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PUBLICATION STAFF PUBLISHER Paul H. Poberezny . DIRECTOR, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Dick Matt EDITOR APRIL 1984 • VOL. 12, No.4 Gene R. Chase MANAGING EDITOR Mary Jones EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Contents Norman Petersen FEATURE WRITER 3 Straight and Level George A. Hardie, Jr. By Bob Lickteig EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC 4 AlC News DIVISION, INC. by Gene Chase OFFICERS 5 A Round Pink Champ President by Richard A. Coffey R. J. Lickteig 1620 Bay Oaks Drive 6 Swallow Albert lea, MN 56007 507/373-2351 by Roy Redman Secretary Treasurer 12 Hook Field - The Wedekinds Ronald Fritz E. E. "Buck" Hilbert 15401 Sparta Avenue P.O. Box 145 - and Aeronca Kent City, Mi 49330 Union, Il 60180 by Shawnee Lee Culbertson 616/678-5012 815/923-4591 10 Mystery Ship DIRECTORS by Ed Phillips John S. Copeland Stan Gomoll 19 Mystery Plane See Page 12 9 Joanne Drive 1042 90th lane, NE by George Hardie, Jr. Westborough, MA 01581 Minneapolis, MN 55434 617/366-7245 6121784-1172 20 Calendar of Events Claude L. Gray, Jr. Dale A. Gustafson 9635 Sylvia Avenue 7724 Shady Hill Drive Northridge, CA 91324 Indianapolis, IN 46274 213/349-1338 317/293-4430 Robert G. Herman Arthur R. Morgan WI64 N9530 Water Sireet 3744 North 51st Blvd. Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 Milwaukee, WI 53216 414/251-9253 414/442-3631 See Page 15 Morton W. Lester AI Kelch P.O. Box 3747 66 W. 622 N. Madison Ave. Martinsville, VA 24112 Cedarburg, WI 53012 703/632-4839 414/377-5886 FRONT COVER .•. A 1941 J-3 Cub silhouetted against a late autumn sunset at Council Bluffs, Iowa. The Cub is preserved, flown and owned by Paul T. Phillips (EM 201795, NC 7989) of Bellevue, Nebraska. Gene Morris John R. Turgyan (Photo by Paul T. Phillips) 24 Chandelle Drive Box 229, R.F.D. 2 Hampshire, Il 60140 Wrightstown, NJ 08562 BACK COVER ... features information on EM's Ultralight '84 and 3121683-3199 6091758-2910 Oshkosh '84. S. J. Wittman George S. York Box 2672 181 Sloboda Ave. Oshkosh , WI 54901 Mansfield, OH 44906 The words EM, ULTRALIGHT, FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM, SPORT AVIATION, and the logos of EXPERIMENTAL 414/235-1265 419/529-4378 AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INC., EM INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, EM ANTIQUE & CLASSIC DIVISION INC., INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB INC., WARBIRDS OF AMERICA INC., are registered trademarks, THE EM SKY SHOPPE and logos of the EM AVIATION FOUNDATION INC. and EM ULTRALIGHT CONVENTION ADVISORS are trademarks of the above associations and their use by any person other than the above associations is strictly prohibited. Espie 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 61 21571-0893 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 EM AntiquelClassic Division, Ray Olcott Roy Redman Inc. of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. and is published monthly at Wittman Airfield, Oshkosh, WI 54903 1500 Kings Way Rt. 3, Box 208 2591 . Second Class Postage paid at Oshkosh, WI 54901 and additional mailing offices. Membership rates for Nokomis, Fl 33555 Faribault, MN 55021 EM AntiquelClassic Division, Inc. are $18.00 for current EM members for 12 month period of which $12.00 is 813/485-8139 507/334-5801 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 EM AntiquelClassic Division, Inc., Wittman Airfield, Oshkosh, WI 54903-2591. 2 APRil 1984 STRAIGHT AND LEVEL By Bob Lickteig President Antique/Classic Division The officers, directors and advisors are sorry to see Mr. Brad Thomas resign as our president. However we all share his wishes after a successful five year term, and I know I speak for every member. We thank Brad for his leadership, friendship, and many accomplishments. He will be missed. As your new president, I must state that I am blessed with the finest, most dedicated and hard working group of officers, directors, and advisors and I look forward to working with them. In looking back 13 years, the Antique/Classic Division has made great strides and many major accomplishments. This history of success could only be done with the help and cooperation of every member. Our short history shows the many accomplishments of your division such as encouraging and helping our mem bers to restore and display a number ofthe most historical antique and classic aircraft. We have established a li brary available to all with the history and details of hun dreds of aircraft so vital to our aviation heritage. The di vision has diligently worked through education to improve safety in maintaining and flying our type of aircraft. We have become recognized as the most interesting and color ful part of our annual EAA Oshkosh convention for mem bers and guests, - and now with your Antique/Classic Division accepting a leadership role in establishing the new EAA Air Academy, I believe every member of the AlC Champ award winners. This will be a continuing tribute Division can be proud of the past accomplishments and to the members who restored these beautiful aircraft. We can look forward to the new and exciting projects in the will look forward to continued support of the EAA Air future. Academy as the number of students increase each year The entire management group of your division is now so will our participation and commitment. hard at work establishing the goals for the division; both As I write my first message to you, I cannot help but short and long range. Our Oshkosh '84 activities will be think of the great opportunity we have not only to con expanded and increased to provide more education, mem tinue our efforts of the past but to look at the challenges bership involvement and recognition, plus special invita that lie ahead. tions and accommodations for the type club members and Our numbers are growing, our direction is set - we guests. are the pace setters and the doers. There are hundreds of A few of our planned programs for Oshkosh '84 are antiques and thousands and thousands of beautiful classic Type Parking - Participant's Recognition - Grand and aircraft flying today. These proud, dedicated owners are a Reserve Champ Reunion - Antique/Classic Fly-out - Ex preservation fleet of people who will forever preserve this panded Interview Circle - Increased Facilities at the great span of aviation history. Antique/Classic Headquarters - Parade of Flight - In We have many ambitious plans and goals but if we do creased Awards, Additional Forums, and a monthly page not take advantage of these opportunities, we should not in your magazine, The VINTAGE AIRPLANE with com expect the recognition as the international spokesman for plete details of these programs for the convention. our era of the aviation community. Our goals for your division will include increased mem I would like to thank the EAA headquarters staff, the bership recruiting through various programs and mem officers, directors and advisors for their confidence in me bership involvement; also, the promotion and organization and to assure them and the membership that with your of new Antique/Classic chapters so we will be more respon help we will together accomplish all the goals that we sive to our members at the local level. have set. We will continue our planning for the Antique/Classic It's going to be a great year and a great convention Hall of Fame area in the EAA Aviation Museum. This is make the Antique/Classic area your headquarters for Osh one way we can recognize our previous Grand and Reserve kosh '84. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3 ~ews U Compiled by Gene Chase EAA AIR ACADEMY '84 EAA GAINS APPROVAL FOR EAA Air Academy '84 needs · your help to provide AUTO FUEL USE IN young people the opportunity to live and learn the arts, science and love of aviation in both classroom and work MANY MORE AIRCRAFT shop settings. You can help in developing a new genera The FAA has approved applications for Supplemental tion of "airport kids" to carry aviation into the next cen Type Certificates by the EAA Aviation Foundation for the tury. We ask that you consider each of the following and use of unleaded automotive gasoline in many more air take steps to support this new, innovative EAA program. craft. EAA can now provide STC's for the following: 1. Tell young people, who are 15-17 years of age and AERONCA (including Bellanca, B&B Aviation, Champ interested in aviation, about the EAA AIR ACADEMY. ion, Trytek and Wagner) Pages 20 and 21 of the January 1984 issue of SPORT 50-TC S7DC AVIATION tell the complete story. A reprint and brochure 65-TC (L-3J) S7CCM or complete registration materials will be provided by re 65-TAC (Army L-3E) S7EC quest. YO-58 l1AC 2. The Academy needs volunteers to provide "hands 0-58B l1BC on" instruction in all aspects of aircraft construction, re 50-58B l1CC storation and maintenance.