Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil

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light utility helicopter single‑engine helicopter

The Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil is a widely used single-engine light utility helicopter known for its versatility in civilian, law enforcement, and rescue operations.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil	3
AS350 B	2
AS350 B2	2
AS350	1
AS350 B1	1
AS350 B3	1
AS350 B3e	1
AS350 C	1
AS350 D	1
Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil canonical	1
Aérospatiale AS 355 Écureuil 2	1
Aérospatiale AS350 Écureuil	1
Eurocopter AS350 B3	1
Eurocopter AS350 B3e	1
Eurocopter AS350 series	1
Eurocopter EC130 T2	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1755230 — 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: Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil
Context triple: [Aérospatiale, majorProduct, Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil]

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.
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.
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.
D. Gazelle helicopter
The Gazelle helicopter is a light, fast, and highly maneuverable French-designed utility and reconnaissance helicopter widely used by military forces for training, liaison, and observation roles.
E. Bell 212 helicopter
The Bell 212 helicopter is a twin-engine, medium utility helicopter widely used for military transport, search and rescue, and general support missions around the world.
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: Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil
Target entity description: The Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil is a widely used single-engine light utility helicopter known for its versatility in civilian, law enforcement, and rescue operations.

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.
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.
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.
D. Gazelle helicopter
The Gazelle helicopter is a light, fast, and highly maneuverable French-designed utility and reconnaissance helicopter widely used by military forces for training, liaison, and observation roles.
E. Bell 212 helicopter
The Bell 212 helicopter is a twin-engine, medium utility helicopter widely used for military transport, search and rescue, and general support missions around the world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	light utility helicopter ⓘ single‑engine helicopter ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	AS350 ⓘ linked to: Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil Écureuil ⓘ
civilCertificationAuthority	Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile ⓘ linked to: Direction générale de l’aviation civile
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
crew	1 ⓘ
engineType	turboshaft ⓘ
EverestLandingDate	2005-05-14 ⓘ
EverestLandingVariant	Eurocopter AS350 B3 ⓘ linked to: Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil
firstFlight	1974-06-27 ⓘ
fuselageMaterial	aluminium alloy ⓘ
introduced	1978 ⓘ
landingGearType	skid landing gear ⓘ
mainRotorBlades	3 ⓘ
manufacturer	Airbus Helicopters ⓘ Aérospatiale ⓘ Eurocopter ⓘ linked to: Airbus Helicopters
maxCruiseSpeed_kmh	245 ⓘ
militaryVariant	AS550 Fennec ⓘ
NATOReportingName	Squirrel ⓘ
notableRecord	first helicopter to land on the summit of Mount Everest ⓘ
numberOfEngines	1 ⓘ
passengerCapacity	5 ⓘ
primaryUsers	civil operators ⓘ law enforcement agencies ⓘ search and rescue operators ⓘ
range_km	650 ⓘ
role	aerial work ⓘ emergency medical services ⓘ law enforcement ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ utility helicopter ⓘ
serviceCeiling_m	4570 ⓘ
status	in service ⓘ
successorCompany	Airbus Helicopters ⓘ Eurocopter Group ⓘ linked to: Airbus Helicopters
tailRotorBlades	2 ⓘ
usedFor	aerial firefighting ⓘ powerline inspection ⓘ tourism flights ⓘ
variant	AS350 B ⓘ linked to: Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil AS350 B1 ⓘ linked to: AS350 Écureuil family (H125) AS350 B2 ⓘ linked to: Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil AS350 B3 ⓘ linked to: AS350 Écureuil family (H125) AS350 BA ⓘ linked to: AS350 Écureuil family (H125) AS350 C ⓘ linked to: Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil AS350 D ⓘ linked to: Aérospatiale AS 350 Écureuil

How these facts were elicited