General Electric J47
E271497
The General Electric J47 is an early American axial-flow turbojet engine widely used in the late 1940s and 1950s, notably powering several first-generation jet fighters and bombers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Electric J47 canonical | 3 |
| General Electric J47 turbojet | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2482616 — 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: General Electric J47 Context triple: [North American F-86 Sabre, powerplant, General Electric J47]
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A.
Pratt & Whitney J57
The Pratt & Whitney J57 is a pioneering American axial-flow turbojet engine widely used in early Cold War military aircraft and notable as one of the first jet engines to produce over 10,000 pounds of thrust.
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B.
General Electric CF6
The General Electric CF6 is a widely used high-bypass turbofan aircraft engine that powers numerous commercial and military wide-body airliners.
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C.
General Electric F110 turbofan
The General Electric F110 is a high-performance afterburning turbofan engine widely used in modern fighter aircraft, notably various F-16 and F-15 variants, providing increased thrust, reliability, and maintainability over earlier powerplants.
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D.
Pratt & Whitney JT3D
The Pratt & Whitney JT3D is an early low-bypass turbofan jet engine widely used on first-generation jet airliners such as the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8.
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E.
General Electric F404
The General Electric F404 is a family of afterburning turbofan jet engines widely used in modern fighter aircraft for their reliability, high thrust-to-weight ratio, and ease of maintenance.
- 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: General Electric J47 Target entity description: The General Electric J47 is an early American axial-flow turbojet engine widely used in the late 1940s and 1950s, notably powering several first-generation jet fighters and bombers.
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A.
Pratt & Whitney J57
The Pratt & Whitney J57 is a pioneering American axial-flow turbojet engine widely used in early Cold War military aircraft and notable as one of the first jet engines to produce over 10,000 pounds of thrust.
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B.
General Electric CF6
The General Electric CF6 is a widely used high-bypass turbofan aircraft engine that powers numerous commercial and military wide-body airliners.
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C.
General Electric F110 turbofan
The General Electric F110 is a high-performance afterburning turbofan engine widely used in modern fighter aircraft, notably various F-16 and F-15 variants, providing increased thrust, reliability, and maintainability over earlier powerplants.
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D.
Pratt & Whitney JT3D
The Pratt & Whitney JT3D is an early low-bypass turbofan jet engine widely used on first-generation jet airliners such as the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8.
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E.
General Electric F404
The General Electric F404 is a family of afterburning turbofan jet engines widely used in modern fighter aircraft for their reliability, high thrust-to-weight ratio, and ease of maintenance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
axial-flow turbojet engine
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turbojet engine ⓘ |
| application |
bomber aircraft propulsion
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fighter aircraft propulsion ⓘ trainer aircraft propulsion ⓘ |
| combustorType | can-annular combustor ⓘ |
| compressorType | axial-flow compressor ⓘ |
| coolingMethod | air-cooled turbine blades ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| developmentFrom | General Electric J35 ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1948 ⓘ |
| era | early jet age ⓘ |
| firstRunDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| fuelType | kerosene-based jet fuel ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | widely used in first-generation operational jet combat aircraft ⓘ |
| manufacturer | General Electric ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the most-produced Western jet engines of its time ⓘ |
| notableUse |
first-generation jet bombers
ⓘ
first-generation jet fighters ⓘ |
| numberOfCompressorStages | 12 ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbineStages | single-stage turbine ⓘ |
| productionStatus | out of production ⓘ |
| successor | General Electric J73 ⓘ |
| thrustClass | approximately 5,000 to 6,000 pounds-force dry ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
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Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ various NATO air forces ⓘ |
| usedInAircraft |
Boeing B-47 Stratojet
ⓘ
linked to:
B-47 Stratojet
CAC Sabre ⓘ Canadair Sabre ⓘ Convair B-36 Peacemaker ⓘ Lockheed F-94 Starfire ⓘ
linked to:
F-94 Starfire
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star ⓘ Martin B-57 Canberra ⓘ North American B-45 Tornado ⓘ
linked to:
B-45 Tornado
North American F-86 Sabre ⓘ North American F-86D Sabre Dog ⓘ
linked to:
North American F-86 Sabre
North American F-86F Sabre ⓘ
linked to:
North American F-86 Sabre
North American F-86H Sabre ⓘ
linked to:
North American F-86 Sabre
North American FJ-2 Fury ⓘ Northrop F-89 Scorpion ⓘ Northrop YB-49 ⓘ Republic F-84 Thunderjet ⓘ Republic F-84F Thunderstreak ⓘ
linked to:
Republic F-84 Thunderjet
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| usedInPeriod |
1950s
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late 1940s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General Electric J47 Description of subject: The General Electric J47 is an early American axial-flow turbojet engine widely used in the late 1940s and 1950s, notably powering several first-generation jet fighters and bombers.
Referenced by (4)
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