| Curtiss GS | |
|---|---|
 The Curtiss GS-1 triplane | |
| General information | |
| Type | Navalscout float plane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company |
| Primary user | United States Navy |
| Number built | 6 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1918 |
| First flight | 1918 |
TheCurtiss GS aircraft were two types of similarscout aircraft designed and built by theCurtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the United States Navy.[1]
In 1917 the United States Navy ordered five scout aircraft from Curtiss, they were designated theGS for Gnome Scout, named for the French-built 100 hp (75 kW) Gnome rotary engine used to power the aircraft.[1] The GS was abiplane with a central float and a stabiliser float at each end of the lower wing.[1] The Navy ordered an additional aircraft as atriplane, which was designated theGS-1 and the original aircraft was retrospectively designated theGS-2.[1] Although they were delivered to the Navy in 1918 nothing further is known about the type, other than that the GS-1 was destroyed in a landing accident on 1 April 1918.[2]
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