Aviation Legislation: Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Company - Analysis

This report provides an overview of aviation legislation focusing on the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, established in 1916. It discusses the company's rapid expansion due to World War I military orders, its shift to Buffalo, New York, for better access to resources, and the establishment of a flying school in Toronto. The report highlights the problem of blocked aircraft construction due to patent disputes between Curtiss and the Wright Company, leading to the U.S. government's intervention and the creation of the Manufacturer's Aircraft Association. Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation was then appointed to manufacture planes for training Navy and Army pilots. The company's significant contributions included the development of trainer boats, biplanes like the JN 4, and the HS-2L flying boat used for anti-submarine patrols. The report concludes that Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company became one of the largest aircraft manufacturers, significantly contributing to pilot training during World War I.

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Executive Summary:
The report aims at providing an insight into one of the aspects of Aviation Legislation that
focuses around the identification of the aircrafts manufactured by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor
Company. The report tries to identify the problem and its significance that lead to the
development of the company. Through the report, one can also identify the recommended two
alternatives that acted as the driving force in making the company one of the largest
manufacturers of airplanes.

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Introduction:
The report aims at providing an overview of a topic related to aviation legislation. The
topic chosen here is identification of the several important aircraft developed by the Curtiss
Aeroplane and Motor Company (Anderson, 2016). The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
started in the year 1916 and was a partnership between Curtiss Aeroplane Company of the
Hammondsport New York and the Custiss Motor Company belonging to the Bath New York.
Discussion:
The onset of the World War 1 led to the sharp rise in the military orders and it was
necessary for Curtis to ensure a quick expansion. Therefore, in the year 1916, the company had
to shift its headquarters and almost a major portion of its manufacturing activities to Buffalo,
New York in order to get higher access to labor, transportation, capital and gain in
manufacturing expertise (Cuerno-Rejado et al. 2015). The company ensured housing an engine
factory for the aircraft in a previous General Railway Signal Company and Taylor Signal
Company. There was also the initiation of an ancillary operation in the state of Toronto, Ontario
that led to both the training and production thereby leading to the establishment of the first flying
school in the year 1915. However, in the year 1917, two key aircraft patent holders, the Curtiss
Company and the Wright Company led to the problem of blocking the construction of the newer
airplanes. The significance of the problem laid in the fact that United States was in desperate
need of the airplanes as it was at the verge of entering the First World War. As a result, the
government of the United States recommended in the formation of committee led by the
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the assistant secretary of Navy who compelled the industry in forming an
organization based on patent pool. This led to the creation of two alternative options in the

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form of creation Manufacturer’s Aircraft Association and the formation of the selection of
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation. However, the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor
Corporation were appointed for the manufacture of the planes for training the Navy and the
Army Pilots. This led him to purchase a 28-acre training site located in the Elmwood Avenue of
Buffalo.
Curtiss was quite instrumental in developing the naval aviation company for providing
aircraft and training the pilots. The company had its first major order in the form of 144 subtypes
of the flying trainer boat known as Model F (Keane & Carr, 2013). In addition to this, Curtiss
also designed trainer boat of Model J category. This led to the creation of JN 4 which a trainer
biplane consisting of two seats. However, for completing the large military orders, Curtiss
distributed the manufacture of JN 4 amongst five manufacturers. He also the creator of Curtiss
HS-2L that was a flying boat extensively used during the war for locating the anti- submarine
patrols. They were operated from the base of Canada, Nova Scotia, Portugal and France. Curtis
also led to the design of Curtiss F5L and Felixstowe F.3. He also worked with US Navy for
developing NC-4, the first aircraft that flew across the Atlantic Ocean in the year 1919(Merati et
al. 2017).
Conclusion:
To conclude, it can be said that the Curtis Aeroplane and Motor Company became one of
the largest manufacturer of aircraft across the world. Curtiss was awarded for his vision due to
his suggestions for building close to thousand airplanes for training the pilots of the First World
War.

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References:
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Cuerno-Rejado, C., García-Hernández, L., Sánchez-Carmona, A., Carrio, A., Sánchez-Lopez, J.
L., & Campoy, P. (2015). Evolution of the unmanned aerial vehicles until
present. DYNA, 90(3), 281-288.
Keane, J. F., & Carr, S. S. (2013). A brief history of early unmanned aircraft. Johns Hopkins
APL Technical Digest, 32(3), 558-571.
Merati, A., Yanishevsky, M., Despinic, T., Lo, P., & Pankov, V. (2017). Alternate
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