Glenn Curtis was an American motorcycle designer, racer, and aviation pioneer. Some of his accomplishments include:
- Becoming the American motorcycle champion in 1903.
- Setting the unofficial one-mile motorcycle land speed record of 64 mph in 1903.
- Inventing the handlebar throttle control in 1904.
- Setting the world motorcycle land speed record of 136 mph in 1907.
- Winning the first international air speed record with 47 mph in 1909.
- Becoming the first licensed aircraft manufacturer in the U.S. in 1909.
2. 1. Who’s Timeline ?
• 1901 Motorcycle designer and racer
• 1903 American motorcycle champion
• 1903 Unofficial one-mile motorcycle land speed
record 64 mph (103 km/h) on Hercules V8 at Yonkers,
New York
• 1904 Invented handlebar throttle control
• 1907 Set world motorcycle land speed record at
136.36 mph (219.45 km/h) in his V8 motorcycle
in Ormond Beach, Florida
• 1908 Lead designer and pilot of "June Bug“
• 1909 Won first international air speed record with
46.5 mph (74.8 km/h) in Rheims,France
• 1909 First U.S. licensed aircraft manufacturer.
6. 3.
The X was based on the Morris Oxford Series III and
was in production from 1958 . It underwent very little
modification throughout the years and was
considered one of the most advance design of that
time. It’s origins can be traced back to the Ys who
wanted a car to replace the Morris Oxford Series II.
Later Z Motor company started manufacturing it, Z
was owned by the Y group.
ID X , Y and Z
8. 4.
The Mahindra X, previously REVA NXR, is
an urban electric car hatchback manufactured
by Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles. The X is
the REVA G-Wiz successor and was developed
using REVA's technology, and has a range of
100 km (62 mi). The company expects Delhi to
become the biggest market for the X because
the city offers a 29% subsidy for the purchase of
electric cars. The company has already set up
over 250 charging stations in various cities, with
95 in Delhi and over 100 in Bangalore.
11. 5.
The legacy of weapons manufacture is reflected in the logo, a
cannon. Use of the brand X name was licensed by The Crown in
1890. The original Redditch, Worcestershire based company was
sold to Norton-Villiers-Triumph (NVT) in 1968.
X produced bicycles at its Redditch factory until it closed in early
1967. The company's last new bicycle was the 'Revelation' small
wheeler, which was released in 1965. Production of motorcycles
ceased in 1970 and the company was dissolved in 1971.
X of India started Manufacturing Y motorcycles since 1962. In
1995 Eicher Motors Limited bought the license to use the X
name and still produces the Y making it the bike with the longest
production period.
13. 6.
It is widely believed that the initials GP for
General Purpose or Government Purpose
was slurred into the word Jeep, which we
now know to be the Automobile Company.
Likewise HMMWV standing for High-
Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle
was slurred into what word ?
32. Race Drivers / Moto GP or F1 Drivers
• The Doctor – Valentino Rossi
• Button – Jenson Button
• Bata – Shoe Makers – Michael Schumacher
• W.D Hamilton – Lewis Hamilton
• Stoners – Casey Stoner
38. 3.
During World War I Airplanes with the then newly
developed Internal Combustion Engines were used. It
used a common Lubricant which caused a lot of
emissions and made for a horrible experience for the
pilots.
What was this Lubricant who’s name was later
incorporated as the name of a now Petrochemical Giant
in the field of automobiles.
40. 4.
Project Titan was recently started by a
company to enter into the automotive
Electric Vehicle segment.
This move was criticized by many as the
company has no experience in
Automobiles at all.
Which Company ?
42. 5 . ID X and the Movie
• The time machine is electrical but requires a nuclear reaction
via plutonium to generate the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity
needed.
• The Mr. Fusion model fusion generator uses garbage as fuel
and is installed in place of the nuclear reactor from the Doc's
first journey to 2015, when he also has the hover conversion
installed.
• The X’s fuel line is damaged, this doesn't affect Mr. Fusion
which "only powers the time circuits and the flux capacitor,
but the internal combustion engine runs on ordinary gasoline;
it always has." Doc attempts to use alcohol in place of gasoline
after the fuel line is patched, this has the effect of destroying
the X’s fuel injection manifold.
44. 6.
“The Maharaja of Alwar went to England to order a X
and was insulted by the salesman because he did not
look Rich enough. Enraged he bought all 7 of the Xs and
had them delivered to India by that particular
salesman. Back home, he sent Xs around Alwar city to
collect garbage. When news got out, the CEO of X came
tearing down, apologised to the Maharaja. The X's
garbage rounds stopped, but the Maharaja refused to
step into an/a X till the end, using a French car instead.”
ID X
47. 1.
On most two-cylinder engines, one spark plug fires on one
revolution of the crankshaft, and the other fires on the second
revolution. This produces a smooth, regular beat.
In a Y engine, both spark plugs fire nearly simultaneously
followed by a brief pause after the second fire. The effect is a
syncopated sound. This is a result of the engine's design, which is
in the shape of a "V.“ This sound was called the X sound and Y
tried to trademark this noise but later failed.
ID X and Y