CURTISS

Curti Aeroplane Co., Hammondsport, N.Y. Glenn H. Curti in 1907 and 1908 was a member of the Aerial Experiment A ociation, formed by Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell. This A ociation built four machines, each along the lines of one of the four engineers belong to the A ociation, F. W. Baldwin, Lieut. T. E. Self ridge, G. H. Curti and J. A. D. McCurdy. The last built was the June Bug , designed by Curti and was the most succe ful. In the spring of 1908, the A ociation was disbanded and The Aeronautical Society gave Curti an order for an aeroplane with carte blanche as to design. He produced a 4 cyl. machine, Curti engine, and flew it. A duplicate was hurriedly built, 8 cyl. engine installed, and taken to Europe for the first Gordon Bennett, which he won. Returning, the same type was continued with minor improvements. Later the front elevator was brought closer in, finally discarded, and the fan tail adopted and this remains the standard land machine to-day. In April, a military tractor was built and flown. On January 26th, 1911, first succe ful flights were made with a hydro aeroplane, at the Winter camp at San Diego, Calif. This had two floats tandem. One was finally adopted and great succe was achieved, and remains standard at the present time. With this machine various experiments were made. It was altered in a tractor for one occasion, it was lifted on board warships; made into triplane, etc. In 1912 he brought out his present type of flying boat. This is being rapidly developed and minor changes in details are made in practically every machine put out. In May, 1913, he produced a special 4-pa enger flying boat for a customer on special order. Note. —In addition to those tabulated, special small racing machines have been built, as well as similar machines with extra sections simply added either side for Army use. | Model and date. | Type D. 1913. | Type E. 1913. | Type F. 1913. | | Length | feet (m.) | 26-2/3 (8.10) | 27-1/3 (8.33) | 27-1/3 (8.33) | | Span | feet (m.) | 26-1/4 (8) | 31-1/4 (9.50) | 38-1/3 (11.70) | | Overall | feet (m.) | 33-1/12 (10) | 36-1/4 (11) | 41-2/3 (12.70) | | Area | sq. feet (m².) | 214 (19-1/2) | 288 (26-1/4) | 421-1/2 (39) | | Weight | total lbs. (kgs) |... | 1700 (771) |... | | useful lbs. (kgs) |... | 500 (227) |... | | Motor | h.p. | Curti | 80 Curti | Curti | | Speed | m.p.h. (km.) |... | 59 (95) |... | | Remarks. -- | Land service, but is also made fitted with floats. Panels. | Fitted either with wheels, pontons, or boat. Vilas boat. Boat 24 ft. long. Beam 54-1/2 ft. long. Height 41 ins. long. Cockpit 3 ft. long by 4 ft. 2 ins. wide. | Used to date only as military tractor or heavy flying boat. McCormick boat. Boat 25 ft. long 4 ft. wide. Freeboard 46 ins. Cockpit 84 ins. long by 46 ins. wide. Length of tail, incl. elevator 12 feet. | For full details of the tractor (F) see Aeronautics , U.S.A., February, 1913. IMG:4965555019825936185_ill_230a.jpg:1913 Tractor. Type F. 1913 Tractor. Type F. IMG:4965555019825936185_ill_230b.jpg:1912 flying boat. By favor of "Aeronautics," U.S.A. 1912 flying boat. By favor of "Aeronautics," U.S.A. 214 IMG:4965555019825936185_ill_231a.jpg:Curti . 1913 flying boat. Uniform Aeroplane Scale Curti . 1913 flying boat. Uniform Aeroplane Scale G