Third powered aircraft built by the Wright brothers
Wright Flyer III
The Wright Flyer III over Huffman Prairie, October 4, 1905 during its 46th flight. The front of the airplane is at the top of the photo.
Role
Experimental airplane
Type of aircraft
National origin
United States
Designer
Orville and Wilbur Wright
First flight
June 23, 1905
Status
Preserved
Number built
1
Developed from
Wright Flyer II
Career
Preserved at
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
The Wright Flyer III was the third powered aircraft by the Wright Brothers, built during the winter of 1904–05. Orville Wright made the first flight with it on June 23, 1905. The Wright Flyer III had an airframe of spruce construction with a wing camber of 1-in-20 as used in 1903, rather than the less effective 1-in-25 used in 1904. The new machine was equipped with the engine and other hardware from the scrapped Flyer II and, after major modifications, achieved much greater performance than Flyers I and II.
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