In 1911, Curtiss began to concentrate on the military market, selling three airplanes to the U.S. Navy. Curtiss continued the evolution of the pusher design with the development of the D-II (the ...

Designed with canards up front and a pusher prop in the rear, the Curtiss XP-55 looked more like science fiction than a ...

The day before, a brand-new 1913 Curtiss pusher biplane had been unloaded from a rail car. Its maiden flight would be the first plane to soar above Durango, and the flight marked a new record in ...

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, d ...

DALTON — The oldest operating plane in existence will cap Old Home Week in Dalton with an appearance at Pine Grove Park Sunday, Aug. 17, Old Timers' Day. Brought here by the National Air Shows of Ohio ...

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 ...

Podcaster Show PlayerOther major exhibits include a reproduction of the Curtiss "Pusher" that flew over Niagara Falls in the 1920s; the first parachute made by Irving Air Chute Co.; a Bell Model ...

While retaining the look of the original Curtiss Model D, this aircraft has been updated with conventional flight controls in place of the original “shoulder yoke,” brakes, and also has a ...

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 ...