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".

Contents 1 Specifications 2 Notes 3 References 4 External links

Specifications

General characteristics

• Type: 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled inline piston aircraft engine
• Displacement: 240 cubic inches (3.9 l)
• Length: 25 inches (635 mm)
• Width: 14 inches (356 mm)
• Height: 35 inches (890 mm)
• Dry weight: 180 pounds (81.6 kg)

Components

• Cooling system: liquid-cooled

Performance

• Power output: 36 horsepower (27 kW) at 1600 rpm

Notes

References

• This article contains material that originally came from the placard at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

External links

• "In-line 4, Wright Vertical 4". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19520108000. Retrieved 1 January 2011. 

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