Adour Mk 106
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The Adour Mk 106 is an upgraded variant of the Rolls-Royce Adour turbofan engine, developed to provide improved performance and reliability for military trainer and light attack aircraft.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adour Mk 106 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4643480 — 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: Adour Mk 106 Context triple: [Rolls-Royce Adour, hasVariant, Adour Mk 106]
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A.
MG 151 cannon
The MG 151 cannon is a World War II-era German 15/20 mm aircraft autocannon renowned for its high rate of fire and widespread use by the Luftwaffe.
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B.
MG 81 machine gun
The MG 81 machine gun was a fast-firing 7.92 mm German aircraft-mounted weapon used extensively by the Luftwaffe during World War II.
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C.
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
The Mauser BK-27 is a German-designed 27 mm revolver cannon widely used in modern fighter aircraft for high-rate, accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground fire.
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D.
MG 34
The MG 34 is a German World War II-era general-purpose machine gun known for its high rate of fire, versatility, and role as a precursor to the MG 42.
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E.
Rheinmetall 120 mm smoothbore gun
The Rheinmetall 120 mm smoothbore gun is a widely used NATO tank cannon renowned for its high performance and deployment on main battle tanks such as the German Leopard 2 and the American M1A1/A2 Abrams.
- 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: Adour Mk 106 Target entity description: The Adour Mk 106 is an upgraded variant of the Rolls-Royce Adour turbofan engine, developed to provide improved performance and reliability for military trainer and light attack aircraft.
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A.
MG 151 cannon
The MG 151 cannon is a World War II-era German 15/20 mm aircraft autocannon renowned for its high rate of fire and widespread use by the Luftwaffe.
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B.
MG 81 machine gun
The MG 81 machine gun was a fast-firing 7.92 mm German aircraft-mounted weapon used extensively by the Luftwaffe during World War II.
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C.
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
The Mauser BK-27 is a German-designed 27 mm revolver cannon widely used in modern fighter aircraft for high-rate, accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground fire.
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D.
MG 34
The MG 34 is a German World War II-era general-purpose machine gun known for its high rate of fire, versatility, and role as a precursor to the MG 42.
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E.
Rheinmetall 120 mm smoothbore gun
The Rheinmetall 120 mm smoothbore gun is a widely used NATO tank cannon renowned for its high performance and deployment on main battle tanks such as the German Leopard 2 and the American M1A1/A2 Abrams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military aircraft engine
ⓘ
turbofan engine ⓘ |
| alliance | Anglo-French engine programme ⓘ |
| application |
jet trainer propulsion
ⓘ
light strike missions ⓘ |
| category | gas turbine engine ⓘ |
| configuration |
low-bypass turbofan
ⓘ
twin-spool ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designGoal |
improved hot-and-high performance
ⓘ
reduced maintenance requirements ⓘ |
| developedFor | fast jet trainers ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Rolls-Royce Adour ⓘ |
| familyRole | advanced trainer variant ⓘ |
| feature |
digital control elements
ⓘ
extended service life ⓘ improved reliability ⓘ updated materials ⓘ upgraded performance ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation kerosene ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
combustor
ⓘ
compressor ⓘ exhaust nozzle ⓘ fan ⓘ turbine ⓘ |
| intendedFor | Hawk upgrade programmes ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Rolls-Royce
ⓘ
linked to:
Rolls-Royce plc
Turbomeca ⓘ |
| marketedAs | upgraded Adour variant ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOfFamily | Rolls-Royce Adour ⓘ |
| role |
light attack
ⓘ
training ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| successorOf | earlier Adour variants ⓘ |
| thrustClass | medium thrust ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pilot training
ⓘ
weapons training ⓘ |
| usedIn |
light attack aircraft
ⓘ
military trainer aircraft ⓘ |
| usedOnAircraft |
BAE Systems Hawk
ⓘ
Hawk T1 ⓘ
linked to:
BAE Systems Hawk T1
Hawk T1A ⓘ
linked to:
BAE Systems Hawk T1
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adour Mk 106 Description of subject: The Adour Mk 106 is an upgraded variant of the Rolls-Royce Adour turbofan engine, developed to provide improved performance and reliability for military trainer and light attack aircraft.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.