STRAIGHT AND LEVEL

How many places in the world would you find an airport within an airport shygood question - the only one I know of is the EAA Pioneer Airport located at Oshkosh Wisconsin All Convention goers and Museum visitors can t miss seeing this historical dream become a reality Our founder and president Paul Poberezny had this dream in his masshyter plan for our EAA Headquarters long before the first spade was put into the ground All of us who have worked at our local levels to improve our airports and in some cases preserve them realize how much work a project of this kind must have required

One of the objectives of the EAA AnshytiqueClassic Division is encouraging and aiding in the restoration and retenshytion of antique and classic aircraft The Pioneer Airport makes this objective a reality Here we have a new hangar large enough to house 27 aircraft with an additional hangar planned plus the relocation of Bernard Pietenpol s hangar to Oshkosh along with other hisshytorical facilities This complex assures the preservation of the good old days of aviation The Pioneer Airport also provides a beautiful 1800 ft grass runshyway This makes it possible to fly these rare (some are one-of-a-kind) airplanes for the thrill and entertainment of Museum visitors on selected weekends during the summer months

Where else could a visitor walk through years of aviation in the EAA Aviation Foundation Museum then step outside and witness a complete airport with flying activities of the 1930s Folshylowing the flying events visitors can then walk across the runway and see and touch aviation rolled back 50 years Touring the flight line and the main hangar the beauty of the old planes brings to mind hundreds of aviation firsts and adventuresome stories in the minds of the visitors

by Bob Lickteig

Each of these historical aircraft many in flying condition could fill a book of pioneering exploits Many of these made page one news in their day and others conquered challenges and furthshyered the development of aviation as unshysung heroes Yes the aircraft are there Piper Waco Stinson Curtiss Robin Spartan Ryan Harlow Fairchild Monoshycoupe Travel Air Luscombe and Lockshyheed just to name a few and each one with a history all its own Many of us had the privilege of growing up durshying this era and just as today we eashy

gerly read the reports in the flying magazines covering these pioneer airshycraft Here we can appreciate the exshycitement the thrills and the disappointshyments experienced by these airplanes and their pilots

We who love antique and classic airshycraft can stand quietly in the middle of history and see hear and feel the exploits one by one of these pioneering aircraft and the dedicated people who flew them

If we ever doubt the value of our EAA membership or any of its divisions the Pioneer Airport is one place to reinforce our dedication and our love for this era of aviation Our Pioneer Airport yes I said ours as it is through the support of thousands of EAA members that this one-of-a-kind facility in the world exists today If you havent had time to arshyrange a visit please put it on the top of your list for your next trip to Oshkosh and if you walk softly you too will hear these stories loud and clear

Welcome aboard join us and you have it all bull

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PUBLICATION STAFF

PUBLISHER Tom Poberezny

DIRECTOR MARKETING amp COMMUNICATIONS

Dick Matt

EDITOR Gene R Chase

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MANAGING EDITORADVERTISING Mary Jones

ASSOCIATE EDITOR Norman Petersen

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Dennis Parks

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Copyright lt 1986 by the EAA AntiqueClassic Division Inc All rights reserved

Contents 2 Straight and Level

by Bob Lickteig 4 AlC News

by Gene Chase 6 A Classy Classic - Cessna 140A Patroller

by Norm Petersen 9 Honeymooning at Oshkosh

by Gene Chase 10 Restoration Corner Fabrics and Finishes

and the Installation Thereof by WD Dip Davis

12 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail by Bill Madsen

15 Mystery Plane by George A Hardie Jr

16 Cessna Aeroplanes by Eldon W Cessna

17 Members Projects 17 Calendar of Events 18 Bill Haseltons Fleet

by Gene Chase 20 Type Club Activities

by Gene Chase 21 Vintage Literature

by Dennis Parks 22 Welcome New Members 24 Photo Album - Show Plane Camping

At Oshkosh 86 by Gene Chase

26 Letters to the Editor 27 Vintage Seaplanes

by Norm Petersen

Page 6

Page 18

Page 28 28 McCabe Aeroplane

by Gene Chase 29 Vintage Trader

FRONT COVER Steve Pitcairn (EAA 109260 AlC 4080) Bryn Athyn PA taxies his rare 1931 Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogiro to participate in the Parade of Flight at Oshkosh 86 (Photo by Norm Petersen)

BACK COVER Highly polished and rare Cessna 140A Patroller NC5332C SIN 15452 pulls in close for its portrait with owner Odell Mathis Newport NC at the controls See story on page 6

(Photo by Carl Schuppel)

The words EAA ULTRALIGHT FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM SPORT AVIATION and the logos of EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INC EAA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION EAA ANTIQUECLASSIC DIVISION INC INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB INC WARBIRDS OF AMERICA INC are registered trademarks THE EAA SKY SHOPPE and logos of the EAA AVIATION FOUNDATION INC and EAA ULTRALIGHT CONVENTION are trademarks of the above associations and their use by any person other than the above associations is strictly prohibited

Editorial Policy Readers are encouraged to submit stories and photographs Policy opinions expressed in articles are solely those of the authors Responsibility for accuracy in reporting rests entirely with the contributor Material should be sent to Gene R Chase Editor The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Phone 414426-4800

The VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091 -6943) is published and owned exclusively by EAA AntiqueClassic Division Inc of the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc and is published monthly at Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Second Class Postage paid at Oshkosh WI 54901 and additional mailing offices Membership rates for EAA AntiqueClassic Division Inc are $1800 for current EAA members for 12 month period of which $1200 is for the publication of The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Membership is open to all who are interested in aviation

ADVERTISING - AntiqueClassic Division does not guarantee or endorse any product offered through our advert isshying We invite constructive criticism and welcome any report of inferior merchandise obtained through our advertising so that corrective measures can be taken

Postmaster Send address changes to EAA AntiqueClassic Division Inc Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3086

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Compiled by Gene Chase

PITCAIRN AUTOGIRO AT OSHKOSH 86

One of the rarest aircraft to attend an EAA Annual Convention was the Pitshycairn PCA-2 Autogiro NC11609 SIN B27 The aircraft was manufactured on 6-26-31 by the Pitcairn-Cierva Autogiro Company Willow Grove Pennsylvania The PCA-2 was the first autogiro to be certificated in the US

The restoration of this only known flyshying example was completed on 7-25-86 just in time for its owner Stephen Pitshycairn (son of the manufacturer) to fly it to Oshkosh from its home base at Trenshyton Robbinsville Airport New Jersey Mr Pitcairn is on the Board of Directors of the EAA Aviation Foundation and beshycause of this he did not register his aushytogiro to be judged for an award

A feature article on this plane will be published in next months THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

HELP NEEDED ON 1903 WRIGHT ENshyGINE PROJECT

A set of Curtiss OX-5 pistons is needed to replace those in the EAA Avishyation Museums replica 1903 Wright Flyer engine one of which exited the crankcase while the engine was being run during Oshkosh 86 Fortunately no

Photo by Gene Chase Stephen Pitcairn s Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogiro on display at Oshkosh 86

one was injured when one of the brazed joints on a six-piece connecting rod failed allowing the piston to break through the engine crankcase

Steve Hay and his sons Jim and Steve Jr of Lake Geneva Wisconsin built the engine for the Museums repshylica 1903 Wright Flyer and they have run the engine at every EAA Convenshytion since 1979 Built from plans of the original engine the pistons are very heavy and the Hays feel the lighter weight OX-5 pistons would be excellent substitutes The pistons do not have to be airworthy but should be in condition to allow the engine to be run It would be nice if they were complete with wrist pins and rings

Photo by Gene Chase

The EAA Museums damaged 1903 Wright Flyer engine

To date the engine has nearly seven hours running time (one minute per run maximum to avoid over heating) This is far more than the few minutes total time on the Wright brothers original enshygine The Hays first ran the Museums engine in 1978 on the 75th Anniversary of the Wright s first-powered flight and they hope to run it again on the 100th anniversary

Because of the heavy work schedule in the Hays machine shop they would like very much to have the engine reshypaired and running again by the end of this year Be sure to look for them in the Antique Engine Tent at Oshkosh 87 just inside the Flight line entrance at the north end of the antiqueclassic aircraft parking area The Wright engine and other vintage power plants will be run there periodically during the EAA Conshyvention

Questions regarding the needed parts for the 1903 Wright engine project may be sent to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters or phone him at 414 426-4800 All contributions to the EAA Aviation Foundation Inc are tax deducshytible under IRS Code 501 (c)3

DEED LEVY DIES

Deed Levy who was Chief Experishymental Test Pilot for the Stearman Airshycraft Company died on September 2 1986 He was born on March 11 1907 in Albuquerque in what was then the Territory of New Mexico Deed was with Stearman in Wichita Kansas in the 1930s when the first of the now popular Stearman models were introduced

He tested the original Model 70 and demonstrated it for the Navy at NAS Anacostia in 1934 It was accepted by

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AntiqueI

Cla~ic Aircraft Judt)es at Oshkosh

Photo by Jack McCarthy

Classic Aircraft Judges (L-R) - Standing - Peter Hawks Dale Wolford Paul Stephenson 86 Jim Rollison Mary Ann Rollison (volunteer in Classic Judges Headquarters) George LeMay Jim Mankins and Bob Hilbert Kneeling - Karla Ingebretsen John Womack George York (Chairman) Marvin Hoppenworth and Terry Ladage

Photo by Jack McCarthy

Antique Aircraft Judges (L-R) - Dave Clark Charlie Be Bob Kitslaar Dick Martin Don Cohmen Gene Morris and Dale Gus Gustafson (Chairman)

Ale NEWS (Continued)

the Navy but with a different engine known as the Stearman Model 73 Navy designation NS-1

Deeds home was in Springfield Misshysouri and for the past several years he regularly attended the Annual Stearshyman Fly-In at Galesburg Illinois He was honored as the Dean of Stearman Pilots

We extend our sincere sympathy to his family and friends He will be missed by many

SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY

William T Piper Memorial Airport at Lock Haven Pennsylvania was the site of the First Annual Sentimental Journey to Cub Haven fly-in July 13-19 1986 Stars of the event were some 200 Piper J-3 Cubs who were joined by several Super Cubs and Super Cruisers returnshying to the place where most of them were manufactured

Cub aficionados spent the week atshytending seminars on Cub rebuilding and

maintenance swapping parts and adshymiring each others aircraft The airport is uncontrolled but a temporary tower was set up to handle traffic including fly-bys and demonstration flights

Organizers of the event consider this one to be a warm-up for the big one next year which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of William T Pipers foundshying of Piper Aircraft Corporation in Lock Haven 1937 was the year the Piper plant was constructed and the evershypopular J-3 Cub was introduced bull

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A happy Odell Mathis is mirrored in both the fin and stabilizer of his 140A Note low frequency antenna fastened to top of fin

Cessna 140A

Patroller by Norm Petersen

(Photos by Carl Schuppel)

An old bad joke from years ago explained how the manager of a circus watched his ace cannonball man fly out of the huge cannon sail across the circus arena miss the landing net and land on a concrete floor - dead Quipshyped the manager Where willi ever find another man of his caliber

In like manner one bright shining aluminum airplane at Oshkosh 86 had many antiqueclassic enthusiasts wonshydering just where the owner of the beautiful Cessna 140A - N5332C SIN 15452 - had found an airplane of such caliber Before long we located the owner and were able to learn the story behind the dazzling classic airplane

Odell M Mathis (EAA 262957 AlC 10206) of 60 Seagate Drive Newport NC 28570 turned out to be the proud owner and what a pleasure it was to meet this soft-spoken 39-year-old gentshyleman with a genuine Southern accent He gave a rundown on the history of the 140A which is a Patroller model used by pipeline companies and power transshymission companies to patrol the thousands of miles of pipeline and high lines

Most notable feature of the airplane is the extra window in the lower half of

Polished metal grilles were top shelf in 1950 Original metal Odell Mathis poses with his beautiful Cessna 140A at Oshkosh spinner fits on MacCauley metal prop - highly polished Note 86 dual skylights in cabin 6 OCTOBER 1986

the doors to allow better vision for pipeline inspection Not so noticeable are two other features of this model shylong range 42 gallon fuel tanks giving a near eight-hour range and a unique message tube located in the floor of the cabin This was designed to allow the pilot to drop a message to a ground crew while on patrol

The foregoing three items make the Patroller model both unique and quite rare Cessna Aircraft Company reports that 27 of this model were built in 1949shy51 This particular airplane N5332C was built in 1950 to fill an order for a Montana pipeline patrol company Shortly after delivery it was declared surplus and sold to a man in Cincinnati Ohio Based at Lunken Airport (often reshyferred to as sunken Lunken) the 140A was always in private hands and never a trainer The first Ohio owner had the plane 10 years the second owner 13 years and the third Ohioan another 10 years - all at the same airport During those 33 years the aircraft was hangshyared at all times and regularly washed

Enter Ode I Mathis LookintJ for a twoshyplace airplane for himself and his wife Diane who is also a pilot and a member of the 99s Odell was lucky to locate the 140A and bring it to North Carolina Well not quite Brought to North Carolina would be a better term as neither he nor Diane were tailwheel pilots Engaging the services of an inshystructor named Bob Burns both Odell and Diane were taught how to keep the bloody thing straight on landings

A check of the logbooks at Oshkosh 86 revealed 2140 hours on the engine and airframe with the 85 Continental reshycording 1300 SMOH at Oshkosh 86 The logs are perfect and complete right back to the factory

When queried as to how he keeps the engine running so smooth Odell reshyplied I rotate the spark plugs and change oil every twenty hours and tell everybody else to keep their hands off Besides meticulous care Odell and Diane have spent hours and hours with

Pulling in close Odell gives us a good look at the tapered wing of the 140A Note the tiny dome on the belly required for the Narco ADF Scott 3200 tailwheel looks a bit large however it was a factory option

aluminum polish to bring the 140A to its present state of shine

Very little work has been necessary in the rebuild department as most imshyprovements had been made by the preshyvious owners This included a new headliner and new interior On the exshyterior of the plane only the metallic green paint has been redone (in a most professional manner) So far absoshylutely no corrosion has been found anyshywhere on the 36-year-old aircraft

Besides the patroller package the 140A has several other factory options including a Fram Oil Filter (PIN 050334) original factory aluminum wheel pants and dual toe brakes The primary blind flight instruments run by a venturi on the left side of the cowl are also a factory option Electrical goodies include a Narco ADF 31 a VHF radio and a transponder (which is needed to fly in the Cherry Point North Carolina area)

I asked Odell if he would consider going air-to-air with the EAA photo

plane and he respectfully declined due to his low total hours of experience shyjust over a hundred hours of flying time I praised him fo~ a most mature attitude recognizing his limitations However after thinking things over Odell said If you go along to coach me Ill go

Not one to turn down a chance to fly such a beautiful airplane I agreed - and we were off I had flown my first Cessna 140 exactly 30 years ago when I took my Private check ride on June 19 1956 (I passed) Flying old 5332C out of Wittman Field I was totally surshyprised at the solid feel of the 140A The usual creaks and groans of a loose fuselage were not there It was tight as a drum and gave you the feeling of flyshying a brand new airplane

We managed to join up with the T -34 photo plane flown by Carl Koehling and EAA photographer Carl Schuppel went to work shooting us from all sides It was fun Odell did a fine job of flying despite the occasional turbulence I took over for the right side shots

Interior cabin sports original piano keyboard switches prishymary instrument group and polished rudder pedals Control wheels were changed by an earlier owner they are not origshyinal

From the side we can look right through the lower doors in the patroller model Authentic paint job right down to the stripes on the wheelpants is resplendent in its original dark metallic green

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bull Returning to Wittman Field I discovshy

ered the 140A tracks straight and true and will trim for hands-off flight The 85 Continental just purrs away with an indishycated cruise of just over 105 mph Nice

In order to discourage the tire kickers and bargain hunters Odell has a price tag of $21 000 on the 140A due to its excellent shape and rarity However several of his friends warned him about putting any price on the airplane beshycause once it is sold the chances of finding an equal- are zilch

In the classic judging at Oshkosh 86 the 140A was leading the scoring in its category for nearly the entire week when a 1953 Piper Tri-Pacer came in from Minnesota and garnered the trophy (Would you believe original fabshyric at 33 years)

With this being Odells first try at Oshshykosh we feel his airplane made a reshymarkable showing and sincerely hope and trust that next year he will return (and bring Diane along this time) to give the judges some more reasons to scratch their heads A few minor imshyprovements and continuing with the polishing cloth could put it among the top scorers bull

Classic spring steel landing gear designed by Steve Wittman leads to a genuine aluminum wheel pant so highly prized by restorers Note brake line running down aft edge of gear Outboard side of wheel pant was trimmed in an arc by a previous owner to gain access to the valve stem

Cruising over the Wisconsin country side yours truly pulls up to the photo plane for a righthand shot This is one sweet flying airplane 8 OCTOBER 1986

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by Gene R Chase

Moments after their wedding cereshymony ended at 300 pm on Saturday July 26 Jim and Mary Ann Rollison climbed into the family Cessna 195 and departed Half Moon Bay Airport for Oshkosh 86 Half Moon Bay is on the Pacific coast south of San Francisco and their first overnight was at Truckee California just north of Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border

The second night found them at Jackson Hole in the beautiful Grand Teton Mountain Range in western Wyoming There they crossed paths with some of the California Warbird members who were also enroute to Oshkosh

The next day they did some aerial sightseeing and flew past Devils Tower in WyorT]ing and Mt Rushmore in South Dakota Jim was able to enjoy much of the scenery also as his new bride did an excellent job of keeping them on course using dead reckoning Jim says shes a natural at navigation although her official flying lessons werent to begin until after Oshkosh

Hoping to make Farmer City Illinois on the third night they were weathered in at Sioux City Iowa where they were fortunate to find hangar space because the hail storm that moved through dropshyped hail stones ranging from golf ball to soft ball size The folks at Sioux City were very friendly to the newlyweds

The next day they flew to Bloomington Illinois where they reshyfueled before proceeding the remaining 25 miles to their friend Bob Ashworth s (EAA 94702) private landing strip near Farmer City This beautiful 2500 grass runway is on Bobs farm and is also an annual meeting place for a group of Warbird members flying their T-6s from Florida to Oshkosh

Jim and Mary Ann spent two days at Ashworths enjoying an elegant bar-bshyque dinner on the last night before heading north to Oshkosh Arriving at the Convention on July 31 they tied down the 195 registered and bussed into town to check in at the college dorm Finding that their room (like all the others) had two single beds Jim reshyturned to the office seeking accommoshydations which might better suit a couple married only six days Although the folks in the office were sympathetic they could offer no solution other than placing both mattresses on the floor And so they did

Later that evening the couple reshyceived a message that a friend from

The honeymoon Cessna 195 N3491V

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Photos by Gene Chase

Newlyweds Jim and Mary Ann Rollison

back home was in Champaign Illinois and would like very much to spend some time at Oshkosh but had no way to get there or a place to stay Jim looked at his new bride and she said Why not hes a good friend and would do the same for us So the folshylowing morning found them winging to Champaign to pick up Uwanna Perras (EAA 164394 NC 9143) who would share their dorm room for the next three nights

Back at the Convention both of the Rollisons kept busy as volunteers - he as one of the classic aircraft judges and she in the classic aircraft judges headshyquarters They both had a ball at Oshshy

kosh 86 their unconventional honeyshymoon notwithstanding

As Jim had to be at work on Monday and they wanted to go through the Pitts factory at Afton Wyoming on the way home they departed Oshkosh on Thursday Mary Ann was anxious to get back because her flying lessons would be starting in her J-3 Cub

Also there were projects to work on such as the restoration of a Monocoupe and Taylorcraft when Jim isn t on the job flying for a commuter airline and Mary Ann isnt flying her CUb

Jim and Mary Ann will always be able to say their marriage got off to a flying start and they wont be kidding bull

Photo by Jack McCarthy

Restoration Corner Editors Note This eighth installment of the Restoration Corner is the second part of a two-part article by Dip Davis describing the selection and installation of fabrics and finishes G R C

FABRICS AND FINISHES AND THE INSTALLATION THEREOF - Part 2

by W D Dip Davis (EAA 55767 NC 1804)

If the chord of the wing you are covershying is short enough to allow a four inch overlap at the leading edge a spanwise cemented seam is permitted eliminating the need for machine sewing Using this method the bottom surface of the wing is covered first Fabric is cemented at the trailing edge root rib and tip brought as far forward on the leading edge as it will reach and cemented to the leading edge skin with a half inch to one inch wide glue jOint Do not cement to the entire skin subsequent coats will provide all the adhesion needed

This fabric is heat tautened before the installation of the top cover to eliminate all wrinkles from the overlapped area

If the fabric is wide enough to cover the entire leading edge skin the line will be invisible under the upper fabric If however it reaches only part way to the front spar an unsightly ridge will be left in what may be a critical airflow region This can be minimized by constructing a ramp of chafe point tape or even hidden completely by applying a couple of coats of primer to the edge and careshyfully sanding to a smooth line The top fabric is applied over this and subshysequently a spanwise four-inch surface tape centered over the seam line on the underside

Heat tautening is probably the most rewarding step in the entire cover proshycess (Read most fun ) You get to see almost instant results with relatively little labor input Please dont use a heat gun for this purpose even if friends tell you they achieved good results using one A hair dryer doesnt develop enough heat and a commercial heat gun conshycentrates too much hot air in one spot and is difficult to control

It is important that every square inch

W D Dip Davis

of the fabric be subjected to a four hundred degree treatment and this is easily accomplished with a household iron If Mama uses hers regularly for ironing clothes you should probably acshyquire one of your own If you must buy a new iron you may find that the newer light weight relatively inexpensive units are rated at 1000 watts or less and these wont get the job done Look for the one which draws 1100 watts or more and it need not have steam provishysions although nearly all current proshyduction models appear to have this feashyture

Since all the synthetic aircraft fabric application instructions specify tautenshying temperatures in degrees and all the irons Ive ever seen are labeled in fabshyric types with a fairly broad range in each fabric it will be necessary to calibshyrate the iron with a reasonably accurate thermometer If you dont have access to a sophisticated laboratory quality test unit a candy thermometer or similar glass tube type will serve the purpose

First check the thermometer in boiling water (212 degrees at sea level) then check your iron by setting it on the thershymometer on a stack of paper towels Allow the temperature to stabilize at a medium low setting adjust the knob to give an indicated 250 degrees and watch to see that the thermostat is able to maintain the temperature withshyin plus or minus fifteen degrees Make a reference mark on the iron at this setting and repeat the procedure for 300 and 400 degrees Consistent pershyformance can be expected from most irons until they are dropped or become

old and tired Proper procedure for the tautening

process consists of ironing the entire area at the 250 degree setting increasshying the heat to 300 going over the surshyface once more and finishing with a third pass at 400 degrees Little corner wrinkles and puckers can get preferenshytial treatment and if absolutely necesshysary the temperature can be increased very slightly for a stubborn spot

Exercise caution at this point howshyever as the fabric will melt at 450 deshygrees If it gets to the melting point and doesnt progress to an obvious hole close inspection will reveal that the threads have melted together You can probably punch out the melted section with finger pressure Just do a neat job of applying the fabric in the first place and you ll never be tempted to crank the iron past 400 degrees

If projections such as strut fittings have been covered over these should be cut out before the final ironing is done Brush a little adhesive or first primer coat on the area (depending on the finishing process being used) before making the cut to prevent the edges from fraying The localized loose area after the cut has been made can be tightened up again by additional applishycation of the iron

If you plan to use an all dope system on your airplane it is not as important that the entire surface be ironed at 400 degrees as the dope will exert some deshygree of tautening action even though it is labeled non-tautening If however you are finishing with one of the newer technology coating systems and dont apply the final temperature to the entire surface you may come out to the airshyport some chilly morning to find the fabshyric gone slack In severe instances it may be unsafe to fly until the sun can warm things up again

When heat tautening pre-sewn enshyvelopes be sure to keep an eye on the seams as the fabric shrinks As the seam begins to deviate from a straight line apply the iron to the opposite side until it is back in place Dont concenshytrate your attention on one small area for a long period of time but keep an eye on the big picture

After all the ironing is done and loose edges are trimmed off or cemented down its time to step back and admire the pretty pieces Looks as if you could

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just assemble everything and fly not quite yet Stop dreaming and start ugshylying things up

Up to this point the procedures are pretty much the same no matter what finishing system you plan to use but the next step will vary with materials Using the new all urethane finish the tapes are next while with conventional dope finishing and many proprietary systems the first prime coat is applied at this time Whatever material is being used it is vital that the liquid be forced through the weave so that it can bond with itself on the backside of the fabric thus wrapshyping each individual thread in the film Coopers Dacproofer was an early solushytion to the penetration problem it is a relatively slow drying cellulose nitrate base product tinted blue so that proper penetration is readily apparent

It is possible to get carried away with brushing or rubbing in of the first coat and force enough material through the weave to permit drips onto the back of the opposite surface which will leave blisters which are difficult to hide in the finish coats A home brewed concoction of nitrate dope with retarding thinner will serve the purpose but starving or overshyloading is hard to discern due to the transparency of the film

Securing the fabric to the wing ribs is the next step Refer to the old cover which you stashed in the rafters to see how and where it was done before Conventional rib stitching is such a tedishyous time consuming operation that nearly every aircraft manufacturer tried alternate methods Screws rivets and various shapes of wire clips were emshyployed with varying degrees of success

The traditional method must be emshyployed on all wings with wood ribs and interest in learning this skill draws crowds to Jeri Goetz workshop all week long at every Oshkosh EAA Convenshytion We wont dwell on the proper methods of performing this task as its all in the book (AC4313-1A)

Surface tapes of appropriate width shymostly two inch - are applied over each rib seam and corner A lot of folks like to apply a spanwise tape at the leading edge for additional abrasion resistance but this is not mandatory if you wish to maintain an uninterrupted airflow Dacshyron tapes in most brands are available in straight edge or pinked edge The straight edge is cut with a hot blade which seals the threads and prevents ravelling Pinked edges are cut to simushylate cotton tapes if the traditional apshypearance is desired This tape is not only more expensive but generally more troublesome to apply

We have found the use of a three inch wide disposable short nap roller really expedites tape application A swath of

dope or adhesive is rolled on where the tape is to be applied then the tape is laid down and another coat of gorp rolled on top This squeezes the air bubshybles out quite effectively and saves a lot of rubbing down with the fingers

Bias cut tapes make neat curves on tip bows and similar shapes but due to the fact that they are cut diagonally across a roll of fabric a sewn joint is required at intervals and one often finds a seam at the most awkward spot Simishylar results can be obtained by using the next wider width tape cementing the center only about a half inch wide to the tip bow and allowing the cement to dry with the tape standing perpendicular to the surface The iron is then applied and since the tape is unable to shrink lengthwise being cemented down the edges will curl around a reasonably tight radius without the necessity of cutshyting darts or notches Adhesive can then be brushed under the tape edge or squeegeed through from the top surshyface The total width will be reduced about twenty percent which is the reason for selecting the wider tape

Drain grommets inspection rings and fabric doublers around protrusions are installed at this point in the proceedings Dont spare the drain holes Refer to the old cover and install them wherever the last guy did If there is a possibility of moisture collecting on boths sides of a lower structural member stick a grommet on each side of it After comshypletion of the finish coats the center hole should be cut out with a fine blade Exacto knife or similar tool rather than punching through leaving a ridge which would impede free flow

Inspection rings are soluble in dope and cement solvents so if that is the finish you are using care must be taken to prevent curling of the ring when the finish dries One method of avoiding this is to install a fabric doubler slightly larger than the inspection ring This has the added benefit of chafe protection as the inspection plate is removed and reinstalled numerous times in subshysequent years

Pre-cut cotton patches for this purshypose are no longer available from most suppliers We have found a better method using Dacron fabric which also lends itself to the odd shaped doublers you will need around strut fittings etc Staple or tape a piece of fabric over the open end of a cardboard box iron it lightly to remove any wrinkles and coat it with Dacproofer or your other primer (thinned U-500 adhesive if you are using Superflite System II) When this is dry you can draw the desired outline in pencil and cut out with ordinary straight bladed scissors without any ravelled edges A two pound coffee can

makes the right sized inspection ring doubler

The points at which cables exit the fabric such as the rudder cables in the aft fuselage require more beef than jllSt a second layer of fabric A suitable deshyvice can be fabricated by cutting a tearshydrop shape from a scrap of leatherette or similar upholstery material On proshyduction J-3s Piper applied these in black after the last coat of yellow dope They looked like a trim accent You may cement them on before the finish color is applied if you want them to be less conspicuous

Build-up or filler coat application beshygins after everything is stuck on Old grade A cotton enthusiasts may feel that they are not doin right if they dont brush on a few coats of clear dope beshyfore spraying anything If you subscribe to this school of thought be sure you use a highly plasticized non tautening dope as the very process of brushing the material appears to accelerate shrinking of the fabric The Dacprooferl Sprafill manual calls for an all spray apshyplication and all of the filler coats are of a lightly pigmented aluminum dope A minimum of three coats is applied and unless you are striving for a showplane finish sanding between each coat is not necessary

It is common practice to hang wings vertically by attach fittings and ai leron hinges This allows both sides to be sprayed at one time rather than having to wait for one side to dry before turning the surface over It is easy to shortshychange the leading edges when hangshying and this is the area which should perhaps get more finish build up than the rest of the wing Clever airplane reshybuilders particularly those who plan to do more than one project construct a fixture that allows the wing to be rotated like a chicken on a rotisserie The fuseshylage may be handled the same way even more easily so long as the engine is removed Merely bolt two 2 x 4s vershytically and two horizontally on the enshygine mount The tailpost can rest on a sawhorse in either the upright or inshyverted position

Sanding on the fabric surfaces can be a fooler if you are not familiar with the process Wet-or-dry sandpaper with a grit in the neighbordhood of 220 is a good place to start Use plenty of water to keep the paper from loading Youll find that you can lean hard on the sandpaper and rub til your arms tire in the unsupported areas between ribs and stringers but one swipe over a solid structure will remove the finish clear down to the fabric and can even cut the fabric if not approached with caution

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US Postal Service officials from the Colorado Springs Post Office were very cooperative in all arrangements for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail flights From left are Robin Hyatt public relations specialist for the Postal Service Bill Madsen past president of the Colorado Aviation Historical Society and Anniversary Chairman and Jim Van Natter customer service rep for the Post Office

60th c4nnluEthlt of

Colorado Airmail

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Jim Warren (EAA 154193 AlC 9497) (left) in front of his Waco QCF-2 biplane with passenger Virgil Vaughan ex-captain United Airlines and early airmail pilot Taken at Front Range Airport near Watkins Colorado on May 19 1986 12 OCTOBER 1986

by Bill Madsen Colorado Aviation Historical Society

Saturday May 31 1986 A beautiful morning after two days of rain

Wearing helmets goggles white scarves and with wind on their cheeks six owner-pilots took off in their Waco QCF-2 and Stearman PT-17 open cockpit biplanes They were celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airshymail

They flew the old Amber Three Airshyway which ran from Pueblo to Colorado Springs to Denver to Cheyenne Wyomshying and return They carried in their mai l pouches special cachet envelopes canshycelled and dated by the United States Postal Service officials in honor of the occasion

Prior to departure each of the pilots was sworn in as airmai l pilot for one day by Postmasters in each of the fou r cities involved Each of the airmen was presented with a handsome framed Certificate of Appreciation from the Postal Service dated and signed by the Postmaster

The airmail anniversary flights were sponsored by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society an organization of people devoted to recording docushymenting and preserving the history of aviation in the Columbine State The cachet envelope logo was drawn by Lt Col Bill Dunn (USAF Ret) artist proshylific writer Society member and the first American to become an Ace in WW II while flying Spitfires in No 71 Eagle Squadron RAF

Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs past president of the Historical Society was designated chairman of the 60th Anshyniversary of Colorado Airmail project

Delivery of US Mail by air began on May 31 1926 when CAM no 12 - Conshytract Air Mail route no 12 - was asshysigned to The Colorado Airways Inc Anthony Joseph general manager Madsen said It was a year before Charles Lindbergh would make his fashymous flight to Paris in the Spirit of St Louis

The contract called for the Denver firm to operate an airmail service south from Cheyenne Wyoming to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo and reshyturn - daily Airway beacons were placed along the Amber Three Airway at approximately 20 mile intervals to guide the pilots at night

Venerable Standard J-1 open cockpit biplanes powered by 150 hp HispanoshySuiza engines were the aircraft first used in Colorado For the 60th Annivershysary flights it was desired to use airplanes as near as possible to the old Standard J-1 so

Harry Blout retired Air Force lieutenshyant-colonel and himself the owner of a splendid Stearman PT-17 blue and yellow with the circle-star-red center markings of the famous WW II primary trainers was appointed as Operations Officer for the project

At an initial planning meeting atshytended by Harry Blout Jesse Smith Dewey Reinhard and Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs Bill Feder and Mel Harmon of Pueblo and Dave Scherer of Denver it was determined that two points were keys to success (1) Postal Service officials approval of the plan for civil pilots to carry the cachet airmail in private aircraft and (2) secure the sershyvices of owner-pilots who would volunshyteer to fly the air mail routes and adshyvance publicity sorties without compenshysation

In addition to Harry Blout two other Historical Society members were ownshyers of Stearman PT-17s Dr Curtis Kimshyball of Sterling Colorado and John Schoonhoven of Evergreen

The pilots recruited others who were owners of open cockpit biplanes and who were delighted at the opportunity to fly the airmail They were Jack Stapleton of Colorado Springs Jim Walters of Parker Jim Warren of Denshyver with his beautiful Waco QCF-2 Tom Newell of Colorado Springs and Russ Wilder of Lakewood Each flyer selected his own copilot

Postal Service officials were enshythusiastic over the airmail plan and promised full support and cooperation They agreed to swear-in the pilots for a day provide certificates have available stamps and hand-cancelling equipment and personnel at the various airports on May 31 In addition their public relations people provided photo support coordi-

Harry Blout of Colorado Springs was the Operations Officer for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail He obtained the services of six owner-pilots who flew the mail routes in their open cockpit biplanes The Anniversary was planned by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society of which Harry is a member Blout flew the Amber 3 Airway segment from Denver to Colorado Springs

nation with news media and plans for a By 830 am on May 31 all pilots story in their own internal magazine were in position at their assigned airshy

It was a great adventure a pure joy ports Dr Curtis Kimball was in to fly the airmail and a great effort to Cheyenne at Air Ventures in the old participate in a milestone in the history United Airlines Hangar in time to greet of Colorado aviation exclaimed John Ed Merriott vice-president of the HistorshySchoon hoven at the end of the day ical Society

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Piloting his Stearman PT-17 John Schoonhoven (left) lines up with Dave Callender p~ior to flying air mail from Denver to Cheyenne on Saturday May 31 1986 In connection with 60th Anniversary of Colorado Air Mail over old Amber 3 Airway Taken at Denvers Stapleton International Airport

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In Denver two pilots were on line at Combs-Gates aircraft facility both flyshying PT-17s They were Harry Blout and John Schoonhoven who enjoyed workshying with news media signing autogshyraphs and posing for pictures

At Colorado Springs Jack Stapleton and Jim Warren experienced the same pleasurable activities at Colorado Jet Center on the municipal airport In Pueshyblo Tom Newell was enthralled with the reception he got there from the local people gathered at Flower Aviation

At 900 am the pilots were sworn in by the Postmaster in each of the four cities Then the cachet envelopes were hand cancelled and dated by post office folks equipped to do the job By 1000 am the aircraft were warmed up and ready to taxi out for take off

The plan was for all six pilots to take off simultaneously Three flew route segments to the south and three flew more segments northbound on the Amber Three Airway Dr Kimball flew south to Denver for example and delivshyered his pouch of airmal to the Postshymaster there At Denver Harry Blout flew his blue and yellow Stearman to Colorado Springs at the same time Jack Stapleton got airborne en route to Pueshyblo

Northbound Tom Newell taxiied out at Pueblo to the cheers of the crowd to fly to Colorado Springs at Colorado Springs Jim Warren s outstanding Waco QCF-2 the Reserve Grand Champion Antique at EAAs Oshkosh 85 Convention took off and headed for Denver

John Schoonhoven taxied out at Denshyvers Stapleton International Airport

Postal Service folks loaned the old leather house-to-house mail bag carried by postshymen on foot in the old days for use on Anniversary flights Tom Newell used this pouch to transport special cachet envelopes developed by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society in observance of the 60th Anniversary of the start of Colorado Airmail on May 31 1986 - 60 years later to the day

and took off for the Cheyenne leg of the flight Upon arrival in the latter city he was greeted by Mrs Carol Rookstool Postmistress at the Wyoming city He invited the charming lady to go for a ride in his biplane and she accepted with enthusiasm

Russ Wilder and Jim Walters did

Jim Walters beside his blue and yellow PT-17 sports the knee boots trousers flight jacket and cap much in vogue among the pilots of the 1920s and 30s His beautiful airplane is in immaculate condition This is the primary trainer in which thousands of Army Air Corps pilots learned to fly during WWII

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yeoman work flying their colorful aircraft in advance news media operations beshyfore the event air-to-air photography for TV and newspaper photographers that resulted in extensive publicity

On the day of the airmail celebration Jim Walters Leo Hrdlicka Harry Blout Jack Stapleton and Tom Newell also gave newsmen postal service personshynel and Historical Society workers comshyplimentary rides in their great taildragshygers They were fine back-up people who performed with enthusiasm

In overall performance by all conshycerned in the three years of pre-planshyning for the 60th Anniversary of Colshyorado Airmail those who contributed so much to the success of the project merit an ATTA BOY for a job well done

In Denver Historical Society memshybers who coordinated operations FAA approval FBO arrangements and publicshyity were Dave Scherer and Virgil Vaughn Dewey Reinhard was the publicity and ground operations manager at Colshyorado Springs while Bill Feder recently appointed curator of the Pueblo Historshyical Aircraf1 Museum at Memorial Airshyport did a splended job of all around planning there In Cheyenne Dr Gregshyory Bell was of tremendous help

To all of them a hearty thank you The entire affair proved once again

that there is romance connected with the wonderful open cockpit biplanes where pilots fly for the fun of it with wind in their faces scarves streaming in the wind and the arching blue sky overshyheadbull

by George A Hardie Jr

High wing parasol monoplanes evishydently were favorites of designers of early sport planes This months Mysshytery Plane is a good example of the Golden Age era The photo was submitshyted by John Underwood of Glendale California No date or location was indishycated Answers will be published in the January 1987 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE The deadline for that issue is November 10 1986

The Mystery Plane for July 1986 was the Sullivan K-3 Crested Harpy built by the Sullivan Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Wichita Kansas in 1929 Leonard McGinty PO Box 1193 Tampa FL 33601 who sent in the

photo is seeking drawings with the posshysible intention of building a replica of the airplane

Two readers correctly identified the Sullivan K-3 Cedric Galloway of Hesshyperia California wrote that he attended the Braley School of Flying in Wichita from September 1929 to August 1930 and saw the plane at least twice during the time

Roy Oberg of Rockford Michigan noted the address of the Sullivan comshypany in Wichita was 630 East Gilbert and added The photo depicts serial number one built in 1929 (X370M) Sulshylivan also built NR127V serial number three in 1930 They were Kinner powshyered Sullivan also built at least ten

gliders in 1930 designated SG-1 Other respondents mistakenly idenshy

tified the Sullivan as the Alexander Bulshylet of the same era The two planes are quite similar in appearance but there are marked differences notably in the shape of the fin and rudder and the cabin windshield and window configurashytionbull

---------Mystery Instrument Panel--------shyDear George

With reference to the photo submitted by Ken and Shirley Williams and pubshylished in the September issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE it may have come from the postwar Dart model GC

This airplane was produced in very limited quantity (only 12 or so were built) by Applegate and Weyant Enshygineering Co in 1946 It was powered by the A-100 Continental engine (6 cyl) had a starter and electrical sysshytem hence the ammeter in the cluster Also being a low-wing aircraft it reshyquired a fuel pump therefore the fuel pressure gauge

To the best of my knowledge this was the only aircraft to use this engine as well as the panel shown in the photo

Of those airplanes produced in 1946

there are only five remaining of which three are flyable and the remaining two are being rebuilt

Sincerely Lloyd Washburn Chairman (EAA 33769 AlC 352) Dart Club 3958 East Washburn Drive Port Clinton OH 43452

To Vintage Airplane The all-in-one engine instrument picshy

tured on page 5 of the September 86 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE can be found in the panel of a 1946 Comshymonwealth Skyranger manufactured at Kansas City MO This company I beshylieve built military gliders during WW II and was a descendent of Rearwin There should still be a couple of dozen of this

fine two-seat side-by-side 85 hp high wing airplane still around

How about publishing an article about the Skyranger

Walter E Fischer (EAA 111714 AlC 8609) 1231 Yale Street Oxnard CA 93033

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Aeroplanes by Eldon W Cessna (EAA 96867 AlC 6555) 639 Sierra Street P O Box 862 EI Segundo CA 90245

Editors Note Eldon Cessna was asked to write a brief biographical synopsis for an issue of CHIRP the publication of The Early Birds of Aviation Inc It is reshyprinted here by permission The Early Birds is an organization of pioneers in aeronautics who flew solo before Deshycember 17 1916 As an associate member of the Early Birds Eldon Cessna has served as the groups Vice President since 1980 He and his wife Helen presently live in EI Segundo California GRC

Since my name usually brings up the subject of Cessna Airplanes I am glad to share with you the connection as it relates to me historically especially beshycause of the fact that my father Clyde V Cessna was a charter member of Early Birds of Aviation

My life-long participation in the Aviashytion amp Aerospace Industries started at the age of 4 when my father assembled his own aeroplane in late 1910 and taught himself to fly on the Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma

He had visited with the International Flyers at Oklahoma City and hearing that they had received $10000 for a three-minute exhibition flight - decided this would be more profitable than being General Manager of the Enid Overland Automobile Company

After many trials and mishaps using his native ingenuity he mastered the art of flying and flew exhibitions throughout Kansas Oklahoma and Texas during summer months from 1911 to 1917 He built a new Exhibition Plane each winter in our Farm Workshyshop near Rago Kansas for use during the following summers

It was in November 1916 as Exhibishytion Flying came to an end that incenshytives attracted Dad to set up a shop in Wichita at the Jones Six Automobile Factory Several new aeroplanes were constructed for student-training in 1917

Since this 1917 pilot-training venture in Wichita was a financial failure we reshyturned to farming and custom-threshing wheat in Western Kansas At 10 years

Photo by Lee Fray

Eldon W Cessna in 1976 while serving on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors

of age I drove a 37000 pound Rumely Oil-Pull tractor for both farming and cusshytom-threshing operations My mother did the cooking for our 12-man wheatshypitching crew and our family in a portashyble cookshack We found customshythreshing to be very profitable until the combines replaced threshing-machines in the mid-1920s

We attended the Omaha Air Races in 1921 the St Louis Races in October 1923 and flew our new OXX6 powered New Laird-Swallow to the Dayton Air Races in 1924 On the return flight to Wichita we entered the On-to-Wichita Air Race winning 2nd place prize money This was my first racing experishyence

On December 30 1924 my father and I drove the 45 miles to Wichita from our country home to meet with Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech to make plans for a new aircraft manufacturing company later named Travel Air Manshyufacturing Company After serving as President and principal financier of Travel Air for the first two years he sold the stock and we organized the Cessna Aircraft Company - a Kansas Corporashytion in 1927

Having completed my Mechanical Engineering College courses I became Chief Engineer of Cessna Aircraft Comshypany doing the basic design work for 20 models of Cessna Aircraft including the CW-6 DC-6A DC-6B CPW-6 FCshy1 GC-2 CS-1 MW-1 EC-1 EC-2 CRshy

1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-34 Airmaster During the long depression years of

1930 to 1934 the Cessna Aircraft Comshypany was closed down to conserve reshysources - during which time my father and I rented a factory building from the administrators of a bankrupt aircraft company in Wichita where I designed built and flew the racing aircraft CR-1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-3 and did charshyter flying barnstorming participated in the National Air Races - cross-country and closed course and in scores of smaller race events throughout the nashytion

In my personal airplane as an indishyvidual entrant I won the Speed and Efficiency Race at the National Air Races at Cleveland in 1931 making the title of The Worlds Most Efficient Airplane possible for the Cessna Airshycraft Company which was not operatshying at that time

Also in 1931 I won 3rd place against 67 entrants in the Derbys from Clover Field Santa Monica California and from New York City to Cleveland The eastern and western division met at Bartlesville Oklahoma - and raced on together from Bartlesville to Cleveland

In September 1930 I won the closedshycourse free-for-all race at Sky Harbor Airport in Chicago

In 1932 I entered the Cord Cup Race from Los Angeles Mines Field to Cleveshyland winning 2nd place against a field of 36 entrants

In 1969 I retired (after 31 years of continuous employment) from North American Aviation Inc as Supervisor of Planning for AT-6 P-51 F-86 X-15 B-70 the first post-WW 2 US Rocket Engines and the first Apollo Moonlandshying Modules

During two 3-year terms as governor of the OX5 Aviation Pioneers Southern California Wing I served as treasurer three years secretary one year and president one year

Some aviation recognitions of which I am proud are

bull Experimental Test Pilot Assoc presentation by Bob Hope in Los Angeshyles in 1966 for outstanding contribushytions to Aeronautical Science prior to World War II

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Greats of Aviation Day - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1975

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Photo by C J Alexander Popular singer John Denvers (EAA 139014) pride and joy is this 1931 Waco aCF NC12428 SIN 3569 which he enjoys flying in the high country of the midwest

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OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMA shy29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In sponsored by AlC Chapter 10 lAC Chapter 10 AAA Chapter 2 and Green Country Ultralight Flyers Inc Conshytact Charles W Harris 119 East Fourth Street Tulsa OK 74103 phone 918585-1591

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Cessna AeroI21anes (Continued from Preceding Page)

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Golden Age of Air Racing - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1977

bull OX5 Aviation Pioneers Hall of Fame San Francisco - 1982

I accepted induction plaques in the name of my father Clyde V Cessna from the National Hall of Fame in Dayshyton in 1975 and from the International Hall of Fame at San Diego in 1983

In 1977 while serving a three-year term on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors at Hales Corners Wisconsin I served as Nashytional Chairman of the fund-raising committee bull

Sussex Airport Static display only (this is not the annual air show) Awards for outstanding aircraft Everyone welcome Contact Vearl lack 20 Gervic Flanders NJ 07836 phone 201 584-9553 (after 6 pm)

OCTOBER 17-19 - CAMDEN SOUTH CAROLINA - EAA AntiqueClassic Division Chapter 3 Fall Fly-In Contact E M Butch Joyce phone 919427-0216

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other planes in the meantime including a Piper Pacer for a doctor friend the

Bill Haseltons

Story and photos by Gene R Chase

Bill Haseltori (EAA 22608 NC 91) of quired an extra Fleet fuselage that Buck South Bend Indiana is a school teacher had who has been restoring vintage aircraft That was the start of a project which in his spare time for 26 years In 1973 entailed over 10 years of accumulating he restored E E Buck Hilberts Mr parts and 15 months of actual work on Fleet NC431 K and in the process ac- the Fleet Of course he built up several

Bill Haselton and his Fleet Note the Johnson Air Speed Indicator on the right N strut 18 OCTOBER 1986

proceeds from which financed a major portion of the Fleet project

The component parts which went toshygether to make up Bill s Fleet came from all over the country Following up on an ad in Trade-A-Plane he acquired a Kinner engine plus a set of Fleet wings and horizontal tail surfaces from Harold Franklin in Potsdam New York It seems that Harold had lost his medishycal and disposed of all his aircraft stuff including a complete Fleet 16-B Bill ended up with all of Harold s spares for a Fleet

One year during an EAA Convention at Oshkosh Bill and his wife were visitshying with their neighbors in the campshyground when the subject of swapping airplane parts came up The neighbor mentioned he had a complete Fleet landing gear back home in Jonesboro Arkansas A deal was quickly struck and Bills collection of Fleet parts grew some more

With most of the major parts on hand Bill started the Fleet project At first he did small jobs like cleaning and painting the wing struts and overhauling the mags etc while he completed the docshytors Pacer He welded up the fin and rudder from a factory drawing borrowed from Charlie Smith in Plainfield Illinois Charlie owns a small fleet of Fleets himshyself

The nose bowl is fiberglass from a mold Bill made from a new nose bowl owned by another friend Bud Kilbey The wings needed quite a bit of work most of which was replacing the top wing spar

Fleet Model 2s were originally certifishycated in 1929 with the 5-cylinder Kinner K5 engine of 100 hp Later a field apshyproval was granted for the installation of the Kinner B5 of 125 hp and this is the powerplant in Bills Fleet Its a more practical installation because parts are easier to obtain

Bill had the cylinders for his Kinner chromed and installed new valves pisshytons roller and babbit bearings and he ground the shaft 003 He also reshyplaced the fabric and metal tips on the wood propeller He even overhauled all the instruments including the 1929 Jaeger tachometer which required the installation of a new mainspring Bill said it was no big deal - he also does clock work and ham radio work on the side

Other parts made were the Johnson Air Speed Indicator which is mounted on the right wing N strut and the frame for the distinctive flat windshield for the back cockpit Bill found a man who would cast the frame pieces then he machined them in the shop at school

The Fleet is covered with Razorback fabric which Bill prefers He has reshy

The small windshield is authentic but doesnt offer much protection from the wind

stored 22 planes using linen on one and dacron on another settling on Razorshyback as his favorite process

The red and cream colors aren t aushythentic but Bill likes the combination and he knows of three other Fleets painted the same Other items which aren t authentic but are practical are the tie-down rings on the lower wings and recording tachometer hidden under the engine cowling Bill didnt build up his Fleet to compete for top honors at Oshshykosh but the variances from factory original would only detract from the plane in the eyes of a purist

Some of the details which are authenshytic are the Pioneer compass in the panel the taillight which pOints forward the crash pads on the instrument panel and the small flat windshield which creates very windy conditions for the passenger in the back cockpit Fleets are soloed from the front seat and the small windshield at the back cockpit is a carryover from the old Consolidated PT-1 aircraft

Fleet Model 2s were available from the factory with three options regarding brakes Type A Type B or none at all Bills plane sports the Type B KelseyshyHayes mechanical brakes

Because Bills Fleet was made up of component parts he had no paper work to start with so he obtained the registrashytion number NC413K from a Fleet which was destroyed in 1935 He also used that planes serial number 136 and added an A to it for his plane

Another problem area he encounshytered was obtaining original weight and balance data After spending $125 in phone bills calling all over the country he finally came up with the right numshybers

Bill couldn t locate a carburetor heat

Michigan Phil owns a Kinner-powered Waco INF Bill then made a wood mold and cast a new heat box cut it in two halves then welded them together It looks just like the original except for the weld seam

Bill had problems getting his Fleet licensed The FAA wouldn t permit him to license it as a Model 2 and said it should be a Brewster-Haselton Fleet Brewster bought the Type Certificate No 131 in about 1941 So its a Brewsshyter-Haselton Fleet NC413K SIN 136A and it is licensed standard category

Bill made the first flight of 413K on 41585 and said it flew like a truck During the next 20 hours of flight he gradually got it rigged properly until it flew hands-off just like his 41 T-craft

Fleets were designed primarily as trainers and although they look dainty

Bills fine craftsmanship is evident Forshyward facing tail light is authentic

they are very rugged Movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz performed 46 consecutive outside loops in his Model 2 in 1930

With the short stacks the exhaust noise is very loud even with earplugs and Bill flies maximum one hour legs on cross country flights

Bill is delighted with the performance of 413K It takes off in 250 and seems to climb at a 45 degree angle with him and a full fuel load (24 gallons) on board Top speed is 95-100 mph and it cruises at 85-90 mph at 1750 rpm and 7-1 2-8 gph

Bill made an interesting comparison when he described how light his Fleet is on the controls Its a little doll a little high school girl with the old dowshyagers being the Wacos and Staggershywings This makes one wonder how a Fleet could ever be referred to as Mr bull

box so he borrowed one from Antiquel Under-wing tie-down rings are an improvement over tying to lower strut ends with Classic Advisor Phil Coulson of Lawton pressure on wing leading edges

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I ~ype ClubActivities

A recent Taylorcraft Owners Club newsletter reported that one of their members was flying along the skyline of New York City in their 1941 Taylorshycraft when lie experienced problems in getting the fuel to transfer from his wing tank to the main To play it safe he made a precautionary landing on the Weehawken Pier After the usual forshymalities with the FAA and the township director of public safety he was given permission to take off

The pilot in discussing this with Barshyney Bixler who heads up the Taylorcraft Owners Club asked about the 85 hp models which have larger vented fuel caps providing more ram air to move the fuel down into the nose tank Barney recalled discussing the fuel transfer problem with Charlie Feris (now deshyceased) and Charlie stated he would not let his students transfer any fuel until the nose tank was down to its last four gallons

Charlies technique was to pull the airplane up into a stall then letting the nose drop making a long smooth pullshyout keeping the T-craft on the step He said he never had any trouble getting those six gallons down from the wing tank

Barney suggests that a pipe cleaner be run through the vent pipe on the cap IJeriodically as the passageway does get blocked especially in the spring when the bugs are active

For information on the Taylorcraft Owners Club contact Bruce Barney Bixler 12809 Greenbower NE Alshyliance OH 44601

l ampled by Gene (hase

Bellanca enthusiasts now have their own newsletter Bellanca Contact is a quarterly newsletter published in Milshywaukee Wisconsin by Lawrence DAtshytilio and Pamela Foard who are restorshying a 1949 Bellanca Cruisair The first issue was released this past July conshytaining 16 pages of text photos and diashygrams - all professionally done

Larry and Pam hope to give Bellanca owners of all models including the Champion line a printed means of sharshying information Bellanca Contact is primarily a technical publication which fills a gap long left open for this imporshytant group of aircraft owners

Subscription rates are four issues and four updates - $1800 or eight isshysues and eight updates - $3200 Conshytact Lawrence DAttilio and Pamela Foard 1820 N 166th Street Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414784-2129

We recently received several years worth of back issues of the Aeronca Lovers Club newsletters and noted the coverage of many interesting subjects including rigging the aircraft radio inshystallation weight and balance source of parts and complete aircraft oleo maintenance swinging the compass plexiglass hints etc

The Aeronca Lovers Club is one of four Aeronca Type Clubs and is typical of the organizations which furnish valushyable information on specific models of aircraft to their members

The ALC is dedicated to keeping Aeroncas (including the Bellanca and Champion versions) flying through betshyter information and parts availability It was started and is operated by C L Buzz Wagner at the urging of attenshydees at the Aeronca forums he has conshyducted at the Annual EAA Conventions at Oshkosh since 1970 Buzz is an AampP AI FBO has owned over 70

Aeroncas and also owns several STCs covering Aeronca modifications

For information on the Aeronca Lovers Club contact Buzz Wagner at Box 3 401 1st Street East Clark SO 57225 phone 605532-3862

The 27th Annual Waco Reunion FlyshyIn held June 26-29 1986 at Hamilton Ohio featured 40 of the finest Wacos from 18 states and Canada Excellent weather and many new arrivals enshyhanced this event the greatest gathershying of dedicated Waco enthusiasts ever assembled anywhere It is a reunion where craftsmen meet craftsmen and pilots meet pilots all of whom are dedishycated to the task of restoring flying and preserving another of the greatest airplanes ever built

Of the 40 total in attendance 23 difshyferent models of Wacos from the 1928 GXE to the 1941 VKS-7F were on the flight line at Hamilton A special Attenshydance Award was presented to Bob and Doug Leavens who have flown their 1928 OX5 powered model GXE from Toronto Canada to the reunion almost every year

Still available from the National Waco Club are many Waco parts plus original data plates new original decals inshystruction manuals (new not used) and the following books Waco History Famous F Series Versatile Cabin Series Waco Taperwing and Waco Production

For information on the National Waco Club contact them at 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton Ohio 45015

20 OCTOBER 1986

1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

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1986) We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft Succeeding issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members

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Hickenbottom John A Barnesville Ohio

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Woolley Ken Woodland California

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Wilson Rudolph L Gosport Indiana

McGinnis Dean C Lakeland Florida

Lawrence Myer Ormond Beach Florida

Hoover Ralph C The Plains Virginia

Wooster Kirk Woodstock Georgia

Otey Lloyd L Quinton Virginia

Seppala Jr Ernest Angora Minnesota

Talbot Kenneth S Ridgewood New Jersey

Townsend J Timothy Eugene Oregon

Hughes Kenneth H SI Joseph Missouri

Born Charles W South Berwick Maine

McGowin James E Acworth Georgia

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Helming John C Ledyard Connecticut

Possett John Kentwood Michigan

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Malick Daniel C Gainesville Florida

Holloway David D Wheeling West Virginia

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Kovacs Jr Frank J BetMlehem Pennsylvania

Drasler William Frank WaUkegan Illinois

Schroeder Robert Appleton Wisconsin

Werner David E Lindsay California

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Stankiewicz George W Peabody Maine

Miller Craig Glencoe Minnesota

Heyenbruch Fred Petersburg Kentucky

LaPlant Stephen P Belmont California

Keslin Richard O Lubbock Texas

Patten RThomas Nashville Tennessee

Osborn Anna M Barrington Illinois

Chaney Jr Russ Tucson Arizona

Shields William L Arlington Virginia

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Peebles John M Ellsworth Michigan

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Dominick Jr Frank Elmwood Park Illinois

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Lionberger Denver Hermann Missouri

McOdrun Ernest Glen Gardner New Jersey

Janowski Henry P Toronto Ontario Canada

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SHOWPLANE CAMPING AT OSHKOSH 186

Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

-~VlNTAGE SEAPLANES~--

Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

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North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

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OCTOBER 1986 bull Vol 14 No 1 0

Copyright lt 1986 by the EAA AntiqueClassic Division Inc All rights reserved

Contents 2 Straight and Level

by Bob Lickteig 4 AlC News

by Gene Chase 6 A Classy Classic - Cessna 140A Patroller

by Norm Petersen 9 Honeymooning at Oshkosh

by Gene Chase 10 Restoration Corner Fabrics and Finishes

and the Installation Thereof by WD Dip Davis

12 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail by Bill Madsen

15 Mystery Plane by George A Hardie Jr

16 Cessna Aeroplanes by Eldon W Cessna

17 Members Projects 17 Calendar of Events 18 Bill Haseltons Fleet

by Gene Chase 20 Type Club Activities

by Gene Chase 21 Vintage Literature

by Dennis Parks 22 Welcome New Members 24 Photo Album - Show Plane Camping

At Oshkosh 86 by Gene Chase

26 Letters to the Editor 27 Vintage Seaplanes

by Norm Petersen

Page 6

Page 18

Page 28 28 McCabe Aeroplane

by Gene Chase 29 Vintage Trader

FRONT COVER Steve Pitcairn (EAA 109260 AlC 4080) Bryn Athyn PA taxies his rare 1931 Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogiro to participate in the Parade of Flight at Oshkosh 86 (Photo by Norm Petersen)

BACK COVER Highly polished and rare Cessna 140A Patroller NC5332C SIN 15452 pulls in close for its portrait with owner Odell Mathis Newport NC at the controls See story on page 6

(Photo by Carl Schuppel)

The words EAA ULTRALIGHT FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM SPORT AVIATION and the logos of EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INC EAA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION EAA ANTIQUECLASSIC DIVISION INC INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB INC WARBIRDS OF AMERICA INC are registered trademarks THE EAA SKY SHOPPE and logos of the EAA AVIATION FOUNDATION INC and EAA ULTRALIGHT CONVENTION are trademarks of the above associations and their use by any person other than the above associations is strictly prohibited

Editorial Policy Readers are encouraged to submit stories and photographs Policy opinions expressed in articles are solely those of the authors Responsibility for accuracy in reporting rests entirely with the contributor Material should be sent to Gene R Chase Editor The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Phone 414426-4800

The VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091 -6943) is published and owned exclusively by EAA AntiqueClassic Division Inc of the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc and is published monthly at Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Second Class Postage paid at Oshkosh WI 54901 and additional mailing offices Membership rates for EAA AntiqueClassic Division Inc are $1800 for current EAA members for 12 month period of which $1200 is for the publication of The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Membership is open to all who are interested in aviation

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Compiled by Gene Chase

PITCAIRN AUTOGIRO AT OSHKOSH 86

One of the rarest aircraft to attend an EAA Annual Convention was the Pitshycairn PCA-2 Autogiro NC11609 SIN B27 The aircraft was manufactured on 6-26-31 by the Pitcairn-Cierva Autogiro Company Willow Grove Pennsylvania The PCA-2 was the first autogiro to be certificated in the US

The restoration of this only known flyshying example was completed on 7-25-86 just in time for its owner Stephen Pitshycairn (son of the manufacturer) to fly it to Oshkosh from its home base at Trenshyton Robbinsville Airport New Jersey Mr Pitcairn is on the Board of Directors of the EAA Aviation Foundation and beshycause of this he did not register his aushytogiro to be judged for an award

A feature article on this plane will be published in next months THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

HELP NEEDED ON 1903 WRIGHT ENshyGINE PROJECT

A set of Curtiss OX-5 pistons is needed to replace those in the EAA Avishyation Museums replica 1903 Wright Flyer engine one of which exited the crankcase while the engine was being run during Oshkosh 86 Fortunately no

Photo by Gene Chase Stephen Pitcairn s Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogiro on display at Oshkosh 86

one was injured when one of the brazed joints on a six-piece connecting rod failed allowing the piston to break through the engine crankcase

Steve Hay and his sons Jim and Steve Jr of Lake Geneva Wisconsin built the engine for the Museums repshylica 1903 Wright Flyer and they have run the engine at every EAA Convenshytion since 1979 Built from plans of the original engine the pistons are very heavy and the Hays feel the lighter weight OX-5 pistons would be excellent substitutes The pistons do not have to be airworthy but should be in condition to allow the engine to be run It would be nice if they were complete with wrist pins and rings

Photo by Gene Chase

The EAA Museums damaged 1903 Wright Flyer engine

To date the engine has nearly seven hours running time (one minute per run maximum to avoid over heating) This is far more than the few minutes total time on the Wright brothers original enshygine The Hays first ran the Museums engine in 1978 on the 75th Anniversary of the Wright s first-powered flight and they hope to run it again on the 100th anniversary

Because of the heavy work schedule in the Hays machine shop they would like very much to have the engine reshypaired and running again by the end of this year Be sure to look for them in the Antique Engine Tent at Oshkosh 87 just inside the Flight line entrance at the north end of the antiqueclassic aircraft parking area The Wright engine and other vintage power plants will be run there periodically during the EAA Conshyvention

Questions regarding the needed parts for the 1903 Wright engine project may be sent to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters or phone him at 414 426-4800 All contributions to the EAA Aviation Foundation Inc are tax deducshytible under IRS Code 501 (c)3

DEED LEVY DIES

Deed Levy who was Chief Experishymental Test Pilot for the Stearman Airshycraft Company died on September 2 1986 He was born on March 11 1907 in Albuquerque in what was then the Territory of New Mexico Deed was with Stearman in Wichita Kansas in the 1930s when the first of the now popular Stearman models were introduced

He tested the original Model 70 and demonstrated it for the Navy at NAS Anacostia in 1934 It was accepted by

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AntiqueI

Cla~ic Aircraft Judt)es at Oshkosh

Photo by Jack McCarthy

Classic Aircraft Judges (L-R) - Standing - Peter Hawks Dale Wolford Paul Stephenson 86 Jim Rollison Mary Ann Rollison (volunteer in Classic Judges Headquarters) George LeMay Jim Mankins and Bob Hilbert Kneeling - Karla Ingebretsen John Womack George York (Chairman) Marvin Hoppenworth and Terry Ladage

Photo by Jack McCarthy

Antique Aircraft Judges (L-R) - Dave Clark Charlie Be Bob Kitslaar Dick Martin Don Cohmen Gene Morris and Dale Gus Gustafson (Chairman)

Ale NEWS (Continued)

the Navy but with a different engine known as the Stearman Model 73 Navy designation NS-1

Deeds home was in Springfield Misshysouri and for the past several years he regularly attended the Annual Stearshyman Fly-In at Galesburg Illinois He was honored as the Dean of Stearman Pilots

We extend our sincere sympathy to his family and friends He will be missed by many

SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY

William T Piper Memorial Airport at Lock Haven Pennsylvania was the site of the First Annual Sentimental Journey to Cub Haven fly-in July 13-19 1986 Stars of the event were some 200 Piper J-3 Cubs who were joined by several Super Cubs and Super Cruisers returnshying to the place where most of them were manufactured

Cub aficionados spent the week atshytending seminars on Cub rebuilding and

maintenance swapping parts and adshymiring each others aircraft The airport is uncontrolled but a temporary tower was set up to handle traffic including fly-bys and demonstration flights

Organizers of the event consider this one to be a warm-up for the big one next year which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of William T Pipers foundshying of Piper Aircraft Corporation in Lock Haven 1937 was the year the Piper plant was constructed and the evershypopular J-3 Cub was introduced bull

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A happy Odell Mathis is mirrored in both the fin and stabilizer of his 140A Note low frequency antenna fastened to top of fin

Cessna 140A

Patroller by Norm Petersen

(Photos by Carl Schuppel)

An old bad joke from years ago explained how the manager of a circus watched his ace cannonball man fly out of the huge cannon sail across the circus arena miss the landing net and land on a concrete floor - dead Quipshyped the manager Where willi ever find another man of his caliber

In like manner one bright shining aluminum airplane at Oshkosh 86 had many antiqueclassic enthusiasts wonshydering just where the owner of the beautiful Cessna 140A - N5332C SIN 15452 - had found an airplane of such caliber Before long we located the owner and were able to learn the story behind the dazzling classic airplane

Odell M Mathis (EAA 262957 AlC 10206) of 60 Seagate Drive Newport NC 28570 turned out to be the proud owner and what a pleasure it was to meet this soft-spoken 39-year-old gentshyleman with a genuine Southern accent He gave a rundown on the history of the 140A which is a Patroller model used by pipeline companies and power transshymission companies to patrol the thousands of miles of pipeline and high lines

Most notable feature of the airplane is the extra window in the lower half of

Polished metal grilles were top shelf in 1950 Original metal Odell Mathis poses with his beautiful Cessna 140A at Oshkosh spinner fits on MacCauley metal prop - highly polished Note 86 dual skylights in cabin 6 OCTOBER 1986

the doors to allow better vision for pipeline inspection Not so noticeable are two other features of this model shylong range 42 gallon fuel tanks giving a near eight-hour range and a unique message tube located in the floor of the cabin This was designed to allow the pilot to drop a message to a ground crew while on patrol

The foregoing three items make the Patroller model both unique and quite rare Cessna Aircraft Company reports that 27 of this model were built in 1949shy51 This particular airplane N5332C was built in 1950 to fill an order for a Montana pipeline patrol company Shortly after delivery it was declared surplus and sold to a man in Cincinnati Ohio Based at Lunken Airport (often reshyferred to as sunken Lunken) the 140A was always in private hands and never a trainer The first Ohio owner had the plane 10 years the second owner 13 years and the third Ohioan another 10 years - all at the same airport During those 33 years the aircraft was hangshyared at all times and regularly washed

Enter Ode I Mathis LookintJ for a twoshyplace airplane for himself and his wife Diane who is also a pilot and a member of the 99s Odell was lucky to locate the 140A and bring it to North Carolina Well not quite Brought to North Carolina would be a better term as neither he nor Diane were tailwheel pilots Engaging the services of an inshystructor named Bob Burns both Odell and Diane were taught how to keep the bloody thing straight on landings

A check of the logbooks at Oshkosh 86 revealed 2140 hours on the engine and airframe with the 85 Continental reshycording 1300 SMOH at Oshkosh 86 The logs are perfect and complete right back to the factory

When queried as to how he keeps the engine running so smooth Odell reshyplied I rotate the spark plugs and change oil every twenty hours and tell everybody else to keep their hands off Besides meticulous care Odell and Diane have spent hours and hours with

Pulling in close Odell gives us a good look at the tapered wing of the 140A Note the tiny dome on the belly required for the Narco ADF Scott 3200 tailwheel looks a bit large however it was a factory option

aluminum polish to bring the 140A to its present state of shine

Very little work has been necessary in the rebuild department as most imshyprovements had been made by the preshyvious owners This included a new headliner and new interior On the exshyterior of the plane only the metallic green paint has been redone (in a most professional manner) So far absoshylutely no corrosion has been found anyshywhere on the 36-year-old aircraft

Besides the patroller package the 140A has several other factory options including a Fram Oil Filter (PIN 050334) original factory aluminum wheel pants and dual toe brakes The primary blind flight instruments run by a venturi on the left side of the cowl are also a factory option Electrical goodies include a Narco ADF 31 a VHF radio and a transponder (which is needed to fly in the Cherry Point North Carolina area)

I asked Odell if he would consider going air-to-air with the EAA photo

plane and he respectfully declined due to his low total hours of experience shyjust over a hundred hours of flying time I praised him fo~ a most mature attitude recognizing his limitations However after thinking things over Odell said If you go along to coach me Ill go

Not one to turn down a chance to fly such a beautiful airplane I agreed - and we were off I had flown my first Cessna 140 exactly 30 years ago when I took my Private check ride on June 19 1956 (I passed) Flying old 5332C out of Wittman Field I was totally surshyprised at the solid feel of the 140A The usual creaks and groans of a loose fuselage were not there It was tight as a drum and gave you the feeling of flyshying a brand new airplane

We managed to join up with the T -34 photo plane flown by Carl Koehling and EAA photographer Carl Schuppel went to work shooting us from all sides It was fun Odell did a fine job of flying despite the occasional turbulence I took over for the right side shots

Interior cabin sports original piano keyboard switches prishymary instrument group and polished rudder pedals Control wheels were changed by an earlier owner they are not origshyinal

From the side we can look right through the lower doors in the patroller model Authentic paint job right down to the stripes on the wheelpants is resplendent in its original dark metallic green

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bull Returning to Wittman Field I discovshy

ered the 140A tracks straight and true and will trim for hands-off flight The 85 Continental just purrs away with an indishycated cruise of just over 105 mph Nice

In order to discourage the tire kickers and bargain hunters Odell has a price tag of $21 000 on the 140A due to its excellent shape and rarity However several of his friends warned him about putting any price on the airplane beshycause once it is sold the chances of finding an equal- are zilch

In the classic judging at Oshkosh 86 the 140A was leading the scoring in its category for nearly the entire week when a 1953 Piper Tri-Pacer came in from Minnesota and garnered the trophy (Would you believe original fabshyric at 33 years)

With this being Odells first try at Oshshykosh we feel his airplane made a reshymarkable showing and sincerely hope and trust that next year he will return (and bring Diane along this time) to give the judges some more reasons to scratch their heads A few minor imshyprovements and continuing with the polishing cloth could put it among the top scorers bull

Classic spring steel landing gear designed by Steve Wittman leads to a genuine aluminum wheel pant so highly prized by restorers Note brake line running down aft edge of gear Outboard side of wheel pant was trimmed in an arc by a previous owner to gain access to the valve stem

Cruising over the Wisconsin country side yours truly pulls up to the photo plane for a righthand shot This is one sweet flying airplane 8 OCTOBER 1986

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by Gene R Chase

Moments after their wedding cereshymony ended at 300 pm on Saturday July 26 Jim and Mary Ann Rollison climbed into the family Cessna 195 and departed Half Moon Bay Airport for Oshkosh 86 Half Moon Bay is on the Pacific coast south of San Francisco and their first overnight was at Truckee California just north of Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border

The second night found them at Jackson Hole in the beautiful Grand Teton Mountain Range in western Wyoming There they crossed paths with some of the California Warbird members who were also enroute to Oshkosh

The next day they did some aerial sightseeing and flew past Devils Tower in WyorT]ing and Mt Rushmore in South Dakota Jim was able to enjoy much of the scenery also as his new bride did an excellent job of keeping them on course using dead reckoning Jim says shes a natural at navigation although her official flying lessons werent to begin until after Oshkosh

Hoping to make Farmer City Illinois on the third night they were weathered in at Sioux City Iowa where they were fortunate to find hangar space because the hail storm that moved through dropshyped hail stones ranging from golf ball to soft ball size The folks at Sioux City were very friendly to the newlyweds

The next day they flew to Bloomington Illinois where they reshyfueled before proceeding the remaining 25 miles to their friend Bob Ashworth s (EAA 94702) private landing strip near Farmer City This beautiful 2500 grass runway is on Bobs farm and is also an annual meeting place for a group of Warbird members flying their T-6s from Florida to Oshkosh

Jim and Mary Ann spent two days at Ashworths enjoying an elegant bar-bshyque dinner on the last night before heading north to Oshkosh Arriving at the Convention on July 31 they tied down the 195 registered and bussed into town to check in at the college dorm Finding that their room (like all the others) had two single beds Jim reshyturned to the office seeking accommoshydations which might better suit a couple married only six days Although the folks in the office were sympathetic they could offer no solution other than placing both mattresses on the floor And so they did

Later that evening the couple reshyceived a message that a friend from

The honeymoon Cessna 195 N3491V

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Photos by Gene Chase

Newlyweds Jim and Mary Ann Rollison

back home was in Champaign Illinois and would like very much to spend some time at Oshkosh but had no way to get there or a place to stay Jim looked at his new bride and she said Why not hes a good friend and would do the same for us So the folshylowing morning found them winging to Champaign to pick up Uwanna Perras (EAA 164394 NC 9143) who would share their dorm room for the next three nights

Back at the Convention both of the Rollisons kept busy as volunteers - he as one of the classic aircraft judges and she in the classic aircraft judges headshyquarters They both had a ball at Oshshy

kosh 86 their unconventional honeyshymoon notwithstanding

As Jim had to be at work on Monday and they wanted to go through the Pitts factory at Afton Wyoming on the way home they departed Oshkosh on Thursday Mary Ann was anxious to get back because her flying lessons would be starting in her J-3 Cub

Also there were projects to work on such as the restoration of a Monocoupe and Taylorcraft when Jim isn t on the job flying for a commuter airline and Mary Ann isnt flying her CUb

Jim and Mary Ann will always be able to say their marriage got off to a flying start and they wont be kidding bull

Photo by Jack McCarthy

Restoration Corner Editors Note This eighth installment of the Restoration Corner is the second part of a two-part article by Dip Davis describing the selection and installation of fabrics and finishes G R C

FABRICS AND FINISHES AND THE INSTALLATION THEREOF - Part 2

by W D Dip Davis (EAA 55767 NC 1804)

If the chord of the wing you are covershying is short enough to allow a four inch overlap at the leading edge a spanwise cemented seam is permitted eliminating the need for machine sewing Using this method the bottom surface of the wing is covered first Fabric is cemented at the trailing edge root rib and tip brought as far forward on the leading edge as it will reach and cemented to the leading edge skin with a half inch to one inch wide glue jOint Do not cement to the entire skin subsequent coats will provide all the adhesion needed

This fabric is heat tautened before the installation of the top cover to eliminate all wrinkles from the overlapped area

If the fabric is wide enough to cover the entire leading edge skin the line will be invisible under the upper fabric If however it reaches only part way to the front spar an unsightly ridge will be left in what may be a critical airflow region This can be minimized by constructing a ramp of chafe point tape or even hidden completely by applying a couple of coats of primer to the edge and careshyfully sanding to a smooth line The top fabric is applied over this and subshysequently a spanwise four-inch surface tape centered over the seam line on the underside

Heat tautening is probably the most rewarding step in the entire cover proshycess (Read most fun ) You get to see almost instant results with relatively little labor input Please dont use a heat gun for this purpose even if friends tell you they achieved good results using one A hair dryer doesnt develop enough heat and a commercial heat gun conshycentrates too much hot air in one spot and is difficult to control

It is important that every square inch

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of the fabric be subjected to a four hundred degree treatment and this is easily accomplished with a household iron If Mama uses hers regularly for ironing clothes you should probably acshyquire one of your own If you must buy a new iron you may find that the newer light weight relatively inexpensive units are rated at 1000 watts or less and these wont get the job done Look for the one which draws 1100 watts or more and it need not have steam provishysions although nearly all current proshyduction models appear to have this feashyture

Since all the synthetic aircraft fabric application instructions specify tautenshying temperatures in degrees and all the irons Ive ever seen are labeled in fabshyric types with a fairly broad range in each fabric it will be necessary to calibshyrate the iron with a reasonably accurate thermometer If you dont have access to a sophisticated laboratory quality test unit a candy thermometer or similar glass tube type will serve the purpose

First check the thermometer in boiling water (212 degrees at sea level) then check your iron by setting it on the thershymometer on a stack of paper towels Allow the temperature to stabilize at a medium low setting adjust the knob to give an indicated 250 degrees and watch to see that the thermostat is able to maintain the temperature withshyin plus or minus fifteen degrees Make a reference mark on the iron at this setting and repeat the procedure for 300 and 400 degrees Consistent pershyformance can be expected from most irons until they are dropped or become

old and tired Proper procedure for the tautening

process consists of ironing the entire area at the 250 degree setting increasshying the heat to 300 going over the surshyface once more and finishing with a third pass at 400 degrees Little corner wrinkles and puckers can get preferenshytial treatment and if absolutely necesshysary the temperature can be increased very slightly for a stubborn spot

Exercise caution at this point howshyever as the fabric will melt at 450 deshygrees If it gets to the melting point and doesnt progress to an obvious hole close inspection will reveal that the threads have melted together You can probably punch out the melted section with finger pressure Just do a neat job of applying the fabric in the first place and you ll never be tempted to crank the iron past 400 degrees

If projections such as strut fittings have been covered over these should be cut out before the final ironing is done Brush a little adhesive or first primer coat on the area (depending on the finishing process being used) before making the cut to prevent the edges from fraying The localized loose area after the cut has been made can be tightened up again by additional applishycation of the iron

If you plan to use an all dope system on your airplane it is not as important that the entire surface be ironed at 400 degrees as the dope will exert some deshygree of tautening action even though it is labeled non-tautening If however you are finishing with one of the newer technology coating systems and dont apply the final temperature to the entire surface you may come out to the airshyport some chilly morning to find the fabshyric gone slack In severe instances it may be unsafe to fly until the sun can warm things up again

When heat tautening pre-sewn enshyvelopes be sure to keep an eye on the seams as the fabric shrinks As the seam begins to deviate from a straight line apply the iron to the opposite side until it is back in place Dont concenshytrate your attention on one small area for a long period of time but keep an eye on the big picture

After all the ironing is done and loose edges are trimmed off or cemented down its time to step back and admire the pretty pieces Looks as if you could

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just assemble everything and fly not quite yet Stop dreaming and start ugshylying things up

Up to this point the procedures are pretty much the same no matter what finishing system you plan to use but the next step will vary with materials Using the new all urethane finish the tapes are next while with conventional dope finishing and many proprietary systems the first prime coat is applied at this time Whatever material is being used it is vital that the liquid be forced through the weave so that it can bond with itself on the backside of the fabric thus wrapshyping each individual thread in the film Coopers Dacproofer was an early solushytion to the penetration problem it is a relatively slow drying cellulose nitrate base product tinted blue so that proper penetration is readily apparent

It is possible to get carried away with brushing or rubbing in of the first coat and force enough material through the weave to permit drips onto the back of the opposite surface which will leave blisters which are difficult to hide in the finish coats A home brewed concoction of nitrate dope with retarding thinner will serve the purpose but starving or overshyloading is hard to discern due to the transparency of the film

Securing the fabric to the wing ribs is the next step Refer to the old cover which you stashed in the rafters to see how and where it was done before Conventional rib stitching is such a tedishyous time consuming operation that nearly every aircraft manufacturer tried alternate methods Screws rivets and various shapes of wire clips were emshyployed with varying degrees of success

The traditional method must be emshyployed on all wings with wood ribs and interest in learning this skill draws crowds to Jeri Goetz workshop all week long at every Oshkosh EAA Convenshytion We wont dwell on the proper methods of performing this task as its all in the book (AC4313-1A)

Surface tapes of appropriate width shymostly two inch - are applied over each rib seam and corner A lot of folks like to apply a spanwise tape at the leading edge for additional abrasion resistance but this is not mandatory if you wish to maintain an uninterrupted airflow Dacshyron tapes in most brands are available in straight edge or pinked edge The straight edge is cut with a hot blade which seals the threads and prevents ravelling Pinked edges are cut to simushylate cotton tapes if the traditional apshypearance is desired This tape is not only more expensive but generally more troublesome to apply

We have found the use of a three inch wide disposable short nap roller really expedites tape application A swath of

dope or adhesive is rolled on where the tape is to be applied then the tape is laid down and another coat of gorp rolled on top This squeezes the air bubshybles out quite effectively and saves a lot of rubbing down with the fingers

Bias cut tapes make neat curves on tip bows and similar shapes but due to the fact that they are cut diagonally across a roll of fabric a sewn joint is required at intervals and one often finds a seam at the most awkward spot Simishylar results can be obtained by using the next wider width tape cementing the center only about a half inch wide to the tip bow and allowing the cement to dry with the tape standing perpendicular to the surface The iron is then applied and since the tape is unable to shrink lengthwise being cemented down the edges will curl around a reasonably tight radius without the necessity of cutshyting darts or notches Adhesive can then be brushed under the tape edge or squeegeed through from the top surshyface The total width will be reduced about twenty percent which is the reason for selecting the wider tape

Drain grommets inspection rings and fabric doublers around protrusions are installed at this point in the proceedings Dont spare the drain holes Refer to the old cover and install them wherever the last guy did If there is a possibility of moisture collecting on boths sides of a lower structural member stick a grommet on each side of it After comshypletion of the finish coats the center hole should be cut out with a fine blade Exacto knife or similar tool rather than punching through leaving a ridge which would impede free flow

Inspection rings are soluble in dope and cement solvents so if that is the finish you are using care must be taken to prevent curling of the ring when the finish dries One method of avoiding this is to install a fabric doubler slightly larger than the inspection ring This has the added benefit of chafe protection as the inspection plate is removed and reinstalled numerous times in subshysequent years

Pre-cut cotton patches for this purshypose are no longer available from most suppliers We have found a better method using Dacron fabric which also lends itself to the odd shaped doublers you will need around strut fittings etc Staple or tape a piece of fabric over the open end of a cardboard box iron it lightly to remove any wrinkles and coat it with Dacproofer or your other primer (thinned U-500 adhesive if you are using Superflite System II) When this is dry you can draw the desired outline in pencil and cut out with ordinary straight bladed scissors without any ravelled edges A two pound coffee can

makes the right sized inspection ring doubler

The points at which cables exit the fabric such as the rudder cables in the aft fuselage require more beef than jllSt a second layer of fabric A suitable deshyvice can be fabricated by cutting a tearshydrop shape from a scrap of leatherette or similar upholstery material On proshyduction J-3s Piper applied these in black after the last coat of yellow dope They looked like a trim accent You may cement them on before the finish color is applied if you want them to be less conspicuous

Build-up or filler coat application beshygins after everything is stuck on Old grade A cotton enthusiasts may feel that they are not doin right if they dont brush on a few coats of clear dope beshyfore spraying anything If you subscribe to this school of thought be sure you use a highly plasticized non tautening dope as the very process of brushing the material appears to accelerate shrinking of the fabric The Dacprooferl Sprafill manual calls for an all spray apshyplication and all of the filler coats are of a lightly pigmented aluminum dope A minimum of three coats is applied and unless you are striving for a showplane finish sanding between each coat is not necessary

It is common practice to hang wings vertically by attach fittings and ai leron hinges This allows both sides to be sprayed at one time rather than having to wait for one side to dry before turning the surface over It is easy to shortshychange the leading edges when hangshying and this is the area which should perhaps get more finish build up than the rest of the wing Clever airplane reshybuilders particularly those who plan to do more than one project construct a fixture that allows the wing to be rotated like a chicken on a rotisserie The fuseshylage may be handled the same way even more easily so long as the engine is removed Merely bolt two 2 x 4s vershytically and two horizontally on the enshygine mount The tailpost can rest on a sawhorse in either the upright or inshyverted position

Sanding on the fabric surfaces can be a fooler if you are not familiar with the process Wet-or-dry sandpaper with a grit in the neighbordhood of 220 is a good place to start Use plenty of water to keep the paper from loading Youll find that you can lean hard on the sandpaper and rub til your arms tire in the unsupported areas between ribs and stringers but one swipe over a solid structure will remove the finish clear down to the fabric and can even cut the fabric if not approached with caution

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US Postal Service officials from the Colorado Springs Post Office were very cooperative in all arrangements for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail flights From left are Robin Hyatt public relations specialist for the Postal Service Bill Madsen past president of the Colorado Aviation Historical Society and Anniversary Chairman and Jim Van Natter customer service rep for the Post Office

60th c4nnluEthlt of

Colorado Airmail

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Jim Warren (EAA 154193 AlC 9497) (left) in front of his Waco QCF-2 biplane with passenger Virgil Vaughan ex-captain United Airlines and early airmail pilot Taken at Front Range Airport near Watkins Colorado on May 19 1986 12 OCTOBER 1986

by Bill Madsen Colorado Aviation Historical Society

Saturday May 31 1986 A beautiful morning after two days of rain

Wearing helmets goggles white scarves and with wind on their cheeks six owner-pilots took off in their Waco QCF-2 and Stearman PT-17 open cockpit biplanes They were celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airshymail

They flew the old Amber Three Airshyway which ran from Pueblo to Colorado Springs to Denver to Cheyenne Wyomshying and return They carried in their mai l pouches special cachet envelopes canshycelled and dated by the United States Postal Service officials in honor of the occasion

Prior to departure each of the pilots was sworn in as airmai l pilot for one day by Postmasters in each of the fou r cities involved Each of the airmen was presented with a handsome framed Certificate of Appreciation from the Postal Service dated and signed by the Postmaster

The airmail anniversary flights were sponsored by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society an organization of people devoted to recording docushymenting and preserving the history of aviation in the Columbine State The cachet envelope logo was drawn by Lt Col Bill Dunn (USAF Ret) artist proshylific writer Society member and the first American to become an Ace in WW II while flying Spitfires in No 71 Eagle Squadron RAF

Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs past president of the Historical Society was designated chairman of the 60th Anshyniversary of Colorado Airmail project

Delivery of US Mail by air began on May 31 1926 when CAM no 12 - Conshytract Air Mail route no 12 - was asshysigned to The Colorado Airways Inc Anthony Joseph general manager Madsen said It was a year before Charles Lindbergh would make his fashymous flight to Paris in the Spirit of St Louis

The contract called for the Denver firm to operate an airmail service south from Cheyenne Wyoming to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo and reshyturn - daily Airway beacons were placed along the Amber Three Airway at approximately 20 mile intervals to guide the pilots at night

Venerable Standard J-1 open cockpit biplanes powered by 150 hp HispanoshySuiza engines were the aircraft first used in Colorado For the 60th Annivershysary flights it was desired to use airplanes as near as possible to the old Standard J-1 so

Harry Blout retired Air Force lieutenshyant-colonel and himself the owner of a splendid Stearman PT-17 blue and yellow with the circle-star-red center markings of the famous WW II primary trainers was appointed as Operations Officer for the project

At an initial planning meeting atshytended by Harry Blout Jesse Smith Dewey Reinhard and Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs Bill Feder and Mel Harmon of Pueblo and Dave Scherer of Denver it was determined that two points were keys to success (1) Postal Service officials approval of the plan for civil pilots to carry the cachet airmail in private aircraft and (2) secure the sershyvices of owner-pilots who would volunshyteer to fly the air mail routes and adshyvance publicity sorties without compenshysation

In addition to Harry Blout two other Historical Society members were ownshyers of Stearman PT-17s Dr Curtis Kimshyball of Sterling Colorado and John Schoonhoven of Evergreen

The pilots recruited others who were owners of open cockpit biplanes and who were delighted at the opportunity to fly the airmail They were Jack Stapleton of Colorado Springs Jim Walters of Parker Jim Warren of Denshyver with his beautiful Waco QCF-2 Tom Newell of Colorado Springs and Russ Wilder of Lakewood Each flyer selected his own copilot

Postal Service officials were enshythusiastic over the airmail plan and promised full support and cooperation They agreed to swear-in the pilots for a day provide certificates have available stamps and hand-cancelling equipment and personnel at the various airports on May 31 In addition their public relations people provided photo support coordi-

Harry Blout of Colorado Springs was the Operations Officer for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail He obtained the services of six owner-pilots who flew the mail routes in their open cockpit biplanes The Anniversary was planned by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society of which Harry is a member Blout flew the Amber 3 Airway segment from Denver to Colorado Springs

nation with news media and plans for a By 830 am on May 31 all pilots story in their own internal magazine were in position at their assigned airshy

It was a great adventure a pure joy ports Dr Curtis Kimball was in to fly the airmail and a great effort to Cheyenne at Air Ventures in the old participate in a milestone in the history United Airlines Hangar in time to greet of Colorado aviation exclaimed John Ed Merriott vice-president of the HistorshySchoon hoven at the end of the day ical Society

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Piloting his Stearman PT-17 John Schoonhoven (left) lines up with Dave Callender p~ior to flying air mail from Denver to Cheyenne on Saturday May 31 1986 In connection with 60th Anniversary of Colorado Air Mail over old Amber 3 Airway Taken at Denvers Stapleton International Airport

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In Denver two pilots were on line at Combs-Gates aircraft facility both flyshying PT-17s They were Harry Blout and John Schoonhoven who enjoyed workshying with news media signing autogshyraphs and posing for pictures

At Colorado Springs Jack Stapleton and Jim Warren experienced the same pleasurable activities at Colorado Jet Center on the municipal airport In Pueshyblo Tom Newell was enthralled with the reception he got there from the local people gathered at Flower Aviation

At 900 am the pilots were sworn in by the Postmaster in each of the four cities Then the cachet envelopes were hand cancelled and dated by post office folks equipped to do the job By 1000 am the aircraft were warmed up and ready to taxi out for take off

The plan was for all six pilots to take off simultaneously Three flew route segments to the south and three flew more segments northbound on the Amber Three Airway Dr Kimball flew south to Denver for example and delivshyered his pouch of airmal to the Postshymaster there At Denver Harry Blout flew his blue and yellow Stearman to Colorado Springs at the same time Jack Stapleton got airborne en route to Pueshyblo

Northbound Tom Newell taxiied out at Pueblo to the cheers of the crowd to fly to Colorado Springs at Colorado Springs Jim Warren s outstanding Waco QCF-2 the Reserve Grand Champion Antique at EAAs Oshkosh 85 Convention took off and headed for Denver

John Schoonhoven taxied out at Denshyvers Stapleton International Airport

Postal Service folks loaned the old leather house-to-house mail bag carried by postshymen on foot in the old days for use on Anniversary flights Tom Newell used this pouch to transport special cachet envelopes developed by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society in observance of the 60th Anniversary of the start of Colorado Airmail on May 31 1986 - 60 years later to the day

and took off for the Cheyenne leg of the flight Upon arrival in the latter city he was greeted by Mrs Carol Rookstool Postmistress at the Wyoming city He invited the charming lady to go for a ride in his biplane and she accepted with enthusiasm

Russ Wilder and Jim Walters did

Jim Walters beside his blue and yellow PT-17 sports the knee boots trousers flight jacket and cap much in vogue among the pilots of the 1920s and 30s His beautiful airplane is in immaculate condition This is the primary trainer in which thousands of Army Air Corps pilots learned to fly during WWII

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yeoman work flying their colorful aircraft in advance news media operations beshyfore the event air-to-air photography for TV and newspaper photographers that resulted in extensive publicity

On the day of the airmail celebration Jim Walters Leo Hrdlicka Harry Blout Jack Stapleton and Tom Newell also gave newsmen postal service personshynel and Historical Society workers comshyplimentary rides in their great taildragshygers They were fine back-up people who performed with enthusiasm

In overall performance by all conshycerned in the three years of pre-planshyning for the 60th Anniversary of Colshyorado Airmail those who contributed so much to the success of the project merit an ATTA BOY for a job well done

In Denver Historical Society memshybers who coordinated operations FAA approval FBO arrangements and publicshyity were Dave Scherer and Virgil Vaughn Dewey Reinhard was the publicity and ground operations manager at Colshyorado Springs while Bill Feder recently appointed curator of the Pueblo Historshyical Aircraf1 Museum at Memorial Airshyport did a splended job of all around planning there In Cheyenne Dr Gregshyory Bell was of tremendous help

To all of them a hearty thank you The entire affair proved once again

that there is romance connected with the wonderful open cockpit biplanes where pilots fly for the fun of it with wind in their faces scarves streaming in the wind and the arching blue sky overshyheadbull

by George A Hardie Jr

High wing parasol monoplanes evishydently were favorites of designers of early sport planes This months Mysshytery Plane is a good example of the Golden Age era The photo was submitshyted by John Underwood of Glendale California No date or location was indishycated Answers will be published in the January 1987 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE The deadline for that issue is November 10 1986

The Mystery Plane for July 1986 was the Sullivan K-3 Crested Harpy built by the Sullivan Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Wichita Kansas in 1929 Leonard McGinty PO Box 1193 Tampa FL 33601 who sent in the

photo is seeking drawings with the posshysible intention of building a replica of the airplane

Two readers correctly identified the Sullivan K-3 Cedric Galloway of Hesshyperia California wrote that he attended the Braley School of Flying in Wichita from September 1929 to August 1930 and saw the plane at least twice during the time

Roy Oberg of Rockford Michigan noted the address of the Sullivan comshypany in Wichita was 630 East Gilbert and added The photo depicts serial number one built in 1929 (X370M) Sulshylivan also built NR127V serial number three in 1930 They were Kinner powshyered Sullivan also built at least ten

gliders in 1930 designated SG-1 Other respondents mistakenly idenshy

tified the Sullivan as the Alexander Bulshylet of the same era The two planes are quite similar in appearance but there are marked differences notably in the shape of the fin and rudder and the cabin windshield and window configurashytionbull

---------Mystery Instrument Panel--------shyDear George

With reference to the photo submitted by Ken and Shirley Williams and pubshylished in the September issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE it may have come from the postwar Dart model GC

This airplane was produced in very limited quantity (only 12 or so were built) by Applegate and Weyant Enshygineering Co in 1946 It was powered by the A-100 Continental engine (6 cyl) had a starter and electrical sysshytem hence the ammeter in the cluster Also being a low-wing aircraft it reshyquired a fuel pump therefore the fuel pressure gauge

To the best of my knowledge this was the only aircraft to use this engine as well as the panel shown in the photo

Of those airplanes produced in 1946

there are only five remaining of which three are flyable and the remaining two are being rebuilt

Sincerely Lloyd Washburn Chairman (EAA 33769 AlC 352) Dart Club 3958 East Washburn Drive Port Clinton OH 43452

To Vintage Airplane The all-in-one engine instrument picshy

tured on page 5 of the September 86 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE can be found in the panel of a 1946 Comshymonwealth Skyranger manufactured at Kansas City MO This company I beshylieve built military gliders during WW II and was a descendent of Rearwin There should still be a couple of dozen of this

fine two-seat side-by-side 85 hp high wing airplane still around

How about publishing an article about the Skyranger

Walter E Fischer (EAA 111714 AlC 8609) 1231 Yale Street Oxnard CA 93033

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Aeroplanes by Eldon W Cessna (EAA 96867 AlC 6555) 639 Sierra Street P O Box 862 EI Segundo CA 90245

Editors Note Eldon Cessna was asked to write a brief biographical synopsis for an issue of CHIRP the publication of The Early Birds of Aviation Inc It is reshyprinted here by permission The Early Birds is an organization of pioneers in aeronautics who flew solo before Deshycember 17 1916 As an associate member of the Early Birds Eldon Cessna has served as the groups Vice President since 1980 He and his wife Helen presently live in EI Segundo California GRC

Since my name usually brings up the subject of Cessna Airplanes I am glad to share with you the connection as it relates to me historically especially beshycause of the fact that my father Clyde V Cessna was a charter member of Early Birds of Aviation

My life-long participation in the Aviashytion amp Aerospace Industries started at the age of 4 when my father assembled his own aeroplane in late 1910 and taught himself to fly on the Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma

He had visited with the International Flyers at Oklahoma City and hearing that they had received $10000 for a three-minute exhibition flight - decided this would be more profitable than being General Manager of the Enid Overland Automobile Company

After many trials and mishaps using his native ingenuity he mastered the art of flying and flew exhibitions throughout Kansas Oklahoma and Texas during summer months from 1911 to 1917 He built a new Exhibition Plane each winter in our Farm Workshyshop near Rago Kansas for use during the following summers

It was in November 1916 as Exhibishytion Flying came to an end that incenshytives attracted Dad to set up a shop in Wichita at the Jones Six Automobile Factory Several new aeroplanes were constructed for student-training in 1917

Since this 1917 pilot-training venture in Wichita was a financial failure we reshyturned to farming and custom-threshing wheat in Western Kansas At 10 years

Photo by Lee Fray

Eldon W Cessna in 1976 while serving on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors

of age I drove a 37000 pound Rumely Oil-Pull tractor for both farming and cusshytom-threshing operations My mother did the cooking for our 12-man wheatshypitching crew and our family in a portashyble cookshack We found customshythreshing to be very profitable until the combines replaced threshing-machines in the mid-1920s

We attended the Omaha Air Races in 1921 the St Louis Races in October 1923 and flew our new OXX6 powered New Laird-Swallow to the Dayton Air Races in 1924 On the return flight to Wichita we entered the On-to-Wichita Air Race winning 2nd place prize money This was my first racing experishyence

On December 30 1924 my father and I drove the 45 miles to Wichita from our country home to meet with Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech to make plans for a new aircraft manufacturing company later named Travel Air Manshyufacturing Company After serving as President and principal financier of Travel Air for the first two years he sold the stock and we organized the Cessna Aircraft Company - a Kansas Corporashytion in 1927

Having completed my Mechanical Engineering College courses I became Chief Engineer of Cessna Aircraft Comshypany doing the basic design work for 20 models of Cessna Aircraft including the CW-6 DC-6A DC-6B CPW-6 FCshy1 GC-2 CS-1 MW-1 EC-1 EC-2 CRshy

1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-34 Airmaster During the long depression years of

1930 to 1934 the Cessna Aircraft Comshypany was closed down to conserve reshysources - during which time my father and I rented a factory building from the administrators of a bankrupt aircraft company in Wichita where I designed built and flew the racing aircraft CR-1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-3 and did charshyter flying barnstorming participated in the National Air Races - cross-country and closed course and in scores of smaller race events throughout the nashytion

In my personal airplane as an indishyvidual entrant I won the Speed and Efficiency Race at the National Air Races at Cleveland in 1931 making the title of The Worlds Most Efficient Airplane possible for the Cessna Airshycraft Company which was not operatshying at that time

Also in 1931 I won 3rd place against 67 entrants in the Derbys from Clover Field Santa Monica California and from New York City to Cleveland The eastern and western division met at Bartlesville Oklahoma - and raced on together from Bartlesville to Cleveland

In September 1930 I won the closedshycourse free-for-all race at Sky Harbor Airport in Chicago

In 1932 I entered the Cord Cup Race from Los Angeles Mines Field to Cleveshyland winning 2nd place against a field of 36 entrants

In 1969 I retired (after 31 years of continuous employment) from North American Aviation Inc as Supervisor of Planning for AT-6 P-51 F-86 X-15 B-70 the first post-WW 2 US Rocket Engines and the first Apollo Moonlandshying Modules

During two 3-year terms as governor of the OX5 Aviation Pioneers Southern California Wing I served as treasurer three years secretary one year and president one year

Some aviation recognitions of which I am proud are

bull Experimental Test Pilot Assoc presentation by Bob Hope in Los Angeshyles in 1966 for outstanding contribushytions to Aeronautical Science prior to World War II

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Greats of Aviation Day - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1975

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Photo by C J Alexander Popular singer John Denvers (EAA 139014) pride and joy is this 1931 Waco aCF NC12428 SIN 3569 which he enjoys flying in the high country of the midwest

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Cessna AeroI21anes (Continued from Preceding Page)

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Golden Age of Air Racing - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1977

bull OX5 Aviation Pioneers Hall of Fame San Francisco - 1982

I accepted induction plaques in the name of my father Clyde V Cessna from the National Hall of Fame in Dayshyton in 1975 and from the International Hall of Fame at San Diego in 1983

In 1977 while serving a three-year term on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors at Hales Corners Wisconsin I served as Nashytional Chairman of the fund-raising committee bull

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other planes in the meantime including a Piper Pacer for a doctor friend the

Bill Haseltons

Story and photos by Gene R Chase

Bill Haseltori (EAA 22608 NC 91) of quired an extra Fleet fuselage that Buck South Bend Indiana is a school teacher had who has been restoring vintage aircraft That was the start of a project which in his spare time for 26 years In 1973 entailed over 10 years of accumulating he restored E E Buck Hilberts Mr parts and 15 months of actual work on Fleet NC431 K and in the process ac- the Fleet Of course he built up several

Bill Haselton and his Fleet Note the Johnson Air Speed Indicator on the right N strut 18 OCTOBER 1986

proceeds from which financed a major portion of the Fleet project

The component parts which went toshygether to make up Bill s Fleet came from all over the country Following up on an ad in Trade-A-Plane he acquired a Kinner engine plus a set of Fleet wings and horizontal tail surfaces from Harold Franklin in Potsdam New York It seems that Harold had lost his medishycal and disposed of all his aircraft stuff including a complete Fleet 16-B Bill ended up with all of Harold s spares for a Fleet

One year during an EAA Convention at Oshkosh Bill and his wife were visitshying with their neighbors in the campshyground when the subject of swapping airplane parts came up The neighbor mentioned he had a complete Fleet landing gear back home in Jonesboro Arkansas A deal was quickly struck and Bills collection of Fleet parts grew some more

With most of the major parts on hand Bill started the Fleet project At first he did small jobs like cleaning and painting the wing struts and overhauling the mags etc while he completed the docshytors Pacer He welded up the fin and rudder from a factory drawing borrowed from Charlie Smith in Plainfield Illinois Charlie owns a small fleet of Fleets himshyself

The nose bowl is fiberglass from a mold Bill made from a new nose bowl owned by another friend Bud Kilbey The wings needed quite a bit of work most of which was replacing the top wing spar

Fleet Model 2s were originally certifishycated in 1929 with the 5-cylinder Kinner K5 engine of 100 hp Later a field apshyproval was granted for the installation of the Kinner B5 of 125 hp and this is the powerplant in Bills Fleet Its a more practical installation because parts are easier to obtain

Bill had the cylinders for his Kinner chromed and installed new valves pisshytons roller and babbit bearings and he ground the shaft 003 He also reshyplaced the fabric and metal tips on the wood propeller He even overhauled all the instruments including the 1929 Jaeger tachometer which required the installation of a new mainspring Bill said it was no big deal - he also does clock work and ham radio work on the side

Other parts made were the Johnson Air Speed Indicator which is mounted on the right wing N strut and the frame for the distinctive flat windshield for the back cockpit Bill found a man who would cast the frame pieces then he machined them in the shop at school

The Fleet is covered with Razorback fabric which Bill prefers He has reshy

The small windshield is authentic but doesnt offer much protection from the wind

stored 22 planes using linen on one and dacron on another settling on Razorshyback as his favorite process

The red and cream colors aren t aushythentic but Bill likes the combination and he knows of three other Fleets painted the same Other items which aren t authentic but are practical are the tie-down rings on the lower wings and recording tachometer hidden under the engine cowling Bill didnt build up his Fleet to compete for top honors at Oshshykosh but the variances from factory original would only detract from the plane in the eyes of a purist

Some of the details which are authenshytic are the Pioneer compass in the panel the taillight which pOints forward the crash pads on the instrument panel and the small flat windshield which creates very windy conditions for the passenger in the back cockpit Fleets are soloed from the front seat and the small windshield at the back cockpit is a carryover from the old Consolidated PT-1 aircraft

Fleet Model 2s were available from the factory with three options regarding brakes Type A Type B or none at all Bills plane sports the Type B KelseyshyHayes mechanical brakes

Because Bills Fleet was made up of component parts he had no paper work to start with so he obtained the registrashytion number NC413K from a Fleet which was destroyed in 1935 He also used that planes serial number 136 and added an A to it for his plane

Another problem area he encounshytered was obtaining original weight and balance data After spending $125 in phone bills calling all over the country he finally came up with the right numshybers

Bill couldn t locate a carburetor heat

Michigan Phil owns a Kinner-powered Waco INF Bill then made a wood mold and cast a new heat box cut it in two halves then welded them together It looks just like the original except for the weld seam

Bill had problems getting his Fleet licensed The FAA wouldn t permit him to license it as a Model 2 and said it should be a Brewster-Haselton Fleet Brewster bought the Type Certificate No 131 in about 1941 So its a Brewsshyter-Haselton Fleet NC413K SIN 136A and it is licensed standard category

Bill made the first flight of 413K on 41585 and said it flew like a truck During the next 20 hours of flight he gradually got it rigged properly until it flew hands-off just like his 41 T-craft

Fleets were designed primarily as trainers and although they look dainty

Bills fine craftsmanship is evident Forshyward facing tail light is authentic

they are very rugged Movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz performed 46 consecutive outside loops in his Model 2 in 1930

With the short stacks the exhaust noise is very loud even with earplugs and Bill flies maximum one hour legs on cross country flights

Bill is delighted with the performance of 413K It takes off in 250 and seems to climb at a 45 degree angle with him and a full fuel load (24 gallons) on board Top speed is 95-100 mph and it cruises at 85-90 mph at 1750 rpm and 7-1 2-8 gph

Bill made an interesting comparison when he described how light his Fleet is on the controls Its a little doll a little high school girl with the old dowshyagers being the Wacos and Staggershywings This makes one wonder how a Fleet could ever be referred to as Mr bull

box so he borrowed one from Antiquel Under-wing tie-down rings are an improvement over tying to lower strut ends with Classic Advisor Phil Coulson of Lawton pressure on wing leading edges

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I ~ype ClubActivities

A recent Taylorcraft Owners Club newsletter reported that one of their members was flying along the skyline of New York City in their 1941 Taylorshycraft when lie experienced problems in getting the fuel to transfer from his wing tank to the main To play it safe he made a precautionary landing on the Weehawken Pier After the usual forshymalities with the FAA and the township director of public safety he was given permission to take off

The pilot in discussing this with Barshyney Bixler who heads up the Taylorcraft Owners Club asked about the 85 hp models which have larger vented fuel caps providing more ram air to move the fuel down into the nose tank Barney recalled discussing the fuel transfer problem with Charlie Feris (now deshyceased) and Charlie stated he would not let his students transfer any fuel until the nose tank was down to its last four gallons

Charlies technique was to pull the airplane up into a stall then letting the nose drop making a long smooth pullshyout keeping the T-craft on the step He said he never had any trouble getting those six gallons down from the wing tank

Barney suggests that a pipe cleaner be run through the vent pipe on the cap IJeriodically as the passageway does get blocked especially in the spring when the bugs are active

For information on the Taylorcraft Owners Club contact Bruce Barney Bixler 12809 Greenbower NE Alshyliance OH 44601

l ampled by Gene (hase

Bellanca enthusiasts now have their own newsletter Bellanca Contact is a quarterly newsletter published in Milshywaukee Wisconsin by Lawrence DAtshytilio and Pamela Foard who are restorshying a 1949 Bellanca Cruisair The first issue was released this past July conshytaining 16 pages of text photos and diashygrams - all professionally done

Larry and Pam hope to give Bellanca owners of all models including the Champion line a printed means of sharshying information Bellanca Contact is primarily a technical publication which fills a gap long left open for this imporshytant group of aircraft owners

Subscription rates are four issues and four updates - $1800 or eight isshysues and eight updates - $3200 Conshytact Lawrence DAttilio and Pamela Foard 1820 N 166th Street Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414784-2129

We recently received several years worth of back issues of the Aeronca Lovers Club newsletters and noted the coverage of many interesting subjects including rigging the aircraft radio inshystallation weight and balance source of parts and complete aircraft oleo maintenance swinging the compass plexiglass hints etc

The Aeronca Lovers Club is one of four Aeronca Type Clubs and is typical of the organizations which furnish valushyable information on specific models of aircraft to their members

The ALC is dedicated to keeping Aeroncas (including the Bellanca and Champion versions) flying through betshyter information and parts availability It was started and is operated by C L Buzz Wagner at the urging of attenshydees at the Aeronca forums he has conshyducted at the Annual EAA Conventions at Oshkosh since 1970 Buzz is an AampP AI FBO has owned over 70

Aeroncas and also owns several STCs covering Aeronca modifications

For information on the Aeronca Lovers Club contact Buzz Wagner at Box 3 401 1st Street East Clark SO 57225 phone 605532-3862

The 27th Annual Waco Reunion FlyshyIn held June 26-29 1986 at Hamilton Ohio featured 40 of the finest Wacos from 18 states and Canada Excellent weather and many new arrivals enshyhanced this event the greatest gathershying of dedicated Waco enthusiasts ever assembled anywhere It is a reunion where craftsmen meet craftsmen and pilots meet pilots all of whom are dedishycated to the task of restoring flying and preserving another of the greatest airplanes ever built

Of the 40 total in attendance 23 difshyferent models of Wacos from the 1928 GXE to the 1941 VKS-7F were on the flight line at Hamilton A special Attenshydance Award was presented to Bob and Doug Leavens who have flown their 1928 OX5 powered model GXE from Toronto Canada to the reunion almost every year

Still available from the National Waco Club are many Waco parts plus original data plates new original decals inshystruction manuals (new not used) and the following books Waco History Famous F Series Versatile Cabin Series Waco Taperwing and Waco Production

For information on the National Waco Club contact them at 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton Ohio 45015

20 OCTOBER 1986

1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

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SHOWPLANE CAMPING AT OSHKOSH 186

Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

-~VlNTAGE SEAPLANES~--

Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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Restoration Corner (Continued from Page 11)

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The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

quires much rubbing and polishing Some semblance of a gloss on pigshymented dope may be obtained by top coating with clear dope reduced with reshytarding thinner Of course you re anxshyious to get the pieces assembled in a shape resembling an airplane again but remember its a lot easier to polish the individual surfaces in your shop than standing tiptoe on a shaky stepladshyder out at the airport The importance of a coat of wax on a doped finish can t be overemphasized If you ve got some eager youngsters who would like to trade polishing for an airplane ride conshysider yourself lucky and put them to work Keep it clean keep it waxed keep it hangared and you can keep from havshying to do this allover again for years to come bull

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PITCAIRN AUTOGIRO AT OSHKOSH 86

One of the rarest aircraft to attend an EAA Annual Convention was the Pitshycairn PCA-2 Autogiro NC11609 SIN B27 The aircraft was manufactured on 6-26-31 by the Pitcairn-Cierva Autogiro Company Willow Grove Pennsylvania The PCA-2 was the first autogiro to be certificated in the US

The restoration of this only known flyshying example was completed on 7-25-86 just in time for its owner Stephen Pitshycairn (son of the manufacturer) to fly it to Oshkosh from its home base at Trenshyton Robbinsville Airport New Jersey Mr Pitcairn is on the Board of Directors of the EAA Aviation Foundation and beshycause of this he did not register his aushytogiro to be judged for an award

A feature article on this plane will be published in next months THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

HELP NEEDED ON 1903 WRIGHT ENshyGINE PROJECT

A set of Curtiss OX-5 pistons is needed to replace those in the EAA Avishyation Museums replica 1903 Wright Flyer engine one of which exited the crankcase while the engine was being run during Oshkosh 86 Fortunately no

Photo by Gene Chase Stephen Pitcairn s Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogiro on display at Oshkosh 86

one was injured when one of the brazed joints on a six-piece connecting rod failed allowing the piston to break through the engine crankcase

Steve Hay and his sons Jim and Steve Jr of Lake Geneva Wisconsin built the engine for the Museums repshylica 1903 Wright Flyer and they have run the engine at every EAA Convenshytion since 1979 Built from plans of the original engine the pistons are very heavy and the Hays feel the lighter weight OX-5 pistons would be excellent substitutes The pistons do not have to be airworthy but should be in condition to allow the engine to be run It would be nice if they were complete with wrist pins and rings

Photo by Gene Chase

The EAA Museums damaged 1903 Wright Flyer engine

To date the engine has nearly seven hours running time (one minute per run maximum to avoid over heating) This is far more than the few minutes total time on the Wright brothers original enshygine The Hays first ran the Museums engine in 1978 on the 75th Anniversary of the Wright s first-powered flight and they hope to run it again on the 100th anniversary

Because of the heavy work schedule in the Hays machine shop they would like very much to have the engine reshypaired and running again by the end of this year Be sure to look for them in the Antique Engine Tent at Oshkosh 87 just inside the Flight line entrance at the north end of the antiqueclassic aircraft parking area The Wright engine and other vintage power plants will be run there periodically during the EAA Conshyvention

Questions regarding the needed parts for the 1903 Wright engine project may be sent to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters or phone him at 414 426-4800 All contributions to the EAA Aviation Foundation Inc are tax deducshytible under IRS Code 501 (c)3

DEED LEVY DIES

Deed Levy who was Chief Experishymental Test Pilot for the Stearman Airshycraft Company died on September 2 1986 He was born on March 11 1907 in Albuquerque in what was then the Territory of New Mexico Deed was with Stearman in Wichita Kansas in the 1930s when the first of the now popular Stearman models were introduced

He tested the original Model 70 and demonstrated it for the Navy at NAS Anacostia in 1934 It was accepted by

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AntiqueI

Cla~ic Aircraft Judt)es at Oshkosh

Photo by Jack McCarthy

Classic Aircraft Judges (L-R) - Standing - Peter Hawks Dale Wolford Paul Stephenson 86 Jim Rollison Mary Ann Rollison (volunteer in Classic Judges Headquarters) George LeMay Jim Mankins and Bob Hilbert Kneeling - Karla Ingebretsen John Womack George York (Chairman) Marvin Hoppenworth and Terry Ladage

Photo by Jack McCarthy

Antique Aircraft Judges (L-R) - Dave Clark Charlie Be Bob Kitslaar Dick Martin Don Cohmen Gene Morris and Dale Gus Gustafson (Chairman)

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the Navy but with a different engine known as the Stearman Model 73 Navy designation NS-1

Deeds home was in Springfield Misshysouri and for the past several years he regularly attended the Annual Stearshyman Fly-In at Galesburg Illinois He was honored as the Dean of Stearman Pilots

We extend our sincere sympathy to his family and friends He will be missed by many

SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY

William T Piper Memorial Airport at Lock Haven Pennsylvania was the site of the First Annual Sentimental Journey to Cub Haven fly-in July 13-19 1986 Stars of the event were some 200 Piper J-3 Cubs who were joined by several Super Cubs and Super Cruisers returnshying to the place where most of them were manufactured

Cub aficionados spent the week atshytending seminars on Cub rebuilding and

maintenance swapping parts and adshymiring each others aircraft The airport is uncontrolled but a temporary tower was set up to handle traffic including fly-bys and demonstration flights

Organizers of the event consider this one to be a warm-up for the big one next year which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of William T Pipers foundshying of Piper Aircraft Corporation in Lock Haven 1937 was the year the Piper plant was constructed and the evershypopular J-3 Cub was introduced bull

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A happy Odell Mathis is mirrored in both the fin and stabilizer of his 140A Note low frequency antenna fastened to top of fin

Cessna 140A

Patroller by Norm Petersen

(Photos by Carl Schuppel)

An old bad joke from years ago explained how the manager of a circus watched his ace cannonball man fly out of the huge cannon sail across the circus arena miss the landing net and land on a concrete floor - dead Quipshyped the manager Where willi ever find another man of his caliber

In like manner one bright shining aluminum airplane at Oshkosh 86 had many antiqueclassic enthusiasts wonshydering just where the owner of the beautiful Cessna 140A - N5332C SIN 15452 - had found an airplane of such caliber Before long we located the owner and were able to learn the story behind the dazzling classic airplane

Odell M Mathis (EAA 262957 AlC 10206) of 60 Seagate Drive Newport NC 28570 turned out to be the proud owner and what a pleasure it was to meet this soft-spoken 39-year-old gentshyleman with a genuine Southern accent He gave a rundown on the history of the 140A which is a Patroller model used by pipeline companies and power transshymission companies to patrol the thousands of miles of pipeline and high lines

Most notable feature of the airplane is the extra window in the lower half of

Polished metal grilles were top shelf in 1950 Original metal Odell Mathis poses with his beautiful Cessna 140A at Oshkosh spinner fits on MacCauley metal prop - highly polished Note 86 dual skylights in cabin 6 OCTOBER 1986

the doors to allow better vision for pipeline inspection Not so noticeable are two other features of this model shylong range 42 gallon fuel tanks giving a near eight-hour range and a unique message tube located in the floor of the cabin This was designed to allow the pilot to drop a message to a ground crew while on patrol

The foregoing three items make the Patroller model both unique and quite rare Cessna Aircraft Company reports that 27 of this model were built in 1949shy51 This particular airplane N5332C was built in 1950 to fill an order for a Montana pipeline patrol company Shortly after delivery it was declared surplus and sold to a man in Cincinnati Ohio Based at Lunken Airport (often reshyferred to as sunken Lunken) the 140A was always in private hands and never a trainer The first Ohio owner had the plane 10 years the second owner 13 years and the third Ohioan another 10 years - all at the same airport During those 33 years the aircraft was hangshyared at all times and regularly washed

Enter Ode I Mathis LookintJ for a twoshyplace airplane for himself and his wife Diane who is also a pilot and a member of the 99s Odell was lucky to locate the 140A and bring it to North Carolina Well not quite Brought to North Carolina would be a better term as neither he nor Diane were tailwheel pilots Engaging the services of an inshystructor named Bob Burns both Odell and Diane were taught how to keep the bloody thing straight on landings

A check of the logbooks at Oshkosh 86 revealed 2140 hours on the engine and airframe with the 85 Continental reshycording 1300 SMOH at Oshkosh 86 The logs are perfect and complete right back to the factory

When queried as to how he keeps the engine running so smooth Odell reshyplied I rotate the spark plugs and change oil every twenty hours and tell everybody else to keep their hands off Besides meticulous care Odell and Diane have spent hours and hours with

Pulling in close Odell gives us a good look at the tapered wing of the 140A Note the tiny dome on the belly required for the Narco ADF Scott 3200 tailwheel looks a bit large however it was a factory option

aluminum polish to bring the 140A to its present state of shine

Very little work has been necessary in the rebuild department as most imshyprovements had been made by the preshyvious owners This included a new headliner and new interior On the exshyterior of the plane only the metallic green paint has been redone (in a most professional manner) So far absoshylutely no corrosion has been found anyshywhere on the 36-year-old aircraft

Besides the patroller package the 140A has several other factory options including a Fram Oil Filter (PIN 050334) original factory aluminum wheel pants and dual toe brakes The primary blind flight instruments run by a venturi on the left side of the cowl are also a factory option Electrical goodies include a Narco ADF 31 a VHF radio and a transponder (which is needed to fly in the Cherry Point North Carolina area)

I asked Odell if he would consider going air-to-air with the EAA photo

plane and he respectfully declined due to his low total hours of experience shyjust over a hundred hours of flying time I praised him fo~ a most mature attitude recognizing his limitations However after thinking things over Odell said If you go along to coach me Ill go

Not one to turn down a chance to fly such a beautiful airplane I agreed - and we were off I had flown my first Cessna 140 exactly 30 years ago when I took my Private check ride on June 19 1956 (I passed) Flying old 5332C out of Wittman Field I was totally surshyprised at the solid feel of the 140A The usual creaks and groans of a loose fuselage were not there It was tight as a drum and gave you the feeling of flyshying a brand new airplane

We managed to join up with the T -34 photo plane flown by Carl Koehling and EAA photographer Carl Schuppel went to work shooting us from all sides It was fun Odell did a fine job of flying despite the occasional turbulence I took over for the right side shots

Interior cabin sports original piano keyboard switches prishymary instrument group and polished rudder pedals Control wheels were changed by an earlier owner they are not origshyinal

From the side we can look right through the lower doors in the patroller model Authentic paint job right down to the stripes on the wheelpants is resplendent in its original dark metallic green

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bull Returning to Wittman Field I discovshy

ered the 140A tracks straight and true and will trim for hands-off flight The 85 Continental just purrs away with an indishycated cruise of just over 105 mph Nice

In order to discourage the tire kickers and bargain hunters Odell has a price tag of $21 000 on the 140A due to its excellent shape and rarity However several of his friends warned him about putting any price on the airplane beshycause once it is sold the chances of finding an equal- are zilch

In the classic judging at Oshkosh 86 the 140A was leading the scoring in its category for nearly the entire week when a 1953 Piper Tri-Pacer came in from Minnesota and garnered the trophy (Would you believe original fabshyric at 33 years)

With this being Odells first try at Oshshykosh we feel his airplane made a reshymarkable showing and sincerely hope and trust that next year he will return (and bring Diane along this time) to give the judges some more reasons to scratch their heads A few minor imshyprovements and continuing with the polishing cloth could put it among the top scorers bull

Classic spring steel landing gear designed by Steve Wittman leads to a genuine aluminum wheel pant so highly prized by restorers Note brake line running down aft edge of gear Outboard side of wheel pant was trimmed in an arc by a previous owner to gain access to the valve stem

Cruising over the Wisconsin country side yours truly pulls up to the photo plane for a righthand shot This is one sweet flying airplane 8 OCTOBER 1986

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by Gene R Chase

Moments after their wedding cereshymony ended at 300 pm on Saturday July 26 Jim and Mary Ann Rollison climbed into the family Cessna 195 and departed Half Moon Bay Airport for Oshkosh 86 Half Moon Bay is on the Pacific coast south of San Francisco and their first overnight was at Truckee California just north of Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border

The second night found them at Jackson Hole in the beautiful Grand Teton Mountain Range in western Wyoming There they crossed paths with some of the California Warbird members who were also enroute to Oshkosh

The next day they did some aerial sightseeing and flew past Devils Tower in WyorT]ing and Mt Rushmore in South Dakota Jim was able to enjoy much of the scenery also as his new bride did an excellent job of keeping them on course using dead reckoning Jim says shes a natural at navigation although her official flying lessons werent to begin until after Oshkosh

Hoping to make Farmer City Illinois on the third night they were weathered in at Sioux City Iowa where they were fortunate to find hangar space because the hail storm that moved through dropshyped hail stones ranging from golf ball to soft ball size The folks at Sioux City were very friendly to the newlyweds

The next day they flew to Bloomington Illinois where they reshyfueled before proceeding the remaining 25 miles to their friend Bob Ashworth s (EAA 94702) private landing strip near Farmer City This beautiful 2500 grass runway is on Bobs farm and is also an annual meeting place for a group of Warbird members flying their T-6s from Florida to Oshkosh

Jim and Mary Ann spent two days at Ashworths enjoying an elegant bar-bshyque dinner on the last night before heading north to Oshkosh Arriving at the Convention on July 31 they tied down the 195 registered and bussed into town to check in at the college dorm Finding that their room (like all the others) had two single beds Jim reshyturned to the office seeking accommoshydations which might better suit a couple married only six days Although the folks in the office were sympathetic they could offer no solution other than placing both mattresses on the floor And so they did

Later that evening the couple reshyceived a message that a friend from

The honeymoon Cessna 195 N3491V

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Photos by Gene Chase

Newlyweds Jim and Mary Ann Rollison

back home was in Champaign Illinois and would like very much to spend some time at Oshkosh but had no way to get there or a place to stay Jim looked at his new bride and she said Why not hes a good friend and would do the same for us So the folshylowing morning found them winging to Champaign to pick up Uwanna Perras (EAA 164394 NC 9143) who would share their dorm room for the next three nights

Back at the Convention both of the Rollisons kept busy as volunteers - he as one of the classic aircraft judges and she in the classic aircraft judges headshyquarters They both had a ball at Oshshy

kosh 86 their unconventional honeyshymoon notwithstanding

As Jim had to be at work on Monday and they wanted to go through the Pitts factory at Afton Wyoming on the way home they departed Oshkosh on Thursday Mary Ann was anxious to get back because her flying lessons would be starting in her J-3 Cub

Also there were projects to work on such as the restoration of a Monocoupe and Taylorcraft when Jim isn t on the job flying for a commuter airline and Mary Ann isnt flying her CUb

Jim and Mary Ann will always be able to say their marriage got off to a flying start and they wont be kidding bull

Photo by Jack McCarthy

Restoration Corner Editors Note This eighth installment of the Restoration Corner is the second part of a two-part article by Dip Davis describing the selection and installation of fabrics and finishes G R C

FABRICS AND FINISHES AND THE INSTALLATION THEREOF - Part 2

by W D Dip Davis (EAA 55767 NC 1804)

If the chord of the wing you are covershying is short enough to allow a four inch overlap at the leading edge a spanwise cemented seam is permitted eliminating the need for machine sewing Using this method the bottom surface of the wing is covered first Fabric is cemented at the trailing edge root rib and tip brought as far forward on the leading edge as it will reach and cemented to the leading edge skin with a half inch to one inch wide glue jOint Do not cement to the entire skin subsequent coats will provide all the adhesion needed

This fabric is heat tautened before the installation of the top cover to eliminate all wrinkles from the overlapped area

If the fabric is wide enough to cover the entire leading edge skin the line will be invisible under the upper fabric If however it reaches only part way to the front spar an unsightly ridge will be left in what may be a critical airflow region This can be minimized by constructing a ramp of chafe point tape or even hidden completely by applying a couple of coats of primer to the edge and careshyfully sanding to a smooth line The top fabric is applied over this and subshysequently a spanwise four-inch surface tape centered over the seam line on the underside

Heat tautening is probably the most rewarding step in the entire cover proshycess (Read most fun ) You get to see almost instant results with relatively little labor input Please dont use a heat gun for this purpose even if friends tell you they achieved good results using one A hair dryer doesnt develop enough heat and a commercial heat gun conshycentrates too much hot air in one spot and is difficult to control

It is important that every square inch

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of the fabric be subjected to a four hundred degree treatment and this is easily accomplished with a household iron If Mama uses hers regularly for ironing clothes you should probably acshyquire one of your own If you must buy a new iron you may find that the newer light weight relatively inexpensive units are rated at 1000 watts or less and these wont get the job done Look for the one which draws 1100 watts or more and it need not have steam provishysions although nearly all current proshyduction models appear to have this feashyture

Since all the synthetic aircraft fabric application instructions specify tautenshying temperatures in degrees and all the irons Ive ever seen are labeled in fabshyric types with a fairly broad range in each fabric it will be necessary to calibshyrate the iron with a reasonably accurate thermometer If you dont have access to a sophisticated laboratory quality test unit a candy thermometer or similar glass tube type will serve the purpose

First check the thermometer in boiling water (212 degrees at sea level) then check your iron by setting it on the thershymometer on a stack of paper towels Allow the temperature to stabilize at a medium low setting adjust the knob to give an indicated 250 degrees and watch to see that the thermostat is able to maintain the temperature withshyin plus or minus fifteen degrees Make a reference mark on the iron at this setting and repeat the procedure for 300 and 400 degrees Consistent pershyformance can be expected from most irons until they are dropped or become

old and tired Proper procedure for the tautening

process consists of ironing the entire area at the 250 degree setting increasshying the heat to 300 going over the surshyface once more and finishing with a third pass at 400 degrees Little corner wrinkles and puckers can get preferenshytial treatment and if absolutely necesshysary the temperature can be increased very slightly for a stubborn spot

Exercise caution at this point howshyever as the fabric will melt at 450 deshygrees If it gets to the melting point and doesnt progress to an obvious hole close inspection will reveal that the threads have melted together You can probably punch out the melted section with finger pressure Just do a neat job of applying the fabric in the first place and you ll never be tempted to crank the iron past 400 degrees

If projections such as strut fittings have been covered over these should be cut out before the final ironing is done Brush a little adhesive or first primer coat on the area (depending on the finishing process being used) before making the cut to prevent the edges from fraying The localized loose area after the cut has been made can be tightened up again by additional applishycation of the iron

If you plan to use an all dope system on your airplane it is not as important that the entire surface be ironed at 400 degrees as the dope will exert some deshygree of tautening action even though it is labeled non-tautening If however you are finishing with one of the newer technology coating systems and dont apply the final temperature to the entire surface you may come out to the airshyport some chilly morning to find the fabshyric gone slack In severe instances it may be unsafe to fly until the sun can warm things up again

When heat tautening pre-sewn enshyvelopes be sure to keep an eye on the seams as the fabric shrinks As the seam begins to deviate from a straight line apply the iron to the opposite side until it is back in place Dont concenshytrate your attention on one small area for a long period of time but keep an eye on the big picture

After all the ironing is done and loose edges are trimmed off or cemented down its time to step back and admire the pretty pieces Looks as if you could

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just assemble everything and fly not quite yet Stop dreaming and start ugshylying things up

Up to this point the procedures are pretty much the same no matter what finishing system you plan to use but the next step will vary with materials Using the new all urethane finish the tapes are next while with conventional dope finishing and many proprietary systems the first prime coat is applied at this time Whatever material is being used it is vital that the liquid be forced through the weave so that it can bond with itself on the backside of the fabric thus wrapshyping each individual thread in the film Coopers Dacproofer was an early solushytion to the penetration problem it is a relatively slow drying cellulose nitrate base product tinted blue so that proper penetration is readily apparent

It is possible to get carried away with brushing or rubbing in of the first coat and force enough material through the weave to permit drips onto the back of the opposite surface which will leave blisters which are difficult to hide in the finish coats A home brewed concoction of nitrate dope with retarding thinner will serve the purpose but starving or overshyloading is hard to discern due to the transparency of the film

Securing the fabric to the wing ribs is the next step Refer to the old cover which you stashed in the rafters to see how and where it was done before Conventional rib stitching is such a tedishyous time consuming operation that nearly every aircraft manufacturer tried alternate methods Screws rivets and various shapes of wire clips were emshyployed with varying degrees of success

The traditional method must be emshyployed on all wings with wood ribs and interest in learning this skill draws crowds to Jeri Goetz workshop all week long at every Oshkosh EAA Convenshytion We wont dwell on the proper methods of performing this task as its all in the book (AC4313-1A)

Surface tapes of appropriate width shymostly two inch - are applied over each rib seam and corner A lot of folks like to apply a spanwise tape at the leading edge for additional abrasion resistance but this is not mandatory if you wish to maintain an uninterrupted airflow Dacshyron tapes in most brands are available in straight edge or pinked edge The straight edge is cut with a hot blade which seals the threads and prevents ravelling Pinked edges are cut to simushylate cotton tapes if the traditional apshypearance is desired This tape is not only more expensive but generally more troublesome to apply

We have found the use of a three inch wide disposable short nap roller really expedites tape application A swath of

dope or adhesive is rolled on where the tape is to be applied then the tape is laid down and another coat of gorp rolled on top This squeezes the air bubshybles out quite effectively and saves a lot of rubbing down with the fingers

Bias cut tapes make neat curves on tip bows and similar shapes but due to the fact that they are cut diagonally across a roll of fabric a sewn joint is required at intervals and one often finds a seam at the most awkward spot Simishylar results can be obtained by using the next wider width tape cementing the center only about a half inch wide to the tip bow and allowing the cement to dry with the tape standing perpendicular to the surface The iron is then applied and since the tape is unable to shrink lengthwise being cemented down the edges will curl around a reasonably tight radius without the necessity of cutshyting darts or notches Adhesive can then be brushed under the tape edge or squeegeed through from the top surshyface The total width will be reduced about twenty percent which is the reason for selecting the wider tape

Drain grommets inspection rings and fabric doublers around protrusions are installed at this point in the proceedings Dont spare the drain holes Refer to the old cover and install them wherever the last guy did If there is a possibility of moisture collecting on boths sides of a lower structural member stick a grommet on each side of it After comshypletion of the finish coats the center hole should be cut out with a fine blade Exacto knife or similar tool rather than punching through leaving a ridge which would impede free flow

Inspection rings are soluble in dope and cement solvents so if that is the finish you are using care must be taken to prevent curling of the ring when the finish dries One method of avoiding this is to install a fabric doubler slightly larger than the inspection ring This has the added benefit of chafe protection as the inspection plate is removed and reinstalled numerous times in subshysequent years

Pre-cut cotton patches for this purshypose are no longer available from most suppliers We have found a better method using Dacron fabric which also lends itself to the odd shaped doublers you will need around strut fittings etc Staple or tape a piece of fabric over the open end of a cardboard box iron it lightly to remove any wrinkles and coat it with Dacproofer or your other primer (thinned U-500 adhesive if you are using Superflite System II) When this is dry you can draw the desired outline in pencil and cut out with ordinary straight bladed scissors without any ravelled edges A two pound coffee can

makes the right sized inspection ring doubler

The points at which cables exit the fabric such as the rudder cables in the aft fuselage require more beef than jllSt a second layer of fabric A suitable deshyvice can be fabricated by cutting a tearshydrop shape from a scrap of leatherette or similar upholstery material On proshyduction J-3s Piper applied these in black after the last coat of yellow dope They looked like a trim accent You may cement them on before the finish color is applied if you want them to be less conspicuous

Build-up or filler coat application beshygins after everything is stuck on Old grade A cotton enthusiasts may feel that they are not doin right if they dont brush on a few coats of clear dope beshyfore spraying anything If you subscribe to this school of thought be sure you use a highly plasticized non tautening dope as the very process of brushing the material appears to accelerate shrinking of the fabric The Dacprooferl Sprafill manual calls for an all spray apshyplication and all of the filler coats are of a lightly pigmented aluminum dope A minimum of three coats is applied and unless you are striving for a showplane finish sanding between each coat is not necessary

It is common practice to hang wings vertically by attach fittings and ai leron hinges This allows both sides to be sprayed at one time rather than having to wait for one side to dry before turning the surface over It is easy to shortshychange the leading edges when hangshying and this is the area which should perhaps get more finish build up than the rest of the wing Clever airplane reshybuilders particularly those who plan to do more than one project construct a fixture that allows the wing to be rotated like a chicken on a rotisserie The fuseshylage may be handled the same way even more easily so long as the engine is removed Merely bolt two 2 x 4s vershytically and two horizontally on the enshygine mount The tailpost can rest on a sawhorse in either the upright or inshyverted position

Sanding on the fabric surfaces can be a fooler if you are not familiar with the process Wet-or-dry sandpaper with a grit in the neighbordhood of 220 is a good place to start Use plenty of water to keep the paper from loading Youll find that you can lean hard on the sandpaper and rub til your arms tire in the unsupported areas between ribs and stringers but one swipe over a solid structure will remove the finish clear down to the fabric and can even cut the fabric if not approached with caution

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US Postal Service officials from the Colorado Springs Post Office were very cooperative in all arrangements for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail flights From left are Robin Hyatt public relations specialist for the Postal Service Bill Madsen past president of the Colorado Aviation Historical Society and Anniversary Chairman and Jim Van Natter customer service rep for the Post Office

60th c4nnluEthlt of

Colorado Airmail

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Jim Warren (EAA 154193 AlC 9497) (left) in front of his Waco QCF-2 biplane with passenger Virgil Vaughan ex-captain United Airlines and early airmail pilot Taken at Front Range Airport near Watkins Colorado on May 19 1986 12 OCTOBER 1986

by Bill Madsen Colorado Aviation Historical Society

Saturday May 31 1986 A beautiful morning after two days of rain

Wearing helmets goggles white scarves and with wind on their cheeks six owner-pilots took off in their Waco QCF-2 and Stearman PT-17 open cockpit biplanes They were celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airshymail

They flew the old Amber Three Airshyway which ran from Pueblo to Colorado Springs to Denver to Cheyenne Wyomshying and return They carried in their mai l pouches special cachet envelopes canshycelled and dated by the United States Postal Service officials in honor of the occasion

Prior to departure each of the pilots was sworn in as airmai l pilot for one day by Postmasters in each of the fou r cities involved Each of the airmen was presented with a handsome framed Certificate of Appreciation from the Postal Service dated and signed by the Postmaster

The airmail anniversary flights were sponsored by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society an organization of people devoted to recording docushymenting and preserving the history of aviation in the Columbine State The cachet envelope logo was drawn by Lt Col Bill Dunn (USAF Ret) artist proshylific writer Society member and the first American to become an Ace in WW II while flying Spitfires in No 71 Eagle Squadron RAF

Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs past president of the Historical Society was designated chairman of the 60th Anshyniversary of Colorado Airmail project

Delivery of US Mail by air began on May 31 1926 when CAM no 12 - Conshytract Air Mail route no 12 - was asshysigned to The Colorado Airways Inc Anthony Joseph general manager Madsen said It was a year before Charles Lindbergh would make his fashymous flight to Paris in the Spirit of St Louis

The contract called for the Denver firm to operate an airmail service south from Cheyenne Wyoming to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo and reshyturn - daily Airway beacons were placed along the Amber Three Airway at approximately 20 mile intervals to guide the pilots at night

Venerable Standard J-1 open cockpit biplanes powered by 150 hp HispanoshySuiza engines were the aircraft first used in Colorado For the 60th Annivershysary flights it was desired to use airplanes as near as possible to the old Standard J-1 so

Harry Blout retired Air Force lieutenshyant-colonel and himself the owner of a splendid Stearman PT-17 blue and yellow with the circle-star-red center markings of the famous WW II primary trainers was appointed as Operations Officer for the project

At an initial planning meeting atshytended by Harry Blout Jesse Smith Dewey Reinhard and Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs Bill Feder and Mel Harmon of Pueblo and Dave Scherer of Denver it was determined that two points were keys to success (1) Postal Service officials approval of the plan for civil pilots to carry the cachet airmail in private aircraft and (2) secure the sershyvices of owner-pilots who would volunshyteer to fly the air mail routes and adshyvance publicity sorties without compenshysation

In addition to Harry Blout two other Historical Society members were ownshyers of Stearman PT-17s Dr Curtis Kimshyball of Sterling Colorado and John Schoonhoven of Evergreen

The pilots recruited others who were owners of open cockpit biplanes and who were delighted at the opportunity to fly the airmail They were Jack Stapleton of Colorado Springs Jim Walters of Parker Jim Warren of Denshyver with his beautiful Waco QCF-2 Tom Newell of Colorado Springs and Russ Wilder of Lakewood Each flyer selected his own copilot

Postal Service officials were enshythusiastic over the airmail plan and promised full support and cooperation They agreed to swear-in the pilots for a day provide certificates have available stamps and hand-cancelling equipment and personnel at the various airports on May 31 In addition their public relations people provided photo support coordi-

Harry Blout of Colorado Springs was the Operations Officer for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail He obtained the services of six owner-pilots who flew the mail routes in their open cockpit biplanes The Anniversary was planned by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society of which Harry is a member Blout flew the Amber 3 Airway segment from Denver to Colorado Springs

nation with news media and plans for a By 830 am on May 31 all pilots story in their own internal magazine were in position at their assigned airshy

It was a great adventure a pure joy ports Dr Curtis Kimball was in to fly the airmail and a great effort to Cheyenne at Air Ventures in the old participate in a milestone in the history United Airlines Hangar in time to greet of Colorado aviation exclaimed John Ed Merriott vice-president of the HistorshySchoon hoven at the end of the day ical Society

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Piloting his Stearman PT-17 John Schoonhoven (left) lines up with Dave Callender p~ior to flying air mail from Denver to Cheyenne on Saturday May 31 1986 In connection with 60th Anniversary of Colorado Air Mail over old Amber 3 Airway Taken at Denvers Stapleton International Airport

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In Denver two pilots were on line at Combs-Gates aircraft facility both flyshying PT-17s They were Harry Blout and John Schoonhoven who enjoyed workshying with news media signing autogshyraphs and posing for pictures

At Colorado Springs Jack Stapleton and Jim Warren experienced the same pleasurable activities at Colorado Jet Center on the municipal airport In Pueshyblo Tom Newell was enthralled with the reception he got there from the local people gathered at Flower Aviation

At 900 am the pilots were sworn in by the Postmaster in each of the four cities Then the cachet envelopes were hand cancelled and dated by post office folks equipped to do the job By 1000 am the aircraft were warmed up and ready to taxi out for take off

The plan was for all six pilots to take off simultaneously Three flew route segments to the south and three flew more segments northbound on the Amber Three Airway Dr Kimball flew south to Denver for example and delivshyered his pouch of airmal to the Postshymaster there At Denver Harry Blout flew his blue and yellow Stearman to Colorado Springs at the same time Jack Stapleton got airborne en route to Pueshyblo

Northbound Tom Newell taxiied out at Pueblo to the cheers of the crowd to fly to Colorado Springs at Colorado Springs Jim Warren s outstanding Waco QCF-2 the Reserve Grand Champion Antique at EAAs Oshkosh 85 Convention took off and headed for Denver

John Schoonhoven taxied out at Denshyvers Stapleton International Airport

Postal Service folks loaned the old leather house-to-house mail bag carried by postshymen on foot in the old days for use on Anniversary flights Tom Newell used this pouch to transport special cachet envelopes developed by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society in observance of the 60th Anniversary of the start of Colorado Airmail on May 31 1986 - 60 years later to the day

and took off for the Cheyenne leg of the flight Upon arrival in the latter city he was greeted by Mrs Carol Rookstool Postmistress at the Wyoming city He invited the charming lady to go for a ride in his biplane and she accepted with enthusiasm

Russ Wilder and Jim Walters did

Jim Walters beside his blue and yellow PT-17 sports the knee boots trousers flight jacket and cap much in vogue among the pilots of the 1920s and 30s His beautiful airplane is in immaculate condition This is the primary trainer in which thousands of Army Air Corps pilots learned to fly during WWII

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yeoman work flying their colorful aircraft in advance news media operations beshyfore the event air-to-air photography for TV and newspaper photographers that resulted in extensive publicity

On the day of the airmail celebration Jim Walters Leo Hrdlicka Harry Blout Jack Stapleton and Tom Newell also gave newsmen postal service personshynel and Historical Society workers comshyplimentary rides in their great taildragshygers They were fine back-up people who performed with enthusiasm

In overall performance by all conshycerned in the three years of pre-planshyning for the 60th Anniversary of Colshyorado Airmail those who contributed so much to the success of the project merit an ATTA BOY for a job well done

In Denver Historical Society memshybers who coordinated operations FAA approval FBO arrangements and publicshyity were Dave Scherer and Virgil Vaughn Dewey Reinhard was the publicity and ground operations manager at Colshyorado Springs while Bill Feder recently appointed curator of the Pueblo Historshyical Aircraf1 Museum at Memorial Airshyport did a splended job of all around planning there In Cheyenne Dr Gregshyory Bell was of tremendous help

To all of them a hearty thank you The entire affair proved once again

that there is romance connected with the wonderful open cockpit biplanes where pilots fly for the fun of it with wind in their faces scarves streaming in the wind and the arching blue sky overshyheadbull

by George A Hardie Jr

High wing parasol monoplanes evishydently were favorites of designers of early sport planes This months Mysshytery Plane is a good example of the Golden Age era The photo was submitshyted by John Underwood of Glendale California No date or location was indishycated Answers will be published in the January 1987 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE The deadline for that issue is November 10 1986

The Mystery Plane for July 1986 was the Sullivan K-3 Crested Harpy built by the Sullivan Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Wichita Kansas in 1929 Leonard McGinty PO Box 1193 Tampa FL 33601 who sent in the

photo is seeking drawings with the posshysible intention of building a replica of the airplane

Two readers correctly identified the Sullivan K-3 Cedric Galloway of Hesshyperia California wrote that he attended the Braley School of Flying in Wichita from September 1929 to August 1930 and saw the plane at least twice during the time

Roy Oberg of Rockford Michigan noted the address of the Sullivan comshypany in Wichita was 630 East Gilbert and added The photo depicts serial number one built in 1929 (X370M) Sulshylivan also built NR127V serial number three in 1930 They were Kinner powshyered Sullivan also built at least ten

gliders in 1930 designated SG-1 Other respondents mistakenly idenshy

tified the Sullivan as the Alexander Bulshylet of the same era The two planes are quite similar in appearance but there are marked differences notably in the shape of the fin and rudder and the cabin windshield and window configurashytionbull

---------Mystery Instrument Panel--------shyDear George

With reference to the photo submitted by Ken and Shirley Williams and pubshylished in the September issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE it may have come from the postwar Dart model GC

This airplane was produced in very limited quantity (only 12 or so were built) by Applegate and Weyant Enshygineering Co in 1946 It was powered by the A-100 Continental engine (6 cyl) had a starter and electrical sysshytem hence the ammeter in the cluster Also being a low-wing aircraft it reshyquired a fuel pump therefore the fuel pressure gauge

To the best of my knowledge this was the only aircraft to use this engine as well as the panel shown in the photo

Of those airplanes produced in 1946

there are only five remaining of which three are flyable and the remaining two are being rebuilt

Sincerely Lloyd Washburn Chairman (EAA 33769 AlC 352) Dart Club 3958 East Washburn Drive Port Clinton OH 43452

To Vintage Airplane The all-in-one engine instrument picshy

tured on page 5 of the September 86 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE can be found in the panel of a 1946 Comshymonwealth Skyranger manufactured at Kansas City MO This company I beshylieve built military gliders during WW II and was a descendent of Rearwin There should still be a couple of dozen of this

fine two-seat side-by-side 85 hp high wing airplane still around

How about publishing an article about the Skyranger

Walter E Fischer (EAA 111714 AlC 8609) 1231 Yale Street Oxnard CA 93033

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Aeroplanes by Eldon W Cessna (EAA 96867 AlC 6555) 639 Sierra Street P O Box 862 EI Segundo CA 90245

Editors Note Eldon Cessna was asked to write a brief biographical synopsis for an issue of CHIRP the publication of The Early Birds of Aviation Inc It is reshyprinted here by permission The Early Birds is an organization of pioneers in aeronautics who flew solo before Deshycember 17 1916 As an associate member of the Early Birds Eldon Cessna has served as the groups Vice President since 1980 He and his wife Helen presently live in EI Segundo California GRC

Since my name usually brings up the subject of Cessna Airplanes I am glad to share with you the connection as it relates to me historically especially beshycause of the fact that my father Clyde V Cessna was a charter member of Early Birds of Aviation

My life-long participation in the Aviashytion amp Aerospace Industries started at the age of 4 when my father assembled his own aeroplane in late 1910 and taught himself to fly on the Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma

He had visited with the International Flyers at Oklahoma City and hearing that they had received $10000 for a three-minute exhibition flight - decided this would be more profitable than being General Manager of the Enid Overland Automobile Company

After many trials and mishaps using his native ingenuity he mastered the art of flying and flew exhibitions throughout Kansas Oklahoma and Texas during summer months from 1911 to 1917 He built a new Exhibition Plane each winter in our Farm Workshyshop near Rago Kansas for use during the following summers

It was in November 1916 as Exhibishytion Flying came to an end that incenshytives attracted Dad to set up a shop in Wichita at the Jones Six Automobile Factory Several new aeroplanes were constructed for student-training in 1917

Since this 1917 pilot-training venture in Wichita was a financial failure we reshyturned to farming and custom-threshing wheat in Western Kansas At 10 years

Photo by Lee Fray

Eldon W Cessna in 1976 while serving on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors

of age I drove a 37000 pound Rumely Oil-Pull tractor for both farming and cusshytom-threshing operations My mother did the cooking for our 12-man wheatshypitching crew and our family in a portashyble cookshack We found customshythreshing to be very profitable until the combines replaced threshing-machines in the mid-1920s

We attended the Omaha Air Races in 1921 the St Louis Races in October 1923 and flew our new OXX6 powered New Laird-Swallow to the Dayton Air Races in 1924 On the return flight to Wichita we entered the On-to-Wichita Air Race winning 2nd place prize money This was my first racing experishyence

On December 30 1924 my father and I drove the 45 miles to Wichita from our country home to meet with Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech to make plans for a new aircraft manufacturing company later named Travel Air Manshyufacturing Company After serving as President and principal financier of Travel Air for the first two years he sold the stock and we organized the Cessna Aircraft Company - a Kansas Corporashytion in 1927

Having completed my Mechanical Engineering College courses I became Chief Engineer of Cessna Aircraft Comshypany doing the basic design work for 20 models of Cessna Aircraft including the CW-6 DC-6A DC-6B CPW-6 FCshy1 GC-2 CS-1 MW-1 EC-1 EC-2 CRshy

1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-34 Airmaster During the long depression years of

1930 to 1934 the Cessna Aircraft Comshypany was closed down to conserve reshysources - during which time my father and I rented a factory building from the administrators of a bankrupt aircraft company in Wichita where I designed built and flew the racing aircraft CR-1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-3 and did charshyter flying barnstorming participated in the National Air Races - cross-country and closed course and in scores of smaller race events throughout the nashytion

In my personal airplane as an indishyvidual entrant I won the Speed and Efficiency Race at the National Air Races at Cleveland in 1931 making the title of The Worlds Most Efficient Airplane possible for the Cessna Airshycraft Company which was not operatshying at that time

Also in 1931 I won 3rd place against 67 entrants in the Derbys from Clover Field Santa Monica California and from New York City to Cleveland The eastern and western division met at Bartlesville Oklahoma - and raced on together from Bartlesville to Cleveland

In September 1930 I won the closedshycourse free-for-all race at Sky Harbor Airport in Chicago

In 1932 I entered the Cord Cup Race from Los Angeles Mines Field to Cleveshyland winning 2nd place against a field of 36 entrants

In 1969 I retired (after 31 years of continuous employment) from North American Aviation Inc as Supervisor of Planning for AT-6 P-51 F-86 X-15 B-70 the first post-WW 2 US Rocket Engines and the first Apollo Moonlandshying Modules

During two 3-year terms as governor of the OX5 Aviation Pioneers Southern California Wing I served as treasurer three years secretary one year and president one year

Some aviation recognitions of which I am proud are

bull Experimental Test Pilot Assoc presentation by Bob Hope in Los Angeshyles in 1966 for outstanding contribushytions to Aeronautical Science prior to World War II

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Greats of Aviation Day - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1975

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Photo by C J Alexander Popular singer John Denvers (EAA 139014) pride and joy is this 1931 Waco aCF NC12428 SIN 3569 which he enjoys flying in the high country of the midwest

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OCTOBER 2-5 - PITTSBURGH PENNSYlshyVANIA - 111h Annual International Cessna 120140 Association Convention at Butler Farm Show Airport - Roe 4 miles west of city on Detroit sectional Contact Mike Quinlan Conshyvention Chairman 224 lehr Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15223 phone 412781-4435

OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMA shy29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In sponsored by AlC Chapter 10 lAC Chapter 10 AAA Chapter 2 and Green Country Ultralight Flyers Inc Conshytact Charles W Harris 119 East Fourth Street Tulsa OK 74103 phone 918585-1591

OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMAshyNational Bucker Club 6th Annual Fly-In in conshyjunction with the 29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In Conshytact Frank G Price Rt 1 Box 419 Moody TX 76557 phone 817853-2008

OCTOBER 5 - AllENTOWN PENNSYLVANIA - Triple HeaderEAA Chapter 70 Fly-In BreakshyfastFlea Market Ercoupe Owners Club eastshyern regional fly-in Queen City Municipal Airshyport Contact Steve Kish 215838-9942

OCTOBER 11-12 - SUSSEX NEW JERSEYshyEAA Tri-Chapter Liberty Year Fly-in sponsored by Chapters 73 and 238 and AlC Chapter 7 at

Cessna AeroI21anes (Continued from Preceding Page)

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Golden Age of Air Racing - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1977

bull OX5 Aviation Pioneers Hall of Fame San Francisco - 1982

I accepted induction plaques in the name of my father Clyde V Cessna from the National Hall of Fame in Dayshyton in 1975 and from the International Hall of Fame at San Diego in 1983

In 1977 while serving a three-year term on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors at Hales Corners Wisconsin I served as Nashytional Chairman of the fund-raising committee bull

Sussex Airport Static display only (this is not the annual air show) Awards for outstanding aircraft Everyone welcome Contact Vearl lack 20 Gervic Flanders NJ 07836 phone 201 584-9553 (after 6 pm)

OCTOBER 17-19 - CAMDEN SOUTH CAROLINA - EAA AntiqueClassic Division Chapter 3 Fall Fly-In Contact E M Butch Joyce phone 919427-0216

OCTOBER 17-19 - CASA GRANDE ARIZONA - 15th Annual Copperstate Fly-In NEW lOshyCATION Contact Ray Backstrom 602744shy1487 or Bob Hasson 6021298-3522

MARCH 15-21 - lAKELAND FLORIDA - 13th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Contact Bonnie Higbie P O Box 6750 lakeland Fl 33807

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other planes in the meantime including a Piper Pacer for a doctor friend the

Bill Haseltons

Story and photos by Gene R Chase

Bill Haseltori (EAA 22608 NC 91) of quired an extra Fleet fuselage that Buck South Bend Indiana is a school teacher had who has been restoring vintage aircraft That was the start of a project which in his spare time for 26 years In 1973 entailed over 10 years of accumulating he restored E E Buck Hilberts Mr parts and 15 months of actual work on Fleet NC431 K and in the process ac- the Fleet Of course he built up several

Bill Haselton and his Fleet Note the Johnson Air Speed Indicator on the right N strut 18 OCTOBER 1986

proceeds from which financed a major portion of the Fleet project

The component parts which went toshygether to make up Bill s Fleet came from all over the country Following up on an ad in Trade-A-Plane he acquired a Kinner engine plus a set of Fleet wings and horizontal tail surfaces from Harold Franklin in Potsdam New York It seems that Harold had lost his medishycal and disposed of all his aircraft stuff including a complete Fleet 16-B Bill ended up with all of Harold s spares for a Fleet

One year during an EAA Convention at Oshkosh Bill and his wife were visitshying with their neighbors in the campshyground when the subject of swapping airplane parts came up The neighbor mentioned he had a complete Fleet landing gear back home in Jonesboro Arkansas A deal was quickly struck and Bills collection of Fleet parts grew some more

With most of the major parts on hand Bill started the Fleet project At first he did small jobs like cleaning and painting the wing struts and overhauling the mags etc while he completed the docshytors Pacer He welded up the fin and rudder from a factory drawing borrowed from Charlie Smith in Plainfield Illinois Charlie owns a small fleet of Fleets himshyself

The nose bowl is fiberglass from a mold Bill made from a new nose bowl owned by another friend Bud Kilbey The wings needed quite a bit of work most of which was replacing the top wing spar

Fleet Model 2s were originally certifishycated in 1929 with the 5-cylinder Kinner K5 engine of 100 hp Later a field apshyproval was granted for the installation of the Kinner B5 of 125 hp and this is the powerplant in Bills Fleet Its a more practical installation because parts are easier to obtain

Bill had the cylinders for his Kinner chromed and installed new valves pisshytons roller and babbit bearings and he ground the shaft 003 He also reshyplaced the fabric and metal tips on the wood propeller He even overhauled all the instruments including the 1929 Jaeger tachometer which required the installation of a new mainspring Bill said it was no big deal - he also does clock work and ham radio work on the side

Other parts made were the Johnson Air Speed Indicator which is mounted on the right wing N strut and the frame for the distinctive flat windshield for the back cockpit Bill found a man who would cast the frame pieces then he machined them in the shop at school

The Fleet is covered with Razorback fabric which Bill prefers He has reshy

The small windshield is authentic but doesnt offer much protection from the wind

stored 22 planes using linen on one and dacron on another settling on Razorshyback as his favorite process

The red and cream colors aren t aushythentic but Bill likes the combination and he knows of three other Fleets painted the same Other items which aren t authentic but are practical are the tie-down rings on the lower wings and recording tachometer hidden under the engine cowling Bill didnt build up his Fleet to compete for top honors at Oshshykosh but the variances from factory original would only detract from the plane in the eyes of a purist

Some of the details which are authenshytic are the Pioneer compass in the panel the taillight which pOints forward the crash pads on the instrument panel and the small flat windshield which creates very windy conditions for the passenger in the back cockpit Fleets are soloed from the front seat and the small windshield at the back cockpit is a carryover from the old Consolidated PT-1 aircraft

Fleet Model 2s were available from the factory with three options regarding brakes Type A Type B or none at all Bills plane sports the Type B KelseyshyHayes mechanical brakes

Because Bills Fleet was made up of component parts he had no paper work to start with so he obtained the registrashytion number NC413K from a Fleet which was destroyed in 1935 He also used that planes serial number 136 and added an A to it for his plane

Another problem area he encounshytered was obtaining original weight and balance data After spending $125 in phone bills calling all over the country he finally came up with the right numshybers

Bill couldn t locate a carburetor heat

Michigan Phil owns a Kinner-powered Waco INF Bill then made a wood mold and cast a new heat box cut it in two halves then welded them together It looks just like the original except for the weld seam

Bill had problems getting his Fleet licensed The FAA wouldn t permit him to license it as a Model 2 and said it should be a Brewster-Haselton Fleet Brewster bought the Type Certificate No 131 in about 1941 So its a Brewsshyter-Haselton Fleet NC413K SIN 136A and it is licensed standard category

Bill made the first flight of 413K on 41585 and said it flew like a truck During the next 20 hours of flight he gradually got it rigged properly until it flew hands-off just like his 41 T-craft

Fleets were designed primarily as trainers and although they look dainty

Bills fine craftsmanship is evident Forshyward facing tail light is authentic

they are very rugged Movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz performed 46 consecutive outside loops in his Model 2 in 1930

With the short stacks the exhaust noise is very loud even with earplugs and Bill flies maximum one hour legs on cross country flights

Bill is delighted with the performance of 413K It takes off in 250 and seems to climb at a 45 degree angle with him and a full fuel load (24 gallons) on board Top speed is 95-100 mph and it cruises at 85-90 mph at 1750 rpm and 7-1 2-8 gph

Bill made an interesting comparison when he described how light his Fleet is on the controls Its a little doll a little high school girl with the old dowshyagers being the Wacos and Staggershywings This makes one wonder how a Fleet could ever be referred to as Mr bull

box so he borrowed one from Antiquel Under-wing tie-down rings are an improvement over tying to lower strut ends with Classic Advisor Phil Coulson of Lawton pressure on wing leading edges

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19

I ~ype ClubActivities

A recent Taylorcraft Owners Club newsletter reported that one of their members was flying along the skyline of New York City in their 1941 Taylorshycraft when lie experienced problems in getting the fuel to transfer from his wing tank to the main To play it safe he made a precautionary landing on the Weehawken Pier After the usual forshymalities with the FAA and the township director of public safety he was given permission to take off

The pilot in discussing this with Barshyney Bixler who heads up the Taylorcraft Owners Club asked about the 85 hp models which have larger vented fuel caps providing more ram air to move the fuel down into the nose tank Barney recalled discussing the fuel transfer problem with Charlie Feris (now deshyceased) and Charlie stated he would not let his students transfer any fuel until the nose tank was down to its last four gallons

Charlies technique was to pull the airplane up into a stall then letting the nose drop making a long smooth pullshyout keeping the T-craft on the step He said he never had any trouble getting those six gallons down from the wing tank

Barney suggests that a pipe cleaner be run through the vent pipe on the cap IJeriodically as the passageway does get blocked especially in the spring when the bugs are active

For information on the Taylorcraft Owners Club contact Bruce Barney Bixler 12809 Greenbower NE Alshyliance OH 44601

l ampled by Gene (hase

Bellanca enthusiasts now have their own newsletter Bellanca Contact is a quarterly newsletter published in Milshywaukee Wisconsin by Lawrence DAtshytilio and Pamela Foard who are restorshying a 1949 Bellanca Cruisair The first issue was released this past July conshytaining 16 pages of text photos and diashygrams - all professionally done

Larry and Pam hope to give Bellanca owners of all models including the Champion line a printed means of sharshying information Bellanca Contact is primarily a technical publication which fills a gap long left open for this imporshytant group of aircraft owners

Subscription rates are four issues and four updates - $1800 or eight isshysues and eight updates - $3200 Conshytact Lawrence DAttilio and Pamela Foard 1820 N 166th Street Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414784-2129

We recently received several years worth of back issues of the Aeronca Lovers Club newsletters and noted the coverage of many interesting subjects including rigging the aircraft radio inshystallation weight and balance source of parts and complete aircraft oleo maintenance swinging the compass plexiglass hints etc

The Aeronca Lovers Club is one of four Aeronca Type Clubs and is typical of the organizations which furnish valushyable information on specific models of aircraft to their members

The ALC is dedicated to keeping Aeroncas (including the Bellanca and Champion versions) flying through betshyter information and parts availability It was started and is operated by C L Buzz Wagner at the urging of attenshydees at the Aeronca forums he has conshyducted at the Annual EAA Conventions at Oshkosh since 1970 Buzz is an AampP AI FBO has owned over 70

Aeroncas and also owns several STCs covering Aeronca modifications

For information on the Aeronca Lovers Club contact Buzz Wagner at Box 3 401 1st Street East Clark SO 57225 phone 605532-3862

The 27th Annual Waco Reunion FlyshyIn held June 26-29 1986 at Hamilton Ohio featured 40 of the finest Wacos from 18 states and Canada Excellent weather and many new arrivals enshyhanced this event the greatest gathershying of dedicated Waco enthusiasts ever assembled anywhere It is a reunion where craftsmen meet craftsmen and pilots meet pilots all of whom are dedishycated to the task of restoring flying and preserving another of the greatest airplanes ever built

Of the 40 total in attendance 23 difshyferent models of Wacos from the 1928 GXE to the 1941 VKS-7F were on the flight line at Hamilton A special Attenshydance Award was presented to Bob and Doug Leavens who have flown their 1928 OX5 powered model GXE from Toronto Canada to the reunion almost every year

Still available from the National Waco Club are many Waco parts plus original data plates new original decals inshystruction manuals (new not used) and the following books Waco History Famous F Series Versatile Cabin Series Waco Taperwing and Waco Production

For information on the National Waco Club contact them at 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton Ohio 45015

20 OCTOBER 1986

1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS The following is a listing of new members who have joined the EM AntiqueClassic Division (through July 28

1986) We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft Succeeding issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members

Nesmith Richard A Rosemead California

Millard Arthur H Webster Florida

Trimble Mark Branson Missouri

Manning Glenn Allen Rochester Illinois

Hickenbottom John A Barnesville Ohio

Twombly C Robert Monroe Michigan

Woolley Ken Woodland California

Hammond James C Moorpark California

Blalock Anthony C Acworth Georgia

Steidley Robert Torrance California

Chisum Jerry Anchorage Alaska

Cordova Rafael L Santurce Puerto Rico

Neely Jr John J Butler Georgia

Shiels Alan Francis Cheltenham Victoria Australia

Brown Wayne B Sacramento California

Wotring Buddy Kirtland Ohio

Sorensen Bjarne Porsbrund Norway

Wilson Rudolph L Gosport Indiana

McGinnis Dean C Lakeland Florida

Lawrence Myer Ormond Beach Florida

Hoover Ralph C The Plains Virginia

Wooster Kirk Woodstock Georgia

Otey Lloyd L Quinton Virginia

Seppala Jr Ernest Angora Minnesota

Talbot Kenneth S Ridgewood New Jersey

Townsend J Timothy Eugene Oregon

Hughes Kenneth H SI Joseph Missouri

Born Charles W South Berwick Maine

McGowin James E Acworth Georgia

Campfer Scott Cincinnati Ohio

Helming John C Ledyard Connecticut

Possett John Kentwood Michigan

Bondow Bruce A Fridley Minnesota

Pierce Mark O Kansas City Missouri

Browne Paul Exeter Rhode Island

Bilyeu Russel A Clinton Washington

Nault Michael J Kansas City Missouri

Tighe Richard R Kansas City Missouri

McCoy Charles E SI Charles Missouri

Harkin Jack E Buford Georgia

Taylor James A Meriden Kansas

Hodson William L Simi Valley California

Malick Daniel C Gainesville Florida

Holloway David D Wheeling West Virginia

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Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

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Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

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The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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Sanding should be concentrated on the edges of the tapes and doublers to minimize ridges If care was taken in the application of the filler coats very little sanding will be required to give a smooth surface for the finish coat Howshyever if the last sanding leaves a splotchy color no matter how smooth it feels a final coat of the silver or filler should be applied before the color If the finish color is to be cream or yellow a first coat of white will provide a much better final appearance with less mateshyrial as the yellow pigments generally have poor hiding properties

The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

quires much rubbing and polishing Some semblance of a gloss on pigshymented dope may be obtained by top coating with clear dope reduced with reshytarding thinner Of course you re anxshyious to get the pieces assembled in a shape resembling an airplane again but remember its a lot easier to polish the individual surfaces in your shop than standing tiptoe on a shaky stepladshyder out at the airport The importance of a coat of wax on a doped finish can t be overemphasized If you ve got some eager youngsters who would like to trade polishing for an airplane ride conshysider yourself lucky and put them to work Keep it clean keep it waxed keep it hangared and you can keep from havshying to do this allover again for years to come bull

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the Navy but with a different engine known as the Stearman Model 73 Navy designation NS-1

Deeds home was in Springfield Misshysouri and for the past several years he regularly attended the Annual Stearshyman Fly-In at Galesburg Illinois He was honored as the Dean of Stearman Pilots

We extend our sincere sympathy to his family and friends He will be missed by many

SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY

William T Piper Memorial Airport at Lock Haven Pennsylvania was the site of the First Annual Sentimental Journey to Cub Haven fly-in July 13-19 1986 Stars of the event were some 200 Piper J-3 Cubs who were joined by several Super Cubs and Super Cruisers returnshying to the place where most of them were manufactured

Cub aficionados spent the week atshytending seminars on Cub rebuilding and

maintenance swapping parts and adshymiring each others aircraft The airport is uncontrolled but a temporary tower was set up to handle traffic including fly-bys and demonstration flights

Organizers of the event consider this one to be a warm-up for the big one next year which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of William T Pipers foundshying of Piper Aircraft Corporation in Lock Haven 1937 was the year the Piper plant was constructed and the evershypopular J-3 Cub was introduced bull

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A happy Odell Mathis is mirrored in both the fin and stabilizer of his 140A Note low frequency antenna fastened to top of fin

Cessna 140A

Patroller by Norm Petersen

(Photos by Carl Schuppel)

An old bad joke from years ago explained how the manager of a circus watched his ace cannonball man fly out of the huge cannon sail across the circus arena miss the landing net and land on a concrete floor - dead Quipshyped the manager Where willi ever find another man of his caliber

In like manner one bright shining aluminum airplane at Oshkosh 86 had many antiqueclassic enthusiasts wonshydering just where the owner of the beautiful Cessna 140A - N5332C SIN 15452 - had found an airplane of such caliber Before long we located the owner and were able to learn the story behind the dazzling classic airplane

Odell M Mathis (EAA 262957 AlC 10206) of 60 Seagate Drive Newport NC 28570 turned out to be the proud owner and what a pleasure it was to meet this soft-spoken 39-year-old gentshyleman with a genuine Southern accent He gave a rundown on the history of the 140A which is a Patroller model used by pipeline companies and power transshymission companies to patrol the thousands of miles of pipeline and high lines

Most notable feature of the airplane is the extra window in the lower half of

Polished metal grilles were top shelf in 1950 Original metal Odell Mathis poses with his beautiful Cessna 140A at Oshkosh spinner fits on MacCauley metal prop - highly polished Note 86 dual skylights in cabin 6 OCTOBER 1986

the doors to allow better vision for pipeline inspection Not so noticeable are two other features of this model shylong range 42 gallon fuel tanks giving a near eight-hour range and a unique message tube located in the floor of the cabin This was designed to allow the pilot to drop a message to a ground crew while on patrol

The foregoing three items make the Patroller model both unique and quite rare Cessna Aircraft Company reports that 27 of this model were built in 1949shy51 This particular airplane N5332C was built in 1950 to fill an order for a Montana pipeline patrol company Shortly after delivery it was declared surplus and sold to a man in Cincinnati Ohio Based at Lunken Airport (often reshyferred to as sunken Lunken) the 140A was always in private hands and never a trainer The first Ohio owner had the plane 10 years the second owner 13 years and the third Ohioan another 10 years - all at the same airport During those 33 years the aircraft was hangshyared at all times and regularly washed

Enter Ode I Mathis LookintJ for a twoshyplace airplane for himself and his wife Diane who is also a pilot and a member of the 99s Odell was lucky to locate the 140A and bring it to North Carolina Well not quite Brought to North Carolina would be a better term as neither he nor Diane were tailwheel pilots Engaging the services of an inshystructor named Bob Burns both Odell and Diane were taught how to keep the bloody thing straight on landings

A check of the logbooks at Oshkosh 86 revealed 2140 hours on the engine and airframe with the 85 Continental reshycording 1300 SMOH at Oshkosh 86 The logs are perfect and complete right back to the factory

When queried as to how he keeps the engine running so smooth Odell reshyplied I rotate the spark plugs and change oil every twenty hours and tell everybody else to keep their hands off Besides meticulous care Odell and Diane have spent hours and hours with

Pulling in close Odell gives us a good look at the tapered wing of the 140A Note the tiny dome on the belly required for the Narco ADF Scott 3200 tailwheel looks a bit large however it was a factory option

aluminum polish to bring the 140A to its present state of shine

Very little work has been necessary in the rebuild department as most imshyprovements had been made by the preshyvious owners This included a new headliner and new interior On the exshyterior of the plane only the metallic green paint has been redone (in a most professional manner) So far absoshylutely no corrosion has been found anyshywhere on the 36-year-old aircraft

Besides the patroller package the 140A has several other factory options including a Fram Oil Filter (PIN 050334) original factory aluminum wheel pants and dual toe brakes The primary blind flight instruments run by a venturi on the left side of the cowl are also a factory option Electrical goodies include a Narco ADF 31 a VHF radio and a transponder (which is needed to fly in the Cherry Point North Carolina area)

I asked Odell if he would consider going air-to-air with the EAA photo

plane and he respectfully declined due to his low total hours of experience shyjust over a hundred hours of flying time I praised him fo~ a most mature attitude recognizing his limitations However after thinking things over Odell said If you go along to coach me Ill go

Not one to turn down a chance to fly such a beautiful airplane I agreed - and we were off I had flown my first Cessna 140 exactly 30 years ago when I took my Private check ride on June 19 1956 (I passed) Flying old 5332C out of Wittman Field I was totally surshyprised at the solid feel of the 140A The usual creaks and groans of a loose fuselage were not there It was tight as a drum and gave you the feeling of flyshying a brand new airplane

We managed to join up with the T -34 photo plane flown by Carl Koehling and EAA photographer Carl Schuppel went to work shooting us from all sides It was fun Odell did a fine job of flying despite the occasional turbulence I took over for the right side shots

Interior cabin sports original piano keyboard switches prishymary instrument group and polished rudder pedals Control wheels were changed by an earlier owner they are not origshyinal

From the side we can look right through the lower doors in the patroller model Authentic paint job right down to the stripes on the wheelpants is resplendent in its original dark metallic green

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ered the 140A tracks straight and true and will trim for hands-off flight The 85 Continental just purrs away with an indishycated cruise of just over 105 mph Nice

In order to discourage the tire kickers and bargain hunters Odell has a price tag of $21 000 on the 140A due to its excellent shape and rarity However several of his friends warned him about putting any price on the airplane beshycause once it is sold the chances of finding an equal- are zilch

In the classic judging at Oshkosh 86 the 140A was leading the scoring in its category for nearly the entire week when a 1953 Piper Tri-Pacer came in from Minnesota and garnered the trophy (Would you believe original fabshyric at 33 years)

With this being Odells first try at Oshshykosh we feel his airplane made a reshymarkable showing and sincerely hope and trust that next year he will return (and bring Diane along this time) to give the judges some more reasons to scratch their heads A few minor imshyprovements and continuing with the polishing cloth could put it among the top scorers bull

Classic spring steel landing gear designed by Steve Wittman leads to a genuine aluminum wheel pant so highly prized by restorers Note brake line running down aft edge of gear Outboard side of wheel pant was trimmed in an arc by a previous owner to gain access to the valve stem

Cruising over the Wisconsin country side yours truly pulls up to the photo plane for a righthand shot This is one sweet flying airplane 8 OCTOBER 1986

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by Gene R Chase

Moments after their wedding cereshymony ended at 300 pm on Saturday July 26 Jim and Mary Ann Rollison climbed into the family Cessna 195 and departed Half Moon Bay Airport for Oshkosh 86 Half Moon Bay is on the Pacific coast south of San Francisco and their first overnight was at Truckee California just north of Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border

The second night found them at Jackson Hole in the beautiful Grand Teton Mountain Range in western Wyoming There they crossed paths with some of the California Warbird members who were also enroute to Oshkosh

The next day they did some aerial sightseeing and flew past Devils Tower in WyorT]ing and Mt Rushmore in South Dakota Jim was able to enjoy much of the scenery also as his new bride did an excellent job of keeping them on course using dead reckoning Jim says shes a natural at navigation although her official flying lessons werent to begin until after Oshkosh

Hoping to make Farmer City Illinois on the third night they were weathered in at Sioux City Iowa where they were fortunate to find hangar space because the hail storm that moved through dropshyped hail stones ranging from golf ball to soft ball size The folks at Sioux City were very friendly to the newlyweds

The next day they flew to Bloomington Illinois where they reshyfueled before proceeding the remaining 25 miles to their friend Bob Ashworth s (EAA 94702) private landing strip near Farmer City This beautiful 2500 grass runway is on Bobs farm and is also an annual meeting place for a group of Warbird members flying their T-6s from Florida to Oshkosh

Jim and Mary Ann spent two days at Ashworths enjoying an elegant bar-bshyque dinner on the last night before heading north to Oshkosh Arriving at the Convention on July 31 they tied down the 195 registered and bussed into town to check in at the college dorm Finding that their room (like all the others) had two single beds Jim reshyturned to the office seeking accommoshydations which might better suit a couple married only six days Although the folks in the office were sympathetic they could offer no solution other than placing both mattresses on the floor And so they did

Later that evening the couple reshyceived a message that a friend from

The honeymoon Cessna 195 N3491V

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Photos by Gene Chase

Newlyweds Jim and Mary Ann Rollison

back home was in Champaign Illinois and would like very much to spend some time at Oshkosh but had no way to get there or a place to stay Jim looked at his new bride and she said Why not hes a good friend and would do the same for us So the folshylowing morning found them winging to Champaign to pick up Uwanna Perras (EAA 164394 NC 9143) who would share their dorm room for the next three nights

Back at the Convention both of the Rollisons kept busy as volunteers - he as one of the classic aircraft judges and she in the classic aircraft judges headshyquarters They both had a ball at Oshshy

kosh 86 their unconventional honeyshymoon notwithstanding

As Jim had to be at work on Monday and they wanted to go through the Pitts factory at Afton Wyoming on the way home they departed Oshkosh on Thursday Mary Ann was anxious to get back because her flying lessons would be starting in her J-3 Cub

Also there were projects to work on such as the restoration of a Monocoupe and Taylorcraft when Jim isn t on the job flying for a commuter airline and Mary Ann isnt flying her CUb

Jim and Mary Ann will always be able to say their marriage got off to a flying start and they wont be kidding bull

Photo by Jack McCarthy

Restoration Corner Editors Note This eighth installment of the Restoration Corner is the second part of a two-part article by Dip Davis describing the selection and installation of fabrics and finishes G R C

FABRICS AND FINISHES AND THE INSTALLATION THEREOF - Part 2

by W D Dip Davis (EAA 55767 NC 1804)

If the chord of the wing you are covershying is short enough to allow a four inch overlap at the leading edge a spanwise cemented seam is permitted eliminating the need for machine sewing Using this method the bottom surface of the wing is covered first Fabric is cemented at the trailing edge root rib and tip brought as far forward on the leading edge as it will reach and cemented to the leading edge skin with a half inch to one inch wide glue jOint Do not cement to the entire skin subsequent coats will provide all the adhesion needed

This fabric is heat tautened before the installation of the top cover to eliminate all wrinkles from the overlapped area

If the fabric is wide enough to cover the entire leading edge skin the line will be invisible under the upper fabric If however it reaches only part way to the front spar an unsightly ridge will be left in what may be a critical airflow region This can be minimized by constructing a ramp of chafe point tape or even hidden completely by applying a couple of coats of primer to the edge and careshyfully sanding to a smooth line The top fabric is applied over this and subshysequently a spanwise four-inch surface tape centered over the seam line on the underside

Heat tautening is probably the most rewarding step in the entire cover proshycess (Read most fun ) You get to see almost instant results with relatively little labor input Please dont use a heat gun for this purpose even if friends tell you they achieved good results using one A hair dryer doesnt develop enough heat and a commercial heat gun conshycentrates too much hot air in one spot and is difficult to control

It is important that every square inch

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of the fabric be subjected to a four hundred degree treatment and this is easily accomplished with a household iron If Mama uses hers regularly for ironing clothes you should probably acshyquire one of your own If you must buy a new iron you may find that the newer light weight relatively inexpensive units are rated at 1000 watts or less and these wont get the job done Look for the one which draws 1100 watts or more and it need not have steam provishysions although nearly all current proshyduction models appear to have this feashyture

Since all the synthetic aircraft fabric application instructions specify tautenshying temperatures in degrees and all the irons Ive ever seen are labeled in fabshyric types with a fairly broad range in each fabric it will be necessary to calibshyrate the iron with a reasonably accurate thermometer If you dont have access to a sophisticated laboratory quality test unit a candy thermometer or similar glass tube type will serve the purpose

First check the thermometer in boiling water (212 degrees at sea level) then check your iron by setting it on the thershymometer on a stack of paper towels Allow the temperature to stabilize at a medium low setting adjust the knob to give an indicated 250 degrees and watch to see that the thermostat is able to maintain the temperature withshyin plus or minus fifteen degrees Make a reference mark on the iron at this setting and repeat the procedure for 300 and 400 degrees Consistent pershyformance can be expected from most irons until they are dropped or become

old and tired Proper procedure for the tautening

process consists of ironing the entire area at the 250 degree setting increasshying the heat to 300 going over the surshyface once more and finishing with a third pass at 400 degrees Little corner wrinkles and puckers can get preferenshytial treatment and if absolutely necesshysary the temperature can be increased very slightly for a stubborn spot

Exercise caution at this point howshyever as the fabric will melt at 450 deshygrees If it gets to the melting point and doesnt progress to an obvious hole close inspection will reveal that the threads have melted together You can probably punch out the melted section with finger pressure Just do a neat job of applying the fabric in the first place and you ll never be tempted to crank the iron past 400 degrees

If projections such as strut fittings have been covered over these should be cut out before the final ironing is done Brush a little adhesive or first primer coat on the area (depending on the finishing process being used) before making the cut to prevent the edges from fraying The localized loose area after the cut has been made can be tightened up again by additional applishycation of the iron

If you plan to use an all dope system on your airplane it is not as important that the entire surface be ironed at 400 degrees as the dope will exert some deshygree of tautening action even though it is labeled non-tautening If however you are finishing with one of the newer technology coating systems and dont apply the final temperature to the entire surface you may come out to the airshyport some chilly morning to find the fabshyric gone slack In severe instances it may be unsafe to fly until the sun can warm things up again

When heat tautening pre-sewn enshyvelopes be sure to keep an eye on the seams as the fabric shrinks As the seam begins to deviate from a straight line apply the iron to the opposite side until it is back in place Dont concenshytrate your attention on one small area for a long period of time but keep an eye on the big picture

After all the ironing is done and loose edges are trimmed off or cemented down its time to step back and admire the pretty pieces Looks as if you could

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just assemble everything and fly not quite yet Stop dreaming and start ugshylying things up

Up to this point the procedures are pretty much the same no matter what finishing system you plan to use but the next step will vary with materials Using the new all urethane finish the tapes are next while with conventional dope finishing and many proprietary systems the first prime coat is applied at this time Whatever material is being used it is vital that the liquid be forced through the weave so that it can bond with itself on the backside of the fabric thus wrapshyping each individual thread in the film Coopers Dacproofer was an early solushytion to the penetration problem it is a relatively slow drying cellulose nitrate base product tinted blue so that proper penetration is readily apparent

It is possible to get carried away with brushing or rubbing in of the first coat and force enough material through the weave to permit drips onto the back of the opposite surface which will leave blisters which are difficult to hide in the finish coats A home brewed concoction of nitrate dope with retarding thinner will serve the purpose but starving or overshyloading is hard to discern due to the transparency of the film

Securing the fabric to the wing ribs is the next step Refer to the old cover which you stashed in the rafters to see how and where it was done before Conventional rib stitching is such a tedishyous time consuming operation that nearly every aircraft manufacturer tried alternate methods Screws rivets and various shapes of wire clips were emshyployed with varying degrees of success

The traditional method must be emshyployed on all wings with wood ribs and interest in learning this skill draws crowds to Jeri Goetz workshop all week long at every Oshkosh EAA Convenshytion We wont dwell on the proper methods of performing this task as its all in the book (AC4313-1A)

Surface tapes of appropriate width shymostly two inch - are applied over each rib seam and corner A lot of folks like to apply a spanwise tape at the leading edge for additional abrasion resistance but this is not mandatory if you wish to maintain an uninterrupted airflow Dacshyron tapes in most brands are available in straight edge or pinked edge The straight edge is cut with a hot blade which seals the threads and prevents ravelling Pinked edges are cut to simushylate cotton tapes if the traditional apshypearance is desired This tape is not only more expensive but generally more troublesome to apply

We have found the use of a three inch wide disposable short nap roller really expedites tape application A swath of

dope or adhesive is rolled on where the tape is to be applied then the tape is laid down and another coat of gorp rolled on top This squeezes the air bubshybles out quite effectively and saves a lot of rubbing down with the fingers

Bias cut tapes make neat curves on tip bows and similar shapes but due to the fact that they are cut diagonally across a roll of fabric a sewn joint is required at intervals and one often finds a seam at the most awkward spot Simishylar results can be obtained by using the next wider width tape cementing the center only about a half inch wide to the tip bow and allowing the cement to dry with the tape standing perpendicular to the surface The iron is then applied and since the tape is unable to shrink lengthwise being cemented down the edges will curl around a reasonably tight radius without the necessity of cutshyting darts or notches Adhesive can then be brushed under the tape edge or squeegeed through from the top surshyface The total width will be reduced about twenty percent which is the reason for selecting the wider tape

Drain grommets inspection rings and fabric doublers around protrusions are installed at this point in the proceedings Dont spare the drain holes Refer to the old cover and install them wherever the last guy did If there is a possibility of moisture collecting on boths sides of a lower structural member stick a grommet on each side of it After comshypletion of the finish coats the center hole should be cut out with a fine blade Exacto knife or similar tool rather than punching through leaving a ridge which would impede free flow

Inspection rings are soluble in dope and cement solvents so if that is the finish you are using care must be taken to prevent curling of the ring when the finish dries One method of avoiding this is to install a fabric doubler slightly larger than the inspection ring This has the added benefit of chafe protection as the inspection plate is removed and reinstalled numerous times in subshysequent years

Pre-cut cotton patches for this purshypose are no longer available from most suppliers We have found a better method using Dacron fabric which also lends itself to the odd shaped doublers you will need around strut fittings etc Staple or tape a piece of fabric over the open end of a cardboard box iron it lightly to remove any wrinkles and coat it with Dacproofer or your other primer (thinned U-500 adhesive if you are using Superflite System II) When this is dry you can draw the desired outline in pencil and cut out with ordinary straight bladed scissors without any ravelled edges A two pound coffee can

makes the right sized inspection ring doubler

The points at which cables exit the fabric such as the rudder cables in the aft fuselage require more beef than jllSt a second layer of fabric A suitable deshyvice can be fabricated by cutting a tearshydrop shape from a scrap of leatherette or similar upholstery material On proshyduction J-3s Piper applied these in black after the last coat of yellow dope They looked like a trim accent You may cement them on before the finish color is applied if you want them to be less conspicuous

Build-up or filler coat application beshygins after everything is stuck on Old grade A cotton enthusiasts may feel that they are not doin right if they dont brush on a few coats of clear dope beshyfore spraying anything If you subscribe to this school of thought be sure you use a highly plasticized non tautening dope as the very process of brushing the material appears to accelerate shrinking of the fabric The Dacprooferl Sprafill manual calls for an all spray apshyplication and all of the filler coats are of a lightly pigmented aluminum dope A minimum of three coats is applied and unless you are striving for a showplane finish sanding between each coat is not necessary

It is common practice to hang wings vertically by attach fittings and ai leron hinges This allows both sides to be sprayed at one time rather than having to wait for one side to dry before turning the surface over It is easy to shortshychange the leading edges when hangshying and this is the area which should perhaps get more finish build up than the rest of the wing Clever airplane reshybuilders particularly those who plan to do more than one project construct a fixture that allows the wing to be rotated like a chicken on a rotisserie The fuseshylage may be handled the same way even more easily so long as the engine is removed Merely bolt two 2 x 4s vershytically and two horizontally on the enshygine mount The tailpost can rest on a sawhorse in either the upright or inshyverted position

Sanding on the fabric surfaces can be a fooler if you are not familiar with the process Wet-or-dry sandpaper with a grit in the neighbordhood of 220 is a good place to start Use plenty of water to keep the paper from loading Youll find that you can lean hard on the sandpaper and rub til your arms tire in the unsupported areas between ribs and stringers but one swipe over a solid structure will remove the finish clear down to the fabric and can even cut the fabric if not approached with caution

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US Postal Service officials from the Colorado Springs Post Office were very cooperative in all arrangements for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail flights From left are Robin Hyatt public relations specialist for the Postal Service Bill Madsen past president of the Colorado Aviation Historical Society and Anniversary Chairman and Jim Van Natter customer service rep for the Post Office

60th c4nnluEthlt of

Colorado Airmail

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Jim Warren (EAA 154193 AlC 9497) (left) in front of his Waco QCF-2 biplane with passenger Virgil Vaughan ex-captain United Airlines and early airmail pilot Taken at Front Range Airport near Watkins Colorado on May 19 1986 12 OCTOBER 1986

by Bill Madsen Colorado Aviation Historical Society

Saturday May 31 1986 A beautiful morning after two days of rain

Wearing helmets goggles white scarves and with wind on their cheeks six owner-pilots took off in their Waco QCF-2 and Stearman PT-17 open cockpit biplanes They were celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airshymail

They flew the old Amber Three Airshyway which ran from Pueblo to Colorado Springs to Denver to Cheyenne Wyomshying and return They carried in their mai l pouches special cachet envelopes canshycelled and dated by the United States Postal Service officials in honor of the occasion

Prior to departure each of the pilots was sworn in as airmai l pilot for one day by Postmasters in each of the fou r cities involved Each of the airmen was presented with a handsome framed Certificate of Appreciation from the Postal Service dated and signed by the Postmaster

The airmail anniversary flights were sponsored by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society an organization of people devoted to recording docushymenting and preserving the history of aviation in the Columbine State The cachet envelope logo was drawn by Lt Col Bill Dunn (USAF Ret) artist proshylific writer Society member and the first American to become an Ace in WW II while flying Spitfires in No 71 Eagle Squadron RAF

Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs past president of the Historical Society was designated chairman of the 60th Anshyniversary of Colorado Airmail project

Delivery of US Mail by air began on May 31 1926 when CAM no 12 - Conshytract Air Mail route no 12 - was asshysigned to The Colorado Airways Inc Anthony Joseph general manager Madsen said It was a year before Charles Lindbergh would make his fashymous flight to Paris in the Spirit of St Louis

The contract called for the Denver firm to operate an airmail service south from Cheyenne Wyoming to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo and reshyturn - daily Airway beacons were placed along the Amber Three Airway at approximately 20 mile intervals to guide the pilots at night

Venerable Standard J-1 open cockpit biplanes powered by 150 hp HispanoshySuiza engines were the aircraft first used in Colorado For the 60th Annivershysary flights it was desired to use airplanes as near as possible to the old Standard J-1 so

Harry Blout retired Air Force lieutenshyant-colonel and himself the owner of a splendid Stearman PT-17 blue and yellow with the circle-star-red center markings of the famous WW II primary trainers was appointed as Operations Officer for the project

At an initial planning meeting atshytended by Harry Blout Jesse Smith Dewey Reinhard and Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs Bill Feder and Mel Harmon of Pueblo and Dave Scherer of Denver it was determined that two points were keys to success (1) Postal Service officials approval of the plan for civil pilots to carry the cachet airmail in private aircraft and (2) secure the sershyvices of owner-pilots who would volunshyteer to fly the air mail routes and adshyvance publicity sorties without compenshysation

In addition to Harry Blout two other Historical Society members were ownshyers of Stearman PT-17s Dr Curtis Kimshyball of Sterling Colorado and John Schoonhoven of Evergreen

The pilots recruited others who were owners of open cockpit biplanes and who were delighted at the opportunity to fly the airmail They were Jack Stapleton of Colorado Springs Jim Walters of Parker Jim Warren of Denshyver with his beautiful Waco QCF-2 Tom Newell of Colorado Springs and Russ Wilder of Lakewood Each flyer selected his own copilot

Postal Service officials were enshythusiastic over the airmail plan and promised full support and cooperation They agreed to swear-in the pilots for a day provide certificates have available stamps and hand-cancelling equipment and personnel at the various airports on May 31 In addition their public relations people provided photo support coordi-

Harry Blout of Colorado Springs was the Operations Officer for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail He obtained the services of six owner-pilots who flew the mail routes in their open cockpit biplanes The Anniversary was planned by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society of which Harry is a member Blout flew the Amber 3 Airway segment from Denver to Colorado Springs

nation with news media and plans for a By 830 am on May 31 all pilots story in their own internal magazine were in position at their assigned airshy

It was a great adventure a pure joy ports Dr Curtis Kimball was in to fly the airmail and a great effort to Cheyenne at Air Ventures in the old participate in a milestone in the history United Airlines Hangar in time to greet of Colorado aviation exclaimed John Ed Merriott vice-president of the HistorshySchoon hoven at the end of the day ical Society

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Piloting his Stearman PT-17 John Schoonhoven (left) lines up with Dave Callender p~ior to flying air mail from Denver to Cheyenne on Saturday May 31 1986 In connection with 60th Anniversary of Colorado Air Mail over old Amber 3 Airway Taken at Denvers Stapleton International Airport

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In Denver two pilots were on line at Combs-Gates aircraft facility both flyshying PT-17s They were Harry Blout and John Schoonhoven who enjoyed workshying with news media signing autogshyraphs and posing for pictures

At Colorado Springs Jack Stapleton and Jim Warren experienced the same pleasurable activities at Colorado Jet Center on the municipal airport In Pueshyblo Tom Newell was enthralled with the reception he got there from the local people gathered at Flower Aviation

At 900 am the pilots were sworn in by the Postmaster in each of the four cities Then the cachet envelopes were hand cancelled and dated by post office folks equipped to do the job By 1000 am the aircraft were warmed up and ready to taxi out for take off

The plan was for all six pilots to take off simultaneously Three flew route segments to the south and three flew more segments northbound on the Amber Three Airway Dr Kimball flew south to Denver for example and delivshyered his pouch of airmal to the Postshymaster there At Denver Harry Blout flew his blue and yellow Stearman to Colorado Springs at the same time Jack Stapleton got airborne en route to Pueshyblo

Northbound Tom Newell taxiied out at Pueblo to the cheers of the crowd to fly to Colorado Springs at Colorado Springs Jim Warren s outstanding Waco QCF-2 the Reserve Grand Champion Antique at EAAs Oshkosh 85 Convention took off and headed for Denver

John Schoonhoven taxied out at Denshyvers Stapleton International Airport

Postal Service folks loaned the old leather house-to-house mail bag carried by postshymen on foot in the old days for use on Anniversary flights Tom Newell used this pouch to transport special cachet envelopes developed by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society in observance of the 60th Anniversary of the start of Colorado Airmail on May 31 1986 - 60 years later to the day

and took off for the Cheyenne leg of the flight Upon arrival in the latter city he was greeted by Mrs Carol Rookstool Postmistress at the Wyoming city He invited the charming lady to go for a ride in his biplane and she accepted with enthusiasm

Russ Wilder and Jim Walters did

Jim Walters beside his blue and yellow PT-17 sports the knee boots trousers flight jacket and cap much in vogue among the pilots of the 1920s and 30s His beautiful airplane is in immaculate condition This is the primary trainer in which thousands of Army Air Corps pilots learned to fly during WWII

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yeoman work flying their colorful aircraft in advance news media operations beshyfore the event air-to-air photography for TV and newspaper photographers that resulted in extensive publicity

On the day of the airmail celebration Jim Walters Leo Hrdlicka Harry Blout Jack Stapleton and Tom Newell also gave newsmen postal service personshynel and Historical Society workers comshyplimentary rides in their great taildragshygers They were fine back-up people who performed with enthusiasm

In overall performance by all conshycerned in the three years of pre-planshyning for the 60th Anniversary of Colshyorado Airmail those who contributed so much to the success of the project merit an ATTA BOY for a job well done

In Denver Historical Society memshybers who coordinated operations FAA approval FBO arrangements and publicshyity were Dave Scherer and Virgil Vaughn Dewey Reinhard was the publicity and ground operations manager at Colshyorado Springs while Bill Feder recently appointed curator of the Pueblo Historshyical Aircraf1 Museum at Memorial Airshyport did a splended job of all around planning there In Cheyenne Dr Gregshyory Bell was of tremendous help

To all of them a hearty thank you The entire affair proved once again

that there is romance connected with the wonderful open cockpit biplanes where pilots fly for the fun of it with wind in their faces scarves streaming in the wind and the arching blue sky overshyheadbull

by George A Hardie Jr

High wing parasol monoplanes evishydently were favorites of designers of early sport planes This months Mysshytery Plane is a good example of the Golden Age era The photo was submitshyted by John Underwood of Glendale California No date or location was indishycated Answers will be published in the January 1987 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE The deadline for that issue is November 10 1986

The Mystery Plane for July 1986 was the Sullivan K-3 Crested Harpy built by the Sullivan Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Wichita Kansas in 1929 Leonard McGinty PO Box 1193 Tampa FL 33601 who sent in the

photo is seeking drawings with the posshysible intention of building a replica of the airplane

Two readers correctly identified the Sullivan K-3 Cedric Galloway of Hesshyperia California wrote that he attended the Braley School of Flying in Wichita from September 1929 to August 1930 and saw the plane at least twice during the time

Roy Oberg of Rockford Michigan noted the address of the Sullivan comshypany in Wichita was 630 East Gilbert and added The photo depicts serial number one built in 1929 (X370M) Sulshylivan also built NR127V serial number three in 1930 They were Kinner powshyered Sullivan also built at least ten

gliders in 1930 designated SG-1 Other respondents mistakenly idenshy

tified the Sullivan as the Alexander Bulshylet of the same era The two planes are quite similar in appearance but there are marked differences notably in the shape of the fin and rudder and the cabin windshield and window configurashytionbull

---------Mystery Instrument Panel--------shyDear George

With reference to the photo submitted by Ken and Shirley Williams and pubshylished in the September issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE it may have come from the postwar Dart model GC

This airplane was produced in very limited quantity (only 12 or so were built) by Applegate and Weyant Enshygineering Co in 1946 It was powered by the A-100 Continental engine (6 cyl) had a starter and electrical sysshytem hence the ammeter in the cluster Also being a low-wing aircraft it reshyquired a fuel pump therefore the fuel pressure gauge

To the best of my knowledge this was the only aircraft to use this engine as well as the panel shown in the photo

Of those airplanes produced in 1946

there are only five remaining of which three are flyable and the remaining two are being rebuilt

Sincerely Lloyd Washburn Chairman (EAA 33769 AlC 352) Dart Club 3958 East Washburn Drive Port Clinton OH 43452

To Vintage Airplane The all-in-one engine instrument picshy

tured on page 5 of the September 86 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE can be found in the panel of a 1946 Comshymonwealth Skyranger manufactured at Kansas City MO This company I beshylieve built military gliders during WW II and was a descendent of Rearwin There should still be a couple of dozen of this

fine two-seat side-by-side 85 hp high wing airplane still around

How about publishing an article about the Skyranger

Walter E Fischer (EAA 111714 AlC 8609) 1231 Yale Street Oxnard CA 93033

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Aeroplanes by Eldon W Cessna (EAA 96867 AlC 6555) 639 Sierra Street P O Box 862 EI Segundo CA 90245

Editors Note Eldon Cessna was asked to write a brief biographical synopsis for an issue of CHIRP the publication of The Early Birds of Aviation Inc It is reshyprinted here by permission The Early Birds is an organization of pioneers in aeronautics who flew solo before Deshycember 17 1916 As an associate member of the Early Birds Eldon Cessna has served as the groups Vice President since 1980 He and his wife Helen presently live in EI Segundo California GRC

Since my name usually brings up the subject of Cessna Airplanes I am glad to share with you the connection as it relates to me historically especially beshycause of the fact that my father Clyde V Cessna was a charter member of Early Birds of Aviation

My life-long participation in the Aviashytion amp Aerospace Industries started at the age of 4 when my father assembled his own aeroplane in late 1910 and taught himself to fly on the Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma

He had visited with the International Flyers at Oklahoma City and hearing that they had received $10000 for a three-minute exhibition flight - decided this would be more profitable than being General Manager of the Enid Overland Automobile Company

After many trials and mishaps using his native ingenuity he mastered the art of flying and flew exhibitions throughout Kansas Oklahoma and Texas during summer months from 1911 to 1917 He built a new Exhibition Plane each winter in our Farm Workshyshop near Rago Kansas for use during the following summers

It was in November 1916 as Exhibishytion Flying came to an end that incenshytives attracted Dad to set up a shop in Wichita at the Jones Six Automobile Factory Several new aeroplanes were constructed for student-training in 1917

Since this 1917 pilot-training venture in Wichita was a financial failure we reshyturned to farming and custom-threshing wheat in Western Kansas At 10 years

Photo by Lee Fray

Eldon W Cessna in 1976 while serving on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors

of age I drove a 37000 pound Rumely Oil-Pull tractor for both farming and cusshytom-threshing operations My mother did the cooking for our 12-man wheatshypitching crew and our family in a portashyble cookshack We found customshythreshing to be very profitable until the combines replaced threshing-machines in the mid-1920s

We attended the Omaha Air Races in 1921 the St Louis Races in October 1923 and flew our new OXX6 powered New Laird-Swallow to the Dayton Air Races in 1924 On the return flight to Wichita we entered the On-to-Wichita Air Race winning 2nd place prize money This was my first racing experishyence

On December 30 1924 my father and I drove the 45 miles to Wichita from our country home to meet with Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech to make plans for a new aircraft manufacturing company later named Travel Air Manshyufacturing Company After serving as President and principal financier of Travel Air for the first two years he sold the stock and we organized the Cessna Aircraft Company - a Kansas Corporashytion in 1927

Having completed my Mechanical Engineering College courses I became Chief Engineer of Cessna Aircraft Comshypany doing the basic design work for 20 models of Cessna Aircraft including the CW-6 DC-6A DC-6B CPW-6 FCshy1 GC-2 CS-1 MW-1 EC-1 EC-2 CRshy

1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-34 Airmaster During the long depression years of

1930 to 1934 the Cessna Aircraft Comshypany was closed down to conserve reshysources - during which time my father and I rented a factory building from the administrators of a bankrupt aircraft company in Wichita where I designed built and flew the racing aircraft CR-1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-3 and did charshyter flying barnstorming participated in the National Air Races - cross-country and closed course and in scores of smaller race events throughout the nashytion

In my personal airplane as an indishyvidual entrant I won the Speed and Efficiency Race at the National Air Races at Cleveland in 1931 making the title of The Worlds Most Efficient Airplane possible for the Cessna Airshycraft Company which was not operatshying at that time

Also in 1931 I won 3rd place against 67 entrants in the Derbys from Clover Field Santa Monica California and from New York City to Cleveland The eastern and western division met at Bartlesville Oklahoma - and raced on together from Bartlesville to Cleveland

In September 1930 I won the closedshycourse free-for-all race at Sky Harbor Airport in Chicago

In 1932 I entered the Cord Cup Race from Los Angeles Mines Field to Cleveshyland winning 2nd place against a field of 36 entrants

In 1969 I retired (after 31 years of continuous employment) from North American Aviation Inc as Supervisor of Planning for AT-6 P-51 F-86 X-15 B-70 the first post-WW 2 US Rocket Engines and the first Apollo Moonlandshying Modules

During two 3-year terms as governor of the OX5 Aviation Pioneers Southern California Wing I served as treasurer three years secretary one year and president one year

Some aviation recognitions of which I am proud are

bull Experimental Test Pilot Assoc presentation by Bob Hope in Los Angeshyles in 1966 for outstanding contribushytions to Aeronautical Science prior to World War II

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Greats of Aviation Day - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1975

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Photo by C J Alexander Popular singer John Denvers (EAA 139014) pride and joy is this 1931 Waco aCF NC12428 SIN 3569 which he enjoys flying in the high country of the midwest

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OCTOBER 2-5 - PITTSBURGH PENNSYlshyVANIA - 111h Annual International Cessna 120140 Association Convention at Butler Farm Show Airport - Roe 4 miles west of city on Detroit sectional Contact Mike Quinlan Conshyvention Chairman 224 lehr Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15223 phone 412781-4435

OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMA shy29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In sponsored by AlC Chapter 10 lAC Chapter 10 AAA Chapter 2 and Green Country Ultralight Flyers Inc Conshytact Charles W Harris 119 East Fourth Street Tulsa OK 74103 phone 918585-1591

OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMAshyNational Bucker Club 6th Annual Fly-In in conshyjunction with the 29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In Conshytact Frank G Price Rt 1 Box 419 Moody TX 76557 phone 817853-2008

OCTOBER 5 - AllENTOWN PENNSYLVANIA - Triple HeaderEAA Chapter 70 Fly-In BreakshyfastFlea Market Ercoupe Owners Club eastshyern regional fly-in Queen City Municipal Airshyport Contact Steve Kish 215838-9942

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I accepted induction plaques in the name of my father Clyde V Cessna from the National Hall of Fame in Dayshyton in 1975 and from the International Hall of Fame at San Diego in 1983

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Sussex Airport Static display only (this is not the annual air show) Awards for outstanding aircraft Everyone welcome Contact Vearl lack 20 Gervic Flanders NJ 07836 phone 201 584-9553 (after 6 pm)

OCTOBER 17-19 - CAMDEN SOUTH CAROLINA - EAA AntiqueClassic Division Chapter 3 Fall Fly-In Contact E M Butch Joyce phone 919427-0216

OCTOBER 17-19 - CASA GRANDE ARIZONA - 15th Annual Copperstate Fly-In NEW lOshyCATION Contact Ray Backstrom 602744shy1487 or Bob Hasson 6021298-3522

MARCH 15-21 - lAKELAND FLORIDA - 13th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Contact Bonnie Higbie P O Box 6750 lakeland Fl 33807

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

other planes in the meantime including a Piper Pacer for a doctor friend the

Bill Haseltons

Story and photos by Gene R Chase

Bill Haseltori (EAA 22608 NC 91) of quired an extra Fleet fuselage that Buck South Bend Indiana is a school teacher had who has been restoring vintage aircraft That was the start of a project which in his spare time for 26 years In 1973 entailed over 10 years of accumulating he restored E E Buck Hilberts Mr parts and 15 months of actual work on Fleet NC431 K and in the process ac- the Fleet Of course he built up several

Bill Haselton and his Fleet Note the Johnson Air Speed Indicator on the right N strut 18 OCTOBER 1986

proceeds from which financed a major portion of the Fleet project

The component parts which went toshygether to make up Bill s Fleet came from all over the country Following up on an ad in Trade-A-Plane he acquired a Kinner engine plus a set of Fleet wings and horizontal tail surfaces from Harold Franklin in Potsdam New York It seems that Harold had lost his medishycal and disposed of all his aircraft stuff including a complete Fleet 16-B Bill ended up with all of Harold s spares for a Fleet

One year during an EAA Convention at Oshkosh Bill and his wife were visitshying with their neighbors in the campshyground when the subject of swapping airplane parts came up The neighbor mentioned he had a complete Fleet landing gear back home in Jonesboro Arkansas A deal was quickly struck and Bills collection of Fleet parts grew some more

With most of the major parts on hand Bill started the Fleet project At first he did small jobs like cleaning and painting the wing struts and overhauling the mags etc while he completed the docshytors Pacer He welded up the fin and rudder from a factory drawing borrowed from Charlie Smith in Plainfield Illinois Charlie owns a small fleet of Fleets himshyself

The nose bowl is fiberglass from a mold Bill made from a new nose bowl owned by another friend Bud Kilbey The wings needed quite a bit of work most of which was replacing the top wing spar

Fleet Model 2s were originally certifishycated in 1929 with the 5-cylinder Kinner K5 engine of 100 hp Later a field apshyproval was granted for the installation of the Kinner B5 of 125 hp and this is the powerplant in Bills Fleet Its a more practical installation because parts are easier to obtain

Bill had the cylinders for his Kinner chromed and installed new valves pisshytons roller and babbit bearings and he ground the shaft 003 He also reshyplaced the fabric and metal tips on the wood propeller He even overhauled all the instruments including the 1929 Jaeger tachometer which required the installation of a new mainspring Bill said it was no big deal - he also does clock work and ham radio work on the side

Other parts made were the Johnson Air Speed Indicator which is mounted on the right wing N strut and the frame for the distinctive flat windshield for the back cockpit Bill found a man who would cast the frame pieces then he machined them in the shop at school

The Fleet is covered with Razorback fabric which Bill prefers He has reshy

The small windshield is authentic but doesnt offer much protection from the wind

stored 22 planes using linen on one and dacron on another settling on Razorshyback as his favorite process

The red and cream colors aren t aushythentic but Bill likes the combination and he knows of three other Fleets painted the same Other items which aren t authentic but are practical are the tie-down rings on the lower wings and recording tachometer hidden under the engine cowling Bill didnt build up his Fleet to compete for top honors at Oshshykosh but the variances from factory original would only detract from the plane in the eyes of a purist

Some of the details which are authenshytic are the Pioneer compass in the panel the taillight which pOints forward the crash pads on the instrument panel and the small flat windshield which creates very windy conditions for the passenger in the back cockpit Fleets are soloed from the front seat and the small windshield at the back cockpit is a carryover from the old Consolidated PT-1 aircraft

Fleet Model 2s were available from the factory with three options regarding brakes Type A Type B or none at all Bills plane sports the Type B KelseyshyHayes mechanical brakes

Because Bills Fleet was made up of component parts he had no paper work to start with so he obtained the registrashytion number NC413K from a Fleet which was destroyed in 1935 He also used that planes serial number 136 and added an A to it for his plane

Another problem area he encounshytered was obtaining original weight and balance data After spending $125 in phone bills calling all over the country he finally came up with the right numshybers

Bill couldn t locate a carburetor heat

Michigan Phil owns a Kinner-powered Waco INF Bill then made a wood mold and cast a new heat box cut it in two halves then welded them together It looks just like the original except for the weld seam

Bill had problems getting his Fleet licensed The FAA wouldn t permit him to license it as a Model 2 and said it should be a Brewster-Haselton Fleet Brewster bought the Type Certificate No 131 in about 1941 So its a Brewsshyter-Haselton Fleet NC413K SIN 136A and it is licensed standard category

Bill made the first flight of 413K on 41585 and said it flew like a truck During the next 20 hours of flight he gradually got it rigged properly until it flew hands-off just like his 41 T-craft

Fleets were designed primarily as trainers and although they look dainty

Bills fine craftsmanship is evident Forshyward facing tail light is authentic

they are very rugged Movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz performed 46 consecutive outside loops in his Model 2 in 1930

With the short stacks the exhaust noise is very loud even with earplugs and Bill flies maximum one hour legs on cross country flights

Bill is delighted with the performance of 413K It takes off in 250 and seems to climb at a 45 degree angle with him and a full fuel load (24 gallons) on board Top speed is 95-100 mph and it cruises at 85-90 mph at 1750 rpm and 7-1 2-8 gph

Bill made an interesting comparison when he described how light his Fleet is on the controls Its a little doll a little high school girl with the old dowshyagers being the Wacos and Staggershywings This makes one wonder how a Fleet could ever be referred to as Mr bull

box so he borrowed one from Antiquel Under-wing tie-down rings are an improvement over tying to lower strut ends with Classic Advisor Phil Coulson of Lawton pressure on wing leading edges

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I ~ype ClubActivities

A recent Taylorcraft Owners Club newsletter reported that one of their members was flying along the skyline of New York City in their 1941 Taylorshycraft when lie experienced problems in getting the fuel to transfer from his wing tank to the main To play it safe he made a precautionary landing on the Weehawken Pier After the usual forshymalities with the FAA and the township director of public safety he was given permission to take off

The pilot in discussing this with Barshyney Bixler who heads up the Taylorcraft Owners Club asked about the 85 hp models which have larger vented fuel caps providing more ram air to move the fuel down into the nose tank Barney recalled discussing the fuel transfer problem with Charlie Feris (now deshyceased) and Charlie stated he would not let his students transfer any fuel until the nose tank was down to its last four gallons

Charlies technique was to pull the airplane up into a stall then letting the nose drop making a long smooth pullshyout keeping the T-craft on the step He said he never had any trouble getting those six gallons down from the wing tank

Barney suggests that a pipe cleaner be run through the vent pipe on the cap IJeriodically as the passageway does get blocked especially in the spring when the bugs are active

For information on the Taylorcraft Owners Club contact Bruce Barney Bixler 12809 Greenbower NE Alshyliance OH 44601

l ampled by Gene (hase

Bellanca enthusiasts now have their own newsletter Bellanca Contact is a quarterly newsletter published in Milshywaukee Wisconsin by Lawrence DAtshytilio and Pamela Foard who are restorshying a 1949 Bellanca Cruisair The first issue was released this past July conshytaining 16 pages of text photos and diashygrams - all professionally done

Larry and Pam hope to give Bellanca owners of all models including the Champion line a printed means of sharshying information Bellanca Contact is primarily a technical publication which fills a gap long left open for this imporshytant group of aircraft owners

Subscription rates are four issues and four updates - $1800 or eight isshysues and eight updates - $3200 Conshytact Lawrence DAttilio and Pamela Foard 1820 N 166th Street Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414784-2129

We recently received several years worth of back issues of the Aeronca Lovers Club newsletters and noted the coverage of many interesting subjects including rigging the aircraft radio inshystallation weight and balance source of parts and complete aircraft oleo maintenance swinging the compass plexiglass hints etc

The Aeronca Lovers Club is one of four Aeronca Type Clubs and is typical of the organizations which furnish valushyable information on specific models of aircraft to their members

The ALC is dedicated to keeping Aeroncas (including the Bellanca and Champion versions) flying through betshyter information and parts availability It was started and is operated by C L Buzz Wagner at the urging of attenshydees at the Aeronca forums he has conshyducted at the Annual EAA Conventions at Oshkosh since 1970 Buzz is an AampP AI FBO has owned over 70

Aeroncas and also owns several STCs covering Aeronca modifications

For information on the Aeronca Lovers Club contact Buzz Wagner at Box 3 401 1st Street East Clark SO 57225 phone 605532-3862

The 27th Annual Waco Reunion FlyshyIn held June 26-29 1986 at Hamilton Ohio featured 40 of the finest Wacos from 18 states and Canada Excellent weather and many new arrivals enshyhanced this event the greatest gathershying of dedicated Waco enthusiasts ever assembled anywhere It is a reunion where craftsmen meet craftsmen and pilots meet pilots all of whom are dedishycated to the task of restoring flying and preserving another of the greatest airplanes ever built

Of the 40 total in attendance 23 difshyferent models of Wacos from the 1928 GXE to the 1941 VKS-7F were on the flight line at Hamilton A special Attenshydance Award was presented to Bob and Doug Leavens who have flown their 1928 OX5 powered model GXE from Toronto Canada to the reunion almost every year

Still available from the National Waco Club are many Waco parts plus original data plates new original decals inshystruction manuals (new not used) and the following books Waco History Famous F Series Versatile Cabin Series Waco Taperwing and Waco Production

For information on the National Waco Club contact them at 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton Ohio 45015

20 OCTOBER 1986

1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS The following is a listing of new members who have joined the EM AntiqueClassic Division (through July 28

1986) We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft Succeeding issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members

Nesmith Richard A Rosemead California

Millard Arthur H Webster Florida

Trimble Mark Branson Missouri

Manning Glenn Allen Rochester Illinois

Hickenbottom John A Barnesville Ohio

Twombly C Robert Monroe Michigan

Woolley Ken Woodland California

Hammond James C Moorpark California

Blalock Anthony C Acworth Georgia

Steidley Robert Torrance California

Chisum Jerry Anchorage Alaska

Cordova Rafael L Santurce Puerto Rico

Neely Jr John J Butler Georgia

Shiels Alan Francis Cheltenham Victoria Australia

Brown Wayne B Sacramento California

Wotring Buddy Kirtland Ohio

Sorensen Bjarne Porsbrund Norway

Wilson Rudolph L Gosport Indiana

McGinnis Dean C Lakeland Florida

Lawrence Myer Ormond Beach Florida

Hoover Ralph C The Plains Virginia

Wooster Kirk Woodstock Georgia

Otey Lloyd L Quinton Virginia

Seppala Jr Ernest Angora Minnesota

Talbot Kenneth S Ridgewood New Jersey

Townsend J Timothy Eugene Oregon

Hughes Kenneth H SI Joseph Missouri

Born Charles W South Berwick Maine

McGowin James E Acworth Georgia

Campfer Scott Cincinnati Ohio

Helming John C Ledyard Connecticut

Possett John Kentwood Michigan

Bondow Bruce A Fridley Minnesota

Pierce Mark O Kansas City Missouri

Browne Paul Exeter Rhode Island

Bilyeu Russel A Clinton Washington

Nault Michael J Kansas City Missouri

Tighe Richard R Kansas City Missouri

McCoy Charles E SI Charles Missouri

Harkin Jack E Buford Georgia

Taylor James A Meriden Kansas

Hodson William L Simi Valley California

Malick Daniel C Gainesville Florida

Holloway David D Wheeling West Virginia

Bedford Alan J Mentor Lake Ohio

Kovacs Jr Frank J BetMlehem Pennsylvania

Drasler William Frank WaUkegan Illinois

Schroeder Robert Appleton Wisconsin

Werner David E Lindsay California

Janssen Duane Barnesville Minnesota

Wright Vernon J SI Joseph Missouri

McMahan Madonna Wausau Wisconsin

Daly Alfred J Plymouth Michigan

Watson William T Arlington Texas

Stankiewicz George W Peabody Maine

Miller Craig Glencoe Minnesota

Heyenbruch Fred Petersburg Kentucky

LaPlant Stephen P Belmont California

Keslin Richard O Lubbock Texas

Patten RThomas Nashville Tennessee

Osborn Anna M Barrington Illinois

Chaney Jr Russ Tucson Arizona

Shields William L Arlington Virginia

Spencer Stuart Grapevine Texas

Peebles John M Ellsworth Michigan

Neumann Alfred J Park Rapids Minnesota

Dominick Jr Frank Elmwood Park Illinois

Forsythe Tom New GlarusWisconsin

Stauffer Robert N Willow Grove Pennsylvania

Ryan Michael C North Hollywood California

Vigorito Thomas Tucson Arizona

Walker Richard O SI Ann Missouri

Greenwood Bill Alma Michigan

Ady Clarence H Seattle Washington

Adair Gregory M Memphis Tennessee

Simmons III Charles E Lititz Pennsylvania

Culver Jeffrey F Oakland California

Kavanaugh Gail Warrenton Missouri

Westhaver Robert W Canon City Pennsylvania

Gomez Angel Lambertville New Jersey

Barg Mike D Easton Massachusetts

Tempo Gianfranco Tolmezzo Italy

Riihela Hannu Lahti Finland

Nelson Rob Mississauga Ontario Canada

Lionberger Denver Hermann Missouri

McOdrun Ernest Glen Gardner New Jersey

Janowski Henry P Toronto Ontario Canada

Smith Richard E Bloomington Illinois

Phillips JD Euless Texas

Altrogge Douglas M Lake Zurich Illinois

Schmid Georg Osterhofen West Germany

Fidler Ralph S Williams Bay Wisconsin

Schnuck Ervin O Matthews North Carolina

Sapp Tom Mustang Oklahoma

Tupper III Kirby S Camden South Carolina

Gretschmann Duane Darien Wisconsin

Lilly Arthur C Wyoming Michigan

Wilson J Robert Fithian Illinois

Stublaski Thomas Racine Wisconsin

Schroeder Ronald G Torrance California

2 OCTOBER 1986

Affeldt Robert E Mahon Bert E Harris Kelly Draayers Leslie H Nekoosa Wisconsin Justin Texas Aurora Illinois Cedar Grove Wisconsin

Johnson Donald C Sagata Juro Blackburn John Gill Warren Richard G Washington North Carolina Gardena California Johns Island South Carolina Auburn Massachusetts

Turrini Niel Hitefield Billy l Hart Donald S Oliver Jr Gerald D Merrick New York Dry Creek Louisiana Rockford Ill inois Clarendon Hills Illinois

Chapman Bob l Zeitler David W Holley William P Mikelsavage Jr John W Marcos Texas Grand Rapids Michigan Marietta Georgia Bath Michigan

Patrick Elmer D Stimson Joseph Holley William P Thaxton John D Warrenton Missouri Alexander City Alabama Nashville Tennessee Orange California

Jackson Howard M Dowling Jim Neblett James H Scholl Willard C St Marys Georgia Windsor Ontario Nashville Tennessee Griffin Georgia

Jones Terry R Flock Thomas G Craig William Adamson Tim Baton Rouge Lousiana Rockville Indiana Bathgate North Dakota Ellenwood Georgia

Scott Donald Oshrin Eugene l Wahl Roger Corriher Mark B Derry New Hampshire Southampton New York Brocton New York Mockville North Carolina

Schaefer Guy W Folkert Leon J Tolman Don OBrien Terry Fredericksburg Pennsylvania Timken Kansas Anchorage Alaska Seattle Washington

Powers Rand A Sculerati Linda Rae Hoffman Kirk Barnes James M Paullina Iowa King Salmon Alaska Kalamazoo Michigan Menasha Wisconsin

Luther Ronald B Meade Kevin Martin William l McClain Steve Newport Beach California Coppell Texas Chesterfield Missouri Sussex Wisconsin

Spraggins J Michael Nyborg Niels Woodhull C C Huffman E A Ft Worth Texas Ventura California Old Lyme Connecticut Costa Mesa California

Darville Brad H Eide Peter Cook William Jalbert Steven W Niles Illinois Shakopee Minnesota Sand Point Alaska Plymouth Connecticut

Burke Winston l Dunden Walter J Karagozian Ed Kimball Albert Lexington Kentucky Eugene Oregon Fowler California Zellwood Florida

Eroh Karl R Plaskett Steve Harris Noel R Knock Brian M Bensalem Pennsylvania Reynoldsburg Ohio Vail Colorado Ashford Kent England

Powell Danny Larson Allen l Baker David G Trice E R Hopkinsville Kentucky Capron Illinois Emigsville Pennsylvania Bedford Texas

Fidler Barbara Ann Dwyer Richard J Adams Jerry Pay Judy Alva Florida San Jose California Chatsworth Georgia Tyabb Australia

Austin Oray Paterson Jamie Morgan Richard Hawkesworth III William l Hettinger North Dakota Chatham New Brunswick Flushing New York Rowley Massachusetts

Trub Rudolf P McGaughey Carol B Jones Jerry Lee Kirker Howard A Aarau Switzerland White Bear Lake Minnesota Arvada Colorado Fremont California

Brackmann Lisa M Calomiris Byron B Tuttle Jr Glenn l Griffin James A Algonquin Illinois Long Beach California Bountiful Vermont Scappoose Oregon

Paulson Gregory D Bargerhuff Earl A Anderson Neil A Schatz Gerald S Malvern Pennsylvania Rolling Prairie Indiana Watsonville California Silver Spring Maryland

Feemster Fred Hessenaur Donald P Satori Toshiki Clow James T Tucson Arizona Prescott Arizona Maibashi Gunma Japan Morris Illinois

Galeazzi Remo Carter Richard W Collier Kenneth Doose Charles G Petaluma California Prescott Arizona Fayetteville Arkansas Forest Park Illinois

Whittemore Gene Di Gangi Joseph O Weese Robert Gederos Oniel Byron Center Michigan APO New York New York Quinlan Texas Milwaukee Wisconsin

Russell Stuart John Kerr David C Pike Victor A Jackson Steven E Kempton Pari South Africa Columbus Ohio John Day Oregon White Bear Lake Minnesota

Ekleberry Ryan Duane Hoagland Eric C Hahn Francis McCabe Peggy l Swartz Creek Michigan Port Wing Wisconsin Mapleton Iowa Buckeye Arizona

Hudspeth John Darrel Litchfield John McKechnie Ewen Cunha Erick Nilson Mooresville North Carolina Coraopolis Pennsylvania Mill Valley California Uberlandia Mina Brazil

Lichnovsky John T Swanson David E Houghton Richard G Smith Ace Kaunakaki Hawaii Saugus Massachusetts Milford Michigan Ottawa Kansas

Pelfrey Earl T Angilly Douglas Allen Mike l De Bottis Dennis Crossville Tennessee Manchester Connecticut Biscoe North Carolina Syracuse New York

Laur Earle V Hasselmark Earl Teeters David Thompson James E Caro Michigan Winsted Connecticut Salinas California Aurora Colorado

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SHOWPLANE CAMPING AT OSHKOSH 186

Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

-~VlNTAGE SEAPLANES~--

Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

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A happy Odell Mathis is mirrored in both the fin and stabilizer of his 140A Note low frequency antenna fastened to top of fin

Cessna 140A

Patroller by Norm Petersen

(Photos by Carl Schuppel)

An old bad joke from years ago explained how the manager of a circus watched his ace cannonball man fly out of the huge cannon sail across the circus arena miss the landing net and land on a concrete floor - dead Quipshyped the manager Where willi ever find another man of his caliber

In like manner one bright shining aluminum airplane at Oshkosh 86 had many antiqueclassic enthusiasts wonshydering just where the owner of the beautiful Cessna 140A - N5332C SIN 15452 - had found an airplane of such caliber Before long we located the owner and were able to learn the story behind the dazzling classic airplane

Odell M Mathis (EAA 262957 AlC 10206) of 60 Seagate Drive Newport NC 28570 turned out to be the proud owner and what a pleasure it was to meet this soft-spoken 39-year-old gentshyleman with a genuine Southern accent He gave a rundown on the history of the 140A which is a Patroller model used by pipeline companies and power transshymission companies to patrol the thousands of miles of pipeline and high lines

Most notable feature of the airplane is the extra window in the lower half of

Polished metal grilles were top shelf in 1950 Original metal Odell Mathis poses with his beautiful Cessna 140A at Oshkosh spinner fits on MacCauley metal prop - highly polished Note 86 dual skylights in cabin 6 OCTOBER 1986

the doors to allow better vision for pipeline inspection Not so noticeable are two other features of this model shylong range 42 gallon fuel tanks giving a near eight-hour range and a unique message tube located in the floor of the cabin This was designed to allow the pilot to drop a message to a ground crew while on patrol

The foregoing three items make the Patroller model both unique and quite rare Cessna Aircraft Company reports that 27 of this model were built in 1949shy51 This particular airplane N5332C was built in 1950 to fill an order for a Montana pipeline patrol company Shortly after delivery it was declared surplus and sold to a man in Cincinnati Ohio Based at Lunken Airport (often reshyferred to as sunken Lunken) the 140A was always in private hands and never a trainer The first Ohio owner had the plane 10 years the second owner 13 years and the third Ohioan another 10 years - all at the same airport During those 33 years the aircraft was hangshyared at all times and regularly washed

Enter Ode I Mathis LookintJ for a twoshyplace airplane for himself and his wife Diane who is also a pilot and a member of the 99s Odell was lucky to locate the 140A and bring it to North Carolina Well not quite Brought to North Carolina would be a better term as neither he nor Diane were tailwheel pilots Engaging the services of an inshystructor named Bob Burns both Odell and Diane were taught how to keep the bloody thing straight on landings

A check of the logbooks at Oshkosh 86 revealed 2140 hours on the engine and airframe with the 85 Continental reshycording 1300 SMOH at Oshkosh 86 The logs are perfect and complete right back to the factory

When queried as to how he keeps the engine running so smooth Odell reshyplied I rotate the spark plugs and change oil every twenty hours and tell everybody else to keep their hands off Besides meticulous care Odell and Diane have spent hours and hours with

Pulling in close Odell gives us a good look at the tapered wing of the 140A Note the tiny dome on the belly required for the Narco ADF Scott 3200 tailwheel looks a bit large however it was a factory option

aluminum polish to bring the 140A to its present state of shine

Very little work has been necessary in the rebuild department as most imshyprovements had been made by the preshyvious owners This included a new headliner and new interior On the exshyterior of the plane only the metallic green paint has been redone (in a most professional manner) So far absoshylutely no corrosion has been found anyshywhere on the 36-year-old aircraft

Besides the patroller package the 140A has several other factory options including a Fram Oil Filter (PIN 050334) original factory aluminum wheel pants and dual toe brakes The primary blind flight instruments run by a venturi on the left side of the cowl are also a factory option Electrical goodies include a Narco ADF 31 a VHF radio and a transponder (which is needed to fly in the Cherry Point North Carolina area)

I asked Odell if he would consider going air-to-air with the EAA photo

plane and he respectfully declined due to his low total hours of experience shyjust over a hundred hours of flying time I praised him fo~ a most mature attitude recognizing his limitations However after thinking things over Odell said If you go along to coach me Ill go

Not one to turn down a chance to fly such a beautiful airplane I agreed - and we were off I had flown my first Cessna 140 exactly 30 years ago when I took my Private check ride on June 19 1956 (I passed) Flying old 5332C out of Wittman Field I was totally surshyprised at the solid feel of the 140A The usual creaks and groans of a loose fuselage were not there It was tight as a drum and gave you the feeling of flyshying a brand new airplane

We managed to join up with the T -34 photo plane flown by Carl Koehling and EAA photographer Carl Schuppel went to work shooting us from all sides It was fun Odell did a fine job of flying despite the occasional turbulence I took over for the right side shots

Interior cabin sports original piano keyboard switches prishymary instrument group and polished rudder pedals Control wheels were changed by an earlier owner they are not origshyinal

From the side we can look right through the lower doors in the patroller model Authentic paint job right down to the stripes on the wheelpants is resplendent in its original dark metallic green

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ered the 140A tracks straight and true and will trim for hands-off flight The 85 Continental just purrs away with an indishycated cruise of just over 105 mph Nice

In order to discourage the tire kickers and bargain hunters Odell has a price tag of $21 000 on the 140A due to its excellent shape and rarity However several of his friends warned him about putting any price on the airplane beshycause once it is sold the chances of finding an equal- are zilch

In the classic judging at Oshkosh 86 the 140A was leading the scoring in its category for nearly the entire week when a 1953 Piper Tri-Pacer came in from Minnesota and garnered the trophy (Would you believe original fabshyric at 33 years)

With this being Odells first try at Oshshykosh we feel his airplane made a reshymarkable showing and sincerely hope and trust that next year he will return (and bring Diane along this time) to give the judges some more reasons to scratch their heads A few minor imshyprovements and continuing with the polishing cloth could put it among the top scorers bull

Classic spring steel landing gear designed by Steve Wittman leads to a genuine aluminum wheel pant so highly prized by restorers Note brake line running down aft edge of gear Outboard side of wheel pant was trimmed in an arc by a previous owner to gain access to the valve stem

Cruising over the Wisconsin country side yours truly pulls up to the photo plane for a righthand shot This is one sweet flying airplane 8 OCTOBER 1986

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Moments after their wedding cereshymony ended at 300 pm on Saturday July 26 Jim and Mary Ann Rollison climbed into the family Cessna 195 and departed Half Moon Bay Airport for Oshkosh 86 Half Moon Bay is on the Pacific coast south of San Francisco and their first overnight was at Truckee California just north of Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border

The second night found them at Jackson Hole in the beautiful Grand Teton Mountain Range in western Wyoming There they crossed paths with some of the California Warbird members who were also enroute to Oshkosh

The next day they did some aerial sightseeing and flew past Devils Tower in WyorT]ing and Mt Rushmore in South Dakota Jim was able to enjoy much of the scenery also as his new bride did an excellent job of keeping them on course using dead reckoning Jim says shes a natural at navigation although her official flying lessons werent to begin until after Oshkosh

Hoping to make Farmer City Illinois on the third night they were weathered in at Sioux City Iowa where they were fortunate to find hangar space because the hail storm that moved through dropshyped hail stones ranging from golf ball to soft ball size The folks at Sioux City were very friendly to the newlyweds

The next day they flew to Bloomington Illinois where they reshyfueled before proceeding the remaining 25 miles to their friend Bob Ashworth s (EAA 94702) private landing strip near Farmer City This beautiful 2500 grass runway is on Bobs farm and is also an annual meeting place for a group of Warbird members flying their T-6s from Florida to Oshkosh

Jim and Mary Ann spent two days at Ashworths enjoying an elegant bar-bshyque dinner on the last night before heading north to Oshkosh Arriving at the Convention on July 31 they tied down the 195 registered and bussed into town to check in at the college dorm Finding that their room (like all the others) had two single beds Jim reshyturned to the office seeking accommoshydations which might better suit a couple married only six days Although the folks in the office were sympathetic they could offer no solution other than placing both mattresses on the floor And so they did

Later that evening the couple reshyceived a message that a friend from

The honeymoon Cessna 195 N3491V

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Newlyweds Jim and Mary Ann Rollison

back home was in Champaign Illinois and would like very much to spend some time at Oshkosh but had no way to get there or a place to stay Jim looked at his new bride and she said Why not hes a good friend and would do the same for us So the folshylowing morning found them winging to Champaign to pick up Uwanna Perras (EAA 164394 NC 9143) who would share their dorm room for the next three nights

Back at the Convention both of the Rollisons kept busy as volunteers - he as one of the classic aircraft judges and she in the classic aircraft judges headshyquarters They both had a ball at Oshshy

kosh 86 their unconventional honeyshymoon notwithstanding

As Jim had to be at work on Monday and they wanted to go through the Pitts factory at Afton Wyoming on the way home they departed Oshkosh on Thursday Mary Ann was anxious to get back because her flying lessons would be starting in her J-3 Cub

Also there were projects to work on such as the restoration of a Monocoupe and Taylorcraft when Jim isn t on the job flying for a commuter airline and Mary Ann isnt flying her CUb

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Photo by Jack McCarthy

Restoration Corner Editors Note This eighth installment of the Restoration Corner is the second part of a two-part article by Dip Davis describing the selection and installation of fabrics and finishes G R C

FABRICS AND FINISHES AND THE INSTALLATION THEREOF - Part 2

by W D Dip Davis (EAA 55767 NC 1804)

If the chord of the wing you are covershying is short enough to allow a four inch overlap at the leading edge a spanwise cemented seam is permitted eliminating the need for machine sewing Using this method the bottom surface of the wing is covered first Fabric is cemented at the trailing edge root rib and tip brought as far forward on the leading edge as it will reach and cemented to the leading edge skin with a half inch to one inch wide glue jOint Do not cement to the entire skin subsequent coats will provide all the adhesion needed

This fabric is heat tautened before the installation of the top cover to eliminate all wrinkles from the overlapped area

If the fabric is wide enough to cover the entire leading edge skin the line will be invisible under the upper fabric If however it reaches only part way to the front spar an unsightly ridge will be left in what may be a critical airflow region This can be minimized by constructing a ramp of chafe point tape or even hidden completely by applying a couple of coats of primer to the edge and careshyfully sanding to a smooth line The top fabric is applied over this and subshysequently a spanwise four-inch surface tape centered over the seam line on the underside

Heat tautening is probably the most rewarding step in the entire cover proshycess (Read most fun ) You get to see almost instant results with relatively little labor input Please dont use a heat gun for this purpose even if friends tell you they achieved good results using one A hair dryer doesnt develop enough heat and a commercial heat gun conshycentrates too much hot air in one spot and is difficult to control

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of the fabric be subjected to a four hundred degree treatment and this is easily accomplished with a household iron If Mama uses hers regularly for ironing clothes you should probably acshyquire one of your own If you must buy a new iron you may find that the newer light weight relatively inexpensive units are rated at 1000 watts or less and these wont get the job done Look for the one which draws 1100 watts or more and it need not have steam provishysions although nearly all current proshyduction models appear to have this feashyture

Since all the synthetic aircraft fabric application instructions specify tautenshying temperatures in degrees and all the irons Ive ever seen are labeled in fabshyric types with a fairly broad range in each fabric it will be necessary to calibshyrate the iron with a reasonably accurate thermometer If you dont have access to a sophisticated laboratory quality test unit a candy thermometer or similar glass tube type will serve the purpose

First check the thermometer in boiling water (212 degrees at sea level) then check your iron by setting it on the thershymometer on a stack of paper towels Allow the temperature to stabilize at a medium low setting adjust the knob to give an indicated 250 degrees and watch to see that the thermostat is able to maintain the temperature withshyin plus or minus fifteen degrees Make a reference mark on the iron at this setting and repeat the procedure for 300 and 400 degrees Consistent pershyformance can be expected from most irons until they are dropped or become

old and tired Proper procedure for the tautening

process consists of ironing the entire area at the 250 degree setting increasshying the heat to 300 going over the surshyface once more and finishing with a third pass at 400 degrees Little corner wrinkles and puckers can get preferenshytial treatment and if absolutely necesshysary the temperature can be increased very slightly for a stubborn spot

Exercise caution at this point howshyever as the fabric will melt at 450 deshygrees If it gets to the melting point and doesnt progress to an obvious hole close inspection will reveal that the threads have melted together You can probably punch out the melted section with finger pressure Just do a neat job of applying the fabric in the first place and you ll never be tempted to crank the iron past 400 degrees

If projections such as strut fittings have been covered over these should be cut out before the final ironing is done Brush a little adhesive or first primer coat on the area (depending on the finishing process being used) before making the cut to prevent the edges from fraying The localized loose area after the cut has been made can be tightened up again by additional applishycation of the iron

If you plan to use an all dope system on your airplane it is not as important that the entire surface be ironed at 400 degrees as the dope will exert some deshygree of tautening action even though it is labeled non-tautening If however you are finishing with one of the newer technology coating systems and dont apply the final temperature to the entire surface you may come out to the airshyport some chilly morning to find the fabshyric gone slack In severe instances it may be unsafe to fly until the sun can warm things up again

When heat tautening pre-sewn enshyvelopes be sure to keep an eye on the seams as the fabric shrinks As the seam begins to deviate from a straight line apply the iron to the opposite side until it is back in place Dont concenshytrate your attention on one small area for a long period of time but keep an eye on the big picture

After all the ironing is done and loose edges are trimmed off or cemented down its time to step back and admire the pretty pieces Looks as if you could

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just assemble everything and fly not quite yet Stop dreaming and start ugshylying things up

Up to this point the procedures are pretty much the same no matter what finishing system you plan to use but the next step will vary with materials Using the new all urethane finish the tapes are next while with conventional dope finishing and many proprietary systems the first prime coat is applied at this time Whatever material is being used it is vital that the liquid be forced through the weave so that it can bond with itself on the backside of the fabric thus wrapshyping each individual thread in the film Coopers Dacproofer was an early solushytion to the penetration problem it is a relatively slow drying cellulose nitrate base product tinted blue so that proper penetration is readily apparent

It is possible to get carried away with brushing or rubbing in of the first coat and force enough material through the weave to permit drips onto the back of the opposite surface which will leave blisters which are difficult to hide in the finish coats A home brewed concoction of nitrate dope with retarding thinner will serve the purpose but starving or overshyloading is hard to discern due to the transparency of the film

Securing the fabric to the wing ribs is the next step Refer to the old cover which you stashed in the rafters to see how and where it was done before Conventional rib stitching is such a tedishyous time consuming operation that nearly every aircraft manufacturer tried alternate methods Screws rivets and various shapes of wire clips were emshyployed with varying degrees of success

The traditional method must be emshyployed on all wings with wood ribs and interest in learning this skill draws crowds to Jeri Goetz workshop all week long at every Oshkosh EAA Convenshytion We wont dwell on the proper methods of performing this task as its all in the book (AC4313-1A)

Surface tapes of appropriate width shymostly two inch - are applied over each rib seam and corner A lot of folks like to apply a spanwise tape at the leading edge for additional abrasion resistance but this is not mandatory if you wish to maintain an uninterrupted airflow Dacshyron tapes in most brands are available in straight edge or pinked edge The straight edge is cut with a hot blade which seals the threads and prevents ravelling Pinked edges are cut to simushylate cotton tapes if the traditional apshypearance is desired This tape is not only more expensive but generally more troublesome to apply

We have found the use of a three inch wide disposable short nap roller really expedites tape application A swath of

dope or adhesive is rolled on where the tape is to be applied then the tape is laid down and another coat of gorp rolled on top This squeezes the air bubshybles out quite effectively and saves a lot of rubbing down with the fingers

Bias cut tapes make neat curves on tip bows and similar shapes but due to the fact that they are cut diagonally across a roll of fabric a sewn joint is required at intervals and one often finds a seam at the most awkward spot Simishylar results can be obtained by using the next wider width tape cementing the center only about a half inch wide to the tip bow and allowing the cement to dry with the tape standing perpendicular to the surface The iron is then applied and since the tape is unable to shrink lengthwise being cemented down the edges will curl around a reasonably tight radius without the necessity of cutshyting darts or notches Adhesive can then be brushed under the tape edge or squeegeed through from the top surshyface The total width will be reduced about twenty percent which is the reason for selecting the wider tape

Drain grommets inspection rings and fabric doublers around protrusions are installed at this point in the proceedings Dont spare the drain holes Refer to the old cover and install them wherever the last guy did If there is a possibility of moisture collecting on boths sides of a lower structural member stick a grommet on each side of it After comshypletion of the finish coats the center hole should be cut out with a fine blade Exacto knife or similar tool rather than punching through leaving a ridge which would impede free flow

Inspection rings are soluble in dope and cement solvents so if that is the finish you are using care must be taken to prevent curling of the ring when the finish dries One method of avoiding this is to install a fabric doubler slightly larger than the inspection ring This has the added benefit of chafe protection as the inspection plate is removed and reinstalled numerous times in subshysequent years

Pre-cut cotton patches for this purshypose are no longer available from most suppliers We have found a better method using Dacron fabric which also lends itself to the odd shaped doublers you will need around strut fittings etc Staple or tape a piece of fabric over the open end of a cardboard box iron it lightly to remove any wrinkles and coat it with Dacproofer or your other primer (thinned U-500 adhesive if you are using Superflite System II) When this is dry you can draw the desired outline in pencil and cut out with ordinary straight bladed scissors without any ravelled edges A two pound coffee can

makes the right sized inspection ring doubler

The points at which cables exit the fabric such as the rudder cables in the aft fuselage require more beef than jllSt a second layer of fabric A suitable deshyvice can be fabricated by cutting a tearshydrop shape from a scrap of leatherette or similar upholstery material On proshyduction J-3s Piper applied these in black after the last coat of yellow dope They looked like a trim accent You may cement them on before the finish color is applied if you want them to be less conspicuous

Build-up or filler coat application beshygins after everything is stuck on Old grade A cotton enthusiasts may feel that they are not doin right if they dont brush on a few coats of clear dope beshyfore spraying anything If you subscribe to this school of thought be sure you use a highly plasticized non tautening dope as the very process of brushing the material appears to accelerate shrinking of the fabric The Dacprooferl Sprafill manual calls for an all spray apshyplication and all of the filler coats are of a lightly pigmented aluminum dope A minimum of three coats is applied and unless you are striving for a showplane finish sanding between each coat is not necessary

It is common practice to hang wings vertically by attach fittings and ai leron hinges This allows both sides to be sprayed at one time rather than having to wait for one side to dry before turning the surface over It is easy to shortshychange the leading edges when hangshying and this is the area which should perhaps get more finish build up than the rest of the wing Clever airplane reshybuilders particularly those who plan to do more than one project construct a fixture that allows the wing to be rotated like a chicken on a rotisserie The fuseshylage may be handled the same way even more easily so long as the engine is removed Merely bolt two 2 x 4s vershytically and two horizontally on the enshygine mount The tailpost can rest on a sawhorse in either the upright or inshyverted position

Sanding on the fabric surfaces can be a fooler if you are not familiar with the process Wet-or-dry sandpaper with a grit in the neighbordhood of 220 is a good place to start Use plenty of water to keep the paper from loading Youll find that you can lean hard on the sandpaper and rub til your arms tire in the unsupported areas between ribs and stringers but one swipe over a solid structure will remove the finish clear down to the fabric and can even cut the fabric if not approached with caution

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US Postal Service officials from the Colorado Springs Post Office were very cooperative in all arrangements for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail flights From left are Robin Hyatt public relations specialist for the Postal Service Bill Madsen past president of the Colorado Aviation Historical Society and Anniversary Chairman and Jim Van Natter customer service rep for the Post Office

60th c4nnluEthlt of

Colorado Airmail

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Jim Warren (EAA 154193 AlC 9497) (left) in front of his Waco QCF-2 biplane with passenger Virgil Vaughan ex-captain United Airlines and early airmail pilot Taken at Front Range Airport near Watkins Colorado on May 19 1986 12 OCTOBER 1986

by Bill Madsen Colorado Aviation Historical Society

Saturday May 31 1986 A beautiful morning after two days of rain

Wearing helmets goggles white scarves and with wind on their cheeks six owner-pilots took off in their Waco QCF-2 and Stearman PT-17 open cockpit biplanes They were celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airshymail

They flew the old Amber Three Airshyway which ran from Pueblo to Colorado Springs to Denver to Cheyenne Wyomshying and return They carried in their mai l pouches special cachet envelopes canshycelled and dated by the United States Postal Service officials in honor of the occasion

Prior to departure each of the pilots was sworn in as airmai l pilot for one day by Postmasters in each of the fou r cities involved Each of the airmen was presented with a handsome framed Certificate of Appreciation from the Postal Service dated and signed by the Postmaster

The airmail anniversary flights were sponsored by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society an organization of people devoted to recording docushymenting and preserving the history of aviation in the Columbine State The cachet envelope logo was drawn by Lt Col Bill Dunn (USAF Ret) artist proshylific writer Society member and the first American to become an Ace in WW II while flying Spitfires in No 71 Eagle Squadron RAF

Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs past president of the Historical Society was designated chairman of the 60th Anshyniversary of Colorado Airmail project

Delivery of US Mail by air began on May 31 1926 when CAM no 12 - Conshytract Air Mail route no 12 - was asshysigned to The Colorado Airways Inc Anthony Joseph general manager Madsen said It was a year before Charles Lindbergh would make his fashymous flight to Paris in the Spirit of St Louis

The contract called for the Denver firm to operate an airmail service south from Cheyenne Wyoming to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo and reshyturn - daily Airway beacons were placed along the Amber Three Airway at approximately 20 mile intervals to guide the pilots at night

Venerable Standard J-1 open cockpit biplanes powered by 150 hp HispanoshySuiza engines were the aircraft first used in Colorado For the 60th Annivershysary flights it was desired to use airplanes as near as possible to the old Standard J-1 so

Harry Blout retired Air Force lieutenshyant-colonel and himself the owner of a splendid Stearman PT-17 blue and yellow with the circle-star-red center markings of the famous WW II primary trainers was appointed as Operations Officer for the project

At an initial planning meeting atshytended by Harry Blout Jesse Smith Dewey Reinhard and Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs Bill Feder and Mel Harmon of Pueblo and Dave Scherer of Denver it was determined that two points were keys to success (1) Postal Service officials approval of the plan for civil pilots to carry the cachet airmail in private aircraft and (2) secure the sershyvices of owner-pilots who would volunshyteer to fly the air mail routes and adshyvance publicity sorties without compenshysation

In addition to Harry Blout two other Historical Society members were ownshyers of Stearman PT-17s Dr Curtis Kimshyball of Sterling Colorado and John Schoonhoven of Evergreen

The pilots recruited others who were owners of open cockpit biplanes and who were delighted at the opportunity to fly the airmail They were Jack Stapleton of Colorado Springs Jim Walters of Parker Jim Warren of Denshyver with his beautiful Waco QCF-2 Tom Newell of Colorado Springs and Russ Wilder of Lakewood Each flyer selected his own copilot

Postal Service officials were enshythusiastic over the airmail plan and promised full support and cooperation They agreed to swear-in the pilots for a day provide certificates have available stamps and hand-cancelling equipment and personnel at the various airports on May 31 In addition their public relations people provided photo support coordi-

Harry Blout of Colorado Springs was the Operations Officer for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail He obtained the services of six owner-pilots who flew the mail routes in their open cockpit biplanes The Anniversary was planned by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society of which Harry is a member Blout flew the Amber 3 Airway segment from Denver to Colorado Springs

nation with news media and plans for a By 830 am on May 31 all pilots story in their own internal magazine were in position at their assigned airshy

It was a great adventure a pure joy ports Dr Curtis Kimball was in to fly the airmail and a great effort to Cheyenne at Air Ventures in the old participate in a milestone in the history United Airlines Hangar in time to greet of Colorado aviation exclaimed John Ed Merriott vice-president of the HistorshySchoon hoven at the end of the day ical Society

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Piloting his Stearman PT-17 John Schoonhoven (left) lines up with Dave Callender p~ior to flying air mail from Denver to Cheyenne on Saturday May 31 1986 In connection with 60th Anniversary of Colorado Air Mail over old Amber 3 Airway Taken at Denvers Stapleton International Airport

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In Denver two pilots were on line at Combs-Gates aircraft facility both flyshying PT-17s They were Harry Blout and John Schoonhoven who enjoyed workshying with news media signing autogshyraphs and posing for pictures

At Colorado Springs Jack Stapleton and Jim Warren experienced the same pleasurable activities at Colorado Jet Center on the municipal airport In Pueshyblo Tom Newell was enthralled with the reception he got there from the local people gathered at Flower Aviation

At 900 am the pilots were sworn in by the Postmaster in each of the four cities Then the cachet envelopes were hand cancelled and dated by post office folks equipped to do the job By 1000 am the aircraft were warmed up and ready to taxi out for take off

The plan was for all six pilots to take off simultaneously Three flew route segments to the south and three flew more segments northbound on the Amber Three Airway Dr Kimball flew south to Denver for example and delivshyered his pouch of airmal to the Postshymaster there At Denver Harry Blout flew his blue and yellow Stearman to Colorado Springs at the same time Jack Stapleton got airborne en route to Pueshyblo

Northbound Tom Newell taxiied out at Pueblo to the cheers of the crowd to fly to Colorado Springs at Colorado Springs Jim Warren s outstanding Waco QCF-2 the Reserve Grand Champion Antique at EAAs Oshkosh 85 Convention took off and headed for Denver

John Schoonhoven taxied out at Denshyvers Stapleton International Airport

Postal Service folks loaned the old leather house-to-house mail bag carried by postshymen on foot in the old days for use on Anniversary flights Tom Newell used this pouch to transport special cachet envelopes developed by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society in observance of the 60th Anniversary of the start of Colorado Airmail on May 31 1986 - 60 years later to the day

and took off for the Cheyenne leg of the flight Upon arrival in the latter city he was greeted by Mrs Carol Rookstool Postmistress at the Wyoming city He invited the charming lady to go for a ride in his biplane and she accepted with enthusiasm

Russ Wilder and Jim Walters did

Jim Walters beside his blue and yellow PT-17 sports the knee boots trousers flight jacket and cap much in vogue among the pilots of the 1920s and 30s His beautiful airplane is in immaculate condition This is the primary trainer in which thousands of Army Air Corps pilots learned to fly during WWII

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yeoman work flying their colorful aircraft in advance news media operations beshyfore the event air-to-air photography for TV and newspaper photographers that resulted in extensive publicity

On the day of the airmail celebration Jim Walters Leo Hrdlicka Harry Blout Jack Stapleton and Tom Newell also gave newsmen postal service personshynel and Historical Society workers comshyplimentary rides in their great taildragshygers They were fine back-up people who performed with enthusiasm

In overall performance by all conshycerned in the three years of pre-planshyning for the 60th Anniversary of Colshyorado Airmail those who contributed so much to the success of the project merit an ATTA BOY for a job well done

In Denver Historical Society memshybers who coordinated operations FAA approval FBO arrangements and publicshyity were Dave Scherer and Virgil Vaughn Dewey Reinhard was the publicity and ground operations manager at Colshyorado Springs while Bill Feder recently appointed curator of the Pueblo Historshyical Aircraf1 Museum at Memorial Airshyport did a splended job of all around planning there In Cheyenne Dr Gregshyory Bell was of tremendous help

To all of them a hearty thank you The entire affair proved once again

that there is romance connected with the wonderful open cockpit biplanes where pilots fly for the fun of it with wind in their faces scarves streaming in the wind and the arching blue sky overshyheadbull

by George A Hardie Jr

High wing parasol monoplanes evishydently were favorites of designers of early sport planes This months Mysshytery Plane is a good example of the Golden Age era The photo was submitshyted by John Underwood of Glendale California No date or location was indishycated Answers will be published in the January 1987 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE The deadline for that issue is November 10 1986

The Mystery Plane for July 1986 was the Sullivan K-3 Crested Harpy built by the Sullivan Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Wichita Kansas in 1929 Leonard McGinty PO Box 1193 Tampa FL 33601 who sent in the

photo is seeking drawings with the posshysible intention of building a replica of the airplane

Two readers correctly identified the Sullivan K-3 Cedric Galloway of Hesshyperia California wrote that he attended the Braley School of Flying in Wichita from September 1929 to August 1930 and saw the plane at least twice during the time

Roy Oberg of Rockford Michigan noted the address of the Sullivan comshypany in Wichita was 630 East Gilbert and added The photo depicts serial number one built in 1929 (X370M) Sulshylivan also built NR127V serial number three in 1930 They were Kinner powshyered Sullivan also built at least ten

gliders in 1930 designated SG-1 Other respondents mistakenly idenshy

tified the Sullivan as the Alexander Bulshylet of the same era The two planes are quite similar in appearance but there are marked differences notably in the shape of the fin and rudder and the cabin windshield and window configurashytionbull

---------Mystery Instrument Panel--------shyDear George

With reference to the photo submitted by Ken and Shirley Williams and pubshylished in the September issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE it may have come from the postwar Dart model GC

This airplane was produced in very limited quantity (only 12 or so were built) by Applegate and Weyant Enshygineering Co in 1946 It was powered by the A-100 Continental engine (6 cyl) had a starter and electrical sysshytem hence the ammeter in the cluster Also being a low-wing aircraft it reshyquired a fuel pump therefore the fuel pressure gauge

To the best of my knowledge this was the only aircraft to use this engine as well as the panel shown in the photo

Of those airplanes produced in 1946

there are only five remaining of which three are flyable and the remaining two are being rebuilt

Sincerely Lloyd Washburn Chairman (EAA 33769 AlC 352) Dart Club 3958 East Washburn Drive Port Clinton OH 43452

To Vintage Airplane The all-in-one engine instrument picshy

tured on page 5 of the September 86 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE can be found in the panel of a 1946 Comshymonwealth Skyranger manufactured at Kansas City MO This company I beshylieve built military gliders during WW II and was a descendent of Rearwin There should still be a couple of dozen of this

fine two-seat side-by-side 85 hp high wing airplane still around

How about publishing an article about the Skyranger

Walter E Fischer (EAA 111714 AlC 8609) 1231 Yale Street Oxnard CA 93033

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Aeroplanes by Eldon W Cessna (EAA 96867 AlC 6555) 639 Sierra Street P O Box 862 EI Segundo CA 90245

Editors Note Eldon Cessna was asked to write a brief biographical synopsis for an issue of CHIRP the publication of The Early Birds of Aviation Inc It is reshyprinted here by permission The Early Birds is an organization of pioneers in aeronautics who flew solo before Deshycember 17 1916 As an associate member of the Early Birds Eldon Cessna has served as the groups Vice President since 1980 He and his wife Helen presently live in EI Segundo California GRC

Since my name usually brings up the subject of Cessna Airplanes I am glad to share with you the connection as it relates to me historically especially beshycause of the fact that my father Clyde V Cessna was a charter member of Early Birds of Aviation

My life-long participation in the Aviashytion amp Aerospace Industries started at the age of 4 when my father assembled his own aeroplane in late 1910 and taught himself to fly on the Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma

He had visited with the International Flyers at Oklahoma City and hearing that they had received $10000 for a three-minute exhibition flight - decided this would be more profitable than being General Manager of the Enid Overland Automobile Company

After many trials and mishaps using his native ingenuity he mastered the art of flying and flew exhibitions throughout Kansas Oklahoma and Texas during summer months from 1911 to 1917 He built a new Exhibition Plane each winter in our Farm Workshyshop near Rago Kansas for use during the following summers

It was in November 1916 as Exhibishytion Flying came to an end that incenshytives attracted Dad to set up a shop in Wichita at the Jones Six Automobile Factory Several new aeroplanes were constructed for student-training in 1917

Since this 1917 pilot-training venture in Wichita was a financial failure we reshyturned to farming and custom-threshing wheat in Western Kansas At 10 years

Photo by Lee Fray

Eldon W Cessna in 1976 while serving on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors

of age I drove a 37000 pound Rumely Oil-Pull tractor for both farming and cusshytom-threshing operations My mother did the cooking for our 12-man wheatshypitching crew and our family in a portashyble cookshack We found customshythreshing to be very profitable until the combines replaced threshing-machines in the mid-1920s

We attended the Omaha Air Races in 1921 the St Louis Races in October 1923 and flew our new OXX6 powered New Laird-Swallow to the Dayton Air Races in 1924 On the return flight to Wichita we entered the On-to-Wichita Air Race winning 2nd place prize money This was my first racing experishyence

On December 30 1924 my father and I drove the 45 miles to Wichita from our country home to meet with Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech to make plans for a new aircraft manufacturing company later named Travel Air Manshyufacturing Company After serving as President and principal financier of Travel Air for the first two years he sold the stock and we organized the Cessna Aircraft Company - a Kansas Corporashytion in 1927

Having completed my Mechanical Engineering College courses I became Chief Engineer of Cessna Aircraft Comshypany doing the basic design work for 20 models of Cessna Aircraft including the CW-6 DC-6A DC-6B CPW-6 FCshy1 GC-2 CS-1 MW-1 EC-1 EC-2 CRshy

1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-34 Airmaster During the long depression years of

1930 to 1934 the Cessna Aircraft Comshypany was closed down to conserve reshysources - during which time my father and I rented a factory building from the administrators of a bankrupt aircraft company in Wichita where I designed built and flew the racing aircraft CR-1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-3 and did charshyter flying barnstorming participated in the National Air Races - cross-country and closed course and in scores of smaller race events throughout the nashytion

In my personal airplane as an indishyvidual entrant I won the Speed and Efficiency Race at the National Air Races at Cleveland in 1931 making the title of The Worlds Most Efficient Airplane possible for the Cessna Airshycraft Company which was not operatshying at that time

Also in 1931 I won 3rd place against 67 entrants in the Derbys from Clover Field Santa Monica California and from New York City to Cleveland The eastern and western division met at Bartlesville Oklahoma - and raced on together from Bartlesville to Cleveland

In September 1930 I won the closedshycourse free-for-all race at Sky Harbor Airport in Chicago

In 1932 I entered the Cord Cup Race from Los Angeles Mines Field to Cleveshyland winning 2nd place against a field of 36 entrants

In 1969 I retired (after 31 years of continuous employment) from North American Aviation Inc as Supervisor of Planning for AT-6 P-51 F-86 X-15 B-70 the first post-WW 2 US Rocket Engines and the first Apollo Moonlandshying Modules

During two 3-year terms as governor of the OX5 Aviation Pioneers Southern California Wing I served as treasurer three years secretary one year and president one year

Some aviation recognitions of which I am proud are

bull Experimental Test Pilot Assoc presentation by Bob Hope in Los Angeshyles in 1966 for outstanding contribushytions to Aeronautical Science prior to World War II

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Greats of Aviation Day - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1975

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Photo by C J Alexander Popular singer John Denvers (EAA 139014) pride and joy is this 1931 Waco aCF NC12428 SIN 3569 which he enjoys flying in the high country of the midwest

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bull Experimental Aircraft Association Golden Age of Air Racing - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1977

bull OX5 Aviation Pioneers Hall of Fame San Francisco - 1982

I accepted induction plaques in the name of my father Clyde V Cessna from the National Hall of Fame in Dayshyton in 1975 and from the International Hall of Fame at San Diego in 1983

In 1977 while serving a three-year term on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors at Hales Corners Wisconsin I served as Nashytional Chairman of the fund-raising committee bull

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other planes in the meantime including a Piper Pacer for a doctor friend the

Bill Haseltons

Story and photos by Gene R Chase

Bill Haseltori (EAA 22608 NC 91) of quired an extra Fleet fuselage that Buck South Bend Indiana is a school teacher had who has been restoring vintage aircraft That was the start of a project which in his spare time for 26 years In 1973 entailed over 10 years of accumulating he restored E E Buck Hilberts Mr parts and 15 months of actual work on Fleet NC431 K and in the process ac- the Fleet Of course he built up several

Bill Haselton and his Fleet Note the Johnson Air Speed Indicator on the right N strut 18 OCTOBER 1986

proceeds from which financed a major portion of the Fleet project

The component parts which went toshygether to make up Bill s Fleet came from all over the country Following up on an ad in Trade-A-Plane he acquired a Kinner engine plus a set of Fleet wings and horizontal tail surfaces from Harold Franklin in Potsdam New York It seems that Harold had lost his medishycal and disposed of all his aircraft stuff including a complete Fleet 16-B Bill ended up with all of Harold s spares for a Fleet

One year during an EAA Convention at Oshkosh Bill and his wife were visitshying with their neighbors in the campshyground when the subject of swapping airplane parts came up The neighbor mentioned he had a complete Fleet landing gear back home in Jonesboro Arkansas A deal was quickly struck and Bills collection of Fleet parts grew some more

With most of the major parts on hand Bill started the Fleet project At first he did small jobs like cleaning and painting the wing struts and overhauling the mags etc while he completed the docshytors Pacer He welded up the fin and rudder from a factory drawing borrowed from Charlie Smith in Plainfield Illinois Charlie owns a small fleet of Fleets himshyself

The nose bowl is fiberglass from a mold Bill made from a new nose bowl owned by another friend Bud Kilbey The wings needed quite a bit of work most of which was replacing the top wing spar

Fleet Model 2s were originally certifishycated in 1929 with the 5-cylinder Kinner K5 engine of 100 hp Later a field apshyproval was granted for the installation of the Kinner B5 of 125 hp and this is the powerplant in Bills Fleet Its a more practical installation because parts are easier to obtain

Bill had the cylinders for his Kinner chromed and installed new valves pisshytons roller and babbit bearings and he ground the shaft 003 He also reshyplaced the fabric and metal tips on the wood propeller He even overhauled all the instruments including the 1929 Jaeger tachometer which required the installation of a new mainspring Bill said it was no big deal - he also does clock work and ham radio work on the side

Other parts made were the Johnson Air Speed Indicator which is mounted on the right wing N strut and the frame for the distinctive flat windshield for the back cockpit Bill found a man who would cast the frame pieces then he machined them in the shop at school

The Fleet is covered with Razorback fabric which Bill prefers He has reshy

The small windshield is authentic but doesnt offer much protection from the wind

stored 22 planes using linen on one and dacron on another settling on Razorshyback as his favorite process

The red and cream colors aren t aushythentic but Bill likes the combination and he knows of three other Fleets painted the same Other items which aren t authentic but are practical are the tie-down rings on the lower wings and recording tachometer hidden under the engine cowling Bill didnt build up his Fleet to compete for top honors at Oshshykosh but the variances from factory original would only detract from the plane in the eyes of a purist

Some of the details which are authenshytic are the Pioneer compass in the panel the taillight which pOints forward the crash pads on the instrument panel and the small flat windshield which creates very windy conditions for the passenger in the back cockpit Fleets are soloed from the front seat and the small windshield at the back cockpit is a carryover from the old Consolidated PT-1 aircraft

Fleet Model 2s were available from the factory with three options regarding brakes Type A Type B or none at all Bills plane sports the Type B KelseyshyHayes mechanical brakes

Because Bills Fleet was made up of component parts he had no paper work to start with so he obtained the registrashytion number NC413K from a Fleet which was destroyed in 1935 He also used that planes serial number 136 and added an A to it for his plane

Another problem area he encounshytered was obtaining original weight and balance data After spending $125 in phone bills calling all over the country he finally came up with the right numshybers

Bill couldn t locate a carburetor heat

Michigan Phil owns a Kinner-powered Waco INF Bill then made a wood mold and cast a new heat box cut it in two halves then welded them together It looks just like the original except for the weld seam

Bill had problems getting his Fleet licensed The FAA wouldn t permit him to license it as a Model 2 and said it should be a Brewster-Haselton Fleet Brewster bought the Type Certificate No 131 in about 1941 So its a Brewsshyter-Haselton Fleet NC413K SIN 136A and it is licensed standard category

Bill made the first flight of 413K on 41585 and said it flew like a truck During the next 20 hours of flight he gradually got it rigged properly until it flew hands-off just like his 41 T-craft

Fleets were designed primarily as trainers and although they look dainty

Bills fine craftsmanship is evident Forshyward facing tail light is authentic

they are very rugged Movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz performed 46 consecutive outside loops in his Model 2 in 1930

With the short stacks the exhaust noise is very loud even with earplugs and Bill flies maximum one hour legs on cross country flights

Bill is delighted with the performance of 413K It takes off in 250 and seems to climb at a 45 degree angle with him and a full fuel load (24 gallons) on board Top speed is 95-100 mph and it cruises at 85-90 mph at 1750 rpm and 7-1 2-8 gph

Bill made an interesting comparison when he described how light his Fleet is on the controls Its a little doll a little high school girl with the old dowshyagers being the Wacos and Staggershywings This makes one wonder how a Fleet could ever be referred to as Mr bull

box so he borrowed one from Antiquel Under-wing tie-down rings are an improvement over tying to lower strut ends with Classic Advisor Phil Coulson of Lawton pressure on wing leading edges

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I ~ype ClubActivities

A recent Taylorcraft Owners Club newsletter reported that one of their members was flying along the skyline of New York City in their 1941 Taylorshycraft when lie experienced problems in getting the fuel to transfer from his wing tank to the main To play it safe he made a precautionary landing on the Weehawken Pier After the usual forshymalities with the FAA and the township director of public safety he was given permission to take off

The pilot in discussing this with Barshyney Bixler who heads up the Taylorcraft Owners Club asked about the 85 hp models which have larger vented fuel caps providing more ram air to move the fuel down into the nose tank Barney recalled discussing the fuel transfer problem with Charlie Feris (now deshyceased) and Charlie stated he would not let his students transfer any fuel until the nose tank was down to its last four gallons

Charlies technique was to pull the airplane up into a stall then letting the nose drop making a long smooth pullshyout keeping the T-craft on the step He said he never had any trouble getting those six gallons down from the wing tank

Barney suggests that a pipe cleaner be run through the vent pipe on the cap IJeriodically as the passageway does get blocked especially in the spring when the bugs are active

For information on the Taylorcraft Owners Club contact Bruce Barney Bixler 12809 Greenbower NE Alshyliance OH 44601

l ampled by Gene (hase

Bellanca enthusiasts now have their own newsletter Bellanca Contact is a quarterly newsletter published in Milshywaukee Wisconsin by Lawrence DAtshytilio and Pamela Foard who are restorshying a 1949 Bellanca Cruisair The first issue was released this past July conshytaining 16 pages of text photos and diashygrams - all professionally done

Larry and Pam hope to give Bellanca owners of all models including the Champion line a printed means of sharshying information Bellanca Contact is primarily a technical publication which fills a gap long left open for this imporshytant group of aircraft owners

Subscription rates are four issues and four updates - $1800 or eight isshysues and eight updates - $3200 Conshytact Lawrence DAttilio and Pamela Foard 1820 N 166th Street Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414784-2129

We recently received several years worth of back issues of the Aeronca Lovers Club newsletters and noted the coverage of many interesting subjects including rigging the aircraft radio inshystallation weight and balance source of parts and complete aircraft oleo maintenance swinging the compass plexiglass hints etc

The Aeronca Lovers Club is one of four Aeronca Type Clubs and is typical of the organizations which furnish valushyable information on specific models of aircraft to their members

The ALC is dedicated to keeping Aeroncas (including the Bellanca and Champion versions) flying through betshyter information and parts availability It was started and is operated by C L Buzz Wagner at the urging of attenshydees at the Aeronca forums he has conshyducted at the Annual EAA Conventions at Oshkosh since 1970 Buzz is an AampP AI FBO has owned over 70

Aeroncas and also owns several STCs covering Aeronca modifications

For information on the Aeronca Lovers Club contact Buzz Wagner at Box 3 401 1st Street East Clark SO 57225 phone 605532-3862

The 27th Annual Waco Reunion FlyshyIn held June 26-29 1986 at Hamilton Ohio featured 40 of the finest Wacos from 18 states and Canada Excellent weather and many new arrivals enshyhanced this event the greatest gathershying of dedicated Waco enthusiasts ever assembled anywhere It is a reunion where craftsmen meet craftsmen and pilots meet pilots all of whom are dedishycated to the task of restoring flying and preserving another of the greatest airplanes ever built

Of the 40 total in attendance 23 difshyferent models of Wacos from the 1928 GXE to the 1941 VKS-7F were on the flight line at Hamilton A special Attenshydance Award was presented to Bob and Doug Leavens who have flown their 1928 OX5 powered model GXE from Toronto Canada to the reunion almost every year

Still available from the National Waco Club are many Waco parts plus original data plates new original decals inshystruction manuals (new not used) and the following books Waco History Famous F Series Versatile Cabin Series Waco Taperwing and Waco Production

For information on the National Waco Club contact them at 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton Ohio 45015

20 OCTOBER 1986

1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

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1986) We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft Succeeding issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members

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Hickenbottom John A Barnesville Ohio

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Werner David E Lindsay California

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Heyenbruch Fred Petersburg Kentucky

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Keslin Richard O Lubbock Texas

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Osborn Anna M Barrington Illinois

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Lionberger Denver Hermann Missouri

McOdrun Ernest Glen Gardner New Jersey

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SHOWPLANE CAMPING AT OSHKOSH 186

Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

-~VlNTAGE SEAPLANES~--

Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

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North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

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the doors to allow better vision for pipeline inspection Not so noticeable are two other features of this model shylong range 42 gallon fuel tanks giving a near eight-hour range and a unique message tube located in the floor of the cabin This was designed to allow the pilot to drop a message to a ground crew while on patrol

The foregoing three items make the Patroller model both unique and quite rare Cessna Aircraft Company reports that 27 of this model were built in 1949shy51 This particular airplane N5332C was built in 1950 to fill an order for a Montana pipeline patrol company Shortly after delivery it was declared surplus and sold to a man in Cincinnati Ohio Based at Lunken Airport (often reshyferred to as sunken Lunken) the 140A was always in private hands and never a trainer The first Ohio owner had the plane 10 years the second owner 13 years and the third Ohioan another 10 years - all at the same airport During those 33 years the aircraft was hangshyared at all times and regularly washed

Enter Ode I Mathis LookintJ for a twoshyplace airplane for himself and his wife Diane who is also a pilot and a member of the 99s Odell was lucky to locate the 140A and bring it to North Carolina Well not quite Brought to North Carolina would be a better term as neither he nor Diane were tailwheel pilots Engaging the services of an inshystructor named Bob Burns both Odell and Diane were taught how to keep the bloody thing straight on landings

A check of the logbooks at Oshkosh 86 revealed 2140 hours on the engine and airframe with the 85 Continental reshycording 1300 SMOH at Oshkosh 86 The logs are perfect and complete right back to the factory

When queried as to how he keeps the engine running so smooth Odell reshyplied I rotate the spark plugs and change oil every twenty hours and tell everybody else to keep their hands off Besides meticulous care Odell and Diane have spent hours and hours with

Pulling in close Odell gives us a good look at the tapered wing of the 140A Note the tiny dome on the belly required for the Narco ADF Scott 3200 tailwheel looks a bit large however it was a factory option

aluminum polish to bring the 140A to its present state of shine

Very little work has been necessary in the rebuild department as most imshyprovements had been made by the preshyvious owners This included a new headliner and new interior On the exshyterior of the plane only the metallic green paint has been redone (in a most professional manner) So far absoshylutely no corrosion has been found anyshywhere on the 36-year-old aircraft

Besides the patroller package the 140A has several other factory options including a Fram Oil Filter (PIN 050334) original factory aluminum wheel pants and dual toe brakes The primary blind flight instruments run by a venturi on the left side of the cowl are also a factory option Electrical goodies include a Narco ADF 31 a VHF radio and a transponder (which is needed to fly in the Cherry Point North Carolina area)

I asked Odell if he would consider going air-to-air with the EAA photo

plane and he respectfully declined due to his low total hours of experience shyjust over a hundred hours of flying time I praised him fo~ a most mature attitude recognizing his limitations However after thinking things over Odell said If you go along to coach me Ill go

Not one to turn down a chance to fly such a beautiful airplane I agreed - and we were off I had flown my first Cessna 140 exactly 30 years ago when I took my Private check ride on June 19 1956 (I passed) Flying old 5332C out of Wittman Field I was totally surshyprised at the solid feel of the 140A The usual creaks and groans of a loose fuselage were not there It was tight as a drum and gave you the feeling of flyshying a brand new airplane

We managed to join up with the T -34 photo plane flown by Carl Koehling and EAA photographer Carl Schuppel went to work shooting us from all sides It was fun Odell did a fine job of flying despite the occasional turbulence I took over for the right side shots

Interior cabin sports original piano keyboard switches prishymary instrument group and polished rudder pedals Control wheels were changed by an earlier owner they are not origshyinal

From the side we can look right through the lower doors in the patroller model Authentic paint job right down to the stripes on the wheelpants is resplendent in its original dark metallic green

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bull Returning to Wittman Field I discovshy

ered the 140A tracks straight and true and will trim for hands-off flight The 85 Continental just purrs away with an indishycated cruise of just over 105 mph Nice

In order to discourage the tire kickers and bargain hunters Odell has a price tag of $21 000 on the 140A due to its excellent shape and rarity However several of his friends warned him about putting any price on the airplane beshycause once it is sold the chances of finding an equal- are zilch

In the classic judging at Oshkosh 86 the 140A was leading the scoring in its category for nearly the entire week when a 1953 Piper Tri-Pacer came in from Minnesota and garnered the trophy (Would you believe original fabshyric at 33 years)

With this being Odells first try at Oshshykosh we feel his airplane made a reshymarkable showing and sincerely hope and trust that next year he will return (and bring Diane along this time) to give the judges some more reasons to scratch their heads A few minor imshyprovements and continuing with the polishing cloth could put it among the top scorers bull

Classic spring steel landing gear designed by Steve Wittman leads to a genuine aluminum wheel pant so highly prized by restorers Note brake line running down aft edge of gear Outboard side of wheel pant was trimmed in an arc by a previous owner to gain access to the valve stem

Cruising over the Wisconsin country side yours truly pulls up to the photo plane for a righthand shot This is one sweet flying airplane 8 OCTOBER 1986

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by Gene R Chase

Moments after their wedding cereshymony ended at 300 pm on Saturday July 26 Jim and Mary Ann Rollison climbed into the family Cessna 195 and departed Half Moon Bay Airport for Oshkosh 86 Half Moon Bay is on the Pacific coast south of San Francisco and their first overnight was at Truckee California just north of Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border

The second night found them at Jackson Hole in the beautiful Grand Teton Mountain Range in western Wyoming There they crossed paths with some of the California Warbird members who were also enroute to Oshkosh

The next day they did some aerial sightseeing and flew past Devils Tower in WyorT]ing and Mt Rushmore in South Dakota Jim was able to enjoy much of the scenery also as his new bride did an excellent job of keeping them on course using dead reckoning Jim says shes a natural at navigation although her official flying lessons werent to begin until after Oshkosh

Hoping to make Farmer City Illinois on the third night they were weathered in at Sioux City Iowa where they were fortunate to find hangar space because the hail storm that moved through dropshyped hail stones ranging from golf ball to soft ball size The folks at Sioux City were very friendly to the newlyweds

The next day they flew to Bloomington Illinois where they reshyfueled before proceeding the remaining 25 miles to their friend Bob Ashworth s (EAA 94702) private landing strip near Farmer City This beautiful 2500 grass runway is on Bobs farm and is also an annual meeting place for a group of Warbird members flying their T-6s from Florida to Oshkosh

Jim and Mary Ann spent two days at Ashworths enjoying an elegant bar-bshyque dinner on the last night before heading north to Oshkosh Arriving at the Convention on July 31 they tied down the 195 registered and bussed into town to check in at the college dorm Finding that their room (like all the others) had two single beds Jim reshyturned to the office seeking accommoshydations which might better suit a couple married only six days Although the folks in the office were sympathetic they could offer no solution other than placing both mattresses on the floor And so they did

Later that evening the couple reshyceived a message that a friend from

The honeymoon Cessna 195 N3491V

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Photos by Gene Chase

Newlyweds Jim and Mary Ann Rollison

back home was in Champaign Illinois and would like very much to spend some time at Oshkosh but had no way to get there or a place to stay Jim looked at his new bride and she said Why not hes a good friend and would do the same for us So the folshylowing morning found them winging to Champaign to pick up Uwanna Perras (EAA 164394 NC 9143) who would share their dorm room for the next three nights

Back at the Convention both of the Rollisons kept busy as volunteers - he as one of the classic aircraft judges and she in the classic aircraft judges headshyquarters They both had a ball at Oshshy

kosh 86 their unconventional honeyshymoon notwithstanding

As Jim had to be at work on Monday and they wanted to go through the Pitts factory at Afton Wyoming on the way home they departed Oshkosh on Thursday Mary Ann was anxious to get back because her flying lessons would be starting in her J-3 Cub

Also there were projects to work on such as the restoration of a Monocoupe and Taylorcraft when Jim isn t on the job flying for a commuter airline and Mary Ann isnt flying her CUb

Jim and Mary Ann will always be able to say their marriage got off to a flying start and they wont be kidding bull

Photo by Jack McCarthy

Restoration Corner Editors Note This eighth installment of the Restoration Corner is the second part of a two-part article by Dip Davis describing the selection and installation of fabrics and finishes G R C

FABRICS AND FINISHES AND THE INSTALLATION THEREOF - Part 2

by W D Dip Davis (EAA 55767 NC 1804)

If the chord of the wing you are covershying is short enough to allow a four inch overlap at the leading edge a spanwise cemented seam is permitted eliminating the need for machine sewing Using this method the bottom surface of the wing is covered first Fabric is cemented at the trailing edge root rib and tip brought as far forward on the leading edge as it will reach and cemented to the leading edge skin with a half inch to one inch wide glue jOint Do not cement to the entire skin subsequent coats will provide all the adhesion needed

This fabric is heat tautened before the installation of the top cover to eliminate all wrinkles from the overlapped area

If the fabric is wide enough to cover the entire leading edge skin the line will be invisible under the upper fabric If however it reaches only part way to the front spar an unsightly ridge will be left in what may be a critical airflow region This can be minimized by constructing a ramp of chafe point tape or even hidden completely by applying a couple of coats of primer to the edge and careshyfully sanding to a smooth line The top fabric is applied over this and subshysequently a spanwise four-inch surface tape centered over the seam line on the underside

Heat tautening is probably the most rewarding step in the entire cover proshycess (Read most fun ) You get to see almost instant results with relatively little labor input Please dont use a heat gun for this purpose even if friends tell you they achieved good results using one A hair dryer doesnt develop enough heat and a commercial heat gun conshycentrates too much hot air in one spot and is difficult to control

It is important that every square inch

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of the fabric be subjected to a four hundred degree treatment and this is easily accomplished with a household iron If Mama uses hers regularly for ironing clothes you should probably acshyquire one of your own If you must buy a new iron you may find that the newer light weight relatively inexpensive units are rated at 1000 watts or less and these wont get the job done Look for the one which draws 1100 watts or more and it need not have steam provishysions although nearly all current proshyduction models appear to have this feashyture

Since all the synthetic aircraft fabric application instructions specify tautenshying temperatures in degrees and all the irons Ive ever seen are labeled in fabshyric types with a fairly broad range in each fabric it will be necessary to calibshyrate the iron with a reasonably accurate thermometer If you dont have access to a sophisticated laboratory quality test unit a candy thermometer or similar glass tube type will serve the purpose

First check the thermometer in boiling water (212 degrees at sea level) then check your iron by setting it on the thershymometer on a stack of paper towels Allow the temperature to stabilize at a medium low setting adjust the knob to give an indicated 250 degrees and watch to see that the thermostat is able to maintain the temperature withshyin plus or minus fifteen degrees Make a reference mark on the iron at this setting and repeat the procedure for 300 and 400 degrees Consistent pershyformance can be expected from most irons until they are dropped or become

old and tired Proper procedure for the tautening

process consists of ironing the entire area at the 250 degree setting increasshying the heat to 300 going over the surshyface once more and finishing with a third pass at 400 degrees Little corner wrinkles and puckers can get preferenshytial treatment and if absolutely necesshysary the temperature can be increased very slightly for a stubborn spot

Exercise caution at this point howshyever as the fabric will melt at 450 deshygrees If it gets to the melting point and doesnt progress to an obvious hole close inspection will reveal that the threads have melted together You can probably punch out the melted section with finger pressure Just do a neat job of applying the fabric in the first place and you ll never be tempted to crank the iron past 400 degrees

If projections such as strut fittings have been covered over these should be cut out before the final ironing is done Brush a little adhesive or first primer coat on the area (depending on the finishing process being used) before making the cut to prevent the edges from fraying The localized loose area after the cut has been made can be tightened up again by additional applishycation of the iron

If you plan to use an all dope system on your airplane it is not as important that the entire surface be ironed at 400 degrees as the dope will exert some deshygree of tautening action even though it is labeled non-tautening If however you are finishing with one of the newer technology coating systems and dont apply the final temperature to the entire surface you may come out to the airshyport some chilly morning to find the fabshyric gone slack In severe instances it may be unsafe to fly until the sun can warm things up again

When heat tautening pre-sewn enshyvelopes be sure to keep an eye on the seams as the fabric shrinks As the seam begins to deviate from a straight line apply the iron to the opposite side until it is back in place Dont concenshytrate your attention on one small area for a long period of time but keep an eye on the big picture

After all the ironing is done and loose edges are trimmed off or cemented down its time to step back and admire the pretty pieces Looks as if you could

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just assemble everything and fly not quite yet Stop dreaming and start ugshylying things up

Up to this point the procedures are pretty much the same no matter what finishing system you plan to use but the next step will vary with materials Using the new all urethane finish the tapes are next while with conventional dope finishing and many proprietary systems the first prime coat is applied at this time Whatever material is being used it is vital that the liquid be forced through the weave so that it can bond with itself on the backside of the fabric thus wrapshyping each individual thread in the film Coopers Dacproofer was an early solushytion to the penetration problem it is a relatively slow drying cellulose nitrate base product tinted blue so that proper penetration is readily apparent

It is possible to get carried away with brushing or rubbing in of the first coat and force enough material through the weave to permit drips onto the back of the opposite surface which will leave blisters which are difficult to hide in the finish coats A home brewed concoction of nitrate dope with retarding thinner will serve the purpose but starving or overshyloading is hard to discern due to the transparency of the film

Securing the fabric to the wing ribs is the next step Refer to the old cover which you stashed in the rafters to see how and where it was done before Conventional rib stitching is such a tedishyous time consuming operation that nearly every aircraft manufacturer tried alternate methods Screws rivets and various shapes of wire clips were emshyployed with varying degrees of success

The traditional method must be emshyployed on all wings with wood ribs and interest in learning this skill draws crowds to Jeri Goetz workshop all week long at every Oshkosh EAA Convenshytion We wont dwell on the proper methods of performing this task as its all in the book (AC4313-1A)

Surface tapes of appropriate width shymostly two inch - are applied over each rib seam and corner A lot of folks like to apply a spanwise tape at the leading edge for additional abrasion resistance but this is not mandatory if you wish to maintain an uninterrupted airflow Dacshyron tapes in most brands are available in straight edge or pinked edge The straight edge is cut with a hot blade which seals the threads and prevents ravelling Pinked edges are cut to simushylate cotton tapes if the traditional apshypearance is desired This tape is not only more expensive but generally more troublesome to apply

We have found the use of a three inch wide disposable short nap roller really expedites tape application A swath of

dope or adhesive is rolled on where the tape is to be applied then the tape is laid down and another coat of gorp rolled on top This squeezes the air bubshybles out quite effectively and saves a lot of rubbing down with the fingers

Bias cut tapes make neat curves on tip bows and similar shapes but due to the fact that they are cut diagonally across a roll of fabric a sewn joint is required at intervals and one often finds a seam at the most awkward spot Simishylar results can be obtained by using the next wider width tape cementing the center only about a half inch wide to the tip bow and allowing the cement to dry with the tape standing perpendicular to the surface The iron is then applied and since the tape is unable to shrink lengthwise being cemented down the edges will curl around a reasonably tight radius without the necessity of cutshyting darts or notches Adhesive can then be brushed under the tape edge or squeegeed through from the top surshyface The total width will be reduced about twenty percent which is the reason for selecting the wider tape

Drain grommets inspection rings and fabric doublers around protrusions are installed at this point in the proceedings Dont spare the drain holes Refer to the old cover and install them wherever the last guy did If there is a possibility of moisture collecting on boths sides of a lower structural member stick a grommet on each side of it After comshypletion of the finish coats the center hole should be cut out with a fine blade Exacto knife or similar tool rather than punching through leaving a ridge which would impede free flow

Inspection rings are soluble in dope and cement solvents so if that is the finish you are using care must be taken to prevent curling of the ring when the finish dries One method of avoiding this is to install a fabric doubler slightly larger than the inspection ring This has the added benefit of chafe protection as the inspection plate is removed and reinstalled numerous times in subshysequent years

Pre-cut cotton patches for this purshypose are no longer available from most suppliers We have found a better method using Dacron fabric which also lends itself to the odd shaped doublers you will need around strut fittings etc Staple or tape a piece of fabric over the open end of a cardboard box iron it lightly to remove any wrinkles and coat it with Dacproofer or your other primer (thinned U-500 adhesive if you are using Superflite System II) When this is dry you can draw the desired outline in pencil and cut out with ordinary straight bladed scissors without any ravelled edges A two pound coffee can

makes the right sized inspection ring doubler

The points at which cables exit the fabric such as the rudder cables in the aft fuselage require more beef than jllSt a second layer of fabric A suitable deshyvice can be fabricated by cutting a tearshydrop shape from a scrap of leatherette or similar upholstery material On proshyduction J-3s Piper applied these in black after the last coat of yellow dope They looked like a trim accent You may cement them on before the finish color is applied if you want them to be less conspicuous

Build-up or filler coat application beshygins after everything is stuck on Old grade A cotton enthusiasts may feel that they are not doin right if they dont brush on a few coats of clear dope beshyfore spraying anything If you subscribe to this school of thought be sure you use a highly plasticized non tautening dope as the very process of brushing the material appears to accelerate shrinking of the fabric The Dacprooferl Sprafill manual calls for an all spray apshyplication and all of the filler coats are of a lightly pigmented aluminum dope A minimum of three coats is applied and unless you are striving for a showplane finish sanding between each coat is not necessary

It is common practice to hang wings vertically by attach fittings and ai leron hinges This allows both sides to be sprayed at one time rather than having to wait for one side to dry before turning the surface over It is easy to shortshychange the leading edges when hangshying and this is the area which should perhaps get more finish build up than the rest of the wing Clever airplane reshybuilders particularly those who plan to do more than one project construct a fixture that allows the wing to be rotated like a chicken on a rotisserie The fuseshylage may be handled the same way even more easily so long as the engine is removed Merely bolt two 2 x 4s vershytically and two horizontally on the enshygine mount The tailpost can rest on a sawhorse in either the upright or inshyverted position

Sanding on the fabric surfaces can be a fooler if you are not familiar with the process Wet-or-dry sandpaper with a grit in the neighbordhood of 220 is a good place to start Use plenty of water to keep the paper from loading Youll find that you can lean hard on the sandpaper and rub til your arms tire in the unsupported areas between ribs and stringers but one swipe over a solid structure will remove the finish clear down to the fabric and can even cut the fabric if not approached with caution

(Continued on Page 30)

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US Postal Service officials from the Colorado Springs Post Office were very cooperative in all arrangements for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail flights From left are Robin Hyatt public relations specialist for the Postal Service Bill Madsen past president of the Colorado Aviation Historical Society and Anniversary Chairman and Jim Van Natter customer service rep for the Post Office

60th c4nnluEthlt of

Colorado Airmail

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Jim Warren (EAA 154193 AlC 9497) (left) in front of his Waco QCF-2 biplane with passenger Virgil Vaughan ex-captain United Airlines and early airmail pilot Taken at Front Range Airport near Watkins Colorado on May 19 1986 12 OCTOBER 1986

by Bill Madsen Colorado Aviation Historical Society

Saturday May 31 1986 A beautiful morning after two days of rain

Wearing helmets goggles white scarves and with wind on their cheeks six owner-pilots took off in their Waco QCF-2 and Stearman PT-17 open cockpit biplanes They were celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airshymail

They flew the old Amber Three Airshyway which ran from Pueblo to Colorado Springs to Denver to Cheyenne Wyomshying and return They carried in their mai l pouches special cachet envelopes canshycelled and dated by the United States Postal Service officials in honor of the occasion

Prior to departure each of the pilots was sworn in as airmai l pilot for one day by Postmasters in each of the fou r cities involved Each of the airmen was presented with a handsome framed Certificate of Appreciation from the Postal Service dated and signed by the Postmaster

The airmail anniversary flights were sponsored by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society an organization of people devoted to recording docushymenting and preserving the history of aviation in the Columbine State The cachet envelope logo was drawn by Lt Col Bill Dunn (USAF Ret) artist proshylific writer Society member and the first American to become an Ace in WW II while flying Spitfires in No 71 Eagle Squadron RAF

Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs past president of the Historical Society was designated chairman of the 60th Anshyniversary of Colorado Airmail project

Delivery of US Mail by air began on May 31 1926 when CAM no 12 - Conshytract Air Mail route no 12 - was asshysigned to The Colorado Airways Inc Anthony Joseph general manager Madsen said It was a year before Charles Lindbergh would make his fashymous flight to Paris in the Spirit of St Louis

The contract called for the Denver firm to operate an airmail service south from Cheyenne Wyoming to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo and reshyturn - daily Airway beacons were placed along the Amber Three Airway at approximately 20 mile intervals to guide the pilots at night

Venerable Standard J-1 open cockpit biplanes powered by 150 hp HispanoshySuiza engines were the aircraft first used in Colorado For the 60th Annivershysary flights it was desired to use airplanes as near as possible to the old Standard J-1 so

Harry Blout retired Air Force lieutenshyant-colonel and himself the owner of a splendid Stearman PT-17 blue and yellow with the circle-star-red center markings of the famous WW II primary trainers was appointed as Operations Officer for the project

At an initial planning meeting atshytended by Harry Blout Jesse Smith Dewey Reinhard and Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs Bill Feder and Mel Harmon of Pueblo and Dave Scherer of Denver it was determined that two points were keys to success (1) Postal Service officials approval of the plan for civil pilots to carry the cachet airmail in private aircraft and (2) secure the sershyvices of owner-pilots who would volunshyteer to fly the air mail routes and adshyvance publicity sorties without compenshysation

In addition to Harry Blout two other Historical Society members were ownshyers of Stearman PT-17s Dr Curtis Kimshyball of Sterling Colorado and John Schoonhoven of Evergreen

The pilots recruited others who were owners of open cockpit biplanes and who were delighted at the opportunity to fly the airmail They were Jack Stapleton of Colorado Springs Jim Walters of Parker Jim Warren of Denshyver with his beautiful Waco QCF-2 Tom Newell of Colorado Springs and Russ Wilder of Lakewood Each flyer selected his own copilot

Postal Service officials were enshythusiastic over the airmail plan and promised full support and cooperation They agreed to swear-in the pilots for a day provide certificates have available stamps and hand-cancelling equipment and personnel at the various airports on May 31 In addition their public relations people provided photo support coordi-

Harry Blout of Colorado Springs was the Operations Officer for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail He obtained the services of six owner-pilots who flew the mail routes in their open cockpit biplanes The Anniversary was planned by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society of which Harry is a member Blout flew the Amber 3 Airway segment from Denver to Colorado Springs

nation with news media and plans for a By 830 am on May 31 all pilots story in their own internal magazine were in position at their assigned airshy

It was a great adventure a pure joy ports Dr Curtis Kimball was in to fly the airmail and a great effort to Cheyenne at Air Ventures in the old participate in a milestone in the history United Airlines Hangar in time to greet of Colorado aviation exclaimed John Ed Merriott vice-president of the HistorshySchoon hoven at the end of the day ical Society

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Piloting his Stearman PT-17 John Schoonhoven (left) lines up with Dave Callender p~ior to flying air mail from Denver to Cheyenne on Saturday May 31 1986 In connection with 60th Anniversary of Colorado Air Mail over old Amber 3 Airway Taken at Denvers Stapleton International Airport

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In Denver two pilots were on line at Combs-Gates aircraft facility both flyshying PT-17s They were Harry Blout and John Schoonhoven who enjoyed workshying with news media signing autogshyraphs and posing for pictures

At Colorado Springs Jack Stapleton and Jim Warren experienced the same pleasurable activities at Colorado Jet Center on the municipal airport In Pueshyblo Tom Newell was enthralled with the reception he got there from the local people gathered at Flower Aviation

At 900 am the pilots were sworn in by the Postmaster in each of the four cities Then the cachet envelopes were hand cancelled and dated by post office folks equipped to do the job By 1000 am the aircraft were warmed up and ready to taxi out for take off

The plan was for all six pilots to take off simultaneously Three flew route segments to the south and three flew more segments northbound on the Amber Three Airway Dr Kimball flew south to Denver for example and delivshyered his pouch of airmal to the Postshymaster there At Denver Harry Blout flew his blue and yellow Stearman to Colorado Springs at the same time Jack Stapleton got airborne en route to Pueshyblo

Northbound Tom Newell taxiied out at Pueblo to the cheers of the crowd to fly to Colorado Springs at Colorado Springs Jim Warren s outstanding Waco QCF-2 the Reserve Grand Champion Antique at EAAs Oshkosh 85 Convention took off and headed for Denver

John Schoonhoven taxied out at Denshyvers Stapleton International Airport

Postal Service folks loaned the old leather house-to-house mail bag carried by postshymen on foot in the old days for use on Anniversary flights Tom Newell used this pouch to transport special cachet envelopes developed by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society in observance of the 60th Anniversary of the start of Colorado Airmail on May 31 1986 - 60 years later to the day

and took off for the Cheyenne leg of the flight Upon arrival in the latter city he was greeted by Mrs Carol Rookstool Postmistress at the Wyoming city He invited the charming lady to go for a ride in his biplane and she accepted with enthusiasm

Russ Wilder and Jim Walters did

Jim Walters beside his blue and yellow PT-17 sports the knee boots trousers flight jacket and cap much in vogue among the pilots of the 1920s and 30s His beautiful airplane is in immaculate condition This is the primary trainer in which thousands of Army Air Corps pilots learned to fly during WWII

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yeoman work flying their colorful aircraft in advance news media operations beshyfore the event air-to-air photography for TV and newspaper photographers that resulted in extensive publicity

On the day of the airmail celebration Jim Walters Leo Hrdlicka Harry Blout Jack Stapleton and Tom Newell also gave newsmen postal service personshynel and Historical Society workers comshyplimentary rides in their great taildragshygers They were fine back-up people who performed with enthusiasm

In overall performance by all conshycerned in the three years of pre-planshyning for the 60th Anniversary of Colshyorado Airmail those who contributed so much to the success of the project merit an ATTA BOY for a job well done

In Denver Historical Society memshybers who coordinated operations FAA approval FBO arrangements and publicshyity were Dave Scherer and Virgil Vaughn Dewey Reinhard was the publicity and ground operations manager at Colshyorado Springs while Bill Feder recently appointed curator of the Pueblo Historshyical Aircraf1 Museum at Memorial Airshyport did a splended job of all around planning there In Cheyenne Dr Gregshyory Bell was of tremendous help

To all of them a hearty thank you The entire affair proved once again

that there is romance connected with the wonderful open cockpit biplanes where pilots fly for the fun of it with wind in their faces scarves streaming in the wind and the arching blue sky overshyheadbull

by George A Hardie Jr

High wing parasol monoplanes evishydently were favorites of designers of early sport planes This months Mysshytery Plane is a good example of the Golden Age era The photo was submitshyted by John Underwood of Glendale California No date or location was indishycated Answers will be published in the January 1987 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE The deadline for that issue is November 10 1986

The Mystery Plane for July 1986 was the Sullivan K-3 Crested Harpy built by the Sullivan Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Wichita Kansas in 1929 Leonard McGinty PO Box 1193 Tampa FL 33601 who sent in the

photo is seeking drawings with the posshysible intention of building a replica of the airplane

Two readers correctly identified the Sullivan K-3 Cedric Galloway of Hesshyperia California wrote that he attended the Braley School of Flying in Wichita from September 1929 to August 1930 and saw the plane at least twice during the time

Roy Oberg of Rockford Michigan noted the address of the Sullivan comshypany in Wichita was 630 East Gilbert and added The photo depicts serial number one built in 1929 (X370M) Sulshylivan also built NR127V serial number three in 1930 They were Kinner powshyered Sullivan also built at least ten

gliders in 1930 designated SG-1 Other respondents mistakenly idenshy

tified the Sullivan as the Alexander Bulshylet of the same era The two planes are quite similar in appearance but there are marked differences notably in the shape of the fin and rudder and the cabin windshield and window configurashytionbull

---------Mystery Instrument Panel--------shyDear George

With reference to the photo submitted by Ken and Shirley Williams and pubshylished in the September issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE it may have come from the postwar Dart model GC

This airplane was produced in very limited quantity (only 12 or so were built) by Applegate and Weyant Enshygineering Co in 1946 It was powered by the A-100 Continental engine (6 cyl) had a starter and electrical sysshytem hence the ammeter in the cluster Also being a low-wing aircraft it reshyquired a fuel pump therefore the fuel pressure gauge

To the best of my knowledge this was the only aircraft to use this engine as well as the panel shown in the photo

Of those airplanes produced in 1946

there are only five remaining of which three are flyable and the remaining two are being rebuilt

Sincerely Lloyd Washburn Chairman (EAA 33769 AlC 352) Dart Club 3958 East Washburn Drive Port Clinton OH 43452

To Vintage Airplane The all-in-one engine instrument picshy

tured on page 5 of the September 86 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE can be found in the panel of a 1946 Comshymonwealth Skyranger manufactured at Kansas City MO This company I beshylieve built military gliders during WW II and was a descendent of Rearwin There should still be a couple of dozen of this

fine two-seat side-by-side 85 hp high wing airplane still around

How about publishing an article about the Skyranger

Walter E Fischer (EAA 111714 AlC 8609) 1231 Yale Street Oxnard CA 93033

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

Aeroplanes by Eldon W Cessna (EAA 96867 AlC 6555) 639 Sierra Street P O Box 862 EI Segundo CA 90245

Editors Note Eldon Cessna was asked to write a brief biographical synopsis for an issue of CHIRP the publication of The Early Birds of Aviation Inc It is reshyprinted here by permission The Early Birds is an organization of pioneers in aeronautics who flew solo before Deshycember 17 1916 As an associate member of the Early Birds Eldon Cessna has served as the groups Vice President since 1980 He and his wife Helen presently live in EI Segundo California GRC

Since my name usually brings up the subject of Cessna Airplanes I am glad to share with you the connection as it relates to me historically especially beshycause of the fact that my father Clyde V Cessna was a charter member of Early Birds of Aviation

My life-long participation in the Aviashytion amp Aerospace Industries started at the age of 4 when my father assembled his own aeroplane in late 1910 and taught himself to fly on the Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma

He had visited with the International Flyers at Oklahoma City and hearing that they had received $10000 for a three-minute exhibition flight - decided this would be more profitable than being General Manager of the Enid Overland Automobile Company

After many trials and mishaps using his native ingenuity he mastered the art of flying and flew exhibitions throughout Kansas Oklahoma and Texas during summer months from 1911 to 1917 He built a new Exhibition Plane each winter in our Farm Workshyshop near Rago Kansas for use during the following summers

It was in November 1916 as Exhibishytion Flying came to an end that incenshytives attracted Dad to set up a shop in Wichita at the Jones Six Automobile Factory Several new aeroplanes were constructed for student-training in 1917

Since this 1917 pilot-training venture in Wichita was a financial failure we reshyturned to farming and custom-threshing wheat in Western Kansas At 10 years

Photo by Lee Fray

Eldon W Cessna in 1976 while serving on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors

of age I drove a 37000 pound Rumely Oil-Pull tractor for both farming and cusshytom-threshing operations My mother did the cooking for our 12-man wheatshypitching crew and our family in a portashyble cookshack We found customshythreshing to be very profitable until the combines replaced threshing-machines in the mid-1920s

We attended the Omaha Air Races in 1921 the St Louis Races in October 1923 and flew our new OXX6 powered New Laird-Swallow to the Dayton Air Races in 1924 On the return flight to Wichita we entered the On-to-Wichita Air Race winning 2nd place prize money This was my first racing experishyence

On December 30 1924 my father and I drove the 45 miles to Wichita from our country home to meet with Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech to make plans for a new aircraft manufacturing company later named Travel Air Manshyufacturing Company After serving as President and principal financier of Travel Air for the first two years he sold the stock and we organized the Cessna Aircraft Company - a Kansas Corporashytion in 1927

Having completed my Mechanical Engineering College courses I became Chief Engineer of Cessna Aircraft Comshypany doing the basic design work for 20 models of Cessna Aircraft including the CW-6 DC-6A DC-6B CPW-6 FCshy1 GC-2 CS-1 MW-1 EC-1 EC-2 CRshy

1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-34 Airmaster During the long depression years of

1930 to 1934 the Cessna Aircraft Comshypany was closed down to conserve reshysources - during which time my father and I rented a factory building from the administrators of a bankrupt aircraft company in Wichita where I designed built and flew the racing aircraft CR-1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-3 and did charshyter flying barnstorming participated in the National Air Races - cross-country and closed course and in scores of smaller race events throughout the nashytion

In my personal airplane as an indishyvidual entrant I won the Speed and Efficiency Race at the National Air Races at Cleveland in 1931 making the title of The Worlds Most Efficient Airplane possible for the Cessna Airshycraft Company which was not operatshying at that time

Also in 1931 I won 3rd place against 67 entrants in the Derbys from Clover Field Santa Monica California and from New York City to Cleveland The eastern and western division met at Bartlesville Oklahoma - and raced on together from Bartlesville to Cleveland

In September 1930 I won the closedshycourse free-for-all race at Sky Harbor Airport in Chicago

In 1932 I entered the Cord Cup Race from Los Angeles Mines Field to Cleveshyland winning 2nd place against a field of 36 entrants

In 1969 I retired (after 31 years of continuous employment) from North American Aviation Inc as Supervisor of Planning for AT-6 P-51 F-86 X-15 B-70 the first post-WW 2 US Rocket Engines and the first Apollo Moonlandshying Modules

During two 3-year terms as governor of the OX5 Aviation Pioneers Southern California Wing I served as treasurer three years secretary one year and president one year

Some aviation recognitions of which I am proud are

bull Experimental Test Pilot Assoc presentation by Bob Hope in Los Angeshyles in 1966 for outstanding contribushytions to Aeronautical Science prior to World War II

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Greats of Aviation Day - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1975

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16 OCTOBER 1986

Photo by C J Alexander Popular singer John Denvers (EAA 139014) pride and joy is this 1931 Waco aCF NC12428 SIN 3569 which he enjoys flying in the high country of the midwest

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OCTOBER 2-5 - PITTSBURGH PENNSYlshyVANIA - 111h Annual International Cessna 120140 Association Convention at Butler Farm Show Airport - Roe 4 miles west of city on Detroit sectional Contact Mike Quinlan Conshyvention Chairman 224 lehr Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15223 phone 412781-4435

OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMA shy29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In sponsored by AlC Chapter 10 lAC Chapter 10 AAA Chapter 2 and Green Country Ultralight Flyers Inc Conshytact Charles W Harris 119 East Fourth Street Tulsa OK 74103 phone 918585-1591

OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMAshyNational Bucker Club 6th Annual Fly-In in conshyjunction with the 29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In Conshytact Frank G Price Rt 1 Box 419 Moody TX 76557 phone 817853-2008

OCTOBER 5 - AllENTOWN PENNSYLVANIA - Triple HeaderEAA Chapter 70 Fly-In BreakshyfastFlea Market Ercoupe Owners Club eastshyern regional fly-in Queen City Municipal Airshyport Contact Steve Kish 215838-9942

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Cessna AeroI21anes (Continued from Preceding Page)

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Golden Age of Air Racing - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1977

bull OX5 Aviation Pioneers Hall of Fame San Francisco - 1982

I accepted induction plaques in the name of my father Clyde V Cessna from the National Hall of Fame in Dayshyton in 1975 and from the International Hall of Fame at San Diego in 1983

In 1977 while serving a three-year term on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors at Hales Corners Wisconsin I served as Nashytional Chairman of the fund-raising committee bull

Sussex Airport Static display only (this is not the annual air show) Awards for outstanding aircraft Everyone welcome Contact Vearl lack 20 Gervic Flanders NJ 07836 phone 201 584-9553 (after 6 pm)

OCTOBER 17-19 - CAMDEN SOUTH CAROLINA - EAA AntiqueClassic Division Chapter 3 Fall Fly-In Contact E M Butch Joyce phone 919427-0216

OCTOBER 17-19 - CASA GRANDE ARIZONA - 15th Annual Copperstate Fly-In NEW lOshyCATION Contact Ray Backstrom 602744shy1487 or Bob Hasson 6021298-3522

MARCH 15-21 - lAKELAND FLORIDA - 13th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Contact Bonnie Higbie P O Box 6750 lakeland Fl 33807

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

other planes in the meantime including a Piper Pacer for a doctor friend the

Bill Haseltons

Story and photos by Gene R Chase

Bill Haseltori (EAA 22608 NC 91) of quired an extra Fleet fuselage that Buck South Bend Indiana is a school teacher had who has been restoring vintage aircraft That was the start of a project which in his spare time for 26 years In 1973 entailed over 10 years of accumulating he restored E E Buck Hilberts Mr parts and 15 months of actual work on Fleet NC431 K and in the process ac- the Fleet Of course he built up several

Bill Haselton and his Fleet Note the Johnson Air Speed Indicator on the right N strut 18 OCTOBER 1986

proceeds from which financed a major portion of the Fleet project

The component parts which went toshygether to make up Bill s Fleet came from all over the country Following up on an ad in Trade-A-Plane he acquired a Kinner engine plus a set of Fleet wings and horizontal tail surfaces from Harold Franklin in Potsdam New York It seems that Harold had lost his medishycal and disposed of all his aircraft stuff including a complete Fleet 16-B Bill ended up with all of Harold s spares for a Fleet

One year during an EAA Convention at Oshkosh Bill and his wife were visitshying with their neighbors in the campshyground when the subject of swapping airplane parts came up The neighbor mentioned he had a complete Fleet landing gear back home in Jonesboro Arkansas A deal was quickly struck and Bills collection of Fleet parts grew some more

With most of the major parts on hand Bill started the Fleet project At first he did small jobs like cleaning and painting the wing struts and overhauling the mags etc while he completed the docshytors Pacer He welded up the fin and rudder from a factory drawing borrowed from Charlie Smith in Plainfield Illinois Charlie owns a small fleet of Fleets himshyself

The nose bowl is fiberglass from a mold Bill made from a new nose bowl owned by another friend Bud Kilbey The wings needed quite a bit of work most of which was replacing the top wing spar

Fleet Model 2s were originally certifishycated in 1929 with the 5-cylinder Kinner K5 engine of 100 hp Later a field apshyproval was granted for the installation of the Kinner B5 of 125 hp and this is the powerplant in Bills Fleet Its a more practical installation because parts are easier to obtain

Bill had the cylinders for his Kinner chromed and installed new valves pisshytons roller and babbit bearings and he ground the shaft 003 He also reshyplaced the fabric and metal tips on the wood propeller He even overhauled all the instruments including the 1929 Jaeger tachometer which required the installation of a new mainspring Bill said it was no big deal - he also does clock work and ham radio work on the side

Other parts made were the Johnson Air Speed Indicator which is mounted on the right wing N strut and the frame for the distinctive flat windshield for the back cockpit Bill found a man who would cast the frame pieces then he machined them in the shop at school

The Fleet is covered with Razorback fabric which Bill prefers He has reshy

The small windshield is authentic but doesnt offer much protection from the wind

stored 22 planes using linen on one and dacron on another settling on Razorshyback as his favorite process

The red and cream colors aren t aushythentic but Bill likes the combination and he knows of three other Fleets painted the same Other items which aren t authentic but are practical are the tie-down rings on the lower wings and recording tachometer hidden under the engine cowling Bill didnt build up his Fleet to compete for top honors at Oshshykosh but the variances from factory original would only detract from the plane in the eyes of a purist

Some of the details which are authenshytic are the Pioneer compass in the panel the taillight which pOints forward the crash pads on the instrument panel and the small flat windshield which creates very windy conditions for the passenger in the back cockpit Fleets are soloed from the front seat and the small windshield at the back cockpit is a carryover from the old Consolidated PT-1 aircraft

Fleet Model 2s were available from the factory with three options regarding brakes Type A Type B or none at all Bills plane sports the Type B KelseyshyHayes mechanical brakes

Because Bills Fleet was made up of component parts he had no paper work to start with so he obtained the registrashytion number NC413K from a Fleet which was destroyed in 1935 He also used that planes serial number 136 and added an A to it for his plane

Another problem area he encounshytered was obtaining original weight and balance data After spending $125 in phone bills calling all over the country he finally came up with the right numshybers

Bill couldn t locate a carburetor heat

Michigan Phil owns a Kinner-powered Waco INF Bill then made a wood mold and cast a new heat box cut it in two halves then welded them together It looks just like the original except for the weld seam

Bill had problems getting his Fleet licensed The FAA wouldn t permit him to license it as a Model 2 and said it should be a Brewster-Haselton Fleet Brewster bought the Type Certificate No 131 in about 1941 So its a Brewsshyter-Haselton Fleet NC413K SIN 136A and it is licensed standard category

Bill made the first flight of 413K on 41585 and said it flew like a truck During the next 20 hours of flight he gradually got it rigged properly until it flew hands-off just like his 41 T-craft

Fleets were designed primarily as trainers and although they look dainty

Bills fine craftsmanship is evident Forshyward facing tail light is authentic

they are very rugged Movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz performed 46 consecutive outside loops in his Model 2 in 1930

With the short stacks the exhaust noise is very loud even with earplugs and Bill flies maximum one hour legs on cross country flights

Bill is delighted with the performance of 413K It takes off in 250 and seems to climb at a 45 degree angle with him and a full fuel load (24 gallons) on board Top speed is 95-100 mph and it cruises at 85-90 mph at 1750 rpm and 7-1 2-8 gph

Bill made an interesting comparison when he described how light his Fleet is on the controls Its a little doll a little high school girl with the old dowshyagers being the Wacos and Staggershywings This makes one wonder how a Fleet could ever be referred to as Mr bull

box so he borrowed one from Antiquel Under-wing tie-down rings are an improvement over tying to lower strut ends with Classic Advisor Phil Coulson of Lawton pressure on wing leading edges

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19

I ~ype ClubActivities

A recent Taylorcraft Owners Club newsletter reported that one of their members was flying along the skyline of New York City in their 1941 Taylorshycraft when lie experienced problems in getting the fuel to transfer from his wing tank to the main To play it safe he made a precautionary landing on the Weehawken Pier After the usual forshymalities with the FAA and the township director of public safety he was given permission to take off

The pilot in discussing this with Barshyney Bixler who heads up the Taylorcraft Owners Club asked about the 85 hp models which have larger vented fuel caps providing more ram air to move the fuel down into the nose tank Barney recalled discussing the fuel transfer problem with Charlie Feris (now deshyceased) and Charlie stated he would not let his students transfer any fuel until the nose tank was down to its last four gallons

Charlies technique was to pull the airplane up into a stall then letting the nose drop making a long smooth pullshyout keeping the T-craft on the step He said he never had any trouble getting those six gallons down from the wing tank

Barney suggests that a pipe cleaner be run through the vent pipe on the cap IJeriodically as the passageway does get blocked especially in the spring when the bugs are active

For information on the Taylorcraft Owners Club contact Bruce Barney Bixler 12809 Greenbower NE Alshyliance OH 44601

l ampled by Gene (hase

Bellanca enthusiasts now have their own newsletter Bellanca Contact is a quarterly newsletter published in Milshywaukee Wisconsin by Lawrence DAtshytilio and Pamela Foard who are restorshying a 1949 Bellanca Cruisair The first issue was released this past July conshytaining 16 pages of text photos and diashygrams - all professionally done

Larry and Pam hope to give Bellanca owners of all models including the Champion line a printed means of sharshying information Bellanca Contact is primarily a technical publication which fills a gap long left open for this imporshytant group of aircraft owners

Subscription rates are four issues and four updates - $1800 or eight isshysues and eight updates - $3200 Conshytact Lawrence DAttilio and Pamela Foard 1820 N 166th Street Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414784-2129

We recently received several years worth of back issues of the Aeronca Lovers Club newsletters and noted the coverage of many interesting subjects including rigging the aircraft radio inshystallation weight and balance source of parts and complete aircraft oleo maintenance swinging the compass plexiglass hints etc

The Aeronca Lovers Club is one of four Aeronca Type Clubs and is typical of the organizations which furnish valushyable information on specific models of aircraft to their members

The ALC is dedicated to keeping Aeroncas (including the Bellanca and Champion versions) flying through betshyter information and parts availability It was started and is operated by C L Buzz Wagner at the urging of attenshydees at the Aeronca forums he has conshyducted at the Annual EAA Conventions at Oshkosh since 1970 Buzz is an AampP AI FBO has owned over 70

Aeroncas and also owns several STCs covering Aeronca modifications

For information on the Aeronca Lovers Club contact Buzz Wagner at Box 3 401 1st Street East Clark SO 57225 phone 605532-3862

The 27th Annual Waco Reunion FlyshyIn held June 26-29 1986 at Hamilton Ohio featured 40 of the finest Wacos from 18 states and Canada Excellent weather and many new arrivals enshyhanced this event the greatest gathershying of dedicated Waco enthusiasts ever assembled anywhere It is a reunion where craftsmen meet craftsmen and pilots meet pilots all of whom are dedishycated to the task of restoring flying and preserving another of the greatest airplanes ever built

Of the 40 total in attendance 23 difshyferent models of Wacos from the 1928 GXE to the 1941 VKS-7F were on the flight line at Hamilton A special Attenshydance Award was presented to Bob and Doug Leavens who have flown their 1928 OX5 powered model GXE from Toronto Canada to the reunion almost every year

Still available from the National Waco Club are many Waco parts plus original data plates new original decals inshystruction manuals (new not used) and the following books Waco History Famous F Series Versatile Cabin Series Waco Taperwing and Waco Production

For information on the National Waco Club contact them at 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton Ohio 45015

20 OCTOBER 1986

1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS The following is a listing of new members who have joined the EM AntiqueClassic Division (through July 28

1986) We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft Succeeding issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members

Nesmith Richard A Rosemead California

Millard Arthur H Webster Florida

Trimble Mark Branson Missouri

Manning Glenn Allen Rochester Illinois

Hickenbottom John A Barnesville Ohio

Twombly C Robert Monroe Michigan

Woolley Ken Woodland California

Hammond James C Moorpark California

Blalock Anthony C Acworth Georgia

Steidley Robert Torrance California

Chisum Jerry Anchorage Alaska

Cordova Rafael L Santurce Puerto Rico

Neely Jr John J Butler Georgia

Shiels Alan Francis Cheltenham Victoria Australia

Brown Wayne B Sacramento California

Wotring Buddy Kirtland Ohio

Sorensen Bjarne Porsbrund Norway

Wilson Rudolph L Gosport Indiana

McGinnis Dean C Lakeland Florida

Lawrence Myer Ormond Beach Florida

Hoover Ralph C The Plains Virginia

Wooster Kirk Woodstock Georgia

Otey Lloyd L Quinton Virginia

Seppala Jr Ernest Angora Minnesota

Talbot Kenneth S Ridgewood New Jersey

Townsend J Timothy Eugene Oregon

Hughes Kenneth H SI Joseph Missouri

Born Charles W South Berwick Maine

McGowin James E Acworth Georgia

Campfer Scott Cincinnati Ohio

Helming John C Ledyard Connecticut

Possett John Kentwood Michigan

Bondow Bruce A Fridley Minnesota

Pierce Mark O Kansas City Missouri

Browne Paul Exeter Rhode Island

Bilyeu Russel A Clinton Washington

Nault Michael J Kansas City Missouri

Tighe Richard R Kansas City Missouri

McCoy Charles E SI Charles Missouri

Harkin Jack E Buford Georgia

Taylor James A Meriden Kansas

Hodson William L Simi Valley California

Malick Daniel C Gainesville Florida

Holloway David D Wheeling West Virginia

Bedford Alan J Mentor Lake Ohio

Kovacs Jr Frank J BetMlehem Pennsylvania

Drasler William Frank WaUkegan Illinois

Schroeder Robert Appleton Wisconsin

Werner David E Lindsay California

Janssen Duane Barnesville Minnesota

Wright Vernon J SI Joseph Missouri

McMahan Madonna Wausau Wisconsin

Daly Alfred J Plymouth Michigan

Watson William T Arlington Texas

Stankiewicz George W Peabody Maine

Miller Craig Glencoe Minnesota

Heyenbruch Fred Petersburg Kentucky

LaPlant Stephen P Belmont California

Keslin Richard O Lubbock Texas

Patten RThomas Nashville Tennessee

Osborn Anna M Barrington Illinois

Chaney Jr Russ Tucson Arizona

Shields William L Arlington Virginia

Spencer Stuart Grapevine Texas

Peebles John M Ellsworth Michigan

Neumann Alfred J Park Rapids Minnesota

Dominick Jr Frank Elmwood Park Illinois

Forsythe Tom New GlarusWisconsin

Stauffer Robert N Willow Grove Pennsylvania

Ryan Michael C North Hollywood California

Vigorito Thomas Tucson Arizona

Walker Richard O SI Ann Missouri

Greenwood Bill Alma Michigan

Ady Clarence H Seattle Washington

Adair Gregory M Memphis Tennessee

Simmons III Charles E Lititz Pennsylvania

Culver Jeffrey F Oakland California

Kavanaugh Gail Warrenton Missouri

Westhaver Robert W Canon City Pennsylvania

Gomez Angel Lambertville New Jersey

Barg Mike D Easton Massachusetts

Tempo Gianfranco Tolmezzo Italy

Riihela Hannu Lahti Finland

Nelson Rob Mississauga Ontario Canada

Lionberger Denver Hermann Missouri

McOdrun Ernest Glen Gardner New Jersey

Janowski Henry P Toronto Ontario Canada

Smith Richard E Bloomington Illinois

Phillips JD Euless Texas

Altrogge Douglas M Lake Zurich Illinois

Schmid Georg Osterhofen West Germany

Fidler Ralph S Williams Bay Wisconsin

Schnuck Ervin O Matthews North Carolina

Sapp Tom Mustang Oklahoma

Tupper III Kirby S Camden South Carolina

Gretschmann Duane Darien Wisconsin

Lilly Arthur C Wyoming Michigan

Wilson J Robert Fithian Illinois

Stublaski Thomas Racine Wisconsin

Schroeder Ronald G Torrance California

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Affeldt Robert E Mahon Bert E Harris Kelly Draayers Leslie H Nekoosa Wisconsin Justin Texas Aurora Illinois Cedar Grove Wisconsin

Johnson Donald C Sagata Juro Blackburn John Gill Warren Richard G Washington North Carolina Gardena California Johns Island South Carolina Auburn Massachusetts

Turrini Niel Hitefield Billy l Hart Donald S Oliver Jr Gerald D Merrick New York Dry Creek Louisiana Rockford Ill inois Clarendon Hills Illinois

Chapman Bob l Zeitler David W Holley William P Mikelsavage Jr John W Marcos Texas Grand Rapids Michigan Marietta Georgia Bath Michigan

Patrick Elmer D Stimson Joseph Holley William P Thaxton John D Warrenton Missouri Alexander City Alabama Nashville Tennessee Orange California

Jackson Howard M Dowling Jim Neblett James H Scholl Willard C St Marys Georgia Windsor Ontario Nashville Tennessee Griffin Georgia

Jones Terry R Flock Thomas G Craig William Adamson Tim Baton Rouge Lousiana Rockville Indiana Bathgate North Dakota Ellenwood Georgia

Scott Donald Oshrin Eugene l Wahl Roger Corriher Mark B Derry New Hampshire Southampton New York Brocton New York Mockville North Carolina

Schaefer Guy W Folkert Leon J Tolman Don OBrien Terry Fredericksburg Pennsylvania Timken Kansas Anchorage Alaska Seattle Washington

Powers Rand A Sculerati Linda Rae Hoffman Kirk Barnes James M Paullina Iowa King Salmon Alaska Kalamazoo Michigan Menasha Wisconsin

Luther Ronald B Meade Kevin Martin William l McClain Steve Newport Beach California Coppell Texas Chesterfield Missouri Sussex Wisconsin

Spraggins J Michael Nyborg Niels Woodhull C C Huffman E A Ft Worth Texas Ventura California Old Lyme Connecticut Costa Mesa California

Darville Brad H Eide Peter Cook William Jalbert Steven W Niles Illinois Shakopee Minnesota Sand Point Alaska Plymouth Connecticut

Burke Winston l Dunden Walter J Karagozian Ed Kimball Albert Lexington Kentucky Eugene Oregon Fowler California Zellwood Florida

Eroh Karl R Plaskett Steve Harris Noel R Knock Brian M Bensalem Pennsylvania Reynoldsburg Ohio Vail Colorado Ashford Kent England

Powell Danny Larson Allen l Baker David G Trice E R Hopkinsville Kentucky Capron Illinois Emigsville Pennsylvania Bedford Texas

Fidler Barbara Ann Dwyer Richard J Adams Jerry Pay Judy Alva Florida San Jose California Chatsworth Georgia Tyabb Australia

Austin Oray Paterson Jamie Morgan Richard Hawkesworth III William l Hettinger North Dakota Chatham New Brunswick Flushing New York Rowley Massachusetts

Trub Rudolf P McGaughey Carol B Jones Jerry Lee Kirker Howard A Aarau Switzerland White Bear Lake Minnesota Arvada Colorado Fremont California

Brackmann Lisa M Calomiris Byron B Tuttle Jr Glenn l Griffin James A Algonquin Illinois Long Beach California Bountiful Vermont Scappoose Oregon

Paulson Gregory D Bargerhuff Earl A Anderson Neil A Schatz Gerald S Malvern Pennsylvania Rolling Prairie Indiana Watsonville California Silver Spring Maryland

Feemster Fred Hessenaur Donald P Satori Toshiki Clow James T Tucson Arizona Prescott Arizona Maibashi Gunma Japan Morris Illinois

Galeazzi Remo Carter Richard W Collier Kenneth Doose Charles G Petaluma California Prescott Arizona Fayetteville Arkansas Forest Park Illinois

Whittemore Gene Di Gangi Joseph O Weese Robert Gederos Oniel Byron Center Michigan APO New York New York Quinlan Texas Milwaukee Wisconsin

Russell Stuart John Kerr David C Pike Victor A Jackson Steven E Kempton Pari South Africa Columbus Ohio John Day Oregon White Bear Lake Minnesota

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Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

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Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

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North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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Restoration Corner (Continued from Page 11)

Sanding should be concentrated on the edges of the tapes and doublers to minimize ridges If care was taken in the application of the filler coats very little sanding will be required to give a smooth surface for the finish coat Howshyever if the last sanding leaves a splotchy color no matter how smooth it feels a final coat of the silver or filler should be applied before the color If the finish color is to be cream or yellow a first coat of white will provide a much better final appearance with less mateshyrial as the yellow pigments generally have poor hiding properties

The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

quires much rubbing and polishing Some semblance of a gloss on pigshymented dope may be obtained by top coating with clear dope reduced with reshytarding thinner Of course you re anxshyious to get the pieces assembled in a shape resembling an airplane again but remember its a lot easier to polish the individual surfaces in your shop than standing tiptoe on a shaky stepladshyder out at the airport The importance of a coat of wax on a doped finish can t be overemphasized If you ve got some eager youngsters who would like to trade polishing for an airplane ride conshysider yourself lucky and put them to work Keep it clean keep it waxed keep it hangared and you can keep from havshying to do this allover again for years to come bull

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In order to discourage the tire kickers and bargain hunters Odell has a price tag of $21 000 on the 140A due to its excellent shape and rarity However several of his friends warned him about putting any price on the airplane beshycause once it is sold the chances of finding an equal- are zilch

In the classic judging at Oshkosh 86 the 140A was leading the scoring in its category for nearly the entire week when a 1953 Piper Tri-Pacer came in from Minnesota and garnered the trophy (Would you believe original fabshyric at 33 years)

With this being Odells first try at Oshshykosh we feel his airplane made a reshymarkable showing and sincerely hope and trust that next year he will return (and bring Diane along this time) to give the judges some more reasons to scratch their heads A few minor imshyprovements and continuing with the polishing cloth could put it among the top scorers bull

Classic spring steel landing gear designed by Steve Wittman leads to a genuine aluminum wheel pant so highly prized by restorers Note brake line running down aft edge of gear Outboard side of wheel pant was trimmed in an arc by a previous owner to gain access to the valve stem

Cruising over the Wisconsin country side yours truly pulls up to the photo plane for a righthand shot This is one sweet flying airplane 8 OCTOBER 1986

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by Gene R Chase

Moments after their wedding cereshymony ended at 300 pm on Saturday July 26 Jim and Mary Ann Rollison climbed into the family Cessna 195 and departed Half Moon Bay Airport for Oshkosh 86 Half Moon Bay is on the Pacific coast south of San Francisco and their first overnight was at Truckee California just north of Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border

The second night found them at Jackson Hole in the beautiful Grand Teton Mountain Range in western Wyoming There they crossed paths with some of the California Warbird members who were also enroute to Oshkosh

The next day they did some aerial sightseeing and flew past Devils Tower in WyorT]ing and Mt Rushmore in South Dakota Jim was able to enjoy much of the scenery also as his new bride did an excellent job of keeping them on course using dead reckoning Jim says shes a natural at navigation although her official flying lessons werent to begin until after Oshkosh

Hoping to make Farmer City Illinois on the third night they were weathered in at Sioux City Iowa where they were fortunate to find hangar space because the hail storm that moved through dropshyped hail stones ranging from golf ball to soft ball size The folks at Sioux City were very friendly to the newlyweds

The next day they flew to Bloomington Illinois where they reshyfueled before proceeding the remaining 25 miles to their friend Bob Ashworth s (EAA 94702) private landing strip near Farmer City This beautiful 2500 grass runway is on Bobs farm and is also an annual meeting place for a group of Warbird members flying their T-6s from Florida to Oshkosh

Jim and Mary Ann spent two days at Ashworths enjoying an elegant bar-bshyque dinner on the last night before heading north to Oshkosh Arriving at the Convention on July 31 they tied down the 195 registered and bussed into town to check in at the college dorm Finding that their room (like all the others) had two single beds Jim reshyturned to the office seeking accommoshydations which might better suit a couple married only six days Although the folks in the office were sympathetic they could offer no solution other than placing both mattresses on the floor And so they did

Later that evening the couple reshyceived a message that a friend from

The honeymoon Cessna 195 N3491V

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Photos by Gene Chase

Newlyweds Jim and Mary Ann Rollison

back home was in Champaign Illinois and would like very much to spend some time at Oshkosh but had no way to get there or a place to stay Jim looked at his new bride and she said Why not hes a good friend and would do the same for us So the folshylowing morning found them winging to Champaign to pick up Uwanna Perras (EAA 164394 NC 9143) who would share their dorm room for the next three nights

Back at the Convention both of the Rollisons kept busy as volunteers - he as one of the classic aircraft judges and she in the classic aircraft judges headshyquarters They both had a ball at Oshshy

kosh 86 their unconventional honeyshymoon notwithstanding

As Jim had to be at work on Monday and they wanted to go through the Pitts factory at Afton Wyoming on the way home they departed Oshkosh on Thursday Mary Ann was anxious to get back because her flying lessons would be starting in her J-3 Cub

Also there were projects to work on such as the restoration of a Monocoupe and Taylorcraft when Jim isn t on the job flying for a commuter airline and Mary Ann isnt flying her CUb

Jim and Mary Ann will always be able to say their marriage got off to a flying start and they wont be kidding bull

Photo by Jack McCarthy

Restoration Corner Editors Note This eighth installment of the Restoration Corner is the second part of a two-part article by Dip Davis describing the selection and installation of fabrics and finishes G R C

FABRICS AND FINISHES AND THE INSTALLATION THEREOF - Part 2

by W D Dip Davis (EAA 55767 NC 1804)

If the chord of the wing you are covershying is short enough to allow a four inch overlap at the leading edge a spanwise cemented seam is permitted eliminating the need for machine sewing Using this method the bottom surface of the wing is covered first Fabric is cemented at the trailing edge root rib and tip brought as far forward on the leading edge as it will reach and cemented to the leading edge skin with a half inch to one inch wide glue jOint Do not cement to the entire skin subsequent coats will provide all the adhesion needed

This fabric is heat tautened before the installation of the top cover to eliminate all wrinkles from the overlapped area

If the fabric is wide enough to cover the entire leading edge skin the line will be invisible under the upper fabric If however it reaches only part way to the front spar an unsightly ridge will be left in what may be a critical airflow region This can be minimized by constructing a ramp of chafe point tape or even hidden completely by applying a couple of coats of primer to the edge and careshyfully sanding to a smooth line The top fabric is applied over this and subshysequently a spanwise four-inch surface tape centered over the seam line on the underside

Heat tautening is probably the most rewarding step in the entire cover proshycess (Read most fun ) You get to see almost instant results with relatively little labor input Please dont use a heat gun for this purpose even if friends tell you they achieved good results using one A hair dryer doesnt develop enough heat and a commercial heat gun conshycentrates too much hot air in one spot and is difficult to control

It is important that every square inch

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of the fabric be subjected to a four hundred degree treatment and this is easily accomplished with a household iron If Mama uses hers regularly for ironing clothes you should probably acshyquire one of your own If you must buy a new iron you may find that the newer light weight relatively inexpensive units are rated at 1000 watts or less and these wont get the job done Look for the one which draws 1100 watts or more and it need not have steam provishysions although nearly all current proshyduction models appear to have this feashyture

Since all the synthetic aircraft fabric application instructions specify tautenshying temperatures in degrees and all the irons Ive ever seen are labeled in fabshyric types with a fairly broad range in each fabric it will be necessary to calibshyrate the iron with a reasonably accurate thermometer If you dont have access to a sophisticated laboratory quality test unit a candy thermometer or similar glass tube type will serve the purpose

First check the thermometer in boiling water (212 degrees at sea level) then check your iron by setting it on the thershymometer on a stack of paper towels Allow the temperature to stabilize at a medium low setting adjust the knob to give an indicated 250 degrees and watch to see that the thermostat is able to maintain the temperature withshyin plus or minus fifteen degrees Make a reference mark on the iron at this setting and repeat the procedure for 300 and 400 degrees Consistent pershyformance can be expected from most irons until they are dropped or become

old and tired Proper procedure for the tautening

process consists of ironing the entire area at the 250 degree setting increasshying the heat to 300 going over the surshyface once more and finishing with a third pass at 400 degrees Little corner wrinkles and puckers can get preferenshytial treatment and if absolutely necesshysary the temperature can be increased very slightly for a stubborn spot

Exercise caution at this point howshyever as the fabric will melt at 450 deshygrees If it gets to the melting point and doesnt progress to an obvious hole close inspection will reveal that the threads have melted together You can probably punch out the melted section with finger pressure Just do a neat job of applying the fabric in the first place and you ll never be tempted to crank the iron past 400 degrees

If projections such as strut fittings have been covered over these should be cut out before the final ironing is done Brush a little adhesive or first primer coat on the area (depending on the finishing process being used) before making the cut to prevent the edges from fraying The localized loose area after the cut has been made can be tightened up again by additional applishycation of the iron

If you plan to use an all dope system on your airplane it is not as important that the entire surface be ironed at 400 degrees as the dope will exert some deshygree of tautening action even though it is labeled non-tautening If however you are finishing with one of the newer technology coating systems and dont apply the final temperature to the entire surface you may come out to the airshyport some chilly morning to find the fabshyric gone slack In severe instances it may be unsafe to fly until the sun can warm things up again

When heat tautening pre-sewn enshyvelopes be sure to keep an eye on the seams as the fabric shrinks As the seam begins to deviate from a straight line apply the iron to the opposite side until it is back in place Dont concenshytrate your attention on one small area for a long period of time but keep an eye on the big picture

After all the ironing is done and loose edges are trimmed off or cemented down its time to step back and admire the pretty pieces Looks as if you could

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just assemble everything and fly not quite yet Stop dreaming and start ugshylying things up

Up to this point the procedures are pretty much the same no matter what finishing system you plan to use but the next step will vary with materials Using the new all urethane finish the tapes are next while with conventional dope finishing and many proprietary systems the first prime coat is applied at this time Whatever material is being used it is vital that the liquid be forced through the weave so that it can bond with itself on the backside of the fabric thus wrapshyping each individual thread in the film Coopers Dacproofer was an early solushytion to the penetration problem it is a relatively slow drying cellulose nitrate base product tinted blue so that proper penetration is readily apparent

It is possible to get carried away with brushing or rubbing in of the first coat and force enough material through the weave to permit drips onto the back of the opposite surface which will leave blisters which are difficult to hide in the finish coats A home brewed concoction of nitrate dope with retarding thinner will serve the purpose but starving or overshyloading is hard to discern due to the transparency of the film

Securing the fabric to the wing ribs is the next step Refer to the old cover which you stashed in the rafters to see how and where it was done before Conventional rib stitching is such a tedishyous time consuming operation that nearly every aircraft manufacturer tried alternate methods Screws rivets and various shapes of wire clips were emshyployed with varying degrees of success

The traditional method must be emshyployed on all wings with wood ribs and interest in learning this skill draws crowds to Jeri Goetz workshop all week long at every Oshkosh EAA Convenshytion We wont dwell on the proper methods of performing this task as its all in the book (AC4313-1A)

Surface tapes of appropriate width shymostly two inch - are applied over each rib seam and corner A lot of folks like to apply a spanwise tape at the leading edge for additional abrasion resistance but this is not mandatory if you wish to maintain an uninterrupted airflow Dacshyron tapes in most brands are available in straight edge or pinked edge The straight edge is cut with a hot blade which seals the threads and prevents ravelling Pinked edges are cut to simushylate cotton tapes if the traditional apshypearance is desired This tape is not only more expensive but generally more troublesome to apply

We have found the use of a three inch wide disposable short nap roller really expedites tape application A swath of

dope or adhesive is rolled on where the tape is to be applied then the tape is laid down and another coat of gorp rolled on top This squeezes the air bubshybles out quite effectively and saves a lot of rubbing down with the fingers

Bias cut tapes make neat curves on tip bows and similar shapes but due to the fact that they are cut diagonally across a roll of fabric a sewn joint is required at intervals and one often finds a seam at the most awkward spot Simishylar results can be obtained by using the next wider width tape cementing the center only about a half inch wide to the tip bow and allowing the cement to dry with the tape standing perpendicular to the surface The iron is then applied and since the tape is unable to shrink lengthwise being cemented down the edges will curl around a reasonably tight radius without the necessity of cutshyting darts or notches Adhesive can then be brushed under the tape edge or squeegeed through from the top surshyface The total width will be reduced about twenty percent which is the reason for selecting the wider tape

Drain grommets inspection rings and fabric doublers around protrusions are installed at this point in the proceedings Dont spare the drain holes Refer to the old cover and install them wherever the last guy did If there is a possibility of moisture collecting on boths sides of a lower structural member stick a grommet on each side of it After comshypletion of the finish coats the center hole should be cut out with a fine blade Exacto knife or similar tool rather than punching through leaving a ridge which would impede free flow

Inspection rings are soluble in dope and cement solvents so if that is the finish you are using care must be taken to prevent curling of the ring when the finish dries One method of avoiding this is to install a fabric doubler slightly larger than the inspection ring This has the added benefit of chafe protection as the inspection plate is removed and reinstalled numerous times in subshysequent years

Pre-cut cotton patches for this purshypose are no longer available from most suppliers We have found a better method using Dacron fabric which also lends itself to the odd shaped doublers you will need around strut fittings etc Staple or tape a piece of fabric over the open end of a cardboard box iron it lightly to remove any wrinkles and coat it with Dacproofer or your other primer (thinned U-500 adhesive if you are using Superflite System II) When this is dry you can draw the desired outline in pencil and cut out with ordinary straight bladed scissors without any ravelled edges A two pound coffee can

makes the right sized inspection ring doubler

The points at which cables exit the fabric such as the rudder cables in the aft fuselage require more beef than jllSt a second layer of fabric A suitable deshyvice can be fabricated by cutting a tearshydrop shape from a scrap of leatherette or similar upholstery material On proshyduction J-3s Piper applied these in black after the last coat of yellow dope They looked like a trim accent You may cement them on before the finish color is applied if you want them to be less conspicuous

Build-up or filler coat application beshygins after everything is stuck on Old grade A cotton enthusiasts may feel that they are not doin right if they dont brush on a few coats of clear dope beshyfore spraying anything If you subscribe to this school of thought be sure you use a highly plasticized non tautening dope as the very process of brushing the material appears to accelerate shrinking of the fabric The Dacprooferl Sprafill manual calls for an all spray apshyplication and all of the filler coats are of a lightly pigmented aluminum dope A minimum of three coats is applied and unless you are striving for a showplane finish sanding between each coat is not necessary

It is common practice to hang wings vertically by attach fittings and ai leron hinges This allows both sides to be sprayed at one time rather than having to wait for one side to dry before turning the surface over It is easy to shortshychange the leading edges when hangshying and this is the area which should perhaps get more finish build up than the rest of the wing Clever airplane reshybuilders particularly those who plan to do more than one project construct a fixture that allows the wing to be rotated like a chicken on a rotisserie The fuseshylage may be handled the same way even more easily so long as the engine is removed Merely bolt two 2 x 4s vershytically and two horizontally on the enshygine mount The tailpost can rest on a sawhorse in either the upright or inshyverted position

Sanding on the fabric surfaces can be a fooler if you are not familiar with the process Wet-or-dry sandpaper with a grit in the neighbordhood of 220 is a good place to start Use plenty of water to keep the paper from loading Youll find that you can lean hard on the sandpaper and rub til your arms tire in the unsupported areas between ribs and stringers but one swipe over a solid structure will remove the finish clear down to the fabric and can even cut the fabric if not approached with caution

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US Postal Service officials from the Colorado Springs Post Office were very cooperative in all arrangements for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail flights From left are Robin Hyatt public relations specialist for the Postal Service Bill Madsen past president of the Colorado Aviation Historical Society and Anniversary Chairman and Jim Van Natter customer service rep for the Post Office

60th c4nnluEthlt of

Colorado Airmail

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Jim Warren (EAA 154193 AlC 9497) (left) in front of his Waco QCF-2 biplane with passenger Virgil Vaughan ex-captain United Airlines and early airmail pilot Taken at Front Range Airport near Watkins Colorado on May 19 1986 12 OCTOBER 1986

by Bill Madsen Colorado Aviation Historical Society

Saturday May 31 1986 A beautiful morning after two days of rain

Wearing helmets goggles white scarves and with wind on their cheeks six owner-pilots took off in their Waco QCF-2 and Stearman PT-17 open cockpit biplanes They were celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airshymail

They flew the old Amber Three Airshyway which ran from Pueblo to Colorado Springs to Denver to Cheyenne Wyomshying and return They carried in their mai l pouches special cachet envelopes canshycelled and dated by the United States Postal Service officials in honor of the occasion

Prior to departure each of the pilots was sworn in as airmai l pilot for one day by Postmasters in each of the fou r cities involved Each of the airmen was presented with a handsome framed Certificate of Appreciation from the Postal Service dated and signed by the Postmaster

The airmail anniversary flights were sponsored by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society an organization of people devoted to recording docushymenting and preserving the history of aviation in the Columbine State The cachet envelope logo was drawn by Lt Col Bill Dunn (USAF Ret) artist proshylific writer Society member and the first American to become an Ace in WW II while flying Spitfires in No 71 Eagle Squadron RAF

Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs past president of the Historical Society was designated chairman of the 60th Anshyniversary of Colorado Airmail project

Delivery of US Mail by air began on May 31 1926 when CAM no 12 - Conshytract Air Mail route no 12 - was asshysigned to The Colorado Airways Inc Anthony Joseph general manager Madsen said It was a year before Charles Lindbergh would make his fashymous flight to Paris in the Spirit of St Louis

The contract called for the Denver firm to operate an airmail service south from Cheyenne Wyoming to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo and reshyturn - daily Airway beacons were placed along the Amber Three Airway at approximately 20 mile intervals to guide the pilots at night

Venerable Standard J-1 open cockpit biplanes powered by 150 hp HispanoshySuiza engines were the aircraft first used in Colorado For the 60th Annivershysary flights it was desired to use airplanes as near as possible to the old Standard J-1 so

Harry Blout retired Air Force lieutenshyant-colonel and himself the owner of a splendid Stearman PT-17 blue and yellow with the circle-star-red center markings of the famous WW II primary trainers was appointed as Operations Officer for the project

At an initial planning meeting atshytended by Harry Blout Jesse Smith Dewey Reinhard and Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs Bill Feder and Mel Harmon of Pueblo and Dave Scherer of Denver it was determined that two points were keys to success (1) Postal Service officials approval of the plan for civil pilots to carry the cachet airmail in private aircraft and (2) secure the sershyvices of owner-pilots who would volunshyteer to fly the air mail routes and adshyvance publicity sorties without compenshysation

In addition to Harry Blout two other Historical Society members were ownshyers of Stearman PT-17s Dr Curtis Kimshyball of Sterling Colorado and John Schoonhoven of Evergreen

The pilots recruited others who were owners of open cockpit biplanes and who were delighted at the opportunity to fly the airmail They were Jack Stapleton of Colorado Springs Jim Walters of Parker Jim Warren of Denshyver with his beautiful Waco QCF-2 Tom Newell of Colorado Springs and Russ Wilder of Lakewood Each flyer selected his own copilot

Postal Service officials were enshythusiastic over the airmail plan and promised full support and cooperation They agreed to swear-in the pilots for a day provide certificates have available stamps and hand-cancelling equipment and personnel at the various airports on May 31 In addition their public relations people provided photo support coordi-

Harry Blout of Colorado Springs was the Operations Officer for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail He obtained the services of six owner-pilots who flew the mail routes in their open cockpit biplanes The Anniversary was planned by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society of which Harry is a member Blout flew the Amber 3 Airway segment from Denver to Colorado Springs

nation with news media and plans for a By 830 am on May 31 all pilots story in their own internal magazine were in position at their assigned airshy

It was a great adventure a pure joy ports Dr Curtis Kimball was in to fly the airmail and a great effort to Cheyenne at Air Ventures in the old participate in a milestone in the history United Airlines Hangar in time to greet of Colorado aviation exclaimed John Ed Merriott vice-president of the HistorshySchoon hoven at the end of the day ical Society

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Piloting his Stearman PT-17 John Schoonhoven (left) lines up with Dave Callender p~ior to flying air mail from Denver to Cheyenne on Saturday May 31 1986 In connection with 60th Anniversary of Colorado Air Mail over old Amber 3 Airway Taken at Denvers Stapleton International Airport

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In Denver two pilots were on line at Combs-Gates aircraft facility both flyshying PT-17s They were Harry Blout and John Schoonhoven who enjoyed workshying with news media signing autogshyraphs and posing for pictures

At Colorado Springs Jack Stapleton and Jim Warren experienced the same pleasurable activities at Colorado Jet Center on the municipal airport In Pueshyblo Tom Newell was enthralled with the reception he got there from the local people gathered at Flower Aviation

At 900 am the pilots were sworn in by the Postmaster in each of the four cities Then the cachet envelopes were hand cancelled and dated by post office folks equipped to do the job By 1000 am the aircraft were warmed up and ready to taxi out for take off

The plan was for all six pilots to take off simultaneously Three flew route segments to the south and three flew more segments northbound on the Amber Three Airway Dr Kimball flew south to Denver for example and delivshyered his pouch of airmal to the Postshymaster there At Denver Harry Blout flew his blue and yellow Stearman to Colorado Springs at the same time Jack Stapleton got airborne en route to Pueshyblo

Northbound Tom Newell taxiied out at Pueblo to the cheers of the crowd to fly to Colorado Springs at Colorado Springs Jim Warren s outstanding Waco QCF-2 the Reserve Grand Champion Antique at EAAs Oshkosh 85 Convention took off and headed for Denver

John Schoonhoven taxied out at Denshyvers Stapleton International Airport

Postal Service folks loaned the old leather house-to-house mail bag carried by postshymen on foot in the old days for use on Anniversary flights Tom Newell used this pouch to transport special cachet envelopes developed by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society in observance of the 60th Anniversary of the start of Colorado Airmail on May 31 1986 - 60 years later to the day

and took off for the Cheyenne leg of the flight Upon arrival in the latter city he was greeted by Mrs Carol Rookstool Postmistress at the Wyoming city He invited the charming lady to go for a ride in his biplane and she accepted with enthusiasm

Russ Wilder and Jim Walters did

Jim Walters beside his blue and yellow PT-17 sports the knee boots trousers flight jacket and cap much in vogue among the pilots of the 1920s and 30s His beautiful airplane is in immaculate condition This is the primary trainer in which thousands of Army Air Corps pilots learned to fly during WWII

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yeoman work flying their colorful aircraft in advance news media operations beshyfore the event air-to-air photography for TV and newspaper photographers that resulted in extensive publicity

On the day of the airmail celebration Jim Walters Leo Hrdlicka Harry Blout Jack Stapleton and Tom Newell also gave newsmen postal service personshynel and Historical Society workers comshyplimentary rides in their great taildragshygers They were fine back-up people who performed with enthusiasm

In overall performance by all conshycerned in the three years of pre-planshyning for the 60th Anniversary of Colshyorado Airmail those who contributed so much to the success of the project merit an ATTA BOY for a job well done

In Denver Historical Society memshybers who coordinated operations FAA approval FBO arrangements and publicshyity were Dave Scherer and Virgil Vaughn Dewey Reinhard was the publicity and ground operations manager at Colshyorado Springs while Bill Feder recently appointed curator of the Pueblo Historshyical Aircraf1 Museum at Memorial Airshyport did a splended job of all around planning there In Cheyenne Dr Gregshyory Bell was of tremendous help

To all of them a hearty thank you The entire affair proved once again

that there is romance connected with the wonderful open cockpit biplanes where pilots fly for the fun of it with wind in their faces scarves streaming in the wind and the arching blue sky overshyheadbull

by George A Hardie Jr

High wing parasol monoplanes evishydently were favorites of designers of early sport planes This months Mysshytery Plane is a good example of the Golden Age era The photo was submitshyted by John Underwood of Glendale California No date or location was indishycated Answers will be published in the January 1987 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE The deadline for that issue is November 10 1986

The Mystery Plane for July 1986 was the Sullivan K-3 Crested Harpy built by the Sullivan Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Wichita Kansas in 1929 Leonard McGinty PO Box 1193 Tampa FL 33601 who sent in the

photo is seeking drawings with the posshysible intention of building a replica of the airplane

Two readers correctly identified the Sullivan K-3 Cedric Galloway of Hesshyperia California wrote that he attended the Braley School of Flying in Wichita from September 1929 to August 1930 and saw the plane at least twice during the time

Roy Oberg of Rockford Michigan noted the address of the Sullivan comshypany in Wichita was 630 East Gilbert and added The photo depicts serial number one built in 1929 (X370M) Sulshylivan also built NR127V serial number three in 1930 They were Kinner powshyered Sullivan also built at least ten

gliders in 1930 designated SG-1 Other respondents mistakenly idenshy

tified the Sullivan as the Alexander Bulshylet of the same era The two planes are quite similar in appearance but there are marked differences notably in the shape of the fin and rudder and the cabin windshield and window configurashytionbull

---------Mystery Instrument Panel--------shyDear George

With reference to the photo submitted by Ken and Shirley Williams and pubshylished in the September issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE it may have come from the postwar Dart model GC

This airplane was produced in very limited quantity (only 12 or so were built) by Applegate and Weyant Enshygineering Co in 1946 It was powered by the A-100 Continental engine (6 cyl) had a starter and electrical sysshytem hence the ammeter in the cluster Also being a low-wing aircraft it reshyquired a fuel pump therefore the fuel pressure gauge

To the best of my knowledge this was the only aircraft to use this engine as well as the panel shown in the photo

Of those airplanes produced in 1946

there are only five remaining of which three are flyable and the remaining two are being rebuilt

Sincerely Lloyd Washburn Chairman (EAA 33769 AlC 352) Dart Club 3958 East Washburn Drive Port Clinton OH 43452

To Vintage Airplane The all-in-one engine instrument picshy

tured on page 5 of the September 86 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE can be found in the panel of a 1946 Comshymonwealth Skyranger manufactured at Kansas City MO This company I beshylieve built military gliders during WW II and was a descendent of Rearwin There should still be a couple of dozen of this

fine two-seat side-by-side 85 hp high wing airplane still around

How about publishing an article about the Skyranger

Walter E Fischer (EAA 111714 AlC 8609) 1231 Yale Street Oxnard CA 93033

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Aeroplanes by Eldon W Cessna (EAA 96867 AlC 6555) 639 Sierra Street P O Box 862 EI Segundo CA 90245

Editors Note Eldon Cessna was asked to write a brief biographical synopsis for an issue of CHIRP the publication of The Early Birds of Aviation Inc It is reshyprinted here by permission The Early Birds is an organization of pioneers in aeronautics who flew solo before Deshycember 17 1916 As an associate member of the Early Birds Eldon Cessna has served as the groups Vice President since 1980 He and his wife Helen presently live in EI Segundo California GRC

Since my name usually brings up the subject of Cessna Airplanes I am glad to share with you the connection as it relates to me historically especially beshycause of the fact that my father Clyde V Cessna was a charter member of Early Birds of Aviation

My life-long participation in the Aviashytion amp Aerospace Industries started at the age of 4 when my father assembled his own aeroplane in late 1910 and taught himself to fly on the Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma

He had visited with the International Flyers at Oklahoma City and hearing that they had received $10000 for a three-minute exhibition flight - decided this would be more profitable than being General Manager of the Enid Overland Automobile Company

After many trials and mishaps using his native ingenuity he mastered the art of flying and flew exhibitions throughout Kansas Oklahoma and Texas during summer months from 1911 to 1917 He built a new Exhibition Plane each winter in our Farm Workshyshop near Rago Kansas for use during the following summers

It was in November 1916 as Exhibishytion Flying came to an end that incenshytives attracted Dad to set up a shop in Wichita at the Jones Six Automobile Factory Several new aeroplanes were constructed for student-training in 1917

Since this 1917 pilot-training venture in Wichita was a financial failure we reshyturned to farming and custom-threshing wheat in Western Kansas At 10 years

Photo by Lee Fray

Eldon W Cessna in 1976 while serving on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors

of age I drove a 37000 pound Rumely Oil-Pull tractor for both farming and cusshytom-threshing operations My mother did the cooking for our 12-man wheatshypitching crew and our family in a portashyble cookshack We found customshythreshing to be very profitable until the combines replaced threshing-machines in the mid-1920s

We attended the Omaha Air Races in 1921 the St Louis Races in October 1923 and flew our new OXX6 powered New Laird-Swallow to the Dayton Air Races in 1924 On the return flight to Wichita we entered the On-to-Wichita Air Race winning 2nd place prize money This was my first racing experishyence

On December 30 1924 my father and I drove the 45 miles to Wichita from our country home to meet with Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech to make plans for a new aircraft manufacturing company later named Travel Air Manshyufacturing Company After serving as President and principal financier of Travel Air for the first two years he sold the stock and we organized the Cessna Aircraft Company - a Kansas Corporashytion in 1927

Having completed my Mechanical Engineering College courses I became Chief Engineer of Cessna Aircraft Comshypany doing the basic design work for 20 models of Cessna Aircraft including the CW-6 DC-6A DC-6B CPW-6 FCshy1 GC-2 CS-1 MW-1 EC-1 EC-2 CRshy

1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-34 Airmaster During the long depression years of

1930 to 1934 the Cessna Aircraft Comshypany was closed down to conserve reshysources - during which time my father and I rented a factory building from the administrators of a bankrupt aircraft company in Wichita where I designed built and flew the racing aircraft CR-1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-3 and did charshyter flying barnstorming participated in the National Air Races - cross-country and closed course and in scores of smaller race events throughout the nashytion

In my personal airplane as an indishyvidual entrant I won the Speed and Efficiency Race at the National Air Races at Cleveland in 1931 making the title of The Worlds Most Efficient Airplane possible for the Cessna Airshycraft Company which was not operatshying at that time

Also in 1931 I won 3rd place against 67 entrants in the Derbys from Clover Field Santa Monica California and from New York City to Cleveland The eastern and western division met at Bartlesville Oklahoma - and raced on together from Bartlesville to Cleveland

In September 1930 I won the closedshycourse free-for-all race at Sky Harbor Airport in Chicago

In 1932 I entered the Cord Cup Race from Los Angeles Mines Field to Cleveshyland winning 2nd place against a field of 36 entrants

In 1969 I retired (after 31 years of continuous employment) from North American Aviation Inc as Supervisor of Planning for AT-6 P-51 F-86 X-15 B-70 the first post-WW 2 US Rocket Engines and the first Apollo Moonlandshying Modules

During two 3-year terms as governor of the OX5 Aviation Pioneers Southern California Wing I served as treasurer three years secretary one year and president one year

Some aviation recognitions of which I am proud are

bull Experimental Test Pilot Assoc presentation by Bob Hope in Los Angeshyles in 1966 for outstanding contribushytions to Aeronautical Science prior to World War II

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Greats of Aviation Day - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1975

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Photo by C J Alexander Popular singer John Denvers (EAA 139014) pride and joy is this 1931 Waco aCF NC12428 SIN 3569 which he enjoys flying in the high country of the midwest

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bull Experimental Aircraft Association Golden Age of Air Racing - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1977

bull OX5 Aviation Pioneers Hall of Fame San Francisco - 1982

I accepted induction plaques in the name of my father Clyde V Cessna from the National Hall of Fame in Dayshyton in 1975 and from the International Hall of Fame at San Diego in 1983

In 1977 while serving a three-year term on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors at Hales Corners Wisconsin I served as Nashytional Chairman of the fund-raising committee bull

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other planes in the meantime including a Piper Pacer for a doctor friend the

Bill Haseltons

Story and photos by Gene R Chase

Bill Haseltori (EAA 22608 NC 91) of quired an extra Fleet fuselage that Buck South Bend Indiana is a school teacher had who has been restoring vintage aircraft That was the start of a project which in his spare time for 26 years In 1973 entailed over 10 years of accumulating he restored E E Buck Hilberts Mr parts and 15 months of actual work on Fleet NC431 K and in the process ac- the Fleet Of course he built up several

Bill Haselton and his Fleet Note the Johnson Air Speed Indicator on the right N strut 18 OCTOBER 1986

proceeds from which financed a major portion of the Fleet project

The component parts which went toshygether to make up Bill s Fleet came from all over the country Following up on an ad in Trade-A-Plane he acquired a Kinner engine plus a set of Fleet wings and horizontal tail surfaces from Harold Franklin in Potsdam New York It seems that Harold had lost his medishycal and disposed of all his aircraft stuff including a complete Fleet 16-B Bill ended up with all of Harold s spares for a Fleet

One year during an EAA Convention at Oshkosh Bill and his wife were visitshying with their neighbors in the campshyground when the subject of swapping airplane parts came up The neighbor mentioned he had a complete Fleet landing gear back home in Jonesboro Arkansas A deal was quickly struck and Bills collection of Fleet parts grew some more

With most of the major parts on hand Bill started the Fleet project At first he did small jobs like cleaning and painting the wing struts and overhauling the mags etc while he completed the docshytors Pacer He welded up the fin and rudder from a factory drawing borrowed from Charlie Smith in Plainfield Illinois Charlie owns a small fleet of Fleets himshyself

The nose bowl is fiberglass from a mold Bill made from a new nose bowl owned by another friend Bud Kilbey The wings needed quite a bit of work most of which was replacing the top wing spar

Fleet Model 2s were originally certifishycated in 1929 with the 5-cylinder Kinner K5 engine of 100 hp Later a field apshyproval was granted for the installation of the Kinner B5 of 125 hp and this is the powerplant in Bills Fleet Its a more practical installation because parts are easier to obtain

Bill had the cylinders for his Kinner chromed and installed new valves pisshytons roller and babbit bearings and he ground the shaft 003 He also reshyplaced the fabric and metal tips on the wood propeller He even overhauled all the instruments including the 1929 Jaeger tachometer which required the installation of a new mainspring Bill said it was no big deal - he also does clock work and ham radio work on the side

Other parts made were the Johnson Air Speed Indicator which is mounted on the right wing N strut and the frame for the distinctive flat windshield for the back cockpit Bill found a man who would cast the frame pieces then he machined them in the shop at school

The Fleet is covered with Razorback fabric which Bill prefers He has reshy

The small windshield is authentic but doesnt offer much protection from the wind

stored 22 planes using linen on one and dacron on another settling on Razorshyback as his favorite process

The red and cream colors aren t aushythentic but Bill likes the combination and he knows of three other Fleets painted the same Other items which aren t authentic but are practical are the tie-down rings on the lower wings and recording tachometer hidden under the engine cowling Bill didnt build up his Fleet to compete for top honors at Oshshykosh but the variances from factory original would only detract from the plane in the eyes of a purist

Some of the details which are authenshytic are the Pioneer compass in the panel the taillight which pOints forward the crash pads on the instrument panel and the small flat windshield which creates very windy conditions for the passenger in the back cockpit Fleets are soloed from the front seat and the small windshield at the back cockpit is a carryover from the old Consolidated PT-1 aircraft

Fleet Model 2s were available from the factory with three options regarding brakes Type A Type B or none at all Bills plane sports the Type B KelseyshyHayes mechanical brakes

Because Bills Fleet was made up of component parts he had no paper work to start with so he obtained the registrashytion number NC413K from a Fleet which was destroyed in 1935 He also used that planes serial number 136 and added an A to it for his plane

Another problem area he encounshytered was obtaining original weight and balance data After spending $125 in phone bills calling all over the country he finally came up with the right numshybers

Bill couldn t locate a carburetor heat

Michigan Phil owns a Kinner-powered Waco INF Bill then made a wood mold and cast a new heat box cut it in two halves then welded them together It looks just like the original except for the weld seam

Bill had problems getting his Fleet licensed The FAA wouldn t permit him to license it as a Model 2 and said it should be a Brewster-Haselton Fleet Brewster bought the Type Certificate No 131 in about 1941 So its a Brewsshyter-Haselton Fleet NC413K SIN 136A and it is licensed standard category

Bill made the first flight of 413K on 41585 and said it flew like a truck During the next 20 hours of flight he gradually got it rigged properly until it flew hands-off just like his 41 T-craft

Fleets were designed primarily as trainers and although they look dainty

Bills fine craftsmanship is evident Forshyward facing tail light is authentic

they are very rugged Movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz performed 46 consecutive outside loops in his Model 2 in 1930

With the short stacks the exhaust noise is very loud even with earplugs and Bill flies maximum one hour legs on cross country flights

Bill is delighted with the performance of 413K It takes off in 250 and seems to climb at a 45 degree angle with him and a full fuel load (24 gallons) on board Top speed is 95-100 mph and it cruises at 85-90 mph at 1750 rpm and 7-1 2-8 gph

Bill made an interesting comparison when he described how light his Fleet is on the controls Its a little doll a little high school girl with the old dowshyagers being the Wacos and Staggershywings This makes one wonder how a Fleet could ever be referred to as Mr bull

box so he borrowed one from Antiquel Under-wing tie-down rings are an improvement over tying to lower strut ends with Classic Advisor Phil Coulson of Lawton pressure on wing leading edges

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I ~ype ClubActivities

A recent Taylorcraft Owners Club newsletter reported that one of their members was flying along the skyline of New York City in their 1941 Taylorshycraft when lie experienced problems in getting the fuel to transfer from his wing tank to the main To play it safe he made a precautionary landing on the Weehawken Pier After the usual forshymalities with the FAA and the township director of public safety he was given permission to take off

The pilot in discussing this with Barshyney Bixler who heads up the Taylorcraft Owners Club asked about the 85 hp models which have larger vented fuel caps providing more ram air to move the fuel down into the nose tank Barney recalled discussing the fuel transfer problem with Charlie Feris (now deshyceased) and Charlie stated he would not let his students transfer any fuel until the nose tank was down to its last four gallons

Charlies technique was to pull the airplane up into a stall then letting the nose drop making a long smooth pullshyout keeping the T-craft on the step He said he never had any trouble getting those six gallons down from the wing tank

Barney suggests that a pipe cleaner be run through the vent pipe on the cap IJeriodically as the passageway does get blocked especially in the spring when the bugs are active

For information on the Taylorcraft Owners Club contact Bruce Barney Bixler 12809 Greenbower NE Alshyliance OH 44601

l ampled by Gene (hase

Bellanca enthusiasts now have their own newsletter Bellanca Contact is a quarterly newsletter published in Milshywaukee Wisconsin by Lawrence DAtshytilio and Pamela Foard who are restorshying a 1949 Bellanca Cruisair The first issue was released this past July conshytaining 16 pages of text photos and diashygrams - all professionally done

Larry and Pam hope to give Bellanca owners of all models including the Champion line a printed means of sharshying information Bellanca Contact is primarily a technical publication which fills a gap long left open for this imporshytant group of aircraft owners

Subscription rates are four issues and four updates - $1800 or eight isshysues and eight updates - $3200 Conshytact Lawrence DAttilio and Pamela Foard 1820 N 166th Street Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414784-2129

We recently received several years worth of back issues of the Aeronca Lovers Club newsletters and noted the coverage of many interesting subjects including rigging the aircraft radio inshystallation weight and balance source of parts and complete aircraft oleo maintenance swinging the compass plexiglass hints etc

The Aeronca Lovers Club is one of four Aeronca Type Clubs and is typical of the organizations which furnish valushyable information on specific models of aircraft to their members

The ALC is dedicated to keeping Aeroncas (including the Bellanca and Champion versions) flying through betshyter information and parts availability It was started and is operated by C L Buzz Wagner at the urging of attenshydees at the Aeronca forums he has conshyducted at the Annual EAA Conventions at Oshkosh since 1970 Buzz is an AampP AI FBO has owned over 70

Aeroncas and also owns several STCs covering Aeronca modifications

For information on the Aeronca Lovers Club contact Buzz Wagner at Box 3 401 1st Street East Clark SO 57225 phone 605532-3862

The 27th Annual Waco Reunion FlyshyIn held June 26-29 1986 at Hamilton Ohio featured 40 of the finest Wacos from 18 states and Canada Excellent weather and many new arrivals enshyhanced this event the greatest gathershying of dedicated Waco enthusiasts ever assembled anywhere It is a reunion where craftsmen meet craftsmen and pilots meet pilots all of whom are dedishycated to the task of restoring flying and preserving another of the greatest airplanes ever built

Of the 40 total in attendance 23 difshyferent models of Wacos from the 1928 GXE to the 1941 VKS-7F were on the flight line at Hamilton A special Attenshydance Award was presented to Bob and Doug Leavens who have flown their 1928 OX5 powered model GXE from Toronto Canada to the reunion almost every year

Still available from the National Waco Club are many Waco parts plus original data plates new original decals inshystruction manuals (new not used) and the following books Waco History Famous F Series Versatile Cabin Series Waco Taperwing and Waco Production

For information on the National Waco Club contact them at 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton Ohio 45015

20 OCTOBER 1986

1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

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1986) We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft Succeeding issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members

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Hickenbottom John A Barnesville Ohio

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Werner David E Lindsay California

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Heyenbruch Fred Petersburg Kentucky

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Keslin Richard O Lubbock Texas

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Osborn Anna M Barrington Illinois

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Lionberger Denver Hermann Missouri

McOdrun Ernest Glen Gardner New Jersey

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SHOWPLANE CAMPING AT OSHKOSH 186

Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

-~VlNTAGE SEAPLANES~--

Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

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North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

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by Gene R Chase

Moments after their wedding cereshymony ended at 300 pm on Saturday July 26 Jim and Mary Ann Rollison climbed into the family Cessna 195 and departed Half Moon Bay Airport for Oshkosh 86 Half Moon Bay is on the Pacific coast south of San Francisco and their first overnight was at Truckee California just north of Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border

The second night found them at Jackson Hole in the beautiful Grand Teton Mountain Range in western Wyoming There they crossed paths with some of the California Warbird members who were also enroute to Oshkosh

The next day they did some aerial sightseeing and flew past Devils Tower in WyorT]ing and Mt Rushmore in South Dakota Jim was able to enjoy much of the scenery also as his new bride did an excellent job of keeping them on course using dead reckoning Jim says shes a natural at navigation although her official flying lessons werent to begin until after Oshkosh

Hoping to make Farmer City Illinois on the third night they were weathered in at Sioux City Iowa where they were fortunate to find hangar space because the hail storm that moved through dropshyped hail stones ranging from golf ball to soft ball size The folks at Sioux City were very friendly to the newlyweds

The next day they flew to Bloomington Illinois where they reshyfueled before proceeding the remaining 25 miles to their friend Bob Ashworth s (EAA 94702) private landing strip near Farmer City This beautiful 2500 grass runway is on Bobs farm and is also an annual meeting place for a group of Warbird members flying their T-6s from Florida to Oshkosh

Jim and Mary Ann spent two days at Ashworths enjoying an elegant bar-bshyque dinner on the last night before heading north to Oshkosh Arriving at the Convention on July 31 they tied down the 195 registered and bussed into town to check in at the college dorm Finding that their room (like all the others) had two single beds Jim reshyturned to the office seeking accommoshydations which might better suit a couple married only six days Although the folks in the office were sympathetic they could offer no solution other than placing both mattresses on the floor And so they did

Later that evening the couple reshyceived a message that a friend from

The honeymoon Cessna 195 N3491V

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Photos by Gene Chase

Newlyweds Jim and Mary Ann Rollison

back home was in Champaign Illinois and would like very much to spend some time at Oshkosh but had no way to get there or a place to stay Jim looked at his new bride and she said Why not hes a good friend and would do the same for us So the folshylowing morning found them winging to Champaign to pick up Uwanna Perras (EAA 164394 NC 9143) who would share their dorm room for the next three nights

Back at the Convention both of the Rollisons kept busy as volunteers - he as one of the classic aircraft judges and she in the classic aircraft judges headshyquarters They both had a ball at Oshshy

kosh 86 their unconventional honeyshymoon notwithstanding

As Jim had to be at work on Monday and they wanted to go through the Pitts factory at Afton Wyoming on the way home they departed Oshkosh on Thursday Mary Ann was anxious to get back because her flying lessons would be starting in her J-3 Cub

Also there were projects to work on such as the restoration of a Monocoupe and Taylorcraft when Jim isn t on the job flying for a commuter airline and Mary Ann isnt flying her CUb

Jim and Mary Ann will always be able to say their marriage got off to a flying start and they wont be kidding bull

Photo by Jack McCarthy

Restoration Corner Editors Note This eighth installment of the Restoration Corner is the second part of a two-part article by Dip Davis describing the selection and installation of fabrics and finishes G R C

FABRICS AND FINISHES AND THE INSTALLATION THEREOF - Part 2

by W D Dip Davis (EAA 55767 NC 1804)

If the chord of the wing you are covershying is short enough to allow a four inch overlap at the leading edge a spanwise cemented seam is permitted eliminating the need for machine sewing Using this method the bottom surface of the wing is covered first Fabric is cemented at the trailing edge root rib and tip brought as far forward on the leading edge as it will reach and cemented to the leading edge skin with a half inch to one inch wide glue jOint Do not cement to the entire skin subsequent coats will provide all the adhesion needed

This fabric is heat tautened before the installation of the top cover to eliminate all wrinkles from the overlapped area

If the fabric is wide enough to cover the entire leading edge skin the line will be invisible under the upper fabric If however it reaches only part way to the front spar an unsightly ridge will be left in what may be a critical airflow region This can be minimized by constructing a ramp of chafe point tape or even hidden completely by applying a couple of coats of primer to the edge and careshyfully sanding to a smooth line The top fabric is applied over this and subshysequently a spanwise four-inch surface tape centered over the seam line on the underside

Heat tautening is probably the most rewarding step in the entire cover proshycess (Read most fun ) You get to see almost instant results with relatively little labor input Please dont use a heat gun for this purpose even if friends tell you they achieved good results using one A hair dryer doesnt develop enough heat and a commercial heat gun conshycentrates too much hot air in one spot and is difficult to control

It is important that every square inch

W D Dip Davis

of the fabric be subjected to a four hundred degree treatment and this is easily accomplished with a household iron If Mama uses hers regularly for ironing clothes you should probably acshyquire one of your own If you must buy a new iron you may find that the newer light weight relatively inexpensive units are rated at 1000 watts or less and these wont get the job done Look for the one which draws 1100 watts or more and it need not have steam provishysions although nearly all current proshyduction models appear to have this feashyture

Since all the synthetic aircraft fabric application instructions specify tautenshying temperatures in degrees and all the irons Ive ever seen are labeled in fabshyric types with a fairly broad range in each fabric it will be necessary to calibshyrate the iron with a reasonably accurate thermometer If you dont have access to a sophisticated laboratory quality test unit a candy thermometer or similar glass tube type will serve the purpose

First check the thermometer in boiling water (212 degrees at sea level) then check your iron by setting it on the thershymometer on a stack of paper towels Allow the temperature to stabilize at a medium low setting adjust the knob to give an indicated 250 degrees and watch to see that the thermostat is able to maintain the temperature withshyin plus or minus fifteen degrees Make a reference mark on the iron at this setting and repeat the procedure for 300 and 400 degrees Consistent pershyformance can be expected from most irons until they are dropped or become

old and tired Proper procedure for the tautening

process consists of ironing the entire area at the 250 degree setting increasshying the heat to 300 going over the surshyface once more and finishing with a third pass at 400 degrees Little corner wrinkles and puckers can get preferenshytial treatment and if absolutely necesshysary the temperature can be increased very slightly for a stubborn spot

Exercise caution at this point howshyever as the fabric will melt at 450 deshygrees If it gets to the melting point and doesnt progress to an obvious hole close inspection will reveal that the threads have melted together You can probably punch out the melted section with finger pressure Just do a neat job of applying the fabric in the first place and you ll never be tempted to crank the iron past 400 degrees

If projections such as strut fittings have been covered over these should be cut out before the final ironing is done Brush a little adhesive or first primer coat on the area (depending on the finishing process being used) before making the cut to prevent the edges from fraying The localized loose area after the cut has been made can be tightened up again by additional applishycation of the iron

If you plan to use an all dope system on your airplane it is not as important that the entire surface be ironed at 400 degrees as the dope will exert some deshygree of tautening action even though it is labeled non-tautening If however you are finishing with one of the newer technology coating systems and dont apply the final temperature to the entire surface you may come out to the airshyport some chilly morning to find the fabshyric gone slack In severe instances it may be unsafe to fly until the sun can warm things up again

When heat tautening pre-sewn enshyvelopes be sure to keep an eye on the seams as the fabric shrinks As the seam begins to deviate from a straight line apply the iron to the opposite side until it is back in place Dont concenshytrate your attention on one small area for a long period of time but keep an eye on the big picture

After all the ironing is done and loose edges are trimmed off or cemented down its time to step back and admire the pretty pieces Looks as if you could

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just assemble everything and fly not quite yet Stop dreaming and start ugshylying things up

Up to this point the procedures are pretty much the same no matter what finishing system you plan to use but the next step will vary with materials Using the new all urethane finish the tapes are next while with conventional dope finishing and many proprietary systems the first prime coat is applied at this time Whatever material is being used it is vital that the liquid be forced through the weave so that it can bond with itself on the backside of the fabric thus wrapshyping each individual thread in the film Coopers Dacproofer was an early solushytion to the penetration problem it is a relatively slow drying cellulose nitrate base product tinted blue so that proper penetration is readily apparent

It is possible to get carried away with brushing or rubbing in of the first coat and force enough material through the weave to permit drips onto the back of the opposite surface which will leave blisters which are difficult to hide in the finish coats A home brewed concoction of nitrate dope with retarding thinner will serve the purpose but starving or overshyloading is hard to discern due to the transparency of the film

Securing the fabric to the wing ribs is the next step Refer to the old cover which you stashed in the rafters to see how and where it was done before Conventional rib stitching is such a tedishyous time consuming operation that nearly every aircraft manufacturer tried alternate methods Screws rivets and various shapes of wire clips were emshyployed with varying degrees of success

The traditional method must be emshyployed on all wings with wood ribs and interest in learning this skill draws crowds to Jeri Goetz workshop all week long at every Oshkosh EAA Convenshytion We wont dwell on the proper methods of performing this task as its all in the book (AC4313-1A)

Surface tapes of appropriate width shymostly two inch - are applied over each rib seam and corner A lot of folks like to apply a spanwise tape at the leading edge for additional abrasion resistance but this is not mandatory if you wish to maintain an uninterrupted airflow Dacshyron tapes in most brands are available in straight edge or pinked edge The straight edge is cut with a hot blade which seals the threads and prevents ravelling Pinked edges are cut to simushylate cotton tapes if the traditional apshypearance is desired This tape is not only more expensive but generally more troublesome to apply

We have found the use of a three inch wide disposable short nap roller really expedites tape application A swath of

dope or adhesive is rolled on where the tape is to be applied then the tape is laid down and another coat of gorp rolled on top This squeezes the air bubshybles out quite effectively and saves a lot of rubbing down with the fingers

Bias cut tapes make neat curves on tip bows and similar shapes but due to the fact that they are cut diagonally across a roll of fabric a sewn joint is required at intervals and one often finds a seam at the most awkward spot Simishylar results can be obtained by using the next wider width tape cementing the center only about a half inch wide to the tip bow and allowing the cement to dry with the tape standing perpendicular to the surface The iron is then applied and since the tape is unable to shrink lengthwise being cemented down the edges will curl around a reasonably tight radius without the necessity of cutshyting darts or notches Adhesive can then be brushed under the tape edge or squeegeed through from the top surshyface The total width will be reduced about twenty percent which is the reason for selecting the wider tape

Drain grommets inspection rings and fabric doublers around protrusions are installed at this point in the proceedings Dont spare the drain holes Refer to the old cover and install them wherever the last guy did If there is a possibility of moisture collecting on boths sides of a lower structural member stick a grommet on each side of it After comshypletion of the finish coats the center hole should be cut out with a fine blade Exacto knife or similar tool rather than punching through leaving a ridge which would impede free flow

Inspection rings are soluble in dope and cement solvents so if that is the finish you are using care must be taken to prevent curling of the ring when the finish dries One method of avoiding this is to install a fabric doubler slightly larger than the inspection ring This has the added benefit of chafe protection as the inspection plate is removed and reinstalled numerous times in subshysequent years

Pre-cut cotton patches for this purshypose are no longer available from most suppliers We have found a better method using Dacron fabric which also lends itself to the odd shaped doublers you will need around strut fittings etc Staple or tape a piece of fabric over the open end of a cardboard box iron it lightly to remove any wrinkles and coat it with Dacproofer or your other primer (thinned U-500 adhesive if you are using Superflite System II) When this is dry you can draw the desired outline in pencil and cut out with ordinary straight bladed scissors without any ravelled edges A two pound coffee can

makes the right sized inspection ring doubler

The points at which cables exit the fabric such as the rudder cables in the aft fuselage require more beef than jllSt a second layer of fabric A suitable deshyvice can be fabricated by cutting a tearshydrop shape from a scrap of leatherette or similar upholstery material On proshyduction J-3s Piper applied these in black after the last coat of yellow dope They looked like a trim accent You may cement them on before the finish color is applied if you want them to be less conspicuous

Build-up or filler coat application beshygins after everything is stuck on Old grade A cotton enthusiasts may feel that they are not doin right if they dont brush on a few coats of clear dope beshyfore spraying anything If you subscribe to this school of thought be sure you use a highly plasticized non tautening dope as the very process of brushing the material appears to accelerate shrinking of the fabric The Dacprooferl Sprafill manual calls for an all spray apshyplication and all of the filler coats are of a lightly pigmented aluminum dope A minimum of three coats is applied and unless you are striving for a showplane finish sanding between each coat is not necessary

It is common practice to hang wings vertically by attach fittings and ai leron hinges This allows both sides to be sprayed at one time rather than having to wait for one side to dry before turning the surface over It is easy to shortshychange the leading edges when hangshying and this is the area which should perhaps get more finish build up than the rest of the wing Clever airplane reshybuilders particularly those who plan to do more than one project construct a fixture that allows the wing to be rotated like a chicken on a rotisserie The fuseshylage may be handled the same way even more easily so long as the engine is removed Merely bolt two 2 x 4s vershytically and two horizontally on the enshygine mount The tailpost can rest on a sawhorse in either the upright or inshyverted position

Sanding on the fabric surfaces can be a fooler if you are not familiar with the process Wet-or-dry sandpaper with a grit in the neighbordhood of 220 is a good place to start Use plenty of water to keep the paper from loading Youll find that you can lean hard on the sandpaper and rub til your arms tire in the unsupported areas between ribs and stringers but one swipe over a solid structure will remove the finish clear down to the fabric and can even cut the fabric if not approached with caution

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US Postal Service officials from the Colorado Springs Post Office were very cooperative in all arrangements for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail flights From left are Robin Hyatt public relations specialist for the Postal Service Bill Madsen past president of the Colorado Aviation Historical Society and Anniversary Chairman and Jim Van Natter customer service rep for the Post Office

60th c4nnluEthlt of

Colorado Airmail

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Jim Warren (EAA 154193 AlC 9497) (left) in front of his Waco QCF-2 biplane with passenger Virgil Vaughan ex-captain United Airlines and early airmail pilot Taken at Front Range Airport near Watkins Colorado on May 19 1986 12 OCTOBER 1986

by Bill Madsen Colorado Aviation Historical Society

Saturday May 31 1986 A beautiful morning after two days of rain

Wearing helmets goggles white scarves and with wind on their cheeks six owner-pilots took off in their Waco QCF-2 and Stearman PT-17 open cockpit biplanes They were celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airshymail

They flew the old Amber Three Airshyway which ran from Pueblo to Colorado Springs to Denver to Cheyenne Wyomshying and return They carried in their mai l pouches special cachet envelopes canshycelled and dated by the United States Postal Service officials in honor of the occasion

Prior to departure each of the pilots was sworn in as airmai l pilot for one day by Postmasters in each of the fou r cities involved Each of the airmen was presented with a handsome framed Certificate of Appreciation from the Postal Service dated and signed by the Postmaster

The airmail anniversary flights were sponsored by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society an organization of people devoted to recording docushymenting and preserving the history of aviation in the Columbine State The cachet envelope logo was drawn by Lt Col Bill Dunn (USAF Ret) artist proshylific writer Society member and the first American to become an Ace in WW II while flying Spitfires in No 71 Eagle Squadron RAF

Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs past president of the Historical Society was designated chairman of the 60th Anshyniversary of Colorado Airmail project

Delivery of US Mail by air began on May 31 1926 when CAM no 12 - Conshytract Air Mail route no 12 - was asshysigned to The Colorado Airways Inc Anthony Joseph general manager Madsen said It was a year before Charles Lindbergh would make his fashymous flight to Paris in the Spirit of St Louis

The contract called for the Denver firm to operate an airmail service south from Cheyenne Wyoming to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo and reshyturn - daily Airway beacons were placed along the Amber Three Airway at approximately 20 mile intervals to guide the pilots at night

Venerable Standard J-1 open cockpit biplanes powered by 150 hp HispanoshySuiza engines were the aircraft first used in Colorado For the 60th Annivershysary flights it was desired to use airplanes as near as possible to the old Standard J-1 so

Harry Blout retired Air Force lieutenshyant-colonel and himself the owner of a splendid Stearman PT-17 blue and yellow with the circle-star-red center markings of the famous WW II primary trainers was appointed as Operations Officer for the project

At an initial planning meeting atshytended by Harry Blout Jesse Smith Dewey Reinhard and Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs Bill Feder and Mel Harmon of Pueblo and Dave Scherer of Denver it was determined that two points were keys to success (1) Postal Service officials approval of the plan for civil pilots to carry the cachet airmail in private aircraft and (2) secure the sershyvices of owner-pilots who would volunshyteer to fly the air mail routes and adshyvance publicity sorties without compenshysation

In addition to Harry Blout two other Historical Society members were ownshyers of Stearman PT-17s Dr Curtis Kimshyball of Sterling Colorado and John Schoonhoven of Evergreen

The pilots recruited others who were owners of open cockpit biplanes and who were delighted at the opportunity to fly the airmail They were Jack Stapleton of Colorado Springs Jim Walters of Parker Jim Warren of Denshyver with his beautiful Waco QCF-2 Tom Newell of Colorado Springs and Russ Wilder of Lakewood Each flyer selected his own copilot

Postal Service officials were enshythusiastic over the airmail plan and promised full support and cooperation They agreed to swear-in the pilots for a day provide certificates have available stamps and hand-cancelling equipment and personnel at the various airports on May 31 In addition their public relations people provided photo support coordi-

Harry Blout of Colorado Springs was the Operations Officer for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail He obtained the services of six owner-pilots who flew the mail routes in their open cockpit biplanes The Anniversary was planned by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society of which Harry is a member Blout flew the Amber 3 Airway segment from Denver to Colorado Springs

nation with news media and plans for a By 830 am on May 31 all pilots story in their own internal magazine were in position at their assigned airshy

It was a great adventure a pure joy ports Dr Curtis Kimball was in to fly the airmail and a great effort to Cheyenne at Air Ventures in the old participate in a milestone in the history United Airlines Hangar in time to greet of Colorado aviation exclaimed John Ed Merriott vice-president of the HistorshySchoon hoven at the end of the day ical Society

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Piloting his Stearman PT-17 John Schoonhoven (left) lines up with Dave Callender p~ior to flying air mail from Denver to Cheyenne on Saturday May 31 1986 In connection with 60th Anniversary of Colorado Air Mail over old Amber 3 Airway Taken at Denvers Stapleton International Airport

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In Denver two pilots were on line at Combs-Gates aircraft facility both flyshying PT-17s They were Harry Blout and John Schoonhoven who enjoyed workshying with news media signing autogshyraphs and posing for pictures

At Colorado Springs Jack Stapleton and Jim Warren experienced the same pleasurable activities at Colorado Jet Center on the municipal airport In Pueshyblo Tom Newell was enthralled with the reception he got there from the local people gathered at Flower Aviation

At 900 am the pilots were sworn in by the Postmaster in each of the four cities Then the cachet envelopes were hand cancelled and dated by post office folks equipped to do the job By 1000 am the aircraft were warmed up and ready to taxi out for take off

The plan was for all six pilots to take off simultaneously Three flew route segments to the south and three flew more segments northbound on the Amber Three Airway Dr Kimball flew south to Denver for example and delivshyered his pouch of airmal to the Postshymaster there At Denver Harry Blout flew his blue and yellow Stearman to Colorado Springs at the same time Jack Stapleton got airborne en route to Pueshyblo

Northbound Tom Newell taxiied out at Pueblo to the cheers of the crowd to fly to Colorado Springs at Colorado Springs Jim Warren s outstanding Waco QCF-2 the Reserve Grand Champion Antique at EAAs Oshkosh 85 Convention took off and headed for Denver

John Schoonhoven taxied out at Denshyvers Stapleton International Airport

Postal Service folks loaned the old leather house-to-house mail bag carried by postshymen on foot in the old days for use on Anniversary flights Tom Newell used this pouch to transport special cachet envelopes developed by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society in observance of the 60th Anniversary of the start of Colorado Airmail on May 31 1986 - 60 years later to the day

and took off for the Cheyenne leg of the flight Upon arrival in the latter city he was greeted by Mrs Carol Rookstool Postmistress at the Wyoming city He invited the charming lady to go for a ride in his biplane and she accepted with enthusiasm

Russ Wilder and Jim Walters did

Jim Walters beside his blue and yellow PT-17 sports the knee boots trousers flight jacket and cap much in vogue among the pilots of the 1920s and 30s His beautiful airplane is in immaculate condition This is the primary trainer in which thousands of Army Air Corps pilots learned to fly during WWII

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yeoman work flying their colorful aircraft in advance news media operations beshyfore the event air-to-air photography for TV and newspaper photographers that resulted in extensive publicity

On the day of the airmail celebration Jim Walters Leo Hrdlicka Harry Blout Jack Stapleton and Tom Newell also gave newsmen postal service personshynel and Historical Society workers comshyplimentary rides in their great taildragshygers They were fine back-up people who performed with enthusiasm

In overall performance by all conshycerned in the three years of pre-planshyning for the 60th Anniversary of Colshyorado Airmail those who contributed so much to the success of the project merit an ATTA BOY for a job well done

In Denver Historical Society memshybers who coordinated operations FAA approval FBO arrangements and publicshyity were Dave Scherer and Virgil Vaughn Dewey Reinhard was the publicity and ground operations manager at Colshyorado Springs while Bill Feder recently appointed curator of the Pueblo Historshyical Aircraf1 Museum at Memorial Airshyport did a splended job of all around planning there In Cheyenne Dr Gregshyory Bell was of tremendous help

To all of them a hearty thank you The entire affair proved once again

that there is romance connected with the wonderful open cockpit biplanes where pilots fly for the fun of it with wind in their faces scarves streaming in the wind and the arching blue sky overshyheadbull

by George A Hardie Jr

High wing parasol monoplanes evishydently were favorites of designers of early sport planes This months Mysshytery Plane is a good example of the Golden Age era The photo was submitshyted by John Underwood of Glendale California No date or location was indishycated Answers will be published in the January 1987 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE The deadline for that issue is November 10 1986

The Mystery Plane for July 1986 was the Sullivan K-3 Crested Harpy built by the Sullivan Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Wichita Kansas in 1929 Leonard McGinty PO Box 1193 Tampa FL 33601 who sent in the

photo is seeking drawings with the posshysible intention of building a replica of the airplane

Two readers correctly identified the Sullivan K-3 Cedric Galloway of Hesshyperia California wrote that he attended the Braley School of Flying in Wichita from September 1929 to August 1930 and saw the plane at least twice during the time

Roy Oberg of Rockford Michigan noted the address of the Sullivan comshypany in Wichita was 630 East Gilbert and added The photo depicts serial number one built in 1929 (X370M) Sulshylivan also built NR127V serial number three in 1930 They were Kinner powshyered Sullivan also built at least ten

gliders in 1930 designated SG-1 Other respondents mistakenly idenshy

tified the Sullivan as the Alexander Bulshylet of the same era The two planes are quite similar in appearance but there are marked differences notably in the shape of the fin and rudder and the cabin windshield and window configurashytionbull

---------Mystery Instrument Panel--------shyDear George

With reference to the photo submitted by Ken and Shirley Williams and pubshylished in the September issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE it may have come from the postwar Dart model GC

This airplane was produced in very limited quantity (only 12 or so were built) by Applegate and Weyant Enshygineering Co in 1946 It was powered by the A-100 Continental engine (6 cyl) had a starter and electrical sysshytem hence the ammeter in the cluster Also being a low-wing aircraft it reshyquired a fuel pump therefore the fuel pressure gauge

To the best of my knowledge this was the only aircraft to use this engine as well as the panel shown in the photo

Of those airplanes produced in 1946

there are only five remaining of which three are flyable and the remaining two are being rebuilt

Sincerely Lloyd Washburn Chairman (EAA 33769 AlC 352) Dart Club 3958 East Washburn Drive Port Clinton OH 43452

To Vintage Airplane The all-in-one engine instrument picshy

tured on page 5 of the September 86 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE can be found in the panel of a 1946 Comshymonwealth Skyranger manufactured at Kansas City MO This company I beshylieve built military gliders during WW II and was a descendent of Rearwin There should still be a couple of dozen of this

fine two-seat side-by-side 85 hp high wing airplane still around

How about publishing an article about the Skyranger

Walter E Fischer (EAA 111714 AlC 8609) 1231 Yale Street Oxnard CA 93033

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Aeroplanes by Eldon W Cessna (EAA 96867 AlC 6555) 639 Sierra Street P O Box 862 EI Segundo CA 90245

Editors Note Eldon Cessna was asked to write a brief biographical synopsis for an issue of CHIRP the publication of The Early Birds of Aviation Inc It is reshyprinted here by permission The Early Birds is an organization of pioneers in aeronautics who flew solo before Deshycember 17 1916 As an associate member of the Early Birds Eldon Cessna has served as the groups Vice President since 1980 He and his wife Helen presently live in EI Segundo California GRC

Since my name usually brings up the subject of Cessna Airplanes I am glad to share with you the connection as it relates to me historically especially beshycause of the fact that my father Clyde V Cessna was a charter member of Early Birds of Aviation

My life-long participation in the Aviashytion amp Aerospace Industries started at the age of 4 when my father assembled his own aeroplane in late 1910 and taught himself to fly on the Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma

He had visited with the International Flyers at Oklahoma City and hearing that they had received $10000 for a three-minute exhibition flight - decided this would be more profitable than being General Manager of the Enid Overland Automobile Company

After many trials and mishaps using his native ingenuity he mastered the art of flying and flew exhibitions throughout Kansas Oklahoma and Texas during summer months from 1911 to 1917 He built a new Exhibition Plane each winter in our Farm Workshyshop near Rago Kansas for use during the following summers

It was in November 1916 as Exhibishytion Flying came to an end that incenshytives attracted Dad to set up a shop in Wichita at the Jones Six Automobile Factory Several new aeroplanes were constructed for student-training in 1917

Since this 1917 pilot-training venture in Wichita was a financial failure we reshyturned to farming and custom-threshing wheat in Western Kansas At 10 years

Photo by Lee Fray

Eldon W Cessna in 1976 while serving on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors

of age I drove a 37000 pound Rumely Oil-Pull tractor for both farming and cusshytom-threshing operations My mother did the cooking for our 12-man wheatshypitching crew and our family in a portashyble cookshack We found customshythreshing to be very profitable until the combines replaced threshing-machines in the mid-1920s

We attended the Omaha Air Races in 1921 the St Louis Races in October 1923 and flew our new OXX6 powered New Laird-Swallow to the Dayton Air Races in 1924 On the return flight to Wichita we entered the On-to-Wichita Air Race winning 2nd place prize money This was my first racing experishyence

On December 30 1924 my father and I drove the 45 miles to Wichita from our country home to meet with Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech to make plans for a new aircraft manufacturing company later named Travel Air Manshyufacturing Company After serving as President and principal financier of Travel Air for the first two years he sold the stock and we organized the Cessna Aircraft Company - a Kansas Corporashytion in 1927

Having completed my Mechanical Engineering College courses I became Chief Engineer of Cessna Aircraft Comshypany doing the basic design work for 20 models of Cessna Aircraft including the CW-6 DC-6A DC-6B CPW-6 FCshy1 GC-2 CS-1 MW-1 EC-1 EC-2 CRshy

1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-34 Airmaster During the long depression years of

1930 to 1934 the Cessna Aircraft Comshypany was closed down to conserve reshysources - during which time my father and I rented a factory building from the administrators of a bankrupt aircraft company in Wichita where I designed built and flew the racing aircraft CR-1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-3 and did charshyter flying barnstorming participated in the National Air Races - cross-country and closed course and in scores of smaller race events throughout the nashytion

In my personal airplane as an indishyvidual entrant I won the Speed and Efficiency Race at the National Air Races at Cleveland in 1931 making the title of The Worlds Most Efficient Airplane possible for the Cessna Airshycraft Company which was not operatshying at that time

Also in 1931 I won 3rd place against 67 entrants in the Derbys from Clover Field Santa Monica California and from New York City to Cleveland The eastern and western division met at Bartlesville Oklahoma - and raced on together from Bartlesville to Cleveland

In September 1930 I won the closedshycourse free-for-all race at Sky Harbor Airport in Chicago

In 1932 I entered the Cord Cup Race from Los Angeles Mines Field to Cleveshyland winning 2nd place against a field of 36 entrants

In 1969 I retired (after 31 years of continuous employment) from North American Aviation Inc as Supervisor of Planning for AT-6 P-51 F-86 X-15 B-70 the first post-WW 2 US Rocket Engines and the first Apollo Moonlandshying Modules

During two 3-year terms as governor of the OX5 Aviation Pioneers Southern California Wing I served as treasurer three years secretary one year and president one year

Some aviation recognitions of which I am proud are

bull Experimental Test Pilot Assoc presentation by Bob Hope in Los Angeshyles in 1966 for outstanding contribushytions to Aeronautical Science prior to World War II

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Greats of Aviation Day - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1975

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16 OCTOBER 1986

Photo by C J Alexander Popular singer John Denvers (EAA 139014) pride and joy is this 1931 Waco aCF NC12428 SIN 3569 which he enjoys flying in the high country of the midwest

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OCTOBER 2-5 - PITTSBURGH PENNSYlshyVANIA - 111h Annual International Cessna 120140 Association Convention at Butler Farm Show Airport - Roe 4 miles west of city on Detroit sectional Contact Mike Quinlan Conshyvention Chairman 224 lehr Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15223 phone 412781-4435

OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMA shy29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In sponsored by AlC Chapter 10 lAC Chapter 10 AAA Chapter 2 and Green Country Ultralight Flyers Inc Conshytact Charles W Harris 119 East Fourth Street Tulsa OK 74103 phone 918585-1591

OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMAshyNational Bucker Club 6th Annual Fly-In in conshyjunction with the 29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In Conshytact Frank G Price Rt 1 Box 419 Moody TX 76557 phone 817853-2008

OCTOBER 5 - AllENTOWN PENNSYLVANIA - Triple HeaderEAA Chapter 70 Fly-In BreakshyfastFlea Market Ercoupe Owners Club eastshyern regional fly-in Queen City Municipal Airshyport Contact Steve Kish 215838-9942

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bull Experimental Aircraft Association Golden Age of Air Racing - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1977

bull OX5 Aviation Pioneers Hall of Fame San Francisco - 1982

I accepted induction plaques in the name of my father Clyde V Cessna from the National Hall of Fame in Dayshyton in 1975 and from the International Hall of Fame at San Diego in 1983

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Sussex Airport Static display only (this is not the annual air show) Awards for outstanding aircraft Everyone welcome Contact Vearl lack 20 Gervic Flanders NJ 07836 phone 201 584-9553 (after 6 pm)

OCTOBER 17-19 - CAMDEN SOUTH CAROLINA - EAA AntiqueClassic Division Chapter 3 Fall Fly-In Contact E M Butch Joyce phone 919427-0216

OCTOBER 17-19 - CASA GRANDE ARIZONA - 15th Annual Copperstate Fly-In NEW lOshyCATION Contact Ray Backstrom 602744shy1487 or Bob Hasson 6021298-3522

MARCH 15-21 - lAKELAND FLORIDA - 13th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Contact Bonnie Higbie P O Box 6750 lakeland Fl 33807

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

other planes in the meantime including a Piper Pacer for a doctor friend the

Bill Haseltons

Story and photos by Gene R Chase

Bill Haseltori (EAA 22608 NC 91) of quired an extra Fleet fuselage that Buck South Bend Indiana is a school teacher had who has been restoring vintage aircraft That was the start of a project which in his spare time for 26 years In 1973 entailed over 10 years of accumulating he restored E E Buck Hilberts Mr parts and 15 months of actual work on Fleet NC431 K and in the process ac- the Fleet Of course he built up several

Bill Haselton and his Fleet Note the Johnson Air Speed Indicator on the right N strut 18 OCTOBER 1986

proceeds from which financed a major portion of the Fleet project

The component parts which went toshygether to make up Bill s Fleet came from all over the country Following up on an ad in Trade-A-Plane he acquired a Kinner engine plus a set of Fleet wings and horizontal tail surfaces from Harold Franklin in Potsdam New York It seems that Harold had lost his medishycal and disposed of all his aircraft stuff including a complete Fleet 16-B Bill ended up with all of Harold s spares for a Fleet

One year during an EAA Convention at Oshkosh Bill and his wife were visitshying with their neighbors in the campshyground when the subject of swapping airplane parts came up The neighbor mentioned he had a complete Fleet landing gear back home in Jonesboro Arkansas A deal was quickly struck and Bills collection of Fleet parts grew some more

With most of the major parts on hand Bill started the Fleet project At first he did small jobs like cleaning and painting the wing struts and overhauling the mags etc while he completed the docshytors Pacer He welded up the fin and rudder from a factory drawing borrowed from Charlie Smith in Plainfield Illinois Charlie owns a small fleet of Fleets himshyself

The nose bowl is fiberglass from a mold Bill made from a new nose bowl owned by another friend Bud Kilbey The wings needed quite a bit of work most of which was replacing the top wing spar

Fleet Model 2s were originally certifishycated in 1929 with the 5-cylinder Kinner K5 engine of 100 hp Later a field apshyproval was granted for the installation of the Kinner B5 of 125 hp and this is the powerplant in Bills Fleet Its a more practical installation because parts are easier to obtain

Bill had the cylinders for his Kinner chromed and installed new valves pisshytons roller and babbit bearings and he ground the shaft 003 He also reshyplaced the fabric and metal tips on the wood propeller He even overhauled all the instruments including the 1929 Jaeger tachometer which required the installation of a new mainspring Bill said it was no big deal - he also does clock work and ham radio work on the side

Other parts made were the Johnson Air Speed Indicator which is mounted on the right wing N strut and the frame for the distinctive flat windshield for the back cockpit Bill found a man who would cast the frame pieces then he machined them in the shop at school

The Fleet is covered with Razorback fabric which Bill prefers He has reshy

The small windshield is authentic but doesnt offer much protection from the wind

stored 22 planes using linen on one and dacron on another settling on Razorshyback as his favorite process

The red and cream colors aren t aushythentic but Bill likes the combination and he knows of three other Fleets painted the same Other items which aren t authentic but are practical are the tie-down rings on the lower wings and recording tachometer hidden under the engine cowling Bill didnt build up his Fleet to compete for top honors at Oshshykosh but the variances from factory original would only detract from the plane in the eyes of a purist

Some of the details which are authenshytic are the Pioneer compass in the panel the taillight which pOints forward the crash pads on the instrument panel and the small flat windshield which creates very windy conditions for the passenger in the back cockpit Fleets are soloed from the front seat and the small windshield at the back cockpit is a carryover from the old Consolidated PT-1 aircraft

Fleet Model 2s were available from the factory with three options regarding brakes Type A Type B or none at all Bills plane sports the Type B KelseyshyHayes mechanical brakes

Because Bills Fleet was made up of component parts he had no paper work to start with so he obtained the registrashytion number NC413K from a Fleet which was destroyed in 1935 He also used that planes serial number 136 and added an A to it for his plane

Another problem area he encounshytered was obtaining original weight and balance data After spending $125 in phone bills calling all over the country he finally came up with the right numshybers

Bill couldn t locate a carburetor heat

Michigan Phil owns a Kinner-powered Waco INF Bill then made a wood mold and cast a new heat box cut it in two halves then welded them together It looks just like the original except for the weld seam

Bill had problems getting his Fleet licensed The FAA wouldn t permit him to license it as a Model 2 and said it should be a Brewster-Haselton Fleet Brewster bought the Type Certificate No 131 in about 1941 So its a Brewsshyter-Haselton Fleet NC413K SIN 136A and it is licensed standard category

Bill made the first flight of 413K on 41585 and said it flew like a truck During the next 20 hours of flight he gradually got it rigged properly until it flew hands-off just like his 41 T-craft

Fleets were designed primarily as trainers and although they look dainty

Bills fine craftsmanship is evident Forshyward facing tail light is authentic

they are very rugged Movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz performed 46 consecutive outside loops in his Model 2 in 1930

With the short stacks the exhaust noise is very loud even with earplugs and Bill flies maximum one hour legs on cross country flights

Bill is delighted with the performance of 413K It takes off in 250 and seems to climb at a 45 degree angle with him and a full fuel load (24 gallons) on board Top speed is 95-100 mph and it cruises at 85-90 mph at 1750 rpm and 7-1 2-8 gph

Bill made an interesting comparison when he described how light his Fleet is on the controls Its a little doll a little high school girl with the old dowshyagers being the Wacos and Staggershywings This makes one wonder how a Fleet could ever be referred to as Mr bull

box so he borrowed one from Antiquel Under-wing tie-down rings are an improvement over tying to lower strut ends with Classic Advisor Phil Coulson of Lawton pressure on wing leading edges

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19

I ~ype ClubActivities

A recent Taylorcraft Owners Club newsletter reported that one of their members was flying along the skyline of New York City in their 1941 Taylorshycraft when lie experienced problems in getting the fuel to transfer from his wing tank to the main To play it safe he made a precautionary landing on the Weehawken Pier After the usual forshymalities with the FAA and the township director of public safety he was given permission to take off

The pilot in discussing this with Barshyney Bixler who heads up the Taylorcraft Owners Club asked about the 85 hp models which have larger vented fuel caps providing more ram air to move the fuel down into the nose tank Barney recalled discussing the fuel transfer problem with Charlie Feris (now deshyceased) and Charlie stated he would not let his students transfer any fuel until the nose tank was down to its last four gallons

Charlies technique was to pull the airplane up into a stall then letting the nose drop making a long smooth pullshyout keeping the T-craft on the step He said he never had any trouble getting those six gallons down from the wing tank

Barney suggests that a pipe cleaner be run through the vent pipe on the cap IJeriodically as the passageway does get blocked especially in the spring when the bugs are active

For information on the Taylorcraft Owners Club contact Bruce Barney Bixler 12809 Greenbower NE Alshyliance OH 44601

l ampled by Gene (hase

Bellanca enthusiasts now have their own newsletter Bellanca Contact is a quarterly newsletter published in Milshywaukee Wisconsin by Lawrence DAtshytilio and Pamela Foard who are restorshying a 1949 Bellanca Cruisair The first issue was released this past July conshytaining 16 pages of text photos and diashygrams - all professionally done

Larry and Pam hope to give Bellanca owners of all models including the Champion line a printed means of sharshying information Bellanca Contact is primarily a technical publication which fills a gap long left open for this imporshytant group of aircraft owners

Subscription rates are four issues and four updates - $1800 or eight isshysues and eight updates - $3200 Conshytact Lawrence DAttilio and Pamela Foard 1820 N 166th Street Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414784-2129

We recently received several years worth of back issues of the Aeronca Lovers Club newsletters and noted the coverage of many interesting subjects including rigging the aircraft radio inshystallation weight and balance source of parts and complete aircraft oleo maintenance swinging the compass plexiglass hints etc

The Aeronca Lovers Club is one of four Aeronca Type Clubs and is typical of the organizations which furnish valushyable information on specific models of aircraft to their members

The ALC is dedicated to keeping Aeroncas (including the Bellanca and Champion versions) flying through betshyter information and parts availability It was started and is operated by C L Buzz Wagner at the urging of attenshydees at the Aeronca forums he has conshyducted at the Annual EAA Conventions at Oshkosh since 1970 Buzz is an AampP AI FBO has owned over 70

Aeroncas and also owns several STCs covering Aeronca modifications

For information on the Aeronca Lovers Club contact Buzz Wagner at Box 3 401 1st Street East Clark SO 57225 phone 605532-3862

The 27th Annual Waco Reunion FlyshyIn held June 26-29 1986 at Hamilton Ohio featured 40 of the finest Wacos from 18 states and Canada Excellent weather and many new arrivals enshyhanced this event the greatest gathershying of dedicated Waco enthusiasts ever assembled anywhere It is a reunion where craftsmen meet craftsmen and pilots meet pilots all of whom are dedishycated to the task of restoring flying and preserving another of the greatest airplanes ever built

Of the 40 total in attendance 23 difshyferent models of Wacos from the 1928 GXE to the 1941 VKS-7F were on the flight line at Hamilton A special Attenshydance Award was presented to Bob and Doug Leavens who have flown their 1928 OX5 powered model GXE from Toronto Canada to the reunion almost every year

Still available from the National Waco Club are many Waco parts plus original data plates new original decals inshystruction manuals (new not used) and the following books Waco History Famous F Series Versatile Cabin Series Waco Taperwing and Waco Production

For information on the National Waco Club contact them at 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton Ohio 45015

20 OCTOBER 1986

1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS The following is a listing of new members who have joined the EM AntiqueClassic Division (through July 28

1986) We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft Succeeding issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members

Nesmith Richard A Rosemead California

Millard Arthur H Webster Florida

Trimble Mark Branson Missouri

Manning Glenn Allen Rochester Illinois

Hickenbottom John A Barnesville Ohio

Twombly C Robert Monroe Michigan

Woolley Ken Woodland California

Hammond James C Moorpark California

Blalock Anthony C Acworth Georgia

Steidley Robert Torrance California

Chisum Jerry Anchorage Alaska

Cordova Rafael L Santurce Puerto Rico

Neely Jr John J Butler Georgia

Shiels Alan Francis Cheltenham Victoria Australia

Brown Wayne B Sacramento California

Wotring Buddy Kirtland Ohio

Sorensen Bjarne Porsbrund Norway

Wilson Rudolph L Gosport Indiana

McGinnis Dean C Lakeland Florida

Lawrence Myer Ormond Beach Florida

Hoover Ralph C The Plains Virginia

Wooster Kirk Woodstock Georgia

Otey Lloyd L Quinton Virginia

Seppala Jr Ernest Angora Minnesota

Talbot Kenneth S Ridgewood New Jersey

Townsend J Timothy Eugene Oregon

Hughes Kenneth H SI Joseph Missouri

Born Charles W South Berwick Maine

McGowin James E Acworth Georgia

Campfer Scott Cincinnati Ohio

Helming John C Ledyard Connecticut

Possett John Kentwood Michigan

Bondow Bruce A Fridley Minnesota

Pierce Mark O Kansas City Missouri

Browne Paul Exeter Rhode Island

Bilyeu Russel A Clinton Washington

Nault Michael J Kansas City Missouri

Tighe Richard R Kansas City Missouri

McCoy Charles E SI Charles Missouri

Harkin Jack E Buford Georgia

Taylor James A Meriden Kansas

Hodson William L Simi Valley California

Malick Daniel C Gainesville Florida

Holloway David D Wheeling West Virginia

Bedford Alan J Mentor Lake Ohio

Kovacs Jr Frank J BetMlehem Pennsylvania

Drasler William Frank WaUkegan Illinois

Schroeder Robert Appleton Wisconsin

Werner David E Lindsay California

Janssen Duane Barnesville Minnesota

Wright Vernon J SI Joseph Missouri

McMahan Madonna Wausau Wisconsin

Daly Alfred J Plymouth Michigan

Watson William T Arlington Texas

Stankiewicz George W Peabody Maine

Miller Craig Glencoe Minnesota

Heyenbruch Fred Petersburg Kentucky

LaPlant Stephen P Belmont California

Keslin Richard O Lubbock Texas

Patten RThomas Nashville Tennessee

Osborn Anna M Barrington Illinois

Chaney Jr Russ Tucson Arizona

Shields William L Arlington Virginia

Spencer Stuart Grapevine Texas

Peebles John M Ellsworth Michigan

Neumann Alfred J Park Rapids Minnesota

Dominick Jr Frank Elmwood Park Illinois

Forsythe Tom New GlarusWisconsin

Stauffer Robert N Willow Grove Pennsylvania

Ryan Michael C North Hollywood California

Vigorito Thomas Tucson Arizona

Walker Richard O SI Ann Missouri

Greenwood Bill Alma Michigan

Ady Clarence H Seattle Washington

Adair Gregory M Memphis Tennessee

Simmons III Charles E Lititz Pennsylvania

Culver Jeffrey F Oakland California

Kavanaugh Gail Warrenton Missouri

Westhaver Robert W Canon City Pennsylvania

Gomez Angel Lambertville New Jersey

Barg Mike D Easton Massachusetts

Tempo Gianfranco Tolmezzo Italy

Riihela Hannu Lahti Finland

Nelson Rob Mississauga Ontario Canada

Lionberger Denver Hermann Missouri

McOdrun Ernest Glen Gardner New Jersey

Janowski Henry P Toronto Ontario Canada

Smith Richard E Bloomington Illinois

Phillips JD Euless Texas

Altrogge Douglas M Lake Zurich Illinois

Schmid Georg Osterhofen West Germany

Fidler Ralph S Williams Bay Wisconsin

Schnuck Ervin O Matthews North Carolina

Sapp Tom Mustang Oklahoma

Tupper III Kirby S Camden South Carolina

Gretschmann Duane Darien Wisconsin

Lilly Arthur C Wyoming Michigan

Wilson J Robert Fithian Illinois

Stublaski Thomas Racine Wisconsin

Schroeder Ronald G Torrance California

2 OCTOBER 1986

Affeldt Robert E Mahon Bert E Harris Kelly Draayers Leslie H Nekoosa Wisconsin Justin Texas Aurora Illinois Cedar Grove Wisconsin

Johnson Donald C Sagata Juro Blackburn John Gill Warren Richard G Washington North Carolina Gardena California Johns Island South Carolina Auburn Massachusetts

Turrini Niel Hitefield Billy l Hart Donald S Oliver Jr Gerald D Merrick New York Dry Creek Louisiana Rockford Ill inois Clarendon Hills Illinois

Chapman Bob l Zeitler David W Holley William P Mikelsavage Jr John W Marcos Texas Grand Rapids Michigan Marietta Georgia Bath Michigan

Patrick Elmer D Stimson Joseph Holley William P Thaxton John D Warrenton Missouri Alexander City Alabama Nashville Tennessee Orange California

Jackson Howard M Dowling Jim Neblett James H Scholl Willard C St Marys Georgia Windsor Ontario Nashville Tennessee Griffin Georgia

Jones Terry R Flock Thomas G Craig William Adamson Tim Baton Rouge Lousiana Rockville Indiana Bathgate North Dakota Ellenwood Georgia

Scott Donald Oshrin Eugene l Wahl Roger Corriher Mark B Derry New Hampshire Southampton New York Brocton New York Mockville North Carolina

Schaefer Guy W Folkert Leon J Tolman Don OBrien Terry Fredericksburg Pennsylvania Timken Kansas Anchorage Alaska Seattle Washington

Powers Rand A Sculerati Linda Rae Hoffman Kirk Barnes James M Paullina Iowa King Salmon Alaska Kalamazoo Michigan Menasha Wisconsin

Luther Ronald B Meade Kevin Martin William l McClain Steve Newport Beach California Coppell Texas Chesterfield Missouri Sussex Wisconsin

Spraggins J Michael Nyborg Niels Woodhull C C Huffman E A Ft Worth Texas Ventura California Old Lyme Connecticut Costa Mesa California

Darville Brad H Eide Peter Cook William Jalbert Steven W Niles Illinois Shakopee Minnesota Sand Point Alaska Plymouth Connecticut

Burke Winston l Dunden Walter J Karagozian Ed Kimball Albert Lexington Kentucky Eugene Oregon Fowler California Zellwood Florida

Eroh Karl R Plaskett Steve Harris Noel R Knock Brian M Bensalem Pennsylvania Reynoldsburg Ohio Vail Colorado Ashford Kent England

Powell Danny Larson Allen l Baker David G Trice E R Hopkinsville Kentucky Capron Illinois Emigsville Pennsylvania Bedford Texas

Fidler Barbara Ann Dwyer Richard J Adams Jerry Pay Judy Alva Florida San Jose California Chatsworth Georgia Tyabb Australia

Austin Oray Paterson Jamie Morgan Richard Hawkesworth III William l Hettinger North Dakota Chatham New Brunswick Flushing New York Rowley Massachusetts

Trub Rudolf P McGaughey Carol B Jones Jerry Lee Kirker Howard A Aarau Switzerland White Bear Lake Minnesota Arvada Colorado Fremont California

Brackmann Lisa M Calomiris Byron B Tuttle Jr Glenn l Griffin James A Algonquin Illinois Long Beach California Bountiful Vermont Scappoose Oregon

Paulson Gregory D Bargerhuff Earl A Anderson Neil A Schatz Gerald S Malvern Pennsylvania Rolling Prairie Indiana Watsonville California Silver Spring Maryland

Feemster Fred Hessenaur Donald P Satori Toshiki Clow James T Tucson Arizona Prescott Arizona Maibashi Gunma Japan Morris Illinois

Galeazzi Remo Carter Richard W Collier Kenneth Doose Charles G Petaluma California Prescott Arizona Fayetteville Arkansas Forest Park Illinois

Whittemore Gene Di Gangi Joseph O Weese Robert Gederos Oniel Byron Center Michigan APO New York New York Quinlan Texas Milwaukee Wisconsin

Russell Stuart John Kerr David C Pike Victor A Jackson Steven E Kempton Pari South Africa Columbus Ohio John Day Oregon White Bear Lake Minnesota

Ekleberry Ryan Duane Hoagland Eric C Hahn Francis McCabe Peggy l Swartz Creek Michigan Port Wing Wisconsin Mapleton Iowa Buckeye Arizona

Hudspeth John Darrel Litchfield John McKechnie Ewen Cunha Erick Nilson Mooresville North Carolina Coraopolis Pennsylvania Mill Valley California Uberlandia Mina Brazil

Lichnovsky John T Swanson David E Houghton Richard G Smith Ace Kaunakaki Hawaii Saugus Massachusetts Milford Michigan Ottawa Kansas

Pelfrey Earl T Angilly Douglas Allen Mike l De Bottis Dennis Crossville Tennessee Manchester Connecticut Biscoe North Carolina Syracuse New York

Laur Earle V Hasselmark Earl Teeters David Thompson James E Caro Michigan Winsted Connecticut Salinas California Aurora Colorado

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SHOWPLANE CAMPING AT OSHKOSH 186

Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

-~VlNTAGE SEAPLANES~--

Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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Restoration Corner Editors Note This eighth installment of the Restoration Corner is the second part of a two-part article by Dip Davis describing the selection and installation of fabrics and finishes G R C

FABRICS AND FINISHES AND THE INSTALLATION THEREOF - Part 2

by W D Dip Davis (EAA 55767 NC 1804)

If the chord of the wing you are covershying is short enough to allow a four inch overlap at the leading edge a spanwise cemented seam is permitted eliminating the need for machine sewing Using this method the bottom surface of the wing is covered first Fabric is cemented at the trailing edge root rib and tip brought as far forward on the leading edge as it will reach and cemented to the leading edge skin with a half inch to one inch wide glue jOint Do not cement to the entire skin subsequent coats will provide all the adhesion needed

This fabric is heat tautened before the installation of the top cover to eliminate all wrinkles from the overlapped area

If the fabric is wide enough to cover the entire leading edge skin the line will be invisible under the upper fabric If however it reaches only part way to the front spar an unsightly ridge will be left in what may be a critical airflow region This can be minimized by constructing a ramp of chafe point tape or even hidden completely by applying a couple of coats of primer to the edge and careshyfully sanding to a smooth line The top fabric is applied over this and subshysequently a spanwise four-inch surface tape centered over the seam line on the underside

Heat tautening is probably the most rewarding step in the entire cover proshycess (Read most fun ) You get to see almost instant results with relatively little labor input Please dont use a heat gun for this purpose even if friends tell you they achieved good results using one A hair dryer doesnt develop enough heat and a commercial heat gun conshycentrates too much hot air in one spot and is difficult to control

It is important that every square inch

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of the fabric be subjected to a four hundred degree treatment and this is easily accomplished with a household iron If Mama uses hers regularly for ironing clothes you should probably acshyquire one of your own If you must buy a new iron you may find that the newer light weight relatively inexpensive units are rated at 1000 watts or less and these wont get the job done Look for the one which draws 1100 watts or more and it need not have steam provishysions although nearly all current proshyduction models appear to have this feashyture

Since all the synthetic aircraft fabric application instructions specify tautenshying temperatures in degrees and all the irons Ive ever seen are labeled in fabshyric types with a fairly broad range in each fabric it will be necessary to calibshyrate the iron with a reasonably accurate thermometer If you dont have access to a sophisticated laboratory quality test unit a candy thermometer or similar glass tube type will serve the purpose

First check the thermometer in boiling water (212 degrees at sea level) then check your iron by setting it on the thershymometer on a stack of paper towels Allow the temperature to stabilize at a medium low setting adjust the knob to give an indicated 250 degrees and watch to see that the thermostat is able to maintain the temperature withshyin plus or minus fifteen degrees Make a reference mark on the iron at this setting and repeat the procedure for 300 and 400 degrees Consistent pershyformance can be expected from most irons until they are dropped or become

old and tired Proper procedure for the tautening

process consists of ironing the entire area at the 250 degree setting increasshying the heat to 300 going over the surshyface once more and finishing with a third pass at 400 degrees Little corner wrinkles and puckers can get preferenshytial treatment and if absolutely necesshysary the temperature can be increased very slightly for a stubborn spot

Exercise caution at this point howshyever as the fabric will melt at 450 deshygrees If it gets to the melting point and doesnt progress to an obvious hole close inspection will reveal that the threads have melted together You can probably punch out the melted section with finger pressure Just do a neat job of applying the fabric in the first place and you ll never be tempted to crank the iron past 400 degrees

If projections such as strut fittings have been covered over these should be cut out before the final ironing is done Brush a little adhesive or first primer coat on the area (depending on the finishing process being used) before making the cut to prevent the edges from fraying The localized loose area after the cut has been made can be tightened up again by additional applishycation of the iron

If you plan to use an all dope system on your airplane it is not as important that the entire surface be ironed at 400 degrees as the dope will exert some deshygree of tautening action even though it is labeled non-tautening If however you are finishing with one of the newer technology coating systems and dont apply the final temperature to the entire surface you may come out to the airshyport some chilly morning to find the fabshyric gone slack In severe instances it may be unsafe to fly until the sun can warm things up again

When heat tautening pre-sewn enshyvelopes be sure to keep an eye on the seams as the fabric shrinks As the seam begins to deviate from a straight line apply the iron to the opposite side until it is back in place Dont concenshytrate your attention on one small area for a long period of time but keep an eye on the big picture

After all the ironing is done and loose edges are trimmed off or cemented down its time to step back and admire the pretty pieces Looks as if you could

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just assemble everything and fly not quite yet Stop dreaming and start ugshylying things up

Up to this point the procedures are pretty much the same no matter what finishing system you plan to use but the next step will vary with materials Using the new all urethane finish the tapes are next while with conventional dope finishing and many proprietary systems the first prime coat is applied at this time Whatever material is being used it is vital that the liquid be forced through the weave so that it can bond with itself on the backside of the fabric thus wrapshyping each individual thread in the film Coopers Dacproofer was an early solushytion to the penetration problem it is a relatively slow drying cellulose nitrate base product tinted blue so that proper penetration is readily apparent

It is possible to get carried away with brushing or rubbing in of the first coat and force enough material through the weave to permit drips onto the back of the opposite surface which will leave blisters which are difficult to hide in the finish coats A home brewed concoction of nitrate dope with retarding thinner will serve the purpose but starving or overshyloading is hard to discern due to the transparency of the film

Securing the fabric to the wing ribs is the next step Refer to the old cover which you stashed in the rafters to see how and where it was done before Conventional rib stitching is such a tedishyous time consuming operation that nearly every aircraft manufacturer tried alternate methods Screws rivets and various shapes of wire clips were emshyployed with varying degrees of success

The traditional method must be emshyployed on all wings with wood ribs and interest in learning this skill draws crowds to Jeri Goetz workshop all week long at every Oshkosh EAA Convenshytion We wont dwell on the proper methods of performing this task as its all in the book (AC4313-1A)

Surface tapes of appropriate width shymostly two inch - are applied over each rib seam and corner A lot of folks like to apply a spanwise tape at the leading edge for additional abrasion resistance but this is not mandatory if you wish to maintain an uninterrupted airflow Dacshyron tapes in most brands are available in straight edge or pinked edge The straight edge is cut with a hot blade which seals the threads and prevents ravelling Pinked edges are cut to simushylate cotton tapes if the traditional apshypearance is desired This tape is not only more expensive but generally more troublesome to apply

We have found the use of a three inch wide disposable short nap roller really expedites tape application A swath of

dope or adhesive is rolled on where the tape is to be applied then the tape is laid down and another coat of gorp rolled on top This squeezes the air bubshybles out quite effectively and saves a lot of rubbing down with the fingers

Bias cut tapes make neat curves on tip bows and similar shapes but due to the fact that they are cut diagonally across a roll of fabric a sewn joint is required at intervals and one often finds a seam at the most awkward spot Simishylar results can be obtained by using the next wider width tape cementing the center only about a half inch wide to the tip bow and allowing the cement to dry with the tape standing perpendicular to the surface The iron is then applied and since the tape is unable to shrink lengthwise being cemented down the edges will curl around a reasonably tight radius without the necessity of cutshyting darts or notches Adhesive can then be brushed under the tape edge or squeegeed through from the top surshyface The total width will be reduced about twenty percent which is the reason for selecting the wider tape

Drain grommets inspection rings and fabric doublers around protrusions are installed at this point in the proceedings Dont spare the drain holes Refer to the old cover and install them wherever the last guy did If there is a possibility of moisture collecting on boths sides of a lower structural member stick a grommet on each side of it After comshypletion of the finish coats the center hole should be cut out with a fine blade Exacto knife or similar tool rather than punching through leaving a ridge which would impede free flow

Inspection rings are soluble in dope and cement solvents so if that is the finish you are using care must be taken to prevent curling of the ring when the finish dries One method of avoiding this is to install a fabric doubler slightly larger than the inspection ring This has the added benefit of chafe protection as the inspection plate is removed and reinstalled numerous times in subshysequent years

Pre-cut cotton patches for this purshypose are no longer available from most suppliers We have found a better method using Dacron fabric which also lends itself to the odd shaped doublers you will need around strut fittings etc Staple or tape a piece of fabric over the open end of a cardboard box iron it lightly to remove any wrinkles and coat it with Dacproofer or your other primer (thinned U-500 adhesive if you are using Superflite System II) When this is dry you can draw the desired outline in pencil and cut out with ordinary straight bladed scissors without any ravelled edges A two pound coffee can

makes the right sized inspection ring doubler

The points at which cables exit the fabric such as the rudder cables in the aft fuselage require more beef than jllSt a second layer of fabric A suitable deshyvice can be fabricated by cutting a tearshydrop shape from a scrap of leatherette or similar upholstery material On proshyduction J-3s Piper applied these in black after the last coat of yellow dope They looked like a trim accent You may cement them on before the finish color is applied if you want them to be less conspicuous

Build-up or filler coat application beshygins after everything is stuck on Old grade A cotton enthusiasts may feel that they are not doin right if they dont brush on a few coats of clear dope beshyfore spraying anything If you subscribe to this school of thought be sure you use a highly plasticized non tautening dope as the very process of brushing the material appears to accelerate shrinking of the fabric The Dacprooferl Sprafill manual calls for an all spray apshyplication and all of the filler coats are of a lightly pigmented aluminum dope A minimum of three coats is applied and unless you are striving for a showplane finish sanding between each coat is not necessary

It is common practice to hang wings vertically by attach fittings and ai leron hinges This allows both sides to be sprayed at one time rather than having to wait for one side to dry before turning the surface over It is easy to shortshychange the leading edges when hangshying and this is the area which should perhaps get more finish build up than the rest of the wing Clever airplane reshybuilders particularly those who plan to do more than one project construct a fixture that allows the wing to be rotated like a chicken on a rotisserie The fuseshylage may be handled the same way even more easily so long as the engine is removed Merely bolt two 2 x 4s vershytically and two horizontally on the enshygine mount The tailpost can rest on a sawhorse in either the upright or inshyverted position

Sanding on the fabric surfaces can be a fooler if you are not familiar with the process Wet-or-dry sandpaper with a grit in the neighbordhood of 220 is a good place to start Use plenty of water to keep the paper from loading Youll find that you can lean hard on the sandpaper and rub til your arms tire in the unsupported areas between ribs and stringers but one swipe over a solid structure will remove the finish clear down to the fabric and can even cut the fabric if not approached with caution

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US Postal Service officials from the Colorado Springs Post Office were very cooperative in all arrangements for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail flights From left are Robin Hyatt public relations specialist for the Postal Service Bill Madsen past president of the Colorado Aviation Historical Society and Anniversary Chairman and Jim Van Natter customer service rep for the Post Office

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Colorado Airmail

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Jim Warren (EAA 154193 AlC 9497) (left) in front of his Waco QCF-2 biplane with passenger Virgil Vaughan ex-captain United Airlines and early airmail pilot Taken at Front Range Airport near Watkins Colorado on May 19 1986 12 OCTOBER 1986

by Bill Madsen Colorado Aviation Historical Society

Saturday May 31 1986 A beautiful morning after two days of rain

Wearing helmets goggles white scarves and with wind on their cheeks six owner-pilots took off in their Waco QCF-2 and Stearman PT-17 open cockpit biplanes They were celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airshymail

They flew the old Amber Three Airshyway which ran from Pueblo to Colorado Springs to Denver to Cheyenne Wyomshying and return They carried in their mai l pouches special cachet envelopes canshycelled and dated by the United States Postal Service officials in honor of the occasion

Prior to departure each of the pilots was sworn in as airmai l pilot for one day by Postmasters in each of the fou r cities involved Each of the airmen was presented with a handsome framed Certificate of Appreciation from the Postal Service dated and signed by the Postmaster

The airmail anniversary flights were sponsored by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society an organization of people devoted to recording docushymenting and preserving the history of aviation in the Columbine State The cachet envelope logo was drawn by Lt Col Bill Dunn (USAF Ret) artist proshylific writer Society member and the first American to become an Ace in WW II while flying Spitfires in No 71 Eagle Squadron RAF

Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs past president of the Historical Society was designated chairman of the 60th Anshyniversary of Colorado Airmail project

Delivery of US Mail by air began on May 31 1926 when CAM no 12 - Conshytract Air Mail route no 12 - was asshysigned to The Colorado Airways Inc Anthony Joseph general manager Madsen said It was a year before Charles Lindbergh would make his fashymous flight to Paris in the Spirit of St Louis

The contract called for the Denver firm to operate an airmail service south from Cheyenne Wyoming to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo and reshyturn - daily Airway beacons were placed along the Amber Three Airway at approximately 20 mile intervals to guide the pilots at night

Venerable Standard J-1 open cockpit biplanes powered by 150 hp HispanoshySuiza engines were the aircraft first used in Colorado For the 60th Annivershysary flights it was desired to use airplanes as near as possible to the old Standard J-1 so

Harry Blout retired Air Force lieutenshyant-colonel and himself the owner of a splendid Stearman PT-17 blue and yellow with the circle-star-red center markings of the famous WW II primary trainers was appointed as Operations Officer for the project

At an initial planning meeting atshytended by Harry Blout Jesse Smith Dewey Reinhard and Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs Bill Feder and Mel Harmon of Pueblo and Dave Scherer of Denver it was determined that two points were keys to success (1) Postal Service officials approval of the plan for civil pilots to carry the cachet airmail in private aircraft and (2) secure the sershyvices of owner-pilots who would volunshyteer to fly the air mail routes and adshyvance publicity sorties without compenshysation

In addition to Harry Blout two other Historical Society members were ownshyers of Stearman PT-17s Dr Curtis Kimshyball of Sterling Colorado and John Schoonhoven of Evergreen

The pilots recruited others who were owners of open cockpit biplanes and who were delighted at the opportunity to fly the airmail They were Jack Stapleton of Colorado Springs Jim Walters of Parker Jim Warren of Denshyver with his beautiful Waco QCF-2 Tom Newell of Colorado Springs and Russ Wilder of Lakewood Each flyer selected his own copilot

Postal Service officials were enshythusiastic over the airmail plan and promised full support and cooperation They agreed to swear-in the pilots for a day provide certificates have available stamps and hand-cancelling equipment and personnel at the various airports on May 31 In addition their public relations people provided photo support coordi-

Harry Blout of Colorado Springs was the Operations Officer for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail He obtained the services of six owner-pilots who flew the mail routes in their open cockpit biplanes The Anniversary was planned by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society of which Harry is a member Blout flew the Amber 3 Airway segment from Denver to Colorado Springs

nation with news media and plans for a By 830 am on May 31 all pilots story in their own internal magazine were in position at their assigned airshy

It was a great adventure a pure joy ports Dr Curtis Kimball was in to fly the airmail and a great effort to Cheyenne at Air Ventures in the old participate in a milestone in the history United Airlines Hangar in time to greet of Colorado aviation exclaimed John Ed Merriott vice-president of the HistorshySchoon hoven at the end of the day ical Society

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Piloting his Stearman PT-17 John Schoonhoven (left) lines up with Dave Callender p~ior to flying air mail from Denver to Cheyenne on Saturday May 31 1986 In connection with 60th Anniversary of Colorado Air Mail over old Amber 3 Airway Taken at Denvers Stapleton International Airport

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In Denver two pilots were on line at Combs-Gates aircraft facility both flyshying PT-17s They were Harry Blout and John Schoonhoven who enjoyed workshying with news media signing autogshyraphs and posing for pictures

At Colorado Springs Jack Stapleton and Jim Warren experienced the same pleasurable activities at Colorado Jet Center on the municipal airport In Pueshyblo Tom Newell was enthralled with the reception he got there from the local people gathered at Flower Aviation

At 900 am the pilots were sworn in by the Postmaster in each of the four cities Then the cachet envelopes were hand cancelled and dated by post office folks equipped to do the job By 1000 am the aircraft were warmed up and ready to taxi out for take off

The plan was for all six pilots to take off simultaneously Three flew route segments to the south and three flew more segments northbound on the Amber Three Airway Dr Kimball flew south to Denver for example and delivshyered his pouch of airmal to the Postshymaster there At Denver Harry Blout flew his blue and yellow Stearman to Colorado Springs at the same time Jack Stapleton got airborne en route to Pueshyblo

Northbound Tom Newell taxiied out at Pueblo to the cheers of the crowd to fly to Colorado Springs at Colorado Springs Jim Warren s outstanding Waco QCF-2 the Reserve Grand Champion Antique at EAAs Oshkosh 85 Convention took off and headed for Denver

John Schoonhoven taxied out at Denshyvers Stapleton International Airport

Postal Service folks loaned the old leather house-to-house mail bag carried by postshymen on foot in the old days for use on Anniversary flights Tom Newell used this pouch to transport special cachet envelopes developed by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society in observance of the 60th Anniversary of the start of Colorado Airmail on May 31 1986 - 60 years later to the day

and took off for the Cheyenne leg of the flight Upon arrival in the latter city he was greeted by Mrs Carol Rookstool Postmistress at the Wyoming city He invited the charming lady to go for a ride in his biplane and she accepted with enthusiasm

Russ Wilder and Jim Walters did

Jim Walters beside his blue and yellow PT-17 sports the knee boots trousers flight jacket and cap much in vogue among the pilots of the 1920s and 30s His beautiful airplane is in immaculate condition This is the primary trainer in which thousands of Army Air Corps pilots learned to fly during WWII

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yeoman work flying their colorful aircraft in advance news media operations beshyfore the event air-to-air photography for TV and newspaper photographers that resulted in extensive publicity

On the day of the airmail celebration Jim Walters Leo Hrdlicka Harry Blout Jack Stapleton and Tom Newell also gave newsmen postal service personshynel and Historical Society workers comshyplimentary rides in their great taildragshygers They were fine back-up people who performed with enthusiasm

In overall performance by all conshycerned in the three years of pre-planshyning for the 60th Anniversary of Colshyorado Airmail those who contributed so much to the success of the project merit an ATTA BOY for a job well done

In Denver Historical Society memshybers who coordinated operations FAA approval FBO arrangements and publicshyity were Dave Scherer and Virgil Vaughn Dewey Reinhard was the publicity and ground operations manager at Colshyorado Springs while Bill Feder recently appointed curator of the Pueblo Historshyical Aircraf1 Museum at Memorial Airshyport did a splended job of all around planning there In Cheyenne Dr Gregshyory Bell was of tremendous help

To all of them a hearty thank you The entire affair proved once again

that there is romance connected with the wonderful open cockpit biplanes where pilots fly for the fun of it with wind in their faces scarves streaming in the wind and the arching blue sky overshyheadbull

by George A Hardie Jr

High wing parasol monoplanes evishydently were favorites of designers of early sport planes This months Mysshytery Plane is a good example of the Golden Age era The photo was submitshyted by John Underwood of Glendale California No date or location was indishycated Answers will be published in the January 1987 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE The deadline for that issue is November 10 1986

The Mystery Plane for July 1986 was the Sullivan K-3 Crested Harpy built by the Sullivan Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Wichita Kansas in 1929 Leonard McGinty PO Box 1193 Tampa FL 33601 who sent in the

photo is seeking drawings with the posshysible intention of building a replica of the airplane

Two readers correctly identified the Sullivan K-3 Cedric Galloway of Hesshyperia California wrote that he attended the Braley School of Flying in Wichita from September 1929 to August 1930 and saw the plane at least twice during the time

Roy Oberg of Rockford Michigan noted the address of the Sullivan comshypany in Wichita was 630 East Gilbert and added The photo depicts serial number one built in 1929 (X370M) Sulshylivan also built NR127V serial number three in 1930 They were Kinner powshyered Sullivan also built at least ten

gliders in 1930 designated SG-1 Other respondents mistakenly idenshy

tified the Sullivan as the Alexander Bulshylet of the same era The two planes are quite similar in appearance but there are marked differences notably in the shape of the fin and rudder and the cabin windshield and window configurashytionbull

---------Mystery Instrument Panel--------shyDear George

With reference to the photo submitted by Ken and Shirley Williams and pubshylished in the September issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE it may have come from the postwar Dart model GC

This airplane was produced in very limited quantity (only 12 or so were built) by Applegate and Weyant Enshygineering Co in 1946 It was powered by the A-100 Continental engine (6 cyl) had a starter and electrical sysshytem hence the ammeter in the cluster Also being a low-wing aircraft it reshyquired a fuel pump therefore the fuel pressure gauge

To the best of my knowledge this was the only aircraft to use this engine as well as the panel shown in the photo

Of those airplanes produced in 1946

there are only five remaining of which three are flyable and the remaining two are being rebuilt

Sincerely Lloyd Washburn Chairman (EAA 33769 AlC 352) Dart Club 3958 East Washburn Drive Port Clinton OH 43452

To Vintage Airplane The all-in-one engine instrument picshy

tured on page 5 of the September 86 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE can be found in the panel of a 1946 Comshymonwealth Skyranger manufactured at Kansas City MO This company I beshylieve built military gliders during WW II and was a descendent of Rearwin There should still be a couple of dozen of this

fine two-seat side-by-side 85 hp high wing airplane still around

How about publishing an article about the Skyranger

Walter E Fischer (EAA 111714 AlC 8609) 1231 Yale Street Oxnard CA 93033

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

Aeroplanes by Eldon W Cessna (EAA 96867 AlC 6555) 639 Sierra Street P O Box 862 EI Segundo CA 90245

Editors Note Eldon Cessna was asked to write a brief biographical synopsis for an issue of CHIRP the publication of The Early Birds of Aviation Inc It is reshyprinted here by permission The Early Birds is an organization of pioneers in aeronautics who flew solo before Deshycember 17 1916 As an associate member of the Early Birds Eldon Cessna has served as the groups Vice President since 1980 He and his wife Helen presently live in EI Segundo California GRC

Since my name usually brings up the subject of Cessna Airplanes I am glad to share with you the connection as it relates to me historically especially beshycause of the fact that my father Clyde V Cessna was a charter member of Early Birds of Aviation

My life-long participation in the Aviashytion amp Aerospace Industries started at the age of 4 when my father assembled his own aeroplane in late 1910 and taught himself to fly on the Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma

He had visited with the International Flyers at Oklahoma City and hearing that they had received $10000 for a three-minute exhibition flight - decided this would be more profitable than being General Manager of the Enid Overland Automobile Company

After many trials and mishaps using his native ingenuity he mastered the art of flying and flew exhibitions throughout Kansas Oklahoma and Texas during summer months from 1911 to 1917 He built a new Exhibition Plane each winter in our Farm Workshyshop near Rago Kansas for use during the following summers

It was in November 1916 as Exhibishytion Flying came to an end that incenshytives attracted Dad to set up a shop in Wichita at the Jones Six Automobile Factory Several new aeroplanes were constructed for student-training in 1917

Since this 1917 pilot-training venture in Wichita was a financial failure we reshyturned to farming and custom-threshing wheat in Western Kansas At 10 years

Photo by Lee Fray

Eldon W Cessna in 1976 while serving on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors

of age I drove a 37000 pound Rumely Oil-Pull tractor for both farming and cusshytom-threshing operations My mother did the cooking for our 12-man wheatshypitching crew and our family in a portashyble cookshack We found customshythreshing to be very profitable until the combines replaced threshing-machines in the mid-1920s

We attended the Omaha Air Races in 1921 the St Louis Races in October 1923 and flew our new OXX6 powered New Laird-Swallow to the Dayton Air Races in 1924 On the return flight to Wichita we entered the On-to-Wichita Air Race winning 2nd place prize money This was my first racing experishyence

On December 30 1924 my father and I drove the 45 miles to Wichita from our country home to meet with Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech to make plans for a new aircraft manufacturing company later named Travel Air Manshyufacturing Company After serving as President and principal financier of Travel Air for the first two years he sold the stock and we organized the Cessna Aircraft Company - a Kansas Corporashytion in 1927

Having completed my Mechanical Engineering College courses I became Chief Engineer of Cessna Aircraft Comshypany doing the basic design work for 20 models of Cessna Aircraft including the CW-6 DC-6A DC-6B CPW-6 FCshy1 GC-2 CS-1 MW-1 EC-1 EC-2 CRshy

1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-34 Airmaster During the long depression years of

1930 to 1934 the Cessna Aircraft Comshypany was closed down to conserve reshysources - during which time my father and I rented a factory building from the administrators of a bankrupt aircraft company in Wichita where I designed built and flew the racing aircraft CR-1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-3 and did charshyter flying barnstorming participated in the National Air Races - cross-country and closed course and in scores of smaller race events throughout the nashytion

In my personal airplane as an indishyvidual entrant I won the Speed and Efficiency Race at the National Air Races at Cleveland in 1931 making the title of The Worlds Most Efficient Airplane possible for the Cessna Airshycraft Company which was not operatshying at that time

Also in 1931 I won 3rd place against 67 entrants in the Derbys from Clover Field Santa Monica California and from New York City to Cleveland The eastern and western division met at Bartlesville Oklahoma - and raced on together from Bartlesville to Cleveland

In September 1930 I won the closedshycourse free-for-all race at Sky Harbor Airport in Chicago

In 1932 I entered the Cord Cup Race from Los Angeles Mines Field to Cleveshyland winning 2nd place against a field of 36 entrants

In 1969 I retired (after 31 years of continuous employment) from North American Aviation Inc as Supervisor of Planning for AT-6 P-51 F-86 X-15 B-70 the first post-WW 2 US Rocket Engines and the first Apollo Moonlandshying Modules

During two 3-year terms as governor of the OX5 Aviation Pioneers Southern California Wing I served as treasurer three years secretary one year and president one year

Some aviation recognitions of which I am proud are

bull Experimental Test Pilot Assoc presentation by Bob Hope in Los Angeshyles in 1966 for outstanding contribushytions to Aeronautical Science prior to World War II

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Greats of Aviation Day - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1975

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16 OCTOBER 1986

Photo by C J Alexander Popular singer John Denvers (EAA 139014) pride and joy is this 1931 Waco aCF NC12428 SIN 3569 which he enjoys flying in the high country of the midwest

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OCTOBER 2-5 - PITTSBURGH PENNSYlshyVANIA - 111h Annual International Cessna 120140 Association Convention at Butler Farm Show Airport - Roe 4 miles west of city on Detroit sectional Contact Mike Quinlan Conshyvention Chairman 224 lehr Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15223 phone 412781-4435

OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMA shy29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In sponsored by AlC Chapter 10 lAC Chapter 10 AAA Chapter 2 and Green Country Ultralight Flyers Inc Conshytact Charles W Harris 119 East Fourth Street Tulsa OK 74103 phone 918585-1591

OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMAshyNational Bucker Club 6th Annual Fly-In in conshyjunction with the 29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In Conshytact Frank G Price Rt 1 Box 419 Moody TX 76557 phone 817853-2008

OCTOBER 5 - AllENTOWN PENNSYLVANIA - Triple HeaderEAA Chapter 70 Fly-In BreakshyfastFlea Market Ercoupe Owners Club eastshyern regional fly-in Queen City Municipal Airshyport Contact Steve Kish 215838-9942

OCTOBER 11-12 - SUSSEX NEW JERSEYshyEAA Tri-Chapter Liberty Year Fly-in sponsored by Chapters 73 and 238 and AlC Chapter 7 at

Cessna AeroI21anes (Continued from Preceding Page)

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Golden Age of Air Racing - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1977

bull OX5 Aviation Pioneers Hall of Fame San Francisco - 1982

I accepted induction plaques in the name of my father Clyde V Cessna from the National Hall of Fame in Dayshyton in 1975 and from the International Hall of Fame at San Diego in 1983

In 1977 while serving a three-year term on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors at Hales Corners Wisconsin I served as Nashytional Chairman of the fund-raising committee bull

Sussex Airport Static display only (this is not the annual air show) Awards for outstanding aircraft Everyone welcome Contact Vearl lack 20 Gervic Flanders NJ 07836 phone 201 584-9553 (after 6 pm)

OCTOBER 17-19 - CAMDEN SOUTH CAROLINA - EAA AntiqueClassic Division Chapter 3 Fall Fly-In Contact E M Butch Joyce phone 919427-0216

OCTOBER 17-19 - CASA GRANDE ARIZONA - 15th Annual Copperstate Fly-In NEW lOshyCATION Contact Ray Backstrom 602744shy1487 or Bob Hasson 6021298-3522

MARCH 15-21 - lAKELAND FLORIDA - 13th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Contact Bonnie Higbie P O Box 6750 lakeland Fl 33807

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

other planes in the meantime including a Piper Pacer for a doctor friend the

Bill Haseltons

Story and photos by Gene R Chase

Bill Haseltori (EAA 22608 NC 91) of quired an extra Fleet fuselage that Buck South Bend Indiana is a school teacher had who has been restoring vintage aircraft That was the start of a project which in his spare time for 26 years In 1973 entailed over 10 years of accumulating he restored E E Buck Hilberts Mr parts and 15 months of actual work on Fleet NC431 K and in the process ac- the Fleet Of course he built up several

Bill Haselton and his Fleet Note the Johnson Air Speed Indicator on the right N strut 18 OCTOBER 1986

proceeds from which financed a major portion of the Fleet project

The component parts which went toshygether to make up Bill s Fleet came from all over the country Following up on an ad in Trade-A-Plane he acquired a Kinner engine plus a set of Fleet wings and horizontal tail surfaces from Harold Franklin in Potsdam New York It seems that Harold had lost his medishycal and disposed of all his aircraft stuff including a complete Fleet 16-B Bill ended up with all of Harold s spares for a Fleet

One year during an EAA Convention at Oshkosh Bill and his wife were visitshying with their neighbors in the campshyground when the subject of swapping airplane parts came up The neighbor mentioned he had a complete Fleet landing gear back home in Jonesboro Arkansas A deal was quickly struck and Bills collection of Fleet parts grew some more

With most of the major parts on hand Bill started the Fleet project At first he did small jobs like cleaning and painting the wing struts and overhauling the mags etc while he completed the docshytors Pacer He welded up the fin and rudder from a factory drawing borrowed from Charlie Smith in Plainfield Illinois Charlie owns a small fleet of Fleets himshyself

The nose bowl is fiberglass from a mold Bill made from a new nose bowl owned by another friend Bud Kilbey The wings needed quite a bit of work most of which was replacing the top wing spar

Fleet Model 2s were originally certifishycated in 1929 with the 5-cylinder Kinner K5 engine of 100 hp Later a field apshyproval was granted for the installation of the Kinner B5 of 125 hp and this is the powerplant in Bills Fleet Its a more practical installation because parts are easier to obtain

Bill had the cylinders for his Kinner chromed and installed new valves pisshytons roller and babbit bearings and he ground the shaft 003 He also reshyplaced the fabric and metal tips on the wood propeller He even overhauled all the instruments including the 1929 Jaeger tachometer which required the installation of a new mainspring Bill said it was no big deal - he also does clock work and ham radio work on the side

Other parts made were the Johnson Air Speed Indicator which is mounted on the right wing N strut and the frame for the distinctive flat windshield for the back cockpit Bill found a man who would cast the frame pieces then he machined them in the shop at school

The Fleet is covered with Razorback fabric which Bill prefers He has reshy

The small windshield is authentic but doesnt offer much protection from the wind

stored 22 planes using linen on one and dacron on another settling on Razorshyback as his favorite process

The red and cream colors aren t aushythentic but Bill likes the combination and he knows of three other Fleets painted the same Other items which aren t authentic but are practical are the tie-down rings on the lower wings and recording tachometer hidden under the engine cowling Bill didnt build up his Fleet to compete for top honors at Oshshykosh but the variances from factory original would only detract from the plane in the eyes of a purist

Some of the details which are authenshytic are the Pioneer compass in the panel the taillight which pOints forward the crash pads on the instrument panel and the small flat windshield which creates very windy conditions for the passenger in the back cockpit Fleets are soloed from the front seat and the small windshield at the back cockpit is a carryover from the old Consolidated PT-1 aircraft

Fleet Model 2s were available from the factory with three options regarding brakes Type A Type B or none at all Bills plane sports the Type B KelseyshyHayes mechanical brakes

Because Bills Fleet was made up of component parts he had no paper work to start with so he obtained the registrashytion number NC413K from a Fleet which was destroyed in 1935 He also used that planes serial number 136 and added an A to it for his plane

Another problem area he encounshytered was obtaining original weight and balance data After spending $125 in phone bills calling all over the country he finally came up with the right numshybers

Bill couldn t locate a carburetor heat

Michigan Phil owns a Kinner-powered Waco INF Bill then made a wood mold and cast a new heat box cut it in two halves then welded them together It looks just like the original except for the weld seam

Bill had problems getting his Fleet licensed The FAA wouldn t permit him to license it as a Model 2 and said it should be a Brewster-Haselton Fleet Brewster bought the Type Certificate No 131 in about 1941 So its a Brewsshyter-Haselton Fleet NC413K SIN 136A and it is licensed standard category

Bill made the first flight of 413K on 41585 and said it flew like a truck During the next 20 hours of flight he gradually got it rigged properly until it flew hands-off just like his 41 T-craft

Fleets were designed primarily as trainers and although they look dainty

Bills fine craftsmanship is evident Forshyward facing tail light is authentic

they are very rugged Movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz performed 46 consecutive outside loops in his Model 2 in 1930

With the short stacks the exhaust noise is very loud even with earplugs and Bill flies maximum one hour legs on cross country flights

Bill is delighted with the performance of 413K It takes off in 250 and seems to climb at a 45 degree angle with him and a full fuel load (24 gallons) on board Top speed is 95-100 mph and it cruises at 85-90 mph at 1750 rpm and 7-1 2-8 gph

Bill made an interesting comparison when he described how light his Fleet is on the controls Its a little doll a little high school girl with the old dowshyagers being the Wacos and Staggershywings This makes one wonder how a Fleet could ever be referred to as Mr bull

box so he borrowed one from Antiquel Under-wing tie-down rings are an improvement over tying to lower strut ends with Classic Advisor Phil Coulson of Lawton pressure on wing leading edges

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19

I ~ype ClubActivities

A recent Taylorcraft Owners Club newsletter reported that one of their members was flying along the skyline of New York City in their 1941 Taylorshycraft when lie experienced problems in getting the fuel to transfer from his wing tank to the main To play it safe he made a precautionary landing on the Weehawken Pier After the usual forshymalities with the FAA and the township director of public safety he was given permission to take off

The pilot in discussing this with Barshyney Bixler who heads up the Taylorcraft Owners Club asked about the 85 hp models which have larger vented fuel caps providing more ram air to move the fuel down into the nose tank Barney recalled discussing the fuel transfer problem with Charlie Feris (now deshyceased) and Charlie stated he would not let his students transfer any fuel until the nose tank was down to its last four gallons

Charlies technique was to pull the airplane up into a stall then letting the nose drop making a long smooth pullshyout keeping the T-craft on the step He said he never had any trouble getting those six gallons down from the wing tank

Barney suggests that a pipe cleaner be run through the vent pipe on the cap IJeriodically as the passageway does get blocked especially in the spring when the bugs are active

For information on the Taylorcraft Owners Club contact Bruce Barney Bixler 12809 Greenbower NE Alshyliance OH 44601

l ampled by Gene (hase

Bellanca enthusiasts now have their own newsletter Bellanca Contact is a quarterly newsletter published in Milshywaukee Wisconsin by Lawrence DAtshytilio and Pamela Foard who are restorshying a 1949 Bellanca Cruisair The first issue was released this past July conshytaining 16 pages of text photos and diashygrams - all professionally done

Larry and Pam hope to give Bellanca owners of all models including the Champion line a printed means of sharshying information Bellanca Contact is primarily a technical publication which fills a gap long left open for this imporshytant group of aircraft owners

Subscription rates are four issues and four updates - $1800 or eight isshysues and eight updates - $3200 Conshytact Lawrence DAttilio and Pamela Foard 1820 N 166th Street Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414784-2129

We recently received several years worth of back issues of the Aeronca Lovers Club newsletters and noted the coverage of many interesting subjects including rigging the aircraft radio inshystallation weight and balance source of parts and complete aircraft oleo maintenance swinging the compass plexiglass hints etc

The Aeronca Lovers Club is one of four Aeronca Type Clubs and is typical of the organizations which furnish valushyable information on specific models of aircraft to their members

The ALC is dedicated to keeping Aeroncas (including the Bellanca and Champion versions) flying through betshyter information and parts availability It was started and is operated by C L Buzz Wagner at the urging of attenshydees at the Aeronca forums he has conshyducted at the Annual EAA Conventions at Oshkosh since 1970 Buzz is an AampP AI FBO has owned over 70

Aeroncas and also owns several STCs covering Aeronca modifications

For information on the Aeronca Lovers Club contact Buzz Wagner at Box 3 401 1st Street East Clark SO 57225 phone 605532-3862

The 27th Annual Waco Reunion FlyshyIn held June 26-29 1986 at Hamilton Ohio featured 40 of the finest Wacos from 18 states and Canada Excellent weather and many new arrivals enshyhanced this event the greatest gathershying of dedicated Waco enthusiasts ever assembled anywhere It is a reunion where craftsmen meet craftsmen and pilots meet pilots all of whom are dedishycated to the task of restoring flying and preserving another of the greatest airplanes ever built

Of the 40 total in attendance 23 difshyferent models of Wacos from the 1928 GXE to the 1941 VKS-7F were on the flight line at Hamilton A special Attenshydance Award was presented to Bob and Doug Leavens who have flown their 1928 OX5 powered model GXE from Toronto Canada to the reunion almost every year

Still available from the National Waco Club are many Waco parts plus original data plates new original decals inshystruction manuals (new not used) and the following books Waco History Famous F Series Versatile Cabin Series Waco Taperwing and Waco Production

For information on the National Waco Club contact them at 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton Ohio 45015

20 OCTOBER 1986

1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS The following is a listing of new members who have joined the EM AntiqueClassic Division (through July 28

1986) We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft Succeeding issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members

Nesmith Richard A Rosemead California

Millard Arthur H Webster Florida

Trimble Mark Branson Missouri

Manning Glenn Allen Rochester Illinois

Hickenbottom John A Barnesville Ohio

Twombly C Robert Monroe Michigan

Woolley Ken Woodland California

Hammond James C Moorpark California

Blalock Anthony C Acworth Georgia

Steidley Robert Torrance California

Chisum Jerry Anchorage Alaska

Cordova Rafael L Santurce Puerto Rico

Neely Jr John J Butler Georgia

Shiels Alan Francis Cheltenham Victoria Australia

Brown Wayne B Sacramento California

Wotring Buddy Kirtland Ohio

Sorensen Bjarne Porsbrund Norway

Wilson Rudolph L Gosport Indiana

McGinnis Dean C Lakeland Florida

Lawrence Myer Ormond Beach Florida

Hoover Ralph C The Plains Virginia

Wooster Kirk Woodstock Georgia

Otey Lloyd L Quinton Virginia

Seppala Jr Ernest Angora Minnesota

Talbot Kenneth S Ridgewood New Jersey

Townsend J Timothy Eugene Oregon

Hughes Kenneth H SI Joseph Missouri

Born Charles W South Berwick Maine

McGowin James E Acworth Georgia

Campfer Scott Cincinnati Ohio

Helming John C Ledyard Connecticut

Possett John Kentwood Michigan

Bondow Bruce A Fridley Minnesota

Pierce Mark O Kansas City Missouri

Browne Paul Exeter Rhode Island

Bilyeu Russel A Clinton Washington

Nault Michael J Kansas City Missouri

Tighe Richard R Kansas City Missouri

McCoy Charles E SI Charles Missouri

Harkin Jack E Buford Georgia

Taylor James A Meriden Kansas

Hodson William L Simi Valley California

Malick Daniel C Gainesville Florida

Holloway David D Wheeling West Virginia

Bedford Alan J Mentor Lake Ohio

Kovacs Jr Frank J BetMlehem Pennsylvania

Drasler William Frank WaUkegan Illinois

Schroeder Robert Appleton Wisconsin

Werner David E Lindsay California

Janssen Duane Barnesville Minnesota

Wright Vernon J SI Joseph Missouri

McMahan Madonna Wausau Wisconsin

Daly Alfred J Plymouth Michigan

Watson William T Arlington Texas

Stankiewicz George W Peabody Maine

Miller Craig Glencoe Minnesota

Heyenbruch Fred Petersburg Kentucky

LaPlant Stephen P Belmont California

Keslin Richard O Lubbock Texas

Patten RThomas Nashville Tennessee

Osborn Anna M Barrington Illinois

Chaney Jr Russ Tucson Arizona

Shields William L Arlington Virginia

Spencer Stuart Grapevine Texas

Peebles John M Ellsworth Michigan

Neumann Alfred J Park Rapids Minnesota

Dominick Jr Frank Elmwood Park Illinois

Forsythe Tom New GlarusWisconsin

Stauffer Robert N Willow Grove Pennsylvania

Ryan Michael C North Hollywood California

Vigorito Thomas Tucson Arizona

Walker Richard O SI Ann Missouri

Greenwood Bill Alma Michigan

Ady Clarence H Seattle Washington

Adair Gregory M Memphis Tennessee

Simmons III Charles E Lititz Pennsylvania

Culver Jeffrey F Oakland California

Kavanaugh Gail Warrenton Missouri

Westhaver Robert W Canon City Pennsylvania

Gomez Angel Lambertville New Jersey

Barg Mike D Easton Massachusetts

Tempo Gianfranco Tolmezzo Italy

Riihela Hannu Lahti Finland

Nelson Rob Mississauga Ontario Canada

Lionberger Denver Hermann Missouri

McOdrun Ernest Glen Gardner New Jersey

Janowski Henry P Toronto Ontario Canada

Smith Richard E Bloomington Illinois

Phillips JD Euless Texas

Altrogge Douglas M Lake Zurich Illinois

Schmid Georg Osterhofen West Germany

Fidler Ralph S Williams Bay Wisconsin

Schnuck Ervin O Matthews North Carolina

Sapp Tom Mustang Oklahoma

Tupper III Kirby S Camden South Carolina

Gretschmann Duane Darien Wisconsin

Lilly Arthur C Wyoming Michigan

Wilson J Robert Fithian Illinois

Stublaski Thomas Racine Wisconsin

Schroeder Ronald G Torrance California

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Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

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Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

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North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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Sanding should be concentrated on the edges of the tapes and doublers to minimize ridges If care was taken in the application of the filler coats very little sanding will be required to give a smooth surface for the finish coat Howshyever if the last sanding leaves a splotchy color no matter how smooth it feels a final coat of the silver or filler should be applied before the color If the finish color is to be cream or yellow a first coat of white will provide a much better final appearance with less mateshyrial as the yellow pigments generally have poor hiding properties

The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

quires much rubbing and polishing Some semblance of a gloss on pigshymented dope may be obtained by top coating with clear dope reduced with reshytarding thinner Of course you re anxshyious to get the pieces assembled in a shape resembling an airplane again but remember its a lot easier to polish the individual surfaces in your shop than standing tiptoe on a shaky stepladshyder out at the airport The importance of a coat of wax on a doped finish can t be overemphasized If you ve got some eager youngsters who would like to trade polishing for an airplane ride conshysider yourself lucky and put them to work Keep it clean keep it waxed keep it hangared and you can keep from havshying to do this allover again for years to come bull

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just assemble everything and fly not quite yet Stop dreaming and start ugshylying things up

Up to this point the procedures are pretty much the same no matter what finishing system you plan to use but the next step will vary with materials Using the new all urethane finish the tapes are next while with conventional dope finishing and many proprietary systems the first prime coat is applied at this time Whatever material is being used it is vital that the liquid be forced through the weave so that it can bond with itself on the backside of the fabric thus wrapshyping each individual thread in the film Coopers Dacproofer was an early solushytion to the penetration problem it is a relatively slow drying cellulose nitrate base product tinted blue so that proper penetration is readily apparent

It is possible to get carried away with brushing or rubbing in of the first coat and force enough material through the weave to permit drips onto the back of the opposite surface which will leave blisters which are difficult to hide in the finish coats A home brewed concoction of nitrate dope with retarding thinner will serve the purpose but starving or overshyloading is hard to discern due to the transparency of the film

Securing the fabric to the wing ribs is the next step Refer to the old cover which you stashed in the rafters to see how and where it was done before Conventional rib stitching is such a tedishyous time consuming operation that nearly every aircraft manufacturer tried alternate methods Screws rivets and various shapes of wire clips were emshyployed with varying degrees of success

The traditional method must be emshyployed on all wings with wood ribs and interest in learning this skill draws crowds to Jeri Goetz workshop all week long at every Oshkosh EAA Convenshytion We wont dwell on the proper methods of performing this task as its all in the book (AC4313-1A)

Surface tapes of appropriate width shymostly two inch - are applied over each rib seam and corner A lot of folks like to apply a spanwise tape at the leading edge for additional abrasion resistance but this is not mandatory if you wish to maintain an uninterrupted airflow Dacshyron tapes in most brands are available in straight edge or pinked edge The straight edge is cut with a hot blade which seals the threads and prevents ravelling Pinked edges are cut to simushylate cotton tapes if the traditional apshypearance is desired This tape is not only more expensive but generally more troublesome to apply

We have found the use of a three inch wide disposable short nap roller really expedites tape application A swath of

dope or adhesive is rolled on where the tape is to be applied then the tape is laid down and another coat of gorp rolled on top This squeezes the air bubshybles out quite effectively and saves a lot of rubbing down with the fingers

Bias cut tapes make neat curves on tip bows and similar shapes but due to the fact that they are cut diagonally across a roll of fabric a sewn joint is required at intervals and one often finds a seam at the most awkward spot Simishylar results can be obtained by using the next wider width tape cementing the center only about a half inch wide to the tip bow and allowing the cement to dry with the tape standing perpendicular to the surface The iron is then applied and since the tape is unable to shrink lengthwise being cemented down the edges will curl around a reasonably tight radius without the necessity of cutshyting darts or notches Adhesive can then be brushed under the tape edge or squeegeed through from the top surshyface The total width will be reduced about twenty percent which is the reason for selecting the wider tape

Drain grommets inspection rings and fabric doublers around protrusions are installed at this point in the proceedings Dont spare the drain holes Refer to the old cover and install them wherever the last guy did If there is a possibility of moisture collecting on boths sides of a lower structural member stick a grommet on each side of it After comshypletion of the finish coats the center hole should be cut out with a fine blade Exacto knife or similar tool rather than punching through leaving a ridge which would impede free flow

Inspection rings are soluble in dope and cement solvents so if that is the finish you are using care must be taken to prevent curling of the ring when the finish dries One method of avoiding this is to install a fabric doubler slightly larger than the inspection ring This has the added benefit of chafe protection as the inspection plate is removed and reinstalled numerous times in subshysequent years

Pre-cut cotton patches for this purshypose are no longer available from most suppliers We have found a better method using Dacron fabric which also lends itself to the odd shaped doublers you will need around strut fittings etc Staple or tape a piece of fabric over the open end of a cardboard box iron it lightly to remove any wrinkles and coat it with Dacproofer or your other primer (thinned U-500 adhesive if you are using Superflite System II) When this is dry you can draw the desired outline in pencil and cut out with ordinary straight bladed scissors without any ravelled edges A two pound coffee can

makes the right sized inspection ring doubler

The points at which cables exit the fabric such as the rudder cables in the aft fuselage require more beef than jllSt a second layer of fabric A suitable deshyvice can be fabricated by cutting a tearshydrop shape from a scrap of leatherette or similar upholstery material On proshyduction J-3s Piper applied these in black after the last coat of yellow dope They looked like a trim accent You may cement them on before the finish color is applied if you want them to be less conspicuous

Build-up or filler coat application beshygins after everything is stuck on Old grade A cotton enthusiasts may feel that they are not doin right if they dont brush on a few coats of clear dope beshyfore spraying anything If you subscribe to this school of thought be sure you use a highly plasticized non tautening dope as the very process of brushing the material appears to accelerate shrinking of the fabric The Dacprooferl Sprafill manual calls for an all spray apshyplication and all of the filler coats are of a lightly pigmented aluminum dope A minimum of three coats is applied and unless you are striving for a showplane finish sanding between each coat is not necessary

It is common practice to hang wings vertically by attach fittings and ai leron hinges This allows both sides to be sprayed at one time rather than having to wait for one side to dry before turning the surface over It is easy to shortshychange the leading edges when hangshying and this is the area which should perhaps get more finish build up than the rest of the wing Clever airplane reshybuilders particularly those who plan to do more than one project construct a fixture that allows the wing to be rotated like a chicken on a rotisserie The fuseshylage may be handled the same way even more easily so long as the engine is removed Merely bolt two 2 x 4s vershytically and two horizontally on the enshygine mount The tailpost can rest on a sawhorse in either the upright or inshyverted position

Sanding on the fabric surfaces can be a fooler if you are not familiar with the process Wet-or-dry sandpaper with a grit in the neighbordhood of 220 is a good place to start Use plenty of water to keep the paper from loading Youll find that you can lean hard on the sandpaper and rub til your arms tire in the unsupported areas between ribs and stringers but one swipe over a solid structure will remove the finish clear down to the fabric and can even cut the fabric if not approached with caution

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US Postal Service officials from the Colorado Springs Post Office were very cooperative in all arrangements for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail flights From left are Robin Hyatt public relations specialist for the Postal Service Bill Madsen past president of the Colorado Aviation Historical Society and Anniversary Chairman and Jim Van Natter customer service rep for the Post Office

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Jim Warren (EAA 154193 AlC 9497) (left) in front of his Waco QCF-2 biplane with passenger Virgil Vaughan ex-captain United Airlines and early airmail pilot Taken at Front Range Airport near Watkins Colorado on May 19 1986 12 OCTOBER 1986

by Bill Madsen Colorado Aviation Historical Society

Saturday May 31 1986 A beautiful morning after two days of rain

Wearing helmets goggles white scarves and with wind on their cheeks six owner-pilots took off in their Waco QCF-2 and Stearman PT-17 open cockpit biplanes They were celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airshymail

They flew the old Amber Three Airshyway which ran from Pueblo to Colorado Springs to Denver to Cheyenne Wyomshying and return They carried in their mai l pouches special cachet envelopes canshycelled and dated by the United States Postal Service officials in honor of the occasion

Prior to departure each of the pilots was sworn in as airmai l pilot for one day by Postmasters in each of the fou r cities involved Each of the airmen was presented with a handsome framed Certificate of Appreciation from the Postal Service dated and signed by the Postmaster

The airmail anniversary flights were sponsored by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society an organization of people devoted to recording docushymenting and preserving the history of aviation in the Columbine State The cachet envelope logo was drawn by Lt Col Bill Dunn (USAF Ret) artist proshylific writer Society member and the first American to become an Ace in WW II while flying Spitfires in No 71 Eagle Squadron RAF

Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs past president of the Historical Society was designated chairman of the 60th Anshyniversary of Colorado Airmail project

Delivery of US Mail by air began on May 31 1926 when CAM no 12 - Conshytract Air Mail route no 12 - was asshysigned to The Colorado Airways Inc Anthony Joseph general manager Madsen said It was a year before Charles Lindbergh would make his fashymous flight to Paris in the Spirit of St Louis

The contract called for the Denver firm to operate an airmail service south from Cheyenne Wyoming to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo and reshyturn - daily Airway beacons were placed along the Amber Three Airway at approximately 20 mile intervals to guide the pilots at night

Venerable Standard J-1 open cockpit biplanes powered by 150 hp HispanoshySuiza engines were the aircraft first used in Colorado For the 60th Annivershysary flights it was desired to use airplanes as near as possible to the old Standard J-1 so

Harry Blout retired Air Force lieutenshyant-colonel and himself the owner of a splendid Stearman PT-17 blue and yellow with the circle-star-red center markings of the famous WW II primary trainers was appointed as Operations Officer for the project

At an initial planning meeting atshytended by Harry Blout Jesse Smith Dewey Reinhard and Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs Bill Feder and Mel Harmon of Pueblo and Dave Scherer of Denver it was determined that two points were keys to success (1) Postal Service officials approval of the plan for civil pilots to carry the cachet airmail in private aircraft and (2) secure the sershyvices of owner-pilots who would volunshyteer to fly the air mail routes and adshyvance publicity sorties without compenshysation

In addition to Harry Blout two other Historical Society members were ownshyers of Stearman PT-17s Dr Curtis Kimshyball of Sterling Colorado and John Schoonhoven of Evergreen

The pilots recruited others who were owners of open cockpit biplanes and who were delighted at the opportunity to fly the airmail They were Jack Stapleton of Colorado Springs Jim Walters of Parker Jim Warren of Denshyver with his beautiful Waco QCF-2 Tom Newell of Colorado Springs and Russ Wilder of Lakewood Each flyer selected his own copilot

Postal Service officials were enshythusiastic over the airmail plan and promised full support and cooperation They agreed to swear-in the pilots for a day provide certificates have available stamps and hand-cancelling equipment and personnel at the various airports on May 31 In addition their public relations people provided photo support coordi-

Harry Blout of Colorado Springs was the Operations Officer for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail He obtained the services of six owner-pilots who flew the mail routes in their open cockpit biplanes The Anniversary was planned by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society of which Harry is a member Blout flew the Amber 3 Airway segment from Denver to Colorado Springs

nation with news media and plans for a By 830 am on May 31 all pilots story in their own internal magazine were in position at their assigned airshy

It was a great adventure a pure joy ports Dr Curtis Kimball was in to fly the airmail and a great effort to Cheyenne at Air Ventures in the old participate in a milestone in the history United Airlines Hangar in time to greet of Colorado aviation exclaimed John Ed Merriott vice-president of the HistorshySchoon hoven at the end of the day ical Society

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Piloting his Stearman PT-17 John Schoonhoven (left) lines up with Dave Callender p~ior to flying air mail from Denver to Cheyenne on Saturday May 31 1986 In connection with 60th Anniversary of Colorado Air Mail over old Amber 3 Airway Taken at Denvers Stapleton International Airport

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In Denver two pilots were on line at Combs-Gates aircraft facility both flyshying PT-17s They were Harry Blout and John Schoonhoven who enjoyed workshying with news media signing autogshyraphs and posing for pictures

At Colorado Springs Jack Stapleton and Jim Warren experienced the same pleasurable activities at Colorado Jet Center on the municipal airport In Pueshyblo Tom Newell was enthralled with the reception he got there from the local people gathered at Flower Aviation

At 900 am the pilots were sworn in by the Postmaster in each of the four cities Then the cachet envelopes were hand cancelled and dated by post office folks equipped to do the job By 1000 am the aircraft were warmed up and ready to taxi out for take off

The plan was for all six pilots to take off simultaneously Three flew route segments to the south and three flew more segments northbound on the Amber Three Airway Dr Kimball flew south to Denver for example and delivshyered his pouch of airmal to the Postshymaster there At Denver Harry Blout flew his blue and yellow Stearman to Colorado Springs at the same time Jack Stapleton got airborne en route to Pueshyblo

Northbound Tom Newell taxiied out at Pueblo to the cheers of the crowd to fly to Colorado Springs at Colorado Springs Jim Warren s outstanding Waco QCF-2 the Reserve Grand Champion Antique at EAAs Oshkosh 85 Convention took off and headed for Denver

John Schoonhoven taxied out at Denshyvers Stapleton International Airport

Postal Service folks loaned the old leather house-to-house mail bag carried by postshymen on foot in the old days for use on Anniversary flights Tom Newell used this pouch to transport special cachet envelopes developed by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society in observance of the 60th Anniversary of the start of Colorado Airmail on May 31 1986 - 60 years later to the day

and took off for the Cheyenne leg of the flight Upon arrival in the latter city he was greeted by Mrs Carol Rookstool Postmistress at the Wyoming city He invited the charming lady to go for a ride in his biplane and she accepted with enthusiasm

Russ Wilder and Jim Walters did

Jim Walters beside his blue and yellow PT-17 sports the knee boots trousers flight jacket and cap much in vogue among the pilots of the 1920s and 30s His beautiful airplane is in immaculate condition This is the primary trainer in which thousands of Army Air Corps pilots learned to fly during WWII

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yeoman work flying their colorful aircraft in advance news media operations beshyfore the event air-to-air photography for TV and newspaper photographers that resulted in extensive publicity

On the day of the airmail celebration Jim Walters Leo Hrdlicka Harry Blout Jack Stapleton and Tom Newell also gave newsmen postal service personshynel and Historical Society workers comshyplimentary rides in their great taildragshygers They were fine back-up people who performed with enthusiasm

In overall performance by all conshycerned in the three years of pre-planshyning for the 60th Anniversary of Colshyorado Airmail those who contributed so much to the success of the project merit an ATTA BOY for a job well done

In Denver Historical Society memshybers who coordinated operations FAA approval FBO arrangements and publicshyity were Dave Scherer and Virgil Vaughn Dewey Reinhard was the publicity and ground operations manager at Colshyorado Springs while Bill Feder recently appointed curator of the Pueblo Historshyical Aircraf1 Museum at Memorial Airshyport did a splended job of all around planning there In Cheyenne Dr Gregshyory Bell was of tremendous help

To all of them a hearty thank you The entire affair proved once again

that there is romance connected with the wonderful open cockpit biplanes where pilots fly for the fun of it with wind in their faces scarves streaming in the wind and the arching blue sky overshyheadbull

by George A Hardie Jr

High wing parasol monoplanes evishydently were favorites of designers of early sport planes This months Mysshytery Plane is a good example of the Golden Age era The photo was submitshyted by John Underwood of Glendale California No date or location was indishycated Answers will be published in the January 1987 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE The deadline for that issue is November 10 1986

The Mystery Plane for July 1986 was the Sullivan K-3 Crested Harpy built by the Sullivan Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Wichita Kansas in 1929 Leonard McGinty PO Box 1193 Tampa FL 33601 who sent in the

photo is seeking drawings with the posshysible intention of building a replica of the airplane

Two readers correctly identified the Sullivan K-3 Cedric Galloway of Hesshyperia California wrote that he attended the Braley School of Flying in Wichita from September 1929 to August 1930 and saw the plane at least twice during the time

Roy Oberg of Rockford Michigan noted the address of the Sullivan comshypany in Wichita was 630 East Gilbert and added The photo depicts serial number one built in 1929 (X370M) Sulshylivan also built NR127V serial number three in 1930 They were Kinner powshyered Sullivan also built at least ten

gliders in 1930 designated SG-1 Other respondents mistakenly idenshy

tified the Sullivan as the Alexander Bulshylet of the same era The two planes are quite similar in appearance but there are marked differences notably in the shape of the fin and rudder and the cabin windshield and window configurashytionbull

---------Mystery Instrument Panel--------shyDear George

With reference to the photo submitted by Ken and Shirley Williams and pubshylished in the September issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE it may have come from the postwar Dart model GC

This airplane was produced in very limited quantity (only 12 or so were built) by Applegate and Weyant Enshygineering Co in 1946 It was powered by the A-100 Continental engine (6 cyl) had a starter and electrical sysshytem hence the ammeter in the cluster Also being a low-wing aircraft it reshyquired a fuel pump therefore the fuel pressure gauge

To the best of my knowledge this was the only aircraft to use this engine as well as the panel shown in the photo

Of those airplanes produced in 1946

there are only five remaining of which three are flyable and the remaining two are being rebuilt

Sincerely Lloyd Washburn Chairman (EAA 33769 AlC 352) Dart Club 3958 East Washburn Drive Port Clinton OH 43452

To Vintage Airplane The all-in-one engine instrument picshy

tured on page 5 of the September 86 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE can be found in the panel of a 1946 Comshymonwealth Skyranger manufactured at Kansas City MO This company I beshylieve built military gliders during WW II and was a descendent of Rearwin There should still be a couple of dozen of this

fine two-seat side-by-side 85 hp high wing airplane still around

How about publishing an article about the Skyranger

Walter E Fischer (EAA 111714 AlC 8609) 1231 Yale Street Oxnard CA 93033

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Aeroplanes by Eldon W Cessna (EAA 96867 AlC 6555) 639 Sierra Street P O Box 862 EI Segundo CA 90245

Editors Note Eldon Cessna was asked to write a brief biographical synopsis for an issue of CHIRP the publication of The Early Birds of Aviation Inc It is reshyprinted here by permission The Early Birds is an organization of pioneers in aeronautics who flew solo before Deshycember 17 1916 As an associate member of the Early Birds Eldon Cessna has served as the groups Vice President since 1980 He and his wife Helen presently live in EI Segundo California GRC

Since my name usually brings up the subject of Cessna Airplanes I am glad to share with you the connection as it relates to me historically especially beshycause of the fact that my father Clyde V Cessna was a charter member of Early Birds of Aviation

My life-long participation in the Aviashytion amp Aerospace Industries started at the age of 4 when my father assembled his own aeroplane in late 1910 and taught himself to fly on the Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma

He had visited with the International Flyers at Oklahoma City and hearing that they had received $10000 for a three-minute exhibition flight - decided this would be more profitable than being General Manager of the Enid Overland Automobile Company

After many trials and mishaps using his native ingenuity he mastered the art of flying and flew exhibitions throughout Kansas Oklahoma and Texas during summer months from 1911 to 1917 He built a new Exhibition Plane each winter in our Farm Workshyshop near Rago Kansas for use during the following summers

It was in November 1916 as Exhibishytion Flying came to an end that incenshytives attracted Dad to set up a shop in Wichita at the Jones Six Automobile Factory Several new aeroplanes were constructed for student-training in 1917

Since this 1917 pilot-training venture in Wichita was a financial failure we reshyturned to farming and custom-threshing wheat in Western Kansas At 10 years

Photo by Lee Fray

Eldon W Cessna in 1976 while serving on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors

of age I drove a 37000 pound Rumely Oil-Pull tractor for both farming and cusshytom-threshing operations My mother did the cooking for our 12-man wheatshypitching crew and our family in a portashyble cookshack We found customshythreshing to be very profitable until the combines replaced threshing-machines in the mid-1920s

We attended the Omaha Air Races in 1921 the St Louis Races in October 1923 and flew our new OXX6 powered New Laird-Swallow to the Dayton Air Races in 1924 On the return flight to Wichita we entered the On-to-Wichita Air Race winning 2nd place prize money This was my first racing experishyence

On December 30 1924 my father and I drove the 45 miles to Wichita from our country home to meet with Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech to make plans for a new aircraft manufacturing company later named Travel Air Manshyufacturing Company After serving as President and principal financier of Travel Air for the first two years he sold the stock and we organized the Cessna Aircraft Company - a Kansas Corporashytion in 1927

Having completed my Mechanical Engineering College courses I became Chief Engineer of Cessna Aircraft Comshypany doing the basic design work for 20 models of Cessna Aircraft including the CW-6 DC-6A DC-6B CPW-6 FCshy1 GC-2 CS-1 MW-1 EC-1 EC-2 CRshy

1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-34 Airmaster During the long depression years of

1930 to 1934 the Cessna Aircraft Comshypany was closed down to conserve reshysources - during which time my father and I rented a factory building from the administrators of a bankrupt aircraft company in Wichita where I designed built and flew the racing aircraft CR-1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-3 and did charshyter flying barnstorming participated in the National Air Races - cross-country and closed course and in scores of smaller race events throughout the nashytion

In my personal airplane as an indishyvidual entrant I won the Speed and Efficiency Race at the National Air Races at Cleveland in 1931 making the title of The Worlds Most Efficient Airplane possible for the Cessna Airshycraft Company which was not operatshying at that time

Also in 1931 I won 3rd place against 67 entrants in the Derbys from Clover Field Santa Monica California and from New York City to Cleveland The eastern and western division met at Bartlesville Oklahoma - and raced on together from Bartlesville to Cleveland

In September 1930 I won the closedshycourse free-for-all race at Sky Harbor Airport in Chicago

In 1932 I entered the Cord Cup Race from Los Angeles Mines Field to Cleveshyland winning 2nd place against a field of 36 entrants

In 1969 I retired (after 31 years of continuous employment) from North American Aviation Inc as Supervisor of Planning for AT-6 P-51 F-86 X-15 B-70 the first post-WW 2 US Rocket Engines and the first Apollo Moonlandshying Modules

During two 3-year terms as governor of the OX5 Aviation Pioneers Southern California Wing I served as treasurer three years secretary one year and president one year

Some aviation recognitions of which I am proud are

bull Experimental Test Pilot Assoc presentation by Bob Hope in Los Angeshyles in 1966 for outstanding contribushytions to Aeronautical Science prior to World War II

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Greats of Aviation Day - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1975

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Photo by C J Alexander Popular singer John Denvers (EAA 139014) pride and joy is this 1931 Waco aCF NC12428 SIN 3569 which he enjoys flying in the high country of the midwest

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OCTOBER 2-5 - PITTSBURGH PENNSYlshyVANIA - 111h Annual International Cessna 120140 Association Convention at Butler Farm Show Airport - Roe 4 miles west of city on Detroit sectional Contact Mike Quinlan Conshyvention Chairman 224 lehr Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15223 phone 412781-4435

OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMA shy29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In sponsored by AlC Chapter 10 lAC Chapter 10 AAA Chapter 2 and Green Country Ultralight Flyers Inc Conshytact Charles W Harris 119 East Fourth Street Tulsa OK 74103 phone 918585-1591

OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMAshyNational Bucker Club 6th Annual Fly-In in conshyjunction with the 29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In Conshytact Frank G Price Rt 1 Box 419 Moody TX 76557 phone 817853-2008

OCTOBER 5 - AllENTOWN PENNSYLVANIA - Triple HeaderEAA Chapter 70 Fly-In BreakshyfastFlea Market Ercoupe Owners Club eastshyern regional fly-in Queen City Municipal Airshyport Contact Steve Kish 215838-9942

OCTOBER 11-12 - SUSSEX NEW JERSEYshyEAA Tri-Chapter Liberty Year Fly-in sponsored by Chapters 73 and 238 and AlC Chapter 7 at

Cessna AeroI21anes (Continued from Preceding Page)

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Golden Age of Air Racing - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1977

bull OX5 Aviation Pioneers Hall of Fame San Francisco - 1982

I accepted induction plaques in the name of my father Clyde V Cessna from the National Hall of Fame in Dayshyton in 1975 and from the International Hall of Fame at San Diego in 1983

In 1977 while serving a three-year term on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors at Hales Corners Wisconsin I served as Nashytional Chairman of the fund-raising committee bull

Sussex Airport Static display only (this is not the annual air show) Awards for outstanding aircraft Everyone welcome Contact Vearl lack 20 Gervic Flanders NJ 07836 phone 201 584-9553 (after 6 pm)

OCTOBER 17-19 - CAMDEN SOUTH CAROLINA - EAA AntiqueClassic Division Chapter 3 Fall Fly-In Contact E M Butch Joyce phone 919427-0216

OCTOBER 17-19 - CASA GRANDE ARIZONA - 15th Annual Copperstate Fly-In NEW lOshyCATION Contact Ray Backstrom 602744shy1487 or Bob Hasson 6021298-3522

MARCH 15-21 - lAKELAND FLORIDA - 13th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Contact Bonnie Higbie P O Box 6750 lakeland Fl 33807

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other planes in the meantime including a Piper Pacer for a doctor friend the

Bill Haseltons

Story and photos by Gene R Chase

Bill Haseltori (EAA 22608 NC 91) of quired an extra Fleet fuselage that Buck South Bend Indiana is a school teacher had who has been restoring vintage aircraft That was the start of a project which in his spare time for 26 years In 1973 entailed over 10 years of accumulating he restored E E Buck Hilberts Mr parts and 15 months of actual work on Fleet NC431 K and in the process ac- the Fleet Of course he built up several

Bill Haselton and his Fleet Note the Johnson Air Speed Indicator on the right N strut 18 OCTOBER 1986

proceeds from which financed a major portion of the Fleet project

The component parts which went toshygether to make up Bill s Fleet came from all over the country Following up on an ad in Trade-A-Plane he acquired a Kinner engine plus a set of Fleet wings and horizontal tail surfaces from Harold Franklin in Potsdam New York It seems that Harold had lost his medishycal and disposed of all his aircraft stuff including a complete Fleet 16-B Bill ended up with all of Harold s spares for a Fleet

One year during an EAA Convention at Oshkosh Bill and his wife were visitshying with their neighbors in the campshyground when the subject of swapping airplane parts came up The neighbor mentioned he had a complete Fleet landing gear back home in Jonesboro Arkansas A deal was quickly struck and Bills collection of Fleet parts grew some more

With most of the major parts on hand Bill started the Fleet project At first he did small jobs like cleaning and painting the wing struts and overhauling the mags etc while he completed the docshytors Pacer He welded up the fin and rudder from a factory drawing borrowed from Charlie Smith in Plainfield Illinois Charlie owns a small fleet of Fleets himshyself

The nose bowl is fiberglass from a mold Bill made from a new nose bowl owned by another friend Bud Kilbey The wings needed quite a bit of work most of which was replacing the top wing spar

Fleet Model 2s were originally certifishycated in 1929 with the 5-cylinder Kinner K5 engine of 100 hp Later a field apshyproval was granted for the installation of the Kinner B5 of 125 hp and this is the powerplant in Bills Fleet Its a more practical installation because parts are easier to obtain

Bill had the cylinders for his Kinner chromed and installed new valves pisshytons roller and babbit bearings and he ground the shaft 003 He also reshyplaced the fabric and metal tips on the wood propeller He even overhauled all the instruments including the 1929 Jaeger tachometer which required the installation of a new mainspring Bill said it was no big deal - he also does clock work and ham radio work on the side

Other parts made were the Johnson Air Speed Indicator which is mounted on the right wing N strut and the frame for the distinctive flat windshield for the back cockpit Bill found a man who would cast the frame pieces then he machined them in the shop at school

The Fleet is covered with Razorback fabric which Bill prefers He has reshy

The small windshield is authentic but doesnt offer much protection from the wind

stored 22 planes using linen on one and dacron on another settling on Razorshyback as his favorite process

The red and cream colors aren t aushythentic but Bill likes the combination and he knows of three other Fleets painted the same Other items which aren t authentic but are practical are the tie-down rings on the lower wings and recording tachometer hidden under the engine cowling Bill didnt build up his Fleet to compete for top honors at Oshshykosh but the variances from factory original would only detract from the plane in the eyes of a purist

Some of the details which are authenshytic are the Pioneer compass in the panel the taillight which pOints forward the crash pads on the instrument panel and the small flat windshield which creates very windy conditions for the passenger in the back cockpit Fleets are soloed from the front seat and the small windshield at the back cockpit is a carryover from the old Consolidated PT-1 aircraft

Fleet Model 2s were available from the factory with three options regarding brakes Type A Type B or none at all Bills plane sports the Type B KelseyshyHayes mechanical brakes

Because Bills Fleet was made up of component parts he had no paper work to start with so he obtained the registrashytion number NC413K from a Fleet which was destroyed in 1935 He also used that planes serial number 136 and added an A to it for his plane

Another problem area he encounshytered was obtaining original weight and balance data After spending $125 in phone bills calling all over the country he finally came up with the right numshybers

Bill couldn t locate a carburetor heat

Michigan Phil owns a Kinner-powered Waco INF Bill then made a wood mold and cast a new heat box cut it in two halves then welded them together It looks just like the original except for the weld seam

Bill had problems getting his Fleet licensed The FAA wouldn t permit him to license it as a Model 2 and said it should be a Brewster-Haselton Fleet Brewster bought the Type Certificate No 131 in about 1941 So its a Brewsshyter-Haselton Fleet NC413K SIN 136A and it is licensed standard category

Bill made the first flight of 413K on 41585 and said it flew like a truck During the next 20 hours of flight he gradually got it rigged properly until it flew hands-off just like his 41 T-craft

Fleets were designed primarily as trainers and although they look dainty

Bills fine craftsmanship is evident Forshyward facing tail light is authentic

they are very rugged Movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz performed 46 consecutive outside loops in his Model 2 in 1930

With the short stacks the exhaust noise is very loud even with earplugs and Bill flies maximum one hour legs on cross country flights

Bill is delighted with the performance of 413K It takes off in 250 and seems to climb at a 45 degree angle with him and a full fuel load (24 gallons) on board Top speed is 95-100 mph and it cruises at 85-90 mph at 1750 rpm and 7-1 2-8 gph

Bill made an interesting comparison when he described how light his Fleet is on the controls Its a little doll a little high school girl with the old dowshyagers being the Wacos and Staggershywings This makes one wonder how a Fleet could ever be referred to as Mr bull

box so he borrowed one from Antiquel Under-wing tie-down rings are an improvement over tying to lower strut ends with Classic Advisor Phil Coulson of Lawton pressure on wing leading edges

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19

I ~ype ClubActivities

A recent Taylorcraft Owners Club newsletter reported that one of their members was flying along the skyline of New York City in their 1941 Taylorshycraft when lie experienced problems in getting the fuel to transfer from his wing tank to the main To play it safe he made a precautionary landing on the Weehawken Pier After the usual forshymalities with the FAA and the township director of public safety he was given permission to take off

The pilot in discussing this with Barshyney Bixler who heads up the Taylorcraft Owners Club asked about the 85 hp models which have larger vented fuel caps providing more ram air to move the fuel down into the nose tank Barney recalled discussing the fuel transfer problem with Charlie Feris (now deshyceased) and Charlie stated he would not let his students transfer any fuel until the nose tank was down to its last four gallons

Charlies technique was to pull the airplane up into a stall then letting the nose drop making a long smooth pullshyout keeping the T-craft on the step He said he never had any trouble getting those six gallons down from the wing tank

Barney suggests that a pipe cleaner be run through the vent pipe on the cap IJeriodically as the passageway does get blocked especially in the spring when the bugs are active

For information on the Taylorcraft Owners Club contact Bruce Barney Bixler 12809 Greenbower NE Alshyliance OH 44601

l ampled by Gene (hase

Bellanca enthusiasts now have their own newsletter Bellanca Contact is a quarterly newsletter published in Milshywaukee Wisconsin by Lawrence DAtshytilio and Pamela Foard who are restorshying a 1949 Bellanca Cruisair The first issue was released this past July conshytaining 16 pages of text photos and diashygrams - all professionally done

Larry and Pam hope to give Bellanca owners of all models including the Champion line a printed means of sharshying information Bellanca Contact is primarily a technical publication which fills a gap long left open for this imporshytant group of aircraft owners

Subscription rates are four issues and four updates - $1800 or eight isshysues and eight updates - $3200 Conshytact Lawrence DAttilio and Pamela Foard 1820 N 166th Street Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414784-2129

We recently received several years worth of back issues of the Aeronca Lovers Club newsletters and noted the coverage of many interesting subjects including rigging the aircraft radio inshystallation weight and balance source of parts and complete aircraft oleo maintenance swinging the compass plexiglass hints etc

The Aeronca Lovers Club is one of four Aeronca Type Clubs and is typical of the organizations which furnish valushyable information on specific models of aircraft to their members

The ALC is dedicated to keeping Aeroncas (including the Bellanca and Champion versions) flying through betshyter information and parts availability It was started and is operated by C L Buzz Wagner at the urging of attenshydees at the Aeronca forums he has conshyducted at the Annual EAA Conventions at Oshkosh since 1970 Buzz is an AampP AI FBO has owned over 70

Aeroncas and also owns several STCs covering Aeronca modifications

For information on the Aeronca Lovers Club contact Buzz Wagner at Box 3 401 1st Street East Clark SO 57225 phone 605532-3862

The 27th Annual Waco Reunion FlyshyIn held June 26-29 1986 at Hamilton Ohio featured 40 of the finest Wacos from 18 states and Canada Excellent weather and many new arrivals enshyhanced this event the greatest gathershying of dedicated Waco enthusiasts ever assembled anywhere It is a reunion where craftsmen meet craftsmen and pilots meet pilots all of whom are dedishycated to the task of restoring flying and preserving another of the greatest airplanes ever built

Of the 40 total in attendance 23 difshyferent models of Wacos from the 1928 GXE to the 1941 VKS-7F were on the flight line at Hamilton A special Attenshydance Award was presented to Bob and Doug Leavens who have flown their 1928 OX5 powered model GXE from Toronto Canada to the reunion almost every year

Still available from the National Waco Club are many Waco parts plus original data plates new original decals inshystruction manuals (new not used) and the following books Waco History Famous F Series Versatile Cabin Series Waco Taperwing and Waco Production

For information on the National Waco Club contact them at 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton Ohio 45015

20 OCTOBER 1986

1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS The following is a listing of new members who have joined the EM AntiqueClassic Division (through July 28

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Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

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Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

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North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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quires much rubbing and polishing Some semblance of a gloss on pigshymented dope may be obtained by top coating with clear dope reduced with reshytarding thinner Of course you re anxshyious to get the pieces assembled in a shape resembling an airplane again but remember its a lot easier to polish the individual surfaces in your shop than standing tiptoe on a shaky stepladshyder out at the airport The importance of a coat of wax on a doped finish can t be overemphasized If you ve got some eager youngsters who would like to trade polishing for an airplane ride conshysider yourself lucky and put them to work Keep it clean keep it waxed keep it hangared and you can keep from havshying to do this allover again for years to come bull

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US Postal Service officials from the Colorado Springs Post Office were very cooperative in all arrangements for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail flights From left are Robin Hyatt public relations specialist for the Postal Service Bill Madsen past president of the Colorado Aviation Historical Society and Anniversary Chairman and Jim Van Natter customer service rep for the Post Office

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Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Jim Warren (EAA 154193 AlC 9497) (left) in front of his Waco QCF-2 biplane with passenger Virgil Vaughan ex-captain United Airlines and early airmail pilot Taken at Front Range Airport near Watkins Colorado on May 19 1986 12 OCTOBER 1986

by Bill Madsen Colorado Aviation Historical Society

Saturday May 31 1986 A beautiful morning after two days of rain

Wearing helmets goggles white scarves and with wind on their cheeks six owner-pilots took off in their Waco QCF-2 and Stearman PT-17 open cockpit biplanes They were celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airshymail

They flew the old Amber Three Airshyway which ran from Pueblo to Colorado Springs to Denver to Cheyenne Wyomshying and return They carried in their mai l pouches special cachet envelopes canshycelled and dated by the United States Postal Service officials in honor of the occasion

Prior to departure each of the pilots was sworn in as airmai l pilot for one day by Postmasters in each of the fou r cities involved Each of the airmen was presented with a handsome framed Certificate of Appreciation from the Postal Service dated and signed by the Postmaster

The airmail anniversary flights were sponsored by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society an organization of people devoted to recording docushymenting and preserving the history of aviation in the Columbine State The cachet envelope logo was drawn by Lt Col Bill Dunn (USAF Ret) artist proshylific writer Society member and the first American to become an Ace in WW II while flying Spitfires in No 71 Eagle Squadron RAF

Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs past president of the Historical Society was designated chairman of the 60th Anshyniversary of Colorado Airmail project

Delivery of US Mail by air began on May 31 1926 when CAM no 12 - Conshytract Air Mail route no 12 - was asshysigned to The Colorado Airways Inc Anthony Joseph general manager Madsen said It was a year before Charles Lindbergh would make his fashymous flight to Paris in the Spirit of St Louis

The contract called for the Denver firm to operate an airmail service south from Cheyenne Wyoming to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo and reshyturn - daily Airway beacons were placed along the Amber Three Airway at approximately 20 mile intervals to guide the pilots at night

Venerable Standard J-1 open cockpit biplanes powered by 150 hp HispanoshySuiza engines were the aircraft first used in Colorado For the 60th Annivershysary flights it was desired to use airplanes as near as possible to the old Standard J-1 so

Harry Blout retired Air Force lieutenshyant-colonel and himself the owner of a splendid Stearman PT-17 blue and yellow with the circle-star-red center markings of the famous WW II primary trainers was appointed as Operations Officer for the project

At an initial planning meeting atshytended by Harry Blout Jesse Smith Dewey Reinhard and Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs Bill Feder and Mel Harmon of Pueblo and Dave Scherer of Denver it was determined that two points were keys to success (1) Postal Service officials approval of the plan for civil pilots to carry the cachet airmail in private aircraft and (2) secure the sershyvices of owner-pilots who would volunshyteer to fly the air mail routes and adshyvance publicity sorties without compenshysation

In addition to Harry Blout two other Historical Society members were ownshyers of Stearman PT-17s Dr Curtis Kimshyball of Sterling Colorado and John Schoonhoven of Evergreen

The pilots recruited others who were owners of open cockpit biplanes and who were delighted at the opportunity to fly the airmail They were Jack Stapleton of Colorado Springs Jim Walters of Parker Jim Warren of Denshyver with his beautiful Waco QCF-2 Tom Newell of Colorado Springs and Russ Wilder of Lakewood Each flyer selected his own copilot

Postal Service officials were enshythusiastic over the airmail plan and promised full support and cooperation They agreed to swear-in the pilots for a day provide certificates have available stamps and hand-cancelling equipment and personnel at the various airports on May 31 In addition their public relations people provided photo support coordi-

Harry Blout of Colorado Springs was the Operations Officer for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail He obtained the services of six owner-pilots who flew the mail routes in their open cockpit biplanes The Anniversary was planned by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society of which Harry is a member Blout flew the Amber 3 Airway segment from Denver to Colorado Springs

nation with news media and plans for a By 830 am on May 31 all pilots story in their own internal magazine were in position at their assigned airshy

It was a great adventure a pure joy ports Dr Curtis Kimball was in to fly the airmail and a great effort to Cheyenne at Air Ventures in the old participate in a milestone in the history United Airlines Hangar in time to greet of Colorado aviation exclaimed John Ed Merriott vice-president of the HistorshySchoon hoven at the end of the day ical Society

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Piloting his Stearman PT-17 John Schoonhoven (left) lines up with Dave Callender p~ior to flying air mail from Denver to Cheyenne on Saturday May 31 1986 In connection with 60th Anniversary of Colorado Air Mail over old Amber 3 Airway Taken at Denvers Stapleton International Airport

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In Denver two pilots were on line at Combs-Gates aircraft facility both flyshying PT-17s They were Harry Blout and John Schoonhoven who enjoyed workshying with news media signing autogshyraphs and posing for pictures

At Colorado Springs Jack Stapleton and Jim Warren experienced the same pleasurable activities at Colorado Jet Center on the municipal airport In Pueshyblo Tom Newell was enthralled with the reception he got there from the local people gathered at Flower Aviation

At 900 am the pilots were sworn in by the Postmaster in each of the four cities Then the cachet envelopes were hand cancelled and dated by post office folks equipped to do the job By 1000 am the aircraft were warmed up and ready to taxi out for take off

The plan was for all six pilots to take off simultaneously Three flew route segments to the south and three flew more segments northbound on the Amber Three Airway Dr Kimball flew south to Denver for example and delivshyered his pouch of airmal to the Postshymaster there At Denver Harry Blout flew his blue and yellow Stearman to Colorado Springs at the same time Jack Stapleton got airborne en route to Pueshyblo

Northbound Tom Newell taxiied out at Pueblo to the cheers of the crowd to fly to Colorado Springs at Colorado Springs Jim Warren s outstanding Waco QCF-2 the Reserve Grand Champion Antique at EAAs Oshkosh 85 Convention took off and headed for Denver

John Schoonhoven taxied out at Denshyvers Stapleton International Airport

Postal Service folks loaned the old leather house-to-house mail bag carried by postshymen on foot in the old days for use on Anniversary flights Tom Newell used this pouch to transport special cachet envelopes developed by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society in observance of the 60th Anniversary of the start of Colorado Airmail on May 31 1986 - 60 years later to the day

and took off for the Cheyenne leg of the flight Upon arrival in the latter city he was greeted by Mrs Carol Rookstool Postmistress at the Wyoming city He invited the charming lady to go for a ride in his biplane and she accepted with enthusiasm

Russ Wilder and Jim Walters did

Jim Walters beside his blue and yellow PT-17 sports the knee boots trousers flight jacket and cap much in vogue among the pilots of the 1920s and 30s His beautiful airplane is in immaculate condition This is the primary trainer in which thousands of Army Air Corps pilots learned to fly during WWII

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yeoman work flying their colorful aircraft in advance news media operations beshyfore the event air-to-air photography for TV and newspaper photographers that resulted in extensive publicity

On the day of the airmail celebration Jim Walters Leo Hrdlicka Harry Blout Jack Stapleton and Tom Newell also gave newsmen postal service personshynel and Historical Society workers comshyplimentary rides in their great taildragshygers They were fine back-up people who performed with enthusiasm

In overall performance by all conshycerned in the three years of pre-planshyning for the 60th Anniversary of Colshyorado Airmail those who contributed so much to the success of the project merit an ATTA BOY for a job well done

In Denver Historical Society memshybers who coordinated operations FAA approval FBO arrangements and publicshyity were Dave Scherer and Virgil Vaughn Dewey Reinhard was the publicity and ground operations manager at Colshyorado Springs while Bill Feder recently appointed curator of the Pueblo Historshyical Aircraf1 Museum at Memorial Airshyport did a splended job of all around planning there In Cheyenne Dr Gregshyory Bell was of tremendous help

To all of them a hearty thank you The entire affair proved once again

that there is romance connected with the wonderful open cockpit biplanes where pilots fly for the fun of it with wind in their faces scarves streaming in the wind and the arching blue sky overshyheadbull

by George A Hardie Jr

High wing parasol monoplanes evishydently were favorites of designers of early sport planes This months Mysshytery Plane is a good example of the Golden Age era The photo was submitshyted by John Underwood of Glendale California No date or location was indishycated Answers will be published in the January 1987 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE The deadline for that issue is November 10 1986

The Mystery Plane for July 1986 was the Sullivan K-3 Crested Harpy built by the Sullivan Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Wichita Kansas in 1929 Leonard McGinty PO Box 1193 Tampa FL 33601 who sent in the

photo is seeking drawings with the posshysible intention of building a replica of the airplane

Two readers correctly identified the Sullivan K-3 Cedric Galloway of Hesshyperia California wrote that he attended the Braley School of Flying in Wichita from September 1929 to August 1930 and saw the plane at least twice during the time

Roy Oberg of Rockford Michigan noted the address of the Sullivan comshypany in Wichita was 630 East Gilbert and added The photo depicts serial number one built in 1929 (X370M) Sulshylivan also built NR127V serial number three in 1930 They were Kinner powshyered Sullivan also built at least ten

gliders in 1930 designated SG-1 Other respondents mistakenly idenshy

tified the Sullivan as the Alexander Bulshylet of the same era The two planes are quite similar in appearance but there are marked differences notably in the shape of the fin and rudder and the cabin windshield and window configurashytionbull

---------Mystery Instrument Panel--------shyDear George

With reference to the photo submitted by Ken and Shirley Williams and pubshylished in the September issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE it may have come from the postwar Dart model GC

This airplane was produced in very limited quantity (only 12 or so were built) by Applegate and Weyant Enshygineering Co in 1946 It was powered by the A-100 Continental engine (6 cyl) had a starter and electrical sysshytem hence the ammeter in the cluster Also being a low-wing aircraft it reshyquired a fuel pump therefore the fuel pressure gauge

To the best of my knowledge this was the only aircraft to use this engine as well as the panel shown in the photo

Of those airplanes produced in 1946

there are only five remaining of which three are flyable and the remaining two are being rebuilt

Sincerely Lloyd Washburn Chairman (EAA 33769 AlC 352) Dart Club 3958 East Washburn Drive Port Clinton OH 43452

To Vintage Airplane The all-in-one engine instrument picshy

tured on page 5 of the September 86 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE can be found in the panel of a 1946 Comshymonwealth Skyranger manufactured at Kansas City MO This company I beshylieve built military gliders during WW II and was a descendent of Rearwin There should still be a couple of dozen of this

fine two-seat side-by-side 85 hp high wing airplane still around

How about publishing an article about the Skyranger

Walter E Fischer (EAA 111714 AlC 8609) 1231 Yale Street Oxnard CA 93033

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

Aeroplanes by Eldon W Cessna (EAA 96867 AlC 6555) 639 Sierra Street P O Box 862 EI Segundo CA 90245

Editors Note Eldon Cessna was asked to write a brief biographical synopsis for an issue of CHIRP the publication of The Early Birds of Aviation Inc It is reshyprinted here by permission The Early Birds is an organization of pioneers in aeronautics who flew solo before Deshycember 17 1916 As an associate member of the Early Birds Eldon Cessna has served as the groups Vice President since 1980 He and his wife Helen presently live in EI Segundo California GRC

Since my name usually brings up the subject of Cessna Airplanes I am glad to share with you the connection as it relates to me historically especially beshycause of the fact that my father Clyde V Cessna was a charter member of Early Birds of Aviation

My life-long participation in the Aviashytion amp Aerospace Industries started at the age of 4 when my father assembled his own aeroplane in late 1910 and taught himself to fly on the Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma

He had visited with the International Flyers at Oklahoma City and hearing that they had received $10000 for a three-minute exhibition flight - decided this would be more profitable than being General Manager of the Enid Overland Automobile Company

After many trials and mishaps using his native ingenuity he mastered the art of flying and flew exhibitions throughout Kansas Oklahoma and Texas during summer months from 1911 to 1917 He built a new Exhibition Plane each winter in our Farm Workshyshop near Rago Kansas for use during the following summers

It was in November 1916 as Exhibishytion Flying came to an end that incenshytives attracted Dad to set up a shop in Wichita at the Jones Six Automobile Factory Several new aeroplanes were constructed for student-training in 1917

Since this 1917 pilot-training venture in Wichita was a financial failure we reshyturned to farming and custom-threshing wheat in Western Kansas At 10 years

Photo by Lee Fray

Eldon W Cessna in 1976 while serving on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors

of age I drove a 37000 pound Rumely Oil-Pull tractor for both farming and cusshytom-threshing operations My mother did the cooking for our 12-man wheatshypitching crew and our family in a portashyble cookshack We found customshythreshing to be very profitable until the combines replaced threshing-machines in the mid-1920s

We attended the Omaha Air Races in 1921 the St Louis Races in October 1923 and flew our new OXX6 powered New Laird-Swallow to the Dayton Air Races in 1924 On the return flight to Wichita we entered the On-to-Wichita Air Race winning 2nd place prize money This was my first racing experishyence

On December 30 1924 my father and I drove the 45 miles to Wichita from our country home to meet with Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech to make plans for a new aircraft manufacturing company later named Travel Air Manshyufacturing Company After serving as President and principal financier of Travel Air for the first two years he sold the stock and we organized the Cessna Aircraft Company - a Kansas Corporashytion in 1927

Having completed my Mechanical Engineering College courses I became Chief Engineer of Cessna Aircraft Comshypany doing the basic design work for 20 models of Cessna Aircraft including the CW-6 DC-6A DC-6B CPW-6 FCshy1 GC-2 CS-1 MW-1 EC-1 EC-2 CRshy

1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-34 Airmaster During the long depression years of

1930 to 1934 the Cessna Aircraft Comshypany was closed down to conserve reshysources - during which time my father and I rented a factory building from the administrators of a bankrupt aircraft company in Wichita where I designed built and flew the racing aircraft CR-1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-3 and did charshyter flying barnstorming participated in the National Air Races - cross-country and closed course and in scores of smaller race events throughout the nashytion

In my personal airplane as an indishyvidual entrant I won the Speed and Efficiency Race at the National Air Races at Cleveland in 1931 making the title of The Worlds Most Efficient Airplane possible for the Cessna Airshycraft Company which was not operatshying at that time

Also in 1931 I won 3rd place against 67 entrants in the Derbys from Clover Field Santa Monica California and from New York City to Cleveland The eastern and western division met at Bartlesville Oklahoma - and raced on together from Bartlesville to Cleveland

In September 1930 I won the closedshycourse free-for-all race at Sky Harbor Airport in Chicago

In 1932 I entered the Cord Cup Race from Los Angeles Mines Field to Cleveshyland winning 2nd place against a field of 36 entrants

In 1969 I retired (after 31 years of continuous employment) from North American Aviation Inc as Supervisor of Planning for AT-6 P-51 F-86 X-15 B-70 the first post-WW 2 US Rocket Engines and the first Apollo Moonlandshying Modules

During two 3-year terms as governor of the OX5 Aviation Pioneers Southern California Wing I served as treasurer three years secretary one year and president one year

Some aviation recognitions of which I am proud are

bull Experimental Test Pilot Assoc presentation by Bob Hope in Los Angeshyles in 1966 for outstanding contribushytions to Aeronautical Science prior to World War II

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Greats of Aviation Day - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1975

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16 OCTOBER 1986

Photo by C J Alexander Popular singer John Denvers (EAA 139014) pride and joy is this 1931 Waco aCF NC12428 SIN 3569 which he enjoys flying in the high country of the midwest

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OCTOBER 2-5 - PITTSBURGH PENNSYlshyVANIA - 111h Annual International Cessna 120140 Association Convention at Butler Farm Show Airport - Roe 4 miles west of city on Detroit sectional Contact Mike Quinlan Conshyvention Chairman 224 lehr Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15223 phone 412781-4435

OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMA shy29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In sponsored by AlC Chapter 10 lAC Chapter 10 AAA Chapter 2 and Green Country Ultralight Flyers Inc Conshytact Charles W Harris 119 East Fourth Street Tulsa OK 74103 phone 918585-1591

OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMAshyNational Bucker Club 6th Annual Fly-In in conshyjunction with the 29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In Conshytact Frank G Price Rt 1 Box 419 Moody TX 76557 phone 817853-2008

OCTOBER 5 - AllENTOWN PENNSYLVANIA - Triple HeaderEAA Chapter 70 Fly-In BreakshyfastFlea Market Ercoupe Owners Club eastshyern regional fly-in Queen City Municipal Airshyport Contact Steve Kish 215838-9942

OCTOBER 11-12 - SUSSEX NEW JERSEYshyEAA Tri-Chapter Liberty Year Fly-in sponsored by Chapters 73 and 238 and AlC Chapter 7 at

Cessna AeroI21anes (Continued from Preceding Page)

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Golden Age of Air Racing - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1977

bull OX5 Aviation Pioneers Hall of Fame San Francisco - 1982

I accepted induction plaques in the name of my father Clyde V Cessna from the National Hall of Fame in Dayshyton in 1975 and from the International Hall of Fame at San Diego in 1983

In 1977 while serving a three-year term on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors at Hales Corners Wisconsin I served as Nashytional Chairman of the fund-raising committee bull

Sussex Airport Static display only (this is not the annual air show) Awards for outstanding aircraft Everyone welcome Contact Vearl lack 20 Gervic Flanders NJ 07836 phone 201 584-9553 (after 6 pm)

OCTOBER 17-19 - CAMDEN SOUTH CAROLINA - EAA AntiqueClassic Division Chapter 3 Fall Fly-In Contact E M Butch Joyce phone 919427-0216

OCTOBER 17-19 - CASA GRANDE ARIZONA - 15th Annual Copperstate Fly-In NEW lOshyCATION Contact Ray Backstrom 602744shy1487 or Bob Hasson 6021298-3522

MARCH 15-21 - lAKELAND FLORIDA - 13th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Contact Bonnie Higbie P O Box 6750 lakeland Fl 33807

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

other planes in the meantime including a Piper Pacer for a doctor friend the

Bill Haseltons

Story and photos by Gene R Chase

Bill Haseltori (EAA 22608 NC 91) of quired an extra Fleet fuselage that Buck South Bend Indiana is a school teacher had who has been restoring vintage aircraft That was the start of a project which in his spare time for 26 years In 1973 entailed over 10 years of accumulating he restored E E Buck Hilberts Mr parts and 15 months of actual work on Fleet NC431 K and in the process ac- the Fleet Of course he built up several

Bill Haselton and his Fleet Note the Johnson Air Speed Indicator on the right N strut 18 OCTOBER 1986

proceeds from which financed a major portion of the Fleet project

The component parts which went toshygether to make up Bill s Fleet came from all over the country Following up on an ad in Trade-A-Plane he acquired a Kinner engine plus a set of Fleet wings and horizontal tail surfaces from Harold Franklin in Potsdam New York It seems that Harold had lost his medishycal and disposed of all his aircraft stuff including a complete Fleet 16-B Bill ended up with all of Harold s spares for a Fleet

One year during an EAA Convention at Oshkosh Bill and his wife were visitshying with their neighbors in the campshyground when the subject of swapping airplane parts came up The neighbor mentioned he had a complete Fleet landing gear back home in Jonesboro Arkansas A deal was quickly struck and Bills collection of Fleet parts grew some more

With most of the major parts on hand Bill started the Fleet project At first he did small jobs like cleaning and painting the wing struts and overhauling the mags etc while he completed the docshytors Pacer He welded up the fin and rudder from a factory drawing borrowed from Charlie Smith in Plainfield Illinois Charlie owns a small fleet of Fleets himshyself

The nose bowl is fiberglass from a mold Bill made from a new nose bowl owned by another friend Bud Kilbey The wings needed quite a bit of work most of which was replacing the top wing spar

Fleet Model 2s were originally certifishycated in 1929 with the 5-cylinder Kinner K5 engine of 100 hp Later a field apshyproval was granted for the installation of the Kinner B5 of 125 hp and this is the powerplant in Bills Fleet Its a more practical installation because parts are easier to obtain

Bill had the cylinders for his Kinner chromed and installed new valves pisshytons roller and babbit bearings and he ground the shaft 003 He also reshyplaced the fabric and metal tips on the wood propeller He even overhauled all the instruments including the 1929 Jaeger tachometer which required the installation of a new mainspring Bill said it was no big deal - he also does clock work and ham radio work on the side

Other parts made were the Johnson Air Speed Indicator which is mounted on the right wing N strut and the frame for the distinctive flat windshield for the back cockpit Bill found a man who would cast the frame pieces then he machined them in the shop at school

The Fleet is covered with Razorback fabric which Bill prefers He has reshy

The small windshield is authentic but doesnt offer much protection from the wind

stored 22 planes using linen on one and dacron on another settling on Razorshyback as his favorite process

The red and cream colors aren t aushythentic but Bill likes the combination and he knows of three other Fleets painted the same Other items which aren t authentic but are practical are the tie-down rings on the lower wings and recording tachometer hidden under the engine cowling Bill didnt build up his Fleet to compete for top honors at Oshshykosh but the variances from factory original would only detract from the plane in the eyes of a purist

Some of the details which are authenshytic are the Pioneer compass in the panel the taillight which pOints forward the crash pads on the instrument panel and the small flat windshield which creates very windy conditions for the passenger in the back cockpit Fleets are soloed from the front seat and the small windshield at the back cockpit is a carryover from the old Consolidated PT-1 aircraft

Fleet Model 2s were available from the factory with three options regarding brakes Type A Type B or none at all Bills plane sports the Type B KelseyshyHayes mechanical brakes

Because Bills Fleet was made up of component parts he had no paper work to start with so he obtained the registrashytion number NC413K from a Fleet which was destroyed in 1935 He also used that planes serial number 136 and added an A to it for his plane

Another problem area he encounshytered was obtaining original weight and balance data After spending $125 in phone bills calling all over the country he finally came up with the right numshybers

Bill couldn t locate a carburetor heat

Michigan Phil owns a Kinner-powered Waco INF Bill then made a wood mold and cast a new heat box cut it in two halves then welded them together It looks just like the original except for the weld seam

Bill had problems getting his Fleet licensed The FAA wouldn t permit him to license it as a Model 2 and said it should be a Brewster-Haselton Fleet Brewster bought the Type Certificate No 131 in about 1941 So its a Brewsshyter-Haselton Fleet NC413K SIN 136A and it is licensed standard category

Bill made the first flight of 413K on 41585 and said it flew like a truck During the next 20 hours of flight he gradually got it rigged properly until it flew hands-off just like his 41 T-craft

Fleets were designed primarily as trainers and although they look dainty

Bills fine craftsmanship is evident Forshyward facing tail light is authentic

they are very rugged Movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz performed 46 consecutive outside loops in his Model 2 in 1930

With the short stacks the exhaust noise is very loud even with earplugs and Bill flies maximum one hour legs on cross country flights

Bill is delighted with the performance of 413K It takes off in 250 and seems to climb at a 45 degree angle with him and a full fuel load (24 gallons) on board Top speed is 95-100 mph and it cruises at 85-90 mph at 1750 rpm and 7-1 2-8 gph

Bill made an interesting comparison when he described how light his Fleet is on the controls Its a little doll a little high school girl with the old dowshyagers being the Wacos and Staggershywings This makes one wonder how a Fleet could ever be referred to as Mr bull

box so he borrowed one from Antiquel Under-wing tie-down rings are an improvement over tying to lower strut ends with Classic Advisor Phil Coulson of Lawton pressure on wing leading edges

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19

I ~ype ClubActivities

A recent Taylorcraft Owners Club newsletter reported that one of their members was flying along the skyline of New York City in their 1941 Taylorshycraft when lie experienced problems in getting the fuel to transfer from his wing tank to the main To play it safe he made a precautionary landing on the Weehawken Pier After the usual forshymalities with the FAA and the township director of public safety he was given permission to take off

The pilot in discussing this with Barshyney Bixler who heads up the Taylorcraft Owners Club asked about the 85 hp models which have larger vented fuel caps providing more ram air to move the fuel down into the nose tank Barney recalled discussing the fuel transfer problem with Charlie Feris (now deshyceased) and Charlie stated he would not let his students transfer any fuel until the nose tank was down to its last four gallons

Charlies technique was to pull the airplane up into a stall then letting the nose drop making a long smooth pullshyout keeping the T-craft on the step He said he never had any trouble getting those six gallons down from the wing tank

Barney suggests that a pipe cleaner be run through the vent pipe on the cap IJeriodically as the passageway does get blocked especially in the spring when the bugs are active

For information on the Taylorcraft Owners Club contact Bruce Barney Bixler 12809 Greenbower NE Alshyliance OH 44601

l ampled by Gene (hase

Bellanca enthusiasts now have their own newsletter Bellanca Contact is a quarterly newsletter published in Milshywaukee Wisconsin by Lawrence DAtshytilio and Pamela Foard who are restorshying a 1949 Bellanca Cruisair The first issue was released this past July conshytaining 16 pages of text photos and diashygrams - all professionally done

Larry and Pam hope to give Bellanca owners of all models including the Champion line a printed means of sharshying information Bellanca Contact is primarily a technical publication which fills a gap long left open for this imporshytant group of aircraft owners

Subscription rates are four issues and four updates - $1800 or eight isshysues and eight updates - $3200 Conshytact Lawrence DAttilio and Pamela Foard 1820 N 166th Street Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414784-2129

We recently received several years worth of back issues of the Aeronca Lovers Club newsletters and noted the coverage of many interesting subjects including rigging the aircraft radio inshystallation weight and balance source of parts and complete aircraft oleo maintenance swinging the compass plexiglass hints etc

The Aeronca Lovers Club is one of four Aeronca Type Clubs and is typical of the organizations which furnish valushyable information on specific models of aircraft to their members

The ALC is dedicated to keeping Aeroncas (including the Bellanca and Champion versions) flying through betshyter information and parts availability It was started and is operated by C L Buzz Wagner at the urging of attenshydees at the Aeronca forums he has conshyducted at the Annual EAA Conventions at Oshkosh since 1970 Buzz is an AampP AI FBO has owned over 70

Aeroncas and also owns several STCs covering Aeronca modifications

For information on the Aeronca Lovers Club contact Buzz Wagner at Box 3 401 1st Street East Clark SO 57225 phone 605532-3862

The 27th Annual Waco Reunion FlyshyIn held June 26-29 1986 at Hamilton Ohio featured 40 of the finest Wacos from 18 states and Canada Excellent weather and many new arrivals enshyhanced this event the greatest gathershying of dedicated Waco enthusiasts ever assembled anywhere It is a reunion where craftsmen meet craftsmen and pilots meet pilots all of whom are dedishycated to the task of restoring flying and preserving another of the greatest airplanes ever built

Of the 40 total in attendance 23 difshyferent models of Wacos from the 1928 GXE to the 1941 VKS-7F were on the flight line at Hamilton A special Attenshydance Award was presented to Bob and Doug Leavens who have flown their 1928 OX5 powered model GXE from Toronto Canada to the reunion almost every year

Still available from the National Waco Club are many Waco parts plus original data plates new original decals inshystruction manuals (new not used) and the following books Waco History Famous F Series Versatile Cabin Series Waco Taperwing and Waco Production

For information on the National Waco Club contact them at 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton Ohio 45015

20 OCTOBER 1986

1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS The following is a listing of new members who have joined the EM AntiqueClassic Division (through July 28

1986) We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft Succeeding issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members

Nesmith Richard A Rosemead California

Millard Arthur H Webster Florida

Trimble Mark Branson Missouri

Manning Glenn Allen Rochester Illinois

Hickenbottom John A Barnesville Ohio

Twombly C Robert Monroe Michigan

Woolley Ken Woodland California

Hammond James C Moorpark California

Blalock Anthony C Acworth Georgia

Steidley Robert Torrance California

Chisum Jerry Anchorage Alaska

Cordova Rafael L Santurce Puerto Rico

Neely Jr John J Butler Georgia

Shiels Alan Francis Cheltenham Victoria Australia

Brown Wayne B Sacramento California

Wotring Buddy Kirtland Ohio

Sorensen Bjarne Porsbrund Norway

Wilson Rudolph L Gosport Indiana

McGinnis Dean C Lakeland Florida

Lawrence Myer Ormond Beach Florida

Hoover Ralph C The Plains Virginia

Wooster Kirk Woodstock Georgia

Otey Lloyd L Quinton Virginia

Seppala Jr Ernest Angora Minnesota

Talbot Kenneth S Ridgewood New Jersey

Townsend J Timothy Eugene Oregon

Hughes Kenneth H SI Joseph Missouri

Born Charles W South Berwick Maine

McGowin James E Acworth Georgia

Campfer Scott Cincinnati Ohio

Helming John C Ledyard Connecticut

Possett John Kentwood Michigan

Bondow Bruce A Fridley Minnesota

Pierce Mark O Kansas City Missouri

Browne Paul Exeter Rhode Island

Bilyeu Russel A Clinton Washington

Nault Michael J Kansas City Missouri

Tighe Richard R Kansas City Missouri

McCoy Charles E SI Charles Missouri

Harkin Jack E Buford Georgia

Taylor James A Meriden Kansas

Hodson William L Simi Valley California

Malick Daniel C Gainesville Florida

Holloway David D Wheeling West Virginia

Bedford Alan J Mentor Lake Ohio

Kovacs Jr Frank J BetMlehem Pennsylvania

Drasler William Frank WaUkegan Illinois

Schroeder Robert Appleton Wisconsin

Werner David E Lindsay California

Janssen Duane Barnesville Minnesota

Wright Vernon J SI Joseph Missouri

McMahan Madonna Wausau Wisconsin

Daly Alfred J Plymouth Michigan

Watson William T Arlington Texas

Stankiewicz George W Peabody Maine

Miller Craig Glencoe Minnesota

Heyenbruch Fred Petersburg Kentucky

LaPlant Stephen P Belmont California

Keslin Richard O Lubbock Texas

Patten RThomas Nashville Tennessee

Osborn Anna M Barrington Illinois

Chaney Jr Russ Tucson Arizona

Shields William L Arlington Virginia

Spencer Stuart Grapevine Texas

Peebles John M Ellsworth Michigan

Neumann Alfred J Park Rapids Minnesota

Dominick Jr Frank Elmwood Park Illinois

Forsythe Tom New GlarusWisconsin

Stauffer Robert N Willow Grove Pennsylvania

Ryan Michael C North Hollywood California

Vigorito Thomas Tucson Arizona

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Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

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Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

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North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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Restoration Corner (Continued from Page 11)

Sanding should be concentrated on the edges of the tapes and doublers to minimize ridges If care was taken in the application of the filler coats very little sanding will be required to give a smooth surface for the finish coat Howshyever if the last sanding leaves a splotchy color no matter how smooth it feels a final coat of the silver or filler should be applied before the color If the finish color is to be cream or yellow a first coat of white will provide a much better final appearance with less mateshyrial as the yellow pigments generally have poor hiding properties

The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

quires much rubbing and polishing Some semblance of a gloss on pigshymented dope may be obtained by top coating with clear dope reduced with reshytarding thinner Of course you re anxshyious to get the pieces assembled in a shape resembling an airplane again but remember its a lot easier to polish the individual surfaces in your shop than standing tiptoe on a shaky stepladshyder out at the airport The importance of a coat of wax on a doped finish can t be overemphasized If you ve got some eager youngsters who would like to trade polishing for an airplane ride conshysider yourself lucky and put them to work Keep it clean keep it waxed keep it hangared and you can keep from havshying to do this allover again for years to come bull

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Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs past president of the Historical Society was designated chairman of the 60th Anshyniversary of Colorado Airmail project

Delivery of US Mail by air began on May 31 1926 when CAM no 12 - Conshytract Air Mail route no 12 - was asshysigned to The Colorado Airways Inc Anthony Joseph general manager Madsen said It was a year before Charles Lindbergh would make his fashymous flight to Paris in the Spirit of St Louis

The contract called for the Denver firm to operate an airmail service south from Cheyenne Wyoming to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo and reshyturn - daily Airway beacons were placed along the Amber Three Airway at approximately 20 mile intervals to guide the pilots at night

Venerable Standard J-1 open cockpit biplanes powered by 150 hp HispanoshySuiza engines were the aircraft first used in Colorado For the 60th Annivershysary flights it was desired to use airplanes as near as possible to the old Standard J-1 so

Harry Blout retired Air Force lieutenshyant-colonel and himself the owner of a splendid Stearman PT-17 blue and yellow with the circle-star-red center markings of the famous WW II primary trainers was appointed as Operations Officer for the project

At an initial planning meeting atshytended by Harry Blout Jesse Smith Dewey Reinhard and Bill Madsen of Colorado Springs Bill Feder and Mel Harmon of Pueblo and Dave Scherer of Denver it was determined that two points were keys to success (1) Postal Service officials approval of the plan for civil pilots to carry the cachet airmail in private aircraft and (2) secure the sershyvices of owner-pilots who would volunshyteer to fly the air mail routes and adshyvance publicity sorties without compenshysation

In addition to Harry Blout two other Historical Society members were ownshyers of Stearman PT-17s Dr Curtis Kimshyball of Sterling Colorado and John Schoonhoven of Evergreen

The pilots recruited others who were owners of open cockpit biplanes and who were delighted at the opportunity to fly the airmail They were Jack Stapleton of Colorado Springs Jim Walters of Parker Jim Warren of Denshyver with his beautiful Waco QCF-2 Tom Newell of Colorado Springs and Russ Wilder of Lakewood Each flyer selected his own copilot

Postal Service officials were enshythusiastic over the airmail plan and promised full support and cooperation They agreed to swear-in the pilots for a day provide certificates have available stamps and hand-cancelling equipment and personnel at the various airports on May 31 In addition their public relations people provided photo support coordi-

Harry Blout of Colorado Springs was the Operations Officer for the 60th Anniversary of Colorado Airmail He obtained the services of six owner-pilots who flew the mail routes in their open cockpit biplanes The Anniversary was planned by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society of which Harry is a member Blout flew the Amber 3 Airway segment from Denver to Colorado Springs

nation with news media and plans for a By 830 am on May 31 all pilots story in their own internal magazine were in position at their assigned airshy

It was a great adventure a pure joy ports Dr Curtis Kimball was in to fly the airmail and a great effort to Cheyenne at Air Ventures in the old participate in a milestone in the history United Airlines Hangar in time to greet of Colorado aviation exclaimed John Ed Merriott vice-president of the HistorshySchoon hoven at the end of the day ical Society

Photo by Ed Gerhardt

Piloting his Stearman PT-17 John Schoonhoven (left) lines up with Dave Callender p~ior to flying air mail from Denver to Cheyenne on Saturday May 31 1986 In connection with 60th Anniversary of Colorado Air Mail over old Amber 3 Airway Taken at Denvers Stapleton International Airport

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In Denver two pilots were on line at Combs-Gates aircraft facility both flyshying PT-17s They were Harry Blout and John Schoonhoven who enjoyed workshying with news media signing autogshyraphs and posing for pictures

At Colorado Springs Jack Stapleton and Jim Warren experienced the same pleasurable activities at Colorado Jet Center on the municipal airport In Pueshyblo Tom Newell was enthralled with the reception he got there from the local people gathered at Flower Aviation

At 900 am the pilots were sworn in by the Postmaster in each of the four cities Then the cachet envelopes were hand cancelled and dated by post office folks equipped to do the job By 1000 am the aircraft were warmed up and ready to taxi out for take off

The plan was for all six pilots to take off simultaneously Three flew route segments to the south and three flew more segments northbound on the Amber Three Airway Dr Kimball flew south to Denver for example and delivshyered his pouch of airmal to the Postshymaster there At Denver Harry Blout flew his blue and yellow Stearman to Colorado Springs at the same time Jack Stapleton got airborne en route to Pueshyblo

Northbound Tom Newell taxiied out at Pueblo to the cheers of the crowd to fly to Colorado Springs at Colorado Springs Jim Warren s outstanding Waco QCF-2 the Reserve Grand Champion Antique at EAAs Oshkosh 85 Convention took off and headed for Denver

John Schoonhoven taxied out at Denshyvers Stapleton International Airport

Postal Service folks loaned the old leather house-to-house mail bag carried by postshymen on foot in the old days for use on Anniversary flights Tom Newell used this pouch to transport special cachet envelopes developed by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society in observance of the 60th Anniversary of the start of Colorado Airmail on May 31 1986 - 60 years later to the day

and took off for the Cheyenne leg of the flight Upon arrival in the latter city he was greeted by Mrs Carol Rookstool Postmistress at the Wyoming city He invited the charming lady to go for a ride in his biplane and she accepted with enthusiasm

Russ Wilder and Jim Walters did

Jim Walters beside his blue and yellow PT-17 sports the knee boots trousers flight jacket and cap much in vogue among the pilots of the 1920s and 30s His beautiful airplane is in immaculate condition This is the primary trainer in which thousands of Army Air Corps pilots learned to fly during WWII

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yeoman work flying their colorful aircraft in advance news media operations beshyfore the event air-to-air photography for TV and newspaper photographers that resulted in extensive publicity

On the day of the airmail celebration Jim Walters Leo Hrdlicka Harry Blout Jack Stapleton and Tom Newell also gave newsmen postal service personshynel and Historical Society workers comshyplimentary rides in their great taildragshygers They were fine back-up people who performed with enthusiasm

In overall performance by all conshycerned in the three years of pre-planshyning for the 60th Anniversary of Colshyorado Airmail those who contributed so much to the success of the project merit an ATTA BOY for a job well done

In Denver Historical Society memshybers who coordinated operations FAA approval FBO arrangements and publicshyity were Dave Scherer and Virgil Vaughn Dewey Reinhard was the publicity and ground operations manager at Colshyorado Springs while Bill Feder recently appointed curator of the Pueblo Historshyical Aircraf1 Museum at Memorial Airshyport did a splended job of all around planning there In Cheyenne Dr Gregshyory Bell was of tremendous help

To all of them a hearty thank you The entire affair proved once again

that there is romance connected with the wonderful open cockpit biplanes where pilots fly for the fun of it with wind in their faces scarves streaming in the wind and the arching blue sky overshyheadbull

by George A Hardie Jr

High wing parasol monoplanes evishydently were favorites of designers of early sport planes This months Mysshytery Plane is a good example of the Golden Age era The photo was submitshyted by John Underwood of Glendale California No date or location was indishycated Answers will be published in the January 1987 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE The deadline for that issue is November 10 1986

The Mystery Plane for July 1986 was the Sullivan K-3 Crested Harpy built by the Sullivan Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Wichita Kansas in 1929 Leonard McGinty PO Box 1193 Tampa FL 33601 who sent in the

photo is seeking drawings with the posshysible intention of building a replica of the airplane

Two readers correctly identified the Sullivan K-3 Cedric Galloway of Hesshyperia California wrote that he attended the Braley School of Flying in Wichita from September 1929 to August 1930 and saw the plane at least twice during the time

Roy Oberg of Rockford Michigan noted the address of the Sullivan comshypany in Wichita was 630 East Gilbert and added The photo depicts serial number one built in 1929 (X370M) Sulshylivan also built NR127V serial number three in 1930 They were Kinner powshyered Sullivan also built at least ten

gliders in 1930 designated SG-1 Other respondents mistakenly idenshy

tified the Sullivan as the Alexander Bulshylet of the same era The two planes are quite similar in appearance but there are marked differences notably in the shape of the fin and rudder and the cabin windshield and window configurashytionbull

---------Mystery Instrument Panel--------shyDear George

With reference to the photo submitted by Ken and Shirley Williams and pubshylished in the September issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE it may have come from the postwar Dart model GC

This airplane was produced in very limited quantity (only 12 or so were built) by Applegate and Weyant Enshygineering Co in 1946 It was powered by the A-100 Continental engine (6 cyl) had a starter and electrical sysshytem hence the ammeter in the cluster Also being a low-wing aircraft it reshyquired a fuel pump therefore the fuel pressure gauge

To the best of my knowledge this was the only aircraft to use this engine as well as the panel shown in the photo

Of those airplanes produced in 1946

there are only five remaining of which three are flyable and the remaining two are being rebuilt

Sincerely Lloyd Washburn Chairman (EAA 33769 AlC 352) Dart Club 3958 East Washburn Drive Port Clinton OH 43452

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tured on page 5 of the September 86 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE can be found in the panel of a 1946 Comshymonwealth Skyranger manufactured at Kansas City MO This company I beshylieve built military gliders during WW II and was a descendent of Rearwin There should still be a couple of dozen of this

fine two-seat side-by-side 85 hp high wing airplane still around

How about publishing an article about the Skyranger

Walter E Fischer (EAA 111714 AlC 8609) 1231 Yale Street Oxnard CA 93033

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

Aeroplanes by Eldon W Cessna (EAA 96867 AlC 6555) 639 Sierra Street P O Box 862 EI Segundo CA 90245

Editors Note Eldon Cessna was asked to write a brief biographical synopsis for an issue of CHIRP the publication of The Early Birds of Aviation Inc It is reshyprinted here by permission The Early Birds is an organization of pioneers in aeronautics who flew solo before Deshycember 17 1916 As an associate member of the Early Birds Eldon Cessna has served as the groups Vice President since 1980 He and his wife Helen presently live in EI Segundo California GRC

Since my name usually brings up the subject of Cessna Airplanes I am glad to share with you the connection as it relates to me historically especially beshycause of the fact that my father Clyde V Cessna was a charter member of Early Birds of Aviation

My life-long participation in the Aviashytion amp Aerospace Industries started at the age of 4 when my father assembled his own aeroplane in late 1910 and taught himself to fly on the Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma

He had visited with the International Flyers at Oklahoma City and hearing that they had received $10000 for a three-minute exhibition flight - decided this would be more profitable than being General Manager of the Enid Overland Automobile Company

After many trials and mishaps using his native ingenuity he mastered the art of flying and flew exhibitions throughout Kansas Oklahoma and Texas during summer months from 1911 to 1917 He built a new Exhibition Plane each winter in our Farm Workshyshop near Rago Kansas for use during the following summers

It was in November 1916 as Exhibishytion Flying came to an end that incenshytives attracted Dad to set up a shop in Wichita at the Jones Six Automobile Factory Several new aeroplanes were constructed for student-training in 1917

Since this 1917 pilot-training venture in Wichita was a financial failure we reshyturned to farming and custom-threshing wheat in Western Kansas At 10 years

Photo by Lee Fray

Eldon W Cessna in 1976 while serving on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors

of age I drove a 37000 pound Rumely Oil-Pull tractor for both farming and cusshytom-threshing operations My mother did the cooking for our 12-man wheatshypitching crew and our family in a portashyble cookshack We found customshythreshing to be very profitable until the combines replaced threshing-machines in the mid-1920s

We attended the Omaha Air Races in 1921 the St Louis Races in October 1923 and flew our new OXX6 powered New Laird-Swallow to the Dayton Air Races in 1924 On the return flight to Wichita we entered the On-to-Wichita Air Race winning 2nd place prize money This was my first racing experishyence

On December 30 1924 my father and I drove the 45 miles to Wichita from our country home to meet with Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech to make plans for a new aircraft manufacturing company later named Travel Air Manshyufacturing Company After serving as President and principal financier of Travel Air for the first two years he sold the stock and we organized the Cessna Aircraft Company - a Kansas Corporashytion in 1927

Having completed my Mechanical Engineering College courses I became Chief Engineer of Cessna Aircraft Comshypany doing the basic design work for 20 models of Cessna Aircraft including the CW-6 DC-6A DC-6B CPW-6 FCshy1 GC-2 CS-1 MW-1 EC-1 EC-2 CRshy

1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-34 Airmaster During the long depression years of

1930 to 1934 the Cessna Aircraft Comshypany was closed down to conserve reshysources - during which time my father and I rented a factory building from the administrators of a bankrupt aircraft company in Wichita where I designed built and flew the racing aircraft CR-1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-3 and did charshyter flying barnstorming participated in the National Air Races - cross-country and closed course and in scores of smaller race events throughout the nashytion

In my personal airplane as an indishyvidual entrant I won the Speed and Efficiency Race at the National Air Races at Cleveland in 1931 making the title of The Worlds Most Efficient Airplane possible for the Cessna Airshycraft Company which was not operatshying at that time

Also in 1931 I won 3rd place against 67 entrants in the Derbys from Clover Field Santa Monica California and from New York City to Cleveland The eastern and western division met at Bartlesville Oklahoma - and raced on together from Bartlesville to Cleveland

In September 1930 I won the closedshycourse free-for-all race at Sky Harbor Airport in Chicago

In 1932 I entered the Cord Cup Race from Los Angeles Mines Field to Cleveshyland winning 2nd place against a field of 36 entrants

In 1969 I retired (after 31 years of continuous employment) from North American Aviation Inc as Supervisor of Planning for AT-6 P-51 F-86 X-15 B-70 the first post-WW 2 US Rocket Engines and the first Apollo Moonlandshying Modules

During two 3-year terms as governor of the OX5 Aviation Pioneers Southern California Wing I served as treasurer three years secretary one year and president one year

Some aviation recognitions of which I am proud are

bull Experimental Test Pilot Assoc presentation by Bob Hope in Los Angeshyles in 1966 for outstanding contribushytions to Aeronautical Science prior to World War II

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Greats of Aviation Day - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1975

(Continued on Next Page)

16 OCTOBER 1986

Photo by C J Alexander Popular singer John Denvers (EAA 139014) pride and joy is this 1931 Waco aCF NC12428 SIN 3569 which he enjoys flying in the high country of the midwest

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OCTOBER 2-5 - PITTSBURGH PENNSYlshyVANIA - 111h Annual International Cessna 120140 Association Convention at Butler Farm Show Airport - Roe 4 miles west of city on Detroit sectional Contact Mike Quinlan Conshyvention Chairman 224 lehr Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15223 phone 412781-4435

OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMA shy29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In sponsored by AlC Chapter 10 lAC Chapter 10 AAA Chapter 2 and Green Country Ultralight Flyers Inc Conshytact Charles W Harris 119 East Fourth Street Tulsa OK 74103 phone 918585-1591

OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMAshyNational Bucker Club 6th Annual Fly-In in conshyjunction with the 29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In Conshytact Frank G Price Rt 1 Box 419 Moody TX 76557 phone 817853-2008

OCTOBER 5 - AllENTOWN PENNSYLVANIA - Triple HeaderEAA Chapter 70 Fly-In BreakshyfastFlea Market Ercoupe Owners Club eastshyern regional fly-in Queen City Municipal Airshyport Contact Steve Kish 215838-9942

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Cessna AeroI21anes (Continued from Preceding Page)

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Golden Age of Air Racing - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1977

bull OX5 Aviation Pioneers Hall of Fame San Francisco - 1982

I accepted induction plaques in the name of my father Clyde V Cessna from the National Hall of Fame in Dayshyton in 1975 and from the International Hall of Fame at San Diego in 1983

In 1977 while serving a three-year term on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors at Hales Corners Wisconsin I served as Nashytional Chairman of the fund-raising committee bull

Sussex Airport Static display only (this is not the annual air show) Awards for outstanding aircraft Everyone welcome Contact Vearl lack 20 Gervic Flanders NJ 07836 phone 201 584-9553 (after 6 pm)

OCTOBER 17-19 - CAMDEN SOUTH CAROLINA - EAA AntiqueClassic Division Chapter 3 Fall Fly-In Contact E M Butch Joyce phone 919427-0216

OCTOBER 17-19 - CASA GRANDE ARIZONA - 15th Annual Copperstate Fly-In NEW lOshyCATION Contact Ray Backstrom 602744shy1487 or Bob Hasson 6021298-3522

MARCH 15-21 - lAKELAND FLORIDA - 13th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Contact Bonnie Higbie P O Box 6750 lakeland Fl 33807

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

other planes in the meantime including a Piper Pacer for a doctor friend the

Bill Haseltons

Story and photos by Gene R Chase

Bill Haseltori (EAA 22608 NC 91) of quired an extra Fleet fuselage that Buck South Bend Indiana is a school teacher had who has been restoring vintage aircraft That was the start of a project which in his spare time for 26 years In 1973 entailed over 10 years of accumulating he restored E E Buck Hilberts Mr parts and 15 months of actual work on Fleet NC431 K and in the process ac- the Fleet Of course he built up several

Bill Haselton and his Fleet Note the Johnson Air Speed Indicator on the right N strut 18 OCTOBER 1986

proceeds from which financed a major portion of the Fleet project

The component parts which went toshygether to make up Bill s Fleet came from all over the country Following up on an ad in Trade-A-Plane he acquired a Kinner engine plus a set of Fleet wings and horizontal tail surfaces from Harold Franklin in Potsdam New York It seems that Harold had lost his medishycal and disposed of all his aircraft stuff including a complete Fleet 16-B Bill ended up with all of Harold s spares for a Fleet

One year during an EAA Convention at Oshkosh Bill and his wife were visitshying with their neighbors in the campshyground when the subject of swapping airplane parts came up The neighbor mentioned he had a complete Fleet landing gear back home in Jonesboro Arkansas A deal was quickly struck and Bills collection of Fleet parts grew some more

With most of the major parts on hand Bill started the Fleet project At first he did small jobs like cleaning and painting the wing struts and overhauling the mags etc while he completed the docshytors Pacer He welded up the fin and rudder from a factory drawing borrowed from Charlie Smith in Plainfield Illinois Charlie owns a small fleet of Fleets himshyself

The nose bowl is fiberglass from a mold Bill made from a new nose bowl owned by another friend Bud Kilbey The wings needed quite a bit of work most of which was replacing the top wing spar

Fleet Model 2s were originally certifishycated in 1929 with the 5-cylinder Kinner K5 engine of 100 hp Later a field apshyproval was granted for the installation of the Kinner B5 of 125 hp and this is the powerplant in Bills Fleet Its a more practical installation because parts are easier to obtain

Bill had the cylinders for his Kinner chromed and installed new valves pisshytons roller and babbit bearings and he ground the shaft 003 He also reshyplaced the fabric and metal tips on the wood propeller He even overhauled all the instruments including the 1929 Jaeger tachometer which required the installation of a new mainspring Bill said it was no big deal - he also does clock work and ham radio work on the side

Other parts made were the Johnson Air Speed Indicator which is mounted on the right wing N strut and the frame for the distinctive flat windshield for the back cockpit Bill found a man who would cast the frame pieces then he machined them in the shop at school

The Fleet is covered with Razorback fabric which Bill prefers He has reshy

The small windshield is authentic but doesnt offer much protection from the wind

stored 22 planes using linen on one and dacron on another settling on Razorshyback as his favorite process

The red and cream colors aren t aushythentic but Bill likes the combination and he knows of three other Fleets painted the same Other items which aren t authentic but are practical are the tie-down rings on the lower wings and recording tachometer hidden under the engine cowling Bill didnt build up his Fleet to compete for top honors at Oshshykosh but the variances from factory original would only detract from the plane in the eyes of a purist

Some of the details which are authenshytic are the Pioneer compass in the panel the taillight which pOints forward the crash pads on the instrument panel and the small flat windshield which creates very windy conditions for the passenger in the back cockpit Fleets are soloed from the front seat and the small windshield at the back cockpit is a carryover from the old Consolidated PT-1 aircraft

Fleet Model 2s were available from the factory with three options regarding brakes Type A Type B or none at all Bills plane sports the Type B KelseyshyHayes mechanical brakes

Because Bills Fleet was made up of component parts he had no paper work to start with so he obtained the registrashytion number NC413K from a Fleet which was destroyed in 1935 He also used that planes serial number 136 and added an A to it for his plane

Another problem area he encounshytered was obtaining original weight and balance data After spending $125 in phone bills calling all over the country he finally came up with the right numshybers

Bill couldn t locate a carburetor heat

Michigan Phil owns a Kinner-powered Waco INF Bill then made a wood mold and cast a new heat box cut it in two halves then welded them together It looks just like the original except for the weld seam

Bill had problems getting his Fleet licensed The FAA wouldn t permit him to license it as a Model 2 and said it should be a Brewster-Haselton Fleet Brewster bought the Type Certificate No 131 in about 1941 So its a Brewsshyter-Haselton Fleet NC413K SIN 136A and it is licensed standard category

Bill made the first flight of 413K on 41585 and said it flew like a truck During the next 20 hours of flight he gradually got it rigged properly until it flew hands-off just like his 41 T-craft

Fleets were designed primarily as trainers and although they look dainty

Bills fine craftsmanship is evident Forshyward facing tail light is authentic

they are very rugged Movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz performed 46 consecutive outside loops in his Model 2 in 1930

With the short stacks the exhaust noise is very loud even with earplugs and Bill flies maximum one hour legs on cross country flights

Bill is delighted with the performance of 413K It takes off in 250 and seems to climb at a 45 degree angle with him and a full fuel load (24 gallons) on board Top speed is 95-100 mph and it cruises at 85-90 mph at 1750 rpm and 7-1 2-8 gph

Bill made an interesting comparison when he described how light his Fleet is on the controls Its a little doll a little high school girl with the old dowshyagers being the Wacos and Staggershywings This makes one wonder how a Fleet could ever be referred to as Mr bull

box so he borrowed one from Antiquel Under-wing tie-down rings are an improvement over tying to lower strut ends with Classic Advisor Phil Coulson of Lawton pressure on wing leading edges

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19

I ~ype ClubActivities

A recent Taylorcraft Owners Club newsletter reported that one of their members was flying along the skyline of New York City in their 1941 Taylorshycraft when lie experienced problems in getting the fuel to transfer from his wing tank to the main To play it safe he made a precautionary landing on the Weehawken Pier After the usual forshymalities with the FAA and the township director of public safety he was given permission to take off

The pilot in discussing this with Barshyney Bixler who heads up the Taylorcraft Owners Club asked about the 85 hp models which have larger vented fuel caps providing more ram air to move the fuel down into the nose tank Barney recalled discussing the fuel transfer problem with Charlie Feris (now deshyceased) and Charlie stated he would not let his students transfer any fuel until the nose tank was down to its last four gallons

Charlies technique was to pull the airplane up into a stall then letting the nose drop making a long smooth pullshyout keeping the T-craft on the step He said he never had any trouble getting those six gallons down from the wing tank

Barney suggests that a pipe cleaner be run through the vent pipe on the cap IJeriodically as the passageway does get blocked especially in the spring when the bugs are active

For information on the Taylorcraft Owners Club contact Bruce Barney Bixler 12809 Greenbower NE Alshyliance OH 44601

l ampled by Gene (hase

Bellanca enthusiasts now have their own newsletter Bellanca Contact is a quarterly newsletter published in Milshywaukee Wisconsin by Lawrence DAtshytilio and Pamela Foard who are restorshying a 1949 Bellanca Cruisair The first issue was released this past July conshytaining 16 pages of text photos and diashygrams - all professionally done

Larry and Pam hope to give Bellanca owners of all models including the Champion line a printed means of sharshying information Bellanca Contact is primarily a technical publication which fills a gap long left open for this imporshytant group of aircraft owners

Subscription rates are four issues and four updates - $1800 or eight isshysues and eight updates - $3200 Conshytact Lawrence DAttilio and Pamela Foard 1820 N 166th Street Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414784-2129

We recently received several years worth of back issues of the Aeronca Lovers Club newsletters and noted the coverage of many interesting subjects including rigging the aircraft radio inshystallation weight and balance source of parts and complete aircraft oleo maintenance swinging the compass plexiglass hints etc

The Aeronca Lovers Club is one of four Aeronca Type Clubs and is typical of the organizations which furnish valushyable information on specific models of aircraft to their members

The ALC is dedicated to keeping Aeroncas (including the Bellanca and Champion versions) flying through betshyter information and parts availability It was started and is operated by C L Buzz Wagner at the urging of attenshydees at the Aeronca forums he has conshyducted at the Annual EAA Conventions at Oshkosh since 1970 Buzz is an AampP AI FBO has owned over 70

Aeroncas and also owns several STCs covering Aeronca modifications

For information on the Aeronca Lovers Club contact Buzz Wagner at Box 3 401 1st Street East Clark SO 57225 phone 605532-3862

The 27th Annual Waco Reunion FlyshyIn held June 26-29 1986 at Hamilton Ohio featured 40 of the finest Wacos from 18 states and Canada Excellent weather and many new arrivals enshyhanced this event the greatest gathershying of dedicated Waco enthusiasts ever assembled anywhere It is a reunion where craftsmen meet craftsmen and pilots meet pilots all of whom are dedishycated to the task of restoring flying and preserving another of the greatest airplanes ever built

Of the 40 total in attendance 23 difshyferent models of Wacos from the 1928 GXE to the 1941 VKS-7F were on the flight line at Hamilton A special Attenshydance Award was presented to Bob and Doug Leavens who have flown their 1928 OX5 powered model GXE from Toronto Canada to the reunion almost every year

Still available from the National Waco Club are many Waco parts plus original data plates new original decals inshystruction manuals (new not used) and the following books Waco History Famous F Series Versatile Cabin Series Waco Taperwing and Waco Production

For information on the National Waco Club contact them at 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton Ohio 45015

20 OCTOBER 1986

1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS The following is a listing of new members who have joined the EM AntiqueClassic Division (through July 28

1986) We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft Succeeding issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members

Nesmith Richard A Rosemead California

Millard Arthur H Webster Florida

Trimble Mark Branson Missouri

Manning Glenn Allen Rochester Illinois

Hickenbottom John A Barnesville Ohio

Twombly C Robert Monroe Michigan

Woolley Ken Woodland California

Hammond James C Moorpark California

Blalock Anthony C Acworth Georgia

Steidley Robert Torrance California

Chisum Jerry Anchorage Alaska

Cordova Rafael L Santurce Puerto Rico

Neely Jr John J Butler Georgia

Shiels Alan Francis Cheltenham Victoria Australia

Brown Wayne B Sacramento California

Wotring Buddy Kirtland Ohio

Sorensen Bjarne Porsbrund Norway

Wilson Rudolph L Gosport Indiana

McGinnis Dean C Lakeland Florida

Lawrence Myer Ormond Beach Florida

Hoover Ralph C The Plains Virginia

Wooster Kirk Woodstock Georgia

Otey Lloyd L Quinton Virginia

Seppala Jr Ernest Angora Minnesota

Talbot Kenneth S Ridgewood New Jersey

Townsend J Timothy Eugene Oregon

Hughes Kenneth H SI Joseph Missouri

Born Charles W South Berwick Maine

McGowin James E Acworth Georgia

Campfer Scott Cincinnati Ohio

Helming John C Ledyard Connecticut

Possett John Kentwood Michigan

Bondow Bruce A Fridley Minnesota

Pierce Mark O Kansas City Missouri

Browne Paul Exeter Rhode Island

Bilyeu Russel A Clinton Washington

Nault Michael J Kansas City Missouri

Tighe Richard R Kansas City Missouri

McCoy Charles E SI Charles Missouri

Harkin Jack E Buford Georgia

Taylor James A Meriden Kansas

Hodson William L Simi Valley California

Malick Daniel C Gainesville Florida

Holloway David D Wheeling West Virginia

Bedford Alan J Mentor Lake Ohio

Kovacs Jr Frank J BetMlehem Pennsylvania

Drasler William Frank WaUkegan Illinois

Schroeder Robert Appleton Wisconsin

Werner David E Lindsay California

Janssen Duane Barnesville Minnesota

Wright Vernon J SI Joseph Missouri

McMahan Madonna Wausau Wisconsin

Daly Alfred J Plymouth Michigan

Watson William T Arlington Texas

Stankiewicz George W Peabody Maine

Miller Craig Glencoe Minnesota

Heyenbruch Fred Petersburg Kentucky

LaPlant Stephen P Belmont California

Keslin Richard O Lubbock Texas

Patten RThomas Nashville Tennessee

Osborn Anna M Barrington Illinois

Chaney Jr Russ Tucson Arizona

Shields William L Arlington Virginia

Spencer Stuart Grapevine Texas

Peebles John M Ellsworth Michigan

Neumann Alfred J Park Rapids Minnesota

Dominick Jr Frank Elmwood Park Illinois

Forsythe Tom New GlarusWisconsin

Stauffer Robert N Willow Grove Pennsylvania

Ryan Michael C North Hollywood California

Vigorito Thomas Tucson Arizona

Walker Richard O SI Ann Missouri

Greenwood Bill Alma Michigan

Ady Clarence H Seattle Washington

Adair Gregory M Memphis Tennessee

Simmons III Charles E Lititz Pennsylvania

Culver Jeffrey F Oakland California

Kavanaugh Gail Warrenton Missouri

Westhaver Robert W Canon City Pennsylvania

Gomez Angel Lambertville New Jersey

Barg Mike D Easton Massachusetts

Tempo Gianfranco Tolmezzo Italy

Riihela Hannu Lahti Finland

Nelson Rob Mississauga Ontario Canada

Lionberger Denver Hermann Missouri

McOdrun Ernest Glen Gardner New Jersey

Janowski Henry P Toronto Ontario Canada

Smith Richard E Bloomington Illinois

Phillips JD Euless Texas

Altrogge Douglas M Lake Zurich Illinois

Schmid Georg Osterhofen West Germany

Fidler Ralph S Williams Bay Wisconsin

Schnuck Ervin O Matthews North Carolina

Sapp Tom Mustang Oklahoma

Tupper III Kirby S Camden South Carolina

Gretschmann Duane Darien Wisconsin

Lilly Arthur C Wyoming Michigan

Wilson J Robert Fithian Illinois

Stublaski Thomas Racine Wisconsin

Schroeder Ronald G Torrance California

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Affeldt Robert E Mahon Bert E Harris Kelly Draayers Leslie H Nekoosa Wisconsin Justin Texas Aurora Illinois Cedar Grove Wisconsin

Johnson Donald C Sagata Juro Blackburn John Gill Warren Richard G Washington North Carolina Gardena California Johns Island South Carolina Auburn Massachusetts

Turrini Niel Hitefield Billy l Hart Donald S Oliver Jr Gerald D Merrick New York Dry Creek Louisiana Rockford Ill inois Clarendon Hills Illinois

Chapman Bob l Zeitler David W Holley William P Mikelsavage Jr John W Marcos Texas Grand Rapids Michigan Marietta Georgia Bath Michigan

Patrick Elmer D Stimson Joseph Holley William P Thaxton John D Warrenton Missouri Alexander City Alabama Nashville Tennessee Orange California

Jackson Howard M Dowling Jim Neblett James H Scholl Willard C St Marys Georgia Windsor Ontario Nashville Tennessee Griffin Georgia

Jones Terry R Flock Thomas G Craig William Adamson Tim Baton Rouge Lousiana Rockville Indiana Bathgate North Dakota Ellenwood Georgia

Scott Donald Oshrin Eugene l Wahl Roger Corriher Mark B Derry New Hampshire Southampton New York Brocton New York Mockville North Carolina

Schaefer Guy W Folkert Leon J Tolman Don OBrien Terry Fredericksburg Pennsylvania Timken Kansas Anchorage Alaska Seattle Washington

Powers Rand A Sculerati Linda Rae Hoffman Kirk Barnes James M Paullina Iowa King Salmon Alaska Kalamazoo Michigan Menasha Wisconsin

Luther Ronald B Meade Kevin Martin William l McClain Steve Newport Beach California Coppell Texas Chesterfield Missouri Sussex Wisconsin

Spraggins J Michael Nyborg Niels Woodhull C C Huffman E A Ft Worth Texas Ventura California Old Lyme Connecticut Costa Mesa California

Darville Brad H Eide Peter Cook William Jalbert Steven W Niles Illinois Shakopee Minnesota Sand Point Alaska Plymouth Connecticut

Burke Winston l Dunden Walter J Karagozian Ed Kimball Albert Lexington Kentucky Eugene Oregon Fowler California Zellwood Florida

Eroh Karl R Plaskett Steve Harris Noel R Knock Brian M Bensalem Pennsylvania Reynoldsburg Ohio Vail Colorado Ashford Kent England

Powell Danny Larson Allen l Baker David G Trice E R Hopkinsville Kentucky Capron Illinois Emigsville Pennsylvania Bedford Texas

Fidler Barbara Ann Dwyer Richard J Adams Jerry Pay Judy Alva Florida San Jose California Chatsworth Georgia Tyabb Australia

Austin Oray Paterson Jamie Morgan Richard Hawkesworth III William l Hettinger North Dakota Chatham New Brunswick Flushing New York Rowley Massachusetts

Trub Rudolf P McGaughey Carol B Jones Jerry Lee Kirker Howard A Aarau Switzerland White Bear Lake Minnesota Arvada Colorado Fremont California

Brackmann Lisa M Calomiris Byron B Tuttle Jr Glenn l Griffin James A Algonquin Illinois Long Beach California Bountiful Vermont Scappoose Oregon

Paulson Gregory D Bargerhuff Earl A Anderson Neil A Schatz Gerald S Malvern Pennsylvania Rolling Prairie Indiana Watsonville California Silver Spring Maryland

Feemster Fred Hessenaur Donald P Satori Toshiki Clow James T Tucson Arizona Prescott Arizona Maibashi Gunma Japan Morris Illinois

Galeazzi Remo Carter Richard W Collier Kenneth Doose Charles G Petaluma California Prescott Arizona Fayetteville Arkansas Forest Park Illinois

Whittemore Gene Di Gangi Joseph O Weese Robert Gederos Oniel Byron Center Michigan APO New York New York Quinlan Texas Milwaukee Wisconsin

Russell Stuart John Kerr David C Pike Victor A Jackson Steven E Kempton Pari South Africa Columbus Ohio John Day Oregon White Bear Lake Minnesota

Ekleberry Ryan Duane Hoagland Eric C Hahn Francis McCabe Peggy l Swartz Creek Michigan Port Wing Wisconsin Mapleton Iowa Buckeye Arizona

Hudspeth John Darrel Litchfield John McKechnie Ewen Cunha Erick Nilson Mooresville North Carolina Coraopolis Pennsylvania Mill Valley California Uberlandia Mina Brazil

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Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

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Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

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North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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In Denver two pilots were on line at Combs-Gates aircraft facility both flyshying PT-17s They were Harry Blout and John Schoonhoven who enjoyed workshying with news media signing autogshyraphs and posing for pictures

At Colorado Springs Jack Stapleton and Jim Warren experienced the same pleasurable activities at Colorado Jet Center on the municipal airport In Pueshyblo Tom Newell was enthralled with the reception he got there from the local people gathered at Flower Aviation

At 900 am the pilots were sworn in by the Postmaster in each of the four cities Then the cachet envelopes were hand cancelled and dated by post office folks equipped to do the job By 1000 am the aircraft were warmed up and ready to taxi out for take off

The plan was for all six pilots to take off simultaneously Three flew route segments to the south and three flew more segments northbound on the Amber Three Airway Dr Kimball flew south to Denver for example and delivshyered his pouch of airmal to the Postshymaster there At Denver Harry Blout flew his blue and yellow Stearman to Colorado Springs at the same time Jack Stapleton got airborne en route to Pueshyblo

Northbound Tom Newell taxiied out at Pueblo to the cheers of the crowd to fly to Colorado Springs at Colorado Springs Jim Warren s outstanding Waco QCF-2 the Reserve Grand Champion Antique at EAAs Oshkosh 85 Convention took off and headed for Denver

John Schoonhoven taxied out at Denshyvers Stapleton International Airport

Postal Service folks loaned the old leather house-to-house mail bag carried by postshymen on foot in the old days for use on Anniversary flights Tom Newell used this pouch to transport special cachet envelopes developed by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society in observance of the 60th Anniversary of the start of Colorado Airmail on May 31 1986 - 60 years later to the day

and took off for the Cheyenne leg of the flight Upon arrival in the latter city he was greeted by Mrs Carol Rookstool Postmistress at the Wyoming city He invited the charming lady to go for a ride in his biplane and she accepted with enthusiasm

Russ Wilder and Jim Walters did

Jim Walters beside his blue and yellow PT-17 sports the knee boots trousers flight jacket and cap much in vogue among the pilots of the 1920s and 30s His beautiful airplane is in immaculate condition This is the primary trainer in which thousands of Army Air Corps pilots learned to fly during WWII

14 OCTOBER 1986

yeoman work flying their colorful aircraft in advance news media operations beshyfore the event air-to-air photography for TV and newspaper photographers that resulted in extensive publicity

On the day of the airmail celebration Jim Walters Leo Hrdlicka Harry Blout Jack Stapleton and Tom Newell also gave newsmen postal service personshynel and Historical Society workers comshyplimentary rides in their great taildragshygers They were fine back-up people who performed with enthusiasm

In overall performance by all conshycerned in the three years of pre-planshyning for the 60th Anniversary of Colshyorado Airmail those who contributed so much to the success of the project merit an ATTA BOY for a job well done

In Denver Historical Society memshybers who coordinated operations FAA approval FBO arrangements and publicshyity were Dave Scherer and Virgil Vaughn Dewey Reinhard was the publicity and ground operations manager at Colshyorado Springs while Bill Feder recently appointed curator of the Pueblo Historshyical Aircraf1 Museum at Memorial Airshyport did a splended job of all around planning there In Cheyenne Dr Gregshyory Bell was of tremendous help

To all of them a hearty thank you The entire affair proved once again

that there is romance connected with the wonderful open cockpit biplanes where pilots fly for the fun of it with wind in their faces scarves streaming in the wind and the arching blue sky overshyheadbull

by George A Hardie Jr

High wing parasol monoplanes evishydently were favorites of designers of early sport planes This months Mysshytery Plane is a good example of the Golden Age era The photo was submitshyted by John Underwood of Glendale California No date or location was indishycated Answers will be published in the January 1987 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE The deadline for that issue is November 10 1986

The Mystery Plane for July 1986 was the Sullivan K-3 Crested Harpy built by the Sullivan Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Wichita Kansas in 1929 Leonard McGinty PO Box 1193 Tampa FL 33601 who sent in the

photo is seeking drawings with the posshysible intention of building a replica of the airplane

Two readers correctly identified the Sullivan K-3 Cedric Galloway of Hesshyperia California wrote that he attended the Braley School of Flying in Wichita from September 1929 to August 1930 and saw the plane at least twice during the time

Roy Oberg of Rockford Michigan noted the address of the Sullivan comshypany in Wichita was 630 East Gilbert and added The photo depicts serial number one built in 1929 (X370M) Sulshylivan also built NR127V serial number three in 1930 They were Kinner powshyered Sullivan also built at least ten

gliders in 1930 designated SG-1 Other respondents mistakenly idenshy

tified the Sullivan as the Alexander Bulshylet of the same era The two planes are quite similar in appearance but there are marked differences notably in the shape of the fin and rudder and the cabin windshield and window configurashytionbull

---------Mystery Instrument Panel--------shyDear George

With reference to the photo submitted by Ken and Shirley Williams and pubshylished in the September issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE it may have come from the postwar Dart model GC

This airplane was produced in very limited quantity (only 12 or so were built) by Applegate and Weyant Enshygineering Co in 1946 It was powered by the A-100 Continental engine (6 cyl) had a starter and electrical sysshytem hence the ammeter in the cluster Also being a low-wing aircraft it reshyquired a fuel pump therefore the fuel pressure gauge

To the best of my knowledge this was the only aircraft to use this engine as well as the panel shown in the photo

Of those airplanes produced in 1946

there are only five remaining of which three are flyable and the remaining two are being rebuilt

Sincerely Lloyd Washburn Chairman (EAA 33769 AlC 352) Dart Club 3958 East Washburn Drive Port Clinton OH 43452

To Vintage Airplane The all-in-one engine instrument picshy

tured on page 5 of the September 86 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE can be found in the panel of a 1946 Comshymonwealth Skyranger manufactured at Kansas City MO This company I beshylieve built military gliders during WW II and was a descendent of Rearwin There should still be a couple of dozen of this

fine two-seat side-by-side 85 hp high wing airplane still around

How about publishing an article about the Skyranger

Walter E Fischer (EAA 111714 AlC 8609) 1231 Yale Street Oxnard CA 93033

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Aeroplanes by Eldon W Cessna (EAA 96867 AlC 6555) 639 Sierra Street P O Box 862 EI Segundo CA 90245

Editors Note Eldon Cessna was asked to write a brief biographical synopsis for an issue of CHIRP the publication of The Early Birds of Aviation Inc It is reshyprinted here by permission The Early Birds is an organization of pioneers in aeronautics who flew solo before Deshycember 17 1916 As an associate member of the Early Birds Eldon Cessna has served as the groups Vice President since 1980 He and his wife Helen presently live in EI Segundo California GRC

Since my name usually brings up the subject of Cessna Airplanes I am glad to share with you the connection as it relates to me historically especially beshycause of the fact that my father Clyde V Cessna was a charter member of Early Birds of Aviation

My life-long participation in the Aviashytion amp Aerospace Industries started at the age of 4 when my father assembled his own aeroplane in late 1910 and taught himself to fly on the Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma

He had visited with the International Flyers at Oklahoma City and hearing that they had received $10000 for a three-minute exhibition flight - decided this would be more profitable than being General Manager of the Enid Overland Automobile Company

After many trials and mishaps using his native ingenuity he mastered the art of flying and flew exhibitions throughout Kansas Oklahoma and Texas during summer months from 1911 to 1917 He built a new Exhibition Plane each winter in our Farm Workshyshop near Rago Kansas for use during the following summers

It was in November 1916 as Exhibishytion Flying came to an end that incenshytives attracted Dad to set up a shop in Wichita at the Jones Six Automobile Factory Several new aeroplanes were constructed for student-training in 1917

Since this 1917 pilot-training venture in Wichita was a financial failure we reshyturned to farming and custom-threshing wheat in Western Kansas At 10 years

Photo by Lee Fray

Eldon W Cessna in 1976 while serving on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors

of age I drove a 37000 pound Rumely Oil-Pull tractor for both farming and cusshytom-threshing operations My mother did the cooking for our 12-man wheatshypitching crew and our family in a portashyble cookshack We found customshythreshing to be very profitable until the combines replaced threshing-machines in the mid-1920s

We attended the Omaha Air Races in 1921 the St Louis Races in October 1923 and flew our new OXX6 powered New Laird-Swallow to the Dayton Air Races in 1924 On the return flight to Wichita we entered the On-to-Wichita Air Race winning 2nd place prize money This was my first racing experishyence

On December 30 1924 my father and I drove the 45 miles to Wichita from our country home to meet with Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech to make plans for a new aircraft manufacturing company later named Travel Air Manshyufacturing Company After serving as President and principal financier of Travel Air for the first two years he sold the stock and we organized the Cessna Aircraft Company - a Kansas Corporashytion in 1927

Having completed my Mechanical Engineering College courses I became Chief Engineer of Cessna Aircraft Comshypany doing the basic design work for 20 models of Cessna Aircraft including the CW-6 DC-6A DC-6B CPW-6 FCshy1 GC-2 CS-1 MW-1 EC-1 EC-2 CRshy

1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-34 Airmaster During the long depression years of

1930 to 1934 the Cessna Aircraft Comshypany was closed down to conserve reshysources - during which time my father and I rented a factory building from the administrators of a bankrupt aircraft company in Wichita where I designed built and flew the racing aircraft CR-1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-3 and did charshyter flying barnstorming participated in the National Air Races - cross-country and closed course and in scores of smaller race events throughout the nashytion

In my personal airplane as an indishyvidual entrant I won the Speed and Efficiency Race at the National Air Races at Cleveland in 1931 making the title of The Worlds Most Efficient Airplane possible for the Cessna Airshycraft Company which was not operatshying at that time

Also in 1931 I won 3rd place against 67 entrants in the Derbys from Clover Field Santa Monica California and from New York City to Cleveland The eastern and western division met at Bartlesville Oklahoma - and raced on together from Bartlesville to Cleveland

In September 1930 I won the closedshycourse free-for-all race at Sky Harbor Airport in Chicago

In 1932 I entered the Cord Cup Race from Los Angeles Mines Field to Cleveshyland winning 2nd place against a field of 36 entrants

In 1969 I retired (after 31 years of continuous employment) from North American Aviation Inc as Supervisor of Planning for AT-6 P-51 F-86 X-15 B-70 the first post-WW 2 US Rocket Engines and the first Apollo Moonlandshying Modules

During two 3-year terms as governor of the OX5 Aviation Pioneers Southern California Wing I served as treasurer three years secretary one year and president one year

Some aviation recognitions of which I am proud are

bull Experimental Test Pilot Assoc presentation by Bob Hope in Los Angeshyles in 1966 for outstanding contribushytions to Aeronautical Science prior to World War II

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Greats of Aviation Day - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1975

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Photo by C J Alexander Popular singer John Denvers (EAA 139014) pride and joy is this 1931 Waco aCF NC12428 SIN 3569 which he enjoys flying in the high country of the midwest

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Cessna AeroI21anes (Continued from Preceding Page)

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Golden Age of Air Racing - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1977

bull OX5 Aviation Pioneers Hall of Fame San Francisco - 1982

I accepted induction plaques in the name of my father Clyde V Cessna from the National Hall of Fame in Dayshyton in 1975 and from the International Hall of Fame at San Diego in 1983

In 1977 while serving a three-year term on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors at Hales Corners Wisconsin I served as Nashytional Chairman of the fund-raising committee bull

Sussex Airport Static display only (this is not the annual air show) Awards for outstanding aircraft Everyone welcome Contact Vearl lack 20 Gervic Flanders NJ 07836 phone 201 584-9553 (after 6 pm)

OCTOBER 17-19 - CAMDEN SOUTH CAROLINA - EAA AntiqueClassic Division Chapter 3 Fall Fly-In Contact E M Butch Joyce phone 919427-0216

OCTOBER 17-19 - CASA GRANDE ARIZONA - 15th Annual Copperstate Fly-In NEW lOshyCATION Contact Ray Backstrom 602744shy1487 or Bob Hasson 6021298-3522

MARCH 15-21 - lAKELAND FLORIDA - 13th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Contact Bonnie Higbie P O Box 6750 lakeland Fl 33807

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other planes in the meantime including a Piper Pacer for a doctor friend the

Bill Haseltons

Story and photos by Gene R Chase

Bill Haseltori (EAA 22608 NC 91) of quired an extra Fleet fuselage that Buck South Bend Indiana is a school teacher had who has been restoring vintage aircraft That was the start of a project which in his spare time for 26 years In 1973 entailed over 10 years of accumulating he restored E E Buck Hilberts Mr parts and 15 months of actual work on Fleet NC431 K and in the process ac- the Fleet Of course he built up several

Bill Haselton and his Fleet Note the Johnson Air Speed Indicator on the right N strut 18 OCTOBER 1986

proceeds from which financed a major portion of the Fleet project

The component parts which went toshygether to make up Bill s Fleet came from all over the country Following up on an ad in Trade-A-Plane he acquired a Kinner engine plus a set of Fleet wings and horizontal tail surfaces from Harold Franklin in Potsdam New York It seems that Harold had lost his medishycal and disposed of all his aircraft stuff including a complete Fleet 16-B Bill ended up with all of Harold s spares for a Fleet

One year during an EAA Convention at Oshkosh Bill and his wife were visitshying with their neighbors in the campshyground when the subject of swapping airplane parts came up The neighbor mentioned he had a complete Fleet landing gear back home in Jonesboro Arkansas A deal was quickly struck and Bills collection of Fleet parts grew some more

With most of the major parts on hand Bill started the Fleet project At first he did small jobs like cleaning and painting the wing struts and overhauling the mags etc while he completed the docshytors Pacer He welded up the fin and rudder from a factory drawing borrowed from Charlie Smith in Plainfield Illinois Charlie owns a small fleet of Fleets himshyself

The nose bowl is fiberglass from a mold Bill made from a new nose bowl owned by another friend Bud Kilbey The wings needed quite a bit of work most of which was replacing the top wing spar

Fleet Model 2s were originally certifishycated in 1929 with the 5-cylinder Kinner K5 engine of 100 hp Later a field apshyproval was granted for the installation of the Kinner B5 of 125 hp and this is the powerplant in Bills Fleet Its a more practical installation because parts are easier to obtain

Bill had the cylinders for his Kinner chromed and installed new valves pisshytons roller and babbit bearings and he ground the shaft 003 He also reshyplaced the fabric and metal tips on the wood propeller He even overhauled all the instruments including the 1929 Jaeger tachometer which required the installation of a new mainspring Bill said it was no big deal - he also does clock work and ham radio work on the side

Other parts made were the Johnson Air Speed Indicator which is mounted on the right wing N strut and the frame for the distinctive flat windshield for the back cockpit Bill found a man who would cast the frame pieces then he machined them in the shop at school

The Fleet is covered with Razorback fabric which Bill prefers He has reshy

The small windshield is authentic but doesnt offer much protection from the wind

stored 22 planes using linen on one and dacron on another settling on Razorshyback as his favorite process

The red and cream colors aren t aushythentic but Bill likes the combination and he knows of three other Fleets painted the same Other items which aren t authentic but are practical are the tie-down rings on the lower wings and recording tachometer hidden under the engine cowling Bill didnt build up his Fleet to compete for top honors at Oshshykosh but the variances from factory original would only detract from the plane in the eyes of a purist

Some of the details which are authenshytic are the Pioneer compass in the panel the taillight which pOints forward the crash pads on the instrument panel and the small flat windshield which creates very windy conditions for the passenger in the back cockpit Fleets are soloed from the front seat and the small windshield at the back cockpit is a carryover from the old Consolidated PT-1 aircraft

Fleet Model 2s were available from the factory with three options regarding brakes Type A Type B or none at all Bills plane sports the Type B KelseyshyHayes mechanical brakes

Because Bills Fleet was made up of component parts he had no paper work to start with so he obtained the registrashytion number NC413K from a Fleet which was destroyed in 1935 He also used that planes serial number 136 and added an A to it for his plane

Another problem area he encounshytered was obtaining original weight and balance data After spending $125 in phone bills calling all over the country he finally came up with the right numshybers

Bill couldn t locate a carburetor heat

Michigan Phil owns a Kinner-powered Waco INF Bill then made a wood mold and cast a new heat box cut it in two halves then welded them together It looks just like the original except for the weld seam

Bill had problems getting his Fleet licensed The FAA wouldn t permit him to license it as a Model 2 and said it should be a Brewster-Haselton Fleet Brewster bought the Type Certificate No 131 in about 1941 So its a Brewsshyter-Haselton Fleet NC413K SIN 136A and it is licensed standard category

Bill made the first flight of 413K on 41585 and said it flew like a truck During the next 20 hours of flight he gradually got it rigged properly until it flew hands-off just like his 41 T-craft

Fleets were designed primarily as trainers and although they look dainty

Bills fine craftsmanship is evident Forshyward facing tail light is authentic

they are very rugged Movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz performed 46 consecutive outside loops in his Model 2 in 1930

With the short stacks the exhaust noise is very loud even with earplugs and Bill flies maximum one hour legs on cross country flights

Bill is delighted with the performance of 413K It takes off in 250 and seems to climb at a 45 degree angle with him and a full fuel load (24 gallons) on board Top speed is 95-100 mph and it cruises at 85-90 mph at 1750 rpm and 7-1 2-8 gph

Bill made an interesting comparison when he described how light his Fleet is on the controls Its a little doll a little high school girl with the old dowshyagers being the Wacos and Staggershywings This makes one wonder how a Fleet could ever be referred to as Mr bull

box so he borrowed one from Antiquel Under-wing tie-down rings are an improvement over tying to lower strut ends with Classic Advisor Phil Coulson of Lawton pressure on wing leading edges

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I ~ype ClubActivities

A recent Taylorcraft Owners Club newsletter reported that one of their members was flying along the skyline of New York City in their 1941 Taylorshycraft when lie experienced problems in getting the fuel to transfer from his wing tank to the main To play it safe he made a precautionary landing on the Weehawken Pier After the usual forshymalities with the FAA and the township director of public safety he was given permission to take off

The pilot in discussing this with Barshyney Bixler who heads up the Taylorcraft Owners Club asked about the 85 hp models which have larger vented fuel caps providing more ram air to move the fuel down into the nose tank Barney recalled discussing the fuel transfer problem with Charlie Feris (now deshyceased) and Charlie stated he would not let his students transfer any fuel until the nose tank was down to its last four gallons

Charlies technique was to pull the airplane up into a stall then letting the nose drop making a long smooth pullshyout keeping the T-craft on the step He said he never had any trouble getting those six gallons down from the wing tank

Barney suggests that a pipe cleaner be run through the vent pipe on the cap IJeriodically as the passageway does get blocked especially in the spring when the bugs are active

For information on the Taylorcraft Owners Club contact Bruce Barney Bixler 12809 Greenbower NE Alshyliance OH 44601

l ampled by Gene (hase

Bellanca enthusiasts now have their own newsletter Bellanca Contact is a quarterly newsletter published in Milshywaukee Wisconsin by Lawrence DAtshytilio and Pamela Foard who are restorshying a 1949 Bellanca Cruisair The first issue was released this past July conshytaining 16 pages of text photos and diashygrams - all professionally done

Larry and Pam hope to give Bellanca owners of all models including the Champion line a printed means of sharshying information Bellanca Contact is primarily a technical publication which fills a gap long left open for this imporshytant group of aircraft owners

Subscription rates are four issues and four updates - $1800 or eight isshysues and eight updates - $3200 Conshytact Lawrence DAttilio and Pamela Foard 1820 N 166th Street Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414784-2129

We recently received several years worth of back issues of the Aeronca Lovers Club newsletters and noted the coverage of many interesting subjects including rigging the aircraft radio inshystallation weight and balance source of parts and complete aircraft oleo maintenance swinging the compass plexiglass hints etc

The Aeronca Lovers Club is one of four Aeronca Type Clubs and is typical of the organizations which furnish valushyable information on specific models of aircraft to their members

The ALC is dedicated to keeping Aeroncas (including the Bellanca and Champion versions) flying through betshyter information and parts availability It was started and is operated by C L Buzz Wagner at the urging of attenshydees at the Aeronca forums he has conshyducted at the Annual EAA Conventions at Oshkosh since 1970 Buzz is an AampP AI FBO has owned over 70

Aeroncas and also owns several STCs covering Aeronca modifications

For information on the Aeronca Lovers Club contact Buzz Wagner at Box 3 401 1st Street East Clark SO 57225 phone 605532-3862

The 27th Annual Waco Reunion FlyshyIn held June 26-29 1986 at Hamilton Ohio featured 40 of the finest Wacos from 18 states and Canada Excellent weather and many new arrivals enshyhanced this event the greatest gathershying of dedicated Waco enthusiasts ever assembled anywhere It is a reunion where craftsmen meet craftsmen and pilots meet pilots all of whom are dedishycated to the task of restoring flying and preserving another of the greatest airplanes ever built

Of the 40 total in attendance 23 difshyferent models of Wacos from the 1928 GXE to the 1941 VKS-7F were on the flight line at Hamilton A special Attenshydance Award was presented to Bob and Doug Leavens who have flown their 1928 OX5 powered model GXE from Toronto Canada to the reunion almost every year

Still available from the National Waco Club are many Waco parts plus original data plates new original decals inshystruction manuals (new not used) and the following books Waco History Famous F Series Versatile Cabin Series Waco Taperwing and Waco Production

For information on the National Waco Club contact them at 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton Ohio 45015

20 OCTOBER 1986

1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

Another

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MONOCOUPE

FOUR fIR~r~ OUT OF FOUR EVENTS ENTERED

at the MIAMI ALLmiddotAMERICAN AIR MANEUVERS

Monocoupe ad from AERO DIGEST March 1939

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS The following is a listing of new members who have joined the EM AntiqueClassic Division (through July 28

1986) We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft Succeeding issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members

Nesmith Richard A Rosemead California

Millard Arthur H Webster Florida

Trimble Mark Branson Missouri

Manning Glenn Allen Rochester Illinois

Hickenbottom John A Barnesville Ohio

Twombly C Robert Monroe Michigan

Woolley Ken Woodland California

Hammond James C Moorpark California

Blalock Anthony C Acworth Georgia

Steidley Robert Torrance California

Chisum Jerry Anchorage Alaska

Cordova Rafael L Santurce Puerto Rico

Neely Jr John J Butler Georgia

Shiels Alan Francis Cheltenham Victoria Australia

Brown Wayne B Sacramento California

Wotring Buddy Kirtland Ohio

Sorensen Bjarne Porsbrund Norway

Wilson Rudolph L Gosport Indiana

McGinnis Dean C Lakeland Florida

Lawrence Myer Ormond Beach Florida

Hoover Ralph C The Plains Virginia

Wooster Kirk Woodstock Georgia

Otey Lloyd L Quinton Virginia

Seppala Jr Ernest Angora Minnesota

Talbot Kenneth S Ridgewood New Jersey

Townsend J Timothy Eugene Oregon

Hughes Kenneth H SI Joseph Missouri

Born Charles W South Berwick Maine

McGowin James E Acworth Georgia

Campfer Scott Cincinnati Ohio

Helming John C Ledyard Connecticut

Possett John Kentwood Michigan

Bondow Bruce A Fridley Minnesota

Pierce Mark O Kansas City Missouri

Browne Paul Exeter Rhode Island

Bilyeu Russel A Clinton Washington

Nault Michael J Kansas City Missouri

Tighe Richard R Kansas City Missouri

McCoy Charles E SI Charles Missouri

Harkin Jack E Buford Georgia

Taylor James A Meriden Kansas

Hodson William L Simi Valley California

Malick Daniel C Gainesville Florida

Holloway David D Wheeling West Virginia

Bedford Alan J Mentor Lake Ohio

Kovacs Jr Frank J BetMlehem Pennsylvania

Drasler William Frank WaUkegan Illinois

Schroeder Robert Appleton Wisconsin

Werner David E Lindsay California

Janssen Duane Barnesville Minnesota

Wright Vernon J SI Joseph Missouri

McMahan Madonna Wausau Wisconsin

Daly Alfred J Plymouth Michigan

Watson William T Arlington Texas

Stankiewicz George W Peabody Maine

Miller Craig Glencoe Minnesota

Heyenbruch Fred Petersburg Kentucky

LaPlant Stephen P Belmont California

Keslin Richard O Lubbock Texas

Patten RThomas Nashville Tennessee

Osborn Anna M Barrington Illinois

Chaney Jr Russ Tucson Arizona

Shields William L Arlington Virginia

Spencer Stuart Grapevine Texas

Peebles John M Ellsworth Michigan

Neumann Alfred J Park Rapids Minnesota

Dominick Jr Frank Elmwood Park Illinois

Forsythe Tom New GlarusWisconsin

Stauffer Robert N Willow Grove Pennsylvania

Ryan Michael C North Hollywood California

Vigorito Thomas Tucson Arizona

Walker Richard O SI Ann Missouri

Greenwood Bill Alma Michigan

Ady Clarence H Seattle Washington

Adair Gregory M Memphis Tennessee

Simmons III Charles E Lititz Pennsylvania

Culver Jeffrey F Oakland California

Kavanaugh Gail Warrenton Missouri

Westhaver Robert W Canon City Pennsylvania

Gomez Angel Lambertville New Jersey

Barg Mike D Easton Massachusetts

Tempo Gianfranco Tolmezzo Italy

Riihela Hannu Lahti Finland

Nelson Rob Mississauga Ontario Canada

Lionberger Denver Hermann Missouri

McOdrun Ernest Glen Gardner New Jersey

Janowski Henry P Toronto Ontario Canada

Smith Richard E Bloomington Illinois

Phillips JD Euless Texas

Altrogge Douglas M Lake Zurich Illinois

Schmid Georg Osterhofen West Germany

Fidler Ralph S Williams Bay Wisconsin

Schnuck Ervin O Matthews North Carolina

Sapp Tom Mustang Oklahoma

Tupper III Kirby S Camden South Carolina

Gretschmann Duane Darien Wisconsin

Lilly Arthur C Wyoming Michigan

Wilson J Robert Fithian Illinois

Stublaski Thomas Racine Wisconsin

Schroeder Ronald G Torrance California

2 OCTOBER 1986

Affeldt Robert E Mahon Bert E Harris Kelly Draayers Leslie H Nekoosa Wisconsin Justin Texas Aurora Illinois Cedar Grove Wisconsin

Johnson Donald C Sagata Juro Blackburn John Gill Warren Richard G Washington North Carolina Gardena California Johns Island South Carolina Auburn Massachusetts

Turrini Niel Hitefield Billy l Hart Donald S Oliver Jr Gerald D Merrick New York Dry Creek Louisiana Rockford Ill inois Clarendon Hills Illinois

Chapman Bob l Zeitler David W Holley William P Mikelsavage Jr John W Marcos Texas Grand Rapids Michigan Marietta Georgia Bath Michigan

Patrick Elmer D Stimson Joseph Holley William P Thaxton John D Warrenton Missouri Alexander City Alabama Nashville Tennessee Orange California

Jackson Howard M Dowling Jim Neblett James H Scholl Willard C St Marys Georgia Windsor Ontario Nashville Tennessee Griffin Georgia

Jones Terry R Flock Thomas G Craig William Adamson Tim Baton Rouge Lousiana Rockville Indiana Bathgate North Dakota Ellenwood Georgia

Scott Donald Oshrin Eugene l Wahl Roger Corriher Mark B Derry New Hampshire Southampton New York Brocton New York Mockville North Carolina

Schaefer Guy W Folkert Leon J Tolman Don OBrien Terry Fredericksburg Pennsylvania Timken Kansas Anchorage Alaska Seattle Washington

Powers Rand A Sculerati Linda Rae Hoffman Kirk Barnes James M Paullina Iowa King Salmon Alaska Kalamazoo Michigan Menasha Wisconsin

Luther Ronald B Meade Kevin Martin William l McClain Steve Newport Beach California Coppell Texas Chesterfield Missouri Sussex Wisconsin

Spraggins J Michael Nyborg Niels Woodhull C C Huffman E A Ft Worth Texas Ventura California Old Lyme Connecticut Costa Mesa California

Darville Brad H Eide Peter Cook William Jalbert Steven W Niles Illinois Shakopee Minnesota Sand Point Alaska Plymouth Connecticut

Burke Winston l Dunden Walter J Karagozian Ed Kimball Albert Lexington Kentucky Eugene Oregon Fowler California Zellwood Florida

Eroh Karl R Plaskett Steve Harris Noel R Knock Brian M Bensalem Pennsylvania Reynoldsburg Ohio Vail Colorado Ashford Kent England

Powell Danny Larson Allen l Baker David G Trice E R Hopkinsville Kentucky Capron Illinois Emigsville Pennsylvania Bedford Texas

Fidler Barbara Ann Dwyer Richard J Adams Jerry Pay Judy Alva Florida San Jose California Chatsworth Georgia Tyabb Australia

Austin Oray Paterson Jamie Morgan Richard Hawkesworth III William l Hettinger North Dakota Chatham New Brunswick Flushing New York Rowley Massachusetts

Trub Rudolf P McGaughey Carol B Jones Jerry Lee Kirker Howard A Aarau Switzerland White Bear Lake Minnesota Arvada Colorado Fremont California

Brackmann Lisa M Calomiris Byron B Tuttle Jr Glenn l Griffin James A Algonquin Illinois Long Beach California Bountiful Vermont Scappoose Oregon

Paulson Gregory D Bargerhuff Earl A Anderson Neil A Schatz Gerald S Malvern Pennsylvania Rolling Prairie Indiana Watsonville California Silver Spring Maryland

Feemster Fred Hessenaur Donald P Satori Toshiki Clow James T Tucson Arizona Prescott Arizona Maibashi Gunma Japan Morris Illinois

Galeazzi Remo Carter Richard W Collier Kenneth Doose Charles G Petaluma California Prescott Arizona Fayetteville Arkansas Forest Park Illinois

Whittemore Gene Di Gangi Joseph O Weese Robert Gederos Oniel Byron Center Michigan APO New York New York Quinlan Texas Milwaukee Wisconsin

Russell Stuart John Kerr David C Pike Victor A Jackson Steven E Kempton Pari South Africa Columbus Ohio John Day Oregon White Bear Lake Minnesota

Ekleberry Ryan Duane Hoagland Eric C Hahn Francis McCabe Peggy l Swartz Creek Michigan Port Wing Wisconsin Mapleton Iowa Buckeye Arizona

Hudspeth John Darrel Litchfield John McKechnie Ewen Cunha Erick Nilson Mooresville North Carolina Coraopolis Pennsylvania Mill Valley California Uberlandia Mina Brazil

Lichnovsky John T Swanson David E Houghton Richard G Smith Ace Kaunakaki Hawaii Saugus Massachusetts Milford Michigan Ottawa Kansas

Pelfrey Earl T Angilly Douglas Allen Mike l De Bottis Dennis Crossville Tennessee Manchester Connecticut Biscoe North Carolina Syracuse New York

Laur Earle V Hasselmark Earl Teeters David Thompson James E Caro Michigan Winsted Connecticut Salinas California Aurora Colorado

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SHOWPLANE CAMPING AT OSHKOSH 186

Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

-~VlNTAGE SEAPLANES~--

Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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by George A Hardie Jr

High wing parasol monoplanes evishydently were favorites of designers of early sport planes This months Mysshytery Plane is a good example of the Golden Age era The photo was submitshyted by John Underwood of Glendale California No date or location was indishycated Answers will be published in the January 1987 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE The deadline for that issue is November 10 1986

The Mystery Plane for July 1986 was the Sullivan K-3 Crested Harpy built by the Sullivan Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Wichita Kansas in 1929 Leonard McGinty PO Box 1193 Tampa FL 33601 who sent in the

photo is seeking drawings with the posshysible intention of building a replica of the airplane

Two readers correctly identified the Sullivan K-3 Cedric Galloway of Hesshyperia California wrote that he attended the Braley School of Flying in Wichita from September 1929 to August 1930 and saw the plane at least twice during the time

Roy Oberg of Rockford Michigan noted the address of the Sullivan comshypany in Wichita was 630 East Gilbert and added The photo depicts serial number one built in 1929 (X370M) Sulshylivan also built NR127V serial number three in 1930 They were Kinner powshyered Sullivan also built at least ten

gliders in 1930 designated SG-1 Other respondents mistakenly idenshy

tified the Sullivan as the Alexander Bulshylet of the same era The two planes are quite similar in appearance but there are marked differences notably in the shape of the fin and rudder and the cabin windshield and window configurashytionbull

---------Mystery Instrument Panel--------shyDear George

With reference to the photo submitted by Ken and Shirley Williams and pubshylished in the September issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE it may have come from the postwar Dart model GC

This airplane was produced in very limited quantity (only 12 or so were built) by Applegate and Weyant Enshygineering Co in 1946 It was powered by the A-100 Continental engine (6 cyl) had a starter and electrical sysshytem hence the ammeter in the cluster Also being a low-wing aircraft it reshyquired a fuel pump therefore the fuel pressure gauge

To the best of my knowledge this was the only aircraft to use this engine as well as the panel shown in the photo

Of those airplanes produced in 1946

there are only five remaining of which three are flyable and the remaining two are being rebuilt

Sincerely Lloyd Washburn Chairman (EAA 33769 AlC 352) Dart Club 3958 East Washburn Drive Port Clinton OH 43452

To Vintage Airplane The all-in-one engine instrument picshy

tured on page 5 of the September 86 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE can be found in the panel of a 1946 Comshymonwealth Skyranger manufactured at Kansas City MO This company I beshylieve built military gliders during WW II and was a descendent of Rearwin There should still be a couple of dozen of this

fine two-seat side-by-side 85 hp high wing airplane still around

How about publishing an article about the Skyranger

Walter E Fischer (EAA 111714 AlC 8609) 1231 Yale Street Oxnard CA 93033

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

Aeroplanes by Eldon W Cessna (EAA 96867 AlC 6555) 639 Sierra Street P O Box 862 EI Segundo CA 90245

Editors Note Eldon Cessna was asked to write a brief biographical synopsis for an issue of CHIRP the publication of The Early Birds of Aviation Inc It is reshyprinted here by permission The Early Birds is an organization of pioneers in aeronautics who flew solo before Deshycember 17 1916 As an associate member of the Early Birds Eldon Cessna has served as the groups Vice President since 1980 He and his wife Helen presently live in EI Segundo California GRC

Since my name usually brings up the subject of Cessna Airplanes I am glad to share with you the connection as it relates to me historically especially beshycause of the fact that my father Clyde V Cessna was a charter member of Early Birds of Aviation

My life-long participation in the Aviashytion amp Aerospace Industries started at the age of 4 when my father assembled his own aeroplane in late 1910 and taught himself to fly on the Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma

He had visited with the International Flyers at Oklahoma City and hearing that they had received $10000 for a three-minute exhibition flight - decided this would be more profitable than being General Manager of the Enid Overland Automobile Company

After many trials and mishaps using his native ingenuity he mastered the art of flying and flew exhibitions throughout Kansas Oklahoma and Texas during summer months from 1911 to 1917 He built a new Exhibition Plane each winter in our Farm Workshyshop near Rago Kansas for use during the following summers

It was in November 1916 as Exhibishytion Flying came to an end that incenshytives attracted Dad to set up a shop in Wichita at the Jones Six Automobile Factory Several new aeroplanes were constructed for student-training in 1917

Since this 1917 pilot-training venture in Wichita was a financial failure we reshyturned to farming and custom-threshing wheat in Western Kansas At 10 years

Photo by Lee Fray

Eldon W Cessna in 1976 while serving on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors

of age I drove a 37000 pound Rumely Oil-Pull tractor for both farming and cusshytom-threshing operations My mother did the cooking for our 12-man wheatshypitching crew and our family in a portashyble cookshack We found customshythreshing to be very profitable until the combines replaced threshing-machines in the mid-1920s

We attended the Omaha Air Races in 1921 the St Louis Races in October 1923 and flew our new OXX6 powered New Laird-Swallow to the Dayton Air Races in 1924 On the return flight to Wichita we entered the On-to-Wichita Air Race winning 2nd place prize money This was my first racing experishyence

On December 30 1924 my father and I drove the 45 miles to Wichita from our country home to meet with Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech to make plans for a new aircraft manufacturing company later named Travel Air Manshyufacturing Company After serving as President and principal financier of Travel Air for the first two years he sold the stock and we organized the Cessna Aircraft Company - a Kansas Corporashytion in 1927

Having completed my Mechanical Engineering College courses I became Chief Engineer of Cessna Aircraft Comshypany doing the basic design work for 20 models of Cessna Aircraft including the CW-6 DC-6A DC-6B CPW-6 FCshy1 GC-2 CS-1 MW-1 EC-1 EC-2 CRshy

1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-34 Airmaster During the long depression years of

1930 to 1934 the Cessna Aircraft Comshypany was closed down to conserve reshysources - during which time my father and I rented a factory building from the administrators of a bankrupt aircraft company in Wichita where I designed built and flew the racing aircraft CR-1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-3 and did charshyter flying barnstorming participated in the National Air Races - cross-country and closed course and in scores of smaller race events throughout the nashytion

In my personal airplane as an indishyvidual entrant I won the Speed and Efficiency Race at the National Air Races at Cleveland in 1931 making the title of The Worlds Most Efficient Airplane possible for the Cessna Airshycraft Company which was not operatshying at that time

Also in 1931 I won 3rd place against 67 entrants in the Derbys from Clover Field Santa Monica California and from New York City to Cleveland The eastern and western division met at Bartlesville Oklahoma - and raced on together from Bartlesville to Cleveland

In September 1930 I won the closedshycourse free-for-all race at Sky Harbor Airport in Chicago

In 1932 I entered the Cord Cup Race from Los Angeles Mines Field to Cleveshyland winning 2nd place against a field of 36 entrants

In 1969 I retired (after 31 years of continuous employment) from North American Aviation Inc as Supervisor of Planning for AT-6 P-51 F-86 X-15 B-70 the first post-WW 2 US Rocket Engines and the first Apollo Moonlandshying Modules

During two 3-year terms as governor of the OX5 Aviation Pioneers Southern California Wing I served as treasurer three years secretary one year and president one year

Some aviation recognitions of which I am proud are

bull Experimental Test Pilot Assoc presentation by Bob Hope in Los Angeshyles in 1966 for outstanding contribushytions to Aeronautical Science prior to World War II

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Greats of Aviation Day - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1975

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16 OCTOBER 1986

Photo by C J Alexander Popular singer John Denvers (EAA 139014) pride and joy is this 1931 Waco aCF NC12428 SIN 3569 which he enjoys flying in the high country of the midwest

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OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMA shy29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In sponsored by AlC Chapter 10 lAC Chapter 10 AAA Chapter 2 and Green Country Ultralight Flyers Inc Conshytact Charles W Harris 119 East Fourth Street Tulsa OK 74103 phone 918585-1591

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OCTOBER 5 - AllENTOWN PENNSYLVANIA - Triple HeaderEAA Chapter 70 Fly-In BreakshyfastFlea Market Ercoupe Owners Club eastshyern regional fly-in Queen City Municipal Airshyport Contact Steve Kish 215838-9942

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bull OX5 Aviation Pioneers Hall of Fame San Francisco - 1982

I accepted induction plaques in the name of my father Clyde V Cessna from the National Hall of Fame in Dayshyton in 1975 and from the International Hall of Fame at San Diego in 1983

In 1977 while serving a three-year term on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors at Hales Corners Wisconsin I served as Nashytional Chairman of the fund-raising committee bull

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

other planes in the meantime including a Piper Pacer for a doctor friend the

Bill Haseltons

Story and photos by Gene R Chase

Bill Haseltori (EAA 22608 NC 91) of quired an extra Fleet fuselage that Buck South Bend Indiana is a school teacher had who has been restoring vintage aircraft That was the start of a project which in his spare time for 26 years In 1973 entailed over 10 years of accumulating he restored E E Buck Hilberts Mr parts and 15 months of actual work on Fleet NC431 K and in the process ac- the Fleet Of course he built up several

Bill Haselton and his Fleet Note the Johnson Air Speed Indicator on the right N strut 18 OCTOBER 1986

proceeds from which financed a major portion of the Fleet project

The component parts which went toshygether to make up Bill s Fleet came from all over the country Following up on an ad in Trade-A-Plane he acquired a Kinner engine plus a set of Fleet wings and horizontal tail surfaces from Harold Franklin in Potsdam New York It seems that Harold had lost his medishycal and disposed of all his aircraft stuff including a complete Fleet 16-B Bill ended up with all of Harold s spares for a Fleet

One year during an EAA Convention at Oshkosh Bill and his wife were visitshying with their neighbors in the campshyground when the subject of swapping airplane parts came up The neighbor mentioned he had a complete Fleet landing gear back home in Jonesboro Arkansas A deal was quickly struck and Bills collection of Fleet parts grew some more

With most of the major parts on hand Bill started the Fleet project At first he did small jobs like cleaning and painting the wing struts and overhauling the mags etc while he completed the docshytors Pacer He welded up the fin and rudder from a factory drawing borrowed from Charlie Smith in Plainfield Illinois Charlie owns a small fleet of Fleets himshyself

The nose bowl is fiberglass from a mold Bill made from a new nose bowl owned by another friend Bud Kilbey The wings needed quite a bit of work most of which was replacing the top wing spar

Fleet Model 2s were originally certifishycated in 1929 with the 5-cylinder Kinner K5 engine of 100 hp Later a field apshyproval was granted for the installation of the Kinner B5 of 125 hp and this is the powerplant in Bills Fleet Its a more practical installation because parts are easier to obtain

Bill had the cylinders for his Kinner chromed and installed new valves pisshytons roller and babbit bearings and he ground the shaft 003 He also reshyplaced the fabric and metal tips on the wood propeller He even overhauled all the instruments including the 1929 Jaeger tachometer which required the installation of a new mainspring Bill said it was no big deal - he also does clock work and ham radio work on the side

Other parts made were the Johnson Air Speed Indicator which is mounted on the right wing N strut and the frame for the distinctive flat windshield for the back cockpit Bill found a man who would cast the frame pieces then he machined them in the shop at school

The Fleet is covered with Razorback fabric which Bill prefers He has reshy

The small windshield is authentic but doesnt offer much protection from the wind

stored 22 planes using linen on one and dacron on another settling on Razorshyback as his favorite process

The red and cream colors aren t aushythentic but Bill likes the combination and he knows of three other Fleets painted the same Other items which aren t authentic but are practical are the tie-down rings on the lower wings and recording tachometer hidden under the engine cowling Bill didnt build up his Fleet to compete for top honors at Oshshykosh but the variances from factory original would only detract from the plane in the eyes of a purist

Some of the details which are authenshytic are the Pioneer compass in the panel the taillight which pOints forward the crash pads on the instrument panel and the small flat windshield which creates very windy conditions for the passenger in the back cockpit Fleets are soloed from the front seat and the small windshield at the back cockpit is a carryover from the old Consolidated PT-1 aircraft

Fleet Model 2s were available from the factory with three options regarding brakes Type A Type B or none at all Bills plane sports the Type B KelseyshyHayes mechanical brakes

Because Bills Fleet was made up of component parts he had no paper work to start with so he obtained the registrashytion number NC413K from a Fleet which was destroyed in 1935 He also used that planes serial number 136 and added an A to it for his plane

Another problem area he encounshytered was obtaining original weight and balance data After spending $125 in phone bills calling all over the country he finally came up with the right numshybers

Bill couldn t locate a carburetor heat

Michigan Phil owns a Kinner-powered Waco INF Bill then made a wood mold and cast a new heat box cut it in two halves then welded them together It looks just like the original except for the weld seam

Bill had problems getting his Fleet licensed The FAA wouldn t permit him to license it as a Model 2 and said it should be a Brewster-Haselton Fleet Brewster bought the Type Certificate No 131 in about 1941 So its a Brewsshyter-Haselton Fleet NC413K SIN 136A and it is licensed standard category

Bill made the first flight of 413K on 41585 and said it flew like a truck During the next 20 hours of flight he gradually got it rigged properly until it flew hands-off just like his 41 T-craft

Fleets were designed primarily as trainers and although they look dainty

Bills fine craftsmanship is evident Forshyward facing tail light is authentic

they are very rugged Movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz performed 46 consecutive outside loops in his Model 2 in 1930

With the short stacks the exhaust noise is very loud even with earplugs and Bill flies maximum one hour legs on cross country flights

Bill is delighted with the performance of 413K It takes off in 250 and seems to climb at a 45 degree angle with him and a full fuel load (24 gallons) on board Top speed is 95-100 mph and it cruises at 85-90 mph at 1750 rpm and 7-1 2-8 gph

Bill made an interesting comparison when he described how light his Fleet is on the controls Its a little doll a little high school girl with the old dowshyagers being the Wacos and Staggershywings This makes one wonder how a Fleet could ever be referred to as Mr bull

box so he borrowed one from Antiquel Under-wing tie-down rings are an improvement over tying to lower strut ends with Classic Advisor Phil Coulson of Lawton pressure on wing leading edges

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A recent Taylorcraft Owners Club newsletter reported that one of their members was flying along the skyline of New York City in their 1941 Taylorshycraft when lie experienced problems in getting the fuel to transfer from his wing tank to the main To play it safe he made a precautionary landing on the Weehawken Pier After the usual forshymalities with the FAA and the township director of public safety he was given permission to take off

The pilot in discussing this with Barshyney Bixler who heads up the Taylorcraft Owners Club asked about the 85 hp models which have larger vented fuel caps providing more ram air to move the fuel down into the nose tank Barney recalled discussing the fuel transfer problem with Charlie Feris (now deshyceased) and Charlie stated he would not let his students transfer any fuel until the nose tank was down to its last four gallons

Charlies technique was to pull the airplane up into a stall then letting the nose drop making a long smooth pullshyout keeping the T-craft on the step He said he never had any trouble getting those six gallons down from the wing tank

Barney suggests that a pipe cleaner be run through the vent pipe on the cap IJeriodically as the passageway does get blocked especially in the spring when the bugs are active

For information on the Taylorcraft Owners Club contact Bruce Barney Bixler 12809 Greenbower NE Alshyliance OH 44601

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Bellanca enthusiasts now have their own newsletter Bellanca Contact is a quarterly newsletter published in Milshywaukee Wisconsin by Lawrence DAtshytilio and Pamela Foard who are restorshying a 1949 Bellanca Cruisair The first issue was released this past July conshytaining 16 pages of text photos and diashygrams - all professionally done

Larry and Pam hope to give Bellanca owners of all models including the Champion line a printed means of sharshying information Bellanca Contact is primarily a technical publication which fills a gap long left open for this imporshytant group of aircraft owners

Subscription rates are four issues and four updates - $1800 or eight isshysues and eight updates - $3200 Conshytact Lawrence DAttilio and Pamela Foard 1820 N 166th Street Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414784-2129

We recently received several years worth of back issues of the Aeronca Lovers Club newsletters and noted the coverage of many interesting subjects including rigging the aircraft radio inshystallation weight and balance source of parts and complete aircraft oleo maintenance swinging the compass plexiglass hints etc

The Aeronca Lovers Club is one of four Aeronca Type Clubs and is typical of the organizations which furnish valushyable information on specific models of aircraft to their members

The ALC is dedicated to keeping Aeroncas (including the Bellanca and Champion versions) flying through betshyter information and parts availability It was started and is operated by C L Buzz Wagner at the urging of attenshydees at the Aeronca forums he has conshyducted at the Annual EAA Conventions at Oshkosh since 1970 Buzz is an AampP AI FBO has owned over 70

Aeroncas and also owns several STCs covering Aeronca modifications

For information on the Aeronca Lovers Club contact Buzz Wagner at Box 3 401 1st Street East Clark SO 57225 phone 605532-3862

The 27th Annual Waco Reunion FlyshyIn held June 26-29 1986 at Hamilton Ohio featured 40 of the finest Wacos from 18 states and Canada Excellent weather and many new arrivals enshyhanced this event the greatest gathershying of dedicated Waco enthusiasts ever assembled anywhere It is a reunion where craftsmen meet craftsmen and pilots meet pilots all of whom are dedishycated to the task of restoring flying and preserving another of the greatest airplanes ever built

Of the 40 total in attendance 23 difshyferent models of Wacos from the 1928 GXE to the 1941 VKS-7F were on the flight line at Hamilton A special Attenshydance Award was presented to Bob and Doug Leavens who have flown their 1928 OX5 powered model GXE from Toronto Canada to the reunion almost every year

Still available from the National Waco Club are many Waco parts plus original data plates new original decals inshystruction manuals (new not used) and the following books Waco History Famous F Series Versatile Cabin Series Waco Taperwing and Waco Production

For information on the National Waco Club contact them at 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton Ohio 45015

20 OCTOBER 1986

1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

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1986) We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft Succeeding issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members

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Trimble Mark Branson Missouri

Manning Glenn Allen Rochester Illinois

Hickenbottom John A Barnesville Ohio

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Woolley Ken Woodland California

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Heyenbruch Fred Petersburg Kentucky

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Keslin Richard O Lubbock Texas

Patten RThomas Nashville Tennessee

Osborn Anna M Barrington Illinois

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Lionberger Denver Hermann Missouri

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SHOWPLANE CAMPING AT OSHKOSH 186

Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

-~VlNTAGE SEAPLANES~--

Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

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North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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Restoration Corner (Continued from Page 11)

Sanding should be concentrated on the edges of the tapes and doublers to minimize ridges If care was taken in the application of the filler coats very little sanding will be required to give a smooth surface for the finish coat Howshyever if the last sanding leaves a splotchy color no matter how smooth it feels a final coat of the silver or filler should be applied before the color If the finish color is to be cream or yellow a first coat of white will provide a much better final appearance with less mateshyrial as the yellow pigments generally have poor hiding properties

The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

quires much rubbing and polishing Some semblance of a gloss on pigshymented dope may be obtained by top coating with clear dope reduced with reshytarding thinner Of course you re anxshyious to get the pieces assembled in a shape resembling an airplane again but remember its a lot easier to polish the individual surfaces in your shop than standing tiptoe on a shaky stepladshyder out at the airport The importance of a coat of wax on a doped finish can t be overemphasized If you ve got some eager youngsters who would like to trade polishing for an airplane ride conshysider yourself lucky and put them to work Keep it clean keep it waxed keep it hangared and you can keep from havshying to do this allover again for years to come bull

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Aeroplanes by Eldon W Cessna (EAA 96867 AlC 6555) 639 Sierra Street P O Box 862 EI Segundo CA 90245

Editors Note Eldon Cessna was asked to write a brief biographical synopsis for an issue of CHIRP the publication of The Early Birds of Aviation Inc It is reshyprinted here by permission The Early Birds is an organization of pioneers in aeronautics who flew solo before Deshycember 17 1916 As an associate member of the Early Birds Eldon Cessna has served as the groups Vice President since 1980 He and his wife Helen presently live in EI Segundo California GRC

Since my name usually brings up the subject of Cessna Airplanes I am glad to share with you the connection as it relates to me historically especially beshycause of the fact that my father Clyde V Cessna was a charter member of Early Birds of Aviation

My life-long participation in the Aviashytion amp Aerospace Industries started at the age of 4 when my father assembled his own aeroplane in late 1910 and taught himself to fly on the Great Salt Plains of Oklahoma

He had visited with the International Flyers at Oklahoma City and hearing that they had received $10000 for a three-minute exhibition flight - decided this would be more profitable than being General Manager of the Enid Overland Automobile Company

After many trials and mishaps using his native ingenuity he mastered the art of flying and flew exhibitions throughout Kansas Oklahoma and Texas during summer months from 1911 to 1917 He built a new Exhibition Plane each winter in our Farm Workshyshop near Rago Kansas for use during the following summers

It was in November 1916 as Exhibishytion Flying came to an end that incenshytives attracted Dad to set up a shop in Wichita at the Jones Six Automobile Factory Several new aeroplanes were constructed for student-training in 1917

Since this 1917 pilot-training venture in Wichita was a financial failure we reshyturned to farming and custom-threshing wheat in Western Kansas At 10 years

Photo by Lee Fray

Eldon W Cessna in 1976 while serving on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors

of age I drove a 37000 pound Rumely Oil-Pull tractor for both farming and cusshytom-threshing operations My mother did the cooking for our 12-man wheatshypitching crew and our family in a portashyble cookshack We found customshythreshing to be very profitable until the combines replaced threshing-machines in the mid-1920s

We attended the Omaha Air Races in 1921 the St Louis Races in October 1923 and flew our new OXX6 powered New Laird-Swallow to the Dayton Air Races in 1924 On the return flight to Wichita we entered the On-to-Wichita Air Race winning 2nd place prize money This was my first racing experishyence

On December 30 1924 my father and I drove the 45 miles to Wichita from our country home to meet with Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech to make plans for a new aircraft manufacturing company later named Travel Air Manshyufacturing Company After serving as President and principal financier of Travel Air for the first two years he sold the stock and we organized the Cessna Aircraft Company - a Kansas Corporashytion in 1927

Having completed my Mechanical Engineering College courses I became Chief Engineer of Cessna Aircraft Comshypany doing the basic design work for 20 models of Cessna Aircraft including the CW-6 DC-6A DC-6B CPW-6 FCshy1 GC-2 CS-1 MW-1 EC-1 EC-2 CRshy

1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-34 Airmaster During the long depression years of

1930 to 1934 the Cessna Aircraft Comshypany was closed down to conserve reshysources - during which time my father and I rented a factory building from the administrators of a bankrupt aircraft company in Wichita where I designed built and flew the racing aircraft CR-1 CR-2 CR-3 and the C-3 and did charshyter flying barnstorming participated in the National Air Races - cross-country and closed course and in scores of smaller race events throughout the nashytion

In my personal airplane as an indishyvidual entrant I won the Speed and Efficiency Race at the National Air Races at Cleveland in 1931 making the title of The Worlds Most Efficient Airplane possible for the Cessna Airshycraft Company which was not operatshying at that time

Also in 1931 I won 3rd place against 67 entrants in the Derbys from Clover Field Santa Monica California and from New York City to Cleveland The eastern and western division met at Bartlesville Oklahoma - and raced on together from Bartlesville to Cleveland

In September 1930 I won the closedshycourse free-for-all race at Sky Harbor Airport in Chicago

In 1932 I entered the Cord Cup Race from Los Angeles Mines Field to Cleveshyland winning 2nd place against a field of 36 entrants

In 1969 I retired (after 31 years of continuous employment) from North American Aviation Inc as Supervisor of Planning for AT-6 P-51 F-86 X-15 B-70 the first post-WW 2 US Rocket Engines and the first Apollo Moonlandshying Modules

During two 3-year terms as governor of the OX5 Aviation Pioneers Southern California Wing I served as treasurer three years secretary one year and president one year

Some aviation recognitions of which I am proud are

bull Experimental Test Pilot Assoc presentation by Bob Hope in Los Angeshyles in 1966 for outstanding contribushytions to Aeronautical Science prior to World War II

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Greats of Aviation Day - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1975

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16 OCTOBER 1986

Photo by C J Alexander Popular singer John Denvers (EAA 139014) pride and joy is this 1931 Waco aCF NC12428 SIN 3569 which he enjoys flying in the high country of the midwest

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OCTOBER 2-5 - PITTSBURGH PENNSYlshyVANIA - 111h Annual International Cessna 120140 Association Convention at Butler Farm Show Airport - Roe 4 miles west of city on Detroit sectional Contact Mike Quinlan Conshyvention Chairman 224 lehr Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15223 phone 412781-4435

OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMA shy29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In sponsored by AlC Chapter 10 lAC Chapter 10 AAA Chapter 2 and Green Country Ultralight Flyers Inc Conshytact Charles W Harris 119 East Fourth Street Tulsa OK 74103 phone 918585-1591

OCTOBER 3-5 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMAshyNational Bucker Club 6th Annual Fly-In in conshyjunction with the 29th Annual Tulsa Fly-In Conshytact Frank G Price Rt 1 Box 419 Moody TX 76557 phone 817853-2008

OCTOBER 5 - AllENTOWN PENNSYLVANIA - Triple HeaderEAA Chapter 70 Fly-In BreakshyfastFlea Market Ercoupe Owners Club eastshyern regional fly-in Queen City Municipal Airshyport Contact Steve Kish 215838-9942

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Cessna AeroI21anes (Continued from Preceding Page)

bull Experimental Aircraft Association Golden Age of Air Racing - Oshkosh Wisconsin 1977

bull OX5 Aviation Pioneers Hall of Fame San Francisco - 1982

I accepted induction plaques in the name of my father Clyde V Cessna from the National Hall of Fame in Dayshyton in 1975 and from the International Hall of Fame at San Diego in 1983

In 1977 while serving a three-year term on the EAA Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors at Hales Corners Wisconsin I served as Nashytional Chairman of the fund-raising committee bull

Sussex Airport Static display only (this is not the annual air show) Awards for outstanding aircraft Everyone welcome Contact Vearl lack 20 Gervic Flanders NJ 07836 phone 201 584-9553 (after 6 pm)

OCTOBER 17-19 - CAMDEN SOUTH CAROLINA - EAA AntiqueClassic Division Chapter 3 Fall Fly-In Contact E M Butch Joyce phone 919427-0216

OCTOBER 17-19 - CASA GRANDE ARIZONA - 15th Annual Copperstate Fly-In NEW lOshyCATION Contact Ray Backstrom 602744shy1487 or Bob Hasson 6021298-3522

MARCH 15-21 - lAKELAND FLORIDA - 13th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Contact Bonnie Higbie P O Box 6750 lakeland Fl 33807

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

other planes in the meantime including a Piper Pacer for a doctor friend the

Bill Haseltons

Story and photos by Gene R Chase

Bill Haseltori (EAA 22608 NC 91) of quired an extra Fleet fuselage that Buck South Bend Indiana is a school teacher had who has been restoring vintage aircraft That was the start of a project which in his spare time for 26 years In 1973 entailed over 10 years of accumulating he restored E E Buck Hilberts Mr parts and 15 months of actual work on Fleet NC431 K and in the process ac- the Fleet Of course he built up several

Bill Haselton and his Fleet Note the Johnson Air Speed Indicator on the right N strut 18 OCTOBER 1986

proceeds from which financed a major portion of the Fleet project

The component parts which went toshygether to make up Bill s Fleet came from all over the country Following up on an ad in Trade-A-Plane he acquired a Kinner engine plus a set of Fleet wings and horizontal tail surfaces from Harold Franklin in Potsdam New York It seems that Harold had lost his medishycal and disposed of all his aircraft stuff including a complete Fleet 16-B Bill ended up with all of Harold s spares for a Fleet

One year during an EAA Convention at Oshkosh Bill and his wife were visitshying with their neighbors in the campshyground when the subject of swapping airplane parts came up The neighbor mentioned he had a complete Fleet landing gear back home in Jonesboro Arkansas A deal was quickly struck and Bills collection of Fleet parts grew some more

With most of the major parts on hand Bill started the Fleet project At first he did small jobs like cleaning and painting the wing struts and overhauling the mags etc while he completed the docshytors Pacer He welded up the fin and rudder from a factory drawing borrowed from Charlie Smith in Plainfield Illinois Charlie owns a small fleet of Fleets himshyself

The nose bowl is fiberglass from a mold Bill made from a new nose bowl owned by another friend Bud Kilbey The wings needed quite a bit of work most of which was replacing the top wing spar

Fleet Model 2s were originally certifishycated in 1929 with the 5-cylinder Kinner K5 engine of 100 hp Later a field apshyproval was granted for the installation of the Kinner B5 of 125 hp and this is the powerplant in Bills Fleet Its a more practical installation because parts are easier to obtain

Bill had the cylinders for his Kinner chromed and installed new valves pisshytons roller and babbit bearings and he ground the shaft 003 He also reshyplaced the fabric and metal tips on the wood propeller He even overhauled all the instruments including the 1929 Jaeger tachometer which required the installation of a new mainspring Bill said it was no big deal - he also does clock work and ham radio work on the side

Other parts made were the Johnson Air Speed Indicator which is mounted on the right wing N strut and the frame for the distinctive flat windshield for the back cockpit Bill found a man who would cast the frame pieces then he machined them in the shop at school

The Fleet is covered with Razorback fabric which Bill prefers He has reshy

The small windshield is authentic but doesnt offer much protection from the wind

stored 22 planes using linen on one and dacron on another settling on Razorshyback as his favorite process

The red and cream colors aren t aushythentic but Bill likes the combination and he knows of three other Fleets painted the same Other items which aren t authentic but are practical are the tie-down rings on the lower wings and recording tachometer hidden under the engine cowling Bill didnt build up his Fleet to compete for top honors at Oshshykosh but the variances from factory original would only detract from the plane in the eyes of a purist

Some of the details which are authenshytic are the Pioneer compass in the panel the taillight which pOints forward the crash pads on the instrument panel and the small flat windshield which creates very windy conditions for the passenger in the back cockpit Fleets are soloed from the front seat and the small windshield at the back cockpit is a carryover from the old Consolidated PT-1 aircraft

Fleet Model 2s were available from the factory with three options regarding brakes Type A Type B or none at all Bills plane sports the Type B KelseyshyHayes mechanical brakes

Because Bills Fleet was made up of component parts he had no paper work to start with so he obtained the registrashytion number NC413K from a Fleet which was destroyed in 1935 He also used that planes serial number 136 and added an A to it for his plane

Another problem area he encounshytered was obtaining original weight and balance data After spending $125 in phone bills calling all over the country he finally came up with the right numshybers

Bill couldn t locate a carburetor heat

Michigan Phil owns a Kinner-powered Waco INF Bill then made a wood mold and cast a new heat box cut it in two halves then welded them together It looks just like the original except for the weld seam

Bill had problems getting his Fleet licensed The FAA wouldn t permit him to license it as a Model 2 and said it should be a Brewster-Haselton Fleet Brewster bought the Type Certificate No 131 in about 1941 So its a Brewsshyter-Haselton Fleet NC413K SIN 136A and it is licensed standard category

Bill made the first flight of 413K on 41585 and said it flew like a truck During the next 20 hours of flight he gradually got it rigged properly until it flew hands-off just like his 41 T-craft

Fleets were designed primarily as trainers and although they look dainty

Bills fine craftsmanship is evident Forshyward facing tail light is authentic

they are very rugged Movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz performed 46 consecutive outside loops in his Model 2 in 1930

With the short stacks the exhaust noise is very loud even with earplugs and Bill flies maximum one hour legs on cross country flights

Bill is delighted with the performance of 413K It takes off in 250 and seems to climb at a 45 degree angle with him and a full fuel load (24 gallons) on board Top speed is 95-100 mph and it cruises at 85-90 mph at 1750 rpm and 7-1 2-8 gph

Bill made an interesting comparison when he described how light his Fleet is on the controls Its a little doll a little high school girl with the old dowshyagers being the Wacos and Staggershywings This makes one wonder how a Fleet could ever be referred to as Mr bull

box so he borrowed one from Antiquel Under-wing tie-down rings are an improvement over tying to lower strut ends with Classic Advisor Phil Coulson of Lawton pressure on wing leading edges

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19

I ~ype ClubActivities

A recent Taylorcraft Owners Club newsletter reported that one of their members was flying along the skyline of New York City in their 1941 Taylorshycraft when lie experienced problems in getting the fuel to transfer from his wing tank to the main To play it safe he made a precautionary landing on the Weehawken Pier After the usual forshymalities with the FAA and the township director of public safety he was given permission to take off

The pilot in discussing this with Barshyney Bixler who heads up the Taylorcraft Owners Club asked about the 85 hp models which have larger vented fuel caps providing more ram air to move the fuel down into the nose tank Barney recalled discussing the fuel transfer problem with Charlie Feris (now deshyceased) and Charlie stated he would not let his students transfer any fuel until the nose tank was down to its last four gallons

Charlies technique was to pull the airplane up into a stall then letting the nose drop making a long smooth pullshyout keeping the T-craft on the step He said he never had any trouble getting those six gallons down from the wing tank

Barney suggests that a pipe cleaner be run through the vent pipe on the cap IJeriodically as the passageway does get blocked especially in the spring when the bugs are active

For information on the Taylorcraft Owners Club contact Bruce Barney Bixler 12809 Greenbower NE Alshyliance OH 44601

l ampled by Gene (hase

Bellanca enthusiasts now have their own newsletter Bellanca Contact is a quarterly newsletter published in Milshywaukee Wisconsin by Lawrence DAtshytilio and Pamela Foard who are restorshying a 1949 Bellanca Cruisair The first issue was released this past July conshytaining 16 pages of text photos and diashygrams - all professionally done

Larry and Pam hope to give Bellanca owners of all models including the Champion line a printed means of sharshying information Bellanca Contact is primarily a technical publication which fills a gap long left open for this imporshytant group of aircraft owners

Subscription rates are four issues and four updates - $1800 or eight isshysues and eight updates - $3200 Conshytact Lawrence DAttilio and Pamela Foard 1820 N 166th Street Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414784-2129

We recently received several years worth of back issues of the Aeronca Lovers Club newsletters and noted the coverage of many interesting subjects including rigging the aircraft radio inshystallation weight and balance source of parts and complete aircraft oleo maintenance swinging the compass plexiglass hints etc

The Aeronca Lovers Club is one of four Aeronca Type Clubs and is typical of the organizations which furnish valushyable information on specific models of aircraft to their members

The ALC is dedicated to keeping Aeroncas (including the Bellanca and Champion versions) flying through betshyter information and parts availability It was started and is operated by C L Buzz Wagner at the urging of attenshydees at the Aeronca forums he has conshyducted at the Annual EAA Conventions at Oshkosh since 1970 Buzz is an AampP AI FBO has owned over 70

Aeroncas and also owns several STCs covering Aeronca modifications

For information on the Aeronca Lovers Club contact Buzz Wagner at Box 3 401 1st Street East Clark SO 57225 phone 605532-3862

The 27th Annual Waco Reunion FlyshyIn held June 26-29 1986 at Hamilton Ohio featured 40 of the finest Wacos from 18 states and Canada Excellent weather and many new arrivals enshyhanced this event the greatest gathershying of dedicated Waco enthusiasts ever assembled anywhere It is a reunion where craftsmen meet craftsmen and pilots meet pilots all of whom are dedishycated to the task of restoring flying and preserving another of the greatest airplanes ever built

Of the 40 total in attendance 23 difshyferent models of Wacos from the 1928 GXE to the 1941 VKS-7F were on the flight line at Hamilton A special Attenshydance Award was presented to Bob and Doug Leavens who have flown their 1928 OX5 powered model GXE from Toronto Canada to the reunion almost every year

Still available from the National Waco Club are many Waco parts plus original data plates new original decals inshystruction manuals (new not used) and the following books Waco History Famous F Series Versatile Cabin Series Waco Taperwing and Waco Production

For information on the National Waco Club contact them at 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton Ohio 45015

20 OCTOBER 1986

1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS The following is a listing of new members who have joined the EM AntiqueClassic Division (through July 28

1986) We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft Succeeding issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members

Nesmith Richard A Rosemead California

Millard Arthur H Webster Florida

Trimble Mark Branson Missouri

Manning Glenn Allen Rochester Illinois

Hickenbottom John A Barnesville Ohio

Twombly C Robert Monroe Michigan

Woolley Ken Woodland California

Hammond James C Moorpark California

Blalock Anthony C Acworth Georgia

Steidley Robert Torrance California

Chisum Jerry Anchorage Alaska

Cordova Rafael L Santurce Puerto Rico

Neely Jr John J Butler Georgia

Shiels Alan Francis Cheltenham Victoria Australia

Brown Wayne B Sacramento California

Wotring Buddy Kirtland Ohio

Sorensen Bjarne Porsbrund Norway

Wilson Rudolph L Gosport Indiana

McGinnis Dean C Lakeland Florida

Lawrence Myer Ormond Beach Florida

Hoover Ralph C The Plains Virginia

Wooster Kirk Woodstock Georgia

Otey Lloyd L Quinton Virginia

Seppala Jr Ernest Angora Minnesota

Talbot Kenneth S Ridgewood New Jersey

Townsend J Timothy Eugene Oregon

Hughes Kenneth H SI Joseph Missouri

Born Charles W South Berwick Maine

McGowin James E Acworth Georgia

Campfer Scott Cincinnati Ohio

Helming John C Ledyard Connecticut

Possett John Kentwood Michigan

Bondow Bruce A Fridley Minnesota

Pierce Mark O Kansas City Missouri

Browne Paul Exeter Rhode Island

Bilyeu Russel A Clinton Washington

Nault Michael J Kansas City Missouri

Tighe Richard R Kansas City Missouri

McCoy Charles E SI Charles Missouri

Harkin Jack E Buford Georgia

Taylor James A Meriden Kansas

Hodson William L Simi Valley California

Malick Daniel C Gainesville Florida

Holloway David D Wheeling West Virginia

Bedford Alan J Mentor Lake Ohio

Kovacs Jr Frank J BetMlehem Pennsylvania

Drasler William Frank WaUkegan Illinois

Schroeder Robert Appleton Wisconsin

Werner David E Lindsay California

Janssen Duane Barnesville Minnesota

Wright Vernon J SI Joseph Missouri

McMahan Madonna Wausau Wisconsin

Daly Alfred J Plymouth Michigan

Watson William T Arlington Texas

Stankiewicz George W Peabody Maine

Miller Craig Glencoe Minnesota

Heyenbruch Fred Petersburg Kentucky

LaPlant Stephen P Belmont California

Keslin Richard O Lubbock Texas

Patten RThomas Nashville Tennessee

Osborn Anna M Barrington Illinois

Chaney Jr Russ Tucson Arizona

Shields William L Arlington Virginia

Spencer Stuart Grapevine Texas

Peebles John M Ellsworth Michigan

Neumann Alfred J Park Rapids Minnesota

Dominick Jr Frank Elmwood Park Illinois

Forsythe Tom New GlarusWisconsin

Stauffer Robert N Willow Grove Pennsylvania

Ryan Michael C North Hollywood California

Vigorito Thomas Tucson Arizona

Walker Richard O SI Ann Missouri

Greenwood Bill Alma Michigan

Ady Clarence H Seattle Washington

Adair Gregory M Memphis Tennessee

Simmons III Charles E Lititz Pennsylvania

Culver Jeffrey F Oakland California

Kavanaugh Gail Warrenton Missouri

Westhaver Robert W Canon City Pennsylvania

Gomez Angel Lambertville New Jersey

Barg Mike D Easton Massachusetts

Tempo Gianfranco Tolmezzo Italy

Riihela Hannu Lahti Finland

Nelson Rob Mississauga Ontario Canada

Lionberger Denver Hermann Missouri

McOdrun Ernest Glen Gardner New Jersey

Janowski Henry P Toronto Ontario Canada

Smith Richard E Bloomington Illinois

Phillips JD Euless Texas

Altrogge Douglas M Lake Zurich Illinois

Schmid Georg Osterhofen West Germany

Fidler Ralph S Williams Bay Wisconsin

Schnuck Ervin O Matthews North Carolina

Sapp Tom Mustang Oklahoma

Tupper III Kirby S Camden South Carolina

Gretschmann Duane Darien Wisconsin

Lilly Arthur C Wyoming Michigan

Wilson J Robert Fithian Illinois

Stublaski Thomas Racine Wisconsin

Schroeder Ronald G Torrance California

2 OCTOBER 1986

Affeldt Robert E Mahon Bert E Harris Kelly Draayers Leslie H Nekoosa Wisconsin Justin Texas Aurora Illinois Cedar Grove Wisconsin

Johnson Donald C Sagata Juro Blackburn John Gill Warren Richard G Washington North Carolina Gardena California Johns Island South Carolina Auburn Massachusetts

Turrini Niel Hitefield Billy l Hart Donald S Oliver Jr Gerald D Merrick New York Dry Creek Louisiana Rockford Ill inois Clarendon Hills Illinois

Chapman Bob l Zeitler David W Holley William P Mikelsavage Jr John W Marcos Texas Grand Rapids Michigan Marietta Georgia Bath Michigan

Patrick Elmer D Stimson Joseph Holley William P Thaxton John D Warrenton Missouri Alexander City Alabama Nashville Tennessee Orange California

Jackson Howard M Dowling Jim Neblett James H Scholl Willard C St Marys Georgia Windsor Ontario Nashville Tennessee Griffin Georgia

Jones Terry R Flock Thomas G Craig William Adamson Tim Baton Rouge Lousiana Rockville Indiana Bathgate North Dakota Ellenwood Georgia

Scott Donald Oshrin Eugene l Wahl Roger Corriher Mark B Derry New Hampshire Southampton New York Brocton New York Mockville North Carolina

Schaefer Guy W Folkert Leon J Tolman Don OBrien Terry Fredericksburg Pennsylvania Timken Kansas Anchorage Alaska Seattle Washington

Powers Rand A Sculerati Linda Rae Hoffman Kirk Barnes James M Paullina Iowa King Salmon Alaska Kalamazoo Michigan Menasha Wisconsin

Luther Ronald B Meade Kevin Martin William l McClain Steve Newport Beach California Coppell Texas Chesterfield Missouri Sussex Wisconsin

Spraggins J Michael Nyborg Niels Woodhull C C Huffman E A Ft Worth Texas Ventura California Old Lyme Connecticut Costa Mesa California

Darville Brad H Eide Peter Cook William Jalbert Steven W Niles Illinois Shakopee Minnesota Sand Point Alaska Plymouth Connecticut

Burke Winston l Dunden Walter J Karagozian Ed Kimball Albert Lexington Kentucky Eugene Oregon Fowler California Zellwood Florida

Eroh Karl R Plaskett Steve Harris Noel R Knock Brian M Bensalem Pennsylvania Reynoldsburg Ohio Vail Colorado Ashford Kent England

Powell Danny Larson Allen l Baker David G Trice E R Hopkinsville Kentucky Capron Illinois Emigsville Pennsylvania Bedford Texas

Fidler Barbara Ann Dwyer Richard J Adams Jerry Pay Judy Alva Florida San Jose California Chatsworth Georgia Tyabb Australia

Austin Oray Paterson Jamie Morgan Richard Hawkesworth III William l Hettinger North Dakota Chatham New Brunswick Flushing New York Rowley Massachusetts

Trub Rudolf P McGaughey Carol B Jones Jerry Lee Kirker Howard A Aarau Switzerland White Bear Lake Minnesota Arvada Colorado Fremont California

Brackmann Lisa M Calomiris Byron B Tuttle Jr Glenn l Griffin James A Algonquin Illinois Long Beach California Bountiful Vermont Scappoose Oregon

Paulson Gregory D Bargerhuff Earl A Anderson Neil A Schatz Gerald S Malvern Pennsylvania Rolling Prairie Indiana Watsonville California Silver Spring Maryland

Feemster Fred Hessenaur Donald P Satori Toshiki Clow James T Tucson Arizona Prescott Arizona Maibashi Gunma Japan Morris Illinois

Galeazzi Remo Carter Richard W Collier Kenneth Doose Charles G Petaluma California Prescott Arizona Fayetteville Arkansas Forest Park Illinois

Whittemore Gene Di Gangi Joseph O Weese Robert Gederos Oniel Byron Center Michigan APO New York New York Quinlan Texas Milwaukee Wisconsin

Russell Stuart John Kerr David C Pike Victor A Jackson Steven E Kempton Pari South Africa Columbus Ohio John Day Oregon White Bear Lake Minnesota

Ekleberry Ryan Duane Hoagland Eric C Hahn Francis McCabe Peggy l Swartz Creek Michigan Port Wing Wisconsin Mapleton Iowa Buckeye Arizona

Hudspeth John Darrel Litchfield John McKechnie Ewen Cunha Erick Nilson Mooresville North Carolina Coraopolis Pennsylvania Mill Valley California Uberlandia Mina Brazil

Lichnovsky John T Swanson David E Houghton Richard G Smith Ace Kaunakaki Hawaii Saugus Massachusetts Milford Michigan Ottawa Kansas

Pelfrey Earl T Angilly Douglas Allen Mike l De Bottis Dennis Crossville Tennessee Manchester Connecticut Biscoe North Carolina Syracuse New York

Laur Earle V Hasselmark Earl Teeters David Thompson James E Caro Michigan Winsted Connecticut Salinas California Aurora Colorado

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SHOWPLANE CAMPING AT OSHKOSH 186

Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

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Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

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North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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Restoration Corner (Continued from Page 11)

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The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

other planes in the meantime including a Piper Pacer for a doctor friend the

Bill Haseltons

Story and photos by Gene R Chase

Bill Haseltori (EAA 22608 NC 91) of quired an extra Fleet fuselage that Buck South Bend Indiana is a school teacher had who has been restoring vintage aircraft That was the start of a project which in his spare time for 26 years In 1973 entailed over 10 years of accumulating he restored E E Buck Hilberts Mr parts and 15 months of actual work on Fleet NC431 K and in the process ac- the Fleet Of course he built up several

Bill Haselton and his Fleet Note the Johnson Air Speed Indicator on the right N strut 18 OCTOBER 1986

proceeds from which financed a major portion of the Fleet project

The component parts which went toshygether to make up Bill s Fleet came from all over the country Following up on an ad in Trade-A-Plane he acquired a Kinner engine plus a set of Fleet wings and horizontal tail surfaces from Harold Franklin in Potsdam New York It seems that Harold had lost his medishycal and disposed of all his aircraft stuff including a complete Fleet 16-B Bill ended up with all of Harold s spares for a Fleet

One year during an EAA Convention at Oshkosh Bill and his wife were visitshying with their neighbors in the campshyground when the subject of swapping airplane parts came up The neighbor mentioned he had a complete Fleet landing gear back home in Jonesboro Arkansas A deal was quickly struck and Bills collection of Fleet parts grew some more

With most of the major parts on hand Bill started the Fleet project At first he did small jobs like cleaning and painting the wing struts and overhauling the mags etc while he completed the docshytors Pacer He welded up the fin and rudder from a factory drawing borrowed from Charlie Smith in Plainfield Illinois Charlie owns a small fleet of Fleets himshyself

The nose bowl is fiberglass from a mold Bill made from a new nose bowl owned by another friend Bud Kilbey The wings needed quite a bit of work most of which was replacing the top wing spar

Fleet Model 2s were originally certifishycated in 1929 with the 5-cylinder Kinner K5 engine of 100 hp Later a field apshyproval was granted for the installation of the Kinner B5 of 125 hp and this is the powerplant in Bills Fleet Its a more practical installation because parts are easier to obtain

Bill had the cylinders for his Kinner chromed and installed new valves pisshytons roller and babbit bearings and he ground the shaft 003 He also reshyplaced the fabric and metal tips on the wood propeller He even overhauled all the instruments including the 1929 Jaeger tachometer which required the installation of a new mainspring Bill said it was no big deal - he also does clock work and ham radio work on the side

Other parts made were the Johnson Air Speed Indicator which is mounted on the right wing N strut and the frame for the distinctive flat windshield for the back cockpit Bill found a man who would cast the frame pieces then he machined them in the shop at school

The Fleet is covered with Razorback fabric which Bill prefers He has reshy

The small windshield is authentic but doesnt offer much protection from the wind

stored 22 planes using linen on one and dacron on another settling on Razorshyback as his favorite process

The red and cream colors aren t aushythentic but Bill likes the combination and he knows of three other Fleets painted the same Other items which aren t authentic but are practical are the tie-down rings on the lower wings and recording tachometer hidden under the engine cowling Bill didnt build up his Fleet to compete for top honors at Oshshykosh but the variances from factory original would only detract from the plane in the eyes of a purist

Some of the details which are authenshytic are the Pioneer compass in the panel the taillight which pOints forward the crash pads on the instrument panel and the small flat windshield which creates very windy conditions for the passenger in the back cockpit Fleets are soloed from the front seat and the small windshield at the back cockpit is a carryover from the old Consolidated PT-1 aircraft

Fleet Model 2s were available from the factory with three options regarding brakes Type A Type B or none at all Bills plane sports the Type B KelseyshyHayes mechanical brakes

Because Bills Fleet was made up of component parts he had no paper work to start with so he obtained the registrashytion number NC413K from a Fleet which was destroyed in 1935 He also used that planes serial number 136 and added an A to it for his plane

Another problem area he encounshytered was obtaining original weight and balance data After spending $125 in phone bills calling all over the country he finally came up with the right numshybers

Bill couldn t locate a carburetor heat

Michigan Phil owns a Kinner-powered Waco INF Bill then made a wood mold and cast a new heat box cut it in two halves then welded them together It looks just like the original except for the weld seam

Bill had problems getting his Fleet licensed The FAA wouldn t permit him to license it as a Model 2 and said it should be a Brewster-Haselton Fleet Brewster bought the Type Certificate No 131 in about 1941 So its a Brewsshyter-Haselton Fleet NC413K SIN 136A and it is licensed standard category

Bill made the first flight of 413K on 41585 and said it flew like a truck During the next 20 hours of flight he gradually got it rigged properly until it flew hands-off just like his 41 T-craft

Fleets were designed primarily as trainers and although they look dainty

Bills fine craftsmanship is evident Forshyward facing tail light is authentic

they are very rugged Movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz performed 46 consecutive outside loops in his Model 2 in 1930

With the short stacks the exhaust noise is very loud even with earplugs and Bill flies maximum one hour legs on cross country flights

Bill is delighted with the performance of 413K It takes off in 250 and seems to climb at a 45 degree angle with him and a full fuel load (24 gallons) on board Top speed is 95-100 mph and it cruises at 85-90 mph at 1750 rpm and 7-1 2-8 gph

Bill made an interesting comparison when he described how light his Fleet is on the controls Its a little doll a little high school girl with the old dowshyagers being the Wacos and Staggershywings This makes one wonder how a Fleet could ever be referred to as Mr bull

box so he borrowed one from Antiquel Under-wing tie-down rings are an improvement over tying to lower strut ends with Classic Advisor Phil Coulson of Lawton pressure on wing leading edges

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A recent Taylorcraft Owners Club newsletter reported that one of their members was flying along the skyline of New York City in their 1941 Taylorshycraft when lie experienced problems in getting the fuel to transfer from his wing tank to the main To play it safe he made a precautionary landing on the Weehawken Pier After the usual forshymalities with the FAA and the township director of public safety he was given permission to take off

The pilot in discussing this with Barshyney Bixler who heads up the Taylorcraft Owners Club asked about the 85 hp models which have larger vented fuel caps providing more ram air to move the fuel down into the nose tank Barney recalled discussing the fuel transfer problem with Charlie Feris (now deshyceased) and Charlie stated he would not let his students transfer any fuel until the nose tank was down to its last four gallons

Charlies technique was to pull the airplane up into a stall then letting the nose drop making a long smooth pullshyout keeping the T-craft on the step He said he never had any trouble getting those six gallons down from the wing tank

Barney suggests that a pipe cleaner be run through the vent pipe on the cap IJeriodically as the passageway does get blocked especially in the spring when the bugs are active

For information on the Taylorcraft Owners Club contact Bruce Barney Bixler 12809 Greenbower NE Alshyliance OH 44601

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Bellanca enthusiasts now have their own newsletter Bellanca Contact is a quarterly newsletter published in Milshywaukee Wisconsin by Lawrence DAtshytilio and Pamela Foard who are restorshying a 1949 Bellanca Cruisair The first issue was released this past July conshytaining 16 pages of text photos and diashygrams - all professionally done

Larry and Pam hope to give Bellanca owners of all models including the Champion line a printed means of sharshying information Bellanca Contact is primarily a technical publication which fills a gap long left open for this imporshytant group of aircraft owners

Subscription rates are four issues and four updates - $1800 or eight isshysues and eight updates - $3200 Conshytact Lawrence DAttilio and Pamela Foard 1820 N 166th Street Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414784-2129

We recently received several years worth of back issues of the Aeronca Lovers Club newsletters and noted the coverage of many interesting subjects including rigging the aircraft radio inshystallation weight and balance source of parts and complete aircraft oleo maintenance swinging the compass plexiglass hints etc

The Aeronca Lovers Club is one of four Aeronca Type Clubs and is typical of the organizations which furnish valushyable information on specific models of aircraft to their members

The ALC is dedicated to keeping Aeroncas (including the Bellanca and Champion versions) flying through betshyter information and parts availability It was started and is operated by C L Buzz Wagner at the urging of attenshydees at the Aeronca forums he has conshyducted at the Annual EAA Conventions at Oshkosh since 1970 Buzz is an AampP AI FBO has owned over 70

Aeroncas and also owns several STCs covering Aeronca modifications

For information on the Aeronca Lovers Club contact Buzz Wagner at Box 3 401 1st Street East Clark SO 57225 phone 605532-3862

The 27th Annual Waco Reunion FlyshyIn held June 26-29 1986 at Hamilton Ohio featured 40 of the finest Wacos from 18 states and Canada Excellent weather and many new arrivals enshyhanced this event the greatest gathershying of dedicated Waco enthusiasts ever assembled anywhere It is a reunion where craftsmen meet craftsmen and pilots meet pilots all of whom are dedishycated to the task of restoring flying and preserving another of the greatest airplanes ever built

Of the 40 total in attendance 23 difshyferent models of Wacos from the 1928 GXE to the 1941 VKS-7F were on the flight line at Hamilton A special Attenshydance Award was presented to Bob and Doug Leavens who have flown their 1928 OX5 powered model GXE from Toronto Canada to the reunion almost every year

Still available from the National Waco Club are many Waco parts plus original data plates new original decals inshystruction manuals (new not used) and the following books Waco History Famous F Series Versatile Cabin Series Waco Taperwing and Waco Production

For information on the National Waco Club contact them at 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton Ohio 45015

20 OCTOBER 1986

1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

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SHOWPLANE CAMPING AT OSHKOSH 186

Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

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Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

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North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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Restoration Corner (Continued from Page 11)

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The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

quires much rubbing and polishing Some semblance of a gloss on pigshymented dope may be obtained by top coating with clear dope reduced with reshytarding thinner Of course you re anxshyious to get the pieces assembled in a shape resembling an airplane again but remember its a lot easier to polish the individual surfaces in your shop than standing tiptoe on a shaky stepladshyder out at the airport The importance of a coat of wax on a doped finish can t be overemphasized If you ve got some eager youngsters who would like to trade polishing for an airplane ride conshysider yourself lucky and put them to work Keep it clean keep it waxed keep it hangared and you can keep from havshying to do this allover again for years to come bull

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other planes in the meantime including a Piper Pacer for a doctor friend the

Bill Haseltons

Story and photos by Gene R Chase

Bill Haseltori (EAA 22608 NC 91) of quired an extra Fleet fuselage that Buck South Bend Indiana is a school teacher had who has been restoring vintage aircraft That was the start of a project which in his spare time for 26 years In 1973 entailed over 10 years of accumulating he restored E E Buck Hilberts Mr parts and 15 months of actual work on Fleet NC431 K and in the process ac- the Fleet Of course he built up several

Bill Haselton and his Fleet Note the Johnson Air Speed Indicator on the right N strut 18 OCTOBER 1986

proceeds from which financed a major portion of the Fleet project

The component parts which went toshygether to make up Bill s Fleet came from all over the country Following up on an ad in Trade-A-Plane he acquired a Kinner engine plus a set of Fleet wings and horizontal tail surfaces from Harold Franklin in Potsdam New York It seems that Harold had lost his medishycal and disposed of all his aircraft stuff including a complete Fleet 16-B Bill ended up with all of Harold s spares for a Fleet

One year during an EAA Convention at Oshkosh Bill and his wife were visitshying with their neighbors in the campshyground when the subject of swapping airplane parts came up The neighbor mentioned he had a complete Fleet landing gear back home in Jonesboro Arkansas A deal was quickly struck and Bills collection of Fleet parts grew some more

With most of the major parts on hand Bill started the Fleet project At first he did small jobs like cleaning and painting the wing struts and overhauling the mags etc while he completed the docshytors Pacer He welded up the fin and rudder from a factory drawing borrowed from Charlie Smith in Plainfield Illinois Charlie owns a small fleet of Fleets himshyself

The nose bowl is fiberglass from a mold Bill made from a new nose bowl owned by another friend Bud Kilbey The wings needed quite a bit of work most of which was replacing the top wing spar

Fleet Model 2s were originally certifishycated in 1929 with the 5-cylinder Kinner K5 engine of 100 hp Later a field apshyproval was granted for the installation of the Kinner B5 of 125 hp and this is the powerplant in Bills Fleet Its a more practical installation because parts are easier to obtain

Bill had the cylinders for his Kinner chromed and installed new valves pisshytons roller and babbit bearings and he ground the shaft 003 He also reshyplaced the fabric and metal tips on the wood propeller He even overhauled all the instruments including the 1929 Jaeger tachometer which required the installation of a new mainspring Bill said it was no big deal - he also does clock work and ham radio work on the side

Other parts made were the Johnson Air Speed Indicator which is mounted on the right wing N strut and the frame for the distinctive flat windshield for the back cockpit Bill found a man who would cast the frame pieces then he machined them in the shop at school

The Fleet is covered with Razorback fabric which Bill prefers He has reshy

The small windshield is authentic but doesnt offer much protection from the wind

stored 22 planes using linen on one and dacron on another settling on Razorshyback as his favorite process

The red and cream colors aren t aushythentic but Bill likes the combination and he knows of three other Fleets painted the same Other items which aren t authentic but are practical are the tie-down rings on the lower wings and recording tachometer hidden under the engine cowling Bill didnt build up his Fleet to compete for top honors at Oshshykosh but the variances from factory original would only detract from the plane in the eyes of a purist

Some of the details which are authenshytic are the Pioneer compass in the panel the taillight which pOints forward the crash pads on the instrument panel and the small flat windshield which creates very windy conditions for the passenger in the back cockpit Fleets are soloed from the front seat and the small windshield at the back cockpit is a carryover from the old Consolidated PT-1 aircraft

Fleet Model 2s were available from the factory with three options regarding brakes Type A Type B or none at all Bills plane sports the Type B KelseyshyHayes mechanical brakes

Because Bills Fleet was made up of component parts he had no paper work to start with so he obtained the registrashytion number NC413K from a Fleet which was destroyed in 1935 He also used that planes serial number 136 and added an A to it for his plane

Another problem area he encounshytered was obtaining original weight and balance data After spending $125 in phone bills calling all over the country he finally came up with the right numshybers

Bill couldn t locate a carburetor heat

Michigan Phil owns a Kinner-powered Waco INF Bill then made a wood mold and cast a new heat box cut it in two halves then welded them together It looks just like the original except for the weld seam

Bill had problems getting his Fleet licensed The FAA wouldn t permit him to license it as a Model 2 and said it should be a Brewster-Haselton Fleet Brewster bought the Type Certificate No 131 in about 1941 So its a Brewsshyter-Haselton Fleet NC413K SIN 136A and it is licensed standard category

Bill made the first flight of 413K on 41585 and said it flew like a truck During the next 20 hours of flight he gradually got it rigged properly until it flew hands-off just like his 41 T-craft

Fleets were designed primarily as trainers and although they look dainty

Bills fine craftsmanship is evident Forshyward facing tail light is authentic

they are very rugged Movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz performed 46 consecutive outside loops in his Model 2 in 1930

With the short stacks the exhaust noise is very loud even with earplugs and Bill flies maximum one hour legs on cross country flights

Bill is delighted with the performance of 413K It takes off in 250 and seems to climb at a 45 degree angle with him and a full fuel load (24 gallons) on board Top speed is 95-100 mph and it cruises at 85-90 mph at 1750 rpm and 7-1 2-8 gph

Bill made an interesting comparison when he described how light his Fleet is on the controls Its a little doll a little high school girl with the old dowshyagers being the Wacos and Staggershywings This makes one wonder how a Fleet could ever be referred to as Mr bull

box so he borrowed one from Antiquel Under-wing tie-down rings are an improvement over tying to lower strut ends with Classic Advisor Phil Coulson of Lawton pressure on wing leading edges

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I ~ype ClubActivities

A recent Taylorcraft Owners Club newsletter reported that one of their members was flying along the skyline of New York City in their 1941 Taylorshycraft when lie experienced problems in getting the fuel to transfer from his wing tank to the main To play it safe he made a precautionary landing on the Weehawken Pier After the usual forshymalities with the FAA and the township director of public safety he was given permission to take off

The pilot in discussing this with Barshyney Bixler who heads up the Taylorcraft Owners Club asked about the 85 hp models which have larger vented fuel caps providing more ram air to move the fuel down into the nose tank Barney recalled discussing the fuel transfer problem with Charlie Feris (now deshyceased) and Charlie stated he would not let his students transfer any fuel until the nose tank was down to its last four gallons

Charlies technique was to pull the airplane up into a stall then letting the nose drop making a long smooth pullshyout keeping the T-craft on the step He said he never had any trouble getting those six gallons down from the wing tank

Barney suggests that a pipe cleaner be run through the vent pipe on the cap IJeriodically as the passageway does get blocked especially in the spring when the bugs are active

For information on the Taylorcraft Owners Club contact Bruce Barney Bixler 12809 Greenbower NE Alshyliance OH 44601

l ampled by Gene (hase

Bellanca enthusiasts now have their own newsletter Bellanca Contact is a quarterly newsletter published in Milshywaukee Wisconsin by Lawrence DAtshytilio and Pamela Foard who are restorshying a 1949 Bellanca Cruisair The first issue was released this past July conshytaining 16 pages of text photos and diashygrams - all professionally done

Larry and Pam hope to give Bellanca owners of all models including the Champion line a printed means of sharshying information Bellanca Contact is primarily a technical publication which fills a gap long left open for this imporshytant group of aircraft owners

Subscription rates are four issues and four updates - $1800 or eight isshysues and eight updates - $3200 Conshytact Lawrence DAttilio and Pamela Foard 1820 N 166th Street Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414784-2129

We recently received several years worth of back issues of the Aeronca Lovers Club newsletters and noted the coverage of many interesting subjects including rigging the aircraft radio inshystallation weight and balance source of parts and complete aircraft oleo maintenance swinging the compass plexiglass hints etc

The Aeronca Lovers Club is one of four Aeronca Type Clubs and is typical of the organizations which furnish valushyable information on specific models of aircraft to their members

The ALC is dedicated to keeping Aeroncas (including the Bellanca and Champion versions) flying through betshyter information and parts availability It was started and is operated by C L Buzz Wagner at the urging of attenshydees at the Aeronca forums he has conshyducted at the Annual EAA Conventions at Oshkosh since 1970 Buzz is an AampP AI FBO has owned over 70

Aeroncas and also owns several STCs covering Aeronca modifications

For information on the Aeronca Lovers Club contact Buzz Wagner at Box 3 401 1st Street East Clark SO 57225 phone 605532-3862

The 27th Annual Waco Reunion FlyshyIn held June 26-29 1986 at Hamilton Ohio featured 40 of the finest Wacos from 18 states and Canada Excellent weather and many new arrivals enshyhanced this event the greatest gathershying of dedicated Waco enthusiasts ever assembled anywhere It is a reunion where craftsmen meet craftsmen and pilots meet pilots all of whom are dedishycated to the task of restoring flying and preserving another of the greatest airplanes ever built

Of the 40 total in attendance 23 difshyferent models of Wacos from the 1928 GXE to the 1941 VKS-7F were on the flight line at Hamilton A special Attenshydance Award was presented to Bob and Doug Leavens who have flown their 1928 OX5 powered model GXE from Toronto Canada to the reunion almost every year

Still available from the National Waco Club are many Waco parts plus original data plates new original decals inshystruction manuals (new not used) and the following books Waco History Famous F Series Versatile Cabin Series Waco Taperwing and Waco Production

For information on the National Waco Club contact them at 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton Ohio 45015

20 OCTOBER 1986

1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS The following is a listing of new members who have joined the EM AntiqueClassic Division (through July 28

1986) We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft Succeeding issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members

Nesmith Richard A Rosemead California

Millard Arthur H Webster Florida

Trimble Mark Branson Missouri

Manning Glenn Allen Rochester Illinois

Hickenbottom John A Barnesville Ohio

Twombly C Robert Monroe Michigan

Woolley Ken Woodland California

Hammond James C Moorpark California

Blalock Anthony C Acworth Georgia

Steidley Robert Torrance California

Chisum Jerry Anchorage Alaska

Cordova Rafael L Santurce Puerto Rico

Neely Jr John J Butler Georgia

Shiels Alan Francis Cheltenham Victoria Australia

Brown Wayne B Sacramento California

Wotring Buddy Kirtland Ohio

Sorensen Bjarne Porsbrund Norway

Wilson Rudolph L Gosport Indiana

McGinnis Dean C Lakeland Florida

Lawrence Myer Ormond Beach Florida

Hoover Ralph C The Plains Virginia

Wooster Kirk Woodstock Georgia

Otey Lloyd L Quinton Virginia

Seppala Jr Ernest Angora Minnesota

Talbot Kenneth S Ridgewood New Jersey

Townsend J Timothy Eugene Oregon

Hughes Kenneth H SI Joseph Missouri

Born Charles W South Berwick Maine

McGowin James E Acworth Georgia

Campfer Scott Cincinnati Ohio

Helming John C Ledyard Connecticut

Possett John Kentwood Michigan

Bondow Bruce A Fridley Minnesota

Pierce Mark O Kansas City Missouri

Browne Paul Exeter Rhode Island

Bilyeu Russel A Clinton Washington

Nault Michael J Kansas City Missouri

Tighe Richard R Kansas City Missouri

McCoy Charles E SI Charles Missouri

Harkin Jack E Buford Georgia

Taylor James A Meriden Kansas

Hodson William L Simi Valley California

Malick Daniel C Gainesville Florida

Holloway David D Wheeling West Virginia

Bedford Alan J Mentor Lake Ohio

Kovacs Jr Frank J BetMlehem Pennsylvania

Drasler William Frank WaUkegan Illinois

Schroeder Robert Appleton Wisconsin

Werner David E Lindsay California

Janssen Duane Barnesville Minnesota

Wright Vernon J SI Joseph Missouri

McMahan Madonna Wausau Wisconsin

Daly Alfred J Plymouth Michigan

Watson William T Arlington Texas

Stankiewicz George W Peabody Maine

Miller Craig Glencoe Minnesota

Heyenbruch Fred Petersburg Kentucky

LaPlant Stephen P Belmont California

Keslin Richard O Lubbock Texas

Patten RThomas Nashville Tennessee

Osborn Anna M Barrington Illinois

Chaney Jr Russ Tucson Arizona

Shields William L Arlington Virginia

Spencer Stuart Grapevine Texas

Peebles John M Ellsworth Michigan

Neumann Alfred J Park Rapids Minnesota

Dominick Jr Frank Elmwood Park Illinois

Forsythe Tom New GlarusWisconsin

Stauffer Robert N Willow Grove Pennsylvania

Ryan Michael C North Hollywood California

Vigorito Thomas Tucson Arizona

Walker Richard O SI Ann Missouri

Greenwood Bill Alma Michigan

Ady Clarence H Seattle Washington

Adair Gregory M Memphis Tennessee

Simmons III Charles E Lititz Pennsylvania

Culver Jeffrey F Oakland California

Kavanaugh Gail Warrenton Missouri

Westhaver Robert W Canon City Pennsylvania

Gomez Angel Lambertville New Jersey

Barg Mike D Easton Massachusetts

Tempo Gianfranco Tolmezzo Italy

Riihela Hannu Lahti Finland

Nelson Rob Mississauga Ontario Canada

Lionberger Denver Hermann Missouri

McOdrun Ernest Glen Gardner New Jersey

Janowski Henry P Toronto Ontario Canada

Smith Richard E Bloomington Illinois

Phillips JD Euless Texas

Altrogge Douglas M Lake Zurich Illinois

Schmid Georg Osterhofen West Germany

Fidler Ralph S Williams Bay Wisconsin

Schnuck Ervin O Matthews North Carolina

Sapp Tom Mustang Oklahoma

Tupper III Kirby S Camden South Carolina

Gretschmann Duane Darien Wisconsin

Lilly Arthur C Wyoming Michigan

Wilson J Robert Fithian Illinois

Stublaski Thomas Racine Wisconsin

Schroeder Ronald G Torrance California

2 OCTOBER 1986

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Chapman Bob l Zeitler David W Holley William P Mikelsavage Jr John W Marcos Texas Grand Rapids Michigan Marietta Georgia Bath Michigan

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Jackson Howard M Dowling Jim Neblett James H Scholl Willard C St Marys Georgia Windsor Ontario Nashville Tennessee Griffin Georgia

Jones Terry R Flock Thomas G Craig William Adamson Tim Baton Rouge Lousiana Rockville Indiana Bathgate North Dakota Ellenwood Georgia

Scott Donald Oshrin Eugene l Wahl Roger Corriher Mark B Derry New Hampshire Southampton New York Brocton New York Mockville North Carolina

Schaefer Guy W Folkert Leon J Tolman Don OBrien Terry Fredericksburg Pennsylvania Timken Kansas Anchorage Alaska Seattle Washington

Powers Rand A Sculerati Linda Rae Hoffman Kirk Barnes James M Paullina Iowa King Salmon Alaska Kalamazoo Michigan Menasha Wisconsin

Luther Ronald B Meade Kevin Martin William l McClain Steve Newport Beach California Coppell Texas Chesterfield Missouri Sussex Wisconsin

Spraggins J Michael Nyborg Niels Woodhull C C Huffman E A Ft Worth Texas Ventura California Old Lyme Connecticut Costa Mesa California

Darville Brad H Eide Peter Cook William Jalbert Steven W Niles Illinois Shakopee Minnesota Sand Point Alaska Plymouth Connecticut

Burke Winston l Dunden Walter J Karagozian Ed Kimball Albert Lexington Kentucky Eugene Oregon Fowler California Zellwood Florida

Eroh Karl R Plaskett Steve Harris Noel R Knock Brian M Bensalem Pennsylvania Reynoldsburg Ohio Vail Colorado Ashford Kent England

Powell Danny Larson Allen l Baker David G Trice E R Hopkinsville Kentucky Capron Illinois Emigsville Pennsylvania Bedford Texas

Fidler Barbara Ann Dwyer Richard J Adams Jerry Pay Judy Alva Florida San Jose California Chatsworth Georgia Tyabb Australia

Austin Oray Paterson Jamie Morgan Richard Hawkesworth III William l Hettinger North Dakota Chatham New Brunswick Flushing New York Rowley Massachusetts

Trub Rudolf P McGaughey Carol B Jones Jerry Lee Kirker Howard A Aarau Switzerland White Bear Lake Minnesota Arvada Colorado Fremont California

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Feemster Fred Hessenaur Donald P Satori Toshiki Clow James T Tucson Arizona Prescott Arizona Maibashi Gunma Japan Morris Illinois

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SHOWPLANE CAMPING AT OSHKOSH 186

Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

-~VlNTAGE SEAPLANES~--

Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

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North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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Restoration Corner (Continued from Page 11)

Sanding should be concentrated on the edges of the tapes and doublers to minimize ridges If care was taken in the application of the filler coats very little sanding will be required to give a smooth surface for the finish coat Howshyever if the last sanding leaves a splotchy color no matter how smooth it feels a final coat of the silver or filler should be applied before the color If the finish color is to be cream or yellow a first coat of white will provide a much better final appearance with less mateshyrial as the yellow pigments generally have poor hiding properties

The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

quires much rubbing and polishing Some semblance of a gloss on pigshymented dope may be obtained by top coating with clear dope reduced with reshytarding thinner Of course you re anxshyious to get the pieces assembled in a shape resembling an airplane again but remember its a lot easier to polish the individual surfaces in your shop than standing tiptoe on a shaky stepladshyder out at the airport The importance of a coat of wax on a doped finish can t be overemphasized If you ve got some eager youngsters who would like to trade polishing for an airplane ride conshysider yourself lucky and put them to work Keep it clean keep it waxed keep it hangared and you can keep from havshying to do this allover again for years to come bull

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The small windshield is authentic but doesnt offer much protection from the wind

stored 22 planes using linen on one and dacron on another settling on Razorshyback as his favorite process

The red and cream colors aren t aushythentic but Bill likes the combination and he knows of three other Fleets painted the same Other items which aren t authentic but are practical are the tie-down rings on the lower wings and recording tachometer hidden under the engine cowling Bill didnt build up his Fleet to compete for top honors at Oshshykosh but the variances from factory original would only detract from the plane in the eyes of a purist

Some of the details which are authenshytic are the Pioneer compass in the panel the taillight which pOints forward the crash pads on the instrument panel and the small flat windshield which creates very windy conditions for the passenger in the back cockpit Fleets are soloed from the front seat and the small windshield at the back cockpit is a carryover from the old Consolidated PT-1 aircraft

Fleet Model 2s were available from the factory with three options regarding brakes Type A Type B or none at all Bills plane sports the Type B KelseyshyHayes mechanical brakes

Because Bills Fleet was made up of component parts he had no paper work to start with so he obtained the registrashytion number NC413K from a Fleet which was destroyed in 1935 He also used that planes serial number 136 and added an A to it for his plane

Another problem area he encounshytered was obtaining original weight and balance data After spending $125 in phone bills calling all over the country he finally came up with the right numshybers

Bill couldn t locate a carburetor heat

Michigan Phil owns a Kinner-powered Waco INF Bill then made a wood mold and cast a new heat box cut it in two halves then welded them together It looks just like the original except for the weld seam

Bill had problems getting his Fleet licensed The FAA wouldn t permit him to license it as a Model 2 and said it should be a Brewster-Haselton Fleet Brewster bought the Type Certificate No 131 in about 1941 So its a Brewsshyter-Haselton Fleet NC413K SIN 136A and it is licensed standard category

Bill made the first flight of 413K on 41585 and said it flew like a truck During the next 20 hours of flight he gradually got it rigged properly until it flew hands-off just like his 41 T-craft

Fleets were designed primarily as trainers and although they look dainty

Bills fine craftsmanship is evident Forshyward facing tail light is authentic

they are very rugged Movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz performed 46 consecutive outside loops in his Model 2 in 1930

With the short stacks the exhaust noise is very loud even with earplugs and Bill flies maximum one hour legs on cross country flights

Bill is delighted with the performance of 413K It takes off in 250 and seems to climb at a 45 degree angle with him and a full fuel load (24 gallons) on board Top speed is 95-100 mph and it cruises at 85-90 mph at 1750 rpm and 7-1 2-8 gph

Bill made an interesting comparison when he described how light his Fleet is on the controls Its a little doll a little high school girl with the old dowshyagers being the Wacos and Staggershywings This makes one wonder how a Fleet could ever be referred to as Mr bull

box so he borrowed one from Antiquel Under-wing tie-down rings are an improvement over tying to lower strut ends with Classic Advisor Phil Coulson of Lawton pressure on wing leading edges

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19

I ~ype ClubActivities

A recent Taylorcraft Owners Club newsletter reported that one of their members was flying along the skyline of New York City in their 1941 Taylorshycraft when lie experienced problems in getting the fuel to transfer from his wing tank to the main To play it safe he made a precautionary landing on the Weehawken Pier After the usual forshymalities with the FAA and the township director of public safety he was given permission to take off

The pilot in discussing this with Barshyney Bixler who heads up the Taylorcraft Owners Club asked about the 85 hp models which have larger vented fuel caps providing more ram air to move the fuel down into the nose tank Barney recalled discussing the fuel transfer problem with Charlie Feris (now deshyceased) and Charlie stated he would not let his students transfer any fuel until the nose tank was down to its last four gallons

Charlies technique was to pull the airplane up into a stall then letting the nose drop making a long smooth pullshyout keeping the T-craft on the step He said he never had any trouble getting those six gallons down from the wing tank

Barney suggests that a pipe cleaner be run through the vent pipe on the cap IJeriodically as the passageway does get blocked especially in the spring when the bugs are active

For information on the Taylorcraft Owners Club contact Bruce Barney Bixler 12809 Greenbower NE Alshyliance OH 44601

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Bellanca enthusiasts now have their own newsletter Bellanca Contact is a quarterly newsletter published in Milshywaukee Wisconsin by Lawrence DAtshytilio and Pamela Foard who are restorshying a 1949 Bellanca Cruisair The first issue was released this past July conshytaining 16 pages of text photos and diashygrams - all professionally done

Larry and Pam hope to give Bellanca owners of all models including the Champion line a printed means of sharshying information Bellanca Contact is primarily a technical publication which fills a gap long left open for this imporshytant group of aircraft owners

Subscription rates are four issues and four updates - $1800 or eight isshysues and eight updates - $3200 Conshytact Lawrence DAttilio and Pamela Foard 1820 N 166th Street Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414784-2129

We recently received several years worth of back issues of the Aeronca Lovers Club newsletters and noted the coverage of many interesting subjects including rigging the aircraft radio inshystallation weight and balance source of parts and complete aircraft oleo maintenance swinging the compass plexiglass hints etc

The Aeronca Lovers Club is one of four Aeronca Type Clubs and is typical of the organizations which furnish valushyable information on specific models of aircraft to their members

The ALC is dedicated to keeping Aeroncas (including the Bellanca and Champion versions) flying through betshyter information and parts availability It was started and is operated by C L Buzz Wagner at the urging of attenshydees at the Aeronca forums he has conshyducted at the Annual EAA Conventions at Oshkosh since 1970 Buzz is an AampP AI FBO has owned over 70

Aeroncas and also owns several STCs covering Aeronca modifications

For information on the Aeronca Lovers Club contact Buzz Wagner at Box 3 401 1st Street East Clark SO 57225 phone 605532-3862

The 27th Annual Waco Reunion FlyshyIn held June 26-29 1986 at Hamilton Ohio featured 40 of the finest Wacos from 18 states and Canada Excellent weather and many new arrivals enshyhanced this event the greatest gathershying of dedicated Waco enthusiasts ever assembled anywhere It is a reunion where craftsmen meet craftsmen and pilots meet pilots all of whom are dedishycated to the task of restoring flying and preserving another of the greatest airplanes ever built

Of the 40 total in attendance 23 difshyferent models of Wacos from the 1928 GXE to the 1941 VKS-7F were on the flight line at Hamilton A special Attenshydance Award was presented to Bob and Doug Leavens who have flown their 1928 OX5 powered model GXE from Toronto Canada to the reunion almost every year

Still available from the National Waco Club are many Waco parts plus original data plates new original decals inshystruction manuals (new not used) and the following books Waco History Famous F Series Versatile Cabin Series Waco Taperwing and Waco Production

For information on the National Waco Club contact them at 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton Ohio 45015

20 OCTOBER 1986

1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS The following is a listing of new members who have joined the EM AntiqueClassic Division (through July 28

1986) We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft Succeeding issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members

Nesmith Richard A Rosemead California

Millard Arthur H Webster Florida

Trimble Mark Branson Missouri

Manning Glenn Allen Rochester Illinois

Hickenbottom John A Barnesville Ohio

Twombly C Robert Monroe Michigan

Woolley Ken Woodland California

Hammond James C Moorpark California

Blalock Anthony C Acworth Georgia

Steidley Robert Torrance California

Chisum Jerry Anchorage Alaska

Cordova Rafael L Santurce Puerto Rico

Neely Jr John J Butler Georgia

Shiels Alan Francis Cheltenham Victoria Australia

Brown Wayne B Sacramento California

Wotring Buddy Kirtland Ohio

Sorensen Bjarne Porsbrund Norway

Wilson Rudolph L Gosport Indiana

McGinnis Dean C Lakeland Florida

Lawrence Myer Ormond Beach Florida

Hoover Ralph C The Plains Virginia

Wooster Kirk Woodstock Georgia

Otey Lloyd L Quinton Virginia

Seppala Jr Ernest Angora Minnesota

Talbot Kenneth S Ridgewood New Jersey

Townsend J Timothy Eugene Oregon

Hughes Kenneth H SI Joseph Missouri

Born Charles W South Berwick Maine

McGowin James E Acworth Georgia

Campfer Scott Cincinnati Ohio

Helming John C Ledyard Connecticut

Possett John Kentwood Michigan

Bondow Bruce A Fridley Minnesota

Pierce Mark O Kansas City Missouri

Browne Paul Exeter Rhode Island

Bilyeu Russel A Clinton Washington

Nault Michael J Kansas City Missouri

Tighe Richard R Kansas City Missouri

McCoy Charles E SI Charles Missouri

Harkin Jack E Buford Georgia

Taylor James A Meriden Kansas

Hodson William L Simi Valley California

Malick Daniel C Gainesville Florida

Holloway David D Wheeling West Virginia

Bedford Alan J Mentor Lake Ohio

Kovacs Jr Frank J BetMlehem Pennsylvania

Drasler William Frank WaUkegan Illinois

Schroeder Robert Appleton Wisconsin

Werner David E Lindsay California

Janssen Duane Barnesville Minnesota

Wright Vernon J SI Joseph Missouri

McMahan Madonna Wausau Wisconsin

Daly Alfred J Plymouth Michigan

Watson William T Arlington Texas

Stankiewicz George W Peabody Maine

Miller Craig Glencoe Minnesota

Heyenbruch Fred Petersburg Kentucky

LaPlant Stephen P Belmont California

Keslin Richard O Lubbock Texas

Patten RThomas Nashville Tennessee

Osborn Anna M Barrington Illinois

Chaney Jr Russ Tucson Arizona

Shields William L Arlington Virginia

Spencer Stuart Grapevine Texas

Peebles John M Ellsworth Michigan

Neumann Alfred J Park Rapids Minnesota

Dominick Jr Frank Elmwood Park Illinois

Forsythe Tom New GlarusWisconsin

Stauffer Robert N Willow Grove Pennsylvania

Ryan Michael C North Hollywood California

Vigorito Thomas Tucson Arizona

Walker Richard O SI Ann Missouri

Greenwood Bill Alma Michigan

Ady Clarence H Seattle Washington

Adair Gregory M Memphis Tennessee

Simmons III Charles E Lititz Pennsylvania

Culver Jeffrey F Oakland California

Kavanaugh Gail Warrenton Missouri

Westhaver Robert W Canon City Pennsylvania

Gomez Angel Lambertville New Jersey

Barg Mike D Easton Massachusetts

Tempo Gianfranco Tolmezzo Italy

Riihela Hannu Lahti Finland

Nelson Rob Mississauga Ontario Canada

Lionberger Denver Hermann Missouri

McOdrun Ernest Glen Gardner New Jersey

Janowski Henry P Toronto Ontario Canada

Smith Richard E Bloomington Illinois

Phillips JD Euless Texas

Altrogge Douglas M Lake Zurich Illinois

Schmid Georg Osterhofen West Germany

Fidler Ralph S Williams Bay Wisconsin

Schnuck Ervin O Matthews North Carolina

Sapp Tom Mustang Oklahoma

Tupper III Kirby S Camden South Carolina

Gretschmann Duane Darien Wisconsin

Lilly Arthur C Wyoming Michigan

Wilson J Robert Fithian Illinois

Stublaski Thomas Racine Wisconsin

Schroeder Ronald G Torrance California

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Turrini Niel Hitefield Billy l Hart Donald S Oliver Jr Gerald D Merrick New York Dry Creek Louisiana Rockford Ill inois Clarendon Hills Illinois

Chapman Bob l Zeitler David W Holley William P Mikelsavage Jr John W Marcos Texas Grand Rapids Michigan Marietta Georgia Bath Michigan

Patrick Elmer D Stimson Joseph Holley William P Thaxton John D Warrenton Missouri Alexander City Alabama Nashville Tennessee Orange California

Jackson Howard M Dowling Jim Neblett James H Scholl Willard C St Marys Georgia Windsor Ontario Nashville Tennessee Griffin Georgia

Jones Terry R Flock Thomas G Craig William Adamson Tim Baton Rouge Lousiana Rockville Indiana Bathgate North Dakota Ellenwood Georgia

Scott Donald Oshrin Eugene l Wahl Roger Corriher Mark B Derry New Hampshire Southampton New York Brocton New York Mockville North Carolina

Schaefer Guy W Folkert Leon J Tolman Don OBrien Terry Fredericksburg Pennsylvania Timken Kansas Anchorage Alaska Seattle Washington

Powers Rand A Sculerati Linda Rae Hoffman Kirk Barnes James M Paullina Iowa King Salmon Alaska Kalamazoo Michigan Menasha Wisconsin

Luther Ronald B Meade Kevin Martin William l McClain Steve Newport Beach California Coppell Texas Chesterfield Missouri Sussex Wisconsin

Spraggins J Michael Nyborg Niels Woodhull C C Huffman E A Ft Worth Texas Ventura California Old Lyme Connecticut Costa Mesa California

Darville Brad H Eide Peter Cook William Jalbert Steven W Niles Illinois Shakopee Minnesota Sand Point Alaska Plymouth Connecticut

Burke Winston l Dunden Walter J Karagozian Ed Kimball Albert Lexington Kentucky Eugene Oregon Fowler California Zellwood Florida

Eroh Karl R Plaskett Steve Harris Noel R Knock Brian M Bensalem Pennsylvania Reynoldsburg Ohio Vail Colorado Ashford Kent England

Powell Danny Larson Allen l Baker David G Trice E R Hopkinsville Kentucky Capron Illinois Emigsville Pennsylvania Bedford Texas

Fidler Barbara Ann Dwyer Richard J Adams Jerry Pay Judy Alva Florida San Jose California Chatsworth Georgia Tyabb Australia

Austin Oray Paterson Jamie Morgan Richard Hawkesworth III William l Hettinger North Dakota Chatham New Brunswick Flushing New York Rowley Massachusetts

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Feemster Fred Hessenaur Donald P Satori Toshiki Clow James T Tucson Arizona Prescott Arizona Maibashi Gunma Japan Morris Illinois

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SHOWPLANE CAMPING AT OSHKOSH 186

Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

-~VlNTAGE SEAPLANES~--

Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

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North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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Restoration Corner (Continued from Page 11)

Sanding should be concentrated on the edges of the tapes and doublers to minimize ridges If care was taken in the application of the filler coats very little sanding will be required to give a smooth surface for the finish coat Howshyever if the last sanding leaves a splotchy color no matter how smooth it feels a final coat of the silver or filler should be applied before the color If the finish color is to be cream or yellow a first coat of white will provide a much better final appearance with less mateshyrial as the yellow pigments generally have poor hiding properties

The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

quires much rubbing and polishing Some semblance of a gloss on pigshymented dope may be obtained by top coating with clear dope reduced with reshytarding thinner Of course you re anxshyious to get the pieces assembled in a shape resembling an airplane again but remember its a lot easier to polish the individual surfaces in your shop than standing tiptoe on a shaky stepladshyder out at the airport The importance of a coat of wax on a doped finish can t be overemphasized If you ve got some eager youngsters who would like to trade polishing for an airplane ride conshysider yourself lucky and put them to work Keep it clean keep it waxed keep it hangared and you can keep from havshying to do this allover again for years to come bull

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I ~ype ClubActivities

A recent Taylorcraft Owners Club newsletter reported that one of their members was flying along the skyline of New York City in their 1941 Taylorshycraft when lie experienced problems in getting the fuel to transfer from his wing tank to the main To play it safe he made a precautionary landing on the Weehawken Pier After the usual forshymalities with the FAA and the township director of public safety he was given permission to take off

The pilot in discussing this with Barshyney Bixler who heads up the Taylorcraft Owners Club asked about the 85 hp models which have larger vented fuel caps providing more ram air to move the fuel down into the nose tank Barney recalled discussing the fuel transfer problem with Charlie Feris (now deshyceased) and Charlie stated he would not let his students transfer any fuel until the nose tank was down to its last four gallons

Charlies technique was to pull the airplane up into a stall then letting the nose drop making a long smooth pullshyout keeping the T-craft on the step He said he never had any trouble getting those six gallons down from the wing tank

Barney suggests that a pipe cleaner be run through the vent pipe on the cap IJeriodically as the passageway does get blocked especially in the spring when the bugs are active

For information on the Taylorcraft Owners Club contact Bruce Barney Bixler 12809 Greenbower NE Alshyliance OH 44601

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Bellanca enthusiasts now have their own newsletter Bellanca Contact is a quarterly newsletter published in Milshywaukee Wisconsin by Lawrence DAtshytilio and Pamela Foard who are restorshying a 1949 Bellanca Cruisair The first issue was released this past July conshytaining 16 pages of text photos and diashygrams - all professionally done

Larry and Pam hope to give Bellanca owners of all models including the Champion line a printed means of sharshying information Bellanca Contact is primarily a technical publication which fills a gap long left open for this imporshytant group of aircraft owners

Subscription rates are four issues and four updates - $1800 or eight isshysues and eight updates - $3200 Conshytact Lawrence DAttilio and Pamela Foard 1820 N 166th Street Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414784-2129

We recently received several years worth of back issues of the Aeronca Lovers Club newsletters and noted the coverage of many interesting subjects including rigging the aircraft radio inshystallation weight and balance source of parts and complete aircraft oleo maintenance swinging the compass plexiglass hints etc

The Aeronca Lovers Club is one of four Aeronca Type Clubs and is typical of the organizations which furnish valushyable information on specific models of aircraft to their members

The ALC is dedicated to keeping Aeroncas (including the Bellanca and Champion versions) flying through betshyter information and parts availability It was started and is operated by C L Buzz Wagner at the urging of attenshydees at the Aeronca forums he has conshyducted at the Annual EAA Conventions at Oshkosh since 1970 Buzz is an AampP AI FBO has owned over 70

Aeroncas and also owns several STCs covering Aeronca modifications

For information on the Aeronca Lovers Club contact Buzz Wagner at Box 3 401 1st Street East Clark SO 57225 phone 605532-3862

The 27th Annual Waco Reunion FlyshyIn held June 26-29 1986 at Hamilton Ohio featured 40 of the finest Wacos from 18 states and Canada Excellent weather and many new arrivals enshyhanced this event the greatest gathershying of dedicated Waco enthusiasts ever assembled anywhere It is a reunion where craftsmen meet craftsmen and pilots meet pilots all of whom are dedishycated to the task of restoring flying and preserving another of the greatest airplanes ever built

Of the 40 total in attendance 23 difshyferent models of Wacos from the 1928 GXE to the 1941 VKS-7F were on the flight line at Hamilton A special Attenshydance Award was presented to Bob and Doug Leavens who have flown their 1928 OX5 powered model GXE from Toronto Canada to the reunion almost every year

Still available from the National Waco Club are many Waco parts plus original data plates new original decals inshystruction manuals (new not used) and the following books Waco History Famous F Series Versatile Cabin Series Waco Taperwing and Waco Production

For information on the National Waco Club contact them at 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton Ohio 45015

20 OCTOBER 1986

1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

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1986) We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft Succeeding issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members

Nesmith Richard A Rosemead California

Millard Arthur H Webster Florida

Trimble Mark Branson Missouri

Manning Glenn Allen Rochester Illinois

Hickenbottom John A Barnesville Ohio

Twombly C Robert Monroe Michigan

Woolley Ken Woodland California

Hammond James C Moorpark California

Blalock Anthony C Acworth Georgia

Steidley Robert Torrance California

Chisum Jerry Anchorage Alaska

Cordova Rafael L Santurce Puerto Rico

Neely Jr John J Butler Georgia

Shiels Alan Francis Cheltenham Victoria Australia

Brown Wayne B Sacramento California

Wotring Buddy Kirtland Ohio

Sorensen Bjarne Porsbrund Norway

Wilson Rudolph L Gosport Indiana

McGinnis Dean C Lakeland Florida

Lawrence Myer Ormond Beach Florida

Hoover Ralph C The Plains Virginia

Wooster Kirk Woodstock Georgia

Otey Lloyd L Quinton Virginia

Seppala Jr Ernest Angora Minnesota

Talbot Kenneth S Ridgewood New Jersey

Townsend J Timothy Eugene Oregon

Hughes Kenneth H SI Joseph Missouri

Born Charles W South Berwick Maine

McGowin James E Acworth Georgia

Campfer Scott Cincinnati Ohio

Helming John C Ledyard Connecticut

Possett John Kentwood Michigan

Bondow Bruce A Fridley Minnesota

Pierce Mark O Kansas City Missouri

Browne Paul Exeter Rhode Island

Bilyeu Russel A Clinton Washington

Nault Michael J Kansas City Missouri

Tighe Richard R Kansas City Missouri

McCoy Charles E SI Charles Missouri

Harkin Jack E Buford Georgia

Taylor James A Meriden Kansas

Hodson William L Simi Valley California

Malick Daniel C Gainesville Florida

Holloway David D Wheeling West Virginia

Bedford Alan J Mentor Lake Ohio

Kovacs Jr Frank J BetMlehem Pennsylvania

Drasler William Frank WaUkegan Illinois

Schroeder Robert Appleton Wisconsin

Werner David E Lindsay California

Janssen Duane Barnesville Minnesota

Wright Vernon J SI Joseph Missouri

McMahan Madonna Wausau Wisconsin

Daly Alfred J Plymouth Michigan

Watson William T Arlington Texas

Stankiewicz George W Peabody Maine

Miller Craig Glencoe Minnesota

Heyenbruch Fred Petersburg Kentucky

LaPlant Stephen P Belmont California

Keslin Richard O Lubbock Texas

Patten RThomas Nashville Tennessee

Osborn Anna M Barrington Illinois

Chaney Jr Russ Tucson Arizona

Shields William L Arlington Virginia

Spencer Stuart Grapevine Texas

Peebles John M Ellsworth Michigan

Neumann Alfred J Park Rapids Minnesota

Dominick Jr Frank Elmwood Park Illinois

Forsythe Tom New GlarusWisconsin

Stauffer Robert N Willow Grove Pennsylvania

Ryan Michael C North Hollywood California

Vigorito Thomas Tucson Arizona

Walker Richard O SI Ann Missouri

Greenwood Bill Alma Michigan

Ady Clarence H Seattle Washington

Adair Gregory M Memphis Tennessee

Simmons III Charles E Lititz Pennsylvania

Culver Jeffrey F Oakland California

Kavanaugh Gail Warrenton Missouri

Westhaver Robert W Canon City Pennsylvania

Gomez Angel Lambertville New Jersey

Barg Mike D Easton Massachusetts

Tempo Gianfranco Tolmezzo Italy

Riihela Hannu Lahti Finland

Nelson Rob Mississauga Ontario Canada

Lionberger Denver Hermann Missouri

McOdrun Ernest Glen Gardner New Jersey

Janowski Henry P Toronto Ontario Canada

Smith Richard E Bloomington Illinois

Phillips JD Euless Texas

Altrogge Douglas M Lake Zurich Illinois

Schmid Georg Osterhofen West Germany

Fidler Ralph S Williams Bay Wisconsin

Schnuck Ervin O Matthews North Carolina

Sapp Tom Mustang Oklahoma

Tupper III Kirby S Camden South Carolina

Gretschmann Duane Darien Wisconsin

Lilly Arthur C Wyoming Michigan

Wilson J Robert Fithian Illinois

Stublaski Thomas Racine Wisconsin

Schroeder Ronald G Torrance California

2 OCTOBER 1986

Affeldt Robert E Mahon Bert E Harris Kelly Draayers Leslie H Nekoosa Wisconsin Justin Texas Aurora Illinois Cedar Grove Wisconsin

Johnson Donald C Sagata Juro Blackburn John Gill Warren Richard G Washington North Carolina Gardena California Johns Island South Carolina Auburn Massachusetts

Turrini Niel Hitefield Billy l Hart Donald S Oliver Jr Gerald D Merrick New York Dry Creek Louisiana Rockford Ill inois Clarendon Hills Illinois

Chapman Bob l Zeitler David W Holley William P Mikelsavage Jr John W Marcos Texas Grand Rapids Michigan Marietta Georgia Bath Michigan

Patrick Elmer D Stimson Joseph Holley William P Thaxton John D Warrenton Missouri Alexander City Alabama Nashville Tennessee Orange California

Jackson Howard M Dowling Jim Neblett James H Scholl Willard C St Marys Georgia Windsor Ontario Nashville Tennessee Griffin Georgia

Jones Terry R Flock Thomas G Craig William Adamson Tim Baton Rouge Lousiana Rockville Indiana Bathgate North Dakota Ellenwood Georgia

Scott Donald Oshrin Eugene l Wahl Roger Corriher Mark B Derry New Hampshire Southampton New York Brocton New York Mockville North Carolina

Schaefer Guy W Folkert Leon J Tolman Don OBrien Terry Fredericksburg Pennsylvania Timken Kansas Anchorage Alaska Seattle Washington

Powers Rand A Sculerati Linda Rae Hoffman Kirk Barnes James M Paullina Iowa King Salmon Alaska Kalamazoo Michigan Menasha Wisconsin

Luther Ronald B Meade Kevin Martin William l McClain Steve Newport Beach California Coppell Texas Chesterfield Missouri Sussex Wisconsin

Spraggins J Michael Nyborg Niels Woodhull C C Huffman E A Ft Worth Texas Ventura California Old Lyme Connecticut Costa Mesa California

Darville Brad H Eide Peter Cook William Jalbert Steven W Niles Illinois Shakopee Minnesota Sand Point Alaska Plymouth Connecticut

Burke Winston l Dunden Walter J Karagozian Ed Kimball Albert Lexington Kentucky Eugene Oregon Fowler California Zellwood Florida

Eroh Karl R Plaskett Steve Harris Noel R Knock Brian M Bensalem Pennsylvania Reynoldsburg Ohio Vail Colorado Ashford Kent England

Powell Danny Larson Allen l Baker David G Trice E R Hopkinsville Kentucky Capron Illinois Emigsville Pennsylvania Bedford Texas

Fidler Barbara Ann Dwyer Richard J Adams Jerry Pay Judy Alva Florida San Jose California Chatsworth Georgia Tyabb Australia

Austin Oray Paterson Jamie Morgan Richard Hawkesworth III William l Hettinger North Dakota Chatham New Brunswick Flushing New York Rowley Massachusetts

Trub Rudolf P McGaughey Carol B Jones Jerry Lee Kirker Howard A Aarau Switzerland White Bear Lake Minnesota Arvada Colorado Fremont California

Brackmann Lisa M Calomiris Byron B Tuttle Jr Glenn l Griffin James A Algonquin Illinois Long Beach California Bountiful Vermont Scappoose Oregon

Paulson Gregory D Bargerhuff Earl A Anderson Neil A Schatz Gerald S Malvern Pennsylvania Rolling Prairie Indiana Watsonville California Silver Spring Maryland

Feemster Fred Hessenaur Donald P Satori Toshiki Clow James T Tucson Arizona Prescott Arizona Maibashi Gunma Japan Morris Illinois

Galeazzi Remo Carter Richard W Collier Kenneth Doose Charles G Petaluma California Prescott Arizona Fayetteville Arkansas Forest Park Illinois

Whittemore Gene Di Gangi Joseph O Weese Robert Gederos Oniel Byron Center Michigan APO New York New York Quinlan Texas Milwaukee Wisconsin

Russell Stuart John Kerr David C Pike Victor A Jackson Steven E Kempton Pari South Africa Columbus Ohio John Day Oregon White Bear Lake Minnesota

Ekleberry Ryan Duane Hoagland Eric C Hahn Francis McCabe Peggy l Swartz Creek Michigan Port Wing Wisconsin Mapleton Iowa Buckeye Arizona

Hudspeth John Darrel Litchfield John McKechnie Ewen Cunha Erick Nilson Mooresville North Carolina Coraopolis Pennsylvania Mill Valley California Uberlandia Mina Brazil

Lichnovsky John T Swanson David E Houghton Richard G Smith Ace Kaunakaki Hawaii Saugus Massachusetts Milford Michigan Ottawa Kansas

Pelfrey Earl T Angilly Douglas Allen Mike l De Bottis Dennis Crossville Tennessee Manchester Connecticut Biscoe North Carolina Syracuse New York

Laur Earle V Hasselmark Earl Teeters David Thompson James E Caro Michigan Winsted Connecticut Salinas California Aurora Colorado

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Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

-~VlNTAGE SEAPLANES~--

Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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1939

VI~TA(3~ LIT~lATUl~

by Dennis Parks EAA LibraryArchives Director

VINTAGE LITERATURE

(part 2 of two parts)

Aviation Journals

The Depression was not only hard on the aviation industry it was also hard on aviation literature Of the journals that had started in the excitement after Lindberghs flight only three survived the Depression In contrast most of those publications that started during the Depression were survivors

The AYERS DIRECTORY for 1939 listed 22 aviation journals about the same as for 1929 However only six of these had survived into the Depression

Some of the new journals to appear since 1929 were AIR FACTS AIR TRAILS AIR PROGRESS AMERICAN AVIA TlON SOARING SOUTHERN FLIGHT ~aterFLlGHTMAGAZINE) and SPORTSMAN PILOT All of these surshyvived at least until the 1950s and two AIR PROGRESS and SOARING con~ tinue today Quite a contrast to ~arlier periods in the history of aviation jourshynals which with a few exceptions had short publishing lives

The three most popular periodicals in 1939 were the same as in 1929 They were joined by a new journal in fourth place These aviation journals with the largest circulation were 1) Popular Avishyation (circulation 81 527) 2) Aero Dishygest (34312) 3) Aviation (28040) and Sportsman Pilot (11 046)

Though the number of aviation magazines being published remained at about the same level as 1929 the size of the issues decreased In th~ fall of 1929 Aero Digest was averaging 300 pages per issue in 1939 the average Issue had 160 pages The largest issue of the year contained 232 pages

The annual highlight issue initiated by AVIA TlON in 1925 continued with its Annual Directory Number in March 1939 They were joined by AERO DIshyGEST which published its sixth Annual Digest in March 1939 These special isshysues provided photographs line drawshyings and specifications for the aircraft then in production

Articles

May 1939 saw the first installment of what has p~obably become the longest running series In aviation literature The May issue of POPULAR AVIA TlON had the first I Learned About Flying From That article The August 1986 issue of FL YING saw the 554th appearance

Max Karant the Managing Editor of POPULAR AVIA TlON recalled that the series was the idea of Tex Rankin who was supposed to write about the lesshysons he had learned because of flying incidents It was the editors hope that the series of articles might save the life of some not-too-seasoned pilot Each author will be a bona fide licensed pilot Of course this begs the question that If these seasoned pilots get into the troubles described what hope is there for the not-too-seasoned pilot

The first episode was by Garland Linshycoln He told of his attempted rescue mission to Alaska when under pressure of time he proceeded to Fairbanks and tried to land in zero-zero conditions He circled what he thought was the city for two hours before he crash landed his Ford Tri-Motor flipping it onto its back

Fortunaely no one was hurt badly Other pilots recounting their tales of

misfortune during 1939 were Paul Mantz Clyde Pangborn Ben O Howshyard Wallace Berry and Dick Grace AVIA TlON in its annual directory Issue saw as some of the design trends Interiors - Private aircraft for 1939 are designed for better vision and have fewer things for passengers to fall over Gear - Landing gears are growing simpler and cleaner easier to operate and to maintain Powerplants - While the working parts of automobiles are becoming less accessible airplane deshysign is moving in the opposite direction

The troubles that air racing was havshying in its last pre-war year were reshyflected in articles such as Air Racing isHell by Roscue Turner Im Through with Closed Course Racing by Earl Ortman and Stop Picking on us Racshyers by Art Chester

Books

The year saw the appearance of over 30 new aviation books Still being a reshylatively new field only two of the books were about aviation history The more important aviation publishers were printing full and half page ads in the

major journals in the field Among these were Pitman Ronald McGraw-Hili Wiley and Zift-Davis

Pitman carried the largest list of books advertising 12 titles in the March 1939 Aero Digest However Funk amp Wag nails may have had the most popushylar titles in their series by Assen Jorshydanoft The titles in the series were Your Wings (1936) and Through the Overcast (1938) An ad in 1942 stated that no other books on aviation have attained such great circulation with over a quarter of a million copies in use

Jordanoft was orig inally from Bulshygaria where he designed built and flew the first heavier-than-air craft in his country

Ot the most interesting new titles apshype~rlng In 1939 were Lightplane FlyshyIng by Wolfgang Langewiesche From Crate to Clipper by William Gooch the biography of Pan Ams Pacific Pio~eershying Pilot Ed Musick and the US edition of one of the greatest pieces of aviation writing Wind Sand and Stars by Anshytoine de Saint-Exupery bull

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS The following is a listing of new members who have joined the EM AntiqueClassic Division (through July 28

1986) We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft Succeeding issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members

Nesmith Richard A Rosemead California

Millard Arthur H Webster Florida

Trimble Mark Branson Missouri

Manning Glenn Allen Rochester Illinois

Hickenbottom John A Barnesville Ohio

Twombly C Robert Monroe Michigan

Woolley Ken Woodland California

Hammond James C Moorpark California

Blalock Anthony C Acworth Georgia

Steidley Robert Torrance California

Chisum Jerry Anchorage Alaska

Cordova Rafael L Santurce Puerto Rico

Neely Jr John J Butler Georgia

Shiels Alan Francis Cheltenham Victoria Australia

Brown Wayne B Sacramento California

Wotring Buddy Kirtland Ohio

Sorensen Bjarne Porsbrund Norway

Wilson Rudolph L Gosport Indiana

McGinnis Dean C Lakeland Florida

Lawrence Myer Ormond Beach Florida

Hoover Ralph C The Plains Virginia

Wooster Kirk Woodstock Georgia

Otey Lloyd L Quinton Virginia

Seppala Jr Ernest Angora Minnesota

Talbot Kenneth S Ridgewood New Jersey

Townsend J Timothy Eugene Oregon

Hughes Kenneth H SI Joseph Missouri

Born Charles W South Berwick Maine

McGowin James E Acworth Georgia

Campfer Scott Cincinnati Ohio

Helming John C Ledyard Connecticut

Possett John Kentwood Michigan

Bondow Bruce A Fridley Minnesota

Pierce Mark O Kansas City Missouri

Browne Paul Exeter Rhode Island

Bilyeu Russel A Clinton Washington

Nault Michael J Kansas City Missouri

Tighe Richard R Kansas City Missouri

McCoy Charles E SI Charles Missouri

Harkin Jack E Buford Georgia

Taylor James A Meriden Kansas

Hodson William L Simi Valley California

Malick Daniel C Gainesville Florida

Holloway David D Wheeling West Virginia

Bedford Alan J Mentor Lake Ohio

Kovacs Jr Frank J BetMlehem Pennsylvania

Drasler William Frank WaUkegan Illinois

Schroeder Robert Appleton Wisconsin

Werner David E Lindsay California

Janssen Duane Barnesville Minnesota

Wright Vernon J SI Joseph Missouri

McMahan Madonna Wausau Wisconsin

Daly Alfred J Plymouth Michigan

Watson William T Arlington Texas

Stankiewicz George W Peabody Maine

Miller Craig Glencoe Minnesota

Heyenbruch Fred Petersburg Kentucky

LaPlant Stephen P Belmont California

Keslin Richard O Lubbock Texas

Patten RThomas Nashville Tennessee

Osborn Anna M Barrington Illinois

Chaney Jr Russ Tucson Arizona

Shields William L Arlington Virginia

Spencer Stuart Grapevine Texas

Peebles John M Ellsworth Michigan

Neumann Alfred J Park Rapids Minnesota

Dominick Jr Frank Elmwood Park Illinois

Forsythe Tom New GlarusWisconsin

Stauffer Robert N Willow Grove Pennsylvania

Ryan Michael C North Hollywood California

Vigorito Thomas Tucson Arizona

Walker Richard O SI Ann Missouri

Greenwood Bill Alma Michigan

Ady Clarence H Seattle Washington

Adair Gregory M Memphis Tennessee

Simmons III Charles E Lititz Pennsylvania

Culver Jeffrey F Oakland California

Kavanaugh Gail Warrenton Missouri

Westhaver Robert W Canon City Pennsylvania

Gomez Angel Lambertville New Jersey

Barg Mike D Easton Massachusetts

Tempo Gianfranco Tolmezzo Italy

Riihela Hannu Lahti Finland

Nelson Rob Mississauga Ontario Canada

Lionberger Denver Hermann Missouri

McOdrun Ernest Glen Gardner New Jersey

Janowski Henry P Toronto Ontario Canada

Smith Richard E Bloomington Illinois

Phillips JD Euless Texas

Altrogge Douglas M Lake Zurich Illinois

Schmid Georg Osterhofen West Germany

Fidler Ralph S Williams Bay Wisconsin

Schnuck Ervin O Matthews North Carolina

Sapp Tom Mustang Oklahoma

Tupper III Kirby S Camden South Carolina

Gretschmann Duane Darien Wisconsin

Lilly Arthur C Wyoming Michigan

Wilson J Robert Fithian Illinois

Stublaski Thomas Racine Wisconsin

Schroeder Ronald G Torrance California

2 OCTOBER 1986

Affeldt Robert E Mahon Bert E Harris Kelly Draayers Leslie H Nekoosa Wisconsin Justin Texas Aurora Illinois Cedar Grove Wisconsin

Johnson Donald C Sagata Juro Blackburn John Gill Warren Richard G Washington North Carolina Gardena California Johns Island South Carolina Auburn Massachusetts

Turrini Niel Hitefield Billy l Hart Donald S Oliver Jr Gerald D Merrick New York Dry Creek Louisiana Rockford Ill inois Clarendon Hills Illinois

Chapman Bob l Zeitler David W Holley William P Mikelsavage Jr John W Marcos Texas Grand Rapids Michigan Marietta Georgia Bath Michigan

Patrick Elmer D Stimson Joseph Holley William P Thaxton John D Warrenton Missouri Alexander City Alabama Nashville Tennessee Orange California

Jackson Howard M Dowling Jim Neblett James H Scholl Willard C St Marys Georgia Windsor Ontario Nashville Tennessee Griffin Georgia

Jones Terry R Flock Thomas G Craig William Adamson Tim Baton Rouge Lousiana Rockville Indiana Bathgate North Dakota Ellenwood Georgia

Scott Donald Oshrin Eugene l Wahl Roger Corriher Mark B Derry New Hampshire Southampton New York Brocton New York Mockville North Carolina

Schaefer Guy W Folkert Leon J Tolman Don OBrien Terry Fredericksburg Pennsylvania Timken Kansas Anchorage Alaska Seattle Washington

Powers Rand A Sculerati Linda Rae Hoffman Kirk Barnes James M Paullina Iowa King Salmon Alaska Kalamazoo Michigan Menasha Wisconsin

Luther Ronald B Meade Kevin Martin William l McClain Steve Newport Beach California Coppell Texas Chesterfield Missouri Sussex Wisconsin

Spraggins J Michael Nyborg Niels Woodhull C C Huffman E A Ft Worth Texas Ventura California Old Lyme Connecticut Costa Mesa California

Darville Brad H Eide Peter Cook William Jalbert Steven W Niles Illinois Shakopee Minnesota Sand Point Alaska Plymouth Connecticut

Burke Winston l Dunden Walter J Karagozian Ed Kimball Albert Lexington Kentucky Eugene Oregon Fowler California Zellwood Florida

Eroh Karl R Plaskett Steve Harris Noel R Knock Brian M Bensalem Pennsylvania Reynoldsburg Ohio Vail Colorado Ashford Kent England

Powell Danny Larson Allen l Baker David G Trice E R Hopkinsville Kentucky Capron Illinois Emigsville Pennsylvania Bedford Texas

Fidler Barbara Ann Dwyer Richard J Adams Jerry Pay Judy Alva Florida San Jose California Chatsworth Georgia Tyabb Australia

Austin Oray Paterson Jamie Morgan Richard Hawkesworth III William l Hettinger North Dakota Chatham New Brunswick Flushing New York Rowley Massachusetts

Trub Rudolf P McGaughey Carol B Jones Jerry Lee Kirker Howard A Aarau Switzerland White Bear Lake Minnesota Arvada Colorado Fremont California

Brackmann Lisa M Calomiris Byron B Tuttle Jr Glenn l Griffin James A Algonquin Illinois Long Beach California Bountiful Vermont Scappoose Oregon

Paulson Gregory D Bargerhuff Earl A Anderson Neil A Schatz Gerald S Malvern Pennsylvania Rolling Prairie Indiana Watsonville California Silver Spring Maryland

Feemster Fred Hessenaur Donald P Satori Toshiki Clow James T Tucson Arizona Prescott Arizona Maibashi Gunma Japan Morris Illinois

Galeazzi Remo Carter Richard W Collier Kenneth Doose Charles G Petaluma California Prescott Arizona Fayetteville Arkansas Forest Park Illinois

Whittemore Gene Di Gangi Joseph O Weese Robert Gederos Oniel Byron Center Michigan APO New York New York Quinlan Texas Milwaukee Wisconsin

Russell Stuart John Kerr David C Pike Victor A Jackson Steven E Kempton Pari South Africa Columbus Ohio John Day Oregon White Bear Lake Minnesota

Ekleberry Ryan Duane Hoagland Eric C Hahn Francis McCabe Peggy l Swartz Creek Michigan Port Wing Wisconsin Mapleton Iowa Buckeye Arizona

Hudspeth John Darrel Litchfield John McKechnie Ewen Cunha Erick Nilson Mooresville North Carolina Coraopolis Pennsylvania Mill Valley California Uberlandia Mina Brazil

Lichnovsky John T Swanson David E Houghton Richard G Smith Ace Kaunakaki Hawaii Saugus Massachusetts Milford Michigan Ottawa Kansas

Pelfrey Earl T Angilly Douglas Allen Mike l De Bottis Dennis Crossville Tennessee Manchester Connecticut Biscoe North Carolina Syracuse New York

Laur Earle V Hasselmark Earl Teeters David Thompson James E Caro Michigan Winsted Connecticut Salinas California Aurora Colorado

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SHOWPLANE CAMPING AT OSHKOSH 186

Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

-~VlNTAGE SEAPLANES~--

Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

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North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

68850 phone 308324-5340 bull The McCabe Aeroplane has an interesting configuration 28 OCTOBER 1986

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ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 plus $200 postage Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corshyners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

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Wanted - 1940 T-craft front lift strut needed to complete antique rebuild Dick Ellis Bozeman MT 406586-5419 (11-2)

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS The following is a listing of new members who have joined the EM AntiqueClassic Division (through July 28

1986) We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft Succeeding issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members

Nesmith Richard A Rosemead California

Millard Arthur H Webster Florida

Trimble Mark Branson Missouri

Manning Glenn Allen Rochester Illinois

Hickenbottom John A Barnesville Ohio

Twombly C Robert Monroe Michigan

Woolley Ken Woodland California

Hammond James C Moorpark California

Blalock Anthony C Acworth Georgia

Steidley Robert Torrance California

Chisum Jerry Anchorage Alaska

Cordova Rafael L Santurce Puerto Rico

Neely Jr John J Butler Georgia

Shiels Alan Francis Cheltenham Victoria Australia

Brown Wayne B Sacramento California

Wotring Buddy Kirtland Ohio

Sorensen Bjarne Porsbrund Norway

Wilson Rudolph L Gosport Indiana

McGinnis Dean C Lakeland Florida

Lawrence Myer Ormond Beach Florida

Hoover Ralph C The Plains Virginia

Wooster Kirk Woodstock Georgia

Otey Lloyd L Quinton Virginia

Seppala Jr Ernest Angora Minnesota

Talbot Kenneth S Ridgewood New Jersey

Townsend J Timothy Eugene Oregon

Hughes Kenneth H SI Joseph Missouri

Born Charles W South Berwick Maine

McGowin James E Acworth Georgia

Campfer Scott Cincinnati Ohio

Helming John C Ledyard Connecticut

Possett John Kentwood Michigan

Bondow Bruce A Fridley Minnesota

Pierce Mark O Kansas City Missouri

Browne Paul Exeter Rhode Island

Bilyeu Russel A Clinton Washington

Nault Michael J Kansas City Missouri

Tighe Richard R Kansas City Missouri

McCoy Charles E SI Charles Missouri

Harkin Jack E Buford Georgia

Taylor James A Meriden Kansas

Hodson William L Simi Valley California

Malick Daniel C Gainesville Florida

Holloway David D Wheeling West Virginia

Bedford Alan J Mentor Lake Ohio

Kovacs Jr Frank J BetMlehem Pennsylvania

Drasler William Frank WaUkegan Illinois

Schroeder Robert Appleton Wisconsin

Werner David E Lindsay California

Janssen Duane Barnesville Minnesota

Wright Vernon J SI Joseph Missouri

McMahan Madonna Wausau Wisconsin

Daly Alfred J Plymouth Michigan

Watson William T Arlington Texas

Stankiewicz George W Peabody Maine

Miller Craig Glencoe Minnesota

Heyenbruch Fred Petersburg Kentucky

LaPlant Stephen P Belmont California

Keslin Richard O Lubbock Texas

Patten RThomas Nashville Tennessee

Osborn Anna M Barrington Illinois

Chaney Jr Russ Tucson Arizona

Shields William L Arlington Virginia

Spencer Stuart Grapevine Texas

Peebles John M Ellsworth Michigan

Neumann Alfred J Park Rapids Minnesota

Dominick Jr Frank Elmwood Park Illinois

Forsythe Tom New GlarusWisconsin

Stauffer Robert N Willow Grove Pennsylvania

Ryan Michael C North Hollywood California

Vigorito Thomas Tucson Arizona

Walker Richard O SI Ann Missouri

Greenwood Bill Alma Michigan

Ady Clarence H Seattle Washington

Adair Gregory M Memphis Tennessee

Simmons III Charles E Lititz Pennsylvania

Culver Jeffrey F Oakland California

Kavanaugh Gail Warrenton Missouri

Westhaver Robert W Canon City Pennsylvania

Gomez Angel Lambertville New Jersey

Barg Mike D Easton Massachusetts

Tempo Gianfranco Tolmezzo Italy

Riihela Hannu Lahti Finland

Nelson Rob Mississauga Ontario Canada

Lionberger Denver Hermann Missouri

McOdrun Ernest Glen Gardner New Jersey

Janowski Henry P Toronto Ontario Canada

Smith Richard E Bloomington Illinois

Phillips JD Euless Texas

Altrogge Douglas M Lake Zurich Illinois

Schmid Georg Osterhofen West Germany

Fidler Ralph S Williams Bay Wisconsin

Schnuck Ervin O Matthews North Carolina

Sapp Tom Mustang Oklahoma

Tupper III Kirby S Camden South Carolina

Gretschmann Duane Darien Wisconsin

Lilly Arthur C Wyoming Michigan

Wilson J Robert Fithian Illinois

Stublaski Thomas Racine Wisconsin

Schroeder Ronald G Torrance California

2 OCTOBER 1986

Affeldt Robert E Mahon Bert E Harris Kelly Draayers Leslie H Nekoosa Wisconsin Justin Texas Aurora Illinois Cedar Grove Wisconsin

Johnson Donald C Sagata Juro Blackburn John Gill Warren Richard G Washington North Carolina Gardena California Johns Island South Carolina Auburn Massachusetts

Turrini Niel Hitefield Billy l Hart Donald S Oliver Jr Gerald D Merrick New York Dry Creek Louisiana Rockford Ill inois Clarendon Hills Illinois

Chapman Bob l Zeitler David W Holley William P Mikelsavage Jr John W Marcos Texas Grand Rapids Michigan Marietta Georgia Bath Michigan

Patrick Elmer D Stimson Joseph Holley William P Thaxton John D Warrenton Missouri Alexander City Alabama Nashville Tennessee Orange California

Jackson Howard M Dowling Jim Neblett James H Scholl Willard C St Marys Georgia Windsor Ontario Nashville Tennessee Griffin Georgia

Jones Terry R Flock Thomas G Craig William Adamson Tim Baton Rouge Lousiana Rockville Indiana Bathgate North Dakota Ellenwood Georgia

Scott Donald Oshrin Eugene l Wahl Roger Corriher Mark B Derry New Hampshire Southampton New York Brocton New York Mockville North Carolina

Schaefer Guy W Folkert Leon J Tolman Don OBrien Terry Fredericksburg Pennsylvania Timken Kansas Anchorage Alaska Seattle Washington

Powers Rand A Sculerati Linda Rae Hoffman Kirk Barnes James M Paullina Iowa King Salmon Alaska Kalamazoo Michigan Menasha Wisconsin

Luther Ronald B Meade Kevin Martin William l McClain Steve Newport Beach California Coppell Texas Chesterfield Missouri Sussex Wisconsin

Spraggins J Michael Nyborg Niels Woodhull C C Huffman E A Ft Worth Texas Ventura California Old Lyme Connecticut Costa Mesa California

Darville Brad H Eide Peter Cook William Jalbert Steven W Niles Illinois Shakopee Minnesota Sand Point Alaska Plymouth Connecticut

Burke Winston l Dunden Walter J Karagozian Ed Kimball Albert Lexington Kentucky Eugene Oregon Fowler California Zellwood Florida

Eroh Karl R Plaskett Steve Harris Noel R Knock Brian M Bensalem Pennsylvania Reynoldsburg Ohio Vail Colorado Ashford Kent England

Powell Danny Larson Allen l Baker David G Trice E R Hopkinsville Kentucky Capron Illinois Emigsville Pennsylvania Bedford Texas

Fidler Barbara Ann Dwyer Richard J Adams Jerry Pay Judy Alva Florida San Jose California Chatsworth Georgia Tyabb Australia

Austin Oray Paterson Jamie Morgan Richard Hawkesworth III William l Hettinger North Dakota Chatham New Brunswick Flushing New York Rowley Massachusetts

Trub Rudolf P McGaughey Carol B Jones Jerry Lee Kirker Howard A Aarau Switzerland White Bear Lake Minnesota Arvada Colorado Fremont California

Brackmann Lisa M Calomiris Byron B Tuttle Jr Glenn l Griffin James A Algonquin Illinois Long Beach California Bountiful Vermont Scappoose Oregon

Paulson Gregory D Bargerhuff Earl A Anderson Neil A Schatz Gerald S Malvern Pennsylvania Rolling Prairie Indiana Watsonville California Silver Spring Maryland

Feemster Fred Hessenaur Donald P Satori Toshiki Clow James T Tucson Arizona Prescott Arizona Maibashi Gunma Japan Morris Illinois

Galeazzi Remo Carter Richard W Collier Kenneth Doose Charles G Petaluma California Prescott Arizona Fayetteville Arkansas Forest Park Illinois

Whittemore Gene Di Gangi Joseph O Weese Robert Gederos Oniel Byron Center Michigan APO New York New York Quinlan Texas Milwaukee Wisconsin

Russell Stuart John Kerr David C Pike Victor A Jackson Steven E Kempton Pari South Africa Columbus Ohio John Day Oregon White Bear Lake Minnesota

Ekleberry Ryan Duane Hoagland Eric C Hahn Francis McCabe Peggy l Swartz Creek Michigan Port Wing Wisconsin Mapleton Iowa Buckeye Arizona

Hudspeth John Darrel Litchfield John McKechnie Ewen Cunha Erick Nilson Mooresville North Carolina Coraopolis Pennsylvania Mill Valley California Uberlandia Mina Brazil

Lichnovsky John T Swanson David E Houghton Richard G Smith Ace Kaunakaki Hawaii Saugus Massachusetts Milford Michigan Ottawa Kansas

Pelfrey Earl T Angilly Douglas Allen Mike l De Bottis Dennis Crossville Tennessee Manchester Connecticut Biscoe North Carolina Syracuse New York

Laur Earle V Hasselmark Earl Teeters David Thompson James E Caro Michigan Winsted Connecticut Salinas California Aurora Colorado

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SHOWPLANE CAMPING AT OSHKOSH 186

Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

-~VlNTAGE SEAPLANES~--

Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

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North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

68850 phone 308324-5340 bull The McCabe Aeroplane has an interesting configuration 28 OCTOBER 1986

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AIRCRAFT 1940 Aeronca 6S-TL - Bui lt 92240 log books from 1942 Been in storage Original engine Good restoration project $1800 SW Ohio Days 5131 461middot4750 evenings 513890-1068 (10-2)

Aeronca Champ - 20 hours since rebuild 1941 Taylorcraft BC65 project many new and extra parts Some work done Price negotiable Charles Trask 1070 Stevens Road York Haven PA 17370717938-1515 (10-2)

Stinson LS-E N5624V Partially restored Parts manuals complete Two engines Fuselage and controls finished Hard work done N Howell 2131 317-5646 or 805488-9353 $6500

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PLANS POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol - unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 3V2 gph at cruise setting 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 plus $200 postage Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corshyners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ENGINES amp ACCESSORIES Continental W-670 - with Stearman mount four magnetos and dishpan ignition harness $120000 Air Salvage of Arkansas Rt 1 Box 8007 Mena AR 71953 phone 501 394-1022 or 501 394-2342 (10-1 )

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES __ Back issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $125 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EM-Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

GRAND CANYON 2-hour spectacu lar helicopter exploration VIDEO Breathtaking music Critically acclaimed Details FREE Beerger Productions 327-V12 Arville las Vegas NV 89102 702876shy2328 (C-l086)

FUEL CELLS - TOP QUALITY - Custom made bladder-type fuel tanks and auxiliary cells any shape or capacity for Warbirds Experimental V inshytage Sport and Acrobatic aircraft Lightweight crashworthy baHled and collapsible for installation Typical delivery 2-3 weeks Call or write for details 1-800-526-5330 Aero Tec labs Inc (ATl) Spear Road Industrial Park Ramsey NJ 07446 (C587)

LITERATURE FOR RESTORERS-BUILDERS shyOut of print current State specific needs 700 + title list $200 JOHN ROBY 3703Y Nassau San Diego CA 92115 (10-1)

WANTED Wanted Any parts regardless of cond ition for Con shysolidated PR-3NY-2 Aircraft Also any detail photos drawings etc Bill Hodson 1042 Hacienda Drive Simi Valley CA 93065 phone 805522shy5239 (92)

Wanted - 1940 T-craft front lift strut needed to complete antique rebuild Dick Ellis Bozeman MT 406586-5419 (11-2)

Wanted - Operation and Construction plans for 1927 Buhl Airster two-cockpit biplane Model CAshy3A Wright J-5 motor George W Polhemus PO Box 1208 Pembroke North Carolina 28372 (387)

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MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc is $3000 for one year including 12 issues of Sport Aviation Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $1800 annually Family Membershyship is available for an additional $1000 annually

ANTIQUECLASSIC EAA Member - $1800 Includes one year membership in EAA Anmiddot tique-Classic Division 12 7Jonthly issues of The Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA member and must give EAA membership number

NonmiddotEAA Member - $2800 Inshycludes one year membership in the EAA Antique-Classic Divison 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airmiddot plane one year membership in the EAA and separate membership cards Sport Aviation not included

lAC Membership in the International Aerobatic Club Inc is $2500 anshynually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA

WARBIRDS Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $2500 per year which includes a subscription to Warblrds Warbird members are required to be members of EAA

LIGHT PLANE WORLD EAA membership and LIGHT PLANE WORLD magazine is available for $2500 per year (SPORT AVIATION not included) Current EAA members may receive LIGHT PLANE WORLD for $1500 per year

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars or an international postal money order similarly drawn

Make checks payable to EAA or the division in which membership is desired Address all letters to EAA or the particular division at the folmiddot lowing address

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30 OCTOBER 1986

Restoration Corner (Continued from Page 11)

Sanding should be concentrated on the edges of the tapes and doublers to minimize ridges If care was taken in the application of the filler coats very little sanding will be required to give a smooth surface for the finish coat Howshyever if the last sanding leaves a splotchy color no matter how smooth it feels a final coat of the silver or filler should be applied before the color If the finish color is to be cream or yellow a first coat of white will provide a much better final appearance with less mateshyrial as the yellow pigments generally have poor hiding properties

The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

quires much rubbing and polishing Some semblance of a gloss on pigshymented dope may be obtained by top coating with clear dope reduced with reshytarding thinner Of course you re anxshyious to get the pieces assembled in a shape resembling an airplane again but remember its a lot easier to polish the individual surfaces in your shop than standing tiptoe on a shaky stepladshyder out at the airport The importance of a coat of wax on a doped finish can t be overemphasized If you ve got some eager youngsters who would like to trade polishing for an airplane ride conshysider yourself lucky and put them to work Keep it clean keep it waxed keep it hangared and you can keep from havshying to do this allover again for years to come bull

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SHOWPLANE CAMPING AT OSHKOSH 186

Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

-~VlNTAGE SEAPLANES~--

Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

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Restoration Corner (Continued from Page 11)

Sanding should be concentrated on the edges of the tapes and doublers to minimize ridges If care was taken in the application of the filler coats very little sanding will be required to give a smooth surface for the finish coat Howshyever if the last sanding leaves a splotchy color no matter how smooth it feels a final coat of the silver or filler should be applied before the color If the finish color is to be cream or yellow a first coat of white will provide a much better final appearance with less mateshyrial as the yellow pigments generally have poor hiding properties

The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

quires much rubbing and polishing Some semblance of a gloss on pigshymented dope may be obtained by top coating with clear dope reduced with reshytarding thinner Of course you re anxshyious to get the pieces assembled in a shape resembling an airplane again but remember its a lot easier to polish the individual surfaces in your shop than standing tiptoe on a shaky stepladshyder out at the airport The importance of a coat of wax on a doped finish can t be overemphasized If you ve got some eager youngsters who would like to trade polishing for an airplane ride conshysider yourself lucky and put them to work Keep it clean keep it waxed keep it hangared and you can keep from havshying to do this allover again for years to come bull

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 31

SHOWPLANE CAMPING AT OSHKOSH 186

Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

-~VlNTAGE SEAPLANES~--

Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

68850 phone 308324-5340 bull The McCabe Aeroplane has an interesting configuration 28 OCTOBER 1986

Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet 25c per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to

The Vintage Trader Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

AIRCRAFT 1940 Aeronca 6S-TL - Bui lt 92240 log books from 1942 Been in storage Original engine Good restoration project $1800 SW Ohio Days 5131 461middot4750 evenings 513890-1068 (10-2)

Aeronca Champ - 20 hours since rebuild 1941 Taylorcraft BC65 project many new and extra parts Some work done Price negotiable Charles Trask 1070 Stevens Road York Haven PA 17370717938-1515 (10-2)

Stinson LS-E N5624V Partially restored Parts manuals complete Two engines Fuselage and controls finished Hard work done N Howell 2131 317-5646 or 805488-9353 $6500

1947 Stinson 108-2 - 108-3 wings 1500n airshyframe 2500 hours on 165 heavy case 0 since major King KX165 Plane rebuilt in 1984 For sale or trade for Cherokee Gary Cowan 618395-7414 days only (10-1)

PLANS POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol - unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 3V2 gph at cruise setting 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 plus $200 postage Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corshyners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ENGINES amp ACCESSORIES Continental W-670 - with Stearman mount four magnetos and dishpan ignition harness $120000 Air Salvage of Arkansas Rt 1 Box 8007 Mena AR 71953 phone 501 394-1022 or 501 394-2342 (10-1 )

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES __ Back issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $125 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EM-Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

GRAND CANYON 2-hour spectacu lar helicopter exploration VIDEO Breathtaking music Critically acclaimed Details FREE Beerger Productions 327-V12 Arville las Vegas NV 89102 702876shy2328 (C-l086)

FUEL CELLS - TOP QUALITY - Custom made bladder-type fuel tanks and auxiliary cells any shape or capacity for Warbirds Experimental V inshytage Sport and Acrobatic aircraft Lightweight crashworthy baHled and collapsible for installation Typical delivery 2-3 weeks Call or write for details 1-800-526-5330 Aero Tec labs Inc (ATl) Spear Road Industrial Park Ramsey NJ 07446 (C587)

LITERATURE FOR RESTORERS-BUILDERS shyOut of print current State specific needs 700 + title list $200 JOHN ROBY 3703Y Nassau San Diego CA 92115 (10-1)

WANTED Wanted Any parts regardless of cond ition for Con shysolidated PR-3NY-2 Aircraft Also any detail photos drawings etc Bill Hodson 1042 Hacienda Drive Simi Valley CA 93065 phone 805522shy5239 (92)

Wanted - 1940 T-craft front lift strut needed to complete antique rebuild Dick Ellis Bozeman MT 406586-5419 (11-2)

Wanted - Operation and Construction plans for 1927 Buhl Airster two-cockpit biplane Model CAshy3A Wright J-5 motor George W Polhemus PO Box 1208 Pembroke North Carolina 28372 (387)

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EAA Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc is $3000 for one year including 12 issues of Sport Aviation Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $1800 annually Family Membershyship is available for an additional $1000 annually

ANTIQUECLASSIC EAA Member - $1800 Includes one year membership in EAA Anmiddot tique-Classic Division 12 7Jonthly issues of The Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA member and must give EAA membership number

NonmiddotEAA Member - $2800 Inshycludes one year membership in the EAA Antique-Classic Divison 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airmiddot plane one year membership in the EAA and separate membership cards Sport Aviation not included

lAC Membership in the International Aerobatic Club Inc is $2500 anshynually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA

WARBIRDS Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $2500 per year which includes a subscription to Warblrds Warbird members are required to be members of EAA

LIGHT PLANE WORLD EAA membership and LIGHT PLANE WORLD magazine is available for $2500 per year (SPORT AVIATION not included) Current EAA members may receive LIGHT PLANE WORLD for $1500 per year

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Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars or an international postal money order similarly drawn

Make checks payable to EAA or the division in which membership is desired Address all letters to EAA or the particular division at the folmiddot lowing address

WITTMAN AIRFIELD OSHKOSH WI 54903-3086

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30 OCTOBER 1986

Restoration Corner (Continued from Page 11)

Sanding should be concentrated on the edges of the tapes and doublers to minimize ridges If care was taken in the application of the filler coats very little sanding will be required to give a smooth surface for the finish coat Howshyever if the last sanding leaves a splotchy color no matter how smooth it feels a final coat of the silver or filler should be applied before the color If the finish color is to be cream or yellow a first coat of white will provide a much better final appearance with less mateshyrial as the yellow pigments generally have poor hiding properties

The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

quires much rubbing and polishing Some semblance of a gloss on pigshymented dope may be obtained by top coating with clear dope reduced with reshytarding thinner Of course you re anxshyious to get the pieces assembled in a shape resembling an airplane again but remember its a lot easier to polish the individual surfaces in your shop than standing tiptoe on a shaky stepladshyder out at the airport The importance of a coat of wax on a doped finish can t be overemphasized If you ve got some eager youngsters who would like to trade polishing for an airplane ride conshysider yourself lucky and put them to work Keep it clean keep it waxed keep it hangared and you can keep from havshying to do this allover again for years to come bull

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ssrtIJ_~ riJ~) 11 MONTHS fiLING DATE

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o FREE DISTRIBUTION BY MAIL CARRIER OR OTHER MEANS SMPLES COMPLIMENTARY AND OTHER fREE COPIES 25B 259

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Letters To Editor Dear Mr Hardie

It might interest you to know that I have the Mystery Ship shown in the June 1986 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE I picked up the Stauffer Rotocraft about 1978 and was going to restore it for Clarence Stauffer the original owner and builder He failed t~ put up the cash for material etc to start the job so it has been stored at my shop about eight years

You might also be interested in an updated version of Dr Snyders Arup In 1932 I flew the Arup and was impressed so last year I redesigned and built one It flies very well and I think it has a lot of potential

Sincerely yours

Milton Hatfield 19018 U S 20 Bristol Indiana 46507

Dear Gene

I greatly enjoyed the August issue of The Vintage Airplane as usual

Of particular interest to me was the Vinshytage Seaplane article as I was hired by Edshyward Hulton to be one of the few qualified pilots able to fly Juliet for him Im intimately acquainted with both boats pictured in that article having met both Juliet and Southshyern Cross when they were in the old Coast Guard hangar at Isla Grande Airport in San Juan being readied for their respective flights to the old country

In that article the picture identifications are reversed (Also close examination reshyveals the name Southern Cross on the nose of Capt Ron Gillies VP LVE)

Juliet is still flying in England and Europe and is renamed Sir Arthur Gouge

Sincerely

Capt Richard W Sanders (EAA 74952 AlC 5208) Tradewind Seaplane Service Box 25295 Tamarac FL 33320

Milton Hatfield and his flying wing which resembles an Arup

The Stauffer Rotorcraft as it looks today stored in Milton Hatshyfield s shop in Bristol Indiana

26 OCTOBER 1986

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

-~VlNTAGE SEAPLANES~--

Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

68850 phone 308324-5340 bull The McCabe Aeroplane has an interesting configuration 28 OCTOBER 1986

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AIRCRAFT 1940 Aeronca 6S-TL - Bui lt 92240 log books from 1942 Been in storage Original engine Good restoration project $1800 SW Ohio Days 5131 461middot4750 evenings 513890-1068 (10-2)

Aeronca Champ - 20 hours since rebuild 1941 Taylorcraft BC65 project many new and extra parts Some work done Price negotiable Charles Trask 1070 Stevens Road York Haven PA 17370717938-1515 (10-2)

Stinson LS-E N5624V Partially restored Parts manuals complete Two engines Fuselage and controls finished Hard work done N Howell 2131 317-5646 or 805488-9353 $6500

1947 Stinson 108-2 - 108-3 wings 1500n airshyframe 2500 hours on 165 heavy case 0 since major King KX165 Plane rebuilt in 1984 For sale or trade for Cherokee Gary Cowan 618395-7414 days only (10-1)

PLANS POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol - unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 3V2 gph at cruise setting 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 plus $200 postage Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corshyners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ENGINES amp ACCESSORIES Continental W-670 - with Stearman mount four magnetos and dishpan ignition harness $120000 Air Salvage of Arkansas Rt 1 Box 8007 Mena AR 71953 phone 501 394-1022 or 501 394-2342 (10-1 )

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES __ Back issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $125 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EM-Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

GRAND CANYON 2-hour spectacu lar helicopter exploration VIDEO Breathtaking music Critically acclaimed Details FREE Beerger Productions 327-V12 Arville las Vegas NV 89102 702876shy2328 (C-l086)

FUEL CELLS - TOP QUALITY - Custom made bladder-type fuel tanks and auxiliary cells any shape or capacity for Warbirds Experimental V inshytage Sport and Acrobatic aircraft Lightweight crashworthy baHled and collapsible for installation Typical delivery 2-3 weeks Call or write for details 1-800-526-5330 Aero Tec labs Inc (ATl) Spear Road Industrial Park Ramsey NJ 07446 (C587)

LITERATURE FOR RESTORERS-BUILDERS shyOut of print current State specific needs 700 + title list $200 JOHN ROBY 3703Y Nassau San Diego CA 92115 (10-1)

WANTED Wanted Any parts regardless of cond ition for Con shysolidated PR-3NY-2 Aircraft Also any detail photos drawings etc Bill Hodson 1042 Hacienda Drive Simi Valley CA 93065 phone 805522shy5239 (92)

Wanted - 1940 T-craft front lift strut needed to complete antique rebuild Dick Ellis Bozeman MT 406586-5419 (11-2)

Wanted - Operation and Construction plans for 1927 Buhl Airster two-cockpit biplane Model CAshy3A Wright J-5 motor George W Polhemus PO Box 1208 Pembroke North Carolina 28372 (387)

VINTAGE TRADER AD fORM Send check or money order with copy to Vintage Trader - EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3086

Total Words ____ Number of Issues to Run _______________________

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Address

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc is $3000 for one year including 12 issues of Sport Aviation Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $1800 annually Family Membershyship is available for an additional $1000 annually

ANTIQUECLASSIC EAA Member - $1800 Includes one year membership in EAA Anmiddot tique-Classic Division 12 7Jonthly issues of The Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA member and must give EAA membership number

NonmiddotEAA Member - $2800 Inshycludes one year membership in the EAA Antique-Classic Divison 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airmiddot plane one year membership in the EAA and separate membership cards Sport Aviation not included

lAC Membership in the International Aerobatic Club Inc is $2500 anshynually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA

WARBIRDS Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $2500 per year which includes a subscription to Warblrds Warbird members are required to be members of EAA

LIGHT PLANE WORLD EAA membership and LIGHT PLANE WORLD magazine is available for $2500 per year (SPORT AVIATION not included) Current EAA members may receive LIGHT PLANE WORLD for $1500 per year

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars or an international postal money order similarly drawn

Make checks payable to EAA or the division in which membership is desired Address all letters to EAA or the particular division at the folmiddot lowing address

WITTMAN AIRFIELD OSHKOSH WI 54903-3086

PHONE (414) 426-4800 OFFICE HOURS

830-500 MON-FRI

30 OCTOBER 1986

Restoration Corner (Continued from Page 11)

Sanding should be concentrated on the edges of the tapes and doublers to minimize ridges If care was taken in the application of the filler coats very little sanding will be required to give a smooth surface for the finish coat Howshyever if the last sanding leaves a splotchy color no matter how smooth it feels a final coat of the silver or filler should be applied before the color If the finish color is to be cream or yellow a first coat of white will provide a much better final appearance with less mateshyrial as the yellow pigments generally have poor hiding properties

The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

quires much rubbing and polishing Some semblance of a gloss on pigshymented dope may be obtained by top coating with clear dope reduced with reshytarding thinner Of course you re anxshyious to get the pieces assembled in a shape resembling an airplane again but remember its a lot easier to polish the individual surfaces in your shop than standing tiptoe on a shaky stepladshyder out at the airport The importance of a coat of wax on a doped finish can t be overemphasized If you ve got some eager youngsters who would like to trade polishing for an airplane ride conshysider yourself lucky and put them to work Keep it clean keep it waxed keep it hangared and you can keep from havshying to do this allover again for years to come bull

WmiddotWmiddotl THE JOURNAL OF THE EARLY AEROPLANE

The most authoritative journal on Those bnderful flying Machines 1900middot1919

BYU-HAULreg Call Our Toll Free Reservation Line

1-8Q0-821-2712 In Arizona Call Collect 1-263-6679

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Mo~ iOrPIHOMf at your U+tAUI Center

Classic owners Intrior looking ahabbyf

CJ

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FOR OVER 20 YEARS THE CHOICE OF THE GRAND CHAMPION WINNERS

PROVEN DURABILITY ON THOUSANDS OF AIRCRAFT FAA-STC AND PMA FOR OVER 630 AIRCRAFT MODELS ALL COATINGS DEVELOPED ESPECIALLY FOR AIRCRAFT

FABRIC WILL NOT SUPPORT COMBUSTION LIGHTEST COVERING METHOD APPROVED UNDER

FAA-STC AND PMA MOST ECONOMICAL COVERING METHOD CONSIDERING

YEARS OF TROUBLE-FREE SERVICE

WRITE OR PHONE FOR FREE bull bull bull bull bull

SAMPLE OF HIGH STRENGTH VERY SMOOTH 17 OZ POLYESTER FABRIC DEVELOPED ESPECIALLY FOR AIRCRAFT COVERING

MANUAL 1 WITH DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR FABRIC COVERING REFINISHING FABRIC SURFACES AND PAINTING AIRCRAFT FOR CORROSION CONTROL

LATEST CATALOG AND DISTRIBUTOR LIST

STITS POLY-FIBER ~ AIRCRAFT COATINGS

P o BOX 3084-V RIVERSIDE CA 92519 PHONE (714) 684-4280 J

Finish it right with an airtex interior

Complete interior assemblies for dO-it-yourself installation

Custom Quality at economical prices_

bull Cushion upholstery sets bull Wall panel sets bull Headliners bull Carpet sets bull Baggage compartment sets bull Firewall covers bull Seat Slings bull Recover envelopes and dopes

Free Catalog of complete product line Fabric Selection Guide showing actual sample colors and styles of materials $300

et rQlr ex products inc_ 259 Lower Morrisville Rd Dept VA Fallsington PA 19054 (215) 295-4115

STATEMENT OF OWNE~~~~I~ b~f9~~~~~~rT ANO CIRCULATION

CLASSIC WALNUT Miniature Scale Replicas of Your Favorite CLASSIC or ANTIQUE Airplane Meticulously Handcrafted in American Black Walnut

A Truly Unique Desk Set with Matching Pen and Goldmiddot tone 10 Plate for Gift Award or Flying Event Trophy

Planes can be Pedestal Mounted Depicting Inmiddot Flight or Base Mounted to Depict a Landed Attitude

For FREE Color Brochure with Price List and Full Details

WRITE or PHONE

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(503) 370-9806

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12 S18OO

)000 Poberezny Road oshkosh Wisconsin 5490)-)086

S COPLETE UNG DORESS Of THE HEOOUARTERS Of GENERAL BlJSINESS OFFICES Of THE PU8USHER (Ho rl1

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Mary Jones Wittman Airfield Oshkosh Wi sconsin 5490)-)086

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ssrtIJ_~ riJ~) 11 MONTHS fiLING DATE

4924 5083A TOTAL NO COPIES (Nrl Ih

8 PAlO ANDIOR REOUESTED CIRCULATION t sI~ ough de _ Cf H vetgtltkJltbull COU --H 148 148

~Subtcion 4136 44 09 11ld~J qnr

C TOTAL PAID ANDIOR REOUESTEO CIRCULATION 42 8 4 4557s IOJI IORlJ

o FREE DISTRIBUTION BY MAIL CARRIER OR OTHER MEANS SMPLES COMPLIMENTARY AND OTHER fREE COPIES 25B 259

E TOTAL DISTRIBUTION (S ofC bull J DJ 4542 4816

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 31

Gentlemen

I would like to request your assistance in identifying an engine shown in the two enshyclosed photos The man I purchased the enshygine from said he inherited it from his grandshyfather who flew airplanes from his farm not long after the first World War The man didnt know if this engine had been on a plane

The engine is complete except for the broshyken carburetor bowl The magneto is a Bosch

I have a large aviation library but I can t find a photo of an engine that compares with this Your assistance would be greatly apshypreciated Keep up the good work

Sincerely

Charles M Burke (EAA 18826) 2573 Kenwood Drive E Jacksonville FL 32210

Perhaps our readers can identify this engine

-~VlNTAGE SEAPLANES~--

Photo by Ted Kaston

Very pretty 1945 Grumman Widgeon totally restored by its owners George and Ruby Pappas (EAA 4071 Ale 7893) of 2914 Dartmouth Anchorage Alaska 99504 Registered N68102 SIN 1351 the Widgeon features 200hp Ranger engines with Hartzell controllable props one piece windshield modified windows and step vents and a full leather interior

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

68850 phone 308324-5340 bull The McCabe Aeroplane has an interesting configuration 28 OCTOBER 1986

Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet 25c per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to

The Vintage Trader Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

AIRCRAFT 1940 Aeronca 6S-TL - Bui lt 92240 log books from 1942 Been in storage Original engine Good restoration project $1800 SW Ohio Days 5131 461middot4750 evenings 513890-1068 (10-2)

Aeronca Champ - 20 hours since rebuild 1941 Taylorcraft BC65 project many new and extra parts Some work done Price negotiable Charles Trask 1070 Stevens Road York Haven PA 17370717938-1515 (10-2)

Stinson LS-E N5624V Partially restored Parts manuals complete Two engines Fuselage and controls finished Hard work done N Howell 2131 317-5646 or 805488-9353 $6500

1947 Stinson 108-2 - 108-3 wings 1500n airshyframe 2500 hours on 165 heavy case 0 since major King KX165 Plane rebuilt in 1984 For sale or trade for Cherokee Gary Cowan 618395-7414 days only (10-1)

PLANS POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol - unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 3V2 gph at cruise setting 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 plus $200 postage Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corshyners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ENGINES amp ACCESSORIES Continental W-670 - with Stearman mount four magnetos and dishpan ignition harness $120000 Air Salvage of Arkansas Rt 1 Box 8007 Mena AR 71953 phone 501 394-1022 or 501 394-2342 (10-1 )

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES __ Back issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $125 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EM-Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

GRAND CANYON 2-hour spectacu lar helicopter exploration VIDEO Breathtaking music Critically acclaimed Details FREE Beerger Productions 327-V12 Arville las Vegas NV 89102 702876shy2328 (C-l086)

FUEL CELLS - TOP QUALITY - Custom made bladder-type fuel tanks and auxiliary cells any shape or capacity for Warbirds Experimental V inshytage Sport and Acrobatic aircraft Lightweight crashworthy baHled and collapsible for installation Typical delivery 2-3 weeks Call or write for details 1-800-526-5330 Aero Tec labs Inc (ATl) Spear Road Industrial Park Ramsey NJ 07446 (C587)

LITERATURE FOR RESTORERS-BUILDERS shyOut of print current State specific needs 700 + title list $200 JOHN ROBY 3703Y Nassau San Diego CA 92115 (10-1)

WANTED Wanted Any parts regardless of cond ition for Con shysolidated PR-3NY-2 Aircraft Also any detail photos drawings etc Bill Hodson 1042 Hacienda Drive Simi Valley CA 93065 phone 805522shy5239 (92)

Wanted - 1940 T-craft front lift strut needed to complete antique rebuild Dick Ellis Bozeman MT 406586-5419 (11-2)

Wanted - Operation and Construction plans for 1927 Buhl Airster two-cockpit biplane Model CAshy3A Wright J-5 motor George W Polhemus PO Box 1208 Pembroke North Carolina 28372 (387)

VINTAGE TRADER AD fORM Send check or money order with copy to Vintage Trader - EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3086

Total Words ____ Number of Issues to Run _______________________

Total $ ____ Signature ____________- ___________________

Address

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc is $3000 for one year including 12 issues of Sport Aviation Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $1800 annually Family Membershyship is available for an additional $1000 annually

ANTIQUECLASSIC EAA Member - $1800 Includes one year membership in EAA Anmiddot tique-Classic Division 12 7Jonthly issues of The Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA member and must give EAA membership number

NonmiddotEAA Member - $2800 Inshycludes one year membership in the EAA Antique-Classic Divison 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airmiddot plane one year membership in the EAA and separate membership cards Sport Aviation not included

lAC Membership in the International Aerobatic Club Inc is $2500 anshynually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA

WARBIRDS Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $2500 per year which includes a subscription to Warblrds Warbird members are required to be members of EAA

LIGHT PLANE WORLD EAA membership and LIGHT PLANE WORLD magazine is available for $2500 per year (SPORT AVIATION not included) Current EAA members may receive LIGHT PLANE WORLD for $1500 per year

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars or an international postal money order similarly drawn

Make checks payable to EAA or the division in which membership is desired Address all letters to EAA or the particular division at the folmiddot lowing address

WITTMAN AIRFIELD OSHKOSH WI 54903-3086

PHONE (414) 426-4800 OFFICE HOURS

830-500 MON-FRI

30 OCTOBER 1986

Restoration Corner (Continued from Page 11)

Sanding should be concentrated on the edges of the tapes and doublers to minimize ridges If care was taken in the application of the filler coats very little sanding will be required to give a smooth surface for the finish coat Howshyever if the last sanding leaves a splotchy color no matter how smooth it feels a final coat of the silver or filler should be applied before the color If the finish color is to be cream or yellow a first coat of white will provide a much better final appearance with less mateshyrial as the yellow pigments generally have poor hiding properties

The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

quires much rubbing and polishing Some semblance of a gloss on pigshymented dope may be obtained by top coating with clear dope reduced with reshytarding thinner Of course you re anxshyious to get the pieces assembled in a shape resembling an airplane again but remember its a lot easier to polish the individual surfaces in your shop than standing tiptoe on a shaky stepladshyder out at the airport The importance of a coat of wax on a doped finish can t be overemphasized If you ve got some eager youngsters who would like to trade polishing for an airplane ride conshysider yourself lucky and put them to work Keep it clean keep it waxed keep it hangared and you can keep from havshying to do this allover again for years to come bull

WmiddotWmiddotl THE JOURNAL OF THE EARLY AEROPLANE

The most authoritative journal on Those bnderful flying Machines 1900middot1919

BYU-HAULreg Call Our Toll Free Reservation Line

1-8Q0-821-2712 In Arizona Call Collect 1-263-6679

Ask for Operator 70

Mo~ iOrPIHOMf at your U+tAUI Center

Classic owners Intrior looking ahabbyf

CJ

r STITS POLY-FIBER COVERING MATERIALS

FOR OVER 20 YEARS THE CHOICE OF THE GRAND CHAMPION WINNERS

PROVEN DURABILITY ON THOUSANDS OF AIRCRAFT FAA-STC AND PMA FOR OVER 630 AIRCRAFT MODELS ALL COATINGS DEVELOPED ESPECIALLY FOR AIRCRAFT

FABRIC WILL NOT SUPPORT COMBUSTION LIGHTEST COVERING METHOD APPROVED UNDER

FAA-STC AND PMA MOST ECONOMICAL COVERING METHOD CONSIDERING

YEARS OF TROUBLE-FREE SERVICE

WRITE OR PHONE FOR FREE bull bull bull bull bull

SAMPLE OF HIGH STRENGTH VERY SMOOTH 17 OZ POLYESTER FABRIC DEVELOPED ESPECIALLY FOR AIRCRAFT COVERING

MANUAL 1 WITH DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR FABRIC COVERING REFINISHING FABRIC SURFACES AND PAINTING AIRCRAFT FOR CORROSION CONTROL

LATEST CATALOG AND DISTRIBUTOR LIST

STITS POLY-FIBER ~ AIRCRAFT COATINGS

P o BOX 3084-V RIVERSIDE CA 92519 PHONE (714) 684-4280 J

Finish it right with an airtex interior

Complete interior assemblies for dO-it-yourself installation

Custom Quality at economical prices_

bull Cushion upholstery sets bull Wall panel sets bull Headliners bull Carpet sets bull Baggage compartment sets bull Firewall covers bull Seat Slings bull Recover envelopes and dopes

Free Catalog of complete product line Fabric Selection Guide showing actual sample colors and styles of materials $300

et rQlr ex products inc_ 259 Lower Morrisville Rd Dept VA Fallsington PA 19054 (215) 295-4115

STATEMENT OF OWNE~~~~I~ b~f9~~~~~~rT ANO CIRCULATION

CLASSIC WALNUT Miniature Scale Replicas of Your Favorite CLASSIC or ANTIQUE Airplane Meticulously Handcrafted in American Black Walnut

A Truly Unique Desk Set with Matching Pen and Goldmiddot tone 10 Plate for Gift Award or Flying Event Trophy

Planes can be Pedestal Mounted Depicting Inmiddot Flight or Base Mounted to Depict a Landed Attitude

For FREE Color Brochure with Price List and Full Details

WRITE or PHONE

PLANE PEOPLE 3425 S ixth Avenue South Salem OR 97302

(503) 370-9806

lB PUBLICAtiON NO7 DAft OF FlUNG

o 11 2 11 5 I0 I0 I0 I 2bullbullTIlE VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3A NO OF ISSUES PU8LISHEDIJB ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION

ANN UALLY PRICE 12 times per year

12 S18OO

)000 Poberezny Road oshkosh Wisconsin 5490)-)086

S COPLETE UNG DORESS Of THE HEOOUARTERS Of GENERAL BlJSINESS OFFICES Of THE PU8USHER (Ho rl1

)000 Poberezny Road Oshkosh Wisconsin 549QJ-J096

6 FULL NA MES NO COMPLETE LlNG DDRESS Of PUBLISHER EDITOR AND MANAGING EOITOR (TIl I~ MUST NOTbt bM-~ 1

Thomas P poberezny WittmJn Airfield Oshkosh Wisconsin 5490)-)086

Gene R Chase Wittman Airfield Oshkosh Wi sconsin 5490)-)086

Mary Jones Wittman Airfield Oshkosh Wi sconsin 5490)-)086

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COMPLEfeuro MAIUNG AOORIESS

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8 tNOWN BONOl-tOLOERS MORTGAGEE~ AND UHER SECURTY HOLDERS OWNING OR 1-t0LDNG I RCENT 0fI ORf Of TOTAL AOUN T Uf BONOS MORTGAGES OR OTHER SECURITIES (II m~t lt)Ittbull bull o

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C1 HAS NOT CHANGED DURING (flclwhfIgtIIJII bp1 bull ~ PRECEDING 12 MONTHS rht J t~

AVERAGE NO CoPIES EACH CTUAL 0 COfIES Of SINGLE ISSUE DURING PRECEDINGEXTENT AND NATURE Of CIRCULATION ISSUE PUBLISHED NEAREST TO

ssrtIJ_~ riJ~) 11 MONTHS fiLING DATE

4924 5083A TOTAL NO COPIES (Nrl Ih

8 PAlO ANDIOR REOUESTED CIRCULATION t sI~ ough de _ Cf H vetgtltkJltbull COU --H 148 148

~Subtcion 4136 44 09 11ld~J qnr

C TOTAL PAID ANDIOR REOUESTEO CIRCULATION 42 8 4 4557s IOJI IORlJ

o FREE DISTRIBUTION BY MAIL CARRIER OR OTHER MEANS SMPLES COMPLIMENTARY AND OTHER fREE COPIES 25B 259

E TOTAL DISTRIBUTION (S ofC bull J DJ 4542 4816

F COPIES NOT DISTRBUTEO 26bull omceubull t_u_ed-- Int l B2

ISF )526 ly l~ (Su IflflnlrlltJtI on rrgtl~nd

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 31

North Platte Telegraph photo

The powerplant is a converted Thor motorcycle engine The outstanding condition of the unrestored 69-year-old plane is evident here

MfCABE AEROPLANE by Gene Chase

On display along with typical artifacts depicting life on the Nebraska plains in the 1800s is a modern flying machine known as the McCabe Aeroplane It is in the Dawson County Historical Society Museum located in Lexington Nebraska sixty miles southeast of North Platte

This unique aircraft was built in Lexington in 1917 by 21 -year-old Ira Emmett McCabe (now deceased) and it still sports its original tan fabric covershying Old timers who aided in the conshystruction describe the powerplant as a four-cycle two cylinder converted Thor motorcycle engine

McCabe later moved to Chicago where he became a successful invenshytor obtaining 133 patents including one for the mercury switch

Little else is known about the McCabe Aeroplane and the folks at the museum would welcome additional inshyformation They can be contacted at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum 805 North Taft Lexington NE Photo by Keith Blackledge

68850 phone 308324-5340 bull The McCabe Aeroplane has an interesting configuration 28 OCTOBER 1986

Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet 25c per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to

The Vintage Trader Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

AIRCRAFT 1940 Aeronca 6S-TL - Bui lt 92240 log books from 1942 Been in storage Original engine Good restoration project $1800 SW Ohio Days 5131 461middot4750 evenings 513890-1068 (10-2)

Aeronca Champ - 20 hours since rebuild 1941 Taylorcraft BC65 project many new and extra parts Some work done Price negotiable Charles Trask 1070 Stevens Road York Haven PA 17370717938-1515 (10-2)

Stinson LS-E N5624V Partially restored Parts manuals complete Two engines Fuselage and controls finished Hard work done N Howell 2131 317-5646 or 805488-9353 $6500

1947 Stinson 108-2 - 108-3 wings 1500n airshyframe 2500 hours on 165 heavy case 0 since major King KX165 Plane rebuilt in 1984 For sale or trade for Cherokee Gary Cowan 618395-7414 days only (10-1)

PLANS POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol - unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 3V2 gph at cruise setting 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 plus $200 postage Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corshyners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ENGINES amp ACCESSORIES Continental W-670 - with Stearman mount four magnetos and dishpan ignition harness $120000 Air Salvage of Arkansas Rt 1 Box 8007 Mena AR 71953 phone 501 394-1022 or 501 394-2342 (10-1 )

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES __ Back issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $125 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EM-Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

GRAND CANYON 2-hour spectacu lar helicopter exploration VIDEO Breathtaking music Critically acclaimed Details FREE Beerger Productions 327-V12 Arville las Vegas NV 89102 702876shy2328 (C-l086)

FUEL CELLS - TOP QUALITY - Custom made bladder-type fuel tanks and auxiliary cells any shape or capacity for Warbirds Experimental V inshytage Sport and Acrobatic aircraft Lightweight crashworthy baHled and collapsible for installation Typical delivery 2-3 weeks Call or write for details 1-800-526-5330 Aero Tec labs Inc (ATl) Spear Road Industrial Park Ramsey NJ 07446 (C587)

LITERATURE FOR RESTORERS-BUILDERS shyOut of print current State specific needs 700 + title list $200 JOHN ROBY 3703Y Nassau San Diego CA 92115 (10-1)

WANTED Wanted Any parts regardless of cond ition for Con shysolidated PR-3NY-2 Aircraft Also any detail photos drawings etc Bill Hodson 1042 Hacienda Drive Simi Valley CA 93065 phone 805522shy5239 (92)

Wanted - 1940 T-craft front lift strut needed to complete antique rebuild Dick Ellis Bozeman MT 406586-5419 (11-2)

Wanted - Operation and Construction plans for 1927 Buhl Airster two-cockpit biplane Model CAshy3A Wright J-5 motor George W Polhemus PO Box 1208 Pembroke North Carolina 28372 (387)

VINTAGE TRADER AD fORM Send check or money order with copy to Vintage Trader - EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3086

Total Words ____ Number of Issues to Run _______________________

Total $ ____ Signature ____________- ___________________

Address

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc is $3000 for one year including 12 issues of Sport Aviation Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $1800 annually Family Membershyship is available for an additional $1000 annually

ANTIQUECLASSIC EAA Member - $1800 Includes one year membership in EAA Anmiddot tique-Classic Division 12 7Jonthly issues of The Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA member and must give EAA membership number

NonmiddotEAA Member - $2800 Inshycludes one year membership in the EAA Antique-Classic Divison 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airmiddot plane one year membership in the EAA and separate membership cards Sport Aviation not included

lAC Membership in the International Aerobatic Club Inc is $2500 anshynually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA

WARBIRDS Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $2500 per year which includes a subscription to Warblrds Warbird members are required to be members of EAA

LIGHT PLANE WORLD EAA membership and LIGHT PLANE WORLD magazine is available for $2500 per year (SPORT AVIATION not included) Current EAA members may receive LIGHT PLANE WORLD for $1500 per year

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars or an international postal money order similarly drawn

Make checks payable to EAA or the division in which membership is desired Address all letters to EAA or the particular division at the folmiddot lowing address

WITTMAN AIRFIELD OSHKOSH WI 54903-3086

PHONE (414) 426-4800 OFFICE HOURS

830-500 MON-FRI

30 OCTOBER 1986

Restoration Corner (Continued from Page 11)

Sanding should be concentrated on the edges of the tapes and doublers to minimize ridges If care was taken in the application of the filler coats very little sanding will be required to give a smooth surface for the finish coat Howshyever if the last sanding leaves a splotchy color no matter how smooth it feels a final coat of the silver or filler should be applied before the color If the finish color is to be cream or yellow a first coat of white will provide a much better final appearance with less mateshyrial as the yellow pigments generally have poor hiding properties

The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

quires much rubbing and polishing Some semblance of a gloss on pigshymented dope may be obtained by top coating with clear dope reduced with reshytarding thinner Of course you re anxshyious to get the pieces assembled in a shape resembling an airplane again but remember its a lot easier to polish the individual surfaces in your shop than standing tiptoe on a shaky stepladshyder out at the airport The importance of a coat of wax on a doped finish can t be overemphasized If you ve got some eager youngsters who would like to trade polishing for an airplane ride conshysider yourself lucky and put them to work Keep it clean keep it waxed keep it hangared and you can keep from havshying to do this allover again for years to come bull

WmiddotWmiddotl THE JOURNAL OF THE EARLY AEROPLANE

The most authoritative journal on Those bnderful flying Machines 1900middot1919

BYU-HAULreg Call Our Toll Free Reservation Line

1-8Q0-821-2712 In Arizona Call Collect 1-263-6679

Ask for Operator 70

Mo~ iOrPIHOMf at your U+tAUI Center

Classic owners Intrior looking ahabbyf

CJ

r STITS POLY-FIBER COVERING MATERIALS

FOR OVER 20 YEARS THE CHOICE OF THE GRAND CHAMPION WINNERS

PROVEN DURABILITY ON THOUSANDS OF AIRCRAFT FAA-STC AND PMA FOR OVER 630 AIRCRAFT MODELS ALL COATINGS DEVELOPED ESPECIALLY FOR AIRCRAFT

FABRIC WILL NOT SUPPORT COMBUSTION LIGHTEST COVERING METHOD APPROVED UNDER

FAA-STC AND PMA MOST ECONOMICAL COVERING METHOD CONSIDERING

YEARS OF TROUBLE-FREE SERVICE

WRITE OR PHONE FOR FREE bull bull bull bull bull

SAMPLE OF HIGH STRENGTH VERY SMOOTH 17 OZ POLYESTER FABRIC DEVELOPED ESPECIALLY FOR AIRCRAFT COVERING

MANUAL 1 WITH DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR FABRIC COVERING REFINISHING FABRIC SURFACES AND PAINTING AIRCRAFT FOR CORROSION CONTROL

LATEST CATALOG AND DISTRIBUTOR LIST

STITS POLY-FIBER ~ AIRCRAFT COATINGS

P o BOX 3084-V RIVERSIDE CA 92519 PHONE (714) 684-4280 J

Finish it right with an airtex interior

Complete interior assemblies for dO-it-yourself installation

Custom Quality at economical prices_

bull Cushion upholstery sets bull Wall panel sets bull Headliners bull Carpet sets bull Baggage compartment sets bull Firewall covers bull Seat Slings bull Recover envelopes and dopes

Free Catalog of complete product line Fabric Selection Guide showing actual sample colors and styles of materials $300

et rQlr ex products inc_ 259 Lower Morrisville Rd Dept VA Fallsington PA 19054 (215) 295-4115

STATEMENT OF OWNE~~~~I~ b~f9~~~~~~rT ANO CIRCULATION

CLASSIC WALNUT Miniature Scale Replicas of Your Favorite CLASSIC or ANTIQUE Airplane Meticulously Handcrafted in American Black Walnut

A Truly Unique Desk Set with Matching Pen and Goldmiddot tone 10 Plate for Gift Award or Flying Event Trophy

Planes can be Pedestal Mounted Depicting Inmiddot Flight or Base Mounted to Depict a Landed Attitude

For FREE Color Brochure with Price List and Full Details

WRITE or PHONE

PLANE PEOPLE 3425 S ixth Avenue South Salem OR 97302

(503) 370-9806

lB PUBLICAtiON NO7 DAft OF FlUNG

o 11 2 11 5 I0 I0 I0 I 2bullbullTIlE VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3A NO OF ISSUES PU8LISHEDIJB ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION

ANN UALLY PRICE 12 times per year

12 S18OO

)000 Poberezny Road oshkosh Wisconsin 5490)-)086

S COPLETE UNG DORESS Of THE HEOOUARTERS Of GENERAL BlJSINESS OFFICES Of THE PU8USHER (Ho rl1

)000 Poberezny Road Oshkosh Wisconsin 549QJ-J096

6 FULL NA MES NO COMPLETE LlNG DDRESS Of PUBLISHER EDITOR AND MANAGING EOITOR (TIl I~ MUST NOTbt bM-~ 1

Thomas P poberezny WittmJn Airfield Oshkosh Wisconsin 5490)-)086

Gene R Chase Wittman Airfield Oshkosh Wi sconsin 5490)-)086

Mary Jones Wittman Airfield Oshkosh Wi sconsin 5490)-)086

7 OWNER II r~_I1 t twI_tU _II k eftd bull _ 1tdly gtt4n lilt _ tl bull Jdut oloc-l_d o ohIipt ono(oeI bull-olocl If 0I0_dbl ~ Pbullbullt_ _JulaquoUuo(___ o_n_J1 btw Ifo_ 1I~UtIp ~ottJfI 11J tdetJdJS _I f- _-01 bt~ JI bIk Ito OJ bINllly bull fI plttIbullbull-bull _m bull tJ uu b J u lit ~ NI 1

COMPLEfeuro MAIUNG AOORIESS

EM Anti ue Classic Division Wittman Airfield Oshkosh Wi sconsin 5490)-)086

8 tNOWN BONOl-tOLOERS MORTGAGEE~ AND UHER SECURTY HOLDERS OWNING OR 1-t0LDNG I RCENT 0fI ORf Of TOTAL AOUN T Uf BONOS MORTGAGES OR OTHER SECURITIES (II m~t lt)Ittbull bull o

9 fOR COMPLETION 8Y NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AUTHORIZED Tn MAIL AT SPECIAL RATES ful la ~J 1 DMMttfllJ Tbullbull oPO lunct n -dno il olthilpnl ioIt mplltUJIFedftlintO 000 ((lI tJ

C1 HAS NOT CHANGED DURING (flclwhfIgtIIJII bp1 bull ~ PRECEDING 12 MONTHS rht J t~

AVERAGE NO CoPIES EACH CTUAL 0 COfIES Of SINGLE ISSUE DURING PRECEDINGEXTENT AND NATURE Of CIRCULATION ISSUE PUBLISHED NEAREST TO

ssrtIJ_~ riJ~) 11 MONTHS fiLING DATE

4924 5083A TOTAL NO COPIES (Nrl Ih

8 PAlO ANDIOR REOUESTED CIRCULATION t sI~ ough de _ Cf H vetgtltkJltbull COU --H 148 148

~Subtcion 4136 44 09 11ld~J qnr

C TOTAL PAID ANDIOR REOUESTEO CIRCULATION 42 8 4 4557s IOJI IORlJ

o FREE DISTRIBUTION BY MAIL CARRIER OR OTHER MEANS SMPLES COMPLIMENTARY AND OTHER fREE COPIES 25B 259

E TOTAL DISTRIBUTION (S ofC bull J DJ 4542 4816

F COPIES NOT DISTRBUTEO 26bull omceubull t_u_ed-- Int l B2

ISF )526 ly l~ (Su IflflnlrlltJtI on rrgtl~nd

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 31

Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet 25c per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to

The Vintage Trader Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

AIRCRAFT 1940 Aeronca 6S-TL - Bui lt 92240 log books from 1942 Been in storage Original engine Good restoration project $1800 SW Ohio Days 5131 461middot4750 evenings 513890-1068 (10-2)

Aeronca Champ - 20 hours since rebuild 1941 Taylorcraft BC65 project many new and extra parts Some work done Price negotiable Charles Trask 1070 Stevens Road York Haven PA 17370717938-1515 (10-2)

Stinson LS-E N5624V Partially restored Parts manuals complete Two engines Fuselage and controls finished Hard work done N Howell 2131 317-5646 or 805488-9353 $6500

1947 Stinson 108-2 - 108-3 wings 1500n airshyframe 2500 hours on 165 heavy case 0 since major King KX165 Plane rebuilt in 1984 For sale or trade for Cherokee Gary Cowan 618395-7414 days only (10-1)

PLANS POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol - unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 3V2 gph at cruise setting 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 plus $200 postage Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corshyners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ENGINES amp ACCESSORIES Continental W-670 - with Stearman mount four magnetos and dishpan ignition harness $120000 Air Salvage of Arkansas Rt 1 Box 8007 Mena AR 71953 phone 501 394-1022 or 501 394-2342 (10-1 )

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc is $3000 for one year including 12 issues of Sport Aviation Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $1800 annually Family Membershyship is available for an additional $1000 annually

ANTIQUECLASSIC EAA Member - $1800 Includes one year membership in EAA Anmiddot tique-Classic Division 12 7Jonthly issues of The Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA member and must give EAA membership number

NonmiddotEAA Member - $2800 Inshycludes one year membership in the EAA Antique-Classic Divison 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airmiddot plane one year membership in the EAA and separate membership cards Sport Aviation not included

lAC Membership in the International Aerobatic Club Inc is $2500 anshynually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA

WARBIRDS Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $2500 per year which includes a subscription to Warblrds Warbird members are required to be members of EAA

LIGHT PLANE WORLD EAA membership and LIGHT PLANE WORLD magazine is available for $2500 per year (SPORT AVIATION not included) Current EAA members may receive LIGHT PLANE WORLD for $1500 per year

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars or an international postal money order similarly drawn

Make checks payable to EAA or the division in which membership is desired Address all letters to EAA or the particular division at the folmiddot lowing address

WITTMAN AIRFIELD OSHKOSH WI 54903-3086

PHONE (414) 426-4800 OFFICE HOURS

830-500 MON-FRI

30 OCTOBER 1986

Restoration Corner (Continued from Page 11)

Sanding should be concentrated on the edges of the tapes and doublers to minimize ridges If care was taken in the application of the filler coats very little sanding will be required to give a smooth surface for the finish coat Howshyever if the last sanding leaves a splotchy color no matter how smooth it feels a final coat of the silver or filler should be applied before the color If the finish color is to be cream or yellow a first coat of white will provide a much better final appearance with less mateshyrial as the yellow pigments generally have poor hiding properties

The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

quires much rubbing and polishing Some semblance of a gloss on pigshymented dope may be obtained by top coating with clear dope reduced with reshytarding thinner Of course you re anxshyious to get the pieces assembled in a shape resembling an airplane again but remember its a lot easier to polish the individual surfaces in your shop than standing tiptoe on a shaky stepladshyder out at the airport The importance of a coat of wax on a doped finish can t be overemphasized If you ve got some eager youngsters who would like to trade polishing for an airplane ride conshysider yourself lucky and put them to work Keep it clean keep it waxed keep it hangared and you can keep from havshying to do this allover again for years to come bull

WmiddotWmiddotl THE JOURNAL OF THE EARLY AEROPLANE

The most authoritative journal on Those bnderful flying Machines 1900middot1919

BYU-HAULreg Call Our Toll Free Reservation Line

1-8Q0-821-2712 In Arizona Call Collect 1-263-6679

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r STITS POLY-FIBER COVERING MATERIALS

FOR OVER 20 YEARS THE CHOICE OF THE GRAND CHAMPION WINNERS

PROVEN DURABILITY ON THOUSANDS OF AIRCRAFT FAA-STC AND PMA FOR OVER 630 AIRCRAFT MODELS ALL COATINGS DEVELOPED ESPECIALLY FOR AIRCRAFT

FABRIC WILL NOT SUPPORT COMBUSTION LIGHTEST COVERING METHOD APPROVED UNDER

FAA-STC AND PMA MOST ECONOMICAL COVERING METHOD CONSIDERING

YEARS OF TROUBLE-FREE SERVICE

WRITE OR PHONE FOR FREE bull bull bull bull bull

SAMPLE OF HIGH STRENGTH VERY SMOOTH 17 OZ POLYESTER FABRIC DEVELOPED ESPECIALLY FOR AIRCRAFT COVERING

MANUAL 1 WITH DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR FABRIC COVERING REFINISHING FABRIC SURFACES AND PAINTING AIRCRAFT FOR CORROSION CONTROL

LATEST CATALOG AND DISTRIBUTOR LIST

STITS POLY-FIBER ~ AIRCRAFT COATINGS

P o BOX 3084-V RIVERSIDE CA 92519 PHONE (714) 684-4280 J

Finish it right with an airtex interior

Complete interior assemblies for dO-it-yourself installation

Custom Quality at economical prices_

bull Cushion upholstery sets bull Wall panel sets bull Headliners bull Carpet sets bull Baggage compartment sets bull Firewall covers bull Seat Slings bull Recover envelopes and dopes

Free Catalog of complete product line Fabric Selection Guide showing actual sample colors and styles of materials $300

et rQlr ex products inc_ 259 Lower Morrisville Rd Dept VA Fallsington PA 19054 (215) 295-4115

STATEMENT OF OWNE~~~~I~ b~f9~~~~~~rT ANO CIRCULATION

CLASSIC WALNUT Miniature Scale Replicas of Your Favorite CLASSIC or ANTIQUE Airplane Meticulously Handcrafted in American Black Walnut

A Truly Unique Desk Set with Matching Pen and Goldmiddot tone 10 Plate for Gift Award or Flying Event Trophy

Planes can be Pedestal Mounted Depicting Inmiddot Flight or Base Mounted to Depict a Landed Attitude

For FREE Color Brochure with Price List and Full Details

WRITE or PHONE

PLANE PEOPLE 3425 S ixth Avenue South Salem OR 97302

(503) 370-9806

lB PUBLICAtiON NO7 DAft OF FlUNG

o 11 2 11 5 I0 I0 I0 I 2bullbullTIlE VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3A NO OF ISSUES PU8LISHEDIJB ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION

ANN UALLY PRICE 12 times per year

12 S18OO

)000 Poberezny Road oshkosh Wisconsin 5490)-)086

S COPLETE UNG DORESS Of THE HEOOUARTERS Of GENERAL BlJSINESS OFFICES Of THE PU8USHER (Ho rl1

)000 Poberezny Road Oshkosh Wisconsin 549QJ-J096

6 FULL NA MES NO COMPLETE LlNG DDRESS Of PUBLISHER EDITOR AND MANAGING EOITOR (TIl I~ MUST NOTbt bM-~ 1

Thomas P poberezny WittmJn Airfield Oshkosh Wisconsin 5490)-)086

Gene R Chase Wittman Airfield Oshkosh Wi sconsin 5490)-)086

Mary Jones Wittman Airfield Oshkosh Wi sconsin 5490)-)086

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8 tNOWN BONOl-tOLOERS MORTGAGEE~ AND UHER SECURTY HOLDERS OWNING OR 1-t0LDNG I RCENT 0fI ORf Of TOTAL AOUN T Uf BONOS MORTGAGES OR OTHER SECURITIES (II m~t lt)Ittbull bull o

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C1 HAS NOT CHANGED DURING (flclwhfIgtIIJII bp1 bull ~ PRECEDING 12 MONTHS rht J t~

AVERAGE NO CoPIES EACH CTUAL 0 COfIES Of SINGLE ISSUE DURING PRECEDINGEXTENT AND NATURE Of CIRCULATION ISSUE PUBLISHED NEAREST TO

ssrtIJ_~ riJ~) 11 MONTHS fiLING DATE

4924 5083A TOTAL NO COPIES (Nrl Ih

8 PAlO ANDIOR REOUESTED CIRCULATION t sI~ ough de _ Cf H vetgtltkJltbull COU --H 148 148

~Subtcion 4136 44 09 11ld~J qnr

C TOTAL PAID ANDIOR REOUESTEO CIRCULATION 42 8 4 4557s IOJI IORlJ

o FREE DISTRIBUTION BY MAIL CARRIER OR OTHER MEANS SMPLES COMPLIMENTARY AND OTHER fREE COPIES 25B 259

E TOTAL DISTRIBUTION (S ofC bull J DJ 4542 4816

F COPIES NOT DISTRBUTEO 26bull omceubull t_u_ed-- Int l B2

ISF )526 ly l~ (Su IflflnlrlltJtI on rrgtl~nd

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 31

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc is $3000 for one year including 12 issues of Sport Aviation Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $1800 annually Family Membershyship is available for an additional $1000 annually

ANTIQUECLASSIC EAA Member - $1800 Includes one year membership in EAA Anmiddot tique-Classic Division 12 7Jonthly issues of The Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA member and must give EAA membership number

NonmiddotEAA Member - $2800 Inshycludes one year membership in the EAA Antique-Classic Divison 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airmiddot plane one year membership in the EAA and separate membership cards Sport Aviation not included

lAC Membership in the International Aerobatic Club Inc is $2500 anshynually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA

WARBIRDS Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $2500 per year which includes a subscription to Warblrds Warbird members are required to be members of EAA

LIGHT PLANE WORLD EAA membership and LIGHT PLANE WORLD magazine is available for $2500 per year (SPORT AVIATION not included) Current EAA members may receive LIGHT PLANE WORLD for $1500 per year

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars or an international postal money order similarly drawn

Make checks payable to EAA or the division in which membership is desired Address all letters to EAA or the particular division at the folmiddot lowing address

WITTMAN AIRFIELD OSHKOSH WI 54903-3086

PHONE (414) 426-4800 OFFICE HOURS

830-500 MON-FRI

30 OCTOBER 1986

Restoration Corner (Continued from Page 11)

Sanding should be concentrated on the edges of the tapes and doublers to minimize ridges If care was taken in the application of the filler coats very little sanding will be required to give a smooth surface for the finish coat Howshyever if the last sanding leaves a splotchy color no matter how smooth it feels a final coat of the silver or filler should be applied before the color If the finish color is to be cream or yellow a first coat of white will provide a much better final appearance with less mateshyrial as the yellow pigments generally have poor hiding properties

The urethane finishes will give instant gratification in the gloss department while a decent shine in dope finish reshy

quires much rubbing and polishing Some semblance of a gloss on pigshymented dope may be obtained by top coating with clear dope reduced with reshytarding thinner Of course you re anxshyious to get the pieces assembled in a shape resembling an airplane again but remember its a lot easier to polish the individual surfaces in your shop than standing tiptoe on a shaky stepladshyder out at the airport The importance of a coat of wax on a doped finish can t be overemphasized If you ve got some eager youngsters who would like to trade polishing for an airplane ride conshysider yourself lucky and put them to work Keep it clean keep it waxed keep it hangared and you can keep from havshying to do this allover again for years to come bull

WmiddotWmiddotl THE JOURNAL OF THE EARLY AEROPLANE

The most authoritative journal on Those bnderful flying Machines 1900middot1919

BYU-HAULreg Call Our Toll Free Reservation Line

1-8Q0-821-2712 In Arizona Call Collect 1-263-6679

Ask for Operator 70

Mo~ iOrPIHOMf at your U+tAUI Center

Classic owners Intrior looking ahabbyf

CJ

r STITS POLY-FIBER COVERING MATERIALS

FOR OVER 20 YEARS THE CHOICE OF THE GRAND CHAMPION WINNERS

PROVEN DURABILITY ON THOUSANDS OF AIRCRAFT FAA-STC AND PMA FOR OVER 630 AIRCRAFT MODELS ALL COATINGS DEVELOPED ESPECIALLY FOR AIRCRAFT

FABRIC WILL NOT SUPPORT COMBUSTION LIGHTEST COVERING METHOD APPROVED UNDER

FAA-STC AND PMA MOST ECONOMICAL COVERING METHOD CONSIDERING

YEARS OF TROUBLE-FREE SERVICE

WRITE OR PHONE FOR FREE bull bull bull bull bull

SAMPLE OF HIGH STRENGTH VERY SMOOTH 17 OZ POLYESTER FABRIC DEVELOPED ESPECIALLY FOR AIRCRAFT COVERING

MANUAL 1 WITH DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR FABRIC COVERING REFINISHING FABRIC SURFACES AND PAINTING AIRCRAFT FOR CORROSION CONTROL

LATEST CATALOG AND DISTRIBUTOR LIST

STITS POLY-FIBER ~ AIRCRAFT COATINGS

P o BOX 3084-V RIVERSIDE CA 92519 PHONE (714) 684-4280 J

Finish it right with an airtex interior

Complete interior assemblies for dO-it-yourself installation

Custom Quality at economical prices_

bull Cushion upholstery sets bull Wall panel sets bull Headliners bull Carpet sets bull Baggage compartment sets bull Firewall covers bull Seat Slings bull Recover envelopes and dopes

Free Catalog of complete product line Fabric Selection Guide showing actual sample colors and styles of materials $300

et rQlr ex products inc_ 259 Lower Morrisville Rd Dept VA Fallsington PA 19054 (215) 295-4115

STATEMENT OF OWNE~~~~I~ b~f9~~~~~~rT ANO CIRCULATION

CLASSIC WALNUT Miniature Scale Replicas of Your Favorite CLASSIC or ANTIQUE Airplane Meticulously Handcrafted in American Black Walnut

A Truly Unique Desk Set with Matching Pen and Goldmiddot tone 10 Plate for Gift Award or Flying Event Trophy

Planes can be Pedestal Mounted Depicting Inmiddot Flight or Base Mounted to Depict a Landed Attitude

For FREE Color Brochure with Price List and Full Details

WRITE or PHONE

PLANE PEOPLE 3425 S ixth Avenue South Salem OR 97302

(503) 370-9806

lB PUBLICAtiON NO7 DAft OF FlUNG

o 11 2 11 5 I0 I0 I0 I 2bullbullTIlE VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3A NO OF ISSUES PU8LISHEDIJB ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION

ANN UALLY PRICE 12 times per year

12 S18OO

)000 Poberezny Road oshkosh Wisconsin 5490)-)086

S COPLETE UNG DORESS Of THE HEOOUARTERS Of GENERAL BlJSINESS OFFICES Of THE PU8USHER (Ho rl1

)000 Poberezny Road Oshkosh Wisconsin 549QJ-J096

6 FULL NA MES NO COMPLETE LlNG DDRESS Of PUBLISHER EDITOR AND MANAGING EOITOR (TIl I~ MUST NOTbt bM-~ 1

Thomas P poberezny WittmJn Airfield Oshkosh Wisconsin 5490)-)086

Gene R Chase Wittman Airfield Oshkosh Wi sconsin 5490)-)086

Mary Jones Wittman Airfield Oshkosh Wi sconsin 5490)-)086

7 OWNER II r~_I1 t twI_tU _II k eftd bull _ 1tdly gtt4n lilt _ tl bull Jdut oloc-l_d o ohIipt ono(oeI bull-olocl If 0I0_dbl ~ Pbullbullt_ _JulaquoUuo(___ o_n_J1 btw Ifo_ 1I~UtIp ~ottJfI 11J tdetJdJS _I f- _-01 bt~ JI bIk Ito OJ bINllly bull fI plttIbullbull-bull _m bull tJ uu b J u lit ~ NI 1

COMPLEfeuro MAIUNG AOORIESS

EM Anti ue Classic Division Wittman Airfield Oshkosh Wi sconsin 5490)-)086

8 tNOWN BONOl-tOLOERS MORTGAGEE~ AND UHER SECURTY HOLDERS OWNING OR 1-t0LDNG I RCENT 0fI ORf Of TOTAL AOUN T Uf BONOS MORTGAGES OR OTHER SECURITIES (II m~t lt)Ittbull bull o

9 fOR COMPLETION 8Y NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AUTHORIZED Tn MAIL AT SPECIAL RATES ful la ~J 1 DMMttfllJ Tbullbull oPO lunct n -dno il olthilpnl ioIt mplltUJIFedftlintO 000 ((lI tJ

C1 HAS NOT CHANGED DURING (flclwhfIgtIIJII bp1 bull ~ PRECEDING 12 MONTHS rht J t~

AVERAGE NO CoPIES EACH CTUAL 0 COfIES Of SINGLE ISSUE DURING PRECEDINGEXTENT AND NATURE Of CIRCULATION ISSUE PUBLISHED NEAREST TO

ssrtIJ_~ riJ~) 11 MONTHS fiLING DATE

4924 5083A TOTAL NO COPIES (Nrl Ih

8 PAlO ANDIOR REOUESTED CIRCULATION t sI~ ough de _ Cf H vetgtltkJltbull COU --H 148 148

~Subtcion 4136 44 09 11ld~J qnr

C TOTAL PAID ANDIOR REOUESTEO CIRCULATION 42 8 4 4557s IOJI IORlJ

o FREE DISTRIBUTION BY MAIL CARRIER OR OTHER MEANS SMPLES COMPLIMENTARY AND OTHER fREE COPIES 25B 259

E TOTAL DISTRIBUTION (S ofC bull J DJ 4542 4816

F COPIES NOT DISTRBUTEO 26bull omceubull t_u_ed-- Int l B2

ISF )526 ly l~ (Su IflflnlrlltJtI on rrgtl~nd

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 31

Classic owners Intrior looking ahabbyf

CJ

r STITS POLY-FIBER COVERING MATERIALS

FOR OVER 20 YEARS THE CHOICE OF THE GRAND CHAMPION WINNERS

PROVEN DURABILITY ON THOUSANDS OF AIRCRAFT FAA-STC AND PMA FOR OVER 630 AIRCRAFT MODELS ALL COATINGS DEVELOPED ESPECIALLY FOR AIRCRAFT

FABRIC WILL NOT SUPPORT COMBUSTION LIGHTEST COVERING METHOD APPROVED UNDER

FAA-STC AND PMA MOST ECONOMICAL COVERING METHOD CONSIDERING

YEARS OF TROUBLE-FREE SERVICE

WRITE OR PHONE FOR FREE bull bull bull bull bull

SAMPLE OF HIGH STRENGTH VERY SMOOTH 17 OZ POLYESTER FABRIC DEVELOPED ESPECIALLY FOR AIRCRAFT COVERING

MANUAL 1 WITH DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR FABRIC COVERING REFINISHING FABRIC SURFACES AND PAINTING AIRCRAFT FOR CORROSION CONTROL

LATEST CATALOG AND DISTRIBUTOR LIST

STITS POLY-FIBER ~ AIRCRAFT COATINGS

P o BOX 3084-V RIVERSIDE CA 92519 PHONE (714) 684-4280 J

Finish it right with an airtex interior

Complete interior assemblies for dO-it-yourself installation

Custom Quality at economical prices_

bull Cushion upholstery sets bull Wall panel sets bull Headliners bull Carpet sets bull Baggage compartment sets bull Firewall covers bull Seat Slings bull Recover envelopes and dopes

Free Catalog of complete product line Fabric Selection Guide showing actual sample colors and styles of materials $300

et rQlr ex products inc_ 259 Lower Morrisville Rd Dept VA Fallsington PA 19054 (215) 295-4115

STATEMENT OF OWNE~~~~I~ b~f9~~~~~~rT ANO CIRCULATION

CLASSIC WALNUT Miniature Scale Replicas of Your Favorite CLASSIC or ANTIQUE Airplane Meticulously Handcrafted in American Black Walnut

A Truly Unique Desk Set with Matching Pen and Goldmiddot tone 10 Plate for Gift Award or Flying Event Trophy

Planes can be Pedestal Mounted Depicting Inmiddot Flight or Base Mounted to Depict a Landed Attitude

For FREE Color Brochure with Price List and Full Details

WRITE or PHONE

PLANE PEOPLE 3425 S ixth Avenue South Salem OR 97302

(503) 370-9806

lB PUBLICAtiON NO7 DAft OF FlUNG

o 11 2 11 5 I0 I0 I0 I 2bullbullTIlE VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3A NO OF ISSUES PU8LISHEDIJB ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION

ANN UALLY PRICE 12 times per year

12 S18OO

)000 Poberezny Road oshkosh Wisconsin 5490)-)086

S COPLETE UNG DORESS Of THE HEOOUARTERS Of GENERAL BlJSINESS OFFICES Of THE PU8USHER (Ho rl1

)000 Poberezny Road Oshkosh Wisconsin 549QJ-J096

6 FULL NA MES NO COMPLETE LlNG DDRESS Of PUBLISHER EDITOR AND MANAGING EOITOR (TIl I~ MUST NOTbt bM-~ 1

Thomas P poberezny WittmJn Airfield Oshkosh Wisconsin 5490)-)086

Gene R Chase Wittman Airfield Oshkosh Wi sconsin 5490)-)086

Mary Jones Wittman Airfield Oshkosh Wi sconsin 5490)-)086

7 OWNER II r~_I1 t twI_tU _II k eftd bull _ 1tdly gtt4n lilt _ tl bull Jdut oloc-l_d o ohIipt ono(oeI bull-olocl If 0I0_dbl ~ Pbullbullt_ _JulaquoUuo(___ o_n_J1 btw Ifo_ 1I~UtIp ~ottJfI 11J tdetJdJS _I f- _-01 bt~ JI bIk Ito OJ bINllly bull fI plttIbullbull-bull _m bull tJ uu b J u lit ~ NI 1

COMPLEfeuro MAIUNG AOORIESS

EM Anti ue Classic Division Wittman Airfield Oshkosh Wi sconsin 5490)-)086

8 tNOWN BONOl-tOLOERS MORTGAGEE~ AND UHER SECURTY HOLDERS OWNING OR 1-t0LDNG I RCENT 0fI ORf Of TOTAL AOUN T Uf BONOS MORTGAGES OR OTHER SECURITIES (II m~t lt)Ittbull bull o

9 fOR COMPLETION 8Y NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AUTHORIZED Tn MAIL AT SPECIAL RATES ful la ~J 1 DMMttfllJ Tbullbull oPO lunct n -dno il olthilpnl ioIt mplltUJIFedftlintO 000 ((lI tJ

C1 HAS NOT CHANGED DURING (flclwhfIgtIIJII bp1 bull ~ PRECEDING 12 MONTHS rht J t~

AVERAGE NO CoPIES EACH CTUAL 0 COfIES Of SINGLE ISSUE DURING PRECEDINGEXTENT AND NATURE Of CIRCULATION ISSUE PUBLISHED NEAREST TO

ssrtIJ_~ riJ~) 11 MONTHS fiLING DATE

4924 5083A TOTAL NO COPIES (Nrl Ih

8 PAlO ANDIOR REOUESTED CIRCULATION t sI~ ough de _ Cf H vetgtltkJltbull COU --H 148 148

~Subtcion 4136 44 09 11ld~J qnr

C TOTAL PAID ANDIOR REOUESTEO CIRCULATION 42 8 4 4557s IOJI IORlJ

o FREE DISTRIBUTION BY MAIL CARRIER OR OTHER MEANS SMPLES COMPLIMENTARY AND OTHER fREE COPIES 25B 259

E TOTAL DISTRIBUTION (S ofC bull J DJ 4542 4816

F COPIES NOT DISTRBUTEO 26bull omceubull t_u_ed-- Int l B2

ISF )526 ly l~ (Su IflflnlrlltJtI on rrgtl~nd

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 31