Flying Boat Test For Navy.

New York Times 100 years ago today, December 1, 1912:
Curtiss Type for Air Launching from Battleships Successfully Tried.
Special to The New York Times.
    BATH, N. Y., Nov. 30.— The final test of the "flying boat," or new type of aeroplane built by Glenn H. Curtiss for the United States Government, was witnessed at the Curtiss Aviation Station in Hammondsport this afternoon by Lieut. T. G. Ellison, chief aeroplane operator for the Navy Department. The machine is specially designed for use by the navy, and is to be launched into the air by being hurled from a catapult on the deck of a battleship.
    The flying boat fulfilled all requirements, attaining a speed of 59.5 miles an hour, carrying an operator with 200 pounds added weight. Special types of this hydroaeroplane have been accepted by the Government for use both by the army and navy.