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The Curtiss V-8 motorcycle was a 269 cu in (4,410 cc ) V8 engine -powered motorcycle designed and built by aviation and motorcycling pioneer Glenn Curtiss that set an unofficial land speed record of 136.36 miles per hour (219.45 km/h) on January 24, 1907.[6] [7] air-cooled F-head engine was developed for use in dirigibles .[8] [9] [10]
Engine
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The forty horsepower engine was the two carburetor version of the Curtiss Model B-8 aircraft powerplant, one of thirteen engines listed in the May 1908 "Aerial and Cycle Motors" catalog.[1] kg ) and was offered for US$1,200 but it did not sell, in spite of the engine's notoriety from the speed record.[1] AEA Red Wing and White Wing airplanes that flew in 1908.[1]
Legacy
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Curtiss remained "the fastest man in the world," the title the newspapers gave him for going faster than any vehicle , on land, sea or air, until 1911,[11] Blitzen Benz automobile.[12] [13] [14] [15]
It has been suggested that the literary character Tom Swift was based on Curtiss.[12] [16] Tom Swift and His Motor Cycle
The record setting V-8 motorcycle is now in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum .[17] Guggenheim for the 1998 The Art of the Motorcycle [9] [18]
The Curtiss OX-5 aero engine, a successor of the V-8 motorcycle engine, powered several United States civilian and military aircraft. More than 10,000 were manufactured.[19]
See also
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References
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^ a b c Paul Garson (June 25, 2004), 1907 Curtiss V-8 / Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: Glenn H. Curtiss
^ a b c d e Motorcycle, Curtiss V-8 National Air and Space Museum , archived from the original on 2013-02-10, retrieved 2013-03-22
^ a b de Cet, Mirco (2002). The illustrated directory of motorcycles ISBN 978-0-7603-1417-3
^ "Racing Outlook Good for Autos at Ormond" , The New York Times
^ House 2003, p. 41.
^ "The Fastest and Most Powerful American Motor Bicycle" (Internet Archive ) , Scientific American
^ House 2003, p. 40.
^ a b Past Exhibitions | The Art of the Motorcycle (1868-1919 models)
^ Trafford L.-M. Doherty, Glenn H. Curtiss - 100 Years Ago Glenn H. Curtiss Museum , archived from the original on 2013-04-14
^ Roseberry 1972, p. 57.
^ a b Garson, Paul (15 September 2010), "Top 10 Weirdest Custom Motorcycles; Dimensionally challenged motorcycle mavericks" , Motorcycle.com
^ Setright, L.J.K. (1979), The Guinness book of motorcycling facts and feats , Guinness Superlatives, ISBN 978-0-85112-200-7
^ Hatfield, Jerry (2006), Standard Catalog of American Motorcycles 1898-1981 ISBN 978-0-87349-949-1
^ Hatch 2007, p. 36.
^ Dizer, John T (1982). Tom Swift & Company . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-89950-024-9
^ "Curtiss V-8 Motorcycle." Archived 2010-09-06 at the Wayback Machine Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Collections. Retrieved: February 24, 2011.
^ Statnekov, Daniel K.; Guggenheim Museum Staff (2001) [1998], Krens, Thomas; Drutt, Matthew (eds.), The Art of the Motorcycle , Harry N. Abrams, p. 107, ISBN 0810969122
^ Curtiss OX-5 V-8 Engine National Air and Space Museum , archived from the original on 2016-04-13, retrieved 2014-11-05
Bibliography
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Roseberry, C.R. Glenn Curtiss: Pioneer of Flight . Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1972. ISBN 0-8156-0264-2 .
Further reading
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Vintage Motorcycles & Antique Motorcycles Glenn H. Curtiss Museum , archived from the original on 2016-04-17, retrieved 2013-03-22
Cameron, K. (April 2002), "Creative Power: Glenn Curtiss: Inventor, Manufacturer, Racer, Pilot.", Cycle World : 90–92
Simanaitis, Dennis (Sep 1997), "Glenn Curtiss--fastest man alive!", Road & Track : 172–173
Dr. John H. Lienhard (2002). "Curtiss' Motorcycles" . The Engines of Our Ingenuity University of Houston College of Engineering .
External links
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