https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Model_B
The Wright Model B was an early pusher biplane designed by the Wright brothers
in the United States in 1910. It was the first of their designs to be built in
quantity. Unlike the Model A, it featured a true elevator carried at the tail
rather than at the front. It was the last Wright model to have an open-frame
tail. The Model B was a dedicated two-seater with the pilot and a passenger
sitting side-by-side on the leading edge of the lower wing.
Besides their civil market, the Wrights were able to sell aircraft to the
Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps (S.C. 3, 4, and 5) and to the United
States Navy as hydroplanes (AH-4, -5-, and -6), in which services they were used
as trainers. Furthermore, the Wrights were able to sell licenses to produce the
aircraft domestically (to the Burgess Company and Curtis, which designated it
Model F), as well as in Germany. The deal with Burgess was the first
license-production of aircraft undertaken in the United States and most of the
approximately one hundred Model Bs produced were actually built by Burgess. A
modified Model B, redesignated Model EX (for Exhibition) achieved fame as the
Vin Fiz Flyer, the first aircraft to cross the United States. Burgess also
planned a refined version as the Model G, but this was never built.
Role
Sports plane
Manufacturer
Wright Company
First flight
1910
Number built
ca. 100
Unit cost
$5,000
Model B
Two-seat sports biplane, powered by a 35-hp (26-kW) Wright piston engine.
Model B-1
Civil seaplane variant with two steel and aluminum pontoons.
Model B-2
Civil seaplane variant with a single float.
Model EX
This modified Model B was the first aircraft to cross the United States.
Model F
This version was built under license by the Burgess Company.Model GUnbuilt
version, it was intended to be built by Burgess Company.
Model G Aeroboat
Two aircraft, built for the US Navy in 1913 and 1914, similar to the Model F,
and designated AH-19.
Specifications
Crew: One pilot
Capacity: one passenger
Length: 26 ft 0 in (7.93 m)
Wingspan: 39 ft 0 in (11.89 m)
Height: 8 ft 9 in ( m)
Wing area: 480 ft2 (44.6 m2)
Empty weight: 800 lb (363 kg)
Gross weight: 1,250 lb (567 kg)
Performance
Maximum speed: 45 mph (72 km/h)
Cruise speed: 40 mph (64 km/h)
Range: 110 miles (177 km)
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