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The '''Wright Model C''' was an early military aircraft produced in the United States and which first flew in 1912. It was a development of the [[Wright Model B|Model B]] but was specifically designed to offer the [[United States Army]] a long-range scouting aircraft. It featured a more powerful engine over its predecessor, and an endurance of around four hours. Still a two-seater, it added a second set of controls, meaning that either crewmember could operate the aircraft. Aerodynamically, the small finlets that had been used on the Model B's undercarriage were replaced by a double fin carried on an outrigger in front of the aircraft. |
The '''Wright Model C''' was an early military aircraft produced in the United States and which first flew in 1912. It was a development of the [[Wright Model B|Model B]] but was specifically designed to offer the [[United States Army]] a long-range scouting aircraft. It featured a more powerful engine over its predecessor, and an endurance of around four hours. Still a two-seater, it added a second set of controls, meaning that either crewmember could operate the aircraft. Aerodynamically, the small finlets that had been used on the Model B's undercarriage were replaced by a double fin carried on an outrigger in front of the aircraft. |
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The Model C quickly earned itself an unenviable reputation when six of the seven delivered to the Army crashed within a short space of time, with the seventh aircraft deemed unairworthy and grounded. |
The Model C quickly earned itself an unenviable reputation when six of the seven delivered to the Army crashed within a short space of time, with the seventh aircraft deemed unairworthy and grounded. An eighth machine was built under licence by the [[Burgess Company]] as their '''Model J''' for a civil customer. |
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Template:Infobox Aircraft The Wright Model C was an early military aircraft produced in the United States and which first flew in 1912. It was a development of the Model B but was specifically designed to offer the United States Army a long-range scouting aircraft. It featured a more powerful engine over its predecessor, and an endurance of around four hours. Still a two-seater, it added a second set of controls, meaning that either crewmember could operate the aircraft. Aerodynamically, the small finlets that had been used on the Model B's undercarriage were replaced by a double fin carried on an outrigger in front of the aircraft.
The Model C quickly earned itself an unenviable reputation when six of the seven delivered to the Army crashed within a short space of time, with the seventh aircraft deemed unairworthy and grounded. An eighth machine was built under licence by the Burgess Company as their Model J for a civil customer.
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