Vintage Airplane - Sep 1980

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STR IGHT ND LEVEL

October 1-5 1980 are the dat es of th e 2nd AnnualEAA National Fly-In at Tullahoma , Tenn essee. If youmissed it in 1979, you mis se d a great one. Plan to attend in 1980 and you can look forward to a fantasticexperience.

To be sur e, there were problems during th e 1979Fly-In , th e mo st seriou s being the weather but th eoverall reac tion to the event was very po si tiv e. Manysmall probl ems pop up during a " fir st time " fly-in ,such as traffi c coordination between vehicles andpedestrian s but these were analyz ed and co rr ec tedas they occurred. Th e unavoidable rain was so methingelse The low pressure system called Henri bl ew andthrashed its way across the Gulf of Mexico and thendecided to run its course as a tropi ca l dep ression upthe we st sid e of the Blue Ridge Mountain s, edgingthrough Tullahoma . On Wednesda y night it began torain , and rain , and rain , and rain. There were no highwinds , ju st so lid rain in a continuous downpour. Didthis stop th e fly-in? No Sir Availabl e co ncr ete parking was utilized for incoming traffi c, whi ch kep t theaircraft off of th e soggy terrain. Seeing was believing ther e were the EAAers sloshing around in raincoats and umbrellas and looking at th e aircraft. Theinterest d efinit ely was there.Being an EAA National Fly-In, Tullahoma '80 has alot to offer. Th e Antique /Classic parkin g area aga inwill be assigned th e g ra ssy field on th e so uthwes t corner of th e showplan e area. Shade tr ees border th earea and a registr ation booth is close by. Also in thi sarea is a small stream of clear water which adds to th ebea uty of th e se ttin g.For th ose ca mping , many improvements have beenmad e sin ce th e 1979 Convention. The basic ca mpingarea has been expanded a registration booth has beenadded and th e main road in the ca mpin g area has beengraveled. La st year th e camping area was th e sceneof mu ch activity ea rly before th e fly-in began andthi s year it will probably be th e sa me.

Activities outside th e Tullahoma Fl y- In sit e are manyand varied. Of int eres t to man y will be the gu id ed tour

of th e Arnold Engineering Dev elopm ent Ce nt er. Leavin g at th e main ga te of th e Fly-In in tour buses yo uwill be show n th rough th ese facilities which encompass about 40,000 acres of Tenne ssee wooded co untrysid e. Thi s comp lex co ntains th e most comp lete set-upof wind tunn els hi gh altitude jet and rocket eng inetes t ce ll s, space environmental chambe rs and balli sti c ranges in the free world. It has been es tim atedthat th e empl oymen t of scientists and techni cians willbe approx im ately 6000 by th e end of thi s year . La styear th ere were no signs of resea rch of any lightplaneprojects o r th ose relating to simple fli ght characteristic s, but th e space oriented projects you will see willtingl e your ima gin ation .Th e Jack Daniels and George Dickel distilleries welcome visitors daily to tour their fa cilit i es. Eve n thoughsamples aren ' t di stribut ed , yo ur visit with eith er orboth will be an in teres tin g excursion while learningabout th eir processes and manuf ac turin g meth ods.

Also near by are two stat e parks th at offe r rec rea tional activities including boatin g, ca mpin g fishinghiking and o th er park-oriented activities.

On th e Tullahoma Convention site are th e Sta gge rwing Mu se um facilities. Static di sp lays of th e variousBeech m od e l 17 aircraft and Travelairs are pla cedwithin a complex of no tew orthy interest. Or ig in al facto ry photos and photos of currentl y res to red Stagge rwings and Travel Airs are placed th roughout the buildin gs and va ri ou s d es ign features of th e aircraft aredisplayed . For a mu seum which displays o nl y tw otypes of airc raft , none ca n approach th e effo rts andaccomp li shm ents of th e Staggerwin g Clu b membersand enthu siasts.

Daily forums are co ndu cted at Tullahoma cove rin ga wid e variety of subj ects. Evening ent erta inm ent isscheduled with programs that appea l to all age g roup s.Of in t eres t to all is th e co mm ercial exh ibit area withdi sp lays by supp li e rs manufactur ers and oth er aviati on o ri ented groups. A n expansio n of th ese areas issch ed ul ed for Tullaho ma '80.

Geographically Tullahoma is within one day 's flyin g tim e for more than half of th e U. S. populationand with th e beautiful fall weather th at normally existsin that part of the co untry in ea rly October th e Fly-Inshould be a tr emendou sly popular eve nt. Th e Tennessee cou ntr ys id e is gorgeous th e atm osp h ere isfantasti c, th e Sou th ern hospitality is eve rywh ere, andth e Co nven tion is first rate. Don 't mi ss Tull ahoma '80.

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SIZE OF REG ISTRATION MARKSFrom David H. Sco ll s Washin gto n Report

. d Gene Chaseompile y

71 LUSCOMBES AT FLY INFrom the Luscombe Couranl,News leller of the Continental Luscomb e Association

A total of 164 aircraft including 71 Luscombes attended the 4th Annual Continental Lu sco mb e Association Fly-In la st summer at Columbia , California.That contingent of Lu sco mbes all on the same airportat the same time was truly a sight to behold.

Among the award winners were Cecil Taylor, Boise,Idaho with his highly polished 8E which captured theGrand Champion trophy , and th e Greatest Di stan cewinner , Warren Krotke who flew hi s Luscombe fromAnchorage, Alaska .

The highlight of the fly-in was the attendance ofseveral Luscombe Alumni , men and women whohad b een associated with the Lu sco mbe Company,including some who had not seen each other for ove r40 years . Among th e Alumni were Mr s. Don Lu s-combe, Jerry and Lu cy Coign y, Lou Coghill , BillSheperd, Howard and Emma Jong, and Bert Ro e.

The slogan for this 4th Annual Fly-I n was 80 in 80 ,and with 71 Lusco mbes in attendan ce the ContinentalLuscomb e Association ca me very clo se to mee tin gtheir goal.

FATAL ACCIDENT CLA IMS F ISH SALMONRet ired Lockhe ed tes t pilot , H e rman W. F i sh Salmon lost his li fe on June 22, 1980 in the cra sh ofa Lockh eed 1049 Constellation. He was in the ri ghtseat of the aircraft which was to be ferried from Columbu s, Indiana to Seattle, Washin gton .On take-off two of the plane s engi nes lo st power

and in trying to bo ost the remaining two engines,the se also failed. The plane stru ck so me high wiresthen crashed into tr ees. Of the eight people on board,five survived including Fish Salmon's son .

Mr. Salmon was 69 years old and a sup erb pilot.All of th e aviation world mourns hi s loss.

Paul Poberezny 's Homebuilder's Corner in th eJuly issue of SPORT AV IAT ION mention s that th e FAAhas a Notice of Proposed Rule Making in preparation that would res tor e large regi str ation marks fo rproduct ion general aviation aircraft. Experimental,antique, and classic aircraft would co ntinue to havethe privilege of th e present smaller marks.FAA's proposal to return to th e billboard size number s is based on th e argument th at th ey are neededto id entify low flying violators and to help g roundco nt r o ll ers at busy ai rport s to identify aircraft onthe ramp .

In th e case of id entifying low flying aircraft th eargum ent is not valid since violator s are id entifi edby tim e, place, typ e of aircraft and co lo r. FAA recordsshow thi s. It i s extreme ly diffi cult to read numberson th e sides of an aircraft th at un expec t edl y passswiftly overhead, and it is not believed that the FAAhas any reco rd s of recording such numbers on lowflying aircraft.As far as g round co ntroller s using numb ers t oidentify ai rcraft on th e ramp at lar ge airports , thisis po ssib ly true. But th e problem exists only at busyairport s and mo st of the general av iation airplanes

usin g th ese large airports have large numb ers anyway because th ey come un der the 180 knot ru l e th atrequir es large numb ers. It doesn ' t make sense t openalize th e large number of low speed ge ne ralaviation production aircraft to suit th e small majorityof airplanes that mi ght be at a busy airport.Th ese points might be kept in mind when th e NPRMcomes out and th e public is invited to co mm ent. Inaddition to ow nin g v intage aircraft, man y m emb ersof the Antique /Classic Division ow n aircraft whichwould be affected by th e above proposed rul e change.

Teel Koston's photos have long been admired by the reade rs of fAA publ ica tions . Thisw as one taken by Ted at Chicago's Curtiss-Reynolds Airport in 1939 when he was 16 year,of age. Th e aircraft is a 7937 Stinson SR-9C w ith a Lycoming 260 for power.

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DU PONT AIRPORT1818by John M cC. Morgan

fAA 8 694 AIC #84 223 South rid ge fa stKenn ell Square, PA 19348Pho tos from the Authors Collection

It is believed that thi s pho to of du Pont A irport was takenin th e fall of 1927. Th e OXX-6 powered Waco 10 on theleft belonged to A. Felix du Pont. Th e oth er bip lane is aBuhl -Vervi ll e J-4 A irster n, CA-3 ow ned by H enr y Belindu Pont. Th e J-4 A irster wa s iss ued th e firs t ApprovedType Certifica te by th e U. 5. Departmen t of Com m erceand thi s particu lar aircraft was the first producti on A ir stern. Th e reg istration number on the rudder appea rs tobe C303 .

Today Atlantic Aviation Corporation is one of thelarges t modification and executive aircraft centers inthe United States. To tho se of you who think of thisorganization as only a post WW II operation, it mightbe of interest to know that its founder , Henry Belindu Pont , also start ed du Pont Airport ju st a few milesdi stant in 1926 - so me fifty odd years ago.Having graduated from Yale and initially been employed by General Motors in Michigan , he learnedto fly ther e. When he decided to return east and jointhe du Pont Company , he left the Midwest with anewly purchased Buhl Ai rster. This aircraft held Approved Type Certificate No . 1 and was power ed bya pre-Lindbergh Wright J 4 engine. Upon rea chingWilmington , Delaware he purcha sed a tract of landon the edge of town and put up a small wooden hangarthat would be the beginning of du Pont Airport andlater Atlantic Aviation and the center of private flyin g and early corporate flying for the next thirtyyears. Lindbergh landed here on hi s 1927 tour of theUnited States.

It was here that his cousin A. Felix du Pont , Jr.,brought hi s new white and gold Waco powered withan OXX-6 in 1927; Mr. Herbert Fales, an official ofThe International Nickel Company of New York,brought hi s OX-5 Bird. Later , through the late '20sand early '30s, he in turn owned and flew personallya C3R Wright J 5 Stearman and Wasp Lockheed Vega.This is being written in 1979, and naturally my 63year old memory needs some help . Yesterday, Felixdu Pont walked into my office here at Summit Aviation for a social visit and to have some work done onhi s Cessna 210. This is the same Felix, who 53 yearsago brought his Waco to du Pont Airport. He hasowned aircraft continuously, with the exception ofthe WW II years, the entire time. The list is long , butinteresting : Waco 10, J 5 Stearman, DH Moth, WaspStinson, CurtiSS-Wright Travel Air 16-E, Warner FleetI , Waco Cabin, Wasp Jr . Consolidated , Stinson SR-7,Bellanca Pacemaker (420 Wright), Spartan Executive,Bonanza , Comanche, Cessna 210.

For you old timers the OXX-6 Waco of Felix's wasequipped with a Haywood Air Starter and was flownon floats a great deal of the time. His initial solo wasoff the water at Cape Cod, having been taught tofly by Frank Mills, Sr. , of the still existent Essington,Pennsylvania Seaplane Base. An interesting fact none of us , including Felix, can figure out wnere theair compressor for the starter went on the OXX-6.Any answers from you readers?Still another item of interest: Belin du Pont had amost inquiring and technical mind. I can recall pilotsspeaking of his knowledge of the lo ss of power asan aircraft climbed and that he flew his Wright J 4wide open at any altitude over 3000' - 4000' and heleaned the mixture . None of us had heard of this

phenomenon . It was years later with the adventof the controllable pitch propeller that this efficientoperation became a common procedure.

Before proceeding further with du Pont Airport, Imust bring a few personal experiences into this writ

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ing . I was 12 years old when Lindbergh landed at duPont Airport I lived nearby and was a con stant vi sitoron my bicycle on days when there was no school . Iknew Mr du Pont when I saw him , but that was all.On my almost mo st memorable day - mor e lat er I was asked if I would like to go for a rid e in th e BuhlI had never been in an airplane b efo re, but th ere wasno quest ion of my acceptan ce . It was a sh o rt rid eand almost dark wh en we landed . I clea rl y rememb erthe navigati on li ght s powered by th e hot sh ot bat-tery on th e fl oor of th e front co ckpitMy mo st memorable du Pont Fi eld expe ri ence wasin 1928 on a school holiday when a schoo lm ate andI rode to th e airport A military Curti ss Falcon wassitt ing th e re and w e looked on with g reat aw e atsuch a machin e. Tw o men were talkin g on th e rampand one was Mr du Pont Eventually he ca ll ed us bo thov er and askin g each our names he introdu ced usto Col . Lindbergh . W e were so startl ed and so pl easedwe did not tarry too long . It was on ou r bi kes andfull speed ho me to spr ea d th e news to famil y andfri end s. It was days be fo re w e was hed th at right handthat had shake n th e hand of our hero .M y second rid e wa s with A Rand o lph Ho ll aday(Ran ) wh ose aviati on in teres ts start ed at Pratt Whit ney in th e ear ly days aft er he gradu ated fr om Yalein th e Tw enti es. H e w as now assoc iated with th efl edg li ng Be ll anca Co rpo rat io n at nea rb y New Cas tl e .He had a shin y new Fair child KR -34 w ith a th robbi ngWri ght J6-5. H e looped me and did a few w in gov erswhi ch start ed to un sett l e my yo un g tum my . It was6

Charl es Linehergh s Spirit of 51 Loui s at du Pont A irpor t,Wilming to n, De laware on October 22, 1927 during Lind-bergh s tour of th e U.S. fo ll ow ing hi s fl ight to Pa ris. Th eaircraf t with the fo lded wings in th e hanga r is the Fa ir child FC-2 ow ned by th e eronauti cs Branch of the D ep artm ent of Comm erce w hi c h accomp ani ed th e Spiritof 51 Louis on the tour.

On th e lef t, H enr y Bel in du Pont with Charl es Lin t lberghduring the lauer s to ur stop at tiu Pont A irp ort Wilming-ton , De lawa re on Oc tober 22, 27 . Du Pont A irp ort w asstri Cl l y a p r iva te opera ti on until the mid 1930 w hen .Jfli ght schoo l was started alo ng with a main tenance fac ilit y and Beech and Piper sa les. lt er WW the operation wa 1 m oved to Grea ter Wi lmington irp ort at NewCa stl e and du Po nt A irport w as clo sed in 7957 .


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thi s sam e Ran Ho ll aday wh o in 1930 with my olderbr o th er Richard D. (Di ck M organ start ed Air Se rvi ce,In c., at Be llan ca Fi e ld . Th ere, in 1931 , Di ck taughtme to fly and th ere my flying exp eri ence was gained,with th e except i on o f th e WW years, until th e fi eldwas cl osed in 1960.

Soo n my entire spar e tim e was sp ent at du PontAirp o rt. My br o th er had lea rn ed to fly at th e Luding-to n Flying Servi ce on th e Philad e lphia Airp o rt ; hadbou ght a Wr i ght J6- 5 pow e red Travel Air and waswo rkin g toward s hi s co mm ercial li cense and makin gpl ans with Ran Ho lladay fo r th e FBO at Bellanca Fi e ld .I d o not reca ll too many rid es aft er my f ir st tw o untilDi ck o btain ed hi s com m ercial li ce nse and start edteaching me in a new Kinn er Flee t in th e Sprin g of1931. He soloed me on M ay 5, 1931, and I obt ai nedmy p ri va te li cense 12 days af ter my 16th birthd ay, onJuly 17th .N ow my spare tim e was spe nt at Bell anca Fi eld asw ell , but th ere was con stant traffi c bac k and forthto du Pont wh ere we practi ced landings and stopp edto talk airplanes and fl yin g with anyon e wh o wouldli sten , and th ere alwa ys was som eon e. By th en th edu Po nt Fi eld had been exp and ed greatl y. Th e wo odenhangar had been moved bac k off th e main grass run-way and tw o beautiful ye ll ow b ri ck o nes repl aced it.Th e roo fs were red til es and th e floo rs sli ck, po li shedpebb led ce ment whi ch w ere most dangerous to foo tin g if oil w as encount ered . But Mr. du Pont di d no tto lerate o il on th e f loo r . Not o nly were th e fac ilit iesexpanding, but th e numb er of beautiful and modernp rivate air cra ft was incr eas in g. Be lin so rt o f put th eBuhl out to pas tu r e and purchased a Wright J6-7 p ow-ered Pitcairn , and Felix , fr esh out of Ar my A ir Co rp str ainin g so me yea rs b efo re, was alr ea dy th e p roudow ner o f a Wright 5 Stea rm an . Hi s b roth er , Richard ,in th e earl y '30s also had a later Stea rm an , th is onepo wered with a J6-7. Feli x's wi fe, E li e, fl ew and handl ed typ es li k e a m onstr ou s Loe ning am phi b ian aswell as a Moth , and th e St ea rm an . Sho rtl y Mr. AngusEcho ls, Treasur er of th e du Po nt Co mpany, lea rn edto fl y and somehow came up with a military Co nsoli dated with a 300 hp Pratt & W hitn ey R- 985 eng in e.t carri ed an N C numb er but was th e onl y one o f it styp e I have ever seen . It loo ked lik e a big moderni ze dFl ee t - wh i ch I guess it was.By th e time 1932 cam e around a few peo pl e werethinkin g of ca bin type aircraft. Feli x du Pont boughta 300 hp W asp Stin so n - a beautiful thin g . It waswhite as were all hi s a ir cra ft , w ith scall oped go ld leadin g edges and strip es. If my memo ry is co rr ect alm ost50 years lat er, th e in t eri o r was in silv er with bl ackclo th and silv er im bedd ed in it. Fo r it s time - a beauty

Lester M cCa ll ister of Wi lmington a n ea rl y pi lo t mecha nicanti occas ional parac hut e iump er . H e w as ki ll ed in 1933when he spun out a t a landing app roach in a Kinn er B-5po wered Travel A ir. A ircraft in the p ictu re is a J92 8 BellatKa CH -2 00 wi th d Wr ight /5 engin e.

Hu gh R. Sharp in the cockp it of a n OX 5 Waco 10 atBell anca Field in 1928 or 1929. H is LaSa ll e touring caris in th e background . Hug h has ow ned a ir craft a lm ostco ntinuousl y sin ce those earl y yea rs and present l y ownsand fli es hi s personal ess na Ci tation.

and today it wo uld still be . By th en my br o th er hadm e flyin g a 5 Straight Wing Wa co when he de cidedto ge t a W arn er 125 M ono co up e. Being onl y 17 I hadno qualms wh en he checked me out in i t with lessth an 50 hours o f Flee t and Waco time . Old er, moreexpe ri enced pil o ts to ld him h e wa s takin g terriblechances with th e inexperi enced younger broth er inno t onl y a ca bin airplan e but th e dangerous" Coupeas well. Fo r th e next two or thr ee years I fl ew a serieso f .thr ee Coup es withoqt scaring mys e lf or my un-kn owin g passenge rs too badly.Th e Lon g Island Av iation Country Club at Hicks-v il l e, Lo ng Island , ri va ll ed du Pont Airport duringthi s pe ri od. I rem emb er see in g Bellan cas , Laird Speed-wi n gs and exo ti c military ver sions of the Wacos withbig Wr ight or Pratt & Whitn ey engines . But du PontAirp o rt kept growin g in interest and number of pilotsand air c raft. An o th er du Pont , Lammot, Jr . , had aW arn er powered Privateer Amphibian of which I donot hav e a pi c tur e. However , I still have a horrifiedment al pi c tur e of him try in g to do a 360 to a spo t ,pow er o ff , from 1000' - it did a one turn spin andh e fo rtunate ly recovered . That plane liked to comedown

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Still another du Pont, Paul , r., had just gone froma Moth to a beautiful 1933 model Stinson SR He hadcommuted as early as 1931 from his Wilmington hometo Charlottesville, Virginia to college. Before WWstarted he was to own and fly a Stinson T and laterthe only Stinson A I ever rode in.But then a disasterous fire struck du Pont Airportin the early '30s. A mechanic welding on a Loeningamphibian was carelessly wielding a torch when some-thing caught fire destroying among others the beauti-ful Wasp Stinson, the Pitcairn, a Verville and the Loen-ing and much of the hangar area. The latter was replaceable, but the aircraft were gone forever. Theirworth today would be astronomical. The old Buhlmissed the fire, but somehow in those days no onethought of the future value. It sat in the open untilthe fabric fell off and finally ended up in a schoolyard. What happened to the )-4, I do not know . Whata pity - I have never seen , except in pictures, anotherengine of this model and there are no more BuhlAirsters flying today .This period, believed to be 1934 , was the beginningof a new era as far as aircraft at du Pont Airport wasconcerned. Where it had been mostly open biplanesand parachutes, it now became Waco Cabin country.For the first time du Pont Airport took on a com-mercial air when it acquired a Waco dealership.Belin bought himself a Wright powered job - NCSOO

A scene al Bellanca Field in 1928 wh en the Army AirCorps wa s co nducling mass flights lhroughoul the sThis group of mililary pilolS spenl the nighl at New Ca slleDelaware.

A Kinner K 5 po wered Fairchild KR-21 on display in anaUlomobi le showroom. Bill Luke is second from left andRan Holladay is fourth from left. Dick Morgan extremerighI di ed in 1973 .


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Slanding lefl 10 righI Joe M anning Di ck Morgan RanHolladay and Ca p /. H arry Ray of Ihe D elaw are SlalePo li ce. O lh ers are m echani cs and olher workers a l du Pon lA irp orl in 19 9 or 193 0 Plane is a Wri ghl J6-5 po weredTrave l A ir -4000 .

Personn el of Ih e newl y- form ed Air Se rvice Inc. a l Bellanca Field in 1930 Lefl 10 ri ghl: Ca pl ain Lisandro Ga rayLes M cCa lli sler Di ck Morgan Ran H o ll aday Mr. Slr ickland and Jerr y Lighlel. Garay was lea rning 10 fl y pr ior 10an allempl 10 fl y a Bell anca CH 10 hi s home counlry ofCo lumbia S.A. Ligh lel w as a w ell -known Wr ighl J5 exp erl pr ior 10 jo ining Air Se rvi ce Inc. Th e biplane is aFair chi ld KR -2 1.

w hi ch he was to have until th e b eginning of WW II ;Fe li x du Po nt and hi s sist er , Al i ce each had thestand ard ve rsion o f th e Continent al powe red Wacos.M y br o th er, Di ck , ju st 8 mi l es away at Be llanca Field ,New Cas tl e, De laware had been a Stin so n d eal er sincestarting in bu sin ess i n 1930 and had sold Fe lix theW as p Stin son whi ch later w as des tro yed in th e fire.Q ui te a comp etiti o n , a friendly one, grew up betweenth e tw o operati ons. In 1936, Di ck so ld Felix a StinsonSR 7 whi ch was on floats all summer and flown fromWilmin gton to th e Cape. Frank du Pont , a WW I pilotbecame th e ow ner of a Wright powered SR 8D andlat er a G rumman G21 Go ose, bo th o f which werefl ow n by A . R. (Ran) Holladay. Geo rge W eymouth , a)6 5 Travel A ir 16E ow ner, bought a 1937 SR 9 Stin sonto be based at du Po nt and in 1940 Lemm ot (Brud)du Pont too k delive ry of on e of th e las t SR-10C Stinsons built befo re th e w ar. Thi s was one o f th e smoothco wl Lycoming jobs turned out in 193 9. My logs showI delive red it fr om th e factory on Decemb er 23, 1939.

With preparati ons for WW II bein g fo rmulated byPr es id ent Roosev elt , th e produCt ion of Stin son Reliant s tapered o ff with the d iffi cul ty in ob tai ning eng in es . Som ehow Benn y Howard s co mp any in Chicagowas abl e to co ntinu e in a small way and Br oth er Di ck sAir Serv ice, In c. at Bellanca Fie ld too k on a Howarddealership. Sin ce 1937, I had been associated withhim as i nstru cto r , chart er pil ot and co -pil o t on Mr.

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R. R. M . Carpenter s Lockheed Electra NC20Y . Howardwas able to obtain Wasp Jr . engines into 1941 and wewere ab le to se ll thr ee DGA-15 model s but by springthe Army Ai r Corps had taken the Lockh eed and wewere unable to replace it with any new Wasp poweredsingle engine aircraft. So we looked for and found aSpartan Ex ecutiv e, NC17656 which lasted until theend of 1941 wh en all the aircraft of that typ e - Stinsons Wacos Beeches - were tak en over by th e mili-tary and du Pont Airport became a CPT Flight Train -in g activity on ly.While all th i s Stinson and Ho ward sa les activitywas going on Belin du Pont se t up a small co mpan y,Atlantic Aircraft Sa les, to handle Beechcraft. Thi s wasbased at Roo seve lt Field on Lon g Island and was administrat ed by Ollie Davis. Richard du Pont Felix sbrother, and America s mo st outstanding soa rin g pilotand holder of world reco rds, was an ea rly customerof Ollie s with a Jacobs po wered Beechcraft Stagge rwing. Mr. Pierre du Pont, who never flew , bought aWasp powered Staggerwing whi ch was flown by FrankBattan , one of hi s employees. Sam Carp ent er andLammot du Pont Copeland lat er a president of th edu Pont Company owned a cobs job tog eth er and10

John McC Morga ns brother, Dick Morga n an his newWright J6-5 Trave l A ir at du Pont A irport in 1929.

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A lin e- up of ship s own ed b y the new Air Se rv ice Inc.Thi s company w as form ed in 1930 b y A R. Holladay andD ick Morgan and operated out of thi s hangar and a mor em od ern one at Bellanca Field unti l 1960 wh en the air po rt was disp osed of . Th e writer lea rn ed to fl y in the Fleetin 193 1 and it remain ed in our possess ion until 1943w hen regretful ly i t was sold during th e w ar. Th e aircra ftleft t right are : Fleet Model 2 Fa irchi ld KR- 2 1 Stin sonSM -8 A Fairchild KR-2 1 and a Fa irchild KR-34.

One for you o ld ca r buf fs. Probab l y no one w ill guess thi sone. Th e p lane is a Stinson SM 8 A NC426Y . Th e ca r is alate 1920 Packard chass is with a n o lder Locom obi le bod yow ned b y Ran Ho lladay. Pi cture taken in 193 0 also owned on e o f th e few G1 7S model s built aft er

WW II.Durin g th e yea rs 1937 to 1940 Felix f lew the Bellan ca Pacemak er whi ch he bought from Mr . Carp enter

wh en th e latter repla ce d it with th e Lockh eed . Thi stoo we nt on fl oats fo r th e summer se ason . The Bellanca w as a large air craft w ith a gross w eight o f 4610pounds and it carri ed 6 passengers baggag e and 105gall ons of fu el lega lly . Not many planes ca n do thattoday.Th e th ree or four years befo re the war saw privateair craft ow n ership in the Wilm ington area g rowingby lea ps and boun ds. In additio n to du Pont Airportw ith it s W acos Beec hes and Stin son s Bellanca Fieldwas th e base of th e Lockheed Electra th ree HowardDGA-1 5s a Wa sp po w e red St i nson SR-10F and a

Wr i ght 35 0 po wered Stin son SR 10E. All th e Bel.ancabased air craft use d du Pont Airp o rt to pi ck up theirpassenge rs as i t was ju st minut es from downtown Wil-mington and th e homes of th e ow ners. M ost of the seai rcra ft w ere ca pabl e o f no nstop f li ght s to Fl o ridapa rt i cul arl y th e H oward s with th eir 122 gall o n fuelca paci ti es . M os t of th e own ers wintered th ere andth eir personal pil o ts we re back and forth all w int er

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Di ck M organ with the B ell anca Mo del K " Roma " in 793 7.Di ck wa s pr eparin g Lo rd Fauntlero y Hubert X. Julian ," Th e Black Eag le , for a pr iva te li cens e so he could hopefull y fl y th e Roma to A fri ca. This neve r materialized.

Thi s g roup posed in fr ont of th e Fleet M ode l 9 at du PaMA irpo rl, about 7932. Th e pl ane w as own ed b y / A " Spi ke"M ontgo mery, sea ted at ex treme l efl, w ho w as killed inthi s a ir cra ft with Les M cCa lli ster in 793 3 . O th ers sea tedare Ran H o ll aday and Fe li x du Pont. Standing, left to right:Elly H O l t du Pone Angus Echo ls wh o w as treasur er ofE. I. du Pont Co. Geo rge Prouse, Lamm ot du Pone Jr .,H enr y Be lin du Pont , own er of the a irpo rt and founde r ofA ll ant ic Av iation Corp. , Di ck M orga n, A ll en " Skut c,Lauritsen, kill ed in a Waco F-2 acc ident in 7934 anuEd ith du Po nt. Oth er lad ies aren 't identified.

Some w ill find this story hard to be li eve . Th e A rm y A irCorps Boe ing P-7 2 w as fl own int o Bell anca Fi eld w hereil rema in ed ove rni ght. D i ck M orga n on th e left and Ra nH o lladay had fresh co mm ercial li censes and abou t 200hou rs of fl ight tim e each . Th ey droo led ove r th e P- 72 a llthat f i rst day. Th ey co ul d stand it no longer on the secondday and each of th em fl ew th e fi ghter one tim e

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This is publicity shot showing Julian, The Black Eaglein th e Bellanca Model K, Roma .

A Felix du Pont with his Cur tiss Wright Sport 16-E.Plane iu st in side the hangar door is Verville AT Sportsman with 165 hp Continental A-70 engine. Henry B.du Pont and Angus Echols each owned Verville , however, one was destroyed in hangar fire. The other wenton to fly from Biggs Field near New Castle. The survivingVerville was lat er owned by Mike Cuididas who becameAtlantic Aviation's chief pilot. Felix du Pont has ownedaircraft and flown con tinu ously sinc e th ese early daysand is cur rently flying his Cessna 210.

The a irplanes are becoming more modern. Dick Morganposes here with Lycoming po w ered Stinson SR-7B,NC3040, 1937 Cord automobile, and l Wri ght poweredStinson SR-8 D, NC 1615 J. Photo taken /1 138.

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Ran Holladay wi th Frank du Pont's Stin son Reliant SR-80 NC 16151, sin 9722. Power is 285 hp Wright. Phototaken 9128 136.

Ran Holladay with Mr. du Pont's Grumman G 2 I -AGoose a t Bellanca Field on 24139.

as well as making flights to their boss ' hunting plantations in South Carolina.

But December 7, 1941 brought all this activity to agrinding halt. The military picked up all the high performance aircraft before the winter of 1942 was over.What flying was allowed was moved inland and du PontAirport and Bellanca Field dwindled to l itt le or noactivity. All American Aviation a brainchild of Richarddu Pont did continue to operate experimentally. TheStinson Reliant fleet continued picking up mail inflight from the Philadelphia area and across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh . The Wasp po we red StinsonSR 10F , whi ch I flew for a private owner ended up inAll America 's hands and was used later for the firstman pick-up atdu Pont. This aircraft NC2311, is stillin existance and is being prepared for ex hibit at theNational Air and Space Museum in Washington D .C.It will be great to see it again after res toration. Mylog shows that I la st flew it 4 days aft er Pearl HarborDecember 11, 1941. Shades of th e past

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Bea utiful Sti nso n Rel ian t SR- IOC own ed b y Baya rd Sharp.Photo taken on 77/24 /3 9 .

D ick Morga n and the auth o r w ith Mr . and Mrs. H arr yLun ge r s Wasp po w ered Sti nso n Re li ant SR- 70F on71 /24/39 During /I th e A ir Co rps co mm and eereda ll such J ircrJ ft pu rchas in g th em from the own ers. Thi sSti nson rema in ed at du Pont Airport and w as used by AllA m eri ca n Av iati on in exp eri m entJ I wo rk in cl uding thefi rst aer ial p ick up from gro un d leve l of a hu ma n being .The p lane is now own ed by th e Na ti onal A ir and SpaceMu seum.

I SER\lICE NCdu Pont Airpo rt was in the summer of 1943, when Ihad th e sad duty to fly Richard du Pont s body fromMa r ch Fi e ld , Ca l ifornia wh ere he had b een fatallyinjured in an experim ental g lid er acc id ent. H e was aSp ecial Assistant to Gen eral Arn o ld fo r th e g li der pro-gram . Littl e did I realiz e in 1927 on my fir st vi sit todu Pont Airp o rt that I w ould so m eday be landingth ere at th e co ntr ols o f a plan e as large as a C-47.A wh ole new stor y could be w ritt en of th e last yearso f du Pont Ai rp o rt cove rin g th e p eri od from 1945 to195 7. Its two g rass runways, th e lo ngest bein g 27 00fee t, could te ll many a tale. By 1946 Twin Beec he swere being f lown out of th ere and fo r th ose 12 yearsnone o f us ever go t into troubl e Hercul es Powd erCo mp any ope rated tw o Lod es tars fr om th ere for several years befo re good judge ment se nt th em t o Gr eaterWilmin gton s lo nge r , hard sur faced runways. Manyof us heaved a sad sig h when du Po nt A irpo rt was o ff iciall y clo sed . M y las t f li ght in a Twin Beec h fr omth ere was Dece mber 11, 1957. From th en on I fl ewfrom e ith er Be llan ca Field o r Grea ter Wilmin gton andit was th e end of an era.

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Brothers ick and John McC. Morgan with one of theea rl y privately ow ned Lockheed 1O A Electras. ick andJohn flew this plane for Mr. R R M. Carpenter and hisfamily from 19 7 until May 194 1 when the A ir Corpscommandeered it.

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Th ese are pi eces o f 3/8 in . by 3/4 in . sp ru ce nail edon each sid e o f th e regul ar rib , also g lu ed at each pl ace,and nail ed . You w ill need 10 of th ese and 18 regul arrib s.

Leading EdgeThis s made of a pi ece o f 1Yz in . by 1 12 in . sp ru ce. I d . d h h d13 f t. long, pa n e to requir e size w IC IS eter-

mined fr om th e wi ng pr ofil e that you laid out o n th er ib ji g. Secure thi s to th e rib s with 3/8 in . by 3/8 in.wood en bl o cks , glued , and lo ts of small nail s

Trailing EdgeThi s is made of a two-in ch pi ece of 24 gaug e alumi -

num , nail ed aft er it is form ed , into a V shap e ontoth e tip s o f th e rib s.

Aileron Control PulleysThese are secured at th eir respect ive p laces as shownon the dr awings .

Aileron HornThis is made up as shown by drawing. Care shouldb e use d to get the attachm ent bo l ts good and ti ght ,

but do not crush the wood fib ers by getting t ti ght.

Wing TipsThe wing t ip is ell iptical in fo rm and 1/2 in . steel

tubing is used to fo rm th is c urve. It is attached to th eleading edge, spars, and ai leron atta chm ent spar bystrips of copper. Nai l and solder th e nail heads to thecopper strip.

Wing StrutsTh ey are mad e up of 1 in . by 20 gauge seamless stee l

tub ing and str ea ml in ed with spru ce and taped . Thendop e th em . Th ey are adjustab le on o ne end fo r rigg ing purp oses.

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Her. il the accurate sCII.d layout. chart for the Clark YUwing ulld on thil ship. These dinMnSions ar . taken fromthe full sized sh ip and are accurat. with in close pr&etical limits.

To co rr ec tly ba lance th e pl ane put th e fuse lage w i thall pa rt s assembled o n a knif e edge made f rom a 2 by4 w ith th e weight of th e pil o t in th e coc kpit and gasand o il in the mo tor , th en p lace th e wi n g by rigg in gth e cent er secti o n stru ts unti l the cent er of li f t co mesr ight over th e place th at th e p lane balances. In theCla rk Y air fo il th e cent er o f lift is 42 percent fromth e leadi ng edge. Th e bo tt om part of th e airfo il mu stbe leve l wi th th e top longe ron as th e wi ng curve isse t at 0 degrees fo r th e bes t effi ciencyo

Th en be su re th at th e wi ngs are exact laterall y -thi s sh ip shoul d b e f low n w ith ou t any d ih ed ral, andth e was h-in on th e w ing tip s will bes t be determin edby f l igh t. Adju st until th e shi p wi l f ly hands-off andhave no tend ency t o fa ll off on one wing o r th e oth er.

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by Lionel SalisburyBORDEN S AEROPLANE POSTERS EAA 7745 3 AIC # 3207Seven Harper RoadBrampton , Ontario L6W 2W3Poster Number 72 of th e or iginal Thompson Se ri es CanadaTh e Conso li da ted Fleetster, Model 77ROM THE 1930 S

This is the second poster of the series provided byMr. Cedric Galloway of Hesperia, California. Ourseries initiated w ith a collection of 18 Borden Postersthat were distributed in Canada . Subsequently , itwas learned that these posters had originally beenmade available in the United States in 1933 througha company called the Thompson Malted Milk Com-pany of Waukesha, Wisconsin . This company becamea part of the Borden Company, and a new series ofposters was issued by them in the U.S.A. and thenshortly after that in Canada. It appears that 3 dif-

ferent posters were issued in total. Mr. Galloway scollection included three from the original Thomp-son series that were never made available in Canada.

From the description, taken from the back of theposter, this month s aircraft, was a rare bird indeed.

That description, is included below. As I read it,I could not help but wonder if the Assistant Secretaryof War has a comparable aircraft, supplied by theAir Corps , at his disposal today.

N XT MONTH - Th e Curti Wri ght Falcon2


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DESCRIP TION OF ONSOLIDATED FLEETSTERMODEL 17

The Consolidated Fleetster is designed and builtby the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation of Buffalo,New York . It is a luxurious 8-place air yacht, convertible from a land plane into a sea plane by attaching the pontoon . Its comfortable accommodations andample luggage space have made it a favorite with airtransportation companies where the traffic does notrequire a larger passenger capacity. Assistant Secre-tary of War F Trubee Davison has for his personaluse a Fleetster purchased for him by the Army AirCorps. The Pan American Airways, operating betweenthe United States, West Indies and South America,uses five Fleetsters as auxiliary to its main fleet ofConsolidated Commodores.

The most unusual feature of the Fleetster is themetal monocoque fuselage. It is of streamline formand is perfectly round in section from engine mountto tail post. The skin is of smooth aluminum alloy

sheet which is riveted to the internal structure. Thefuselage receives its circular form from three mainbulkh eads to which the wing and chassis are attached,two bulkheads at the tail, and a number of light forming rings spaced between. The bulkheads to whichthe wing is attached have the form of rings and arebuilt up from extruded aluminum alloy angles and aweb plate so that in section they are conventionalplate girders . The front bulkhead, to which the frontcha ss is struts attach, consist of an aluminum alloysheet stiffened and bordered with extruded angles.It also serves as a firewall. The two rear bulkheadsare formed from sheet stock. The forming rings arelight extruded bulb angle sections.SPECIFICATIONS: Length, overall, 31 ft. 9 in.; Wingspread , 45 ft. ; Weight, empty, 3443 Ibs., Useful Load,2157 Ibs ., Gross Weight, 5600 Ibs., Seating Capacity,8, Cargo Space , 20 cu. ft., Cruising Range, 750 miles,Cruising Speed, 153 mph , High Speed, 180 mph, En-gine, Pratt Whitney Hornet B , 575 hp .

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AN INT R STING COMPARISON OF TWO TRI-MOTORS


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FORD TRI -MOTOR TRANSPORTSpecifi cation and Performance DataAnd Comparison With 7 7 Astrojet)Contributed by John W Green

Manufac turerPurchase PriceSeating CapacityCrewCruising SpeedCruising Altitud eRangeEnginesEngine Power RatingMax . Gross Takeoff We ightPay loadCa rgo SpaceFu el Capaci tyFuel Consumption (Approx.)LengthHeightWing Spa nCabi n Comforts:Pressu rization

Food Ga ll eysAir Condi t ioningLavato ries

Wau u, WisconsinFord Tri MotorFord Motor Co .55,475132 Pi lot/Co-Pilot)110 mph5,000-10,000 ft.400 mi les3 Pratt & W h itney Wasp (Piston)420 hp Each - Total : 1,26012 ,650Ibs.5,000Ibs.50cu.ft.277 ga ls.60 gals. per hr .49 ft. 10 in .13 ft. 8 in.77 ft. 10 in .NoneNoneNoneOne

727 AstrojetThe Boeing Co.4,500,000946 (Including 3 Stewardesses)600 mph25,000-40,000 ft.2,000 mi les3 Pratt & Whit ney JT8D-1 Turbofans)14 ,000 Ib s. Thrust Each Total : 42 ,000 Ibs .160,000 Ib s.24,500 Ibs.855 cu. ft.7,670 ga ls.1,475 gals. per hr .133 ft . 2 in .34 ft.108 ft.8,000 ft. at 35,000 ft. altitude;sea level up to 22,500 ft. alt i tude2 with ca pacity for fu ll dining and

beverage se rviceBuilt-in sys tem fo r ground and

in-flight operationTh ree

American Airlines Ford Tri-Motor ( 1929 ) and Boeing 727 Astrojet 1965 .

in lik in id nd will pr it I ca nn o t fo resee any parti cular p robl ems in op e ra


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L TT RSDear EAA :

Enclosed pl ease find a ph o to of th e LeBlond engin ewhi ch I pl an to in stall in th e Davi s D-1 whi ch I nowhav e at th e fabri c stage. Not to o many o f th es e o ld ereng in es ar e around and I th ought poss ib ly o th er peo-pl e mi ght be int eres ted .Thi s parti cul ar model , a 5D-60 (rated 65 hp at 1910rpm ), along with its seven cylinder mat e, is th e fir steng in e pr odu ced un der th e LeBlo nd nam e, pr eviouseng in e m od els b ein g ca ll ed th e De tr o it Air Ca t .My eng in e, se rial number 499 ( I also have 332 aswell as a lat er 5D-70 and a 5DF- 85) has th e date 3-20- 29stamped in t o a main castin g and is a typ e th at w as inquite com m o n usage in airplan es such as th e fi r stmodels of th e Davis D-1, Inl and Spo rt , O ve rl and Sp or t ,Star Cav ali er , a nd several o th ers.Lat er dev elopm ent s of thi s b as i c eng in e typ e inboth five and seven cy lind er models w ent on to in-clude th e fin al models o f Ken Royce, th e 5G -90 and7G-120 se ri es .In tern al design o f th ese engin es is quite sub stanti al but simpl e, with a h eavy br onze-coun terw eight edcrankshaft supported on large ball bearings and witha mas ter and l ink rod sys tem of equ all y ampl e pr opo rt io ns.

Cy lind ers are of cast ir on con stru cti on , full y machin ed in tern all y but ex tern all y onl y as needed o nth e mou nt i ng su rfaces as was also th e case o n 70 engi nes thou gh wi th di f ferent cy linder des ign).Th e rear case is a simpl e bu sh ed assemb ly with asin gle tr ac k ca m and th ere are ro ll er ca m fo llowe rsrunn ing in cas t iron guides.

All ea rl y engin es including D, DE, and DF modelshad only tw o m ain b ea rin gs . Later M odel F and G en-g in es in corp o rated a third bea ring use d pu rely as athru st bearing a t th e nose.

wo uld think th at general reli ab ility and lo ngev itywould be rea so nabl y h igh wi th no rm al service, goodmain tenance, modern lubri ca nt s, and cleanlinessI emphasize cl ea nlin es s because in th e fi ve engi nes I went th rough , I fo u nd grea t w ea r of th e va lvestems and guid es , du e partl y to a lack of overh eadlubri ca ti o n (co mm on o n many o lder eng in e m akesinclu d in g Kinn er , W arn er, Wr igh t, etc.) but also du eto ab rasion fro m dirt and grit ent er in g thr ough un-sealed roc ker cove rs and inges ted int o th e enginesw ith out air f ilt ers, ope ratin g from dirt or sod str ip s.

Thi s eng e is e new s e a I o tectwith a f ilt er. I have also in stall ed removabl e plu gs inth e va lve covers.As to app ea rance, I have taken a few lib erti es topr etty up th e engin e.O rig in ally th e crank case, rea r case cas tin gs and th efo rged no se pl ate were lef t in natur al aluminum fin-ish . All oth er part s w ere in bl ack eng in e enamel .

Co ntinent al go ld loo ks goo d on th e cases with bl ac kcy lind ers. Th e pu shr ods and rocker arm s are silv erand th e pr essed steel valve cov ers are heavy co pp erpl ated and po li shed . Th e cove rs o n my eng in e ar eco at ed with clea r epoxy varn i sh and I anti ci pate anoccasional re-p oli shin g as necessa ry .

Thi s id ea ca me to m e f rom seei ng a b ea uti ful 80Le Rh o ne ro tary o n a Ni euport in whi ch th e ind i vidu al co pp er in take pip es are kept in a hi ghl y po lished state, whi ch add s g rea tl y to th e ove rall app ea rance o f th e eng in e.

ti on o th er th an babyin g o f th e dr y va lve guid es withaddit ives in th e fu el and an occasional dir ect o ilin gby hand. I 've add ed a fitting at th e base of th e ca rbu r eto r to all ow an occas ional in jec ti on o f top o ilin fli ght.I ' ll be a little slow in fini shin g up th e airplane asI 'm g radually recov erin g fr o m a nagg n g ph ysi ca lprobl em, h ow eve r , th e pl ane is at th e p o int now w hereit co uld be fini shed in very littl e tim e.

Your s truly,Fr ank E. LuftEAA # 11 565716355 Shi l oh Roa dCentral Po int , O R 975 02P. S. No ne of th ese engin es are for sa le. Eac h is a partof an ai rcraf t res to rati on pr oject.

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Staggerwing Club Eastern Cessna 1901195 Association


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TYPE CLU S ND OTHERVI TION ORG NIZ TIONS

This is an update to the listing of Type Clubs publi shed in the january, 1980 issu e of The VINTACE AIR-PLANE The clubs listed below are those who respondedto a questionnaire sent out earlier this year. Some ofth e clubs are not affiliated with any other organization while others associate themselv es with the Antique Airplane Assoc iation.Aeronca ClubCharles lasher14100 Candlewood CourtMiami lakes, Fl 33014Contact Club

for further informationAeronca Sedan ClubRichard Welsh2311 East lake Sammamish Place, S.E.Issaquah, WA 98027Newsletter : 3 per yearDu es : $2.50 per yearAir Force Historical FoundationBuilding 412Bolling AFB, DC 20332Contact Foundation

for further informationAmerican Aviation Historical SocietyDustin W. Carter, PresidentP. O. Box 99Garden Grove, CA 92642Contact Society

for further informationAntique Ai rplane AssociationBob Taylor , PresidentRI. 2, Box 172Ottumwa, IA 52501Publication MonthlyDues: $30.00 per yearAviation Maintenance Foundation, Inc.P. O. Box 739Basin, WY 92410Contact Foundation

for further information

james GormanP. O. Box 2599Mansfield , OH 44906Newsletter : QuarterlyDues: $10.00 per yearBird Airplane Clubjeannie Hill , SecretaryBox 89Harvard, l 60033Newsletter : Semi-annualDues: See fir st issueAirplane Safety Foundation (Society)William M . Guinther, Executive DirectorAmerican Bonanza SocietyReading Municipal AirportP. O . Box 3749Reading, PA 19605Newsletter: MonthlyDues: $15.00 per year, U.S. and Canada$25.00 per year, ForeignBucker Clubjohn Bergeson, SecretarylTreasurer615 West May StreetMI. Pleasant, MI 48858Newsletter: Every other monthDues: $7.50 per year, U.S.$10.00 per year, ForeignCanadian Aviation Historical SocietyP. O. Box 224Station AWillowdale, Ontario M2N 5S8CanadaContact Society

for further informationCessna Airmaster ClubGar WilliamsNine South 125 Aero DriveNaperville, l 60540Newsletter : 0Dues : $0.00International Cessna 1201140 AssociationGlenn UsherBox 92Richardson, TX 75081Newsletter : MonthlyDues: $10.00 per year, U.S.$12.00 per year , Foreign

Cliff Crabs25575 Butternut Ridge RoadN. Olmstead, OH 44070Newsletter : Semi-annualDues: $5.00 per yearInternational Cessna 170 Association, Inc.Thomas O'Connell , SecretaryMontezuma AirportP. O.Box460Camp Verde, AZ 86322Newsletter: MonthlyDues : $15.00 per yearInternational 180/185 Club, Inc. (Cessna)180185 wners nlyCharles E. Bombardier, President4539 North 49 AvenuePhoenix, AZ 85031Newsletter: 9 or 10 per yearDues: $10.00 per yearWest Coast Cessna 1201140 ClubDoug WilliamsP. O. Box 891Menlo Park, CA 94025Newsletter: 6 - 10 per yearDues: $10.00 per yearCulver Clublarry low, Chairman60 Skywood WayWoodside, CA 94062Ne wsletter : 0Dues: $0 .00Dart Clubl loyd Washburn3958 Washbu rn DrivePI. Clinton, OH 43452Newsletter: Now and thenDues: $0.00The American Tiger ClubFrank Price, President7600 TallahasseWaco, TX 76710Newsletter: MonthlyDues: $25.00 per year

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DeHavilland Moth ClubJohn Bright, Chairman Little Round Engine FlyersKen Williams, Chairman American Navion SocietyA . R. Cardono, Chairman of the Board


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436 Stuart AvenueKalamazoo, MI 49007Newsletter: QuarterlyDu es: $5.00 per yearD.H. Moth ClubGary Lust, ChairmanR. R.#2Iowa City, IA 52240Newsletter: QuarterlyDues: $6.00 per year , U.S. and Canada$7.00 per year, ForeignErcoupe Owners ClubSkip Carden, Executive Di rectorBox 15058Durham, NC 27704Newsletter: Monthly, with Special EditionsDues: $15.00 per yearFairchild ClubKen Love1102 Main StreetCrete, I L 60417Newsletter: 0Dues: 3 .00 per yearFunk Aircraft Owners AssociationG . Dale Beach, Editor1621 Dreher StreetSacramento, CA 95814Newsletter: 10 per yearDu es: $12.00 per yearHeath ClubBob Burge7612 Erie StreetSylvania, OH 43560Newsletter: 0Dues: $0.00Howard ClubJack Hogan, PresidentBox 291Santa Paula, CA 93060Contact Club


331 East Franklin StreetPortage, WI 53901Contact Williams

for further informationContinental Luscombe AssociationLoren Bump , President5736 Esmar RoadCeres, CA 95307Newsletter: 0Dues: $0.00Luscombe AssociationJohn Bergeson615 West May StreetMt. Pleasant, MI 48858Newsletter : 4 - 6 per yearDues : $7.50 per yearLuscombe AssociationRobert Shelton339 West Pierce StreetMacomb, IL 61455Newsletter : 3 per yearDues : 5 .00 per yearMeyers ClubEverette J. Payette1604 South Custer RoadMonroe, MI 48161Newsletter: 0Dues : 0 .00Monocoupe ClubMr. and Mrs. Bud Dake8318 FairbanksBerkeley , MO 63134Newsletter: QuarterlyDues: $3.00 per yearNational Flying ClubA. R. Cardono, Chairman of the BoardMunicipal AirportBox 1175Banning , CA 92220Contact Club


Municipal AirportBox 1175Banning, CA 92220Contact Society

for further ,informationRose "Parakeet" ClubJack W. RoseP. O. Box 32Ingleside, IL 60014Newsletter: 0Dues : $0.00International Pietenpol AssociationR. L. TaylorP. O. Box 127Blakesburg , IA 52536Newsletter: QuarterlyDues: 5 .00 per year" The Uncommon CUB "Garth Elliott, ChairmanSecond Line WestMeadowvale, Ontario LO 1KOCanadaContact Chairman

for further informationVagabond NewsCecil Ogles448 C AvenueCoronado, CA 92118Newsletter: Semi-annualDues: Voluntary ContributionsPorterfield ClubCharles E. Lebrecht3121 East Lake Shore DriveWonder Lake, I L 60097Newsletter : Winter, monthly ; Summer, bi-monthlyDues: $5.00 per year , Porterfield owners$12.00 per year, non-Porterfield ownersRearwin ClubGeorge WilliamsRt. 1Poynette, WI 53955Newsletter: 0Dues: $0.00

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Air Replicas InternationalWarren A. Eberspacher , Director Stearman ' s Restorer 's AssociationTom lowe National Wa co Club


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P. O. Box 2218Durengo, CO 81301Newsletter : QuarterlyDues: $17.50 per yearReplica Fighters AssociationFrank Weatherly2789 Mohawk laneRochester, MI 49063Contact Associationfor further informationNational Ryan ClubBill j. Hodges811 lydiaStephenville, TX 76401Newsletter: QuarterlyDu es: $0.00 per year, Ryan owners$5.00 per year, non-Ryan ownersVintage Sailplane Associationjan Scott, PresidentRt. 1, Box 239lovettsville, LA 22088Newsletter : QuarterlyDues : $8.00 per year, individuals$10 .00 per year, families$15 .00 per year, clubs and /or businessesSeaplane Pilots AssociationRussell lawton, Executive DirectorP. O . Box 30091Washington, DC 20014Newsletter: QuarterlyDues: $18 .00 per yearSilver Wings FraternityRuss Brinkley, President"Aviation Pathfinders"P. O . Box 1228Harrisburg, PA 17180Newsletter : Every other monthDues : $5.00 per yearStampe ClubCarl C Carlsen, President3284 Texas AvenueSimi Valley , CA 93063Contact Club


82 3 Kingston la n eCrys tal la ke , I 60014Newsletter: 4 - 6 per yearDues: $10.00 per yearNational Stinson Club

ll Mod els Except l08 sJonsey Paul , Chairman14418 Skinner RoadCypress, TX 77429Newsletter : QuarterlyDues: $7.50 per yearNational Stinson Club 108-SectionFor 108 Series O nl yBruce and Linda Hoover3719 Acorn Springs laneSpring, TX 77379Newsletter: QuarterlyDues: $6.00 per yearSouthwest Stinson ClubTed Zitnay , President14031 Elvira StreetSaratoga , CA 95070Newsletter: MonthlyDues: $6 .00 per yearInternational Swift AssociationCharles NelsonP. O. Box 644Athens , TN 37 303Newsletter : MonthlyDues : $15 .00 per yearInternational Taylorcraft Owners ClubBruce " Barney" M. Bixler, II , President12809 Greenbower RoadAlliance, OH 44601Newsletter: Every other monthDues : $5 .00 per yearTaylorcraft Owners ClubMerton Meade , jr.2009 Victoria DriveAquia HarbourStafford, VA 22554Contact Club

for furth er information

Ray H. Brandly700 Hill Av enueHamilton , OH 45015Newsletter : Every other monthDues : $5.00 per yearWheelchair Pilots AssociationHoward Treadwell11018 - 102 Avenue Northlargo, Fl 33 540Contact Associationfor further informationWorld War I Aeroplanesleonard Opdycke15 Cre scent RoadPoughkeepsie, NY 12601Ne wsletter : MonthlyDues: Voluntary Contributions

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SEPTEMBER 5-7 - MARI O N, OHIO - 15th Annual Mid-Eastern Regional EAA Fly- In at Marion Muni cipal Airport. For furth er information , please cont ac t : Mr. Louis Lindeman, 3840 CloverdaleRoad , M edway , O H 45341. Telephone: 513/849 9455.SEPTEMB ER 12-14 - CALGARY , ALBERTA - Alberta 's 75 th Anniver

sa ry as a Province, th e A irdrie Country Club of the Air is spo nso rin g a " Diamond jubilee Antique/Class ic Fly-In , at Airdrie Airport. For further in for mation, please co ntact : Geo rge B. Pendleburg , Vice-President , Publici ty Chai rman , 304 Manora Road , N.E.,Ca lgary, Alberta T2A 4R6. Te leph one: 4 3/272 4383.

SEPTEMBER 12-14 - DELANO, CALIFORNIA - lAC Conte st - Sponsored by lAC Chapter 26 for th e Spo rt sman and Unlimited ca tego ries. For further information , please con tact : jack Gladish , 120South Ham Lanek , Lodi , CA 92540 . Telephone: 209/369 5768.SEPTEMBER 13 - GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - Chapter 651 is spo nso rin g a fly- in at Plainview Airport. For further information, pleaseco ntact: Dave Frisbie, 414 /336-3257.

SEPTEMBER 13-14 - OSCEO LA , WISCONSIN - lAC Cont est - Sponso red by lAC Chapter 78 for the Sports man ca tegory onl y. Forfurther information , please co nt ac t : james G. Taylor, 119 ComancheDrive, Webster , MN 55088. Tel ephone: 507 /652 2607.SEPTEMBER 14 - EASTON , PENNSYLVANIA - An iqu e ClassicPiper Fly-In. For further information , please contact : jim Polles,299 Nazareth Drive , Nazareth , PA 18064. Te lephone : 215/7593713 (ni ght s) .

AVAILABLE BACK ISSUESThe VINTAGE AIRPLANE197 3 M arch thr oug h December1974 All Are Available1975 A ll A re Ava il ab le"1976 Janu ary, Ma rch , April , May, August , Octob er ,

November, December1977 A ll Ar e Available1978 Janu ary , M arch th r ou gh Jun e, Aug u st , Oc tob er, November1979 - Feb rua ry I h ro ugh D ece mber1980 - January through Au gustTh e above mentioned back issu es ar e availab le f romH eadqu ar te rs for $1.00 each , pos tp aid .

Pharo by Tim M orS J ll efThi s 1928 H ea th Super Parasol has rec entl y been pl ace t}on displ ay in the Paul H . Poberezn y Air Mu seum . Th eres toration i s 95% co mp lele and is th e res ult of work b yvo lunteers from th e loca l area and the gro up from Mi chi -gan who make an annu al trip to the Mu se um to w ork onsuch projec ts. Th e a ir cra ft actua ll y cont ains parts of tw odi fferent H ea ths donated to the Mu seum individua ll y byJac k Sc im o ne of Middle Vill age, N ew Yo rk and JohnM cGeary of Miami, Florida.

SEPTEMB ER 14 - LANSING , ILLINOIS - The Lansing Police Ca detswill spo nsor their 2nd Annual Fl y- In and Air Show at Lansi ngMunicipal Air p ort. For furth er information, p lease contact: j . P.Fish, P.O. Box 411 , Lemo nt , IL 60439. Telephone: 312/257 7552.SEPTEMBER 19-21 - KERRVILLE, TEXAS - 16th Annual Southwest

Regional Fly-In, sponsored by th e Texas Chapters of EAA. Forfurther inf o rmat ion, p lease co ntact : Bob Reese, Rt. 4, Box 305 ,San A nge lo, TX 76901. Telephone: 915/658 4 194 or 915/949 2886.

SEPTEMBER 19-21 - V IN CENTOWN , NEW JERSEY - lAC Con test Sponso red by lAC Chapter 94 for th e Sportsman and Inter med iateca tego ries. For further information, please co ntact: Fred W eaver,Himm elein Road , Box 9E, Medford , NJ. Te leph one: 6 9/6547867.OCTOBER 1-5 - TU LLAHOM A , TENNESSEE - 2nd Annu al EAA National Fall Fly-In. Don ' t miss this one. For furt h er in fo rmati on ,please con tact: EAA Fal l Fly-In, P.O. Box 229 , Hales Corners, WI53130. Telephone: 414 /4254860.

OCTO BER 11 - DAYTON , OHIO - 2nd Annual Tour thr ough th eU. S. Air Force Museum at Wright Field spo nsored by EAA Chapter610. For furt h er information , please co nt act: Col. Bob Taylor ,5855 St. Rt. 40 , Tipp City, O H 453 71.

OCTOBER 1 7 1 9 CAMD EN , SOUTH CAROLINA Fly-In. For furtherinfo rm ation , please con tact: Geneva McKiernan , 530 1 Finsbu ryPlace , Charl ott e, NC 28211.

CLASS IFIED ADSFo r Sal eACRO II PLANS

The n ew 2-place ae robati c trainer and sport bi pl ane. 20 pages of easy to fol low, detail ed plans. Co mpl ete with iso m etri c drawings, photos, exploded views .Plans - $85.00. In fo pack - $4.00. Send chec k o rm o ney order to: ACRO SPORT, IN C., Box 462, HalesCo rners , WI 53130. 414/425-4860.

ENGINES1930's Vintage Fr anklin 4A C-1 50A 60 hp. No logs,no mag s, no ca rb. , o ne bad cy l. - rust ed. Everythingelse in exce ll ent co ndition . M ak e offer or will trad e.

fo r , avionics or Rev mas ter 2100 or ??? Box 444 , Mabto n , WA 98935 or 1-509/894-4493, 2000Z - 22 00Z weekdays only. Also hav e spru ce kit for Coo t A Cheap.WANTED

For Mu seum Res tora tion , an o ri g inal radiator andpropeller for OX-5 JN4 -D . Call W . B. Osborn, Jr. 512/826-8654 o r write to P. O. Box 17968, San Antonio, TX78286.

I hav e ava i labl e a set of sea ts fo r a Timm , and acomp l ete H o l ly carbu retor for a Warn er 165. I need700 x 7.5 ti res for m y Tige r Moth and WWI o r ea rl yWWII boots and unifo rm s. Ed Allen, 114 Air ParkDr ive, Warner Robbin s, GA 31093 . Telep h o ne 912/987-2898.

FLYING ANDGLIDER MANUALS1929, 1930, 19311932, 1933, 1929-33 Miscellany2.50 ea. or 6 for $12.50SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO:EAA Air Museum Foundation, Inc.

Box 469 Hales Corners , WI 53130Allo w 4-6 Weeks For DeliveryWisconsin Residents Include 4% Sales Tax

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