Wright Model G

what is it?

The Wright Model G Aeroboat was a flying boat built in small numbers by the Wright Company in 1913. It represented an unsuccessful attempt by Wright to compete with the ubiquitous Curtiss Model F. One example was evaluated for U.S. Navy service, and allocated a naval serial number, but this did not lead to a production order. The Model G was the first aircraft to be fitted with a T-tail.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 97 km/htop speed
• seats 1passengers
• size 816 kgmax take-off weight

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 113 years ago, in 1913.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.6 m: about 3 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

1913

number built

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role

military flying boat

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Wright

engines

1× Wright 6-60

crew

1

passengers

1

length

8.7 m

wingspan

11.6 m

height

2.4 m

max take-off weight

816 kg

top speed

97 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.