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Editor-in-Chief October 1998 Vol. 26, No. 10 Jack Cox Editor CONTENTS Henry G. Frautschy Managing Editor Golda Cox 1 Straight & LeveIlEspie "Butch" Joyce Contributing Editor John Underwood

2 AlC News Computer Graphic Specialists Nancy Hanson Olivia L. Phillip 3 Aeromail Pierre Kotze Staff Photographers Jim Koepnick LeeAnn Abrams 4 What Our Members Are Restoring! Ken Uchtenberg Mark Schaible

H. G. Frautschy Advertising/Editorial Assistant Isabelle Wiske 6 The Red BarnlWalt Kessler EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION, INC. 9 MTO Luscombe Fly-In! OFFICERS Gene Horseman President Vice-President Espie "Butch" Joyce George Daubner P.O. Box 35584 2448 Lough Lane 13 EAA AirVenture '98 Greensboro, NC 27425 Hartford. WI 53027 910/393-0344 414/673-5885 Secretary Treasurer Steve Nesse Charles Harris 21 Worthington Collection! 2OD9 Highland Ave. 7215 East 46th St. Albert Lea. MN 56007 Tulsa. OK 74145 John Underwood 507/373-1674 918/622-8400

25 Mystery PlanelH. G. Frautschy DIRECTORS 26 Pass It To BuckIBuck Hilbert John Berendt Gene Morris 7645 Echo Point Rd . 5936 Steve Court Cannon Falls. MN 55009 Roanoke, lX 76262 5071263-2414 817/491-9110 29 Welcome New Members Phil Coulson Robert C. "Bob" Brauer 28415 Springbrook Dr. 9345 S. Hoyne Lawton. MI 49065 30 Membership Information 616/624-<>490 Ch~~~~%~~m20 Joe Dickey John S. Copeland 55 Oakey Av. 1A Deacon Street 31 Classified Ads/Calendar Lawrenceburg. IN 47025 Northborough, MA 01532 812/537-9354 508/393-4775 Page 26 Dale A. Gustafson Stan GomOll 7724 Shady Hill Dr. 104290th Lane. NE Indianapolis. IN 46278 Minneapol~. MN 55434 317/293-4430 612/784-1172 FRONT COVER ... Steve Pitcairn. Bryn Athyn. PA flies his newly restored Pitcairn Robert Uckteig Jeannie Hili PA-8 Super Mailwing in the foreground while Mike Posey flies the recently com­ 1708 Bay Oaks Dr. P.O. Box 328 Harvard. IL 60033 pleted restoration of the Pitcairn PA-6 Sport Mailwing. Both airplanes were Albert Lea. MN 56007 ~ 507/373-2922 815/943-7205 judged Reserve Grand Champion Antiques at EAA AirVenture '98. EAA photo Dean Richardson Robert D. "Bob" Lumley by Jim Koepnick. shot with a Canon EOSl n equipped with an 80-200mm lens. 6701 Colony Dr. 1265 South 124th St. 1/125 sec . @ fll on Fuji Sensia 100 ASA slide film . EAA Cessna 210 plane flown Madison, WI 53717 Brookfield. WI 53005 .. by Bruce Moore. 608/833-1291 414/782-2633 BACK COVER ... "Early Morning Ops" is the title of this Jim Dietz masterwork done S.H_"Wes' Schmid Geoff Robison in oil on Masonite. Painted in 1985. it depicts a WW-I squadron of S.E.5·s as they 2359 Lefeber Avenue 1521 E. MacGregor Dr. are readied for a mission launched from a French country farm aerodrome. Wauwatosa. WI 53213 New Haven. IN 46774 414/771-1545 219/493-4724 This painting is one of 43 Dietz paintings on display this past June through Sep­ tember in the EAA Air Adventure Museum. Our thanks to all the artwork owners who lent their paintings for this display. DIRECTORS EMERITUS Copyright © 1998 by the EM Antique/Classic Division Inc. All rights reserved. Gene Chase E.E. "Buck" Hilbert VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-6943) is published and owned exclusively by the EM Antique/Classic Division. Inc. of the Experimental 2159 Cartton Rd. P.O. 8ox424 Aircraft Association and is published monthly at EM Aviation Center. 3000 Poberezny Rd., P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54903-3086. Oshkosh, WI 54904 Union. IL 60180 Periodicals Postage paid at Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901 and at additional mailing offices. The membership rate for EM Antique/Classic Division, 9201231-5002 815/923-4591 Inc. is $27.00 for current EM members for 12 month period of which $18.00 is for the publication of VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Membership is open to all who are interested in aviation. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to EM Antique/Classic Division, Inc., P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. FOREIGN AND APO ADDRESSES - Please allow at least two months for delivery of VINTAGE AIRPLANE to foreign and APO addresses via surface mail. ADVISORS ADVERTISING - Antique/Classic Division does not guarantee or endorse any product offered through the advertising. We invite constructive criticism and welcome any report of inferior merchandise oblained through our advertising so that corrective measures can be taken. SIeve Krog Roger Gomoll EDITORIAl POUCY: Readers are encouraged to submit stories and photographs. Policy opinions expressed in articles are solely those of Ihe 1002 Heather In. 321-1/2 S. Broadway Hartford. WI 53027 Apt. 3 authors. Responsibility for accuracy in reporting rests entirely with the contributor. No renumeration is made. 414/966-7627 Rochester. MN 55904 Material shculd be sent to: Editor, VINTAGE AIRPLANE, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. Phone 920/426-4800. 507288-2810 The words EM, ULTRAUGHT, FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM, SPORT AVIATION, FOR THE LOVE OF FLYING and the logos of EM, EM Alan Shackleton David BenneH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, EM ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION, INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB, WARBIRDS OF AMERICA are P.O. Box 656 403 Tanner Ct. ® registered trademarks. THE EM SKY SHOPPE and logos of the EM AVIATION FOUNDATION, EM ULTRAliGHT CONVENTION and Sugar Grove. IL 60554-0656 Roseville. CA 95678 EM Air Venture are trademarks of the above associations and their use by any person other than the above association is strictly prohibited. 630-466-4931 91&-782-7025 STRAIGHT & LEVEL

by ESPIE "BUTCH" JOYCE

somewhere else. "This only involves a on the airplane. small operation," etc., but what is small For our next trick, I decided we could to the doctor and to me are apparently just throw some fresh paint on the home two different things. place and move in there until we de­ Okay, figuring out the best time to cided where we want our next home. uring the Fall season, people get do this took a good deal ofthought. I'll This is just like throwing some paint on to enjoy the wonderful local fly­ do it just after the EAA Oshkosh Con­ an airplane - You don't want it to look D ins such as Brodhead, WI, vention and I will be ready to enjoy the bad, so I have to try and do it right. This Camden, SC, and others. It has always great Fall flying weather. home project has turned into a total in­ been one of my favorite times of the What turned out to be two-week re­ terior restoration, with new plumbing, year to go flying, with the crisp morn­ covery period actually was more like a wiring, kitchen, bathrooms, paint and ing air and beautiful skies we often see six-month recovery! It was like the other things that I didn't know you during this time ofyear. Why not wake annual inspection that never ends. I am could replace. How many aircraft up extra early and get in a hour offlying still recovering and almost back to nor­ restorations have just started out with, before heading offto the office? mal today. It is unbelievable how much "[ think I will replace the windshield." This past weekend the North Car­ punishment the lower area ofyour body Yep, been there, done that one too! In olina Department of Transportation takes, somewhat like the tail wheel on fact, I am writing this S&L on my lap­ once again sponsored the North my Luscombe. This all took place in the top computer while waiting for a coat of Carolina Coastal Air Tour. Last year, fall of 1997 and I made a promise to paint to dry enough so I can apply a sec­ because of a hurricane headed for the myself that I would never let this hap­ ond coat to the bathrooms. The exterior coast, the tour was canceled. It is very pen agam. work will be done after we have the in­ enjoyable, and you get to see some ter­ Now here' s a story that, for many of side completed and have moved in. I ritory you don't see during the rest of you, will have a familiar ring. hope to be moved in by October I, ' 98. the year, since you get cleared to fly After Christmas 1997, Norma and I [ will let you know next month if! make through some restricted airspace that started thinking about selling the Kern­ this deadline. you do not normally get to penetrate. ersville, NC house that we lived in. We There is an AIC Chapter 3 fly-dur­ I have not been too smart these past were told that the spring ofthe year was ing October. This past year in your couple of years about timing personal a good time to put your house on the "Vintage Airplane" magazine we have events so they would not interfere with market, soooo, the first of April '98 we tried to make each issue more safety fun flying around the country during did so. Guess what- the very first peo­ oriented with different articles in the the Fall. ple who looked at the house bought it. magazine, as well as conducting semi­ Lets see, last year my right foot was Of course this all happened the week nars during AirVenture Oshkosh and giving me a fit. I left one Friday after­ we were to leave for Sun 'n Fun '98. by word-of-mouth. It seems that this noon in the cabin Waco heading We returned from Sun 'n Fun after the effort may be paying off as the "no towards the AlC Chapter 3 Spring fly-in fly-in and started packing, not even brainer" accidents seem to be tapering at Roanoke Rapids, NC. The wind was knowing where we would be going. off somewhat. We have not had a hand really blowing and the ride was not Luckily, in the past I had built an apart­ propping accident for some time now, good. After about 15 min. of rudder ment in one end ofmy airplane hanger, so lets all just use good common sense work I decided to return the Waco back so we stored most of the stuff at my when using our aircraft. You'll be a to the hanger and put my foot up to rest. home place in Madison, NC which I safer pilot for doing so. Should you After this episode I decided to go talk to also had up for sale. Norma and I, with know someone out there who should the doctor about my problem. He told our two dogs, moved into the hanger. be a member, invite them to join up­ me that I had an inflamed nerve. No The Luscombe makes a nice towel rack we would love to have them as a kidding! Since I was on the receiving and when you are going to make a trip member. Lets all pull in the same di­ end ofthis nerve's signals, I was read­ in the airplane, you don't have to worry rection for the good of aviation. ing it loud and clear! Now, ifI wanted what time you need to be at the hanger! Remember we are better together, Join this nerve to be happy, the Doc told me Nothing good on television? Just step Us and Have It All! he would have to remove it and send it out into the hangar and go out and work Butch

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EDITOR, VINTAGE AIRPLANE I am writing in relation to a story in the May issue 1998, "Puppy Love." On seeing the pictures, I was disappointed that the tail number was not that of my first airplane, a Buhl "Bull Pup." My airplane had Goodyear Airwheels in­ stead ofthe larger wheels of the airplane pictured. Then when I read the rest of the story, there it was NC377Y. In 1938 I was a Private in the Army Air Corps at Mitchell Field on Long Is­ land, New York flying in Martin B-1 Os and later 8-18s as a radio operator. A friend also doing the same work had a pilot's license and bought the Pup and after flying it awhile, decided to step up to a Great Lakes Trainer so I bought the Pup from him with the agreement that I ated by Tom Murphy and had little traf­ then found an Army pilot who had an could use the Great Lakes to learn to fly fic most of the time. I think that "Wrong instructor rating and he kindly signed if I could find a rated instructor. I found Way Corrigan" had used this field at an me off as soloed. several at nearby Roosevelt Field and earlier date. On December 24, 1938 I It was only recently that an old pilot started my training. We hangared both was at the field early and had the Pup friend told me that the Pup had a bad planes at Fitzmaurice Field not far and the Great Lakes out of the hangar reputation while spinning. I never had away. It was a small grass field oper­ waiting for my instructor to arrive. Af­ any trouble with NC377Y. I had seen ter waiting about 45 minutes I the previous owner spin it safely so I decided to start up the Pup and taxi borrowed a parachute from my Army around for practice. Both planes had squadron and did as the book said and I no brakes and a tail skid. The Pup learned to recover from a three-turn was much easier to handle than the spin. It was a very forgiving little air­ Lakes and after several fast straight plane and I later tried other mild taxi runs I gave it full throttle and I aerobatics with it. It would snap roll could feel it wanted to fly, so we did. nicely but I had trouble with a simple I then practiced everything my in­ loop as it usually stalled out at the top structors had taught me in ten hours and then flip over and continue flying. I in the Lakes and felt quite confident am not trying to act like a hot aerobatic so when I saw Tom arrive at the field, pilot, but in those days anyone who I made my first landing. That turned flew managed to do simple aerobatics. I out pretty good so I made several received a Solo Pilot License at Roo­ more. I had paid my instructors $2.00 sevelt Field in March 1939. The inspector an hour, the going rate at the time, watched me fly around the field and and never saw any of them again. I make three landings and that was it. It put a nice low number on my present Commercial License. Later in 1939 af­ Chuck Adams' Buhl Pup in 1938 at ter I had logged about a hundred hours Fitzmaurice Field, Long Island, NY. The in the Pup I learned that the Army Air spinner was made from a kitchen funnel, and the nose cowling front was built Corps was accepting pilots for training form an aluminum dish pan. He flew it all - Continued on page 28­ winter, but it did run cold. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3 WHAT OUR. MEMBERS ARE RESTORING ------by H.G. Frautschy

FORMERL-4 Bert T. Okoniewski (EAA 79074, AlC 1913) of Shelby Township, MI has enjoyed his J-3 Cub for a long time ­ since 1962 to be exact! Acquired from a man who had to sell it to finance his daughter's wedding, he flew it until 1967, when he began to restore it. A former military L-4, the restoration was finished in 1969, and it now has over 3,800 hours on the airframe and Ceconite 101 fabric. Bert, who calls his plane a "Customized Antique-Warbird," has been flying for a while as well. He had his first dual flight in a Kinner powered Bird biplane December 3, 1937 at Hartung Airport in Roseville, MI.

WACORNF hauled Warner 165 which turns a Falcon prop. Unfortunately, the Warren Erickson (EAA 532276) of Edina, MN sent us these Falcon prop is no longer available in certified form, due to overly sharp photos of his 1930 Waco RNF, SIN 3308, a couple ofyears restrictive FAA requirements regarding the source of the wood ago. Restored in 1990, it has a pair of very nice metal wheel used in the manufacture of the prop. Warren sits in the cockpit of pants, and outstanding metal work surrounding the newly over­ the red and silver RNF at the Faribault, MN airport.

4 OCTOBER 1998 the vicinity of the Wright Brother's Memorial. It now has 150 hours on it since it was restored. When it was bought by Xavier, it had a number of interest­ ing modifications, including a rear cockpit enclosure, a 300 hp Lycoming, and a higher rear turtle deck to accommodate the cockpit mods. Xavier added the EAA and U.S. flag decals to honor the air­ plane's heritage. FRENCH-REGISTERED WACO UPF-7's The second airplane (left) is also a modified UPF-7, and is These two UPF-7's are of the only ones on the French reg­ flown in airshows in France. Registered as F-AZLC, it sports ister, and are owned by Xavier Canu (EAA 576934, A/C a 450 hp Pratt & Whitney R-985 engine and a three-bladed 28607) and his father. The darker photo ofF-AZJC was pre­ prop. A new engine mount, along with new flying wires and viously registered in the USA as NC29998. Before it was ailerons were also installed at the time of its recent restoration transported overseas, it was used as a sightseeing airplane in which included a snazzy airshow paint scheme. We'd bet it's the North Carolina Outer Banks region, flying tourists in a real crowd pleaser!

NEEDHAM'S NAVION Navions have one of the most loyal followings in the Vintage Airplane world, and Lloyd Needham (EAA 498508) and his wife are no exception. Purchased about 6 years ago, they've put in plenty of time doing the "Wax on, wax off' drill to keep the 1949 model Ryan looking good. They also had the 205 hp Continental overhauled, and had some structural work performed too. Recently re­ tired, Lloyd is looking forward to attending fly-ins and answering the many questions from the admiring fellow pilots and spectators.

"POOKY" This pretty J-3 is a Dave Henderson restoration, having gone from "tired workhorse" to "pampered pet" according to owner Martha Eney (EAA 580013, A /C 28864) of Lusby, MD. Martha learned to fly and soloed in this same airplane in 1982-83, and bought it later after someone else bent it in a landing accident. The Cub is now equipped with a Continental C-85-12 including a starter, generator and full electrical sys­ tem to power the radio and Mode C transponder. Martha says they've put over 54 hours on the Cub since bringing it home to their houx/hangar on a rural Maryland residential airpark.

Have you got a restoration you just finished, or one ject? Avoid writing on the back ofthe photo please, and you're still proud to call your own? Why not send us a slides are okay as well Here's the address: sharp, well-exposed photo ofyour pride andjoy, along with Editor, Vintage Airplane a note containing a few sentences telling us about your pro- P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54904-3086 VINTAGE AIRPLANE 5 THB 'R•• BARN A fictional story of discovery

by WALT KESSLER, AI C 6989

It stood out there all by itself. Acres rare, he had many offers but for some wanted to be poor, they heartily agreed of com and soybeans have since given reason refused them all. He just could­ to his demands. This was the depres­ way to bulldozers, lumber, concrete, n't part with it. sion era and money was scarce. paved roads and freshly built homes Storing it in the barn was his first Nothing was to happen to his beloved that all look alike. The barn sat on a thought but his concern with fire, and Travel Air. Why he never took it with crest and was the oldest building for high winds during the tornado season him to California remained a mystery. miles around. Its deep red and gray in Illinois was always a big worry. He built a small home near the ocean hues were muted now, weathered by Eventually Moses changed his mind in California, worked very hard and at the sun and the many seasons that and decided to store the Travel Air in the ripe old age of 83, Moses passed have passed. the barn, but only after taking some away. A very despondent and lonely A magnificent structure for its day, it special precautions. old man, he died leaving a vast fortune was built back around 1930. Built with His business interests grew and after to his family. heavy timber, its roof was double several trips to California (he also loved During his lifetime he had very few trussed and its floors were over an inch the ocean), he soon became a West close friends. From time to time when thick. Upon completion, it was painted Coast landowner and developer. he visited the Midwest, he would stop bam red with white trim. Its foundation Commuting back and forth from his by his old farm and after a brief visit of heavy stone and concrete would last home near Woodstock, Illinois to Hunt­ with his former wife, Anita, he would a lifetime. ington Beach got to be a chore for him. wander out to the barn and stay there Now, however, its days were num­ As the years passed he became quite for as long as three hours at a time. bered, or so most people thought. The cantankerous and made enemies of The neighbors spread rumors, his property had been owned by Moses some of his neighbors near his farm . children often peeked, but the doors to Ackeheimer and his family. Moses' He first bought several guard dogs and the bam were always sealed. No one granddad homesteaded the lush farm­ that didn't work out. He finally put up ever got in, to his knowledge anyway. land many years before. a barbed wire fence that surrounded his Anita had never remarried and she The bam was said to have contained farm, including his house and bam. and their only daughter, Priscilla, re­ an old biplane that was very rare. A He married Anita Hall and she bore mained living in the house. As they Travel Air 4-P, it was called. It was the him several sons and a daughter. Each grew older, the rest of the children all only one ever manufactured and came of his trips to the West Coast lasted moved away. Most ofthe land was sold from a long line offamous Travel Air air­ longer than the one before and as a re­ off except for an acre or so where the craft manufactured in Wichita, Kansas. sult he saw less and less of his growing ramshackle old house and barn re­ The Travel Air 4-P was built in 1929 family. The day of great decision fi­ mained. Rumors also persisted that a and Moses bought it direct from the fac­ nallyarrived. They divorced quietly. great deal of money was buried some­ tory and flew it home himself. He His lawyers settled the community where on the property. fought in the skies during WW -I, but property issue very generously in favor Suburbia had enveloped the area unfortunately not for long. He was shot of his family; however, one very im­ and young families with children in down in his Camel and sustained multi­ portant stipulation stood out. The bam buggies were everywhere. Each day ple bums that left the right side of his was to be maintained at all costs and the sounds of heavy construction face discolored and scarred for life. never entered, destroyed or tom down equipment moved closer to their home The injury also left him emotionally by any family member as long as and the old bam. Eventually developers distraught for years to come. Moses was alive. had moved in to build on all sides of After flying his beloved Travel Air Its contents were to be kept a family the Ackeheimer's property. There was for several years from his remote secret or hence a portion ofeach oftheir no place else to go. airstrip, he finally put it up for sale. As inheritance would be forfeited and One Sunday evening a long black a one-of-a-kind aircraft and extremely given to charity. As none of them vehicle arrived at the home and took 6 OCTOBER 1998 over the past 35 years and had a restora­ at the site of the old homestead. As he tion shop located near the Hawthorne neared the Woodstock area, he was Airport. He was an expert on deHavil­ amazed at the large sprawling suburban land aircraft, primarily the Tiger Moth communities. The housing tracts L and its predecessor, the Gypsy Moth. seemed to go on forever. He was currently restoring five Gypsy He tried to visualize what the area Moths, all at the same time. was once like. Open rolling farm fields Moses' will had declared that the for miles, rich black soil, uncluttered IravelAir 4-P would be sold for a $1.00 and unspoiled. Vast open prairies, he fee to a qualified individual who was an thought. Now it was suburbia, over­ experienced airorafi restorer. Ed Oark crowded with roads that couldn't handle surely would fit the bill. the traffic. Grid lock they call it; almost Ed paid $'100.00 for the trunk and like the city, he thought to himself. eyerything in it, then pushed it aside to As he turned a bend in the road he cornen ofbis shop. He thought-about took his foot off the accelerator and the n(!)tatioIbin the diary" but aftet 60 started to slow down. There standing year th~Ie is no . 31 . that1'he old bam before him completely out ofcontrast to contents over to Moses' executors and a would bring forth such a treasure as a the neat rows ofsmall frame houses sur­ close friend of Moses was called in to Travel Air 4-P. rounding it, was the barn and the shed some light on the trunk's contents. Several months passed by and one dilapidated old farm house. The home They all surmised that Moses must day Clark got a call from Moses' law the family had lived in for years looked have worn the goggles, helmet and firm. A few days later, after meeting as though it would fall over at any mo­ leather flying coat while in France dur­ with the attorneys, he walked out of ment. It was beyond gray in color and it ing the war. Reading the diary, they their office a stunned man. He was now looked as ifit was leaning a bit. Vacant discovered a notation of a 1929 Travel the owner ofa Travel Air 4-P. for over a year, some of the windows Air 4-P that was supposed to be stored Well, at least the bam shouldn't be were already shattered and broken. in Moses' bam back in Illinois. The en­ too hard to find, Ed thought to himself. "What was in the bam?," he thought try was dated July 2, 1932. He decided to fly to Illinois to investi­ to himself. "A truly rare aircraft? Most Moses' friend was not an aviation gate. After arriving at O'Hare Field, he likely nothing. After 60 years?" It expert, so he took the trunk and its con­ rented a car with and with the help of a looked old but also quite sturdy. "Bet­ tents to an acquaintance who was local rural map, headed northwest to­ ter than the house," he mused. "Aren't knowledgeable on the subject. His ward the Woodstock area. old airplanes supposed to be found in name was Ed Clark. He was to meet a man who repre­ barns? You hear stories like that from Clark had restored dozens ofaircraft sented the Ackeheimer estate in Illinois everyone," he wondered. "Although I

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 7 never talked to anyone firsthand, any­ warped the boards were that made up wings and red-orange fuselage stood way, who found a plane in a bam. You the floor. He got on his knees and with out brilliantly in the beam of his flash­ always hear about them, usually from his head bent down really close, he light. The aircraft sat on its axles, resting someone else." scanned the floor to see how level it on wooden blocks. The bright yellow He sat in his car thinking and waiting was. His eyes followed the floor line all tail section was hoisted up high on the for his acquaintance to arrive. Staring the way to the far wall. The floorboards sturdy metal jack. at the bam he thought, only a handful of were so warped and bent that at its cen­ He walked around to examine the people really know what might be in ter, the floor sank almost a foot, engine. It was an A.C.E. La I, which that bam. particularly around the clear glass object was a development of the earlier Jacobs The young man finally drove up and where the wood had started to rot away. and Fisher radial air-cooled engine. parked next to Clark's car. He was late. Picking up a small piece of discarded Eventually it would become the Jacobs After apologizing, he introduced himself. wood he had found, Ed began to tap engine which was very popular during His name was Mark. He reached back gently on the floorboards. It sounds hol­ the 1930s and later years. into his car and withdrew a large brown low under there, he thought. It suddenly He had done a little research on the envelope and handed it to Clark. These occurred to him, there was probably an­ Travel Air 4-P prior to his departing for were the final legal papers that gave other room beneath the bam! O'Hare Field. This engine looks brand Clark possession ofthe Travel Air 4-P. He began to scratch away the debris, new, he thought. He was overjoyed! Upon examining the contents, a key not really knowing what he was looking He couldn't take his eyes off his mag­ fell out. It was the key to the bam door for. After about ten minutes or so he fi­ nificent beauty. and Clark, picking it up, nervously turned nally found something. A rusted metal Finally he forced himself to look it over and over in his hand as he and ring attached firmly to the floor. At away, but just for a moment, to be sure Mark walked over to the bam. "It sure is first he thought the ring was for tying he wasn't imagining this incredible ex­ weather beaten," Clark exclaimed. down farm equipment. After clearing perience. He shined the beam of light It was built with eight inch by eight more dirt and debris away, rusty hinges once again on his rare beauty. inch wooden timber and was as sturdy appeared a few feet from the metal ring. The light from his flashlight stared at as the day it was constructed. Hesitat­ He couldn't believe it! He had discov­ one wall and its bright beam quickly re­ ing and a little nervous, Ed put the key ered what looked like a trapdoor. turned, as if shining into a mirror. He in the rusty old lock. After a few turns, Mark brought him a flashlight from walked to the wall and feeling it with he heard it click and the lock sprung his car and it took the strength of both his hands, discovered it was made of open. He slowly opened the door and men to pull back the aging wooden aluminum sheeting. He looked at the walked inside. He could feel the floor trapdoor. Shining the flashlight below, floor. It, too, was made of aluminum. beneath him give way a little. His knees he saw an old wooden ladder perched He looked up to the ceiling as his bright were shaking a bit too. The floor on the floor below him extending up­ beam caught sight of more gleaming creaked and groaned under the weight ward to the entrance of the trapdoor. metal, except for one area. It looked of each step that he took. Mark stood After carefully checking the strength like the ceiling had not been completed. outside, near the doorway. ofthe ladder with one foot, Clark slowly The ceiling was not very high. The Once inside, Clark slowly looked started to lower himself to the room be­ metal ceiling had to have been con­ around the building. It was empty. low. The flashlight, dangling from its structed after the Travel Air was lowered Cussing to himself about this wild goose wrist strap around his arm, was swing­ into the room. Whoever built the room chase, his eyes, opened wide now, ing beams of light back and forth into had not completed it, or maybe it was looked around for some tell-tale clue as the dark depths beneath him. built this way purposely. He also noticed to what to do next. He thought to him­ Upon reaching the floor, his light that the room was very cool and dry, like self, I traveled all this distance! For picked up the cleanliness of the room. an old-fashioned root cellar ofyears ago. what? I knew it! He was quite dis­ It was spotless and the floor was cov­ Where the ceiling was not covered gusted with himself. ered with metal. Like standing inside a with the aluminum sheeting it had The young man he had just met stood pristine fuselage of an old airliner, he started to sag. The rotted boards had in the doorway, his dark silhouette sur­ thought to himself. He brought up the warped and their weight had reached rounded by brilliant sunlight that filtered flashlight to waist level and slowly down to the vertical tail of the Travel through the doorway. As Clark slowly swung the beam around the large room. Air. The clear navigational light, and disgustingly retraced his footsteps It looked as it if was on a revolving mounted on the top of the tail, had pen­ leading back to the open door, some­ theatrical stage. First his light caught etrated and protruded upward through thing shiny on the floor caught his eye. the upper wing tip, then the lower wing the old rotted boards of the ceiling. The building was full of years of accu­ came into view. The flying wires and This was a tomb, he thought. His mulated fine dust and debris that had landing wires were next. He was ner­ prized Travel Air 4-P had been mummi­ filtered in through the tiny cracks and vous. The flashlight shook in his hand. fied these past 60 years in a tomb. crevices of the barn's wooden walls. Then, the full impact of it hit him. This "What did you find?" his young The object shined like a large glass mar­ mouth, dry from the dust above, opened friend from above yelled down to him. ble. It looked clear in color. He bent in shocked amazement. "A piece of history," Clark yelled over to pick it up but it wouldn't budge. His Travel Air 4-P sat there before back. "A piece ofhistory! " Clearing the fine dirt and rubble his very own eyes. Ed started to shake from around the object, he noticed how with excitement. Its bright yellow -Continued on page 29­

8 OCTOBER 1998 The SecondAnnuai MTO Luscombe Fly-In

by GENE HORSEMAN, photos by JERRY COX

The second annual MTO Luscombe made to get the airplanes under cover as As the hangar door touched down, the Fly-In at Mattoon, IL began on Friday, quickly as possible. Five empty " T" MTO Unicorn announced that another June 12 with a bang. Thunder, that is! hangars were filled and two airplanes Luscombe was in the pattern. Radio The weather had been nice for most of put in the smaller FBO hangar, with five contact was maintained, as as soon as the day, particularly from the west. The more put in the larger hangar. Some of the last Luscombe's prop stopped just weather word east of Indianapolis was the pilots had gone to the motel to check outside the hangar, the plane was moved socked in. in, but remaining willing hands swiftly inside so Mr. Robert Gustafson of By 4:00 p.m., 12 Luscombes had ar­ moved airplanes into the hangars. Auburn Hills, MI could step out, crisp rived but so had a line of thunderstorms As the weather worsened, two more and dry! After the storm passed over, passing overhead. The Coles County Luscombes landed and were hustled the sun came out and we were treated to Airport had set aside their large hangar into the big hangar with the occupants a beautiful double rainbow. just for the fly-in and the decision was still in them, as it was beginning to rain. How many fly-ins have you attended

Tuck safely away in the Central Illinois Air hangar and out of the wind, rain and hail, these eight Luscombes wait for the thunderstorms to pass.

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9 This beautiful Staggerwing Beech, registered to Lester M. Grotpeter of St. Louis, MO, gets a good going-over by these two youngsters.

Bob Kellogg of Louisville, KY was last year's Members Choice and Luscombe Enthusiasts Newsletter where all the aircraft were put inside to award winning airplane. allow bad weather to pass? All pi­ lots expressed their appreciation, particularly the ones who came back from the motel as quickly as possi­ ble to find their Luscombe had already been placed inside the wann and dry hangars. By noon on Saturday we had 25 Luscombes on the field and by mid­ afternoon there were 29. There were 2 T-8Fs, 3 ragwings one 8C and and the rest were made up of 8E and 8F models. The weather was sunny and breezy, but a perfect day for a fly-in. A judging panel went to work to pick out the best. An unusual treat for those who were aware of it was the appearance of a 92-year-old gentleman who had driven 50 miles just to see the Lus­ combes after reading about the fly-in in the local paper. Fly-in host Jerry Cox took him for a ride in his Lus­ combe and he was so enthused that he

10 OCTOBER 1998 The Luscombe of Phil Kruger, Indianapolis, IN is inspected by the spectators at the MTO Luscombe fly-In.

Carl Solze, 92 years old, is all buckled in and ready for takeoff in Jerry Cox's Luscombe came back on Sunday, but most of the November 1947 Bravo. aircraft had left for home. His name was Carl Solze, and he assured us that he will be at MTO '99 Luscombe Fly-in! We were also visited by a Beech Stag­ gerwing, Beech T -34, an Ercoupe, a Cessna 195 and a Blackhawk helicopter. After lunch, Jack Norris, a member of the EAA C.A.F.E. team and a member of the Voyager" 'round the world" team spoke to the group. His theme was how much progress science had made over our history. He touched on the Apollo space program and the Voyager and then covered power and drag on Luscombes and what was the most efficient speed and power. Jack has been a Luscombe owner for may years and knows of what he speaks. His talk was very interesting. Jack was followed by Rick Duck­ worth conducting the Luscombe forum. Many topics pertaining to Luscombe maintenance, parts and problems were discussed. Rick complimented the vol­ unteers and their work. Jerry Cox informed the group that the new Re­ naissance Luscombe was to be shown at the fly-in but it could not make it out of Maryland due to the weather. By this time the judges had finished

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11 their work and it was trophy time. The .---""""1IIr:-:-:--:-----_In:lI.....-:;:;:---= _ --=_--, The Luscombe SF, NS32B beautiful trophies were presented to : of Robert Gustafson of Auburn Hills, MI was cho­ Outstandin g SA we nt to N 116SK, sen as the Outstanding SF owned by Mark and Yvonne May of at the Second annual Chapmansboro, TN. Outstanding SE was MTO Luscombe fly-in. N11 76 owned by Chip Kepp oflndianapo­ lis, fN. Outstanding SF was NS32 owned by Robert Gustafson of Pontiac, ML Out­ standing T- SF was IS27B owned by Irwin Reeb of Belleville, IL. The members cho ice was SF N 1947B owned by Jerry Cox and Scott Rose. The Reserve Grand Champion was won by an SF, N1994B, owned by Jerry and Delores Adkisson of Tuscola, fl. Earl Prater of Hutchinson, KS garnered the Grand Champion award with T-SF -L N IS2SB. Earl also won a $50 check from Rick Reed of Central Illinois Air, the local FBO, for the longest di s­ The first one in this row tance flown to the fly-In. of Luscombes is the By now the weather was beginning to winner of the People's Choice Award. It belongs look a little bad, and some folks decided to Jerry Cox, and often to head home ahead of it. Sunday morn­ has a crowd around it ing it was raining and delayed some folks at each fly-in. from heading home, while the Grand Champion T- SF was held up by weather until Wednesday morning. This was a great fly-in, with good meals served by a local catering service The 1995 Grand Champion Luscombe T-SF-L belonging to Earl Prater of Hutchinson, KS. and local Lions Club. The hospitality and hard work of host Jerry Cox, airport man­ ager Shannon Youakim, the FBO and Rick Reed made this a very pleasurabl e event. We owe them a great big "Thank You! and we are all looking forward to next year's MTO Luscombe Fly-In at Co les County Airport, Mattoon, IL. The date is June 11-1 3, 1999. ....

Jack Norris talks about Zero Thrust Glide Testing on his Luscombe SF . Jack's presenta­ tion was very well attended by the fly-in pilots.

Jerry and Delores Adkisson's Luscombe SF was the MTO Luscombe fly-in Reserve Grand Champion.

12 OCTOBER 1998 VI EXCITEMENT AT

OSHKOSH-1998 ffA~ by H.G. FRAUTSCHY

(Right) Bill Rose's Fairchild 22C7D, flown here by Charles Spencer of Brookfield, cr, was picked as the Antique Bronze Age (1933-1941) Outstanding Open Cockpit Monoplane. Jim Koepnick

(Below) Bob Lumley's shirt made it easy for others to find the way to the annual fly-out to Shawano, WI. Jack McCarthy

(Below) Max Hartley of Ukia, CA went to school at the Curtiss-Wright Technical Institute at Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale, CA. While he was there, Max was able to work on what would become one of the most famous racers of its day, the Crosby CR-4 racer. He wit­ nessed its first flight, including the gear collapse at the end! Now part of the EAA Air Adventure Museum's collection, thanks to the generosity of Morton Lester, the Crosby (behind Max) is undergoing a cosmetic restoration for eventual display.

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13 Curtis Morris, age 6, is determined to get his rubber-powered P-51 in the air. Success! Curtis' mom and dad, Lorraine and Ken Morris, hail f rom Marengo, IL. They all flew up in mom's Beech Bonanza .

(Left and above) Jeff Whitesell (third from left, front row) and his Airliners Of America crew are thrilled to be at center stage just south of the announcer's stand at EAA AirVenture '98 with their beautiful Martin Four-O-Four.

Bob and Harold Armstrong (inset) brought and flew their 1946 Schweizer SGU-1-19 glider at EAA AirVenture. Presented a Bronze Lindy, the flight of the SGU-1-19 was the first time a vin­ tage glider has flown during the Convention. Ken Uchtenberg

14 OCTOBER 1998 (Above) Charlie Harris, Antique/classic Treasurer, also spends much of his t ime doing on-camera interviews of selected members about their projects. Here, Charlie spends a few moments with Mike Posey and Steve Pitcairn. Jack McCarthy

Finished in the very nice looking Air-Tech system, this is Chuck Andreas' 1943 N2S-2 Boeing Stearman, winner of the WW-II Era Outstanding Open Cockpit Biplane award.

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15 (Above) Dedicated pilots enjoy the peace and quiet of the south end of the flight line, which has its own showers and shuttle bus service to the end of the Tram line. While it's not all the way to FDL, the sheer size of the Vintage aircraft parking area at the Convention highlights the popularity of our favorite type of airplane. This very pretty Twin Navion is registered as a Temco D-16, SIN TN-9. Powered with a pair of Lycoming 0-320s, it's one of the Classic era's more rare airplanes. This one belongs to Jerry Yeister's Perf-A-Lawn company in Owensboro, KY. Ken Uchtenberg

(Left) The "Texaco Robin" is a 1929 edition of the airplane. A C-1 model, 82H was built to support record attempts and was spon­ sored by Texaco. Equipped with special equipment for aerial refueling, 82H and its sister ship, NR-81 H refueled the Buhl Air Sedan "Spokane Sun God" which set an endurance record for a non-stop flight from Spokane, WA to Long Island, NY and back, a round trip of over 7,200 record setting miles. John Bowden acquired the airplane in 1968. An extensive five-year restoration returned the Robin to service in 1974. He recently re­ restored the airplane, and accepted EAA's invitation to be one of the airplane's fea­ tured in the EAAlNBAA west ramp display of "the History of Corporate Aviation." Jim Koepnick Trish Dorlac briefs the new Flight Line Safety corps on the ins and outs of operating a Honda motor scooter.

(Above) The Contemporary Grand Champion, this is Doug Armstrong's Beech 18S, a 1959 model of the venerable twin. Doug's from Charlotte, NC. Jim Koepnick

(Below) The Antique/Classic Red barn is sur­ rounded by all sorts of activity, including the Past Grand Champions which face the main north-south road, and the forum/workshop and Type Club tents to the south. Jim Koepnick

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17 Twelve-year-old Eric Hawkins of Riverside, MI The Luscombe T-SF was one of the Classic era's best utility airplanes, and this attractive exam­ was visiting with his dad, Terry, and became ple was flown to the Convention by Brice Newberry and his partner in the airplane, Randy fascinated with the metal shaping demon­ Briscoe. Based in Kingfisher, OK, Brice and Randy are working on what they describe " as an even strations in the tent next to the AlC Red Barn. better restoration of another T-SF." Eric spent the better part of a day watching, Ken Uchtenberg learning and listening to the masters at the various processes available for creating com­ pound curves in metal, and he reveled in try­ ing it out with his own two hands. Many oth­ ers, both young and old alike, tried it as well. Be sure and stop by the tent next year!

(Right) This year's Classic judges were : (Back row, L-R) Steve Bender, Stan York, Carol Womack, Frank Bass, Larry Keitel, Carol Santone, John Swander, Nancy Gippner, Dan Knutson, Jerry Gippner, Joan Steinberger, Frank Moynahan. (Front Row, L-R) Clyde Bowgesis, Shy Smith, John Womack, Dean Richardson and Kevin Pratt. Jack McCarthy

(Below) Our Antique Judges were: (Back row, L-R) Gene Morris, Dave Morrow, Dave Clark, Da le Gustafson, Phil Coulson, Xen Motsinger. (Front row, L-R) John Ripkin, Bob Kitslaar, Steve Dawson, Don Coleman, Mike Shaver. Jack McCarthy

18 OCTOBER 1998 Delmar Benjamin and his Gee Bee replica have become a "must-have" act on the airshow cir­ Relaxing in his hammock after a busy morning, cuit, as he shows us what a R-1/R-2 can really do in the hands of a capable pilot. Bill Ricketts of Westminster, MO naps a little Ken Uchtenberg and takes in some of the afternoon airshow near the Theater in the Woods. Bill's voice is familiar to many of you- he's the yodeler who, over the P.A. system, wakes the late risers at 7 a.m. each morning of the Convention.

(Above) Restored by George Pappas in the early 1980s, this Grumman G-44 Widgeon is one of the rare ones, still powered by a pair of Ranger engines. It is now owned and cared for in White Salmon, WA by Lane W. Smith, his wife Betsy and their three daugh­ ters, Lacy, Amber and Kelly. Jim Koepnick

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19 (Above) This bright, original color scheme on an Aeronca 65-TL highlights the fact it was picked as the Bronze Age (1933­ 1941) Champion in the Antique category. Th is beauty was restored and is flown by Ron Englund of Springfield, OR. Jim Koepnick

(Right) The Vette Seaplane Base located on Lake Winnebago is fast becoming one of the most popular sites for relaxing and watching seaplanes come and go. Their corn roast exceeds all expectations every year, and sells out quickly! Team Husar

(Above) Lon Dienst of DeKalb, IL was p leased t o receive the Antique Outstanding Closed Cockpit monoplane award for his Fairchild 24W-40. Ken Uchtenberg

Continued Next Month... 20 OCTOBER 1998 The Worthington Collection

by JOHN UNDERWOOD (EAA 1989, AC 1653)

The Buhl Pup pictures on these pages lace Beery, Howard ~--~r------~r-~~~------~ ~ illustrate a chapter in Southern Califor­ Hughes and Pancho nia's aviation history. Here's the story: Barnes. I' ve scruti­ The Angelus Aero Corporation was nized the pictures undoubtedly looking for ways to generate and don't see a sin­ some publicity and, since this so rt of gle familiar face , thing had been tried before with unsatis­ except Le Boutil­ factory results (Dick Rankin was nearly lier' s. Anyway, Le killed doing the same thing with an Boutillier made two Aeronca C-2 in the vicinity of Portland, takeoffs in late OR) they decided to give it a try. Their August 1931. News Buhl Bull Pup demonstrator, NC352Y, stories appearing in was the choice, with Capt. Oliver C. Le "Popular Mechanix" Boutillier at the controls. and elsewhere made "Boots" Le Boutilier is best remem­ no mention of any bered for having had a ringside seat in a attempted landings 209 Squadron Sopwith Camel during one and it was probably of the most historic dogfights of all time; not until Mike Mur­ namely, the downing of Baron Manfred phy developed hi s Von Richthofen on 21 April 1918. Indeed, act five or six years "Boots" himself took part in the engage­ later, using a J-2 ment, the only American in the melee. Cub and a Plymouth He'd volunteered for service with the coupe, that it became British in 1916, scored six confirmed vic­ an air show routine. tories and logged 600 hours of wartime In addition to his flying. For that he was awarded the Dis­ having participated tinguished Flying Cross by none other in the undoing ofvon than Winston Churchill. Richtofen, "Boots" I guess Earl C. Anthony, the pioneer was a pIOneer Capt. Oliver C. " Boots" Le Boutillier with the Essex Terraplane and Los Angeles automobile distributor (and sky-writer with the Buhl Bull Pup at Van Nuys airport in August of 1931. The remaining later, T.V. station owner) thought it was a Skywriting Corp. of shots show the two takeoffs made by "Boots" with the Pup from the good idea too, so he contributed the Essex America, which wooden platform mounted on the Essex Terraplane. Terraplane car. The stage was the AAC's served clients na­ home base, Los Angeles Metropolitan tionwide with a fleet of SE-5 a's. He was for commercial ratings on B-25s. He re­ Airport, now known as Van Nuys Airport Charlie Le Vine's pilot for awhile, in tired in 1948 to found and run Las Vegas or VNY. In those days it was a fairly quiet 1927-28, and chief pilot for Aeromarine­ pharmaceutical company. place, well suited to filming stunt flying Klemm's west coast distributor when the NC352Y is still around. It belonged to by movie makers, which was an ongoing Angelus Aero Corporation acquired the the late Jerry Coigny (EAA 115709, NC activity. "Boots" himself flew in eighteen company. The AAC also distributed the 3459) in the late '30s, when Jerry was ap­ movies, including "Hell's Angels." Inland Sport in the Western States, but the pointed western sales rep by Don VNY's surroundings were largely un­ effects of the Great Depression were such Luscombe, who was just getting into pro­ der cultivation and would remain so for that there was a demand for but a single duction with the 50 hp Luscombe 8. Jerry the next decade or more. There was still unit and the business went under in 1933. got #4 and headed west with Lucy Rago, plenty of wide open space into the ' 50s, Le Boutillier became chief test pilot for leaving Don without a secretary. The Pup when it was fast becoming the busiest the Lockheed brothers, who were devel­ also had a cameo role in the movie general aviation airport on the planet oping a twin-engined executive aircraft, "Women of the Wind" (Warner Brothers, Ea rth . Hey, this was all before the EAA and continued to fly for movie-makers. In 1939). It is currently the property of Mel and developments at aSH. Anyway, I got 1937, he entered the employ of the De­ Evers, Elmira, OR who says he's warming some dual there in 1949 in a J-3 on tricy­ partment of Commerce, Bureau of to the idea of getting the Pup back on ac­ cle gear. Yes, a J-3 trike. At that time the Aeronautics, antecedent of the FAA, tive status. All it needs is a full measure of tower was not yet in use. where he was supervising inspector for TLC. VNY had quite a number of celebrated Colorado and Wyoming during the war. All in all, it must have been quite a day tenants in the early '30s, among then Wal­ After the war he qualified military pilots at VNY when these shots were taken!

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21 no. 123 (Left) Of course, this shot was heavily doc­ tored up for publicly use, including the Essex Terraplane logo on the door. None of the --- other pictures have been "doctored."

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22 OCTOBER 1998 BuhlllBull Pup" and Terra plane automobile atVan Nuys, CA., 1931

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EAA / Worthington no. 126

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23 AmeliaEarhart in LosAngeles -1932

Two days before the 1932 Olympics were held in Los An­ geles, and fresh from her late spring solo crossing of the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart was presented with the Distin­ guished Flying Cross by Charles Curtis, the Vice-President of the United States. Curtis is the man with the mustache stand­ ing next to A.E. as something is pinned to his chest, while Amelia looks away with a slightly bemused look on her face. In his speech, Curtiss quoted the citation issued by the 72nd Congress: " . . . displaying heroic courage and skill as a navi­ California, Jim Rolph, is present as well, wearing the black gator at the risk of her life" and continuing with "by which top hat. The Governor was a big fan of flying, and tried to get she became the first and only woman to cross the Atlantic the state to buy an airplane, which his son, Jim, Jr. could fly. ocean in a plane in solo flight." When that fell through, the elder Rolph hired Roscoe Turner Taking place on the steps of LA City Hall, the Governor of and others to fly him around on his statewide junkets. The Packards were used in the huge parade attended EAA / Worthinglonno. 111 by thousands, which apparently feted both Earhart and the Olympics - big as A.E. was in those days, it appears her medal presentation was only part of the much larger pre-Olympic celebration.

EAA / Worthinglon no. 108 24 OCTOBER 1998 Dr. Dennis Agin was kind October Mystery Plane enough to supply us with this month's Mystery Plane. We'll even give you a hint-it's from "over there." To be included in the January 1999 issue of Vintage Airplane, your answer needs to in to the Vintage Airplane office no later than November 25,1998. Send your Mystery Plane correspondence to: Vintage Mystery Plane, EAA P.O. Box 3086 Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086

Plenty of members sent in responses to the July Mystery Plane, a well known light plane whose heritage we still see today. Our thanks to Brian Becker of Farmington, NM for the photo. We're fortunate that out of the 22 an­ swers we received, a number of them were from people actively involved in Luscombe aircraft today, and one was there when the airplane was built. Let's hear from him fITSt: "Someone did agreat paintjob on a Luscombe tetyPlane Ninety to make it look like a Monocoupe! "[ wasfortunate to be part ofLuscombe's workforce when the prototype Model 4 was by H.G. Frautschy built. We in the sheet metal shop made some Ninety parts while doing Phantom parts. " mance caused Luscombe to drop the Model And from the other coast we here: Marty Eisenmann 4. The Model '50' became the Model8A with "The Mystery Airplane shown in the July EAA 395204, AIC 19474 the Continental 65 and the rest is history. 1998 issue of Vintage Airplane is the Lus­ Alta Loma, CA Many design features ofthe '90' were incor­combe 4 (Model 90), ATC 687 (6-25-38). From Pennsylvania we have this note: porated in the '50 '. Most notably thefuselage "The Model 90 (or Model 4) is a light, "July's MystelY is the Luscombe '90' or was very similar. This lovely antique is now all metalJor strength and durability, high­ Model 4. While not the oldest Luscombe, it is owned by Ron Price ofMenlo Park, CA and wing cabin monoplane with side-by-side the rarest, as it is the sole survivor ofthe jive is currently undergoing restoration. seating for two, powered by a 5-cylinder built in 193 7138. Fitted with a Warner 90 it "[ have the oldest Model 8 stillflying. SIN Warner 'Scarab Junior' radial engine rated was intended to be a simplified Phantom 5 turns 60 on August 10, and 1plan to start on at 90 hp at 2025 rpm at sea level. Max speed which was a complex, expensive airplane that the restoration after a jinal flight on that day." was published at 136 mph at sea level and simply didn 't have a market during the '30s. Yours truly, cruise at 120 at sea level. "The reason so few were built was that Chas. C. Forrester "Basically, it was a combination ofits the Model '50' was being built concurrently EAA 304493, AIC 12707 predecessor's wings, the famous Phantom, and its obvious qualities ofprice and perfor- Fairjield, PA and its much more famous offspring'sfuse­ lage, the Silva ire. The Model 4 's fuselage was a new design from which the Model 8 's Luscombe Ninety fuselage was developed. "Paraphrasing Jos. Juptner in u.s. Civil Aircrafi... 'Normally, the model 90 was much jim to fly, but you had better listen to what she was saying, or end up embarrassed. She scampered about with eagerness, and its - Continued on page 30­ Luscombe 4 "Ninety" SIN 402, manufactured in 1938. At the time the photo was taken the col­ ors were orange with white trim and numbers, and the engine is listed as a Kinner R., probably a Warner 90 . The shot was taken at San Mateo County airport on Sept. 2, 1956. Brian Baker Collection. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25 PaSSitto Buel{

before, and we took care of Leather jacket and a swimming suit-such is the uniform that with a ride in the Fleet of the well dressed biplane-on-floats pilot! 10. Not only did she get a seaplane ride, but she got it in a biplane on floats. Guess I should have started by E.E. "Buck" Hilbert this with the word that the Fleet is on floats . Thanks to EM #21 Ale #5 Sandy Brown, Edo, and Brian P.O. Box 424, Union, IL 60180 Van Wagnen and a few other pushers and shovers, we got it 01' Bucky came out of the shell ear­ going in time for the Splash­ lier this summer and attended two of his In,l and it was in Oshkosh as favorite fly-ins . The first was the Sea well, thanks to Brian's flying! Plane Splash in at Gaylord, Michigan's Trials and tribulations was Ostego Lake. Randy and Nancy Rhodes, the name of the game. There you know Randy if you get down to the seemed to be no end to the ex­ (Below) It floats! It f lies! What could be more beautiful than a biplane on floats? Vette Seaplane Base in Oshkosh during asperating chain of negatives. AirVenture (otherwise known as The newly overhauled engine Oshkosh) where he does a lot ofwork. is just fine, but getting a pro­ Randy and his wife put in a tremen­ peller to work was a chore. dous amount of effort organizing this We finally got all the shakes Splash-In every year. Ostego Lake is a and rattles out of the Hamilton great place for it too. The local airport is Standard ground adjustable just a mile of so north of the lake and prop, and got the blade pitch those who don't have "floaters" land to where it turns just short of there and car it over. the red line on takeoff. Bob Richardson, the executive Direc­ Brian Van Wagnen, the tor of the Seaplane Pilots Association head pusher and shover, couldn't make it this year, so he sent the fought the float installation, new coordinator for the association, Sue test flew it and then ferried it Sanders. Sue had never been on the water to the lake.

(Below) Brain Van Wagnen and Sue Sanders 10F on 1930 Edo 1835 floats, thanks to the efforts of Brain Van Wagnen in the Fleet for Sue's first Seaplane ride get a Isn't she pretty? bit of help from Randy Rhodes, the big cheese of the Ostego Splash-In .

26 OCTOBER 1998 I played the part of the rich play­ boy, and arrived at the lake in Frank Marzich's Widgeon. Frank delivered me to the Splash-In in style! Now (Above and Left) Here's Jerry Heykoop of THAT is the way to travel. Right White Lake, MI and his nice Aeronca Sedan on floats. I like his plane, but I didn't like his across Lake Michigan at 500 feet, tee-shirt until ... and splash down right on site with (Right) .. . he turned around! only about a hundred feet of water to wade through to get to the beach. I won't go into any further diatribe except to say it flew great. I fulfilled a WATCH OUT, SNOOPY! long time desire to see a Fleet on floats, What a lucky girl I was on June and it was wonderful! 12, when I was invited to take my Oh, the second fly-in this past fLTst seaplane ride in a Buck Hilbert's 1938 Fleet biplane. What an exhilarating spring? You ' ll have to wait until next experience-not one to ever be forgotten. month to hear about that! If ::e3t(ck '" I was busy setting up my insignia items in the SPA tent, when I heard the most fantastic engine roar that started out from the south as a low rumble, but when this "Baron" did its fly-by, I instantly roared out to Randy Rhodes, "That's it! That's Frank Marzich and his Grumman Widgeon it! That's my fLTSt ride, Randy" (In other words, "Fix it Randy, I would on Lake Otsego in Michigan. very much like my first seaplane ride in that fantastic flying ma­ chine!"). Randy's response was appropriate: "You've got it Sue!" Early that afternoon Randy introduced me to Brain Van Wagnen, who would be my pilot. As we taxied out onto Lake Otsego, I thought to myself "this is so cool, I feel like a seagull!" Although it felt a little bouncy up in the air, I was too intoxicated with excitement to feel the least bit nervous" as I looked out at the lay of the land and how beauti­ ful everything looks from above. Why do things look better from aloft? Is it the perspective we gain ofhow this part ofthe world looks? Perhaps. Whatever the reason, I hold a new perspective toward recre­ ation and work; in recreation one should recreate in planes more often; in work, perhaps there will be more rewards such as this! Although I did not look forward to the Fleet landing and ending this new experience for me, I still could not wait for this new sensa­ tion to landing a plane ON WATER! Brain brought he down easily and away we glided in toward shore. So this is how a seagull feels when her webbed feet glide onto the water ... Not only was I so fortunate to make my first seaplane ride in Buck's Fleet, but I was actually LUCKY enough to be invited to fly in two more planes. Later that evening I got to see a pretty sunset over the lake in a Cessna 185 (thank you, Steve), and on Sunday I got a ride with Tom Pletcher in his Lake amphibian, with jazz on the stereo flowing through my head(phones). In addition, we won the spot-landing contest that morning. As the SPA representative, it was my pleasure to participate and meet so many SPA members. A very special thank you to Bobbie Scribner and Nancy and Randy Rhodes for their help and assistance, and to Buck, Brian, Steve and Tom who made this weekend so spe­ The "seaplane way" off the shoreline has all sorts cial for me. Every time I look at my framed Seagull Certificate I'll be of water birds, from Lakes to Cessnas, with even a thinking of you. -Sue Sanders, SPA Coordinator Volmer Amphibian or two added to the mix. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27 AeroMail - Continued from page 3­ who were not college trained ,but could pass a written test. I decided to study for this and sold the Pup through an ad in Trade-A-Plane to a man from Florida, but I do not have his name. I hated to part with it but knew I could not concentrate on my studies with the airplane available. [ sold it for $350, just what I had paid for it and the only maintenance I had to do was to put in a set of valve guides in the three-cylinder Szekely engine. I did pass the Exam for Flying Cadet and started flight training at Love Field, Dallas in March 1940 flying in a PT-3 and graduated from Kelly Field in No­ vember ofthe same year. The Air Corps was growing very fast at that time and ished our 30 missions just before it was named a Howard vice-president in 1941. about 75 percent of our class of 40G changed to 35 and we were all home on were assigned to Randolph or Kelly Slim sold International F-17s as the leave when the war ended. I remained Field as instructors. I was very happy to agent for the Chicago area in 1929-30, in the Air Force until late 1946 and left be assigned to Kelly and flying AT -6s and had one or two for a while after In­ when I had a desk with my name on it and BC-I s instead of Basic trainers. Of ternational folded. It is possible that instead ofan airplane. course we all wanted to be fighter pi­ King chartered an F-17 on occasion, lots. After several years of instructing in After becoming a civilian I have before learning to fly. AT-6s I was transferred to Sebring, owned and flown about 18 different SIin1 sold King a Stinson SR, NC 13445, Florida for B-17 training with the hope airplanes and now have a Tri-Pacer that in 1933 and an SR5E, NC14591, in 1935. of going off to fight the war. Instead I has been converted to a traildragger Possibly others as well. was sent to Tennessee to train pilots in and an RV-4 that is ajoy to fly. I did Re: Robert Goodrich's picture B-17 and later B-24 bombers. Eventu­ not build it. (above): That is definitely the San Fran­ ally I was promoted and had an easy job You have my pern1ission to use any cisco World's Fair grounds, officially as Commanding Officer of a school or all of this story but I would like to the Panama-Pacific International Expo­ Squadron at Maxwell Field. Finally have the address of John W. Willmott sition of 1914 - 15.1t is almost certainly when the B-29 project started, Tleft the who wrote "Puppy Love." Beachey' s Little Looper, with all that Training Command to go to the 20th Sincerely, smoke pouring from the Gnome. Runups Air Force where high-time, four-engine Charles "Chuck" Adams were routinely done with the nose wheel pilots were needed. After training, EAA 243872, AlC 25555 in a hole. mostly in B-17s, we had enough B-29s Art Smith fulfilled Beachey's com­ Pine Plains, NY to fight the war. I was with the first mitments after he was killed [on Sunday, group of B-29s to fly missions from March 14, 1915 in his Taube monoplane] Saipan to Japan . Our crew was very FROM JOHN UNDERWOOD: using a similar Curtiss type but not Cur­ lucky in surviving 30 missions with a To answer Vic Smith's question, tiss-built. If a radiator is visible, then few easy ones and many uneasy trips what did the Waltz King fly? Clarence it's Smith. Both had interplane ailerons, over the target. My airplane was Z47 "Slim" Freitag introduced me to Wayne which in this picture may be blurred by and one of the gunners named it King when they were on tour in the '60s. motion or possibly they had not yet "Adam 's Eve" with the approval of the Slim taught King to fly in the prototype been installed. Another clue is the white rest of the crew. We had a sexy gal Stinson Model 0 , which was a tandem doughnut nose wheel, a characteristic of painted on the nose holding out an ap­ 2-seater intended for COIN operations. the Little Looper. ple to tempt some Japanese pilot closer Slim played trombone for King and Cheers, for a better shot. Our first plane failed to sold Stinsons, later becoming regional John Underwood return from a night mission. Luckily our sales manager. He then went with Benny EAA 1989, AlC 1653 crew was in Hawaii at the time. We fin­ Howard in a similar capacity and was Glendale, CA

28 OCTOBER 1998 THE RED BARN -Continuedfrom page 8­

THE TRAVEL AIR 4-P The model4-P was the last version of James Christiansen Paul C. Crnic ...... St. Louis, MO the standard three place open cockpit bi­ · .. Creston, British Columbia, Canada James Robert Schdrowitz plane built the Travel Air Company. It was Patricia C. Jones-Bowman ...... Ocean Springs, MS powered with the brand new seven cylinder · ...... Orangeville, Ontario, Canada Douglas H. Parrott ..... Roundup, MT A.C.E. model La. 1 engine that developed 140 hp. The engine incorporated a speed­ David C. Rayner Lewis Brown ...... Linwood, NC ring cowling that was a modified form of · ...... Scotland, Great Britain Charles R. Finch ...... Archdale, NC the N.A.C.A. low-drag engine fairing. Ray Hindle ...... Lancashire, England Albert Mankoff. .. HendersonvilIe, NC Not too much is known about its flying R. G. Ward .. Ashburton, New Zealand James Brennan .... West Ossipee, NH characteristics so we must assume it was Daniel Carroll ...... San Diego, CA Allen G. Mayville ... . Chichester, NH pretty much the same as the rest of the Thomas M. Leaver, Sr. Rafael A. Rosario, Jr .. Eastampton, NJ Travel Air line of fine biplanes. The fuel capacity was 42 gallons maximum and ...... Walnut Creek, CA Richard F. So liner . .. . Flemington, NJ they also used a lighter landing gear, pre­ Brian Lloyd ...... Cameron Park, CA Patrick Flanagan ...... Reno, NY sumably to keep the weight down and to Lawrence Oka ...... Sunol, CA Sondra D. Brooks .. Narrowsburg, NY give the 4-P a little better performance. Vernon C. Watters ... . San Rafael, CA Stephen Case ...... New York, NY The 4-P's engine was the A.C.E. model John G. Cooper Anthony T. Mancuso La.l , a development of the earlier Jacobs · ...... Melbourne Beach, FL ...... Mt. Morris, NY and Fisher engine which was a radial and Tracy L. Dart ...... Marathon, FL Robert Chase .. . New Washington, OH air-cooled. The Travel Air 4-P was a beautiful James A. Renfrow ... Mary Esther, FL James E. Huber, Sr. . .. Cincinnati, OH aircraft but probably introduced at the Andrew 1. Salter ...... Polk City, FL Charles C. Jurack ...... Chardon, OH wrong time. Charles Schooley III Kenneth K. Moir ...... Kent, OH A type certificate was issued on De­ · ...... West Palm Beach, FL Willard W. Adams .. Fort Towson, OK cember 12, 1929 and only one was built Joseph Vasile ...... Pace, FL David H. Laughrey ...... Tulsa, OK by the Travel Air Co. The only known ex­ A. Duane Roberts .... Woodstock, GA Brice Newberry ...... Kingfisher, OK ample of the Travel Air4-P was NC419N. Where is it today? Bolling C. Stanley ...... Roswell, GA Eli Stutsman ...... Portland, OR Elmo A. Miller ...... Boise, ill Richard E. Canada . Willow Street, PA Listed below are the specifications and Gillis Barton ...... Pleasant Hill, IL Hank Menge\...... Mohton, P A perfOimance data. Michael 1. Billeter...... Byron, IL Timothy R. Reinhard .. Bethlehem, P A ENGINE 140 hp A.C.E. La. l Steven K. Boots ...... St. Charles, IL Terry 1. Robinson ... West Chester, PA LENGTH 24' 6" Gerry E. Flaugher ...... Decatur, IL Rodney Anderson .. . Lake Preston, SD HEIGHT 8' 11" Robert F. Kweiser ...... Joliet, IL Doug Woods ...... Memphis, TN WINGSPAN - Chip Long ...... Woodstock, IL Calvin A. Coffey . .... Lewisville, TX UPPER 33' 0" LOWER 28' 10" Edward Marcoski John W. Goodloe ...... Watauga, TX WING CORD - · ...... Downers Grove, IL George C. Jones ...... Rhome, TX UPPER 66" David B. Piper ...... St. Charles, IL William F. Meyer ...... Alice, TX LOWER 56" Robert Truty ...... Morris, IL Frank Molsberry ...... Leander, TX WING AREA - UPPER 171 sq. ft. Mitch Wohl ...... Barrington, IL Carroll Thomas ...... Midlothian, TX LOWER 118 sq. ft. Keith D. Bittle ...... South Bend, IN Bruce Boyes ...... Salt Lake City, UT TOTAL WING AREA 289 sq. ft. Ricky L. Gay ...... Clearwater, KS Ms. Walley Hedlesky . ... Dublin, VA AIRFOIL "TRAVELAIR" Richard Martin ...... Lawrence, KS Lynn Cornelius ...... La Center, W A WEIGHT EMPTY 1531 1bs. USEFUL LOAD 8671bs. Darrel May ...... West Liberty, KY Salvador Sahagun ...... Bothell, WA PAYLOAD Wj41 GAL FUEL 3921bs. Cindy Ward ...... Ocean Shores, WA Charles F. Schultz.. ... Louisville, KY GROSS WEIGHT 2,388lbs. Benjamin H. Stevens, Jr. Phillip F. Duffy .. . Whitefish Bay, WI MAX SPEED 115 mph · ...... Maynard, MA Ernest A. Minecke .... Green Bay, WI CRUISE SPEED 97 mph Chris Anderson ...... Albion, MI Kevin J. Mittelstadt . ... . Oakfield, WI LANDING SPEED 45 mph William D. Barnes ...... Rodney, MI Tim A. Robertson ...... Appleton, WI CUMB 700 ft. George W. Pyke ...... Troy, MI Alan E. Schmidt...... Oregon, WI CEIUNG 12,000 ft. FUEL CAPACITY 42 Gal. Mike Murray ...... Stillwater, MN Herbert Thatcher ..... Brookfield, WI OIL CAPACITY 6 Gal. Gary L. Paulson ..... Alexandria, MN Robert Zerull .. . .. Genesee Depot, WI CRUISE RANGE @7.5 gph 485 miles Robert H. Powell III . ... Wayzata, MN Greg Graves ...... Kenova, WV BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE 501bs. PRICE $6,200.00 .... VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29 Mystery Plane - Continued/rom page 30­ Membershi~ Services Directo~ overall performance was about the best avail­ able for an airplane ofthis type. ' Enjoy the many benefits ofBAA and the "The Luscombe Airplane Development Cor­ BAA Antique/Classic Division poration, at that time, was located in Trenton, NJ with Don A. Luscombe as President, and Sales Manager; Fred G. Knack as v.P. and ChiefEngineer; Roger Johnson, Sec.!Treasurer c ~~) and Ben Melcher was the plant manager. "R~rerences for the above: us. Civil Aircraft, EAA( Vo l. 7, Jos. P. Juptner; Vintage Flyers, Eric Preston; The Luscombe Story, John C. Swick. " Sincerely, Kaz Grevera, EAA 529114, AIC 26536 EAA Aviation Center, PO Box 3086, Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Sunnyvale, CA Phone (920) 426-4800 Fax (920) 426-4873 Web Site: http;//.eaa.organdhttp;lIwww.flyin.org E-Mail: Vintage @eaa.org From North Carolina, we read: ". .. This airplane, owned today by Ron and EAA and Division Membership Services Fli ght Advisors information .... . 920-426-6522 Donna Price ofSonoma, CA was built on June 800-843-3612 ••••. •• ••• • •• FAX 920-426-6761 Flight Instructor information ... 920-426-6801 24, 1938 by th e Luscombe Airplane Corpora­ (8:00AM-7:00 PM Monday-FridayCSn Flying Start Program •...... • 920-426-6847 tion in West Trenton, NJ. The powerplant was a • New/renew memberships: EAA, Divisions Library Services/Research ...... 920-426-4848 Warn er 90 'Scarab Junior,' SIN 31311; blade Medical Questions ...... 920-426-4821 (Antique/Classic, lAC, Warbirds), National model 25V2-0, SIN's 73462 and 73485. Association of Flight Instructors (NAP I) Technical Counselors ...... 920-426-4821 Thejirst testjlight was made on July 30, • Address changes Young Eagles ...... 920-426-4831 • Merchandise sales 1938. Ignatius Sargent was the pilot. Ofhistori­ Benefits cal note, at the timeofthis testflight, the company • Gift memberships Aircraft Financing (Green Tree) .. 800-851-1367 AVEMCO ...... 800-638-8440 was waiting anxiously for the Approved Type Programs and Activities AVA ...... 800-727-3823 Certificate to the Model 4's successor, the soon­ EAA AirVenture Fax-On-Demand Directory Term Life and Accidental ...... 800-241-6103 to-be immensely popular Model 8...... 732-885-6711 Death Insurance (Harvey Watt & Company) According to the records ofthe day, NC133 7 Auto Fuel STCs ...... 920-426-4843 Editorial had an empty weight of 1023 lbs., a gross Build/restore information ...... 920-426-4821 weight of1,650 Ibs., and a useful load of256 Chapters: locating/organizing .. 920-426-4876 Submitting article/photo; advertising information lbs., with 31 gallons offuel. Baggage allowed Education...... 920-426-6815 920-426-4825 ••••.•••••••• FAX 920-426-4828 was 751bs. with a passenger and 90 lbs. with­ • EAA Air Academy EAAAviation Foundation • EAA Scholarships Artifact Donations ...... 920-426-4877 out apassenger. • EAA Young Eagles Camps Financial Support ...... 800-236-1025 Maximum speed was listed as 136 mph , cruiSing speed was 120 mph and landing speed with flaps was 40 mph. The service ceiling was MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION 15,000 feet, the rate ofclimb was 850 fpm, and EAA Division is available for $50 per year (SPORT the cruising range was 600 miles. The basic Lus­ Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Associ­ AVIATION magazine not included). (Add $10 for combe Model 4price in 1938 was $4,000 FAF. ation, Inc. is $40 for one year, including 12 Foreign Postage.) This airplane was sold to the Falcon Aircraft issues of SPORT AVIATION. Family member­ ship is available for an additional $10 annually. WARBIRDS Corporation ofInglewood, CA on August 6, Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) Current EAA members may join the EAA War­ 1938. A more detailed listing ofsubsequent own­ is available at $23 annually. All major credit birds of America Division and receive WARBIRDS ers is provided ill my book, Visions ofLuscombe, cards accepted for membership. (Add $16 for magazine for an additional $35 per year. The Early Years. " Foreign Postage.) EAA Membership, WARBIRDS magazine and one year membership in the Warbirds Division Warmest Regards, ANTIQUE/CLASSIC is available for $45 per year (SPORT AVIATION Jim Zazas magazine not included). (Add $7 for Foreign Current EAA members may join the Antique/ EAA 150698, AIC 5416 Postage.) Classic Division and receive VINTAGE AIR­ Carthage, NC PLANE magazine for an additional $27 per year. EAA Membership, VINTAGE AIRPLANE mag­ EAA EXPERIMENTER Current EAA members may receive EAA Other correct answers were received from : azine and one year membership in the EAA EXPERIMENTER magazine for an additional Antique/Classic Division is available for $37 per Bob Nelson, Bismark, ND; Jonathan Baron, $20 per year. year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included). Charlottesville, VA; John McMurray, Wichita EAA Membership and EAA EXPERIMENTER (Add $7 for Foreign Postage.) magazine is available for $30 per year (SPORT Falls, TX; Frank Goebel, Joliet, IL; David W. AVIATION magazine not included).(Add $8 for Jackson, Toulon, IL; Homer R. McPherson, Her­ lAC Foreign Postage.) mosa Beach, CA; James T. Rogers, Lynchburg, Current EAA members may join the International VA; Arnol Sellars, Tulsa, OK; David Tyndall, Aerobatic Club, Inc. Division and receive SPORT FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $40 Please submit your remittance with a check or Mechanicsvi lle, VA; Vic Smith, Uxbridge, Great per year. draft drawn on a United States bank payable in Britain; Les Everett, Jr. , Crawfo rdsville, IN; EAA Membership, SPORT AEROBATICS maga­ United States dollars. Add required Foreign Frank Abar, Livonia, MI; James Funk, Pl ano, zine and one year membership in the lAC Postage amount for each membership. TX; Dale Wolters, Grandville, MI; l E. Carlyle, Withrop, ME; Joseph G. Handelman, Annapolis, Membership dues to EM and its divisions are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. MD and John Clark, Eagan, MN. ... 30 OCTOBER 1998 VINTAGE TRADER

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