STRAIGHT AND LEVEL WHY DO WE SUCCEED? by Bob Lickteig Throughout the winter, I have had an A friend (of my same age) once said opportunity to visit a number of our type that when our generation is gone the of fly-ins and aviation events. All spon­ continuation of our successes will end. soring groups reported that public in­ It's too bad that people who think like terest and aircraft participation were in­ that do not have an opportunity to see creased over previous years. The pre­ EAAin action. If they did, their opinions mier winter event, Sun 'n Fun '86 at would change abruptly. I refer to our Lakeland, Florida again set new re­ membership with its family involvement, cords. the fathers, mothers, sons and In visiting with the Type Club officers daughters flying together - the young at Sun 'n Fun , they reported their mem­ volunteers who show up for work at our bership continues to grow and requests events and all across the country, or for their valued technical information the the students of our EAA Air have never been higher. From the re­ Academy. These young people have ports I see and the comments I hear, caught the spirit and the dreams of EAA there are more antique and classic air­ and stand with confidence in their fu­ craft under restoration and flying than ture, secure in their values and striding at any time in our Division's 16-year his­ forward to embrace the future. When tory. Our fellow EAAers building and fly­ we hang up our scarf and goggles, I ing Custom Built, Warbird, Rotorcraft don't think we need to worry about the and Ultralight and, yes, the new Light next generation. Aircraft can all make the same en­ As Teddy Roosevelt once said, "An couraging statements. Less than three organization that does great things lives months away from the Super Bowl of forever." Do we have an agenda for the aviation , Oshkosh '86, advance hous­ future? Yes we do. Our past perfor­ ing reservations are running 20 percent dreams are real. mance reinforces the fact that our ef­ ahead of the recordbreaking event last For 34 years our President and Foun­ forts are producing their intended re­ year. With such interest, the Fly-In/Con­ der, Paul Poberezny, has had these sults. That momentum is clearly build­ vention can only be termed successful. dreams, and he has instilled them into ing and makes us confident that the fu­ On the other side of the coin, we must every one of us. He has asked us to go ture will exceed our original goals. The all be concerned about the present forward and reach for the stars, and to EAA Antique/Classic Division is as state of the general aviation industry. It not stop until we get there. Does this American as the Wright brothers, and wasn't long ago when plants at Wichita, result in success? From all indications we intend to enjoy, maintain and pre­ Vero Beach and Lockhaven were huge it does. serve this wonderful world of flight. bristling complexes and the single-en­ Some of you say EAA has changed, So do we succeed - you bet we do. gine models they produced numbered and you are right. EAA has changed, Today we are the strongest voice of avi­ in the hundreds. Today you can count but can you show me any viable organi­ ation , and we are active at all levels of the new single-engine models on one zation that has grown and maintained preserving our great heritage. Today we hand. leadership for 34 years that hasn't look out on our growing EAA Antique/ We all know the pros and cons of why changed? EAA must change to meet Classic Division, firm of heart, dedi­ this condition exists, but I don't under­ the new challenges that face our avia­ cated in spirit with pride in our ac­ stand why there is no effort in the indus­ tion community this year and in the complishments, and working on those try to correct it. Maybe our EAA spirit is years ahead. Meeting these new chal­ dreams. needed - a spirit made up of dreamers lenges as a well-coordinated team is Welcome aboard. Join us and you and doers. Dreams come true when why we do succeed. have it all. 2 MAY 1986 PUBLICATION STAFF PUBLISHER Tom Poberezny Tti~ DIRECTOR MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Dick Matt EDITOR Gene R. Chase MAY 1986 • Vol. 14, No.5 CREATIVE ART DIRECTOR Copyrig ht ' 1986 by the EAA Antique/Classic Division, Inc. All rig hts reserved. Mike Drucks MANAGING EDITOR/ADVERTISING Mary Jones Contents ASSOCIATE EDITOR Norman Petersen 2 Straight and Level FEATURE WRITERS by Bob Lickteig Dick Cavin George A. Hardie, Jr. 4 A/C News Dennis Parks by Gene Chase 5 Book Review by Gene Chase EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC 6 A 1930 Anzani Longster DIVISION, INC. byTimTalen OFFICERS 9 Vintage Literature President Vice President by Dennis Parks R. J. Lickteig M.C. " Kelly" Viets 10 Letters to the Editor 3100 Pruitt Road Rt.2, Box 128 11 Vintage Seaplanes Port SI. Lucie, FL 33452 Lyndon, KS 66451 12 Gary Rudolph's Luscombe 8A 305/335· 7051 913/828-3518 by Dick Cavin Secretary Treasurer 14 The Kid at the 1938 National Air Races Ronald Fritz E.E. " Buck" Hilbert 15401 Sparta Avenue P.O. Box 145 by Ted Businger KentCi~ , M149330 Union, IL60180 19 Mystery Plane 616/678·5012 815/923-4591 by George A. Hardie, Jr. 20 Restoration Corner - Disassembly of an Aircraft/Inspection and Storage DIRECTORS oy Stan Gomoll and E. E. "Buck" Hilbert John S. Copeland Stan Gomoll 23 Members' Projects 9 Joanne Drive 104290th Lane, NE by Gene Chase Westborough, MA 01581 Minneapolis, MN 55434 24 Kunitoyo Kawachi's 1911 617/366-7245 6121784-1172 Curtiss A-1 Seaplane Dale A. Gustafson Espie M. Joyce, Jr. by Gene Chase 7724 Shady Hill Drive Box 468 Indianapolis, IN 46278 Madison, NC 27025 26 Welcome New Members 317/293-4430 919/427-0216 27 Type Club Activities Arthur R. Morgan Gene Morris by Gene Chase 3744 North 51 st Blvd. 115C Steve Court, R. R. 2 28 Calendar of Events Milwaukee, WI 53216 Roanoke, TX 76262 29 Vintage Trader 414/442-3631 817/491-9110 Daniel Neuman Ray Olcott FRONT COVER . 1930 Anzani Longster, N930AL, constructed by 1521 Berne Circle W. 1500 Kings Way students at Lane Community College at Eugene, Oregon. See story Minneapolis, MN 55421 Nokomis, FL 33555 on page 6. 612/571-0893 813/485-8139 (Photo by Tim Talen) John R. Turgyan S.J. Wittman BACK COVER . Gary Rudolph's award·winning Luscombe 8A, Box 229, R.F.D. 2 Box 2672 N45849. See story on page 12. Wrightstown, NJ 08562 Oshkosh, WI 54903 (photo by Carl Schuppel) 6091758-2910 414/235-1265 George S. York 181 Sloboda Ave. Mansfield, OH 44906 The words EAA, ULTRALIGHT, FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM, SPORT AVIATION, and the logos of EXPERIMENTAL 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. 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We invite constructive criticism and welcome any report of inferior merchandise obtained through our advertising Wauwatosa, WI53213 Kent, WA 98031 so that corrective measures can be taken. 4141771-1545 206/631-9644 Postmaster: Send address changes to EAA Antique/Classic Division, Inc., Wittman Airfield, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3 Compiled by Gene Chase GLENN H. CURTISS TO BE HON­ ORED AT THE BIRTHPLACE OF NAVAL AVIATION Aeronautical pioneer Glenn H. Cur­ tiss - inventor of the flying boat, the amphibian, OX aero engine and builder of the world famous Curtiss IN-4D "Jenny" - made a major contribution to naval aviation. Naval Aviator No.1, Lt. Theodore G. Ellyson, flew the Navy's first aircraft, the Glenn H. Curtiss, at the controls, and Lt. Theodore G. Ellyson seated in the Navy A-1 at Hammondsport on Keuka Lake, July 1,1911. A-1, a Curtiss Triad from Curtiss' oper­ ational base on Keuka Lake, Ham­ tiss at Oshkosh.