Wright brothers

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf duo
aviation pioneers
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Langley_Gold_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Honour
Collier Trophy
gptkbp:birthplaceOrville gptkb:Dayton,_Ohio
gptkbp:birthplaceWilbur gptkb:Millville,_Indiana
gptkbp:businessModel gptkb:Wright_Company
gptkb:Wright_Cycle_Company
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Wright_Brothers_Day_(December_17)
gptkb:U.S._coins
gptkb:U.S._postage_stamps
gptkbp:dateOfBirthOrville 1871-08-19
gptkbp:dateOfBirthWilbur 1867-04-16
gptkbp:dateOfDeathOrville 1948-01-30
gptkbp:dateOfDeathWilbur 1912-05-30
gptkbp:field gptkb:inventor
aeronautics
engineering
gptkbp:firstAircraft gptkb:Wright_Flyer
gptkbp:firstFlight gptkb:Kitty_Hawk,_North_Carolina
1903-12-17
gptkbp:hasExhibit gptkb:Dayton_Aviation_Heritage_National_Historical_Park
gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wright brothers
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Aviation_industry
gptkb:Glenn_Curtiss
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Octave_Chanute
gptkb:Otto_Lilienthal
gptkbp:knownFor first powered flight
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Dayton_Aviation_Heritage_National_Historical_Park
gptkb:Wright_Brothers_National_Memorial
gptkb:Wright_State_University
gptkbp:members gptkb:Orville_Wright
gptkb:Wilbur_Wright
gptkbp:milestone first practical fixed-wing aircraft
first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft
first flight distance 120 feet
first flight lasting 12 seconds
first public flight 1908
three-axis control system
gptkbp:name gptkb:Wright_brothers
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Milton_Wright
gptkb:Susan_Catherine_Koerner
gptkbp:patent gptkb:US821393A
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:The_Wright_Brothers_(book_by_David_McCullough)
gptkb:Wright_Brothers_documentary
numerous biographies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Orville_Wright
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3