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The '''Wright Model C''' "Speed Scout" 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 [[Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps]] a long-range scouting aircraft. It featured a more powerful [[Piston engine|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 crew member could operate the aircraft. On some, the lever controls were replaced with two wheels mounted on a single yoke.<ref name="ohnine">"United States Military Aircraft Since 1909" by F. G. Swanborough & Peter M. Bowers (Putnam New York, ISBN 085177816X) 1964, 596 pp.</ref> Aerodynamically, the small finlets ("blinkers" in the Wrights' terminology) 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''' "Speed Scout" 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 [[Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps]] a long-range scouting aircraft. It featured a more powerful [[Piston engine|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 crew member could operate the aircraft. On some, the lever controls were replaced with two wheels mounted on a single yoke.<ref name="ohnine">"United States Military Aircraft Since 1909" by F. G. Swanborough & Peter M. Bowers (Putnam New York, ISBN 085177816X) 1964, 596 pp.</ref> Aerodynamically, the small finlets ("blinkers" in the Wrights' terminology) 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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Seven Model Cs were used by the Aeronautical Division: S.C. 10-14, S.C. 16, and S.C. 5, a [[Wright Model B|Burgess Model F]] rebuilt to Wright C standards (S.C. 18) |
Seven Model Cs were used by the Aeronautical Division: S.C. 10-14, S.C. 16, and S.C. 5, a [[Wright Model B|Burgess Model F]] rebuilt to Wright C standards. An eighth Aircraft (S.C. 18), a Burgess Model J delivered in January 1913, was a Wright C built under license by the [[Burgess Company|Burgess Company and Curtis]]. The aircraft were delivered between May 1912 and January 1913 and were subject to approval of flight tests by the Army before acceptance. The first delivered, to have been S.C. 10, crashed on June 11, 1912, killing Wright Company pilot [[Arthur L. Welsh]] and Lt. [[Leighton Wilson Hazelhurst, Jr.|Leighton W. Hazlehurst]], and was replaced in October by another Wright C, itself destroyed in a fatal crash on February 8, 1914. |
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They quickly earned themselves an unenviable reputation when six of the eight crashed between July 8, 1913, and February 9, 1914, five of the crashes involving more fatalities. The survivors, S.C. 16 and S.C. 5, were grounded permanently on February 24, 1914, when the Aeronautical Division decommissioned all seven of its remaining [[pusher configuration|"pusher"]] airplanes as a matter of policy. |
They quickly earned themselves an unenviable reputation when six of the eight crashed between July 8, 1913, and February 9, 1914, five of the crashes involving more fatalities. The survivors, S.C. 16 and S.C. 5, were grounded permanently on February 24, 1914, when the Aeronautical Division decommissioned all seven of its remaining [[pusher configuration|"pusher"]] airplanes as a matter of policy. |
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| Role | Scout
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| Manufacturer | Wright Company |
| First flight | 1912 |
| Number built | 8 |
The Wright Model C "Speed Scout" 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 Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps 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 crew member could operate the aircraft. On some, the lever controls were replaced with two wheels mounted on a single yoke.[1] Aerodynamically, the small finlets ("blinkers" in the Wrights' terminology) 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 used by the Aeronautical Division: S.C. 10-14, S.C. 16, and S.C. 5, a Burgess Model F rebuilt to Wright C standards. An eighth Aircraft (S.C. 18), a Burgess Model J delivered in January 1913, was a Wright C built under license by the Burgess Company and Curtis. The aircraft were delivered between May 1912 and January 1913 and were subject to approval of flight tests by the Army before acceptance. The first delivered, to have been S.C. 10, crashed on June 11, 1912, killing Wright Company pilot Arthur L. Welsh and Lt. Leighton W. Hazlehurst, and was replaced in October by another Wright C, itself destroyed in a fatal crash on February 8, 1914.
They quickly earned themselves an unenviable reputation when six of the eight crashed between July 8, 1913, and February 9, 1914, five of the crashes involving more fatalities. The survivors, S.C. 16 and S.C. 5, were grounded permanently on February 24, 1914, when the Aeronautical Division decommissioned all seven of its remaining "pusher" airplanes as a matter of policy.
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