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Curtiss Glenn H Collection

Background imageCurtiss Glenn H Collection: Curtiss OXX-6, V-8 Engine, ca. 1916. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company

Curtiss OXX-6, V-8 Engine, ca. 1916. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Among the most successful early engines marketed in the United States were those designed and built by aviation pioneer and inventor Glenn Curtiss

Background imageCurtiss Glenn H Collection: Langley Medal presented to aviator Glenn Hammond Curtiss, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Langley Medal presented to aviator Glenn Hammond Curtiss, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Langley Medal presented to aviator Glenn Hammond Curtiss, 1913. Glenn Hammond Curtiss was the manufacturer of the Curtiss Airplane

Background imageCurtiss Glenn H Collection: Anthony Jannus - Flights And Tests of Rex Smith Plane Flown By Jannus. The Plane, 1912

Anthony Jannus - Flights And Tests of Rex Smith Plane Flown By Jannus. The Plane, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Anthony Jannus - Flights And Tests of Rex Smith Plane Flown By Jannus. The Plane, 1912. Early aviation, USA. Chicago Battery Company - Duro Dry Storage Battery for Ignition & Lighting

Background imageCurtiss Glenn H Collection: Anthony Jannus, Flights And Tests of Rex Smith Plane Flown By Jannus - Tests, 1912

Anthony Jannus, Flights And Tests of Rex Smith Plane Flown By Jannus - Tests, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Anthony Jannus, Flights And Tests of Rex Smith Plane Flown By Jannus - Tests, 1912. Early aviation, USA

Background imageCurtiss Glenn H Collection: Curtiss Ricardo R-6, In-line 6 Engine, ca. 1921. Creator

Curtiss Ricardo R-6, In-line 6 Engine, ca. 1921. Creator
Among the most successful early engines marketed in the United States were those designed and built by aviation pioneer and inventor Glenn Curtiss in his factory at Hammondsport, New York

Background imageCurtiss Glenn H Collection: Curtiss C-4 or D-4, In-line 4 Engine, ca. 1907. Creator

Curtiss C-4 or D-4, In-line 4 Engine, ca. 1907. Creator
This engine, built by the Glenn H. Curtiss Manufacturing Company of Hammondsport, New York, about 1907 is believed to be a Model C-4 or D-4 engine

Background imageCurtiss Glenn H Collection: Curtiss Model E Flying Boat (hull only), 1913. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane

Curtiss Model E Flying Boat (hull only), 1913. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane
Hull of a Curtiss Model E Flying Boat. Full-size aircraft was a single-engine, two-seat, biplane with a pusher engine mounted above

Background imageCurtiss Glenn H Collection: Curtiss V-X, V-8 Engine, Circa 1915. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company

Curtiss V-X, V-8 Engine, Circa 1915. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Among the most successful early engines marketed in the United States were those designed and built by aviation pioneer and inventor Glenn Curtiss in his factory in Hammondsport, New York

Background imageCurtiss Glenn H Collection: Curtiss Chieftain H-1640, Radial 12 Engine, ca. 1928. Creator

Curtiss Chieftain H-1640, Radial 12 Engine, ca. 1928. Creator
Among the most successful early engines marketed in the United States were those designed and built by aviation pioneer and inventor Glenn Curtiss of Hammondsport, New York

Background imageCurtiss Glenn H Collection: Curtiss K-12, V-12 Engine, ca. 1918. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company

Curtiss K-12, V-12 Engine, ca. 1918. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
In 1916 Curtiss engineer Charles Kirkham began designing an engine to compete with the Wright Corporations Hispano-Suiza. By late 1917, the prototype K-12 (K for Kirkham) was bench tested

Background imageCurtiss Glenn H Collection: Curtiss Conqueror V-1570-53 (G1V-1570-F), V-12 Engine, ca. 1928

Curtiss Conqueror V-1570-53 (G1V-1570-F), V-12 Engine, ca. 1928
Glenn Curtiss of Hammondsport, New York, who built and raced bicycles early in the twentieth century, later raced, designed and built motorcycles and motorcycle engines

Background imageCurtiss Glenn H Collection: Model, Static, Curtiss Hydroaeroplane, 1938. Creators: Paul R

Model, Static, Curtiss Hydroaeroplane, 1938. Creators: Paul R
Model, Static, Curtiss Hydroaeroplane, 1938. Wood display model of the Curtiss Hydroaeroplane, in natural finish with gray floats. With pilot figure. 1/16 scale


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