ROAD TO WINGS & WHEELS

Part One | James H. Smellie, Tank & The Hammondsport Boys

Before the motorcycles. Before the airplanes.

Before the world knew his name.

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PartTwo |THE FASTEST MAN ON EARTH

From a bicycle shop in Hammondsport to motorcycle manufacturing—and 136 miles per hour on a Florida beach.

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Part Three | G.H. AND THE AUTOMOBILE

Four wheels, aviation engines, a flying car—and another machine Glenn Curtiss couldn't resist reimagining.

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Part Four | FROM WHEELS TO WINGS

Glenn Curtiss, the AEA, and the Moment Everything Left the Ground

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Part Five | WHEN THE NAVY CAME TO HAMMONDSPORT

The Village That Helped Teach America’s Navy to Fly

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Part Six | KEUKA LAKE: AN EARLY LABORATORY OF NAVAL AVIATION

Where Seaplanes Learned to Conquer the Water

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FINALE | WINGS & WHEELS: A HOMECOMING FOR HISTORY

For a Little While, Walk in Glenn Curtiss’ Footsteps

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