| Wright Flyer III | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Wright Flyer III over Huffman Prairie, October 4, 1905 during its 46th flight. The front of the airplane is at the top of the photo. | |
| General information | |
| Type | Experimental airplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Designer | |
| Status | Preserved |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | June 23, 1905 |
| Developed from | Wright Flyer II |
| Preserved at | Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park |
The Wright Flyer III is the third powered aircraft by the Wright Brothers, built during the winter of 1904–05. Orville Wright made the first flight with it on June 23, 1905. The Wright Flyer III had an airframe of spruce construction with a wing camber of 1-in-20 as used in 1903, rather than the less effective 1-in-25 used in 1904. The new machine was equipped with the engine and other hardware from the scrapped Flyer II and, after major modifications, achieved much greater performance than Flyers I and II.