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Bird Harold Kantner, and proved to be an excellent machine from the start. It was a fine looking 36-foot span, enclosed fuselage type biplane, powered by a 7-cylinder 80 H.P. Gyro rotary engine, and had a central skid-type landing gear. This plane was flown extensively through 1915 and demonstrated before various military and Government officials. There is evidence that a few of these planes were built and sold, but a substantial market did not materialise. 

After serving for three years Huntington resigned as Secretary and Chairman of the Technical Committee of the Aero Club of America in July, 1916 to become Vice-President and Consulting Engineer of the Atlantic Aircraft Company of New York. This firm had formed by Albert Heinrich and Inglis M. Uppercu to build a large twin-engine military-type biplane, with a factory at Nutley, New Jersey. This position did not work out and Huntington resigned from Atlantic as 1916 ended.

During 1917-1919 he was Vice-President and Chief Engineer of Southern Aircraft Company, then in 1920 became President and Manager of The Huntington Motor Company. From 1926 into 1928 he was Sales Manager and Assistant Treasurer of Bellanca Aircraft Company, New Castle, Delaware, then in 1928 he formed the Huntington  Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut, where he built two experimental planes intended for private flying.

He retired from aviation in 1931 and moved to Lynne, Connecticut to make his home. There Huntington passed away on November 17, 1968 at age 83. He was survived by a sister. He was a member of the Early Birds.

Flying Pioneer, Early Bird Howard Huntington devoted the major part of his active lifetime to aviation. While not noted as a pilot, he was well known for his talented engineering and administrative ability. In this capacity he contributed much toward the early history of American aviation development.

FROM THE
FLYING PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES
OF HAROLD E. MOREHOUSE