the Wright brothers

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf inventor duo
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
Collier Trophy
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Dayton,_Ohio
gptkbp:dateOfBirthOrville 1871-08-19
gptkbp:dateOfBirthWilbur 1867-04-16
gptkbp:dateOfDeathOrville 1948-01-30
gptkbp:dateOfDeathWilbur 1912-05-30
gptkbp:education gptkb:Central_High_School_(Orville)
gptkb:Richmond_High_School_(Wilbur)
no college degree
gptkbp:firstAircraft gptkb:Wright_Flyer
gptkbp:firstFlight gptkb:Kitty_Hawk,_North_Carolina
1903-12-17
12 seconds
120 feet
gptkbp:firstMilitaryContract gptkb:U.S._Army_Signal_Corps,_1909
gptkbp:firstPublicFlight 1908, Le Mans, France
gptkbp:foundedYear gptkb:Wright_Company
gptkbp:hasExhibit gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum_(Wright_Flyer)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Wright brothers
gptkbp:influenced modern aviation
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Octave_Chanute
gptkb:Otto_Lilienthal
gptkb:Samuel_Langley
gptkbp:knownFor first powered flight
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Wright-Patterson_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Wright_Brothers_National_Memorial
gptkb:Wright_State_University
gptkbp:member gptkb:Orville_Wright
gptkb:Wilbur_Wright
gptkbp:milestone first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft
gptkbp:name gptkb:Orville_and_Wilbur_Wright
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:neverMarried gptkb:Orville_Wright
gptkb:Wilbur_Wright
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:inventor
aviation pioneer
bicycle maker
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Milton_Wright
gptkb:Susan_Catherine_Koerner_Wright
gptkbp:patent gptkb:US821393A_(Flying_Machine)
gptkbp:pilot gptkb:Orville_Wright
gptkbp:restingPlaceOrville gptkb:Woodland_Cemetery,_Dayton,_Ohio
gptkbp:restingPlaceWilbur gptkb:Woodland_Cemetery,_Dayton,_Ohio
gptkbp:secondFlightPilot gptkb:Wilbur_Wright
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Katharine_Wright
gptkb:Ida_Wright
gptkb:Lorin_Wright
gptkb:Otis_Wright
gptkb:Reuchlin_Wright
gptkbp:subjectOf numerous books
numerous documentaries
numerous museums
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:GLIDER
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7