Worker with Wright Model B Engine, 1912

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Artifact Overview

The Wright brothers introduced their first commercial aircraft, the Model B, in 1910. Approximately 100 copies were built. The Model B was powered by an inline four-cylinder engine of the type seen in this photograph. The water-cooled engine was rated at 36 horsepower and could push the airplane along at a cruising speed of about 40 miles per hour.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1912

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.551

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10.00 in