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PUBLICATION STAFF

PUBLISHER Paul H Poberezny

DIRECTOR MARKETING amp COMMUNICATIONS

Dick Matt

EDITOR Gene R Chase

MANAGING EDITOR Mary Jones

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Norman Petersen

FEATURE WRITERS George A Hardie Jr

Dennis Parks Roy Redman

EAA ANTIQUECLASSIC DIVISION INC

OFFICERS

President Vice President R J Lickteig Roy Redman

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DIRECTORS

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DECEMBER 1984 bull Vol 12 No 12

Contents

4 AlC News by Gene Chase

5 Friendship Porch Dedicated to Convention Volunteers

6 The Rebirth of an Aeronca C-3 by Hardy D Cannon

9 Vintage Literature by Dennis Parks

10 Pheasant H-l0 Restoration by Gene Chase

12 Type Club Activities at Oshkosh 84 by Gene Chase

14 A Teenager in Panama by Bob Monk

15 Book Review by Dennis Parks

16 Mystery Plane by George A Hardie Jr

17 Letters to the Editor 17 Calendar of Events 21 The Vintage Trader

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FRONT COVER Grand Champion Classic at Oshkosh 84 was this Cessna 140 NC4135N owned by Rick and Kathie Paige San Mateo California (Photo by Ted Koston)

BACK COVER The newest addition to the EAA Aviation Foundashytion s collection is this beautifully restored 1933 Cirrus-powered Fairshychild 24-C8 NC13191 SIN 2009 donated by Harold G Scheck East Rutherford New Jersey

(Photographed at the Foundation s Pioneer Airport by Jack Cox)

The words EM ULTRALIGHT FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM SPORT AVIATION and the logos of EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INC EM INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION EM ANTIQUE amp CLASSIC DIVISION INC INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB INC WARBIRDS OF AMERICA INC are registered trademarks THE EM SKY SHOPPE and logos of the EM AVIATION FOUNDATION INC and EM 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 54903-2591shy

The VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-6943) is published and owned exclusively by EM AntiqueClassic Division Inc of the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc and is published monthly at Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903shy2591 3econd Class Postage paid at Oshkosh WI 54901 and additional mailing offices Membership rates for EM AntiqueClassic Division Inc are $1800 for current EM 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 EM AntiqueClassic Division Inc Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3

U~ews Compiled by Gene Chase

IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEM CONCERNING CERTAIN BENDIX

CARBURETORS Attention owners and operators of aircraft with Bendix

NA-S3A1 NA-S3B and NA-S3A1 carburetors on their engines and using automobile gasoline or high aeromatic 100 LL avgas

We have had an incident reported to us involving a Cessna 120 which had a new carburetor float needle inshystalled in 1983 which however was the obsoleted part with the neoprene tip The swelling of the tip eventually increased to the point where the engine was too lean to operate One of the dangers is that a continual leaning can be taking place without the knowledge of the operator This could l~ad to engine damage from excessively lean operation Checking with a carburetor overhaul shop reshyveals that this has been a longstanding and continuing occurrence

Bendix issued a Service Bulletin (84) in 1963 and changed the float needle valve in these carburetors from a valve with a neoprene tip to an all plastic valve made of delrin (they have not manufactured the old valve since then) In our opinion all of these old valves (PIN 390077) should have been scrapped years ago because ofthe rubber age control requirement

If you are unsure of the type of needle valve in your carburetor do not continue to use either 100 LL avgas or autogas It is strongly recommended that you determine whether it is a needle with a neoprene tip (part no 390077) replace it immediately with part no 2523047 and make the installation in accordance with Bendix Sershyvice Bulletin 84

CONOCO SAYS ITS AUTO FUEL QUALITY IS COMPARABLE TO

THAT OF AVGAS Officials of the Conoco Oil Company stated that Conoco

unleaded auto fuel quality is comparable to that of avgas at a recent meeting with FAA Fixed Base Operators airport executives and Conoco Oil dealers in Denver Colshyorado

Conocos presentation provided a technical review of the specifications and a comparison between the imporshytant characteristics of automobile gasoline and aviation gasoline The conclusions were that automobile gasoline is a satisfactory substitute for 80 octane avagas when handled properly Conoco has tested samples of auto gas by both aviation octane methods deriving both the lean rating and the rich rating and has found that the rich generally is about 5 points higher than the lean rating which means that 82 MON (motor octane number) auto gas is the full equivalent of 8087 grade avgas Volatility and Reid vapor pressures were also discussed by Conoco They pointed out that the aircraft that had demonstrated compliance with the Federal Air Regulations in this reshygard should be perfectly capable of using automobile gasoline In conclusion Conoco recommended to the Fixed Base Operators that they be sure that auto gas was proshy

vided only to those aircraft which were approved for its use to purchase the fuel only from fuel vendors who are known for their integrity and fuel quality and to purchase only fuel meeting ASTM D-439 requirements

EAAs President and Founder Paul H Poberezny praised Conocos position I am proud and pleased to see a company of Cono cos high reputation joining others such as Amoco Oil in recognizing the importance of auto fuel to the aviation community Poberezny who began EAAs auto fuel research program more than seven years ago noted that Amoco Oil has been a supporter of EAAs reshysearch from its inception

EAA Aviation Foundation Technical Director Harry Zeisloft was invited by Conoco to address the meeting in Denver Zeisloft pointed out that lowering the cost of aviashytion through the use of auto fuel is extremely important According to FAAs statistics student starts in 1978 were 137000 Those starts were reduced to 86000 in 1982 and if the same trend continues it will be 0 by 1989 Zeisloft also noted that 79 of the civil engine aviation fleet is capable of using 80 octane auto fuel He said Over 10500 aircraft are now flying regularly and safely on auto fuel The annual rate of usage of auto gas in aircraft is consershyvatively estimated at 38600000 gallons of gasoline The savings in maintenance costs added to the savings in direct operating costs approaches $20 per hour for an aircraft such as a Cessna 182

For more information on EAAs auto fuel research and development program contact the EAA Aviation Center Auto Fuel Department Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065

EAA AIR ACADEMY 84 EAA Air Academy 84 enjoyed unprecedented success

as it brought experienced EAAers and youth together at the EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh For three weeks they shared the technology and love of aviation while developing the concept of quality without compromise which we hope will continue to be a part of their aviation and personal lives The EAA AntiqueClassic Division and its members played an essential part in the success of this initial Academy

Read the full story of EAA Air Academy 84 in the December 1984 issue of SPORT AVIATION For informashytion about EAA Air Academy 85 contact Chuck Larsen at the EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh

EAAJAOPA PRIMARY AIRCRAFT PETITION

Details of the joint EAAlAOPA petition to amend the Federal Aviation Regulations to permit certificashytion of a new simplified category of aircraft to be known as Primary Aircraft appear on page 10 of the December 1984 issue of SPORT AVIATION

The only provision which could potentially affect antique and classic aircraft would be the one which under certain circumstances would provide for the conversion of a standard certificated aircraft in the normal utility or aerobatic category to be operated as a primary aircraft

It should be emphasized however that such conshyversions by t e owner would be strictly voluntary Also participation by aircraft manufacturers would be strictly voluntary

The real emphasis of the Priptary Aircraft proshyposal is on new aircraft and very likely will involve new manufacturers

4 DECEMBER 1984

NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM GROUP PLANS

AVIATIONAEROSPACE MUSEUM The Empire State Aerosciences Museum (ESAM) a

newly chartered non-profit educational corporation has announced plans for a future aviationaerospace museum to be located in the Schenectady NY area The museum is expected to feature over 80 years of flight development and manufacture in New York State together with milishytary antique and homebuilt aircraft and historical arshytifacts

Museum plans include a research library facilities for students and educators and additional use by community civic groups as well as aviation groups

ESAM will sponsor air shows at the Schenectady County Airport with proceeds dedicated to museum deshyvelopment An individual and corporate membership proshygram currently being initiated will fund general operatshying expenses newsletters etc

ESAM welcomes comments and suggestions relative to museum development availability of display material etc from aviation groups and historians Their mailing address is Box 1196 Schenectady NY 12301

FRIENDSHIP PORCH DEDICATED TO CONVENTION VOLUNTEERS

(Photos by Jack McCarthy)

Among the many ceremonies during Oshkosh 84 was the dedication of the Friendship Porch Presided over by AntiqueClassic Division President Bob Lickteig apprecishyation plaques were presented to Al Kelch and Bob Lumley chairman and co-chairman respectively of the porch comshymittee The untiring efforts of these two men along with other volunteers resulted in the construction of this pracshytical and handsome addition to the AntiqueClassic Headshyquarters building and its completion in time for Oshkosh 84

The event included a ribbon cutting ceremony and the placement of a brass plaque on the front of the building The plaque reads Friendship Porch dedicated to our volshyunteers whose selfless efforts have made possible this great convention - EAA AntiqueClassic Division

The porch not only provides comfort for tired convenshytion participants but also adds beauty to the Headquarshyters Building It will continue to be a favorite spot in the AntiqueClassic area during EAA conventions bull

AntiqueClassic Division President Bob Lickteig (Center) preshysents appreciation plaques to Bob Lumley (L) and AI Kelch for their efforts in the design and construction of the Friendship Porch

AI Kelch (L) and Bob Lumley chairman and co-chairman respecshytively of the porch committee cut the ceremonial ribbon during the dedication ceremony

AI and Bob affix the brass plaque to the AntiqueClassic Headshyquarters Building dedicating the Friendship Porch to all EAA Convention volunteers

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 5

The 1935 Aeronca C-3 NC14640 SIN 526 with Bill Stratton at the controls

()f An Ae-f)nca pound-3 a~te-

By Hardy D Cannon (AARRCO) 16518 Ledgestone

San Antonio TX 78232

This 1935 flying two-cylinder motorcyle makes strange noises throws oil by the glob is drafty uncomfortable and simply marvelous a deep deep fuselage squatting on a pair of baby-sized wheels the snub upturned nose gives the appearance of an airplane which has run headshylong into something solid and collapsed its gear in the bargain more a caricature of an airplane really a cartoonists creation from its absurd chinless face to that great elephants ear of a fin and rudder all strung together with brace wires string and cloth The engine produces (if you are lucky) all of 26 horsepower and makes an inshycredible racket while going about it

(Photos by Roger Beery)

The Aeronca C-3 was perhaps the most maligned small airplane that was ever built The Flying Bathtub The Ugliest Airplane in the World Airnocker etc were just a few terms that were used to describe one ofthe first light airplanes built in America The first Aeronca a 26 hp single-place plane was designed by JA Roche in 1928 and was truly the first light airplane to be manufactured in America Roche was dedicated to the idea of filling the sky with simple no frills everymans easy-to-fly economshyical-to-operate airplanes

Basket cases were the name of the game Profit was not intended (certainly not achieved) when Bill Stratton

6 DECEMBER 1984

and I formed a company known as Antique Aircraft Rescue and Restoration Company AARRCO is interested in keepshying antiques and warbirds flying My wife and I own about 40 acres in South Bexar County in Texas and so we built a shop behind our house pulled fences graded some and came up with a 2880 ft grass landing strip 100 ft wide and Bill bought the adjacent property to complete the strip

Bill Stratton of San Antonio Darvin Krisell of PIes anshyton and I formed a working team that makes this a labor of love Darvin and I no longer fly but restoration and rebuilding keeps oil in our blood Bill is the test pilot

We read of two Aeronca C-3 basket cases in Arizona Bill hopped a plane after a discussion with the Arizona owner Convinced that we could and would be able to reshystore the planes Bill rented a V-Haul truck and began the trek back with his precious cargo in paper bags and cardboard boxes Crossing the New Mexico and Texas desshyerts with no air conditioner or even a blower caused a great deal of discomfort but Bill pressed on

About 3 oclock in the afternoon of June 171981 Bill pulled into the shop area As he stretched and worked feelings back into his body Darvin and I began to unlock the doors to a truly new adventure

As the truck was being unloaded we laid out the pieces for a better assessment of what we really had and what we were going to need Out came two Aeronca C-3 fuseshylages - Master series 500 Round Backs parts of four wings parts of two tail groups parts of three different landing gear parts parts parts and more parts some Aeronca 7 AC tail assemblies a pair of World War II L-3 wood wings some Waco parts instruments many broken parts bolts nuts washers screws rusted cable and fitshytings that no one can identify completed the cargo Bill laughed and said that he just bought anything and everyshything that the man would throw in

Darvin and I began to look at each other what a challenge In the 1940s I had rebuilt a part of C-3 wings but that was about 35 years ago Thanks to our friend John Houser of the Aeronca Corporation we were able to get some copies of the original blueprints

Work on the plane we chose to complete went rather slowly because other restorations and rebuilding jobs seemed to pour in faster than we could imagine so the C-3 NC14640 SIN A-526 project was just sorta put on hold

After about a year had passed we were able to gather more parts and pictures and manuals We farmed out the engine to Dave Warren who is an expert in the field of engines as well as other aspects of antique airplanes We discovered that we had five left doors and no right doors

so we converted left to right We had five landing gears and none really matched modification became necessary Wheels were paired with one extra brakes were paired and matched to the wheels The shocks had to be completely rebuilt and we discovered only one taxi spring a nearby foundry made one for us

The covering of the fuselage and wings was acshycomplished and the finish through silver brought the need to assemble the airplane to see if everything did fit We accomplished this on a Saturday when we had some help but spectators began to gather and made fun of us our plane and our project This made us more determined that we would spend more time and complete at least one C-3 just to show that it would fly and perform well

Choosing a color scheme posed no problem lemon yelshylow with black letters and black stripe was the unanimous choice Thanks to Paul R Matt for his production of Volshyume X of the Historical Aviation Albums for a color picshyture from which we painted our C-3

Assembly went smoothly enough considering that we had fit and tried everything prior to painting With the baggage compartment seat seat cushions instrument panel gas tank and crash pad all in place we then turned our attention to the windshield Paper patterns often fit where plexiglass does not We made several patterns and then decided on the one that we thought would be the most satisfactory when installed The plexiglass was cut edges sanded rubber in place and as you can guess near the last screw a pop a crack and then a split from top to bottom Next came a revision of the paper pattern new plexiglass and a hot 98 degree afternoon which proved to be no better another crack from top to bottom

After that we really looked hard at what was happenshying and realized that the yoke on my bandsaw in making a small curve put such a bind on the plexiglass that we were actually starting a series of small cracks We checked our pattern again and then went to a plastic center that had a larger bandsaw Installation of windshield number three went as planned

The engine installation posed no problem because there is so little to it but starting the engine was something else The carburetor is located on the extreme bottom there is no primer no accelerator pump and no choke Experimenting adjusting and trial and error gave us the clue To successfully start the E-113 we had to remove the spark plugs (two) inject a small squirtoffuel replace the spark plugs push the throttle to a space of three fingers switch on clear and it starts on the second swing of the prop emitting a noise that is unbelievable to the novice nok-nok-kiank-puff-purrr

The C-3 fuselage nearly ready for cover NC14640 is covered and ready for pre-assembly

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 7

The Aeronca C-3 is in good company with the Piper L-4 and the Heath Parasol over the flat Texas countryside

The restoration shop with an Aeronca C-2 fuselage hanging from the rafters and a C-3 fuselage on the floor A C-3 landing gear is in the foreground

The mighty 36 hp Aeronca E-113 engine that powers NC14640

Running the engine in all ranges on the ground was necessary to make proper adjustments as to richness of carburetor high speed rpm and low speed rpm Darvin was in the cockpit running up the engine and I was makshying adjustments when an unbelievable vibration set in On impulse Darvin cut the switch and I could see a vibrashytion like I had seen only when I took a 40 hp Cub through a large tree

As the engine stopped I could see what happened the new prop was in the process of coming apart I was truly thankful because it could have happened in the air or on take-off The prop hubs are hand honed to match the shaft so we had to replace the prop using the same hub The other prop we had turned out to be 1 4 inch thinner than the one which had come apart so a plate was made to fit between the face of the prop and the face-plate of the hub Then adjustments had to be made all over again beshycause each prop works differently on the engine

The next morning broke clear and cool with about an 8 mph wind right down the runway Bill realized this would be ideal for the taxi tests and possibly the first test flight of our new C-3 After the plane was rolled out gassed up and oil checked we helped Bill work his way through the maze of flying wires that surround the cockpit

Bill give me several high speed taxi runs was the request I made The little engine was purring right along and after a few lift offs and touch downs Bill decided to take it around the field Shes a beauty in the air and a dream to fly if you are not in a hurry and yes to all the doubters and skeptics IT DID FLV

We are presently working on C-3 Master number two a C-3 Collegian and two Aeronca C-2s When we need parts we make them and when we need plans we draw them This is a labor of love and we enjoy every minute of it bull

8 DECEMBER 1984

By Dennis Parks (EAA 115388)

Purdue University Libraries

Aerial Age was the only aviation weekly to survive beyond the first World War It was published from March 1915 to July 1923 by the Aerial Age Company of New York The founding editor was H Chadwick Hunter folshylowed in April 1915 by G Douglas Wardrop who remained editor until the publication ceased Contributing editor was Henry Woodhouse who was also editor of FLYING the Aero Club of Americas magazine which was absorbed by Aerial Age in 1921

The first issue of March 22 1915 was announced as taking the place of Aero amp Hydro as the American Aeronautical Weekly Aero amp Hydro had ceased in November 1914 Aerial Age boasted of an initial subscripshytion list of 10000 and listed among its first 25 subscribers were Katherine Stinson and Capt Thomas Baldwin The first issue had 24 pages but by June it was up to 46 pages

The covers of Aerial Age had reproductions of black and white photographs of aircraft and provide a good source of pictures of early aircraft Some of the cover shots in 1915 were The Curtiss Flying Boat the Thomas Milishytary Tractor and a Martin Tractor The June 28 1915 cover had a picture of Glenn L Martin with Mary Pickford from the movie The Girl of Yesterday Unfortunately in July 1915 the illustrated covers stopped and they only listed editorial contents With the US entry into World War I the cover photos reappeared During 1922 the covers featured aerial photographs from around the US These included downtown shots of Chicago New York and Washshyington Some of the pictures came from the Fairchild Aershyial Camera Corp

Some of the regular features were news of the week foreign news recent aero patents books on aeronautics and Aeronitis Aeronitis was a series of quips and quotes either new or reprinted from other sources Aeronitis was defined as a pleasant infectious ailment that made people flighty For an example one of the stories told goes Lady What do you call the man who attends to your airplane A viator I regret but I never use profanity in the presence of a lady

Most issues had a feature on a new aircraft These articles consisted of two or three pages and provided deshyscriptions specifications and a three-view drawing Some of the aircraft covered in 1915 were The Heinrich Tractor the Burgess-Dunne Convertible tail-less land and waterplane and the Jannus Flying Boat Some examples from early 1920 were Supermarine Flying Boats the Sopwith Transport Plane and the BAT Baboon For its time period Aerial Age is the best source of descripshytions for new aircraft and its coverage resembles that later provided by Aero Digest

Technical topics were also covered Neil MacCoull shyME had a series of articles describing new engines and accessories There was also a series of reprints of NACA

reports featuring such topics as the choice of wing sections and the strengths of laminated wing spars Translations of foreign literature also appeared an example is the article by A Betz of Gottingen on the theory of the screw propeller

The growth of the aircraft industry over the period of the first World War is reflected in the growth of the size of the magazine and in the number of advertisers The first issue of March 22 1915 had 24 pages and four airshycraft companies Curtiss Gallaudet Burgess and Martin had full page ads The expectations of the post-war era is shown by the March 3 1919 issue which has 112 pages with 7 full page and 3 double page ads from aircraft companies The double-page ads were by Curtiss WrightshyMartin and Standard The issue had over 100 display ads and the editorial expounded on American Aeronautics Great Future

Unfortunately Americans aeronautical future was brighter than the future of Aerial Age In the June 26 issue of 1922 the editor announced that the journal would cease publication as a weekly and with the August issue became monthly One of the offers made to boost circulashytion was giving away a war surplus propeller along with a two-year subscription all for $10 One year later it ceased publication By that time Aviation had expanded into a weekly and Aero Digest had become well estabshylished

The EAA Library has a complete set of Aerial Age bull

AE WEEKLY

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9

Assembly of the OX-5 engine is a family effort AI Buttles (L) with his son Timothy Buttles and grandson Tracy Buttles

The Pheasant was no great aeronautical wonder but it certainly was an airplane of good behavior and very pleasant lines according to Joseph Juptner in his US Civil Aircraft Volume One This is an apt description of this but one of many OX-5 powered biplanes of the Great Depression era

It is reported that 11 Pheasants were built at the factory in Memphis Missouri in 1927 The plant was moved to Fond du Lac Wisconsin early the next year and three more were built S J Steve Wittman was company test pilot at the Fond du Lac facility

The EAA Aviation Foundations Pheasant N151N SIN 136 is the only known surviving example and was on display in the Museum at Hales Corners for many years after being donated by EAA member Philip Stier Sussex

(Photo by Paul Poberezny) Wisconsin in 1971 Bill Chomo director of aircraft restoration points to one of the The restoration of this rare aircraft is being acshy many mouse nests in the lower wings of the Pheasant

complished by volunteers and the dedicated efforts of Jeri Goetz of the restoration staff She reports the plane is in remarkably good condition with no major rebuilding reshyquired

The first piece of fabric was removed from one of the lower wing panels by EAA President Paul Poberezny and a long-since vacated mouse nest was exposed This was just the tip of the iceberg however as when Jeri removed the remaining fabric she discovered a full-blown mouse condominium - her description

Apparently where the plane was stored before coming to EAA there was heavy mouse traffic - so much in fact that the wood in the lower wing panels was black with grime It took three applications of soap water and vigorshyous brushing with complete drying in-between before the grime was removed and the varnish finish on the wood reappeared 10 DECEMBER 1984

(Photo by Paul Poberezny on 21484) The Pheasant H-1 0 on display in the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin just before its disassembly and move to the new Aviation Center at Oshkosh

The Pheasant fuseshylage being dismanshytled prior to sandshyblasting

This was followed by sanding the wing structure down to bare wood so the necessary repairs could be made Jeri was assisted here by volunteers including Museum doshycents Bill and Betty Ratzmann and some energetic teenshyagers Both upper and lower panels were ready to cover by Convention time and Ray Stits offered to perform that task He donated the materials and before Oshkosh 84 was over the wings were covered and doped through silver in the Stits Covering Demonstration Tent

The fuselage has been disassembled and the frame sandblasted The only repairs needed here are straightenshying the lower longerons and tubular stringers where overshytight fabric had bowed them in

The Curtiss OX-5 engine for the Pheasant is being overhauled by dedicated volunteer Al Buttles Wild Rose Wisconsin He started working on this project early in September and spends two days per week on the OX-5 Al is 72 and one of the first pilots in the Oshkosh area He is joined occasionally by his son Timothy Buttles and 16-year-old grandson Tracy Buttles both from Manawa Wisconsin

The engine will be ready to run when a serviceable rotor for the magneto and a water pump can be located Any leads regarding the acquisition of these two badly needed items should be directed to the Executive Director of the EAA Aviation Foundation Ralph Bufano Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 414426-4800

When the restoration is completed this rare Pheasant H-10 will join the fleet of flying vintage aircraft based at the EAA Aviation Foundations Pioneer Airport where visitors to the Museum can not only see these planes in their 1920s and 30s environment but also enjoy the sights and sounds of the aircraft in flight bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

By Gene Chase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PhotosbyJackMcCarthn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~__~

One of the many activities in the AntiqueClassic Area at Oshkosh is centered in the Type Club Headquarters Tent where ten organizations were represented this year Complimentary space is offered to any type club representshying antique or classic aircraft so they can have a central meeting place for their own members as well as the opporshytunity to exchange ideas with other clubs

The following type clubs were represented

Aeronca AviatorS Club Joe and Julia Dickey Columbus Indiana

Aeronca Lovers Club Buzz Wagner Clark South Dakota

International Cessna 120140 Association

Jim Merwin Coon Rapids Minnesota

Cub Club John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

Fairchild Club John Berendt Cannon Falls Minnesota

Luscombe Association John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

National Waco Club Ray Brandly Hamilton Ohio

OX-5 Aviation Pioneers Bob Wallace Baltimore Maryland

Porterfield Airplane Club Chuck Lebrecht Wonder Lake Illinois

Staggerwing Club Jim Gorman Mansfield Ohio

Butch Joyce chairman for this activity has received many favorable comments regarding the Type Club Headshyquarters Tent and most of the 1984 participants have indicated they will return next year

One of the highlights for this the second year for the activity was a talk by Convention Chairman Tom Poberezshyny He spoke of the relationship between EAAs Antique Classic Division and the Type Clubs putting down any thoughts that EAA was trying to take over the Clubs He said EAAs involvement was to provide a service to the AntiqueClassic membership many of whom are members of the various special interest type clubs

The activity is informal with no set hours of operation or requirement that the spaces be manned continuously Some of the groups who were short on personnel in 84 hope to remedy the situation next year

Type Club representatives wishing to reserve comshyplimentary space in the Type Club Headquarters Tent at Oshkosh 85 should contact Butch Joyce Box 468 Madishy~on NC 27025 phone 919427-0216 bull 12 DECEMBER 1984

Convention Chairman Tom Poberezny addresses the Type Club members at Oshkosh 84

Butch Joyce (L) Type Club Tent Chairman poses with members of the International Cessna 120140 Association

John Berendt of the Fairchild Club talked about his favorite subject

The Cub Club and Luscombe Association were both repshyresented by John Bergeson at Oshkosh 84

Bob Wallace right lines up the OX-5 Aviation

Pioneers for a photo session

The International Cessna 120140 Association booth in the Type Club Tent

Julia Dickey center promoted Aeronca activities VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13

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1929 Hamilton Metalplane powered with a Pratt and Whitney These Hornet powered Metalplanes were mounted on HamilshyHornet engine of 500-525 hp ton metal floats

By Bob Monk (EAA 146391 AlC 8724)

351 So Palo Alto St Panama City FL 32401

Needless to say flying the Isthmus of Panama in a US Navy observation plane at the age of 17 was high advenshyture for a teenager yet this is what I was doifg one day in 1937 I had joined the United States Army Air Corps with my parents consent and was sent to the Canal Zone for two years

I had a 3-day pass and had bummed a ride on a Vought Corsair from AIshybrook Field where I was stationed on the Pacific side to Coco Solo Naval Air Station on the Atlantic side It was a real noisy airplane with short stiletto-type exhaust stacks I could have used some cotton in my ears shybut of course I didnt have any I thanked the pilot after we landed and he said something but I couldnt hear him

I was stationed at Albrook Field with the 24th Pursuit Group We had Boeing P-12 biplane fighters and I was a crew member assigned to one 14 DECEMBER 1984

of them The P-12 was a little on the homely side being such a shortshycoupled airplane but it would actushyally outfly the beautiful Curtiss Hawk P-6E

I flew quite often in Martin B-10 bombers on searchlight practice for the Army Also based on the field was a Douglas Dolphin amphibian a Sikorsky amphibian and a Bellanca Airbus We also had the forerunner of the AT-6 with fabric covered fuselage and it was the first retractable gear airplane on Albrook Field I flew back to Albrook from France Field on the Atlantic side in this plane Also there were two Keystone biplane bombers at Albrook that were used for testing parachutes with dummies

One thing I liked about duty at AIshybrook was that we did not have to pull KP duty Local San BIas Indians were hired to do the KP Our pay was $2100 per month - half of which I sent home to my parents to help them

with living expenses I remember that behind each barshy

racks building was our own banana house We could eat our fill of bananas and there were plenty of mango trees also A delicious mango would put a good ripe peach to shame taste-wise Tropical fruit of all varishyeties were plentiful

I flew several times with a friend in my outfit who had a private pilots license We flew from a Panamanian field not far from downtown Panama City in a J-2 Cub Also on the field was a Lockheed Vega which was used by a Panamanian pilot who flew mail and freight up and down the Isthmus I have often wondered what happened to this plane

I was wa ndering around one day at the Balboa docks when I noticed an old airplane hangar about half torn down In the hangar sat a Beechcraft Staggerwing on floats It was the first Staggerwing I had ever seen I

thought it was rather odd that the lower wing was located ahead of the top wing (On page 180 of the Staggerwing Book by Robert T Smith is the very airplane BI7L CZ116 I saw in Panama in 1937 It was inshyvolved in some kind of accident and left out in the tropical climate to rust away sitting on a railway dolly )

On the other side of this hangar were four Hamilton Metalplanes on floats with Isthmus Airways painted on the sides The planes even at this time were showing signs of deterioration but they could have been saved if someone had the forethought to store them away shynow they are gone forever

I recently got in touch with a Mr Georges G Bouche an antique airshycraft buff who works for the Panama Canal Zone Company I told him about seeing these aircraft in 1938 and asked him to send me photos which he has done

Isthmian Airways had two Travel Air 4000 biplanes on floats that were used for pilot training which appear in two or three of the photos

All-in-all I wouldnt take anything for my experiences in Panama Seeing the Hamilton Metalplane that won the Grand Champion Award in 1975 at the AAA Fly-In in Iowa brought back a lot of memories of the four I saw in Panama years ago deterioratshy

~sectsect~ ing and all but forgotten bull ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BOOK REVIEW By Dennis Parks

THE ADVENTURES OF AVIATOR PAUL WILBER BROTHER JOSH AND FRIENDS 1911 by Forest Lane et a1 History ofFlight Press 1984 71 pages This is the entertaining story of two pioneers of Ohio

Aviation Paul and Josh Wilber of Norwalk Ohio Their story is an example of the early constructorpilot Not only did they build their own airplane but Paul also taught himself to fly in it

In the fall of 1911 Paul Wilber was offered a set of plans for a 1909 Curtiss Pusher from a friend Ralph Cole who was in the process of rebuilding a Bleriot Type and would not have time for the Curtiss Paul age 19 and his brother Josh age 21 decided to tackle the project

The brothers built the planes components in their parents attic and later took the finished parts to a nearby farm and assembled the craft One of the first problems was determining the center of gravity They put the plane up on two saw horses one under each wing at one third chord Paul proceeded to climb into the pilots seat while Josh held onto the tail The engine was then shifted on the mount untiHhe aircraft came into balance at which time the bolt holes were drilled

Another problem the brothers faced was determining if they had enough power from the 50 horsepower Roberts engine they had borrowed The Curtiss required about 400 pounds of thrust for flight but they didnt know how much the Roberts produced To solve the problem they tied a rope from the undercarriage to a balance arm scale they

had bolted to the barn wall Then they ran the engine up to full power and as the scale read about 400 pounds they decided they had enough thrust for the Curtiss to fly

In the summer of 1912 the craft was ready for flight but Paul had no flight training He began the process of learning by running the plane back and forth across a field near the barn There was a crew on each end of the run to pick up the nose wheel and turn the Curtiss around for the return run After a few weekends of practice he took to the air for a run of a few hundred feet He figured he had a total practice time of forty-five minutes before soloing For the next two summers Paul flew his aeroplane to the excited reception of the townspeople and the local papers

Included in this book are clippings from the papers which relate the excitement of the exploits of the daring aviator Local aeronaut rises above trees Youthful avishyator in our midst Makes cross country flying without mishap - attains height of 1500 feet

The original Wilber Curtiss was located and purchased by Lloyd Washburn (EAA 33769 AlC 352) and was reshystored during 1983 by volunteers for the Ohio History of Flight Museum at Columbus International Airport where it is now on display

Told in first person through the use of letters newsshypaper reports and interviews and illustrated with contemshyporary photos here is a fascinating story of early aviation Highly recommended Available from the Ohio History of Flight Museum 4275 Sawyer Road Columbus OH 43219 $795 plus $100 shipping Signed and numbered edition $1195 plus $100 shipping bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

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Heres another example of a famous designers early creation that failed to perform as expected Built in the early Post-World War I period sevshyeral features reveal the current thinkshying of the time such as the wing-tip skids triple rudders etc The photo was submitted by Bill Red Baron Truver of Chicago Illinois Answers will be published in the March 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE

The Mystery Plane shown in the September 1984 issue of THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE fooled a number of readers who thought it was a Hamilton Metalplane Other guesses were Cessna AWand American Eagle Brougham Actually it is the Stout Air Coach a product of pioneer Bill Stout of Ford Trimotor fame It was a 4-place cabin design built in the summer of 1927 This airplane was powered with a Wright J-5 and as can be seen in the addishytional view it incorporated features typical of the Stout Air Pullman and early Ford Trimotors (note the cabin windows and the corrugated aluminum skin)

The following information was reshyceived from Bob Pauley of Farmingshyton Hills Michigan who writes

The September Mystery Plane was another Michigan-built airplane a Bill Stout design known as the Ford (Stout) Air Coach and also referred to as the Stout Executive It was another of the many Bill Stout deshysigns built in 1927 while he served as Director of the Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company

Bill Stout ran an independent surshyreptitious Skunk Works operation while working for Ford The Air Coach was a Stout design but built by Ford employees using Ford mateshyrials It was an all-metal corrugated skin 4-place airplane powered by a 200 hp Wright J-5 Photos of the origshyinal mock-up of the Air Coach show a Wright J-4 installed but apparently that engine was never fitted to the finished airplane The Air Coach made its first appearance at the Ford airport in Dearborn on August 26 1927 It was quite an advanced design for that time It had cantilever wings and a roomy 4-seat upholstered cabin It never had an official designation or model number and was never regisshytered with the Bureau of Air Comshymerce and as a result never carried an N number 16 DECEMBER 1984

In a recent phone conversation with Bob Baron and Edward Jackson (his name was incorrectly given as Edwin in the October issue) both of whom worked on the airplane they indicate that it was probably never flown since it was dangerously tail heavy Bob Baron says that four men could hardly lift the tail off the ground

Stout had wanted Ford test pilot Harry Brooks to fly the tandem-wing amphibian but was turned down and he had to look elsewhere for a pilot The attempts at flying the amphibian were made by Leonard Flo a low-time pilot who was a member of a flying club that Stout belonged to It is asshysumed that Flo was offered the chance to fly the Air Coach but turned Stout down Like so many ofStouts designs if the airplane did not meet his expecshytations he soon lost interest in it Before the end of 1927 the Air Coach was cut up and scrapped

Other correct answers to the Sepshytember Mystery Plane were sent in

by Charley Hayes of Park Forest Ilshylinois and Jack McRae of Huntington Station New York

Concerning the June Mystery Plane

Glenn Buffington of San Diego California recently talked to Bobbi Trout about the Commercial Sunshybeam shown in the June 1984 issue She recalled that she and Elinor Smith made five test flights before the record endurance flight of 45 hrs and 5 min The Sunbeam was well out of rigging and it was a trial and error method before they were able to stay below and behind the refueling ship The refueler was a well-worn Curtiss Carrier Pigeon biplane whose engine finally gave out Withshyout other support the girls gave up disappointed that their flight was not any longer In January 1931 Bobbi teamed up with Edna Mae Cooper and stayed aloft five days and nights in a Challenger Curtiss Robin She doubts there was any connection of the Sunshybeam with the Zenith Company bull

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DECEMBER 17 - KILL DEVIL HILLS NC - Wreath laying ceremony honorshying the 81st Anniversary of the Wright Brothers Flight Ceremonies are free and open to the public For information on flying to the airstrip or the event contact Bebe Midgette National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

MARCH 17middot23 - LAKELAND FLORIDA - 11th Annual EAA Sun n Fun Spring Celebration of Flight Contact Sun n Fun office at 813644-2431 Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm or write to P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807

APRIL 13middot14 - WASHINGTON DC - 5th Annual Tour of National Air and Space Museum and Paul E Garber Facility by EAA Chapter 4 Inc Dinner with speaker of note Limited to 200 Contact Margarent Scesa 9611-51 st Place College Park Maryland 20704 301 345-3164

APRIL 26-28 - KILL DEVIL HILL NC - 3rd Annual Wilber Wright Fly-In Three-day festival honoring Wilbur Wrights birthday April 16 1867 Sponshysored by First Flight SOCiety National Park Service and EAA Chapter 339 Contact Bob Woody National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

JULY 26 bull AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH WISCONSIN - 33rd Annual EAA Fly-In and Convention Make your plans now to attend the Worlds Greatest Aviation Event Contact EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

This has been a good year for me I became a member of EAA and the AntiqueClassic Division I am receiving SPORT AVIATION and THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and I made it to Oshkosh 84 My wife and I drove up for the opening weekend and were really immiddot pressed

We want to attend Oshkosh 85 but would like to be there during the AntiqueClassic events It is not possible for us to be there the entire week so if you could let us know the dates of the events we are interested in we can plan our travel arrangements

Your help will be appreciated Thanks B R Clark (EAA 225713 AC 8461) 735 Ware San Antonio TX 78221 bull

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Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Inc Po Box 6750 Telephone (813) 644-2431 bull Lakeland Florida 33807

EAAS SPRING CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT MARCH 17 - 231985

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SUN n FUN REGISTRATION FEES CATEGORY 1 IF YOU ARE AN EAA MEMBER

EAA Member amp Family $700 per day or $2500 per week One fee admits the EAA member his spouse and children under 18 You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

Admission to Showplane parking areas Free auto parking Souvenir Program Book Commemorative Decal Invitation to all activities (forums social events awards)

CATEGORY 2 IF YOU ARE NOT AN EAA MEMBER BUT HAVE QUALIFYING AIRmiddot MAN CERTIFICATE (We accept the following certificates Airman AampP AmiddotI etc Air Defense Card FAA Membership card of AMA QB OXmiddot5 etc Any identification to show affiliation with andor knowledge of aircraft operations)

Yourself $700 per day or $2500 per week Each member of your party over age 14 $500 per day or $2500 per week You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

One Souvenir Program Book for your party Admission to Showplane parking areas One Commemorative Decal Admission to forums

CATEGORY 3 NONmiddotEAA MEMBERS AN D THOSE WHO DO NOT HOLD ANY QUALIFYING AIRMAN CERTIFICATE

Each Person $500 per day You receive Admission to all exhibit areas including the Ultralight

Operations area Daily airshow Admission to the forums and workshops Admission to Showplane parking areas only while accompanied by a person holding a Category 1 or 2 ticket

NOTES Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult Additional Souvenir Programs are available for $200 each

IF YOU JOIN EAA WHILE AT SUN N FUN YOU MAY EXCHANGE YOUR CATEGORY 2 OR 3 TICKETS FOR CATEGORY 1 TICKETS AT MAIN REGISTRATION

TRANSPORTATION Buses will be operated on a regular schedule throughout the flymiddotin Guests arriving

by air will be provided FREE shuttle bus transportation anywhere on the airport courtesy of Sun n Fun Bus fares to and from the motels and downtown Lakeland are $1 00 Your program will include the bus schedule This information will also be posted at bus stops at Sun n Fun and at the Lakeland Municipal Airport Terminal and Restaumiddot rant

AUTO PARKING Auto parking is free to EAA members All that is necessary is to show your current

International EAA membership card to the parking attendants

AIRCRAFT AWARDS If you are fortunate enough to fly to Sun n Fun in a showplane you certainly would

want it judged for one of the many awards In order to have your aircraft judged it must be registered Judging registration forms are available at any of the aircraft registration points on the airport (Warbirds Ultralight Airside etc) Just complete the form and leave it at the registration booth All aircraft must be parked in the appropriate area to be judged (ie Homebuilts in the Homebuilt area etc) A WORD OF CAUmiddot TION Your aircraft must be registered for judging prior to 500 pm Friday March 22 in order to have it judged

If you bring your showplane Antique Classic Warbird Homebuilt etc to Sun n Fun 1985 you will receive a very special pair of wings to wear

18 DECEMBER 1984

PAW ADVERTISEMENT CONTROL TOWER

The Lakeland Control Tower will operate 12 hours per day during the EAA Sun n Fun Fly-In between 7 am and 7 pm EST Primary Frequencies are ATIS 1242 Ground Control 1214 Tower 1245 VOR 1160

If there is any possibility that you might be coming to Sun n Fun in an aircraft without a radio it is important that you place your name aircraft type identification number address and the word NON-RADIO on a postcard and mail it to Tampa ATC Tower Tampa International Airport Tampa FL 33607 The receipt of the card will validate your authorization to operate without a radio while the Temporary ATC Tower is in operation The card also indicates that you have read and understand the procedure as shown in NOTAMS

Please bring your own tie-downs Limited numbers of tie-downs will be available on the field during the fly-in week Ask a plane parker

CAMP REGISTRATION AND FACILITIES You may camp by your aeroplane or in a tent in a motor home camper

bus etc There are no electrical hookups water is available throughout the camping areas except the Ultralight area There are two shower houses availshyable We have a beautiful country store for the convenience of campers

FEES Camper fees will be $500 per day per unit payable in advance If you leave before the end of the fly-in the remainder of your camping fee will be refunded Check out time will be 1200 Noon Registration fee must be paid with your camping fee

VOLUNTEER CENTER Sun n Fun is operated by volunteers Even the officers and directors are

unpaid All of these people register and pay just like you do Please help keep our fees down by pitching in and helping run your convenshy

tion The more of us that work the less work each of us will have to do Help us to help you enjoy the fly-in Get involved help share the load shy

VOLUNTEER Youll have more fun if you are a part of it Visit your VOLUNTEER BUILDING and offer to pitch in We will love you

for it If you work for eight (8) hours during the convention you will receive a

special Sun n Fun VOLUNTEER PATCH

IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED We have attempted to provide the info that you will need before coming

to the fly-in If however you have additional questiona please call our Sun n Fun office (813-644-2431) between 900 am and 400 pm Monday through Friday

HOUSING We are again working on providing housing accommodations in private

homes If you are interested call the Sun n Fun office after 1-1-85

CAMPGROUNDS SAN LAN RANCH - 3929 US Highway 98 South - 813-665-1726 TIKI VILLAGE - 905 Crevasse St - 813-858-5364 HOLLINGSWORTH TRAVEL TRAILER PARK - 6211 US Hwy 98 N shy813-858-2026

AUTOMOBILE RENTAL AGENCIES AVIS RENT-A-CAR - 3410 US HWY 98 North - 813-858-7641 CANNON BUICK LEASING - 5210 S Florida Ave - 813-646-5051 HERTZ CAR RENTAL - 2101 S Florida Ave - 813-683-4727 or 800-654-3131 JIM ADAMS FORD - 1430 W Memorial Blvd - 813-682-1102 LAKELAND LINCOLN-MERCURY LEASING - 1111 East Main St shy813-688-1212 LAKELAND TOYOTA - 1200 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-5451 NATIONAL CAR RENTAL - 851 S Florida Ave 813-682-1586 or 800-328-4567 PRECISION OLDSMOBILEFIAT - 2805 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-7911 RAY DURDIN LEASING - 1025 US Highway 98 South - 813-688-5541 REGAL PONTIACHONDA - 2615 Lakeland Hills Blvd - 813-687-8000 THREE DOLLAR CAR RENTAL - 218 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-1944 UGLY DUCKLING RENT A CAR - 1630 W Memorial Blvd - 813-687-0110 YERTON LEASING - 1002 E Main Street - 813-688-8555

SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING SUN N FUN FLY-IN

Due to the heavy volume of air traffic generated by the fly-in pilots are urged to be extremely alert for a high volume of VFR traffic operating in Central Flordia

BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FLY-IN CHECK NOTAMS AND THE AIRMANS INFORMATION MANUAL FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES LAKELAND MUNICIPAL AIRshyPORT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL ITINERANT OPERATIONS FROM 200 PM TO 400 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME DAILY DURING THE FLYshyIN

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STEARMAN 1941 PT-17 - Completely rebuilt by a nationally known company original blue and yelshylow stars and bars on cot1on 220 Continental 50 hours since major but aircraft not flown since comshypletion Sell or trade Cessna 182 or equivalent 904546-3141 (12-2)

CESSNA 170B 1953 1400 SMOH 65 STOH Rebuilt gyros Imron paint 75 galhr $14000 Call 217488-6283 (12-2)

1936 Stinson SR-8C Gullwing Reliant Fourshytime Grand Champion featured in November 82 THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and SPORT AVIAshyTION Roy Redman 507334-5922 (12-1)

1952 Tri-Pacer 340 SMOH 1983 restoration with Ceconite alternator strobes electric T amp B Genave 200A AT 50A transponder Call 919335shy1630 (1-2)

1939 Aeronca Chief Model 50-L Only one flying 50 hp Lyc 310 SMOH New wood Ceconite tube seal on rebuild New prop red amp yellow nice antique $6800 firm Trades NY 315598-3537 (12-1)

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Intercom - 2 cloth helmets 2 headsets 2 boom mikes $400 value for $175 as-is where-is Needs work 504892-5756 (11-2)

Beech Staggerwing Club needs data history and parts Want former ownerlpilot to tell us your exshyperiences and whereabouts of any parts - any condition Club Secretary George York 181 Sloboda Avenue Mansfield OH 44906 phone 419755-1208 days 419529-4378 evenings and weekends (12-2)

For sale Full length leather flying suit 24 volt electrically heated BuAero US Navy M4563 Colvinex Corporation Very good condition $35000 Glen Brodeur P O Box 184 Thompson CT 06277 phone 203923-3115

For sale Private estate adjacent to municipal airport Pilot or mechanics dream home Property consists of 10-plus acres including 2-year-old earth (berm) home 24 x 40 workshop with carshyport 1 car garage 40 x 80 hangarlwarehouse 18 x 24 log cabin and three hangars on airport One and a half acres zoned residential remaining acreage zoned intensive industrial Fifty foot gate provides easy access to airport proper Approximately 45 air miles to Oshkosh Earth home with solar wood and electric heat is unshyfinished Miscellaneous extras include Storage tanks for two grades of fuel (300 and 2600 gallon capacities) 10 hangar door on warehouse 5 tie-downs storage at1ic and winch lift in workshyshop and underground root cellarlbomb shelter Asking $125000 Will consider airplane as partial payment Send SASE for more details to Ron Ot1os Aeroplane Store Inc PO Box 206 Clintonville WI 54929 or phone 715823-2802 (12-1)

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Siemens-Halske 160 from Jungmeister Removed for new engine Approx 550 hours No logs $5000000 firm Complete including OH stand Phone 201 388-7538 after 600 pm (12-1)

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH ottier 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692 (11-1)

FREE FREE FREE - This space reserved for free Want to Buy ads in the January 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE First come first served Need parts for your restoration Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Wit1man Airfield Oshshykosh WI 54903-2591

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

PUBLICATION STAFF

PUBLISHER Paul H Poberezny

DIRECTOR MARKETING amp COMMUNICATIONS

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EDITOR Gene R Chase

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EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Norman Petersen

FEATURE WRITERS George A Hardie Jr

Dennis Parks Roy Redman

EAA ANTIQUECLASSIC DIVISION INC

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DECEMBER 1984 bull Vol 12 No 12

Contents

4 AlC News by Gene Chase

5 Friendship Porch Dedicated to Convention Volunteers

6 The Rebirth of an Aeronca C-3 by Hardy D Cannon

9 Vintage Literature by Dennis Parks

10 Pheasant H-l0 Restoration by Gene Chase

12 Type Club Activities at Oshkosh 84 by Gene Chase

14 A Teenager in Panama by Bob Monk

15 Book Review by Dennis Parks

16 Mystery Plane by George A Hardie Jr

17 Letters to the Editor 17 Calendar of Events 21 The Vintage Trader

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FRONT COVER Grand Champion Classic at Oshkosh 84 was this Cessna 140 NC4135N owned by Rick and Kathie Paige San Mateo California (Photo by Ted Koston)

BACK COVER The newest addition to the EAA Aviation Foundashytion s collection is this beautifully restored 1933 Cirrus-powered Fairshychild 24-C8 NC13191 SIN 2009 donated by Harold G Scheck East Rutherford New Jersey

(Photographed at the Foundation s Pioneer Airport by Jack Cox)

The words EM ULTRALIGHT FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM SPORT AVIATION and the logos of EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INC EM INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION EM ANTIQUE amp CLASSIC DIVISION INC INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB INC WARBIRDS OF AMERICA INC are registered trademarks THE EM SKY SHOPPE and logos of the EM AVIATION FOUNDATION INC and EM 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 54903-2591shy

The VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-6943) is published and owned exclusively by EM AntiqueClassic Division Inc of the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc and is published monthly at Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903shy2591 3econd Class Postage paid at Oshkosh WI 54901 and additional mailing offices Membership rates for EM AntiqueClassic Division Inc are $1800 for current EM members for 12 month period of which $1200 is for the publication of The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Membership is open to all who are interested in aviation

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3

U~ews Compiled by Gene Chase

IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEM CONCERNING CERTAIN BENDIX

CARBURETORS Attention owners and operators of aircraft with Bendix

NA-S3A1 NA-S3B and NA-S3A1 carburetors on their engines and using automobile gasoline or high aeromatic 100 LL avgas

We have had an incident reported to us involving a Cessna 120 which had a new carburetor float needle inshystalled in 1983 which however was the obsoleted part with the neoprene tip The swelling of the tip eventually increased to the point where the engine was too lean to operate One of the dangers is that a continual leaning can be taking place without the knowledge of the operator This could l~ad to engine damage from excessively lean operation Checking with a carburetor overhaul shop reshyveals that this has been a longstanding and continuing occurrence

Bendix issued a Service Bulletin (84) in 1963 and changed the float needle valve in these carburetors from a valve with a neoprene tip to an all plastic valve made of delrin (they have not manufactured the old valve since then) In our opinion all of these old valves (PIN 390077) should have been scrapped years ago because ofthe rubber age control requirement

If you are unsure of the type of needle valve in your carburetor do not continue to use either 100 LL avgas or autogas It is strongly recommended that you determine whether it is a needle with a neoprene tip (part no 390077) replace it immediately with part no 2523047 and make the installation in accordance with Bendix Sershyvice Bulletin 84

CONOCO SAYS ITS AUTO FUEL QUALITY IS COMPARABLE TO

THAT OF AVGAS Officials of the Conoco Oil Company stated that Conoco

unleaded auto fuel quality is comparable to that of avgas at a recent meeting with FAA Fixed Base Operators airport executives and Conoco Oil dealers in Denver Colshyorado

Conocos presentation provided a technical review of the specifications and a comparison between the imporshytant characteristics of automobile gasoline and aviation gasoline The conclusions were that automobile gasoline is a satisfactory substitute for 80 octane avagas when handled properly Conoco has tested samples of auto gas by both aviation octane methods deriving both the lean rating and the rich rating and has found that the rich generally is about 5 points higher than the lean rating which means that 82 MON (motor octane number) auto gas is the full equivalent of 8087 grade avgas Volatility and Reid vapor pressures were also discussed by Conoco They pointed out that the aircraft that had demonstrated compliance with the Federal Air Regulations in this reshygard should be perfectly capable of using automobile gasoline In conclusion Conoco recommended to the Fixed Base Operators that they be sure that auto gas was proshy

vided only to those aircraft which were approved for its use to purchase the fuel only from fuel vendors who are known for their integrity and fuel quality and to purchase only fuel meeting ASTM D-439 requirements

EAAs President and Founder Paul H Poberezny praised Conocos position I am proud and pleased to see a company of Cono cos high reputation joining others such as Amoco Oil in recognizing the importance of auto fuel to the aviation community Poberezny who began EAAs auto fuel research program more than seven years ago noted that Amoco Oil has been a supporter of EAAs reshysearch from its inception

EAA Aviation Foundation Technical Director Harry Zeisloft was invited by Conoco to address the meeting in Denver Zeisloft pointed out that lowering the cost of aviashytion through the use of auto fuel is extremely important According to FAAs statistics student starts in 1978 were 137000 Those starts were reduced to 86000 in 1982 and if the same trend continues it will be 0 by 1989 Zeisloft also noted that 79 of the civil engine aviation fleet is capable of using 80 octane auto fuel He said Over 10500 aircraft are now flying regularly and safely on auto fuel The annual rate of usage of auto gas in aircraft is consershyvatively estimated at 38600000 gallons of gasoline The savings in maintenance costs added to the savings in direct operating costs approaches $20 per hour for an aircraft such as a Cessna 182

For more information on EAAs auto fuel research and development program contact the EAA Aviation Center Auto Fuel Department Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065

EAA AIR ACADEMY 84 EAA Air Academy 84 enjoyed unprecedented success

as it brought experienced EAAers and youth together at the EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh For three weeks they shared the technology and love of aviation while developing the concept of quality without compromise which we hope will continue to be a part of their aviation and personal lives The EAA AntiqueClassic Division and its members played an essential part in the success of this initial Academy

Read the full story of EAA Air Academy 84 in the December 1984 issue of SPORT AVIATION For informashytion about EAA Air Academy 85 contact Chuck Larsen at the EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh

EAAJAOPA PRIMARY AIRCRAFT PETITION

Details of the joint EAAlAOPA petition to amend the Federal Aviation Regulations to permit certificashytion of a new simplified category of aircraft to be known as Primary Aircraft appear on page 10 of the December 1984 issue of SPORT AVIATION

The only provision which could potentially affect antique and classic aircraft would be the one which under certain circumstances would provide for the conversion of a standard certificated aircraft in the normal utility or aerobatic category to be operated as a primary aircraft

It should be emphasized however that such conshyversions by t e owner would be strictly voluntary Also participation by aircraft manufacturers would be strictly voluntary

The real emphasis of the Priptary Aircraft proshyposal is on new aircraft and very likely will involve new manufacturers

4 DECEMBER 1984

NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM GROUP PLANS

AVIATIONAEROSPACE MUSEUM The Empire State Aerosciences Museum (ESAM) a

newly chartered non-profit educational corporation has announced plans for a future aviationaerospace museum to be located in the Schenectady NY area The museum is expected to feature over 80 years of flight development and manufacture in New York State together with milishytary antique and homebuilt aircraft and historical arshytifacts

Museum plans include a research library facilities for students and educators and additional use by community civic groups as well as aviation groups

ESAM will sponsor air shows at the Schenectady County Airport with proceeds dedicated to museum deshyvelopment An individual and corporate membership proshygram currently being initiated will fund general operatshying expenses newsletters etc

ESAM welcomes comments and suggestions relative to museum development availability of display material etc from aviation groups and historians Their mailing address is Box 1196 Schenectady NY 12301

FRIENDSHIP PORCH DEDICATED TO CONVENTION VOLUNTEERS

(Photos by Jack McCarthy)

Among the many ceremonies during Oshkosh 84 was the dedication of the Friendship Porch Presided over by AntiqueClassic Division President Bob Lickteig apprecishyation plaques were presented to Al Kelch and Bob Lumley chairman and co-chairman respectively of the porch comshymittee The untiring efforts of these two men along with other volunteers resulted in the construction of this pracshytical and handsome addition to the AntiqueClassic Headshyquarters building and its completion in time for Oshkosh 84

The event included a ribbon cutting ceremony and the placement of a brass plaque on the front of the building The plaque reads Friendship Porch dedicated to our volshyunteers whose selfless efforts have made possible this great convention - EAA AntiqueClassic Division

The porch not only provides comfort for tired convenshytion participants but also adds beauty to the Headquarshyters Building It will continue to be a favorite spot in the AntiqueClassic area during EAA conventions bull

AntiqueClassic Division President Bob Lickteig (Center) preshysents appreciation plaques to Bob Lumley (L) and AI Kelch for their efforts in the design and construction of the Friendship Porch

AI Kelch (L) and Bob Lumley chairman and co-chairman respecshytively of the porch committee cut the ceremonial ribbon during the dedication ceremony

AI and Bob affix the brass plaque to the AntiqueClassic Headshyquarters Building dedicating the Friendship Porch to all EAA Convention volunteers

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 5

The 1935 Aeronca C-3 NC14640 SIN 526 with Bill Stratton at the controls

()f An Ae-f)nca pound-3 a~te-

By Hardy D Cannon (AARRCO) 16518 Ledgestone

San Antonio TX 78232

This 1935 flying two-cylinder motorcyle makes strange noises throws oil by the glob is drafty uncomfortable and simply marvelous a deep deep fuselage squatting on a pair of baby-sized wheels the snub upturned nose gives the appearance of an airplane which has run headshylong into something solid and collapsed its gear in the bargain more a caricature of an airplane really a cartoonists creation from its absurd chinless face to that great elephants ear of a fin and rudder all strung together with brace wires string and cloth The engine produces (if you are lucky) all of 26 horsepower and makes an inshycredible racket while going about it

(Photos by Roger Beery)

The Aeronca C-3 was perhaps the most maligned small airplane that was ever built The Flying Bathtub The Ugliest Airplane in the World Airnocker etc were just a few terms that were used to describe one ofthe first light airplanes built in America The first Aeronca a 26 hp single-place plane was designed by JA Roche in 1928 and was truly the first light airplane to be manufactured in America Roche was dedicated to the idea of filling the sky with simple no frills everymans easy-to-fly economshyical-to-operate airplanes

Basket cases were the name of the game Profit was not intended (certainly not achieved) when Bill Stratton

6 DECEMBER 1984

and I formed a company known as Antique Aircraft Rescue and Restoration Company AARRCO is interested in keepshying antiques and warbirds flying My wife and I own about 40 acres in South Bexar County in Texas and so we built a shop behind our house pulled fences graded some and came up with a 2880 ft grass landing strip 100 ft wide and Bill bought the adjacent property to complete the strip

Bill Stratton of San Antonio Darvin Krisell of PIes anshyton and I formed a working team that makes this a labor of love Darvin and I no longer fly but restoration and rebuilding keeps oil in our blood Bill is the test pilot

We read of two Aeronca C-3 basket cases in Arizona Bill hopped a plane after a discussion with the Arizona owner Convinced that we could and would be able to reshystore the planes Bill rented a V-Haul truck and began the trek back with his precious cargo in paper bags and cardboard boxes Crossing the New Mexico and Texas desshyerts with no air conditioner or even a blower caused a great deal of discomfort but Bill pressed on

About 3 oclock in the afternoon of June 171981 Bill pulled into the shop area As he stretched and worked feelings back into his body Darvin and I began to unlock the doors to a truly new adventure

As the truck was being unloaded we laid out the pieces for a better assessment of what we really had and what we were going to need Out came two Aeronca C-3 fuseshylages - Master series 500 Round Backs parts of four wings parts of two tail groups parts of three different landing gear parts parts parts and more parts some Aeronca 7 AC tail assemblies a pair of World War II L-3 wood wings some Waco parts instruments many broken parts bolts nuts washers screws rusted cable and fitshytings that no one can identify completed the cargo Bill laughed and said that he just bought anything and everyshything that the man would throw in

Darvin and I began to look at each other what a challenge In the 1940s I had rebuilt a part of C-3 wings but that was about 35 years ago Thanks to our friend John Houser of the Aeronca Corporation we were able to get some copies of the original blueprints

Work on the plane we chose to complete went rather slowly because other restorations and rebuilding jobs seemed to pour in faster than we could imagine so the C-3 NC14640 SIN A-526 project was just sorta put on hold

After about a year had passed we were able to gather more parts and pictures and manuals We farmed out the engine to Dave Warren who is an expert in the field of engines as well as other aspects of antique airplanes We discovered that we had five left doors and no right doors

so we converted left to right We had five landing gears and none really matched modification became necessary Wheels were paired with one extra brakes were paired and matched to the wheels The shocks had to be completely rebuilt and we discovered only one taxi spring a nearby foundry made one for us

The covering of the fuselage and wings was acshycomplished and the finish through silver brought the need to assemble the airplane to see if everything did fit We accomplished this on a Saturday when we had some help but spectators began to gather and made fun of us our plane and our project This made us more determined that we would spend more time and complete at least one C-3 just to show that it would fly and perform well

Choosing a color scheme posed no problem lemon yelshylow with black letters and black stripe was the unanimous choice Thanks to Paul R Matt for his production of Volshyume X of the Historical Aviation Albums for a color picshyture from which we painted our C-3

Assembly went smoothly enough considering that we had fit and tried everything prior to painting With the baggage compartment seat seat cushions instrument panel gas tank and crash pad all in place we then turned our attention to the windshield Paper patterns often fit where plexiglass does not We made several patterns and then decided on the one that we thought would be the most satisfactory when installed The plexiglass was cut edges sanded rubber in place and as you can guess near the last screw a pop a crack and then a split from top to bottom Next came a revision of the paper pattern new plexiglass and a hot 98 degree afternoon which proved to be no better another crack from top to bottom

After that we really looked hard at what was happenshying and realized that the yoke on my bandsaw in making a small curve put such a bind on the plexiglass that we were actually starting a series of small cracks We checked our pattern again and then went to a plastic center that had a larger bandsaw Installation of windshield number three went as planned

The engine installation posed no problem because there is so little to it but starting the engine was something else The carburetor is located on the extreme bottom there is no primer no accelerator pump and no choke Experimenting adjusting and trial and error gave us the clue To successfully start the E-113 we had to remove the spark plugs (two) inject a small squirtoffuel replace the spark plugs push the throttle to a space of three fingers switch on clear and it starts on the second swing of the prop emitting a noise that is unbelievable to the novice nok-nok-kiank-puff-purrr

The C-3 fuselage nearly ready for cover NC14640 is covered and ready for pre-assembly

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 7

The Aeronca C-3 is in good company with the Piper L-4 and the Heath Parasol over the flat Texas countryside

The restoration shop with an Aeronca C-2 fuselage hanging from the rafters and a C-3 fuselage on the floor A C-3 landing gear is in the foreground

The mighty 36 hp Aeronca E-113 engine that powers NC14640

Running the engine in all ranges on the ground was necessary to make proper adjustments as to richness of carburetor high speed rpm and low speed rpm Darvin was in the cockpit running up the engine and I was makshying adjustments when an unbelievable vibration set in On impulse Darvin cut the switch and I could see a vibrashytion like I had seen only when I took a 40 hp Cub through a large tree

As the engine stopped I could see what happened the new prop was in the process of coming apart I was truly thankful because it could have happened in the air or on take-off The prop hubs are hand honed to match the shaft so we had to replace the prop using the same hub The other prop we had turned out to be 1 4 inch thinner than the one which had come apart so a plate was made to fit between the face of the prop and the face-plate of the hub Then adjustments had to be made all over again beshycause each prop works differently on the engine

The next morning broke clear and cool with about an 8 mph wind right down the runway Bill realized this would be ideal for the taxi tests and possibly the first test flight of our new C-3 After the plane was rolled out gassed up and oil checked we helped Bill work his way through the maze of flying wires that surround the cockpit

Bill give me several high speed taxi runs was the request I made The little engine was purring right along and after a few lift offs and touch downs Bill decided to take it around the field Shes a beauty in the air and a dream to fly if you are not in a hurry and yes to all the doubters and skeptics IT DID FLV

We are presently working on C-3 Master number two a C-3 Collegian and two Aeronca C-2s When we need parts we make them and when we need plans we draw them This is a labor of love and we enjoy every minute of it bull

8 DECEMBER 1984

By Dennis Parks (EAA 115388)

Purdue University Libraries

Aerial Age was the only aviation weekly to survive beyond the first World War It was published from March 1915 to July 1923 by the Aerial Age Company of New York The founding editor was H Chadwick Hunter folshylowed in April 1915 by G Douglas Wardrop who remained editor until the publication ceased Contributing editor was Henry Woodhouse who was also editor of FLYING the Aero Club of Americas magazine which was absorbed by Aerial Age in 1921

The first issue of March 22 1915 was announced as taking the place of Aero amp Hydro as the American Aeronautical Weekly Aero amp Hydro had ceased in November 1914 Aerial Age boasted of an initial subscripshytion list of 10000 and listed among its first 25 subscribers were Katherine Stinson and Capt Thomas Baldwin The first issue had 24 pages but by June it was up to 46 pages

The covers of Aerial Age had reproductions of black and white photographs of aircraft and provide a good source of pictures of early aircraft Some of the cover shots in 1915 were The Curtiss Flying Boat the Thomas Milishytary Tractor and a Martin Tractor The June 28 1915 cover had a picture of Glenn L Martin with Mary Pickford from the movie The Girl of Yesterday Unfortunately in July 1915 the illustrated covers stopped and they only listed editorial contents With the US entry into World War I the cover photos reappeared During 1922 the covers featured aerial photographs from around the US These included downtown shots of Chicago New York and Washshyington Some of the pictures came from the Fairchild Aershyial Camera Corp

Some of the regular features were news of the week foreign news recent aero patents books on aeronautics and Aeronitis Aeronitis was a series of quips and quotes either new or reprinted from other sources Aeronitis was defined as a pleasant infectious ailment that made people flighty For an example one of the stories told goes Lady What do you call the man who attends to your airplane A viator I regret but I never use profanity in the presence of a lady

Most issues had a feature on a new aircraft These articles consisted of two or three pages and provided deshyscriptions specifications and a three-view drawing Some of the aircraft covered in 1915 were The Heinrich Tractor the Burgess-Dunne Convertible tail-less land and waterplane and the Jannus Flying Boat Some examples from early 1920 were Supermarine Flying Boats the Sopwith Transport Plane and the BAT Baboon For its time period Aerial Age is the best source of descripshytions for new aircraft and its coverage resembles that later provided by Aero Digest

Technical topics were also covered Neil MacCoull shyME had a series of articles describing new engines and accessories There was also a series of reprints of NACA

reports featuring such topics as the choice of wing sections and the strengths of laminated wing spars Translations of foreign literature also appeared an example is the article by A Betz of Gottingen on the theory of the screw propeller

The growth of the aircraft industry over the period of the first World War is reflected in the growth of the size of the magazine and in the number of advertisers The first issue of March 22 1915 had 24 pages and four airshycraft companies Curtiss Gallaudet Burgess and Martin had full page ads The expectations of the post-war era is shown by the March 3 1919 issue which has 112 pages with 7 full page and 3 double page ads from aircraft companies The double-page ads were by Curtiss WrightshyMartin and Standard The issue had over 100 display ads and the editorial expounded on American Aeronautics Great Future

Unfortunately Americans aeronautical future was brighter than the future of Aerial Age In the June 26 issue of 1922 the editor announced that the journal would cease publication as a weekly and with the August issue became monthly One of the offers made to boost circulashytion was giving away a war surplus propeller along with a two-year subscription all for $10 One year later it ceased publication By that time Aviation had expanded into a weekly and Aero Digest had become well estabshylished

The EAA Library has a complete set of Aerial Age bull

AE WEEKLY

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9

Assembly of the OX-5 engine is a family effort AI Buttles (L) with his son Timothy Buttles and grandson Tracy Buttles

The Pheasant was no great aeronautical wonder but it certainly was an airplane of good behavior and very pleasant lines according to Joseph Juptner in his US Civil Aircraft Volume One This is an apt description of this but one of many OX-5 powered biplanes of the Great Depression era

It is reported that 11 Pheasants were built at the factory in Memphis Missouri in 1927 The plant was moved to Fond du Lac Wisconsin early the next year and three more were built S J Steve Wittman was company test pilot at the Fond du Lac facility

The EAA Aviation Foundations Pheasant N151N SIN 136 is the only known surviving example and was on display in the Museum at Hales Corners for many years after being donated by EAA member Philip Stier Sussex

(Photo by Paul Poberezny) Wisconsin in 1971 Bill Chomo director of aircraft restoration points to one of the The restoration of this rare aircraft is being acshy many mouse nests in the lower wings of the Pheasant

complished by volunteers and the dedicated efforts of Jeri Goetz of the restoration staff She reports the plane is in remarkably good condition with no major rebuilding reshyquired

The first piece of fabric was removed from one of the lower wing panels by EAA President Paul Poberezny and a long-since vacated mouse nest was exposed This was just the tip of the iceberg however as when Jeri removed the remaining fabric she discovered a full-blown mouse condominium - her description

Apparently where the plane was stored before coming to EAA there was heavy mouse traffic - so much in fact that the wood in the lower wing panels was black with grime It took three applications of soap water and vigorshyous brushing with complete drying in-between before the grime was removed and the varnish finish on the wood reappeared 10 DECEMBER 1984

(Photo by Paul Poberezny on 21484) The Pheasant H-1 0 on display in the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin just before its disassembly and move to the new Aviation Center at Oshkosh

The Pheasant fuseshylage being dismanshytled prior to sandshyblasting

This was followed by sanding the wing structure down to bare wood so the necessary repairs could be made Jeri was assisted here by volunteers including Museum doshycents Bill and Betty Ratzmann and some energetic teenshyagers Both upper and lower panels were ready to cover by Convention time and Ray Stits offered to perform that task He donated the materials and before Oshkosh 84 was over the wings were covered and doped through silver in the Stits Covering Demonstration Tent

The fuselage has been disassembled and the frame sandblasted The only repairs needed here are straightenshying the lower longerons and tubular stringers where overshytight fabric had bowed them in

The Curtiss OX-5 engine for the Pheasant is being overhauled by dedicated volunteer Al Buttles Wild Rose Wisconsin He started working on this project early in September and spends two days per week on the OX-5 Al is 72 and one of the first pilots in the Oshkosh area He is joined occasionally by his son Timothy Buttles and 16-year-old grandson Tracy Buttles both from Manawa Wisconsin

The engine will be ready to run when a serviceable rotor for the magneto and a water pump can be located Any leads regarding the acquisition of these two badly needed items should be directed to the Executive Director of the EAA Aviation Foundation Ralph Bufano Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 414426-4800

When the restoration is completed this rare Pheasant H-10 will join the fleet of flying vintage aircraft based at the EAA Aviation Foundations Pioneer Airport where visitors to the Museum can not only see these planes in their 1920s and 30s environment but also enjoy the sights and sounds of the aircraft in flight bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

By Gene Chase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PhotosbyJackMcCarthn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~__~

One of the many activities in the AntiqueClassic Area at Oshkosh is centered in the Type Club Headquarters Tent where ten organizations were represented this year Complimentary space is offered to any type club representshying antique or classic aircraft so they can have a central meeting place for their own members as well as the opporshytunity to exchange ideas with other clubs

The following type clubs were represented

Aeronca AviatorS Club Joe and Julia Dickey Columbus Indiana

Aeronca Lovers Club Buzz Wagner Clark South Dakota

International Cessna 120140 Association

Jim Merwin Coon Rapids Minnesota

Cub Club John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

Fairchild Club John Berendt Cannon Falls Minnesota

Luscombe Association John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

National Waco Club Ray Brandly Hamilton Ohio

OX-5 Aviation Pioneers Bob Wallace Baltimore Maryland

Porterfield Airplane Club Chuck Lebrecht Wonder Lake Illinois

Staggerwing Club Jim Gorman Mansfield Ohio

Butch Joyce chairman for this activity has received many favorable comments regarding the Type Club Headshyquarters Tent and most of the 1984 participants have indicated they will return next year

One of the highlights for this the second year for the activity was a talk by Convention Chairman Tom Poberezshyny He spoke of the relationship between EAAs Antique Classic Division and the Type Clubs putting down any thoughts that EAA was trying to take over the Clubs He said EAAs involvement was to provide a service to the AntiqueClassic membership many of whom are members of the various special interest type clubs

The activity is informal with no set hours of operation or requirement that the spaces be manned continuously Some of the groups who were short on personnel in 84 hope to remedy the situation next year

Type Club representatives wishing to reserve comshyplimentary space in the Type Club Headquarters Tent at Oshkosh 85 should contact Butch Joyce Box 468 Madishy~on NC 27025 phone 919427-0216 bull 12 DECEMBER 1984

Convention Chairman Tom Poberezny addresses the Type Club members at Oshkosh 84

Butch Joyce (L) Type Club Tent Chairman poses with members of the International Cessna 120140 Association

John Berendt of the Fairchild Club talked about his favorite subject

The Cub Club and Luscombe Association were both repshyresented by John Bergeson at Oshkosh 84

Bob Wallace right lines up the OX-5 Aviation

Pioneers for a photo session

The International Cessna 120140 Association booth in the Type Club Tent

Julia Dickey center promoted Aeronca activities VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13

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1929 Hamilton Metalplane powered with a Pratt and Whitney These Hornet powered Metalplanes were mounted on HamilshyHornet engine of 500-525 hp ton metal floats

By Bob Monk (EAA 146391 AlC 8724)

351 So Palo Alto St Panama City FL 32401

Needless to say flying the Isthmus of Panama in a US Navy observation plane at the age of 17 was high advenshyture for a teenager yet this is what I was doifg one day in 1937 I had joined the United States Army Air Corps with my parents consent and was sent to the Canal Zone for two years

I had a 3-day pass and had bummed a ride on a Vought Corsair from AIshybrook Field where I was stationed on the Pacific side to Coco Solo Naval Air Station on the Atlantic side It was a real noisy airplane with short stiletto-type exhaust stacks I could have used some cotton in my ears shybut of course I didnt have any I thanked the pilot after we landed and he said something but I couldnt hear him

I was stationed at Albrook Field with the 24th Pursuit Group We had Boeing P-12 biplane fighters and I was a crew member assigned to one 14 DECEMBER 1984

of them The P-12 was a little on the homely side being such a shortshycoupled airplane but it would actushyally outfly the beautiful Curtiss Hawk P-6E

I flew quite often in Martin B-10 bombers on searchlight practice for the Army Also based on the field was a Douglas Dolphin amphibian a Sikorsky amphibian and a Bellanca Airbus We also had the forerunner of the AT-6 with fabric covered fuselage and it was the first retractable gear airplane on Albrook Field I flew back to Albrook from France Field on the Atlantic side in this plane Also there were two Keystone biplane bombers at Albrook that were used for testing parachutes with dummies

One thing I liked about duty at AIshybrook was that we did not have to pull KP duty Local San BIas Indians were hired to do the KP Our pay was $2100 per month - half of which I sent home to my parents to help them

with living expenses I remember that behind each barshy

racks building was our own banana house We could eat our fill of bananas and there were plenty of mango trees also A delicious mango would put a good ripe peach to shame taste-wise Tropical fruit of all varishyeties were plentiful

I flew several times with a friend in my outfit who had a private pilots license We flew from a Panamanian field not far from downtown Panama City in a J-2 Cub Also on the field was a Lockheed Vega which was used by a Panamanian pilot who flew mail and freight up and down the Isthmus I have often wondered what happened to this plane

I was wa ndering around one day at the Balboa docks when I noticed an old airplane hangar about half torn down In the hangar sat a Beechcraft Staggerwing on floats It was the first Staggerwing I had ever seen I

thought it was rather odd that the lower wing was located ahead of the top wing (On page 180 of the Staggerwing Book by Robert T Smith is the very airplane BI7L CZ116 I saw in Panama in 1937 It was inshyvolved in some kind of accident and left out in the tropical climate to rust away sitting on a railway dolly )

On the other side of this hangar were four Hamilton Metalplanes on floats with Isthmus Airways painted on the sides The planes even at this time were showing signs of deterioration but they could have been saved if someone had the forethought to store them away shynow they are gone forever

I recently got in touch with a Mr Georges G Bouche an antique airshycraft buff who works for the Panama Canal Zone Company I told him about seeing these aircraft in 1938 and asked him to send me photos which he has done

Isthmian Airways had two Travel Air 4000 biplanes on floats that were used for pilot training which appear in two or three of the photos

All-in-all I wouldnt take anything for my experiences in Panama Seeing the Hamilton Metalplane that won the Grand Champion Award in 1975 at the AAA Fly-In in Iowa brought back a lot of memories of the four I saw in Panama years ago deterioratshy

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BOOK REVIEW By Dennis Parks

THE ADVENTURES OF AVIATOR PAUL WILBER BROTHER JOSH AND FRIENDS 1911 by Forest Lane et a1 History ofFlight Press 1984 71 pages This is the entertaining story of two pioneers of Ohio

Aviation Paul and Josh Wilber of Norwalk Ohio Their story is an example of the early constructorpilot Not only did they build their own airplane but Paul also taught himself to fly in it

In the fall of 1911 Paul Wilber was offered a set of plans for a 1909 Curtiss Pusher from a friend Ralph Cole who was in the process of rebuilding a Bleriot Type and would not have time for the Curtiss Paul age 19 and his brother Josh age 21 decided to tackle the project

The brothers built the planes components in their parents attic and later took the finished parts to a nearby farm and assembled the craft One of the first problems was determining the center of gravity They put the plane up on two saw horses one under each wing at one third chord Paul proceeded to climb into the pilots seat while Josh held onto the tail The engine was then shifted on the mount untiHhe aircraft came into balance at which time the bolt holes were drilled

Another problem the brothers faced was determining if they had enough power from the 50 horsepower Roberts engine they had borrowed The Curtiss required about 400 pounds of thrust for flight but they didnt know how much the Roberts produced To solve the problem they tied a rope from the undercarriage to a balance arm scale they

had bolted to the barn wall Then they ran the engine up to full power and as the scale read about 400 pounds they decided they had enough thrust for the Curtiss to fly

In the summer of 1912 the craft was ready for flight but Paul had no flight training He began the process of learning by running the plane back and forth across a field near the barn There was a crew on each end of the run to pick up the nose wheel and turn the Curtiss around for the return run After a few weekends of practice he took to the air for a run of a few hundred feet He figured he had a total practice time of forty-five minutes before soloing For the next two summers Paul flew his aeroplane to the excited reception of the townspeople and the local papers

Included in this book are clippings from the papers which relate the excitement of the exploits of the daring aviator Local aeronaut rises above trees Youthful avishyator in our midst Makes cross country flying without mishap - attains height of 1500 feet

The original Wilber Curtiss was located and purchased by Lloyd Washburn (EAA 33769 AlC 352) and was reshystored during 1983 by volunteers for the Ohio History of Flight Museum at Columbus International Airport where it is now on display

Told in first person through the use of letters newsshypaper reports and interviews and illustrated with contemshyporary photos here is a fascinating story of early aviation Highly recommended Available from the Ohio History of Flight Museum 4275 Sawyer Road Columbus OH 43219 $795 plus $100 shipping Signed and numbered edition $1195 plus $100 shipping bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

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Heres another example of a famous designers early creation that failed to perform as expected Built in the early Post-World War I period sevshyeral features reveal the current thinkshying of the time such as the wing-tip skids triple rudders etc The photo was submitted by Bill Red Baron Truver of Chicago Illinois Answers will be published in the March 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE

The Mystery Plane shown in the September 1984 issue of THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE fooled a number of readers who thought it was a Hamilton Metalplane Other guesses were Cessna AWand American Eagle Brougham Actually it is the Stout Air Coach a product of pioneer Bill Stout of Ford Trimotor fame It was a 4-place cabin design built in the summer of 1927 This airplane was powered with a Wright J-5 and as can be seen in the addishytional view it incorporated features typical of the Stout Air Pullman and early Ford Trimotors (note the cabin windows and the corrugated aluminum skin)

The following information was reshyceived from Bob Pauley of Farmingshyton Hills Michigan who writes

The September Mystery Plane was another Michigan-built airplane a Bill Stout design known as the Ford (Stout) Air Coach and also referred to as the Stout Executive It was another of the many Bill Stout deshysigns built in 1927 while he served as Director of the Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company

Bill Stout ran an independent surshyreptitious Skunk Works operation while working for Ford The Air Coach was a Stout design but built by Ford employees using Ford mateshyrials It was an all-metal corrugated skin 4-place airplane powered by a 200 hp Wright J-5 Photos of the origshyinal mock-up of the Air Coach show a Wright J-4 installed but apparently that engine was never fitted to the finished airplane The Air Coach made its first appearance at the Ford airport in Dearborn on August 26 1927 It was quite an advanced design for that time It had cantilever wings and a roomy 4-seat upholstered cabin It never had an official designation or model number and was never regisshytered with the Bureau of Air Comshymerce and as a result never carried an N number 16 DECEMBER 1984

In a recent phone conversation with Bob Baron and Edward Jackson (his name was incorrectly given as Edwin in the October issue) both of whom worked on the airplane they indicate that it was probably never flown since it was dangerously tail heavy Bob Baron says that four men could hardly lift the tail off the ground

Stout had wanted Ford test pilot Harry Brooks to fly the tandem-wing amphibian but was turned down and he had to look elsewhere for a pilot The attempts at flying the amphibian were made by Leonard Flo a low-time pilot who was a member of a flying club that Stout belonged to It is asshysumed that Flo was offered the chance to fly the Air Coach but turned Stout down Like so many ofStouts designs if the airplane did not meet his expecshytations he soon lost interest in it Before the end of 1927 the Air Coach was cut up and scrapped

Other correct answers to the Sepshytember Mystery Plane were sent in

by Charley Hayes of Park Forest Ilshylinois and Jack McRae of Huntington Station New York

Concerning the June Mystery Plane

Glenn Buffington of San Diego California recently talked to Bobbi Trout about the Commercial Sunshybeam shown in the June 1984 issue She recalled that she and Elinor Smith made five test flights before the record endurance flight of 45 hrs and 5 min The Sunbeam was well out of rigging and it was a trial and error method before they were able to stay below and behind the refueling ship The refueler was a well-worn Curtiss Carrier Pigeon biplane whose engine finally gave out Withshyout other support the girls gave up disappointed that their flight was not any longer In January 1931 Bobbi teamed up with Edna Mae Cooper and stayed aloft five days and nights in a Challenger Curtiss Robin She doubts there was any connection of the Sunshybeam with the Zenith Company bull

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DECEMBER 17 - KILL DEVIL HILLS NC - Wreath laying ceremony honorshying the 81st Anniversary of the Wright Brothers Flight Ceremonies are free and open to the public For information on flying to the airstrip or the event contact Bebe Midgette National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

MARCH 17middot23 - LAKELAND FLORIDA - 11th Annual EAA Sun n Fun Spring Celebration of Flight Contact Sun n Fun office at 813644-2431 Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm or write to P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807

APRIL 13middot14 - WASHINGTON DC - 5th Annual Tour of National Air and Space Museum and Paul E Garber Facility by EAA Chapter 4 Inc Dinner with speaker of note Limited to 200 Contact Margarent Scesa 9611-51 st Place College Park Maryland 20704 301 345-3164

APRIL 26-28 - KILL DEVIL HILL NC - 3rd Annual Wilber Wright Fly-In Three-day festival honoring Wilbur Wrights birthday April 16 1867 Sponshysored by First Flight SOCiety National Park Service and EAA Chapter 339 Contact Bob Woody National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

JULY 26 bull AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH WISCONSIN - 33rd Annual EAA Fly-In and Convention Make your plans now to attend the Worlds Greatest Aviation Event Contact EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

This has been a good year for me I became a member of EAA and the AntiqueClassic Division I am receiving SPORT AVIATION and THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and I made it to Oshkosh 84 My wife and I drove up for the opening weekend and were really immiddot pressed

We want to attend Oshkosh 85 but would like to be there during the AntiqueClassic events It is not possible for us to be there the entire week so if you could let us know the dates of the events we are interested in we can plan our travel arrangements

Your help will be appreciated Thanks B R Clark (EAA 225713 AC 8461) 735 Ware San Antonio TX 78221 bull

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EAAS SPRING CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT MARCH 17 - 231985

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SUN n FUN REGISTRATION FEES CATEGORY 1 IF YOU ARE AN EAA MEMBER

EAA Member amp Family $700 per day or $2500 per week One fee admits the EAA member his spouse and children under 18 You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

Admission to Showplane parking areas Free auto parking Souvenir Program Book Commemorative Decal Invitation to all activities (forums social events awards)

CATEGORY 2 IF YOU ARE NOT AN EAA MEMBER BUT HAVE QUALIFYING AIRmiddot MAN CERTIFICATE (We accept the following certificates Airman AampP AmiddotI etc Air Defense Card FAA Membership card of AMA QB OXmiddot5 etc Any identification to show affiliation with andor knowledge of aircraft operations)

Yourself $700 per day or $2500 per week Each member of your party over age 14 $500 per day or $2500 per week You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

One Souvenir Program Book for your party Admission to Showplane parking areas One Commemorative Decal Admission to forums

CATEGORY 3 NONmiddotEAA MEMBERS AN D THOSE WHO DO NOT HOLD ANY QUALIFYING AIRMAN CERTIFICATE

Each Person $500 per day You receive Admission to all exhibit areas including the Ultralight

Operations area Daily airshow Admission to the forums and workshops Admission to Showplane parking areas only while accompanied by a person holding a Category 1 or 2 ticket

NOTES Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult Additional Souvenir Programs are available for $200 each

IF YOU JOIN EAA WHILE AT SUN N FUN YOU MAY EXCHANGE YOUR CATEGORY 2 OR 3 TICKETS FOR CATEGORY 1 TICKETS AT MAIN REGISTRATION

TRANSPORTATION Buses will be operated on a regular schedule throughout the flymiddotin Guests arriving

by air will be provided FREE shuttle bus transportation anywhere on the airport courtesy of Sun n Fun Bus fares to and from the motels and downtown Lakeland are $1 00 Your program will include the bus schedule This information will also be posted at bus stops at Sun n Fun and at the Lakeland Municipal Airport Terminal and Restaumiddot rant

AUTO PARKING Auto parking is free to EAA members All that is necessary is to show your current

International EAA membership card to the parking attendants

AIRCRAFT AWARDS If you are fortunate enough to fly to Sun n Fun in a showplane you certainly would

want it judged for one of the many awards In order to have your aircraft judged it must be registered Judging registration forms are available at any of the aircraft registration points on the airport (Warbirds Ultralight Airside etc) Just complete the form and leave it at the registration booth All aircraft must be parked in the appropriate area to be judged (ie Homebuilts in the Homebuilt area etc) A WORD OF CAUmiddot TION Your aircraft must be registered for judging prior to 500 pm Friday March 22 in order to have it judged

If you bring your showplane Antique Classic Warbird Homebuilt etc to Sun n Fun 1985 you will receive a very special pair of wings to wear

18 DECEMBER 1984

PAW ADVERTISEMENT CONTROL TOWER

The Lakeland Control Tower will operate 12 hours per day during the EAA Sun n Fun Fly-In between 7 am and 7 pm EST Primary Frequencies are ATIS 1242 Ground Control 1214 Tower 1245 VOR 1160

If there is any possibility that you might be coming to Sun n Fun in an aircraft without a radio it is important that you place your name aircraft type identification number address and the word NON-RADIO on a postcard and mail it to Tampa ATC Tower Tampa International Airport Tampa FL 33607 The receipt of the card will validate your authorization to operate without a radio while the Temporary ATC Tower is in operation The card also indicates that you have read and understand the procedure as shown in NOTAMS

Please bring your own tie-downs Limited numbers of tie-downs will be available on the field during the fly-in week Ask a plane parker

CAMP REGISTRATION AND FACILITIES You may camp by your aeroplane or in a tent in a motor home camper

bus etc There are no electrical hookups water is available throughout the camping areas except the Ultralight area There are two shower houses availshyable We have a beautiful country store for the convenience of campers

FEES Camper fees will be $500 per day per unit payable in advance If you leave before the end of the fly-in the remainder of your camping fee will be refunded Check out time will be 1200 Noon Registration fee must be paid with your camping fee

VOLUNTEER CENTER Sun n Fun is operated by volunteers Even the officers and directors are

unpaid All of these people register and pay just like you do Please help keep our fees down by pitching in and helping run your convenshy

tion The more of us that work the less work each of us will have to do Help us to help you enjoy the fly-in Get involved help share the load shy

VOLUNTEER Youll have more fun if you are a part of it Visit your VOLUNTEER BUILDING and offer to pitch in We will love you

for it If you work for eight (8) hours during the convention you will receive a

special Sun n Fun VOLUNTEER PATCH

IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED We have attempted to provide the info that you will need before coming

to the fly-in If however you have additional questiona please call our Sun n Fun office (813-644-2431) between 900 am and 400 pm Monday through Friday

HOUSING We are again working on providing housing accommodations in private

homes If you are interested call the Sun n Fun office after 1-1-85

CAMPGROUNDS SAN LAN RANCH - 3929 US Highway 98 South - 813-665-1726 TIKI VILLAGE - 905 Crevasse St - 813-858-5364 HOLLINGSWORTH TRAVEL TRAILER PARK - 6211 US Hwy 98 N shy813-858-2026

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SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING SUN N FUN FLY-IN

Due to the heavy volume of air traffic generated by the fly-in pilots are urged to be extremely alert for a high volume of VFR traffic operating in Central Flordia

BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FLY-IN CHECK NOTAMS AND THE AIRMANS INFORMATION MANUAL FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES LAKELAND MUNICIPAL AIRshyPORT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL ITINERANT OPERATIONS FROM 200 PM TO 400 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME DAILY DURING THE FLYshyIN

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A-40-4 Continental Engine Complete with mag carb hub plugs stacks Was running when taken out of J-2 Crated $83500 Lots of NEW and USED parts for A-40s lists available - $100 Opalack 1138 Industrial Avenue Pot1stown PA 19464 (12-1 )

(2) K-5 Kinner engines sin 249 and 513 Overshyhauled on stands mags and carb not installed Many extra parts cases back plates nose section cylinders crankshaft rods gears valves Waco spun aluminum nose bowl made from original plans New construction Fit RNF KNF and INF Charles E Nickles R2 Box 656 Brenham TX 77833 409836-6704 nights (12-1)

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AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH ottier 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692 (11-1)

FREE FREE FREE - This space reserved for free Want to Buy ads in the January 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE First come first served Need parts for your restoration Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Wit1man Airfield Oshshykosh WI 54903-2591

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

U~ews Compiled by Gene Chase

IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEM CONCERNING CERTAIN BENDIX

CARBURETORS Attention owners and operators of aircraft with Bendix

NA-S3A1 NA-S3B and NA-S3A1 carburetors on their engines and using automobile gasoline or high aeromatic 100 LL avgas

We have had an incident reported to us involving a Cessna 120 which had a new carburetor float needle inshystalled in 1983 which however was the obsoleted part with the neoprene tip The swelling of the tip eventually increased to the point where the engine was too lean to operate One of the dangers is that a continual leaning can be taking place without the knowledge of the operator This could l~ad to engine damage from excessively lean operation Checking with a carburetor overhaul shop reshyveals that this has been a longstanding and continuing occurrence

Bendix issued a Service Bulletin (84) in 1963 and changed the float needle valve in these carburetors from a valve with a neoprene tip to an all plastic valve made of delrin (they have not manufactured the old valve since then) In our opinion all of these old valves (PIN 390077) should have been scrapped years ago because ofthe rubber age control requirement

If you are unsure of the type of needle valve in your carburetor do not continue to use either 100 LL avgas or autogas It is strongly recommended that you determine whether it is a needle with a neoprene tip (part no 390077) replace it immediately with part no 2523047 and make the installation in accordance with Bendix Sershyvice Bulletin 84

CONOCO SAYS ITS AUTO FUEL QUALITY IS COMPARABLE TO

THAT OF AVGAS Officials of the Conoco Oil Company stated that Conoco

unleaded auto fuel quality is comparable to that of avgas at a recent meeting with FAA Fixed Base Operators airport executives and Conoco Oil dealers in Denver Colshyorado

Conocos presentation provided a technical review of the specifications and a comparison between the imporshytant characteristics of automobile gasoline and aviation gasoline The conclusions were that automobile gasoline is a satisfactory substitute for 80 octane avagas when handled properly Conoco has tested samples of auto gas by both aviation octane methods deriving both the lean rating and the rich rating and has found that the rich generally is about 5 points higher than the lean rating which means that 82 MON (motor octane number) auto gas is the full equivalent of 8087 grade avgas Volatility and Reid vapor pressures were also discussed by Conoco They pointed out that the aircraft that had demonstrated compliance with the Federal Air Regulations in this reshygard should be perfectly capable of using automobile gasoline In conclusion Conoco recommended to the Fixed Base Operators that they be sure that auto gas was proshy

vided only to those aircraft which were approved for its use to purchase the fuel only from fuel vendors who are known for their integrity and fuel quality and to purchase only fuel meeting ASTM D-439 requirements

EAAs President and Founder Paul H Poberezny praised Conocos position I am proud and pleased to see a company of Cono cos high reputation joining others such as Amoco Oil in recognizing the importance of auto fuel to the aviation community Poberezny who began EAAs auto fuel research program more than seven years ago noted that Amoco Oil has been a supporter of EAAs reshysearch from its inception

EAA Aviation Foundation Technical Director Harry Zeisloft was invited by Conoco to address the meeting in Denver Zeisloft pointed out that lowering the cost of aviashytion through the use of auto fuel is extremely important According to FAAs statistics student starts in 1978 were 137000 Those starts were reduced to 86000 in 1982 and if the same trend continues it will be 0 by 1989 Zeisloft also noted that 79 of the civil engine aviation fleet is capable of using 80 octane auto fuel He said Over 10500 aircraft are now flying regularly and safely on auto fuel The annual rate of usage of auto gas in aircraft is consershyvatively estimated at 38600000 gallons of gasoline The savings in maintenance costs added to the savings in direct operating costs approaches $20 per hour for an aircraft such as a Cessna 182

For more information on EAAs auto fuel research and development program contact the EAA Aviation Center Auto Fuel Department Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065

EAA AIR ACADEMY 84 EAA Air Academy 84 enjoyed unprecedented success

as it brought experienced EAAers and youth together at the EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh For three weeks they shared the technology and love of aviation while developing the concept of quality without compromise which we hope will continue to be a part of their aviation and personal lives The EAA AntiqueClassic Division and its members played an essential part in the success of this initial Academy

Read the full story of EAA Air Academy 84 in the December 1984 issue of SPORT AVIATION For informashytion about EAA Air Academy 85 contact Chuck Larsen at the EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh

EAAJAOPA PRIMARY AIRCRAFT PETITION

Details of the joint EAAlAOPA petition to amend the Federal Aviation Regulations to permit certificashytion of a new simplified category of aircraft to be known as Primary Aircraft appear on page 10 of the December 1984 issue of SPORT AVIATION

The only provision which could potentially affect antique and classic aircraft would be the one which under certain circumstances would provide for the conversion of a standard certificated aircraft in the normal utility or aerobatic category to be operated as a primary aircraft

It should be emphasized however that such conshyversions by t e owner would be strictly voluntary Also participation by aircraft manufacturers would be strictly voluntary

The real emphasis of the Priptary Aircraft proshyposal is on new aircraft and very likely will involve new manufacturers

4 DECEMBER 1984

NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM GROUP PLANS

AVIATIONAEROSPACE MUSEUM The Empire State Aerosciences Museum (ESAM) a

newly chartered non-profit educational corporation has announced plans for a future aviationaerospace museum to be located in the Schenectady NY area The museum is expected to feature over 80 years of flight development and manufacture in New York State together with milishytary antique and homebuilt aircraft and historical arshytifacts

Museum plans include a research library facilities for students and educators and additional use by community civic groups as well as aviation groups

ESAM will sponsor air shows at the Schenectady County Airport with proceeds dedicated to museum deshyvelopment An individual and corporate membership proshygram currently being initiated will fund general operatshying expenses newsletters etc

ESAM welcomes comments and suggestions relative to museum development availability of display material etc from aviation groups and historians Their mailing address is Box 1196 Schenectady NY 12301

FRIENDSHIP PORCH DEDICATED TO CONVENTION VOLUNTEERS

(Photos by Jack McCarthy)

Among the many ceremonies during Oshkosh 84 was the dedication of the Friendship Porch Presided over by AntiqueClassic Division President Bob Lickteig apprecishyation plaques were presented to Al Kelch and Bob Lumley chairman and co-chairman respectively of the porch comshymittee The untiring efforts of these two men along with other volunteers resulted in the construction of this pracshytical and handsome addition to the AntiqueClassic Headshyquarters building and its completion in time for Oshkosh 84

The event included a ribbon cutting ceremony and the placement of a brass plaque on the front of the building The plaque reads Friendship Porch dedicated to our volshyunteers whose selfless efforts have made possible this great convention - EAA AntiqueClassic Division

The porch not only provides comfort for tired convenshytion participants but also adds beauty to the Headquarshyters Building It will continue to be a favorite spot in the AntiqueClassic area during EAA conventions bull

AntiqueClassic Division President Bob Lickteig (Center) preshysents appreciation plaques to Bob Lumley (L) and AI Kelch for their efforts in the design and construction of the Friendship Porch

AI Kelch (L) and Bob Lumley chairman and co-chairman respecshytively of the porch committee cut the ceremonial ribbon during the dedication ceremony

AI and Bob affix the brass plaque to the AntiqueClassic Headshyquarters Building dedicating the Friendship Porch to all EAA Convention volunteers

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 5

The 1935 Aeronca C-3 NC14640 SIN 526 with Bill Stratton at the controls

()f An Ae-f)nca pound-3 a~te-

By Hardy D Cannon (AARRCO) 16518 Ledgestone

San Antonio TX 78232

This 1935 flying two-cylinder motorcyle makes strange noises throws oil by the glob is drafty uncomfortable and simply marvelous a deep deep fuselage squatting on a pair of baby-sized wheels the snub upturned nose gives the appearance of an airplane which has run headshylong into something solid and collapsed its gear in the bargain more a caricature of an airplane really a cartoonists creation from its absurd chinless face to that great elephants ear of a fin and rudder all strung together with brace wires string and cloth The engine produces (if you are lucky) all of 26 horsepower and makes an inshycredible racket while going about it

(Photos by Roger Beery)

The Aeronca C-3 was perhaps the most maligned small airplane that was ever built The Flying Bathtub The Ugliest Airplane in the World Airnocker etc were just a few terms that were used to describe one ofthe first light airplanes built in America The first Aeronca a 26 hp single-place plane was designed by JA Roche in 1928 and was truly the first light airplane to be manufactured in America Roche was dedicated to the idea of filling the sky with simple no frills everymans easy-to-fly economshyical-to-operate airplanes

Basket cases were the name of the game Profit was not intended (certainly not achieved) when Bill Stratton

6 DECEMBER 1984

and I formed a company known as Antique Aircraft Rescue and Restoration Company AARRCO is interested in keepshying antiques and warbirds flying My wife and I own about 40 acres in South Bexar County in Texas and so we built a shop behind our house pulled fences graded some and came up with a 2880 ft grass landing strip 100 ft wide and Bill bought the adjacent property to complete the strip

Bill Stratton of San Antonio Darvin Krisell of PIes anshyton and I formed a working team that makes this a labor of love Darvin and I no longer fly but restoration and rebuilding keeps oil in our blood Bill is the test pilot

We read of two Aeronca C-3 basket cases in Arizona Bill hopped a plane after a discussion with the Arizona owner Convinced that we could and would be able to reshystore the planes Bill rented a V-Haul truck and began the trek back with his precious cargo in paper bags and cardboard boxes Crossing the New Mexico and Texas desshyerts with no air conditioner or even a blower caused a great deal of discomfort but Bill pressed on

About 3 oclock in the afternoon of June 171981 Bill pulled into the shop area As he stretched and worked feelings back into his body Darvin and I began to unlock the doors to a truly new adventure

As the truck was being unloaded we laid out the pieces for a better assessment of what we really had and what we were going to need Out came two Aeronca C-3 fuseshylages - Master series 500 Round Backs parts of four wings parts of two tail groups parts of three different landing gear parts parts parts and more parts some Aeronca 7 AC tail assemblies a pair of World War II L-3 wood wings some Waco parts instruments many broken parts bolts nuts washers screws rusted cable and fitshytings that no one can identify completed the cargo Bill laughed and said that he just bought anything and everyshything that the man would throw in

Darvin and I began to look at each other what a challenge In the 1940s I had rebuilt a part of C-3 wings but that was about 35 years ago Thanks to our friend John Houser of the Aeronca Corporation we were able to get some copies of the original blueprints

Work on the plane we chose to complete went rather slowly because other restorations and rebuilding jobs seemed to pour in faster than we could imagine so the C-3 NC14640 SIN A-526 project was just sorta put on hold

After about a year had passed we were able to gather more parts and pictures and manuals We farmed out the engine to Dave Warren who is an expert in the field of engines as well as other aspects of antique airplanes We discovered that we had five left doors and no right doors

so we converted left to right We had five landing gears and none really matched modification became necessary Wheels were paired with one extra brakes were paired and matched to the wheels The shocks had to be completely rebuilt and we discovered only one taxi spring a nearby foundry made one for us

The covering of the fuselage and wings was acshycomplished and the finish through silver brought the need to assemble the airplane to see if everything did fit We accomplished this on a Saturday when we had some help but spectators began to gather and made fun of us our plane and our project This made us more determined that we would spend more time and complete at least one C-3 just to show that it would fly and perform well

Choosing a color scheme posed no problem lemon yelshylow with black letters and black stripe was the unanimous choice Thanks to Paul R Matt for his production of Volshyume X of the Historical Aviation Albums for a color picshyture from which we painted our C-3

Assembly went smoothly enough considering that we had fit and tried everything prior to painting With the baggage compartment seat seat cushions instrument panel gas tank and crash pad all in place we then turned our attention to the windshield Paper patterns often fit where plexiglass does not We made several patterns and then decided on the one that we thought would be the most satisfactory when installed The plexiglass was cut edges sanded rubber in place and as you can guess near the last screw a pop a crack and then a split from top to bottom Next came a revision of the paper pattern new plexiglass and a hot 98 degree afternoon which proved to be no better another crack from top to bottom

After that we really looked hard at what was happenshying and realized that the yoke on my bandsaw in making a small curve put such a bind on the plexiglass that we were actually starting a series of small cracks We checked our pattern again and then went to a plastic center that had a larger bandsaw Installation of windshield number three went as planned

The engine installation posed no problem because there is so little to it but starting the engine was something else The carburetor is located on the extreme bottom there is no primer no accelerator pump and no choke Experimenting adjusting and trial and error gave us the clue To successfully start the E-113 we had to remove the spark plugs (two) inject a small squirtoffuel replace the spark plugs push the throttle to a space of three fingers switch on clear and it starts on the second swing of the prop emitting a noise that is unbelievable to the novice nok-nok-kiank-puff-purrr

The C-3 fuselage nearly ready for cover NC14640 is covered and ready for pre-assembly

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 7

The Aeronca C-3 is in good company with the Piper L-4 and the Heath Parasol over the flat Texas countryside

The restoration shop with an Aeronca C-2 fuselage hanging from the rafters and a C-3 fuselage on the floor A C-3 landing gear is in the foreground

The mighty 36 hp Aeronca E-113 engine that powers NC14640

Running the engine in all ranges on the ground was necessary to make proper adjustments as to richness of carburetor high speed rpm and low speed rpm Darvin was in the cockpit running up the engine and I was makshying adjustments when an unbelievable vibration set in On impulse Darvin cut the switch and I could see a vibrashytion like I had seen only when I took a 40 hp Cub through a large tree

As the engine stopped I could see what happened the new prop was in the process of coming apart I was truly thankful because it could have happened in the air or on take-off The prop hubs are hand honed to match the shaft so we had to replace the prop using the same hub The other prop we had turned out to be 1 4 inch thinner than the one which had come apart so a plate was made to fit between the face of the prop and the face-plate of the hub Then adjustments had to be made all over again beshycause each prop works differently on the engine

The next morning broke clear and cool with about an 8 mph wind right down the runway Bill realized this would be ideal for the taxi tests and possibly the first test flight of our new C-3 After the plane was rolled out gassed up and oil checked we helped Bill work his way through the maze of flying wires that surround the cockpit

Bill give me several high speed taxi runs was the request I made The little engine was purring right along and after a few lift offs and touch downs Bill decided to take it around the field Shes a beauty in the air and a dream to fly if you are not in a hurry and yes to all the doubters and skeptics IT DID FLV

We are presently working on C-3 Master number two a C-3 Collegian and two Aeronca C-2s When we need parts we make them and when we need plans we draw them This is a labor of love and we enjoy every minute of it bull

8 DECEMBER 1984

By Dennis Parks (EAA 115388)

Purdue University Libraries

Aerial Age was the only aviation weekly to survive beyond the first World War It was published from March 1915 to July 1923 by the Aerial Age Company of New York The founding editor was H Chadwick Hunter folshylowed in April 1915 by G Douglas Wardrop who remained editor until the publication ceased Contributing editor was Henry Woodhouse who was also editor of FLYING the Aero Club of Americas magazine which was absorbed by Aerial Age in 1921

The first issue of March 22 1915 was announced as taking the place of Aero amp Hydro as the American Aeronautical Weekly Aero amp Hydro had ceased in November 1914 Aerial Age boasted of an initial subscripshytion list of 10000 and listed among its first 25 subscribers were Katherine Stinson and Capt Thomas Baldwin The first issue had 24 pages but by June it was up to 46 pages

The covers of Aerial Age had reproductions of black and white photographs of aircraft and provide a good source of pictures of early aircraft Some of the cover shots in 1915 were The Curtiss Flying Boat the Thomas Milishytary Tractor and a Martin Tractor The June 28 1915 cover had a picture of Glenn L Martin with Mary Pickford from the movie The Girl of Yesterday Unfortunately in July 1915 the illustrated covers stopped and they only listed editorial contents With the US entry into World War I the cover photos reappeared During 1922 the covers featured aerial photographs from around the US These included downtown shots of Chicago New York and Washshyington Some of the pictures came from the Fairchild Aershyial Camera Corp

Some of the regular features were news of the week foreign news recent aero patents books on aeronautics and Aeronitis Aeronitis was a series of quips and quotes either new or reprinted from other sources Aeronitis was defined as a pleasant infectious ailment that made people flighty For an example one of the stories told goes Lady What do you call the man who attends to your airplane A viator I regret but I never use profanity in the presence of a lady

Most issues had a feature on a new aircraft These articles consisted of two or three pages and provided deshyscriptions specifications and a three-view drawing Some of the aircraft covered in 1915 were The Heinrich Tractor the Burgess-Dunne Convertible tail-less land and waterplane and the Jannus Flying Boat Some examples from early 1920 were Supermarine Flying Boats the Sopwith Transport Plane and the BAT Baboon For its time period Aerial Age is the best source of descripshytions for new aircraft and its coverage resembles that later provided by Aero Digest

Technical topics were also covered Neil MacCoull shyME had a series of articles describing new engines and accessories There was also a series of reprints of NACA

reports featuring such topics as the choice of wing sections and the strengths of laminated wing spars Translations of foreign literature also appeared an example is the article by A Betz of Gottingen on the theory of the screw propeller

The growth of the aircraft industry over the period of the first World War is reflected in the growth of the size of the magazine and in the number of advertisers The first issue of March 22 1915 had 24 pages and four airshycraft companies Curtiss Gallaudet Burgess and Martin had full page ads The expectations of the post-war era is shown by the March 3 1919 issue which has 112 pages with 7 full page and 3 double page ads from aircraft companies The double-page ads were by Curtiss WrightshyMartin and Standard The issue had over 100 display ads and the editorial expounded on American Aeronautics Great Future

Unfortunately Americans aeronautical future was brighter than the future of Aerial Age In the June 26 issue of 1922 the editor announced that the journal would cease publication as a weekly and with the August issue became monthly One of the offers made to boost circulashytion was giving away a war surplus propeller along with a two-year subscription all for $10 One year later it ceased publication By that time Aviation had expanded into a weekly and Aero Digest had become well estabshylished

The EAA Library has a complete set of Aerial Age bull

AE WEEKLY

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9

Assembly of the OX-5 engine is a family effort AI Buttles (L) with his son Timothy Buttles and grandson Tracy Buttles

The Pheasant was no great aeronautical wonder but it certainly was an airplane of good behavior and very pleasant lines according to Joseph Juptner in his US Civil Aircraft Volume One This is an apt description of this but one of many OX-5 powered biplanes of the Great Depression era

It is reported that 11 Pheasants were built at the factory in Memphis Missouri in 1927 The plant was moved to Fond du Lac Wisconsin early the next year and three more were built S J Steve Wittman was company test pilot at the Fond du Lac facility

The EAA Aviation Foundations Pheasant N151N SIN 136 is the only known surviving example and was on display in the Museum at Hales Corners for many years after being donated by EAA member Philip Stier Sussex

(Photo by Paul Poberezny) Wisconsin in 1971 Bill Chomo director of aircraft restoration points to one of the The restoration of this rare aircraft is being acshy many mouse nests in the lower wings of the Pheasant

complished by volunteers and the dedicated efforts of Jeri Goetz of the restoration staff She reports the plane is in remarkably good condition with no major rebuilding reshyquired

The first piece of fabric was removed from one of the lower wing panels by EAA President Paul Poberezny and a long-since vacated mouse nest was exposed This was just the tip of the iceberg however as when Jeri removed the remaining fabric she discovered a full-blown mouse condominium - her description

Apparently where the plane was stored before coming to EAA there was heavy mouse traffic - so much in fact that the wood in the lower wing panels was black with grime It took three applications of soap water and vigorshyous brushing with complete drying in-between before the grime was removed and the varnish finish on the wood reappeared 10 DECEMBER 1984

(Photo by Paul Poberezny on 21484) The Pheasant H-1 0 on display in the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin just before its disassembly and move to the new Aviation Center at Oshkosh

The Pheasant fuseshylage being dismanshytled prior to sandshyblasting

This was followed by sanding the wing structure down to bare wood so the necessary repairs could be made Jeri was assisted here by volunteers including Museum doshycents Bill and Betty Ratzmann and some energetic teenshyagers Both upper and lower panels were ready to cover by Convention time and Ray Stits offered to perform that task He donated the materials and before Oshkosh 84 was over the wings were covered and doped through silver in the Stits Covering Demonstration Tent

The fuselage has been disassembled and the frame sandblasted The only repairs needed here are straightenshying the lower longerons and tubular stringers where overshytight fabric had bowed them in

The Curtiss OX-5 engine for the Pheasant is being overhauled by dedicated volunteer Al Buttles Wild Rose Wisconsin He started working on this project early in September and spends two days per week on the OX-5 Al is 72 and one of the first pilots in the Oshkosh area He is joined occasionally by his son Timothy Buttles and 16-year-old grandson Tracy Buttles both from Manawa Wisconsin

The engine will be ready to run when a serviceable rotor for the magneto and a water pump can be located Any leads regarding the acquisition of these two badly needed items should be directed to the Executive Director of the EAA Aviation Foundation Ralph Bufano Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 414426-4800

When the restoration is completed this rare Pheasant H-10 will join the fleet of flying vintage aircraft based at the EAA Aviation Foundations Pioneer Airport where visitors to the Museum can not only see these planes in their 1920s and 30s environment but also enjoy the sights and sounds of the aircraft in flight bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

By Gene Chase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PhotosbyJackMcCarthn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~__~

One of the many activities in the AntiqueClassic Area at Oshkosh is centered in the Type Club Headquarters Tent where ten organizations were represented this year Complimentary space is offered to any type club representshying antique or classic aircraft so they can have a central meeting place for their own members as well as the opporshytunity to exchange ideas with other clubs

The following type clubs were represented

Aeronca AviatorS Club Joe and Julia Dickey Columbus Indiana

Aeronca Lovers Club Buzz Wagner Clark South Dakota

International Cessna 120140 Association

Jim Merwin Coon Rapids Minnesota

Cub Club John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

Fairchild Club John Berendt Cannon Falls Minnesota

Luscombe Association John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

National Waco Club Ray Brandly Hamilton Ohio

OX-5 Aviation Pioneers Bob Wallace Baltimore Maryland

Porterfield Airplane Club Chuck Lebrecht Wonder Lake Illinois

Staggerwing Club Jim Gorman Mansfield Ohio

Butch Joyce chairman for this activity has received many favorable comments regarding the Type Club Headshyquarters Tent and most of the 1984 participants have indicated they will return next year

One of the highlights for this the second year for the activity was a talk by Convention Chairman Tom Poberezshyny He spoke of the relationship between EAAs Antique Classic Division and the Type Clubs putting down any thoughts that EAA was trying to take over the Clubs He said EAAs involvement was to provide a service to the AntiqueClassic membership many of whom are members of the various special interest type clubs

The activity is informal with no set hours of operation or requirement that the spaces be manned continuously Some of the groups who were short on personnel in 84 hope to remedy the situation next year

Type Club representatives wishing to reserve comshyplimentary space in the Type Club Headquarters Tent at Oshkosh 85 should contact Butch Joyce Box 468 Madishy~on NC 27025 phone 919427-0216 bull 12 DECEMBER 1984

Convention Chairman Tom Poberezny addresses the Type Club members at Oshkosh 84

Butch Joyce (L) Type Club Tent Chairman poses with members of the International Cessna 120140 Association

John Berendt of the Fairchild Club talked about his favorite subject

The Cub Club and Luscombe Association were both repshyresented by John Bergeson at Oshkosh 84

Bob Wallace right lines up the OX-5 Aviation

Pioneers for a photo session

The International Cessna 120140 Association booth in the Type Club Tent

Julia Dickey center promoted Aeronca activities VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13

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1929 Hamilton Metalplane powered with a Pratt and Whitney These Hornet powered Metalplanes were mounted on HamilshyHornet engine of 500-525 hp ton metal floats

By Bob Monk (EAA 146391 AlC 8724)

351 So Palo Alto St Panama City FL 32401

Needless to say flying the Isthmus of Panama in a US Navy observation plane at the age of 17 was high advenshyture for a teenager yet this is what I was doifg one day in 1937 I had joined the United States Army Air Corps with my parents consent and was sent to the Canal Zone for two years

I had a 3-day pass and had bummed a ride on a Vought Corsair from AIshybrook Field where I was stationed on the Pacific side to Coco Solo Naval Air Station on the Atlantic side It was a real noisy airplane with short stiletto-type exhaust stacks I could have used some cotton in my ears shybut of course I didnt have any I thanked the pilot after we landed and he said something but I couldnt hear him

I was stationed at Albrook Field with the 24th Pursuit Group We had Boeing P-12 biplane fighters and I was a crew member assigned to one 14 DECEMBER 1984

of them The P-12 was a little on the homely side being such a shortshycoupled airplane but it would actushyally outfly the beautiful Curtiss Hawk P-6E

I flew quite often in Martin B-10 bombers on searchlight practice for the Army Also based on the field was a Douglas Dolphin amphibian a Sikorsky amphibian and a Bellanca Airbus We also had the forerunner of the AT-6 with fabric covered fuselage and it was the first retractable gear airplane on Albrook Field I flew back to Albrook from France Field on the Atlantic side in this plane Also there were two Keystone biplane bombers at Albrook that were used for testing parachutes with dummies

One thing I liked about duty at AIshybrook was that we did not have to pull KP duty Local San BIas Indians were hired to do the KP Our pay was $2100 per month - half of which I sent home to my parents to help them

with living expenses I remember that behind each barshy

racks building was our own banana house We could eat our fill of bananas and there were plenty of mango trees also A delicious mango would put a good ripe peach to shame taste-wise Tropical fruit of all varishyeties were plentiful

I flew several times with a friend in my outfit who had a private pilots license We flew from a Panamanian field not far from downtown Panama City in a J-2 Cub Also on the field was a Lockheed Vega which was used by a Panamanian pilot who flew mail and freight up and down the Isthmus I have often wondered what happened to this plane

I was wa ndering around one day at the Balboa docks when I noticed an old airplane hangar about half torn down In the hangar sat a Beechcraft Staggerwing on floats It was the first Staggerwing I had ever seen I

thought it was rather odd that the lower wing was located ahead of the top wing (On page 180 of the Staggerwing Book by Robert T Smith is the very airplane BI7L CZ116 I saw in Panama in 1937 It was inshyvolved in some kind of accident and left out in the tropical climate to rust away sitting on a railway dolly )

On the other side of this hangar were four Hamilton Metalplanes on floats with Isthmus Airways painted on the sides The planes even at this time were showing signs of deterioration but they could have been saved if someone had the forethought to store them away shynow they are gone forever

I recently got in touch with a Mr Georges G Bouche an antique airshycraft buff who works for the Panama Canal Zone Company I told him about seeing these aircraft in 1938 and asked him to send me photos which he has done

Isthmian Airways had two Travel Air 4000 biplanes on floats that were used for pilot training which appear in two or three of the photos

All-in-all I wouldnt take anything for my experiences in Panama Seeing the Hamilton Metalplane that won the Grand Champion Award in 1975 at the AAA Fly-In in Iowa brought back a lot of memories of the four I saw in Panama years ago deterioratshy

~sectsect~ ing and all but forgotten bull ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BOOK REVIEW By Dennis Parks

THE ADVENTURES OF AVIATOR PAUL WILBER BROTHER JOSH AND FRIENDS 1911 by Forest Lane et a1 History ofFlight Press 1984 71 pages This is the entertaining story of two pioneers of Ohio

Aviation Paul and Josh Wilber of Norwalk Ohio Their story is an example of the early constructorpilot Not only did they build their own airplane but Paul also taught himself to fly in it

In the fall of 1911 Paul Wilber was offered a set of plans for a 1909 Curtiss Pusher from a friend Ralph Cole who was in the process of rebuilding a Bleriot Type and would not have time for the Curtiss Paul age 19 and his brother Josh age 21 decided to tackle the project

The brothers built the planes components in their parents attic and later took the finished parts to a nearby farm and assembled the craft One of the first problems was determining the center of gravity They put the plane up on two saw horses one under each wing at one third chord Paul proceeded to climb into the pilots seat while Josh held onto the tail The engine was then shifted on the mount untiHhe aircraft came into balance at which time the bolt holes were drilled

Another problem the brothers faced was determining if they had enough power from the 50 horsepower Roberts engine they had borrowed The Curtiss required about 400 pounds of thrust for flight but they didnt know how much the Roberts produced To solve the problem they tied a rope from the undercarriage to a balance arm scale they

had bolted to the barn wall Then they ran the engine up to full power and as the scale read about 400 pounds they decided they had enough thrust for the Curtiss to fly

In the summer of 1912 the craft was ready for flight but Paul had no flight training He began the process of learning by running the plane back and forth across a field near the barn There was a crew on each end of the run to pick up the nose wheel and turn the Curtiss around for the return run After a few weekends of practice he took to the air for a run of a few hundred feet He figured he had a total practice time of forty-five minutes before soloing For the next two summers Paul flew his aeroplane to the excited reception of the townspeople and the local papers

Included in this book are clippings from the papers which relate the excitement of the exploits of the daring aviator Local aeronaut rises above trees Youthful avishyator in our midst Makes cross country flying without mishap - attains height of 1500 feet

The original Wilber Curtiss was located and purchased by Lloyd Washburn (EAA 33769 AlC 352) and was reshystored during 1983 by volunteers for the Ohio History of Flight Museum at Columbus International Airport where it is now on display

Told in first person through the use of letters newsshypaper reports and interviews and illustrated with contemshyporary photos here is a fascinating story of early aviation Highly recommended Available from the Ohio History of Flight Museum 4275 Sawyer Road Columbus OH 43219 $795 plus $100 shipping Signed and numbered edition $1195 plus $100 shipping bull

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Heres another example of a famous designers early creation that failed to perform as expected Built in the early Post-World War I period sevshyeral features reveal the current thinkshying of the time such as the wing-tip skids triple rudders etc The photo was submitted by Bill Red Baron Truver of Chicago Illinois Answers will be published in the March 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE

The Mystery Plane shown in the September 1984 issue of THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE fooled a number of readers who thought it was a Hamilton Metalplane Other guesses were Cessna AWand American Eagle Brougham Actually it is the Stout Air Coach a product of pioneer Bill Stout of Ford Trimotor fame It was a 4-place cabin design built in the summer of 1927 This airplane was powered with a Wright J-5 and as can be seen in the addishytional view it incorporated features typical of the Stout Air Pullman and early Ford Trimotors (note the cabin windows and the corrugated aluminum skin)

The following information was reshyceived from Bob Pauley of Farmingshyton Hills Michigan who writes

The September Mystery Plane was another Michigan-built airplane a Bill Stout design known as the Ford (Stout) Air Coach and also referred to as the Stout Executive It was another of the many Bill Stout deshysigns built in 1927 while he served as Director of the Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company

Bill Stout ran an independent surshyreptitious Skunk Works operation while working for Ford The Air Coach was a Stout design but built by Ford employees using Ford mateshyrials It was an all-metal corrugated skin 4-place airplane powered by a 200 hp Wright J-5 Photos of the origshyinal mock-up of the Air Coach show a Wright J-4 installed but apparently that engine was never fitted to the finished airplane The Air Coach made its first appearance at the Ford airport in Dearborn on August 26 1927 It was quite an advanced design for that time It had cantilever wings and a roomy 4-seat upholstered cabin It never had an official designation or model number and was never regisshytered with the Bureau of Air Comshymerce and as a result never carried an N number 16 DECEMBER 1984

In a recent phone conversation with Bob Baron and Edward Jackson (his name was incorrectly given as Edwin in the October issue) both of whom worked on the airplane they indicate that it was probably never flown since it was dangerously tail heavy Bob Baron says that four men could hardly lift the tail off the ground

Stout had wanted Ford test pilot Harry Brooks to fly the tandem-wing amphibian but was turned down and he had to look elsewhere for a pilot The attempts at flying the amphibian were made by Leonard Flo a low-time pilot who was a member of a flying club that Stout belonged to It is asshysumed that Flo was offered the chance to fly the Air Coach but turned Stout down Like so many ofStouts designs if the airplane did not meet his expecshytations he soon lost interest in it Before the end of 1927 the Air Coach was cut up and scrapped

Other correct answers to the Sepshytember Mystery Plane were sent in

by Charley Hayes of Park Forest Ilshylinois and Jack McRae of Huntington Station New York

Concerning the June Mystery Plane

Glenn Buffington of San Diego California recently talked to Bobbi Trout about the Commercial Sunshybeam shown in the June 1984 issue She recalled that she and Elinor Smith made five test flights before the record endurance flight of 45 hrs and 5 min The Sunbeam was well out of rigging and it was a trial and error method before they were able to stay below and behind the refueling ship The refueler was a well-worn Curtiss Carrier Pigeon biplane whose engine finally gave out Withshyout other support the girls gave up disappointed that their flight was not any longer In January 1931 Bobbi teamed up with Edna Mae Cooper and stayed aloft five days and nights in a Challenger Curtiss Robin She doubts there was any connection of the Sunshybeam with the Zenith Company bull

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Dear Mr Lickteig

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We would like to list your aviat ion event in our calendar Please send information to the Editor The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903middot2591 Information must be received at least two months in advance of the issue in which it will appear

DECEMBER 17 - KILL DEVIL HILLS NC - Wreath laying ceremony honorshying the 81st Anniversary of the Wright Brothers Flight Ceremonies are free and open to the public For information on flying to the airstrip or the event contact Bebe Midgette National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

MARCH 17middot23 - LAKELAND FLORIDA - 11th Annual EAA Sun n Fun Spring Celebration of Flight Contact Sun n Fun office at 813644-2431 Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm or write to P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807

APRIL 13middot14 - WASHINGTON DC - 5th Annual Tour of National Air and Space Museum and Paul E Garber Facility by EAA Chapter 4 Inc Dinner with speaker of note Limited to 200 Contact Margarent Scesa 9611-51 st Place College Park Maryland 20704 301 345-3164

APRIL 26-28 - KILL DEVIL HILL NC - 3rd Annual Wilber Wright Fly-In Three-day festival honoring Wilbur Wrights birthday April 16 1867 Sponshysored by First Flight SOCiety National Park Service and EAA Chapter 339 Contact Bob Woody National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

JULY 26 bull AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH WISCONSIN - 33rd Annual EAA Fly-In and Convention Make your plans now to attend the Worlds Greatest Aviation Event Contact EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

This has been a good year for me I became a member of EAA and the AntiqueClassic Division I am receiving SPORT AVIATION and THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and I made it to Oshkosh 84 My wife and I drove up for the opening weekend and were really immiddot pressed

We want to attend Oshkosh 85 but would like to be there during the AntiqueClassic events It is not possible for us to be there the entire week so if you could let us know the dates of the events we are interested in we can plan our travel arrangements

Your help will be appreciated Thanks B R Clark (EAA 225713 AC 8461) 735 Ware San Antonio TX 78221 bull

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Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Inc Po Box 6750 Telephone (813) 644-2431 bull Lakeland Florida 33807

EAAS SPRING CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT MARCH 17 - 231985

AEROBATICS

SUN n FUN REGISTRATION FEES CATEGORY 1 IF YOU ARE AN EAA MEMBER

EAA Member amp Family $700 per day or $2500 per week One fee admits the EAA member his spouse and children under 18 You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

Admission to Showplane parking areas Free auto parking Souvenir Program Book Commemorative Decal Invitation to all activities (forums social events awards)

CATEGORY 2 IF YOU ARE NOT AN EAA MEMBER BUT HAVE QUALIFYING AIRmiddot MAN CERTIFICATE (We accept the following certificates Airman AampP AmiddotI etc Air Defense Card FAA Membership card of AMA QB OXmiddot5 etc Any identification to show affiliation with andor knowledge of aircraft operations)

Yourself $700 per day or $2500 per week Each member of your party over age 14 $500 per day or $2500 per week You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

One Souvenir Program Book for your party Admission to Showplane parking areas One Commemorative Decal Admission to forums

CATEGORY 3 NONmiddotEAA MEMBERS AN D THOSE WHO DO NOT HOLD ANY QUALIFYING AIRMAN CERTIFICATE

Each Person $500 per day You receive Admission to all exhibit areas including the Ultralight

Operations area Daily airshow Admission to the forums and workshops Admission to Showplane parking areas only while accompanied by a person holding a Category 1 or 2 ticket

NOTES Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult Additional Souvenir Programs are available for $200 each

IF YOU JOIN EAA WHILE AT SUN N FUN YOU MAY EXCHANGE YOUR CATEGORY 2 OR 3 TICKETS FOR CATEGORY 1 TICKETS AT MAIN REGISTRATION

TRANSPORTATION Buses will be operated on a regular schedule throughout the flymiddotin Guests arriving

by air will be provided FREE shuttle bus transportation anywhere on the airport courtesy of Sun n Fun Bus fares to and from the motels and downtown Lakeland are $1 00 Your program will include the bus schedule This information will also be posted at bus stops at Sun n Fun and at the Lakeland Municipal Airport Terminal and Restaumiddot rant

AUTO PARKING Auto parking is free to EAA members All that is necessary is to show your current

International EAA membership card to the parking attendants

AIRCRAFT AWARDS If you are fortunate enough to fly to Sun n Fun in a showplane you certainly would

want it judged for one of the many awards In order to have your aircraft judged it must be registered Judging registration forms are available at any of the aircraft registration points on the airport (Warbirds Ultralight Airside etc) Just complete the form and leave it at the registration booth All aircraft must be parked in the appropriate area to be judged (ie Homebuilts in the Homebuilt area etc) A WORD OF CAUmiddot TION Your aircraft must be registered for judging prior to 500 pm Friday March 22 in order to have it judged

If you bring your showplane Antique Classic Warbird Homebuilt etc to Sun n Fun 1985 you will receive a very special pair of wings to wear

18 DECEMBER 1984

PAW ADVERTISEMENT CONTROL TOWER

The Lakeland Control Tower will operate 12 hours per day during the EAA Sun n Fun Fly-In between 7 am and 7 pm EST Primary Frequencies are ATIS 1242 Ground Control 1214 Tower 1245 VOR 1160

If there is any possibility that you might be coming to Sun n Fun in an aircraft without a radio it is important that you place your name aircraft type identification number address and the word NON-RADIO on a postcard and mail it to Tampa ATC Tower Tampa International Airport Tampa FL 33607 The receipt of the card will validate your authorization to operate without a radio while the Temporary ATC Tower is in operation The card also indicates that you have read and understand the procedure as shown in NOTAMS

Please bring your own tie-downs Limited numbers of tie-downs will be available on the field during the fly-in week Ask a plane parker

CAMP REGISTRATION AND FACILITIES You may camp by your aeroplane or in a tent in a motor home camper

bus etc There are no electrical hookups water is available throughout the camping areas except the Ultralight area There are two shower houses availshyable We have a beautiful country store for the convenience of campers

FEES Camper fees will be $500 per day per unit payable in advance If you leave before the end of the fly-in the remainder of your camping fee will be refunded Check out time will be 1200 Noon Registration fee must be paid with your camping fee

VOLUNTEER CENTER Sun n Fun is operated by volunteers Even the officers and directors are

unpaid All of these people register and pay just like you do Please help keep our fees down by pitching in and helping run your convenshy

tion The more of us that work the less work each of us will have to do Help us to help you enjoy the fly-in Get involved help share the load shy

VOLUNTEER Youll have more fun if you are a part of it Visit your VOLUNTEER BUILDING and offer to pitch in We will love you

for it If you work for eight (8) hours during the convention you will receive a

special Sun n Fun VOLUNTEER PATCH

IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED We have attempted to provide the info that you will need before coming

to the fly-in If however you have additional questiona please call our Sun n Fun office (813-644-2431) between 900 am and 400 pm Monday through Friday

HOUSING We are again working on providing housing accommodations in private

homes If you are interested call the Sun n Fun office after 1-1-85

CAMPGROUNDS SAN LAN RANCH - 3929 US Highway 98 South - 813-665-1726 TIKI VILLAGE - 905 Crevasse St - 813-858-5364 HOLLINGSWORTH TRAVEL TRAILER PARK - 6211 US Hwy 98 N shy813-858-2026

AUTOMOBILE RENTAL AGENCIES AVIS RENT-A-CAR - 3410 US HWY 98 North - 813-858-7641 CANNON BUICK LEASING - 5210 S Florida Ave - 813-646-5051 HERTZ CAR RENTAL - 2101 S Florida Ave - 813-683-4727 or 800-654-3131 JIM ADAMS FORD - 1430 W Memorial Blvd - 813-682-1102 LAKELAND LINCOLN-MERCURY LEASING - 1111 East Main St shy813-688-1212 LAKELAND TOYOTA - 1200 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-5451 NATIONAL CAR RENTAL - 851 S Florida Ave 813-682-1586 or 800-328-4567 PRECISION OLDSMOBILEFIAT - 2805 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-7911 RAY DURDIN LEASING - 1025 US Highway 98 South - 813-688-5541 REGAL PONTIACHONDA - 2615 Lakeland Hills Blvd - 813-687-8000 THREE DOLLAR CAR RENTAL - 218 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-1944 UGLY DUCKLING RENT A CAR - 1630 W Memorial Blvd - 813-687-0110 YERTON LEASING - 1002 E Main Street - 813-688-8555

SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING SUN N FUN FLY-IN

Due to the heavy volume of air traffic generated by the fly-in pilots are urged to be extremely alert for a high volume of VFR traffic operating in Central Flordia

BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FLY-IN CHECK NOTAMS AND THE AIRMANS INFORMATION MANUAL FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES LAKELAND MUNICIPAL AIRshyPORT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL ITINERANT OPERATIONS FROM 200 PM TO 400 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME DAILY DURING THE FLYshyIN

PLAN TO BE THERE

ULTRALIGHTS

MOTELS IN LAKELAND AREA ACER NOOK MOTEL - 5550 New Tampa Highway shy813-688-2005 BEST WESTERN - 508 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-7471 CIRCLE MOTEL - 1601 George Jenkins Blvd - 813-686-3201 COZY COURT MOTEL -1407 Woodland Ave - 813-665-4179 DAYS INN - 3223 US Hwy 98 North - 813-688-6031 EVERGREEN MOTEL - 6650 New Tampa Highway shy813-686-1338 HOLIDAY INN CENTRAL - 910 E Memorial Blvdshy813-682-0101 HOLIDAY INN NORTH -1-4 amp SR 33 - 813-858-1411 HOLIDAY INN SOUTH - 3405 S Florida Avenueshy813-646-5731 HOWARD JOHNSON - 3525 US Highway 98 North shy813-858-4481 HUNTLY INN -1-4 amp US Highway 98 North - 813-688-8484 IMPERIAL 400 MOTEL - 740 E Main Street - 813-688-5506 LAND-O-LAKES MOTEL - 240 N Wabash Avenue shy813-688-1910 MOTEL LAKELAND - 1224 E Memorial Blvd - 813-682-2106 MOTEL RAMA - 601 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-5961 PRESTLERS MOTEL - 2435 New Tampa Hwy 813-682-8423 QUALITY INN - 3311 US Highway 98 North - 813-688-7972 RED CARPET INN - 3410 US Highway 98 Northshy813-858-3851 SCOTIISH INN - 244 N Florida Ave - 813-687-2530 SUNSET MOTEL - 2301 New Tampa Hwy - 813-682-5636 T IGER VILLA MOTEL - 6000 New Tampa Hwy shy813-682-8114 SIESTA MOTEL - 1527 Geo Jenkins Blvd - 813-686-7191

HOLIDAY INNPLANT CITY - 813-752-3141 ECON-O-LODGEPLANT CITY - 813-752-0570 DAVIS BROS MOTOR LODGEBARTOW - 813-533-0711 RESORT LODGEIWINTER HAVEN - 813-294-2804

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The Stinson Model A Trimotor

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AIRCRAFT J-3 Cub Float Plane parts 1320 and 1400 Edo front fuselage fit1ing SASE for list R Mat1 EAA Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise set1ing 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

STEARMAN 1941 PT-17 - Completely rebuilt by a nationally known company original blue and yelshylow stars and bars on cot1on 220 Continental 50 hours since major but aircraft not flown since comshypletion Sell or trade Cessna 182 or equivalent 904546-3141 (12-2)

CESSNA 170B 1953 1400 SMOH 65 STOH Rebuilt gyros Imron paint 75 galhr $14000 Call 217488-6283 (12-2)

1936 Stinson SR-8C Gullwing Reliant Fourshytime Grand Champion featured in November 82 THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and SPORT AVIAshyTION Roy Redman 507334-5922 (12-1)

1952 Tri-Pacer 340 SMOH 1983 restoration with Ceconite alternator strobes electric T amp B Genave 200A AT 50A transponder Call 919335shy1630 (1-2)

1939 Aeronca Chief Model 50-L Only one flying 50 hp Lyc 310 SMOH New wood Ceconite tube seal on rebuild New prop red amp yellow nice antique $6800 firm Trades NY 315598-3537 (12-1)

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues otTHE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $1 25 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Intercom - 2 cloth helmets 2 headsets 2 boom mikes $400 value for $175 as-is where-is Needs work 504892-5756 (11-2)

Beech Staggerwing Club needs data history and parts Want former ownerlpilot to tell us your exshyperiences and whereabouts of any parts - any condition Club Secretary George York 181 Sloboda Avenue Mansfield OH 44906 phone 419755-1208 days 419529-4378 evenings and weekends (12-2)

For sale Full length leather flying suit 24 volt electrically heated BuAero US Navy M4563 Colvinex Corporation Very good condition $35000 Glen Brodeur P O Box 184 Thompson CT 06277 phone 203923-3115

For sale Private estate adjacent to municipal airport Pilot or mechanics dream home Property consists of 10-plus acres including 2-year-old earth (berm) home 24 x 40 workshop with carshyport 1 car garage 40 x 80 hangarlwarehouse 18 x 24 log cabin and three hangars on airport One and a half acres zoned residential remaining acreage zoned intensive industrial Fifty foot gate provides easy access to airport proper Approximately 45 air miles to Oshkosh Earth home with solar wood and electric heat is unshyfinished Miscellaneous extras include Storage tanks for two grades of fuel (300 and 2600 gallon capacities) 10 hangar door on warehouse 5 tie-downs storage at1ic and winch lift in workshyshop and underground root cellarlbomb shelter Asking $125000 Will consider airplane as partial payment Send SASE for more details to Ron Ot1os Aeroplane Store Inc PO Box 206 Clintonville WI 54929 or phone 715823-2802 (12-1)

Wooden wings built for vintage aircraft FAA certified Highest quality workmanship Refershyences provided John and Pam Barker Aeroplane Company Box 411 Germantown NY 12526 phone 518537-4945 (1-2)

For sale (2) Citabria gas tanks (3) 850 x 10 new Goodrich tires (1) electric starter for Warner 145 Combs 813845-3251 (1-2)

Wanted - Set of Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann or Bu 133c Jungmeister plans or both or information for above Miss Mandy Yager clo Classic Airshyplanes Hangar 7 Albury Airport Australia 2640 phone 060215818 (12-1)

Wanted - 16 mm World War II related aviation films What have you got Topor 4313 South Marshfield Chicago IL 60609 312847-6392 (mornings) (12-1)

ENGINES Warner Engines and parts one 145 SS50 with 10000 since new and zero SOH Another with 30000 since new needs overhau l Have extensive inventory of 145 parts Write needs P O Box 9702 Greensboro NC 27429 (12-2)

A-40-4 Continental Engine Complete with mag carb hub plugs stacks Was running when taken out of J-2 Crated $83500 Lots of NEW and USED parts for A-40s lists available - $100 Opalack 1138 Industrial Avenue Pot1stown PA 19464 (12-1 )

(2) K-5 Kinner engines sin 249 and 513 Overshyhauled on stands mags and carb not installed Many extra parts cases back plates nose section cylinders crankshaft rods gears valves Waco spun aluminum nose bowl made from original plans New construction Fit RNF KNF and INF Charles E Nickles R2 Box 656 Brenham TX 77833 409836-6704 nights (12-1)

Siemens-Halske 160 from Jungmeister Removed for new engine Approx 550 hours No logs $5000000 firm Complete including OH stand Phone 201 388-7538 after 600 pm (12-1)

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH ottier 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692 (11-1)

FREE FREE FREE - This space reserved for free Want to Buy ads in the January 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE First come first served Need parts for your restoration Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Wit1man Airfield Oshshykosh WI 54903-2591

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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM GROUP PLANS

AVIATIONAEROSPACE MUSEUM The Empire State Aerosciences Museum (ESAM) a

newly chartered non-profit educational corporation has announced plans for a future aviationaerospace museum to be located in the Schenectady NY area The museum is expected to feature over 80 years of flight development and manufacture in New York State together with milishytary antique and homebuilt aircraft and historical arshytifacts

Museum plans include a research library facilities for students and educators and additional use by community civic groups as well as aviation groups

ESAM will sponsor air shows at the Schenectady County Airport with proceeds dedicated to museum deshyvelopment An individual and corporate membership proshygram currently being initiated will fund general operatshying expenses newsletters etc

ESAM welcomes comments and suggestions relative to museum development availability of display material etc from aviation groups and historians Their mailing address is Box 1196 Schenectady NY 12301

FRIENDSHIP PORCH DEDICATED TO CONVENTION VOLUNTEERS

(Photos by Jack McCarthy)

Among the many ceremonies during Oshkosh 84 was the dedication of the Friendship Porch Presided over by AntiqueClassic Division President Bob Lickteig apprecishyation plaques were presented to Al Kelch and Bob Lumley chairman and co-chairman respectively of the porch comshymittee The untiring efforts of these two men along with other volunteers resulted in the construction of this pracshytical and handsome addition to the AntiqueClassic Headshyquarters building and its completion in time for Oshkosh 84

The event included a ribbon cutting ceremony and the placement of a brass plaque on the front of the building The plaque reads Friendship Porch dedicated to our volshyunteers whose selfless efforts have made possible this great convention - EAA AntiqueClassic Division

The porch not only provides comfort for tired convenshytion participants but also adds beauty to the Headquarshyters Building It will continue to be a favorite spot in the AntiqueClassic area during EAA conventions bull

AntiqueClassic Division President Bob Lickteig (Center) preshysents appreciation plaques to Bob Lumley (L) and AI Kelch for their efforts in the design and construction of the Friendship Porch

AI Kelch (L) and Bob Lumley chairman and co-chairman respecshytively of the porch committee cut the ceremonial ribbon during the dedication ceremony

AI and Bob affix the brass plaque to the AntiqueClassic Headshyquarters Building dedicating the Friendship Porch to all EAA Convention volunteers

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 5

The 1935 Aeronca C-3 NC14640 SIN 526 with Bill Stratton at the controls

()f An Ae-f)nca pound-3 a~te-

By Hardy D Cannon (AARRCO) 16518 Ledgestone

San Antonio TX 78232

This 1935 flying two-cylinder motorcyle makes strange noises throws oil by the glob is drafty uncomfortable and simply marvelous a deep deep fuselage squatting on a pair of baby-sized wheels the snub upturned nose gives the appearance of an airplane which has run headshylong into something solid and collapsed its gear in the bargain more a caricature of an airplane really a cartoonists creation from its absurd chinless face to that great elephants ear of a fin and rudder all strung together with brace wires string and cloth The engine produces (if you are lucky) all of 26 horsepower and makes an inshycredible racket while going about it

(Photos by Roger Beery)

The Aeronca C-3 was perhaps the most maligned small airplane that was ever built The Flying Bathtub The Ugliest Airplane in the World Airnocker etc were just a few terms that were used to describe one ofthe first light airplanes built in America The first Aeronca a 26 hp single-place plane was designed by JA Roche in 1928 and was truly the first light airplane to be manufactured in America Roche was dedicated to the idea of filling the sky with simple no frills everymans easy-to-fly economshyical-to-operate airplanes

Basket cases were the name of the game Profit was not intended (certainly not achieved) when Bill Stratton

6 DECEMBER 1984

and I formed a company known as Antique Aircraft Rescue and Restoration Company AARRCO is interested in keepshying antiques and warbirds flying My wife and I own about 40 acres in South Bexar County in Texas and so we built a shop behind our house pulled fences graded some and came up with a 2880 ft grass landing strip 100 ft wide and Bill bought the adjacent property to complete the strip

Bill Stratton of San Antonio Darvin Krisell of PIes anshyton and I formed a working team that makes this a labor of love Darvin and I no longer fly but restoration and rebuilding keeps oil in our blood Bill is the test pilot

We read of two Aeronca C-3 basket cases in Arizona Bill hopped a plane after a discussion with the Arizona owner Convinced that we could and would be able to reshystore the planes Bill rented a V-Haul truck and began the trek back with his precious cargo in paper bags and cardboard boxes Crossing the New Mexico and Texas desshyerts with no air conditioner or even a blower caused a great deal of discomfort but Bill pressed on

About 3 oclock in the afternoon of June 171981 Bill pulled into the shop area As he stretched and worked feelings back into his body Darvin and I began to unlock the doors to a truly new adventure

As the truck was being unloaded we laid out the pieces for a better assessment of what we really had and what we were going to need Out came two Aeronca C-3 fuseshylages - Master series 500 Round Backs parts of four wings parts of two tail groups parts of three different landing gear parts parts parts and more parts some Aeronca 7 AC tail assemblies a pair of World War II L-3 wood wings some Waco parts instruments many broken parts bolts nuts washers screws rusted cable and fitshytings that no one can identify completed the cargo Bill laughed and said that he just bought anything and everyshything that the man would throw in

Darvin and I began to look at each other what a challenge In the 1940s I had rebuilt a part of C-3 wings but that was about 35 years ago Thanks to our friend John Houser of the Aeronca Corporation we were able to get some copies of the original blueprints

Work on the plane we chose to complete went rather slowly because other restorations and rebuilding jobs seemed to pour in faster than we could imagine so the C-3 NC14640 SIN A-526 project was just sorta put on hold

After about a year had passed we were able to gather more parts and pictures and manuals We farmed out the engine to Dave Warren who is an expert in the field of engines as well as other aspects of antique airplanes We discovered that we had five left doors and no right doors

so we converted left to right We had five landing gears and none really matched modification became necessary Wheels were paired with one extra brakes were paired and matched to the wheels The shocks had to be completely rebuilt and we discovered only one taxi spring a nearby foundry made one for us

The covering of the fuselage and wings was acshycomplished and the finish through silver brought the need to assemble the airplane to see if everything did fit We accomplished this on a Saturday when we had some help but spectators began to gather and made fun of us our plane and our project This made us more determined that we would spend more time and complete at least one C-3 just to show that it would fly and perform well

Choosing a color scheme posed no problem lemon yelshylow with black letters and black stripe was the unanimous choice Thanks to Paul R Matt for his production of Volshyume X of the Historical Aviation Albums for a color picshyture from which we painted our C-3

Assembly went smoothly enough considering that we had fit and tried everything prior to painting With the baggage compartment seat seat cushions instrument panel gas tank and crash pad all in place we then turned our attention to the windshield Paper patterns often fit where plexiglass does not We made several patterns and then decided on the one that we thought would be the most satisfactory when installed The plexiglass was cut edges sanded rubber in place and as you can guess near the last screw a pop a crack and then a split from top to bottom Next came a revision of the paper pattern new plexiglass and a hot 98 degree afternoon which proved to be no better another crack from top to bottom

After that we really looked hard at what was happenshying and realized that the yoke on my bandsaw in making a small curve put such a bind on the plexiglass that we were actually starting a series of small cracks We checked our pattern again and then went to a plastic center that had a larger bandsaw Installation of windshield number three went as planned

The engine installation posed no problem because there is so little to it but starting the engine was something else The carburetor is located on the extreme bottom there is no primer no accelerator pump and no choke Experimenting adjusting and trial and error gave us the clue To successfully start the E-113 we had to remove the spark plugs (two) inject a small squirtoffuel replace the spark plugs push the throttle to a space of three fingers switch on clear and it starts on the second swing of the prop emitting a noise that is unbelievable to the novice nok-nok-kiank-puff-purrr

The C-3 fuselage nearly ready for cover NC14640 is covered and ready for pre-assembly

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 7

The Aeronca C-3 is in good company with the Piper L-4 and the Heath Parasol over the flat Texas countryside

The restoration shop with an Aeronca C-2 fuselage hanging from the rafters and a C-3 fuselage on the floor A C-3 landing gear is in the foreground

The mighty 36 hp Aeronca E-113 engine that powers NC14640

Running the engine in all ranges on the ground was necessary to make proper adjustments as to richness of carburetor high speed rpm and low speed rpm Darvin was in the cockpit running up the engine and I was makshying adjustments when an unbelievable vibration set in On impulse Darvin cut the switch and I could see a vibrashytion like I had seen only when I took a 40 hp Cub through a large tree

As the engine stopped I could see what happened the new prop was in the process of coming apart I was truly thankful because it could have happened in the air or on take-off The prop hubs are hand honed to match the shaft so we had to replace the prop using the same hub The other prop we had turned out to be 1 4 inch thinner than the one which had come apart so a plate was made to fit between the face of the prop and the face-plate of the hub Then adjustments had to be made all over again beshycause each prop works differently on the engine

The next morning broke clear and cool with about an 8 mph wind right down the runway Bill realized this would be ideal for the taxi tests and possibly the first test flight of our new C-3 After the plane was rolled out gassed up and oil checked we helped Bill work his way through the maze of flying wires that surround the cockpit

Bill give me several high speed taxi runs was the request I made The little engine was purring right along and after a few lift offs and touch downs Bill decided to take it around the field Shes a beauty in the air and a dream to fly if you are not in a hurry and yes to all the doubters and skeptics IT DID FLV

We are presently working on C-3 Master number two a C-3 Collegian and two Aeronca C-2s When we need parts we make them and when we need plans we draw them This is a labor of love and we enjoy every minute of it bull

8 DECEMBER 1984

By Dennis Parks (EAA 115388)

Purdue University Libraries

Aerial Age was the only aviation weekly to survive beyond the first World War It was published from March 1915 to July 1923 by the Aerial Age Company of New York The founding editor was H Chadwick Hunter folshylowed in April 1915 by G Douglas Wardrop who remained editor until the publication ceased Contributing editor was Henry Woodhouse who was also editor of FLYING the Aero Club of Americas magazine which was absorbed by Aerial Age in 1921

The first issue of March 22 1915 was announced as taking the place of Aero amp Hydro as the American Aeronautical Weekly Aero amp Hydro had ceased in November 1914 Aerial Age boasted of an initial subscripshytion list of 10000 and listed among its first 25 subscribers were Katherine Stinson and Capt Thomas Baldwin The first issue had 24 pages but by June it was up to 46 pages

The covers of Aerial Age had reproductions of black and white photographs of aircraft and provide a good source of pictures of early aircraft Some of the cover shots in 1915 were The Curtiss Flying Boat the Thomas Milishytary Tractor and a Martin Tractor The June 28 1915 cover had a picture of Glenn L Martin with Mary Pickford from the movie The Girl of Yesterday Unfortunately in July 1915 the illustrated covers stopped and they only listed editorial contents With the US entry into World War I the cover photos reappeared During 1922 the covers featured aerial photographs from around the US These included downtown shots of Chicago New York and Washshyington Some of the pictures came from the Fairchild Aershyial Camera Corp

Some of the regular features were news of the week foreign news recent aero patents books on aeronautics and Aeronitis Aeronitis was a series of quips and quotes either new or reprinted from other sources Aeronitis was defined as a pleasant infectious ailment that made people flighty For an example one of the stories told goes Lady What do you call the man who attends to your airplane A viator I regret but I never use profanity in the presence of a lady

Most issues had a feature on a new aircraft These articles consisted of two or three pages and provided deshyscriptions specifications and a three-view drawing Some of the aircraft covered in 1915 were The Heinrich Tractor the Burgess-Dunne Convertible tail-less land and waterplane and the Jannus Flying Boat Some examples from early 1920 were Supermarine Flying Boats the Sopwith Transport Plane and the BAT Baboon For its time period Aerial Age is the best source of descripshytions for new aircraft and its coverage resembles that later provided by Aero Digest

Technical topics were also covered Neil MacCoull shyME had a series of articles describing new engines and accessories There was also a series of reprints of NACA

reports featuring such topics as the choice of wing sections and the strengths of laminated wing spars Translations of foreign literature also appeared an example is the article by A Betz of Gottingen on the theory of the screw propeller

The growth of the aircraft industry over the period of the first World War is reflected in the growth of the size of the magazine and in the number of advertisers The first issue of March 22 1915 had 24 pages and four airshycraft companies Curtiss Gallaudet Burgess and Martin had full page ads The expectations of the post-war era is shown by the March 3 1919 issue which has 112 pages with 7 full page and 3 double page ads from aircraft companies The double-page ads were by Curtiss WrightshyMartin and Standard The issue had over 100 display ads and the editorial expounded on American Aeronautics Great Future

Unfortunately Americans aeronautical future was brighter than the future of Aerial Age In the June 26 issue of 1922 the editor announced that the journal would cease publication as a weekly and with the August issue became monthly One of the offers made to boost circulashytion was giving away a war surplus propeller along with a two-year subscription all for $10 One year later it ceased publication By that time Aviation had expanded into a weekly and Aero Digest had become well estabshylished

The EAA Library has a complete set of Aerial Age bull

AE WEEKLY

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9

Assembly of the OX-5 engine is a family effort AI Buttles (L) with his son Timothy Buttles and grandson Tracy Buttles

The Pheasant was no great aeronautical wonder but it certainly was an airplane of good behavior and very pleasant lines according to Joseph Juptner in his US Civil Aircraft Volume One This is an apt description of this but one of many OX-5 powered biplanes of the Great Depression era

It is reported that 11 Pheasants were built at the factory in Memphis Missouri in 1927 The plant was moved to Fond du Lac Wisconsin early the next year and three more were built S J Steve Wittman was company test pilot at the Fond du Lac facility

The EAA Aviation Foundations Pheasant N151N SIN 136 is the only known surviving example and was on display in the Museum at Hales Corners for many years after being donated by EAA member Philip Stier Sussex

(Photo by Paul Poberezny) Wisconsin in 1971 Bill Chomo director of aircraft restoration points to one of the The restoration of this rare aircraft is being acshy many mouse nests in the lower wings of the Pheasant

complished by volunteers and the dedicated efforts of Jeri Goetz of the restoration staff She reports the plane is in remarkably good condition with no major rebuilding reshyquired

The first piece of fabric was removed from one of the lower wing panels by EAA President Paul Poberezny and a long-since vacated mouse nest was exposed This was just the tip of the iceberg however as when Jeri removed the remaining fabric she discovered a full-blown mouse condominium - her description

Apparently where the plane was stored before coming to EAA there was heavy mouse traffic - so much in fact that the wood in the lower wing panels was black with grime It took three applications of soap water and vigorshyous brushing with complete drying in-between before the grime was removed and the varnish finish on the wood reappeared 10 DECEMBER 1984

(Photo by Paul Poberezny on 21484) The Pheasant H-1 0 on display in the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin just before its disassembly and move to the new Aviation Center at Oshkosh

The Pheasant fuseshylage being dismanshytled prior to sandshyblasting

This was followed by sanding the wing structure down to bare wood so the necessary repairs could be made Jeri was assisted here by volunteers including Museum doshycents Bill and Betty Ratzmann and some energetic teenshyagers Both upper and lower panels were ready to cover by Convention time and Ray Stits offered to perform that task He donated the materials and before Oshkosh 84 was over the wings were covered and doped through silver in the Stits Covering Demonstration Tent

The fuselage has been disassembled and the frame sandblasted The only repairs needed here are straightenshying the lower longerons and tubular stringers where overshytight fabric had bowed them in

The Curtiss OX-5 engine for the Pheasant is being overhauled by dedicated volunteer Al Buttles Wild Rose Wisconsin He started working on this project early in September and spends two days per week on the OX-5 Al is 72 and one of the first pilots in the Oshkosh area He is joined occasionally by his son Timothy Buttles and 16-year-old grandson Tracy Buttles both from Manawa Wisconsin

The engine will be ready to run when a serviceable rotor for the magneto and a water pump can be located Any leads regarding the acquisition of these two badly needed items should be directed to the Executive Director of the EAA Aviation Foundation Ralph Bufano Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 414426-4800

When the restoration is completed this rare Pheasant H-10 will join the fleet of flying vintage aircraft based at the EAA Aviation Foundations Pioneer Airport where visitors to the Museum can not only see these planes in their 1920s and 30s environment but also enjoy the sights and sounds of the aircraft in flight bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

By Gene Chase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PhotosbyJackMcCarthn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~__~

One of the many activities in the AntiqueClassic Area at Oshkosh is centered in the Type Club Headquarters Tent where ten organizations were represented this year Complimentary space is offered to any type club representshying antique or classic aircraft so they can have a central meeting place for their own members as well as the opporshytunity to exchange ideas with other clubs

The following type clubs were represented

Aeronca AviatorS Club Joe and Julia Dickey Columbus Indiana

Aeronca Lovers Club Buzz Wagner Clark South Dakota

International Cessna 120140 Association

Jim Merwin Coon Rapids Minnesota

Cub Club John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

Fairchild Club John Berendt Cannon Falls Minnesota

Luscombe Association John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

National Waco Club Ray Brandly Hamilton Ohio

OX-5 Aviation Pioneers Bob Wallace Baltimore Maryland

Porterfield Airplane Club Chuck Lebrecht Wonder Lake Illinois

Staggerwing Club Jim Gorman Mansfield Ohio

Butch Joyce chairman for this activity has received many favorable comments regarding the Type Club Headshyquarters Tent and most of the 1984 participants have indicated they will return next year

One of the highlights for this the second year for the activity was a talk by Convention Chairman Tom Poberezshyny He spoke of the relationship between EAAs Antique Classic Division and the Type Clubs putting down any thoughts that EAA was trying to take over the Clubs He said EAAs involvement was to provide a service to the AntiqueClassic membership many of whom are members of the various special interest type clubs

The activity is informal with no set hours of operation or requirement that the spaces be manned continuously Some of the groups who were short on personnel in 84 hope to remedy the situation next year

Type Club representatives wishing to reserve comshyplimentary space in the Type Club Headquarters Tent at Oshkosh 85 should contact Butch Joyce Box 468 Madishy~on NC 27025 phone 919427-0216 bull 12 DECEMBER 1984

Convention Chairman Tom Poberezny addresses the Type Club members at Oshkosh 84

Butch Joyce (L) Type Club Tent Chairman poses with members of the International Cessna 120140 Association

John Berendt of the Fairchild Club talked about his favorite subject

The Cub Club and Luscombe Association were both repshyresented by John Bergeson at Oshkosh 84

Bob Wallace right lines up the OX-5 Aviation

Pioneers for a photo session

The International Cessna 120140 Association booth in the Type Club Tent

Julia Dickey center promoted Aeronca activities VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13

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1929 Hamilton Metalplane powered with a Pratt and Whitney These Hornet powered Metalplanes were mounted on HamilshyHornet engine of 500-525 hp ton metal floats

By Bob Monk (EAA 146391 AlC 8724)

351 So Palo Alto St Panama City FL 32401

Needless to say flying the Isthmus of Panama in a US Navy observation plane at the age of 17 was high advenshyture for a teenager yet this is what I was doifg one day in 1937 I had joined the United States Army Air Corps with my parents consent and was sent to the Canal Zone for two years

I had a 3-day pass and had bummed a ride on a Vought Corsair from AIshybrook Field where I was stationed on the Pacific side to Coco Solo Naval Air Station on the Atlantic side It was a real noisy airplane with short stiletto-type exhaust stacks I could have used some cotton in my ears shybut of course I didnt have any I thanked the pilot after we landed and he said something but I couldnt hear him

I was stationed at Albrook Field with the 24th Pursuit Group We had Boeing P-12 biplane fighters and I was a crew member assigned to one 14 DECEMBER 1984

of them The P-12 was a little on the homely side being such a shortshycoupled airplane but it would actushyally outfly the beautiful Curtiss Hawk P-6E

I flew quite often in Martin B-10 bombers on searchlight practice for the Army Also based on the field was a Douglas Dolphin amphibian a Sikorsky amphibian and a Bellanca Airbus We also had the forerunner of the AT-6 with fabric covered fuselage and it was the first retractable gear airplane on Albrook Field I flew back to Albrook from France Field on the Atlantic side in this plane Also there were two Keystone biplane bombers at Albrook that were used for testing parachutes with dummies

One thing I liked about duty at AIshybrook was that we did not have to pull KP duty Local San BIas Indians were hired to do the KP Our pay was $2100 per month - half of which I sent home to my parents to help them

with living expenses I remember that behind each barshy

racks building was our own banana house We could eat our fill of bananas and there were plenty of mango trees also A delicious mango would put a good ripe peach to shame taste-wise Tropical fruit of all varishyeties were plentiful

I flew several times with a friend in my outfit who had a private pilots license We flew from a Panamanian field not far from downtown Panama City in a J-2 Cub Also on the field was a Lockheed Vega which was used by a Panamanian pilot who flew mail and freight up and down the Isthmus I have often wondered what happened to this plane

I was wa ndering around one day at the Balboa docks when I noticed an old airplane hangar about half torn down In the hangar sat a Beechcraft Staggerwing on floats It was the first Staggerwing I had ever seen I

thought it was rather odd that the lower wing was located ahead of the top wing (On page 180 of the Staggerwing Book by Robert T Smith is the very airplane BI7L CZ116 I saw in Panama in 1937 It was inshyvolved in some kind of accident and left out in the tropical climate to rust away sitting on a railway dolly )

On the other side of this hangar were four Hamilton Metalplanes on floats with Isthmus Airways painted on the sides The planes even at this time were showing signs of deterioration but they could have been saved if someone had the forethought to store them away shynow they are gone forever

I recently got in touch with a Mr Georges G Bouche an antique airshycraft buff who works for the Panama Canal Zone Company I told him about seeing these aircraft in 1938 and asked him to send me photos which he has done

Isthmian Airways had two Travel Air 4000 biplanes on floats that were used for pilot training which appear in two or three of the photos

All-in-all I wouldnt take anything for my experiences in Panama Seeing the Hamilton Metalplane that won the Grand Champion Award in 1975 at the AAA Fly-In in Iowa brought back a lot of memories of the four I saw in Panama years ago deterioratshy

~sectsect~ ing and all but forgotten bull ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BOOK REVIEW By Dennis Parks

THE ADVENTURES OF AVIATOR PAUL WILBER BROTHER JOSH AND FRIENDS 1911 by Forest Lane et a1 History ofFlight Press 1984 71 pages This is the entertaining story of two pioneers of Ohio

Aviation Paul and Josh Wilber of Norwalk Ohio Their story is an example of the early constructorpilot Not only did they build their own airplane but Paul also taught himself to fly in it

In the fall of 1911 Paul Wilber was offered a set of plans for a 1909 Curtiss Pusher from a friend Ralph Cole who was in the process of rebuilding a Bleriot Type and would not have time for the Curtiss Paul age 19 and his brother Josh age 21 decided to tackle the project

The brothers built the planes components in their parents attic and later took the finished parts to a nearby farm and assembled the craft One of the first problems was determining the center of gravity They put the plane up on two saw horses one under each wing at one third chord Paul proceeded to climb into the pilots seat while Josh held onto the tail The engine was then shifted on the mount untiHhe aircraft came into balance at which time the bolt holes were drilled

Another problem the brothers faced was determining if they had enough power from the 50 horsepower Roberts engine they had borrowed The Curtiss required about 400 pounds of thrust for flight but they didnt know how much the Roberts produced To solve the problem they tied a rope from the undercarriage to a balance arm scale they

had bolted to the barn wall Then they ran the engine up to full power and as the scale read about 400 pounds they decided they had enough thrust for the Curtiss to fly

In the summer of 1912 the craft was ready for flight but Paul had no flight training He began the process of learning by running the plane back and forth across a field near the barn There was a crew on each end of the run to pick up the nose wheel and turn the Curtiss around for the return run After a few weekends of practice he took to the air for a run of a few hundred feet He figured he had a total practice time of forty-five minutes before soloing For the next two summers Paul flew his aeroplane to the excited reception of the townspeople and the local papers

Included in this book are clippings from the papers which relate the excitement of the exploits of the daring aviator Local aeronaut rises above trees Youthful avishyator in our midst Makes cross country flying without mishap - attains height of 1500 feet

The original Wilber Curtiss was located and purchased by Lloyd Washburn (EAA 33769 AlC 352) and was reshystored during 1983 by volunteers for the Ohio History of Flight Museum at Columbus International Airport where it is now on display

Told in first person through the use of letters newsshypaper reports and interviews and illustrated with contemshyporary photos here is a fascinating story of early aviation Highly recommended Available from the Ohio History of Flight Museum 4275 Sawyer Road Columbus OH 43219 $795 plus $100 shipping Signed and numbered edition $1195 plus $100 shipping bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

~)I ~J = c a WJ ~=Ir ~~i~r~ ~ik~ ~~n~ By George A Hardie Jr

Heres another example of a famous designers early creation that failed to perform as expected Built in the early Post-World War I period sevshyeral features reveal the current thinkshying of the time such as the wing-tip skids triple rudders etc The photo was submitted by Bill Red Baron Truver of Chicago Illinois Answers will be published in the March 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE

The Mystery Plane shown in the September 1984 issue of THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE fooled a number of readers who thought it was a Hamilton Metalplane Other guesses were Cessna AWand American Eagle Brougham Actually it is the Stout Air Coach a product of pioneer Bill Stout of Ford Trimotor fame It was a 4-place cabin design built in the summer of 1927 This airplane was powered with a Wright J-5 and as can be seen in the addishytional view it incorporated features typical of the Stout Air Pullman and early Ford Trimotors (note the cabin windows and the corrugated aluminum skin)

The following information was reshyceived from Bob Pauley of Farmingshyton Hills Michigan who writes

The September Mystery Plane was another Michigan-built airplane a Bill Stout design known as the Ford (Stout) Air Coach and also referred to as the Stout Executive It was another of the many Bill Stout deshysigns built in 1927 while he served as Director of the Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company

Bill Stout ran an independent surshyreptitious Skunk Works operation while working for Ford The Air Coach was a Stout design but built by Ford employees using Ford mateshyrials It was an all-metal corrugated skin 4-place airplane powered by a 200 hp Wright J-5 Photos of the origshyinal mock-up of the Air Coach show a Wright J-4 installed but apparently that engine was never fitted to the finished airplane The Air Coach made its first appearance at the Ford airport in Dearborn on August 26 1927 It was quite an advanced design for that time It had cantilever wings and a roomy 4-seat upholstered cabin It never had an official designation or model number and was never regisshytered with the Bureau of Air Comshymerce and as a result never carried an N number 16 DECEMBER 1984

In a recent phone conversation with Bob Baron and Edward Jackson (his name was incorrectly given as Edwin in the October issue) both of whom worked on the airplane they indicate that it was probably never flown since it was dangerously tail heavy Bob Baron says that four men could hardly lift the tail off the ground

Stout had wanted Ford test pilot Harry Brooks to fly the tandem-wing amphibian but was turned down and he had to look elsewhere for a pilot The attempts at flying the amphibian were made by Leonard Flo a low-time pilot who was a member of a flying club that Stout belonged to It is asshysumed that Flo was offered the chance to fly the Air Coach but turned Stout down Like so many ofStouts designs if the airplane did not meet his expecshytations he soon lost interest in it Before the end of 1927 the Air Coach was cut up and scrapped

Other correct answers to the Sepshytember Mystery Plane were sent in

by Charley Hayes of Park Forest Ilshylinois and Jack McRae of Huntington Station New York

Concerning the June Mystery Plane

Glenn Buffington of San Diego California recently talked to Bobbi Trout about the Commercial Sunshybeam shown in the June 1984 issue She recalled that she and Elinor Smith made five test flights before the record endurance flight of 45 hrs and 5 min The Sunbeam was well out of rigging and it was a trial and error method before they were able to stay below and behind the refueling ship The refueler was a well-worn Curtiss Carrier Pigeon biplane whose engine finally gave out Withshyout other support the girls gave up disappointed that their flight was not any longer In January 1931 Bobbi teamed up with Edna Mae Cooper and stayed aloft five days and nights in a Challenger Curtiss Robin She doubts there was any connection of the Sunshybeam with the Zenith Company bull

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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DECEMBER 17 - KILL DEVIL HILLS NC - Wreath laying ceremony honorshying the 81st Anniversary of the Wright Brothers Flight Ceremonies are free and open to the public For information on flying to the airstrip or the event contact Bebe Midgette National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

MARCH 17middot23 - LAKELAND FLORIDA - 11th Annual EAA Sun n Fun Spring Celebration of Flight Contact Sun n Fun office at 813644-2431 Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm or write to P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807

APRIL 13middot14 - WASHINGTON DC - 5th Annual Tour of National Air and Space Museum and Paul E Garber Facility by EAA Chapter 4 Inc Dinner with speaker of note Limited to 200 Contact Margarent Scesa 9611-51 st Place College Park Maryland 20704 301 345-3164

APRIL 26-28 - KILL DEVIL HILL NC - 3rd Annual Wilber Wright Fly-In Three-day festival honoring Wilbur Wrights birthday April 16 1867 Sponshysored by First Flight SOCiety National Park Service and EAA Chapter 339 Contact Bob Woody National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

JULY 26 bull AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH WISCONSIN - 33rd Annual EAA Fly-In and Convention Make your plans now to attend the Worlds Greatest Aviation Event Contact EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

This has been a good year for me I became a member of EAA and the AntiqueClassic Division I am receiving SPORT AVIATION and THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and I made it to Oshkosh 84 My wife and I drove up for the opening weekend and were really immiddot pressed

We want to attend Oshkosh 85 but would like to be there during the AntiqueClassic events It is not possible for us to be there the entire week so if you could let us know the dates of the events we are interested in we can plan our travel arrangements

Your help will be appreciated Thanks B R Clark (EAA 225713 AC 8461) 735 Ware San Antonio TX 78221 bull

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

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EAAS SPRING CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT MARCH 17 - 231985

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SUN n FUN REGISTRATION FEES CATEGORY 1 IF YOU ARE AN EAA MEMBER

EAA Member amp Family $700 per day or $2500 per week One fee admits the EAA member his spouse and children under 18 You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

Admission to Showplane parking areas Free auto parking Souvenir Program Book Commemorative Decal Invitation to all activities (forums social events awards)

CATEGORY 2 IF YOU ARE NOT AN EAA MEMBER BUT HAVE QUALIFYING AIRmiddot MAN CERTIFICATE (We accept the following certificates Airman AampP AmiddotI etc Air Defense Card FAA Membership card of AMA QB OXmiddot5 etc Any identification to show affiliation with andor knowledge of aircraft operations)

Yourself $700 per day or $2500 per week Each member of your party over age 14 $500 per day or $2500 per week You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

One Souvenir Program Book for your party Admission to Showplane parking areas One Commemorative Decal Admission to forums

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Each Person $500 per day You receive Admission to all exhibit areas including the Ultralight

Operations area Daily airshow Admission to the forums and workshops Admission to Showplane parking areas only while accompanied by a person holding a Category 1 or 2 ticket

NOTES Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult Additional Souvenir Programs are available for $200 each

IF YOU JOIN EAA WHILE AT SUN N FUN YOU MAY EXCHANGE YOUR CATEGORY 2 OR 3 TICKETS FOR CATEGORY 1 TICKETS AT MAIN REGISTRATION

TRANSPORTATION Buses will be operated on a regular schedule throughout the flymiddotin Guests arriving

by air will be provided FREE shuttle bus transportation anywhere on the airport courtesy of Sun n Fun Bus fares to and from the motels and downtown Lakeland are $1 00 Your program will include the bus schedule This information will also be posted at bus stops at Sun n Fun and at the Lakeland Municipal Airport Terminal and Restaumiddot rant

AUTO PARKING Auto parking is free to EAA members All that is necessary is to show your current

International EAA membership card to the parking attendants

AIRCRAFT AWARDS If you are fortunate enough to fly to Sun n Fun in a showplane you certainly would

want it judged for one of the many awards In order to have your aircraft judged it must be registered Judging registration forms are available at any of the aircraft registration points on the airport (Warbirds Ultralight Airside etc) Just complete the form and leave it at the registration booth All aircraft must be parked in the appropriate area to be judged (ie Homebuilts in the Homebuilt area etc) A WORD OF CAUmiddot TION Your aircraft must be registered for judging prior to 500 pm Friday March 22 in order to have it judged

If you bring your showplane Antique Classic Warbird Homebuilt etc to Sun n Fun 1985 you will receive a very special pair of wings to wear

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PAW ADVERTISEMENT CONTROL TOWER

The Lakeland Control Tower will operate 12 hours per day during the EAA Sun n Fun Fly-In between 7 am and 7 pm EST Primary Frequencies are ATIS 1242 Ground Control 1214 Tower 1245 VOR 1160

If there is any possibility that you might be coming to Sun n Fun in an aircraft without a radio it is important that you place your name aircraft type identification number address and the word NON-RADIO on a postcard and mail it to Tampa ATC Tower Tampa International Airport Tampa FL 33607 The receipt of the card will validate your authorization to operate without a radio while the Temporary ATC Tower is in operation The card also indicates that you have read and understand the procedure as shown in NOTAMS

Please bring your own tie-downs Limited numbers of tie-downs will be available on the field during the fly-in week Ask a plane parker

CAMP REGISTRATION AND FACILITIES You may camp by your aeroplane or in a tent in a motor home camper

bus etc There are no electrical hookups water is available throughout the camping areas except the Ultralight area There are two shower houses availshyable We have a beautiful country store for the convenience of campers

FEES Camper fees will be $500 per day per unit payable in advance If you leave before the end of the fly-in the remainder of your camping fee will be refunded Check out time will be 1200 Noon Registration fee must be paid with your camping fee

VOLUNTEER CENTER Sun n Fun is operated by volunteers Even the officers and directors are

unpaid All of these people register and pay just like you do Please help keep our fees down by pitching in and helping run your convenshy

tion The more of us that work the less work each of us will have to do Help us to help you enjoy the fly-in Get involved help share the load shy

VOLUNTEER Youll have more fun if you are a part of it Visit your VOLUNTEER BUILDING and offer to pitch in We will love you

for it If you work for eight (8) hours during the convention you will receive a

special Sun n Fun VOLUNTEER PATCH

IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED We have attempted to provide the info that you will need before coming

to the fly-in If however you have additional questiona please call our Sun n Fun office (813-644-2431) between 900 am and 400 pm Monday through Friday

HOUSING We are again working on providing housing accommodations in private

homes If you are interested call the Sun n Fun office after 1-1-85

CAMPGROUNDS SAN LAN RANCH - 3929 US Highway 98 South - 813-665-1726 TIKI VILLAGE - 905 Crevasse St - 813-858-5364 HOLLINGSWORTH TRAVEL TRAILER PARK - 6211 US Hwy 98 N shy813-858-2026

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SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING SUN N FUN FLY-IN

Due to the heavy volume of air traffic generated by the fly-in pilots are urged to be extremely alert for a high volume of VFR traffic operating in Central Flordia

BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FLY-IN CHECK NOTAMS AND THE AIRMANS INFORMATION MANUAL FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES LAKELAND MUNICIPAL AIRshyPORT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL ITINERANT OPERATIONS FROM 200 PM TO 400 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME DAILY DURING THE FLYshyIN

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The Stinson Model A Trimotor

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AIRCRAFT J-3 Cub Float Plane parts 1320 and 1400 Edo front fuselage fit1ing SASE for list R Mat1 EAA Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise set1ing 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

STEARMAN 1941 PT-17 - Completely rebuilt by a nationally known company original blue and yelshylow stars and bars on cot1on 220 Continental 50 hours since major but aircraft not flown since comshypletion Sell or trade Cessna 182 or equivalent 904546-3141 (12-2)

CESSNA 170B 1953 1400 SMOH 65 STOH Rebuilt gyros Imron paint 75 galhr $14000 Call 217488-6283 (12-2)

1936 Stinson SR-8C Gullwing Reliant Fourshytime Grand Champion featured in November 82 THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and SPORT AVIAshyTION Roy Redman 507334-5922 (12-1)

1952 Tri-Pacer 340 SMOH 1983 restoration with Ceconite alternator strobes electric T amp B Genave 200A AT 50A transponder Call 919335shy1630 (1-2)

1939 Aeronca Chief Model 50-L Only one flying 50 hp Lyc 310 SMOH New wood Ceconite tube seal on rebuild New prop red amp yellow nice antique $6800 firm Trades NY 315598-3537 (12-1)

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Intercom - 2 cloth helmets 2 headsets 2 boom mikes $400 value for $175 as-is where-is Needs work 504892-5756 (11-2)

Beech Staggerwing Club needs data history and parts Want former ownerlpilot to tell us your exshyperiences and whereabouts of any parts - any condition Club Secretary George York 181 Sloboda Avenue Mansfield OH 44906 phone 419755-1208 days 419529-4378 evenings and weekends (12-2)

For sale Full length leather flying suit 24 volt electrically heated BuAero US Navy M4563 Colvinex Corporation Very good condition $35000 Glen Brodeur P O Box 184 Thompson CT 06277 phone 203923-3115

For sale Private estate adjacent to municipal airport Pilot or mechanics dream home Property consists of 10-plus acres including 2-year-old earth (berm) home 24 x 40 workshop with carshyport 1 car garage 40 x 80 hangarlwarehouse 18 x 24 log cabin and three hangars on airport One and a half acres zoned residential remaining acreage zoned intensive industrial Fifty foot gate provides easy access to airport proper Approximately 45 air miles to Oshkosh Earth home with solar wood and electric heat is unshyfinished Miscellaneous extras include Storage tanks for two grades of fuel (300 and 2600 gallon capacities) 10 hangar door on warehouse 5 tie-downs storage at1ic and winch lift in workshyshop and underground root cellarlbomb shelter Asking $125000 Will consider airplane as partial payment Send SASE for more details to Ron Ot1os Aeroplane Store Inc PO Box 206 Clintonville WI 54929 or phone 715823-2802 (12-1)

Wooden wings built for vintage aircraft FAA certified Highest quality workmanship Refershyences provided John and Pam Barker Aeroplane Company Box 411 Germantown NY 12526 phone 518537-4945 (1-2)

For sale (2) Citabria gas tanks (3) 850 x 10 new Goodrich tires (1) electric starter for Warner 145 Combs 813845-3251 (1-2)

Wanted - Set of Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann or Bu 133c Jungmeister plans or both or information for above Miss Mandy Yager clo Classic Airshyplanes Hangar 7 Albury Airport Australia 2640 phone 060215818 (12-1)

Wanted - 16 mm World War II related aviation films What have you got Topor 4313 South Marshfield Chicago IL 60609 312847-6392 (mornings) (12-1)

ENGINES Warner Engines and parts one 145 SS50 with 10000 since new and zero SOH Another with 30000 since new needs overhau l Have extensive inventory of 145 parts Write needs P O Box 9702 Greensboro NC 27429 (12-2)

A-40-4 Continental Engine Complete with mag carb hub plugs stacks Was running when taken out of J-2 Crated $83500 Lots of NEW and USED parts for A-40s lists available - $100 Opalack 1138 Industrial Avenue Pot1stown PA 19464 (12-1 )

(2) K-5 Kinner engines sin 249 and 513 Overshyhauled on stands mags and carb not installed Many extra parts cases back plates nose section cylinders crankshaft rods gears valves Waco spun aluminum nose bowl made from original plans New construction Fit RNF KNF and INF Charles E Nickles R2 Box 656 Brenham TX 77833 409836-6704 nights (12-1)

Siemens-Halske 160 from Jungmeister Removed for new engine Approx 550 hours No logs $5000000 firm Complete including OH stand Phone 201 388-7538 after 600 pm (12-1)

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH ottier 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692 (11-1)

FREE FREE FREE - This space reserved for free Want to Buy ads in the January 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE First come first served Need parts for your restoration Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Wit1man Airfield Oshshykosh WI 54903-2591

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

The 1935 Aeronca C-3 NC14640 SIN 526 with Bill Stratton at the controls

()f An Ae-f)nca pound-3 a~te-

By Hardy D Cannon (AARRCO) 16518 Ledgestone

San Antonio TX 78232

This 1935 flying two-cylinder motorcyle makes strange noises throws oil by the glob is drafty uncomfortable and simply marvelous a deep deep fuselage squatting on a pair of baby-sized wheels the snub upturned nose gives the appearance of an airplane which has run headshylong into something solid and collapsed its gear in the bargain more a caricature of an airplane really a cartoonists creation from its absurd chinless face to that great elephants ear of a fin and rudder all strung together with brace wires string and cloth The engine produces (if you are lucky) all of 26 horsepower and makes an inshycredible racket while going about it

(Photos by Roger Beery)

The Aeronca C-3 was perhaps the most maligned small airplane that was ever built The Flying Bathtub The Ugliest Airplane in the World Airnocker etc were just a few terms that were used to describe one ofthe first light airplanes built in America The first Aeronca a 26 hp single-place plane was designed by JA Roche in 1928 and was truly the first light airplane to be manufactured in America Roche was dedicated to the idea of filling the sky with simple no frills everymans easy-to-fly economshyical-to-operate airplanes

Basket cases were the name of the game Profit was not intended (certainly not achieved) when Bill Stratton

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and I formed a company known as Antique Aircraft Rescue and Restoration Company AARRCO is interested in keepshying antiques and warbirds flying My wife and I own about 40 acres in South Bexar County in Texas and so we built a shop behind our house pulled fences graded some and came up with a 2880 ft grass landing strip 100 ft wide and Bill bought the adjacent property to complete the strip

Bill Stratton of San Antonio Darvin Krisell of PIes anshyton and I formed a working team that makes this a labor of love Darvin and I no longer fly but restoration and rebuilding keeps oil in our blood Bill is the test pilot

We read of two Aeronca C-3 basket cases in Arizona Bill hopped a plane after a discussion with the Arizona owner Convinced that we could and would be able to reshystore the planes Bill rented a V-Haul truck and began the trek back with his precious cargo in paper bags and cardboard boxes Crossing the New Mexico and Texas desshyerts with no air conditioner or even a blower caused a great deal of discomfort but Bill pressed on

About 3 oclock in the afternoon of June 171981 Bill pulled into the shop area As he stretched and worked feelings back into his body Darvin and I began to unlock the doors to a truly new adventure

As the truck was being unloaded we laid out the pieces for a better assessment of what we really had and what we were going to need Out came two Aeronca C-3 fuseshylages - Master series 500 Round Backs parts of four wings parts of two tail groups parts of three different landing gear parts parts parts and more parts some Aeronca 7 AC tail assemblies a pair of World War II L-3 wood wings some Waco parts instruments many broken parts bolts nuts washers screws rusted cable and fitshytings that no one can identify completed the cargo Bill laughed and said that he just bought anything and everyshything that the man would throw in

Darvin and I began to look at each other what a challenge In the 1940s I had rebuilt a part of C-3 wings but that was about 35 years ago Thanks to our friend John Houser of the Aeronca Corporation we were able to get some copies of the original blueprints

Work on the plane we chose to complete went rather slowly because other restorations and rebuilding jobs seemed to pour in faster than we could imagine so the C-3 NC14640 SIN A-526 project was just sorta put on hold

After about a year had passed we were able to gather more parts and pictures and manuals We farmed out the engine to Dave Warren who is an expert in the field of engines as well as other aspects of antique airplanes We discovered that we had five left doors and no right doors

so we converted left to right We had five landing gears and none really matched modification became necessary Wheels were paired with one extra brakes were paired and matched to the wheels The shocks had to be completely rebuilt and we discovered only one taxi spring a nearby foundry made one for us

The covering of the fuselage and wings was acshycomplished and the finish through silver brought the need to assemble the airplane to see if everything did fit We accomplished this on a Saturday when we had some help but spectators began to gather and made fun of us our plane and our project This made us more determined that we would spend more time and complete at least one C-3 just to show that it would fly and perform well

Choosing a color scheme posed no problem lemon yelshylow with black letters and black stripe was the unanimous choice Thanks to Paul R Matt for his production of Volshyume X of the Historical Aviation Albums for a color picshyture from which we painted our C-3

Assembly went smoothly enough considering that we had fit and tried everything prior to painting With the baggage compartment seat seat cushions instrument panel gas tank and crash pad all in place we then turned our attention to the windshield Paper patterns often fit where plexiglass does not We made several patterns and then decided on the one that we thought would be the most satisfactory when installed The plexiglass was cut edges sanded rubber in place and as you can guess near the last screw a pop a crack and then a split from top to bottom Next came a revision of the paper pattern new plexiglass and a hot 98 degree afternoon which proved to be no better another crack from top to bottom

After that we really looked hard at what was happenshying and realized that the yoke on my bandsaw in making a small curve put such a bind on the plexiglass that we were actually starting a series of small cracks We checked our pattern again and then went to a plastic center that had a larger bandsaw Installation of windshield number three went as planned

The engine installation posed no problem because there is so little to it but starting the engine was something else The carburetor is located on the extreme bottom there is no primer no accelerator pump and no choke Experimenting adjusting and trial and error gave us the clue To successfully start the E-113 we had to remove the spark plugs (two) inject a small squirtoffuel replace the spark plugs push the throttle to a space of three fingers switch on clear and it starts on the second swing of the prop emitting a noise that is unbelievable to the novice nok-nok-kiank-puff-purrr

The C-3 fuselage nearly ready for cover NC14640 is covered and ready for pre-assembly

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The Aeronca C-3 is in good company with the Piper L-4 and the Heath Parasol over the flat Texas countryside

The restoration shop with an Aeronca C-2 fuselage hanging from the rafters and a C-3 fuselage on the floor A C-3 landing gear is in the foreground

The mighty 36 hp Aeronca E-113 engine that powers NC14640

Running the engine in all ranges on the ground was necessary to make proper adjustments as to richness of carburetor high speed rpm and low speed rpm Darvin was in the cockpit running up the engine and I was makshying adjustments when an unbelievable vibration set in On impulse Darvin cut the switch and I could see a vibrashytion like I had seen only when I took a 40 hp Cub through a large tree

As the engine stopped I could see what happened the new prop was in the process of coming apart I was truly thankful because it could have happened in the air or on take-off The prop hubs are hand honed to match the shaft so we had to replace the prop using the same hub The other prop we had turned out to be 1 4 inch thinner than the one which had come apart so a plate was made to fit between the face of the prop and the face-plate of the hub Then adjustments had to be made all over again beshycause each prop works differently on the engine

The next morning broke clear and cool with about an 8 mph wind right down the runway Bill realized this would be ideal for the taxi tests and possibly the first test flight of our new C-3 After the plane was rolled out gassed up and oil checked we helped Bill work his way through the maze of flying wires that surround the cockpit

Bill give me several high speed taxi runs was the request I made The little engine was purring right along and after a few lift offs and touch downs Bill decided to take it around the field Shes a beauty in the air and a dream to fly if you are not in a hurry and yes to all the doubters and skeptics IT DID FLV

We are presently working on C-3 Master number two a C-3 Collegian and two Aeronca C-2s When we need parts we make them and when we need plans we draw them This is a labor of love and we enjoy every minute of it bull

8 DECEMBER 1984

By Dennis Parks (EAA 115388)

Purdue University Libraries

Aerial Age was the only aviation weekly to survive beyond the first World War It was published from March 1915 to July 1923 by the Aerial Age Company of New York The founding editor was H Chadwick Hunter folshylowed in April 1915 by G Douglas Wardrop who remained editor until the publication ceased Contributing editor was Henry Woodhouse who was also editor of FLYING the Aero Club of Americas magazine which was absorbed by Aerial Age in 1921

The first issue of March 22 1915 was announced as taking the place of Aero amp Hydro as the American Aeronautical Weekly Aero amp Hydro had ceased in November 1914 Aerial Age boasted of an initial subscripshytion list of 10000 and listed among its first 25 subscribers were Katherine Stinson and Capt Thomas Baldwin The first issue had 24 pages but by June it was up to 46 pages

The covers of Aerial Age had reproductions of black and white photographs of aircraft and provide a good source of pictures of early aircraft Some of the cover shots in 1915 were The Curtiss Flying Boat the Thomas Milishytary Tractor and a Martin Tractor The June 28 1915 cover had a picture of Glenn L Martin with Mary Pickford from the movie The Girl of Yesterday Unfortunately in July 1915 the illustrated covers stopped and they only listed editorial contents With the US entry into World War I the cover photos reappeared During 1922 the covers featured aerial photographs from around the US These included downtown shots of Chicago New York and Washshyington Some of the pictures came from the Fairchild Aershyial Camera Corp

Some of the regular features were news of the week foreign news recent aero patents books on aeronautics and Aeronitis Aeronitis was a series of quips and quotes either new or reprinted from other sources Aeronitis was defined as a pleasant infectious ailment that made people flighty For an example one of the stories told goes Lady What do you call the man who attends to your airplane A viator I regret but I never use profanity in the presence of a lady

Most issues had a feature on a new aircraft These articles consisted of two or three pages and provided deshyscriptions specifications and a three-view drawing Some of the aircraft covered in 1915 were The Heinrich Tractor the Burgess-Dunne Convertible tail-less land and waterplane and the Jannus Flying Boat Some examples from early 1920 were Supermarine Flying Boats the Sopwith Transport Plane and the BAT Baboon For its time period Aerial Age is the best source of descripshytions for new aircraft and its coverage resembles that later provided by Aero Digest

Technical topics were also covered Neil MacCoull shyME had a series of articles describing new engines and accessories There was also a series of reprints of NACA

reports featuring such topics as the choice of wing sections and the strengths of laminated wing spars Translations of foreign literature also appeared an example is the article by A Betz of Gottingen on the theory of the screw propeller

The growth of the aircraft industry over the period of the first World War is reflected in the growth of the size of the magazine and in the number of advertisers The first issue of March 22 1915 had 24 pages and four airshycraft companies Curtiss Gallaudet Burgess and Martin had full page ads The expectations of the post-war era is shown by the March 3 1919 issue which has 112 pages with 7 full page and 3 double page ads from aircraft companies The double-page ads were by Curtiss WrightshyMartin and Standard The issue had over 100 display ads and the editorial expounded on American Aeronautics Great Future

Unfortunately Americans aeronautical future was brighter than the future of Aerial Age In the June 26 issue of 1922 the editor announced that the journal would cease publication as a weekly and with the August issue became monthly One of the offers made to boost circulashytion was giving away a war surplus propeller along with a two-year subscription all for $10 One year later it ceased publication By that time Aviation had expanded into a weekly and Aero Digest had become well estabshylished

The EAA Library has a complete set of Aerial Age bull

AE WEEKLY

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9

Assembly of the OX-5 engine is a family effort AI Buttles (L) with his son Timothy Buttles and grandson Tracy Buttles

The Pheasant was no great aeronautical wonder but it certainly was an airplane of good behavior and very pleasant lines according to Joseph Juptner in his US Civil Aircraft Volume One This is an apt description of this but one of many OX-5 powered biplanes of the Great Depression era

It is reported that 11 Pheasants were built at the factory in Memphis Missouri in 1927 The plant was moved to Fond du Lac Wisconsin early the next year and three more were built S J Steve Wittman was company test pilot at the Fond du Lac facility

The EAA Aviation Foundations Pheasant N151N SIN 136 is the only known surviving example and was on display in the Museum at Hales Corners for many years after being donated by EAA member Philip Stier Sussex

(Photo by Paul Poberezny) Wisconsin in 1971 Bill Chomo director of aircraft restoration points to one of the The restoration of this rare aircraft is being acshy many mouse nests in the lower wings of the Pheasant

complished by volunteers and the dedicated efforts of Jeri Goetz of the restoration staff She reports the plane is in remarkably good condition with no major rebuilding reshyquired

The first piece of fabric was removed from one of the lower wing panels by EAA President Paul Poberezny and a long-since vacated mouse nest was exposed This was just the tip of the iceberg however as when Jeri removed the remaining fabric she discovered a full-blown mouse condominium - her description

Apparently where the plane was stored before coming to EAA there was heavy mouse traffic - so much in fact that the wood in the lower wing panels was black with grime It took three applications of soap water and vigorshyous brushing with complete drying in-between before the grime was removed and the varnish finish on the wood reappeared 10 DECEMBER 1984

(Photo by Paul Poberezny on 21484) The Pheasant H-1 0 on display in the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin just before its disassembly and move to the new Aviation Center at Oshkosh

The Pheasant fuseshylage being dismanshytled prior to sandshyblasting

This was followed by sanding the wing structure down to bare wood so the necessary repairs could be made Jeri was assisted here by volunteers including Museum doshycents Bill and Betty Ratzmann and some energetic teenshyagers Both upper and lower panels were ready to cover by Convention time and Ray Stits offered to perform that task He donated the materials and before Oshkosh 84 was over the wings were covered and doped through silver in the Stits Covering Demonstration Tent

The fuselage has been disassembled and the frame sandblasted The only repairs needed here are straightenshying the lower longerons and tubular stringers where overshytight fabric had bowed them in

The Curtiss OX-5 engine for the Pheasant is being overhauled by dedicated volunteer Al Buttles Wild Rose Wisconsin He started working on this project early in September and spends two days per week on the OX-5 Al is 72 and one of the first pilots in the Oshkosh area He is joined occasionally by his son Timothy Buttles and 16-year-old grandson Tracy Buttles both from Manawa Wisconsin

The engine will be ready to run when a serviceable rotor for the magneto and a water pump can be located Any leads regarding the acquisition of these two badly needed items should be directed to the Executive Director of the EAA Aviation Foundation Ralph Bufano Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 414426-4800

When the restoration is completed this rare Pheasant H-10 will join the fleet of flying vintage aircraft based at the EAA Aviation Foundations Pioneer Airport where visitors to the Museum can not only see these planes in their 1920s and 30s environment but also enjoy the sights and sounds of the aircraft in flight bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

By Gene Chase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PhotosbyJackMcCarthn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~__~

One of the many activities in the AntiqueClassic Area at Oshkosh is centered in the Type Club Headquarters Tent where ten organizations were represented this year Complimentary space is offered to any type club representshying antique or classic aircraft so they can have a central meeting place for their own members as well as the opporshytunity to exchange ideas with other clubs

The following type clubs were represented

Aeronca AviatorS Club Joe and Julia Dickey Columbus Indiana

Aeronca Lovers Club Buzz Wagner Clark South Dakota

International Cessna 120140 Association

Jim Merwin Coon Rapids Minnesota

Cub Club John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

Fairchild Club John Berendt Cannon Falls Minnesota

Luscombe Association John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

National Waco Club Ray Brandly Hamilton Ohio

OX-5 Aviation Pioneers Bob Wallace Baltimore Maryland

Porterfield Airplane Club Chuck Lebrecht Wonder Lake Illinois

Staggerwing Club Jim Gorman Mansfield Ohio

Butch Joyce chairman for this activity has received many favorable comments regarding the Type Club Headshyquarters Tent and most of the 1984 participants have indicated they will return next year

One of the highlights for this the second year for the activity was a talk by Convention Chairman Tom Poberezshyny He spoke of the relationship between EAAs Antique Classic Division and the Type Clubs putting down any thoughts that EAA was trying to take over the Clubs He said EAAs involvement was to provide a service to the AntiqueClassic membership many of whom are members of the various special interest type clubs

The activity is informal with no set hours of operation or requirement that the spaces be manned continuously Some of the groups who were short on personnel in 84 hope to remedy the situation next year

Type Club representatives wishing to reserve comshyplimentary space in the Type Club Headquarters Tent at Oshkosh 85 should contact Butch Joyce Box 468 Madishy~on NC 27025 phone 919427-0216 bull 12 DECEMBER 1984

Convention Chairman Tom Poberezny addresses the Type Club members at Oshkosh 84

Butch Joyce (L) Type Club Tent Chairman poses with members of the International Cessna 120140 Association

John Berendt of the Fairchild Club talked about his favorite subject

The Cub Club and Luscombe Association were both repshyresented by John Bergeson at Oshkosh 84

Bob Wallace right lines up the OX-5 Aviation

Pioneers for a photo session

The International Cessna 120140 Association booth in the Type Club Tent

Julia Dickey center promoted Aeronca activities VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13

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1929 Hamilton Metalplane powered with a Pratt and Whitney These Hornet powered Metalplanes were mounted on HamilshyHornet engine of 500-525 hp ton metal floats

By Bob Monk (EAA 146391 AlC 8724)

351 So Palo Alto St Panama City FL 32401

Needless to say flying the Isthmus of Panama in a US Navy observation plane at the age of 17 was high advenshyture for a teenager yet this is what I was doifg one day in 1937 I had joined the United States Army Air Corps with my parents consent and was sent to the Canal Zone for two years

I had a 3-day pass and had bummed a ride on a Vought Corsair from AIshybrook Field where I was stationed on the Pacific side to Coco Solo Naval Air Station on the Atlantic side It was a real noisy airplane with short stiletto-type exhaust stacks I could have used some cotton in my ears shybut of course I didnt have any I thanked the pilot after we landed and he said something but I couldnt hear him

I was stationed at Albrook Field with the 24th Pursuit Group We had Boeing P-12 biplane fighters and I was a crew member assigned to one 14 DECEMBER 1984

of them The P-12 was a little on the homely side being such a shortshycoupled airplane but it would actushyally outfly the beautiful Curtiss Hawk P-6E

I flew quite often in Martin B-10 bombers on searchlight practice for the Army Also based on the field was a Douglas Dolphin amphibian a Sikorsky amphibian and a Bellanca Airbus We also had the forerunner of the AT-6 with fabric covered fuselage and it was the first retractable gear airplane on Albrook Field I flew back to Albrook from France Field on the Atlantic side in this plane Also there were two Keystone biplane bombers at Albrook that were used for testing parachutes with dummies

One thing I liked about duty at AIshybrook was that we did not have to pull KP duty Local San BIas Indians were hired to do the KP Our pay was $2100 per month - half of which I sent home to my parents to help them

with living expenses I remember that behind each barshy

racks building was our own banana house We could eat our fill of bananas and there were plenty of mango trees also A delicious mango would put a good ripe peach to shame taste-wise Tropical fruit of all varishyeties were plentiful

I flew several times with a friend in my outfit who had a private pilots license We flew from a Panamanian field not far from downtown Panama City in a J-2 Cub Also on the field was a Lockheed Vega which was used by a Panamanian pilot who flew mail and freight up and down the Isthmus I have often wondered what happened to this plane

I was wa ndering around one day at the Balboa docks when I noticed an old airplane hangar about half torn down In the hangar sat a Beechcraft Staggerwing on floats It was the first Staggerwing I had ever seen I

thought it was rather odd that the lower wing was located ahead of the top wing (On page 180 of the Staggerwing Book by Robert T Smith is the very airplane BI7L CZ116 I saw in Panama in 1937 It was inshyvolved in some kind of accident and left out in the tropical climate to rust away sitting on a railway dolly )

On the other side of this hangar were four Hamilton Metalplanes on floats with Isthmus Airways painted on the sides The planes even at this time were showing signs of deterioration but they could have been saved if someone had the forethought to store them away shynow they are gone forever

I recently got in touch with a Mr Georges G Bouche an antique airshycraft buff who works for the Panama Canal Zone Company I told him about seeing these aircraft in 1938 and asked him to send me photos which he has done

Isthmian Airways had two Travel Air 4000 biplanes on floats that were used for pilot training which appear in two or three of the photos

All-in-all I wouldnt take anything for my experiences in Panama Seeing the Hamilton Metalplane that won the Grand Champion Award in 1975 at the AAA Fly-In in Iowa brought back a lot of memories of the four I saw in Panama years ago deterioratshy

~sectsect~ ing and all but forgotten bull ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BOOK REVIEW By Dennis Parks

THE ADVENTURES OF AVIATOR PAUL WILBER BROTHER JOSH AND FRIENDS 1911 by Forest Lane et a1 History ofFlight Press 1984 71 pages This is the entertaining story of two pioneers of Ohio

Aviation Paul and Josh Wilber of Norwalk Ohio Their story is an example of the early constructorpilot Not only did they build their own airplane but Paul also taught himself to fly in it

In the fall of 1911 Paul Wilber was offered a set of plans for a 1909 Curtiss Pusher from a friend Ralph Cole who was in the process of rebuilding a Bleriot Type and would not have time for the Curtiss Paul age 19 and his brother Josh age 21 decided to tackle the project

The brothers built the planes components in their parents attic and later took the finished parts to a nearby farm and assembled the craft One of the first problems was determining the center of gravity They put the plane up on two saw horses one under each wing at one third chord Paul proceeded to climb into the pilots seat while Josh held onto the tail The engine was then shifted on the mount untiHhe aircraft came into balance at which time the bolt holes were drilled

Another problem the brothers faced was determining if they had enough power from the 50 horsepower Roberts engine they had borrowed The Curtiss required about 400 pounds of thrust for flight but they didnt know how much the Roberts produced To solve the problem they tied a rope from the undercarriage to a balance arm scale they

had bolted to the barn wall Then they ran the engine up to full power and as the scale read about 400 pounds they decided they had enough thrust for the Curtiss to fly

In the summer of 1912 the craft was ready for flight but Paul had no flight training He began the process of learning by running the plane back and forth across a field near the barn There was a crew on each end of the run to pick up the nose wheel and turn the Curtiss around for the return run After a few weekends of practice he took to the air for a run of a few hundred feet He figured he had a total practice time of forty-five minutes before soloing For the next two summers Paul flew his aeroplane to the excited reception of the townspeople and the local papers

Included in this book are clippings from the papers which relate the excitement of the exploits of the daring aviator Local aeronaut rises above trees Youthful avishyator in our midst Makes cross country flying without mishap - attains height of 1500 feet

The original Wilber Curtiss was located and purchased by Lloyd Washburn (EAA 33769 AlC 352) and was reshystored during 1983 by volunteers for the Ohio History of Flight Museum at Columbus International Airport where it is now on display

Told in first person through the use of letters newsshypaper reports and interviews and illustrated with contemshyporary photos here is a fascinating story of early aviation Highly recommended Available from the Ohio History of Flight Museum 4275 Sawyer Road Columbus OH 43219 $795 plus $100 shipping Signed and numbered edition $1195 plus $100 shipping bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

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Heres another example of a famous designers early creation that failed to perform as expected Built in the early Post-World War I period sevshyeral features reveal the current thinkshying of the time such as the wing-tip skids triple rudders etc The photo was submitted by Bill Red Baron Truver of Chicago Illinois Answers will be published in the March 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE

The Mystery Plane shown in the September 1984 issue of THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE fooled a number of readers who thought it was a Hamilton Metalplane Other guesses were Cessna AWand American Eagle Brougham Actually it is the Stout Air Coach a product of pioneer Bill Stout of Ford Trimotor fame It was a 4-place cabin design built in the summer of 1927 This airplane was powered with a Wright J-5 and as can be seen in the addishytional view it incorporated features typical of the Stout Air Pullman and early Ford Trimotors (note the cabin windows and the corrugated aluminum skin)

The following information was reshyceived from Bob Pauley of Farmingshyton Hills Michigan who writes

The September Mystery Plane was another Michigan-built airplane a Bill Stout design known as the Ford (Stout) Air Coach and also referred to as the Stout Executive It was another of the many Bill Stout deshysigns built in 1927 while he served as Director of the Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company

Bill Stout ran an independent surshyreptitious Skunk Works operation while working for Ford The Air Coach was a Stout design but built by Ford employees using Ford mateshyrials It was an all-metal corrugated skin 4-place airplane powered by a 200 hp Wright J-5 Photos of the origshyinal mock-up of the Air Coach show a Wright J-4 installed but apparently that engine was never fitted to the finished airplane The Air Coach made its first appearance at the Ford airport in Dearborn on August 26 1927 It was quite an advanced design for that time It had cantilever wings and a roomy 4-seat upholstered cabin It never had an official designation or model number and was never regisshytered with the Bureau of Air Comshymerce and as a result never carried an N number 16 DECEMBER 1984

In a recent phone conversation with Bob Baron and Edward Jackson (his name was incorrectly given as Edwin in the October issue) both of whom worked on the airplane they indicate that it was probably never flown since it was dangerously tail heavy Bob Baron says that four men could hardly lift the tail off the ground

Stout had wanted Ford test pilot Harry Brooks to fly the tandem-wing amphibian but was turned down and he had to look elsewhere for a pilot The attempts at flying the amphibian were made by Leonard Flo a low-time pilot who was a member of a flying club that Stout belonged to It is asshysumed that Flo was offered the chance to fly the Air Coach but turned Stout down Like so many ofStouts designs if the airplane did not meet his expecshytations he soon lost interest in it Before the end of 1927 the Air Coach was cut up and scrapped

Other correct answers to the Sepshytember Mystery Plane were sent in

by Charley Hayes of Park Forest Ilshylinois and Jack McRae of Huntington Station New York

Concerning the June Mystery Plane

Glenn Buffington of San Diego California recently talked to Bobbi Trout about the Commercial Sunshybeam shown in the June 1984 issue She recalled that she and Elinor Smith made five test flights before the record endurance flight of 45 hrs and 5 min The Sunbeam was well out of rigging and it was a trial and error method before they were able to stay below and behind the refueling ship The refueler was a well-worn Curtiss Carrier Pigeon biplane whose engine finally gave out Withshyout other support the girls gave up disappointed that their flight was not any longer In January 1931 Bobbi teamed up with Edna Mae Cooper and stayed aloft five days and nights in a Challenger Curtiss Robin She doubts there was any connection of the Sunshybeam with the Zenith Company bull

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DECEMBER 17 - KILL DEVIL HILLS NC - Wreath laying ceremony honorshying the 81st Anniversary of the Wright Brothers Flight Ceremonies are free and open to the public For information on flying to the airstrip or the event contact Bebe Midgette National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

MARCH 17middot23 - LAKELAND FLORIDA - 11th Annual EAA Sun n Fun Spring Celebration of Flight Contact Sun n Fun office at 813644-2431 Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm or write to P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807

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JULY 26 bull AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH WISCONSIN - 33rd Annual EAA Fly-In and Convention Make your plans now to attend the Worlds Greatest Aviation Event Contact EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

This has been a good year for me I became a member of EAA and the AntiqueClassic Division I am receiving SPORT AVIATION and THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and I made it to Oshkosh 84 My wife and I drove up for the opening weekend and were really immiddot pressed

We want to attend Oshkosh 85 but would like to be there during the AntiqueClassic events It is not possible for us to be there the entire week so if you could let us know the dates of the events we are interested in we can plan our travel arrangements

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If you bring your showplane Antique Classic Warbird Homebuilt etc to Sun n Fun 1985 you will receive a very special pair of wings to wear

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The Lakeland Control Tower will operate 12 hours per day during the EAA Sun n Fun Fly-In between 7 am and 7 pm EST Primary Frequencies are ATIS 1242 Ground Control 1214 Tower 1245 VOR 1160

If there is any possibility that you might be coming to Sun n Fun in an aircraft without a radio it is important that you place your name aircraft type identification number address and the word NON-RADIO on a postcard and mail it to Tampa ATC Tower Tampa International Airport Tampa FL 33607 The receipt of the card will validate your authorization to operate without a radio while the Temporary ATC Tower is in operation The card also indicates that you have read and understand the procedure as shown in NOTAMS

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bus etc There are no electrical hookups water is available throughout the camping areas except the Ultralight area There are two shower houses availshyable We have a beautiful country store for the convenience of campers

FEES Camper fees will be $500 per day per unit payable in advance If you leave before the end of the fly-in the remainder of your camping fee will be refunded Check out time will be 1200 Noon Registration fee must be paid with your camping fee

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For sale Private estate adjacent to municipal airport Pilot or mechanics dream home Property consists of 10-plus acres including 2-year-old earth (berm) home 24 x 40 workshop with carshyport 1 car garage 40 x 80 hangarlwarehouse 18 x 24 log cabin and three hangars on airport One and a half acres zoned residential remaining acreage zoned intensive industrial Fifty foot gate provides easy access to airport proper Approximately 45 air miles to Oshkosh Earth home with solar wood and electric heat is unshyfinished Miscellaneous extras include Storage tanks for two grades of fuel (300 and 2600 gallon capacities) 10 hangar door on warehouse 5 tie-downs storage at1ic and winch lift in workshyshop and underground root cellarlbomb shelter Asking $125000 Will consider airplane as partial payment Send SASE for more details to Ron Ot1os Aeroplane Store Inc PO Box 206 Clintonville WI 54929 or phone 715823-2802 (12-1)

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(2) K-5 Kinner engines sin 249 and 513 Overshyhauled on stands mags and carb not installed Many extra parts cases back plates nose section cylinders crankshaft rods gears valves Waco spun aluminum nose bowl made from original plans New construction Fit RNF KNF and INF Charles E Nickles R2 Box 656 Brenham TX 77833 409836-6704 nights (12-1)

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1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

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and I formed a company known as Antique Aircraft Rescue and Restoration Company AARRCO is interested in keepshying antiques and warbirds flying My wife and I own about 40 acres in South Bexar County in Texas and so we built a shop behind our house pulled fences graded some and came up with a 2880 ft grass landing strip 100 ft wide and Bill bought the adjacent property to complete the strip

Bill Stratton of San Antonio Darvin Krisell of PIes anshyton and I formed a working team that makes this a labor of love Darvin and I no longer fly but restoration and rebuilding keeps oil in our blood Bill is the test pilot

We read of two Aeronca C-3 basket cases in Arizona Bill hopped a plane after a discussion with the Arizona owner Convinced that we could and would be able to reshystore the planes Bill rented a V-Haul truck and began the trek back with his precious cargo in paper bags and cardboard boxes Crossing the New Mexico and Texas desshyerts with no air conditioner or even a blower caused a great deal of discomfort but Bill pressed on

About 3 oclock in the afternoon of June 171981 Bill pulled into the shop area As he stretched and worked feelings back into his body Darvin and I began to unlock the doors to a truly new adventure

As the truck was being unloaded we laid out the pieces for a better assessment of what we really had and what we were going to need Out came two Aeronca C-3 fuseshylages - Master series 500 Round Backs parts of four wings parts of two tail groups parts of three different landing gear parts parts parts and more parts some Aeronca 7 AC tail assemblies a pair of World War II L-3 wood wings some Waco parts instruments many broken parts bolts nuts washers screws rusted cable and fitshytings that no one can identify completed the cargo Bill laughed and said that he just bought anything and everyshything that the man would throw in

Darvin and I began to look at each other what a challenge In the 1940s I had rebuilt a part of C-3 wings but that was about 35 years ago Thanks to our friend John Houser of the Aeronca Corporation we were able to get some copies of the original blueprints

Work on the plane we chose to complete went rather slowly because other restorations and rebuilding jobs seemed to pour in faster than we could imagine so the C-3 NC14640 SIN A-526 project was just sorta put on hold

After about a year had passed we were able to gather more parts and pictures and manuals We farmed out the engine to Dave Warren who is an expert in the field of engines as well as other aspects of antique airplanes We discovered that we had five left doors and no right doors

so we converted left to right We had five landing gears and none really matched modification became necessary Wheels were paired with one extra brakes were paired and matched to the wheels The shocks had to be completely rebuilt and we discovered only one taxi spring a nearby foundry made one for us

The covering of the fuselage and wings was acshycomplished and the finish through silver brought the need to assemble the airplane to see if everything did fit We accomplished this on a Saturday when we had some help but spectators began to gather and made fun of us our plane and our project This made us more determined that we would spend more time and complete at least one C-3 just to show that it would fly and perform well

Choosing a color scheme posed no problem lemon yelshylow with black letters and black stripe was the unanimous choice Thanks to Paul R Matt for his production of Volshyume X of the Historical Aviation Albums for a color picshyture from which we painted our C-3

Assembly went smoothly enough considering that we had fit and tried everything prior to painting With the baggage compartment seat seat cushions instrument panel gas tank and crash pad all in place we then turned our attention to the windshield Paper patterns often fit where plexiglass does not We made several patterns and then decided on the one that we thought would be the most satisfactory when installed The plexiglass was cut edges sanded rubber in place and as you can guess near the last screw a pop a crack and then a split from top to bottom Next came a revision of the paper pattern new plexiglass and a hot 98 degree afternoon which proved to be no better another crack from top to bottom

After that we really looked hard at what was happenshying and realized that the yoke on my bandsaw in making a small curve put such a bind on the plexiglass that we were actually starting a series of small cracks We checked our pattern again and then went to a plastic center that had a larger bandsaw Installation of windshield number three went as planned

The engine installation posed no problem because there is so little to it but starting the engine was something else The carburetor is located on the extreme bottom there is no primer no accelerator pump and no choke Experimenting adjusting and trial and error gave us the clue To successfully start the E-113 we had to remove the spark plugs (two) inject a small squirtoffuel replace the spark plugs push the throttle to a space of three fingers switch on clear and it starts on the second swing of the prop emitting a noise that is unbelievable to the novice nok-nok-kiank-puff-purrr

The C-3 fuselage nearly ready for cover NC14640 is covered and ready for pre-assembly

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The Aeronca C-3 is in good company with the Piper L-4 and the Heath Parasol over the flat Texas countryside

The restoration shop with an Aeronca C-2 fuselage hanging from the rafters and a C-3 fuselage on the floor A C-3 landing gear is in the foreground

The mighty 36 hp Aeronca E-113 engine that powers NC14640

Running the engine in all ranges on the ground was necessary to make proper adjustments as to richness of carburetor high speed rpm and low speed rpm Darvin was in the cockpit running up the engine and I was makshying adjustments when an unbelievable vibration set in On impulse Darvin cut the switch and I could see a vibrashytion like I had seen only when I took a 40 hp Cub through a large tree

As the engine stopped I could see what happened the new prop was in the process of coming apart I was truly thankful because it could have happened in the air or on take-off The prop hubs are hand honed to match the shaft so we had to replace the prop using the same hub The other prop we had turned out to be 1 4 inch thinner than the one which had come apart so a plate was made to fit between the face of the prop and the face-plate of the hub Then adjustments had to be made all over again beshycause each prop works differently on the engine

The next morning broke clear and cool with about an 8 mph wind right down the runway Bill realized this would be ideal for the taxi tests and possibly the first test flight of our new C-3 After the plane was rolled out gassed up and oil checked we helped Bill work his way through the maze of flying wires that surround the cockpit

Bill give me several high speed taxi runs was the request I made The little engine was purring right along and after a few lift offs and touch downs Bill decided to take it around the field Shes a beauty in the air and a dream to fly if you are not in a hurry and yes to all the doubters and skeptics IT DID FLV

We are presently working on C-3 Master number two a C-3 Collegian and two Aeronca C-2s When we need parts we make them and when we need plans we draw them This is a labor of love and we enjoy every minute of it bull

8 DECEMBER 1984

By Dennis Parks (EAA 115388)

Purdue University Libraries

Aerial Age was the only aviation weekly to survive beyond the first World War It was published from March 1915 to July 1923 by the Aerial Age Company of New York The founding editor was H Chadwick Hunter folshylowed in April 1915 by G Douglas Wardrop who remained editor until the publication ceased Contributing editor was Henry Woodhouse who was also editor of FLYING the Aero Club of Americas magazine which was absorbed by Aerial Age in 1921

The first issue of March 22 1915 was announced as taking the place of Aero amp Hydro as the American Aeronautical Weekly Aero amp Hydro had ceased in November 1914 Aerial Age boasted of an initial subscripshytion list of 10000 and listed among its first 25 subscribers were Katherine Stinson and Capt Thomas Baldwin The first issue had 24 pages but by June it was up to 46 pages

The covers of Aerial Age had reproductions of black and white photographs of aircraft and provide a good source of pictures of early aircraft Some of the cover shots in 1915 were The Curtiss Flying Boat the Thomas Milishytary Tractor and a Martin Tractor The June 28 1915 cover had a picture of Glenn L Martin with Mary Pickford from the movie The Girl of Yesterday Unfortunately in July 1915 the illustrated covers stopped and they only listed editorial contents With the US entry into World War I the cover photos reappeared During 1922 the covers featured aerial photographs from around the US These included downtown shots of Chicago New York and Washshyington Some of the pictures came from the Fairchild Aershyial Camera Corp

Some of the regular features were news of the week foreign news recent aero patents books on aeronautics and Aeronitis Aeronitis was a series of quips and quotes either new or reprinted from other sources Aeronitis was defined as a pleasant infectious ailment that made people flighty For an example one of the stories told goes Lady What do you call the man who attends to your airplane A viator I regret but I never use profanity in the presence of a lady

Most issues had a feature on a new aircraft These articles consisted of two or three pages and provided deshyscriptions specifications and a three-view drawing Some of the aircraft covered in 1915 were The Heinrich Tractor the Burgess-Dunne Convertible tail-less land and waterplane and the Jannus Flying Boat Some examples from early 1920 were Supermarine Flying Boats the Sopwith Transport Plane and the BAT Baboon For its time period Aerial Age is the best source of descripshytions for new aircraft and its coverage resembles that later provided by Aero Digest

Technical topics were also covered Neil MacCoull shyME had a series of articles describing new engines and accessories There was also a series of reprints of NACA

reports featuring such topics as the choice of wing sections and the strengths of laminated wing spars Translations of foreign literature also appeared an example is the article by A Betz of Gottingen on the theory of the screw propeller

The growth of the aircraft industry over the period of the first World War is reflected in the growth of the size of the magazine and in the number of advertisers The first issue of March 22 1915 had 24 pages and four airshycraft companies Curtiss Gallaudet Burgess and Martin had full page ads The expectations of the post-war era is shown by the March 3 1919 issue which has 112 pages with 7 full page and 3 double page ads from aircraft companies The double-page ads were by Curtiss WrightshyMartin and Standard The issue had over 100 display ads and the editorial expounded on American Aeronautics Great Future

Unfortunately Americans aeronautical future was brighter than the future of Aerial Age In the June 26 issue of 1922 the editor announced that the journal would cease publication as a weekly and with the August issue became monthly One of the offers made to boost circulashytion was giving away a war surplus propeller along with a two-year subscription all for $10 One year later it ceased publication By that time Aviation had expanded into a weekly and Aero Digest had become well estabshylished

The EAA Library has a complete set of Aerial Age bull

AE WEEKLY

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Assembly of the OX-5 engine is a family effort AI Buttles (L) with his son Timothy Buttles and grandson Tracy Buttles

The Pheasant was no great aeronautical wonder but it certainly was an airplane of good behavior and very pleasant lines according to Joseph Juptner in his US Civil Aircraft Volume One This is an apt description of this but one of many OX-5 powered biplanes of the Great Depression era

It is reported that 11 Pheasants were built at the factory in Memphis Missouri in 1927 The plant was moved to Fond du Lac Wisconsin early the next year and three more were built S J Steve Wittman was company test pilot at the Fond du Lac facility

The EAA Aviation Foundations Pheasant N151N SIN 136 is the only known surviving example and was on display in the Museum at Hales Corners for many years after being donated by EAA member Philip Stier Sussex

(Photo by Paul Poberezny) Wisconsin in 1971 Bill Chomo director of aircraft restoration points to one of the The restoration of this rare aircraft is being acshy many mouse nests in the lower wings of the Pheasant

complished by volunteers and the dedicated efforts of Jeri Goetz of the restoration staff She reports the plane is in remarkably good condition with no major rebuilding reshyquired

The first piece of fabric was removed from one of the lower wing panels by EAA President Paul Poberezny and a long-since vacated mouse nest was exposed This was just the tip of the iceberg however as when Jeri removed the remaining fabric she discovered a full-blown mouse condominium - her description

Apparently where the plane was stored before coming to EAA there was heavy mouse traffic - so much in fact that the wood in the lower wing panels was black with grime It took three applications of soap water and vigorshyous brushing with complete drying in-between before the grime was removed and the varnish finish on the wood reappeared 10 DECEMBER 1984

(Photo by Paul Poberezny on 21484) The Pheasant H-1 0 on display in the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin just before its disassembly and move to the new Aviation Center at Oshkosh

The Pheasant fuseshylage being dismanshytled prior to sandshyblasting

This was followed by sanding the wing structure down to bare wood so the necessary repairs could be made Jeri was assisted here by volunteers including Museum doshycents Bill and Betty Ratzmann and some energetic teenshyagers Both upper and lower panels were ready to cover by Convention time and Ray Stits offered to perform that task He donated the materials and before Oshkosh 84 was over the wings were covered and doped through silver in the Stits Covering Demonstration Tent

The fuselage has been disassembled and the frame sandblasted The only repairs needed here are straightenshying the lower longerons and tubular stringers where overshytight fabric had bowed them in

The Curtiss OX-5 engine for the Pheasant is being overhauled by dedicated volunteer Al Buttles Wild Rose Wisconsin He started working on this project early in September and spends two days per week on the OX-5 Al is 72 and one of the first pilots in the Oshkosh area He is joined occasionally by his son Timothy Buttles and 16-year-old grandson Tracy Buttles both from Manawa Wisconsin

The engine will be ready to run when a serviceable rotor for the magneto and a water pump can be located Any leads regarding the acquisition of these two badly needed items should be directed to the Executive Director of the EAA Aviation Foundation Ralph Bufano Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 414426-4800

When the restoration is completed this rare Pheasant H-10 will join the fleet of flying vintage aircraft based at the EAA Aviation Foundations Pioneer Airport where visitors to the Museum can not only see these planes in their 1920s and 30s environment but also enjoy the sights and sounds of the aircraft in flight bull

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By Gene Chase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PhotosbyJackMcCarthn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~__~

One of the many activities in the AntiqueClassic Area at Oshkosh is centered in the Type Club Headquarters Tent where ten organizations were represented this year Complimentary space is offered to any type club representshying antique or classic aircraft so they can have a central meeting place for their own members as well as the opporshytunity to exchange ideas with other clubs

The following type clubs were represented

Aeronca AviatorS Club Joe and Julia Dickey Columbus Indiana

Aeronca Lovers Club Buzz Wagner Clark South Dakota

International Cessna 120140 Association

Jim Merwin Coon Rapids Minnesota

Cub Club John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

Fairchild Club John Berendt Cannon Falls Minnesota

Luscombe Association John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

National Waco Club Ray Brandly Hamilton Ohio

OX-5 Aviation Pioneers Bob Wallace Baltimore Maryland

Porterfield Airplane Club Chuck Lebrecht Wonder Lake Illinois

Staggerwing Club Jim Gorman Mansfield Ohio

Butch Joyce chairman for this activity has received many favorable comments regarding the Type Club Headshyquarters Tent and most of the 1984 participants have indicated they will return next year

One of the highlights for this the second year for the activity was a talk by Convention Chairman Tom Poberezshyny He spoke of the relationship between EAAs Antique Classic Division and the Type Clubs putting down any thoughts that EAA was trying to take over the Clubs He said EAAs involvement was to provide a service to the AntiqueClassic membership many of whom are members of the various special interest type clubs

The activity is informal with no set hours of operation or requirement that the spaces be manned continuously Some of the groups who were short on personnel in 84 hope to remedy the situation next year

Type Club representatives wishing to reserve comshyplimentary space in the Type Club Headquarters Tent at Oshkosh 85 should contact Butch Joyce Box 468 Madishy~on NC 27025 phone 919427-0216 bull 12 DECEMBER 1984

Convention Chairman Tom Poberezny addresses the Type Club members at Oshkosh 84

Butch Joyce (L) Type Club Tent Chairman poses with members of the International Cessna 120140 Association

John Berendt of the Fairchild Club talked about his favorite subject

The Cub Club and Luscombe Association were both repshyresented by John Bergeson at Oshkosh 84

Bob Wallace right lines up the OX-5 Aviation

Pioneers for a photo session

The International Cessna 120140 Association booth in the Type Club Tent

Julia Dickey center promoted Aeronca activities VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13

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1929 Hamilton Metalplane powered with a Pratt and Whitney These Hornet powered Metalplanes were mounted on HamilshyHornet engine of 500-525 hp ton metal floats

By Bob Monk (EAA 146391 AlC 8724)

351 So Palo Alto St Panama City FL 32401

Needless to say flying the Isthmus of Panama in a US Navy observation plane at the age of 17 was high advenshyture for a teenager yet this is what I was doifg one day in 1937 I had joined the United States Army Air Corps with my parents consent and was sent to the Canal Zone for two years

I had a 3-day pass and had bummed a ride on a Vought Corsair from AIshybrook Field where I was stationed on the Pacific side to Coco Solo Naval Air Station on the Atlantic side It was a real noisy airplane with short stiletto-type exhaust stacks I could have used some cotton in my ears shybut of course I didnt have any I thanked the pilot after we landed and he said something but I couldnt hear him

I was stationed at Albrook Field with the 24th Pursuit Group We had Boeing P-12 biplane fighters and I was a crew member assigned to one 14 DECEMBER 1984

of them The P-12 was a little on the homely side being such a shortshycoupled airplane but it would actushyally outfly the beautiful Curtiss Hawk P-6E

I flew quite often in Martin B-10 bombers on searchlight practice for the Army Also based on the field was a Douglas Dolphin amphibian a Sikorsky amphibian and a Bellanca Airbus We also had the forerunner of the AT-6 with fabric covered fuselage and it was the first retractable gear airplane on Albrook Field I flew back to Albrook from France Field on the Atlantic side in this plane Also there were two Keystone biplane bombers at Albrook that were used for testing parachutes with dummies

One thing I liked about duty at AIshybrook was that we did not have to pull KP duty Local San BIas Indians were hired to do the KP Our pay was $2100 per month - half of which I sent home to my parents to help them

with living expenses I remember that behind each barshy

racks building was our own banana house We could eat our fill of bananas and there were plenty of mango trees also A delicious mango would put a good ripe peach to shame taste-wise Tropical fruit of all varishyeties were plentiful

I flew several times with a friend in my outfit who had a private pilots license We flew from a Panamanian field not far from downtown Panama City in a J-2 Cub Also on the field was a Lockheed Vega which was used by a Panamanian pilot who flew mail and freight up and down the Isthmus I have often wondered what happened to this plane

I was wa ndering around one day at the Balboa docks when I noticed an old airplane hangar about half torn down In the hangar sat a Beechcraft Staggerwing on floats It was the first Staggerwing I had ever seen I

thought it was rather odd that the lower wing was located ahead of the top wing (On page 180 of the Staggerwing Book by Robert T Smith is the very airplane BI7L CZ116 I saw in Panama in 1937 It was inshyvolved in some kind of accident and left out in the tropical climate to rust away sitting on a railway dolly )

On the other side of this hangar were four Hamilton Metalplanes on floats with Isthmus Airways painted on the sides The planes even at this time were showing signs of deterioration but they could have been saved if someone had the forethought to store them away shynow they are gone forever

I recently got in touch with a Mr Georges G Bouche an antique airshycraft buff who works for the Panama Canal Zone Company I told him about seeing these aircraft in 1938 and asked him to send me photos which he has done

Isthmian Airways had two Travel Air 4000 biplanes on floats that were used for pilot training which appear in two or three of the photos

All-in-all I wouldnt take anything for my experiences in Panama Seeing the Hamilton Metalplane that won the Grand Champion Award in 1975 at the AAA Fly-In in Iowa brought back a lot of memories of the four I saw in Panama years ago deterioratshy

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BOOK REVIEW By Dennis Parks

THE ADVENTURES OF AVIATOR PAUL WILBER BROTHER JOSH AND FRIENDS 1911 by Forest Lane et a1 History ofFlight Press 1984 71 pages This is the entertaining story of two pioneers of Ohio

Aviation Paul and Josh Wilber of Norwalk Ohio Their story is an example of the early constructorpilot Not only did they build their own airplane but Paul also taught himself to fly in it

In the fall of 1911 Paul Wilber was offered a set of plans for a 1909 Curtiss Pusher from a friend Ralph Cole who was in the process of rebuilding a Bleriot Type and would not have time for the Curtiss Paul age 19 and his brother Josh age 21 decided to tackle the project

The brothers built the planes components in their parents attic and later took the finished parts to a nearby farm and assembled the craft One of the first problems was determining the center of gravity They put the plane up on two saw horses one under each wing at one third chord Paul proceeded to climb into the pilots seat while Josh held onto the tail The engine was then shifted on the mount untiHhe aircraft came into balance at which time the bolt holes were drilled

Another problem the brothers faced was determining if they had enough power from the 50 horsepower Roberts engine they had borrowed The Curtiss required about 400 pounds of thrust for flight but they didnt know how much the Roberts produced To solve the problem they tied a rope from the undercarriage to a balance arm scale they

had bolted to the barn wall Then they ran the engine up to full power and as the scale read about 400 pounds they decided they had enough thrust for the Curtiss to fly

In the summer of 1912 the craft was ready for flight but Paul had no flight training He began the process of learning by running the plane back and forth across a field near the barn There was a crew on each end of the run to pick up the nose wheel and turn the Curtiss around for the return run After a few weekends of practice he took to the air for a run of a few hundred feet He figured he had a total practice time of forty-five minutes before soloing For the next two summers Paul flew his aeroplane to the excited reception of the townspeople and the local papers

Included in this book are clippings from the papers which relate the excitement of the exploits of the daring aviator Local aeronaut rises above trees Youthful avishyator in our midst Makes cross country flying without mishap - attains height of 1500 feet

The original Wilber Curtiss was located and purchased by Lloyd Washburn (EAA 33769 AlC 352) and was reshystored during 1983 by volunteers for the Ohio History of Flight Museum at Columbus International Airport where it is now on display

Told in first person through the use of letters newsshypaper reports and interviews and illustrated with contemshyporary photos here is a fascinating story of early aviation Highly recommended Available from the Ohio History of Flight Museum 4275 Sawyer Road Columbus OH 43219 $795 plus $100 shipping Signed and numbered edition $1195 plus $100 shipping bull

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Heres another example of a famous designers early creation that failed to perform as expected Built in the early Post-World War I period sevshyeral features reveal the current thinkshying of the time such as the wing-tip skids triple rudders etc The photo was submitted by Bill Red Baron Truver of Chicago Illinois Answers will be published in the March 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE

The Mystery Plane shown in the September 1984 issue of THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE fooled a number of readers who thought it was a Hamilton Metalplane Other guesses were Cessna AWand American Eagle Brougham Actually it is the Stout Air Coach a product of pioneer Bill Stout of Ford Trimotor fame It was a 4-place cabin design built in the summer of 1927 This airplane was powered with a Wright J-5 and as can be seen in the addishytional view it incorporated features typical of the Stout Air Pullman and early Ford Trimotors (note the cabin windows and the corrugated aluminum skin)

The following information was reshyceived from Bob Pauley of Farmingshyton Hills Michigan who writes

The September Mystery Plane was another Michigan-built airplane a Bill Stout design known as the Ford (Stout) Air Coach and also referred to as the Stout Executive It was another of the many Bill Stout deshysigns built in 1927 while he served as Director of the Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company

Bill Stout ran an independent surshyreptitious Skunk Works operation while working for Ford The Air Coach was a Stout design but built by Ford employees using Ford mateshyrials It was an all-metal corrugated skin 4-place airplane powered by a 200 hp Wright J-5 Photos of the origshyinal mock-up of the Air Coach show a Wright J-4 installed but apparently that engine was never fitted to the finished airplane The Air Coach made its first appearance at the Ford airport in Dearborn on August 26 1927 It was quite an advanced design for that time It had cantilever wings and a roomy 4-seat upholstered cabin It never had an official designation or model number and was never regisshytered with the Bureau of Air Comshymerce and as a result never carried an N number 16 DECEMBER 1984

In a recent phone conversation with Bob Baron and Edward Jackson (his name was incorrectly given as Edwin in the October issue) both of whom worked on the airplane they indicate that it was probably never flown since it was dangerously tail heavy Bob Baron says that four men could hardly lift the tail off the ground

Stout had wanted Ford test pilot Harry Brooks to fly the tandem-wing amphibian but was turned down and he had to look elsewhere for a pilot The attempts at flying the amphibian were made by Leonard Flo a low-time pilot who was a member of a flying club that Stout belonged to It is asshysumed that Flo was offered the chance to fly the Air Coach but turned Stout down Like so many ofStouts designs if the airplane did not meet his expecshytations he soon lost interest in it Before the end of 1927 the Air Coach was cut up and scrapped

Other correct answers to the Sepshytember Mystery Plane were sent in

by Charley Hayes of Park Forest Ilshylinois and Jack McRae of Huntington Station New York

Concerning the June Mystery Plane

Glenn Buffington of San Diego California recently talked to Bobbi Trout about the Commercial Sunshybeam shown in the June 1984 issue She recalled that she and Elinor Smith made five test flights before the record endurance flight of 45 hrs and 5 min The Sunbeam was well out of rigging and it was a trial and error method before they were able to stay below and behind the refueling ship The refueler was a well-worn Curtiss Carrier Pigeon biplane whose engine finally gave out Withshyout other support the girls gave up disappointed that their flight was not any longer In January 1931 Bobbi teamed up with Edna Mae Cooper and stayed aloft five days and nights in a Challenger Curtiss Robin She doubts there was any connection of the Sunshybeam with the Zenith Company bull

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DECEMBER 17 - KILL DEVIL HILLS NC - Wreath laying ceremony honorshying the 81st Anniversary of the Wright Brothers Flight Ceremonies are free and open to the public For information on flying to the airstrip or the event contact Bebe Midgette National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

MARCH 17middot23 - LAKELAND FLORIDA - 11th Annual EAA Sun n Fun Spring Celebration of Flight Contact Sun n Fun office at 813644-2431 Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm or write to P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807

APRIL 13middot14 - WASHINGTON DC - 5th Annual Tour of National Air and Space Museum and Paul E Garber Facility by EAA Chapter 4 Inc Dinner with speaker of note Limited to 200 Contact Margarent Scesa 9611-51 st Place College Park Maryland 20704 301 345-3164

APRIL 26-28 - KILL DEVIL HILL NC - 3rd Annual Wilber Wright Fly-In Three-day festival honoring Wilbur Wrights birthday April 16 1867 Sponshysored by First Flight SOCiety National Park Service and EAA Chapter 339 Contact Bob Woody National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

JULY 26 bull AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH WISCONSIN - 33rd Annual EAA Fly-In and Convention Make your plans now to attend the Worlds Greatest Aviation Event Contact EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

This has been a good year for me I became a member of EAA and the AntiqueClassic Division I am receiving SPORT AVIATION and THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and I made it to Oshkosh 84 My wife and I drove up for the opening weekend and were really immiddot pressed

We want to attend Oshkosh 85 but would like to be there during the AntiqueClassic events It is not possible for us to be there the entire week so if you could let us know the dates of the events we are interested in we can plan our travel arrangements

Your help will be appreciated Thanks B R Clark (EAA 225713 AC 8461) 735 Ware San Antonio TX 78221 bull

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

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Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Inc Po Box 6750 Telephone (813) 644-2431 bull Lakeland Florida 33807

EAAS SPRING CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT MARCH 17 - 231985

AEROBATICS

SUN n FUN REGISTRATION FEES CATEGORY 1 IF YOU ARE AN EAA MEMBER

EAA Member amp Family $700 per day or $2500 per week One fee admits the EAA member his spouse and children under 18 You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

Admission to Showplane parking areas Free auto parking Souvenir Program Book Commemorative Decal Invitation to all activities (forums social events awards)

CATEGORY 2 IF YOU ARE NOT AN EAA MEMBER BUT HAVE QUALIFYING AIRmiddot MAN CERTIFICATE (We accept the following certificates Airman AampP AmiddotI etc Air Defense Card FAA Membership card of AMA QB OXmiddot5 etc Any identification to show affiliation with andor knowledge of aircraft operations)

Yourself $700 per day or $2500 per week Each member of your party over age 14 $500 per day or $2500 per week You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

One Souvenir Program Book for your party Admission to Showplane parking areas One Commemorative Decal Admission to forums

CATEGORY 3 NONmiddotEAA MEMBERS AN D THOSE WHO DO NOT HOLD ANY QUALIFYING AIRMAN CERTIFICATE

Each Person $500 per day You receive Admission to all exhibit areas including the Ultralight

Operations area Daily airshow Admission to the forums and workshops Admission to Showplane parking areas only while accompanied by a person holding a Category 1 or 2 ticket

NOTES Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult Additional Souvenir Programs are available for $200 each

IF YOU JOIN EAA WHILE AT SUN N FUN YOU MAY EXCHANGE YOUR CATEGORY 2 OR 3 TICKETS FOR CATEGORY 1 TICKETS AT MAIN REGISTRATION

TRANSPORTATION Buses will be operated on a regular schedule throughout the flymiddotin Guests arriving

by air will be provided FREE shuttle bus transportation anywhere on the airport courtesy of Sun n Fun Bus fares to and from the motels and downtown Lakeland are $1 00 Your program will include the bus schedule This information will also be posted at bus stops at Sun n Fun and at the Lakeland Municipal Airport Terminal and Restaumiddot rant

AUTO PARKING Auto parking is free to EAA members All that is necessary is to show your current

International EAA membership card to the parking attendants

AIRCRAFT AWARDS If you are fortunate enough to fly to Sun n Fun in a showplane you certainly would

want it judged for one of the many awards In order to have your aircraft judged it must be registered Judging registration forms are available at any of the aircraft registration points on the airport (Warbirds Ultralight Airside etc) Just complete the form and leave it at the registration booth All aircraft must be parked in the appropriate area to be judged (ie Homebuilts in the Homebuilt area etc) A WORD OF CAUmiddot TION Your aircraft must be registered for judging prior to 500 pm Friday March 22 in order to have it judged

If you bring your showplane Antique Classic Warbird Homebuilt etc to Sun n Fun 1985 you will receive a very special pair of wings to wear

18 DECEMBER 1984

PAW ADVERTISEMENT CONTROL TOWER

The Lakeland Control Tower will operate 12 hours per day during the EAA Sun n Fun Fly-In between 7 am and 7 pm EST Primary Frequencies are ATIS 1242 Ground Control 1214 Tower 1245 VOR 1160

If there is any possibility that you might be coming to Sun n Fun in an aircraft without a radio it is important that you place your name aircraft type identification number address and the word NON-RADIO on a postcard and mail it to Tampa ATC Tower Tampa International Airport Tampa FL 33607 The receipt of the card will validate your authorization to operate without a radio while the Temporary ATC Tower is in operation The card also indicates that you have read and understand the procedure as shown in NOTAMS

Please bring your own tie-downs Limited numbers of tie-downs will be available on the field during the fly-in week Ask a plane parker

CAMP REGISTRATION AND FACILITIES You may camp by your aeroplane or in a tent in a motor home camper

bus etc There are no electrical hookups water is available throughout the camping areas except the Ultralight area There are two shower houses availshyable We have a beautiful country store for the convenience of campers

FEES Camper fees will be $500 per day per unit payable in advance If you leave before the end of the fly-in the remainder of your camping fee will be refunded Check out time will be 1200 Noon Registration fee must be paid with your camping fee

VOLUNTEER CENTER Sun n Fun is operated by volunteers Even the officers and directors are

unpaid All of these people register and pay just like you do Please help keep our fees down by pitching in and helping run your convenshy

tion The more of us that work the less work each of us will have to do Help us to help you enjoy the fly-in Get involved help share the load shy

VOLUNTEER Youll have more fun if you are a part of it Visit your VOLUNTEER BUILDING and offer to pitch in We will love you

for it If you work for eight (8) hours during the convention you will receive a

special Sun n Fun VOLUNTEER PATCH

IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED We have attempted to provide the info that you will need before coming

to the fly-in If however you have additional questiona please call our Sun n Fun office (813-644-2431) between 900 am and 400 pm Monday through Friday

HOUSING We are again working on providing housing accommodations in private

homes If you are interested call the Sun n Fun office after 1-1-85

CAMPGROUNDS SAN LAN RANCH - 3929 US Highway 98 South - 813-665-1726 TIKI VILLAGE - 905 Crevasse St - 813-858-5364 HOLLINGSWORTH TRAVEL TRAILER PARK - 6211 US Hwy 98 N shy813-858-2026

AUTOMOBILE RENTAL AGENCIES AVIS RENT-A-CAR - 3410 US HWY 98 North - 813-858-7641 CANNON BUICK LEASING - 5210 S Florida Ave - 813-646-5051 HERTZ CAR RENTAL - 2101 S Florida Ave - 813-683-4727 or 800-654-3131 JIM ADAMS FORD - 1430 W Memorial Blvd - 813-682-1102 LAKELAND LINCOLN-MERCURY LEASING - 1111 East Main St shy813-688-1212 LAKELAND TOYOTA - 1200 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-5451 NATIONAL CAR RENTAL - 851 S Florida Ave 813-682-1586 or 800-328-4567 PRECISION OLDSMOBILEFIAT - 2805 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-7911 RAY DURDIN LEASING - 1025 US Highway 98 South - 813-688-5541 REGAL PONTIACHONDA - 2615 Lakeland Hills Blvd - 813-687-8000 THREE DOLLAR CAR RENTAL - 218 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-1944 UGLY DUCKLING RENT A CAR - 1630 W Memorial Blvd - 813-687-0110 YERTON LEASING - 1002 E Main Street - 813-688-8555

SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING SUN N FUN FLY-IN

Due to the heavy volume of air traffic generated by the fly-in pilots are urged to be extremely alert for a high volume of VFR traffic operating in Central Flordia

BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FLY-IN CHECK NOTAMS AND THE AIRMANS INFORMATION MANUAL FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES LAKELAND MUNICIPAL AIRshyPORT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL ITINERANT OPERATIONS FROM 200 PM TO 400 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME DAILY DURING THE FLYshyIN

PLAN TO BE THERE

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MOTELS IN LAKELAND AREA ACER NOOK MOTEL - 5550 New Tampa Highway shy813-688-2005 BEST WESTERN - 508 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-7471 CIRCLE MOTEL - 1601 George Jenkins Blvd - 813-686-3201 COZY COURT MOTEL -1407 Woodland Ave - 813-665-4179 DAYS INN - 3223 US Hwy 98 North - 813-688-6031 EVERGREEN MOTEL - 6650 New Tampa Highway shy813-686-1338 HOLIDAY INN CENTRAL - 910 E Memorial Blvdshy813-682-0101 HOLIDAY INN NORTH -1-4 amp SR 33 - 813-858-1411 HOLIDAY INN SOUTH - 3405 S Florida Avenueshy813-646-5731 HOWARD JOHNSON - 3525 US Highway 98 North shy813-858-4481 HUNTLY INN -1-4 amp US Highway 98 North - 813-688-8484 IMPERIAL 400 MOTEL - 740 E Main Street - 813-688-5506 LAND-O-LAKES MOTEL - 240 N Wabash Avenue shy813-688-1910 MOTEL LAKELAND - 1224 E Memorial Blvd - 813-682-2106 MOTEL RAMA - 601 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-5961 PRESTLERS MOTEL - 2435 New Tampa Hwy 813-682-8423 QUALITY INN - 3311 US Highway 98 North - 813-688-7972 RED CARPET INN - 3410 US Highway 98 Northshy813-858-3851 SCOTIISH INN - 244 N Florida Ave - 813-687-2530 SUNSET MOTEL - 2301 New Tampa Hwy - 813-682-5636 T IGER VILLA MOTEL - 6000 New Tampa Hwy shy813-682-8114 SIESTA MOTEL - 1527 Geo Jenkins Blvd - 813-686-7191

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One of the Worlds Most Desirable Vintage Restored Famous Aircraft

The Stinson Model A Trimotor

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AIRCRAFT J-3 Cub Float Plane parts 1320 and 1400 Edo front fuselage fit1ing SASE for list R Mat1 EAA Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise set1ing 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

STEARMAN 1941 PT-17 - Completely rebuilt by a nationally known company original blue and yelshylow stars and bars on cot1on 220 Continental 50 hours since major but aircraft not flown since comshypletion Sell or trade Cessna 182 or equivalent 904546-3141 (12-2)

CESSNA 170B 1953 1400 SMOH 65 STOH Rebuilt gyros Imron paint 75 galhr $14000 Call 217488-6283 (12-2)

1936 Stinson SR-8C Gullwing Reliant Fourshytime Grand Champion featured in November 82 THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and SPORT AVIAshyTION Roy Redman 507334-5922 (12-1)

1952 Tri-Pacer 340 SMOH 1983 restoration with Ceconite alternator strobes electric T amp B Genave 200A AT 50A transponder Call 919335shy1630 (1-2)

1939 Aeronca Chief Model 50-L Only one flying 50 hp Lyc 310 SMOH New wood Ceconite tube seal on rebuild New prop red amp yellow nice antique $6800 firm Trades NY 315598-3537 (12-1)

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues otTHE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $1 25 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Intercom - 2 cloth helmets 2 headsets 2 boom mikes $400 value for $175 as-is where-is Needs work 504892-5756 (11-2)

Beech Staggerwing Club needs data history and parts Want former ownerlpilot to tell us your exshyperiences and whereabouts of any parts - any condition Club Secretary George York 181 Sloboda Avenue Mansfield OH 44906 phone 419755-1208 days 419529-4378 evenings and weekends (12-2)

For sale Full length leather flying suit 24 volt electrically heated BuAero US Navy M4563 Colvinex Corporation Very good condition $35000 Glen Brodeur P O Box 184 Thompson CT 06277 phone 203923-3115

For sale Private estate adjacent to municipal airport Pilot or mechanics dream home Property consists of 10-plus acres including 2-year-old earth (berm) home 24 x 40 workshop with carshyport 1 car garage 40 x 80 hangarlwarehouse 18 x 24 log cabin and three hangars on airport One and a half acres zoned residential remaining acreage zoned intensive industrial Fifty foot gate provides easy access to airport proper Approximately 45 air miles to Oshkosh Earth home with solar wood and electric heat is unshyfinished Miscellaneous extras include Storage tanks for two grades of fuel (300 and 2600 gallon capacities) 10 hangar door on warehouse 5 tie-downs storage at1ic and winch lift in workshyshop and underground root cellarlbomb shelter Asking $125000 Will consider airplane as partial payment Send SASE for more details to Ron Ot1os Aeroplane Store Inc PO Box 206 Clintonville WI 54929 or phone 715823-2802 (12-1)

Wooden wings built for vintage aircraft FAA certified Highest quality workmanship Refershyences provided John and Pam Barker Aeroplane Company Box 411 Germantown NY 12526 phone 518537-4945 (1-2)

For sale (2) Citabria gas tanks (3) 850 x 10 new Goodrich tires (1) electric starter for Warner 145 Combs 813845-3251 (1-2)

Wanted - Set of Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann or Bu 133c Jungmeister plans or both or information for above Miss Mandy Yager clo Classic Airshyplanes Hangar 7 Albury Airport Australia 2640 phone 060215818 (12-1)

Wanted - 16 mm World War II related aviation films What have you got Topor 4313 South Marshfield Chicago IL 60609 312847-6392 (mornings) (12-1)

ENGINES Warner Engines and parts one 145 SS50 with 10000 since new and zero SOH Another with 30000 since new needs overhau l Have extensive inventory of 145 parts Write needs P O Box 9702 Greensboro NC 27429 (12-2)

A-40-4 Continental Engine Complete with mag carb hub plugs stacks Was running when taken out of J-2 Crated $83500 Lots of NEW and USED parts for A-40s lists available - $100 Opalack 1138 Industrial Avenue Pot1stown PA 19464 (12-1 )

(2) K-5 Kinner engines sin 249 and 513 Overshyhauled on stands mags and carb not installed Many extra parts cases back plates nose section cylinders crankshaft rods gears valves Waco spun aluminum nose bowl made from original plans New construction Fit RNF KNF and INF Charles E Nickles R2 Box 656 Brenham TX 77833 409836-6704 nights (12-1)

Siemens-Halske 160 from Jungmeister Removed for new engine Approx 550 hours No logs $5000000 firm Complete including OH stand Phone 201 388-7538 after 600 pm (12-1)

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH ottier 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692 (11-1)

FREE FREE FREE - This space reserved for free Want to Buy ads in the January 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE First come first served Need parts for your restoration Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Wit1man Airfield Oshshykosh WI 54903-2591

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

The Aeronca C-3 is in good company with the Piper L-4 and the Heath Parasol over the flat Texas countryside

The restoration shop with an Aeronca C-2 fuselage hanging from the rafters and a C-3 fuselage on the floor A C-3 landing gear is in the foreground

The mighty 36 hp Aeronca E-113 engine that powers NC14640

Running the engine in all ranges on the ground was necessary to make proper adjustments as to richness of carburetor high speed rpm and low speed rpm Darvin was in the cockpit running up the engine and I was makshying adjustments when an unbelievable vibration set in On impulse Darvin cut the switch and I could see a vibrashytion like I had seen only when I took a 40 hp Cub through a large tree

As the engine stopped I could see what happened the new prop was in the process of coming apart I was truly thankful because it could have happened in the air or on take-off The prop hubs are hand honed to match the shaft so we had to replace the prop using the same hub The other prop we had turned out to be 1 4 inch thinner than the one which had come apart so a plate was made to fit between the face of the prop and the face-plate of the hub Then adjustments had to be made all over again beshycause each prop works differently on the engine

The next morning broke clear and cool with about an 8 mph wind right down the runway Bill realized this would be ideal for the taxi tests and possibly the first test flight of our new C-3 After the plane was rolled out gassed up and oil checked we helped Bill work his way through the maze of flying wires that surround the cockpit

Bill give me several high speed taxi runs was the request I made The little engine was purring right along and after a few lift offs and touch downs Bill decided to take it around the field Shes a beauty in the air and a dream to fly if you are not in a hurry and yes to all the doubters and skeptics IT DID FLV

We are presently working on C-3 Master number two a C-3 Collegian and two Aeronca C-2s When we need parts we make them and when we need plans we draw them This is a labor of love and we enjoy every minute of it bull

8 DECEMBER 1984

By Dennis Parks (EAA 115388)

Purdue University Libraries

Aerial Age was the only aviation weekly to survive beyond the first World War It was published from March 1915 to July 1923 by the Aerial Age Company of New York The founding editor was H Chadwick Hunter folshylowed in April 1915 by G Douglas Wardrop who remained editor until the publication ceased Contributing editor was Henry Woodhouse who was also editor of FLYING the Aero Club of Americas magazine which was absorbed by Aerial Age in 1921

The first issue of March 22 1915 was announced as taking the place of Aero amp Hydro as the American Aeronautical Weekly Aero amp Hydro had ceased in November 1914 Aerial Age boasted of an initial subscripshytion list of 10000 and listed among its first 25 subscribers were Katherine Stinson and Capt Thomas Baldwin The first issue had 24 pages but by June it was up to 46 pages

The covers of Aerial Age had reproductions of black and white photographs of aircraft and provide a good source of pictures of early aircraft Some of the cover shots in 1915 were The Curtiss Flying Boat the Thomas Milishytary Tractor and a Martin Tractor The June 28 1915 cover had a picture of Glenn L Martin with Mary Pickford from the movie The Girl of Yesterday Unfortunately in July 1915 the illustrated covers stopped and they only listed editorial contents With the US entry into World War I the cover photos reappeared During 1922 the covers featured aerial photographs from around the US These included downtown shots of Chicago New York and Washshyington Some of the pictures came from the Fairchild Aershyial Camera Corp

Some of the regular features were news of the week foreign news recent aero patents books on aeronautics and Aeronitis Aeronitis was a series of quips and quotes either new or reprinted from other sources Aeronitis was defined as a pleasant infectious ailment that made people flighty For an example one of the stories told goes Lady What do you call the man who attends to your airplane A viator I regret but I never use profanity in the presence of a lady

Most issues had a feature on a new aircraft These articles consisted of two or three pages and provided deshyscriptions specifications and a three-view drawing Some of the aircraft covered in 1915 were The Heinrich Tractor the Burgess-Dunne Convertible tail-less land and waterplane and the Jannus Flying Boat Some examples from early 1920 were Supermarine Flying Boats the Sopwith Transport Plane and the BAT Baboon For its time period Aerial Age is the best source of descripshytions for new aircraft and its coverage resembles that later provided by Aero Digest

Technical topics were also covered Neil MacCoull shyME had a series of articles describing new engines and accessories There was also a series of reprints of NACA

reports featuring such topics as the choice of wing sections and the strengths of laminated wing spars Translations of foreign literature also appeared an example is the article by A Betz of Gottingen on the theory of the screw propeller

The growth of the aircraft industry over the period of the first World War is reflected in the growth of the size of the magazine and in the number of advertisers The first issue of March 22 1915 had 24 pages and four airshycraft companies Curtiss Gallaudet Burgess and Martin had full page ads The expectations of the post-war era is shown by the March 3 1919 issue which has 112 pages with 7 full page and 3 double page ads from aircraft companies The double-page ads were by Curtiss WrightshyMartin and Standard The issue had over 100 display ads and the editorial expounded on American Aeronautics Great Future

Unfortunately Americans aeronautical future was brighter than the future of Aerial Age In the June 26 issue of 1922 the editor announced that the journal would cease publication as a weekly and with the August issue became monthly One of the offers made to boost circulashytion was giving away a war surplus propeller along with a two-year subscription all for $10 One year later it ceased publication By that time Aviation had expanded into a weekly and Aero Digest had become well estabshylished

The EAA Library has a complete set of Aerial Age bull

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9

Assembly of the OX-5 engine is a family effort AI Buttles (L) with his son Timothy Buttles and grandson Tracy Buttles

The Pheasant was no great aeronautical wonder but it certainly was an airplane of good behavior and very pleasant lines according to Joseph Juptner in his US Civil Aircraft Volume One This is an apt description of this but one of many OX-5 powered biplanes of the Great Depression era

It is reported that 11 Pheasants were built at the factory in Memphis Missouri in 1927 The plant was moved to Fond du Lac Wisconsin early the next year and three more were built S J Steve Wittman was company test pilot at the Fond du Lac facility

The EAA Aviation Foundations Pheasant N151N SIN 136 is the only known surviving example and was on display in the Museum at Hales Corners for many years after being donated by EAA member Philip Stier Sussex

(Photo by Paul Poberezny) Wisconsin in 1971 Bill Chomo director of aircraft restoration points to one of the The restoration of this rare aircraft is being acshy many mouse nests in the lower wings of the Pheasant

complished by volunteers and the dedicated efforts of Jeri Goetz of the restoration staff She reports the plane is in remarkably good condition with no major rebuilding reshyquired

The first piece of fabric was removed from one of the lower wing panels by EAA President Paul Poberezny and a long-since vacated mouse nest was exposed This was just the tip of the iceberg however as when Jeri removed the remaining fabric she discovered a full-blown mouse condominium - her description

Apparently where the plane was stored before coming to EAA there was heavy mouse traffic - so much in fact that the wood in the lower wing panels was black with grime It took three applications of soap water and vigorshyous brushing with complete drying in-between before the grime was removed and the varnish finish on the wood reappeared 10 DECEMBER 1984

(Photo by Paul Poberezny on 21484) The Pheasant H-1 0 on display in the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin just before its disassembly and move to the new Aviation Center at Oshkosh

The Pheasant fuseshylage being dismanshytled prior to sandshyblasting

This was followed by sanding the wing structure down to bare wood so the necessary repairs could be made Jeri was assisted here by volunteers including Museum doshycents Bill and Betty Ratzmann and some energetic teenshyagers Both upper and lower panels were ready to cover by Convention time and Ray Stits offered to perform that task He donated the materials and before Oshkosh 84 was over the wings were covered and doped through silver in the Stits Covering Demonstration Tent

The fuselage has been disassembled and the frame sandblasted The only repairs needed here are straightenshying the lower longerons and tubular stringers where overshytight fabric had bowed them in

The Curtiss OX-5 engine for the Pheasant is being overhauled by dedicated volunteer Al Buttles Wild Rose Wisconsin He started working on this project early in September and spends two days per week on the OX-5 Al is 72 and one of the first pilots in the Oshkosh area He is joined occasionally by his son Timothy Buttles and 16-year-old grandson Tracy Buttles both from Manawa Wisconsin

The engine will be ready to run when a serviceable rotor for the magneto and a water pump can be located Any leads regarding the acquisition of these two badly needed items should be directed to the Executive Director of the EAA Aviation Foundation Ralph Bufano Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 414426-4800

When the restoration is completed this rare Pheasant H-10 will join the fleet of flying vintage aircraft based at the EAA Aviation Foundations Pioneer Airport where visitors to the Museum can not only see these planes in their 1920s and 30s environment but also enjoy the sights and sounds of the aircraft in flight bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

By Gene Chase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PhotosbyJackMcCarthn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~__~

One of the many activities in the AntiqueClassic Area at Oshkosh is centered in the Type Club Headquarters Tent where ten organizations were represented this year Complimentary space is offered to any type club representshying antique or classic aircraft so they can have a central meeting place for their own members as well as the opporshytunity to exchange ideas with other clubs

The following type clubs were represented

Aeronca AviatorS Club Joe and Julia Dickey Columbus Indiana

Aeronca Lovers Club Buzz Wagner Clark South Dakota

International Cessna 120140 Association

Jim Merwin Coon Rapids Minnesota

Cub Club John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

Fairchild Club John Berendt Cannon Falls Minnesota

Luscombe Association John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

National Waco Club Ray Brandly Hamilton Ohio

OX-5 Aviation Pioneers Bob Wallace Baltimore Maryland

Porterfield Airplane Club Chuck Lebrecht Wonder Lake Illinois

Staggerwing Club Jim Gorman Mansfield Ohio

Butch Joyce chairman for this activity has received many favorable comments regarding the Type Club Headshyquarters Tent and most of the 1984 participants have indicated they will return next year

One of the highlights for this the second year for the activity was a talk by Convention Chairman Tom Poberezshyny He spoke of the relationship between EAAs Antique Classic Division and the Type Clubs putting down any thoughts that EAA was trying to take over the Clubs He said EAAs involvement was to provide a service to the AntiqueClassic membership many of whom are members of the various special interest type clubs

The activity is informal with no set hours of operation or requirement that the spaces be manned continuously Some of the groups who were short on personnel in 84 hope to remedy the situation next year

Type Club representatives wishing to reserve comshyplimentary space in the Type Club Headquarters Tent at Oshkosh 85 should contact Butch Joyce Box 468 Madishy~on NC 27025 phone 919427-0216 bull 12 DECEMBER 1984

Convention Chairman Tom Poberezny addresses the Type Club members at Oshkosh 84

Butch Joyce (L) Type Club Tent Chairman poses with members of the International Cessna 120140 Association

John Berendt of the Fairchild Club talked about his favorite subject

The Cub Club and Luscombe Association were both repshyresented by John Bergeson at Oshkosh 84

Bob Wallace right lines up the OX-5 Aviation

Pioneers for a photo session

The International Cessna 120140 Association booth in the Type Club Tent

Julia Dickey center promoted Aeronca activities VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13

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1929 Hamilton Metalplane powered with a Pratt and Whitney These Hornet powered Metalplanes were mounted on HamilshyHornet engine of 500-525 hp ton metal floats

By Bob Monk (EAA 146391 AlC 8724)

351 So Palo Alto St Panama City FL 32401

Needless to say flying the Isthmus of Panama in a US Navy observation plane at the age of 17 was high advenshyture for a teenager yet this is what I was doifg one day in 1937 I had joined the United States Army Air Corps with my parents consent and was sent to the Canal Zone for two years

I had a 3-day pass and had bummed a ride on a Vought Corsair from AIshybrook Field where I was stationed on the Pacific side to Coco Solo Naval Air Station on the Atlantic side It was a real noisy airplane with short stiletto-type exhaust stacks I could have used some cotton in my ears shybut of course I didnt have any I thanked the pilot after we landed and he said something but I couldnt hear him

I was stationed at Albrook Field with the 24th Pursuit Group We had Boeing P-12 biplane fighters and I was a crew member assigned to one 14 DECEMBER 1984

of them The P-12 was a little on the homely side being such a shortshycoupled airplane but it would actushyally outfly the beautiful Curtiss Hawk P-6E

I flew quite often in Martin B-10 bombers on searchlight practice for the Army Also based on the field was a Douglas Dolphin amphibian a Sikorsky amphibian and a Bellanca Airbus We also had the forerunner of the AT-6 with fabric covered fuselage and it was the first retractable gear airplane on Albrook Field I flew back to Albrook from France Field on the Atlantic side in this plane Also there were two Keystone biplane bombers at Albrook that were used for testing parachutes with dummies

One thing I liked about duty at AIshybrook was that we did not have to pull KP duty Local San BIas Indians were hired to do the KP Our pay was $2100 per month - half of which I sent home to my parents to help them

with living expenses I remember that behind each barshy

racks building was our own banana house We could eat our fill of bananas and there were plenty of mango trees also A delicious mango would put a good ripe peach to shame taste-wise Tropical fruit of all varishyeties were plentiful

I flew several times with a friend in my outfit who had a private pilots license We flew from a Panamanian field not far from downtown Panama City in a J-2 Cub Also on the field was a Lockheed Vega which was used by a Panamanian pilot who flew mail and freight up and down the Isthmus I have often wondered what happened to this plane

I was wa ndering around one day at the Balboa docks when I noticed an old airplane hangar about half torn down In the hangar sat a Beechcraft Staggerwing on floats It was the first Staggerwing I had ever seen I

thought it was rather odd that the lower wing was located ahead of the top wing (On page 180 of the Staggerwing Book by Robert T Smith is the very airplane BI7L CZ116 I saw in Panama in 1937 It was inshyvolved in some kind of accident and left out in the tropical climate to rust away sitting on a railway dolly )

On the other side of this hangar were four Hamilton Metalplanes on floats with Isthmus Airways painted on the sides The planes even at this time were showing signs of deterioration but they could have been saved if someone had the forethought to store them away shynow they are gone forever

I recently got in touch with a Mr Georges G Bouche an antique airshycraft buff who works for the Panama Canal Zone Company I told him about seeing these aircraft in 1938 and asked him to send me photos which he has done

Isthmian Airways had two Travel Air 4000 biplanes on floats that were used for pilot training which appear in two or three of the photos

All-in-all I wouldnt take anything for my experiences in Panama Seeing the Hamilton Metalplane that won the Grand Champion Award in 1975 at the AAA Fly-In in Iowa brought back a lot of memories of the four I saw in Panama years ago deterioratshy

~sectsect~ ing and all but forgotten bull ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BOOK REVIEW By Dennis Parks

THE ADVENTURES OF AVIATOR PAUL WILBER BROTHER JOSH AND FRIENDS 1911 by Forest Lane et a1 History ofFlight Press 1984 71 pages This is the entertaining story of two pioneers of Ohio

Aviation Paul and Josh Wilber of Norwalk Ohio Their story is an example of the early constructorpilot Not only did they build their own airplane but Paul also taught himself to fly in it

In the fall of 1911 Paul Wilber was offered a set of plans for a 1909 Curtiss Pusher from a friend Ralph Cole who was in the process of rebuilding a Bleriot Type and would not have time for the Curtiss Paul age 19 and his brother Josh age 21 decided to tackle the project

The brothers built the planes components in their parents attic and later took the finished parts to a nearby farm and assembled the craft One of the first problems was determining the center of gravity They put the plane up on two saw horses one under each wing at one third chord Paul proceeded to climb into the pilots seat while Josh held onto the tail The engine was then shifted on the mount untiHhe aircraft came into balance at which time the bolt holes were drilled

Another problem the brothers faced was determining if they had enough power from the 50 horsepower Roberts engine they had borrowed The Curtiss required about 400 pounds of thrust for flight but they didnt know how much the Roberts produced To solve the problem they tied a rope from the undercarriage to a balance arm scale they

had bolted to the barn wall Then they ran the engine up to full power and as the scale read about 400 pounds they decided they had enough thrust for the Curtiss to fly

In the summer of 1912 the craft was ready for flight but Paul had no flight training He began the process of learning by running the plane back and forth across a field near the barn There was a crew on each end of the run to pick up the nose wheel and turn the Curtiss around for the return run After a few weekends of practice he took to the air for a run of a few hundred feet He figured he had a total practice time of forty-five minutes before soloing For the next two summers Paul flew his aeroplane to the excited reception of the townspeople and the local papers

Included in this book are clippings from the papers which relate the excitement of the exploits of the daring aviator Local aeronaut rises above trees Youthful avishyator in our midst Makes cross country flying without mishap - attains height of 1500 feet

The original Wilber Curtiss was located and purchased by Lloyd Washburn (EAA 33769 AlC 352) and was reshystored during 1983 by volunteers for the Ohio History of Flight Museum at Columbus International Airport where it is now on display

Told in first person through the use of letters newsshypaper reports and interviews and illustrated with contemshyporary photos here is a fascinating story of early aviation Highly recommended Available from the Ohio History of Flight Museum 4275 Sawyer Road Columbus OH 43219 $795 plus $100 shipping Signed and numbered edition $1195 plus $100 shipping bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

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Heres another example of a famous designers early creation that failed to perform as expected Built in the early Post-World War I period sevshyeral features reveal the current thinkshying of the time such as the wing-tip skids triple rudders etc The photo was submitted by Bill Red Baron Truver of Chicago Illinois Answers will be published in the March 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE

The Mystery Plane shown in the September 1984 issue of THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE fooled a number of readers who thought it was a Hamilton Metalplane Other guesses were Cessna AWand American Eagle Brougham Actually it is the Stout Air Coach a product of pioneer Bill Stout of Ford Trimotor fame It was a 4-place cabin design built in the summer of 1927 This airplane was powered with a Wright J-5 and as can be seen in the addishytional view it incorporated features typical of the Stout Air Pullman and early Ford Trimotors (note the cabin windows and the corrugated aluminum skin)

The following information was reshyceived from Bob Pauley of Farmingshyton Hills Michigan who writes

The September Mystery Plane was another Michigan-built airplane a Bill Stout design known as the Ford (Stout) Air Coach and also referred to as the Stout Executive It was another of the many Bill Stout deshysigns built in 1927 while he served as Director of the Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company

Bill Stout ran an independent surshyreptitious Skunk Works operation while working for Ford The Air Coach was a Stout design but built by Ford employees using Ford mateshyrials It was an all-metal corrugated skin 4-place airplane powered by a 200 hp Wright J-5 Photos of the origshyinal mock-up of the Air Coach show a Wright J-4 installed but apparently that engine was never fitted to the finished airplane The Air Coach made its first appearance at the Ford airport in Dearborn on August 26 1927 It was quite an advanced design for that time It had cantilever wings and a roomy 4-seat upholstered cabin It never had an official designation or model number and was never regisshytered with the Bureau of Air Comshymerce and as a result never carried an N number 16 DECEMBER 1984

In a recent phone conversation with Bob Baron and Edward Jackson (his name was incorrectly given as Edwin in the October issue) both of whom worked on the airplane they indicate that it was probably never flown since it was dangerously tail heavy Bob Baron says that four men could hardly lift the tail off the ground

Stout had wanted Ford test pilot Harry Brooks to fly the tandem-wing amphibian but was turned down and he had to look elsewhere for a pilot The attempts at flying the amphibian were made by Leonard Flo a low-time pilot who was a member of a flying club that Stout belonged to It is asshysumed that Flo was offered the chance to fly the Air Coach but turned Stout down Like so many ofStouts designs if the airplane did not meet his expecshytations he soon lost interest in it Before the end of 1927 the Air Coach was cut up and scrapped

Other correct answers to the Sepshytember Mystery Plane were sent in

by Charley Hayes of Park Forest Ilshylinois and Jack McRae of Huntington Station New York

Concerning the June Mystery Plane

Glenn Buffington of San Diego California recently talked to Bobbi Trout about the Commercial Sunshybeam shown in the June 1984 issue She recalled that she and Elinor Smith made five test flights before the record endurance flight of 45 hrs and 5 min The Sunbeam was well out of rigging and it was a trial and error method before they were able to stay below and behind the refueling ship The refueler was a well-worn Curtiss Carrier Pigeon biplane whose engine finally gave out Withshyout other support the girls gave up disappointed that their flight was not any longer In January 1931 Bobbi teamed up with Edna Mae Cooper and stayed aloft five days and nights in a Challenger Curtiss Robin She doubts there was any connection of the Sunshybeam with the Zenith Company bull

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This has been a good year for me I became a member of EAA and the AntiqueClassic Division I am receiving SPORT AVIATION and THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and I made it to Oshkosh 84 My wife and I drove up for the opening weekend and were really immiddot pressed

We want to attend Oshkosh 85 but would like to be there during the AntiqueClassic events It is not possible for us to be there the entire week so if you could let us know the dates of the events we are interested in we can plan our travel arrangements

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POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise set1ing 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

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STEARMAN 1941 PT-17 - Completely rebuilt by a nationally known company original blue and yelshylow stars and bars on cot1on 220 Continental 50 hours since major but aircraft not flown since comshypletion Sell or trade Cessna 182 or equivalent 904546-3141 (12-2)

CESSNA 170B 1953 1400 SMOH 65 STOH Rebuilt gyros Imron paint 75 galhr $14000 Call 217488-6283 (12-2)

1936 Stinson SR-8C Gullwing Reliant Fourshytime Grand Champion featured in November 82 THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and SPORT AVIAshyTION Roy Redman 507334-5922 (12-1)

1952 Tri-Pacer 340 SMOH 1983 restoration with Ceconite alternator strobes electric T amp B Genave 200A AT 50A transponder Call 919335shy1630 (1-2)

1939 Aeronca Chief Model 50-L Only one flying 50 hp Lyc 310 SMOH New wood Ceconite tube seal on rebuild New prop red amp yellow nice antique $6800 firm Trades NY 315598-3537 (12-1)

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For sale Full length leather flying suit 24 volt electrically heated BuAero US Navy M4563 Colvinex Corporation Very good condition $35000 Glen Brodeur P O Box 184 Thompson CT 06277 phone 203923-3115

For sale Private estate adjacent to municipal airport Pilot or mechanics dream home Property consists of 10-plus acres including 2-year-old earth (berm) home 24 x 40 workshop with carshyport 1 car garage 40 x 80 hangarlwarehouse 18 x 24 log cabin and three hangars on airport One and a half acres zoned residential remaining acreage zoned intensive industrial Fifty foot gate provides easy access to airport proper Approximately 45 air miles to Oshkosh Earth home with solar wood and electric heat is unshyfinished Miscellaneous extras include Storage tanks for two grades of fuel (300 and 2600 gallon capacities) 10 hangar door on warehouse 5 tie-downs storage at1ic and winch lift in workshyshop and underground root cellarlbomb shelter Asking $125000 Will consider airplane as partial payment Send SASE for more details to Ron Ot1os Aeroplane Store Inc PO Box 206 Clintonville WI 54929 or phone 715823-2802 (12-1)

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For sale (2) Citabria gas tanks (3) 850 x 10 new Goodrich tires (1) electric starter for Warner 145 Combs 813845-3251 (1-2)

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ENGINES Warner Engines and parts one 145 SS50 with 10000 since new and zero SOH Another with 30000 since new needs overhau l Have extensive inventory of 145 parts Write needs P O Box 9702 Greensboro NC 27429 (12-2)

A-40-4 Continental Engine Complete with mag carb hub plugs stacks Was running when taken out of J-2 Crated $83500 Lots of NEW and USED parts for A-40s lists available - $100 Opalack 1138 Industrial Avenue Pot1stown PA 19464 (12-1 )

(2) K-5 Kinner engines sin 249 and 513 Overshyhauled on stands mags and carb not installed Many extra parts cases back plates nose section cylinders crankshaft rods gears valves Waco spun aluminum nose bowl made from original plans New construction Fit RNF KNF and INF Charles E Nickles R2 Box 656 Brenham TX 77833 409836-6704 nights (12-1)

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1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH ottier 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

By Dennis Parks (EAA 115388)

Purdue University Libraries

Aerial Age was the only aviation weekly to survive beyond the first World War It was published from March 1915 to July 1923 by the Aerial Age Company of New York The founding editor was H Chadwick Hunter folshylowed in April 1915 by G Douglas Wardrop who remained editor until the publication ceased Contributing editor was Henry Woodhouse who was also editor of FLYING the Aero Club of Americas magazine which was absorbed by Aerial Age in 1921

The first issue of March 22 1915 was announced as taking the place of Aero amp Hydro as the American Aeronautical Weekly Aero amp Hydro had ceased in November 1914 Aerial Age boasted of an initial subscripshytion list of 10000 and listed among its first 25 subscribers were Katherine Stinson and Capt Thomas Baldwin The first issue had 24 pages but by June it was up to 46 pages

The covers of Aerial Age had reproductions of black and white photographs of aircraft and provide a good source of pictures of early aircraft Some of the cover shots in 1915 were The Curtiss Flying Boat the Thomas Milishytary Tractor and a Martin Tractor The June 28 1915 cover had a picture of Glenn L Martin with Mary Pickford from the movie The Girl of Yesterday Unfortunately in July 1915 the illustrated covers stopped and they only listed editorial contents With the US entry into World War I the cover photos reappeared During 1922 the covers featured aerial photographs from around the US These included downtown shots of Chicago New York and Washshyington Some of the pictures came from the Fairchild Aershyial Camera Corp

Some of the regular features were news of the week foreign news recent aero patents books on aeronautics and Aeronitis Aeronitis was a series of quips and quotes either new or reprinted from other sources Aeronitis was defined as a pleasant infectious ailment that made people flighty For an example one of the stories told goes Lady What do you call the man who attends to your airplane A viator I regret but I never use profanity in the presence of a lady

Most issues had a feature on a new aircraft These articles consisted of two or three pages and provided deshyscriptions specifications and a three-view drawing Some of the aircraft covered in 1915 were The Heinrich Tractor the Burgess-Dunne Convertible tail-less land and waterplane and the Jannus Flying Boat Some examples from early 1920 were Supermarine Flying Boats the Sopwith Transport Plane and the BAT Baboon For its time period Aerial Age is the best source of descripshytions for new aircraft and its coverage resembles that later provided by Aero Digest

Technical topics were also covered Neil MacCoull shyME had a series of articles describing new engines and accessories There was also a series of reprints of NACA

reports featuring such topics as the choice of wing sections and the strengths of laminated wing spars Translations of foreign literature also appeared an example is the article by A Betz of Gottingen on the theory of the screw propeller

The growth of the aircraft industry over the period of the first World War is reflected in the growth of the size of the magazine and in the number of advertisers The first issue of March 22 1915 had 24 pages and four airshycraft companies Curtiss Gallaudet Burgess and Martin had full page ads The expectations of the post-war era is shown by the March 3 1919 issue which has 112 pages with 7 full page and 3 double page ads from aircraft companies The double-page ads were by Curtiss WrightshyMartin and Standard The issue had over 100 display ads and the editorial expounded on American Aeronautics Great Future

Unfortunately Americans aeronautical future was brighter than the future of Aerial Age In the June 26 issue of 1922 the editor announced that the journal would cease publication as a weekly and with the August issue became monthly One of the offers made to boost circulashytion was giving away a war surplus propeller along with a two-year subscription all for $10 One year later it ceased publication By that time Aviation had expanded into a weekly and Aero Digest had become well estabshylished

The EAA Library has a complete set of Aerial Age bull

AE WEEKLY

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9

Assembly of the OX-5 engine is a family effort AI Buttles (L) with his son Timothy Buttles and grandson Tracy Buttles

The Pheasant was no great aeronautical wonder but it certainly was an airplane of good behavior and very pleasant lines according to Joseph Juptner in his US Civil Aircraft Volume One This is an apt description of this but one of many OX-5 powered biplanes of the Great Depression era

It is reported that 11 Pheasants were built at the factory in Memphis Missouri in 1927 The plant was moved to Fond du Lac Wisconsin early the next year and three more were built S J Steve Wittman was company test pilot at the Fond du Lac facility

The EAA Aviation Foundations Pheasant N151N SIN 136 is the only known surviving example and was on display in the Museum at Hales Corners for many years after being donated by EAA member Philip Stier Sussex

(Photo by Paul Poberezny) Wisconsin in 1971 Bill Chomo director of aircraft restoration points to one of the The restoration of this rare aircraft is being acshy many mouse nests in the lower wings of the Pheasant

complished by volunteers and the dedicated efforts of Jeri Goetz of the restoration staff She reports the plane is in remarkably good condition with no major rebuilding reshyquired

The first piece of fabric was removed from one of the lower wing panels by EAA President Paul Poberezny and a long-since vacated mouse nest was exposed This was just the tip of the iceberg however as when Jeri removed the remaining fabric she discovered a full-blown mouse condominium - her description

Apparently where the plane was stored before coming to EAA there was heavy mouse traffic - so much in fact that the wood in the lower wing panels was black with grime It took three applications of soap water and vigorshyous brushing with complete drying in-between before the grime was removed and the varnish finish on the wood reappeared 10 DECEMBER 1984

(Photo by Paul Poberezny on 21484) The Pheasant H-1 0 on display in the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin just before its disassembly and move to the new Aviation Center at Oshkosh

The Pheasant fuseshylage being dismanshytled prior to sandshyblasting

This was followed by sanding the wing structure down to bare wood so the necessary repairs could be made Jeri was assisted here by volunteers including Museum doshycents Bill and Betty Ratzmann and some energetic teenshyagers Both upper and lower panels were ready to cover by Convention time and Ray Stits offered to perform that task He donated the materials and before Oshkosh 84 was over the wings were covered and doped through silver in the Stits Covering Demonstration Tent

The fuselage has been disassembled and the frame sandblasted The only repairs needed here are straightenshying the lower longerons and tubular stringers where overshytight fabric had bowed them in

The Curtiss OX-5 engine for the Pheasant is being overhauled by dedicated volunteer Al Buttles Wild Rose Wisconsin He started working on this project early in September and spends two days per week on the OX-5 Al is 72 and one of the first pilots in the Oshkosh area He is joined occasionally by his son Timothy Buttles and 16-year-old grandson Tracy Buttles both from Manawa Wisconsin

The engine will be ready to run when a serviceable rotor for the magneto and a water pump can be located Any leads regarding the acquisition of these two badly needed items should be directed to the Executive Director of the EAA Aviation Foundation Ralph Bufano Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 414426-4800

When the restoration is completed this rare Pheasant H-10 will join the fleet of flying vintage aircraft based at the EAA Aviation Foundations Pioneer Airport where visitors to the Museum can not only see these planes in their 1920s and 30s environment but also enjoy the sights and sounds of the aircraft in flight bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

By Gene Chase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PhotosbyJackMcCarthn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~__~

One of the many activities in the AntiqueClassic Area at Oshkosh is centered in the Type Club Headquarters Tent where ten organizations were represented this year Complimentary space is offered to any type club representshying antique or classic aircraft so they can have a central meeting place for their own members as well as the opporshytunity to exchange ideas with other clubs

The following type clubs were represented

Aeronca AviatorS Club Joe and Julia Dickey Columbus Indiana

Aeronca Lovers Club Buzz Wagner Clark South Dakota

International Cessna 120140 Association

Jim Merwin Coon Rapids Minnesota

Cub Club John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

Fairchild Club John Berendt Cannon Falls Minnesota

Luscombe Association John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

National Waco Club Ray Brandly Hamilton Ohio

OX-5 Aviation Pioneers Bob Wallace Baltimore Maryland

Porterfield Airplane Club Chuck Lebrecht Wonder Lake Illinois

Staggerwing Club Jim Gorman Mansfield Ohio

Butch Joyce chairman for this activity has received many favorable comments regarding the Type Club Headshyquarters Tent and most of the 1984 participants have indicated they will return next year

One of the highlights for this the second year for the activity was a talk by Convention Chairman Tom Poberezshyny He spoke of the relationship between EAAs Antique Classic Division and the Type Clubs putting down any thoughts that EAA was trying to take over the Clubs He said EAAs involvement was to provide a service to the AntiqueClassic membership many of whom are members of the various special interest type clubs

The activity is informal with no set hours of operation or requirement that the spaces be manned continuously Some of the groups who were short on personnel in 84 hope to remedy the situation next year

Type Club representatives wishing to reserve comshyplimentary space in the Type Club Headquarters Tent at Oshkosh 85 should contact Butch Joyce Box 468 Madishy~on NC 27025 phone 919427-0216 bull 12 DECEMBER 1984

Convention Chairman Tom Poberezny addresses the Type Club members at Oshkosh 84

Butch Joyce (L) Type Club Tent Chairman poses with members of the International Cessna 120140 Association

John Berendt of the Fairchild Club talked about his favorite subject

The Cub Club and Luscombe Association were both repshyresented by John Bergeson at Oshkosh 84

Bob Wallace right lines up the OX-5 Aviation

Pioneers for a photo session

The International Cessna 120140 Association booth in the Type Club Tent

Julia Dickey center promoted Aeronca activities VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13

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1929 Hamilton Metalplane powered with a Pratt and Whitney These Hornet powered Metalplanes were mounted on HamilshyHornet engine of 500-525 hp ton metal floats

By Bob Monk (EAA 146391 AlC 8724)

351 So Palo Alto St Panama City FL 32401

Needless to say flying the Isthmus of Panama in a US Navy observation plane at the age of 17 was high advenshyture for a teenager yet this is what I was doifg one day in 1937 I had joined the United States Army Air Corps with my parents consent and was sent to the Canal Zone for two years

I had a 3-day pass and had bummed a ride on a Vought Corsair from AIshybrook Field where I was stationed on the Pacific side to Coco Solo Naval Air Station on the Atlantic side It was a real noisy airplane with short stiletto-type exhaust stacks I could have used some cotton in my ears shybut of course I didnt have any I thanked the pilot after we landed and he said something but I couldnt hear him

I was stationed at Albrook Field with the 24th Pursuit Group We had Boeing P-12 biplane fighters and I was a crew member assigned to one 14 DECEMBER 1984

of them The P-12 was a little on the homely side being such a shortshycoupled airplane but it would actushyally outfly the beautiful Curtiss Hawk P-6E

I flew quite often in Martin B-10 bombers on searchlight practice for the Army Also based on the field was a Douglas Dolphin amphibian a Sikorsky amphibian and a Bellanca Airbus We also had the forerunner of the AT-6 with fabric covered fuselage and it was the first retractable gear airplane on Albrook Field I flew back to Albrook from France Field on the Atlantic side in this plane Also there were two Keystone biplane bombers at Albrook that were used for testing parachutes with dummies

One thing I liked about duty at AIshybrook was that we did not have to pull KP duty Local San BIas Indians were hired to do the KP Our pay was $2100 per month - half of which I sent home to my parents to help them

with living expenses I remember that behind each barshy

racks building was our own banana house We could eat our fill of bananas and there were plenty of mango trees also A delicious mango would put a good ripe peach to shame taste-wise Tropical fruit of all varishyeties were plentiful

I flew several times with a friend in my outfit who had a private pilots license We flew from a Panamanian field not far from downtown Panama City in a J-2 Cub Also on the field was a Lockheed Vega which was used by a Panamanian pilot who flew mail and freight up and down the Isthmus I have often wondered what happened to this plane

I was wa ndering around one day at the Balboa docks when I noticed an old airplane hangar about half torn down In the hangar sat a Beechcraft Staggerwing on floats It was the first Staggerwing I had ever seen I

thought it was rather odd that the lower wing was located ahead of the top wing (On page 180 of the Staggerwing Book by Robert T Smith is the very airplane BI7L CZ116 I saw in Panama in 1937 It was inshyvolved in some kind of accident and left out in the tropical climate to rust away sitting on a railway dolly )

On the other side of this hangar were four Hamilton Metalplanes on floats with Isthmus Airways painted on the sides The planes even at this time were showing signs of deterioration but they could have been saved if someone had the forethought to store them away shynow they are gone forever

I recently got in touch with a Mr Georges G Bouche an antique airshycraft buff who works for the Panama Canal Zone Company I told him about seeing these aircraft in 1938 and asked him to send me photos which he has done

Isthmian Airways had two Travel Air 4000 biplanes on floats that were used for pilot training which appear in two or three of the photos

All-in-all I wouldnt take anything for my experiences in Panama Seeing the Hamilton Metalplane that won the Grand Champion Award in 1975 at the AAA Fly-In in Iowa brought back a lot of memories of the four I saw in Panama years ago deterioratshy

~sectsect~ ing and all but forgotten bull ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BOOK REVIEW By Dennis Parks

THE ADVENTURES OF AVIATOR PAUL WILBER BROTHER JOSH AND FRIENDS 1911 by Forest Lane et a1 History ofFlight Press 1984 71 pages This is the entertaining story of two pioneers of Ohio

Aviation Paul and Josh Wilber of Norwalk Ohio Their story is an example of the early constructorpilot Not only did they build their own airplane but Paul also taught himself to fly in it

In the fall of 1911 Paul Wilber was offered a set of plans for a 1909 Curtiss Pusher from a friend Ralph Cole who was in the process of rebuilding a Bleriot Type and would not have time for the Curtiss Paul age 19 and his brother Josh age 21 decided to tackle the project

The brothers built the planes components in their parents attic and later took the finished parts to a nearby farm and assembled the craft One of the first problems was determining the center of gravity They put the plane up on two saw horses one under each wing at one third chord Paul proceeded to climb into the pilots seat while Josh held onto the tail The engine was then shifted on the mount untiHhe aircraft came into balance at which time the bolt holes were drilled

Another problem the brothers faced was determining if they had enough power from the 50 horsepower Roberts engine they had borrowed The Curtiss required about 400 pounds of thrust for flight but they didnt know how much the Roberts produced To solve the problem they tied a rope from the undercarriage to a balance arm scale they

had bolted to the barn wall Then they ran the engine up to full power and as the scale read about 400 pounds they decided they had enough thrust for the Curtiss to fly

In the summer of 1912 the craft was ready for flight but Paul had no flight training He began the process of learning by running the plane back and forth across a field near the barn There was a crew on each end of the run to pick up the nose wheel and turn the Curtiss around for the return run After a few weekends of practice he took to the air for a run of a few hundred feet He figured he had a total practice time of forty-five minutes before soloing For the next two summers Paul flew his aeroplane to the excited reception of the townspeople and the local papers

Included in this book are clippings from the papers which relate the excitement of the exploits of the daring aviator Local aeronaut rises above trees Youthful avishyator in our midst Makes cross country flying without mishap - attains height of 1500 feet

The original Wilber Curtiss was located and purchased by Lloyd Washburn (EAA 33769 AlC 352) and was reshystored during 1983 by volunteers for the Ohio History of Flight Museum at Columbus International Airport where it is now on display

Told in first person through the use of letters newsshypaper reports and interviews and illustrated with contemshyporary photos here is a fascinating story of early aviation Highly recommended Available from the Ohio History of Flight Museum 4275 Sawyer Road Columbus OH 43219 $795 plus $100 shipping Signed and numbered edition $1195 plus $100 shipping bull

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Heres another example of a famous designers early creation that failed to perform as expected Built in the early Post-World War I period sevshyeral features reveal the current thinkshying of the time such as the wing-tip skids triple rudders etc The photo was submitted by Bill Red Baron Truver of Chicago Illinois Answers will be published in the March 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE

The Mystery Plane shown in the September 1984 issue of THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE fooled a number of readers who thought it was a Hamilton Metalplane Other guesses were Cessna AWand American Eagle Brougham Actually it is the Stout Air Coach a product of pioneer Bill Stout of Ford Trimotor fame It was a 4-place cabin design built in the summer of 1927 This airplane was powered with a Wright J-5 and as can be seen in the addishytional view it incorporated features typical of the Stout Air Pullman and early Ford Trimotors (note the cabin windows and the corrugated aluminum skin)

The following information was reshyceived from Bob Pauley of Farmingshyton Hills Michigan who writes

The September Mystery Plane was another Michigan-built airplane a Bill Stout design known as the Ford (Stout) Air Coach and also referred to as the Stout Executive It was another of the many Bill Stout deshysigns built in 1927 while he served as Director of the Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company

Bill Stout ran an independent surshyreptitious Skunk Works operation while working for Ford The Air Coach was a Stout design but built by Ford employees using Ford mateshyrials It was an all-metal corrugated skin 4-place airplane powered by a 200 hp Wright J-5 Photos of the origshyinal mock-up of the Air Coach show a Wright J-4 installed but apparently that engine was never fitted to the finished airplane The Air Coach made its first appearance at the Ford airport in Dearborn on August 26 1927 It was quite an advanced design for that time It had cantilever wings and a roomy 4-seat upholstered cabin It never had an official designation or model number and was never regisshytered with the Bureau of Air Comshymerce and as a result never carried an N number 16 DECEMBER 1984

In a recent phone conversation with Bob Baron and Edward Jackson (his name was incorrectly given as Edwin in the October issue) both of whom worked on the airplane they indicate that it was probably never flown since it was dangerously tail heavy Bob Baron says that four men could hardly lift the tail off the ground

Stout had wanted Ford test pilot Harry Brooks to fly the tandem-wing amphibian but was turned down and he had to look elsewhere for a pilot The attempts at flying the amphibian were made by Leonard Flo a low-time pilot who was a member of a flying club that Stout belonged to It is asshysumed that Flo was offered the chance to fly the Air Coach but turned Stout down Like so many ofStouts designs if the airplane did not meet his expecshytations he soon lost interest in it Before the end of 1927 the Air Coach was cut up and scrapped

Other correct answers to the Sepshytember Mystery Plane were sent in

by Charley Hayes of Park Forest Ilshylinois and Jack McRae of Huntington Station New York

Concerning the June Mystery Plane

Glenn Buffington of San Diego California recently talked to Bobbi Trout about the Commercial Sunshybeam shown in the June 1984 issue She recalled that she and Elinor Smith made five test flights before the record endurance flight of 45 hrs and 5 min The Sunbeam was well out of rigging and it was a trial and error method before they were able to stay below and behind the refueling ship The refueler was a well-worn Curtiss Carrier Pigeon biplane whose engine finally gave out Withshyout other support the girls gave up disappointed that their flight was not any longer In January 1931 Bobbi teamed up with Edna Mae Cooper and stayed aloft five days and nights in a Challenger Curtiss Robin She doubts there was any connection of the Sunshybeam with the Zenith Company bull

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Dear Mr Lickteig

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Aircraft approved with all 80 octane TCM engines (not fuel inj) and Lycoming 0-320-A C and E

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We would like to list your aviat ion event in our calendar Please send information to the Editor The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903middot2591 Information must be received at least two months in advance of the issue in which it will appear

DECEMBER 17 - KILL DEVIL HILLS NC - Wreath laying ceremony honorshying the 81st Anniversary of the Wright Brothers Flight Ceremonies are free and open to the public For information on flying to the airstrip or the event contact Bebe Midgette National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

MARCH 17middot23 - LAKELAND FLORIDA - 11th Annual EAA Sun n Fun Spring Celebration of Flight Contact Sun n Fun office at 813644-2431 Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm or write to P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807

APRIL 13middot14 - WASHINGTON DC - 5th Annual Tour of National Air and Space Museum and Paul E Garber Facility by EAA Chapter 4 Inc Dinner with speaker of note Limited to 200 Contact Margarent Scesa 9611-51 st Place College Park Maryland 20704 301 345-3164

APRIL 26-28 - KILL DEVIL HILL NC - 3rd Annual Wilber Wright Fly-In Three-day festival honoring Wilbur Wrights birthday April 16 1867 Sponshysored by First Flight SOCiety National Park Service and EAA Chapter 339 Contact Bob Woody National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

JULY 26 bull AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH WISCONSIN - 33rd Annual EAA Fly-In and Convention Make your plans now to attend the Worlds Greatest Aviation Event Contact EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

This has been a good year for me I became a member of EAA and the AntiqueClassic Division I am receiving SPORT AVIATION and THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and I made it to Oshkosh 84 My wife and I drove up for the opening weekend and were really immiddot pressed

We want to attend Oshkosh 85 but would like to be there during the AntiqueClassic events It is not possible for us to be there the entire week so if you could let us know the dates of the events we are interested in we can plan our travel arrangements

Your help will be appreciated Thanks B R Clark (EAA 225713 AC 8461) 735 Ware San Antonio TX 78221 bull

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Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Inc Po Box 6750 Telephone (813) 644-2431 bull Lakeland Florida 33807

EAAS SPRING CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT MARCH 17 - 231985

AEROBATICS

SUN n FUN REGISTRATION FEES CATEGORY 1 IF YOU ARE AN EAA MEMBER

EAA Member amp Family $700 per day or $2500 per week One fee admits the EAA member his spouse and children under 18 You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

Admission to Showplane parking areas Free auto parking Souvenir Program Book Commemorative Decal Invitation to all activities (forums social events awards)

CATEGORY 2 IF YOU ARE NOT AN EAA MEMBER BUT HAVE QUALIFYING AIRmiddot MAN CERTIFICATE (We accept the following certificates Airman AampP AmiddotI etc Air Defense Card FAA Membership card of AMA QB OXmiddot5 etc Any identification to show affiliation with andor knowledge of aircraft operations)

Yourself $700 per day or $2500 per week Each member of your party over age 14 $500 per day or $2500 per week You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

One Souvenir Program Book for your party Admission to Showplane parking areas One Commemorative Decal Admission to forums

CATEGORY 3 NONmiddotEAA MEMBERS AN D THOSE WHO DO NOT HOLD ANY QUALIFYING AIRMAN CERTIFICATE

Each Person $500 per day You receive Admission to all exhibit areas including the Ultralight

Operations area Daily airshow Admission to the forums and workshops Admission to Showplane parking areas only while accompanied by a person holding a Category 1 or 2 ticket

NOTES Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult Additional Souvenir Programs are available for $200 each

IF YOU JOIN EAA WHILE AT SUN N FUN YOU MAY EXCHANGE YOUR CATEGORY 2 OR 3 TICKETS FOR CATEGORY 1 TICKETS AT MAIN REGISTRATION

TRANSPORTATION Buses will be operated on a regular schedule throughout the flymiddotin Guests arriving

by air will be provided FREE shuttle bus transportation anywhere on the airport courtesy of Sun n Fun Bus fares to and from the motels and downtown Lakeland are $1 00 Your program will include the bus schedule This information will also be posted at bus stops at Sun n Fun and at the Lakeland Municipal Airport Terminal and Restaumiddot rant

AUTO PARKING Auto parking is free to EAA members All that is necessary is to show your current

International EAA membership card to the parking attendants

AIRCRAFT AWARDS If you are fortunate enough to fly to Sun n Fun in a showplane you certainly would

want it judged for one of the many awards In order to have your aircraft judged it must be registered Judging registration forms are available at any of the aircraft registration points on the airport (Warbirds Ultralight Airside etc) Just complete the form and leave it at the registration booth All aircraft must be parked in the appropriate area to be judged (ie Homebuilts in the Homebuilt area etc) A WORD OF CAUmiddot TION Your aircraft must be registered for judging prior to 500 pm Friday March 22 in order to have it judged

If you bring your showplane Antique Classic Warbird Homebuilt etc to Sun n Fun 1985 you will receive a very special pair of wings to wear

18 DECEMBER 1984

PAW ADVERTISEMENT CONTROL TOWER

The Lakeland Control Tower will operate 12 hours per day during the EAA Sun n Fun Fly-In between 7 am and 7 pm EST Primary Frequencies are ATIS 1242 Ground Control 1214 Tower 1245 VOR 1160

If there is any possibility that you might be coming to Sun n Fun in an aircraft without a radio it is important that you place your name aircraft type identification number address and the word NON-RADIO on a postcard and mail it to Tampa ATC Tower Tampa International Airport Tampa FL 33607 The receipt of the card will validate your authorization to operate without a radio while the Temporary ATC Tower is in operation The card also indicates that you have read and understand the procedure as shown in NOTAMS

Please bring your own tie-downs Limited numbers of tie-downs will be available on the field during the fly-in week Ask a plane parker

CAMP REGISTRATION AND FACILITIES You may camp by your aeroplane or in a tent in a motor home camper

bus etc There are no electrical hookups water is available throughout the camping areas except the Ultralight area There are two shower houses availshyable We have a beautiful country store for the convenience of campers

FEES Camper fees will be $500 per day per unit payable in advance If you leave before the end of the fly-in the remainder of your camping fee will be refunded Check out time will be 1200 Noon Registration fee must be paid with your camping fee

VOLUNTEER CENTER Sun n Fun is operated by volunteers Even the officers and directors are

unpaid All of these people register and pay just like you do Please help keep our fees down by pitching in and helping run your convenshy

tion The more of us that work the less work each of us will have to do Help us to help you enjoy the fly-in Get involved help share the load shy

VOLUNTEER Youll have more fun if you are a part of it Visit your VOLUNTEER BUILDING and offer to pitch in We will love you

for it If you work for eight (8) hours during the convention you will receive a

special Sun n Fun VOLUNTEER PATCH

IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED We have attempted to provide the info that you will need before coming

to the fly-in If however you have additional questiona please call our Sun n Fun office (813-644-2431) between 900 am and 400 pm Monday through Friday

HOUSING We are again working on providing housing accommodations in private

homes If you are interested call the Sun n Fun office after 1-1-85

CAMPGROUNDS SAN LAN RANCH - 3929 US Highway 98 South - 813-665-1726 TIKI VILLAGE - 905 Crevasse St - 813-858-5364 HOLLINGSWORTH TRAVEL TRAILER PARK - 6211 US Hwy 98 N shy813-858-2026

AUTOMOBILE RENTAL AGENCIES AVIS RENT-A-CAR - 3410 US HWY 98 North - 813-858-7641 CANNON BUICK LEASING - 5210 S Florida Ave - 813-646-5051 HERTZ CAR RENTAL - 2101 S Florida Ave - 813-683-4727 or 800-654-3131 JIM ADAMS FORD - 1430 W Memorial Blvd - 813-682-1102 LAKELAND LINCOLN-MERCURY LEASING - 1111 East Main St shy813-688-1212 LAKELAND TOYOTA - 1200 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-5451 NATIONAL CAR RENTAL - 851 S Florida Ave 813-682-1586 or 800-328-4567 PRECISION OLDSMOBILEFIAT - 2805 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-7911 RAY DURDIN LEASING - 1025 US Highway 98 South - 813-688-5541 REGAL PONTIACHONDA - 2615 Lakeland Hills Blvd - 813-687-8000 THREE DOLLAR CAR RENTAL - 218 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-1944 UGLY DUCKLING RENT A CAR - 1630 W Memorial Blvd - 813-687-0110 YERTON LEASING - 1002 E Main Street - 813-688-8555

SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING SUN N FUN FLY-IN

Due to the heavy volume of air traffic generated by the fly-in pilots are urged to be extremely alert for a high volume of VFR traffic operating in Central Flordia

BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FLY-IN CHECK NOTAMS AND THE AIRMANS INFORMATION MANUAL FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES LAKELAND MUNICIPAL AIRshyPORT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL ITINERANT OPERATIONS FROM 200 PM TO 400 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME DAILY DURING THE FLYshyIN

PLAN TO BE THERE

ULTRALIGHTS

MOTELS IN LAKELAND AREA ACER NOOK MOTEL - 5550 New Tampa Highway shy813-688-2005 BEST WESTERN - 508 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-7471 CIRCLE MOTEL - 1601 George Jenkins Blvd - 813-686-3201 COZY COURT MOTEL -1407 Woodland Ave - 813-665-4179 DAYS INN - 3223 US Hwy 98 North - 813-688-6031 EVERGREEN MOTEL - 6650 New Tampa Highway shy813-686-1338 HOLIDAY INN CENTRAL - 910 E Memorial Blvdshy813-682-0101 HOLIDAY INN NORTH -1-4 amp SR 33 - 813-858-1411 HOLIDAY INN SOUTH - 3405 S Florida Avenueshy813-646-5731 HOWARD JOHNSON - 3525 US Highway 98 North shy813-858-4481 HUNTLY INN -1-4 amp US Highway 98 North - 813-688-8484 IMPERIAL 400 MOTEL - 740 E Main Street - 813-688-5506 LAND-O-LAKES MOTEL - 240 N Wabash Avenue shy813-688-1910 MOTEL LAKELAND - 1224 E Memorial Blvd - 813-682-2106 MOTEL RAMA - 601 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-5961 PRESTLERS MOTEL - 2435 New Tampa Hwy 813-682-8423 QUALITY INN - 3311 US Highway 98 North - 813-688-7972 RED CARPET INN - 3410 US Highway 98 Northshy813-858-3851 SCOTIISH INN - 244 N Florida Ave - 813-687-2530 SUNSET MOTEL - 2301 New Tampa Hwy - 813-682-5636 T IGER VILLA MOTEL - 6000 New Tampa Hwy shy813-682-8114 SIESTA MOTEL - 1527 Geo Jenkins Blvd - 813-686-7191

HOLIDAY INNPLANT CITY - 813-752-3141 ECON-O-LODGEPLANT CITY - 813-752-0570 DAVIS BROS MOTOR LODGEBARTOW - 813-533-0711 RESORT LODGEIWINTER HAVEN - 813-294-2804

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One of the Worlds Most Desirable Vintage Restored Famous Aircraft

The Stinson Model A Trimotor

Sold at the Famous Sun Dome in Sun City Arizona on January 13th 1985 at 200 pm

For Possible Financing Call ITT Consumer Financial Corp Roger Rizner at 612-540-0800

For Detailed Information Call I rFillHFillJ KRUSEDean Kruse Auctioneer (219) 925middot5600 JbJb INTERNATIONAL

or P O BOX 9394 bull MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440 Eugene Coppock Seller

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Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet_ 25e per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Willman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

AIRCRAFT J-3 Cub Float Plane parts 1320 and 1400 Edo front fuselage fit1ing SASE for list R Mat1 EAA Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise set1ing 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

STEARMAN 1941 PT-17 - Completely rebuilt by a nationally known company original blue and yelshylow stars and bars on cot1on 220 Continental 50 hours since major but aircraft not flown since comshypletion Sell or trade Cessna 182 or equivalent 904546-3141 (12-2)

CESSNA 170B 1953 1400 SMOH 65 STOH Rebuilt gyros Imron paint 75 galhr $14000 Call 217488-6283 (12-2)

1936 Stinson SR-8C Gullwing Reliant Fourshytime Grand Champion featured in November 82 THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and SPORT AVIAshyTION Roy Redman 507334-5922 (12-1)

1952 Tri-Pacer 340 SMOH 1983 restoration with Ceconite alternator strobes electric T amp B Genave 200A AT 50A transponder Call 919335shy1630 (1-2)

1939 Aeronca Chief Model 50-L Only one flying 50 hp Lyc 310 SMOH New wood Ceconite tube seal on rebuild New prop red amp yellow nice antique $6800 firm Trades NY 315598-3537 (12-1)

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues otTHE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $1 25 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Intercom - 2 cloth helmets 2 headsets 2 boom mikes $400 value for $175 as-is where-is Needs work 504892-5756 (11-2)

Beech Staggerwing Club needs data history and parts Want former ownerlpilot to tell us your exshyperiences and whereabouts of any parts - any condition Club Secretary George York 181 Sloboda Avenue Mansfield OH 44906 phone 419755-1208 days 419529-4378 evenings and weekends (12-2)

For sale Full length leather flying suit 24 volt electrically heated BuAero US Navy M4563 Colvinex Corporation Very good condition $35000 Glen Brodeur P O Box 184 Thompson CT 06277 phone 203923-3115

For sale Private estate adjacent to municipal airport Pilot or mechanics dream home Property consists of 10-plus acres including 2-year-old earth (berm) home 24 x 40 workshop with carshyport 1 car garage 40 x 80 hangarlwarehouse 18 x 24 log cabin and three hangars on airport One and a half acres zoned residential remaining acreage zoned intensive industrial Fifty foot gate provides easy access to airport proper Approximately 45 air miles to Oshkosh Earth home with solar wood and electric heat is unshyfinished Miscellaneous extras include Storage tanks for two grades of fuel (300 and 2600 gallon capacities) 10 hangar door on warehouse 5 tie-downs storage at1ic and winch lift in workshyshop and underground root cellarlbomb shelter Asking $125000 Will consider airplane as partial payment Send SASE for more details to Ron Ot1os Aeroplane Store Inc PO Box 206 Clintonville WI 54929 or phone 715823-2802 (12-1)

Wooden wings built for vintage aircraft FAA certified Highest quality workmanship Refershyences provided John and Pam Barker Aeroplane Company Box 411 Germantown NY 12526 phone 518537-4945 (1-2)

For sale (2) Citabria gas tanks (3) 850 x 10 new Goodrich tires (1) electric starter for Warner 145 Combs 813845-3251 (1-2)

Wanted - Set of Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann or Bu 133c Jungmeister plans or both or information for above Miss Mandy Yager clo Classic Airshyplanes Hangar 7 Albury Airport Australia 2640 phone 060215818 (12-1)

Wanted - 16 mm World War II related aviation films What have you got Topor 4313 South Marshfield Chicago IL 60609 312847-6392 (mornings) (12-1)

ENGINES Warner Engines and parts one 145 SS50 with 10000 since new and zero SOH Another with 30000 since new needs overhau l Have extensive inventory of 145 parts Write needs P O Box 9702 Greensboro NC 27429 (12-2)

A-40-4 Continental Engine Complete with mag carb hub plugs stacks Was running when taken out of J-2 Crated $83500 Lots of NEW and USED parts for A-40s lists available - $100 Opalack 1138 Industrial Avenue Pot1stown PA 19464 (12-1 )

(2) K-5 Kinner engines sin 249 and 513 Overshyhauled on stands mags and carb not installed Many extra parts cases back plates nose section cylinders crankshaft rods gears valves Waco spun aluminum nose bowl made from original plans New construction Fit RNF KNF and INF Charles E Nickles R2 Box 656 Brenham TX 77833 409836-6704 nights (12-1)

Siemens-Halske 160 from Jungmeister Removed for new engine Approx 550 hours No logs $5000000 firm Complete including OH stand Phone 201 388-7538 after 600 pm (12-1)

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH ottier 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692 (11-1)

FREE FREE FREE - This space reserved for free Want to Buy ads in the January 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE First come first served Need parts for your restoration Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Wit1man Airfield Oshshykosh WI 54903-2591

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

Assembly of the OX-5 engine is a family effort AI Buttles (L) with his son Timothy Buttles and grandson Tracy Buttles

The Pheasant was no great aeronautical wonder but it certainly was an airplane of good behavior and very pleasant lines according to Joseph Juptner in his US Civil Aircraft Volume One This is an apt description of this but one of many OX-5 powered biplanes of the Great Depression era

It is reported that 11 Pheasants were built at the factory in Memphis Missouri in 1927 The plant was moved to Fond du Lac Wisconsin early the next year and three more were built S J Steve Wittman was company test pilot at the Fond du Lac facility

The EAA Aviation Foundations Pheasant N151N SIN 136 is the only known surviving example and was on display in the Museum at Hales Corners for many years after being donated by EAA member Philip Stier Sussex

(Photo by Paul Poberezny) Wisconsin in 1971 Bill Chomo director of aircraft restoration points to one of the The restoration of this rare aircraft is being acshy many mouse nests in the lower wings of the Pheasant

complished by volunteers and the dedicated efforts of Jeri Goetz of the restoration staff She reports the plane is in remarkably good condition with no major rebuilding reshyquired

The first piece of fabric was removed from one of the lower wing panels by EAA President Paul Poberezny and a long-since vacated mouse nest was exposed This was just the tip of the iceberg however as when Jeri removed the remaining fabric she discovered a full-blown mouse condominium - her description

Apparently where the plane was stored before coming to EAA there was heavy mouse traffic - so much in fact that the wood in the lower wing panels was black with grime It took three applications of soap water and vigorshyous brushing with complete drying in-between before the grime was removed and the varnish finish on the wood reappeared 10 DECEMBER 1984

(Photo by Paul Poberezny on 21484) The Pheasant H-1 0 on display in the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin just before its disassembly and move to the new Aviation Center at Oshkosh

The Pheasant fuseshylage being dismanshytled prior to sandshyblasting

This was followed by sanding the wing structure down to bare wood so the necessary repairs could be made Jeri was assisted here by volunteers including Museum doshycents Bill and Betty Ratzmann and some energetic teenshyagers Both upper and lower panels were ready to cover by Convention time and Ray Stits offered to perform that task He donated the materials and before Oshkosh 84 was over the wings were covered and doped through silver in the Stits Covering Demonstration Tent

The fuselage has been disassembled and the frame sandblasted The only repairs needed here are straightenshying the lower longerons and tubular stringers where overshytight fabric had bowed them in

The Curtiss OX-5 engine for the Pheasant is being overhauled by dedicated volunteer Al Buttles Wild Rose Wisconsin He started working on this project early in September and spends two days per week on the OX-5 Al is 72 and one of the first pilots in the Oshkosh area He is joined occasionally by his son Timothy Buttles and 16-year-old grandson Tracy Buttles both from Manawa Wisconsin

The engine will be ready to run when a serviceable rotor for the magneto and a water pump can be located Any leads regarding the acquisition of these two badly needed items should be directed to the Executive Director of the EAA Aviation Foundation Ralph Bufano Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 414426-4800

When the restoration is completed this rare Pheasant H-10 will join the fleet of flying vintage aircraft based at the EAA Aviation Foundations Pioneer Airport where visitors to the Museum can not only see these planes in their 1920s and 30s environment but also enjoy the sights and sounds of the aircraft in flight bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

By Gene Chase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PhotosbyJackMcCarthn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~__~

One of the many activities in the AntiqueClassic Area at Oshkosh is centered in the Type Club Headquarters Tent where ten organizations were represented this year Complimentary space is offered to any type club representshying antique or classic aircraft so they can have a central meeting place for their own members as well as the opporshytunity to exchange ideas with other clubs

The following type clubs were represented

Aeronca AviatorS Club Joe and Julia Dickey Columbus Indiana

Aeronca Lovers Club Buzz Wagner Clark South Dakota

International Cessna 120140 Association

Jim Merwin Coon Rapids Minnesota

Cub Club John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

Fairchild Club John Berendt Cannon Falls Minnesota

Luscombe Association John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

National Waco Club Ray Brandly Hamilton Ohio

OX-5 Aviation Pioneers Bob Wallace Baltimore Maryland

Porterfield Airplane Club Chuck Lebrecht Wonder Lake Illinois

Staggerwing Club Jim Gorman Mansfield Ohio

Butch Joyce chairman for this activity has received many favorable comments regarding the Type Club Headshyquarters Tent and most of the 1984 participants have indicated they will return next year

One of the highlights for this the second year for the activity was a talk by Convention Chairman Tom Poberezshyny He spoke of the relationship between EAAs Antique Classic Division and the Type Clubs putting down any thoughts that EAA was trying to take over the Clubs He said EAAs involvement was to provide a service to the AntiqueClassic membership many of whom are members of the various special interest type clubs

The activity is informal with no set hours of operation or requirement that the spaces be manned continuously Some of the groups who were short on personnel in 84 hope to remedy the situation next year

Type Club representatives wishing to reserve comshyplimentary space in the Type Club Headquarters Tent at Oshkosh 85 should contact Butch Joyce Box 468 Madishy~on NC 27025 phone 919427-0216 bull 12 DECEMBER 1984

Convention Chairman Tom Poberezny addresses the Type Club members at Oshkosh 84

Butch Joyce (L) Type Club Tent Chairman poses with members of the International Cessna 120140 Association

John Berendt of the Fairchild Club talked about his favorite subject

The Cub Club and Luscombe Association were both repshyresented by John Bergeson at Oshkosh 84

Bob Wallace right lines up the OX-5 Aviation

Pioneers for a photo session

The International Cessna 120140 Association booth in the Type Club Tent

Julia Dickey center promoted Aeronca activities VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13

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1929 Hamilton Metalplane powered with a Pratt and Whitney These Hornet powered Metalplanes were mounted on HamilshyHornet engine of 500-525 hp ton metal floats

By Bob Monk (EAA 146391 AlC 8724)

351 So Palo Alto St Panama City FL 32401

Needless to say flying the Isthmus of Panama in a US Navy observation plane at the age of 17 was high advenshyture for a teenager yet this is what I was doifg one day in 1937 I had joined the United States Army Air Corps with my parents consent and was sent to the Canal Zone for two years

I had a 3-day pass and had bummed a ride on a Vought Corsair from AIshybrook Field where I was stationed on the Pacific side to Coco Solo Naval Air Station on the Atlantic side It was a real noisy airplane with short stiletto-type exhaust stacks I could have used some cotton in my ears shybut of course I didnt have any I thanked the pilot after we landed and he said something but I couldnt hear him

I was stationed at Albrook Field with the 24th Pursuit Group We had Boeing P-12 biplane fighters and I was a crew member assigned to one 14 DECEMBER 1984

of them The P-12 was a little on the homely side being such a shortshycoupled airplane but it would actushyally outfly the beautiful Curtiss Hawk P-6E

I flew quite often in Martin B-10 bombers on searchlight practice for the Army Also based on the field was a Douglas Dolphin amphibian a Sikorsky amphibian and a Bellanca Airbus We also had the forerunner of the AT-6 with fabric covered fuselage and it was the first retractable gear airplane on Albrook Field I flew back to Albrook from France Field on the Atlantic side in this plane Also there were two Keystone biplane bombers at Albrook that were used for testing parachutes with dummies

One thing I liked about duty at AIshybrook was that we did not have to pull KP duty Local San BIas Indians were hired to do the KP Our pay was $2100 per month - half of which I sent home to my parents to help them

with living expenses I remember that behind each barshy

racks building was our own banana house We could eat our fill of bananas and there were plenty of mango trees also A delicious mango would put a good ripe peach to shame taste-wise Tropical fruit of all varishyeties were plentiful

I flew several times with a friend in my outfit who had a private pilots license We flew from a Panamanian field not far from downtown Panama City in a J-2 Cub Also on the field was a Lockheed Vega which was used by a Panamanian pilot who flew mail and freight up and down the Isthmus I have often wondered what happened to this plane

I was wa ndering around one day at the Balboa docks when I noticed an old airplane hangar about half torn down In the hangar sat a Beechcraft Staggerwing on floats It was the first Staggerwing I had ever seen I

thought it was rather odd that the lower wing was located ahead of the top wing (On page 180 of the Staggerwing Book by Robert T Smith is the very airplane BI7L CZ116 I saw in Panama in 1937 It was inshyvolved in some kind of accident and left out in the tropical climate to rust away sitting on a railway dolly )

On the other side of this hangar were four Hamilton Metalplanes on floats with Isthmus Airways painted on the sides The planes even at this time were showing signs of deterioration but they could have been saved if someone had the forethought to store them away shynow they are gone forever

I recently got in touch with a Mr Georges G Bouche an antique airshycraft buff who works for the Panama Canal Zone Company I told him about seeing these aircraft in 1938 and asked him to send me photos which he has done

Isthmian Airways had two Travel Air 4000 biplanes on floats that were used for pilot training which appear in two or three of the photos

All-in-all I wouldnt take anything for my experiences in Panama Seeing the Hamilton Metalplane that won the Grand Champion Award in 1975 at the AAA Fly-In in Iowa brought back a lot of memories of the four I saw in Panama years ago deterioratshy

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BOOK REVIEW By Dennis Parks

THE ADVENTURES OF AVIATOR PAUL WILBER BROTHER JOSH AND FRIENDS 1911 by Forest Lane et a1 History ofFlight Press 1984 71 pages This is the entertaining story of two pioneers of Ohio

Aviation Paul and Josh Wilber of Norwalk Ohio Their story is an example of the early constructorpilot Not only did they build their own airplane but Paul also taught himself to fly in it

In the fall of 1911 Paul Wilber was offered a set of plans for a 1909 Curtiss Pusher from a friend Ralph Cole who was in the process of rebuilding a Bleriot Type and would not have time for the Curtiss Paul age 19 and his brother Josh age 21 decided to tackle the project

The brothers built the planes components in their parents attic and later took the finished parts to a nearby farm and assembled the craft One of the first problems was determining the center of gravity They put the plane up on two saw horses one under each wing at one third chord Paul proceeded to climb into the pilots seat while Josh held onto the tail The engine was then shifted on the mount untiHhe aircraft came into balance at which time the bolt holes were drilled

Another problem the brothers faced was determining if they had enough power from the 50 horsepower Roberts engine they had borrowed The Curtiss required about 400 pounds of thrust for flight but they didnt know how much the Roberts produced To solve the problem they tied a rope from the undercarriage to a balance arm scale they

had bolted to the barn wall Then they ran the engine up to full power and as the scale read about 400 pounds they decided they had enough thrust for the Curtiss to fly

In the summer of 1912 the craft was ready for flight but Paul had no flight training He began the process of learning by running the plane back and forth across a field near the barn There was a crew on each end of the run to pick up the nose wheel and turn the Curtiss around for the return run After a few weekends of practice he took to the air for a run of a few hundred feet He figured he had a total practice time of forty-five minutes before soloing For the next two summers Paul flew his aeroplane to the excited reception of the townspeople and the local papers

Included in this book are clippings from the papers which relate the excitement of the exploits of the daring aviator Local aeronaut rises above trees Youthful avishyator in our midst Makes cross country flying without mishap - attains height of 1500 feet

The original Wilber Curtiss was located and purchased by Lloyd Washburn (EAA 33769 AlC 352) and was reshystored during 1983 by volunteers for the Ohio History of Flight Museum at Columbus International Airport where it is now on display

Told in first person through the use of letters newsshypaper reports and interviews and illustrated with contemshyporary photos here is a fascinating story of early aviation Highly recommended Available from the Ohio History of Flight Museum 4275 Sawyer Road Columbus OH 43219 $795 plus $100 shipping Signed and numbered edition $1195 plus $100 shipping bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

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Heres another example of a famous designers early creation that failed to perform as expected Built in the early Post-World War I period sevshyeral features reveal the current thinkshying of the time such as the wing-tip skids triple rudders etc The photo was submitted by Bill Red Baron Truver of Chicago Illinois Answers will be published in the March 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE

The Mystery Plane shown in the September 1984 issue of THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE fooled a number of readers who thought it was a Hamilton Metalplane Other guesses were Cessna AWand American Eagle Brougham Actually it is the Stout Air Coach a product of pioneer Bill Stout of Ford Trimotor fame It was a 4-place cabin design built in the summer of 1927 This airplane was powered with a Wright J-5 and as can be seen in the addishytional view it incorporated features typical of the Stout Air Pullman and early Ford Trimotors (note the cabin windows and the corrugated aluminum skin)

The following information was reshyceived from Bob Pauley of Farmingshyton Hills Michigan who writes

The September Mystery Plane was another Michigan-built airplane a Bill Stout design known as the Ford (Stout) Air Coach and also referred to as the Stout Executive It was another of the many Bill Stout deshysigns built in 1927 while he served as Director of the Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company

Bill Stout ran an independent surshyreptitious Skunk Works operation while working for Ford The Air Coach was a Stout design but built by Ford employees using Ford mateshyrials It was an all-metal corrugated skin 4-place airplane powered by a 200 hp Wright J-5 Photos of the origshyinal mock-up of the Air Coach show a Wright J-4 installed but apparently that engine was never fitted to the finished airplane The Air Coach made its first appearance at the Ford airport in Dearborn on August 26 1927 It was quite an advanced design for that time It had cantilever wings and a roomy 4-seat upholstered cabin It never had an official designation or model number and was never regisshytered with the Bureau of Air Comshymerce and as a result never carried an N number 16 DECEMBER 1984

In a recent phone conversation with Bob Baron and Edward Jackson (his name was incorrectly given as Edwin in the October issue) both of whom worked on the airplane they indicate that it was probably never flown since it was dangerously tail heavy Bob Baron says that four men could hardly lift the tail off the ground

Stout had wanted Ford test pilot Harry Brooks to fly the tandem-wing amphibian but was turned down and he had to look elsewhere for a pilot The attempts at flying the amphibian were made by Leonard Flo a low-time pilot who was a member of a flying club that Stout belonged to It is asshysumed that Flo was offered the chance to fly the Air Coach but turned Stout down Like so many ofStouts designs if the airplane did not meet his expecshytations he soon lost interest in it Before the end of 1927 the Air Coach was cut up and scrapped

Other correct answers to the Sepshytember Mystery Plane were sent in

by Charley Hayes of Park Forest Ilshylinois and Jack McRae of Huntington Station New York

Concerning the June Mystery Plane

Glenn Buffington of San Diego California recently talked to Bobbi Trout about the Commercial Sunshybeam shown in the June 1984 issue She recalled that she and Elinor Smith made five test flights before the record endurance flight of 45 hrs and 5 min The Sunbeam was well out of rigging and it was a trial and error method before they were able to stay below and behind the refueling ship The refueler was a well-worn Curtiss Carrier Pigeon biplane whose engine finally gave out Withshyout other support the girls gave up disappointed that their flight was not any longer In January 1931 Bobbi teamed up with Edna Mae Cooper and stayed aloft five days and nights in a Challenger Curtiss Robin She doubts there was any connection of the Sunshybeam with the Zenith Company bull

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DECEMBER 17 - KILL DEVIL HILLS NC - Wreath laying ceremony honorshying the 81st Anniversary of the Wright Brothers Flight Ceremonies are free and open to the public For information on flying to the airstrip or the event contact Bebe Midgette National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

MARCH 17middot23 - LAKELAND FLORIDA - 11th Annual EAA Sun n Fun Spring Celebration of Flight Contact Sun n Fun office at 813644-2431 Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm or write to P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807

APRIL 13middot14 - WASHINGTON DC - 5th Annual Tour of National Air and Space Museum and Paul E Garber Facility by EAA Chapter 4 Inc Dinner with speaker of note Limited to 200 Contact Margarent Scesa 9611-51 st Place College Park Maryland 20704 301 345-3164

APRIL 26-28 - KILL DEVIL HILL NC - 3rd Annual Wilber Wright Fly-In Three-day festival honoring Wilbur Wrights birthday April 16 1867 Sponshysored by First Flight SOCiety National Park Service and EAA Chapter 339 Contact Bob Woody National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

JULY 26 bull AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH WISCONSIN - 33rd Annual EAA Fly-In and Convention Make your plans now to attend the Worlds Greatest Aviation Event Contact EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

This has been a good year for me I became a member of EAA and the AntiqueClassic Division I am receiving SPORT AVIATION and THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and I made it to Oshkosh 84 My wife and I drove up for the opening weekend and were really immiddot pressed

We want to attend Oshkosh 85 but would like to be there during the AntiqueClassic events It is not possible for us to be there the entire week so if you could let us know the dates of the events we are interested in we can plan our travel arrangements

Your help will be appreciated Thanks B R Clark (EAA 225713 AC 8461) 735 Ware San Antonio TX 78221 bull

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Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Inc Po Box 6750 Telephone (813) 644-2431 bull Lakeland Florida 33807

EAAS SPRING CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT MARCH 17 - 231985

AEROBATICS

SUN n FUN REGISTRATION FEES CATEGORY 1 IF YOU ARE AN EAA MEMBER

EAA Member amp Family $700 per day or $2500 per week One fee admits the EAA member his spouse and children under 18 You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

Admission to Showplane parking areas Free auto parking Souvenir Program Book Commemorative Decal Invitation to all activities (forums social events awards)

CATEGORY 2 IF YOU ARE NOT AN EAA MEMBER BUT HAVE QUALIFYING AIRmiddot MAN CERTIFICATE (We accept the following certificates Airman AampP AmiddotI etc Air Defense Card FAA Membership card of AMA QB OXmiddot5 etc Any identification to show affiliation with andor knowledge of aircraft operations)

Yourself $700 per day or $2500 per week Each member of your party over age 14 $500 per day or $2500 per week You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

One Souvenir Program Book for your party Admission to Showplane parking areas One Commemorative Decal Admission to forums

CATEGORY 3 NONmiddotEAA MEMBERS AN D THOSE WHO DO NOT HOLD ANY QUALIFYING AIRMAN CERTIFICATE

Each Person $500 per day You receive Admission to all exhibit areas including the Ultralight

Operations area Daily airshow Admission to the forums and workshops Admission to Showplane parking areas only while accompanied by a person holding a Category 1 or 2 ticket

NOTES Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult Additional Souvenir Programs are available for $200 each

IF YOU JOIN EAA WHILE AT SUN N FUN YOU MAY EXCHANGE YOUR CATEGORY 2 OR 3 TICKETS FOR CATEGORY 1 TICKETS AT MAIN REGISTRATION

TRANSPORTATION Buses will be operated on a regular schedule throughout the flymiddotin Guests arriving

by air will be provided FREE shuttle bus transportation anywhere on the airport courtesy of Sun n Fun Bus fares to and from the motels and downtown Lakeland are $1 00 Your program will include the bus schedule This information will also be posted at bus stops at Sun n Fun and at the Lakeland Municipal Airport Terminal and Restaumiddot rant

AUTO PARKING Auto parking is free to EAA members All that is necessary is to show your current

International EAA membership card to the parking attendants

AIRCRAFT AWARDS If you are fortunate enough to fly to Sun n Fun in a showplane you certainly would

want it judged for one of the many awards In order to have your aircraft judged it must be registered Judging registration forms are available at any of the aircraft registration points on the airport (Warbirds Ultralight Airside etc) Just complete the form and leave it at the registration booth All aircraft must be parked in the appropriate area to be judged (ie Homebuilts in the Homebuilt area etc) A WORD OF CAUmiddot TION Your aircraft must be registered for judging prior to 500 pm Friday March 22 in order to have it judged

If you bring your showplane Antique Classic Warbird Homebuilt etc to Sun n Fun 1985 you will receive a very special pair of wings to wear

18 DECEMBER 1984

PAW ADVERTISEMENT CONTROL TOWER

The Lakeland Control Tower will operate 12 hours per day during the EAA Sun n Fun Fly-In between 7 am and 7 pm EST Primary Frequencies are ATIS 1242 Ground Control 1214 Tower 1245 VOR 1160

If there is any possibility that you might be coming to Sun n Fun in an aircraft without a radio it is important that you place your name aircraft type identification number address and the word NON-RADIO on a postcard and mail it to Tampa ATC Tower Tampa International Airport Tampa FL 33607 The receipt of the card will validate your authorization to operate without a radio while the Temporary ATC Tower is in operation The card also indicates that you have read and understand the procedure as shown in NOTAMS

Please bring your own tie-downs Limited numbers of tie-downs will be available on the field during the fly-in week Ask a plane parker

CAMP REGISTRATION AND FACILITIES You may camp by your aeroplane or in a tent in a motor home camper

bus etc There are no electrical hookups water is available throughout the camping areas except the Ultralight area There are two shower houses availshyable We have a beautiful country store for the convenience of campers

FEES Camper fees will be $500 per day per unit payable in advance If you leave before the end of the fly-in the remainder of your camping fee will be refunded Check out time will be 1200 Noon Registration fee must be paid with your camping fee

VOLUNTEER CENTER Sun n Fun is operated by volunteers Even the officers and directors are

unpaid All of these people register and pay just like you do Please help keep our fees down by pitching in and helping run your convenshy

tion The more of us that work the less work each of us will have to do Help us to help you enjoy the fly-in Get involved help share the load shy

VOLUNTEER Youll have more fun if you are a part of it Visit your VOLUNTEER BUILDING and offer to pitch in We will love you

for it If you work for eight (8) hours during the convention you will receive a

special Sun n Fun VOLUNTEER PATCH

IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED We have attempted to provide the info that you will need before coming

to the fly-in If however you have additional questiona please call our Sun n Fun office (813-644-2431) between 900 am and 400 pm Monday through Friday

HOUSING We are again working on providing housing accommodations in private

homes If you are interested call the Sun n Fun office after 1-1-85

CAMPGROUNDS SAN LAN RANCH - 3929 US Highway 98 South - 813-665-1726 TIKI VILLAGE - 905 Crevasse St - 813-858-5364 HOLLINGSWORTH TRAVEL TRAILER PARK - 6211 US Hwy 98 N shy813-858-2026

AUTOMOBILE RENTAL AGENCIES AVIS RENT-A-CAR - 3410 US HWY 98 North - 813-858-7641 CANNON BUICK LEASING - 5210 S Florida Ave - 813-646-5051 HERTZ CAR RENTAL - 2101 S Florida Ave - 813-683-4727 or 800-654-3131 JIM ADAMS FORD - 1430 W Memorial Blvd - 813-682-1102 LAKELAND LINCOLN-MERCURY LEASING - 1111 East Main St shy813-688-1212 LAKELAND TOYOTA - 1200 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-5451 NATIONAL CAR RENTAL - 851 S Florida Ave 813-682-1586 or 800-328-4567 PRECISION OLDSMOBILEFIAT - 2805 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-7911 RAY DURDIN LEASING - 1025 US Highway 98 South - 813-688-5541 REGAL PONTIACHONDA - 2615 Lakeland Hills Blvd - 813-687-8000 THREE DOLLAR CAR RENTAL - 218 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-1944 UGLY DUCKLING RENT A CAR - 1630 W Memorial Blvd - 813-687-0110 YERTON LEASING - 1002 E Main Street - 813-688-8555

SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING SUN N FUN FLY-IN

Due to the heavy volume of air traffic generated by the fly-in pilots are urged to be extremely alert for a high volume of VFR traffic operating in Central Flordia

BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FLY-IN CHECK NOTAMS AND THE AIRMANS INFORMATION MANUAL FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES LAKELAND MUNICIPAL AIRshyPORT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL ITINERANT OPERATIONS FROM 200 PM TO 400 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME DAILY DURING THE FLYshyIN

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STEARMAN 1941 PT-17 - Completely rebuilt by a nationally known company original blue and yelshylow stars and bars on cot1on 220 Continental 50 hours since major but aircraft not flown since comshypletion Sell or trade Cessna 182 or equivalent 904546-3141 (12-2)

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1936 Stinson SR-8C Gullwing Reliant Fourshytime Grand Champion featured in November 82 THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and SPORT AVIAshyTION Roy Redman 507334-5922 (12-1)

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1939 Aeronca Chief Model 50-L Only one flying 50 hp Lyc 310 SMOH New wood Ceconite tube seal on rebuild New prop red amp yellow nice antique $6800 firm Trades NY 315598-3537 (12-1)

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Intercom - 2 cloth helmets 2 headsets 2 boom mikes $400 value for $175 as-is where-is Needs work 504892-5756 (11-2)

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For sale Full length leather flying suit 24 volt electrically heated BuAero US Navy M4563 Colvinex Corporation Very good condition $35000 Glen Brodeur P O Box 184 Thompson CT 06277 phone 203923-3115

For sale Private estate adjacent to municipal airport Pilot or mechanics dream home Property consists of 10-plus acres including 2-year-old earth (berm) home 24 x 40 workshop with carshyport 1 car garage 40 x 80 hangarlwarehouse 18 x 24 log cabin and three hangars on airport One and a half acres zoned residential remaining acreage zoned intensive industrial Fifty foot gate provides easy access to airport proper Approximately 45 air miles to Oshkosh Earth home with solar wood and electric heat is unshyfinished Miscellaneous extras include Storage tanks for two grades of fuel (300 and 2600 gallon capacities) 10 hangar door on warehouse 5 tie-downs storage at1ic and winch lift in workshyshop and underground root cellarlbomb shelter Asking $125000 Will consider airplane as partial payment Send SASE for more details to Ron Ot1os Aeroplane Store Inc PO Box 206 Clintonville WI 54929 or phone 715823-2802 (12-1)

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A-40-4 Continental Engine Complete with mag carb hub plugs stacks Was running when taken out of J-2 Crated $83500 Lots of NEW and USED parts for A-40s lists available - $100 Opalack 1138 Industrial Avenue Pot1stown PA 19464 (12-1 )

(2) K-5 Kinner engines sin 249 and 513 Overshyhauled on stands mags and carb not installed Many extra parts cases back plates nose section cylinders crankshaft rods gears valves Waco spun aluminum nose bowl made from original plans New construction Fit RNF KNF and INF Charles E Nickles R2 Box 656 Brenham TX 77833 409836-6704 nights (12-1)

Siemens-Halske 160 from Jungmeister Removed for new engine Approx 550 hours No logs $5000000 firm Complete including OH stand Phone 201 388-7538 after 600 pm (12-1)

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH ottier 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692 (11-1)

FREE FREE FREE - This space reserved for free Want to Buy ads in the January 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE First come first served Need parts for your restoration Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Wit1man Airfield Oshshykosh WI 54903-2591

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(Photo by Paul Poberezny on 21484) The Pheasant H-1 0 on display in the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin just before its disassembly and move to the new Aviation Center at Oshkosh

The Pheasant fuseshylage being dismanshytled prior to sandshyblasting

This was followed by sanding the wing structure down to bare wood so the necessary repairs could be made Jeri was assisted here by volunteers including Museum doshycents Bill and Betty Ratzmann and some energetic teenshyagers Both upper and lower panels were ready to cover by Convention time and Ray Stits offered to perform that task He donated the materials and before Oshkosh 84 was over the wings were covered and doped through silver in the Stits Covering Demonstration Tent

The fuselage has been disassembled and the frame sandblasted The only repairs needed here are straightenshying the lower longerons and tubular stringers where overshytight fabric had bowed them in

The Curtiss OX-5 engine for the Pheasant is being overhauled by dedicated volunteer Al Buttles Wild Rose Wisconsin He started working on this project early in September and spends two days per week on the OX-5 Al is 72 and one of the first pilots in the Oshkosh area He is joined occasionally by his son Timothy Buttles and 16-year-old grandson Tracy Buttles both from Manawa Wisconsin

The engine will be ready to run when a serviceable rotor for the magneto and a water pump can be located Any leads regarding the acquisition of these two badly needed items should be directed to the Executive Director of the EAA Aviation Foundation Ralph Bufano Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 414426-4800

When the restoration is completed this rare Pheasant H-10 will join the fleet of flying vintage aircraft based at the EAA Aviation Foundations Pioneer Airport where visitors to the Museum can not only see these planes in their 1920s and 30s environment but also enjoy the sights and sounds of the aircraft in flight bull

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By Gene Chase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PhotosbyJackMcCarthn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~__~

One of the many activities in the AntiqueClassic Area at Oshkosh is centered in the Type Club Headquarters Tent where ten organizations were represented this year Complimentary space is offered to any type club representshying antique or classic aircraft so they can have a central meeting place for their own members as well as the opporshytunity to exchange ideas with other clubs

The following type clubs were represented

Aeronca AviatorS Club Joe and Julia Dickey Columbus Indiana

Aeronca Lovers Club Buzz Wagner Clark South Dakota

International Cessna 120140 Association

Jim Merwin Coon Rapids Minnesota

Cub Club John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

Fairchild Club John Berendt Cannon Falls Minnesota

Luscombe Association John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

National Waco Club Ray Brandly Hamilton Ohio

OX-5 Aviation Pioneers Bob Wallace Baltimore Maryland

Porterfield Airplane Club Chuck Lebrecht Wonder Lake Illinois

Staggerwing Club Jim Gorman Mansfield Ohio

Butch Joyce chairman for this activity has received many favorable comments regarding the Type Club Headshyquarters Tent and most of the 1984 participants have indicated they will return next year

One of the highlights for this the second year for the activity was a talk by Convention Chairman Tom Poberezshyny He spoke of the relationship between EAAs Antique Classic Division and the Type Clubs putting down any thoughts that EAA was trying to take over the Clubs He said EAAs involvement was to provide a service to the AntiqueClassic membership many of whom are members of the various special interest type clubs

The activity is informal with no set hours of operation or requirement that the spaces be manned continuously Some of the groups who were short on personnel in 84 hope to remedy the situation next year

Type Club representatives wishing to reserve comshyplimentary space in the Type Club Headquarters Tent at Oshkosh 85 should contact Butch Joyce Box 468 Madishy~on NC 27025 phone 919427-0216 bull 12 DECEMBER 1984

Convention Chairman Tom Poberezny addresses the Type Club members at Oshkosh 84

Butch Joyce (L) Type Club Tent Chairman poses with members of the International Cessna 120140 Association

John Berendt of the Fairchild Club talked about his favorite subject

The Cub Club and Luscombe Association were both repshyresented by John Bergeson at Oshkosh 84

Bob Wallace right lines up the OX-5 Aviation

Pioneers for a photo session

The International Cessna 120140 Association booth in the Type Club Tent

Julia Dickey center promoted Aeronca activities VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13

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1929 Hamilton Metalplane powered with a Pratt and Whitney These Hornet powered Metalplanes were mounted on HamilshyHornet engine of 500-525 hp ton metal floats

By Bob Monk (EAA 146391 AlC 8724)

351 So Palo Alto St Panama City FL 32401

Needless to say flying the Isthmus of Panama in a US Navy observation plane at the age of 17 was high advenshyture for a teenager yet this is what I was doifg one day in 1937 I had joined the United States Army Air Corps with my parents consent and was sent to the Canal Zone for two years

I had a 3-day pass and had bummed a ride on a Vought Corsair from AIshybrook Field where I was stationed on the Pacific side to Coco Solo Naval Air Station on the Atlantic side It was a real noisy airplane with short stiletto-type exhaust stacks I could have used some cotton in my ears shybut of course I didnt have any I thanked the pilot after we landed and he said something but I couldnt hear him

I was stationed at Albrook Field with the 24th Pursuit Group We had Boeing P-12 biplane fighters and I was a crew member assigned to one 14 DECEMBER 1984

of them The P-12 was a little on the homely side being such a shortshycoupled airplane but it would actushyally outfly the beautiful Curtiss Hawk P-6E

I flew quite often in Martin B-10 bombers on searchlight practice for the Army Also based on the field was a Douglas Dolphin amphibian a Sikorsky amphibian and a Bellanca Airbus We also had the forerunner of the AT-6 with fabric covered fuselage and it was the first retractable gear airplane on Albrook Field I flew back to Albrook from France Field on the Atlantic side in this plane Also there were two Keystone biplane bombers at Albrook that were used for testing parachutes with dummies

One thing I liked about duty at AIshybrook was that we did not have to pull KP duty Local San BIas Indians were hired to do the KP Our pay was $2100 per month - half of which I sent home to my parents to help them

with living expenses I remember that behind each barshy

racks building was our own banana house We could eat our fill of bananas and there were plenty of mango trees also A delicious mango would put a good ripe peach to shame taste-wise Tropical fruit of all varishyeties were plentiful

I flew several times with a friend in my outfit who had a private pilots license We flew from a Panamanian field not far from downtown Panama City in a J-2 Cub Also on the field was a Lockheed Vega which was used by a Panamanian pilot who flew mail and freight up and down the Isthmus I have often wondered what happened to this plane

I was wa ndering around one day at the Balboa docks when I noticed an old airplane hangar about half torn down In the hangar sat a Beechcraft Staggerwing on floats It was the first Staggerwing I had ever seen I

thought it was rather odd that the lower wing was located ahead of the top wing (On page 180 of the Staggerwing Book by Robert T Smith is the very airplane BI7L CZ116 I saw in Panama in 1937 It was inshyvolved in some kind of accident and left out in the tropical climate to rust away sitting on a railway dolly )

On the other side of this hangar were four Hamilton Metalplanes on floats with Isthmus Airways painted on the sides The planes even at this time were showing signs of deterioration but they could have been saved if someone had the forethought to store them away shynow they are gone forever

I recently got in touch with a Mr Georges G Bouche an antique airshycraft buff who works for the Panama Canal Zone Company I told him about seeing these aircraft in 1938 and asked him to send me photos which he has done

Isthmian Airways had two Travel Air 4000 biplanes on floats that were used for pilot training which appear in two or three of the photos

All-in-all I wouldnt take anything for my experiences in Panama Seeing the Hamilton Metalplane that won the Grand Champion Award in 1975 at the AAA Fly-In in Iowa brought back a lot of memories of the four I saw in Panama years ago deterioratshy

~sectsect~ ing and all but forgotten bull ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BOOK REVIEW By Dennis Parks

THE ADVENTURES OF AVIATOR PAUL WILBER BROTHER JOSH AND FRIENDS 1911 by Forest Lane et a1 History ofFlight Press 1984 71 pages This is the entertaining story of two pioneers of Ohio

Aviation Paul and Josh Wilber of Norwalk Ohio Their story is an example of the early constructorpilot Not only did they build their own airplane but Paul also taught himself to fly in it

In the fall of 1911 Paul Wilber was offered a set of plans for a 1909 Curtiss Pusher from a friend Ralph Cole who was in the process of rebuilding a Bleriot Type and would not have time for the Curtiss Paul age 19 and his brother Josh age 21 decided to tackle the project

The brothers built the planes components in their parents attic and later took the finished parts to a nearby farm and assembled the craft One of the first problems was determining the center of gravity They put the plane up on two saw horses one under each wing at one third chord Paul proceeded to climb into the pilots seat while Josh held onto the tail The engine was then shifted on the mount untiHhe aircraft came into balance at which time the bolt holes were drilled

Another problem the brothers faced was determining if they had enough power from the 50 horsepower Roberts engine they had borrowed The Curtiss required about 400 pounds of thrust for flight but they didnt know how much the Roberts produced To solve the problem they tied a rope from the undercarriage to a balance arm scale they

had bolted to the barn wall Then they ran the engine up to full power and as the scale read about 400 pounds they decided they had enough thrust for the Curtiss to fly

In the summer of 1912 the craft was ready for flight but Paul had no flight training He began the process of learning by running the plane back and forth across a field near the barn There was a crew on each end of the run to pick up the nose wheel and turn the Curtiss around for the return run After a few weekends of practice he took to the air for a run of a few hundred feet He figured he had a total practice time of forty-five minutes before soloing For the next two summers Paul flew his aeroplane to the excited reception of the townspeople and the local papers

Included in this book are clippings from the papers which relate the excitement of the exploits of the daring aviator Local aeronaut rises above trees Youthful avishyator in our midst Makes cross country flying without mishap - attains height of 1500 feet

The original Wilber Curtiss was located and purchased by Lloyd Washburn (EAA 33769 AlC 352) and was reshystored during 1983 by volunteers for the Ohio History of Flight Museum at Columbus International Airport where it is now on display

Told in first person through the use of letters newsshypaper reports and interviews and illustrated with contemshyporary photos here is a fascinating story of early aviation Highly recommended Available from the Ohio History of Flight Museum 4275 Sawyer Road Columbus OH 43219 $795 plus $100 shipping Signed and numbered edition $1195 plus $100 shipping bull

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Heres another example of a famous designers early creation that failed to perform as expected Built in the early Post-World War I period sevshyeral features reveal the current thinkshying of the time such as the wing-tip skids triple rudders etc The photo was submitted by Bill Red Baron Truver of Chicago Illinois Answers will be published in the March 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE

The Mystery Plane shown in the September 1984 issue of THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE fooled a number of readers who thought it was a Hamilton Metalplane Other guesses were Cessna AWand American Eagle Brougham Actually it is the Stout Air Coach a product of pioneer Bill Stout of Ford Trimotor fame It was a 4-place cabin design built in the summer of 1927 This airplane was powered with a Wright J-5 and as can be seen in the addishytional view it incorporated features typical of the Stout Air Pullman and early Ford Trimotors (note the cabin windows and the corrugated aluminum skin)

The following information was reshyceived from Bob Pauley of Farmingshyton Hills Michigan who writes

The September Mystery Plane was another Michigan-built airplane a Bill Stout design known as the Ford (Stout) Air Coach and also referred to as the Stout Executive It was another of the many Bill Stout deshysigns built in 1927 while he served as Director of the Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company

Bill Stout ran an independent surshyreptitious Skunk Works operation while working for Ford The Air Coach was a Stout design but built by Ford employees using Ford mateshyrials It was an all-metal corrugated skin 4-place airplane powered by a 200 hp Wright J-5 Photos of the origshyinal mock-up of the Air Coach show a Wright J-4 installed but apparently that engine was never fitted to the finished airplane The Air Coach made its first appearance at the Ford airport in Dearborn on August 26 1927 It was quite an advanced design for that time It had cantilever wings and a roomy 4-seat upholstered cabin It never had an official designation or model number and was never regisshytered with the Bureau of Air Comshymerce and as a result never carried an N number 16 DECEMBER 1984

In a recent phone conversation with Bob Baron and Edward Jackson (his name was incorrectly given as Edwin in the October issue) both of whom worked on the airplane they indicate that it was probably never flown since it was dangerously tail heavy Bob Baron says that four men could hardly lift the tail off the ground

Stout had wanted Ford test pilot Harry Brooks to fly the tandem-wing amphibian but was turned down and he had to look elsewhere for a pilot The attempts at flying the amphibian were made by Leonard Flo a low-time pilot who was a member of a flying club that Stout belonged to It is asshysumed that Flo was offered the chance to fly the Air Coach but turned Stout down Like so many ofStouts designs if the airplane did not meet his expecshytations he soon lost interest in it Before the end of 1927 the Air Coach was cut up and scrapped

Other correct answers to the Sepshytember Mystery Plane were sent in

by Charley Hayes of Park Forest Ilshylinois and Jack McRae of Huntington Station New York

Concerning the June Mystery Plane

Glenn Buffington of San Diego California recently talked to Bobbi Trout about the Commercial Sunshybeam shown in the June 1984 issue She recalled that she and Elinor Smith made five test flights before the record endurance flight of 45 hrs and 5 min The Sunbeam was well out of rigging and it was a trial and error method before they were able to stay below and behind the refueling ship The refueler was a well-worn Curtiss Carrier Pigeon biplane whose engine finally gave out Withshyout other support the girls gave up disappointed that their flight was not any longer In January 1931 Bobbi teamed up with Edna Mae Cooper and stayed aloft five days and nights in a Challenger Curtiss Robin She doubts there was any connection of the Sunshybeam with the Zenith Company bull

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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DECEMBER 17 - KILL DEVIL HILLS NC - Wreath laying ceremony honorshying the 81st Anniversary of the Wright Brothers Flight Ceremonies are free and open to the public For information on flying to the airstrip or the event contact Bebe Midgette National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

MARCH 17middot23 - LAKELAND FLORIDA - 11th Annual EAA Sun n Fun Spring Celebration of Flight Contact Sun n Fun office at 813644-2431 Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm or write to P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807

APRIL 13middot14 - WASHINGTON DC - 5th Annual Tour of National Air and Space Museum and Paul E Garber Facility by EAA Chapter 4 Inc Dinner with speaker of note Limited to 200 Contact Margarent Scesa 9611-51 st Place College Park Maryland 20704 301 345-3164

APRIL 26-28 - KILL DEVIL HILL NC - 3rd Annual Wilber Wright Fly-In Three-day festival honoring Wilbur Wrights birthday April 16 1867 Sponshysored by First Flight SOCiety National Park Service and EAA Chapter 339 Contact Bob Woody National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

JULY 26 bull AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH WISCONSIN - 33rd Annual EAA Fly-In and Convention Make your plans now to attend the Worlds Greatest Aviation Event Contact EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

This has been a good year for me I became a member of EAA and the AntiqueClassic Division I am receiving SPORT AVIATION and THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and I made it to Oshkosh 84 My wife and I drove up for the opening weekend and were really immiddot pressed

We want to attend Oshkosh 85 but would like to be there during the AntiqueClassic events It is not possible for us to be there the entire week so if you could let us know the dates of the events we are interested in we can plan our travel arrangements

Your help will be appreciated Thanks B R Clark (EAA 225713 AC 8461) 735 Ware San Antonio TX 78221 bull

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EAAS SPRING CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT MARCH 17 - 231985

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SUN n FUN REGISTRATION FEES CATEGORY 1 IF YOU ARE AN EAA MEMBER

EAA Member amp Family $700 per day or $2500 per week One fee admits the EAA member his spouse and children under 18 You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

Admission to Showplane parking areas Free auto parking Souvenir Program Book Commemorative Decal Invitation to all activities (forums social events awards)

CATEGORY 2 IF YOU ARE NOT AN EAA MEMBER BUT HAVE QUALIFYING AIRmiddot MAN CERTIFICATE (We accept the following certificates Airman AampP AmiddotI etc Air Defense Card FAA Membership card of AMA QB OXmiddot5 etc Any identification to show affiliation with andor knowledge of aircraft operations)

Yourself $700 per day or $2500 per week Each member of your party over age 14 $500 per day or $2500 per week You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

One Souvenir Program Book for your party Admission to Showplane parking areas One Commemorative Decal Admission to forums

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Each Person $500 per day You receive Admission to all exhibit areas including the Ultralight

Operations area Daily airshow Admission to the forums and workshops Admission to Showplane parking areas only while accompanied by a person holding a Category 1 or 2 ticket

NOTES Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult Additional Souvenir Programs are available for $200 each

IF YOU JOIN EAA WHILE AT SUN N FUN YOU MAY EXCHANGE YOUR CATEGORY 2 OR 3 TICKETS FOR CATEGORY 1 TICKETS AT MAIN REGISTRATION

TRANSPORTATION Buses will be operated on a regular schedule throughout the flymiddotin Guests arriving

by air will be provided FREE shuttle bus transportation anywhere on the airport courtesy of Sun n Fun Bus fares to and from the motels and downtown Lakeland are $1 00 Your program will include the bus schedule This information will also be posted at bus stops at Sun n Fun and at the Lakeland Municipal Airport Terminal and Restaumiddot rant

AUTO PARKING Auto parking is free to EAA members All that is necessary is to show your current

International EAA membership card to the parking attendants

AIRCRAFT AWARDS If you are fortunate enough to fly to Sun n Fun in a showplane you certainly would

want it judged for one of the many awards In order to have your aircraft judged it must be registered Judging registration forms are available at any of the aircraft registration points on the airport (Warbirds Ultralight Airside etc) Just complete the form and leave it at the registration booth All aircraft must be parked in the appropriate area to be judged (ie Homebuilts in the Homebuilt area etc) A WORD OF CAUmiddot TION Your aircraft must be registered for judging prior to 500 pm Friday March 22 in order to have it judged

If you bring your showplane Antique Classic Warbird Homebuilt etc to Sun n Fun 1985 you will receive a very special pair of wings to wear

18 DECEMBER 1984

PAW ADVERTISEMENT CONTROL TOWER

The Lakeland Control Tower will operate 12 hours per day during the EAA Sun n Fun Fly-In between 7 am and 7 pm EST Primary Frequencies are ATIS 1242 Ground Control 1214 Tower 1245 VOR 1160

If there is any possibility that you might be coming to Sun n Fun in an aircraft without a radio it is important that you place your name aircraft type identification number address and the word NON-RADIO on a postcard and mail it to Tampa ATC Tower Tampa International Airport Tampa FL 33607 The receipt of the card will validate your authorization to operate without a radio while the Temporary ATC Tower is in operation The card also indicates that you have read and understand the procedure as shown in NOTAMS

Please bring your own tie-downs Limited numbers of tie-downs will be available on the field during the fly-in week Ask a plane parker

CAMP REGISTRATION AND FACILITIES You may camp by your aeroplane or in a tent in a motor home camper

bus etc There are no electrical hookups water is available throughout the camping areas except the Ultralight area There are two shower houses availshyable We have a beautiful country store for the convenience of campers

FEES Camper fees will be $500 per day per unit payable in advance If you leave before the end of the fly-in the remainder of your camping fee will be refunded Check out time will be 1200 Noon Registration fee must be paid with your camping fee

VOLUNTEER CENTER Sun n Fun is operated by volunteers Even the officers and directors are

unpaid All of these people register and pay just like you do Please help keep our fees down by pitching in and helping run your convenshy

tion The more of us that work the less work each of us will have to do Help us to help you enjoy the fly-in Get involved help share the load shy

VOLUNTEER Youll have more fun if you are a part of it Visit your VOLUNTEER BUILDING and offer to pitch in We will love you

for it If you work for eight (8) hours during the convention you will receive a

special Sun n Fun VOLUNTEER PATCH

IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED We have attempted to provide the info that you will need before coming

to the fly-in If however you have additional questiona please call our Sun n Fun office (813-644-2431) between 900 am and 400 pm Monday through Friday

HOUSING We are again working on providing housing accommodations in private

homes If you are interested call the Sun n Fun office after 1-1-85

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SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING SUN N FUN FLY-IN

Due to the heavy volume of air traffic generated by the fly-in pilots are urged to be extremely alert for a high volume of VFR traffic operating in Central Flordia

BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FLY-IN CHECK NOTAMS AND THE AIRMANS INFORMATION MANUAL FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES LAKELAND MUNICIPAL AIRshyPORT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL ITINERANT OPERATIONS FROM 200 PM TO 400 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME DAILY DURING THE FLYshyIN

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One of the Worlds Most Desirable Vintage Restored Famous Aircraft

The Stinson Model A Trimotor

Sold at the Famous Sun Dome in Sun City Arizona on January 13th 1985 at 200 pm

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AIRCRAFT J-3 Cub Float Plane parts 1320 and 1400 Edo front fuselage fit1ing SASE for list R Mat1 EAA Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise set1ing 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

STEARMAN 1941 PT-17 - Completely rebuilt by a nationally known company original blue and yelshylow stars and bars on cot1on 220 Continental 50 hours since major but aircraft not flown since comshypletion Sell or trade Cessna 182 or equivalent 904546-3141 (12-2)

CESSNA 170B 1953 1400 SMOH 65 STOH Rebuilt gyros Imron paint 75 galhr $14000 Call 217488-6283 (12-2)

1936 Stinson SR-8C Gullwing Reliant Fourshytime Grand Champion featured in November 82 THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and SPORT AVIAshyTION Roy Redman 507334-5922 (12-1)

1952 Tri-Pacer 340 SMOH 1983 restoration with Ceconite alternator strobes electric T amp B Genave 200A AT 50A transponder Call 919335shy1630 (1-2)

1939 Aeronca Chief Model 50-L Only one flying 50 hp Lyc 310 SMOH New wood Ceconite tube seal on rebuild New prop red amp yellow nice antique $6800 firm Trades NY 315598-3537 (12-1)

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues otTHE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $1 25 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Intercom - 2 cloth helmets 2 headsets 2 boom mikes $400 value for $175 as-is where-is Needs work 504892-5756 (11-2)

Beech Staggerwing Club needs data history and parts Want former ownerlpilot to tell us your exshyperiences and whereabouts of any parts - any condition Club Secretary George York 181 Sloboda Avenue Mansfield OH 44906 phone 419755-1208 days 419529-4378 evenings and weekends (12-2)

For sale Full length leather flying suit 24 volt electrically heated BuAero US Navy M4563 Colvinex Corporation Very good condition $35000 Glen Brodeur P O Box 184 Thompson CT 06277 phone 203923-3115

For sale Private estate adjacent to municipal airport Pilot or mechanics dream home Property consists of 10-plus acres including 2-year-old earth (berm) home 24 x 40 workshop with carshyport 1 car garage 40 x 80 hangarlwarehouse 18 x 24 log cabin and three hangars on airport One and a half acres zoned residential remaining acreage zoned intensive industrial Fifty foot gate provides easy access to airport proper Approximately 45 air miles to Oshkosh Earth home with solar wood and electric heat is unshyfinished Miscellaneous extras include Storage tanks for two grades of fuel (300 and 2600 gallon capacities) 10 hangar door on warehouse 5 tie-downs storage at1ic and winch lift in workshyshop and underground root cellarlbomb shelter Asking $125000 Will consider airplane as partial payment Send SASE for more details to Ron Ot1os Aeroplane Store Inc PO Box 206 Clintonville WI 54929 or phone 715823-2802 (12-1)

Wooden wings built for vintage aircraft FAA certified Highest quality workmanship Refershyences provided John and Pam Barker Aeroplane Company Box 411 Germantown NY 12526 phone 518537-4945 (1-2)

For sale (2) Citabria gas tanks (3) 850 x 10 new Goodrich tires (1) electric starter for Warner 145 Combs 813845-3251 (1-2)

Wanted - Set of Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann or Bu 133c Jungmeister plans or both or information for above Miss Mandy Yager clo Classic Airshyplanes Hangar 7 Albury Airport Australia 2640 phone 060215818 (12-1)

Wanted - 16 mm World War II related aviation films What have you got Topor 4313 South Marshfield Chicago IL 60609 312847-6392 (mornings) (12-1)

ENGINES Warner Engines and parts one 145 SS50 with 10000 since new and zero SOH Another with 30000 since new needs overhau l Have extensive inventory of 145 parts Write needs P O Box 9702 Greensboro NC 27429 (12-2)

A-40-4 Continental Engine Complete with mag carb hub plugs stacks Was running when taken out of J-2 Crated $83500 Lots of NEW and USED parts for A-40s lists available - $100 Opalack 1138 Industrial Avenue Pot1stown PA 19464 (12-1 )

(2) K-5 Kinner engines sin 249 and 513 Overshyhauled on stands mags and carb not installed Many extra parts cases back plates nose section cylinders crankshaft rods gears valves Waco spun aluminum nose bowl made from original plans New construction Fit RNF KNF and INF Charles E Nickles R2 Box 656 Brenham TX 77833 409836-6704 nights (12-1)

Siemens-Halske 160 from Jungmeister Removed for new engine Approx 550 hours No logs $5000000 firm Complete including OH stand Phone 201 388-7538 after 600 pm (12-1)

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH ottier 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692 (11-1)

FREE FREE FREE - This space reserved for free Want to Buy ads in the January 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE First come first served Need parts for your restoration Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Wit1man Airfield Oshshykosh WI 54903-2591

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By Gene Chase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PhotosbyJackMcCarthn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~__~

One of the many activities in the AntiqueClassic Area at Oshkosh is centered in the Type Club Headquarters Tent where ten organizations were represented this year Complimentary space is offered to any type club representshying antique or classic aircraft so they can have a central meeting place for their own members as well as the opporshytunity to exchange ideas with other clubs

The following type clubs were represented

Aeronca AviatorS Club Joe and Julia Dickey Columbus Indiana

Aeronca Lovers Club Buzz Wagner Clark South Dakota

International Cessna 120140 Association

Jim Merwin Coon Rapids Minnesota

Cub Club John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

Fairchild Club John Berendt Cannon Falls Minnesota

Luscombe Association John Bergeson Mt Pleasant Michigan

National Waco Club Ray Brandly Hamilton Ohio

OX-5 Aviation Pioneers Bob Wallace Baltimore Maryland

Porterfield Airplane Club Chuck Lebrecht Wonder Lake Illinois

Staggerwing Club Jim Gorman Mansfield Ohio

Butch Joyce chairman for this activity has received many favorable comments regarding the Type Club Headshyquarters Tent and most of the 1984 participants have indicated they will return next year

One of the highlights for this the second year for the activity was a talk by Convention Chairman Tom Poberezshyny He spoke of the relationship between EAAs Antique Classic Division and the Type Clubs putting down any thoughts that EAA was trying to take over the Clubs He said EAAs involvement was to provide a service to the AntiqueClassic membership many of whom are members of the various special interest type clubs

The activity is informal with no set hours of operation or requirement that the spaces be manned continuously Some of the groups who were short on personnel in 84 hope to remedy the situation next year

Type Club representatives wishing to reserve comshyplimentary space in the Type Club Headquarters Tent at Oshkosh 85 should contact Butch Joyce Box 468 Madishy~on NC 27025 phone 919427-0216 bull 12 DECEMBER 1984

Convention Chairman Tom Poberezny addresses the Type Club members at Oshkosh 84

Butch Joyce (L) Type Club Tent Chairman poses with members of the International Cessna 120140 Association

John Berendt of the Fairchild Club talked about his favorite subject

The Cub Club and Luscombe Association were both repshyresented by John Bergeson at Oshkosh 84

Bob Wallace right lines up the OX-5 Aviation

Pioneers for a photo session

The International Cessna 120140 Association booth in the Type Club Tent

Julia Dickey center promoted Aeronca activities VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13

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1929 Hamilton Metalplane powered with a Pratt and Whitney These Hornet powered Metalplanes were mounted on HamilshyHornet engine of 500-525 hp ton metal floats

By Bob Monk (EAA 146391 AlC 8724)

351 So Palo Alto St Panama City FL 32401

Needless to say flying the Isthmus of Panama in a US Navy observation plane at the age of 17 was high advenshyture for a teenager yet this is what I was doifg one day in 1937 I had joined the United States Army Air Corps with my parents consent and was sent to the Canal Zone for two years

I had a 3-day pass and had bummed a ride on a Vought Corsair from AIshybrook Field where I was stationed on the Pacific side to Coco Solo Naval Air Station on the Atlantic side It was a real noisy airplane with short stiletto-type exhaust stacks I could have used some cotton in my ears shybut of course I didnt have any I thanked the pilot after we landed and he said something but I couldnt hear him

I was stationed at Albrook Field with the 24th Pursuit Group We had Boeing P-12 biplane fighters and I was a crew member assigned to one 14 DECEMBER 1984

of them The P-12 was a little on the homely side being such a shortshycoupled airplane but it would actushyally outfly the beautiful Curtiss Hawk P-6E

I flew quite often in Martin B-10 bombers on searchlight practice for the Army Also based on the field was a Douglas Dolphin amphibian a Sikorsky amphibian and a Bellanca Airbus We also had the forerunner of the AT-6 with fabric covered fuselage and it was the first retractable gear airplane on Albrook Field I flew back to Albrook from France Field on the Atlantic side in this plane Also there were two Keystone biplane bombers at Albrook that were used for testing parachutes with dummies

One thing I liked about duty at AIshybrook was that we did not have to pull KP duty Local San BIas Indians were hired to do the KP Our pay was $2100 per month - half of which I sent home to my parents to help them

with living expenses I remember that behind each barshy

racks building was our own banana house We could eat our fill of bananas and there were plenty of mango trees also A delicious mango would put a good ripe peach to shame taste-wise Tropical fruit of all varishyeties were plentiful

I flew several times with a friend in my outfit who had a private pilots license We flew from a Panamanian field not far from downtown Panama City in a J-2 Cub Also on the field was a Lockheed Vega which was used by a Panamanian pilot who flew mail and freight up and down the Isthmus I have often wondered what happened to this plane

I was wa ndering around one day at the Balboa docks when I noticed an old airplane hangar about half torn down In the hangar sat a Beechcraft Staggerwing on floats It was the first Staggerwing I had ever seen I

thought it was rather odd that the lower wing was located ahead of the top wing (On page 180 of the Staggerwing Book by Robert T Smith is the very airplane BI7L CZ116 I saw in Panama in 1937 It was inshyvolved in some kind of accident and left out in the tropical climate to rust away sitting on a railway dolly )

On the other side of this hangar were four Hamilton Metalplanes on floats with Isthmus Airways painted on the sides The planes even at this time were showing signs of deterioration but they could have been saved if someone had the forethought to store them away shynow they are gone forever

I recently got in touch with a Mr Georges G Bouche an antique airshycraft buff who works for the Panama Canal Zone Company I told him about seeing these aircraft in 1938 and asked him to send me photos which he has done

Isthmian Airways had two Travel Air 4000 biplanes on floats that were used for pilot training which appear in two or three of the photos

All-in-all I wouldnt take anything for my experiences in Panama Seeing the Hamilton Metalplane that won the Grand Champion Award in 1975 at the AAA Fly-In in Iowa brought back a lot of memories of the four I saw in Panama years ago deterioratshy

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BOOK REVIEW By Dennis Parks

THE ADVENTURES OF AVIATOR PAUL WILBER BROTHER JOSH AND FRIENDS 1911 by Forest Lane et a1 History ofFlight Press 1984 71 pages This is the entertaining story of two pioneers of Ohio

Aviation Paul and Josh Wilber of Norwalk Ohio Their story is an example of the early constructorpilot Not only did they build their own airplane but Paul also taught himself to fly in it

In the fall of 1911 Paul Wilber was offered a set of plans for a 1909 Curtiss Pusher from a friend Ralph Cole who was in the process of rebuilding a Bleriot Type and would not have time for the Curtiss Paul age 19 and his brother Josh age 21 decided to tackle the project

The brothers built the planes components in their parents attic and later took the finished parts to a nearby farm and assembled the craft One of the first problems was determining the center of gravity They put the plane up on two saw horses one under each wing at one third chord Paul proceeded to climb into the pilots seat while Josh held onto the tail The engine was then shifted on the mount untiHhe aircraft came into balance at which time the bolt holes were drilled

Another problem the brothers faced was determining if they had enough power from the 50 horsepower Roberts engine they had borrowed The Curtiss required about 400 pounds of thrust for flight but they didnt know how much the Roberts produced To solve the problem they tied a rope from the undercarriage to a balance arm scale they

had bolted to the barn wall Then they ran the engine up to full power and as the scale read about 400 pounds they decided they had enough thrust for the Curtiss to fly

In the summer of 1912 the craft was ready for flight but Paul had no flight training He began the process of learning by running the plane back and forth across a field near the barn There was a crew on each end of the run to pick up the nose wheel and turn the Curtiss around for the return run After a few weekends of practice he took to the air for a run of a few hundred feet He figured he had a total practice time of forty-five minutes before soloing For the next two summers Paul flew his aeroplane to the excited reception of the townspeople and the local papers

Included in this book are clippings from the papers which relate the excitement of the exploits of the daring aviator Local aeronaut rises above trees Youthful avishyator in our midst Makes cross country flying without mishap - attains height of 1500 feet

The original Wilber Curtiss was located and purchased by Lloyd Washburn (EAA 33769 AlC 352) and was reshystored during 1983 by volunteers for the Ohio History of Flight Museum at Columbus International Airport where it is now on display

Told in first person through the use of letters newsshypaper reports and interviews and illustrated with contemshyporary photos here is a fascinating story of early aviation Highly recommended Available from the Ohio History of Flight Museum 4275 Sawyer Road Columbus OH 43219 $795 plus $100 shipping Signed and numbered edition $1195 plus $100 shipping bull

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Heres another example of a famous designers early creation that failed to perform as expected Built in the early Post-World War I period sevshyeral features reveal the current thinkshying of the time such as the wing-tip skids triple rudders etc The photo was submitted by Bill Red Baron Truver of Chicago Illinois Answers will be published in the March 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE

The Mystery Plane shown in the September 1984 issue of THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE fooled a number of readers who thought it was a Hamilton Metalplane Other guesses were Cessna AWand American Eagle Brougham Actually it is the Stout Air Coach a product of pioneer Bill Stout of Ford Trimotor fame It was a 4-place cabin design built in the summer of 1927 This airplane was powered with a Wright J-5 and as can be seen in the addishytional view it incorporated features typical of the Stout Air Pullman and early Ford Trimotors (note the cabin windows and the corrugated aluminum skin)

The following information was reshyceived from Bob Pauley of Farmingshyton Hills Michigan who writes

The September Mystery Plane was another Michigan-built airplane a Bill Stout design known as the Ford (Stout) Air Coach and also referred to as the Stout Executive It was another of the many Bill Stout deshysigns built in 1927 while he served as Director of the Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company

Bill Stout ran an independent surshyreptitious Skunk Works operation while working for Ford The Air Coach was a Stout design but built by Ford employees using Ford mateshyrials It was an all-metal corrugated skin 4-place airplane powered by a 200 hp Wright J-5 Photos of the origshyinal mock-up of the Air Coach show a Wright J-4 installed but apparently that engine was never fitted to the finished airplane The Air Coach made its first appearance at the Ford airport in Dearborn on August 26 1927 It was quite an advanced design for that time It had cantilever wings and a roomy 4-seat upholstered cabin It never had an official designation or model number and was never regisshytered with the Bureau of Air Comshymerce and as a result never carried an N number 16 DECEMBER 1984

In a recent phone conversation with Bob Baron and Edward Jackson (his name was incorrectly given as Edwin in the October issue) both of whom worked on the airplane they indicate that it was probably never flown since it was dangerously tail heavy Bob Baron says that four men could hardly lift the tail off the ground

Stout had wanted Ford test pilot Harry Brooks to fly the tandem-wing amphibian but was turned down and he had to look elsewhere for a pilot The attempts at flying the amphibian were made by Leonard Flo a low-time pilot who was a member of a flying club that Stout belonged to It is asshysumed that Flo was offered the chance to fly the Air Coach but turned Stout down Like so many ofStouts designs if the airplane did not meet his expecshytations he soon lost interest in it Before the end of 1927 the Air Coach was cut up and scrapped

Other correct answers to the Sepshytember Mystery Plane were sent in

by Charley Hayes of Park Forest Ilshylinois and Jack McRae of Huntington Station New York

Concerning the June Mystery Plane

Glenn Buffington of San Diego California recently talked to Bobbi Trout about the Commercial Sunshybeam shown in the June 1984 issue She recalled that she and Elinor Smith made five test flights before the record endurance flight of 45 hrs and 5 min The Sunbeam was well out of rigging and it was a trial and error method before they were able to stay below and behind the refueling ship The refueler was a well-worn Curtiss Carrier Pigeon biplane whose engine finally gave out Withshyout other support the girls gave up disappointed that their flight was not any longer In January 1931 Bobbi teamed up with Edna Mae Cooper and stayed aloft five days and nights in a Challenger Curtiss Robin She doubts there was any connection of the Sunshybeam with the Zenith Company bull

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MARCH 17middot23 - LAKELAND FLORIDA - 11th Annual EAA Sun n Fun Spring Celebration of Flight Contact Sun n Fun office at 813644-2431 Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm or write to P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807

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JULY 26 bull AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH WISCONSIN - 33rd Annual EAA Fly-In and Convention Make your plans now to attend the Worlds Greatest Aviation Event Contact EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

This has been a good year for me I became a member of EAA and the AntiqueClassic Division I am receiving SPORT AVIATION and THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and I made it to Oshkosh 84 My wife and I drove up for the opening weekend and were really immiddot pressed

We want to attend Oshkosh 85 but would like to be there during the AntiqueClassic events It is not possible for us to be there the entire week so if you could let us know the dates of the events we are interested in we can plan our travel arrangements

Your help will be appreciated Thanks B R Clark (EAA 225713 AC 8461) 735 Ware San Antonio TX 78221 bull

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International EAA membership card to the parking attendants

AIRCRAFT AWARDS If you are fortunate enough to fly to Sun n Fun in a showplane you certainly would

want it judged for one of the many awards In order to have your aircraft judged it must be registered Judging registration forms are available at any of the aircraft registration points on the airport (Warbirds Ultralight Airside etc) Just complete the form and leave it at the registration booth All aircraft must be parked in the appropriate area to be judged (ie Homebuilts in the Homebuilt area etc) A WORD OF CAUmiddot TION Your aircraft must be registered for judging prior to 500 pm Friday March 22 in order to have it judged

If you bring your showplane Antique Classic Warbird Homebuilt etc to Sun n Fun 1985 you will receive a very special pair of wings to wear

18 DECEMBER 1984

PAW ADVERTISEMENT CONTROL TOWER

The Lakeland Control Tower will operate 12 hours per day during the EAA Sun n Fun Fly-In between 7 am and 7 pm EST Primary Frequencies are ATIS 1242 Ground Control 1214 Tower 1245 VOR 1160

If there is any possibility that you might be coming to Sun n Fun in an aircraft without a radio it is important that you place your name aircraft type identification number address and the word NON-RADIO on a postcard and mail it to Tampa ATC Tower Tampa International Airport Tampa FL 33607 The receipt of the card will validate your authorization to operate without a radio while the Temporary ATC Tower is in operation The card also indicates that you have read and understand the procedure as shown in NOTAMS

Please bring your own tie-downs Limited numbers of tie-downs will be available on the field during the fly-in week Ask a plane parker

CAMP REGISTRATION AND FACILITIES You may camp by your aeroplane or in a tent in a motor home camper

bus etc There are no electrical hookups water is available throughout the camping areas except the Ultralight area There are two shower houses availshyable We have a beautiful country store for the convenience of campers

FEES Camper fees will be $500 per day per unit payable in advance If you leave before the end of the fly-in the remainder of your camping fee will be refunded Check out time will be 1200 Noon Registration fee must be paid with your camping fee

VOLUNTEER CENTER Sun n Fun is operated by volunteers Even the officers and directors are

unpaid All of these people register and pay just like you do Please help keep our fees down by pitching in and helping run your convenshy

tion The more of us that work the less work each of us will have to do Help us to help you enjoy the fly-in Get involved help share the load shy

VOLUNTEER Youll have more fun if you are a part of it Visit your VOLUNTEER BUILDING and offer to pitch in We will love you

for it If you work for eight (8) hours during the convention you will receive a

special Sun n Fun VOLUNTEER PATCH

IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED We have attempted to provide the info that you will need before coming

to the fly-in If however you have additional questiona please call our Sun n Fun office (813-644-2431) between 900 am and 400 pm Monday through Friday

HOUSING We are again working on providing housing accommodations in private

homes If you are interested call the Sun n Fun office after 1-1-85

CAMPGROUNDS SAN LAN RANCH - 3929 US Highway 98 South - 813-665-1726 TIKI VILLAGE - 905 Crevasse St - 813-858-5364 HOLLINGSWORTH TRAVEL TRAILER PARK - 6211 US Hwy 98 N shy813-858-2026

AUTOMOBILE RENTAL AGENCIES AVIS RENT-A-CAR - 3410 US HWY 98 North - 813-858-7641 CANNON BUICK LEASING - 5210 S Florida Ave - 813-646-5051 HERTZ CAR RENTAL - 2101 S Florida Ave - 813-683-4727 or 800-654-3131 JIM ADAMS FORD - 1430 W Memorial Blvd - 813-682-1102 LAKELAND LINCOLN-MERCURY LEASING - 1111 East Main St shy813-688-1212 LAKELAND TOYOTA - 1200 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-5451 NATIONAL CAR RENTAL - 851 S Florida Ave 813-682-1586 or 800-328-4567 PRECISION OLDSMOBILEFIAT - 2805 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-7911 RAY DURDIN LEASING - 1025 US Highway 98 South - 813-688-5541 REGAL PONTIACHONDA - 2615 Lakeland Hills Blvd - 813-687-8000 THREE DOLLAR CAR RENTAL - 218 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-1944 UGLY DUCKLING RENT A CAR - 1630 W Memorial Blvd - 813-687-0110 YERTON LEASING - 1002 E Main Street - 813-688-8555

SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING SUN N FUN FLY-IN

Due to the heavy volume of air traffic generated by the fly-in pilots are urged to be extremely alert for a high volume of VFR traffic operating in Central Flordia

BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FLY-IN CHECK NOTAMS AND THE AIRMANS INFORMATION MANUAL FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES LAKELAND MUNICIPAL AIRshyPORT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL ITINERANT OPERATIONS FROM 200 PM TO 400 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME DAILY DURING THE FLYshyIN

PLAN TO BE THERE

ULTRALIGHTS

MOTELS IN LAKELAND AREA ACER NOOK MOTEL - 5550 New Tampa Highway shy813-688-2005 BEST WESTERN - 508 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-7471 CIRCLE MOTEL - 1601 George Jenkins Blvd - 813-686-3201 COZY COURT MOTEL -1407 Woodland Ave - 813-665-4179 DAYS INN - 3223 US Hwy 98 North - 813-688-6031 EVERGREEN MOTEL - 6650 New Tampa Highway shy813-686-1338 HOLIDAY INN CENTRAL - 910 E Memorial Blvdshy813-682-0101 HOLIDAY INN NORTH -1-4 amp SR 33 - 813-858-1411 HOLIDAY INN SOUTH - 3405 S Florida Avenueshy813-646-5731 HOWARD JOHNSON - 3525 US Highway 98 North shy813-858-4481 HUNTLY INN -1-4 amp US Highway 98 North - 813-688-8484 IMPERIAL 400 MOTEL - 740 E Main Street - 813-688-5506 LAND-O-LAKES MOTEL - 240 N Wabash Avenue shy813-688-1910 MOTEL LAKELAND - 1224 E Memorial Blvd - 813-682-2106 MOTEL RAMA - 601 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-5961 PRESTLERS MOTEL - 2435 New Tampa Hwy 813-682-8423 QUALITY INN - 3311 US Highway 98 North - 813-688-7972 RED CARPET INN - 3410 US Highway 98 Northshy813-858-3851 SCOTIISH INN - 244 N Florida Ave - 813-687-2530 SUNSET MOTEL - 2301 New Tampa Hwy - 813-682-5636 T IGER VILLA MOTEL - 6000 New Tampa Hwy shy813-682-8114 SIESTA MOTEL - 1527 Geo Jenkins Blvd - 813-686-7191

HOLIDAY INNPLANT CITY - 813-752-3141 ECON-O-LODGEPLANT CITY - 813-752-0570 DAVIS BROS MOTOR LODGEBARTOW - 813-533-0711 RESORT LODGEIWINTER HAVEN - 813-294-2804

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CD CD AUCTION

One of the Worlds Most Desirable Vintage Restored Famous Aircraft

The Stinson Model A Trimotor

Sold at the Famous Sun Dome in Sun City Arizona on January 13th 1985 at 200 pm

For Possible Financing Call ITT Consumer Financial Corp Roger Rizner at 612-540-0800

For Detailed Information Call I rFillHFillJ KRUSEDean Kruse Auctioneer (219) 925middot5600 JbJb INTERNATIONAL

or P O BOX 9394 bull MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440 Eugene Coppock Seller

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Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet_ 25e per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Willman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

AIRCRAFT J-3 Cub Float Plane parts 1320 and 1400 Edo front fuselage fit1ing SASE for list R Mat1 EAA Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise set1ing 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

STEARMAN 1941 PT-17 - Completely rebuilt by a nationally known company original blue and yelshylow stars and bars on cot1on 220 Continental 50 hours since major but aircraft not flown since comshypletion Sell or trade Cessna 182 or equivalent 904546-3141 (12-2)

CESSNA 170B 1953 1400 SMOH 65 STOH Rebuilt gyros Imron paint 75 galhr $14000 Call 217488-6283 (12-2)

1936 Stinson SR-8C Gullwing Reliant Fourshytime Grand Champion featured in November 82 THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and SPORT AVIAshyTION Roy Redman 507334-5922 (12-1)

1952 Tri-Pacer 340 SMOH 1983 restoration with Ceconite alternator strobes electric T amp B Genave 200A AT 50A transponder Call 919335shy1630 (1-2)

1939 Aeronca Chief Model 50-L Only one flying 50 hp Lyc 310 SMOH New wood Ceconite tube seal on rebuild New prop red amp yellow nice antique $6800 firm Trades NY 315598-3537 (12-1)

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues otTHE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $1 25 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Intercom - 2 cloth helmets 2 headsets 2 boom mikes $400 value for $175 as-is where-is Needs work 504892-5756 (11-2)

Beech Staggerwing Club needs data history and parts Want former ownerlpilot to tell us your exshyperiences and whereabouts of any parts - any condition Club Secretary George York 181 Sloboda Avenue Mansfield OH 44906 phone 419755-1208 days 419529-4378 evenings and weekends (12-2)

For sale Full length leather flying suit 24 volt electrically heated BuAero US Navy M4563 Colvinex Corporation Very good condition $35000 Glen Brodeur P O Box 184 Thompson CT 06277 phone 203923-3115

For sale Private estate adjacent to municipal airport Pilot or mechanics dream home Property consists of 10-plus acres including 2-year-old earth (berm) home 24 x 40 workshop with carshyport 1 car garage 40 x 80 hangarlwarehouse 18 x 24 log cabin and three hangars on airport One and a half acres zoned residential remaining acreage zoned intensive industrial Fifty foot gate provides easy access to airport proper Approximately 45 air miles to Oshkosh Earth home with solar wood and electric heat is unshyfinished Miscellaneous extras include Storage tanks for two grades of fuel (300 and 2600 gallon capacities) 10 hangar door on warehouse 5 tie-downs storage at1ic and winch lift in workshyshop and underground root cellarlbomb shelter Asking $125000 Will consider airplane as partial payment Send SASE for more details to Ron Ot1os Aeroplane Store Inc PO Box 206 Clintonville WI 54929 or phone 715823-2802 (12-1)

Wooden wings built for vintage aircraft FAA certified Highest quality workmanship Refershyences provided John and Pam Barker Aeroplane Company Box 411 Germantown NY 12526 phone 518537-4945 (1-2)

For sale (2) Citabria gas tanks (3) 850 x 10 new Goodrich tires (1) electric starter for Warner 145 Combs 813845-3251 (1-2)

Wanted - Set of Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann or Bu 133c Jungmeister plans or both or information for above Miss Mandy Yager clo Classic Airshyplanes Hangar 7 Albury Airport Australia 2640 phone 060215818 (12-1)

Wanted - 16 mm World War II related aviation films What have you got Topor 4313 South Marshfield Chicago IL 60609 312847-6392 (mornings) (12-1)

ENGINES Warner Engines and parts one 145 SS50 with 10000 since new and zero SOH Another with 30000 since new needs overhau l Have extensive inventory of 145 parts Write needs P O Box 9702 Greensboro NC 27429 (12-2)

A-40-4 Continental Engine Complete with mag carb hub plugs stacks Was running when taken out of J-2 Crated $83500 Lots of NEW and USED parts for A-40s lists available - $100 Opalack 1138 Industrial Avenue Pot1stown PA 19464 (12-1 )

(2) K-5 Kinner engines sin 249 and 513 Overshyhauled on stands mags and carb not installed Many extra parts cases back plates nose section cylinders crankshaft rods gears valves Waco spun aluminum nose bowl made from original plans New construction Fit RNF KNF and INF Charles E Nickles R2 Box 656 Brenham TX 77833 409836-6704 nights (12-1)

Siemens-Halske 160 from Jungmeister Removed for new engine Approx 550 hours No logs $5000000 firm Complete including OH stand Phone 201 388-7538 after 600 pm (12-1)

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH ottier 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692 (11-1)

FREE FREE FREE - This space reserved for free Want to Buy ads in the January 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE First come first served Need parts for your restoration Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Wit1man Airfield Oshshykosh WI 54903-2591

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

The Cub Club and Luscombe Association were both repshyresented by John Bergeson at Oshkosh 84

Bob Wallace right lines up the OX-5 Aviation

Pioneers for a photo session

The International Cessna 120140 Association booth in the Type Club Tent

Julia Dickey center promoted Aeronca activities VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13

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1929 Hamilton Metalplane powered with a Pratt and Whitney These Hornet powered Metalplanes were mounted on HamilshyHornet engine of 500-525 hp ton metal floats

By Bob Monk (EAA 146391 AlC 8724)

351 So Palo Alto St Panama City FL 32401

Needless to say flying the Isthmus of Panama in a US Navy observation plane at the age of 17 was high advenshyture for a teenager yet this is what I was doifg one day in 1937 I had joined the United States Army Air Corps with my parents consent and was sent to the Canal Zone for two years

I had a 3-day pass and had bummed a ride on a Vought Corsair from AIshybrook Field where I was stationed on the Pacific side to Coco Solo Naval Air Station on the Atlantic side It was a real noisy airplane with short stiletto-type exhaust stacks I could have used some cotton in my ears shybut of course I didnt have any I thanked the pilot after we landed and he said something but I couldnt hear him

I was stationed at Albrook Field with the 24th Pursuit Group We had Boeing P-12 biplane fighters and I was a crew member assigned to one 14 DECEMBER 1984

of them The P-12 was a little on the homely side being such a shortshycoupled airplane but it would actushyally outfly the beautiful Curtiss Hawk P-6E

I flew quite often in Martin B-10 bombers on searchlight practice for the Army Also based on the field was a Douglas Dolphin amphibian a Sikorsky amphibian and a Bellanca Airbus We also had the forerunner of the AT-6 with fabric covered fuselage and it was the first retractable gear airplane on Albrook Field I flew back to Albrook from France Field on the Atlantic side in this plane Also there were two Keystone biplane bombers at Albrook that were used for testing parachutes with dummies

One thing I liked about duty at AIshybrook was that we did not have to pull KP duty Local San BIas Indians were hired to do the KP Our pay was $2100 per month - half of which I sent home to my parents to help them

with living expenses I remember that behind each barshy

racks building was our own banana house We could eat our fill of bananas and there were plenty of mango trees also A delicious mango would put a good ripe peach to shame taste-wise Tropical fruit of all varishyeties were plentiful

I flew several times with a friend in my outfit who had a private pilots license We flew from a Panamanian field not far from downtown Panama City in a J-2 Cub Also on the field was a Lockheed Vega which was used by a Panamanian pilot who flew mail and freight up and down the Isthmus I have often wondered what happened to this plane

I was wa ndering around one day at the Balboa docks when I noticed an old airplane hangar about half torn down In the hangar sat a Beechcraft Staggerwing on floats It was the first Staggerwing I had ever seen I

thought it was rather odd that the lower wing was located ahead of the top wing (On page 180 of the Staggerwing Book by Robert T Smith is the very airplane BI7L CZ116 I saw in Panama in 1937 It was inshyvolved in some kind of accident and left out in the tropical climate to rust away sitting on a railway dolly )

On the other side of this hangar were four Hamilton Metalplanes on floats with Isthmus Airways painted on the sides The planes even at this time were showing signs of deterioration but they could have been saved if someone had the forethought to store them away shynow they are gone forever

I recently got in touch with a Mr Georges G Bouche an antique airshycraft buff who works for the Panama Canal Zone Company I told him about seeing these aircraft in 1938 and asked him to send me photos which he has done

Isthmian Airways had two Travel Air 4000 biplanes on floats that were used for pilot training which appear in two or three of the photos

All-in-all I wouldnt take anything for my experiences in Panama Seeing the Hamilton Metalplane that won the Grand Champion Award in 1975 at the AAA Fly-In in Iowa brought back a lot of memories of the four I saw in Panama years ago deterioratshy

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BOOK REVIEW By Dennis Parks

THE ADVENTURES OF AVIATOR PAUL WILBER BROTHER JOSH AND FRIENDS 1911 by Forest Lane et a1 History ofFlight Press 1984 71 pages This is the entertaining story of two pioneers of Ohio

Aviation Paul and Josh Wilber of Norwalk Ohio Their story is an example of the early constructorpilot Not only did they build their own airplane but Paul also taught himself to fly in it

In the fall of 1911 Paul Wilber was offered a set of plans for a 1909 Curtiss Pusher from a friend Ralph Cole who was in the process of rebuilding a Bleriot Type and would not have time for the Curtiss Paul age 19 and his brother Josh age 21 decided to tackle the project

The brothers built the planes components in their parents attic and later took the finished parts to a nearby farm and assembled the craft One of the first problems was determining the center of gravity They put the plane up on two saw horses one under each wing at one third chord Paul proceeded to climb into the pilots seat while Josh held onto the tail The engine was then shifted on the mount untiHhe aircraft came into balance at which time the bolt holes were drilled

Another problem the brothers faced was determining if they had enough power from the 50 horsepower Roberts engine they had borrowed The Curtiss required about 400 pounds of thrust for flight but they didnt know how much the Roberts produced To solve the problem they tied a rope from the undercarriage to a balance arm scale they

had bolted to the barn wall Then they ran the engine up to full power and as the scale read about 400 pounds they decided they had enough thrust for the Curtiss to fly

In the summer of 1912 the craft was ready for flight but Paul had no flight training He began the process of learning by running the plane back and forth across a field near the barn There was a crew on each end of the run to pick up the nose wheel and turn the Curtiss around for the return run After a few weekends of practice he took to the air for a run of a few hundred feet He figured he had a total practice time of forty-five minutes before soloing For the next two summers Paul flew his aeroplane to the excited reception of the townspeople and the local papers

Included in this book are clippings from the papers which relate the excitement of the exploits of the daring aviator Local aeronaut rises above trees Youthful avishyator in our midst Makes cross country flying without mishap - attains height of 1500 feet

The original Wilber Curtiss was located and purchased by Lloyd Washburn (EAA 33769 AlC 352) and was reshystored during 1983 by volunteers for the Ohio History of Flight Museum at Columbus International Airport where it is now on display

Told in first person through the use of letters newsshypaper reports and interviews and illustrated with contemshyporary photos here is a fascinating story of early aviation Highly recommended Available from the Ohio History of Flight Museum 4275 Sawyer Road Columbus OH 43219 $795 plus $100 shipping Signed and numbered edition $1195 plus $100 shipping bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

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Heres another example of a famous designers early creation that failed to perform as expected Built in the early Post-World War I period sevshyeral features reveal the current thinkshying of the time such as the wing-tip skids triple rudders etc The photo was submitted by Bill Red Baron Truver of Chicago Illinois Answers will be published in the March 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE

The Mystery Plane shown in the September 1984 issue of THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE fooled a number of readers who thought it was a Hamilton Metalplane Other guesses were Cessna AWand American Eagle Brougham Actually it is the Stout Air Coach a product of pioneer Bill Stout of Ford Trimotor fame It was a 4-place cabin design built in the summer of 1927 This airplane was powered with a Wright J-5 and as can be seen in the addishytional view it incorporated features typical of the Stout Air Pullman and early Ford Trimotors (note the cabin windows and the corrugated aluminum skin)

The following information was reshyceived from Bob Pauley of Farmingshyton Hills Michigan who writes

The September Mystery Plane was another Michigan-built airplane a Bill Stout design known as the Ford (Stout) Air Coach and also referred to as the Stout Executive It was another of the many Bill Stout deshysigns built in 1927 while he served as Director of the Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company

Bill Stout ran an independent surshyreptitious Skunk Works operation while working for Ford The Air Coach was a Stout design but built by Ford employees using Ford mateshyrials It was an all-metal corrugated skin 4-place airplane powered by a 200 hp Wright J-5 Photos of the origshyinal mock-up of the Air Coach show a Wright J-4 installed but apparently that engine was never fitted to the finished airplane The Air Coach made its first appearance at the Ford airport in Dearborn on August 26 1927 It was quite an advanced design for that time It had cantilever wings and a roomy 4-seat upholstered cabin It never had an official designation or model number and was never regisshytered with the Bureau of Air Comshymerce and as a result never carried an N number 16 DECEMBER 1984

In a recent phone conversation with Bob Baron and Edward Jackson (his name was incorrectly given as Edwin in the October issue) both of whom worked on the airplane they indicate that it was probably never flown since it was dangerously tail heavy Bob Baron says that four men could hardly lift the tail off the ground

Stout had wanted Ford test pilot Harry Brooks to fly the tandem-wing amphibian but was turned down and he had to look elsewhere for a pilot The attempts at flying the amphibian were made by Leonard Flo a low-time pilot who was a member of a flying club that Stout belonged to It is asshysumed that Flo was offered the chance to fly the Air Coach but turned Stout down Like so many ofStouts designs if the airplane did not meet his expecshytations he soon lost interest in it Before the end of 1927 the Air Coach was cut up and scrapped

Other correct answers to the Sepshytember Mystery Plane were sent in

by Charley Hayes of Park Forest Ilshylinois and Jack McRae of Huntington Station New York

Concerning the June Mystery Plane

Glenn Buffington of San Diego California recently talked to Bobbi Trout about the Commercial Sunshybeam shown in the June 1984 issue She recalled that she and Elinor Smith made five test flights before the record endurance flight of 45 hrs and 5 min The Sunbeam was well out of rigging and it was a trial and error method before they were able to stay below and behind the refueling ship The refueler was a well-worn Curtiss Carrier Pigeon biplane whose engine finally gave out Withshyout other support the girls gave up disappointed that their flight was not any longer In January 1931 Bobbi teamed up with Edna Mae Cooper and stayed aloft five days and nights in a Challenger Curtiss Robin She doubts there was any connection of the Sunshybeam with the Zenith Company bull

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Dear Mr Lickteig

More Flying For the Dollar with EAAS Auto Fuel STCs

Aircraft approved with all 80 octane TCM engines (not fuel inj) and Lycoming 0-320-A C and E

engines STCs are sold and approved only for engineairframe combinations listed

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We would like to list your aviat ion event in our calendar Please send information to the Editor The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903middot2591 Information must be received at least two months in advance of the issue in which it will appear

DECEMBER 17 - KILL DEVIL HILLS NC - Wreath laying ceremony honorshying the 81st Anniversary of the Wright Brothers Flight Ceremonies are free and open to the public For information on flying to the airstrip or the event contact Bebe Midgette National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

MARCH 17middot23 - LAKELAND FLORIDA - 11th Annual EAA Sun n Fun Spring Celebration of Flight Contact Sun n Fun office at 813644-2431 Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm or write to P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807

APRIL 13middot14 - WASHINGTON DC - 5th Annual Tour of National Air and Space Museum and Paul E Garber Facility by EAA Chapter 4 Inc Dinner with speaker of note Limited to 200 Contact Margarent Scesa 9611-51 st Place College Park Maryland 20704 301 345-3164

APRIL 26-28 - KILL DEVIL HILL NC - 3rd Annual Wilber Wright Fly-In Three-day festival honoring Wilbur Wrights birthday April 16 1867 Sponshysored by First Flight SOCiety National Park Service and EAA Chapter 339 Contact Bob Woody National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

JULY 26 bull AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH WISCONSIN - 33rd Annual EAA Fly-In and Convention Make your plans now to attend the Worlds Greatest Aviation Event Contact EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

This has been a good year for me I became a member of EAA and the AntiqueClassic Division I am receiving SPORT AVIATION and THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and I made it to Oshkosh 84 My wife and I drove up for the opening weekend and were really immiddot pressed

We want to attend Oshkosh 85 but would like to be there during the AntiqueClassic events It is not possible for us to be there the entire week so if you could let us know the dates of the events we are interested in we can plan our travel arrangements

Your help will be appreciated Thanks B R Clark (EAA 225713 AC 8461) 735 Ware San Antonio TX 78221 bull

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Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Inc Po Box 6750 Telephone (813) 644-2431 bull Lakeland Florida 33807

EAAS SPRING CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT MARCH 17 - 231985

AEROBATICS

SUN n FUN REGISTRATION FEES CATEGORY 1 IF YOU ARE AN EAA MEMBER

EAA Member amp Family $700 per day or $2500 per week One fee admits the EAA member his spouse and children under 18 You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

Admission to Showplane parking areas Free auto parking Souvenir Program Book Commemorative Decal Invitation to all activities (forums social events awards)

CATEGORY 2 IF YOU ARE NOT AN EAA MEMBER BUT HAVE QUALIFYING AIRmiddot MAN CERTIFICATE (We accept the following certificates Airman AampP AmiddotI etc Air Defense Card FAA Membership card of AMA QB OXmiddot5 etc Any identification to show affiliation with andor knowledge of aircraft operations)

Yourself $700 per day or $2500 per week Each member of your party over age 14 $500 per day or $2500 per week You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

One Souvenir Program Book for your party Admission to Showplane parking areas One Commemorative Decal Admission to forums

CATEGORY 3 NONmiddotEAA MEMBERS AN D THOSE WHO DO NOT HOLD ANY QUALIFYING AIRMAN CERTIFICATE

Each Person $500 per day You receive Admission to all exhibit areas including the Ultralight

Operations area Daily airshow Admission to the forums and workshops Admission to Showplane parking areas only while accompanied by a person holding a Category 1 or 2 ticket

NOTES Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult Additional Souvenir Programs are available for $200 each

IF YOU JOIN EAA WHILE AT SUN N FUN YOU MAY EXCHANGE YOUR CATEGORY 2 OR 3 TICKETS FOR CATEGORY 1 TICKETS AT MAIN REGISTRATION

TRANSPORTATION Buses will be operated on a regular schedule throughout the flymiddotin Guests arriving

by air will be provided FREE shuttle bus transportation anywhere on the airport courtesy of Sun n Fun Bus fares to and from the motels and downtown Lakeland are $1 00 Your program will include the bus schedule This information will also be posted at bus stops at Sun n Fun and at the Lakeland Municipal Airport Terminal and Restaumiddot rant

AUTO PARKING Auto parking is free to EAA members All that is necessary is to show your current

International EAA membership card to the parking attendants

AIRCRAFT AWARDS If you are fortunate enough to fly to Sun n Fun in a showplane you certainly would

want it judged for one of the many awards In order to have your aircraft judged it must be registered Judging registration forms are available at any of the aircraft registration points on the airport (Warbirds Ultralight Airside etc) Just complete the form and leave it at the registration booth All aircraft must be parked in the appropriate area to be judged (ie Homebuilts in the Homebuilt area etc) A WORD OF CAUmiddot TION Your aircraft must be registered for judging prior to 500 pm Friday March 22 in order to have it judged

If you bring your showplane Antique Classic Warbird Homebuilt etc to Sun n Fun 1985 you will receive a very special pair of wings to wear

18 DECEMBER 1984

PAW ADVERTISEMENT CONTROL TOWER

The Lakeland Control Tower will operate 12 hours per day during the EAA Sun n Fun Fly-In between 7 am and 7 pm EST Primary Frequencies are ATIS 1242 Ground Control 1214 Tower 1245 VOR 1160

If there is any possibility that you might be coming to Sun n Fun in an aircraft without a radio it is important that you place your name aircraft type identification number address and the word NON-RADIO on a postcard and mail it to Tampa ATC Tower Tampa International Airport Tampa FL 33607 The receipt of the card will validate your authorization to operate without a radio while the Temporary ATC Tower is in operation The card also indicates that you have read and understand the procedure as shown in NOTAMS

Please bring your own tie-downs Limited numbers of tie-downs will be available on the field during the fly-in week Ask a plane parker

CAMP REGISTRATION AND FACILITIES You may camp by your aeroplane or in a tent in a motor home camper

bus etc There are no electrical hookups water is available throughout the camping areas except the Ultralight area There are two shower houses availshyable We have a beautiful country store for the convenience of campers

FEES Camper fees will be $500 per day per unit payable in advance If you leave before the end of the fly-in the remainder of your camping fee will be refunded Check out time will be 1200 Noon Registration fee must be paid with your camping fee

VOLUNTEER CENTER Sun n Fun is operated by volunteers Even the officers and directors are

unpaid All of these people register and pay just like you do Please help keep our fees down by pitching in and helping run your convenshy

tion The more of us that work the less work each of us will have to do Help us to help you enjoy the fly-in Get involved help share the load shy

VOLUNTEER Youll have more fun if you are a part of it Visit your VOLUNTEER BUILDING and offer to pitch in We will love you

for it If you work for eight (8) hours during the convention you will receive a

special Sun n Fun VOLUNTEER PATCH

IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED We have attempted to provide the info that you will need before coming

to the fly-in If however you have additional questiona please call our Sun n Fun office (813-644-2431) between 900 am and 400 pm Monday through Friday

HOUSING We are again working on providing housing accommodations in private

homes If you are interested call the Sun n Fun office after 1-1-85

CAMPGROUNDS SAN LAN RANCH - 3929 US Highway 98 South - 813-665-1726 TIKI VILLAGE - 905 Crevasse St - 813-858-5364 HOLLINGSWORTH TRAVEL TRAILER PARK - 6211 US Hwy 98 N shy813-858-2026

AUTOMOBILE RENTAL AGENCIES AVIS RENT-A-CAR - 3410 US HWY 98 North - 813-858-7641 CANNON BUICK LEASING - 5210 S Florida Ave - 813-646-5051 HERTZ CAR RENTAL - 2101 S Florida Ave - 813-683-4727 or 800-654-3131 JIM ADAMS FORD - 1430 W Memorial Blvd - 813-682-1102 LAKELAND LINCOLN-MERCURY LEASING - 1111 East Main St shy813-688-1212 LAKELAND TOYOTA - 1200 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-5451 NATIONAL CAR RENTAL - 851 S Florida Ave 813-682-1586 or 800-328-4567 PRECISION OLDSMOBILEFIAT - 2805 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-7911 RAY DURDIN LEASING - 1025 US Highway 98 South - 813-688-5541 REGAL PONTIACHONDA - 2615 Lakeland Hills Blvd - 813-687-8000 THREE DOLLAR CAR RENTAL - 218 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-1944 UGLY DUCKLING RENT A CAR - 1630 W Memorial Blvd - 813-687-0110 YERTON LEASING - 1002 E Main Street - 813-688-8555

SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING SUN N FUN FLY-IN

Due to the heavy volume of air traffic generated by the fly-in pilots are urged to be extremely alert for a high volume of VFR traffic operating in Central Flordia

BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FLY-IN CHECK NOTAMS AND THE AIRMANS INFORMATION MANUAL FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES LAKELAND MUNICIPAL AIRshyPORT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL ITINERANT OPERATIONS FROM 200 PM TO 400 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME DAILY DURING THE FLYshyIN

PLAN TO BE THERE

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MOTELS IN LAKELAND AREA ACER NOOK MOTEL - 5550 New Tampa Highway shy813-688-2005 BEST WESTERN - 508 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-7471 CIRCLE MOTEL - 1601 George Jenkins Blvd - 813-686-3201 COZY COURT MOTEL -1407 Woodland Ave - 813-665-4179 DAYS INN - 3223 US Hwy 98 North - 813-688-6031 EVERGREEN MOTEL - 6650 New Tampa Highway shy813-686-1338 HOLIDAY INN CENTRAL - 910 E Memorial Blvdshy813-682-0101 HOLIDAY INN NORTH -1-4 amp SR 33 - 813-858-1411 HOLIDAY INN SOUTH - 3405 S Florida Avenueshy813-646-5731 HOWARD JOHNSON - 3525 US Highway 98 North shy813-858-4481 HUNTLY INN -1-4 amp US Highway 98 North - 813-688-8484 IMPERIAL 400 MOTEL - 740 E Main Street - 813-688-5506 LAND-O-LAKES MOTEL - 240 N Wabash Avenue shy813-688-1910 MOTEL LAKELAND - 1224 E Memorial Blvd - 813-682-2106 MOTEL RAMA - 601 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-5961 PRESTLERS MOTEL - 2435 New Tampa Hwy 813-682-8423 QUALITY INN - 3311 US Highway 98 North - 813-688-7972 RED CARPET INN - 3410 US Highway 98 Northshy813-858-3851 SCOTIISH INN - 244 N Florida Ave - 813-687-2530 SUNSET MOTEL - 2301 New Tampa Hwy - 813-682-5636 T IGER VILLA MOTEL - 6000 New Tampa Hwy shy813-682-8114 SIESTA MOTEL - 1527 Geo Jenkins Blvd - 813-686-7191

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The Stinson Model A Trimotor

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Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet_ 25e per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Willman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

AIRCRAFT J-3 Cub Float Plane parts 1320 and 1400 Edo front fuselage fit1ing SASE for list R Mat1 EAA Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise set1ing 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

STEARMAN 1941 PT-17 - Completely rebuilt by a nationally known company original blue and yelshylow stars and bars on cot1on 220 Continental 50 hours since major but aircraft not flown since comshypletion Sell or trade Cessna 182 or equivalent 904546-3141 (12-2)

CESSNA 170B 1953 1400 SMOH 65 STOH Rebuilt gyros Imron paint 75 galhr $14000 Call 217488-6283 (12-2)

1936 Stinson SR-8C Gullwing Reliant Fourshytime Grand Champion featured in November 82 THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and SPORT AVIAshyTION Roy Redman 507334-5922 (12-1)

1952 Tri-Pacer 340 SMOH 1983 restoration with Ceconite alternator strobes electric T amp B Genave 200A AT 50A transponder Call 919335shy1630 (1-2)

1939 Aeronca Chief Model 50-L Only one flying 50 hp Lyc 310 SMOH New wood Ceconite tube seal on rebuild New prop red amp yellow nice antique $6800 firm Trades NY 315598-3537 (12-1)

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues otTHE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $1 25 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Intercom - 2 cloth helmets 2 headsets 2 boom mikes $400 value for $175 as-is where-is Needs work 504892-5756 (11-2)

Beech Staggerwing Club needs data history and parts Want former ownerlpilot to tell us your exshyperiences and whereabouts of any parts - any condition Club Secretary George York 181 Sloboda Avenue Mansfield OH 44906 phone 419755-1208 days 419529-4378 evenings and weekends (12-2)

For sale Full length leather flying suit 24 volt electrically heated BuAero US Navy M4563 Colvinex Corporation Very good condition $35000 Glen Brodeur P O Box 184 Thompson CT 06277 phone 203923-3115

For sale Private estate adjacent to municipal airport Pilot or mechanics dream home Property consists of 10-plus acres including 2-year-old earth (berm) home 24 x 40 workshop with carshyport 1 car garage 40 x 80 hangarlwarehouse 18 x 24 log cabin and three hangars on airport One and a half acres zoned residential remaining acreage zoned intensive industrial Fifty foot gate provides easy access to airport proper Approximately 45 air miles to Oshkosh Earth home with solar wood and electric heat is unshyfinished Miscellaneous extras include Storage tanks for two grades of fuel (300 and 2600 gallon capacities) 10 hangar door on warehouse 5 tie-downs storage at1ic and winch lift in workshyshop and underground root cellarlbomb shelter Asking $125000 Will consider airplane as partial payment Send SASE for more details to Ron Ot1os Aeroplane Store Inc PO Box 206 Clintonville WI 54929 or phone 715823-2802 (12-1)

Wooden wings built for vintage aircraft FAA certified Highest quality workmanship Refershyences provided John and Pam Barker Aeroplane Company Box 411 Germantown NY 12526 phone 518537-4945 (1-2)

For sale (2) Citabria gas tanks (3) 850 x 10 new Goodrich tires (1) electric starter for Warner 145 Combs 813845-3251 (1-2)

Wanted - Set of Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann or Bu 133c Jungmeister plans or both or information for above Miss Mandy Yager clo Classic Airshyplanes Hangar 7 Albury Airport Australia 2640 phone 060215818 (12-1)

Wanted - 16 mm World War II related aviation films What have you got Topor 4313 South Marshfield Chicago IL 60609 312847-6392 (mornings) (12-1)

ENGINES Warner Engines and parts one 145 SS50 with 10000 since new and zero SOH Another with 30000 since new needs overhau l Have extensive inventory of 145 parts Write needs P O Box 9702 Greensboro NC 27429 (12-2)

A-40-4 Continental Engine Complete with mag carb hub plugs stacks Was running when taken out of J-2 Crated $83500 Lots of NEW and USED parts for A-40s lists available - $100 Opalack 1138 Industrial Avenue Pot1stown PA 19464 (12-1 )

(2) K-5 Kinner engines sin 249 and 513 Overshyhauled on stands mags and carb not installed Many extra parts cases back plates nose section cylinders crankshaft rods gears valves Waco spun aluminum nose bowl made from original plans New construction Fit RNF KNF and INF Charles E Nickles R2 Box 656 Brenham TX 77833 409836-6704 nights (12-1)

Siemens-Halske 160 from Jungmeister Removed for new engine Approx 550 hours No logs $5000000 firm Complete including OH stand Phone 201 388-7538 after 600 pm (12-1)

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH ottier 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692 (11-1)

FREE FREE FREE - This space reserved for free Want to Buy ads in the January 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE First come first served Need parts for your restoration Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Wit1man Airfield Oshshykosh WI 54903-2591

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1929 Hamilton Metalplane powered with a Pratt and Whitney These Hornet powered Metalplanes were mounted on HamilshyHornet engine of 500-525 hp ton metal floats

By Bob Monk (EAA 146391 AlC 8724)

351 So Palo Alto St Panama City FL 32401

Needless to say flying the Isthmus of Panama in a US Navy observation plane at the age of 17 was high advenshyture for a teenager yet this is what I was doifg one day in 1937 I had joined the United States Army Air Corps with my parents consent and was sent to the Canal Zone for two years

I had a 3-day pass and had bummed a ride on a Vought Corsair from AIshybrook Field where I was stationed on the Pacific side to Coco Solo Naval Air Station on the Atlantic side It was a real noisy airplane with short stiletto-type exhaust stacks I could have used some cotton in my ears shybut of course I didnt have any I thanked the pilot after we landed and he said something but I couldnt hear him

I was stationed at Albrook Field with the 24th Pursuit Group We had Boeing P-12 biplane fighters and I was a crew member assigned to one 14 DECEMBER 1984

of them The P-12 was a little on the homely side being such a shortshycoupled airplane but it would actushyally outfly the beautiful Curtiss Hawk P-6E

I flew quite often in Martin B-10 bombers on searchlight practice for the Army Also based on the field was a Douglas Dolphin amphibian a Sikorsky amphibian and a Bellanca Airbus We also had the forerunner of the AT-6 with fabric covered fuselage and it was the first retractable gear airplane on Albrook Field I flew back to Albrook from France Field on the Atlantic side in this plane Also there were two Keystone biplane bombers at Albrook that were used for testing parachutes with dummies

One thing I liked about duty at AIshybrook was that we did not have to pull KP duty Local San BIas Indians were hired to do the KP Our pay was $2100 per month - half of which I sent home to my parents to help them

with living expenses I remember that behind each barshy

racks building was our own banana house We could eat our fill of bananas and there were plenty of mango trees also A delicious mango would put a good ripe peach to shame taste-wise Tropical fruit of all varishyeties were plentiful

I flew several times with a friend in my outfit who had a private pilots license We flew from a Panamanian field not far from downtown Panama City in a J-2 Cub Also on the field was a Lockheed Vega which was used by a Panamanian pilot who flew mail and freight up and down the Isthmus I have often wondered what happened to this plane

I was wa ndering around one day at the Balboa docks when I noticed an old airplane hangar about half torn down In the hangar sat a Beechcraft Staggerwing on floats It was the first Staggerwing I had ever seen I

thought it was rather odd that the lower wing was located ahead of the top wing (On page 180 of the Staggerwing Book by Robert T Smith is the very airplane BI7L CZ116 I saw in Panama in 1937 It was inshyvolved in some kind of accident and left out in the tropical climate to rust away sitting on a railway dolly )

On the other side of this hangar were four Hamilton Metalplanes on floats with Isthmus Airways painted on the sides The planes even at this time were showing signs of deterioration but they could have been saved if someone had the forethought to store them away shynow they are gone forever

I recently got in touch with a Mr Georges G Bouche an antique airshycraft buff who works for the Panama Canal Zone Company I told him about seeing these aircraft in 1938 and asked him to send me photos which he has done

Isthmian Airways had two Travel Air 4000 biplanes on floats that were used for pilot training which appear in two or three of the photos

All-in-all I wouldnt take anything for my experiences in Panama Seeing the Hamilton Metalplane that won the Grand Champion Award in 1975 at the AAA Fly-In in Iowa brought back a lot of memories of the four I saw in Panama years ago deterioratshy

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BOOK REVIEW By Dennis Parks

THE ADVENTURES OF AVIATOR PAUL WILBER BROTHER JOSH AND FRIENDS 1911 by Forest Lane et a1 History ofFlight Press 1984 71 pages This is the entertaining story of two pioneers of Ohio

Aviation Paul and Josh Wilber of Norwalk Ohio Their story is an example of the early constructorpilot Not only did they build their own airplane but Paul also taught himself to fly in it

In the fall of 1911 Paul Wilber was offered a set of plans for a 1909 Curtiss Pusher from a friend Ralph Cole who was in the process of rebuilding a Bleriot Type and would not have time for the Curtiss Paul age 19 and his brother Josh age 21 decided to tackle the project

The brothers built the planes components in their parents attic and later took the finished parts to a nearby farm and assembled the craft One of the first problems was determining the center of gravity They put the plane up on two saw horses one under each wing at one third chord Paul proceeded to climb into the pilots seat while Josh held onto the tail The engine was then shifted on the mount untiHhe aircraft came into balance at which time the bolt holes were drilled

Another problem the brothers faced was determining if they had enough power from the 50 horsepower Roberts engine they had borrowed The Curtiss required about 400 pounds of thrust for flight but they didnt know how much the Roberts produced To solve the problem they tied a rope from the undercarriage to a balance arm scale they

had bolted to the barn wall Then they ran the engine up to full power and as the scale read about 400 pounds they decided they had enough thrust for the Curtiss to fly

In the summer of 1912 the craft was ready for flight but Paul had no flight training He began the process of learning by running the plane back and forth across a field near the barn There was a crew on each end of the run to pick up the nose wheel and turn the Curtiss around for the return run After a few weekends of practice he took to the air for a run of a few hundred feet He figured he had a total practice time of forty-five minutes before soloing For the next two summers Paul flew his aeroplane to the excited reception of the townspeople and the local papers

Included in this book are clippings from the papers which relate the excitement of the exploits of the daring aviator Local aeronaut rises above trees Youthful avishyator in our midst Makes cross country flying without mishap - attains height of 1500 feet

The original Wilber Curtiss was located and purchased by Lloyd Washburn (EAA 33769 AlC 352) and was reshystored during 1983 by volunteers for the Ohio History of Flight Museum at Columbus International Airport where it is now on display

Told in first person through the use of letters newsshypaper reports and interviews and illustrated with contemshyporary photos here is a fascinating story of early aviation Highly recommended Available from the Ohio History of Flight Museum 4275 Sawyer Road Columbus OH 43219 $795 plus $100 shipping Signed and numbered edition $1195 plus $100 shipping bull

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Heres another example of a famous designers early creation that failed to perform as expected Built in the early Post-World War I period sevshyeral features reveal the current thinkshying of the time such as the wing-tip skids triple rudders etc The photo was submitted by Bill Red Baron Truver of Chicago Illinois Answers will be published in the March 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE

The Mystery Plane shown in the September 1984 issue of THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE fooled a number of readers who thought it was a Hamilton Metalplane Other guesses were Cessna AWand American Eagle Brougham Actually it is the Stout Air Coach a product of pioneer Bill Stout of Ford Trimotor fame It was a 4-place cabin design built in the summer of 1927 This airplane was powered with a Wright J-5 and as can be seen in the addishytional view it incorporated features typical of the Stout Air Pullman and early Ford Trimotors (note the cabin windows and the corrugated aluminum skin)

The following information was reshyceived from Bob Pauley of Farmingshyton Hills Michigan who writes

The September Mystery Plane was another Michigan-built airplane a Bill Stout design known as the Ford (Stout) Air Coach and also referred to as the Stout Executive It was another of the many Bill Stout deshysigns built in 1927 while he served as Director of the Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company

Bill Stout ran an independent surshyreptitious Skunk Works operation while working for Ford The Air Coach was a Stout design but built by Ford employees using Ford mateshyrials It was an all-metal corrugated skin 4-place airplane powered by a 200 hp Wright J-5 Photos of the origshyinal mock-up of the Air Coach show a Wright J-4 installed but apparently that engine was never fitted to the finished airplane The Air Coach made its first appearance at the Ford airport in Dearborn on August 26 1927 It was quite an advanced design for that time It had cantilever wings and a roomy 4-seat upholstered cabin It never had an official designation or model number and was never regisshytered with the Bureau of Air Comshymerce and as a result never carried an N number 16 DECEMBER 1984

In a recent phone conversation with Bob Baron and Edward Jackson (his name was incorrectly given as Edwin in the October issue) both of whom worked on the airplane they indicate that it was probably never flown since it was dangerously tail heavy Bob Baron says that four men could hardly lift the tail off the ground

Stout had wanted Ford test pilot Harry Brooks to fly the tandem-wing amphibian but was turned down and he had to look elsewhere for a pilot The attempts at flying the amphibian were made by Leonard Flo a low-time pilot who was a member of a flying club that Stout belonged to It is asshysumed that Flo was offered the chance to fly the Air Coach but turned Stout down Like so many ofStouts designs if the airplane did not meet his expecshytations he soon lost interest in it Before the end of 1927 the Air Coach was cut up and scrapped

Other correct answers to the Sepshytember Mystery Plane were sent in

by Charley Hayes of Park Forest Ilshylinois and Jack McRae of Huntington Station New York

Concerning the June Mystery Plane

Glenn Buffington of San Diego California recently talked to Bobbi Trout about the Commercial Sunshybeam shown in the June 1984 issue She recalled that she and Elinor Smith made five test flights before the record endurance flight of 45 hrs and 5 min The Sunbeam was well out of rigging and it was a trial and error method before they were able to stay below and behind the refueling ship The refueler was a well-worn Curtiss Carrier Pigeon biplane whose engine finally gave out Withshyout other support the girls gave up disappointed that their flight was not any longer In January 1931 Bobbi teamed up with Edna Mae Cooper and stayed aloft five days and nights in a Challenger Curtiss Robin She doubts there was any connection of the Sunshybeam with the Zenith Company bull

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Dear Mr Lickteig

More Flying For the Dollar with EAAS Auto Fuel STCs

Aircraft approved with all 80 octane TCM engines (not fuel inj) and Lycoming 0-320-A C and E

engines STCs are sold and approved only for engineairframe combinations listed

STCs AVAILABLE FOR

We would like to list your aviat ion event in our calendar Please send information to the Editor The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903middot2591 Information must be received at least two months in advance of the issue in which it will appear

DECEMBER 17 - KILL DEVIL HILLS NC - Wreath laying ceremony honorshying the 81st Anniversary of the Wright Brothers Flight Ceremonies are free and open to the public For information on flying to the airstrip or the event contact Bebe Midgette National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

MARCH 17middot23 - LAKELAND FLORIDA - 11th Annual EAA Sun n Fun Spring Celebration of Flight Contact Sun n Fun office at 813644-2431 Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm or write to P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807

APRIL 13middot14 - WASHINGTON DC - 5th Annual Tour of National Air and Space Museum and Paul E Garber Facility by EAA Chapter 4 Inc Dinner with speaker of note Limited to 200 Contact Margarent Scesa 9611-51 st Place College Park Maryland 20704 301 345-3164

APRIL 26-28 - KILL DEVIL HILL NC - 3rd Annual Wilber Wright Fly-In Three-day festival honoring Wilbur Wrights birthday April 16 1867 Sponshysored by First Flight SOCiety National Park Service and EAA Chapter 339 Contact Bob Woody National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

JULY 26 bull AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH WISCONSIN - 33rd Annual EAA Fly-In and Convention Make your plans now to attend the Worlds Greatest Aviation Event Contact EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

This has been a good year for me I became a member of EAA and the AntiqueClassic Division I am receiving SPORT AVIATION and THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and I made it to Oshkosh 84 My wife and I drove up for the opening weekend and were really immiddot pressed

We want to attend Oshkosh 85 but would like to be there during the AntiqueClassic events It is not possible for us to be there the entire week so if you could let us know the dates of the events we are interested in we can plan our travel arrangements

Your help will be appreciated Thanks B R Clark (EAA 225713 AC 8461) 735 Ware San Antonio TX 78221 bull

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EAAS SPRING CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT MARCH 17 - 231985

AEROBATICS

SUN n FUN REGISTRATION FEES CATEGORY 1 IF YOU ARE AN EAA MEMBER

EAA Member amp Family $700 per day or $2500 per week One fee admits the EAA member his spouse and children under 18 You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

Admission to Showplane parking areas Free auto parking Souvenir Program Book Commemorative Decal Invitation to all activities (forums social events awards)

CATEGORY 2 IF YOU ARE NOT AN EAA MEMBER BUT HAVE QUALIFYING AIRmiddot MAN CERTIFICATE (We accept the following certificates Airman AampP AmiddotI etc Air Defense Card FAA Membership card of AMA QB OXmiddot5 etc Any identification to show affiliation with andor knowledge of aircraft operations)

Yourself $700 per day or $2500 per week Each member of your party over age 14 $500 per day or $2500 per week You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

One Souvenir Program Book for your party Admission to Showplane parking areas One Commemorative Decal Admission to forums

CATEGORY 3 NONmiddotEAA MEMBERS AN D THOSE WHO DO NOT HOLD ANY QUALIFYING AIRMAN CERTIFICATE

Each Person $500 per day You receive Admission to all exhibit areas including the Ultralight

Operations area Daily airshow Admission to the forums and workshops Admission to Showplane parking areas only while accompanied by a person holding a Category 1 or 2 ticket

NOTES Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult Additional Souvenir Programs are available for $200 each

IF YOU JOIN EAA WHILE AT SUN N FUN YOU MAY EXCHANGE YOUR CATEGORY 2 OR 3 TICKETS FOR CATEGORY 1 TICKETS AT MAIN REGISTRATION

TRANSPORTATION Buses will be operated on a regular schedule throughout the flymiddotin Guests arriving

by air will be provided FREE shuttle bus transportation anywhere on the airport courtesy of Sun n Fun Bus fares to and from the motels and downtown Lakeland are $1 00 Your program will include the bus schedule This information will also be posted at bus stops at Sun n Fun and at the Lakeland Municipal Airport Terminal and Restaumiddot rant

AUTO PARKING Auto parking is free to EAA members All that is necessary is to show your current

International EAA membership card to the parking attendants

AIRCRAFT AWARDS If you are fortunate enough to fly to Sun n Fun in a showplane you certainly would

want it judged for one of the many awards In order to have your aircraft judged it must be registered Judging registration forms are available at any of the aircraft registration points on the airport (Warbirds Ultralight Airside etc) Just complete the form and leave it at the registration booth All aircraft must be parked in the appropriate area to be judged (ie Homebuilts in the Homebuilt area etc) A WORD OF CAUmiddot TION Your aircraft must be registered for judging prior to 500 pm Friday March 22 in order to have it judged

If you bring your showplane Antique Classic Warbird Homebuilt etc to Sun n Fun 1985 you will receive a very special pair of wings to wear

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The Lakeland Control Tower will operate 12 hours per day during the EAA Sun n Fun Fly-In between 7 am and 7 pm EST Primary Frequencies are ATIS 1242 Ground Control 1214 Tower 1245 VOR 1160

If there is any possibility that you might be coming to Sun n Fun in an aircraft without a radio it is important that you place your name aircraft type identification number address and the word NON-RADIO on a postcard and mail it to Tampa ATC Tower Tampa International Airport Tampa FL 33607 The receipt of the card will validate your authorization to operate without a radio while the Temporary ATC Tower is in operation The card also indicates that you have read and understand the procedure as shown in NOTAMS

Please bring your own tie-downs Limited numbers of tie-downs will be available on the field during the fly-in week Ask a plane parker

CAMP REGISTRATION AND FACILITIES You may camp by your aeroplane or in a tent in a motor home camper

bus etc There are no electrical hookups water is available throughout the camping areas except the Ultralight area There are two shower houses availshyable We have a beautiful country store for the convenience of campers

FEES Camper fees will be $500 per day per unit payable in advance If you leave before the end of the fly-in the remainder of your camping fee will be refunded Check out time will be 1200 Noon Registration fee must be paid with your camping fee

VOLUNTEER CENTER Sun n Fun is operated by volunteers Even the officers and directors are

unpaid All of these people register and pay just like you do Please help keep our fees down by pitching in and helping run your convenshy

tion The more of us that work the less work each of us will have to do Help us to help you enjoy the fly-in Get involved help share the load shy

VOLUNTEER Youll have more fun if you are a part of it Visit your VOLUNTEER BUILDING and offer to pitch in We will love you

for it If you work for eight (8) hours during the convention you will receive a

special Sun n Fun VOLUNTEER PATCH

IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED We have attempted to provide the info that you will need before coming

to the fly-in If however you have additional questiona please call our Sun n Fun office (813-644-2431) between 900 am and 400 pm Monday through Friday

HOUSING We are again working on providing housing accommodations in private

homes If you are interested call the Sun n Fun office after 1-1-85

CAMPGROUNDS SAN LAN RANCH - 3929 US Highway 98 South - 813-665-1726 TIKI VILLAGE - 905 Crevasse St - 813-858-5364 HOLLINGSWORTH TRAVEL TRAILER PARK - 6211 US Hwy 98 N shy813-858-2026

AUTOMOBILE RENTAL AGENCIES AVIS RENT-A-CAR - 3410 US HWY 98 North - 813-858-7641 CANNON BUICK LEASING - 5210 S Florida Ave - 813-646-5051 HERTZ CAR RENTAL - 2101 S Florida Ave - 813-683-4727 or 800-654-3131 JIM ADAMS FORD - 1430 W Memorial Blvd - 813-682-1102 LAKELAND LINCOLN-MERCURY LEASING - 1111 East Main St shy813-688-1212 LAKELAND TOYOTA - 1200 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-5451 NATIONAL CAR RENTAL - 851 S Florida Ave 813-682-1586 or 800-328-4567 PRECISION OLDSMOBILEFIAT - 2805 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-7911 RAY DURDIN LEASING - 1025 US Highway 98 South - 813-688-5541 REGAL PONTIACHONDA - 2615 Lakeland Hills Blvd - 813-687-8000 THREE DOLLAR CAR RENTAL - 218 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-1944 UGLY DUCKLING RENT A CAR - 1630 W Memorial Blvd - 813-687-0110 YERTON LEASING - 1002 E Main Street - 813-688-8555

SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING SUN N FUN FLY-IN

Due to the heavy volume of air traffic generated by the fly-in pilots are urged to be extremely alert for a high volume of VFR traffic operating in Central Flordia

BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FLY-IN CHECK NOTAMS AND THE AIRMANS INFORMATION MANUAL FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES LAKELAND MUNICIPAL AIRshyPORT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL ITINERANT OPERATIONS FROM 200 PM TO 400 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME DAILY DURING THE FLYshyIN

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ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise set1ing 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

STEARMAN 1941 PT-17 - Completely rebuilt by a nationally known company original blue and yelshylow stars and bars on cot1on 220 Continental 50 hours since major but aircraft not flown since comshypletion Sell or trade Cessna 182 or equivalent 904546-3141 (12-2)

CESSNA 170B 1953 1400 SMOH 65 STOH Rebuilt gyros Imron paint 75 galhr $14000 Call 217488-6283 (12-2)

1936 Stinson SR-8C Gullwing Reliant Fourshytime Grand Champion featured in November 82 THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and SPORT AVIAshyTION Roy Redman 507334-5922 (12-1)

1952 Tri-Pacer 340 SMOH 1983 restoration with Ceconite alternator strobes electric T amp B Genave 200A AT 50A transponder Call 919335shy1630 (1-2)

1939 Aeronca Chief Model 50-L Only one flying 50 hp Lyc 310 SMOH New wood Ceconite tube seal on rebuild New prop red amp yellow nice antique $6800 firm Trades NY 315598-3537 (12-1)

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Intercom - 2 cloth helmets 2 headsets 2 boom mikes $400 value for $175 as-is where-is Needs work 504892-5756 (11-2)

Beech Staggerwing Club needs data history and parts Want former ownerlpilot to tell us your exshyperiences and whereabouts of any parts - any condition Club Secretary George York 181 Sloboda Avenue Mansfield OH 44906 phone 419755-1208 days 419529-4378 evenings and weekends (12-2)

For sale Full length leather flying suit 24 volt electrically heated BuAero US Navy M4563 Colvinex Corporation Very good condition $35000 Glen Brodeur P O Box 184 Thompson CT 06277 phone 203923-3115

For sale Private estate adjacent to municipal airport Pilot or mechanics dream home Property consists of 10-plus acres including 2-year-old earth (berm) home 24 x 40 workshop with carshyport 1 car garage 40 x 80 hangarlwarehouse 18 x 24 log cabin and three hangars on airport One and a half acres zoned residential remaining acreage zoned intensive industrial Fifty foot gate provides easy access to airport proper Approximately 45 air miles to Oshkosh Earth home with solar wood and electric heat is unshyfinished Miscellaneous extras include Storage tanks for two grades of fuel (300 and 2600 gallon capacities) 10 hangar door on warehouse 5 tie-downs storage at1ic and winch lift in workshyshop and underground root cellarlbomb shelter Asking $125000 Will consider airplane as partial payment Send SASE for more details to Ron Ot1os Aeroplane Store Inc PO Box 206 Clintonville WI 54929 or phone 715823-2802 (12-1)

Wooden wings built for vintage aircraft FAA certified Highest quality workmanship Refershyences provided John and Pam Barker Aeroplane Company Box 411 Germantown NY 12526 phone 518537-4945 (1-2)

For sale (2) Citabria gas tanks (3) 850 x 10 new Goodrich tires (1) electric starter for Warner 145 Combs 813845-3251 (1-2)

Wanted - Set of Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann or Bu 133c Jungmeister plans or both or information for above Miss Mandy Yager clo Classic Airshyplanes Hangar 7 Albury Airport Australia 2640 phone 060215818 (12-1)

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ENGINES Warner Engines and parts one 145 SS50 with 10000 since new and zero SOH Another with 30000 since new needs overhau l Have extensive inventory of 145 parts Write needs P O Box 9702 Greensboro NC 27429 (12-2)

A-40-4 Continental Engine Complete with mag carb hub plugs stacks Was running when taken out of J-2 Crated $83500 Lots of NEW and USED parts for A-40s lists available - $100 Opalack 1138 Industrial Avenue Pot1stown PA 19464 (12-1 )

(2) K-5 Kinner engines sin 249 and 513 Overshyhauled on stands mags and carb not installed Many extra parts cases back plates nose section cylinders crankshaft rods gears valves Waco spun aluminum nose bowl made from original plans New construction Fit RNF KNF and INF Charles E Nickles R2 Box 656 Brenham TX 77833 409836-6704 nights (12-1)

Siemens-Halske 160 from Jungmeister Removed for new engine Approx 550 hours No logs $5000000 firm Complete including OH stand Phone 201 388-7538 after 600 pm (12-1)

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1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH ottier 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692 (11-1)

FREE FREE FREE - This space reserved for free Want to Buy ads in the January 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE First come first served Need parts for your restoration Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Wit1man Airfield Oshshykosh WI 54903-2591

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thought it was rather odd that the lower wing was located ahead of the top wing (On page 180 of the Staggerwing Book by Robert T Smith is the very airplane BI7L CZ116 I saw in Panama in 1937 It was inshyvolved in some kind of accident and left out in the tropical climate to rust away sitting on a railway dolly )

On the other side of this hangar were four Hamilton Metalplanes on floats with Isthmus Airways painted on the sides The planes even at this time were showing signs of deterioration but they could have been saved if someone had the forethought to store them away shynow they are gone forever

I recently got in touch with a Mr Georges G Bouche an antique airshycraft buff who works for the Panama Canal Zone Company I told him about seeing these aircraft in 1938 and asked him to send me photos which he has done

Isthmian Airways had two Travel Air 4000 biplanes on floats that were used for pilot training which appear in two or three of the photos

All-in-all I wouldnt take anything for my experiences in Panama Seeing the Hamilton Metalplane that won the Grand Champion Award in 1975 at the AAA Fly-In in Iowa brought back a lot of memories of the four I saw in Panama years ago deterioratshy

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BOOK REVIEW By Dennis Parks

THE ADVENTURES OF AVIATOR PAUL WILBER BROTHER JOSH AND FRIENDS 1911 by Forest Lane et a1 History ofFlight Press 1984 71 pages This is the entertaining story of two pioneers of Ohio

Aviation Paul and Josh Wilber of Norwalk Ohio Their story is an example of the early constructorpilot Not only did they build their own airplane but Paul also taught himself to fly in it

In the fall of 1911 Paul Wilber was offered a set of plans for a 1909 Curtiss Pusher from a friend Ralph Cole who was in the process of rebuilding a Bleriot Type and would not have time for the Curtiss Paul age 19 and his brother Josh age 21 decided to tackle the project

The brothers built the planes components in their parents attic and later took the finished parts to a nearby farm and assembled the craft One of the first problems was determining the center of gravity They put the plane up on two saw horses one under each wing at one third chord Paul proceeded to climb into the pilots seat while Josh held onto the tail The engine was then shifted on the mount untiHhe aircraft came into balance at which time the bolt holes were drilled

Another problem the brothers faced was determining if they had enough power from the 50 horsepower Roberts engine they had borrowed The Curtiss required about 400 pounds of thrust for flight but they didnt know how much the Roberts produced To solve the problem they tied a rope from the undercarriage to a balance arm scale they

had bolted to the barn wall Then they ran the engine up to full power and as the scale read about 400 pounds they decided they had enough thrust for the Curtiss to fly

In the summer of 1912 the craft was ready for flight but Paul had no flight training He began the process of learning by running the plane back and forth across a field near the barn There was a crew on each end of the run to pick up the nose wheel and turn the Curtiss around for the return run After a few weekends of practice he took to the air for a run of a few hundred feet He figured he had a total practice time of forty-five minutes before soloing For the next two summers Paul flew his aeroplane to the excited reception of the townspeople and the local papers

Included in this book are clippings from the papers which relate the excitement of the exploits of the daring aviator Local aeronaut rises above trees Youthful avishyator in our midst Makes cross country flying without mishap - attains height of 1500 feet

The original Wilber Curtiss was located and purchased by Lloyd Washburn (EAA 33769 AlC 352) and was reshystored during 1983 by volunteers for the Ohio History of Flight Museum at Columbus International Airport where it is now on display

Told in first person through the use of letters newsshypaper reports and interviews and illustrated with contemshyporary photos here is a fascinating story of early aviation Highly recommended Available from the Ohio History of Flight Museum 4275 Sawyer Road Columbus OH 43219 $795 plus $100 shipping Signed and numbered edition $1195 plus $100 shipping bull

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Heres another example of a famous designers early creation that failed to perform as expected Built in the early Post-World War I period sevshyeral features reveal the current thinkshying of the time such as the wing-tip skids triple rudders etc The photo was submitted by Bill Red Baron Truver of Chicago Illinois Answers will be published in the March 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE

The Mystery Plane shown in the September 1984 issue of THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE fooled a number of readers who thought it was a Hamilton Metalplane Other guesses were Cessna AWand American Eagle Brougham Actually it is the Stout Air Coach a product of pioneer Bill Stout of Ford Trimotor fame It was a 4-place cabin design built in the summer of 1927 This airplane was powered with a Wright J-5 and as can be seen in the addishytional view it incorporated features typical of the Stout Air Pullman and early Ford Trimotors (note the cabin windows and the corrugated aluminum skin)

The following information was reshyceived from Bob Pauley of Farmingshyton Hills Michigan who writes

The September Mystery Plane was another Michigan-built airplane a Bill Stout design known as the Ford (Stout) Air Coach and also referred to as the Stout Executive It was another of the many Bill Stout deshysigns built in 1927 while he served as Director of the Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company

Bill Stout ran an independent surshyreptitious Skunk Works operation while working for Ford The Air Coach was a Stout design but built by Ford employees using Ford mateshyrials It was an all-metal corrugated skin 4-place airplane powered by a 200 hp Wright J-5 Photos of the origshyinal mock-up of the Air Coach show a Wright J-4 installed but apparently that engine was never fitted to the finished airplane The Air Coach made its first appearance at the Ford airport in Dearborn on August 26 1927 It was quite an advanced design for that time It had cantilever wings and a roomy 4-seat upholstered cabin It never had an official designation or model number and was never regisshytered with the Bureau of Air Comshymerce and as a result never carried an N number 16 DECEMBER 1984

In a recent phone conversation with Bob Baron and Edward Jackson (his name was incorrectly given as Edwin in the October issue) both of whom worked on the airplane they indicate that it was probably never flown since it was dangerously tail heavy Bob Baron says that four men could hardly lift the tail off the ground

Stout had wanted Ford test pilot Harry Brooks to fly the tandem-wing amphibian but was turned down and he had to look elsewhere for a pilot The attempts at flying the amphibian were made by Leonard Flo a low-time pilot who was a member of a flying club that Stout belonged to It is asshysumed that Flo was offered the chance to fly the Air Coach but turned Stout down Like so many ofStouts designs if the airplane did not meet his expecshytations he soon lost interest in it Before the end of 1927 the Air Coach was cut up and scrapped

Other correct answers to the Sepshytember Mystery Plane were sent in

by Charley Hayes of Park Forest Ilshylinois and Jack McRae of Huntington Station New York

Concerning the June Mystery Plane

Glenn Buffington of San Diego California recently talked to Bobbi Trout about the Commercial Sunshybeam shown in the June 1984 issue She recalled that she and Elinor Smith made five test flights before the record endurance flight of 45 hrs and 5 min The Sunbeam was well out of rigging and it was a trial and error method before they were able to stay below and behind the refueling ship The refueler was a well-worn Curtiss Carrier Pigeon biplane whose engine finally gave out Withshyout other support the girls gave up disappointed that their flight was not any longer In January 1931 Bobbi teamed up with Edna Mae Cooper and stayed aloft five days and nights in a Challenger Curtiss Robin She doubts there was any connection of the Sunshybeam with the Zenith Company bull

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Dear Mr Lickteig

More Flying For the Dollar with EAAS Auto Fuel STCs

Aircraft approved with all 80 octane TCM engines (not fuel inj) and Lycoming 0-320-A C and E

engines STCs are sold and approved only for engineairframe combinations listed

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We would like to list your aviat ion event in our calendar Please send information to the Editor The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903middot2591 Information must be received at least two months in advance of the issue in which it will appear

DECEMBER 17 - KILL DEVIL HILLS NC - Wreath laying ceremony honorshying the 81st Anniversary of the Wright Brothers Flight Ceremonies are free and open to the public For information on flying to the airstrip or the event contact Bebe Midgette National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

MARCH 17middot23 - LAKELAND FLORIDA - 11th Annual EAA Sun n Fun Spring Celebration of Flight Contact Sun n Fun office at 813644-2431 Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm or write to P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807

APRIL 13middot14 - WASHINGTON DC - 5th Annual Tour of National Air and Space Museum and Paul E Garber Facility by EAA Chapter 4 Inc Dinner with speaker of note Limited to 200 Contact Margarent Scesa 9611-51 st Place College Park Maryland 20704 301 345-3164

APRIL 26-28 - KILL DEVIL HILL NC - 3rd Annual Wilber Wright Fly-In Three-day festival honoring Wilbur Wrights birthday April 16 1867 Sponshysored by First Flight SOCiety National Park Service and EAA Chapter 339 Contact Bob Woody National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

JULY 26 bull AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH WISCONSIN - 33rd Annual EAA Fly-In and Convention Make your plans now to attend the Worlds Greatest Aviation Event Contact EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

This has been a good year for me I became a member of EAA and the AntiqueClassic Division I am receiving SPORT AVIATION and THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and I made it to Oshkosh 84 My wife and I drove up for the opening weekend and were really immiddot pressed

We want to attend Oshkosh 85 but would like to be there during the AntiqueClassic events It is not possible for us to be there the entire week so if you could let us know the dates of the events we are interested in we can plan our travel arrangements

Your help will be appreciated Thanks B R Clark (EAA 225713 AC 8461) 735 Ware San Antonio TX 78221 bull

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FULLY APPROVED BY FAA Switch to readily available less costly auto gas and cut down your flying costs STCs for auto gas now available from the EAA Aviation Foundation at 50cent per engine horsepower Example - 85 hp Cessna 140 - (50 x 85) = $4250 (Non EAA members add $1500 to totaL) Send check with airshycraft N no aircraft and engine model and serial nos EAA member number Comshyplete low cost insurance protection includmiddot ing autogas coverage available through EAA approved program

AE RONCA Including Bellanca

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EAA-WORKING FOR YOU Join EAA - be a part of the dedicated group that works constantly to

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Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

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Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Inc Po Box 6750 Telephone (813) 644-2431 bull Lakeland Florida 33807

EAAS SPRING CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT MARCH 17 - 231985

AEROBATICS

SUN n FUN REGISTRATION FEES CATEGORY 1 IF YOU ARE AN EAA MEMBER

EAA Member amp Family $700 per day or $2500 per week One fee admits the EAA member his spouse and children under 18 You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

Admission to Showplane parking areas Free auto parking Souvenir Program Book Commemorative Decal Invitation to all activities (forums social events awards)

CATEGORY 2 IF YOU ARE NOT AN EAA MEMBER BUT HAVE QUALIFYING AIRmiddot MAN CERTIFICATE (We accept the following certificates Airman AampP AmiddotI etc Air Defense Card FAA Membership card of AMA QB OXmiddot5 etc Any identification to show affiliation with andor knowledge of aircraft operations)

Yourself $700 per day or $2500 per week Each member of your party over age 14 $500 per day or $2500 per week You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

One Souvenir Program Book for your party Admission to Showplane parking areas One Commemorative Decal Admission to forums

CATEGORY 3 NONmiddotEAA MEMBERS AN D THOSE WHO DO NOT HOLD ANY QUALIFYING AIRMAN CERTIFICATE

Each Person $500 per day You receive Admission to all exhibit areas including the Ultralight

Operations area Daily airshow Admission to the forums and workshops Admission to Showplane parking areas only while accompanied by a person holding a Category 1 or 2 ticket

NOTES Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult Additional Souvenir Programs are available for $200 each

IF YOU JOIN EAA WHILE AT SUN N FUN YOU MAY EXCHANGE YOUR CATEGORY 2 OR 3 TICKETS FOR CATEGORY 1 TICKETS AT MAIN REGISTRATION

TRANSPORTATION Buses will be operated on a regular schedule throughout the flymiddotin Guests arriving

by air will be provided FREE shuttle bus transportation anywhere on the airport courtesy of Sun n Fun Bus fares to and from the motels and downtown Lakeland are $1 00 Your program will include the bus schedule This information will also be posted at bus stops at Sun n Fun and at the Lakeland Municipal Airport Terminal and Restaumiddot rant

AUTO PARKING Auto parking is free to EAA members All that is necessary is to show your current

International EAA membership card to the parking attendants

AIRCRAFT AWARDS If you are fortunate enough to fly to Sun n Fun in a showplane you certainly would

want it judged for one of the many awards In order to have your aircraft judged it must be registered Judging registration forms are available at any of the aircraft registration points on the airport (Warbirds Ultralight Airside etc) Just complete the form and leave it at the registration booth All aircraft must be parked in the appropriate area to be judged (ie Homebuilts in the Homebuilt area etc) A WORD OF CAUmiddot TION Your aircraft must be registered for judging prior to 500 pm Friday March 22 in order to have it judged

If you bring your showplane Antique Classic Warbird Homebuilt etc to Sun n Fun 1985 you will receive a very special pair of wings to wear

18 DECEMBER 1984

PAW ADVERTISEMENT CONTROL TOWER

The Lakeland Control Tower will operate 12 hours per day during the EAA Sun n Fun Fly-In between 7 am and 7 pm EST Primary Frequencies are ATIS 1242 Ground Control 1214 Tower 1245 VOR 1160

If there is any possibility that you might be coming to Sun n Fun in an aircraft without a radio it is important that you place your name aircraft type identification number address and the word NON-RADIO on a postcard and mail it to Tampa ATC Tower Tampa International Airport Tampa FL 33607 The receipt of the card will validate your authorization to operate without a radio while the Temporary ATC Tower is in operation The card also indicates that you have read and understand the procedure as shown in NOTAMS

Please bring your own tie-downs Limited numbers of tie-downs will be available on the field during the fly-in week Ask a plane parker

CAMP REGISTRATION AND FACILITIES You may camp by your aeroplane or in a tent in a motor home camper

bus etc There are no electrical hookups water is available throughout the camping areas except the Ultralight area There are two shower houses availshyable We have a beautiful country store for the convenience of campers

FEES Camper fees will be $500 per day per unit payable in advance If you leave before the end of the fly-in the remainder of your camping fee will be refunded Check out time will be 1200 Noon Registration fee must be paid with your camping fee

VOLUNTEER CENTER Sun n Fun is operated by volunteers Even the officers and directors are

unpaid All of these people register and pay just like you do Please help keep our fees down by pitching in and helping run your convenshy

tion The more of us that work the less work each of us will have to do Help us to help you enjoy the fly-in Get involved help share the load shy

VOLUNTEER Youll have more fun if you are a part of it Visit your VOLUNTEER BUILDING and offer to pitch in We will love you

for it If you work for eight (8) hours during the convention you will receive a

special Sun n Fun VOLUNTEER PATCH

IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED We have attempted to provide the info that you will need before coming

to the fly-in If however you have additional questiona please call our Sun n Fun office (813-644-2431) between 900 am and 400 pm Monday through Friday

HOUSING We are again working on providing housing accommodations in private

homes If you are interested call the Sun n Fun office after 1-1-85

CAMPGROUNDS SAN LAN RANCH - 3929 US Highway 98 South - 813-665-1726 TIKI VILLAGE - 905 Crevasse St - 813-858-5364 HOLLINGSWORTH TRAVEL TRAILER PARK - 6211 US Hwy 98 N shy813-858-2026

AUTOMOBILE RENTAL AGENCIES AVIS RENT-A-CAR - 3410 US HWY 98 North - 813-858-7641 CANNON BUICK LEASING - 5210 S Florida Ave - 813-646-5051 HERTZ CAR RENTAL - 2101 S Florida Ave - 813-683-4727 or 800-654-3131 JIM ADAMS FORD - 1430 W Memorial Blvd - 813-682-1102 LAKELAND LINCOLN-MERCURY LEASING - 1111 East Main St shy813-688-1212 LAKELAND TOYOTA - 1200 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-5451 NATIONAL CAR RENTAL - 851 S Florida Ave 813-682-1586 or 800-328-4567 PRECISION OLDSMOBILEFIAT - 2805 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-7911 RAY DURDIN LEASING - 1025 US Highway 98 South - 813-688-5541 REGAL PONTIACHONDA - 2615 Lakeland Hills Blvd - 813-687-8000 THREE DOLLAR CAR RENTAL - 218 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-1944 UGLY DUCKLING RENT A CAR - 1630 W Memorial Blvd - 813-687-0110 YERTON LEASING - 1002 E Main Street - 813-688-8555

SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING SUN N FUN FLY-IN

Due to the heavy volume of air traffic generated by the fly-in pilots are urged to be extremely alert for a high volume of VFR traffic operating in Central Flordia

BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FLY-IN CHECK NOTAMS AND THE AIRMANS INFORMATION MANUAL FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES LAKELAND MUNICIPAL AIRshyPORT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL ITINERANT OPERATIONS FROM 200 PM TO 400 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME DAILY DURING THE FLYshyIN

PLAN TO BE THERE

ULTRALIGHTS

MOTELS IN LAKELAND AREA ACER NOOK MOTEL - 5550 New Tampa Highway shy813-688-2005 BEST WESTERN - 508 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-7471 CIRCLE MOTEL - 1601 George Jenkins Blvd - 813-686-3201 COZY COURT MOTEL -1407 Woodland Ave - 813-665-4179 DAYS INN - 3223 US Hwy 98 North - 813-688-6031 EVERGREEN MOTEL - 6650 New Tampa Highway shy813-686-1338 HOLIDAY INN CENTRAL - 910 E Memorial Blvdshy813-682-0101 HOLIDAY INN NORTH -1-4 amp SR 33 - 813-858-1411 HOLIDAY INN SOUTH - 3405 S Florida Avenueshy813-646-5731 HOWARD JOHNSON - 3525 US Highway 98 North shy813-858-4481 HUNTLY INN -1-4 amp US Highway 98 North - 813-688-8484 IMPERIAL 400 MOTEL - 740 E Main Street - 813-688-5506 LAND-O-LAKES MOTEL - 240 N Wabash Avenue shy813-688-1910 MOTEL LAKELAND - 1224 E Memorial Blvd - 813-682-2106 MOTEL RAMA - 601 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-5961 PRESTLERS MOTEL - 2435 New Tampa Hwy 813-682-8423 QUALITY INN - 3311 US Highway 98 North - 813-688-7972 RED CARPET INN - 3410 US Highway 98 Northshy813-858-3851 SCOTIISH INN - 244 N Florida Ave - 813-687-2530 SUNSET MOTEL - 2301 New Tampa Hwy - 813-682-5636 T IGER VILLA MOTEL - 6000 New Tampa Hwy shy813-682-8114 SIESTA MOTEL - 1527 Geo Jenkins Blvd - 813-686-7191

HOLIDAY INNPLANT CITY - 813-752-3141 ECON-O-LODGEPLANT CITY - 813-752-0570 DAVIS BROS MOTOR LODGEBARTOW - 813-533-0711 RESORT LODGEIWINTER HAVEN - 813-294-2804

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One of the Worlds Most Desirable Vintage Restored Famous Aircraft

The Stinson Model A Trimotor

Sold at the Famous Sun Dome in Sun City Arizona on January 13th 1985 at 200 pm

For Possible Financing Call ITT Consumer Financial Corp Roger Rizner at 612-540-0800

For Detailed Information Call I rFillHFillJ KRUSEDean Kruse Auctioneer (219) 925middot5600 JbJb INTERNATIONAL

or P O BOX 9394 bull MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440 Eugene Coppock Seller

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Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet_ 25e per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Willman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

AIRCRAFT J-3 Cub Float Plane parts 1320 and 1400 Edo front fuselage fit1ing SASE for list R Mat1 EAA Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise set1ing 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

STEARMAN 1941 PT-17 - Completely rebuilt by a nationally known company original blue and yelshylow stars and bars on cot1on 220 Continental 50 hours since major but aircraft not flown since comshypletion Sell or trade Cessna 182 or equivalent 904546-3141 (12-2)

CESSNA 170B 1953 1400 SMOH 65 STOH Rebuilt gyros Imron paint 75 galhr $14000 Call 217488-6283 (12-2)

1936 Stinson SR-8C Gullwing Reliant Fourshytime Grand Champion featured in November 82 THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and SPORT AVIAshyTION Roy Redman 507334-5922 (12-1)

1952 Tri-Pacer 340 SMOH 1983 restoration with Ceconite alternator strobes electric T amp B Genave 200A AT 50A transponder Call 919335shy1630 (1-2)

1939 Aeronca Chief Model 50-L Only one flying 50 hp Lyc 310 SMOH New wood Ceconite tube seal on rebuild New prop red amp yellow nice antique $6800 firm Trades NY 315598-3537 (12-1)

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues otTHE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $1 25 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Intercom - 2 cloth helmets 2 headsets 2 boom mikes $400 value for $175 as-is where-is Needs work 504892-5756 (11-2)

Beech Staggerwing Club needs data history and parts Want former ownerlpilot to tell us your exshyperiences and whereabouts of any parts - any condition Club Secretary George York 181 Sloboda Avenue Mansfield OH 44906 phone 419755-1208 days 419529-4378 evenings and weekends (12-2)

For sale Full length leather flying suit 24 volt electrically heated BuAero US Navy M4563 Colvinex Corporation Very good condition $35000 Glen Brodeur P O Box 184 Thompson CT 06277 phone 203923-3115

For sale Private estate adjacent to municipal airport Pilot or mechanics dream home Property consists of 10-plus acres including 2-year-old earth (berm) home 24 x 40 workshop with carshyport 1 car garage 40 x 80 hangarlwarehouse 18 x 24 log cabin and three hangars on airport One and a half acres zoned residential remaining acreage zoned intensive industrial Fifty foot gate provides easy access to airport proper Approximately 45 air miles to Oshkosh Earth home with solar wood and electric heat is unshyfinished Miscellaneous extras include Storage tanks for two grades of fuel (300 and 2600 gallon capacities) 10 hangar door on warehouse 5 tie-downs storage at1ic and winch lift in workshyshop and underground root cellarlbomb shelter Asking $125000 Will consider airplane as partial payment Send SASE for more details to Ron Ot1os Aeroplane Store Inc PO Box 206 Clintonville WI 54929 or phone 715823-2802 (12-1)

Wooden wings built for vintage aircraft FAA certified Highest quality workmanship Refershyences provided John and Pam Barker Aeroplane Company Box 411 Germantown NY 12526 phone 518537-4945 (1-2)

For sale (2) Citabria gas tanks (3) 850 x 10 new Goodrich tires (1) electric starter for Warner 145 Combs 813845-3251 (1-2)

Wanted - Set of Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann or Bu 133c Jungmeister plans or both or information for above Miss Mandy Yager clo Classic Airshyplanes Hangar 7 Albury Airport Australia 2640 phone 060215818 (12-1)

Wanted - 16 mm World War II related aviation films What have you got Topor 4313 South Marshfield Chicago IL 60609 312847-6392 (mornings) (12-1)

ENGINES Warner Engines and parts one 145 SS50 with 10000 since new and zero SOH Another with 30000 since new needs overhau l Have extensive inventory of 145 parts Write needs P O Box 9702 Greensboro NC 27429 (12-2)

A-40-4 Continental Engine Complete with mag carb hub plugs stacks Was running when taken out of J-2 Crated $83500 Lots of NEW and USED parts for A-40s lists available - $100 Opalack 1138 Industrial Avenue Pot1stown PA 19464 (12-1 )

(2) K-5 Kinner engines sin 249 and 513 Overshyhauled on stands mags and carb not installed Many extra parts cases back plates nose section cylinders crankshaft rods gears valves Waco spun aluminum nose bowl made from original plans New construction Fit RNF KNF and INF Charles E Nickles R2 Box 656 Brenham TX 77833 409836-6704 nights (12-1)

Siemens-Halske 160 from Jungmeister Removed for new engine Approx 550 hours No logs $5000000 firm Complete including OH stand Phone 201 388-7538 after 600 pm (12-1)

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH ottier 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692 (11-1)

FREE FREE FREE - This space reserved for free Want to Buy ads in the January 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE First come first served Need parts for your restoration Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Wit1man Airfield Oshshykosh WI 54903-2591

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

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Heres another example of a famous designers early creation that failed to perform as expected Built in the early Post-World War I period sevshyeral features reveal the current thinkshying of the time such as the wing-tip skids triple rudders etc The photo was submitted by Bill Red Baron Truver of Chicago Illinois Answers will be published in the March 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE

The Mystery Plane shown in the September 1984 issue of THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE fooled a number of readers who thought it was a Hamilton Metalplane Other guesses were Cessna AWand American Eagle Brougham Actually it is the Stout Air Coach a product of pioneer Bill Stout of Ford Trimotor fame It was a 4-place cabin design built in the summer of 1927 This airplane was powered with a Wright J-5 and as can be seen in the addishytional view it incorporated features typical of the Stout Air Pullman and early Ford Trimotors (note the cabin windows and the corrugated aluminum skin)

The following information was reshyceived from Bob Pauley of Farmingshyton Hills Michigan who writes

The September Mystery Plane was another Michigan-built airplane a Bill Stout design known as the Ford (Stout) Air Coach and also referred to as the Stout Executive It was another of the many Bill Stout deshysigns built in 1927 while he served as Director of the Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company

Bill Stout ran an independent surshyreptitious Skunk Works operation while working for Ford The Air Coach was a Stout design but built by Ford employees using Ford mateshyrials It was an all-metal corrugated skin 4-place airplane powered by a 200 hp Wright J-5 Photos of the origshyinal mock-up of the Air Coach show a Wright J-4 installed but apparently that engine was never fitted to the finished airplane The Air Coach made its first appearance at the Ford airport in Dearborn on August 26 1927 It was quite an advanced design for that time It had cantilever wings and a roomy 4-seat upholstered cabin It never had an official designation or model number and was never regisshytered with the Bureau of Air Comshymerce and as a result never carried an N number 16 DECEMBER 1984

In a recent phone conversation with Bob Baron and Edward Jackson (his name was incorrectly given as Edwin in the October issue) both of whom worked on the airplane they indicate that it was probably never flown since it was dangerously tail heavy Bob Baron says that four men could hardly lift the tail off the ground

Stout had wanted Ford test pilot Harry Brooks to fly the tandem-wing amphibian but was turned down and he had to look elsewhere for a pilot The attempts at flying the amphibian were made by Leonard Flo a low-time pilot who was a member of a flying club that Stout belonged to It is asshysumed that Flo was offered the chance to fly the Air Coach but turned Stout down Like so many ofStouts designs if the airplane did not meet his expecshytations he soon lost interest in it Before the end of 1927 the Air Coach was cut up and scrapped

Other correct answers to the Sepshytember Mystery Plane were sent in

by Charley Hayes of Park Forest Ilshylinois and Jack McRae of Huntington Station New York

Concerning the June Mystery Plane

Glenn Buffington of San Diego California recently talked to Bobbi Trout about the Commercial Sunshybeam shown in the June 1984 issue She recalled that she and Elinor Smith made five test flights before the record endurance flight of 45 hrs and 5 min The Sunbeam was well out of rigging and it was a trial and error method before they were able to stay below and behind the refueling ship The refueler was a well-worn Curtiss Carrier Pigeon biplane whose engine finally gave out Withshyout other support the girls gave up disappointed that their flight was not any longer In January 1931 Bobbi teamed up with Edna Mae Cooper and stayed aloft five days and nights in a Challenger Curtiss Robin She doubts there was any connection of the Sunshybeam with the Zenith Company bull

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Dear Mr Lickteig

More Flying For the Dollar with EAAS Auto Fuel STCs

Aircraft approved with all 80 octane TCM engines (not fuel inj) and Lycoming 0-320-A C and E

engines STCs are sold and approved only for engineairframe combinations listed

STCs AVAILABLE FOR

We would like to list your aviat ion event in our calendar Please send information to the Editor The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903middot2591 Information must be received at least two months in advance of the issue in which it will appear

DECEMBER 17 - KILL DEVIL HILLS NC - Wreath laying ceremony honorshying the 81st Anniversary of the Wright Brothers Flight Ceremonies are free and open to the public For information on flying to the airstrip or the event contact Bebe Midgette National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

MARCH 17middot23 - LAKELAND FLORIDA - 11th Annual EAA Sun n Fun Spring Celebration of Flight Contact Sun n Fun office at 813644-2431 Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm or write to P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807

APRIL 13middot14 - WASHINGTON DC - 5th Annual Tour of National Air and Space Museum and Paul E Garber Facility by EAA Chapter 4 Inc Dinner with speaker of note Limited to 200 Contact Margarent Scesa 9611-51 st Place College Park Maryland 20704 301 345-3164

APRIL 26-28 - KILL DEVIL HILL NC - 3rd Annual Wilber Wright Fly-In Three-day festival honoring Wilbur Wrights birthday April 16 1867 Sponshysored by First Flight SOCiety National Park Service and EAA Chapter 339 Contact Bob Woody National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

JULY 26 bull AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH WISCONSIN - 33rd Annual EAA Fly-In and Convention Make your plans now to attend the Worlds Greatest Aviation Event Contact EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

This has been a good year for me I became a member of EAA and the AntiqueClassic Division I am receiving SPORT AVIATION and THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and I made it to Oshkosh 84 My wife and I drove up for the opening weekend and were really immiddot pressed

We want to attend Oshkosh 85 but would like to be there during the AntiqueClassic events It is not possible for us to be there the entire week so if you could let us know the dates of the events we are interested in we can plan our travel arrangements

Your help will be appreciated Thanks B R Clark (EAA 225713 AC 8461) 735 Ware San Antonio TX 78221 bull

THE JOURNAL OF THE EARLY AEROPLANE

SAMPLE ISSUE $4 15 CRESCENT RD POUGHKEEPSIE N Y 12601

FULLY APPROVED BY FAA Switch to readily available less costly auto gas and cut down your flying costs STCs for auto gas now available from the EAA Aviation Foundation at 50cent per engine horsepower Example - 85 hp Cessna 140 - (50 x 85) = $4250 (Non EAA members add $1500 to totaL) Send check with airshycraft N no aircraft and engine model and serial nos EAA member number Comshyplete low cost insurance protection includmiddot ing autogas coverage available through EAA approved program

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EAA-WORKING FOR YOU Join EAA - be a part of the dedicated group that works constantly to

make flying safer more enjoyable more affordable for everyone in aviation Annual membership $2500 includes monthly magazine SPORT AVIATION Write Attn STC and many other benefits Join today get the member rate on your STC

Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

PAID ADVERTISEMENT

Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Inc Po Box 6750 Telephone (813) 644-2431 bull Lakeland Florida 33807

EAAS SPRING CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT MARCH 17 - 231985

AEROBATICS

SUN n FUN REGISTRATION FEES CATEGORY 1 IF YOU ARE AN EAA MEMBER

EAA Member amp Family $700 per day or $2500 per week One fee admits the EAA member his spouse and children under 18 You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

Admission to Showplane parking areas Free auto parking Souvenir Program Book Commemorative Decal Invitation to all activities (forums social events awards)

CATEGORY 2 IF YOU ARE NOT AN EAA MEMBER BUT HAVE QUALIFYING AIRmiddot MAN CERTIFICATE (We accept the following certificates Airman AampP AmiddotI etc Air Defense Card FAA Membership card of AMA QB OXmiddot5 etc Any identification to show affiliation with andor knowledge of aircraft operations)

Yourself $700 per day or $2500 per week Each member of your party over age 14 $500 per day or $2500 per week You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

One Souvenir Program Book for your party Admission to Showplane parking areas One Commemorative Decal Admission to forums

CATEGORY 3 NONmiddotEAA MEMBERS AN D THOSE WHO DO NOT HOLD ANY QUALIFYING AIRMAN CERTIFICATE

Each Person $500 per day You receive Admission to all exhibit areas including the Ultralight

Operations area Daily airshow Admission to the forums and workshops Admission to Showplane parking areas only while accompanied by a person holding a Category 1 or 2 ticket

NOTES Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult Additional Souvenir Programs are available for $200 each

IF YOU JOIN EAA WHILE AT SUN N FUN YOU MAY EXCHANGE YOUR CATEGORY 2 OR 3 TICKETS FOR CATEGORY 1 TICKETS AT MAIN REGISTRATION

TRANSPORTATION Buses will be operated on a regular schedule throughout the flymiddotin Guests arriving

by air will be provided FREE shuttle bus transportation anywhere on the airport courtesy of Sun n Fun Bus fares to and from the motels and downtown Lakeland are $1 00 Your program will include the bus schedule This information will also be posted at bus stops at Sun n Fun and at the Lakeland Municipal Airport Terminal and Restaumiddot rant

AUTO PARKING Auto parking is free to EAA members All that is necessary is to show your current

International EAA membership card to the parking attendants

AIRCRAFT AWARDS If you are fortunate enough to fly to Sun n Fun in a showplane you certainly would

want it judged for one of the many awards In order to have your aircraft judged it must be registered Judging registration forms are available at any of the aircraft registration points on the airport (Warbirds Ultralight Airside etc) Just complete the form and leave it at the registration booth All aircraft must be parked in the appropriate area to be judged (ie Homebuilts in the Homebuilt area etc) A WORD OF CAUmiddot TION Your aircraft must be registered for judging prior to 500 pm Friday March 22 in order to have it judged

If you bring your showplane Antique Classic Warbird Homebuilt etc to Sun n Fun 1985 you will receive a very special pair of wings to wear

18 DECEMBER 1984

PAW ADVERTISEMENT CONTROL TOWER

The Lakeland Control Tower will operate 12 hours per day during the EAA Sun n Fun Fly-In between 7 am and 7 pm EST Primary Frequencies are ATIS 1242 Ground Control 1214 Tower 1245 VOR 1160

If there is any possibility that you might be coming to Sun n Fun in an aircraft without a radio it is important that you place your name aircraft type identification number address and the word NON-RADIO on a postcard and mail it to Tampa ATC Tower Tampa International Airport Tampa FL 33607 The receipt of the card will validate your authorization to operate without a radio while the Temporary ATC Tower is in operation The card also indicates that you have read and understand the procedure as shown in NOTAMS

Please bring your own tie-downs Limited numbers of tie-downs will be available on the field during the fly-in week Ask a plane parker

CAMP REGISTRATION AND FACILITIES You may camp by your aeroplane or in a tent in a motor home camper

bus etc There are no electrical hookups water is available throughout the camping areas except the Ultralight area There are two shower houses availshyable We have a beautiful country store for the convenience of campers

FEES Camper fees will be $500 per day per unit payable in advance If you leave before the end of the fly-in the remainder of your camping fee will be refunded Check out time will be 1200 Noon Registration fee must be paid with your camping fee

VOLUNTEER CENTER Sun n Fun is operated by volunteers Even the officers and directors are

unpaid All of these people register and pay just like you do Please help keep our fees down by pitching in and helping run your convenshy

tion The more of us that work the less work each of us will have to do Help us to help you enjoy the fly-in Get involved help share the load shy

VOLUNTEER Youll have more fun if you are a part of it Visit your VOLUNTEER BUILDING and offer to pitch in We will love you

for it If you work for eight (8) hours during the convention you will receive a

special Sun n Fun VOLUNTEER PATCH

IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED We have attempted to provide the info that you will need before coming

to the fly-in If however you have additional questiona please call our Sun n Fun office (813-644-2431) between 900 am and 400 pm Monday through Friday

HOUSING We are again working on providing housing accommodations in private

homes If you are interested call the Sun n Fun office after 1-1-85

CAMPGROUNDS SAN LAN RANCH - 3929 US Highway 98 South - 813-665-1726 TIKI VILLAGE - 905 Crevasse St - 813-858-5364 HOLLINGSWORTH TRAVEL TRAILER PARK - 6211 US Hwy 98 N shy813-858-2026

AUTOMOBILE RENTAL AGENCIES AVIS RENT-A-CAR - 3410 US HWY 98 North - 813-858-7641 CANNON BUICK LEASING - 5210 S Florida Ave - 813-646-5051 HERTZ CAR RENTAL - 2101 S Florida Ave - 813-683-4727 or 800-654-3131 JIM ADAMS FORD - 1430 W Memorial Blvd - 813-682-1102 LAKELAND LINCOLN-MERCURY LEASING - 1111 East Main St shy813-688-1212 LAKELAND TOYOTA - 1200 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-5451 NATIONAL CAR RENTAL - 851 S Florida Ave 813-682-1586 or 800-328-4567 PRECISION OLDSMOBILEFIAT - 2805 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-7911 RAY DURDIN LEASING - 1025 US Highway 98 South - 813-688-5541 REGAL PONTIACHONDA - 2615 Lakeland Hills Blvd - 813-687-8000 THREE DOLLAR CAR RENTAL - 218 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-1944 UGLY DUCKLING RENT A CAR - 1630 W Memorial Blvd - 813-687-0110 YERTON LEASING - 1002 E Main Street - 813-688-8555

SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING SUN N FUN FLY-IN

Due to the heavy volume of air traffic generated by the fly-in pilots are urged to be extremely alert for a high volume of VFR traffic operating in Central Flordia

BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FLY-IN CHECK NOTAMS AND THE AIRMANS INFORMATION MANUAL FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES LAKELAND MUNICIPAL AIRshyPORT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL ITINERANT OPERATIONS FROM 200 PM TO 400 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME DAILY DURING THE FLYshyIN

PLAN TO BE THERE

ULTRALIGHTS

MOTELS IN LAKELAND AREA ACER NOOK MOTEL - 5550 New Tampa Highway shy813-688-2005 BEST WESTERN - 508 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-7471 CIRCLE MOTEL - 1601 George Jenkins Blvd - 813-686-3201 COZY COURT MOTEL -1407 Woodland Ave - 813-665-4179 DAYS INN - 3223 US Hwy 98 North - 813-688-6031 EVERGREEN MOTEL - 6650 New Tampa Highway shy813-686-1338 HOLIDAY INN CENTRAL - 910 E Memorial Blvdshy813-682-0101 HOLIDAY INN NORTH -1-4 amp SR 33 - 813-858-1411 HOLIDAY INN SOUTH - 3405 S Florida Avenueshy813-646-5731 HOWARD JOHNSON - 3525 US Highway 98 North shy813-858-4481 HUNTLY INN -1-4 amp US Highway 98 North - 813-688-8484 IMPERIAL 400 MOTEL - 740 E Main Street - 813-688-5506 LAND-O-LAKES MOTEL - 240 N Wabash Avenue shy813-688-1910 MOTEL LAKELAND - 1224 E Memorial Blvd - 813-682-2106 MOTEL RAMA - 601 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-5961 PRESTLERS MOTEL - 2435 New Tampa Hwy 813-682-8423 QUALITY INN - 3311 US Highway 98 North - 813-688-7972 RED CARPET INN - 3410 US Highway 98 Northshy813-858-3851 SCOTIISH INN - 244 N Florida Ave - 813-687-2530 SUNSET MOTEL - 2301 New Tampa Hwy - 813-682-5636 T IGER VILLA MOTEL - 6000 New Tampa Hwy shy813-682-8114 SIESTA MOTEL - 1527 Geo Jenkins Blvd - 813-686-7191

HOLIDAY INNPLANT CITY - 813-752-3141 ECON-O-LODGEPLANT CITY - 813-752-0570 DAVIS BROS MOTOR LODGEBARTOW - 813-533-0711 RESORT LODGEIWINTER HAVEN - 813-294-2804

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19

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CD CD AUCTION

One of the Worlds Most Desirable Vintage Restored Famous Aircraft

The Stinson Model A Trimotor

Sold at the Famous Sun Dome in Sun City Arizona on January 13th 1985 at 200 pm

For Possible Financing Call ITT Consumer Financial Corp Roger Rizner at 612-540-0800

For Detailed Information Call I rFillHFillJ KRUSEDean Kruse Auctioneer (219) 925middot5600 JbJb INTERNATIONAL

or P O BOX 9394 bull MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440 Eugene Coppock Seller

(815) 455-5727 800middot328middot0071 In Minnesota 612middot540middot9450 an affiliate and auction service of ITT Consumer Financial CorDoration

Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet_ 25e per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Willman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

AIRCRAFT J-3 Cub Float Plane parts 1320 and 1400 Edo front fuselage fit1ing SASE for list R Mat1 EAA Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise set1ing 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

STEARMAN 1941 PT-17 - Completely rebuilt by a nationally known company original blue and yelshylow stars and bars on cot1on 220 Continental 50 hours since major but aircraft not flown since comshypletion Sell or trade Cessna 182 or equivalent 904546-3141 (12-2)

CESSNA 170B 1953 1400 SMOH 65 STOH Rebuilt gyros Imron paint 75 galhr $14000 Call 217488-6283 (12-2)

1936 Stinson SR-8C Gullwing Reliant Fourshytime Grand Champion featured in November 82 THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and SPORT AVIAshyTION Roy Redman 507334-5922 (12-1)

1952 Tri-Pacer 340 SMOH 1983 restoration with Ceconite alternator strobes electric T amp B Genave 200A AT 50A transponder Call 919335shy1630 (1-2)

1939 Aeronca Chief Model 50-L Only one flying 50 hp Lyc 310 SMOH New wood Ceconite tube seal on rebuild New prop red amp yellow nice antique $6800 firm Trades NY 315598-3537 (12-1)

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues otTHE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $1 25 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Intercom - 2 cloth helmets 2 headsets 2 boom mikes $400 value for $175 as-is where-is Needs work 504892-5756 (11-2)

Beech Staggerwing Club needs data history and parts Want former ownerlpilot to tell us your exshyperiences and whereabouts of any parts - any condition Club Secretary George York 181 Sloboda Avenue Mansfield OH 44906 phone 419755-1208 days 419529-4378 evenings and weekends (12-2)

For sale Full length leather flying suit 24 volt electrically heated BuAero US Navy M4563 Colvinex Corporation Very good condition $35000 Glen Brodeur P O Box 184 Thompson CT 06277 phone 203923-3115

For sale Private estate adjacent to municipal airport Pilot or mechanics dream home Property consists of 10-plus acres including 2-year-old earth (berm) home 24 x 40 workshop with carshyport 1 car garage 40 x 80 hangarlwarehouse 18 x 24 log cabin and three hangars on airport One and a half acres zoned residential remaining acreage zoned intensive industrial Fifty foot gate provides easy access to airport proper Approximately 45 air miles to Oshkosh Earth home with solar wood and electric heat is unshyfinished Miscellaneous extras include Storage tanks for two grades of fuel (300 and 2600 gallon capacities) 10 hangar door on warehouse 5 tie-downs storage at1ic and winch lift in workshyshop and underground root cellarlbomb shelter Asking $125000 Will consider airplane as partial payment Send SASE for more details to Ron Ot1os Aeroplane Store Inc PO Box 206 Clintonville WI 54929 or phone 715823-2802 (12-1)

Wooden wings built for vintage aircraft FAA certified Highest quality workmanship Refershyences provided John and Pam Barker Aeroplane Company Box 411 Germantown NY 12526 phone 518537-4945 (1-2)

For sale (2) Citabria gas tanks (3) 850 x 10 new Goodrich tires (1) electric starter for Warner 145 Combs 813845-3251 (1-2)

Wanted - Set of Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann or Bu 133c Jungmeister plans or both or information for above Miss Mandy Yager clo Classic Airshyplanes Hangar 7 Albury Airport Australia 2640 phone 060215818 (12-1)

Wanted - 16 mm World War II related aviation films What have you got Topor 4313 South Marshfield Chicago IL 60609 312847-6392 (mornings) (12-1)

ENGINES Warner Engines and parts one 145 SS50 with 10000 since new and zero SOH Another with 30000 since new needs overhau l Have extensive inventory of 145 parts Write needs P O Box 9702 Greensboro NC 27429 (12-2)

A-40-4 Continental Engine Complete with mag carb hub plugs stacks Was running when taken out of J-2 Crated $83500 Lots of NEW and USED parts for A-40s lists available - $100 Opalack 1138 Industrial Avenue Pot1stown PA 19464 (12-1 )

(2) K-5 Kinner engines sin 249 and 513 Overshyhauled on stands mags and carb not installed Many extra parts cases back plates nose section cylinders crankshaft rods gears valves Waco spun aluminum nose bowl made from original plans New construction Fit RNF KNF and INF Charles E Nickles R2 Box 656 Brenham TX 77833 409836-6704 nights (12-1)

Siemens-Halske 160 from Jungmeister Removed for new engine Approx 550 hours No logs $5000000 firm Complete including OH stand Phone 201 388-7538 after 600 pm (12-1)

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH ottier 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692 (11-1)

FREE FREE FREE - This space reserved for free Want to Buy ads in the January 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE First come first served Need parts for your restoration Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Wit1man Airfield Oshshykosh WI 54903-2591

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Dear Mr Lickteig

More Flying For the Dollar with EAAS Auto Fuel STCs

Aircraft approved with all 80 octane TCM engines (not fuel inj) and Lycoming 0-320-A C and E

engines STCs are sold and approved only for engineairframe combinations listed

STCs AVAILABLE FOR

We would like to list your aviat ion event in our calendar Please send information to the Editor The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903middot2591 Information must be received at least two months in advance of the issue in which it will appear

DECEMBER 17 - KILL DEVIL HILLS NC - Wreath laying ceremony honorshying the 81st Anniversary of the Wright Brothers Flight Ceremonies are free and open to the public For information on flying to the airstrip or the event contact Bebe Midgette National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

MARCH 17middot23 - LAKELAND FLORIDA - 11th Annual EAA Sun n Fun Spring Celebration of Flight Contact Sun n Fun office at 813644-2431 Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm or write to P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807

APRIL 13middot14 - WASHINGTON DC - 5th Annual Tour of National Air and Space Museum and Paul E Garber Facility by EAA Chapter 4 Inc Dinner with speaker of note Limited to 200 Contact Margarent Scesa 9611-51 st Place College Park Maryland 20704 301 345-3164

APRIL 26-28 - KILL DEVIL HILL NC - 3rd Annual Wilber Wright Fly-In Three-day festival honoring Wilbur Wrights birthday April 16 1867 Sponshysored by First Flight SOCiety National Park Service and EAA Chapter 339 Contact Bob Woody National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

JULY 26 bull AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH WISCONSIN - 33rd Annual EAA Fly-In and Convention Make your plans now to attend the Worlds Greatest Aviation Event Contact EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

This has been a good year for me I became a member of EAA and the AntiqueClassic Division I am receiving SPORT AVIATION and THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and I made it to Oshkosh 84 My wife and I drove up for the opening weekend and were really immiddot pressed

We want to attend Oshkosh 85 but would like to be there during the AntiqueClassic events It is not possible for us to be there the entire week so if you could let us know the dates of the events we are interested in we can plan our travel arrangements

Your help will be appreciated Thanks B R Clark (EAA 225713 AC 8461) 735 Ware San Antonio TX 78221 bull

THE JOURNAL OF THE EARLY AEROPLANE

SAMPLE ISSUE $4 15 CRESCENT RD POUGHKEEPSIE N Y 12601

FULLY APPROVED BY FAA Switch to readily available less costly auto gas and cut down your flying costs STCs for auto gas now available from the EAA Aviation Foundation at 50cent per engine horsepower Example - 85 hp Cessna 140 - (50 x 85) = $4250 (Non EAA members add $1500 to totaL) Send check with airshycraft N no aircraft and engine model and serial nos EAA member number Comshyplete low cost insurance protection includmiddot ing autogas coverage available through EAA approved program

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EAA-WORKING FOR YOU Join EAA - be a part of the dedicated group that works constantly to

make flying safer more enjoyable more affordable for everyone in aviation Annual membership $2500 includes monthly magazine SPORT AVIATION Write Attn STC and many other benefits Join today get the member rate on your STC

Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

PAID ADVERTISEMENT

Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Inc Po Box 6750 Telephone (813) 644-2431 bull Lakeland Florida 33807

EAAS SPRING CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT MARCH 17 - 231985

AEROBATICS

SUN n FUN REGISTRATION FEES CATEGORY 1 IF YOU ARE AN EAA MEMBER

EAA Member amp Family $700 per day or $2500 per week One fee admits the EAA member his spouse and children under 18 You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

Admission to Showplane parking areas Free auto parking Souvenir Program Book Commemorative Decal Invitation to all activities (forums social events awards)

CATEGORY 2 IF YOU ARE NOT AN EAA MEMBER BUT HAVE QUALIFYING AIRmiddot MAN CERTIFICATE (We accept the following certificates Airman AampP AmiddotI etc Air Defense Card FAA Membership card of AMA QB OXmiddot5 etc Any identification to show affiliation with andor knowledge of aircraft operations)

Yourself $700 per day or $2500 per week Each member of your party over age 14 $500 per day or $2500 per week You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

One Souvenir Program Book for your party Admission to Showplane parking areas One Commemorative Decal Admission to forums

CATEGORY 3 NONmiddotEAA MEMBERS AN D THOSE WHO DO NOT HOLD ANY QUALIFYING AIRMAN CERTIFICATE

Each Person $500 per day You receive Admission to all exhibit areas including the Ultralight

Operations area Daily airshow Admission to the forums and workshops Admission to Showplane parking areas only while accompanied by a person holding a Category 1 or 2 ticket

NOTES Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult Additional Souvenir Programs are available for $200 each

IF YOU JOIN EAA WHILE AT SUN N FUN YOU MAY EXCHANGE YOUR CATEGORY 2 OR 3 TICKETS FOR CATEGORY 1 TICKETS AT MAIN REGISTRATION

TRANSPORTATION Buses will be operated on a regular schedule throughout the flymiddotin Guests arriving

by air will be provided FREE shuttle bus transportation anywhere on the airport courtesy of Sun n Fun Bus fares to and from the motels and downtown Lakeland are $1 00 Your program will include the bus schedule This information will also be posted at bus stops at Sun n Fun and at the Lakeland Municipal Airport Terminal and Restaumiddot rant

AUTO PARKING Auto parking is free to EAA members All that is necessary is to show your current

International EAA membership card to the parking attendants

AIRCRAFT AWARDS If you are fortunate enough to fly to Sun n Fun in a showplane you certainly would

want it judged for one of the many awards In order to have your aircraft judged it must be registered Judging registration forms are available at any of the aircraft registration points on the airport (Warbirds Ultralight Airside etc) Just complete the form and leave it at the registration booth All aircraft must be parked in the appropriate area to be judged (ie Homebuilts in the Homebuilt area etc) A WORD OF CAUmiddot TION Your aircraft must be registered for judging prior to 500 pm Friday March 22 in order to have it judged

If you bring your showplane Antique Classic Warbird Homebuilt etc to Sun n Fun 1985 you will receive a very special pair of wings to wear

18 DECEMBER 1984

PAW ADVERTISEMENT CONTROL TOWER

The Lakeland Control Tower will operate 12 hours per day during the EAA Sun n Fun Fly-In between 7 am and 7 pm EST Primary Frequencies are ATIS 1242 Ground Control 1214 Tower 1245 VOR 1160

If there is any possibility that you might be coming to Sun n Fun in an aircraft without a radio it is important that you place your name aircraft type identification number address and the word NON-RADIO on a postcard and mail it to Tampa ATC Tower Tampa International Airport Tampa FL 33607 The receipt of the card will validate your authorization to operate without a radio while the Temporary ATC Tower is in operation The card also indicates that you have read and understand the procedure as shown in NOTAMS

Please bring your own tie-downs Limited numbers of tie-downs will be available on the field during the fly-in week Ask a plane parker

CAMP REGISTRATION AND FACILITIES You may camp by your aeroplane or in a tent in a motor home camper

bus etc There are no electrical hookups water is available throughout the camping areas except the Ultralight area There are two shower houses availshyable We have a beautiful country store for the convenience of campers

FEES Camper fees will be $500 per day per unit payable in advance If you leave before the end of the fly-in the remainder of your camping fee will be refunded Check out time will be 1200 Noon Registration fee must be paid with your camping fee

VOLUNTEER CENTER Sun n Fun is operated by volunteers Even the officers and directors are

unpaid All of these people register and pay just like you do Please help keep our fees down by pitching in and helping run your convenshy

tion The more of us that work the less work each of us will have to do Help us to help you enjoy the fly-in Get involved help share the load shy

VOLUNTEER Youll have more fun if you are a part of it Visit your VOLUNTEER BUILDING and offer to pitch in We will love you

for it If you work for eight (8) hours during the convention you will receive a

special Sun n Fun VOLUNTEER PATCH

IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED We have attempted to provide the info that you will need before coming

to the fly-in If however you have additional questiona please call our Sun n Fun office (813-644-2431) between 900 am and 400 pm Monday through Friday

HOUSING We are again working on providing housing accommodations in private

homes If you are interested call the Sun n Fun office after 1-1-85

CAMPGROUNDS SAN LAN RANCH - 3929 US Highway 98 South - 813-665-1726 TIKI VILLAGE - 905 Crevasse St - 813-858-5364 HOLLINGSWORTH TRAVEL TRAILER PARK - 6211 US Hwy 98 N shy813-858-2026

AUTOMOBILE RENTAL AGENCIES AVIS RENT-A-CAR - 3410 US HWY 98 North - 813-858-7641 CANNON BUICK LEASING - 5210 S Florida Ave - 813-646-5051 HERTZ CAR RENTAL - 2101 S Florida Ave - 813-683-4727 or 800-654-3131 JIM ADAMS FORD - 1430 W Memorial Blvd - 813-682-1102 LAKELAND LINCOLN-MERCURY LEASING - 1111 East Main St shy813-688-1212 LAKELAND TOYOTA - 1200 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-5451 NATIONAL CAR RENTAL - 851 S Florida Ave 813-682-1586 or 800-328-4567 PRECISION OLDSMOBILEFIAT - 2805 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-7911 RAY DURDIN LEASING - 1025 US Highway 98 South - 813-688-5541 REGAL PONTIACHONDA - 2615 Lakeland Hills Blvd - 813-687-8000 THREE DOLLAR CAR RENTAL - 218 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-1944 UGLY DUCKLING RENT A CAR - 1630 W Memorial Blvd - 813-687-0110 YERTON LEASING - 1002 E Main Street - 813-688-8555

SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING SUN N FUN FLY-IN

Due to the heavy volume of air traffic generated by the fly-in pilots are urged to be extremely alert for a high volume of VFR traffic operating in Central Flordia

BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FLY-IN CHECK NOTAMS AND THE AIRMANS INFORMATION MANUAL FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES LAKELAND MUNICIPAL AIRshyPORT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL ITINERANT OPERATIONS FROM 200 PM TO 400 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME DAILY DURING THE FLYshyIN

PLAN TO BE THERE

ULTRALIGHTS

MOTELS IN LAKELAND AREA ACER NOOK MOTEL - 5550 New Tampa Highway shy813-688-2005 BEST WESTERN - 508 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-7471 CIRCLE MOTEL - 1601 George Jenkins Blvd - 813-686-3201 COZY COURT MOTEL -1407 Woodland Ave - 813-665-4179 DAYS INN - 3223 US Hwy 98 North - 813-688-6031 EVERGREEN MOTEL - 6650 New Tampa Highway shy813-686-1338 HOLIDAY INN CENTRAL - 910 E Memorial Blvdshy813-682-0101 HOLIDAY INN NORTH -1-4 amp SR 33 - 813-858-1411 HOLIDAY INN SOUTH - 3405 S Florida Avenueshy813-646-5731 HOWARD JOHNSON - 3525 US Highway 98 North shy813-858-4481 HUNTLY INN -1-4 amp US Highway 98 North - 813-688-8484 IMPERIAL 400 MOTEL - 740 E Main Street - 813-688-5506 LAND-O-LAKES MOTEL - 240 N Wabash Avenue shy813-688-1910 MOTEL LAKELAND - 1224 E Memorial Blvd - 813-682-2106 MOTEL RAMA - 601 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-5961 PRESTLERS MOTEL - 2435 New Tampa Hwy 813-682-8423 QUALITY INN - 3311 US Highway 98 North - 813-688-7972 RED CARPET INN - 3410 US Highway 98 Northshy813-858-3851 SCOTIISH INN - 244 N Florida Ave - 813-687-2530 SUNSET MOTEL - 2301 New Tampa Hwy - 813-682-5636 T IGER VILLA MOTEL - 6000 New Tampa Hwy shy813-682-8114 SIESTA MOTEL - 1527 Geo Jenkins Blvd - 813-686-7191

HOLIDAY INNPLANT CITY - 813-752-3141 ECON-O-LODGEPLANT CITY - 813-752-0570 DAVIS BROS MOTOR LODGEBARTOW - 813-533-0711 RESORT LODGEIWINTER HAVEN - 813-294-2804

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CD CD AUCTION

One of the Worlds Most Desirable Vintage Restored Famous Aircraft

The Stinson Model A Trimotor

Sold at the Famous Sun Dome in Sun City Arizona on January 13th 1985 at 200 pm

For Possible Financing Call ITT Consumer Financial Corp Roger Rizner at 612-540-0800

For Detailed Information Call I rFillHFillJ KRUSEDean Kruse Auctioneer (219) 925middot5600 JbJb INTERNATIONAL

or P O BOX 9394 bull MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440 Eugene Coppock Seller

(815) 455-5727 800middot328middot0071 In Minnesota 612middot540middot9450 an affiliate and auction service of ITT Consumer Financial CorDoration

Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet_ 25e per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Willman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

AIRCRAFT J-3 Cub Float Plane parts 1320 and 1400 Edo front fuselage fit1ing SASE for list R Mat1 EAA Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise set1ing 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

STEARMAN 1941 PT-17 - Completely rebuilt by a nationally known company original blue and yelshylow stars and bars on cot1on 220 Continental 50 hours since major but aircraft not flown since comshypletion Sell or trade Cessna 182 or equivalent 904546-3141 (12-2)

CESSNA 170B 1953 1400 SMOH 65 STOH Rebuilt gyros Imron paint 75 galhr $14000 Call 217488-6283 (12-2)

1936 Stinson SR-8C Gullwing Reliant Fourshytime Grand Champion featured in November 82 THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and SPORT AVIAshyTION Roy Redman 507334-5922 (12-1)

1952 Tri-Pacer 340 SMOH 1983 restoration with Ceconite alternator strobes electric T amp B Genave 200A AT 50A transponder Call 919335shy1630 (1-2)

1939 Aeronca Chief Model 50-L Only one flying 50 hp Lyc 310 SMOH New wood Ceconite tube seal on rebuild New prop red amp yellow nice antique $6800 firm Trades NY 315598-3537 (12-1)

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues otTHE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $1 25 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Intercom - 2 cloth helmets 2 headsets 2 boom mikes $400 value for $175 as-is where-is Needs work 504892-5756 (11-2)

Beech Staggerwing Club needs data history and parts Want former ownerlpilot to tell us your exshyperiences and whereabouts of any parts - any condition Club Secretary George York 181 Sloboda Avenue Mansfield OH 44906 phone 419755-1208 days 419529-4378 evenings and weekends (12-2)

For sale Full length leather flying suit 24 volt electrically heated BuAero US Navy M4563 Colvinex Corporation Very good condition $35000 Glen Brodeur P O Box 184 Thompson CT 06277 phone 203923-3115

For sale Private estate adjacent to municipal airport Pilot or mechanics dream home Property consists of 10-plus acres including 2-year-old earth (berm) home 24 x 40 workshop with carshyport 1 car garage 40 x 80 hangarlwarehouse 18 x 24 log cabin and three hangars on airport One and a half acres zoned residential remaining acreage zoned intensive industrial Fifty foot gate provides easy access to airport proper Approximately 45 air miles to Oshkosh Earth home with solar wood and electric heat is unshyfinished Miscellaneous extras include Storage tanks for two grades of fuel (300 and 2600 gallon capacities) 10 hangar door on warehouse 5 tie-downs storage at1ic and winch lift in workshyshop and underground root cellarlbomb shelter Asking $125000 Will consider airplane as partial payment Send SASE for more details to Ron Ot1os Aeroplane Store Inc PO Box 206 Clintonville WI 54929 or phone 715823-2802 (12-1)

Wooden wings built for vintage aircraft FAA certified Highest quality workmanship Refershyences provided John and Pam Barker Aeroplane Company Box 411 Germantown NY 12526 phone 518537-4945 (1-2)

For sale (2) Citabria gas tanks (3) 850 x 10 new Goodrich tires (1) electric starter for Warner 145 Combs 813845-3251 (1-2)

Wanted - Set of Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann or Bu 133c Jungmeister plans or both or information for above Miss Mandy Yager clo Classic Airshyplanes Hangar 7 Albury Airport Australia 2640 phone 060215818 (12-1)

Wanted - 16 mm World War II related aviation films What have you got Topor 4313 South Marshfield Chicago IL 60609 312847-6392 (mornings) (12-1)

ENGINES Warner Engines and parts one 145 SS50 with 10000 since new and zero SOH Another with 30000 since new needs overhau l Have extensive inventory of 145 parts Write needs P O Box 9702 Greensboro NC 27429 (12-2)

A-40-4 Continental Engine Complete with mag carb hub plugs stacks Was running when taken out of J-2 Crated $83500 Lots of NEW and USED parts for A-40s lists available - $100 Opalack 1138 Industrial Avenue Pot1stown PA 19464 (12-1 )

(2) K-5 Kinner engines sin 249 and 513 Overshyhauled on stands mags and carb not installed Many extra parts cases back plates nose section cylinders crankshaft rods gears valves Waco spun aluminum nose bowl made from original plans New construction Fit RNF KNF and INF Charles E Nickles R2 Box 656 Brenham TX 77833 409836-6704 nights (12-1)

Siemens-Halske 160 from Jungmeister Removed for new engine Approx 550 hours No logs $5000000 firm Complete including OH stand Phone 201 388-7538 after 600 pm (12-1)

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH ottier 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692 (11-1)

FREE FREE FREE - This space reserved for free Want to Buy ads in the January 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE First come first served Need parts for your restoration Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Wit1man Airfield Oshshykosh WI 54903-2591

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

PAID ADVERTISEMENT

Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Inc Po Box 6750 Telephone (813) 644-2431 bull Lakeland Florida 33807

EAAS SPRING CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT MARCH 17 - 231985

AEROBATICS

SUN n FUN REGISTRATION FEES CATEGORY 1 IF YOU ARE AN EAA MEMBER

EAA Member amp Family $700 per day or $2500 per week One fee admits the EAA member his spouse and children under 18 You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

Admission to Showplane parking areas Free auto parking Souvenir Program Book Commemorative Decal Invitation to all activities (forums social events awards)

CATEGORY 2 IF YOU ARE NOT AN EAA MEMBER BUT HAVE QUALIFYING AIRmiddot MAN CERTIFICATE (We accept the following certificates Airman AampP AmiddotI etc Air Defense Card FAA Membership card of AMA QB OXmiddot5 etc Any identification to show affiliation with andor knowledge of aircraft operations)

Yourself $700 per day or $2500 per week Each member of your party over age 14 $500 per day or $2500 per week You receive Admission to all Sun n Fun areas

One Souvenir Program Book for your party Admission to Showplane parking areas One Commemorative Decal Admission to forums

CATEGORY 3 NONmiddotEAA MEMBERS AN D THOSE WHO DO NOT HOLD ANY QUALIFYING AIRMAN CERTIFICATE

Each Person $500 per day You receive Admission to all exhibit areas including the Ultralight

Operations area Daily airshow Admission to the forums and workshops Admission to Showplane parking areas only while accompanied by a person holding a Category 1 or 2 ticket

NOTES Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult Additional Souvenir Programs are available for $200 each

IF YOU JOIN EAA WHILE AT SUN N FUN YOU MAY EXCHANGE YOUR CATEGORY 2 OR 3 TICKETS FOR CATEGORY 1 TICKETS AT MAIN REGISTRATION

TRANSPORTATION Buses will be operated on a regular schedule throughout the flymiddotin Guests arriving

by air will be provided FREE shuttle bus transportation anywhere on the airport courtesy of Sun n Fun Bus fares to and from the motels and downtown Lakeland are $1 00 Your program will include the bus schedule This information will also be posted at bus stops at Sun n Fun and at the Lakeland Municipal Airport Terminal and Restaumiddot rant

AUTO PARKING Auto parking is free to EAA members All that is necessary is to show your current

International EAA membership card to the parking attendants

AIRCRAFT AWARDS If you are fortunate enough to fly to Sun n Fun in a showplane you certainly would

want it judged for one of the many awards In order to have your aircraft judged it must be registered Judging registration forms are available at any of the aircraft registration points on the airport (Warbirds Ultralight Airside etc) Just complete the form and leave it at the registration booth All aircraft must be parked in the appropriate area to be judged (ie Homebuilts in the Homebuilt area etc) A WORD OF CAUmiddot TION Your aircraft must be registered for judging prior to 500 pm Friday March 22 in order to have it judged

If you bring your showplane Antique Classic Warbird Homebuilt etc to Sun n Fun 1985 you will receive a very special pair of wings to wear

18 DECEMBER 1984

PAW ADVERTISEMENT CONTROL TOWER

The Lakeland Control Tower will operate 12 hours per day during the EAA Sun n Fun Fly-In between 7 am and 7 pm EST Primary Frequencies are ATIS 1242 Ground Control 1214 Tower 1245 VOR 1160

If there is any possibility that you might be coming to Sun n Fun in an aircraft without a radio it is important that you place your name aircraft type identification number address and the word NON-RADIO on a postcard and mail it to Tampa ATC Tower Tampa International Airport Tampa FL 33607 The receipt of the card will validate your authorization to operate without a radio while the Temporary ATC Tower is in operation The card also indicates that you have read and understand the procedure as shown in NOTAMS

Please bring your own tie-downs Limited numbers of tie-downs will be available on the field during the fly-in week Ask a plane parker

CAMP REGISTRATION AND FACILITIES You may camp by your aeroplane or in a tent in a motor home camper

bus etc There are no electrical hookups water is available throughout the camping areas except the Ultralight area There are two shower houses availshyable We have a beautiful country store for the convenience of campers

FEES Camper fees will be $500 per day per unit payable in advance If you leave before the end of the fly-in the remainder of your camping fee will be refunded Check out time will be 1200 Noon Registration fee must be paid with your camping fee

VOLUNTEER CENTER Sun n Fun is operated by volunteers Even the officers and directors are

unpaid All of these people register and pay just like you do Please help keep our fees down by pitching in and helping run your convenshy

tion The more of us that work the less work each of us will have to do Help us to help you enjoy the fly-in Get involved help share the load shy

VOLUNTEER Youll have more fun if you are a part of it Visit your VOLUNTEER BUILDING and offer to pitch in We will love you

for it If you work for eight (8) hours during the convention you will receive a

special Sun n Fun VOLUNTEER PATCH

IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED We have attempted to provide the info that you will need before coming

to the fly-in If however you have additional questiona please call our Sun n Fun office (813-644-2431) between 900 am and 400 pm Monday through Friday

HOUSING We are again working on providing housing accommodations in private

homes If you are interested call the Sun n Fun office after 1-1-85

CAMPGROUNDS SAN LAN RANCH - 3929 US Highway 98 South - 813-665-1726 TIKI VILLAGE - 905 Crevasse St - 813-858-5364 HOLLINGSWORTH TRAVEL TRAILER PARK - 6211 US Hwy 98 N shy813-858-2026

AUTOMOBILE RENTAL AGENCIES AVIS RENT-A-CAR - 3410 US HWY 98 North - 813-858-7641 CANNON BUICK LEASING - 5210 S Florida Ave - 813-646-5051 HERTZ CAR RENTAL - 2101 S Florida Ave - 813-683-4727 or 800-654-3131 JIM ADAMS FORD - 1430 W Memorial Blvd - 813-682-1102 LAKELAND LINCOLN-MERCURY LEASING - 1111 East Main St shy813-688-1212 LAKELAND TOYOTA - 1200 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-5451 NATIONAL CAR RENTAL - 851 S Florida Ave 813-682-1586 or 800-328-4567 PRECISION OLDSMOBILEFIAT - 2805 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-7911 RAY DURDIN LEASING - 1025 US Highway 98 South - 813-688-5541 REGAL PONTIACHONDA - 2615 Lakeland Hills Blvd - 813-687-8000 THREE DOLLAR CAR RENTAL - 218 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-1944 UGLY DUCKLING RENT A CAR - 1630 W Memorial Blvd - 813-687-0110 YERTON LEASING - 1002 E Main Street - 813-688-8555

SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING SUN N FUN FLY-IN

Due to the heavy volume of air traffic generated by the fly-in pilots are urged to be extremely alert for a high volume of VFR traffic operating in Central Flordia

BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FLY-IN CHECK NOTAMS AND THE AIRMANS INFORMATION MANUAL FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES LAKELAND MUNICIPAL AIRshyPORT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL ITINERANT OPERATIONS FROM 200 PM TO 400 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME DAILY DURING THE FLYshyIN

PLAN TO BE THERE

ULTRALIGHTS

MOTELS IN LAKELAND AREA ACER NOOK MOTEL - 5550 New Tampa Highway shy813-688-2005 BEST WESTERN - 508 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-7471 CIRCLE MOTEL - 1601 George Jenkins Blvd - 813-686-3201 COZY COURT MOTEL -1407 Woodland Ave - 813-665-4179 DAYS INN - 3223 US Hwy 98 North - 813-688-6031 EVERGREEN MOTEL - 6650 New Tampa Highway shy813-686-1338 HOLIDAY INN CENTRAL - 910 E Memorial Blvdshy813-682-0101 HOLIDAY INN NORTH -1-4 amp SR 33 - 813-858-1411 HOLIDAY INN SOUTH - 3405 S Florida Avenueshy813-646-5731 HOWARD JOHNSON - 3525 US Highway 98 North shy813-858-4481 HUNTLY INN -1-4 amp US Highway 98 North - 813-688-8484 IMPERIAL 400 MOTEL - 740 E Main Street - 813-688-5506 LAND-O-LAKES MOTEL - 240 N Wabash Avenue shy813-688-1910 MOTEL LAKELAND - 1224 E Memorial Blvd - 813-682-2106 MOTEL RAMA - 601 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-5961 PRESTLERS MOTEL - 2435 New Tampa Hwy 813-682-8423 QUALITY INN - 3311 US Highway 98 North - 813-688-7972 RED CARPET INN - 3410 US Highway 98 Northshy813-858-3851 SCOTIISH INN - 244 N Florida Ave - 813-687-2530 SUNSET MOTEL - 2301 New Tampa Hwy - 813-682-5636 T IGER VILLA MOTEL - 6000 New Tampa Hwy shy813-682-8114 SIESTA MOTEL - 1527 Geo Jenkins Blvd - 813-686-7191

HOLIDAY INNPLANT CITY - 813-752-3141 ECON-O-LODGEPLANT CITY - 813-752-0570 DAVIS BROS MOTOR LODGEBARTOW - 813-533-0711 RESORT LODGEIWINTER HAVEN - 813-294-2804

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19

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N o o m () ms CD m

CD CD AUCTION

One of the Worlds Most Desirable Vintage Restored Famous Aircraft

The Stinson Model A Trimotor

Sold at the Famous Sun Dome in Sun City Arizona on January 13th 1985 at 200 pm

For Possible Financing Call ITT Consumer Financial Corp Roger Rizner at 612-540-0800

For Detailed Information Call I rFillHFillJ KRUSEDean Kruse Auctioneer (219) 925middot5600 JbJb INTERNATIONAL

or P O BOX 9394 bull MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440 Eugene Coppock Seller

(815) 455-5727 800middot328middot0071 In Minnesota 612middot540middot9450 an affiliate and auction service of ITT Consumer Financial CorDoration

Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet_ 25e per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Willman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

AIRCRAFT J-3 Cub Float Plane parts 1320 and 1400 Edo front fuselage fit1ing SASE for list R Mat1 EAA Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise set1ing 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

STEARMAN 1941 PT-17 - Completely rebuilt by a nationally known company original blue and yelshylow stars and bars on cot1on 220 Continental 50 hours since major but aircraft not flown since comshypletion Sell or trade Cessna 182 or equivalent 904546-3141 (12-2)

CESSNA 170B 1953 1400 SMOH 65 STOH Rebuilt gyros Imron paint 75 galhr $14000 Call 217488-6283 (12-2)

1936 Stinson SR-8C Gullwing Reliant Fourshytime Grand Champion featured in November 82 THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and SPORT AVIAshyTION Roy Redman 507334-5922 (12-1)

1952 Tri-Pacer 340 SMOH 1983 restoration with Ceconite alternator strobes electric T amp B Genave 200A AT 50A transponder Call 919335shy1630 (1-2)

1939 Aeronca Chief Model 50-L Only one flying 50 hp Lyc 310 SMOH New wood Ceconite tube seal on rebuild New prop red amp yellow nice antique $6800 firm Trades NY 315598-3537 (12-1)

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues otTHE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $1 25 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Intercom - 2 cloth helmets 2 headsets 2 boom mikes $400 value for $175 as-is where-is Needs work 504892-5756 (11-2)

Beech Staggerwing Club needs data history and parts Want former ownerlpilot to tell us your exshyperiences and whereabouts of any parts - any condition Club Secretary George York 181 Sloboda Avenue Mansfield OH 44906 phone 419755-1208 days 419529-4378 evenings and weekends (12-2)

For sale Full length leather flying suit 24 volt electrically heated BuAero US Navy M4563 Colvinex Corporation Very good condition $35000 Glen Brodeur P O Box 184 Thompson CT 06277 phone 203923-3115

For sale Private estate adjacent to municipal airport Pilot or mechanics dream home Property consists of 10-plus acres including 2-year-old earth (berm) home 24 x 40 workshop with carshyport 1 car garage 40 x 80 hangarlwarehouse 18 x 24 log cabin and three hangars on airport One and a half acres zoned residential remaining acreage zoned intensive industrial Fifty foot gate provides easy access to airport proper Approximately 45 air miles to Oshkosh Earth home with solar wood and electric heat is unshyfinished Miscellaneous extras include Storage tanks for two grades of fuel (300 and 2600 gallon capacities) 10 hangar door on warehouse 5 tie-downs storage at1ic and winch lift in workshyshop and underground root cellarlbomb shelter Asking $125000 Will consider airplane as partial payment Send SASE for more details to Ron Ot1os Aeroplane Store Inc PO Box 206 Clintonville WI 54929 or phone 715823-2802 (12-1)

Wooden wings built for vintage aircraft FAA certified Highest quality workmanship Refershyences provided John and Pam Barker Aeroplane Company Box 411 Germantown NY 12526 phone 518537-4945 (1-2)

For sale (2) Citabria gas tanks (3) 850 x 10 new Goodrich tires (1) electric starter for Warner 145 Combs 813845-3251 (1-2)

Wanted - Set of Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann or Bu 133c Jungmeister plans or both or information for above Miss Mandy Yager clo Classic Airshyplanes Hangar 7 Albury Airport Australia 2640 phone 060215818 (12-1)

Wanted - 16 mm World War II related aviation films What have you got Topor 4313 South Marshfield Chicago IL 60609 312847-6392 (mornings) (12-1)

ENGINES Warner Engines and parts one 145 SS50 with 10000 since new and zero SOH Another with 30000 since new needs overhau l Have extensive inventory of 145 parts Write needs P O Box 9702 Greensboro NC 27429 (12-2)

A-40-4 Continental Engine Complete with mag carb hub plugs stacks Was running when taken out of J-2 Crated $83500 Lots of NEW and USED parts for A-40s lists available - $100 Opalack 1138 Industrial Avenue Pot1stown PA 19464 (12-1 )

(2) K-5 Kinner engines sin 249 and 513 Overshyhauled on stands mags and carb not installed Many extra parts cases back plates nose section cylinders crankshaft rods gears valves Waco spun aluminum nose bowl made from original plans New construction Fit RNF KNF and INF Charles E Nickles R2 Box 656 Brenham TX 77833 409836-6704 nights (12-1)

Siemens-Halske 160 from Jungmeister Removed for new engine Approx 550 hours No logs $5000000 firm Complete including OH stand Phone 201 388-7538 after 600 pm (12-1)

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH ottier 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692 (11-1)

FREE FREE FREE - This space reserved for free Want to Buy ads in the January 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE First come first served Need parts for your restoration Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Wit1man Airfield Oshshykosh WI 54903-2591

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

PAW ADVERTISEMENT CONTROL TOWER

The Lakeland Control Tower will operate 12 hours per day during the EAA Sun n Fun Fly-In between 7 am and 7 pm EST Primary Frequencies are ATIS 1242 Ground Control 1214 Tower 1245 VOR 1160

If there is any possibility that you might be coming to Sun n Fun in an aircraft without a radio it is important that you place your name aircraft type identification number address and the word NON-RADIO on a postcard and mail it to Tampa ATC Tower Tampa International Airport Tampa FL 33607 The receipt of the card will validate your authorization to operate without a radio while the Temporary ATC Tower is in operation The card also indicates that you have read and understand the procedure as shown in NOTAMS

Please bring your own tie-downs Limited numbers of tie-downs will be available on the field during the fly-in week Ask a plane parker

CAMP REGISTRATION AND FACILITIES You may camp by your aeroplane or in a tent in a motor home camper

bus etc There are no electrical hookups water is available throughout the camping areas except the Ultralight area There are two shower houses availshyable We have a beautiful country store for the convenience of campers

FEES Camper fees will be $500 per day per unit payable in advance If you leave before the end of the fly-in the remainder of your camping fee will be refunded Check out time will be 1200 Noon Registration fee must be paid with your camping fee

VOLUNTEER CENTER Sun n Fun is operated by volunteers Even the officers and directors are

unpaid All of these people register and pay just like you do Please help keep our fees down by pitching in and helping run your convenshy

tion The more of us that work the less work each of us will have to do Help us to help you enjoy the fly-in Get involved help share the load shy

VOLUNTEER Youll have more fun if you are a part of it Visit your VOLUNTEER BUILDING and offer to pitch in We will love you

for it If you work for eight (8) hours during the convention you will receive a

special Sun n Fun VOLUNTEER PATCH

IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED We have attempted to provide the info that you will need before coming

to the fly-in If however you have additional questiona please call our Sun n Fun office (813-644-2431) between 900 am and 400 pm Monday through Friday

HOUSING We are again working on providing housing accommodations in private

homes If you are interested call the Sun n Fun office after 1-1-85

CAMPGROUNDS SAN LAN RANCH - 3929 US Highway 98 South - 813-665-1726 TIKI VILLAGE - 905 Crevasse St - 813-858-5364 HOLLINGSWORTH TRAVEL TRAILER PARK - 6211 US Hwy 98 N shy813-858-2026

AUTOMOBILE RENTAL AGENCIES AVIS RENT-A-CAR - 3410 US HWY 98 North - 813-858-7641 CANNON BUICK LEASING - 5210 S Florida Ave - 813-646-5051 HERTZ CAR RENTAL - 2101 S Florida Ave - 813-683-4727 or 800-654-3131 JIM ADAMS FORD - 1430 W Memorial Blvd - 813-682-1102 LAKELAND LINCOLN-MERCURY LEASING - 1111 East Main St shy813-688-1212 LAKELAND TOYOTA - 1200 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-5451 NATIONAL CAR RENTAL - 851 S Florida Ave 813-682-1586 or 800-328-4567 PRECISION OLDSMOBILEFIAT - 2805 W Memorial Blvd - 813-688-7911 RAY DURDIN LEASING - 1025 US Highway 98 South - 813-688-5541 REGAL PONTIACHONDA - 2615 Lakeland Hills Blvd - 813-687-8000 THREE DOLLAR CAR RENTAL - 218 E Memorial Blvd - 813-683-1944 UGLY DUCKLING RENT A CAR - 1630 W Memorial Blvd - 813-687-0110 YERTON LEASING - 1002 E Main Street - 813-688-8555

SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING SUN N FUN FLY-IN

Due to the heavy volume of air traffic generated by the fly-in pilots are urged to be extremely alert for a high volume of VFR traffic operating in Central Flordia

BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FLY-IN CHECK NOTAMS AND THE AIRMANS INFORMATION MANUAL FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES LAKELAND MUNICIPAL AIRshyPORT WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL ITINERANT OPERATIONS FROM 200 PM TO 400 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME DAILY DURING THE FLYshyIN

PLAN TO BE THERE

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One of the Worlds Most Desirable Vintage Restored Famous Aircraft

The Stinson Model A Trimotor

Sold at the Famous Sun Dome in Sun City Arizona on January 13th 1985 at 200 pm

For Possible Financing Call ITT Consumer Financial Corp Roger Rizner at 612-540-0800

For Detailed Information Call I rFillHFillJ KRUSEDean Kruse Auctioneer (219) 925middot5600 JbJb INTERNATIONAL

or P O BOX 9394 bull MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440 Eugene Coppock Seller

(815) 455-5727 800middot328middot0071 In Minnesota 612middot540middot9450 an affiliate and auction service of ITT Consumer Financial CorDoration

Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet_ 25e per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Willman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

AIRCRAFT J-3 Cub Float Plane parts 1320 and 1400 Edo front fuselage fit1ing SASE for list R Mat1 EAA Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise set1ing 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

STEARMAN 1941 PT-17 - Completely rebuilt by a nationally known company original blue and yelshylow stars and bars on cot1on 220 Continental 50 hours since major but aircraft not flown since comshypletion Sell or trade Cessna 182 or equivalent 904546-3141 (12-2)

CESSNA 170B 1953 1400 SMOH 65 STOH Rebuilt gyros Imron paint 75 galhr $14000 Call 217488-6283 (12-2)

1936 Stinson SR-8C Gullwing Reliant Fourshytime Grand Champion featured in November 82 THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and SPORT AVIAshyTION Roy Redman 507334-5922 (12-1)

1952 Tri-Pacer 340 SMOH 1983 restoration with Ceconite alternator strobes electric T amp B Genave 200A AT 50A transponder Call 919335shy1630 (1-2)

1939 Aeronca Chief Model 50-L Only one flying 50 hp Lyc 310 SMOH New wood Ceconite tube seal on rebuild New prop red amp yellow nice antique $6800 firm Trades NY 315598-3537 (12-1)

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues otTHE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $1 25 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Intercom - 2 cloth helmets 2 headsets 2 boom mikes $400 value for $175 as-is where-is Needs work 504892-5756 (11-2)

Beech Staggerwing Club needs data history and parts Want former ownerlpilot to tell us your exshyperiences and whereabouts of any parts - any condition Club Secretary George York 181 Sloboda Avenue Mansfield OH 44906 phone 419755-1208 days 419529-4378 evenings and weekends (12-2)

For sale Full length leather flying suit 24 volt electrically heated BuAero US Navy M4563 Colvinex Corporation Very good condition $35000 Glen Brodeur P O Box 184 Thompson CT 06277 phone 203923-3115

For sale Private estate adjacent to municipal airport Pilot or mechanics dream home Property consists of 10-plus acres including 2-year-old earth (berm) home 24 x 40 workshop with carshyport 1 car garage 40 x 80 hangarlwarehouse 18 x 24 log cabin and three hangars on airport One and a half acres zoned residential remaining acreage zoned intensive industrial Fifty foot gate provides easy access to airport proper Approximately 45 air miles to Oshkosh Earth home with solar wood and electric heat is unshyfinished Miscellaneous extras include Storage tanks for two grades of fuel (300 and 2600 gallon capacities) 10 hangar door on warehouse 5 tie-downs storage at1ic and winch lift in workshyshop and underground root cellarlbomb shelter Asking $125000 Will consider airplane as partial payment Send SASE for more details to Ron Ot1os Aeroplane Store Inc PO Box 206 Clintonville WI 54929 or phone 715823-2802 (12-1)

Wooden wings built for vintage aircraft FAA certified Highest quality workmanship Refershyences provided John and Pam Barker Aeroplane Company Box 411 Germantown NY 12526 phone 518537-4945 (1-2)

For sale (2) Citabria gas tanks (3) 850 x 10 new Goodrich tires (1) electric starter for Warner 145 Combs 813845-3251 (1-2)

Wanted - Set of Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann or Bu 133c Jungmeister plans or both or information for above Miss Mandy Yager clo Classic Airshyplanes Hangar 7 Albury Airport Australia 2640 phone 060215818 (12-1)

Wanted - 16 mm World War II related aviation films What have you got Topor 4313 South Marshfield Chicago IL 60609 312847-6392 (mornings) (12-1)

ENGINES Warner Engines and parts one 145 SS50 with 10000 since new and zero SOH Another with 30000 since new needs overhau l Have extensive inventory of 145 parts Write needs P O Box 9702 Greensboro NC 27429 (12-2)

A-40-4 Continental Engine Complete with mag carb hub plugs stacks Was running when taken out of J-2 Crated $83500 Lots of NEW and USED parts for A-40s lists available - $100 Opalack 1138 Industrial Avenue Pot1stown PA 19464 (12-1 )

(2) K-5 Kinner engines sin 249 and 513 Overshyhauled on stands mags and carb not installed Many extra parts cases back plates nose section cylinders crankshaft rods gears valves Waco spun aluminum nose bowl made from original plans New construction Fit RNF KNF and INF Charles E Nickles R2 Box 656 Brenham TX 77833 409836-6704 nights (12-1)

Siemens-Halske 160 from Jungmeister Removed for new engine Approx 550 hours No logs $5000000 firm Complete including OH stand Phone 201 388-7538 after 600 pm (12-1)

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH ottier 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692 (11-1)

FREE FREE FREE - This space reserved for free Want to Buy ads in the January 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE First come first served Need parts for your restoration Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Wit1man Airfield Oshshykosh WI 54903-2591

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One of the Worlds Most Desirable Vintage Restored Famous Aircraft

The Stinson Model A Trimotor

Sold at the Famous Sun Dome in Sun City Arizona on January 13th 1985 at 200 pm

For Possible Financing Call ITT Consumer Financial Corp Roger Rizner at 612-540-0800

For Detailed Information Call I rFillHFillJ KRUSEDean Kruse Auctioneer (219) 925middot5600 JbJb INTERNATIONAL

or P O BOX 9394 bull MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440 Eugene Coppock Seller

(815) 455-5727 800middot328middot0071 In Minnesota 612middot540middot9450 an affiliate and auction service of ITT Consumer Financial CorDoration

Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet_ 25e per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Willman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

AIRCRAFT J-3 Cub Float Plane parts 1320 and 1400 Edo front fuselage fit1ing SASE for list R Mat1 EAA Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise set1ing 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

STEARMAN 1941 PT-17 - Completely rebuilt by a nationally known company original blue and yelshylow stars and bars on cot1on 220 Continental 50 hours since major but aircraft not flown since comshypletion Sell or trade Cessna 182 or equivalent 904546-3141 (12-2)

CESSNA 170B 1953 1400 SMOH 65 STOH Rebuilt gyros Imron paint 75 galhr $14000 Call 217488-6283 (12-2)

1936 Stinson SR-8C Gullwing Reliant Fourshytime Grand Champion featured in November 82 THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and SPORT AVIAshyTION Roy Redman 507334-5922 (12-1)

1952 Tri-Pacer 340 SMOH 1983 restoration with Ceconite alternator strobes electric T amp B Genave 200A AT 50A transponder Call 919335shy1630 (1-2)

1939 Aeronca Chief Model 50-L Only one flying 50 hp Lyc 310 SMOH New wood Ceconite tube seal on rebuild New prop red amp yellow nice antique $6800 firm Trades NY 315598-3537 (12-1)

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues otTHE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $1 25 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Intercom - 2 cloth helmets 2 headsets 2 boom mikes $400 value for $175 as-is where-is Needs work 504892-5756 (11-2)

Beech Staggerwing Club needs data history and parts Want former ownerlpilot to tell us your exshyperiences and whereabouts of any parts - any condition Club Secretary George York 181 Sloboda Avenue Mansfield OH 44906 phone 419755-1208 days 419529-4378 evenings and weekends (12-2)

For sale Full length leather flying suit 24 volt electrically heated BuAero US Navy M4563 Colvinex Corporation Very good condition $35000 Glen Brodeur P O Box 184 Thompson CT 06277 phone 203923-3115

For sale Private estate adjacent to municipal airport Pilot or mechanics dream home Property consists of 10-plus acres including 2-year-old earth (berm) home 24 x 40 workshop with carshyport 1 car garage 40 x 80 hangarlwarehouse 18 x 24 log cabin and three hangars on airport One and a half acres zoned residential remaining acreage zoned intensive industrial Fifty foot gate provides easy access to airport proper Approximately 45 air miles to Oshkosh Earth home with solar wood and electric heat is unshyfinished Miscellaneous extras include Storage tanks for two grades of fuel (300 and 2600 gallon capacities) 10 hangar door on warehouse 5 tie-downs storage at1ic and winch lift in workshyshop and underground root cellarlbomb shelter Asking $125000 Will consider airplane as partial payment Send SASE for more details to Ron Ot1os Aeroplane Store Inc PO Box 206 Clintonville WI 54929 or phone 715823-2802 (12-1)

Wooden wings built for vintage aircraft FAA certified Highest quality workmanship Refershyences provided John and Pam Barker Aeroplane Company Box 411 Germantown NY 12526 phone 518537-4945 (1-2)

For sale (2) Citabria gas tanks (3) 850 x 10 new Goodrich tires (1) electric starter for Warner 145 Combs 813845-3251 (1-2)

Wanted - Set of Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann or Bu 133c Jungmeister plans or both or information for above Miss Mandy Yager clo Classic Airshyplanes Hangar 7 Albury Airport Australia 2640 phone 060215818 (12-1)

Wanted - 16 mm World War II related aviation films What have you got Topor 4313 South Marshfield Chicago IL 60609 312847-6392 (mornings) (12-1)

ENGINES Warner Engines and parts one 145 SS50 with 10000 since new and zero SOH Another with 30000 since new needs overhau l Have extensive inventory of 145 parts Write needs P O Box 9702 Greensboro NC 27429 (12-2)

A-40-4 Continental Engine Complete with mag carb hub plugs stacks Was running when taken out of J-2 Crated $83500 Lots of NEW and USED parts for A-40s lists available - $100 Opalack 1138 Industrial Avenue Pot1stown PA 19464 (12-1 )

(2) K-5 Kinner engines sin 249 and 513 Overshyhauled on stands mags and carb not installed Many extra parts cases back plates nose section cylinders crankshaft rods gears valves Waco spun aluminum nose bowl made from original plans New construction Fit RNF KNF and INF Charles E Nickles R2 Box 656 Brenham TX 77833 409836-6704 nights (12-1)

Siemens-Halske 160 from Jungmeister Removed for new engine Approx 550 hours No logs $5000000 firm Complete including OH stand Phone 201 388-7538 after 600 pm (12-1)

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH ottier 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692 (11-1)

FREE FREE FREE - This space reserved for free Want to Buy ads in the January 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE First come first served Need parts for your restoration Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Wit1man Airfield Oshshykosh WI 54903-2591

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Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet_ 25e per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Willman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

AIRCRAFT J-3 Cub Float Plane parts 1320 and 1400 Edo front fuselage fit1ing SASE for list R Mat1 EAA Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POBER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise set1ing 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO II - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

STEARMAN 1941 PT-17 - Completely rebuilt by a nationally known company original blue and yelshylow stars and bars on cot1on 220 Continental 50 hours since major but aircraft not flown since comshypletion Sell or trade Cessna 182 or equivalent 904546-3141 (12-2)

CESSNA 170B 1953 1400 SMOH 65 STOH Rebuilt gyros Imron paint 75 galhr $14000 Call 217488-6283 (12-2)

1936 Stinson SR-8C Gullwing Reliant Fourshytime Grand Champion featured in November 82 THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and SPORT AVIAshyTION Roy Redman 507334-5922 (12-1)

1952 Tri-Pacer 340 SMOH 1983 restoration with Ceconite alternator strobes electric T amp B Genave 200A AT 50A transponder Call 919335shy1630 (1-2)

1939 Aeronca Chief Model 50-L Only one flying 50 hp Lyc 310 SMOH New wood Ceconite tube seal on rebuild New prop red amp yellow nice antique $6800 firm Trades NY 315598-3537 (12-1)

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues otTHE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $1 25 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wit1man Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Intercom - 2 cloth helmets 2 headsets 2 boom mikes $400 value for $175 as-is where-is Needs work 504892-5756 (11-2)

Beech Staggerwing Club needs data history and parts Want former ownerlpilot to tell us your exshyperiences and whereabouts of any parts - any condition Club Secretary George York 181 Sloboda Avenue Mansfield OH 44906 phone 419755-1208 days 419529-4378 evenings and weekends (12-2)

For sale Full length leather flying suit 24 volt electrically heated BuAero US Navy M4563 Colvinex Corporation Very good condition $35000 Glen Brodeur P O Box 184 Thompson CT 06277 phone 203923-3115

For sale Private estate adjacent to municipal airport Pilot or mechanics dream home Property consists of 10-plus acres including 2-year-old earth (berm) home 24 x 40 workshop with carshyport 1 car garage 40 x 80 hangarlwarehouse 18 x 24 log cabin and three hangars on airport One and a half acres zoned residential remaining acreage zoned intensive industrial Fifty foot gate provides easy access to airport proper Approximately 45 air miles to Oshkosh Earth home with solar wood and electric heat is unshyfinished Miscellaneous extras include Storage tanks for two grades of fuel (300 and 2600 gallon capacities) 10 hangar door on warehouse 5 tie-downs storage at1ic and winch lift in workshyshop and underground root cellarlbomb shelter Asking $125000 Will consider airplane as partial payment Send SASE for more details to Ron Ot1os Aeroplane Store Inc PO Box 206 Clintonville WI 54929 or phone 715823-2802 (12-1)

Wooden wings built for vintage aircraft FAA certified Highest quality workmanship Refershyences provided John and Pam Barker Aeroplane Company Box 411 Germantown NY 12526 phone 518537-4945 (1-2)

For sale (2) Citabria gas tanks (3) 850 x 10 new Goodrich tires (1) electric starter for Warner 145 Combs 813845-3251 (1-2)

Wanted - Set of Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann or Bu 133c Jungmeister plans or both or information for above Miss Mandy Yager clo Classic Airshyplanes Hangar 7 Albury Airport Australia 2640 phone 060215818 (12-1)

Wanted - 16 mm World War II related aviation films What have you got Topor 4313 South Marshfield Chicago IL 60609 312847-6392 (mornings) (12-1)

ENGINES Warner Engines and parts one 145 SS50 with 10000 since new and zero SOH Another with 30000 since new needs overhau l Have extensive inventory of 145 parts Write needs P O Box 9702 Greensboro NC 27429 (12-2)

A-40-4 Continental Engine Complete with mag carb hub plugs stacks Was running when taken out of J-2 Crated $83500 Lots of NEW and USED parts for A-40s lists available - $100 Opalack 1138 Industrial Avenue Pot1stown PA 19464 (12-1 )

(2) K-5 Kinner engines sin 249 and 513 Overshyhauled on stands mags and carb not installed Many extra parts cases back plates nose section cylinders crankshaft rods gears valves Waco spun aluminum nose bowl made from original plans New construction Fit RNF KNF and INF Charles E Nickles R2 Box 656 Brenham TX 77833 409836-6704 nights (12-1)

Siemens-Halske 160 from Jungmeister Removed for new engine Approx 550 hours No logs $5000000 firm Complete including OH stand Phone 201 388-7538 after 600 pm (12-1)

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH ottier 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692 (11-1)

FREE FREE FREE - This space reserved for free Want to Buy ads in the January 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE First come first served Need parts for your restoration Send your ad to The Vintage Trader Wit1man Airfield Oshshykosh WI 54903-2591

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STITS POLY-FIBER bull IS THE WORLDS ONLY COMPLETE FABRIC COVERING

SYSTEM APPROVED BY FAA UNDER AN STC AND MANUFACTURED UNDER AN FAA-PMA

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bull Cushion upholstery sets bull Wall panel sets bull Headliners bull Carpet sets bull Baggage compartment sets bull Firewall covers bull Seat Slings bull Recover envelopes and dopes

Free Catalog of complete product line Fabric Selection Guide showing actual sample colors and styles of materials $300

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TIM bullRE-LNE IT The fabulous times of Turner Doolittle Wedell

and Wittman recreated as never before in this 600shypage two-volume series Printed on high grade paper with sharp clear photo reproduction

Offical race results 1927 through 1939 shy more than 1000 photos - 3-view drawings - scores of articles about people and planes that recapture the glory the drama the excitement of air racing during the golden years

Volume 1 and 2 $1495 each - add $150 for postage and handling Special -both volumes $2850 postage free Sendmiddot check or money order to EAA Aviation Foundation Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065

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Relive EAA 84 Anytime bull A special EAA video team was on

the convention site everyday capturing all the color and excitement of EAA OSH KOSH 84

bull Only EAA has the experience to produce this unique and dazzling view of the worlds greatest aviation event

bull The EAA OSH KOSH 84 documentary will feature the airplanes airshows forums the arrival of Rutans VOYAGER the Johnny Rivers concert Theatre in the Woods and on and on with exciting coverage you must have to complete your video library

EAA OSH KOSH 83 A 26 minute film produced by Cumulus Productions for EAA which covers the complete 83 Convention and the opening of the EAA Aviation Center $3900

EAA OSHKOSH 77 Covers the complete 77 Convention plus some excellent excerpts of the Spirit of St Louis Commemorative Tour $3900

AERONAUTICAL ODDITIES A historical film which covers the oddities and comedies of the history of flight Has all the newsreel footage you have always wanted for your private library combined into one 17 minute show

WE SAW IT HAPPEN 70 minutes covering the history of flight with historical footage from the early 20s through the present $5900

WINGS ON DREAMS The now famous John Denver film which is an innovative in-depth look at EAA its programs and features the ground breaking of the new Aviation Center $2900

BASIC WELDING Learn the intricacies of welding with practical demonstrations on the subject An excellent film for the builder $3900

ORDER YOUR ADD $250 FOR POSTAGE AND HANDLING $2995 WISCONSIN RESIDENTS ADD 5 SALES TAX EAA OSHKOSH

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OTHER VIDEO TAPES AVAILABLE

Relive EAA 84 Anytime bull A special EAA video team was on

the convention site everyday capturing all the color and excitement of EAA OSH KOSH 84

bull Only EAA has the experience to produce this unique and dazzling view of the worlds greatest aviation event

bull The EAA OSH KOSH 84 documentary will feature the airplanes airshows forums the arrival of Rutans VOYAGER the Johnny Rivers concert Theatre in the Woods and on and on with exciting coverage you must have to complete your video library

EAA OSH KOSH 83 A 26 minute film produced by Cumulus Productions for EAA which covers the complete 83 Convention and the opening of the EAA Aviation Center $3900

EAA OSHKOSH 77 Covers the complete 77 Convention plus some excellent excerpts of the Spirit of St Louis Commemorative Tour $3900

AERONAUTICAL ODDITIES A historical film which covers the oddities and comedies of the history of flight Has all the newsreel footage you have always wanted for your private library combined into one 17 minute show

WE SAW IT HAPPEN 70 minutes covering the history of flight with historical footage from the early 20s through the present $5900

WINGS ON DREAMS The now famous John Denver film which is an innovative in-depth look at EAA its programs and features the ground breaking of the new Aviation Center $2900

BASIC WELDING Learn the intricacies of welding with practical demonstrations on the subject An excellent film for the builder $3900

ORDER YOUR ADD $250 FOR POSTAGE AND HANDLING $2995 WISCONSIN RESIDENTS ADD 5 SALES TAX EAA OSHKOSH

Video tapes may be ordered from 84 VIDEOTAPE EAA Foundation Video Sales TODAY $5200

EAA - Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

AVAILABLE FOR INTERNATIONAL - SECAM AND PAL $2500 EXTRA

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