓘ |
| category |
civil helicopter
ⓘ
parapublic helicopter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| crew | 1 pilot (typical) ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | single turboshaft engine ⓘ |
| enteredService | late 1970s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1974 ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed skid landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Airbus Helicopters
ⓘ
Aérospatiale ⓘ Eurocopter ⓘ
linked to:
Airbus Helicopters
|
| marketName | Écureuil ⓘ |
| marketSegment | light single‑engine turbine helicopter ⓘ |
| NATOMapName | Squirrel ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
good lifting capability for its class
ⓘ
high‑altitude performance ⓘ hot‑and‑high capability ⓘ versatility in multiple mission profiles ⓘ wide use in civil and parapublic markets ⓘ |
| notableRecord | used for high‑altitude operations in the Himalayas ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | up to 5 or 6 passengers (typical civil configuration) ⓘ |
| primaryRole | utility helicopter ⓘ |
| rebrandedAs | Airbus Helicopters H125 ⓘ |
| role |
aerial filming
ⓘ
aerial firefighting ⓘ aerial work ⓘ emergency medical services ⓘ law enforcement ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ tourism flights ⓘ |
| rotorConfiguration | single main rotor with tail rotor ⓘ |
| successorBrandingOf |
Eurocopter AS350 series
ⓘ
linked to:
Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil
|
| usedBy |
aerial work companies
ⓘ
air ambulance operators ⓘ civil operators worldwide ⓘ law enforcement agencies worldwide ⓘ |
| usedFor |
VIP transport
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external load operations ⓘ mountain rescue ⓘ pipeline patrol ⓘ powerline inspection ⓘ |
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: AS350 Écureuil family (H125) Description of subject: The AS350 Écureuil family (H125) is a widely used light single-engine utility helicopter renowned for its versatility, high-altitude performance, and extensive use in roles such as aerial work, law enforcement, and passenger transport.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: AS350 Écureuil family (H125)
linked to: AS350 Écureuil family (H125)
linked to: AS350 Écureuil family (H125)
linked to: AS350 Écureuil family (H125)