Tupolev Tu-134 airliner

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narrow-body jet airliner twin-engine jet aircraft

The Tupolev Tu-134 airliner is a Soviet-era twin-engine jet used widely by Eastern Bloc airlines and militaries, known for its rugged design and extensive service from the 1960s onward.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Tupolev Tu-134	11
Tu-134	2
Tu-134A	2
Tu-134B	2
Tu-134Sh	2
Tu-134UBL	2
Tu-134AK	1
Tupolev Tu-134 (transport/VIP variants)	1
Tupolev Tu-134 airliner canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T473975 — 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: Tupolev Tu-134 airliner
Context triple: [Andrei Tupolev, notableWork, Tupolev Tu-134 airliner]

A. Tupolev Tu-114 airliner
The Tupolev Tu-114 airliner is a Soviet long-range turboprop passenger aircraft, renowned for being one of the fastest and largest propeller-driven airliners ever built and for serving prestigious international routes during the Cold War era.
B. Tupolev Tu-104 jet airliner
The Tupolev Tu-104 was one of the world’s first successful jet airliners, developed in the Soviet Union in the 1950s and used extensively by Aeroflot for medium-range passenger flights.
C. Tupolev Tu-4 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-4 bomber is a Soviet long-range strategic bomber developed in the late 1940s as a reverse-engineered copy of the American Boeing B-29 Superfortress.
D. Tupolev Tu-2 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-2 bomber was a highly effective Soviet twin‑engine frontline bomber of World War II, known for its speed, payload capacity, and extensive use on the Eastern Front.
E. Tupolev Tu-16 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-16 bomber is a Soviet twin‑engine jet strategic bomber introduced in the 1950s, widely used for long-range bombing, maritime strike, and reconnaissance roles throughout the Cold War.
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: Tupolev Tu-134 airliner
Target entity description: The Tupolev Tu-134 airliner is a Soviet-era twin-engine jet used widely by Eastern Bloc airlines and militaries, known for its rugged design and extensive service from the 1960s onward.

A. Tupolev Tu-114 airliner
The Tupolev Tu-114 airliner is a Soviet long-range turboprop passenger aircraft, renowned for being one of the fastest and largest propeller-driven airliners ever built and for serving prestigious international routes during the Cold War era.
B. Tupolev Tu-104 jet airliner
The Tupolev Tu-104 was one of the world’s first successful jet airliners, developed in the Soviet Union in the 1950s and used extensively by Aeroflot for medium-range passenger flights.
C. Tupolev Tu-4 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-4 bomber is a Soviet long-range strategic bomber developed in the late 1940s as a reverse-engineered copy of the American Boeing B-29 Superfortress.
D. Tupolev Tu-2 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-2 bomber was a highly effective Soviet twin‑engine frontline bomber of World War II, known for its speed, payload capacity, and extensive use on the Eastern Front.
E. Tupolev Tu-16 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-16 bomber is a Soviet twin‑engine jet strategic bomber introduced in the 1950s, widely used for long-range bombing, maritime strike, and reconnaissance roles throughout the Cold War.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	narrow-body jet airliner ⓘ twin-engine jet aircraft ⓘ
basedOn	Tupolev Tu-124 ⓘ
configuration	low-wing monoplane ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union ⓘ
crew	3 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed	850 km/h ⓘ
designedFor	short to medium-haul routes ⓘ
designEra	Cold War ⓘ
engineMounting	rear-fuselage mounted ⓘ
engineType	turbofan ⓘ
enteredServiceWith	Aeroflot ⓘ
firstFlight	1963-07-29 ⓘ
height	9.02 m ⓘ
ICAOTypeDesignator	T134 ⓘ
introduced	1967 ⓘ
length	37.1 m ⓘ
manufacturer	Tupolev Design Bureau ⓘ linked to: Tupolev
maximumPassengerCapacity	84 ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight	47,600 kg ⓘ
notableFeature	glass nose on early variants ⓘ rear airstairs built into fuselage ⓘ rugged landing gear for rough airfields ⓘ
numberBuilt	over 850 ⓘ
numberOfEngines	2 ⓘ
operationalRegion	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ Eastern Europe ⓘ Soviet Union domestic routes ⓘ
pressurizedCabin	yes ⓘ
primaryUser	Aeroflot ⓘ
productionPeriodEnd	1989 ⓘ
productionPeriodStart	1966 ⓘ
range	3100 km ⓘ
role	short-haul passenger airliner ⓘ
safetyRecord	involved in multiple fatal accidents ⓘ
serviceCeiling	12,100 m ⓘ
status	largely retired from commercial service ⓘ still used for military and government transport ⓘ
successor	Tupolev Tu-154 ⓘ
tailConfiguration	T-tail ⓘ
typicalPassengerCapacity	72 ⓘ
usedAs	VIP transport ⓘ bomber crew trainer ⓘ cargo aircraft ⓘ navigation trainer ⓘ
usedBy	Air Koryo ⓘ Balkan Bulgarian Airlines ⓘ CSA Czechoslovak Airlines ⓘ linked to: Czech Airlines Cubana de Aviación ⓘ Eastern Bloc militaries ⓘ linked to: Eastern Bloc Interflug ⓘ LOT Polish Airlines ⓘ Malev Hungarian Airlines ⓘ Russian Air Force ⓘ Soviet Air Force ⓘ linked to: Soviet Air Forces Tarom ⓘ Vietnam Airlines ⓘ Warsaw Pact airlines ⓘ
variant	Tu-134A ⓘ linked to: Tupolev Tu-134 airliner Tu-134AK ⓘ linked to: Tupolev Tu-134 airliner Tu-134B ⓘ linked to: Tupolev Tu-134 airliner Tu-134Sh ⓘ linked to: Tupolev Tu-134 airliner Tu-134UBL ⓘ linked to: Tupolev Tu-134 airliner
wingspan	29.0 m ⓘ

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