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Author : Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)
Download or read book Curtiss Flying Boats written by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard V. Simpson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781625450098
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)
Download or read book The U. S. Navy-Curtiss Flying Boat NC-4 written by Richard V. Simpson and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When humans learned, in 1903, they could cruise over land in a heavier than air flying machine, they never dreamed of using an advanced model of the airplane as an instrument of war. The novelty of flying intrigued a young Glenn H. Curtiss-an inventor obsessed with speed. In the decade before World War One, Curtiss a dedicated tinkerer developed speedy float planes and flying boats which came to the attention of the U.S. Navy. During the run-up to America's involvement in the European war, ships carrying supplies to allies were being destroyed by the German U-boats. It was because of these losses of men and material that Navy brass decided a long range bomber should be developed to counter the German submarine menace. It was then Glenn Curtiss was contracted to draw plans for a large flying boat capable of flying across the Atlantic. Initially, four flying boats were built, but by this time the war had ended ant the mission of the flying boats no longer existed. However, America decided to send its new giant flying machines across the Atlantic as a show of Yankee know-how.
Author : Kenneth M. Molson
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Curtiss HS Flying Boats written by Kenneth M. Molson and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of the first practical floatplanes and flying boats is recounted in this story of the patrol aircraft used during World War I.
Author : Louis S. Casey
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)
Download or read book Curtiss, the Hammondsport Era, 1907-1915 written by Louis S. Casey and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The definitive survey of the flying machines produced by Glenn H. Curtiss, one of America's pioneering aircraft designers and inventor of the flying boat".
Author : Richard C. Knott
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)
Download or read book The American Flying Boat written by Richard C. Knott and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1979, this fully illustrated study includes complete data on all of the Navy's flying boats since 1912.
Author : Alden Hatch
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 146174931X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)
Download or read book Glenn Curtiss written by Alden Hatch and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic biography returns to print after 60 years! Although the Wright Brothers are remembered for performing the first human flight, Glenn Curtiss stands as the most important aviator in American history. Like his friend Alexander Graham Bell, Curtiss was a master inventor as well as a daredevil. He won the first airplane race in history (the 1909 Gordon Bennett Cup), and he was the first pilot to take off from and land an airplane on the deck of a ship. He invented the twin flying boat, which became a mainstay for the Allies during the First World War, and his NC-4 Flying Boat performed the first transatlantic flight in 1919—eight years before Charles Lindbergh's flight. Curtiss planes eventually trained 95 percent of all American pilots in the first half of the 20th century. Fans of aviation, history and compelling biographies of famous Americans such as Howard Hughes will be delighted to read about Glenn Curtiss.
Author : William F. Trimble
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)
Download or read book Hero of the Air written by William F. Trimble and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this biography, William F. Trimble examines the pioneering work of Glenn Curtiss, a key figure in the development of the airplane during the early part of the century. This book's careful examination of his partnership with the Navy breaks new ground in revealing significant new details of his contributions. Curtiss helped meet the special requirements of the service for aircraft, particularly those with the potential for operating with naval vessels at sea or in conducting long-distance flights over water. He also was instrumental in training the first naval aviators. Curtiss and the Navy continued their collaboration through World War I, reaching a climax in 1919 with the first transatlantic flight of the famed Navy-Curtiss NC flying boat. This book addresses the broader implications of the Curtiss-Navy collaboration in the context of the longstanding trend of government-private cooperation in the introduction and development of new technologies. It also helps lay to rest the persistent myth that the Navy resisted the introduction of aviation.
Author : William F Trimble
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612514111
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)
Download or read book Hero of the Air written by William F Trimble and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2010-05-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the role of Glenn H. Curtiss in the origins of aviation in the United States Navy. A self-taught mechanic and inventor, Curtiss was a key figure in the development of the airplane during the early part of the century. His contributions are generally well known, among them a control system using the aileron instead of the Wrights’ wing-warping, the first successful hydro-airplane and flying boat, among other developments. Curtiss’s links to the Navy came as result of advocates of aviation in the Navy, chief among them Captain Washington I. Chambers, who recognized that the navy had special requirements for airplanes and their operations, and for aviators and their training. In a partnership with the navy, Curtiss helped meet the special requirements of the service for aircraft, particularly those with the potential for operating with naval vessels at sea or in conducting long-distance flights over water. He also was instrumental in training the first naval aviators. Curtiss and the navy continued their collaboration through World War I, reaching a climax in 1919 with the first transatlantic flight by the famed Navy-Curtiss NC flying boats. The book addresses the broader implications of the Curtiss-Navy collaboration in the context of the long-standing trend of government-private cooperation in the introduction and development of new technologies. It also explores the interactive dynamics of weapons procurement and technological change within a large and entrenched bureaucracy and helps lay to rest the persistent myth that the navy resisted the introduction of aviation. The pioneering work of Curtiss and his close ties with Chambers and others helped the navy to define the role of aviation in the years up to and through World War I. The book will relies heavily on primary source materials from a variety of archival collections, including the Library of Congress, National Archives, National Air and Space Museum, and the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum.
Author : Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)
Download or read book Curtiss written by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles R. Mitchell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738505190
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)
Download or read book Glenn H. Curtiss, Aviation Pioneer written by Charles R. Mitchell and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glenn Curtiss beat even the Wright brothers (who sued him bitterly) to get pilot's license No. 1 in America. He teamed with Alexander Graham Bell, helped develop the moving wing part known as the aileron, introduced tricycle landing gear, made the first airplane sales, and turned aeronautics into a multimillion dollar business. His innovations ranged from the Curtiss Pusher to the hydroaeroplane, the flying boat, and the Curtiss Jenny. Curtiss, his engines, and his airplanes dominated the world of early aviation on this side of the Atlantic. Glenn H. Curtiss: Aviation Pioneer charts Curtiss's breakneck course across two continents, North America and Europe, setting speed and distance records, experimenting with military applications, always striving for a safer, faster airplane. Fostering both water flyers and shipboard landing, he became the Father of Naval Aviation. But even the skies were not wide enough for the busy brain of Curtiss. Glenn H. Curtiss: Aviation Pioneer also tracks his dizzying ride from a village bicycle shop to record-smashing motorcycle races, futuristic travel trailers, and city building in the Florida land boom.
