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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.
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. Replica of century-old warplane makes ...
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]
The Curtiss J was designed by Benjamin D. Thomas. Glenn Curtiss hired Thomas from the Sopwith Aviation Company while on a trip to London, England.He started designing the Model J while overseas, and is also credited with helping design the Model N and the Model H "America".
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 ...
The Curtiss OX-5 was an early V-8 American liquid-cooled aircraft engine built by Curtiss. It was the first American-designed aircraft engine to enter mass production, although it was considered obsolete when it did so in 1917. [1] It nevertheless found widespread use on a number of aircraft, perhaps the most famous being the JN-4 "Jenny". Some ...
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.
English: Curtiss JN-4D on display at the San Diego Air and Space Museum. Date: circa 2011. Source: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archives. ...