The first airplane passenger

On May 14 - 1908 Wilbur Wright took Charles W. Furnas of Dayton, Ohio on a flight and he thus became the first passenger to fly in an airplane.
The 600 meter flight at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, lasted for 28 3/5 seconds.


The Flyer III at Kitty Hawk in May 1908.

Flyer III specifications:

40.5 ft (12.3 m) wingspan
2-in approx. (5 cm) dihedral
6.5 ft (198 cm) chord
6 ft (183 cm) separation
503 sq ft (46.7 sq. m) wing area
1:20 camber
83 sq ft (7.7 sq m) double horizontal front rudder
34.8 sq ft (3.2 sq m) twin movable vertical rear rudders
28 ft (8.5 m) overall length
780 lb (274.4 kg) total weight (without pilot)
4 cylinder engine, 21 hp at 1400 rpm
Two contra-rotating propellers, 8 ft (244 cm) long, turning at 490 rpm

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