Tom Murphy is likely the only Curtiss Pusher pilot in the Pacific Northwest, possibly the country. In 1995, the antique airplane pilot and mechanic flew the plane, also known as the Curtiss Model D, ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Pusher biplane with one 50-horsepower Curtiss V-8 engine. Fabric covered surfaces light yellow. Struts and landing ...

Pilot Bob Coolbaugh, who built the historic aircraft, flew the replica 1911 Ely Curtiss Pusher from the Eastern Shore into Martin State Airport (WBAL Photo by Scott Wykoff) 6 / 9 The Movie "Memphis ...

On Nov. 19, 1916, Ruth Law climbed into her already-obsolete Curtiss pusher biplane and took off from Chicago. Six hours (and 590 miles) later she touched down at the fairgrounds in Hornell, ...

In celebration of 100 years of Naval Aviation, meet Bob Coolbaugh, who built and pilots the only flying replica of Eugene B. Ely's 1911 Curtiss Model D, the "Curtiss Pusher." Bring a bag lunch and ...

EAA Chapter 60 members Al Draeger, right, Gene Calkins, front left, and Dan Duesterbeck work on building a quarter-scale model of the first plane flown in Wisconsin. The Curtiss Pusher airplane was ...

Glenn Curtiss had more than fame on his mind in 1910 when he jumped aboard the flimsy one-seat Pusher bound from Albany to New York City. The motorcycle builder from Hammondsport had taken a foray ...

Danny Grecco poses in front of his three-seater Avro biplane in 1928. He was an ace mechanic for Tex Rankin, as well as other pilots and corporations. He helped Silas Christofferson tear down and then ...

Retired Naval Commander Bob Coolbaugh embarked on the adventure of a lifetime nearly four years ago when he decided to re-create the aircraft flown by Curtiss demonstration pilot Eugene Ely, who ...

McCOOK, Neb. - In 1930, the Curtiss-Wright Corporation published the Curtiss-Wright Review, a 35-page, professionally produced slick magazine. Today, the company is known as an American engineering ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Not long before America declared war ...

Glenn Hammond Curtiss personified the eccentric billionaire aviator at a time when Elon Musk's grandparents were just toddlers. Everyone from Howard Hughes to Musk himself fit perfectly into the ...