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Glenn Hammond Curtiss Collection

Background imageGlenn Hammond Curtiss 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 imageGlenn Hammond Curtiss 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 imageGlenn Hammond Curtiss 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 imageGlenn Hammond Curtiss 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 imageGlenn Hammond Curtiss 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 imageGlenn Hammond Curtiss 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 imageGlenn Hammond Curtiss 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 imageGlenn Hammond Curtiss 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 imageGlenn Hammond Curtiss 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 imageGlenn Hammond Curtiss 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 imageGlenn Hammond Curtiss 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 imageGlenn Hammond Curtiss 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

Background imageGlenn Hammond Curtiss Collection: American aviator Glenn Curtiss making the first heavier-than-air flight in his June Bug, 1908

American aviator Glenn Curtiss making the first heavier-than-air flight in his June Bug, 1908
American aviator Glenn Curtiss making his first heavier-than-air flight in his June Bug, 1908. On 4 July 1908 at Hammondsport, New York, Curtiss (1878-1930) won a $25

Background imageGlenn Hammond Curtiss Collection: Famous aviators, cover of L Illustration, 4 September 1909

Famous aviators, cover of L Illustration, 4 September 1909. Aviators present at the Grande semaine d aviation de la Champagne, the worlds first aviation meeting

Background imageGlenn Hammond Curtiss Collection: Curtiss Biplane, 20th century

Curtiss Biplane, 20th century. Designed by American aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss (1878-1930), the Curtiss Biplane set several records in 1909


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