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• wing area: 510 sq feet  • camber: 1:20• front rudder: 48 sq feet • rear rudders: 21 sq feet • 4 cylinder engine: 12 hp• propellers: 8 feet long

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1903 Wright Flyer

Specifications

• length: 21.1 feet  • weight: 605 lb • wingspan: 40.3 feet • anhedral: 0.83 feet • chord: 6.5 feet • separation: 6.2 feet

The 1903 Wright Flyer was the first successful heavier-than-air powered aircraft. Designed and built by the Orville and Wilbur Wright, it flew four times on December 17, 1903, near Kill Devil Hills, about four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Front Rudders

Chain Drive

Anhedral Wings

Pilot Cradle

Wing Warping Control Cables

Engine

Muslin Wing Covering

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Spruce Spars

Ash Ribs

Radiator

Propeller

Rear Rudder

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