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Subject : The Glenn H Curtiss Museum
In the charming little town of Hammondsport in upstate New York State lies a gem of a museum dedicated to the legendary Glenn H. Curtiss (and local history), known as the Father of Naval Aviation in the United States, holder of Pilot Licence #1.


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Glenn H Curtiss Museum
8419 New York Rte 54,
Hammondsport, NY 14840.
(1-607-569-2160)

Website: http://glennhcurtissmuseum.org/

This thread will contain some photographs taken at the museum recently.

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Posted on October, 16 2012 06:29:56 PM


VCheng


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Various displays of other local industries, including an electric clothes washer from 1913:


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Posted on October, 17 2012 06:36:04 PM

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The Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" was one of the very first airplanes used as a trainer, initially powered by a 90 hp V-8 engine. The world's first radiotelephonic "plane-to-plane" and "ground-to-plane" communications were achieved by US Army JN-4s:


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More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_JN-4

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Posted on October, 17 2012 07:18:25 PM

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The British designed Scout Experimental 5 (SE5) was one of the first successful air-superiority fighters:


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In addition to the forward firing Vickers gun on the fuselage, the top wing mounted Lewis .303 machine gun had a special Foster mounting for changing ammunition drums in flight and for increasing the range of motion:


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More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Factory_S.E.5

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Posted on October, 17 2012 08:56:00 PM

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Some early propeller designs:


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Posted on October, 17 2012 09:01:03 PM

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The Curtiss Model 50 Robin was built primarily for the private market, and a number are still flying. An experimental version called the XC-10 was the first unmanned pilotless radio-controlled test aircraft - the first drone:


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Posted on October, 18 2012 03:58:38 AM

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One of the first two airplanes bought by Northwest Airlines at its formation in 1926 was a Curtiss Oriole, which later formed the largest airline in the world after its merger with Delta in 2010:


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Posted on October, 18 2012 04:12:11 AM

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Some more early airplane engines:


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Posted on October, 18 2012 05:12:39 PM

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... more early airplane engines:


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Posted on October, 18 2012 06:13:28 PM

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Any fans of the Ford Model A "Woody" station wagon?


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Posted on October, 18 2012 08:07:52 PM

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Posted on October, 18 2012 08:37:25 PM

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