Boeing KC-46 Pegasus

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military aerial refueling aircraft strategic transport aircraft tanker aircraft

The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is a modern U.S. military aerial refueling and strategic transport aircraft developed from the Boeing 767 airliner.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
KC-46A Pegasus	9
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus canonical	3
Boeing KC-46	2
Boeing 767 tanker	1
Boeing 767-based tanker	1
Boeing 767-based tanker variants	1
Boeing KC-46A	1
Boeing KC-46A Pegasus	1
Boeing KC-767	1
KC-46 Pegasus	1
KC-46A Pegasus (airlift role)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T172588 — 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: Boeing KC-46 Pegasus
Context triple: [Boeing, notableProduct, Boeing KC-46 Pegasus]

A. Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a long-haul, wide-body commercial airliner known for its fuel efficiency, extensive use of composite materials, and advanced passenger comfort features.
B. C-17 Globemaster III
The C-17 Globemaster III is a large, long-range military transport aircraft used by several air forces worldwide for rapid strategic airlift of troops and heavy cargo.
C. E-3F Sentry AWACS
The E-3F Sentry AWACS is an airborne early warning and control aircraft equipped with a distinctive rotating radar dome, used for long-range airspace surveillance, command, and battle management.
D. Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine, carrier-capable multirole fighter aircraft used primarily by the U.S. Navy for both air-to-air combat and ground-attack missions.
E. Boeing 777
The Boeing 777 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner widely used by airlines around the world for international passenger flights.
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: Boeing KC-46 Pegasus
Target entity description: The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is a modern U.S. military aerial refueling and strategic transport aircraft developed from the Boeing 767 airliner.

A. Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a long-haul, wide-body commercial airliner known for its fuel efficiency, extensive use of composite materials, and advanced passenger comfort features.
B. C-17 Globemaster III
The C-17 Globemaster III is a large, long-range military transport aircraft used by several air forces worldwide for rapid strategic airlift of troops and heavy cargo.
C. E-3F Sentry AWACS
The E-3F Sentry AWACS is an airborne early warning and control aircraft equipped with a distinctive rotating radar dome, used for long-range airspace surveillance, command, and battle management.
D. Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine, carrier-capable multirole fighter aircraft used primarily by the U.S. Navy for both air-to-air combat and ground-attack missions.
E. Boeing 777
The Boeing 777 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner widely used by airlines around the world for international passenger flights.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military aerial refueling aircraft ⓘ strategic transport aircraft ⓘ tanker aircraft ⓘ
additionalCrew	1 boom operator ⓘ
airframeBasedOn	Boeing 767-2C ⓘ linked to: Boeing 767
avionics	glass cockpit ⓘ
basedOn	Boeing 767 ⓘ
canRefuel	U.S. Air Force aircraft ⓘ U.S. Marine Corps aircraft ⓘ U.S. Navy aircraft ⓘ allied aircraft equipped for boom or drogue ⓘ
cargoCapacity	up to 18 military standard 463L pallets ⓘ
cockpitCrew	2 pilots ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
crew	3 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed	~851 km/h ⓘ
designedToReplace	Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
developer	Boeing Defense, Space & Security ⓘ
engineManufacturer	Pratt & Whitney ⓘ
engineType	turbofan ⓘ
enteredService	2019 ⓘ
feature	defensive systems ⓘ hardened against chemical and biological threats ⓘ remote vision system for boom operator ⓘ
firstDelivery	January 2019 ⓘ
firstFlight	September 25, 2015 ⓘ
fuelCapacity	approximately 212,299 lb of fuel ⓘ approximately 96,297 kg of fuel ⓘ
fuselageType	wide-body ⓘ
height	15.9 m ⓘ
length	50.5 m ⓘ
manufacturer	Boeing ⓘ
maximumSpeed	~915 km/h ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight	188,000 kg ⓘ ~415,000 lb ⓘ
medicalEvacuationCapacity	up to 58 patients ⓘ
NATOReportingName	Pegasus ⓘ
operator	Israel Air Force ⓘ linked to: Israeli Air Force Italian Air Force (on order) ⓘ linked to: Aeronautica Militare Japan Air Self-Defense Force ⓘ Royal Air Force (on order) ⓘ linked to: Royal Air Force United States Air Force ⓘ
passengerCapacity	up to about 114 passengers ⓘ
powerplant	2 × Pratt & Whitney PW4062 turbofan engines ⓘ
primaryUser	United States Air Force ⓘ
programOrigin	KC-X program ⓘ
programType	fixed-price development contract ⓘ
range	over 11,000 km with ferry configuration ⓘ
refuelingMethod	flying boom ⓘ hose-and-drogue ⓘ
role	aerial refueling ⓘ cargo transport ⓘ medical evacuation ⓘ strategic airlift ⓘ
selectedBy	United States Air Force ⓘ
selectionDate	February 2011 ⓘ
serviceCeiling	~12,800 m ⓘ
status	in active service ⓘ
tailConfiguration	conventional tail ⓘ
wingConfiguration	low-wing monoplane ⓘ
wingspan	47.6 m ⓘ

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