nn Curtiss Gold Bug Golden Flyer Planes Vintage Card

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nn 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, light-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 CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
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IT IS NOT PERFECT
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PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS
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