VA-Vol-20-No-11-Nov-1992

EDITORIAL STAFF

Vol. 20, No. 11

November 1992

CONTENTS

1 Straight & Level/ Espie " Butch " Joyce

2 AeroMail 3 AlC News/ compiled by H.G. Frautschy PageS

5 Vintage Literature/D e nnis Parks 8 Aerodrome '92/H.G. Fra utschy 12 More EAA Oshkosh '92/

H .G . F rautschy

EAA ANTIQUE/ CLASSIC DIVISION, INC.

OFFICERS

14 Best 195 of Paul Beck!

Norm Pe tersen

19 What Our Members Are Restoring/ Norm Petersen 22 Type Club Listing 21

President Espie "Butch" Joyce 604 Highway St. Madison. NC 27025 919/427-0216

Vice-President Arthur Morgan 3744 North 51st Blvd.

Milwaukee, WI 53216 414/442-3631

Secretory Steven C . Nesse 2009 Highland Ave. Albert Leo. MN 56007 507/373-1674

Treasurer E.E. "Buck" Hilbert PO. Box 424 Union, IL 60180 815/923-4591

DIRECTORS

Pass it to Buck!

E E. "Buck" Hilbert

26 Mystery Plane/G eorge Hardie 27 Calendar 31 Vintage Trader

Publisher Tom Poberezny Vice-President,

Marketing and Communications

Dick Matt

Editor-in-Chief

Jack Cox

Editor

Henry G. Frautschy

Managing Editor

Golda Cox

Art Director

Mike Drucks

Computer Graphic Specialists

Olivia L. Phillip

Sara Hansen

Advertising

Mary Jones

Associate Editor

Norm Petersen

Feature Writers

George Hardie. Jr. Dennis Parks

Staff Photographers

Jim Koepnick Mike Steineke

Carl Schuppel Donna Bushman

Editorial Assistant

Isabelle Wiske

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FRONT COVER ... This Albatras DVa was built from scratch by the late Bob Sleep for Frank Ryder's Lake Guntersville Aero Replica Fighter Museum . Powered by a Ranger engine . the ful l size replica is a t::;;~:::=::::::) magnificent accomplishment in the art 01 custom aircraft building. EM photo by Jim Koepnick . shot with a Canon EOS-1 equipped with an BO­ 200mm lens. 1/125 @ IB.O on Kodachrome 64. Cessna 210 photo plane flown by Bruce Moore.

BACK COVER .. . Paul Beck Ilies his award winning Cessna 195 over Lake Winnebago during EM OSHKOSH '92. EM Photo by Carl Schuppel. shot with a Canon EOS-1 equipped with an BO-200mm lens. 1/ 250 @ IB.O on Kodachrome 64. Cessna 210 photo plane Ilown by Bruce Moore.

Copyright © 1992 by the EM Antique/Classic Division Inc. All rights reserved.

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Hort1ord. WI 53027

414/673-5885

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815/943-7205 Robert D. "Bob' Lumley 1265 South 124th St. Brookfield, WI 53005 414/782-2633 George Yorl<

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STRAIGHT & LEVEL

about 55 airplanes on the field Friday evening, a very good turnout, in fact one of the best that I can remember. Friday night was movies, fellowship and going out to dinner with friends. Saturday also had good weather and by about 3:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon, we had approximately 300 airplanes on the field. With this large number of airplanes, and the judging requirements of different categories, it becomes very hectic. Judging generally starts about '" 2:00 PM and is through at 4:00 PM, with .~ the awards banquet on Saturday night. ~ The weather outlook for Sunday was not ~ that good, so there were a number of =; people who scurried home Saturday afternoon and opted not to attend the awards banquet. The banquet turned out to be very entertaining. There were a number of good-looking and restored contemporary aircraft. There seems to

by Espie "Butch" Joyce be a growing interest in the Contem­ porary Class of aircraft, as people see October 1992, the Antique/Classic this as an alternative to trying to find a Chapter 3 had its fall fly-in in Camden, classic to buy or restore. I think we will South Carolina. This annual event is find a continued growth in interest in very well attended by individuals from this area in the future. It is an era of the Southeast. We even had some folks aircraft manufacture and growth that from Michigan this year. This fly-in is was unprecedented and put a lot of very well managed. Camden Airport is people in the air with thei r own aircraft. an old military field that has several Waking up on Sunday morning, I real­ runways and a lot of parking area. ized that the people who scurried out Headquarters for the evening events is Saturday afternoon made the correct at the Holiday Inn at Lugoff, South decision. The weather was real stinko.

Carolina, the town next to Camden.

We loaded up and left around 11:00 This motel has very good facilities and o'clock in the morning, IFR, in my an excellent restaurant. I really enjoy Baron and we went into the base of the these fly-ins. I am a past President of clouds at 800 feet in the rain and was this Antique/Classic Chapter 3. It has solid in the clouds until we broke out on been a chapter for a number of years. approach at my home base, Shiloh Air­ As with all chapters, it seems that it has port, close to Madison, North Carolina. its real hard-core membership that It seemed like the weather system ac­ usually volunteer to do all of the ad­ tually ended on the approach path with ministrative and other required jobs in the weather to the north being fairly order for a fly -in to come off successful­ decent. As you read this magazine, your 1y. The current President of Cha pter 3 is Antique/Classic Board of Directors al­ Phil Loftin. He's done an excellent job ready have had their Fall Board meet­ the past few years running this chapter. ing. In a future issue, I'll give you a His regular job is as the tower chief for report of what transpired at this meet­ Charlotte, North Carolina airport, a U. ing. A unique aspect of the Fall meeting S. Air hub. It's also a TCA. It's nice to is when we have what is known as a know that people like Phil understand joint board meeting. The Antique/Clas­ our type of flying. Phil also owns a very sic Board of Directors, the Warbirds of nice Cessna 170 and has a home next to America Board of Directors, the Inter­ the runway. Phil, thanks for doing such national Aerobatic Club Board of a good job for the Chapter these past two Directors, the EAA Aviation Founda­ years! During the fly-in, we had very tion Board of Directors and the EAA good weather on Friday. There were Board of Directors all meet the same

weekend. On Friday afternoon, starting at 3:00 PM, we have a joint board meet­ ing. There's quite a number of people attending this meeting, and gives you some idea of the amount of volunteer work and volunteer management that goes into running the entire EAA or­ ganization. The Antique/Classic Board of Directors voted in a new program ­ the Antique/Classic Hall of Fame. We will have a nomination every two years for an individual to be placed into the Hall of Fame. They will be recognized in a special place with-in the EAA Air Adventure Museum by a very well done photo-etched plaque of the individual.

In the future, we will be taking nomina­ tions from the membership for in­ dividuals to be indoctrinated into the Antique/Classic HalJ of Fame. The leaves are about off the trees here in the Carolinas and Thanksgiving is just around the corner, turkey day with friends and family, then we rush right off into December and Christmas time and then New Year. It is hard to believe that I am going on my fifth year as President of the Division. I hope every member is pleased with the way that your Antique/Classic Division has been run. As I have said in the past, if anyone has any concerns, we do not take of­ fense from any suggestions from our membership. How else will we know what our members want? I would like to report that we have passed 8100 mem­ bers in the Division. I just could not be prouder of those people who chose to receive our VINTAGE AIRPLANE magazine. H.G. is doing a great job with it. Our Division has at this time the best retention of new and continued memberships of any division of EAA. We are doing it right, and I want to keep doing it right. Your Division will work and do everything they can to keep your flying affordable. A good example of that is through our insurance program where the rates are enabling our mem­ bership to make flying more affordable.

One way that you as a member of the Division can help is to be extra careful when flying your aircraft. None of us likes to hear of an aircraft loss or an injury, so we should all exercise the best judgment we can. Let 's all pull in the same direction for the good of aviation.

Remember, we are better together. Join .... us and have it alJ! VINTAGE AIRPLANE 1

MAIL IS IT STILL A ROUND? Dear Sir, Could this be published in VIN­ T AGE AIRPLANE magazine, please: I am seeking information and pho­ tographs relating to Curtiss Junior NC10943. A friend and I are construct­ ing a 1/4 scale flying replica/model (ra­ dio-controlled) of this particular air­ craft. We have a few older photos (date unknown) of it in a yellow co lor scheme , with white trim (apparently scalloped at wing and tail leading edges) , with black accent lines. We would like further details of this color scheme. In particular, the top & under­ sides of wing/engine nacelle area.

Also , we would like to hear more about this interesting aircraft ; it ' s whereabouts today; and wou ld like to hear from anyone who is familiar with this aircraft.

Thank you for your attention .

I very much enjoy receiving and reading VINTAGE AIRPLANE every month.

Best Wishes, Paul Kilgour Tui, RD 1 Takaka Aotearoa, New Zealand

I advised Paul that Curtiss- Wright Junior NC 10943 is still carried on the current FAA registration list, residing in Carson City, NV. There are 29 Juniors currently registered. For others who wish to know if an airplane is still regis­ tered, you can call or write the FAA for that information. I understand that the phone numbers can be busy, so you may need to try a couple of times before you get through. The address to write to is: FAA Aircraft Registry P.O. Box 25082

Ok lahoma City, OK 73125

or you can reach them by phone at: 405/680-3116 or 3117.

These people are very helpful, if you can give them something to start with - a registration number is best.- HGF

A NOTE FROM AN EAA OSHKOSH

PA RTICIPANT

Good morning!

I , an old XNQ-l, made it to Oshkosh.

Just a note to thank you for the wonderful week there. After all the excitement of my first cross-country flight since 1955, it was fun to land at Oshkosh and taxi to the Fairchild area. How nice it was to park next to so many of my brethren Fairchilds and hear all that talk by other owners and restorers.

Many EAA members looked at me, some virtually inside and out, and I enjoyed sharing my past. Very few could tell what type aircraft I was, but many more knew me when the week was over.

How lucky I was to find someone who wanted me to fly again and feel "wind on my wings" and who was willing to spend nine and a half years restoring me.

I especially thank the Antique/ Classic Division of the EAA for the Special Recognition award. It was the " frosting on the fuselage" after my wonderful week at Oshkosh.

Sincerely, Fairchild XNQ-l

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NXQ-1 takes its pilot, Don Pellegrino for a romp above the clouds during EAA Oshkosh '92.

2 NOVEMBER 1992

Thanks for the note, "Q-I". You're certainly right, you won the unofficial contest " Mystery Plane of the EAA Convention " this year! You and your pilot, Don Pellegreno, are most wel­ come to come visit all your Fairchild friends in the Antique/Classic area any time you wish. See you again soon! ­ HGF ...

compiled by H.G. Frautschy From EAA Vice-President - Govern­ ment Affairs, Bob Warner, we have the following .. .

FAA AIRSPACE

RECLASSIFICATION GOES

INTO EFFECT

Starting this past September, VFR aeronautical charts (Sectional and WAC charts, as well as Terminal Area charts) began depicting the transition to newly named and designated airspace under the agreed-upon international standard .

During the rest of 1992 and finishing in October 1993 , the FAA will begin depicting the changes on visual charts.

For U.S. pilots, this means a relearning of the terminology that now defines much of the airspace in the United States with letter designations, such as Class A, B, and C airspace. The actual rule changes will go into effect in October, 1993.

The changes are primarily a matter of renaming, rather than any changes of operating rules of the size of the airspace. The goal to simplify airspace understanding will also be achieved by the elimination of a number of layers of overlapping airspace designations, each of which have their own set of operating rules. For example, airport traffic areas and control zones will become Class D airspace . Pilots should study the new aeronautical charting symbols and other related materials that describe the changes in airspace reclassification .

FAA facilities nationwide have available easy-to-understand brochures that explain the purpose and magnitude of the changes.

For an informative article concerning these changes, read the article " New Lyrics For An Old Tune" by Buck Hilbert starting on page 51 of the October issue of SPORT AVIATION .

HINTS FOR RESTORERS NEWS Back in the July issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE, we wrote that Snap-on Tools was no longer a sponsor of " Hints for Restorers " and Hints for Home­ builders". We are happy to report that Snap-on has returned as a sponsor of this popular feature , and will continue to supply winners published in either SPORT A VIA TION, VINTAGE AIRPLANE or EAA EXPERI­ MENTER with a prize each month, as

well as a Grand Prize (a Snap-on Tools KR657 Roll Cab and KR637 Top Chest) awarded each year during the EAA Convention. Welcome back, Snap-on Tools!

In addition to the prizes awarded by Snap-on Tools , Aircraft Spruce and Specialty will award a $25 gift certificate, plus a current catalog, to each winner of airframe related "Hints for Restorers " and Hints for Homebuilders" published.

Members are also invited to subm it hints of an electrical nature. Any electrical hint published will receive a Fluke Model 23-2 Muitimeter with Holster from the John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc. They will a lso be awarding a Grand Prize each year during the EAA Convention for the best hint published during the previous 12 months.

Our thanks to these three sponsors for their generosity , and we look forward to publishing your "Hints".

Send your entries to: EAA 's Hints For Homebuilders, Attn: Golda Cox, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh , WI 54903-3086.

EAA ADULT AIR ACADEMY '93 ANNOUNCED Basic aircraft maintenance, building and restoration skills will be the subjects of the EAA Adult Air Academy in each of two one-week sessions, scheduled for February 14 ­ 20, and February 21 - 27 of 1993. The experienced staff of the EAA Air Academy will share their aviation knowledge and experience in many of the basic skills required to successfully restore, build and maintain aircraft.

The $700 registration fee provides accommodations, meals , local trans­ portation , classroom supplies and necessary materials.

Further information and registration materials are avai lable from the Education Office of the EAA Aviation Foundation by calling 414-426-4888 or by writing the Education Office , P. O .

Box 3065, Oshkosh , WI 54903-3065.

Registration will be limited to 25 participants per session. Make you r decision and register early.

EAA AIR ACADEMY ADDED TO SUN 'N FUN '93 For the first tim e, an EAA Air Academy will be held for young people,

ages 14 - 17, during the 1993 EAA Sun'n Fun Fly-In. For more information, contact Education Office of the EAA Aviation Foundation by calling 414-426-4888 or by writing the Education Office, P. O. Box 3065 , Oshkosh , WI 54903-3065. Registration will be limited to 25 participants per session. Make your decision and register early.

PAUL GARBER PASSES A WAY Historian Paul Garber, a name synonymous with the Smithsonian Institution's Air and Space Museum, passed away at the age of 93 on September 23, 1992. Paul Garber's life literally spa nn ed the age of manned flight - the first airpla ne he ever saw, at the age of 9, was the 1909 Wright Flyer undergoing trials at the U.S. Army Signal Corps field at Fort Meyer, VA .

Witnessing that flight sparked an interest in flight that would never diminish. After WW I, Garber worked at the airport at College Park, MD , and later , in 1920, he was hired by the Smithsonian on a three-month temporary assignment. He never left, and his impact on the world of aviation preservation was immeasurable. It was he who se nt a cablegra m to Charles Lindbergh via the U.S. Ambassador in Paris, asking that Lindbergh donate the Spirit of St. Louis to the Smithsonian.

His zeal for obtaining and preserving the artifacts of flight helped fill the halls of what we now enjoy as the National Air and Space Museum. In 1980, the Museums restoration facility was renamed the " Paul E . Garber Preservation , Restoration and Storage Facility" in his honor. What could be more fitting as a tribute to a man who spent his life documenting and preserving the history of manned flight.

EARLVIEAUX The news from the Chicago area EAA Chapter 260 is just as sad. Earl E. Vieaux, a lifelong av iation promoter, enthusiast and Chapter 260 officer passed away August 28, 1992. Earl was a commercial pilot a nd active EAAer, and his passing will leave a void in Chicago area sport aviation that will not easily be filled. Our condolences are extended to his many friends and his family.

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3

THE FAMILY THAT

RESTORES TOGETHER ...

The summer slipped away before I got a

chance to show off a feat accomplished

by the father and son team of Lyle and

Chris Wheeler. The Antique/Classic

division at the 1992 EAA Sun'n Fun Fly-In

at Lakeland, FI was the site of a rare and

unusual event, when the Wheelers

entered both their airplanes in the

judging competition, and they both won!

N68238, a1943 Boeing Stearman, N2S-3

is owned by Chris (Lyle's son) and was

awarded the "Best WW II Era Antique".

Chris is from Boca Raton, FL.

N87881, a 1946 Piper J3C-85 Cub is

owned by Lyle Wheeler, of Sarasota, FL.

It won the "Best Custom Classic up to

85 hp."

It was also awarded an

"Outstanding Aircraft" prize at the 1990

Sun 'n Fun Fly-In. Congratulations to

both the Wheelers!

The 1993 edition of the EAA Sun 'n Fun

Fly-In will take place April 18 through

April 24, 1993. See you there!

EAA OSHKOSH BEST LUSCOMBE Thanks to Phil High, one of our ace volunteer photographers during EAA Oshkosh, we have this nice shot of Randy Hudson's very sharp Luscombe 8A. Randy was honored with the "Best Luscombe" award at EAA Oshkosh '92 for all the elbow grease used up while polishing this beauty. (I'll bet he's glad those are fabric covered wings after he gets done polishing the fuselage!)

Randy is from Cedar Rapids, IA.

4 NOVEMBER 1992

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What Pilots Think ofLegislation

In 1926 the United States was severa l years behind European countries, which had moved more quickly after the war to establish civil aviation on a commercial basis.

It was not until 1925 , when Congress passed the Kelly Airmail Act , that the Post Office withdrew from the flying b usiness and gave the job of carrying themail to private transport companies.

Private flying, mostly of the barn­ storming variety done by World War I

pilots in surplus World War I aircraft , was also making a small beginning. The economics of barnstorming were sim­ ple; anybody with an airplane that had two seats could get into the business.

All that was needed was a cow pasture near a town and a small advertisement in the local week ly paper say in g that aerial sightseeing flights would be given for two dollars to all comers.

In the early 1920's there were few government regulations. There was no requirement for a pilot's li cense, nor for an airplane airworthiness cer­ tificate , and it was a long time before

the U.S. governme nt elected to take over the job of regulating and promot­ ing civil aviation, as was bei ng done in Europe. In 1912, the Aero C lub of America in its pub li cation AERO­ NAUTICS, emp h asized the impor­ tance of federal registration of aircraft and the licensing of airmen. T he Aero Club ' s idea did not take ho ld , how­ ever, and the club itself issued the first pilot licenses and continued to do so, under the authority of its interna­ tional charter, until 1926 , when Congress passed the Air Commerce Act. While Congress was reluctant to take over regulation and promotion of the nation's infant commercia l avia­ tion efforts , it did realize that future aeronautical progress depended on federal help and guid ance. Thus the National Advisory Comm itt ee for Aeronautics (NACA) had been cre­ ated by Congress in 1915 "to super­ vise and direct the scientific study of the problems of aerial flig ht , with a view to their practical solution." One of the first things NACA did was press for federal regulation of aero­ nautics.

In 1919, President Wilson sub­ mitted to Congress a bill, drafted

by NACA, which would autho­ rize the Department of Com­ merce to license pilots, inspect air­ craft, and supervise the use of airfields. No action was taken on President Wilson's recommendation, but bills to regulate this infant indus­ try continued to be introduced one af­ ter another until fina ll y, seven years later, in 1926, the Air Com merce Act was passed. This act has been ca lled the legislative cornerstone for the de­ velopment of commercial aviation in America. On A ugust 11 , 1926 , the President appointed William P . Mac­ Cracken , J r. , to be the first Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronau­ tics . MacCracken was a World War I Army pilot, former chairma n of the American Bar Assoc iation Commit­ tee on Aviation Law, and an officer of VINTAGE AIRPLANE 5

N a tional Air Tr a ns port , on e o f th e first airlines.

In late 1925 th e Se nat e passed the Bingham Bill to promot e a nd r egu­ la te fl ying in th e United St at es. An e ditorial in th e J a nua ry 4, 1926 issue o f AVIATION s upport e d th e bill , noting that it cl e arly attempt e d to promote rathe r th a n extinguish avia­ tio n, " If this law, be fore its final pas­ sage, is not a mended , so as to ch a nge it s purp ose, a ha pp y soluti o n o f th e r eg ulator y probl e m will h a ve b e en r eached. " A VIATION solicited th e input fr o m its re ad e rship on the m a tte r of th e imp e ndin g r egulation a nd pub­ lished th e res ults during 1926 in a se­ ri es ca ll ed " Wh at Pilots Think About Legislation. " T he letters printe d are no t only inte res tin g in rev ea lin g the a ttitudes o f pil o t s a bout r eg ulation but also give an in sight into aviation at th e tim e , wh at was bein g fl o wn and ho w a ircr a ft we re bein g use d . Th e 6 NOVEMBER 1992

foll o win g le tt e rs a re re print e d fr o m that 1926 series.

FLYING SAFE WITHOUT LEGISLA TION I d o not think th a t becaus e a fe w unli censed pilots have had wrecks th at th e re is re ason to say that th ey ma ke fl ying unsafe . The re we re more wrecks a ft e r th e W a r , wh e n th e pilot s ca m e ri g ht from th e fl yin g se rvic e, th a n the re are now by th ose who are be ing gra du a ted from th e civilian sch oo ls.

H ow a bout th e wrec k of three Sto ut Pl a nes - in th e South ? Th e best pil o t will go wrong once in a while . I had a reg ul a r army offic e r te ll m e th a t he h a d " was hed out " thirty-three a ir­ planes. What do yo u think about that?

W e nee d flyin g fie ld s mor e th a n a nything e lse. Give th e aeronautica l indu stry fi e ld s a nd it will g r o w .

Fr a nkly , e ve n if th e r e is s om e bill

passed by Congress, I d o ubt if it will he lp a ny . Let th e m kee p out of civil­ ian avi atio n.

CARL Z E LLWEGE R Orie nt , Iowa

FEARS LEGISLATION I have a lw ays ha d a ho rror o f a ny aircraft legislation , because I love the air and I would soone r be dead than to be ba nished from it . The reason I fee l that I wo uld not be pe rmitte d to fly is because my righ t hand is crippled and I know th at the first thing th e gove rn ­ me nt wo uld re quire is a ve r y seve re ph ys ical exa min ati o n. I kn o w two pi­ lots wh o a re ve ry ba dl y crippled ye t th e y c a n o utfly a lo t o f physi c all y sound pil ots, especi all y in light planes.

Howeve r , I would like to see a law to stop stunt fl ying. As to making laws to make fl ying safe ; that has a lready bee n

LA W NECESSARY IN

INTERESTS OF FLYING

The Buhl-Verville J4 Airster was awarded the first "Approved Type Certificate" under the new regulations on March 29, 1927.

I hav e simply flown for pleasure , originally using my ship to fly back and forth from Indianapoli s to Grand R a pid s , Mich . Used the VE7 on thi s work. Flew the little Standard Scout this summer from C hica go , straight across Lake Michigan to Muskegon.

I think that every pilot , or every per­ son who flies a ship , should be a me m­ ber of th e N.A.A. and have a pilot's li­ cense before h e is p e rmitted to so lo .

O ne of the greatest injuries to avia tion in this country is that anyone can buy an old junk ship and imm ediately begin to take up innocent pa sse ngers. The so ca lled pilot knows littl e, if anything , a bout flying and sti ll less of th e condi­ tion of his ship , which is probably eight or nin e years old and never had any in­ spection within the eight or nine years.

This regulation , it seems to me, should be Federa l, since an airplane covers so much territory so quickly that it is prac­ tically no time until one or another ship has passed over different state lines.

JOSEPH C. DISSETIE Indianapolis, Ind .

FAVORS FEDERAL LEGISLATlON

tried by the Army and] really and truly believe that the Army pilots have far more crashes than the commercial fliers , proportionately. One reason is th at the majo rity of " barn stormers" can ' t afford to take a chance b eca use their old Jenny is abo ut a ll th ey own .

Sh e may not be much of a plan e but she flies and they like th e m. I taught myself to fly in 1916 on a sin gle s ur­ face C urtiss pusher which T still have .

If the law will allow I am going to use he r this coming season a nd fly he r for exhibition purposes. I make my living carrying passengers during the su m­ mer month s and re building wrecked J ennies and Canucks during th e win­ ter. I use Je nnies mostly because that is about aliI can afford to own. I have never had a real serious accident o r in­ jured anyone, including myself.

TOT DOUGLAS Frankfort, Ind.

I am in favor of licensing pilots and al­ lowin g on ly those so lice nsed to carry passengers. There have been any num­ ber of in stances of incomp ete nt pi lots taking up passe nge rs and it ought to be stopped . Part of my business is instruct­ ing, and afte r I turn a man loose, I try to impress him with the fact that he is by no means a finished pilot and shou ld put in a number of hours of solo flying before atte mpting to take up a ny passe ngers.

Most of the m see the point , but I have had others go right out with a tota l time of four or five hours and take up passen­ gers. I be lieve th e public ought to be protected agai nst taking such chances. I am operating, Standards With Hispano , Liberty 6 and OX engines. The last is for instruction work and the others for cross­ country and short sight-seeing " hops". I think th e short hops are the most prof­ itabl e . I beli eve Federa l regulation wo uld be the best; on e universa l law to work und e r , in stea d of forty-eight to worry about. Also, the same regulations that are to app ly in th e operation of an air line should not be applied to the small operator who does mo st of hi s flying about his own field and is always right at his bas e. This is an entirely different proposition.

TOO SOON TO LEGISLATE Tthink that commercial flying should b e left alone for at least three more years.

Licensing pilots and airplane inspec­ tion will, I believe , be so complica ted, that it will put most of the Gypsy fliers an d small fie ld operators out of busi­ ness. Who is it that is educating the peo­ ple to flyin g? The Gypsy flier and the small operator, of course.

Licensing pilots will not prevent acci­ dents, for ninety-nine per cent of all the accide nts occur through foo lish stunt­ ing. I operate an aviation field here, I have a Canuck, a Hispano, Jenny and a Hisso-Standard. I train a few students, and take p eo ple up on short flights or long cross-cou ntr y flights , do photo­ graph ic work and have b ee n doing a very good business. I have been flying steadily since I first learn e d to fly in Sept e mber, 1919. I have flown about 1500 hours , most of this be ing Gypsy flying all over the United States and Old Mexico.

J . WARREN SMITH

Delaware, Ohio

FOR STATE CONTROL I am highly in favor of State contro l which could be worked out in the same line that the automobile is handled . As to a li censed pilot being a better flier than a pilot who holds no license , this is all wrong. I have personally taught peo­ ple to fly , and, in from twelve to fifteen hours, had th em able to go through the required tests. That did not make them A-I pilots , although they we re able to fly the tests as required.

On the other hand I have seen pilots who hold a license and who have had a considerable number of hours in the air, but could not make a landi ng on all three points , or use their heads in an e me rgency , as well as some beginners that had no licenses and less than fifty hours in flying time.

At the present time I do not know of any particular branch of the flying busi­ ness that is very profitable, unl ess it is advertising and passenger work. At prese nt, I am flyin g a J ennie with the OX job, but in the past 12 years I have flown all kinds from the old push er on through .

C. E. NELSON

La Porte, Ind.

W. W. MEYER

Morton Grove, Ill.

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A fly-in for builders. flyers and enthusiasts of World War I aircraft as well as a tribute to those brave men who flew the first generation of combat aircraft ...

When's an an tiqu e not an an tique?

When it 's a replica!

Northern Alabama was host to 54 replicas of various WW I types over Labor Day weekend , thanks to the ge ne ro si ty and plain old fashioned planning and hard work by Aerodrome '92 organiz­ er Frank R yder and a cast of volun­ teers.

Amazingly, every airplane prese nt was not a replica - the Thomas Morse Scout you see above is actually con­ structed from various origina l compo­ ne nts gat here d over th e years by Ernie Freeman , an American Airlines pilot. Now retired, Ernie allowed his son Roger to put the TM Scout back in the air after its first restoration in the early 1970s. The crowd s at Aerodrome '92 were treated daily to th e sounds and sme ll s of a rea l LeRhone rotary engine as Roger made a point of fly ing the airplane as often as he could.

A number of guests were present at the fly-in , including An na-Urs ula Von Stryk. the niece of Baron Manfred Von Richthofen , the famous " Red Baron ". Mrs. Von Stryk recalled her days spent in her youth playing in the trophy room of her famous uncl e in the family hom e locat e d 10 Schweidnitz, Prussia.

Another notable guest was Early Bird Glenn Messer, who flew with the 8 NOVEMBER 1992

Royal Flying Corps in 1916, and later as an instructor in the United States.

Enough cannot be said for the volun­ teers and staff of Aerodrome '92. For

Feldwebel (Sgt) Otto Roosen (left) flew a German Rumpler C.IV until May 27, 1917 when Billy Bishop, Canada's celebrated WW I ace shot Roosen and his oberserver down. Roosen survived to continue flying with his unit, and would later fly a Ju52 transport during WW II. Arthur Bishop, (right) noted author and aviation historian, as well as a veteran WW II combat fighter pilot, is the son of Billy Bishop. Bishop and Roosen were honored guests at Aerodrome '92. Now a chipper 97 years of age, Otto Roosen emigrated to Canada, where he now lives. His recollections of his days as a photo reconnaissance pilot over the trenches during WW I were enlightening. His Rumpler aircraft was one of the first airplanes to be equipped with oxygen for use by the crew. He routinely flew missions four hours in length, at altitudes approaching 21,000 feet.

Frank Ryder, Alabama inventor and avi­ ation enthusiast, was the organizer of the first ever Aerodrome '92.

Guntersville's Joel Williams in the Fokker Dr.1 Triplane and Don Rushton, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in his Sopwith Camel replica liven up the skies in north­ ern Alabama over Labor Day weekend.

a first time event, it went off without any major hitches, and it was due, according to Frank Ryder, to the efforts of the volunteers from all over the local area, as well as the U.S. A number of the volunteers came from the company Frank heads, Ryder International. Their work, as well as that of the staff at the Lake Guntersville Aero Replica Fighter Museum is to be applauded!

Will there be another Aerodrome fly­ in? "Yes!" is the latest word we have from Frank Ryder. It will probably be at another site in 1994. We will keep you posted.

Aerodrome '92 was enjoyed by builders, pilots and spectators alike ­ on the following pages are some of the planes and pilots who made the week­ end so interesting.

Members of the Great War Association traveled from the Northeast U.S. to take part in Aerodrome '92. Here they take an RFC pilot prisioner after he was forced down during a skirmish on an Allied airfield during the afternoon airshow.

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(Above) Tony Owens is a study in con足 centration as he lands the DeHaviliand DH-5, one of the aeroplanes in the Lake Guntersville Aero Replica Fighter Museum collection.

(Right) Frank Ryder was a busy fellow over Labor Day weekend! Here he flies his "Red Baron" Fokker Dr.1 Triplane off the right wing of Fred Murrin, Sharpsville, PA. Fred's triplane is fin足 ished in the markings of German Ace Werner Voss, and features a tailskid and no brakes as a couple of its authentic details.

William Crist and Cecil Ellis, both of Houston, TX, relax at the end of the day next to the 7/8 scale S.E.5a replica they share as partners.

The scaled-down S.E.5a has proved to be a well liked WWI aircraft for home足 builders to con足 struct, with 9 of them flown at the fly-in.

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Large scale radio control models were invited to fly and be on display at Aerodrome '92. The Sopwith Pup on the left was built

by Allan Wehman, Jr. and is powered by a handbuilt Edwards Forrest 5.8 cu. inch radial engine! Skeeter Carlson's Curtiss Canuck was built by Lyman Slack, and the Jenny behind it was built by Larry Tillery.

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By H.G. Frautschy

So many airplanes and airplane people,

so few pages to show them all...

Here are a few more snapshots of the

unique sights here in Oshkosh this past

summer in the Antique/Classic area.

(Above) Blake Oliver (AIC 32168), New Smyrna Beach, FL brought his newly re-engined Fleetwings Seabird to the Convention. It now has a 300 hp Jacobs 755A-2 installed, with a complete new cowl.

(Right) Galen and Aubry D'Atiliio took some time out to do a little airplane modeling under the trees in the Antique/Classic area.

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(Right) Two kids in a Cub - Chris Price (AIC 18696), Sonoma, CA and his friend, Josh Brownell, Freemont, CA were winging their way across the U.S. when we met up up with them in Showplane Camping. Both Chris and Josh were recent private pilots, Josh having been issued his license only the week before in a Stinson 108. They both commented on how nice people had been to them on their jorney, which they were only a 1/4 of the way through when they arrived in Oshkosh. They planned on continuing to Rhinebeck, NY, and then meander their way back to California during the month of August.

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by Norm Petersen The glint in the mor足 ning sun is always the same. It's the flash of the sun followed by the bright light of a fully polished aluminum airplane - the kind you have always wanted, but never had the req uired stamina (elbow grease) to produce!

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SIN 7421, came out of

the Cessna factory in 1949 and

moved to the southwest part of the U.

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AZ. From there, it moved to Wyoming for a spell before relocating in the San Francisco area where Paul Beck bought it from a United airline pilot named Gary Coverman in 1975. The big five place airplane was painted orange and white and had orange carpet inside the cabin - heav ily stained with oil! As Paul says, " It was not a particularly good looking airplane."

Paul Beck (EAA 406297, A IC 19070) lives in Sausalito, CA, just north of the Golden Gate bridge. H e was born in California, however, at the age of three, he moved with his family to the small town of Garretson, SO, where h e graduated from high school. Moving on

to the University of Iowa at Iowa City, lA , he finished his undergraduate work a nd continued in the School of Dentistry. Upon graduation. he headed west to se t up a dental practice in the San Francisco area.

His interest in airplanes led Paul to take flying lessons at Hayward . CA in 1972, soloing in a Cessna 150. In 1975, he bought his first airplane, a Stearman with a 220 Continental engine, which he still has to this day. Once he caught on to flying taildraggers and listening to the throb of a round engine, he bought th e Cessna 195 to have a ni ce cross country cabin airplane for year around fl ying. Paul likes to fly into the high country of northern California and Idaho and th e 195, with 300 hp up front, is perfect for the job.

Whil e all this was go ing on , Paul managed to buy a North American AT足 6C, which required a certain amount of his time to improve and clea n up. In fact, after paintin g th e a irpl ane in an a uth e ntic 1942 paint sch e me, he flew the big trainer to O shkosh '85 and ran off with the Best T-6 Award for his efforts! The T-6 sits in the hangar and gets flown once in a while - when the spirit moves Paul.

Mea nwhil e, the decision to take a whack at polishin g an aluminum a irplan e was finally mad e and Paul st rippe d the oran ge a nd white paint from the 195 and bega n polishing. He started with Met-All , buffing for hours until the muscles were so re! Discov足 ering that Semi-Chrome was supposed to be a better polish , he commenced

using it and, by golly, it worked. The 195 was starting to look better with its polished skin, but it needed some " pizzazz " to perk up the 1949 paint scheme. In the October 1950 issue of Flying Magaz ine, an ad for Midwest Airways caught Paul's attention.

This small, single-engine airline, was flying Cessna 190 and 195 aircraft in Minnesota , Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska, hauling passengers and mail.

The winged logo on the side of the airplane would add that "something extra " that Paul wanted. Carefully laying out the design on paper, it was easily transferred to Contact速 paper, which was pl aced on the sides of the airplane. The painting areas were then dulled with Scotch Brite 速 and a very light coating of epoxy primer was sprayed on. Acrylic urethane was then sprayed on for the dark blue and white areas, using a small touch-up type of spray gun. Paul does all his own spraying using a 5 hp compressor with overhead lines to reduce the chance of water contamination.

The balance of the paint scheme was done in a red Ditzler Durethane and follows the original paint design exactly. Even the numbers on the tail surface a nd wings are " per original".

As you might suspect, this caught the judge'S eye.

The polished original pointed spinner was purchased from Ray Whitman and when installed, added the touch of originality to the nose of the airplane. This was accented by the slim , tall , original 195 wheel pants that are very hard to find as every ground loop in this type of airplane usually tears up the wheel pants - and they are gone forever! (See paragraph at end of this story.)

A new inte rior was installed along with new seats to really dress up the cabin of the Cessna and the instrument panel was refinished to original colors.

Again , the patience of Paul Beck shows throughout the airplane as the small details are carefully examined. This 195 is obviously a labor of love.

When Paul purchased the 195 back in 1975, it had a Carl Baker overhauled engine, which Paul replaced with a Page engine after nearly 1000 hours .

The Page engine was flown over 500 hours in the course of time and was getting to the "oily " stage in its life! In December 1991, a new 300 hp Jacobs R-755-A2 e ngine from Jacobs Service Co., Payson , AZ was installed. Paul reports the new engine not only runs extremely we ll , but is remarkabl y clean and dry. Having put over 50 hours on the new engine , Paul feels it is nicely broken in and the temps have stabilized in the green. And this engine is being run with only one oil cooler in VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

Nicely restored instrument panel illustrates the 1950's era. Control yoke was either dual, as shown, or throw-over, single wheel type.

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The classic beauty of the narrow 195 wheel pant never changes. These original pants are like gold! (See story)

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The 195, w ith its Wittman gear and strutless wings, has stood the test of time for a " classic" airplane.

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deference to the two oi l coolers used with the P age e ngine . Paul is well pleased with the new engine, especially the "get up and go".

Incidentally, one of the reasons that prompted the new engine was an almost unh ea rd of coincidence!

Within on e hour ' s flyin g time , Paul lost the di stributor side of th e dual ignition system - fixed it - then lost the magneto side o n the very next flight!

(One wonde rs what th e odds are of this happening?)

About te n years ago, Paul replaced the aging Goodyear brakes with a new set of Cle ve land disc brak es. They have performed well ever since, in fact, one has to be a bit careful as too much brak e can be app li e d - with disastrou s r es ult s ! As Paul says, "Easy do es it. " The only other re placem e nt has be e n th e rear bulkhead in the fuselag e, often referred to as th e "to il e t seat bulkhead", because of its shape.

The only critical situation with the 195 occ urred when Pa ul in sta lled a new set of Armstrong Condor 6:50 X 10 tires und e r the polish ed wheel pants. Th ese tires we re just a shade la rger on the tre ad corners than the old ones when fully inf lated.

R eturning from a flight to Nut Tree Airport, Paul landed th e 195 on the grass strip as. When th e tire made contact with the ground, the expanded left tire wedged itself in the left wheel pant and ripped it loo se! As th e whee l pa nt di sintegrate d , Pa ul used e ve ry bit of his considerab le experience to keep the old girl from upending on the runway! Luckily, he was able to bring the 195 to a stop without further damage, however, the le ft wheel pant was in pieces!

Relating hi s unnerving expe rience to fellow 195 driver , Jim Rollison

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(N34 91 V) , Jim mentioned he ju st happened to have an extra left wheel p ant for a 195 on h and! With the sca rcit y of such an ite m, mon ey was totally useless. However, Jim needed a couple of teeth rebuilt, so a deal was struck! Two new "ca ps" on Jim 's tee th for the wheel pant! (Isn't barter a love ly thing?) And besides, we have now a rrived at a new val ue for 195 wheel pants!

As Paul cruises a long in the poli shed 195 at a nice 165 mph , he doesn't mind the 12 ( 0 14 gph because h e lo ves round e ng in es and any airplane that happens to have o ne on the nose. This year he brought his girl friend, Peggy Copple, a lon g to O shk os h and be li eve me, they were one happy couple to go home with the Cessna 1901195 Best of Type A ward.

As P a ul says, " It doesn ' t get any better than this!" ...

WHAT OUK MEMBERS ARE RESTORING

---------------------------- by

Norm Petersen

Ken Perkins' Stinson JR "S" One of thirteen JR "S" models re­ maining on the FAA register, this Stin­ son Junior "S", NC10852, SIN 8039 , is being restored by Ken Perkins (EAA 302126, AIC 14387) of North Hampton, NH. The Stinson was delivered to Cen­ tury Airlines on July 17, 1931 and on April 4, 1932, it went to American Air­ ways, Inc. at Chicago, IL. Ken found the Stinson in an open

barn in Kentucky in 1989 where it looked like it had been dismantled with a wrecking bar! The whole mess of pieces and boxes was covered with twenty years worth of muck. Trucked back to New Hampshire , the long re­ build was begun from the ground up.

The results to date are quite impressive according to the pictures . The Ly­ coming R-680-13 engine is being over­ hauled by Jess Hackenburg in Pennsyl­ vania.

Even though Ken is a retired United Air Lines pilot, he is planning to paint the Stinson in American Airways col­ ors! We look forward to the finished airplane - it should be a jewel.

Walt Groskurth's PA·17 Pictured in front of his recently com­ pleted restoration of Piper PA-17 Vaga bond, N4881H, SIN 17-180, is Walt

Groskurth (EAA 130113, A IC 6302) of Mankato, MN. An airplane rebuilder of considerable note in the Mankato area, Walt has also done numerous ferry pilot tasks in flying single engine aircraft [0

Europe over the (cold) North Atlantic.

Walt purchased the Vagabond pro­ ject from th e estate of the late Arnold Waage (EAA 35857) of Mankato, who had owned the project for a number of years but never quite fin­ ished it. Walt took up the charge, adding a second door on the left side, swing out windows on both sides and a set of genuine Grimes navigation lights.

Another nice addition is a six-gallon aux. fuel tank in the left wing. The stan­ dard Continental A65-8 engine was installed along with a Sensenich wooden prop, comp lete with skull­ cap spinner. Walt says the sharp looking Vagabond flies just as well as it looks!

Congratulations on a fine job, Walt. "Arnie" Waage would have been ex­ tremely proud to see " his Vagabond" looking so nice .

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WHAT OUR. MEMBERS ARE RESTORING

---------------------------------------------------------byNorrnPetersen Piper Pacer, N7326K This pho to of Piper Pace r N7326K, SIN 20-234, was taken at an airshow in

Hector, MN , where th e pre tty four­ placer really looked sharp among all the airplanes. Complete with a pretty much origin a l panel , new interior and a neat paint scheme, the Pacer sported original whee l pants and a Scott 3200 tailwheel. The Pacer is registered to David R e tka (EAA 142R99 , A/C 8410) of So . St. Paul , MN and Gary Granfors (EAA 242832, A /C 10666) of Inver Grove Heights , MN . Th e Pacer spent a number of years in Ea­ gle Grove, Iowa and Albe rt Lea, Min­ nesota before moving to St. Pa ul.

Grumman Widgeon, N1340V

flown by its owner, Merrill Wie n (EAA 58226, A/C 9957) of Kent, Was hington,

Completely restored in a uth e ntic U. S. Coast Guard colors is this 1941 Grum­ man G-44 Widgeo n, N 1340V, SI N 1228,

who spent over thre e years o n the restoration. M a ny of the mod s deve l­ o ped by Widgeon guru , G eorge Pappas

(EAA 4071, A/C 7893) of Anchorage, AK were incorp ora te d , such as single piece windshi e ld , wr ap a round nose splash rail and controllable props on the (original) 200 hp Ranger e ngines.

The result is a magnifice nt a mphib­ ian that flies as well as it looks!

This author had a chance to spend a b ea utiful Septe mb er day flyin g with Me rrill in the Widgeon and observing a rea l "pro" at work. Being the son of the " D ea n of Alaskan Bush Pilot s", Noe l Wie n, Merrill grew up o n bush flying in Fairbanks, AK, learn ing the many tricks of th e trade. It is ind ee d a pleasure to view a "class" restora ti on and then dis­ cover th e restorer is just as capab le at fl yin g as he is at reb uildin g. Thanks aga in , Merrill, and to yo ur neighbor , D e nnis Newell for the ride in his Waco YMF-5 , N40116.

John Lorence's Rearwin 9000W This is one rare bird! John Lorence (EAA 66691, AIC 5119) of Independence, Or ego n , flies thi s R ea rwin 9000W , N18008, SIN 549- 0 , to fl y-in s knowing he will be in the "one-of-a-kind " row. Pow­ e red with a five cylinde r Warn er Scarab Jr. of 90 hp , the Rearwin was one of nine built in 1937 a t Fairfax Airport , Kansas City, MO. (This was the same model that Juan Trippe , president of PAA , fl ew on floats .) Jo hn 's ha s th e only 9000W re­ maining on th e FAA regist er. There is one additional 9000W, NC18073, SIN 559­ 0 , that is listed as a Commonwealth Rear­ win , but th ere is no owner or address.

On that ba sis, we hav e to fi gure John 's 9000W as a one only, rare bird.

John reports the tandem two-placer is 20 NOVEMBER 1992

a good flyin g airplane , albeit a bit no isy with the straight stac ks! Normal cruise is

about 100 mph and the a irpl a ne gets off nicely with its Munk M-6 airfoil. ...

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An information exchange column with input from our readers.

by Buck Hilbert

(EM 21, NC 5) P.O. Box 424

Union, IL 60180

Dear Buck, The photographs enclosed show the current progress of my 1933 Flagg F-13 sesquiplane restoration project. The F-13 is an experimental prototype (serial no.

1) aerobaticiracing plane designed and built by C. Claude Flagg with the inten­ tion of replacing the old Jennies in air­ shows and barnstorming events. The de­ pression took care of any plans for further production as the potential customers simply could not afford to part with their current ships and purchase a new Flagg.

The original powerplant was a 165 HP Comet and numerous airshows were per­ formed to demonstrate the F-I3's capabil­ ities. It even had an inverted fuel system comprised of a second carburetor fed by 5 quart fuel tanks positioned in each land­ ing gear strut! The ship was sold at a sheriff's auction in late ' 34 and subse­ quently purchased by Bruce Raymond in 1935. At that time it was powered by a 65 HP Velie - quite a drop in power! Bruce flew it with the Velie for many years and in '47 had a 145 Warner installed. In 1950 he installed a 185 Warner and flew it in numerous air shows . Bruce last flew the F-13 in 1982 when an engine failure on take off ended in a broken airplane.

I purchased the remains, less the en­ gine, a little over a year ago and immedi­ ately started the restoration. The Flagg was in sad shape, with the wings damaged beyond repair but , I couldn ' t stand the thought of it just rotting away.

I was able to restore the ailerons and use the compression struts and metal fit­ tings in both sets of wings (the top wing is one piece). I used the original spars, ribs, formers, etc., as patterns for the new parts.

While working with the original spars I

found numerous signatures of the original builders and from personnel at Ham­ mond Tech who did a restoration in 1947.

I figured these signatures shou ld remain in the plane so I cut them out in 1/8" plates and glued them to the new spars.

They will continue to fly with the Flagg!

The names are: Jimmy Coon Ken Morris Roy Krieger Ralph Weiss Sherman Williams Edward Bunchek Bill Anderson Roy Smith Frank Nestor Richard Cole R.C. Sampson

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the Flagg (1200 hours to date) and am keeping a photo record book of the pro­ ject as well as a builders log. I am doing 99% of the work myself (with help from my wife and kids), having learned a tremendous amount about aircraft restoration from my father and brother during our family restorations of an Aeronca 7CCM, a Fairchild PT-26 and a Rawdon Tl. I have had the Rawdon (N5160) at Oshkosh numerous times where it has won 7 awards, including two (Continued on page 27)

If you know any of these people , it sure would be nice to hear from them.

EAA's Ben Owen was kind enough to send me the articles on Claude Flagg that appeared in " VINTAGE AIRPLANE" several years ago. The F-13 was men­ tioned and it was stated that its where­ abouts were unknown. We can now clear up that mystery!

My big problem now is locating (and affording) a decent 145 or 165 Warner so I can start working on the front end. The cost of a 185 puts it completely out of the picture and the Comet lacks too much in reliability and availability.

I am spending every spare moment on

Terry Chastain has been hard at work restoring the Flagg F-13, an experimental prototype built by C. Claude Flagg in 1933.

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1992

E CLIJB LISTING

Once again, as a service to our members, we present the AntiquelClassic Division's most current list of type clubs and re足 lated organizations. If your group is not listed , please provide us with information which can be included in a future issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE and it will be added to our follow-up for next year (We ' ll also list you immediately in AIC NEWS).

If you have changes related to your listing, please drop a postcard in the mail with the new listing exactly as you would like it to appear. Send it to: AntiquelClassic Type Clubs, EAA Aviation Center, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086.

A new list category has been added to compile the clubs that may not be specific to one particular aircraft make, ie., The National Biplane Association. You'll find this new listing before the Organizations list on page 25.

Aeronca A viator's Club Julie and Joe Dickey 511 Terrace Lake Road Columbus, IN 47201 812/342-6878 Newsletter: 4 issues per subscription Dues: No dues - $16 subscription International Aeronca Assoc.

(Formerly the Aeronca Lover's Club) Buzz Wagner Box 3, 4011st St. East Clark, SD 57225 605/532-3862 Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $15 per year National Aeronca Association Jim Thompson, President 806 Lockport Road P. O. Box 2219 Terre Haute, IN 47802 812/232-1491 Newsletter: 6 per year Dues: $20 U.S., $30 Canada, $45 Foreign Aeronca Sedan Club Robert Haley 115 Wendy Court Union City, CA 94587 510/487-3070 Newsletter: 3 per year Dues: $5 per year Bellanca-Champion Club Larry D'Attilo P.O. Box 708 Brookfield, WI 53008-0708 4141784-4544 Newsletter: Quarterly

"Bellanca Contact!"

Dues: $32 per year (2 yrs.l$56),

Foreign $37 (2 yrs.l $67, U.S. Funds)

Bird Airplane Club

Jeannie Hill

P. O. Box 328 22 NOVEMBER 1992

Harvard, IL 60033 815/943-7205 Newsletter: 2-3 annually Dues: Postage Donation American Bonanza Society Cliff R. Sones, Administrator P. O. box 12888 Wichita, KS 67277 316/945-6913 Newsletter: Monthly Dues: $35 per year Staggerwing Club (Beechcraft) Jim Gorman, President P. O. Box 2599 Mansfield, OH 44906 419/529-3822 (H) , 755-1011 (W) Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $15 per year Twin Bonanza Association Richard 1. Ward, Director 19684 Lakeshore Drive Three Rivers, MI 49093 616/279-2540 Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $25 per year U.S. and Canada, $35 Foreign Biicker Club John Bergeson, SecretarylTreasurer 6438 W. Millbrook Road Remus, MI 49340 517/561-2392 Newsletter: 6 per year Dues: $15 per year U.S. & Canada, $20 per year Foreign National Biicker Club American Tiger Club, Inc. ( de Havilland) Frank Price, President Rt. 1, Box 419 Moody, TX 76557 817/853-2008 Newsletter: 12 per year Dues: $25 per year

Cessna Airmaster Club Gar Williams 9 So. 135 Aero Drive Naperville, IL 60565 708/904-8416 Dues: None International Bird Dog Association (Cessna L-19) Phil Phillips, President 3939 C-8 San Pedro, NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 505/881-7555 Newsletter: Quarterly "Observer" Dues: $25 per year Cessna T-SO Flying Bobcats Jon Larson 3821 53rd Street. S.E. Auburn, W A 98002 206/833-1068 Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: Donation Cessna Owner Organization P.O. Box 337 lola. WI 54945 715/445-5000 or 800/331-0038 FAX: 7151445-4053 Magazine: Monthly Dues: $36.00 year Cessna Pilots Association John Frank, Executive Director Mid-Continent Airport P. O. Box 12948 Wichita, KS 67277 316/946-4777 Newsletter: Monthly Dues: $30 annually International Cessna 1201140 Association Bill Rhoades, Editor 6425 Hazelwood Avenue Northfield, MN 55057 612/652-2221 Newsletter: Monthly Dues: $15 U.S. per year

West Coast Cessna 1201140 Club Donna Christopherson, Membership 451 Bellwood Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 408/988-8906 or 554-0474 Newsletter: Bimonthly Dues: $10 per year Cessna 1501152 Club Skip Carden, Executive Director P. O. Box 71018 Durham, NC 27704 919/47 J-9492 Newsletter: Monthly Dues: $20 per year International Cessna 170 Association, Inc. Velvet Fackeldey, Executive Secretary P. O. Box 1667 Lebannon . MO 65536 417/532-4847 Newsletter: Fly Paper (11 per yer)

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P. O. Box 222 Georgetown, TX 78627-0222 512/863-7284 Newsletter: 8-9 per year Dues: $l5 per year Eastern 1901195 Association Cliff Crabs 25575 Butternut Ridge Rd. North Olmsted, OH 44070 2161777-4025 after 6 PM Eastern Newsletter: Irregular; Manual on maintenance for members Dues: $10 initiation and as required yearly International 195 Club Dwight M. Ewing, President P. O. Box 737 Merced, CA 95344 2091722-6283 FAX 2091722-5124 Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $25 per year U.S. Corben Club Robert L. Taylor, Editor P. O . Box 127 Blakesburg, IA 52536 515 /938-2773 Newsletter: 3 - 16 pg. Newsletters Dues: $12 per year Culver Club Larry Low, Chairman 60 Skywood Way Woodside. CA 94062 415/851 -0204 Newsletter: None Dues: None Culver PQ-14 Association Ted Heineman, Editor 29621 Ke nsington Drive

Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 714/831-0713 Newsletter: Annually Dues: Donation

Dart Club (Culver) Lloyd Washburn 2656 E. Sand Rd. Pt. Clinton, OH 43452-2741 Newsletter Dues: None Robin's Nest (For enthusiasts of the Curtiss Robin) Jim Haynes. Editor 21 Sunset Lane Bushnell, IL 61422 Contact Jim for more information. deHavilland Moth Club Gerry Schwam, Chairman 1021 Serpentine Lane Wyncote, P A 19095 215/635-7000 or 886-8283 Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $12 US and Canada, $15 Overseas deHavilland Moth Club of Canada R. deHavilland Ted Leonard, FounderlDirector 305 Old Homestead Road Keswick, Ontarion Canada L4P 1 E6 416/476-4225 Newsletter: Periodically Dues: $20 annually Ercoupe Owners Club Skip Carden , Executive Director P. O. Box 15388 Durham, NC 27704 919/471-9492 Newsletter: Monthl y Dues: $20 per year Fairchild Club John W. Berendt, President 7645 Echo Point Road Cannon Falls, MN 55009 507/263-2414 Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $10 per year Fairchild Fan Club Robert L. Taylor. Editor P. O. Box 127 Blakesburg, IA 52536 515 /938-2773 Newsletter: 3 - 16 pg. Newsle tters Dues: $ J2 per year Fleet Club George G . Gregory, President 4880 Duguid Road Manlius, NY 13104 315/682-6380 Newsletter: Approx. 2-3 pe r year Dues: Contributions Funk Aircraft Owners Association Ray Pahls, President

454 S. Summitlawn Wichita, KS 67209 316/943-6920 Newsletter: 10 per year Dues: $12

Great Lakes Club Robert L. Taylor, Edi tor P. O. Box 127 Blakesburg, IA 52536 515/938-2773 Newsletter: 3 - 16 pg. Newsletters Dues: $12 per year The American Yankee Association Stew Wilson 3232 Western Drive Cameron Park, CA 95682 916/676-4292 Newsletter Dues: $32 per year U.S. , $30 Foreign Hatz Club Robert L. Taylor, Editor P. O. Box 127 Blakesburg, fA 52536 515 /938-2773 Newsletter: 3 - 16 pg. Newsletters Dues: $12 per year Heath Parasol Club William Schlapman 6431 Paulson Road Winneconne, WI 54986 414/582-4454 Newsletter Dues: Postage Donation The Interstate Club Robert L. Taylor, Editor P. O. Box 127 Blakesburg, IA 52536 515 /938-2773 Newsletter: 3 - 16 pg. Newsletters Dues: $12 per year Continental Luscombe Association Loren Bump, Fearless Leader 5736 Esmar Road Ceres, CA 95307 209/537-9934 Newsletter: Bimonthly (6 per year) Dues: $10 U.S. , $12.50 Canada, or $10 U.S. funds , $15 Foreign Luscombe Association John Bergeson, Chairman 6438 W. Millbrook Road Remus, MI 49340 5171561-2392 Newsletter: 6 per year Dues: $15 per year U.S., $20 per year Canada, $25 per yea r Foreign Meyers Aircraft Owners Association William E. Gaffney, Secretary 26Rt.17K Newburgh, NY 12550 914/565-8005 Newsletter: 5-6 per year Dues: Postage Fund Donation VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23

Monocoupe Club Bob Coolbaugh, Editor 6154 River Forest Drive Manassas, AV 22111 703/590-2375 Newsletter: Monthly Dues: $15 per year Mooney Aircraft Pilots Assn.

Mark Harris 314 Stardust Drive San Antonio, TX 78228 512/434-5959 Newsletter Dues: $30 per year American Navion Society Raleigh Morrow, Board Chairman P. O. Box 1810 Lodi, CA 95241-1810 209/339-4213 Newsletter: Monthly Dues: $50 for initial membership, then $35 per year

Grant, NE 69]40 308/352-4275 Newsletter: Monthly Dues: $34 per year Cub Club John Bergeson, Chairman P. O. Box 2002 Mt. Pleasant, MI 48804-2002 517/56]-2392 Newsletter: 6 per year Dues: $15 per year U.S., $20 Canada, $25 Foreign L路4 Grasshopper Wing Publisher: John Bergeson, Cub Club P. O. Box 2002 Mt. Pleasant, M[ 48804-2002 517/561-2392 Newsletter: 6 per year Dues: $10 per year U.S. , $]5 CanadalUS Funds, $20 Foreign Note: Must also be a Cub Club member

Buckeye Pietenpol Association Grant MacLa ren 3 Shari Drive St. Louis, MO 63122-3335 Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $8.50 per year U.S., $10.00 Canada & Mexico, $14.00 all other countries

Super Cub Pilots Association Jim Richmond, FounderlDirector P. O. Box 9823 Yakima, WA 98909 509/248-9491 Newsletter: 10 per year Dues: $25 per year U.S., $35 Canada, $40 Foreign

International Pietenpol Association Robert L. Taylor, Editor P. O. Box 127 Blakesburg, IA 52536 515/938-2773 Newsletter: 3 - 16 pg. Newsletters Dues: $12 per year

Porterfield Airplane Club Chuck Lebrecht 1019 Hickory Road Ocala, FL 32672 904/687-4859 Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $5 per year

Short Wing Piper Club, Inc. Eleanor and Bob Mills, Editors 220 Main Halstead, KS 67056 316/835-3307 (H); 835-2235 (W) Magazine: Bimonthly Dues: $27 per year

Rearwin Club Robert L. Taylor, Editor P. O. Box 127 Blakesburg, IA 52536 515/938-2773 Newsletter: 3 - 16 pg. Newsletters Dues: $12 per year

Piper Owner Society P.O. Box 337 [ola, WI 54945 715/445-5000 or 800/331-0038 FAX: 715/445-4053 Magazine: Monthly Dues: $36.00 year

Ryan Club, National Bill 1. Hodges, Chairman 811 Lydia Stephenville, TX 76401 817/968-4818 Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $20 per year

Cherokee Pilots Association P.O. Box 7927 Tampa, FL 33673 813/935-7492 800/292-6003 FAX 813/238-5889 Magazine: II issues per year Dues: $28.00 (US) $30.00 Canada and Mexico, $40.00 Foreign

Seabee Club International Captain Richard W. Sanders, President 6761 NW 32nd Avenue Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 305/979-5470 Newsletter: Quarterly (plus phone consultation), Directory Dues: $15 U.S. and Canada, $20 Foreign

International Comanche Society P. O. Box 400 24 NOVEMBER 1992

Stearman Restorers Association Tom Lowe, President 823 Kingston Lane

Crystal Lake, IL 600 14 815/459-6873 Newsletter: 4 per year Dues: $15 per year National Stinson Club clo Jonesy Paul

14418 Skinner Road Cypress, TX 77429 Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $7.50 per year National Stinson Club (l08 Section) Bill and Debbie Snavley 115 Heinley Road Lake Placid, FL 33852 813/465-6101 Quarterly magazine: Stinson Plane Talk Dues: $25 US, $30 Canada and Foreign Southwest Stinson Club Jerre Scott, President 812 Shady Glen Martinez, CA 94553 415/228-4176 Newsletter: SWSC Newsletter 10 per year Dues: $10 per year Swift Association, International Charlie Nelson P. O. box 644 Athens, TN 37303 6151745-9547 Newsletter: Monthly Dues: $25 per year Taylorcraft Owner's Club Bruce Bixler [I , President 12809 Greenbower, N.E .

Alliance, OH 44601 216/823-9748 Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $10 per year Travel Air Club Robert L. Taylor, Editor P. O. Box 127 Blakesburg, IA 52536 515 /938-2773 Newsletter: 3 - 16 pg. Newsletters Dues: $12 per year Travel Air Division of Staggerwing Museum Dub Yarbrough P. O. Box 550 Tullahoma, TN 37388 615/455-1974 Newsletter: 4-5 per year Dues: $25 per year International Waco Assoc.

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National Air Racing Group Gerald L. Williams, President P. O. Box 423 Shasta, CA 96087 916/241-2130 Newsletter: Professional Air Racing (10/year) Dues: $10 per year, domestic National Championship Air Races Susan Audrain, Marketing Director P. O. Box 1429 Reno, NV 89505 702/972-6663 Naval Aircraft Restorers Assn.

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ox-s Aviation Pioneers Robert F. Lang P. O. Box 201299 Austin, TX 78720 512/331-6239 Newsletter: 6 per year Dues: $10 per year Seaplane Pilots Association Robert A. Richardson, Exec. Director 421 Aviation Way Frederick, MD 21701 301/695-2083 Newsletter: Water Flying (Quarterly); 1991 Water Landing Directory $14 Membersl $30 non-members plus $2 shipping Dues: $32 per year Silver Wings Fraternity Russ Brinkley, President P. O. Box 11970 Harrisburg, PA 17108 717/232-9525 Newsletter: Monthly Slipstream Tabloid Dues: $10 per year Spartan School of Aeronautics Alumni Association Vern Foltz, Alumni Relations 8820 E. Pine Street Tulsa, OK 74115 918/836-6886 Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $10 ann ually Vintage Sailplane Association Jan Scott, Secretary Rt.l , Box 239 Lovettsville, VA 22080 703/822-5504 Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $10 per year Waco Historical Society, Inc. R. E. Hoefflin, Treasurer 1013 Westgate Road Troy, OH 45373 513/335-2621 Newsletter: 4 per year

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

MYSTERY PLANE

by George Hardie

The designer of this all-metal trimo­ tor was a pioneer in the use of metal in a ircraft. The photo is from the EAA archives. Answers will be published in the February, 1993 issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE - Deadline for that issue is December 20, 1993.

The August, 1992 Mystery Plane still remains somewhat of a mystery.

Charley Hayes of Park Forest, IL was the first to send in an answer. He writes: " Well , here we go again! It sure is

fun to play Sherlock Holmes with the old flying machines!! The August Mys­ tery Plane just might be the first (or early) design of George Fernie, whose second design was the Fernie T-IO Crui­ saire circa 1929, in which Fernie pe r­ ished at the National Air Races in Chicago , August 29, 1930 . He was working on a much larger twin-engined trans-Atlantic plane at the time of his death. While the August Mystery Plane is crude compared to the Fernie T-I 0, I

The "Frenard Duck"?

26 NOVEMBER 1992

think there are significant features com­ mon to both. " John Underwood of Glendale, CA adds this: " It is the Fre nard ' Duck ' at Colum­ bus, Ohio. All I know is that it was built in the late 1940-49 or early 1950-59. and was for sale in 1956 or thereabouts".

So take your pick - we'll have to wait until someone comes up with more def­ inite information to be sure about the correct answer. ...

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Pass it to Buck (Colltillued/rom page 21)

R ese rv e Grand Ch a mpi o n C lassic awards. My major goal is to put the same quality into the Flagg. I beli eve comple­ tion will req uire ano the r 1-112 to 2 years work.

I do have a question concerning regis­ tration numb ers. I want to put th e big numbers o n th e wings (N13625) and would like to show it as NX13625. Can the "X" be added without re-registering the aircraft?

I will keep yo u posted on our progress with the Flagg and thank yo u for putting up with a long letter!

Best Regards, Terry R. Chastain EAA 132137 AIC 4282 8302 Maple Acres Drive Houston , Tx. 77095

In a nd Sport Aviation Convention.

Wittman Regional Airport. Contact John Burton , P .O . Box 3086, Osh­ kosh, WI 54903-3086. Call 414/426­ 4800 for more in fo rm a tion . ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND! ...

Terry, Just bee-youty-full! Keep those progress reports coming! Rega rding your question about the registration number, Ben Owen confirms that you can display th e "X" in your registration num ber on the airplane without re- registering the airplane. (This assumes, of course, th at it is still currently registered as an experimental.) A lso, while for restoration's sake you may want to use the large numbers on the wings, you only n eed to have the 2 " numbers on th e af t fuse lage or rudder to be legal.

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Over to you, Buck

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The complete story of the Taylorcraft Company and its airplanes are detailed in this new book.

C.G . Taylor can truly be called the father of the light airplane industry. At one time Taylor's two famous designs comprised half of the world's light aircraft fleet.

The story opens with the 1935 "splif with W.T. Piper. Taylor designed a new plane, started a new company and succeeded against almost insurmountable odds. Detailsof the original design , the difficult search for financial backing and production facilities are detailed and illustrated with numerous original factory photos.

Growth and prosperity are recounted , then wartime liaison production, and the post-war boom & bust.

The author, Chet Peek, captures the spirit of the early aviation scene with color and clarity.

Foreword to book written by Bob Taylor, son of C.G. Taylor. Epilogue to book written by Duke Iden , son of "Duke" long-time Taylorcraft Sales Manager. Book includes several 3-view drawings. ;n",n,,>I<,)(,I""" order and covers all major events, new models, ownership changes, from the start up to the

8112"111",236 pages, 423 photos,

#108·A - Hardbound $34.95 #108 - Softbound $24.95

Roosevelt Field ­ World's Premier Airport

ROOSEVELT FIELD World's Prem ier Airport by Jo.l'lua $IOt!

by Joshua StoH & William camp, Curators, Long Island Cradle of AvlaUon Museum

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Roosevelt Field was the center of the aviation world in the '20s and '30s. When Lindbergh made Paris in 1927, he introduced to the world-the place of his departure-Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York. During aviation's Golden Age, crowds flocked to see Charles Lindbergh, Admiral Byrd, Bert Acosta, Elinor Smith , Jimmie Doolittle, Roscoe Tumer, Bert Balchen, Clarence Chamberlin, Amelia Earhart, Clyde Panghom, Ruth Elder, Ruth Nichols, and AI Williams. Roosevelt Field was more than an attraction or a stage for the dashing aviators; it was the premier showcase for demonstrations of flying skill or innovative design. Curtiss, Beech, Sikorsky, Bumelli, Bellanca, Fokker, Seversky, Grumman, and Waco all displayed their latest products. It was the capital of the air, the world's premier airport. Traced through forty years of uninterrupted aviation history: from Glenn Curtiss' arrival with his pusher biplane in 1909, through the closing of the field at the dawn of the Jet Age in 1951 , then takes us through the 1970s when Roosevelt Field'S last hangar was destroyed for subsequent commercial development. Extensively illustrated. Extensive & detailed text.

81/2"111",140 pages, 300+ photographs (most never befOre published', SOftbound, #107, $22.95

World1s Greatest Scale Airplane Drawings Internationally Acclaimed SCale Drawings by Paul Matt Now In aset of 2books

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325 pages of scale drawings of 124 type airplanes are in- ~ .

-...'" , . \ -­ \;=\ fu~~'f cluded in a set of two volumes. Each drawing is highly detailed and is an accurate working print with all dimensions, specifica­ _• - ~ ~~r:\;S;J tions, airfoils, cross sections, templates, & color schemes in­ , _ o/.,J\~ . cluded. Drawings are part of the collection of the internationally acclaimed Historical Aviation Album by Paul Matt. Each book is 8 112' x 11', softbound and has 150+ pages per book. In addition to drawings, each book contains several detail photos. Includes drawings from Golden Age , WWI, WWII, Classic & Modern Eras.

VOlume 1 coatalls airplanes froll Athrough G- #401, $24.95 VOlume 2cOlulns airplanes frOIl Hthrougll W- #402, $24.95

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"treasure trove of marvelous and beautifully detailed scale drawings."

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Visions of Luscombe- The Early Years by Jim zazas

When aviation was in its infancy, a new and affordable light airplane was makin~ its debut It was neither another war surplus tandem seating biplane nor an underpowered mono­ plane. Those types were commonplace. Instead, thisairplane was most unique ... side-by-side seating, an enclosed cabin, a sexy fuselage, responsive flight controls, a powerful power plant and a single wing.

What did Don Luscombe, this design's consummate promoter, call it? "Monocoupe'" Clarton Folkerts, Jerry Lederer, Fred Knack and Ivan Driggs made the Monocoupe name synonymous with gracefu styling and sprightly perfonnance.

Other designs included the four-place "Monocoach,"the open-cockpit "Monoprep" and the swift"Monosport."

Some evolved into sleek and powerful racers.

Don Luscombe, who was he? A charismatic promoter, true, but he was a visionary. He anticipated correctly what the market wanted and he endeavored to meet this demand. Though he never designed his airplanes, he brought together the necessary engineers and skilled workers who could design and build his airplanes.

Don Luscombe's promotional efforts were aided by the many air racing and aerial derbies that were common ~.!. ~ ... in the '20s and '30s. Race pilots such as Roberts, Om lie, Quinby, Bowman, Klingensmith and Livingston became "heroes" and added to the aura of the Monocoupe legend.

Don Luscombe's Monocoupe work was comparatively brief, lasting only seven years. Market forces and corporate events compelled Don to pursue the means to mass-produce his airplanes. From 1933 through the next six years, Don Luscombe founded at least three other airplane companies that carried his name . He pursued his "mass produced, all-metarvisions with an unmatched enthusiasm. His factories produced stylish and robust airplanes with catchy names such as "Phantom," "Sprite," "Ninety," "Fifty," and "Sixty-five." These new airplanes graced a wide array of promotional literature. Like the Monocoupe designs, the later designs offered class with perionnance.

In addition, Don Luscombe created a school to train airplane mechanics in the engineerin~ and construction of metal aircraft The Luscombe School of Aeronautics was developed to meet a rapidly growing demand for individuals expenenced in the art of working on "all-metar airplanes.

Orders for Don Luscombe's airplanes flowed into the company, but itwas the Luscombe Model 8 that truly fulfilled Don's goalsof an affordable, mass produced, all-metal airplane for the private owner. )i,ij'(_l/ff~/lI"

81/2" 111", 525 pages, 525 photos, 5·Ilew drawings, 6 color pages, #109·A - Hardbound $56.95, #109 - Softbound $26.95

WACO ­ symbol of Coura and Excellence

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Volume 1, 1910 to 1925 by Fred Kobernuss

1:xrellcnn' Waco - Symbol of Courage and Excellence deals with the \" l um.' J commercial aircraft during the 1920s and '30s. For example, in 1927 this company built Boeing rolled out 25.

It details the founding of the Waco Aircraft Company and treats its growth in historical perspective by illuminating facts and figures that represent not only the contemporary competition to the men of Waco but also the general aviation climate of those embryonic years.

Only a handful were acquainted with the historical meaning of the "Waco" acronym . Now the mystery which enshrouded the fonnative years of the company has been removed.

Painstaking research by the author, the late Fred Kobemuss, has cleared the ai r of prevalent conflicting infonnation. Read the fascinating story of an aircraft company that had its own gravestone -long before its demise.

The author spent ten years researching and writing this work. The story is backed up by appropriate documentation. It is an amazing story - one that has not been told until now. Personalities include: George E. "Buck" Weaver, Charlie Meyers, Ray "Bud" Vaughan, Hattie Meyers, Elwood H. "Sam" Junkin , Clayton Brukner and many more .

In the case of the Waco Aircraft Company's founding there were two teams of two men each who were responsible. Messrs. Weaver and Meyers fonned one team; Messrs. Junkin and Brukner the other. Their interpersonal relationships are delved into extensively. Includes the inside sto!},of the development of the Ohio Aviation School, the DBJ (Deuther, Brukner, Junkin) Aeroplane Co., the Weaver Aircraft Co., and the Advance Aircraft Co. Comprehensive ''Waco'' history from 1910 to 1925. Soon -to-be-released Volume 2 will include ''Waco" history from 1925 through the 1930s to include the Taperwing.

8112" 111", 190 pages, 150+ photos, 5·llew drawings, #106·A - Hardbound $54.95, #106 - Softbound $24.95 "Don't miss the new Waco history book... a masterpiece" - Waco Historical Society. June, 1992

Waco Magazines of the International Waco Association

The International Waco Association was formed nearly two years ago to provide Waco enthusiasts a forum in the fonn of a quality 28 page quarterly magazine. The magazine features stories from leading Waco historians, Waco owners and Waco enthusiasts. Each issue is packed with extensive text, numerous photographs, drawings, illustrations, and helpful and historical information regarding various Waco models and Waco personalities, past and present In order to subscribe to receive future quarterly Waco 28 page magazines, you must join the International Waco Association. New members' subscriptions will start with the next issue and your membership fees will be good for the next four quarterly issues. Membership dues are: $25.00 for Regular Membership or $50.00 for Charter Membership. Individual past issues may be obtained for per issue fees of: $10.00 each for non­ members or $6.25 each for members. You may join the I. W.A. by sending dues to Intemational Waco Association, P.O. Box 2065 - WACO, Terre

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