# C100 FDC - 1980 35c Glenn Curtiss
35¢ Glenn Curtiss
Aviation Pioneer and Aircraft Designer
City: Hammondsport, NY
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 11
Color: Multicolored
Birth Of Glenn Curtiss
In 1912, Curtiss made a significant change to the designs of his planes. Until this time, the propellers were in the back of his machines. After visiting the Sopwith factory in England, Curtiss experimented with moving the propellers to the front. In 1915, he was awarded the first contract to build US Navy planes. Believing in the future of flight, he sought to design an airplane that could be mass-produced. The result was his eight-cylinder OX-5 engine combined with features from a British aircraft designer. Designated the JN-4, it became affectionately known as the “Jenny.”
Created at the onset of World War I, the Jenny played a major role in the fighting – the only American mass-produced aircraft to do so. During the war years, Curtiss manufactured more than 6,400 units for the US Army Air Corps and US Navy (at $5,000 each) as well as over 2,000 units for other Allied governments, including Great Britain and Russia.
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35¢ Glenn Curtiss
Aviation Pioneer and Aircraft Designer
City: Hammondsport, NY
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 11
Color: Multicolored
Birth Of Glenn Curtiss
In 1912, Curtiss made a significant change to the designs of his planes. Until this time, the propellers were in the back of his machines. After visiting the Sopwith factory in England, Curtiss experimented with moving the propellers to the front. In 1915, he was awarded the first contract to build US Navy planes. Believing in the future of flight, he sought to design an airplane that could be mass-produced. The result was his eight-cylinder OX-5 engine combined with features from a British aircraft designer. Designated the JN-4, it became affectionately known as the “Jenny.”
Created at the onset of World War I, the Jenny played a major role in the fighting – the only American mass-produced aircraft to do so. During the war years, Curtiss manufactured more than 6,400 units for the US Army Air Corps and US Navy (at $5,000 each) as well as over 2,000 units for other Allied governments, including Great Britain and Russia.
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