Curtiss HS

The Curtiss HS was a single-engined patrol flying boat built for the United States Navy during World War I. Large numbers were built from 1917 to 1919 with the type being used to carry out anti-submarine patrols from bases in France from June 1918. It remained in use with the US Navy until 1928 and was also widely used as a civil passenger and utility aircraft

replacement for the Curtiss HS-2L in 1923 had a 50 foot, 15 section wing.1
silver coin depict a Curtiss HS-2L aircraft and a cameo of Stuart Graham, and a 1994 $20 silver coin depict a Vickers Vedette aircraft and a cameo 2
1994 CANADA AVIATION $20 CURTISS HS-2L SILVER COIN Returns: Accepted within 7 days Buy It Now or Best Offer $89.3
Curtiss HS-2L Flying Boat Curtiss HS-2L Flying Boat 1922-1962 System1 - On March 20, 1922, following the reorganization 4
Curtiss HS-2L flying boat representationPilot C.5

Made by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company.

Curtiss HS-2L flying boat, at tree-top level from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia to Grand’Mère, Quebec.6
Curtiss HS-2L ushered in the era of bush flying in Canada. This 17-cent stamp shows a Curtiss HS-2L (G-CAOS) of the Ontario Provincial Air Service.7
Curtiss HS-2L which was the first metal hull flying-boat ever constructed in the US (1923); the Morro Castle II, can be recognized by its shorter lower wings.8
Curtiss HS-2L, courtesy of the Canadian National Aviation Museum, plate 12208.9
Six Curtiss HS-2L flying boats were borrowed from the Navy and began operation on March 24, 1920.10
Empty Weight Lb
4300
Wing Area Sqm
75
Eng 1 Type
Liberty 12 water-cooled V12 engine
Max Speed Mph
83
Ceiling Ft
5200
Eng 1 Kw
267
Span In
1
Gross Weight Lb
4632
Similar Aircraft
* Gallaudet D-4
Number Built
ca. 1
178
Crew
Two-three
Climb Rate Ftmin
230
Empty Weight Kg
1950
Gross Weight Kg
2917
Armament
1
2
Height In
7
Range Km
832
Endurance Min
30
Endurance H
4
Climb Rate Ms
1
Manufacturer
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Range Miles
517
First Flight
1917
Max Speed Kmh
133
Height Ft
14
Span Ft
74
Wing Area Sqft
803
Met Or Eng
eng
Span M
23
Length Ft
39
Height M
4
Ceiling M
1590
Eng 1 Hp
360
Eng 1 Number
1
Related
*Naval Aircraft Factory PT
Length In
Length M
12
Category
Curtiss aircraft
Pusher aircraft
Seaplanes and flying boats
United States patrol aircraft 1910-1919

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