Wright Model H
The Wright Model H and Wright Model HS were
enclosed fuselage aircraft built by the Wright Company[1]
Model H
Contents
Design and development
Operational history
Variants
Specifications (Wright Model HS)
References
External links A Model H at Simms Station Dayton OH in 1914
Role Pioneering aircraft
National origin United States
Design and development
Manufacturer The Wright Company
A direct development of the Model F, the Model H First flight 1914
introduced side by side seating for the two pilots, with Primary user Pancho Villa
long-span wings similar to the Model F. A short-span
version was also produced as the Model HS, marketed as Number built 5
a "Military Flyer" with the improvement of an enclosed Developed from Wright Model H
fuselage and dual controls.[2] Its wings were shorter than
the Model H for increased speed.[3]
The Model H was a two place, side-by-side configuration seating,
open cockpit, biplane with twin rudders, powered with a single
engine, propelled by two chain driven pusher propellers. The engine
was fully enclosed in the nose of the aircraft with a driveshaft
running rearward to the propeller drive chains.[4]
Operational history
Howard Reinhart purchased a Wright Model HS for Pancho Villa, 3/4 rear view of a Model H
who hired him in support of his insurgent force.[5] It was one of
three aircraft in his small air force.[6]
In 2003, a Wright propeller matching the Model HS specifications was auctioned for over US$25,000. The
construction of the propeller was hand carved wood with a linen covering, metal tips and a custom finish.[7]
Variants
Model H
(1914) 32 ft (9.8 m) span 3-bay wings similar to the
Model F, also introduced side-by-side seating.
Model HS
(1915) Short span 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) 2-bay wings
Specifications (Wright Model HS)
Data from Flying[2]
General characteristics A Model H in flight at Simms Station,
Dayton OH in 1914
Crew: 2
Length: 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Wingspan: 32 ft (9.8 m)
Height: 9 ft (2.7 m)
Wing area: 350 sq ft (33 m2)
Powerplant: 1 × Wright 6-60 6-cylinder water cooled inline
piston, 60 hp (45 kW)
Propellers: 2-bladed pusher propellers aft of the wings,
8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter
Performance a Wright 6-60 on display at the
Smithsonian
Maximum speed: 70 mph (110 km/h, 61 kn)
Stall speed: 30 mph (48 km/h, 26 kn)
Rate of climb: 400 ft/min (2.0 m/s)
References
1. "Later Wright Activities" (http://centennialofflight.gov/essay/Wright_Bros/Later_Years/WR13.ht
m). Retrieved 5 January 2012.
2. Flying: 2. February 1915. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "Wright Airplane Configuration" (http://wrightstories.com/wright-airplane-configurations/).
Retrieved 5 January 2012.
4. "Wright Aircraft" (http://www.wright-brothers.org/Information_Desk/Just_the_Facts/Airplanes/W
right_Airplanes.htm). Retrieved 5 January 2012.
5. Sterling Seagrave. Soldiers of fortune. p. 28.
6. David A. Anderton. The history of the U.S. Air Force. p. 19.
7. Flying: 26. December 2003. Missing or empty |title= (help)
External links
Air Force photos of the Wright Model HS (http://www.afhra.af.mil/photos/mediagallery.asp?gall
eryID=5585)
Image at Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppprs.00588/)
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