STRAIGHT AND LEVEL

Up through October 1978 our AntiqueClassic Division recognized six Division Chapters that cover the areas of Florida Texas the Carolinas Virginia Minnesota Pennsylvania and New York The numshyber of Chapters has remained fairly static over a period of ti me however these Chapters have represented EAA our Division and their activities with a high deshygree of enthusiasm and integrity Th en suddenly the situation changed In November 1978 Chapter 7 was officially recognized for Flanders New Jersey the following month Chapter 8 of Grand Rapids Michigan qualified and in July 1979 Chapter 9 of Seattle Wash shyington was organized and recognized

Statistics are facts to be reckoned with They can be presented to show a tremendous gain that is well recognized in promotional endeavors Here in less than one year the AntiqueClassic Division has inshycreased its number of Chapters by fifty per cent This is a great advancement and the essence of this situashytion cl early shows the dedication and fellowship our Division membership maintains by correlating its basic interest in one specific group of dedicated restorers and admirers Statistics have no meaning unless their use enhances the purpose for which they were comshypiled

Within the past few months we have been apshyproached by members and clubs who wish to become a part of our division as a Chapter Currently we have three potential new Chapters Something definitely has excited the individuals in these areas to bring out their desires to become a part of us There is no doubt that the annual EAA International Convention is the largest and most efficiently operated event of aviation in the world It all began in 1953 when Paul Poberezny organized the Experimental Aircraft Association and look where we are 27 years later an attendance dur-

By Brad Thomas

ing the 1979 Convention of 350000 with 12000 visitshying and over 1400 display aircraft and with 30000 people occupying the campgrounds We wanted to belong and be a part of it all We have done so

Our AntiqueClassic Division is basically a social and informative organization brought together with a special interest to restore maintain fly and exhibit our antique and classic aircraft This has been acshycomplished through participation of local Chapters fly-ins and of course the annual International Conshyvention at Oshkosh Our thoughts happenings and activities are reported in Th e VI N TAGE A IRPLAN E along with those interesting historical articles we so well like to read On file at EAA Headquarters are numerous books manuals and valuable data that are available to assist the restorer with his projects Much of this information is donated by EAA members but many items of importance have been given to us by intershyested aviation oriented individuals or organizations So where does all of this lead us We want to become a part of the EAA sport aviation movement

We would like to see an AntiqueClassic Chapter representing each of the48 states or major urban areas and to see special interest type clubs become affilishyated with our Division as a Chapter Th e togetherness shown by our membership is evident in the expansion and continued growth of our Division

Fly-ins that were scheduled in most areas of the USA are now complete and we are back at home going over our aircraft in detail touching up those small nicks and continuing with our various restorashytion proj ects Now is the time to begin thinking about the formation of that AntiqueClassic Division Chapshyter in your area Talk up the proposal with your friends and plan a get-together to discuss th e details of how easy it is to start a chapter in your state or area A

complete kit including all of the necessary informashytion and materials to form a chapter is available from EAA Headquarters and when your request is mailed please be sure to specify your needs for an Antique Classic Chapter Kit

Basically here are the few simple requirements to form a new chapter

1 A minimum of five members in good standing with the AntiqueClassic Division is required

2 The Officers of the Chapter must be members of the AntiqueClassic Division and EAA

3 The Chapter must be incorporated in the State of its origin and a copy of its by-laws shall be on file at EAA Headquarters

So what are we waiting for Let s begin moving and talk up that new Chapter today Any Division Ofshyficer Director or Advisor will be more than pleased to assist you Write or call them for information and assistance If you possibly live in Rhode Island and want to join with a group in Connecticut or Massashychusetts fine If you liv e in the state of Texas and are active near Dallas get your Chapter started and compete with Chapter 2 in Houston Our point here is to form a Chapter where you know the needs are present and its purpose will fulfill the requirements of you r area

One final thought Thursday November 22 is Thanksgiving Day Let us sit down to our Thanksgiving dinner and give thanks to this country of ours Comshyplicated as it may appear to be give thanks that we can restore an aircraft own and fly it basically anyshywhere in our country while in so many other counshytries it is restricted or totally prohibited

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Editorial Staff

Publisher Paul H Poberezny

(Ted Koston Photo) EditorSi Meeks Star Cavalier replica seen at Oshkosh 79

David Gustafson PhD

Associate Editors H Glenn Buffington Edward D Williams Byron (Fred) Fredericksen Lionel Salisbury

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NOVEMBER 1979 VOLUME 7 NUMBER 11

The Cover Guy A Davis Bryan Texas pilots his Fairchild 24

Back Cover Fairchild 45 belonging to Bob Harbom of Federal Way WA (Photo by Ted Koston)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Straight and Level by Brad Thomas _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ Selections From The 1979 Parade Of Flight _ _ _ _ _ Garage Project Number 13 by Donald J Straughn __ _ _ Sixth Annual Chicken and Wacos Antique Fly-In amp Picnic by Tom Hull The Oldest Restored Boeing Airplane

Compiled by P J Jensen and Glenn Buffington _ _ Watsonville 1979 by Norma Puryear _ _ __ _ __ _ A Curtiss Album by George Hardie Jr _ _ _ _ Bordens Aeroplane Posters From The 1930s by Lionel Salisbury __

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Classic Division 12 monthly issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE one year memshybership in the Experimental Aircraft Association and separate membership cards SPORT AVIATION magazine not included

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SELECTIONS FROM THE 1979

PART II (Photos by David Gustafson Editor)

Please Note It was our desire to capture all 90 planes that flew in the Parade of Flight but reloading time and ocshycasional goofs reduced our count Next summer therell be more photographers and hopefully well be able to show all the fine planes that participated

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1940 Stinson 10 Michael Gaffney Wisconsin Dells WI 1941 Ercoupe 415C Fr Tom Rowland EI Paso TX

1940 Rearwin Sportster Ken Williams Portage WI 1941 Waco YKS 7F Vince Mariani Findlay OH

7942 Beechcraft Staggerwing D77S George LeMay Calgary Alberta 7952 Bucker Jungman John Bergeson Mt Pleasant MI

7938 Focke-Wolf FW-445 M B Groves Wayne Mikel 7947 DeHavilland DH82C Frank Evans Tom Dietrich Kitchner Ontario Floyd Carter Sunnyvale CA

7940 Boeing Stearman A75N7 Bill Wilkins Circleville OH 7947 Ryan PT-22 Ruth McMakIn Sarasota FL

1941 Aeronca L-3B Charles Scanlon Jonesboro AR 1942 Stinson L-5pound Buck Hilbert Union IL

1942 Piper L-4 Gene ONeill Fostoria IA 1945 Aeronca 7 AC Theo Travis Flushing MI

1943 Stinson L-5 Tommy Atkinson Las Vegas NV 1946 Fleet 80 Canuck London Flying Club London Ontario

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1946 Commonwealth Skyranger Ross Gresley Paul Schermerhorn Muncie IN

1946 Fairchild 24R lohn Bachynski Edmonton Alberta 1946 Stinson 108-1 Rick Demond Whitmore Lake MI

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12 0-1 John McDonald McPherson KS 1947 Piper PA-ll Bob Clipsham Erin Ontario

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1947 Aeronca l1AC Mike Sherwood Jackson MI 1949 Cessna 140A Ron Kramer Pella IA

1948 Luscombe 8E Steve Lund Flushing MI 1950 Beechcraft Bonanza BE35B Don M cDonough Palos Hills IL

1948 Stinson 108-3 Bob Chaber Jill Kleinheir Sonoma CA 1950 Temco T-35 Buckaroo Charlie Nelson Athens TN

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195 I Piper Pacer PA-20 Phil and Betty Funk Minneapolis MN 1953 Piper PA-20-1 50 Don and Marie Haffner Lizton IN

1952 Rawdon T-I Mrs la ck Chastain St Louis MO 1953 Cessna C-195 Mike Young McLoud OK

1953 Piper Super Cub PA-18 Craig Elg Rhinelander WI 1953 Meyers 145 Carl Schwarz Kent WA

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All loaded for th~ trip from Lake Village Indiana to 51 Charles Illinois

GARAGE PROJECT NUMBER 13

By Donald J Straughn 4 N 658 Brookside East

St Charles IL 60774

Completed and ready to try the friendly skies for the first time in about 25 years

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That panel just has to touch th e heart of any true antiquer

Would anyone in their right mind trade a flying airshycraft for a dusty dirty and tattered relic that had been sitting in a barn since the early 1950s Depends on the airplane and the level of airplane insanity the buyer has reached I consider myself an aircraft enthusiast while my wife considers me an airplane nut

The Taylor-Young Model A was designed by e G Taylor in 1935 and went into production in 1937 In that year and 1938 over 600 were manufactured NC20343 is serial number 473 and was manufactured in 1938 One of the high points of Oshkosh 79 was meeting and talking briefly with e G Taylor Unforshytunately NC20343 was not completed in time to parshyticipate

In early November of 1978 I stopped to see Nick Kacki who runs Nicks Aero Service at Lake Village I ndiana Nick had recently acquired a Taylor-Young and was in the process of firing up the Continental A-40-4 when I arrived The plane looked interesting in spite of the dirt was certainly in need of some TLe and once I heard that engine run I was really hooked I hauled it home on the Saturday after Thanksgiving moved the cars out and proceeded to make another of those big messes in the garage

Since this was to be my thirteenth project I did not spend a lot of time wondering where to start All tubshying was sandblasted insp ected and then coated with epoxy primer It had been stored in a dry place so the

tubing was in good shape The wings had been stored without cover and had provided a handy roost for some types of birds Bird manure and aluminum mix very w ell and the result is a fine gray powder The wings were cleaned the spars varnished and new leading edges formed from 016 2024 The fuselage received new stringers aid formers

At this point the covering process began I decided to use Ceconite 102 since it would cut down on the weight initially and fill with fewer coats of dope It was finished in Diana Creme butyrate and trimmed with Santa Fe Red

The headlin er baggag e compartment and seat cushions were sent to Ai rtex and th ey did a beautifu I job produ cing new ones The cushion material used came very close to the original

The previou s owner had not retained the original registration number which was NC20372 When purshychased it carried N6388T which was certainly inapshypropriate for an antique I applied to th e FAA for the original number but it was not available I th en reshyquested a number that began with two and did not have a letter on the end The result was NC20343

During the years the plane was inactive the logs had been lost and all I received with it were some Form 337s The plane had been badly wrecked in 1939 and on examining the 337s I noticed that the work had been signed by Charl es Klessig in North Dakota I remembered that a Charles Klessig had flown an OX5 powered Standard to Oshkosh several years ago and was able to write to him at Ryan Field in Tu cson Arishyzona He had indeed repaired th e plane after it was wrecked in Iowa and he wrote me a most interesting letter It just proves again that you meet th e most inshyteresting people through EAA and its Divi sions

Eventually the work was completed and the plane assembled at Olson s RLA at Plato Center Illinoi s The engine had been overhauled in 1960 and never flown Since it ran well and in light of the scarcity of A-40 parts I decided not to overhaul it

On Saturday August 4 1979 the plane was flown to Lake Village Indiana for its first annual in many years Since it had been in storage since the early 1950s it was also necessary to have the FAA issue an Airshyworthiness Certificate

All that remains now are a few cosmetic touches and the flying My friends tell me I won t have it long since I have not held on to any of the other twelve My wife Peggy appreciates having th e garage reshyturned to some more normal uses and my getting at some of those projects around the house so who knows Look for NC20343 at Oshkosh 80 and see if I held on to thi s one

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This gorgeous WACO YKS- 7 was flown in by her Wayne Ha yes of Trenton New Jersey

SIXTH ANNUAL

CHICKEN AND

WACOS ANTIQUE

FLY-IN amp PICNIC By Tom Hull

Apt 4 Building 7O-A Greenview Village

Great Mills MO 20634

For the past six years John Shue of York Pennsylshyvania has been the organizer and guiding hand beshyhind the Annual Chicken and WACOS Antique FlyshyIn and Picnic at York s Thomasville Airport This year was no exception and the results were tremendous as usual In the six years that this affair has been held it has never been rained out

May 7 1979 turned out to be a beautiful day for a fly-in Aircraft started arriving around 900 AM with Pat Long and his WACO UPF-7 being the first arrival By the time aircraft arrivals slowed down over 110 aircraft were present for the day This happening started out small as a get-together primarily for WACO ownshyers Now it has expanded so that just about any anshytique classic or warbird as well as the newer transient types can be expected The homebuilt crowd has become faithful in their attendance as well

In the AntiqueClassic category there were several Aeroncas Cessna 140s 170s and a 195 Fairchilds Cubs and Taylorcrafts Ted Giltner and George Smith both from Reading Pennsylvania brought their Rearshywin Cloudster A gorgeous red and white Stearman (one of several in attendance) flown by Larry Kampel came in from Larrys strip a few miles to the north As far as WACOs go John Shue headed the field with his exquisite blue UPF-7 Pat Long of Upper Marlboro Maryland John Schlie of Long Island New York and

Porter Lee of Frederick Maryland brought their prize UPF-7s A maroon and creme YKS-7 was in attendance flown by its owner Wayne Hayes of Trenton New Jersey

The Travelers Awards of the day would have to go to Chub Trainor of Wayne New Jersey with his Howard DGA-15 and John Turgyan from Trenton jth his Sparshytan 7W Executive These gentlemen were at a fly-in in North Carolina in the morning and then headed north to York for the afternoon Talk about adding up mileage Incidentally Johns Spartan (NC13993) is the oldest Executive flying It is one of the very few Executives factory equipped with a stick rather than a yoke

The biggest crowd pleasers of the day were two P-51Ds owned by Bill Clark of State College Pennsylshyvania and Gene Stocker of College Park Pennsylvania Everyone watched as they performed low section forshymation passes on the runway as one would have exshypected to see somewhere over th e war-torn cou ntryshyside of 1940s Europe

The final event of the day and what has come to be my favorite was the antique fly-bys To hear that many radial engines running at one time is just music to the antiquers ears The sky was full of beautiful meticulously restored aircraft that were prettier than when they were factory new It was like a flashback into the 1930s as these craft lazily flew by the crowd This particular part of the get-together is an ideal time to get pictures of antiques doing what they do best FLYING

After the fly-bys are complete everyone starts packing their chairs kids and cameras to take a headshying for home Good-byes are exchanged between all of the flying cohorts and the Thomasville airport once again calms down and regains its gentle everyday pace

No prizes have been awarded in the more recent years of the York Fly-In and Picnic to avoid hurting anyones feelings However the friendships made at these events are worth more than any prize that could have been given

For anyone who has never attended this getshytogether we cordially invite all of you to next years affair The dates will be printed in EAAs publications once they have been finalized York is located on both the Washington and New York sections and is 21 nautical miles south of the Harrisburg VORTAC on the 1700 radial or 2912 nautical miles southwest of the Lancaster VOR on the 2500 radial Or for the folks arshyriving IFR (I Follow Roads) Thomasville Airport is on US Route 30 West approximately 8 miles west of York Hope to see you there

Another group of display aircraft The Aeronca Champ is owned by frv Baughman of York Bob Howards Rearwin is next followed by an old Cessna 180 and th e authors Cessna 17

The bird with a favorite in-a i r p hoto background Mt fainier a 14410 fJeak landmark in Western Washington

Compiled By P J Jensen and Glenn Buffington 818 West Crockett Street

Seattle WA 98119

Photos By Pat Johnson Don Knutson and Jim Reeder

One of the classiest vintage airplanes in the Pacific Northwest is the Boeing Model 100 owned by Lew Wallick Chief of Boeing Flight Test and Robert Muckleshystone Seattle attorney and a round-the-world recshyord holder This airplane is the third of five serial number 1143 and registry number 872H the same as

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assigned July 1 1929 the date of manufacture The plane was eventually (1933) acquired by the late Milo Burcham aerobatic ace and Lockheed test pilot who used the 100 in several movies and in exhibition work at air shows

The unique biplane passed through several owners and was sold at an auction in 1968 The new owner acshycomplished an 85 restoration before it was bought by the WallickMucklestone combo in 1976 when it was returned to its birthplace in Seattle Washington O W Tosch owner of Aircraft Industries at Boeing Field a master mechanic and former Alaska bush pilot supervised the restoration work which brought the

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plane to first-class condition and completely airworthy Tosch is highly experienced in rebuilding and repairshying work and had prepared Mucklestones Cessna 210 for his around-the-world record flight

It was decided to finish the airplane as a P-12 beshycause the late Frank Tallman in California had the only other flyable airplane of the series painted as a Navy F4B-l There was considerable local community inshyterest developed as the work progressed so a formal first-flight ceremony and celebration was decided upon September 19 1977 was the date selected and with the aid of Boeing colleagues and representatives of the Red Barn Museum printed formal invitations were designed

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Th e Boeing 100 over some Western Washington timbershyland - no sp ot for a forced landing

Lew Wallick makes this report of the flying charshyacteristics The performance of our Model 100 is spectacular and for me every flight in it is an exshyhilarating experience With take-off power the airshyplane is airborne in about 100 feet and it will climb 3500 feet per minute at 80 mph Using METO power it will indicate 165 mph in level flight while a low cruise powersetting of 1850 rpm and 28 inches manishyfold pressure will return an indicated 140 mph level

I used this cruise power setting for maneuvers in looping the plane starting the maneuver from level flight and leaving the power unchang~d throughout So far I have restricted myself to +45 g and -1 5 g just as a precaution for an old airplane I don t intend to carry out spinning because of the aft center of gravity and because I have heard conflicting stories of the P-12F4B spin characteristics According to some reports recovery is easy however other reports say that the spin will go flat after about three tmns and recovery is difficult The veteran Air Corps pilots who are my informants aren t sure whether these refer to the early models with bigger fins and rudders

Because of the outstanding restoration by Tosch and Company the Boeing has been awarded its share of honors at the 1978 fly-ins at the Fairchild Air Force Base open house (Spokane WA) the Watsonville CA National W est Coast Fly-In (the Mayors Award) and

Tax iing in at BF after anoth er flight in th e Boeing 100

at the EAA Oshkosh 78 Fly-In - Silver Age (1928 shy1932) Champion

Lews routing to Oshkosh was Boeing Field to Missoula Billings Dickinson (RON - sleeping bag in the field office) Fargo Eau Claire Oshkosh Thanks to Dave jCmeson and the use of his hangar Lew was able to clean up the airplane prior to the judging The return middotcourse was Oshkosh Watertown Miles City Billings Coeur d Alene (an hour of show-and-tell at the Henley Airdrome) Seattle Over sixty hours were logged in the first twelve months after the initial 9-19-77 flight

This beautiful bird will continue to be exhibited at air shows and flowlI for pleasure by the owners Perhaps someday it will be a feature at the Red Barn Aviation Museum which is in the throes of being conshystructed at Boeing Field in Seattle

One of the proud owners - S L Wallick Jr

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The Fifteenth Annual West Coast Antique Fly-In and Air Show co-sponsored by the Northern Calishyfornia Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association and the Watsonvill e Chamber of Commerce was held on May 25 26 and 27 in 1979 This is a joint effort and includes the work of many EAA members of both the AntiqueClassic Division and the local Chapters in San Jose - 62 and 338 Many of the active peoshyple who work so hard to put this fly-in on are both members of the EAA and the AAA groups in the area

The Watsonville Fl y-In claims to be the biggest flyshyin in the west It draws literally hundreds of antiques classic homebuilts warbirds and a very active group of ultralights There are always interesting static disshyplays and an ever growing sales area where the goodies are snatched up - everything from T-shirts to flying helmets belt buckles to art work new radios to old magazines

The food at Watsonville has a special flavor unique to the area Watsonville is famous for its apples and its strawberries - and is adjacent to the largest artishychoke producing area in the world So apple jui ce is always part of the pilot package and strawberry

shortcake and french fried artichoke hearts barbeshycued turkey legs corn-on-the-cob etc are welcome changes from the traditional hot dog hamburger and coke youd normally expect to find to ease the hunshyger pangs

This was the weekend to find out if the gas crunch in California would hurt the attendance at the fly-in From thi s reporter s view it appeared that the crowds were very heavy on Saturday and lighter than usual on Sunday Friday was perfect lots of planes and pilots and few public to mar pictures and the set-up work From all reports those flying in had little trouble with fuel

Watsonville weather is always unpredictable It can range from very hot and sunny to cool windy and foggy and any combination of these in anyone day This year was about perfect - a bit foggy in early mornings but generally bright and sunny with a cool breeze off the nearby Pacific - good sunburn weather

Although we all look for the new and different airshycraft each year it is always nice to see the old favorites again Jim Nissens JN4D - doing lots of flying and even putting on a slow motion aerobatic demonstrashy

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tion with really TIGHT loops - a joy to behold We all look forward to seeing our old favorites - Ernie Fillshymores big red Stinson Mel Heflingers unique Harshylow PJC2 the Cessna Airmasters of Ken Coe and Gary White the big green Howard DGA of Mary and Joe Hecker of San Diego Bill Nuttings Waco Ted Hoshyman s American Eagle the Knodes Pietenpol Bob Yates Kinner Ryan etc We all have our favorites in all the different aircraft types Its not fair to menshytion just a few - but many of these ai rcraft that show up every year have been back to Oshkosh and Blakesshyburg and are national favorites too Just seeing the old favorites each year makes it seem like home

Among the real eye catchers this year was the 1936 Rearwin Sportster flown in by owner and restorer Alan Bushner of Fresno California What a beauty Authentic to the last detail says my old timer husshyband and with a gleaming red paint job Never walked by when Alan wasn t out polishing His efforts were rewarded with the Grand Champion Award and well deserved Im sure the judges had a tough choice beshytween the Rearwin and a beautiful red Howard DGA flown in from Rockford Illinois by owner Ronnie Ripshypon The beauty and detailing won Ronnie the Mayors Award which is the same as Grand Champion Runnershyup at Watsonville Ronnie also won the award for the longest distance flown in for judging And gave us a chance to chat again with Frank Rezich - Big Nicks little brother

Another very interesting antique was a 1937 Fairshychild 45 owned and restored by Bob Harbord who flew it in from the home hangar at Crest Airpark in the Seattle area Bob has been working on his bird since 1968 and had it flying the first time after a complete rebuild on July 31 1976 There are just 3 of the 17 original 45s left and coincidentally two of them Bobs NC16878 and 16879 (belonging to someone else) are in adjoining hangars at Crest Airpark Bob received the AAA Presidents Choice and the Angeles Antiquers Choice for his efforts

Another little antique that caught the eye of the knowledgeable was a little blue and silver Vulcan American Moth - 1928 This is a forerunner of the Davis and had many people even our super sharp announcer Jonny Reid fooled at first This little plane was at Chino but this was the first appearance at Watshysonville Believe it or not it was truly found in a barn where it had resided for 45 years I was told recently that the barn burned down a day after the Moth was removed but have no verification on that one The little bird had accumulated only 46 TT in its

51 years of life when it was at Watsonville The fellow who owned it for 45 years had bought it as a young college man He managed to prang it twice in the 4 hours he flew it He rebuilt her once but just never got around to rebuilding the second time The new owner Richard Stephens was awarded the AAA Award for rarest antique and First Award for Pioneer Age

Th ere were 8 ai rcraft owners wh 0 won special medallions for having planes on the field and flying that were 50 years old or older This is a new award for Watsonville and very impressive - especially for us who are in the over 50 age ourselves

These special awards went to

1918 Curtiss Jenny - Jim Nissen Livermore CA 1927 Waco 10 - N3931 - Larry Stephen Scotts Valley

CA 1928 American Eagle - N7172 - Owned by the Northern

California Chapter of AAA - formerly owned by Ted Homan

1928 Krieder-Reisner- N831N - John Reid San Jose CA 1928 Vulcan American Moth - N-62298 - Richard

Stephens Baldwin Park CA 1929 Travel Air 4000 - N9032 - Carroll Pope Rogue

River OR 1929 Waco ASO - N4W - William Detour Jr Vanshy

couver WA 1929 Boeing 100 P-12 - N872H - Lew Wallick Bellshy

view WA 1929 New Standard - N155M - George Day Concord

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An interesting aircraft that caught my eye was a 1943 Piper PT It is claimed to be a one and only of its kind - the first low wing retractable gear built by Piper Its owned by Tom Wathen of Encino California and was restored by Ian Benne

There were so many beautiful classics this year that there is no way we can cover them all

The Northern California Antique Chapter gives out as many awards as possible to truly show their apshypreciation for the work and effort it takes to restore these aircraft and to say thank you to the pilots who bring them to show to all thus making a fly-in successful So there are awards for Best of Everything from Aeroncas to Taylorcrafts right on through the list Aeronca Beech Bellanca Cessna Ercoupe etc etc We were really impressed with some of the workshymanship and can truly appreciate the work that goes into the shiny polished aluminum oldies (we have a 1964 Cessna 206 in polished aluminum and we know how hard it is to keep it just presentable - let alone in judgi ng condition) We were really impressed with a Luscombe 8A brought to the fly-in by a young man

Tim Bowers from Woodland California Tim had worked on his little beauty for three and a half years and did a super restoration job He even had the brass hi nges on his cowli ng polisled up to look brassy agai n Tim didn t get the Best Luscombe Award that I might have given him but he did get the Merced Pilots Asshysociation Choice which made him feel good Im sure

At any fly-in the custom built judges have their problems As one judge said to us How do you tell a fellow his plane is not perfect when it is and so are a couple of others So they all look and they tally up the points and the Grand Champion Homebuilt Award went to Richard Shaefer from Torrance Calishyfornia for his blue Thorp T-18 with a super cockpit layout and instrumentation and all the details that catch judges eyes Runner-up and Best Starduster Too was Gary Solmis American Adventure We had a real lecture on how to apply gold leaf for trim and numbers from Gary This was a really sharp and difshyferent looking to us anyway trim for aircraft Gary had rebuilt this plane from the ground up after having had a smashing trip when it was quite new

As usual Watsonville put on a great air show for the public and the flying enthusiasts This year among the West Coasts most talented air show pilots were Eddy Andreini in his stock Stearman PT-13D Don Carshyter flying an authentic Buecker Jungmeister Freddy Ludtke with his 165 Warner powered Monocoupe John Pigget flying a Pitts S-2 Amelia Reid in a Cessna Aeroshybat Frank Ranuio flying his aerial ballet to music in a Piper J-3 Herb Ross and Wes Ament flying a dual Pitts act and World Champion Charlie Hillard flying both the Christen Eagle I and the Eagle II each day

Watsonville is just a memory now for this year shybut Memorial Day Weekend in 1980 will see us all there again - renewing old friendships seeing all the old favorites again catching up on the news and looking for what is new and the beautiful new restorashytions that will come as surely as the swallows come back to Capistrano Maybe you should try and make it too

WATSONVILLE 79 AWARD WINNERS

GRAND CHAMPION - Rearwin C1oudster N15857 shyAlan BuchnerFresno CA

BEST HOMEBUILT IN SHOW - Thorp T-18 N41RS shyRichard Schaefer Los Angeles CA

RAREST ANTIQUE - Vulcan American Moth N62298 shyRichard Stephens Baldwin Park CA

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Johnson Rocket - Arval Fairbarn Sunnyvale CA Rearwin Sportster - NC 15857 1936 Just finished - Fairchild 45 - N16878 - Bob Harbord Federal Way WA beautiful and authentic Grand Champion Alan Buchner AAA Presidents Choice and Angeles Antiquers Choice Fresno CA

1929 New Standard - George Dray Concord CA

Luscombe 8A - N2132B - Tim Bowers Woodland CA -Merced Pilots Choice

Douglas B23 - owned by E J Daly World Airways Tours were taken through it

Vulcan American Moth First touch down on Watsonville - What is it - a Daries

Jim Nissen and his Jenny - 1918 JN4-D - Livermore CA

Howard DGA - N22423 - Ronnie Rippon Rockford IL Mayors Award - Grand Cha mpion runner-up - Longest distance flown Beautiful

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Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co was Lincoln Beachey who became a legend in his own time Born in San Francisco in 1887 he grew up near Golden Gate Park At age 16 his motl-ler gave him a bicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit Art Mix one of his mechanics attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience

In 1905 Beachey became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin flying a little dirigible powered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals In the Fall of 1910 he came to Hammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school His first tries ended disastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinson as his instructor Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all stushydents in his skill and daring In a short time he became the star of the Curtiss Exhibition Co on the air show circuit

Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Falls and under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 1911 I n September he set an altitude record of 11642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted then gliding back to the field News writers were hard pressed to describe his various maneuvers The Ocean Wave the Dutch Roll the Coney Island Dip the Death Dip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts His most famous was a vertical

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Beachey performing at Hammondsport on October 7 7973 tes ting his new Curtiss t3 eachey (left) and Glenn Martin with th e Martin Special H e was not satisfied with this airplane and soon disposed of it

The standard thriller at fairs was the race between the airplane and the automobi le Beacheys spectacu lar flight inside the exh ibition building at th e Panama Pacific Beachey in his Curtiss Pusher Exposition grounds in 7914

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

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The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

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Specifications Overall length 76 feet 8 inches Overall height 23 feet 10 inches on wheels Overall span 114 feet Wing area including struts 1875 square feet Weight empty 21500 pounds fully equipped Gross weight 34000 Poundssquare feet 182 Pounds hp 148 Gas capacity in wing 540 gallons Gas capashycity in pontoons 500 gallons total 1040 gallons Range with 24 passengers 935 miles Range with 40 passenshygers 500 miles High speed 130 mph or above at 1950 rpm Cruising speed 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm Initial climb 712 feet Landing speed 65 mph Absoshylute ceiling 13000 feet Take-off land full load 20 seconds take-off water full load 25 seconds high speed on 3 engi nes 110 mph Ceiling on 3 engines 6600 feet

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Back Cover Fairchild 45 belonging to Bob Harbom of Federal Way WA (Photo by Ted Koston)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Straight and Level by Brad Thomas _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ Selections From The 1979 Parade Of Flight _ _ _ _ _ Garage Project Number 13 by Donald J Straughn __ _ _ Sixth Annual Chicken and Wacos Antique Fly-In amp Picnic by Tom Hull The Oldest Restored Boeing Airplane

Compiled by P J Jensen and Glenn Buffington _ _ Watsonville 1979 by Norma Puryear _ _ __ _ __ _ A Curtiss Album by George Hardie Jr _ _ _ _ Bordens Aeroplane Posters From The 1930s by Lionel Salisbury __

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SELECTIONS FROM THE 1979

PART II (Photos by David Gustafson Editor)

Please Note It was our desire to capture all 90 planes that flew in the Parade of Flight but reloading time and ocshycasional goofs reduced our count Next summer therell be more photographers and hopefully well be able to show all the fine planes that participated

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1940 Stinson 10 Michael Gaffney Wisconsin Dells WI 1941 Ercoupe 415C Fr Tom Rowland EI Paso TX

1940 Rearwin Sportster Ken Williams Portage WI 1941 Waco YKS 7F Vince Mariani Findlay OH

7942 Beechcraft Staggerwing D77S George LeMay Calgary Alberta 7952 Bucker Jungman John Bergeson Mt Pleasant MI

7938 Focke-Wolf FW-445 M B Groves Wayne Mikel 7947 DeHavilland DH82C Frank Evans Tom Dietrich Kitchner Ontario Floyd Carter Sunnyvale CA

7940 Boeing Stearman A75N7 Bill Wilkins Circleville OH 7947 Ryan PT-22 Ruth McMakIn Sarasota FL

1941 Aeronca L-3B Charles Scanlon Jonesboro AR 1942 Stinson L-5pound Buck Hilbert Union IL

1942 Piper L-4 Gene ONeill Fostoria IA 1945 Aeronca 7 AC Theo Travis Flushing MI

1943 Stinson L-5 Tommy Atkinson Las Vegas NV 1946 Fleet 80 Canuck London Flying Club London Ontario

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1946 Commonwealth Skyranger Ross Gresley Paul Schermerhorn Muncie IN

1946 Fairchild 24R lohn Bachynski Edmonton Alberta 1946 Stinson 108-1 Rick Demond Whitmore Lake MI

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12 0-1 John McDonald McPherson KS 1947 Piper PA-ll Bob Clipsham Erin Ontario

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1947 Aeronca l1AC Mike Sherwood Jackson MI 1949 Cessna 140A Ron Kramer Pella IA

1948 Luscombe 8E Steve Lund Flushing MI 1950 Beechcraft Bonanza BE35B Don M cDonough Palos Hills IL

1948 Stinson 108-3 Bob Chaber Jill Kleinheir Sonoma CA 1950 Temco T-35 Buckaroo Charlie Nelson Athens TN

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195 I Piper Pacer PA-20 Phil and Betty Funk Minneapolis MN 1953 Piper PA-20-1 50 Don and Marie Haffner Lizton IN

1952 Rawdon T-I Mrs la ck Chastain St Louis MO 1953 Cessna C-195 Mike Young McLoud OK

1953 Piper Super Cub PA-18 Craig Elg Rhinelander WI 1953 Meyers 145 Carl Schwarz Kent WA

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All loaded for th~ trip from Lake Village Indiana to 51 Charles Illinois

GARAGE PROJECT NUMBER 13

By Donald J Straughn 4 N 658 Brookside East

St Charles IL 60774

Completed and ready to try the friendly skies for the first time in about 25 years

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That panel just has to touch th e heart of any true antiquer

Would anyone in their right mind trade a flying airshycraft for a dusty dirty and tattered relic that had been sitting in a barn since the early 1950s Depends on the airplane and the level of airplane insanity the buyer has reached I consider myself an aircraft enthusiast while my wife considers me an airplane nut

The Taylor-Young Model A was designed by e G Taylor in 1935 and went into production in 1937 In that year and 1938 over 600 were manufactured NC20343 is serial number 473 and was manufactured in 1938 One of the high points of Oshkosh 79 was meeting and talking briefly with e G Taylor Unforshytunately NC20343 was not completed in time to parshyticipate

In early November of 1978 I stopped to see Nick Kacki who runs Nicks Aero Service at Lake Village I ndiana Nick had recently acquired a Taylor-Young and was in the process of firing up the Continental A-40-4 when I arrived The plane looked interesting in spite of the dirt was certainly in need of some TLe and once I heard that engine run I was really hooked I hauled it home on the Saturday after Thanksgiving moved the cars out and proceeded to make another of those big messes in the garage

Since this was to be my thirteenth project I did not spend a lot of time wondering where to start All tubshying was sandblasted insp ected and then coated with epoxy primer It had been stored in a dry place so the

tubing was in good shape The wings had been stored without cover and had provided a handy roost for some types of birds Bird manure and aluminum mix very w ell and the result is a fine gray powder The wings were cleaned the spars varnished and new leading edges formed from 016 2024 The fuselage received new stringers aid formers

At this point the covering process began I decided to use Ceconite 102 since it would cut down on the weight initially and fill with fewer coats of dope It was finished in Diana Creme butyrate and trimmed with Santa Fe Red

The headlin er baggag e compartment and seat cushions were sent to Ai rtex and th ey did a beautifu I job produ cing new ones The cushion material used came very close to the original

The previou s owner had not retained the original registration number which was NC20372 When purshychased it carried N6388T which was certainly inapshypropriate for an antique I applied to th e FAA for the original number but it was not available I th en reshyquested a number that began with two and did not have a letter on the end The result was NC20343

During the years the plane was inactive the logs had been lost and all I received with it were some Form 337s The plane had been badly wrecked in 1939 and on examining the 337s I noticed that the work had been signed by Charl es Klessig in North Dakota I remembered that a Charles Klessig had flown an OX5 powered Standard to Oshkosh several years ago and was able to write to him at Ryan Field in Tu cson Arishyzona He had indeed repaired th e plane after it was wrecked in Iowa and he wrote me a most interesting letter It just proves again that you meet th e most inshyteresting people through EAA and its Divi sions

Eventually the work was completed and the plane assembled at Olson s RLA at Plato Center Illinoi s The engine had been overhauled in 1960 and never flown Since it ran well and in light of the scarcity of A-40 parts I decided not to overhaul it

On Saturday August 4 1979 the plane was flown to Lake Village Indiana for its first annual in many years Since it had been in storage since the early 1950s it was also necessary to have the FAA issue an Airshyworthiness Certificate

All that remains now are a few cosmetic touches and the flying My friends tell me I won t have it long since I have not held on to any of the other twelve My wife Peggy appreciates having th e garage reshyturned to some more normal uses and my getting at some of those projects around the house so who knows Look for NC20343 at Oshkosh 80 and see if I held on to thi s one

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This gorgeous WACO YKS- 7 was flown in by her Wayne Ha yes of Trenton New Jersey

SIXTH ANNUAL

CHICKEN AND

WACOS ANTIQUE

FLY-IN amp PICNIC By Tom Hull

Apt 4 Building 7O-A Greenview Village

Great Mills MO 20634

For the past six years John Shue of York Pennsylshyvania has been the organizer and guiding hand beshyhind the Annual Chicken and WACOS Antique FlyshyIn and Picnic at York s Thomasville Airport This year was no exception and the results were tremendous as usual In the six years that this affair has been held it has never been rained out

May 7 1979 turned out to be a beautiful day for a fly-in Aircraft started arriving around 900 AM with Pat Long and his WACO UPF-7 being the first arrival By the time aircraft arrivals slowed down over 110 aircraft were present for the day This happening started out small as a get-together primarily for WACO ownshyers Now it has expanded so that just about any anshytique classic or warbird as well as the newer transient types can be expected The homebuilt crowd has become faithful in their attendance as well

In the AntiqueClassic category there were several Aeroncas Cessna 140s 170s and a 195 Fairchilds Cubs and Taylorcrafts Ted Giltner and George Smith both from Reading Pennsylvania brought their Rearshywin Cloudster A gorgeous red and white Stearman (one of several in attendance) flown by Larry Kampel came in from Larrys strip a few miles to the north As far as WACOs go John Shue headed the field with his exquisite blue UPF-7 Pat Long of Upper Marlboro Maryland John Schlie of Long Island New York and

Porter Lee of Frederick Maryland brought their prize UPF-7s A maroon and creme YKS-7 was in attendance flown by its owner Wayne Hayes of Trenton New Jersey

The Travelers Awards of the day would have to go to Chub Trainor of Wayne New Jersey with his Howard DGA-15 and John Turgyan from Trenton jth his Sparshytan 7W Executive These gentlemen were at a fly-in in North Carolina in the morning and then headed north to York for the afternoon Talk about adding up mileage Incidentally Johns Spartan (NC13993) is the oldest Executive flying It is one of the very few Executives factory equipped with a stick rather than a yoke

The biggest crowd pleasers of the day were two P-51Ds owned by Bill Clark of State College Pennsylshyvania and Gene Stocker of College Park Pennsylvania Everyone watched as they performed low section forshymation passes on the runway as one would have exshypected to see somewhere over th e war-torn cou ntryshyside of 1940s Europe

The final event of the day and what has come to be my favorite was the antique fly-bys To hear that many radial engines running at one time is just music to the antiquers ears The sky was full of beautiful meticulously restored aircraft that were prettier than when they were factory new It was like a flashback into the 1930s as these craft lazily flew by the crowd This particular part of the get-together is an ideal time to get pictures of antiques doing what they do best FLYING

After the fly-bys are complete everyone starts packing their chairs kids and cameras to take a headshying for home Good-byes are exchanged between all of the flying cohorts and the Thomasville airport once again calms down and regains its gentle everyday pace

No prizes have been awarded in the more recent years of the York Fly-In and Picnic to avoid hurting anyones feelings However the friendships made at these events are worth more than any prize that could have been given

For anyone who has never attended this getshytogether we cordially invite all of you to next years affair The dates will be printed in EAAs publications once they have been finalized York is located on both the Washington and New York sections and is 21 nautical miles south of the Harrisburg VORTAC on the 1700 radial or 2912 nautical miles southwest of the Lancaster VOR on the 2500 radial Or for the folks arshyriving IFR (I Follow Roads) Thomasville Airport is on US Route 30 West approximately 8 miles west of York Hope to see you there

Another group of display aircraft The Aeronca Champ is owned by frv Baughman of York Bob Howards Rearwin is next followed by an old Cessna 180 and th e authors Cessna 17

The bird with a favorite in-a i r p hoto background Mt fainier a 14410 fJeak landmark in Western Washington

Compiled By P J Jensen and Glenn Buffington 818 West Crockett Street

Seattle WA 98119

Photos By Pat Johnson Don Knutson and Jim Reeder

One of the classiest vintage airplanes in the Pacific Northwest is the Boeing Model 100 owned by Lew Wallick Chief of Boeing Flight Test and Robert Muckleshystone Seattle attorney and a round-the-world recshyord holder This airplane is the third of five serial number 1143 and registry number 872H the same as

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The unique biplane passed through several owners and was sold at an auction in 1968 The new owner acshycomplished an 85 restoration before it was bought by the WallickMucklestone combo in 1976 when it was returned to its birthplace in Seattle Washington O W Tosch owner of Aircraft Industries at Boeing Field a master mechanic and former Alaska bush pilot supervised the restoration work which brought the

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It was decided to finish the airplane as a P-12 beshycause the late Frank Tallman in California had the only other flyable airplane of the series painted as a Navy F4B-l There was considerable local community inshyterest developed as the work progressed so a formal first-flight ceremony and celebration was decided upon September 19 1977 was the date selected and with the aid of Boeing colleagues and representatives of the Red Barn Museum printed formal invitations were designed

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Th e Boeing 100 over some Western Washington timbershyland - no sp ot for a forced landing

Lew Wallick makes this report of the flying charshyacteristics The performance of our Model 100 is spectacular and for me every flight in it is an exshyhilarating experience With take-off power the airshyplane is airborne in about 100 feet and it will climb 3500 feet per minute at 80 mph Using METO power it will indicate 165 mph in level flight while a low cruise powersetting of 1850 rpm and 28 inches manishyfold pressure will return an indicated 140 mph level

I used this cruise power setting for maneuvers in looping the plane starting the maneuver from level flight and leaving the power unchang~d throughout So far I have restricted myself to +45 g and -1 5 g just as a precaution for an old airplane I don t intend to carry out spinning because of the aft center of gravity and because I have heard conflicting stories of the P-12F4B spin characteristics According to some reports recovery is easy however other reports say that the spin will go flat after about three tmns and recovery is difficult The veteran Air Corps pilots who are my informants aren t sure whether these refer to the early models with bigger fins and rudders

Because of the outstanding restoration by Tosch and Company the Boeing has been awarded its share of honors at the 1978 fly-ins at the Fairchild Air Force Base open house (Spokane WA) the Watsonville CA National W est Coast Fly-In (the Mayors Award) and

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at the EAA Oshkosh 78 Fly-In - Silver Age (1928 shy1932) Champion

Lews routing to Oshkosh was Boeing Field to Missoula Billings Dickinson (RON - sleeping bag in the field office) Fargo Eau Claire Oshkosh Thanks to Dave jCmeson and the use of his hangar Lew was able to clean up the airplane prior to the judging The return middotcourse was Oshkosh Watertown Miles City Billings Coeur d Alene (an hour of show-and-tell at the Henley Airdrome) Seattle Over sixty hours were logged in the first twelve months after the initial 9-19-77 flight

This beautiful bird will continue to be exhibited at air shows and flowlI for pleasure by the owners Perhaps someday it will be a feature at the Red Barn Aviation Museum which is in the throes of being conshystructed at Boeing Field in Seattle

One of the proud owners - S L Wallick Jr

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The Fifteenth Annual West Coast Antique Fly-In and Air Show co-sponsored by the Northern Calishyfornia Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association and the Watsonvill e Chamber of Commerce was held on May 25 26 and 27 in 1979 This is a joint effort and includes the work of many EAA members of both the AntiqueClassic Division and the local Chapters in San Jose - 62 and 338 Many of the active peoshyple who work so hard to put this fly-in on are both members of the EAA and the AAA groups in the area

The Watsonville Fl y-In claims to be the biggest flyshyin in the west It draws literally hundreds of antiques classic homebuilts warbirds and a very active group of ultralights There are always interesting static disshyplays and an ever growing sales area where the goodies are snatched up - everything from T-shirts to flying helmets belt buckles to art work new radios to old magazines

The food at Watsonville has a special flavor unique to the area Watsonville is famous for its apples and its strawberries - and is adjacent to the largest artishychoke producing area in the world So apple jui ce is always part of the pilot package and strawberry

shortcake and french fried artichoke hearts barbeshycued turkey legs corn-on-the-cob etc are welcome changes from the traditional hot dog hamburger and coke youd normally expect to find to ease the hunshyger pangs

This was the weekend to find out if the gas crunch in California would hurt the attendance at the fly-in From thi s reporter s view it appeared that the crowds were very heavy on Saturday and lighter than usual on Sunday Friday was perfect lots of planes and pilots and few public to mar pictures and the set-up work From all reports those flying in had little trouble with fuel

Watsonville weather is always unpredictable It can range from very hot and sunny to cool windy and foggy and any combination of these in anyone day This year was about perfect - a bit foggy in early mornings but generally bright and sunny with a cool breeze off the nearby Pacific - good sunburn weather

Although we all look for the new and different airshycraft each year it is always nice to see the old favorites again Jim Nissens JN4D - doing lots of flying and even putting on a slow motion aerobatic demonstrashy

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tion with really TIGHT loops - a joy to behold We all look forward to seeing our old favorites - Ernie Fillshymores big red Stinson Mel Heflingers unique Harshylow PJC2 the Cessna Airmasters of Ken Coe and Gary White the big green Howard DGA of Mary and Joe Hecker of San Diego Bill Nuttings Waco Ted Hoshyman s American Eagle the Knodes Pietenpol Bob Yates Kinner Ryan etc We all have our favorites in all the different aircraft types Its not fair to menshytion just a few - but many of these ai rcraft that show up every year have been back to Oshkosh and Blakesshyburg and are national favorites too Just seeing the old favorites each year makes it seem like home

Among the real eye catchers this year was the 1936 Rearwin Sportster flown in by owner and restorer Alan Bushner of Fresno California What a beauty Authentic to the last detail says my old timer husshyband and with a gleaming red paint job Never walked by when Alan wasn t out polishing His efforts were rewarded with the Grand Champion Award and well deserved Im sure the judges had a tough choice beshytween the Rearwin and a beautiful red Howard DGA flown in from Rockford Illinois by owner Ronnie Ripshypon The beauty and detailing won Ronnie the Mayors Award which is the same as Grand Champion Runnershyup at Watsonville Ronnie also won the award for the longest distance flown in for judging And gave us a chance to chat again with Frank Rezich - Big Nicks little brother

Another very interesting antique was a 1937 Fairshychild 45 owned and restored by Bob Harbord who flew it in from the home hangar at Crest Airpark in the Seattle area Bob has been working on his bird since 1968 and had it flying the first time after a complete rebuild on July 31 1976 There are just 3 of the 17 original 45s left and coincidentally two of them Bobs NC16878 and 16879 (belonging to someone else) are in adjoining hangars at Crest Airpark Bob received the AAA Presidents Choice and the Angeles Antiquers Choice for his efforts

Another little antique that caught the eye of the knowledgeable was a little blue and silver Vulcan American Moth - 1928 This is a forerunner of the Davis and had many people even our super sharp announcer Jonny Reid fooled at first This little plane was at Chino but this was the first appearance at Watshysonville Believe it or not it was truly found in a barn where it had resided for 45 years I was told recently that the barn burned down a day after the Moth was removed but have no verification on that one The little bird had accumulated only 46 TT in its

51 years of life when it was at Watsonville The fellow who owned it for 45 years had bought it as a young college man He managed to prang it twice in the 4 hours he flew it He rebuilt her once but just never got around to rebuilding the second time The new owner Richard Stephens was awarded the AAA Award for rarest antique and First Award for Pioneer Age

Th ere were 8 ai rcraft owners wh 0 won special medallions for having planes on the field and flying that were 50 years old or older This is a new award for Watsonville and very impressive - especially for us who are in the over 50 age ourselves

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1918 Curtiss Jenny - Jim Nissen Livermore CA 1927 Waco 10 - N3931 - Larry Stephen Scotts Valley

CA 1928 American Eagle - N7172 - Owned by the Northern

California Chapter of AAA - formerly owned by Ted Homan

1928 Krieder-Reisner- N831N - John Reid San Jose CA 1928 Vulcan American Moth - N-62298 - Richard

Stephens Baldwin Park CA 1929 Travel Air 4000 - N9032 - Carroll Pope Rogue

River OR 1929 Waco ASO - N4W - William Detour Jr Vanshy

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An interesting aircraft that caught my eye was a 1943 Piper PT It is claimed to be a one and only of its kind - the first low wing retractable gear built by Piper Its owned by Tom Wathen of Encino California and was restored by Ian Benne

There were so many beautiful classics this year that there is no way we can cover them all

The Northern California Antique Chapter gives out as many awards as possible to truly show their apshypreciation for the work and effort it takes to restore these aircraft and to say thank you to the pilots who bring them to show to all thus making a fly-in successful So there are awards for Best of Everything from Aeroncas to Taylorcrafts right on through the list Aeronca Beech Bellanca Cessna Ercoupe etc etc We were really impressed with some of the workshymanship and can truly appreciate the work that goes into the shiny polished aluminum oldies (we have a 1964 Cessna 206 in polished aluminum and we know how hard it is to keep it just presentable - let alone in judgi ng condition) We were really impressed with a Luscombe 8A brought to the fly-in by a young man

Tim Bowers from Woodland California Tim had worked on his little beauty for three and a half years and did a super restoration job He even had the brass hi nges on his cowli ng polisled up to look brassy agai n Tim didn t get the Best Luscombe Award that I might have given him but he did get the Merced Pilots Asshysociation Choice which made him feel good Im sure

At any fly-in the custom built judges have their problems As one judge said to us How do you tell a fellow his plane is not perfect when it is and so are a couple of others So they all look and they tally up the points and the Grand Champion Homebuilt Award went to Richard Shaefer from Torrance Calishyfornia for his blue Thorp T-18 with a super cockpit layout and instrumentation and all the details that catch judges eyes Runner-up and Best Starduster Too was Gary Solmis American Adventure We had a real lecture on how to apply gold leaf for trim and numbers from Gary This was a really sharp and difshyferent looking to us anyway trim for aircraft Gary had rebuilt this plane from the ground up after having had a smashing trip when it was quite new

As usual Watsonville put on a great air show for the public and the flying enthusiasts This year among the West Coasts most talented air show pilots were Eddy Andreini in his stock Stearman PT-13D Don Carshyter flying an authentic Buecker Jungmeister Freddy Ludtke with his 165 Warner powered Monocoupe John Pigget flying a Pitts S-2 Amelia Reid in a Cessna Aeroshybat Frank Ranuio flying his aerial ballet to music in a Piper J-3 Herb Ross and Wes Ament flying a dual Pitts act and World Champion Charlie Hillard flying both the Christen Eagle I and the Eagle II each day

Watsonville is just a memory now for this year shybut Memorial Day Weekend in 1980 will see us all there again - renewing old friendships seeing all the old favorites again catching up on the news and looking for what is new and the beautiful new restorashytions that will come as surely as the swallows come back to Capistrano Maybe you should try and make it too

WATSONVILLE 79 AWARD WINNERS

GRAND CHAMPION - Rearwin C1oudster N15857 shyAlan BuchnerFresno CA

BEST HOMEBUILT IN SHOW - Thorp T-18 N41RS shyRichard Schaefer Los Angeles CA

RAREST ANTIQUE - Vulcan American Moth N62298 shyRichard Stephens Baldwin Park CA

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Johnson Rocket - Arval Fairbarn Sunnyvale CA Rearwin Sportster - NC 15857 1936 Just finished - Fairchild 45 - N16878 - Bob Harbord Federal Way WA beautiful and authentic Grand Champion Alan Buchner AAA Presidents Choice and Angeles Antiquers Choice Fresno CA

1929 New Standard - George Dray Concord CA

Luscombe 8A - N2132B - Tim Bowers Woodland CA -Merced Pilots Choice

Douglas B23 - owned by E J Daly World Airways Tours were taken through it

Vulcan American Moth First touch down on Watsonville - What is it - a Daries

Jim Nissen and his Jenny - 1918 JN4-D - Livermore CA

Howard DGA - N22423 - Ronnie Rippon Rockford IL Mayors Award - Grand Cha mpion runner-up - Longest distance flown Beautiful

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Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co was Lincoln Beachey who became a legend in his own time Born in San Francisco in 1887 he grew up near Golden Gate Park At age 16 his motl-ler gave him a bicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit Art Mix one of his mechanics attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience

In 1905 Beachey became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin flying a little dirigible powered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals In the Fall of 1910 he came to Hammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school His first tries ended disastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinson as his instructor Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all stushydents in his skill and daring In a short time he became the star of the Curtiss Exhibition Co on the air show circuit

Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Falls and under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 1911 I n September he set an altitude record of 11642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted then gliding back to the field News writers were hard pressed to describe his various maneuvers The Ocean Wave the Dutch Roll the Coney Island Dip the Death Dip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts His most famous was a vertical

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Beachey performing at Hammondsport on October 7 7973 tes ting his new Curtiss t3 eachey (left) and Glenn Martin with th e Martin Special H e was not satisfied with this airplane and soon disposed of it

The standard thriller at fairs was the race between the airplane and the automobi le Beacheys spectacu lar flight inside the exh ibition building at th e Panama Pacific Beachey in his Curtiss Pusher Exposition grounds in 7914

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

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By Lionel Salisbury 7 Harper Road

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The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

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fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

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Specifications Overall length 76 feet 8 inches Overall height 23 feet 10 inches on wheels Overall span 114 feet Wing area including struts 1875 square feet Weight empty 21500 pounds fully equipped Gross weight 34000 Poundssquare feet 182 Pounds hp 148 Gas capacity in wing 540 gallons Gas capashycity in pontoons 500 gallons total 1040 gallons Range with 24 passengers 935 miles Range with 40 passenshygers 500 miles High speed 130 mph or above at 1950 rpm Cruising speed 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm Initial climb 712 feet Landing speed 65 mph Absoshylute ceiling 13000 feet Take-off land full load 20 seconds take-off water full load 25 seconds high speed on 3 engi nes 110 mph Ceiling on 3 engines 6600 feet

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PART II (Photos by David Gustafson Editor)

Please Note It was our desire to capture all 90 planes that flew in the Parade of Flight but reloading time and ocshycasional goofs reduced our count Next summer therell be more photographers and hopefully well be able to show all the fine planes that participated

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1940 Stinson 10 Michael Gaffney Wisconsin Dells WI 1941 Ercoupe 415C Fr Tom Rowland EI Paso TX

1940 Rearwin Sportster Ken Williams Portage WI 1941 Waco YKS 7F Vince Mariani Findlay OH

7942 Beechcraft Staggerwing D77S George LeMay Calgary Alberta 7952 Bucker Jungman John Bergeson Mt Pleasant MI

7938 Focke-Wolf FW-445 M B Groves Wayne Mikel 7947 DeHavilland DH82C Frank Evans Tom Dietrich Kitchner Ontario Floyd Carter Sunnyvale CA

7940 Boeing Stearman A75N7 Bill Wilkins Circleville OH 7947 Ryan PT-22 Ruth McMakIn Sarasota FL

1941 Aeronca L-3B Charles Scanlon Jonesboro AR 1942 Stinson L-5pound Buck Hilbert Union IL

1942 Piper L-4 Gene ONeill Fostoria IA 1945 Aeronca 7 AC Theo Travis Flushing MI

1943 Stinson L-5 Tommy Atkinson Las Vegas NV 1946 Fleet 80 Canuck London Flying Club London Ontario

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1946 Commonwealth Skyranger Ross Gresley Paul Schermerhorn Muncie IN

1946 Fairchild 24R lohn Bachynski Edmonton Alberta 1946 Stinson 108-1 Rick Demond Whitmore Lake MI

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12 0-1 John McDonald McPherson KS 1947 Piper PA-ll Bob Clipsham Erin Ontario

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1948 Luscombe 8E Steve Lund Flushing MI 1950 Beechcraft Bonanza BE35B Don M cDonough Palos Hills IL

1948 Stinson 108-3 Bob Chaber Jill Kleinheir Sonoma CA 1950 Temco T-35 Buckaroo Charlie Nelson Athens TN

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1952 Rawdon T-I Mrs la ck Chastain St Louis MO 1953 Cessna C-195 Mike Young McLoud OK

1953 Piper Super Cub PA-18 Craig Elg Rhinelander WI 1953 Meyers 145 Carl Schwarz Kent WA

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That panel just has to touch th e heart of any true antiquer

Would anyone in their right mind trade a flying airshycraft for a dusty dirty and tattered relic that had been sitting in a barn since the early 1950s Depends on the airplane and the level of airplane insanity the buyer has reached I consider myself an aircraft enthusiast while my wife considers me an airplane nut

The Taylor-Young Model A was designed by e G Taylor in 1935 and went into production in 1937 In that year and 1938 over 600 were manufactured NC20343 is serial number 473 and was manufactured in 1938 One of the high points of Oshkosh 79 was meeting and talking briefly with e G Taylor Unforshytunately NC20343 was not completed in time to parshyticipate

In early November of 1978 I stopped to see Nick Kacki who runs Nicks Aero Service at Lake Village I ndiana Nick had recently acquired a Taylor-Young and was in the process of firing up the Continental A-40-4 when I arrived The plane looked interesting in spite of the dirt was certainly in need of some TLe and once I heard that engine run I was really hooked I hauled it home on the Saturday after Thanksgiving moved the cars out and proceeded to make another of those big messes in the garage

Since this was to be my thirteenth project I did not spend a lot of time wondering where to start All tubshying was sandblasted insp ected and then coated with epoxy primer It had been stored in a dry place so the

tubing was in good shape The wings had been stored without cover and had provided a handy roost for some types of birds Bird manure and aluminum mix very w ell and the result is a fine gray powder The wings were cleaned the spars varnished and new leading edges formed from 016 2024 The fuselage received new stringers aid formers

At this point the covering process began I decided to use Ceconite 102 since it would cut down on the weight initially and fill with fewer coats of dope It was finished in Diana Creme butyrate and trimmed with Santa Fe Red

The headlin er baggag e compartment and seat cushions were sent to Ai rtex and th ey did a beautifu I job produ cing new ones The cushion material used came very close to the original

The previou s owner had not retained the original registration number which was NC20372 When purshychased it carried N6388T which was certainly inapshypropriate for an antique I applied to th e FAA for the original number but it was not available I th en reshyquested a number that began with two and did not have a letter on the end The result was NC20343

During the years the plane was inactive the logs had been lost and all I received with it were some Form 337s The plane had been badly wrecked in 1939 and on examining the 337s I noticed that the work had been signed by Charl es Klessig in North Dakota I remembered that a Charles Klessig had flown an OX5 powered Standard to Oshkosh several years ago and was able to write to him at Ryan Field in Tu cson Arishyzona He had indeed repaired th e plane after it was wrecked in Iowa and he wrote me a most interesting letter It just proves again that you meet th e most inshyteresting people through EAA and its Divi sions

Eventually the work was completed and the plane assembled at Olson s RLA at Plato Center Illinoi s The engine had been overhauled in 1960 and never flown Since it ran well and in light of the scarcity of A-40 parts I decided not to overhaul it

On Saturday August 4 1979 the plane was flown to Lake Village Indiana for its first annual in many years Since it had been in storage since the early 1950s it was also necessary to have the FAA issue an Airshyworthiness Certificate

All that remains now are a few cosmetic touches and the flying My friends tell me I won t have it long since I have not held on to any of the other twelve My wife Peggy appreciates having th e garage reshyturned to some more normal uses and my getting at some of those projects around the house so who knows Look for NC20343 at Oshkosh 80 and see if I held on to thi s one

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This gorgeous WACO YKS- 7 was flown in by her Wayne Ha yes of Trenton New Jersey

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For the past six years John Shue of York Pennsylshyvania has been the organizer and guiding hand beshyhind the Annual Chicken and WACOS Antique FlyshyIn and Picnic at York s Thomasville Airport This year was no exception and the results were tremendous as usual In the six years that this affair has been held it has never been rained out

May 7 1979 turned out to be a beautiful day for a fly-in Aircraft started arriving around 900 AM with Pat Long and his WACO UPF-7 being the first arrival By the time aircraft arrivals slowed down over 110 aircraft were present for the day This happening started out small as a get-together primarily for WACO ownshyers Now it has expanded so that just about any anshytique classic or warbird as well as the newer transient types can be expected The homebuilt crowd has become faithful in their attendance as well

In the AntiqueClassic category there were several Aeroncas Cessna 140s 170s and a 195 Fairchilds Cubs and Taylorcrafts Ted Giltner and George Smith both from Reading Pennsylvania brought their Rearshywin Cloudster A gorgeous red and white Stearman (one of several in attendance) flown by Larry Kampel came in from Larrys strip a few miles to the north As far as WACOs go John Shue headed the field with his exquisite blue UPF-7 Pat Long of Upper Marlboro Maryland John Schlie of Long Island New York and

Porter Lee of Frederick Maryland brought their prize UPF-7s A maroon and creme YKS-7 was in attendance flown by its owner Wayne Hayes of Trenton New Jersey

The Travelers Awards of the day would have to go to Chub Trainor of Wayne New Jersey with his Howard DGA-15 and John Turgyan from Trenton jth his Sparshytan 7W Executive These gentlemen were at a fly-in in North Carolina in the morning and then headed north to York for the afternoon Talk about adding up mileage Incidentally Johns Spartan (NC13993) is the oldest Executive flying It is one of the very few Executives factory equipped with a stick rather than a yoke

The biggest crowd pleasers of the day were two P-51Ds owned by Bill Clark of State College Pennsylshyvania and Gene Stocker of College Park Pennsylvania Everyone watched as they performed low section forshymation passes on the runway as one would have exshypected to see somewhere over th e war-torn cou ntryshyside of 1940s Europe

The final event of the day and what has come to be my favorite was the antique fly-bys To hear that many radial engines running at one time is just music to the antiquers ears The sky was full of beautiful meticulously restored aircraft that were prettier than when they were factory new It was like a flashback into the 1930s as these craft lazily flew by the crowd This particular part of the get-together is an ideal time to get pictures of antiques doing what they do best FLYING

After the fly-bys are complete everyone starts packing their chairs kids and cameras to take a headshying for home Good-byes are exchanged between all of the flying cohorts and the Thomasville airport once again calms down and regains its gentle everyday pace

No prizes have been awarded in the more recent years of the York Fly-In and Picnic to avoid hurting anyones feelings However the friendships made at these events are worth more than any prize that could have been given

For anyone who has never attended this getshytogether we cordially invite all of you to next years affair The dates will be printed in EAAs publications once they have been finalized York is located on both the Washington and New York sections and is 21 nautical miles south of the Harrisburg VORTAC on the 1700 radial or 2912 nautical miles southwest of the Lancaster VOR on the 2500 radial Or for the folks arshyriving IFR (I Follow Roads) Thomasville Airport is on US Route 30 West approximately 8 miles west of York Hope to see you there

Another group of display aircraft The Aeronca Champ is owned by frv Baughman of York Bob Howards Rearwin is next followed by an old Cessna 180 and th e authors Cessna 17

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Compiled By P J Jensen and Glenn Buffington 818 West Crockett Street

Seattle WA 98119

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One of the classiest vintage airplanes in the Pacific Northwest is the Boeing Model 100 owned by Lew Wallick Chief of Boeing Flight Test and Robert Muckleshystone Seattle attorney and a round-the-world recshyord holder This airplane is the third of five serial number 1143 and registry number 872H the same as

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The unique biplane passed through several owners and was sold at an auction in 1968 The new owner acshycomplished an 85 restoration before it was bought by the WallickMucklestone combo in 1976 when it was returned to its birthplace in Seattle Washington O W Tosch owner of Aircraft Industries at Boeing Field a master mechanic and former Alaska bush pilot supervised the restoration work which brought the

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It was decided to finish the airplane as a P-12 beshycause the late Frank Tallman in California had the only other flyable airplane of the series painted as a Navy F4B-l There was considerable local community inshyterest developed as the work progressed so a formal first-flight ceremony and celebration was decided upon September 19 1977 was the date selected and with the aid of Boeing colleagues and representatives of the Red Barn Museum printed formal invitations were designed

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Lew Wallick makes this report of the flying charshyacteristics The performance of our Model 100 is spectacular and for me every flight in it is an exshyhilarating experience With take-off power the airshyplane is airborne in about 100 feet and it will climb 3500 feet per minute at 80 mph Using METO power it will indicate 165 mph in level flight while a low cruise powersetting of 1850 rpm and 28 inches manishyfold pressure will return an indicated 140 mph level

I used this cruise power setting for maneuvers in looping the plane starting the maneuver from level flight and leaving the power unchang~d throughout So far I have restricted myself to +45 g and -1 5 g just as a precaution for an old airplane I don t intend to carry out spinning because of the aft center of gravity and because I have heard conflicting stories of the P-12F4B spin characteristics According to some reports recovery is easy however other reports say that the spin will go flat after about three tmns and recovery is difficult The veteran Air Corps pilots who are my informants aren t sure whether these refer to the early models with bigger fins and rudders

Because of the outstanding restoration by Tosch and Company the Boeing has been awarded its share of honors at the 1978 fly-ins at the Fairchild Air Force Base open house (Spokane WA) the Watsonville CA National W est Coast Fly-In (the Mayors Award) and

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at the EAA Oshkosh 78 Fly-In - Silver Age (1928 shy1932) Champion

Lews routing to Oshkosh was Boeing Field to Missoula Billings Dickinson (RON - sleeping bag in the field office) Fargo Eau Claire Oshkosh Thanks to Dave jCmeson and the use of his hangar Lew was able to clean up the airplane prior to the judging The return middotcourse was Oshkosh Watertown Miles City Billings Coeur d Alene (an hour of show-and-tell at the Henley Airdrome) Seattle Over sixty hours were logged in the first twelve months after the initial 9-19-77 flight

This beautiful bird will continue to be exhibited at air shows and flowlI for pleasure by the owners Perhaps someday it will be a feature at the Red Barn Aviation Museum which is in the throes of being conshystructed at Boeing Field in Seattle

One of the proud owners - S L Wallick Jr

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The Fifteenth Annual West Coast Antique Fly-In and Air Show co-sponsored by the Northern Calishyfornia Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association and the Watsonvill e Chamber of Commerce was held on May 25 26 and 27 in 1979 This is a joint effort and includes the work of many EAA members of both the AntiqueClassic Division and the local Chapters in San Jose - 62 and 338 Many of the active peoshyple who work so hard to put this fly-in on are both members of the EAA and the AAA groups in the area

The Watsonville Fl y-In claims to be the biggest flyshyin in the west It draws literally hundreds of antiques classic homebuilts warbirds and a very active group of ultralights There are always interesting static disshyplays and an ever growing sales area where the goodies are snatched up - everything from T-shirts to flying helmets belt buckles to art work new radios to old magazines

The food at Watsonville has a special flavor unique to the area Watsonville is famous for its apples and its strawberries - and is adjacent to the largest artishychoke producing area in the world So apple jui ce is always part of the pilot package and strawberry

shortcake and french fried artichoke hearts barbeshycued turkey legs corn-on-the-cob etc are welcome changes from the traditional hot dog hamburger and coke youd normally expect to find to ease the hunshyger pangs

This was the weekend to find out if the gas crunch in California would hurt the attendance at the fly-in From thi s reporter s view it appeared that the crowds were very heavy on Saturday and lighter than usual on Sunday Friday was perfect lots of planes and pilots and few public to mar pictures and the set-up work From all reports those flying in had little trouble with fuel

Watsonville weather is always unpredictable It can range from very hot and sunny to cool windy and foggy and any combination of these in anyone day This year was about perfect - a bit foggy in early mornings but generally bright and sunny with a cool breeze off the nearby Pacific - good sunburn weather

Although we all look for the new and different airshycraft each year it is always nice to see the old favorites again Jim Nissens JN4D - doing lots of flying and even putting on a slow motion aerobatic demonstrashy

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tion with really TIGHT loops - a joy to behold We all look forward to seeing our old favorites - Ernie Fillshymores big red Stinson Mel Heflingers unique Harshylow PJC2 the Cessna Airmasters of Ken Coe and Gary White the big green Howard DGA of Mary and Joe Hecker of San Diego Bill Nuttings Waco Ted Hoshyman s American Eagle the Knodes Pietenpol Bob Yates Kinner Ryan etc We all have our favorites in all the different aircraft types Its not fair to menshytion just a few - but many of these ai rcraft that show up every year have been back to Oshkosh and Blakesshyburg and are national favorites too Just seeing the old favorites each year makes it seem like home

Among the real eye catchers this year was the 1936 Rearwin Sportster flown in by owner and restorer Alan Bushner of Fresno California What a beauty Authentic to the last detail says my old timer husshyband and with a gleaming red paint job Never walked by when Alan wasn t out polishing His efforts were rewarded with the Grand Champion Award and well deserved Im sure the judges had a tough choice beshytween the Rearwin and a beautiful red Howard DGA flown in from Rockford Illinois by owner Ronnie Ripshypon The beauty and detailing won Ronnie the Mayors Award which is the same as Grand Champion Runnershyup at Watsonville Ronnie also won the award for the longest distance flown in for judging And gave us a chance to chat again with Frank Rezich - Big Nicks little brother

Another very interesting antique was a 1937 Fairshychild 45 owned and restored by Bob Harbord who flew it in from the home hangar at Crest Airpark in the Seattle area Bob has been working on his bird since 1968 and had it flying the first time after a complete rebuild on July 31 1976 There are just 3 of the 17 original 45s left and coincidentally two of them Bobs NC16878 and 16879 (belonging to someone else) are in adjoining hangars at Crest Airpark Bob received the AAA Presidents Choice and the Angeles Antiquers Choice for his efforts

Another little antique that caught the eye of the knowledgeable was a little blue and silver Vulcan American Moth - 1928 This is a forerunner of the Davis and had many people even our super sharp announcer Jonny Reid fooled at first This little plane was at Chino but this was the first appearance at Watshysonville Believe it or not it was truly found in a barn where it had resided for 45 years I was told recently that the barn burned down a day after the Moth was removed but have no verification on that one The little bird had accumulated only 46 TT in its

51 years of life when it was at Watsonville The fellow who owned it for 45 years had bought it as a young college man He managed to prang it twice in the 4 hours he flew it He rebuilt her once but just never got around to rebuilding the second time The new owner Richard Stephens was awarded the AAA Award for rarest antique and First Award for Pioneer Age

Th ere were 8 ai rcraft owners wh 0 won special medallions for having planes on the field and flying that were 50 years old or older This is a new award for Watsonville and very impressive - especially for us who are in the over 50 age ourselves

These special awards went to

1918 Curtiss Jenny - Jim Nissen Livermore CA 1927 Waco 10 - N3931 - Larry Stephen Scotts Valley

CA 1928 American Eagle - N7172 - Owned by the Northern

California Chapter of AAA - formerly owned by Ted Homan

1928 Krieder-Reisner- N831N - John Reid San Jose CA 1928 Vulcan American Moth - N-62298 - Richard

Stephens Baldwin Park CA 1929 Travel Air 4000 - N9032 - Carroll Pope Rogue

River OR 1929 Waco ASO - N4W - William Detour Jr Vanshy

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An interesting aircraft that caught my eye was a 1943 Piper PT It is claimed to be a one and only of its kind - the first low wing retractable gear built by Piper Its owned by Tom Wathen of Encino California and was restored by Ian Benne

There were so many beautiful classics this year that there is no way we can cover them all

The Northern California Antique Chapter gives out as many awards as possible to truly show their apshypreciation for the work and effort it takes to restore these aircraft and to say thank you to the pilots who bring them to show to all thus making a fly-in successful So there are awards for Best of Everything from Aeroncas to Taylorcrafts right on through the list Aeronca Beech Bellanca Cessna Ercoupe etc etc We were really impressed with some of the workshymanship and can truly appreciate the work that goes into the shiny polished aluminum oldies (we have a 1964 Cessna 206 in polished aluminum and we know how hard it is to keep it just presentable - let alone in judgi ng condition) We were really impressed with a Luscombe 8A brought to the fly-in by a young man

Tim Bowers from Woodland California Tim had worked on his little beauty for three and a half years and did a super restoration job He even had the brass hi nges on his cowli ng polisled up to look brassy agai n Tim didn t get the Best Luscombe Award that I might have given him but he did get the Merced Pilots Asshysociation Choice which made him feel good Im sure

At any fly-in the custom built judges have their problems As one judge said to us How do you tell a fellow his plane is not perfect when it is and so are a couple of others So they all look and they tally up the points and the Grand Champion Homebuilt Award went to Richard Shaefer from Torrance Calishyfornia for his blue Thorp T-18 with a super cockpit layout and instrumentation and all the details that catch judges eyes Runner-up and Best Starduster Too was Gary Solmis American Adventure We had a real lecture on how to apply gold leaf for trim and numbers from Gary This was a really sharp and difshyferent looking to us anyway trim for aircraft Gary had rebuilt this plane from the ground up after having had a smashing trip when it was quite new

As usual Watsonville put on a great air show for the public and the flying enthusiasts This year among the West Coasts most talented air show pilots were Eddy Andreini in his stock Stearman PT-13D Don Carshyter flying an authentic Buecker Jungmeister Freddy Ludtke with his 165 Warner powered Monocoupe John Pigget flying a Pitts S-2 Amelia Reid in a Cessna Aeroshybat Frank Ranuio flying his aerial ballet to music in a Piper J-3 Herb Ross and Wes Ament flying a dual Pitts act and World Champion Charlie Hillard flying both the Christen Eagle I and the Eagle II each day

Watsonville is just a memory now for this year shybut Memorial Day Weekend in 1980 will see us all there again - renewing old friendships seeing all the old favorites again catching up on the news and looking for what is new and the beautiful new restorashytions that will come as surely as the swallows come back to Capistrano Maybe you should try and make it too

WATSONVILLE 79 AWARD WINNERS

GRAND CHAMPION - Rearwin C1oudster N15857 shyAlan BuchnerFresno CA

BEST HOMEBUILT IN SHOW - Thorp T-18 N41RS shyRichard Schaefer Los Angeles CA

RAREST ANTIQUE - Vulcan American Moth N62298 shyRichard Stephens Baldwin Park CA

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Johnson Rocket - Arval Fairbarn Sunnyvale CA Rearwin Sportster - NC 15857 1936 Just finished - Fairchild 45 - N16878 - Bob Harbord Federal Way WA beautiful and authentic Grand Champion Alan Buchner AAA Presidents Choice and Angeles Antiquers Choice Fresno CA

1929 New Standard - George Dray Concord CA

Luscombe 8A - N2132B - Tim Bowers Woodland CA -Merced Pilots Choice

Douglas B23 - owned by E J Daly World Airways Tours were taken through it

Vulcan American Moth First touch down on Watsonville - What is it - a Daries

Jim Nissen and his Jenny - 1918 JN4-D - Livermore CA

Howard DGA - N22423 - Ronnie Rippon Rockford IL Mayors Award - Grand Cha mpion runner-up - Longest distance flown Beautiful

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Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co was Lincoln Beachey who became a legend in his own time Born in San Francisco in 1887 he grew up near Golden Gate Park At age 16 his motl-ler gave him a bicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit Art Mix one of his mechanics attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience

In 1905 Beachey became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin flying a little dirigible powered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals In the Fall of 1910 he came to Hammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school His first tries ended disastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinson as his instructor Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all stushydents in his skill and daring In a short time he became the star of the Curtiss Exhibition Co on the air show circuit

Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Falls and under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 1911 I n September he set an altitude record of 11642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted then gliding back to the field News writers were hard pressed to describe his various maneuvers The Ocean Wave the Dutch Roll the Coney Island Dip the Death Dip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts His most famous was a vertical

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Beachey performing at Hammondsport on October 7 7973 tes ting his new Curtiss t3 eachey (left) and Glenn Martin with th e Martin Special H e was not satisfied with this airplane and soon disposed of it

The standard thriller at fairs was the race between the airplane and the automobi le Beacheys spectacu lar flight inside the exh ibition building at th e Panama Pacific Beachey in his Curtiss Pusher Exposition grounds in 7914

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

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By Lionel Salisbury 7 Harper Road

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The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

Many new and interesting features are incorposhyrated that have never been possible before in smaller ships Comfort for the passenger is quite unusual shyfor instance the hull of the ship is 1V2 feet wider than a Pullman car allowing ample room for large comshy

fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

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Specifications Overall length 76 feet 8 inches Overall height 23 feet 10 inches on wheels Overall span 114 feet Wing area including struts 1875 square feet Weight empty 21500 pounds fully equipped Gross weight 34000 Poundssquare feet 182 Pounds hp 148 Gas capacity in wing 540 gallons Gas capashycity in pontoons 500 gallons total 1040 gallons Range with 24 passengers 935 miles Range with 40 passenshygers 500 miles High speed 130 mph or above at 1950 rpm Cruising speed 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm Initial climb 712 feet Landing speed 65 mph Absoshylute ceiling 13000 feet Take-off land full load 20 seconds take-off water full load 25 seconds high speed on 3 engi nes 110 mph Ceiling on 3 engines 6600 feet

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7942 Beechcraft Staggerwing D77S George LeMay Calgary Alberta 7952 Bucker Jungman John Bergeson Mt Pleasant MI

7938 Focke-Wolf FW-445 M B Groves Wayne Mikel 7947 DeHavilland DH82C Frank Evans Tom Dietrich Kitchner Ontario Floyd Carter Sunnyvale CA

7940 Boeing Stearman A75N7 Bill Wilkins Circleville OH 7947 Ryan PT-22 Ruth McMakIn Sarasota FL

1941 Aeronca L-3B Charles Scanlon Jonesboro AR 1942 Stinson L-5pound Buck Hilbert Union IL

1942 Piper L-4 Gene ONeill Fostoria IA 1945 Aeronca 7 AC Theo Travis Flushing MI

1943 Stinson L-5 Tommy Atkinson Las Vegas NV 1946 Fleet 80 Canuck London Flying Club London Ontario

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1946 Fairchild 24R lohn Bachynski Edmonton Alberta 1946 Stinson 108-1 Rick Demond Whitmore Lake MI

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12 0-1 John McDonald McPherson KS 1947 Piper PA-ll Bob Clipsham Erin Ontario

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1948 Luscombe 8E Steve Lund Flushing MI 1950 Beechcraft Bonanza BE35B Don M cDonough Palos Hills IL

1948 Stinson 108-3 Bob Chaber Jill Kleinheir Sonoma CA 1950 Temco T-35 Buckaroo Charlie Nelson Athens TN

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All loaded for th~ trip from Lake Village Indiana to 51 Charles Illinois

GARAGE PROJECT NUMBER 13

By Donald J Straughn 4 N 658 Brookside East

St Charles IL 60774

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That panel just has to touch th e heart of any true antiquer

Would anyone in their right mind trade a flying airshycraft for a dusty dirty and tattered relic that had been sitting in a barn since the early 1950s Depends on the airplane and the level of airplane insanity the buyer has reached I consider myself an aircraft enthusiast while my wife considers me an airplane nut

The Taylor-Young Model A was designed by e G Taylor in 1935 and went into production in 1937 In that year and 1938 over 600 were manufactured NC20343 is serial number 473 and was manufactured in 1938 One of the high points of Oshkosh 79 was meeting and talking briefly with e G Taylor Unforshytunately NC20343 was not completed in time to parshyticipate

In early November of 1978 I stopped to see Nick Kacki who runs Nicks Aero Service at Lake Village I ndiana Nick had recently acquired a Taylor-Young and was in the process of firing up the Continental A-40-4 when I arrived The plane looked interesting in spite of the dirt was certainly in need of some TLe and once I heard that engine run I was really hooked I hauled it home on the Saturday after Thanksgiving moved the cars out and proceeded to make another of those big messes in the garage

Since this was to be my thirteenth project I did not spend a lot of time wondering where to start All tubshying was sandblasted insp ected and then coated with epoxy primer It had been stored in a dry place so the

tubing was in good shape The wings had been stored without cover and had provided a handy roost for some types of birds Bird manure and aluminum mix very w ell and the result is a fine gray powder The wings were cleaned the spars varnished and new leading edges formed from 016 2024 The fuselage received new stringers aid formers

At this point the covering process began I decided to use Ceconite 102 since it would cut down on the weight initially and fill with fewer coats of dope It was finished in Diana Creme butyrate and trimmed with Santa Fe Red

The headlin er baggag e compartment and seat cushions were sent to Ai rtex and th ey did a beautifu I job produ cing new ones The cushion material used came very close to the original

The previou s owner had not retained the original registration number which was NC20372 When purshychased it carried N6388T which was certainly inapshypropriate for an antique I applied to th e FAA for the original number but it was not available I th en reshyquested a number that began with two and did not have a letter on the end The result was NC20343

During the years the plane was inactive the logs had been lost and all I received with it were some Form 337s The plane had been badly wrecked in 1939 and on examining the 337s I noticed that the work had been signed by Charl es Klessig in North Dakota I remembered that a Charles Klessig had flown an OX5 powered Standard to Oshkosh several years ago and was able to write to him at Ryan Field in Tu cson Arishyzona He had indeed repaired th e plane after it was wrecked in Iowa and he wrote me a most interesting letter It just proves again that you meet th e most inshyteresting people through EAA and its Divi sions

Eventually the work was completed and the plane assembled at Olson s RLA at Plato Center Illinoi s The engine had been overhauled in 1960 and never flown Since it ran well and in light of the scarcity of A-40 parts I decided not to overhaul it

On Saturday August 4 1979 the plane was flown to Lake Village Indiana for its first annual in many years Since it had been in storage since the early 1950s it was also necessary to have the FAA issue an Airshyworthiness Certificate

All that remains now are a few cosmetic touches and the flying My friends tell me I won t have it long since I have not held on to any of the other twelve My wife Peggy appreciates having th e garage reshyturned to some more normal uses and my getting at some of those projects around the house so who knows Look for NC20343 at Oshkosh 80 and see if I held on to thi s one

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This gorgeous WACO YKS- 7 was flown in by her Wayne Ha yes of Trenton New Jersey

SIXTH ANNUAL

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FLY-IN amp PICNIC By Tom Hull

Apt 4 Building 7O-A Greenview Village

Great Mills MO 20634

For the past six years John Shue of York Pennsylshyvania has been the organizer and guiding hand beshyhind the Annual Chicken and WACOS Antique FlyshyIn and Picnic at York s Thomasville Airport This year was no exception and the results were tremendous as usual In the six years that this affair has been held it has never been rained out

May 7 1979 turned out to be a beautiful day for a fly-in Aircraft started arriving around 900 AM with Pat Long and his WACO UPF-7 being the first arrival By the time aircraft arrivals slowed down over 110 aircraft were present for the day This happening started out small as a get-together primarily for WACO ownshyers Now it has expanded so that just about any anshytique classic or warbird as well as the newer transient types can be expected The homebuilt crowd has become faithful in their attendance as well

In the AntiqueClassic category there were several Aeroncas Cessna 140s 170s and a 195 Fairchilds Cubs and Taylorcrafts Ted Giltner and George Smith both from Reading Pennsylvania brought their Rearshywin Cloudster A gorgeous red and white Stearman (one of several in attendance) flown by Larry Kampel came in from Larrys strip a few miles to the north As far as WACOs go John Shue headed the field with his exquisite blue UPF-7 Pat Long of Upper Marlboro Maryland John Schlie of Long Island New York and

Porter Lee of Frederick Maryland brought their prize UPF-7s A maroon and creme YKS-7 was in attendance flown by its owner Wayne Hayes of Trenton New Jersey

The Travelers Awards of the day would have to go to Chub Trainor of Wayne New Jersey with his Howard DGA-15 and John Turgyan from Trenton jth his Sparshytan 7W Executive These gentlemen were at a fly-in in North Carolina in the morning and then headed north to York for the afternoon Talk about adding up mileage Incidentally Johns Spartan (NC13993) is the oldest Executive flying It is one of the very few Executives factory equipped with a stick rather than a yoke

The biggest crowd pleasers of the day were two P-51Ds owned by Bill Clark of State College Pennsylshyvania and Gene Stocker of College Park Pennsylvania Everyone watched as they performed low section forshymation passes on the runway as one would have exshypected to see somewhere over th e war-torn cou ntryshyside of 1940s Europe

The final event of the day and what has come to be my favorite was the antique fly-bys To hear that many radial engines running at one time is just music to the antiquers ears The sky was full of beautiful meticulously restored aircraft that were prettier than when they were factory new It was like a flashback into the 1930s as these craft lazily flew by the crowd This particular part of the get-together is an ideal time to get pictures of antiques doing what they do best FLYING

After the fly-bys are complete everyone starts packing their chairs kids and cameras to take a headshying for home Good-byes are exchanged between all of the flying cohorts and the Thomasville airport once again calms down and regains its gentle everyday pace

No prizes have been awarded in the more recent years of the York Fly-In and Picnic to avoid hurting anyones feelings However the friendships made at these events are worth more than any prize that could have been given

For anyone who has never attended this getshytogether we cordially invite all of you to next years affair The dates will be printed in EAAs publications once they have been finalized York is located on both the Washington and New York sections and is 21 nautical miles south of the Harrisburg VORTAC on the 1700 radial or 2912 nautical miles southwest of the Lancaster VOR on the 2500 radial Or for the folks arshyriving IFR (I Follow Roads) Thomasville Airport is on US Route 30 West approximately 8 miles west of York Hope to see you there

Another group of display aircraft The Aeronca Champ is owned by frv Baughman of York Bob Howards Rearwin is next followed by an old Cessna 180 and th e authors Cessna 17

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Compiled By P J Jensen and Glenn Buffington 818 West Crockett Street

Seattle WA 98119

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One of the classiest vintage airplanes in the Pacific Northwest is the Boeing Model 100 owned by Lew Wallick Chief of Boeing Flight Test and Robert Muckleshystone Seattle attorney and a round-the-world recshyord holder This airplane is the third of five serial number 1143 and registry number 872H the same as

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The unique biplane passed through several owners and was sold at an auction in 1968 The new owner acshycomplished an 85 restoration before it was bought by the WallickMucklestone combo in 1976 when it was returned to its birthplace in Seattle Washington O W Tosch owner of Aircraft Industries at Boeing Field a master mechanic and former Alaska bush pilot supervised the restoration work which brought the

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It was decided to finish the airplane as a P-12 beshycause the late Frank Tallman in California had the only other flyable airplane of the series painted as a Navy F4B-l There was considerable local community inshyterest developed as the work progressed so a formal first-flight ceremony and celebration was decided upon September 19 1977 was the date selected and with the aid of Boeing colleagues and representatives of the Red Barn Museum printed formal invitations were designed

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Lew Wallick makes this report of the flying charshyacteristics The performance of our Model 100 is spectacular and for me every flight in it is an exshyhilarating experience With take-off power the airshyplane is airborne in about 100 feet and it will climb 3500 feet per minute at 80 mph Using METO power it will indicate 165 mph in level flight while a low cruise powersetting of 1850 rpm and 28 inches manishyfold pressure will return an indicated 140 mph level

I used this cruise power setting for maneuvers in looping the plane starting the maneuver from level flight and leaving the power unchang~d throughout So far I have restricted myself to +45 g and -1 5 g just as a precaution for an old airplane I don t intend to carry out spinning because of the aft center of gravity and because I have heard conflicting stories of the P-12F4B spin characteristics According to some reports recovery is easy however other reports say that the spin will go flat after about three tmns and recovery is difficult The veteran Air Corps pilots who are my informants aren t sure whether these refer to the early models with bigger fins and rudders

Because of the outstanding restoration by Tosch and Company the Boeing has been awarded its share of honors at the 1978 fly-ins at the Fairchild Air Force Base open house (Spokane WA) the Watsonville CA National W est Coast Fly-In (the Mayors Award) and

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at the EAA Oshkosh 78 Fly-In - Silver Age (1928 shy1932) Champion

Lews routing to Oshkosh was Boeing Field to Missoula Billings Dickinson (RON - sleeping bag in the field office) Fargo Eau Claire Oshkosh Thanks to Dave jCmeson and the use of his hangar Lew was able to clean up the airplane prior to the judging The return middotcourse was Oshkosh Watertown Miles City Billings Coeur d Alene (an hour of show-and-tell at the Henley Airdrome) Seattle Over sixty hours were logged in the first twelve months after the initial 9-19-77 flight

This beautiful bird will continue to be exhibited at air shows and flowlI for pleasure by the owners Perhaps someday it will be a feature at the Red Barn Aviation Museum which is in the throes of being conshystructed at Boeing Field in Seattle

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The Fifteenth Annual West Coast Antique Fly-In and Air Show co-sponsored by the Northern Calishyfornia Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association and the Watsonvill e Chamber of Commerce was held on May 25 26 and 27 in 1979 This is a joint effort and includes the work of many EAA members of both the AntiqueClassic Division and the local Chapters in San Jose - 62 and 338 Many of the active peoshyple who work so hard to put this fly-in on are both members of the EAA and the AAA groups in the area

The Watsonville Fl y-In claims to be the biggest flyshyin in the west It draws literally hundreds of antiques classic homebuilts warbirds and a very active group of ultralights There are always interesting static disshyplays and an ever growing sales area where the goodies are snatched up - everything from T-shirts to flying helmets belt buckles to art work new radios to old magazines

The food at Watsonville has a special flavor unique to the area Watsonville is famous for its apples and its strawberries - and is adjacent to the largest artishychoke producing area in the world So apple jui ce is always part of the pilot package and strawberry

shortcake and french fried artichoke hearts barbeshycued turkey legs corn-on-the-cob etc are welcome changes from the traditional hot dog hamburger and coke youd normally expect to find to ease the hunshyger pangs

This was the weekend to find out if the gas crunch in California would hurt the attendance at the fly-in From thi s reporter s view it appeared that the crowds were very heavy on Saturday and lighter than usual on Sunday Friday was perfect lots of planes and pilots and few public to mar pictures and the set-up work From all reports those flying in had little trouble with fuel

Watsonville weather is always unpredictable It can range from very hot and sunny to cool windy and foggy and any combination of these in anyone day This year was about perfect - a bit foggy in early mornings but generally bright and sunny with a cool breeze off the nearby Pacific - good sunburn weather

Although we all look for the new and different airshycraft each year it is always nice to see the old favorites again Jim Nissens JN4D - doing lots of flying and even putting on a slow motion aerobatic demonstrashy

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tion with really TIGHT loops - a joy to behold We all look forward to seeing our old favorites - Ernie Fillshymores big red Stinson Mel Heflingers unique Harshylow PJC2 the Cessna Airmasters of Ken Coe and Gary White the big green Howard DGA of Mary and Joe Hecker of San Diego Bill Nuttings Waco Ted Hoshyman s American Eagle the Knodes Pietenpol Bob Yates Kinner Ryan etc We all have our favorites in all the different aircraft types Its not fair to menshytion just a few - but many of these ai rcraft that show up every year have been back to Oshkosh and Blakesshyburg and are national favorites too Just seeing the old favorites each year makes it seem like home

Among the real eye catchers this year was the 1936 Rearwin Sportster flown in by owner and restorer Alan Bushner of Fresno California What a beauty Authentic to the last detail says my old timer husshyband and with a gleaming red paint job Never walked by when Alan wasn t out polishing His efforts were rewarded with the Grand Champion Award and well deserved Im sure the judges had a tough choice beshytween the Rearwin and a beautiful red Howard DGA flown in from Rockford Illinois by owner Ronnie Ripshypon The beauty and detailing won Ronnie the Mayors Award which is the same as Grand Champion Runnershyup at Watsonville Ronnie also won the award for the longest distance flown in for judging And gave us a chance to chat again with Frank Rezich - Big Nicks little brother

Another very interesting antique was a 1937 Fairshychild 45 owned and restored by Bob Harbord who flew it in from the home hangar at Crest Airpark in the Seattle area Bob has been working on his bird since 1968 and had it flying the first time after a complete rebuild on July 31 1976 There are just 3 of the 17 original 45s left and coincidentally two of them Bobs NC16878 and 16879 (belonging to someone else) are in adjoining hangars at Crest Airpark Bob received the AAA Presidents Choice and the Angeles Antiquers Choice for his efforts

Another little antique that caught the eye of the knowledgeable was a little blue and silver Vulcan American Moth - 1928 This is a forerunner of the Davis and had many people even our super sharp announcer Jonny Reid fooled at first This little plane was at Chino but this was the first appearance at Watshysonville Believe it or not it was truly found in a barn where it had resided for 45 years I was told recently that the barn burned down a day after the Moth was removed but have no verification on that one The little bird had accumulated only 46 TT in its

51 years of life when it was at Watsonville The fellow who owned it for 45 years had bought it as a young college man He managed to prang it twice in the 4 hours he flew it He rebuilt her once but just never got around to rebuilding the second time The new owner Richard Stephens was awarded the AAA Award for rarest antique and First Award for Pioneer Age

Th ere were 8 ai rcraft owners wh 0 won special medallions for having planes on the field and flying that were 50 years old or older This is a new award for Watsonville and very impressive - especially for us who are in the over 50 age ourselves

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1918 Curtiss Jenny - Jim Nissen Livermore CA 1927 Waco 10 - N3931 - Larry Stephen Scotts Valley

CA 1928 American Eagle - N7172 - Owned by the Northern

California Chapter of AAA - formerly owned by Ted Homan

1928 Krieder-Reisner- N831N - John Reid San Jose CA 1928 Vulcan American Moth - N-62298 - Richard

Stephens Baldwin Park CA 1929 Travel Air 4000 - N9032 - Carroll Pope Rogue

River OR 1929 Waco ASO - N4W - William Detour Jr Vanshy

couver WA 1929 Boeing 100 P-12 - N872H - Lew Wallick Bellshy

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An interesting aircraft that caught my eye was a 1943 Piper PT It is claimed to be a one and only of its kind - the first low wing retractable gear built by Piper Its owned by Tom Wathen of Encino California and was restored by Ian Benne

There were so many beautiful classics this year that there is no way we can cover them all

The Northern California Antique Chapter gives out as many awards as possible to truly show their apshypreciation for the work and effort it takes to restore these aircraft and to say thank you to the pilots who bring them to show to all thus making a fly-in successful So there are awards for Best of Everything from Aeroncas to Taylorcrafts right on through the list Aeronca Beech Bellanca Cessna Ercoupe etc etc We were really impressed with some of the workshymanship and can truly appreciate the work that goes into the shiny polished aluminum oldies (we have a 1964 Cessna 206 in polished aluminum and we know how hard it is to keep it just presentable - let alone in judgi ng condition) We were really impressed with a Luscombe 8A brought to the fly-in by a young man

Tim Bowers from Woodland California Tim had worked on his little beauty for three and a half years and did a super restoration job He even had the brass hi nges on his cowli ng polisled up to look brassy agai n Tim didn t get the Best Luscombe Award that I might have given him but he did get the Merced Pilots Asshysociation Choice which made him feel good Im sure

At any fly-in the custom built judges have their problems As one judge said to us How do you tell a fellow his plane is not perfect when it is and so are a couple of others So they all look and they tally up the points and the Grand Champion Homebuilt Award went to Richard Shaefer from Torrance Calishyfornia for his blue Thorp T-18 with a super cockpit layout and instrumentation and all the details that catch judges eyes Runner-up and Best Starduster Too was Gary Solmis American Adventure We had a real lecture on how to apply gold leaf for trim and numbers from Gary This was a really sharp and difshyferent looking to us anyway trim for aircraft Gary had rebuilt this plane from the ground up after having had a smashing trip when it was quite new

As usual Watsonville put on a great air show for the public and the flying enthusiasts This year among the West Coasts most talented air show pilots were Eddy Andreini in his stock Stearman PT-13D Don Carshyter flying an authentic Buecker Jungmeister Freddy Ludtke with his 165 Warner powered Monocoupe John Pigget flying a Pitts S-2 Amelia Reid in a Cessna Aeroshybat Frank Ranuio flying his aerial ballet to music in a Piper J-3 Herb Ross and Wes Ament flying a dual Pitts act and World Champion Charlie Hillard flying both the Christen Eagle I and the Eagle II each day

Watsonville is just a memory now for this year shybut Memorial Day Weekend in 1980 will see us all there again - renewing old friendships seeing all the old favorites again catching up on the news and looking for what is new and the beautiful new restorashytions that will come as surely as the swallows come back to Capistrano Maybe you should try and make it too

WATSONVILLE 79 AWARD WINNERS

GRAND CHAMPION - Rearwin C1oudster N15857 shyAlan BuchnerFresno CA

BEST HOMEBUILT IN SHOW - Thorp T-18 N41RS shyRichard Schaefer Los Angeles CA

RAREST ANTIQUE - Vulcan American Moth N62298 shyRichard Stephens Baldwin Park CA

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Johnson Rocket - Arval Fairbarn Sunnyvale CA Rearwin Sportster - NC 15857 1936 Just finished - Fairchild 45 - N16878 - Bob Harbord Federal Way WA beautiful and authentic Grand Champion Alan Buchner AAA Presidents Choice and Angeles Antiquers Choice Fresno CA

1929 New Standard - George Dray Concord CA

Luscombe 8A - N2132B - Tim Bowers Woodland CA -Merced Pilots Choice

Douglas B23 - owned by E J Daly World Airways Tours were taken through it

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Jim Nissen and his Jenny - 1918 JN4-D - Livermore CA

Howard DGA - N22423 - Ronnie Rippon Rockford IL Mayors Award - Grand Cha mpion runner-up - Longest distance flown Beautiful

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Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co was Lincoln Beachey who became a legend in his own time Born in San Francisco in 1887 he grew up near Golden Gate Park At age 16 his motl-ler gave him a bicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit Art Mix one of his mechanics attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience

In 1905 Beachey became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin flying a little dirigible powered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals In the Fall of 1910 he came to Hammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school His first tries ended disastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinson as his instructor Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all stushydents in his skill and daring In a short time he became the star of the Curtiss Exhibition Co on the air show circuit

Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Falls and under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 1911 I n September he set an altitude record of 11642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted then gliding back to the field News writers were hard pressed to describe his various maneuvers The Ocean Wave the Dutch Roll the Coney Island Dip the Death Dip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts His most famous was a vertical

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Beachey performing at Hammondsport on October 7 7973 tes ting his new Curtiss t3 eachey (left) and Glenn Martin with th e Martin Special H e was not satisfied with this airplane and soon disposed of it

The standard thriller at fairs was the race between the airplane and the automobi le Beacheys spectacu lar flight inside the exh ibition building at th e Panama Pacific Beachey in his Curtiss Pusher Exposition grounds in 7914

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

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By Lionel Salisbury 7 Harper Road

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The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

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fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

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Specifications Overall length 76 feet 8 inches Overall height 23 feet 10 inches on wheels Overall span 114 feet Wing area including struts 1875 square feet Weight empty 21500 pounds fully equipped Gross weight 34000 Poundssquare feet 182 Pounds hp 148 Gas capacity in wing 540 gallons Gas capashycity in pontoons 500 gallons total 1040 gallons Range with 24 passengers 935 miles Range with 40 passenshygers 500 miles High speed 130 mph or above at 1950 rpm Cruising speed 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm Initial climb 712 feet Landing speed 65 mph Absoshylute ceiling 13000 feet Take-off land full load 20 seconds take-off water full load 25 seconds high speed on 3 engi nes 110 mph Ceiling on 3 engines 6600 feet

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All loaded for th~ trip from Lake Village Indiana to 51 Charles Illinois

GARAGE PROJECT NUMBER 13

By Donald J Straughn 4 N 658 Brookside East

St Charles IL 60774

Completed and ready to try the friendly skies for the first time in about 25 years

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That panel just has to touch th e heart of any true antiquer

Would anyone in their right mind trade a flying airshycraft for a dusty dirty and tattered relic that had been sitting in a barn since the early 1950s Depends on the airplane and the level of airplane insanity the buyer has reached I consider myself an aircraft enthusiast while my wife considers me an airplane nut

The Taylor-Young Model A was designed by e G Taylor in 1935 and went into production in 1937 In that year and 1938 over 600 were manufactured NC20343 is serial number 473 and was manufactured in 1938 One of the high points of Oshkosh 79 was meeting and talking briefly with e G Taylor Unforshytunately NC20343 was not completed in time to parshyticipate

In early November of 1978 I stopped to see Nick Kacki who runs Nicks Aero Service at Lake Village I ndiana Nick had recently acquired a Taylor-Young and was in the process of firing up the Continental A-40-4 when I arrived The plane looked interesting in spite of the dirt was certainly in need of some TLe and once I heard that engine run I was really hooked I hauled it home on the Saturday after Thanksgiving moved the cars out and proceeded to make another of those big messes in the garage

Since this was to be my thirteenth project I did not spend a lot of time wondering where to start All tubshying was sandblasted insp ected and then coated with epoxy primer It had been stored in a dry place so the

tubing was in good shape The wings had been stored without cover and had provided a handy roost for some types of birds Bird manure and aluminum mix very w ell and the result is a fine gray powder The wings were cleaned the spars varnished and new leading edges formed from 016 2024 The fuselage received new stringers aid formers

At this point the covering process began I decided to use Ceconite 102 since it would cut down on the weight initially and fill with fewer coats of dope It was finished in Diana Creme butyrate and trimmed with Santa Fe Red

The headlin er baggag e compartment and seat cushions were sent to Ai rtex and th ey did a beautifu I job produ cing new ones The cushion material used came very close to the original

The previou s owner had not retained the original registration number which was NC20372 When purshychased it carried N6388T which was certainly inapshypropriate for an antique I applied to th e FAA for the original number but it was not available I th en reshyquested a number that began with two and did not have a letter on the end The result was NC20343

During the years the plane was inactive the logs had been lost and all I received with it were some Form 337s The plane had been badly wrecked in 1939 and on examining the 337s I noticed that the work had been signed by Charl es Klessig in North Dakota I remembered that a Charles Klessig had flown an OX5 powered Standard to Oshkosh several years ago and was able to write to him at Ryan Field in Tu cson Arishyzona He had indeed repaired th e plane after it was wrecked in Iowa and he wrote me a most interesting letter It just proves again that you meet th e most inshyteresting people through EAA and its Divi sions

Eventually the work was completed and the plane assembled at Olson s RLA at Plato Center Illinoi s The engine had been overhauled in 1960 and never flown Since it ran well and in light of the scarcity of A-40 parts I decided not to overhaul it

On Saturday August 4 1979 the plane was flown to Lake Village Indiana for its first annual in many years Since it had been in storage since the early 1950s it was also necessary to have the FAA issue an Airshyworthiness Certificate

All that remains now are a few cosmetic touches and the flying My friends tell me I won t have it long since I have not held on to any of the other twelve My wife Peggy appreciates having th e garage reshyturned to some more normal uses and my getting at some of those projects around the house so who knows Look for NC20343 at Oshkosh 80 and see if I held on to thi s one

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This gorgeous WACO YKS- 7 was flown in by her Wayne Ha yes of Trenton New Jersey

SIXTH ANNUAL

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FLY-IN amp PICNIC By Tom Hull

Apt 4 Building 7O-A Greenview Village

Great Mills MO 20634

For the past six years John Shue of York Pennsylshyvania has been the organizer and guiding hand beshyhind the Annual Chicken and WACOS Antique FlyshyIn and Picnic at York s Thomasville Airport This year was no exception and the results were tremendous as usual In the six years that this affair has been held it has never been rained out

May 7 1979 turned out to be a beautiful day for a fly-in Aircraft started arriving around 900 AM with Pat Long and his WACO UPF-7 being the first arrival By the time aircraft arrivals slowed down over 110 aircraft were present for the day This happening started out small as a get-together primarily for WACO ownshyers Now it has expanded so that just about any anshytique classic or warbird as well as the newer transient types can be expected The homebuilt crowd has become faithful in their attendance as well

In the AntiqueClassic category there were several Aeroncas Cessna 140s 170s and a 195 Fairchilds Cubs and Taylorcrafts Ted Giltner and George Smith both from Reading Pennsylvania brought their Rearshywin Cloudster A gorgeous red and white Stearman (one of several in attendance) flown by Larry Kampel came in from Larrys strip a few miles to the north As far as WACOs go John Shue headed the field with his exquisite blue UPF-7 Pat Long of Upper Marlboro Maryland John Schlie of Long Island New York and

Porter Lee of Frederick Maryland brought their prize UPF-7s A maroon and creme YKS-7 was in attendance flown by its owner Wayne Hayes of Trenton New Jersey

The Travelers Awards of the day would have to go to Chub Trainor of Wayne New Jersey with his Howard DGA-15 and John Turgyan from Trenton jth his Sparshytan 7W Executive These gentlemen were at a fly-in in North Carolina in the morning and then headed north to York for the afternoon Talk about adding up mileage Incidentally Johns Spartan (NC13993) is the oldest Executive flying It is one of the very few Executives factory equipped with a stick rather than a yoke

The biggest crowd pleasers of the day were two P-51Ds owned by Bill Clark of State College Pennsylshyvania and Gene Stocker of College Park Pennsylvania Everyone watched as they performed low section forshymation passes on the runway as one would have exshypected to see somewhere over th e war-torn cou ntryshyside of 1940s Europe

The final event of the day and what has come to be my favorite was the antique fly-bys To hear that many radial engines running at one time is just music to the antiquers ears The sky was full of beautiful meticulously restored aircraft that were prettier than when they were factory new It was like a flashback into the 1930s as these craft lazily flew by the crowd This particular part of the get-together is an ideal time to get pictures of antiques doing what they do best FLYING

After the fly-bys are complete everyone starts packing their chairs kids and cameras to take a headshying for home Good-byes are exchanged between all of the flying cohorts and the Thomasville airport once again calms down and regains its gentle everyday pace

No prizes have been awarded in the more recent years of the York Fly-In and Picnic to avoid hurting anyones feelings However the friendships made at these events are worth more than any prize that could have been given

For anyone who has never attended this getshytogether we cordially invite all of you to next years affair The dates will be printed in EAAs publications once they have been finalized York is located on both the Washington and New York sections and is 21 nautical miles south of the Harrisburg VORTAC on the 1700 radial or 2912 nautical miles southwest of the Lancaster VOR on the 2500 radial Or for the folks arshyriving IFR (I Follow Roads) Thomasville Airport is on US Route 30 West approximately 8 miles west of York Hope to see you there

Another group of display aircraft The Aeronca Champ is owned by frv Baughman of York Bob Howards Rearwin is next followed by an old Cessna 180 and th e authors Cessna 17

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Compiled By P J Jensen and Glenn Buffington 818 West Crockett Street

Seattle WA 98119

Photos By Pat Johnson Don Knutson and Jim Reeder

One of the classiest vintage airplanes in the Pacific Northwest is the Boeing Model 100 owned by Lew Wallick Chief of Boeing Flight Test and Robert Muckleshystone Seattle attorney and a round-the-world recshyord holder This airplane is the third of five serial number 1143 and registry number 872H the same as

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The unique biplane passed through several owners and was sold at an auction in 1968 The new owner acshycomplished an 85 restoration before it was bought by the WallickMucklestone combo in 1976 when it was returned to its birthplace in Seattle Washington O W Tosch owner of Aircraft Industries at Boeing Field a master mechanic and former Alaska bush pilot supervised the restoration work which brought the

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It was decided to finish the airplane as a P-12 beshycause the late Frank Tallman in California had the only other flyable airplane of the series painted as a Navy F4B-l There was considerable local community inshyterest developed as the work progressed so a formal first-flight ceremony and celebration was decided upon September 19 1977 was the date selected and with the aid of Boeing colleagues and representatives of the Red Barn Museum printed formal invitations were designed

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Lew Wallick makes this report of the flying charshyacteristics The performance of our Model 100 is spectacular and for me every flight in it is an exshyhilarating experience With take-off power the airshyplane is airborne in about 100 feet and it will climb 3500 feet per minute at 80 mph Using METO power it will indicate 165 mph in level flight while a low cruise powersetting of 1850 rpm and 28 inches manishyfold pressure will return an indicated 140 mph level

I used this cruise power setting for maneuvers in looping the plane starting the maneuver from level flight and leaving the power unchang~d throughout So far I have restricted myself to +45 g and -1 5 g just as a precaution for an old airplane I don t intend to carry out spinning because of the aft center of gravity and because I have heard conflicting stories of the P-12F4B spin characteristics According to some reports recovery is easy however other reports say that the spin will go flat after about three tmns and recovery is difficult The veteran Air Corps pilots who are my informants aren t sure whether these refer to the early models with bigger fins and rudders

Because of the outstanding restoration by Tosch and Company the Boeing has been awarded its share of honors at the 1978 fly-ins at the Fairchild Air Force Base open house (Spokane WA) the Watsonville CA National W est Coast Fly-In (the Mayors Award) and

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at the EAA Oshkosh 78 Fly-In - Silver Age (1928 shy1932) Champion

Lews routing to Oshkosh was Boeing Field to Missoula Billings Dickinson (RON - sleeping bag in the field office) Fargo Eau Claire Oshkosh Thanks to Dave jCmeson and the use of his hangar Lew was able to clean up the airplane prior to the judging The return middotcourse was Oshkosh Watertown Miles City Billings Coeur d Alene (an hour of show-and-tell at the Henley Airdrome) Seattle Over sixty hours were logged in the first twelve months after the initial 9-19-77 flight

This beautiful bird will continue to be exhibited at air shows and flowlI for pleasure by the owners Perhaps someday it will be a feature at the Red Barn Aviation Museum which is in the throes of being conshystructed at Boeing Field in Seattle

One of the proud owners - S L Wallick Jr

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The Fifteenth Annual West Coast Antique Fly-In and Air Show co-sponsored by the Northern Calishyfornia Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association and the Watsonvill e Chamber of Commerce was held on May 25 26 and 27 in 1979 This is a joint effort and includes the work of many EAA members of both the AntiqueClassic Division and the local Chapters in San Jose - 62 and 338 Many of the active peoshyple who work so hard to put this fly-in on are both members of the EAA and the AAA groups in the area

The Watsonville Fl y-In claims to be the biggest flyshyin in the west It draws literally hundreds of antiques classic homebuilts warbirds and a very active group of ultralights There are always interesting static disshyplays and an ever growing sales area where the goodies are snatched up - everything from T-shirts to flying helmets belt buckles to art work new radios to old magazines

The food at Watsonville has a special flavor unique to the area Watsonville is famous for its apples and its strawberries - and is adjacent to the largest artishychoke producing area in the world So apple jui ce is always part of the pilot package and strawberry

shortcake and french fried artichoke hearts barbeshycued turkey legs corn-on-the-cob etc are welcome changes from the traditional hot dog hamburger and coke youd normally expect to find to ease the hunshyger pangs

This was the weekend to find out if the gas crunch in California would hurt the attendance at the fly-in From thi s reporter s view it appeared that the crowds were very heavy on Saturday and lighter than usual on Sunday Friday was perfect lots of planes and pilots and few public to mar pictures and the set-up work From all reports those flying in had little trouble with fuel

Watsonville weather is always unpredictable It can range from very hot and sunny to cool windy and foggy and any combination of these in anyone day This year was about perfect - a bit foggy in early mornings but generally bright and sunny with a cool breeze off the nearby Pacific - good sunburn weather

Although we all look for the new and different airshycraft each year it is always nice to see the old favorites again Jim Nissens JN4D - doing lots of flying and even putting on a slow motion aerobatic demonstrashy

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tion with really TIGHT loops - a joy to behold We all look forward to seeing our old favorites - Ernie Fillshymores big red Stinson Mel Heflingers unique Harshylow PJC2 the Cessna Airmasters of Ken Coe and Gary White the big green Howard DGA of Mary and Joe Hecker of San Diego Bill Nuttings Waco Ted Hoshyman s American Eagle the Knodes Pietenpol Bob Yates Kinner Ryan etc We all have our favorites in all the different aircraft types Its not fair to menshytion just a few - but many of these ai rcraft that show up every year have been back to Oshkosh and Blakesshyburg and are national favorites too Just seeing the old favorites each year makes it seem like home

Among the real eye catchers this year was the 1936 Rearwin Sportster flown in by owner and restorer Alan Bushner of Fresno California What a beauty Authentic to the last detail says my old timer husshyband and with a gleaming red paint job Never walked by when Alan wasn t out polishing His efforts were rewarded with the Grand Champion Award and well deserved Im sure the judges had a tough choice beshytween the Rearwin and a beautiful red Howard DGA flown in from Rockford Illinois by owner Ronnie Ripshypon The beauty and detailing won Ronnie the Mayors Award which is the same as Grand Champion Runnershyup at Watsonville Ronnie also won the award for the longest distance flown in for judging And gave us a chance to chat again with Frank Rezich - Big Nicks little brother

Another very interesting antique was a 1937 Fairshychild 45 owned and restored by Bob Harbord who flew it in from the home hangar at Crest Airpark in the Seattle area Bob has been working on his bird since 1968 and had it flying the first time after a complete rebuild on July 31 1976 There are just 3 of the 17 original 45s left and coincidentally two of them Bobs NC16878 and 16879 (belonging to someone else) are in adjoining hangars at Crest Airpark Bob received the AAA Presidents Choice and the Angeles Antiquers Choice for his efforts

Another little antique that caught the eye of the knowledgeable was a little blue and silver Vulcan American Moth - 1928 This is a forerunner of the Davis and had many people even our super sharp announcer Jonny Reid fooled at first This little plane was at Chino but this was the first appearance at Watshysonville Believe it or not it was truly found in a barn where it had resided for 45 years I was told recently that the barn burned down a day after the Moth was removed but have no verification on that one The little bird had accumulated only 46 TT in its

51 years of life when it was at Watsonville The fellow who owned it for 45 years had bought it as a young college man He managed to prang it twice in the 4 hours he flew it He rebuilt her once but just never got around to rebuilding the second time The new owner Richard Stephens was awarded the AAA Award for rarest antique and First Award for Pioneer Age

Th ere were 8 ai rcraft owners wh 0 won special medallions for having planes on the field and flying that were 50 years old or older This is a new award for Watsonville and very impressive - especially for us who are in the over 50 age ourselves

These special awards went to

1918 Curtiss Jenny - Jim Nissen Livermore CA 1927 Waco 10 - N3931 - Larry Stephen Scotts Valley

CA 1928 American Eagle - N7172 - Owned by the Northern

California Chapter of AAA - formerly owned by Ted Homan

1928 Krieder-Reisner- N831N - John Reid San Jose CA 1928 Vulcan American Moth - N-62298 - Richard

Stephens Baldwin Park CA 1929 Travel Air 4000 - N9032 - Carroll Pope Rogue

River OR 1929 Waco ASO - N4W - William Detour Jr Vanshy

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An interesting aircraft that caught my eye was a 1943 Piper PT It is claimed to be a one and only of its kind - the first low wing retractable gear built by Piper Its owned by Tom Wathen of Encino California and was restored by Ian Benne

There were so many beautiful classics this year that there is no way we can cover them all

The Northern California Antique Chapter gives out as many awards as possible to truly show their apshypreciation for the work and effort it takes to restore these aircraft and to say thank you to the pilots who bring them to show to all thus making a fly-in successful So there are awards for Best of Everything from Aeroncas to Taylorcrafts right on through the list Aeronca Beech Bellanca Cessna Ercoupe etc etc We were really impressed with some of the workshymanship and can truly appreciate the work that goes into the shiny polished aluminum oldies (we have a 1964 Cessna 206 in polished aluminum and we know how hard it is to keep it just presentable - let alone in judgi ng condition) We were really impressed with a Luscombe 8A brought to the fly-in by a young man

Tim Bowers from Woodland California Tim had worked on his little beauty for three and a half years and did a super restoration job He even had the brass hi nges on his cowli ng polisled up to look brassy agai n Tim didn t get the Best Luscombe Award that I might have given him but he did get the Merced Pilots Asshysociation Choice which made him feel good Im sure

At any fly-in the custom built judges have their problems As one judge said to us How do you tell a fellow his plane is not perfect when it is and so are a couple of others So they all look and they tally up the points and the Grand Champion Homebuilt Award went to Richard Shaefer from Torrance Calishyfornia for his blue Thorp T-18 with a super cockpit layout and instrumentation and all the details that catch judges eyes Runner-up and Best Starduster Too was Gary Solmis American Adventure We had a real lecture on how to apply gold leaf for trim and numbers from Gary This was a really sharp and difshyferent looking to us anyway trim for aircraft Gary had rebuilt this plane from the ground up after having had a smashing trip when it was quite new

As usual Watsonville put on a great air show for the public and the flying enthusiasts This year among the West Coasts most talented air show pilots were Eddy Andreini in his stock Stearman PT-13D Don Carshyter flying an authentic Buecker Jungmeister Freddy Ludtke with his 165 Warner powered Monocoupe John Pigget flying a Pitts S-2 Amelia Reid in a Cessna Aeroshybat Frank Ranuio flying his aerial ballet to music in a Piper J-3 Herb Ross and Wes Ament flying a dual Pitts act and World Champion Charlie Hillard flying both the Christen Eagle I and the Eagle II each day

Watsonville is just a memory now for this year shybut Memorial Day Weekend in 1980 will see us all there again - renewing old friendships seeing all the old favorites again catching up on the news and looking for what is new and the beautiful new restorashytions that will come as surely as the swallows come back to Capistrano Maybe you should try and make it too

WATSONVILLE 79 AWARD WINNERS

GRAND CHAMPION - Rearwin C1oudster N15857 shyAlan BuchnerFresno CA

BEST HOMEBUILT IN SHOW - Thorp T-18 N41RS shyRichard Schaefer Los Angeles CA

RAREST ANTIQUE - Vulcan American Moth N62298 shyRichard Stephens Baldwin Park CA

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Johnson Rocket - Arval Fairbarn Sunnyvale CA Rearwin Sportster - NC 15857 1936 Just finished - Fairchild 45 - N16878 - Bob Harbord Federal Way WA beautiful and authentic Grand Champion Alan Buchner AAA Presidents Choice and Angeles Antiquers Choice Fresno CA

1929 New Standard - George Dray Concord CA

Luscombe 8A - N2132B - Tim Bowers Woodland CA -Merced Pilots Choice

Douglas B23 - owned by E J Daly World Airways Tours were taken through it

Vulcan American Moth First touch down on Watsonville - What is it - a Daries

Jim Nissen and his Jenny - 1918 JN4-D - Livermore CA

Howard DGA - N22423 - Ronnie Rippon Rockford IL Mayors Award - Grand Cha mpion runner-up - Longest distance flown Beautiful

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Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co was Lincoln Beachey who became a legend in his own time Born in San Francisco in 1887 he grew up near Golden Gate Park At age 16 his motl-ler gave him a bicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit Art Mix one of his mechanics attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience

In 1905 Beachey became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin flying a little dirigible powered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals In the Fall of 1910 he came to Hammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school His first tries ended disastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinson as his instructor Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all stushydents in his skill and daring In a short time he became the star of the Curtiss Exhibition Co on the air show circuit

Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Falls and under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 1911 I n September he set an altitude record of 11642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted then gliding back to the field News writers were hard pressed to describe his various maneuvers The Ocean Wave the Dutch Roll the Coney Island Dip the Death Dip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts His most famous was a vertical

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Beachey performing at Hammondsport on October 7 7973 tes ting his new Curtiss t3 eachey (left) and Glenn Martin with th e Martin Special H e was not satisfied with this airplane and soon disposed of it

The standard thriller at fairs was the race between the airplane and the automobi le Beacheys spectacu lar flight inside the exh ibition building at th e Panama Pacific Beachey in his Curtiss Pusher Exposition grounds in 7914

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

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The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

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fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

NEXT MONTH - The Stinson Reliant

Specifications Overall length 76 feet 8 inches Overall height 23 feet 10 inches on wheels Overall span 114 feet Wing area including struts 1875 square feet Weight empty 21500 pounds fully equipped Gross weight 34000 Poundssquare feet 182 Pounds hp 148 Gas capacity in wing 540 gallons Gas capashycity in pontoons 500 gallons total 1040 gallons Range with 24 passengers 935 miles Range with 40 passenshygers 500 miles High speed 130 mph or above at 1950 rpm Cruising speed 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm Initial climb 712 feet Landing speed 65 mph Absoshylute ceiling 13000 feet Take-off land full load 20 seconds take-off water full load 25 seconds high speed on 3 engi nes 110 mph Ceiling on 3 engines 6600 feet

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All loaded for th~ trip from Lake Village Indiana to 51 Charles Illinois

GARAGE PROJECT NUMBER 13

By Donald J Straughn 4 N 658 Brookside East

St Charles IL 60774

Completed and ready to try the friendly skies for the first time in about 25 years

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That panel just has to touch th e heart of any true antiquer

Would anyone in their right mind trade a flying airshycraft for a dusty dirty and tattered relic that had been sitting in a barn since the early 1950s Depends on the airplane and the level of airplane insanity the buyer has reached I consider myself an aircraft enthusiast while my wife considers me an airplane nut

The Taylor-Young Model A was designed by e G Taylor in 1935 and went into production in 1937 In that year and 1938 over 600 were manufactured NC20343 is serial number 473 and was manufactured in 1938 One of the high points of Oshkosh 79 was meeting and talking briefly with e G Taylor Unforshytunately NC20343 was not completed in time to parshyticipate

In early November of 1978 I stopped to see Nick Kacki who runs Nicks Aero Service at Lake Village I ndiana Nick had recently acquired a Taylor-Young and was in the process of firing up the Continental A-40-4 when I arrived The plane looked interesting in spite of the dirt was certainly in need of some TLe and once I heard that engine run I was really hooked I hauled it home on the Saturday after Thanksgiving moved the cars out and proceeded to make another of those big messes in the garage

Since this was to be my thirteenth project I did not spend a lot of time wondering where to start All tubshying was sandblasted insp ected and then coated with epoxy primer It had been stored in a dry place so the

tubing was in good shape The wings had been stored without cover and had provided a handy roost for some types of birds Bird manure and aluminum mix very w ell and the result is a fine gray powder The wings were cleaned the spars varnished and new leading edges formed from 016 2024 The fuselage received new stringers aid formers

At this point the covering process began I decided to use Ceconite 102 since it would cut down on the weight initially and fill with fewer coats of dope It was finished in Diana Creme butyrate and trimmed with Santa Fe Red

The headlin er baggag e compartment and seat cushions were sent to Ai rtex and th ey did a beautifu I job produ cing new ones The cushion material used came very close to the original

The previou s owner had not retained the original registration number which was NC20372 When purshychased it carried N6388T which was certainly inapshypropriate for an antique I applied to th e FAA for the original number but it was not available I th en reshyquested a number that began with two and did not have a letter on the end The result was NC20343

During the years the plane was inactive the logs had been lost and all I received with it were some Form 337s The plane had been badly wrecked in 1939 and on examining the 337s I noticed that the work had been signed by Charl es Klessig in North Dakota I remembered that a Charles Klessig had flown an OX5 powered Standard to Oshkosh several years ago and was able to write to him at Ryan Field in Tu cson Arishyzona He had indeed repaired th e plane after it was wrecked in Iowa and he wrote me a most interesting letter It just proves again that you meet th e most inshyteresting people through EAA and its Divi sions

Eventually the work was completed and the plane assembled at Olson s RLA at Plato Center Illinoi s The engine had been overhauled in 1960 and never flown Since it ran well and in light of the scarcity of A-40 parts I decided not to overhaul it

On Saturday August 4 1979 the plane was flown to Lake Village Indiana for its first annual in many years Since it had been in storage since the early 1950s it was also necessary to have the FAA issue an Airshyworthiness Certificate

All that remains now are a few cosmetic touches and the flying My friends tell me I won t have it long since I have not held on to any of the other twelve My wife Peggy appreciates having th e garage reshyturned to some more normal uses and my getting at some of those projects around the house so who knows Look for NC20343 at Oshkosh 80 and see if I held on to thi s one

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This gorgeous WACO YKS- 7 was flown in by her Wayne Ha yes of Trenton New Jersey

SIXTH ANNUAL

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FLY-IN amp PICNIC By Tom Hull

Apt 4 Building 7O-A Greenview Village

Great Mills MO 20634

For the past six years John Shue of York Pennsylshyvania has been the organizer and guiding hand beshyhind the Annual Chicken and WACOS Antique FlyshyIn and Picnic at York s Thomasville Airport This year was no exception and the results were tremendous as usual In the six years that this affair has been held it has never been rained out

May 7 1979 turned out to be a beautiful day for a fly-in Aircraft started arriving around 900 AM with Pat Long and his WACO UPF-7 being the first arrival By the time aircraft arrivals slowed down over 110 aircraft were present for the day This happening started out small as a get-together primarily for WACO ownshyers Now it has expanded so that just about any anshytique classic or warbird as well as the newer transient types can be expected The homebuilt crowd has become faithful in their attendance as well

In the AntiqueClassic category there were several Aeroncas Cessna 140s 170s and a 195 Fairchilds Cubs and Taylorcrafts Ted Giltner and George Smith both from Reading Pennsylvania brought their Rearshywin Cloudster A gorgeous red and white Stearman (one of several in attendance) flown by Larry Kampel came in from Larrys strip a few miles to the north As far as WACOs go John Shue headed the field with his exquisite blue UPF-7 Pat Long of Upper Marlboro Maryland John Schlie of Long Island New York and

Porter Lee of Frederick Maryland brought their prize UPF-7s A maroon and creme YKS-7 was in attendance flown by its owner Wayne Hayes of Trenton New Jersey

The Travelers Awards of the day would have to go to Chub Trainor of Wayne New Jersey with his Howard DGA-15 and John Turgyan from Trenton jth his Sparshytan 7W Executive These gentlemen were at a fly-in in North Carolina in the morning and then headed north to York for the afternoon Talk about adding up mileage Incidentally Johns Spartan (NC13993) is the oldest Executive flying It is one of the very few Executives factory equipped with a stick rather than a yoke

The biggest crowd pleasers of the day were two P-51Ds owned by Bill Clark of State College Pennsylshyvania and Gene Stocker of College Park Pennsylvania Everyone watched as they performed low section forshymation passes on the runway as one would have exshypected to see somewhere over th e war-torn cou ntryshyside of 1940s Europe

The final event of the day and what has come to be my favorite was the antique fly-bys To hear that many radial engines running at one time is just music to the antiquers ears The sky was full of beautiful meticulously restored aircraft that were prettier than when they were factory new It was like a flashback into the 1930s as these craft lazily flew by the crowd This particular part of the get-together is an ideal time to get pictures of antiques doing what they do best FLYING

After the fly-bys are complete everyone starts packing their chairs kids and cameras to take a headshying for home Good-byes are exchanged between all of the flying cohorts and the Thomasville airport once again calms down and regains its gentle everyday pace

No prizes have been awarded in the more recent years of the York Fly-In and Picnic to avoid hurting anyones feelings However the friendships made at these events are worth more than any prize that could have been given

For anyone who has never attended this getshytogether we cordially invite all of you to next years affair The dates will be printed in EAAs publications once they have been finalized York is located on both the Washington and New York sections and is 21 nautical miles south of the Harrisburg VORTAC on the 1700 radial or 2912 nautical miles southwest of the Lancaster VOR on the 2500 radial Or for the folks arshyriving IFR (I Follow Roads) Thomasville Airport is on US Route 30 West approximately 8 miles west of York Hope to see you there

Another group of display aircraft The Aeronca Champ is owned by frv Baughman of York Bob Howards Rearwin is next followed by an old Cessna 180 and th e authors Cessna 17

The bird with a favorite in-a i r p hoto background Mt fainier a 14410 fJeak landmark in Western Washington

Compiled By P J Jensen and Glenn Buffington 818 West Crockett Street

Seattle WA 98119

Photos By Pat Johnson Don Knutson and Jim Reeder

One of the classiest vintage airplanes in the Pacific Northwest is the Boeing Model 100 owned by Lew Wallick Chief of Boeing Flight Test and Robert Muckleshystone Seattle attorney and a round-the-world recshyord holder This airplane is the third of five serial number 1143 and registry number 872H the same as

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The unique biplane passed through several owners and was sold at an auction in 1968 The new owner acshycomplished an 85 restoration before it was bought by the WallickMucklestone combo in 1976 when it was returned to its birthplace in Seattle Washington O W Tosch owner of Aircraft Industries at Boeing Field a master mechanic and former Alaska bush pilot supervised the restoration work which brought the

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It was decided to finish the airplane as a P-12 beshycause the late Frank Tallman in California had the only other flyable airplane of the series painted as a Navy F4B-l There was considerable local community inshyterest developed as the work progressed so a formal first-flight ceremony and celebration was decided upon September 19 1977 was the date selected and with the aid of Boeing colleagues and representatives of the Red Barn Museum printed formal invitations were designed

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Lew Wallick makes this report of the flying charshyacteristics The performance of our Model 100 is spectacular and for me every flight in it is an exshyhilarating experience With take-off power the airshyplane is airborne in about 100 feet and it will climb 3500 feet per minute at 80 mph Using METO power it will indicate 165 mph in level flight while a low cruise powersetting of 1850 rpm and 28 inches manishyfold pressure will return an indicated 140 mph level

I used this cruise power setting for maneuvers in looping the plane starting the maneuver from level flight and leaving the power unchang~d throughout So far I have restricted myself to +45 g and -1 5 g just as a precaution for an old airplane I don t intend to carry out spinning because of the aft center of gravity and because I have heard conflicting stories of the P-12F4B spin characteristics According to some reports recovery is easy however other reports say that the spin will go flat after about three tmns and recovery is difficult The veteran Air Corps pilots who are my informants aren t sure whether these refer to the early models with bigger fins and rudders

Because of the outstanding restoration by Tosch and Company the Boeing has been awarded its share of honors at the 1978 fly-ins at the Fairchild Air Force Base open house (Spokane WA) the Watsonville CA National W est Coast Fly-In (the Mayors Award) and

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at the EAA Oshkosh 78 Fly-In - Silver Age (1928 shy1932) Champion

Lews routing to Oshkosh was Boeing Field to Missoula Billings Dickinson (RON - sleeping bag in the field office) Fargo Eau Claire Oshkosh Thanks to Dave jCmeson and the use of his hangar Lew was able to clean up the airplane prior to the judging The return middotcourse was Oshkosh Watertown Miles City Billings Coeur d Alene (an hour of show-and-tell at the Henley Airdrome) Seattle Over sixty hours were logged in the first twelve months after the initial 9-19-77 flight

This beautiful bird will continue to be exhibited at air shows and flowlI for pleasure by the owners Perhaps someday it will be a feature at the Red Barn Aviation Museum which is in the throes of being conshystructed at Boeing Field in Seattle

One of the proud owners - S L Wallick Jr

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The Fifteenth Annual West Coast Antique Fly-In and Air Show co-sponsored by the Northern Calishyfornia Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association and the Watsonvill e Chamber of Commerce was held on May 25 26 and 27 in 1979 This is a joint effort and includes the work of many EAA members of both the AntiqueClassic Division and the local Chapters in San Jose - 62 and 338 Many of the active peoshyple who work so hard to put this fly-in on are both members of the EAA and the AAA groups in the area

The Watsonville Fl y-In claims to be the biggest flyshyin in the west It draws literally hundreds of antiques classic homebuilts warbirds and a very active group of ultralights There are always interesting static disshyplays and an ever growing sales area where the goodies are snatched up - everything from T-shirts to flying helmets belt buckles to art work new radios to old magazines

The food at Watsonville has a special flavor unique to the area Watsonville is famous for its apples and its strawberries - and is adjacent to the largest artishychoke producing area in the world So apple jui ce is always part of the pilot package and strawberry

shortcake and french fried artichoke hearts barbeshycued turkey legs corn-on-the-cob etc are welcome changes from the traditional hot dog hamburger and coke youd normally expect to find to ease the hunshyger pangs

This was the weekend to find out if the gas crunch in California would hurt the attendance at the fly-in From thi s reporter s view it appeared that the crowds were very heavy on Saturday and lighter than usual on Sunday Friday was perfect lots of planes and pilots and few public to mar pictures and the set-up work From all reports those flying in had little trouble with fuel

Watsonville weather is always unpredictable It can range from very hot and sunny to cool windy and foggy and any combination of these in anyone day This year was about perfect - a bit foggy in early mornings but generally bright and sunny with a cool breeze off the nearby Pacific - good sunburn weather

Although we all look for the new and different airshycraft each year it is always nice to see the old favorites again Jim Nissens JN4D - doing lots of flying and even putting on a slow motion aerobatic demonstrashy

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tion with really TIGHT loops - a joy to behold We all look forward to seeing our old favorites - Ernie Fillshymores big red Stinson Mel Heflingers unique Harshylow PJC2 the Cessna Airmasters of Ken Coe and Gary White the big green Howard DGA of Mary and Joe Hecker of San Diego Bill Nuttings Waco Ted Hoshyman s American Eagle the Knodes Pietenpol Bob Yates Kinner Ryan etc We all have our favorites in all the different aircraft types Its not fair to menshytion just a few - but many of these ai rcraft that show up every year have been back to Oshkosh and Blakesshyburg and are national favorites too Just seeing the old favorites each year makes it seem like home

Among the real eye catchers this year was the 1936 Rearwin Sportster flown in by owner and restorer Alan Bushner of Fresno California What a beauty Authentic to the last detail says my old timer husshyband and with a gleaming red paint job Never walked by when Alan wasn t out polishing His efforts were rewarded with the Grand Champion Award and well deserved Im sure the judges had a tough choice beshytween the Rearwin and a beautiful red Howard DGA flown in from Rockford Illinois by owner Ronnie Ripshypon The beauty and detailing won Ronnie the Mayors Award which is the same as Grand Champion Runnershyup at Watsonville Ronnie also won the award for the longest distance flown in for judging And gave us a chance to chat again with Frank Rezich - Big Nicks little brother

Another very interesting antique was a 1937 Fairshychild 45 owned and restored by Bob Harbord who flew it in from the home hangar at Crest Airpark in the Seattle area Bob has been working on his bird since 1968 and had it flying the first time after a complete rebuild on July 31 1976 There are just 3 of the 17 original 45s left and coincidentally two of them Bobs NC16878 and 16879 (belonging to someone else) are in adjoining hangars at Crest Airpark Bob received the AAA Presidents Choice and the Angeles Antiquers Choice for his efforts

Another little antique that caught the eye of the knowledgeable was a little blue and silver Vulcan American Moth - 1928 This is a forerunner of the Davis and had many people even our super sharp announcer Jonny Reid fooled at first This little plane was at Chino but this was the first appearance at Watshysonville Believe it or not it was truly found in a barn where it had resided for 45 years I was told recently that the barn burned down a day after the Moth was removed but have no verification on that one The little bird had accumulated only 46 TT in its

51 years of life when it was at Watsonville The fellow who owned it for 45 years had bought it as a young college man He managed to prang it twice in the 4 hours he flew it He rebuilt her once but just never got around to rebuilding the second time The new owner Richard Stephens was awarded the AAA Award for rarest antique and First Award for Pioneer Age

Th ere were 8 ai rcraft owners wh 0 won special medallions for having planes on the field and flying that were 50 years old or older This is a new award for Watsonville and very impressive - especially for us who are in the over 50 age ourselves

These special awards went to

1918 Curtiss Jenny - Jim Nissen Livermore CA 1927 Waco 10 - N3931 - Larry Stephen Scotts Valley

CA 1928 American Eagle - N7172 - Owned by the Northern

California Chapter of AAA - formerly owned by Ted Homan

1928 Krieder-Reisner- N831N - John Reid San Jose CA 1928 Vulcan American Moth - N-62298 - Richard

Stephens Baldwin Park CA 1929 Travel Air 4000 - N9032 - Carroll Pope Rogue

River OR 1929 Waco ASO - N4W - William Detour Jr Vanshy

couver WA 1929 Boeing 100 P-12 - N872H - Lew Wallick Bellshy

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An interesting aircraft that caught my eye was a 1943 Piper PT It is claimed to be a one and only of its kind - the first low wing retractable gear built by Piper Its owned by Tom Wathen of Encino California and was restored by Ian Benne

There were so many beautiful classics this year that there is no way we can cover them all

The Northern California Antique Chapter gives out as many awards as possible to truly show their apshypreciation for the work and effort it takes to restore these aircraft and to say thank you to the pilots who bring them to show to all thus making a fly-in successful So there are awards for Best of Everything from Aeroncas to Taylorcrafts right on through the list Aeronca Beech Bellanca Cessna Ercoupe etc etc We were really impressed with some of the workshymanship and can truly appreciate the work that goes into the shiny polished aluminum oldies (we have a 1964 Cessna 206 in polished aluminum and we know how hard it is to keep it just presentable - let alone in judgi ng condition) We were really impressed with a Luscombe 8A brought to the fly-in by a young man

Tim Bowers from Woodland California Tim had worked on his little beauty for three and a half years and did a super restoration job He even had the brass hi nges on his cowli ng polisled up to look brassy agai n Tim didn t get the Best Luscombe Award that I might have given him but he did get the Merced Pilots Asshysociation Choice which made him feel good Im sure

At any fly-in the custom built judges have their problems As one judge said to us How do you tell a fellow his plane is not perfect when it is and so are a couple of others So they all look and they tally up the points and the Grand Champion Homebuilt Award went to Richard Shaefer from Torrance Calishyfornia for his blue Thorp T-18 with a super cockpit layout and instrumentation and all the details that catch judges eyes Runner-up and Best Starduster Too was Gary Solmis American Adventure We had a real lecture on how to apply gold leaf for trim and numbers from Gary This was a really sharp and difshyferent looking to us anyway trim for aircraft Gary had rebuilt this plane from the ground up after having had a smashing trip when it was quite new

As usual Watsonville put on a great air show for the public and the flying enthusiasts This year among the West Coasts most talented air show pilots were Eddy Andreini in his stock Stearman PT-13D Don Carshyter flying an authentic Buecker Jungmeister Freddy Ludtke with his 165 Warner powered Monocoupe John Pigget flying a Pitts S-2 Amelia Reid in a Cessna Aeroshybat Frank Ranuio flying his aerial ballet to music in a Piper J-3 Herb Ross and Wes Ament flying a dual Pitts act and World Champion Charlie Hillard flying both the Christen Eagle I and the Eagle II each day

Watsonville is just a memory now for this year shybut Memorial Day Weekend in 1980 will see us all there again - renewing old friendships seeing all the old favorites again catching up on the news and looking for what is new and the beautiful new restorashytions that will come as surely as the swallows come back to Capistrano Maybe you should try and make it too

WATSONVILLE 79 AWARD WINNERS

GRAND CHAMPION - Rearwin C1oudster N15857 shyAlan BuchnerFresno CA

BEST HOMEBUILT IN SHOW - Thorp T-18 N41RS shyRichard Schaefer Los Angeles CA

RAREST ANTIQUE - Vulcan American Moth N62298 shyRichard Stephens Baldwin Park CA

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Johnson Rocket - Arval Fairbarn Sunnyvale CA Rearwin Sportster - NC 15857 1936 Just finished - Fairchild 45 - N16878 - Bob Harbord Federal Way WA beautiful and authentic Grand Champion Alan Buchner AAA Presidents Choice and Angeles Antiquers Choice Fresno CA

1929 New Standard - George Dray Concord CA

Luscombe 8A - N2132B - Tim Bowers Woodland CA -Merced Pilots Choice

Douglas B23 - owned by E J Daly World Airways Tours were taken through it

Vulcan American Moth First touch down on Watsonville - What is it - a Daries

Jim Nissen and his Jenny - 1918 JN4-D - Livermore CA

Howard DGA - N22423 - Ronnie Rippon Rockford IL Mayors Award - Grand Cha mpion runner-up - Longest distance flown Beautiful

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Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co was Lincoln Beachey who became a legend in his own time Born in San Francisco in 1887 he grew up near Golden Gate Park At age 16 his motl-ler gave him a bicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit Art Mix one of his mechanics attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience

In 1905 Beachey became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin flying a little dirigible powered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals In the Fall of 1910 he came to Hammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school His first tries ended disastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinson as his instructor Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all stushydents in his skill and daring In a short time he became the star of the Curtiss Exhibition Co on the air show circuit

Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Falls and under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 1911 I n September he set an altitude record of 11642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted then gliding back to the field News writers were hard pressed to describe his various maneuvers The Ocean Wave the Dutch Roll the Coney Island Dip the Death Dip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts His most famous was a vertical

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Beachey performing at Hammondsport on October 7 7973 tes ting his new Curtiss t3 eachey (left) and Glenn Martin with th e Martin Special H e was not satisfied with this airplane and soon disposed of it

The standard thriller at fairs was the race between the airplane and the automobi le Beacheys spectacu lar flight inside the exh ibition building at th e Panama Pacific Beachey in his Curtiss Pusher Exposition grounds in 7914

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

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The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

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That panel just has to touch th e heart of any true antiquer

Would anyone in their right mind trade a flying airshycraft for a dusty dirty and tattered relic that had been sitting in a barn since the early 1950s Depends on the airplane and the level of airplane insanity the buyer has reached I consider myself an aircraft enthusiast while my wife considers me an airplane nut

The Taylor-Young Model A was designed by e G Taylor in 1935 and went into production in 1937 In that year and 1938 over 600 were manufactured NC20343 is serial number 473 and was manufactured in 1938 One of the high points of Oshkosh 79 was meeting and talking briefly with e G Taylor Unforshytunately NC20343 was not completed in time to parshyticipate

In early November of 1978 I stopped to see Nick Kacki who runs Nicks Aero Service at Lake Village I ndiana Nick had recently acquired a Taylor-Young and was in the process of firing up the Continental A-40-4 when I arrived The plane looked interesting in spite of the dirt was certainly in need of some TLe and once I heard that engine run I was really hooked I hauled it home on the Saturday after Thanksgiving moved the cars out and proceeded to make another of those big messes in the garage

Since this was to be my thirteenth project I did not spend a lot of time wondering where to start All tubshying was sandblasted insp ected and then coated with epoxy primer It had been stored in a dry place so the

tubing was in good shape The wings had been stored without cover and had provided a handy roost for some types of birds Bird manure and aluminum mix very w ell and the result is a fine gray powder The wings were cleaned the spars varnished and new leading edges formed from 016 2024 The fuselage received new stringers aid formers

At this point the covering process began I decided to use Ceconite 102 since it would cut down on the weight initially and fill with fewer coats of dope It was finished in Diana Creme butyrate and trimmed with Santa Fe Red

The headlin er baggag e compartment and seat cushions were sent to Ai rtex and th ey did a beautifu I job produ cing new ones The cushion material used came very close to the original

The previou s owner had not retained the original registration number which was NC20372 When purshychased it carried N6388T which was certainly inapshypropriate for an antique I applied to th e FAA for the original number but it was not available I th en reshyquested a number that began with two and did not have a letter on the end The result was NC20343

During the years the plane was inactive the logs had been lost and all I received with it were some Form 337s The plane had been badly wrecked in 1939 and on examining the 337s I noticed that the work had been signed by Charl es Klessig in North Dakota I remembered that a Charles Klessig had flown an OX5 powered Standard to Oshkosh several years ago and was able to write to him at Ryan Field in Tu cson Arishyzona He had indeed repaired th e plane after it was wrecked in Iowa and he wrote me a most interesting letter It just proves again that you meet th e most inshyteresting people through EAA and its Divi sions

Eventually the work was completed and the plane assembled at Olson s RLA at Plato Center Illinoi s The engine had been overhauled in 1960 and never flown Since it ran well and in light of the scarcity of A-40 parts I decided not to overhaul it

On Saturday August 4 1979 the plane was flown to Lake Village Indiana for its first annual in many years Since it had been in storage since the early 1950s it was also necessary to have the FAA issue an Airshyworthiness Certificate

All that remains now are a few cosmetic touches and the flying My friends tell me I won t have it long since I have not held on to any of the other twelve My wife Peggy appreciates having th e garage reshyturned to some more normal uses and my getting at some of those projects around the house so who knows Look for NC20343 at Oshkosh 80 and see if I held on to thi s one

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This gorgeous WACO YKS- 7 was flown in by her Wayne Ha yes of Trenton New Jersey

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FLY-IN amp PICNIC By Tom Hull

Apt 4 Building 7O-A Greenview Village

Great Mills MO 20634

For the past six years John Shue of York Pennsylshyvania has been the organizer and guiding hand beshyhind the Annual Chicken and WACOS Antique FlyshyIn and Picnic at York s Thomasville Airport This year was no exception and the results were tremendous as usual In the six years that this affair has been held it has never been rained out

May 7 1979 turned out to be a beautiful day for a fly-in Aircraft started arriving around 900 AM with Pat Long and his WACO UPF-7 being the first arrival By the time aircraft arrivals slowed down over 110 aircraft were present for the day This happening started out small as a get-together primarily for WACO ownshyers Now it has expanded so that just about any anshytique classic or warbird as well as the newer transient types can be expected The homebuilt crowd has become faithful in their attendance as well

In the AntiqueClassic category there were several Aeroncas Cessna 140s 170s and a 195 Fairchilds Cubs and Taylorcrafts Ted Giltner and George Smith both from Reading Pennsylvania brought their Rearshywin Cloudster A gorgeous red and white Stearman (one of several in attendance) flown by Larry Kampel came in from Larrys strip a few miles to the north As far as WACOs go John Shue headed the field with his exquisite blue UPF-7 Pat Long of Upper Marlboro Maryland John Schlie of Long Island New York and

Porter Lee of Frederick Maryland brought their prize UPF-7s A maroon and creme YKS-7 was in attendance flown by its owner Wayne Hayes of Trenton New Jersey

The Travelers Awards of the day would have to go to Chub Trainor of Wayne New Jersey with his Howard DGA-15 and John Turgyan from Trenton jth his Sparshytan 7W Executive These gentlemen were at a fly-in in North Carolina in the morning and then headed north to York for the afternoon Talk about adding up mileage Incidentally Johns Spartan (NC13993) is the oldest Executive flying It is one of the very few Executives factory equipped with a stick rather than a yoke

The biggest crowd pleasers of the day were two P-51Ds owned by Bill Clark of State College Pennsylshyvania and Gene Stocker of College Park Pennsylvania Everyone watched as they performed low section forshymation passes on the runway as one would have exshypected to see somewhere over th e war-torn cou ntryshyside of 1940s Europe

The final event of the day and what has come to be my favorite was the antique fly-bys To hear that many radial engines running at one time is just music to the antiquers ears The sky was full of beautiful meticulously restored aircraft that were prettier than when they were factory new It was like a flashback into the 1930s as these craft lazily flew by the crowd This particular part of the get-together is an ideal time to get pictures of antiques doing what they do best FLYING

After the fly-bys are complete everyone starts packing their chairs kids and cameras to take a headshying for home Good-byes are exchanged between all of the flying cohorts and the Thomasville airport once again calms down and regains its gentle everyday pace

No prizes have been awarded in the more recent years of the York Fly-In and Picnic to avoid hurting anyones feelings However the friendships made at these events are worth more than any prize that could have been given

For anyone who has never attended this getshytogether we cordially invite all of you to next years affair The dates will be printed in EAAs publications once they have been finalized York is located on both the Washington and New York sections and is 21 nautical miles south of the Harrisburg VORTAC on the 1700 radial or 2912 nautical miles southwest of the Lancaster VOR on the 2500 radial Or for the folks arshyriving IFR (I Follow Roads) Thomasville Airport is on US Route 30 West approximately 8 miles west of York Hope to see you there

Another group of display aircraft The Aeronca Champ is owned by frv Baughman of York Bob Howards Rearwin is next followed by an old Cessna 180 and th e authors Cessna 17

The bird with a favorite in-a i r p hoto background Mt fainier a 14410 fJeak landmark in Western Washington

Compiled By P J Jensen and Glenn Buffington 818 West Crockett Street

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Photos By Pat Johnson Don Knutson and Jim Reeder

One of the classiest vintage airplanes in the Pacific Northwest is the Boeing Model 100 owned by Lew Wallick Chief of Boeing Flight Test and Robert Muckleshystone Seattle attorney and a round-the-world recshyord holder This airplane is the third of five serial number 1143 and registry number 872H the same as

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The unique biplane passed through several owners and was sold at an auction in 1968 The new owner acshycomplished an 85 restoration before it was bought by the WallickMucklestone combo in 1976 when it was returned to its birthplace in Seattle Washington O W Tosch owner of Aircraft Industries at Boeing Field a master mechanic and former Alaska bush pilot supervised the restoration work which brought the

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It was decided to finish the airplane as a P-12 beshycause the late Frank Tallman in California had the only other flyable airplane of the series painted as a Navy F4B-l There was considerable local community inshyterest developed as the work progressed so a formal first-flight ceremony and celebration was decided upon September 19 1977 was the date selected and with the aid of Boeing colleagues and representatives of the Red Barn Museum printed formal invitations were designed

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Lew Wallick makes this report of the flying charshyacteristics The performance of our Model 100 is spectacular and for me every flight in it is an exshyhilarating experience With take-off power the airshyplane is airborne in about 100 feet and it will climb 3500 feet per minute at 80 mph Using METO power it will indicate 165 mph in level flight while a low cruise powersetting of 1850 rpm and 28 inches manishyfold pressure will return an indicated 140 mph level

I used this cruise power setting for maneuvers in looping the plane starting the maneuver from level flight and leaving the power unchang~d throughout So far I have restricted myself to +45 g and -1 5 g just as a precaution for an old airplane I don t intend to carry out spinning because of the aft center of gravity and because I have heard conflicting stories of the P-12F4B spin characteristics According to some reports recovery is easy however other reports say that the spin will go flat after about three tmns and recovery is difficult The veteran Air Corps pilots who are my informants aren t sure whether these refer to the early models with bigger fins and rudders

Because of the outstanding restoration by Tosch and Company the Boeing has been awarded its share of honors at the 1978 fly-ins at the Fairchild Air Force Base open house (Spokane WA) the Watsonville CA National W est Coast Fly-In (the Mayors Award) and

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at the EAA Oshkosh 78 Fly-In - Silver Age (1928 shy1932) Champion

Lews routing to Oshkosh was Boeing Field to Missoula Billings Dickinson (RON - sleeping bag in the field office) Fargo Eau Claire Oshkosh Thanks to Dave jCmeson and the use of his hangar Lew was able to clean up the airplane prior to the judging The return middotcourse was Oshkosh Watertown Miles City Billings Coeur d Alene (an hour of show-and-tell at the Henley Airdrome) Seattle Over sixty hours were logged in the first twelve months after the initial 9-19-77 flight

This beautiful bird will continue to be exhibited at air shows and flowlI for pleasure by the owners Perhaps someday it will be a feature at the Red Barn Aviation Museum which is in the throes of being conshystructed at Boeing Field in Seattle

One of the proud owners - S L Wallick Jr

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The Fifteenth Annual West Coast Antique Fly-In and Air Show co-sponsored by the Northern Calishyfornia Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association and the Watsonvill e Chamber of Commerce was held on May 25 26 and 27 in 1979 This is a joint effort and includes the work of many EAA members of both the AntiqueClassic Division and the local Chapters in San Jose - 62 and 338 Many of the active peoshyple who work so hard to put this fly-in on are both members of the EAA and the AAA groups in the area

The Watsonville Fl y-In claims to be the biggest flyshyin in the west It draws literally hundreds of antiques classic homebuilts warbirds and a very active group of ultralights There are always interesting static disshyplays and an ever growing sales area where the goodies are snatched up - everything from T-shirts to flying helmets belt buckles to art work new radios to old magazines

The food at Watsonville has a special flavor unique to the area Watsonville is famous for its apples and its strawberries - and is adjacent to the largest artishychoke producing area in the world So apple jui ce is always part of the pilot package and strawberry

shortcake and french fried artichoke hearts barbeshycued turkey legs corn-on-the-cob etc are welcome changes from the traditional hot dog hamburger and coke youd normally expect to find to ease the hunshyger pangs

This was the weekend to find out if the gas crunch in California would hurt the attendance at the fly-in From thi s reporter s view it appeared that the crowds were very heavy on Saturday and lighter than usual on Sunday Friday was perfect lots of planes and pilots and few public to mar pictures and the set-up work From all reports those flying in had little trouble with fuel

Watsonville weather is always unpredictable It can range from very hot and sunny to cool windy and foggy and any combination of these in anyone day This year was about perfect - a bit foggy in early mornings but generally bright and sunny with a cool breeze off the nearby Pacific - good sunburn weather

Although we all look for the new and different airshycraft each year it is always nice to see the old favorites again Jim Nissens JN4D - doing lots of flying and even putting on a slow motion aerobatic demonstrashy

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tion with really TIGHT loops - a joy to behold We all look forward to seeing our old favorites - Ernie Fillshymores big red Stinson Mel Heflingers unique Harshylow PJC2 the Cessna Airmasters of Ken Coe and Gary White the big green Howard DGA of Mary and Joe Hecker of San Diego Bill Nuttings Waco Ted Hoshyman s American Eagle the Knodes Pietenpol Bob Yates Kinner Ryan etc We all have our favorites in all the different aircraft types Its not fair to menshytion just a few - but many of these ai rcraft that show up every year have been back to Oshkosh and Blakesshyburg and are national favorites too Just seeing the old favorites each year makes it seem like home

Among the real eye catchers this year was the 1936 Rearwin Sportster flown in by owner and restorer Alan Bushner of Fresno California What a beauty Authentic to the last detail says my old timer husshyband and with a gleaming red paint job Never walked by when Alan wasn t out polishing His efforts were rewarded with the Grand Champion Award and well deserved Im sure the judges had a tough choice beshytween the Rearwin and a beautiful red Howard DGA flown in from Rockford Illinois by owner Ronnie Ripshypon The beauty and detailing won Ronnie the Mayors Award which is the same as Grand Champion Runnershyup at Watsonville Ronnie also won the award for the longest distance flown in for judging And gave us a chance to chat again with Frank Rezich - Big Nicks little brother

Another very interesting antique was a 1937 Fairshychild 45 owned and restored by Bob Harbord who flew it in from the home hangar at Crest Airpark in the Seattle area Bob has been working on his bird since 1968 and had it flying the first time after a complete rebuild on July 31 1976 There are just 3 of the 17 original 45s left and coincidentally two of them Bobs NC16878 and 16879 (belonging to someone else) are in adjoining hangars at Crest Airpark Bob received the AAA Presidents Choice and the Angeles Antiquers Choice for his efforts

Another little antique that caught the eye of the knowledgeable was a little blue and silver Vulcan American Moth - 1928 This is a forerunner of the Davis and had many people even our super sharp announcer Jonny Reid fooled at first This little plane was at Chino but this was the first appearance at Watshysonville Believe it or not it was truly found in a barn where it had resided for 45 years I was told recently that the barn burned down a day after the Moth was removed but have no verification on that one The little bird had accumulated only 46 TT in its

51 years of life when it was at Watsonville The fellow who owned it for 45 years had bought it as a young college man He managed to prang it twice in the 4 hours he flew it He rebuilt her once but just never got around to rebuilding the second time The new owner Richard Stephens was awarded the AAA Award for rarest antique and First Award for Pioneer Age

Th ere were 8 ai rcraft owners wh 0 won special medallions for having planes on the field and flying that were 50 years old or older This is a new award for Watsonville and very impressive - especially for us who are in the over 50 age ourselves

These special awards went to

1918 Curtiss Jenny - Jim Nissen Livermore CA 1927 Waco 10 - N3931 - Larry Stephen Scotts Valley

CA 1928 American Eagle - N7172 - Owned by the Northern

California Chapter of AAA - formerly owned by Ted Homan

1928 Krieder-Reisner- N831N - John Reid San Jose CA 1928 Vulcan American Moth - N-62298 - Richard

Stephens Baldwin Park CA 1929 Travel Air 4000 - N9032 - Carroll Pope Rogue

River OR 1929 Waco ASO - N4W - William Detour Jr Vanshy

couver WA 1929 Boeing 100 P-12 - N872H - Lew Wallick Bellshy

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An interesting aircraft that caught my eye was a 1943 Piper PT It is claimed to be a one and only of its kind - the first low wing retractable gear built by Piper Its owned by Tom Wathen of Encino California and was restored by Ian Benne

There were so many beautiful classics this year that there is no way we can cover them all

The Northern California Antique Chapter gives out as many awards as possible to truly show their apshypreciation for the work and effort it takes to restore these aircraft and to say thank you to the pilots who bring them to show to all thus making a fly-in successful So there are awards for Best of Everything from Aeroncas to Taylorcrafts right on through the list Aeronca Beech Bellanca Cessna Ercoupe etc etc We were really impressed with some of the workshymanship and can truly appreciate the work that goes into the shiny polished aluminum oldies (we have a 1964 Cessna 206 in polished aluminum and we know how hard it is to keep it just presentable - let alone in judgi ng condition) We were really impressed with a Luscombe 8A brought to the fly-in by a young man

Tim Bowers from Woodland California Tim had worked on his little beauty for three and a half years and did a super restoration job He even had the brass hi nges on his cowli ng polisled up to look brassy agai n Tim didn t get the Best Luscombe Award that I might have given him but he did get the Merced Pilots Asshysociation Choice which made him feel good Im sure

At any fly-in the custom built judges have their problems As one judge said to us How do you tell a fellow his plane is not perfect when it is and so are a couple of others So they all look and they tally up the points and the Grand Champion Homebuilt Award went to Richard Shaefer from Torrance Calishyfornia for his blue Thorp T-18 with a super cockpit layout and instrumentation and all the details that catch judges eyes Runner-up and Best Starduster Too was Gary Solmis American Adventure We had a real lecture on how to apply gold leaf for trim and numbers from Gary This was a really sharp and difshyferent looking to us anyway trim for aircraft Gary had rebuilt this plane from the ground up after having had a smashing trip when it was quite new

As usual Watsonville put on a great air show for the public and the flying enthusiasts This year among the West Coasts most talented air show pilots were Eddy Andreini in his stock Stearman PT-13D Don Carshyter flying an authentic Buecker Jungmeister Freddy Ludtke with his 165 Warner powered Monocoupe John Pigget flying a Pitts S-2 Amelia Reid in a Cessna Aeroshybat Frank Ranuio flying his aerial ballet to music in a Piper J-3 Herb Ross and Wes Ament flying a dual Pitts act and World Champion Charlie Hillard flying both the Christen Eagle I and the Eagle II each day

Watsonville is just a memory now for this year shybut Memorial Day Weekend in 1980 will see us all there again - renewing old friendships seeing all the old favorites again catching up on the news and looking for what is new and the beautiful new restorashytions that will come as surely as the swallows come back to Capistrano Maybe you should try and make it too

WATSONVILLE 79 AWARD WINNERS

GRAND CHAMPION - Rearwin C1oudster N15857 shyAlan BuchnerFresno CA

BEST HOMEBUILT IN SHOW - Thorp T-18 N41RS shyRichard Schaefer Los Angeles CA

RAREST ANTIQUE - Vulcan American Moth N62298 shyRichard Stephens Baldwin Park CA

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Johnson Rocket - Arval Fairbarn Sunnyvale CA Rearwin Sportster - NC 15857 1936 Just finished - Fairchild 45 - N16878 - Bob Harbord Federal Way WA beautiful and authentic Grand Champion Alan Buchner AAA Presidents Choice and Angeles Antiquers Choice Fresno CA

1929 New Standard - George Dray Concord CA

Luscombe 8A - N2132B - Tim Bowers Woodland CA -Merced Pilots Choice

Douglas B23 - owned by E J Daly World Airways Tours were taken through it

Vulcan American Moth First touch down on Watsonville - What is it - a Daries

Jim Nissen and his Jenny - 1918 JN4-D - Livermore CA

Howard DGA - N22423 - Ronnie Rippon Rockford IL Mayors Award - Grand Cha mpion runner-up - Longest distance flown Beautiful

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Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co was Lincoln Beachey who became a legend in his own time Born in San Francisco in 1887 he grew up near Golden Gate Park At age 16 his motl-ler gave him a bicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit Art Mix one of his mechanics attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience

In 1905 Beachey became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin flying a little dirigible powered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals In the Fall of 1910 he came to Hammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school His first tries ended disastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinson as his instructor Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all stushydents in his skill and daring In a short time he became the star of the Curtiss Exhibition Co on the air show circuit

Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Falls and under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 1911 I n September he set an altitude record of 11642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted then gliding back to the field News writers were hard pressed to describe his various maneuvers The Ocean Wave the Dutch Roll the Coney Island Dip the Death Dip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts His most famous was a vertical

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Beachey performing at Hammondsport on October 7 7973 tes ting his new Curtiss t3 eachey (left) and Glenn Martin with th e Martin Special H e was not satisfied with this airplane and soon disposed of it

The standard thriller at fairs was the race between the airplane and the automobi le Beacheys spectacu lar flight inside the exh ibition building at th e Panama Pacific Beachey in his Curtiss Pusher Exposition grounds in 7914

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

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By Lionel Salisbury 7 Harper Road

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The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

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fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

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That panel just has to touch th e heart of any true antiquer

Would anyone in their right mind trade a flying airshycraft for a dusty dirty and tattered relic that had been sitting in a barn since the early 1950s Depends on the airplane and the level of airplane insanity the buyer has reached I consider myself an aircraft enthusiast while my wife considers me an airplane nut

The Taylor-Young Model A was designed by e G Taylor in 1935 and went into production in 1937 In that year and 1938 over 600 were manufactured NC20343 is serial number 473 and was manufactured in 1938 One of the high points of Oshkosh 79 was meeting and talking briefly with e G Taylor Unforshytunately NC20343 was not completed in time to parshyticipate

In early November of 1978 I stopped to see Nick Kacki who runs Nicks Aero Service at Lake Village I ndiana Nick had recently acquired a Taylor-Young and was in the process of firing up the Continental A-40-4 when I arrived The plane looked interesting in spite of the dirt was certainly in need of some TLe and once I heard that engine run I was really hooked I hauled it home on the Saturday after Thanksgiving moved the cars out and proceeded to make another of those big messes in the garage

Since this was to be my thirteenth project I did not spend a lot of time wondering where to start All tubshying was sandblasted insp ected and then coated with epoxy primer It had been stored in a dry place so the

tubing was in good shape The wings had been stored without cover and had provided a handy roost for some types of birds Bird manure and aluminum mix very w ell and the result is a fine gray powder The wings were cleaned the spars varnished and new leading edges formed from 016 2024 The fuselage received new stringers aid formers

At this point the covering process began I decided to use Ceconite 102 since it would cut down on the weight initially and fill with fewer coats of dope It was finished in Diana Creme butyrate and trimmed with Santa Fe Red

The headlin er baggag e compartment and seat cushions were sent to Ai rtex and th ey did a beautifu I job produ cing new ones The cushion material used came very close to the original

The previou s owner had not retained the original registration number which was NC20372 When purshychased it carried N6388T which was certainly inapshypropriate for an antique I applied to th e FAA for the original number but it was not available I th en reshyquested a number that began with two and did not have a letter on the end The result was NC20343

During the years the plane was inactive the logs had been lost and all I received with it were some Form 337s The plane had been badly wrecked in 1939 and on examining the 337s I noticed that the work had been signed by Charl es Klessig in North Dakota I remembered that a Charles Klessig had flown an OX5 powered Standard to Oshkosh several years ago and was able to write to him at Ryan Field in Tu cson Arishyzona He had indeed repaired th e plane after it was wrecked in Iowa and he wrote me a most interesting letter It just proves again that you meet th e most inshyteresting people through EAA and its Divi sions

Eventually the work was completed and the plane assembled at Olson s RLA at Plato Center Illinoi s The engine had been overhauled in 1960 and never flown Since it ran well and in light of the scarcity of A-40 parts I decided not to overhaul it

On Saturday August 4 1979 the plane was flown to Lake Village Indiana for its first annual in many years Since it had been in storage since the early 1950s it was also necessary to have the FAA issue an Airshyworthiness Certificate

All that remains now are a few cosmetic touches and the flying My friends tell me I won t have it long since I have not held on to any of the other twelve My wife Peggy appreciates having th e garage reshyturned to some more normal uses and my getting at some of those projects around the house so who knows Look for NC20343 at Oshkosh 80 and see if I held on to thi s one

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This gorgeous WACO YKS- 7 was flown in by her Wayne Ha yes of Trenton New Jersey

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For the past six years John Shue of York Pennsylshyvania has been the organizer and guiding hand beshyhind the Annual Chicken and WACOS Antique FlyshyIn and Picnic at York s Thomasville Airport This year was no exception and the results were tremendous as usual In the six years that this affair has been held it has never been rained out

May 7 1979 turned out to be a beautiful day for a fly-in Aircraft started arriving around 900 AM with Pat Long and his WACO UPF-7 being the first arrival By the time aircraft arrivals slowed down over 110 aircraft were present for the day This happening started out small as a get-together primarily for WACO ownshyers Now it has expanded so that just about any anshytique classic or warbird as well as the newer transient types can be expected The homebuilt crowd has become faithful in their attendance as well

In the AntiqueClassic category there were several Aeroncas Cessna 140s 170s and a 195 Fairchilds Cubs and Taylorcrafts Ted Giltner and George Smith both from Reading Pennsylvania brought their Rearshywin Cloudster A gorgeous red and white Stearman (one of several in attendance) flown by Larry Kampel came in from Larrys strip a few miles to the north As far as WACOs go John Shue headed the field with his exquisite blue UPF-7 Pat Long of Upper Marlboro Maryland John Schlie of Long Island New York and

Porter Lee of Frederick Maryland brought their prize UPF-7s A maroon and creme YKS-7 was in attendance flown by its owner Wayne Hayes of Trenton New Jersey

The Travelers Awards of the day would have to go to Chub Trainor of Wayne New Jersey with his Howard DGA-15 and John Turgyan from Trenton jth his Sparshytan 7W Executive These gentlemen were at a fly-in in North Carolina in the morning and then headed north to York for the afternoon Talk about adding up mileage Incidentally Johns Spartan (NC13993) is the oldest Executive flying It is one of the very few Executives factory equipped with a stick rather than a yoke

The biggest crowd pleasers of the day were two P-51Ds owned by Bill Clark of State College Pennsylshyvania and Gene Stocker of College Park Pennsylvania Everyone watched as they performed low section forshymation passes on the runway as one would have exshypected to see somewhere over th e war-torn cou ntryshyside of 1940s Europe

The final event of the day and what has come to be my favorite was the antique fly-bys To hear that many radial engines running at one time is just music to the antiquers ears The sky was full of beautiful meticulously restored aircraft that were prettier than when they were factory new It was like a flashback into the 1930s as these craft lazily flew by the crowd This particular part of the get-together is an ideal time to get pictures of antiques doing what they do best FLYING

After the fly-bys are complete everyone starts packing their chairs kids and cameras to take a headshying for home Good-byes are exchanged between all of the flying cohorts and the Thomasville airport once again calms down and regains its gentle everyday pace

No prizes have been awarded in the more recent years of the York Fly-In and Picnic to avoid hurting anyones feelings However the friendships made at these events are worth more than any prize that could have been given

For anyone who has never attended this getshytogether we cordially invite all of you to next years affair The dates will be printed in EAAs publications once they have been finalized York is located on both the Washington and New York sections and is 21 nautical miles south of the Harrisburg VORTAC on the 1700 radial or 2912 nautical miles southwest of the Lancaster VOR on the 2500 radial Or for the folks arshyriving IFR (I Follow Roads) Thomasville Airport is on US Route 30 West approximately 8 miles west of York Hope to see you there

Another group of display aircraft The Aeronca Champ is owned by frv Baughman of York Bob Howards Rearwin is next followed by an old Cessna 180 and th e authors Cessna 17

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Compiled By P J Jensen and Glenn Buffington 818 West Crockett Street

Seattle WA 98119

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One of the classiest vintage airplanes in the Pacific Northwest is the Boeing Model 100 owned by Lew Wallick Chief of Boeing Flight Test and Robert Muckleshystone Seattle attorney and a round-the-world recshyord holder This airplane is the third of five serial number 1143 and registry number 872H the same as

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The unique biplane passed through several owners and was sold at an auction in 1968 The new owner acshycomplished an 85 restoration before it was bought by the WallickMucklestone combo in 1976 when it was returned to its birthplace in Seattle Washington O W Tosch owner of Aircraft Industries at Boeing Field a master mechanic and former Alaska bush pilot supervised the restoration work which brought the

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It was decided to finish the airplane as a P-12 beshycause the late Frank Tallman in California had the only other flyable airplane of the series painted as a Navy F4B-l There was considerable local community inshyterest developed as the work progressed so a formal first-flight ceremony and celebration was decided upon September 19 1977 was the date selected and with the aid of Boeing colleagues and representatives of the Red Barn Museum printed formal invitations were designed

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Lew Wallick makes this report of the flying charshyacteristics The performance of our Model 100 is spectacular and for me every flight in it is an exshyhilarating experience With take-off power the airshyplane is airborne in about 100 feet and it will climb 3500 feet per minute at 80 mph Using METO power it will indicate 165 mph in level flight while a low cruise powersetting of 1850 rpm and 28 inches manishyfold pressure will return an indicated 140 mph level

I used this cruise power setting for maneuvers in looping the plane starting the maneuver from level flight and leaving the power unchang~d throughout So far I have restricted myself to +45 g and -1 5 g just as a precaution for an old airplane I don t intend to carry out spinning because of the aft center of gravity and because I have heard conflicting stories of the P-12F4B spin characteristics According to some reports recovery is easy however other reports say that the spin will go flat after about three tmns and recovery is difficult The veteran Air Corps pilots who are my informants aren t sure whether these refer to the early models with bigger fins and rudders

Because of the outstanding restoration by Tosch and Company the Boeing has been awarded its share of honors at the 1978 fly-ins at the Fairchild Air Force Base open house (Spokane WA) the Watsonville CA National W est Coast Fly-In (the Mayors Award) and

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at the EAA Oshkosh 78 Fly-In - Silver Age (1928 shy1932) Champion

Lews routing to Oshkosh was Boeing Field to Missoula Billings Dickinson (RON - sleeping bag in the field office) Fargo Eau Claire Oshkosh Thanks to Dave jCmeson and the use of his hangar Lew was able to clean up the airplane prior to the judging The return middotcourse was Oshkosh Watertown Miles City Billings Coeur d Alene (an hour of show-and-tell at the Henley Airdrome) Seattle Over sixty hours were logged in the first twelve months after the initial 9-19-77 flight

This beautiful bird will continue to be exhibited at air shows and flowlI for pleasure by the owners Perhaps someday it will be a feature at the Red Barn Aviation Museum which is in the throes of being conshystructed at Boeing Field in Seattle

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The Fifteenth Annual West Coast Antique Fly-In and Air Show co-sponsored by the Northern Calishyfornia Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association and the Watsonvill e Chamber of Commerce was held on May 25 26 and 27 in 1979 This is a joint effort and includes the work of many EAA members of both the AntiqueClassic Division and the local Chapters in San Jose - 62 and 338 Many of the active peoshyple who work so hard to put this fly-in on are both members of the EAA and the AAA groups in the area

The Watsonville Fl y-In claims to be the biggest flyshyin in the west It draws literally hundreds of antiques classic homebuilts warbirds and a very active group of ultralights There are always interesting static disshyplays and an ever growing sales area where the goodies are snatched up - everything from T-shirts to flying helmets belt buckles to art work new radios to old magazines

The food at Watsonville has a special flavor unique to the area Watsonville is famous for its apples and its strawberries - and is adjacent to the largest artishychoke producing area in the world So apple jui ce is always part of the pilot package and strawberry

shortcake and french fried artichoke hearts barbeshycued turkey legs corn-on-the-cob etc are welcome changes from the traditional hot dog hamburger and coke youd normally expect to find to ease the hunshyger pangs

This was the weekend to find out if the gas crunch in California would hurt the attendance at the fly-in From thi s reporter s view it appeared that the crowds were very heavy on Saturday and lighter than usual on Sunday Friday was perfect lots of planes and pilots and few public to mar pictures and the set-up work From all reports those flying in had little trouble with fuel

Watsonville weather is always unpredictable It can range from very hot and sunny to cool windy and foggy and any combination of these in anyone day This year was about perfect - a bit foggy in early mornings but generally bright and sunny with a cool breeze off the nearby Pacific - good sunburn weather

Although we all look for the new and different airshycraft each year it is always nice to see the old favorites again Jim Nissens JN4D - doing lots of flying and even putting on a slow motion aerobatic demonstrashy

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tion with really TIGHT loops - a joy to behold We all look forward to seeing our old favorites - Ernie Fillshymores big red Stinson Mel Heflingers unique Harshylow PJC2 the Cessna Airmasters of Ken Coe and Gary White the big green Howard DGA of Mary and Joe Hecker of San Diego Bill Nuttings Waco Ted Hoshyman s American Eagle the Knodes Pietenpol Bob Yates Kinner Ryan etc We all have our favorites in all the different aircraft types Its not fair to menshytion just a few - but many of these ai rcraft that show up every year have been back to Oshkosh and Blakesshyburg and are national favorites too Just seeing the old favorites each year makes it seem like home

Among the real eye catchers this year was the 1936 Rearwin Sportster flown in by owner and restorer Alan Bushner of Fresno California What a beauty Authentic to the last detail says my old timer husshyband and with a gleaming red paint job Never walked by when Alan wasn t out polishing His efforts were rewarded with the Grand Champion Award and well deserved Im sure the judges had a tough choice beshytween the Rearwin and a beautiful red Howard DGA flown in from Rockford Illinois by owner Ronnie Ripshypon The beauty and detailing won Ronnie the Mayors Award which is the same as Grand Champion Runnershyup at Watsonville Ronnie also won the award for the longest distance flown in for judging And gave us a chance to chat again with Frank Rezich - Big Nicks little brother

Another very interesting antique was a 1937 Fairshychild 45 owned and restored by Bob Harbord who flew it in from the home hangar at Crest Airpark in the Seattle area Bob has been working on his bird since 1968 and had it flying the first time after a complete rebuild on July 31 1976 There are just 3 of the 17 original 45s left and coincidentally two of them Bobs NC16878 and 16879 (belonging to someone else) are in adjoining hangars at Crest Airpark Bob received the AAA Presidents Choice and the Angeles Antiquers Choice for his efforts

Another little antique that caught the eye of the knowledgeable was a little blue and silver Vulcan American Moth - 1928 This is a forerunner of the Davis and had many people even our super sharp announcer Jonny Reid fooled at first This little plane was at Chino but this was the first appearance at Watshysonville Believe it or not it was truly found in a barn where it had resided for 45 years I was told recently that the barn burned down a day after the Moth was removed but have no verification on that one The little bird had accumulated only 46 TT in its

51 years of life when it was at Watsonville The fellow who owned it for 45 years had bought it as a young college man He managed to prang it twice in the 4 hours he flew it He rebuilt her once but just never got around to rebuilding the second time The new owner Richard Stephens was awarded the AAA Award for rarest antique and First Award for Pioneer Age

Th ere were 8 ai rcraft owners wh 0 won special medallions for having planes on the field and flying that were 50 years old or older This is a new award for Watsonville and very impressive - especially for us who are in the over 50 age ourselves

These special awards went to

1918 Curtiss Jenny - Jim Nissen Livermore CA 1927 Waco 10 - N3931 - Larry Stephen Scotts Valley

CA 1928 American Eagle - N7172 - Owned by the Northern

California Chapter of AAA - formerly owned by Ted Homan

1928 Krieder-Reisner- N831N - John Reid San Jose CA 1928 Vulcan American Moth - N-62298 - Richard

Stephens Baldwin Park CA 1929 Travel Air 4000 - N9032 - Carroll Pope Rogue

River OR 1929 Waco ASO - N4W - William Detour Jr Vanshy

couver WA 1929 Boeing 100 P-12 - N872H - Lew Wallick Bellshy

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An interesting aircraft that caught my eye was a 1943 Piper PT It is claimed to be a one and only of its kind - the first low wing retractable gear built by Piper Its owned by Tom Wathen of Encino California and was restored by Ian Benne

There were so many beautiful classics this year that there is no way we can cover them all

The Northern California Antique Chapter gives out as many awards as possible to truly show their apshypreciation for the work and effort it takes to restore these aircraft and to say thank you to the pilots who bring them to show to all thus making a fly-in successful So there are awards for Best of Everything from Aeroncas to Taylorcrafts right on through the list Aeronca Beech Bellanca Cessna Ercoupe etc etc We were really impressed with some of the workshymanship and can truly appreciate the work that goes into the shiny polished aluminum oldies (we have a 1964 Cessna 206 in polished aluminum and we know how hard it is to keep it just presentable - let alone in judgi ng condition) We were really impressed with a Luscombe 8A brought to the fly-in by a young man

Tim Bowers from Woodland California Tim had worked on his little beauty for three and a half years and did a super restoration job He even had the brass hi nges on his cowli ng polisled up to look brassy agai n Tim didn t get the Best Luscombe Award that I might have given him but he did get the Merced Pilots Asshysociation Choice which made him feel good Im sure

At any fly-in the custom built judges have their problems As one judge said to us How do you tell a fellow his plane is not perfect when it is and so are a couple of others So they all look and they tally up the points and the Grand Champion Homebuilt Award went to Richard Shaefer from Torrance Calishyfornia for his blue Thorp T-18 with a super cockpit layout and instrumentation and all the details that catch judges eyes Runner-up and Best Starduster Too was Gary Solmis American Adventure We had a real lecture on how to apply gold leaf for trim and numbers from Gary This was a really sharp and difshyferent looking to us anyway trim for aircraft Gary had rebuilt this plane from the ground up after having had a smashing trip when it was quite new

As usual Watsonville put on a great air show for the public and the flying enthusiasts This year among the West Coasts most talented air show pilots were Eddy Andreini in his stock Stearman PT-13D Don Carshyter flying an authentic Buecker Jungmeister Freddy Ludtke with his 165 Warner powered Monocoupe John Pigget flying a Pitts S-2 Amelia Reid in a Cessna Aeroshybat Frank Ranuio flying his aerial ballet to music in a Piper J-3 Herb Ross and Wes Ament flying a dual Pitts act and World Champion Charlie Hillard flying both the Christen Eagle I and the Eagle II each day

Watsonville is just a memory now for this year shybut Memorial Day Weekend in 1980 will see us all there again - renewing old friendships seeing all the old favorites again catching up on the news and looking for what is new and the beautiful new restorashytions that will come as surely as the swallows come back to Capistrano Maybe you should try and make it too

WATSONVILLE 79 AWARD WINNERS

GRAND CHAMPION - Rearwin C1oudster N15857 shyAlan BuchnerFresno CA

BEST HOMEBUILT IN SHOW - Thorp T-18 N41RS shyRichard Schaefer Los Angeles CA

RAREST ANTIQUE - Vulcan American Moth N62298 shyRichard Stephens Baldwin Park CA

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Johnson Rocket - Arval Fairbarn Sunnyvale CA Rearwin Sportster - NC 15857 1936 Just finished - Fairchild 45 - N16878 - Bob Harbord Federal Way WA beautiful and authentic Grand Champion Alan Buchner AAA Presidents Choice and Angeles Antiquers Choice Fresno CA

1929 New Standard - George Dray Concord CA

Luscombe 8A - N2132B - Tim Bowers Woodland CA -Merced Pilots Choice

Douglas B23 - owned by E J Daly World Airways Tours were taken through it

Vulcan American Moth First touch down on Watsonville - What is it - a Daries

Jim Nissen and his Jenny - 1918 JN4-D - Livermore CA

Howard DGA - N22423 - Ronnie Rippon Rockford IL Mayors Award - Grand Cha mpion runner-up - Longest distance flown Beautiful

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Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co was Lincoln Beachey who became a legend in his own time Born in San Francisco in 1887 he grew up near Golden Gate Park At age 16 his motl-ler gave him a bicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit Art Mix one of his mechanics attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience

In 1905 Beachey became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin flying a little dirigible powered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals In the Fall of 1910 he came to Hammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school His first tries ended disastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinson as his instructor Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all stushydents in his skill and daring In a short time he became the star of the Curtiss Exhibition Co on the air show circuit

Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Falls and under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 1911 I n September he set an altitude record of 11642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted then gliding back to the field News writers were hard pressed to describe his various maneuvers The Ocean Wave the Dutch Roll the Coney Island Dip the Death Dip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts His most famous was a vertical

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Beachey performing at Hammondsport on October 7 7973 tes ting his new Curtiss t3 eachey (left) and Glenn Martin with th e Martin Special H e was not satisfied with this airplane and soon disposed of it

The standard thriller at fairs was the race between the airplane and the automobi le Beacheys spectacu lar flight inside the exh ibition building at th e Panama Pacific Beachey in his Curtiss Pusher Exposition grounds in 7914

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

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By Lionel Salisbury 7 Harper Road

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The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

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fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

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All loaded for th~ trip from Lake Village Indiana to 51 Charles Illinois

GARAGE PROJECT NUMBER 13

By Donald J Straughn 4 N 658 Brookside East

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That panel just has to touch th e heart of any true antiquer

Would anyone in their right mind trade a flying airshycraft for a dusty dirty and tattered relic that had been sitting in a barn since the early 1950s Depends on the airplane and the level of airplane insanity the buyer has reached I consider myself an aircraft enthusiast while my wife considers me an airplane nut

The Taylor-Young Model A was designed by e G Taylor in 1935 and went into production in 1937 In that year and 1938 over 600 were manufactured NC20343 is serial number 473 and was manufactured in 1938 One of the high points of Oshkosh 79 was meeting and talking briefly with e G Taylor Unforshytunately NC20343 was not completed in time to parshyticipate

In early November of 1978 I stopped to see Nick Kacki who runs Nicks Aero Service at Lake Village I ndiana Nick had recently acquired a Taylor-Young and was in the process of firing up the Continental A-40-4 when I arrived The plane looked interesting in spite of the dirt was certainly in need of some TLe and once I heard that engine run I was really hooked I hauled it home on the Saturday after Thanksgiving moved the cars out and proceeded to make another of those big messes in the garage

Since this was to be my thirteenth project I did not spend a lot of time wondering where to start All tubshying was sandblasted insp ected and then coated with epoxy primer It had been stored in a dry place so the

tubing was in good shape The wings had been stored without cover and had provided a handy roost for some types of birds Bird manure and aluminum mix very w ell and the result is a fine gray powder The wings were cleaned the spars varnished and new leading edges formed from 016 2024 The fuselage received new stringers aid formers

At this point the covering process began I decided to use Ceconite 102 since it would cut down on the weight initially and fill with fewer coats of dope It was finished in Diana Creme butyrate and trimmed with Santa Fe Red

The headlin er baggag e compartment and seat cushions were sent to Ai rtex and th ey did a beautifu I job produ cing new ones The cushion material used came very close to the original

The previou s owner had not retained the original registration number which was NC20372 When purshychased it carried N6388T which was certainly inapshypropriate for an antique I applied to th e FAA for the original number but it was not available I th en reshyquested a number that began with two and did not have a letter on the end The result was NC20343

During the years the plane was inactive the logs had been lost and all I received with it were some Form 337s The plane had been badly wrecked in 1939 and on examining the 337s I noticed that the work had been signed by Charl es Klessig in North Dakota I remembered that a Charles Klessig had flown an OX5 powered Standard to Oshkosh several years ago and was able to write to him at Ryan Field in Tu cson Arishyzona He had indeed repaired th e plane after it was wrecked in Iowa and he wrote me a most interesting letter It just proves again that you meet th e most inshyteresting people through EAA and its Divi sions

Eventually the work was completed and the plane assembled at Olson s RLA at Plato Center Illinoi s The engine had been overhauled in 1960 and never flown Since it ran well and in light of the scarcity of A-40 parts I decided not to overhaul it

On Saturday August 4 1979 the plane was flown to Lake Village Indiana for its first annual in many years Since it had been in storage since the early 1950s it was also necessary to have the FAA issue an Airshyworthiness Certificate

All that remains now are a few cosmetic touches and the flying My friends tell me I won t have it long since I have not held on to any of the other twelve My wife Peggy appreciates having th e garage reshyturned to some more normal uses and my getting at some of those projects around the house so who knows Look for NC20343 at Oshkosh 80 and see if I held on to thi s one

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This gorgeous WACO YKS- 7 was flown in by her Wayne Ha yes of Trenton New Jersey

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Great Mills MO 20634

For the past six years John Shue of York Pennsylshyvania has been the organizer and guiding hand beshyhind the Annual Chicken and WACOS Antique FlyshyIn and Picnic at York s Thomasville Airport This year was no exception and the results were tremendous as usual In the six years that this affair has been held it has never been rained out

May 7 1979 turned out to be a beautiful day for a fly-in Aircraft started arriving around 900 AM with Pat Long and his WACO UPF-7 being the first arrival By the time aircraft arrivals slowed down over 110 aircraft were present for the day This happening started out small as a get-together primarily for WACO ownshyers Now it has expanded so that just about any anshytique classic or warbird as well as the newer transient types can be expected The homebuilt crowd has become faithful in their attendance as well

In the AntiqueClassic category there were several Aeroncas Cessna 140s 170s and a 195 Fairchilds Cubs and Taylorcrafts Ted Giltner and George Smith both from Reading Pennsylvania brought their Rearshywin Cloudster A gorgeous red and white Stearman (one of several in attendance) flown by Larry Kampel came in from Larrys strip a few miles to the north As far as WACOs go John Shue headed the field with his exquisite blue UPF-7 Pat Long of Upper Marlboro Maryland John Schlie of Long Island New York and

Porter Lee of Frederick Maryland brought their prize UPF-7s A maroon and creme YKS-7 was in attendance flown by its owner Wayne Hayes of Trenton New Jersey

The Travelers Awards of the day would have to go to Chub Trainor of Wayne New Jersey with his Howard DGA-15 and John Turgyan from Trenton jth his Sparshytan 7W Executive These gentlemen were at a fly-in in North Carolina in the morning and then headed north to York for the afternoon Talk about adding up mileage Incidentally Johns Spartan (NC13993) is the oldest Executive flying It is one of the very few Executives factory equipped with a stick rather than a yoke

The biggest crowd pleasers of the day were two P-51Ds owned by Bill Clark of State College Pennsylshyvania and Gene Stocker of College Park Pennsylvania Everyone watched as they performed low section forshymation passes on the runway as one would have exshypected to see somewhere over th e war-torn cou ntryshyside of 1940s Europe

The final event of the day and what has come to be my favorite was the antique fly-bys To hear that many radial engines running at one time is just music to the antiquers ears The sky was full of beautiful meticulously restored aircraft that were prettier than when they were factory new It was like a flashback into the 1930s as these craft lazily flew by the crowd This particular part of the get-together is an ideal time to get pictures of antiques doing what they do best FLYING

After the fly-bys are complete everyone starts packing their chairs kids and cameras to take a headshying for home Good-byes are exchanged between all of the flying cohorts and the Thomasville airport once again calms down and regains its gentle everyday pace

No prizes have been awarded in the more recent years of the York Fly-In and Picnic to avoid hurting anyones feelings However the friendships made at these events are worth more than any prize that could have been given

For anyone who has never attended this getshytogether we cordially invite all of you to next years affair The dates will be printed in EAAs publications once they have been finalized York is located on both the Washington and New York sections and is 21 nautical miles south of the Harrisburg VORTAC on the 1700 radial or 2912 nautical miles southwest of the Lancaster VOR on the 2500 radial Or for the folks arshyriving IFR (I Follow Roads) Thomasville Airport is on US Route 30 West approximately 8 miles west of York Hope to see you there

Another group of display aircraft The Aeronca Champ is owned by frv Baughman of York Bob Howards Rearwin is next followed by an old Cessna 180 and th e authors Cessna 17

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Compiled By P J Jensen and Glenn Buffington 818 West Crockett Street

Seattle WA 98119

Photos By Pat Johnson Don Knutson and Jim Reeder

One of the classiest vintage airplanes in the Pacific Northwest is the Boeing Model 100 owned by Lew Wallick Chief of Boeing Flight Test and Robert Muckleshystone Seattle attorney and a round-the-world recshyord holder This airplane is the third of five serial number 1143 and registry number 872H the same as

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The unique biplane passed through several owners and was sold at an auction in 1968 The new owner acshycomplished an 85 restoration before it was bought by the WallickMucklestone combo in 1976 when it was returned to its birthplace in Seattle Washington O W Tosch owner of Aircraft Industries at Boeing Field a master mechanic and former Alaska bush pilot supervised the restoration work which brought the

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It was decided to finish the airplane as a P-12 beshycause the late Frank Tallman in California had the only other flyable airplane of the series painted as a Navy F4B-l There was considerable local community inshyterest developed as the work progressed so a formal first-flight ceremony and celebration was decided upon September 19 1977 was the date selected and with the aid of Boeing colleagues and representatives of the Red Barn Museum printed formal invitations were designed

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Lew Wallick makes this report of the flying charshyacteristics The performance of our Model 100 is spectacular and for me every flight in it is an exshyhilarating experience With take-off power the airshyplane is airborne in about 100 feet and it will climb 3500 feet per minute at 80 mph Using METO power it will indicate 165 mph in level flight while a low cruise powersetting of 1850 rpm and 28 inches manishyfold pressure will return an indicated 140 mph level

I used this cruise power setting for maneuvers in looping the plane starting the maneuver from level flight and leaving the power unchang~d throughout So far I have restricted myself to +45 g and -1 5 g just as a precaution for an old airplane I don t intend to carry out spinning because of the aft center of gravity and because I have heard conflicting stories of the P-12F4B spin characteristics According to some reports recovery is easy however other reports say that the spin will go flat after about three tmns and recovery is difficult The veteran Air Corps pilots who are my informants aren t sure whether these refer to the early models with bigger fins and rudders

Because of the outstanding restoration by Tosch and Company the Boeing has been awarded its share of honors at the 1978 fly-ins at the Fairchild Air Force Base open house (Spokane WA) the Watsonville CA National W est Coast Fly-In (the Mayors Award) and

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at the EAA Oshkosh 78 Fly-In - Silver Age (1928 shy1932) Champion

Lews routing to Oshkosh was Boeing Field to Missoula Billings Dickinson (RON - sleeping bag in the field office) Fargo Eau Claire Oshkosh Thanks to Dave jCmeson and the use of his hangar Lew was able to clean up the airplane prior to the judging The return middotcourse was Oshkosh Watertown Miles City Billings Coeur d Alene (an hour of show-and-tell at the Henley Airdrome) Seattle Over sixty hours were logged in the first twelve months after the initial 9-19-77 flight

This beautiful bird will continue to be exhibited at air shows and flowlI for pleasure by the owners Perhaps someday it will be a feature at the Red Barn Aviation Museum which is in the throes of being conshystructed at Boeing Field in Seattle

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The Fifteenth Annual West Coast Antique Fly-In and Air Show co-sponsored by the Northern Calishyfornia Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association and the Watsonvill e Chamber of Commerce was held on May 25 26 and 27 in 1979 This is a joint effort and includes the work of many EAA members of both the AntiqueClassic Division and the local Chapters in San Jose - 62 and 338 Many of the active peoshyple who work so hard to put this fly-in on are both members of the EAA and the AAA groups in the area

The Watsonville Fl y-In claims to be the biggest flyshyin in the west It draws literally hundreds of antiques classic homebuilts warbirds and a very active group of ultralights There are always interesting static disshyplays and an ever growing sales area where the goodies are snatched up - everything from T-shirts to flying helmets belt buckles to art work new radios to old magazines

The food at Watsonville has a special flavor unique to the area Watsonville is famous for its apples and its strawberries - and is adjacent to the largest artishychoke producing area in the world So apple jui ce is always part of the pilot package and strawberry

shortcake and french fried artichoke hearts barbeshycued turkey legs corn-on-the-cob etc are welcome changes from the traditional hot dog hamburger and coke youd normally expect to find to ease the hunshyger pangs

This was the weekend to find out if the gas crunch in California would hurt the attendance at the fly-in From thi s reporter s view it appeared that the crowds were very heavy on Saturday and lighter than usual on Sunday Friday was perfect lots of planes and pilots and few public to mar pictures and the set-up work From all reports those flying in had little trouble with fuel

Watsonville weather is always unpredictable It can range from very hot and sunny to cool windy and foggy and any combination of these in anyone day This year was about perfect - a bit foggy in early mornings but generally bright and sunny with a cool breeze off the nearby Pacific - good sunburn weather

Although we all look for the new and different airshycraft each year it is always nice to see the old favorites again Jim Nissens JN4D - doing lots of flying and even putting on a slow motion aerobatic demonstrashy

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tion with really TIGHT loops - a joy to behold We all look forward to seeing our old favorites - Ernie Fillshymores big red Stinson Mel Heflingers unique Harshylow PJC2 the Cessna Airmasters of Ken Coe and Gary White the big green Howard DGA of Mary and Joe Hecker of San Diego Bill Nuttings Waco Ted Hoshyman s American Eagle the Knodes Pietenpol Bob Yates Kinner Ryan etc We all have our favorites in all the different aircraft types Its not fair to menshytion just a few - but many of these ai rcraft that show up every year have been back to Oshkosh and Blakesshyburg and are national favorites too Just seeing the old favorites each year makes it seem like home

Among the real eye catchers this year was the 1936 Rearwin Sportster flown in by owner and restorer Alan Bushner of Fresno California What a beauty Authentic to the last detail says my old timer husshyband and with a gleaming red paint job Never walked by when Alan wasn t out polishing His efforts were rewarded with the Grand Champion Award and well deserved Im sure the judges had a tough choice beshytween the Rearwin and a beautiful red Howard DGA flown in from Rockford Illinois by owner Ronnie Ripshypon The beauty and detailing won Ronnie the Mayors Award which is the same as Grand Champion Runnershyup at Watsonville Ronnie also won the award for the longest distance flown in for judging And gave us a chance to chat again with Frank Rezich - Big Nicks little brother

Another very interesting antique was a 1937 Fairshychild 45 owned and restored by Bob Harbord who flew it in from the home hangar at Crest Airpark in the Seattle area Bob has been working on his bird since 1968 and had it flying the first time after a complete rebuild on July 31 1976 There are just 3 of the 17 original 45s left and coincidentally two of them Bobs NC16878 and 16879 (belonging to someone else) are in adjoining hangars at Crest Airpark Bob received the AAA Presidents Choice and the Angeles Antiquers Choice for his efforts

Another little antique that caught the eye of the knowledgeable was a little blue and silver Vulcan American Moth - 1928 This is a forerunner of the Davis and had many people even our super sharp announcer Jonny Reid fooled at first This little plane was at Chino but this was the first appearance at Watshysonville Believe it or not it was truly found in a barn where it had resided for 45 years I was told recently that the barn burned down a day after the Moth was removed but have no verification on that one The little bird had accumulated only 46 TT in its

51 years of life when it was at Watsonville The fellow who owned it for 45 years had bought it as a young college man He managed to prang it twice in the 4 hours he flew it He rebuilt her once but just never got around to rebuilding the second time The new owner Richard Stephens was awarded the AAA Award for rarest antique and First Award for Pioneer Age

Th ere were 8 ai rcraft owners wh 0 won special medallions for having planes on the field and flying that were 50 years old or older This is a new award for Watsonville and very impressive - especially for us who are in the over 50 age ourselves

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1918 Curtiss Jenny - Jim Nissen Livermore CA 1927 Waco 10 - N3931 - Larry Stephen Scotts Valley

CA 1928 American Eagle - N7172 - Owned by the Northern

California Chapter of AAA - formerly owned by Ted Homan

1928 Krieder-Reisner- N831N - John Reid San Jose CA 1928 Vulcan American Moth - N-62298 - Richard

Stephens Baldwin Park CA 1929 Travel Air 4000 - N9032 - Carroll Pope Rogue

River OR 1929 Waco ASO - N4W - William Detour Jr Vanshy

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An interesting aircraft that caught my eye was a 1943 Piper PT It is claimed to be a one and only of its kind - the first low wing retractable gear built by Piper Its owned by Tom Wathen of Encino California and was restored by Ian Benne

There were so many beautiful classics this year that there is no way we can cover them all

The Northern California Antique Chapter gives out as many awards as possible to truly show their apshypreciation for the work and effort it takes to restore these aircraft and to say thank you to the pilots who bring them to show to all thus making a fly-in successful So there are awards for Best of Everything from Aeroncas to Taylorcrafts right on through the list Aeronca Beech Bellanca Cessna Ercoupe etc etc We were really impressed with some of the workshymanship and can truly appreciate the work that goes into the shiny polished aluminum oldies (we have a 1964 Cessna 206 in polished aluminum and we know how hard it is to keep it just presentable - let alone in judgi ng condition) We were really impressed with a Luscombe 8A brought to the fly-in by a young man

Tim Bowers from Woodland California Tim had worked on his little beauty for three and a half years and did a super restoration job He even had the brass hi nges on his cowli ng polisled up to look brassy agai n Tim didn t get the Best Luscombe Award that I might have given him but he did get the Merced Pilots Asshysociation Choice which made him feel good Im sure

At any fly-in the custom built judges have their problems As one judge said to us How do you tell a fellow his plane is not perfect when it is and so are a couple of others So they all look and they tally up the points and the Grand Champion Homebuilt Award went to Richard Shaefer from Torrance Calishyfornia for his blue Thorp T-18 with a super cockpit layout and instrumentation and all the details that catch judges eyes Runner-up and Best Starduster Too was Gary Solmis American Adventure We had a real lecture on how to apply gold leaf for trim and numbers from Gary This was a really sharp and difshyferent looking to us anyway trim for aircraft Gary had rebuilt this plane from the ground up after having had a smashing trip when it was quite new

As usual Watsonville put on a great air show for the public and the flying enthusiasts This year among the West Coasts most talented air show pilots were Eddy Andreini in his stock Stearman PT-13D Don Carshyter flying an authentic Buecker Jungmeister Freddy Ludtke with his 165 Warner powered Monocoupe John Pigget flying a Pitts S-2 Amelia Reid in a Cessna Aeroshybat Frank Ranuio flying his aerial ballet to music in a Piper J-3 Herb Ross and Wes Ament flying a dual Pitts act and World Champion Charlie Hillard flying both the Christen Eagle I and the Eagle II each day

Watsonville is just a memory now for this year shybut Memorial Day Weekend in 1980 will see us all there again - renewing old friendships seeing all the old favorites again catching up on the news and looking for what is new and the beautiful new restorashytions that will come as surely as the swallows come back to Capistrano Maybe you should try and make it too

WATSONVILLE 79 AWARD WINNERS

GRAND CHAMPION - Rearwin C1oudster N15857 shyAlan BuchnerFresno CA

BEST HOMEBUILT IN SHOW - Thorp T-18 N41RS shyRichard Schaefer Los Angeles CA

RAREST ANTIQUE - Vulcan American Moth N62298 shyRichard Stephens Baldwin Park CA

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Johnson Rocket - Arval Fairbarn Sunnyvale CA Rearwin Sportster - NC 15857 1936 Just finished - Fairchild 45 - N16878 - Bob Harbord Federal Way WA beautiful and authentic Grand Champion Alan Buchner AAA Presidents Choice and Angeles Antiquers Choice Fresno CA

1929 New Standard - George Dray Concord CA

Luscombe 8A - N2132B - Tim Bowers Woodland CA -Merced Pilots Choice

Douglas B23 - owned by E J Daly World Airways Tours were taken through it

Vulcan American Moth First touch down on Watsonville - What is it - a Daries

Jim Nissen and his Jenny - 1918 JN4-D - Livermore CA

Howard DGA - N22423 - Ronnie Rippon Rockford IL Mayors Award - Grand Cha mpion runner-up - Longest distance flown Beautiful

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Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co was Lincoln Beachey who became a legend in his own time Born in San Francisco in 1887 he grew up near Golden Gate Park At age 16 his motl-ler gave him a bicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit Art Mix one of his mechanics attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience

In 1905 Beachey became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin flying a little dirigible powered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals In the Fall of 1910 he came to Hammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school His first tries ended disastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinson as his instructor Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all stushydents in his skill and daring In a short time he became the star of the Curtiss Exhibition Co on the air show circuit

Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Falls and under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 1911 I n September he set an altitude record of 11642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted then gliding back to the field News writers were hard pressed to describe his various maneuvers The Ocean Wave the Dutch Roll the Coney Island Dip the Death Dip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts His most famous was a vertical

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Beachey performing at Hammondsport on October 7 7973 tes ting his new Curtiss t3 eachey (left) and Glenn Martin with th e Martin Special H e was not satisfied with this airplane and soon disposed of it

The standard thriller at fairs was the race between the airplane and the automobi le Beacheys spectacu lar flight inside the exh ibition building at th e Panama Pacific Beachey in his Curtiss Pusher Exposition grounds in 7914

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

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By Lionel Salisbury 7 Harper Road

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The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

Many new and interesting features are incorposhyrated that have never been possible before in smaller ships Comfort for the passenger is quite unusual shyfor instance the hull of the ship is 1V2 feet wider than a Pullman car allowing ample room for large comshy

fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

NEXT MONTH - The Stinson Reliant

Specifications Overall length 76 feet 8 inches Overall height 23 feet 10 inches on wheels Overall span 114 feet Wing area including struts 1875 square feet Weight empty 21500 pounds fully equipped Gross weight 34000 Poundssquare feet 182 Pounds hp 148 Gas capacity in wing 540 gallons Gas capashycity in pontoons 500 gallons total 1040 gallons Range with 24 passengers 935 miles Range with 40 passenshygers 500 miles High speed 130 mph or above at 1950 rpm Cruising speed 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm Initial climb 712 feet Landing speed 65 mph Absoshylute ceiling 13000 feet Take-off land full load 20 seconds take-off water full load 25 seconds high speed on 3 engi nes 110 mph Ceiling on 3 engines 6600 feet

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That panel just has to touch th e heart of any true antiquer

Would anyone in their right mind trade a flying airshycraft for a dusty dirty and tattered relic that had been sitting in a barn since the early 1950s Depends on the airplane and the level of airplane insanity the buyer has reached I consider myself an aircraft enthusiast while my wife considers me an airplane nut

The Taylor-Young Model A was designed by e G Taylor in 1935 and went into production in 1937 In that year and 1938 over 600 were manufactured NC20343 is serial number 473 and was manufactured in 1938 One of the high points of Oshkosh 79 was meeting and talking briefly with e G Taylor Unforshytunately NC20343 was not completed in time to parshyticipate

In early November of 1978 I stopped to see Nick Kacki who runs Nicks Aero Service at Lake Village I ndiana Nick had recently acquired a Taylor-Young and was in the process of firing up the Continental A-40-4 when I arrived The plane looked interesting in spite of the dirt was certainly in need of some TLe and once I heard that engine run I was really hooked I hauled it home on the Saturday after Thanksgiving moved the cars out and proceeded to make another of those big messes in the garage

Since this was to be my thirteenth project I did not spend a lot of time wondering where to start All tubshying was sandblasted insp ected and then coated with epoxy primer It had been stored in a dry place so the

tubing was in good shape The wings had been stored without cover and had provided a handy roost for some types of birds Bird manure and aluminum mix very w ell and the result is a fine gray powder The wings were cleaned the spars varnished and new leading edges formed from 016 2024 The fuselage received new stringers aid formers

At this point the covering process began I decided to use Ceconite 102 since it would cut down on the weight initially and fill with fewer coats of dope It was finished in Diana Creme butyrate and trimmed with Santa Fe Red

The headlin er baggag e compartment and seat cushions were sent to Ai rtex and th ey did a beautifu I job produ cing new ones The cushion material used came very close to the original

The previou s owner had not retained the original registration number which was NC20372 When purshychased it carried N6388T which was certainly inapshypropriate for an antique I applied to th e FAA for the original number but it was not available I th en reshyquested a number that began with two and did not have a letter on the end The result was NC20343

During the years the plane was inactive the logs had been lost and all I received with it were some Form 337s The plane had been badly wrecked in 1939 and on examining the 337s I noticed that the work had been signed by Charl es Klessig in North Dakota I remembered that a Charles Klessig had flown an OX5 powered Standard to Oshkosh several years ago and was able to write to him at Ryan Field in Tu cson Arishyzona He had indeed repaired th e plane after it was wrecked in Iowa and he wrote me a most interesting letter It just proves again that you meet th e most inshyteresting people through EAA and its Divi sions

Eventually the work was completed and the plane assembled at Olson s RLA at Plato Center Illinoi s The engine had been overhauled in 1960 and never flown Since it ran well and in light of the scarcity of A-40 parts I decided not to overhaul it

On Saturday August 4 1979 the plane was flown to Lake Village Indiana for its first annual in many years Since it had been in storage since the early 1950s it was also necessary to have the FAA issue an Airshyworthiness Certificate

All that remains now are a few cosmetic touches and the flying My friends tell me I won t have it long since I have not held on to any of the other twelve My wife Peggy appreciates having th e garage reshyturned to some more normal uses and my getting at some of those projects around the house so who knows Look for NC20343 at Oshkosh 80 and see if I held on to thi s one

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This gorgeous WACO YKS- 7 was flown in by her Wayne Ha yes of Trenton New Jersey

SIXTH ANNUAL

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FLY-IN amp PICNIC By Tom Hull

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Great Mills MO 20634

For the past six years John Shue of York Pennsylshyvania has been the organizer and guiding hand beshyhind the Annual Chicken and WACOS Antique FlyshyIn and Picnic at York s Thomasville Airport This year was no exception and the results were tremendous as usual In the six years that this affair has been held it has never been rained out

May 7 1979 turned out to be a beautiful day for a fly-in Aircraft started arriving around 900 AM with Pat Long and his WACO UPF-7 being the first arrival By the time aircraft arrivals slowed down over 110 aircraft were present for the day This happening started out small as a get-together primarily for WACO ownshyers Now it has expanded so that just about any anshytique classic or warbird as well as the newer transient types can be expected The homebuilt crowd has become faithful in their attendance as well

In the AntiqueClassic category there were several Aeroncas Cessna 140s 170s and a 195 Fairchilds Cubs and Taylorcrafts Ted Giltner and George Smith both from Reading Pennsylvania brought their Rearshywin Cloudster A gorgeous red and white Stearman (one of several in attendance) flown by Larry Kampel came in from Larrys strip a few miles to the north As far as WACOs go John Shue headed the field with his exquisite blue UPF-7 Pat Long of Upper Marlboro Maryland John Schlie of Long Island New York and

Porter Lee of Frederick Maryland brought their prize UPF-7s A maroon and creme YKS-7 was in attendance flown by its owner Wayne Hayes of Trenton New Jersey

The Travelers Awards of the day would have to go to Chub Trainor of Wayne New Jersey with his Howard DGA-15 and John Turgyan from Trenton jth his Sparshytan 7W Executive These gentlemen were at a fly-in in North Carolina in the morning and then headed north to York for the afternoon Talk about adding up mileage Incidentally Johns Spartan (NC13993) is the oldest Executive flying It is one of the very few Executives factory equipped with a stick rather than a yoke

The biggest crowd pleasers of the day were two P-51Ds owned by Bill Clark of State College Pennsylshyvania and Gene Stocker of College Park Pennsylvania Everyone watched as they performed low section forshymation passes on the runway as one would have exshypected to see somewhere over th e war-torn cou ntryshyside of 1940s Europe

The final event of the day and what has come to be my favorite was the antique fly-bys To hear that many radial engines running at one time is just music to the antiquers ears The sky was full of beautiful meticulously restored aircraft that were prettier than when they were factory new It was like a flashback into the 1930s as these craft lazily flew by the crowd This particular part of the get-together is an ideal time to get pictures of antiques doing what they do best FLYING

After the fly-bys are complete everyone starts packing their chairs kids and cameras to take a headshying for home Good-byes are exchanged between all of the flying cohorts and the Thomasville airport once again calms down and regains its gentle everyday pace

No prizes have been awarded in the more recent years of the York Fly-In and Picnic to avoid hurting anyones feelings However the friendships made at these events are worth more than any prize that could have been given

For anyone who has never attended this getshytogether we cordially invite all of you to next years affair The dates will be printed in EAAs publications once they have been finalized York is located on both the Washington and New York sections and is 21 nautical miles south of the Harrisburg VORTAC on the 1700 radial or 2912 nautical miles southwest of the Lancaster VOR on the 2500 radial Or for the folks arshyriving IFR (I Follow Roads) Thomasville Airport is on US Route 30 West approximately 8 miles west of York Hope to see you there

Another group of display aircraft The Aeronca Champ is owned by frv Baughman of York Bob Howards Rearwin is next followed by an old Cessna 180 and th e authors Cessna 17

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Compiled By P J Jensen and Glenn Buffington 818 West Crockett Street

Seattle WA 98119

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One of the classiest vintage airplanes in the Pacific Northwest is the Boeing Model 100 owned by Lew Wallick Chief of Boeing Flight Test and Robert Muckleshystone Seattle attorney and a round-the-world recshyord holder This airplane is the third of five serial number 1143 and registry number 872H the same as

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The unique biplane passed through several owners and was sold at an auction in 1968 The new owner acshycomplished an 85 restoration before it was bought by the WallickMucklestone combo in 1976 when it was returned to its birthplace in Seattle Washington O W Tosch owner of Aircraft Industries at Boeing Field a master mechanic and former Alaska bush pilot supervised the restoration work which brought the

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It was decided to finish the airplane as a P-12 beshycause the late Frank Tallman in California had the only other flyable airplane of the series painted as a Navy F4B-l There was considerable local community inshyterest developed as the work progressed so a formal first-flight ceremony and celebration was decided upon September 19 1977 was the date selected and with the aid of Boeing colleagues and representatives of the Red Barn Museum printed formal invitations were designed

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Lew Wallick makes this report of the flying charshyacteristics The performance of our Model 100 is spectacular and for me every flight in it is an exshyhilarating experience With take-off power the airshyplane is airborne in about 100 feet and it will climb 3500 feet per minute at 80 mph Using METO power it will indicate 165 mph in level flight while a low cruise powersetting of 1850 rpm and 28 inches manishyfold pressure will return an indicated 140 mph level

I used this cruise power setting for maneuvers in looping the plane starting the maneuver from level flight and leaving the power unchang~d throughout So far I have restricted myself to +45 g and -1 5 g just as a precaution for an old airplane I don t intend to carry out spinning because of the aft center of gravity and because I have heard conflicting stories of the P-12F4B spin characteristics According to some reports recovery is easy however other reports say that the spin will go flat after about three tmns and recovery is difficult The veteran Air Corps pilots who are my informants aren t sure whether these refer to the early models with bigger fins and rudders

Because of the outstanding restoration by Tosch and Company the Boeing has been awarded its share of honors at the 1978 fly-ins at the Fairchild Air Force Base open house (Spokane WA) the Watsonville CA National W est Coast Fly-In (the Mayors Award) and

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at the EAA Oshkosh 78 Fly-In - Silver Age (1928 shy1932) Champion

Lews routing to Oshkosh was Boeing Field to Missoula Billings Dickinson (RON - sleeping bag in the field office) Fargo Eau Claire Oshkosh Thanks to Dave jCmeson and the use of his hangar Lew was able to clean up the airplane prior to the judging The return middotcourse was Oshkosh Watertown Miles City Billings Coeur d Alene (an hour of show-and-tell at the Henley Airdrome) Seattle Over sixty hours were logged in the first twelve months after the initial 9-19-77 flight

This beautiful bird will continue to be exhibited at air shows and flowlI for pleasure by the owners Perhaps someday it will be a feature at the Red Barn Aviation Museum which is in the throes of being conshystructed at Boeing Field in Seattle

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The Fifteenth Annual West Coast Antique Fly-In and Air Show co-sponsored by the Northern Calishyfornia Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association and the Watsonvill e Chamber of Commerce was held on May 25 26 and 27 in 1979 This is a joint effort and includes the work of many EAA members of both the AntiqueClassic Division and the local Chapters in San Jose - 62 and 338 Many of the active peoshyple who work so hard to put this fly-in on are both members of the EAA and the AAA groups in the area

The Watsonville Fl y-In claims to be the biggest flyshyin in the west It draws literally hundreds of antiques classic homebuilts warbirds and a very active group of ultralights There are always interesting static disshyplays and an ever growing sales area where the goodies are snatched up - everything from T-shirts to flying helmets belt buckles to art work new radios to old magazines

The food at Watsonville has a special flavor unique to the area Watsonville is famous for its apples and its strawberries - and is adjacent to the largest artishychoke producing area in the world So apple jui ce is always part of the pilot package and strawberry

shortcake and french fried artichoke hearts barbeshycued turkey legs corn-on-the-cob etc are welcome changes from the traditional hot dog hamburger and coke youd normally expect to find to ease the hunshyger pangs

This was the weekend to find out if the gas crunch in California would hurt the attendance at the fly-in From thi s reporter s view it appeared that the crowds were very heavy on Saturday and lighter than usual on Sunday Friday was perfect lots of planes and pilots and few public to mar pictures and the set-up work From all reports those flying in had little trouble with fuel

Watsonville weather is always unpredictable It can range from very hot and sunny to cool windy and foggy and any combination of these in anyone day This year was about perfect - a bit foggy in early mornings but generally bright and sunny with a cool breeze off the nearby Pacific - good sunburn weather

Although we all look for the new and different airshycraft each year it is always nice to see the old favorites again Jim Nissens JN4D - doing lots of flying and even putting on a slow motion aerobatic demonstrashy

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tion with really TIGHT loops - a joy to behold We all look forward to seeing our old favorites - Ernie Fillshymores big red Stinson Mel Heflingers unique Harshylow PJC2 the Cessna Airmasters of Ken Coe and Gary White the big green Howard DGA of Mary and Joe Hecker of San Diego Bill Nuttings Waco Ted Hoshyman s American Eagle the Knodes Pietenpol Bob Yates Kinner Ryan etc We all have our favorites in all the different aircraft types Its not fair to menshytion just a few - but many of these ai rcraft that show up every year have been back to Oshkosh and Blakesshyburg and are national favorites too Just seeing the old favorites each year makes it seem like home

Among the real eye catchers this year was the 1936 Rearwin Sportster flown in by owner and restorer Alan Bushner of Fresno California What a beauty Authentic to the last detail says my old timer husshyband and with a gleaming red paint job Never walked by when Alan wasn t out polishing His efforts were rewarded with the Grand Champion Award and well deserved Im sure the judges had a tough choice beshytween the Rearwin and a beautiful red Howard DGA flown in from Rockford Illinois by owner Ronnie Ripshypon The beauty and detailing won Ronnie the Mayors Award which is the same as Grand Champion Runnershyup at Watsonville Ronnie also won the award for the longest distance flown in for judging And gave us a chance to chat again with Frank Rezich - Big Nicks little brother

Another very interesting antique was a 1937 Fairshychild 45 owned and restored by Bob Harbord who flew it in from the home hangar at Crest Airpark in the Seattle area Bob has been working on his bird since 1968 and had it flying the first time after a complete rebuild on July 31 1976 There are just 3 of the 17 original 45s left and coincidentally two of them Bobs NC16878 and 16879 (belonging to someone else) are in adjoining hangars at Crest Airpark Bob received the AAA Presidents Choice and the Angeles Antiquers Choice for his efforts

Another little antique that caught the eye of the knowledgeable was a little blue and silver Vulcan American Moth - 1928 This is a forerunner of the Davis and had many people even our super sharp announcer Jonny Reid fooled at first This little plane was at Chino but this was the first appearance at Watshysonville Believe it or not it was truly found in a barn where it had resided for 45 years I was told recently that the barn burned down a day after the Moth was removed but have no verification on that one The little bird had accumulated only 46 TT in its

51 years of life when it was at Watsonville The fellow who owned it for 45 years had bought it as a young college man He managed to prang it twice in the 4 hours he flew it He rebuilt her once but just never got around to rebuilding the second time The new owner Richard Stephens was awarded the AAA Award for rarest antique and First Award for Pioneer Age

Th ere were 8 ai rcraft owners wh 0 won special medallions for having planes on the field and flying that were 50 years old or older This is a new award for Watsonville and very impressive - especially for us who are in the over 50 age ourselves

These special awards went to

1918 Curtiss Jenny - Jim Nissen Livermore CA 1927 Waco 10 - N3931 - Larry Stephen Scotts Valley

CA 1928 American Eagle - N7172 - Owned by the Northern

California Chapter of AAA - formerly owned by Ted Homan

1928 Krieder-Reisner- N831N - John Reid San Jose CA 1928 Vulcan American Moth - N-62298 - Richard

Stephens Baldwin Park CA 1929 Travel Air 4000 - N9032 - Carroll Pope Rogue

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An interesting aircraft that caught my eye was a 1943 Piper PT It is claimed to be a one and only of its kind - the first low wing retractable gear built by Piper Its owned by Tom Wathen of Encino California and was restored by Ian Benne

There were so many beautiful classics this year that there is no way we can cover them all

The Northern California Antique Chapter gives out as many awards as possible to truly show their apshypreciation for the work and effort it takes to restore these aircraft and to say thank you to the pilots who bring them to show to all thus making a fly-in successful So there are awards for Best of Everything from Aeroncas to Taylorcrafts right on through the list Aeronca Beech Bellanca Cessna Ercoupe etc etc We were really impressed with some of the workshymanship and can truly appreciate the work that goes into the shiny polished aluminum oldies (we have a 1964 Cessna 206 in polished aluminum and we know how hard it is to keep it just presentable - let alone in judgi ng condition) We were really impressed with a Luscombe 8A brought to the fly-in by a young man

Tim Bowers from Woodland California Tim had worked on his little beauty for three and a half years and did a super restoration job He even had the brass hi nges on his cowli ng polisled up to look brassy agai n Tim didn t get the Best Luscombe Award that I might have given him but he did get the Merced Pilots Asshysociation Choice which made him feel good Im sure

At any fly-in the custom built judges have their problems As one judge said to us How do you tell a fellow his plane is not perfect when it is and so are a couple of others So they all look and they tally up the points and the Grand Champion Homebuilt Award went to Richard Shaefer from Torrance Calishyfornia for his blue Thorp T-18 with a super cockpit layout and instrumentation and all the details that catch judges eyes Runner-up and Best Starduster Too was Gary Solmis American Adventure We had a real lecture on how to apply gold leaf for trim and numbers from Gary This was a really sharp and difshyferent looking to us anyway trim for aircraft Gary had rebuilt this plane from the ground up after having had a smashing trip when it was quite new

As usual Watsonville put on a great air show for the public and the flying enthusiasts This year among the West Coasts most talented air show pilots were Eddy Andreini in his stock Stearman PT-13D Don Carshyter flying an authentic Buecker Jungmeister Freddy Ludtke with his 165 Warner powered Monocoupe John Pigget flying a Pitts S-2 Amelia Reid in a Cessna Aeroshybat Frank Ranuio flying his aerial ballet to music in a Piper J-3 Herb Ross and Wes Ament flying a dual Pitts act and World Champion Charlie Hillard flying both the Christen Eagle I and the Eagle II each day

Watsonville is just a memory now for this year shybut Memorial Day Weekend in 1980 will see us all there again - renewing old friendships seeing all the old favorites again catching up on the news and looking for what is new and the beautiful new restorashytions that will come as surely as the swallows come back to Capistrano Maybe you should try and make it too

WATSONVILLE 79 AWARD WINNERS

GRAND CHAMPION - Rearwin C1oudster N15857 shyAlan BuchnerFresno CA

BEST HOMEBUILT IN SHOW - Thorp T-18 N41RS shyRichard Schaefer Los Angeles CA

RAREST ANTIQUE - Vulcan American Moth N62298 shyRichard Stephens Baldwin Park CA

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Johnson Rocket - Arval Fairbarn Sunnyvale CA Rearwin Sportster - NC 15857 1936 Just finished - Fairchild 45 - N16878 - Bob Harbord Federal Way WA beautiful and authentic Grand Champion Alan Buchner AAA Presidents Choice and Angeles Antiquers Choice Fresno CA

1929 New Standard - George Dray Concord CA

Luscombe 8A - N2132B - Tim Bowers Woodland CA -Merced Pilots Choice

Douglas B23 - owned by E J Daly World Airways Tours were taken through it

Vulcan American Moth First touch down on Watsonville - What is it - a Daries

Jim Nissen and his Jenny - 1918 JN4-D - Livermore CA

Howard DGA - N22423 - Ronnie Rippon Rockford IL Mayors Award - Grand Cha mpion runner-up - Longest distance flown Beautiful

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Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co was Lincoln Beachey who became a legend in his own time Born in San Francisco in 1887 he grew up near Golden Gate Park At age 16 his motl-ler gave him a bicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit Art Mix one of his mechanics attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience

In 1905 Beachey became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin flying a little dirigible powered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals In the Fall of 1910 he came to Hammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school His first tries ended disastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinson as his instructor Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all stushydents in his skill and daring In a short time he became the star of the Curtiss Exhibition Co on the air show circuit

Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Falls and under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 1911 I n September he set an altitude record of 11642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted then gliding back to the field News writers were hard pressed to describe his various maneuvers The Ocean Wave the Dutch Roll the Coney Island Dip the Death Dip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts His most famous was a vertical

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dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

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The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

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fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

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Specifications Overall length 76 feet 8 inches Overall height 23 feet 10 inches on wheels Overall span 114 feet Wing area including struts 1875 square feet Weight empty 21500 pounds fully equipped Gross weight 34000 Poundssquare feet 182 Pounds hp 148 Gas capacity in wing 540 gallons Gas capashycity in pontoons 500 gallons total 1040 gallons Range with 24 passengers 935 miles Range with 40 passenshygers 500 miles High speed 130 mph or above at 1950 rpm Cruising speed 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm Initial climb 712 feet Landing speed 65 mph Absoshylute ceiling 13000 feet Take-off land full load 20 seconds take-off water full load 25 seconds high speed on 3 engi nes 110 mph Ceiling on 3 engines 6600 feet

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For the past six years John Shue of York Pennsylshyvania has been the organizer and guiding hand beshyhind the Annual Chicken and WACOS Antique FlyshyIn and Picnic at York s Thomasville Airport This year was no exception and the results were tremendous as usual In the six years that this affair has been held it has never been rained out

May 7 1979 turned out to be a beautiful day for a fly-in Aircraft started arriving around 900 AM with Pat Long and his WACO UPF-7 being the first arrival By the time aircraft arrivals slowed down over 110 aircraft were present for the day This happening started out small as a get-together primarily for WACO ownshyers Now it has expanded so that just about any anshytique classic or warbird as well as the newer transient types can be expected The homebuilt crowd has become faithful in their attendance as well

In the AntiqueClassic category there were several Aeroncas Cessna 140s 170s and a 195 Fairchilds Cubs and Taylorcrafts Ted Giltner and George Smith both from Reading Pennsylvania brought their Rearshywin Cloudster A gorgeous red and white Stearman (one of several in attendance) flown by Larry Kampel came in from Larrys strip a few miles to the north As far as WACOs go John Shue headed the field with his exquisite blue UPF-7 Pat Long of Upper Marlboro Maryland John Schlie of Long Island New York and

Porter Lee of Frederick Maryland brought their prize UPF-7s A maroon and creme YKS-7 was in attendance flown by its owner Wayne Hayes of Trenton New Jersey

The Travelers Awards of the day would have to go to Chub Trainor of Wayne New Jersey with his Howard DGA-15 and John Turgyan from Trenton jth his Sparshytan 7W Executive These gentlemen were at a fly-in in North Carolina in the morning and then headed north to York for the afternoon Talk about adding up mileage Incidentally Johns Spartan (NC13993) is the oldest Executive flying It is one of the very few Executives factory equipped with a stick rather than a yoke

The biggest crowd pleasers of the day were two P-51Ds owned by Bill Clark of State College Pennsylshyvania and Gene Stocker of College Park Pennsylvania Everyone watched as they performed low section forshymation passes on the runway as one would have exshypected to see somewhere over th e war-torn cou ntryshyside of 1940s Europe

The final event of the day and what has come to be my favorite was the antique fly-bys To hear that many radial engines running at one time is just music to the antiquers ears The sky was full of beautiful meticulously restored aircraft that were prettier than when they were factory new It was like a flashback into the 1930s as these craft lazily flew by the crowd This particular part of the get-together is an ideal time to get pictures of antiques doing what they do best FLYING

After the fly-bys are complete everyone starts packing their chairs kids and cameras to take a headshying for home Good-byes are exchanged between all of the flying cohorts and the Thomasville airport once again calms down and regains its gentle everyday pace

No prizes have been awarded in the more recent years of the York Fly-In and Picnic to avoid hurting anyones feelings However the friendships made at these events are worth more than any prize that could have been given

For anyone who has never attended this getshytogether we cordially invite all of you to next years affair The dates will be printed in EAAs publications once they have been finalized York is located on both the Washington and New York sections and is 21 nautical miles south of the Harrisburg VORTAC on the 1700 radial or 2912 nautical miles southwest of the Lancaster VOR on the 2500 radial Or for the folks arshyriving IFR (I Follow Roads) Thomasville Airport is on US Route 30 West approximately 8 miles west of York Hope to see you there

Another group of display aircraft The Aeronca Champ is owned by frv Baughman of York Bob Howards Rearwin is next followed by an old Cessna 180 and th e authors Cessna 17

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Compiled By P J Jensen and Glenn Buffington 818 West Crockett Street

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One of the classiest vintage airplanes in the Pacific Northwest is the Boeing Model 100 owned by Lew Wallick Chief of Boeing Flight Test and Robert Muckleshystone Seattle attorney and a round-the-world recshyord holder This airplane is the third of five serial number 1143 and registry number 872H the same as

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The unique biplane passed through several owners and was sold at an auction in 1968 The new owner acshycomplished an 85 restoration before it was bought by the WallickMucklestone combo in 1976 when it was returned to its birthplace in Seattle Washington O W Tosch owner of Aircraft Industries at Boeing Field a master mechanic and former Alaska bush pilot supervised the restoration work which brought the

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It was decided to finish the airplane as a P-12 beshycause the late Frank Tallman in California had the only other flyable airplane of the series painted as a Navy F4B-l There was considerable local community inshyterest developed as the work progressed so a formal first-flight ceremony and celebration was decided upon September 19 1977 was the date selected and with the aid of Boeing colleagues and representatives of the Red Barn Museum printed formal invitations were designed

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Lew Wallick makes this report of the flying charshyacteristics The performance of our Model 100 is spectacular and for me every flight in it is an exshyhilarating experience With take-off power the airshyplane is airborne in about 100 feet and it will climb 3500 feet per minute at 80 mph Using METO power it will indicate 165 mph in level flight while a low cruise powersetting of 1850 rpm and 28 inches manishyfold pressure will return an indicated 140 mph level

I used this cruise power setting for maneuvers in looping the plane starting the maneuver from level flight and leaving the power unchang~d throughout So far I have restricted myself to +45 g and -1 5 g just as a precaution for an old airplane I don t intend to carry out spinning because of the aft center of gravity and because I have heard conflicting stories of the P-12F4B spin characteristics According to some reports recovery is easy however other reports say that the spin will go flat after about three tmns and recovery is difficult The veteran Air Corps pilots who are my informants aren t sure whether these refer to the early models with bigger fins and rudders

Because of the outstanding restoration by Tosch and Company the Boeing has been awarded its share of honors at the 1978 fly-ins at the Fairchild Air Force Base open house (Spokane WA) the Watsonville CA National W est Coast Fly-In (the Mayors Award) and

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at the EAA Oshkosh 78 Fly-In - Silver Age (1928 shy1932) Champion

Lews routing to Oshkosh was Boeing Field to Missoula Billings Dickinson (RON - sleeping bag in the field office) Fargo Eau Claire Oshkosh Thanks to Dave jCmeson and the use of his hangar Lew was able to clean up the airplane prior to the judging The return middotcourse was Oshkosh Watertown Miles City Billings Coeur d Alene (an hour of show-and-tell at the Henley Airdrome) Seattle Over sixty hours were logged in the first twelve months after the initial 9-19-77 flight

This beautiful bird will continue to be exhibited at air shows and flowlI for pleasure by the owners Perhaps someday it will be a feature at the Red Barn Aviation Museum which is in the throes of being conshystructed at Boeing Field in Seattle

One of the proud owners - S L Wallick Jr

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The Fifteenth Annual West Coast Antique Fly-In and Air Show co-sponsored by the Northern Calishyfornia Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association and the Watsonvill e Chamber of Commerce was held on May 25 26 and 27 in 1979 This is a joint effort and includes the work of many EAA members of both the AntiqueClassic Division and the local Chapters in San Jose - 62 and 338 Many of the active peoshyple who work so hard to put this fly-in on are both members of the EAA and the AAA groups in the area

The Watsonville Fl y-In claims to be the biggest flyshyin in the west It draws literally hundreds of antiques classic homebuilts warbirds and a very active group of ultralights There are always interesting static disshyplays and an ever growing sales area where the goodies are snatched up - everything from T-shirts to flying helmets belt buckles to art work new radios to old magazines

The food at Watsonville has a special flavor unique to the area Watsonville is famous for its apples and its strawberries - and is adjacent to the largest artishychoke producing area in the world So apple jui ce is always part of the pilot package and strawberry

shortcake and french fried artichoke hearts barbeshycued turkey legs corn-on-the-cob etc are welcome changes from the traditional hot dog hamburger and coke youd normally expect to find to ease the hunshyger pangs

This was the weekend to find out if the gas crunch in California would hurt the attendance at the fly-in From thi s reporter s view it appeared that the crowds were very heavy on Saturday and lighter than usual on Sunday Friday was perfect lots of planes and pilots and few public to mar pictures and the set-up work From all reports those flying in had little trouble with fuel

Watsonville weather is always unpredictable It can range from very hot and sunny to cool windy and foggy and any combination of these in anyone day This year was about perfect - a bit foggy in early mornings but generally bright and sunny with a cool breeze off the nearby Pacific - good sunburn weather

Although we all look for the new and different airshycraft each year it is always nice to see the old favorites again Jim Nissens JN4D - doing lots of flying and even putting on a slow motion aerobatic demonstrashy

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tion with really TIGHT loops - a joy to behold We all look forward to seeing our old favorites - Ernie Fillshymores big red Stinson Mel Heflingers unique Harshylow PJC2 the Cessna Airmasters of Ken Coe and Gary White the big green Howard DGA of Mary and Joe Hecker of San Diego Bill Nuttings Waco Ted Hoshyman s American Eagle the Knodes Pietenpol Bob Yates Kinner Ryan etc We all have our favorites in all the different aircraft types Its not fair to menshytion just a few - but many of these ai rcraft that show up every year have been back to Oshkosh and Blakesshyburg and are national favorites too Just seeing the old favorites each year makes it seem like home

Among the real eye catchers this year was the 1936 Rearwin Sportster flown in by owner and restorer Alan Bushner of Fresno California What a beauty Authentic to the last detail says my old timer husshyband and with a gleaming red paint job Never walked by when Alan wasn t out polishing His efforts were rewarded with the Grand Champion Award and well deserved Im sure the judges had a tough choice beshytween the Rearwin and a beautiful red Howard DGA flown in from Rockford Illinois by owner Ronnie Ripshypon The beauty and detailing won Ronnie the Mayors Award which is the same as Grand Champion Runnershyup at Watsonville Ronnie also won the award for the longest distance flown in for judging And gave us a chance to chat again with Frank Rezich - Big Nicks little brother

Another very interesting antique was a 1937 Fairshychild 45 owned and restored by Bob Harbord who flew it in from the home hangar at Crest Airpark in the Seattle area Bob has been working on his bird since 1968 and had it flying the first time after a complete rebuild on July 31 1976 There are just 3 of the 17 original 45s left and coincidentally two of them Bobs NC16878 and 16879 (belonging to someone else) are in adjoining hangars at Crest Airpark Bob received the AAA Presidents Choice and the Angeles Antiquers Choice for his efforts

Another little antique that caught the eye of the knowledgeable was a little blue and silver Vulcan American Moth - 1928 This is a forerunner of the Davis and had many people even our super sharp announcer Jonny Reid fooled at first This little plane was at Chino but this was the first appearance at Watshysonville Believe it or not it was truly found in a barn where it had resided for 45 years I was told recently that the barn burned down a day after the Moth was removed but have no verification on that one The little bird had accumulated only 46 TT in its

51 years of life when it was at Watsonville The fellow who owned it for 45 years had bought it as a young college man He managed to prang it twice in the 4 hours he flew it He rebuilt her once but just never got around to rebuilding the second time The new owner Richard Stephens was awarded the AAA Award for rarest antique and First Award for Pioneer Age

Th ere were 8 ai rcraft owners wh 0 won special medallions for having planes on the field and flying that were 50 years old or older This is a new award for Watsonville and very impressive - especially for us who are in the over 50 age ourselves

These special awards went to

1918 Curtiss Jenny - Jim Nissen Livermore CA 1927 Waco 10 - N3931 - Larry Stephen Scotts Valley

CA 1928 American Eagle - N7172 - Owned by the Northern

California Chapter of AAA - formerly owned by Ted Homan

1928 Krieder-Reisner- N831N - John Reid San Jose CA 1928 Vulcan American Moth - N-62298 - Richard

Stephens Baldwin Park CA 1929 Travel Air 4000 - N9032 - Carroll Pope Rogue

River OR 1929 Waco ASO - N4W - William Detour Jr Vanshy

couver WA 1929 Boeing 100 P-12 - N872H - Lew Wallick Bellshy

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An interesting aircraft that caught my eye was a 1943 Piper PT It is claimed to be a one and only of its kind - the first low wing retractable gear built by Piper Its owned by Tom Wathen of Encino California and was restored by Ian Benne

There were so many beautiful classics this year that there is no way we can cover them all

The Northern California Antique Chapter gives out as many awards as possible to truly show their apshypreciation for the work and effort it takes to restore these aircraft and to say thank you to the pilots who bring them to show to all thus making a fly-in successful So there are awards for Best of Everything from Aeroncas to Taylorcrafts right on through the list Aeronca Beech Bellanca Cessna Ercoupe etc etc We were really impressed with some of the workshymanship and can truly appreciate the work that goes into the shiny polished aluminum oldies (we have a 1964 Cessna 206 in polished aluminum and we know how hard it is to keep it just presentable - let alone in judgi ng condition) We were really impressed with a Luscombe 8A brought to the fly-in by a young man

Tim Bowers from Woodland California Tim had worked on his little beauty for three and a half years and did a super restoration job He even had the brass hi nges on his cowli ng polisled up to look brassy agai n Tim didn t get the Best Luscombe Award that I might have given him but he did get the Merced Pilots Asshysociation Choice which made him feel good Im sure

At any fly-in the custom built judges have their problems As one judge said to us How do you tell a fellow his plane is not perfect when it is and so are a couple of others So they all look and they tally up the points and the Grand Champion Homebuilt Award went to Richard Shaefer from Torrance Calishyfornia for his blue Thorp T-18 with a super cockpit layout and instrumentation and all the details that catch judges eyes Runner-up and Best Starduster Too was Gary Solmis American Adventure We had a real lecture on how to apply gold leaf for trim and numbers from Gary This was a really sharp and difshyferent looking to us anyway trim for aircraft Gary had rebuilt this plane from the ground up after having had a smashing trip when it was quite new

As usual Watsonville put on a great air show for the public and the flying enthusiasts This year among the West Coasts most talented air show pilots were Eddy Andreini in his stock Stearman PT-13D Don Carshyter flying an authentic Buecker Jungmeister Freddy Ludtke with his 165 Warner powered Monocoupe John Pigget flying a Pitts S-2 Amelia Reid in a Cessna Aeroshybat Frank Ranuio flying his aerial ballet to music in a Piper J-3 Herb Ross and Wes Ament flying a dual Pitts act and World Champion Charlie Hillard flying both the Christen Eagle I and the Eagle II each day

Watsonville is just a memory now for this year shybut Memorial Day Weekend in 1980 will see us all there again - renewing old friendships seeing all the old favorites again catching up on the news and looking for what is new and the beautiful new restorashytions that will come as surely as the swallows come back to Capistrano Maybe you should try and make it too

WATSONVILLE 79 AWARD WINNERS

GRAND CHAMPION - Rearwin C1oudster N15857 shyAlan BuchnerFresno CA

BEST HOMEBUILT IN SHOW - Thorp T-18 N41RS shyRichard Schaefer Los Angeles CA

RAREST ANTIQUE - Vulcan American Moth N62298 shyRichard Stephens Baldwin Park CA

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Johnson Rocket - Arval Fairbarn Sunnyvale CA Rearwin Sportster - NC 15857 1936 Just finished - Fairchild 45 - N16878 - Bob Harbord Federal Way WA beautiful and authentic Grand Champion Alan Buchner AAA Presidents Choice and Angeles Antiquers Choice Fresno CA

1929 New Standard - George Dray Concord CA

Luscombe 8A - N2132B - Tim Bowers Woodland CA -Merced Pilots Choice

Douglas B23 - owned by E J Daly World Airways Tours were taken through it

Vulcan American Moth First touch down on Watsonville - What is it - a Daries

Jim Nissen and his Jenny - 1918 JN4-D - Livermore CA

Howard DGA - N22423 - Ronnie Rippon Rockford IL Mayors Award - Grand Cha mpion runner-up - Longest distance flown Beautiful

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Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co was Lincoln Beachey who became a legend in his own time Born in San Francisco in 1887 he grew up near Golden Gate Park At age 16 his motl-ler gave him a bicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit Art Mix one of his mechanics attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience

In 1905 Beachey became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin flying a little dirigible powered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals In the Fall of 1910 he came to Hammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school His first tries ended disastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinson as his instructor Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all stushydents in his skill and daring In a short time he became the star of the Curtiss Exhibition Co on the air show circuit

Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Falls and under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 1911 I n September he set an altitude record of 11642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted then gliding back to the field News writers were hard pressed to describe his various maneuvers The Ocean Wave the Dutch Roll the Coney Island Dip the Death Dip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts His most famous was a vertical

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Beachey performing at Hammondsport on October 7 7973 tes ting his new Curtiss t3 eachey (left) and Glenn Martin with th e Martin Special H e was not satisfied with this airplane and soon disposed of it

The standard thriller at fairs was the race between the airplane and the automobi le Beacheys spectacu lar flight inside the exh ibition building at th e Panama Pacific Beachey in his Curtiss Pusher Exposition grounds in 7914

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

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Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

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The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

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fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

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Specifications Overall length 76 feet 8 inches Overall height 23 feet 10 inches on wheels Overall span 114 feet Wing area including struts 1875 square feet Weight empty 21500 pounds fully equipped Gross weight 34000 Poundssquare feet 182 Pounds hp 148 Gas capacity in wing 540 gallons Gas capashycity in pontoons 500 gallons total 1040 gallons Range with 24 passengers 935 miles Range with 40 passenshygers 500 miles High speed 130 mph or above at 1950 rpm Cruising speed 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm Initial climb 712 feet Landing speed 65 mph Absoshylute ceiling 13000 feet Take-off land full load 20 seconds take-off water full load 25 seconds high speed on 3 engi nes 110 mph Ceiling on 3 engines 6600 feet

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Porter Lee of Frederick Maryland brought their prize UPF-7s A maroon and creme YKS-7 was in attendance flown by its owner Wayne Hayes of Trenton New Jersey

The Travelers Awards of the day would have to go to Chub Trainor of Wayne New Jersey with his Howard DGA-15 and John Turgyan from Trenton jth his Sparshytan 7W Executive These gentlemen were at a fly-in in North Carolina in the morning and then headed north to York for the afternoon Talk about adding up mileage Incidentally Johns Spartan (NC13993) is the oldest Executive flying It is one of the very few Executives factory equipped with a stick rather than a yoke

The biggest crowd pleasers of the day were two P-51Ds owned by Bill Clark of State College Pennsylshyvania and Gene Stocker of College Park Pennsylvania Everyone watched as they performed low section forshymation passes on the runway as one would have exshypected to see somewhere over th e war-torn cou ntryshyside of 1940s Europe

The final event of the day and what has come to be my favorite was the antique fly-bys To hear that many radial engines running at one time is just music to the antiquers ears The sky was full of beautiful meticulously restored aircraft that were prettier than when they were factory new It was like a flashback into the 1930s as these craft lazily flew by the crowd This particular part of the get-together is an ideal time to get pictures of antiques doing what they do best FLYING

After the fly-bys are complete everyone starts packing their chairs kids and cameras to take a headshying for home Good-byes are exchanged between all of the flying cohorts and the Thomasville airport once again calms down and regains its gentle everyday pace

No prizes have been awarded in the more recent years of the York Fly-In and Picnic to avoid hurting anyones feelings However the friendships made at these events are worth more than any prize that could have been given

For anyone who has never attended this getshytogether we cordially invite all of you to next years affair The dates will be printed in EAAs publications once they have been finalized York is located on both the Washington and New York sections and is 21 nautical miles south of the Harrisburg VORTAC on the 1700 radial or 2912 nautical miles southwest of the Lancaster VOR on the 2500 radial Or for the folks arshyriving IFR (I Follow Roads) Thomasville Airport is on US Route 30 West approximately 8 miles west of York Hope to see you there

Another group of display aircraft The Aeronca Champ is owned by frv Baughman of York Bob Howards Rearwin is next followed by an old Cessna 180 and th e authors Cessna 17

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One of the classiest vintage airplanes in the Pacific Northwest is the Boeing Model 100 owned by Lew Wallick Chief of Boeing Flight Test and Robert Muckleshystone Seattle attorney and a round-the-world recshyord holder This airplane is the third of five serial number 1143 and registry number 872H the same as

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The unique biplane passed through several owners and was sold at an auction in 1968 The new owner acshycomplished an 85 restoration before it was bought by the WallickMucklestone combo in 1976 when it was returned to its birthplace in Seattle Washington O W Tosch owner of Aircraft Industries at Boeing Field a master mechanic and former Alaska bush pilot supervised the restoration work which brought the

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It was decided to finish the airplane as a P-12 beshycause the late Frank Tallman in California had the only other flyable airplane of the series painted as a Navy F4B-l There was considerable local community inshyterest developed as the work progressed so a formal first-flight ceremony and celebration was decided upon September 19 1977 was the date selected and with the aid of Boeing colleagues and representatives of the Red Barn Museum printed formal invitations were designed

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Lew Wallick makes this report of the flying charshyacteristics The performance of our Model 100 is spectacular and for me every flight in it is an exshyhilarating experience With take-off power the airshyplane is airborne in about 100 feet and it will climb 3500 feet per minute at 80 mph Using METO power it will indicate 165 mph in level flight while a low cruise powersetting of 1850 rpm and 28 inches manishyfold pressure will return an indicated 140 mph level

I used this cruise power setting for maneuvers in looping the plane starting the maneuver from level flight and leaving the power unchang~d throughout So far I have restricted myself to +45 g and -1 5 g just as a precaution for an old airplane I don t intend to carry out spinning because of the aft center of gravity and because I have heard conflicting stories of the P-12F4B spin characteristics According to some reports recovery is easy however other reports say that the spin will go flat after about three tmns and recovery is difficult The veteran Air Corps pilots who are my informants aren t sure whether these refer to the early models with bigger fins and rudders

Because of the outstanding restoration by Tosch and Company the Boeing has been awarded its share of honors at the 1978 fly-ins at the Fairchild Air Force Base open house (Spokane WA) the Watsonville CA National W est Coast Fly-In (the Mayors Award) and

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Lews routing to Oshkosh was Boeing Field to Missoula Billings Dickinson (RON - sleeping bag in the field office) Fargo Eau Claire Oshkosh Thanks to Dave jCmeson and the use of his hangar Lew was able to clean up the airplane prior to the judging The return middotcourse was Oshkosh Watertown Miles City Billings Coeur d Alene (an hour of show-and-tell at the Henley Airdrome) Seattle Over sixty hours were logged in the first twelve months after the initial 9-19-77 flight

This beautiful bird will continue to be exhibited at air shows and flowlI for pleasure by the owners Perhaps someday it will be a feature at the Red Barn Aviation Museum which is in the throes of being conshystructed at Boeing Field in Seattle

One of the proud owners - S L Wallick Jr

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The Fifteenth Annual West Coast Antique Fly-In and Air Show co-sponsored by the Northern Calishyfornia Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association and the Watsonvill e Chamber of Commerce was held on May 25 26 and 27 in 1979 This is a joint effort and includes the work of many EAA members of both the AntiqueClassic Division and the local Chapters in San Jose - 62 and 338 Many of the active peoshyple who work so hard to put this fly-in on are both members of the EAA and the AAA groups in the area

The Watsonville Fl y-In claims to be the biggest flyshyin in the west It draws literally hundreds of antiques classic homebuilts warbirds and a very active group of ultralights There are always interesting static disshyplays and an ever growing sales area where the goodies are snatched up - everything from T-shirts to flying helmets belt buckles to art work new radios to old magazines

The food at Watsonville has a special flavor unique to the area Watsonville is famous for its apples and its strawberries - and is adjacent to the largest artishychoke producing area in the world So apple jui ce is always part of the pilot package and strawberry

shortcake and french fried artichoke hearts barbeshycued turkey legs corn-on-the-cob etc are welcome changes from the traditional hot dog hamburger and coke youd normally expect to find to ease the hunshyger pangs

This was the weekend to find out if the gas crunch in California would hurt the attendance at the fly-in From thi s reporter s view it appeared that the crowds were very heavy on Saturday and lighter than usual on Sunday Friday was perfect lots of planes and pilots and few public to mar pictures and the set-up work From all reports those flying in had little trouble with fuel

Watsonville weather is always unpredictable It can range from very hot and sunny to cool windy and foggy and any combination of these in anyone day This year was about perfect - a bit foggy in early mornings but generally bright and sunny with a cool breeze off the nearby Pacific - good sunburn weather

Although we all look for the new and different airshycraft each year it is always nice to see the old favorites again Jim Nissens JN4D - doing lots of flying and even putting on a slow motion aerobatic demonstrashy

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tion with really TIGHT loops - a joy to behold We all look forward to seeing our old favorites - Ernie Fillshymores big red Stinson Mel Heflingers unique Harshylow PJC2 the Cessna Airmasters of Ken Coe and Gary White the big green Howard DGA of Mary and Joe Hecker of San Diego Bill Nuttings Waco Ted Hoshyman s American Eagle the Knodes Pietenpol Bob Yates Kinner Ryan etc We all have our favorites in all the different aircraft types Its not fair to menshytion just a few - but many of these ai rcraft that show up every year have been back to Oshkosh and Blakesshyburg and are national favorites too Just seeing the old favorites each year makes it seem like home

Among the real eye catchers this year was the 1936 Rearwin Sportster flown in by owner and restorer Alan Bushner of Fresno California What a beauty Authentic to the last detail says my old timer husshyband and with a gleaming red paint job Never walked by when Alan wasn t out polishing His efforts were rewarded with the Grand Champion Award and well deserved Im sure the judges had a tough choice beshytween the Rearwin and a beautiful red Howard DGA flown in from Rockford Illinois by owner Ronnie Ripshypon The beauty and detailing won Ronnie the Mayors Award which is the same as Grand Champion Runnershyup at Watsonville Ronnie also won the award for the longest distance flown in for judging And gave us a chance to chat again with Frank Rezich - Big Nicks little brother

Another very interesting antique was a 1937 Fairshychild 45 owned and restored by Bob Harbord who flew it in from the home hangar at Crest Airpark in the Seattle area Bob has been working on his bird since 1968 and had it flying the first time after a complete rebuild on July 31 1976 There are just 3 of the 17 original 45s left and coincidentally two of them Bobs NC16878 and 16879 (belonging to someone else) are in adjoining hangars at Crest Airpark Bob received the AAA Presidents Choice and the Angeles Antiquers Choice for his efforts

Another little antique that caught the eye of the knowledgeable was a little blue and silver Vulcan American Moth - 1928 This is a forerunner of the Davis and had many people even our super sharp announcer Jonny Reid fooled at first This little plane was at Chino but this was the first appearance at Watshysonville Believe it or not it was truly found in a barn where it had resided for 45 years I was told recently that the barn burned down a day after the Moth was removed but have no verification on that one The little bird had accumulated only 46 TT in its

51 years of life when it was at Watsonville The fellow who owned it for 45 years had bought it as a young college man He managed to prang it twice in the 4 hours he flew it He rebuilt her once but just never got around to rebuilding the second time The new owner Richard Stephens was awarded the AAA Award for rarest antique and First Award for Pioneer Age

Th ere were 8 ai rcraft owners wh 0 won special medallions for having planes on the field and flying that were 50 years old or older This is a new award for Watsonville and very impressive - especially for us who are in the over 50 age ourselves

These special awards went to

1918 Curtiss Jenny - Jim Nissen Livermore CA 1927 Waco 10 - N3931 - Larry Stephen Scotts Valley

CA 1928 American Eagle - N7172 - Owned by the Northern

California Chapter of AAA - formerly owned by Ted Homan

1928 Krieder-Reisner- N831N - John Reid San Jose CA 1928 Vulcan American Moth - N-62298 - Richard

Stephens Baldwin Park CA 1929 Travel Air 4000 - N9032 - Carroll Pope Rogue

River OR 1929 Waco ASO - N4W - William Detour Jr Vanshy

couver WA 1929 Boeing 100 P-12 - N872H - Lew Wallick Bellshy

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An interesting aircraft that caught my eye was a 1943 Piper PT It is claimed to be a one and only of its kind - the first low wing retractable gear built by Piper Its owned by Tom Wathen of Encino California and was restored by Ian Benne

There were so many beautiful classics this year that there is no way we can cover them all

The Northern California Antique Chapter gives out as many awards as possible to truly show their apshypreciation for the work and effort it takes to restore these aircraft and to say thank you to the pilots who bring them to show to all thus making a fly-in successful So there are awards for Best of Everything from Aeroncas to Taylorcrafts right on through the list Aeronca Beech Bellanca Cessna Ercoupe etc etc We were really impressed with some of the workshymanship and can truly appreciate the work that goes into the shiny polished aluminum oldies (we have a 1964 Cessna 206 in polished aluminum and we know how hard it is to keep it just presentable - let alone in judgi ng condition) We were really impressed with a Luscombe 8A brought to the fly-in by a young man

Tim Bowers from Woodland California Tim had worked on his little beauty for three and a half years and did a super restoration job He even had the brass hi nges on his cowli ng polisled up to look brassy agai n Tim didn t get the Best Luscombe Award that I might have given him but he did get the Merced Pilots Asshysociation Choice which made him feel good Im sure

At any fly-in the custom built judges have their problems As one judge said to us How do you tell a fellow his plane is not perfect when it is and so are a couple of others So they all look and they tally up the points and the Grand Champion Homebuilt Award went to Richard Shaefer from Torrance Calishyfornia for his blue Thorp T-18 with a super cockpit layout and instrumentation and all the details that catch judges eyes Runner-up and Best Starduster Too was Gary Solmis American Adventure We had a real lecture on how to apply gold leaf for trim and numbers from Gary This was a really sharp and difshyferent looking to us anyway trim for aircraft Gary had rebuilt this plane from the ground up after having had a smashing trip when it was quite new

As usual Watsonville put on a great air show for the public and the flying enthusiasts This year among the West Coasts most talented air show pilots were Eddy Andreini in his stock Stearman PT-13D Don Carshyter flying an authentic Buecker Jungmeister Freddy Ludtke with his 165 Warner powered Monocoupe John Pigget flying a Pitts S-2 Amelia Reid in a Cessna Aeroshybat Frank Ranuio flying his aerial ballet to music in a Piper J-3 Herb Ross and Wes Ament flying a dual Pitts act and World Champion Charlie Hillard flying both the Christen Eagle I and the Eagle II each day

Watsonville is just a memory now for this year shybut Memorial Day Weekend in 1980 will see us all there again - renewing old friendships seeing all the old favorites again catching up on the news and looking for what is new and the beautiful new restorashytions that will come as surely as the swallows come back to Capistrano Maybe you should try and make it too

WATSONVILLE 79 AWARD WINNERS

GRAND CHAMPION - Rearwin C1oudster N15857 shyAlan BuchnerFresno CA

BEST HOMEBUILT IN SHOW - Thorp T-18 N41RS shyRichard Schaefer Los Angeles CA

RAREST ANTIQUE - Vulcan American Moth N62298 shyRichard Stephens Baldwin Park CA

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Johnson Rocket - Arval Fairbarn Sunnyvale CA Rearwin Sportster - NC 15857 1936 Just finished - Fairchild 45 - N16878 - Bob Harbord Federal Way WA beautiful and authentic Grand Champion Alan Buchner AAA Presidents Choice and Angeles Antiquers Choice Fresno CA

1929 New Standard - George Dray Concord CA

Luscombe 8A - N2132B - Tim Bowers Woodland CA -Merced Pilots Choice

Douglas B23 - owned by E J Daly World Airways Tours were taken through it

Vulcan American Moth First touch down on Watsonville - What is it - a Daries

Jim Nissen and his Jenny - 1918 JN4-D - Livermore CA

Howard DGA - N22423 - Ronnie Rippon Rockford IL Mayors Award - Grand Cha mpion runner-up - Longest distance flown Beautiful

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Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co was Lincoln Beachey who became a legend in his own time Born in San Francisco in 1887 he grew up near Golden Gate Park At age 16 his motl-ler gave him a bicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit Art Mix one of his mechanics attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience

In 1905 Beachey became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin flying a little dirigible powered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals In the Fall of 1910 he came to Hammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school His first tries ended disastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinson as his instructor Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all stushydents in his skill and daring In a short time he became the star of the Curtiss Exhibition Co on the air show circuit

Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Falls and under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 1911 I n September he set an altitude record of 11642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted then gliding back to the field News writers were hard pressed to describe his various maneuvers The Ocean Wave the Dutch Roll the Coney Island Dip the Death Dip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts His most famous was a vertical

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dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

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By Lionel Salisbury 7 Harper Road

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The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

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fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

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One of the classiest vintage airplanes in the Pacific Northwest is the Boeing Model 100 owned by Lew Wallick Chief of Boeing Flight Test and Robert Muckleshystone Seattle attorney and a round-the-world recshyord holder This airplane is the third of five serial number 1143 and registry number 872H the same as

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The unique biplane passed through several owners and was sold at an auction in 1968 The new owner acshycomplished an 85 restoration before it was bought by the WallickMucklestone combo in 1976 when it was returned to its birthplace in Seattle Washington O W Tosch owner of Aircraft Industries at Boeing Field a master mechanic and former Alaska bush pilot supervised the restoration work which brought the

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It was decided to finish the airplane as a P-12 beshycause the late Frank Tallman in California had the only other flyable airplane of the series painted as a Navy F4B-l There was considerable local community inshyterest developed as the work progressed so a formal first-flight ceremony and celebration was decided upon September 19 1977 was the date selected and with the aid of Boeing colleagues and representatives of the Red Barn Museum printed formal invitations were designed

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Lew Wallick makes this report of the flying charshyacteristics The performance of our Model 100 is spectacular and for me every flight in it is an exshyhilarating experience With take-off power the airshyplane is airborne in about 100 feet and it will climb 3500 feet per minute at 80 mph Using METO power it will indicate 165 mph in level flight while a low cruise powersetting of 1850 rpm and 28 inches manishyfold pressure will return an indicated 140 mph level

I used this cruise power setting for maneuvers in looping the plane starting the maneuver from level flight and leaving the power unchang~d throughout So far I have restricted myself to +45 g and -1 5 g just as a precaution for an old airplane I don t intend to carry out spinning because of the aft center of gravity and because I have heard conflicting stories of the P-12F4B spin characteristics According to some reports recovery is easy however other reports say that the spin will go flat after about three tmns and recovery is difficult The veteran Air Corps pilots who are my informants aren t sure whether these refer to the early models with bigger fins and rudders

Because of the outstanding restoration by Tosch and Company the Boeing has been awarded its share of honors at the 1978 fly-ins at the Fairchild Air Force Base open house (Spokane WA) the Watsonville CA National W est Coast Fly-In (the Mayors Award) and

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Lews routing to Oshkosh was Boeing Field to Missoula Billings Dickinson (RON - sleeping bag in the field office) Fargo Eau Claire Oshkosh Thanks to Dave jCmeson and the use of his hangar Lew was able to clean up the airplane prior to the judging The return middotcourse was Oshkosh Watertown Miles City Billings Coeur d Alene (an hour of show-and-tell at the Henley Airdrome) Seattle Over sixty hours were logged in the first twelve months after the initial 9-19-77 flight

This beautiful bird will continue to be exhibited at air shows and flowlI for pleasure by the owners Perhaps someday it will be a feature at the Red Barn Aviation Museum which is in the throes of being conshystructed at Boeing Field in Seattle

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The Fifteenth Annual West Coast Antique Fly-In and Air Show co-sponsored by the Northern Calishyfornia Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association and the Watsonvill e Chamber of Commerce was held on May 25 26 and 27 in 1979 This is a joint effort and includes the work of many EAA members of both the AntiqueClassic Division and the local Chapters in San Jose - 62 and 338 Many of the active peoshyple who work so hard to put this fly-in on are both members of the EAA and the AAA groups in the area

The Watsonville Fl y-In claims to be the biggest flyshyin in the west It draws literally hundreds of antiques classic homebuilts warbirds and a very active group of ultralights There are always interesting static disshyplays and an ever growing sales area where the goodies are snatched up - everything from T-shirts to flying helmets belt buckles to art work new radios to old magazines

The food at Watsonville has a special flavor unique to the area Watsonville is famous for its apples and its strawberries - and is adjacent to the largest artishychoke producing area in the world So apple jui ce is always part of the pilot package and strawberry

shortcake and french fried artichoke hearts barbeshycued turkey legs corn-on-the-cob etc are welcome changes from the traditional hot dog hamburger and coke youd normally expect to find to ease the hunshyger pangs

This was the weekend to find out if the gas crunch in California would hurt the attendance at the fly-in From thi s reporter s view it appeared that the crowds were very heavy on Saturday and lighter than usual on Sunday Friday was perfect lots of planes and pilots and few public to mar pictures and the set-up work From all reports those flying in had little trouble with fuel

Watsonville weather is always unpredictable It can range from very hot and sunny to cool windy and foggy and any combination of these in anyone day This year was about perfect - a bit foggy in early mornings but generally bright and sunny with a cool breeze off the nearby Pacific - good sunburn weather

Although we all look for the new and different airshycraft each year it is always nice to see the old favorites again Jim Nissens JN4D - doing lots of flying and even putting on a slow motion aerobatic demonstrashy

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tion with really TIGHT loops - a joy to behold We all look forward to seeing our old favorites - Ernie Fillshymores big red Stinson Mel Heflingers unique Harshylow PJC2 the Cessna Airmasters of Ken Coe and Gary White the big green Howard DGA of Mary and Joe Hecker of San Diego Bill Nuttings Waco Ted Hoshyman s American Eagle the Knodes Pietenpol Bob Yates Kinner Ryan etc We all have our favorites in all the different aircraft types Its not fair to menshytion just a few - but many of these ai rcraft that show up every year have been back to Oshkosh and Blakesshyburg and are national favorites too Just seeing the old favorites each year makes it seem like home

Among the real eye catchers this year was the 1936 Rearwin Sportster flown in by owner and restorer Alan Bushner of Fresno California What a beauty Authentic to the last detail says my old timer husshyband and with a gleaming red paint job Never walked by when Alan wasn t out polishing His efforts were rewarded with the Grand Champion Award and well deserved Im sure the judges had a tough choice beshytween the Rearwin and a beautiful red Howard DGA flown in from Rockford Illinois by owner Ronnie Ripshypon The beauty and detailing won Ronnie the Mayors Award which is the same as Grand Champion Runnershyup at Watsonville Ronnie also won the award for the longest distance flown in for judging And gave us a chance to chat again with Frank Rezich - Big Nicks little brother

Another very interesting antique was a 1937 Fairshychild 45 owned and restored by Bob Harbord who flew it in from the home hangar at Crest Airpark in the Seattle area Bob has been working on his bird since 1968 and had it flying the first time after a complete rebuild on July 31 1976 There are just 3 of the 17 original 45s left and coincidentally two of them Bobs NC16878 and 16879 (belonging to someone else) are in adjoining hangars at Crest Airpark Bob received the AAA Presidents Choice and the Angeles Antiquers Choice for his efforts

Another little antique that caught the eye of the knowledgeable was a little blue and silver Vulcan American Moth - 1928 This is a forerunner of the Davis and had many people even our super sharp announcer Jonny Reid fooled at first This little plane was at Chino but this was the first appearance at Watshysonville Believe it or not it was truly found in a barn where it had resided for 45 years I was told recently that the barn burned down a day after the Moth was removed but have no verification on that one The little bird had accumulated only 46 TT in its

51 years of life when it was at Watsonville The fellow who owned it for 45 years had bought it as a young college man He managed to prang it twice in the 4 hours he flew it He rebuilt her once but just never got around to rebuilding the second time The new owner Richard Stephens was awarded the AAA Award for rarest antique and First Award for Pioneer Age

Th ere were 8 ai rcraft owners wh 0 won special medallions for having planes on the field and flying that were 50 years old or older This is a new award for Watsonville and very impressive - especially for us who are in the over 50 age ourselves

These special awards went to

1918 Curtiss Jenny - Jim Nissen Livermore CA 1927 Waco 10 - N3931 - Larry Stephen Scotts Valley

CA 1928 American Eagle - N7172 - Owned by the Northern

California Chapter of AAA - formerly owned by Ted Homan

1928 Krieder-Reisner- N831N - John Reid San Jose CA 1928 Vulcan American Moth - N-62298 - Richard

Stephens Baldwin Park CA 1929 Travel Air 4000 - N9032 - Carroll Pope Rogue

River OR 1929 Waco ASO - N4W - William Detour Jr Vanshy

couver WA 1929 Boeing 100 P-12 - N872H - Lew Wallick Bellshy

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An interesting aircraft that caught my eye was a 1943 Piper PT It is claimed to be a one and only of its kind - the first low wing retractable gear built by Piper Its owned by Tom Wathen of Encino California and was restored by Ian Benne

There were so many beautiful classics this year that there is no way we can cover them all

The Northern California Antique Chapter gives out as many awards as possible to truly show their apshypreciation for the work and effort it takes to restore these aircraft and to say thank you to the pilots who bring them to show to all thus making a fly-in successful So there are awards for Best of Everything from Aeroncas to Taylorcrafts right on through the list Aeronca Beech Bellanca Cessna Ercoupe etc etc We were really impressed with some of the workshymanship and can truly appreciate the work that goes into the shiny polished aluminum oldies (we have a 1964 Cessna 206 in polished aluminum and we know how hard it is to keep it just presentable - let alone in judgi ng condition) We were really impressed with a Luscombe 8A brought to the fly-in by a young man

Tim Bowers from Woodland California Tim had worked on his little beauty for three and a half years and did a super restoration job He even had the brass hi nges on his cowli ng polisled up to look brassy agai n Tim didn t get the Best Luscombe Award that I might have given him but he did get the Merced Pilots Asshysociation Choice which made him feel good Im sure

At any fly-in the custom built judges have their problems As one judge said to us How do you tell a fellow his plane is not perfect when it is and so are a couple of others So they all look and they tally up the points and the Grand Champion Homebuilt Award went to Richard Shaefer from Torrance Calishyfornia for his blue Thorp T-18 with a super cockpit layout and instrumentation and all the details that catch judges eyes Runner-up and Best Starduster Too was Gary Solmis American Adventure We had a real lecture on how to apply gold leaf for trim and numbers from Gary This was a really sharp and difshyferent looking to us anyway trim for aircraft Gary had rebuilt this plane from the ground up after having had a smashing trip when it was quite new

As usual Watsonville put on a great air show for the public and the flying enthusiasts This year among the West Coasts most talented air show pilots were Eddy Andreini in his stock Stearman PT-13D Don Carshyter flying an authentic Buecker Jungmeister Freddy Ludtke with his 165 Warner powered Monocoupe John Pigget flying a Pitts S-2 Amelia Reid in a Cessna Aeroshybat Frank Ranuio flying his aerial ballet to music in a Piper J-3 Herb Ross and Wes Ament flying a dual Pitts act and World Champion Charlie Hillard flying both the Christen Eagle I and the Eagle II each day

Watsonville is just a memory now for this year shybut Memorial Day Weekend in 1980 will see us all there again - renewing old friendships seeing all the old favorites again catching up on the news and looking for what is new and the beautiful new restorashytions that will come as surely as the swallows come back to Capistrano Maybe you should try and make it too

WATSONVILLE 79 AWARD WINNERS

GRAND CHAMPION - Rearwin C1oudster N15857 shyAlan BuchnerFresno CA

BEST HOMEBUILT IN SHOW - Thorp T-18 N41RS shyRichard Schaefer Los Angeles CA

RAREST ANTIQUE - Vulcan American Moth N62298 shyRichard Stephens Baldwin Park CA

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Johnson Rocket - Arval Fairbarn Sunnyvale CA Rearwin Sportster - NC 15857 1936 Just finished - Fairchild 45 - N16878 - Bob Harbord Federal Way WA beautiful and authentic Grand Champion Alan Buchner AAA Presidents Choice and Angeles Antiquers Choice Fresno CA

1929 New Standard - George Dray Concord CA

Luscombe 8A - N2132B - Tim Bowers Woodland CA -Merced Pilots Choice

Douglas B23 - owned by E J Daly World Airways Tours were taken through it

Vulcan American Moth First touch down on Watsonville - What is it - a Daries

Jim Nissen and his Jenny - 1918 JN4-D - Livermore CA

Howard DGA - N22423 - Ronnie Rippon Rockford IL Mayors Award - Grand Cha mpion runner-up - Longest distance flown Beautiful

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Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co was Lincoln Beachey who became a legend in his own time Born in San Francisco in 1887 he grew up near Golden Gate Park At age 16 his motl-ler gave him a bicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit Art Mix one of his mechanics attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience

In 1905 Beachey became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin flying a little dirigible powered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals In the Fall of 1910 he came to Hammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school His first tries ended disastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinson as his instructor Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all stushydents in his skill and daring In a short time he became the star of the Curtiss Exhibition Co on the air show circuit

Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Falls and under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 1911 I n September he set an altitude record of 11642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted then gliding back to the field News writers were hard pressed to describe his various maneuvers The Ocean Wave the Dutch Roll the Coney Island Dip the Death Dip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts His most famous was a vertical

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Beachey performing at Hammondsport on October 7 7973 tes ting his new Curtiss t3 eachey (left) and Glenn Martin with th e Martin Special H e was not satisfied with this airplane and soon disposed of it

The standard thriller at fairs was the race between the airplane and the automobi le Beacheys spectacu lar flight inside the exh ibition building at th e Panama Pacific Beachey in his Curtiss Pusher Exposition grounds in 7914

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

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By Lionel Salisbury 7 Harper Road

Brampton Ontario Canada L6W 2W3

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The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

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NEXT MONTH - The Stinson Reliant

Specifications Overall length 76 feet 8 inches Overall height 23 feet 10 inches on wheels Overall span 114 feet Wing area including struts 1875 square feet Weight empty 21500 pounds fully equipped Gross weight 34000 Poundssquare feet 182 Pounds hp 148 Gas capacity in wing 540 gallons Gas capashycity in pontoons 500 gallons total 1040 gallons Range with 24 passengers 935 miles Range with 40 passenshygers 500 miles High speed 130 mph or above at 1950 rpm Cruising speed 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm Initial climb 712 feet Landing speed 65 mph Absoshylute ceiling 13000 feet Take-off land full load 20 seconds take-off water full load 25 seconds high speed on 3 engi nes 110 mph Ceiling on 3 engines 6600 feet

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Lew Wallick makes this report of the flying charshyacteristics The performance of our Model 100 is spectacular and for me every flight in it is an exshyhilarating experience With take-off power the airshyplane is airborne in about 100 feet and it will climb 3500 feet per minute at 80 mph Using METO power it will indicate 165 mph in level flight while a low cruise powersetting of 1850 rpm and 28 inches manishyfold pressure will return an indicated 140 mph level

I used this cruise power setting for maneuvers in looping the plane starting the maneuver from level flight and leaving the power unchang~d throughout So far I have restricted myself to +45 g and -1 5 g just as a precaution for an old airplane I don t intend to carry out spinning because of the aft center of gravity and because I have heard conflicting stories of the P-12F4B spin characteristics According to some reports recovery is easy however other reports say that the spin will go flat after about three tmns and recovery is difficult The veteran Air Corps pilots who are my informants aren t sure whether these refer to the early models with bigger fins and rudders

Because of the outstanding restoration by Tosch and Company the Boeing has been awarded its share of honors at the 1978 fly-ins at the Fairchild Air Force Base open house (Spokane WA) the Watsonville CA National W est Coast Fly-In (the Mayors Award) and

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Lews routing to Oshkosh was Boeing Field to Missoula Billings Dickinson (RON - sleeping bag in the field office) Fargo Eau Claire Oshkosh Thanks to Dave jCmeson and the use of his hangar Lew was able to clean up the airplane prior to the judging The return middotcourse was Oshkosh Watertown Miles City Billings Coeur d Alene (an hour of show-and-tell at the Henley Airdrome) Seattle Over sixty hours were logged in the first twelve months after the initial 9-19-77 flight

This beautiful bird will continue to be exhibited at air shows and flowlI for pleasure by the owners Perhaps someday it will be a feature at the Red Barn Aviation Museum which is in the throes of being conshystructed at Boeing Field in Seattle

One of the proud owners - S L Wallick Jr

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The Fifteenth Annual West Coast Antique Fly-In and Air Show co-sponsored by the Northern Calishyfornia Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association and the Watsonvill e Chamber of Commerce was held on May 25 26 and 27 in 1979 This is a joint effort and includes the work of many EAA members of both the AntiqueClassic Division and the local Chapters in San Jose - 62 and 338 Many of the active peoshyple who work so hard to put this fly-in on are both members of the EAA and the AAA groups in the area

The Watsonville Fl y-In claims to be the biggest flyshyin in the west It draws literally hundreds of antiques classic homebuilts warbirds and a very active group of ultralights There are always interesting static disshyplays and an ever growing sales area where the goodies are snatched up - everything from T-shirts to flying helmets belt buckles to art work new radios to old magazines

The food at Watsonville has a special flavor unique to the area Watsonville is famous for its apples and its strawberries - and is adjacent to the largest artishychoke producing area in the world So apple jui ce is always part of the pilot package and strawberry

shortcake and french fried artichoke hearts barbeshycued turkey legs corn-on-the-cob etc are welcome changes from the traditional hot dog hamburger and coke youd normally expect to find to ease the hunshyger pangs

This was the weekend to find out if the gas crunch in California would hurt the attendance at the fly-in From thi s reporter s view it appeared that the crowds were very heavy on Saturday and lighter than usual on Sunday Friday was perfect lots of planes and pilots and few public to mar pictures and the set-up work From all reports those flying in had little trouble with fuel

Watsonville weather is always unpredictable It can range from very hot and sunny to cool windy and foggy and any combination of these in anyone day This year was about perfect - a bit foggy in early mornings but generally bright and sunny with a cool breeze off the nearby Pacific - good sunburn weather

Although we all look for the new and different airshycraft each year it is always nice to see the old favorites again Jim Nissens JN4D - doing lots of flying and even putting on a slow motion aerobatic demonstrashy

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tion with really TIGHT loops - a joy to behold We all look forward to seeing our old favorites - Ernie Fillshymores big red Stinson Mel Heflingers unique Harshylow PJC2 the Cessna Airmasters of Ken Coe and Gary White the big green Howard DGA of Mary and Joe Hecker of San Diego Bill Nuttings Waco Ted Hoshyman s American Eagle the Knodes Pietenpol Bob Yates Kinner Ryan etc We all have our favorites in all the different aircraft types Its not fair to menshytion just a few - but many of these ai rcraft that show up every year have been back to Oshkosh and Blakesshyburg and are national favorites too Just seeing the old favorites each year makes it seem like home

Among the real eye catchers this year was the 1936 Rearwin Sportster flown in by owner and restorer Alan Bushner of Fresno California What a beauty Authentic to the last detail says my old timer husshyband and with a gleaming red paint job Never walked by when Alan wasn t out polishing His efforts were rewarded with the Grand Champion Award and well deserved Im sure the judges had a tough choice beshytween the Rearwin and a beautiful red Howard DGA flown in from Rockford Illinois by owner Ronnie Ripshypon The beauty and detailing won Ronnie the Mayors Award which is the same as Grand Champion Runnershyup at Watsonville Ronnie also won the award for the longest distance flown in for judging And gave us a chance to chat again with Frank Rezich - Big Nicks little brother

Another very interesting antique was a 1937 Fairshychild 45 owned and restored by Bob Harbord who flew it in from the home hangar at Crest Airpark in the Seattle area Bob has been working on his bird since 1968 and had it flying the first time after a complete rebuild on July 31 1976 There are just 3 of the 17 original 45s left and coincidentally two of them Bobs NC16878 and 16879 (belonging to someone else) are in adjoining hangars at Crest Airpark Bob received the AAA Presidents Choice and the Angeles Antiquers Choice for his efforts

Another little antique that caught the eye of the knowledgeable was a little blue and silver Vulcan American Moth - 1928 This is a forerunner of the Davis and had many people even our super sharp announcer Jonny Reid fooled at first This little plane was at Chino but this was the first appearance at Watshysonville Believe it or not it was truly found in a barn where it had resided for 45 years I was told recently that the barn burned down a day after the Moth was removed but have no verification on that one The little bird had accumulated only 46 TT in its

51 years of life when it was at Watsonville The fellow who owned it for 45 years had bought it as a young college man He managed to prang it twice in the 4 hours he flew it He rebuilt her once but just never got around to rebuilding the second time The new owner Richard Stephens was awarded the AAA Award for rarest antique and First Award for Pioneer Age

Th ere were 8 ai rcraft owners wh 0 won special medallions for having planes on the field and flying that were 50 years old or older This is a new award for Watsonville and very impressive - especially for us who are in the over 50 age ourselves

These special awards went to

1918 Curtiss Jenny - Jim Nissen Livermore CA 1927 Waco 10 - N3931 - Larry Stephen Scotts Valley

CA 1928 American Eagle - N7172 - Owned by the Northern

California Chapter of AAA - formerly owned by Ted Homan

1928 Krieder-Reisner- N831N - John Reid San Jose CA 1928 Vulcan American Moth - N-62298 - Richard

Stephens Baldwin Park CA 1929 Travel Air 4000 - N9032 - Carroll Pope Rogue

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An interesting aircraft that caught my eye was a 1943 Piper PT It is claimed to be a one and only of its kind - the first low wing retractable gear built by Piper Its owned by Tom Wathen of Encino California and was restored by Ian Benne

There were so many beautiful classics this year that there is no way we can cover them all

The Northern California Antique Chapter gives out as many awards as possible to truly show their apshypreciation for the work and effort it takes to restore these aircraft and to say thank you to the pilots who bring them to show to all thus making a fly-in successful So there are awards for Best of Everything from Aeroncas to Taylorcrafts right on through the list Aeronca Beech Bellanca Cessna Ercoupe etc etc We were really impressed with some of the workshymanship and can truly appreciate the work that goes into the shiny polished aluminum oldies (we have a 1964 Cessna 206 in polished aluminum and we know how hard it is to keep it just presentable - let alone in judgi ng condition) We were really impressed with a Luscombe 8A brought to the fly-in by a young man

Tim Bowers from Woodland California Tim had worked on his little beauty for three and a half years and did a super restoration job He even had the brass hi nges on his cowli ng polisled up to look brassy agai n Tim didn t get the Best Luscombe Award that I might have given him but he did get the Merced Pilots Asshysociation Choice which made him feel good Im sure

At any fly-in the custom built judges have their problems As one judge said to us How do you tell a fellow his plane is not perfect when it is and so are a couple of others So they all look and they tally up the points and the Grand Champion Homebuilt Award went to Richard Shaefer from Torrance Calishyfornia for his blue Thorp T-18 with a super cockpit layout and instrumentation and all the details that catch judges eyes Runner-up and Best Starduster Too was Gary Solmis American Adventure We had a real lecture on how to apply gold leaf for trim and numbers from Gary This was a really sharp and difshyferent looking to us anyway trim for aircraft Gary had rebuilt this plane from the ground up after having had a smashing trip when it was quite new

As usual Watsonville put on a great air show for the public and the flying enthusiasts This year among the West Coasts most talented air show pilots were Eddy Andreini in his stock Stearman PT-13D Don Carshyter flying an authentic Buecker Jungmeister Freddy Ludtke with his 165 Warner powered Monocoupe John Pigget flying a Pitts S-2 Amelia Reid in a Cessna Aeroshybat Frank Ranuio flying his aerial ballet to music in a Piper J-3 Herb Ross and Wes Ament flying a dual Pitts act and World Champion Charlie Hillard flying both the Christen Eagle I and the Eagle II each day

Watsonville is just a memory now for this year shybut Memorial Day Weekend in 1980 will see us all there again - renewing old friendships seeing all the old favorites again catching up on the news and looking for what is new and the beautiful new restorashytions that will come as surely as the swallows come back to Capistrano Maybe you should try and make it too

WATSONVILLE 79 AWARD WINNERS

GRAND CHAMPION - Rearwin C1oudster N15857 shyAlan BuchnerFresno CA

BEST HOMEBUILT IN SHOW - Thorp T-18 N41RS shyRichard Schaefer Los Angeles CA

RAREST ANTIQUE - Vulcan American Moth N62298 shyRichard Stephens Baldwin Park CA

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Johnson Rocket - Arval Fairbarn Sunnyvale CA Rearwin Sportster - NC 15857 1936 Just finished - Fairchild 45 - N16878 - Bob Harbord Federal Way WA beautiful and authentic Grand Champion Alan Buchner AAA Presidents Choice and Angeles Antiquers Choice Fresno CA

1929 New Standard - George Dray Concord CA

Luscombe 8A - N2132B - Tim Bowers Woodland CA -Merced Pilots Choice

Douglas B23 - owned by E J Daly World Airways Tours were taken through it

Vulcan American Moth First touch down on Watsonville - What is it - a Daries

Jim Nissen and his Jenny - 1918 JN4-D - Livermore CA

Howard DGA - N22423 - Ronnie Rippon Rockford IL Mayors Award - Grand Cha mpion runner-up - Longest distance flown Beautiful

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Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co was Lincoln Beachey who became a legend in his own time Born in San Francisco in 1887 he grew up near Golden Gate Park At age 16 his motl-ler gave him a bicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit Art Mix one of his mechanics attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience

In 1905 Beachey became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin flying a little dirigible powered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals In the Fall of 1910 he came to Hammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school His first tries ended disastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinson as his instructor Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all stushydents in his skill and daring In a short time he became the star of the Curtiss Exhibition Co on the air show circuit

Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Falls and under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 1911 I n September he set an altitude record of 11642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted then gliding back to the field News writers were hard pressed to describe his various maneuvers The Ocean Wave the Dutch Roll the Coney Island Dip the Death Dip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts His most famous was a vertical

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Beachey performing at Hammondsport on October 7 7973 tes ting his new Curtiss t3 eachey (left) and Glenn Martin with th e Martin Special H e was not satisfied with this airplane and soon disposed of it

The standard thriller at fairs was the race between the airplane and the automobi le Beacheys spectacu lar flight inside the exh ibition building at th e Panama Pacific Beachey in his Curtiss Pusher Exposition grounds in 7914

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

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Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

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The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

Many new and interesting features are incorposhyrated that have never been possible before in smaller ships Comfort for the passenger is quite unusual shyfor instance the hull of the ship is 1V2 feet wider than a Pullman car allowing ample room for large comshy

fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

NEXT MONTH - The Stinson Reliant

Specifications Overall length 76 feet 8 inches Overall height 23 feet 10 inches on wheels Overall span 114 feet Wing area including struts 1875 square feet Weight empty 21500 pounds fully equipped Gross weight 34000 Poundssquare feet 182 Pounds hp 148 Gas capacity in wing 540 gallons Gas capashycity in pontoons 500 gallons total 1040 gallons Range with 24 passengers 935 miles Range with 40 passenshygers 500 miles High speed 130 mph or above at 1950 rpm Cruising speed 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm Initial climb 712 feet Landing speed 65 mph Absoshylute ceiling 13000 feet Take-off land full load 20 seconds take-off water full load 25 seconds high speed on 3 engi nes 110 mph Ceiling on 3 engines 6600 feet

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Lews routing to Oshkosh was Boeing Field to Missoula Billings Dickinson (RON - sleeping bag in the field office) Fargo Eau Claire Oshkosh Thanks to Dave jCmeson and the use of his hangar Lew was able to clean up the airplane prior to the judging The return middotcourse was Oshkosh Watertown Miles City Billings Coeur d Alene (an hour of show-and-tell at the Henley Airdrome) Seattle Over sixty hours were logged in the first twelve months after the initial 9-19-77 flight

This beautiful bird will continue to be exhibited at air shows and flowlI for pleasure by the owners Perhaps someday it will be a feature at the Red Barn Aviation Museum which is in the throes of being conshystructed at Boeing Field in Seattle

One of the proud owners - S L Wallick Jr

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The Fifteenth Annual West Coast Antique Fly-In and Air Show co-sponsored by the Northern Calishyfornia Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association and the Watsonvill e Chamber of Commerce was held on May 25 26 and 27 in 1979 This is a joint effort and includes the work of many EAA members of both the AntiqueClassic Division and the local Chapters in San Jose - 62 and 338 Many of the active peoshyple who work so hard to put this fly-in on are both members of the EAA and the AAA groups in the area

The Watsonville Fl y-In claims to be the biggest flyshyin in the west It draws literally hundreds of antiques classic homebuilts warbirds and a very active group of ultralights There are always interesting static disshyplays and an ever growing sales area where the goodies are snatched up - everything from T-shirts to flying helmets belt buckles to art work new radios to old magazines

The food at Watsonville has a special flavor unique to the area Watsonville is famous for its apples and its strawberries - and is adjacent to the largest artishychoke producing area in the world So apple jui ce is always part of the pilot package and strawberry

shortcake and french fried artichoke hearts barbeshycued turkey legs corn-on-the-cob etc are welcome changes from the traditional hot dog hamburger and coke youd normally expect to find to ease the hunshyger pangs

This was the weekend to find out if the gas crunch in California would hurt the attendance at the fly-in From thi s reporter s view it appeared that the crowds were very heavy on Saturday and lighter than usual on Sunday Friday was perfect lots of planes and pilots and few public to mar pictures and the set-up work From all reports those flying in had little trouble with fuel

Watsonville weather is always unpredictable It can range from very hot and sunny to cool windy and foggy and any combination of these in anyone day This year was about perfect - a bit foggy in early mornings but generally bright and sunny with a cool breeze off the nearby Pacific - good sunburn weather

Although we all look for the new and different airshycraft each year it is always nice to see the old favorites again Jim Nissens JN4D - doing lots of flying and even putting on a slow motion aerobatic demonstrashy

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tion with really TIGHT loops - a joy to behold We all look forward to seeing our old favorites - Ernie Fillshymores big red Stinson Mel Heflingers unique Harshylow PJC2 the Cessna Airmasters of Ken Coe and Gary White the big green Howard DGA of Mary and Joe Hecker of San Diego Bill Nuttings Waco Ted Hoshyman s American Eagle the Knodes Pietenpol Bob Yates Kinner Ryan etc We all have our favorites in all the different aircraft types Its not fair to menshytion just a few - but many of these ai rcraft that show up every year have been back to Oshkosh and Blakesshyburg and are national favorites too Just seeing the old favorites each year makes it seem like home

Among the real eye catchers this year was the 1936 Rearwin Sportster flown in by owner and restorer Alan Bushner of Fresno California What a beauty Authentic to the last detail says my old timer husshyband and with a gleaming red paint job Never walked by when Alan wasn t out polishing His efforts were rewarded with the Grand Champion Award and well deserved Im sure the judges had a tough choice beshytween the Rearwin and a beautiful red Howard DGA flown in from Rockford Illinois by owner Ronnie Ripshypon The beauty and detailing won Ronnie the Mayors Award which is the same as Grand Champion Runnershyup at Watsonville Ronnie also won the award for the longest distance flown in for judging And gave us a chance to chat again with Frank Rezich - Big Nicks little brother

Another very interesting antique was a 1937 Fairshychild 45 owned and restored by Bob Harbord who flew it in from the home hangar at Crest Airpark in the Seattle area Bob has been working on his bird since 1968 and had it flying the first time after a complete rebuild on July 31 1976 There are just 3 of the 17 original 45s left and coincidentally two of them Bobs NC16878 and 16879 (belonging to someone else) are in adjoining hangars at Crest Airpark Bob received the AAA Presidents Choice and the Angeles Antiquers Choice for his efforts

Another little antique that caught the eye of the knowledgeable was a little blue and silver Vulcan American Moth - 1928 This is a forerunner of the Davis and had many people even our super sharp announcer Jonny Reid fooled at first This little plane was at Chino but this was the first appearance at Watshysonville Believe it or not it was truly found in a barn where it had resided for 45 years I was told recently that the barn burned down a day after the Moth was removed but have no verification on that one The little bird had accumulated only 46 TT in its

51 years of life when it was at Watsonville The fellow who owned it for 45 years had bought it as a young college man He managed to prang it twice in the 4 hours he flew it He rebuilt her once but just never got around to rebuilding the second time The new owner Richard Stephens was awarded the AAA Award for rarest antique and First Award for Pioneer Age

Th ere were 8 ai rcraft owners wh 0 won special medallions for having planes on the field and flying that were 50 years old or older This is a new award for Watsonville and very impressive - especially for us who are in the over 50 age ourselves

These special awards went to

1918 Curtiss Jenny - Jim Nissen Livermore CA 1927 Waco 10 - N3931 - Larry Stephen Scotts Valley

CA 1928 American Eagle - N7172 - Owned by the Northern

California Chapter of AAA - formerly owned by Ted Homan

1928 Krieder-Reisner- N831N - John Reid San Jose CA 1928 Vulcan American Moth - N-62298 - Richard

Stephens Baldwin Park CA 1929 Travel Air 4000 - N9032 - Carroll Pope Rogue

River OR 1929 Waco ASO - N4W - William Detour Jr Vanshy

couver WA 1929 Boeing 100 P-12 - N872H - Lew Wallick Bellshy

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An interesting aircraft that caught my eye was a 1943 Piper PT It is claimed to be a one and only of its kind - the first low wing retractable gear built by Piper Its owned by Tom Wathen of Encino California and was restored by Ian Benne

There were so many beautiful classics this year that there is no way we can cover them all

The Northern California Antique Chapter gives out as many awards as possible to truly show their apshypreciation for the work and effort it takes to restore these aircraft and to say thank you to the pilots who bring them to show to all thus making a fly-in successful So there are awards for Best of Everything from Aeroncas to Taylorcrafts right on through the list Aeronca Beech Bellanca Cessna Ercoupe etc etc We were really impressed with some of the workshymanship and can truly appreciate the work that goes into the shiny polished aluminum oldies (we have a 1964 Cessna 206 in polished aluminum and we know how hard it is to keep it just presentable - let alone in judgi ng condition) We were really impressed with a Luscombe 8A brought to the fly-in by a young man

Tim Bowers from Woodland California Tim had worked on his little beauty for three and a half years and did a super restoration job He even had the brass hi nges on his cowli ng polisled up to look brassy agai n Tim didn t get the Best Luscombe Award that I might have given him but he did get the Merced Pilots Asshysociation Choice which made him feel good Im sure

At any fly-in the custom built judges have their problems As one judge said to us How do you tell a fellow his plane is not perfect when it is and so are a couple of others So they all look and they tally up the points and the Grand Champion Homebuilt Award went to Richard Shaefer from Torrance Calishyfornia for his blue Thorp T-18 with a super cockpit layout and instrumentation and all the details that catch judges eyes Runner-up and Best Starduster Too was Gary Solmis American Adventure We had a real lecture on how to apply gold leaf for trim and numbers from Gary This was a really sharp and difshyferent looking to us anyway trim for aircraft Gary had rebuilt this plane from the ground up after having had a smashing trip when it was quite new

As usual Watsonville put on a great air show for the public and the flying enthusiasts This year among the West Coasts most talented air show pilots were Eddy Andreini in his stock Stearman PT-13D Don Carshyter flying an authentic Buecker Jungmeister Freddy Ludtke with his 165 Warner powered Monocoupe John Pigget flying a Pitts S-2 Amelia Reid in a Cessna Aeroshybat Frank Ranuio flying his aerial ballet to music in a Piper J-3 Herb Ross and Wes Ament flying a dual Pitts act and World Champion Charlie Hillard flying both the Christen Eagle I and the Eagle II each day

Watsonville is just a memory now for this year shybut Memorial Day Weekend in 1980 will see us all there again - renewing old friendships seeing all the old favorites again catching up on the news and looking for what is new and the beautiful new restorashytions that will come as surely as the swallows come back to Capistrano Maybe you should try and make it too

WATSONVILLE 79 AWARD WINNERS

GRAND CHAMPION - Rearwin C1oudster N15857 shyAlan BuchnerFresno CA

BEST HOMEBUILT IN SHOW - Thorp T-18 N41RS shyRichard Schaefer Los Angeles CA

RAREST ANTIQUE - Vulcan American Moth N62298 shyRichard Stephens Baldwin Park CA

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Johnson Rocket - Arval Fairbarn Sunnyvale CA Rearwin Sportster - NC 15857 1936 Just finished - Fairchild 45 - N16878 - Bob Harbord Federal Way WA beautiful and authentic Grand Champion Alan Buchner AAA Presidents Choice and Angeles Antiquers Choice Fresno CA

1929 New Standard - George Dray Concord CA

Luscombe 8A - N2132B - Tim Bowers Woodland CA -Merced Pilots Choice

Douglas B23 - owned by E J Daly World Airways Tours were taken through it

Vulcan American Moth First touch down on Watsonville - What is it - a Daries

Jim Nissen and his Jenny - 1918 JN4-D - Livermore CA

Howard DGA - N22423 - Ronnie Rippon Rockford IL Mayors Award - Grand Cha mpion runner-up - Longest distance flown Beautiful

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Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co was Lincoln Beachey who became a legend in his own time Born in San Francisco in 1887 he grew up near Golden Gate Park At age 16 his motl-ler gave him a bicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit Art Mix one of his mechanics attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience

In 1905 Beachey became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin flying a little dirigible powered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals In the Fall of 1910 he came to Hammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school His first tries ended disastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinson as his instructor Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all stushydents in his skill and daring In a short time he became the star of the Curtiss Exhibition Co on the air show circuit

Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Falls and under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 1911 I n September he set an altitude record of 11642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted then gliding back to the field News writers were hard pressed to describe his various maneuvers The Ocean Wave the Dutch Roll the Coney Island Dip the Death Dip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts His most famous was a vertical

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Beachey performing at Hammondsport on October 7 7973 tes ting his new Curtiss t3 eachey (left) and Glenn Martin with th e Martin Special H e was not satisfied with this airplane and soon disposed of it

The standard thriller at fairs was the race between the airplane and the automobi le Beacheys spectacu lar flight inside the exh ibition building at th e Panama Pacific Beachey in his Curtiss Pusher Exposition grounds in 7914

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

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Brampton Ontario Canada L6W 2W3

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The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

Many new and interesting features are incorposhyrated that have never been possible before in smaller ships Comfort for the passenger is quite unusual shyfor instance the hull of the ship is 1V2 feet wider than a Pullman car allowing ample room for large comshy

fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

NEXT MONTH - The Stinson Reliant

Specifications Overall length 76 feet 8 inches Overall height 23 feet 10 inches on wheels Overall span 114 feet Wing area including struts 1875 square feet Weight empty 21500 pounds fully equipped Gross weight 34000 Poundssquare feet 182 Pounds hp 148 Gas capacity in wing 540 gallons Gas capashycity in pontoons 500 gallons total 1040 gallons Range with 24 passengers 935 miles Range with 40 passenshygers 500 miles High speed 130 mph or above at 1950 rpm Cruising speed 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm Initial climb 712 feet Landing speed 65 mph Absoshylute ceiling 13000 feet Take-off land full load 20 seconds take-off water full load 25 seconds high speed on 3 engi nes 110 mph Ceiling on 3 engines 6600 feet

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Ph otos By Bob Puryea r

some of th e many

The Fifteenth Annual West Coast Antique Fly-In and Air Show co-sponsored by the Northern Calishyfornia Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association and the Watsonvill e Chamber of Commerce was held on May 25 26 and 27 in 1979 This is a joint effort and includes the work of many EAA members of both the AntiqueClassic Division and the local Chapters in San Jose - 62 and 338 Many of the active peoshyple who work so hard to put this fly-in on are both members of the EAA and the AAA groups in the area

The Watsonville Fl y-In claims to be the biggest flyshyin in the west It draws literally hundreds of antiques classic homebuilts warbirds and a very active group of ultralights There are always interesting static disshyplays and an ever growing sales area where the goodies are snatched up - everything from T-shirts to flying helmets belt buckles to art work new radios to old magazines

The food at Watsonville has a special flavor unique to the area Watsonville is famous for its apples and its strawberries - and is adjacent to the largest artishychoke producing area in the world So apple jui ce is always part of the pilot package and strawberry

shortcake and french fried artichoke hearts barbeshycued turkey legs corn-on-the-cob etc are welcome changes from the traditional hot dog hamburger and coke youd normally expect to find to ease the hunshyger pangs

This was the weekend to find out if the gas crunch in California would hurt the attendance at the fly-in From thi s reporter s view it appeared that the crowds were very heavy on Saturday and lighter than usual on Sunday Friday was perfect lots of planes and pilots and few public to mar pictures and the set-up work From all reports those flying in had little trouble with fuel

Watsonville weather is always unpredictable It can range from very hot and sunny to cool windy and foggy and any combination of these in anyone day This year was about perfect - a bit foggy in early mornings but generally bright and sunny with a cool breeze off the nearby Pacific - good sunburn weather

Although we all look for the new and different airshycraft each year it is always nice to see the old favorites again Jim Nissens JN4D - doing lots of flying and even putting on a slow motion aerobatic demonstrashy

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tion with really TIGHT loops - a joy to behold We all look forward to seeing our old favorites - Ernie Fillshymores big red Stinson Mel Heflingers unique Harshylow PJC2 the Cessna Airmasters of Ken Coe and Gary White the big green Howard DGA of Mary and Joe Hecker of San Diego Bill Nuttings Waco Ted Hoshyman s American Eagle the Knodes Pietenpol Bob Yates Kinner Ryan etc We all have our favorites in all the different aircraft types Its not fair to menshytion just a few - but many of these ai rcraft that show up every year have been back to Oshkosh and Blakesshyburg and are national favorites too Just seeing the old favorites each year makes it seem like home

Among the real eye catchers this year was the 1936 Rearwin Sportster flown in by owner and restorer Alan Bushner of Fresno California What a beauty Authentic to the last detail says my old timer husshyband and with a gleaming red paint job Never walked by when Alan wasn t out polishing His efforts were rewarded with the Grand Champion Award and well deserved Im sure the judges had a tough choice beshytween the Rearwin and a beautiful red Howard DGA flown in from Rockford Illinois by owner Ronnie Ripshypon The beauty and detailing won Ronnie the Mayors Award which is the same as Grand Champion Runnershyup at Watsonville Ronnie also won the award for the longest distance flown in for judging And gave us a chance to chat again with Frank Rezich - Big Nicks little brother

Another very interesting antique was a 1937 Fairshychild 45 owned and restored by Bob Harbord who flew it in from the home hangar at Crest Airpark in the Seattle area Bob has been working on his bird since 1968 and had it flying the first time after a complete rebuild on July 31 1976 There are just 3 of the 17 original 45s left and coincidentally two of them Bobs NC16878 and 16879 (belonging to someone else) are in adjoining hangars at Crest Airpark Bob received the AAA Presidents Choice and the Angeles Antiquers Choice for his efforts

Another little antique that caught the eye of the knowledgeable was a little blue and silver Vulcan American Moth - 1928 This is a forerunner of the Davis and had many people even our super sharp announcer Jonny Reid fooled at first This little plane was at Chino but this was the first appearance at Watshysonville Believe it or not it was truly found in a barn where it had resided for 45 years I was told recently that the barn burned down a day after the Moth was removed but have no verification on that one The little bird had accumulated only 46 TT in its

51 years of life when it was at Watsonville The fellow who owned it for 45 years had bought it as a young college man He managed to prang it twice in the 4 hours he flew it He rebuilt her once but just never got around to rebuilding the second time The new owner Richard Stephens was awarded the AAA Award for rarest antique and First Award for Pioneer Age

Th ere were 8 ai rcraft owners wh 0 won special medallions for having planes on the field and flying that were 50 years old or older This is a new award for Watsonville and very impressive - especially for us who are in the over 50 age ourselves

These special awards went to

1918 Curtiss Jenny - Jim Nissen Livermore CA 1927 Waco 10 - N3931 - Larry Stephen Scotts Valley

CA 1928 American Eagle - N7172 - Owned by the Northern

California Chapter of AAA - formerly owned by Ted Homan

1928 Krieder-Reisner- N831N - John Reid San Jose CA 1928 Vulcan American Moth - N-62298 - Richard

Stephens Baldwin Park CA 1929 Travel Air 4000 - N9032 - Carroll Pope Rogue

River OR 1929 Waco ASO - N4W - William Detour Jr Vanshy

couver WA 1929 Boeing 100 P-12 - N872H - Lew Wallick Bellshy

view WA 1929 New Standard - N155M - George Day Concord

CA

An interesting aircraft that caught my eye was a 1943 Piper PT It is claimed to be a one and only of its kind - the first low wing retractable gear built by Piper Its owned by Tom Wathen of Encino California and was restored by Ian Benne

There were so many beautiful classics this year that there is no way we can cover them all

The Northern California Antique Chapter gives out as many awards as possible to truly show their apshypreciation for the work and effort it takes to restore these aircraft and to say thank you to the pilots who bring them to show to all thus making a fly-in successful So there are awards for Best of Everything from Aeroncas to Taylorcrafts right on through the list Aeronca Beech Bellanca Cessna Ercoupe etc etc We were really impressed with some of the workshymanship and can truly appreciate the work that goes into the shiny polished aluminum oldies (we have a 1964 Cessna 206 in polished aluminum and we know how hard it is to keep it just presentable - let alone in judgi ng condition) We were really impressed with a Luscombe 8A brought to the fly-in by a young man

Tim Bowers from Woodland California Tim had worked on his little beauty for three and a half years and did a super restoration job He even had the brass hi nges on his cowli ng polisled up to look brassy agai n Tim didn t get the Best Luscombe Award that I might have given him but he did get the Merced Pilots Asshysociation Choice which made him feel good Im sure

At any fly-in the custom built judges have their problems As one judge said to us How do you tell a fellow his plane is not perfect when it is and so are a couple of others So they all look and they tally up the points and the Grand Champion Homebuilt Award went to Richard Shaefer from Torrance Calishyfornia for his blue Thorp T-18 with a super cockpit layout and instrumentation and all the details that catch judges eyes Runner-up and Best Starduster Too was Gary Solmis American Adventure We had a real lecture on how to apply gold leaf for trim and numbers from Gary This was a really sharp and difshyferent looking to us anyway trim for aircraft Gary had rebuilt this plane from the ground up after having had a smashing trip when it was quite new

As usual Watsonville put on a great air show for the public and the flying enthusiasts This year among the West Coasts most talented air show pilots were Eddy Andreini in his stock Stearman PT-13D Don Carshyter flying an authentic Buecker Jungmeister Freddy Ludtke with his 165 Warner powered Monocoupe John Pigget flying a Pitts S-2 Amelia Reid in a Cessna Aeroshybat Frank Ranuio flying his aerial ballet to music in a Piper J-3 Herb Ross and Wes Ament flying a dual Pitts act and World Champion Charlie Hillard flying both the Christen Eagle I and the Eagle II each day

Watsonville is just a memory now for this year shybut Memorial Day Weekend in 1980 will see us all there again - renewing old friendships seeing all the old favorites again catching up on the news and looking for what is new and the beautiful new restorashytions that will come as surely as the swallows come back to Capistrano Maybe you should try and make it too

WATSONVILLE 79 AWARD WINNERS

GRAND CHAMPION - Rearwin C1oudster N15857 shyAlan BuchnerFresno CA

BEST HOMEBUILT IN SHOW - Thorp T-18 N41RS shyRichard Schaefer Los Angeles CA

RAREST ANTIQUE - Vulcan American Moth N62298 shyRichard Stephens Baldwin Park CA

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Johnson Rocket - Arval Fairbarn Sunnyvale CA Rearwin Sportster - NC 15857 1936 Just finished - Fairchild 45 - N16878 - Bob Harbord Federal Way WA beautiful and authentic Grand Champion Alan Buchner AAA Presidents Choice and Angeles Antiquers Choice Fresno CA

1929 New Standard - George Dray Concord CA

Luscombe 8A - N2132B - Tim Bowers Woodland CA -Merced Pilots Choice

Douglas B23 - owned by E J Daly World Airways Tours were taken through it

Vulcan American Moth First touch down on Watsonville - What is it - a Daries

Jim Nissen and his Jenny - 1918 JN4-D - Livermore CA

Howard DGA - N22423 - Ronnie Rippon Rockford IL Mayors Award - Grand Cha mpion runner-up - Longest distance flown Beautiful

A Album

By George Hardie Ir EAA Historian

Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co was Lincoln Beachey who became a legend in his own time Born in San Francisco in 1887 he grew up near Golden Gate Park At age 16 his motl-ler gave him a bicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit Art Mix one of his mechanics attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience

In 1905 Beachey became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin flying a little dirigible powered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals In the Fall of 1910 he came to Hammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school His first tries ended disastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinson as his instructor Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all stushydents in his skill and daring In a short time he became the star of the Curtiss Exhibition Co on the air show circuit

Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Falls and under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 1911 I n September he set an altitude record of 11642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted then gliding back to the field News writers were hard pressed to describe his various maneuvers The Ocean Wave the Dutch Roll the Coney Island Dip the Death Dip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts His most famous was a vertical

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Beachey in his sp eciall y braced Curtiss Pusher Note th e doubled brace wires Left to right are Glenn Martin Lt I W M cClaskey Lincoln Beachey and an unknown admirer

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Beachey performing at Hammondsport on October 7 7973 tes ting his new Curtiss t3 eachey (left) and Glenn Martin with th e Martin Special H e was not satisfied with this airplane and soon disposed of it

The standard thriller at fairs was the race between the airplane and the automobi le Beacheys spectacu lar flight inside the exh ibition building at th e Panama Pacific Beachey in his Curtiss Pusher Exposition grounds in 7914

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

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The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

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fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

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tion with really TIGHT loops - a joy to behold We all look forward to seeing our old favorites - Ernie Fillshymores big red Stinson Mel Heflingers unique Harshylow PJC2 the Cessna Airmasters of Ken Coe and Gary White the big green Howard DGA of Mary and Joe Hecker of San Diego Bill Nuttings Waco Ted Hoshyman s American Eagle the Knodes Pietenpol Bob Yates Kinner Ryan etc We all have our favorites in all the different aircraft types Its not fair to menshytion just a few - but many of these ai rcraft that show up every year have been back to Oshkosh and Blakesshyburg and are national favorites too Just seeing the old favorites each year makes it seem like home

Among the real eye catchers this year was the 1936 Rearwin Sportster flown in by owner and restorer Alan Bushner of Fresno California What a beauty Authentic to the last detail says my old timer husshyband and with a gleaming red paint job Never walked by when Alan wasn t out polishing His efforts were rewarded with the Grand Champion Award and well deserved Im sure the judges had a tough choice beshytween the Rearwin and a beautiful red Howard DGA flown in from Rockford Illinois by owner Ronnie Ripshypon The beauty and detailing won Ronnie the Mayors Award which is the same as Grand Champion Runnershyup at Watsonville Ronnie also won the award for the longest distance flown in for judging And gave us a chance to chat again with Frank Rezich - Big Nicks little brother

Another very interesting antique was a 1937 Fairshychild 45 owned and restored by Bob Harbord who flew it in from the home hangar at Crest Airpark in the Seattle area Bob has been working on his bird since 1968 and had it flying the first time after a complete rebuild on July 31 1976 There are just 3 of the 17 original 45s left and coincidentally two of them Bobs NC16878 and 16879 (belonging to someone else) are in adjoining hangars at Crest Airpark Bob received the AAA Presidents Choice and the Angeles Antiquers Choice for his efforts

Another little antique that caught the eye of the knowledgeable was a little blue and silver Vulcan American Moth - 1928 This is a forerunner of the Davis and had many people even our super sharp announcer Jonny Reid fooled at first This little plane was at Chino but this was the first appearance at Watshysonville Believe it or not it was truly found in a barn where it had resided for 45 years I was told recently that the barn burned down a day after the Moth was removed but have no verification on that one The little bird had accumulated only 46 TT in its

51 years of life when it was at Watsonville The fellow who owned it for 45 years had bought it as a young college man He managed to prang it twice in the 4 hours he flew it He rebuilt her once but just never got around to rebuilding the second time The new owner Richard Stephens was awarded the AAA Award for rarest antique and First Award for Pioneer Age

Th ere were 8 ai rcraft owners wh 0 won special medallions for having planes on the field and flying that were 50 years old or older This is a new award for Watsonville and very impressive - especially for us who are in the over 50 age ourselves

These special awards went to

1918 Curtiss Jenny - Jim Nissen Livermore CA 1927 Waco 10 - N3931 - Larry Stephen Scotts Valley

CA 1928 American Eagle - N7172 - Owned by the Northern

California Chapter of AAA - formerly owned by Ted Homan

1928 Krieder-Reisner- N831N - John Reid San Jose CA 1928 Vulcan American Moth - N-62298 - Richard

Stephens Baldwin Park CA 1929 Travel Air 4000 - N9032 - Carroll Pope Rogue

River OR 1929 Waco ASO - N4W - William Detour Jr Vanshy

couver WA 1929 Boeing 100 P-12 - N872H - Lew Wallick Bellshy

view WA 1929 New Standard - N155M - George Day Concord

CA

An interesting aircraft that caught my eye was a 1943 Piper PT It is claimed to be a one and only of its kind - the first low wing retractable gear built by Piper Its owned by Tom Wathen of Encino California and was restored by Ian Benne

There were so many beautiful classics this year that there is no way we can cover them all

The Northern California Antique Chapter gives out as many awards as possible to truly show their apshypreciation for the work and effort it takes to restore these aircraft and to say thank you to the pilots who bring them to show to all thus making a fly-in successful So there are awards for Best of Everything from Aeroncas to Taylorcrafts right on through the list Aeronca Beech Bellanca Cessna Ercoupe etc etc We were really impressed with some of the workshymanship and can truly appreciate the work that goes into the shiny polished aluminum oldies (we have a 1964 Cessna 206 in polished aluminum and we know how hard it is to keep it just presentable - let alone in judgi ng condition) We were really impressed with a Luscombe 8A brought to the fly-in by a young man

Tim Bowers from Woodland California Tim had worked on his little beauty for three and a half years and did a super restoration job He even had the brass hi nges on his cowli ng polisled up to look brassy agai n Tim didn t get the Best Luscombe Award that I might have given him but he did get the Merced Pilots Asshysociation Choice which made him feel good Im sure

At any fly-in the custom built judges have their problems As one judge said to us How do you tell a fellow his plane is not perfect when it is and so are a couple of others So they all look and they tally up the points and the Grand Champion Homebuilt Award went to Richard Shaefer from Torrance Calishyfornia for his blue Thorp T-18 with a super cockpit layout and instrumentation and all the details that catch judges eyes Runner-up and Best Starduster Too was Gary Solmis American Adventure We had a real lecture on how to apply gold leaf for trim and numbers from Gary This was a really sharp and difshyferent looking to us anyway trim for aircraft Gary had rebuilt this plane from the ground up after having had a smashing trip when it was quite new

As usual Watsonville put on a great air show for the public and the flying enthusiasts This year among the West Coasts most talented air show pilots were Eddy Andreini in his stock Stearman PT-13D Don Carshyter flying an authentic Buecker Jungmeister Freddy Ludtke with his 165 Warner powered Monocoupe John Pigget flying a Pitts S-2 Amelia Reid in a Cessna Aeroshybat Frank Ranuio flying his aerial ballet to music in a Piper J-3 Herb Ross and Wes Ament flying a dual Pitts act and World Champion Charlie Hillard flying both the Christen Eagle I and the Eagle II each day

Watsonville is just a memory now for this year shybut Memorial Day Weekend in 1980 will see us all there again - renewing old friendships seeing all the old favorites again catching up on the news and looking for what is new and the beautiful new restorashytions that will come as surely as the swallows come back to Capistrano Maybe you should try and make it too

WATSONVILLE 79 AWARD WINNERS

GRAND CHAMPION - Rearwin C1oudster N15857 shyAlan BuchnerFresno CA

BEST HOMEBUILT IN SHOW - Thorp T-18 N41RS shyRichard Schaefer Los Angeles CA

RAREST ANTIQUE - Vulcan American Moth N62298 shyRichard Stephens Baldwin Park CA

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Johnson Rocket - Arval Fairbarn Sunnyvale CA Rearwin Sportster - NC 15857 1936 Just finished - Fairchild 45 - N16878 - Bob Harbord Federal Way WA beautiful and authentic Grand Champion Alan Buchner AAA Presidents Choice and Angeles Antiquers Choice Fresno CA

1929 New Standard - George Dray Concord CA

Luscombe 8A - N2132B - Tim Bowers Woodland CA -Merced Pilots Choice

Douglas B23 - owned by E J Daly World Airways Tours were taken through it

Vulcan American Moth First touch down on Watsonville - What is it - a Daries

Jim Nissen and his Jenny - 1918 JN4-D - Livermore CA

Howard DGA - N22423 - Ronnie Rippon Rockford IL Mayors Award - Grand Cha mpion runner-up - Longest distance flown Beautiful

A Album

By George Hardie Ir EAA Historian

Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co was Lincoln Beachey who became a legend in his own time Born in San Francisco in 1887 he grew up near Golden Gate Park At age 16 his motl-ler gave him a bicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit Art Mix one of his mechanics attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience

In 1905 Beachey became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin flying a little dirigible powered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals In the Fall of 1910 he came to Hammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school His first tries ended disastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinson as his instructor Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all stushydents in his skill and daring In a short time he became the star of the Curtiss Exhibition Co on the air show circuit

Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Falls and under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 1911 I n September he set an altitude record of 11642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted then gliding back to the field News writers were hard pressed to describe his various maneuvers The Ocean Wave the Dutch Roll the Coney Island Dip the Death Dip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts His most famous was a vertical

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Lincoln Beachey in his 19 12 Curtiss Pusher at North Island Sa n Diego Note th e safety belt

Beachey in his sp eciall y braced Curtiss Pusher Note th e doubled brace wires Left to right are Glenn Martin Lt I W M cClaskey Lincoln Beachey and an unknown admirer

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Beachey performing at Hammondsport on October 7 7973 tes ting his new Curtiss t3 eachey (left) and Glenn Martin with th e Martin Special H e was not satisfied with this airplane and soon disposed of it

The standard thriller at fairs was the race between the airplane and the automobi le Beacheys spectacu lar flight inside the exh ibition building at th e Panama Pacific Beachey in his Curtiss Pusher Exposition grounds in 7914

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

23

By Lionel Salisbury 7 Harper Road

Brampton Ontario Canada L6W 2W3

BORDENS AEROPLANE POSTERS Article Number 10 Poster Number 10 Series Number 1

Sikorsky AmphibianFROM THE 1930S

24

D D D D

71-0SIKORSKY 40-PASSENGER AMPHIBION

The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

Many new and interesting features are incorposhyrated that have never been possible before in smaller ships Comfort for the passenger is quite unusual shyfor instance the hull of the ship is 1V2 feet wider than a Pullman car allowing ample room for large comshy

fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

NEXT MONTH - The Stinson Reliant

Specifications Overall length 76 feet 8 inches Overall height 23 feet 10 inches on wheels Overall span 114 feet Wing area including struts 1875 square feet Weight empty 21500 pounds fully equipped Gross weight 34000 Poundssquare feet 182 Pounds hp 148 Gas capacity in wing 540 gallons Gas capashycity in pontoons 500 gallons total 1040 gallons Range with 24 passengers 935 miles Range with 40 passenshygers 500 miles High speed 130 mph or above at 1950 rpm Cruising speed 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm Initial climb 712 feet Landing speed 65 mph Absoshylute ceiling 13000 feet Take-off land full load 20 seconds take-off water full load 25 seconds high speed on 3 engi nes 110 mph Ceiling on 3 engines 6600 feet

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Douglas B23 - owned by E J Daly World Airways Tours were taken through it

Vulcan American Moth First touch down on Watsonville - What is it - a Daries

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Howard DGA - N22423 - Ronnie Rippon Rockford IL Mayors Award - Grand Cha mpion runner-up - Longest distance flown Beautiful

A Album

By George Hardie Ir EAA Historian

Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co was Lincoln Beachey who became a legend in his own time Born in San Francisco in 1887 he grew up near Golden Gate Park At age 16 his motl-ler gave him a bicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit Art Mix one of his mechanics attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience

In 1905 Beachey became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin flying a little dirigible powered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals In the Fall of 1910 he came to Hammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school His first tries ended disastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinson as his instructor Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all stushydents in his skill and daring In a short time he became the star of the Curtiss Exhibition Co on the air show circuit

Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Falls and under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 1911 I n September he set an altitude record of 11642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted then gliding back to the field News writers were hard pressed to describe his various maneuvers The Ocean Wave the Dutch Roll the Coney Island Dip the Death Dip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts His most famous was a vertical

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Beachey in his sp eciall y braced Curtiss Pusher Note th e doubled brace wires Left to right are Glenn Martin Lt I W M cClaskey Lincoln Beachey and an unknown admirer

20

Beachey performing at Hammondsport on October 7 7973 tes ting his new Curtiss t3 eachey (left) and Glenn Martin with th e Martin Special H e was not satisfied with this airplane and soon disposed of it

The standard thriller at fairs was the race between the airplane and the automobi le Beacheys spectacu lar flight inside the exh ibition building at th e Panama Pacific Beachey in his Curtiss Pusher Exposition grounds in 7914

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

23

By Lionel Salisbury 7 Harper Road

Brampton Ontario Canada L6W 2W3

BORDENS AEROPLANE POSTERS Article Number 10 Poster Number 10 Series Number 1

Sikorsky AmphibianFROM THE 1930S

24

D D D D

71-0SIKORSKY 40-PASSENGER AMPHIBION

The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

Many new and interesting features are incorposhyrated that have never been possible before in smaller ships Comfort for the passenger is quite unusual shyfor instance the hull of the ship is 1V2 feet wider than a Pullman car allowing ample room for large comshy

fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

NEXT MONTH - The Stinson Reliant

Specifications Overall length 76 feet 8 inches Overall height 23 feet 10 inches on wheels Overall span 114 feet Wing area including struts 1875 square feet Weight empty 21500 pounds fully equipped Gross weight 34000 Poundssquare feet 182 Pounds hp 148 Gas capacity in wing 540 gallons Gas capashycity in pontoons 500 gallons total 1040 gallons Range with 24 passengers 935 miles Range with 40 passenshygers 500 miles High speed 130 mph or above at 1950 rpm Cruising speed 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm Initial climb 712 feet Landing speed 65 mph Absoshylute ceiling 13000 feet Take-off land full load 20 seconds take-off water full load 25 seconds high speed on 3 engi nes 110 mph Ceiling on 3 engines 6600 feet

25

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EASTERN CESSNA 1901195 ASSOCIATION Clift C Crabs 25575 Butternut Ridge Road N Olmstead OH 44070 1 Newsletter Per Year Dues $500

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THE UNCOMMON CUB Garth Elliot Second Line West Meadowvale Ontario LO) 1KO CANADA 3-4 Newsletters Per Year No Dues

BACK ISSUES OF Th e VINTAGE AIRPLANE

1973 shycent useable Classic Over $12000 spent on rebuild March through December $1650000 Call Bob Byers week days - 800-558-7033 1974 shyWisconsin ca ll 414377-7501 Evenings 414675-6395 All Months Are Available ENGINES 1975 shyC-85-12 - All logs since new TI1281 447 SMOH All February through May July through December standard $195000 cash Week days 800558-7033 Wisshy 1976 shyconsin call 414377-7501 evenings 414675-6395 - Bob January through May August through December

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1977shyAll Months Are Available

1978 shyJanuary March Augu st through December

1979shyJanuary through May July through current

The above mentioned back issues are available from Headquarters for $100 postpaid

A Album

By George Hardie Ir EAA Historian

Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co was Lincoln Beachey who became a legend in his own time Born in San Francisco in 1887 he grew up near Golden Gate Park At age 16 his motl-ler gave him a bicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit Art Mix one of his mechanics attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience

In 1905 Beachey became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin flying a little dirigible powered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals In the Fall of 1910 he came to Hammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school His first tries ended disastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinson as his instructor Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all stushydents in his skill and daring In a short time he became the star of the Curtiss Exhibition Co on the air show circuit

Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Falls and under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 1911 I n September he set an altitude record of 11642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted then gliding back to the field News writers were hard pressed to describe his various maneuvers The Ocean Wave the Dutch Roll the Coney Island Dip the Death Dip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts His most famous was a vertical

1 bull

~

~ gt shy f ~ ~

V ~ ~ I ~

Lincoln Beachey in his 19 12 Curtiss Pusher at North Island Sa n Diego Note th e safety belt

Beachey in his sp eciall y braced Curtiss Pusher Note th e doubled brace wires Left to right are Glenn Martin Lt I W M cClaskey Lincoln Beachey and an unknown admirer

20

Beachey performing at Hammondsport on October 7 7973 tes ting his new Curtiss t3 eachey (left) and Glenn Martin with th e Martin Special H e was not satisfied with this airplane and soon disposed of it

The standard thriller at fairs was the race between the airplane and the automobi le Beacheys spectacu lar flight inside the exh ibition building at th e Panama Pacific Beachey in his Curtiss Pusher Exposition grounds in 7914

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

23

By Lionel Salisbury 7 Harper Road

Brampton Ontario Canada L6W 2W3

BORDENS AEROPLANE POSTERS Article Number 10 Poster Number 10 Series Number 1

Sikorsky AmphibianFROM THE 1930S

24

D D D D

71-0SIKORSKY 40-PASSENGER AMPHIBION

The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

Many new and interesting features are incorposhyrated that have never been possible before in smaller ships Comfort for the passenger is quite unusual shyfor instance the hull of the ship is 1V2 feet wider than a Pullman car allowing ample room for large comshy

fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

NEXT MONTH - The Stinson Reliant

Specifications Overall length 76 feet 8 inches Overall height 23 feet 10 inches on wheels Overall span 114 feet Wing area including struts 1875 square feet Weight empty 21500 pounds fully equipped Gross weight 34000 Poundssquare feet 182 Pounds hp 148 Gas capacity in wing 540 gallons Gas capashycity in pontoons 500 gallons total 1040 gallons Range with 24 passengers 935 miles Range with 40 passenshygers 500 miles High speed 130 mph or above at 1950 rpm Cruising speed 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm Initial climb 712 feet Landing speed 65 mph Absoshylute ceiling 13000 feet Take-off land full load 20 seconds take-off water full load 25 seconds high speed on 3 engi nes 110 mph Ceiling on 3 engines 6600 feet

25

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Seat Upholstery - Wall Panels Headliners - Carpets - etc

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- bullbull Falls ing t on Pa 19054 ( 1 VISA I ( 21 5) 295 - 4 11 5 t bull o middotbull

LI___)

AWARD WINNING PA-12- Three place Super Cruiser 0-235 Lycoming engine TI983 75 STOH 46 since total restoration including n~w original brakes tires stainshyIess braces glass seats fu II panel wi ng strobes all i nstruments Stits cover Narco 110 landing light o riginal colors Won Best Piper at Oshkosh Magnifi shy

AIRCRAFT TYPE CLUBS CONTINUED

EASTERN CESSNA 1901195 ASSOCIATION Clift C Crabs 25575 Butternut Ridge Road N Olmstead OH 44070 1 Newsletter Per Year Dues $500

NATIONAL STINSON CLUB 14418 Skinner Road Cypress TX 77429 Newsletter No Du es Listed

THE UNCOMMON CUB Garth Elliot Second Line West Meadowvale Ontario LO) 1KO CANADA 3-4 Newsletters Per Year No Dues

BACK ISSUES OF Th e VINTAGE AIRPLANE

1973 shycent useable Classic Over $12000 spent on rebuild March through December $1650000 Call Bob Byers week days - 800-558-7033 1974 shyWisconsin ca ll 414377-7501 Evenings 414675-6395 All Months Are Available ENGINES 1975 shyC-85-12 - All logs since new TI1281 447 SMOH All February through May July through December standard $195000 cash Week days 800558-7033 Wisshy 1976 shyconsin call 414377-7501 evenings 414675-6395 - Bob January through May August through December

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Beachey performing at Hammondsport on October 7 7973 tes ting his new Curtiss t3 eachey (left) and Glenn Martin with th e Martin Special H e was not satisfied with this airplane and soon disposed of it

The standard thriller at fairs was the race between the airplane and the automobi le Beacheys spectacu lar flight inside the exh ibition building at th e Panama Pacific Beachey in his Curtiss Pusher Exposition grounds in 7914

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

23

By Lionel Salisbury 7 Harper Road

Brampton Ontario Canada L6W 2W3

BORDENS AEROPLANE POSTERS Article Number 10 Poster Number 10 Series Number 1

Sikorsky AmphibianFROM THE 1930S

24

D D D D

71-0SIKORSKY 40-PASSENGER AMPHIBION

The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

Many new and interesting features are incorposhyrated that have never been possible before in smaller ships Comfort for the passenger is quite unusual shyfor instance the hull of the ship is 1V2 feet wider than a Pullman car allowing ample room for large comshy

fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

NEXT MONTH - The Stinson Reliant

Specifications Overall length 76 feet 8 inches Overall height 23 feet 10 inches on wheels Overall span 114 feet Wing area including struts 1875 square feet Weight empty 21500 pounds fully equipped Gross weight 34000 Poundssquare feet 182 Pounds hp 148 Gas capacity in wing 540 gallons Gas capashycity in pontoons 500 gallons total 1040 gallons Range with 24 passengers 935 miles Range with 40 passenshygers 500 miles High speed 130 mph or above at 1950 rpm Cruising speed 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm Initial climb 712 feet Landing speed 65 mph Absoshylute ceiling 13000 feet Take-off land full load 20 seconds take-off water full load 25 seconds high speed on 3 engi nes 110 mph Ceiling on 3 engines 6600 feet

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BACK ISSUES OF Th e VINTAGE AIRPLANE

1973 shycent useable Classic Over $12000 spent on rebuild March through December $1650000 Call Bob Byers week days - 800-558-7033 1974 shyWisconsin ca ll 414377-7501 Evenings 414675-6395 All Months Are Available ENGINES 1975 shyC-85-12 - All logs since new TI1281 447 SMOH All February through May July through December standard $195000 cash Week days 800558-7033 Wisshy 1976 shyconsin call 414377-7501 evenings 414675-6395 - Bob January through May August through December

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1978 shyJanuary March Augu st through December

1979shyJanuary through May July through current

The above mentioned back issues are available from Headquarters for $100 postpaid

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground It caused his death in 1915

Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beacheys flying Beachey is the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all

Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes As his skill developed he demanded better performance of his craft FLYING magazine summarized Beacheys role in pioneering in an editorial in their April 1915 issue

If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics to Beacheys lot it fell to contribute mater ia lly to the art of flying Of the matheshymatics of flight this man knew nothing but in airmanship - during his first phase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries His spiral dive and his other no less spectacular feats increased the world s confidence in the new craft and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafe conditions

In March 1913 Beachey announced his retirement from flying because of his concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him His retirement was short-lived however for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had looped the loop he returned to take up the challenge He had Curtiss build a new specially braced biplane for his use On October 7 1913 tragedy struck when Beachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport causing the death of a girl spectator On November 18 he succeeded in performing the first loop in the United States

Early in 1914 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by Warren Eaton This airplane became known as the Little Looper In 1915 Eaton built a monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioop in that type of aircraft This was the airplane in which he was killed at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14 1915 Many writers have conshyfused this with the German Taube of the same period

jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides were later covered

Side view of 8eacheys Curtiss tractor biplane one of th e earliest of th e type built Another view of 8eacheys tractor He abandoned it because of restricted visibility

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

23

By Lionel Salisbury 7 Harper Road

Brampton Ontario Canada L6W 2W3

BORDENS AEROPLANE POSTERS Article Number 10 Poster Number 10 Series Number 1

Sikorsky AmphibianFROM THE 1930S

24

D D D D

71-0SIKORSKY 40-PASSENGER AMPHIBION

The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

Many new and interesting features are incorposhyrated that have never been possible before in smaller ships Comfort for the passenger is quite unusual shyfor instance the hull of the ship is 1V2 feet wider than a Pullman car allowing ample room for large comshy

fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

NEXT MONTH - The Stinson Reliant

Specifications Overall length 76 feet 8 inches Overall height 23 feet 10 inches on wheels Overall span 114 feet Wing area including struts 1875 square feet Weight empty 21500 pounds fully equipped Gross weight 34000 Poundssquare feet 182 Pounds hp 148 Gas capacity in wing 540 gallons Gas capashycity in pontoons 500 gallons total 1040 gallons Range with 24 passengers 935 miles Range with 40 passenshygers 500 miles High speed 130 mph or above at 1950 rpm Cruising speed 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm Initial climb 712 feet Landing speed 65 mph Absoshylute ceiling 13000 feet Take-off land full load 20 seconds take-off water full load 25 seconds high speed on 3 engi nes 110 mph Ceiling on 3 engines 6600 feet

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AWARD WINNING PA-12- Three place Super Cruiser 0-235 Lycoming engine TI983 75 STOH 46 since total restoration including n~w original brakes tires stainshyIess braces glass seats fu II panel wi ng strobes all i nstruments Stits cover Narco 110 landing light o riginal colors Won Best Piper at Oshkosh Magnifi shy

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BACK ISSUES OF Th e VINTAGE AIRPLANE

1973 shycent useable Classic Over $12000 spent on rebuild March through December $1650000 Call Bob Byers week days - 800-558-7033 1974 shyWisconsin ca ll 414377-7501 Evenings 414675-6395 All Months Are Available ENGINES 1975 shyC-85-12 - All logs since new TI1281 447 SMOH All February through May July through December standard $195000 cash Week days 800558-7033 Wisshy 1976 shyconsin call 414377-7501 evenings 414675-6395 - Bob January through May August through December

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1977shyAll Months Are Available

1978 shyJanuary March Augu st through December

1979shyJanuary through May July through current

The above mentioned back issues are available from Headquarters for $100 postpaid

Beachey fn the Little Looper built for him by Warren Eaton Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e Little Looper preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track in rotary Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

Th e Eaton-built monoplane in which Beachey was killed at Sa n Francisco when th e Beachey in th e Little Looper overtaking Barn ey Oldfield on th e straight-away at wings folded after a long dive North Randall race track in Cleveland July 3 1 19 14

23

By Lionel Salisbury 7 Harper Road

Brampton Ontario Canada L6W 2W3

BORDENS AEROPLANE POSTERS Article Number 10 Poster Number 10 Series Number 1

Sikorsky AmphibianFROM THE 1930S

24

D D D D

71-0SIKORSKY 40-PASSENGER AMPHIBION

The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

Many new and interesting features are incorposhyrated that have never been possible before in smaller ships Comfort for the passenger is quite unusual shyfor instance the hull of the ship is 1V2 feet wider than a Pullman car allowing ample room for large comshy

fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

NEXT MONTH - The Stinson Reliant

Specifications Overall length 76 feet 8 inches Overall height 23 feet 10 inches on wheels Overall span 114 feet Wing area including struts 1875 square feet Weight empty 21500 pounds fully equipped Gross weight 34000 Poundssquare feet 182 Pounds hp 148 Gas capacity in wing 540 gallons Gas capashycity in pontoons 500 gallons total 1040 gallons Range with 24 passengers 935 miles Range with 40 passenshygers 500 miles High speed 130 mph or above at 1950 rpm Cruising speed 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm Initial climb 712 feet Landing speed 65 mph Absoshylute ceiling 13000 feet Take-off land full load 20 seconds take-off water full load 25 seconds high speed on 3 engi nes 110 mph Ceiling on 3 engines 6600 feet

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AWARD WINNING PA-12- Three place Super Cruiser 0-235 Lycoming engine TI983 75 STOH 46 since total restoration including n~w original brakes tires stainshyIess braces glass seats fu II panel wi ng strobes all i nstruments Stits cover Narco 110 landing light o riginal colors Won Best Piper at Oshkosh Magnifi shy

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THE UNCOMMON CUB Garth Elliot Second Line West Meadowvale Ontario LO) 1KO CANADA 3-4 Newsletters Per Year No Dues

BACK ISSUES OF Th e VINTAGE AIRPLANE

1973 shycent useable Classic Over $12000 spent on rebuild March through December $1650000 Call Bob Byers week days - 800-558-7033 1974 shyWisconsin ca ll 414377-7501 Evenings 414675-6395 All Months Are Available ENGINES 1975 shyC-85-12 - All logs since new TI1281 447 SMOH All February through May July through December standard $195000 cash Week days 800558-7033 Wisshy 1976 shyconsin call 414377-7501 evenings 414675-6395 - Bob January through May August through December

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STATEMENT OF OWNERSH IP MANAGEMENT AND CIRCU LATION (Hltu bmiddot Jy Ii Sc J(J~JI

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1977shyAll Months Are Available

1978 shyJanuary March Augu st through December

1979shyJanuary through May July through current

The above mentioned back issues are available from Headquarters for $100 postpaid

By Lionel Salisbury 7 Harper Road

Brampton Ontario Canada L6W 2W3

BORDENS AEROPLANE POSTERS Article Number 10 Poster Number 10 Series Number 1

Sikorsky AmphibianFROM THE 1930S

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D D D D

71-0SIKORSKY 40-PASSENGER AMPHIBION

The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

Many new and interesting features are incorposhyrated that have never been possible before in smaller ships Comfort for the passenger is quite unusual shyfor instance the hull of the ship is 1V2 feet wider than a Pullman car allowing ample room for large comshy

fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

NEXT MONTH - The Stinson Reliant

Specifications Overall length 76 feet 8 inches Overall height 23 feet 10 inches on wheels Overall span 114 feet Wing area including struts 1875 square feet Weight empty 21500 pounds fully equipped Gross weight 34000 Poundssquare feet 182 Pounds hp 148 Gas capacity in wing 540 gallons Gas capashycity in pontoons 500 gallons total 1040 gallons Range with 24 passengers 935 miles Range with 40 passenshygers 500 miles High speed 130 mph or above at 1950 rpm Cruising speed 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm Initial climb 712 feet Landing speed 65 mph Absoshylute ceiling 13000 feet Take-off land full load 20 seconds take-off water full load 25 seconds high speed on 3 engi nes 110 mph Ceiling on 3 engines 6600 feet

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Il~ INTERIO R All Items READY -MADE fo r Easy DO-IT-YOURSELF INSTALLATION

Seat Upholstery - Wall Panels Headliners - Carpets - etc

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4ihiea P~JIro 259 Lower Morrisville Rd ~~-=-~

- bullbull Falls ing t on Pa 19054 ( 1 VISA I ( 21 5) 295 - 4 11 5 t bull o middotbull

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AWARD WINNING PA-12- Three place Super Cruiser 0-235 Lycoming engine TI983 75 STOH 46 since total restoration including n~w original brakes tires stainshyIess braces glass seats fu II panel wi ng strobes all i nstruments Stits cover Narco 110 landing light o riginal colors Won Best Piper at Oshkosh Magnifi shy

AIRCRAFT TYPE CLUBS CONTINUED

EASTERN CESSNA 1901195 ASSOCIATION Clift C Crabs 25575 Butternut Ridge Road N Olmstead OH 44070 1 Newsletter Per Year Dues $500

NATIONAL STINSON CLUB 14418 Skinner Road Cypress TX 77429 Newsletter No Du es Listed

THE UNCOMMON CUB Garth Elliot Second Line West Meadowvale Ontario LO) 1KO CANADA 3-4 Newsletters Per Year No Dues

BACK ISSUES OF Th e VINTAGE AIRPLANE

1973 shycent useable Classic Over $12000 spent on rebuild March through December $1650000 Call Bob Byers week days - 800-558-7033 1974 shyWisconsin ca ll 414377-7501 Evenings 414675-6395 All Months Are Available ENGINES 1975 shyC-85-12 - All logs since new TI1281 447 SMOH All February through May July through December standard $195000 cash Week days 800558-7033 Wisshy 1976 shyconsin call 414377-7501 evenings 414675-6395 - Bob January through May August through December

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CO_ 10 ho 1 0 It bull bull t ob _n 0 u Ilten-I I I h _ 1_bullbullbullbull 100 HI S C ltlbull

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STATEMENT OF OWNERSH IP MANAGEMENT AND CIRCU LATION (Hltu bmiddot Jy Ii Sc J(J~JI

PSFOt 3526 (J~( J) tXt il1stru~lion 011 lev~lsc)1 middot 1gt1 7tgt

1977shyAll Months Are Available

1978 shyJanuary March Augu st through December

1979shyJanuary through May July through current

The above mentioned back issues are available from Headquarters for $100 postpaid

D D D D

71-0SIKORSKY 40-PASSENGER AMPHIBION

The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviashytion Corporation at Bridgeport Connecticut It is the largest land air and water craft in America - in fact probably the second largest in the world exceeded in size only by the 100 passenger German plane D O X In type it is a high wing monoplane under which are mounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower each made by Pratt amp Whitney The motors are of the tractor type installed in nacelles individually supshyported from the wing with a combined horsepower of 2300

Many new and interesting features are incorposhyrated that have never been possible before in smaller ships Comfort for the passenger is quite unusual shyfor instance the hull of the ship is 1V2 feet wider than a Pullman car allowing ample room for large comshy

fortable lounging chairs In addition to the main lounging room with its walnut finished walls roseshygrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange there is a smoking lounge for six people for the usual games found on shipbound also separate rest rooms for men and women There is 500 square feet of Y2 shythick insulation throughout the hull to reduce noise to a minimum In the aft compartment of the ship there is an ice box and electric stove in the stewards pantry and with ample storage space for extra food and drinking water This ship could remain indeshypendently at sea for an indefinite time At each exit are six saving rafts with emergency rations and water

NEXT MONTH - The Stinson Reliant

Specifications Overall length 76 feet 8 inches Overall height 23 feet 10 inches on wheels Overall span 114 feet Wing area including struts 1875 square feet Weight empty 21500 pounds fully equipped Gross weight 34000 Poundssquare feet 182 Pounds hp 148 Gas capacity in wing 540 gallons Gas capashycity in pontoons 500 gallons total 1040 gallons Range with 24 passengers 935 miles Range with 40 passenshygers 500 miles High speed 130 mph or above at 1950 rpm Cruising speed 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm Initial climb 712 feet Landing speed 65 mph Absoshylute ceiling 13000 feet Take-off land full load 20 seconds take-off water full load 25 seconds high speed on 3 engi nes 110 mph Ceiling on 3 engines 6600 feet

25

Classic owners ~~

DOG DRESS IT UP

WITH A NEW

t qu

Il~ INTERIO R All Items READY -MADE fo r Easy DO-IT-YOURSELF INSTALLATION

Seat Upholstery - Wall Panels Headliners - Carpets - etc

Ceconite Envelopes and Dopes

-Send for FREE Catalog Fob rics Selection Guide $100

4ihiea P~JIro 259 Lower Morrisville Rd ~~-=-~

- bullbull Falls ing t on Pa 19054 ( 1 VISA I ( 21 5) 295 - 4 11 5 t bull o middotbull

LI___)

AWARD WINNING PA-12- Three place Super Cruiser 0-235 Lycoming engine TI983 75 STOH 46 since total restoration including n~w original brakes tires stainshyIess braces glass seats fu II panel wi ng strobes all i nstruments Stits cover Narco 110 landing light o riginal colors Won Best Piper at Oshkosh Magnifi shy

AIRCRAFT TYPE CLUBS CONTINUED

EASTERN CESSNA 1901195 ASSOCIATION Clift C Crabs 25575 Butternut Ridge Road N Olmstead OH 44070 1 Newsletter Per Year Dues $500

NATIONAL STINSON CLUB 14418 Skinner Road Cypress TX 77429 Newsletter No Du es Listed

THE UNCOMMON CUB Garth Elliot Second Line West Meadowvale Ontario LO) 1KO CANADA 3-4 Newsletters Per Year No Dues

BACK ISSUES OF Th e VINTAGE AIRPLANE

1973 shycent useable Classic Over $12000 spent on rebuild March through December $1650000 Call Bob Byers week days - 800-558-7033 1974 shyWisconsin ca ll 414377-7501 Evenings 414675-6395 All Months Are Available ENGINES 1975 shyC-85-12 - All logs since new TI1281 447 SMOH All February through May July through December standard $195000 cash Week days 800558-7033 Wisshy 1976 shyconsin call 414377-7501 evenings 414675-6395 - Bob January through May August through December

Th_I V1NTMi~ Al RP0t_ ______ ____ I ~~Qbu 4L_lln bullbullbull bullbullvbullbull o v 1 0 0v vol vvo o

JIIlttt _ __ ___ __ ____ li ~ciooo -oc o o~ 0 O~ CI 0 c o IS _ r) Co) $~U ~J 111 vol f8II~

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CO_ 10 ho 1 0 It bull bull t ob _n 0 u Ilten-I I I h _ 1_bullbullbullbull 100 HI S C ltlbull

Business Manaqer

STATEMENT OF OWNERSH IP MANAGEMENT AND CIRCU LATION (Hltu bmiddot Jy Ii Sc J(J~JI

PSFOt 3526 (J~( J) tXt il1stru~lion 011 lev~lsc)1 middot 1gt1 7tgt

1977shyAll Months Are Available

1978 shyJanuary March Augu st through December

1979shyJanuary through May July through current

The above mentioned back issues are available from Headquarters for $100 postpaid

Classic owners ~~

DOG DRESS IT UP

WITH A NEW

t qu

Il~ INTERIO R All Items READY -MADE fo r Easy DO-IT-YOURSELF INSTALLATION

Seat Upholstery - Wall Panels Headliners - Carpets - etc

Ceconite Envelopes and Dopes

-Send for FREE Catalog Fob rics Selection Guide $100

4ihiea P~JIro 259 Lower Morrisville Rd ~~-=-~

- bullbull Falls ing t on Pa 19054 ( 1 VISA I ( 21 5) 295 - 4 11 5 t bull o middotbull

LI___)

AWARD WINNING PA-12- Three place Super Cruiser 0-235 Lycoming engine TI983 75 STOH 46 since total restoration including n~w original brakes tires stainshyIess braces glass seats fu II panel wi ng strobes all i nstruments Stits cover Narco 110 landing light o riginal colors Won Best Piper at Oshkosh Magnifi shy

AIRCRAFT TYPE CLUBS CONTINUED

EASTERN CESSNA 1901195 ASSOCIATION Clift C Crabs 25575 Butternut Ridge Road N Olmstead OH 44070 1 Newsletter Per Year Dues $500

NATIONAL STINSON CLUB 14418 Skinner Road Cypress TX 77429 Newsletter No Du es Listed

THE UNCOMMON CUB Garth Elliot Second Line West Meadowvale Ontario LO) 1KO CANADA 3-4 Newsletters Per Year No Dues

BACK ISSUES OF Th e VINTAGE AIRPLANE

1973 shycent useable Classic Over $12000 spent on rebuild March through December $1650000 Call Bob Byers week days - 800-558-7033 1974 shyWisconsin ca ll 414377-7501 Evenings 414675-6395 All Months Are Available ENGINES 1975 shyC-85-12 - All logs since new TI1281 447 SMOH All February through May July through December standard $195000 cash Week days 800558-7033 Wisshy 1976 shyconsin call 414377-7501 evenings 414675-6395 - Bob January through May August through December

Th_I V1NTMi~ Al RP0t_ ______ ____ I ~~Qbu 4L_lln bullbullbull bullbullvbullbull o v 1 0 0v vol vvo o

JIIlttt _ __ ___ __ ____ li ~ciooo -oc o o~ 0 O~ CI 0 c o IS _ r) Co) $~U ~J 111 vol f8II~

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_~~~_~ 0 CO~ k _f_~~~) 1JlHI~l~~ 1J ~~ bullOIl __

Paul H Pob~r~_z1YLJllbV~ EaUtJiQmsect ~IlllL _ fr4llklin bull Wl 5llJ2 _ __ ~_bull__ _ 100 fN _ _ Id r

ulolll4flPn lllll WeJlt_poundQus t liOWLAltenuebull EJanklin_ wl 53112 c CIOO f _d4~J

1 O W tM Ilf ~I N or ~ ~II ~ o~ oJ ou ~~~ ~ bulloJ J~(~

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25Q___ ___ ---7~5~___

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- - --- shy - __ ----shy ---O O bullbull ~ U YlO L u 0 0 0

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None bullbull ~M2~ ___ _

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bn aft ~urrt~l lId ~ompkl t Business Manager

)9U S C 36 l 60 _ middotOlNn _ lgt_ II1 oiI o _ Io )~I hI bull--~~ ~ tbull__ _ w bullbull 10 eI $ _ 0 bull -0ltgt

CO_ 10 ho 1 0 It bull bull t ob _n 0 u Ilten-I I I h _ 1_bullbullbullbull 100 HI S C ltlbull

Business Manaqer

STATEMENT OF OWNERSH IP MANAGEMENT AND CIRCU LATION (Hltu bmiddot Jy Ii Sc J(J~JI

PSFOt 3526 (J~( J) tXt il1stru~lion 011 lev~lsc)1 middot 1gt1 7tgt

1977shyAll Months Are Available

1978 shyJanuary March Augu st through December

1979shyJanuary through May July through current

The above mentioned back issues are available from Headquarters for $100 postpaid