Rutan Voyager
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Rutan Voyager was the experimental aircraft that made the first nonstop, non-refueled flight around the world in 1986.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rutan Voyager canonical | 7 |
| Rutan Model 76 Voyager | 2 |
| Rutan Voyager nonstop, non-refueled flight around the world | 2 |
| Voyager aircraft | 2 |
| Model 76 Voyager | 1 |
| Rutan Voyager (design) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T755839 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rutan Voyager Context triple: [Scaled Composites, notableWork, Rutan Voyager]
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A.
Airbus Voyager
Airbus Voyager is a military air-to-air refuelling and transport aircraft used primarily by the Royal Air Force, based on the Airbus A330 platform.
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B.
Grumman X-29
The Grumman X-29 was an experimental U.S. research aircraft notable for its forward-swept wings, advanced composite materials, and fly-by-wire control system used to explore extreme aerodynamic concepts.
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C.
Beechcraft King Air
The Beechcraft King Air is a family of twin-turboprop utility aircraft widely used around the world for military, government, and civilian transport, training, and special-mission roles.
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D.
Sully Wing
Sully Wing is one of the main historic wings of the Louvre Museum in Paris, housing collections such as ancient Near Eastern antiquities and French paintings.
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E.
Pilatus PC-21
The Pilatus PC-21 is a Swiss-made, next-generation turboprop military trainer aircraft designed to provide jet-like performance and advanced training capabilities for fighter pilots.
- 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: Rutan Voyager Target entity description: Rutan Voyager was the experimental aircraft that made the first nonstop, non-refueled flight around the world in 1986.
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A.
Airbus Voyager
Airbus Voyager is a military air-to-air refuelling and transport aircraft used primarily by the Royal Air Force, based on the Airbus A330 platform.
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B.
Grumman X-29
The Grumman X-29 was an experimental U.S. research aircraft notable for its forward-swept wings, advanced composite materials, and fly-by-wire control system used to explore extreme aerodynamic concepts.
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C.
Beechcraft King Air
The Beechcraft King Air is a family of twin-turboprop utility aircraft widely used around the world for military, government, and civilian transport, training, and special-mission roles.
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D.
Sully Wing
Sully Wing is one of the main historic wings of the Louvre Museum in Paris, housing collections such as ancient Near Eastern antiquities and French paintings.
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E.
Pilatus PC-21
The Pilatus PC-21 is a Swiss-made, next-generation turboprop military trainer aircraft designed to provide jet-like performance and advanced training capabilities for fighter pilots.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental aircraft
ⓘ
long-range aircraft ⓘ record-setting aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | twin-engine propeller-driven aircraft ⓘ |
| awarded |
Collier Trophy (to its designers and pilots)
ⓘ
linked to:
Collier Trophy
Harmon Trophy (to its pilots) ⓘ |
| basedAtDuringDevelopment |
Mojave Airport
ⓘ
linked to:
Mojave Air and Space Port
|
| category | aviation record aircraft ⓘ |
| configuration | canard configuration ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crew |
copilot Jeana Yeager
ⓘ
linked to:
Jeana Yeager
pilot Dick Rutan ⓘ
linked to:
Dick Rutan
|
| crewCapacity | 2 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | approximately 106 knots ⓘ |
| currentLocation | National Air and Space Museum ⓘ |
| currentLocationCity | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| currentLocationInstitution | Smithsonian Institution ⓘ |
| designer |
Burt Rutan
ⓘ
Dick Rutan ⓘ
linked to:
Burt Rutan
Jeana Yeager ⓘ |
| distanceFlownOnRecordFlight |
approximately 26,366 statute miles
ⓘ
approximately 42,432 kilometers ⓘ |
| emptyWeight | approximately 2,250 pounds ⓘ |
| endurance | over 9 days ⓘ |
| firstFlightAroundWorldDuration | 9 days 3 minutes ⓘ |
| firstFlightAroundWorldEndDate | 1986-12-23 ⓘ |
| firstFlightAroundWorldLandingAirport | Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ |
| firstFlightAroundWorldStartDate | 1986-12-14 ⓘ |
| firstFlightAroundWorldTakeoffAirport | Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ |
| firstFlightAroundWorldTakeoffLocation | California, United States ⓘ |
| firstNonstopNonrefueledCircumnavigation | Earth ⓘ |
| firstNonstopNonrefueledCircumnavigationYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| fuelFraction | over 70 percent of takeoff weight was fuel ⓘ |
| height | approximately 10 feet ⓘ |
| length | approximately 29 feet ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rutan Aircraft Factory ⓘ |
| material |
Kevlar
ⓘ
fiberglass ⓘ graphite fiber composite ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 122 knots ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first aircraft to fly around the world nonstop without refueling
ⓘ
set world distance record for flight without refueling in 1986 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operator |
Dick Rutan
ⓘ
Jeana Yeager ⓘ |
| powerplant |
Lycoming O-235 engine (front) on record flight
ⓘ
Teledyne Continental O-240 engine (rear) on record flight ⓘ |
| primaryMission | nonstop non-refueled circumnavigation of the globe ⓘ |
| registration | N269VA ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 20,000 feet ⓘ |
| takeoffWeightOnRecordFlight | approximately 9,694 pounds ⓘ |
| wingSpan | approximately 110 feet ⓘ |
| wingType | composite wing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rutan Voyager Description of subject: Rutan Voyager was the experimental aircraft that made the first nonstop, non-refueled flight around the world in 1986.
Referenced by (15)
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