Glenn Curtis

Type: Person

As of November 2026, Glenn Curtis has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 1 podcast, first heard Jan 2025 on American History Tellers. Glenn Curtis is referenced in the American History Tellers podcast as a key rival to the Wright brothers, particularly in the context of patent conflicts and innovations in aviation. He is noted for developing ailerons and landing gear, which are still in use today, and for competing directly with the Wrights over aircraft designs. His relationship with other aviators, like Lincoln Beachy and Thomas Selfridge, further highlights his significant role in early aviation history.

Glenn Hammond Curtiss was an American aviation and motorcycling pioneer, and a founder of the U.S. aircraft industry. He began his career as a bicycle racer and builder before moving on to motorcycles. As early as 1904, he began to manufacture engines for airships, and with his V8 engine in the Curtiss V-8 motorcycle, on January 24, 1907, Curtiss set an unofficial world speed record, for all kinds of vehicles, that was not broken until 1911.