8 feet long
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∙ 13y agoThe Wright Flyer is 21 ft 1 in (6.43 m) long.
The propellers on the plane were 8.5 feet long
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The Wright Flyer was powered by a 12 hp water-cooled inline 4 cylinder engine which operated two propellers via bicycle chains. The engine was custom made by an employee as no suitable ready-made engine could be found.
If you are talking about Orville and Wilber Wright's flight at Kitty Hawk, then the answer is "Yes." The airplane was named "The Flyer." It had a single engine powering two propellers.
Ofcourse they did thats why its called Wright Flyer.
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The Wright flyer
The Wright Flyer or "Flyer"
The Wright Brothers put propellers on all of their planes. There were no jet engines then.
The Wright brothers' first plane was called "The Wright Flyer," or just "The Flyer."