Alouette II
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The Alouette II is a light, French-built helicopter widely used from the late 1950s onward for training, liaison, and observation roles by numerous military forces and civilian operators.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alouette II canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8233822 — 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: Alouette II Context triple: [German Army Aviation Corps, historicalAircraft, Alouette II]
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A.
Cicotte
Cicotte is the surname of Eddie Cicotte, a prominent early 20th-century Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his role in the 1919 Black Sox scandal.
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B.
Tin Lizzie
Tin Lizzie is the popular nickname for the Ford Model T, the early 20th-century automobile that revolutionized mass car production and personal transportation.
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C.
Ailes
Ailes is the surname of Roger Ailes, the influential and controversial American media executive who founded and led Fox News.
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D.
Shibe
Shibe is a surname most notably associated with Ben Shibe, an early 20th-century American baseball executive and co-owner of the Philadelphia Athletics.
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E.
Nonette
Nonette is a small river in northern France that flows through the Oise department and serves as one of its tributaries.
- 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: Alouette II Target entity description: The Alouette II is a light, French-built helicopter widely used from the late 1950s onward for training, liaison, and observation roles by numerous military forces and civilian operators.
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A.
Cicotte
Cicotte is the surname of Eddie Cicotte, a prominent early 20th-century Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his role in the 1919 Black Sox scandal.
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B.
Tin Lizzie
Tin Lizzie is the popular nickname for the Ford Model T, the early 20th-century automobile that revolutionized mass car production and personal transportation.
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C.
Ailes
Ailes is the surname of Roger Ailes, the influential and controversial American media executive who founded and led Fox News.
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D.
Shibe
Shibe is a surname most notably associated with Ben Shibe, an early 20th-century American baseball executive and co-owner of the Philadelphia Athletics.
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E.
Nonette
Nonette is a small river in northern France that flows through the Oise department and serves as one of its tributaries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
helicopter
ⓘ
light helicopter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
SNCASE SE.3120 Alouette
ⓘ
linked to:
Aérospatiale Alouette II
|
| enginePower | approximately 400 shp ⓘ |
| engineType | turboshaft engine ⓘ |
| enteredService | late 1950s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1955-03-12 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | open-framework tail boom ⓘ |
| introduced | 1957 ⓘ |
| landingGearType | skid landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Aérospatiale
ⓘ
SNCASE ⓘ Sud Aviation ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight | approximately 1600 kg ⓘ |
| notableEngine |
Turbomeca Artouste
ⓘ
linked to:
Turbomeca Artouste IIIB
|
| notableFeature | one of the first production helicopters powered by a turboshaft engine ⓘ |
| operatorType |
civilian
ⓘ
military ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
liaison
ⓘ
observation ⓘ training ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| productionStatus | out of production ⓘ |
| range | approximately 565 km ⓘ |
| rotorConfiguration | single main rotor ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 3500 m ⓘ |
| successor |
Alouette III
ⓘ
linked to:
Alouette III (retired)
|
| tailRotor | conventional tail rotor ⓘ |
| topSpeed | approximately 185 km/h ⓘ |
| typicalPassengerCapacity | 4 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Belgian Air Force
ⓘ
French Air Force ⓘ French Army ⓘ French Navy ⓘ German Army ⓘ Indian Air Force ⓘ Portuguese Air Force ⓘ Swiss Air Force ⓘ civilian operators worldwide ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aerial work
ⓘ
liaison missions ⓘ light transport ⓘ observation missions ⓘ pilot training ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alouette II Description of subject: The Alouette II is a light, French-built helicopter widely used from the late 1950s onward for training, liaison, and observation roles by numerous military forces and civilian operators.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.