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The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company was an American aircraft manufacturer that operated from 1909 to 1929. Glenn Hammond Curtiss and Augustus Moore Herring originally founded it in Hammondsport, New York, and after significant commercial success in its first decades it merged with Wright Aeronautical to form the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Its later headquarters were in Buffalo, New York, and between 1917 and 1920 it was under the ownership of Willys-Overland.

Facts
Founded Year
1909 1
Size Band
10,000 to 99,999 1
Status
Acquired 1
Chronology
Dissolved Year
1929 1
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Public 1
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Manufactures

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Source Curtiss 18 (Wikipedia)Lead
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an early American triplane fighter aircraft designed by Curtiss for the US Navy

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Source Curtiss Autoplane (Wikipedia)Lead
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invented by Glenn Curtiss in 1917

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Source Curtiss B-2 Condor (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Curtiss B-2 Condor was a 1920s United States bomber aircraft.

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Source Curtiss C-1 Canada (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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designed by Curtiss of America to be built by their Canadian subsidiary

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Source Curtiss Carrier Pigeon (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Curtiss Carrier Pigeon was an American mail plane of the 1920s.

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Source Curtiss Cox Racer (Wikipedia)Lead, units built
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were two specialised racing aircraft built by the American Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company.

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Source Curtiss CR (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Curtiss CR was a racing aircraft designed for the United States Navy in 1921 by Curtiss.

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Source Curtiss CS (Wikipedia)Development, Curtiss prototypes
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Curtiss produced six CS-1 prototypes for the Navy in 1923, which were mostly used for engine tests.

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Source Curtiss CT (Wikipedia)Development, manufacturer
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Curtiss won an initial contract to build nine torpedo bombers on June 30, 1920

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Source Curtiss Eagle (Wikipedia)Development, manufacturer
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Curtiss had developed the Eagle in preparation for an anticipated post-war boom in civil aviation.

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Source Curtiss F6C Hawk (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Curtiss F6C Hawk is a late 1920s American naval biplane fighter aircraft.

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Source Curtiss F7C Seahawk (Wikipedia)Design and development
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Curtiss' Model 43 was their first aircraft designed expressly for the Navy

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Source Curtiss Falcon (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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built by the American aircraft manufacturer Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company during the 1920s

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Source Curtiss Fledgling (Wikipedia)Design and development, manufacturer
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Curtiss developed the Model 51 as a civil equivalent

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Source Curtiss GS (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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designed and built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the United States Navy

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Source Curtiss HA (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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built by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company

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Source Curtiss HS (Wikipedia)Development and design, manufacturer
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675 by Curtiss themselves

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Source Wikipedia: Curtiss JN-4 JennySource page, makertier 2

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Source Curtiss JN-6H (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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built by Curtiss for the United States Army Air Service during World War I

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Source Curtiss Model 41 Lark (Wikipedia)Lead
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was a commercial biplane manufactured by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company

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Source Curtiss Model 53 Condor (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The 1929 Curtiss Model 53 Condor, also known as the Curtiss Model 53 Condor 18 or the Curtiss CO Condor

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Source Curtiss Model D, WikipediaSource page, maker

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Source Curtiss Model E (Wikipedia)Lead
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Glenn Curtiss in the United States in 1911

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Source Curtiss Model F (Wikipedia)Design and development
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The earliest examples of this design were built and sold by Curtiss in 1912

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Source Curtiss Model H (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Curtiss Model H was a family of classes of early long-range flying boats, the first two of which were developed directly on commission in the United States in response to the £10,000 prize challenge issued in 1913 by the London newspaper, the Daily Mail, for the first non-stop aerial crossing of the Atlantic.

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Curtiss had lured B. Douglas Thomas from Sopwith to design the Model J trainer

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Source Curtiss Model K (Wikipedia)Design and development, manufacturer
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the Curtiss Aeroplane Company developed its Model K

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Source Curtiss Model L (Wikipedia)Lead
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in the United States in 1916 by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York

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Source Curtiss Model N (Wikipedia)Design and development, manufacturer
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Only 100 were actually built by Curtiss.

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Source Curtiss Model R (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Curtiss Model R was a utility aircraft produced for the United States Army and Navy during World War I.

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Source Curtiss Model S (Wikipedia)Development and design, manufacturer
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The Model S was Curtiss' first attempt at a fast and maneuverable single-seat fighter.

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Source Curtiss NC (Wikipedia)Lead, body style
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is a flying boat built by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company

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Source Curtiss NC-4 (Wikipedia)Source page, maker

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Source Curtiss No. 1 (Wikipedia)Development, manufacturer
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The Curtiss No. 1 was the first aircraft both designed and built by Curtiss.

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Source Curtiss No. 2 (Wikipedia)Lead
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built in the United States by Glenn Curtiss in 1909

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Source Curtiss Oriole (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Curtiss Oriole (Curtiss Model 17) was an American three-seat general-purpose biplane.

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Source Curtiss P-1 Hawk (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The P-1 Hawk (Curtiss Model 34)

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Source Curtiss P-6 Hawk (Wikipedia)Design and development, manufacturer
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The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company (which became the Curtis-Wright Corporation (15 July 1929) supplied the USAAC with P-6s beginning in 1929.

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Source Curtiss PN-1 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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built by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company using blueprints from the Engineering Division

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Source Curtiss R2C (Wikipedia)Lead
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designed for the United States Navy in 1923 by Curtiss

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Source Curtiss R3C (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Curtiss R3C is an American racing aircraft built in landplane and floatplane form.

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Source Curtiss Tanager (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Curtiss Model 54 Tanager was an aircraft constructed in 1929 as Curtiss' entry in the Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition.

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Source Curtiss Twin JN (Wikipedia)Lead
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was an experimental aircraft built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company

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Source Curtiss Wanamaker Triplane (Wikipedia)Design and development
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The first one was completed at the Curtiss factory, Buffalo, New York in July 1916.

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Source Curtiss XNBS-4 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the United States Army Air Corps

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Source Curtiss XP-10 (Wikipedia)Lead
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was an American experimental biplane fighter developed by Curtiss

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1. Wikipedia: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
  • Infobox: num_employees
    21,000
  • Infobox: fate
    Merged with Wright Aeronautical
  • Lead
    The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company (1909-1929) was an American aircraft manufacturer originally founded by Glenn Hammond Curtiss and Augustus Moore Herring in Hammondsport, New York.
  • Infobox: type
    Public
  • Founded By: Glenn Curtiss, Article body: founded-by
    In 1907, Glenn Curtiss was recruited by the scientist Dr.
  • Founded By: Augustus Moore Herring, Lead: founded-by
    The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company (1909-1929) was an American aircraft manufacturer originally founded by Glenn Hammond Curtiss and Augustus Moore Herring in Hammondsport, New York.
  • In Group: Aerospace and Defense, Lead section
    The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company (1909-1929) was an American aircraft manufacturer originally founded by Glenn Hammond Curtiss and Augustus Moore Herring in Hammondsport, New York.
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