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MODEL R.

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DIMENSIONS
Spread of planes 26 1/2 feet. Depth of planes 3 feet, 7 inches. Length, fore and aft, 24 feet. Height over all 6 feet, 10 inches. Weight 585 pounds. Price, - - $5000.00

Our Model R, ("The Baby Wright,") is a much smaller lighter type designed especially for speed and altitude work. This is by far the fastest climbing aeroplane ever built. It carries only the operator and is equipped with our standard motor and control. This model was used in making the world's altitude record of 9714 feet at the recent International Meet.

For information concerning deliveries, etc., address
THE WRIGHT COMPANY, Sales Department
DAYTON, OHIO

Records taken by the Wright Flyer
During the Year, 1910

ALTITUDE:
June 13, Indianapolis, (Brookins) height 4384 feet. - World's Record
June 17, Indianapolis, (Brookins) height 4939 feet. - World's Record
July 9, Atlantic City, (Brookins) height 6175 feet. - World's Record
Oct. 31, Belmont Park, (Johnstone) height 9714 feet. - World's Record

CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHTS: 
Sept. 29, Chicago to Springfield, (Brookins), 175 3/4 miles (86 1/2 miles without stop). American Record

Oct. 8, Springfield, Ill. to St. Louis, Mo., (Hoxsey) 91 miles without stop. - American Record

Nov. 7, Dayton to Columbus, (Parmelee) 61 miles in 59 minutes. - First Commercial Flight

ACCURACY OF LANDING:
Sept. 7, Boston, (Johnstone) 5 feet, 4 inches. - World's Record

QUICK TURN:
June 15, Indianapolis, (Brookins) complete turn 6 2-5 seconds. - World's Record

SLOW FLYING:
Sept. 8, BOston, (Brookins) 5 1/4 miles in 13 minutes, 48 seconds (equals 22 miles per hour) - World's Record

DURATION:
Sept. 10, Boston, (Johnstone) 3 hours, 5 minutes and 4 seconds. - American Record
Oct. 12, St. Louis, (Welsh) 3 hours, 11 minutes and 20 seconds. - American Record

DISTANCE:
Sept. 10, Boston, (Johnstone) 101 miles, 389 feet, 3 hours, 5 minutes and 40 seconds. American Record

Grand totalization of duration and distance, 1910 International Meet, Belmont Park, (Hoxsey) first prize.

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