Dornier Do 228
E263450
The Dornier Do 228 is a German twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft widely used for regional passenger transport, cargo, and special mission operations.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dornier Do 228 canonical | 8 |
| Dornier 228 | 3 |
| Do-228 aircraft (under licence) | 1 |
| Dornier 228NG | 1 |
| HAL Do-228 (license-produced) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2358438 — 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: Dornier Do 228 Context triple: [Dornier Flugzeugwerke, designed, Dornier Do 228]
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A.
Fokker F28
The Fokker F28 is a short-range twin-jet regional airliner developed by Dutch manufacturer Fokker and widely used by airlines around the world from the late 1960s onward.
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B.
Fokker F-27
The Fokker F-27 is a Dutch-built twin-engine turboprop airliner and military transport aircraft widely used around the world for regional passenger service and utility roles.
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C.
Bolkow Bo‑105
The Bölkow Bo‑105 is a light, twin-engine multi-purpose helicopter renowned for its advanced hingeless rotor system and exceptional agility, widely used in military, rescue, and civilian roles.
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D.
ATR 42
The ATR 42 is a twin-turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed by the French-Italian manufacturer ATR, widely used by airlines for commuter and regional routes.
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E.
Pilatus PC-7
The Pilatus PC-7 is a Swiss-built turboprop military trainer aircraft widely used for basic flight training by air forces 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: Dornier Do 228 Target entity description: The Dornier Do 228 is a German twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft widely used for regional passenger transport, cargo, and special mission operations.
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A.
Fokker F28
The Fokker F28 is a short-range twin-jet regional airliner developed by Dutch manufacturer Fokker and widely used by airlines around the world from the late 1960s onward.
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B.
Fokker F-27
The Fokker F-27 is a Dutch-built twin-engine turboprop airliner and military transport aircraft widely used around the world for regional passenger service and utility roles.
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C.
Bolkow Bo‑105
The Bölkow Bo‑105 is a light, twin-engine multi-purpose helicopter renowned for its advanced hingeless rotor system and exceptional agility, widely used in military, rescue, and civilian roles.
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D.
ATR 42
The ATR 42 is a twin-turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed by the French-Italian manufacturer ATR, widely used by airlines for commuter and regional routes.
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E.
Pilatus PC-7
The Pilatus PC-7 is a Swiss-built turboprop military trainer aircraft widely used for basic flight training by air forces around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
STOL aircraft
ⓘ
regional airliner ⓘ twin-turboprop utility aircraft ⓘ |
| cabinConfiguration | unpressurized cabin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | ~380 km/h ⓘ |
| designFeature |
composite material wing
ⓘ
short takeoff and landing capability ⓘ |
| engineModel |
Garrett TPE331
ⓘ
linked to:
Honeywell TPE331-12
|
| engineType | turboprop ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1981-03-28 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | rectangular cross-section fuselage ⓘ |
| height | 4.86 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1982 ⓘ |
| landingGearType | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| length | 16.56 m ⓘ |
| licenseProductionCountry | India ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Dornier GmbH
ⓘ
linked to:
Dornier Flugzeugwerke
|
| maxPassengerCapacity | 19 ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight | 6400 kg ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
good hot-and-high performance
ⓘ
large cargo door option ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operatorType |
coast guards
ⓘ
government agencies ⓘ military forces ⓘ regional airlines ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
cargo transport
ⓘ
regional passenger transport ⓘ special mission operations ⓘ |
| producedBy |
Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH
ⓘ
linked to:
Dornier Flugzeugwerke
|
| producedUnderLicenseBy | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ⓘ |
| productionStart | early 1980s ⓘ |
| propellerConfiguration | twin tractor propellers ⓘ |
| range | ~1000 km ⓘ |
| role |
commuter airliner
ⓘ
maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ search and rescue aircraft ⓘ surveillance aircraft ⓘ utility aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | ~8500 m ⓘ |
| successor |
Dornier 228NG
ⓘ
linked to:
Dornier Do 228
|
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| takeoffDistance | short-field capable ⓘ |
| typicalPassengerCapacity | 19 ⓘ |
| variant |
Do 228-100
ⓘ
Do 228-200 ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | high-wing ⓘ |
| wingspan | 16.97 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: Dornier Do 228 Description of subject: The Dornier Do 228 is a German twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft widely used for regional passenger transport, cargo, and special mission operations.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dornier Do 228
linked to: Dornier Do 228
linked to: Dornier Do 228
subject linked to:
HAL
linked to: Dornier Do 228
linked to: Dornier Do 228
linked to: Dornier Do 228