Wright Model H

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Field	Value
name	Model H
image	File:Wright Model H quarter view on ground Simms Station Dayton OH 1914 AS-ID10484.jpg
caption	A Model H at Simms Station Dayton OH in 1914
aircraft_type	Pioneering aircraft
national_origin	United States
manufacturer	The Wright Company
primary_user	Pancho Villa
number_built	5
first_flight	1914
developed_from	Wright Model H
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The Wright Model H and Wright Model HS were enclosed fuselage aircraft built by the Wright Company

Design and development

A direct development of the Model F, the Model H introduced side by side seating for the two pilots, with long-span wings similar to the Model F. A short-span version was also produced as the Model HS, marketed as a "Military Flyer" with the improvement of an enclosed fuselage and dual controls. Its wings were shorter than the Model H for increased speed. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Wright_Model_H_three_quarter_view_on_ground,_Simms_Station_near_Dayton,_Ohio,1914(10485_A.S.).jpg" caption="3/4 rear view of a Model H"] ::

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.

Operational history

Howard Reinhart purchased a Wright Model HS for Pancho Villa, who hired him in support of his insurgent force. It was one of three aircraft in his small air force.

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. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Wright_Model_H_front_view_in_flight,_Simms_Station_near_Dayton,_Ohio,1914(10486_A.S.).jpg" caption="A Model H in flight at Simms Station, Dayton OH in 1914"] ::

Variants

;Model H: (1914) 32 ft span 3-bay wings similar to the Model F, also introduced side-by-side seating. ;Model HS: (1915) Short span 26 ft 2-bay wings

Specifications (Wright Model HS)

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|ref=Flying |prime units?=imp General characteristics

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|crew=2 |capacity= |length ft=26 |length in=6 |span ft=32 |height ft=9 |wing area sqft=350 |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb= |empty weight note= |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight kg= |max takeoff weight lb= |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity= |more general= Powerplant

|eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Wright 6-60 |eng1 type=6-cylinder water cooled inline piston |eng1 hp=60

|prop blade number=2 |prop name=pusher propellers aft of the wings |prop dia m= |prop dia ft=8 |prop dia in=6 |prop dia note=

Performance

|max speed mph=70 |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph=30 |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km= |range miles= |range nmi= |range note= |endurance= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |climb rate ftmin=400 |time to altitude= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |power/mass= |more performance=

References

References

1. "Later Wright Activities".
2. Flying. (February 1915)
3. "Wright Airplane Configuration".
4. "Wright Aircraft".
5. Sterling Seagrave. "Soldiers of fortune".
6. David A. Anderton. "The history of the U.S. Air Force".
7. Flying. (December 2003)

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