Eugene Ely

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aviator
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:true
first demonstration of aircraft operations from a ship
first demonstration of aircraft operations from a frigate
first demonstration of aircraft operations from a naval aircraft carrier
first demonstration of aircraft operations from a naval ship
first demonstration of aircraft operations from a naval vessel
first demonstration of aircraft operations from a cruiser
first demonstration of aircraft launch from a ship
first demonstration of aircraft operations at sea
first demonstration of aircraft recovery at sea
first demonstration of naval aviation capabilities
first demonstration of naval aviation technology
first naval aviation demonstration
first successful shipboard landing
first successful shipboard takeoff
first use of a catapult on a ship
first use of a wheeled landing gear on a ship
first use of an arrestor wire on a ship
first demonstration of shipboard aviation operations
first demonstration of aircraft recovery on a naval vessel
first demonstration of aircraft operations from a destroyer
landing on USS Pennsylvania
takeoff from USS Birmingham
first demonstration of aircraft operations from a naval aircraft carrier.
first demonstration of aircraft operations from a carrier
first demonstration of aircraft launch from a naval vessel
first demonstration of aircraft operations from a battleship
first demonstration of aircraft operations from a naval craft
first demonstration of aircraft operations from a warship
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Curtiss_Aeroplane_Company
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:awards Aviation Hall of Fame inductee
National Aviation Hall of Fame inductee
gptkbp:born October 21, 1886
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park
gptkbp:died October 19, 1911
gptkbp:first_flight November 14, 1910
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eugene Ely
gptkbp:influenced naval aviation development
future naval aviators
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Glenn_Curtiss
gptkbp:invention aircraft landing gear
catapult launch system
arrestor wire system
gptkbp:known_for first person to take off and land an aircraft on a ship
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for aircraft carriers
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:United_States_Army_Signal_Corps
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_achievement demonstrated the feasibility of naval aviation
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Pilot
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:significant_event first takeoff from a ship
first landing on a ship
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mabel_Ely
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:College_Park_Airport
gptkb:Gold_Lifesaving_Medal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5