Glenn Curtiss

ABOUT GLENN CURTISS

One of the most important pioneers in the history of U.S. aviation.

He fixed up bicycles and raced them before getting involved in flying.

He made the first long-distance aircraft flight in the United States.

He grew up in Hammondsport, New York, with his parents Frank and Lua.

He and Orville Wright teamed up to form the Curtiss-Wright Corporation.