Went to Hammondsport this weekend to see the glen curtis museum and watch a recreation of his 1908 seaplane fly… awsome…
as well the main reason of the trip was to check out the sea planes known as sea-bee’s, my dad is picking one up soon can’t wait to fly it :eek:
Vid: sea bee landing & beaching
For those of you who don’t know who curtis is:
GLENN H.CURTISS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:
Motorcycles
1901 Pioneer motorcycle designer and racer
1903 1st American motorcycle champion–world record:56.4 sec. mile
1904 Set ten mile world speed record
1904 Invented handlebar throttle control
1905 Set world speed records for 1, 2, and 3 miles
1907 Set world speed record of 77.6 mph
1907 “Fastest Man in the World” at 136.36 mph (V8 motorcycle)
ON THIS!!!:
Aeroplanes
1908 Lead designer and pilot of “June Bug”, first official, pre-announced, public flight in US
1908 “Flight engineer” for 1st Army dirigible trial
1909 Produced and sold first private aircraft in US
1909 Won first international air speed record with 46.5mph–Rheims,Fr.
1910 Long distance flying record of 150 miles from Albany to New York
1910 Established Flying School and Exhibition Company
1910 Trained Blanche Stuart Scott, the first American female pilot
1911 RECEIVED PILOT’S LICENSE NUMBER ONE for “June Bug” flight
1911 First successful pontoon aircraft in America
1911 “Father of Naval Aviation”, Hydroaeroplane A-1 purchased by USN
1911 First dual pilot control
1911 First retractable landing gear (Hydroaeroplane)
1912 Developed and flew first flying boat–(demonstrated on Lake Keuka)
World War I
1914-1918 Produced 6,000 “Jennys”, trainer for WW I
Post World War I
1919 Curtiss NC-4 flying boat–first to cross the Atlantic
1919 Commenced private aircraft production with the Oriole
The Florida Years
1919 Developed streamlined travel trailer
1921 Developed Hialeah, Florida
1923 Developed Miami Springs, Florida (named in 1930)
1926 Developed Opa-Locka, Florida
A Life Time of Innovation
1878-1930 Produced over five hundred inventions in his life time
Pretty sure I’ve been to that museum… probably about 20 years ago, maybe more. Unless I’m thinking of a different one.
take me for a ride when he gets it 
no P-40? :shrug:
awesome pics, I’m a huge aviation buff. the craftsmanship on that replica is amazing. big black thing over the engine, fuel tank?
yep, with downdraft carbs and no cast block or head…
90 hp v8
bump cause you fags dont appriciate the OLDSCHOOL dumbestics
this seabee?
fuckin’ sweet man :tup: