VA Vol 25 No 3 March 1997
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EDITORIAL STAFF Publisher Ta m Poberezny March 1997 Vol. 25, No" 3 EdHor,in,Chlef Jac k Cox CONTENTS EdHor Henry G. Frautschy I Straight & Level Managing EdHor Espie "Butch" Joyce Gold a Cox Art Director 2 AlC NewsIH.G. Frautschy M ike Drucks 3 Type Club NoteslNonn Petersen Computer Graphic Specialists O livia L. Phillip Jennifer Larsen 4 AlC Volunteersrrrisha Dorlac M a ry Premeau Page 8 Associate Editor 7 Mystery PlanelH.G. Frautschy No rm Pete rsen Feature Writer 8 Curtiss Museum! Dennis Parks Kirk House Staff Photographers Jim Koepnick LeeAnn A b rams 1 1Antique/Classic Home/ Ken Uchtenburg Andy Heins Advertising/Editorial Assistant 12 The Granville Brothers NR49VI Isabelle W iske David B. Jackson EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION, INC. 13 Louise Thaden 60th Anniversary OFFICERS Memorial 1996 Staggerwing Tourl Norm Petersen President VIce-President Espie "Butch" Joyce George Doubner Page 13 P.O. Box 35584 2448 Lough Lone 17 Doug Fuss' Laird LC-B CommerciaV Greensboro. NC 27425 Hartford. WI 53027 H.G. Frautschy 910/393-0344 414/673-5885 Secretary Treasurer 22 Pietenpol Homecoming! Steve Nessa Cha~esHarris 2009 Highland Ave. 7215 East 46th St. Andrew King Albert Leo, MN 56007 Tulsa. OK 74145 507/373-1674 918/622-8400 24 What Our Members Are Restoring! Norm Petersen DIRECTORS John Berendt Gene Monis 7645 Echo Point Rd. IISC Steve Court, R.R. 2 26 Pass It To BucklE.E. "Buck" Hilbert Connon Falls. MN 55009 Roanoke, TX 76262 507/263-2414 817/491-9110 Phil Coulson 27 Welcome New Members 28415 Springbrook Dr. Robert C. "Bob" Brouer Law1on, MI 49065 9345 S. Hoyne 616/624-6490 Chicago. IL 60620 28 Calendar 3121779-2105 29 Vintage TraderlMembership Joe Dfckey John S. Copefond 55 Oakey Av. 28-3 Williamsbur8 Ct. Information Page 17 Lawrenceburg. IN 47025 Shrewsbury. MA 1545 812/537-9354 fiJ8/842-7867 6 Dale A. Gustafson StonGomoiI FRONT COVER ... Doug Fuss. Mington, TX eyeballs the photo ship through the disc of his 7724 Shady Hill Dr. 1042 90th Lone, NE Hamitlon propeller being driven by the Wright J-4 engine that powers his 1926 Laird LC-B Indianapolis. IN 46278 Minneapolis. MN 55434 Commercial. Picked as the Golden Age Champion at EM Oshkosh '96, it hod members 317/293-4430 612/784-1172 "oohing' and "ahhing' all week during the Convention. An historic airplane. it placed Robertlk:ktelg 1708 Boy Oaks Dr. JeannieHiH second in the 1927 National Air Derby. in addtion to flying over 70.000 air miles during ~s P.O. Box 328 on Contract Air Mail Route 9. EM photo by Jim Koepnick. shot with on E05-1 n Alberf Leo. MN 56007 ~~~" ~~?:e_"'::: 507/373-2922 Harvard. IL 60033 equipped with a 70-21Omm lens. 1/125 sec. @f 16 on 100 ASA slide film. EM Cessna 210 815/943-7205 photo plane flown by Bruce Moore. Dean Richardson 6701 Colony Dr. Robert D. "Bob" Lumley Madison. WI 53717 1265 South 124th st. BACK COVER ... Italy "The Great War' is the title o f this watercolor illustration by 608/833-1291 Brookfield. WI 53005 accomplished aviation artist William Marsalko. Fairview Park. OH. For more information on 414/782-2633 this entry in the EM Sport Aviation Art Competition. please tum to A/C News on page 2. S.H_"Wes " Schmid GeoII Robison 2359 Lefeber Avenue 1521 E. MacGregor Dr. Wauwatosa. WI 53213 New Haven. IN 46774 414/771-1545 219/493-4724 Copyright © 1997 by the EM Antique/Classic Division Inc. All rights reserved. George York 181 Sloboda Av. VINTAGE AIRPlANE ~SSN 0091-6943) is published and owned exclusively by the EM Antique/Classic Division, Inc. of the Experimental Mansfield. OH 44906 Aircraft Association and is published monthly at EM Aviation Center, 3000 Poberezny Rd. , P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WISCOnsin 54903-3086. 419/529-4378 Periodicals Postage paid at Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901 and at addnional mailing offICeS. The membership rate for EM Antique/Classic Division, Inc. is $27.00 for current EM members for 12 month period of which $15.00 is for the publication of VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Membership is open DIRECTOR EMERITUS to all who are interested in aviation. E.E. "Buck" Hilbert POSTMASTER: Send address changes to EM Antique/Classic Division, Inc., P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. FOREIGN AND APO P.O. Box 424 ADDRESSES - Please allow at leasl two months for delivery of VINTAGE AIRPlANE to foreignand APO addresses via surface mail. Union. IL 60180 ADVERTISING - Antique/Classic Division does not guarantee or endorse any product offered through the advertising. We invite constructive 815/923-4591 criticism and welcome any report of inferior merchandise obtained through our advertising so that cooective measures can be taken. ADVISORS EDITORIAl POUCY: Readers are encouraged to submn stories and photographs. Policy opinions expressed in articles are solely those of the authors. Responsibilny for accuracy in reporting rests entirely wnh the contributor. No renumeration is made. Steve Krog Roger Gomoll Material should be sent to: Ednor, VINTAGE AIRPlANE, P.O. Box 3086. Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. Phone 414/42&-4800. 930 Taro HL E 3238 Vicoria St. N Hartford. WI 53027 St Paul. MN 55126 The words EAA, ULTRALIGHT, FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM, SPORT AVIATION and the logos of EAA, EAA INTERNATIONAL 414/966-7627 612/484-2303 CONVENTION, EM ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVlSfON, INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB, WARBIRDS OF AMERICA are ® registered trademarks. THE EM SKY SHOPPE and logos of the EM AVIATION FOUNDATION and EAA ULTRALIGHT CONVENTION are trademarks of the above associations and their use by any person other than the above association is strictly prohibited. STRAIGHT & LEVEL by Espie "Butch" Joyce and featuring a photo of Gene in the imagine what it must to have been like to cockpit of his Davis D-l W. have done this by shooting the stars? The next individual to be honored was I'll bet many of you are making your What a contrast between the weather E. E. "Buck" Hilbert. There is hardly a plans to attend the EAA Sun 'n Fun Fly here on the beach in Florida and the person in the old airplane movement who In. I plan to be there for the entire week, weather last week during the does not know Buck. He's a charter and look forward to visiting with individ Antique/Classic Board meeting in member of the Antique/Classic Division, ual members on the grounds. The An Oshkosh. The weather was not that bad and has been a contributing editor to tique/Classic Parking Chairman is Ray in Oshkosh, but it was sure different from VINTAGE AIRPLANE from the start. Olcott. Should you have any special re a high of 85°F during the day down here He continues volunteering for the Divi quest contact Ray at P. O. Box 6750, in Florida! sion with his "Pass it to Buck" articles, Lakeland, FL 33807 or 1-941-644-2431 , Your Board of Directors had a good and has been the Treasurer of your Divi FAX 1-941-644-9737. meeting, with a number of new programs sion for years. Buck was honored several The Antique/Classic Headquarters and and projects being discussed. As these years ago by being placed in the An aircraft registration is handled by A/C items take shape I will keep you in tique/Classic Hall of Fame. To honor his Chapter I, and they can be contacted in formed on their progress. The EAA service to the Division and VINTAGE the same manner. Some of the site im Board of Directors, Foundation Board of AIRPLANE, Buck again was given a provements that have been completed Directors, Antique/Classic Board of Di plaque to once again recognize his dedi this year include a new public entrance rectors, NAFI Board of Directors, the cation to the Antique/Classic movement. pathway, redesigned outdoor commercial Ultralight Committee, other various These two individuals have chosen to exhibit area, a newly designed camper committees and a number of EAA staff retire from the EAA Antique/Classic registration center, and the ultralight members were invited to dine together at Board of Directors, but still today remain camping area has been relocated and ex the EAA Museum on Friday evening . active within our movement. To replace panded. Over 400 commercial exhibits This is a great way to relax and discuss Buck as Treasurer, the Board appointed representing the leading edge of aviation different EAA issues with people outside Charlie Harris to fill Buck's unexpired technology will offer everything from of the structure of a board room. During term. To replace Charlie Harris as Direc complete kits to components. And, for this evening it was my privilege to pre tor, the Board appointed Joe Dickey to the restorer or builder looking for that sent an award to a pair of individuals of fulfill Charlie's unexpired term. I also elusive part a visit to the Plane Parts Mart most deserving character. feel honored to be associated with such is definitely in order. Check out their In my remarks that night, I stated that great people. web site at http://www.sun-n-fun.com. being recognized before such a di stin I am sitting here in the sunshine writing By the way, if you are one of the many guished group of leadership and volun this "Straight & Level" with my lap top. It members who have access to E-mail, you teerism would be hard to match anywhere is totally amazing how fast technology has can send me messages directly at wind else I could imagine. come in such a short time.