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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Glenn_CurtissGlenn Curtiss - Wikipedia

    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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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Glenn-Hammond-CurtissGlenn Hammond Curtiss | Aviation Pioneer, Inventor, Engineer

    Jul 19, 2024 · Glenn Hammond Curtiss was a pioneer aviator and leading American manufacturer of aircraft by the time of the United States’s entry into World War I. Curtiss began his career in the bicycle business, earning fame as one of the leading cycle racers in western New York state.

  4. glennhcurtissmuseum.org › education › who-was-glennWho Was Glenn Curtiss? - Glenn Curtiss Aviation Museum

    Learn about the life and achievements of Glenn Curtiss, a bicycle and motorcycle racer, engine expert, and aviation pioneer. Discover how he became The Fastest Man on Earth, The Father of Naval Aviation, and changed the world of aviation.

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  6. airandspace.si.edu › stories › editorialThe Fastest Man on Earth | National Air and Space Museum

    Jun 29, 2022 · Learn how Glenn Curtiss went from bicycle racing to motorcycle speed records to airplane design and naval aviation. He was the first to fly a seaplane, win the Gordon Bennett Trophy, and receive pilot's license No. 1.

  7. www.smithsonianmag.com › smithsonian-institutionA Century Ago, Glenn Curtiss Was the ‘Fastest Man on Earth’

    Learn how Glenn Curtiss broke the land-speed record in 1907 with his V-8 motorcycle and became a pioneer of aviation. Discover how his engine designs influenced the Wright brothers and the Curtiss-Wright Corporation.

  8. www.historynet.com › aviation-pioneer-glenn-curtissThe Enduring Legacy of Aviation Pioneer Glenn Curtiss

    Sep 23, 1996 · Learn about the life and achievements of Glenn Curtiss, who made the first public flight in the U.S., invented ailerons, floatplanes, flying boats and OX engines. See his planes, engines and trailers at the museum in his hometown of Hammondsport, N.Y.

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  10. www.encyclopedia.com › glenn-hammond-curtissGlenn Hammond Curtiss | Encyclopedia.com

    May 21, 2018 · The American aviation pioneer Glenn Hammond Curtiss (1878-1930) developed the first successful seaplane and manufactured the famous World War I Jenny training plane. Glenn Curtiss was born in Hammondsport, N.Y.