Maxim's flying machine

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf flying machine
gptkbp:airlines glider-like
one of the first powered flights
towed flight
gptkbp:annualRidership multiple
gptkbp:built 1891
several years
gptkbp:cockpit gptkb:Hiram_Maxim
gptkbp:community_engagement mixed
gptkbp:component complex machinery
gptkbp:constructionMaterial wood and fabric
gptkbp:controls wing warping
gptkbp:design high
gptkbp:design_feature instability during flight
gptkbp:enginePower 150 horsepower
gptkbp:engineType steam engine
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Arts
gptkbp:famousQuote "The first man to fly"
gptkbp:firstFlight 1894
first successful flight in 1894
Baldy_Hill,_England
gptkbp:funding private investors
gptkbp:height approximately 10 feet
gptkbp:historical_significance pioneering aviation technology
gptkbp:historicalContext Victorian era aviation experiments
gptkbp:historicalSignificance extensive
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maxim's flying machine
gptkbp:impact contributed to aviation history.
gptkbp:influence yes
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Otto_Lilienthal
Gustave_Eiffel's_work
gptkbp:inspiration birds
Leonardo_da_Vinci's_designs
gptkbp:inventor gptkb:Hiram_Maxim
gptkbp:landingGear gliding
gptkbp:legacy influenced future aircraft designs
gptkbp:notable_feature large wingspan
gptkbp:number_of_stages 1890s
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:patentCitation yes
gptkbp:patentInventor gptkb:Maxim_gun
gptkbp:public_perception yes
gptkbp:significance early attempt at powered flight
gptkbp:skills lack of control
gptkbp:successor aeroplane
gptkbp:tourism approximately 30 seconds
gptkbp:type heavier-than-air aircraft
gptkbp:weight over 1 ton
gptkbp:wingspan over 40 feet
gptkbp:year 1894