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Publisher Tom Poberezny Vol. 25, No_ 8 EdHor-in-Chief August 1997 JackCax

EdHor CONTENTS Henry G . Frautschy Managing EdHor GoldaCax I Straight & Levell Espie "Butch" Joyce Art Director Mike Drucks 2 AlC News Computer Graphic Specialists Olivia L. Phillip Jennifer Larsen Mary Premeau 4 AeroMail Associate Editor Narm Petersen 5 ACNolunteerslTrish Dorlac Feature Writer Dennis Parks 8 From The Archives Page 13 Staff Photographers Jim Koepnick LeeAnn Abrams 13 Altitude Record Attempt IDon Lee Ken Lichtenberg Advertising/EdHorial Assistant 14 Sentimental Jouroey/Nonn Petersen Isabelle Wiske EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION, INC. 18 The Alaska Robin! OFFICERS H.G. Frautschy President VlCe -Presidenf Espie "Butch" Joyce George Daubner P.O. Box 35584 2448 Lough Lone 24 Mystery PlanelH.G. Frautschy Greensboro. NC 27425 Hartford. WI 53027 910/393-0344 414/673-5885 Secretary Treasurer 26 Pass It To Buck! Page 14 Steve Nessa ChariesHorris E.E. "Buck" Hilbert 2009 Highland Ave. 7215 East 46th SI. Albert Lea. MN 5f:I:X)7 Tulso. OK 74145 507/373-1674 918/622-MOO 27 Welcome New Members DIRECTORS John 8efendl GeneMonis 29 Calendar 7645 Echo Point Rd. 115C Steve Court, R.R. 2 Connon Falls, MN 5fI:XJ'I Roanoke. TX 76262 507/263-2414 817/491-9110 30 Vintage Trader! Phil Coulson RobefI C. "Bob- Brauer 28415 Springbrook Dr. 9345 S. Hoyne Membership Information Lawton. M149065 Chicogo. IL 60620 616/624-6490 312/779·2105 Page 18 Joe Dickey John S. CopeIood 55 Ookey Av. 28-3 Wdliamsburg CI. Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 Shrewsbury. MA 01545 812/537·9354 508/842-7867

Date A. Gustafson stanGomol 7724 Shady Hill Dr. 1042 90th Lone. NE Indianapolis. IN 46278 Minneapolis. MN 55434 317/293-4430 612/784-1172 FRONT COVER ... Ed Gelvin and his son Stanley took a vacation in the lower 48 from Robert Ucktelg 'Jeannie HiI their Central. Alaska home in Ed's newly restored"Alaska Robin. - a Curtiss Robin Ed 1708 Boy Ooks Dr. P.O. Box 328 Harvard, IL 60033 restored from a wreck he was able to recover from the Yukon river valley. EAA Albert Lea. MN 5f:I:X)7 507/373-2922 815/943-7205 ~~;p,:I.~~~===~ photo by Jim Koepnick. shat with a Canon EOS-ln equipped with an 80-200 mm lens. l/tIJ sec. @ f 9 on 100 ASA slide E-6 slide film. Dean RIchardson RobefI D. "Bob- Lumley 6701 Colony Dr. 1265 South 124thSt. Madison, WI 53717 Brookfield WI 53005 BACK COVER ... Winner of 0 Par Excellence award in the 1997 EAA Sport Aviation tIJ8/833-1291 414/782-2633 Art Competition. this is Nixon Galloway's oil painting "Photo Op.. 1938.- For more information on Nixon' s depiction of Roscoe Turner during the 1938 National Air S.H. OWes" Schmid GeoII RobIson Races. turn to page 2. 2359 Lefeber Avenue 1521 E. MacGregor Dr. Wauwatosa. WI 53213 New Hoven. IN 46774 414/771-1545 219/493-4724

George York 181 Sloboda Av. Mansfield, OH 44906 Copyright e 1997 by the EAA Antique/Classic Division Inc. All rights reserved. 419/529-4378 VINTAGE AIRPlANE (ISSN 009Hi943) is published and owned exdusive/y by the EM Antique/Classic Division, Inc. of the Experimental Aircraft Association and is published monthly at EM Aviation Center, 3000 Poberezny Rd., P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WlSCOIlSin 54903-3086. DIRECTORS EMERITUS Periodicals Pos1age paid at Oshkosh, WISCOIlSin 54901 and at additional mailing offices. The membership rate tor EM Antique/Classic Division, Inc. is $27.00 tor current EM members for 12 month period of which $15.00 is tor the publication of VINTAGE AIRPlANE. Membership is open Gene Chose E.E. "Buck" Hibert to all who are interested in aviation. 21 f§} Carlton Rd. P.O. Box 424 WI 54<;l()4 POSTMAS1Bl: Send address changes to EM Antique/Classic Division, Inc., P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. FOREIGN AND APO Oshkosh, Union. IL tIJ 180 414/231·5002 815/923-4591 ADDRESSES - Please allow at least two months tor delivery of VINTAGE AIRPlANE to foreign and APO addresses via surface mail. ADVERTlSING - Antique/Classic Division does not gua'lInlee or endorse any product offered through the advertising. We invite constructive ADVISORS criticism and welcome any report of inferior men:handise obtained through OU' advertising so that corrective measures can be taken. EDITORIAl. POlICY: Readels are encouraged to submij stories and pIlotographs. Policy opinions expressed in articles are solely those of the Steve Krog Roger Gomoll authors. Responsibility tor accuracy in reporting rests entirely with the contributor. No renumeration is made. 930 Taro HL E 3238 Vicoria St. N Material should be sent to: Edftor, VINTAGE AIRPlANE, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. Phone 4141426-4800. Hartford. WI 53027 St PaUl, MN 55126 4141966-7627 612/484-2303 The words EAA, ULTRALIGHT, FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM, SPORT AVIATION and the logos of EAA, EAA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, EAA ANTlQUElClASSIC DMSKlN, INTERNAnONAl AEROBAnc CLUB, WARIIlROS OF AMERICA are ® registered David Bennett tradernarI

by Espie "Butch" Joyce

This August issue of VINTAGE regional event that it is, it simply program, and also for the person who AIRPLANE is printed so that it can points out that a successful fly-in is restoring an aircraft in hopes that it be given away to a new or renewing requires organization and hard work to might win an award someday. member at the EAA Oshkosh make it happen. This year, as always, we will have Convention. Therefore, the Conven­ As you move around the USA, each some new and interesting Antiques, tion will be underway or history when region has its own landscape, weather Classics and Contemporary airplanes, most of you will be reading this issue. and aircraft. This is a variable that and we will be reporting to you about There are a great number of makes each fly-in have its own these aircraft in the future issues of aviation events that take place around personality. One item that we can VINTAGE for your enjoyment. By the country each year. These events control throughout all of these different being a member of the EAA take on a great variety of definitions. fly-ins is the judging of aircraft. Antique/Classic Division, you are able You have local events, statewide I have seen over the last 20 years to enjoy the VINTAGE AIRPLANE events, regional events, national events how the judging system has been the magazine 12 months each year. This and international events. The scope of force that has elevated the quality of is the only magazine totally devoted to each event!f1y-in is generally left to restorations to an all-time high. I have information of interest about the the sponsoring party, i.e., chapter or had some tell me that we should not be Antique, Classic and Contemporary local organization. There has been an judging, etc., but at Oshkosh this is an category of aircraft that is published effort to standardize the definition, but expected activity. Often it is each month on a regular basis. this effort has fallen short of its goal. responsible for a number of award I would really like to thank The reason for this shortfall is that in winners being brought to Oshkosh that everyone for their support of our 1 on 1 order to standardize, set guidelines or you might have }.~ever have seen were New Member Campaign to send in define an event or fly-in, there needs it not for the judging of these aircraft. new members. This Campaign is to be a datum line, if you will. Clearly We use a point system to score being very successful gaining us new the Oshkosh Convention is the aircraft while judging at Oshkosh. members. We will be continuing this standard for the international, as well This point system and the EAA effort for some time in the future so as the national event, in the United Judging Manual is intended to take keep those cards and letters coming. I States. Oshkosh is the yardstick others personality out of the jUdging process have personally been able to sign up choose to use as a guide. and standardize the way a winner is four new members and hope to set a I think that the success of the determined. I feel that the Oshkosh goal of four new members each Lakeland, Florida Sun 'n Fun EAA awards system has, and is meeting, quarter. Let's all see if we can push Fly-In is due, in a large part, to their this goa\. I would encourage other the Antique/Classic membership past being organized, keeping their events to bring their judging more in the 15,000 mark by the 1998 EAA presentation in the Oshkosh fashion. line with the EAA standards. There is Oshkosh Convention. Let's all pull in In no way should this statement take a new Revised EAA Judging Manual the same direction for the good of away from any of the hard work that at the printers, or should be finished by aviation (and the Antique/Classic the Lakeland people put forward to now. This is a great aid for those Division). Remember we are better make this Fly-In the successful Chief Judges to help standardize your together. Join us and have it all! ...

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 1 ZLiN TYPE CLUB David Sutton, 8 Knollwood Rd., Hack­ ettstown, NJ 07840, 908/813-3164 runs the Zlin Association. They provide owner net­ A/C NEWS working for Zlin owners and enthusiasts and maintain close factory ties in the Czech Re­ compiled by H.G. Frautschy public. THE MOONEY X A few weeks ago I received an E-mail from an EAA member who was looking for information on the one and only Mooney X, a one of a kind Mooney apparently built in the late 1940's. If anyone has information regarding the airplane, you can E-mail the member at gjenny I@ ix.netcom.com, or write us here at EAA HQ. We have no in­ formation on the Mooney X here at EAA. In the order of finish : WIRE ENDS For almost an entire century, the name Mc Whyte Co. of Kenosha, WI meant brace wires. If you were building an airplane or ~/'1~f? creating a restoration, one of the first things you had to do was send in your order for 1. Roscoe Turner. LTR-1 "Meteor", #29 5. Joe Mackey. Wedell-Turner, #25. brace wires. The lead time for those highly 2. Earle Ortman. Marcoux 6. Joe Jacobson. Rider R-6 "8-Ball", stressed, finely manufactured items was Bromberg R-3, #3 #18 measured in weeks, then months and at 3. Steve Wittman. "Bonzo", #2 7. Art Chester. "Goon", #5. times it was measured in in years. To many 4. Lee Wade. Military HNB-, #41. 8. Harry Crosby. Crosby CR-4, #52 restorers and builders, it appeared in recent times that McWhyte was not really inter­ ested in making wires, at least when you looked at how long it could be before an or­ ABOUT THAT BACK COVER Artist Fellow member and past president of der was filled. PAINTING .. . the American Society of Aviation Artists. McWhyte has decided to cease manufac­ The top award winning painting in the When not working in his studio, he can often turing aircraft wires, leaving U.S. consumers 1997 Sport Aviation Art Competition is be found on the ski slopes, or racing his sail­ with no domestic manufacturer to fill their "Photo Op., 1938" an oil painting by Nixon boat in Southern California waters. needs. Fortunately, there is a manufacturer Galloway, ASAA. Nixon's artwork was interested in supply aircraft wires, and in chosen as the winner ofa Par Excellence rib­ MORE 80 OCTANE AIRPORTS fact, they have been doing so even longer bon. Our thanks to members who have sent in than McWhyte. Brunton Shaw Limited of I! depicts the great Roscoe Turner with these reports regarding the availability of 80 Scotland has agreed to purchase the assets his Laird-Turner "Meteor" at the National octane fuel. We'd suggest calling ahead to used in the manufacture of aircraft wires at Air Racing Championships at Cleveland just confmn before heading off on a cross-country. Mc Whyte. The irony of the transaction is prior to the Thompson Trophy race in 1938. that Bruntons originally sold this exact same He won this race and set a new closed course CALIFORNIA equipment to McWhyte back after the turn world speed record in 283.43 mph. He won Madera (MAE): of the century so McWhyte could enter into it again the next year and together with his Barber Aviation (209-675-0183) supplying aircraft wires to the then new air­ win in 1934, became the only person to win 24-br self-service pump island. craft industry. the Thompson Trophy three times. It is in­ Corona (AJO, formerly L66) Bruntons Aero Products division, located deed a photo opportunity, for as he poses for Corona Airport Fuel in Musselburgh, Scotland, will take posses­ photographers (you can see their shadows in Pump island (not yet self-service). sion of the former McWhyte equipment and the foreground) by his winning plane, all Dawn-to-dusk. use it to expand their manufacturing capabil­ eight of the aircraft that competed are caught Santa Paula, Calif. (SZP) ity, meeting the needs of builders, restorers in the picture. (See the key to the airplanes Whiteman Airport in and for floatplane rigging. above.) Pacoima Calf. (WHP) In the USA and Canada, Steen Aero Lab Nixon (Nick) Galloway, ASAA is an ex­ Barstow-Daggett airport (DAG). is the exclusive distributor. You can reach perienced professional who is well known them at 704/652-7382, or write Steen Aero for the broad scope of work he has produced A NEW BONANZA TYPE CLUB Lab, 1210 Airport Rd ., Marion, NC 28752. for corporations and more recently, the I f you're a Beechcraft Bonanza fan and prints and paintings he has created for gal­ your preferences run towards the older BABY ACES AT BLAKESBURG leries and individual commissions. He has model Bonanzas, there's now a Type Club One of the featured events at the Antique an extensive background in aviation and for you: Airplane Association's Fly-In over the La­ over forty years experience as an artist. Classic Bonanza Association bor Day weekend will be a reunion of Baby His paintings are held in many private Gary Hammock, President (phone:972­ and Junior Aces. Bob Taylor, AAA Founder collections and have been exhibited in the 227-4741/972-875-4279) and President, also runs a Type Club for Air Force Museum , Smithsonian Air & P.O. Box 868002 Corben aircraft, and the Baby Ace built by Space and Museum, Kennedy Space Center, Plano, TX 75086 EAA Founder and President Paul Poberezny EAA Air Adventure Museum RAF Museum Newsletter: 6 per year is an outgrowth ofO.G. Corben's original in London, and the White House. He is an Dues: $16.00 per year design. The "Mechanix Illustrated" Baby

2 AUGUST 1997 NEW AVIATION STAMPS ISSUED BY POST OFFICE The U.S. Postal Service is honoring a wide variety of historical aircraft with their new .32¢ stamps. They went on sale July 21 , 1997. "With these stamps, the Postal Service for the first time pays tribute to the first 50 years of American aviation history with a full range of inspiring examples of human ingenuity and know-how," said Postmaster General Marvin Runyon. The sheet of 20 stamps was designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, VA, and illustrated by aviation artist William Phillips. The stamps are sold only in sheets of 20, and the list of aircraft depicted are: In the header, on the left is a Curtiss Model D Pusher, and on the right, an F-86 Sabre. From left to right, starting at the top, we have: P-51 D Mustang, Wright Model B, Piper J-3 Cub, Lockheed Vega, Northrop Alpha, Martin B-10, Chance-Vought F4U Corsair, Boeing B-47 Stratojet, Gee-Bee Super Sportster, Beechcraft C17L Staggerwing, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Boeing Stearman, Lockheed Constellation, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Boeing Peashooter, Ford Tri-Motor, Douglas DC-3, Boeing 314 Clipper, Curtiss IN-4 Jenny and the Grumman F4F Wildcat. You can order first day of issue postmarks by mail or by phone. Call1-8oo/STAMP24, or you can affix the stamps to the envelopes of your choice, address the envelopes (to yourself or others) and place them in an larger envelope addressed to: CLASSIC AMERICAN AIRCRAFT STAMPS POSTMASTER 1111 EAST 5TH ST DAYTON OH 45401-9991 There is no charge for this service, but all requests for this first day issue postmark must be postmarked on the larger envelope by August 19, 1997.

BUGATTI100 After nearly six months of effort by EAA staffer Bruce Jovaag, the Bugatti 100 speed ship has been completed for static display and hoisted into position in the Fergus plaza of the EAA Air Adventure Museum. Donated to the EAA Foundation by Dr. Peter Williamson of Lyme, NH it had been partially restored by Les and Don Lefferts of Ridgefield, CT. The futuristic looking racer, designed for an attempt on the world speed record, never flew in 1940, as the invading German military put an end to the project only weeks before it was to fly. A complete clean up of the structure and the many fittings, was done by by Bruce, and each of the various tubes, linkages, etc. were reinstalled. The machine work originally done by the machinists in France is quite extraordinary, and is something to behold. In the larger photo, Bruce (far left) Bauken Noack (center) and Museum Curator John Gaertner hoist the Bugatti to a spectacular viewing location in the Fergus Plaza. In the inset cockpit shot, you can see the pair of Jaeger tachometer replicas made by Bauken, and some of the instruments that still remained with the airframe when the aircraft was received by EAA. Unfortunately, many of the instruments were missing. Most interesting is the square hole near the center of the panel. The only photo we have of the cockpit area as it was in 1940 does not show the panel clearly enough to make out the individual instruments. On the far left are the throttle controls for the 4.7 liter Bugatti engines, and one of two triple pressure gauges delineated in atmospheres. The other is located on the lower left corner of the panel. Just above that and also to the right are the landing gear annunciator lights. One the far right is an another gauge, and the instrument in the center remains a bit of a mystery. At the top are a pair of blue lights, and at bot­ tom are a pair of red lights, with the word ROUES at the top, and the letter G on the left and D on the right, with pointers running a range between the two lights. Forward of the panel you can see one of the two air tanks used to actuate the Ratier propellers. The control stick is poking up and pointing at the pressure instrument just forward of the throttle levers. Forward visibility in the Bugatti for the pilot would have been difficult, at best, looking obliquely through a plastic windshield. The original windshield was retained for use in the restoration for static display, and itself is a beautiful piece of workmanship. Our thanks to Dr. Williamson for his donation and support of the restoration of the Bugatti 100. Come and see it at the EAA Air Adventure Museum!

Ace, built by Paul in 1954, is on disp lay in Aeronca communi ty for many years, would never exceed speed and trim tab plate, all for the EAA Homebuilder's Gall ery in the Air like to advise us that the address for his the 7 AC series Aeronca. Adventure Museum. Bob and Paul invite all small company, 7 AC Restoration Special­ Baby and Junior Ace airplanes and their pi ­ ties, has changed. The new address is now: AERONCAS ONLINE lots to the annual AAA Fly-in in Blakesburg 835 New London Turnpike Tom Trainor, of Troy, MI has for many August 29, September I, 1997. You can call Stonington, CT 06378 years kept track of all the Aeronca K aircraft the AAA at 515-938-2773 for more informa­ Hugh hasn't moved, but a realignment of still registered. You can now access that in­ tion. of addresses in his area gave him a new ad­ formation online at: dress. Hugh makes beautiful reproductions http//:www.cris.comJ-aeronca/ for a list of 7AC RESTORATION SPECIALTIES of the original Aeronca hubcap, as well as Aeronca K' s and other Aeronca stuff. Hubert Lowenhardt, one of our faithful excell ent reproductions of the escutcheon Thanks to Tom for putting all this informa­ members who has been an asset to the plates (placards) for the throttle, fue l shutoff, tion together. ...

VINTAGE AI RPLANE 3 VINTAGE AeroMail

Dear Mr. Frautschy, Please excuse this paper, it's not very formal. The reason I'm writing is to try to fmd out what this tail wheel fits. It's the craziest thing I've seen in years, but is really well made. The casting is superb, and the welding is first-rate. It's hard to imagine a factory would have an exotic affair such as this for a tail wheel. Ifthe photo is publishable, maybe our membership can help on the origin. Thank you. Sincerely, Joe Locasto 447 State St. San Mateo, CA 94401-1605 Dimensions: Length, 10 inches; Width of Fork, 3 1/8 inches (inside); Width, Steering Lugs, 6 inches; Width of Casting, 2 1/8 Inches (Front) and I 7/8 inches (Rear); Rubber Biscuits (3), 2 Gentlemen: inches diameter, 112 inches thick. In your April issue, page 25, the picture was later filled in and is now part of the of the Curtis BT on a ramp with an arched present Naval Air Station. A powerful hur­ bridge in the background. This picture was ricane in the 193 0s washed up a long sand taken from the Norfolk Naval Air Station. spit whi ch formed the present Willoughby The bridge and breakwater were erected for Bay, protecting the pictured area of the Air the 1907 Jamestown Exhibition. There are Station from heavy seas. This sheltered other pictures of the bridge from the ocean area became a seaplane base during and af­ side with some seaplanes on the beach and ter WW II. rows of white tents behind. I enjoy your publication. Keep up the I talked today with Mr. Joe Judge at the good work. Naval Museum in Norfolk and he said Sincerely yours, there were pictures at the museum not on Donald D. Watt display which could be seen by visitors if EAA 433990, AlC 20720 requested. Hampton, VA The area where the plane was beached

Dear Norm, I thoroughly enjoyed the Louise Thaden 60th Anniversary Memorial 1996 Stagger­ wing Tour article in the March 1997 edi­ tion of VINTAGE AIRPLANE. However, as an old car buff, I wanted to submit the fo llowing correction: the restored 1936 Ford on page 15 is a roadster and not a convertible (the "cockpit coaming" gives it away). Sincerely, H. Savage EAA 457356 Oakland, CA

4 AUGUST 1997 MEET THE DIVISION OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND ADVISORS

One of the major reasons some members serve the organization as Officers, Directors and Advisors is to serve their fellow enthusiasts, lending their personal skills to the operation of the Division. Recognizing members and their individual achievements is one of the many fun tasks they get to do during the annual Convention. Torquil Norman, from Great Britain, was presented a plaque of appreciation by AlC President Butch Joyce for his efforts to fly his DeHavilland Dragon to EAA Oshkosh from Britain. Torquil's friend Henry Labouchere is on the left. by When our division was first organized, the board was mainly a Patricia "Trish" Dorlac Convention planning committee, but it has evolved to encompass a great deal more. While they are sti ll very involved in the Con­ vention, ( there is even a separate convention committee), they When most of us think about volunteering, we probably plan have expanded their focus. Our division has grown dramatically. our volunteering schedule for the actual week at Oshkosh. There We are now international in scope, with many overseas members, is a group, however, who epitomize the word "volunteer." The including a chapter in Argentina, and chapter organization has be­ people who make up our Board of Directors are very dedicated to come more important than ever. Providing our members with the the Antique/Classic division and are called upon for much more information they need to form their own chapter is one of the than simply spending a couple of weeks at Oshkosh during the many jobs our board handles, doing so in conj unction with the Convention. Their dedication and attitude, as well as the quality EAA headquarters Chapter office staff. Working to help the and diversity of the individuals on the board enables them to face members who donate their items, time, or money, the division re­ any challenge, set goals, and accomplish their objectives cently obtained the IRS classification of a tax exempt organiza­ smoothly and professionally. tion, 501 (c)3 . Anyone who wishes to donate something to the

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 5 (Left and below) AlC Advisor Roger Gomoll, a radio station executive and CFI, also serves as a volunteer pilot at EAA Pioneer Airport. He's seen here piloting EAA's Travel Air 4000 on one of the many weekends he t ravels to Oshkosh from his home in Minnesota.

Antique/Classic Division may now deduct their contribution. The main thing this group can provide the membership with is a wealth of information about Antique/Classic airplanes. If a mem­ ber has a question about a plane, this is the group to ask! Sup­ porting the preservation of old planes, a judging system that en­ courages the quality of restoration, and the desire to continue this vision into the future further encapsulates the goal of this board. The attitude this group has toward the division as a whole can best be summed up in the theme that has been chosen for the An­ tique/Classic area at Oshkosh, "PRESERVING THE PAST FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS." I have had the privilege of talking with many board members and have been impressed by their overall enthusiasm for the Antique/Classic Division and the people who are a part of it. From the pilots who return every year to share their wonderful flying ma­ chines with us, to the volunteers on the ground who help every1hing run smoothly, these people cannot say enough good things about you! When asked if they had any comments for the volunteers, one member responded, "There is a far greater degree of satisfaction in participation than in being on the side lines. Being a part of the pro­ gram is a GREAT experience!" Another said, "The more you get involved, the more personally rewarded you will feel. You develop a kind of 'ownership' feeling toward the division, becoming a part of a wonderful organization." Another member stated, "As a volun­ teer I receive much more than I give. I receive friendship, knowl­ edge and pride that comes from being a part of our sport." Not only is this group made up entirely of volunteers, their total­ Directors Geoff Robison (left) and Dean Richardson (right) dis­ combined volunteer time as board members adds up to roughly 250 cuss Convention activities in front of the "Red Barn" , focal years. point f or many of the Division' s activities duri ng the If that does not impress you, maybe the fact that this group has Convention. Geoff, who in real life is the Chief of Police in been volunteering for our Antique/Classic Division for a total of New Haven, IN, serves as the Chairman of AlC Security and over 400 years will! Makes me feel that my own time is just a drop assists George Daubner as Co-Chair of AlC Parking. Dean in the bucket! Remember that every drop in the bucket counts! In chairs the annual reunion of AlC Past Grand Champions, as addition to the time they spend during the convention, this group fi­ well as serving as an aircraft judge. nances their own travel and accommodations when they attend the

6 AUGUST 1997 During the 25th anniversary celebration of the Division in 1996, past officers and Directors were invited to share their experi­ ences. Past president AI Kelch (with microphone) speaks while (from left to right) Gene Ruder, Don Straughn, Bill Hazelton, and Kelly and Edna Viets listen and reminisce.

quarterly board meetings held in Oshkosh. Many live close enough to Oshkosh that they are there practically every week end to help with building or whatever else needs doing throughout the year. I admire this group of individuals for their willingness to share their experience with the rest of us, their desire to help preserve our avia­ tion heritage, and their actions as volunteers which sets an incredible example for the rest of us to fo llow! This year when you see a board member, be sure to let them know that their work is appreciated! Like the rest of us volunteers, your words of praise and encouragement are the only pay they re­ ceive. They certainly deserve it! ~ Butch Joyce (right) confers with Advisor Steve Krog (left) and Director Robert "Dobbie" Lickteig (center). Steve and Roger Gomoll are both flight instructors, and are putting together the AlC Safe Flying Seminar held during the Convention in one of the Forum tents.

The FAA has made a number of visits to the Antique/Classic area, learning more about the issues that concern our mem­ bers. Then assistant administrator Barry Valentine (third from the left) Deputy Associate Administrator Peggy Gilligan and Assistant Administrator Brad Mims are flanked by EAA's Washington representative Charlie Schuck (left), past officer and director E.E. "Buck" Hilbert and on the far right from the FAA is Elliot Brenner. Charlie and Buck gave the FAA officials a tour of the area to give them a firsthand look at the effects some of the regulations are having on the Antique/Classic community.

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 7 Four times a year, the Directors travel at their own expense to Oshkosh for a Board meeting, where Division business is conducted and policy is set. Decisions regarding Convention activities, magazine content and expenses and all of the other aspects of running the Division for the benefit of the members are discussed.

Directors Stan Gomoll and Dale Gustafson work preparing the trim on one of the new information booth that will be stationed on each side of the new Antique/Classic arch.

Another activity during the Convention is the Joe Dickey, an applications engineer by trade (that means he Antique/Classic Interview Circle. Charlie Harris and Dale figures out practical ways to do things with gears!) helps out Gustafson spend a few moments with Bob Hollenbaugh with the wiring for the phone system in the Antique/Classic Red and the prototype Aeronca 11AC Chief before Charlie Barn. Joe and his wife Julia run the Aeronca Aviator's Assoc. in interviews Bob on videotape. their spare(!) time.

8 AUGUST 1997 EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION BOARD OF DIRECTORSOFFICERS PRESIDENT ...... Espie " Butch" Joyce VICE-PRESIDENT ..... George Daubner SECRETARY...... steve Nesse TREASURER...... Charles Harris DIRECTORS John Berendt Gene Morris Phil Coulson Robert " Bob" Brauer Joe Dickey Jack Copeland Dale Gustafson Stan Gomoll Robert Li ckteig Jeannie Hill Dean Richardson Robert "Bob" Lumley S.H. "Wes" Schmid Geoff Robison George York You can often find a work party happening during the spring and summer weekends here in Oshkosh. After the spring Board of DIRECTORS EMERITUS Director's meeting, this group headed over the the Convention site Gene Chase to work on the two new information booths. They are: Janet and E.E. "Buck" Hilbert David Bennett (David is our newest AlC Advisor) Directors Stan Gomoll, Bob Lumley, Bob Brauer, Jack Copeland and Dale ADVISORS Gustafson. Steve Krog Roger Gomoll David Bennett

Volunteers all, the Antique/Classic Board of directors and advisors all serve as Chairmen during the annual EAA Convention, many of the wearing more that one hat in that regard. In the front row, seated are: E. E. "Buck" Hilbert, Stan Gomoll, Gene Chase, Charlie Harris, Jeanne Hill, Butch Joyce, Steve Nesse. In the back, from left to right, Robert "Dobbie" Lickteig, David Rosol (he serves as Co-Chairman of the type club tent with Joe and Julia Dickey) Phil Coulson, Joe and Julia Dickey, OX-5 tent chairman Bob Wallace (our high time volunteer in the AlC area, with 32 years in as as a volunteer at the EAA Convention), John Berendt, Roger Gomoll, Jack Copeland, Bob Brauer, Dean Richardson, Geoff Robison, Dale Gustafson, Bob Lumley and Steve Krog.

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9 By H.G. Frautschy

From the collection of Clyde C. Wellons, Fayetteville, NC we have these two shots of a Sikorsky S-388 Amphibion. As listed in Juptner's U.S. Civil Aircraft, it is SIN 114-29. Equipped with a pair of Pratt & Whitney 425 hp Wasp engines, it could be configured as a transport with 10 seats, or with as few as four to six seats in an executive version. We can't tell you who the older couple is, nor the younger fellows standing on the right. How do you like the uniforms of the men on the left? NC-159H was originally delivered with an NR registration while it served as a Sikorsky test aircraft. It was later changed to an NC number while it was still being used by Sikorsky, presumably to get it ready for sale to a private owner who could very well be this couple.

10 AUGUST 1997 When cars were automobiles and airships were, well, AIRSHIPS, we have this photo of a Packard convertible parked in front of the Graf Zeppelin during the great dirigible's global flight of 1929. The stopover in Los Angeles, CA on August 26 nearly proved disastrous for the Graf - a temperature inversion in the skies above Mines Field meant that hydrogen had to be valved off in order for the huge airship to descend to the stub mast 'erected by the U.S. Navy. That action caused the Graf Zeppelin to be so heavy it could not lift itself from the airfield. Finally, after the crew, fuel and water ballast had been pared to the minimum, as well as provisions and cargo, the Graf was deemed to be 400 Ibs buoyant. Even with the weight removed, the takeoff of the great airship was difficult, with the giant hurtling at 60 mph toward the high tension electric wires along the perimeter of the airfield. Only at the last instant, as Dr. Hugo Eckener masterfully commanded the ship, did he clear the wires by first forcing the tail down into ground contact, which also raised the nose, and then as the wires pas~ed below the ship, the opposite elevator command was given, forcing the tail up to clear the wires. Only then after clearing the wires, could the rear most engine be started and was the airship able to climb into the warmer air mass above where it could gain lift as the hydrogen warmed. We don't have any identification of the Navy personnel pictured.

The S.V.A. Floatplane Fighter Long a favorite of modelers, the S.V.A. 5 (Ansaldo) fighter is one of the prettiest looking fighters of WW I. S.V. A. stood for Savioia Verduzio Ansaldo­ Verduzio was the designer of the land based fighter, built in Genoa and Turin, Italy. This photo, from the December 1919 issue of Flying shows one of the S.V. A 5's after it had been fitted with a pair of wood floats at the Ansaldo plant at Spezia. Powered by a Fiat motor, some 50 of the fighters were equipped with floats during the First World War. Later, they were converted back to land planes. The normal compliment of twin Vickers machine guns was reduced to one gun to offset the additional weight of the floats.

Hey Ma, Let's Go Fly In A Waco! What a great looking OX powered Waco 10! With only a few obvious signs of being shopworn (the bottom right of the cowl, and the dings on the inside of the wheels) this 10, registration unknown, looks like it is all set to hop a few rides at the county fair. The lady, her pilot and fellow passenger also appear to be ready for an evening out. She's got her best coat with a fur collar to keep her warm, and both fellows have ties on. What great time!

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11 HOWARD MAYES'

lI­IP UDE RECORD ATTEMPT

by Don Lee (Above) September 6,1936, Huntington, West Virginia - Howard G. Mayes, Sr. congratulates his son Howard Jr., after setting a new FAI Class 1 altitude record of 19,997 ft.

There weren't many airports around when Howard Mayes, Jr. started flying. In 1931 his father, Howard Mayes, Sr., leased the airport at Chesapeake, Ohio, just across the Ohio river from Huntington, West Vir­ ginia. Prior to the Mayes era, Embry Riddle ran it but went on to greater things. Howard, Sr. flew Jennys in WW I and then managed Wertz Field near Charleston, WV until he moved to Chesapeake. Howard, Jr. learned to fly at the tender age of 12, and then hired in with United Airlines in 1940 and retired as Vice President of Flight Op­ erations in 1978. Mayes Field, which is now known as Lawrence County Airpark (HTW), is man­ aged by Debbie and Jim Johnson operating as South Ohio Aviation and is home for our local EAA Chapter 644. Howard's plane, an Aeronca C-2N, re­ sides at the Pioneer Airport section of the EAA Air Adventure Museum. He flew it it," Howard said. "The plane could weigh "It was normally heavier than the 440 to a record altitude of nearly 20,000 feet on no more than 440 pounds dry, with no fuel pounds, but we did many modifications to Labor Day weekend in 193 6. This is hi s or oil on board. The plane that we had for lighten it. The original flying brace wires story of that record attempt. this fli ght was a high wing C-2N Aeronca, were too heavy so we bought special light­ "The record that I was going to attempt single place, with a single ignition, two­ weight wires. We took out the auxiliary that Labor Day weekend in 19 36 was the cylinder engine capable of producing 36 gas tank and the wobble pump that trans­ Class I altitude record, as the Federation horsepower. It was known as the flying ferred the fuel. Well, we got the weight Aeronautique Internationale (F AI) called bathtub since it does resemble one. down to 439 pounds.

12 AUGUST 1997 (Below) The stick grip and Scott brake ped­ als are not original but everything else is!

Now on display at EAA's Pioneer Airport, the single-place C-2N is often mistaken for a C-3. The C-2N was the best of both worlds - for $1545, you got the lightweight C-2 airframe mar­ ried to the higher horsepower Aeronca E-113 engine (36 vs 26 hpj. Out of nearly 200 C-2's built, only four of the C-2N models were ever constructed. NC13089 left the factory as a float plane equipped with Warner aluminum floats and established itself as a record breaker, flown by Ben King, Howard Mayes and Irene Crum, among others. NC13089 was donated to the EAA by John H. McGeary, Jr. December 28,1976. After its restoration was completed, it was placed on display in the EAA Air Museum in Hales Corners, and then it was hung above the Fergus Plaza in the new EAA Aviation Center. Later, it was transferred to Pioneer Airport, where it can be viewed with the many other historic airplanes on display. (Right) This shot of the C-2N at Hales Corners was taken by then museum director Gene Chase, not long after its restoration was completed.

"Now we needed a barograph to record same thing happened. I stuck the hose in So, Junior made an altitude record attempt. the altitude and a qualified observer, who my mouth and turned it on and there was "Irene Crum made an altitude record for happened to be Gordon Chain, who lived in not much oxygen there, but it helped a bit. women in the same plane," he said. She Huntington. We got the barograph and "When I got up to 18,000, I had the hose learned to fly at Lawrence County Airpark found a sensitive altimeter which were very in my mouth and the valve wide open and which was known as Mayes Field then. expensive instruments back in those days. was sucking on it. Nothing was happening, She went on to be a WASP and ferried mil­ I hung the altimeter up over the strut where but I stayed with it and got up to what I itary planes during WW II." I could look up and see it. thought was 20,300 feet. I remember that I The young Mr. Mayes was pictured on "Next, we needed oxygen and did not could not quite coordinate things. The al­ the front page of the local paper, the Herald want to carry a standard heavy oxygen tank timeter was overhead and I leaned my head Dispatch. Joining him in the photo was with me . We had a small, lightweight tank back like this and it stayed there. Truth­ Irene, who had set her record at Gallipolis, that was a water and oil separator from an air fully, that is the last I remember until I was OH on August 23, 1936. Crurn flew the C­ compressor. To increase the pressure capa­ back to 12,000 feet. At 12,000 I wondered 2N to an altitude of 19,425.814 ft. Irene bility, we wound safety wire around it and what I was doing there. Now it was too and Howard had to share the headlines dur­ soldered the wire to the tank. Then we took late to go back up. After all, the plane only ing that day with the news of Benny it to the welding oxygen tank and turned full has eight gallons of gas in it. I was running Howard 's crash outside of Crown Point, pressure on it. It didn't blow up. " (It was a it wide open to get to that altitude and it NM during the 1936 Bendix Trophy race. wonder that it didn't; oxygen and traces of was using it up pretty fast. I came back and "The actual plane was wrecked, rebuilt oil invariably react explosively.) down and landed. The barograph showed and donated to the Experimental Aircraft "We laid it on the plane floor and had a 19,997 feet which was the record for the Association," Howard said. "The plane rubber hose from the off and on twist Class I airplane at that time." was hanging from the ceiling in their Mu­ valve," Howard continued. "I got up to The local papers reported that Howard seum at Oshkosh, Wisconsin the last time I 12,000 feet after about an hour. In another was surrounded by young women who saw it. It had a dummy sitting in it. My 30 minutes or so, I was at 14,000 feet and "showered him with kisses" after he landed. wife said it doesn' t look like me but I told things were getting a little fuzzy. I thought The air show was a success with about her I was younger then." of oxygen, that is what I needed. I stuck 5,000 people attending. Howard ' s C-2N wasn't new to the the hose in my mouth and turned the valve "Why did we do it?" Howard asked. record game - prior to the Mayes' owner­ on and I went WOW! Looking back at it, "Well, my father (pop) was an entrepreneur ship, the little Aeronca was owned by Ben­ how silly; it's a wonder I didn' t blow my and was always figuring out ways to make jamin King, who used the airplane to set head off. Anyway, I perked up and the en­ money (we had to in those Depression seven records for speed, altitude and dis­ gine did too and everything returned to nor­ days), so he advertised an air show and said tance, both on wheels and also when it was mal. Now I climbed up to 16,000 and the Junior will make an altitude record attempt. equipped with Warner floats. ...

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13 ntal -1997 From the air, the entire Lock Haven Airport is visible with the Susquehanna River in the background. The former Piper Aircraft fac­ tory can be seen on the left side of the photo with the town of Lock Haven behind it. Several aircraft are waiting for takeoff from the parallel grass strip with one just starting a takeoff run. A larger twin-engine aircraft readies for takeoff on the main Run­ way 9. The Sentimental Journey grounds are on the near side surrounded by trees and campers. Bill Schaefer, Jr., lifts NC1402N off the Story and Photos grass runway after a very short run. by The Whitaker Tandem Gear is pulled Norm Petersen slightly nose-up by bungee cords, much like a pair of skis. Landings are much akin to landing in a field of It is really surprising the number of marshmollows! birds that are singing at 5:30 in the morn­ ing at a quiet Wisconsin grass landi ng strip. My wife had graciously driven me and a large load of "stuff' to "Earl's Inter­ national" north of Oshkosh, WI, where my 1946 J-3 Cub, NIOXS, waited patiently. We, my Cub and I, were heading out to attend the 12th Annual Sentimental Jour­ ney to Lock Haven, P A, the place where over 17,000 Cubs were built. It was to be the very first visit to Lock Haven for me and also the first ever for my Cub - it was built on November 21, 1946, in Ponca City, OK. The original factory "N" num­ ber was N3675K, SIN 22366, which has since been changed to N I OXS - which stands for "One Old Ex Sprayer" in defer­ Watching the sun rise over Lock Haven, the Schaefer Cub, NC1402N, SIN 22926, sits ence to its first twenty years as a crop proudly on the Whitaker Tandem Gear, ready to go for a demonstration flight. sprayer in Parkston, SD, when it was flown by veteran EAAer Cliff Adkins (EAA 717, AlC 2241). Putting most of my camping gear in the baggage compartment, I hoisted my (heavy) duffel bag into the reat seat and fastened it down with the seat belt. Con­ verted to a front seat solo Cub with an 18­ gallon wingtank and no nosetank (a hi PA­ II), the Cub was as ready as it could be for the long trip to Pennsylvania. Saying goodbye to my wife, Loretta, I fired up the Continental C90-8 engine and climbed aboard. It was easy to tell the bird was near gross as it wallowed through the grass to the far end of the strip. After checking the mags and carb heat, I turned and took off to the west in just a short run of about 300 feet. The clock said 6:20 a.m., Monday, June 23rd. I was bound and determined to make this entire trip with a finger on the map and The father-son team of Bill Schaefer, Jr. and Sr., install the Whitaker Tandem Gear on a whisky compass. No radio, no GPS, no their 90 hp J-3/PA-11 after arriving at Sentimental Journey from Minnesota. Few, if nothin' . Heading south from Oshkosh, a any, particpants had ever seen such an installation and observing the airplane fly with very welcome cloud cover kept the air the tandem gear installed was quite a treat. Bill Sr. is a corporate pilot by trade while smooth at 800 feet and the Cub's blazing Bill Jr. is a computer programmer at Southwest State College in Marshall, MN.

14 AUGUST 1997 Winner of the Grand Cham­ pion Awafd at Sentimental Journey was this beautiful 1946 J-3 Cub, NC98868, SIN 19127, flown in by Steve Logue, Mon­ toursville, PA. Displayed as an example of Randolph Products, the Cub was bril­ liantly restored by Dave Liebegott and crew in his Classic Magic Aviation at Duncansville, PA.

Winner of the Reserve Grand Champion Award was this 1936 Piper J-2 Cub, NC16667, SIN 682, flown in by Bob Stewart of Erie, PA. The workmanship on this restora­ tion is quite remarkable and a joy to behold.

(Above inset) Detail shot of the Menasco 0-84 engine installation in the 1929 Great Lakes.

Winner of the Best Antique Award was Paul and Ellie Ennis' 1929 Great Lakes 2T-1 powered with a 125 hp Menasco. Paul's father, Frank Ennis, bought this airplane brand new in 1929 and it has been in the family ever since.

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15 This Kinner-powered Fleet 16, NC343SF, SIN 343, was flown in from Wilmington, DE, for the fly-in. A considerable number of lucky people received rides in the Fleet during the event. This model uses the 160 hp Kinner R-56 five-cylinder engine.

One of the treats of the fly-in was meeting people like Robert Peterson of Lock Haven, former Piper employee, who not only worked for years at Piper, but also flew the company supplied Cubs during evenings and weekends for the standard price of $1.12 per hour - wet!

This temporary control tower helps to advise pilots on field information, traffic and conditions. The skeleton hanging by a rope had a sign below it that read, "This pi­ lot forgot to tie down his airplane!" The point was well taken and quite graphic!

A close look at the original metal wheelpants on Dale Dolby's J-5 Cub Cruiser gives you an idea of the beautiful workmanship done on this airplane.

Winner of the Best Long Wing Piper award (other than J-3) was this immaculate Piper J-5 Cub Cruiser, NC38243, SIN 5-913, flown in by Dale Dolby of Ft. Wayne, IN. Nicely finished in original International Orange, the Cruiser was detailed to a very high degree.

16 AUGUST 1997 (Above) A real surprise was this 1930 Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket, NC779W, SIN 617, flown in by its restorer, Richard Schriebmaier, of Sugarloaf, PA. A former Alaskan bush plane with Pollock Flying Service, the big six-place Bellanca was used on wheels, skis and floats. Richard spent over 8,000 hours in the total restoration with the big bird making its first flight in 1994 after a "rest" of 37 years! This is the only CH-400 known to be flying.

(Left) Instrument panel photo of Richard Schriebmaier's beautiful Bellanca CH-400. Note the control stick instead of a control wheel.

One of several Clipwing Cubs was this very nice Reed Conversion, N41103, SIN 7652, flown to Sentimental Journey by John Riley of Monaca, PA. The mountain ridge in the background rises about a thousand feet above Lock Haven's airport.

JOURNEY Continued on page 22 VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17 : . 1.,AI"k,n [mnli" h" long h"n , pi", who« moo "d women had to be self-sustaining. Being able to take care of your own and maybe help a fellow Alaskan along the way have been a part of life in the North for as long as anyone can remember. Among the many who can do just that, one man often stands out. Ed Gelvin (EAA 204406) of Central, Alaska has been known as a man who could mine gold, saw wood, build a sled or a house, and hunt and trap. In a land where some just do what they have to to get something to work, Ed Gelvin is thought of as one of the most capable people others have ever met. Author John McPhee quoted one of Ed 's neighbors as saying, " Every move he made he was do­ ing something. There were no dead moves." Just doing it isn' t enough for Ed. If you're going to bother to do a task, you might as well do it properly! That' s a great motto to live by anywhere and it takes skill and know-how to make it work. But when he saw the Robin, even he wasn't sure it would be possi­ ble to restore and fly it. The Robin arrived in Alaska in 1939, spending the next 21 years ferrying men and supplies around the wilderness. Back in 1950,

The triangular window in the forward cabin of the Curtiss Robin has long been one of its most identifiable features. The landing gear had to be completely built, and a set of Cessna 310 wheels and brakes, couple with a pair of DeHaviland (Canada) Beaver tires make it possible to land the Robin wherever Ed Gelvin Ed Gelvin, of Central, Alaska would choose.

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19 Wide stance landing gear, good ground clearance, large, boxy fuselage - Hmm, I'll bet this would make a good bush plane .. .

(Right) A Scott tail wheel and a brand-new shock absorber are mounted on the tail of the Robin for unimproved strips. The sharp looking "Cur­ tiss Robin" lettering and artwork were painted by Ed's daughter Carol.

(Above) The cockpit of the Alaska Robin had its in­ strumentation held to a minimum, with a transpon­ der, radio and a portable GPS used to handle to modern duties of communication. The lever on the lower left is for the effective elevator trim. You can (Left) The fuel tanks see the built in forward viewing windows that allow ~ each have a substan­ the pilot to see past the nose of either a air-cooled ~ tial sump to ensure radial or water-cooled OX-5 engine. ~ consistent fuel flow.

Not over the Alaskan inte­ rior, but cruising along over the pines of Florida, Ed and Stan Gelvin enjoy a vaca­ tion trip in the Alaska Robin. And you thought you needed a vacation from the winter in Ohio ...

20 AUGUST 1997 Howard Fowler landed the Robin on the tundra north of the Yukon Also done to make the airplane a capable machine was the in­ River, about 300 miles east of Fairbanks. He walked away from stallation of a 220 hp W670 Continental radial engine driving a the forced landing to fly another day. Howard has long since Hamilton-Standard propeller. The engine, used heavily to power passed away, but the indications were that the airplane was under military trainers during the second World War, has far more spare control as Howard landed on the soft surface. The landing gear parts and expertise available than the OX-5 or Curtiss Challenger was tom off, and the rusting, rotting hulk that remained after sit­ engines installed in the original Robins, not to mention a longer ting in the open until 1991 hardly looked like a prospective restora­ TBO and greater reliability. Coupled with the exceptionally tough tion project. As rusty as the fuselage was, I'm not sure even a Curtiss fuselage rebuilt by Ed, the Robin is actually one tough air­ scrap dealer would have been interested. plane, not some dainty hangar queen meant only to fly in the calm Ed Gelvin had known about the Robin for years, finding out evening. about it 10 years after he came to Alaska from the lower 48 in When he found the airplane, Ed found the wings intact, but 1949. Almost as long were the tales of others who planned on none of it was usable except as parts. The Robin has aluminum pulling the wreck out of the back country and restoring it. A fel­ ribs, and he had to build up a complete set of them, even going so low from Texas even managed to obtain the paperwork for the far as to proof test them to be certain they were built to withstand Robin from Fowler's widow, but he didn't plan on going to Alaska the stresses specified on the factory drawings. to retrieve the Robin on the tundra. A new set of spruce spars supports the new wing ribs, and all of After semi-retiring back in the early '90s, Ed was tooling it is covered in Dacron and finished with Poly Fiber's Aerothane around the Yukon valley and decided to take a look at the wrecked polyurethane paint. Both the fabric and the expertly crafted sheet Robin. As bad as it was, it still intriqued the capable mechanic. In aluminum parts were finished with Aerothane. Ginny Glevin, Ed's his mind he formulated a plan to fly the Robin out, piece by piece, wife, contributed to the project by spending some of her time pass­ but before he did that, he researched the FAA records to find out if ing a rib stitching needle around each of the Robin's 38 ribs. After the airplane was currently owned by someone. The fellow in the Robin was painted, the finishing touches were added by one Texas still owned the paperwork, which Ed bought from him. more family member, Ed and Ginny's daughter, Carol. Her exper­ Now that he owned the pieces and paperwork for a Curtiss Robin, tise runs in an artistic vein, for she did the "Curtiss Robin" letter­ the hard work began. ing and bird drawing on the rudder of the Robin, and the nicely Ed Gelvin uses airplanes like many in Alaska, as a means to ac­ scripted lettering for the "Alaska Robin" on the boot cowl forward complish whatever ends need to be met. While not a FAA certi­ of the triangular cabin window. Carol is married to Scott fied mechanic, his abilities far outshine those of most A&P school Reymiller, and they have an aviation minded youngster, Darwin, graduates. A master welder and sheet metal man, Ed is known in who enjoys playing with the carved wood model of the Robin his Alaska as the best of the best. He's pretty ingenious, too . To get grandfather gave him. the Robin off the Tundra, he flew in with his Bushmaster on skis. As we mentioned, Ed has always intended for the Robin to be A Bushmaster? It's a Piper PA-22 extensively modified to the flown, and he meant it. This past spring, he and his son Stanley point it carries an Experimental airworthiness certificate. The hopped in the Robin and headed south. It was a balmy 35 °F when fuselage is lengthened, and a total of six feet are added to the they left Central, AK on March 24, and went to Dawson in the wingspan. One of Alaska's favorite engines, the 180 hp Ly­ Northwest Territories. The next morning, it was 28 below! Fortu­ coming, is installed inside the cowl. Ed collected parts and put nately, they had planned ahead and had filled the oil tank with them inside the cabin, and those too long to fit inside, such as the multi-weight aviation oil. A series of hops southeast across wing spars, were strapped onto the struts and hauled home, pickup Canada brought them to Cut Bank, Montana. I'll let Stan tell you truck style. The fuselage was also one of the parts that wouldn't what happened. fit, so Ed solved that problem by cutting the fuselage lengthwise "When we landed at Cut Bank, it was blowing 40 mph, and we and dragging it home one half at a time. It took four flights to get not only ran into the wind, but I had to get out to tum downwind all the parts home. and push the tail around and I rode the tail to keep it down. We Flying and building airplanes is a Gelvin family tradition. Ed's taxied right over some tiedowns, and there were a couple of guys daughter, Carol, married Scott Reymiller, an A&P with an AI. there. They were concerned about us being able to stay in one spot Scott's a talented mechanic in his own right, and he'd get to put once we stopped, so they got a hold of the wings and tied us down. many of his acquired skills to work as he helped his father-in-law While we were there it started blowing 45 mph, gusting to 60. restore the Robin, and handle the necessary paperwork for the When we got ready to take off, we were afraid to taxi to the Robin's restoration. pumps, so they got a pickup with a tank in it and brought the fuel About two-thirds of the steel tubing in the fuselage had rusted right to us. Then they held us, and since it was my tum to be in the to the point of being unusable, and of course, all of the wood in the front seat, I got her running and right from the Customs house they wings and fuselage had long since given up any semblance of air­ let us go - they were holding the wings, and I gave them the signal, worthiness. Still, between the drawings he had and the parts, Ed and I had the engine really turning and we just took off right from was able to recreate airworthy pieces to rebuild the Robin. A trip there, right on the ramp in front of the Customs House. We had down to Seattle to visit the Museum of Flight's Curtiss Robin was the wind on our tail all the way to Lakeland!" made with ruler and note pad in hand. Details that couldn't be had It took them eight days and 32 flying hours to get to Lakeland, in the factory drawings came to life as Ed looked at the Robin "in arriving early for the fly-in on March 31. They planned on a the fabric." leisurely flight home, making a few stops to visit friends and fam­ The landing gear was quite a challenge, one that Ed's son Scott ily before they headed back up to Alaska. While they were in was up to meeting. A new set of shock absorbers were machined Florida, they visited the rest of the fly-in, and sat in a pair offold­ by him, and a finer piece of work couldn't be had from the most ing chairs answering the many questions visitors asked as they well equipped defense contractor. Each of the three struts (there's contemplated the thought of a cross country at 105 mph all the way one on the tail too, to soak up the bumps from the Scott tail wheel) from our 49th state. I'll bet that more than one of the visitors is beautifully fmished and polished. wished they could join them for the return adventure. The wheels and brakes are also "modem" adaptations, since the Getting to know Ed Glevin can be a bit of a challenge, for he originals were not available. Besides, Ed planned all along to prefers to let his handiwork speak for him. His quiet, shy manner build up his "Alaska Robin" as a flying airplane, not as a static mu­ belies a talent that will live on long after he has gone on to his re­ seum piece, and a set of wheels and brakes from a 310 with a pair ward. Something tells me there is a lot more built or fixed the right ofDH Beaver tires mounted on them would go a long way to keep­ way upon this Earth because Ed Gelvin decided it needed his atten­ ing the airplane practical on the grass and gravel strips that are the tion. His capable hands and mind truly have, to paraphrase a line in hallmark of Alaska airports. a Paul Anka song sung by '01 Blue Eyes, "done it the right way." ....

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21 Pennsylvania and the hills and valleys be­ come far more prominent - and the naviga­ tion becomes more difficult. Luckily, the 90 hp Continental is purring away at 2350 RPM and the fuel is in good shape as we make a few turns left and right to try and locate Butler, PA. Eventually, I spotted a Luscombe circling up ahead and decided to follow him a bit farther east. He led me di­ rectly to the small airport owned by the Butler Farm Show. I landed the Cub and taxied into the thickest infestation of EAA people I have seen in years! The hangars were full of neat home­ builts, Antiques, Classics and spamcans of all kinds. One hangar had a Beech Stag­ gerwing on wheels and another Stag on floats! Next to them was a mint Cessna 140 and a spectacular 125 hp polished Swift. The man behind these beautiful airplanes was Ranley Nelson (EAA 409613) of But­ ler, PA. In his shop was a pair of Champ The author gets ready to go aviating w ith Dan Knutson (AIC judge) to get some aerial wings being readied for cover. When the photos of the Lock Haven Airport and surrounding countryside. The clear day on Fri­ owner, John Lachendro, walked in, it was day made for some spectacular views of the area. like old home week. I had flown these very wings while giving Champ rides at Beaver JOURNEY (Continued from pg 17) Dam, WI. Gene and his crew goodbye and headed the The next hangar had a very nice Star­ speed of 87 mph really moved us along. Cub east. duster Too biplane undergoing annual Passing the huge Horicon Marsh, I noted a The area south of Chicago is dotted with (Condition) inspection. At the gas pump, pair of white swans flying over the marsh small airports and is a virtual haven for the Wellie Forsythe helped me refuel the Cub, in echelon right formation, their long necks sport flyer. A light westerly wind pushes helped me tie it down, drove me to a motel plainly visible as their big wings slowly the Cub along as we cross into Indiana and and picked me up at 8 a.m. the next morn­ pumped along. The sight almost made me head for Warsaw, IN, which is the world ing so we could have breakfast together. feel sorry for the "high-speed" flyers! If headquarters for prosthetic devices. The Not too shabby! you have never flown over rural Wisconsin non-towered airport is managed by Lance Picked up Interstate 80 near Clarion, with its lush green June foliage, at 80 mph, Ropte, who has really sparked a commu­ PA, as the morning sun, streaming through you have a treat coming. It reminds me of nity feeling of pride in their facility. It is the windshield, warmed my chest. Down the sign coming into Northfield, Min­ neat as a pin and the service is top shelf. below, four "Great Orange Pumpkins" (as nesota, " Home of Cows, Colleges and (Can you imagine an airport courtesy car we call the Schneider Transportation trucks Contentment." with only 32,000 miles on it?) They were from Green Bay) gave me just a tinge of Crossing the Illinois border, we (the busy getting ready for the coming weekend homesickness as they rolled along Inter­ Cub and I) pass over Dick and Jeannie Flight Breakfast and Airshow and the place state 80 . Before long, we reached the Hill's beautiful home and landing strip as was really shipshape. A huge new corpo­ Susquehanna River and turned left towards we follow the line on the map. The huge rate hangar was going up on "corporate Lock Haven. It was approaching noon on chunk of Class A airspace allocated to row." The optimism displayed by Lance Tuesday, June 24th, as I circled the airport O' Hare Airport passes by the left wing as and his crew was indeed refreshing to see ­ and lined up for a lefthand approach to the Cub ticks off the miles towards our des­ and feel. Runway 9 (Runway 27 is a righthand ap­ tination of Sandwich, IL. With the sun at my back, the Cub heads proach). As I came down over Lock Haven Owned by George Pearce, a pilot, real east across Indiana and into Ohio. I don't with the airport ahead of me in the wind­ estate developer and a real friend of avia­ ever recall seeing so much home building shield and the huge closed Piper factory to tion, the Sandwich Airport features a hard going on, especially in the countryside. my right, I could feel my heart thumping surface runway, a grass cross runway and Some of the huge swimming pools had div­ faster than normal - tears ran down my is the home of Dr. Bern Yocke's excellent ing decks up to thirty-three feet (ten me­ cheeks - and the emotional experience of aircraft restoration shop. Besides that, they ters) in height. Perhaps a future Olympic finally coming home to where 17,000 Cubs have auto fuel at the pump for us Cub dri­ diver will emerge from this area. were built and over 77,000 Piper airplanes vers. George helps me top off the tank We stop at Willard, Ohio, for fuel and a were hatched, finally hit me right between with 13.2 gallons. chance to stretch the legs. The manager the eyes. To an old Cub driver, this is def­ Just a half hour later, I circle the airport has some of the nicest model speedboats I initely hallowed ground! at Morris, IL, and drop in to visit Gene Lit­ have ever seen plus a new Rans two-place Slowly I taxied the Cub towards the tlefield, veteran Stearman aerobatic pilot in the hangar. The talent of airport people grass parking area and a marshaler directed (27 years) who is recovering from a knee never ceases to amaze me. me to a line of yellow Cubs for parking. I operation. Last December, he sold the air­ The light west wind helps to move the turned off the engine and sat for just a short show Stearman to a gentleman from South Cub along as we pass by Akron, OH, on time, allowing the importance of the mo­ Africa, however, Gene still teaches aero­ the north side of town. The huge blimp ment to sink in. The tach showed 10.5 batics in a Decathlon for those lucky stu­ hangars are plainly visible at the airport, hours since leaving Oshkosh. dents who are fortunate to have his expert relics from when the huge blimps and diri­ Immediately ahead in the next row, a fa­ tutelage. Gene really surprised me when gibles ruled the skies. We pass over some ther and son team were busy installing a he said their busiest airplane on the rental beautiful Ohio lakes, covered with sail­ Whitaker tandem set of wheeled landing line was a PA-II Cub at $60 per hour! boats, speedboats and the ever present jet­ gear they had brought along from Marshall, Naturally, I congratulated Gene on having ski waterbugs that "dart hither and yon." MN. Bill Schaefer and his son, Bill Jr. of a very astute clientele! Picking up a cur­ Painfully absent is the hint of any seaplane Tyler, MN, have owned N1402N, SIN rent Detroit Sectional chart which would activity on the lakes. 22926, a J-3 Cub modified to PA-l1 stan­ take me all the way to Lock Haven, I bid Passing Youngstown, OH, we cross into dards, for many years and acquired the

22 AUGUST 1997 Whitaker Tandem Gear along with the air­ plane when they bought it years ago. Be­ cause the tandem wheels scrape and scrub when the airplane is turned on hard surface, they much prefer to bring the gear system along and install it for special occasions. On grass, the gear works very nicely and can handle rough ground up to fairly good sized rocks! Each footprint supports only half the normal load, so the wheels tend to ride over most any surface. Alignment is maintained by cables and a bungee cord, nearly the same as skis, and attached to ski fittings on the landing gear. During the fly­ in, the Schaefers made several demo flights for the benefit of the crowd, most of which had never seen a Whitaker Tandem Gear in action on a J-3 Cub. (Small world dept.: Bill, Jr. lives on the very same block where I grew up in Tyler, MN !) On the end of the same row of Cubs was a '47 J-3 modified for short takeoff events with the name, "White Hawk," on the cowl. From the fine community of Lodi, WI, came this father/son team of Judges for Senti­ Flown all the way from Burlington, W A, mental Journey. On the left is Dick Knutson (EAA 37410, AlC 8462) and the driver is by its owner, Jerry Burr (EAA 289379), the Dan Knutson (EAA 402120, AlC 18753). What this team doesn't know about airplanes, airplane features a well-tuned 0-200 under especially Piper airplanes, could be stuffed in a very small sock. the PA- Il cowl, extended wings, drooping ailerons, flaps extended to the fuselage, vortex generator kit, leading edge wing The old Piper Engineering building on dition, Clyde Smith, Jr. held forth at his cuff, Demer drooped wingtips, Super Cub the airport has been purchased to make it booth each day, answering questions that fuel tanks and balanced J-3 Cub elevators. into the Piper Aviation Museum which will only a man of his caliber can answer. Cruising at 90 mph, the White Hawk has tell the world about the fantastic history of Clyde's Fabric Restoration of Pipers forum won any number of short takeoff and land­ the Piper Aircraft Company and Lock was held on Friday morning with an over­ ing contests including the famous Gulkana, Haven, P A. Harry Mutter is in charge of flow crowd in attendance. I, for one, have AK, event. The best takeoff recorded is 17 coll ections for the new museum and is, never heard Clyde speak without learning feet with the shortest landing recorded at without a doubt, the perfect person for the something. His straight forward, knowl­ 24 feet! Jerry says when the airspeed hits 9 job. Besides leading the charge to get a egeable and humble approach endears him mph, the airplane will fly. Continental al­ portion of the second floor ready for dis­ to the audience who, in turn, soak up infor­ lows 3,000 RPM for five seconds on take­ play at this year's Sentimental Journey, mation like a sponge. off, however, Jerry says that at one and a Harry has also acquired the second "Round­ A forum on the 1947 Round-the-World half seconds, he is off the ground and re­ the-World" Piper PA-l2 from 1947 that flight by two PA-l2 Super Cruisers was ducing power. The airplane is li censed in was flown by George Evans. (The other held Friday afternoon with Harry Mutter normal category and flown all over the PA-12 is in the Smithsonian.) Harry plans handling the mike in a most interesting country. on restoring the PA- 12 and flying it for a talk. Having one of the PA- l2's on hand On Tuesday evening, a reception was spell before putting it in the new Piper Avi­ for all to see in the lower level of the Engi­ held at the Cal Arter home on the Clinton ation Museum. neering Building was a huge plus for Harry County Golf Course (Cal's father donated Meanwhile, a group of eighteen Stear­ and his audience. the land for the golf course). The perfect mans arrive en masse to brighten up the A noteable addition to the fly-in was a evening, magnificent surroundings, excel­ day with the sound of radial engines and completely restored 1930 Bellanca CH-400 lent food and aviation people from all over spread the aura of brightly colored biplanes "Skyrocket," NC779W, SIN 617, that was the country made for an outstanding gath­ in the pattern. When parked in straight flown into Lock Haven by Richard Schrieb­ ering. Cal is one of the movers and shakers rows, Stearmans make a very pretty sight, maier of Sugarloaf, PA. The only known for Sentimental Journey and his contribu­ especially for the camera folks. Skyrocket still flying, it spent about twenty tions are legendary. Arriving from Salisbury, MD, were years flying the Alaskan bush with Pollock Wednesday morning, the fly-in began in longtime EAAers, Paul and Ellie Ennis Flying Service from 1938 to 1957 when it earnest as more and more airplanes arrived (EAA 67592, A /C 1312) with their rare came to grief on the Tanianna River and with Cub yellow being the dominant color. Menasco-powered 1929 Great Lakes 2T-l, was salvaged in pieces to Anchorage. Ac­ Longtime FAA Inspector (ret.) Gene Breiner NC818K, SIN 79, that has been in the En­ quired from the estate of the late noted Bel­ put on a fine seminar for J-3 pilots that drew nis family since new! Paul's father, Frank lanca mechanic, Preston Snyder, the Sky­ an overflow crowd. His down-to-earth expla­ Ennis, bought the airplane new in 1929 rocket was totally restored over a two and a nations on airworthiness, registration and equipped with an American Cirrus engine half year period, making its first flight in weight & balance kept everyone on the front of90 hp. In later years it was converted to 1994. Richard spent over 8,000 hours in edge of their chairs. He reminded us that the the Menasco D-84 engine of 125 hp which the restoration with everything new but the J-3 has no flight manual- only placards. The makes for a going machine. The Great bare fuselage! The engine is a 450 hp P & very first Piper airplane with a flight manual Lakes has been rebuilt several times during W R-985 in deference to the factory origi­ was the PA-12 Super Cruiser. Gene also ex­ its 68-year history with the latest restora­ nal R-1340 Wasp of450 hp. Needless to plained the intracacies of getting an FAA tion featuring an engine-turned cowl, land­ say, this precious old bushplane drew many field approval for other than standard im­ ing gear and wheelpants - all done by Paul onlookers at Sentimental Journey. provements on an airplane. The nice part Ennis. The pretty biplane ran off with the Following the forum on aircraft finishes about Gene Breiner's presentation is that he Best Antique A ward for the fly-in. by Bill Henshaw and Roger Lehnert (Ran­ speaks from many, many long years of expe­ Thursday featured forums on L-4 dolph Products) which was extremely well rience on both the mechanic's side and the Grasshoppers by John Stahly, aircraft inte­ done and most interesting, I was taken riors by John Stretch (Airtex Products) and FAA side. For fun, Gene flies a B-5 powered JOURNEY Continued on page 28 Kinner Fleet biplane, NC8648, SIN 61. Paul McBride (Lycoming engines). In ad­

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23 Our Mystery Plane for August is this hot little number from the collection of Msgt. Charles N. Trask of York Haven, PA. Some of you folks might accuse me of taking it easy on you with this one, but the fact is you don't see too many of these, so we'll give the younger generation a chance to puzzle over this one. Send your answers into EAA HQ no later than Sep­ tember 2S, 1997 for inclusion in the No­ vember issue of Vintage Airplane.

by H.G. Frautschy

The May Mystery Plane resulted in a nice number of responses, with a variety of guesses as to the identity of the low wing, open cockpit monoplane. We'll start off with the response of Paul Schid­ ing, York, P A. "Your Mystery Plane this month looked very familiar. Way back about 1934-35, Mr. Jason Moore ofLancaster, PA brought Plane his Westbrook Sportster to the York Airport for repairs. The 8xl0 photo (facing page, left) was taken at that time. Shortly there­ after he crashed, killing himself and his fe­ male passenger. Back in 1981, Mauno Salo, ofthe AAHS (American Aviation His­ torical Association) was looking for infor­ mation and photos ofthe Westbrook Sport­ ster and 1 corresponded with him. He sent me the two smaller photos (right) and the info sheet I am enclosing. " Here's what Mauno Salo wrote about the Sportster: "Designed in 1929 by Neil Westbrook Perdew (MIT) and Carroll H. Mattson (NYU) as a low-wing, 2-place sport trainer monoplane featuring cantilever, plywood­ covered wooden folding wings, a steel tube fuselage and powered by an upright, in-line 4 cylinder engine. In 1930, ten months oftest flying was The Westbrook w-s Sportster done mostly by Clarence Chamberlain. The airplane had spinning problems, fail­ NC966V Westbrook W­ ing to recover (stop) in the required num­ SB (?) SIN W-S02 Cirrus ber of turns. Therefore, the C. G. was Mk. III 9S hp changed by adding 18pounds oflead to the -966Y Westbrook Sport nose ofthe airplane. W-SB SIN W-S03 British The Westbrook purchased by Harold Cirrus 8S hp Munch ofRoosevelt Field, NY was re­ X-92V, NC92V (?) worked by lengthening the nose in order to Westbrook Sportster W­ pass the required CAA spin tests. At Teter­ SB, SIN W-S04 American boro the birch skins were replaced with Cirrus 100 hp heavier spruce skins in order to provide Some of our longtime smoother surfaces. " members remembered that Mauno also produced a list of the air­ the Westbrook Sportster had been our Mys­ lot in 1934 after he had about IS hours of craft built: tery Plane in 1987, and at that time, member solo time in a Mercury Chic and OX-S pow­ -9N Perdew W-S SIN W-SOI DH Gipsy Jack McRae recalled the airplane with first­ ered Bird biplane. He said it was a handful 60 hp, and Cirrus hand knowledge - he flew it as a student pi­ to taxi in a crosswind, as it had no brakes

24 AUGUST 1997 Penn Valley Hobby Center, Lansdale, PA is reproduc­ ing a serie s of kits from t he heyday of the nickel and dime sc ale k it s sold in t he 1930's by Comet, Megow's a n d others . This is a sample of one of their offerings, the Al­ lied Sport as o riginally kitted by Comet, a later version of the West­ brook Sportster. With that long nose and nicely proportioned wing, it should be a fine flyer on rubber power. See the text for more information ------.c on Penn Valley's kits. ~, .~'- .

and a tail skid, and that it was "hotter" to fly 'nickel' and 'dime ' kits with print wood nati, OH; Charley Hayes, New Lenox, IL; than the airplanes he was used to as a stu­ balsa sheets, machine cut prop are available Cedric Galloway, Hesperia, CA; Robert dent. at inflated, but relatively low cost from: Kaelin, Riverhead, NY and Mike Morton, Other correct answers were received Penn Valley Hobby Center Elizabethtown, P A. from Wayne VanValkenburgh, Jasper, GA; 837-B West Main St. In closing, eagle-eyed George T. Smith Lennart Johnsson, Eldsberga, Sweden; Lansdale, PA 19446 really nailed down the Mystery Plane with Marty Eisenmann, Alta Loma, CA; Ralph Phone 215/368-0770 his answer: K. Roberts, Saginaw, MI; Harold H. Swan­ Other 20 inch Comet kits in the Lone Star "Aw com 'on guys, this one is so-o-o obvi­ son, Shoreview, MN; Herbert G. deBruyn, Dime series include the Akron Funk, Taylor­ ous. 1mean, really, who do you think you're Bellevue, W A; and by Russ Brown, of craft, and the Vultee Attack. kidding, all us old airplane people (or is that Lindhurst, OH who reminded us about a Go Break a gum band!" old, airplane people?) didn't just fall offthe later version of the Westbrook, the Allied I recently received a copy of Penn Val­ 'Follow Me' jeep, ya know! Sport: ley's listing, and they have over 60 Comet kit "You give it away right at the beginning. "The A!lied Sport was introduced to replicas listed, as well as a similar number of . the Mystery Plane is obviously an earlier 1930 's model aviation enthusiasts by the Megow's kits. If you're a modeler or just in-line engine version ofJim Neuman's Comet 10 cent series rubber power free flight want to remember those days, why not drop sneaky, bespectacled cloud hiding ship that model kit A-30. The Allied Sport model, with them a note or give them a call requesting appears in every issue of Vintage Airplane . . a clean unbraced wing, long nose, and light their flyer? Every October you'll get their . so there, ya can't fool us!" construction offers good duration flights for "Christmas Flyer" listing the kits they make By golly, George, you're right, we cannot dime scale competitions among today's stick and sell. deny it. Why, I didn't intend for Jim to draw and tissue fliers. Other answers were received from Owen up any particular airplane, but if that's not it, The 20" wingspan Allied Sport kit, and Bruce, Richardson, TX; William Kroeger, it must be it's sister, peeking out from behind many others ofthose aviation inspiring Papillion, NE; Robert Louderback, Cincin­ the cloud! ...

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25 PASS db BUCK

sories - Stromberg carburetor, and Bendix mags instead of the old BTH British mags. The TBO was somewhat less than the British engine. I remember the props had the spinner built onto it. The Ryan PT props had spinners built into it but this prop is too short to a 165 hp Kinner. Same goes for OX-5, all of them were about 9 ft. long. So I take my first statement back to 90 % and that will leave me a "bugger factor" of by E.E. "Buck" Hilbert 10%. EAA #21 Ale #5 Back to you, P.O. Box 424, Union, IL 60180 "Ace" Cannon Winterset, IA P.S. I don't know if the bolt pattern is the same for small Menasco and the Wright Gipsy. If so, it might fit on a small Menasco - just guessing? RAISING THE FLAGG Dear Buck, Enclosed are the latest pictures of my Flagg F -13 restoration project. As can be seen, it is finally getting to the "exciting" stage although a lot of work remains to be done. One big step was getting the flying wires ordered from Steen Aero Lab. Now the last major cost will be the overhaul of the 145 Warner (and a prop - ouch!). The engine cowl will have bumps when completed. They have been formed and are ready for installation. The cowl itself was originally spun for a Great Lakes. We shrunk the aft portion and smoothed it out on a friends English Wheel. The rest of the cowling is all 0.032" Here is Terry's Flagg F-13 restoration of 2024-T3 with "millions" of nutplates in­ the original homebuilt. It sure looks like stalled. I am now looking for some ex­ a barrel of fun! Look closely in the back­ ground and you can see a bit of the truded aluminum to stiffen the cockpit Here's one more look at the prop we're Chastain family's Rawdon T-1, a 7 time trying to pin down for Greg Harrison ­ opening and thought you might know of a Oshkosh award winner. any others willing to hazard a guess or source. The stuff I've seen on a few air­ confirm Ace Cannon's belief that it is for on and I am in the process of making the a Wright Gipsy engine? fairings for the aileron push rods. I guess it would be qualified as 85% done with 95% PROP GUESS of the work still to go! Time to sign off. I would appreciate Dear Buck, hearing from you if you know a source for I think my guess is 98% ~ right the extruded aluminum. Many thanks! when I say it's a prop made for the 90 hp planes is shaped something like this: Terry Chastain Wright Gipsy engine used on the DH Gipsy At the moment, the Flagg is totally dis­ 3 Crabtree Lane Moth model 61M, built in the USA under assembled again in preparation for the re­ Pacific, MO 63069 license to DH in the late 1930's. Tiger maining silver on the fuselage and the final Moth is wrong, because their Gipsy turned painting. It's going to be yellow with black How about it, fellows? Do any ofyou backwards to our engine, the Wright Gipsy scallops and red pinstriping similar to the recall seeing some extruded aluminum that turned to the right like all American en­ Gee Bee paint scheme. Gap seals will be looks like this? Drop Terry and J a note, so gines. In most respects it was similar to the added to the tail feathers a I

26 AUGUST 1997 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27 JOURNEY (Continued/rom pg 23) different type of music. The food purvey­ ney, for the award. My only sad feeling is ors were doing a land office business all that I didn't have the smarts to attend the across the field by John Stahly to Hangar week long for two basic reasons: their food first eleven Piper fly-Ins. No.1, which is the FBO on the field. In was excellent and the prices were reason­ The final tally for the four day fly-in the back part of the hangar, there is a mini­ able. A huge breakfast was $2.50 to $3.50 was 88 Piper J-3 Cubs and about 450 air­ museum of Piper artifacts along with a to give an example and the people were planes total. This was the year of the J-3 rather large storage area for Piper company very accomodating. and they were the featured airplane. Next records. John has been doing considerable Noted author, Beverly Butler, from year, in 1998, the featured airplanes will be volunteer work in this area which merely Maribel, WI, was busy during the entire the Piper J-4 Cub Coupe and the Piper J-5 adds to his encyclopedic knowledge of fly-in selling his book, "Piper Cub Era," Cub Cruiser. Therefore, those lucky folks Piper history. From a large file, he handed which for those of us who grew up in the that have these models should make a spe­ me a bundle of delivery tickets about five post WWII era, hits the nail on the head for cial effort to attend Sentimental Journey inches thick and asked me to go through accuracy as to how it was in those days. '98. If you want to enjoy a fantastic four them. I noticed the serial numbers were at Reader after reader stopped by with kind day adventure at the birthplace of the Piper the top ofthe tickets and proceeded to keep comments on the book and Bev is working Cub, don't miss Sentimental Journey next looking for SIN 22366 - my Cub. In about hard on the third printing updates. Recom­ June. It will be an unforgetable experience. ten minutes, I hollered "Bingo!" John mended reading for all Cub drivers. I know - I was there in 1997! came over and confirmed that I had found The Saturday evening Awards Banquet O n Sunday forenoon, I fired up 01' the delivery ticket for my J-3 C ub, was held in a large tent right on the grounds N 1OXS, waved goodbye to a fine group of NC3675K, SIN 22366, mfg. 11-21-46, with a full house in attendence. Roscoe Mor­ friends and fe llow pilots and headed home. Weight: 707, E.C.G. at 15.6 inches, color: ton, who handled the microphone during the The first stop was at Youngstown, Ohio's Yellow and Black. The aircraft was deliv­ entire fly-in, was Master ofCeremonies and Elster Airport for fuel along with a Lus­ ered to DePonti Aviation Co., Inc., Wold did an excellent job. Our table included Billie combe and an Aeronca Champ. The good Chamberlain Field, Minneapolis, Minn. I Henderson and his lovely wife, Adair (of Sun weather and slight tailwind allowed me to made several copies of the ticket before re­ 'n Fun fame) who flew up to Lock Haven in make Warsaw, IN, by 5 p.m. where I spent placing it in the bundle (in sequence) and their Piper Pacer. This energetic couple has the night and enjoyed more hospitality with having John Stahly return it to the proper been a major help in getting Sentimental Jour­ the airport gang. file. (It surely is exciting to find such a ney started and have added considerable ex­ By 8 a.m., I was following the finger on record after nearly fifty-one years have pertise to help the fly-in grow over the past the map across Illinois to my favorite small passed by. I took John out for a cup of cof­ twelve years. strip in Sandwich, IL. A fill ofautofuel from fee to calm myself down!) Perhaps the toughest part of the banquet George Pearce and I was off to Oshkosh with Each evening of the fly-in, a different was discovering that I was the oldest J-3 a nice tailwind. At 1: 15 p.m., the yellow Cub band would perform in the main building Cub pilot to fly a Cub to Sentimental Jour­ was back in the hangar at Earl's International on the "Midway" with substantial crowds ney '97. That really smarted for a while on the north side of Oshkosh and the tach gathering to hear the music and talk air­ (badly bent ego), but once the success of showed 23.3 hours for the entire trip. As they planes. The festive atmosphere was most the fly-in was realized, it turned out to be a say in the TV ad, "It just doesn't get any bet­ congenial and each type ofband brought a real prize. Thank you, Sentimental Jour- ter than this!" .. Help BAA's Antique/Classic NEW MEMBER Division Grow CAMPAIGN SHARE THE EXCITMENT OF EAA'S membership renewal. ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION WITH A FRIEND Use the new member application form enclosed within this issue of Vintage Airplane If you love the airplanes of yesteryear, chances are to sign up your new member. you know other people who love them too. Help the An­ Don't miss this chance to enroll a friend! tiqueClassic Division grow by recruiting new members. The EAA Antique/Classic Division is a person's best re­ source for information and stories about Antique, CIas$Ie and Contemporary aircraft and the people who fly ~ RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS AND WIN SOME GREAT PRIZES

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28 AUGUST 1997 Fly-In Calendar

The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of infor­ mation only and does not constitute approval, sponsorship, involvement, control or diredion ofany event (fly-in, seminars, fly market, etc.) listed. Please send the info~- REGIONAL FLY-INS mation to EAA, Att: Golda Cox, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. SEPTEMBER 6·7 • MARION, OH - Mid­ Information should be received four months prior to the event date. Eastern EAA Fly.ln (MERFI) . Call Lou Lindeman, 513/849·9455. OCTOBER 9·12 - MESA, AZ - Copperstate Fly-In. Call Bob Hasson, 520/228-5480. AUGUST 30 • MARION, IN - 7th annual 6154 River Fores t Dr., M ana ssa s, VA OCTOBER 10·12 - EVERGREEN, AL ­ Fly-In/Cruise-In Breakfast sponsored by 2011 2. Ca ll 703-590-2375 for info. Southeast Regional Fly-In. Call Harold the Marion High School Band Boosters. SEPTEMBER 19-20 - BARTLESVILLE, OK ­ "Bubba" Hamiter, 334/765-9109. Antiques/Classics/Homebuilts, as well Frank Phillips Field. 40th Annual Tulsa OCTOBER 10·12 - WILMINGTON, DE­ as Antique/Classic ca rs welcome. Info: Regional Fl y-In. For info ca ll Charlie East Coast EAA Fly-In. Call Andrew Ray Johnson, 3 17/664-2588 Harris, 918/622-8400. Alvarez, 302/738-8883. OCTOBER 17·19 - KERRVILLE, TX ­ AUGUST 31 • Z A NESVILLE, O H ­ SEPTEMBER 19·21 • SELMA, CA - 15th Southwest Regional Fly-In. Call Stu Rive rside Airport. EAA Chapter 425 annual Wes t Coast Travel Air Fly-In. McCurdy, 512/388-7399. Annual Labor Day Weekend Breakfast. 8 Old fashioned fly- in where aviators do a.m.-3 p.m. Pancake breakfast all day. what comes naturally. Flying events, Sa ndwiches, snacks 11 a. m.-3 p.m. memorabilia auction, great food. Info: AUGUST 10 • MENDOTA, IL ­ Restored Antique/Class ic airplanes on Jerry Impel/ezzeri, 408/356-3407 or Grandpa's Airport, 1-1/2 miles south of display. EAA Chapter 425 hats to the Bob Lock 209/638-4235. town. EAA Chapter 263 Fly-In brea k­ first 25 PIC. Please register. Info: Don SEPTEMBER 20 - SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX fast 7 - 11 a. m. Held in conjuction with Wahl 614/453-0003. - EAA Chapter 1094 3rd annual Fall Fly­ the Sweet Corn fes tival, there will be SEPTEMBER 6 - OSCEOL A, WI - L. O. In. Coincides w ith th e 28th annual transportation ava ilable to take you into Simenstad Field. 17th annual village Hopkins County Fall Festiva l and World town for the afternoon parade. For wide Wheels & Wings Air Fair. Train Champion Stew Contest. In fo: 908/885­ info: 815/539-68 15 or 8 15/539-5378. rides, aviation book sa les, 500 classic 5525 or 903/439-32 12. AUGUST 16 - LITTLE FALL S, MN ­ car show, pancake breakfast fly- in, civil­ SEPTEMBER 27-28 - ZA NESVILLE, OH ­ Morrison County Airport. Charles A. ian/military static displays, arts and crafts John's Landing Air Field. 6th annual EAA Lindbergh 70th Anniversary fly- in cele­ and fair. Free shuttle bus. CTAF 11 8.2, NC Chapter 22 Fa ll Fly-In breakfast and bration. Young Eagles flights, EAA check class 0 NOTAMS for special air­ lunch both days. Hog roast Sat., Free par­ Spirit of St. Louis replica, static dis­ port conditions. Info: 1-800/947-058 1. ticipation plaques. Info: call Virginia at plays. Info: ca ll the airport at 320/632­ SEPTEMBER 12-14 - BEL VD ERE, IL ­ 614/453-6889. 2413 or Karl Kiefer 320/632-1 978 Poplar Gro ve A irport (C77) 14th SEPTEMBER 28 - HINKLE Y, IL-(0C2) EAA AUGUST 16-17 - WA KEFIELD, MI (UP) ­ Annual Stinson Reunion. Info: Suzette Chapter 24 1 Fly-In, Drive-In Breakfast, 7 Third annual Sunday Lake Seap lane Selig, 9 S. 324 Aero Drive, Naperville, a.m.-Noon. Info: Alan Abell (847) 888-29 19. Fly-In. Good food and programs both IL 60564, phone 630/904-6964. OCTOBER 4 - DENVER, CO - Front days. Info: 906/224-71 11 . SEPT. 13 - ZANESVILL E, OH - Riverside Range Airport. (FRG) Flea market, Fly­ AUGUST 23 SPEARFISH, SO Black Hills Airport. Arthritis Foundation and EAA In and open house. 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 Airport / Clyde Ice Field. 14th annual Chapter 425 Second Annual Hog Roast p. m. Exit 295 off of In terstate 70. Info: Fly-In . Camping, ea rlybirds welcome 11 a. m.-6 p.m. Fly- In, Drive-In. EAA 303/26 1-9 100 or 1-800-654-9136. on Friday for "crea m ca n dinner." Chapter 425 hats to the first 25 PIC. OCTOBER 4-5 - RUTLAND, VT - Rutland Awards, Poker run Sa t. South Dakota Pl ease register. In fo: Don Wa hl Sta te airport. 5th Leefpeepers Fl y-In Aviation Hall of Fa me induction Sa t. 614/453-0003. sponsored by EAA Chapter 968. evening. Ca ll, write or Email for info : SEPTEMBER 18 • PONCA CITY, OK ­ Breakfast 8- 11 a.m. Info: 802/492-3647. Bob Golay, 8 16 E. Federal, Spearfish, Fiftieth Anniversary Cub Fl y- In. Co­ OCTOBER 5 • TOMA H, W I - Bloyer SO 57783. 605/642-23 11 (evenings), sponored by EAA Chapter 1046 and Field. EAA Chapter 935 10th Annual 605-642-0277 (as k for Ted), or Po nca City Aviation Boosters Club. Fly-In breakfast. Static Displays, food, c21 [email protected]. Group Fly-out to EAA NC Chapter 10 craft market, radio controlled planes, 7 AUGUST 29-30 - MOCKSVILLE, NC - Fly-In in Bartlesville, OK on September am - 4 pm. Info: ca ll 608/372-3125. Tara Airbase (5NC1). The 12 annua l 19. Info: Merle Helt 405/762-7580. OCTOBER 12 - TOWANDA , PA - "Anything That Flies " Fly-In. 2100/80 SEPTEMBER 18-21 - ST. LOUIS, MO - Towanda Airport (N27) Fl y-In sod, 122.9, CLT sectional. Land to the Creve Coeur Field. Monocoupe Breakfast. All you can eat, including north if possible, Attendance At You r Madness III. Monocoupes, Darts, Velie 100% pure maple syrup! 7 a.m. ­ Own Risk. Ca ll Novaro Nichols at Motorcars, owners and enthusiasts lp.m. For info, ca ll Carl Lafy, 704/284-216 1 or 910-764-0007 for info. invited. For info: Monocoupe Club, 717/265-4900.

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