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~ Antique/Classic ()IVI§If)~ PREVIEW We have so many new and exciting events for Oshkosh '84 that I have decided to use my editorial page to make an early announcement. Listed below are the events and chairman of each Bob Lickteig activity. If you have any questions or need more informa­ President tion, please contact any of the chairman who are always Antique/Classic Division ready to help. NEW TYPE AWARDS TYPE PARKING The Antique Judging Committee has agreed to in­ crease the number of award categories for aircraft regis­ The Parking and Flight Line Safety Committee has a tered. The new categories are: World War II Training and workable type parking plan. To receive further details, Liaison Aircraft plus Outstanding in Type. type club officers should contact Art Morgan, chairman, Chairman - Dale Gustafson, phone 317/293-4430. at 414/442-3631. An information packet will be sent along with a map of the parking area. HALL OF FAME REUNION ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION FL YOUT A special effort is being made to have our previous Grand and Reserve Champion aircraft and owners return A flyout of Antique/Classic aircraft, members and to Oshkosh and be displayed in a special area. Aircraft guests will be scheduled for Tuesday morning, July 31. and owner will be recognized with special signs and This will be a half-day fun event you won't want to miss. awards. Check program and A/C Headquarters for details. Chairman - Al Kelch, phone 414/377-5886. Chairman - Bob Lumley, phone 414/255-6832. TYPE CLUB HEADQUARTERS TENT INTERVIEW CIRCLE We will once again have our Type Club Headquarters The ever popular Antique/Classic Interview Circle will Tent set up in the Antique/Classic area. All type clubs are be expanded this year. Interviews will be scheduled on a invited to set up their club headquarters. A full week of daily basis. activities are planned. Chairman - Dan Neuman, phone 612/571-0893. Chairman - Espie (Butch) Joyce, 919/427-0216, will be there to help. ANTIQUE/CLASSIC CHAPTER INFORMATION BOOTH ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION FORUMS There will be an information booth outside the Red A complete range of forums for antique and classic Barn Headquarters staffed by qualified members to dis­ aircraft is scheduled. Check program and headquarters cuss chapter formations, promotions and projects as well for time and dates. as a membership recruiting. Chairman - Ron Fritz, phone 616/678-5012. Chairman - Roy Redman, phone 507/334-5922. PARADE OF FLIGHT ANTIQUE/CLASSIC PHOTO CONTEST The Antique/Classic Parade of Flight, a highlight of An amateur photo contest is scheduled for the period the Convention, will again be staged Wednesday after­ of the Oshkosh Convention. Details and rules are avail­ noon. Check A/C Headquarters for details and be a part able at the Antique/Classic Headquarters. Please check in of this annual event. with Chairman Jack McCarthy, phone 312/371-1290 for Chairman - Phil Coulson, phone 616/624-6490. any questions you may have. IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR AND A GREAT CONVENTION! MAKE THE ANTIQUE/CLASSIC AREA YOUR HEADQUARTERS FOR OSHKOSH '84. • 2 JUNE 1984 PUBLICATION STAFF PUBLISHER Paul H. Po~rezny DIRECTOR. MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Dick Matt EDITOR Gene R. Chase JUNE 1984 • VOL. 12, NO.6 MANAGING EDITOR Mary Jones EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Norman Petersen FEATURE WRITERS George A. Hardie, Jr. Contents Roy Redman 2 Straight and Level EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC by Bob Lickteig DIVISION, INC. 4 AlCNews OFFICERS by Gene Chase 6 Ole Anderson - New License ­ Presidenl Vice President New Plane R. J. Lickteig Roy Redman by Roy Redman 1620 Bay Oaks Drive At. 3. Box 208 11 Calendar of Events Albert Lea. MN 56007 Faribault. MN 55021 507/373-2351 507/334-5922 12 Antique/Classic Division Chapters 12 Antique/Classic Division Committees Secretary Treasurer Ronald Fritz E. E. " Buck" Hilbert 13 Mystery Plane 15401 Sparta Avenue P.O. Box 145 by George Hardie. Jr. Kent City. MI 49330 Union. IL 60180 14 Notice of Annual Business Meeting 616/678-5012 815/923-4591 and Election 17 Airports Providing Auto Fuel DIRECTORS 18 Antique/Classic Division Judging Rules John S. Copeland Stan Gomoll 22 Bird Aircraft See Page 22 9 Joanne Drive 1042 90th Lane, NE Westborough. MA 01581 Minneapolis, MN 55434 by Gene Chase 617/366-7245 6121784-1172 23 The New Rankin Collegiate by Gene Chase Claude L. Gray, Jr. Dale A. Gustafson 24 AlC Maintenance Tips 9635 Sylvia Avenue 7724 Shady Hill Drive 24 Letters to the Editor Northridge. CA 91324 Indianapolis. IN 46274 213/349·1338 317/293·4430 24 Member's Projects Robert G. Herman Arthur R. Morgan 16400 Ledgemont. Apt. 712 3744 North 51st Blvd. Dallas. TX 75248 Milwaukee, WI 53216 214/248-1400 414/442-3631 Morton W. Lester AI Kelch P.O. Box 3747 7018 W. Bonniwell Rd. Martinsville. VA 24112 Mequon. WI 53092 FRONT COVER ... DeHaviliand DH-82A Tiger Moth, N4797. SIN 703/632-4839 414/377-5886 EM731 , owned by Frank M. Gillespie, Des Plaines, IL. Photographed during the 1981 Waukegan Fly-In by Ed Burns. Gene Morris John R. Turgyan 24 Chandelle Drive Box 229. R.F.D. 2 Hampshire. IL 60140 Wrightstown, NJ 08562 BACK COVER ... Photo from EAA's Hugh Butterfield collection, cap­ 3121683-3199 6091758-2910 tioned "John Brown with a Dayton-Wright TA-3." S. J. Wittman George S. York Box 2672 181 Sloboda Ave. Oshkosh. WI 54901 Mansfield. OH 44906 The words EAA. ULTRALIGHT. FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM. SPORT AVIATION, and the logos of EXPERIMENTAL 414/235-1265 419/529-4378 AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INC .• EAA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, EAA ANTIQUE & CLASSIC DIVISION INC.• INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB INC., WARBIRDS OF AMERICA INC .• are registered trademarks, THE EAA SKY SHOPPE and logos of the EAA AVIATION FOUNDATION INC. and EAA ULTRALIGHT CONVENTION ADVISORS are trademarks of the above associations and their use by any person other than the above associations is strictly prohibited. Esple M. Joyce, Jr. Daniel Neuman . Box 468 1521 Berne Circle W. Editorial Policy: Readers are encouraged to submit stories and photographs. Policy opinions expressed in articles Madison. NC 27025 Minneapolis, MN 55421 are solely those of the authors. Responsibility for accuracy in reporting rests entirely with the contributor. Material 919/427-0216 612/571 -0893 should be sent to: Gene R. Chase, Editor. The VINTAGE AIRPLANE, Wittman Airfield, Oshkosh, WI 54903-2591 . The VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091 -6943) is published and owned exclusively by EAA Antique/Classic Division. Ray Olcott Inc. of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. and is published monthly at Wittman Airfield. Oshkosh, WI 54903­ 1500 Kings Way 2591. Second Class Postage paid at Oshkosh, WI 54901 and additional mailing offices. Membership rates for Nokomis. FL 33555 EAA Antique/Classic Division, Inc. are $18.00 for current EAA members for 12 month period of which $12.00 is 813/485-8139 for the publication of The VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Membership is open to all who are interested in aviation. S. H. "Wes" Schmid Gar Williams ADVERTISING - AntiquelClassic Division does not guarantee or endorse any product offered through our advertis­ 2359 Lefeber Road Nine South 135 Aero Drive ing. We invite constructive criticism and welcome any report of inferior merchandise obtained through our advertising Wauwatosa. WI 53213 Naperville. IL 60540 so that corrective measures can be taken. 4141771 -1545 3121355-9416 Postmaster: Send address changes to EAA Antique/Classic Division. Inc., Wittman Airfield, Oshkosh, WI 54903-2591 . VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3 On 23 February on the last lap ofits journey home, the left engine failed shortly after takeoff from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the aircraft was forced to return to the Saudi capital. A spare engine was flown to Riyadh the same evening accompanied by three Uiver mechanics to make the neces­ sary repairs. Unfortunately the spare engine could not be fitted properly and there were problems with fitting the old propeller. ROY REDMAN NAMED By press time we had not learned if the Royal Dutch VICE PRESIDENT Airlines' DC-2 had completed its return trip to KLM's home base in Holland. At the Antique/Classic Board of Directors meeting at EAA Headquarters on May 4, 1984, Roy Redman was appointed Vice President of the Division as provided for in the bylaws. Roy fulfills the unexpired term of Robert J. Lickteig who held this office until being named President of the Antique/Classic Division. INSURANCE FOR PLANES USING AUTO FUEL We have received questions about whether aircraft with the appropriate STC for the use of auto fuel are insurable. The answer is yes! Bob Urbine at Aviation Underwriters ofAmerica, P.O. Box 19022, Greensboro, NC 27410, telephone 800/334­ 0061, says that as a group, EAA members are among the safest pilots around. Current holders of auto fuel STCs are advised to check with their aircraft insurance companies to determine if they are covered when using auto fuel. Ifnot, contact Avia­ LOUISIANA'S BUSIEST AIRPORT tion Underwriting Agency immediately. New Orleans Lakefront Airport celebrated its 50th birthday on February 11, 1984. First named Shushan EAA CONVENTION SITE NEEDS Airport, it opened officially on February 9, 1934 and was billed as the world's most modern airport. Vern Lichtenberg, Facilities Manager, is in dire need It was an example of the latest architectural style and of a two-ton wrecker/tow truck. Anyone interested in art deco of the time. In 1963 it was renamed Lakefront donating such a vehicle to the EAA Aviation Foundation Airport. is asked to contact Vern at 414/426-4800. Director of Aviation, John Maloney, arranged a full Also needed are a couple of color TV's for use in the day of entertainment which included flights by the bunk house.
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