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The Wright Model E was the first in the series of Wright Flyers that used a single propeller[1] The aircraft was also the test demonstrator for the first automatic pilot control.

Wright Model E
Wright Model E, over Simms Station near Dayton, Ohio, 1913
Role	Biplane Type of aircraft
National origin	United States of America
Manufacturer	Wright Company
Designer	Wright brothers
First flight	1913
Number built	1

Design

The Model E featured 24 inch tires. It was flown with four and six cylinder Wright engines.

The model E was fitted with a prototype autopilot that used a wind driven generator and pendulums to drive the wing warping controls. The design was quickly eclipsed by a gyroscopic autopilot developed by Lawrence Sperry for the competing Curtiss Aeroplane Company.[2]

Operational history

On 31 December 1913, Orville Wright demonstrated a Model E with an "automatic stabilizer" flying seven circuits around Huffman Prairie field with his hands above his head.[3] The Model E demonstrations earned the Wright Brothers the 1913 Collier Trophy from Aero Club of America.

Albert Elton (1881–1975) purchased the sole Wright Model E for exhibition flights.[4]

Specifications (Wright Model E)

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Length: 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
• Wingspan: 32 ft (9.8 m)
• Wing area: 316 sq ft (29.4 m²)
• Empty weight: 730 lb (331 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × aircraft engine
• Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch, 7 ft (2.1 m) diameter

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Il Wright Model E fu un aeroplano da esibizione e da corsa, costruito dalla Wright Company dei fratelli Wright e fatto volare per la prima volta nel 1913. Fu il primo velivolo progettato, costruito e provato in volo dopo la morte di Wilbur, che era avvenuta nel 1912.

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