va-vol-16-no-5-may-1988

STRAIGHT AND LEVEL

by Bob Lickteig

In planning The World of Sport Aviashytion Oshkosh 88 the EAA Antique Classic Division has scheduled a week of group activities Listed below are the dates and chairmen of each event Please contact any of the chairman if you need additional information or to make reservations

AntiqueClassic Fly-out The fifth annual AntiqueClassic Conshy

vention Fly-Out for members and guests is scheduled for Tuesday August 2 We will be flying to Shawano Wisconsin 55 miles north of Oshkosh Shawano Flying Service will be our host Two sod and one hard surface runway will be open plus a seashyplane base - so were extending an invitashytion for all float planes to join us

Briefing 700 am at AntiqueClassic Headquarters departure 8-830 a m reshyturn I 30-200 pm in time for the air show

Chairman - Bob Lumley 414255shy6832

AntiqueClassic Picnic The AntiqueClassic Picnic will be held

at the EAA Nature Center Sunday evening July 31 starting at 600 pm The commitshytee has arranged for refreshments and the serving of a pig roast with all the trimshymings Tickets are $600 - a real bargain and will be on sale at the AntiqueClassic Headquarters and must be purchased by 600 pm Saturday July 30 as we must advise the cook of the number of people we will have 24 hours in advance

Chairman - Steve Nesse 507373shy1674

AntiqueClassic Workshop The AntiqueClassic Workshop located

next to the AntiqueClassic Headquarters will again be in operation throughout the Convention week Please come by and help with the completion of our project and gain the hands-on experience of actually workshying on a restoration

Chairman - George Meade 414228shy7701 2 MAY 1988

AntiqueClassic Parade of Flight The AntiqueClassic annual Parade of

Flight will be staged on Monday August I as the main part of the air show when the field is closed Briefing for the event will be at 100 pm at the AntiqueClassic Headquarters

Chairman - Phil Coulson 616624shy6490

AntiqueClassic Participant Plaque The AntiqueClassic Division will preshy

sent to the owner of each registered aircraft a recognition plaque with a colored photo of the aircraft parked at Oshkosh Please register your aircraft as soon as possible after you are parked as this will speed up the procedure to present you with your plaque

Chairman - Jack Copeland 617336shy7245

AntiqueClassic Riverboat Cruise The AntiqueClassic Riverboat Dinner

Cruise will be held Saturday evening July 30 sailing at 800 pm from the Pioneer Inn dock Due to the limited number of passengers the tickets are offered for sale in advance through the mail If there are any remaining tickets they will be on sale at the AntiqueClassic Headquarters up to the time of sailing

Chairman - Jeannie Hill 815943shy7205

AntiqueClassic Parking Arrangements have been made for the

Type Clubs and any individuals who wish to park their type aircraft together The parking committee has developed a simple type parking plan Information and parking instructions will be mailed to you Contact the chairman

Chairman - Art Morgan 414442shy3631

AntiqueClassic Interview Circle The AntiqueClassic Interview Circle

will be expanded this year and will schedule two interviews per day If you have an interesting aircraft and would like to be included in this program for an intershyview please contact the Chairman so you can arrange to be included in his schedule at your convenience

Chairman - Kelly Viets 913828shy3518

AntiqueClassic Type Club Headquarshyters

All type clubs are invited to set up their headquarters in the type club tent We have again set up a larger tent so there will be enough room

Chairman - Butch Joyce 919427shy0216

AntiqueClassic Information Booth The membership and information booth

will be located outside the AntiqueClassic Headquarters Complete information on membership and Convention activities can be obtained here

Chairman - Kelly Viets 913828shy3518

AntiqueClassic Aircraft Awards Antique judging all categories Chairshy

man - Dale Gustafson 317293-4430 Classic Judging all categories Chairshy

man - George York 419429-4378

AntiqueClassic Forums A complete schedule of forums covering

all makes and models of AntiqueClassic aircraft will be presented throughout Conshyvention week These forums will be conshyducted by the most qualified individuals available Check Convention program for complete details

Chairman - John Berendt 507263shy2414

AntiqueClassic Photo Contest The fifth annual AntiqueClassic

Amateur Photo Contest will be held during Oshkosh 88 All contestants must register at the AntiqueClassic headquarters and reshyceive up-to-date contest rules please Reshymember photos taken enroute during the Convention or on the return home are all eligible for the contest

Chairman - Jack McCarthy 317371shy1290

AntiqueClassic Hall of Fame Reunion The Annual Hall of Fame Reunion for

previous Grand and Reserve Grand Chamshypion aircraft will again be held at Oshkosh 88 A special display area special awards and a special fly-by recognition are planned All previous winners are encourshyaged to bring their aircraft back to Oshkosh for the members and guests to enjoy

Chairman - Dan Neuman 612571shy0893

OX-S Aviation Pioneers The OX-5 Aviation Pioneers headquarshy

ters tent is located in the AntiqueClassic area

Chairman - Bob Wallace 301686shy3279

Please check your Oshkosh 88 Convenshytion program and EAA AntiqueClassic headquarters for complete details of all events

Its going to be a great Convention make the AntiqueClassic area your headshyquarters for Oshkosh 88

Please remember were better together Welcome aboard - join us and you have it all bull

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MAY 1988 bull Vol 16 No5 Copyright 1988 by the EAA AntiquelClassic Division Inc All rights reserved

PUBLICATION STAFF PUBLISHER

Tom Poberezny

VICE-PRESIDENT MARKETING amp COMMUNICATIONS

Dick Matt

EDITOR Mark Phelps

ART DIRECTOR Mike Drucks

MANAGING EDITORADVERTISING Mary Jones

ASSOCIATE EDITORS Norman Petersen

Dick Cavin

FEATURE WRITERS George A Hardie Jr

Dennis Parks

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Carol Krone

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Jim Koepnick Carl Schuppel

Jeff Isom

EAA ANTIQUECLASSIC DIVISION INC

OFFICERS President Vice President

R J lickteig MC Kelly Viets 1718 Lakewood RI 2 Box 128

Albert Lea MN 56007 Lyndon KS 66451 507373-2922 913828-3518

Secretary Treasurer George S York EE Buck Hilbert

181 Sloboda Ave PO Box 145 Mansfield OH 44906 UnionIL60180

419529-4378 815923-4591

DIRECTORS John S Copeland Philip Coulson

9 Joanne Drive 28415 Springbrook Dr Westborough MA01581 Lawton MI49065

617366-7245 616624-6490

William A Eickhoff Stan Gomoll 41515th Ave NE 1042 90th Lane NE

SI Petersburg FL 33704 Minneapolis MN 55434 813823-2339 6121784-1172

Dale A Gustafson Espie M_ Joyce Jr 7724 Shady Hill Drive Box 468 Indianapolis IN 46278 Madison NC 27025

317293-4430 919427-0216

Arthur R Morgan Gene Morris 3744 North 51 st Blvd 115C Steve Court RA 2 Milwaukee WI 53216 Roanoke TX 76262

414442-3631 817491-9110

Daniel Neuman Ray Olcott 1521 Berne Circle W 104 Bainbridge

Minneapolis MN 55421 Nokomis FL 34275 612571-0893 813488-8791

SH Wes Schmid 2359 Lefeber Avenue Wauwatosa WI 53213

4141771-1545

DIRECTOR EMERITUS SJ Wittman

7200 SE 85th Lane Ocala FL 32672

904245-7768

ADVISORS Robert C Bob Brauer John A Fogerty

9345 S Hoyne RR2 Box 70 Chicago IL 60620 Roberts WI 54023

3121779-2105 715425-2455

Robert D Bob Lumley Steven C Nesse N104 W20387 2009 Highland Ave

Willow Creek Road Albert Lea MN 56007 Colgate WI 53017 507373-1674

414255-6832

Contents

2 Straight and Levelby Bob Lickteig

4 AlC Newsby Mark Phelps

5 LeHers to the Editor

6 Calendar

7 Vintage Literatureby Dennis Park

9 Members Projectsby Norm Petersen

10 Interesting Memberby DF Neuman

12 Roses Ryans by Norm Petersen

15 Moments from Sun n Funby Mark Phelps

Page 20 -

16 Scouts Honorby Nino Lama

20 Upside Down Ercoupeby Mary Jones

24 Biplane Boilermakerby Mark Phelps

27 Mystery Planeby George Hardy

28 Vintage Trader

FRONT COVER A beautiful formation photo of three Ryans on a Page 24 warm summer day over Illinois The full story of these airplanes and their owner Bill Rose can be found on page 12

(Photo by Ted Koston)

BACK COVER Stearman C-3D Furnished with a war-surplus Wright-Hisso 180-hp engine this was an attempt in 1928 to build a cheaper version of the Whirlwind powered C-3B series Apparently only two were buill The aircraft pictured here (N6433 sin 104) was restored in 1957 by Ed Skeeter Carlson of Spokane Washington In 1976 it was rebuilt as a C-3B with a Whirlwind engine and re-registered as NC1598 the registration number of the first Stearman flown by Varney Airlines (Photo from Boeing clo Dick Taylor believed to beshylong to Peter Bowers)

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

Editorial Policy Readers are encouraged to submit stories and photographs Policy opinions expressed in articles are solely those of the authors Responsibility for accuracy in reporting rests entirely with the contributor Material should be sent to Editor The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Phone 414426-4800

The VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-6943) is published and owned exclusively by EAA AntiquelClassic Division Inc of the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc and is published monthly at Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903middot 3086 Second Class Postage paid at Oshkosh WI 54901 and additional mailing offices Membership rates for EAA AntiquelClassic Division Inc are $1800 for current EAA members for 12 month period of which $1200 is for the publication of The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Membership is open 0 all who are interested in aviation

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

Postmaster Send address changes to EAA AntiquelClassic Division Inc Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3086

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~ (3ews Compiled by Mark Phelps

CG TAYLOR 1898 - 1988

CG Taylor former partner of William T Piper and designer of the Taylorcraft line of airplanes died on March 29 1988 in Texas He would have been 90 this June

HISTORICAL VIDEO INTERVIEWS

Anyone with leads on pioneer aviators who may be interviewed at Oshkosh during this years Fly-in should notify the Pioneer Aviation Video Committee The goal is to capture aviation s historical people on tape for future generations Interview sessions during the convention can be scheduled at the interviewees conveninece If you know of someone whos aviation legacy should be preserved contact Bob Lumly Willow Creek Road Colgate WI 53017 414255shy6832

ANTIQUECLASSIC AWARDS

The results of the judging at Sun n Fun 1988 are in Congratulations to the winnners and all other AntiquelClassic members who had airplanes at the fly-in The attendance was impressive-240 AnshytiquelClassic aircraft registered over the course of the week Expect to see lots more about Sun n Fun 88 in upcoming issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE

Antiques

Grand Champion Fairchild KR21 N362N Jim Kimball EAA 49344 AlC 8908 Zellwood Florida

Reserve Grand Champion Piper J-3 N32957 Barbara Fidler EAA 124962 AC 10377 Alva Florida

Past Grand Champion Travelair D-4ooo Rod Spanier EAA 83764 AlC 1001 Lakeland Florida

Golden Age 1927 - Earlier Waco 10 N45534 John Stilley EAA 123683 AC 3853 Merritt Island Florida

Silver Age 1928 - 1932 New Standard D-25 N930V John Thomson EAA 4396 Ellenton Florida

Contemporary Age 1933 - 1945 Piper J5A N354GF Ron Frank EAA 61563 A C 2017 Lake Angelus Michigan

Best Custom Fairchild 24 N28690 Ed Wegner EAA 33887 AlC 136 Plymouth Wisconsin

Best WWII Era Stearman PTI7 N9681N R Denny Gamer EAA 293729 Rockmart Georgia

Best Bi-Plane Waco RNF N11264 JL Gardner EAA 48413 Milton Florida

Best Monoplane Piper J-3 N32957 Barbara Fidler EAA 124962 AlC 10377 Alva Florida

Best Open Cockpit Stearman N65052 Mike Danforth Robbinsville North Carolina

Best Cabin Stinson SM-2AA Bob Hedgecock EAA 262955 AC 10205 Barnesville Georgia

Outstanding Aircraft Beech Staggerwing N 17SW Jim Gorman EAA 29182 AC 306 George York EAA 11310 AlC 1085 Mansfield Ohio

Outstanding Aircraft 1939 Taylorcraft N23663 AC Hutson EAA 185948 AlC 7122 Griffin Georgia

Classics

Grand Champion Piper PAil NC78661 Classic Flights Charleston South Carolina

Reserve Grand Champion Cessna 140 N5332C Rick Trimble EAA 266730 Soddy Tennessee

Past Grand Champion Piper PA-12 NC3648M Clyde Smith Jr EAA 48316 Loganton Pennsylvania

Best Restored - Up to 100 UP Aeronca 7 AC NC82650 Mendel Ray Ackerman EAA 164495 Leesville South Carolina John H Gardner EAA 260594 Cayce South Carolina Ken Harrill EAA 181880 Columbia South Carolina Xen Motsinger EAA 19886 Cayce South Carolina

Best Restored - 101 to 165 HP Stinson N389C Butch Walsh EAA 95866 AC 11988 Arrington Virginia

Best Restored - Over 165 UP Swift NC90373 Bill amp Geraldine Jennings EAA 186006 AC 7895 Dalton Georgia

Best Custom - Up to 100 UP Cessna 140 NI40AB Angelo Fraboni EAA 114926 AC 7257 Monona Wisconsin

Best Custom - 101 to 165 UP Piper PA22-20 N2818P Barbara Fidler EAA 124962 AC 10377 Lakeland Florida

Best Custom - Over 165 UP Swift N41P Roy Harmening EAA 199030 Clairton Pennsylvania

Outstanding of Type Ercoupe N94707 Burt Ellegaard EAA 84292 Shakopee Minnesota

Outstanding of Type Luscombe 8A N 1197K A Allen Arbuthnot EAA 119679 AIC 3500 Lake Alfred Florida

Outstanding of Type Funk N77724 Dan Towery II EAA 30621 AC 10743 Dover Delaware

Outstanding of Type Cessna 195 N2193C Bob Silwanicz EAA 224096 Pompano Beach Florida

4 MAY 1988

Letters TO The EditorltJ11 -~~bull 1[

Dear Jack

Congratulations on the new entry in The Vintage Airplane (January) titled The Time Capsule It is just great

You asked for comments so here is the tiny bit I can add I) The Seversky 2-PA-L is the one test pilot Jimmie Taylor qualified for the 1937 Thompson Race at 223173 mph (at Cleveland)

2) The Crosby CR-4 is indeed from 1938 Recognition points for 38 are a) trumpet-shaped exhaust (its end is between the gear doors) b) Sherwin-Williams paint logo on the rudder c) hydraulic retract on a stub tail skid Recognition points for 39 six separate short exhaust stacks b) Aero Industries Tech logo on rudder c) spring type skid

3) The Gwinn Aircar Terrific How do I get a photo

4) Obviously your volume of Revolution in the Sky and mine are different This one is dated 1964 and says cN 150 Interstate Aero Corp Cleveland (1933-35) Involved 3 accs final one 9-14-35 Skyways Inc Cleveland (1935-37) and Samuel R Sague Cleveland 1937 The last time I saw that Sirius it was sitting behind the Sundorph hangar with a For Sale sign on

it The hangar talk was that it was just too expensive to fly Probably 1940 on that

Sorry that I cant tell you more Keep up the good work and best of everything

Regards Ted Businger (EAA 93833 NC 2333) Rt 2 Box 280 Willow Springs MO 65793

Dear Ben

In a few days I will send my money to become a member of EAA

Enclosed I am sending pictures of a Miles Magister It is 50 years old (1938) and in good flying condition and nearly 100 percent original It is the property of the Aero Club San Martin Mendoza Argenshytina and they would like to sell it

If some members of the AntiqueClassic Division have an interest in it they could write to Sr Oscar A Charparin Aero Club San Martin CC 127 (5570) San Marshytin - Mendoza Argentina

Sincerely

Alberto Catania 153 Shoreham Drive Downsview Ontario Canada M3N I S8

NICKED-KNOCKED PROPS The metal propeller appears to be one of

the most durable parts of the modem light aircraft and indeed it is when properly maintained But as an instrument of thrust it has more pressure exerted against it than any other part of the aircraft The blades are designed and constructed in such a manner as to withstand maximum power loading but when the shape of the blade is marred or disturbed its inherent strength can be reduced to a point where blade failshyure in flight is possible Such failure can take place entirely without warning

Most pilots find it hard to believe that a small cut or nick in a sturdy metal propeller can lead to a broken prop To understand how this is possible it helps to know someshything about the stress and force to which a propeller in action is subjected

The most obvious force is centrifugalshythe rotating action which exerts an outward pull on the blades If you imagine an enorshymous giant trying to draw your arm out of your socket exerting a force of 7 500 times the weight of your arm you can appreciate the strain on the blade

The revolving blade is also subject to a centrifugal twisting force which may be visualized as the effect of a gigantic hand

attempting to flatten the blade exerting a force as high as 20000 pounds per square inch Again the thrust exerted by the proshypeller results in a forward pull of the blades Straining the engine to pull the plane out of a mudhole can result in an out-of-track prop These two kinds of stress produce lines of force running across the face of the blade

But the kind of stress which is believed responsible for most blade failures in conshyjunction with surface damage in pistonshydrive aircraft is the vibratory stress set up by the engine forces conveyed to the proshypeller by the crankshaft to which it is bolted This produces oscillating forces within the blade which change patterns as the engine rpm changes The locations on the surface of the blade where maximum bending occurs are called nodes at these locations the greatest amount of stress ocshycurs Even slight damage at these points can seriously weaken the propeller

Any mechanical damage to the prop creates an opportunity for blade failure Nicks cuts or corrosion pits can set up stress points by interrupting lines of force Certificated mechanics are trained to round out depressions in the blade in such a manshy

ner as to minimize the concentration force at a given point

The ordinary preflight inspection tends to scan the propeller The pilot may do nothing more than run his eye down the leading edge of the blade and if nothing catches his attention move on What he should do realizing the consequences of an in-flight propeller failure is to scrutinize and feel-with clean dry hands-the entire surface of the blade Nicks or cuts that esshycape the eye are often easily perceptible to the fingers Inspection is easier and more accurate if the blade is kept clean This is facilitated by occasional waxing with a paste wax which helps prevent corrosion Decals on a prop incidentally have been known to permit the accumulation of hidshyden corrosion

Note that the removal of small nicks or defects is not preventive maintenance which may be performed by the pilot or owner but is defined in FAR Part 43 as minor repairs and requires the service of a qualified mechanic

One little nick could knock you out of the sky bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 5

CALENDAR OF EVENTS MAY 21-22 - NORTH HAMPTON NEW HAMPshy

SHIRE - 12th Annual Aviation Flea Market at Hampton Airfield Anything aviation related okay Food available Contact 603964-6749

MAY 21-22 - HAMMOND LOUISIANA shyLouisiana Balloon Festival and EAA Air Show sponsored by EAA Chapters 244 261 and 697 Trophies Louisiana Championship Fly-In Series Event No1 Contact Jim Riviere 604 Chambertin Drive Kenner LA 70065 504467shy1505

MAY 21-22 - LIVE OAK FLORIDA - Florida Sport Aviation Antique and Classic Associashytion EAA AlC Chapter 1 Fly-In at Kittyhawk Estates Contact Rod Spanier 502 Jamesshytown Avenue Lakeland FL 33801 813665shy5572

MAY 27-29 - WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIAshy24th West Coast Antique Fly-In and Air Show at Watsonville Airport Contact Watsonville Chamber of Commerce 4081724-3849

MAY 27-29 - LAKE GENEVA WISCONSIN shy2nd Annual Twin Bonanza Association convenshytion at the Americana Lake Geneva Resort Contact Twin Bonanza Association 19684 Lakeshore Drive Three Rivers M149093 616 279-2540

JUNE 3-5 - MERCED CALIFORNIA - 31st Merced West Coast Antique Fly-In at Merced Municipal Airport Contact Merced Pilots Asshysociation P O Box 2312 Merced CA 95344 or linton Wollen 2091722-6666 after 5 pm

JUNE 3-5 - BARTLESVILLE OKLAHOMA - 2nd Annual National Biplane Fly-in at Frank Phillips Field featuring a first-ever - Concours de Eleshygance Be part of the largest gathering of bipshylanes since WW II Modern factory type aircraft invited and welcomed Sponsored by the Nashytional Biplane Association (NBA) and the Bartlesville Chamber of Commerce Contact Charles W Harris Chairman 9181742-7311 or Mary Jones Executive Director 918299shy2532 Address inquiries on NBA membership to NBA Hangar 5 4-J Aviation Jones-Rivershyside Airport Tulsa OK 74132

JUNE 4-5 - INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA - 1st Anshynual Airplane Gathering saluting replica milishytary classic and sport aircraft at Mt Comfort Airport Sponsored by the EAA Chapter 900 and the Central Indiana Sport Flyer Associashytion Contact Fred Jungclaus 317636-4891 (days) or 317342-3235 (eves)

JUNE 4-5 - COLDWATER MICHIGAN - 4th Anshynual Fairchild Reunion Contact Mike Kelly 22 Cardinal Drive Coldwater MI49036 517278shy7654

JUNE 5 - DEKALB ILLINOIS - EAA Chapter 241 Breakfast at DeKalb-Taylor Municipal Airshyport from 7 am to noon Contact Jerry Thornshyhill 3121683-2781

JUNE 10-12 - MIDDLETOWN OHIO - 4th Nashytional Aeronca gathering celebrating the 60th anniversary of Aeronca including tours of the Aeronca factory and the USAF Museum Banquet on Saturday night with speakers and judged aircraft awards Contact Jim Thompson Box 102 Roberts IL 60962217 395-2522

JUNE 11-12 - HILLIARD FLORIDA - Florida Sport Aviation Antique and Classic Associashytion EAA AlC Chapter 1 Fly-In at Hilliard Air Park Contact Rod Spanier 502 Jamestown Avenue Lakeland FL33801 813665-5572

JUNE 11-12 - MANSFIELD LOUISIANA shyNorthwest Louisiana Fly-in DeSoto Parish Airshyport Sponsored by EAA Chapter 343 Flying Events aircraft judging camping Louisiana Championship Fly-In Series Event No2 Conshytact Larry Pierce Route 5 Box 585 Shreveport LA 71107 318929-2377

JUNE 12 - AURORA ILLINOIS - EAA Chapter 579 Fly-lnlDrive-ln breakfast and airportlFBO open house Aurora Municipal Airport Contact Alan Shackleton 312466-4193 or Bob Rieser Airport Manager 312466-7000

JUNE 14-19 - OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA - Aerospace America 1988 Air Show and Trade Exposition Contact Tom Jones Air Show Director 405681-3000

JUNE 16-18 - LAKEVIEW ARKANSAS - Nashytional Meyers Association Fly-in and Seminar at Gastons Resort Contact Wm E Gaffney 26 Rt 17K Newburgh NY 12550

JUNE 17-19 - EL CAJON CALIFORNIA - 6th Annual West Coast Travel Air Fly-In Join the biplane fun Contact Jerry Impellezzeri 4925 Wilma Way San Jose CA 95124

JUNE 18 - NEWPORT NEWS VIRGINIA-16th Annual Colonial Fly-In sponsored by EAA Chapter 156 at Patrick Henry Airport Contact Chet Sprague 8 Sinclair Road Hampton VA 23669 8041723-3904

JUNE 19 - ANDERSON INDIANA - EAA Chapshyter 226 Fly-In Breakfast Contact 317378shy0590

JUNE 19 - FRIENDSHIP WISCONSIN - 8th Anshynual Fathers Day Fly-in at Legion Field sponshysored by Adams County Aviation Association Pancake breakfast at 0730 Static displays crafts antique engines etc 60 miles due west Oshkosh VOR Camping Monitor 1229 Conshytact Roger Davenport 608339-6810

JUNE 23-26 - GRAND LAKE VACATION REshySORT OKLAHOMA - International Bird Dog Association annual meeting and fly-in al Golden Falcon Airpark Grand Lake Vacation Resort Contact Phil Phillips 505897-4174

JUNE 23-26 - HAMILTON OHIO - 29th Annual National Waco Reunion Contact National Waco Club 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton OH 45015

JUNE 24-26 - PAULS VALLEY OKLAHOMAshyOklahoma City Chapter of AAA Fly-In Contact George Blackmore 4051789-6281 or Bud Sutshyton 405392-5608

JUNE 25-26 - ORANGE MASSACHUSETTS shy12th Annual New England Regional EAA Fly-In sponsored by EAA Chapter 726 Vendors flea market food trophies Contact Richard Walsh Municipal Airport Orange MA 01364 627544-8189

JUNE 29-JULY 2 - AMES IOWA - Ercoupe Owners Club National Convention Ames Airshyport Contact Shirley Brittian 2070 Hwy 92 Ackworth IA 50001 515961-6609

JULY 8-10 - 16th Annual Taylorcraft Fly-InReunshyion at Barber Airport three miles north of Alshyliance Food fellowship and flying Chat with the people who built your Taylorcraft Contact Bruce Bixler 216823-9748

JULY 10 - WILLIAMS ARIZONA - 3rd Annual Fly-In Breakfast at Williams Municipal Airport Sponsored by EAA Chapter 856 Awards and displays Contact Larry Ely 602635-2978 or 2151

JULY 16-17 - SCHENECTADY NEW YORKshyNortheast Flight 88 Air show at Schenectady County Airport sponsored by American Red Cross and Empire State Aerosciences Museum Contact Steve Israel 518382-0041 Northeast Flight 88 419 Mohawk Mall Schenectady NY 12304

JULY 17-22 - FAIRBANKS ALASKA - Internashytional Cessna 170 Association Convention at Fairbanks International Airport Convention site Sophie Station Motel Contact Convention Chairmen Rick and Cheryl Schikora 1919 Latshyhrop Drawer 17 Fairbanks AK 99701 907 456-1566 (work) or 907488-1724 (home) Reshymember the time difference

JUL Y 21-22 - DAYTON OHIO - Dayton Air and Trade Show at Dayton International Airport Contact Rajean Campbell 513898-5901

JULY 22-24 - COFFEYVILLE KANSAS - Funk Aircraft Owners Reunion Contact Ray Pahls 12724 E Ashbury Circle Apt U-l04 Aurora CO 80014303695-4983

JUL Y 29-AUGUST 5 - OSHKOSH WISCONSIN - 36th annual International EAA Convention and Sport Aviation Exhibition at Wittman Field Contact John Burton EAA Headquarters Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3086

AUGUST 20 - WINTER HAVEN FLORIDAshyFlorida Sport Aviation Antique and Classic Asshysociation EAA AlC Chapter 1 Fly-In at Gilbert Field Municipal Contact Rod Spanier 502 Jamestown Avenue Lakeland FL33801 813 665-5572

AUGUST 26-28 - SUSSEX NEW JERSEY -Sussex Air Show 88 Contact Paul G Styger Airport Manager PO Box 311 Sussex New Jersey 07461201 875-9919

AUGUST 27-28 - WATKINS COLORADO -BalioonfestlEAA Chapter 660 Air Show Conshytact 3031751-1981

SEPTEMBER 3-4 - GEORGETOWN CALIFORshyNIA - Gathering of Taildraggers at Georgetown Municipal Airport Contact P O Box 1438 Georgetown California call (days) 916677-9009 (eves) 916333-1343

SEPTEMBER 9-11 - DENVER COLORADOshyTwin Beech Association 1 st Annual fly-in meetshying at Centennial Airport Contact Twin Beech Association P O Box 8186 Fountain Valley CA 92728-8186

SEPTEMBER 10 - JENNINGS LOUISIANA shySouthwest Louisiana Fly-In Sponsored by EAA Chatpers 529 and 541 Trophies Louisiana Championship Fly-in Series Event NO3 Contact Bill Anderson 211 Bruce Street Lafayette LA 70533 318984-9746

SEPTEMBER 10-11 - GREELEY COLORADO - Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In Sponsored by Colorado State EAA Chapter Contact 303 798-6086 or 3031751-1981

SEPTEMBER 16-18 - JACKSONVILLE ILshyLINOIS - 4th Annual Byron Smith Memorial Stinson Fly-In and Reunion at Jacksonville Airort Seminars fly-outs contests Camping at field Contact Loran Nordgren 815469shy91004 West Nebraska Frankfort IL 60423

OCTOBER 1-2 - PINEVILLE LOUISIANA - 3rd Annual Louisiana EAA Convention sponsored by EAA Chapters 614 and 836 Trophies banshyquet camping Final Louisiana Championship Series Event Contact Jim Alexander 2950 Highway 28W Boyce LA 71409 318793shy4245

OCTOBER 6-9 - CELINA OHIO - 13th Annual International Cessna 120140 Association Convention Fly-In at Lakefield Airport Contact Terry Zimmerman 419268-2565

OCTOBER 7-9 - THOMASVILLE GEORGIA shyFlorida Sport Aviation Antique and Classic Asshysociation EAA AlC Chapter 1 Fly-In at Thomasville Municipal Airport Contact Rod Spanier 502 Jamestown Avenue Lakeland FL 33801813665-5572

OCTOBER 7-9 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMAshy31 st Annual Tulsa Fly-In Contact Charlie Harshyris 3933 S Peoria Tulsa OK 741059181742shy7311

OCTOBER 7-9 - TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMAshy8th Annual National Bucker Fly-In Contact Frank Price Route 1 Box 419 Moody TX 76557 817853-2008 bull

6 MAY 1988

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ERON411TIC APRIL 1913 Serial No 68

by Dennis Parks

LibraryArchives Director

AERONAUTICS 1913 Editorials and Letters

One way to judge what were the concerns in the aviation community at a particular time is to examine the editorials and letters to the editor

The journal AERONAUTICS had a very active and vocal editor in the pershyson of Ernest La Rue Jones The former proprietor of a hardware busishyness Jones became connected with the aero shows of 1906 and 1907 and beshycame the assistant secretary of the Aero Club of America In 1907 he founded AERONAUTICS

The following editorials and the letshyter to the editor are from 1913 issues of the magazine

WAKE UP CONGRESS America where the first successful

aeroplane was produced now ranks last among the great world powers as far as aviation is concerned whether military or civil

While Great Britain France Gershymany Russia and Austria are spending millions in developing military aeronautics building and buying machines training hundreds of pilots offering prizes and testing safety deshyvices constructing aerodynamical laboratories and encouraging inventors and constructors in every possible way the American government is doing practically nothing

(NOTE According to the 1913 Janes the United States had 21 airplanes in hand or on order Great Britain over 140)

Why are these governments spendshy

ing millions of dollars on military aeronautics Why then is our governshyment woefully neglecting aviation Why have we sent no officers abroad

to study the wonderful progress of other nations Why have we offered no prizes for devices giving greater safety in aeroplanes Why has the govshyernment neglected to encourage the art in any way

Here is our answer to these quesshytions It is simply this In our governshyment there is entirely too much party politics the average Congressman is too busy building and repairing politishycal fences to give much attention to the defenses of the country most memshybers of congress never take the trouble to read an aeronautical magazine anyshy

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VI~TAf3~ LIT~VATUV~ way and could not distinguish a biplane from the binomial theorem

FEDERAL REGISTRATION (February 1913)

The various states have automobile laws providing for the registration of the automobile the examination of drivers and for the punishment of reckshyless or dangerous driving

There is no law in any State in workshying order for the safeguarding of the aeronautical movement The reckless flying of the expert the foolhardy stunts of the novice or the crazy antics of the hare-brained should be toned down by knowledge of the law s penalty There is many a good reason for the registration of machines and for the examination of pilots The good flyer will gain and so will the one who fails to fulfill the considerations of a proper law or set of rules

Before we have more fool state laws let those who have the interests of aviation really at heart urge the adoption of a proper national statute

HOW TO BUILD AN AEROPLANE

(Letter - April 1913) There is no reason why every girl

and boy who reads AERONAUTICS shouldnt have an aeroplane of his or her own made of materials picked up about the house No expense is atshytached to it-all one needs is skill and ingenuity

First the frame must be made Rip about forty yards of picture molding

from the walls being careful to first remove the pictures Then make two oblong frames (this machine is to be a biplane) and over them stretch a number of breadths of your mothers silk dresses neatly sewed together If your mother is addicted to the hobble you may have to resort to grandmas wardrobe

Now tack the silk on the frames by means of brass-headed tacks taken from parlor furniture If you cannot reshymove them any other way bum the furniture being careful not to pick up the tacks until they have cooled off When the frames are finished connect them at the comers by means of spinshydles taken from the front hall banisters

The engine must have a firm foundashytion so let us borrow the head of one of the brass beds and fasten it firmly to the lower plane As it is difficult to construct at home an engine of 60 hp the best way is to take Papas checkbook write a check for a thousand dollars carefully forging Papas name This can be done easily after a few months practice A thousand dollars will buy a very nice engine which can be used for many purposes about the house such as sawshying wood operating a rotary fan the sewing machine etc

The engine must be firmly bolted to the framework of the biplane Bolts will be found in Papas automobile that will do nicely Now you are ready to soar aloft and the whole thing hasnt cost you a cent Let your first trip be over the nearest cemetery Then if you

drop it will not be necessary to hire a coach and hearse Children should alshyways think of the economy before the pleasure A dollar save is worth two in the bush as Plutarch once said

- Walter Shulman PS If you are building a flying

boat use veneer from the grand piano

MODEL FLYING AND ITS PURPOSES

(October 1913) The writer has been asked a number

of times the following questions What is the purpose of flying models is it merely a sport for boys or is there any knowledge to be gained that would aid in the construction of man-carrying or full-sized machine Model flying can be considered in different ways Some of the model flyers indulge in it for the purpose of whiling away their time while others indulge in it for the purpose of learning whatever can be learnt

If the new ideas of would-be invenshytors were first tried out by means of the flying model there would be thousands of dollars saved yearly and less flying tenement houses on the scene

Let the invention be embodied in a model equipped with power let the model be adjusted and placed on the ground If it will rise and show good stability and good qualities of flight it is then time to think of embodying the same in a full sized machine If this is done much of this wanton waste of money will be avoided bull

White David R Dayton Oregon I WEL COM E NEW MEMBE RS I~~~~~~~~~lifornia Gorden Kenneth

North Palm Beach Florida The following is a listing of new members who have joined the EM AntiqueClassic Division (through December 15 1987) We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft Succeeding ISouth ~n issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members

Dixon sam Lugoll South Carolina

Vine Peter Bournemouth England

Smith Richard T Kirkland Washington

McKibben WIllis J Lima Ohio

Pennington David A Corpus Christi Texas

Berry Donald F Taylorville Illinois

Hudec John Collinsville Oklahoma

Palmer Henry C SI Petersburg Florida

Steinberg Robert Rawlins Wyoming

Orson Wilbur Broomfield Colorado

Price Garry S Portsmouth New Hampshire

Sorensen Lloyd S Solvang California

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Rainford Stephen North Chatham New York

Reese William Dallas Texas

Robbins Michael Sulphur Springs Texas

Shear James J Youngstown New York

I-Ilgler Donald N lIayton Ohio

1upp Sherwood Applegate California

Burkholder Eugene Myerstown Pennsylvania

Beglm Laval P Eng

Rudd Dale Camrose Alberta Canada

Bickel Basil St Louis Missouri

Fielding Ronald Arthur Cueens Co Nova Scotia Canada

Brown Rodney Redmond Washington

Taylor Larry J Madison Georgia

Carnelrd Larry D VallejO California

Bailey Everett G Newalla Oklahoma

Turslch Ernest J Gatineau Quebec Canada Mariena Georgia

Plews Larry D McDanel Lewis Tehachapi California Florence Kentucky

Brodeur H Wallace Goodman Walter Amston Connecticut Tranquility California

Wakefield Michael Briere Jr Leo J FI Mitchell Kentucky Mechanicsville Virginia

McNeil Walter Wayman TIm Norcross Georgia Santa Rosa California

Rezabek John D Cedar Rapids Iowa

Ziegler John C Watauga Texas

Fleming Carl A FI Wayne Indiana

Foster Robert W Indianola Iowa

Ketron Terry Newton North Carolina

Degenhardt Ronald W Janesville Wisconsin

Laskey Chris Ottawa Illinois

Trolan Jr Wallace L Allston Massachusetts

Romero Marlo I Fieldale Virginia

Davenport Carol L Maple Valley Washington

Ploegsma Phyllis Enumclaw Washington

Holmberg Jon Auburn Washington

Westmlnlster Colorado

Dorothy Philip Reinbeck Iowa

Teague Dougtas E Taylorsville North Carolina

Kldby Langley R Aspley Australia

Lelbbrandt UB Capetown South Africa

Bradshaw Bob Wichita Kansas

Hodge Richard Afton Wisconsin

Ellis Lee D Idaho Falls Idaho

Bradford Douglas Costa Mesa California

McCary Steven W Mesa Washington

Pllngston Lee Palos Park Illinois

Thompson Rod Alstead New Hampshire

Middleton Forrest C Minerva Ohio

Farmers Branch Texas

Barnes Homer M WinstonmiddotSalem North Carolina

Goeken William K Roanoke Texas

Miller Robert K Corona California

Stout Lloyd J Torrance California

Henard Donald C Memphis Tennessee

Moses Howard J Lucerne California

Steelhammer Vic Canyon Country California

Greethurst Dean R SI Paul Minnesota

McCarrell Wayne OeQueen Arizona

Nielsen Rick Lorain Ohio

Poole Robert W Page Arizona

Keller John M Sarasota Florida

Gendreau Charles A Brooklyn Park Minnesota

EMBERS PROTECTS by Norm Petersen

Yale Brooks And His Cub

The enclosed photo is of a very detershymined man and his immaculately reshystored wood-spar J-3 Cub Yale Brooks (EAA 301842 AlC 12035) 9 Hartley Lane Brockton MA 02402 had dreamed of owning a J-3 Cub from the time he was nine years old When he retired from police work at age 61 he bought a basketshycase Cub and totally restored it over a period of a year His next project is earning his private pilots license so he can enjoy flying about in his own J-3 Cub shy fulfilling a dream he had as a child Yale we salute you and your tenacity and grit

JIM SOBRALSKES AERONCA CHAMP

The middle photo of a pretty Aeronca 7AC Champ was sent in by owner Jim Sobshyralske (EAA 301264) of 3204 Woodside Drive Graham North Carolina 27252 along with some notes on the history of N83933 SIN 7 AC-2601 Delivered from the Middletown Ohio facshytory to West Bend Wisconsin in 1946 N83933 spent the next 20 years as a trainer and club aircraft In 1968 it was totally rebuilt and sold to Jims father Walter Sobralske who based the Champ at his sod strip called Broken Prop Field near Berlin Wisconsin Thats where the top photo was taken Walt and the Champ attended nearly every fly-in throughout Wisconsin on wheels in summer and skis in winter Young Jim learned to fly when he was 16 years old and soloed N83933 on skis in 1974 Some 14 years later he has flown the Champ to North Carolina where he resides and plans on recovering the Champ before long The Grade A cotton has been on the airplane for 20 years and still looks nice Jim looks forward to the day he can fly N83933 back to Wisconsin for the EAA Fly-In along with a trip back to the home field in Berlin

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nteresting Members by Daniel F Neuman (EAA 871 AIC 325) 1521 Berne Circle W

Minneapolis MN 55421

Brad Larson soloed in 1934 in this Curtiss Junior CW-1 10 MAY 1988

Brad Larson operated Harper Airport near Detroit Michigan from 1937 to 1940 Aircraft pictured are from left to right a Rearwin Sportster Taylorcraft and Paramont Cabinaire

When I was asked to write an article about an interesting EAA member the choice was obvious My long-time friend Brad Larson (EAA 2952 NC 484) is an outstanding example of a rare breed of aviator He pioneered the antiqueclassic movement and conshytinues to set an example for the rest of us

Brad was born in Michigan and now resides in Santa Paula California where he owns two hangars bases his award-winning Ryan SCW and reshystores airplanes His wife Mary also helps where needed He is now restorshy

(Left to right) Mary Larson Captain Brad Larson SIO Dick Moreus FlO Bob Jondahl on Larsons last flight for Northwest Airlines

Brad Larsons Ryan SCW 1987

Brad Larsons Cessna Airmaster restoration at Santa Paula California 1988

ing two Cessna Ainnasters powered with Warner 165-hp radial engines

Brad learned to fly in 1934 at Deshytroit His first solo was in a CurtissshyWright CW-l Junior (Pusher) powshyered by a three cylinder 45-hp Szekely engine He has owned and flown many types of airplanes through the years including Curtiss Jr Davis D-l Aeronca C-3 Rearwin Sportster Taylorcraft on floats Howard DGA-15 (fonner Shell Oil Corp plane) Ryan SCW Cessna Airmaster Funk Beechcraft Bonanza and more

In the 1930s Brad operated Harper Airport in Detroit near my home He also worked as a mechanic prior to World War II for Pennsylvania Central Airlines (later absorbed by United Airshylines) In 1942 he joined Northwest Airlines and flew as a captain on its Alaska Air Transport Command milishytary routes for the duration of the war

Until his retirement in 1975 Brad flew all the routes and equipment on NWA both as a captain and an FAAshydesignated checktraining pilot He holds both FAA mechanic and ATP certificates with a long list of type ratshyings in a variety of piston-engine-powshyered turboprop and turbo-jet airplanes including the Boeing 747 He was one of the first captains to qualify in the B-747s and he had a prominent role in setting up NWAs pilot training proshygram on this as well as other types of aircraft

Brad s aviation career from the beshyginning includes an intense interest in homebuilt and light airplanes He built and flew experimental and homebuilts starting in the 1930s when the FAA (then called CAA) officially banned these activities His interest and dedishycation to antiqueclassic airplanes is as strong as ever He continues to particishypate in many aviation activities and flyshyins including the EAA Annual Conshyvention

Over the years Brad has flown most types of aircraft He has received many awards and trophies nevertheless he is reluctant to boast or capitalize on his accomplishments

Brad and his wife Mary have two grown sons Glenn and Paul both capshytains for Northwest Airlines Both of them like their father enjoy flying and working on older airplanes and are continuing the family aviation tradishytion bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

ROSES RYANS

Early morning sun glistens on the classic lines of the Ryan STM NC17343 as it taxies past at Oshkosh 86 This is the model that was exported to many countries in the late 1930s and early 1940s

by Norm Petersen

Most pilots will take a longer-thanshynormal look at the front cover photoshygraph of this months Vintage For some reason the sight of three lowshywing Ryans in formation quickens the pulse and starts the adrenaline flowing

The architect of this photo is none other than the old master himself Ted Koston (EAA 44514 A C 131) of

Oak Park Illinois (I always felt that Greece gave us Aristotle Socrates Plato and Ted Koston)

All three Ryans are owned by the same person William R (Bill) Rose (EAA 159635 AC 6612) of 15 West Mundhank Road South Barrington Ilshylinois 60010 You may ask why would anyone want the job of keeping three Ryans in the air with all the associated maintenance etc Well let me tell

Bill Rose complete with AntiqueClassic hat on backwards taxis the Ryan STA Special to the assembly area for the 87 Oshkosh Parade of Flight Even the background Beech Staggerwing adds class to this photo 12 MAY 1988

you Bill Rose is not your everyday household antiquer who goes from one airplane to another He is one of those rare individuals who jumps into someshything he really likes with both feet and a total commitment And so fare you are only aware of half the story

The beautiful red Ryan in the foreshyground is a 1937 STA Special NC17368 SIN 173 with Bill Rose at the controls This particular airplane was acquired from the Dacy family of Harvard Illinois (whose name is synonymous with aviation) Bill and his mechanic took the Ryan down to bare bones and slowly rebuilt the entire airplane from the ground up The fourshycylinder inverted Menasco C4S of 150 hp was subjected to a major overhaul before being mated with the airplane The result was a rather stunning airplane with its brilliant red paint scheme and white trim Note how the optional front cockpit cover makes an already sharp airplane look even betshyter

The second airplane on the cover (formation center) is a Ryan STM NC 17343 SIN 458 that was acquired from Don Sharp in California This airshycraft was flown for about two years by Bill Rose before it was totally dismanshytled and rebuilt including the Menasco engine This is the military version of the STA Special that is distinguished

by the external longerons on the outshyside of the cockpit and the turnover pylon in the front windscreen The pilot in the rear cockpit is Ron Weaver (EAA 232199) who helps Bill Rose with the flying chores (tough duty) and his passenger is the younger half of the Plum father and son team that used to own one of Bill Roses Ryans Note how the tastefully done paint scheme accentuates the classic lines of the Ryan - put there by T Claude Ryan himself

The well-polished Ryan farthest from the camera is a 1941 ST3KR N54403 SIN 1387 flown by Joe McClaney The Stars and Bars paint scheme is typical of the US Army Air Corps trainers of World War II Note the open non-faired landing gear and the five-cylinder Kinner radial enshygine of 160 hp The short exhaust stacks on this model Ryan gave a unique sound that earned the airplane the nickname of Maytag Messershyschmitt A further identification difshyference of the ST3KR is the four-deshygree sweepback of the wings versus the straight wings of the STA and STM

Bill Rose acquired the ST3KR from a museum in California and proceeded to rebuild the wings and Kinner engine before it could be flown The detailed paint scheme and polished fuselage

With its 160-hp Kinner engine popping along at idle the Ryan ST3KR N54403 taxies to its parking spot at Oshkosh 87 The large 387 buzz number comes from the last three numbers of the serial number 1387 Note turnover pylon just ahead of front windshield

make for a very pretty example of this model Ryan which is the most populshyous - the FAA register has 167 ST3KRs and II PT-22s (military deshysignation) active

And to bring you up to date as to how much involvement this gentleshyman Bill Rose has with the Ryan marque let me whet your appetite Beshysides these three beautiful Ryans on the cover he has three more Ryans

under total rebuild They are NCI7346 SIN 149 NC17351 SIN 153 and NCI7364 SIN 177 These two STA Specials and STM aircraft will be brought back to full flying status to join the Rose Air Force Perhaps one day we will be able to see all six of Bills Ryans in formation at Oshkosh - a sight that will make the tongues wag for a long time

We can hardly wait

Thataway Beautifully porportioned nosecowl of the STA SpeCial houses a 150-hp Menasco C4S inverted four-cylinder engine which employs a 96 to 1 supercharger Note oil cooler below cowl

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Through the generosity of the Snapshyon Tools Corporation a new feature will soon begin appearing in SPORT AVIAshyTION and when the subject matter is appropriate also in The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Hints For Homebuilders will consist of aircraft building and maintenance tips submitted by EAA members handy ways of handling big or small problems encountered durshying the building process and in mainteshynance after the bird is flying Authors of the hints selected for publication will be rewarded for their ingenuity receiving a coveted Snap-on drive socket wrench set with a retail value of $22665 At the end of each Hints For Homebuilders year which will run from August to July to coincide with the annual Oshkosh Convention a grand prize winner will be selected from the previous years monthshyly winners and in appropriate Oshshykosh ceremonies will be presented with Snap-on Tools Combination Top Chest and Roll Cab (with special aircraft panshyels) which has a retail value of $2 164

Hints For Homebuilders entries are now being accepted the first of which to be selected will appear in August to start off the 198889 year There is no limit on the number of entries however an individual will be limited to two

monthly prizes during an August to July Hints For Homebuilders year Entries must include a description of the buildshying or maintenance tip adequate for others to follow and duplicate the proceshydure and can be accompanied by photos and drawings The description should be held to about one typed page Address entries to Hints For Homeshybuilders Att Golda Cox EM Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3086

The Snap~on Tools Corporation of Kenosha WI is known worldwide for its line of patented tools of the highest quality The firm has been a generous supporter of the EM Foundation and its Air of Adventure Museum since its inception It is the sponsor of the museums Homebuilders Corner and supplied the museum restoration shop with all its hand tools - notice the familshyiar red cabinets when you next visit the museum Homebuilders and restorers treasure fine tools so there could be no more appropriate sponsor for Hints For Homebuilders than Snap-on Tools and no more appropriate prizes than the Snap-on wrench sets The grand prize of the Combination Top Chest and Roll Cab is something every builder dreams of owning and filling with Snap-on Tools

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Above - The annual Hints For Homebuildshyers grand prize will be this Snap-on Tools KR657 Roll Cab and KR637 Top Chest with special aircraft panels created speshycifically for the EAA winners This rugged and roomy combo provides 16804 cubic inches of tool storage The 637 has ten drawers and the four larger full width drawers roll on ball bearing runners The five small side drawers and the top drawer glide on one-piece friction runshyners All the drawers on the 657 feature ball bearing slides Heavy duty sheet metal and attractive finishes make these professional-quality units durable and good looking

Left - These Snap-on wrench sets will be the monthly prizes for entries selected for Hints For Homebuilders The 38 Drive Socket Wrench Set lower right in photo is the primary monthly prize with the 14 Drive Socket Set at the left and the 9 piece Long Handle Combination Wrench Set as alternate prizes for previshyous winners or for persons who might already own the Snap-on 38 Drive Socket set

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Above AC Hutson with his sanitary 1939 Taylorcraft in tow Isnt that a great set of first initials for an antiqueclassic enthusiast

~ Left When Hank Palmer builds a flying amp boat he builds a real flying boat Power -l comes from a 65-hp Continental and yes it really does fly

Right FAA Administrator Allan McArtor was on hand to speak to pilots on a varishyety of issues centering primarily on NPRM 88-2 We hope he was also there to listen as several pilots asked some pointed questions and voiced strong opinions

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The Ifiomas-orse companygave us the Tommy Scout and the citizens of Ithaca ~w yorf(chipped in a few

seepess nights

by 9jno Lama (EM 287982)

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16 MAY 1988

What began as a local European conshyflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia on July 28 1914 started a casshycade of dominoes that led to World War I Germany declared war against Russia on August I 1914 and the conshyflict continued until 1918 In that short time the war escalated to world-wide proportions involving 32 countries

A few years ago I was surprised to learn of my hometowns involvement in the War to end all Wars Of course the United States was part of this conflict allied with Great Britain France Russia and Italy We often hear stories told by our grandparents and great-grandparents of the war My great uncle Fred told me of the long nights when he was little that he couldnt get any sleep because of all the racket up at the Morse Plant on South Hill The sounds that kept my uncle awake were from the roaring enshygines of the Thomas-Morse Scouts being run for 24 hours straight They were being tested before the little single-seat planes were sent into active duty in Europe The little biplane was called the Tommy Scout It was known by brave World War I pilots as a forgiving airplane that neverthless had the flying characteristics of a real fighter

The S-4C was built by ThomasshyMorse Aircraft Corporation of Ithaca New York At the time Ithaca was a sleepy little town nestled among three hills East West and South with the deep blue Lake Cayuga stretching 45 miles to the north In addition to the Thomas-Morse Corporation its other claim to fame was Cornell University on East Hill

TOP The Model 5-4 Longtail Thomas-Morse Scout powered by a Le Rhone rotary enshygine of 110 hp The Le Rhone used three gallons of oil per hour 1917 price of the S-4 was $13200

MIDDLE One of the 24-hour runups that kept Uncle Fred awake nights

LEFT Left to right Lt Macllvain (USMC pilot) US Inspector Cresswell and the Thomas-Morse factory crew HN Bliss William T Thomas president Murphy Walter Brock Roz Ware George Abel and Rupert Clark company funny man

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Thomas liquid-cooled V-8 Model 890 enshygine of 250 hp

Assembly line for the Model 890 engine in Ithaca At its peak the factory employed 1200 people

Morse Chain Company still in Ithaca today backed the Thomas brothers

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Test pilot Frank Burnside (left) and Wilshyliam Holmes with a Scout equipped with 30 caliber machine guns and 1500 rounds of ammunition

The Thomas-Morse Corporation was not native to Ithaca In fact the Company had its beginning in nearby Hammondsport New York in 1910 There the company was known as the Thomas Brothers Airplane Company Years before a young William T Thomas graduated as a mechanical enshygineer from the Central Technical Colshylege of London England He came to America and began working for Glenn Curtiss at Hammondsport Soon after he was joined by his brother Oliver By 1910 the two completed construcshytion of a pusher biplane That year they formed their own company In the next few years the brothers continued to build new types of aircraft including metal-hull seaplanes and monoplanes

In 1914 the Ithaca Board of Trade the equivalent of the Chamber of Comshymerce invited the brothers to move their operation to Ithaca They moved In the meantime war had engulfed the world Morse Chain Company still in Ithaca today and now a division of Borg-Warner backed the Thomas brothers and allowed them to expand construction Their primary product was the Tommy Scout With the war at hand the aviation division of the Signal Corps needed a trainer for purshysuit pilots The United States had no real air force at this time and therefore had a huge appetite for new planes The first Tommy Scout S-4 flew in June 1917 It had a rotary engine that was rare in the US - the lOO-hp

French Gnome The speed of the plane was 95 mph

On October 3 1917 the governshyment ordered 100 S-4Bs (The B model was the Tommy Scout with 18 imshyprovements made after military testing in Virginia) The B model was sturdy Even with aerobatic applications no in-flight airframe failures were ever reshycorded The Gnome engine however was troublesome It was hard to start and caused several fires The TBO was only 60 hours Oil consumption was over three gallons per hour When it was cold outside the control cables would contract and made control of the plane difficult The ailerons were notshyably heavy Despite these shortcomshyings the plane performed well with short take-off runs and a rate of climb of 700 fpm Its service ceiling was 16000 feet On January 9th 1918 the US War Department ordered 400 of the Tommy Scout model S-4Cs The C model was an improved version of the B model incorporating a machine gun and the reliable but smaller Le Rhone rotary 80-hp engine

The S-4C had an upper wing span of 26 feet six inches and lower wingspan at 25 feet six inches The

Inscription reads Lilian beside famous Thomas-Morse Scout plane Tex took me for a ride in this plane My first plane ride Tex Marshall was a Thomas-Morse test pilot

Not surprisingly there were a lot of bouncing landings

The Wharton movie connection of Ithaca New York Left to right Leo Wharton Frank Burnside Tex Marshall and Theoshydore Wharton Scouts were disguised as a number of other World War I fighters

upper wing chord was five feet six inches and the lower was four feet three inches The wing area was 234 sq ft with 25 sq ft used for ailerons The wings were staggered between 29 and 32 inches depending on the engine used Planes were equipped with cameras 30 caliber Marlin machine guns radio gear and smoke screen equipment in various combinations Landing the plane was tough The enshygine couldnt be throttled back but had to be turned on and off during landing procedures There was a blip switch on the stick for this purpose Not surshyprisingly there were a lot of bouncing landings

The Tommies made it big in the movies Hollywood painted them to look German British and French They even cut the tail feathers to make them look like Sopwith Camels The Tommy was the star of HELLS ANGELS THE SKY RAIDERS and as late as 1956 LAFAYETTE ESCADshyRILLE Im sorry to say that there isnt a single Tommy Scout here in Ithaca although I suspect that if I looked in every single bam in the county I just might find one

I thank Mr Neil Poppensiek of the DeWitt Historical Society for the mateshyrials he provided for this article bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19

An Upside- UMOa Ercoupe by Mary Jones

It was a photograph that would bring tears to your eyes

Hanging over the hub of the Ershycoupes propeller was a page from a photo album showing the same airplane resting upside down canopyshyto-canopy on top of a parked Cherokee 180 But obviously the story had a happy ending because here was that very same Ercoupe sitting pretty among other classic aircraft on the field at Sun n Fun 87

This was a story I wanted to learn more about so I made it a point to pass by this particular aircraft regularly hoping to talk with the owner Early one morning I caught Frank Glynn (EAA 224002 AIC 10533) 1601 Edgerton Place Crofton Maryland 21114 wiping the dew off his favorite machine

The story of the upside down airplane unfolded On June 9 1984 Frank had flown from his home base Freeway Airport in Bowie Maryland to Williamsburg Virginia to attend a fly-in Normally Frank stayed overshynight when he attended this particular fly-in but forecasts were predicting nasty weather the next day so he flew back home and tied N2844 down at Freeway

Frank remembers that it was about 6 pm when the phone rang Answershying it he heard a voice on the other end of the line say Frank youd betshyter come take a look at your airplane We had a wind storm come through here clocked at 110 knots and your airplane and Bob Jenkins were deshystroyed Frank says he replied Whos calling me whos kidding me The voice returned Its no joke Frank

Needless to say Frank and his wife were on their way to the airport imshymediately Driving the eight miles to the airport seemed to take an eternity and as they got closer they noticed more and more wind damage includshying a tree across the road which forced a detour When they arrived at the air-

This is the sight that greeted Frank Glynn when he arrived at the airport

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port and took a look at the airplane shywell you know that sick feeling you get in the pit of your stomach Frank said he looked at his wife and there were tears streaming down her face Frank she said youre either going to have to fix it or buy another one Shes a pretty understanding woman said Frank considering I didnt have insurance to fix it

After assessing the situation it was determined that a microburst upended

just two airplanes out of the 100 norshymally parked on the field That of course didnt ease Franks sadness any but crying wouldnt help It was time to make a decision - pick up the pieces and go on or else For Frank it wasnt really a hard decision I loved my little Ercoupe a 1946 415D Id had it for seven years and it had been on this same field for 12 years before that I didn t want to give it up unless I had to He called his friend Nelson Meyers who had been the mechanic on this Ercoupe for over 20 years

Nelson came over took a good look at it and said We can save this airplane How much money have you got I said Nelson thats an awful thing to say He said Well look why waste your time and mine until I know what you can spend on it After some discussion Frank and Nelson agshyreed on a figure that Frank felt he could live with and one Nelson felt would get the aircraft back in flying condishytion Nelson said Thats reasonable we can do it for that price if you do a lot of the work Ill supervise you and those things you cant do for legal reasons Ill do

The damage assessment included the spar on the left wing some damage to one rudder some buckling on the left side and on the top right at the bulkshyhead a crushed canopy and crushed top gas tank By some stroke of sheer

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Damage to the cockpit area is evident in this photo

luck the propellers of the two airplanes did not hit each other and there was no damage to either engine Of course there was significant damshyage to the Ercoupes instrument panel and interior which eventually required replacement

The first order of business was to get the plane right side up The wings were removed and with the aid of some farm equipment the airplane was lifted off the Cherokee and set atop tires on a flatbed truck for transport to Nelson Meyers spare hangar at Hyde Field Frank remembers We grabbed the airplane by the wing attach clevis and lifted it up and never let it touch the ground except on the wheels again That saved a lot of damage

The first project tackled was the damaged left wing As Frank and Nelshyson examined the wing they noticed the bridge structure was slightly bent which was putting the spar in tension Once the truss bridge structure was straightened out the spar straightened itself out

Repair of the aircraft went slowly as Frank could only work part-time on the restoration Little by little over the next 25 months the crinkles were worked out of N2844

After the men put the airplane back together minus the wings it was given a coating of zinc chromate preservative before the basic color a tasty French Vanilla was sprayed on A year later when everything was finished and the wings were back on all the trim paint was added - that made it easier for

Since completion of the restoration of the Ercoupe after the big wind Frank has replaced the original 85-hp Continental with a 100-hp Continental Performance has increased to a 1000 fpm minute climb with lift-off in about 350-400 ft (on a cold day with the tanks full)

Frank stripped all the metal off the wings and recovered them with fabric per original specs

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An Upside- UMOa

Ercoupe us to line up all the trim The trim and upper part of the fuselage consisted of an automotive polyurethane paint that has characteristics similar to Irnron shyIt s supposed to stretch and maintain that shiny wet look The actual color is called Bittersweet a 1983 Ford color

When it came time to recover the wings Nelson and Frank decided to pull off all the heavy metal (030) skins Ready for the accent color

and redo them with fabric just as the airplane was originally built They also pulled out a lot of old insulation used with the metal covering That saved quite a bit of weight and resulted in significant increases in performance when the plane was flying again shy750 fpm solo climb rate compared to 350 fpm with the metal-covered wings An electric trim also helps to take out the heavy wing and helps you fly a more stable and straighter course adds Frank

About this time Frank retired (for the second time - he originally retired from the NASA Space Flight Center in 1975) and devoted full time to the reshy

Glynn just cut an overlay of the old panel to get around some troublesome flanges that were complicating the addition of some new instrumentation And this is how it looks with all the goodies stuffed in

a storation of the Ercoupe He set a goal of having the airplane ready to fly to Oshkosh 86 and the National Ercoupe fly-in scheduled for mid-July at Teleshymark Wisconsin

It was also about this time that Frank decided it was time for a new radio and an ARNAV 21 loran - an ideal piece of machinery for VFR cross country flying he adds That posed a few probshylems I hadnt intended to redo the instrument panel but when I tried to put in the extra instruments I found I was stymied by some flanges so we just cut an overlay What is in there now is an overlay of the old panel with a lot of the old panel cut away to accept all the instruments Ive added After the final touches were added to a comshypletely new Airtex interior the aircraft was ready for test flying again

I test flew the airplane on July 9th

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Frank says his wife has been enshycouraging about his flying Although she doesnt fly with me she is very happy that Im interested in a hobby at my age She says it keeps me young When I flew to Oshkosh 86 she said Have fun call me every three days and eat right She was so considershyate during the time I was rebuilding the aircraft I have to give her a treshymendous amount of credit for bearing with me during that period She defershyred all my housework and honey-do projects until after the airplane was finished

And now that its all fixed up again Frank Glynn and his little airplane go just about anywhere we like to go And that is definitely a happy ending to a story that started out mighty sad bull

On the line at Sun n Fun 87 and youll see this airplane at a number of other fly-ins as well Franks next goal is to fly the airplane to a West Coast fly-in

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William Besler and the steam-powered Travel Air

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When his car stalled with a weak steam engine The constant pressure of to power hi s 8OOO-pound 104-foot battery one winter morning a young a steam engine pushes the piston up span airplane but the craft was deshyman called his cousin to get a jumpshy and down smoothly (the type of push stroyed by a wind storm before it could start His cousin wasnt too quick on that the Pinto driver was expecting) be tested Most notable were the expershythe uptake so the young man explained while internal combustion assaults the iments of Dr Samuel Langley founshyvery carefully that he needed to be piston with the subtlety of a fiery der of the Smithsonian Institution and pushed at about 30 mph or so in order sledge hammer almost the first to build a flying to pop the clutch and get the engine Steam engines are well known on airplane Five of his miniature models going Cousin nodded and quickly trains and industrial equipment Most used steam engines and in May 1896 fired up his pickUp The driver got in people have also heard of the Stanley one of them made a flight of 3000 feet his Pinto turned on the key put the Steamer automobile but few are aware over Washingtons Potomac River His transmission into second and looked in of the role steam has played in aeroshy manned airplane the steam-powered the rearview mirror just in time to see nautical history It was 1810 97 years Aerodrome failed to fly due to an inshyhis cousin approaching his rear before the Wrights flew that Sir adequate launching system but most bumper-at about 30 mph or so George Cayley experimented with historians agree that it was that humilishy

The resulting collision is comparashy steam powered gliders but found them ation that caused him to discontinue ble to what happens in an internal comshy too heavy to be practical Sir Hiram his work rather than the fact that th~ bustion piston engine as opposed to a Maxim built a 360-hp steam engine machine was incapable of flight

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The Travel Air was carefully weighed to ensure that the heavier steam engine installation did not adversely effect handling

After the Wrights succeeded with an internal combustion engine most aeronauts followed their lead believshying the gas engine to be the only type capable of the efficiency required to power an airplane In 1933 however two brothers in Oakland California turned back the clock George and William Besler flew a conventional Travel Air 4000 airframe converted to steam power The story made headshylines in local papers and curiosity items in aviation publications As usual the newold technology was touted as the greatest rediscovery since the wing and represented the wave of the future Also as usual they were wrong-the Besler brothers discontinued their exshyperiments and the steam Travel Air was lost to history but not before leavshying behind a curious footnote in powshyerplant development

Its worth reexamining the Besler steam airplane in light of modem deshyvelopment and see how it sizes up Who knows with the ingenuity of todays engineering and people who are deaf to the ridicule heaped on yesshyterdays failures you might just see a steam powered airplane at Oshkosh some day From the sound of the press reports from 1933 maybe it wasnt such a bad idea after all

The engine that the Beslers used was an unmodified small locomotive powshyerplant-the kind used to drive railroad cars around switching yards The total

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engine installation including boiler water and associated plumbing weighed 500 pounds and produced 150 hp The OX-5 that it replaced tipped the scales at about 475 pounds for 90 hp a favorable comparison While the OX-5 was never considered a champ in the hp-to-weight category reshymember that the Beslers steam engine was built to rail specs much heavier than a dedicated aircraft steam engine could have been

Besides weight there were other apshyparent drawbacks to a steam engine The high pressure (1200 psi at 800 degrees F) would require sturdy hoses and fittings excessive frontal area was required for the condensing radiators water loss could be expected during condensation and start-up would be slow taking time for the boiler to build up pressure

But for every objection there was a

favorable answer A weight trimming program to aeronautical specs could easily have reduced the mass of the steam engine by as much as half suitshyable lightweight fittings held in the steam pressure for the Beslers the boiler they designed was about 95 pershycent efficient allowing a total onboard water supply of 10 gallons to suffice frontal area could be reduced by placshying the condensers in the wing leading edges much like the radiators on the current Reno unlimited racer Stiletto and the simple start-up sequence took only 45 seconds to bring the boiler up to pressure - all this with 1933 technology

What are the advantages of steam in an airplane There were enough to make the 1933 aviation writers bubble over with enthusiasm The steam enshygine was stone-age simplicity comshypared with its gas burning counterpart

Fuel oil was cheaper than gasoline and consumption was about 10 gph at 150 hp (sound familiar) Altitude had no effect on engine performance as it did on internal combustion engines that reshylied on the density of the ambient air for manifold pressure (the external combustion engine maintained its manshyifold pressure on its own) Cabin heat required only a duct open to the conshydenser section The steam engines fewer parts needed less maintenance and the work was much easier to pershyform somewhat like a modem turbine engine but without the exorbitant inishytial cost In addition the engine was reversible for shorter landings or even in flight to achieve phenomonal sink rates with no adverse effects on handshyling

The most important benefit howshyever was the engines smooth operashytion Not only were vibrations minimized allowing greater propeller efficiency comfort acceleration and simpler mounting hardware but the steam engine was much quieter Sevshyeral articles written in 1933 mention that the loudest sound heard as the steam Travel Air flew overhead was the wind in the wires and the beating of the propeller The pilot could be heard easily as he shouted to observers on the ground

Before the Beslers made their first flight behind the steam engine they had run the powerplant for 30 hours on a dynamo and for 20 hours of static testshying on the airframe The weight and balance calculations were done by the Boeing School of Aeronautics And the brothers followed the time-honored maxim of experimental aircraft buildshying - dont put an untried powerplant on an untried airframe The Travel Air was a docile proven testbed that served its function well

For whatever reasons the Beslers declined to continue their experiments One theory was that the steam airplane was a publicity gimmick designed to help sell steam engines for other applicashytions and was never meant to go any further than a series of test flights Is it possible that modem materials could make an even bigger success of steam power than the press reports from 1933 indicated The quest for quieter smoother powerplants has taken some interesting turns in the past Maybe steam power has its place in the fushyture e

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Heres another biplane from the Golden Age Evidently intended as a trainer with tandem seating the design like many others faded from the scene and is now all but forgotten The photo date and location unknown was submitted by George Goodhead of Tulsa Oklahoma George would like to know more about the airplane and its designer Answers will be published in the August 1988 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is June 10 1988

Well-known Boeing authority Peter M Bowers of Seattle Washington had the answer to the Mystery Plane in the February issue He writes

Readers knowledgeable about proshyduction US Navy airplanes might idenshytify the February Mystery Plane as a Boeing NB-2 Close but no cigar The plane is a Boeing all right but it is the one-off NB-3 This was the next-toshy

by George A Hardie Jr

last NB-I airframe modified to correct an inherent spin problem by lengthenshying the rear fuselage and extending the nose The engine was the same 180-hp Wright E-5 (American-built HispanoshySuiza) used in the 30 production NBshy2s The 41 NB-Is used the new 200-hp Wright J-2 air-cooled radials Use of the Wright E-4 in the NB-2 was at the Navys request to use up its supply of the war-surplus engine

The photo was taken on July 3 1925 at Sand Point Naval Air Station north of Seattle Since the city didnt have a proper airport at the time Boeshying trucked new models there for test There were no fly-away deliveries in those days production aircraft were crated and shipped from the factory by rail

Additional information is given in Pete s book Boeing Aircraft Since 1916 page 107

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4 AlC Newsby Mark Phelps

5 LeHers to the Editor

6 Calendar

7 Vintage Literatureby Dennis Park

9 Members Projectsby Norm Petersen

10 Interesting Memberby DF Neuman

12 Roses Ryans by Norm Petersen

15 Moments from Sun n Funby Mark Phelps

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16 Scouts Honorby Nino Lama

20 Upside Down Ercoupeby Mary Jones

24 Biplane Boilermakerby Mark Phelps

27 Mystery Planeby George Hardy

28 Vintage Trader

FRONT COVER A beautiful formation photo of three Ryans on a Page 24 warm summer day over Illinois The full story of these airplanes and their owner Bill Rose can be found on page 12

(Photo by Ted Koston)

BACK COVER Stearman C-3D Furnished with a war-surplus Wright-Hisso 180-hp engine this was an attempt in 1928 to build a cheaper version of the Whirlwind powered C-3B series Apparently only two were buill The aircraft pictured here (N6433 sin 104) was restored in 1957 by Ed Skeeter Carlson of Spokane Washington In 1976 it was rebuilt as a C-3B with a Whirlwind engine and re-registered as NC1598 the registration number of the first Stearman flown by Varney Airlines (Photo from Boeing clo Dick Taylor believed to beshylong to Peter Bowers)

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28 MAY 1988
















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AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

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6 MAY 1988



by Dennis Parks















VINTAGE AIRPLANE 7




































8 MAY 1988








Beglm Laval P Eng

























































Q

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9

















VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

ROSES RYANS


by Norm Petersen
















We can hardly wait


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13





14 MAY 1988

1



SUN IN FUN

nonpoundNTS

1988 c 0 s 0

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1 0s 0

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15


seepess nights



16 MAY 1988







VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

scocurrs Jogo1(




18 MAY 1988













VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19









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~ _____41 lt~~ o~ c_o~ ~







20 MAY 1988









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

An Upside- UMOa









22 MAY 1988


Q)

5 cshy





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23


BIPLANE BOILERMAKER




24 MAY 1988





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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







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414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

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28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

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Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

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~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

I















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by Dennis Parks















VINTAGE AIRPLANE 7




































8 MAY 1988








Beglm Laval P Eng

























































Q

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9

















VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

ROSES RYANS


by Norm Petersen
















We can hardly wait


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13





14 MAY 1988

1



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nonpoundNTS

1988 c 0 s 0

-l




1 0s 0

-l

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15


seepess nights



16 MAY 1988







VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

scocurrs Jogo1(




18 MAY 1988













VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19









Q) oc--~lto - c

~ _____41 lt~~ o~ c_o~ ~







20 MAY 1988









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

An Upside- UMOa









22 MAY 1988


Q)

5 cshy





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23


BIPLANE BOILERMAKER




24 MAY 1988





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BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







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414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

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28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

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~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

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8 MAY 1988








Beglm Laval P Eng

























































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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9

















VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

ROSES RYANS


by Norm Petersen
















We can hardly wait


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13





14 MAY 1988

1



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nonpoundNTS

1988 c 0 s 0

-l




1 0s 0

-l

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15


seepess nights



16 MAY 1988







VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

scocurrs Jogo1(




18 MAY 1988













VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19









Q) oc--~lto - c

~ _____41 lt~~ o~ c_o~ ~







20 MAY 1988









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

An Upside- UMOa









22 MAY 1988


Q)

5 cshy





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23


BIPLANE BOILERMAKER




24 MAY 1988





I


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







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414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

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28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

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~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

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away It couldnt








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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9

















VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

ROSES RYANS


by Norm Petersen
















We can hardly wait


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13





14 MAY 1988

1



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nonpoundNTS

1988 c 0 s 0

-l




1 0s 0

-l

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15


seepess nights



16 MAY 1988







VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

scocurrs Jogo1(




18 MAY 1988













VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19









Q) oc--~lto - c

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20 MAY 1988









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

An Upside- UMOa









22 MAY 1988


Q)

5 cshy





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23


BIPLANE BOILERMAKER




24 MAY 1988





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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







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414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

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28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

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~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

I















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away It couldnt



















VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

ROSES RYANS


by Norm Petersen
















We can hardly wait


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13





14 MAY 1988

1



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nonpoundNTS

1988 c 0 s 0

-l




1 0s 0

-l

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15


seepess nights



16 MAY 1988







VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

scocurrs Jogo1(




18 MAY 1988













VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19









Q) oc--~lto - c

~ _____41 lt~~ o~ c_o~ ~







20 MAY 1988









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

An Upside- UMOa









22 MAY 1988


Q)

5 cshy





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23


BIPLANE BOILERMAKER




24 MAY 1988





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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







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414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

Address __________________________________ ___










28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

sectg e

~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

I















r RE-UVE IT - ik~~



re buy



away It couldnt



ROSES RYANS


by Norm Petersen
















We can hardly wait


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13





14 MAY 1988

1



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nonpoundNTS

1988 c 0 s 0

-l




1 0s 0

-l

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15


seepess nights



16 MAY 1988







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scocurrs Jogo1(




18 MAY 1988













VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19









Q) oc--~lto - c

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20 MAY 1988









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

An Upside- UMOa









22 MAY 1988


Q)

5 cshy





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23


BIPLANE BOILERMAKER




24 MAY 1988





I


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







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414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

Address __________________________________ ___










28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

sectg e

~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

I















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away It couldnt










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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13





14 MAY 1988

1



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nonpoundNTS

1988 c 0 s 0

-l




1 0s 0

-l

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15


seepess nights



16 MAY 1988







VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

scocurrs Jogo1(




18 MAY 1988













VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19









Q) oc--~lto - c

~ _____41 lt~~ o~ c_o~ ~







20 MAY 1988









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

An Upside- UMOa









22 MAY 1988


Q)

5 cshy





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23


BIPLANE BOILERMAKER




24 MAY 1988





I


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







EA~ ~ FOUNDATION


414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

Address __________________________________ ___










28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

sectg e

~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

I















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14 MAY 1988

1



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nonpoundNTS

1988 c 0 s 0

-l




1 0s 0

-l

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15


seepess nights



16 MAY 1988







VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

scocurrs Jogo1(




18 MAY 1988













VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19









Q) oc--~lto - c

~ _____41 lt~~ o~ c_o~ ~







20 MAY 1988









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

An Upside- UMOa









22 MAY 1988


Q)

5 cshy





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23


BIPLANE BOILERMAKER




24 MAY 1988





I


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







EA~ ~ FOUNDATION


414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

Address __________________________________ ___










28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

sectg e

~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

I















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away It couldnt



SUN IN FUN

nonpoundNTS

1988 c 0 s 0

-l




1 0s 0

-l

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15


seepess nights



16 MAY 1988







VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

scocurrs Jogo1(




18 MAY 1988













VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19









Q) oc--~lto - c

~ _____41 lt~~ o~ c_o~ ~







20 MAY 1988









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

An Upside- UMOa









22 MAY 1988


Q)

5 cshy





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23


BIPLANE BOILERMAKER




24 MAY 1988





I


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







EA~ ~ FOUNDATION


414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

Address __________________________________ ___










28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

sectg e

~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

I















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seepess nights



16 MAY 1988







VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

scocurrs Jogo1(




18 MAY 1988













VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19









Q) oc--~lto - c

~ _____41 lt~~ o~ c_o~ ~







20 MAY 1988









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

An Upside- UMOa









22 MAY 1988


Q)

5 cshy





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23


BIPLANE BOILERMAKER




24 MAY 1988





I


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







EA~ ~ FOUNDATION


414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

Address __________________________________ ___










28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

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~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

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18 MAY 1988













VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19









Q) oc--~lto - c

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20 MAY 1988









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

An Upside- UMOa









22 MAY 1988


Q)

5 cshy





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23


BIPLANE BOILERMAKER




24 MAY 1988





I


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







EA~ ~ FOUNDATION


414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

Address __________________________________ ___










28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

sectg e

~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

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18 MAY 1988













VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19









Q) oc--~lto - c

~ _____41 lt~~ o~ c_o~ ~







20 MAY 1988









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

An Upside- UMOa









22 MAY 1988


Q)

5 cshy





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23


BIPLANE BOILERMAKER




24 MAY 1988





I


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







EA~ ~ FOUNDATION


414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

Address __________________________________ ___










28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

sectg e

~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

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r RE-UVE IT - ik~~



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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19









Q) oc--~lto - c

~ _____41 lt~~ o~ c_o~ ~







20 MAY 1988









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

An Upside- UMOa









22 MAY 1988


Q)

5 cshy





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23


BIPLANE BOILERMAKER




24 MAY 1988





I


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







EA~ ~ FOUNDATION


414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

Address __________________________________ ___










28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

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~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

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20 MAY 1988









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

An Upside- UMOa









22 MAY 1988


Q)

5 cshy





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23


BIPLANE BOILERMAKER




24 MAY 1988





I


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







EA~ ~ FOUNDATION


414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

Address __________________________________ ___










28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

sectg e

~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

I















r RE-UVE IT - ik~~



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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

An Upside- UMOa









22 MAY 1988


Q)

5 cshy





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23


BIPLANE BOILERMAKER




24 MAY 1988





I


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







EA~ ~ FOUNDATION


414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

Address __________________________________ ___










28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

sectg e

~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

I















r RE-UVE IT - ik~~



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away It couldnt



An Upside- UMOa









22 MAY 1988


Q)

5 cshy





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23


BIPLANE BOILERMAKER




24 MAY 1988





I


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







EA~ ~ FOUNDATION


414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

Address __________________________________ ___










28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

sectg e

~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

I















r RE-UVE IT - ik~~



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Q)

5 cshy





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23


BIPLANE BOILERMAKER




24 MAY 1988





I


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







EA~ ~ FOUNDATION


414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

Address __________________________________ ___










28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

sectg e

~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

I















r RE-UVE IT - ik~~



re buy



away It couldnt




BIPLANE BOILERMAKER




24 MAY 1988





I


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







EA~ ~ FOUNDATION


414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

Address __________________________________ ___










28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

sectg e

~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

I















r RE-UVE IT - ik~~



re buy



away It couldnt







I


VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







EA~ ~ FOUNDATION


414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

Address __________________________________ ___










28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

sectg e

~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

I















r RE-UVE IT - ik~~



re buy



away It couldnt



BEStER sYSTEMS











26 MAY 1988

L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







EA~ ~ FOUNDATION


414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

Address __________________________________ ___










28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

sectg e

~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

I















r RE-UVE IT - ik~~



re buy



away It couldnt



L~JYCIERY tAHE









VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







EA~ ~ FOUNDATION


414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

Address __________________________________ ___










28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

sectg e

~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

I















r RE-UVE IT - ik~~



re buy



away It couldnt



VI~TA(3~ TllA()~ll







EA~ ~ FOUNDATION


414-426-4800









TOlal $_ ___ Signalure _____________________________

Address __________________________________ ___










28 MAY 1988
















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

sectg e

~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

I















r RE-UVE IT - ik~~



re buy



away It couldnt


















Signature ________________________

Ship To Name _______________ ________

Address ___ ___________ ________


AERONCA7AC CHAMPION

sectg e

~WNal~C CHIEF






VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

I















r RE-UVE IT - ik~~



re buy



away It couldnt

















r RE-UVE IT - ik~~



re buy



away It couldnt



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away It couldnt



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