Edward Peck Curtis | |
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 Major Edward Peck Curtis, 95th Aero Squadron, 1918 | |
| Born | January 14, 1897 Rochester, United States |
| Died | March 13, 1987 (aged 90) Rochester, United States |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ | United States Army Air Service United States Army Air Corps |
| Rank | Major general |
| Unit | Air Service, United States Army 95th Aero Squadron |
| Battles/wars |   World War I World War II |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Cross French Legion of Honor Legion of Merit Robert J. Collier Trophy |
| Relations | spouse Agnes Bartlett, son Edward Jr. and two daughters Diane & Ruth |
| Other work | Special Assistant to the U. S. President for Aviation Facilities Planning |
Edward Peck "Ted" Curtis (1897-1987)
==Biography== in 1931, pilot James G. Ray landed an autogiro on the south lawn of the White House. Harold F. Pitcairn, the pilot, and three other company members of the Pitcairn-Cierva Autogiro Company were present to receive the Collier Trophy for their development of the autogyro.[1]
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- ^ "Ray Lands Autogiro at the White House – Aircraft Drops on Lawn for Presentation of Collier Trophy to Its Maker – Hoover Extols Its Design – Tells Pitcairn and Associates, Honored in Ceremony, Craft is Great Achievement – Wright Agrees to Fly It – Then Pilot Takes Off in "Windmill" Plane from 100 by 300 Foot Plot on the Grounds". New York Times. April 23, 1931. p. 27. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
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https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/kindelberger-james-howard-dutch-collier-robert-j-trophy-1950s-photograph 1953 JAMES H. KINDELBERGER For the North American land-based F-100.
EDWARD H. HEINEMANN For the Douglas carrier-based F4DFormal posed portrait photograph of James H. Kindelberger, Chairman of the Board, North American Aviation, seated at desk, holding a pencil as if editing the business letter in front of him. Circular computer on desk at right. In the background can be seen a globe and desk models of North American fighter aircraft. Photo probably taken circa 1953, when Kindelberger was awarded the Collier Trophy for the development of the USAF North American F-100 Super Sabre supersonic aircraft.
[1] His efforts in the early 1920s to establish emergency fields for night-flying mail pilots addressed a major challenge.
Weick worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) at its Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, in Hampton, Virginia beginning in November 1925. He helped design the first wind tunnel devoted to full-scale propeller research and wrote a textbook on propeller design that became a classic.[2]
It was also at Langley that Weick headed the development of streamlined, low-drag engine cowling technology that was to advance aircraft performance dramatically. The NACA cowling first revolutionized civil air transport by making aircraft faster and more profitable. It also found application on the bombers and fighters of World War II. For this engineering breakthrough, he won the prestigious Collier Trophy for NACA in 1929.[1]
- 1929 – National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), for design of the NACA cowling which revolutionized civil air transport by making aircraft faster and more profitable. It also found application on the bombers and fighters of World War II.[3]
Inspired by US pioneer Tracy Barnes' first manned solar balloon flight on May 1st, 1973; Dominic Michaelis designed a free flight solar balloon. [4] From Firefly article Tracy Barnes' designs introduced many of the features found in modern hot air balloons.[2]
The parachute top, which replaced spring tops, explosive tops and inverting envelopes used previously, did much to improve the safety and maneuverability of balloons. Additionally, the T-3 burner offered a modern and high-powered burner with redundant capability in the event of a primary burner failure, in the form of the "Fire 2" jet.[3]
Barnes introduced the distinctive zig-zag envelope to reduce fabric waste and the use of glossy, heat resistant polyester instead of nylon for envelopes. This material choice resulted in a higher maximum envelope temperature of 300 degrees Fahrenheit.[3] [4] Barnes also designed a distinctive triangular basket to offer increased volume, tipping resistance and corner stowage of three fuel tanks. Barnes' most significant contribution was in drastically simplifying venting and deflation by inventing the parachute top. Later Barnes would invent the FlexNet Envelope, which prevented the possibility of envelope tears growing beyond a single panel. The type certificates issued to The Balloon Works are still the basis of the popular line of balloons produced by FireFly Balloons. Often, early balloons manufactured by the company are referred to as "Barnes" balloons, however this was never the actual company name. The company's name from 2000 on has been FireFly Balloons.[4]
Tracy Barnes is no longer directly involved with FireFly, instead he presently works on unmanned and advertising blimps through his company The Blimp Works.[4]
Among the characteristic design features of FireFly balloons are:
Triangular baskets[4] [5] Zig-zag (or chevron) patterned envelope gores[4] [6] Toggle and loop envelope fasteners[3] maXflite silicone coated rip-stop Nylon is now used in envelopes,[6] Polyester was used in older systems.[3] [4] Bulbous gores[4]
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CHARLES J. MCCARTHY of Vought acft manufacturer Also in 1931, pilot James G. Ray landed an autogiro on the south lawn of the White House. Harold F. Pitcairn, the pilot, and three other company members of the Pitcairn-Cierva Autogiro Company were present to receive the Collier Trophy for their development of the autogyro.[5]
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In 1987 British entrepreneur Richard Branson and Swedish aeronaut Per Lindstrand, aboard the Virgin Atlantic Flyer, made the first transatlantic flight in a hot-air balloon. And in 1991, aboard the Otsuka Flyer, they made the first transpacific flight in a hot-air balloon. In 1984 American aviator Joseph W. Kittinger, aboard the helium-filled Rosie O’Grady’s Balloon of Peace, made the first solo transatlantic balloon flight. In 1995 American adventurer Steve Fossett, aboard the helium-filled Solo Challenger, made the first solo transpacific balloon flight.
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Manned high-altitude balloons were used from the 1930s to 1960s for research and in seeking flight altitude records.[5] Notable manned high altitude balloon flights include three records set for highest skydive, the first set by Joseph Kittinger in 1960 at 31,300m for Project Excelsior, followed by Felix Baumgartner in 2012 at 38,969m for Red Bull Stratos and most recently Alan Eustace in 2014 at 41,419m.
America's Challenge Gas Ballon Race Don Cameron is one of the few aeronauts to be awarded the Harmon Trophy.
The America's Challenge Gas Ballon Race was founded by the Balloon Fiesta in 1995 through the vision and efforts of Mark Sullivan, former Balloon Fiesta president and recipient of the Montgolfier Diplome, one of ballooning's highest honors. Sullivan saw the need for America to be identified with the world's most prestigious ballooning sport. We are proud to provide a showcase in the United States to share the adventure and spectacle of gas ballooning.
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1958 Collier Trophy Neil Burgess and Gerhard Neumann of General Electric Co for development of the J79 engine; Maj Howard C Johnson, USAF, for world landplane altitude record; Capt Walter W Irwin, USAF, for world landplane speed record.
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- ^ a b MIKE JERRAM (July 15, 1993). "Obituary: Fred Weick". The Independent. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
- ^ Lambert, Bruce (July 11, 1993). "Fred Weick, 93, Dies in Florida - Was Pioneer in Airplane Design". The New York Times. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
- ^ "Collier Trophy Award Made". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. June 8, 1930. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "HISTORY OF SOLAR BALLOONING". aerocene.org. Aerocene. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Ray Lands Autogiro at the White House – Aircraft Drops on Lawn for Presentation of Collier Trophy to Its Maker – Hoover Extols Its Design – Tells Pitcairn and Associates, Honored in Ceremony, Craft is Great Achievement – Wright Agrees to Fly It – Then Pilot Takes Off in "Windmill" Plane from 100 by 300 Foot Plot on the Grounds". New York Times. April 23, 1931. p. 27. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ^ "A Man Driven to Extremes". LAtimes.com. LATimes. Retrieved June 9, 2020.