Curtiss, Glenn (Hammond)

Curtiss, Glenn (Hammond)
born May 21, 1878, Hammondsport, N.Y., U.S.
died July 23, 1930, Buffalo, N.Y.

U.S. aviation pioneer.

He initially built engines for motorcycles. In 1904 he built a motor for a dirigible, and in 1908 he flew an experimental plane to win the first public U.S. flight of 1 km (0.6 mi). In 1911 he built the first practical seaplane and was awarded the first contract to build airplanes for the U.S. Navy. His factories later supplied planes to Britain and Russia as well. His best-known plane was the JN-4, or "Jenny," a trainer widely used in World War I and later by barnstormers. His company later merged with the Wright Company to become the Curtiss-Wright Corporation.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Curtiss,Glenn Hammond — Cur·tiss (kûrʹtĭs), Glenn Hammond. 1878 1930. American aviation pioneer who developed the first airplane to complete a one kilometer flight (1908), the first seaplane (1911), and the aileron (1911). * * * …   Universalium

  • Curtiss, Glenn Hammond — ▪ American engineer born May 21, 1878, Hammondsport, N.Y., U.S. died July 23, 1930, Buffalo       pioneer aviator and leading American manufacturer of aircraft by the time of the United States s entry into World War I.       Curtiss began his… …   Universalium

  • Curtiss, Glenn (Hammond) — (21 may. 1878, Hammondsport, N.Y., EE.UU.–23 jul. 1930, Buffalo, N.Y.). Pionero de la aviación estadounidense. Inicialmente fabricó motores para motocicletas. En 1904 fabricó un motor para un dirigible, y en 1908 voló un avión experimental para… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Glenn Hammond Curtiss — Glenn Curtiss um 1909 Glenn Hammond Curtiss (* 21. Mai 1878 in Hammondsport, New York; † 23. Juli 1930 in Buffalo) war ein amerikanischer Rennfahrer, Luftfahrtpionier, Pilot und Unternehmer. Inhalt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Glenn Hammond Curtiss — noun United States industrialist and aviation pioneer (1878 1930) • Syn: ↑Curtiss, ↑Glenn Curtiss • Instance Hypernyms: ↑industrialist …   Useful english dictionary

  • Glenn Curtiss — um 1909 Glenn Hammond Curtiss (* 21. Mai 1878 in Hammondsport, New York; † 23. Juli 1930 in Buffalo) war ein amerikanischer Rennfahrer, Luftfahrtpionier, Pilot und Unternehmer …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Glenn Curtiss — For the basketball player, see Glenn Curtis. Glenn Hammond Curtiss Grande Semaine d Aviation in France in 1909 Born May 21, 1878 Hammondsport, New York Died …   Wikipedia

  • Curtiss Model E flying boat — ▪ airplane  aircraft designed and built by American aeronautics pioneer Glenn Hammond Curtiss (Curtiss, Glenn Hammond) and first flown in 1912. Although the French aviation pioneer Henri Farman (Farman, Henri) had flown off the water in 1910, the …   Universalium

  • Curtiss — noun United States industrialist and aviation pioneer (1878 1930) • Syn: ↑Glenn Curtiss, ↑Glenn Hammond Curtiss • Instance Hypernyms: ↑industrialist …   Useful english dictionary

  • Glenn Curtiss — noun United States industrialist and aviation pioneer (1878 1930) • Syn: ↑Curtiss, ↑Glenn Hammond Curtiss • Instance Hypernyms: ↑industrialist …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”