In 1974 Cole and Rita went to France where they spent long days photographing, measuring and making drawings of the aircraft in the Musée De L’Air.  During that winter the Deperdussin was reproduced in Florida.  It is a copy of the model that held both the world land and seaplane records in 1913.  Deperdussin aircraft were the first aircraft to exceed 100 mph and with a twin row 160 Gnome rotary the Deperdussin reached a top speed of 130 mph.  Slow and high-speed taxi tests have been made with our reproduction, but the aircraft has not been flown.