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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.
Santos-Dumont flying his Demoiselle in Paris, 1907. In addition to the flying aircraft, several unsuccessful aircraft of the period were represented by non-flying replicas, including contraptions such as an ornithopter (the Passat Ornithopter) flown by the Italian contender, the Edwards Rhomboidal, Picat Dubreuil, Philips Multiplane and the ...
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.
The Curtiss R2C was a racing aircraft designed for the United States Navy in 1923 by Curtiss. It was a single-seater biplane with a monocoque fuselage and staggered single-bay wings of unequal span braced with I-struts. The aircraft's advanced streamlining featured a top wing mounted directly to the top of the fuselage and surface-mounted ...
The Curtiss XP-22 Hawk was a 1930s American experimental biplane fighter built ... earning a contract for 45 aircraft as the ... Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947 [3 ...
Seven Were Saved (also known as S.O.S. Rescue) is a 1947 American adventure drama film directed by William H. Pine and starring Richard Denning, Catherine Craig and Russell Hayden. The film's opening title says: "This film is dedicated to the men of the AAF Air-sea rescue service, who risk their lives daily that others may live."
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 ...