Edward Bayard Heath
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Edward Bayard Heath was an American
Aircraft engineer.
inspired monoplane. His first flight was on 10 October 1909 at Amsterdam New York resulting in a broken landing gear. On July 4, 1910 Heath made $500 in appearance fees and $200 in photogragh revenues from his aircraft that flew a scant 3 feet above the ground. In 1911 Heath went to work for Glen Curtiss in Hammondsport, New York
as a motorcycle mechanic, next to the Curtiss aircraft factory where he bult a second aircraft with Walter Eales making short aerial runs. After purchasing the Chicago based Bates Aeroplane Co in 1912, Heath founded the E.B. Heath Aerial Vehicle Co., later becoming the Heath Airplane Company. His company produced the Heath Feather and Heath Favorite after WWI, and later the popular Heath Parasol
series of aircraft powered with Henderson Motorcycle
engines.
Heath died in February 1931 in an aircraft accident testing a new low-wing aircraft design.
Heath's company was eventually purchased and after WWII, changed it's product to kit electronics. It still is in business as Heathkit
.
United States
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Aircraft engineer.
Early life
Heath designed and built a series of aircraft starting in 1909 with a BleriotBlériot
Blériot may refer to:* Louis Blériot, a French aviation pioneer* Blériot Aéronautique, an aircraft manufacturer founded by Louis Blériot...
inspired monoplane. His first flight was on 10 October 1909 at Amsterdam New York resulting in a broken landing gear. On July 4, 1910 Heath made $500 in appearance fees and $200 in photogragh revenues from his aircraft that flew a scant 3 feet above the ground. In 1911 Heath went to work for Glen Curtiss in Hammondsport, New York
Hammondsport, New York
Hammondsport is a village in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 731 at the 2000 census. The village is named after its founding father.The Village of Hammondsport is in the Town of Urbana and is northeast of Bath, New York....
as a motorcycle mechanic, next to the Curtiss aircraft factory where he bult a second aircraft with Walter Eales making short aerial runs. After purchasing the Chicago based Bates Aeroplane Co in 1912, Heath founded the E.B. Heath Aerial Vehicle Co., later becoming the Heath Airplane Company. His company produced the Heath Feather and Heath Favorite after WWI, and later the popular Heath Parasol
Heath Parasol
-See also:-References:* 1929 Flying and Glider Manual* Sport Flying Quarterly, Vol.9 No.7, 1975, pp 54-63.- External links :* * http://www.jimforeman.com/Stories/heath.htm The Heath Story* http://www.maam.org/aircraft/lna40.html LNA-4...
series of aircraft powered with Henderson Motorcycle
Henderson Motorcycle
Henderson produced 4-cylinder motorcycles from 1912 until 1931. They were the largest and fastest motorcycles of their time, and appealed to sport riders and police departments. Police favored them for traffic patrol because they were faster than anything on the roads...
engines.
Heath died in February 1931 in an aircraft accident testing a new low-wing aircraft design.
Heath's company was eventually purchased and after WWII, changed it's product to kit electronics. It still is in business as Heathkit
Heathkit
Heathkits were products of the Heath Company, Benton Harbor, Michigan. Their products included electronic test equipment, high fidelity home audio equipment, television receivers, amateur radio equipment, electronic ignition conversion modules for early model cars with point style ignitions, and...
.