Curtiss Model J
Glenn Curtiss hired Thomas from the Sopwith Aviation Company while on a trip to London, England.[3] In February 1914, after a series of accidents with pusher aircraft, the U.S. Army held a meeting in San Diego expressing interest in tractor design aircraft such as the Model J[4][5] The Model J had the engine mounted on the nose of the aircraft with a tractor propeller and was covered with clear doped linen or cotton, with tandem seating and conventional landing gear with a tailskid.30 became the testing prototype for the JN, earning the title as the first "Jenny".At the time the entire United States military air fleet consisted of 23 aircraft.H. Le R. Muller reached a record altitude of 17,441 ft [10] Data from Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947[13]General characteristics Performance