History of Curtiss Pt 1 - Powered Flight and Patent Fights

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Try out Odoo's all-in-one business solution for free today! https://www.odoo.com/r/WDrF Today we begin our exploration of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, and later the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, with the humble beginnings of Glenn Hammond Curtiss. A vast quantity of the images used are Courtesy of Glenn H. Curtiss Museum of Local History in Hammondsport, New York - who have my undying thanks for allowing me access to their archive photos. Please give them some much needed love at https://glennhcurtissmuseum.org/ Want to support the channel? Become a patreon member here - https://patreon.com/rexshangar Want to join the community? Visit our Discord - https://discord.gg/GMQkpeccjc Recommended reading: The source list for this video series is expansive and growing, this will be updated at the end of the series, thank you for your patience. 0:00 Intro 5:55 Glenn H. Curtiss, the early years 10:23 The Aerial Experiment Association 16:54 Trouble brewing with the Wright Brothers 20:51 Rex's Intermission 24:31 Early Curtiss Aircraft 36:19 The "Curtiss Pushers"