Curtiss Model F

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:armament none
gptkbp:cockpit open cockpit
gptkbp:constructionMaterial wood
fabric-covered wood
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:decommissioned 1916
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkbp:design gptkb:Glenn_Curtiss
early 1910s
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Curtiss_OX-5_V-8
gptkbp:enginePower 90 hp
gptkbp:firstFlight 1912
demonstration flights
gptkbp:headlights conventional tail
gptkbp:historicalContext pre-WWI aviation development
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early naval aviation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Curtiss Model F
gptkbp:influenced later floatplanes
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Curtiss_Model_D
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Curtiss_Model_H
gptkbp:landingGear float
gptkbp:legacy pioneering naval aircraft design
gptkbp:length 8.23 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Curtiss_Aeroplane_and_Motor_Company
gptkbp:maxSpeed 80 km/h
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 1,600 kg
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent first U.S. Navy floatplane
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Glenn_Curtiss
float design
gptkbp:numberBuilt approximately 100
gptkbp:operationalRole reconnaissance
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkbp:productionYears 1912-1914
gptkbp:propulsion 1
gptkbp:range 200 km
gptkbp:relatedModel gptkb:Curtiss_Model_E
gptkbp:retired 1916
gptkbp:role training aircraft
gptkbp:service_ceiling 1,500 m
gptkbp:services 1912-1916
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Curtiss_Model_H
biplane
gptkbp:takeoffDistance 150 m
200 m
gptkbp:type floatplane
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Curtiss_Model_F-1
gptkbp:weight 1,200 kg
gptkbp:wingArea 40.5 m²
gptkbp:wingspan 12.19 m