Crazymainers US Navy Quiz

before that… before he flew over water…

CC,

You got me on that, don’t have the article near by.

Cheers Crazymainer

before that… before he flew over water…

BUT what did Lt Ellyson do before he flew the A1????

CC,

He learn on Glenn Curtis other Triad I read a real nice write up on Lt.Ellyson in Naval Air sometime back. One of the truely forgotten Early Pioneering Pilots.

Cheers Crazymainer

1911, http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~dav4is/people/CURT599.htm

flown by Lt. T.G.Ellyson, http://www.faa.gov/education/wright/bharris.doc

BUT what did Lt Ellyson do before he flew the A1????

Check out more pictures of the A1…
http://www.glennhcurtiss.com/id30.htm

Ok Guys,

Since everyone was so close here is what it is.

The plane is the Curtis A-1 Triad Hydroaeroplane. The photo is of the plane on its first official run for the Navy. This was the first plane that the US Navy ever had.

Cheers Crazymainer

Here’s my guess…..

Curtiss type D III, the IV had a passenger seat…

This was the military version of the hydroaeroplane, as Curtiss called it…

The civilian version had twin floats…

http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero/aircraft/curtiss_diii.htm

First pictures is probably Curtiss typ D. Cheers Jarda

Hey Stormbird,

Very good you get #2 and #5

#2 is the first navy Flying Bomb it was build by The Dayton Aircraft Company.

Now for the first one here are some hints

The Plane is a Curtis the photo was taken on Lake Keuka and yes its a Triad

Cheers Crazymainer

Need anymore info

Last one is, The Bell Model 61, Designed to provide the US Navy with a package combining both Hunting and killing parts for ASW role, HSL-1s did not last very long in service, First Sqd to have them was HU-1, Because Korean War ended Royal Navy did not get theres, Production ended after only 50 were built, Cheers Rob 🙂 , Tally Ho! Phil. :diablo:

Kettering?

Ok, Number 2, Is a Doodlebug, US Navy counterpart of the Bug, A autopilot-controlled aircraft tested by Sperry Gyroscope Company, But my pic does not give aircraft type?(poss built by Sperry/Delco, Or at Dayton-Wright Company) Cheers Rob, Phil. :diablo:

Ok, Maybe a Curtiss biplane(Triad type, but that pics got wheels?) for number 1, As it looks similiar to the type, Eugene Ely landed on the US cruisers Birmingham 14 nov 1910, And USS Pennsylvania 18 Jan 1911., Cheers Rob, Phil. :diablo: (Looks to small for the Golden Flyer, But Glenn did chop and change a lot, had many Pontoons/Hydrofoils, float types.)

Dan,

You got the PN-9, but the other one is wrong right company wrong plane.

Cheers Crazymainer

Third one down is a Naval Aircraft Factory P-9-1 Flying Boat.

Top one a Top one a Curtiss AH3?

Dan

OK Glenn

You get the first one, that was the easy one

Cheers Crazymainer

The only one I know is No.4, the Martin P4M Mercator.