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gptkbp:instanceOf
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company
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gptkbp:acquisition
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gptkb:Goodrich_Corporation
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Royal_Aeronautical_Society_Gold_Medal
gptkb:Queen's_Award_for_Export_Achievement
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gptkbp:competitors
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gptkb:Hamilton_Sundstrand
gptkb:McCauley_Propeller_Systems
MT_Propellers
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gptkbp:employees
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over 1,000
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gptkbp:founded
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1937
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gptkbp:founder
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George_Dowty
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Gloucestershire,_England
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gptkbp:history
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became a leader in propeller technology
expanded into aerospace in the 1940s
originally focused on automotive components
acquired_by_Rolls-Royce_in_2006
merged_with_Goodrich_in_1997
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Dowty Propellers
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gptkbp:industry
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Aerospace
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gptkbp:keyPeople
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David_Dowty
John_Dowty
Michael_Dowty
Richard_Dowty
Sir_George_Dowty
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Airbus_A320
gptkb:Boeing_737
gptkb:Hercules_C-130
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Holdings
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gptkbp:partnerships
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gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkb:Airbus
gptkb:Boeing
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Group
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gptkbp:products
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propellers
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gptkbp:researchAndDevelopment
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noise reduction
vibration control
propeller efficiency
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gptkbp:specialization
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constant speed propellers
variable pitch propellers
propeller control systems
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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Dowty_Aerospace
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gptkbp:technology
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computer-aided design
advanced composite materials
aerodynamic optimization
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gptkbp:website
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www.dowtypropellers.com
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