Wright Model E
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The Wright Model E was the first in the series of Wright Flyers that used a single propeller. The aircraft was also the test demonstrator for the first automatic pilot control.
The Wright Model E was the first in the series of Wright Flyers that used a single propeller. The aircraft was also the test demonstrator for the first automatic pilot control. ==Design== The Model E featured 24 inch tires. It was flown with four and six cylinder Wright engines. The model E was fitted with a prototype autopilot that used a wind driven generator and pendulums to drive the wing warping controls. The design was quickly eclipsed by a gyroscopic autopilot developed by Lawrence Sperry for the competing Curtiss Aeroplane Company. ==Operational history== On 31 December 1913, Orville Wright demonstrated a Model E with an "automatic stabilizer" flying seven circuits around Huffman Prairie field with his hands above his head. The Model E demonstrations earned the Wright Brothers the 1913 Collier Trophy from Aero Club of America. Albert Elton (1881–1975) purchased the sole Wright Model E for exhibition flights. ==Specifications (Wright Model E)== ==References==
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