Glenn Curtiss, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Glenn Curtiss

American aviator and industrialist

Date of Birth: 21-May-1878

Place of Birth: Hammondsport, New York, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jul-1930

Profession: businessperson, engineer, inventor, aircraft pilot, sport cyclist, racing automobile driver, aerospace engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Glenn Hammond Curtiss (May 21, 1878 – July 23, 1930) was an American aviation and motorcycling pioneer, and a founder of the U.S.
aircraft industry.
He began his career as a bicycle racer and builder before moving on to motorcycles.
As early as 1904, he began to manufacture engines for airships.
In 1908, Curtiss joined the Aerial Experiment Association, a pioneering research group, founded by Alexander Graham Bell at Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia, to build flying machines. Curtiss made the first officially witnessed flight in North America, won a race at the world's first international air meet in France, and made the first long-distance flight in the United States.
His contributions in designing and building aircraft led to the formation of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, now part of Curtiss-Wright Corporation.
His company built aircraft for the U.S.
Army and Navy, and, during the years leading up to World War I, his experiments with seaplanes led to advances in naval aviation.
Curtiss civil and military aircraft were predominant in the interwar and World War II eras.