Curtiss believed Goupil's design was a way to show it predated the Wright Brothers plane. So he built the Duck at his Buffalo, New York, plant and on Jan. 19, 1917, powered by a Curtiss OXX-6 engine .

Glenn Hammond Curtiss (1878-1930) is best known as an aviation pioneer and inventor and founder of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Co. Initially a bicycle repairman and designer, by 1902 Curtiss had ...

In 1919, a replica of a 1912-style Curtiss Headless Pusher was constructed at a Curtiss research facility in Garden City, New York, under the personal direction of Glenn Curtiss. The replica ...

The Navy purchased the original A-1 in 1911—the service's first aircraft. (This, combined with the fact that Curtiss trained the Navy's first pilot, earned him the title Father of Naval Aviation.) ...

The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, New York, honors the memory of an aviation pioneer. Much more than a leader in flight, Curtiss began innovation on bicycles, leading to motorcycles and ...

MIAMI SPRINGS, Fla. – Poor Glenn Curtiss. The aviation pioneer rivaled, perhaps exceeded, the Wright Brothers in accomplishment. He held the first U.S. pilot’s license and the world land-speed ...

Aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss was born in Hammondsport, N.Y. in 1878. His earliest obsession was with bicycles and speed, before moving on to motorcycles. He was declared the "Fastest Man on ...

Built in 1928, the steel frame of the Curtiss flying school is still sound. Drew King In 1928, Glenn Curtiss opened a branch of his flying school at a Stratford, Connecticut airport on Long Island ...

Explore the life or aviation pioneer Glenn H. Curtiss in this hour-long documentary. ... this production is a long overdue look at the life of an American original. 12/18/2003 ...