Kettering Bug UAV

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:helicopter
gptkbp:airlines approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:controls autonomous
elevators
ailerons
rudder
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired_future_UAV_designs
gptkbp:deployedTo experimental
gptkbp:design target destruction
fixed wings
reliability in flight
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Charles_Kettering
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Liberty_L-12_engine
gptkbp:firstFlight gptkb:Dayton,_Ohio
1918
gptkbp:fuelType gasoline
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:historicalImpact changed military strategy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance recognized as a technological milestone
pioneered_UAV_technology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kettering Bug UAV
gptkbp:influenced modern UAVs
UAV_regulations
gptkbp:influencedBy earlier drone technology
World_War_I_aviation_advancements
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Kettering's_vision_of_aerial_warfare
gptkbp:launchSite catapult
gptkbp:legacy early military drone development
gptkbp:length 4.5 meters
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Kettering_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:militaryRank offensive operations
gptkbp:notableContestants successful flight in 1918
gptkbp:notableFeature self-destruct mechanism
wing-mounted engine
gptkbp:numberBuilt approximately 50
gptkbp:operationalRange 160 kilometers
gptkbp:operationalRole strategic bombing
gptkbp:productionCompany 1917-1918
gptkbp:project $1,000 per unit
gptkbp:provides pre-programmed flight path
gptkbp:range 100 miles
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Aerial_Experiment_Association
gptkbp:researchField aerospace engineering
gptkbp:retirementYear 1920
gptkbp:significance first true cruise missile
gptkbp:speed 100 mph
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor Radioplane OQ-2
gptkbp:targets ground-based target
gptkbp:technology radio control systems
semi-autonomous operation
gptkbp:type cruise missile
high explosive
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:weight 1,000 pounds
gptkbp:wingspan 8.5 meters