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gptkbp:instanceOf
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aircraft
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gptkbp:aircraft
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7,500 lb
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gptkbp:armament
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none
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gptkbp:cockpit
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pressurized
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gptkbp:controls
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elevators
ailerons
rudder
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gptkbp:crew
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1
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gptkbp:design
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gptkb:Robert_Woods
1940s
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gptkbp:engineType
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turbojet
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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gptkb:Muroc_Army_Air_Field
1946-10-01
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gptkbp:fuelCapacity
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1,200 lb
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gptkbp:hasArea
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George_Welch
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gptkbp:height
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12 ft 6 in
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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first American jet aircraft to fly
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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XP-59A
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gptkbp:influenced
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future jet designs
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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German_jet_aircraft
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gptkbp:landingGear
|
tricycle
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gptkbp:length
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36 ft 8 in
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Bell_Aircraft_Corporation
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gptkbp:maxSpeed
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600 mph
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gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight
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8,000 lb
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gptkbp:nationalTeam
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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jet propulsion
swept wings
twin-engine configuration
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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2
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gptkbp:priceRange
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1,000 miles
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gptkbp:relatedAircraft
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gptkb:Convair_F-102_Delta_Dagger
gptkb:Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star
gptkb:Boeing_707
gptkb:Lockheed_F-104_Starfighter
gptkb:McDonnell_F-101_Voodoo
gptkb:Northrop_F-89_Scorpion
gptkb:North_American_F-86_Sabre
Douglas_D-558_Skystreak
Bell_YP-59
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gptkbp:retirementYear
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1949
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gptkbp:role
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research and development
experimental aircraft
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gptkbp:service_ceiling
|
40,000 ft
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gptkbp:services
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1947
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gptkbp:speed
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100 mph
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gptkbp:succeededBy
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3.5°/s
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Bell_X-1
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gptkbp:wingArea
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300 sq ft
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gptkbp:wingspan
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38 ft 4 in
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