Aviation Pioneer Glenn Curtiss Gold Bug Golden Flyer Planes Vintage Card
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Aviation Pioneer Glenn Curtiss Gold Bug Golden Flyer Planes Vintage Card
NOTE: THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS THERE IS TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD SIZE IS APPROXIMATELY 5 3/4'' X 3 1/2" or 14.5 cm. x 9 cm.
ORIGINAL VINTAGE CARD
CURTISS BIPLANE
In the ranks of aviation pioneers Glenn H. Curtiss stands just behind the Wright brothers. A mechanical genius, Curtiss not only raced motorcycles, but designed powerful, l...ight-weight engines for them. When his interest turned to aviation. these advanced engines proved ideal. By 1909 his Gold Bug and Golden Flyer planes had won the first aviation prize offered in America and the first international air race at Reims, France. Curtiss biplanes became popular immediately. The pusher in this photograph, at an air meet in Chicago in 1911, belonged to stunter and barnstormer Jimmie Ward, The pilot sat just ahead of the 50-horsepower V43 engine and its radiator; other features were aileron controls and a tricycle landing gear. Nor were Glenn Curtiss' efforts limited to landplanes; he built the first successful American seaplane, and is considered the "father of naval aviation.
ON THE BACK OF THE CARD IS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT
THE CARD IS PRINTED ON HEAVY CARD STOCK
THE CARD SIZE IS APPROXIMATELY 5 3/4'' X 3 1/2" or 14.5 cm. x 9 cm. NOTE: THE IMAGES ABOVE ARE LARGER THAN THE CARDTO SHOW THE DETAIL.SEE IMAGES ABOVE WITH THE RULER AS A SCALE!
THE CARD IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTIONIT IS NOT PERFECTTHE FRONTS AND BACKS MAY HAVE:PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERSSEE IMAGES ABOVE!2WE COMBINE SHIPPINGBUY 1 TO 4 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND THE TOTAL TO SHIP IS $2BUY 5 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND SHIPPING IS FREENOTE:ON LARGER INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WE MAY REQUIRE REGISTEREDMAIL AND WILL SPLIT THE COST WITH THE BUYER.INQUIRE IF CONCERNED!
