The U.S. Navy-Curtiss Flying Boat Nc-4: An Account of the First Transatlantic Flight

by Richard Simpson

When humans learned, in 1903, they could cruise over land in a heavier than air flying machine, they never dreamed of using an advanced model of the airplane as an instrument of war. The novelty of flying intrigued a young Glenn H. Curtiss-an inventor obsessed with speed.

In the decade before World War One, Curtiss a dedicated tinkerer developed speedy float planes and flying boats which came to the attention of the U.S. Navy. During the run-up...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625450095
• ISBN13: 9781625450098
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Fonthill Media
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.6"