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became the first [[strikethrough]] known application of [[/strikethrough]] person to apply ailerons hinged to the rear spars, [[strikethrough]] to [[/strikethrough]] forming part of the wing [[strikethrough]] when in flight [[/strikethrough]] and to make a successful flight with them.
   He continued his experiments, later moving operations to College Park flying field, where he formed the Christmas Aeroplane Company.  There he built other planes prior to World War 1. [[strikethough]]Christmas [[/strikethrough]] He applied for a patent on his aileron control and after many competitive conflicting claims involving control systems he finally received a basic U.S. Patent on the aileron in May, 1914.  This was upheld by the U.S. Court of Claims
    In April, 1912 the Christmas Aeroplane Company exhibited a new large 40-foot-span headless ^(no frontal elevator)^ pusher biplane at the New York  Aero Show held in Grand Central Palace.  It had swept-back wings, was designed to carry three [[strikethrough]] people [[/strikethrough]] persons and had a Farman-type four-wheel landing gear.  The show-model was  powered by a 7-cylinder 50 H.P. Gyro rotary [[strikethrough]]motor [[/strikethrough]] engine, but the plane was later flown at Mineola, Long Island with a 6-cylinder 75 H.P. Roberts engine [[strikethrough]]There the plane was flown some [[/strikethrough]] by both Christmas and C.G. Hadley.
    Reportedly Christmas did more flying at College Park in 1913 and had given up his medical practice to devote full time to aviation.
    As World War -1 was approaching, Christmas moved to New York where he joined a group of wealthy business men to promote aviation ventures; [[strikethrough]]and [[/strikethrough]] he became somewhat of ^an^ advisory head of the organization.  One of their moves was to purchase the Continental Aircraft Corporation from the owner, Louis L Kaess,  Continental had ^designed,^ built and flown a dual-control, pusher biplane ^ military trainer, powered ^ with a Hall-Scott engine,[[strikethrough]]which was designed as a military trainer.[[/strikethrough]] The plane had been engineered by the well-known [[strikethrough]] late[[/strikethrough]]] Early Bird Vincent Burnell.  Shortly after the purchase Christmas stopped further development of the Continental pusher and closed out the project.
    Christmas had great plans for a new' plane he was planning to call the "Bullet"-[[strikethrough]] and which [[/strikethrough]] He claimed that it would be years ahead of everything in the aero world.  Burnelli was not in accord but finally agreed to go ahead with [[strikethrough]] the design.[[/strikethrough]] it.  The company name was changed to he Cantilever Aero Company with an office at 1269 Broadway.  Christmas headed up the venture with Alfred McCurry as General Manager and Treasurer.
    The Christmas Bullet was a small strutless tractor biplane with full cantilever wings,[[strikethrough]] with [[/strikethrough]] the upper wing ^of^ 28-foot spa, the lower 12 feet.  The wings were
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