The Abramovich Flyer was an early aircraft built by Russian aviator

Vsevolod Mikhailovich Abramovich Vsevolod Mikhaylovich Abramovich (russian: Всеволод Михайлович Абрамович; August 11, 1890 – April 24, 1913) was a pioneering aviator. Biography Abramovich was born on August 11, 1890 in Odessa, son of poet Mikhail A ...

in 1912, based on the Wright brothers' designs he had seen while working for their

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subsidiary. Differences from the Wright designs of the time included wheeled

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and conventional

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replacing the canard the Wrights used. Abramovich retained the wing warping technique the Wrights used for banking the aircraft, but controlled this with a

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rather than the hip-controlled harness of the Wrights' design. Using this aircraft, Abramovich was successful in setting many early aviation records in Russia, including carrying several passengers.

Specifications

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