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Curtiss

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Cur·tiss  (kûrts), Glenn Hammond 1878-1930.
American aviation pioneer who developed the first airplane to complete a one-kilometer flight (1908), the first seaplane (1911), and the aileron (1911).
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Noun1.CurtissCurtiss - United States industrialist and aviation pioneer (1878-1930)
Glenn Curtiss, Glenn Hammond Curtiss


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