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nitially called the "headless Wright" because the familiar front canard was absent, the Model B had a 38.5-foot span; 6.2-foot chord; 5.3-foot separation; 1/20 camber; 500 sq-foot area; 40 sq-foot single flexible rear elevator; 15 sq-foot twin movable vertical rear rudders; 28-foot overall length; and weighed 1,250 lb. The rear elevator distinguished this aircraft from earlier Wright biplanes, giving it better longitudinal stability.

References:

  • McFarland, Marvin W. (ed), "The papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright." McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1953, p 1183.

 [Submitted by Joe W. McDaniel]

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Rolling out an early Model B in 1910.

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