The Wright Brothers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Wright_Brothers

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	inventor duo
gptkbp:activePeriod	early 20th century late 19th century
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Medal_of_Honor gptkb:Legion_of_Honour_(France)
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Legion_of_Honour Collier Trophy
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Dayton,_Ohio
gptkbp:birthplaceOrville	gptkb:Dayton,_Ohio
gptkbp:birthplaceWilbur	gptkb:Millville,_Indiana
gptkbp:businessModel	gptkb:Wright_Cycle_Company
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	gptkb:Wright_Brothers_Day_(December_17)
gptkbp:dateOfBirthOrville	1871-08-19
gptkbp:dateOfBirthWilbur	1867-04-16
gptkbp:dateOfDeathOrville	1948-01-30
gptkbp:dateOfDeathWilbur	1912-05-30
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Dayton,_Ohio
gptkbp:education	high school (no diplomas)
gptkbp:field	aviation engineering mechanics
gptkbp:firstAircraft	gptkb:Wright_Flyer
gptkbp:firstFlight	gptkb:Kitty_Hawk,_North_Carolina 1903-12-17
gptkbp:foundedYear	gptkb:Wright_Company
gptkbp:hasExhibit	gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum_(Wright_Flyer)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Wright Brothers
gptkbp:influenced	modern aviation future aviators
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Octave_Chanute gptkb:Otto_Lilienthal gptkb:Samuel_Langley
gptkbp:inspiredBy	subsequent generations of aviators
gptkbp:legacy	gptkb:Dayton_Aviation_Heritage_National_Historical_Park gptkb:Wright_Brothers_National_Memorial Wright State University (named in their honor) pioneers of modern aviation
gptkbp:members	gptkb:Orville_Wright gptkb:Wilbur_Wright
gptkbp:milestone	development of three-axis control first military airplane contract (1909) first passenger flight (1908) first practical fixed-wing aircraft first public flight demonstration (1908, France) first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft
gptkbp:museum	gptkb:Wright_Brothers_National_Memorial
gptkbp:name	gptkb:The_Wright_Brothers
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor	first powered flight inventing the first successful powered airplane
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:engineer gptkb:inventor gptkb:pilot
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:Milton_Wright gptkb:Susan_Catherine_Koerner
gptkbp:patent	gptkb:US821393A_(Flying_Machine) gptkb:US821393A
gptkbp:restingPlace	gptkb:Woodland_Cemetery,_Dayton,_Ohio
gptkbp:sibling	gptkb:Katharine_Wright gptkb:Ida_Wright gptkb:Lorin_Wright gptkb:Otis_Wright gptkb:Reuchlin_Wright
gptkbp:subjectOf	gptkb:Wright_Brothers_Memorial_Trophy gptkb:Wright_Brothers_Day gptkb:Wright_Brothers_Field_(Mars) gptkb:Wright_Brothers_Medal US postage stamps numerous books and documentaries National Aviation Hall of Fame induction
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:David_McCullough
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4