VA-Vol-12-No-10-Oct-1984

STRAIGHT AND LEVEL

By Bob Lickteig President

AntiqueClassic Division

I know you share my love for antiqueclassic flying as well as my interest in expanding and attracting young people into aviation

I thank you for your support of EAA and the various programs and projects this organization has accomplished Once again we will need your help as we push into new frontiers

Perhaps you were like me - a kid at the fence who would do anything for a ride or a few minutes of so-called dual instruction

When we look back we may say that we had a rough time - but really it was easy because at that stage in aviation we had freedom of access to airports the people the sky and at a price relative to everything else

Today things are a little different Every airport has a big fence and an organized FBO with all kinds of dos and donts These go from auto parking to flight control We have come to accept these restrictions as we supshy

posedly know our way around But to the young 15 year old who is interested in aviation its like finding your way in and out of the Pentagon or understanding Einsteins Theory of Relativity and at a price that only a few can afford

This is one result of an organized and developed nation with big brother the government looking after us and telling all of us what to do

If the general aviation industry ever expects to come back to life they should be the first ones complaining about big brother We all know the cost oflaws rules and regulations and in the end its the general aviation comshymunity that pays Its like Hemingway once said - the fly conquered the flypaper

In spite of everything our kind of flying is on the increase whether it be antiques classics homebuilts or ultralights Ifyou have any doubt remember Oshkosh 84

So where is our hope for progress I have just been informed that EAA and AOP A have jointly signed a petishytion proposing an amendment to FAA regulations permitshyting the certification operation and maintenance of a new category of aircraft within the standard airworthiness classification termed primary aircraft It took a lot to say it but thats the way it is This concept has been recommended by Paul Poberezny since 1960 and with the continued effort of all of us in EAA and AOPA we will reach our goal I wonder where the boys from Lockhaven Wichita and Vero Beach have been - maybe they plan to wait until they also go through the Japanese invasion such as Detroit did

Maybe we are the mavericks Freedom of choice is what separates the living from the dead We need the risk takers - the mavericks - the thorn in the side ofconformshyity We need the Paul Pobereznys the Lee lacoccas the Burt Rutans the Wrongway Corrigans We need every last bit of individuality we can get Without it life loses the glorious zest offreedom and our dreams for the future

We live and love the antiqueclassic era of aviation and again if we think we had it tough maybe we were just lucky But to preserve our type of flying we must support the mavericks as well as the also rans as we cannot stand idly by and let our general aviation industry with the tremendous potentional it has continue to die

We can all remember when big brother attempted to lower the floor of positive control to 10000 feet and how all of us came out of the woodwork to say no and to no ones surprise we were the victor Thats what makes America great - when enough of the people affected say yes or no Thats the way it is The same holds true for other changes by big brother whether it be certification costs rules regulations or the new recreational pilots license When the time comes lets all stand and be countedbull

2 OCTOBER 1984

PUBLICATION STAFF

PUBLISHER Paul H Poberezny

DIRECTOR MARKETING amp COMMUNICATIONS

Dick Matt

EDITOR Gene R Chase

MANAGING EDITOR Mary Jones

EDITORIAL ASSIST ANT Norman Petersen

FEATURE WRITERS George A Hardie Jr

Roy Redman

EAA ANTIQUECLASSIC DIVISION INC

OFFICERS

President Vice President R J lickteig Roy Redman

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OCTOBER 1984 bull Vol 12 No 10

Contents

2 Straight and Level by Bob Lickteig

4 AntiqueClassic News by Gene Chase

6 Tom Lauries Grand Champion Stinson SR-SE

by Gene Chase 10 Vintage Literature

by Dennis Parks 11 Mystery Plane

by George Hardie Jr 12 1984 Aeronca Fly-In at Middletown

by Jim Thompson and Augie Wegner 16 Chapter 13s First Show

by Bob Lickteig 17 From the AntiqueClassic Paddock

by Lois Kelch 22 Vintage Trader 25 Letters to the Editor

See Page 6

See Page 12

See Page 17

FRONT COVER The Grand Champion Antique Award went to this beautiful 1934 Stinson SR-5E N14187 SIN 9279-A restored by Tom Laurie (EAA 93526 AlC 2219) Newport Beach California

(Photo by Ted Koston) BACK COVER 1928 Swallow NC8730 with Wright J-5 Once owned by cowboy actor Hoot Gibson who cracked it up at the Los Angeles National Air Races With NACA cowl wheel pants and 120 mph top speed this was the sportiest Swallow ever built Eat your heart out Buck Hilbert

(Oliver R Phillips photo via Mike Rezich)

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

Editorial Policy Readers are encouraged to submit stories and photographs Policy opinions expressed in articles are solely those of the authors Responsibility for accuracy in reporting rests entirely with the contributor Material should be sent to Gene R Chase Editor The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

The VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091 -6943) is published and owned exclusively by EAA AntiqueClassic Division Inc of the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc and is published monthly at Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903shy2591 Second Class Postage paid at Oshkosh WI 54901 and additional mailing offices Membership rates for EAA AntiquelClassic Division Inc are $1800 for current EAA members for 12 month period of which $1200 is for the publication of The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Membership is open to all who are interested in aviation

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

Postmaster Send address changes to EAA AntiqueClassic Division Inc Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3

(Photo by Ted Koston) This aerial view shows a portion of the 739 antique and classic aircraft registered at Oshkosh 84

OSHKOSH 84

This 32nd annual edition of the EAA Fly-In Convenshytion was a resounding success as reported in Jack Coxs Hotline in last months SPORT AVIATION

A total of 1592 show planes were registered including 739 antique classic and replica aircraft A breakdown of these types is 607 classics 128 antiques and 4 replicas

In addition to some outstanding new aircraft projects the highlights included the following activities bull A porch on the Red Barn (see Lois Kelchs article on

page 17) bull Increased involvement by Type Clubs with ten groups

represented in the large tent near the Red Barn bull Over 400 members and guests attended the Antique

Classic Division picnic bull Seven past Grand Champion and Reserve Grand

Champion aircraft were displayed in a special area for the first reunion of these prestigious award winners

bull 28 members entered the First Annual AntiqueClassic Photo Contest

bull 93 aircraft flew in the Annual Parade of Flight represhysenting 79 different types

bull 40 aircraft and about 100 members and guests particishypated in the fly-out to Wautoma Wisconsin (see Bob Lumelys story in the next issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE)

bull During the week 18 aircraft were moved into the intershyview circle in front of the Red Barn where their owners were interviewed

bull A total of 129 new members joined the AntiqueClassic Division and 55 members renewed

Articles and photos of the above activities will appear in forthcoming issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE Thanks to Jack McCarthy (EAA 87959 AlC 2698) Crestwood Illinois who arrived at the Convention early and stayed throughout we have excellent photographic coverage of all activities in the AntiqueClassic area We are indebted to Jack who volunteered his time and talents so the readers of VINTAGE can enjoy a more complete coverage of AntiqueClassic events at Oshkosh Watch for Jacks photos in future issues

AWARD WINNERS AT OSHKOSH 84

CLASSICS Grand Champion - Cessna 140 NC4135N - Rick and

Kathie Paige San Mateo CA Reserve Grand Champion - Rawdon T-1 N5160 - Chasshy

tain Family Manchester MO Class I (0-80 hp) - Piper J-3 NC87840 - Robert and

Charles Parish Tullahoma TN Class II (81-150 hp) - Luscombe 8E NC1524B - Scott

Benger Aurora CA Class III (151 hp and up) - Beechcraft Bonanza N5186C -

Georgene and Don McDonough Palos Hills IL Custom Class A (0-80 hp) - Luscombe 8A N45965 - TR

Boyd Lake Jackson TX Custom Class B (81-150 hp) - Luscombe 8F N1499B shy

Jerry and Delores Adkisson Tuscola IL Custom Class C (151 hp and up) - Swift GClB N80843shy

Jack Nagel Athens TN

Outstanding in Type Aeronca 7AC N85656 - Stephen T Pollina and Gil J

Pasquini Westhaven IL Aeronca ChiefllBC N82496 - Gary Cotner Tulsa OK Beechcraft - Bonanza C-35 N8974A - John Howard

Sunnyvale CA Cessna 1201140 - Cessna 140A N9467 A - Richard L

Harris Valley Cottage NY Cessna 1701180 - Cessna 170B N2681D - Dean

Richardson Madison WI Cessna 1901195 - Cessna 190 N190BR - Dr W W

Rogers Phoenix AZ Ercoupe - N2701H - Scott Olson So St Paul MN Luscombe - Luscombe 8A NC1174K - Tom and Carrol

Woodbuin Staunton VA Navion N91112 - Don Cowdrey Owasso OK Piper J-3 N98035 - Jim Lefeure Green Bay WI Piper (Others) - Piper Pacer N1580A - David Serene

Ford City PA Stinson 108-3 N1083 - Sharron and Larry Wade

Spring TX Swift N8353B - Mark Holliday Lake Elmo MN Taylorcraft BC-12D1 NC 9809M - Robert Gehring

Rubicon WI Limited Production - Trojan N8345H - Nancy Grout

Waukesha WI Best Workmanship - Stinson 108-2 N400C - Tom and

Lorraine Zedaker Las Vegas NV

ANTIQUES Grand Champion - 1934 Stinson SR-5E N14187 - J Tom

Laurie Newport Beach CA Reserve Grand Champion -1930 Stearman C3R NC794H

- Jeff Robinson Arleta CA Contemporary Age (1933-1945)

Champion - 1941 Luscombe 8C NC39023 - James Flager Upland CA

Runner-up - 1943 Howard DGA-15P NC95462 - Chub and Bette Trainor Santa Paula CA

Outstanding Closed Cockpit Monoplane - 1935 Cessna C-34 NC15463 - Henry Geissler Webster MN - 1941 Porterfield LP65 N37717 - Arthur Bujshy

nowski Goshen CT Outstanding Open Cockpit Monoplane - 1940 Ryan

STA N17343 Bill Rose Barrington IL Outstanding Open Cockpit Biplane - 1938 DeHavilshy

land DH82A N86TM Jim Van Weelden Kalamashyzoo MI

Silver Age (1928-1932) Champion - 1930 Savoia Marchetti S-56B NC194M shy

R W Kaplan Owatonna MN Runner-up - 1931 Waco QCF NX11241 - Marion

Havelaar Rapid City SD Outstanding - 1929 American Eagle NC563H - Barry

Johnson Howard Fassler Cherokee IA Outstanding - 1929 Spartan C-3 N705N - Ed Wegner

Plymouth WI Customized Aircraft

Champion - 1939 Spartan 7W N17659 - Dick Young Inglewood CA

Runner-up - 1943 Beechcraft D17S N480 - Clyde Bourgeois Santa Ynez CA

Outstanding - 1943 Grumman G-44 Widgeon C-FJFV - Bill Grenier Toronto Onto

Outstanding - 1943 Howard DGA-15 N68119 - Dan Kumler Ocala FL

WWli Military Trainer - Liaison Aircraft Champion - 1943 Fairchild PT-19B N127MP - Mike

Kelly Coldwater MI Runner-up - 1943 Fairchild PT-19B N51939 - William

L Mitchell Coudersport PA Outstanding - 1941 Stearman N5728N Hugh Bikle

Mountain View CA Replica Aircraft

Champion - Gee Bee Y N718L Ken Flaglor NorthshybrookIL

SEE AND BE SEEN

On August 14th the FAA Administration held a meetshying with all of the industry associations in Washington regarding ways to reduce mid-air collisions and near misses with aircraft The comments tendered ranged from controller errors to failure to observe the see and be seen rule of FAR 91

The single most effective way to help the situation seemed to be constant vigilance-looking on the part of flight crews Complacency in the cockpit (depending on the Air Traffic Control system to protect them) is high on the probability list of causes

Weare asking you as a pilot or crew member to be aware of this threat and to keep your head on a swivel when under VFR conditions

Please give this your positive attention and reduce the possibility of becoming a statisticbull

ATTENTION - COLLECTORS

The EAA Aviation Foundation Library has a limited supply of original editions of the following publications for sale Each is in mint condition - they are originals not reprints

Instruction Manual fo t~l~ Waco Custom Handbook for Young Men - Air Cadets of AmershyCabin Models ~~~~AGC-8 DGC-8 amp ica Some of the subjects covered in the 32 chapshyEGC-8 12 page~prus three fold-outs $1000 ters are History of Aviation Aircraft Instrushy

ments Parachutes Meteorology Gliders How Instruction Manual and Parts Price List for the to Fly First Aid etc Published in 1932 475 1934-1938 Waco Standard Cabin Models UKC pages $ 700 YKC UKC-S YKC-S YKS-6 YKS-7 andZKS-7 43 pages plus four fold-outs $2200

Order from EAA Aviation Foundation Library Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065

Attention Dennis Parks

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TOM LAURIES GRAND CHAMPION STINSON SR-SE

By Gene R Chase

(Photos by Ted Koston)

The 1984 Grand Champion Antique is right at home emong the clouds The 10-year restoration effort is plainly visible in this photo right down to the pretty bump cowl and the streamlined wheel pants

Tom Lauries name may be new to many EAA Antique Classic members but certainly not to those who are also model plane enthusiasts Tom had been buildihg and flyshying models for some six years by the time he graduated from high school This was 1933 in Fort Wayne IN and jobs were not plentiful In later years he was to have his plans for both gas-powered free flight and radio controlled scale models published in Frank Zaics Yearbook and the currently popular MODEL BUILDER magazine

At the urging of an uncle he opened a hobby shop which he ran for three years Profits were meager but he gained his first experience in the business world He then got a job as a pattern maker and learned how to use templates These skills would continue to serve him well 6 OCTOBER 1984

in his professional life his hobby of building and flying models and most recently in the restoration of the Oshshykosh 84 Grand Champion Antique Award winner but more about that later

In 1940 Tom moved to the west coast going to work for Northrop Aircraft Inc in the following year Most of his work at Northrop involved engineering the installashytion of powerplants Some of the interesting aircraft he was privileged to work on were the B-35 and B-49 Flying Wing Bombers and the F-89D Scorpion as Assistant Projshyect Engineer

After 30 years Tom retired from Northrop and conshytinued to pursue his modeling hobby which had become almost exclusively radio-controlled scale models

Scale modelers are forever seeking out new full size subjects to model and after obtaining permission from the owner they measure and photograph every aspect of the plane necessary for drawing a set of plans andor docushymenting their pride and joy when entered in competition

It was on such a mission in September 1974 that Tom decided it was time to build up a full size airplane rather than another scale model He had gained entrance through the efforts of Ed Marquart to a hangar behind Eds where a De Havilland Fox Moth was temporarily housed at FlaBob Airport near Riverside California

While Tom was photographing the Fox Moth he noticed a fuselage stored in the corner of the hangar covered with a black plastic sheet Naturally he was inquisitive and Ed said it was a 1934 Stinson SR-5E which was for sale The airframe was very complete including the original factory installed Lycoming R-680-4 225 hp engine and HamiltonshyStandard ground adjustable propeller

Wasting no time he purchased the Stinson NC14187 and spent the next six months disassembling the fuselage and tagging parts at FlaBob Airport The fuselage wasnt damaged but there was rust in some of the lower members which Ed Marquart replaced with new tubing

Tom then took the fuselage to a shop for sandblasting This turned out to be a mistake because as he put it I should have known better when I saw cement mixers waiting to be cleaned The guy literally blasted the bottom of the fuselage away

Having learned a lesson the hard way Tom took the fuselage home where his friend Chris Schultz replaced nearly all the lower members and the fin spar No longer trusting others to do the job Tom acquired his own sandblasting equipment and used it at home in his driveshyway to clean the remaining pieces of the Stinson

After priming the fuselage framework Tom began the arduous task of replacing every piece of wood using all the original pieces as patterns The new window and door frames fit perfectly because he made them in jigs which he had built around the original frames Each wooden former was replaced as were each of the stringers which Tom milled himself These were T section members with a rounded crown on the external edge

The wings appeared to be in perfect shape but when he removed the wood spacers on the bottom of the rear spars in the area of the fuel tanks the spar material literally fell on the floor This necessitated splicing five feet to the inboard ends of the rear spars He also had to rebuild all the hinge points for the ailerons and speed arresters (flaps) because they were out of alignment with the airfoil Fortunately the rest of the wing structure

In level flight over the Wisconsin country side the SR-SE disshyplays some classic lines Note the almost scalloped look of the fuselage sides as the fabric is pulled in between the stringers Editor Gene Chase is at the controls

Posing for a picture beside the taxiway the big Stinson looks massive and rugged even fifty years after it was built Outside baggage door is visible just aft of the last window

ribs ailerons and fittings were in fine shape After six years of steady work at home Tom reached

the point where he needed help with the sheet metal work on the big Stinson On Thanksgiving Day 1980 he took the plane to Chris Schultzs shop in Santa Ana where Chris and other friends helped to finish the project

Chris who is very good with sheet metal and an excelshylent welder was able to save most of the original fairings by welding and grinding The only new pieces were the cuffs on the wing strut lower ends the removable accesshysory panels behind the engine cowl and a few fittings including the one at the stabilizer pivot point

Tom installed a new electrical system duplicating the original 100 amp fuse and number two wiring with one exception he added a solenoid-type master switch to inshysure a positive battery cut-off

For two years Tom agonized over the interior asking dozens of antiquers what the original looked like Not learning the answer he decided to go ahead and remove the yellow and red plastic interior in his plane In doing so he was totally unprepared for what he found all the original leather was in place under the plastic

Carefully removing each piece ofleather he traced the outlines with chalk on cardboard Tom then made arrangeshyments to have the Thornton Upholstery Shop in Santa Ana make up and install the interior This shop was just a half-mile from Chris Schultzs and Tom towed his fuseshylage there early one morning while traffic was light Beshycause the shop didnt open until 800 am Tom presented an unusual sight waiting in the nearby parking lot with the plane

The Thornton shop is noted for doing the interior work on very expensive antique autos and they were able to accurately match the original materials in NC14187 The craftsman who did the work was a 30-year-old Venezuelan whom Tom couldnt understand but who knew exactly what was needed and did a great job Tom admits he was reluctant to spend the money to duplicate the original elegant interior but now hes glad his wife Ruth insisted

A curious and unusual item in the Stinson SR-5E is a retractable rear view mirror in the cabin ceiling between the windshield and the elevator trim handle The curved mirror is raised up into the slipstream by several turns of a handle giving both front seat occupants a view of the tail surface and the area behind the plane A seal prevents air and water leakage when the mirror is retracted flush with the fuselage top

At some earlier time the mirror in Toms plane had been removed and a sheet metal panel riveted in its place This posed a problem until a friend Don Johnson of Corona California made the mirror available from his

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Its whats up front that counts The big round Lycoming R-680-4 is a masterpiece of restoration work by Ed Marquart The pOlished Hamilton prop adds to the beauty

SR-5 which was engineless and needing restoration Tom and another friend (what would we do without em) Harry Hubbell removed the item and meticulously cleaned it with Toms sandblasting equipment

Friend Jack McCracken who works in a foundry then took the original castings sealed the holes with wax and recast and machined all the parts The original gears were made by Boston and when Tom contacted the Boston Gear Company in Los Angeles he learned the identical items were still available

At noon when he went to Boston to pick them up the clerk said that he was the second person to order the same gears that day Further questioning determined that Jack McCracken had already purchased the needed items

But the mirror problems werent over yet Curved glass matching the original couldnt be found and Tom made several unsuccessful attempts to heat and bend pieces of glass mirror Harry Hubbell enters the picture again when he turns up with a piece of plastic mirror which Tom was able and bend to the proper shape This looks very authenshytic and does the job admirably

Another unusual feature of this Stinson is the throttle location on the control column which places it in easy reach from both the pilot and co-pilot seats Some obsershyvers suggested that it be moved to a more conventional location but Tom insisted on originality and is glad beshycause it poses no problems in operation

All the instruments are original and were rebuilt to like-new airworthy condition The only radio on board is a hand-held portable communication transceiver

The SR-5E is covered and finished with Stits materials from the D-I03 fabric through Poly-Tone The total number of coats is about 15 with much sanding in beshytween The final sanding chore was done with an ultra-fine paper a 3-M product used for fine automobile finishes

The next process was the use of a power buffer and McGuires Cleaner to achieve a shiny finish Next McGuires Glaze was applied by hand followed by a coat of wax also hand-applied Most of the aircraft was finished thusly before assembly making that job fairly easy

A red letter day occurred in August of last year when the airframe components were moved back to FlaBob Airshyport for final assembly This followed a period of many months during which Tom worked four nights per week plus every Saturday

Although the engine was complete including all accesshysories its restoration was a sizeable chore It had acquired a lot of rust during its idle years and was a real bear to disassemble The only original parts in the engine today are the cylinders crankshaft and case Tom had the badly pitted cylinders chromed and he was extremely fortunate in locating a brand new set of over-size pistons 8 OCTOBER 1984

The man who did the cylinder work for Tom was Ed Clark of Moth Aircraft Hawthorne California Ed also installed new valves guides and seats including steel on the exhaust side to protect against the ravages of 100LL fuel in case Tom is forced to use it Incidentally Ed is building from scratch five DH Tiger Moths

Final assembly of the Lycoming R-680-4 was done by Ed Marquart and it runs like the proverbial sewing machine

The propeller was overhauled in a prop shop in Torshyrance California where they found the blades to be in good shape but not the hub It had been chromed includshying the inside but where the planting wasnt complete corrosion had taken its toll

In tracking down a replacement hub for the groundshyadjustable Hamilton-Standard prop Tom contacted another SR-5 owner AntiqueClassic member Bob Near of Hastings Nebraska who put him in touch with a shop in Minnesota They in turn supplied the name of a man who owned such a hub and Tom made an instant purchase

The original brakes were replaced with new expandshyable bladder type purchased from Blue Lightning in Fresno They recommended the use of a silicon-base brake fluid as did the folks at the Briggs Cunningham Antique Auto Museum The museum displays about 100 cars which are run only about once each year Theyve experienced no corrosion since switching to the silicon-based fluid

One of the cars at the Briggs Cunningham Museum is a 1929 Stutz Bearcat and when Tom and Ruth Laurie first saw it they greatly admired its cream and orange colors In fact they decided to finish the Stinson in those same colors In comparing paint chips with the Bearcat Stits Tucson Cream and Pumpkin Orange were a near perfect match

Not liking the original black red and yellow color scheme on NC14187 and in conferring with Joe Juptner (author of the U S Civil Aircraft series) Tom learned that some Stinson SR-5Es were indeed delivered with custom paint jobs at the request of the purchaser So the choice of colors would not detract from the authenticity of the restoration The paint design on NC14187 is factory original as gleaned from old photos and a set of Wylam drawings

Earlier in this article several references were made to Toms active involvement with model aircraft but none to his personal flying experience Tom did some Cub flying in the late thirties but never received his license So when it came time for the Stinsons first flight he called on his friend Bill Turner a highly experienced pilot who flew U S Navy PBYs during WW II

Probably one of the most immaculate interiors ever to show up at Oshkosh Tom Lauries SR-SE even smelled new Note throtshytle mounted on yoke with ashtray underneath

More recently Bills name is synonymous with flying the EAA Aviation Foundations Spirit of St Louis replica and Stinson SM-8A as well as his own replica racers the Brown B-2 and Gee Bee Model Z One very important factor was Bills fairly recent experience with the brake system on the SM-8A which is identical to that on the SR-5E - heel brakes incorporated on the rudder pedals For pilots with thousands of hours in aircraft with toe brakes the heel brake feature requires great concentrashytion during all ground operations especially landing

The big day was April 29 1984 when Bill made a 30shyminute test flight and after landing said Dont change a thing He then made two more solo take-offs and landings and proceeded to give passenger rides to excited owner Tom and several others who were instrumental in the completion of this immaculate restoration

Bill enjoys flying the Stinson and notes it has no bad characteristics He prefers to make tail-low wheel landshyings as do most other Stinson Reliant pilots Go-around performance with the speed-arresters (flaps) fully lowered is somewhat less than sprightly so he uses a comfortable 15 degrees for landing approaches

The speed-arrester system is interesting in that its

Famous Stinson logo has adorned many outstanding designs of Eddie Stinson and his company since way back in the Twenshyties

tied in mechanically with the stabilizer trim Eighteen turns of the overhead crank are required to fully lower the speed-arresters with the first several turns only lowering the leading edge of the stabilizer for nose-up trim As full nose-up trim is reached the speed-arresters begin their down travel These early Stinsons had four different flap systems Toms plane has the early one driven by an endless cable around a 5 pulley

With its roomy and elegantly appointed four-place cabin the 50-year-old Stinson cruises comfortably at 100shy105 mph at 1900 rpm burning 12 gph The fuel system consists of two 25-gallon wing tanks which feed a small header tank (less than one gallon) located ahead of the instrument panel

Landing speed with flaps is 55-60 mph and the fullshyswivel non-locking or steerable tailwheel poses no probshylems other than being a size which is very hard to find

NC14187 made its first public appearance in early June at the popular Merced (California) 27th Annual West Coast Antique Fly-In where it received the top award the prestigious Mayors Trophy

Then in July only five days before departing for Oshshykosh following a no-wind landing which required some braking the brakes locked up during gas up and the plane could not be moved until the brakes cooled Tom was heartsick because it looked like the time required to make the needed rep_airs would cancel the trip

The shine on the large tail surfaces lets a person know you are looking at a top notch finish Note rudder lock in place

(Photo by Bill Turner) Ruth and Tom Laurie are flanked by their daughters Pat (L) and Susan

(Photo by Ruth Laurie) Bill Turner (L) and Tom Laurie are obviously pleased with the top antique honor bestowed on the Stinson

(Continued on Page 23) VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9

By Dennis Parks (EAA 115388) Purdue University Libraries

Air Trails was published under various titles from February 1934 until October 1955 Street and Smith of New York was the publisher One of the leading aviation magazines of the 30s and 40s Air Trails was a potpourri of aviation fact modeling fiction and news

Air Trails began its publishing life as Bill Barnes Air Adventurer in February 1934 The Bill Barnes novels published therein were a fanciful collection of wild aircraft and wild adventure Fast strange aircraft such as the Lancer and Snorter tore across the skies in pursuit of dangerous villains The aircraft included such features as twin sets of diesel engines mounted in-line and retractable fuselage floats

Apparently reality in the pre-war years became advenshyturous enough as Bill Barnes name was dropped from the title Bill Barnes Air Trails in February 1937 to become Air Trails By later 1939 the Bill Barnes novel and other fiction faded from the magazine

Matching the fanciful fictions were the colorful covers Full color artwork by Frank Tinsley graced the covers and highlighted his articles on new aircraft Among the airshycraft on the covers in the 30s were the Pou du Ciel the Boeing 299 and the Hughes Racer Most of the aircraft on the covers bore a menage of colors that bordered on the gaudy

In January 1940 excellent color photos began to be reproduced on the covers Later during the war full color photo spreads were added to the contents of the magazine These photos are one of the best printed collections of contemporary color photography of aircraft of the 40s

The modeling section of Air Trails provided fine drawshyings for solid scale and built-up models The scale drawshyings were done by Philip Mates G Christy William Winter and Nick d Apuzzo of EAA Design College fame During 1937 there were drawings of the Folkerts Special Fleetwings Seabird and Lindberghs Miles Mohawk among others

Built-up model drawings included those done by Gorshydon Light Joe Ott and Alan Booton Plans for flying models of the Flying Flea the Al Williams Gulfhawk and Frank Hawks Time Flies are among the drawings for 1936-37

A partial list of editors and article authors looks like a whos who of book authors of aviation history These include Arch Whitehouse Clyde Pangborn Alexis Dawydoff Douglas Ingells and William Larkin

In addition to the magazine itself a feature in Air Trails Air Progress became a separate publication as a semi-annual in 1938 Later Air Progress took on a life of its own as a monthly and it continues to be published 10 OCTOBER 1984

After the war Air Trails became more of a hobby magazine and in 1954 added the subtitle of Hobbies for Young Men In 1955 the title became Young Men and in 1956 became known as American Modeler In Janshyuary 1968 the title changed to American Aircraft Modeler with William Winter as editor and publisher The title ceased in March 1975

In 1976 Air Trails enjoyed a brief revival under the auspices of Challenge Publications This new effort inshycluded reprints from the original publication plus addishytional material by John Underwood Jim Larsen William Larkins and others

The EAA Library has a mostly complete set of Air Trails dating from 1939 bull

By George Hardie Jr

This months mystery plane is another example of a designers atshytempt to cash in on the boom in aviashytion that followed Lindberghs transshyatlantic flight The photo is from the Howard Tubbs collection In 1933 Tubbs started publishing a little magazine called Sportsman Aviation and Mechanics aimed at the sportsman pilot the homebuilder and modelers No identification of this airplane is given but the engine apshypears to be a Detroit Air Cat The license is X-lION which may be of assistance in determining the name of the manufacturer

Answers will be published in THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE for January 1985

The July Mystery Plane was idenshytified by Robert F Pauley (EAA 1277 AlC 8685) Farmington Hills MI who wrote

The Mystery Plane in the July 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is the two-place tandemshywing amphibian built in the Ford Airshycraft Shops in Dearborn Michigan in 1927 It is mentioned on the list of Ford aircraft from the Ford Motor Company Archives dated October 5 1931 along with the notation supershyvised by Stout

Although Bill Stout was a Director of the Stout Metal Airplane Division Ford Motor Company in many cases he worked independently on his own ideas and without any direction from management (Edsel Ford was presishydent of the Division and William Mayo was Chief Engineer) Stout was responsible for several unusual projshyects while working at Ford and the tandem-wing airplane was one of them Perhaps today we would refer to Stouts operation as the Ford Airshycraft Divisions Skunk Works

The tandem-airplane was an allshymetal design using corrugated skin as was used on the Tri-Motors and was powered by two Bristol Cherub III engines of 32 hp each The configshyuration was similar in some respects to the popular Flying Flea design in that longitudinal pitch was controlled by the forward wing which was pivshyoted at the main spar

It was completed in May 1927 under the direction of Bill Stout with the actual construction work being done by two sheet metal workers from

(EAA Archives Photo dated 51227 from Wally Norman Collection

Bill Stout poses in this rear view photo of his one-and-only Dragonfly

(Photo courtesy of Robert F PMJIey) The Dragonfly after its high speed taxi accident

the Aircraft Division Anthony Walek to a far corner of the Engineering and Edwin Jackson It was unoffishy Shop Stout soon lost interest in the cially nicknamed the Dragonfly beshy project and it was eventually cause of its dual wing arrangement scrapped While it never left the ground the It never carried an official Ford desshyairplane was taxied at the Ford Airshy ignation nor a CAA registration I am port at speeds of up to 80 mph During enclosing a photo of the airplane one of these high speed taxi tests it after it had been damaged in the taxi was badly damaged and was relegated test but prior to being scrapped bull

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(Photo by Jim Thompson) Scot Decker of East Peoria IL flew this 1941 65TL NC31837 tandem trainer to Middletown and was awarded the Best Pre-War Tandem award

1984 AERONCA FLY-IN AT MIDDLETOWN

(Photo by Jim Thompson) For the second year Mallory Harwell flew all the way from Memphis TN in his 1935 C-3 N14556 It was chosen the best C-3 at the Saturday night Awards Banquet 12 OCTOBER 1984

By Jim Thompson and Augie Wegner (EAA 107574 AlC 5759) (EAA 85671 AlC 5781)

PO Box 102 143228th Court Roberts IL 60962 Kenosha WI 53140

On the weekend of June 8-10 1984 Hook Field at Middletown Ohio saw the Second Aeronca Factory Fly-In take place Around 60 Aeroncas made the trek home along with 50 other types of aircraft The fly-in was a big success even though the attendance was down a little from 1983 because of weather problems Inclement weather existed to the west and winds blew around 30 mph with gusts well above that for most of the weekend Fortunately the wind dropped off somewhat on Saturday and many of the arrivals came in then

This fly-in like Middletown 83 was chaired by orshyganizers Jim and Betty Thompson of Roberts Illinois Assistance was provided by several people and organizashytions including John Houser and Keith Wyman of

Aeronca Dick Alkire Wally Baldwin Doc and Kitty Boise J R Wedekind the Middletown Aviation Club the Aeronca Aviators Club and the Aeronca Club

Middletown is home to the Aeroncas manufactured after mid-June of 1940 At that time the factory moved to Middletown from Cincinnatis Sunken Lunken field Flooding was a major problem and according to John Houser many valuable records were lost during the worst of these floods The Aeronca factory today is a major aeroshyspace contractor providing components for several of the larger civilian and military aircraft

On Friday a tour of the Air Force Museum in Dayton was arranged Those going on the tour had an extra treat in store for them - a visit to the Museums restoration shop A side trip was also taken to Carillon Park where the Wright Brothers Flyer III is housed Also on Friday the Middletown Aviation Club hosted a steak fry and

(Photo by Jim Thompson) The Militaty award winner is this nicely restored Aeronca 0-580 NC47187 owned by Grasshopper Aviation of Harrison OH

social with Aeronca veterans in their hangar at Hook Field Both the food and conversation were excellent It was especially nice to be able to stay on the field for the evening events

Around 250 people attended the banquet Saturday evening with the Master of Ceremonies being Mr J R Wedekind manager of Hook Field (See the April 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE for a related story on the Wedekinds) The speakers were Edna Gardner Whyte of Roanoke Texas and Captain John M Jones of Rancho Palos Verdes California Ms Whyte owns her own airport in Texas and runs a flying service on the field She arrived in Middletown with a young student pilot on a cross-country flight At only 82 years young she told some very entertaining stories about flying C-2s and C-3s when they were new as well as other stories that everyone loved Ms Whyte also related some of the difshy

(Photo by Jim Thompson) Bob Grosser of Cincinnati OH is the owner of this beautifully restored Aeronca Sedan N1473H which was chosen Grand Champion Classic

(Photo by Jim Thompson) The Pre-War Custom award winner was this beauitful L-3B N333CU owned by Robert Matlock of Prospect KY

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ficulties that she has experienced as a woman in the busshyiness of flying and later starting her own airport She conquered all the problems and is an inspiration to all

Mr Jones a retired Captain with American Airlines better known as Johnny Jones was the other speaker He made history in 1938 when he flew a 50-C Chief (50 hp Continental) non-stop from Los Angeles to New York and landed with around 6 hours of fuel remaining He even made a fly-by down the runway at Lunken Field the home of the Aeronca factory at that time Earlier in the day we had a chance to talk with him about Aeroncas and discovered that before his flight he was a Taylorcraft dealer in California Mr Jones said that when Aeronca came out with the Chief with the new 50 hp Continental

(Photo by Jim Thompson) The Best Custom Classic was this beautiful 1946 7BCM N83964 owned by Steve Alcorn of Indianapolis IN

a

(Photo by Jim Thompson) The Best Sedan Award was won by this 1948 Aeronca Sedan N1003H owned by Conrad Jockus of Kalamazoo MI

he switched over to selling Aeroncas The jaunt across the country was planned shortly

thereafter with executives of Aeronca Mr Jones discussed the extensive preparations for the flight including modshyifying the Chief test-flying it on long trips around the country planning the route and checking the weather The question we had to ask him was What happened to the Chief We had checked the registration number and found that it had been reassigned to a modern aircraft Mr Jones told us that a young fellow from one of the Scandinavian countries wanted to fly the Chief non-stop back to his home but couldnt get permission from the FAA so he dismantled the Chief and towed it away from the factory on a trailer The last Mr Jones heard the fellows car and trailer were discovered at an airport in Vermont Neither he nor the Chief were ever heard from 14 OCTOBER 1984

again Not surprisingly this was the first question asked Mr Jones at the conclusion of his talk Saturday evening

Also at the banquet two special awards plaques and framed photographs of the 1983 Fly-In taken by Ed Burns from Bill Pancakes Champ were presented to Aeronca Inc and J R Wedekind for their generous support of the Aeronca Factory Fly-Ins Similar photographs were also given to John Houser and Wally Baldwin for their efforts

At the steak fry and banquet Wally Baldwin displayed some of his photographs of Aeroncas and the Aeronca factory had their video tape of the 1983 Factory Fly-In playing both evenings

On Sunday a celebration of the 60th anniversary of Hook Field took place Breakfast was served at Mr

(Photo by Jim Thompson) Three of the aircraft judges with Johnny Jones L-R Dale Wolshyford Johnny Jones Dick Alkire and Bill Pancake

(Photo by Betty Thompson) Grand Champion Antique Walt Webers freshly restored 1931 Aeronca C-3 NC12423 being taken for a hop around the field by Jim Thompson

Wedekinds hangar on both Saturday and Sunday mornshyings A balloon fly-in was held early Sunday morning and later airplane rides were given

Ms Pat Jones of Cordova Alaska traveled the greatest distance to get to Middletown Pat arrived via the airlines but she has a Sedan N1315H with a 165 Franklin which she flies every chance she gets Mr and Mrs W C Strong drove in from Shreveport Louisiana after loading their one-of-a-kind 41-foot wingspan Champ for the flight to Middletown only to be confronted by bad weather Their description of the performance of this airplane is fascinatshying due not only to the wingspan but the extremely light weight The Champ was modified by Mr Strong

It was especially nice to have Mr and Mrs Charles Charlie Lasher retired leaders of the Aeronca Owners Club of Florida on hand for the weekend Other states

represented at Middletown were New York Minnesota Missouri Arkansas Pennsylvania Wisconsin Michigan Tennessee New Hampshire Kentucky Indiana Illinois Ohio California and Texas

Perhaps the most unusual arrival was that of the folks in their Cub from eastern Ohio As they were taxiing out at their home field a cat shot past them from back in the fuselage and leaped out through the open door They didnt think anything more about the incident and the trip was routine until they throttled back in the pattern at Middletown and heard a frantic crying sound from the rear of the fuselage When they got on the ground it was discovered that the plane carried 3 stowaway kittens who didnt seem at all happy to be in Middletown Getting them out was another matter Finally the Cub was tipped up on its nose and the kittens were more or less coaxed out They spent the rest of the day in a box at the registrashytion desk and then returned home later that afternoon in the Cub

At Middletown 83 a lost film was turned in to the folks in the registration tent Nobody claimed it at the time so Jim and Betty Thompson had it developed later in the year in the hope that this would be a clue as to the owner but to no avail This year at the fly-in Jim and Betty put up a sign at the registration tent mentioning this film and within a few minutes the owner claimed it He was very happy to have it back

As Conrad Jockus arrived in his Sedan and was being

(Photo by Dale Wolford) L-R John Houser Betty and Jim Thompson and Wally Baldwin The license plate on Jims Chevy Blazer says it all

parked by Jim three people gathered around the plane and one of them started pulling pictures out of an envelope commenting Thats the one When asked what he meant the fellow said that he used to work for Aeronca when they were building the Sedan and he had a couple of pictures of Conrads Sedan just after it was finished and rolled out the door The gentleman further explained that he had driven up from Cincinnati just to see if NC1003H might be at Middletown With less than 200 Sedans regisshytered in the US and the fact that Conrads NC1003H is serial number 5 the probability of this meeting taking place was not too great Conrad was extremely pleased when the gentleman gave him the pictures

The Grand Champion Antique Walt Webers C-3 arshyrived Saturday morning immediately after it was test flown at Hamilton Ohio 13 miles away Walt trucked it from his home to Hamilton and finished the restoration there so that the first flight away from an airport would be the coming home flight

The very competent judges for Middletown 84 were Dick Alkire John Houser Bill Pancake and Dale Wolford

(Photo by Wally Baldwin) Walt Weber receiving his Grand Champion Antique award at the banquet Helping with the presentation is John Houser shaking Walts hand Behind them is Ednar Gardner Whyte and to the right are Jim Thompson and J R Wedekind

Awards were as follows Greatest Distance in an Aeronca - 7EC N9869B

Jack Bridges Republic Missouri Best in Class Pre-War C-2 or C-3 - C-3 NC14556 Mallory Harwell Pre-War Tandem - 65TL NC31837 Scot Decker Pre-War Side by Side - 50C NC21309 Dale Gilbert Post-War Champ - 7AC NC85656 Steve Pollina amp

Gil Pasquini Post-War Chief - HAC NC86286 Ken and Jeanne

Peters Post-War Sedan -15AC NlO03H Conrad Jockus Military - 0-58B NC47187 Grasshopper Aviation Pre-War Custom - L-3B N333CU Robert Matlock Post-War Custom -7-BCM NC83964 Steve Alcorn Best Restored 1941 ChiefCRobert L Taylor Award)shy

65CA N34526 George Rengert GRAND CHAMPIONS Classic - 15AC N1473H Bob Grosser Antique - C-3 NC12423 Walt Weber

(Photo by Ed Burns) Aeroncas at the Second National Aeronca Fly-In at Hook Field Middletown OH

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CHAPTER 138 FIRST SHOW By Bob Lickteig

(EAA 71468 Ale 2433) 1620 Bay Oaks Drive

Albert Lea MN 56007

(Photos by the author)

Newly-formed AntiqueClassic Chapter 13 particishypated in its first large flying event which was part of a four-day celebration in July called My Albert Lea Days

The program included a flight breakfast sponsored by the Clover Leaf Lions Club two days of the Minnesota Skydivers Annual Grandpas Jump Fest and the Chapter 13 fly-in meeting

The flight breakfast was open to the public and over 1800 were served The jump fest recorded 151 jumpers from eight states making 2122 jumps and 98 aircraft flew in for the event

The military was represented by a Minnesota Air Guard unit They displayed a Lockheed C-130 Hercules which the public was allowed to tour This experience is always a crowd pleaser

Thanks to excellent weather there was continuous acshytion with all the arriving and departing aircraft and the crowd turnout was excellent

What could have been quite a chore for a single group was put on with minimum effort by the three groups involved It was a very successful first airshow endeavor for a newly-formed chapter and serves as a good example of that can do spirit bull

One of the Grandpas Jumpfest participants nears the target

Some of the visiting aircraft at My Albert Lea Days celebration

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Six of the 151 jumpers who took part in the show

The C-130 displayed by the Minnesota Air Guard The show planes were displayed so the public could get a good look 16 OCTOBER 1984

you also goes to Bill and Ethel Dodd who donated all the

PRofiLES FROM TilE ANTiQUEClAssic

PAddock Article and photos by Lois Kelch

7018 W Bonniwell Road Mequon WI 53092

Porch Chairman AI Kelch at the hammer

The AntiqueClassic Division Headquarters building had a new look for Oshkosh 84 As people approached the Red Bam they hesitated a moment as they saw the new cool and welcoming porch with its ample benches and large entrance into the headquarters building itsell You could hear the sighs of relief as people lowered themselves onto the benches and enjoyed the respite and shade They sat rested and visited but still had a perfect view of the activities

The veranda at the Sun n Fun AntiqueClassic Headshy~uarters building in Lakeland Florida gave Al Kelch the idea and he was promptly made Chairman ofthe commitshytee to build our porch with Bob Lumley as his co-chairshy~an Many m~ny ~an-hours went into the project and it was accomphshed m about one months time The nails and sawdust were really flying Other volunteers who gave of their spare time for the project were Rick and Cathy Vandenburg the Beyer family - Greg Ron Gary Jeff and Arlene Bob Brauer Lois Kelch Ray and Jo Olco~t Becka Stauer George Meade Clarence Schriber B~m~c~ Klees Dave Broadfoot Don Morrissette Larry D A~i~ho Pam Ford Norb Simonar and Bill Berg The DiViSiOn owes these workers a big Thank You A thank

Porch Sitters Paradise - Oshkosh 84

lovely hanging and potted flowers which added such a homey touch

President Bob Lickteig and Vice-President Roy Redshyman were constantly kept busy throughout the week keeping things running smoothly

Our own Dale Crites had the distinct honor of being the first ptlot to take off and land at the new Pioneer A~rport in his 1911 Curtiss Pusher The Pioneer Airport Will store and display about 45 antique aircraft in an ori~inal setting of early aviation It has an 1800 grass stnp that Will be used by EAA pilots for special demonshystrations

Irene Gomoll proudly shows her airplane quilt just before the drawing

IRENE GOMOllS aUllTS

Stan and Irene Gomoll are to be congratulated for their contributions to the AntiqueClassic Division to help deshyfray the cost of the porch materials Irene again made two lovely airplane motif queen size quilts and they sold chances on them throughout the week and raised $65300 This amount added to their last years contribution brings over $1 000 towards the porch The lucky winner~ of the quilts were Fran Adams So Holland Illinois and Ray Olcott Nakomis Florida

The AntiqueClassic Parade of Flight was a big sucshycess With over 100 planes participating All eyes were focused on these beautiful historic aircraft during the Wed~esday Air Show This salute to aviation is always a favonte of the crowd Chairman Phil Coulson and CoshyChairman Willard Benedict are to be complimented for a job well done

The AntiqueClassic Division shares in the great sucshycess of the Convention due to the beautifully restored and actively flying antique and classic airplanes It is the PEOPLE who make all this possible In talking to some of these people I found them to be dedicated and enthused in their goal of keeping these airplanes flying so they will never be forgotten I share these stories with you now

Georgene and Donald McDonough 8121 W 98th St Palos Hills Illinois 60465

I first noticed this beautiful 1950 Beechcraft Bonanza N5186C as Dan Neuman was interviewing its owners at the AlC Interview Circle I heard Georgene say our friend~ and family helped us with the big polishing job shywe sbll have our family but the friends are gone I chuc~led at this and moved in on the interview The plane wa~ mdeed brand-new shiney To keep it that way it is pohshed tWice a ~ear requiring 60 hours of polishing and 10 hours of detaihng Unfortunately it is not in a hangar and weather in Illinois is not easy on airplanes

Don and Georgene purchased the plane in the fall of 1977 It was flyable but not very pretty being faded and dull The interior fabric was original and after it was

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shampooed it again looked like new Don an A amp P mechanic was pleased to find the engine in excellent condition just needing new hoses seals and gaskets Don removed the N numbers from the fuselage and put them on the top of one wing and underneath the other wing It took them approximately 11J2 years to get the plane the way they wanted it in order to take it to Oshkosh They have been rewarded with Best Restored Beechcraft Class III 151 hp and up every year they have attended including Oshkosh 84

Donald and Georgene McDonough 1950 Beechcraft Bonanza N5186C

They enjoy the plane and fly it to the Sun n Fun Fly-In at Lakeland Florida and have won the Best Restored Classic over 165 hp several times They also won Best Classic at the recent Midwest Regional Fly-In at Lewis Univ~rsity Airport in Illinois These awards are very reshywardmg to them after all their hard work In their restoshyration they received assistance from the Beechcraft facshytory in Wichita and the American Bonanza Society and recelved a great deal of knowledge from EAA publications

Getting their pilots licenses was a togetherness thing In 1965 their second Christmas together they gave each other flying lessons They attended Ground School toshygether and got their private licenses in 1966 flying in a 1940 Plper J5 They then got their Commercial and Instrushyment Ratings For these latter ratings they purchased a 1966 Piper Cherokee

They loved the tail draggers and bought a 1946 PAshy12 Then they started looking for a plane that would carry four people and a nice load so they could share their fun They looked for two years before finding N5186C in South Carolina through an ad in Trade-A-Plane For nostalgic reasons they also bought a 1940 Piper Cub the same as they learned to fly in and alternate between planes to keep their proficiency

Georgenes lo~e for flying started her looking for a job onentedto aVlatIon and in 1967 she was hired by FAA as an Alr Traffic Controller at the Joliet Flight Service and currently is an Air Space Specialist in the Great Lakes Region

heir friends (fair weather ones) may be gone but thelr family certainly isnt They had 17 members of their family at Oshkosh this year and all are EAA members That is some sort of a record

Chris Bullerdick and Lynn Peel R R 1 Kirkfield Ontario Canada KOM 2BO

Chris interest in flying can be traced back to the set of encyclopedia his parents gave him at a very early age He clalms he never got past the As because he was so fascinated with the section on aviation and airplanes His interest didnt diminish and at 17 he got a job helping Liz Charles of The Charles Flying Service going along on float plane charter trips helping to dock assisting passenshygers and showing them the area In exchange for his

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Chris and Lynn Bullerdick 1955 Piper PA 18A C-FTCY

service he received flying lessons He soloed at 17 in a Piper ~herokee He purchased his 1955 Piper 18A CshyFTCY l~ March 1980 The plane had been imported into Canada m 1972 but was not ITRAN (Inspect Test Repair As Necessary) within one year The plane had been in storage during the 8 years so it needed a very detailed inspection to get it certified He finally received the C of A on July 30 1980 and headed for Oshkosh on July 31 1980 Chris and his wife Lynn have been to every Oshkosh smce then using their vacation time each year They camp a~ thelr ~lane and love everything about the fly-in

Chns repamted the plane in March 1984 changing colors from cream with red trim to silver with two blue col~rs The plane has the Maple Leaf insignia on the tail whlch commemorates the 60th anniversary of the RACF - Royal Canadian Air Force

Chris and Lynn have their own business in Canada Norland Aircraft Services Ltd in Head Lake Ontario which specializes in major repairs of all fabric covered aircraft from J-3 Cubs to Staggerwings They are curshyrently working on a Super Cub that was rolled into a ball on flo~ts It is eing done in the Experimental category and wlll be eqUlpped with a 10-360-A2B Lycoming engine with a Hartzell constant speed propeller As far as they know it will be the first 200 hp Super Cub on floats

They are in a wilderness area called Crown Land and often see deer and other animals which have to b~ chased off their runway They use their plane as a car and go pleasure flying on floats into little lakes in remote areas and also attend local fly-ins during the summer months

Chris and Lynn are a delightful friendly couple who are thoroughly dedicated and involved in aviation

Lois and Victor Fida Mike Mihelarakis and AI Felici

Lois and Victor Fida 308 N York St Wheeling West Virginia 26003

The beautiful 1944 DH82A Tiger Moth N172-VF is owned by Lois and Victor Fida and getting it restored and

in the air was a very dedicated project Assisting them in this task were mechanic Al Felici and assistant mechanic Mike Mihelarakis Lois was always interested in Tiger Moth history liked the distinctive look of the plane and she and Victor started looking for one They missed out on several possibilities however finally finding one in Zanesville Ohio in June 1982 It was partially restored but still in pieces They were able to obtain a Tiger Moth Manual from Switzerland and started trying to figure out how to get it together again

Basically most of the parts were there Each piece of the aircraft is stamped with a number which helped imshymensely The fuselage was restored but they needed new wings Their son-in-law Kenneth Ginder a carpenter was drafted to make new wings and spars Lois and Vic then started the job of recovering the plane Vic learned how to rib stitch from Ray Stits during a full week of the Project Workshop during an Oshkosh fly-in (He became so proficient that he was able to teach rib-stitching to EAA Chapter 738 of Marshall County Moundsville W Va which helped them in their projects) They did the doping themselves using Randolph Butyrate and nitrate doping on Ceconite fabric

This plane once belonged to a French Flying Club who bought it from the RAF as surplus Through the Tiger Moth Club of England they found that the color scheme had been maroon and gray but could also be yellow or camouflage They chose the maroon and gray

The engine is a Gypsy Major lC Canadian which they purchased from The Tiger Boys of Guelph Canada who were also very helpful on the project and also furnished other parts The restoration took them about two years

Al Felici flew the test flight on June 26 1984 with Lois as a passenger They were all thrilled that the flight was perfect with everything right the first time They have been enjoying flying and getting used to the plane with Oshkosh 84 as their goal They were a little leery of arriving at Oshkosh without a radio but as they arrived they were the second in line and were given the green light to land and came right on in Al did the flying and Lois did the navigating They have met many people at Oshkosh who share their love of Tiger Moths including people from Australia New Zealand South Africa and England

Stan and Irene Gomoll 1946 Piper Cub Special J-3-65 N70528

Stan Gomoll 1042 90 Lane NE Blaine Minnesota 55434

Stan learned to fly at 16 in a J-3 Cub He always hung out at the airports and was a lineboy at Robbinsdale Airshyport Minnesota when he got his license

He has always loved Piper Cubs and he purchased a 1946 Piper Cub Special J3-65 N70528 which had been converted into a clipped wing open cockpit single place smoke writing J-3 Cub The front seat had been moved

to the rear the instrument panel moved aft 24 and one air and one smoke oil tank installed between the gas tank and instrument panel All windshield structure bird cage and fairings had been removed The airplane never did fly in this configuration and Stan proceeded to restore it to its original configuration Many parts were missing plus the gas tank boot cowl engine and prop

His search for parts began and some came from Alaska such as the complete front throttle assembly The steel gas tank came from International Falls Minnesota along with a boot cowl and a badly damaged set of wings The front rudder pedals brake pedals metal wheel pants and top and bottom door halfs were found in the Minshyneapolis area The top half and nose section of cowling are original new factory parts A Continental A65-8 engine was installed along with a wood Sensenich propeller model 72-C-42 the same as originally installed by the factory The air scoops for the engine were found at a small airport in southern Minnesota and they had never been used and still showed a factory part number and inspector seal on them The Piper nameplate used on the side of the cowl was still in the bag with the Piper tag

The fuselage was sandblasted painted and covered with Grade A fabric Stan used the standard factory finish of 1 coat fungicide 4 coats clear 2 coats silver 2 coats color A set of factory metal wheel pants were installed as this was a factory option though not many J-3 Cubs came this way as this created a problem with mud and snow restricting the wheel from turning as well as makshying it harder to get into the front seat

Stan did all of the restoration work himself along with the help of Eldo Kirchner at the Anoka County Airport Blaine Minnesota The job took over two years to acshycomplish His goal was to have the plane as close to origshyinal as possible and the end result was 90 original parts and his satisfaction and enjoyment of the plane is well worth all the time effort and money spent

Skeeter and Doris Carlson 1931 DH80A Puss Moth N223EC

Skeeter amp Doris Carlson S7824 Cedar Road Spokane WA99204

Skeeter and Doris Carlson own a very rare 1931 DH80A Puss Moth They started their trip to Oshkosh by way of a DeHavilland Moth Fly-In at Wetaskiwan Alshyberta Canada From Canada to Oshkosh is about 1700 miles which took about 20 hours of flying time and gave them plenty of time to enjoy the beautiful scenery en route

The Puss Moth N223EC Serial 223 was originally owned by COMICO Mining Co Trail BC and had been stored in an open shed in Mission BC for years Skeeter found it in 1959 in really bad shape Kids had played in it walked on the wings and all the instruments were missing He found a door and the rear seat buried nearby in the snow A l-o-n-g restoration was started and in 1969

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he completed the job The plane cruises at approximately 100 61J2 hour

range holding 48 gallons of fuel This plane is very unique in that its wings fold The wing span is 37 folded is 13 They were designed to fold for easy storage - it could easily be stored in a small barn or a machine shed with smaller door openings It is painted in the original colors as when COMICO owned it - Insignia Red and Consolishydated Blue He changed the engine from a Moth II to a Gypsy 1C for which parts are easier to find

They were just ahead of a rain storm on their trip to Oshkosh and it finally caught up to them in Minot North Dakota Skeeter stayed in the plane and slept in the cockpit that night because of the high winds The storm passed and the next morning was clear and sunny and they had good weather for the rest of the trip

Skeeter and Doris camp out at their plane during Oshshykosh and enjoy all of the activities and seeing all their old friends again They own other rare antique and classic airplanes - a 1917 Jenny Canuck a 1918 Tommy Morse Scout a 1927 Heath Parasol a 1927 C3B Stearman a 1942 L5 Stinson plus additional basket cases that will be restored eventually

The Stauchen family Ed Myra and daughter Bradley 1942 Stearshyman N75848

Ed Stauchen 63 Fanton Hill Road Weston Connecticut 06883

Ed is an ex-Navy pilot and it seems only right that he should own a Navy plane His beautiful 1942 Stearman N75848 Model E-75 was built in 1942 at the Boeing Wichita plant It was one of about 50 used as a Navy trainer at Ottumwa Iowa during World War II It was sold by the Navy in 1948 to Ray Bramer of Charles City Iowa and his partner Lyle Kyle who restored Stearmans for air shows and banner towing It was then sold to a dusting service and used as a duster until October of 1969 In 1973 it was sold to Dan Moeller of Harrold Texas who converted it from a restricted category to a standard cateshygory The current engine on the plane was installed at that time a Continental W670-6N 220 hp serial no 37000 and the log indicates it was made on April 15 1943 The aircraft flew only 9 hours from February 1974 to March 1975

Ed and four other partners purchased the plane in April of 1977 and spent many hours restoring it It is restored in authentic Navy colors yellow with red bands and stars on the wings Ed purchased the aircraft from his partners in March of 1984 and is now the proud sole owner

Ed is a pilot of American Airlines but also has a fun business called Wings amp Wires advertising Classic Airshycraft and Experienced Pilots for TV Commercials Stunts Still Photography and Rides Ed and his Stearman flew UNDER the Suspension Bridge linking Cincinnati OH and Covington KY Yes it was legal This is an interestshying story in itself 20 OCTOBER 1984

Eds brother Steve owner of an advertising agency was approached by one of his clients the Southern Ohio Bank to improve their commercial image with a new media campaign This was quite a challenge to Steve and after a lot of brainstorming he finally said Lets fly a plane under the Suspension Bridge He found that the hardest part was getting clearance which took over 3 months Clearance had to be obtained from FAA the State Highway Transportation Department of Kentucky the cities of Cincinnati and Covington and the U S Coast Guard No easy task Also during the stunt all river auto and ped~strian traffic had to be stopped and the bridge had to be insured by Lloyds of London There would be allowed only one take and there was no margin for error Finally all was ready and on Sunday May 16 1982 Ed flew his bright yellow Stearman and successfully comshypleted the challenge of flying under the bridge for the commercial Later PM Magazine a national TV show aired a special highlighting a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of the stunt Southern Ohio Bank had a new image

Ed with his wife Myra as a passenger and navigator flew to Oshkosh in their Stearman which took 4 days They loaded their sleeping bags and tents in the plane and landed at grass strips along the way They also did some old-fashioned barnstorming They would fly over the town and circle several times and then land at the airport and put up a sign Biplane Rides It never failed - within a short time people would appear wanting rides

The weather didnt always cooperate on the trip and rain caused them to set down in unscheduled stops periodshyically Whenever this happened they met friendly and helpful people

Their 13-year-old daughter Bradley drove to Oshkosh with friends and shes every bit as involved in the plane and aviation as her parents are In fact she decided she wanted to fly back to Connecticut with her Dad and though they again ran into rainy weather they had a great trip home They all decided that the trip to and from Oshkosh and their experiences there were the best vacashytion ever

Henry and Alice Strauch 1933 Waco UBF2 on floats

Henry and Alice Strauch 29459 Culver Lane Junction City Oregon 77448

The beautiful 1933 Waco UBF2 didnt come to Oshshykosh but its owners did Seeing a Waco on floats is a rare sight indeed - so rare that to their knowledge it is the only open cockpit biplane on floats It is owned by Alice and Hank Strauch who flew to Oshkosh with their good friends Jim and Dete Sorenson of Modesto CA in their Baron A very informative and complete article on the Waco appeared in the January 1979 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE However since that time it has beshycome a movie star appearing in the award winning movie Raiders ofthe Lost Ark Before telling that story however

I will recap some of the background of the Strauchs and their Waco in case you missed the article

The Strauchs had seen the plane over the years based at Swan Island near Portland Oregon owned by Loney Aero Marine Service Hank always coveted this plane and would go out of his way just to look at it One day in 1951 Mr Loney contacted Hank and asked him if he wanted to buy the Waco - really cheap How cheap $60000 With his heart pumping he said Yes but I dont have $60000 right now Then he asked Whats wrong with Mr Loney said Nothing much - its just at the bottom of the Willamette River Luckily he was able to talk his boss at Lake Union Air Service to buy the Waco and also to furnish repair materials with the stipulation that Henry would invest his own time doing the repair work

They managed to truck the plane the damaged floats and set of wheels back to Seattle Unfortunately this arrangement didnt work out and after many weeks went by without anything happening Hank contacted another acquaintance who was interested in airplanes and had the financial ability to start the project and he purchased the Waco and furnished the funds for the needed materials Henry started work on the plane but as the months passed and the materials dwindled the benefactors interest cooled and Hank could see the end of the project coming In 1955 he managed to get enough money to buyout his friends investment and at long last was the owner of NC13075 He moved the Waco to his home and convinced his wife Alice to let him remove the siding from one side of their house and place the large sections into the attic The remaining small parts were stored in every available closet Their living room became the workshop and Alice worked right along with Hank

Due to the fact that Hank had to earn a living and had other business ventures the Waco though still thoroughly loved was set aside In 1959 Hank and his new business partner Ralph Williamson who had formed a partnership in operating a flight service in Snohomish Washington decided the only way to get the plane into the air again was to run it through their shop and do a first class job After weeks of concentrated hard work the plane was finally ready for its first test flight It was a successful flight and NC13075 was finally back in the air as ~ landplane for the first time in almost nine years

The plane and its original floats were finally reunited in 1972 However Hank discovered some dry rot in the lower wing bays and rather than quickly patch these areas and enjoy the summer with floats he decided to strip down the entire aircraft and do a thorough job This restoration took him five years and in May 1977 he test flew it and at long last he had his beloved Waco just the way he wanted it

Now to get to its movie debut Steven Spielberg wanted an authentic open cockpit biplane on floats for a scene in his new movie Raiders of the Lost Ark which was being filmed in Hawaii The movie people finally tracked down Hank and his Waco through the EDO Float magazine When Hank was first contacted he thought someone was playing a joke on him but Debby Fine of Lucas Films finally convinced him it was for real and Hank said Sure why not He took off the floats and put on the wheels for the flight to Los Angeles International Airport where the plane was disassembled put on pallets and loaded on a Flying Tiger DC-8 for the flight to Hawaii Hank and Alice stayed right with the plane to be sure of its careful handling

The movie people said it would have to be repainted Silver After it was painted they found the silver photoshygraphed too bright so they spent three days dirtying it up On the first take the plane ran onto the bank and damaged the floats which delayed another four days while Hank and Alice did the necessary repairs The scene had actor Harrison Ford running out of the jungle being purshy

sued by angry natives He swings out over the water on a vine drops into the river and catches the airplane and climbs aboard as they quickly take off into the wild blue yonder They successfully completed the scene - it took five weeks of preparation in Hawaii for this 45-second scene However it was all authentic and Steven Spielberg was very satisfied

It took two years to restore the plane after the movie They had to resand all the silver off and get the paint back the way it was It took another month to properly restore the floats I asked if they would ever do it again - they said in unison Yes it was a fun experience

The Strauchs fly to all the seaplane splash-ins in Oregon California Nevada Washington and Idaho and are now reaping the rewards of all their hard work and patience

Al and I had the pleasure of seeing the plane at the Lake Mead Splash-In in May and Al got a chance to fly it and he considers that flight one of the biggest thrills of his life

Scott and Jeff Benger 1948 Luscombe 8E NC1524B

Scott and Jeff Benger 3638 So Olathe Way Aurora Colorado 80013

I first met those two handsome brothers as they were talking to Gene Chase at the AntiqueClassic area It seems they owe a lot of their interest in aviation to Gene which goes back to the time they were young boys When Gene returned to his hometown of Scottsbluff Nebraska to visit his family he would bring airplane slides with him and the neighbor boys Jeff and Scutt eagerly looked forward to these slide shows which whetted their appetite for aviation history Gene encouraged their interest

Scott soloed in 1969 He is the proud owner of the beautiful 1948 Luscombe 8E NC1524B which he bought in 1972 He flew it all over the country for five years until 1978 when during an annual he found a crack in the tail skin He and Jeff thought it would be a simple job Howshyever one thing led to another and five years later the simple restoration job was done Jeff did the restoration work He enjoys restoring almost as much as flying They live in Aurora Colorado but keep the plane in Scottsbluff Nebraska which is a 312 hour drive from home That means to fly one hour they drive three hours and polish for six hours This spring the weather didnt cooperate with them as it rained 12 weekends in a row and the only time they can fly is on weekends They have to earn a living to support their hobby Scott is a comptroller for a computer supply distributor company and Jeff is a pilot for Frontier Airlines

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TOM LAURIES GRAND CHAMP (Continued from Page 9)

Fortunately Tom learned in time that the minimum gap between the blocks and drum should be 007 and 010 would be even better Toms were much closer than this Recalling that only about 001 were taken off the drums during clean-up Tom and Ed Marquart removed the wheels and turned each drum 010 thus providing sufficient gap Theyve had no problems with the brakes since

The 20-hour flight to Oshkosh 84 was made over three days with overnight stops at Provo Utah and Pierre South Dakota The trip was without incident except for a close call at Pierre Twelve hours after they departed a tornado hit the Pierre airport damaging two planes and totalling a third

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Contents

2 Straight and Level by Bob Lickteig

4 AntiqueClassic News by Gene Chase

6 Tom Lauries Grand Champion Stinson SR-SE

by Gene Chase 10 Vintage Literature

by Dennis Parks 11 Mystery Plane

by George Hardie Jr 12 1984 Aeronca Fly-In at Middletown

by Jim Thompson and Augie Wegner 16 Chapter 13s First Show

by Bob Lickteig 17 From the AntiqueClassic Paddock

by Lois Kelch 22 Vintage Trader 25 Letters to the Editor

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FRONT COVER The Grand Champion Antique Award went to this beautiful 1934 Stinson SR-5E N14187 SIN 9279-A restored by Tom Laurie (EAA 93526 AlC 2219) Newport Beach California

(Photo by Ted Koston) BACK COVER 1928 Swallow NC8730 with Wright J-5 Once owned by cowboy actor Hoot Gibson who cracked it up at the Los Angeles National Air Races With NACA cowl wheel pants and 120 mph top speed this was the sportiest Swallow ever built Eat your heart out Buck Hilbert

(Oliver R Phillips photo via Mike Rezich)

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