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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Airport
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| gptkbp:airlines |
gptkb:Versailles,_France
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| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
symbol of human flight
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| gptkbp:design |
envelope and basket
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| gptkbp:exhibits |
demonstrated at fairs
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| gptkbp:firstFlight |
gptkb:Annonay,_France
June 4, 1783 September 19, 1783 |
| gptkbp:fuelType |
wood
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| gptkbp:height |
1,000 meters
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Age of Enlightenment
early aviation history |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the Montgolfier balloon
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| gptkbp:impact |
pioneered ballooning
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
smoke rising from a fire
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| gptkbp:inventor |
gptkb:Joseph-Michel_Montgolfier
gptkb:Jacques-Étienne_Montgolfier |
| gptkbp:legacy |
inspired future balloon designs
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| gptkbp:material |
paper
silk |
| gptkbp:passengerCapacity |
gptkb:François_Laurent_d'Arlincourt
gptkb:Jean-François_Pilâtre_de_Rozier |
| gptkbp:patentInventor |
Montgolfière
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| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
subject of documentaries
celebrated in literature first manned flight featured in art first public demonstration inspired festivals commemorated in museums first flight with a sheep, duck, and rooster first flight with animals first flight with humans influenced modern ballooning inspired the development of airships |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Montgolfier_brothers
aviation enthusiasts pioneers of flight early aeronauts inventors of the 18th century scientists of the era |
| gptkbp:significance |
first successful flight of a manned balloon
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| gptkbp:technology |
ballooning
aerial navigation aerostatics lighter-than-air flight |
| gptkbp:theory |
buoyancy
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| gptkbp:tourism |
5 minutes
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