Wright Model B

The Wright Model B was an early biplane designed by the Wright brothers in the United States in 1910. It was the first of their designs to be built in quantity. While building on the same basic design as the Model A it was the first Wright aircraft to feature elevators carried at the tail rather than at the front. 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.

Chandler fired the machine gun from a Wright Model B Flyer in flight on June 7 and 8, 1912 with Lt. Thomas De W.1
* 1910 Wright Model B Reproduction copyright © museum.com gmbh. all rights reserved.2
aircraft, the Wright Model B, in 1911.3
airplane (a Wright Model B biplane) on the grounds of the White House after flying in from Boston; he was greeted by President William Howard Taft.4
close replica of a Wright Model B that is used for ground displays. Neither airplane looks exactly like the Wright machine Foulois took to Texas.5
from a Wright Model B Flyer in flight on June 7 and 8, 1912 with Lt. Thomas De W.6
In 1912 the Wright Model B was used to demonstrate the first use of a machine gun from a plane.7
In March of 2001, the 1911 Wright Model B was carefully removed from The Franklin Institute's Aviation Hall to be restored.8
Ken to build a reproduction of the 1911 Wright Model B that had become the Army’s first practical airplane. The research he completed for that project led Ken directly to The Wright Experience.9
Kirtland prepares for takeoff onboard a Wright Model B biplane in 1912.10
landed there in his Wright Model B airplane as part of a similar event. At 2:08 p.m.11

Made by Wright Company.

Model D Headless biplanes and Wright Model B biplanes were examples of headless pushers.12
of the Wright Model B aeroplane, which is very interesting in its own light.13
Phil Parmelee in a Wright Model B when he flew 200 pounds of silk cloth from Huffman Prairie Flying Field - now part of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base - to Columbus, Ohio.14
picture of him in a Wright Model B - together with his instructor, Oscar Brindley. (Brindley was killed testing O.W.'s for W.W. I - my father pulled him out of the wreck.15
replica of a Wright Model B Flyer flown by Calbraith Perry Rodgers in 1911, the first transcontinental flight over the United States Category: Cars & Vehicles Tags: 16
shuttle at shortstop, the 1911 Wright Model B airplane at second and, anchored at first base, the Titanic.17
The first aircraft to land at Ranger was a Wright Model B in 1911. The pilot, R.G. Fowler, utilized a field just south of town owned by V.V. Cooper. In 1928, Cooper's field officially became Ranger Airport.18
the Institute's newly restored 1911 Wright Model B Flyer, which was returned to the museum in the summer of 2003 after undergoing restoration at Aeroplane Works in Dayton, Ohio.19
licensed the Wright Model B that was then produced by the Burgess Co. as the Burgess-Wright Model F.20
The Wright Model B biplane (which was produced under license in a stronger and slightly altered version known as the Burgess-Wright Model F biplane) soon became the standard-bearer of The 21
Empty Weight Lb
800
Wing Area Sqm
45
Eng 1 Type
Wright
Cruise Speed Kmh
64
Cruise Speed Mph
40
Eng 1 Kw
26
Gross Weight Lb
1250
Capacity
1
Number Built
ca. 100
Crew
One pilot
Empty Weight Kg
363
Gross Weight Kg
567
Unit Cost
5000.0
Span M
12
Range Km
177
Manufacturer
Wright Company
Range Miles
110
First Flight
1910
Span In
Span Ft
39
Wing Area Sqft
480
Met Or Eng
eng
Length Ft
26
Sequence
Model A - Model B - Model C - Model D - Model E →* Burgess
Eng 1 Hp
35
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
Length M
8
Category
Pusher aircraft
United States sport aircraft 1910-1919

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