Sikorsky S-76
E93954
The Sikorsky S-76 is a medium-sized, twin-engine commercial helicopter widely used worldwide for executive transport, offshore operations, and search-and-rescue missions.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sikorsky S-76B | 3 |
| S-76B | 2 |
| S-76 | 1 |
| Sikorsky S-76 canonical | 1 |
| Sikorsky S-76A | 1 |
| Sikorsky S-76C | 1 |
| Sikorsky S-76C+ | 1 |
| Sikorsky S-76C++ | 1 |
| Sikorsky S-76D | 1 |
| Sikorsky S‑76 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T766814 — 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: Sikorsky S-76 Context triple: [Spanish Air Force, uses, Sikorsky S-76]
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A.
Bell 212 helicopter
The Bell 212 helicopter is a twin-engine, medium utility helicopter widely used for military transport, search and rescue, and general support missions around the world.
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B.
Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk
The Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk is a specialized, heavily modified variant of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter used by the U.S. Marine Corps for VIP transport, including the President of the United States.
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C.
Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King
The Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King is a twin-engine, medium-lift helicopter used by the United States Marine Corps as a presidential transport aircraft.
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D.
Airbus H145
The Airbus H145 is a twin-engine light utility helicopter widely used for emergency medical services, law enforcement, and civilian transport due to its versatility, advanced avionics, and high performance.
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E.
Airbus H225
The Airbus H225 is a long-range, twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter widely used for offshore transport, search and rescue, and military missions.
- 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: Sikorsky S-76 Target entity description: The Sikorsky S-76 is a medium-sized, twin-engine commercial helicopter widely used worldwide for executive transport, offshore operations, and search-and-rescue missions.
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A.
Bell 212 helicopter
The Bell 212 helicopter is a twin-engine, medium utility helicopter widely used for military transport, search and rescue, and general support missions around the world.
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B.
Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk
The Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk is a specialized, heavily modified variant of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter used by the U.S. Marine Corps for VIP transport, including the President of the United States.
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C.
Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King
The Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King is a twin-engine, medium-lift helicopter used by the United States Marine Corps as a presidential transport aircraft.
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D.
Airbus H145
The Airbus H145 is a twin-engine light utility helicopter widely used for emergency medical services, law enforcement, and civilian transport due to its versatility, advanced avionics, and high performance.
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E.
Airbus H225
The Airbus H225 is a long-range, twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter widely used for offshore transport, search and rescue, and military missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
helicopter
ⓘ
medium utility helicopter ⓘ twin‑engine helicopter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designFeature |
four‑blade fully articulated main rotor
ⓘ
retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ single four‑blade tail rotor ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin‑engine ⓘ |
| engineType | turboshaft ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1977-03-13 ⓘ |
| fuselageMaterial | aluminum alloy ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Sikorsky S-76A
ⓘ
linked to:
Sikorsky S-76
Sikorsky S-76B ⓘ
linked to:
Sikorsky S-76
Sikorsky S-76C ⓘ
linked to:
Sikorsky S-76
Sikorsky S-76C+ ⓘ
linked to:
Sikorsky S-76
Sikorsky S-76C++ ⓘ
linked to:
Sikorsky S-76
Sikorsky S-76D ⓘ
linked to:
Sikorsky S-76
|
| introduced | 1979 ⓘ |
| landingGearType | retractable wheeled landing gear ⓘ |
| mainRotorBlades | 4 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Sikorsky Aircraft
ⓘ
linked to:
Sikorsky Aircraft (until divestiture)
|
| marketSegment | medium helicopter class ⓘ |
| notableOperator |
Bristow Group
ⓘ
CHC Helicopter ⓘ PHI, Inc. ⓘ Royal Family of the United Kingdom (VIP transport) ⓘ |
| numberOfMainRotors | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfTailRotors | 1 ⓘ |
| powerplant | 2 × turboshaft engines ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
air ambulance operators
ⓘ
corporate and VIP operators ⓘ offshore oil and gas industry operators ⓘ search and rescue organizations ⓘ |
| role |
air ambulance
ⓘ
executive transport helicopter ⓘ offshore transport helicopter ⓘ search and rescue helicopter ⓘ utility helicopter ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| tailRotorBlades | 4 ⓘ |
| typicalPassengerCapacity | 12 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
civil operators worldwide
ⓘ
government agencies worldwide ⓘ |
| usedFor |
emergency medical services
ⓘ
executive and corporate travel ⓘ law enforcement support ⓘ offshore oil platform crew transport ⓘ search and rescue missions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sikorsky S-76 Description of subject: The Sikorsky S-76 is a medium-sized, twin-engine commercial helicopter widely used worldwide for executive transport, offshore operations, and search-and-rescue missions.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sikorsky S-76
subject linked to:
Sikorsky Aircraft (until divestiture)
linked to: Sikorsky S-76
linked to: Sikorsky S-76
linked to: Sikorsky S-76
linked to: Sikorsky S-76
linked to: Sikorsky S-76
linked to: Sikorsky S-76
linked to: Sikorsky S-76
linked to: Sikorsky S-76
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linked to: Sikorsky S-76