Wright Vertical 4

Wright Vertical 4
Wright Vertical 4 aircraft engine on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. This particular engine was used on the Wright B-1 seaplane that crashed in 1912. A patch was bolted to the side of the crankcase in an attempt to repair the engine.
Type Piston aero engine
National origin United States
Manufacturer Wright Company
Designed by Orville Wright




The Wright Vertical 4 engine was an early aircraft piston engine with four inline cylinders.

Among other aircraft the Vertical 4 powered the U.S. Navy's first Wright aircraft, the B-1 "hydroaeroplane".


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