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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.
In June 1918, all Standard J-1s were grounded, although training remained intensive. Sufficient JN-4s were available to meet training needs, and at $2,000 per aircraft it was not cost-effective to convert them to use Curtiss OX-5 engines. Contracts for 2,600+ JS-1s were canceled, and those not used for ground instruction by the US Army were ...
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.
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.
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Love Field in 1918 during World War I 136th Aero Squadron (Later Squadron "C") Love Field Texas, 1918 Training flight of 4 Curtiss JN-4Ds from Love Field Instructor pilot sitting in a Curtis JN-4 Dallas Love Field originated in 1917 when the Army announced it would establish a series of camps to train prospective pilots after the United States ...
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 ...
His early designs included four automobiles built by Brunn & Co. [66] of Buffalo, New York and modified by Curtiss between 1912 and 1916 [2] [67] and an autoplane prototype exhibited at the Pan-American Aeronautic Exposition in New York in February 1917. In 1921 Curtiss formed The Curtiss Motor Car Company to explore new automotive uses for ...