Black Widow II
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Black Widow II is the nickname of the Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23, an experimental stealth fighter prototype developed for the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Tactical Fighter program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Widow II canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8671660 — 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: Black Widow II Context triple: [YF-23 Black Widow II, nickname, Black Widow II]
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A.
Black Widow
Black Widow is a giant pendulum thrill ride at Kennywood amusement park known for its high-speed swinging and spinning motions that create intense sensations of weightlessness.
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B.
Black Widow
Black Widow is a modernist sculptural mobile by Alexander Calder, exemplifying his innovative use of abstract forms and suspended movement.
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C.
Black Widow
"Black Widow" is a 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film centered on Natasha Romanoff that explores her past as a spy and her ties to a covert Russian program.
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D.
Black Widows
The Black Widows are a covert group of highly trained female assassins and spies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, created and controlled through the Red Room program.
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E.
Madame Web
Madame Web is a 2024 superhero film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe that follows a clairvoyant paramedic who gains psychic abilities and becomes entangled in a web of destiny.
- 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: Black Widow II Target entity description: Black Widow II is the nickname of the Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23, an experimental stealth fighter prototype developed for the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Tactical Fighter program.
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A.
Black Widow
Black Widow is a giant pendulum thrill ride at Kennywood amusement park known for its high-speed swinging and spinning motions that create intense sensations of weightlessness.
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B.
Black Widow
Black Widow is a modernist sculptural mobile by Alexander Calder, exemplifying his innovative use of abstract forms and suspended movement.
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C.
Black Widow
"Black Widow" is a 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film centered on Natasha Romanoff that explores her past as a spy and her ties to a covert Russian program.
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D.
Black Widows
The Black Widows are a covert group of highly trained female assassins and spies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, created and controlled through the Red Room program.
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E.
Madame Web
Madame Web is a 2024 superhero film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe that follows a clairvoyant paramedic who gains psychic abilities and becomes entangled in a web of destiny.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military aircraft
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experimental aircraft ⓘ prototype fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | fifth-generation fighter prototype ⓘ |
| airframeConfiguration |
diamond-shaped wing
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twin-engine ⓘ twin-tail ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Northrop YF-23
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linked to:
YF-23 Black Widow II
YF-23 ⓘ
linked to:
YF-23 Black Widow II
|
| armamentConfiguration | internal weapons bays ⓘ |
| basedOnRequirement | USAF Advanced Tactical Fighter requirement ⓘ |
| competitorInProgram |
Lockheed YF-22
ⓘ
linked to:
F-22 Raptor
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedByConsortium |
Northrop/McDonnell Douglas team
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linked to:
Northrop-McDonnell Douglas team
|
| designedForFeature |
high agility
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long range ⓘ low observability ⓘ supercruise ⓘ |
| designEmphasis | stealth over extreme maneuverability ⓘ |
| developedFor | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| developedForProgram | Advanced Tactical Fighter program ⓘ |
| era |
Cold War late period
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post–Cold War transition ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1990-08-27 ⓘ |
| hasStealthCharacteristics | reduced radar cross-section ⓘ |
| intendedMissionProfile |
air superiority
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deep interdiction ⓘ |
| lostCompetitionTo |
Lockheed YF-22
ⓘ
linked to:
F-22 Raptor
|
| manufacturer |
McDonnell Douglas
ⓘ
Northrop ⓘ |
| nicknameOf |
Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23
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linked to:
YF-23 Black Widow II
|
| numberBuilt | 2 prototypes ⓘ |
| powerplantType | turbofan ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Air Force (test only) ⓘ |
| programSponsor | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| programType | Advanced Tactical Fighter technology demonstrator ⓘ |
| role |
air superiority fighter
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tactical fighter ⓘ |
| selectionOutcome | not selected for production by USAF ⓘ |
| status |
not in production
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program cancelled ⓘ prototype only ⓘ |
| successorAircraft | F-22 Raptor ⓘ |
| testRole |
flight envelope exploration
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stealth performance evaluation ⓘ supercruise demonstration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Black Widow II Description of subject: Black Widow II is the nickname of the Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23, an experimental stealth fighter prototype developed for the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Tactical Fighter program.
Referenced by (1)
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