Wright Model EX
| Model EX | |
|---|---|
| The Vin Fiz Flyer starts its cross-country trip from the Sheepshead Bay Race Track in Brooklyn, N.Y. | |
| General information | |
| Type | Biplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Wright Company |
| Status | On display |
| Number built | 2 (also one owned by Howard W. Gill) |
| History | |
| First flight | 1911 |
| Developed from | Wright Model B |
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The Wright Model EX is an early biplane built by the Wright Brothers. It is a scaled-down, single-seat derivative of the Wright Model B designed specifically for exhibition flying (hence the "EX" designation). Two examples were built. One of them—the Vin Fiz Flyer—in 1911 became the first aircraft to fly coast-to-coast across the U.S., a journey that took almost three months.