Charlie Taylor
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Charlie Taylor was an American machinist and aviation pioneer best known for building the custom gasoline engine that powered the Wright brothers’ first successful airplane.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charlie Taylor canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
aviation pioneer
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machinist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | aviation maintenance awards ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | aviation history museums ⓘ |
| contributedTo | first powered, controlled, sustained flight ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designed | first powered aircraft engine used by the Wright brothers ⓘ |
| employer | Wright brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineTypeBuilt | four-cylinder gasoline engine ⓘ |
| era | early aviation era ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aviation
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mechanical engineering ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasName | Charlie Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Wright brothers’ mechanic
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aircraft engine builder ⓘ |
| influenced | development of aircraft engines ⓘ |
| knownFor | building the custom gasoline engine for the Wright brothers’ first successful airplane ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legacy | recognized as the first aviation mechanic ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableEvent | construction of the 1903 Wright Flyer engine ⓘ |
| occupation |
aviation pioneer
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machinist ⓘ mechanic ⓘ |
| partOf | Wright brothers’ aviation team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| usedMaterial |
aluminum
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steel ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Orville Wright
NERFINISHED
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Wilbur Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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