Front matter

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Copyright, 1910, by The Pictorial News Co.

CURTISS' HUDSON RIVER FLIGHT OVER THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

THE CURTISS

AVIATION BOOK

BY

GLENN H. CURTISS

AND

AUGUSTUS POST

WITH CHAPTERS BY CAPTAIN PAUL W. BECK, U. S. A.

LIEUTENANT THEODORE G. ELLYSON, U. S. N.

AND HUGH ROBINSON

With Numerous Illustrations from Photographs

NEW YORK

FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY

PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1912, by

FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY

All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign

languages, including the Scandinavian

October, 1912

TO

MRS. MABEL G. BELL

WHO MADE POSSIBLE THE AERIAL EXPERIMENT ASSOCIATION

THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED BY

THE AUTHORS

Table of Contents

PART I BOYHOOD AND EARLY EXPERIMENTS OF GLENN H. CURTISS by Augustus Post CHAPTER I THE COMING AIRMEN AN INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER CHAPTER II BOYHOOD DAYS CHAPTER III BUILDING MOTORS AND MOTORCYCLE RACING CHAPTER IV BALDWIN'S BALLOON

PART II MY FIRST FLIGHTS by Glenn H. Curtiss CHAPTER I BEGINNING TO FLY CHAPTER II FIRST FLIGHTS CHAPTER III THE "JUNE BUG" FIRST FLIGHTS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN TROPHY AND FIRST EXPERIMENTS WITH THE HYDROAEROPLANE CHAPTER IV FIRST FLIGHTS IN NEW YORK CITY

PART III MY CHIEF FLIGHTS AND THE WORK OF TO-DAY by Glenn H. Curtiss CHAPTER I THE RHEIMS MEET FIRST INTERNATIONAL AEROPLANE CONTEST CHAPTER II HUDSON-FULTON CELEBRATION FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL MEET, AT LOS ANGELES CHAPTER III FLIGHT DOWN THE HUDSON RIVER FROM ALBANY TO NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER IV THE BEGINNING OF THE HYDROAEROPLANE CHAPTER V DEVELOPING THE HYDROAEROPLANE AT SAN DIEGO–THE HYDRO OF THE SUMMER OF 1912

PART IV THE REAL FUTURE OF THE AEROPLANE BY GLENN H. CURTISS WITH CHAPTERS BY CAPTAIN PAUL W. BECK, U. S. A., LIEUTENANT THEODORE G. ELLYSON, U. S. N., AND AUGUSTUS POST CHAPTER I AEROPLANE SPEED OF THE FUTURE CHAPTER II FUTURE SURPRISES OF THE AEROPLANE–HUNTING, TRAVEL, MAIL, WIRELESS, LIFE-SAVING, AND OTHER SPECIAL USES CHAPTER III THE FUTURE OF THE HYDRO CHAPTER IV FUTURE PROBLEMS OF AVIATION CHAPTER V THE AEROPLANE AS APPLIED TO THE ARMY (By Captain Paul W. Beck, U. S. A.) CHAPTER VI THE AEROPLANE FOR THE NAVY (With an Account of the Training Camp at San Diego. By Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson, U. S. N.) CHAPTER VII GLIDING AND CYCLE-SAILING A FUTURE SPORT FOR BOYS, THE AIRMEN OF TO-MORROW (By Augustus Post.)

PART V EVERY-DAY FLYING FOR PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR BY GLENN H. CURTISS WITH CHAPTERS BY AUGUSTUS POST AND HUGH ROBINSON CHAPTER I TEACHING AVIATORS HOW AN AVIATOR FLIES CHAPTER II AVIATION FOR AMATEURS CHAPTER III HOW IT FEELS TO FLY (By Augustus Post.) CHAPTER IV OPERATING A HYDROAEROPLANE (By Hugh Robinson.)

PART VI THE CURTISS PUPILS AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE CURTISS AEROPLANE AND MOTOR BY AUGUSTUS POST CHAPTER I PUPILS CHAPTER II A DESCRIPTION OF THE CURTISS BIPLANE CHAPTER III THE CURTISS MOTOR AND FACTORY

ILLUSTRATIONS

CURTISS' HUDSON RIVER FLIGHT–OVER THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

CURTISS THE BOY AND CURTISS THE MAN

CURTISS WINNING WORLD'S MOTORCYCLE RECORDS

THE BALDWIN ARMY DIRIGIBLE, WITH EARLY CURTISS MOTOR

WIND WAGON AND ICE BOAT WITH AERIAL PROPELLER

THE AERIAL EXPERIMENT ASSOCIATION

STARTING TO FLY FIRST PUBLIC FLIGHT IN AMERICA; THE "JUNE BUG," JUNE, 1908; BALDWIN IN GLIDER

THE FIRST MACHINES THE "WHITE WING" AND "RED WING"

CURTISS' FIRST FLIGHT FOR THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN TROPHY

THE SCIENTIFIC AMARICAN TROPHY

WINNING THE GORDON BENNETT CONTEST IN FRANCE

PRESIDENT TAFT WATCHING CURTISS FLY, HARVARD MEET, 1910

THE ALBANY-NEW YORK FLIGHT–START; OVER WEST POINT

THE HUDSON FLIGHT–OVER STORM KING

THE HUDSON FLIGHT–STOP AT POUGHKEEPSIE; FINISH, AT GOVERNOR'S ISLAND

THE EVOLUTION OF THE HYDRO;–THE FIRST HYDRO IN THE WORLD; DUAL CONTROL HYDRO OF 1911; LANDING IN HYDRO AT CEDAR POINT, OHIO

ELY LANDING ON THE U. S. S. "PENNSYLVANIA"

CURTISS AND HYDRO HOISTED ON U. S. S. "PENNSYLVANIA";

ELY LEAVING "PENNSYLVANIA"

DIAGRAM OF CURTISS FLYING BOAT OF 1912

THE EVOLUTION OF THE HYDRO–THE FLYING BOAT OF SUMMER 1912; THE 1911 HYDRO

HYDRO FLIGHTS–CURTISS OVER LAKE ERIE; WITMER RIDING THE GROUND SWELLS

CAPTAIN BECK AND POSTMASTER-GENERAL HITCHCOCK CARRYING THE MAIL

STUDENTS OF AERIAL WARFARE–BECK, TOWERS, ELLYSON, MCCLASKEY; WITH CURTISS AND ST. HENRY

ELLYSON LAUNCHES HYDRO FROM WIRE CABLE

HUGH ROBINSON'S FLIGHT DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI

AUGUSTUS POST FLYING; AEROPLANE SHIPMENT

CURTISS PUPILS–J. A. D. MCCURDY RACING AN AUTOMOBILE;

LIEUTENANT ELLYSON; MR. AND MRS. W. B. ATWATER

CURTISS PUPILS–C. C. WITMER, BECKWITH HAVENS, J. A. D. MCCURDY, CROMWELL DIXON, CHAS. K. HAMILTON, CHAS. F. WALSH, CHAS. F. WILLARD

LINCOLN BEACHEY FLYING IN GORGE AT NIAGARA

DIAGRAM OF CURTISS AEROPLANE, SHOWING PARTS

DIAGRAM OF CURTISS MOTOR, SHOWING PARTS

CURTISS MOTORS, OLD AND NEW

AT THE AEROPLANE FACTORY, HAMMONDSPORT