Glenn Curtiss
American aviator and industrialist (1878-1930) · United States · On the map · Athletes · Died at 52
Glenn Hammond Curtiss 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.
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2003National Inventors Hall of FameAward1964National Aviation Hall of FameAward1930Died23 July 1930Honorary Doctor of the University of MiamiAward1913Langley Gold MedalAward1911Collier TrophyAward1878Born21 May 1878
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Glenn Curtiss on his V-8 motorcycle in 1907
The June Bug on its prize-winning historic flight with Curtiss at the controls
Souvenir postcard of the Grande Semaine d'Aviation, 1909
Pilot Eugene Ely takes off from USS Birmingham, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 14 November 1910
Curtiss flying boat being tested on Keuka Lake, New York (c. 1910-1915)
"Firm Believers in Trans-Atlantic Aviation", Porte and Curtiss on the cover of Aero and Hydro, March 14, 1914
A Curtiss JN-4 (Jenny) on a training flight during World War IAwards
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As early as 1904, he began to manufacture engines for airships, and with his V8 engine in the Curtiss V-8 motorcycle set an unofficial world speed record, for all kinds of vehicles, that was not broken until 1911.
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United States
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Deceased
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Lived 1878 to 1930 · aged 52
