Glenn Curtiss

It was 1917 when aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss built his Autoplane, an ugly, ungainly thing that really did fly.

Where is my flying car? 2011

Pioneering inventors tried unsuccessfully to make a horse and cart fly in the 18th century while others, like Glenn Curtiss in 1917, developed more promising prototypes.

An Idea Without Wings Javier Espinoza 2011

It was 1917 when aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss built his Autoplane, an ugly, ungainly thing that really did fly.

Where is my flying car? 2011

Legendary airplane manufacturer Glenn Curtiss tried to develop the "aerobile," a hybrid plane-car that could be driven on regular roads or fly like a conventional airplane.

Flying Car Dreams Take Off--Again 2010

Legendary airplane manufacturer Glenn Curtiss tried to develop the "aerobile," a hybrid plane-car that could be driven on regular roads or fly like a conventional airplane.

Flying Car Dreams Take Off--Again Paul Milo 2010

Bonhams in New York City will auction off a near mint-condition 1917 flying boat -- a two-person "Seagull" designed by U.S. aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss.

At Auction: A Glenn Curtiss-Designed Flying Boat Alan Farnham 2010

Bonhams in New York City will auction off a near mint-condition 1917 flying boat -- a two-person "Seagull" designed by U.S. aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss.

At Auction: A Glenn Curtiss-Designed Flying Boat 2010

A civilian pilot, Eugene Ely, flew a 50-horsepower Glenn Curtiss plane onto the armored cruiser Pennsylvania on Jan. 18, 1911.

The Screeching Halt 2008

Glenn Curtiss brought his planes from his home base in Hammondsport, NY to fly here and to go on to greater fame and fortune.

The Cradle of Aviation Lives On 2008

In "Unlocking the Sky" (2003), Seth Shulman argued that a century ago aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss did not get enough credit for developing the airplane and turning it into a practical technology while the Wright Brothers got altogether too much.

False Claim, Future Fortune 2008