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027 - Pt 6 Ch 3 - The Curtiss Motor and Factory

15 min · 5. mar. 2026
episode 027 - Pt 6 Ch 3 - The Curtiss Motor and Factory cover

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Dive into the remarkable life of Glenn Hammond Curtiss, a pioneering aviator from Hammondsport, New York, who made history by winning the Scientific American Trophy for the first officially witnessed airplane flight in North America on July 4, 1908, flying his aircraft, the June Bug, for 5,080 feet. In 1910, he earned permanent possession of this trophy after completing the first successful long-distance flight, covering 147 miles from Albany to New York City. As the holder of the first US pilots license and founder of the nations first flying school, Curtiss played a vital role in training military pilots during WWI with the iconic Curtiss JN-4, known as the Jenny. Recognized as the Father of Naval Aviation, he pioneered hydroplanes and the first landing systems for carrier ships. In 1912, alongside fellow aviation innovator Augustus Post, he co-authored the Curtiss Aviation Book, chronicling his early flights and exploring the state of aviation technology at the time, featuring contributions on specialized aeroplane uses from notable figures like Paul Beck and Theodore Ellyson.

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episode 027 - Pt 6 Ch 3 - The Curtiss Motor and Factory artwork

027 - Pt 6 Ch 3 - The Curtiss Motor and Factory

Dive into the remarkable life of Glenn Hammond Curtiss, a pioneering aviator from Hammondsport, New York, who made history by winning the Scientific American Trophy for the first officially witnessed airplane flight in North America on July 4, 1908, flying his aircraft, the June Bug, for 5,080 feet. In 1910, he earned permanent possession of this trophy after completing the first successful long-distance flight, covering 147 miles from Albany to New York City. As the holder of the first US pilots license and founder of the nations first flying school, Curtiss played a vital role in training military pilots during WWI with the iconic Curtiss JN-4, known as the Jenny. Recognized as the Father of Naval Aviation, he pioneered hydroplanes and the first landing systems for carrier ships. In 1912, alongside fellow aviation innovator Augustus Post, he co-authored the Curtiss Aviation Book, chronicling his early flights and exploring the state of aviation technology at the time, featuring contributions on specialized aeroplane uses from notable figures like Paul Beck and Theodore Ellyson.

5. mar. 202615 min
episode 026 - Pt 6 Ch 2 - A Description of the Curtiss Biplane artwork

026 - Pt 6 Ch 2 - A Description of the Curtiss Biplane

Dive into the remarkable life of Glenn Hammond Curtiss, a pioneering aviator from Hammondsport, New York, who made history by winning the Scientific American Trophy for the first officially witnessed airplane flight in North America on July 4, 1908, flying his aircraft, the June Bug, for 5,080 feet. In 1910, he earned permanent possession of this trophy after completing the first successful long-distance flight, covering 147 miles from Albany to New York City. As the holder of the first US pilots license and founder of the nations first flying school, Curtiss played a vital role in training military pilots during WWI with the iconic Curtiss JN-4, known as the Jenny. Recognized as the Father of Naval Aviation, he pioneered hydroplanes and the first landing systems for carrier ships. In 1912, alongside fellow aviation innovator Augustus Post, he co-authored the Curtiss Aviation Book, chronicling his early flights and exploring the state of aviation technology at the time, featuring contributions on specialized aeroplane uses from notable figures like Paul Beck and Theodore Ellyson.

5. mar. 20268 min
episode 025 - Pt 6 Ch 1 - Pupils artwork

025 - Pt 6 Ch 1 - Pupils

Dive into the remarkable life of Glenn Hammond Curtiss, a pioneering aviator from Hammondsport, New York, who made history by winning the Scientific American Trophy for the first officially witnessed airplane flight in North America on July 4, 1908, flying his aircraft, the June Bug, for 5,080 feet. In 1910, he earned permanent possession of this trophy after completing the first successful long-distance flight, covering 147 miles from Albany to New York City. As the holder of the first US pilots license and founder of the nations first flying school, Curtiss played a vital role in training military pilots during WWI with the iconic Curtiss JN-4, known as the Jenny. Recognized as the Father of Naval Aviation, he pioneered hydroplanes and the first landing systems for carrier ships. In 1912, alongside fellow aviation innovator Augustus Post, he co-authored the Curtiss Aviation Book, chronicling his early flights and exploring the state of aviation technology at the time, featuring contributions on specialized aeroplane uses from notable figures like Paul Beck and Theodore Ellyson.

5. mar. 20269 min
episode 024 - Pt 5 Ch 4 - Operating a Hydroaeroplane artwork

024 - Pt 5 Ch 4 - Operating a Hydroaeroplane

Dive into the remarkable life of Glenn Hammond Curtiss, a pioneering aviator from Hammondsport, New York, who made history by winning the Scientific American Trophy for the first officially witnessed airplane flight in North America on July 4, 1908, flying his aircraft, the June Bug, for 5,080 feet. In 1910, he earned permanent possession of this trophy after completing the first successful long-distance flight, covering 147 miles from Albany to New York City. As the holder of the first US pilots license and founder of the nations first flying school, Curtiss played a vital role in training military pilots during WWI with the iconic Curtiss JN-4, known as the Jenny. Recognized as the Father of Naval Aviation, he pioneered hydroplanes and the first landing systems for carrier ships. In 1912, alongside fellow aviation innovator Augustus Post, he co-authored the Curtiss Aviation Book, chronicling his early flights and exploring the state of aviation technology at the time, featuring contributions on specialized aeroplane uses from notable figures like Paul Beck and Theodore Ellyson.

5. mar. 20268 min
episode 023 - Pt 5 Ch 3 - How it Feels to Fly artwork

023 - Pt 5 Ch 3 - How it Feels to Fly

Dive into the remarkable life of Glenn Hammond Curtiss, a pioneering aviator from Hammondsport, New York, who made history by winning the Scientific American Trophy for the first officially witnessed airplane flight in North America on July 4, 1908, flying his aircraft, the June Bug, for 5,080 feet. In 1910, he earned permanent possession of this trophy after completing the first successful long-distance flight, covering 147 miles from Albany to New York City. As the holder of the first US pilots license and founder of the nations first flying school, Curtiss played a vital role in training military pilots during WWI with the iconic Curtiss JN-4, known as the Jenny. Recognized as the Father of Naval Aviation, he pioneered hydroplanes and the first landing systems for carrier ships. In 1912, alongside fellow aviation innovator Augustus Post, he co-authored the Curtiss Aviation Book, chronicling his early flights and exploring the state of aviation technology at the time, featuring contributions on specialized aeroplane uses from notable figures like Paul Beck and Theodore Ellyson.

5. mar. 202615 min