{"nrhp_refnum":"90001747","name":"Wright Flyer III","other_names":["Flyer III"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Carillon Park, 2001 S Patterson Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dayton","county":"Montgomery County","state":"OH","lat":39.727821326000026,"lon":-84.20153601399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-06-21","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1990-06-21","areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation","Invention"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The Wright Flyer III is a 1905 muslin-over-wood biplane built by Orville and Wilbur Wright, now displayed in Wright Hall at Carillon Park in Dayton, Ohio. It is the third of the brothers' three experimental flyers.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the Flyer III was the first airplane capable of sustained, controlled flight and suited to practical use. It could bank, turn, circle and stay aloft for more than half an hour. It is called nationally significant in transportation, invention and engineering.","narrative":"Built in 1905 by Orville and Wilbur Wright, this muslin-over-wood biplane is the third of their experimental flying machines. It weighs 710 pounds, is about 28 feet long, and is powered by a twenty-horsepower engine driving twin pusher propellers. After rebuilding and redesign in 1905, including a larger, repositioned elevator and rudder, it became what the nomination calls the world's first practical airplane. On October 5, 1905, it flew more than 39 minutes. In 1908 it was refitted and flown at Kitty Hawk, where it carried both a pilot and a passenger. Decades later it was restored under Orville Wright's supervision, finished in 1950, and put on display at Carillon Park in Dayton. Documentary and oral sources indicate it retains about two-thirds of its original fabric. The nomination presents it as nationally significant for its contributions to transportation, invention and engineering.","period_of_significance":"1905-1908","architect_builder":"Wright, Orville and Wilbur; reconstruction: Wright, Orville","architectural_style":"OTHER: Wright Flyer","criteria":[],"status_note":"On display in Wright Hall at Carillon Park and restored to its 1905 appearance; the restoration retains about two-thirds of its original fabric.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.202538-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/90001747_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001747/51968ded64-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001747/51968ded64-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wright_Flyer_III_at_Carillon_Park.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wright_Flyer_III_at_Carillon_Park.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986532","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Flyer_III","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1973387"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/montgomery-county/wright-flyer-iii-90001747/"}