VA Vol 7 No 7 July 1979
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STRAIGHT AND LEVEL By Brad Thorn as It is hard to realize that a year has passed since our asts serving a purpose for the preservation and en feel at home. A little fellowship will go a long way 1978 International Convention. Looking back it is evi joyment of sport aviation whether it be custom, an toward bringing continuity between the prospect and dent that the 1978 Convention was a tremendous suc tique, classic, warbird, aerobatic, rotorcraft, or pow the membership. cess. Attendance increased, there were more show ered hang gliding. Many of us have a specific special Elsewhere in this issue we have printed the most aircraft to be judged, exhibits were enlarged, forum interest in sport aviation and tend to favor an indi up-to-date information available for our fou rm sched activities increased, the afternoon air shows were fan vidual group such as our Antique/Classic Division. The ules. Daily listings will be posted outside the barn tastic and the evening program were well attended. basic drive in that singular area of interest will some and a complete list of the daily schedules will be avail The 1979 International Convention promises to be times warp our thoughts to the extent that we for able inside the barn. even larger, offer more to the members, with new im get that the basis of our existance is the combined Last year we initiated the Division informal pic provements and facilities available. You can be sure efforts of every EAA member toward one specific cause. nic in Ollie's Park and it was thoroughly enjoyed by the programming of events will be outstanding. Ollie's That cause is the preservation and continued existance all. We have again scheduled the picnic for Tuesday, Park will be the new site for our evening program pre of sport aviation. Obviously, one special interest group July 31, at 6:45 P.M. Tickets will be available at the viously held in the pavilion north of the tower. Access cannot survive alone. barn and we request that you obtain yours as early to these events will be convenient for those camping It is the opinion of your Board of Directors that as possible. and to the main auto parking areas. A permanent stage we are not reaching the many Classic aircraft owners On Wednesday, August 1, we will again present has been constructed among the trees in Ollie's Park and restorers. If our Division could reach out and at our " History of Flight", a chronological continuous and the surrounding area has been paved. A family tract these eligible prospects, our potential would fly-by of antique and classic aircraft present at the Con atmosphere will definitely be prevalent and the re definitely increase and the benefits gained would en vention. This event will offer an opportune time to laxed nature of the setting will be a new pleasure. rich and expand the service of the Division. During witness and photograph the finest group of antique Our Division Headquarters will again be centered your visit to Oshkosh this year and while camping or and classic aircraft available for a continuous fly-by. at our barn and our forum tent will be adjacent to the watching the air show or attending a forum of your Awards night will again be on Friday evening, August barn. We are adding an Antique/Classic Division Regis choice, introduce yourself to your neighbor. An en 3, and the presentations will be made from the stage tration Booth for use to recruit membership in our lightening conversation will probably develop and of our new amphitheater in Ollie's Park. Following the Division. Exposure to our booth at the barn should be the primary subject will eventually turn to sport avia awards we will again have our social hour in Ollie's excellent as the flow of traffic from the camping area tion . During your conversation the subject might move Park directly behind our Division Headquarters barn. will pass directly by it. We invite not only Division toward a special interest group in sport aviation and Tickets must be purchased in advance and will be avail members to visit us at the barn but extend the invi here you may learn that your new friend's interest lies able at the barn . tation to all EAA members and guests. Most EAA mem possibly with an antique or classic aircraft. Being a Saturday morning at 10:30 A.M . we will hold our bers are aware that antiques, classics and warbirds member of our Division, you already know the bene Antique/Classic Division Annual Membership Meet are exhibited at Oshkosh, but we feel few of them fits available and can guide him by explaining the ad ing in the Division forum tent. All members are urged know the individual Divisions exist, nor are they aware vantages of membership. Bring your friend by our to attend and guests of members are welcome. of the services available through membershipin one Division barn and introduce him to the membership We look forward to seeing each of you at Oshkosh or more of them. The entire EAA organization is one present. Show him some of the back issues of our this year. Fly safely and enjoy your Convention. tremendous group of dedicated sport aviation enthusi publication , The VINTAGE A IRPLANE, and help him TIl-= VI~TA(3~ AIVVLA~~ Editorial OFFICIAL MAGAZINE Staff EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION INC. Publisher of THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION Paul H. Poberezny P.O. Box 229, Hales Corners, WI 53130 CopyrightC 1979 EAA Antique/Classic Division. Inc.. All Rights Reserved (Phoro by David Gustafson) Choi ce at Chino in the Warbirds ar ea was this Editor JULY 1979 VOLUME 7 NUMBER 7 eaming exampl e of a rare N3N-3 res tored by Rob ert David Gustafson, Ph.D. an Vranken of Suisan, CA. (On The Cover , , . Aerial photograph of An(ique/C/assic area a( Os hkos h 1978, Photo by David Gustafson, ) (On The 8ack Cover . Beech Staggerwing (axies across (h e runway a ( Oshkosh 1978. Photo by David Associate Editors: H. Glenn Buffington, Edward D. Williams, Byron Gus(afson.) (Fred) Fredericksen Readers are encouraged to submit stories and photographs. Associate Editorships are assigned TABLE OF CONTENTS to those writers who submit five or more articles which are published in THE VINTAGE AIR Straight and Level by Brad Thomas ............... _...... __ . • . .. 2 PLANE during the current year. Associates receive a bound volume of THE VINTAGE AIR A Curtiss Album by George Hardie, Jr. .. 4 PLANE and a free one-year membership in the Division for their efforts. POLICY-Opinions To Oshkosh and Back In An Ercoupe by Tom Nolan ............. _ . .. .. 8 expressed in articles are solely those of the authors. Responsibility for accuracy in reporting rests entirely with the contributor. The Brazil (Indiana) Lion of 1932 by Malcolm MCHargue .... ............. 10 Directors Calendar of Events. _.. ......... _................................ .... 14 PRESIDENT Claude l. Gray, Jr. AI Kelch EAA Antique/Classic Division Convention Schedule ..................... 14 W . BRAD THOMAS, JR. 9635 Sylvia Avenue 66 W. 622 N. Madison Avenue Borden's Aeroplane Posters F.rom The 1930's by Lionel Salisbury ......... 16 301 DODSON MILL ROAD Northridge, CA 91324 Cedarburg, WI 53012 Discovering A Ryan by John F. Hanson ........ .. ..... ................ 18 PILOT MOUNTAIN, NC 27041 2131349~1338 414/377-5886 Home For The Love of Luscombe by George S. Bickel. _........ .. .......... 21 9191368-2875 Home Dale A. Gustafson Morton W. Lester Completed Antique/Classic Aircraft ......... _. ___ .. • . .. ........ ... _... 25 919/368-2291 Office 7724 Shady Hill Drive P.O. Box 3747 Antique/Classic Aircraft Under Restoration .... .... ...... .... _.... _.. .. 25 VICE·PRESIDENT Indianapolis, IN 46274 Martinsville, VA 24112 Letters To The Editor .......................... _..................... 26 JACK C. WINTHROP 3171293-4430 703/632-4839 'Home ROUTE 1, BOX 111 Richard H. Wagner 703/638-8783 Office EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION MEMBERSHIP ALLEN, TX 75002 P.O. Box 181 Arthur R. 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