the burgess model i, also known as the "burgess i-scout" and the "coast defense hydroaeroplane", was a united states reconnaissance seaplane built for the aeronautical division, u.s. signal corps in 1913. it was of conventional wright model b design but with an engine mounted amidships in an enclosed fuselage, driving by chains two large pusher propellers mounted on the interplane struts. the undercarriage consisted of twin pontoons. the single example built, s.c. no. 17, was delivered to the army in january 1913 at the burgess company and curtis factory in massachusetts, then transported to florida to complete the training of two officers. after the assignment, it was disassembled and moved to the philippines in september 1913, where it was in and out of service several times before crashing into the sea near corregidor on january 12, 1915. it is notable as the first u.s. army aircraft to conduct two-way radio communication with the ground in december 1914.