Name
Position
Information
Beech, Walter
President Curtiss Wright Airplane Company
Child, Lloyd
Test pilot Curtiss Wright
Copeland, George
Curtiss Wright Junior Researcher
Very active researcher in the 1950’s and beyond. Much of my research come from his archives.
Binns, Dave
Airshow performer in the Junior
Jones, D. L.
Test Pilot/President Curtiss Wright
Ladwig, Harold
Airshow performer in the Junior
Ladwig, Jim
Curtiss Wright Junior Researcher
Very active researcher in the 1950’s and beyond. Much of my research come from his archives.
Pressler, Dorthy
Pilot
On August 4, 1931, Pressler and Capt. Bill Bleakley tested a new Curtiss-Wright Junior to determine the airplane’s altitude capability. She flew around cloud formations, which boosted the craft for two hours and fifteen minutes, reached a height of 16,091 feet, and broke the previous record of approximately 15,000 feet for light-altitude airplanes weighing less than a thousand pounds. After landing, she discovered that because the India ink used in the barograph had frozen, her record was unofficial.
Piasecki, Frank
Designer of the Piasecki PV-2 helicopter
Frank built the PV-2 using the fuselage of a Curtiss Wright Junior
White, Karl
Designer of the Curtiss Wright CW 1 Junior