Silver Dart

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Silver_Dart
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:engineSupplier gptkb:Curtiss
gptkbp:engineType V-8 engine
gptkbp:firstFlight gptkb:Baddeck,_Nova_Scotia,_Canada
1909-02-23
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Silver Dart
gptkbp:length 8.5 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:AEA_(Aerial_Experiment_Association)
gptkbp:material gptkb:bamboo
steel tubing
rubberized silk
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 65 km/h
gptkbp:notableAchievement first controlled powered flight in Canada
first controlled powered flight in the British Empire
gptkbp:pilot gptkb:J.A.D._McCurdy
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:AEA_(Aerial_Experiment_Association)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:J.A.D._McCurdy
gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell
gptkb:Frederick_W._Baldwin
gptkb:Glenn_Curtiss
gptkb:Thomas_Selfridge
gptkbp:status preserved (replica at Canada Aviation and Space Museum)
gptkbp:type gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:wingspan 9.8 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell_National_Historic_Site
gptkb:Development_of_the_Silver_Dart
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5