The Curtiss Aviation BookPART II MY FIRST FLIGHTS by Glenn H. CurtissReading editionChapter navigation34 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPART I BOYHOOD AND EARLY EXPERIMENTS OF GLENN H. CURTISS by Augustus PostChapter I · THE COMING AIRMEN AN INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERChapter II · BOYHOOD DAYSChapter III · BUILDING MOTORS AND MOTORCYCLE RACINGChapter IV · BALDWIN'S BALLOONPART II MY FIRST FLIGHTS by Glenn H. CurtissChapter I · BEGINNING TO FLYChapter II · FIRST FLIGHTSChapter III · THE "JUNE BUG" FIRST FLIGHTS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN TROPHY AND FIRST EXPERIMENTS WITH THE HYDROAEROPLANEChapter IV · FIRST FLIGHTS IN NEW YORK CITYPART III MY CHIEF FLIGHTS AND THE WORK OF TO-DAY by Glenn H. CurtissChapter I · THE RHEIMS MEET FIRST INTERNATIONAL AEROPLANE CONTESTChapter II · HUDSON-FULTON CELEBRATION FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL MEET, AT LOS ANGELESChapter III · FLIGHT DOWN THE HUDSON RIVER FROM ALBANY TO NEW YORK CITYChapter IV · THE BEGINNING OF THE HYDROAEROPLANEChapter V · DEVELOPING THE HYDROAEROPLANE AT SAN DIEGO–THE HYDRO OF THE SUMMER OF 1912PART 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 POSTChapter I · AEROPLANE SPEED OF THE FUTUREChapter II · FUTURE SURPRISES OF THE AEROPLANE–HUNTING, TRAVEL, MAIL, WIRELESS, LIFE-SAVING, AND OTHER SPECIAL USESChapter III · THE FUTURE OF THE HYDROChapter IV · FUTURE PROBLEMS OF AVIATIONChapter 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 ROBINSONChapter I · TEACHING AVIATORS HOW AN AVIATOR FLIESChapter II · AVIATION FOR AMATEURSChapter 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 POSTChapter I · PUPILSChapter II · A DESCRIPTION OF THE CURTISS BIPLANEChapter III · THE CURTISS MOTOR AND FACTORYPrevious chapter ←Part 1 — Chapter IV · BALDWIN'S BALLOONNext chapter →Part 2 — Chapter I · BEGINNING TO FLYAll chapters and sections (34)Opening pagesFront matterParts1Part 1 · Chapters1234Parts2Part 2 · Chapters1234Parts3Part 3 · Chapters12345Parts4Part 4 · Chapters1234567Parts5Part 5 · Chapters1234Parts6Part 6 · Chapters123PART II MY FIRST FLIGHTS by Glenn H. Curtiss← CHAPTER IV BALDWIN'S BALLOONCHAPTER I BEGINNING TO FLY →