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	Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
		Glenn Curtiss was one of the pioneer aircraft manufacturers in the United States and is often considered the father of naval aviation.
		Curtiss delivered his first plane to them, the Curtiss No. 1, built to their specifications, on May 29, 1909.
		Curtiss extended its operation to Buffalo, where it rented the site of the company that had supplied Curtiss with his first bicycle engine years before.
	www.pilotfriend.com /acft_manu/curtiss.htm (1414 words)

	Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company was an American aircraft manufacturer that went public in 1916 with Glenn Curtiss as president.
		Curtiss produced 10,000 aircraft during that war, and more than 100 in a single week.
		It is particularly famous for the Curtiss JN4 two-seat biplane, one of the most popular planes of all time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Curtiss_Aeroplane_and_Motor_Company (243 words)

	NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
		Glenn H. Curtiss at the Grande Semaine dAviation in France in 1909 Glenn H. Curtiss pilots license Glenn Hammond Curtiss (May 21, 1878 â€“ July 23, 1930) was an aviation pioneer and founder of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, now part of Curtiss-Wright Corporation.
		Curtiss JN4 The JN series of aircraft were built by the Curtiss company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company.
		Glenn Curtiss was one of the pioneer aircraft manufacturers in the United States and is often considered the father of naval aviation.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Curtiss-Aeroplane-and-Motor-Company (1108 words)

	Glenn Curtiss
		Curtiss' motorcycle engines were so light and powerful that the balloonist Thomas Baldwin, asked Curtiss to build an engine for use on Baldwin's airship.
		The invention of the aileron led to a protracted patent fight between Curtiss and the Wright brothers.
		The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company was the largest aircraft manufacturer in the world during World War I. When it went public in 1916, it was the world's largest aviation company.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Dictionary/Curtiss/DI19.htm (456 words)

	Curtiss-Wright Corporation - Wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Curtiss-Wright came into existence 5 July 1929, the result of a merger of 12 different companies associated with Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company[?] and Wright Aeronautical[?].
		In 1937 the company developed the P-36[?], selling them both to the US and to many foreign countries, where they were successfully used in the early days of World War II.
		The shift of civilian air to jets left the company with little of its old business, and during the 1960s it shifted to components for aircraft and other types of equipment, such as nuclear submarines, a business that was still being conducted in 2003.
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	Curtiss PW-8/P-1 Hawk
		The Curtiss "Hawk" series of fighter aircraft was developed directly from a line of specialized racing planes that the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company of Buffalo and Garden City, New York had built for the Army and Navy between the years 1921 and 1925.
		This order was given to Curtiss in return for the company's agreement to collaborate on a pet scheme of General Billy Mitchell, which involved an attempt a coast-to-coast flight across the USA to be completed between dawn and dusk on the same day.
		Curtiss agreed to the changes, and the modified 23-1203 was delivered to the Army in March 1925.
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	The Curtiss Company
		The Curtiss 1911 Model D was the second military airplane purchased by the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
		Curtiss also worked on developing the seaplane, basically a land plane with floats instead of wheeled landing gear.
		In 1929, shortly before Curtiss died, the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, Ltd., merged with the Wright Aeronautical Corporation to form the Curtiss-Wright Corporation.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Aerospace/Curtiss/Aero2.htm (1614 words)

	Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company Incorporated - Wikipedia
		Während des Krieges baute man neben der Curtiss JN, einem in Großserie gefertigtem Schulflugzeug, das zum Teil bis in die 1930er Jahre eingesetzt wurde, auch Flugmotoren wie den Curtiss OX-5, einen wassergekühlten V-8 mit 67 KW Leistung.
		Insgesamt beschäftigte Curtiss zu diesem Zeitpunkt etwa 21000 Menschen und stellte den größten Flugzeughersteller der Welt dar.
		Dies gelang der Curtiss CR-2 mit 358 km/h und die Curtiss CR-3 mit 429 km/h in den Schneider-Luftrennen.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Curtiss_Aeroplane_and_Motor_Company_Incorporated (473 words)

	Alabama Aviator - Alabama Airports - Flight Schools in Alabama and Aircraft Rentals - News
		In 1911, Curtiss was known as the "father of naval aviation" and by 1921 was considered the founder of the American aircraft industry.
		Glenn Curtiss founded the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company which became the largest aircraft manufacturer during World War I and went public in 1916 with manufacturing plants in Hammondsport and Buffalo.
		Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company joined with Wright Aeronautical in 1929 to form the Curtiss-Wright Corporation which is still in existence today with its headquarters in Roseland, New Jersey and locations around the United States and in Switzerland.
	www.alabamaaviator.com /news.asp?record_no=4726 (407 words)

	Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company . Enpsychlopedia
		Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company was an American aircraft manufacturer that went public in 1916 with Glenn Curtiss as president.
		Curtiss produced 10,000 aircraft during that war, and more than 100 in a single week.
		It is particularly famous for the Curtiss JN4 two-seat biplane, one of the most popular planes of all time.
	enpsychlopedia.org /psypsych/Curtiss_Aeroplane_and_Motor_Company (265 words)

	Invent Now \| Hall of Fame \| Search \| Inventor Profile
		Curtiss designed an airplane, named the June Bug, that took flight in 1908 and won several notable awards including the Scientific American trophy three times, the Gordon Bennett Cup and the Prix de la Vitesse.
		In January 1911, after much study and experiment, Curtiss was able to make the flight from water to land and from land to water and the hydroaeroplane was born.
		As an aviator and inventor, Curtiss generated over 70 patents during his lifetime, including designs for dirigibles, airplanes, flying boats, commercial aircraft, Navy planes, and the aileron, which is a device for maintaining the lateral balance of airplanes.
	www.invent.org /hall_of_fame/187.html (336 words)

	Curtiss-Wright Corporation - The Spirit of Innovation
		As a result of Glenn Curtiss' early success, The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company became the largest aircraft manufacturer in the world during World War I and went public in 1916 with Curtiss as president.
		Curtiss made advancements in the development of propeller design with the variable pitch propeller, the hollow-steel propeller, and the concept of "feathering"-disengaging a propeller from an inactive engine to prevent engine rotation.
		While the Company became involved in a number of businesses during the coming years, it was during this decade that the cornerstones of what the Company is today were put into place.
	www.curtisswright.com /history.asp (2569 words)

	Glenn Curtiss House--Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
		Glenn Hammond Curtiss, born in 1878 in Hammondsport, New York, was a rival of the Wright Brothers.
		The Glenn Curtiss House is one of the largest and most architecturally distinguished of the Pueblo Revival residences associated with Curtiss's Miami Springs development.
		The Glenn Curtiss House, at 500 Deer Run in Miami Springs, Florida, is one block off of NW 36th St. It is currently not open to the public while it is being restored to serve as a museum honoring the life of Glenn Curtiss.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/aviation/gle.htm (742 words)

	Curtiss (NAF) TS-2/3
		Curtiss suggested building the NAF's TS design in place of its failed CS and the proposal was accepted.
		Curtiss completed deliveries under this contract by June 1923, with most of the fighters being shipped to Navy Fighter Squadron One (VF-1) in San Diego, California.
		Modifications included the substitution of improved Wright J-4 and J-4A engines and the addition of a spreader bar between the landing gear wheels, which was equipped with hooks to engage the decks longitudinal landing wires, and a tail hook to engage the cross deck wires.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/aero/aircraft/curtiss_ts.htm (700 words)

	Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company Incorporated - bedeutung definition erklärung glossar zu Curtiss Aeroplane and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Die Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company Incorporated war eine amerikanische Firma die sich mit der Herstellung von Flugzeugen und Flugzeugausrüstungsteilen beschäftigte.
		Insgesamt beschäftigte Curtiss zu diesem Zeitpunkt etwa 21000 Menschen und stellte den größten Flugzeughersteller der Welt dar.
		Diese Maschinen wurden durch selbstentwickelte Flugmotoren wie den Curtiss D-12, der als Ahnherr aller späteren V-Flugmotoren angesehen werden kann.
	curtiss_aeroplane_and_motor_company_incorporated.lexikona.de /art/Curtiss_Aeroplane_and_Motor_Company_Incorporated.html (510 words)

	Curtiss Model 75 (P-36) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company had established a continuing relationship with the US Army, which had got off to a good start in 1914 with the then large scale procurement (94) of the first of the classic JN (Jenny) series.
		Twenty years later, when the Curtiss Aeroplane Company had become a division of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, it was decided to design and develop as a private venture a new monoplane pursuit (fighter) aircraft.
		Known as the Curtiss Model 75, it had such advanced features as retractable landing gear and an enclosed cockpit for the pilot, and the company believed that the US Army would be prepared to consider it as a replacement for the lower performance Boeing P-26.
	www.kotfsc.com /aviation/p36.htm (1547 words)

	Curtis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Curtiss JN4 and other aeroplanes of Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
		Curtis CEM company producing analog chips used in many synthesizers
		Glenn Curtiss Aviation pioneer and founder of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Curtiss (143 words)

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		de:Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company Incorporated Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company went public in 1916 with Glenn Curtiss as president.
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		One of the problems which is receiving a great deal of attention from the military services at the present time, is the restriction of the number of types of service aircraft.
		In this new training plane, or "AT-4" as it is officially designated, the Curtiss Company has met this problem by using the Curtiss Hawk,—which is the standard Army pursuit plane and is recognized as the finest pursuit machine in service today,—and substituting the war-time 180 hp.
		Curtiss D-12 engine with which the standard Hawk is equipped.
	www.adattic.com /aviationhistory/en-us/p_76.html (753 words)

	NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Glenn Curtiss
		Curtiss was born in 1878 in Hammondsport, New York, a small town on Keuka Lake in the midst of the wine country in the Finger Lakes region.
		Glenn's father and grandfather both died when he was a child, his upbringing taken over by the women in the family.
		Curtiss did not realize it at the time but his engines were drawing a great deal of interest, not only with motorcyclists, but with aviation enthusiasts as well.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Glenn-Curtiss (431 words)

	California Aviation History: Dominguez International Air Meet
		For some time, Curtiss and the Wright brothers had been involved in a dispute which centered around the Wright's claim that Curtiss was using, on his aeroplane, a stabilizing devise –the aileron.
		Curtiss was a deliberate performer, on who shunned spectacular feats for the sake of pure showmanship.
		Curtiss' inventive genius, administrative ability, and technical skill were waiting for the financial backing which his feats at Los Angeles brought him.
	www.militarymuseum.org /Dominguez.html (2102 words)

	Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company Incorporated -- en:Curtiss Aeroplane and... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company Incorporated -- en:Curtiss Aeroplane and...
		en:Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company Die Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company Incorporated war eine amerikanische Firma die sich mit der Herstellung von Flugzeugen und Flugzeugausrüstungsteilen beschäftigte.
		Diese Maschinen wurden durch selbstentwickelte Flugmotoren wie den Curtiss D-12, der als Ahnherr aller späteren V-Flugmotoren angesehen werden kann.
	curtiss_aeroplane_and_motor_company_incorporated.exsudo.de (492 words)

	Curtiss-Wright and Wright-Dayton Companies
		While the brothers spent much of their time pursuing their patent suit against Glenn Curtiss and others, the Wright Company concentrated on building small numbers of aircraft, developing new models, and running a training school for military and civilian flyers.
		In October 1919, Wright-Martin was dissolved and the company reorganized as Wright Aeronautical.
		On June 27, 1929, the directors of both companies announced that a new company, the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, would soon be formed.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Aerospace/Wright_Aero/Aero8.htm (1194 words)

	The Virginia Aviation Museum, 1929 Curtiss Robin J-1D
		The Curtiss Robin was originally designed to use up World War I surplus 90 hp OX-5 engines and to become an inexpensive aircraft within the same general weight and power class as the numerous open-cockpit biplanes, but with the comfort and simplicity of an enclosed monoplane.
		Manufactured at the Curtiss Robertson Aeroplane and Motor Company Inc. of St. Louis, Mo., the Robin was probably the most engineered private aircraft using the same standards employed by the military.
		Curtiss Museum highlights the "Spirit of Innovation" which made Glenn Curtiss successful as a cyclist, motorcyclist, aviator, engineer and entrepreneur.
	www.eaa231.org /Museum/Robin/Robin.htm (907 words)

	Curtiss-Wright (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Curtiss-Wright came into existence 5 July 1929 the result of a merger of different companies associated with Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company and Wright Aeronautical.
		In 1937 the company developed the P-36 selling both to the US and to many countries where they were successfully used in early days of World War II Its most visible success came with the P-40 variously known as Tomahawk Kittyhawk and of which nearly 14 000 were built 1940 and 1944.
		The shift of civilian air to jets the company with little of its old and during the 1960s it shifted to components for aircraft other types of equipment such as nuclear submarines a business that was still being in 2003.
	www.freeglossary.com /Curtiss-Wright_Corporation (388 words)

	Glenn Curtiss (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		He began motorizing bicycles with his own single cylinder internal combustion engine s, initially made from tomato cans.
		In 1903 he set a world speed record for motorcyles by averaging 64 mph for one mile.
		In 1907 he set a new record of 136.27 mph, riding a 40 hp V8 motorcyle of his own design.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Glenn_Curtiss.html (1116 words)

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