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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> | 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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| + | Curtiss won a [[Albany to New York prize|$10,000 prize]] flying from Albany to Manhattan in 1910, and in so doing surmounted "a formidable psychological barrier for aviation in America".<ref>Seth Shulman, "[https://www.technologyreview.com/s/401651/the-flight-that-tamed-the-skies/ The Flight that Tamed the Skies]", ''MIT Technology Review'', 1 September 2002.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 23:05, 7 November 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]
Curtiss won a $10,000 prize flying from Albany to Manhattan in 1910, and in so doing surmounted "a formidable psychological barrier for aviation in America".[2]
Companies:
- Herring-Curtiss Co.
- Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Corp, possibly called at an early stage Curtiss Aeroplane Co.
- 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.
- ↑ Seth Shulman, "The Flight that Tamed the Skies", MIT Technology Review, 1 September 2002.
Links
- Glenn Curtiss on Wikipedia
