Mineola Field
Mineola Field was established as an air field by the Aeronautic Society of New York in 1910.
It had a large, 150' hangar and "soon became one of the most important American centers for aeronautical experimentation."[1]
Out on the Mineola field there is still an army of busy workers. In the Aeronautical Society's sheds Harry Eno, the Japanese, who during the past year has built and sold three Blériots and two Farmans, is now at work on a hydroaeroplane. The plane will somewhat resemble a Farman. The hydroplanes are 17 feet long and are the subject of a patent application. Eno recently delivered a biplane to E. C. Gillespie, of the Cornell Aero Club. [...]
At the old aero club end of the field preparations are being made by the Moisant Aviation School people to move their monoplanes and machinery to their new field over on Hempstead Plains. In Harry Harkness' hanger J. E. Kiley is assembling the biplane in which he flew at San Diego, last winter.[2]
References
- ↑ Joshua Stoff, Long Island Airports (2004), p. 16.
- ↑ "Mineola is the seat of Long Island activity", Aero, December 23, 1911, p. 235.
Publications referring to Mineola Field
- Suche, 1910, At the Mineola field (Simple title: At the Mineola field, Journal: Aeronautics (US))
- Harkness, 1911, Harry Harkness at Mineola (Simple title: Harry Harkness at Mineola, Journal: Aircraft)
- Hadley, 1911, C. O. Hadley flying at Mineola (Simple title: C. O. Hadley flying at Mineola, Journal: Aircraft)
