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EDITORIAL STAFF Publisher Tom Poberezny Edltor·in·Chief September 1996 Vol. 24, No.9 Jack Cox Editor Henry G, Frautschy Managing Editor CONTENTS Golda Cox Art Director 1 Straight & Levell Mike Drucks Espie "Butch" Joyce Computer Graphic Specialists Olivia L Phillip Jennifer Larsen 2 AlC NewslH.G. Frautschy Mary Premeau Associate Editor 3 Aeromail Norm Petersen Feature Writer 6 Curtiss Challenger Enginesl Dennis Parks Hank Palmer Staff Photographers PageS Jim Koepnick Mike Steineke 8 The Bugatti 1001 Carl Schuppel Ken Uchtenburg H.G. Frautschy Advertising/ Editorial Assistant Isabelle Wiske 10 Stearman Reunion· Part III Richard T. Hansen EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION , INC. 15 65 Years Is A Long OFFICERS Time To Wait/Earl Root Presidenl Vice·President Espie "Butch" Joyce George Daubner P,O, Box 35584 2448 Lough Lane 19 The Wittman Legacyl Greensboro, NC 27425 Hartford, WI 53027 H.G. Frautschy 910/393-0344 414/673-5885 Secretory Treasurer Sieve Nesse E.E. "Buck" Hilbert 22 What Our Members Are 2009 Highland Ave. P.O. Box 424 Page 15 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Union, IL60180 RestoringlNorm Petersen E1J7/373-1674 815/923-4591 24 Pass it to Buckl DIRECTORS E.E. "Buck" Hilbert John Berendt Robert C, "Bob" Brauer 7645 Echo Point Rd. 9345 S. Hoyne Connon Falls, MN 55009 Chicaw, IL 60620 26 Mystery Plane/H.G. Frautschy E1J7/263-2414 312/ 79-2105 Phil Coulson John S. Copeland 28415 Springbrook Dr. 28-3 Williamsbur8 CI. 27 Calendar Lawton, MI 49065 Shrewsbury, MA 1545 616/624-6490 508/842-7867 27 Welcome New Members Charles Harris Stan Gomoll 7215 East 461h St, 1042 90th Lone, NE Tulsa. OK 74145 Minneamlis, MN 55434 30 Vintage Trader 918/622-8400 61 /784-1172 Dole A, Guslolson Jeannie Hill Page 19 7724 Shady Hill Dr, P,O.80x328 Indianapolis, IN 46278 Harvard, IL 60033 317/293-4430 815/943-7205 FRONT COVER .. The Wittman Hangar at EAA's Pioneer Airport was dedicated May Robert UCkteig Robert D. "Bob" Lumley 1708 Boy Oaks r. 1 1, 1996. Steve Wittman's legacy will live on in a se ries o f displays and 1265 South 1241hSt. Albert Lea. MN 56007 Brookfield, WI 53005 photographs exhibited in the new building, constructed to resemble Ihe hangar E1J7/373-2922 414/782-2633 used by Steve's 'Wittman Flying Service: the FBO he founded on the airport in Dean Richardson Geoff Robison Oshkosh, WI. A pictorial essay on the new hangar can be found starting on page 6701 Colony Dr. 1521 E. MacGregar Dr, 19. Photo by EAA's Chief Photographer, Jim Koepnick. Madison, WI 53717 New Haven. IN 46774 608/833-1291 219/493-4724 BACK COVER . 'Schools Out Early' is artist Kristin Hill's oil painting of a barnstomer's disruption of Ihe school day al a rural one room schoolhouse. She was awarded a Gene Morris George York 11SC Steve Court, R,R, 2 181 SlobodaAv. Merit ribbon in Ihe 1996 Sport Avialion Art Competition for her work, You can Roanoke. TX 76262 Mansfield, OH 44906 reach Kristin at her studio, 1782 Colonial Manor Dr. Lancaster, PA 17603, phone 817/491-9110 419/529-4378 717/394-9419. S.H. OWes" Schmid 2359 Lefeber Avenue Copyright © 1996 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 EAA Antique/Classic Division, Inc. of the Experimental 414/771-1545 Aircraft Association and is published monthly at EAA Aviation Cenler, 3000 Poberezny Rd., P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54903-3086. Periodicals Postage paid al Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901 and at addilional mailing offices. The membership rate for EAA AntiquefClassic Division, DIRECTOR EMERITUS Inc. is $27.00 for current EAA members for t2 month period of which $15,00 is for the publicalion of VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Membership is open S.J. 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Bex 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. Phone 4141426-4800, 812/537-9354 612/484-2303 The words EAA, ULTRALIGHT, FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM, SPORT AVIATION and the logos of EAA, EAA INTERNATIONAL Steve Krog CONVENTION, EM ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION , INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB, WARBIRDS OF AMERICA are ® registered 930 Taro HL E trademarks. THE EM SKY SHOPPE and logos of the EM AVIATION FOUNDATION and EM ULTRALIGHT CONVENTION are Irademarks Hartford, WI 53027 of the above associations and Iheir use by any person other than the above association is slrictly prohibited. 414/966-7627 STRAIGHT & LEVEL by Espie "Butch" Joyce weather could go sour in the North At port during the Convention. The lantic rapidly, and then you might be restoration of this Waco is the effort of stuck for a week or more, so they had Mark Grusauski, North Canaan Avia best be on their way. One leg that they tion, Canaan, Connecticut. The collec flew would take them over some 1500 tive work of Mark, Mayflower Moving miles of water, cold water I might add. and Storage, and your Antique/Classic Torquil found when he arrived home Division made it possible for this air that the award for Bronze Age Out craft to be present for everyone to view. standing Closed Cockpit Biplane had After talking with Mark, I'd bet we'll be been given to his pretty DeHavilland. hearing again from this young man. • In attendance this year was a 1926 Joe and Julia Dickey report that we Laird Commercial, NCIlO, belonging to had some 26 type clubs at the An Doug Fuss of Arlington, Texas. This tique/Classic Type Club Headquarters Once I've returned from the EAA aircraft was very well done; everyone (TCHQ) this year and a lot of activity Oshkosh Convention, there always was wondering if Doug used up half of during the week. seems to be a letdown. This year's his TBO flying to Oshkosh and would The Antique/Classic area of the "coasting down" period seemed all the use the other half returning home! Oshkosh Convention is run almost to more acute because of all of the activi Doug's dedication to the Wright J4 en tally by volunteers, the exception being ties that we had in conjunction with the gine on the Laird was exemplary - he re the year-round maintaining of the Antique/Classic Division's 25th An ally kept a close eye on its needs. grounds that is done by the full-time niversary. We were so busy enjoying • The only OX-5 powered aircraft in EAA maintenance staff, plus some indi everything that coming home to our our parking area this year was the 1929 viduals who are your year-round volun regular everyday work was tinged with a Command Aire, NC538E , owned by teers - a few who come to Oshkosh al bit of disappointment. Art Knowles of Jacksboro, Texas and most every weekend. These people are What a great time we had. Overall, it restored by Tom Brown of Unity, WI. working on the buildings, grounds, air seemed to be a very smooth running He said that this aircraft cruised at 65 craft projects, or at the Pioneer Airport. event. mph and stalled at 65 mph. This aircraft For those who don't live close We were issued some 940 mugs to is also a rare unit; I was wondering how enough to Oshkosh to spend a weekend give to people who registered their air much of his TBO he used up on his trip. or two, they turn to their local Chapters craft for the show. On the next to the • Two people who are consistent at to find out how they might help by do last day, we ran out of the mugs and had tendees are the Blankenburgs, who hail ing Chapter work and other EAA re to start taking people's names so they from Pine Mountain Lake in California. lated projects. This volunteer work be could be mailed to them at a later date! Kent and Sandy are really into polished ing done year-round all over the Each day we do a "head count" of aluminum airplanes; for a number of country, and internationally, and it's airplanes in our area during the air years they would arrive early with their very important to your Antique/Classic show; the numbers showed we were in polished Lockheed 12. Last year, they Division. The guys at your local airport line with the aircraft attendance figures came to the show flying their polished who help a person with their personal we 've had in the past. It was a good Cessna 195; this year they showed up project also are showing the volunteer showing, considering the three or four with their polished 1939 Spartan Execu spirit. I have friends who have helped days of bad weather surrounding tive 7W.