Edward Bayard Heath

[3] Heath designed and built a series of aircraft starting in 1909 with a Bleriot-inspired monoplane.

His first flight was on 10 October 1909 in Amsterdam, New York, resulting in a broken landing gear.

On July 4, 1910, Heath made $500 in appearance fees and $200 in photograph revenues from his aircraft that flew a 3 feet above the ground.

[5] Heath died on February 1, 1931, in Maine Township, Cook County, Illinois.

[6] Heath's company was eventually purchased and after World War II, changed its product to kit electronics.

a Heath Parasol on display