EDITORIAL STAFF Publisher Tom Poberezny Vice-President, Marketing and Communications Dick Matt June 1994 Vol. 22, No.6 Editor-in-Chief Jack Cox Editor Henry G. Frautschy CONTENTS Managing Editor Golda Cox Art Director 1 Straight & Levell Mike Drucks Espie "Butch" Joyce Computer Graphic SpeCialists Sara Hansen Olivia L. Phillip Jennifer Larsen 2 AlC News/ Advertising Compiled by Mary Jones H.G. Frautschy ASSOCiate Editor Norm Petersen Feature Writers 4 Vintage Literature/ George Hardie. Jr. Dennis Parks Dennis Parks Page 4 Staff Photographers Jim Koepnick Mike Steineke Carl Schuppel Donna Bushman 8 Mystery Plane/ Editorial Assistant George Hardie Isabelle Wiske EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION, INC. 9 Young Eagles Notice OFFICERS
Presidenf Vice-President Espie 'Butch' Joyce Arthur Mor\lan 10 Sun 'n Fun '94/ 604 Highway SI. W211 Nl1863 Hilltop Dr. Madison. NC 27025 Germantown. WI 53022 H.G. Frautschy 919/427-0216 414/628-2724 Secretary Treasurer 19 Pass it to Buckl Page 10 Steve Nesse E.E. 'Buck' Hilbert 2009 Highland Ave. P.O. Box 424 E.E. "Buck" Hilbert Albert Leo. MN 56007 Union, IL 60180 507/373-1674 815/923-4591 20 Antique/Classic DIRECTORS John Berendt Robert C. 'Bob' Brauer Photo Contest 7645 Echo Point Rd. 9345 S. Hoyne Connon Falls, MN 55DD9 ch i ca~o . IL 60620 507/263-2414 312/ 79-2105 25 AlC Calendar Gene Chase John S. Copeland 2159 Carlton Rd. 28-3 williamsbur8 Ct. Oshkosh. WI 54904 Shrewsbury. MA 1545 414/231-5002 508/842-7867 26 Welcome New Members Phil Coulson George Doubner 28415 Springbrook Dr. 2448 Lough Lone Lawton. MI 49065 Hartford. WI 53027 Page 20 616/624-6490 414/673-5885 27 Vintage Trader Chartes Harris Sian Gomoll 7215 East 46th St. 1042 90th Lane. NE Tulsa, OK 74145 Minneapolis. MN 55434 918/622-8400 612/784-1172 FRONT COVER ... Roger Sherman (A/C 199BO) in the Ryan Dale A. Guslafson Jeannie Hill STA-Special and his fellow Doctor and friend John Nordt 7724 Shady Hill Dr. P.O. Box 328 Indianapolis. IN 46278 Harvard. IL 60033 (AiC 9259) pair up at Sun 'n Fun '94. EAA photo by Jim 317/ 293-4430 815/943-7205 Koepnick. Shot with a Conon EOS- 1 equipped with a BO Robert Lickteig Robert D. 'Bob' Lumley 200mm/f2.B lens. 1/250 sec. at f5.6 on Kodak Ektachrome 1708 Boy Oaks r. 1265 South 124th St. Albert Leo , MN 56007 Brookfield. WI 53005 Lumiere 100 film. Cessna 210 photo plane piloted by Bruce 507/373-2922 414/782-2633 Moore. Gene Morris George York 115C Steve Court. R.R. 2 181 Sloboda Av. BACK COVER.. "Coffee Break". an alkyd painting by Roanoke. TX 76262 Mansfield. OH 44906 James Dunn. See page 2 for more information on this 817/491-9110 419/529-4378 winner in the 1993 Sport Aviation Art Competition. S.H. ' Wes' Schmid 2359 Lefeber Avenue Copyright © 1994 by the EAA Antique/Classic Division Inc. All rights reserved. Wauwatosa, WI 53213 VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-6943) is published and owned exclusively by the EM Antique/Classic DiviSion, Inc. of the Experimental 414/771 -1545 Aircraft Association and is published monthly at EM Aviation Center, 3000 Poberezny Rd.• P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54903-3086. Second Class Postage paid at Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901 and al additional mailing offices. The membership rate for EM Antique/Classic DIRECTOR EMERITUS Division, Inc. is $20.00 for current EAA members for 12 month period of which $12.00 is for the publication of VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Membership S.J. Willman is open to all who are interested in aviation. 7200 S.E. 85th Lone POSTMASTER: Send address changes to EAA Antique/Classic Division, Inc., P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. FOREIGN AND APO Ocala . FL 32672 ADDRESSES - Please allow at least two months for delivery of VINTAGE AIRPLANE 10 foreign and APO addresses via surface mail. 904/245-7768 ADVERTISING - Antique/Classic Division does nol guarantee or endorse any product offered through the advertising. We invile constructive criticism and welcome any report of inferior merchandise obtained through our advertising so that corrective measures can be taken. ADVISORS EDITORIAL POLICY: Readers are encouraged to submrt stories and photographs. Policy opinions expressed in articles are solely those of the Joe Dickey Jimmy Rollison authors. Responsibility for accuracy in reporting rests entirely wilh the contributor. No renumeration is made. 55 Oakey Av. 640 Alamo Dr. Lawrenceburg. IN 47025 Vacaville, CA 95688 Material should be sent 10: Editor, VINTAGE AIRPLANE, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. Phone 414/426-4800. 812/537-9354 707/451-0411 The words EAA, ULTRALIGHT, FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM, SPORT AVIATION and the logos of EAA, EAA INTERNATIONAL Dean Richardson Geoff Robison CONVENTION, EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION, INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB, WARBIRDS OF AMERICA are ® registered 6701 Colony Dr. 1521 E. MacGregor Dr. trademarks. THE EAA SKY SHOPPE and logos of the EAA AVIATION FOUNDATION and EAA ULTRALIGHT CONVENTION are trademarks Madison. WI 53717 New Hoven. IN 46774 of lhe above associalions and Iheir use by any person other Ihan the above association is strictly prohibrted. 608/833-1291 219/493-4724 STRAIGHT &LEVEL
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Under old business we discussed the first induction do not have to re VINTAGE AIRPLANE, your publi submit a nomination form to keep cation. As you know, we have gone to that person's name under considera color for each of the 12 issues. As tion, although you may certainly re your circulation grows, so does the submit if you have new or revised in willingness for vendors to advertise, formation you wish to have con and that helps offset the cost of your sidered. membership publication. Also discussed was your All of the Officers and Directors Antique/Classic insurance program. petitioned for election; these have Norma Johnson with AUA, Inc. of been recorded and are in proper or Greensboro, North Carolina and Bob der. You will again be receiving your Mackey with the EAA insurance of ballot by direct mail this year. fice talked to the Board about the A number of requests were made progress with this program. All were last year for some form of patch iden good, positive remarks. This program tification for the Contemporary class continues to grow and improve with There were a number of topics dis of the Division. the efforts of all involved. cussed at your Antique/Classic Board After one member submitted his Moving on to new business, Bob of Directors meeting held May 13, ide a (thanks, Glenn Otto Mittel Lickteig presented to the Board a new 1994 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Here's a stadt!), we continued to work on fur membership drive program. The run-down on what was discussed dur ther ideas. It was decided that we Board approved proceeding with this ing this meeting. All of your Officers would continue to use the present An program. I think you will find this and Directors were present, and I tique/Classic logo patch and have a membership drive to be exciting. It might add they do so each and every rocker to go across the bottom that should prove to be a good tool for you time on their own, with none of the re ads "Contemporary." It will be as members to influence new mem expenses involved in traveling to the done in AIC blue with gold lettering. bers to sign up. It was also felt that meeting reimbursed by EAA or your Also, we will have rockers that say we should do something extra for the Division. "Antique" and another that says member who has stayed with us Once calling the meeting to order " Classic." We felt that everyone through the years. We are having at 9:00 a.m. and going through the should have the option of showing off made up a pin that will be given to agenda including the minutes of the the class of aircraft that they have or recognize those people who have been last meeting, Buck Hilbert gave the like. Here's what it will look like: a member for 5, 10 and 15 years. I wiU Treasurer's report that we, as a Divi keep you posted on the time frame sion, still have a positive rate of for this lapel pin, which will be sent growth. We will continue to moni to you when you renew. tor this at aU times because our cost A number of other items were of doing business continues to rise covered during the one day time (postage and printing, particularly pa frame of our meeting, but I wanted to per, etc.). Next was a membership re give you a feel of what we do during a port; this contained the news that we Board meeting. If you have any ques are now better than 9200 members tions regarding the activities of the and that we continue to grow at a good Board during the meeting, please feel rate each month. Our retention rate free to contact any of the Board mem remains high, at approximately 87 bers. percent of our members sticking with Hats off to Antique/Classic Direc us, year after year. Thanks for your tor Charlie Harris, who is responsible support! for putting together a fuel discount Bob Brauer gave us a report on our program with Phillips 66 Company Antique/Classic Chapters. We now The subject of the Antique/Classic when flying in the Young Eagles pro stand at 18 solid chapters and have, as Hall of Fame was discussed. The next gram. Any of you who wish to partici of late record, inquiries from four new inductees will be inducted into the pate in this program are encoraged to prospects. A lengthy discussion fol Hall at our Fall meeting in 1995 at do so, and with help from Phillips, it lowed as to what is required to keep a Oshkosh. So if you have someone just got quite a bit cheaper. For com Chapter healthy. Leadership guid whom you feel you would like to nom plete details on this program, please ance and information on activities inate, please send those to Charlie see page 9 of this issue of VINTAGE seem be be areas that we can expand Harris (he is the Chairman now); his AIRPLANE. upon. Should any of you have any address is also on the inside cover of Let's all pull in the same direction ideas or questions, please feel free to VINTAGE AIRPLANE. By the way, for the good of aviation. Remember, contact Bob. His address is on the op those of you who have already sub we are better together. Join us and posite page. mitted names for consideration for have it all. ...
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ABOUT THAT COVER plane against its effects. Contents include: CUBS AND STUBS PAINTING ••. Causes and types of corrosion Inspecting for corrosion Sky Struck Enterprises of Oshkosh, "Coffee Break" is the title of this alkyd Corrosion-prone areas WI is offering a two day restoration work painting done by James Dunn, 23 Vernon Maintenance and protection shop featuring Clyde Smith, Jr. "The Cub St., Fitchburg, MA 01420. It was selected Hindall is a recognized authority on Doctor." Various aspects of fabric air as one of the winners of an "Excellence" the subj ect of corrosion and has been in plane restoration will be covered, with ribbon during the EAA Sport Aviation volved in aviation since the mid-1960s. lots of hands on experience as part of the Art Competition. The PT-17 in the hangar Building Your Own Airplane: Corrosion is workshop. Wing construction and repair, is undergoing a fuel tank change, while available for $24.95 (plus $3 shipping and basic metal and welding, and fuselage re the maintenance crew takes a brief break. handling). To order, or to obtain a free pair will be covered the first day. Dope The airplane pictured was built in 1943, catalog of EAA videos and publications, and fabric, finishing and painting and and used as a Navy trainer. Later, it was call 1-800/843-3612. (outside the U.S. call then engines and props will be covered sold to the Peruvian Air Force. Many 414/426-4800) the second day. The workshop will take years after that, the airplane was brought place just before EAA OSHKOSH, July back to the United States, and was re PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE 26 and 27,1994. You can make your stored for a doctor in Florida in 1980. In SEMINAR OFFERED reservations by calling 414/231-8277. 1991, it was purchased by a Massachusetts businessman. San Diego Miramar College is offering EAA OSHKOSH· SALUTE James Dunn is a native New Englan a college credit course entitled "Preven TO APOLLO der. During his career with the U.S. Navy, tive Maintenance for the Owner/Opera James worked as an artist, and then later tor," Aviation Maintenance 265. The 16 Under the heading, "how times does worked for several advertising firms in hour lecture and seminar will be held at fly ," believe it or not, it will be 25 years Chicago before returning to Massachu the college's Montgomery Field hangar ago next month we first saw Man walk on setts to pursue a painting career. two consecutive Saturdays, starting July 9 the moon's surface. Many of the men His wide ranging ability is mostly self at 8 a.m. and running until 5 p.m.. For who were selected to walk on the moon as taught, and he has painted everything for more information, please contact the col Earth's first human explorers came to the landscapes to architectural subjects. He lege admissions office at 619/536-7844. space program through their involvement has received a number of awards for his in aviation. During a special evening pro artwork. Recent commissions to paint GOODYEAR gram on July 20,1994, EAA OSHKOSH WW II fighter planes have renewed his in RUBBERIZED FABRIC will be the scene of a tribute to the men terest in older aircraft, and he now de who were able to take part in the early votes the majority of his time to research Andrew King, the author of our article Apollo missions as well as the lunar land ing and painting these subjects. on Cable Splicing in last months issue, also ing missions. More than half of the astro Our thanks to James for entering his mentioned in his note that he and Ken nauts who walked on the moon are plan painting in the EAA Competition. Hyde are searching for Lightweight rubber ning to attend EAA OSHKOSH , ized fabric, the same material that was including the entire crew of Apollo 11 ANTIQUE/CLASSIC PICNIC mentioned in the Goodyear ad Dennis Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Parks reproduced in his column. Here is Collins. Sunday, July 31st at 6 p.m. , the An that same ad: While the evening program on July 30 tique/Classic division will again host the will be the focal point of EAA's "Salute annual A/C picnic held during the EAA In the Relaxing Fabric to Apollo," a number of other key activi Convention in Oshkosh, WI. A catered Sky, ties will take place throughout Conven turkey dinner with all the trimmings will Means DANGER! tion week. Those activities include sev be served. Why spend your evening fight o-.-..d c..Id~. " \... n
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2JUNE 1994 year. Be sure and make your plans to at your TRT 250 must be modified, please who have at least 50 years of aviation tend right away. contact Terra at 3520 Pan American Free maintenance experience. It is named for way NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107-4796. Mr. ChariesTaylor, the mechanic who TRANSPONDER NOTE If you'd like to comment on this particu, worked for the Wright Brothers. lar AD, Richard Donovan, president of In addition to his A&P with lA, Doc Ray Bottom, in the "Antique Air Terra, suggests you contact William J. also has his Air Transport rating, and ways" newsletter of Antique/Classic Sullivan, FAA Assistant Director of A vi over 20,000 hours of flight time. He has Chapter 3 in North Caroljna had this little ation Certification, at 202/267-9554. worked as a Director of Aircraft Mainte note regarding transponder operations. nance, Chief Pilot and as an aviation con "We note the small but helpful change in RAT'S NESTS sultant. Congratulations, Doc. FAA requirements as relates to transpon der squawks in case you are lost. The old No, we're not talking about that coil of CALENDAR NOTES procedure called for a squawk of 7700 for wire that got all tangled up when you one minute and then 7600 for 15 minutes. tried to pull it back to the rear of the fuse Here are a couple of calendar items That's been quietly dropped for the fol lage, we' re referring to the real thing. that may be of interest by arrived just too lowing change for the better: if lost and Rodents can be a serious problem when late to be included in the regular calendar equipped with a transponder, simply they get into an airplane'S structure, but page. Please, be sure and give us at least squawk 7600 and leave it there. The an even more insidious concern should be 3 to 4 months so that it may be included. change, which we had not noted until brought to your attention. If you send it to us the month before your now, was made last year." You may recall the big flap last year event, it's highly unlikely that it can be in We understand the change was made about the respiratory disease that had cluded in the calendar. in the Airman's Information manual early killed a number of Native Americans in last year, but was not highlighted in any the Southwest. The disease, hantavirus, is JUNE 25-26 - CONCORD, NH - Con information put out by the FAA. a particularly virulent strain that can corde Rotary second annual airshow. rapidly kill its victims with pneumonia Featured acts will include Delmar Ben WOODGRAIN like symptoms. It is thought to be spread jamin and his Gee Bee racer. Members ADDRESS CHANGE though the inhalation of vapors present in of the Granville family are also expected the urine and feces of infected rodents. to be on hand to greet Delmar. Antique Members may recall the article pub While it is not believed to be carried by and military aircraft displays will also be lished in the February 1993 issue of VIN the common " Norway rat" commonly part of the show. Call Stephen Berardo TAGE AIRPLANE regarding the capa seen in urban areas, or house mice, it is for more information at 603/669-5555. bilities of Bennie Estes and his small thought to be carried by wild mice, deer JULY 8-10 - ALLIANCE, OH - Bar company. Their work in reproducing the mice and cotton rats and possibly other ber Airport (2Dl). 23rd Annual Taylor woodgrain on metal was unparalleled. rodents. While first discovered in the craft Fly-In and Old-Timer's reunion. Big We've received word that Bennie has Southwest, cases of the disease have been day is Saturday with a Bar-B-Q in the now moved his company and gone into a reported from coast to coast. evening. Fly-In breakfast on Sat. and partnership with Brad Hindall. The ad The Centers for Disease Control and Sun. Food by Doug's Classic 57 all week dress is Woodgrajn by Estes, Inc., 7550 Prevention urge extreme caution in re end. Bring tiedowns, plenty of motels. Richardson Rd., Sarasota, FL 34240 or moving any rodent's nest. They suggest Never been here? Call Forrest Barber at you can call them at 813/379-3669. the use of rubber gloves, respirators and 216/823-1168 or Bruce Bixler at 823-9748. protective clothing when handling ro TRANSPONDER SQUAWK dent's nests. The entire area around the GRACE HARRIS nest's location should also be thoroughly If you're a Terra TRT 250 (or 250 D) disinfected. Use caution when disman Grace McAdams Harris, well known owner, you probably already know about tling an airplane for maintenance or air racer of the 1940s and'50s, passed a nasty surprise from the FAA - your restoration. away at the age of 91 on May 2, 1994. transponder is "jammed" by the new Harris finished second in the National Air Mode S radar now being put into service AMERICAN AIR RACING Races in 1947. In 1948, she set a new with the FAA. Terra was the first to build SOCIETY speed record of 235 mph , and won the a transponder that met standards for the Kendall Trophy. She also won the new Mode S requirements, and the TRT Rudy Profant, the man who has been Kendall trophy in 1949, the last year the 250 was first introduced in 1985. Al the president of the AARS for so many event ran in it's original format. though the transponder met all certifica years has decided to hang up his racing Learning to fly while working at Ong tion requirements, and the FAA contin goggles. In his last newsletter, mailed in Aircraft, Grace Harris rapidly became an ued to presume and state in reports that February, Rudy informed his small but accomplished pilot. According to her none of the currently produced transpon steadfast group of air racing fans that it book, "West to the Sunrise", she was the ders that met the requirements in 1985 would be the last newsletter. We're sorry first woman pilot to be issued a balloon would be affected by the new Mode S to see it go, and we wish Rudy the best of pilots by the FAA. In later years, she also ground equipment, in fact, the FAA did luck in his future endeavors. had a passion for racing sports cars, dri not test all transponders in Mode Sand ving to a championship in the women's di TCAS environments. As a result, both CHARLIE TAYLOR "MASTER vision in the SCCA Midwest division in Terra and the FAA were unaware that a MECHANIC" A WARD 1958-60. specific pulse would disrupt the function Grace was a member of the EAA, Sil of the TRT 250. Three cheers for Donald " Doc" ver Wings Fraternity, Missouri Pilots As Terra has been put in the uncomfort Mosher, one of our volunteers at the soc., Air Force Assoc., and the Aviation able position of having to have the FAA EAA Kermit Weeks Hangar here in and Space Writers Association. She was issue an AD on the TRT 250. Terra has Oshkosh. Doc has been selected by the the 1977 Silver Wings Fraternity Woman asked the FAA to pay for the rework FAA as the recipient of the Charlie Tay of the Year. needed to revise the transponder, but the lor "Master Mechanic" award, which rec Our condolences to her family and FAA has not been willing to do so. If ognizes aviation maintenance personnel friends. ...
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The early years following World War cinematographer. In the United States, both the Army and One saw a continual advance in the range The plan was to use four different air the Navy had submitted plans for such a ofendurance flights. The North and South craft, two landplanes and two seaplanes, mission. The Navy effort, put forward by Atlantic had been crossed. Flights had at different stages of the trip. The first leg Admiral Moffet had been rejected by the been completed from England to Australia used a DH.9 to fly from England to India, Navy. Thanks to the successful non-stop and England to South Africa. The U.S. arriving on August 4, 1922 in Calcutta. coast-to-coast flight of Lieutenants Kelly Army had successful flights circumnavi At Calcutta the crew changed to a Fairey and Macready in the spring of 1923, the gating the United States and non-stop Type 3 seaplane departing August 19. Army began to plan for a world flight. coast to coast. The stage was being set for Unfortunately, the plane was heavily The U.S. Army Air Service scheme re a world flight and one was attempted in damaged during a forced landing in the ceived enthusiastic support from every 1922. Bay of Bengal. The plan had been to fly government agency involved. on by seaplane to Vancouver where the Many officers were involved in the WORLD FLIGHT ABANDONED crew would change to another DH.9 for planning. These included General the flight to Newfoundland; and then a Patrick, Chief of Air Service; Brigadier The August 31, 1922 issue of Flexistowe F.3 flying boat for the final leg General Mitchell, Chief of Staff; and FLIGHT reported the failure of a world to England. Lieutenants Erik Nelson, Robert Brown flight attempt which may have been the Jr., St. Clair Streett and C.E. Crumine. first such attempt. Under the direction 1924 of British Major WT. Blake, it was spon PREPARATION sored by the DAILY NEWS. Major By 1924 the stage was again set for a Blake was accompanied by Capt. Nor round-the-world flight. Aviators of sev The task of preparing for the world man Macmillan as pilot, along with a eral nations were in a race to be the first. flight was taken though two channels.
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~ ~- - - ~ - a. The three remain!nj ~n the u. rocky beach at Unala~, Alaska. c7i ~ ~------~~----~~ 4 JUNE 1994 The first concerned the selection of the appropriate aircraft and personnel. The second concerned the advanced prepara tions and supplies needed around the world. Under the control of the Training and War Plans Division, a World Flight Committee was formed. The Committee's tasks were daunting. A route had to be selected. The route had to pass through countries where satis factory diplomatic arrangements would be assured. The legs of the flight had to be arranged so as to be within a reason able distance of a supply station. Each of the supply stations had to be provided a. .::;*Ol with gasoline, oil, new engines and spare o -0 parts. Weather reports of several years .<:: had to be studied and charts and maps lo a. cOJ cated and studied. . PERSONNEL The personnel selected to attempt the flight were: Maj . Frederick L. Martin, Commanding Officer; 1st Lt. Lowell H . Smith, 1st Lt. Erik Nelson, and 1st Lt. Leigh Wade. Each of these officers in turn selected one additional crew mem ber per plane. They were; 1st Lt. Leslie P. Arnold, alternate pilot and mechanic; 2nd Lt. John Harding J r. mechanic; Sgt. Henry H. Odgen, mechanic and Sgt. Alav Har General Patrick approved the Douglas vey, pilot and mechanic. design and by October 1923 a prototype had been built and test flown. In Novem THE PLANES ber, the Air Service ordered four World Cruisers and spares. The Cruisers could The aircraft design selected for the be fitted with wheels or pontoons. Pow world flight was known as the Douglas ered with a 400 hp Liberty engine, the World Cruiser. Much to the irritation of landplane version had a range of 2,200 Admiral Moffett, whose plans for a world miles at a cruising speed of 103 mph. flight were denied, the plane was, with a The fuselage, 35 ft. 2-112 inches long, few modifications, a direct copy of a tor was constructed of fabric covered steel pedo plane Douglas had developed for tubing. The wings, of wooden box-beam the Navy. It was 1st Lt. Erik Nelson that construction, had a span of 50 ft. and a had approached Douglas about submit chord of 7-112 ft. The empty weight of the ting a proposal to provide the planes for land plane version was 4,380 Ibs. With the the flight. plywood floats the empty weight in In his book OUR WINGS GROW creased to 5,180 Ibs. The usable load for FASTER, Grover Loening reported that pilot, fuel, food, clothing and supplies was he had tried to get work on his new am 3,000Ibs. The Douglas World Cruisers phibian speeded up enough the get the were big, heavy airplanes designed to fly Army to consider it for the world flight. long distances. That two of the four air He felt his design would have been ideal, craft completed the world flight practi as time would not have to be spent chang cally intact with most of their original ing from floats to wheels. equipment, spoke highly of the design. T NORTH PACIFIC Stormy weather forced the fliers to hold in the Aleutians till May 15. The planned non-stop flight to the Kurile Is lands of Japan was diverted by weather to the Soviet island of Komandorski where the crews stayed overnight in the com pany of a Coast Guard cutter. On May 17, the planes arrived at Paramushire in the Japanese held Kuile Islands. Their arrival marked the first crossing of the Pa cific by airplane. Of the crossing of the Pacific, Lt. Smith stated in the 1925 edition of AIRCRAFf YEARBOOK, "We knew the Pacific leg would be the worst of our flight , but it was ten times worse than we expected. Fog, snow, hail, wind and more fog con spired to prevent us crossing the Pacific. The natives in the Aleutians Islands said it was the worst winter in ten years, and Details of the Liberty 12 engine installation in the BOSTON. This photo was taken at we believed them." Seattle. After encountering all the vagaries of the weather along the route, the crews Douglas World Cruiser NO.4, later to be named NEW ORLEANS. This nicely detailed shot was taken at the Douglas plant before the airplane was flown. THE START SEATILE. On landing at Prince Rupert, British Columbia, the airplane pancaked Originally the start of the world flight and broke two wing struts. On April 15, was scheduled for June of 1924, but with on the way to a stop in the Aleutians, the the rapid progress of preparations and SEATTLE's crankcase cracked and the challengers from England (MacLaren), engine lost all of its oil, forcing the craft France (D'Oisy), Italy (Locatelli), Portu down at sea. gal (Pias/Beires) and Argentina (Zanni) it A new engine and supplies were was decided to move the start up to April brought by a Coast Guard cutter and fi 1924. The four planes arrived in Seattle nally, on April 25, the SEATTLE left to on March 20, 1924. catch up with the others who had arrived At Seattle plane No.1 (Martin's) was in Dutch Harbor. The crew got off course christened the SEATTLE, No. 2 and became lost far inland where they (Smith's) the CHICAGO, No. 3 crashed into a mountainside. Maj. Martin (Wade's) the BOSTON and No.4 (Nel and his mechanic, Sgt. Harvey were un son's) the NEW ORLEANS. Finalover harmed and eventually walked out to haul and the change from wheels to floats Port Moller for help. was undertaken by the Boeing Airplane The other crews waited at Dutch Har Company. The aircraft departed from bor for word about the SEATILE. Sand Point, Seattle on April 6, and On May 2, following a message to pro headed for Alaska. ceed from General. Patrick, Smith took The series of flights to Alaska would command and proceeded with Wade and eliminate the Commander's aircraft, the Nelson across the North Pacific. 6JUNE 1994 reached Kasumingaura, a Japanese naval Greenland and Iceland. the crew ran into heavy fog off the Kam air station, about 50 miles north of Tokyo. On reaching Akya, MacLaren and his chatka peninsula and they were forced to From the 23rd to the 31st of May, the crew of two ran into monsoon conditions put down at sea. The forced landing in fliers changed engines, overhauled their for three days. The aircraft had to ride heavy seas damaged both wings. After aircraft, and attended the many functions out the storms on the water exposed to all taxiing for three hours they made it to the Japanese had planned for them. the elements. On attempting to takeoff Komandorski Island where the U.S. fliers after the storm the plane plunged back had put down earlier. into the water badly damaging the hull. BRITISH ATIEMPT The machine began to sink and was US FLIERS CONTINUE quickly towed ashore. It was at a reception in Tokyo that the The damage proved too serious to be After two days in Tokyo crammed world fliers met Colonel L.E. Bromme, repaired. MacLaren then asked for the with receptions, the Army fliers returned advance officer for the British round-the spare machine to be transported from to their airplanes at Kasumigaura. With world attempt. The British crew, under near Tokyo to Akyab. Upon hearing of MacLaren and his British crew back in the command of Squadron-Leader Mac MacLaren's situation from Col. Broome, the running, with French Captain D'Oisy Laren, had departed England on March the U.S. Army fliers, in an outstanding heading towards Tokyo, and with both 25. The effort was to use two Vickers gesture of good will between competing Portugal and Argentina after the prize, Vulture amphibians; one for the flight pilots, came to the rescue. They were Smith decided it was time to get back to from England to Japan. The second Vul able to arrange for the U.S. Navy to trans their planes and prepare them for the ture was sent ahead to Japan as a spare. port the spare Vulture to Burma. flight across the China Sea. *' The route planned was across Europe and With the new aircraft, the crew was the Aegean to the Persian Gulf, over In able to continue on to Tokyo where they Coming Next Month: dia and Burma to Singapore, then via picked up Col. Broome for the flight U.S. Army Around the World Tokyo to the Bearing Sea, across Canada across the Pacific. The British world at and then across the North Atlantic via tempt came to an end on August 2 when Part II VINTAGE AIRPLANE 7 MYSTERY PLANE by George Hardie Mercury Aircraft, Inc is located in facturing business in Buffalo which was Hammondsport, NY at the south end of taken over by Curtiss interests. Here's another from the Golden Age of Lake Keuka, in the area of the early flights Operation of the Aerial Service Corpo aviation. The photo is from the Radtke col of Glen Curtiss. It was organized in May, ration established in a former barrel fac lection in the EAA archives. Answers will 1920 under the name of the Aerial Service tory and at first consisted of manufactur be published in the September 1994 issue of Corporation. Its president was Henry ing wood and metal airplane and airship VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Deadlinefor Kleckler, expert mechanic and engineer parts, mostly on contract with the govern that issue is July 20,1994. for Glenn Curtiss from 1907 to 1920, who ment. Employment was about 15 persons, The March Mystery Plane is a Mercury is credited with being responsible for the many of whom had previously worked for Kitten. Jack McRae, Huntington Station, OX-5 engine. and much of the design of Glenn Curtiss. NY sent a copy ofhis article on the airplane the Curtiss IN series airplanes. The vice which appeared in the February 1961 issue president was William C. Chadeayne, who, The Mercury Kitten ofAmerican Airman. Here it is: prior to WW I owned a motorcycle manu- In 1927 design was begun on a new commercial venture, the Mercury Kitten, SIN 19, registration X5743, a three place high wing cabin monoplane which was of considerably different layout and con struction than previous Mummert designs. The entire structure was of welded steel tubing, including fuselage, tail surfaces, landing gear, wing spars, and ribs. The covering was of fabric. The seating arrangement located the pilot forward with two passengers seated side-by-side. The Kitten featured an un usual braking system. When the control Mercury also installed a 7-cylinder 110 hp Warner in X5743, after the Mummert engine proved unsatisfactory. (Continued on page 27) 8 JUNE 1994 TO ALL Young Eagles Flight Leaders Participating In The Young Eagles Program This just in (May 17, 1994} ...... The Phillips 66 Company has offered their support to the Young Eagles Program by making available discounted · AVGAS for flights between May 20, 1994 through July 17, 1994. 1. EAA members throughout the USA will implement a major effort to fly as many Young Eagles (young people 8 to 18) as possible in the time frame of May 20 through July 17, 1994. 2. EAA Chapters, members and aviation organizations (International Flying Farmers, Ninety Nines, Inc., American Bonanza Society, etc.) authorized by the EAA Aviation Foundation to participate in the Young Eagles Program will organize and carry out this program. 3. Phillips 66 Company will provide a $1 (one dollar) per gallon AVGAS discount credit for this program with fuel purchased for this effort through Phillips 66 FBO fuel dealers with Phillips 66 Company credit cards. This offer does not include auto or jet fuel. 4. Phillips 66 Company credit cards, if not currently held by the aircraft owner/pilot, are available in 7 to 10 days by application through Phillips 66 at (800) 362-7759, 8:00 am to 4:40 pm, Central time, Monday through Friday. 5. The customer receipt copy (or copies thereof) of the Phillips 66 Company credit card charge must be transmitted by mail to: Susan Wetherington, Phillips 66 Company, 6C-11 Adams Building, Bartlesville, OK 74004. The customer charge card receipt copies of AVGAS purchased for this Young Eagles effort will be used as a source document to credit the individual customer account with a $1.00 per gallon AVGAS discount on a future Phillips 66 billing cycle. Please note: the charge card MUST BE A PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY CREDIT CARD; other cards, Visa, Mastercard, etc., are not eligible under this program. Participants must submit all credit card charge copies for discount credits no later than July 31, 1994. For validation purposes, each pilot submitting copies for discount credits must write the following statement with your signature: "I attest this fuel purchase was in support of the EAA Young Eagles Program." Pilot's Signature 6. This is a program for the EAA Young Eagles Program exclusively (for the dates listed above). It is for the discounted purchase of Phillips 66 AVGAS only, from Phillips 66 FBO Fuel Dealers only, acquired with a Phillips 66 Company credit card only. 7. ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE PROGRAM SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO: SUSAN WETHERINGTON at (800) 234-6603. PLEASE NOTE: The Phillips 66 FBO may have little or no knowledge of the plan. The discount credit is from Phillips 66 Company through the participant's personal credit card, not from the local FBO. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9 H.G. Frautschy + by H.G. Frautschy Dry ground and little rain during the Convention made for a banner year at Sun 'n Fun. The AI C parking area was loaded by the first day of the event and a good measure of different airplanes were wingtip to wingtip, with a terrific sprinkling of rare or unusual airplanes in amongst the stan dard fare. How about Allen Johnson's 7938 Dart, or the Waco ZPF-6 resplendent in its Texaco livery? Sit back and re lax, and we '/I show you the results of a lot of hard work by a (Top) Roy Redman (AiC 6600) Fairbault, MN, keeps an bunch ofpeople, including those who spend their winters in eagle eye out for other traffic as he prepares to join up Florida to ensure Sun 'n Fun comes off without a hitch. with EAA Photo 1. (Above) After linking up with the photo plane, Roy shows off the 1932 Waco UBF-2 he re stored for Jerry Wenger of Owatonna, MN. It was awarded the Silver Age (1928-1932) Antique Trophy. ---- ~TlfRUIE§ Grand Champion - 1938 Dart, Paula, CA N20401 , Allen Johnson, Spring, TX Best Open Cockpit - 1928 Travel Reserve Grand Champion - 1947 Air 2000/4000, N8853, Gene Rambo, Fairchild 24W, N77655, Charl es Bell, Washington, DC Oklawaha, FL Best Cabin - 1944 Beech D17S Stag Silver Age (1928-1932) - 1932 Waco gerwing, N80312, David Rogers, Cres UBF-2, N13027, Jerry Wenger, Owa cent, OK tonn a, MN Outstanding Aircraft - 1940 Piper J + Contemporary Age (1933-1945) 3C, N30629, John Eichmeier, Malinta, 1936 Waco ZPF-6, N17470, Robert C. OH Tullius, Winchester, VA Outstanding Aircraft - 1945 Piper J Best World War II Era· 1941 Stear 3, N42144, Mike Horn, Little Rock, man PT-17, C-GHOB, Stu Luten, Wa A R 72118 terdown, Ontario Outstanding Aircraft - 1938 Beech Allen Johnson (AiC 7285) of Spring, TX has fun Best Biplane - 1943 Stearman N2S E17B Staggerwing, N57829, Jim and with his sprightly 1938 Dart, which was awarded 3, N68238, Chris and Lyle Wheeler, Shi rley Bolander, Morengo, IL the Grand Champion Antique award at Sun ' n Boca Raton, FL Outstanding Aircraft - 1929 Curtiss Fun '94. We'll have a full article on this delightful Best Monoplane - 1939 Cessna Air Robin , N168E, Fred Clark , De Land, airplane in next month's VINTAGE AIRPLANE. master, N19498, Brad Larson, Santa FL 10 JUNE 1994 + + c Q) Q) .>:: Q) (!? c 2 [l.~ (/) Q) .>:: Eo ~ ~------~ z (Above) David Rogers (AIC 11596) brought home the " Best Cabin" Antique Trophy to his "Sky High Farm" in Crescent, OK with his Beechcraft D17-S Staggerwing. Re stored by Jim Henning, with later work done by Bob Welch, David has put the fin ishing touches on the ex-U.S. Navy work horse. (Above right) Jack McCarthy and his Mono coupe 110 have been making the rounds of the Fly-In circuit - we've seen him recently at EAA OSHKOSH, and again during Sun 'n Fun '94. Jack's Monocoupe sports the fun N-number of N12345. (Right) I love surprises on the flight line, and this jewel was one at Sun ' n Fun '94. Restored by Gidair, Inc., this is a 1936 Waco ZPF-6, originally purchased by Tex + aco when it was new. It's one of three built by Waco. Bob Tullius, of Winchester, VA is the proud owner and flying the airplane for us at Sun 'n Fun was pilot Dick Trice, from Pine Shadows Airport in Fort Meyers, Flo + VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11 (Above) Lois Eichmeier and her rest orer husband John were awarded an Outstanding Aircraft Antique Award for the restora tion of this 1940 Piper J-3 CUb. (Right) Lyle and Chris Wheeler (AIC 9443 and 16626) stop for a moment in front of the family's Cub and Stearman, both award winners at Sun 'n Fun. The N2S Stearman was awarded the "Best Biplane" prize, and the Cub is a past winner at the Fly-In. This Curtiss Robin, SIN 76, came to Lakeland from De Land, FL. Flown by Bud Rogers and owned by Fred Clark, the OX-5 powered antique was given an Outstanding Aircraft award. + 12 JUNE 1994 - aassics Grand Champion - Not awarded Reserve Grand Champion - Not awarded Best Restored, To 100 h.p. Piper J-3, N7386H, J. W. Evans, Hamilton, AL Best Restored, 101 to 165 h.p. - Cessna 170B, N2727C, Gene En gelskirger, Hinckley, OH Best Restored, Over 165 h.p. Beech C-35 Bonanza, N2017 D , + x Dave Slovachek, Colgate, WI () 'c Outstanding Limited Produc a. w tion - Johnson Rocket 185, ~ NC90202, Roy Foxworthy, Odessa, E FL Best Custom, To 100 h.p. -Lus ~------~------~ ~ combe 8A, N681A, Richard Hoyle, (Above) The winner of the Outstanding Lim Vincent, AL ited Production award was Roy Foxworthy and his Johnson Rocket 185. A sleek speed Best Custom, 101 to 165 h.p. - ster from the post-war era, the Rocket was a Aeronca 15AC, N1365H, Michael darling of the Hollywood crowd for a while, Milligan, Stafford Springs, cr but it never "took off", so to speak, as far as Best Custom, Over 165 h.p. - production goes. It too will be a featured air Stinson 108-2, N400C, Tom and plane in next month's issue of VINTAGE AIR Lorraine Zedaker, Las Vegas, NV PLANE. Outstanding In Type - Aeronca 7AC, N84525, Brian A . Liley, (Left) If you want to move an airplane dur Ki ngsport, TN ing the airshow, you got to see the man! "The Man" in this case is the ever-accom Outstanding In Type -G lobe modating Len McGinty, the man in charge Swift, N78099, T ucker Haynes, of Air Operations at Sun 'n Fun. Without Smyrna, TN Len's help, many of the photos we're able Outstanding In Type - G lobe to get during Sun 'n Fun would be a lot Swift, N78168, Joseph Ransom, harder to come by. Thanks, Len! Athens, TN Outstanding In Type - Stinson (Above) For two years running, Pete and 108, N389C, B utch Walsh, Ar Carol Engelskirger (AIC 18337) of Hinkley, ri ngston, VA OH have taken home the Best Restored Classic - 101 to 165 hp trophy from Sun 'n Outstanding In Type - Cessna Fun. Their nice looking 170 was the subject 195, N9358A, D an Gebhart, of an article in last month's issue of VIN Hanover, PA TAGE AIRPLANE. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13 + .x u 'c c. Ol ~ E ~------~ ~ (Above) Another snazzy Cub was this beauty, complete with gold plated(!) valve covers. AI Smith, of Valdosta, GA, pilots the Cub registered to Walt Perry man from the same spot in Georgia. AI thought the gold would go nice with the yellow color scheme, but he admits it was a bit expensive. Even still, it does add a bit more class to the Cub profile, don't you think? (Left) Dan Gebhart, Hanover, PA taxis past with his Outstanding in Type award winning Cessna 195. (Right) Often a crowd favorite, Tom and Lorraine Zedaker's now famous Stinson 108-2 still looks great after a number of years on the fly-in circuit. It was given the Outstanding in Type trophy at Sun 'n Fun '94. (Below) Looking for a hot new design? The new Meyers com + c pany will be producing two versions of the Meyers 145. Accord Ol ~ ing to the company, you'll be able to purchase one of the models Ol 1D built almost identical to the original Meyers. Later versions will 0.. be refined further, with a "Hot Rod" version due out soon. Con E tact Meyers Aircraft, P.O. Box 53348, Fayetteville, NC 28305. zo + .x u 'c c. ~ ~ E ~ ~------~ + (Right) New arrival Mike Milligan (AIC 22142) cleans off the > ~ u bugs collected during his trip down the East coast from If) Stafford Springs, CT. Mike just finished the restoration of his :; ~ 15 AC Aeronca Sedan, complete with float fittings, and was lL happy to hear he had won the Best Custom 101-165 hp trophy <.9 at Sun 'n Fun. ~o..:t;;~"'~""';.;;;:;J;i;;";""";';;;....II I 14 JUNE 1994 Best Twin - Beech E18S, N18SE, W. King Sims, Atlanta, GA Best All-Metal Single - Beech Bo nanza, N801D, Bill and Pat Doty, Win ter Haven, FL Best Fabric Single - Tri-Champ 7FC, N7577B, Cli fford Harkins, Houston, TX Most Authentic - Cessna 172, C F DGS, John Van Lieshout, Toronto, Ontario (Left) One of the nicest Contemporary airplanes at Sun 'n Fun was this 1959 K model Beech Bonanza, owned and flown by Don and Wendy Gaynor of En glewood, FL. Captain Lloyd Franke, a retired Northwest Airlines pilot, accom panied Don during the photo shoot. (Right) An international winner in the Contempo rary class, here's John Van Lieshout's Cessna 172, C FOGS, the w i nner of the Most Authentic award at Sun 'n Fun '94. (Below) The Contempo rary winner of the Best Fabric Single trophy was this sharp looking 7FC Tri Champ flown by Cliff Harkins, (AiC 21293) of Houston, TX. Cliff's 7FC is one of the nicest examples of this seldom seen ver sion of the Champ. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15 tfmplanRBI- By Norm Petersen Best Fabric Floatplane - Citabria, N86614, Doug Taylor, Clearwater, FL Best Metal Flaotplane - DeHavilland Beaver, N82SF, Sound Flight, Pilot Don Kyte, Fort Meyers, FL Best A mphibian - Grumman Wid geon, N744G, Chuck Greenhill , -+ Kenosha, WI > .I:: () ."l The largest amphibian at the seaplanJ' :l fly-in was this Grumman HU-16B "Alba u.~ tross", N48318, SIN 51-7187, registered I<:J L______~______~~ ______~______~ to Aero Exchange Corp. of Arlington, VA. (Above) On the hardstand at Sun "n Fun was this graceful looking Piaggio P136-L1 "Royal Gull", N40029, SIN 220, registered to the Thomas Thompson Trusteeship of Columbus,OH. Powered with twin Lycoming GO-480 engines of 295 hp, the 1959 -+ Royal Gull was sold in the U.S. by Kearney & Trecker Corp. of Milwaukee. It is one of c nine L 1 's and four L2's remaining on the FAA register. OJ ~ a;OJ (Left) Mr. Personality himself, Geo Hindall (EAA 216658, AlC 14532), put his heart and a. soul into the Sun "n Fun Seaplane Fly-In at Lake Parker - and the results were spec ~ o tacular! Over 75 seaplanes arrived for the day's activities including a Fly-By at high Z noon past the crowds at the Lakeland Airport. -+ > .I:: ~ "5 ~ This beautiful red and white Grumman G-21A "Goose", N121GL, SIN 8-49, was flown in by Charles Greenhill (EAA 113991) of u. Mettawa, IL. Note the retractable wingtip floats, three bladed propellers and engine crankcases painted to match the airplane. o :i ~------~ (Above) A rather rare bird is this 1956 Colonial Skimmer C-1, N24813, SIN 8, flown in by Glenn Dettmann (EAA 138401) of Garfield, AR. Powered with a 150 ly coming, Glenn's Skimmer is one of 12 C-1 's remaining on the FAA register and is the forerunner of the many lake am phibian models. (left) Pulled in close to shore is this Champion 7EC, N7410B, SIN 7EC-442, mounted on a set of Aqua 1500 floats and featuring a silver paint scheme with yellow trim. The " For Sale" sign drew many lookers! (Below) Winner of "Best Metal Seaplane Award" was this DeHaviliand DHC-2 + Beaver, N82SF, SIN 839, mounted on a c CD set of Wipline amphibs and flown in by !!! Don Kyte of Ft. Myers, FL. The Beaver i features all sorts of mods including a three-bladed prop on its P & W R-985 Eo z engine. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17 (Left) Steve Wittman celebrated his 90th birthday with a series of flights in his fa vorite airplanes, including his Wittman Vee. Steve, who holds the distinction of being the only "Director Emeritus" of the Antique/Classic Division, still holds a valid Flight Instructor certificate, and was awarded his "Low-Level" airshow waiver during a birthday celebration at Leeward Air Ranch in Ocala, FL just be fore Sun 'n Fun. t:: Q) ,Q I -'"() ::J []) (Above) Sure, it's a cliche, but it's true - here are two of aviation's finest, Jo and Ray Olcott, with their well de served awards from Sun 'n Fun presi dent Bill Eickhoff. The "President's Award" is given to those who have given " ... outstanding service, dedica tion and personal commitment to Sun 'n Fun." As you can see, Sun 'n Fun has something for everyone. Look around next time you visit. You just might find something you'd never seen before. + 18 JUNE 1994 p==t\======SS IT T==OlJ~ An information exchange column with input from our readers. by Buck Hilbert (EAA 21 , Ale 5) P.O . Box 424 Buck in his official capacity as the Director of the NAA's Contest and Records board, with Bruce Bohanan and " Pushy Galore" Union, IL 60180 during Sun 'n Fun '94. That old Pearl Harbor Aeronca story wherever they could until the hubub sub the planes parked at Hickam and yet the sky sure has the letters and calls coming in! sided, or is there even more to this story?) was filled with lots of airplanes bearing From way over in Finland, Oswald Stanley The complete story of Roy Vitousek and down on him. They were military types, he sent us a note with some pages copied from his son's harrowing escape on that Sunday was sure of that but he never realized that the 1966 book by William J. Horvat, "Above morning is detailed in the booklet we've Uncle Sam had so many extra airplanes The Pacific." I'll parphrase what Mr. Hor mentioned before, "The Unbelievable Ad around. Besides, they were going to have a vat wrote concerning Marguerite Gambo venture" by Robert J.Casey and distributed whale of a parking problem at Hickham af Wood and her career in the Hawaiian Is by Aeronca. Though the generosi ty of ter they all landed there. lands: Harry Mutter and Chuck Faber, we were "Roy decided to get out of the way and "Hawaii produced numerous aviatrices able to make copies of the booklet. It is a head for home. (Editor's Note - In the book in the 1930's . .. The most notable was Mar bit on the long side to reproduce here, but let, Roy is quoted as hearing a gun go off guerite Gambo (later Wood), who began to suffice it to say that it was a day that the 50 near enough to be heard over the Aeronca's fly ocasionally in 1932 with Edward D. Pea year-old lawyer remembered until his pass engine, which slartled him into looking at the cock, and in 1937 was sent by Robert L. ing. (Editor's note - Does anybody know the airplanes around him a with even more inter Tyce on her first solo in a Kinner Fleet. name of the younger Vito usek? His given est. After two or three loud cracks, he saw Paul I. Gunn provided the lady fly e r with name is not mentioned in any ofthe accounts his cowl push back towards his face. - HGF) advanced training and soon she was rated a ofthis event I've read to date. Given the de This was no place for a private pilot in an commercial pilot. In 1938 she participated scription in the booklet, he may very well still Aeronca to be flying around, in a swarm of in flying meets, winning numerous events, be alive and able to fill in the missing details military types. Before he knew it, the gining stunting exhibitions. By 1939, the ofthat eventful day. - HGF) Aeronca was overtaken by the strange look aviatrix established Gambo GFlying Service Ken Ruhnke, (A/C 20157) Beatrice, NE ing incoming airplanes and it wasn't until at John Rodgers Airport to meet demands picked up the following piece for his then that he saw the red meatball where the by young men for flying training, a number newsletter about Roy's adventure, written familiar star should have been on both fuse of whom were primarily interested in inter by Bob Richardson, (A/C 8055) Broken Ar lage and wings. island jobs and perparation for the eventu row, OK for the Aviation Booster" of lola, " Before Roy could get down, all hell ality of war. The Gambo hangar was the KS. Bob's writing concisely paraphrases the broke loose and the bombing of Pearl Har first pricately built facility at the airport, ad booklets contents: bor had begun. As a lawyer and one who jacent to that of Inter-Island Airways. "Ever hear of Roy Vitousek? Well, don't followed current events, Roy was aware of Flourishing rapidly in an aviation-minded feel bad, Roy has been sort of lost to history the tenuous situation between the United community, the scheel produced aviators with it's fleetness of fame. But there was a States and Japan and realized that hostilities who later wnt on to distinguished duty in day when Roy and his young son made a had finally erupted. the armed forces. Gambo, Andrew, Knox mark and lived an experience that nobody Surprisingly, the Japanese pilots ignored and Tyce's K-T Flyers were busy with pri else has ever lived, at least not in an the little Aeronca that chugged its was to vate flying activities." Aeronca. ward its home base, John Rogers Airport. John Rogers Field was attacked by the "It's not necessary to bother remember Upon arrival at the civilian airport, Roy Japanese on December 7, 1941during the at ing what year it was for the day is better found that it had been strafed by the early tack on Pearl Harbor. (Rogers Field is right known ; December 7th, Sunday morning, arrivals, but he was able to get safely down next to Hickham Field.) Robert Tyce was warm and promising; a great morning to do on the runway and make it to safety as the killed as he was strafed by the attacking a little flying. After an early breakfast, Roy beginning of WW II exploded all around fighters. loaded his young son into their Aeronca him. " ...Shot at in the air around the field Tandem and took off to tool around Dia Roy Vitousek's little adventure was was a privately owned Aeronca. Another mond Head, Aloha Tower and, just for the strickly one of happenstance, but, neverthe Aeronca, with Oahu legislator Roy Vi heck of it, check out Pearl Harbor/ Hickham less, was a once in a lifetime experience tousek at the controls, was pursued and shot Field. He didn't expect much to be going which only proves you never know what at by two Japanese planes near Kahuku on. Things were pretty slow on Sunday might happen when you go flying in an Point, as the task force headed for Pearl mornings when all the military (and civil Aeronca." Harbor. Both planes came down safely but ians, too) seemed to be sleeping off the It seems the events of over 50 years ago with confused pilots and passengers. Mar night before. still hold some fascination for many folks, guerite Gambo was flying with a student on Roy was more interested in observing and are still the subject of some controversy. a cross-country trip at the time. Seeing the beauty and tranquility on the ground Thanks to all of you who have written let what was occurring, she went through a sel than scanning the sky that morning and ters and sent information on this snippet of dom-used pass and landed safely. Four when he finally did look around, was sur history. Gambo planes were in the air that day, two prised to see he was not alone up there. Over to you, f( failed to ·return." (Italics ours - what's the 'Where in the world were they all coming story on these two? Did they simply land from? ' he wondered. He had just seen all tique/Classic FIRST PLACE GROUND TO GROUND loW. Stephenson (AIC 3704) Menominee, MI THIRD PLACE GROUND TO GROUND LeRoy Falk (AIC 9411) Carpentersville, IL HONORABLE MENTION GROUND TO GROUND Robert T. Beecher Myron Heimer (AIC 17924) (AIC 8190) Chicago,IL Rose Creek, MN 20 JUNE 1994 thoto Contest • • • FIRST PLACE GROUND TO AIR John O. Lang (AIC 5737) Cincinnati OH SECOND PLACE GROUND TO AIR LeRoy Falk (AIC 9411) Carpentersville, IL. THIRD PLACE GROUND TO AIR Dave Slaybaugh (AIC 4973) Decatur,lL HONORABLE MENTION GROUND TO AIR I. W. Stephenson (AIC 3704) Menominee, MI VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21 FIRST PLACE HUMAN INTEREST John O. Maxfield, (AiC 1123) Northville, MI SECOND PLACE HUMAN INTEREST Myron Heimer (AiC 8190) Rose Creek, MN HONORABLE MENTION THIRD PLACE HUMAN INTEREST HUMAN INTEREST LeRoy Falk Lynn B. Willett, (AiC 9411) (AiC 19706) Carpentersville, IL E. Wooster, OH 22 JUNE 1994 FIRST PLACE WATER BIRDS Robert Fowler QYC21308) Houston, TX SECOND PLACE THIRD PLACE WATER BIRDS WATER BIRDS Don Levandoski James W. Fowler (AiC 2708) (AiC 2293) Macon,IL Houston TX CHAIRMAN'S CHOICE I. W. Stephenson (AiC 3704) Menominee, MI VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23 These 20 Antique/Classic members entered the photo contest at EAA OSHKOSH '93, and mailed their entries this past fall and winter. Thanks for submitting your photos! A total of 105 mem bers signed up for last year's contest. For those of you who entered the contest but didn't submit photos, we'll look forward to seeing your photos for the 1994 contest. Be sure and register for this year's contest at A/C Head quarters, the "Red Barn." Dave Morrow Crystal Lake, IL Guy Snyder Bartonville, IL I.W. Stephenson Menominee, MI Robert Majka Arlington Heights, IL LeRoy Falk Carpentersville, IL Roy P. Williams Your judges for the 1993 Antique/Clas the rules for the contest will be published. McAllen, TX sic Photo Contest were, (left to right) Ted Rules will also be available at when you Koston, Dan Hans, Bill Lombardi, Eric register for the contest at the AIC Red Pat Quinn Lundahl, Buck Hilbert, and Lee Fray. Barn during the Convention. Remember, Ventura, CA Contest Co-Chairmen Jack McCarthy and the contest isfor photos ofAntique, Clas Bob Beecher Lorraine Morris would like to thank all of sic or Contemporary aircraft shot either Chicago,IL the judges who poured over the many en at the EAA Convention or traveling to or Saundra Pancake tries in this year's contest. from the Convention. Our thanks to the Keyser, NV The AIC photo contest is on again for one hundredplus (!) AIC members who EAA Oshkosh '94, so get your cameras took the time to enter last year's contest, Myron Heimer ready for some summer shooting. In next and we look forward to seeing you again Rose Creek, MN month's issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE at Oshkosh. John O. Lang Cincinnati, OH E. Robert Hall St. Mtn, GA Don Levandoski Macon,IL David L. Slaybaugh Decatur,IL Owen Billman Mayfield, NY Don Dole Cumberland, IN John Maxfield Northville, MI James W. Fowler Houston, TX L.B. Willett Wooster,OH Phyllis Bower Goshen, IN 24 JUNE 1994 The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval, sponsorship, involvement, control or direction of any event (fly-in, seminars, fly market, etc.) listed. Please send the information to EAA, Att: Golda Cox, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. Information should be receivedfour months prior to the event date. JUNE 17-19 - DENTON, TX - Den JULY 16-17 - DELA WARE, OH Marion Municipal Airport. 4th Annual ton Municipal Airport. 31st Annual 13th Annual EAA Chapter 9 Fly-ln. Fly-In/Cruise-In Breakfast. Call 317/664 AAA Texas Chapter antique airplane Young Eagle rides, BBQ chicken, re 2588 for info. Fly-In. Contact: Dan Doyle, 214/542 freshments, more. Contact Don Rhoads. SEPTEMBER 3-4 - PROSSER, W A 2455. Host hotel is the Radisson : 614/747-2522. - EAA chapter 3911lth Annual Prosser 817/565-8499. JULY 17-23 - ROSWELL, NM Labor Day Fly-In. Food, Flying, tours, JUNE 17-19 - CREVE COEUR, MO 25TH Anniversary convention of the In raffle and more. Camping on the field. - Annual American Waco Club Conven ternational Cessna 170 Assoc. Contact: For more info call Thompson Aircraft at tion and fly-in. For info, call the A WC Lyn Benedict, ] 36 E. Orchard Park Rd., 509/786-1034. at 616/624-6490 or write A WC, 3546 Dexter, NM 88230. 505/622-3458. SEPTEMBER 10-11 - SCHENEC Newhouse PI. , Greenwood, IN 46143. JULY 22-23 - COFFYVILLE, KS TADY, NY - Northeast Flight '94 Air JUNE 18-19 - WAUSAU, WI - Funk Owners Association Reunion . show. Call the Empire State Aero Wausau airshow and fly-in. Hourly raf Contact Gene Ventress, President, 10215 sciences Museum for more information, fles, fly bys, static display, camping, S. Monticello, Lenexa, KS 66227 tel. 518/399-5217. showers available, hombuilt workshop. 913/782-1483. SEPTEMBER 7-11 - GALESBURG, Pancake breakfast and airshow Sunday. JULY 23-24 - SHIOCTON, WI - An IL - Galesburg Municipal airport. 23rd Wausau Downtown Airport, Wausau, nual Fly-In. Food served both days. National Stearman Fly-In. Contact: WI call 715/848-6000 for information. Band Sat. night, no cover. Skydiving Tom Lowe, 823 Kingston Lane, Crystal JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE, AL - both days by the Northeast Wisconsi n Lake, IL 60014. Phone 815/459-6873. Moontown Airport. 2nd Annual EAA Skydivers. Airplane rides, bingo, free SEPTEMBER 16-18 - Arapahoe, NE Chapter 190 Father's Day Fly-In. Poker tethered hot air balloon rides. Sunday - Antique Airplane Fly-In. Call 308/962 run, spot landing contest, refreshments, breakfast,7-noon. Free camping to 5240 for more info. etc. Camping OK. 100LL and auto gas EAA all through convention. Call Joyce SEPTEMBER 16-18 - FORT available. Rain Date: June 25. For in Baggot, 414/986-3547 for info. WORTH, TX - Alliance Airport. The formation, call Rick Nelson 205/539 JULY 2-4 - PORT CLINTON, OH All Ame rica n Sport Aviation Fly-In, 7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205/882-9257. Carl Keller Field. Gathering of Eagles sponsored by EAA Chapter 34. A wide Or you can write EAA Chapter 190, Airshow and Fly-In. Awards for best variety of aviation activities are planned. P.O. Box 18852, Huntsville, AL 35804. antique, classic, homebuilt and warbird. Call 817/572-1205 for more information. JUNE 19 - RUTLAND, VT - Annual for information , contact Bob Zak , SEPTEMBER 17-18 - ROCK Taildraggers rendezvous sponsored by 216/441-0661. FALLS, IL - 8th Annual North Central EAA Chapter 968. Fly-in breakfast. JULY 24 - GRANTSBURG, WI EAA "Old Fashioned" Fly-In. Work Call Alpine Aviation for info. 802/773 EAA Chapter 875 Annual Fly-In wild shops, forums, exhibits, large swap area, 3348. rice Pancake breakfast. 7:30-Noon. awards, more. Camping on field. Call JUNE 23 - 26 - MT. VERNON, OH P.Le. free. Gregg Erikson, 708/513-0641 or Dave 35th Annual National Waco Re union JULY 24 - MARSHFIELD , WI Christianson, 815/625-6556. Pancake Fly-In. 513/868-0084. EAA Chapter 992 annual Fly-In. Free breakfast September 18. JUNE 24-26- PAULS VALLEY, OK pancake breakfast for fly-in pilots. Call SEPTEMBER 23-24 - BARTLES - Greater OKC AAA Chapter Antique Clem Spencer at 414/384-0800 (days) or VILLE, OK - Frank Phillips Field. 37th airplane fly-in. Bring your own tie 384-4694 after 5pm. Annual Tulsa Regional Fly-in. For info downs, and be sure to register! For more JULY 28 - AUGUST 3 - VAL call Charlie Harris, 918-622-8400. information, call Bob Kruse, 405/691 PARAISO, IN (VPZ) EAA Northwest SEPTEMBER 23-24 - NORTH LAS 6940 or Bud Sutton, 405/392-5608. Indiana Chapter 104 10th Annual Food VEGAS, NV - Sixth Annual western JUNE 26 - MICHIGAN CITY, IN booth during the week of Oshkosh. 8 Waco Assoc. Reunion. Largest Waco Michigan City Aviators - EAA Chapter a.m. - 6 p.m. daily. 219/926-3572 for gathering in the western U.S. Contact 966 Pancake breakfast. 7 a.m. - Noon. info. Jon Aldrich, 209/962-6121 for more info. Call Glenn or Kathy Dee for info: JULY 28 - AUG. 3 - OSHKOSH, WI SEPTEMBER 24-25 - BINGHAM, 219/324-6060. - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention. ME - 25th Annual Gadabout Gaddis air JULY 1-3 - GAINESVILLE, FL Wittman Regional Airport. Contact show and fly-in. Pilot contests, Booths, EAA Chapter 611 26th Annual John Burton, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, Displays, Demonstrations and lots of "Cracker" Fly-In. Antiques, home WI 54903-3086, 414/426-4800. food. Contact Maine White Water at builts, Judging in 9 categories. Contact: AUGUST 6 - LAKE ELMO, MN 207/672-4814 for more information. S.S. McDonald, 404/889-1486. Annual Stillwater Aviation Days. Ro OCTOBER 12-17 - TULLAHOMA, JULY 8 - 10 - GENESEO, NY - Na tary pancake breakfast. Wings, wheels TN - 1994 Staggerwing - Travel Air tional Warplane Museum (052). 6th and whirlybirds. Weather date Aug. 7th. Twin Beech Convention, sponsored by Annual Northeast Stearman Fly-In. Call James Anderson, 800/321-6387 or the Staggerwing Museum Foundation. Bring your tiedowns! For info call Naomi 612/430-1200 for information. Howard, Spartans and Twin Bonanzas Wadsworth, 716/243-5266 or Amy Mal AUGUST 26-28 - SUSSEX, NJ are also welcome. Membership in the colm, 716/243-0690. 22nd Annual Sussex Airshow. Gates Staggerwing Museum required - for JULY 8-10 - LOMPOC, CA - ] Oth open at 8, airshow at 1:30pm. Call more information, call 615/455-1974. Annual West Coast Piper Cub Fly-In. 2011875-7337 for information. Pre-registration by Oct. 1 is also re Contact: Bruce Fall, 805/733-1914. SEPTEMBER 3 - MARION, IN quired. ... VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page you'll see the latest additions to the ranks ofthe EAA Antique/Classic Division. Whether you're joining for the first time, or are coming back, we welcome you, and we'd especially like to welcome those ofyou who are joining us with your interest in Contemporary class aircraft. Welcome one and all! Albert A Alderin, Jr. Bowling Green, FL G. Grassmann White Lake, Ontario, Canada Michael K. Mue ller Snellville, GA Roger W. Anderson Shafer, MN Mike B. Griffith Omaha, NE Jon J. Nace Mishawaka, IN James B. Andrews Ashland,OH Clyde L. Grimsley Snellville, GA Darlo Nardini Farra Disonzo, Italy Dave Arnold North Branch, MN Alfons Grochowski Hatten, Germany Dave Nicholas Rolling Praire, IN Patrick C. Atkinson Oscar, LA Frank S. Groner Germantown, TN William D. Osborne Decatur, GA L. Gary Aysta St Cloud, MN Dave Grossman Pekin, IL William Parenteau Stillwater, MN Randy E. Azzarelli Lakeland, FL Francois Guinand Paris, France Daniel C. Parker Stillwater, MN William H. Baker, Jr. Harleyville, SC Dudley Harrison Pakuranga, New Zealand Walter Eugene Parsons Clinton, NC Robert 1. Bake Dorr, MI Arthur W. Hawkins St Louis, MO Keith G. Patterson San Marcos, TX Bruce L. Barker Liberal, MO Gerald L. Hayes Palm Bay, FL Frederick B. Payne Fayetteville, GA Dwight A. Barnes Alliance, OH Scott Hazel Savannah, GA Chris Pelligrino Melbourne, FL Fit Lt R.K. Barnes George E. Helland Ocean Shores, W A Henry D. Perry Warner Robins, GA Ipswich, Suffolk, England Don L. Hernke Cannon Falls, MN Ernie N. Petok Oregon,OH Michael H. Barnes Lindstrom, MN Doug Hillmann Andover, MA Stanley Pickles Kincardine, Ontario, Canada James Bartzsch Stratham, NH Richard Hollow Knoxville, TN Paul Pish Barrington, IL Maurie Baston Jimmy L. Honeycutt Rangoon Inc Michael Pollock Tampa, FL Haymarket, Sydney, Australia Locust Grove, GA W Wayne Poole Baton Rouge, LA Norman W. Batchelder Costa Mesa, CA Brian Hope Shelburne, Ontario, Canada Robert L. Porter Hartford, WI Gordon A. Bellamy Birmingham, AL Dale A. Hopta Mi ami , FL John R. Powell Salt Lake City, UT Gerard Bentele Huntington Beach, CA Graham P. Hosking Ralph D. Powers Poway, CA Lary Benton Venetia, PA Mt. Eliza, Victoria, Australia Jeffrey V. Puckett Greenwood Village, CO Donald M. Beranek Davenport, IA G. Richard Huff Garrison, MN Louis S. Radwanick Virginia Beach, V A John M. Bishop Ocala, FL John Hughes Allendale, IL Clifford E. Rakes Dallas, TX John H. Bleck Lake Forest, IL Kevin A. Hunter Bowling Green, KY Eugene A. Reich Deerfield, IL Joseph W. Bognuda Santa Maria, CA Richard Hutton Huntington, NY David D. Richardson Homestead, FL Lester L. Bone Fort Wayne, IN Garfield Jermunson Brady, MT Sam E. Richardson Fort Peck, MT Vincent T. Borst Chicago, IL Monte G. Jestes Stillwater, OK Francis S. Ricketts Morgantown, PA James J. Brown Kinnelon, NJ Lowell E. Johnston Daytona Beach, FL Luca Rossi Pescara, Italy Paul D. Brunks Pittsburgh, PA Scott R. Johnston Rome,GA Ralph Rossi Great Barrington, MA Ronald D. Bull Jupiter, FL William H. Kellogg Apple Valley, CA Larry D. Rowan Kars, Ontario, Canada Gerry Bunder Aurora, Ontario, Canada James A. Kemp El Paso, TX Bradley B. Sasser, Jr. Roswell, GA Paul S. Calantropo Boston, MA Hirokata Kito Kawaguchi, Japan Len Saxild Manassas, VA Bruce L. Campbell Aguila, AZ John Kowalczyk Pasadena, MD Cecil C. Schmidt Edina, MN Ronald E. Carpenter Wolfeboro, NH Roger Krass Dayton, OH Thomas Schuettoff Bamberg, Germany Allen Cassens Edwardsville, IL Fred Krueger Albuquerque, NM Jerry L. Self Rutherfordton, NC Stephen D. Castano Sugar Grove, PA Ferd Kuhn Burbank, CA Robert R. Shackelford Woodbury, cr John Cicero Concord, CA Albin J. Lange Morton, IL James D. Shadoan Gailesburg, IL Raymond Clark Caputa, SD Martin Lange Baltimore, MD Brian Silcox Chico, CA Richard L. Cleary Lowell, IN Sven E. Larson Northridge, CA Daniel B. Silliman Augusta, GA Edward T. Clegg Standish, ME Douglas H. Leamon Anchorage, AK Donald A. Smith, Jr. Valdosta, GA Anthony Cole Sacramento, CA Robert J. Lee Sewickley, PA Paul J. Smith Bellevue, OH Richard Cook Pembroke Pines, FL O. Eugene Lejeune Virginia Beach, V A Smiths Specialties Vidalia, GA James Dudley Cooper Superior, WI David T. Leugers Cincinnati, OH Steven R. Sowinski Naperville,IL Jewel S. Covington Detroit, MI William A. Levitt Severna Park, MD Daniel Squires Vernon, VT John Cowen Naples, FL Tim Linn Bozeman, MT Roger Starr Aurora, OR James T. Daugherty Omaha, NE Ken A. Linsenmayer Abilene, TX Mr. Stehmann Oedenrode, Netherlands Gregory Todd Davis Seneca, SC Norman T. Lubis Bandung, Indonesia Jimmy R. Stiles Cartersville, GA James Dinwiddic Summerfield, NC Craig A. MacArthur Collierville, TN Graham A. Sutherland Port Orange, FL Donald W. Dix Jacksonville, FL Paul T. Marrone Venice, FL John Swett Tucson, AZ Walter Dorlac Enid, OK C. J. Marshall Colorado Springs, CO Greg Taylor Turtle Island, Fiji Joseph A. Du Charme Libertyville, IL Quentin Marty Hightstown, NJ Robert S. Thompson Souderton, PA Josph N. Durda St Petersburg, FL Robert Masker Norfolk, VA Dewayne Upton Jackson, MS Orlando R Echola Crystal Falls, MI Richard A Mason Mount Vernon, MO Robert Van Buren Brentwood, CA David Elliott Wayland McFarland Escondido, CA Robert W. Von Willen Lakeside, CA Heath, Horsham, W. Sussex, England Mike J. McKay Austin, TX John J. Vorndran Stoughton, WI Joseph R. Erale Cocoa, FL James McKinney Winter Haven, FL Carl D. Vought Huntsville, AL Joe Fenley Tarpon Springs, FL Jon Robert McMurtry Tampa, FL William A. Walker Lynchburg, VA John Foote Marietta, GA Edward F. Meisner New Berlin, WI Mark S. Waxman South Euclid, OH Keith Fordahl Williston, ND Jack Meyer Dover, NH Bill Weaver Camarillo, CA Denzil Fowler Montgomery, IN John W. Meyers De Land, FL Cathy Sue Weaver Orlando, FL Ronald S. France Schaumburg, IL Stewart C. Meyers Bethesda, MD James L. Weber Rio, IL William R. Francisco Omaha, NE Linda Dee Miller Haikune, HI Jim F. Wellington Santa Cruz, CA 1. Chris Franklin Atascadero, CA Michael D. Milligan Stafford Springs, cr Jack W. Wheeler Greensboro, NC Sylbia A. George Oxford, MD Robert W. Minnich Rocky River, OH Danny L. Wilson Jacksonville, NC Norman K. Gilbert Linden, VA John G. Minor Klyle D. Witt Naples, FL Dale Gillson Hill City, MN Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada Charles Wright Vallejo, CA Harry Gladwin Tomahawk, WI Stu L. Moment Urbana, IL Bernard D. Wrightington Kingston, MA John 1. Gostomski Omaha, NE Cecil H. Morrison Dundee, OR Michael J. Young Vero Beach, FL Arthur W. Gottmann Denver, CO John Morrow Kingston, NY William John Zangs Bolingbrook, IL 26 JUNE 1994 existence and it is reported to be owned by sent in his answer on some very nice look MYSTERY PLANE Thomas Bailey of Corning, NY. ing Mercury A ircraft Inc. stationary, is th e (Continued from page 8) It was thought that with a more conven Chairman of the Board of Mercury Air ti onal engine there would be a good com crafi, and he mentioned in his answer that stick was moved aft , a cable passin g over mercial market fo r the Kitten. It was first the aircraft was scrapped in the early 1940's the rudder pedals shaft was tightened by shown to the public at the Chicago Aero to make room for WW II war work, the means of cams so that braking action was Exposition in D ecembe r 1928, powered production ofP-40 tail surfaces. obtained whe n the rudder peda ls we re wi th a 110 hp Warner engine and equipped Other answers were received from John moved. The steerable tailwheel was built with the Mercury combination wh eel and W. Grega, Bedford, O H; Charley Hayes, into the lower portion of the rudder and ski gear. Unfortunately no orders were re Park Forest, IL; 1. Borden, Menahga, MN; moved with the rudder. ceived and only one airplane of this model Lynn Towns, Brooklyn, M I; Lindsley A. On its first fli ghts whi ch took pl ace in was built. The Kitten was also fl own with Dunn, Hammondsport, NY; Joe Tarafas, June 1928, the Kitten was powered with a LeBlond and Veli e engines and was used Bethlehem, PA; Lennart Johnsson, Elds special engine designed by Mummert. The by the company fo r general utility work berga, Sweden; R ichard L. May, Butler, e ngine was very unusua l, be ing a four for several years. PA ; and Ro bert Wynne, Mercer Island, cylinder, two cycle, high speed, vertical op 1.F. Meade, Ha mmondsport, N Y, who WA. *' posed piston ty pe. Two crankshafts were used, one at the top and one at the bottom o f the e ngi ne, drivin g the p rope ll e r thro ugh gears. T he re was no cylinde r head , the pistons working against each ~ '94 AEROMART other at the center of the engine. The en gine was built by Otto Kohl , who was at BRING YOUR AIRCRAFT PARTS that t ime a mechanic employed by the • Sell and Buy Aviation Parts & Paraphernalia Aerial Service Corp. The engine was ex • All sales cash only • Parts accepted Tuesday, July 26 thru August 3 • Price set by parts owner pected to develo p abo ut 60 hp a t 4500 • Sales begin Thursday, July 28 at 9 AM • Aeromart receives 10% commission rpm, but even after superchargers had • Aeromart located North end of Fly Mart, gate 13 • Sale tags available prior to convention been install ed, its power was not consid • Tags are $.15 each to cover tag + mailing ered to be satisfactory. 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