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When Glenn Curtiss edged Frenchman Louis Blériot at the world's first air race, in Reims, France, in August 1909, few Americans had seen an airplane, let alone an air race. Curtiss won them the ...
グレン・カーチス. グレン・カーチス（Glenn Curtiss、1878年 5月21日 - 1930年 7月23日）は、アメリカ合衆国の航空に関するパイオニアであり、現代の航空機 メーカーのひとつカーチス･ライト･コーポレーションの礎となったカーチス･エアロプレーン&モーター社の創業者でもある。
The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, bearing the name of pioneer aviator and Hammondsport’s favorite son, is located on State Route 54, one half mile south of the village of Hammondsport, New York. Dedicated to the memory of Glenn Hammond Curtiss, the museum contains a priceless collection relating to early aviation and regional history. The museum ...
Glenn Curtiss nasceu na vila de Hammondsport, no condado de Steuben, no estado de Nova Iorque, em 1878, filho de Frank Richmond Curtiss e Lua Andrews. Embora tenha frequentado a escola por poucos anos, cedo se interessou por mecânica e por inventos. O seu primeiro emprego foi na empresa Eastman Dry Plate and Film Company (mais tarde designada ...
Glenn Hammond Curtiss, född 21 maj 1878 i Hammondsport i New York, död 23 juli 1930 i Buffalo i New York, var en amerikansk motorcykel - och flygpionjär och grundare av Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Detta bolag slogs 1929 samman med bl.a. Wright Aeronautical till Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Curtiss hade förmågan att förena ...
Jun 3, 2013 · Although Glenn Curtiss was not the first to fly, one cannot deny his critical role in the early days of flight. William Trimble’s biography is a must-read for both aviation and naval historians. Lt Col Dan Simonsen, USAF, Retired. Barksdale AFB, Louisiana
Glenn Hammond Curtiss was born in 1887 in Hammondsport, N.Y. After grade school, he worked briefly in Rochester, NY, for Kodak and then a telegraph company. He returned to Hammondsport where his interest in speed and mechanics prompted him to open a bicycle shop. His endeavors led him to developing motorcycle engines.
