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With the "Bullet" at Hempstead, L.I. [[Strikethrough]] After subsequent ground testing and trial hops Gallaudet attempted his first [[?]] flight on July 25th at Westbury Field, L.I.  If [[/strikethrough]] If he could demonstrate satisfactory operation at over 100 m.p.h. the Aero Club was to pay him $10,000 and enter the plane in the race. At Westbury Field, Long Island, on July 25 about 5 am, he took off after a very short run and the plane climbed at an alarming rate to about 400 ft. before Gallaudet was able to level out. [[strikethrough]] at all. [[/strikethrough]] 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 is believed the plane was making well over 100 m.p.h. at the time.  In late August Gallaudet did some flying on a French Gnome-engined Nieuport monoplane at Hempstead, Long Island.  He had [[strikethrough]] great [[/strikethrough]] high praise for these machines and [[strikethrough]] loved to [[/strikethrough]] 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 tractor 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-planed fuselages and [[strikethrough]] pronounced [[/strikethrough]] back-swept wings.  [[strikethrough]] It was [[/strikethrough]] They were very stable, handled well in flight and [[strikethrough]] was [[/strikethrough[[ were considered to be [[strikethrough]] one of [[/strikethrough]] among the most advanced planes yet produced in the United States.  Tex Millman flew these planes actively at Hempstead, Long Island, in 1915. [[strikethrough]] for the Gallaudet Company. [[/strikethrough]]  That summer they installed as second seat, dual controls and larger wings, and started training a class of students.  Some flying was done that year with the [[strikethrough]] with the United States built [[/strikethrough]] 90 h.p. Gyro [[strikethrough]] engine installed in these planes. [[/strikethrough]] 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 [[strikethrough]] founder [[/strikethrough]] 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 pro-