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gptkbp:instanceOf
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airship program
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Royal_Airship_Works
gptkb:Air_Ministry
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gptkbp:developedBy
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:funding
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government funding
private investment
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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British Airship Program
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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German_Zeppelin_program
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gptkbp:keyFigures
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gptkb:Sir_Arthur_Whitten_Brown
gptkb:Sir_Charles_Kingsford_Smith
gptkb:Sir_Charles_Wakefield
gptkb:Sir_George_Edwards
gptkb:Sir_Frederick_Handley_Page
gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Sopwith
gptkb:Sir_John_Carden
Sir_William_H._H._Smith
Sir_Alfred_Harmsworth
Sir_Edward_Maitland
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gptkbp:legacy
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contribution to aviation history
influence on modern airship design
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gptkbp:notable_alumni
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R100
R101
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gptkbp:operates
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1910
1930
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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passenger transport
military reconnaissance
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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R100 successful transatlantic flight
R101 disaster
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gptkbp:technology
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rigid airship design
helium gas
airship construction materials
airship navigation systems
non-rigid airship design
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