Glenn Curtiss (1878-1930) 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. In 1908, Curtiss joined
the Aerial Experiment Association, a pioneering research group, to build flying
machines.
Curtiss made the first officially witnessed flight in North America,
won a race at the world's first international air meet in France, and made the
first long-distance flight in the US.
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