Supermarine S.5
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The Supermarine S.5 was a British racing seaplane of the 1920s, designed by R.J. Mitchell for the Schneider Trophy and serving as an important precursor to the famous Spitfire fighter.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supermarine S.5 canonical | 13 |
| Supermarine S.5 (second machine) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T348280 — 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: Supermarine S.5 Context triple: [Supermarine, notableProduct, Supermarine S.5]
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A.
Supermarine S.4
The Supermarine S.4 was a pioneering 1920s British racing seaplane designed by R.J. Mitchell that helped lay the technological groundwork for later aircraft like the Supermarine Spitfire.
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B.
Supermarine Spiteful
The Supermarine Spiteful was a late-World War II British fighter aircraft developed as an advanced, high-performance evolution of the Spitfire with a new laminar-flow wing and improved speed.
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C.
Sopwith Pup
The Sopwith Pup was a British single-seat biplane fighter aircraft of World War I, renowned for its excellent maneuverability and service with both the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps.
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D.
Supermarine Walrus
The Supermarine Walrus is a British World War II-era amphibious biplane reconnaissance and air-sea rescue aircraft designed by Supermarine.
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E.
Boulton Paul Defiant
The Boulton Paul Defiant was a British World War II fighter aircraft distinguished by its unusual turret-mounted armament and lack of forward-firing guns.
- 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: Supermarine S.5 Target entity description: The Supermarine S.5 was a British racing seaplane of the 1920s, designed by R.J. Mitchell for the Schneider Trophy and serving as an important precursor to the famous Spitfire fighter.
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A.
Supermarine S.4
The Supermarine S.4 was a pioneering 1920s British racing seaplane designed by R.J. Mitchell that helped lay the technological groundwork for later aircraft like the Supermarine Spitfire.
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B.
Supermarine Spiteful
The Supermarine Spiteful was a late-World War II British fighter aircraft developed as an advanced, high-performance evolution of the Spitfire with a new laminar-flow wing and improved speed.
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C.
Sopwith Pup
The Sopwith Pup was a British single-seat biplane fighter aircraft of World War I, renowned for its excellent maneuverability and service with both the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps.
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D.
Supermarine Walrus
The Supermarine Walrus is a British World War II-era amphibious biplane reconnaissance and air-sea rescue aircraft designed by Supermarine.
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E.
Boulton Paul Defiant
The Boulton Paul Defiant was a British World War II fighter aircraft distinguished by its unusual turret-mounted armament and lack of forward-firing guns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
racing seaplane
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single-seat monoplane ⓘ |
| achievement |
set world speed records for seaplanes in late 1920s
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won 1927 Schneider Trophy for Great Britain ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
floatplane
ⓘ
seaplane ⓘ |
| competition |
1927 Schneider Trophy
ⓘ
linked to:
Schneider Trophy competition
|
| competitionRole | British entry in 1927 Schneider Trophy ⓘ |
| configuration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | surface radiators on wings and floats ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | single pilot ⓘ |
| crewCapacity | 1 person ⓘ |
| designer | R. J. Mitchell ⓘ |
| designSignificance | important step in development of high-speed monoplane fighters ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | inline engine ⓘ |
| engineCount | 1 ⓘ |
| engineManufacturer | Napier & Son ⓘ |
| engineModel |
Napier Lion VIIB
ⓘ
Napier Lion VIID ⓘ
linked to:
Napier Lion VIIB
|
| era | 1920s ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1927-07-07 ⓘ |
| firstFlightLocation | Southampton Water ⓘ |
| floatConfiguration | twin-float undercarriage ⓘ |
| height | approximately 3.20 m ⓘ |
| influenced | Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ |
| length | approximately 8.23 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Supermarine ⓘ |
| material |
duralumin structure
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metal hull ⓘ wooden wings with plywood skin ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
approximately 281 mph
ⓘ
approximately 452 km/h ⓘ |
| notablePilot |
Flight Lieutenant Oswald Worsley
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Flight Lieutenant Sidney Webster ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeats | 1 ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Air Force High Speed Flight
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Air Force
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| powerplantType | piston engine ⓘ |
| predecessor | Supermarine S.4 ⓘ |
| primaryRole | Schneider Trophy racer ⓘ |
| propulsion | single tractor propeller ⓘ |
| raceLocation | Venice ⓘ |
| raceYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Supermarine S.6 ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tailplane ⓘ |
| wingspan | approximately 9.14 m ⓘ |
| wingType | cantilever wing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Supermarine S.5 Description of subject: The Supermarine S.5 was a British racing seaplane of the 1920s, designed by R.J. Mitchell for the Schneider Trophy and serving as an important precursor to the famous Spitfire fighter.
Referenced by (14)
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