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	Curtiss-Wright Corporation - Glenn Hammond Curtiss - To Get into the Air (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Curtiss was the engine expert of the AEA, a group of young men who sought to design and build an airplane, mentored by Bell and financed by Bell and his wife.
		Curtiss provided each of the young men of the AEA with a motorcycle; the Bells purchased a 4-cylinder Peerless automobile for transportation about the area.
		Curtiss, seeing the Wrights as potential buyers of his lightweight engines, wrote them offering any one of his engines as a free sample for their use.
	www.curtisswright.com /history/1893-1912.asp (1240 words)

	Glenn H. Curtiss
		Thomas Baldwin, born in 1854, was one of the older of the earliest aviators.
		Glenn Curtiss and the other members of the AEA gathered around the June Bug after a triumphant flight.
		Curtiss entered his first motorcycle race in 1902 and although he did not win, his mechanical talents were recognized, and many motorcycle enthusiasts ordered his rugged, well performing machine.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/Curtiss/EX3.htm (1503 words)

	Glenn H. Curtiss Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Glenn H. Curtiss was an early aviation pioneer and founder of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation.
		By the mid 1920s, his Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation was also producing numerous racer airplanes (a few examples of which won the Pulitzer and Schneider Cup races for the U.S.), amphibian aircraft with retractable landing gear and fighters for the U.S. Army.
		Perhaps Curtiss' single greatest contribution to the field was the development of the aileron.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/arch/findaids/curtiss/curtiss_sec_3.html (394 words)

	Curtiss/Curtiss-Wright
		Glenn H Curtiss got his start in aviation when he brought his piston-engine expertise to the Aerial Experimental Association formed in 1908.
		Curtiss is well known for its flying boats and JN-4 Jenny of World War I. Curtiss continued to develop aircraft engines as well as aircraft after World War I. During the 1920s, Curtiss was famous for its fighters and racers.
		Neither Curtiss or Wright successfully made the transition to the jet age and substantially all aircraft assets were sold to McDonnell and North American by 1950.
	www.shanaberger.com /curtiss.htm (183 words)

	California Aviation History: Dominguez International Air Meet
		Glenn Hammond Curtiss, as the lone American entrant at the First International Aviation Meet at Rheims, France, in August 1909, had won world-wide fame by winning the Gordon Bennett Cup Race and the Prix de la Vitesse.
		The suspension was conditioned on the filing, by Glenn Curtiss, of a $1,000 bond which would be forfeited in the event that damages were awarded to the Wrights.
		Curtiss was a deliberate performer, on who shunned spectacular feats for the sake of pure showmanship.
	www.militarymuseum.org /Dominguez.html (2102 words)

	Glenn Curtiss
		Glenn Curtiss was an aviation pioneer who went on to form his own aircraft company.
		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 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)

	Time Line
		Glenn Hammond Curtiss is born in Hammondsport, New York, to Frank Richmond Curtiss and Lua (Andrews) Curtiss.
		Curtiss sets a world speed record by riding a mile in 56.25 seconds (64 MPH) on one of his Hercules motorcycles during a championship tournament in Yonkers, NY, sponsored by the National Cycle Association.
		Curtiss writes the Wright brothers to suggest they purchase one of his motors for their aircraft.
	www.glenncurtiss.com /glenn_curitss_time_line.htm (471 words)

	Glenn Curtiss, Father of Naval Aviation -- Glenn Curtiss Historical Society
		Aviation pioneer Glenn H. Curtiss is known as the father of naval aviation.
		Among many other important aviation accomplishments, Curtiss was responsible for the first aircraft to take off from and land on the decks of ships at sea.
		This web site is being created by the Glenn Curtiss Historical Society and is based primarily on the writings and photographs of John H. Whitney.
	www.glenncurtiss.com (307 words)

	curtiss1
		Such is the case of the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum which is dedicated to Glenn Hammond Curtiss, one of America's leading pioneers in early aviation.
		Glenn H. Curtiss was born in Hammondsport, New York on May 21,1878.
		Glenn had a fascination for speed, so it was just a matter of time before he began tinkering with the idea of motorizing one of his bikes.
	www.rvtravelog.com /curtiss.dir/curtiss1.htm (568 words)

	Glenn H. Curtiss
		Curtiss was quickly gaining a national reputation as an expert on lightweight, powerful engines, and by 1906, virtually anyone operating a dirigible in the U.S. was using a Curtiss engine.
		Curtiss went on to perfect the "Flying Boat"(literally, a boat with wings), which in a later form would be the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic (NC-4, May 27 th, 1919).
		Curtiss will always be associated with his flying boats and the dawning of American naval aviation prior to the First World War.
	www.glennhcurtissmuseum.org /educational/glenn_curtiss.htm (1944 words)

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		Orville Wright warns Glenn Curtiss that the wing flaps in use on the AEA's "June Bug" are an infringement of the Wrights' patents.
		It was designed from a collaboration between John McGurdy and Glenn Curtiss; an improvement on the design of the "June Bug".
		Glenn Curtiss participates in the first large-scale air show in the U.S., in Los Angeles.
	www.aero-web.org /history/aviators/gcurtiss.html (417 words)

	CBS News \| Aviation Icon Invoked in Land Dispute
		Doyle, a Curtiss devotee himself, serves on the board of the Curtiss Museum, which is tucked away in an old winery warehouse a mile outside this village in rural western New York.
		In 1911, Curtiss created the world's first seaplane, earning renown as "the father of naval aviation." And from 1915 to 1918, he turned little Hammondsport into the airplane manufacturing capital of America.
		The Curtiss Museum is planning a motorcycle extravaganza in 2007 to mark Curtiss' speed record of 136.4 mph, set on Ormond Beach, Fla., in 1907.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/01/29/ap/national/mainD8FEFP500.shtml (1283 words)

	Glenn Curtiss
		The achievements of Curtiss spanned several decades and took the airplane from its wood, fabric and wire beginnings to the forerunners of modern transport aircraft.
		One of the major contributions to flight progress during this period was the invention of ailerons, which was the basis for the litigious rift between the Wrights and Curtiss.
		Curtiss made his last flight as a pilot in May 1930, when he flew a Curtiss Condor over the AlbanyNew York route.
	www.sandiegohistory.org /collections/curtiss/curtiss.htm (681 words)

	Curtiss, Glenn Hammond - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		CURTISS, GLENN HAMMOND [Curtiss, Glenn Hammond] 1878-1930, American inventor and aviation pioneer, b.
		He organized (1916) the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corp., which built many planes for the Allied nations during World War I. After the war Curtiss continued to contribute radical improvements in the design of both planes and motors.
		`Unlocking the Sky: Glenn Hammond Curtiss and the Race to Invent the Airplane' by Seth Shulman; Harper Collins Publishers ($25.95).
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-curtiss.html (452 words)

	About (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Curtiss photographer and personal secretary John H. Whitney poses in one of the planes Curtiss used to train pilots on North Island in 1911.
		While aviation pioneer Glenn H. Curtiss was inventing the aircraft that would be the start of naval aviation, John H. Whitney took pictures.
		The Glenn Curtiss Historical Society is, at the time of this writing, made up of John A.
	www.glenncurtiss.com /about_gchs.htm (268 words)

	Glenn Curtiss — Infoplease.com
		In Jan. 1911, Curtiss successfully flew from water to land and from land to water.
		Glenn Hammond Curtiss - Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878–1930, American inventor and aviation pioneer, b.
		Affidavit in the case of Orville and Wilbur Wright vs. Glenn H. Curtiss: the legal fight after first flight.(Teaching with Documents)...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0931162.html (271 words)

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		Note right-handle throttle connections on the tandems, one of Curtiss' many inventions...though apparently first invented in 1868 by Sylvester Roper (born in 1823 in New Hampshire).
		Curtiss, a well-known motor-bicycle maker, with the idea of breaking all records.
		Curtiss is said to have covered this distance in 26 2-5 seconds, which would be at the rate of 136.3 miles per hour - a faster speed than has ever been made before by a man on any type of vehicle.
	www.glennhcurtiss.com /id32_m.htm (706 words)

	Glenn H. Curtiss Museum (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Glenn H. Curtiss was one of America 's most famous aviation pioneers whose many accomplishments have resulted in his title of 'Father of Aviation'.
		The Glenn H. Curtiss museum is dedicated to preserving and displaying the memory of Glenn Curtiss.
		Glenn H. Curtiss Museum - early aviation, vintage motorcycles and more.
	www.dsdwebworks.com.cob-web.org:8888 /x-curtiss_museum.htm (121 words)

	Curtiss-Wright Corporation - The Spirit of Innovation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		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 had become the world's largest aviation company, employing 18,000 at its Buffalo facility and 3,000 at its Hammondsport, New York location.
		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.
	www.curtisswright.com /history/Default.asp (2902 words)

	Glenn Curtiss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Glenn Hammond Curtiss (May 21, 1878 – July 23, 1930) was an aviation pioneer and founder of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, now part of Curtiss-Wright Corporation.
		Curtiss married Lena Pearl Neff, daughter of Guy L. Neff, in Logansport, Indiana on March 7, 1898.
		Because Curtiss made America's finest lightweight motors, Alexander Graham Bell persuaded him to join his Aerial Experiment Association in 1907 to build aircraft, succeeding with America's first "official" airplane flight on July 4, 1908, in AEA June Bug.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Glenn_Curtiss (1022 words)

	Aviation Heritage Golden Age Early Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Glenn H. Curtiss was born May 21, 1878, at Hammondsport, New York.
		Members designed and built various "aerodromes" but on May 22, 1908, when Glenn successfully flew his "White Wing" a distance of 1,017 feet, additional fame was added to his achievements and the new field of aeronautics beckoned to him.
		Glenn Curtiss was awarded the Gold Medal of the Aero Club of America in December 1911, and again in December 1912.
	www.aviation-heritage.com /eZine/Bio03.htm (646 words)

	Glenn H. Curtiss (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In collaboration with Alexander Graham Bell and others interested in flight, Curtiss was instrumental in forming the Aerial Experiment Association at Hammondsport, producing the groups first airplane in March 1908.
		Over the next several years his aircraft designs and successful advanced performance engines led Curtiss to establish many speed and distance records in the U.S. and Europe, proving the practicability of the airplane.
		Glenn Curtiss Memorial Park project and the Glenn H. Curtiss museum website.
	www.allstar.fiu.edu.cob-web.org:8888 /aero/curtiss.htm (328 words)

	Glenn Hammond Curtiss and California Aviation
		Contrary to the Wright's accusations, Glenn Curtiss was very careful to restore the Aerodrome to its original condition on the initial flight at Hammondsport, New York.
		Glenn Curtiss had gone to England before then to design the famous Curtiss "Jenny" JN-4, which became the workhorse for the U.S. Army Signal Corps by 1916.
		Glenn Curtiss had established the American Aviation Industry in Hammondsport, New York, in 1908, and then re-located it to Long Island, New York by 1910.
	www.militarymuseum.org /Curtiss.html (1643 words)

	GLENN H. CURTISS: Founder of The American Aviation Industry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Then the big and little Americas (of 1916-18) and their descendants, the F boats of Felixstowe, from which descend alltrans-Atlantic boats...Then the N.C. boats, first across the Atlantic, and the string of Curtiss record-breakers, and Schneider winners.
		And the D-12 engine, from which the Rolls Falcon, and ultimately the Merlin are descended...So far as I know there is nobody in the World who has claim to have influenced aircraft design and production as he did, or had done.
		But the capitalists who bought the bogus Wright patents ganged up on Curtiss and `slapped him down,' as they say in the States, and he was too proud to fight back on propaganda.
	glennhcurtiss.com (429 words)

	Highlights of Curtiss' Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Curtiss' life was truly Horatio Algeresque...born in a small-town Methodist parsonage - to founding one of the world's greatest industries, becoming one of America's most famous personages, and a multi-millionaire (a billionaire in today's dollars).
		Glenn H. Curtiss, Jr., above, of Stuart, FL, to a performance of SEAPLANE at Washington's Kennedy Center.
		23Jul: Glenn Curtiss, 52, suffering a heart attack brought on by appendicitis (and possibly the rigors of the still-ongoing Herring litigation), dies.
	www.glennhcurtiss.com /id23.htm (1620 words)

	Glenn H. Curtiss - USA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Glenn H. Curtiss was a noted motorcycle builder and racer.
		As early as 1906 Curtiss was trying to sell his engine designs to the Wright brothers for use in their aircraft.
		It was in that same year, 1908, that the Association was successful in building the "June Bug", an aircraft powered by a Curtiss engine that won the Scientific American Trophy for the first flight in the United States covering a distance of one kilometer.
	aviation-history.com /early/curtiss.htm (206 words)

	Glenn Curtiss (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		'''Glenn Hammond Curtiss''' (May 21, 1878 - July 23, 1930) was an aviation pioneer and founder of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, now part of Curtiss-Wright Corporation.
		On the first day of the competition, Curtiss was sued by the Wright Brothers, who alleged their patent was being infringed.
		Curtiss, Glenn Curtiss, Glenn Curtiss, Glenn Curtis, Glenn de:Glenn Curtiss
	glenn-curtiss.kiwiki.homeip.net (442 words)

	Glenn H. Curtiss (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		GLENN H. Early Aviation and Local History of Hammondsport,N.Y. Of the very many links to the story of Glenn Curtiss, this is the logical place to start.
		It is a most comprehensive and fascinating source of information on Glenn Curtiss, his career and his associates.
		It was here, hard by Lake Keuka in central New York the Curtiss, Dr. Alexander Graham Bell and three associates conducted a long series of successful aeronautical esperiments, marked by the building of the first government dirigible balloon, the invention of the first hydro-airplane, the flying boat and the first amphibian.
	www.earlyaviators.com.cob-web.org:8888 /ecurtiss.htm (1174 words)

	Glenn Curtiss Museum at Hammondsport. New York - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		Curtiss, Glenn Hammond (1878-1930), American aviator and inventor.
		In the years 1908 to 1912, Curtiss designed and built a number of the earliest seaplanes and flying boats.
		In their third airplane, the June Bug, Curtiss, on July 4, 1908, covered a distance of 1552 m (5090 ft) in 1 min 42.5 sec., winning the first American award, the Scientific American Trophy, given for an airplane flight.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /glenn_curtiss_hammondsport_ny.htm (405 words)

	Curtiss BT Flying Boat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Curtiss built at least one experimental type "BT" twin-propeller driven, tri-plane flying boat.
		Curtiss built the flying boat but with the onset of U.S. participation in World War One the project was shelved.
		Glenn H. Curtiss Museum [they have a photo of the BT--our thanks to Tom Beard for this information].
	www.uscg.mil /hq/g-cp/history/WEBAIRCRAFT/Curtiss_BT.html (104 words)

	curtiss2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The operations were placed under the control of G. Carl Adams, Glenn Curtiss' half-brother.
		Glenn H. Curtiss Museum of Local History, but Bicentennial plans prompted this group to have it fly.
		Glenn Curtiss is not the only attraction at the Museum.
	www.rvtravelog.com /curtiss.dir/curtiss2.htm (337 words)

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