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| frank frinak, e-mail, 05.08.2020 03:57 the wright brothers were getting old. i see six wheels plus the skids for the catapult launch. really ? Were they still launching the Flyer with the catapult in 1910 reply | | Terrence I. Murphy, e-mail, 22.02.2012 19:09 The Wright Racer
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Length: 19'6"
Wingspan: 26'6"
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Powerplant: 1pOB with 60hp Wright driving two pusher (Models also displayed at 1917 Pan-Pacific Aero Exposition (New York) with a 75hp Wright and 150hp Hisso)
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Armament: reply | | Ron, e-mail, 07.09.2010 17:34 The Baby Grand was probably built in 1909-10 by the Wrights to thier attempt to capture a speed title. Air meets where becaming very popular and profitable after Rheims. The Wright Model "R", probably standing for "Roadster" was a smaller version of the Model B with a 4-cylinder, 30 HP engine and capable of speeds greater than 50 mph. The Wright Racer also known as the "Baby Grand" was powered by a Wright 8-cylinder, 60 HP engine and capable of speeds in excess of 65 mph. In 1910 the speed record was around 60 mph. Walter Brookins was scheduled to fly the Baby Grand, was in the process of taking off when he rolled over a trench or a hole which damaged the aircraft beyond repair, not really a crash. reply | | brian, e-mail, 10.10.2009 22:13 it crashed 1 second after take off year 1899 reply | |
| | bradley, e-mail, 07.09.2009 20:10 when was this plane made? reply |
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