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The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company (1909–1929) was an American aircraft manufacturer originally founded by Glenn Hammond Curtiss and Augustus Moore Herring in Hammondsport, New York. After significant commercial success in its first decades, it merged with the Wright Aeronautical to form Curtiss-Wright Corporation.
Data from Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947 General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 1 pax Length: 24 ft 4.375 in (7.42633 m) Upper wingspan: 45 ft 11.5 in (14.008 m) Lower wingspan: 38 ft 5.875 in (11.73163 m) Wing area: 504.88 sq ft (46.905 m 2) Airfoil: RAF 6 Empty weight: 1,822 lb (826 kg) Gross weight: 3,092 lb (1,403 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss V-X V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 160 hp ...
The R3C-3 at the Naval Aircraft Factory in 1926. Curtiss R3C-2 at the Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery at the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. Data from Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947 [2] General characteristics. Crew: 1; Length: 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) Wingspan: 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) Height: 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m)
Curtiss' Model 43 was their first aircraft designed expressly for the Navy, rather than a modified Army type. While clearly a descendant of the P-1 Hawk, its wings were constant-chord rather than tapered, and the upper wing had a slight sweepback. The engine was a 450 hp (340 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340-B Wasp radial.
Pages in category "Curtiss aircraft" The following 123 pages are in this category, out of 123 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. Curtiss No. 1;
The Curtiss Model 57 Teal was an American monoplane amphibian designed and built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Two versions were built, a three-seater and four-seater but only one of each was built. [1] The Teal was a monoplane amphibian with the pusher engine pod-mounted above the wing center section.
In May 1942, the U.S. government assigned Curtiss-Wright a defense production factory for wartime aircraft construction at Louisville, Kentucky, to produce C-76 Caravan cargo aircraft, which was constructed mostly of wood, a non-priority war material. After difficulties with the C-76, including a crash of a production model in mid-1943, as well ...
Data from Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947 General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 2 pax Length: 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m) Wingspan: 43 ft 10 in (13.36 m) Height: 11 ft 4 in (3.45 m) Wing area: 333 sq ft (30.9 m 2) Airfoil: Curtiss C-72 Empty weight: 1,959 lb (889 kg) Gross weight: 2,841 lb (1,289 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss R-600 Challenger 6-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 185 hp (138 kW ...