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the company to exploit their work. Reportedly this was a monoplane on floats, and work was continued on it into the spring of 1911.

At this time the Wright Company established a flying school on Long Island, and Gallaudet arranged for instruction at once. He started his course about June 1st and was taught to fly by Wright instructor Al Welsh Model-B. In his class were George Beatty, William C. Beers and W. Redmond Cross. Gallaudet obtained his FAI license, No.32, dated July 15, 1911 at the Naussau Boulevard flying field on a school Wright. After completing his course he returned to Norwich and started conducting tests on their company machine. During late July and August he made some flights with it on the Thames River, at Gales Ferry, Conn. Following further work with their first plane, Gallaudet left in October for a trip abroad to study European aviation developments and methods of construction. While in France he took some flying lessons at the Nieuport School at Mourmelon France. He was too large and heavy a man to fly their small single-seater school airplane with an 18 h.p. 2 cyl. Darracq engine, so was allowed to use the larger 2 place Gnome-powered machine. After completing this course, including license tests, during November, he went to England to see their various aviation developments, remaining there during December. received French Nieuport license, No.706, dated January 8, 1912.

After returning to the United Stated he decided to build an advanced, high speed monoplane to enter the 1912 Gordon Bennett Race to be held that year. This unusual plane, which he called the "Bullet", was exhibited at the New York Aero Show in May the Grand Central Palace. It was carefully streamlined monoplane of 32 ft. span, [[strikethrough]]and was[[/strikethrough]] powered by a totally enclosed 14 cyl. 100 h.p. Gnome rotary engine mounted in the nose driving a long shaft extending to a 3-blade [[strikethrough]]mixmaster[[/strikethrough]] propeller on the tail end of the plane, [[strikethrough]] by a long shaft through the fuselage [[/strikethrough]]. The "Bullet" ^[[strikethrough]] showed [[/strikethrough]] embodied much originally and attracted constant attention [[strikethrough]] attracted much attention and displayed great originality [[/strikethrough]]. On May 30, 1912 Gallaudet submitted [[strikethrough]] offered[[/strikethrough]] this plane to the race Committee of the Aero Club of America as an entry for the Gordon-Bennett Race.

Following the Aircraft Show Gallaudet [[strikethrough]] reportedly [[/strikethrough]]started making straightaway hops