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Curtiss glider, 9/11/22 (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded July 2020
Curtiss glider, 9/11/22 (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded July 2020
Aviation School, Port Washington (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded May 2014
Gould, Davison, Gates (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded May 2014
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Aviation School, Port Washington (LOC)
Curtiss glider, 9/11/22 (LOC)
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TVL1970 said:
Glenn Curtiss's flying boat glider at Port Washington, Long Island. See more here: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/50172836033/
Curtiss glider, 9/11/22 (LOC)
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TVL1970 said:
Glider used by Glenn Curtiss to test stepped hull configurations for flying boats. The "step" (a stepped notch at the rear of a flying boat's hull) enabled flying boats to lessen contact and drag with the water at speed, enabling them to more efficiently and quickly take-off. The design has long since been adapted to aircraft floats and boat hulls. Here is newsreel footage of Curtiss testing the above-photographed glider as it is towed at speed by a speedboat at Port Washington, Long Island. YouTube - Bomberguy: "Glen Curtiss - Father of Flying Boats"
