Wright Model V-1

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft staggered wings
gptkbp:armament none
gptkbp:built 1940
gptkbp:cockpit gptkb:Orville_Wright
gptkbp:controls elevators
ailerons
rudder
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946
gptkbp:design research and development
swept wings
gptkbp:engineConfiguration gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney
gptkbp:engineType piston engine
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkbp:firstFlight 1941
July 1941
record altitude flight
first flight with variable geometry
gptkbp:fuelCapacity 50 gallons
gptkbp:hasArea Charles Lindbergh
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early jet technology research
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wright Model V-1
gptkbp:influenced aerodynamics research
modern aircraft design
aircraft navigation systems
civil aviation development
aircraft safety standards
future fighter jets
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Wright_Model_V-4
gptkb:Wright_Model_V-2
World_War_II_aircraft_technology
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Wright_Flyer
gptkbp:landingGear tricycle gear
gptkbp:legacy pioneering aircraft design
gptkbp:length 30 ft
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Wright_Aeronautical_Corporation
gptkbp:maxRange 500 miles
gptkbp:maxSpeed 200 mph
gptkbp:notableEvent first flight with autopilot
first flight with jet engine
first supersonic flight test
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Amelia_Earhart
variable wing geometry
gptkbp:numberBuilt 5
gptkbp:primaryMission testing new technologies
gptkbp:productionCompany 1940s
gptkbp:relatedTo aviation history
gptkbp:retirementYear 1945
gptkbp:role experimental aircraft
gptkbp:services 20,000 ft
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Wright_Model_V-3
gptkbp:team gptkb:Wright_brothers
gptkbp:type biplane
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:U.S._military
gptkbp:usedIn aeronautical research
gptkbp:weight 3,000 lbs
gptkbp:wingArea 300 sq ft
gptkbp:wingspan 40 ft