Kettering Bug

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:helicopter
gptkbp:controls automatic
gptkbp:design aerial bombardment
remote control technology
fixed wings
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Charles_Kettering
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:developer engine reliability
gptkbp:engineType Liberty L-12
gptkbp:finalScore decommissioned
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1918
gptkbp:firstFlight gptkb:Dayton,_Ohio
1918
October 1918
gptkbp:fuelType gasoline
gptkbp:hasFunding gptkb:U.S._government
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:historicalImpact military strategy evolution
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early military drone development
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kettering Bug
gptkbp:influenced modern_UAV_technology
gptkbp:influencedBy aerial reconnaissance
early aviation experiments
gptkbp:inspiration aerial torpedo
gptkbp:inspiredBy World_War_I_aerial_tactics
gptkbp:involvedIn military research
gptkbp:launchSite catapult
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for future UAVs
gptkbp:length 4.5 meters
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Kettering_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:maxSpeed 100 mph
gptkbp:notableEvent first successful flight
gptkbp:notableFeature self-destroying mechanism
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:U.S._military
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:passenger_traffic up to 180 kg
gptkbp:productionCompany 1917-1918
gptkbp:project gptkb:Charles_Kettering
1 year
limited operational use
gptkbp:provides pre-programmed flight path
gptkbp:range 100 miles
gptkbp:retirementYear 1920s
gptkbp:significance first true cruise missile
gptkbp:successor Radioplane OQ-2
gptkbp:targets enemy installations
gptkbp:technology aerodynamics
drones
gptkbp:type cruise missile
gptkbp:weight approximately 500 kg
gptkbp:wingspan 7.5 meters