The Curtiss Aviation BookTranscriber's NoteThis book was transcribed from scans of the original found at the Internet Archive. I have rotated some images.CURTISS' HUDSON RIVER FLIGHT OVER THE STATUE OF LIBERTYCopyright, 1910, by The Pictorial News Co.CURTISS' HUDSON RIVER FLIGHT OVER THE STATUE OF LIBERTYTHE CURTISSAVIATION BOOKBYGLENN H. CURTISSANDAUGUSTUS POSTWITH CHAPTERS BY CAPTAIN PAUL W. BECK, U. S. A.LIEUTENANT THEODORE G. ELLYSON, U. S. N.AND HUGH ROBINSONWith Numerous Illustrations from PhotographsNEW YORKFREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANYPUBLISHERSCopyright, 1912, byFREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANYAll rights reserved, including that of translation into foreignlanguages, including the ScandinavianOctober, 1912TOMRS. MABEL G. BELLWHO MADE POSSIBLE THE AERIAL EXPERIMENT ASSOCIATIONTHIS BOOK IS DEDICATED BYTHE AUTHORSTable of ContentsPART I BOYHOOD AND EARLY EXPERIMENTS OF GLENN H. CURTISS by Augustus PostCHAPTER I THE COMING AIRMEN AN INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERCHAPTER II BOYHOOD DAYSCHAPTER III BUILDING MOTORS AND MOTORCYCLE RACINGCHAPTER IV BALDWIN'S BALLOONPART II MY FIRST FLIGHTS by Glenn H. CurtissCHAPTER I BEGINNING TO FLYCHAPTER II FIRST FLIGHTSCHAPTER III THE "JUNE BUG" FIRST FLIGHTS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN TROPHY AND FIRST EXPERIMENTS WITH THE HYDROAEROPLANECHAPTER IV FIRST FLIGHTS IN NEW YORK CITYPART III MY CHIEF FLIGHTS AND THE WORK OF TO-DAY by Glenn H. CurtissCHAPTER I THE RHEIMS MEET FIRST INTERNATIONAL AEROPLANE CONTESTCHAPTER II HUDSON-FULTON CELEBRATION FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL MEET, AT LOS ANGELESCHAPTER III FLIGHT DOWN THE HUDSON RIVER FROM ALBANY TO NEW YORK CITYCHAPTER IV THE BEGINNING OF THE HYDROAEROPLANECHAPTER V DEVELOPING THE HYDROAEROPLANE AT SAN DIEGO–THE HYDRO OF THE SUMMER OF 1912PART IV THE REAL FUTURE OF THE AEROPLANE BY GLENN H. CURTISS WITH CHAPTERS BY CAPTAIN PAUL W. BECK, U. S. A., LIEUTENANT THEODORE G. ELLYSON, U. S. N., AND AUGUSTUS POSTCHAPTER I AEROPLANE SPEED OF THE FUTURECHAPTER II FUTURE SURPRISES OF THE AEROPLANE–HUNTING, TRAVEL, MAIL, WIRELESS, LIFE-SAVING, AND OTHER SPECIAL USESCHAPTER III THE FUTURE OF THE HYDROCHAPTER IV FUTURE PROBLEMS OF AVIATIONCHAPTER V THE AEROPLANE AS APPLIED TO THE ARMY (By Captain Paul W. Beck, U. S. A.)CHAPTER VI THE AEROPLANE FOR THE NAVY (With an Account of the Training Camp at San Diego. By Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U. S. N.)CHAPTER VII GLIDING AND CYCLE-SAILING A FUTURE SPORT FOR BOYS, THE AIRMEN OF TO-MORROW (By Augustus Post.)PART V EVERY-DAY FLYING FOR PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR BY GLENN H. CURTISS WITH CHAPTERS BY AUGUSTUS POST AND HUGH ROBINSONCHAPTER I TEACHING AVIATORS HOW AN AVIATOR FLIESCHAPTER II AVIATION FOR AMATEURSCHAPTER III HOW IT FEELS TO FLY (By Augustus Post.)CHAPTER IV OPERATING A HYDROAEROPLANE (By Hugh Robinson.)PART VI THE CURTISS PUPILS AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE CURTISS AEROPLANE AND MOTOR BY AUGUSTUS POSTCHAPTER I PUPILSCHAPTER II A DESCRIPTION OF THE CURTISS BIPLANECHAPTER III THE CURTISS MOTOR AND FACTORYILLUSTRATIONSCURTISS' HUDSON RIVER FLIGHT–OVER THE STATUE OF LIBERTYCURTISS THE BOY AND CURTISS THE MANCURTISS WINNING WORLD'S MOTORCYCLE RECORDSTHE BALDWIN ARMY DIRIGIBLE, WITH EARLY CURTISS MOTORWIND WAGON AND ICE BOAT WITH AERIAL PROPELLERTHE AERIAL EXPERIMENT ASSOCIATIONSTARTING TO FLY FIRST PUBLIC FLIGHT IN AMERICA; THE "JUNE BUG," JUNE, 1908; BALDWIN IN GLIDERTHE FIRST MACHINES THE "WHITE WING" AND "RED WING"CURTISS' FIRST FLIGHT FOR THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN TROPHYTHE SCIENTIFIC AMARICAN TROPHYWINNING THE GORDON BENNETT CONTEST IN FRANCEPRESIDENT TAFT WATCHING CURTISS FLY, HARVARD MEET, 1910THE ALBANY-NEW YORK FLIGHT–START; OVER WEST POINTTHE HUDSON FLIGHT–OVER STORM KINGTHE HUDSON FLIGHT–STOP AT POUGHKEEPSIE; FINISH, AT GOVERNOR'S ISLANDTHE EVOLUTION OF THE HYDRO;–THE FIRST HYDRO IN THE WORLD; DUAL CONTROL HYDRO OF 1911; LANDING IN HYDRO AT CEDAR POINT, OHIOELY LANDING ON THE U. S. S. "PENNSYLVANIA"CURTISS AND HYDRO HOISTED ON U. S. S. "PENNSYLVANIA";ELY LEAVING "PENNSYLVANIA"DIAGRAM OF CURTISS FLYING BOAT OF 1912THE EVOLUTION OF THE HYDRO–THE FLYING BOAT OF SUMMER 1912; THE 1911 HYDROHYDRO FLIGHTS–CURTISS OVER LAKE ERIE; WITMER RIDING THE GROUND SWELLSCAPTAIN BECK AND POSTMASTER-GENERAL HITCHCOCK CARRYING THE MAILSTUDENTS OF AERIAL WARFARE–BECK, TOWERS, ELLYSON, MCCLASKEY; WITH CURTISS AND ST. HENRYELLYSON LAUNCHES HYDRO FROM WIRE CABLEHUGH ROBINSON'S FLIGHT DOWN THE MISSISSIPPIAUGUSTUS POST FLYING; AEROPLANE SHIPMENTCURTISS PUPILS–J. A. D. MCCURDY RACING AN AUTOMOBILE;LIEUTENANT ELLYSON; MR. AND MRS. W. B. ATWATERCURTISS PUPILS–C. C. WITMER, BECKWITH HAVENS, J. A. D. MCCURDY, CROMWELL DIXON, CHAS. K. HAMILTON, CHAS. F. WALSH, CHAS. F. WILLARDLINCOLN BEACHEY FLYING IN GORGE AT NIAGARADIAGRAM OF CURTISS AEROPLANE, SHOWING PARTSDIAGRAM OF CURTISS MOTOR, SHOWING PARTSCURTISS MOTORS, OLD AND NEWAT THE AEROPLANE FACTORY, HAMMONDSPORT
Transcriber's NoteThis book was transcribed from scans of the original found at the Internet Archive. I have rotated some images.
Transcriber's Note
This book was transcribed from scans of the original found at the Internet Archive. I have rotated some images.
CURTISS' HUDSON RIVER FLIGHT OVER THE STATUE OF LIBERTYCopyright, 1910, by The Pictorial News Co.CURTISS' HUDSON RIVER FLIGHT OVER THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
Copyright, 1910, by The Pictorial News Co.
CURTISS' HUDSON RIVER FLIGHT OVER THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
THE CURTISSAVIATION BOOKBYGLENN H. CURTISSANDAUGUSTUS POSTWITH CHAPTERS BY CAPTAIN PAUL W. BECK, U. S. A.LIEUTENANT THEODORE G. ELLYSON, U. S. N.AND HUGH ROBINSONWith Numerous Illustrations from PhotographsNEW YORKFREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANYPUBLISHERSCopyright, 1912, byFREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANYAll rights reserved, including that of translation into foreignlanguages, including the ScandinavianOctober, 1912TOMRS. MABEL G. BELLWHO MADE POSSIBLE THE AERIAL EXPERIMENT ASSOCIATIONTHIS BOOK IS DEDICATED BYTHE AUTHORS
THE CURTISS
AVIATION BOOK
BY
GLENN H. CURTISS
AND
AUGUSTUS POST
WITH CHAPTERS BY CAPTAIN PAUL W. BECK, U. S. A.
LIEUTENANT THEODORE G. ELLYSON, U. S. N.
AND HUGH ROBINSON
With Numerous Illustrations from Photographs
NEW YORK
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1912, by
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign
languages, including the Scandinavian
October, 1912
TO
MRS. MABEL G. BELL
WHO MADE POSSIBLE THE AERIAL EXPERIMENT ASSOCIATION
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED BY
THE AUTHORS
Table of ContentsPART I BOYHOOD AND EARLY EXPERIMENTS OF GLENN H. CURTISS by Augustus PostCHAPTER I THE COMING AIRMEN AN INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERCHAPTER II BOYHOOD DAYSCHAPTER III BUILDING MOTORS AND MOTORCYCLE RACINGCHAPTER IV BALDWIN'S BALLOONPART II MY FIRST FLIGHTS by Glenn H. CurtissCHAPTER I BEGINNING TO FLYCHAPTER II FIRST FLIGHTSCHAPTER III THE "JUNE BUG" FIRST FLIGHTS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN TROPHY AND FIRST EXPERIMENTS WITH THE HYDROAEROPLANECHAPTER IV FIRST FLIGHTS IN NEW YORK CITYPART III MY CHIEF FLIGHTS AND THE WORK OF TO-DAY by Glenn H. CurtissCHAPTER I THE RHEIMS MEET FIRST INTERNATIONAL AEROPLANE CONTESTCHAPTER II HUDSON-FULTON CELEBRATION FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL MEET, AT LOS ANGELESCHAPTER III FLIGHT DOWN THE HUDSON RIVER FROM ALBANY TO NEW YORK CITYCHAPTER IV THE BEGINNING OF THE HYDROAEROPLANECHAPTER V DEVELOPING THE HYDROAEROPLANE AT SAN DIEGO–THE HYDRO OF THE SUMMER OF 1912PART IV THE REAL FUTURE OF THE AEROPLANE BY GLENN H. CURTISS WITH CHAPTERS BY CAPTAIN PAUL W. BECK, U. S. A., LIEUTENANT THEODORE G. ELLYSON, U. S. N., AND AUGUSTUS POSTCHAPTER I AEROPLANE SPEED OF THE FUTURECHAPTER II FUTURE SURPRISES OF THE AEROPLANE–HUNTING, TRAVEL, MAIL, WIRELESS, LIFE-SAVING, AND OTHER SPECIAL USESCHAPTER III THE FUTURE OF THE HYDROCHAPTER IV FUTURE PROBLEMS OF AVIATIONCHAPTER V THE AEROPLANE AS APPLIED TO THE ARMY (By Captain Paul W. Beck, U. S. A.)CHAPTER VI THE AEROPLANE FOR THE NAVY (With an Account of the Training Camp at San Diego. By Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U. S. N.)CHAPTER VII GLIDING AND CYCLE-SAILING A FUTURE SPORT FOR BOYS, THE AIRMEN OF TO-MORROW (By Augustus Post.)PART V EVERY-DAY FLYING FOR PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR BY GLENN H. CURTISS WITH CHAPTERS BY AUGUSTUS POST AND HUGH ROBINSONCHAPTER I TEACHING AVIATORS HOW AN AVIATOR FLIESCHAPTER II AVIATION FOR AMATEURSCHAPTER III HOW IT FEELS TO FLY (By Augustus Post.)CHAPTER IV OPERATING A HYDROAEROPLANE (By Hugh Robinson.)PART VI THE CURTISS PUPILS AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE CURTISS AEROPLANE AND MOTOR BY AUGUSTUS POSTCHAPTER I PUPILSCHAPTER II A DESCRIPTION OF THE CURTISS BIPLANECHAPTER III THE CURTISS MOTOR AND FACTORY
Table of Contents
ILLUSTRATIONSCURTISS' HUDSON RIVER FLIGHT–OVER THE STATUE OF LIBERTYCURTISS THE BOY AND CURTISS THE MANCURTISS WINNING WORLD'S MOTORCYCLE RECORDSTHE BALDWIN ARMY DIRIGIBLE, WITH EARLY CURTISS MOTORWIND WAGON AND ICE BOAT WITH AERIAL PROPELLERTHE AERIAL EXPERIMENT ASSOCIATIONSTARTING TO FLY FIRST PUBLIC FLIGHT IN AMERICA; THE "JUNE BUG," JUNE, 1908; BALDWIN IN GLIDERTHE FIRST MACHINES THE "WHITE WING" AND "RED WING"CURTISS' FIRST FLIGHT FOR THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN TROPHYTHE SCIENTIFIC AMARICAN TROPHYWINNING THE GORDON BENNETT CONTEST IN FRANCEPRESIDENT TAFT WATCHING CURTISS FLY, HARVARD MEET, 1910THE ALBANY-NEW YORK FLIGHT–START; OVER WEST POINTTHE HUDSON FLIGHT–OVER STORM KINGTHE HUDSON FLIGHT–STOP AT POUGHKEEPSIE; FINISH, AT GOVERNOR'S ISLANDTHE EVOLUTION OF THE HYDRO;–THE FIRST HYDRO IN THE WORLD; DUAL CONTROL HYDRO OF 1911; LANDING IN HYDRO AT CEDAR POINT, OHIOELY LANDING ON THE U. S. S. "PENNSYLVANIA"CURTISS AND HYDRO HOISTED ON U. S. S. "PENNSYLVANIA";ELY LEAVING "PENNSYLVANIA"DIAGRAM OF CURTISS FLYING BOAT OF 1912THE EVOLUTION OF THE HYDRO–THE FLYING BOAT OF SUMMER 1912; THE 1911 HYDROHYDRO FLIGHTS–CURTISS OVER LAKE ERIE; WITMER RIDING THE GROUND SWELLSCAPTAIN BECK AND POSTMASTER-GENERAL HITCHCOCK CARRYING THE MAILSTUDENTS OF AERIAL WARFARE–BECK, TOWERS, ELLYSON, MCCLASKEY; WITH CURTISS AND ST. HENRYELLYSON LAUNCHES HYDRO FROM WIRE CABLEHUGH ROBINSON'S FLIGHT DOWN THE MISSISSIPPIAUGUSTUS POST FLYING; AEROPLANE SHIPMENTCURTISS PUPILS–J. A. D. MCCURDY RACING AN AUTOMOBILE;LIEUTENANT ELLYSON; MR. AND MRS. W. B. ATWATERCURTISS PUPILS–C. C. WITMER, BECKWITH HAVENS, J. A. D. MCCURDY, CROMWELL DIXON, CHAS. K. HAMILTON, CHAS. F. WALSH, CHAS. F. WILLARDLINCOLN BEACHEY FLYING IN GORGE AT NIAGARADIAGRAM OF CURTISS AEROPLANE, SHOWING PARTSDIAGRAM OF CURTISS MOTOR, SHOWING PARTSCURTISS MOTORS, OLD AND NEWAT THE AEROPLANE FACTORY, HAMMONDSPORT
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