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Curtiss continued the evolution of the pusher design with the development of the D-II (the Golden Flyer was considered the Model D) and the D-III, to which a second set of elevators were added to the rear in place of the fixed horizontal stabilizer formerly used on the D and D-II models. In 1911, Curtiss began to concentrate on the military market, selling three airplanes to the U.S. Curtiss Manufacturing Company delivered the firm's first airplane, a pusher design with elevators in the front, called the Golden Flyer, to the New York Aeronautical Society. Highlighted in this image is the wings of the Curtiss D-III Headless Pusher.
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Rather than drop out, Beachey continued to fly without the front elevator control and found that the aircraft performed better than before. While flying in a competition with a standard Curtiss D-III, Beachey hit a fence upon landing and destroyed the front elevator. The Curtiss D-III Headless Pusher resulted from an accident incurred by noted exhibition pilot, Lincoln Beachey. In 1911, Curtiss continued the evolution of the pusher design with the development of the D-II (the Golden Flyer was considered the Model D) and the D-III, to which a second set of elevators were added to the rear in place of the fixed horizontal stabilizer. View in Mirador Viewer Curtiss D-III Headless Pusher IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections.