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St. Louis, Missouri, for New York, where he landed on August 25th, a flight of 1,073 miles. James V. Martin flew a Burgess-Curtis "Baby" at the famed Chicago meet, August 12th to 20th, and about this time the company delivered their first Burgess-Wright F to the Army at College Park, Maryland. In September, Army Lieutenants H. H. Arnold and Milling flew Burgess-Wright planes at the Nassau Air meet from the 23rd through the 30th. Also at this meet English pilot, Tom Sopwith, flew a special Burgess-Wright plane with a French built 50 h.p. Gnome engine, the first time a rotary engine had ever been installed in a Wright-type airplane.

As might be expected, Burgess had been wanting to mount an airplane on floats and start flying from the water. A[[strikethrough]]co[/strikethrough]]pplying their marine experience, the Company had a Burgess-Wright F twin-float hydroaeroplane ready for tests on October 28th. It was an immediate success and soon became their leading product. As 1911 ended, the Burgess Company and Curtis were well on their way to fame as airplane builders. In addition to his company administrative duties at this time, Curtis was also Mr. Burgess' constant engineering consultant.

During 1912 Curtis and Burgess designed and built several new airplanes in addition to their regular business activities. A special high-powered, high-speed race plane was built for a Chicago syndicate as a Gordon Bennett entry, but was not flown in the event due to a last minute dispute over who was going to fly it. A special twin-engine hydro biplane was produced as an entry in the Edwin Gould Competition, but, once again, did not compete because the event was withdrawn by the sponsor. This plane, which was successfully test-flown by Howard Gill, was the first twin-engined plane produced in the United States. They also began to build planes with enclosed fuselages to add to the protection of the operators. Later in 1912, they produced a number of single engine tractor hydro biplanes for military use. During the late summer, Curtis decided to become more proficient as a pilot. Although he had some limited

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