Curtiss GS

The Curtiss GS aircraft were two types of similar scout aircraft designed and built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the United States Navy.[1]

Curtiss GS
The Curtiss GS-1 triplane
Role Naval scout float plane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
First flight 1918
Introduction 1918
Primary user United States Navy
Number built 6

Design and development

In 1917 the United States Navy ordered five scout aircraft from Curtiss, they were designated the GS for Gnome Scout, named for the French-built 100 hp (75 kW) Gnome rotary engine used to power the aircraft.[1] The GS was a biplane with a central float and a stabiliser float at each end of the lower wing.[1] The Navy ordered an additional aircraft as a triplane, which was designated the GS-1 and the original aircraft was retrospectively designated the GS-2.[1] Although they were delivered to the Navy in 1918 nothing further is known about the type, other than that the GS-1 was destroyed in a landing accident on 1 April 1918.[2]

Variants
GS-1
Triplane scout floatplane, one built.[3]
GS-2
Biplane scout floatplane, five built.[3]

Operators
 United States

See also

Related lists

References

Citations
  1. Orbis 1985, p. 1218
  2. "American airplanes - Curtiss # to J". www.aerofiles.com. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  3. Andrade 1979, p. 24

Bibliography
  • Andrade, John (1979). U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 0-904597-22-9.
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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