On September 12, 1911 J. Clifford Turpin of the Wright Brothers’ Exhibition Team performed the first airplane flight over Grand Rapids, starting at the West Michigan State Fair at Comstock Park. The new Model B aircraft featured two seats, one for the pilot and one for a passenger. The prop faced backwards! The plane was only 26 feet long with a wingspan of 39 feet and featured wheels instead of skids.
Read more about the first flight over Grand Rapids: https://bit.ly/3KvlZuJ
Original source can be found here.
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