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Twin JN — An enlarged twin-engined version of the JN-4, they were powered by two OXX-2 V-8 engines, built in 1916 as the JN-5 for an observation role; among the many other modifications was an enlarged wingspan and new rudder adapted from the Curtiss Model R-4. Two of the series saw action with the US Army on the Mexican border in 1916–1917.
They flew a wide variety of aircraft during the inter-war period. These included the Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny", Consolidated PT-1 "Trusty", Consolidated PT-3, Northrop BT-1, Douglas O-2 and Consolidated O-17 Courier during 1923–1931; the Douglas O-38 during 1931–1935; and the Douglas O-43 and North American O-47 between 1935 and 1942. [1] [2]
Lt. Carleton G. Chapman in 1st Aero Squadron Curtiss JN-3 Signal Corps No. 53 preparing to takeoff at Casas Grande, Mexico Lt. Herbert A. "Bert" Dargue posing in front of Signal Corps No. 43 at Chihuahua City, Mexico [n 17] The squadron returned to Columbus on 22 April for new aircraft, where it expanded to a roster of 16 pilots and 122 ...
The replica of the Curtiss JN-4D “Jenny” went down at a National Guard training site. Two pilots walked away but one later sought medical evaluation.
Standard J-1 providing joyrides. Although produced in large numbers, its four-cylinder Hall-Scott A-7a engine was unreliable and vibrated badly. While JN-4 production outnumbered J-1s by about two to one in June 1918, fatalities in JN-4s versus J-1s numbered about seven to one due to the limited use of the J-1s.
On July 5, 1929, Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company together with 11 other Wright and Curtiss affiliated companies merged to become the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. One of the last projects started by Curtiss Aeroplane was the ambitious Curtiss-Bleecker SX-5-1 Helicopter , a design that had propellers located midpoint on each of the four large ...
On 28 October 1917, the company announced it would soon purchase a parcel of land at 128 Twelfth Street and build a 50,000 square foot factory at the location. [1] During World War I, the Fowler Aircraft Corporation, located on Howard Street in San Francisco, built Curtiss JN-4Ds for the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
Canadian Aeroplanes Ltd. manufactured the JN-4(Can) Canuck (1200), [3] the Felixstowe F5L flying boat (30), [4] and the Avro 504. [5] The plant remained opened until after the Armistice and was sold to Columbia Graphophone Company Limited [2] in 1919. After 1924 it was sold to Dodge Brothers Canada Limited as a car assembly plant till 1928. [6]