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The '''Wright Model H''' and '''Wright Model HS''' were enclosed fuselage aircraft built by the Wright Company<ref>{{cite web|title=Later Wright Activities|url=http://centennialofflight.gov/essay/Wright_Bros/Later_Years/WR13.htm|accessdate=5 January 2012}}</ref>
==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.<ref name=Flying1>{{cite journal|journal=Flying|date=February 1915|page=2}}</ref> Its wings were shorter than the Model H for increased speed.<ref name=wrightstories>{{cite web|title=Wright Airplane Configuration|url=http://wrightstories.com/wright-airplane-configurations/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523134809/http://wrightstories.com/wright-airplane-configurations/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 23, 2015|accessdate=5 January 2012}}</ref> right|thumb|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.<ref name=wright-brothers.org>{{cite web|title=Wright Aircraft|url=http://www.wright-brothers.org/Information_Desk/Just_the_Facts/Airplanes/Wright_Airplanes.htm|accessdate=5 January 2012}}</ref>
==Operational history== Howard Reinhart purchased a Wright Model HS for Pancho Villa, who hired him in support of his insurgent force.<ref>{{cite book|title=Soldiers of fortune|author=Sterling Seagrave|page=28}}</ref> It was one of three aircraft in his small air force.<ref>{{cite book|title=The history of the U.S. Air Force|author=David A. Anderton|page=19}}</ref>
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.<ref name=Flying2>{{cite journal|journal=Flying|date=December 2003|page=26}}</ref> right|thumb|A Model H in flight at Simms Station, Dayton OH in 1914
==Variants== ;Model H: (1914) {{cvt|32|ft}} span 3-bay wings similar to the Model F, also introduced side-by-side seating. ;Model HS: (1915) Short span {{cvt|26|ft|6|in}} 2-bay wings <!-- ==Units using this aircraft/Operators (choose)== -->
==Specifications (Wright Model HS) == right|thumb|a Wright 6-60 on display at the Smithsonian {{Aircraft specs |ref=Flying<ref name=Flying1/> |prime units?=imp <!-- General characteristics --> |genhide=
|crew=2 |capacity= |length ft=26 |length in=6 |span ft=32 |height ft=9 |wing area sqft=350 |aspect ratio=<!-- give where relevant eg sailplanes --> |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 engines -->
|prop blade number=2<!-- propeller aircraft --> |prop name=pusher propellers aft of the wings |prop dia m=<!-- propeller aircraft --> |prop dia ft=8<!-- propeller aircraft --> |prop dia in=6<!-- propeller aircraft --> |prop dia note=
<!-- Performance --> |max speed mph=70 |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh=<!-- aerobatic --> |stall speed mph=30<!-- aerobatic --> |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=<!-- if range unknown --> |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== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category|Wright Model H}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090923161836/http://www.afhra.af.mil/photos/mediagallery.asp?galleryID=5585 Air Force photos of the Wright Model HS] *[https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppprs.00588/ Image at Library of Congress]
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Model HS Category:Single-engined twin-prop pusher aircraft