# \*pic\* Glen Curtis Museum, Antique flight demonstration, sea planes etc **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 18, 2005, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pic-glen-curtis-museum-antique-flight-demonstration-sea-planes-etc/2488 "2005-09-18T19:03:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2005, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pic-glen-curtis-museum-antique-flight-demonstration-sea-planes-etc/2488/1 "2005-09-18T19:03:55Z")
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: ![http://www.nyspeed.com/gallery/files/6/GlenCurtis001Large.jpg](http://www.nyspeed.com/gallery/files/6/GlenCurtis001Large.jpg) ![http://www.nyspeed.com/gallery/files/6/GlenCurtis002Large.jpg](http://www.nyspeed.com/gallery/files/6/GlenCurtis002Large.jpg) ![http://www.nyspeed.com/gallery/files/6/GlenCurtis003Large.jpg](http://www.nyspeed.com/gallery/files/6/GlenCurtis003Large.jpg) ![http://www.nyspeed.com/gallery/files/6/GlenCurtis006Large.jpg](http://www.nyspeed.com/gallery/files/6/GlenCurtis006Large.jpg) Vid: sea bee landing & beaching [http://media.putfile.com/GlenCurtis013](http://media.putfile.com/GlenCurtis013) ---
**Author:** ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2005, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pic-glen-curtis-museum-antique-flight-demonstration-sea-planes-etc/2488/2 "2005-09-18T19:20:54Z")
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!!!: ![http://glennhcurtiss.com/141bc2270.jpg](http://glennhcurtiss.com/141bc2270.jpg) 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 ---
**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2005, 11:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pic-glen-curtis-museum-antique-flight-demonstration-sea-planes-etc/2488/3 "2005-09-18T23:38:40Z")
Pretty sure I’ve been to that museum… probably about 20 years ago, maybe more. Unless I’m thinking of a different one. ---
**Author:** ![EMX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ea924/32.png) [@EMX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EMX)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pic-glen-curtis-museum-antique-flight-demonstration-sea-planes-etc/2488/4 "2005-09-19T00:12:49Z")
take me for a ride when he gets it 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 6:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pic-glen-curtis-museum-antique-flight-demonstration-sea-planes-etc/2488/5 "2005-09-19T06:03:10Z")
> [@zwarbyt](#): > > 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 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? ---
**Author:** ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pic-glen-curtis-museum-antique-flight-demonstration-sea-planes-etc/2488/6 "2005-09-19T09:27:20Z")
> [@TrueBlue](#): > > 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 ---
**Author:** ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pic-glen-curtis-museum-antique-flight-demonstration-sea-planes-etc/2488/7 "2005-09-20T05:24:23Z")
bump cause you fags dont appriciate the OLDSCHOOL dumbestics ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pic-glen-curtis-museum-antique-flight-demonstration-sea-planes-etc/2488/8 "2005-09-20T06:40:14Z")
this seabee? ![http://westernseaplanepilots.com/SeabeeKent.jpg](http://westernseaplanepilots.com/SeabeeKent.jpg) ![http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/manatee/272/seabee.gif](http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/manatee/272/seabee.gif) fuckin’ sweet man :tup: