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Vice-President; D. S. Houghton, Secretary; and Albert Heinrich, Treasurer. Flying at the Field at that time were the Heinrich brothers, Harold Kantner, Sidney Beckwith, Lon Bonney, Fred Jacobs, George Schmitt, Charles Baysdorfer, Fred Hild, G. M. Bellanca, John Guy Gilpatric, George Puflea, Albert Jewell, John McCue, Carl Kuhl and others. Through the fall months, a program of flying events was held each weekend to bring out the crowds in an effort to advertise and promote aviation. During these events passenger carrying became popular, and the programs continued through Thanksgiving Day. 
The brothers were then busy building another new plane and early in 1915 they announced the Heinrich military biplane. This machine was designed and constructed to meet military requirements as there was a steadily increasing interest in possible government acceptance of aviation at that time. This new plane had a 35-foot span with staggered and slightly back-swept wings, tandem seating, with the forward seat wide enough for two persons, and dual control. A 110-horsepower Gyro Duplex Rotary engine was used and the plane carried fuel for four and one-half hours. Completed in March, 1915, the performance of the plane was beyond expectations, with good stability and excellent control through a speed range of 45 to 80 mph. An extensive flight test program was initiated and Albert was soon actively carrying passengers, including interested representatives of foreign governments. A New York City office had been established at 331 Madison Avenue. In April a tentative order for 25 of these planes was received from the British Government, but this was later cancelled when it became known they could not get delivery of the Gyro engines. 
For some time Albert made many endurance flights in all kinds of weather, some of two hours or more, to prove the ruggedness and safety of the plane in daily use. In late May Albert left on a trip to Italy in the interest of their business and J. Guy Gilpatric was employed to continue the flying schedule at Hempstead. During that period Gilpatric conducted a series of 

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