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'''Glenn Hammond Curtiss''' was an aero inventor, pilot, and entrepreneur from New York. | '''Glenn Hammond Curtiss''' was an aero inventor, pilot, and entrepreneur from New York. | ||
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| + | Curtiss, a motor expert, visited the Nova Scotia laboratory of [[Alexander Graham Bell]] in summer 1907. Bell showed Curtiss his [[kite]]s, inquiring about the possibility of adding motor [[propulsion]]. Bell and Curtiss, together with [[F. W. Baldwin]], [[J. A. D. McCurdy]], and Lt. [[Thomas Selfridge]] formed the [[Aerial Experiment Association]], resulting in the creation of the ''[[Red Wing]]'', followed by ''[[White Wing]]'' and ''[[June Bug]]'', in 1908.<ref>[[Zahm, 1911, Aerial Navigation]], pp. 264–265.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 12:36, 3 July 2017
Glenn Hammond Curtiss was an aero inventor, pilot, and entrepreneur from New York.
Curtiss, a motor expert, visited the Nova Scotia laboratory of Alexander Graham Bell in summer 1907. Bell showed Curtiss his kites, inquiring about the possibility of adding motor propulsion. Bell and Curtiss, together with F. W. Baldwin, J. A. D. McCurdy, and Lt. Thomas Selfridge formed the Aerial Experiment Association, resulting in the creation of the Red Wing, followed by White Wing and June Bug, in 1908.[1]
Companies:
- Herring-Curtiss Co.
- Curtiss Aeroplane Co. 1910
- Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Corp
- Curtiss Aeroplane Co., Canada
Appearances:
- Reims Air Meet
- Dominguez Field exhibition
- Harvard-Boston Aero Meet
- Atlantic City Aero Meet
- First meet of the Aero Club of Nebraska
- ... and plenty more
See also:
Patents applied for by Glenn Hammond Curtiss
- Patent AU-1916-2868
- Patent AU-1916-2869
- Patent DE-1912-280311
- Patent FR-1912-445228
- Patent FR-1912-448693
- Patent GB-1912-12648
- Patent GB-1912-21536
- Patent GB-1916-102620
- Patent US-1910-1204380
- Patent US-1911-1027242
- Patent US-1911-1203550
- Patent US-1911-1420609
- Patent US-1912-1085575
- Patent US-1912-1104036
- Patent US-1913-1108490
- Patent US-1913-1142754
- Patent US-1913-1156215
- Patent US-1913-1223315
- Patent US-1913-1223318
- Patent US-1914-1223317
- Patent US-1914-1228380
- Patent US-1914-1256878
- Patent US-1915-1210373
- Patent US-1915-1223319
- Patent US-1915-1228381
- Patent US-1915-1228382
- Patent US-1915-1246016
- Patent US-1915-1294412
- Patent US-1915-1368548
- Patent US-1916-1246013
- Patent US-1916-1269397
- Patent US-1916-1269570
- Patent US-1916-1283684
- Patent US-1916-1287249
- Patent US-1916-1351742
- Patent US-1916-1358527
- Patent US-1916-1465973
- Patent US-1917-1246020
- Patent US-1917-1289683
- Patent US-1917-1294413
- Patent US-1917-1295084
- Patent US-1917-1296630
- Patent US-1917-1355736
- Patent US-1918-1294414
- Patent US-1918-1294415
- Patent US-1918-1296770
- Patent US-1918-1364614
- Patent US-1918-1368549
- Patent US-1918-1392272
References
- ↑ Zahm, 1911, Aerial Navigation, pp. 264–265.
Links
- Glenn Curtiss on Wikipedia
