1903 Wright Flyer Engine

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
Washington, DC, United States

The Wright brothers, with the assistance of their bicycle shop mechanic Charles E. Taylor, designed and built a simple internal combustion gasoline engine to power their 1903 Flyer, capable of producing 12 horsepower.

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Title: 1903 Wright Flyer Engine

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

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