Wright Model A

what is it?

The Wright Model A is an early aircraft produced by the Wright Brothers in the United States beginning in 1906. It was a development of their Flyer III airplane of 1905. The Wrights built about seven Model A aircraft in their bicycle shop during the period 1906–1907, in which they did no flying.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 68 km/htop speed
• size 573 kgmax take-off weight
• built 60made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 118 years ago, in 1908.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.1 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1908

number built

60

role

demonstrator/trainer

engines

1× Wright Vertical 4

crew

2

length

9.4 m

wingspan

11.1 m

height

2.4 m

max take-off weight

573 kg

top speed

68 km/h

range

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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.