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| Role | Scout
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| Manufacturer | Wright Company |
| First flight | 1912 |
| Number built | 8 |
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 complete second set of controls, meaning that either crewmember could operate the aircraft. On some, the lever controls were replaced with two wheels mounted on a single yoke.[1] 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.
Seven Model Cs were delivered to the Army, serial numbers 7-8 & 10-14.[1] They quickly earned themselves an unenviable reputation when six of the seven 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, Army serial number 18.
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