Rolls-Royce Peregrine
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The Rolls-Royce Peregrine was a British liquid-cooled V-12 aircraft engine developed in the late 1930s as a compact, higher-performance evolution of earlier Rolls-Royce fighter engines, notably used in aircraft such as the Westland Whirlwind.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rolls-Royce Peregrine canonical | 3 |
| Rolls-Royce Goshawk | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11767066 — 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: Rolls-Royce Peregrine Context triple: [Rolls-Royce Kestrel, designInfluenceOn, Rolls-Royce Peregrine]
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A.
Rolls-Royce Kestrel
The Rolls-Royce Kestrel is a British liquid-cooled V-12 aircraft engine widely used in the interwar period and known for powering many early Hawker biplanes and other RAF aircraft.
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B.
Rolls-Royce Derwent
The Rolls-Royce Derwent is a pioneering British centrifugal-flow turbojet engine developed during World War II that powered early jet fighters such as the Gloster Meteor.
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C.
Rolls-Royce 250-C20W
The Rolls-Royce 250-C20W is a turboshaft aircraft engine variant in the proven Model 250 family, widely used to power light helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles.
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D.
Rolls-Royce Adour
The Rolls-Royce Adour is a turbofan jet engine widely used to power military trainer and light attack aircraft, notably the SEPECAT Jaguar and BAE Systems Hawk.
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E.
Rolls-Royce XG-40
The Rolls-Royce XG-40 was an experimental British low-bypass turbofan engine program that served as the technological basis for the later Eurojet EJ200 fighter aircraft engine.
- 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: Rolls-Royce Peregrine Target entity description: The Rolls-Royce Peregrine was a British liquid-cooled V-12 aircraft engine developed in the late 1930s as a compact, higher-performance evolution of earlier Rolls-Royce fighter engines, notably used in aircraft such as the Westland Whirlwind.
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A.
Rolls-Royce Kestrel
The Rolls-Royce Kestrel is a British liquid-cooled V-12 aircraft engine widely used in the interwar period and known for powering many early Hawker biplanes and other RAF aircraft.
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B.
Rolls-Royce Derwent
The Rolls-Royce Derwent is a pioneering British centrifugal-flow turbojet engine developed during World War II that powered early jet fighters such as the Gloster Meteor.
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C.
Rolls-Royce 250-C20W
The Rolls-Royce 250-C20W is a turboshaft aircraft engine variant in the proven Model 250 family, widely used to power light helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles.
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D.
Rolls-Royce Adour
The Rolls-Royce Adour is a turbofan jet engine widely used to power military trainer and light attack aircraft, notably the SEPECAT Jaguar and BAE Systems Hawk.
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E.
Rolls-Royce XG-40
The Rolls-Royce XG-40 was an experimental British low-bypass turbofan engine program that served as the technological basis for the later Eurojet EJ200 fighter aircraft engine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
V-12 engine
ⓘ
aircraft engine ⓘ |
| application | twin-engined fighters ⓘ |
| boreType | liquid-cooled inline cylinders ⓘ |
| category | piston aircraft engine ⓘ |
| compressionRatioClass | high for its time ⓘ |
| configuration | V-12 ⓘ |
| coolant | water-glycol mixture ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | liquid-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cylinderArrangement | 60-degree V ⓘ |
| cylinders | 12 ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Rolls-Royce Kestrel ⓘ |
| designer | Rolls-Royce engineering team ⓘ |
| designGoal | higher power-to-weight ratio than Kestrel ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| displacementClass | around 21 litres ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| firstRun | late 1930s ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | carburetted ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation gasoline ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | dual ignition ⓘ |
| intendedAs | compact high-performance fighter engine ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Limited ⓘ |
| marketSegment | military aviation ⓘ |
| notableAircraft | Westland Whirlwind fighter ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
compact size for its power class
ⓘ
designed for twin-engine fighter layouts ⓘ |
| powerOutputClass | around 880 hp ⓘ |
| productionStatusDuringWWII | limited production ⓘ |
| propulsionType | reciprocating internal combustion ⓘ |
| reasonForLimitedUse |
focus on Merlin production
ⓘ
insufficient development priority ⓘ |
| reliabilityIssues | developmental problems ⓘ |
| role | fighter aircraft engine ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| successorInServiceRole | Rolls-Royce Merlin ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Rolls-Royce Merlin ⓘ |
| technologyLineage |
Rolls-Royce Kestrel family
ⓘ
linked to:
Rolls-Royce Kestrel
|
| usedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Fairey P.4/34 prototype
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Gloster F.9/37 ⓘ Westland Whirlwind ⓘ
linked to:
Westland Whirlwind helicopter
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| usedInConflict |
Second World War
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linked to:
World War II
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| valvetrain | overhead camshaft ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rolls-Royce Peregrine Description of subject: The Rolls-Royce Peregrine was a British liquid-cooled V-12 aircraft engine developed in the late 1930s as a compact, higher-performance evolution of earlier Rolls-Royce fighter engines, notably used in aircraft such as the Westland Whirlwind.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rolls-Royce Peregrine
subject linked to:
Rolls‑Royce Vulture engine
subject linked to:
Rolls-Royce Kestrel engine