LEADER 03563nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910816821303321 005 20240314001826.0 010 $a1-61251-411-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000391831 035 $a(OCoLC)763147062 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10734263 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000918175 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12301285 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000918175 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10893439 035 $a(PQKB)10019243 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1222197 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1222197 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10734263 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL667709 035 $a(OCoLC)852757511 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000391831 100 $a20100113d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHero of the air $eGlenn Curtiss and the birth of naval aviation /$fWilliam F. Trimble 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAnnapolis, Md. $cNaval Institute Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (321 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-322-36427-3 311 $a1-59114-879-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 247-254) and index. 327 $aYoung and restless -- Bell's lab -- The "Flying Bug" -- The exhibition business -- The partnership -- High above Keuka's waters -- The Navy's wings -- Headwinds -- Challenges old and new. 330 $aIn this biography, William F. Trimble examines the pioneering work of Glenn Curtiss and his role in the origins of aviation in the U.S. Navy in the years up to and through World War I. A self-taught mechanic and inventor, Curtiss was a key figure in the development of the airplane during the early part of the century and his contributions to aviation are well known. This book s careful examination of his partnership with the Navy breaks new ground in revealing significant new details of his contributions. Curtiss s links to the Navy came as result of aviation advocates within the Navy, chief among them Captain Washington I. Chambers, who recognized that the Navy had special requirements for airplanes and their operations, and for aviators and their training. Curtiss helped meet the special requirements of the service for aircraft, particularly those with the potential for operating with naval vessels at sea or in conducting long-distance flights over water. He also was instrumental in training the first naval aviators. Curtiss and the Navy continued their collaboration through World War I, reaching a climax in 1919 with the first transatlantic flight of the famed Navy-Curtiss NC flying boat. This book addresses the broader implications of the Curtiss-Navy collaboration in the context of the longstanding trend of government-private cooperation in the introduction and development of new technologies. It also explores the interactive dynamics of weapons procurement and technological change within a large and entrenched bureaucracy and helps lay to rest the persistent myth that the Navy resisted the introduction of aviation. 606 $aAeronautical engineers$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aAir pilots$zUnited States$vBiography 615 0$aAeronautical engineers 615 0$aAir pilots 676 $a629.130092 676 $aB 700 $aTrimble$b William F.$f1947-$01456146 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816821303321 996 $aHero of the air$94084541 997 $aUNINA