Wright brothers

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

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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