As one of the oldest manufacturers of aircraft in the world, the company that produced the Curtiss airplane designs achieved the height of its success during both World Wars. Among the most famous models from Curtiss are the famous barnstormer The Jenny and the P-40 Flying Tigers.

The history of the airplane assembly line was a slow growth procedure, heavily aligned with the general maturation of the industry itself. From wartime necessity to the largest building in the world, the assembly lines for airplanes are dramatic human creations.