Curtiss M

The Curtiss M flying boat was built to order for Raymond V. Morris, a Curtiss employee.

It featured swept-back, birdlike parasol wing and full-length, V-bottom wooden hull.

A single seater first flying in January 1914, it was the world’s first monoplane flying boat.

After unsatisfactory tests were performance was marginal, it was converted to a biplane layout at San Diego.

Engine: Curtiss O, 90hp
Wingspan: 34’0″
Length: 25’0″
Seats: 1

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