Wright Model R
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The Wright Model R was a one-seat biplane built by the Wright Company
in Dayton
, Ohio
, in 1910. Known as the "Roadster" or the "Baby Wright," the company designed the airplane for speed and altitude competitions. It flew at the Belmont Park meet in New York
in 1910, and Orville Wright flew a Model R at speeds of between 113 and 129 kilometers (70-80 miles) per hour.
Wright Company
The Wright Company was the commercial aviation business venture of the Wright Brothers, established by them in 1909 in conjunction with several prominent industrialists from New York and Detroit with the intention of capitalizing on their invention of the practical airplane. It maintained a...
in Dayton
Dayton
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, Ohio
Ohio
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, in 1910. Known as the "Roadster" or the "Baby Wright," the company designed the airplane for speed and altitude competitions. It flew at the Belmont Park meet in New York
New York
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in 1910, and Orville Wright flew a Model R at speeds of between 113 and 129 kilometers (70-80 miles) per hour.