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VA Vol 10 No 8 Aug 1982 STRAIGHT AND LEVEL By Brad Thomas President Antique/Classic Division In the February 1982 issue of SPORT AVIATION, EAA President Paul Poberezny brought up the sub­ ject of Repairman's Certificates being made available for the restorers of vintage aircraft. In the March 1982 issue of The VINTAGE AIRPLANE my Straight & Level column pursued the subject further by request­ ing comments from vintage aircraft restorers. Your responses have encouraged us to form a com­ mittee to evaluate your comments and present a pro­ posal to the FAA. Composed of leadership from both our parent EAA and the Antique/Classic Division, the committee members are Paul Poberezny, President of EAA; Charles Schuck, EAA liaison with the FAA; and Division Directors and Officers Claude Gray, AI Kelch, Morton Lester and myself. wood wings. It was built in about ten weeks and test Written responses are still arriving both at EAA flown, exceeding the design specifications, then won Headquarters and to my address. To date we are ap­ the 1929 National Air Races at Cleveland, Ohio includ­ proaching two hundred responses representing simple ing circling a pylon twice that possibly had been cut. support of the cause and including comments from The Depression years were extremely detrimental A&Ps and lAs. Those who have completed the restora­ to civil aviation. Curtiss-Wright terminated the pro­ tion of their aircraft are quite obviously interested in duction of aircraft and in April 1932 the Beech Air­ the Repairman's Certificate proposal. From their com­ craft Company was formed by Walter Beech. Ted Well's ments it was noted time and time again that the actual design of the Beech Model 17 was begun during those annual inspection and work completed on the aircraft hard times, but it survived and the success of the was done by the restorer himself. Of interest also was Beech Staggerwing is firmly implanted in the history the positive response of many A&Ps and lAs who were of aviation. firmly in favor of the proposal, with of course, certain The Staggerwing Club and the Staggerwing Museum limitations regarding the annual inspection. To go into Foundation normally hold their annual convention in the details of all comments received is not possible in Tullahoma, Tennessee, but with the 50th year celebra­ this column but additional information will be forth­ tion of Beech Aircraft Corporation occurring in 1982, coming as we compile the data. the two groups were invited to Wichita to hold their Without your responses this committee could not convention in conjunction with Beech's celebration. And have begun to weigh the many facets applicable in or­ what a celebration it was! The "red carpet" was out ganizing a proposal of this nature. Much thought has and the Staggerwingers and their guests were treated obviously gone into the many detailed letters received. to a fantastic weekend. Items of importance were often brought up that had not In attendance were Beech Staggerwings from Alaska been thought of previously as being applicable to the and both coasts, and from Canada to Texas, Travel Airs proposal. We are still receiving comments and we en­ from California and an OX-5 model 2000 from Oklahoma. courage readers to continue forwarding their thoughts Regretfully, Beech Model 17, serial number 3, the first . as the old saying goes, "Keep those cards and let­ production model 17, being restored by Dick Hansen ters comin'." and Dick Perry was not finished in time for the con­ Festivities held June 3-6, 1982 celebrated the 50th vention. So close and yet so far, their effort had to be anniversary of Beech Aircraft Corporation. In the '20s, abandoned with only final details to be completed. We Walter Beech, Lloyd Stearman and Clyde Cessna formed were advised, however, that the plane will be ready the Travel Air Company whose models 2000, 4000 and for the 1982 EAA International Convention at Osh­ 6000 made aviation history. Stearman left the company kosh. This aircraft has many original and unique fea­ in 1926 to build his own aircraft and Clyde Cessna de­ tures that are intriguing and interesting. Be sure to parted in 1927 to build his monoplanes. Among the see it at Oshkosh '82. business manipulations of the 1929 era, Travel Air was "Wichita" was a part of history. We cannot turn sold to Curtiss-Wright Corporation. It was during this back the clock, but those of us fortunate to be invited time that the Travel Air model R (later called the Mys­ will always remember our visit to the Beech facilities, tery Ship) was designed and built. This aircraft was one their hospitality, and above all, being able to relive a of the first using a welded steel tube fuselage with fabulous moment in aviation history. 2 AUGUST 1982 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 AUGUST 1982 VOLUME 10 NUMBER 8 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 FRONT COVER ... Paul Kotze's Tho­ BACK COVER .•. Ralph Brown left, Stilwell, KS 66085 Union, IL 60180 mas-Morse S4C at the Nassau County and Foster Rodriguez in metal-hUlled Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden 815/923-4591 Thomas hydroplane. This had been de­ 913/681-2303 Home City, NY. Aircraft is SIN 38934, Mfg. veloped and manufactured for export. 913/782-6720 Office SIN 552. See story on page 4. (Photo by Frank Strnad) (William T. Thomas, Jr. DIRECTORS ADVISORS Photo Collection) Ronald Fritz Morton W. Lester Ed Burns 15401 Sparta Avenue P.O. Box 3747 1550 Mt. Prospect Road Kent City, MI 49330 Martinsville. VA 24112 Des Plaines, IL 60018 616/678·5012 703/632-4839 3121298-7811 John S. Copeland Claude L. Gray, Jr. Arthur R. Morgan 9 Joanne Drive 9635 Sylvia Avenue 3744 North 51st Blvd. Westborough, MA 01581 Northridge, CA 91324 Milwaukee, WI 53216 617/366-7245 TABLE OF CONTENTS 213/349-1338 414/442-3631 Stan Gomoll 1042 90th Lane, NE Straight and Level ... By Brad Thomas . ... ........ 2 Minneapolis, MN 55434 Just "Plane" Tommy- Part II . By Al Kelch . .. 4 Dale A. Gustafson John R. Turgyan 6121784-1172 7724 Shady Hill Drive 1530 Kuser Road EM's Ford Trimotor . By George Hardie, Jr. 9 Indianapolis, IN 46274 Trenton, NJ 08619 Espie M. Joyce, Jr. Mystery Plane . 12 317/293-4430 609/585-2747 Box 468 Mike Drabik - Sky Pioneer .. Madison, NC 27025 919/427-0216 By E. E. "Buck" Hilbert ... ......... .. .. .. ... .. 13 AI Kelch S. J. Wittman Calendar of Events .... .. .. 19 6 W. 622 N. Madison Ave Box 2672 Gene Morris Borden's Aeroplane Posters From The 1930's ..... 20 Cedarburg, WI 53012 Oshkosh , WI 54901 27 Chandelle Drive 414/377-5886 414/235-1265 Hampshire, IL 60140 3121683-3199 Robert E. Kesel George S. York Roy Redman 455 Oakridge Drive 181 Sloboda Ave. Rt. 1, Box 39 Rochester, NY 14617 Mansfield, OH 44906 Kilkenny, MN 56052 716/342-3170 419/529-4378 507/ 334-5922 S. H. " Wes" Schmid 2359 Lefeber Road Wauwatosa, WI 53213 414/771-1545 PUBLICATION STAFF PUBLISHER EDITOR Paul H. Poberezny Gene R. Chase ASSOC. EDITOR EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS George A. Hardie, Jr. Norman Petersen Pat Etter Page 4 Page 9 Page 13 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 An early Model TA hydro in the air. Note the tubular wing tip floats. JUST" PbANE" TOMMY The Story of the Thomas-Morse Aircraft Corporation By Al Kelch (EAA 35767, AlC 700) 66 W. 622 N. Madison Avenue Cedarburg, WI 53012 (Phutos From The William T . Thomas, Jr. Collection via Robert G. Elliott) Part Two In 1913-1914 the attention of the Thomas Aero­ 90 hp Austro-Daimler engines. In addition, a single plane Company was turned to the development of fly­ place monoplane, reminiscent of the Bleriot was flown ing boats, following the similar course of Glenn Cur­ using a 40 hp Maxi-motor. This Thomas monoplane tiss. The first machine was quite crude with a wooden proved unsuitable for exhibition work.
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