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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.
Two all-metal versions of the aircraft, F4C-1s, were developed by Curtiss. This aircraft made its first flight on September 4, 1924. The wings had tubular spars and stamped duraluminum ribs, the fuselage was constructed of duraluminum tubing in a Warren truss form. Compared to the TS-1, the lower wing was raised to the base of the fuselage.
The aircraft was bought to take the place of two lost Stout 2-AT Pullman aircraft that could not operate out of the poorly prepared airstrips. [ 7 ] Colonial Air Transport owned a Curtiss Lark which was one of the first aircraft to be registered using the new Underwriters Laboratories all-letter system (1921 to 1923).
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.
Data from Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947 General characteristics Crew: 2 Capacity: 1 x stretcher in ambulance conversions Length: 27 ft 9 + 3 ⁄ 4 in (8.48 m) Wingspan: 45 ft 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 in (13.75 m) Height: 11 ft 2 + 13 ⁄ 16 in (3.42 m) Wing area: 387 sq ft (36.0 m 2) Airfoil: USA 1 Empty weight: 1,860 lb (844 kg) Gross weight: 2,460 lb (1,116 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss OXX-3 V-8 water ...
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 Curtiss XBTC was a prototype single-seat, single-engined torpedo/dive bomber developed during World War II for the United States Navy.Four aircraft were ordered, powered by two different engines, but the two aircraft to be fitted with the Wright R-3350 radial engine were cancelled in late 1942, leaving only the pair using the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial.
The Curtiss R3C is an American racing aircraft built in landplane and floatplane form. It was a single-seat biplane built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company . The R3C-1 [ 1 ] was the landplane version and Cyrus Bettis won the Pulitzer Trophy Race in one on 12 October 1925 with a speed of 248.9 mph (400.6 km/h).