STRAIGHT AND LEVEL
By Brad Thomas President Antique/Classic Division
Happy New Year! We truly hope each member of the of museum visitors. Also on display is our "Wall of Fame" Antique/Classic Division had a successful and outstanding project that is under the direction of Division Advisor, year in 1981. At the completion of a calendar year we Ed Burns. Here recognition is given to our Division always look back to see what we have accomplished; members, their restoration projects and significant and then we look forward to the new year with a set historical subjects. Past antique and classic grand ofresolutions to abide by. champions are included in this display to bring to the Scanning 1981, we had been faced with enormous attention of the visitors. increases in the costs of sport flying. Fuel costs were E. E. "Buck" Hilbert, past Division President and still rising, student pilot starts were decreasing and current Treasurer volunteered to chair the research pleasure flights were curtailed or eliminated in order to and historic committee of the Antique/Classic Division. attend a choice of fly-ins. Of utmost importance, this venture will retain for There is always a driving element that rejects the posterity the history and persons who have so dedicated computer statistics thrust at us. That element is the themselves to the advancement of our Division. desire to accomplish a goal regardless of the obstacles. Communications to our membership has been and This became evident in the spring of 1981 when EAA will be continued through The VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Antique/ Classic Chapter 3 held its largest and most Reports of our Division functions, restoration articles, successful spring fly-in at Burlington, North Carolina. historical presentations, fly-in reports, articles on methods The annual EAA Sun 'N Fun Fly-In at Lakeland, and tips for restoration projects, significant current Florida, though hampered by persistent winds, was newsworthy briefs in the A/C News - all are a part of our another great success, and on through the year we outstanding monthly publication. Editor Gene Chase and witnessed or were informed of successes elsewhere. his staff are to be commended for their work and effort It is obvious that we will continue to fly and attend in bringing The VINTAGE AIRPLANE to us. The staff the events of our choice. The desire for fellowship is deserves credit for constantly striving to improve our still the driving element of what EAA and its Divisions publication for the membership. are all about as evidenced by the great success of Oshkosh '81. In 1982, we foresee some relief from the bleak The Antique/ Classic Division did accomplish many situations that were evident during the past two years. of its desired goals throughout 1981. Our membership Our country is stabilizing itself economically and the steadily increased throughout the year, though not as attitude of the general public is positive. We will, as much as desired by our Board of Directors. During the always, work toward membership expansion and will year we contacted those who had attended Oshkosh, but continue to bring to you the publication with desirable were not Division members, and the results were ac and informative contents. Our goal to participate in ceptable. We also requested our own active membership the EAA International Convention at Oshkosh '82 and to recruit new members interested in antiques and make your visit with us enjoyable and meaningful will be classics and the results were again positive. Personal accomplished under the guidance of the many chairmen contacts are the backbone of our membership growth and who volunteer for these Division functions. 1982 should through your efforts we again realized increases. Keep be a banner year for all in EAA. Each Division is pro up the good work. gressing toward similar goals, and attitude and coopera Division Director Al Kelch volunteered. to chair a tion are the underlying traits of EAA members which committee and pursue the theme of our Division Hall make this possible. To be a part of it all is both an of Fame. Through AI's efforts and the dedication of honor and privilege which every member should cherish. other volunteers, we have a fine display area in the No other organization in the world has a purpose which Paul H. Poberezny Air Museum at EAA Headquarters in is recognized and executed so well. Let us not forget Franklin, Wisconsin. These appropriate displays are what we have, what we desire, and what we will do for changed throughout the year to attract the interest sport aviation. PUBLICATION OF THE ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION, INC. OF THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION, INC. P.O. BOX 229, HALES CORNERS, WI 53130 COPYRIGHT © 1982 EM ANTIQUE/ CLASSIC DIVISION, INC., ALL RIGHTS RESERVED JANUARY 1982 VOLUME 10 NUMBER 1
OFFICERS President Vice-President W. Brad Thomas, Jr. Jack C. Winthrop 301 Dodson Mill Road Route 1, Box 111 Pilot Mountain, NC 27041 Allen, TX 75002 919/368-2875 Home 214/727-5649 919/368-2291 Office
Secretary Treasurer M. C. " Kelly" Viets E. E. " Buck" Hilbert 7745 W. 183rd St. P.O. Box 145 Stilwell, KS 66085 Union, IL 60180 913/681-2303. Home 815/923-4591 FRONT COVER .. • Scene at the 22nd BACK COVER ... Steve Wittman makes 9131782-6720 Office Annual Waco Reunion , these 1931 Waco a longtime dream come true as he ap aCF-2s are owned by (I-r) Lee Parsons. proaches for his first landing in Dale DIRECTORS Joe Fichera and Marion Havelaar. See Crites' 1911 Curtiss Pusher. See page story on page 5. 5. Morton W. Lester Ronald Fritz (Ted Koston Photo) (Gene Chase Photo) 15401 Sparta Avenue P.O. Box 3747 Kent City , MI 49330 Martinsville, VA 24112 616/678-5012 703/632-4839
Claude L. Gray, Jr. Arthur R. Morgan 9635 Sylvia Avenue 3744 North 51st Blvd. Northridge, CA 91324 Milwaukee, WI 53216 TABLE OF CONTENTS 213/349-1338 414/442-3631 Straight and Level' . .. by Brad Thomas ...... 2 Dale A. Gustafson John R. Turgyan 7724 Shady Hill Drive 1530 Kuser Road AIC News . . . compiled by Gene Chase ...... 4 Indianapolis, IN 46274 Trenton, NJ 08619 Steve Wittman Gets to Fly a Curtiss Pusher 317/293-4430 609/58S.2747 . .. by Gene Chase ...... 5 22nd Annual Reunion - WACO ... by Ted Kaston . . 6 AI Kelch S. J. Wittman 66 W. 622 N. Madison Avenue Box 2672 Pilot's Dream . . . by W. S cott Boyer ...... 8 Cedarburg , WI 53012 Oshkosh , WI 54901 50 Years Hence ...... 10 414/377-5886 414/23S.1265 Mystery Plane ...... 10 AIC Annual Picnic .. . by Gene Chase ...... 11 Robert E. Kesel George S. York 455 Oakridge Drive 181 Sloboda Ave . The Sky Romer ... by Randy Barnes ...... 12 Rochester, NY 14617 Mansfield, OH 44906 Part" - Building the Ramsey Flying Bathtub 716/342-3170 419/529-4378 ... by W. H . Ramsey ...... 15 ADVISORS Members Projects ...... 21 Calendar.of Events ...... 21 Ed Burns Stan Gomoll Gene Morris Mt. Prospect Road 1042 90th Lane, NE 27 Chandelle Drive Des Plaines, IL 60018 Minneapolis, MN 55434 Hampshire, IL 60140 3121298-7811 6121784-1172 3121683-3199 John S. Copeland Espie M. Joyce, Jr. S. H. " Wes" Schmid 9 Joanne Drive Box 468 2359 Lefeber Road Westborough, MA 01581 Madison, NC 27025 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 617/366-7245 919/427-0216 414/771-1545 PUBLICATION STAFF
PUBLISHER EDITOR Paul H. Poberezny Gene R. Chase Page 6 Page 8 Page 12 ASSOC. EDITOR EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS George A. Hardie, Jr. Norman Petersen Pat EHer
Editorial Policy: Readers are encouraged to submit stories and photographs. Policy opinions expressed in articles are solely those of the authors. Responsibility for accuracy in reporting rests entirely with the contributor. Material should be sent to : Gene R. Chase, Editor, The VINTAGE AIR PLANE, P.O . Box 229, Hales Corners, WI 53130. Associate Editorships are assigned to those writers who submit five or more articles which are published in THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE during the current year. Associates receive a bound volume of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and a free one-year membership in the Division for their effort. THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-6943) is owned exclusively by EAA Antique/Classic Division, Inc., and is published monthly at Hales Corners, Wisconsin 53130. Second Class Postage paid at Hales Corners Post Office, Hales Corners, Wisconsin 53130, and additional mailing offices. Mem· bership rates for EAA Antique/Classic Division, Inc., are $14.00 for current EAA members per 12 month period of which $10.00 is for the publication of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Membership is open to all who are interested in aviation. ADVERTISING - Antique/Classic Division does not guarantee or endorse any product offered through our advertising. We invite constructive criticism and welcome any report of inferior merchandise obtained through our advertising so that corrective measures can be taken.
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3 ALEXANDER BULLET RESTORATION
The remains of a 1929 Alexander Bullet have been located in Colorado Springs, CO by members of the local AAA chapter who ha ve enthusiastic hopes of restoring the plane. The group has very little to go on and is seeking any and all information about the Bul let. Anyone who can supply any details is asked to con tact Wayland Eberhart (A/ C 5817), 3218 Austin Place, Colorado Springs, CO 80915.
ANZANI LONGSTER
Tim Talen (A/C 1616), president of the Oregon An tique and Classic Aircraft Club reports through that AUXILIARY FUEL SYSTEMS group's newsletter that progress is good on the con Wag-Aero is now offering fully FAA-PMA approved struction of this little 1931 vintage sport plane. It is auxiliary fuel systems for Piper J-3, L-4, and PA-11 being built under Tim's direction by the Wednesday aircraft. In addition to the above, they also have sys night class at Lane Community College jn Eugene, OR. tems for the Aeronca 7 AC and 11AC. Other systems are An invitation is extended to all interested persons in under development; all in Wag-Aero's continued ef that area at that time to stop by for a look-see. fort to provide expanded utility for the classic air craft. 8 gallon tank - $174.50 12 gallon - $214.50 LeRHONE ROTARY ENGINE Approval allows installation of up to two each of the above tanks. Order direct from manufacturer: Wag STOLEN Aero, Inc., P.O. Box 181, Lyons, WI 53148. 414/763 9586. The EAA Chapter 145, Grand Rapids, MI newslet ter reports that a WWI LeRhone engine was stolen in October, 1981 from Harold Smith of near Middle ville in Barry County, MI. Mr. Smith acquired the BALL JOINT ENDS EXHAUST engine in the 1920s and had kept it in running condi tion. Anyone having information on a LeRhone engine PIPE CRACKS that turns up under questionable circumstances, is asked to contact the Michigan State Police at Way Stanton, CA - One of the annoying problems con land, MI, 1-616-792-2213. fronting all aircraft owners is the cracks that can develop along exhaust flanges due to engine vibrations. Ken Brock Manufacturing has come up with a solu tion that all but totally eliminates the threat of split CHAPEL AT SUN 'N FUN SITE welds. By inserting simple ball joints in the upper one fourth of your aircraft's exhaust system, engine vibra A site has been selected for a permanent chapel tions are almost completely dampened out. The joints on the Sun 'N Fun property at the Lakeland, FL air are available for $7.95 each in diameters of 1!h" and 1%". port. This sanctuary is for the spiritual needs of the Stainless flanges are also available from Brock. They attendees at the annual Sun 'N Fun Fly-In each March can easily be retrofitted to the exhaust system on any as well as other groups who meet there during the year plane, single or twin. including scout jamborees. For a catalog listing other helpful products offered The chapel will be entirely a volunteer effort . . . to owners of factory builts and experimentals, send $3 a people place, therefore a people project. Donations to Ken Brock Manufacturing, 11852 Western Avenue, to this worthwhile endeavor may be sent to Donna Stanton, CA 90680. In addition to general builder's Alleva, CHAPEL BUILDING FUND, 6609 Brahman supplies, the company markets complete KB-2 Gyro Drive, Lakeland, FL 33805. Be sure to include your plane kits, and extensive components for the Thorp complete name and address so all donations can be T-18, Marquart MA-5 Charger, Variviggen, VariEze, properly acknowledged. LongEze and Dragonfly.
4 JANUARY 1982 STEVE WITTMAN GETS TO FLY A
(by Gene Chase)
Steve (left) accepts Dale's congratulations after his flight A sight to behold ... the unmistakable outline of an early in the 1911 Curtiss. Curtiss.
September 19, 1981 was a memorable day, not only Steve flew the OX-5 powered craft for 30 minutes for Steve Wittman but for Dale Crites and everyone as he became familiar with the "non-standard" control else who had the privilege of being at Aero Park Air system (by today's standards). On this Curtiss, turning port near Milwaukee for the fall meeting of the Wis the control wheel actuates the rudder and leaning in consin Wing of the OX-5 Aviation Pioneers. the body yoke controls the ailerons. The elevator oper ates normally by moving the control column fore and aft. For many years Steve had wanted to fly a Curtiss Steve was delighted with the flight and so was Dale Pusher and his opportunity came when Dale Crites ... it was the first time Dale had seen his Pusher in made his 1911 Curtiss available. flight when he wasn't at the controls.
A post flight briefing conducted by (I-r) Herb Westphal, Huey An unconcerned Dale Crites (on ground) observes Steve's Plco, Steve and Dorothy Wittman and Dale Crites. flight.
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 5 22nd annual Story and Photography by Ted Koston • (Ale 131) 38 Le Moyne Parkway Oak Park, IL 60302 reunion Forty-one beautiful Wacos gathered at Hamilton, by Fairfield, Ohio. Once again it was great to see "Mr. Ohio, June 26-28, 1981 from sixteen states and Canada Waco", Ray Brandly give an award to each Waco pilot to make this reunion a real record breaker. Many eager in recognition of his participation at the reunion. Spe Waco owners arrived as much as three days early. cial 50 year pins were giv~n to pilots flying Wacos Buddy rides and fly-bys were the order of the day which were manufactured 50 plus years ago. Seven as the "Waco Clan" convened. Eight Wacos made their teen aircraft qualified for this awarCl.. first appearance at Hamilton this year. Guest speaker for the evening was Charlie Mof Brothers Mike and Pete Heins of Dayton, Ohio fitt who was the sales manager for many years for the took turns giving rides in their rare 1930 Waco CRG. Waco Aircraft Company. Charlie's comments were This is the only CRG flying of two that were built. In interesting and very informative. 1930 Andy Stinls performed the first skywriting over Also during the program, Bill Hogan, manager of New York City in the CRG. the Hamilton Airport a,nd staunch sup'porter of the Two other one-of-a-kind examples present were Dr. National Waco Club, introduced Carl "Pop" Muhlberger Ed Packard's 1932 Waco IBA and John Cournoyer's who started Hamilton Airport over 50 years ago. 1938 Waco AVN-8 with the tricycle gear. Among the pilots who unselfishly provided their Because the prototype of the various models of aircraft for photo missions were Dr. Ed Packard (Waco Wacos had been modified extensively, the company IBA), Alan Nogard (Cessna 172), Vince Mariani (Waco had a policy of destroying all of them. However, one VKS-7F) and Harry Van Lovern (Enstrom helicopter). Waco prototype survived the cutting torch because it It was a great pleasure to attend this outstanding was sold to Continental Motors for use as a test bed event and we plan to participate again next year . . . for their engines. Marion "Curly" Havelaar of Rapid June 25-27. City, South Dakota acquired this rare 1931 Model For information about the National Waco Club and QCF-2, NX11241, and has restored it to perfection. its activities, President Ray Brandly may be con Among the highlights of the weekend were the hos tacted at 700 Hill Ave., Hamilton, OH 45015. Tel. 5131 pitality night and banquet at the Holiday Inn at near 868-0084. 1930 Waco CRG, NC600Y, SIN 3349 owned by brothers Mike and Pete Heins, Dayton, OH. They took turns hopping pas sengers In this rare CRG, the only one in existence. It was the first aircraft to skywrite over New York City.
Bob and Doug Leavens are pictured here Just DeTore meII' return flight to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This OX-5 pow ered 1928 Waco GXE, C-GAFD was the oldest in attendance.
Another rare machine is this 1938 Waco AVN-8, NC19361, There were nine Waco UPF-7s at Hamilton including these SIN 5102 owned by John Cournoyer, St. Louis, MO. Tricycle two, both manufactured in 1941. NC30199, SIN 5630 (left) landing gear is factory original, and this is the only remain- is owned by Ray Fow, Miami, FL. NC30186, SIN 5617 is owned in e. by Frank Robinson, Vevay. IN.
This Waco ZKC-S, NC14614, SIN 4236 restored and flown by George Gumbert, Lexington, KY owns this 1930 Waco RNF, Gary and Alan Nogard, Ballston Spa, NY. NC101Y, SIN 3272.
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 7 ByW.ScottBoyer -101'~C mrilJam· _225&_~~a!~;~treet ., Q}. ~ D"hl". OR 43516
(Scott Boyer Photo) (Funk Aircraft Co. Photo) This 1947 Funk B-8S-C, N1618N, SIN 4C4 is the pride and joy The post war Funk Model B-85-C was called the "Customaire" of the Deshl-Air Flying Club of Deshler, OH. and was the last model built.
In the fall of 1971 I was flying a 7 AC Champ which 16th birthday after only three hours, 20 minutes of belonged to a friend who had graciously let me put instruction and currently has put over 300 hours on some time on it for the expenses. Being the head of a it. We started out charging $4.00 per hour wet and household of nine with considerable overhead, it was maintained that rate for a considerable time. How the only way I could ever hope to get any flying time ever, recent inflationary pressure has forced us to raise in at that stage of my life, so I thought. that to $10.00 and indications are, we cannot hold it While doing some hangar flying one afternoon, Gary there much longer. Myers mentioned he had seen a Funk for sale over at We have flown it to all the area fly-ins, have taken Tiffin, Ohio. That immediately brought to mind a little it to Oshkosh twice and recently attended the First 4 x 4 advertisement I had seen many times on the back Annual Funk Fly-In at Coffeyville, Kansas where pages of some long outdated back issues of FLYING twenty other Funks were in attendance. when I was an impressionable teenager. In those days The Funk aircraft is the result of the genius of two I read every aviation publication I could get my hands brothers, Joe and Howard Funk of Akron, Ohio. The on (still do) and was up on all the light aircraft of the brothers' early interest in aviation sparked the form day. But I had never seen a real live Funk in my recol ing of a local club composed originally of six young lection except for those small ads. I had always con men who constructed their own homebuilt gliders be sidered the Funk to be a very pleasing design but knew hind the Funk family poultry shop. Early success little else about it. brought additional interest and the boys also con I immediately jumped into my friend's Champ and structed the world's first two place glider which bears headed for Virgil's place to have a look. Upon arrival, the resemblance to the presently flying Funk aircraft. I found it sitting in the back corner of the hangar. I For a time this glider activity was housed in a corner of was very impressed with what I saw and began asking the giant Goodyear dirigible hangar in Akron. the usual questions about it. Virgil offered to roll it As their interest and experience grew, they de out and let me take it around the pattern. Boy was I cided they would design and construct their own pow ever hooked!! He had advertised it in "Trade-a-Plane" ered airplane. In 1935 the first of the Funk line came for $2,650 but said he would consider trading it for this into being and is now referred to as the "X" job, NX14000. Champ and $1000. Hey Mister, this ain't my airplane! It was powered by a three-cylinder Szekely engine which How could it be arranged? All the way back to Deshler, proved to be very unsatisfactory to say the least. Next, Ohio, I thought about it and I knew I must try to make a modified Ford Model A auto engine was installed and some arrangement to give this little beauty a new home. the brothers began to sell the idea of going into pro After I returned home I immediately got together duction with it. The second airplane was constructed with Dale Harris, the owner of the Champ, a local using a refined version of the Ford Model B auto en businessman and former J-3 owner, and Dennis Fin gine which was known as the Funk Model E aircraft tel, a model-building friend of mine who was taking engine. This airplane was sold to the CAA in 1938 and flight instruction at that time. I told them what I had it received Approved Type Certificate Number 715. seen and I must have been convincing for they all Financial backing was raised by local Akron Busi agreed to form a partnership and buy the Funk, sight nessmen interested in aviation. In 1939 production was unseen, as I remember it! begun in an old schoolhouse located near the Akron I returned to Tiffin in a day or so and brought it airport. This airplane was known as the Funk B as is back to Deshler. Everyone was delighted with our little the entire line of 338 examples produced, varying little endeavor and we gave our partnership the name Deshl in structure from the first to the last, except for power Air Flying Club which has endured to this day. Dennis plant. completed his instruction in the Funk and received Sixty examples of the Ford-powered plane were built his private ticket in it. My son Scott soloed it on his in 1939 and 1940 when it was decided to switch to a 8 JANUARY 1982 He .. 2 . " 2 I
more modern powerplant. In 1941 production was begun (Funk Aircraft Co. Photo) Possibly the first production Funk Model E-63 manufactured on the B-75-L using the 75 hp geared Lycoming. The under ATC 715 (NC22676, SIN 3). Engine is a refined Ford advent of WWII brought an end to all lightplane pro Model B rated at 63 hp. duction in the USA and the assets of the Akron Air craft Company, as it was known then, were purchased by the Jensen family of Coffeyville, Kansas. The plant has an "A" frame fuselage built up with formers and was moved there and as Howard and Joe like to refer stringers which keeps the fabric away from the metal to it, "a couple of asses went along too". structure thereby eliminating the possibility of moisture The first production try in Coffeyville was a glider collecting along the longerons. The Funk also has a ' adaptation submitted to the military in competition sizeable engine compartment which provides ample with other lightplane manufacturers as a primary glider. working room, parallel wing struts and tail group fly They were unsuccessful in this attempt. They were able ing wires for good rigidity. It has a full swivel tail to purchase 30 of the Lycoming 75 hp engines but were wheel which can be locked directly to the rudder for prohibited by the War Production Board from this en limited travel and good ground handling, a wide land deavor, despite the fact these engines were considered ing gear, and plenty of distance between the tailwheel as nonstrategic items. Therefore only subcontracting and landing gear giving it excellent crosswind handling work was pursued until the end of WWII. characteristics. Its interior is spacious with a large After the war .ended production was again resumed "T" type control column which many liken to the DC-3. on the B-75-L until the remaining supply of Lycoming It has exceptionally good performance and handling engines was used; then the B-85-C was marketed using ability from its low stall speed of 40 mph up to its top the Continental C-85-12F engine. speed of 112 mph. In an effort to hold the selling price During this period and until the end of all produc to $3,495 each and every post war model was painted tion during the Great Aircraft Depression of 1948 all the same: yellow-orange with brown or maroon trim examples were B-85-C and varied only slightly. The varying only slightly with the last of the series. airplane was to be known as the Funk "Bee" but im The Funk configuration is a strut-braced high-wing mediately Republic Aircraft brought action to prohibit monoplane using the NACA 4412 airfoil in a two-spar the use of a name they considered theirs due to their wing with truss-type wooden ribs and fabric covering. Seabee line. The tail surfaces are made of steel tubing with fabric In 1947, beginning with serial number 402 (really covering and are wire braced. The fuselage, also made number 302 as the serial numbers were arbitrarily of steel tubing has wood bulkheads and fairing strips jumped by 100 numbers between serial number 75 and to giye it shape. It is covered with fabric and aluminum 176) the name "Customaire" was given to the line and panels. a few new features were added such as lowering the Many older pilots often remark that they remember floor board to provide added leg room, additional sound the plane as having an excellent reputation or they proofing, and hydraulic brakes. The last production personally had flown it and admired it. It has served airplane was powered by a Continental C-90 engine our club very well for ten years now and we wouldn't and became the Funk brothers personal airplane for want to part with it. Prior to our owning it, it had many years until they eventually sold it to Orlo Max belonged to another club of four partners in Quincy, field of Dearborn, Michigan, who still has it. Illinois. They had flown it for 12 years and I'll bet To date it is believed that over 230 examples of this my bottom dollar they still miss it and are sorry they aircraft still exist in various stages of rebuild and over sold it. Their loss is our gain. 100 are known to be flying. If any of you readers would like a demo ride just Some of the interesting and unusual features of the let one of us know and we will be more than happy, Funk B are that it is certified stall and spin resistant, and yes, proud to oblige at anytime. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9 OUR FRONTISPIECE The 'scene, as observed from the pilot's seat of an 50 aeroplane, 50 years hence, will show great departures from present-day methods of locomotion. The difficulty of the aeronaut in ascertaining his whereabouts has years been overcome by the artist. To meet the many diffi culties the highways have been considerably widened, the broad road for motor traffic being bordered on either side by great green swards, which serve as land hence ing places for flying machines. Over these great track ways flying machines may travel, and, to facilitate night travelling, each trackway is bordered with a broad band of white chalk' so that the searchlights of the flying machines may pick out the road boundaries. Each road is given a distinguishing symbol, the great national roads being lettered N R and numbered. Thus the aeroplane in the picture is travelling over N R-71, the great north road between London and York, whilst branching to the left is C R-3, the county road to Peter borough. The names and the signs are all laid in white chalk set into the green grass, and the name of each place is similarly shown as clearly as possible. The artist has assumed that navigation in the air will be governed by the same rules that control the naviga tion of ships at sea. A new regulation is needed only F'IFTY YEARS H£/I.·C£ for the variation of altitude. It can be defined by a Editor's Note: The artist of "Fifty Years Hence" has parody on the verse that refers to ships crossing: some imagination but his forecast of air travel in 1959 If, beneath you, planes appear, wasn't very accurate. However, in 1909 with powered It is your duty to keep clear; flight only six years old he didn't have much experience To act as judgment says is proper, to draw from. To port or starboard - rise, or drop her! This artwork and accompanying description was Flying clubs can be seen in the picture at a couple of taken verbatim from the first edition of " The A ero points, and the Aero Hotel at Norman Cross has made Manual" published in London in 1909 by Temple Press ample provision in the way of landing space and machine Ltd. storage.
MYSTERY PLANE
Once again we delve into the Roy Russell photo col lection for a "mystery plane" picture. Identification of this "machine" will appear in the March issue of The VINTAGE AIRPLANE. The Mystery Plane in the November issue was the Northrop Beta, the forerunner of all-metal sport planes and the first aircraft of 300 hp to exceed 200 mph when powered by a P & W Wasp. The Beta, circa 1930/1931 was initially powered by a 160 hp Menasco B-6 and the mystery photo depicted this configuration. By press time the following had correctly identified the Northrop Beta: Burton Williams, Westfield, MA; Bob Armstrong, Rawlings, MD; Charley Hayes, Park Forest, IL; E. A. Ellestad, Palos Verdes Estates, CA; Dick Glea son, Austin, MN; Leon Perry, East Point, GA and Cedric Galloway, Hesperia, CA. Burton Williams' letter arrived earliest: Dear Sir: I enjoy reading The VINTAGE AIRPLANE .very much. In regard to the Mystery Plane in the Novem ber 1981 issue, I identify the Northrop Beta as powered with a Menasco Buccaneer engine Model B-6 of 160 hp. Thanks again for a very entertaining magazine. Since I don't visit all the Oshkosh conventions, I do look for ward to any coverage you may include on that subject. Sincerely, Burton Williams CAlC 3328) 347 Southwick Rd. Westfield, MA 01085
10 JANUARY 1982 Ic Ic This event grows in popularity each year and has Rapids, MI and old aviation "home movies" by Dean and become one of the favorite activities for Antique/Classic Dale Crites, Waukesha, WI. Division members at the Annual Oshkosh Fly-In. Chairman of the picnic committee was John Tur The picnic is held behind the Red Barn on the edge gyan, Trenton, NJ. The folks who organize the event of Ollie's Park, which is an ideal and picturesque set are Bob and Joan Burch from Grand Rapids, MI and ting for the activity. the success of this annual party is directly related to After the meal, the group was treated to an out the great amount of effort put forth by this dedicated standing slide presentation by Harvey Alley, Grand couple.
Some of the hard working volunteers who help to make the annual picnic a success. L to R, Joan Burch, Grand Rapids, L to R, volunteers Thomas Boos, Minneapolis, MN; Rosie MI; Sally Lett, Frankston, TX; Mrs. Doug McAnench, Min Wallace, Grand Rapids, MI and "Sis" Murphy, South Haven, neapolis, MN; Bob Burch, Grand Rapids, MI; Doug McAnench, MI serving food to the hungry. Minneapolis, MN; Mrs. Thomas Boos, Minneapolis, MN; Walt Ahlers, Flanders, NJ and Shirley Fritz, Kent City, MI.
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11 During the Lindbergh boom of 1927 to 1929, new The plane made its first flight on February 9, 1929. airplane designs were springing up by the score, all It proved to be so wing heavy that turns could be made intended to ride the surging wave of aviation enthusi in only one direction. This was easily corrected by the asm and bring swift fame and fortune to their builders. adjustable wing struts, however, and a public demon But the Great Depression that started in 1929 destroyed stration flight was made very successfully the next all hopes for future success for most of these planes. day, after the plane was ceremoniously christened "Miss One of the many that fell by the wayside was the Sky Fort Wayne". Romer, built at Sweebrock Airport in Fort Wayne, In Then came the problem of selling the plane and diana, by Paul Hobrock and his associates. setting up a factory to produce more of them. That's The Sky Romer was a four-place, strut-braced, high when frustration set in, and eventually the plane was wing cabin monoplane of conventional design and con sold to Ed Hadley, a furniture store executive, for what struction for that period, when welded !:lteel tube fuse Paul said paid only for the hangar rent. Stockholders lages and cabin monoplanes were just coming into their in the budding company lost their investments, as did own. Hobrock is given credit for the general design of millions of stockholders all over the country during the plane, and Lt. Glenn Lampton, of the Army Air those dark days. Ed Hadley moved from Fort Wayne Corps in Dayton, Ohio, did the engineering work. Its to Toledo, Ohio, and I lost touch with the plane. The most impressive feature was its huge, thick, one-piece last time I saw it in Fort Wayne was on June 7, 1930. wing, with a span of 45 feet, 9 inches and a chord of In 1958, two people reported having seen the plane, 6 feet, 9 inches. Ribs were of built-up wood truss con dismantled, in a hangar in Toledo in the early thirties. struction and the two wing spars were of deep box type I used to have dreams of suddenly coming across its design, built up at a local lumber yard under Paul's remains somewhere, in restorable condition. Even now, supervision. The usual wire drag bracing was used. I'm still curious to know more about what happened The engine was a 180 hp Hisso V-8, a popular World to it. War I surplus engine at the time because of its low Now for the people. Hobrock's assistants in the con price. The ship was designed to accept a 220 hp Wright struction of the plane were Carl Buecker, chief helper; Whirlwind as an option. Marvin Bennett, welder; and Bob Connors. I often rode The airfoil was a "modified Goettingen", but I don't my bike out to the airport after school and swept the remember which number. Dual stick controls were pro workshop floor for them. This also gave me the chance vided. The original design called for a tiny rudder, to measure the parts as the plane was built, so that shaped like the one on a Curtiss P-IB Hawk. Paul felt the accompanying drawing could be made - originally, it was too small, and extended it upward during con on some brown wrapping paper! I was paid a few cents struction, giving it a slightly unusual shape. Flight an evening, which didn't make me rich, but served to testing confirmed his opinion, since there was no evi convince my parents that I wasn't being a complete dence of rudder area being excessive. The cabin was nuisance at the airport. ventilated by sliding windows beside the front seats. Paul Hobrock and a partner, George Sweet leased The stabilizer was adjustable in flight by an overhead the airport property and called it Sweebrock Airport, hand crank. The landing gear used rubber discs in com in about 1924, judging by later newspaper clippings. pression for shock absorption. Paul ran an aviation service which at the time con The only problem I recall with the design was that sisted largely of rebuilding Jennies, Canucks, Stan the bottom fairing strips on the fuselage were pulled dards, and at least one Swallow. He sold airplanes and in by the fabric shrinkage, as is evident in the photo parts, flight instruction, and weekend airplane rides graph. Paul corrected this situation neatly by ripping with the help of the usual wing walking and para the belly fabric open, putting in stronger fairing strips, chute jumps of those days. and patching the opening so that no one ever noticed A money maker was the sewing and sale of pre it. The color scheme was a dull maroon, with butter fitted covering envelopes for Jennies and similar planes. scotch horizontal surfaces. When the fairings were re In fact, Paul is reported to be the originator of the whole inforced, the maroon color was changed to a much more slip-cover idea. pleasant cherry red. The identification number was In 1928, the airport lease was taken over by Guy X206E. The name was originally spelled "Sky Roamer", Means, a Buick dealer, apparently to provide addi but it seemed the Crosley Company had a radio by that tional capital for the Sky Romer project. After the name, and they objected. Thus the spelling of "Sky plane was built and sold, I left Fort Wayne and lost Romer". A very attractive logo was designed for the touch with Paul, though I have a newspaper picture plane, and applied just to the rear of the cabin win of a Boy Scout troop of which he was the Scoutmaster dows. I recall the words "Sky Romer" printed on a curve, - date unknown. He had a rare combination of inven with tiny long oval-shaped marks drawn through the tiveness, manual skills, enthusiasm, friendliness, energy, letters to indicate speed, but I don't know of any photos and business acumen that practically guaranteed his or records of the design. success in all sorts of endeavors. His Sweebrock avia I've always had a feeling the big thick wing of this tion service continued for many years until his retire plane could have lifted twice the load without even ment in 1959. During the war he furnished elastic noticing it. Cruising speed was listed as 105 miles an headbands for goggles, aerial gunnery tow targets, and hour. STOL performance was obviously a major goal of parachute test dummies for the military services. I the design.
12 JANUARY 1982 Ellsworth Crick photographed the Sky Romer with a box By Randy Barnes camera at Ft. Wayne, IN. (Ale 1941) 816 W. Glen Avenue Peoria, IL 61614
became reacquainted with him in the late 1950s, when his major interest was the raising of Palomino horses, at which he was also quite successful. He also owned an interesting museum of horsedrawn vehicles. His home was on the site of the old Robison Park, a once fabulous amusement park created in 1896 to promote use of the new-fangled electric street cars, which pro vided the only access to the park at that time. He also had a summer cottage on Lake George in northern Indiana, and spent winters in Florida. The 1967 OX-5 National Reunion was held in Fort Wayne, with Art Goebel as principal speaker. Also on the program was a tribute to Paul Hobrock, as one of Fort Wayne's aviation pioneers. Paul's response to this was a gem. He said, "We didn't know we were making history. We were just having fun!" The Re union was in the charge of Bob McComb, who was also the OX-5 Club's National membership chairman. He belongs in this story too, since he was one of the "air port kids" whom Paul had befriended in the early days. Bob went on to fame as "Uncle Fudd" of the Bill Sweet ·Air Shows. He could actually fly an Aeronca
while sitting backward on the front seat. This included This photo of the Sky Romer appeared in a Ft. Wayne, IN landings, and was done repeatedly in show after show! newspaper in 1929. At the 1949 National Air Races, he flew in a "race" of three Curtiss Juniors, all with uncovered fuselages. tinued in Air Show work until 1968. When he found himself lagging behind, Bob dropped More recently, Bob spearheaded the construction of his feet through the. open bottom of the fuselage and a replica 0f Art Smith's 1911 homebuilt pusher as a "ran" like mad - and of course, won the race! He con- museum display to perpetuate Art's memory. It even
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13 had the original 4-cylinder Elbridge engine in it. In a lot more work than he had expected, but he finished 1912 Art Smith was Fort Wayne's "Bird Boy", the first the job and did it well. I've heard a rumor that Ben ever to elope by airplane. He also was one of the most nett is no longer alive. famous of the early aerobatic pilots. It was Art who I have no further information about Lt. Glenn Lamp took over Lincoln Beachey's flying act after the latter's ton. If he is still alive, he might be the only surviving fatal crash during the San Francisco World's Fair of person to have detailed plans for the Sky Romer. Ho 1915. He toured the Orient in 1915-16, creating a sen brock had disposed of most of his records before his sation there. During World War I he worked as a test death in Venice, Florida, in March of 1972, at the age pilot. 1923 found him in the Air Mail Service, flying of 70. DH-4s. Art, not quite 32 years old, died in a night-flight Another person involved with the Sky Romer was air mail crash in February, 1926. Fort Wayne's secondary Russ Hosler, then of Huntington, Indiana. Being Ed airport is named in his honor. Hadley's instructor and also a close friend, Russ did The Art Smith Memorial Pusher is now on display a lot of flying in the plane, putting it through loops at the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum in Auburn, and rolls and about everything short of a lomcevak, I'm Indiana. told. I met Russ once in 1958, hoping to get some in In his own comic style, Bob McComb was a worthy teresting stories from him about the Sky Romer, but successor to Art Smith, for whom he worked so hard he wasn't much of a conversationalist. He had done to honor with this project. Bob now resides in Ogden, some air racing, and reportedly took part in all sorts Utah. of wild adventures in the sky. There are even rumors Carl Buecker, Paul Hobrock's chief helper, later that the Sky Romer was used for smuggling liquor became an engineer with the Magnavox Company in across the Canadian border! Russ could fly and land Fort Wayne. I became reacquainted with him in the at night as well as most pilots can by day. A racing 1950s through EAA. He was president of Chapter 2 plane of his design was a failure. He was a test pilot in 1958, and was also a member of the OX-5 Aviation for many of the World War II planes, from what I've Pioneers. Carl designed and built a 2-place pusher heard. He had a steel tube forming business in the airplane for the 1962 EAA design contest. It was the 1950s. If the rumors are true, his exploits would make first plane entered. Though it was never flown success a very interesting book, if someone could track down fully, it appeared only minor changes would have been all the facts. He died in early 1980, according to the necessary to make it a very practical aircraft. He was OX-5 News. a devoted church member, and a very amiable and well An observation about aviators in the 1920s: many liked person. His premature death from a heart attack were capable pilots, but lacking in theoretical knowledge. in 1970 was a great shock to his many friends. I had a solid-wood model of a Jenny and showed it to Bob Connors, called "Ivan" by his aviation buddies a group of flyers at an airport. They were sure it would for no special reason, eked out a depression-era living fly like a kite if placed in a good blast of propwash, in aviation until about 1935, and then switched to rail and I couldn't stop them, being only about twelve at roading, becoming a yardmaster for Norfolk and the time. When the model tumbled away backwards Western. He retired six years ago after 40 years of and was smashed, they were all very surprised! service, and now lives in Fort Wayne. That's about all I remember regarding the Sky Marvin Bennett was a good welder, but needed push Romer project and the people who made it happen. I'd ing to get him to work. As I recall, he did all the weld certainly like to hear from anyone who can fill some ing for a flat sum of $300. He complained that it was of the gaps in this rambling story.
e UK.T 8 ... PAUl ~ r OAT WA'o' N( ,1tC). 1921 ·29 OfI"'WN 8 "1' 1:t# 14 JANUARY 1982 (Dave Gustafson Photo) Irvin Mahugh (EAA 110681) of 3155 N. 3rd St., Baker, OR 97814 and his son, Jimmy flew their Ramsey Bathtub to Oshkosh '78 where it received the Out standing Replica Award. PART II BUILDING THE RAMSEY FLYING BATHTUB By W. H. Ramsey, Designer Illustrations by Joe Deady Part One of this two part series appeared in the December 1981 issue of The VINTAGE AIRPLANE. It is reprinted in the EAA reprint of the 1932 FLYING AND GLIDER MANUAL. These reprints are available from EAA Headquarters ... see ad on page 22. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15 ~-----~.,...,.-:=-=:--- ••,,------~ PROVIDE Si vASKE T rOR rtLLE R CAP Ie GA. SOLDER JII ~O M ESH BRASS SCREEN STRA,r..ER TO THE f"lLLER FLANGE ,rOIA. X,f.."I'2 BRASS luBE W ITH 4 OIA , OUTLETS ... ~o WESH BRASS STR A INER SCREEN ----ll- -oII r COPP ER TUB ING END VIEW OF TANK W ITHOUT DUllE T SIDE VIEW OF TANK FLANGE AND TUBE ON =----- +------,·r- ----~~,...- If RiVETS SPACEO AT 3 4" O. C SECTION THRU END OF TANK TYPICAL lHAU· OUT TANK CONSTRUCTION FELT COMPRESSED TO I" STREA MLINE THE FRONT AND SACK OF' TA N K uSE 22 GA. ALUMINUM TOP VIEW OF TANK ;-0------00------<-1 _ -,-,__• __ 24- __-'_ -+--1 -1 22 GAGE ALU MINUM PLATES ~ ~-~.~P_U_N~~_H_~_-~._H_O~~_E_S~~_~.~_~_~~_&_ ~ BOTTOM COVER PLATE THESE PLATES COVER THE CEN TEA DIVISION or WING PUN CH HOLES AND uSE v 584 7 SC R EWS SOLDER ON STREAMLI N ING The Aeronca motor can stand lots of Complete detaHs for the fuel tank and the method of moun,tin.g to the work without constan,t attention, but wing are. given in this working drawing_ This tank is made of .012 brass this very easily accessible moun.ting and is covered with felt. This construction calls for expert workmanship. makes atten,tion a pleasure. Note that the tan,k rests on. the compression struts in the ceniter section of the wing., and that the wing at this point is covered with aluminum pla.tes. or o -.e DETAIL LL~NG AND TftAILINC [OGU. A.[ OF SElECT ' ....USE METHOD OF ATTACHING THE LEADING EDGE ~.------e' . ,NcHCH'OAI) ------~£;~~~~~~-.~ DE TAIL CONSTRUCTION or THE RIB l:o"t'ts::1£"r ~!if GUSS[T ~LATU ~ M IILYWOOD Ollt 'IK""""~ . '__II"~-W'IHG(. TUH DETAIL OF THE AILERON RIB HINGE TEMPLET TO~ YI[W IIS_ VIEW AND CONSTRUCTION 12 •• [Q'O. III-GA. HINGE ASSEMBLtO -COMPLETE DETAILS Of" THE WiNe RIB AND DETAIL or AILERON HINGE "THE ASSEMBL.Y Of" AILERON AND HORN ,-HIHGt3 ~'" AILCIION 16 JANUARY 1982 To save work it is advisable to should be formed out of rib stock. the rear spar. A half inch block, assemble the wing on a table to This rib stock may either be pur representing the aileron spar, which blocks have been fastened chased ready cut, or may be made should be then nailed behind this in a straight line so that they will in your own shop by sawing cut-out on your jig, the strut and just fit inside the spars. This will spruce into strips which are a full diagonal pieces at this section of enable you to remove the wing quarter of an inch square. Have the rib being moved back propor· from the jig true, if equal pres all the rib stock of the same di· tionately. A careful st~dy of the sure has been put on the brace mensions. Blocks, of the same di drawings will make this detail wires. mensions as the spars, should be evident to you. In assembling the wing, slide nailed in at their proper places. Incidentally, the dimensions of the wings on the spars to their When the jig is once made, the aileron spar are not shown approximate place. Then put ply making the ribs becomes a sim on the drawings. These spars (one wood reinforcements on at the ple process. The rib stock is cut for each wing) are of 1/2 in. fitting, joints and drill for fitting. to proper size and placed in the spruce stock. The depth of all The ribs may then be slid to the jig; then the junction points are spars is best ascertained by meas· correct place and nailed and covered with gusset plates cut uring the openings after your air glued firm. from 1/16 in. plywood, glued on foil is laid out. The jig for the wing ribs may with casein glue, and nailed with When assembling your wing, be made similar to that of the 1,4 in. by 22 wire nails. When one have both end aileron hinges fuselage, but it is better to lay side of the rib is fastened togeth come inside the hinges on the out the rib full size, from the di er, remove it from the jig and spar. This is necessary to prevent mensions given on the working glue and nail the gusset plates the aileron from traveling side drawing, on a large piece of over the junction points on the wise. heavy paper, the paper being other side. fastened to a flat board of suffi· All ribs are alike except those The Empennage cient size. forming the ailerons. To change The various photographs of the The boundaries and keepers for the jig for your aileron ribs, cut original ship, especially the one the cap strips and diagonals out 1% in. immediately behind on the last page of this article, __.-4 " -0-. COVEA AN D DOP E - USE A HIG H G RA DE . ~~ HAR D ~ .. x 22 GA 8 A LU M INUM R IB S TO B E SP A C E .t. T 9 ~ 0 C Complete details of the flying strllfs and attachment fittings are given on this plate. All struts are of 1~ in. by .032 ga.. chrome molybdenum steel tub· w EL 0 ing, streamlined with ribs of LUG TO % in. by 22 gao a,lumin,um sol· r USE l. A (,( dered to the struts and spaced 9 in. from center to center. ! These are covered with a·ir· cra,ft fabric ' and doped. If these struts are constrllcted ac· curately you . won't have to worry about the angle of at· tack of the wings, as this has been taken care of Oil> the drawi n9S. S lOe: VIEW DE T A IL OF REAR DETA IL O F FR O NT 5 T RUT ATTACH FITTING ST R U T ATTAC H > ITTI N G 2 - REG ' 0 . THUS 2- R [ Q 'O. nHJS -r-COMPLETE DETAILS O F THE ~ -i!- FLY ING STRU TS AND ATTAC H FITTINGS -= VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17 ------~------51------...... _I ~-----4)r------~ RILL 1i g L-~. ~~..;.;;,;~,.~:""---1 HOLE ~ ~ HINGE LUGS ARE I ---_---1--;.---Itt.Io!~=~~~,...... ,,.._..:.•.....l. WELDED T~TU8[S I~Oo:~R!.U~~:S .... SIDE DETAILS OF VERTICAL fiN WtL1D ,,- 'ff DRILL Ii- HOLES IN AND TH£ RUDDER -:::.:- __ __ ....-- BOTH [NOS OF HORN : . • • _ I = u- - --;~~!T V:E-;----C~~ND HOANS AS SHOWN FOA STIFFENING 510£ VIEW 1-4----4- TOP '" lEW ._ DETAIL Of ELEVATOR AND RUDDER HORN LDING -If.J~~ 0(r=lfTlt DRILL VIEW 12+ ~~~~~~~ ~ ~' , HOLES =N( 11111.. _ DETAILS Of RUDDER STAB. WIRE VERTlCAL~ HOLE'; ft METHOD or ADJUSTING AND STABILIZER HINGE BRACE LUG WIRE BRACE LUG vERTICAL fiN AND · STABILIZERS f LuGS 27-A[Q.'o. "-GIl. -COMPLETE DETAILS AND ASSEMBLY or THE TAIL GROUP.... will give you a good idea of the zontal stabilizer assembly and the external appearance of the tail vertical-fin-rudder assembly save surfaces. The working drawing size and position. The stabilizer .; :> of the tail group will show you and rudder both have % in. by r l- everything you will need to know .032 tube hinge beams, while e; if about this part of the job. The en 5/16 in. by .032 and %. in. by w IE :.. tire empennage is welded up of .032 steel tubing is used else OUTER PULLEY steel tubing, and if you don't for where, as pointed out in the fOR AILERON-FOR CONTROL CABLE get the extra care which the drawing. 2-R[Q'D THUS w smaller sized tubing will require You will find that the empen "~ 1: in welding you should have no nage will warp considerably Z i:l 0 trouble with this work. There is where the light tubing is used, -' a: w little difference between the hori- but with a little careful checking °r ..J ~ ~~ ;, ~ .. a: -' -' 0 i ... Q 0 '"a: 3 rJ w a: w CO 1 :> l- e: INNER PULLEY w .. -' !! ON rR·ONT SPAR ~ rOR CONTROL CABLE " z z.... [Q·O THUS i: !+or !! -MISCELLANEOUS DETAILS- -REQUIRED rOR THE WING- A good idea of the general appea,rance of the flail These details are required assembly and ovtrigger is given by this photo. in the win9 construction. 18 JANUARY 1982 and lining up by hand, bending cold, for there is little bending to be done, you will get a perfect job. There is quite a trick to heat ing a steel tube in the proper place to get the right results. Heat the tube on the side which is to be bent to a dull red. At first this actually increases the bend, but when the tubing cools off you will find that it has as sumed an angle opposite to the original bend, and almost invari ably comes out exactly right. In handling small tubing, ex treme care must be taken not to get the metal too hot and burn the tubing. It is easy to tell if the weld is good. If it is so clean that it looks as if new metal had been placed there the job is okay. A poor weld has a sand effect on the S[[ O£TAIL SPAR ATTACH fiTTING outside and is very scaly. If these '0_ • • • [QUI.ED I!' GA. FLYING faults show up, throw that piece STIlUTS REAR away and build a new piece. It is 'LYING S'TRU'T ... COMPLETE DETAILS or .. for this reason that I advise that +THE REAR SPAR ATTACH -DETAIL OF SPAR'" ...ATTACH FITT ING FOR+ END VIEW -FITTING FOR THE+ you call in a we)der for a couple END VIEW "'REAR FLYING STRUT • ...FRONT rLYING STRUT'" or fiTTING of days if you can't do a good job or rlTTING yourself. The man's wages could These two working drawings give dimensions and details for attaching the easily be less than the cost of the front a.nd rea'r flyin.g struts to the wing spars. You will note that the spruce material you might spoil. spars are protected by placing a piece of % in. plywood between them and the strut fittings, which are made of 20 gao steel. The flying struts are attached Controls to the spars between the last two full ribs on each wing. Place these fittings accurately. The working drawing on the last page of this article gives such ..OUNT ON '----..·-;1COCKPIT F'LOO a complete description of the con .. TO SUIT P ILOT trol assembly that further com ment is unnecessary. You will note that the pedal assembly is for dual controls, while there is only one stick, which is rigged up in the center of the cockpit. The pilot, therefore, will have the NOTE : AU.. TuaES rOA THE rOOTPEOAL. stick at one side instead of be .AE i- 11..049 tween his legs. The gun should be placed on the most convenient side for the one who will usual ly do the taking off and landing. ..~~~£» If dual control is not desired, one U WASHER set of pedals may be omitted. W[LDING AND BEARINC CRIL.L Ii- HOL,U Rigging IN ALL PLAns Both wing panels should be set exactly alike. The horizontal sta f BOLT bilizer should be level unless it is END VIEW ....-=Oc:...r..;,F;.,;IT'-;Tr'N.:.;C"--____"'T'"/,i· "AOIUS found necessary to correct for ei , ·i·--~~~ ther nose or tail heaviness. Take :""""""':HDOH : I OOT,T(.D UNES~ t. ,I , These working drawings show the CABLE AND method of attaching the wing to SPRINC ATTACH LUG 2· VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19 ~------28~~'------~-r --t-'l~-----211i"=------t f;,f SPRuCE 'LOOR BRACES COCKPIT 'LOOR f'" ' .032 SIDE VIEW OF THE COMPLETE CONTROLS SlOP COLLAR S THE SCALE SlOE VIEW [NO VIEW 9 18 DETAIL OF CONTROL BEARING g 12 -THE COMPLETE ASSEMBLY OF THE CONTROLS 2 · BEARINGS AND COLLARS IN INCHES AEQ'D FOR TORQUE TuBE plenty of time, get everything cor rect, and a good flying ship will be your reward. Covering and Doping This procedure should be car ried out by the envf:lope method wherever possible, and the open edges hand sewed. Use three coats ,Of clear dope and two of pigmented dope, applying the first coat with either a brush or a low pressure spray gun. Be sure the first coat thoroughly penetrates and fills the fabric and that all other coats thorough ly cover. Doping should be done under fairly warm conditions and each coat permitted to dry be fore further application. • •• This photo, looking into the c.ockpit from the left rear, offers suggestion for placing the plywood inlStrument board. f:inish the job so your plane will present a smart appearance. The original "Bathtub" is trim. 20 JANUARY 1982 MI~MIII~IIS' I·' RO,JI~(JTS This section of The VINTAGE AIRPLANE is ded icated to members and their aircraft projects. We wel come photos along with descriptions, and the projects can be either completed or underway. Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue. Award winning 1946 Aeronca Champ, N83633, SIN 7AC-2311 was owned by Melvin B. Hill (EAA 86667, AlC 2149), 102 Ash St., Danville, IL 61832 and won trophies at Oshkosh in '74, '75, '76, and '77. The plane has since been sold. (Ted Koston photo) This extremely rare Beech Staggerwing is owned by Dick Hansen (A/C 1549), Batavia, IL and Dick Perry (A/C 424), Hampshire, IL. It is a 1934 Model B17L, NC270Y, SIN 3, the first production model Staggerwing and the one used in obtaining the Model 17 type certificate (ATC #560). The fuselage is being restored under the supervision of Rick Leyes in a shop at Dick Hansen's Furnas Electric Co. at Batavia, IL. The 225 hp Jacobs L-4 engine is being over hauled by AI Ball of Antique Aero Engines, Santa Pa'ula, CA. The wings and tail group were restored by Arnie Nieman (A/C 449) of Custom Aircraft, Ocala, FL. Hansen and Perry have set a goal of completion in time to fly the B17L to Wichita, KS in June, 1982 to take part in the 50th anniversary celebration of Beechcraft. Mr. Paul H. 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Com ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of un plete with isometric drawings, photos, exploded views. limited aerobatics. 23 sheets of clear, easy to follow plans, Plans - $85.00. Info Pack - $4.00. Send check or money includes nearly 100 isometrical drawings, photos and order to: ACRO SPORT, INC., P.O. Box 462, Hales Cor exploded views. Complete parts and materials list. Full ners, WI 53130.414/425-4860. size wing drawings. Plans plus 88 page Builder's Manual - $60.00 . Info Pack - $4.00. Super Acro Sport Wing POBER P,IXIE - VW powered parasol - unlimited in Drawing - $15.00. Send check or money order to: ACRO low. cost pleasure flying. Big, roomy cockpit for the over SPORT, INC., Box 462, Hales Corners, WI 53130. 4141 six foot pilot. VW power insures hard to beat 3% gph at 425-4860. cruise setting. 15 large instruction sheets. Plans - $45.00. Info Pack - $4.00. Send check or money order to: ACRO SPORT, INC., Box 462, Hales Corners, WI 53130. 4141 425-4860. WANTED: For my Curtiss Wright Junior restoration, parts or pieces, any condition. Contact Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters, P.O. Box 229, Hales Corners, WI 53130. 414/425-4860 or 414/425-8851. DRESS IT UP WITH A NEW AVAILABLE BACK ISSUES II~ I N T E RIO R! 1973 March through December 1974 All Are Available All Items READY -MADE for Ea~y 1975 All Are Available DO·IT· YOURSELF INSTALLATION 1976 February through May, August through December Seat Upholstery - Wall Panels 1977 All Are Available Headliners - Carpets - etc. 1978 January through March, August, October through December Ceconite Envelopes and Dopes 1979 February through December -Send for FREE Catalog 1980 January, March through July, September Fabric Selec;tion Guide· $3.00 through December 1981 All Are Available ,4~P~,1~. Back issues are available from Headquarters for $1.25 259 Low.r Morrisvill. Rd. each, postpaid, except the July 1977 (Lindbergh Com ~~~ Fallsingtan, Po. 19054 memorative) issue, which is $1.50 postpaid. VISA' (215) 295- 4115 :~.\.:... ~~ . 1 MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION • Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association. Inc, is $25,00 for one year, $48,00 for 2 years and $69.00 for 3 years, All include 12 issues of Sport Aviation per year, Junior Membership (under 19 fAA years of age) is available at $15,00 annually, Family Membership is available for an additional $10,00 annually, • EAA Member - $14 .00, Includes one year membership in EAA Antique-Classic Division, 12 monthly ANTIQUf issues of The Vintage Airp lane and membership card, Applicant must be a current EAA member and must give EAA membership number.) CLASSIC • Non-EAA Member - $24,00, fncludes one year membership in the EAA Antique-Classic Division, 12 monthly issues of Th e Vintage Airplane, one year membership in the EAA and separate membership cards. Sport Aviation not included, • Membership in the International Aerobatic ClUb , Inc. is $16,00 annually which i ncludes 12 issues lAC of Sport Aerobatics. All lAC members are required to be members of EAA • Membership in the Warbirds of America , Inc, is $20,00 per year, which includes a subscription to WARBIRDS Warbirds Newsletter. Warbird members are required to be members of EAA • Membership in the EAA Ultralight Assn, is $25,00 per year which includes the Ultralight publication ULTRALIGHT ($15,00 additional for Sport Aviation magazine). For current EAA members only, $15,00, which includes Ultralight publication, MAKE CHECKS PA YA B LE TO EAA OR THE DIVISION IN WHICH MEMBERSHIP IS DESIRED, ADDRESS ALL LETTERS TO EAA OR THE PARTICULAR DIVISION AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 229 '- HALES CORNERS, WI 53130 - PHONE (414) 425-4860 OFFICE HOURS: 8:30 - 5:00 MONDAY·FRIDAY VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23