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May 22, 2015 · On January 23, 1907, at the Florida Speed Carnival at Ormond Beach, Florida, Curtiss drove the V-8 powered motorcycle to a speed of 218 kilometers per hour (136 miles per hour), a motorcycle land speed record that stood until 1930. Curtiss was dubbed by the newspapers as “the fastest man on Earth.”
Glenn Hammond Curtiss (May 21, 1878 – July 23, 1930) was an American aviation and motorcycling pioneer, and a founder of the U.S. aircraft industry. He began his career as a bicycle racer and builder before moving on to motorcycles. As early as 1904, he began to manufacture engines for airships.
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- Glenn Hammond Curtiss, May 21, 1878, Hammondsport, New York, US
- Lena Pearl Neff (March 7, 1898 – until his death)
- July 23, 1930 (aged 52), Buffalo, New York, US
Before he changed aviation forever, the daredevil achieved an unparalleled speed record on land. Elana Scherr. September/October 2023. Designed in 1906, Glenn Curtiss' first V-8 motorcycle ...
The Curtiss V-8 motorcycle was a 269 cu in (4,410 cc) V8 engine -powered motorcycle designed and built by aviation and motorcycling pioneer Glenn Curtiss that set an unofficial land speed record of 136.36 miles per hour (219.45 km/h) on January 24, 1907.
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Dec 5, 2016 · That all changed when Glen Curtiss built and rode a V8 motorcycle to a land speed record of 136 mph. Within a decade he would become the Henry Ford of the aerospace industry, but his...
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Motorcyle with Curtiss V-8 aircooled engine, 30-40 horsepower. Black overall with white tires. 3-D: 2 m 40cm × 70cm × 91.4cm, 125kg (7 ft. 10.5 in. × 2 ft. 3.6 in. × 3 ft., 275 9/16lb.) Frame: Steel Tubing. Tires: Rubber.
Oct 31, 2017 · Glenn H. Curtiss on his V-8 motorcycle just before the record run. Obviously not a standard cycle, the V-8 could not be entered into any race on the docket. However, officials did agree to a...
