Wright Flyer (1903)

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aircraft biplane experimental aircraft pioneer era aircraft

The Wright Flyer (1903) is the pioneering powered aircraft designed and flown by the Wright brothers, recognized as achieving the first controlled, sustained heavier-than-air human flight.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Wright Flyer	6
Wright Flyer I	2
1903 Flyer	1
1903 Wright Flyer	1
Kitty Hawk Flyer	1
Wright Flyer (1903) canonical	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aircraft ⓘ biplane ⓘ experimental aircraft ⓘ pioneer era aircraft ⓘ
achieved	first controlled, sustained, powered heavier-than-air human flight ⓘ
aircraftType	heavier-than-air ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Wright Flyer (1903) ⓘ surface form: 1903 Flyer Wright Flyer (1903) ⓘ surface form: Kitty Hawk Flyer
category	early aviation ⓘ
configuration	canard configuration ⓘ
controlMethod	elevator for pitch control ⓘ movable rudder for yaw control ⓘ wing warping for roll control ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
coveringMaterial	muslin fabric ⓘ
crew	1 ⓘ
currentLocation	National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
damaged	yes ⓘ
damageEvent	blown over by wind after final 1903 flight ⓘ
designer	Orville Wright ⓘ Wilbur Wright ⓘ
engineDesigner	Charlie Taylor ⓘ Orville Wright ⓘ Wilbur Wright ⓘ
engineManufacturer	Wright brothers ⓘ
engineType	four-cylinder inline piston engine ⓘ
exhibitedAt	Smithsonian Institution ⓘ
firstFlightDate	1903-12-17 ⓘ
firstFlightDistance	120 feet ⓘ
firstFlightDuration	12 seconds ⓘ
firstFlightLocation	Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina ⓘ surface form: Kill Devil Hills, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, United States
firstFlightPilot	Orville Wright ⓘ
flightControlSystem	three-axis control ⓘ
followedBy	Wright Flyer II ⓘ Wright Flyer III ⓘ
lastFlightDate	1903-12-17 ⓘ
longestFlightDistanceOnFirstDay	852 feet ⓘ
longestFlightDurationOnFirstDay	59 seconds ⓘ
manufacturer	Wright brothers ⓘ
museumDisplayStatus	on permanent display ⓘ
numberOfEngines	1 ⓘ
numberOfPropellers	2 ⓘ
operatedBy	Wright brothers ⓘ
pilotPosition	prone position on lower wing ⓘ
precededBy	Wright Glider (1902) ⓘ
propellerConfiguration	twin pusher propellers ⓘ
propulsion	propeller-driven ⓘ
significance	milestone in aviation history ⓘ
structureMaterial	ash wood ⓘ spruce wood ⓘ
usedFor	aeronautical experimentation ⓘ
wingConfiguration	biplane wings ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. → hasExhibit → Wright Flyer (1903) ⓘ

subject surface form: National Air and Space Museum

Wright Flyer (1903) → alsoKnownAs → Wright Flyer (1903) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kitty Hawk Flyer

Wright Flyer (1903) → alsoKnownAs → Wright Flyer (1903) ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1903 Flyer

Orville Wright → notableWork → Wright Flyer (1903) ⓘ