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he took off after a very short run and the plane climbed at an alarming rate to about 400 feet before Gallaudet was able to level out. As he did so it became very unstable, and suddenly dipped sideways and dove in, striking the ground on one wing, which probably saved his life. He was pulled from the wreckage badly hurt, but none of his injuries proved critical. It was believed the plane was making well over 100 m[[strikethrough]]p[[/strikethrough]]h[[strikethrough]] at the time. In late August Gallaudet did some flying on a French Gnome-engined Nieuport monoplane at Hempstead, Long Island. He had high praise for these machines and enjoyed flying them. After the smashup of the "Bullet" he rebuilt this plane on pontoons, with modifications, using the same 100 h.p. Gnome engine, and did some flying with it in Connecticut.

In 1913-1914 the company built a monoplane flying boat powered with a 110 h.p. Maximotor. Early in 1915 they brought out first the C-1 single seater [[strikethrough]]T[[strike-through]] tractor [[strikethrough]]b[[strike-through]] biplane with 50 h.p. Gnome engine, and later the C-2 with 100 h.p. Gnome engine. These planes were beautifully built, with natural-finish mahogany-planked fuselages and back-swept wings. They were very stable, handled well in flight and were considered to be among the most advanced planes yet produced in the United States. Tex Millman flew these planes actively at Hempstead, Long Island, in 1915. That summer they installed a second seat, dual controls and larger wings, and started training a class of students. Some flying was also done that year with the 90 h.p. Gyro which was an American rotary engine. The company was also advertising the Gallaudet Aero Varnish "Gas - Oil and Waterproof, fills and shrinks cloth."

In July, 1915, Gallaudet was a founding member of the newly formed American Society of Aeronautical Engineers in New York. In late August, company aviator Millman flew the 100 h.p. Gnome-engined dual control Gallaudet tractor at the Plattsburg Military Maneuvers, Plattsburg, New York, for a time, and while there taught a class of young officers. In 1915-1916 they brought out another very novel machine, the D-1, a twin-motored hydro biplane, using two 150 h.p. Duesenberg engines, geared to a single 4-blade pusher propeller revolving on a circular band

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