GLENN H. CURTISS
1878-1930

AKA Glen Curtis
 
 
Glenn Curtiss, 1907
 
 
Glenn Curtiss - 1907
from CONTACT
The Story of the Early Birds
by Henry Serrano Villard
 

 
   
  Curtiss Album
1909
Curtiss Album
1910
Curtiss Album
1911-1920
 

 
   
  Atlantic Flying Station Curtiss Sales Booklet
1912
Resources  

 
   
  Mercury Field In Memorian  

 
 
"Trans-Atlantic Aero Flight is Fifty Percent Assured,
According to the Airman Glenn H. Curtiss,

Knoxville Journal and Tribune,
Knoxville, Tennessee: February 21, 1914,
Transcribed by Bob Davis - 4-18-07
Washington, Feb. 20. - Success for the proposed trans-Atlantic aeroplane flight is fifty percent assured," according to Glenn H. Curtiss, here seeking scientific information on air currents that sweep the Atlantic. Government scientists believe these forces of nature can be used to great advantage by aviators competing in the race proposed by Rodman Wanamaker.
     Mr. Curtiss tonight said the plans for the big machine to fly over the ocean are virtually settled on. When completed, the craft will weigh three tons and will be three times the size of any airboat yet attempted by American genius. The engine has an estimated fuel consuming capacity of 100 pounds of gasoline an hour, and under normal conditions will supply 200 horsepower.
     "It merely is a big machine with a lot of power," said Mr. Curtiss. "There is nothing freakish about it. If we can get a favorable wind for the flight, so much the better, but I want to have power enough to make the distance regardless of the wind. I rather think the chances are in favor of our making the trip at the first trial."
 

 
 
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