How about the later more powerful version of the 1903 Wright Flyer

Its great having the original but of course we can only fly it very carefully in ground effect with full power from its 12HP engine. That is unless we are lucky enough to catapult over a ridge for some engine-assisted soaring like this.
But if we had their later 26 (or was it 35?) Horsepower version we could take it on at least local flights if not small cross countries.


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Great idea, I would love to fly it with a more powerful engine. Their second engine developed about 20 HP.

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Honestly now you got me wanting to go fly around the Grand Canyon in the wright flyer

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