R-101

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf airship
gptkbp:aircraft rigid airship
advanced for its era
commercial airship
gptkbp:airlines several days
across_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:built gptkb:Cardington,_Bedfordshire
gptkbp:capacity 100 passengers
gptkbp:communityImpact significant loss of life
gptkbp:crew 40 members
extensive
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired literature and film
gptkbp:decommissioned 1930
gptkbp:decommissioningDate safety concerns
gptkbp:design gptkb:Sir_Barnes_Wallis
streamlined shape
R100 class
gptkbp:enginePower 2,000 hp
gptkbp:engineType Maybach VL 2
gptkbp:fate crashed in 1930
gptkbp:finalDisposal gptkb:India
1930-10-04
gptkbp:finaleDate 1930-10-05
gptkbp:firstAwarded gptkb:Sir_Charles_Wakefield
commercial travel
gptkbp:firstFlight successful
1929-09-14
1930-10-05
gptkbp:fuelType helium
gptkbp:hasFunding gptkb:British_government
gptkbp:hasLocation gptkb:France
gptkbp:height 78 feet
gptkbp:historicalContext interwar period
gptkbp:historicalEvent airship travel decline
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first airship to fly to India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label R-101
gptkbp:influencedBy R100
gptkbp:launchVehicle bad weather
gptkbp:legacy influenced airship design
gptkbp:length 804 feet
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:British_Air_Ministry
gptkbp:material aluminium
gptkbp:maxSpeed 84 mph
gptkbp:navalFleet part_of_British_airship_fleet
gptkbp:nearestAirport innovative for its time
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:Lord_Thomson
gptkbp:notableEvent crash_in_France
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Imperial_Airship_Services
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Cardington
high
weather conditions
1929-1930
gptkbp:passengerCapacity 100
luxurious
gptkbp:publicAccess high during its time
gptkbp:publicPerception mixed
gptkbp:reportsTo investigation into crash
gptkbp:safetyFeatures poor
gptkbp:sisterShip R100
gptkbp:technicalField multiple
gptkbp:tourism gptkb:India
gptkbp:type rigid airship
gptkbp:wingspan not applicable