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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wright_Model_H > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wright_Model_H.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Model_H > Source revision: 1321149699 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox aircraft | name = Model H | logo = | logo_size = | image = File:Wright Model H quarter view on ground Simms Station Dayton OH 1914 AS-ID10484.jpg | alt = | caption = A Model H at Simms Station Dayton OH in 1914 | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = Pioneering aircraft | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [United States](/source/United_States) | manufacturer = [The Wright Company](/source/Wright_Company) | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = | owners = | primary_user = [Pancho Villa](/source/Pancho_Villa) | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = 5 | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = 1914 | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = Wright Model H | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Wright Model H''' and '''Wright Model HS''' were enclosed [fuselage](/source/fuselage) aircraft built by the Wright Company{{cite web|title=Later Wright Activities|url=http://centennialofflight.gov/essay/Wright_Bros/Later_Years/WR13.htm|accessdate=5 January 2012}} ==Design and development== A direct development of the [Model F](/source/Wright_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.{{cite journal|journal=Flying|date=February 1915|page=2}} Its wings were shorter than the Model H for increased speed.{{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}} right|thumb|3/4 rear view of a Model H The Model H was a two place, [side-by-side configuration](/source/side-by-side_configuration) seating, open cockpit, [biplane](/source/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.{{cite web|title=Wright Aircraft|url=http://www.wright-brothers.org/Information_Desk/Just_the_Facts/Airplanes/Wright_Airplanes.htm|accessdate=5 January 2012}} ==Operational history== Howard Reinhart purchased a Wright Model HS for [Pancho Villa](/source/Pancho_Villa), who hired him in support of his insurgent force.{{cite book|title=Soldiers of fortune|author=Sterling Seagrave|page=28}} It was one of three aircraft in his small air force.{{cite book|title=The history of the U.S. Air Force|author=David A. Anderton|page=19}} 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.{{cite journal|journal=Flying|date=December 2003|page=26}} 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 ==Specifications (Wright Model HS) == right|thumb|a Wright 6-60 on display at the Smithsonian {{Aircraft specs |ref=Flying |prime units?=imp |genhide= |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= |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=[Wright 6-60](/source/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= |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== {{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] {{Wright aircraft}} Model HS Category:Single-engined twin-prop pusher aircraft --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Wright Model H](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Model_H) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Model_H?action=history)). 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