AIRSHIP COLLISION AVERTED BY CURTISS; American Flying at Rheims Soared Over French Machine Which Crossed His Course. FEAT WAS WILDLY APPLAUDED Crowds at Aerodrome Saw Three Aeroplanes in Air at ...

When the twin-engine America proved underpowered, Curtiss added a third engine. It worked on Keuka Lake, but fuel consumption proved too high for an Atlantic crossing. NASM (SI Neg. #83-8674) For ...

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 ...

Explore the life or aviation pioneer Glenn H. Curtiss in this hour-long documentary. Glenn Curtiss: The Forgotten Eagle is the first comprehensive documentary to explore the life of aviation ...

American arthouse motorcycle manufacturer Confederate became Curtiss earlier this year. The rebrand pays tribute to Glenn Curtiss, aviation pioneer, twice world motorcycle speed record holder ...

A New Gallery Explores the American Fascination With Speed From Glenn Curtiss’s motorcycle to the SR-71 Blackbird. Jeremy R. Kinney ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Glenn Curtiss Wins the Scientific American Trophy ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 104 No. 2 (January 1911), p. 29 doi:10.1038 ...