WRIGHT FLYER 1

With a length of 21 ft 1 inch (6.43 m) and a wingspan of 40 ft 4 inches, (12.29 m) the Flyer-1 can accommodate a crew of one person. Having an empty weight of 605 lb (274 kg) the maximum takeoff weight was only 745 lb (338 kg). Likewise, the performance of the aircraft was also limited. The maximum speed was only 30 mph (48 km/h), with a service ceiling of 30ft. The wing loading was only 1.4 lb/ft² (7 kg/m²) The Power/mass is 0.02 hp/lb (30 W/kg).