Popular Flying July/Aug 1974

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PeterChick'sRyanPT-22roundingoutatDeltaAirPark,BritishColumbia(moreaboutthisinthenextissue).

Photo—TonySwain.

Popular Flying

Edited by:ALANDuNN MIKEGRIGSON JOHNHAFFENDF.N

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June10111.1974mastwellgodownin thehistoryofP.F.A.affairsasamost importantdate,infactamilestoneinthe developmentandgrowthoftheamateur builtaircraftmosementthroughoutthe world.Forit%Aasonthisdatethatthefirst meetingofthe'INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONFORAMATEUR BUILTAIRCRAFT'lookplaceatthe headquartersOr the EedelatioaAcronautiqueInternational(E.AI.)inParis.

Thisconferencewasthelogicaloutcome orthemanypreviousmeetings,both formalandinformalatsariouslocations includingGrenoble,Brussels,Montargis R.S.ARally)andevenNewick.England, ONel-theHilsttwayears.allservingto strengthentheGrowingfeeling,thatinternationalco-operationbetweenthevarious amateurbuiltaircraftmovementswasnot onlydesirablehutnecessarytostimulate growthandimproseShiadards10the benefitofall.SoitwasthattheF.A.I.decidedatits1973GeneralConferenceto setupanewcommissionfor'Themu-pose ofdevelopingactivitiesrelatedtoaircraft built13stheirpilots'andtothisendthey madecontactwiththenationalnemclubs ofallmembercountriesconcerned,to Lirnisuchacommission.tosetupits termsofreferenceandelectitssecretariat_

Of eollrseinternationalco-operation andexchangesofinformationbetween variousorganisationsandindividualsis nothingnew,theP.E.A.magazineisread byitsmembersallroundtheworldand

TheviewsexpressedinPOPULARFLYINGarethoseofthe contributorsandnotnecessarilythoseoftheP.F.A.ThePublishers retainiherighttorefuseorivithdrawadvertisemen(sattheirdiscretionanddonotacceptliabilityfordelayinpublicationorfor clericalorprinter'serrorsalthougheverycareistakentOavoid nilsmkes.

wehavegoodcontactonengineering matterswithmanycountries,Thesame CanhesaidfortheFrenchR.S.A.andof coursetheAmericanE„A.A.withits numerousinternationalchaptersThereis howevernosubstituteformeetingaround theconferencetabletodiscussthe problemsoramateuraircraftconstruction withyouroppositenumberfromthe FRANCE.BELGIUM. SWEDEN.HOLLAND,WESTGERMANY,CANADAandwehopeindue courseallothercountrieswithaninterest inthisinterestingandexcitingbranchof aviation.

AschairmanofP.F.A.andmember or theAviationCounciloftheRoyalAcro Club.twasentrustedwiththetask)1' representingtheU.K.atthisConference andwasabletoputforwardourviewson whattheaimsOfthiscommissionshould beandtheworkitshouldundertake,it alsoprovidedtheopportunitytoexplain theuniquepositionofREAasanorganisationholdingitsowndesignapproval andadministeringitsowninspectionand Certificate.ta'Airwhiness.

IhenewcommissionhavingSetdown itstermsor reference. [henElectedyold chairmanasitsfirstPresident,Paul PobereznyofE.A.A.andLoisCariottof RS.AastheVice-PresidentswithJohn TuvafalkofSwedenasSecretary.Thisis indeedastrongaIlriweI-topeeigorotis secretariatrepresentingthethreelargest andmostestablishedorganisationswith thequietellicienecoftheSwedish delegatetobackitup.

Thetermsidreferenceandaimsincludedtheencouragementoftheconstruction.design,developmentandmaintenanceofamateurbaihaircraft,thefree exchangeofinformation,co-operationto remosesome or thedifficultiesofoverIFfigIbreigncountries.co-ordinationof sportingeventsandnationalralliesand therestorationmidoperationofvintage aircraft_Thesearessarthytasksandthe E.A.I.hastheInternationalstatureand integritytoprovidethemeansandthe platformFormembercountriestoachieve thehighlevelofco-operationnecessary toproduceresultsthatwillassistthe amateuraircraftbuilderthroughoutthe would.

ThethemeoftheNlarch-Aprilchairman'spagewasthattheP.FA,hadcome alongwayinthepast28years,ithas achie‘edmanythings,hasmuchtooffer, stillMoretolearnandwithitsneWinsOlsementwithF.A.I.hasanevenmore importantfuture.

Sohere'stothenext28yearswhichI lookforwardlowithaddedinterest.

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President: A/Cm1111.0-J.C.PAUL.

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Hon.Ttgasurer: Capt.E.S.DAvis,A.M.I.E.E.

Treasurer: L.W.SHAW,D.Ae.,C.Eng..A.F.R.AeS., A.M.S.L.AeT.

EngineeringOfficer: F.I. V.NVALKLR,CEng..F.R.Ae.S.

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CoverComment: G.EdmondsonandR.Mairlmenrs LAA bi-planeduringarecentrisitortheP.F..4. officeatShoreham. 777

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Cent.1.POTHECARY Capt.R.HEATH

POMONKEYBUSINESS

ByM.P.MARSH

WhenIwasinvitedtovisitPomonkeyIwasas doubtfulastheaverageAmericaniswhenhehears nameslikeStaplefordTwancy,ComptonAbbasor HalfpennyGreenforthefirsttime.However,acheck onaroadmapatthefirstopportunityshowedthatit didexist,about20milesSouthofWashingtonin Maryland.

Onahot,calmsummereveningwedrovedownthe IndianHeadHighwayinanairconditionedCapri_ Fortunatelytherewerenotraffichold-upsasevena shorttimeontick-overcausedtheenginetooverheat duetothepowerconsumptionoftheconditioning unit,2000ccisabitsmallforsuchacad

Weleftthemainroadforacountryroadthrough densewoodland,tocomesuddenlyoutofthetreesinto theparkingareaattheairfield.Thisconsistsofasingle pavedstripwithterminalbuilding.'Thangarsand tiedownsatoneend.Thehangarsarebigenough totakeoneaircraftandallowareasonableamountof spacetoworkonitInthehangarwewenttothere arethreeaircraftoccupyingthespacenormallytaken upbyjustaBreezy.UnderonewingisConnieMarsh's SmithMiniplaneandundertheotherDaveGrove's WittmanTailwind.

TheBreezyisafrighteningideaforthosewhomeet itforthefirsttime.Along,shallowfuselageofwelded

DareGrovesandhiswileta.vytheirlailichulNO1211.:

Photo—M.P.Marsh

ABreesy.ThisoneisownedbyloanMoran.Allthe.frselagetubingispurple.Thesealsacewhite with a purpleawlihiucrugJarthepilolsandpassenger'sjeel.Assheisalight,dainty pcisull, theBrecyneeds ballasttocorrectTheCG.Thisisslungunderthefitselageintheshapeal0rocketPhoto—M.P.Marsh

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WacoCJCfinishedinred,blackand while

tube,withnocoveringatall,carriesaCubundercarriage,wingandtailunitwithapusherengine carriedhighaboveitonstruts.Pilotsandpassengers sitoutinfrontofthewingwithnoprotectionfromthe slipstream,butthepassengersareluckyandifthepilot hasbroadshoulderstheycancrouchbehindhimin somesortofshelter.LikeamotorbiketheBreezyis greatonhotsummerdays,butincold,wetweatheris bestleftinthehangar. I sawthisBreezyaboutaweek laterbattlingitswayagainstagustywindabovethe PennsylvaniaTurnpike,followingtheroadthrough theAppalachianMountainsandbeingtossedaboutin theturbulence.Formileswerantogetheruntilroad worksslowedourcarandhewasabletooverflythe lowerspurs,toreachOshkoshadaybeforeus.

'Flighty',ConnieMarsh'sMiniplane,wascompletedbyherin1967.SheracedatRenoandvarious otherplaces,flyingrightacrossAmericainthelittle singleseatertodoso,'Cousin'Connieisnotonlyan excellentaircraftbuilder,sheknowshowtoflythem too.TwiceshehasflowntoOshkoshandeachtime tooksecondprizeforhome-builtsintheAC-EAA FlightRally.AsuccessortoFlightyisnearingcompletionwhichhasaCassutt-likefuselagewithrather highaspectratiobiplanewings.

TheTailwind,althoughhome-built,wasnotbuilt byDavebutwasboughtcomplete.Hewaskeento fulfilapromisemadetwoyearsbeforeintheUKthat I wouldflyinitif lever managedtogettoWashington, astheonlyTailwind I hadseenuptothenwas'YDU atSywell,and I hadnoideawhattoexpect.The amountofroomfortwopeoplewasamplealthough admittedlyneitherDavenormyselfareheavilybuilt. Thepanelappearedtobewellstockedwithinstruments andaradiowasmountedabovethecentre,withthe taildowntheviewwaspoorbutonaccelerationthe liftedtailimprovedthevisibilitytonearperfectin mostdirections.

PopularFlying,July-August,1974

Pholo—M.P.Marslz

Weclimbedawaysouthwardsandsoonreached about1500ft.,cruisingatwellover100mph,turning WestweflewtowardsthePotomacRiverwhichatthis pointisaboutthreemilesacrossandlookslikethe sea.NeartheVirginiashoreweturnednorthinthe directionofWashingtonandagoldensun,turningback acrossthcriverthehazylandscapeandglittering amberwatergavewaytoclearvisibilitydownsun. Afterafewsteepturnsoverthecoasttakingpictures throughtheroofwindows,weflewbacktowards Pomonkey.Thestripstoodoutclearlyinthewoods andwesoonjoinedthecircuitfittinginwithaCherokeeandaCitabriadoingtouchandgo'sorwhatever Americanscallthem.

Fromthecircuit I sawseveralaircrafthiddenbehind the'T'hangars.AmongtheusualSpainCansthere wereafewinterestingtypes;mostimpressivewasa WacoCJC.Thisbeautifulbiplaneappearedto bein perfectconditionandfliesfrequently. It seemedapity thatsuchanaircraftshouldbetieddownoutside ratherthanhangared.NearbywasaCougar,alsotied down,thoughtothedisgustofmyAmericanfriends, I failedtoseeanygreatdifferencebetweenaCougar andaTailwind.Surroundedbytallweedsandgrass wereafewaircraftshelteredbyacanopyopenatthe sides.TheseincludedtwoTaylorcraft,anAeronca ChiefandChampbut,ofmoreinterest,aMonocoupe. Thiswasinasadconditionbutwiththepresententhusiasmforrestoration I wouldhavethoughtsomeonemighthavedonesomethingaboutitbynow.

OnthedrivebacktoWashington I heardofpast attemptstoplanatourofEuropeintheTailwind.Of coursethecostofshippingN61.2IUacrosstheAtlanticdefeatedallschemesbutthedreamthatitmight have visitedSywellisinteresting;thefrustrated plannerscausedverylittlestirwhentheyturnedupat Sywellinmycar.

plp%Projects

NodoubtbythetimeyoureadthisSywell'74will havehappened—afactwhichhighlightsthetimelag betweenreceivingprojectinformationandthetimeit actuallyappearsinprint.Acertaindelayisinevitable. butthiscanbecutdownifwereceiveyournewsassoon aspossible.Withthecustomaryvoteofthankstothose whosentsomuchnewsoftheiractivities,straightdown tobusiness....

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PFA439One of theoldestsUrvivingTurbulentsin theU.K.isG-APOL.Itstartedlifeinthe late I 950sunderthewingoftheVintage AircraftAssociation.andPeterHouston: thefuselageandtailassemblyitisbelievedwerebuiltbytheSaxonFlying Club(nowdefunct?)inCardiffIt emergedasaD.36variantatRedhillin 1962,andsincethenhaspassedthrougha varietyofhands,thelatestownerbeing A.R.LeithofForfar.Angus.towhomit wasregisteredlastOctober.

502AnotherTurbulentthathasbeenaround forsometimeistheprojectregisteredas G-ARRUtoJ.O'Connorin1961with thecurioustypedesignation"2004C-.A sofarunidentifiedTurf-)recentlyappeared atElstree—structurallycompleteandwith aVW 1500 installed.Webelievethatthis isthelonglostG-ARRU—timewillno doubtproveus right ofwrong!

509FanJennisonwrotetousfromBlackburn. Lancs..totellusabouttheTurbG-APUY whichtvementionedintheMarch/April PE.Heboughttheaircraftinadamaged statefronlMoreton-in-Marshin1973and hasbeenworkingontherebtUldall winter.Attimeofwriting(May1974)it was980„completeandwasconhdently expectedatSvwell.Healsoownsthe NipperG-AWDA.

544Fortherecord,dateoftheTurbulent G-AVPC'sFirstCofAwas28-11-73.

586UnabletotakehisTurbulentG-ASSYto theUSAwithhim,FrankParkerhas "donated-ittoJohnDunfordwhohopes torebuildit

712Itisnotoftenthatweareabletoreport progressonanEmeraudeprojectinthese columns,sothenewsthatAndyFisher waswellonthewaytowardscompletion wasparticularlywelcome.Themachine is registeredG-BCCRandisbeingworked onbyAndyinNWLondon_Aswehad theprojectnumberallocatedtoaMr.D. CoonibeswepresumeAndyacquiredit fromhiminanunfinishedstale.(See otherprojects).

1313M.S."Dicky-Birdtellsusthathis famousWoodyPusherG-AWWPisnow

complete.hutlikesomanyothersimilar machineslacksapermanenthome.Dicky saysheisnowhavingtodesignaportable hangarforit.Whateverhappenswehope wecanseeitintheairbeforeverylong.

1372DaveBerry•erykindlysentusdetailsof progressonhisIsaacsFuryII.Hesays "Thefin,rudder,elevatorsandtailplane werecompletedinthatorder.followedby thefabricatingofmanymetalfittings. Thefourwingsarevirtuallycomplete(all thoseribs!)andthecentresectionis50"„ built.Fuselagebulkheadshavealsobeen completed.IhaveacquiredaLycoming 0-290GNVhieh1havestripped,cleaned andpartiallyrebuilt,thoughassemblyhas notyetbegun.Theprojecthassofar LahenMCI4years.however.theacquisitionofahouseandmatrimonyhate bothmadeheavydemandsontimeand pocketinthebst12months.Workhas recommencedatthenewabode,anditk hopedtocompletethefuselageIhis summerandassemblyoftheengine shouldbeginintheautumn-.Headds thatheisgladtoseethatFuriesarcbeing startedupanddownthecountryinencouragingnuinbers,andhopesthatthere willonedaybeasquadronof'cm!

1383Notrecordedpreviouslyisthefactthat thePittsG-AXNZ.whichwasfinishedat OldWardenlastyear,hasnowbeenacquiredbyManxKellyandisnowZI reserveinachineforthe"RothmansTeam.Itisnicetoseeamateur-built machinesendingupinsuchexalted places!

1394Weweresorrytolearn or theaccidentto PatBarker'sTitchG-BABE.butenencouragedtolearnthatrepairsare alreadywell-advanced.Afurtherencouragingfactweunderstandisthat17 hoursoftestflyinghadbeenacMesed priortothemishap.

1419JimCrawfordiswell-advancedwithhis Taylormonoplanewhichistakingshape atIlleUniversityofSouthampton.CurrentstateisFuselage-1/3complete: Wines-2:3complete:Tail-1.4complete.Hehasyettoacquireasuitable engine.however

1421RonWebsteriscurrentlyrebuilding SteveSharp'sMonoplaneG-AYYCafter itscontretempslastyearatLeicesterEast.

1430RoyBa.singertellsusthathisMonoprojectisstillalive,thoughacertaindiversion isprovidedbyhisJodelG-AWVE!

1445RichardWald'sMonoplaneprogressesin Folkestone—sofarhehascompletedthe fuselagesidesandtherudder.

1453OurveryfullMonoplanenewsthistime iscompletedbyamentionofJohnBakewell'smachinewhichmanyofusmetfor thefirsttimeattheEasterHucknall Rally.Thefactthathisprojectnumberis oneofthelatesttobeissuedindicatesthe speedatwhichhehasworked!

1509RoyWharmbyofMiltonKeynestellsus thathehasthedrawingsoftheAMF14S Maranda.Apparentlyonlytheflapsand somewingribswerecompletedbefore constructionwassuspended.Hehopesto startworkonaMonoplanesoon,however.

1526JohnRandall'sPittsG-AYLUisnow 80%completeinCrowthorne,Berks,with aRR-Continental0-240Ainstalled.

1532K.Stewarttellsusofthelatestprogress onhisSpriteG-AZZHwhichheis buildinginDagenham,Essex.Allwing componentshavebeenmanufacturedand thecentresection(whichincludesthe cockpitfloor)isalmostcomplete,asare theflapsandailerons.Constructionwas startedinDecember,1970,andhe estimatesatleastanother3years'hard work!Healsoaddsthecommentthat— "...contrarytopopularbelief,a workshopfullofmachineryisnot necessaryforthepurposeofbuildingan all-metalaircraftandneitherisonerequiredtobeanexpertsheetmetalworker providingthatadviceissoughtand acceptedfromthefundofknowledge availableamongstrutmembers".

1551D.Websterwrotetotellusmoreofhis FredHproject,G-BBBW.Itisinfact beingconstructedbya"verykeen"trio— theotherstalwartsbeingJohnDixonand TanJowett—inabasementinIlkley, Yorks.Sofarthefuselageismoreorless completeexceptforcovering,withthe engine,instruments,cablesandfairings allinposition.Thetailplaneisalsocompleteandthewingribsmainsparand metalfittingsareallnowreadyfor assembly.Theprojectwasstartedin January1972,andthetriohopetohaveit intheairattheendofthisyear.Finally thegroupsaytheywouldliketopay tributetotheever-helpfulEricClutton withoutwhomtheprojectwouldbeimpossible.

1560KeithStaceyinformedusverysuccinctly oftheprogressofhisCavalier—"Plodding ..Plodding...".

1580ThirdVolksplanetoflyintheU.K.didso withlittlepublicityrecently.ThiswasFlt. Lt.Crow'sG-BAPPwhichnowliveswith RAFTrainingCommandatLeeming, Yorks.Weweresadtolearnoftherecent deathofoneofitsco-constructors, MichaelDrybankski,inaflyingaccident intheMiddleEast.

1593BenCooper'sBabyGreatLakesG-BBGL wasscheduledtobecompletedsoonafter thiswaswritten—andcouldhaveappearedatSywellbythetimethisisread. HetellsusthathealsoacquiredtheincompleteprojectstartedbyG.Hill

(PEA/1576)sonicmonthsago,andhewas expectedtopassmost or itontoD.H. GreenwoodforhismachinePFA/I0/ 10016.

1815/7012OnlyMinicabnewsthismonthisofA.K. Lang'sprojectwhichhetellsusisnow shelved(butnotabandoned).Initsplace heiscurrentlybusywithhisVolksplane projectPFA/70I2.Thefuselageisabout 90%complete—thestabilatoronlyneeds the1/I6thplyreinforcementsandleading edgeply,andtherudderisinasimilar state.Estimateddateofcompletionof alltheremainderissometimenextyear.

3012Mostpeoplewillknowalready,butjust fortherecord,theWotG-AXOLisnow intheownershipofJimEspinandis basedatThruxton.

3208JohnFelltellsusheis"morethanhalfway"withhisTitchprojectnow.

7001JohnDunfordtellsusthathisVP-1 G-BAJDistemporarilyshelveddueto lackoftimeandspace—justtoremind youhealsohasTurbG-ASSYandoneof SWM'STigersforgoodmeasure!

01-10001GrahamHorn'sCavalierprojecthasbeen progressingintermittentlyforthelast10 months.Thefuselagesides,allribs,tailplanesparsandbulkheadsareallcomplete,andsomehardwaremade.Heis nowassemblingthefuselage.

08-10014DickyBirdrevealedthesomewhat startlinginformationthatthisAerosport QuailhasnowflownataSpanishMilitary airfieldnearSeville.Apparentlyitwears themarks'204'(exactlywhyisn'tclear!) andtherewasnoneedtocompleteany PFApaperworkastheownercompleted finalassembly,andcleareditwiththe SpanishMilitaryAuthorities.Needlessto sayweawaitfurtherdevelopmentswith interest!

08-10030Dickyalsoinformedusthatthisprojectis notinfactaCootAmphibianbutan AerosportQuailMk.2(itsprojectnumber isthereforeprefixed08ratherthan18).

03-10004WewereverypleasedtoreceivemoredetailsofDonHarker'sHawk.Thefuselageistwo-seat,withaContinentalA-65. Thecontrolcolumnhangsdowntogive moreroominthecockpit,andalsofitted aredualrudderpedals.Donhasn'tdecidedonthewingsectionyetandhesays theextentofsweepbackwillgovernthe finalchoice.Headdsthathehopestoget awaywithoutflaps,butthespanof28ft. issomewhatlimitedbythehangarspace. Otherfeatureswillincludeanelevator clearoftherudderandfuselage,and integralwingfueltanks.

26-10053ChrisTurnertellsusthatafterbuilding hisCurrieWotG-BANV(aboutwhich incidentallywehavelittleinformation)he isnowactivelyengagedonhis5/8thscale Hurricane.Heemphasisesthatthisishis owndesignandnotacopyoftheAmericanSidelinger.

01-10054CliveMalleyhasjuststartedhisCavalier projectinHertford.

PhoenixAircraft

PAL/I225Weonlyrealisedtheotherdaythatwe havenotyetrecordedthefactthatLaurie MansfieldhashadtheStottbrothers-built LutonMajorG-ASWHforsometime. Wehopeitwon'tbelongbeforeit emergestoflyagain.

1416CurrentlypresentattheYorkshireAeroplaneClubatYeadonistheBinglevA/C ConstructionGroupLode!D.IIGBAZM.WeawaitaF/Fdatewith interest.

OtherAircraft

G-AYMAWewereverypleasedtoreceivederailsof Dr.PeterLeggo'sStolpStarduster Loo project.Fleboughtthekitwhilstin Florida.andrecentlybroughtitbackto theU.K.andisactivelyworkingonitin Cambridge.Allfourwingsarenowcomplete,aswellasthecentresection.the basicfuselage.tailassemblyandtheut. Nextinlineistheengineinstallation-a I50hp.Lycoming"whichshouldgiveme quiterespectableperformance".

G-BBOIAllwasrevealedaboutMissHeather Wheeler'sBedeBD-5Brecently.Shesays --"Thea/cisinkitCormandisatpresent inGreenlandwherePeterDamgaard Larsenhasstartedassembly.Progressis slowduetodifficultyinobtainingtools, andduetoinfrequencyofvisitsbyFAA Airworthinessinspectors-.Weareonce againtemptedtousethephrase-soyou thinkYOUhaveproblems Weare sureMissWheelerwill forgiveLISif we askifthereisanyconnectionwithher verydistinguishednamesake—AirCommodoreWheeler—whosepre-wardesign. theSlymph,hadtheremarkablysimilar registrationG-ABOf?

EmeraudeHavingbuiltLutonMajorG-AYXO/ PEA/I211C.Drinkwatertellsusthat togetherwith4othermembersofthe WalthamFlyingGroupheisbuildingan EmeraudeTheestimatedcompletion dateofJune1974,togetherwiththe recentemergenceofAndyFisher'sGBCCRleadsonetoassumetheseareone andthesame?

G-ASTARecentlychangedhands,theFrench-built TurbulentG-ASTAhasnowbeenacquiredbyRalphJones.

G-AXKJTheKenFlipp-builtJodelD.9hasnow beenacquiredbyW.M.Beverleyof Rotherheld,Sussex.

Gyroplanes

G-BBGPTheBergGyroplane was unfortunately damagedinanaccidentatDenhamin late1973,anditsremainshavenowbeen acqinedbyMikeLangtonwithaview towardsrebuilding.

G-AYRCTheCricketG-AYRCwasostensiblysold someEineagototheBahamas.but probablyneserlefttheU.K.,anditwas restoredtoH.LangfordinFebruar thisyear.

G-AXCIChrisWinter'sHensenG-AXC1 olliciallyWELinFebruary1974.

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NEWAD IIONS

Neilmountpia/J./aces.Chjf andBarryLister'simniandate Cessna195yrsitstheAttsterChM rallyat.Shorehant.

JimCoatesSwalesongG-AVDU'at Panshanger.

L.T.E.Goldfinche'sLIII017Minor atOhlSarum.attlield.

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JYROJOTTINGS fromPeteLovegrove

ROTORDYNEBLADES

Enapreviousarticle,fmentionedthatIconsidered theRotordynebladestobethebestcurrentinvestment ifyouhappentobelookingforfactory-built,metal rotors.Sincewritingthat,wehavenowhadachance toair-testthefirstsettoarriveintheU.K.Tshould perhapsmentionherethatonerespectinwhichMessrs. Rotordynedidfalldownwasinthepacking;two of thesixrotor-bladesintheconsignmentweredamaged intransitThiswasdamagewhichwouldhavebeen avoidedbyabetterandstrongerformofpackaging. Wehavetakenthematterupwiththesuppliersand fullyexpectittobecorrectedbeforeanymorerotors areconsignedtothetendercareoftheairlinefreightmen!

ThcreasonImentionthisdamageisthatitisvery easytogetintoaposition,withair-freight,whereyou cannotclaimfromtheairlineorthesupplier.Imyself lostoutheavilyonsuchatrans-Atlanticshipment. Whathappensisthis:thegoodsarriveat,say.Heathrow,wheretheyarehandledbyanagent-youdon't gettheopportunitytohandlethemyourself—andyou finallygetdeliveryeitherbycollectionorbythevan droppingthematyouraddress.Inbothcases,youwill bediscouragedfrominspectingthegoodsatthetime becauseno-onewantsyoutodetainthem.(Icollected mygoodsfromPan-AntatHeathrow).Ifyousignfor thegoods,youwillprobablyfindthatyouaresigning fortheirreceiptingoodorder, if youevengettimeto readtheadvicenotes!Then,whenyoucometounpack thebox,youmayfindthatdamagehasoccurred. Can youprovethat you didnotcauseit?Youwillfindit veryhard,sometimesimpossible,asIdid.Theairline disclaimsresponsibilityandtheregoesyourmoney. Sobeware!Unpackyourgoodsontheirpremisesand toHellwiththeirobjections.

Somuchforthatlittledigression;nowbacktoour theme.Twopilots,MontyCurzonandJohnKitchen. haveflownwiththeRotordynebladesandseparately commentedthattherewasatleasta20to30"„improvementinperformance,suchasrateofclimbfor instance.Theweatherwastoodiabolicalforanyprolongedtests,thesewillhavetowaitforbetterweather, butthereisnodoubtthattherotorismuchbetterthan anyofitscommercialcounterpartsatcomparative prices.(R.O.C.hasbeenmeasuredat600fpmonthe Cricket,sincewritingtheabove—P.C.TT.

Thereasonfortheimprovedperformanceliesnot intheaerofoilsection,Ithink,becauseitisreallynot spectacularlydifferentfromtheothersusedonStanZee.KirkwoodandBensenrotors,forexample.The improvementstemsfromtheverysmoothexterior surface.Thebladesaremadebywrappingaskin— about20swa,ataguess—aroundanextrudedspar, bondingthetwotogetherunderpressureandheat. Thetrailingedgesaresimilarlydrawntogetherand

bonded.Theadhesives,preparationsandtreatments areidenticaltothosedevelopedforuseonhelicopter blades,whichhavetosurviveamuchmoresevere loadingthanweareabletoproduceinnormaluseof agyroplane.

Atthelastreckoning,CampbellGyroplanesquoted thepriceofthesebladesasintherangeof£2204230, whichisaboutE30-f40lessthantheBensenrotor.

Rotordynealsomakesomenicerotor-headsand CampbellsshouldbeabletoquoteUKpricessoon.

CRICKETPLANS

Igetafairnuifiberofrequestsforplansforthe CampbellCricket.famafraidthattheansweris alwaysinthenegativeforvariousreasons.Firstly,the plansweredrawnwithagroupoffactoryworkersin mind,whowerealreadyveryfamiliarwiththemanufactureofthestandardBensen138.Secondly.the materialswereavailableatCampbellAircraftin appropriateforms,alongwithmanyspecialsmall parts.Thirdly,majoritemssuchastherotor-heads weresub-contractedandthedrawingsproducedto suitthecontractor.

Whatthisalladdsupto.fortheamateur.isthatthe plansareverylackinginthesortofdetailsandinstructionalnoteswhichhemusthave.Tobringthe drawingsandinformationuptothestandardwhichI. asPFAadvisorongyroplanes,couldhappilypasson toourmembers,wouldrequireagreatdealoftime andeffortwhichIcannotspareatpresentiByilihthee timecandevotesithletimetothematter,t, toolate,becausethestocksofmaterialsarealmost gonenowanyway.SoanydrawingwhichIdowill havetobeonacraftwhich can bebuilt.

TRAINING

fwishIcouldreportthatthisperennialproblemhas beensolvedbutithasnot.Thatisnottosuggestthat no-onecaresaboutit:anumberofpeoplearetrying tofindwaysandmeanstoprovidecompetenttraining. Withoutit,thegyromovementmaydieinBritain. Someenthusiastswill,nodoubt,buildmachinesand creepouttoteachthemselves.Iftheysucceed,howare theytoclaimtheyweretaughtandwhoistoexamine themwithaviewtoissuingalicence?Questions, questions.questions!

ThereisaslimchancethatthesituationwillimproveinthenortherlypartsofBritain.Therearetwo competentgyropilotswhoareverykeentoobtain instructor'sratings,knowingthemboth,Fcanseeno reasonwhytheyshouldnotdososuccessfully.

Iamstillgettingasked if trainingtakesplaceat Membury.Theshortanswerisno.Theenvironmentally-mindedgentlemanwhoboughttherunwaysis havingthemtornup,soonemaysafelyassumethat nomoregyropilotsaregoingtobetrainedthere.

GYROGLIDINGFORFUN

Withallthenonsenseoveraviationfuelandthe generalinterestinhang-gliding,etc.,itisclearthat peoplearelookingforsimplerpursuitsintheflying world.Anythingwhichgetsone'sfeetoffterrafirma isnowreceivingasecondlook.Onthatbasis,Icannot seewhymorefolkdonothaveagoatgyrogliding.It isnotadifficultmattertobuildagyroglider.Even rotorbladesarebynomeansasdifficulttoconstruct assomefellowsseemtothink.Takensteadilyand systematically,itiseasiertobuildarotorthanawing ortailplane.

Havingbuiltaglider,onecanlearntotlyitbyusing itasa'boom'traineruntilsomepartialskillinflying isdeveloped.Onemaythenproceedtoashortrope and,finally,alongerone.(Neveruseanylonrope;it tendstosetupnastyoscillationsveryeasily,usually endinginabentgyro!)A'Boom'trainerissimplya Bensenwithanextendedkeelwhichsitsstraighton thecar'stow-hitchball.Becauseofitsmethodof attachmenttothecar,thecraftcanonlybeswung about30toleftandright.Similarly,ifthetyropulls backthestickfully,heliftsoffthegrounduntilthe cantingoftheairframedepitchestherotorandthat setshismaximumheight,typicallywiththemain wheelsabouttwofeetofftheground.

BecausethisformofflyingneedsnoARBinspectionsorpilot'slicence,itisattractiveasafamily sportintheUSA.GeoffWhatley'sson,andmyown son,learnedtoflygyroglidersbeforetheywereoutof theunder-13eleven!Whynothaveago?

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1.Aircraftcontrolcablesmaybecuttolengthby: Burningproceduresprovidedexcessiveheat isnottransferredtothecable Anysharpinstrument

Coveringcablewithsolder,andcuttingwith achisel.

2.Thepurposeofacondenserinamagnetoisto: Ensurethatthemagneticfieldcollapses quicklyandreducearcing Reduceradiointerference Increasethestrengthofthesparkduringslow running.

3.Oxygencylindersmaybeidentifiedby:

Paintedblackandhavearighthandthread

Paintedblackwithawhitetop,andhavea righthandthread

Paintedgreyandhavealefthandthread.

4.Whenwarmairiscloselyfollowedbycoldair,it iscalled:

Acoldfront Acoldocclusion Awarmfront.

5.Thediameterofsplitpinnormallyusedwitha bolt3/8inchdiameteris:

1/16inchdiameter 3/64inchdiameter 3/32inchdiameter.

PopularFlying,July-August,1974

6.Thcmaximumamountoftyrecreepallowedon tubelesstyresis:

(I)1inch Thewidthofthecreepmark Threeinches.

7.Ablue-plumedexhaustflamewillindicate:

(a)Leanmixture

(1))Goodmixtureforcruise

(c)Goodmixturebutricherthannecessary.

8.Thedistancebetweenthetworowsofstitchesin aballoonseamis: 1/2inch 3/8inch 5/8inch.

9.Theclampingtimeofaerolite306andGBP hardeneratatemperatureof16deg.C.is: 7hours 21,hours 3!-hours.

10.Astatutemileis: Thesameasanauticalmile Lessthananauticalmile Morethananauticalmile.

OnceMoretothePen byStuartMcKay

IshouldliketocongratulatetheEditorialcooperativeonyourfirstproductiveeffortswiththe currentvolumeof POPULARFLYING, andFwish youmanyhappyhourswavingtheredpencilandthe binstickinthefuture.Asvouwillsoonrealise,ifit hasn'tmadeitselfremarkablyclearalready,youcan't pleaseallthepeopleallthetime.butifyoupleasejust afewmostofthetime,youwillhavesucceeded,and nothing,butnothing,succeedslikesuccess!

Onamorepersonalnote,Ishouldliketothank thosememberswhotookthetimeandthetroubleto writetomedirectlytothankmeformvOwneditions of PF.Justafewlinesfromacontentedreadermakes thehardworkworthwhile,andImustsaythatwhilst stillinofficemymailwasusuallycomplimentaryand constructivewhichmadethejoblessofachore.Thank you,too,RexCoates,foryourletterwhichwas publishedintheMarch-ApriiPE!-LeavingPFwas indeedatremendouswrench,butaverynecessaryone ifmyJodelD9wasevertoflymorethanahandfulof hourseachseason,andthetrustyTigerwhichhasbeen completelyignoredformorethanfouryears,should eversportanewcoatandmake-up.Eventhegarden istidy,andthegrassnotlongerthanthatonanyselfrespectingaerodrome.Oh,thatitwereanaerodrome!

Whichbringsmetomoreseriousmatters.Very shortly,ifnotalready,theCAAwillbepublishingits reportontheStandingConferenceonLondonand SouthEastRegionalPlanning(GeneralAviation).I hopethatmanyreaderswholiveinthisareaandwho werepresentedwiththequestionairein1973postedit backtotheCAAwithindeliblyinscribedcomments upontherearcover.Unlesswemakeaconcerted stand,weshalllosethefewfacilitieswhichcurrently exist,andasEditorofPF,Ialwaystriedtomakethis absolutelyplain.

WhatanabsurdsituationatPortsmouth:the aerodromeclosedduetolocalpolitics,butopenedin timeforafewairbornevisitorsdurinntheGeneral Electioncampaign(morepolitics),aridthesiteis currentlygrazedbyhorsespendingadecisiononits future.Whatisthefour-letter-wordingsenseinthat?

NorthofPortsmouth,anaerodromewaspurchased byamanwhointhepasthashintedatanaffinitvwith older,interestingandexcitingaeroplanes—PFA-style aeroplanesinfact,butnowhavingcontrolofhisown aerodrome,andhousingtherehisownvariedfleetof aeroplanes,heismakingitquiteobviousviarestrictive tactics,landing,parkingandhangarfees,radioonly andgeneralunpleasantness including adictumthat Mirk coveredaeroplaneswerenolongerwelcomeas residents.thatthisishisaerodrome,andallresidents whichappeartobeinthe"acceptable"bracketmay onlystayundersufferance!Whereelseshouldthey go

Shouldtheybeconsideringgoingalittlefurther northtoWhiteWalthamwhereTwasoncetoldthat hangaringaTigerMoththerewasquiteimpossible toquotethemanager:-Wewon't hare oldstuff likethathere butthatwhentheTigerwas

worthafewhundredquidandconsideredjunk!Now thatitsvalueisconsideredinthousandsandtheairframeisrealvintageaviationthere'saTiger anda Stampeinthehangar....butthat'sanotherstory.

...Aliyes!WhiteWaltham!Theaerodromewas vacatedbytheRAFaboutayearago,andeversince thattimetherehavebeenhystericaloutburstsby varioussectionsofthecommunity,concerningthe fourhundredplusacresthatmakeupthesite.The localnewspapershavebeenfulloftheactionandthe completeignoranceofmanylocalmouthpieceshas beengivenfullvent.OneladyCouncilmemberwas quotedassayingthattheaerodromeisusedregularly bya32seaterjet.Thatstatementiscompleterubbish, butitwasputintoprint,andtheeffectcouldhavebeen toturnthelocidresidentsagainstretainingtheairfield forcivilflying.Fortunately,thelocalsknowit's rubbishtoo,andhavereactedviolentlytosuggestions thattheaerodromeshouldbeturnedintoaCouncil estate,industrialwarehousingorsomethingofeach.

Fortunately,theBerkshireCountyCouncilhaveput offadecisiononthefutureoftheaerodromeuntil afterthcCAAReportispublished.Butopinionisstill verymixed,withfeelingsthatthesiteshouldperhaps becomeagolfcourseorreturnedtoagriculturein wholeorinpart.TheyareconcernedthattheCAA reportwillcomeout too stronglyinfavourofthesite becomingafullblown airpon, with(theythink)concreterunways.afreightterminus,andinclusivetour trafficrunningallthroughthenigln.WithHeathrow 15milesawaythere'shardlyachanceofthathappening!

Obviously,thecaseforretainingWhiteWaltham reliesveryheavilyontheoverallplanningscenefor aviationintheSouthEast,andletushopethatthe CAAReportisrealistic,asTamsureandhopeitwill be.Oneenlightenedmemberofthecouncilhasalready expressedhimselfbysayingthatiftheaerodromeis shut,thentheCouncilmustconsiderwheretheycould providesimilarfacilitiesforthosewhoneedthem. Excellent,andIbelievethat'sthefirsttimeEveever seensuchasentimentexpressed,butsurelythe answeristoleavetheaerodromewhereitisandallow aeroplanestousethefacilitieswhichhavematured overtheyears

AsaBerkshireratepayeractuallylivinginthecircuit ofWhiteWaltham,yetbyforceofcircumstance keepingmyaeroplaneatanaerodromeseventymiles away,andatthesametimewatchingtheerosionof aerodromefacilitiesinthispartoftheworld,itwillbe adisastertoallow any authoritytoclose anyexisting flyingsites.BothCAAandmoreparticularlythePEA shouldbeintherefightingagainsttheincredibleantiaviationlobbywhichpollutesmostlocalauthorities inthissectorofthecountry.Thereisnopointwhatsoeverinwavingtheflagofencouragementforthe constructionandpurchaseofaircraftbyourmembers andfriends,ifthereisnohometogoto.

Pleasepointmetowardsthenearestfriendlyfarm strip!

THEP.F.A.AWARDSCOMMITTEE

ThisCommitteehasbeensetuptolookafterthe PerpetualAwardsandTrophiesforwhichtheP.E.A. isresponsible.OurPresident,AirCommodore G.J.C.Paul,C.B.,D.F.C.,isChairman. AlistoftheexistingAwardsandTrophiesisshown belowfortheinformationofmembers.

SywellAwards

AIRSQUADRONTROPHYfor theBestHome-built.

P.F.A. CUP,forthebestVintageAircraft. PILOTTROPHY,Concourse D'EleganceWinner.

P.F.A. CUP,fOrSpot Landing Contest. CORNWALLFLYINGCLUBTROPHY, fortheyoungest pilotinCommand.

OtherAwards

THERODERICKTURNERMEMORIALTROPHY—. Presentedin1972andneveryetawarded (see belolt).

THELOIS PARKER NIEMORIALTROPIIY— AccumulatingFunds.Termsofreferencetobe agreed.

Tfir PRESIDENT'SAWARD--Not madein1973. HithertohasbeenmadeannuallyatthcCronfield Club,andretainedbytherecipient.

THERODERICKTURNERMEMORIALTROPHY

1ThePopularFlyingAssociationareappointed TRUSTEESforthisTrophywhichispresented byhisMotherandFamilyandFriendstobea permanentMemorialforRoderickTurner, FlyingInstructor.

2.TheawardistobemadeANNUALLY(except whennoworthyrecipientistobefound)tothe INDIVIDUAL,ortotheGROUPOFPERSONS,whoseachievementduring-thepreceding year,orachievementoveranumberofyears culminatinginthatyear,isjudgedtohavemade thegreatestcontributiontowardstheadvance-

mentofFLYINGFORFUNinlight,orultra

lightaircraft.

3.InarrivingattheirdecisiontheJudges,whilst takingintoaccounteveryaspectofthesubmissionsreceived,willpayspecialregardtothose qualitiesincandidateswhichalsodistinguished thepilotwhosememorytheTrophycommemorates,namely Youthfulenthusiasmanddedicationto FlyingforFUN.

Achievementdespiteinitiallackofresources, inparticularfinancialresources. Helpingothers,especiallymakingitpossible forotherstofly,eitherbyinstructing,or creationoffacilities,leadingaGroup,or designandconstructionofaircraft.

4.ThePEAshallcalleachyearforrecommendations fortheawardfromallappropriateflyingorganisationsandClubs,andshallalsoadvertiseinits ownJournal.oranyotherJournalofstanding thoughtdesirable.

5.Submissionscannotbemadebycandidatesthemselves,butmustbemadebyaProposer,supported byaSeconder,andsupportedbysuitable evidence.CandidatesmaybeofanyRace, Nationality,SexorAge;butitisaconditionof theAwardthattheTrophyitselfcannotleavethe UnitedKingdom.CandidatesNEEDNOTbe membersofthePFAatthetimeoftherecommendations.butitwillbeaconditionofacceptanceoftheTrophythattheybecomemembers. TheTrophywillberetainedbytherecipientfor oneyear.andmustbereturnedtothePFAthree weeksbeforetheendofthe12months'period.

6.ThePFAundertakestokeeptheTrophy(valued in1972at£250)insuredatalltimes.

THEP.F.A.SUPPLIERSLIST

ThePEASuppliersListisnotbeingupdatedor re-issued,however,bythetimeyoureadthisallStruts willhaveacopyofSELLSBRITISHAVIATION.It willbeheldbytheStrutorganisersandbeavailableat Strutmeetingsorbypersonalarrangement.

FormemberswhodonothaveaStrutintheir vicinityadditionalcopiesLireheldintheofficefortheir benefitandmaybeborrowedforaperiodnotexceedingonemonthuponreceiptofawrittenrequest.

WehavepurchasedthissupplyofSELLSbecause innootherpublicationisthegeographicalspread. rangeofsuppliers.oritemssuppliedsogreatandshould giveallmembersthewidestselectionofsuppliers possible.ThevalueanduseofSELLSbytheStrutcan befurtherenhancedbytheappointmentofamacerials rep.,whoseresponsibilityitwillbetocollectreactions toapproachesmadebymemberstofirmsquotedin SELLS.andalsotocollectanddisseminateinformationaboutthelocal"cornershops"forthesupplyof non-approvedpartsrequired.Onewordofadvice— don'tbeputoilfromcontactingthelargerfirms, experiencehasshownthatwiththerightapproachthey areveryhelpfulandinmanycaseswillfindaway

PopularFlying,July-August,1974

aroundtheminimumorderproblem.

SELLSisanannualpublication,however,itisvery expensive,sosupplieswillonlyberenewedevery2or 3years.Withinthescopeofouroperationsacopy2/3 yearsoldwillnotbemuchofahardshipandnew telephonenumbersandaddressescanbequickly tracedthroughthetelephoneexchange.

Whilsttalkingofsupplies,nonStrutmembersarc probablyunawareoftheNon-ProfitMakingagency setupbyBillOveryandhiswife(theonlycharges madearetocoverexpenses).Basicallyifyouwant somethingtheywillputyouintouchwithsomebody thathasthesomething,theymayevenhaveitinthe largestocktheyarebuildingup.Ontheotherhandif youhavesomethingtosellhewilleithersellitforyou orputyouintouchwiththepartyofthefirstpart(!) It'sagreatjobyou'redoing,Bill.Thankyoufromall members.13i1l'stelephonenumberisEolkstone76976. 1_wouldemphasise,ifyouarcanon-strutmember, thatjoiningastrutwillsolvenotonlymanyofyour suppliesproblemsbutalsomanyotherassociated problems.Ifthereisn'tastrutinyourareawhynot putanoticeinPFandstartoneforthebenefitor membersandpotentialmembersinyourarea?

ABCDEFGHIJK

HANGARAGEPROBLEMS DearSir,

Oneoftheproblemsofflyingtodayisfirstfindinga fieldtoflyinto,rentinasameandtryingnottodisturb thelocals.

Let'ssayyouareblessedwithluckandmanagetodo this—wherenowdoyouputtheaircraft?Ifmetal,not muchofaproblem,butwoodandcanvas--well!!

Ihavemanagedtofindarunway,East-Westonly. justafewpotholes,plentyofwildlife(fourlegged variety)andawayfromanytown,justanicevillage andajovialpubcrowd,sonowIhadtositandplana hanaar.

Myfirstthoughtswere—plentyofsteelgirders. heavytimbers,corrugatedsheet,concretefloorandthe cost!!ShouldIgiveupflying?Thethoughtoccurred tome—myaircraftwasnotbuiltwithanyofthese thingsanditwassubjecttoagreaterstressandstrain thananyhanaarwouldbe,soalightconstructionwas borninmymind.

ThehanaardesignwastobelikeaT,firstofall whatsizeexteriorplysheetscouldLget.Theseturned outtobe6'x4'xl"sothepanelsforthesidesweretobe 6:x6'i.e.13,-sheetsperpanel—nowaste.Next,whatto fastenthepanelsto,hereagaincostinmindIdecided tousecheap4"xl"fencerails.

Firsttheframewasnailedtogetheredgeupwitha railinthemiddle,thetoprailwaskept4"down,i.e. 5'8"toholdrooftruss,thenthe65(4and6'x2'were dulynailedtothis,nails6"apart,thisnowwasthe pattern—eighteenweremade,butforthereargable thesetwopanelswerecutdownto61x4'each.

Afoundationofcementandonecourseofbricks waslaid,twodoorposts-6"x4"wereletintothe groundandconcretedin320"apart.Thefirstpanel wasboltedtothelefthandsidepost,thesecondpanel wasboltedtothefirstpanel—onesidenow120"long. Thenext6'0"panelwasfixedatrightanglesandthe fourthpanelboltedtoit.Movingnowtotherear sectiontwofurtherpanelswereaffixedtothelatterand Ihadnowonesideerected24'0"long.Thegable panelswerefixedandthesameoperationwascarried outfortheotherside.Myhangarwasnow32'0"wide byITO"andthetailsectionmeasured1TO"x8'0".The aircrafthadtobedrawninbackwards(watchthetail wheel).

Nowtheroof—longsparsareaproblem,butnot anymore.Firstthe4"xl"waslaidflatonconcrete startineattheends4"andariseinthemiddleupto 18"high,spacerswerefixedatanangleforthrustand sag—sayfourforeachtruss,thenthisareawas coveredwithplybutnotall,saytwothirdsafter nailinaply,trusswasturnedoverandplyfixedon oppositeside—resultoneridgedtruss32'0"long.

Fourweremade,thefirstwascoveredcompletein ply,theywerespacedat4'0"intervals,inbetween werefixedspacerboxesoutof2"x".Theseheldthe trussesrigid,thetrussendswereheldbymetalbrackets thenthewholewascoveredby 4" plyor±',"Weyroc, mineralrooffingfeltwaslaidandthejointswere coveredby2Pia"striplaths.Thesectionwherethetail andpartfuselagewashousedcouldhavealean-toroof orsmallertrussescouldbemade—therooflinewould thenbelevel.

Fourdoorsweremadeofsimilarmaterials,thesedo needstronghinges,crooksandbandsshouldbeused ontheposts,smallwheelscanbefittedtothebottom ofthedoorstopreventjamming.Onelastpoint— paintthehangar,butmakesureitiswellfastened down—airfieldsarewindyplaces!!

Yourssincerely,

H.W.BAINES - SOUTIESIDE-, Fishergreen, RIPON,YORKSHIRE

CANADA

DearSirs,

Itwasnicetoseetheletter(ComatoCanada)inthe Nov./Dec.issue.Ispentmyusualsixweeksoverin Vancouverlastyear,andwasmostcordiallyreceived byBillFleming,ChairmanofEAAChapter85.

Canadiansaregreatprojectmenandnearlyeveryoneovertherehassonieprojectorotherunderway. Andyettheystillhavetimeforachatandthedispensationoftheirfabuloushospitality.Chapter85s arrayofhomebuiltsandvintageaeroplanesatDelta AirParkissomethingtoremember,andtheenthusiasmthatgoeswithitisabsolutelycontageous.

IcanonlyechoTonySwain'srecommendationthat. shouldyou,beinaabitoff'course,orforanyother reason,findyourselfinSouthernB.C.,doasTonysays anddropinatDeltaAirPark.Youwillneverregretit.

Yourssincerely,

JOHNSIZER

69THEAVENUE,

DearSir,

BIRD—NOTBAIRD

OneMinorpointfromMarch-AprilP.F.Thename isM.S.BIRDnotBaird.1.thinkalsothatthearticle waswrittenin1970.ItisratherunfairtoBillEikeif thisfactisnotmentionedashewishestosellplans anditappearsasiftheaircrafthasonlyflown4hours_ Thisisnottrueastheaircrafthasflowna full program andobtaineditsF.A.A.certificate.

Bestwishes, M.S.Biao,PFA1179

WOODSAEROPLANESS.A.

(Sorryaboutthemistakeinyourname—aslipof thepen.ThearticlewasonereceivedfromStuMcKay, hencewedidnotknowwhenitwaswritten.Sorryto BillFikeaswell.—Ed.)

LOWESTOFT, E.SUFFOLK.

30WILBERFORCEROAD, BRIGIITSTONE, ISLEOFWWIIf, P0364BD

It iswithregretthatwerecordthedeathon1st MarchofDavidOwenPerry,A.T.C.A.11atLATCC, WestDrayton.Attheageof25hediedfollowinga roadaccidentnearhishomeatWelling,Kent.

Dave,ashewasknown,joinedNA.T.S.in1970 afterworkingforashortperiodwithaDepartment StoreinLewisham.Afterhisinitialserviceatthe RadarUnitontheNorthsideofHeathrowAirport,he transferredwithhismanyfriendstoWestDrayton whenMediatorcameintoservice.

DurinehisfouryearsatLATCChebecamevery popularwithallhisOperationsandTels.colleagues andespeciallywithP.P.L.holdersonthefivewatches. Hewillberememberedforhismanyattemptstobuild andflyalightaircraft.Severalflyinggroupswere formedbutwithpromotionsandpostingshefoundit verydifficulttomaintaingroupsofP.P.L.holders.He mademanyplansandinvestedaconsiderableamount ofmoneyinhisBD-5andWhittmanTailwindprojects.Despitehishardwork,theseprojectswere eventuallydroppedinfavourofaready-madePiel Emeraudeaircraftwhichhelocatedandoftenflewat BigginHill,andthewriterwasinvolvedwithDavein thepurchaseandoperationofthisaeroplane.His dreamswerenottoberealised.

DavePerrywasneverhappyontheground,Ilewas onlyinhiselementwhenairbornefromBigginHillat thecontrolsofhisfavouriteCherokee140orthe Emeraudeandhewouldtalkatlengthabouthis frequenthopsacrosstheChannelforhis"DutyFree's" (SpiritsandCigarettes).

Daveacquiredhisgreatinterestinaviationinthe AirTrainingCorps.HejoinedNo.359(F3exleyheath) Squadronin1963andquicklyrosethroughtheranks tobecomeaCadetWarrantOfficer.In1967hewas oneofateamofthreewhowontheAll-England AircraftRecognitionCompetitionandforthiseffort hisSquadronwaspresentedwithatrophy—alarge, solidsilvermodelofaHandleyPage"Hercules".In 1969Daveandhisteamrepeatedthisperformance!

ThetrophyisnowkeptintheOfficers'MessatR.A.F. Upwood.Aftergaininghis"A","B"and"C"Glider PilotLicencesasanAirCadet,Daveeainedhisbest prize,aFlyingScholarship.Hewastaughttoflyat C.S.E.atOxfordandfromthenonspentmostofhis sparetimeflyinghisfourbrothersandAirCadet friendsoverthefieldsofKent.Helivedforaircraft andtheAT.C.andwhenhisdaysinuniformwere overhestayedwithhisunitasaCivilianInstructor, passingontothejuniorcadetshisloveofaviation.

Dave'sboundlessenergyandboisterouspersonality willbesadlymissedatLATCCandhisSquadron,but hismemorywillliveon.Hismanyfriendsand associateshavecontributedtoafundwithwhichitis intendedtopurchaseatrophysimilartothatmentionedabove,tobecompetedforannuallybyAir TrainingCorpsCadetsinanAircraftKnowledge Competition.

The"DavePerry"trophywillbeafittingmemorial toakeenpilotandaloyalfriend.

WILSONl'RAGA

DearSir,

IwasveryinterestedinDonCarey'sarticleinthe lastissueofPopularFlying,particularlywithreference totheHillsonPraga.AlthoughIhaveneverseena Praga.ithasbeenasourceofwondertomewhythis typeofaircrafthasnothadmoreconsideration,i.e. lowpowered,twoseater.Itsperformanceon39horse powerisquitegood.Howwoulditperformwitha50 h.p.V.W.engine?

Admittedlytheenginewouldbeheavier;butcompareitwiththeAircamper(theoriginal),thepower plantonthatweighedsomethinglike270lbs.,and onlychurnedout37h.p.Thiscarriedtwopeopleon 140sq.ft.ofwingarea.

ThePragawasacleandesign,andtomywayof thinkingtheideal P. F.Atypemachine.

Constructionwaswood,andverystrong.Ibelieve itwasscrewedaswellasglued.

IdoknowthatChrisRoberts(ofChrisair)resurrectedandflewoneinthepostwaryears.

Iwonderifthereareanydrawingsaroundto peruse.

Yoursfaithfully, A.I. Torts

DR.FRANCISE.ROCHE

FrankRochewhodiedfollowineasuddenheart attackonMay1st,1974wasprobablythebestknown tieureinScottishhomebuiltaircraftcircles.Heitwas whogaveafilliptoNorthernpostwaramateuraircraftconstructioninlaunchingwithatypicallyforthrightenthusiasm,theconstructionoftheDruine TurbiG-API30mostofwhichwasbuiltatStrathaven onafarmer'sfieldstripwhichhedeveloped,andina hangarmadebygroupmembers'ownhandsunderhis supervision.Thatsuchanaircraftcouldbebuiltin primitiveconditionsandwithoutapowertoolinsight wasindeedatributetohistenacityandenthusiasm.

Frankwasneitherthegreatestcarpenternorpilot buthiskeenness,conversationandhospitalitywere colourfulsubstitutes.Alesserknownsideofhis characterwasthegiftofdeepdevotionandtheliability ofbeingatrueChristianhealertohispatientseither duringhisserviceatseaorintreatinghisvarieeated patientswhoformedacrosssectionofGlaswegian

NORMAN K. WALES (NorthKentStrut)

49 SiONLIIILL. CASTLE DONIGTON, DHOW,DE72LY *

JohnBeeswax's Aka VINTAGE NEWS

SheerSpeed

Whenadotappearsinthenorth-easternsky growingrapidlyandpurringsweetlyitmeansthat onceagainthatmostwelcomesightofToniHayes arrivinginhisdelightfulChiltonDW-1Racer.The Chiltonisprobablythenearestthingtheaveragepilot cangettoowningaSpitfire.AsTomentersthecircuit atwellover150mph,theelegantlinesofthis1938 designimpressallonlookersfromthetipofitsstreamlinedspinnertoitsgracefullinandrudder.Justlike anythoroughbredsheshowshersensitivenatureas Toniflaresherabovethethresholdusingrapidcontrol inputstomaintainjusttherightattitudeforsettling ontherunway.Whilstnottheeasiestofsmallaeroplanestohandleitsdemandingpersonalityendearsit toitsownersasprovedbyTornHayeswhohashad G-AFGHforovertenyears.

TheChiltonDW-1racingmonoplanewasbuiltat HungerfordbyMessrs.Ward&Dalrymplein1939. OriginallypoweredbyaCardenFordenginegiving 25h.p.onagoodday,G-AFGHnowhasa55h.p. LycomingfittedbyTomin1965.ftslineshavefurther beenenhancedbyafullyenclosedbubblecanopyand acompletelyrevisedenginecowlinggivingatopspeed whichmuststillbeonthesecretlist,sufficetosayTom M ustsurelyheoneofthefastestmenintheVintage AircraftClub.

Newsbriefs

AirCommodoreAlanWheelerhassoldhisSpitfire Mk.9totheHon.PatrickLindsay.Thcaircraftwill remainhangaredatBooker.RaymondBlain'sblue andsilverSpartanArrowG-ABWPisnownearly completefollowingarebuildbyRoyMillsinthe "tunnelr,themachineshouldbedyingsoon.Captain ChesterParham,U.S.A.F.haspurchasedoneofthe fewremainingWorldWarIIU.S.ArmyAeronca L.16's.Itsmilitarynumberwas47-797,andcurrent civilregistrationisN797followingarebuildbyan enthusiastinAlabama.Atpresenttheaircraftis enroutetoP.P.SforreassemblyinU.K.The1927 DewotineD26SwissAirforcefighterbelongingto RobertWillisisnowflyingagainatBooker.Machine wasrebuiltandrecoveredbyP.P.S.Colourschemeall silverwithredimdwhiteSwissinsignia.ThePobjoy NiagraHIofB.A.SwallowG-ADPSownedbyPeter HarrishasbeencompletelyoverhauledandwasrefittedtotheairframeinMay.Theworkhasbeen carriedouttoaveryhighstandard,theenginelooking asthoughithadjustleftthePobjoyfactoryinbrand newcondition.

TornIIoies gilTS theChiltonarim-upatFinmereduringaVimageClubmeeting. ChairmanCarll3ntlerhohlvthetaildown.

Photo—A.Chalklex

ThesleeklittlelosscraftmonoplaneprototypeG-AESTshordyafteritwasbuilt,and haringasenginelest-rimbytwooftheAlossbrothers.

Mosscraftrollson

Thinkbacktotheearlythirtiesandpictureinyour mindthosemajestichi-planeswiththeirstrutsand flyingwiresthatgracedtheskiesalongsidemonoplaneswithbracedwingsandthenlookattheaccompanyingrarephotographofthesleekMosseraftofthe sameperiod.Aneatlycowled95h.p.PobjoyNiagra pulledthisstreamlinedbeautyalongwithatopspeed of130m.p.h.whileitssmoothcantileverwingswere fittedwithflapsthatallowedatouchdownspeedof only36m.p.h.QuiteacontrasttotheD.H.60Moths oftheday,andallcredittoitsdesignersandbuilders, thefiveMossbrotherswhoconceivedandflewthe prototypebetween1934-35.DesignatedtheMosscraft MA-I,thefirstmachinewasregisteredG-AESTand judgingbythesmilesontheirfacesthebrotherswere wellpleasedwiththeirexcitingaeroplane.Indeed, severalothermodelswerebuiltoverthenextfewyears andthelaterMA-2waspoweredbyanin-lineCirrus Minor90h.p.engineasasingleseaterracer.

Sadlynoneoftheseuniquemachinesexistasawhole today,butthankstotheforesightoftheNorthern AircraftPreservationSocietyandourownChairman CarlButler,mostoftheairframeoftheMA-1registeredG-AFHAhasbeensafelystoredsince1968at Carl'shomeatAllesley.AnewturninthestoryoccurredlastmonthwhenJohnandMonicaDowson becameinterestedinrestoringthcaircrafttoflying condition,andwithCarlsblessingtheairframecomponentswereremovedtotheirhomeatLeicesterwhere theworkisnowwellunderway.Welookforwardto bringingyoufurthernewsofthisfascinatingprojectin duecoursebutmeanwhileherearesomefactsabout theMosscraftMA-Iandrememberthatitwasdesignedintheearlythirties.

PopularFlying,July-August,1974

Dimensions:Span34ft. Length23ft.3ins. Height7ft. Wingarca154sqlt.

Engine:One95h.p.Pobjoy PerformanceMaximumspeed130mph. Cruisingspeed120mph. Stallingspeed36mph. Serviceceilina13,000ft. Cruisingrange500miles.

Compel-Swiftlogistics

Anyonewhothinksthatvintageaeroplanescanbe flowncheaplythesedaysneedstheirheadexamined. Despiteproliferatingprivatestrips,strawbale temporaryhangars,andgenerousmaintenanceconcessions,thehighcostsofinsurance,fuelandscarce sparepartsalladduptoanexpensivepastime.However,wewouldliketopaytributetoafellowwhoreally doesitinstyle,whistlingagainstthefinancialwinds. forwhenPeterChannonflieshisComperSwift G-ABTCtoarallyhechartersaComanchetofly behindhimtocarryenginesparesforthePobjoy! What an entrance.

Peterjoinedtheranksofvintageflierswhenhe recentlypurchasedtheallblueSwiftfromJeremy Menziesearlierthisyear.Justhowsensiblehisspares back-upschemeiscanhejudgedbyregularreadersof thiscolumnwhohavelearnedofallthetrialsand tribulationsexperiencedbyownersofPobjoymotors withintheVintageAircraftClubduringthepastyear OF so.Perhapsweareseeingthebeginningofatrend whereeveryancientDeHavillandorwhateveris followed(atarespectfuldistance)byitsCherokeeor Beechcraftwaffling,flapsdown.gamelyalongbehind.

Photo—courtesiheCarlBadercollection

MIKESTAPP: FLYINGTHESOKOL

ArecentinclusionintheSpecialCategoryisthat veryraretail-wheelwoodenmystery,theSOKOLM IC.Ithasbeenaroundsince1947andhasalwaysbeen thesoleexampleintheU.K.

Thechancetosampleitcametomeonedaywhen ownerDickPhillipsaskedmehowmuchIthoughtit wasworth,soadrivedowntoThruxtonwasindicated toprobeitindepth.

Itturnedouttobeasurprisinglycleanaeroplane, withonly460hrs.sincenew,alwayshangared,radio. fullpanelandnightlighting.Thcundercarriageretractedrearwardsmanually,asintheSud-Est. Horizon,sotherewasverylittletogowrongwiththat andthefactthatithadhadveryfewownerssuggested thatitmustbeaverysatisfactorydesign.

Thegluewasofthenon-deterioratingvariety, soundlycheckedinitsrecentCofAandnoripples wereapparentintheexterior.Thispromisedtobefun, withaprobablefastcruisingspeedfromthe105h.p. WalterMinormotor,reckonedtoconsumeonly4; gallonsperhour.Tankageof22gallonsgaveitanice ranee,soitwasaniceall-roundtouring/training package,andprobablymuchunder-ratedintheU.K.

Primingwasdonefromareservetankbehindthe engine,bypumpinthecockpitandthestarterwasan ingeniousinertiadevicewhichengageditselfautomaticallywhentheelectricswounditupanddisengagedwhentheengineran.

Althoughalittlenoisy,theWalterofferingwas smoothenoughandtaxi-ingprovedthattherudder shouldbeusedtothefull,butacentrallymounted brakelevergavedifferentialcontrolveryeffectively.

Checksareveryconventionalandthefirsttake-off wasdirectlyintowindwithplentyof room forerror. Actually,theSokolacceleratedverycleanly,requiring aboutthesamerudderactionastheAusterseriesand wasairborneatjustover40m.p.h.withIststageoF nap,climbingrespectably.

Althoughithasacontrolwheelinsteadofthe expectedstickforitsvintage,theaileronsweresensitive througharod-systemandallcontrolsgaveapleasant actioninastableairframe.Useofflapproducedall thedesirablepitchcharacteristicsforatrainer,alotof flapbeingavailableforashortlandingandtheundercarriagealsogaveamoderateamountofpitchinthe rightdirections.ON.erall,thetrimcopedverywellwith allcombinationsofthese.

SokolG-AIXN.ararevecinten

Photo—AlikeSump

Thepropellerwasfairlycoarse,notthatthisgavea badrateofclimb,andwitheverythingcleanedup,the Sokolreallycameintoitsown,asteady120m.p.h. beingavailableat2100r.p.m.,sometwo-thirds throttle.Inthisarea,itwasaboutasgoodasaJodel Ambassadeurandratherbetterthanthestandard Cherokee.Inthespecialcategory,itisa2seater,but originallydesignedwith3,whichappliesifaGPCofA issought.

Inthelowerrangeofspeeds,aslowsafecruisewas foundat60m.p.h.andaround1600r.p.m.anditwas stillflyingat40m.p.h.withafairmeasureofcontrol, althoughinefficientlybythattime.

Turnswereverypleasant,withnoco-ordination problemsoradverseaileroneffects.Altogether,a nicelyharmonisedaffair,withloadingsonthelight sideandtakingontheairofalittleMesserschrnitt108 TAIFUN.

TherewererumoursthattheMICgaverathera frightwhenstalledorspun,andpilotswerewell advisedtokeeptheirspeedsonthehighside,buta probeintothisareaestablishedthatitonlystalled whenpressedintoaveryhighnoseattitudeatsomethingbelow40m.p.h.However,whenitstalled,it STALLED!

Onemoment,oneisflying..just,thenyouarenot. Therewasnobuffetreally,asintheChipmunkand rememberthathasdeliberatelyfittedbuffetinducing devicesontheleadingedgeandtheSokolhasnot.The ratherpointedwingsgaveamarkedtendencytodrop, withnoparticularpreferenceandthesecharacteristics werestillmoreorlessapparentwithanyarrangement offlap.However,thewholethingwasratheras expectedandtheSokolgivesagoodexperienceofthe stallfortrainingpurposes,withmisuseofaileron givingjusttherequiredadditionalfright.

Recoveryhastobetherightprocedure,but,asin theChipmunk,fullrudderinthespinsituationis effective,withthecontrolcolumngoingwellforward. butitworks.Quitealotofheightcanbelost,sothe areatopracticeisthe'recoverywithminimumloss'. whichgivesnoproblems.

Gettingorganisedinthejoiningprocedure,with specialattentiontoundercarriage.Isetupanapproach,notingtheattitudeswithflap,trimmingand usingthepowersparinglywithplentyoftimetotake itallin.Thenoseisfairlylongforsuchasmall aeroplane,whenseenfromthepilot'sseatandclear visionforwardisonlyavailablewithfullflap,when theapproachissteep.However,Iworkeduptothat ineasystages,landingwithtwostagesfirst,onlya moderateamountoffleetandanicetouch-down, afterwhichitstayedfirmlyontheground.

TheSokolsoonrunsoutofrudder,however,andas intheAuster,ithastobeusedtothefull,withcarefuluseofbrakeifinacrosswind.Theovershootis comfortableandafullflaplandingveryconventional offanapproachat50m.p.h.ifspaceislimited.

Overall,itwasaverysatisfyingaeroplane,with handlingqualitiesjustrightforatrainerandyeta competitivetouringcapability.Ofallthecompromises Ihavemetindesign,thisonecomesoutaheadofthe Pup,andagood20yearsearlier!

Onreflection,thereisn'tmuchinitsclass,asthe Falcoseriesaremorepowerfulandfaster,theJodels arcnotasrefined,althoughverygoodintheirway andbearinginmindthattheSokolwasoriginally aerobalic,too.Iamverysurprisedthatmoreofthem werenotsoldthroughoutEurope.Lookingcloselyat it.youcandetectKlemmandZLINelementsinthe design,givingtheimpressionofaquitesturdyand business-likeno-nonsenseaeroplane,asoneexpects fromthosepartsofEurope.Inthemetalrange,the nearestthinetoitisprobablytheGlobeSwift,althoughthatisheavier,morepowerfulandabitfaster.

Theoriginalquestion,whatisitworth!Well,witha pedigreeandhistorylikethis,itrepresentsagood, non-depreciatinginvestment,andwithafair,useful lifeaheadofit.Theengineisstillavailableandsoare alotofspares,andconsideringwhatmoremodern touringaircraftcost,thisremainspreferable,inmy viewtoahigh-timeCherokeeanyday.Itisalsoalot cheapertorun,whengoingfromAtoB.Whoever buysitwillhaveanicebargainandIratherwishIwas abitmoreaffluent.EvenasaCFIlivingin'reduced circumstances',I'dratherlikeitmyself!Itcouldn't wishforabetterrecommendationthanthat,couldit?

DIARYDATES

1E.M.Strut Hucknall

2AndoverStrut Thruxton

3NorthKentStrut

LondonSE18

5RedhillOleoStrut Redhill

5-7PFAINTERNATIONALRALLYSywell

6RoundtheIslandAirRaceBembridge

6-7NottinghamInternationalAirRallyTolleiton

10OxfordStrut Witney

12SouthernStrut Brighton

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17 SolentStrut Southampton

21StrongbowTrophyandAirRaceShobdon

26NorthWesternStrut Barton

31HertsStrut BrookmansPark

6AndoverStrut

7HestonandHanworth

9SouthernStrut

14OxfordStrut

17TigerClubAcrobatic

21 SolentStrut

2 4-25AirRaces 28HertsStrut

31NorthWesternStrut

SEPTEmnrit

2-8S.B.A.C.Show

15 CopyDate

Redhill TBA

Maidenhead flucknall Thruxton

StrutTwickenham

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TrophyRochester

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HalfpennyGreen

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Farnborough

STRUTNEWS

THEBERKSHIRESTRUT

TheStruthasnowreachedamilestoneinits existence.

LaurieShawhashadtorelinquishhisofficeasStrut Co-ordinator.

LetmeputonpublicrecordtheStrut'sappreciationofthesterlingservicethatLauriehasgivenus sinceourinceptionsometwoyearsago.Hishardwork onourbehalfhasbeenunstinting,andI'msurethe Strutjustwouldnothavefunctionedwithouthim.

However,assome of youknow,Lauriehasnow takenontheunenviabletaskofTreasurerofthe P.F.A.aswellasbeinganExecutiveCommittee memberandthushasnotthetimetodevoteto,quote, "RunningtheStrutasitdeservestoberun",unquote.

So,whilststillbeingaveryactivememberofthe Strut,hehashandedovertothenewStrutCommittee whosemembersandofficesareasfollows:—

StrutCo-ordinator—JohnDeacon

StrutTreasurer

FlyingGroup

NewsletterEditor

DerekKidby

JohnI3amford

DaveMorgan

JohnDeacon

GeneralCouncilRepSandyBaggallay

EngineRep.

MaterialsRep.

JohnBatts

JohnDeacon

OurTreasurerhastakenonthetaskoforganising filmshowsatStrutmeetings,thefirstofwhichwas mostsuccessful—morearepromised.Majoreventof theyear,however,willbeTheBerkshireStrutRally.

ThisStrutisquiteactiveatthepresenttimeafterour movetotheStagandHounds,Pinkney'sGreen.

Wehaveseveralhome-builtprojectsonthego, includingaMinicab,Nipper,Cavalier,Jodel,V.P.2, PittsSpecial,nottomentionPaulLongthorp's "GrizzlyAce-.

OurFlyingGroupishopingforsomedecent weatherthissummertogettheoldutilisationup,and stilllookingforsomehangaragenearerhome.Itmust beeasiertolookfortheproverbialneedle!

Wewouldwelcomeanyprospectivenewmembers whocomealongtoMaidenheadonthefirstMonday ofeverymonth,justturnupandbeintroducedtothe P.F.A.inoneofitsmanyfacets.

JOHNDEACON

BERKSHIRESTRUTRALLY

TheRallythisyearwillbeheldatBookeron Sunday,September8th,oncemorebykindpermissionofJackAtkinson.

TherewillbeaBreakfastPatrolstartingat 0900andduringtheday,weatherpermitting, aSpot-Landingcompetition.ApotisalsoavailableforaConcoursd'Elegance.Visitingpilots pleasenotethepositionoftheLondonZoneand Airways.Usualproceduralruleswillapply. ForfurtherdetailscontactJohnDeaconon Wokingham780659.Forthosejustdroppingin (notliterally!)BookerTowerison121-15MHz andtelephoneHighWycombe29261fornonradio.

HESTON/HANWORTHSTRUT

NewCo-Ordinator:JohnR.Dunford,2Camden Avenue,Feltham,Middx,TW35AS.Tel.:01-8902308.

NewVenue:PrinceofWales136HamptonRoad, Twickenham,Middx.FirstWednesdayofthe month.

YOUTHINKYOUHAVEPROBLEMS (InrecentP.F.A.Officemail)

DearSirs,

Sometimesmycorrespondence Comesthreedayslate,noless. Thereasonforthisnonsense? You'vewritthewrongaddress! 46ROLLESTONEROAD iswheremyhouseisfound. HOLBURY,SOUTHAMPTON iswherethemailisbound. MyPostcodeshouldbewritten, Rememberedeasily; SimplyfuelforBritain-EssoforoneGB(504IGB). Shouldyouwanttocallme, Vainlyyouwillstrive UnlessyoudialFAWLEY 892755.

RAYWALES

NOTICESFROMTHEP.F.A.ENGINEERINGDEPT.

WehavebeenaskedbytheCAAtodrawthe attentionofmembersofthefactthatitisillegalto altertheCAACofAdocumentinanyway.Apparentlysomeownershavebeenalteringdetailsinink.If thereisanerroronyourCofAthennotifyPFA Headquarterswhowillarrangeforthedocumenttobe amendedifitisinfactinerror. ***

WestlandHelicoptersLtd.whoholdthedesign responsibilityforFaireyReedMetalPropellorshave recentlyputoutanadvisoryservicebulletinconcerning theseunitswhicharefittedtomanyaircraft,amongst themtheTipsyB&Belfairaircraft.Bulletinscanbe obtainedfrom:—WestlandHelicoptersLtd.,Product SupportCentre,EastMillLane,Sherborne,Dorset, quotingBulletinFRP.001.I.

Membersareremindedthatifanaircraftnormally hasitsCofArenewedthroughtheCAAthenitisnot normallypermissibletorenewtheCofAthroughthe PFA.Incertainexceptionalcasesithasbeennecessary totransferanaircrafttoPFAcontrolbutthiscanonly bedonewithprioragreementand—werepeat—in exceptionalcircumstancesonly. **

ThePostOfficeseemstobetakinglongerindeliveringourlettersandthissometimescausesdelayin renewingCofA's.Membersareremindedthatitis helpfultothemselvesandthePFAEngineeringDept. iftheymaketheirapplicationingoodtimebeforethe expirydate.Applicationsmadeinthemonthprevious totheexpirydatewillberenewedfromthedateof expiryofthelastCofA.Inthiswaycontinuityofthe CofAcanbeassured. F.I.V. WALKER.

SEENATTHEHUCKNALLRALLY

PhotographsbyNEandG.JOSEPH

G - 414712.Ken Sword'sMidgetAlas/wig onitsfirstpublicmetingwonthebest hontelmiltaward.

ThearrivalqftheC7,all7lientfimnShoreham. "No )landerit'sso slow if heflys likethatallthetime-.

TSR.3.TurbulentandComper withXT0245andtheMerlin.firing Clubheat/quartetsinthebatitground.

OUTINTHESTICKS

ByNICKCRANFIELD

ItwasabeautifuleveninginMay.Deadcalm,the hintofgroundmistforminginthehollows,smoke frombonfiresgoingstraightupandthesun.havingrun hiscourse,wasjustsinkingbelowthehorizon.

IhadflownacirculartourofSussexjustforthejoy ofitandIwasnowchuggingNorthwards,lickfield underneathmyportwing.Thesteadyroarofthemotor wassoothinginahypnoticsortofwayandmymind wandereduptotheflecksofcrimson-splashedcirrus overhead.Suddenlythemotorcoughed,pickeduP andthencoughedagain.IfeltasthoughIhadbeen givenanelectricshock.SuddenlyIwasinafrailspruce andplywoodcontraptionwithaghastlysounding engineanddownbelowtinyfieldsandsteeplywooded valleys.

ftmustbecart)ice,Ithought,causedbycoolmoist airafterawarmspringday.Ipulledoutthecart)heat andtheenginepickedupmomentarilyandthensettled backtoasteadytitofasthmaticcoughingNever mind,Icomfortedmyself,thebooksaysitalwaysgets worsebeforeitgetsbetter,allthelumpsoficehave gottoworkthroughthesystem.GrimlyIflewon North,nearlypullingtheheatknoboutofthepanel. buttheenginestillsoundinglikeabroken-downcab horse.NowaheadwasAshdownForest,wildand woolly,totallyunlandableon,andinhabitedonlyby God-knows-whattribesofsavages.Whattodo? ShouldIgobacktoRipeabout15milesastern,should IaoonovertheForestandtrusttoluckorwhat?IfI turnedbacktoRipewouldIevergetthere?

Belowwerenowthelastofthefieldsontheoutskirts ofCrowborough.AheadIcouldseetheWirelessMasts andquiteneartherewasasuperlookingfieldofnewly drilledcorn.TtranNorth-South,lookedlevel.was about400yardslongandhadclearapproaches.But wait!What'sgoingtohappenwhenIlandinanewly cultivatedfield?Thewheelsaregoingtosinkinand, HeyPresto,you'reupsidedownhangingonthestraps andlisteningtothedrip,drip,drip.Andnotofwater either.Sothatfield'sout.Well,whataboutthegrass oneoverthere?ItRutsEast-West,slopesquiteabit butmustbe2-300yardslong.Allright.ifI'vegotto

land,that'smyfield,landupthehilloverthathedge. Idecidedtocircleuntilmyengineeitherpickedupor packedup.Afteracoupleoforbitsaglanceatthe altimetertoldineIwasnowonlyabout400ftabove thegroundandcomingdownfastsoIdecidedto abandonallhopeofremainingairborneandgoinand land.Ridiculous.Ithought,thisdoesn'thappenin poweredaeroplanesbutevensoIclosedthethrottle, didanotherhalfcircle(neverrealisedaLutoncame downsoquicklybefore)justsqueakedoverthehedge, semiflaredgoingabittooslow,hitthegroundand bounced.hitarutandbouncedagainsidewaysthis timeandthenstayedfirmlyonthegroundandcame swiftlytoahalt.ThereliefatarrivingonMotherEarth inonepiecewasasublimeexperience.

cuttheignition,turnedoffthefuelandclimbed out.Afigureappearedoverthehedgeandgalloped up.Hegrinnedhugely."Wethoughtyouwasa gonner”hesaidandthen,lookingsomewhatdisappointed.shoutedtohismatestillstrugglingtoget throughthethornhedgebutmoremindfulof ins maritalprospects,"orlroight-,andIcouldhear himthinking,"Shan'tbeonTellytonight,afterall, Blastit!!!

Ithenwentinsearchofmyfarmerhostwhoturned outtobeanIrishladywithastrongappreciationof thesportinglife.Shedosedmewithtwodoublegins andthenmyfamily'weretelephonedandgivensome ofthesamemedicineassoonastheyarrived.Later onwetieddownpoor"Sarah-forthenightandthen wentofftoalocalpubforasteakandmorerefreshmentbeforecompletingthejourneybycar.

Whyhadn'tIswitchedofftheignitionandfuelin theairontheapproachastaught?IreckonedthatifI hadbeenunder-shootingbadlyand tie1 hadthen managedtosqueezealittlepoweroutoftheengineit couldhavemadeallthedifferencebetweenhittingthe hedgeatflyingspeedandgettingin.Thefollowingday frelatedmysagatoafellowpilot.“1-Imm".hesaid, "Ihaven'thadanenginefailurein16years".I-looked atmyP.P.L.Theinkwasonlyjustdrying.

LutonMinoratSprell

Photo—K.Brooks

TheSouthernStruts' SpringRally1974

ThisyeartheSouthernStrutwasblessedwithgood weatherforitsSpringRallyatShoreham_ A spirited defencewasputupbythelocalaircraft in theBreakfastPatrolandsomethirtyaircrafttestedthedefences. ILisunfortunatethattheSouthernStruthastoholdits rallyatShoreham.whichis:Icommercialairport. hencethe£1landingfee.BenGunn.theairport manager,isresponsibletothelocalcouncilandis unabletoi-educethelandingfeesfortherally.how-

eter.thepoundcoveredasmantlandingsaston wantedfortheday.

Setera]competitionstookplaceduringthedan.and wereeruoyedbyall.The"BestHoniebuilt-wasRat Maidment'smagnificentE.A.A.biplane.Locallad PeteWoodmanwontheNickDeBruiynetrophyfor thenavigationcompetitioninAutocrat Anotherlocal.JohnHicks.wontheSpotLandingin hisPupG-BAKW,

Rai%fah/mewwiththeE.,1.4biplane--thisIvanthe-Best/thawhullairayelThaw-S.31a.chthril

PeteChatawnawltheChairniatiattheShmehamRallu Photh—S.

THEOTHERMAN'SWORKSHOP

Featuredinthisissue—TerryDuhigofStorrington,Sussex

WefirstmetTerryataStrutmeetingandmanaged togethisstoryfromhim.Hehasnowbeenbuilding forfiveyears—butduetochangeofaddresshe reckonsthatsofarhehasonlybeenabletoputin twoyears'workonhisproject.TheSiroccothatis takingshapeinhisworkshopisaresultofTerry's idealtohaveatwo-seataircraftandtocombineitwith hisseconddesire—anacrobaticone.Hehadno previousengineeringskills—eitherinthewayof woodworkingortin-bashing,buthenevertheless thoughttheSiroccowithinhiscapabilities.

TerryfirstlearnedtofiyatBigginHillwithSurrey &KentonTigerMothsandChipmunks.sohemusi beoneofus.Thefactthathewasthenfortunate enoughtogoontoattainATLPstatusdoesnotdetractfromhishomebuildingenthusiasmandheis,in fact,oldenoughtohavebeenaP.FA.Memberfor okerliveyears.butvoungenoughtobeone or our eathusiasticsupporters.

Therudder,tailplaneandelevatorshavebeen finishedandthefuselageisthreequarterscomplete. Atthetimeofourvisitthemainsparhadbeencompletedfromagluedlaminationofsprucesections,all veryprofessionallyskarfedtogethertomakeastrong lookingjobthatseemssuretopleasetheTnspectorate. TheimpressionRainedofhisworkshopisthatalotof workisgoingoninafairlyrestrictedspace.Fuselage ontrestlesdownthecentreandwingandtailcomponentssuspendedinarackbuiltdownfromtheroof ofthisdetachedgarage.23'longby9'.Thetoolsfor thisjobwereournextinterest—wherewerethey?The onlypowertoolwecouldfindwasal"drillwithasaw attachmentforroughformingandthehandtools numberedaboutfour.ftwasobviousthat99.9%of thecashoutflowhasgoneintodieairframeproperand nomoneyhasbeenlaidoutonsophisticatedpower tools.Thismakessuchacontrastwithsomeofthe workshopswehaveseenthatweareforcedtowonder --howmuchofthesemoderntoolspayforthemselves intimesaved?We'llhavetoseewhenwelookatsome otherhomebuilders'workshops,butit'sapointto ponder.

TheSiroccobeingbuiltatStorringtonhasafixed undercarriageplanned.Thediagramsfortheaircraft

showeitherfixedorretractablebutthesavingisa meresevenknotsandTerrydoesnotratethisworth wbilefortheextraexpenseandweightpenalty.A criticismofhisisthattheplansalreadycosttoday about[50andthatitemssuchastheretractableundercartplansareextra.Thcreare,apparently,several similar'extracostsforplansforsmalldetailvariationsandaBuildercouldwellfindthattheplan costisrunningawaywithafarhigherproportionof thetotalcoststhanonewouldthinkjustified.

Onedifferencewenotedwithdieformofwingrib construction,wasthatTerryhasusedanInternal' j1-9 wherethecomponentsareinsertedinsidethejigand arcthenpressedoutbyeccentricturn-buttonstopress outtotheshapeoftheaerofoil.ftseemsthatthe ideacamefromanarticleinP.F.byArthurOrdHumesometimeago.theefficiencyorwhichTerry canconfirm.

Costsforthisprojecthavealreadyrunto€800which includesallmaterialstofinish.butinstrumentshave been'acquired'fromhereandthereandtheenginehas notbeenfinallylocated,althoughonehasbeen'lined upandwillbringtotaloutgoingstojustover£1.000 fora125H.Penginedacrobatichomebuilt.Shicelie firststarted.TerryhasobtainedP.F.A.inspection throughhislocalInspector.JohnIssaesandour P.F.AEngineeringChief,JohnWalkerhasbeenout toseetheproject.TcrrysaysthatatfirstP.F.A. assistancewasslowbutthatnowheisgettingfirst classcollaborationwithhisInspectorandHeadOffice. Materialswereobtainedfromthreesources:Rollasson.SlingsbyandDoncasterSailplanesforwood. Saywellsprovidedsomeofthenutsandbolts.He foundthatthewoodsuppliedwasoneofhisgreatest headachesandthatDoncasterseemedthemost consistentinprovidingthetimbertothestandard required.Finally,wehearthatthecanopyistobeof JurcamanufactureandthatJodelpartsseemidealfor theundercarriage.

FirstflightisoptinnsticallypredictedforFebruary 1975andwewishTerryDuhigecrysuccess...See youatSywell'75,Terry!

LAURIEMANSFIELD

TentriththeinselogeofhisSirocco

Photo--T.11(0m/en

A.W.G.Ord-lInnw

Aconstructorrecentlysent me sonicsamplesof jointshehadmade—andbroken—usinganapproved syntheticresinadhesive.Heexpressedconcernatthe obviouseasewithwhichthesepieceshadfailedand askedwhatcouldbedonetoachievebetteradhesion.

Afewpointshrstorallonglueingandtimber.

Theconditionofwoodsurfacesatthetimeor glueinghasanimportantinfluenceonthestrengthor gluejoints.Freshwoodsurfacesthataresmooth, uniformandfree from crushedsurfacelibre,;andwood dustaregenerallythemostsatisfactonforglueing purposes.Timberjointsmadebetweenpieceshaving (a)thesamegraindirectionand(b)thesamegraM pitcharestrongest.AnyjoMtinvolvingendgrainisthe weakest,thejointbecomingprogressitelystrongeras theangleofjointtothegraindiminishesfrom90deg. (weakest)tozero(strongest).

Sanding,tooth-planingorothermethodsof rougheningwell-planedwoodsurfacesarebothunnecessaryandinadvisableforfreshsurfaces

Plywood,ontheotherhand.presentsamore complexproblem.Tobeginwith.plywoodisa manufacturedsubstancewhichhasquitedifferent characteristicstonormaltimber,evenlaminated timber.ILhas,forexample,differentrates of expansionandcontractions,adifferentmoisturecontent and,aboveall,adifferentsurface.Plywoodisusually ofbirchsvhichisamoderatelyhardwood,hasahigher specificgravitythanspruceandhasadifferent,more opengrainstructUre(moreproperly. fibre structure). Theglueingthusinvolvessomewhatdissimilar materials.Furthermore,surfaceconditionsmay developduringmanufacturewhichmaymakethe exterioroftheplywooddifficulttobondto.Aresult ofthehot-pressmethodofplymanufactureisthatthe outerveneersbecomeglazedeitherwiththerelease agentfromthepressplatesorfrontgluepenetration. Addedtothis,thesurfacefibresbecomecrushed.

Lightsandingofplywoodbeforeglueingremoves thisglazedcondition.bothrotaryandorbitalsanding tieingacceptablesolongascareistakentoseethat anyreductioninthethicknessoftheouterveneerdoes notexceed10percent.

Aftersanding,thesurfaceshouldbethoroughly brushedwithafairlystiffbrush,suchasthesortusedby paper-hangers.toremovedustintheporesAfairly dampclothshouldthenheusedalloverthesanded surface.Thiswillbringupthegrainandthrowoutany remainingdustandloosewoodfibreswhichcanaffect glueing.

Oncethesheethasdried,itisreadyforglueing.With

PopularFlying,July-August,1974

atwo-partadhesive,theacidhardenershouldnormally beappliedtotheplywood,certainlywherelargeply panelsarebeingappliedtoastructure,soastoaxoid excessuseofglue.Becausetheliquidhardenersoaks rapidlyintotheply,severalapplicationsmustbemade untilthesurfaceremainsisiblvwetted.Ifitistoowet, itcandilutetheadhesivewhenthebondismade, causingittOrunandstarvethe joint. Ifit IS toodry, thenitwillheinsufficienttocurethejoint.

Somuchforthepreparationofajoint.Thephysical areaorthejointisanotheraspectwhichaffectsthe strengthwhichcanbedeseloped.Asanexample.the relatiselysmallglueareasencounteredinssing-Hb constructionmakeitimpossibletoprovideadequate clampinganditisthusdoubtfulifastressgreaterthan 200ib/sq.in.canbedeveloped.

Apointtorememberinapplyingasimplemanual testorstrengthtoajointistoassesswhetherthetest youaregivingitisinanywaycomparabletothe demandstobemadeonthesamejointinservice.Itis veryeasytopulloffasmallgussetonawingrib.The questionisthattlUstensionbearsnorelationtothe loadsexpectedinservicewhichinthiscasewouldhe (andshouldalwaysbe!)inshear.Tensilestressesin gluedjointsapplyonlytotheattachmentofwingand fuselageskinstoribsorframesandinthesesituations, tensilestressesareunavoidable.Themaximumpermissibletensilestressfordesignpurposescannotbe takentoexceed40Ih./sq/in.Ifhigherstressesarecalled for,thejointMustbereinforcedby.forexample, woodscrews.

Ifajointisproperlyprepared,theglueiswithinits lifeasstatedbythemanufacturer,theglueisproperly mixedandapplied,andthejointclampedinanacceptablerummer,andprovidedthattheworkshopconditionsregardingtemperatureandhumidityarewithin prescribedlimits(thesearequitebroad),thentheconstructorhaslittletoworryabout

Thestrengthofgluedjointsisonewhichconcerns thedesignerandalmosteverytexthooksuggests differentwaysofcomputingthis.Thefollowingtahle isonewhichissafeandreliabletouseItwasoriginally,developedforusewithcaseinglueswhicharenot asstrongassyntheticresins.Duetothevariedconditionsexperiencedinglueingvarioustimbersin variouslocations,itisseldomthattheidealconditions arefoundtoproducetheperfectjointwhichdeveloped maximumstrength.Thesefiguresallowforthis.

Sparwebstosparbooms—500lb/in= Plypanelstolollgerous -350lb/in2

Fuselageframeconstruction—300lb/in= Ribconstruction 200Ih/in1

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WANTED.P11compass.Detailsto StuartMcKay,16ThatchersDrive, Maidenhead,Berkshire.

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SECOND-HANDVW.Enginesandparts alwaysavailableatrealisticprices.S.A.E. toJCoxon,4FarmWay,Darlield, Barnsley.Tel.Barnsley754233.

ENGINEFORSALEContinentalC.85 withstarterandgenerator.150hrs.£650. N.Crantield.ForestRow2457.

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WANTED.WaiterMikron11orI11. Completeengineandallparts.Anycon ditionconsidered.RogerBailey,Portlarch,BrownsLane,CrossinHand, Sussex.Heathlield2888, CYLINDERHEADsecondsparkingplug tappingsmadeHeti-coilinsertsfitted. VWandContinentalheads.VWvalve guidesshrunkin.Continentalstarter motorandgears£10.Contgenerator£5. Cont.inletmanifoldcluster£2.Wanted: Cont.enginebearer.BrianMills,022026 2951.

WANTED;VWEngine(Converted)1200 1500cc,alsoRBmagnetospares.23 DuncanCourt,AnsonDrive,Southampton5028RS.

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DRUINETURBI,2seat,plansunused andcopiesofAirPictorial(SAEforlists) 1958/68someAirforceFlyingReviews, offersTimberly,CrellowHill,Stithians, Truro.

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