Curtiss

From Wings of Linen

Production aircraft from the Great War or shortly thereafter include:

References

Notes
  1. The Curtiss Type F Flying Boat was a two-seat trainer, used in large numbers by the US Navy. Eighty were ordered by Russia, but not all were delivered.[1] The Russian boats saw operational use until phased out during 1915.[2]
  2. The Curtiss HA was a prototype seaplane fighter of 1918 that did not go into production.[3]
  3. The L-1 was a prototype triplane scout that did not go into production.[3]
  4. Three L-1s were redesigned with floats and tested, but the type did not go into production.[3]
  5. The MF Flying Boat was an improved version of the Type F. They were likewise used as trainers.[4]
  6. The Curtiss N-9 was the standard seaplane trainer of the US Navy and was little more than a Jenny on floats.[5]
  7. The Curtiss S-3 was a prototype triplane scout that did not reach production.[3]
Citations
  1. Nowarra, p.142.
  2. Durkota'95, p.23.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Nowarra, p.155.
  4. Nowarra, p.144.
  5. Nowarra, p.154.
Bibliography
  • Alan Durkota, Thomas Darcey, and Victor Kulikov. The Imperial Russian Air Service. Flying Machines Press, 1995. ISBN 0-9637110-2-4
  • Heinz J. Nowarra, Bruce Robertson, and Peter G. Cooksley. Marine Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Letchworth, Herts, England: Harleyford Publications Limited, 1966. ISBN 0900435070
  • C.A. Owers, Windsock Datafile 125: Curtiss H.12. Great Britain, Albatros Publications Ltd., 2007. ISBN 1-902207-94-7