Model of Wright Flyer Engine, 1940
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This is a half-scale model of the gasoline engine used in the 1903 Wright Flyer. When the Wright brothers couldn't find a satisfactory motor for their first airplane, they asked Charlie Taylor, the machinist in their bicycle shop, to build one. Taylor's four-cylinder aluminum engine produced about 12 horsepower. Taylor built this model for Greenfield Village in 1940.
This is a half-scale model of the gasoline engine used in the 1903 Wright Flyer. When the Wright brothers couldn't find a satisfactory motor for their first airplane, they asked Charlie Taylor, the machinist in their bicycle shop, to build one. Taylor's four-cylinder aluminum engine produced about 12 horsepower. Taylor built this model for Greenfield Village in 1940.
Artifact
Model (Representation)
Date Made
1940
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Wright Cycle Shop
Object ID
40.600.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Rubber (Material)
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Height: 25.5 in (not including stand)
Width: 16 in
Length: 21 in
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