Type sheet: wrgtb

Wright Model B
Training, USA, 1911

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Description:

The Model B is the first Wright type produced in
quantity. The major modifications were the use of a
more powerful engine and elevons instead of the
wingwarping feature. At College Park, Md., in Oct 1911,
a Wright "B" was used for the first military trials of
a bombsight and bob-dropping device.

Sizes and weights

Total Length :

30.151 ft

9.190 m

Greatest height :

9.350 ft

2.850 m

Wingspan :

41.995 ft

12.800 m

Max take off weight :

1400.2 lbs

635.0 kg

Performance data

Max. speed :

39 kts

72 km/h

Endurance :

2 h

2 h

Propulsion

Kind :

KVau

Type :

Rausenberger 8-Cyl.

Power rating (max.) :

74 hp

75 ps

Count :

1

1

Total power rating (max.) :

74 hp

75 ps

Other

Crew :

0

0

2