Curtiss No. 1

The Curtiss Golden Flyer was a biplane with front-mounted elevator and a fixed tricycle landing gear of a U.S. company called Herring - Curtiss Company. It was a scaled down version of the Curtiss Gold Bug.

The machine is made of bamboo poles. The fuselage and wings were braced with steel wire. When you chose a drive converted to water cooling V8 engine, the Curtiss had previously been used in a motorcycle and a direct drive pusher propeller of 2.13 m diameter. The wings were covered only above and treated with a yellowish varnish, which explained the term gold in the type designation. Between upper and lower surface of the aileron were mounted, which were activated by moving the pilot seat. In the rear there was a horizontal stabilizing surfaces and the rudder, which was operated by a wheel. The elevator was in front and was actuated by forward / back movement of the wheel.

Upon completion in August 1909 the machine from the United States was brought to Reims to attend the Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne air race. On August 28, 1909, Glenn Curtiss a new world speed record for land planes with 76.749 km / h to set up. This happened at the Gordon Bennett Cup.

Specifications

  • Wingspan: 8.00 m
  • Length: 7.62 m
  • Empty weight: 213 kg
  • Start Weight: 313 kg
  • Engine: Curtiss V8 with about 50 hp at an engine speed of 1800 min-1

Eagle Condor • II • King Bird

No. 2 • • CR R2C • R3C

Model H • HS -1L and- 2L • NC • N2C

• Model D Model E Model F • • • Robin Thrush

Model L Model JN • • • AT-4 AT -5

18 • FC • F2C • F3C F4C • • • F6C F7C F8C • • • F10C • F11C • F9C XF12C • F13C • XF14C XF15C • • HA • P- 1 • P-2 P-3 • • • P-4 P- 5 • P-6 • XP -17 • XP -21 • XP -31 • P-36 • P- 40 • XP -46 • XP -53 • XP -60C • XP -62 • XP -71 • XF -87

BFC BF2C • • • BTC BT2C • C- 1 • B-2

• A-3 A-4 A-5 • • • A-6 A-8 • YA- 10 • A-12 • YA -14

CS • • S2C XS3C • S4C • SC • SBC • SB2C XSB3C • • • SOC SO2C • SO3C

OC • O2C • O3C • O-1 • O -12 • O -13 • O -16 • O -18 • O -26 • O -39 • O -40 • O -52

Golden Flyer • AEA June Bug • X-19 • Tanager

NBS -1

  • Civilian aircraft type
  • Single Engine aircraft
Curtiss-Wright Curtiss R3C Curtiss NC Curtiss Model D Curtiss Model F Curtiss P-1 Hawk Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk Curtiss P-6 Hawk Curtiss P-60 Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk Curtiss B-2 Condor Curtiss SC Seahawk Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Curtiss O-52 Owl Curtiss-Wright X-19
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