Percy Pilcher
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Percy Pilcher was a pioneering British aviation engineer and glider designer of the late 19th century, regarded as one of the key early experimenters in human flight.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Percy Pilcher canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
aviation pioneer
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glider designer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1866-01-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Bath, Somerset, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Brompton Cemetery, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | injuries from glider crash ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfAccident | 1899-09-30 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1899-10-02 ⓘ |
| designed |
The Bat (glider)
NERFINISHED
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The Beetle (glider) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gull (glider) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hawk (glider) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Pilcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aeronautical engineering
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aviation ⓘ glider design ⓘ |
| fullName | Percival Spencer Pilcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Percival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Ada Pilcher
NERFINISHED
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Thomas Pilcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Otto Lilienthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a key early experimenter in aviation in the United Kingdom
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designing and flying hang gliders ⓘ early experiments in human flight ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork | Hawk glider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
aviation engineer
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engineer ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Stanford Hall, Leicestershire, England ⓘ |
| plannedToBuild | powered flying machine ⓘ |
| positionHeld | assistant to Professor of Engineering at the University of Glasgow ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
a key early experimenter in human flight
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one of the earliest British aviation pioneers ⓘ |
| servedIn | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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