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Title
Wright Brothers Model B Airplane Engine
Description
The Wright Brothers Model B Airplane Engine is a vertical, four-cylinder, water-cooled, inline, reciprocating engine [a reciprocating engine converts energy from fuel to mechanical motion by driving the pistons back and forth]. The Wright Brothers airplane engine drives two chain-driven propellers. The engine's four cylinders are bolted to the top of the engine block. The engine consists of cylinders, pistons, a connecting rod, a crankshaft, and a camshaft.
Interpretation
The Wright Brothers Model B Airplane Engine is the very first airplane engine model approved by the United States Government and purchased for military aviation use. Orville Wright (1868-1956) and engineer Charles E. Taylor (1868-1956) were the primary designers of this aviation engine. This Wright engine marked the very first time that Orville and Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) did not collaborate on a project. The one-piece engine block design used in their 1903 Flyer was abandoned for a more powerful design. The Wright's produced one hundred or so Model B engines. This was the only Wright engine model sold to the military.
Lesson Plans / Themes
How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society  
  • 10-12 Science  
  • 16 History  
Author or Creator
  • Taylor, Charles Edward, 1868-1956  
  • Wright, Orville, 1868-1956  
Source
DuFour, H.R., and Peter J. Unitt. Charles E. Taylor: 1868-1956 The Wright Brothers Mechanician. Dayton, Ohio: Prime Printing, 1997. Smith, Herschel. History of Aircraft Piston Engines. Manhattan, Kan.: Sunflower University Press, 1981.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Engines  
  • Aviation  
  • Air transportation  
  • Airplane engines  
  • Aircraft  
  • Airplanes  
Temporal Coverage
1910
Collection Publisher
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
33.798
Date Created
37487
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleWright Brothers Model B Airplane Engine
DescriptionThe Wright Brothers Model B Airplane Engine is a vertical, four-cylinder, water-cooled, inline, reciprocating engine [a reciprocating engine converts energy from fuel to mechanical motion by driving the pistons back and forth]. The Wright Brothers airplane engine drives two chain-driven propellers. The engine's four cylinders are bolted to the top of the engine block. The engine consists of cylinders, pistons, a connecting rod, a crankshaft, and a camshaft.
InterpretationThe Wright Brothers Model B Airplane Engine is the very first airplane engine model approved by the United States Government and purchased for military aviation use. Orville Wright (1868-1956) and engineer Charles E. Taylor (1868-1956) were the primary designers of this aviation engine. This Wright engine marked the very first time that Orville and Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) did not collaborate on a project. The one-piece engine block design used in their 1903 Flyer was abandoned for a more powerful design. The Wright's produced one hundred or so Model B engines. This was the only Wright engine model sold to the military.
Lesson Plans / ThemesHow We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society  
  • 10-12 Science  
  • 16 History  
Author or Creator
  • Taylor, Charles Edward, 1868-1956  
  • Wright, Orville, 1868-1956  
SourceDuFour, H.R., and Peter J. Unitt. Charles E. Taylor: 1868-1956 The Wright Brothers Mechanician. Dayton, Ohio: Prime Printing, 1997. Smith, Herschel. History of Aircraft Piston Engines. Manhattan, Kan.: Sunflower University Press, 1981.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Engines  
  • Aviation  
  • Air transportation  
  • Airplane engines  
  • Aircraft  
  • Airplanes  
Temporal Coverage1910
Collection PublisherMuseum of Science and Industry, Chicago
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier33.798
Date Created37487
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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