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Visit: Glenn H. Curtiss MuseumGlenn Curtiss began his career as a builder of bicycles and then, motorcycles. In 1907 he became the fastest man on earth when he attained a speed of 136.4 MPH on his V8 powered motorcycle. An exact reproduction of this bike is one of several Curtiss motorcycles that are on display. On July 4th, 1908, Curtiss gained notoriety of a different kind when he flew his flying machine, named the June Bug, a distance of over 5000 feet to win the Scientific American Trophy. This was the first pre-announced, public flight in America – a feat that earned him pilots license # 1. A full-sized reproduction of the June Bug is one of several historic aircraft on display. Glenn Curtiss won world recognition as an aircraft builder and pilot in 1909 when he won the Gordon Bennett Trophy for speed at the First International Aviation Meet held in Reims, France. During this flight he achieved the breath-taking speed of 46.5 MPH (he went 90 MPH faster on a motorcycle two years earlier). Back in the states, a year later, Curtiss again furthered his eminence as a pioneer aviator by making the first long distance flight in America, between two cities. He flew from Albany to New York City with one stop, for a total distance of 150 miles to win a $10,000 prize and the Scientific American Trophy (again). In 1911 he mastered the technology associated with taking off and landing an aircraft on water, thereby making the seaplane and later, the flying boat, a practical reality. Seaplane development led Curtiss to an association with the U.S. Navy that began when he trained their first pilots and built the A-1, their first aircraft. Today, he is acknowledged as The Father of Naval Aviation. Visitors to the museum will also see a full-scale reproduction of this first naval aircraft. Additional Curtiss aircraft in the collection include a 1912 Pusher, a 1913 Model E flying boat, a 1917 Jenny, a 1919 Seagull flying boat, and a 1927 Robin. From the Curtiss-Wright era (post 1929), included are a 1931 Junior, a ¾ scale P-4
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