Wright R Roadster / High Flyer / Baby Wright / Baby Grand

Wright R Roadster

The 1910 two-place open cockpit Wright R Roadster was powered by a 30hp Wright 4 with two pusher props.

Similar 8-cylinder models were known as High Flyer and Baby Wright.

The Baby Grand, which was single place, with a 60hp Wright driving two pusher props, had no front elevator.

Wright Baby Grand 1910

Models were also displayed at the 1917 Pan-Pacific Aero Exposition (New York) with a 75hp Wright and a 150hp Hisso.

A Wright Baby flew more than 3100 miles around the United States.

One Baby Wright, constructed in France by the Society Ariel, a Wright licensee, was discovered in an old building at Villacoublay being torn down. It is now in the Musee de l’Air in Paris.

Baby Wright at Musee de l’Air in Paris

R Roadster
Engine: 30hp Wright 4
Props: two pusher
Wingspan: 22’0″
Length: 19’6″
Seats: 2

Baby Grand
Engine: 60hp Wright
Props: two pusher
Wingspan: 26’6″
Length: 19’6″
Speed: 75 mph
Seats: 1

Baby Wright
Wing span: 26.24 ft
Length: 23.62 ft

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