The 1911 Curtiss Model D (or frequently "Curtiss Pusher") is an early United States pusher aircraft with the engine and propeller behind the pilot's seat.

The pusher biplane design developed by Glenn H. Curtiss between 1909 and 1912 was among the most successful and important aircraft of the pioneer era. Not only did Curtiss produce these airplanes in large numbers, but numerous copies and variations were built by others.

In 1909, Glenn Curtiss contributed his Curtiss Pusher to this growing industry. The elaborately constructed plane captured the imagination of people worldwide. Unique design features of the bi-plane include positioning the propeller and revolutionary Curtiss OX-5 engine behind the pilot.

The 1911 Curtiss Model D (or frequently "Curtiss Pusher") was an early United States pusher aircraft with the engine and propeller behind the pilot’s seat. It was among the first aircraft in the world to be built in any quantity, all of which were produced by Curtiss during an era of trial-and-error development and equally important parallel ...

The Herring-Curtiss Pusher has both a front and a tail canard. The later “headless” version dispensed with the foreplane, as can be seen in the Pusher which hangs in the North Hangar. This unique 2-seat version was originally built by Dean Wilson and Jim Otey in Idaho to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first flight in that state.

The pusher biplane design developed by Glenn H. Curtiss between 1909 and 1912 was among the most successful and important aircraft of the pioneer era. Not only did Curtiss produce these airplanes in large numbers, but numerous copies and variations were built by others.

Like other Curtiss aircraft of the time, the Model D was a pusher, meaning the rear-mounted propeller "pushed" the aircraft. Designated Signal Corps Airplane No. 2, it was accepted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on April 27, 1911, one of five airplanes ordered by the Army that year.

Glenn Hammond Curtiss and the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company built the 1910 Pusher aircraft in Hammondsport, NY. Only one example of the aircraft was built, and it was also known as the Albany Flyer or the Hudson Flyer.

2022年9月8日 · Curtiss was focused on the use of small control surfaces put between the biplane's wings that moved in opposite directions. These miniature wings would be known as ailerons, and they went on to become aviation mainstays.

Model Ds were designated by type and/or name and were characterized by 51.2 hp water-cooled V8 pusher engine with a 7’ propeller (45-70mph), single rectangular tail rudder, ailerons mounted on the aft interplane struts, equidistant between the upper and lower wings.