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October 1-5, 1980 are the dates of th e 2nd Annual of th e Arnold Engineering Develo pment Center. Leav­ EAA National Fly-In at Tullahoma, Tennessee. If you ing at th e main ga te of th e Fly-In in tour buses, you missed it in 1979, you misse d a great one. Plan to at­ will be sh own through these facilities which encom­ tend in 1980 and you can look forward to a fantastic pa ss about 40,000 acres of Tennessee wooded country­ experi en ce. side. Thi s complex contains th e most comp lete set-up To b e sure, there were problems during th e 1979 of wind tunn els, high altitude jet and rocket engine Fly-In, the most se riou s being the weather, but the t es t ce ll s, space environmental ch ambers and bal­ Geographically, Tullahoma is within o ne day's fly­ overall reaction to the event was very posi tive. Many li sti c ranges in the free world. It has been es timated ing time for more than half of th e U. S. population small problems pop up during a " first time" fly-in , that th e employment of sc ientists and technicians will and with th e beautiful fall weather th at normally ex ists such as traffi c coordination between vehicles and be approximately 6000 by th e end of this year . La st in that part of the country in ea rly October, th e Fly-In pedestrians, but these were analyzed and corrected year th ere w ere no signs of res ea rch of any li ghtplane should be a tremendou sly popular event. Th e Ten­ as they occurred. The unavoidable rain wa s so m ething projects o r those relating to simple fli ght characteris­ nessee cou ntrys ide is gorgeou s, th e atm osph ere is else! The low pressure system called Henri blew and tics, but th e space oriented projects you will see will fantasti c, th e Sou th ern hospitality is everywh ere, and thrashed its way across the Gulf of Mexi co and then tingl e your imagination . the Conven ti on is first rate. Don 't miss Tullahoma '80. decided to run its course as a tropi ca l depres sion up Th e Jac k Daniels and George Dickel distilleries wel­ the west side of the Blue Ridge Mountains, edging come visitors daily to tour their fa cilities. Eve n though through Tullahoma . On Wednesday ni ght it began to samples aren 't distributed , your visit with either or rain , and rain , and rain , and rain. There were no high both will be an interesting excursion while learning winds, just solid rain in a continuous downpour. Did about th eir processes and manufacturing meth ods. this stop th e fly-in? No Sir! Availabl e concrete park­ Also near by are two stat e parks th at offer rec rea ­ ing was utilized for incoming traffic, whi ch kept the tional activities including boating, ca mping, fishing, off of th e soggy terrain. Seeing was believ­ hiking and oth er park-oriented activities. ing ... there w ere the EAAers sloshing around in rain­ On th e Tullah oma Convention site are the Sta gger­ / / ( 4.. ,.....,.. y\ coats and umbrellas and looking at th e aircraft. The wing Museum facilities. Static di sp lays of th e various 4 ". . _ interest d efinit ely was there. Beech m odel 17 aircraft and Travelairs are placed Being an EAA National Fly-In, Tullahoma '80 has a within a complex of noteworthy interest. Original fac­ ~~ lot to offer. Th e Antique/Classic parking area aga in tory photos and photos of currently res to red Stagger­ ~~~ C(,f. · will b e assigned th e g ra ssy field on th e southwes t cor­ wings and Travel Airs are placed through o ut the build­ / ~ DlVIS~N~~e ner of th e showplan e area. Shade trees border th e ings and va ri o u s d es ig n features of the aircraft are area and a registration booth is close by. Also in thi s displayed . For a mu seum which displays o nly two area is a small stream of clear water which adds to th e types of aircraft , none ca n approach th e effort s and bea uty of th e setting. accompli shments of th e Staggerwing Clu b members For those ca mping, many improvements have been and enthusiasts. Cl~ 1 made since th e 1979 Convention. The basic ca mping Daily forums are conducted at Tullahoma covering '­ TM area has been expanded, a registration booth has been a wide variety of subjects. Evening entertainment is added, and th e main road in the ca mping area has been scheduled with programs that appeal to all age g roups. graveled. La st year th e camping area was th e scene Of interes t to all is th e commercial exh ibit area with of much activity ea rly before th e fly-in began, and disp lays by suppli ers, manufacturers and oth er avia­ thi s year it will probably be th e sa me. ti on o ri ented groups. A n expansion of th ese areas is Activities outside th e Tullahoma Fl y- In site are many sch eduled for Tullaho ma '80. and varied. Of interes t to many will be the guided to ur Editorial TIl~ VI~TAt7~ AIVVLA~~ Staff OFF ICIAL MAGAZINE EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC Publisher DIVISION INC. Paul H. Poberezny of THE EXPER IMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION Editor P.O. Box 229, Hales Corners, WI 53130 Gene R. Chase CopyrightC 1980 EAA Antique/Classic Division , Inc., All Rights Reserved . (Ph oto by Ted Kos ton) 1948 Piper PA- 14 Fa mily Cruiser owned by H erma n }. SEPTEMBER 1980 VOLUME 8 NUMBER 9 Sko k, Chicago, IL. (On Th e Cover . 1928 Wa co ASO owned by Ron Frank, Pierre, MI and flown to Sun 'N Fun '80 by Jim Kimba/J. Photo by Gene Chase.)

Associate Editors: H . Glenn Buffington, Edward D . Williams , Byron (On Th e Back Cover . .. A Fairchild KR-21 A, pow ered by a 100 hp Kinner K5 engine on the ramp at Bel­ (Fred) Fredericksen, Lionel Salisbury lanca Field in 1930. See story on page 5. ) Reade rs are en co urag ed to submit stori es and photog raph s. Assoc iate Ed itorships are ass igned to those writers wh o subm it five or more articles wh ich are pu bli shed in THE VINTAGE AIR· TABLE OF CONTENTS PLANE during the current year. Associates re cei ve a bound vol ume of THE VINTA GE AIR ­ PLANE and a free one-year membership in the Divi sion for th ei r efforts. POLICY-Opinions Strai ght and Level by Brad Thomas , . , , , , ...... , . , ...... , . , . , ...... , . .. 2 exp ressed in articles are so le ly those of the authors. Responsibility for acc uracy in reporting A /e N ew s Compiled by G en e Chase ...... 4 rests entirely with the cont rib utor. Directors Du Po nt Airport 1926 b y Jo hn M cC. M o rgan . . , ...... , , ...... " . , ...... 5 Claude L. Gray, Ir. Arth u r R. M o rga n The D es ig n O f Th e Georgi as Sp ecial b y Orville Hi c kman .. ,.,' , . . . . . , ." . 17 PRESIDENT 9635 Sy lvia Avenue 1744 North 51st Blvd. N Orlhridge, CA 91324 Milwa ukee, W I 532 16 Borden 's A ero plan e Post er s From Th e 1930's b y Lionel Sa lisbury . , .. .. ,., . 20 W . BRAD THOMAS, JR . 213/349·1338 414/44 2· 3631 An Inter es ting Comparison Of Two Tri-Moto rs ...... , ...... 22 301 DODSON MILL ROAD PILOT MOUNTAIN, NC 27041 Mort o n W. l este r Ri chard H . W agner Letters ...... , ...... 23 P.O. Box 3747 P.O. Box 181 Cal e n dar O f Events ...... , , ...... , ...... , , , ...... 27 919/368-2875 Home M ar tinsville, VA 24"11 2 l yons, W I 531 48 919/368-2291 Office 703/632·4839 414/7 63·201 7

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Paul Poberezny's " Homebuilder's Corner" in th e July iss ue of SPORT AVIATION mentions that th e FAA has a Notice of Proposed Rule Making in prepara­ ~~U ews tion that would res tore large reg i stration marks fo r . db Gene Chase ~ Compile y production general aviation aircraft. Experimental, antique, and classic aircraft would continue to have the privilege of th e present smaller marks. FAA's proposal to return to the billboard size num­ bers is based on the argument that th ey are need ed 71 LUSCOMBES AT FLY-IN to identify low flying violators and to help g ro und From the Luscombe Couranl, contro llers at busy airports to identify aircraft on Newsleller of th e Continental Luscombe Association the ramp . In th e case of identifying low flying aircraft th e argument is not valid since violators are identified using th ese large airports have large numbers any­ A total of 164 aircraft including 71 Luscombes at­ by time, place, type of aircraft and colo r. FAA records way because th ey come under the 180 knot rule th at tended the 4th Annual Continental Lu scombe As­ show this. It is extremely difficult to read numbers requires large numbers. It doesn ' t make sense to sociation Fly-In la st summer at Columbia, California. on th e sides of an aircraft that unexpectedly pass penalize th e large number of low speed general That contingent of Lu scombes all on the sa me airport swiftly overhead, and it is not believed that the FAA aviation production aircraft to suit th e small majority at the sa me time was truly a sight to behold. has any record s of recording such numbers on low of airplanes that might be at a busy airport. Among the award winners were Cecil Taylor, Boise, flying aircraft. Th ese points might be kept in mind when the NPRM Idaho with his highly polished 8E which captured the As far as g round controllers using numbers t o comes out and th e public is invited to comment. In Grand Champion trophy, and th e Greatest Distance identify ai rcraft on th e ramp at large airports , this addition to owning vintage aircraft, many m embers winner, Warren Krotke who flew his Luscombe from is possibly true. But the problem exists only at busy of the Antique/Classic Division own aircraft which Anchorage, Alaska . airports and most of the general av iation airplanes would be affected by th e above proposed rul e change. The highlight of the fly-in was the attendance of several " Luscombe Alumni", m en and women who had b een associated with the Lu scombe Company, including some who had not seen each other for over 40 years . Among th e " Alumni " were Mrs. Don Lu s­ combe, Jerry and Lu cy Coign y, Lou Coghill , Bill Sheperd, Howard and Emma Jong, and Bert Ro e. The slogan for this 4th Annual Fly-I n was "80 in 80", and with 71 Luscombes in attendance the Continental Luscombe Association ca me very close to m eeting their goal.

FATAL ACCID ENT CLA IMS "FISH" SALMON

Retired Lockheed tes t pilot , H erman W. "Fish " Salmon lost his life on June 22, 1980 in the cra sh of a Lockh eed 1049 Constellation. H e was in the ri ght seat of the aircraft which was to be ferried from Colum­ bu s, Indiana to Seattle, Washington . On take-off two of the plane's engi nes lost power and in trying to boost the remaining two engines, these also failed. Th e plane stru ck some high wires then crashed into trees. Of the eight people on board, five survived including " Fish " Salmon's son . Teel Koston's photos have long been admired by th e readers of fAA publica tions . This Mr. Salmon was 69 years old and a superb pilot. w as one taken by Ted at Chicago's Curtiss-Reynolds Airport in 1939 when he was 16 year, All of the aviation world mourns his loss. of age. Th e aircraft is a 7937 Stinson SR-9C w ith a Lycoming 260 for power. 4 DU PONT AIRPORT 1818

by John M cC. Morgan fAA #83694, AIC #84 2 23 So uth ridge fast Kennell Square, PA 19348

Photos from the Author's Collection

It is believed th at this photo of du Pont A irport was taken in th e fall of 192 7. Th e OXX-6 powered Waco 10 on th e left belonged to A. Felix du Pont. Th e other biplane is a n Buhl-Verville " J-4 Airster , CA-3 owned by H enry Belin du Pont. Th e " J-4 A irster" wa s iss ued th e firs t Approved Type Certifica te by th e U. 5. D epartment of Comm erce and this particular aircraft was th e first production "Air­ ster n. Th e reg istration number on the rudder appea rs to be C303 .

Today Atlantic Aviation Corporation is one of the It was here that his cousin A . Felix du Pont, Jr., For you old timers the OXX-6 Waco of Felix's was larges t modification and executive aircraft centers in brought his new white and gold Waco powered with equipped with a Haywood Air Starter and was flown the United States. To those of you who think of this an OXX-6 in 1927; Mr. Herbert Fales, an official of on floats a great deal of the time. His initial solo was organization as only a post WW II operation, it might The International Nickel Company of New York, off the water at Cape Cod, having been taught to be of interest to know that its founder , Henry Belin brought his OX-5 Bird. Later, through the late '20s fly by Frank Mills, Sr. , of the still existent Essington, du Pont, also started du Pont Airport just a few miles and early '30s, he in turn owned and flew personally Pennsylvania Seaplane Base. An interesting fact ­ distant in 1926 - some fifty odd years ago. a C3R Wright J-5 Stearman and Wasp . none of us, including Felix, can figure out wnere the Having graduated from Yale and initially been em­ This is being written in 1979, and naturally my 63 air compressor for the starter went on the OXX-6. ployed by General Motors in Michigan, he learned year old memory needs some help . Yesterday, Felix Any answers from you readers? to fly there. When he decided to return east and join du Pont walked into my office here at Summit Avia­ Still another item of interest: Belin du Pont had a the du Pont Company, he left the Midwest with a tion for a social visit and to have some work done on most inquiring and technical mind. I can recall pilots newly purchased Buhl Airster. This aircraft held Ap­ his 210. This is the same Felix, who 53 years speaking of his knowledge of the loss of power as proved Type Certificate No. 1 and was powered by ago brought his Waco to du Pont Airport. He has an aircraft climbed and that he flew his Wright J-4 a pre-Lindbergh Wright J-4 engine. Upon reaching owned aircraft continuously, with the exception of wide open at any altitude over 3000' - 4000' and he Wilmington , Delaware he purchased a tract of land the WW II years, the entire time. The list is long, but leaned the mixture. None of us had heard of this on the edge of town and put up a small wooden hangar interesting : Waco 10, J-5 Stearman, DH Moth, Wasp " phenomenon". It was years later with the advent that would be the beginning of du Pont Airport and Stinson, CurtiSS-Wright Travel Air 16-E, Warner Fleet of the controllable pitch propeller that this efficient later Atlantic Aviation and the center of private fly­ I, Waco Cabin, Wasp Jr . Consolidated, Stinson SR-7, operation became a common procedure. ing and early corporate flying for the next thirty Bellanca Pacemaker (420 Wright), , Before proceeding further with du Pont Airport, I years. Lindbergh landed here on his 1927 tour of the Bonanza , Comanche, Cessna 210. must bring a few personal experiences into this writ­ United States. 5 Charles Linelhergh 's Spirit of 51. Louis at du Pont Airport, Wilming to n, Delaware on October 22, 1927 during Lind­ bergh 's tour of th e U.S. following his flight to Pa ris. Th e aircraft with th e folded wings in th e hanga r is th e Fair­ child FC-2 owned by th e Aero nautics Branch of th e D e­ p artment of Commerce w hich accompanied th e Spirit of 51. Louis on th e tour.

On th e left, H enry Belin du Pont with Charles Lintlbergh during th e lauer 's to ur stop at tiu Pont A irport , Wilming­ ton, Delaware on Octo ber 22, 1927. Du Pont A irport w as striCl l y a p riva te operation until th e mid 1930, w hen .J flight school was start ed alo ng with a main tenance fa­ cility and Beech and Piper sa les. Alter WW " th e op era­ tion wa .1 m oved to Grea ter Wilmington Airport at New ing. I was 12 years old when Lindbergh landed at du Ca stle and du Po nt Airport w as closed in 7957. Pont Airport. I lived nearby and was a constant vi sitor on my bicycle on days when there was no school . I knew Mr. du Pont when I saw him , but that was all. On my almost most memorable day - more later ­ I was asked if I would like to go for a ride in th e Buhl. I had never b een in an airplane b efore, but th ere w as no question of m y acceptance. It w as a sh o rt ride and almost dark when we landed . I cl ea rl y remember the navigati o n li ghts powered by th e hot sh ot bat­ tery on the floor of the front cockpit. My most memorable du Pont Fi eld ex peri en ce was in 1928 on a school holiday when a schoolmate and I rode to the airport. A military Curti ss Falco n was sitting th e re and w e looked on with g rea t aw e at su ch a m achine. Two men w ere talking o n th e ramp and one was Mr. du Pont. Ev entually he ca lled u s both over and asking each our names, he introduce d u s to Col. Lindbergh . W e w ere so startl ed and so pleased we did not tarry too lo ng . It was o n ou r bi kes and full sp eed h o me to sprea d th e news to family and friends. It w as days befo re w e w as hed that ri ght hand that had shaken the hand o f o ur h ero . M y second ride was with A. Rando lph H o lladay (Ran ) whose avi ati o n interes ts started at Pratt & Whit­ n ey in th e ear ly days after h e graduated fro m Yal e in th e Twenti es. H e w as now associat ed with th e fl edgling Bellan ca Corporation at n ea rby New Cas tl e. H e had a shiny n ew Fairchild KR -34 with a th robbi ng Wright J6-5. H e looped me and did a few w ingovers w hich start ed t o unse ttl e m y young tu m my. It was 6 this same Ran Ho lladay wh o in 1930 with my older bro ther Richard D . (Di ck) M o rgan started Air Se rvi ce, Inc., at Bellanca Fi eld . Th ere, in 1931 , Dick tau ght me to fly and there my flying experi en ce w as gained, with th e exceptio n o f th e WW " yea rs, until th e fi eld w as closed in 1960. Soon m y entire spare time w as sp ent at du Pont Airpo rt. My bro th er had lea rned to fly at th e Luding­ to n Flying Servi ce on the Philadelphia Airpo rt; had bou ght a Wright J6- 5 powe red Travel Air and was w o rking towards his commercial li cense and making plans with Ran H olladay fo r th e FBO at Bellanca Fi eld. I d o no t recall too many rides after my first two until Di c k o btained his comm er cial li ce n se and started t eaching me in a n ew Kinner Fl eet in th e Spring of 1931. H e soloed m e on M ay 5, 1931, and I obtai ned m y p ri va te lice nse 12 days after my 16th birthday , o n July 17th . N ow m y sp are time w as spent at Bellanca Fi eld as w ell , but th ere w as constant traffi c back and forth to du Pont wh ere w e practi ced landings and stopp ed to talk airplanes and fl ying with anyone who w o uld Hugh R. Sharp in th e c ockpit of a n OX-5 Waco 10 at listen , and th ere always w as so m eon e. By th en th e Bellanca Field in 1928 or 1929. H is LaSa lle to uring car du Po nt Fi eld had been exp anded greatly. The wooden is in th e b ackground. Hugh has o w ned aircraft almost hangar had been moved bac k off th e main grass run­ continuo usl y since th ose earl y yea rs and presentl y owns way and two b eautiful yellow b ri ck o nes replaced it. and flies his p ersonal Cess na Citation. Th e roo fs were red til es and th e floo rs sli ck, polish ed p ebbled ce ment whi ch w ere m ost dangerous to foot­ ing if oil w as encountered . But Mr. du Po nt did no t tolerate o il on th e floor. N ot o nly were th e fac ilities and today it would still be. By then my bro ther had exp anding, but th e number of bea utiful and mo dern m e fl ying a J- 5 Straight Wing Waco when h e decided p rivate aircraft w as increas ing . Be lin sort o f put th e to get a W arner 125 M onocoupe. Being only 17 I had Buhl out to pas ture and purchase d a Wright J6-7 p o w­ no qualms when h e checked me out in it with less ered Pitcairn , and Felix, fresh out o f Army Air Corps th an 50 hours o f Fl eet and W aco time. Older, more training some yea rs b efo re , w as alrea dy th e p roud experi en ced pilo ts t o ld him h e was taking t errible owner o f a Wright J- 5 Stea rman . His b roth er , Rich ard , chan ces with the i n ex p eri ence d younger brother in in th e early '30s also had a later St ea rman , th is o n e no t o nly a ca bin airplane but th e " dangerous" Coupe pow ered with a J6-7. Felix's wife, Elli e, fl ew and han­ as w ell. Fo r th e n ex t two or three years I flew a series dled typ es like a m o n strou s Loening am phib ian as o f .three Coupes withoqt scaring myself or my un­ w ell as a Moth , and the St ea rman . Sho rtly Mr. A ngu s knowing passe ngers too badly. Ech o ls, Treasurer o f th e du Po nt Company, lea rned The Lon g Island Aviation Country Club at Hicks­ to fly and someh ow ca me up with a military Consoli­ ville , Lo n g Island , ri va ll ed du Pont Airport during dat ed with a 300 hp Pr att & W hitney R- 985 engine. this peri od. I rem ember seeing Bellancas , Laird Speed­ It ca rri ed an N C number but was th e o nly o ne o f its wings and exoti c military versio ns of the Wacos with typ e I have ever seen . It looked like a bi g mo dernized big Wright or Pr att & Whitn ey engines . But du Pont Fl eet - which I guess it w as. Airpo rt kept growing in interest and number of pilots By th e time 1932 came around a few p eople were and aircraft. Ano th er du Pont , Lammot, Jr ., had a thinking of ca bin typ e aircraft. Felix du Po nt bought W arner powered Privateer Amphibian of which I do a 300 hp W asp Stinson - a b eautiful thing . It was Lester M cCa llister of Wi lmingto n, a n ea rl y pilo t, mecha nic not hav e a picture. H ow ever, I still have a horrified white as w ere all his aircra ft , with scall op ed gold lead­ anti occasional parachute iumper . H e w as killed in 1933 m ental picture o f him trying to do a 360 to a spot, ing edges and stripes. If my m emo ry is correct almost w h en h e spun o ut a t" a landing approach in a Kinner B-5 p ow er o ff , from 1000' - it did a one turn spin and 50 years lat er, th e interi o r w as in silver with black p o w ered Travel A ir. A ircraft in the p ictu re is a J 92 8 Bel­ h e fo rtunately recovered . That plane liked to come cl o th and silver imbedded in it. Fo r its time - a beauty latKa CH -200 with d Wright /-5 eng in e. down! 7 A scene al Bellanca Fi eld in 1928 when the Army Air Corps was conducling mass flights lhroughoul the u. s. This group of mililary pilolS spenl the nighl at New Ca slle, Delaware.

A Kinner K- 5 powered Fairchild KR-21 on display in an aUlomobile showroom. Bill Luke is second from left and Ran Holladay is fourth from left. Dick Morgan, extreme righI, died in 1973 . Still another du Pont, Paul , )r., had just gone from a Moth to a beautiful 1933 model Stinson SR. He had commuted as early as 1931 from his Wilmington home to Charlottesville, Virginia to college. Before WW II started he was to own and fly a Stinson T and later the only Stinson A I ever rode in. But then a disasterous fire struck du Pont Airport in the early '30s. A mechanic welding on a Loening amphibian was carelessly wielding a torch when some­ thing caught fire destroying among others the beauti­ ful Wasp Stinson, the Pitcairn, a Verville and the Loen­ ing and much of the hangar area. The latter was re­ placeable, but the aircraft were gone forever. Their worth today would be astronomical. The old Buhl missed the fire, but somehow in those days no one thought of the future value. It sat in the open until the fabric fell off and finally ended up in a school yard. What happened to the )-4, I do not know. What a pity - I have never seen , except in pictures, another engine of this model and there are no more Buhl Airsters flying today. This period, believed to be 1934 , was the beginning of a new era as far as aircraft at du Pont Airport was concerned. Where it had been mostly open biplanes and parachutes, it now became Waco Cabin country. For the first time du Pont Airport took on a " com­ mercial air" when it acquired a Waco dealership. Belin bought himself a Wright powered job - NCSOO 8 Slanding lefl 10 righI, Joe M anning, Dick, Morgan , Ran Holladay, and Ca p /. H arr y Ray of Ih e D elaw are Slale Police. O lh ers are m echanics and olh er workers a l du Ponl ~ A irporl in 1929 or 193 0. Plane is a Wrighl J6-5 powered Travel Air £-4000.

Personnel of Ih e newly- formed Air Service, Inc. a l Bel­ lanca Fi eld in 1930. Lefl 10 righl: Ca plain Lisa ndro Garay, Les M cCa llisler, Dick Morga n, Ran H olladay, Mr. Slrick­ land, and Jerry Lighlel. Garay w as lea rning 10 fly prior 10 an allempl 10 fl y a Bellanca CH 10 his home counlry of Columbia, S.A. Lighlel w as a w ell-kno wn Wrighl J5 ex­ p erl prior 10 joining Air Service, Inc. Th e biplane is a Fairchild KR -2 1. w hich he was to have until th e b eginning of WW II ; Feli x du Po nt and his sist er , Ali ce, each had the standard versio n of th e Continental powered Wacos. M y broth er, Di ck , ju st 8 miles away at Bellanca Field, N ew Cas tle, Delaware had been a Stinson d eal er since starting in bu siness in 1930 and had sold Felix the W as p Stinson which later w as des troyed in th e fire. Q uite a competitio n , a friendly o ne, grew up between th e two o perati ons. In 1936, Dick sold Felix a Stinson SR -7 whi ch was o n floats all summer and flown from Wilmingto n to the Cape. Frank du Po nt, a WW I pilot beca me th e owner of a Wright pow ered SR-8D and later a G rumman G-21 Goos e , both of which w ere flown by A . R. (Ran) H olladay. George W eymouth , a )6-5 Tr avel A ir 16E owner, bought a 1937 SR- 9 Stinson to be base d at du Po nt and in 1940 Lemmot (Brud) du Po nt took d elivery of one of th e las t SR-10C Stin­ sons built befo re the war. This was o ne o f the smooth cowl Lycoming jobs turned out in 1939. My logs show I delivered it fro m th e factory on December 23, 1939. With preparati o ns for WW II being formulated by Pr es ident Roosev elt, th e produCt ion of Stinson Reli­ ants tapered o ff with the d ifficulty in obtai ning en­ gines . Som ehow Benny Howard's company in Chicago was able to continue in a small way and Br oth er Dick's Air Serv ice, Inc., at Bellanca Field took on a Howard dea lership. Since 1937, I had b ee n associated with him as instructo r, charter pilot and co-pilo t on Mr. 9 John McC. Morga n's brother, Dick Morga n and his new Wright J6-5 Travel Air at du Pont Airp ort in 1929.

Ran Holladay and his Fairchild KR-34C with a 165 hp Wri ght J6 -5 engine at Bellanca Fi eld in 1930. R. R. M . Carpenter's Lockheed Electra NC20Y. Howard was able to obtain Wasp Jr . engines into 1941 and we were ab le to sell three DGA-1 5 models, but by spring the Army Ai r Corps had taken the Lockh eed and we were unable to replace it with any new Wa sp powered single engine aircraft. So we looked for and found a Spartan Ex ecutive, NC17656 which lasted until the end of 1941 wh en all the aircraft of that type - Stin­ sons, Wacos, Beeches - were taken over by the mili­ tary and du Pont Airport became a CPT Fli ght Train­ ing activity only. While all thi s Stinson and Howard sa les activity was going on, Belin du Pont se t up a small company, Atlantic Aircraft Sa les, to handle Beechcraft. Thi s was based at Roosevelt Fi eld on Long Island and was ad­ ministrated by Ollie Davis. Richard du Pont, Felix's brother, and America's most outstanding soa ring pilot and holder of world records, was an ea rly customer of Ollie's with a Jacobs powered Beechcraft Stagger­ wing. Mr. Pierre du Pont, who never flew, bought a Wasp powered Staggerwing whi ch wa s flown by Fr ank Battan , one of his employees. Sam Carp enter and Lammot du Pont Copeland, later a president of th e du Pont Company, owned a Ja cobs job togeth er and 10 A line- up of ships owned b y the new Air Service, Inc. This company w as formed in 193 0 b y A. R. Holladay and D ick Morgan and op erated out of this hanga r and a more m od ern one at Bellanca Fi eld until 1960 wh en th e air­ port was disp osed of. Th e writer lea rn ed to fl y in th e Fleet in 193 1, and it remained in our possess ion until 1943 w hen regretfully it was sold during th e w ar. Th e aircra ft left to right are: Fl eet Model 2, Fa irchild KR- 2 1, Stinson SM -8A, Fairchild KR- 2 1, and a Fairchild KR- 34.

One for you old ca r buffs. Probabl y no one w ill guess this one. Th e p lane is a Stinson SM-8 A, NC426Y. Th e ca r is a late 1920 Packard chass is with a n older Locom obile bod y, owned b y Ran H olladay. Pi cture taken in 193 0. also owned one o f th e few G1 7S models built after WW II. During th e yea rs 1937 to 1940 , Felix flew the Bel­ lan ca Pa cemak er whi ch he bought from Mr. Carpenter wh en the latter replace d it with th e Lockh eed . This, too, went on floa ts for the summer season. The Bel­ lan ca w as a large aircraft w ith a gross w eight o f 4610 po unds and it carri ed 6 passengers, baggag e and 105 ga llo ns of fu el lega lly. Not many planes ca n do that today. Th e three or four years befo re the war saw private , , ~ aircraft ownership in the Wilmington area g rowing ~ i'~ ~ by lea ps and bounds. In additio n to du Po nt Airport w ith its W acos, Beeches and Stinsons, Bellanca Field was th e base of the Lockh eed El ectra, three Howard ~ D GA-1 5s, a Wasp powered Sti nson SR-10F , and a Wright 350 powered Stinson SR-10E. All th e Bel.lanca based aircraft used du Pont Airpo rt to pick up their passengers as it was just minutes from downtown Wil­ mingto n and the ho mes of the owners. M ost of these aircraft w ere ca pabl e o f no nsto p fli ghts to Fl o rida parti cularly the H ow ard s with th eir 122 gallo n fuel ca paci ti es . M os t of the owners wintered th ere and their personal pilo ts were back and forth all w inter 11 ~

This group p osed in fro nt of th e Fleet M odel 9 at du PaM Dick M organ with th e Bellanca Model K " Roma " in 7 93 7. A irpo rl, about 7932. Th e plane w as owned b y /. A. " Spike" Dick was prep aring Lo rd Fauntleroy Hubert X. Julian , M ontgomery, sea ted at ex treme l efl, w ho w as killed in " Th e Black Eag le", for a priva te licens e so he could hope­ this aircra ft with Les M cCa llister in 7933 . O th ers sea ted fully fly th e Roma to A frica. This never m aterialized. are Ran H o lladay and Fe lix du Pont. Standing, left to right: Elly H O)lt du Pone Angus Echols who w as treas urer of E. I. du Po nt Co., George Prouse, Lammot du Pone Jr ., H enry Belin du Pont, owner of the airport and founder of A llantic Aviatio n Corp. , Dick M orga n, Allen " Skutc, La uritsen, killed in a Waco F-2 accident in 7934, a nu Ed ith du Po nt. Other ladies aren 't identified.

Some w ill find this story hard to believe. Th e Arm y Air Corps P-7 2 w as flown into Bellanca Fi eld w here il rema ined overnight. Di ck M orga n o n th e left and Ra n H o lladay had fresh commercial licenses and about 200 hours of flight time each . Th ey drooled over th e P- 72 all th at first day. Th ey could stand it no longer on th e seco nd day and each of th em fl ew th e fighter one time!

12 This is a publicity shot showing Julian, "The Black Eagle" A. Felix du Pont with his Curtiss- Wright "Sport" 16-E. in th e Bellanca Model K, "Roma". Plane iust inside the hangar door is a Verville AT "Sports­ man " with a 165 hp Continental A-70 engine. Henry B. du Pont and Angus Echols each owned a Verville, how­ ever, one was destroyed in a hangar fire. The other went on to fly from Biggs Field near New Castle. The surviving Verville was lat er owned by Mike Cuididas who became Atlantic Aviation's chief pilot. Felix du Pont has owned aircraft and flown continuously since th ese early days and is currently flying his Cessna 210.

The airplanes are becoming more modern. Dick Morgan poses here with a Lycoming powered Stinson SR-7B, NC3040, a 1937 Cord automobile, and cl Wright powered Stinson SR-8 D, NC 1615 J. Photo taken "/1 138.

13 Ran Holladay with Frank du Pont's Stin son Reliant SR-80, NC 16151, sin 9722. Power is a 285 hp Wright. Photo taken 9128 136.

Ran Holladay with Mr. du Pont's Grumman G-2 I-A "Goose" a t Bellanca Field on 11 12 4 139 .

as well as making flights to their boss' hunting planta­ tions in South Carolina. But December 7, 1941 brought all this activity to a grinding halt. The military picked up all the high per­ formance aircraft before the winter of 1942 was over. What flying was allowed was moved inland and du Pont Airport and Bellanca Field dwindled to little or no activity. All American Aviation, a brainchild of Richard du Pont did continue to operate experimentally. The fleet continued picking up mail in flight from the Philadelphia area and across the Al­ leghenies to Pittsburgh. The Wasp powered Stinson SR-10F , which I flew for a private owner, ended up in All America's hands and was used later for the first man pick-up atdu Pont. This aircraft, NC2311, is still in existance and is being prepared for ex hibit at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D .C. It will be great to see it again after res toration. My log shows that I la st flew it 4 days after Pea rl Harbor, December 11, 1941. Shades of th e past! It wa sn 't long before I was w ea ring th e wings of an Army Air Corps pilot and th e next time I was at 14 Bea utiful Stinson Reliant SR- IOC owned b y Bayard Sharp. Ph oto taken on 77/24 /3 9 .

D ick Morgan and the autho r w ith Mr. and Mrs. H arry Lunger 's Wasp pow ered Sti nson Relia nt SR- 70F, on 71 /24/39. During WW /I th e Air Corps commandeered all such JircrJft, purch as ing th em from th e owners. This Stinson remained at du Pont Airport and w as used b y All A m erica n Aviatio n in experimentJI work in cluding the first aerial p ickup from ground level of a huma n being . The p lane is now owned by th e National Air and Sp ace Museum.

du Pont Airpo rt was in the summer of 1943, when I I had th e sa d duty to fly Richard du Po nt's body from March Fi eld , Ca lifornia wh ere he had b een fatally SER\lICE injured in an experimental glider accident. H e was a Sp ecial Ass istant to General Arnold fo r th e glider pro­ IN C. gram . Little did I realiz e in 1927 o n my first vi sit to du Po nt Airpo rt that I w o uld so m ed ay be landing th ere at th e controls of a plan e as large as a C-47. A whole new story could be w ritten of th e last years o f du Po nt A i rpo rt covering the p eri od from 1945 to 195 7. Its two g rass runways, th e lo ngest being 27 00 fee t, could tell many a tale. By 1946 Twin Beeches w ere being flown o ut of th ere and fo r those 12 years no ne o f us ever got into trouble. H ercules Powder Company operated two Lod es tars fro m th ere for sev­ eral yea rs before good judgement se nt th em to Greater Wilmingto n ' s lo nger , hard surfaced runways. Many of us heaved a sad sigh w hen du Po nt Airport was of­ ficially closed . M y las t f li ght in a Twin Beech fro m there was Decem ber 11, 1957. From then o n I fl ew fro m either Bellan ca Fi eld o r Greater Wilmingto n and it wa s th e end of an era. 15 Brothers Dick and John McC. Morgan with one of th e ea rly privately owned Lockheed 1O-A Electras. Dick and John flew this plane for Mr. R. R. M. Carpenter and his family from 1937 until May, 194 1, when th e Air Corps commandeered it. I

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Th ese are pi eces of 3/8 in . by 3/4 in . sp ru ce nailed on each side o f th e regular rib , also glued at each place, and nailed. Yo u w ill need 10 of these and 18 reg ular ribs.

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This s made of a pi ece o f 1Yz in . by 1'12 in . sp ru ce 13 ft. lo ng,. panI e d to requir. e d si' ze w h I' C h 'I S d eter­ - S"!'YToUU~"_E ATT. LUGS 0 .. 1.0__..-­T mined fro m th e wi ng profil e that you laid out o n th e rib ji g. Secure this to th e ribs with 3/8 in. by 3/8 in. w ooden blo cks , glued , and lo ts of small nail s. 'ItOS"'".. T

AlU:IIO.. ~u.1:Y Trailing Edge ...... NG..E..T .l·Io..T 'f~ This is made of a two-inch pi ece of 24 gauge alumi­ it .... num , nail ed after it is formed , into a "V" shape o nto .... y j~HS the tips of th e rib s. · ' I·.~ ;;.7j ~;IOGA--.---"~. Ail eron Control Pulleys --,II G.'\. J". \'!.-.,T ,rTTlItG These are secured at th eir res pective p laces as shown o n the drawings. h~~

CONT"OI. S TIC" A"E".U Aileron Horn -,I(]~Y-IH " . I r~ jizz GA. TUln ,,'LEX CAlLI: This is made up as shown by drawing. Care sho uld ~_T ""TEII KCTOON STIlUT _ n-.,T "VEil" worOll WOUNT An LUG - b e use d to get the attachment bolts good and ti ght, Ie Go\. STEEL but do not crush the wood fibers by getting too ti ght. 19 This shHt covers .11 the nee.s..ry det.IIs for bu il ding the GeorgilS Wing Tips

The wing tip is elliptical in form and . 1/2 in. steel -<,' tubing is used to form this curve. It is attached to the leading edge, spars, and ai leron attachment spar by Covering of th e Ship strips of copper. Nail and solder th e nail heads to the copper strip. This p rocedure is ca rri ed o ut as an envelop e m ethod wh erever poss ible and th e open edges hand se w ed. Assembling Five coats of cl ear dope are Ll sed and pigment color Wing Struts that th e builder desires. Th e wings sh ould b e sew ed In assembling this ship, first put on th e tail su rfaces befo re they are doped , every 4 in. between th e spars and be sure that th ey are bo lted and all nuts cottered , Th ey are made up of 1 in. by 20 gauge sea mless steel and around th e ribs. After th e first coa t of dope th e th en put th e contro l w ires in and determine w h ere th e tubing and str ea m lined with spruce and taped . Th en ri bs must be taped over and th e lea ding edge and wires will come out of th e fu selage covering so th at dope them . Th ey are adjustab le on o ne end for rig­ the trailing edge, contro l surfaces are taped over each you can p ut little leath er patch es w bere they come ging purposes. rib, but it is not necessary to se w th e cloth to th e ribs throug h . in this small p lane. 18 Balanci ng the Pla ne

To correc tl y ba lance th e plane p ut th e fu se lage w ith all pa rts assem bled o n a knife edge mad e from a 2 by 4 w ith th e weight of th e pilo t in th e cockpit and gas and o il in the m otor , th en p lace th e wing by ri gging the center secti o n stru ts until the center of li ft comes right over the place th at th e p lane ba lances. In the Cla rk "Y" airfo il th e ce nter o f lift is 42 p erce nt fro m th e leadi ng edge. Th e bott om part of th e airfoil mu st be level with th e top lo ngero n as th e wi ng curve is se t at "0" degrees fo r th e b es t effi ciencyo Her. il the accurate sCII.d layout. chart for the Clark Y·U Th en be su re th at th e wi ngs are exact laterally - wing ulld on thil ship. These dinMnSions ar. taken from this ship should b e flown w ithou t any d ih ed ral, and the full sized ship and are accurat. within close pr&etical limits. th e was h-in o n th e w ing tips will bes t be determined by flig h t. Adju st until th e ship wi ll fly hands-off and have no tendency to fa ll off o n o ne wing o r th e oth er.

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This is the second poster of the series provided by ferent posters were issued in total. Mr. Galloway's Mr. Cedric Galloway of Hesperia, California. Our collection included three from the original Thomp­ series initiated with a collection of 18 Borden Posters son series that were never made available in Canada. that were distributed in Canada . Subsequently , it From the description, taken from the back of the was learned that these posters had originally been poster, this month's aircraft, was a rare bird indeed. made available in the United States in 1933 through That description, is included below. As I read it, a company called the Thompson Malted Milk Com­ I could not help but wonder if the Assistant Secretary pany of Waukesha, Wisconsin . This company became of War has a comparable aircraft, supplied by the a part of the Borden Company, and a new series of Air Corps, at his disposal today. posters was issued by them in the U .S.A. and then shortly after that in Canada. It appears that 30 dif­ N EXT MONTH - Th e CurtiSS- Wright Falcon 20 ------3( 5 ·-----­ - 1 ,... 4S~O' ------:---~- - -8:.10·----1

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DESCRIP TION OF CONSOLIDATED FLEETSTER MODEL 17 sheet which is riveted to the internal structure. The receives its circular form from three main The Consolidated Fleetster is designed and built bulkheads to which the wing and chassis are attached, by the Corporation of Buffalo, two bulkheads at the tail, and a number of light form­ New York. It is a luxurious 8-place air yacht, con­ ing rings spaced between. The bulkheads to which vertible from a land plane into a sea plane by attach­ the wing is attached have the form of rings and are ing the pontoon. Its comfortable accommodations and built up from extruded aluminum alloy angles and a ample luggage space have made it a favorite with air web plate so that in section they are conventional transportation companies where the traffic does not plate girders. The front bulkhead, to which the front require a larger passenger capacity. Assistant Secre­ cha ss is struts attach, consist of an aluminum alloy tary of War F. Trubee Davison has for his personal sheet stiffened and bordered with extruded angles. use a Fleetster purchased for him by the Army Air It also serves as a firewall. The two rear bulkheads Corps. The Pan American Airways, operating between are formed from sheet stock. The forming rings are the United States, West Indies and South America, light extruded bulb angle sections. uses five Fleetsters as auxiliary to its main fleet of SPECIFICATIONS: Length, overall, 31 ft. 9 in.; Wing­ Consolidated Commodores. spread, 45 ft. ; Weight, empty, 3443 Ibs., Useful Load, The most unusual feature of the Fleetster is the 2157 Ibs., Gross Weight, 5600 Ibs., Seating Capacity, metal monocoque fuselage. It is of streamline form 8, Cargo Space, 20 cu. ft., Cruising Range, 750 miles, and is perfectly round in section from engine mount Cruising Speed, 153 mph, High Speed, 180 mph, En­ to tail post. The skin is of smooth aluminum alloy gine, Pratt & Whitney Hornet "B", 575 hp. 21 AN INTERESTING COMPARISON OF TWO TRI-MOTORS

FORD TRI- MOTOR TRANSPORT Specifi cation and Performance Data (And Comparison With 727 Astrojet) Contributed by John W. G reen Wausa u, Wisconsin

Ford Tri-Motor 727 Astrojet Manufacturer Ford Motor Co. The Boeing Co. Purchase Price $55,475 $4,500,000 Seating Capacity 13 94 Crew 2 (Pi lot/Co-Pilot) 6 (Including 3 Stewardesses) Cruising Speed 110 mph 600 mph Cruising Altitude 5,000-10,000 ft. 25,000-40,000 ft. Range 400 mi les 2,000 mi les Engines 3 Pratt & W hitney Wasp (Piston) 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (Turbofans) Engine Power Rating 420 hp Each - Total : 1,260 14 ,000 Ibs. Thrust Each ­ Total : 42 ,000 Ibs . Max . Gross Takeoff Weight 12 ,650Ibs. 160,000 Ibs. Pay load 5, 000Ibs. 24,500 Ib s. Ca rgo Space 50cu.ft. 855 cu. ft. Fu el Capaci ty 277 ga ls. 7,670 ga ls. Fuel Consumption (Approx.) 60 gals. per hr. 1,475 gals. per hr. Length 49 ft. 10 in. 133 ft . 2 in. Height 13 ft. 8 in. 34 ft. Wing Spa n 77 ft. 10 in . 108 ft. Cabi n Comforts: Pressu rization None 8,000 ft. at 35, 000 ft. altitude; sea level up to 22,500 ft. alt itude Food Ga lleys None 2 with ca pacity for fu ll dining and beverage se rvice Air Conditioning None Built-in sys tem for ground and in-flight operation Lavatories One Th ree

American Airlines Ford Tri-Motor ( 1929) and Astrojet (1965).

22 This engine is like new inside and I will pro tect it I ca nno t fo resee any parti cular p ro blem s in opera­ with a filter. I have also install ed removable plugs in ti o n o th er th an babying o f th e dry va lv e guides with LETTERS th e va lve covers. additives in the fu el and an occasio nal direct oiling As to appea rance, I have taken a few liberti es to by hand. I've added a fitting at th e ba se of th e ca r­ pretty up th e engine. bureto r to all ow an occasio nal injecti o n o f top o il Dear EAA : O ri ginally th e cra nkcase, rea r case cas tings and the in fli ght. fo rged nose plate w ere left in natural aluminum fin­ I'll be a little slow in finishing up the airplane as Encl os ed please find a pho to of th e LeBlond engine ish . All oth er parts w ere in black engine enamel. I 'm g radually recov ering fro m a nagg ing ph ys i ca l which I plan to install in th e Davi s D-1 whi ch I now Continental gold looks good o n th e cases with blac k problem , h owever , th e plane is at the p oint now w here have at th e fabric stage. N ot too many o f th es e older cylinders. Th e pu shrods and rocker arms are silver it could be finish ed in ve ry little time. engin es ar e aro und and I th oug ht possibly o ther p eo­ and th e pressed steel valve covers are heavy copper ple might be interes ted . pl ated and po lished . Th e covers o n my engin e are Yo urs truly, This particular m od el, a 5D-60 (rated 65 hp at 1910 coat ed with clea r epoxy varnish and I antici pate an rpm), along with its seven cylinder mate, is th e first occasio nal re-p olishing as necessa ry . Fr ank E. Luft engine pro duced under th e LeBlo nd nam e, previo us This idea ca m e to m e fro m seei ng a b ea utiful 80 EAA # 11 5657 engine m o d els b eing ca ll ed th e " D etro it Air Ca t" . Le Rh o ne ro tary o n a Ni euport in whi ch th e indi­ 16355 Shiloh Roa d My engine, se rial number 499 (I also have #332 as vidu al copper intake pipes are kept in a highly po l­ Central Po int , O R 97502 well as a later 5D-70 and a 5DF-85) ha s the date 3-20- 29 ished state, whi ch adds g rea tl y to th e overall appea r­ P. S. No ne of th ese engin es are for sa le. Each is a part stamped into a main casting and is a typ e that w as in ance o f the engine. of an ai rcraft res to rati o n project. quite commo n usage in airplanes su ch as th e first models of th e Davis D-1, Inland Sp o rt , O verl and Sp ort, Star Cavalier, and several o th ers. Lat er develo pments of thi s b as ic engine type in both fi ve and sev en cylinder m odels w ent on to in­ clude th e final m odels of Ken Royce, th e 5G -90 and 7G-120 se ri es . Internal d esign o f th ese engines is quite substan­ ti al but simple, with a h eavy bro nze-counterweighted crankshaft supported on large ball bearings and with a mas ter and link rod sys tem of equally ample pro­ p o rt ions. Cylinders are of cast iro n constru cti o n , fully ma­ chined intern ally but ex ternally o nly as need ed o n the m ou nti ng su rfaces (as was also the case o n " 70 " engi n es though wi th different cylinder des ign). Th e rear case is a simple bu sh ed assem b ly with a single trac k ca m and th ere are roller ca m followers running in cas t iron guides. All ea rl y engines including D , D E, and DF m odels had o nly two m ain b ea rings . Later M odel F and G en­ gines incorpo rated a third bea ring use d purely as a thru st bearing at the nose. I would think that general reliability and lo ngevity w ould b e rea so nably high wi th no rmal service, good maintenance, m odern lubrica nts, and clea nliness . I emp ha size " cl ea nlines s" because in th e fi ve en­ gi nes I w ent th rough , I fou nd grea t w ea r of the va lve stem s and guides , due partl y to a lac k of overhead lubri ca tio n (commo n o n m any o lder engine m akes includ ing Kinner, W arner, Wrigh t, etc.) b ut also due to ab rasion from dirt and grit entering thro ugh un­ sea led rocker covers and ingested into th e engines w itho ut air filters, operating from dirt or sod strips. 23 Staggerwing Club Eastern Cessna 1901195 Association TYPE CLUBS AND OTHER james Gorman Cliff Crabs AVIATION ORGANIZATIONS P. O. Box 2599 25575 Butternut Ridge Road Mansfield, OH 44906 N. Olmstead, OH 44070 Newsletter: Quarterly Newsletter: Semi-annual Dues: $10.00 per year Dues: $5.00 per year This is an update to the listing of Type Clubs pub­ li shed in the january, 1980 issu e of The VINTA CE AIR­ Bird Airplane Club International Association, Inc. PLANE. The clubs listed below are those who responded jeannie Hill , Secretary Thomas O'Connell , Secretary to a questionnaire sent out earlier this year. Some of Box 89 Montez uma Airport th e clubs are not affiliated with any other organiza­ Harvard, Il 60033 P. O.Box460 tion while others associate themselves with the An­ Newsletter: Semi-annual Camp Verde, AZ 86322 tique Airplane Association. Dues: See first iss ue Newsletter: Monthly Dues : $15.00 per year Aeronca Club Airplane Safety Foundation (Society) Charles lasher William M . Guinther, Executive Director International 180/185 Club, Inc. (Cessna) 14100 Candlewood Court American Bonanza Society 180/185 Owners Only Miami lakes, Fl 33014 Reading Municipal Airport Charles E. Bombardier, President Contact Club P. O . Box 3749 4539 North 49 Avenue for further information Reading, PA 19605 Phoenix, AZ 85031 Newsletter: Monthly Newsletter: 9 or 10 per year Aeronca Sedan Club Dues: $15.00 per year, U.S. and Canada Dues: $10.00 per year Richard Welsh $25.00 per year, Foreign 2311 East lake Sammamish Place, S.E. West Coast Cessna 1201140 Club Issaquah, WA 98027 Bucker Club Doug Williams Newsletter : 3 per year john Bergeson, SecretarylTreasurer P. O. Box 891 Du es : $2.50 per year 615 West May Street Menlo Park, CA 94025 MI. Pleasant, MI 48858 Newsletter: 6 - 10 per year Air Force Historical Foundation Newsletter: Every other month Dues: $10.00 per year Building 412 Dues: $7.50 per year, U.S. Bolling AFB, DC 20332 $10.00 per year, Foreign Culver Club Contact Foundation larry low, Chairman for further information Canadian Aviation Historical Society 60 Skywood Way P. O. Box 224 Woodside, CA 94062 American Aviation Historical Society Station A Newsletter : 0 Dustin W. Carter, President Willowdale, Ontario M2N 5S8 Dues: $0 .00 P. O. Box 99 Canada Garden Grove, CA 92642 Contact Society Dart Club Contact Society for further information lloyd Washburn for further information 3958 Washbu rn Drive Club PI. Clinton, OH 43452 Antique Ai rplane Association Gar Williams Newsletter: Now and then Bob Taylor, President Nine South 125 Aero Drive Dues: $0.00 RI. 2, Box 172 Naperville, Il 60540 Ottumwa, IA 52501 Newsletter : 0 The American Tiger Club Publication Monthly Dues : $0.00 Frank Price, President Dues: $30.00 per year 7600 Tallahasse International Cessna 1201140 Association Waco, TX 76710 Aviation Maintenance Foundation, Inc. Glenn Usher Newsletter: Monthly P. O. Box 739 Box 92 Dues: $25.00 per year Basin, WY 92410 Richardson, TX 75081 Contact Foundation Newsletter: Monthly for further information Dues: $10.00 per year, U.S. 24 $12.00 per year , Foreign DeHavilland Moth Club Little Round Engine Flyers American Navion Society John Bright, Chairman Ken Williams, Chairman A . R. Cardono, Chairman of the Board 436 Stuart Avenue 331 East Franklin Street Municipal Airport Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Portage, WI 53901 Box 1175 Newsletter: Quarterly Contact Williams Banning, CA 92220 Du es: $5.00 per year for further information Contact Society for further ,information D.H. Moth Club Continental Luscombe Association Gary Lust, Chairman Loren Bump , President Rose "Parakeet" Club R. R.#2 5736 Esmar Road Jack W. Rose Iowa City, IA 52240 Ceres, CA 95307 P. O. Box 32 Newsletter: Quarterly Newsletter: 0 Ingleside, IL 60014 Dues: $6.00 per year, U.S. and Canada Dues: $0.00 Newsletter: 0 $7.00 per year, Foreign Dues : $0.00 Luscombe Association Ercoupe Owners Club John Bergeson International Pietenpol Association Skip Carden, Executive Di rector 615 West May Street R. L. Taylor Box 15058 Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 P. O. Box 127 Durham, NC 27704 Newsletter: 4 - 6 per year Blakesburg, IA 52536 Newsletter: Monthly, with Special Editions Dues : $7.50 per year Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $15.00 per year Dues: $5 .00 per year Luscombe Association Fairchild Club Robert Shelton " The Uncommon CUB" Ken Love 339 West Pierce Street Garth Elliott, Chairman 1102 Main Street Macomb, IL 61455 Second Line West Crete, I L 60417 Newsletter: 3 per year Meadowvale, Ontario LOJ 1KO Newsletter: 0 Dues : $5 .00 per year Canada Dues: $3 .00 per year Contact Chairman Meyers Club for further information Funk Aircraft Owners Association Everette J. Payette G . Dale Beach, Editor 1604 South Custer Road Vagabond News 1621 Dreher Street Monroe, MI 48161 Cecil Ogles Sacramento, CA 95814 Newsletter: 0 448 C Avenue Newsletter: 10 per year Dues : $0 .00 Coronado, CA 92118 Du es: $12.00 per year Newsletter: Semi-annual Monocoupe Club Dues: Voluntary Contributions Heath Club Mr. and Mrs. Bud Dake Bob Burge 8318 Fairbanks Porterfield Club 7612 Erie Street Berkeley, MO 63134 Charles E. Lebrecht Sylvania, OH 43560 Newsletter: Quarterly 3121 East Lake Shore Drive Newsletter: 0 Dues: $3.00 per year Wonder Lake, I L 60097 Dues: $0.00 Newsletter : Winter, monthly; Summer, bi-monthly National Flying Club Dues: $5.00 per year , Porterfield owners Howard Club A. R. Cardono, Chairman of the Board $12.00 per year, non-Porterfield owners Jack Hogan, President Municipal Airport Box 291 Box 1175 Rearwin Club Santa Paula, CA 93060 Banning, CA 92220 George Williams Contact Club Contact Club Rt. 1 for further information for further information Poynette, WI 53955 Newsletter: 0 Dues: $0.00

25 Air Replicas International Stearman's Restorer 's Association National Waco Club Warren A. Eberspacher, Director Tom lowe Ray H. Brandly P. O. Box 2218 823 Kingston lane 700 Hill Av enue Durengo, CO 81301 Crys tal lake, I l 60014 Hamilton, OH 45015 Newsletter : Quarterly Newsletter: 4 - 6 per year Newsletter: Every other month Dues: $17.50 per year Dues: $10.00 per year Dues : $5.00 per year

Replica Fighters Association National Stinson Club Wheelchair Pilots As sociation Frank Weatherly All Mod els Except l08's Howard Treadwell 2789 Mohawk lane Jonsey Paul , Chairman 11018 - 102 Avenue North Rochester, MI 49063 14418 Skinner Road largo, Fl 33 540 Contact Association Cypress, TX 77429 Contact Association for further information Newsletter: Quarterly for further information Dues: $7.50 per year National Ryan Club World War I Aeroplanes Bill j. Hodges National Stinson Club 108-Section leonard Opdycke 811 lydia For 108 Series O nly 15 Crescent Road Stephenville, TX 76401 Bruce and Linda Hoover Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Newsletter: Quarterly 3719 Acorn Springs lane Newsletter : Monthly Du es: $0.00 per year, Ryan owners Spring, TX 77379 Dues: Voluntary Contributions $5.00 per year, non-Ryan owners Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $6.00 per year Vintage Sailplane Association jan Scott, President Southwest Stinson Club Rt. 1, Box 239 Ted Zitnay, President lovettsville, LA 22088 14031 Elvira Street Newsletter: Quarterly Saratoga, CA 95070 Dues : $8.00 per year, individuals Newsletter: Monthly $10 .00 per year, families Dues: $6 .00 per year $15 .00 per year, clubs and/or businesses International Swift A ss ociation Seaplane Pilots Association Charles Nelson Russell lawton, Executive Director P. O. Box 644 P. O . Box 30091 Athens, TN 37303 Washington, DC 20014 Newsletter: Monthly Newsletter: Quarterly Dues : $15 .00 per year Dues: $18 .00 per year International Taylorcraft Owners Club Silver Wings Fraternity Bruce " Barney" M. Bixler, II , President Russ Brinkley, President 12809 Greenbower Road "Aviation Pathfinders" Alliance, OH 44601 P. O . Box 1228 Newsletter: Every other month Harrisburg, PA 17180 Dues : $5 .00 per year Newsletter : Every other month Dues : $5.00 per year Taylorcraft Owners Club Merton Meade, jr. Stampe Club 2009 Victoria Drive Carl C. Carlsen, President Aquia Harbour 3284 Texas Avenue Stafford, VA 22 554 Simi Valley, CA 93063 Contact Club Contact Club for further information for further information 26 CALENDAR OF EVENTS FLYING AND SEPTEMBER 5-7 - MARI O N, OHIO - 15th Annual Mid-Eastern Re­ SEPTEMBER 14 - LAN SING, ILLINOIS - The Lansing Police Ca dets gio nal EAA Fly- In at Marion Muni cipal Airport. Fo r further in­ will sponsor their 2nd Annual Fl y-In and Air Show at Lansi ng GLIDER MANUALS formation, please contac t : Mr. Louis Lindeman , 3840 Cloverdale Municipal Airp o rt. For further information, p lease contact: j . P. Roa d , M edway, O H 45341. Telephone: 513/849-9455. Fish, P.O. Box 411 , Lemont, IL 60439. Telephone: 312/257-7552. SEPTEMBER 12-14 - CA LGARY , ALBERTA - Alberta's 75 th Anniver­ SEPTE MBER 19-21 - KERRVILLE, TEXAS - 16th Annual Southwest 1929, 1930, 1931 sa ry as a Province, th e Airdrie Country Club of th e Air is sponsor­ Regional Fly-In, sponsored by th e Texas Chapters of EAA. For 1932, 1933, 1929-33 Miscellany ing a " Diamond jubilee Antique/Class ic Fly-In", at Airdrie Air­ further info rmatio n, p lease contact : Bob Reese, Rt. 4, Box 305 , 2.50 ea. or 6 for $12.50 port. For further informati o n, please contact : George B. Pendle­ Sa n A ngelo, TX 76901. Telephone: 915/658-4 194 or 915/949-2886. SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDE R TO: burg, Vice-President, Publi ci ty Chai rman , 304 Manora Road , N.E., SEPTEMBER 19-21 - VINCENTOWN, NEW JER SEY - lAC Contest ­ Ca lgary, Alberta T2A 4R6. Telephone: 403/272-4383 . Sponso red by lAC Chapter 94 for th e Sportsman and Intermediate EAA Air Museum Foundation, Inc. SEPTEMBER 12-14 - DELANO, CALIFORNIA - lAC Contest - Spon­ ca tegori es. Fo r further information, please conta ct: Fred W eave r, sored by lAC Chapter 26 for th e Sport sman and Unlimited ca te­ Himmelein Road , Box 9E, Medford, NJ. Telephone: 609/654-7867. Box 469 Hales Corners, WI 53130 gori es. For further information, please contact : jack Gladish , 120 OCTOBER 1-5 - TU LL AHOMA, TENNESSEE - 2nd Annual EAA Na­ South Ham Lanek, Lodi , CA 92540 . Telephone: 209/369-5768. tional Fall Fly-In. Don' t miss this one. For furth er informati o n , Allow 4-6 Weeks For Delivery SEPTEMB ER 13 - GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN -Chapter 651 is spon­ please contact: EAA Fal l Fly-In, P.O. Box 229 , Hales Corners, WI Wisconsin Residents Include 4% Sales Tax soring a fly- in at Plainvi ew Airport. For further information, please 5313 0. Telephone: 414/425-4860. contact: Dave Frisbie, 414 /3 36-3257. OCTOBER 11 - DAYTON, O HIO - 2nd Annual Tour through th e SEPTEMBER 13-14 - OSCEOLA , WISCONSIN - lAC Contest - Spon­ U. S. Air Force Museum at Wright Field sponsored by EAA Chapter so red by lAC Chapter 78 for the Sportsman ca tegory o nly. For 610. For furth er information , please contact: Col. Bob Taylor, further information, please contac t : jam es G . Taylor, 11 9 Comanche 5855 St. Rt. 40 , Tipp City, O H 453 71. Drive, W ebster , MN 55088. Tel ephone: 507/652-2607. OCTOBER 17-19- CA MDEN , SOUTH CAROLI NA ­ Fly-In. For further Classic owners! SEPTEMB ER 14 - EASTON , PENNSYLVANIA - An tiqu e & Classic informat ion , please contact: Geneva McKiernan, 530 1 Fin sbu ry Piper Fly-In. For further information, please contact : jim Polles, Place , Charl otte, NC 28211. 299 Nazareth Drive, Nazareth , PA 18064. Telephone: 215/759­ ~O#t't q.u, 3713 (nights). AVAILABLE BACK ISSUES CLASS IFIED ADS Fo r Sal e The VINTAGE AIRPLANE ACRO II PLANS 197 3 M arch through December The n ew 2-place aerobati c trainer and sport bi­ DOG 1974 All Are Available plan e. 20 pages of easy to follow, detailed plans. Com­ 1975 A ll A re Available plete with isom etric drawings, photos, exploded views . DRESS "1976 Janu ary, March , April , May, August , October , Plans - $85.00. Info pack - $4.00. Send ch eck o r IT UP m o ney order to: ACRO SPORT, IN C., Box 462 , H ales November, December WITH A NEW 1977 A ll Are Available Corners , WI 53130. 414/425-4860. 1978 Janu ary, M arch throu g h Jun e, Aug u st, Oc­ ENGINES tobe r, November II~ INTERIOR! 1979 - Feb rua ry I h ro ugh D ecember 1930's Vintage Fr anklin 4AC-1 50A 60 hp. No logs, 1980 - January through Aug ust no mags, no ca rb. , o ne bad cyl. - rusted. Everything All Items READY -MADE for Easy else in excelle nt condition. M ak e offer o r will trade. DO-IT-YOURSELF INSTALLATION Th e above mentioned back is su es ar e available from for, avionics or Revm as ter 2100 or ??? Box 444 , Mab­ Seat Upholstery - Wall Panels H eadqu ar te rs for $1.00 each , postpaid . to n , WA 98935 or 1-509/894-4493, 2000Z - 22 00Z week­ d ays only. Also have spru ce kit for Coot A Cheap. Headliners - Carpets - etc. WANTED Ceconite Envelopes and Dopes

(Pharo by Tim M orS/J llef) For Museum Res toration , an o ri ginal radiator and This 1928 H ea th Super Paras ol has recently been placet} propeller for OX-5 JN4 -D . Call W . B. Osborn, Jr. 512/ -Send for FREE Catalog Fabric Selection Guide - $:3 .00 on display in the Paul H . Poberez n y Air Museum. Th e 826-8654 o r write to P. O. Box 17968, San Antonio, TX res toration is 95% complele and is th e res ult of work b y 78286. volunteers from th e loca l area and th e group from Michi­ I have available a set of sea ts for a Timm , and a ,4~P~,Jnc. gan who make an annual trip to the Museum to w ork on complete H o lly carbu retor for a Warner 165. I need 259 Lower Morrisville Rd . ~~~_ 700 x 7.5 ti res for m y Ti ger Moth and WWI o r ea rl y such projects. Th e aircra ft actu ally contains p arts of two ~II!~~' Follsington, Po. 19054 r• . ~ diffe rent H ea ths donated to the Museum individually b y WWII boots and unifo rms. Ed Allen, 114 Air Park - I' , ~~ '., (215 ) 295- 4115 i Jack Scimo ne of Middle Village, N ew Yo rk and John Drive, Warner Robbins, GA 31093 . Teleph o n e 912/ l.. ·· ••• ­ ••ee••ee-e_-.---...•• -•••­ M cGeary of Miami, Florida. 987-2898. 27