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The Collection: Aircraft: Wright transitional aircraft

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Walter Brookins in flight over Atlantic City, New Jersey.Postcard depicting a Wright transitional aircraft in flight.Wright transitional in flight over an air meet.
Postcard of Walter Brookins flying over the surf in New Jersey, with Frank Coffyn as passenger.Walter Brookins (center) and unidentified men in front of Wright transitional aircraft.Spencer Crane, Walter Brookins and Arch Hoxsey prepare to start a Wright transitional aircraft, Montgomery, Alabama.
Frank Coffyn and Walter Brookins setting Wright transitional aircraft on launching rail, Atlantic City, New Jersey.Propeller and transmission of Wright aircraft.Side view of powerplant of a Wright transitional.
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This aircraft was an interim design between the Wright model A and the Wright Model B. It featured both a canard in front and an elevator in back. Some had skid-only landing gear, others had wheels.


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