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Show SEVERE TESTS FOR NEW FLYER ! Weight Carrying, Altitude and Distance Flights to be Tried by the America. Hammondsport V Y . June 24 -The first successful trails of thp America, Am-erica, the aircraft In which Lieuten i ant John C Porte and Ceorge E A Hallett plan to fly across the Atlan tic ocean from Xew Foundland to Englaud, are to be followed bv a series of severe tests beginning today. to-day. Thp aeroplane will he shipped to St Johns early next month. After being reassembled at St Johns another an-other series of tests is to be made 1 i l es and the two pilots plan to start on ; I their perilous air vovage on or about July 15. 1 p Lieutenant Porte today planned to make weight te-t of the America and he probably will attempt an alM tude flight A distance flight also may be tried. hi |