Glenn Curtiss - Legends of Airpower 404

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Glenn Curtiss, an aviation pioneer, started out building gasoline engines and eventually went on to build his own aircraft company. Named the "fastest man on Earth" in 1907, when his motorcycle set a speed record of 136.3 miles per hour, Curtiss began constructing engines for airships. The first U.S. Army aircraft, was powered by a Curtiss engine.
Fifty-two men and women who made America's air power the most respected in the world are profiled in this award-winning series. The series, made in the year 2000, features exclusive interviews with Legends such as Chuck Yeager, Jim Lovell, Buzz Aldrin, and Paul Tibbetts. Spanning the first century of flight, Legends of Airpower effortlessly relates the life and times of these heroes.
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  • @kellyb.mcdonald1863
    @kellyb.mcdonald186310 ай бұрын

    The Great Spark of Genius!!! and The Conscious Mind to Bear Witness to what is capable of being accomplished. Thank You!!! Sir Glenn Curtiss for your contributions to Humanity!!!

  • @johnloomis3878
    @johnloomis38783 ай бұрын

    Glenn Curtis Museum in Hammondsport, New York is a real good and fun museum

  • @stevelangstroth5833
    @stevelangstroth5833 Жыл бұрын

    .....and he was my great grandmother's 2nd cousin. 😁

  • @JohnKSedor
    @JohnKSedorАй бұрын

    And Gustave Whitehead who flew before the very WRONG BROTHERS did it in 1901 in Bridgeport Connecticut.

  • @pimpompoom93726
    @pimpompoom93726 Жыл бұрын

    Think what more they could have accomplished if the Wrights and Curtiss weren't involved in all those lawsuits? What a waste of time, money and resources.

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