EDITORIAL STAFF Publisher

Tom Poberezny

February 1994 Vol 22 No2

CONTENTS

Vice-President Marketing and Communications

Dick Matt

Editor-in-Chief Jack Cox

Editor Henry G Frautschy

Managing Editor Golda Cox

Art Director Mike Drucks

Computer Graphic Specialists Sara Hansen

Olivia L Phillip Jennifer Larsen

Advertising Mary Jones

Associate Editor Norm Petersen

Feature Writers George Hardie Jr Dennis Parks

Staff Photographers Jim Koepnick Mike Steineke

Carl Schuppel Donna Bushman

Editorial Assistant Isabelle Wiske

EAA ANTIQUECLASSIC DIVISION INC OFFICERS

President VicemiddotPresident Espie Butch Joyce Arthur Morgan

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Secretary Treasurer Steve Nesse EE Buck Hilbert

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DIRECTORS John Berendt Robert C Bob Brauer

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1 Straight amp Levell Espie Butch Joyce

2 AC News Compiled by HG Frautschy

4 Type Club Notes

6 Vintage Iriterature Dennis P-arks

10 What Our Members are Restoring Norm Petersen

13 Dusty and Randys Taylorcraft HG Frautschy

15 Floatplane and Luges middot Bonny Flies Them Am HG Frautschy

16 Taylorcrafts For Two Cities Norm Petersen

21 Spark Plugs to TBO Bill Claxton

22 Mystery PlaneGeorge Hardie

24 Pass it to Buckl EE Buck Hilbert

27 Welcome New Members

28 AlC Calendar Page 24

29 Vintage Trader

FRONT COVER Taylorcrafts are some of the most popular lightplanes ever produced Don Claudes BC- 12D Taylorcraft looks as pretty as the Wisconsin countryside its flying over in this EAA photo by Carl Schuppel This good looking restoration has won the Classic d ivision - Custom Class A award at the EAA Convention the past four years in a row Shot with a Canon EOS- 1 equipped w ith an 8O-200mm lens 1500 sec at f56 on Kodak Kodachrome 64 Cessna 210 photo plane piloted by Bruce Moore

BACK COVER Rollin Halfeld has been from coast to coast in his 1938 BCshy65 Taylorcraft the winner of the Antique Bronze Age Runner Up Trophy at EAA OSHKOSH 94 EAA photo by Carl Schuppel Shot with a Canon EOS- 1 equipped with an 8O-200mm lens 1250 sec at f56 on Kodak Kodachrome 64 Cessna 210 photo plane piloted by Bruce Moore

Copyright copy 1994 by the EAA AntiqueClassic Division Inc All rights reserved VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-6943) is published and owned exclusively by the EAA AntiqueClassic Division Inc of the Experimental Aircraft Association and is published monthly at EAA Aviation Center 3000 Poberezny Rd PO Box 3086 Oshkosh Wisconsin 54903-3086 Second Class Postage paid at Oshkosh Wisconsin 54901 and at additional mailing offices The membership rate for EAA AntiqueClassic Divisionlnc is $2000 for current EAA members for 12 month period of which $1200 is for the publication of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Membership is open to all who are interested in aviation POSTMASTER Send address changes to EAA AntiqueClassic Division Inc PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 FOREIGN AlND AIPO ADDRESSES - Please allow at least w() months for delivery of VINTAGE AIRPLANE to foreign and AIPO eddresses via surface mail ADVERTISING - AntiqueClassic Division does not guarantee or endorse any product offered through the advertising We inv~e coostructive criticism and welcome any report of inferior merchandise obtained through our advertising so that corrective measures can be taken EDITORIAL POLICY Readers are encouraged to subm~ stories and photographs Policy opinions expressed in articles are solely those of the authors Responsibility for accuracy in reporting rests entirely with the contributor No renumeration is made Material should be sent to Editor VINTAGE AIRPLANE PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Phone 414426-4800

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by Espie Butch Joyce

Weather certainly has been a hot topic during the last few months Here in North Carolina the climate is usually good enough for weekend flying during the winter months but not this year Its been cold rainy and wet On top of that weve had a great deal of freezing rain and ice storms Listening to other folks from around the country Ive been hearing similar comments The sub-zero cold has certainly been a burden for those who live further north The deep cold snap has even begun to affect strucshytures I understand that during the skiplane fly-in at Pioneer Airport last month when they tried to open a hangar door it would barely budge Apparently the concrete apron had heaved up slightly and jammed the door Ive also had a similar problem with my hangar here in Shiloh I have not been able to open my door to move my aircraft so I have been inside working on the airplanes A 250000 BTU overhead propane heater in my hangar does a very good job of keeping it warm and toasty Even with the heat Ive still had to use only the back door of the hangar shywith the concrete heaved up in front my large front door simply refuses to budge

Ive been busy working on my 172 Ive put in a complete new set of glass a new interior and stripped and repainted the other parts of the interior I hope it will look just like new when I get it finished After I get all this work done Ill be able to fly it Then Ill get started on the exterior and Ill also overhaul the engine Perhaps this cold weather keeping me inside has been a mixed blessing

Even with our bad weather none

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of it compares with the hardships some of our fellow pilots have had to endure The flooding in the Midwest where many pilots lost their aircraft and hangar along with its contents is still fresh in our minds Ive not yet heard of any losses related to airshycraft in the California earthquake but certainly many of our friends and pilots suffered losses that will take a lot of work from which to recover Our sympathy is extended to those who have suffered through this disasshyter

All this talk about the weather reminds me of a point Id like to make As you travel about you see a wide variety of hangars and Tshyhangars that have been constructed over the years Pilots being a resourceful group have often tried to make a hangar out of anything they could get their hands on which has led to some interesting construction methods Wooden structures covered in metal pipe structures covered in tin You name it its probably been used to build a hangar In many cases these sheds have given airshyports their unique character Unfortunately as many of these hangars age they may not be able to safely store your aeronautical pride and joy

A gentleman from Texas was unfortunate enough to have his hangar collapse on his Bonanza durshying bad weather one of many occurshyrences of this type Sometimes the structure simply is not up to the weather that has been dropped upon it Many of these older hangars have deteriorated to the point where they cannot hold up if a severe situation is encountered ie a heavier than norshymal snowstorm or heavy ice loads or winds A number of airplanes are damaged each year by the collapse of the very hangar that is supposed to protect them

I encourage you to stand back and take a good look at the structure that

you have your aircraft stored in During the winter if you suspect your hangar roof may not be able to withstand the snow or ice load upon it add a few support poles It may not be convenient but it may save your airplane The attitude that the hangar has been there for 25 years and will hold up for another 50 may not be the case Better to be safe than to face a long and expensive rebuild

With the weather it has been very quiet as far as aviation activity is concerned in our area If it were not for the EAA and AlC Chapter activishyty not much would be happening Our local Chapter 8 has been busy getting ready for the spring and summer flying season and AntiqueClassic Chapter 3 has been planning their spring fly-in I supshypose it is not to early to start looking forward to the EAA Sun n Fun FlyshyIn coming up April 9 through the 16th This is always a shot in the arm for those of us who have had to suffer through the tough winter I always look forward to Sun n Fun shyseeing all my friends and looking at the newly restored airplanes that have just been finished during the winter months provides a pleasant break during the early spring

If you have not yet had a chance to attend Sun n Fun you may want to try it this year or start making plans for the future Its great spring training camp for EAA OSHKOSH I plan on being there and hope to see you too

I hope your new year has started off to be very positive We look forshyward to this year with a positive attishytude and would like to ask that if you have a friend who has an interest in our type of aircraft please ask him to join the Division The more people we have the better we are Lets all pull together in the same direction for the good of aviation We are betshyter together Join us and have it ~

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YOUR COMMENTS ARE NEEDED

As promised in last months issue here are the particulars regarding EAAs proposal for medical self-certification The FAA has published the petition in the Federal Register and the deadline for your comments regarding this proshyposal must be received by the FAA by March 4 1994

This past September the EAA subshymitted a proposal that would allow stushydent and recreational pilots to certify that they have no known medical defects that would disqualify them from acting as pishylot-in-command of an aircraft Also all certified pilots would be permitted the same option when they limit their flight operations to those allowed by the recreshyational pilot certificate Flight instructors would also be allowed to self-certify themselves as long as they limit themshyselves to teaching student and recreshyational pilots

By eliminating the burdensome cost of a medical certificate EAA believes that the cost of recreational flying will come down along with the hassle factor of having to find a doctor set an appointshyment and then go have the examination By helping eliminate this requirement it is hoped that student starts will also inshycrease for many of the same reasons By lowering the cost of flying it is hoped that more hours can be flown and as a result pilots will become more proficient

Some comments have been aired that by eliminating the third class physical pishylots who are medically unfit to fly would be encouraged or allowed to fly In fact within the rules established in the present regulations pilots self-certify that they are medica lly fit to fly before each and every flight they make EAA in no way encourages any pilot to fly whose health may be in question Those men and women who have invested a substantial amount of time and money in acquiring the skills necessary for piloting an aircraft have displayed the responsibility needed to avoid flight at times when comproshymised operations could lead to disciplishynary action by the FAA not to mention loss of life or damage to property

Also within this proposal EAA asks that the 50 nautical mile limit provision within the recreational pilot certificate be altered After successfully completing training on navigation the 50 NM limitashytion would be removed For those recreshy

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ational pilots who are not interested in flying further than 50 mil es from their home base the current requirements would still apply

Your positive comments and suggesshytions regarding this proposal are needed if the FAA is to see justification in changshying this FAR Address your comments in triplicate to

Federal Aviation Administration Office of the Chief Counsel Attn Rules Docket 27517 800 Independence Av SW Washington DC 20591 In a related area the AOPA has petishy

tioned the FAA to extend the duration of the third class physical for non-instrushyment rated private pilots from two to four years AOPA has asked for a two year trial period after which the FAA can make a determination whether the extension should become permanent

EAA has informed the FAA that it strongly endorses the A 0 P A proposal and believes that it will help lessen the burden placed on those pilots who fly prishymarily for fun and recreation You can send your comments to the same address as noted above Attn Rules Docket (AGC-204) 27473

JUDGING AT EAA OSHKOSH

If you are planning on bringing your restored airplane to EAA OSHKOSH 94 please note that the deadline for judging has been moved up one day Judging will end at noon on Monday Aushygust 1 and the presentation of the awards will take place during the evening proshygram the following night Tuesday Aushygust 21994 On the final day of the Conshyvention the Grand Champions and other major award winners will be available for photography and additional recognition

Remember if you wish to have your airplane judged you should have your airplane registered and on display at EAA OSHKOSH 94 in the appropriate showplane parking area between Thursshyday July 28 and noon on Monday Aushygust 1

FAA AIM CHANGE

The FAA has implemented a change in how the Airmans Information Manual will be issued In an effort to reduce the cost of publishing the AIM the FAA will follow the lead of military technical manshyuals by issuing only those pages that actushy

ally contain a change Changes made on those pages will be highlighted so that pishylots can readily see the new or revised data If you order a complete manual subscription it will be delivered with the change pages applicable to that edition of the AIM enclosed

A two-year subscription to the AIM is available from the US Government Printing Office The cost is $5800

ABS AND YOUNG EAGLES

A number of AntiqueClassic memshybers who own Beechcrafts also belong to The American Bonanza Society and we are pleased to announce that the ABS has entered into an agreement with the EAA Aviation Foundation to participate in the Young Eagles Program The orgashynization with some 10000 members has offered its support to help attain the obshyjective of the Young Eagles Program With the added help of the ABSs efforts the EAA Aviation Foundation program is given a boost towards its goal of giving a million young people an airplane ride by the year 2003 the 100th anniversary of powered flight Glad to have your help ABS

DONT FORGET INTERNA TIONAL YOUNG

EAGLES DAY IS JUNE 11 1994

CLIFF ROBERTSON WORK EXPERIENCE

For the second year in a row two young aviation enthusiasts 16 or 17 years of age will join a CFI 25 years of age or younger as the participants in the Cliff Robertson Work Experience Program at EAAs Pioneer Airport a part of the EAA Air Adventure Museum The James Ray Foundation sponsors the proshygram as a way to allow a couple of youngshysters to experience life as airport kids before the days of fenced in airports

Application materials are available from the Education Office EAA Aviashytion Foundation PO Box 3065 Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 or by calling 414426-4888 Applications must be reshyturned no later than May 1 1994

EAA AIR ACADEMY 94

The eleventh annual EAA Air Acadshyemy for youth ages 15-17 will be preshysented from July 16 through the 31st 1994 This year an increased number of participants will be added to the proshygram Applications will be considered in the order received Interested youth parents members and Chapters can obshytain more information by contacting the EAA Aviation Office PO Box 3065 Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 or by calling 414426-4888

EAA PERIODICAL INDEX

Its ready for shipment again - John Bergesons handy EAA Reference Guide is now available The basic volume covshyers 1953 - 1989 and costs $1800

Supplements are available for each of the subsequent years Each years suppleshyment costs $300 or $3000 for the comshyplete set

Payment is to be made in US funds only Visa and MasterCard accepted Orshyders are postpaid (book rate) to US and Canada In other countries add $200 per item above Copies of any article from any issue are available for 35 cents per page ($500 minimum order) Address all orders to

John Bergeson 6438 W Millbrook Remus MI 49340-9625 Phone 517561-2393

CUB CLUB PHONE NUMBER

If you ve tried to call John Bergeson using the phone number on the Cub Club listing in the November issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE youve probably heard the recording telling you that number is no longer in service Well John has not moved we just had an incorshyrect phone number listed for him The correct number is 517561-2393

1994 SPORT AVIATION ART COMPETITION OPEN

The 1994 edition of the Sport Aviation Art Competition sponsored by the EAA Aviation Foundation is well on its way to becoming a reality Applications are now being accepted for the 18th annual conshytest the longest running aviation art comshypetition in the world

This years special theme will be amashyteur-built aircraft - a special Par Excelshylence award will be bestowed upon the work which in the opinion of the judges best exemplifies the joy and fun of buildshying your own aircraft Other recognition awards include Par Excellence Excelshylence and Merit awards

This years contest will again feature a special division for young people under the age of 16 with awards similar to those in the adult section

The deadline for all divisions is April 291994 Artist should contact EAA for a complete set of guidelines Write to Joan Mueller EAA Sport Aviation Comshypetition PO Box 3065 Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 or call 414426-4877

VINTAGE PHOTOS

Almost every month we receive a reshyquest from a member who wishes to buy a copy of a photo weve run here in the

pages of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Most photos shot by our photo staff are availshyable and to further aid those of you who might be interested in obtaining a photo print of one of the shots used here in the magazine we will starting with next months issue put a small airplane symbol next to the photo credit to alert you that the photo is available through the EAA Photo department For information on sizes and prices you can ca ll them at 414426-4863

STAGGERWING COMMEMORAshyTIVE TOUR 1936-1996

In 1996 the 60th anniversary of a noteshyworthy event in Beechcraft history will be celebrated - the winning of the Bendix Trophy in 1936 by Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes in a Wright R975 powered Beech C17R Staggerwing An added bonus was the fact that the race had been won in a stock lightplane one that you could order from the factory Blanche and Louise became the first women pilots to win the premier cross country race of its day They covered the route from Los Angeles to New York in 14 hours and 55 minutes

To commemorate that win over the Labor Day weekend in 1996 a commemshyorative tour will be flown with as many as 100 Beechcraft Staggerwings from Cleveshyland Ohio to San Diego CA Certain other Beechcraft airplanes will also be inshycluded on the tour The route will begin at Mike Stanko Elser Metro Airport near Cleveland with the first overnight stop at EI Paso TX The next day the tour will head off to Gillespie Field in San Diego For additional information and an itinershyary please contact

William Thaden 34 Goose Point Drive Kittery Point ME 03905 207439-1161

TAYLORCRAFTFORSALE

According to a press release dated Deshycember 14 1993 the Taylorcraft Aircraft company is up for sa le by the current owner for personal reasons Included in the package to be sold is the current inshyventory of parts and equipment needed to produce the four currently type certifi shycated models of the T-Craft now being made Also included are the type certifishycates for the aircraft The company now based in Lock Haven PAis to be sold as a complete package Interested parties can contact Taylorcraft at 910725-2425

NORTHROP GLIDER PLANS

Bob Mitchell 1515 Ocean Blvd Rye NH 03870 needs a bit of help He and his friends in EAA AntiqueClassic Chapter 15 would like to build a Northrop Primary

Glider He has a set of plans as published in Modern Mechanics magazine but gives only limited information In particshyular the details regarding the horizontal and vertical stabi lizer are a bit vague in the information they have and theyd like to get more complete information on the glider If you can help write to Bob at the address listed above or give him a call at 603926-8039

FLABOB AIRPORT OPEN HOUSE

If youre in the Los Angeles area the last weekend in February youll certainly not want to miss the open house at Flabob Airport Billed as A tribute to the Golden Age of Air Racing this will be an unprecedented opportunity to view some of the spectacular reproductions constructed by Bill Turner and his crew at Repeat Aviation The centerpiece of this display will be the recently completed deshyHavilland DH 88 Comet racer Grosvenor House Other exhibits will include antique experimental and classic aircraft as well as the many projects that always seem to be ongoing at this mecca for sport aviation in the LA region Reshyfreshments will be available and don t forget the Annual Fund Raiser Dinner held at the EAA Club House on Saturshyday February 26 at 6 pm

For more information call 909686shy1318

ANTIQUECLASSIC TRAM INFO

If you are at EAA OSHKOSH 94 and you decide it would be nice to take a guided tour of the AntiqueClassic Showshyplane parking area feel free to hop on the AntiqueClassic Tram in front of the AlC Headquarters (The Red Barn) Ignore what I wrote last month regarding a small donation - the ride on the Tram is FREE and does not cost you one penny This service has been offered by the Division for the past 8 years and has grown to be a much appreciated part of the Antique Classic Divisions services to the public and its members during the Convention

TYPE CLUB LISTING

Larry DAttilio wrote to update the listing for the BellancaChampion Club Heres their new listing

BellancaChampion Club Larry DAttilio - President Capital Airport 02C PO Box 708 Brookfield WI 53008-0708 414ns3-6559 (Tel)

-6558 (Fax) -7234 (Ans Machine)

Newsletter B-C Contact Dues $32 per year (2 yrs$56) Foreign $37 (2 yrs$67 US Funds)

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E CLIJB Notes

by Norm Petersen

Don Cox sends this information from Brimm and Bogess about wire gauges The chart lists four different measurements for converting gauge to inches but we will only list the Birmshyingham Wire Gauge (B WG ) as it is the one used for steel tubing and sheet and that is what we see most often on the Monocoupe plans From thickest to thinnest

Gauge Number BWG Thickness (in inches)

1 0300 2 0284 3 0259 4 0238 5 0220 6 0203 7 0180 8 0165 9 0148 10 0134 11 0120 12 0109 13 0095 14 0083 15 0072 16 0065 17 0058 18 0049 19 0042 20 0035 21 0032 22 0028 23 0025 24 0022 25 0020 26 0018 27 0016 28 0014 29 0013 30 0012

Copy the page laminate it and hang it in your shop

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From the Monocoupe Flyermiddot Bob Coolmiddot baugh Editor (703-590-2375)

Speaking of Props When installing wooden propellers with a torque wrench the following in-lb values would apply

AN6 - 38 in diameter prop bolts shy200 +- 25

AN7 - 716 in diameter prop boltsshy250 +- 25

AN8 - 112 in diameter prop bolts shy300 +- 25

Caution Over tightening propeller atshytaching bolts will cause the wood of the hub to crush breaking its moisture seal and slightly reducing drive-torque capacshyity of the installation -From Sensenich Corporation Refer to FAA AC 43l3-1a for further information

From The Bticker Newslettermiddot Chris Armiddot vanites Ed (815-436-1011)

Sam Burgess just wrote to say that he has found something very important and wants to warn those of you who are conshyverting your lungmeisters from the Sieshymans radial over to the flat-four Lyshycoming engines He says that the lungmeister has a six-point pick up at the firewall for the engine mount attachment to distribute the torque and static loads This is because the tubing is only 028 wall thickness Some lungmeisters that were built after WW II used 035 The lungmann has a four-point pick up for the lighter and lower horsepower engines

From the B-C Contact bull Larry DAttilio bull Editor (414-783-6559)

Drain Holes - Champ Early Citabrias all - by Cy Galley

rwear another hat besides writing artishycles for B-C Contact I am the Chairman for the Emergency Aircraft Repair at the Oshkosh Convention

One of the problems we had this year was an Aeronca Champ It could just as well have been an early Bellanca Chamshypion with the oleo landing gear The gear leg had the drag strut rust apart under the fabric covering Actually there was so much rust that about an inch and a half of the tube was missing at the bottom of the V of the landing gear

The fabric covering had funneled washyter to the bottom where it was trapped If

you have a similar spot in your plane where water can collect install a drain at the lowest point This is especially imporshytant if your plane like the Champ is tied outside for long periods of time

r have been told this is a real problem for all fabric covered V shaped legs Some owners use a metal cover as it isnt sealed and will drain Not covering to the bottom of the V on the bottom side is another good solution Even a grommet at the bottom will help

I would strongly suggest if your gear legs are fabric covered that you carefully inspect them for corrosion under the fabshyric covering This might mean that you will have to remove the fabric Fortushynately the plane can be flown without the covering on the gear leg You wont even notice if you have only one gear leg covshyered

Why this gear leg (at Oshkosh) didnt fold is beyond me If it had the resulting ground loop might have totaled the plane but it would have been on the ground Control surfaces on the other hand get stressed in the air Have one of these colshylapse in the air and the results could be a lot more serious Since grommets can and do get plugged check to see if the grommets are open and clear in the botshytom of the flaps ailerons and elevators

Retained moisture in our style of airshyplanes creates serious corrosion and rot It is important to check to see if gromshymets are open These small openings also ventilate and dry out the interior of your wings flaps etc during flight So go flyshying Tell your spouse that the plane needs airing out Now thats a real deal

Citabria - Looking At Wingsmiddot Larry DAttilio with Jim Stark

Recently we did a pre-purchase inshyspection on a Citabria with Jim Stark - A amp P This 1973 Citabria had 3300 hrs and 800 hrs since major It was equipped with a Val Com and Nazer Loran and reshypainted in 1986

1st step - We removed inspection plates on the wing then looked for any strucshytural problems (with Citabrias) This 7ECA had 5 inspection covers at the rear of the front spar on the bottom of the wing 2 more at the rear spar and 2 for aileron controls It was also recovered in 1986 How thoroughly was the wing

looked at before covering There was surface corrosion on ribs and compression tubes (made of steel) We looked at the rib nails Many were re-inserted because they were covered with epoxy glue The new technique for unribbed nails is to put epoxy over them Check the tension on the tie rods We pluck each tie rod includshying those that go through the center of the fuel tank It should make a dull low bass note Our general observation of the compression fitting outboard was where it bolts to the front spar - it was not sandshyblasted or re-chromated at recover time

Epoxy varnish was slopped over the fittings right over the rust Typically the wood varnish was thinly applied in the 70s This causes longitudinal drying cracks from root to tip usually found on the outboard end of wing midway from top to bottom of spar Eventually a small crack leads to a large crack New varnish could have been added Varnish had dripped around the compression stud over old rust The bottom of the tie rods were rusty and condensation on the botshytom indicates it was not hangared for a long time

Spar compression failure problem was discussed in the newsletter before Look at the front spar outboard of the lift strut attach point There are 118 thick plyshywood reinforcing plates which end right beyond the next outboard rib In order to inspect for a compression failure you have to get a light on top of the spar beshyyond the rib That takes an outboard inshyspection hole The fact that there was no outboard inspection hole means that this airplane has not been checked for comshypression failures in the spars in important places since it was recovered Gee whiz

From the Twin Bonanza Association shyRichard Ward Ed - 616-279-2540

How would you like to have virtually every vinyl placarddecal you could ever imagine in order to give your old bird a new look

Mellissa one of the staff of Moody Graphics located in Florida did a tremendous amount of research so as to cover all of the inside and outside placshyards which might ever be needed to reshyvamp our various Twin Bonanza models I just received a complete set of placards which consisted of hundreds of high qualshyity colorful vinyl decals The cost of the complete set is $140 You may order dishyrectly from Moody Aero-Graphics 9740 SE 58th Ave P O Box 1359 Belleview FL 34421 - 800-245-2462

Thanks Melissa you done real good

From the Cessna 150-152 Club - Skip Carden Ed - 919-471-9492

First Aid Pouch There are severa l items that I believe everyone should carry

in their aircraft One is a fire extinshyguisher the others are a small tool kit and some type of first aid equipment The other day while I was strolling down the ais les of a local building supply store I came across a small first aid pouch I guess what attracted me to it was its comshypact size and the nylon zipper case The First Aid Pouch made by Eastern Safety Equipment Co Inc contains the followshying instant ice pack Tylenol two 2 X 3 pads two 1 X 3 bandages ten antiseptic wipes two iodine swabs two sting relief pads two ammonia inhalants and lip ointshyment burn cream All of this is packed in a small red pouch that weighs only a few ounces The best part is that the price ranges from $399 to $495 They are available at most home building supply dealers eg Lowes Builders Square Home Depot and Target If you cant find one contact Eastern Safety Equipshyment Co 59-20 56th Ave Maspeth NY 11378 or call 718-894-7900 and ask for Ann Beirne My advicego out and pick up one of these before the word gets out and the price goes up - Skip-

From the International Swift Association Inc - Charlie Nelson - 615-745-9547

Swift Main Gear Toe-In We have disshycovered by accident a very simple way to check the toe-in on our Swift First we have just received from Dennis Gehring White Bear Lake MN a very nice copy of his A frame shaped towbar built esshypecially for the Swift With a golf cart or garden tractor I can now solo thanks to Dennis move either the Buckaroo or Swift up and down the ramp into the mushyseum hangar This towbar attaches to the Swift via approximately 12 long 1-114 steel tube which has a collar machined to perfectly fit into the axle of the Swift gear The first attempt to use the towbar revealed the attach tube slid perfectly into the right gear but would not install into the left gear After removing the atshytach tube from the A frame it slipped into the left gear axle The answer was then very obvious with the extension of the tube the gear was obviously toed-in excessively and not aligning with the A frame With a longer tube used especially to check toe-in very slight amounts of toe-in could very easi ly be determined Adjustment of toe-in on the Swift can only be accomplished via installation or removal of washers at the center torque knees These washers must be over the steel sleeve bushings Here might be a good use for the AN4-15s we received in error If you use a longer bolt be sure to check for sufficient clearance through the main retract link during gear retraction Be cautious when disconnecting the torque knees on ELI gear while fully inshyflated - nothing else holds it together It could swarm on you Ive always been

told Swift ground handling improves with proper toe-in Well see my left gear is off a bunch Due to the necessity of re-inshyflating the ELI I havent adj usted it yet

International Cessna 120140 Assoc - Joy Warren Ed - Sec-Treas 319-377-3311

High Engine Oil Temperature - Bill Rhoades Tech Advisor The Cessna 120140140A was designed with a presshysure type cowling The air enters through a pair of large openings in front of the cylinders and is trapped in a box Air is only allowed to ex it this box through a path created by a set of engine baffles Cooling efficiency is determined by the amount of air in the pressure chamber that can be directed around the cylinders Bad seals around the top cowl doors back bulkhead or baffles will bleed off pressure chamber air Worn baffles will allow the air to be pulled away from the cylinder and reduce cooling On some of our aircraft there is a 1 tube (Part Numshyber 0450240) on the right side of the rear baffle This directs air from the pressure chamber down on the housing for the oil temperature bulb According to Cessna this is to reduce the indicated temperashyture to match the actual (engineering calishybrated) oil temperature

The source of heat in our Continental motor is of course created during the igshynitioncombustion cycle This heat drives the piston down turning the crankshaft which spins the prop Problems develop when that heat is allowed to escape past the piston rings into the crankcase First these combustion gases heat the oil that is on its way back to the sump and second it builds up a pressure inside the crankcase According to Continental the maximum crankcase pressure is 79 inches of water That is the same air pressure it takes to indicate 40 mph on the airspeed indicator - not much One of the by-products of over pressurization of the crankcase is blow-by As the air is rushing out the breather it is taking some of the oil vashypors with it The end result is a lower fuselage that will never corrode

Helpful Hints 1 Average oil temperature is lOOdegF

over outside temperature 2 Engine problems cause more overshy

heats than worn baffles 3 A new engine or freshly overhauled

one will use oil and have a higher oil temperature until the rings seat

4 Oil temperature gauges can be checked by placing the probe end in water at the boiling point It should read around 212degF

5 Install a blast tube if you don t have one

6 Think of installing an oil filter It will add a quart of oil to the system and reduce the temperature a little

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From the Pages ofAero 1910-1912-Part II

Theyear end report published by AERO magazine in 1911 estimated 300 aircraft had been constructed during the year The majority of these were done by amateur builders The Janshyuary 1912 issue of AERONAUTICS estimated that of 750 aeroplanes built during the year not more than 200 were constructed by concerns that could be considered as aeroplane manshyufacturers The number of engines sold totaled 425 This does not included those engines adapted from automobile use

Of the aircraft built by recognized manufacturers 105 were built for exshyhibit use 58 for private use and 11 sold to various govenments Exhibition use was a great way to spread knowledge of the emergent aircraft industry and both Curtiss and Wright had large teams

During 1911 a number of world records were broken in the United States Beachy made a record flight of 11642 feet in a Curtiss GW Beaty broke the world 2-man duration record by flying 3 hours 42 minutes 22 secshyonds in August 1911 A new duration record of of 4 hours 16 minutes 32 secshyonds was set in October by HW Gill in a Wright

This growth in aircraft in the United States showed a great growth in the concerns created to supply the bulders and operators needs Such concerns provided engines (see VINTAGE LITshyERATURE December 1993) proshypellers carburetors fabric wheels tires and other supplies

Businesses advertised their wares in the aviation magazines of the day the major ones of the 1910-1912 era being AERO published in St Louis AEROshyNAUTICS published in New York and FLYING the Bulletin of the Aero Club of America The following is a listing of some of the suppliers listed by type of products offered that had adshyvertised during 1910-1912 in the above listed publications

The list is organized by type of supply Ball Bearings RIV Co New York NY Bamboo J Deltour New York NY Carburetors AJ Meyers New York NY Marburg Brothers New York NY Fabric Goodyear Akron OH Baldwin New York NY CE Conover New York NY

Pennsylvania Rubber Co Pittsburg PA Wilson and Silsby Boston MA Glue Ambroid New York NY (a name still familiar and available 84 years later) Importers JS Bretz New York NY Instruction Chicago Technical College Instruments Warner Aero Meter Beloit WI Magnetos Simms New York NY Patent Attorneys Chas E Brock New York NY Aug P Jurgensen New York NY

E Ellis Chandlee Washinton DC CL Parker Washington DC Propellers Harris-Gassner Philadelphia PA P Brauner New York NY Paragon

Washington DC Requa-Gibson New York NY M Stupar Chicago IL Radiators EI Arco New York NY Supply Houses Aeronautic Supply Co St Louis MO California Aero San Francisco CA

Chicago Aero Works Chicago IL EJ Willis New York NY Tires Goodyear Akron OH BF Goodrich Akron OH Tubing Carran ampHathaway Worcester MA Wheels JA Weaver New York NY Tiger Cycles and Aeroplane New York NY Wire John Roebling Trenton NJ Scott Cadiz OH Wood Chicago Embossed Mldg Co Chicago IL WmP Youngs New York NY

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WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE RESTORING ----------------------------by Norm Petersen

Robert Schachts Ercoupe 415-D

This rather artistic Ercoupe 415-D N89331 SIN 3269 is the proud workmanship of Robert Schacht (EAA 428922 AC 20405) of OFallon MO It feashytures a Continental 0 -200 engine of 100 hp a 720 NavCom transponde rlencoder and the usua l inshystrumentation T he in terio r is done in shades of blue with black trim Robert says he spent about four months in his garage (with the wi ngs off) doshying the interior fancy paint scheme and polishing the alumi num The end resul t is an Eagle paint scheme complete with claws on the wheel pants Note the leading edge landing light in the left wing Robert reports the little two-placer draws attention wherever it goes

Kenny Bakers Ercoupe

The photo of this quite original Ercoupe 415-C N99007 SI N 1630 was sent in by owner Kenny Baker of Pan-A-Lake Illinois Notice the early Narco NavCom antenna behind the cockpit the sinshygle nose fork and the aileron balance under the wing Kenny s Ercoupe is one of 465 model 415-C Ercoupes remaining on the U S register

10 FEBRUARY 1994

Glenn Mittelstadts J-3 Cub

Pictured by his very original looking 1941 Piper 1-3 Cub N35870 SIN 6628 is owner Glen n Mittelstadt (EAA 356507 AC 19546) of Landrum Sc The Cub has just been tota ll y refurbished by Glenn and flies as good as it looks according to the owner The photo was contributed by Art Scammell (EAA 304783 AC 21087) of Campbellshysport WI a close friend of Glenns who says that Glenn used to live in Campbellsport before moving to Landrum Sc Besides being a Cub enthusiast (note the T-shirt in the photo) Glenn is also a hot air balloon enthusiast - when he is not flying the Cub (Many thanks Art for the photo)

Mike Tomans Taylorcraft BC-12D

Parked on some nice green grass on hi s fathers airstrip is Taylorcraft BC-12D N44039 SIN 9839 owned by Michael Toman (EAA 414378) of Painsville Ohio Mike purchased the T-Craft from an airline pilot in 1991 It has 1100 hours total time airframe and engine with the original Continental A-65 still equipped with the original Case magnetos Mike reports he disassembled the engine and replaced all gaskets rebuilt the carshyburetor and after three months of searching for parts rebuilt the two Case mags He has also rebuilt the wheels and fuel system and replaced the bungee cords in the landing gear Other feashytures on the bright red T-Craft are a metal McCauley propeller and a set of nice looking wheel fenders Mike says the T-Craft has spent its entire life in Ohio He and the airp lane attended the 1993 Taylorcraft Fly-In at Barber Field

Steve Zellers Luscombe 8C

Pictured by his totally rebuilt Luscombe is Steve Zeller (EAA 325644 AIC 18133) of Alpharetta Georshygia The Luscombe 8C N28782 SIN 1543 is a 1940 model being one of just 57 8Cs remaining on the FAA register Steve bought the badly bent airplane followshying a ground-loop and rollover in 1991 Two years 2000 hours and many dollars later this is what she looks like The first flight was on December 51993 and all went well The Luscombe indicates 110 mph at 2300 rpm and will do nearly 120 mph flat out with its Continental C85-12 engine and a 71 X 52 cruise prop Note the added glass in the lower doors the Scott 3200 tailwheel and the parachute on Steves tender body

David Zambranos Boeing Stearman E75

This picture of a totally restored Stearman XB-KIS SIN avionics including nav-com transponder and voice activated 75-5460 was sent in by owner David G Zambrano V (EAA intercom David is wisely taking instruction in the art of flyshy442467) of San Pedro Mexico Purchased from a Mexican ing the Stearman and hopes to one day attend a school for crop dusting operation in 1988 the Stearman was restored aerobatics This particular Stearman was featured in a Mexishyover a 3-12 year period by David along with help from three can movie (Ando Volando Bajo which means Im Flying full-time mechanics Almost everything is new except the Low) back in 1952 David also enclosed a complete military fuselage frame and the 300 hp Lycoming R-680 engine The history of his Stearman when it was a PT-13D in the U S cockpits feature black leather interiors and digital Terra Army Air Corps until being mustered out in June of 1949

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These photos of a 1940 Piper J-3Fshy65 Cub NC35052 SIN 6059 were sent in by owner Bob Ruffini (EAA78135 AIC 17676) of Birmingham MI who recently restored the Cub for the secshyond time It is one of 157 J-3F-65 modshyels remaining on the US register The history of the Cub is unique in that it was constructed on December 191940 and signed off by Piper Airshycraft on December 261940 It spent its early life in Detroit MI including having all original logs and documents stolen from the airplane on June 18 1943 On Nov 12 1944 it was crash landed with damage to the gear and fuselage On June 51948 it was sold

Bob Ruffinis J-3 Cub

to Donald Kibby of Ferndale Ml It was completely disassembled and stored in his garage In 1962 Don Kibby let Bob Ruffini look at the pieces in his garage and basement In 1970 the Certificate of Registration was revoked In 1971 Kibby gave the entire airplane to Bob Ruffini as he was the only person to ever show an interest in the Cub With the old fuseshylage rusted a replacement fuselage was located in 1973 hanging in a barn in Mt Pleasant Ml In 1974 the Aero Mechanics High School at Detroit City Airport began a total restoration with a C-85-12 engine replacing the original Franklin 65 From 1976 to 1980 the

Cub was flown 190 hours however in 1981 a second rebuild was begun On May 21 1982 the Standard Airworthishyness Certificate was again revoked On June 11 1991 the second rebuild was completed and a new Airworthishyness Certificate was issued On July 181991 the Cub was signed off for float operation on Aqua 1500 floats All covering is Stits HS90X with Stits Polytone finish Also installed were shoulder harnesses intercom and Mode C Transponder

Bob Ruffini enjoys the Cub more than ever these days be it on wheels or floats His latest project is a J-5 Cub Cruiser Stay tuned

Jack Thompsons Globe Swift

This very nice looking 1947 Globe GC-IB Swift N80563 SIN 66 is the pride and joy of Jack Thompson (EAA 426043 A IC 20172) of Hope Hull Alabama Jack bought the Swift in March of 93 from the previous owner William Hurley Montgomery AL who had owned the airplane for 25 years Unusual is the engine conversion to a Lycoming 0-290C of 125 hp with a fixed pitch metal prop Jack says the controls are very crisp and responsive and even his son who is an F-16 pilot admits the Swift is as close to a small fighter as you can get

12 FEBRUARY 1994

Ted Utess 1941 Piper J-SA Cub Cruiser

Recently restored from the ground up is this 1941 Piper J-5A NC35279 SIN 5-597 owned by Wm (Ted) Utess (EAA 399864 AIC 18619) of Three Mile Bay NY Ted reports the Cruiser is powered with a Contishynental C-85 without electrics however a King handshyheld radio is used with an external antenna In addishytion he installed original navigation lights and added a strobe for safety These are powered by a small wet cell battery that is kept charged with a solar panel in the hangar Covering was done with Ceconite 102 and Randolph products A total of 26 coats of dope were used with the finish coats in original Cruiser Orange and black trim Other amenities include chrome plated valve covers 24 inch numbers on the wings and a metal prop with a nicely done spinner that matches the nose of the J-5A cowling

Keeping kids motivated about anything other than video games or TV can someshytimes be a challenge to parents these days With so many distractions surrounding todays youngsters the simple pleasures of learning to do something with your mind and hands is sometimes lost Dusty Howell and his dad have found a way to get past the modern day distractions and accomplish a series ofgoals along the way a process that will continue for years to come Setting and achieving goals is an important lesson for all of us to learn and its especially significant to youngshysters - being able to work towards a dream and reach it with your own efforts is something that will stay with you for the rest ofyour life

Randy Howell (EAA 443361) of Byshyron CA must have been pretty excited that fall day in 1987 He became the fashyther of a baby boy a tiny little fellow he and his wife Marie named Dustin but everybody calls him Dusty It was a bit too cold and windy the day they brought Dusty home so his firs t ride in a vehicle was in a car instead of the airplane that Randy had planned but soon afterwa rd R andy had Dusty in the air and he has been flying with his dad ever since Now just a little over six years old Dusty has flown 226 hours Randy had a neat idea for his so n - as soon as he s tarted the young boy flying he started a logbook for him Each of the hours spent with his dad is carefully logged so that Dusty will be able to look back on the time spent with his dad

Dusty has not just been riding around with his fat her those 226 hours During the restoration of the Taylorcraft you see here Randy added a few things to make it possible for his son to completely control th e airplane Rudder pedal extensions were added to the left side controls and

he a lso built a specia l seat extens ion so that Dusty can see over the cowl at about the same he ight as a fully grown ad ult With his fat her a CFI sitting in the right seat Dusty can fly the Taylorcraft legally from the left seat whenever his dad says Want to go fly

Dusty also has the added knowledge he gained while his Taylorcraft was being reshystored - he go t to he lp In 1992 his dad and their friend Bonny Warner (see the accompanying sidebar) along with a coushyple more friends went on a restoration binge on the T-Craft Dusty helped whenshyever he was not in school zipping home to work on his airplane He was excited by th e whole idea of an a irpl ane in the garage and the fact that it was an airplane that he would be able to fly thrilled him

Randy mentioned that he took a bit of extra time during the restora tion to exshyplain things to Dusty and to allow him to do supervised tasks Sanding tubing and applying dope to the fabri c so the tapes could be applied were all part of the edushycation Dusty got as he and hi s friends watched the Taylorcraft go back together

The BC-12 that was restored came to the Howell s garage in a roundabout way as many restorations seem to begin Bonny Warner had bo ught the project back in 1990 intending to restore the airshyplane to fulfi ll a couple of goals Already a floatplane pilot she wanted an airplane of her own she could fly from her back yard and she wanted to restore the airshyplane herself to learn what makes an airshyplane tick

The a irpla ne had not been flown in nea rly 15 yea rs and was in bad need of major repairs Once based at the famous Kenmore Air H arbor in Seattle the Tayshylorcraft had led a hard life and the strucshyture showed signs of having aged beyond its years When it looked as though Bonny was going to have to move permanently to D e nve r CO she had to reconsider whether or not she would be able to comshyplete the airplane Rebuilding the T-Craft would be her first res toration and she knew it would require some reliance on her friends to help guide her through the intricacies of airplane rebuilding In the end she decided to sell it to Randy a fel-

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low United Airlines pilot and a f10atplane pilot who lived in the same housing develshyopment southeast of San Francisco Theyve flown together as the crew of a United 737 on occasion

Randy had been flying his Cessna 180 on amphibious floats for a number of years but felt that it would be too much airplane for his son to handle when he started to learn to fly The Taylorcraft was just the right amount of airplane though A deal was made and the project was moved to the Howell household

From the beginning Randy intended the Taylorcraft to be Dustys airplane As I mentioned before it would be the airshyplane he could use to learn to fly with and eventually it would be Dustys to take with him when he headed off to make his way in the world Even the N-number says just that - N93DH 93 for the year the restoration was done and DH for Dusty Howell

The rebuild of the BCS-12D was the first restoration by Randy and he also reshylied on the knowledge of his friends to help him with the process of putting the airplane back together As it turned out Bonny did not have to move to Denver and so she was one of the principle reshybuilders on the project Bonny Dusty and Randy all learned about the ins and outs

of rebuilding an airplane together along with the invaluable help provided by Sam Richardson an AI and airline pilot who supervised the rebuild of the Continental C-85 Another irreplaceable person durshying the rebuild was Bud Todd the gentleshyman who had started the Byron CA airshyport many years ago and is an accomplished AampP His help with the welding that had to be done on the fuseshylage was one of the tasks that was made possible with his experienced hand

Another resident of Discovery Bay the area Bonny and Randy reside in was also a big part of the restoration Ron Warren is a retired general contractor who had never been involved in the reshybuild of an airplane before but he was enshythusiastic about helping and since he was quite good with his hands Randy put him to work on the project He was there alshymost every day

There was no dilly-dallying during this project Work started the 1st of January and didnt stop until the end of April that same year April 24 1993 the T-Craft went into the water for the first time Beshyfore that could happen though a ton of work was packed into those four months

First off after the fabric was removed (a favorite task of 5-year-olds something I can attest to as well) the steel tubing in

the fuselage was tested To their dismay both lower longerons were found to be completely rotten with rust due to salt water totally ruining the bottom of each of the lower longerons Ron had a neat method for removing the old tubing using a ground down drill bit (Look for a short article on this method in next month s VINTAGE AIRPLANE) After removshying the old longerons Bud said yes to Randys request that he weld in the new steel Fortunately the rest of the steel tubing was in good shape and Randy and Dusty spent some time filling each tube with preservative oil Randy had decided to use the Cooper Superflite system to cover the airplane After the prep work was done he started by painting the fuseshylage structure with Superflite primer

The cowling also required some work with cracks welded and then ground down to a smooth finish or with patches backshying up the repaired area

The project came complete with a set of Edo 1320 floats but the keels on both floats had seen better days The tedious task of replacing both keels was accomshyplished then any corrosion on the floats was removed Finally the floats were treated with metal prep and alodined When everything was ready to be primed they coated the metal parts with primer

With the fuselage was ready to be put back together the wood stringers were reshyplaced along with the wood around the door jambs Fairleads were renewed and the airplane was quickly brought up to the stage where the covering would need to be applied

Randy and Bonny took a deep breath and tackled the covering in a two stretch that included 40 hours of work 20 on each day with about 4 hours of sleep in beshytween Because the final top coats should be applied within seven days they wanted to move quickly and were able to neatly complete the job in the time they had You can see in the photo that the covering and priming process took up all of the Howell household as well as the yard Even DustyS swingset and sandbox were pressed into service With everything covshyered and primed the final base coats of white Superflite Superthane were laid on A few days were taken to catch up on some much needed sleep and then the reshyassembly began

Since the airplane was a complete proshyject when it was started there were few parts that had to be searched out but work still remained to clean them up The instrument panel was painted with a crinshykle finish paint and the old but fully funcshytional instruments were installed A new set of upholstery was ordered and inshystalled with extra seat material used to cover DustyS booster seat

The unusual side stripes were thought up by Randy and Bonny - since he really

(Continued on page 23)

14 FEBRUARY 1994

Flies Them All by H G Frautschy

Just as this issue of VINTAGE AIRshyPLANE arrives in your mai lbox this month the Winter Olympics will have started in Lillehammer Norway As you peruse the pages of your magazine you may see a face that may be vaguely recogshynizable - that of Bonny Warner Luscombe and Taylorcraft pilot United Airlines first officer and retired Olympic luger Luge Its one of the events in the Olympics held on the bobsled tracks Single and twoshyperson teams rocket down the side of the mountain on small sleds reaching speeds near 80 mph The run is between 12 and 34 of a mile and as you can imagine a ride down the run requires all the skill and concentration one can muster

You may see Bonny during the te levishysion coverage of the Olympics - she is takshying a few weeks off from her airline job to work as an expert commentator on the Luge competition for CBS

As much as she enjoyed being a Luge competitor Bonny says it simply was not as much fun as flying She te lls the story of being a youngster 14 years old and having a speaker come to her school with an interesting idea He told the students that when he was young he made up a list of 100 things he wanted to do in his life Whether it was available to him or not at that time he wrote down everything he thought of Bonny wasnt sure she could come up with a hundred items but she had a few and she wrote them down The list included be in the Olympics work in television go to a good college build a

house and become a pilot One by one she h as p icked off her

goals but shes been happi ly surprised as to how things have worked out as time has progressed She attended Stanford Unishyversity in Ca lifornia studying broadcast journalism but she had already been bitshyten by the O lympics bug As a freshshyman college athlete Bonny had been seshylected in an essay contest r un by the magazine Runners World as one of the torch bearers for the 1980 winter Olympics in Lake Placid NY While in Lake Placid she saw the Luge competition in person and dec ided shed like to give it a try Training in Europe during the winter and attending college in between meant that the road to her degree was stretched out but she eventually did graduate and she landed a job as a reporter at a San Franshycisco television station

Working as a reporter was an excellent job but as she progressed in her flying earning her instrument commercial and flight instructor licenses Bonny discovshyered she preferred flying to television To the amazement of her friends and coshyworkers she quit her job at the TV station and went to work full time as a flight inshystructor

All during this time Bonny was going through the feast of working and then the famine of heading off to Europe for 5 months to train for the Luge Funding for training the team was in short supply in the early 80s when she started training in the sport which made it tough for Bonny

Olympic Luger and floatplane pilot Bonny Warner

and her teammates to make ends meet while they trained during the winter At first plane fare there and back was all they got but as the decade progressed more sponsorship has made it possible for the US Olympic Committee to just about fully fund the Luge teams training effort

A ll her hard work paid off though - she made the US Olympic team in 1984 and again in 88 competing in the games in Sarajevo Yugoslavia and then Calgary Alberta Canada (She placed sixth overall at Calgary one of only 2 Americans ever to finish in the top six spots in Olympic Luge competition)

Her big break in aviation came when she was hired as a flight engineer for United Airlines in 1990 United to their credit was willing to work with Bonny concerning her schedule relating to trainshying for the Olympics and so she was able to compete in the 1992 games in Alshybertvi lle France (As an aside there are only 2 Luge courses in North America shy

(Continued on page 23)

Bonnys new airplane is this 1949 Luscombe SA on Edo 1320 floats She took this idyllic shot at Hunts Cove seaplane base on the banks of the Allegheny river in western Pennshy

Bonny and her friend Dusty Howell in the sylvania Bonny is offering dual instruction on floats with the Luscombe You can reach cockpit of the T -Craft they helped restore her at Discovery Seaplanes Byron CA 510634-3775

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Rollin Hatfield 1938 Taylorcrafl BC-66

One of the prettier pre-war Taylorshycrafts to grace the flightline at EAA Oshkosh 93 was NC21239 SIN 1029 reshystored and flown by Rollin Hatfield (EAA 302651 AC 14732) of Meridian Idaho This bright red with black trim TshyCraft ran off with the Runner-Up Trophy in the Bronze Age (1933-1941) category of the Antique awards The story about this airplane and its rebuilder Rollin Hatfield who recently retired at age 60 is unique

As a young lad Rollin enjoyed flying with his father who owned a 1939 Taylorshycraft BC-65 almost a mate to N21239 By the time Rollin reached 16 he was ready to solo (1949) and at age 17 he earned his Private license Rollin well remembers his father looking at two Taylorcrafts for sale in 1946 just after World War II One was a 193740 horsepower model at $300 and the other was a 193965 horsepower model at $400 As Rollin says Dad bought the BC-65 and I was excited

Called into service during the Korean War Rollin became an A amp P mechanic and following a stint with MorrisonshyKnudson Construction Co keeping their DC-3 in top shape he joined the Idaho National Guard and became a Mainteshynance Officer

Rollin spent 40 years serving in the Idaho National Guard before retirement however when he was about 45 years of age (1978) he stumbled on to an old TshyCraft crammed into a storage unit in Nampa ID Closer inspection revealed the pile of junk was a 1938 BC-65 Tayshylorcraft - nearly identical to his fathers old airplane A deal was struck and Rollin started hauling parts and pieces home The fuselage was the only part that would roll on its own wheels

The fuselage was stripped and sandshyblasted in the back yard before the primshying and steady rebuild began The previshyous owner had added a skylight D windows and a landing light in the wing These were unceremoniously removed A new instrument panel was made from flat aluminum by making a form from an old hardwood table leaf and slowly pounding the edges round like the original The beveled instrument holes were made with a micarta form - carefully placed on the hole - and then slammed with one blow from a (large) hammer Rollin emphashysized that one blow worked much better than a series of smaller blows

Locating the missing instruments one at a time proved to be a major task The toughest job was finding the large Stewart Warner tachometer that sits in the center of the panel It took eight years to locate

(Top) Four piece windshield narrow nose cowl and dual wingtanks are visible (Above) A fine craftsman Rollin Hatfield stands before his award-winning BC-65 (Above left) With cowling reshymoved and doors open the BC-65 is ready for the judges at EAA OSHKOSH 93 (Left) The large tach in the censhyter dominates the new instrushyment panel Note the typical large round control wheels of this 1938 model

one in New Hampshire All metal placshyards were accurately reproduced by Noel Allard of Chaska Minnesota (612-340shy4838) An original round control wheel was located in Portland W A which made a good pattern for Rollin to make a secshyond one from The wheel shafts were chrome plated and the wheels themselves were covered with sewn leather (a real touch of class)

A factory option in 1938 was a split seat that was trimmed in genuine leather A long search located an original one of these jewels in a chicken barn in Oklashyhoma - under layers and layers of chicken manure (quit laughing Charlie thats the cultured term) Rollin says the old seat made an excellent pattern for duplication albeit a bit sharp on the nostrils

The wings had to be dismantled with each part needing heIp The spars were in good shape and only needed varnish The ribs however were in dire need of much work wi th nearly every rib needing straightening Once the wings were reshyassembled new leading edges were fabrishycated from 00202024 T-3 aluminum and installed with the aid of some cleverly deshysigned leading edge clamps that Rollin

made up In addition all metal was reshyplaced in the two ailerons

The covering was done in Ceconite 102 using Grade A cotton tapes and butyrate dope Matching enamel was sprayed on all metal parts The finish is very nicely done and will turn a judges eye at 40 paces All lettering was done with stencils and sprayed on just as Taylorcraft did over 55 years ago

Being an A amp P mechanic Rollin overshyhauled the A65-8 Continental engine himshyself adding the drilled connecting rods of an A 75 and 100 oct valves - even though he runs the engine as an A65 The result is that it runs nicely on 100 octane fuel

The four-piece windshield common to the pre-war Taylorcrafts was made up from flat stock that was bent with heat The joints are covered with aluminum strips and fastened with many small screws Plexiglasreg didnt come along unshytil WW II so compound curves in the windshield were not available until the postwar aircraft were built

Once the T -Craft was all assembled and the engine run-in Rollin made the first flight on May 1 1988 approximately ten years after he purchased the pile of

junk in 1978 It was worth all the blood sweat and tears because the little twoshyplacer flew perfectly That summer Rollin and his lovely wife Mary took off a month and flew to the Watsonville CA airshow From there they flew to San Francisco and then east aLI the way across the country to Norfolk VA They also made the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alliance Ohio the big Oshkosh Fly-In and the Blakesburg Antique Fly-In Before going home to Idaho they flew to Evergreen WA Thats ocean to ocean with a 65 hp Taylorcraft navigating all the way by comshypass and maps

This was the third Oshkosh Antique award for Rollin and his neat looking Tayshylorcraft having previously won the Conshytemporary Age Runner-up in 1988 and the Contemporary Age Champion in 1990 Congratulations and best wishes are in orshyder for Rollin Hatfield who is now retired and has somehow managed to become a genuine airport bum - but you can be sure he is enjoying every minute Perhaps we should all extend a very special thanks to Rollins father who wisely plunked down $400 for a 39 Taylorcraft BC-65 way back in 1946 Isn t it amazing what it led to

The BC-12D Taylorcraft evolved from the pre-war BC-65 and all owe their beginnings to the creative genius of the talented lightshyplane designer C G Taylor The advent of the opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine such as the Continental Lycoming and Franklin really made C G Taylors designs reach their acme ofpopularity These airplanes were actually affordable to own and opershyate by the general populace Don Claude s BC-12D (below) owes a lot to its predecessor the pre-war BC-65 Note the Billowing fabric between the ribs quite typical of HS90X fabric Also visible is the slightly rounded look caused by the wider fuselage stringers

Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

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(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

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SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

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ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

New South Wales Australia N Challinor

Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

Mineral Wells TX James B Giltzow Roseland NJ Ronald Hahn La Salle IL Ralph F Hanson Erie CO Dennis M Harbin

Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

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MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc is $3500 for one year including 12 issues of Sport Aviation Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $2000 annually Family membership is available for an additional $1000 annually All major credit cards accepted for membership FAX (414) 426-4873 (Plus $13 for foreign members to cover air postage)

ANTIQUECLASSIC

EAA Member- $2000 Includes one year membership in EAA AntiqueClassic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA memshyber and must give EAA membership number Non-EAA Member- $3000 Includes one year membership in the EAA Antique Classic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane one year membership in the EAA and separate membership cards Sport Aviation not included (Plus $6 for foreign members)

lAC

Membership in the International Aerobatic Club Inc is $3000 annually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA (Plus $6 for foreign members)

WARBIRDS

Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $3000 per year which includes a subscription to Warbirds Warbird memshybers are required to be members of EAA (Plus $5 for foreign members)

EAA EXPERIMENTER

EAA membership and EAA EXPERIshyMENTER magazine is available for $2800 per year (Sport Aviation not included) Current EAA members may receive EAA EXPERIMENTER for $1800 per year (Plus $6 for foreign members)

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars address

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AS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

by Espie Butch Joyce

Weather certainly has been a hot topic during the last few months Here in North Carolina the climate is usually good enough for weekend flying during the winter months but not this year Its been cold rainy and wet On top of that weve had a great deal of freezing rain and ice storms Listening to other folks from around the country Ive been hearing similar comments The sub-zero cold has certainly been a burden for those who live further north The deep cold snap has even begun to affect strucshytures I understand that during the skiplane fly-in at Pioneer Airport last month when they tried to open a hangar door it would barely budge Apparently the concrete apron had heaved up slightly and jammed the door Ive also had a similar problem with my hangar here in Shiloh I have not been able to open my door to move my aircraft so I have been inside working on the airplanes A 250000 BTU overhead propane heater in my hangar does a very good job of keeping it warm and toasty Even with the heat Ive still had to use only the back door of the hangar shywith the concrete heaved up in front my large front door simply refuses to budge

Ive been busy working on my 172 Ive put in a complete new set of glass a new interior and stripped and repainted the other parts of the interior I hope it will look just like new when I get it finished After I get all this work done Ill be able to fly it Then Ill get started on the exterior and Ill also overhaul the engine Perhaps this cold weather keeping me inside has been a mixed blessing

Even with our bad weather none

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of it compares with the hardships some of our fellow pilots have had to endure The flooding in the Midwest where many pilots lost their aircraft and hangar along with its contents is still fresh in our minds Ive not yet heard of any losses related to airshycraft in the California earthquake but certainly many of our friends and pilots suffered losses that will take a lot of work from which to recover Our sympathy is extended to those who have suffered through this disasshyter

All this talk about the weather reminds me of a point Id like to make As you travel about you see a wide variety of hangars and Tshyhangars that have been constructed over the years Pilots being a resourceful group have often tried to make a hangar out of anything they could get their hands on which has led to some interesting construction methods Wooden structures covered in metal pipe structures covered in tin You name it its probably been used to build a hangar In many cases these sheds have given airshyports their unique character Unfortunately as many of these hangars age they may not be able to safely store your aeronautical pride and joy

A gentleman from Texas was unfortunate enough to have his hangar collapse on his Bonanza durshying bad weather one of many occurshyrences of this type Sometimes the structure simply is not up to the weather that has been dropped upon it Many of these older hangars have deteriorated to the point where they cannot hold up if a severe situation is encountered ie a heavier than norshymal snowstorm or heavy ice loads or winds A number of airplanes are damaged each year by the collapse of the very hangar that is supposed to protect them

I encourage you to stand back and take a good look at the structure that

you have your aircraft stored in During the winter if you suspect your hangar roof may not be able to withstand the snow or ice load upon it add a few support poles It may not be convenient but it may save your airplane The attitude that the hangar has been there for 25 years and will hold up for another 50 may not be the case Better to be safe than to face a long and expensive rebuild

With the weather it has been very quiet as far as aviation activity is concerned in our area If it were not for the EAA and AlC Chapter activishyty not much would be happening Our local Chapter 8 has been busy getting ready for the spring and summer flying season and AntiqueClassic Chapter 3 has been planning their spring fly-in I supshypose it is not to early to start looking forward to the EAA Sun n Fun FlyshyIn coming up April 9 through the 16th This is always a shot in the arm for those of us who have had to suffer through the tough winter I always look forward to Sun n Fun shyseeing all my friends and looking at the newly restored airplanes that have just been finished during the winter months provides a pleasant break during the early spring

If you have not yet had a chance to attend Sun n Fun you may want to try it this year or start making plans for the future Its great spring training camp for EAA OSHKOSH I plan on being there and hope to see you too

I hope your new year has started off to be very positive We look forshyward to this year with a positive attishytude and would like to ask that if you have a friend who has an interest in our type of aircraft please ask him to join the Division The more people we have the better we are Lets all pull together in the same direction for the good of aviation We are betshyter together Join us and have it ~

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YOUR COMMENTS ARE NEEDED

As promised in last months issue here are the particulars regarding EAAs proposal for medical self-certification The FAA has published the petition in the Federal Register and the deadline for your comments regarding this proshyposal must be received by the FAA by March 4 1994

This past September the EAA subshymitted a proposal that would allow stushydent and recreational pilots to certify that they have no known medical defects that would disqualify them from acting as pishylot-in-command of an aircraft Also all certified pilots would be permitted the same option when they limit their flight operations to those allowed by the recreshyational pilot certificate Flight instructors would also be allowed to self-certify themselves as long as they limit themshyselves to teaching student and recreshyational pilots

By eliminating the burdensome cost of a medical certificate EAA believes that the cost of recreational flying will come down along with the hassle factor of having to find a doctor set an appointshyment and then go have the examination By helping eliminate this requirement it is hoped that student starts will also inshycrease for many of the same reasons By lowering the cost of flying it is hoped that more hours can be flown and as a result pilots will become more proficient

Some comments have been aired that by eliminating the third class physical pishylots who are medically unfit to fly would be encouraged or allowed to fly In fact within the rules established in the present regulations pilots self-certify that they are medica lly fit to fly before each and every flight they make EAA in no way encourages any pilot to fly whose health may be in question Those men and women who have invested a substantial amount of time and money in acquiring the skills necessary for piloting an aircraft have displayed the responsibility needed to avoid flight at times when comproshymised operations could lead to disciplishynary action by the FAA not to mention loss of life or damage to property

Also within this proposal EAA asks that the 50 nautical mile limit provision within the recreational pilot certificate be altered After successfully completing training on navigation the 50 NM limitashytion would be removed For those recreshy

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ational pilots who are not interested in flying further than 50 mil es from their home base the current requirements would still apply

Your positive comments and suggesshytions regarding this proposal are needed if the FAA is to see justification in changshying this FAR Address your comments in triplicate to

Federal Aviation Administration Office of the Chief Counsel Attn Rules Docket 27517 800 Independence Av SW Washington DC 20591 In a related area the AOPA has petishy

tioned the FAA to extend the duration of the third class physical for non-instrushyment rated private pilots from two to four years AOPA has asked for a two year trial period after which the FAA can make a determination whether the extension should become permanent

EAA has informed the FAA that it strongly endorses the A 0 P A proposal and believes that it will help lessen the burden placed on those pilots who fly prishymarily for fun and recreation You can send your comments to the same address as noted above Attn Rules Docket (AGC-204) 27473

JUDGING AT EAA OSHKOSH

If you are planning on bringing your restored airplane to EAA OSHKOSH 94 please note that the deadline for judging has been moved up one day Judging will end at noon on Monday Aushygust 1 and the presentation of the awards will take place during the evening proshygram the following night Tuesday Aushygust 21994 On the final day of the Conshyvention the Grand Champions and other major award winners will be available for photography and additional recognition

Remember if you wish to have your airplane judged you should have your airplane registered and on display at EAA OSHKOSH 94 in the appropriate showplane parking area between Thursshyday July 28 and noon on Monday Aushygust 1

FAA AIM CHANGE

The FAA has implemented a change in how the Airmans Information Manual will be issued In an effort to reduce the cost of publishing the AIM the FAA will follow the lead of military technical manshyuals by issuing only those pages that actushy

ally contain a change Changes made on those pages will be highlighted so that pishylots can readily see the new or revised data If you order a complete manual subscription it will be delivered with the change pages applicable to that edition of the AIM enclosed

A two-year subscription to the AIM is available from the US Government Printing Office The cost is $5800

ABS AND YOUNG EAGLES

A number of AntiqueClassic memshybers who own Beechcrafts also belong to The American Bonanza Society and we are pleased to announce that the ABS has entered into an agreement with the EAA Aviation Foundation to participate in the Young Eagles Program The orgashynization with some 10000 members has offered its support to help attain the obshyjective of the Young Eagles Program With the added help of the ABSs efforts the EAA Aviation Foundation program is given a boost towards its goal of giving a million young people an airplane ride by the year 2003 the 100th anniversary of powered flight Glad to have your help ABS

DONT FORGET INTERNA TIONAL YOUNG

EAGLES DAY IS JUNE 11 1994

CLIFF ROBERTSON WORK EXPERIENCE

For the second year in a row two young aviation enthusiasts 16 or 17 years of age will join a CFI 25 years of age or younger as the participants in the Cliff Robertson Work Experience Program at EAAs Pioneer Airport a part of the EAA Air Adventure Museum The James Ray Foundation sponsors the proshygram as a way to allow a couple of youngshysters to experience life as airport kids before the days of fenced in airports

Application materials are available from the Education Office EAA Aviashytion Foundation PO Box 3065 Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 or by calling 414426-4888 Applications must be reshyturned no later than May 1 1994

EAA AIR ACADEMY 94

The eleventh annual EAA Air Acadshyemy for youth ages 15-17 will be preshysented from July 16 through the 31st 1994 This year an increased number of participants will be added to the proshygram Applications will be considered in the order received Interested youth parents members and Chapters can obshytain more information by contacting the EAA Aviation Office PO Box 3065 Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 or by calling 414426-4888

EAA PERIODICAL INDEX

Its ready for shipment again - John Bergesons handy EAA Reference Guide is now available The basic volume covshyers 1953 - 1989 and costs $1800

Supplements are available for each of the subsequent years Each years suppleshyment costs $300 or $3000 for the comshyplete set

Payment is to be made in US funds only Visa and MasterCard accepted Orshyders are postpaid (book rate) to US and Canada In other countries add $200 per item above Copies of any article from any issue are available for 35 cents per page ($500 minimum order) Address all orders to

John Bergeson 6438 W Millbrook Remus MI 49340-9625 Phone 517561-2393

CUB CLUB PHONE NUMBER

If you ve tried to call John Bergeson using the phone number on the Cub Club listing in the November issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE youve probably heard the recording telling you that number is no longer in service Well John has not moved we just had an incorshyrect phone number listed for him The correct number is 517561-2393

1994 SPORT AVIATION ART COMPETITION OPEN

The 1994 edition of the Sport Aviation Art Competition sponsored by the EAA Aviation Foundation is well on its way to becoming a reality Applications are now being accepted for the 18th annual conshytest the longest running aviation art comshypetition in the world

This years special theme will be amashyteur-built aircraft - a special Par Excelshylence award will be bestowed upon the work which in the opinion of the judges best exemplifies the joy and fun of buildshying your own aircraft Other recognition awards include Par Excellence Excelshylence and Merit awards

This years contest will again feature a special division for young people under the age of 16 with awards similar to those in the adult section

The deadline for all divisions is April 291994 Artist should contact EAA for a complete set of guidelines Write to Joan Mueller EAA Sport Aviation Comshypetition PO Box 3065 Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 or call 414426-4877

VINTAGE PHOTOS

Almost every month we receive a reshyquest from a member who wishes to buy a copy of a photo weve run here in the

pages of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Most photos shot by our photo staff are availshyable and to further aid those of you who might be interested in obtaining a photo print of one of the shots used here in the magazine we will starting with next months issue put a small airplane symbol next to the photo credit to alert you that the photo is available through the EAA Photo department For information on sizes and prices you can ca ll them at 414426-4863

STAGGERWING COMMEMORAshyTIVE TOUR 1936-1996

In 1996 the 60th anniversary of a noteshyworthy event in Beechcraft history will be celebrated - the winning of the Bendix Trophy in 1936 by Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes in a Wright R975 powered Beech C17R Staggerwing An added bonus was the fact that the race had been won in a stock lightplane one that you could order from the factory Blanche and Louise became the first women pilots to win the premier cross country race of its day They covered the route from Los Angeles to New York in 14 hours and 55 minutes

To commemorate that win over the Labor Day weekend in 1996 a commemshyorative tour will be flown with as many as 100 Beechcraft Staggerwings from Cleveshyland Ohio to San Diego CA Certain other Beechcraft airplanes will also be inshycluded on the tour The route will begin at Mike Stanko Elser Metro Airport near Cleveland with the first overnight stop at EI Paso TX The next day the tour will head off to Gillespie Field in San Diego For additional information and an itinershyary please contact

William Thaden 34 Goose Point Drive Kittery Point ME 03905 207439-1161

TAYLORCRAFTFORSALE

According to a press release dated Deshycember 14 1993 the Taylorcraft Aircraft company is up for sa le by the current owner for personal reasons Included in the package to be sold is the current inshyventory of parts and equipment needed to produce the four currently type certifi shycated models of the T-Craft now being made Also included are the type certifishycates for the aircraft The company now based in Lock Haven PAis to be sold as a complete package Interested parties can contact Taylorcraft at 910725-2425

NORTHROP GLIDER PLANS

Bob Mitchell 1515 Ocean Blvd Rye NH 03870 needs a bit of help He and his friends in EAA AntiqueClassic Chapter 15 would like to build a Northrop Primary

Glider He has a set of plans as published in Modern Mechanics magazine but gives only limited information In particshyular the details regarding the horizontal and vertical stabi lizer are a bit vague in the information they have and theyd like to get more complete information on the glider If you can help write to Bob at the address listed above or give him a call at 603926-8039

FLABOB AIRPORT OPEN HOUSE

If youre in the Los Angeles area the last weekend in February youll certainly not want to miss the open house at Flabob Airport Billed as A tribute to the Golden Age of Air Racing this will be an unprecedented opportunity to view some of the spectacular reproductions constructed by Bill Turner and his crew at Repeat Aviation The centerpiece of this display will be the recently completed deshyHavilland DH 88 Comet racer Grosvenor House Other exhibits will include antique experimental and classic aircraft as well as the many projects that always seem to be ongoing at this mecca for sport aviation in the LA region Reshyfreshments will be available and don t forget the Annual Fund Raiser Dinner held at the EAA Club House on Saturshyday February 26 at 6 pm

For more information call 909686shy1318

ANTIQUECLASSIC TRAM INFO

If you are at EAA OSHKOSH 94 and you decide it would be nice to take a guided tour of the AntiqueClassic Showshyplane parking area feel free to hop on the AntiqueClassic Tram in front of the AlC Headquarters (The Red Barn) Ignore what I wrote last month regarding a small donation - the ride on the Tram is FREE and does not cost you one penny This service has been offered by the Division for the past 8 years and has grown to be a much appreciated part of the Antique Classic Divisions services to the public and its members during the Convention

TYPE CLUB LISTING

Larry DAttilio wrote to update the listing for the BellancaChampion Club Heres their new listing

BellancaChampion Club Larry DAttilio - President Capital Airport 02C PO Box 708 Brookfield WI 53008-0708 414ns3-6559 (Tel)

-6558 (Fax) -7234 (Ans Machine)

Newsletter B-C Contact Dues $32 per year (2 yrs$56) Foreign $37 (2 yrs$67 US Funds)

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E CLIJB Notes

by Norm Petersen

Don Cox sends this information from Brimm and Bogess about wire gauges The chart lists four different measurements for converting gauge to inches but we will only list the Birmshyingham Wire Gauge (B WG ) as it is the one used for steel tubing and sheet and that is what we see most often on the Monocoupe plans From thickest to thinnest

Gauge Number BWG Thickness (in inches)

1 0300 2 0284 3 0259 4 0238 5 0220 6 0203 7 0180 8 0165 9 0148 10 0134 11 0120 12 0109 13 0095 14 0083 15 0072 16 0065 17 0058 18 0049 19 0042 20 0035 21 0032 22 0028 23 0025 24 0022 25 0020 26 0018 27 0016 28 0014 29 0013 30 0012

Copy the page laminate it and hang it in your shop

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From the Monocoupe Flyermiddot Bob Coolmiddot baugh Editor (703-590-2375)

Speaking of Props When installing wooden propellers with a torque wrench the following in-lb values would apply

AN6 - 38 in diameter prop bolts shy200 +- 25

AN7 - 716 in diameter prop boltsshy250 +- 25

AN8 - 112 in diameter prop bolts shy300 +- 25

Caution Over tightening propeller atshytaching bolts will cause the wood of the hub to crush breaking its moisture seal and slightly reducing drive-torque capacshyity of the installation -From Sensenich Corporation Refer to FAA AC 43l3-1a for further information

From The Bticker Newslettermiddot Chris Armiddot vanites Ed (815-436-1011)

Sam Burgess just wrote to say that he has found something very important and wants to warn those of you who are conshyverting your lungmeisters from the Sieshymans radial over to the flat-four Lyshycoming engines He says that the lungmeister has a six-point pick up at the firewall for the engine mount attachment to distribute the torque and static loads This is because the tubing is only 028 wall thickness Some lungmeisters that were built after WW II used 035 The lungmann has a four-point pick up for the lighter and lower horsepower engines

From the B-C Contact bull Larry DAttilio bull Editor (414-783-6559)

Drain Holes - Champ Early Citabrias all - by Cy Galley

rwear another hat besides writing artishycles for B-C Contact I am the Chairman for the Emergency Aircraft Repair at the Oshkosh Convention

One of the problems we had this year was an Aeronca Champ It could just as well have been an early Bellanca Chamshypion with the oleo landing gear The gear leg had the drag strut rust apart under the fabric covering Actually there was so much rust that about an inch and a half of the tube was missing at the bottom of the V of the landing gear

The fabric covering had funneled washyter to the bottom where it was trapped If

you have a similar spot in your plane where water can collect install a drain at the lowest point This is especially imporshytant if your plane like the Champ is tied outside for long periods of time

r have been told this is a real problem for all fabric covered V shaped legs Some owners use a metal cover as it isnt sealed and will drain Not covering to the bottom of the V on the bottom side is another good solution Even a grommet at the bottom will help

I would strongly suggest if your gear legs are fabric covered that you carefully inspect them for corrosion under the fabshyric covering This might mean that you will have to remove the fabric Fortushynately the plane can be flown without the covering on the gear leg You wont even notice if you have only one gear leg covshyered

Why this gear leg (at Oshkosh) didnt fold is beyond me If it had the resulting ground loop might have totaled the plane but it would have been on the ground Control surfaces on the other hand get stressed in the air Have one of these colshylapse in the air and the results could be a lot more serious Since grommets can and do get plugged check to see if the grommets are open and clear in the botshytom of the flaps ailerons and elevators

Retained moisture in our style of airshyplanes creates serious corrosion and rot It is important to check to see if gromshymets are open These small openings also ventilate and dry out the interior of your wings flaps etc during flight So go flyshying Tell your spouse that the plane needs airing out Now thats a real deal

Citabria - Looking At Wingsmiddot Larry DAttilio with Jim Stark

Recently we did a pre-purchase inshyspection on a Citabria with Jim Stark - A amp P This 1973 Citabria had 3300 hrs and 800 hrs since major It was equipped with a Val Com and Nazer Loran and reshypainted in 1986

1st step - We removed inspection plates on the wing then looked for any strucshytural problems (with Citabrias) This 7ECA had 5 inspection covers at the rear of the front spar on the bottom of the wing 2 more at the rear spar and 2 for aileron controls It was also recovered in 1986 How thoroughly was the wing

looked at before covering There was surface corrosion on ribs and compression tubes (made of steel) We looked at the rib nails Many were re-inserted because they were covered with epoxy glue The new technique for unribbed nails is to put epoxy over them Check the tension on the tie rods We pluck each tie rod includshying those that go through the center of the fuel tank It should make a dull low bass note Our general observation of the compression fitting outboard was where it bolts to the front spar - it was not sandshyblasted or re-chromated at recover time

Epoxy varnish was slopped over the fittings right over the rust Typically the wood varnish was thinly applied in the 70s This causes longitudinal drying cracks from root to tip usually found on the outboard end of wing midway from top to bottom of spar Eventually a small crack leads to a large crack New varnish could have been added Varnish had dripped around the compression stud over old rust The bottom of the tie rods were rusty and condensation on the botshytom indicates it was not hangared for a long time

Spar compression failure problem was discussed in the newsletter before Look at the front spar outboard of the lift strut attach point There are 118 thick plyshywood reinforcing plates which end right beyond the next outboard rib In order to inspect for a compression failure you have to get a light on top of the spar beshyyond the rib That takes an outboard inshyspection hole The fact that there was no outboard inspection hole means that this airplane has not been checked for comshypression failures in the spars in important places since it was recovered Gee whiz

From the Twin Bonanza Association shyRichard Ward Ed - 616-279-2540

How would you like to have virtually every vinyl placarddecal you could ever imagine in order to give your old bird a new look

Mellissa one of the staff of Moody Graphics located in Florida did a tremendous amount of research so as to cover all of the inside and outside placshyards which might ever be needed to reshyvamp our various Twin Bonanza models I just received a complete set of placards which consisted of hundreds of high qualshyity colorful vinyl decals The cost of the complete set is $140 You may order dishyrectly from Moody Aero-Graphics 9740 SE 58th Ave P O Box 1359 Belleview FL 34421 - 800-245-2462

Thanks Melissa you done real good

From the Cessna 150-152 Club - Skip Carden Ed - 919-471-9492

First Aid Pouch There are severa l items that I believe everyone should carry

in their aircraft One is a fire extinshyguisher the others are a small tool kit and some type of first aid equipment The other day while I was strolling down the ais les of a local building supply store I came across a small first aid pouch I guess what attracted me to it was its comshypact size and the nylon zipper case The First Aid Pouch made by Eastern Safety Equipment Co Inc contains the followshying instant ice pack Tylenol two 2 X 3 pads two 1 X 3 bandages ten antiseptic wipes two iodine swabs two sting relief pads two ammonia inhalants and lip ointshyment burn cream All of this is packed in a small red pouch that weighs only a few ounces The best part is that the price ranges from $399 to $495 They are available at most home building supply dealers eg Lowes Builders Square Home Depot and Target If you cant find one contact Eastern Safety Equipshyment Co 59-20 56th Ave Maspeth NY 11378 or call 718-894-7900 and ask for Ann Beirne My advicego out and pick up one of these before the word gets out and the price goes up - Skip-

From the International Swift Association Inc - Charlie Nelson - 615-745-9547

Swift Main Gear Toe-In We have disshycovered by accident a very simple way to check the toe-in on our Swift First we have just received from Dennis Gehring White Bear Lake MN a very nice copy of his A frame shaped towbar built esshypecially for the Swift With a golf cart or garden tractor I can now solo thanks to Dennis move either the Buckaroo or Swift up and down the ramp into the mushyseum hangar This towbar attaches to the Swift via approximately 12 long 1-114 steel tube which has a collar machined to perfectly fit into the axle of the Swift gear The first attempt to use the towbar revealed the attach tube slid perfectly into the right gear but would not install into the left gear After removing the atshytach tube from the A frame it slipped into the left gear axle The answer was then very obvious with the extension of the tube the gear was obviously toed-in excessively and not aligning with the A frame With a longer tube used especially to check toe-in very slight amounts of toe-in could very easi ly be determined Adjustment of toe-in on the Swift can only be accomplished via installation or removal of washers at the center torque knees These washers must be over the steel sleeve bushings Here might be a good use for the AN4-15s we received in error If you use a longer bolt be sure to check for sufficient clearance through the main retract link during gear retraction Be cautious when disconnecting the torque knees on ELI gear while fully inshyflated - nothing else holds it together It could swarm on you Ive always been

told Swift ground handling improves with proper toe-in Well see my left gear is off a bunch Due to the necessity of re-inshyflating the ELI I havent adj usted it yet

International Cessna 120140 Assoc - Joy Warren Ed - Sec-Treas 319-377-3311

High Engine Oil Temperature - Bill Rhoades Tech Advisor The Cessna 120140140A was designed with a presshysure type cowling The air enters through a pair of large openings in front of the cylinders and is trapped in a box Air is only allowed to ex it this box through a path created by a set of engine baffles Cooling efficiency is determined by the amount of air in the pressure chamber that can be directed around the cylinders Bad seals around the top cowl doors back bulkhead or baffles will bleed off pressure chamber air Worn baffles will allow the air to be pulled away from the cylinder and reduce cooling On some of our aircraft there is a 1 tube (Part Numshyber 0450240) on the right side of the rear baffle This directs air from the pressure chamber down on the housing for the oil temperature bulb According to Cessna this is to reduce the indicated temperashyture to match the actual (engineering calishybrated) oil temperature

The source of heat in our Continental motor is of course created during the igshynitioncombustion cycle This heat drives the piston down turning the crankshaft which spins the prop Problems develop when that heat is allowed to escape past the piston rings into the crankcase First these combustion gases heat the oil that is on its way back to the sump and second it builds up a pressure inside the crankcase According to Continental the maximum crankcase pressure is 79 inches of water That is the same air pressure it takes to indicate 40 mph on the airspeed indicator - not much One of the by-products of over pressurization of the crankcase is blow-by As the air is rushing out the breather it is taking some of the oil vashypors with it The end result is a lower fuselage that will never corrode

Helpful Hints 1 Average oil temperature is lOOdegF

over outside temperature 2 Engine problems cause more overshy

heats than worn baffles 3 A new engine or freshly overhauled

one will use oil and have a higher oil temperature until the rings seat

4 Oil temperature gauges can be checked by placing the probe end in water at the boiling point It should read around 212degF

5 Install a blast tube if you don t have one

6 Think of installing an oil filter It will add a quart of oil to the system and reduce the temperature a little

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From the Pages ofAero 1910-1912-Part II

Theyear end report published by AERO magazine in 1911 estimated 300 aircraft had been constructed during the year The majority of these were done by amateur builders The Janshyuary 1912 issue of AERONAUTICS estimated that of 750 aeroplanes built during the year not more than 200 were constructed by concerns that could be considered as aeroplane manshyufacturers The number of engines sold totaled 425 This does not included those engines adapted from automobile use

Of the aircraft built by recognized manufacturers 105 were built for exshyhibit use 58 for private use and 11 sold to various govenments Exhibition use was a great way to spread knowledge of the emergent aircraft industry and both Curtiss and Wright had large teams

During 1911 a number of world records were broken in the United States Beachy made a record flight of 11642 feet in a Curtiss GW Beaty broke the world 2-man duration record by flying 3 hours 42 minutes 22 secshyonds in August 1911 A new duration record of of 4 hours 16 minutes 32 secshyonds was set in October by HW Gill in a Wright

This growth in aircraft in the United States showed a great growth in the concerns created to supply the bulders and operators needs Such concerns provided engines (see VINTAGE LITshyERATURE December 1993) proshypellers carburetors fabric wheels tires and other supplies

Businesses advertised their wares in the aviation magazines of the day the major ones of the 1910-1912 era being AERO published in St Louis AEROshyNAUTICS published in New York and FLYING the Bulletin of the Aero Club of America The following is a listing of some of the suppliers listed by type of products offered that had adshyvertised during 1910-1912 in the above listed publications

The list is organized by type of supply Ball Bearings RIV Co New York NY Bamboo J Deltour New York NY Carburetors AJ Meyers New York NY Marburg Brothers New York NY Fabric Goodyear Akron OH Baldwin New York NY CE Conover New York NY

Pennsylvania Rubber Co Pittsburg PA Wilson and Silsby Boston MA Glue Ambroid New York NY (a name still familiar and available 84 years later) Importers JS Bretz New York NY Instruction Chicago Technical College Instruments Warner Aero Meter Beloit WI Magnetos Simms New York NY Patent Attorneys Chas E Brock New York NY Aug P Jurgensen New York NY

E Ellis Chandlee Washinton DC CL Parker Washington DC Propellers Harris-Gassner Philadelphia PA P Brauner New York NY Paragon

Washington DC Requa-Gibson New York NY M Stupar Chicago IL Radiators EI Arco New York NY Supply Houses Aeronautic Supply Co St Louis MO California Aero San Francisco CA

Chicago Aero Works Chicago IL EJ Willis New York NY Tires Goodyear Akron OH BF Goodrich Akron OH Tubing Carran ampHathaway Worcester MA Wheels JA Weaver New York NY Tiger Cycles and Aeroplane New York NY Wire John Roebling Trenton NJ Scott Cadiz OH Wood Chicago Embossed Mldg Co Chicago IL WmP Youngs New York NY

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Goodyear Aerop la ne Ti res are the li ghtes t aeroplane tires mauu(actu led considering size They combine greatest possible resiliency with extra tough tread- hence hard to puncture

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WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE RESTORING ----------------------------by Norm Petersen

Robert Schachts Ercoupe 415-D

This rather artistic Ercoupe 415-D N89331 SIN 3269 is the proud workmanship of Robert Schacht (EAA 428922 AC 20405) of OFallon MO It feashytures a Continental 0 -200 engine of 100 hp a 720 NavCom transponde rlencoder and the usua l inshystrumentation T he in terio r is done in shades of blue with black trim Robert says he spent about four months in his garage (with the wi ngs off) doshying the interior fancy paint scheme and polishing the alumi num The end resul t is an Eagle paint scheme complete with claws on the wheel pants Note the leading edge landing light in the left wing Robert reports the little two-placer draws attention wherever it goes

Kenny Bakers Ercoupe

The photo of this quite original Ercoupe 415-C N99007 SI N 1630 was sent in by owner Kenny Baker of Pan-A-Lake Illinois Notice the early Narco NavCom antenna behind the cockpit the sinshygle nose fork and the aileron balance under the wing Kenny s Ercoupe is one of 465 model 415-C Ercoupes remaining on the U S register

10 FEBRUARY 1994

Glenn Mittelstadts J-3 Cub

Pictured by his very original looking 1941 Piper 1-3 Cub N35870 SIN 6628 is owner Glen n Mittelstadt (EAA 356507 AC 19546) of Landrum Sc The Cub has just been tota ll y refurbished by Glenn and flies as good as it looks according to the owner The photo was contributed by Art Scammell (EAA 304783 AC 21087) of Campbellshysport WI a close friend of Glenns who says that Glenn used to live in Campbellsport before moving to Landrum Sc Besides being a Cub enthusiast (note the T-shirt in the photo) Glenn is also a hot air balloon enthusiast - when he is not flying the Cub (Many thanks Art for the photo)

Mike Tomans Taylorcraft BC-12D

Parked on some nice green grass on hi s fathers airstrip is Taylorcraft BC-12D N44039 SIN 9839 owned by Michael Toman (EAA 414378) of Painsville Ohio Mike purchased the T-Craft from an airline pilot in 1991 It has 1100 hours total time airframe and engine with the original Continental A-65 still equipped with the original Case magnetos Mike reports he disassembled the engine and replaced all gaskets rebuilt the carshyburetor and after three months of searching for parts rebuilt the two Case mags He has also rebuilt the wheels and fuel system and replaced the bungee cords in the landing gear Other feashytures on the bright red T-Craft are a metal McCauley propeller and a set of nice looking wheel fenders Mike says the T-Craft has spent its entire life in Ohio He and the airp lane attended the 1993 Taylorcraft Fly-In at Barber Field

Steve Zellers Luscombe 8C

Pictured by his totally rebuilt Luscombe is Steve Zeller (EAA 325644 AIC 18133) of Alpharetta Georshygia The Luscombe 8C N28782 SIN 1543 is a 1940 model being one of just 57 8Cs remaining on the FAA register Steve bought the badly bent airplane followshying a ground-loop and rollover in 1991 Two years 2000 hours and many dollars later this is what she looks like The first flight was on December 51993 and all went well The Luscombe indicates 110 mph at 2300 rpm and will do nearly 120 mph flat out with its Continental C85-12 engine and a 71 X 52 cruise prop Note the added glass in the lower doors the Scott 3200 tailwheel and the parachute on Steves tender body

David Zambranos Boeing Stearman E75

This picture of a totally restored Stearman XB-KIS SIN avionics including nav-com transponder and voice activated 75-5460 was sent in by owner David G Zambrano V (EAA intercom David is wisely taking instruction in the art of flyshy442467) of San Pedro Mexico Purchased from a Mexican ing the Stearman and hopes to one day attend a school for crop dusting operation in 1988 the Stearman was restored aerobatics This particular Stearman was featured in a Mexishyover a 3-12 year period by David along with help from three can movie (Ando Volando Bajo which means Im Flying full-time mechanics Almost everything is new except the Low) back in 1952 David also enclosed a complete military fuselage frame and the 300 hp Lycoming R-680 engine The history of his Stearman when it was a PT-13D in the U S cockpits feature black leather interiors and digital Terra Army Air Corps until being mustered out in June of 1949

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These photos of a 1940 Piper J-3Fshy65 Cub NC35052 SIN 6059 were sent in by owner Bob Ruffini (EAA78135 AIC 17676) of Birmingham MI who recently restored the Cub for the secshyond time It is one of 157 J-3F-65 modshyels remaining on the US register The history of the Cub is unique in that it was constructed on December 191940 and signed off by Piper Airshycraft on December 261940 It spent its early life in Detroit MI including having all original logs and documents stolen from the airplane on June 18 1943 On Nov 12 1944 it was crash landed with damage to the gear and fuselage On June 51948 it was sold

Bob Ruffinis J-3 Cub

to Donald Kibby of Ferndale Ml It was completely disassembled and stored in his garage In 1962 Don Kibby let Bob Ruffini look at the pieces in his garage and basement In 1970 the Certificate of Registration was revoked In 1971 Kibby gave the entire airplane to Bob Ruffini as he was the only person to ever show an interest in the Cub With the old fuseshylage rusted a replacement fuselage was located in 1973 hanging in a barn in Mt Pleasant Ml In 1974 the Aero Mechanics High School at Detroit City Airport began a total restoration with a C-85-12 engine replacing the original Franklin 65 From 1976 to 1980 the

Cub was flown 190 hours however in 1981 a second rebuild was begun On May 21 1982 the Standard Airworthishyness Certificate was again revoked On June 11 1991 the second rebuild was completed and a new Airworthishyness Certificate was issued On July 181991 the Cub was signed off for float operation on Aqua 1500 floats All covering is Stits HS90X with Stits Polytone finish Also installed were shoulder harnesses intercom and Mode C Transponder

Bob Ruffini enjoys the Cub more than ever these days be it on wheels or floats His latest project is a J-5 Cub Cruiser Stay tuned

Jack Thompsons Globe Swift

This very nice looking 1947 Globe GC-IB Swift N80563 SIN 66 is the pride and joy of Jack Thompson (EAA 426043 A IC 20172) of Hope Hull Alabama Jack bought the Swift in March of 93 from the previous owner William Hurley Montgomery AL who had owned the airplane for 25 years Unusual is the engine conversion to a Lycoming 0-290C of 125 hp with a fixed pitch metal prop Jack says the controls are very crisp and responsive and even his son who is an F-16 pilot admits the Swift is as close to a small fighter as you can get

12 FEBRUARY 1994

Ted Utess 1941 Piper J-SA Cub Cruiser

Recently restored from the ground up is this 1941 Piper J-5A NC35279 SIN 5-597 owned by Wm (Ted) Utess (EAA 399864 AIC 18619) of Three Mile Bay NY Ted reports the Cruiser is powered with a Contishynental C-85 without electrics however a King handshyheld radio is used with an external antenna In addishytion he installed original navigation lights and added a strobe for safety These are powered by a small wet cell battery that is kept charged with a solar panel in the hangar Covering was done with Ceconite 102 and Randolph products A total of 26 coats of dope were used with the finish coats in original Cruiser Orange and black trim Other amenities include chrome plated valve covers 24 inch numbers on the wings and a metal prop with a nicely done spinner that matches the nose of the J-5A cowling

Keeping kids motivated about anything other than video games or TV can someshytimes be a challenge to parents these days With so many distractions surrounding todays youngsters the simple pleasures of learning to do something with your mind and hands is sometimes lost Dusty Howell and his dad have found a way to get past the modern day distractions and accomplish a series ofgoals along the way a process that will continue for years to come Setting and achieving goals is an important lesson for all of us to learn and its especially significant to youngshysters - being able to work towards a dream and reach it with your own efforts is something that will stay with you for the rest ofyour life

Randy Howell (EAA 443361) of Byshyron CA must have been pretty excited that fall day in 1987 He became the fashyther of a baby boy a tiny little fellow he and his wife Marie named Dustin but everybody calls him Dusty It was a bit too cold and windy the day they brought Dusty home so his firs t ride in a vehicle was in a car instead of the airplane that Randy had planned but soon afterwa rd R andy had Dusty in the air and he has been flying with his dad ever since Now just a little over six years old Dusty has flown 226 hours Randy had a neat idea for his so n - as soon as he s tarted the young boy flying he started a logbook for him Each of the hours spent with his dad is carefully logged so that Dusty will be able to look back on the time spent with his dad

Dusty has not just been riding around with his fat her those 226 hours During the restoration of the Taylorcraft you see here Randy added a few things to make it possible for his son to completely control th e airplane Rudder pedal extensions were added to the left side controls and

he a lso built a specia l seat extens ion so that Dusty can see over the cowl at about the same he ight as a fully grown ad ult With his fat her a CFI sitting in the right seat Dusty can fly the Taylorcraft legally from the left seat whenever his dad says Want to go fly

Dusty also has the added knowledge he gained while his Taylorcraft was being reshystored - he go t to he lp In 1992 his dad and their friend Bonny Warner (see the accompanying sidebar) along with a coushyple more friends went on a restoration binge on the T-Craft Dusty helped whenshyever he was not in school zipping home to work on his airplane He was excited by th e whole idea of an a irpl ane in the garage and the fact that it was an airplane that he would be able to fly thrilled him

Randy mentioned that he took a bit of extra time during the restora tion to exshyplain things to Dusty and to allow him to do supervised tasks Sanding tubing and applying dope to the fabri c so the tapes could be applied were all part of the edushycation Dusty got as he and hi s friends watched the Taylorcraft go back together

The BC-12 that was restored came to the Howell s garage in a roundabout way as many restorations seem to begin Bonny Warner had bo ught the project back in 1990 intending to restore the airshyplane to fulfi ll a couple of goals Already a floatplane pilot she wanted an airplane of her own she could fly from her back yard and she wanted to restore the airshyplane herself to learn what makes an airshyplane tick

The a irpla ne had not been flown in nea rly 15 yea rs and was in bad need of major repairs Once based at the famous Kenmore Air H arbor in Seattle the Tayshylorcraft had led a hard life and the strucshyture showed signs of having aged beyond its years When it looked as though Bonny was going to have to move permanently to D e nve r CO she had to reconsider whether or not she would be able to comshyplete the airplane Rebuilding the T-Craft would be her first res toration and she knew it would require some reliance on her friends to help guide her through the intricacies of airplane rebuilding In the end she decided to sell it to Randy a fel-

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low United Airlines pilot and a f10atplane pilot who lived in the same housing develshyopment southeast of San Francisco Theyve flown together as the crew of a United 737 on occasion

Randy had been flying his Cessna 180 on amphibious floats for a number of years but felt that it would be too much airplane for his son to handle when he started to learn to fly The Taylorcraft was just the right amount of airplane though A deal was made and the project was moved to the Howell household

From the beginning Randy intended the Taylorcraft to be Dustys airplane As I mentioned before it would be the airshyplane he could use to learn to fly with and eventually it would be Dustys to take with him when he headed off to make his way in the world Even the N-number says just that - N93DH 93 for the year the restoration was done and DH for Dusty Howell

The rebuild of the BCS-12D was the first restoration by Randy and he also reshylied on the knowledge of his friends to help him with the process of putting the airplane back together As it turned out Bonny did not have to move to Denver and so she was one of the principle reshybuilders on the project Bonny Dusty and Randy all learned about the ins and outs

of rebuilding an airplane together along with the invaluable help provided by Sam Richardson an AI and airline pilot who supervised the rebuild of the Continental C-85 Another irreplaceable person durshying the rebuild was Bud Todd the gentleshyman who had started the Byron CA airshyport many years ago and is an accomplished AampP His help with the welding that had to be done on the fuseshylage was one of the tasks that was made possible with his experienced hand

Another resident of Discovery Bay the area Bonny and Randy reside in was also a big part of the restoration Ron Warren is a retired general contractor who had never been involved in the reshybuild of an airplane before but he was enshythusiastic about helping and since he was quite good with his hands Randy put him to work on the project He was there alshymost every day

There was no dilly-dallying during this project Work started the 1st of January and didnt stop until the end of April that same year April 24 1993 the T-Craft went into the water for the first time Beshyfore that could happen though a ton of work was packed into those four months

First off after the fabric was removed (a favorite task of 5-year-olds something I can attest to as well) the steel tubing in

the fuselage was tested To their dismay both lower longerons were found to be completely rotten with rust due to salt water totally ruining the bottom of each of the lower longerons Ron had a neat method for removing the old tubing using a ground down drill bit (Look for a short article on this method in next month s VINTAGE AIRPLANE) After removshying the old longerons Bud said yes to Randys request that he weld in the new steel Fortunately the rest of the steel tubing was in good shape and Randy and Dusty spent some time filling each tube with preservative oil Randy had decided to use the Cooper Superflite system to cover the airplane After the prep work was done he started by painting the fuseshylage structure with Superflite primer

The cowling also required some work with cracks welded and then ground down to a smooth finish or with patches backshying up the repaired area

The project came complete with a set of Edo 1320 floats but the keels on both floats had seen better days The tedious task of replacing both keels was accomshyplished then any corrosion on the floats was removed Finally the floats were treated with metal prep and alodined When everything was ready to be primed they coated the metal parts with primer

With the fuselage was ready to be put back together the wood stringers were reshyplaced along with the wood around the door jambs Fairleads were renewed and the airplane was quickly brought up to the stage where the covering would need to be applied

Randy and Bonny took a deep breath and tackled the covering in a two stretch that included 40 hours of work 20 on each day with about 4 hours of sleep in beshytween Because the final top coats should be applied within seven days they wanted to move quickly and were able to neatly complete the job in the time they had You can see in the photo that the covering and priming process took up all of the Howell household as well as the yard Even DustyS swingset and sandbox were pressed into service With everything covshyered and primed the final base coats of white Superflite Superthane were laid on A few days were taken to catch up on some much needed sleep and then the reshyassembly began

Since the airplane was a complete proshyject when it was started there were few parts that had to be searched out but work still remained to clean them up The instrument panel was painted with a crinshykle finish paint and the old but fully funcshytional instruments were installed A new set of upholstery was ordered and inshystalled with extra seat material used to cover DustyS booster seat

The unusual side stripes were thought up by Randy and Bonny - since he really

(Continued on page 23)

14 FEBRUARY 1994

Flies Them All by H G Frautschy

Just as this issue of VINTAGE AIRshyPLANE arrives in your mai lbox this month the Winter Olympics will have started in Lillehammer Norway As you peruse the pages of your magazine you may see a face that may be vaguely recogshynizable - that of Bonny Warner Luscombe and Taylorcraft pilot United Airlines first officer and retired Olympic luger Luge Its one of the events in the Olympics held on the bobsled tracks Single and twoshyperson teams rocket down the side of the mountain on small sleds reaching speeds near 80 mph The run is between 12 and 34 of a mile and as you can imagine a ride down the run requires all the skill and concentration one can muster

You may see Bonny during the te levishysion coverage of the Olympics - she is takshying a few weeks off from her airline job to work as an expert commentator on the Luge competition for CBS

As much as she enjoyed being a Luge competitor Bonny says it simply was not as much fun as flying She te lls the story of being a youngster 14 years old and having a speaker come to her school with an interesting idea He told the students that when he was young he made up a list of 100 things he wanted to do in his life Whether it was available to him or not at that time he wrote down everything he thought of Bonny wasnt sure she could come up with a hundred items but she had a few and she wrote them down The list included be in the Olympics work in television go to a good college build a

house and become a pilot One by one she h as p icked off her

goals but shes been happi ly surprised as to how things have worked out as time has progressed She attended Stanford Unishyversity in Ca lifornia studying broadcast journalism but she had already been bitshyten by the O lympics bug As a freshshyman college athlete Bonny had been seshylected in an essay contest r un by the magazine Runners World as one of the torch bearers for the 1980 winter Olympics in Lake Placid NY While in Lake Placid she saw the Luge competition in person and dec ided shed like to give it a try Training in Europe during the winter and attending college in between meant that the road to her degree was stretched out but she eventually did graduate and she landed a job as a reporter at a San Franshycisco television station

Working as a reporter was an excellent job but as she progressed in her flying earning her instrument commercial and flight instructor licenses Bonny discovshyered she preferred flying to television To the amazement of her friends and coshyworkers she quit her job at the TV station and went to work full time as a flight inshystructor

All during this time Bonny was going through the feast of working and then the famine of heading off to Europe for 5 months to train for the Luge Funding for training the team was in short supply in the early 80s when she started training in the sport which made it tough for Bonny

Olympic Luger and floatplane pilot Bonny Warner

and her teammates to make ends meet while they trained during the winter At first plane fare there and back was all they got but as the decade progressed more sponsorship has made it possible for the US Olympic Committee to just about fully fund the Luge teams training effort

A ll her hard work paid off though - she made the US Olympic team in 1984 and again in 88 competing in the games in Sarajevo Yugoslavia and then Calgary Alberta Canada (She placed sixth overall at Calgary one of only 2 Americans ever to finish in the top six spots in Olympic Luge competition)

Her big break in aviation came when she was hired as a flight engineer for United Airlines in 1990 United to their credit was willing to work with Bonny concerning her schedule relating to trainshying for the Olympics and so she was able to compete in the 1992 games in Alshybertvi lle France (As an aside there are only 2 Luge courses in North America shy

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Bonnys new airplane is this 1949 Luscombe SA on Edo 1320 floats She took this idyllic shot at Hunts Cove seaplane base on the banks of the Allegheny river in western Pennshy

Bonny and her friend Dusty Howell in the sylvania Bonny is offering dual instruction on floats with the Luscombe You can reach cockpit of the T -Craft they helped restore her at Discovery Seaplanes Byron CA 510634-3775

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Rollin Hatfield 1938 Taylorcrafl BC-66

One of the prettier pre-war Taylorshycrafts to grace the flightline at EAA Oshkosh 93 was NC21239 SIN 1029 reshystored and flown by Rollin Hatfield (EAA 302651 AC 14732) of Meridian Idaho This bright red with black trim TshyCraft ran off with the Runner-Up Trophy in the Bronze Age (1933-1941) category of the Antique awards The story about this airplane and its rebuilder Rollin Hatfield who recently retired at age 60 is unique

As a young lad Rollin enjoyed flying with his father who owned a 1939 Taylorshycraft BC-65 almost a mate to N21239 By the time Rollin reached 16 he was ready to solo (1949) and at age 17 he earned his Private license Rollin well remembers his father looking at two Taylorcrafts for sale in 1946 just after World War II One was a 193740 horsepower model at $300 and the other was a 193965 horsepower model at $400 As Rollin says Dad bought the BC-65 and I was excited

Called into service during the Korean War Rollin became an A amp P mechanic and following a stint with MorrisonshyKnudson Construction Co keeping their DC-3 in top shape he joined the Idaho National Guard and became a Mainteshynance Officer

Rollin spent 40 years serving in the Idaho National Guard before retirement however when he was about 45 years of age (1978) he stumbled on to an old TshyCraft crammed into a storage unit in Nampa ID Closer inspection revealed the pile of junk was a 1938 BC-65 Tayshylorcraft - nearly identical to his fathers old airplane A deal was struck and Rollin started hauling parts and pieces home The fuselage was the only part that would roll on its own wheels

The fuselage was stripped and sandshyblasted in the back yard before the primshying and steady rebuild began The previshyous owner had added a skylight D windows and a landing light in the wing These were unceremoniously removed A new instrument panel was made from flat aluminum by making a form from an old hardwood table leaf and slowly pounding the edges round like the original The beveled instrument holes were made with a micarta form - carefully placed on the hole - and then slammed with one blow from a (large) hammer Rollin emphashysized that one blow worked much better than a series of smaller blows

Locating the missing instruments one at a time proved to be a major task The toughest job was finding the large Stewart Warner tachometer that sits in the center of the panel It took eight years to locate

(Top) Four piece windshield narrow nose cowl and dual wingtanks are visible (Above) A fine craftsman Rollin Hatfield stands before his award-winning BC-65 (Above left) With cowling reshymoved and doors open the BC-65 is ready for the judges at EAA OSHKOSH 93 (Left) The large tach in the censhyter dominates the new instrushyment panel Note the typical large round control wheels of this 1938 model

one in New Hampshire All metal placshyards were accurately reproduced by Noel Allard of Chaska Minnesota (612-340shy4838) An original round control wheel was located in Portland W A which made a good pattern for Rollin to make a secshyond one from The wheel shafts were chrome plated and the wheels themselves were covered with sewn leather (a real touch of class)

A factory option in 1938 was a split seat that was trimmed in genuine leather A long search located an original one of these jewels in a chicken barn in Oklashyhoma - under layers and layers of chicken manure (quit laughing Charlie thats the cultured term) Rollin says the old seat made an excellent pattern for duplication albeit a bit sharp on the nostrils

The wings had to be dismantled with each part needing heIp The spars were in good shape and only needed varnish The ribs however were in dire need of much work wi th nearly every rib needing straightening Once the wings were reshyassembled new leading edges were fabrishycated from 00202024 T-3 aluminum and installed with the aid of some cleverly deshysigned leading edge clamps that Rollin

made up In addition all metal was reshyplaced in the two ailerons

The covering was done in Ceconite 102 using Grade A cotton tapes and butyrate dope Matching enamel was sprayed on all metal parts The finish is very nicely done and will turn a judges eye at 40 paces All lettering was done with stencils and sprayed on just as Taylorcraft did over 55 years ago

Being an A amp P mechanic Rollin overshyhauled the A65-8 Continental engine himshyself adding the drilled connecting rods of an A 75 and 100 oct valves - even though he runs the engine as an A65 The result is that it runs nicely on 100 octane fuel

The four-piece windshield common to the pre-war Taylorcrafts was made up from flat stock that was bent with heat The joints are covered with aluminum strips and fastened with many small screws Plexiglasreg didnt come along unshytil WW II so compound curves in the windshield were not available until the postwar aircraft were built

Once the T -Craft was all assembled and the engine run-in Rollin made the first flight on May 1 1988 approximately ten years after he purchased the pile of

junk in 1978 It was worth all the blood sweat and tears because the little twoshyplacer flew perfectly That summer Rollin and his lovely wife Mary took off a month and flew to the Watsonville CA airshow From there they flew to San Francisco and then east aLI the way across the country to Norfolk VA They also made the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alliance Ohio the big Oshkosh Fly-In and the Blakesburg Antique Fly-In Before going home to Idaho they flew to Evergreen WA Thats ocean to ocean with a 65 hp Taylorcraft navigating all the way by comshypass and maps

This was the third Oshkosh Antique award for Rollin and his neat looking Tayshylorcraft having previously won the Conshytemporary Age Runner-up in 1988 and the Contemporary Age Champion in 1990 Congratulations and best wishes are in orshyder for Rollin Hatfield who is now retired and has somehow managed to become a genuine airport bum - but you can be sure he is enjoying every minute Perhaps we should all extend a very special thanks to Rollins father who wisely plunked down $400 for a 39 Taylorcraft BC-65 way back in 1946 Isn t it amazing what it led to

The BC-12D Taylorcraft evolved from the pre-war BC-65 and all owe their beginnings to the creative genius of the talented lightshyplane designer C G Taylor The advent of the opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine such as the Continental Lycoming and Franklin really made C G Taylors designs reach their acme ofpopularity These airplanes were actually affordable to own and opershyate by the general populace Don Claude s BC-12D (below) owes a lot to its predecessor the pre-war BC-65 Note the Billowing fabric between the ribs quite typical of HS90X fabric Also visible is the slightly rounded look caused by the wider fuselage stringers

Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

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(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

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SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

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ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

New South Wales Australia N Challinor

Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

Mineral Wells TX James B Giltzow Roseland NJ Ronald Hahn La Salle IL Ralph F Hanson Erie CO Dennis M Harbin

Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

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MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc is $3500 for one year including 12 issues of Sport Aviation Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $2000 annually Family membership is available for an additional $1000 annually All major credit cards accepted for membership FAX (414) 426-4873 (Plus $13 for foreign members to cover air postage)

ANTIQUECLASSIC

EAA Member- $2000 Includes one year membership in EAA AntiqueClassic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA memshyber and must give EAA membership number Non-EAA Member- $3000 Includes one year membership in the EAA Antique Classic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane one year membership in the EAA and separate membership cards Sport Aviation not included (Plus $6 for foreign members)

lAC

Membership in the International Aerobatic Club Inc is $3000 annually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA (Plus $6 for foreign members)

WARBIRDS

Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $3000 per year which includes a subscription to Warbirds Warbird memshybers are required to be members of EAA (Plus $5 for foreign members)

EAA EXPERIMENTER

EAA membership and EAA EXPERIshyMENTER magazine is available for $2800 per year (Sport Aviation not included) Current EAA members may receive EAA EXPERIMENTER for $1800 per year (Plus $6 for foreign members)

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars address

EAA A VIATlON CENTER POBOX 3086

OSHKOSH WI 54903-3086 PHONE (414) 426-4800

FAX (414) 426-4828 OFFICE HOURS

815-500 MON-FRI 1-800-843-3612

MEMBERSHIP DUES TO EAA AND ITS DIVISIONS ARE NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE

AS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

YOUR COMMENTS ARE NEEDED

As promised in last months issue here are the particulars regarding EAAs proposal for medical self-certification The FAA has published the petition in the Federal Register and the deadline for your comments regarding this proshyposal must be received by the FAA by March 4 1994

This past September the EAA subshymitted a proposal that would allow stushydent and recreational pilots to certify that they have no known medical defects that would disqualify them from acting as pishylot-in-command of an aircraft Also all certified pilots would be permitted the same option when they limit their flight operations to those allowed by the recreshyational pilot certificate Flight instructors would also be allowed to self-certify themselves as long as they limit themshyselves to teaching student and recreshyational pilots

By eliminating the burdensome cost of a medical certificate EAA believes that the cost of recreational flying will come down along with the hassle factor of having to find a doctor set an appointshyment and then go have the examination By helping eliminate this requirement it is hoped that student starts will also inshycrease for many of the same reasons By lowering the cost of flying it is hoped that more hours can be flown and as a result pilots will become more proficient

Some comments have been aired that by eliminating the third class physical pishylots who are medically unfit to fly would be encouraged or allowed to fly In fact within the rules established in the present regulations pilots self-certify that they are medica lly fit to fly before each and every flight they make EAA in no way encourages any pilot to fly whose health may be in question Those men and women who have invested a substantial amount of time and money in acquiring the skills necessary for piloting an aircraft have displayed the responsibility needed to avoid flight at times when comproshymised operations could lead to disciplishynary action by the FAA not to mention loss of life or damage to property

Also within this proposal EAA asks that the 50 nautical mile limit provision within the recreational pilot certificate be altered After successfully completing training on navigation the 50 NM limitashytion would be removed For those recreshy

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ational pilots who are not interested in flying further than 50 mil es from their home base the current requirements would still apply

Your positive comments and suggesshytions regarding this proposal are needed if the FAA is to see justification in changshying this FAR Address your comments in triplicate to

Federal Aviation Administration Office of the Chief Counsel Attn Rules Docket 27517 800 Independence Av SW Washington DC 20591 In a related area the AOPA has petishy

tioned the FAA to extend the duration of the third class physical for non-instrushyment rated private pilots from two to four years AOPA has asked for a two year trial period after which the FAA can make a determination whether the extension should become permanent

EAA has informed the FAA that it strongly endorses the A 0 P A proposal and believes that it will help lessen the burden placed on those pilots who fly prishymarily for fun and recreation You can send your comments to the same address as noted above Attn Rules Docket (AGC-204) 27473

JUDGING AT EAA OSHKOSH

If you are planning on bringing your restored airplane to EAA OSHKOSH 94 please note that the deadline for judging has been moved up one day Judging will end at noon on Monday Aushygust 1 and the presentation of the awards will take place during the evening proshygram the following night Tuesday Aushygust 21994 On the final day of the Conshyvention the Grand Champions and other major award winners will be available for photography and additional recognition

Remember if you wish to have your airplane judged you should have your airplane registered and on display at EAA OSHKOSH 94 in the appropriate showplane parking area between Thursshyday July 28 and noon on Monday Aushygust 1

FAA AIM CHANGE

The FAA has implemented a change in how the Airmans Information Manual will be issued In an effort to reduce the cost of publishing the AIM the FAA will follow the lead of military technical manshyuals by issuing only those pages that actushy

ally contain a change Changes made on those pages will be highlighted so that pishylots can readily see the new or revised data If you order a complete manual subscription it will be delivered with the change pages applicable to that edition of the AIM enclosed

A two-year subscription to the AIM is available from the US Government Printing Office The cost is $5800

ABS AND YOUNG EAGLES

A number of AntiqueClassic memshybers who own Beechcrafts also belong to The American Bonanza Society and we are pleased to announce that the ABS has entered into an agreement with the EAA Aviation Foundation to participate in the Young Eagles Program The orgashynization with some 10000 members has offered its support to help attain the obshyjective of the Young Eagles Program With the added help of the ABSs efforts the EAA Aviation Foundation program is given a boost towards its goal of giving a million young people an airplane ride by the year 2003 the 100th anniversary of powered flight Glad to have your help ABS

DONT FORGET INTERNA TIONAL YOUNG

EAGLES DAY IS JUNE 11 1994

CLIFF ROBERTSON WORK EXPERIENCE

For the second year in a row two young aviation enthusiasts 16 or 17 years of age will join a CFI 25 years of age or younger as the participants in the Cliff Robertson Work Experience Program at EAAs Pioneer Airport a part of the EAA Air Adventure Museum The James Ray Foundation sponsors the proshygram as a way to allow a couple of youngshysters to experience life as airport kids before the days of fenced in airports

Application materials are available from the Education Office EAA Aviashytion Foundation PO Box 3065 Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 or by calling 414426-4888 Applications must be reshyturned no later than May 1 1994

EAA AIR ACADEMY 94

The eleventh annual EAA Air Acadshyemy for youth ages 15-17 will be preshysented from July 16 through the 31st 1994 This year an increased number of participants will be added to the proshygram Applications will be considered in the order received Interested youth parents members and Chapters can obshytain more information by contacting the EAA Aviation Office PO Box 3065 Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 or by calling 414426-4888

EAA PERIODICAL INDEX

Its ready for shipment again - John Bergesons handy EAA Reference Guide is now available The basic volume covshyers 1953 - 1989 and costs $1800

Supplements are available for each of the subsequent years Each years suppleshyment costs $300 or $3000 for the comshyplete set

Payment is to be made in US funds only Visa and MasterCard accepted Orshyders are postpaid (book rate) to US and Canada In other countries add $200 per item above Copies of any article from any issue are available for 35 cents per page ($500 minimum order) Address all orders to

John Bergeson 6438 W Millbrook Remus MI 49340-9625 Phone 517561-2393

CUB CLUB PHONE NUMBER

If you ve tried to call John Bergeson using the phone number on the Cub Club listing in the November issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE youve probably heard the recording telling you that number is no longer in service Well John has not moved we just had an incorshyrect phone number listed for him The correct number is 517561-2393

1994 SPORT AVIATION ART COMPETITION OPEN

The 1994 edition of the Sport Aviation Art Competition sponsored by the EAA Aviation Foundation is well on its way to becoming a reality Applications are now being accepted for the 18th annual conshytest the longest running aviation art comshypetition in the world

This years special theme will be amashyteur-built aircraft - a special Par Excelshylence award will be bestowed upon the work which in the opinion of the judges best exemplifies the joy and fun of buildshying your own aircraft Other recognition awards include Par Excellence Excelshylence and Merit awards

This years contest will again feature a special division for young people under the age of 16 with awards similar to those in the adult section

The deadline for all divisions is April 291994 Artist should contact EAA for a complete set of guidelines Write to Joan Mueller EAA Sport Aviation Comshypetition PO Box 3065 Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 or call 414426-4877

VINTAGE PHOTOS

Almost every month we receive a reshyquest from a member who wishes to buy a copy of a photo weve run here in the

pages of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Most photos shot by our photo staff are availshyable and to further aid those of you who might be interested in obtaining a photo print of one of the shots used here in the magazine we will starting with next months issue put a small airplane symbol next to the photo credit to alert you that the photo is available through the EAA Photo department For information on sizes and prices you can ca ll them at 414426-4863

STAGGERWING COMMEMORAshyTIVE TOUR 1936-1996

In 1996 the 60th anniversary of a noteshyworthy event in Beechcraft history will be celebrated - the winning of the Bendix Trophy in 1936 by Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes in a Wright R975 powered Beech C17R Staggerwing An added bonus was the fact that the race had been won in a stock lightplane one that you could order from the factory Blanche and Louise became the first women pilots to win the premier cross country race of its day They covered the route from Los Angeles to New York in 14 hours and 55 minutes

To commemorate that win over the Labor Day weekend in 1996 a commemshyorative tour will be flown with as many as 100 Beechcraft Staggerwings from Cleveshyland Ohio to San Diego CA Certain other Beechcraft airplanes will also be inshycluded on the tour The route will begin at Mike Stanko Elser Metro Airport near Cleveland with the first overnight stop at EI Paso TX The next day the tour will head off to Gillespie Field in San Diego For additional information and an itinershyary please contact

William Thaden 34 Goose Point Drive Kittery Point ME 03905 207439-1161

TAYLORCRAFTFORSALE

According to a press release dated Deshycember 14 1993 the Taylorcraft Aircraft company is up for sa le by the current owner for personal reasons Included in the package to be sold is the current inshyventory of parts and equipment needed to produce the four currently type certifi shycated models of the T-Craft now being made Also included are the type certifishycates for the aircraft The company now based in Lock Haven PAis to be sold as a complete package Interested parties can contact Taylorcraft at 910725-2425

NORTHROP GLIDER PLANS

Bob Mitchell 1515 Ocean Blvd Rye NH 03870 needs a bit of help He and his friends in EAA AntiqueClassic Chapter 15 would like to build a Northrop Primary

Glider He has a set of plans as published in Modern Mechanics magazine but gives only limited information In particshyular the details regarding the horizontal and vertical stabi lizer are a bit vague in the information they have and theyd like to get more complete information on the glider If you can help write to Bob at the address listed above or give him a call at 603926-8039

FLABOB AIRPORT OPEN HOUSE

If youre in the Los Angeles area the last weekend in February youll certainly not want to miss the open house at Flabob Airport Billed as A tribute to the Golden Age of Air Racing this will be an unprecedented opportunity to view some of the spectacular reproductions constructed by Bill Turner and his crew at Repeat Aviation The centerpiece of this display will be the recently completed deshyHavilland DH 88 Comet racer Grosvenor House Other exhibits will include antique experimental and classic aircraft as well as the many projects that always seem to be ongoing at this mecca for sport aviation in the LA region Reshyfreshments will be available and don t forget the Annual Fund Raiser Dinner held at the EAA Club House on Saturshyday February 26 at 6 pm

For more information call 909686shy1318

ANTIQUECLASSIC TRAM INFO

If you are at EAA OSHKOSH 94 and you decide it would be nice to take a guided tour of the AntiqueClassic Showshyplane parking area feel free to hop on the AntiqueClassic Tram in front of the AlC Headquarters (The Red Barn) Ignore what I wrote last month regarding a small donation - the ride on the Tram is FREE and does not cost you one penny This service has been offered by the Division for the past 8 years and has grown to be a much appreciated part of the Antique Classic Divisions services to the public and its members during the Convention

TYPE CLUB LISTING

Larry DAttilio wrote to update the listing for the BellancaChampion Club Heres their new listing

BellancaChampion Club Larry DAttilio - President Capital Airport 02C PO Box 708 Brookfield WI 53008-0708 414ns3-6559 (Tel)

-6558 (Fax) -7234 (Ans Machine)

Newsletter B-C Contact Dues $32 per year (2 yrs$56) Foreign $37 (2 yrs$67 US Funds)

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E CLIJB Notes

by Norm Petersen

Don Cox sends this information from Brimm and Bogess about wire gauges The chart lists four different measurements for converting gauge to inches but we will only list the Birmshyingham Wire Gauge (B WG ) as it is the one used for steel tubing and sheet and that is what we see most often on the Monocoupe plans From thickest to thinnest

Gauge Number BWG Thickness (in inches)

1 0300 2 0284 3 0259 4 0238 5 0220 6 0203 7 0180 8 0165 9 0148 10 0134 11 0120 12 0109 13 0095 14 0083 15 0072 16 0065 17 0058 18 0049 19 0042 20 0035 21 0032 22 0028 23 0025 24 0022 25 0020 26 0018 27 0016 28 0014 29 0013 30 0012

Copy the page laminate it and hang it in your shop

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From the Monocoupe Flyermiddot Bob Coolmiddot baugh Editor (703-590-2375)

Speaking of Props When installing wooden propellers with a torque wrench the following in-lb values would apply

AN6 - 38 in diameter prop bolts shy200 +- 25

AN7 - 716 in diameter prop boltsshy250 +- 25

AN8 - 112 in diameter prop bolts shy300 +- 25

Caution Over tightening propeller atshytaching bolts will cause the wood of the hub to crush breaking its moisture seal and slightly reducing drive-torque capacshyity of the installation -From Sensenich Corporation Refer to FAA AC 43l3-1a for further information

From The Bticker Newslettermiddot Chris Armiddot vanites Ed (815-436-1011)

Sam Burgess just wrote to say that he has found something very important and wants to warn those of you who are conshyverting your lungmeisters from the Sieshymans radial over to the flat-four Lyshycoming engines He says that the lungmeister has a six-point pick up at the firewall for the engine mount attachment to distribute the torque and static loads This is because the tubing is only 028 wall thickness Some lungmeisters that were built after WW II used 035 The lungmann has a four-point pick up for the lighter and lower horsepower engines

From the B-C Contact bull Larry DAttilio bull Editor (414-783-6559)

Drain Holes - Champ Early Citabrias all - by Cy Galley

rwear another hat besides writing artishycles for B-C Contact I am the Chairman for the Emergency Aircraft Repair at the Oshkosh Convention

One of the problems we had this year was an Aeronca Champ It could just as well have been an early Bellanca Chamshypion with the oleo landing gear The gear leg had the drag strut rust apart under the fabric covering Actually there was so much rust that about an inch and a half of the tube was missing at the bottom of the V of the landing gear

The fabric covering had funneled washyter to the bottom where it was trapped If

you have a similar spot in your plane where water can collect install a drain at the lowest point This is especially imporshytant if your plane like the Champ is tied outside for long periods of time

r have been told this is a real problem for all fabric covered V shaped legs Some owners use a metal cover as it isnt sealed and will drain Not covering to the bottom of the V on the bottom side is another good solution Even a grommet at the bottom will help

I would strongly suggest if your gear legs are fabric covered that you carefully inspect them for corrosion under the fabshyric covering This might mean that you will have to remove the fabric Fortushynately the plane can be flown without the covering on the gear leg You wont even notice if you have only one gear leg covshyered

Why this gear leg (at Oshkosh) didnt fold is beyond me If it had the resulting ground loop might have totaled the plane but it would have been on the ground Control surfaces on the other hand get stressed in the air Have one of these colshylapse in the air and the results could be a lot more serious Since grommets can and do get plugged check to see if the grommets are open and clear in the botshytom of the flaps ailerons and elevators

Retained moisture in our style of airshyplanes creates serious corrosion and rot It is important to check to see if gromshymets are open These small openings also ventilate and dry out the interior of your wings flaps etc during flight So go flyshying Tell your spouse that the plane needs airing out Now thats a real deal

Citabria - Looking At Wingsmiddot Larry DAttilio with Jim Stark

Recently we did a pre-purchase inshyspection on a Citabria with Jim Stark - A amp P This 1973 Citabria had 3300 hrs and 800 hrs since major It was equipped with a Val Com and Nazer Loran and reshypainted in 1986

1st step - We removed inspection plates on the wing then looked for any strucshytural problems (with Citabrias) This 7ECA had 5 inspection covers at the rear of the front spar on the bottom of the wing 2 more at the rear spar and 2 for aileron controls It was also recovered in 1986 How thoroughly was the wing

looked at before covering There was surface corrosion on ribs and compression tubes (made of steel) We looked at the rib nails Many were re-inserted because they were covered with epoxy glue The new technique for unribbed nails is to put epoxy over them Check the tension on the tie rods We pluck each tie rod includshying those that go through the center of the fuel tank It should make a dull low bass note Our general observation of the compression fitting outboard was where it bolts to the front spar - it was not sandshyblasted or re-chromated at recover time

Epoxy varnish was slopped over the fittings right over the rust Typically the wood varnish was thinly applied in the 70s This causes longitudinal drying cracks from root to tip usually found on the outboard end of wing midway from top to bottom of spar Eventually a small crack leads to a large crack New varnish could have been added Varnish had dripped around the compression stud over old rust The bottom of the tie rods were rusty and condensation on the botshytom indicates it was not hangared for a long time

Spar compression failure problem was discussed in the newsletter before Look at the front spar outboard of the lift strut attach point There are 118 thick plyshywood reinforcing plates which end right beyond the next outboard rib In order to inspect for a compression failure you have to get a light on top of the spar beshyyond the rib That takes an outboard inshyspection hole The fact that there was no outboard inspection hole means that this airplane has not been checked for comshypression failures in the spars in important places since it was recovered Gee whiz

From the Twin Bonanza Association shyRichard Ward Ed - 616-279-2540

How would you like to have virtually every vinyl placarddecal you could ever imagine in order to give your old bird a new look

Mellissa one of the staff of Moody Graphics located in Florida did a tremendous amount of research so as to cover all of the inside and outside placshyards which might ever be needed to reshyvamp our various Twin Bonanza models I just received a complete set of placards which consisted of hundreds of high qualshyity colorful vinyl decals The cost of the complete set is $140 You may order dishyrectly from Moody Aero-Graphics 9740 SE 58th Ave P O Box 1359 Belleview FL 34421 - 800-245-2462

Thanks Melissa you done real good

From the Cessna 150-152 Club - Skip Carden Ed - 919-471-9492

First Aid Pouch There are severa l items that I believe everyone should carry

in their aircraft One is a fire extinshyguisher the others are a small tool kit and some type of first aid equipment The other day while I was strolling down the ais les of a local building supply store I came across a small first aid pouch I guess what attracted me to it was its comshypact size and the nylon zipper case The First Aid Pouch made by Eastern Safety Equipment Co Inc contains the followshying instant ice pack Tylenol two 2 X 3 pads two 1 X 3 bandages ten antiseptic wipes two iodine swabs two sting relief pads two ammonia inhalants and lip ointshyment burn cream All of this is packed in a small red pouch that weighs only a few ounces The best part is that the price ranges from $399 to $495 They are available at most home building supply dealers eg Lowes Builders Square Home Depot and Target If you cant find one contact Eastern Safety Equipshyment Co 59-20 56th Ave Maspeth NY 11378 or call 718-894-7900 and ask for Ann Beirne My advicego out and pick up one of these before the word gets out and the price goes up - Skip-

From the International Swift Association Inc - Charlie Nelson - 615-745-9547

Swift Main Gear Toe-In We have disshycovered by accident a very simple way to check the toe-in on our Swift First we have just received from Dennis Gehring White Bear Lake MN a very nice copy of his A frame shaped towbar built esshypecially for the Swift With a golf cart or garden tractor I can now solo thanks to Dennis move either the Buckaroo or Swift up and down the ramp into the mushyseum hangar This towbar attaches to the Swift via approximately 12 long 1-114 steel tube which has a collar machined to perfectly fit into the axle of the Swift gear The first attempt to use the towbar revealed the attach tube slid perfectly into the right gear but would not install into the left gear After removing the atshytach tube from the A frame it slipped into the left gear axle The answer was then very obvious with the extension of the tube the gear was obviously toed-in excessively and not aligning with the A frame With a longer tube used especially to check toe-in very slight amounts of toe-in could very easi ly be determined Adjustment of toe-in on the Swift can only be accomplished via installation or removal of washers at the center torque knees These washers must be over the steel sleeve bushings Here might be a good use for the AN4-15s we received in error If you use a longer bolt be sure to check for sufficient clearance through the main retract link during gear retraction Be cautious when disconnecting the torque knees on ELI gear while fully inshyflated - nothing else holds it together It could swarm on you Ive always been

told Swift ground handling improves with proper toe-in Well see my left gear is off a bunch Due to the necessity of re-inshyflating the ELI I havent adj usted it yet

International Cessna 120140 Assoc - Joy Warren Ed - Sec-Treas 319-377-3311

High Engine Oil Temperature - Bill Rhoades Tech Advisor The Cessna 120140140A was designed with a presshysure type cowling The air enters through a pair of large openings in front of the cylinders and is trapped in a box Air is only allowed to ex it this box through a path created by a set of engine baffles Cooling efficiency is determined by the amount of air in the pressure chamber that can be directed around the cylinders Bad seals around the top cowl doors back bulkhead or baffles will bleed off pressure chamber air Worn baffles will allow the air to be pulled away from the cylinder and reduce cooling On some of our aircraft there is a 1 tube (Part Numshyber 0450240) on the right side of the rear baffle This directs air from the pressure chamber down on the housing for the oil temperature bulb According to Cessna this is to reduce the indicated temperashyture to match the actual (engineering calishybrated) oil temperature

The source of heat in our Continental motor is of course created during the igshynitioncombustion cycle This heat drives the piston down turning the crankshaft which spins the prop Problems develop when that heat is allowed to escape past the piston rings into the crankcase First these combustion gases heat the oil that is on its way back to the sump and second it builds up a pressure inside the crankcase According to Continental the maximum crankcase pressure is 79 inches of water That is the same air pressure it takes to indicate 40 mph on the airspeed indicator - not much One of the by-products of over pressurization of the crankcase is blow-by As the air is rushing out the breather it is taking some of the oil vashypors with it The end result is a lower fuselage that will never corrode

Helpful Hints 1 Average oil temperature is lOOdegF

over outside temperature 2 Engine problems cause more overshy

heats than worn baffles 3 A new engine or freshly overhauled

one will use oil and have a higher oil temperature until the rings seat

4 Oil temperature gauges can be checked by placing the probe end in water at the boiling point It should read around 212degF

5 Install a blast tube if you don t have one

6 Think of installing an oil filter It will add a quart of oil to the system and reduce the temperature a little

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From the Pages ofAero 1910-1912-Part II

Theyear end report published by AERO magazine in 1911 estimated 300 aircraft had been constructed during the year The majority of these were done by amateur builders The Janshyuary 1912 issue of AERONAUTICS estimated that of 750 aeroplanes built during the year not more than 200 were constructed by concerns that could be considered as aeroplane manshyufacturers The number of engines sold totaled 425 This does not included those engines adapted from automobile use

Of the aircraft built by recognized manufacturers 105 were built for exshyhibit use 58 for private use and 11 sold to various govenments Exhibition use was a great way to spread knowledge of the emergent aircraft industry and both Curtiss and Wright had large teams

During 1911 a number of world records were broken in the United States Beachy made a record flight of 11642 feet in a Curtiss GW Beaty broke the world 2-man duration record by flying 3 hours 42 minutes 22 secshyonds in August 1911 A new duration record of of 4 hours 16 minutes 32 secshyonds was set in October by HW Gill in a Wright

This growth in aircraft in the United States showed a great growth in the concerns created to supply the bulders and operators needs Such concerns provided engines (see VINTAGE LITshyERATURE December 1993) proshypellers carburetors fabric wheels tires and other supplies

Businesses advertised their wares in the aviation magazines of the day the major ones of the 1910-1912 era being AERO published in St Louis AEROshyNAUTICS published in New York and FLYING the Bulletin of the Aero Club of America The following is a listing of some of the suppliers listed by type of products offered that had adshyvertised during 1910-1912 in the above listed publications

The list is organized by type of supply Ball Bearings RIV Co New York NY Bamboo J Deltour New York NY Carburetors AJ Meyers New York NY Marburg Brothers New York NY Fabric Goodyear Akron OH Baldwin New York NY CE Conover New York NY

Pennsylvania Rubber Co Pittsburg PA Wilson and Silsby Boston MA Glue Ambroid New York NY (a name still familiar and available 84 years later) Importers JS Bretz New York NY Instruction Chicago Technical College Instruments Warner Aero Meter Beloit WI Magnetos Simms New York NY Patent Attorneys Chas E Brock New York NY Aug P Jurgensen New York NY

E Ellis Chandlee Washinton DC CL Parker Washington DC Propellers Harris-Gassner Philadelphia PA P Brauner New York NY Paragon

Washington DC Requa-Gibson New York NY M Stupar Chicago IL Radiators EI Arco New York NY Supply Houses Aeronautic Supply Co St Louis MO California Aero San Francisco CA

Chicago Aero Works Chicago IL EJ Willis New York NY Tires Goodyear Akron OH BF Goodrich Akron OH Tubing Carran ampHathaway Worcester MA Wheels JA Weaver New York NY Tiger Cycles and Aeroplane New York NY Wire John Roebling Trenton NJ Scott Cadiz OH Wood Chicago Embossed Mldg Co Chicago IL WmP Youngs New York NY

You will notice that the greatest number of suppliers were located in New York City (17 of 34) The following advertisments were taken from the pages of AERO for the years 1910-1912

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WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE RESTORING ----------------------------by Norm Petersen

Robert Schachts Ercoupe 415-D

This rather artistic Ercoupe 415-D N89331 SIN 3269 is the proud workmanship of Robert Schacht (EAA 428922 AC 20405) of OFallon MO It feashytures a Continental 0 -200 engine of 100 hp a 720 NavCom transponde rlencoder and the usua l inshystrumentation T he in terio r is done in shades of blue with black trim Robert says he spent about four months in his garage (with the wi ngs off) doshying the interior fancy paint scheme and polishing the alumi num The end resul t is an Eagle paint scheme complete with claws on the wheel pants Note the leading edge landing light in the left wing Robert reports the little two-placer draws attention wherever it goes

Kenny Bakers Ercoupe

The photo of this quite original Ercoupe 415-C N99007 SI N 1630 was sent in by owner Kenny Baker of Pan-A-Lake Illinois Notice the early Narco NavCom antenna behind the cockpit the sinshygle nose fork and the aileron balance under the wing Kenny s Ercoupe is one of 465 model 415-C Ercoupes remaining on the U S register

10 FEBRUARY 1994

Glenn Mittelstadts J-3 Cub

Pictured by his very original looking 1941 Piper 1-3 Cub N35870 SIN 6628 is owner Glen n Mittelstadt (EAA 356507 AC 19546) of Landrum Sc The Cub has just been tota ll y refurbished by Glenn and flies as good as it looks according to the owner The photo was contributed by Art Scammell (EAA 304783 AC 21087) of Campbellshysport WI a close friend of Glenns who says that Glenn used to live in Campbellsport before moving to Landrum Sc Besides being a Cub enthusiast (note the T-shirt in the photo) Glenn is also a hot air balloon enthusiast - when he is not flying the Cub (Many thanks Art for the photo)

Mike Tomans Taylorcraft BC-12D

Parked on some nice green grass on hi s fathers airstrip is Taylorcraft BC-12D N44039 SIN 9839 owned by Michael Toman (EAA 414378) of Painsville Ohio Mike purchased the T-Craft from an airline pilot in 1991 It has 1100 hours total time airframe and engine with the original Continental A-65 still equipped with the original Case magnetos Mike reports he disassembled the engine and replaced all gaskets rebuilt the carshyburetor and after three months of searching for parts rebuilt the two Case mags He has also rebuilt the wheels and fuel system and replaced the bungee cords in the landing gear Other feashytures on the bright red T-Craft are a metal McCauley propeller and a set of nice looking wheel fenders Mike says the T-Craft has spent its entire life in Ohio He and the airp lane attended the 1993 Taylorcraft Fly-In at Barber Field

Steve Zellers Luscombe 8C

Pictured by his totally rebuilt Luscombe is Steve Zeller (EAA 325644 AIC 18133) of Alpharetta Georshygia The Luscombe 8C N28782 SIN 1543 is a 1940 model being one of just 57 8Cs remaining on the FAA register Steve bought the badly bent airplane followshying a ground-loop and rollover in 1991 Two years 2000 hours and many dollars later this is what she looks like The first flight was on December 51993 and all went well The Luscombe indicates 110 mph at 2300 rpm and will do nearly 120 mph flat out with its Continental C85-12 engine and a 71 X 52 cruise prop Note the added glass in the lower doors the Scott 3200 tailwheel and the parachute on Steves tender body

David Zambranos Boeing Stearman E75

This picture of a totally restored Stearman XB-KIS SIN avionics including nav-com transponder and voice activated 75-5460 was sent in by owner David G Zambrano V (EAA intercom David is wisely taking instruction in the art of flyshy442467) of San Pedro Mexico Purchased from a Mexican ing the Stearman and hopes to one day attend a school for crop dusting operation in 1988 the Stearman was restored aerobatics This particular Stearman was featured in a Mexishyover a 3-12 year period by David along with help from three can movie (Ando Volando Bajo which means Im Flying full-time mechanics Almost everything is new except the Low) back in 1952 David also enclosed a complete military fuselage frame and the 300 hp Lycoming R-680 engine The history of his Stearman when it was a PT-13D in the U S cockpits feature black leather interiors and digital Terra Army Air Corps until being mustered out in June of 1949

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These photos of a 1940 Piper J-3Fshy65 Cub NC35052 SIN 6059 were sent in by owner Bob Ruffini (EAA78135 AIC 17676) of Birmingham MI who recently restored the Cub for the secshyond time It is one of 157 J-3F-65 modshyels remaining on the US register The history of the Cub is unique in that it was constructed on December 191940 and signed off by Piper Airshycraft on December 261940 It spent its early life in Detroit MI including having all original logs and documents stolen from the airplane on June 18 1943 On Nov 12 1944 it was crash landed with damage to the gear and fuselage On June 51948 it was sold

Bob Ruffinis J-3 Cub

to Donald Kibby of Ferndale Ml It was completely disassembled and stored in his garage In 1962 Don Kibby let Bob Ruffini look at the pieces in his garage and basement In 1970 the Certificate of Registration was revoked In 1971 Kibby gave the entire airplane to Bob Ruffini as he was the only person to ever show an interest in the Cub With the old fuseshylage rusted a replacement fuselage was located in 1973 hanging in a barn in Mt Pleasant Ml In 1974 the Aero Mechanics High School at Detroit City Airport began a total restoration with a C-85-12 engine replacing the original Franklin 65 From 1976 to 1980 the

Cub was flown 190 hours however in 1981 a second rebuild was begun On May 21 1982 the Standard Airworthishyness Certificate was again revoked On June 11 1991 the second rebuild was completed and a new Airworthishyness Certificate was issued On July 181991 the Cub was signed off for float operation on Aqua 1500 floats All covering is Stits HS90X with Stits Polytone finish Also installed were shoulder harnesses intercom and Mode C Transponder

Bob Ruffini enjoys the Cub more than ever these days be it on wheels or floats His latest project is a J-5 Cub Cruiser Stay tuned

Jack Thompsons Globe Swift

This very nice looking 1947 Globe GC-IB Swift N80563 SIN 66 is the pride and joy of Jack Thompson (EAA 426043 A IC 20172) of Hope Hull Alabama Jack bought the Swift in March of 93 from the previous owner William Hurley Montgomery AL who had owned the airplane for 25 years Unusual is the engine conversion to a Lycoming 0-290C of 125 hp with a fixed pitch metal prop Jack says the controls are very crisp and responsive and even his son who is an F-16 pilot admits the Swift is as close to a small fighter as you can get

12 FEBRUARY 1994

Ted Utess 1941 Piper J-SA Cub Cruiser

Recently restored from the ground up is this 1941 Piper J-5A NC35279 SIN 5-597 owned by Wm (Ted) Utess (EAA 399864 AIC 18619) of Three Mile Bay NY Ted reports the Cruiser is powered with a Contishynental C-85 without electrics however a King handshyheld radio is used with an external antenna In addishytion he installed original navigation lights and added a strobe for safety These are powered by a small wet cell battery that is kept charged with a solar panel in the hangar Covering was done with Ceconite 102 and Randolph products A total of 26 coats of dope were used with the finish coats in original Cruiser Orange and black trim Other amenities include chrome plated valve covers 24 inch numbers on the wings and a metal prop with a nicely done spinner that matches the nose of the J-5A cowling

Keeping kids motivated about anything other than video games or TV can someshytimes be a challenge to parents these days With so many distractions surrounding todays youngsters the simple pleasures of learning to do something with your mind and hands is sometimes lost Dusty Howell and his dad have found a way to get past the modern day distractions and accomplish a series ofgoals along the way a process that will continue for years to come Setting and achieving goals is an important lesson for all of us to learn and its especially significant to youngshysters - being able to work towards a dream and reach it with your own efforts is something that will stay with you for the rest ofyour life

Randy Howell (EAA 443361) of Byshyron CA must have been pretty excited that fall day in 1987 He became the fashyther of a baby boy a tiny little fellow he and his wife Marie named Dustin but everybody calls him Dusty It was a bit too cold and windy the day they brought Dusty home so his firs t ride in a vehicle was in a car instead of the airplane that Randy had planned but soon afterwa rd R andy had Dusty in the air and he has been flying with his dad ever since Now just a little over six years old Dusty has flown 226 hours Randy had a neat idea for his so n - as soon as he s tarted the young boy flying he started a logbook for him Each of the hours spent with his dad is carefully logged so that Dusty will be able to look back on the time spent with his dad

Dusty has not just been riding around with his fat her those 226 hours During the restoration of the Taylorcraft you see here Randy added a few things to make it possible for his son to completely control th e airplane Rudder pedal extensions were added to the left side controls and

he a lso built a specia l seat extens ion so that Dusty can see over the cowl at about the same he ight as a fully grown ad ult With his fat her a CFI sitting in the right seat Dusty can fly the Taylorcraft legally from the left seat whenever his dad says Want to go fly

Dusty also has the added knowledge he gained while his Taylorcraft was being reshystored - he go t to he lp In 1992 his dad and their friend Bonny Warner (see the accompanying sidebar) along with a coushyple more friends went on a restoration binge on the T-Craft Dusty helped whenshyever he was not in school zipping home to work on his airplane He was excited by th e whole idea of an a irpl ane in the garage and the fact that it was an airplane that he would be able to fly thrilled him

Randy mentioned that he took a bit of extra time during the restora tion to exshyplain things to Dusty and to allow him to do supervised tasks Sanding tubing and applying dope to the fabri c so the tapes could be applied were all part of the edushycation Dusty got as he and hi s friends watched the Taylorcraft go back together

The BC-12 that was restored came to the Howell s garage in a roundabout way as many restorations seem to begin Bonny Warner had bo ught the project back in 1990 intending to restore the airshyplane to fulfi ll a couple of goals Already a floatplane pilot she wanted an airplane of her own she could fly from her back yard and she wanted to restore the airshyplane herself to learn what makes an airshyplane tick

The a irpla ne had not been flown in nea rly 15 yea rs and was in bad need of major repairs Once based at the famous Kenmore Air H arbor in Seattle the Tayshylorcraft had led a hard life and the strucshyture showed signs of having aged beyond its years When it looked as though Bonny was going to have to move permanently to D e nve r CO she had to reconsider whether or not she would be able to comshyplete the airplane Rebuilding the T-Craft would be her first res toration and she knew it would require some reliance on her friends to help guide her through the intricacies of airplane rebuilding In the end she decided to sell it to Randy a fel-

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low United Airlines pilot and a f10atplane pilot who lived in the same housing develshyopment southeast of San Francisco Theyve flown together as the crew of a United 737 on occasion

Randy had been flying his Cessna 180 on amphibious floats for a number of years but felt that it would be too much airplane for his son to handle when he started to learn to fly The Taylorcraft was just the right amount of airplane though A deal was made and the project was moved to the Howell household

From the beginning Randy intended the Taylorcraft to be Dustys airplane As I mentioned before it would be the airshyplane he could use to learn to fly with and eventually it would be Dustys to take with him when he headed off to make his way in the world Even the N-number says just that - N93DH 93 for the year the restoration was done and DH for Dusty Howell

The rebuild of the BCS-12D was the first restoration by Randy and he also reshylied on the knowledge of his friends to help him with the process of putting the airplane back together As it turned out Bonny did not have to move to Denver and so she was one of the principle reshybuilders on the project Bonny Dusty and Randy all learned about the ins and outs

of rebuilding an airplane together along with the invaluable help provided by Sam Richardson an AI and airline pilot who supervised the rebuild of the Continental C-85 Another irreplaceable person durshying the rebuild was Bud Todd the gentleshyman who had started the Byron CA airshyport many years ago and is an accomplished AampP His help with the welding that had to be done on the fuseshylage was one of the tasks that was made possible with his experienced hand

Another resident of Discovery Bay the area Bonny and Randy reside in was also a big part of the restoration Ron Warren is a retired general contractor who had never been involved in the reshybuild of an airplane before but he was enshythusiastic about helping and since he was quite good with his hands Randy put him to work on the project He was there alshymost every day

There was no dilly-dallying during this project Work started the 1st of January and didnt stop until the end of April that same year April 24 1993 the T-Craft went into the water for the first time Beshyfore that could happen though a ton of work was packed into those four months

First off after the fabric was removed (a favorite task of 5-year-olds something I can attest to as well) the steel tubing in

the fuselage was tested To their dismay both lower longerons were found to be completely rotten with rust due to salt water totally ruining the bottom of each of the lower longerons Ron had a neat method for removing the old tubing using a ground down drill bit (Look for a short article on this method in next month s VINTAGE AIRPLANE) After removshying the old longerons Bud said yes to Randys request that he weld in the new steel Fortunately the rest of the steel tubing was in good shape and Randy and Dusty spent some time filling each tube with preservative oil Randy had decided to use the Cooper Superflite system to cover the airplane After the prep work was done he started by painting the fuseshylage structure with Superflite primer

The cowling also required some work with cracks welded and then ground down to a smooth finish or with patches backshying up the repaired area

The project came complete with a set of Edo 1320 floats but the keels on both floats had seen better days The tedious task of replacing both keels was accomshyplished then any corrosion on the floats was removed Finally the floats were treated with metal prep and alodined When everything was ready to be primed they coated the metal parts with primer

With the fuselage was ready to be put back together the wood stringers were reshyplaced along with the wood around the door jambs Fairleads were renewed and the airplane was quickly brought up to the stage where the covering would need to be applied

Randy and Bonny took a deep breath and tackled the covering in a two stretch that included 40 hours of work 20 on each day with about 4 hours of sleep in beshytween Because the final top coats should be applied within seven days they wanted to move quickly and were able to neatly complete the job in the time they had You can see in the photo that the covering and priming process took up all of the Howell household as well as the yard Even DustyS swingset and sandbox were pressed into service With everything covshyered and primed the final base coats of white Superflite Superthane were laid on A few days were taken to catch up on some much needed sleep and then the reshyassembly began

Since the airplane was a complete proshyject when it was started there were few parts that had to be searched out but work still remained to clean them up The instrument panel was painted with a crinshykle finish paint and the old but fully funcshytional instruments were installed A new set of upholstery was ordered and inshystalled with extra seat material used to cover DustyS booster seat

The unusual side stripes were thought up by Randy and Bonny - since he really

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14 FEBRUARY 1994

Flies Them All by H G Frautschy

Just as this issue of VINTAGE AIRshyPLANE arrives in your mai lbox this month the Winter Olympics will have started in Lillehammer Norway As you peruse the pages of your magazine you may see a face that may be vaguely recogshynizable - that of Bonny Warner Luscombe and Taylorcraft pilot United Airlines first officer and retired Olympic luger Luge Its one of the events in the Olympics held on the bobsled tracks Single and twoshyperson teams rocket down the side of the mountain on small sleds reaching speeds near 80 mph The run is between 12 and 34 of a mile and as you can imagine a ride down the run requires all the skill and concentration one can muster

You may see Bonny during the te levishysion coverage of the Olympics - she is takshying a few weeks off from her airline job to work as an expert commentator on the Luge competition for CBS

As much as she enjoyed being a Luge competitor Bonny says it simply was not as much fun as flying She te lls the story of being a youngster 14 years old and having a speaker come to her school with an interesting idea He told the students that when he was young he made up a list of 100 things he wanted to do in his life Whether it was available to him or not at that time he wrote down everything he thought of Bonny wasnt sure she could come up with a hundred items but she had a few and she wrote them down The list included be in the Olympics work in television go to a good college build a

house and become a pilot One by one she h as p icked off her

goals but shes been happi ly surprised as to how things have worked out as time has progressed She attended Stanford Unishyversity in Ca lifornia studying broadcast journalism but she had already been bitshyten by the O lympics bug As a freshshyman college athlete Bonny had been seshylected in an essay contest r un by the magazine Runners World as one of the torch bearers for the 1980 winter Olympics in Lake Placid NY While in Lake Placid she saw the Luge competition in person and dec ided shed like to give it a try Training in Europe during the winter and attending college in between meant that the road to her degree was stretched out but she eventually did graduate and she landed a job as a reporter at a San Franshycisco television station

Working as a reporter was an excellent job but as she progressed in her flying earning her instrument commercial and flight instructor licenses Bonny discovshyered she preferred flying to television To the amazement of her friends and coshyworkers she quit her job at the TV station and went to work full time as a flight inshystructor

All during this time Bonny was going through the feast of working and then the famine of heading off to Europe for 5 months to train for the Luge Funding for training the team was in short supply in the early 80s when she started training in the sport which made it tough for Bonny

Olympic Luger and floatplane pilot Bonny Warner

and her teammates to make ends meet while they trained during the winter At first plane fare there and back was all they got but as the decade progressed more sponsorship has made it possible for the US Olympic Committee to just about fully fund the Luge teams training effort

A ll her hard work paid off though - she made the US Olympic team in 1984 and again in 88 competing in the games in Sarajevo Yugoslavia and then Calgary Alberta Canada (She placed sixth overall at Calgary one of only 2 Americans ever to finish in the top six spots in Olympic Luge competition)

Her big break in aviation came when she was hired as a flight engineer for United Airlines in 1990 United to their credit was willing to work with Bonny concerning her schedule relating to trainshying for the Olympics and so she was able to compete in the 1992 games in Alshybertvi lle France (As an aside there are only 2 Luge courses in North America shy

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Bonnys new airplane is this 1949 Luscombe SA on Edo 1320 floats She took this idyllic shot at Hunts Cove seaplane base on the banks of the Allegheny river in western Pennshy

Bonny and her friend Dusty Howell in the sylvania Bonny is offering dual instruction on floats with the Luscombe You can reach cockpit of the T -Craft they helped restore her at Discovery Seaplanes Byron CA 510634-3775

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Rollin Hatfield 1938 Taylorcrafl BC-66

One of the prettier pre-war Taylorshycrafts to grace the flightline at EAA Oshkosh 93 was NC21239 SIN 1029 reshystored and flown by Rollin Hatfield (EAA 302651 AC 14732) of Meridian Idaho This bright red with black trim TshyCraft ran off with the Runner-Up Trophy in the Bronze Age (1933-1941) category of the Antique awards The story about this airplane and its rebuilder Rollin Hatfield who recently retired at age 60 is unique

As a young lad Rollin enjoyed flying with his father who owned a 1939 Taylorshycraft BC-65 almost a mate to N21239 By the time Rollin reached 16 he was ready to solo (1949) and at age 17 he earned his Private license Rollin well remembers his father looking at two Taylorcrafts for sale in 1946 just after World War II One was a 193740 horsepower model at $300 and the other was a 193965 horsepower model at $400 As Rollin says Dad bought the BC-65 and I was excited

Called into service during the Korean War Rollin became an A amp P mechanic and following a stint with MorrisonshyKnudson Construction Co keeping their DC-3 in top shape he joined the Idaho National Guard and became a Mainteshynance Officer

Rollin spent 40 years serving in the Idaho National Guard before retirement however when he was about 45 years of age (1978) he stumbled on to an old TshyCraft crammed into a storage unit in Nampa ID Closer inspection revealed the pile of junk was a 1938 BC-65 Tayshylorcraft - nearly identical to his fathers old airplane A deal was struck and Rollin started hauling parts and pieces home The fuselage was the only part that would roll on its own wheels

The fuselage was stripped and sandshyblasted in the back yard before the primshying and steady rebuild began The previshyous owner had added a skylight D windows and a landing light in the wing These were unceremoniously removed A new instrument panel was made from flat aluminum by making a form from an old hardwood table leaf and slowly pounding the edges round like the original The beveled instrument holes were made with a micarta form - carefully placed on the hole - and then slammed with one blow from a (large) hammer Rollin emphashysized that one blow worked much better than a series of smaller blows

Locating the missing instruments one at a time proved to be a major task The toughest job was finding the large Stewart Warner tachometer that sits in the center of the panel It took eight years to locate

(Top) Four piece windshield narrow nose cowl and dual wingtanks are visible (Above) A fine craftsman Rollin Hatfield stands before his award-winning BC-65 (Above left) With cowling reshymoved and doors open the BC-65 is ready for the judges at EAA OSHKOSH 93 (Left) The large tach in the censhyter dominates the new instrushyment panel Note the typical large round control wheels of this 1938 model

one in New Hampshire All metal placshyards were accurately reproduced by Noel Allard of Chaska Minnesota (612-340shy4838) An original round control wheel was located in Portland W A which made a good pattern for Rollin to make a secshyond one from The wheel shafts were chrome plated and the wheels themselves were covered with sewn leather (a real touch of class)

A factory option in 1938 was a split seat that was trimmed in genuine leather A long search located an original one of these jewels in a chicken barn in Oklashyhoma - under layers and layers of chicken manure (quit laughing Charlie thats the cultured term) Rollin says the old seat made an excellent pattern for duplication albeit a bit sharp on the nostrils

The wings had to be dismantled with each part needing heIp The spars were in good shape and only needed varnish The ribs however were in dire need of much work wi th nearly every rib needing straightening Once the wings were reshyassembled new leading edges were fabrishycated from 00202024 T-3 aluminum and installed with the aid of some cleverly deshysigned leading edge clamps that Rollin

made up In addition all metal was reshyplaced in the two ailerons

The covering was done in Ceconite 102 using Grade A cotton tapes and butyrate dope Matching enamel was sprayed on all metal parts The finish is very nicely done and will turn a judges eye at 40 paces All lettering was done with stencils and sprayed on just as Taylorcraft did over 55 years ago

Being an A amp P mechanic Rollin overshyhauled the A65-8 Continental engine himshyself adding the drilled connecting rods of an A 75 and 100 oct valves - even though he runs the engine as an A65 The result is that it runs nicely on 100 octane fuel

The four-piece windshield common to the pre-war Taylorcrafts was made up from flat stock that was bent with heat The joints are covered with aluminum strips and fastened with many small screws Plexiglasreg didnt come along unshytil WW II so compound curves in the windshield were not available until the postwar aircraft were built

Once the T -Craft was all assembled and the engine run-in Rollin made the first flight on May 1 1988 approximately ten years after he purchased the pile of

junk in 1978 It was worth all the blood sweat and tears because the little twoshyplacer flew perfectly That summer Rollin and his lovely wife Mary took off a month and flew to the Watsonville CA airshow From there they flew to San Francisco and then east aLI the way across the country to Norfolk VA They also made the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alliance Ohio the big Oshkosh Fly-In and the Blakesburg Antique Fly-In Before going home to Idaho they flew to Evergreen WA Thats ocean to ocean with a 65 hp Taylorcraft navigating all the way by comshypass and maps

This was the third Oshkosh Antique award for Rollin and his neat looking Tayshylorcraft having previously won the Conshytemporary Age Runner-up in 1988 and the Contemporary Age Champion in 1990 Congratulations and best wishes are in orshyder for Rollin Hatfield who is now retired and has somehow managed to become a genuine airport bum - but you can be sure he is enjoying every minute Perhaps we should all extend a very special thanks to Rollins father who wisely plunked down $400 for a 39 Taylorcraft BC-65 way back in 1946 Isn t it amazing what it led to

The BC-12D Taylorcraft evolved from the pre-war BC-65 and all owe their beginnings to the creative genius of the talented lightshyplane designer C G Taylor The advent of the opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine such as the Continental Lycoming and Franklin really made C G Taylors designs reach their acme ofpopularity These airplanes were actually affordable to own and opershyate by the general populace Don Claude s BC-12D (below) owes a lot to its predecessor the pre-war BC-65 Note the Billowing fabric between the ribs quite typical of HS90X fabric Also visible is the slightly rounded look caused by the wider fuselage stringers

Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

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(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

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SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

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(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

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ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

New South Wales Australia N Challinor

Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

Mineral Wells TX James B Giltzow Roseland NJ Ronald Hahn La Salle IL Ralph F Hanson Erie CO Dennis M Harbin

Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

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MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc is $3500 for one year including 12 issues of Sport Aviation Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $2000 annually Family membership is available for an additional $1000 annually All major credit cards accepted for membership FAX (414) 426-4873 (Plus $13 for foreign members to cover air postage)

ANTIQUECLASSIC

EAA Member- $2000 Includes one year membership in EAA AntiqueClassic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA memshyber and must give EAA membership number Non-EAA Member- $3000 Includes one year membership in the EAA Antique Classic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane one year membership in the EAA and separate membership cards Sport Aviation not included (Plus $6 for foreign members)

lAC

Membership in the International Aerobatic Club Inc is $3000 annually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA (Plus $6 for foreign members)

WARBIRDS

Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $3000 per year which includes a subscription to Warbirds Warbird memshybers are required to be members of EAA (Plus $5 for foreign members)

EAA EXPERIMENTER

EAA membership and EAA EXPERIshyMENTER magazine is available for $2800 per year (Sport Aviation not included) Current EAA members may receive EAA EXPERIMENTER for $1800 per year (Plus $6 for foreign members)

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars address

EAA A VIATlON CENTER POBOX 3086

OSHKOSH WI 54903-3086 PHONE (414) 426-4800

FAX (414) 426-4828 OFFICE HOURS

815-500 MON-FRI 1-800-843-3612

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AS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

EAA PERIODICAL INDEX

Its ready for shipment again - John Bergesons handy EAA Reference Guide is now available The basic volume covshyers 1953 - 1989 and costs $1800

Supplements are available for each of the subsequent years Each years suppleshyment costs $300 or $3000 for the comshyplete set

Payment is to be made in US funds only Visa and MasterCard accepted Orshyders are postpaid (book rate) to US and Canada In other countries add $200 per item above Copies of any article from any issue are available for 35 cents per page ($500 minimum order) Address all orders to

John Bergeson 6438 W Millbrook Remus MI 49340-9625 Phone 517561-2393

CUB CLUB PHONE NUMBER

If you ve tried to call John Bergeson using the phone number on the Cub Club listing in the November issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE youve probably heard the recording telling you that number is no longer in service Well John has not moved we just had an incorshyrect phone number listed for him The correct number is 517561-2393

1994 SPORT AVIATION ART COMPETITION OPEN

The 1994 edition of the Sport Aviation Art Competition sponsored by the EAA Aviation Foundation is well on its way to becoming a reality Applications are now being accepted for the 18th annual conshytest the longest running aviation art comshypetition in the world

This years special theme will be amashyteur-built aircraft - a special Par Excelshylence award will be bestowed upon the work which in the opinion of the judges best exemplifies the joy and fun of buildshying your own aircraft Other recognition awards include Par Excellence Excelshylence and Merit awards

This years contest will again feature a special division for young people under the age of 16 with awards similar to those in the adult section

The deadline for all divisions is April 291994 Artist should contact EAA for a complete set of guidelines Write to Joan Mueller EAA Sport Aviation Comshypetition PO Box 3065 Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 or call 414426-4877

VINTAGE PHOTOS

Almost every month we receive a reshyquest from a member who wishes to buy a copy of a photo weve run here in the

pages of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Most photos shot by our photo staff are availshyable and to further aid those of you who might be interested in obtaining a photo print of one of the shots used here in the magazine we will starting with next months issue put a small airplane symbol next to the photo credit to alert you that the photo is available through the EAA Photo department For information on sizes and prices you can ca ll them at 414426-4863

STAGGERWING COMMEMORAshyTIVE TOUR 1936-1996

In 1996 the 60th anniversary of a noteshyworthy event in Beechcraft history will be celebrated - the winning of the Bendix Trophy in 1936 by Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes in a Wright R975 powered Beech C17R Staggerwing An added bonus was the fact that the race had been won in a stock lightplane one that you could order from the factory Blanche and Louise became the first women pilots to win the premier cross country race of its day They covered the route from Los Angeles to New York in 14 hours and 55 minutes

To commemorate that win over the Labor Day weekend in 1996 a commemshyorative tour will be flown with as many as 100 Beechcraft Staggerwings from Cleveshyland Ohio to San Diego CA Certain other Beechcraft airplanes will also be inshycluded on the tour The route will begin at Mike Stanko Elser Metro Airport near Cleveland with the first overnight stop at EI Paso TX The next day the tour will head off to Gillespie Field in San Diego For additional information and an itinershyary please contact

William Thaden 34 Goose Point Drive Kittery Point ME 03905 207439-1161

TAYLORCRAFTFORSALE

According to a press release dated Deshycember 14 1993 the Taylorcraft Aircraft company is up for sa le by the current owner for personal reasons Included in the package to be sold is the current inshyventory of parts and equipment needed to produce the four currently type certifi shycated models of the T-Craft now being made Also included are the type certifishycates for the aircraft The company now based in Lock Haven PAis to be sold as a complete package Interested parties can contact Taylorcraft at 910725-2425

NORTHROP GLIDER PLANS

Bob Mitchell 1515 Ocean Blvd Rye NH 03870 needs a bit of help He and his friends in EAA AntiqueClassic Chapter 15 would like to build a Northrop Primary

Glider He has a set of plans as published in Modern Mechanics magazine but gives only limited information In particshyular the details regarding the horizontal and vertical stabi lizer are a bit vague in the information they have and theyd like to get more complete information on the glider If you can help write to Bob at the address listed above or give him a call at 603926-8039

FLABOB AIRPORT OPEN HOUSE

If youre in the Los Angeles area the last weekend in February youll certainly not want to miss the open house at Flabob Airport Billed as A tribute to the Golden Age of Air Racing this will be an unprecedented opportunity to view some of the spectacular reproductions constructed by Bill Turner and his crew at Repeat Aviation The centerpiece of this display will be the recently completed deshyHavilland DH 88 Comet racer Grosvenor House Other exhibits will include antique experimental and classic aircraft as well as the many projects that always seem to be ongoing at this mecca for sport aviation in the LA region Reshyfreshments will be available and don t forget the Annual Fund Raiser Dinner held at the EAA Club House on Saturshyday February 26 at 6 pm

For more information call 909686shy1318

ANTIQUECLASSIC TRAM INFO

If you are at EAA OSHKOSH 94 and you decide it would be nice to take a guided tour of the AntiqueClassic Showshyplane parking area feel free to hop on the AntiqueClassic Tram in front of the AlC Headquarters (The Red Barn) Ignore what I wrote last month regarding a small donation - the ride on the Tram is FREE and does not cost you one penny This service has been offered by the Division for the past 8 years and has grown to be a much appreciated part of the Antique Classic Divisions services to the public and its members during the Convention

TYPE CLUB LISTING

Larry DAttilio wrote to update the listing for the BellancaChampion Club Heres their new listing

BellancaChampion Club Larry DAttilio - President Capital Airport 02C PO Box 708 Brookfield WI 53008-0708 414ns3-6559 (Tel)

-6558 (Fax) -7234 (Ans Machine)

Newsletter B-C Contact Dues $32 per year (2 yrs$56) Foreign $37 (2 yrs$67 US Funds)

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E CLIJB Notes

by Norm Petersen

Don Cox sends this information from Brimm and Bogess about wire gauges The chart lists four different measurements for converting gauge to inches but we will only list the Birmshyingham Wire Gauge (B WG ) as it is the one used for steel tubing and sheet and that is what we see most often on the Monocoupe plans From thickest to thinnest

Gauge Number BWG Thickness (in inches)

1 0300 2 0284 3 0259 4 0238 5 0220 6 0203 7 0180 8 0165 9 0148 10 0134 11 0120 12 0109 13 0095 14 0083 15 0072 16 0065 17 0058 18 0049 19 0042 20 0035 21 0032 22 0028 23 0025 24 0022 25 0020 26 0018 27 0016 28 0014 29 0013 30 0012

Copy the page laminate it and hang it in your shop

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From the Monocoupe Flyermiddot Bob Coolmiddot baugh Editor (703-590-2375)

Speaking of Props When installing wooden propellers with a torque wrench the following in-lb values would apply

AN6 - 38 in diameter prop bolts shy200 +- 25

AN7 - 716 in diameter prop boltsshy250 +- 25

AN8 - 112 in diameter prop bolts shy300 +- 25

Caution Over tightening propeller atshytaching bolts will cause the wood of the hub to crush breaking its moisture seal and slightly reducing drive-torque capacshyity of the installation -From Sensenich Corporation Refer to FAA AC 43l3-1a for further information

From The Bticker Newslettermiddot Chris Armiddot vanites Ed (815-436-1011)

Sam Burgess just wrote to say that he has found something very important and wants to warn those of you who are conshyverting your lungmeisters from the Sieshymans radial over to the flat-four Lyshycoming engines He says that the lungmeister has a six-point pick up at the firewall for the engine mount attachment to distribute the torque and static loads This is because the tubing is only 028 wall thickness Some lungmeisters that were built after WW II used 035 The lungmann has a four-point pick up for the lighter and lower horsepower engines

From the B-C Contact bull Larry DAttilio bull Editor (414-783-6559)

Drain Holes - Champ Early Citabrias all - by Cy Galley

rwear another hat besides writing artishycles for B-C Contact I am the Chairman for the Emergency Aircraft Repair at the Oshkosh Convention

One of the problems we had this year was an Aeronca Champ It could just as well have been an early Bellanca Chamshypion with the oleo landing gear The gear leg had the drag strut rust apart under the fabric covering Actually there was so much rust that about an inch and a half of the tube was missing at the bottom of the V of the landing gear

The fabric covering had funneled washyter to the bottom where it was trapped If

you have a similar spot in your plane where water can collect install a drain at the lowest point This is especially imporshytant if your plane like the Champ is tied outside for long periods of time

r have been told this is a real problem for all fabric covered V shaped legs Some owners use a metal cover as it isnt sealed and will drain Not covering to the bottom of the V on the bottom side is another good solution Even a grommet at the bottom will help

I would strongly suggest if your gear legs are fabric covered that you carefully inspect them for corrosion under the fabshyric covering This might mean that you will have to remove the fabric Fortushynately the plane can be flown without the covering on the gear leg You wont even notice if you have only one gear leg covshyered

Why this gear leg (at Oshkosh) didnt fold is beyond me If it had the resulting ground loop might have totaled the plane but it would have been on the ground Control surfaces on the other hand get stressed in the air Have one of these colshylapse in the air and the results could be a lot more serious Since grommets can and do get plugged check to see if the grommets are open and clear in the botshytom of the flaps ailerons and elevators

Retained moisture in our style of airshyplanes creates serious corrosion and rot It is important to check to see if gromshymets are open These small openings also ventilate and dry out the interior of your wings flaps etc during flight So go flyshying Tell your spouse that the plane needs airing out Now thats a real deal

Citabria - Looking At Wingsmiddot Larry DAttilio with Jim Stark

Recently we did a pre-purchase inshyspection on a Citabria with Jim Stark - A amp P This 1973 Citabria had 3300 hrs and 800 hrs since major It was equipped with a Val Com and Nazer Loran and reshypainted in 1986

1st step - We removed inspection plates on the wing then looked for any strucshytural problems (with Citabrias) This 7ECA had 5 inspection covers at the rear of the front spar on the bottom of the wing 2 more at the rear spar and 2 for aileron controls It was also recovered in 1986 How thoroughly was the wing

looked at before covering There was surface corrosion on ribs and compression tubes (made of steel) We looked at the rib nails Many were re-inserted because they were covered with epoxy glue The new technique for unribbed nails is to put epoxy over them Check the tension on the tie rods We pluck each tie rod includshying those that go through the center of the fuel tank It should make a dull low bass note Our general observation of the compression fitting outboard was where it bolts to the front spar - it was not sandshyblasted or re-chromated at recover time

Epoxy varnish was slopped over the fittings right over the rust Typically the wood varnish was thinly applied in the 70s This causes longitudinal drying cracks from root to tip usually found on the outboard end of wing midway from top to bottom of spar Eventually a small crack leads to a large crack New varnish could have been added Varnish had dripped around the compression stud over old rust The bottom of the tie rods were rusty and condensation on the botshytom indicates it was not hangared for a long time

Spar compression failure problem was discussed in the newsletter before Look at the front spar outboard of the lift strut attach point There are 118 thick plyshywood reinforcing plates which end right beyond the next outboard rib In order to inspect for a compression failure you have to get a light on top of the spar beshyyond the rib That takes an outboard inshyspection hole The fact that there was no outboard inspection hole means that this airplane has not been checked for comshypression failures in the spars in important places since it was recovered Gee whiz

From the Twin Bonanza Association shyRichard Ward Ed - 616-279-2540

How would you like to have virtually every vinyl placarddecal you could ever imagine in order to give your old bird a new look

Mellissa one of the staff of Moody Graphics located in Florida did a tremendous amount of research so as to cover all of the inside and outside placshyards which might ever be needed to reshyvamp our various Twin Bonanza models I just received a complete set of placards which consisted of hundreds of high qualshyity colorful vinyl decals The cost of the complete set is $140 You may order dishyrectly from Moody Aero-Graphics 9740 SE 58th Ave P O Box 1359 Belleview FL 34421 - 800-245-2462

Thanks Melissa you done real good

From the Cessna 150-152 Club - Skip Carden Ed - 919-471-9492

First Aid Pouch There are severa l items that I believe everyone should carry

in their aircraft One is a fire extinshyguisher the others are a small tool kit and some type of first aid equipment The other day while I was strolling down the ais les of a local building supply store I came across a small first aid pouch I guess what attracted me to it was its comshypact size and the nylon zipper case The First Aid Pouch made by Eastern Safety Equipment Co Inc contains the followshying instant ice pack Tylenol two 2 X 3 pads two 1 X 3 bandages ten antiseptic wipes two iodine swabs two sting relief pads two ammonia inhalants and lip ointshyment burn cream All of this is packed in a small red pouch that weighs only a few ounces The best part is that the price ranges from $399 to $495 They are available at most home building supply dealers eg Lowes Builders Square Home Depot and Target If you cant find one contact Eastern Safety Equipshyment Co 59-20 56th Ave Maspeth NY 11378 or call 718-894-7900 and ask for Ann Beirne My advicego out and pick up one of these before the word gets out and the price goes up - Skip-

From the International Swift Association Inc - Charlie Nelson - 615-745-9547

Swift Main Gear Toe-In We have disshycovered by accident a very simple way to check the toe-in on our Swift First we have just received from Dennis Gehring White Bear Lake MN a very nice copy of his A frame shaped towbar built esshypecially for the Swift With a golf cart or garden tractor I can now solo thanks to Dennis move either the Buckaroo or Swift up and down the ramp into the mushyseum hangar This towbar attaches to the Swift via approximately 12 long 1-114 steel tube which has a collar machined to perfectly fit into the axle of the Swift gear The first attempt to use the towbar revealed the attach tube slid perfectly into the right gear but would not install into the left gear After removing the atshytach tube from the A frame it slipped into the left gear axle The answer was then very obvious with the extension of the tube the gear was obviously toed-in excessively and not aligning with the A frame With a longer tube used especially to check toe-in very slight amounts of toe-in could very easi ly be determined Adjustment of toe-in on the Swift can only be accomplished via installation or removal of washers at the center torque knees These washers must be over the steel sleeve bushings Here might be a good use for the AN4-15s we received in error If you use a longer bolt be sure to check for sufficient clearance through the main retract link during gear retraction Be cautious when disconnecting the torque knees on ELI gear while fully inshyflated - nothing else holds it together It could swarm on you Ive always been

told Swift ground handling improves with proper toe-in Well see my left gear is off a bunch Due to the necessity of re-inshyflating the ELI I havent adj usted it yet

International Cessna 120140 Assoc - Joy Warren Ed - Sec-Treas 319-377-3311

High Engine Oil Temperature - Bill Rhoades Tech Advisor The Cessna 120140140A was designed with a presshysure type cowling The air enters through a pair of large openings in front of the cylinders and is trapped in a box Air is only allowed to ex it this box through a path created by a set of engine baffles Cooling efficiency is determined by the amount of air in the pressure chamber that can be directed around the cylinders Bad seals around the top cowl doors back bulkhead or baffles will bleed off pressure chamber air Worn baffles will allow the air to be pulled away from the cylinder and reduce cooling On some of our aircraft there is a 1 tube (Part Numshyber 0450240) on the right side of the rear baffle This directs air from the pressure chamber down on the housing for the oil temperature bulb According to Cessna this is to reduce the indicated temperashyture to match the actual (engineering calishybrated) oil temperature

The source of heat in our Continental motor is of course created during the igshynitioncombustion cycle This heat drives the piston down turning the crankshaft which spins the prop Problems develop when that heat is allowed to escape past the piston rings into the crankcase First these combustion gases heat the oil that is on its way back to the sump and second it builds up a pressure inside the crankcase According to Continental the maximum crankcase pressure is 79 inches of water That is the same air pressure it takes to indicate 40 mph on the airspeed indicator - not much One of the by-products of over pressurization of the crankcase is blow-by As the air is rushing out the breather it is taking some of the oil vashypors with it The end result is a lower fuselage that will never corrode

Helpful Hints 1 Average oil temperature is lOOdegF

over outside temperature 2 Engine problems cause more overshy

heats than worn baffles 3 A new engine or freshly overhauled

one will use oil and have a higher oil temperature until the rings seat

4 Oil temperature gauges can be checked by placing the probe end in water at the boiling point It should read around 212degF

5 Install a blast tube if you don t have one

6 Think of installing an oil filter It will add a quart of oil to the system and reduce the temperature a little

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From the Pages ofAero 1910-1912-Part II

Theyear end report published by AERO magazine in 1911 estimated 300 aircraft had been constructed during the year The majority of these were done by amateur builders The Janshyuary 1912 issue of AERONAUTICS estimated that of 750 aeroplanes built during the year not more than 200 were constructed by concerns that could be considered as aeroplane manshyufacturers The number of engines sold totaled 425 This does not included those engines adapted from automobile use

Of the aircraft built by recognized manufacturers 105 were built for exshyhibit use 58 for private use and 11 sold to various govenments Exhibition use was a great way to spread knowledge of the emergent aircraft industry and both Curtiss and Wright had large teams

During 1911 a number of world records were broken in the United States Beachy made a record flight of 11642 feet in a Curtiss GW Beaty broke the world 2-man duration record by flying 3 hours 42 minutes 22 secshyonds in August 1911 A new duration record of of 4 hours 16 minutes 32 secshyonds was set in October by HW Gill in a Wright

This growth in aircraft in the United States showed a great growth in the concerns created to supply the bulders and operators needs Such concerns provided engines (see VINTAGE LITshyERATURE December 1993) proshypellers carburetors fabric wheels tires and other supplies

Businesses advertised their wares in the aviation magazines of the day the major ones of the 1910-1912 era being AERO published in St Louis AEROshyNAUTICS published in New York and FLYING the Bulletin of the Aero Club of America The following is a listing of some of the suppliers listed by type of products offered that had adshyvertised during 1910-1912 in the above listed publications

The list is organized by type of supply Ball Bearings RIV Co New York NY Bamboo J Deltour New York NY Carburetors AJ Meyers New York NY Marburg Brothers New York NY Fabric Goodyear Akron OH Baldwin New York NY CE Conover New York NY

Pennsylvania Rubber Co Pittsburg PA Wilson and Silsby Boston MA Glue Ambroid New York NY (a name still familiar and available 84 years later) Importers JS Bretz New York NY Instruction Chicago Technical College Instruments Warner Aero Meter Beloit WI Magnetos Simms New York NY Patent Attorneys Chas E Brock New York NY Aug P Jurgensen New York NY

E Ellis Chandlee Washinton DC CL Parker Washington DC Propellers Harris-Gassner Philadelphia PA P Brauner New York NY Paragon

Washington DC Requa-Gibson New York NY M Stupar Chicago IL Radiators EI Arco New York NY Supply Houses Aeronautic Supply Co St Louis MO California Aero San Francisco CA

Chicago Aero Works Chicago IL EJ Willis New York NY Tires Goodyear Akron OH BF Goodrich Akron OH Tubing Carran ampHathaway Worcester MA Wheels JA Weaver New York NY Tiger Cycles and Aeroplane New York NY Wire John Roebling Trenton NJ Scott Cadiz OH Wood Chicago Embossed Mldg Co Chicago IL WmP Youngs New York NY

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WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE RESTORING ----------------------------by Norm Petersen

Robert Schachts Ercoupe 415-D

This rather artistic Ercoupe 415-D N89331 SIN 3269 is the proud workmanship of Robert Schacht (EAA 428922 AC 20405) of OFallon MO It feashytures a Continental 0 -200 engine of 100 hp a 720 NavCom transponde rlencoder and the usua l inshystrumentation T he in terio r is done in shades of blue with black trim Robert says he spent about four months in his garage (with the wi ngs off) doshying the interior fancy paint scheme and polishing the alumi num The end resul t is an Eagle paint scheme complete with claws on the wheel pants Note the leading edge landing light in the left wing Robert reports the little two-placer draws attention wherever it goes

Kenny Bakers Ercoupe

The photo of this quite original Ercoupe 415-C N99007 SI N 1630 was sent in by owner Kenny Baker of Pan-A-Lake Illinois Notice the early Narco NavCom antenna behind the cockpit the sinshygle nose fork and the aileron balance under the wing Kenny s Ercoupe is one of 465 model 415-C Ercoupes remaining on the U S register

10 FEBRUARY 1994

Glenn Mittelstadts J-3 Cub

Pictured by his very original looking 1941 Piper 1-3 Cub N35870 SIN 6628 is owner Glen n Mittelstadt (EAA 356507 AC 19546) of Landrum Sc The Cub has just been tota ll y refurbished by Glenn and flies as good as it looks according to the owner The photo was contributed by Art Scammell (EAA 304783 AC 21087) of Campbellshysport WI a close friend of Glenns who says that Glenn used to live in Campbellsport before moving to Landrum Sc Besides being a Cub enthusiast (note the T-shirt in the photo) Glenn is also a hot air balloon enthusiast - when he is not flying the Cub (Many thanks Art for the photo)

Mike Tomans Taylorcraft BC-12D

Parked on some nice green grass on hi s fathers airstrip is Taylorcraft BC-12D N44039 SIN 9839 owned by Michael Toman (EAA 414378) of Painsville Ohio Mike purchased the T-Craft from an airline pilot in 1991 It has 1100 hours total time airframe and engine with the original Continental A-65 still equipped with the original Case magnetos Mike reports he disassembled the engine and replaced all gaskets rebuilt the carshyburetor and after three months of searching for parts rebuilt the two Case mags He has also rebuilt the wheels and fuel system and replaced the bungee cords in the landing gear Other feashytures on the bright red T-Craft are a metal McCauley propeller and a set of nice looking wheel fenders Mike says the T-Craft has spent its entire life in Ohio He and the airp lane attended the 1993 Taylorcraft Fly-In at Barber Field

Steve Zellers Luscombe 8C

Pictured by his totally rebuilt Luscombe is Steve Zeller (EAA 325644 AIC 18133) of Alpharetta Georshygia The Luscombe 8C N28782 SIN 1543 is a 1940 model being one of just 57 8Cs remaining on the FAA register Steve bought the badly bent airplane followshying a ground-loop and rollover in 1991 Two years 2000 hours and many dollars later this is what she looks like The first flight was on December 51993 and all went well The Luscombe indicates 110 mph at 2300 rpm and will do nearly 120 mph flat out with its Continental C85-12 engine and a 71 X 52 cruise prop Note the added glass in the lower doors the Scott 3200 tailwheel and the parachute on Steves tender body

David Zambranos Boeing Stearman E75

This picture of a totally restored Stearman XB-KIS SIN avionics including nav-com transponder and voice activated 75-5460 was sent in by owner David G Zambrano V (EAA intercom David is wisely taking instruction in the art of flyshy442467) of San Pedro Mexico Purchased from a Mexican ing the Stearman and hopes to one day attend a school for crop dusting operation in 1988 the Stearman was restored aerobatics This particular Stearman was featured in a Mexishyover a 3-12 year period by David along with help from three can movie (Ando Volando Bajo which means Im Flying full-time mechanics Almost everything is new except the Low) back in 1952 David also enclosed a complete military fuselage frame and the 300 hp Lycoming R-680 engine The history of his Stearman when it was a PT-13D in the U S cockpits feature black leather interiors and digital Terra Army Air Corps until being mustered out in June of 1949

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These photos of a 1940 Piper J-3Fshy65 Cub NC35052 SIN 6059 were sent in by owner Bob Ruffini (EAA78135 AIC 17676) of Birmingham MI who recently restored the Cub for the secshyond time It is one of 157 J-3F-65 modshyels remaining on the US register The history of the Cub is unique in that it was constructed on December 191940 and signed off by Piper Airshycraft on December 261940 It spent its early life in Detroit MI including having all original logs and documents stolen from the airplane on June 18 1943 On Nov 12 1944 it was crash landed with damage to the gear and fuselage On June 51948 it was sold

Bob Ruffinis J-3 Cub

to Donald Kibby of Ferndale Ml It was completely disassembled and stored in his garage In 1962 Don Kibby let Bob Ruffini look at the pieces in his garage and basement In 1970 the Certificate of Registration was revoked In 1971 Kibby gave the entire airplane to Bob Ruffini as he was the only person to ever show an interest in the Cub With the old fuseshylage rusted a replacement fuselage was located in 1973 hanging in a barn in Mt Pleasant Ml In 1974 the Aero Mechanics High School at Detroit City Airport began a total restoration with a C-85-12 engine replacing the original Franklin 65 From 1976 to 1980 the

Cub was flown 190 hours however in 1981 a second rebuild was begun On May 21 1982 the Standard Airworthishyness Certificate was again revoked On June 11 1991 the second rebuild was completed and a new Airworthishyness Certificate was issued On July 181991 the Cub was signed off for float operation on Aqua 1500 floats All covering is Stits HS90X with Stits Polytone finish Also installed were shoulder harnesses intercom and Mode C Transponder

Bob Ruffini enjoys the Cub more than ever these days be it on wheels or floats His latest project is a J-5 Cub Cruiser Stay tuned

Jack Thompsons Globe Swift

This very nice looking 1947 Globe GC-IB Swift N80563 SIN 66 is the pride and joy of Jack Thompson (EAA 426043 A IC 20172) of Hope Hull Alabama Jack bought the Swift in March of 93 from the previous owner William Hurley Montgomery AL who had owned the airplane for 25 years Unusual is the engine conversion to a Lycoming 0-290C of 125 hp with a fixed pitch metal prop Jack says the controls are very crisp and responsive and even his son who is an F-16 pilot admits the Swift is as close to a small fighter as you can get

12 FEBRUARY 1994

Ted Utess 1941 Piper J-SA Cub Cruiser

Recently restored from the ground up is this 1941 Piper J-5A NC35279 SIN 5-597 owned by Wm (Ted) Utess (EAA 399864 AIC 18619) of Three Mile Bay NY Ted reports the Cruiser is powered with a Contishynental C-85 without electrics however a King handshyheld radio is used with an external antenna In addishytion he installed original navigation lights and added a strobe for safety These are powered by a small wet cell battery that is kept charged with a solar panel in the hangar Covering was done with Ceconite 102 and Randolph products A total of 26 coats of dope were used with the finish coats in original Cruiser Orange and black trim Other amenities include chrome plated valve covers 24 inch numbers on the wings and a metal prop with a nicely done spinner that matches the nose of the J-5A cowling

Keeping kids motivated about anything other than video games or TV can someshytimes be a challenge to parents these days With so many distractions surrounding todays youngsters the simple pleasures of learning to do something with your mind and hands is sometimes lost Dusty Howell and his dad have found a way to get past the modern day distractions and accomplish a series ofgoals along the way a process that will continue for years to come Setting and achieving goals is an important lesson for all of us to learn and its especially significant to youngshysters - being able to work towards a dream and reach it with your own efforts is something that will stay with you for the rest ofyour life

Randy Howell (EAA 443361) of Byshyron CA must have been pretty excited that fall day in 1987 He became the fashyther of a baby boy a tiny little fellow he and his wife Marie named Dustin but everybody calls him Dusty It was a bit too cold and windy the day they brought Dusty home so his firs t ride in a vehicle was in a car instead of the airplane that Randy had planned but soon afterwa rd R andy had Dusty in the air and he has been flying with his dad ever since Now just a little over six years old Dusty has flown 226 hours Randy had a neat idea for his so n - as soon as he s tarted the young boy flying he started a logbook for him Each of the hours spent with his dad is carefully logged so that Dusty will be able to look back on the time spent with his dad

Dusty has not just been riding around with his fat her those 226 hours During the restoration of the Taylorcraft you see here Randy added a few things to make it possible for his son to completely control th e airplane Rudder pedal extensions were added to the left side controls and

he a lso built a specia l seat extens ion so that Dusty can see over the cowl at about the same he ight as a fully grown ad ult With his fat her a CFI sitting in the right seat Dusty can fly the Taylorcraft legally from the left seat whenever his dad says Want to go fly

Dusty also has the added knowledge he gained while his Taylorcraft was being reshystored - he go t to he lp In 1992 his dad and their friend Bonny Warner (see the accompanying sidebar) along with a coushyple more friends went on a restoration binge on the T-Craft Dusty helped whenshyever he was not in school zipping home to work on his airplane He was excited by th e whole idea of an a irpl ane in the garage and the fact that it was an airplane that he would be able to fly thrilled him

Randy mentioned that he took a bit of extra time during the restora tion to exshyplain things to Dusty and to allow him to do supervised tasks Sanding tubing and applying dope to the fabri c so the tapes could be applied were all part of the edushycation Dusty got as he and hi s friends watched the Taylorcraft go back together

The BC-12 that was restored came to the Howell s garage in a roundabout way as many restorations seem to begin Bonny Warner had bo ught the project back in 1990 intending to restore the airshyplane to fulfi ll a couple of goals Already a floatplane pilot she wanted an airplane of her own she could fly from her back yard and she wanted to restore the airshyplane herself to learn what makes an airshyplane tick

The a irpla ne had not been flown in nea rly 15 yea rs and was in bad need of major repairs Once based at the famous Kenmore Air H arbor in Seattle the Tayshylorcraft had led a hard life and the strucshyture showed signs of having aged beyond its years When it looked as though Bonny was going to have to move permanently to D e nve r CO she had to reconsider whether or not she would be able to comshyplete the airplane Rebuilding the T-Craft would be her first res toration and she knew it would require some reliance on her friends to help guide her through the intricacies of airplane rebuilding In the end she decided to sell it to Randy a fel-

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low United Airlines pilot and a f10atplane pilot who lived in the same housing develshyopment southeast of San Francisco Theyve flown together as the crew of a United 737 on occasion

Randy had been flying his Cessna 180 on amphibious floats for a number of years but felt that it would be too much airplane for his son to handle when he started to learn to fly The Taylorcraft was just the right amount of airplane though A deal was made and the project was moved to the Howell household

From the beginning Randy intended the Taylorcraft to be Dustys airplane As I mentioned before it would be the airshyplane he could use to learn to fly with and eventually it would be Dustys to take with him when he headed off to make his way in the world Even the N-number says just that - N93DH 93 for the year the restoration was done and DH for Dusty Howell

The rebuild of the BCS-12D was the first restoration by Randy and he also reshylied on the knowledge of his friends to help him with the process of putting the airplane back together As it turned out Bonny did not have to move to Denver and so she was one of the principle reshybuilders on the project Bonny Dusty and Randy all learned about the ins and outs

of rebuilding an airplane together along with the invaluable help provided by Sam Richardson an AI and airline pilot who supervised the rebuild of the Continental C-85 Another irreplaceable person durshying the rebuild was Bud Todd the gentleshyman who had started the Byron CA airshyport many years ago and is an accomplished AampP His help with the welding that had to be done on the fuseshylage was one of the tasks that was made possible with his experienced hand

Another resident of Discovery Bay the area Bonny and Randy reside in was also a big part of the restoration Ron Warren is a retired general contractor who had never been involved in the reshybuild of an airplane before but he was enshythusiastic about helping and since he was quite good with his hands Randy put him to work on the project He was there alshymost every day

There was no dilly-dallying during this project Work started the 1st of January and didnt stop until the end of April that same year April 24 1993 the T-Craft went into the water for the first time Beshyfore that could happen though a ton of work was packed into those four months

First off after the fabric was removed (a favorite task of 5-year-olds something I can attest to as well) the steel tubing in

the fuselage was tested To their dismay both lower longerons were found to be completely rotten with rust due to salt water totally ruining the bottom of each of the lower longerons Ron had a neat method for removing the old tubing using a ground down drill bit (Look for a short article on this method in next month s VINTAGE AIRPLANE) After removshying the old longerons Bud said yes to Randys request that he weld in the new steel Fortunately the rest of the steel tubing was in good shape and Randy and Dusty spent some time filling each tube with preservative oil Randy had decided to use the Cooper Superflite system to cover the airplane After the prep work was done he started by painting the fuseshylage structure with Superflite primer

The cowling also required some work with cracks welded and then ground down to a smooth finish or with patches backshying up the repaired area

The project came complete with a set of Edo 1320 floats but the keels on both floats had seen better days The tedious task of replacing both keels was accomshyplished then any corrosion on the floats was removed Finally the floats were treated with metal prep and alodined When everything was ready to be primed they coated the metal parts with primer

With the fuselage was ready to be put back together the wood stringers were reshyplaced along with the wood around the door jambs Fairleads were renewed and the airplane was quickly brought up to the stage where the covering would need to be applied

Randy and Bonny took a deep breath and tackled the covering in a two stretch that included 40 hours of work 20 on each day with about 4 hours of sleep in beshytween Because the final top coats should be applied within seven days they wanted to move quickly and were able to neatly complete the job in the time they had You can see in the photo that the covering and priming process took up all of the Howell household as well as the yard Even DustyS swingset and sandbox were pressed into service With everything covshyered and primed the final base coats of white Superflite Superthane were laid on A few days were taken to catch up on some much needed sleep and then the reshyassembly began

Since the airplane was a complete proshyject when it was started there were few parts that had to be searched out but work still remained to clean them up The instrument panel was painted with a crinshykle finish paint and the old but fully funcshytional instruments were installed A new set of upholstery was ordered and inshystalled with extra seat material used to cover DustyS booster seat

The unusual side stripes were thought up by Randy and Bonny - since he really

(Continued on page 23)

14 FEBRUARY 1994

Flies Them All by H G Frautschy

Just as this issue of VINTAGE AIRshyPLANE arrives in your mai lbox this month the Winter Olympics will have started in Lillehammer Norway As you peruse the pages of your magazine you may see a face that may be vaguely recogshynizable - that of Bonny Warner Luscombe and Taylorcraft pilot United Airlines first officer and retired Olympic luger Luge Its one of the events in the Olympics held on the bobsled tracks Single and twoshyperson teams rocket down the side of the mountain on small sleds reaching speeds near 80 mph The run is between 12 and 34 of a mile and as you can imagine a ride down the run requires all the skill and concentration one can muster

You may see Bonny during the te levishysion coverage of the Olympics - she is takshying a few weeks off from her airline job to work as an expert commentator on the Luge competition for CBS

As much as she enjoyed being a Luge competitor Bonny says it simply was not as much fun as flying She te lls the story of being a youngster 14 years old and having a speaker come to her school with an interesting idea He told the students that when he was young he made up a list of 100 things he wanted to do in his life Whether it was available to him or not at that time he wrote down everything he thought of Bonny wasnt sure she could come up with a hundred items but she had a few and she wrote them down The list included be in the Olympics work in television go to a good college build a

house and become a pilot One by one she h as p icked off her

goals but shes been happi ly surprised as to how things have worked out as time has progressed She attended Stanford Unishyversity in Ca lifornia studying broadcast journalism but she had already been bitshyten by the O lympics bug As a freshshyman college athlete Bonny had been seshylected in an essay contest r un by the magazine Runners World as one of the torch bearers for the 1980 winter Olympics in Lake Placid NY While in Lake Placid she saw the Luge competition in person and dec ided shed like to give it a try Training in Europe during the winter and attending college in between meant that the road to her degree was stretched out but she eventually did graduate and she landed a job as a reporter at a San Franshycisco television station

Working as a reporter was an excellent job but as she progressed in her flying earning her instrument commercial and flight instructor licenses Bonny discovshyered she preferred flying to television To the amazement of her friends and coshyworkers she quit her job at the TV station and went to work full time as a flight inshystructor

All during this time Bonny was going through the feast of working and then the famine of heading off to Europe for 5 months to train for the Luge Funding for training the team was in short supply in the early 80s when she started training in the sport which made it tough for Bonny

Olympic Luger and floatplane pilot Bonny Warner

and her teammates to make ends meet while they trained during the winter At first plane fare there and back was all they got but as the decade progressed more sponsorship has made it possible for the US Olympic Committee to just about fully fund the Luge teams training effort

A ll her hard work paid off though - she made the US Olympic team in 1984 and again in 88 competing in the games in Sarajevo Yugoslavia and then Calgary Alberta Canada (She placed sixth overall at Calgary one of only 2 Americans ever to finish in the top six spots in Olympic Luge competition)

Her big break in aviation came when she was hired as a flight engineer for United Airlines in 1990 United to their credit was willing to work with Bonny concerning her schedule relating to trainshying for the Olympics and so she was able to compete in the 1992 games in Alshybertvi lle France (As an aside there are only 2 Luge courses in North America shy

(Continued on page 23)

Bonnys new airplane is this 1949 Luscombe SA on Edo 1320 floats She took this idyllic shot at Hunts Cove seaplane base on the banks of the Allegheny river in western Pennshy

Bonny and her friend Dusty Howell in the sylvania Bonny is offering dual instruction on floats with the Luscombe You can reach cockpit of the T -Craft they helped restore her at Discovery Seaplanes Byron CA 510634-3775

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Rollin Hatfield 1938 Taylorcrafl BC-66

One of the prettier pre-war Taylorshycrafts to grace the flightline at EAA Oshkosh 93 was NC21239 SIN 1029 reshystored and flown by Rollin Hatfield (EAA 302651 AC 14732) of Meridian Idaho This bright red with black trim TshyCraft ran off with the Runner-Up Trophy in the Bronze Age (1933-1941) category of the Antique awards The story about this airplane and its rebuilder Rollin Hatfield who recently retired at age 60 is unique

As a young lad Rollin enjoyed flying with his father who owned a 1939 Taylorshycraft BC-65 almost a mate to N21239 By the time Rollin reached 16 he was ready to solo (1949) and at age 17 he earned his Private license Rollin well remembers his father looking at two Taylorcrafts for sale in 1946 just after World War II One was a 193740 horsepower model at $300 and the other was a 193965 horsepower model at $400 As Rollin says Dad bought the BC-65 and I was excited

Called into service during the Korean War Rollin became an A amp P mechanic and following a stint with MorrisonshyKnudson Construction Co keeping their DC-3 in top shape he joined the Idaho National Guard and became a Mainteshynance Officer

Rollin spent 40 years serving in the Idaho National Guard before retirement however when he was about 45 years of age (1978) he stumbled on to an old TshyCraft crammed into a storage unit in Nampa ID Closer inspection revealed the pile of junk was a 1938 BC-65 Tayshylorcraft - nearly identical to his fathers old airplane A deal was struck and Rollin started hauling parts and pieces home The fuselage was the only part that would roll on its own wheels

The fuselage was stripped and sandshyblasted in the back yard before the primshying and steady rebuild began The previshyous owner had added a skylight D windows and a landing light in the wing These were unceremoniously removed A new instrument panel was made from flat aluminum by making a form from an old hardwood table leaf and slowly pounding the edges round like the original The beveled instrument holes were made with a micarta form - carefully placed on the hole - and then slammed with one blow from a (large) hammer Rollin emphashysized that one blow worked much better than a series of smaller blows

Locating the missing instruments one at a time proved to be a major task The toughest job was finding the large Stewart Warner tachometer that sits in the center of the panel It took eight years to locate

(Top) Four piece windshield narrow nose cowl and dual wingtanks are visible (Above) A fine craftsman Rollin Hatfield stands before his award-winning BC-65 (Above left) With cowling reshymoved and doors open the BC-65 is ready for the judges at EAA OSHKOSH 93 (Left) The large tach in the censhyter dominates the new instrushyment panel Note the typical large round control wheels of this 1938 model

one in New Hampshire All metal placshyards were accurately reproduced by Noel Allard of Chaska Minnesota (612-340shy4838) An original round control wheel was located in Portland W A which made a good pattern for Rollin to make a secshyond one from The wheel shafts were chrome plated and the wheels themselves were covered with sewn leather (a real touch of class)

A factory option in 1938 was a split seat that was trimmed in genuine leather A long search located an original one of these jewels in a chicken barn in Oklashyhoma - under layers and layers of chicken manure (quit laughing Charlie thats the cultured term) Rollin says the old seat made an excellent pattern for duplication albeit a bit sharp on the nostrils

The wings had to be dismantled with each part needing heIp The spars were in good shape and only needed varnish The ribs however were in dire need of much work wi th nearly every rib needing straightening Once the wings were reshyassembled new leading edges were fabrishycated from 00202024 T-3 aluminum and installed with the aid of some cleverly deshysigned leading edge clamps that Rollin

made up In addition all metal was reshyplaced in the two ailerons

The covering was done in Ceconite 102 using Grade A cotton tapes and butyrate dope Matching enamel was sprayed on all metal parts The finish is very nicely done and will turn a judges eye at 40 paces All lettering was done with stencils and sprayed on just as Taylorcraft did over 55 years ago

Being an A amp P mechanic Rollin overshyhauled the A65-8 Continental engine himshyself adding the drilled connecting rods of an A 75 and 100 oct valves - even though he runs the engine as an A65 The result is that it runs nicely on 100 octane fuel

The four-piece windshield common to the pre-war Taylorcrafts was made up from flat stock that was bent with heat The joints are covered with aluminum strips and fastened with many small screws Plexiglasreg didnt come along unshytil WW II so compound curves in the windshield were not available until the postwar aircraft were built

Once the T -Craft was all assembled and the engine run-in Rollin made the first flight on May 1 1988 approximately ten years after he purchased the pile of

junk in 1978 It was worth all the blood sweat and tears because the little twoshyplacer flew perfectly That summer Rollin and his lovely wife Mary took off a month and flew to the Watsonville CA airshow From there they flew to San Francisco and then east aLI the way across the country to Norfolk VA They also made the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alliance Ohio the big Oshkosh Fly-In and the Blakesburg Antique Fly-In Before going home to Idaho they flew to Evergreen WA Thats ocean to ocean with a 65 hp Taylorcraft navigating all the way by comshypass and maps

This was the third Oshkosh Antique award for Rollin and his neat looking Tayshylorcraft having previously won the Conshytemporary Age Runner-up in 1988 and the Contemporary Age Champion in 1990 Congratulations and best wishes are in orshyder for Rollin Hatfield who is now retired and has somehow managed to become a genuine airport bum - but you can be sure he is enjoying every minute Perhaps we should all extend a very special thanks to Rollins father who wisely plunked down $400 for a 39 Taylorcraft BC-65 way back in 1946 Isn t it amazing what it led to

The BC-12D Taylorcraft evolved from the pre-war BC-65 and all owe their beginnings to the creative genius of the talented lightshyplane designer C G Taylor The advent of the opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine such as the Continental Lycoming and Franklin really made C G Taylors designs reach their acme ofpopularity These airplanes were actually affordable to own and opershyate by the general populace Don Claude s BC-12D (below) owes a lot to its predecessor the pre-war BC-65 Note the Billowing fabric between the ribs quite typical of HS90X fabric Also visible is the slightly rounded look caused by the wider fuselage stringers

Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

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(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

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SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

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ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

New South Wales Australia N Challinor

Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

Mineral Wells TX James B Giltzow Roseland NJ Ronald Hahn La Salle IL Ralph F Hanson Erie CO Dennis M Harbin

Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

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E CLIJB Notes

by Norm Petersen

Don Cox sends this information from Brimm and Bogess about wire gauges The chart lists four different measurements for converting gauge to inches but we will only list the Birmshyingham Wire Gauge (B WG ) as it is the one used for steel tubing and sheet and that is what we see most often on the Monocoupe plans From thickest to thinnest

Gauge Number BWG Thickness (in inches)

1 0300 2 0284 3 0259 4 0238 5 0220 6 0203 7 0180 8 0165 9 0148 10 0134 11 0120 12 0109 13 0095 14 0083 15 0072 16 0065 17 0058 18 0049 19 0042 20 0035 21 0032 22 0028 23 0025 24 0022 25 0020 26 0018 27 0016 28 0014 29 0013 30 0012

Copy the page laminate it and hang it in your shop

4 JANUARY 1994

From the Monocoupe Flyermiddot Bob Coolmiddot baugh Editor (703-590-2375)

Speaking of Props When installing wooden propellers with a torque wrench the following in-lb values would apply

AN6 - 38 in diameter prop bolts shy200 +- 25

AN7 - 716 in diameter prop boltsshy250 +- 25

AN8 - 112 in diameter prop bolts shy300 +- 25

Caution Over tightening propeller atshytaching bolts will cause the wood of the hub to crush breaking its moisture seal and slightly reducing drive-torque capacshyity of the installation -From Sensenich Corporation Refer to FAA AC 43l3-1a for further information

From The Bticker Newslettermiddot Chris Armiddot vanites Ed (815-436-1011)

Sam Burgess just wrote to say that he has found something very important and wants to warn those of you who are conshyverting your lungmeisters from the Sieshymans radial over to the flat-four Lyshycoming engines He says that the lungmeister has a six-point pick up at the firewall for the engine mount attachment to distribute the torque and static loads This is because the tubing is only 028 wall thickness Some lungmeisters that were built after WW II used 035 The lungmann has a four-point pick up for the lighter and lower horsepower engines

From the B-C Contact bull Larry DAttilio bull Editor (414-783-6559)

Drain Holes - Champ Early Citabrias all - by Cy Galley

rwear another hat besides writing artishycles for B-C Contact I am the Chairman for the Emergency Aircraft Repair at the Oshkosh Convention

One of the problems we had this year was an Aeronca Champ It could just as well have been an early Bellanca Chamshypion with the oleo landing gear The gear leg had the drag strut rust apart under the fabric covering Actually there was so much rust that about an inch and a half of the tube was missing at the bottom of the V of the landing gear

The fabric covering had funneled washyter to the bottom where it was trapped If

you have a similar spot in your plane where water can collect install a drain at the lowest point This is especially imporshytant if your plane like the Champ is tied outside for long periods of time

r have been told this is a real problem for all fabric covered V shaped legs Some owners use a metal cover as it isnt sealed and will drain Not covering to the bottom of the V on the bottom side is another good solution Even a grommet at the bottom will help

I would strongly suggest if your gear legs are fabric covered that you carefully inspect them for corrosion under the fabshyric covering This might mean that you will have to remove the fabric Fortushynately the plane can be flown without the covering on the gear leg You wont even notice if you have only one gear leg covshyered

Why this gear leg (at Oshkosh) didnt fold is beyond me If it had the resulting ground loop might have totaled the plane but it would have been on the ground Control surfaces on the other hand get stressed in the air Have one of these colshylapse in the air and the results could be a lot more serious Since grommets can and do get plugged check to see if the grommets are open and clear in the botshytom of the flaps ailerons and elevators

Retained moisture in our style of airshyplanes creates serious corrosion and rot It is important to check to see if gromshymets are open These small openings also ventilate and dry out the interior of your wings flaps etc during flight So go flyshying Tell your spouse that the plane needs airing out Now thats a real deal

Citabria - Looking At Wingsmiddot Larry DAttilio with Jim Stark

Recently we did a pre-purchase inshyspection on a Citabria with Jim Stark - A amp P This 1973 Citabria had 3300 hrs and 800 hrs since major It was equipped with a Val Com and Nazer Loran and reshypainted in 1986

1st step - We removed inspection plates on the wing then looked for any strucshytural problems (with Citabrias) This 7ECA had 5 inspection covers at the rear of the front spar on the bottom of the wing 2 more at the rear spar and 2 for aileron controls It was also recovered in 1986 How thoroughly was the wing

looked at before covering There was surface corrosion on ribs and compression tubes (made of steel) We looked at the rib nails Many were re-inserted because they were covered with epoxy glue The new technique for unribbed nails is to put epoxy over them Check the tension on the tie rods We pluck each tie rod includshying those that go through the center of the fuel tank It should make a dull low bass note Our general observation of the compression fitting outboard was where it bolts to the front spar - it was not sandshyblasted or re-chromated at recover time

Epoxy varnish was slopped over the fittings right over the rust Typically the wood varnish was thinly applied in the 70s This causes longitudinal drying cracks from root to tip usually found on the outboard end of wing midway from top to bottom of spar Eventually a small crack leads to a large crack New varnish could have been added Varnish had dripped around the compression stud over old rust The bottom of the tie rods were rusty and condensation on the botshytom indicates it was not hangared for a long time

Spar compression failure problem was discussed in the newsletter before Look at the front spar outboard of the lift strut attach point There are 118 thick plyshywood reinforcing plates which end right beyond the next outboard rib In order to inspect for a compression failure you have to get a light on top of the spar beshyyond the rib That takes an outboard inshyspection hole The fact that there was no outboard inspection hole means that this airplane has not been checked for comshypression failures in the spars in important places since it was recovered Gee whiz

From the Twin Bonanza Association shyRichard Ward Ed - 616-279-2540

How would you like to have virtually every vinyl placarddecal you could ever imagine in order to give your old bird a new look

Mellissa one of the staff of Moody Graphics located in Florida did a tremendous amount of research so as to cover all of the inside and outside placshyards which might ever be needed to reshyvamp our various Twin Bonanza models I just received a complete set of placards which consisted of hundreds of high qualshyity colorful vinyl decals The cost of the complete set is $140 You may order dishyrectly from Moody Aero-Graphics 9740 SE 58th Ave P O Box 1359 Belleview FL 34421 - 800-245-2462

Thanks Melissa you done real good

From the Cessna 150-152 Club - Skip Carden Ed - 919-471-9492

First Aid Pouch There are severa l items that I believe everyone should carry

in their aircraft One is a fire extinshyguisher the others are a small tool kit and some type of first aid equipment The other day while I was strolling down the ais les of a local building supply store I came across a small first aid pouch I guess what attracted me to it was its comshypact size and the nylon zipper case The First Aid Pouch made by Eastern Safety Equipment Co Inc contains the followshying instant ice pack Tylenol two 2 X 3 pads two 1 X 3 bandages ten antiseptic wipes two iodine swabs two sting relief pads two ammonia inhalants and lip ointshyment burn cream All of this is packed in a small red pouch that weighs only a few ounces The best part is that the price ranges from $399 to $495 They are available at most home building supply dealers eg Lowes Builders Square Home Depot and Target If you cant find one contact Eastern Safety Equipshyment Co 59-20 56th Ave Maspeth NY 11378 or call 718-894-7900 and ask for Ann Beirne My advicego out and pick up one of these before the word gets out and the price goes up - Skip-

From the International Swift Association Inc - Charlie Nelson - 615-745-9547

Swift Main Gear Toe-In We have disshycovered by accident a very simple way to check the toe-in on our Swift First we have just received from Dennis Gehring White Bear Lake MN a very nice copy of his A frame shaped towbar built esshypecially for the Swift With a golf cart or garden tractor I can now solo thanks to Dennis move either the Buckaroo or Swift up and down the ramp into the mushyseum hangar This towbar attaches to the Swift via approximately 12 long 1-114 steel tube which has a collar machined to perfectly fit into the axle of the Swift gear The first attempt to use the towbar revealed the attach tube slid perfectly into the right gear but would not install into the left gear After removing the atshytach tube from the A frame it slipped into the left gear axle The answer was then very obvious with the extension of the tube the gear was obviously toed-in excessively and not aligning with the A frame With a longer tube used especially to check toe-in very slight amounts of toe-in could very easi ly be determined Adjustment of toe-in on the Swift can only be accomplished via installation or removal of washers at the center torque knees These washers must be over the steel sleeve bushings Here might be a good use for the AN4-15s we received in error If you use a longer bolt be sure to check for sufficient clearance through the main retract link during gear retraction Be cautious when disconnecting the torque knees on ELI gear while fully inshyflated - nothing else holds it together It could swarm on you Ive always been

told Swift ground handling improves with proper toe-in Well see my left gear is off a bunch Due to the necessity of re-inshyflating the ELI I havent adj usted it yet

International Cessna 120140 Assoc - Joy Warren Ed - Sec-Treas 319-377-3311

High Engine Oil Temperature - Bill Rhoades Tech Advisor The Cessna 120140140A was designed with a presshysure type cowling The air enters through a pair of large openings in front of the cylinders and is trapped in a box Air is only allowed to ex it this box through a path created by a set of engine baffles Cooling efficiency is determined by the amount of air in the pressure chamber that can be directed around the cylinders Bad seals around the top cowl doors back bulkhead or baffles will bleed off pressure chamber air Worn baffles will allow the air to be pulled away from the cylinder and reduce cooling On some of our aircraft there is a 1 tube (Part Numshyber 0450240) on the right side of the rear baffle This directs air from the pressure chamber down on the housing for the oil temperature bulb According to Cessna this is to reduce the indicated temperashyture to match the actual (engineering calishybrated) oil temperature

The source of heat in our Continental motor is of course created during the igshynitioncombustion cycle This heat drives the piston down turning the crankshaft which spins the prop Problems develop when that heat is allowed to escape past the piston rings into the crankcase First these combustion gases heat the oil that is on its way back to the sump and second it builds up a pressure inside the crankcase According to Continental the maximum crankcase pressure is 79 inches of water That is the same air pressure it takes to indicate 40 mph on the airspeed indicator - not much One of the by-products of over pressurization of the crankcase is blow-by As the air is rushing out the breather it is taking some of the oil vashypors with it The end result is a lower fuselage that will never corrode

Helpful Hints 1 Average oil temperature is lOOdegF

over outside temperature 2 Engine problems cause more overshy

heats than worn baffles 3 A new engine or freshly overhauled

one will use oil and have a higher oil temperature until the rings seat

4 Oil temperature gauges can be checked by placing the probe end in water at the boiling point It should read around 212degF

5 Install a blast tube if you don t have one

6 Think of installing an oil filter It will add a quart of oil to the system and reduce the temperature a little

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From the Pages ofAero 1910-1912-Part II

Theyear end report published by AERO magazine in 1911 estimated 300 aircraft had been constructed during the year The majority of these were done by amateur builders The Janshyuary 1912 issue of AERONAUTICS estimated that of 750 aeroplanes built during the year not more than 200 were constructed by concerns that could be considered as aeroplane manshyufacturers The number of engines sold totaled 425 This does not included those engines adapted from automobile use

Of the aircraft built by recognized manufacturers 105 were built for exshyhibit use 58 for private use and 11 sold to various govenments Exhibition use was a great way to spread knowledge of the emergent aircraft industry and both Curtiss and Wright had large teams

During 1911 a number of world records were broken in the United States Beachy made a record flight of 11642 feet in a Curtiss GW Beaty broke the world 2-man duration record by flying 3 hours 42 minutes 22 secshyonds in August 1911 A new duration record of of 4 hours 16 minutes 32 secshyonds was set in October by HW Gill in a Wright

This growth in aircraft in the United States showed a great growth in the concerns created to supply the bulders and operators needs Such concerns provided engines (see VINTAGE LITshyERATURE December 1993) proshypellers carburetors fabric wheels tires and other supplies

Businesses advertised their wares in the aviation magazines of the day the major ones of the 1910-1912 era being AERO published in St Louis AEROshyNAUTICS published in New York and FLYING the Bulletin of the Aero Club of America The following is a listing of some of the suppliers listed by type of products offered that had adshyvertised during 1910-1912 in the above listed publications

The list is organized by type of supply Ball Bearings RIV Co New York NY Bamboo J Deltour New York NY Carburetors AJ Meyers New York NY Marburg Brothers New York NY Fabric Goodyear Akron OH Baldwin New York NY CE Conover New York NY

Pennsylvania Rubber Co Pittsburg PA Wilson and Silsby Boston MA Glue Ambroid New York NY (a name still familiar and available 84 years later) Importers JS Bretz New York NY Instruction Chicago Technical College Instruments Warner Aero Meter Beloit WI Magnetos Simms New York NY Patent Attorneys Chas E Brock New York NY Aug P Jurgensen New York NY

E Ellis Chandlee Washinton DC CL Parker Washington DC Propellers Harris-Gassner Philadelphia PA P Brauner New York NY Paragon

Washington DC Requa-Gibson New York NY M Stupar Chicago IL Radiators EI Arco New York NY Supply Houses Aeronautic Supply Co St Louis MO California Aero San Francisco CA

Chicago Aero Works Chicago IL EJ Willis New York NY Tires Goodyear Akron OH BF Goodrich Akron OH Tubing Carran ampHathaway Worcester MA Wheels JA Weaver New York NY Tiger Cycles and Aeroplane New York NY Wire John Roebling Trenton NJ Scott Cadiz OH Wood Chicago Embossed Mldg Co Chicago IL WmP Youngs New York NY

You will notice that the greatest number of suppliers were located in New York City (17 of 34) The following advertisments were taken from the pages of AERO for the years 1910-1912

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j)(illchlllJlc fIoplanc l ilcs injury is impossible for 42 w ires in the tape at the base-21 on each s ide-hold the tire to the r im in a vise- li ke grip Tho on ly aeroplane tires in the wo rld so made a re t he

GOOD Detachable Aeroplane Tires

The Goodyear Delachable Ti r es embody the p rinciples of the famous Goodyear No-Rim-Cut Auto Tires

Goodyear Aerop la ne Ti res are the li ghtes t aeroplane tires mauu(actu led considering size They combine greatest possible resiliency with extra tough tread- hence hard to puncture

Judge the Goodyear by the fact that t hese aviators have equ ipped their ow n mach ines with it Capt T hos Baldwin Cha rles K H amilton and all of Moisants crew of international aviators J A D McCurdy Clifford B Harmon Harkness Wilcox and scores of other famous American and [01 shy

eign aviators Goodyear ae roplane fabrics a nd rubber shock absorbers are being

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In the Sky Relaxing Fabric Means DANGER

Dampneu and cold above the earth C4useJ shrinlcing of the wings of aeroplanes when built of plain varnished or treated fabria This is followed by stretching which leaves the doth Rapping cuts down peed nnd is the DANGER SIGNAL

GOODYEAR fabric the new rubberized aeroplane cloth makes stretching and rdaxation ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE I It is waterproof and cannot shrink and streich when subjected to moiuure and then dried

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Switzerland and America We bave construcled special machinery and a large new building for the sole purpose of making the perfect aeroplane fabric Our exclusive process is thorough in every particular

Goodyear Aeroplane Fabrics have ~n adopted by The Wright Company Burgess Company amp Curtiss The Lovelace-Thomp$OO Co The Men Cobull The Detroit Aeroplane Co altd many other prominenl manufacturers as well as aviators These pioneers know what coverings are best

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A P WamplIIer the lay tor pronq the Aero-Meter wblch fa 111 adaptation of the ampmou Warner AutomiddotMeter

T HE vagaries of the wind are what make a flight dangerou If you guess wrong on its velocity when you start the leut that can happen II a diaappointinf exhibition instead of a spectacular achievement If the continued wbiuing of the air by your face while 00 a flight baa dulled your sense of velocity

or air preuure it may result seriously when you dip or rise OT tum This il ODe vital part of the bird aeme which it is difficult to acquire No need to spend time learning or acquiring tbll A glance will tell all that need be known in an inshy

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nle Aeroshy eter an adaptatioo of the now celebrated Warner Auto-Meter which indicates rate of speed and distance traveled by an automobile with derfuI precision The Auto-Meter is used by professhysIonal racing drift$ on the can of prominent manufacturers and forms part of the equipment of 90 of an pleasure cara 01 IDQR It is 10 rmnect in construction so phenomenaJy accurate and withal 10 durable that it became ImowD as The Aristocrat of Speed Indicators n The Auto-Meter is Ilh ays 8eIlaquotfd where the of a car can afford i punbase

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WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE RESTORING ----------------------------by Norm Petersen

Robert Schachts Ercoupe 415-D

This rather artistic Ercoupe 415-D N89331 SIN 3269 is the proud workmanship of Robert Schacht (EAA 428922 AC 20405) of OFallon MO It feashytures a Continental 0 -200 engine of 100 hp a 720 NavCom transponde rlencoder and the usua l inshystrumentation T he in terio r is done in shades of blue with black trim Robert says he spent about four months in his garage (with the wi ngs off) doshying the interior fancy paint scheme and polishing the alumi num The end resul t is an Eagle paint scheme complete with claws on the wheel pants Note the leading edge landing light in the left wing Robert reports the little two-placer draws attention wherever it goes

Kenny Bakers Ercoupe

The photo of this quite original Ercoupe 415-C N99007 SI N 1630 was sent in by owner Kenny Baker of Pan-A-Lake Illinois Notice the early Narco NavCom antenna behind the cockpit the sinshygle nose fork and the aileron balance under the wing Kenny s Ercoupe is one of 465 model 415-C Ercoupes remaining on the U S register

10 FEBRUARY 1994

Glenn Mittelstadts J-3 Cub

Pictured by his very original looking 1941 Piper 1-3 Cub N35870 SIN 6628 is owner Glen n Mittelstadt (EAA 356507 AC 19546) of Landrum Sc The Cub has just been tota ll y refurbished by Glenn and flies as good as it looks according to the owner The photo was contributed by Art Scammell (EAA 304783 AC 21087) of Campbellshysport WI a close friend of Glenns who says that Glenn used to live in Campbellsport before moving to Landrum Sc Besides being a Cub enthusiast (note the T-shirt in the photo) Glenn is also a hot air balloon enthusiast - when he is not flying the Cub (Many thanks Art for the photo)

Mike Tomans Taylorcraft BC-12D

Parked on some nice green grass on hi s fathers airstrip is Taylorcraft BC-12D N44039 SIN 9839 owned by Michael Toman (EAA 414378) of Painsville Ohio Mike purchased the T-Craft from an airline pilot in 1991 It has 1100 hours total time airframe and engine with the original Continental A-65 still equipped with the original Case magnetos Mike reports he disassembled the engine and replaced all gaskets rebuilt the carshyburetor and after three months of searching for parts rebuilt the two Case mags He has also rebuilt the wheels and fuel system and replaced the bungee cords in the landing gear Other feashytures on the bright red T-Craft are a metal McCauley propeller and a set of nice looking wheel fenders Mike says the T-Craft has spent its entire life in Ohio He and the airp lane attended the 1993 Taylorcraft Fly-In at Barber Field

Steve Zellers Luscombe 8C

Pictured by his totally rebuilt Luscombe is Steve Zeller (EAA 325644 AIC 18133) of Alpharetta Georshygia The Luscombe 8C N28782 SIN 1543 is a 1940 model being one of just 57 8Cs remaining on the FAA register Steve bought the badly bent airplane followshying a ground-loop and rollover in 1991 Two years 2000 hours and many dollars later this is what she looks like The first flight was on December 51993 and all went well The Luscombe indicates 110 mph at 2300 rpm and will do nearly 120 mph flat out with its Continental C85-12 engine and a 71 X 52 cruise prop Note the added glass in the lower doors the Scott 3200 tailwheel and the parachute on Steves tender body

David Zambranos Boeing Stearman E75

This picture of a totally restored Stearman XB-KIS SIN avionics including nav-com transponder and voice activated 75-5460 was sent in by owner David G Zambrano V (EAA intercom David is wisely taking instruction in the art of flyshy442467) of San Pedro Mexico Purchased from a Mexican ing the Stearman and hopes to one day attend a school for crop dusting operation in 1988 the Stearman was restored aerobatics This particular Stearman was featured in a Mexishyover a 3-12 year period by David along with help from three can movie (Ando Volando Bajo which means Im Flying full-time mechanics Almost everything is new except the Low) back in 1952 David also enclosed a complete military fuselage frame and the 300 hp Lycoming R-680 engine The history of his Stearman when it was a PT-13D in the U S cockpits feature black leather interiors and digital Terra Army Air Corps until being mustered out in June of 1949

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These photos of a 1940 Piper J-3Fshy65 Cub NC35052 SIN 6059 were sent in by owner Bob Ruffini (EAA78135 AIC 17676) of Birmingham MI who recently restored the Cub for the secshyond time It is one of 157 J-3F-65 modshyels remaining on the US register The history of the Cub is unique in that it was constructed on December 191940 and signed off by Piper Airshycraft on December 261940 It spent its early life in Detroit MI including having all original logs and documents stolen from the airplane on June 18 1943 On Nov 12 1944 it was crash landed with damage to the gear and fuselage On June 51948 it was sold

Bob Ruffinis J-3 Cub

to Donald Kibby of Ferndale Ml It was completely disassembled and stored in his garage In 1962 Don Kibby let Bob Ruffini look at the pieces in his garage and basement In 1970 the Certificate of Registration was revoked In 1971 Kibby gave the entire airplane to Bob Ruffini as he was the only person to ever show an interest in the Cub With the old fuseshylage rusted a replacement fuselage was located in 1973 hanging in a barn in Mt Pleasant Ml In 1974 the Aero Mechanics High School at Detroit City Airport began a total restoration with a C-85-12 engine replacing the original Franklin 65 From 1976 to 1980 the

Cub was flown 190 hours however in 1981 a second rebuild was begun On May 21 1982 the Standard Airworthishyness Certificate was again revoked On June 11 1991 the second rebuild was completed and a new Airworthishyness Certificate was issued On July 181991 the Cub was signed off for float operation on Aqua 1500 floats All covering is Stits HS90X with Stits Polytone finish Also installed were shoulder harnesses intercom and Mode C Transponder

Bob Ruffini enjoys the Cub more than ever these days be it on wheels or floats His latest project is a J-5 Cub Cruiser Stay tuned

Jack Thompsons Globe Swift

This very nice looking 1947 Globe GC-IB Swift N80563 SIN 66 is the pride and joy of Jack Thompson (EAA 426043 A IC 20172) of Hope Hull Alabama Jack bought the Swift in March of 93 from the previous owner William Hurley Montgomery AL who had owned the airplane for 25 years Unusual is the engine conversion to a Lycoming 0-290C of 125 hp with a fixed pitch metal prop Jack says the controls are very crisp and responsive and even his son who is an F-16 pilot admits the Swift is as close to a small fighter as you can get

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Ted Utess 1941 Piper J-SA Cub Cruiser

Recently restored from the ground up is this 1941 Piper J-5A NC35279 SIN 5-597 owned by Wm (Ted) Utess (EAA 399864 AIC 18619) of Three Mile Bay NY Ted reports the Cruiser is powered with a Contishynental C-85 without electrics however a King handshyheld radio is used with an external antenna In addishytion he installed original navigation lights and added a strobe for safety These are powered by a small wet cell battery that is kept charged with a solar panel in the hangar Covering was done with Ceconite 102 and Randolph products A total of 26 coats of dope were used with the finish coats in original Cruiser Orange and black trim Other amenities include chrome plated valve covers 24 inch numbers on the wings and a metal prop with a nicely done spinner that matches the nose of the J-5A cowling

Keeping kids motivated about anything other than video games or TV can someshytimes be a challenge to parents these days With so many distractions surrounding todays youngsters the simple pleasures of learning to do something with your mind and hands is sometimes lost Dusty Howell and his dad have found a way to get past the modern day distractions and accomplish a series ofgoals along the way a process that will continue for years to come Setting and achieving goals is an important lesson for all of us to learn and its especially significant to youngshysters - being able to work towards a dream and reach it with your own efforts is something that will stay with you for the rest ofyour life

Randy Howell (EAA 443361) of Byshyron CA must have been pretty excited that fall day in 1987 He became the fashyther of a baby boy a tiny little fellow he and his wife Marie named Dustin but everybody calls him Dusty It was a bit too cold and windy the day they brought Dusty home so his firs t ride in a vehicle was in a car instead of the airplane that Randy had planned but soon afterwa rd R andy had Dusty in the air and he has been flying with his dad ever since Now just a little over six years old Dusty has flown 226 hours Randy had a neat idea for his so n - as soon as he s tarted the young boy flying he started a logbook for him Each of the hours spent with his dad is carefully logged so that Dusty will be able to look back on the time spent with his dad

Dusty has not just been riding around with his fat her those 226 hours During the restoration of the Taylorcraft you see here Randy added a few things to make it possible for his son to completely control th e airplane Rudder pedal extensions were added to the left side controls and

he a lso built a specia l seat extens ion so that Dusty can see over the cowl at about the same he ight as a fully grown ad ult With his fat her a CFI sitting in the right seat Dusty can fly the Taylorcraft legally from the left seat whenever his dad says Want to go fly

Dusty also has the added knowledge he gained while his Taylorcraft was being reshystored - he go t to he lp In 1992 his dad and their friend Bonny Warner (see the accompanying sidebar) along with a coushyple more friends went on a restoration binge on the T-Craft Dusty helped whenshyever he was not in school zipping home to work on his airplane He was excited by th e whole idea of an a irpl ane in the garage and the fact that it was an airplane that he would be able to fly thrilled him

Randy mentioned that he took a bit of extra time during the restora tion to exshyplain things to Dusty and to allow him to do supervised tasks Sanding tubing and applying dope to the fabri c so the tapes could be applied were all part of the edushycation Dusty got as he and hi s friends watched the Taylorcraft go back together

The BC-12 that was restored came to the Howell s garage in a roundabout way as many restorations seem to begin Bonny Warner had bo ught the project back in 1990 intending to restore the airshyplane to fulfi ll a couple of goals Already a floatplane pilot she wanted an airplane of her own she could fly from her back yard and she wanted to restore the airshyplane herself to learn what makes an airshyplane tick

The a irpla ne had not been flown in nea rly 15 yea rs and was in bad need of major repairs Once based at the famous Kenmore Air H arbor in Seattle the Tayshylorcraft had led a hard life and the strucshyture showed signs of having aged beyond its years When it looked as though Bonny was going to have to move permanently to D e nve r CO she had to reconsider whether or not she would be able to comshyplete the airplane Rebuilding the T-Craft would be her first res toration and she knew it would require some reliance on her friends to help guide her through the intricacies of airplane rebuilding In the end she decided to sell it to Randy a fel-

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low United Airlines pilot and a f10atplane pilot who lived in the same housing develshyopment southeast of San Francisco Theyve flown together as the crew of a United 737 on occasion

Randy had been flying his Cessna 180 on amphibious floats for a number of years but felt that it would be too much airplane for his son to handle when he started to learn to fly The Taylorcraft was just the right amount of airplane though A deal was made and the project was moved to the Howell household

From the beginning Randy intended the Taylorcraft to be Dustys airplane As I mentioned before it would be the airshyplane he could use to learn to fly with and eventually it would be Dustys to take with him when he headed off to make his way in the world Even the N-number says just that - N93DH 93 for the year the restoration was done and DH for Dusty Howell

The rebuild of the BCS-12D was the first restoration by Randy and he also reshylied on the knowledge of his friends to help him with the process of putting the airplane back together As it turned out Bonny did not have to move to Denver and so she was one of the principle reshybuilders on the project Bonny Dusty and Randy all learned about the ins and outs

of rebuilding an airplane together along with the invaluable help provided by Sam Richardson an AI and airline pilot who supervised the rebuild of the Continental C-85 Another irreplaceable person durshying the rebuild was Bud Todd the gentleshyman who had started the Byron CA airshyport many years ago and is an accomplished AampP His help with the welding that had to be done on the fuseshylage was one of the tasks that was made possible with his experienced hand

Another resident of Discovery Bay the area Bonny and Randy reside in was also a big part of the restoration Ron Warren is a retired general contractor who had never been involved in the reshybuild of an airplane before but he was enshythusiastic about helping and since he was quite good with his hands Randy put him to work on the project He was there alshymost every day

There was no dilly-dallying during this project Work started the 1st of January and didnt stop until the end of April that same year April 24 1993 the T-Craft went into the water for the first time Beshyfore that could happen though a ton of work was packed into those four months

First off after the fabric was removed (a favorite task of 5-year-olds something I can attest to as well) the steel tubing in

the fuselage was tested To their dismay both lower longerons were found to be completely rotten with rust due to salt water totally ruining the bottom of each of the lower longerons Ron had a neat method for removing the old tubing using a ground down drill bit (Look for a short article on this method in next month s VINTAGE AIRPLANE) After removshying the old longerons Bud said yes to Randys request that he weld in the new steel Fortunately the rest of the steel tubing was in good shape and Randy and Dusty spent some time filling each tube with preservative oil Randy had decided to use the Cooper Superflite system to cover the airplane After the prep work was done he started by painting the fuseshylage structure with Superflite primer

The cowling also required some work with cracks welded and then ground down to a smooth finish or with patches backshying up the repaired area

The project came complete with a set of Edo 1320 floats but the keels on both floats had seen better days The tedious task of replacing both keels was accomshyplished then any corrosion on the floats was removed Finally the floats were treated with metal prep and alodined When everything was ready to be primed they coated the metal parts with primer

With the fuselage was ready to be put back together the wood stringers were reshyplaced along with the wood around the door jambs Fairleads were renewed and the airplane was quickly brought up to the stage where the covering would need to be applied

Randy and Bonny took a deep breath and tackled the covering in a two stretch that included 40 hours of work 20 on each day with about 4 hours of sleep in beshytween Because the final top coats should be applied within seven days they wanted to move quickly and were able to neatly complete the job in the time they had You can see in the photo that the covering and priming process took up all of the Howell household as well as the yard Even DustyS swingset and sandbox were pressed into service With everything covshyered and primed the final base coats of white Superflite Superthane were laid on A few days were taken to catch up on some much needed sleep and then the reshyassembly began

Since the airplane was a complete proshyject when it was started there were few parts that had to be searched out but work still remained to clean them up The instrument panel was painted with a crinshykle finish paint and the old but fully funcshytional instruments were installed A new set of upholstery was ordered and inshystalled with extra seat material used to cover DustyS booster seat

The unusual side stripes were thought up by Randy and Bonny - since he really

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Flies Them All by H G Frautschy

Just as this issue of VINTAGE AIRshyPLANE arrives in your mai lbox this month the Winter Olympics will have started in Lillehammer Norway As you peruse the pages of your magazine you may see a face that may be vaguely recogshynizable - that of Bonny Warner Luscombe and Taylorcraft pilot United Airlines first officer and retired Olympic luger Luge Its one of the events in the Olympics held on the bobsled tracks Single and twoshyperson teams rocket down the side of the mountain on small sleds reaching speeds near 80 mph The run is between 12 and 34 of a mile and as you can imagine a ride down the run requires all the skill and concentration one can muster

You may see Bonny during the te levishysion coverage of the Olympics - she is takshying a few weeks off from her airline job to work as an expert commentator on the Luge competition for CBS

As much as she enjoyed being a Luge competitor Bonny says it simply was not as much fun as flying She te lls the story of being a youngster 14 years old and having a speaker come to her school with an interesting idea He told the students that when he was young he made up a list of 100 things he wanted to do in his life Whether it was available to him or not at that time he wrote down everything he thought of Bonny wasnt sure she could come up with a hundred items but she had a few and she wrote them down The list included be in the Olympics work in television go to a good college build a

house and become a pilot One by one she h as p icked off her

goals but shes been happi ly surprised as to how things have worked out as time has progressed She attended Stanford Unishyversity in Ca lifornia studying broadcast journalism but she had already been bitshyten by the O lympics bug As a freshshyman college athlete Bonny had been seshylected in an essay contest r un by the magazine Runners World as one of the torch bearers for the 1980 winter Olympics in Lake Placid NY While in Lake Placid she saw the Luge competition in person and dec ided shed like to give it a try Training in Europe during the winter and attending college in between meant that the road to her degree was stretched out but she eventually did graduate and she landed a job as a reporter at a San Franshycisco television station

Working as a reporter was an excellent job but as she progressed in her flying earning her instrument commercial and flight instructor licenses Bonny discovshyered she preferred flying to television To the amazement of her friends and coshyworkers she quit her job at the TV station and went to work full time as a flight inshystructor

All during this time Bonny was going through the feast of working and then the famine of heading off to Europe for 5 months to train for the Luge Funding for training the team was in short supply in the early 80s when she started training in the sport which made it tough for Bonny

Olympic Luger and floatplane pilot Bonny Warner

and her teammates to make ends meet while they trained during the winter At first plane fare there and back was all they got but as the decade progressed more sponsorship has made it possible for the US Olympic Committee to just about fully fund the Luge teams training effort

A ll her hard work paid off though - she made the US Olympic team in 1984 and again in 88 competing in the games in Sarajevo Yugoslavia and then Calgary Alberta Canada (She placed sixth overall at Calgary one of only 2 Americans ever to finish in the top six spots in Olympic Luge competition)

Her big break in aviation came when she was hired as a flight engineer for United Airlines in 1990 United to their credit was willing to work with Bonny concerning her schedule relating to trainshying for the Olympics and so she was able to compete in the 1992 games in Alshybertvi lle France (As an aside there are only 2 Luge courses in North America shy

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Bonnys new airplane is this 1949 Luscombe SA on Edo 1320 floats She took this idyllic shot at Hunts Cove seaplane base on the banks of the Allegheny river in western Pennshy

Bonny and her friend Dusty Howell in the sylvania Bonny is offering dual instruction on floats with the Luscombe You can reach cockpit of the T -Craft they helped restore her at Discovery Seaplanes Byron CA 510634-3775

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Rollin Hatfield 1938 Taylorcrafl BC-66

One of the prettier pre-war Taylorshycrafts to grace the flightline at EAA Oshkosh 93 was NC21239 SIN 1029 reshystored and flown by Rollin Hatfield (EAA 302651 AC 14732) of Meridian Idaho This bright red with black trim TshyCraft ran off with the Runner-Up Trophy in the Bronze Age (1933-1941) category of the Antique awards The story about this airplane and its rebuilder Rollin Hatfield who recently retired at age 60 is unique

As a young lad Rollin enjoyed flying with his father who owned a 1939 Taylorshycraft BC-65 almost a mate to N21239 By the time Rollin reached 16 he was ready to solo (1949) and at age 17 he earned his Private license Rollin well remembers his father looking at two Taylorcrafts for sale in 1946 just after World War II One was a 193740 horsepower model at $300 and the other was a 193965 horsepower model at $400 As Rollin says Dad bought the BC-65 and I was excited

Called into service during the Korean War Rollin became an A amp P mechanic and following a stint with MorrisonshyKnudson Construction Co keeping their DC-3 in top shape he joined the Idaho National Guard and became a Mainteshynance Officer

Rollin spent 40 years serving in the Idaho National Guard before retirement however when he was about 45 years of age (1978) he stumbled on to an old TshyCraft crammed into a storage unit in Nampa ID Closer inspection revealed the pile of junk was a 1938 BC-65 Tayshylorcraft - nearly identical to his fathers old airplane A deal was struck and Rollin started hauling parts and pieces home The fuselage was the only part that would roll on its own wheels

The fuselage was stripped and sandshyblasted in the back yard before the primshying and steady rebuild began The previshyous owner had added a skylight D windows and a landing light in the wing These were unceremoniously removed A new instrument panel was made from flat aluminum by making a form from an old hardwood table leaf and slowly pounding the edges round like the original The beveled instrument holes were made with a micarta form - carefully placed on the hole - and then slammed with one blow from a (large) hammer Rollin emphashysized that one blow worked much better than a series of smaller blows

Locating the missing instruments one at a time proved to be a major task The toughest job was finding the large Stewart Warner tachometer that sits in the center of the panel It took eight years to locate

(Top) Four piece windshield narrow nose cowl and dual wingtanks are visible (Above) A fine craftsman Rollin Hatfield stands before his award-winning BC-65 (Above left) With cowling reshymoved and doors open the BC-65 is ready for the judges at EAA OSHKOSH 93 (Left) The large tach in the censhyter dominates the new instrushyment panel Note the typical large round control wheels of this 1938 model

one in New Hampshire All metal placshyards were accurately reproduced by Noel Allard of Chaska Minnesota (612-340shy4838) An original round control wheel was located in Portland W A which made a good pattern for Rollin to make a secshyond one from The wheel shafts were chrome plated and the wheels themselves were covered with sewn leather (a real touch of class)

A factory option in 1938 was a split seat that was trimmed in genuine leather A long search located an original one of these jewels in a chicken barn in Oklashyhoma - under layers and layers of chicken manure (quit laughing Charlie thats the cultured term) Rollin says the old seat made an excellent pattern for duplication albeit a bit sharp on the nostrils

The wings had to be dismantled with each part needing heIp The spars were in good shape and only needed varnish The ribs however were in dire need of much work wi th nearly every rib needing straightening Once the wings were reshyassembled new leading edges were fabrishycated from 00202024 T-3 aluminum and installed with the aid of some cleverly deshysigned leading edge clamps that Rollin

made up In addition all metal was reshyplaced in the two ailerons

The covering was done in Ceconite 102 using Grade A cotton tapes and butyrate dope Matching enamel was sprayed on all metal parts The finish is very nicely done and will turn a judges eye at 40 paces All lettering was done with stencils and sprayed on just as Taylorcraft did over 55 years ago

Being an A amp P mechanic Rollin overshyhauled the A65-8 Continental engine himshyself adding the drilled connecting rods of an A 75 and 100 oct valves - even though he runs the engine as an A65 The result is that it runs nicely on 100 octane fuel

The four-piece windshield common to the pre-war Taylorcrafts was made up from flat stock that was bent with heat The joints are covered with aluminum strips and fastened with many small screws Plexiglasreg didnt come along unshytil WW II so compound curves in the windshield were not available until the postwar aircraft were built

Once the T -Craft was all assembled and the engine run-in Rollin made the first flight on May 1 1988 approximately ten years after he purchased the pile of

junk in 1978 It was worth all the blood sweat and tears because the little twoshyplacer flew perfectly That summer Rollin and his lovely wife Mary took off a month and flew to the Watsonville CA airshow From there they flew to San Francisco and then east aLI the way across the country to Norfolk VA They also made the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alliance Ohio the big Oshkosh Fly-In and the Blakesburg Antique Fly-In Before going home to Idaho they flew to Evergreen WA Thats ocean to ocean with a 65 hp Taylorcraft navigating all the way by comshypass and maps

This was the third Oshkosh Antique award for Rollin and his neat looking Tayshylorcraft having previously won the Conshytemporary Age Runner-up in 1988 and the Contemporary Age Champion in 1990 Congratulations and best wishes are in orshyder for Rollin Hatfield who is now retired and has somehow managed to become a genuine airport bum - but you can be sure he is enjoying every minute Perhaps we should all extend a very special thanks to Rollins father who wisely plunked down $400 for a 39 Taylorcraft BC-65 way back in 1946 Isn t it amazing what it led to

The BC-12D Taylorcraft evolved from the pre-war BC-65 and all owe their beginnings to the creative genius of the talented lightshyplane designer C G Taylor The advent of the opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine such as the Continental Lycoming and Franklin really made C G Taylors designs reach their acme ofpopularity These airplanes were actually affordable to own and opershyate by the general populace Don Claude s BC-12D (below) owes a lot to its predecessor the pre-war BC-65 Note the Billowing fabric between the ribs quite typical of HS90X fabric Also visible is the slightly rounded look caused by the wider fuselage stringers

Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

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(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

20 FEBRUARY 1994

SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

New South Wales Australia N Challinor

Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

Mineral Wells TX James B Giltzow Roseland NJ Ronald Hahn La Salle IL Ralph F Hanson Erie CO Dennis M Harbin

Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

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looked at before covering There was surface corrosion on ribs and compression tubes (made of steel) We looked at the rib nails Many were re-inserted because they were covered with epoxy glue The new technique for unribbed nails is to put epoxy over them Check the tension on the tie rods We pluck each tie rod includshying those that go through the center of the fuel tank It should make a dull low bass note Our general observation of the compression fitting outboard was where it bolts to the front spar - it was not sandshyblasted or re-chromated at recover time

Epoxy varnish was slopped over the fittings right over the rust Typically the wood varnish was thinly applied in the 70s This causes longitudinal drying cracks from root to tip usually found on the outboard end of wing midway from top to bottom of spar Eventually a small crack leads to a large crack New varnish could have been added Varnish had dripped around the compression stud over old rust The bottom of the tie rods were rusty and condensation on the botshytom indicates it was not hangared for a long time

Spar compression failure problem was discussed in the newsletter before Look at the front spar outboard of the lift strut attach point There are 118 thick plyshywood reinforcing plates which end right beyond the next outboard rib In order to inspect for a compression failure you have to get a light on top of the spar beshyyond the rib That takes an outboard inshyspection hole The fact that there was no outboard inspection hole means that this airplane has not been checked for comshypression failures in the spars in important places since it was recovered Gee whiz

From the Twin Bonanza Association shyRichard Ward Ed - 616-279-2540

How would you like to have virtually every vinyl placarddecal you could ever imagine in order to give your old bird a new look

Mellissa one of the staff of Moody Graphics located in Florida did a tremendous amount of research so as to cover all of the inside and outside placshyards which might ever be needed to reshyvamp our various Twin Bonanza models I just received a complete set of placards which consisted of hundreds of high qualshyity colorful vinyl decals The cost of the complete set is $140 You may order dishyrectly from Moody Aero-Graphics 9740 SE 58th Ave P O Box 1359 Belleview FL 34421 - 800-245-2462

Thanks Melissa you done real good

From the Cessna 150-152 Club - Skip Carden Ed - 919-471-9492

First Aid Pouch There are severa l items that I believe everyone should carry

in their aircraft One is a fire extinshyguisher the others are a small tool kit and some type of first aid equipment The other day while I was strolling down the ais les of a local building supply store I came across a small first aid pouch I guess what attracted me to it was its comshypact size and the nylon zipper case The First Aid Pouch made by Eastern Safety Equipment Co Inc contains the followshying instant ice pack Tylenol two 2 X 3 pads two 1 X 3 bandages ten antiseptic wipes two iodine swabs two sting relief pads two ammonia inhalants and lip ointshyment burn cream All of this is packed in a small red pouch that weighs only a few ounces The best part is that the price ranges from $399 to $495 They are available at most home building supply dealers eg Lowes Builders Square Home Depot and Target If you cant find one contact Eastern Safety Equipshyment Co 59-20 56th Ave Maspeth NY 11378 or call 718-894-7900 and ask for Ann Beirne My advicego out and pick up one of these before the word gets out and the price goes up - Skip-

From the International Swift Association Inc - Charlie Nelson - 615-745-9547

Swift Main Gear Toe-In We have disshycovered by accident a very simple way to check the toe-in on our Swift First we have just received from Dennis Gehring White Bear Lake MN a very nice copy of his A frame shaped towbar built esshypecially for the Swift With a golf cart or garden tractor I can now solo thanks to Dennis move either the Buckaroo or Swift up and down the ramp into the mushyseum hangar This towbar attaches to the Swift via approximately 12 long 1-114 steel tube which has a collar machined to perfectly fit into the axle of the Swift gear The first attempt to use the towbar revealed the attach tube slid perfectly into the right gear but would not install into the left gear After removing the atshytach tube from the A frame it slipped into the left gear axle The answer was then very obvious with the extension of the tube the gear was obviously toed-in excessively and not aligning with the A frame With a longer tube used especially to check toe-in very slight amounts of toe-in could very easi ly be determined Adjustment of toe-in on the Swift can only be accomplished via installation or removal of washers at the center torque knees These washers must be over the steel sleeve bushings Here might be a good use for the AN4-15s we received in error If you use a longer bolt be sure to check for sufficient clearance through the main retract link during gear retraction Be cautious when disconnecting the torque knees on ELI gear while fully inshyflated - nothing else holds it together It could swarm on you Ive always been

told Swift ground handling improves with proper toe-in Well see my left gear is off a bunch Due to the necessity of re-inshyflating the ELI I havent adj usted it yet

International Cessna 120140 Assoc - Joy Warren Ed - Sec-Treas 319-377-3311

High Engine Oil Temperature - Bill Rhoades Tech Advisor The Cessna 120140140A was designed with a presshysure type cowling The air enters through a pair of large openings in front of the cylinders and is trapped in a box Air is only allowed to ex it this box through a path created by a set of engine baffles Cooling efficiency is determined by the amount of air in the pressure chamber that can be directed around the cylinders Bad seals around the top cowl doors back bulkhead or baffles will bleed off pressure chamber air Worn baffles will allow the air to be pulled away from the cylinder and reduce cooling On some of our aircraft there is a 1 tube (Part Numshyber 0450240) on the right side of the rear baffle This directs air from the pressure chamber down on the housing for the oil temperature bulb According to Cessna this is to reduce the indicated temperashyture to match the actual (engineering calishybrated) oil temperature

The source of heat in our Continental motor is of course created during the igshynitioncombustion cycle This heat drives the piston down turning the crankshaft which spins the prop Problems develop when that heat is allowed to escape past the piston rings into the crankcase First these combustion gases heat the oil that is on its way back to the sump and second it builds up a pressure inside the crankcase According to Continental the maximum crankcase pressure is 79 inches of water That is the same air pressure it takes to indicate 40 mph on the airspeed indicator - not much One of the by-products of over pressurization of the crankcase is blow-by As the air is rushing out the breather it is taking some of the oil vashypors with it The end result is a lower fuselage that will never corrode

Helpful Hints 1 Average oil temperature is lOOdegF

over outside temperature 2 Engine problems cause more overshy

heats than worn baffles 3 A new engine or freshly overhauled

one will use oil and have a higher oil temperature until the rings seat

4 Oil temperature gauges can be checked by placing the probe end in water at the boiling point It should read around 212degF

5 Install a blast tube if you don t have one

6 Think of installing an oil filter It will add a quart of oil to the system and reduce the temperature a little

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From the Pages ofAero 1910-1912-Part II

Theyear end report published by AERO magazine in 1911 estimated 300 aircraft had been constructed during the year The majority of these were done by amateur builders The Janshyuary 1912 issue of AERONAUTICS estimated that of 750 aeroplanes built during the year not more than 200 were constructed by concerns that could be considered as aeroplane manshyufacturers The number of engines sold totaled 425 This does not included those engines adapted from automobile use

Of the aircraft built by recognized manufacturers 105 were built for exshyhibit use 58 for private use and 11 sold to various govenments Exhibition use was a great way to spread knowledge of the emergent aircraft industry and both Curtiss and Wright had large teams

During 1911 a number of world records were broken in the United States Beachy made a record flight of 11642 feet in a Curtiss GW Beaty broke the world 2-man duration record by flying 3 hours 42 minutes 22 secshyonds in August 1911 A new duration record of of 4 hours 16 minutes 32 secshyonds was set in October by HW Gill in a Wright

This growth in aircraft in the United States showed a great growth in the concerns created to supply the bulders and operators needs Such concerns provided engines (see VINTAGE LITshyERATURE December 1993) proshypellers carburetors fabric wheels tires and other supplies

Businesses advertised their wares in the aviation magazines of the day the major ones of the 1910-1912 era being AERO published in St Louis AEROshyNAUTICS published in New York and FLYING the Bulletin of the Aero Club of America The following is a listing of some of the suppliers listed by type of products offered that had adshyvertised during 1910-1912 in the above listed publications

The list is organized by type of supply Ball Bearings RIV Co New York NY Bamboo J Deltour New York NY Carburetors AJ Meyers New York NY Marburg Brothers New York NY Fabric Goodyear Akron OH Baldwin New York NY CE Conover New York NY

Pennsylvania Rubber Co Pittsburg PA Wilson and Silsby Boston MA Glue Ambroid New York NY (a name still familiar and available 84 years later) Importers JS Bretz New York NY Instruction Chicago Technical College Instruments Warner Aero Meter Beloit WI Magnetos Simms New York NY Patent Attorneys Chas E Brock New York NY Aug P Jurgensen New York NY

E Ellis Chandlee Washinton DC CL Parker Washington DC Propellers Harris-Gassner Philadelphia PA P Brauner New York NY Paragon

Washington DC Requa-Gibson New York NY M Stupar Chicago IL Radiators EI Arco New York NY Supply Houses Aeronautic Supply Co St Louis MO California Aero San Francisco CA

Chicago Aero Works Chicago IL EJ Willis New York NY Tires Goodyear Akron OH BF Goodrich Akron OH Tubing Carran ampHathaway Worcester MA Wheels JA Weaver New York NY Tiger Cycles and Aeroplane New York NY Wire John Roebling Trenton NJ Scott Cadiz OH Wood Chicago Embossed Mldg Co Chicago IL WmP Youngs New York NY

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WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE RESTORING ----------------------------by Norm Petersen

Robert Schachts Ercoupe 415-D

This rather artistic Ercoupe 415-D N89331 SIN 3269 is the proud workmanship of Robert Schacht (EAA 428922 AC 20405) of OFallon MO It feashytures a Continental 0 -200 engine of 100 hp a 720 NavCom transponde rlencoder and the usua l inshystrumentation T he in terio r is done in shades of blue with black trim Robert says he spent about four months in his garage (with the wi ngs off) doshying the interior fancy paint scheme and polishing the alumi num The end resul t is an Eagle paint scheme complete with claws on the wheel pants Note the leading edge landing light in the left wing Robert reports the little two-placer draws attention wherever it goes

Kenny Bakers Ercoupe

The photo of this quite original Ercoupe 415-C N99007 SI N 1630 was sent in by owner Kenny Baker of Pan-A-Lake Illinois Notice the early Narco NavCom antenna behind the cockpit the sinshygle nose fork and the aileron balance under the wing Kenny s Ercoupe is one of 465 model 415-C Ercoupes remaining on the U S register

10 FEBRUARY 1994

Glenn Mittelstadts J-3 Cub

Pictured by his very original looking 1941 Piper 1-3 Cub N35870 SIN 6628 is owner Glen n Mittelstadt (EAA 356507 AC 19546) of Landrum Sc The Cub has just been tota ll y refurbished by Glenn and flies as good as it looks according to the owner The photo was contributed by Art Scammell (EAA 304783 AC 21087) of Campbellshysport WI a close friend of Glenns who says that Glenn used to live in Campbellsport before moving to Landrum Sc Besides being a Cub enthusiast (note the T-shirt in the photo) Glenn is also a hot air balloon enthusiast - when he is not flying the Cub (Many thanks Art for the photo)

Mike Tomans Taylorcraft BC-12D

Parked on some nice green grass on hi s fathers airstrip is Taylorcraft BC-12D N44039 SIN 9839 owned by Michael Toman (EAA 414378) of Painsville Ohio Mike purchased the T-Craft from an airline pilot in 1991 It has 1100 hours total time airframe and engine with the original Continental A-65 still equipped with the original Case magnetos Mike reports he disassembled the engine and replaced all gaskets rebuilt the carshyburetor and after three months of searching for parts rebuilt the two Case mags He has also rebuilt the wheels and fuel system and replaced the bungee cords in the landing gear Other feashytures on the bright red T-Craft are a metal McCauley propeller and a set of nice looking wheel fenders Mike says the T-Craft has spent its entire life in Ohio He and the airp lane attended the 1993 Taylorcraft Fly-In at Barber Field

Steve Zellers Luscombe 8C

Pictured by his totally rebuilt Luscombe is Steve Zeller (EAA 325644 AIC 18133) of Alpharetta Georshygia The Luscombe 8C N28782 SIN 1543 is a 1940 model being one of just 57 8Cs remaining on the FAA register Steve bought the badly bent airplane followshying a ground-loop and rollover in 1991 Two years 2000 hours and many dollars later this is what she looks like The first flight was on December 51993 and all went well The Luscombe indicates 110 mph at 2300 rpm and will do nearly 120 mph flat out with its Continental C85-12 engine and a 71 X 52 cruise prop Note the added glass in the lower doors the Scott 3200 tailwheel and the parachute on Steves tender body

David Zambranos Boeing Stearman E75

This picture of a totally restored Stearman XB-KIS SIN avionics including nav-com transponder and voice activated 75-5460 was sent in by owner David G Zambrano V (EAA intercom David is wisely taking instruction in the art of flyshy442467) of San Pedro Mexico Purchased from a Mexican ing the Stearman and hopes to one day attend a school for crop dusting operation in 1988 the Stearman was restored aerobatics This particular Stearman was featured in a Mexishyover a 3-12 year period by David along with help from three can movie (Ando Volando Bajo which means Im Flying full-time mechanics Almost everything is new except the Low) back in 1952 David also enclosed a complete military fuselage frame and the 300 hp Lycoming R-680 engine The history of his Stearman when it was a PT-13D in the U S cockpits feature black leather interiors and digital Terra Army Air Corps until being mustered out in June of 1949

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These photos of a 1940 Piper J-3Fshy65 Cub NC35052 SIN 6059 were sent in by owner Bob Ruffini (EAA78135 AIC 17676) of Birmingham MI who recently restored the Cub for the secshyond time It is one of 157 J-3F-65 modshyels remaining on the US register The history of the Cub is unique in that it was constructed on December 191940 and signed off by Piper Airshycraft on December 261940 It spent its early life in Detroit MI including having all original logs and documents stolen from the airplane on June 18 1943 On Nov 12 1944 it was crash landed with damage to the gear and fuselage On June 51948 it was sold

Bob Ruffinis J-3 Cub

to Donald Kibby of Ferndale Ml It was completely disassembled and stored in his garage In 1962 Don Kibby let Bob Ruffini look at the pieces in his garage and basement In 1970 the Certificate of Registration was revoked In 1971 Kibby gave the entire airplane to Bob Ruffini as he was the only person to ever show an interest in the Cub With the old fuseshylage rusted a replacement fuselage was located in 1973 hanging in a barn in Mt Pleasant Ml In 1974 the Aero Mechanics High School at Detroit City Airport began a total restoration with a C-85-12 engine replacing the original Franklin 65 From 1976 to 1980 the

Cub was flown 190 hours however in 1981 a second rebuild was begun On May 21 1982 the Standard Airworthishyness Certificate was again revoked On June 11 1991 the second rebuild was completed and a new Airworthishyness Certificate was issued On July 181991 the Cub was signed off for float operation on Aqua 1500 floats All covering is Stits HS90X with Stits Polytone finish Also installed were shoulder harnesses intercom and Mode C Transponder

Bob Ruffini enjoys the Cub more than ever these days be it on wheels or floats His latest project is a J-5 Cub Cruiser Stay tuned

Jack Thompsons Globe Swift

This very nice looking 1947 Globe GC-IB Swift N80563 SIN 66 is the pride and joy of Jack Thompson (EAA 426043 A IC 20172) of Hope Hull Alabama Jack bought the Swift in March of 93 from the previous owner William Hurley Montgomery AL who had owned the airplane for 25 years Unusual is the engine conversion to a Lycoming 0-290C of 125 hp with a fixed pitch metal prop Jack says the controls are very crisp and responsive and even his son who is an F-16 pilot admits the Swift is as close to a small fighter as you can get

12 FEBRUARY 1994

Ted Utess 1941 Piper J-SA Cub Cruiser

Recently restored from the ground up is this 1941 Piper J-5A NC35279 SIN 5-597 owned by Wm (Ted) Utess (EAA 399864 AIC 18619) of Three Mile Bay NY Ted reports the Cruiser is powered with a Contishynental C-85 without electrics however a King handshyheld radio is used with an external antenna In addishytion he installed original navigation lights and added a strobe for safety These are powered by a small wet cell battery that is kept charged with a solar panel in the hangar Covering was done with Ceconite 102 and Randolph products A total of 26 coats of dope were used with the finish coats in original Cruiser Orange and black trim Other amenities include chrome plated valve covers 24 inch numbers on the wings and a metal prop with a nicely done spinner that matches the nose of the J-5A cowling

Keeping kids motivated about anything other than video games or TV can someshytimes be a challenge to parents these days With so many distractions surrounding todays youngsters the simple pleasures of learning to do something with your mind and hands is sometimes lost Dusty Howell and his dad have found a way to get past the modern day distractions and accomplish a series ofgoals along the way a process that will continue for years to come Setting and achieving goals is an important lesson for all of us to learn and its especially significant to youngshysters - being able to work towards a dream and reach it with your own efforts is something that will stay with you for the rest ofyour life

Randy Howell (EAA 443361) of Byshyron CA must have been pretty excited that fall day in 1987 He became the fashyther of a baby boy a tiny little fellow he and his wife Marie named Dustin but everybody calls him Dusty It was a bit too cold and windy the day they brought Dusty home so his firs t ride in a vehicle was in a car instead of the airplane that Randy had planned but soon afterwa rd R andy had Dusty in the air and he has been flying with his dad ever since Now just a little over six years old Dusty has flown 226 hours Randy had a neat idea for his so n - as soon as he s tarted the young boy flying he started a logbook for him Each of the hours spent with his dad is carefully logged so that Dusty will be able to look back on the time spent with his dad

Dusty has not just been riding around with his fat her those 226 hours During the restoration of the Taylorcraft you see here Randy added a few things to make it possible for his son to completely control th e airplane Rudder pedal extensions were added to the left side controls and

he a lso built a specia l seat extens ion so that Dusty can see over the cowl at about the same he ight as a fully grown ad ult With his fat her a CFI sitting in the right seat Dusty can fly the Taylorcraft legally from the left seat whenever his dad says Want to go fly

Dusty also has the added knowledge he gained while his Taylorcraft was being reshystored - he go t to he lp In 1992 his dad and their friend Bonny Warner (see the accompanying sidebar) along with a coushyple more friends went on a restoration binge on the T-Craft Dusty helped whenshyever he was not in school zipping home to work on his airplane He was excited by th e whole idea of an a irpl ane in the garage and the fact that it was an airplane that he would be able to fly thrilled him

Randy mentioned that he took a bit of extra time during the restora tion to exshyplain things to Dusty and to allow him to do supervised tasks Sanding tubing and applying dope to the fabri c so the tapes could be applied were all part of the edushycation Dusty got as he and hi s friends watched the Taylorcraft go back together

The BC-12 that was restored came to the Howell s garage in a roundabout way as many restorations seem to begin Bonny Warner had bo ught the project back in 1990 intending to restore the airshyplane to fulfi ll a couple of goals Already a floatplane pilot she wanted an airplane of her own she could fly from her back yard and she wanted to restore the airshyplane herself to learn what makes an airshyplane tick

The a irpla ne had not been flown in nea rly 15 yea rs and was in bad need of major repairs Once based at the famous Kenmore Air H arbor in Seattle the Tayshylorcraft had led a hard life and the strucshyture showed signs of having aged beyond its years When it looked as though Bonny was going to have to move permanently to D e nve r CO she had to reconsider whether or not she would be able to comshyplete the airplane Rebuilding the T-Craft would be her first res toration and she knew it would require some reliance on her friends to help guide her through the intricacies of airplane rebuilding In the end she decided to sell it to Randy a fel-

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low United Airlines pilot and a f10atplane pilot who lived in the same housing develshyopment southeast of San Francisco Theyve flown together as the crew of a United 737 on occasion

Randy had been flying his Cessna 180 on amphibious floats for a number of years but felt that it would be too much airplane for his son to handle when he started to learn to fly The Taylorcraft was just the right amount of airplane though A deal was made and the project was moved to the Howell household

From the beginning Randy intended the Taylorcraft to be Dustys airplane As I mentioned before it would be the airshyplane he could use to learn to fly with and eventually it would be Dustys to take with him when he headed off to make his way in the world Even the N-number says just that - N93DH 93 for the year the restoration was done and DH for Dusty Howell

The rebuild of the BCS-12D was the first restoration by Randy and he also reshylied on the knowledge of his friends to help him with the process of putting the airplane back together As it turned out Bonny did not have to move to Denver and so she was one of the principle reshybuilders on the project Bonny Dusty and Randy all learned about the ins and outs

of rebuilding an airplane together along with the invaluable help provided by Sam Richardson an AI and airline pilot who supervised the rebuild of the Continental C-85 Another irreplaceable person durshying the rebuild was Bud Todd the gentleshyman who had started the Byron CA airshyport many years ago and is an accomplished AampP His help with the welding that had to be done on the fuseshylage was one of the tasks that was made possible with his experienced hand

Another resident of Discovery Bay the area Bonny and Randy reside in was also a big part of the restoration Ron Warren is a retired general contractor who had never been involved in the reshybuild of an airplane before but he was enshythusiastic about helping and since he was quite good with his hands Randy put him to work on the project He was there alshymost every day

There was no dilly-dallying during this project Work started the 1st of January and didnt stop until the end of April that same year April 24 1993 the T-Craft went into the water for the first time Beshyfore that could happen though a ton of work was packed into those four months

First off after the fabric was removed (a favorite task of 5-year-olds something I can attest to as well) the steel tubing in

the fuselage was tested To their dismay both lower longerons were found to be completely rotten with rust due to salt water totally ruining the bottom of each of the lower longerons Ron had a neat method for removing the old tubing using a ground down drill bit (Look for a short article on this method in next month s VINTAGE AIRPLANE) After removshying the old longerons Bud said yes to Randys request that he weld in the new steel Fortunately the rest of the steel tubing was in good shape and Randy and Dusty spent some time filling each tube with preservative oil Randy had decided to use the Cooper Superflite system to cover the airplane After the prep work was done he started by painting the fuseshylage structure with Superflite primer

The cowling also required some work with cracks welded and then ground down to a smooth finish or with patches backshying up the repaired area

The project came complete with a set of Edo 1320 floats but the keels on both floats had seen better days The tedious task of replacing both keels was accomshyplished then any corrosion on the floats was removed Finally the floats were treated with metal prep and alodined When everything was ready to be primed they coated the metal parts with primer

With the fuselage was ready to be put back together the wood stringers were reshyplaced along with the wood around the door jambs Fairleads were renewed and the airplane was quickly brought up to the stage where the covering would need to be applied

Randy and Bonny took a deep breath and tackled the covering in a two stretch that included 40 hours of work 20 on each day with about 4 hours of sleep in beshytween Because the final top coats should be applied within seven days they wanted to move quickly and were able to neatly complete the job in the time they had You can see in the photo that the covering and priming process took up all of the Howell household as well as the yard Even DustyS swingset and sandbox were pressed into service With everything covshyered and primed the final base coats of white Superflite Superthane were laid on A few days were taken to catch up on some much needed sleep and then the reshyassembly began

Since the airplane was a complete proshyject when it was started there were few parts that had to be searched out but work still remained to clean them up The instrument panel was painted with a crinshykle finish paint and the old but fully funcshytional instruments were installed A new set of upholstery was ordered and inshystalled with extra seat material used to cover DustyS booster seat

The unusual side stripes were thought up by Randy and Bonny - since he really

(Continued on page 23)

14 FEBRUARY 1994

Flies Them All by H G Frautschy

Just as this issue of VINTAGE AIRshyPLANE arrives in your mai lbox this month the Winter Olympics will have started in Lillehammer Norway As you peruse the pages of your magazine you may see a face that may be vaguely recogshynizable - that of Bonny Warner Luscombe and Taylorcraft pilot United Airlines first officer and retired Olympic luger Luge Its one of the events in the Olympics held on the bobsled tracks Single and twoshyperson teams rocket down the side of the mountain on small sleds reaching speeds near 80 mph The run is between 12 and 34 of a mile and as you can imagine a ride down the run requires all the skill and concentration one can muster

You may see Bonny during the te levishysion coverage of the Olympics - she is takshying a few weeks off from her airline job to work as an expert commentator on the Luge competition for CBS

As much as she enjoyed being a Luge competitor Bonny says it simply was not as much fun as flying She te lls the story of being a youngster 14 years old and having a speaker come to her school with an interesting idea He told the students that when he was young he made up a list of 100 things he wanted to do in his life Whether it was available to him or not at that time he wrote down everything he thought of Bonny wasnt sure she could come up with a hundred items but she had a few and she wrote them down The list included be in the Olympics work in television go to a good college build a

house and become a pilot One by one she h as p icked off her

goals but shes been happi ly surprised as to how things have worked out as time has progressed She attended Stanford Unishyversity in Ca lifornia studying broadcast journalism but she had already been bitshyten by the O lympics bug As a freshshyman college athlete Bonny had been seshylected in an essay contest r un by the magazine Runners World as one of the torch bearers for the 1980 winter Olympics in Lake Placid NY While in Lake Placid she saw the Luge competition in person and dec ided shed like to give it a try Training in Europe during the winter and attending college in between meant that the road to her degree was stretched out but she eventually did graduate and she landed a job as a reporter at a San Franshycisco television station

Working as a reporter was an excellent job but as she progressed in her flying earning her instrument commercial and flight instructor licenses Bonny discovshyered she preferred flying to television To the amazement of her friends and coshyworkers she quit her job at the TV station and went to work full time as a flight inshystructor

All during this time Bonny was going through the feast of working and then the famine of heading off to Europe for 5 months to train for the Luge Funding for training the team was in short supply in the early 80s when she started training in the sport which made it tough for Bonny

Olympic Luger and floatplane pilot Bonny Warner

and her teammates to make ends meet while they trained during the winter At first plane fare there and back was all they got but as the decade progressed more sponsorship has made it possible for the US Olympic Committee to just about fully fund the Luge teams training effort

A ll her hard work paid off though - she made the US Olympic team in 1984 and again in 88 competing in the games in Sarajevo Yugoslavia and then Calgary Alberta Canada (She placed sixth overall at Calgary one of only 2 Americans ever to finish in the top six spots in Olympic Luge competition)

Her big break in aviation came when she was hired as a flight engineer for United Airlines in 1990 United to their credit was willing to work with Bonny concerning her schedule relating to trainshying for the Olympics and so she was able to compete in the 1992 games in Alshybertvi lle France (As an aside there are only 2 Luge courses in North America shy

(Continued on page 23)

Bonnys new airplane is this 1949 Luscombe SA on Edo 1320 floats She took this idyllic shot at Hunts Cove seaplane base on the banks of the Allegheny river in western Pennshy

Bonny and her friend Dusty Howell in the sylvania Bonny is offering dual instruction on floats with the Luscombe You can reach cockpit of the T -Craft they helped restore her at Discovery Seaplanes Byron CA 510634-3775

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Rollin Hatfield 1938 Taylorcrafl BC-66

One of the prettier pre-war Taylorshycrafts to grace the flightline at EAA Oshkosh 93 was NC21239 SIN 1029 reshystored and flown by Rollin Hatfield (EAA 302651 AC 14732) of Meridian Idaho This bright red with black trim TshyCraft ran off with the Runner-Up Trophy in the Bronze Age (1933-1941) category of the Antique awards The story about this airplane and its rebuilder Rollin Hatfield who recently retired at age 60 is unique

As a young lad Rollin enjoyed flying with his father who owned a 1939 Taylorshycraft BC-65 almost a mate to N21239 By the time Rollin reached 16 he was ready to solo (1949) and at age 17 he earned his Private license Rollin well remembers his father looking at two Taylorcrafts for sale in 1946 just after World War II One was a 193740 horsepower model at $300 and the other was a 193965 horsepower model at $400 As Rollin says Dad bought the BC-65 and I was excited

Called into service during the Korean War Rollin became an A amp P mechanic and following a stint with MorrisonshyKnudson Construction Co keeping their DC-3 in top shape he joined the Idaho National Guard and became a Mainteshynance Officer

Rollin spent 40 years serving in the Idaho National Guard before retirement however when he was about 45 years of age (1978) he stumbled on to an old TshyCraft crammed into a storage unit in Nampa ID Closer inspection revealed the pile of junk was a 1938 BC-65 Tayshylorcraft - nearly identical to his fathers old airplane A deal was struck and Rollin started hauling parts and pieces home The fuselage was the only part that would roll on its own wheels

The fuselage was stripped and sandshyblasted in the back yard before the primshying and steady rebuild began The previshyous owner had added a skylight D windows and a landing light in the wing These were unceremoniously removed A new instrument panel was made from flat aluminum by making a form from an old hardwood table leaf and slowly pounding the edges round like the original The beveled instrument holes were made with a micarta form - carefully placed on the hole - and then slammed with one blow from a (large) hammer Rollin emphashysized that one blow worked much better than a series of smaller blows

Locating the missing instruments one at a time proved to be a major task The toughest job was finding the large Stewart Warner tachometer that sits in the center of the panel It took eight years to locate

(Top) Four piece windshield narrow nose cowl and dual wingtanks are visible (Above) A fine craftsman Rollin Hatfield stands before his award-winning BC-65 (Above left) With cowling reshymoved and doors open the BC-65 is ready for the judges at EAA OSHKOSH 93 (Left) The large tach in the censhyter dominates the new instrushyment panel Note the typical large round control wheels of this 1938 model

one in New Hampshire All metal placshyards were accurately reproduced by Noel Allard of Chaska Minnesota (612-340shy4838) An original round control wheel was located in Portland W A which made a good pattern for Rollin to make a secshyond one from The wheel shafts were chrome plated and the wheels themselves were covered with sewn leather (a real touch of class)

A factory option in 1938 was a split seat that was trimmed in genuine leather A long search located an original one of these jewels in a chicken barn in Oklashyhoma - under layers and layers of chicken manure (quit laughing Charlie thats the cultured term) Rollin says the old seat made an excellent pattern for duplication albeit a bit sharp on the nostrils

The wings had to be dismantled with each part needing heIp The spars were in good shape and only needed varnish The ribs however were in dire need of much work wi th nearly every rib needing straightening Once the wings were reshyassembled new leading edges were fabrishycated from 00202024 T-3 aluminum and installed with the aid of some cleverly deshysigned leading edge clamps that Rollin

made up In addition all metal was reshyplaced in the two ailerons

The covering was done in Ceconite 102 using Grade A cotton tapes and butyrate dope Matching enamel was sprayed on all metal parts The finish is very nicely done and will turn a judges eye at 40 paces All lettering was done with stencils and sprayed on just as Taylorcraft did over 55 years ago

Being an A amp P mechanic Rollin overshyhauled the A65-8 Continental engine himshyself adding the drilled connecting rods of an A 75 and 100 oct valves - even though he runs the engine as an A65 The result is that it runs nicely on 100 octane fuel

The four-piece windshield common to the pre-war Taylorcrafts was made up from flat stock that was bent with heat The joints are covered with aluminum strips and fastened with many small screws Plexiglasreg didnt come along unshytil WW II so compound curves in the windshield were not available until the postwar aircraft were built

Once the T -Craft was all assembled and the engine run-in Rollin made the first flight on May 1 1988 approximately ten years after he purchased the pile of

junk in 1978 It was worth all the blood sweat and tears because the little twoshyplacer flew perfectly That summer Rollin and his lovely wife Mary took off a month and flew to the Watsonville CA airshow From there they flew to San Francisco and then east aLI the way across the country to Norfolk VA They also made the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alliance Ohio the big Oshkosh Fly-In and the Blakesburg Antique Fly-In Before going home to Idaho they flew to Evergreen WA Thats ocean to ocean with a 65 hp Taylorcraft navigating all the way by comshypass and maps

This was the third Oshkosh Antique award for Rollin and his neat looking Tayshylorcraft having previously won the Conshytemporary Age Runner-up in 1988 and the Contemporary Age Champion in 1990 Congratulations and best wishes are in orshyder for Rollin Hatfield who is now retired and has somehow managed to become a genuine airport bum - but you can be sure he is enjoying every minute Perhaps we should all extend a very special thanks to Rollins father who wisely plunked down $400 for a 39 Taylorcraft BC-65 way back in 1946 Isn t it amazing what it led to

The BC-12D Taylorcraft evolved from the pre-war BC-65 and all owe their beginnings to the creative genius of the talented lightshyplane designer C G Taylor The advent of the opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine such as the Continental Lycoming and Franklin really made C G Taylors designs reach their acme ofpopularity These airplanes were actually affordable to own and opershyate by the general populace Don Claude s BC-12D (below) owes a lot to its predecessor the pre-war BC-65 Note the Billowing fabric between the ribs quite typical of HS90X fabric Also visible is the slightly rounded look caused by the wider fuselage stringers

Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

(Continued on page 26)

(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

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SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

New South Wales Australia N Challinor

Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

Mineral Wells TX James B Giltzow Roseland NJ Ronald Hahn La Salle IL Ralph F Hanson Erie CO Dennis M Harbin

Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

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From the Pages ofAero 1910-1912-Part II

Theyear end report published by AERO magazine in 1911 estimated 300 aircraft had been constructed during the year The majority of these were done by amateur builders The Janshyuary 1912 issue of AERONAUTICS estimated that of 750 aeroplanes built during the year not more than 200 were constructed by concerns that could be considered as aeroplane manshyufacturers The number of engines sold totaled 425 This does not included those engines adapted from automobile use

Of the aircraft built by recognized manufacturers 105 were built for exshyhibit use 58 for private use and 11 sold to various govenments Exhibition use was a great way to spread knowledge of the emergent aircraft industry and both Curtiss and Wright had large teams

During 1911 a number of world records were broken in the United States Beachy made a record flight of 11642 feet in a Curtiss GW Beaty broke the world 2-man duration record by flying 3 hours 42 minutes 22 secshyonds in August 1911 A new duration record of of 4 hours 16 minutes 32 secshyonds was set in October by HW Gill in a Wright

This growth in aircraft in the United States showed a great growth in the concerns created to supply the bulders and operators needs Such concerns provided engines (see VINTAGE LITshyERATURE December 1993) proshypellers carburetors fabric wheels tires and other supplies

Businesses advertised their wares in the aviation magazines of the day the major ones of the 1910-1912 era being AERO published in St Louis AEROshyNAUTICS published in New York and FLYING the Bulletin of the Aero Club of America The following is a listing of some of the suppliers listed by type of products offered that had adshyvertised during 1910-1912 in the above listed publications

The list is organized by type of supply Ball Bearings RIV Co New York NY Bamboo J Deltour New York NY Carburetors AJ Meyers New York NY Marburg Brothers New York NY Fabric Goodyear Akron OH Baldwin New York NY CE Conover New York NY

Pennsylvania Rubber Co Pittsburg PA Wilson and Silsby Boston MA Glue Ambroid New York NY (a name still familiar and available 84 years later) Importers JS Bretz New York NY Instruction Chicago Technical College Instruments Warner Aero Meter Beloit WI Magnetos Simms New York NY Patent Attorneys Chas E Brock New York NY Aug P Jurgensen New York NY

E Ellis Chandlee Washinton DC CL Parker Washington DC Propellers Harris-Gassner Philadelphia PA P Brauner New York NY Paragon

Washington DC Requa-Gibson New York NY M Stupar Chicago IL Radiators EI Arco New York NY Supply Houses Aeronautic Supply Co St Louis MO California Aero San Francisco CA

Chicago Aero Works Chicago IL EJ Willis New York NY Tires Goodyear Akron OH BF Goodrich Akron OH Tubing Carran ampHathaway Worcester MA Wheels JA Weaver New York NY Tiger Cycles and Aeroplane New York NY Wire John Roebling Trenton NJ Scott Cadiz OH Wood Chicago Embossed Mldg Co Chicago IL WmP Youngs New York NY

You will notice that the greatest number of suppliers were located in New York City (17 of 34) The following advertisments were taken from the pages of AERO for the years 1910-1912

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Goodyear Aerop la ne Ti res are the li ghtes t aeroplane tires mauu(actu led considering size They combine greatest possible resiliency with extra tough tread- hence hard to puncture

Judge the Goodyear by the fact that t hese aviators have equ ipped their ow n mach ines with it Capt T hos Baldwin Cha rles K H amilton and all of Moisants crew of international aviators J A D McCurdy Clifford B Harmon Harkness Wilcox and scores of other famous American and [01 shy

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Dampneu and cold above the earth C4useJ shrinlcing of the wings of aeroplanes when built of plain varnished or treated fabria This is followed by stretching which leaves the doth Rapping cuts down peed nnd is the DANGER SIGNAL

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WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE RESTORING ----------------------------by Norm Petersen

Robert Schachts Ercoupe 415-D

This rather artistic Ercoupe 415-D N89331 SIN 3269 is the proud workmanship of Robert Schacht (EAA 428922 AC 20405) of OFallon MO It feashytures a Continental 0 -200 engine of 100 hp a 720 NavCom transponde rlencoder and the usua l inshystrumentation T he in terio r is done in shades of blue with black trim Robert says he spent about four months in his garage (with the wi ngs off) doshying the interior fancy paint scheme and polishing the alumi num The end resul t is an Eagle paint scheme complete with claws on the wheel pants Note the leading edge landing light in the left wing Robert reports the little two-placer draws attention wherever it goes

Kenny Bakers Ercoupe

The photo of this quite original Ercoupe 415-C N99007 SI N 1630 was sent in by owner Kenny Baker of Pan-A-Lake Illinois Notice the early Narco NavCom antenna behind the cockpit the sinshygle nose fork and the aileron balance under the wing Kenny s Ercoupe is one of 465 model 415-C Ercoupes remaining on the U S register

10 FEBRUARY 1994

Glenn Mittelstadts J-3 Cub

Pictured by his very original looking 1941 Piper 1-3 Cub N35870 SIN 6628 is owner Glen n Mittelstadt (EAA 356507 AC 19546) of Landrum Sc The Cub has just been tota ll y refurbished by Glenn and flies as good as it looks according to the owner The photo was contributed by Art Scammell (EAA 304783 AC 21087) of Campbellshysport WI a close friend of Glenns who says that Glenn used to live in Campbellsport before moving to Landrum Sc Besides being a Cub enthusiast (note the T-shirt in the photo) Glenn is also a hot air balloon enthusiast - when he is not flying the Cub (Many thanks Art for the photo)

Mike Tomans Taylorcraft BC-12D

Parked on some nice green grass on hi s fathers airstrip is Taylorcraft BC-12D N44039 SIN 9839 owned by Michael Toman (EAA 414378) of Painsville Ohio Mike purchased the T-Craft from an airline pilot in 1991 It has 1100 hours total time airframe and engine with the original Continental A-65 still equipped with the original Case magnetos Mike reports he disassembled the engine and replaced all gaskets rebuilt the carshyburetor and after three months of searching for parts rebuilt the two Case mags He has also rebuilt the wheels and fuel system and replaced the bungee cords in the landing gear Other feashytures on the bright red T-Craft are a metal McCauley propeller and a set of nice looking wheel fenders Mike says the T-Craft has spent its entire life in Ohio He and the airp lane attended the 1993 Taylorcraft Fly-In at Barber Field

Steve Zellers Luscombe 8C

Pictured by his totally rebuilt Luscombe is Steve Zeller (EAA 325644 AIC 18133) of Alpharetta Georshygia The Luscombe 8C N28782 SIN 1543 is a 1940 model being one of just 57 8Cs remaining on the FAA register Steve bought the badly bent airplane followshying a ground-loop and rollover in 1991 Two years 2000 hours and many dollars later this is what she looks like The first flight was on December 51993 and all went well The Luscombe indicates 110 mph at 2300 rpm and will do nearly 120 mph flat out with its Continental C85-12 engine and a 71 X 52 cruise prop Note the added glass in the lower doors the Scott 3200 tailwheel and the parachute on Steves tender body

David Zambranos Boeing Stearman E75

This picture of a totally restored Stearman XB-KIS SIN avionics including nav-com transponder and voice activated 75-5460 was sent in by owner David G Zambrano V (EAA intercom David is wisely taking instruction in the art of flyshy442467) of San Pedro Mexico Purchased from a Mexican ing the Stearman and hopes to one day attend a school for crop dusting operation in 1988 the Stearman was restored aerobatics This particular Stearman was featured in a Mexishyover a 3-12 year period by David along with help from three can movie (Ando Volando Bajo which means Im Flying full-time mechanics Almost everything is new except the Low) back in 1952 David also enclosed a complete military fuselage frame and the 300 hp Lycoming R-680 engine The history of his Stearman when it was a PT-13D in the U S cockpits feature black leather interiors and digital Terra Army Air Corps until being mustered out in June of 1949

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These photos of a 1940 Piper J-3Fshy65 Cub NC35052 SIN 6059 were sent in by owner Bob Ruffini (EAA78135 AIC 17676) of Birmingham MI who recently restored the Cub for the secshyond time It is one of 157 J-3F-65 modshyels remaining on the US register The history of the Cub is unique in that it was constructed on December 191940 and signed off by Piper Airshycraft on December 261940 It spent its early life in Detroit MI including having all original logs and documents stolen from the airplane on June 18 1943 On Nov 12 1944 it was crash landed with damage to the gear and fuselage On June 51948 it was sold

Bob Ruffinis J-3 Cub

to Donald Kibby of Ferndale Ml It was completely disassembled and stored in his garage In 1962 Don Kibby let Bob Ruffini look at the pieces in his garage and basement In 1970 the Certificate of Registration was revoked In 1971 Kibby gave the entire airplane to Bob Ruffini as he was the only person to ever show an interest in the Cub With the old fuseshylage rusted a replacement fuselage was located in 1973 hanging in a barn in Mt Pleasant Ml In 1974 the Aero Mechanics High School at Detroit City Airport began a total restoration with a C-85-12 engine replacing the original Franklin 65 From 1976 to 1980 the

Cub was flown 190 hours however in 1981 a second rebuild was begun On May 21 1982 the Standard Airworthishyness Certificate was again revoked On June 11 1991 the second rebuild was completed and a new Airworthishyness Certificate was issued On July 181991 the Cub was signed off for float operation on Aqua 1500 floats All covering is Stits HS90X with Stits Polytone finish Also installed were shoulder harnesses intercom and Mode C Transponder

Bob Ruffini enjoys the Cub more than ever these days be it on wheels or floats His latest project is a J-5 Cub Cruiser Stay tuned

Jack Thompsons Globe Swift

This very nice looking 1947 Globe GC-IB Swift N80563 SIN 66 is the pride and joy of Jack Thompson (EAA 426043 A IC 20172) of Hope Hull Alabama Jack bought the Swift in March of 93 from the previous owner William Hurley Montgomery AL who had owned the airplane for 25 years Unusual is the engine conversion to a Lycoming 0-290C of 125 hp with a fixed pitch metal prop Jack says the controls are very crisp and responsive and even his son who is an F-16 pilot admits the Swift is as close to a small fighter as you can get

12 FEBRUARY 1994

Ted Utess 1941 Piper J-SA Cub Cruiser

Recently restored from the ground up is this 1941 Piper J-5A NC35279 SIN 5-597 owned by Wm (Ted) Utess (EAA 399864 AIC 18619) of Three Mile Bay NY Ted reports the Cruiser is powered with a Contishynental C-85 without electrics however a King handshyheld radio is used with an external antenna In addishytion he installed original navigation lights and added a strobe for safety These are powered by a small wet cell battery that is kept charged with a solar panel in the hangar Covering was done with Ceconite 102 and Randolph products A total of 26 coats of dope were used with the finish coats in original Cruiser Orange and black trim Other amenities include chrome plated valve covers 24 inch numbers on the wings and a metal prop with a nicely done spinner that matches the nose of the J-5A cowling

Keeping kids motivated about anything other than video games or TV can someshytimes be a challenge to parents these days With so many distractions surrounding todays youngsters the simple pleasures of learning to do something with your mind and hands is sometimes lost Dusty Howell and his dad have found a way to get past the modern day distractions and accomplish a series ofgoals along the way a process that will continue for years to come Setting and achieving goals is an important lesson for all of us to learn and its especially significant to youngshysters - being able to work towards a dream and reach it with your own efforts is something that will stay with you for the rest ofyour life

Randy Howell (EAA 443361) of Byshyron CA must have been pretty excited that fall day in 1987 He became the fashyther of a baby boy a tiny little fellow he and his wife Marie named Dustin but everybody calls him Dusty It was a bit too cold and windy the day they brought Dusty home so his firs t ride in a vehicle was in a car instead of the airplane that Randy had planned but soon afterwa rd R andy had Dusty in the air and he has been flying with his dad ever since Now just a little over six years old Dusty has flown 226 hours Randy had a neat idea for his so n - as soon as he s tarted the young boy flying he started a logbook for him Each of the hours spent with his dad is carefully logged so that Dusty will be able to look back on the time spent with his dad

Dusty has not just been riding around with his fat her those 226 hours During the restoration of the Taylorcraft you see here Randy added a few things to make it possible for his son to completely control th e airplane Rudder pedal extensions were added to the left side controls and

he a lso built a specia l seat extens ion so that Dusty can see over the cowl at about the same he ight as a fully grown ad ult With his fat her a CFI sitting in the right seat Dusty can fly the Taylorcraft legally from the left seat whenever his dad says Want to go fly

Dusty also has the added knowledge he gained while his Taylorcraft was being reshystored - he go t to he lp In 1992 his dad and their friend Bonny Warner (see the accompanying sidebar) along with a coushyple more friends went on a restoration binge on the T-Craft Dusty helped whenshyever he was not in school zipping home to work on his airplane He was excited by th e whole idea of an a irpl ane in the garage and the fact that it was an airplane that he would be able to fly thrilled him

Randy mentioned that he took a bit of extra time during the restora tion to exshyplain things to Dusty and to allow him to do supervised tasks Sanding tubing and applying dope to the fabri c so the tapes could be applied were all part of the edushycation Dusty got as he and hi s friends watched the Taylorcraft go back together

The BC-12 that was restored came to the Howell s garage in a roundabout way as many restorations seem to begin Bonny Warner had bo ught the project back in 1990 intending to restore the airshyplane to fulfi ll a couple of goals Already a floatplane pilot she wanted an airplane of her own she could fly from her back yard and she wanted to restore the airshyplane herself to learn what makes an airshyplane tick

The a irpla ne had not been flown in nea rly 15 yea rs and was in bad need of major repairs Once based at the famous Kenmore Air H arbor in Seattle the Tayshylorcraft had led a hard life and the strucshyture showed signs of having aged beyond its years When it looked as though Bonny was going to have to move permanently to D e nve r CO she had to reconsider whether or not she would be able to comshyplete the airplane Rebuilding the T-Craft would be her first res toration and she knew it would require some reliance on her friends to help guide her through the intricacies of airplane rebuilding In the end she decided to sell it to Randy a fel-

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low United Airlines pilot and a f10atplane pilot who lived in the same housing develshyopment southeast of San Francisco Theyve flown together as the crew of a United 737 on occasion

Randy had been flying his Cessna 180 on amphibious floats for a number of years but felt that it would be too much airplane for his son to handle when he started to learn to fly The Taylorcraft was just the right amount of airplane though A deal was made and the project was moved to the Howell household

From the beginning Randy intended the Taylorcraft to be Dustys airplane As I mentioned before it would be the airshyplane he could use to learn to fly with and eventually it would be Dustys to take with him when he headed off to make his way in the world Even the N-number says just that - N93DH 93 for the year the restoration was done and DH for Dusty Howell

The rebuild of the BCS-12D was the first restoration by Randy and he also reshylied on the knowledge of his friends to help him with the process of putting the airplane back together As it turned out Bonny did not have to move to Denver and so she was one of the principle reshybuilders on the project Bonny Dusty and Randy all learned about the ins and outs

of rebuilding an airplane together along with the invaluable help provided by Sam Richardson an AI and airline pilot who supervised the rebuild of the Continental C-85 Another irreplaceable person durshying the rebuild was Bud Todd the gentleshyman who had started the Byron CA airshyport many years ago and is an accomplished AampP His help with the welding that had to be done on the fuseshylage was one of the tasks that was made possible with his experienced hand

Another resident of Discovery Bay the area Bonny and Randy reside in was also a big part of the restoration Ron Warren is a retired general contractor who had never been involved in the reshybuild of an airplane before but he was enshythusiastic about helping and since he was quite good with his hands Randy put him to work on the project He was there alshymost every day

There was no dilly-dallying during this project Work started the 1st of January and didnt stop until the end of April that same year April 24 1993 the T-Craft went into the water for the first time Beshyfore that could happen though a ton of work was packed into those four months

First off after the fabric was removed (a favorite task of 5-year-olds something I can attest to as well) the steel tubing in

the fuselage was tested To their dismay both lower longerons were found to be completely rotten with rust due to salt water totally ruining the bottom of each of the lower longerons Ron had a neat method for removing the old tubing using a ground down drill bit (Look for a short article on this method in next month s VINTAGE AIRPLANE) After removshying the old longerons Bud said yes to Randys request that he weld in the new steel Fortunately the rest of the steel tubing was in good shape and Randy and Dusty spent some time filling each tube with preservative oil Randy had decided to use the Cooper Superflite system to cover the airplane After the prep work was done he started by painting the fuseshylage structure with Superflite primer

The cowling also required some work with cracks welded and then ground down to a smooth finish or with patches backshying up the repaired area

The project came complete with a set of Edo 1320 floats but the keels on both floats had seen better days The tedious task of replacing both keels was accomshyplished then any corrosion on the floats was removed Finally the floats were treated with metal prep and alodined When everything was ready to be primed they coated the metal parts with primer

With the fuselage was ready to be put back together the wood stringers were reshyplaced along with the wood around the door jambs Fairleads were renewed and the airplane was quickly brought up to the stage where the covering would need to be applied

Randy and Bonny took a deep breath and tackled the covering in a two stretch that included 40 hours of work 20 on each day with about 4 hours of sleep in beshytween Because the final top coats should be applied within seven days they wanted to move quickly and were able to neatly complete the job in the time they had You can see in the photo that the covering and priming process took up all of the Howell household as well as the yard Even DustyS swingset and sandbox were pressed into service With everything covshyered and primed the final base coats of white Superflite Superthane were laid on A few days were taken to catch up on some much needed sleep and then the reshyassembly began

Since the airplane was a complete proshyject when it was started there were few parts that had to be searched out but work still remained to clean them up The instrument panel was painted with a crinshykle finish paint and the old but fully funcshytional instruments were installed A new set of upholstery was ordered and inshystalled with extra seat material used to cover DustyS booster seat

The unusual side stripes were thought up by Randy and Bonny - since he really

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14 FEBRUARY 1994

Flies Them All by H G Frautschy

Just as this issue of VINTAGE AIRshyPLANE arrives in your mai lbox this month the Winter Olympics will have started in Lillehammer Norway As you peruse the pages of your magazine you may see a face that may be vaguely recogshynizable - that of Bonny Warner Luscombe and Taylorcraft pilot United Airlines first officer and retired Olympic luger Luge Its one of the events in the Olympics held on the bobsled tracks Single and twoshyperson teams rocket down the side of the mountain on small sleds reaching speeds near 80 mph The run is between 12 and 34 of a mile and as you can imagine a ride down the run requires all the skill and concentration one can muster

You may see Bonny during the te levishysion coverage of the Olympics - she is takshying a few weeks off from her airline job to work as an expert commentator on the Luge competition for CBS

As much as she enjoyed being a Luge competitor Bonny says it simply was not as much fun as flying She te lls the story of being a youngster 14 years old and having a speaker come to her school with an interesting idea He told the students that when he was young he made up a list of 100 things he wanted to do in his life Whether it was available to him or not at that time he wrote down everything he thought of Bonny wasnt sure she could come up with a hundred items but she had a few and she wrote them down The list included be in the Olympics work in television go to a good college build a

house and become a pilot One by one she h as p icked off her

goals but shes been happi ly surprised as to how things have worked out as time has progressed She attended Stanford Unishyversity in Ca lifornia studying broadcast journalism but she had already been bitshyten by the O lympics bug As a freshshyman college athlete Bonny had been seshylected in an essay contest r un by the magazine Runners World as one of the torch bearers for the 1980 winter Olympics in Lake Placid NY While in Lake Placid she saw the Luge competition in person and dec ided shed like to give it a try Training in Europe during the winter and attending college in between meant that the road to her degree was stretched out but she eventually did graduate and she landed a job as a reporter at a San Franshycisco television station

Working as a reporter was an excellent job but as she progressed in her flying earning her instrument commercial and flight instructor licenses Bonny discovshyered she preferred flying to television To the amazement of her friends and coshyworkers she quit her job at the TV station and went to work full time as a flight inshystructor

All during this time Bonny was going through the feast of working and then the famine of heading off to Europe for 5 months to train for the Luge Funding for training the team was in short supply in the early 80s when she started training in the sport which made it tough for Bonny

Olympic Luger and floatplane pilot Bonny Warner

and her teammates to make ends meet while they trained during the winter At first plane fare there and back was all they got but as the decade progressed more sponsorship has made it possible for the US Olympic Committee to just about fully fund the Luge teams training effort

A ll her hard work paid off though - she made the US Olympic team in 1984 and again in 88 competing in the games in Sarajevo Yugoslavia and then Calgary Alberta Canada (She placed sixth overall at Calgary one of only 2 Americans ever to finish in the top six spots in Olympic Luge competition)

Her big break in aviation came when she was hired as a flight engineer for United Airlines in 1990 United to their credit was willing to work with Bonny concerning her schedule relating to trainshying for the Olympics and so she was able to compete in the 1992 games in Alshybertvi lle France (As an aside there are only 2 Luge courses in North America shy

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Bonnys new airplane is this 1949 Luscombe SA on Edo 1320 floats She took this idyllic shot at Hunts Cove seaplane base on the banks of the Allegheny river in western Pennshy

Bonny and her friend Dusty Howell in the sylvania Bonny is offering dual instruction on floats with the Luscombe You can reach cockpit of the T -Craft they helped restore her at Discovery Seaplanes Byron CA 510634-3775

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Rollin Hatfield 1938 Taylorcrafl BC-66

One of the prettier pre-war Taylorshycrafts to grace the flightline at EAA Oshkosh 93 was NC21239 SIN 1029 reshystored and flown by Rollin Hatfield (EAA 302651 AC 14732) of Meridian Idaho This bright red with black trim TshyCraft ran off with the Runner-Up Trophy in the Bronze Age (1933-1941) category of the Antique awards The story about this airplane and its rebuilder Rollin Hatfield who recently retired at age 60 is unique

As a young lad Rollin enjoyed flying with his father who owned a 1939 Taylorshycraft BC-65 almost a mate to N21239 By the time Rollin reached 16 he was ready to solo (1949) and at age 17 he earned his Private license Rollin well remembers his father looking at two Taylorcrafts for sale in 1946 just after World War II One was a 193740 horsepower model at $300 and the other was a 193965 horsepower model at $400 As Rollin says Dad bought the BC-65 and I was excited

Called into service during the Korean War Rollin became an A amp P mechanic and following a stint with MorrisonshyKnudson Construction Co keeping their DC-3 in top shape he joined the Idaho National Guard and became a Mainteshynance Officer

Rollin spent 40 years serving in the Idaho National Guard before retirement however when he was about 45 years of age (1978) he stumbled on to an old TshyCraft crammed into a storage unit in Nampa ID Closer inspection revealed the pile of junk was a 1938 BC-65 Tayshylorcraft - nearly identical to his fathers old airplane A deal was struck and Rollin started hauling parts and pieces home The fuselage was the only part that would roll on its own wheels

The fuselage was stripped and sandshyblasted in the back yard before the primshying and steady rebuild began The previshyous owner had added a skylight D windows and a landing light in the wing These were unceremoniously removed A new instrument panel was made from flat aluminum by making a form from an old hardwood table leaf and slowly pounding the edges round like the original The beveled instrument holes were made with a micarta form - carefully placed on the hole - and then slammed with one blow from a (large) hammer Rollin emphashysized that one blow worked much better than a series of smaller blows

Locating the missing instruments one at a time proved to be a major task The toughest job was finding the large Stewart Warner tachometer that sits in the center of the panel It took eight years to locate

(Top) Four piece windshield narrow nose cowl and dual wingtanks are visible (Above) A fine craftsman Rollin Hatfield stands before his award-winning BC-65 (Above left) With cowling reshymoved and doors open the BC-65 is ready for the judges at EAA OSHKOSH 93 (Left) The large tach in the censhyter dominates the new instrushyment panel Note the typical large round control wheels of this 1938 model

one in New Hampshire All metal placshyards were accurately reproduced by Noel Allard of Chaska Minnesota (612-340shy4838) An original round control wheel was located in Portland W A which made a good pattern for Rollin to make a secshyond one from The wheel shafts were chrome plated and the wheels themselves were covered with sewn leather (a real touch of class)

A factory option in 1938 was a split seat that was trimmed in genuine leather A long search located an original one of these jewels in a chicken barn in Oklashyhoma - under layers and layers of chicken manure (quit laughing Charlie thats the cultured term) Rollin says the old seat made an excellent pattern for duplication albeit a bit sharp on the nostrils

The wings had to be dismantled with each part needing heIp The spars were in good shape and only needed varnish The ribs however were in dire need of much work wi th nearly every rib needing straightening Once the wings were reshyassembled new leading edges were fabrishycated from 00202024 T-3 aluminum and installed with the aid of some cleverly deshysigned leading edge clamps that Rollin

made up In addition all metal was reshyplaced in the two ailerons

The covering was done in Ceconite 102 using Grade A cotton tapes and butyrate dope Matching enamel was sprayed on all metal parts The finish is very nicely done and will turn a judges eye at 40 paces All lettering was done with stencils and sprayed on just as Taylorcraft did over 55 years ago

Being an A amp P mechanic Rollin overshyhauled the A65-8 Continental engine himshyself adding the drilled connecting rods of an A 75 and 100 oct valves - even though he runs the engine as an A65 The result is that it runs nicely on 100 octane fuel

The four-piece windshield common to the pre-war Taylorcrafts was made up from flat stock that was bent with heat The joints are covered with aluminum strips and fastened with many small screws Plexiglasreg didnt come along unshytil WW II so compound curves in the windshield were not available until the postwar aircraft were built

Once the T -Craft was all assembled and the engine run-in Rollin made the first flight on May 1 1988 approximately ten years after he purchased the pile of

junk in 1978 It was worth all the blood sweat and tears because the little twoshyplacer flew perfectly That summer Rollin and his lovely wife Mary took off a month and flew to the Watsonville CA airshow From there they flew to San Francisco and then east aLI the way across the country to Norfolk VA They also made the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alliance Ohio the big Oshkosh Fly-In and the Blakesburg Antique Fly-In Before going home to Idaho they flew to Evergreen WA Thats ocean to ocean with a 65 hp Taylorcraft navigating all the way by comshypass and maps

This was the third Oshkosh Antique award for Rollin and his neat looking Tayshylorcraft having previously won the Conshytemporary Age Runner-up in 1988 and the Contemporary Age Champion in 1990 Congratulations and best wishes are in orshyder for Rollin Hatfield who is now retired and has somehow managed to become a genuine airport bum - but you can be sure he is enjoying every minute Perhaps we should all extend a very special thanks to Rollins father who wisely plunked down $400 for a 39 Taylorcraft BC-65 way back in 1946 Isn t it amazing what it led to

The BC-12D Taylorcraft evolved from the pre-war BC-65 and all owe their beginnings to the creative genius of the talented lightshyplane designer C G Taylor The advent of the opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine such as the Continental Lycoming and Franklin really made C G Taylors designs reach their acme ofpopularity These airplanes were actually affordable to own and opershyate by the general populace Don Claude s BC-12D (below) owes a lot to its predecessor the pre-war BC-65 Note the Billowing fabric between the ribs quite typical of HS90X fabric Also visible is the slightly rounded look caused by the wider fuselage stringers

Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

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(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

20 FEBRUARY 1994

SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

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Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

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Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

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Robert Schachts Ercoupe 415-D

This rather artistic Ercoupe 415-D N89331 SIN 3269 is the proud workmanship of Robert Schacht (EAA 428922 AC 20405) of OFallon MO It feashytures a Continental 0 -200 engine of 100 hp a 720 NavCom transponde rlencoder and the usua l inshystrumentation T he in terio r is done in shades of blue with black trim Robert says he spent about four months in his garage (with the wi ngs off) doshying the interior fancy paint scheme and polishing the alumi num The end resul t is an Eagle paint scheme complete with claws on the wheel pants Note the leading edge landing light in the left wing Robert reports the little two-placer draws attention wherever it goes

Kenny Bakers Ercoupe

The photo of this quite original Ercoupe 415-C N99007 SI N 1630 was sent in by owner Kenny Baker of Pan-A-Lake Illinois Notice the early Narco NavCom antenna behind the cockpit the sinshygle nose fork and the aileron balance under the wing Kenny s Ercoupe is one of 465 model 415-C Ercoupes remaining on the U S register

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Glenn Mittelstadts J-3 Cub

Pictured by his very original looking 1941 Piper 1-3 Cub N35870 SIN 6628 is owner Glen n Mittelstadt (EAA 356507 AC 19546) of Landrum Sc The Cub has just been tota ll y refurbished by Glenn and flies as good as it looks according to the owner The photo was contributed by Art Scammell (EAA 304783 AC 21087) of Campbellshysport WI a close friend of Glenns who says that Glenn used to live in Campbellsport before moving to Landrum Sc Besides being a Cub enthusiast (note the T-shirt in the photo) Glenn is also a hot air balloon enthusiast - when he is not flying the Cub (Many thanks Art for the photo)

Mike Tomans Taylorcraft BC-12D

Parked on some nice green grass on hi s fathers airstrip is Taylorcraft BC-12D N44039 SIN 9839 owned by Michael Toman (EAA 414378) of Painsville Ohio Mike purchased the T-Craft from an airline pilot in 1991 It has 1100 hours total time airframe and engine with the original Continental A-65 still equipped with the original Case magnetos Mike reports he disassembled the engine and replaced all gaskets rebuilt the carshyburetor and after three months of searching for parts rebuilt the two Case mags He has also rebuilt the wheels and fuel system and replaced the bungee cords in the landing gear Other feashytures on the bright red T-Craft are a metal McCauley propeller and a set of nice looking wheel fenders Mike says the T-Craft has spent its entire life in Ohio He and the airp lane attended the 1993 Taylorcraft Fly-In at Barber Field

Steve Zellers Luscombe 8C

Pictured by his totally rebuilt Luscombe is Steve Zeller (EAA 325644 AIC 18133) of Alpharetta Georshygia The Luscombe 8C N28782 SIN 1543 is a 1940 model being one of just 57 8Cs remaining on the FAA register Steve bought the badly bent airplane followshying a ground-loop and rollover in 1991 Two years 2000 hours and many dollars later this is what she looks like The first flight was on December 51993 and all went well The Luscombe indicates 110 mph at 2300 rpm and will do nearly 120 mph flat out with its Continental C85-12 engine and a 71 X 52 cruise prop Note the added glass in the lower doors the Scott 3200 tailwheel and the parachute on Steves tender body

David Zambranos Boeing Stearman E75

This picture of a totally restored Stearman XB-KIS SIN avionics including nav-com transponder and voice activated 75-5460 was sent in by owner David G Zambrano V (EAA intercom David is wisely taking instruction in the art of flyshy442467) of San Pedro Mexico Purchased from a Mexican ing the Stearman and hopes to one day attend a school for crop dusting operation in 1988 the Stearman was restored aerobatics This particular Stearman was featured in a Mexishyover a 3-12 year period by David along with help from three can movie (Ando Volando Bajo which means Im Flying full-time mechanics Almost everything is new except the Low) back in 1952 David also enclosed a complete military fuselage frame and the 300 hp Lycoming R-680 engine The history of his Stearman when it was a PT-13D in the U S cockpits feature black leather interiors and digital Terra Army Air Corps until being mustered out in June of 1949

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These photos of a 1940 Piper J-3Fshy65 Cub NC35052 SIN 6059 were sent in by owner Bob Ruffini (EAA78135 AIC 17676) of Birmingham MI who recently restored the Cub for the secshyond time It is one of 157 J-3F-65 modshyels remaining on the US register The history of the Cub is unique in that it was constructed on December 191940 and signed off by Piper Airshycraft on December 261940 It spent its early life in Detroit MI including having all original logs and documents stolen from the airplane on June 18 1943 On Nov 12 1944 it was crash landed with damage to the gear and fuselage On June 51948 it was sold

Bob Ruffinis J-3 Cub

to Donald Kibby of Ferndale Ml It was completely disassembled and stored in his garage In 1962 Don Kibby let Bob Ruffini look at the pieces in his garage and basement In 1970 the Certificate of Registration was revoked In 1971 Kibby gave the entire airplane to Bob Ruffini as he was the only person to ever show an interest in the Cub With the old fuseshylage rusted a replacement fuselage was located in 1973 hanging in a barn in Mt Pleasant Ml In 1974 the Aero Mechanics High School at Detroit City Airport began a total restoration with a C-85-12 engine replacing the original Franklin 65 From 1976 to 1980 the

Cub was flown 190 hours however in 1981 a second rebuild was begun On May 21 1982 the Standard Airworthishyness Certificate was again revoked On June 11 1991 the second rebuild was completed and a new Airworthishyness Certificate was issued On July 181991 the Cub was signed off for float operation on Aqua 1500 floats All covering is Stits HS90X with Stits Polytone finish Also installed were shoulder harnesses intercom and Mode C Transponder

Bob Ruffini enjoys the Cub more than ever these days be it on wheels or floats His latest project is a J-5 Cub Cruiser Stay tuned

Jack Thompsons Globe Swift

This very nice looking 1947 Globe GC-IB Swift N80563 SIN 66 is the pride and joy of Jack Thompson (EAA 426043 A IC 20172) of Hope Hull Alabama Jack bought the Swift in March of 93 from the previous owner William Hurley Montgomery AL who had owned the airplane for 25 years Unusual is the engine conversion to a Lycoming 0-290C of 125 hp with a fixed pitch metal prop Jack says the controls are very crisp and responsive and even his son who is an F-16 pilot admits the Swift is as close to a small fighter as you can get

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Ted Utess 1941 Piper J-SA Cub Cruiser

Recently restored from the ground up is this 1941 Piper J-5A NC35279 SIN 5-597 owned by Wm (Ted) Utess (EAA 399864 AIC 18619) of Three Mile Bay NY Ted reports the Cruiser is powered with a Contishynental C-85 without electrics however a King handshyheld radio is used with an external antenna In addishytion he installed original navigation lights and added a strobe for safety These are powered by a small wet cell battery that is kept charged with a solar panel in the hangar Covering was done with Ceconite 102 and Randolph products A total of 26 coats of dope were used with the finish coats in original Cruiser Orange and black trim Other amenities include chrome plated valve covers 24 inch numbers on the wings and a metal prop with a nicely done spinner that matches the nose of the J-5A cowling

Keeping kids motivated about anything other than video games or TV can someshytimes be a challenge to parents these days With so many distractions surrounding todays youngsters the simple pleasures of learning to do something with your mind and hands is sometimes lost Dusty Howell and his dad have found a way to get past the modern day distractions and accomplish a series ofgoals along the way a process that will continue for years to come Setting and achieving goals is an important lesson for all of us to learn and its especially significant to youngshysters - being able to work towards a dream and reach it with your own efforts is something that will stay with you for the rest ofyour life

Randy Howell (EAA 443361) of Byshyron CA must have been pretty excited that fall day in 1987 He became the fashyther of a baby boy a tiny little fellow he and his wife Marie named Dustin but everybody calls him Dusty It was a bit too cold and windy the day they brought Dusty home so his firs t ride in a vehicle was in a car instead of the airplane that Randy had planned but soon afterwa rd R andy had Dusty in the air and he has been flying with his dad ever since Now just a little over six years old Dusty has flown 226 hours Randy had a neat idea for his so n - as soon as he s tarted the young boy flying he started a logbook for him Each of the hours spent with his dad is carefully logged so that Dusty will be able to look back on the time spent with his dad

Dusty has not just been riding around with his fat her those 226 hours During the restoration of the Taylorcraft you see here Randy added a few things to make it possible for his son to completely control th e airplane Rudder pedal extensions were added to the left side controls and

he a lso built a specia l seat extens ion so that Dusty can see over the cowl at about the same he ight as a fully grown ad ult With his fat her a CFI sitting in the right seat Dusty can fly the Taylorcraft legally from the left seat whenever his dad says Want to go fly

Dusty also has the added knowledge he gained while his Taylorcraft was being reshystored - he go t to he lp In 1992 his dad and their friend Bonny Warner (see the accompanying sidebar) along with a coushyple more friends went on a restoration binge on the T-Craft Dusty helped whenshyever he was not in school zipping home to work on his airplane He was excited by th e whole idea of an a irpl ane in the garage and the fact that it was an airplane that he would be able to fly thrilled him

Randy mentioned that he took a bit of extra time during the restora tion to exshyplain things to Dusty and to allow him to do supervised tasks Sanding tubing and applying dope to the fabri c so the tapes could be applied were all part of the edushycation Dusty got as he and hi s friends watched the Taylorcraft go back together

The BC-12 that was restored came to the Howell s garage in a roundabout way as many restorations seem to begin Bonny Warner had bo ught the project back in 1990 intending to restore the airshyplane to fulfi ll a couple of goals Already a floatplane pilot she wanted an airplane of her own she could fly from her back yard and she wanted to restore the airshyplane herself to learn what makes an airshyplane tick

The a irpla ne had not been flown in nea rly 15 yea rs and was in bad need of major repairs Once based at the famous Kenmore Air H arbor in Seattle the Tayshylorcraft had led a hard life and the strucshyture showed signs of having aged beyond its years When it looked as though Bonny was going to have to move permanently to D e nve r CO she had to reconsider whether or not she would be able to comshyplete the airplane Rebuilding the T-Craft would be her first res toration and she knew it would require some reliance on her friends to help guide her through the intricacies of airplane rebuilding In the end she decided to sell it to Randy a fel-

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low United Airlines pilot and a f10atplane pilot who lived in the same housing develshyopment southeast of San Francisco Theyve flown together as the crew of a United 737 on occasion

Randy had been flying his Cessna 180 on amphibious floats for a number of years but felt that it would be too much airplane for his son to handle when he started to learn to fly The Taylorcraft was just the right amount of airplane though A deal was made and the project was moved to the Howell household

From the beginning Randy intended the Taylorcraft to be Dustys airplane As I mentioned before it would be the airshyplane he could use to learn to fly with and eventually it would be Dustys to take with him when he headed off to make his way in the world Even the N-number says just that - N93DH 93 for the year the restoration was done and DH for Dusty Howell

The rebuild of the BCS-12D was the first restoration by Randy and he also reshylied on the knowledge of his friends to help him with the process of putting the airplane back together As it turned out Bonny did not have to move to Denver and so she was one of the principle reshybuilders on the project Bonny Dusty and Randy all learned about the ins and outs

of rebuilding an airplane together along with the invaluable help provided by Sam Richardson an AI and airline pilot who supervised the rebuild of the Continental C-85 Another irreplaceable person durshying the rebuild was Bud Todd the gentleshyman who had started the Byron CA airshyport many years ago and is an accomplished AampP His help with the welding that had to be done on the fuseshylage was one of the tasks that was made possible with his experienced hand

Another resident of Discovery Bay the area Bonny and Randy reside in was also a big part of the restoration Ron Warren is a retired general contractor who had never been involved in the reshybuild of an airplane before but he was enshythusiastic about helping and since he was quite good with his hands Randy put him to work on the project He was there alshymost every day

There was no dilly-dallying during this project Work started the 1st of January and didnt stop until the end of April that same year April 24 1993 the T-Craft went into the water for the first time Beshyfore that could happen though a ton of work was packed into those four months

First off after the fabric was removed (a favorite task of 5-year-olds something I can attest to as well) the steel tubing in

the fuselage was tested To their dismay both lower longerons were found to be completely rotten with rust due to salt water totally ruining the bottom of each of the lower longerons Ron had a neat method for removing the old tubing using a ground down drill bit (Look for a short article on this method in next month s VINTAGE AIRPLANE) After removshying the old longerons Bud said yes to Randys request that he weld in the new steel Fortunately the rest of the steel tubing was in good shape and Randy and Dusty spent some time filling each tube with preservative oil Randy had decided to use the Cooper Superflite system to cover the airplane After the prep work was done he started by painting the fuseshylage structure with Superflite primer

The cowling also required some work with cracks welded and then ground down to a smooth finish or with patches backshying up the repaired area

The project came complete with a set of Edo 1320 floats but the keels on both floats had seen better days The tedious task of replacing both keels was accomshyplished then any corrosion on the floats was removed Finally the floats were treated with metal prep and alodined When everything was ready to be primed they coated the metal parts with primer

With the fuselage was ready to be put back together the wood stringers were reshyplaced along with the wood around the door jambs Fairleads were renewed and the airplane was quickly brought up to the stage where the covering would need to be applied

Randy and Bonny took a deep breath and tackled the covering in a two stretch that included 40 hours of work 20 on each day with about 4 hours of sleep in beshytween Because the final top coats should be applied within seven days they wanted to move quickly and were able to neatly complete the job in the time they had You can see in the photo that the covering and priming process took up all of the Howell household as well as the yard Even DustyS swingset and sandbox were pressed into service With everything covshyered and primed the final base coats of white Superflite Superthane were laid on A few days were taken to catch up on some much needed sleep and then the reshyassembly began

Since the airplane was a complete proshyject when it was started there were few parts that had to be searched out but work still remained to clean them up The instrument panel was painted with a crinshykle finish paint and the old but fully funcshytional instruments were installed A new set of upholstery was ordered and inshystalled with extra seat material used to cover DustyS booster seat

The unusual side stripes were thought up by Randy and Bonny - since he really

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14 FEBRUARY 1994

Flies Them All by H G Frautschy

Just as this issue of VINTAGE AIRshyPLANE arrives in your mai lbox this month the Winter Olympics will have started in Lillehammer Norway As you peruse the pages of your magazine you may see a face that may be vaguely recogshynizable - that of Bonny Warner Luscombe and Taylorcraft pilot United Airlines first officer and retired Olympic luger Luge Its one of the events in the Olympics held on the bobsled tracks Single and twoshyperson teams rocket down the side of the mountain on small sleds reaching speeds near 80 mph The run is between 12 and 34 of a mile and as you can imagine a ride down the run requires all the skill and concentration one can muster

You may see Bonny during the te levishysion coverage of the Olympics - she is takshying a few weeks off from her airline job to work as an expert commentator on the Luge competition for CBS

As much as she enjoyed being a Luge competitor Bonny says it simply was not as much fun as flying She te lls the story of being a youngster 14 years old and having a speaker come to her school with an interesting idea He told the students that when he was young he made up a list of 100 things he wanted to do in his life Whether it was available to him or not at that time he wrote down everything he thought of Bonny wasnt sure she could come up with a hundred items but she had a few and she wrote them down The list included be in the Olympics work in television go to a good college build a

house and become a pilot One by one she h as p icked off her

goals but shes been happi ly surprised as to how things have worked out as time has progressed She attended Stanford Unishyversity in Ca lifornia studying broadcast journalism but she had already been bitshyten by the O lympics bug As a freshshyman college athlete Bonny had been seshylected in an essay contest r un by the magazine Runners World as one of the torch bearers for the 1980 winter Olympics in Lake Placid NY While in Lake Placid she saw the Luge competition in person and dec ided shed like to give it a try Training in Europe during the winter and attending college in between meant that the road to her degree was stretched out but she eventually did graduate and she landed a job as a reporter at a San Franshycisco television station

Working as a reporter was an excellent job but as she progressed in her flying earning her instrument commercial and flight instructor licenses Bonny discovshyered she preferred flying to television To the amazement of her friends and coshyworkers she quit her job at the TV station and went to work full time as a flight inshystructor

All during this time Bonny was going through the feast of working and then the famine of heading off to Europe for 5 months to train for the Luge Funding for training the team was in short supply in the early 80s when she started training in the sport which made it tough for Bonny

Olympic Luger and floatplane pilot Bonny Warner

and her teammates to make ends meet while they trained during the winter At first plane fare there and back was all they got but as the decade progressed more sponsorship has made it possible for the US Olympic Committee to just about fully fund the Luge teams training effort

A ll her hard work paid off though - she made the US Olympic team in 1984 and again in 88 competing in the games in Sarajevo Yugoslavia and then Calgary Alberta Canada (She placed sixth overall at Calgary one of only 2 Americans ever to finish in the top six spots in Olympic Luge competition)

Her big break in aviation came when she was hired as a flight engineer for United Airlines in 1990 United to their credit was willing to work with Bonny concerning her schedule relating to trainshying for the Olympics and so she was able to compete in the 1992 games in Alshybertvi lle France (As an aside there are only 2 Luge courses in North America shy

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Bonnys new airplane is this 1949 Luscombe SA on Edo 1320 floats She took this idyllic shot at Hunts Cove seaplane base on the banks of the Allegheny river in western Pennshy

Bonny and her friend Dusty Howell in the sylvania Bonny is offering dual instruction on floats with the Luscombe You can reach cockpit of the T -Craft they helped restore her at Discovery Seaplanes Byron CA 510634-3775

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Rollin Hatfield 1938 Taylorcrafl BC-66

One of the prettier pre-war Taylorshycrafts to grace the flightline at EAA Oshkosh 93 was NC21239 SIN 1029 reshystored and flown by Rollin Hatfield (EAA 302651 AC 14732) of Meridian Idaho This bright red with black trim TshyCraft ran off with the Runner-Up Trophy in the Bronze Age (1933-1941) category of the Antique awards The story about this airplane and its rebuilder Rollin Hatfield who recently retired at age 60 is unique

As a young lad Rollin enjoyed flying with his father who owned a 1939 Taylorshycraft BC-65 almost a mate to N21239 By the time Rollin reached 16 he was ready to solo (1949) and at age 17 he earned his Private license Rollin well remembers his father looking at two Taylorcrafts for sale in 1946 just after World War II One was a 193740 horsepower model at $300 and the other was a 193965 horsepower model at $400 As Rollin says Dad bought the BC-65 and I was excited

Called into service during the Korean War Rollin became an A amp P mechanic and following a stint with MorrisonshyKnudson Construction Co keeping their DC-3 in top shape he joined the Idaho National Guard and became a Mainteshynance Officer

Rollin spent 40 years serving in the Idaho National Guard before retirement however when he was about 45 years of age (1978) he stumbled on to an old TshyCraft crammed into a storage unit in Nampa ID Closer inspection revealed the pile of junk was a 1938 BC-65 Tayshylorcraft - nearly identical to his fathers old airplane A deal was struck and Rollin started hauling parts and pieces home The fuselage was the only part that would roll on its own wheels

The fuselage was stripped and sandshyblasted in the back yard before the primshying and steady rebuild began The previshyous owner had added a skylight D windows and a landing light in the wing These were unceremoniously removed A new instrument panel was made from flat aluminum by making a form from an old hardwood table leaf and slowly pounding the edges round like the original The beveled instrument holes were made with a micarta form - carefully placed on the hole - and then slammed with one blow from a (large) hammer Rollin emphashysized that one blow worked much better than a series of smaller blows

Locating the missing instruments one at a time proved to be a major task The toughest job was finding the large Stewart Warner tachometer that sits in the center of the panel It took eight years to locate

(Top) Four piece windshield narrow nose cowl and dual wingtanks are visible (Above) A fine craftsman Rollin Hatfield stands before his award-winning BC-65 (Above left) With cowling reshymoved and doors open the BC-65 is ready for the judges at EAA OSHKOSH 93 (Left) The large tach in the censhyter dominates the new instrushyment panel Note the typical large round control wheels of this 1938 model

one in New Hampshire All metal placshyards were accurately reproduced by Noel Allard of Chaska Minnesota (612-340shy4838) An original round control wheel was located in Portland W A which made a good pattern for Rollin to make a secshyond one from The wheel shafts were chrome plated and the wheels themselves were covered with sewn leather (a real touch of class)

A factory option in 1938 was a split seat that was trimmed in genuine leather A long search located an original one of these jewels in a chicken barn in Oklashyhoma - under layers and layers of chicken manure (quit laughing Charlie thats the cultured term) Rollin says the old seat made an excellent pattern for duplication albeit a bit sharp on the nostrils

The wings had to be dismantled with each part needing heIp The spars were in good shape and only needed varnish The ribs however were in dire need of much work wi th nearly every rib needing straightening Once the wings were reshyassembled new leading edges were fabrishycated from 00202024 T-3 aluminum and installed with the aid of some cleverly deshysigned leading edge clamps that Rollin

made up In addition all metal was reshyplaced in the two ailerons

The covering was done in Ceconite 102 using Grade A cotton tapes and butyrate dope Matching enamel was sprayed on all metal parts The finish is very nicely done and will turn a judges eye at 40 paces All lettering was done with stencils and sprayed on just as Taylorcraft did over 55 years ago

Being an A amp P mechanic Rollin overshyhauled the A65-8 Continental engine himshyself adding the drilled connecting rods of an A 75 and 100 oct valves - even though he runs the engine as an A65 The result is that it runs nicely on 100 octane fuel

The four-piece windshield common to the pre-war Taylorcrafts was made up from flat stock that was bent with heat The joints are covered with aluminum strips and fastened with many small screws Plexiglasreg didnt come along unshytil WW II so compound curves in the windshield were not available until the postwar aircraft were built

Once the T -Craft was all assembled and the engine run-in Rollin made the first flight on May 1 1988 approximately ten years after he purchased the pile of

junk in 1978 It was worth all the blood sweat and tears because the little twoshyplacer flew perfectly That summer Rollin and his lovely wife Mary took off a month and flew to the Watsonville CA airshow From there they flew to San Francisco and then east aLI the way across the country to Norfolk VA They also made the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alliance Ohio the big Oshkosh Fly-In and the Blakesburg Antique Fly-In Before going home to Idaho they flew to Evergreen WA Thats ocean to ocean with a 65 hp Taylorcraft navigating all the way by comshypass and maps

This was the third Oshkosh Antique award for Rollin and his neat looking Tayshylorcraft having previously won the Conshytemporary Age Runner-up in 1988 and the Contemporary Age Champion in 1990 Congratulations and best wishes are in orshyder for Rollin Hatfield who is now retired and has somehow managed to become a genuine airport bum - but you can be sure he is enjoying every minute Perhaps we should all extend a very special thanks to Rollins father who wisely plunked down $400 for a 39 Taylorcraft BC-65 way back in 1946 Isn t it amazing what it led to

The BC-12D Taylorcraft evolved from the pre-war BC-65 and all owe their beginnings to the creative genius of the talented lightshyplane designer C G Taylor The advent of the opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine such as the Continental Lycoming and Franklin really made C G Taylors designs reach their acme ofpopularity These airplanes were actually affordable to own and opershyate by the general populace Don Claude s BC-12D (below) owes a lot to its predecessor the pre-war BC-65 Note the Billowing fabric between the ribs quite typical of HS90X fabric Also visible is the slightly rounded look caused by the wider fuselage stringers

Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

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(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

20 FEBRUARY 1994

SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23

by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

New South Wales Australia N Challinor

Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

Mineral Wells TX James B Giltzow Roseland NJ Ronald Hahn La Salle IL Ralph F Hanson Erie CO Dennis M Harbin

Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

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WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE RESTORING ----------------------------by Norm Petersen

Robert Schachts Ercoupe 415-D

This rather artistic Ercoupe 415-D N89331 SIN 3269 is the proud workmanship of Robert Schacht (EAA 428922 AC 20405) of OFallon MO It feashytures a Continental 0 -200 engine of 100 hp a 720 NavCom transponde rlencoder and the usua l inshystrumentation T he in terio r is done in shades of blue with black trim Robert says he spent about four months in his garage (with the wi ngs off) doshying the interior fancy paint scheme and polishing the alumi num The end resul t is an Eagle paint scheme complete with claws on the wheel pants Note the leading edge landing light in the left wing Robert reports the little two-placer draws attention wherever it goes

Kenny Bakers Ercoupe

The photo of this quite original Ercoupe 415-C N99007 SI N 1630 was sent in by owner Kenny Baker of Pan-A-Lake Illinois Notice the early Narco NavCom antenna behind the cockpit the sinshygle nose fork and the aileron balance under the wing Kenny s Ercoupe is one of 465 model 415-C Ercoupes remaining on the U S register

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Glenn Mittelstadts J-3 Cub

Pictured by his very original looking 1941 Piper 1-3 Cub N35870 SIN 6628 is owner Glen n Mittelstadt (EAA 356507 AC 19546) of Landrum Sc The Cub has just been tota ll y refurbished by Glenn and flies as good as it looks according to the owner The photo was contributed by Art Scammell (EAA 304783 AC 21087) of Campbellshysport WI a close friend of Glenns who says that Glenn used to live in Campbellsport before moving to Landrum Sc Besides being a Cub enthusiast (note the T-shirt in the photo) Glenn is also a hot air balloon enthusiast - when he is not flying the Cub (Many thanks Art for the photo)

Mike Tomans Taylorcraft BC-12D

Parked on some nice green grass on hi s fathers airstrip is Taylorcraft BC-12D N44039 SIN 9839 owned by Michael Toman (EAA 414378) of Painsville Ohio Mike purchased the T-Craft from an airline pilot in 1991 It has 1100 hours total time airframe and engine with the original Continental A-65 still equipped with the original Case magnetos Mike reports he disassembled the engine and replaced all gaskets rebuilt the carshyburetor and after three months of searching for parts rebuilt the two Case mags He has also rebuilt the wheels and fuel system and replaced the bungee cords in the landing gear Other feashytures on the bright red T-Craft are a metal McCauley propeller and a set of nice looking wheel fenders Mike says the T-Craft has spent its entire life in Ohio He and the airp lane attended the 1993 Taylorcraft Fly-In at Barber Field

Steve Zellers Luscombe 8C

Pictured by his totally rebuilt Luscombe is Steve Zeller (EAA 325644 AIC 18133) of Alpharetta Georshygia The Luscombe 8C N28782 SIN 1543 is a 1940 model being one of just 57 8Cs remaining on the FAA register Steve bought the badly bent airplane followshying a ground-loop and rollover in 1991 Two years 2000 hours and many dollars later this is what she looks like The first flight was on December 51993 and all went well The Luscombe indicates 110 mph at 2300 rpm and will do nearly 120 mph flat out with its Continental C85-12 engine and a 71 X 52 cruise prop Note the added glass in the lower doors the Scott 3200 tailwheel and the parachute on Steves tender body

David Zambranos Boeing Stearman E75

This picture of a totally restored Stearman XB-KIS SIN avionics including nav-com transponder and voice activated 75-5460 was sent in by owner David G Zambrano V (EAA intercom David is wisely taking instruction in the art of flyshy442467) of San Pedro Mexico Purchased from a Mexican ing the Stearman and hopes to one day attend a school for crop dusting operation in 1988 the Stearman was restored aerobatics This particular Stearman was featured in a Mexishyover a 3-12 year period by David along with help from three can movie (Ando Volando Bajo which means Im Flying full-time mechanics Almost everything is new except the Low) back in 1952 David also enclosed a complete military fuselage frame and the 300 hp Lycoming R-680 engine The history of his Stearman when it was a PT-13D in the U S cockpits feature black leather interiors and digital Terra Army Air Corps until being mustered out in June of 1949

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These photos of a 1940 Piper J-3Fshy65 Cub NC35052 SIN 6059 were sent in by owner Bob Ruffini (EAA78135 AIC 17676) of Birmingham MI who recently restored the Cub for the secshyond time It is one of 157 J-3F-65 modshyels remaining on the US register The history of the Cub is unique in that it was constructed on December 191940 and signed off by Piper Airshycraft on December 261940 It spent its early life in Detroit MI including having all original logs and documents stolen from the airplane on June 18 1943 On Nov 12 1944 it was crash landed with damage to the gear and fuselage On June 51948 it was sold

Bob Ruffinis J-3 Cub

to Donald Kibby of Ferndale Ml It was completely disassembled and stored in his garage In 1962 Don Kibby let Bob Ruffini look at the pieces in his garage and basement In 1970 the Certificate of Registration was revoked In 1971 Kibby gave the entire airplane to Bob Ruffini as he was the only person to ever show an interest in the Cub With the old fuseshylage rusted a replacement fuselage was located in 1973 hanging in a barn in Mt Pleasant Ml In 1974 the Aero Mechanics High School at Detroit City Airport began a total restoration with a C-85-12 engine replacing the original Franklin 65 From 1976 to 1980 the

Cub was flown 190 hours however in 1981 a second rebuild was begun On May 21 1982 the Standard Airworthishyness Certificate was again revoked On June 11 1991 the second rebuild was completed and a new Airworthishyness Certificate was issued On July 181991 the Cub was signed off for float operation on Aqua 1500 floats All covering is Stits HS90X with Stits Polytone finish Also installed were shoulder harnesses intercom and Mode C Transponder

Bob Ruffini enjoys the Cub more than ever these days be it on wheels or floats His latest project is a J-5 Cub Cruiser Stay tuned

Jack Thompsons Globe Swift

This very nice looking 1947 Globe GC-IB Swift N80563 SIN 66 is the pride and joy of Jack Thompson (EAA 426043 A IC 20172) of Hope Hull Alabama Jack bought the Swift in March of 93 from the previous owner William Hurley Montgomery AL who had owned the airplane for 25 years Unusual is the engine conversion to a Lycoming 0-290C of 125 hp with a fixed pitch metal prop Jack says the controls are very crisp and responsive and even his son who is an F-16 pilot admits the Swift is as close to a small fighter as you can get

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Ted Utess 1941 Piper J-SA Cub Cruiser

Recently restored from the ground up is this 1941 Piper J-5A NC35279 SIN 5-597 owned by Wm (Ted) Utess (EAA 399864 AIC 18619) of Three Mile Bay NY Ted reports the Cruiser is powered with a Contishynental C-85 without electrics however a King handshyheld radio is used with an external antenna In addishytion he installed original navigation lights and added a strobe for safety These are powered by a small wet cell battery that is kept charged with a solar panel in the hangar Covering was done with Ceconite 102 and Randolph products A total of 26 coats of dope were used with the finish coats in original Cruiser Orange and black trim Other amenities include chrome plated valve covers 24 inch numbers on the wings and a metal prop with a nicely done spinner that matches the nose of the J-5A cowling

Keeping kids motivated about anything other than video games or TV can someshytimes be a challenge to parents these days With so many distractions surrounding todays youngsters the simple pleasures of learning to do something with your mind and hands is sometimes lost Dusty Howell and his dad have found a way to get past the modern day distractions and accomplish a series ofgoals along the way a process that will continue for years to come Setting and achieving goals is an important lesson for all of us to learn and its especially significant to youngshysters - being able to work towards a dream and reach it with your own efforts is something that will stay with you for the rest ofyour life

Randy Howell (EAA 443361) of Byshyron CA must have been pretty excited that fall day in 1987 He became the fashyther of a baby boy a tiny little fellow he and his wife Marie named Dustin but everybody calls him Dusty It was a bit too cold and windy the day they brought Dusty home so his firs t ride in a vehicle was in a car instead of the airplane that Randy had planned but soon afterwa rd R andy had Dusty in the air and he has been flying with his dad ever since Now just a little over six years old Dusty has flown 226 hours Randy had a neat idea for his so n - as soon as he s tarted the young boy flying he started a logbook for him Each of the hours spent with his dad is carefully logged so that Dusty will be able to look back on the time spent with his dad

Dusty has not just been riding around with his fat her those 226 hours During the restoration of the Taylorcraft you see here Randy added a few things to make it possible for his son to completely control th e airplane Rudder pedal extensions were added to the left side controls and

he a lso built a specia l seat extens ion so that Dusty can see over the cowl at about the same he ight as a fully grown ad ult With his fat her a CFI sitting in the right seat Dusty can fly the Taylorcraft legally from the left seat whenever his dad says Want to go fly

Dusty also has the added knowledge he gained while his Taylorcraft was being reshystored - he go t to he lp In 1992 his dad and their friend Bonny Warner (see the accompanying sidebar) along with a coushyple more friends went on a restoration binge on the T-Craft Dusty helped whenshyever he was not in school zipping home to work on his airplane He was excited by th e whole idea of an a irpl ane in the garage and the fact that it was an airplane that he would be able to fly thrilled him

Randy mentioned that he took a bit of extra time during the restora tion to exshyplain things to Dusty and to allow him to do supervised tasks Sanding tubing and applying dope to the fabri c so the tapes could be applied were all part of the edushycation Dusty got as he and hi s friends watched the Taylorcraft go back together

The BC-12 that was restored came to the Howell s garage in a roundabout way as many restorations seem to begin Bonny Warner had bo ught the project back in 1990 intending to restore the airshyplane to fulfi ll a couple of goals Already a floatplane pilot she wanted an airplane of her own she could fly from her back yard and she wanted to restore the airshyplane herself to learn what makes an airshyplane tick

The a irpla ne had not been flown in nea rly 15 yea rs and was in bad need of major repairs Once based at the famous Kenmore Air H arbor in Seattle the Tayshylorcraft had led a hard life and the strucshyture showed signs of having aged beyond its years When it looked as though Bonny was going to have to move permanently to D e nve r CO she had to reconsider whether or not she would be able to comshyplete the airplane Rebuilding the T-Craft would be her first res toration and she knew it would require some reliance on her friends to help guide her through the intricacies of airplane rebuilding In the end she decided to sell it to Randy a fel-

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low United Airlines pilot and a f10atplane pilot who lived in the same housing develshyopment southeast of San Francisco Theyve flown together as the crew of a United 737 on occasion

Randy had been flying his Cessna 180 on amphibious floats for a number of years but felt that it would be too much airplane for his son to handle when he started to learn to fly The Taylorcraft was just the right amount of airplane though A deal was made and the project was moved to the Howell household

From the beginning Randy intended the Taylorcraft to be Dustys airplane As I mentioned before it would be the airshyplane he could use to learn to fly with and eventually it would be Dustys to take with him when he headed off to make his way in the world Even the N-number says just that - N93DH 93 for the year the restoration was done and DH for Dusty Howell

The rebuild of the BCS-12D was the first restoration by Randy and he also reshylied on the knowledge of his friends to help him with the process of putting the airplane back together As it turned out Bonny did not have to move to Denver and so she was one of the principle reshybuilders on the project Bonny Dusty and Randy all learned about the ins and outs

of rebuilding an airplane together along with the invaluable help provided by Sam Richardson an AI and airline pilot who supervised the rebuild of the Continental C-85 Another irreplaceable person durshying the rebuild was Bud Todd the gentleshyman who had started the Byron CA airshyport many years ago and is an accomplished AampP His help with the welding that had to be done on the fuseshylage was one of the tasks that was made possible with his experienced hand

Another resident of Discovery Bay the area Bonny and Randy reside in was also a big part of the restoration Ron Warren is a retired general contractor who had never been involved in the reshybuild of an airplane before but he was enshythusiastic about helping and since he was quite good with his hands Randy put him to work on the project He was there alshymost every day

There was no dilly-dallying during this project Work started the 1st of January and didnt stop until the end of April that same year April 24 1993 the T-Craft went into the water for the first time Beshyfore that could happen though a ton of work was packed into those four months

First off after the fabric was removed (a favorite task of 5-year-olds something I can attest to as well) the steel tubing in

the fuselage was tested To their dismay both lower longerons were found to be completely rotten with rust due to salt water totally ruining the bottom of each of the lower longerons Ron had a neat method for removing the old tubing using a ground down drill bit (Look for a short article on this method in next month s VINTAGE AIRPLANE) After removshying the old longerons Bud said yes to Randys request that he weld in the new steel Fortunately the rest of the steel tubing was in good shape and Randy and Dusty spent some time filling each tube with preservative oil Randy had decided to use the Cooper Superflite system to cover the airplane After the prep work was done he started by painting the fuseshylage structure with Superflite primer

The cowling also required some work with cracks welded and then ground down to a smooth finish or with patches backshying up the repaired area

The project came complete with a set of Edo 1320 floats but the keels on both floats had seen better days The tedious task of replacing both keels was accomshyplished then any corrosion on the floats was removed Finally the floats were treated with metal prep and alodined When everything was ready to be primed they coated the metal parts with primer

With the fuselage was ready to be put back together the wood stringers were reshyplaced along with the wood around the door jambs Fairleads were renewed and the airplane was quickly brought up to the stage where the covering would need to be applied

Randy and Bonny took a deep breath and tackled the covering in a two stretch that included 40 hours of work 20 on each day with about 4 hours of sleep in beshytween Because the final top coats should be applied within seven days they wanted to move quickly and were able to neatly complete the job in the time they had You can see in the photo that the covering and priming process took up all of the Howell household as well as the yard Even DustyS swingset and sandbox were pressed into service With everything covshyered and primed the final base coats of white Superflite Superthane were laid on A few days were taken to catch up on some much needed sleep and then the reshyassembly began

Since the airplane was a complete proshyject when it was started there were few parts that had to be searched out but work still remained to clean them up The instrument panel was painted with a crinshykle finish paint and the old but fully funcshytional instruments were installed A new set of upholstery was ordered and inshystalled with extra seat material used to cover DustyS booster seat

The unusual side stripes were thought up by Randy and Bonny - since he really

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Flies Them All by H G Frautschy

Just as this issue of VINTAGE AIRshyPLANE arrives in your mai lbox this month the Winter Olympics will have started in Lillehammer Norway As you peruse the pages of your magazine you may see a face that may be vaguely recogshynizable - that of Bonny Warner Luscombe and Taylorcraft pilot United Airlines first officer and retired Olympic luger Luge Its one of the events in the Olympics held on the bobsled tracks Single and twoshyperson teams rocket down the side of the mountain on small sleds reaching speeds near 80 mph The run is between 12 and 34 of a mile and as you can imagine a ride down the run requires all the skill and concentration one can muster

You may see Bonny during the te levishysion coverage of the Olympics - she is takshying a few weeks off from her airline job to work as an expert commentator on the Luge competition for CBS

As much as she enjoyed being a Luge competitor Bonny says it simply was not as much fun as flying She te lls the story of being a youngster 14 years old and having a speaker come to her school with an interesting idea He told the students that when he was young he made up a list of 100 things he wanted to do in his life Whether it was available to him or not at that time he wrote down everything he thought of Bonny wasnt sure she could come up with a hundred items but she had a few and she wrote them down The list included be in the Olympics work in television go to a good college build a

house and become a pilot One by one she h as p icked off her

goals but shes been happi ly surprised as to how things have worked out as time has progressed She attended Stanford Unishyversity in Ca lifornia studying broadcast journalism but she had already been bitshyten by the O lympics bug As a freshshyman college athlete Bonny had been seshylected in an essay contest r un by the magazine Runners World as one of the torch bearers for the 1980 winter Olympics in Lake Placid NY While in Lake Placid she saw the Luge competition in person and dec ided shed like to give it a try Training in Europe during the winter and attending college in between meant that the road to her degree was stretched out but she eventually did graduate and she landed a job as a reporter at a San Franshycisco television station

Working as a reporter was an excellent job but as she progressed in her flying earning her instrument commercial and flight instructor licenses Bonny discovshyered she preferred flying to television To the amazement of her friends and coshyworkers she quit her job at the TV station and went to work full time as a flight inshystructor

All during this time Bonny was going through the feast of working and then the famine of heading off to Europe for 5 months to train for the Luge Funding for training the team was in short supply in the early 80s when she started training in the sport which made it tough for Bonny

Olympic Luger and floatplane pilot Bonny Warner

and her teammates to make ends meet while they trained during the winter At first plane fare there and back was all they got but as the decade progressed more sponsorship has made it possible for the US Olympic Committee to just about fully fund the Luge teams training effort

A ll her hard work paid off though - she made the US Olympic team in 1984 and again in 88 competing in the games in Sarajevo Yugoslavia and then Calgary Alberta Canada (She placed sixth overall at Calgary one of only 2 Americans ever to finish in the top six spots in Olympic Luge competition)

Her big break in aviation came when she was hired as a flight engineer for United Airlines in 1990 United to their credit was willing to work with Bonny concerning her schedule relating to trainshying for the Olympics and so she was able to compete in the 1992 games in Alshybertvi lle France (As an aside there are only 2 Luge courses in North America shy

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Bonnys new airplane is this 1949 Luscombe SA on Edo 1320 floats She took this idyllic shot at Hunts Cove seaplane base on the banks of the Allegheny river in western Pennshy

Bonny and her friend Dusty Howell in the sylvania Bonny is offering dual instruction on floats with the Luscombe You can reach cockpit of the T -Craft they helped restore her at Discovery Seaplanes Byron CA 510634-3775

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Rollin Hatfield 1938 Taylorcrafl BC-66

One of the prettier pre-war Taylorshycrafts to grace the flightline at EAA Oshkosh 93 was NC21239 SIN 1029 reshystored and flown by Rollin Hatfield (EAA 302651 AC 14732) of Meridian Idaho This bright red with black trim TshyCraft ran off with the Runner-Up Trophy in the Bronze Age (1933-1941) category of the Antique awards The story about this airplane and its rebuilder Rollin Hatfield who recently retired at age 60 is unique

As a young lad Rollin enjoyed flying with his father who owned a 1939 Taylorshycraft BC-65 almost a mate to N21239 By the time Rollin reached 16 he was ready to solo (1949) and at age 17 he earned his Private license Rollin well remembers his father looking at two Taylorcrafts for sale in 1946 just after World War II One was a 193740 horsepower model at $300 and the other was a 193965 horsepower model at $400 As Rollin says Dad bought the BC-65 and I was excited

Called into service during the Korean War Rollin became an A amp P mechanic and following a stint with MorrisonshyKnudson Construction Co keeping their DC-3 in top shape he joined the Idaho National Guard and became a Mainteshynance Officer

Rollin spent 40 years serving in the Idaho National Guard before retirement however when he was about 45 years of age (1978) he stumbled on to an old TshyCraft crammed into a storage unit in Nampa ID Closer inspection revealed the pile of junk was a 1938 BC-65 Tayshylorcraft - nearly identical to his fathers old airplane A deal was struck and Rollin started hauling parts and pieces home The fuselage was the only part that would roll on its own wheels

The fuselage was stripped and sandshyblasted in the back yard before the primshying and steady rebuild began The previshyous owner had added a skylight D windows and a landing light in the wing These were unceremoniously removed A new instrument panel was made from flat aluminum by making a form from an old hardwood table leaf and slowly pounding the edges round like the original The beveled instrument holes were made with a micarta form - carefully placed on the hole - and then slammed with one blow from a (large) hammer Rollin emphashysized that one blow worked much better than a series of smaller blows

Locating the missing instruments one at a time proved to be a major task The toughest job was finding the large Stewart Warner tachometer that sits in the center of the panel It took eight years to locate

(Top) Four piece windshield narrow nose cowl and dual wingtanks are visible (Above) A fine craftsman Rollin Hatfield stands before his award-winning BC-65 (Above left) With cowling reshymoved and doors open the BC-65 is ready for the judges at EAA OSHKOSH 93 (Left) The large tach in the censhyter dominates the new instrushyment panel Note the typical large round control wheels of this 1938 model

one in New Hampshire All metal placshyards were accurately reproduced by Noel Allard of Chaska Minnesota (612-340shy4838) An original round control wheel was located in Portland W A which made a good pattern for Rollin to make a secshyond one from The wheel shafts were chrome plated and the wheels themselves were covered with sewn leather (a real touch of class)

A factory option in 1938 was a split seat that was trimmed in genuine leather A long search located an original one of these jewels in a chicken barn in Oklashyhoma - under layers and layers of chicken manure (quit laughing Charlie thats the cultured term) Rollin says the old seat made an excellent pattern for duplication albeit a bit sharp on the nostrils

The wings had to be dismantled with each part needing heIp The spars were in good shape and only needed varnish The ribs however were in dire need of much work wi th nearly every rib needing straightening Once the wings were reshyassembled new leading edges were fabrishycated from 00202024 T-3 aluminum and installed with the aid of some cleverly deshysigned leading edge clamps that Rollin

made up In addition all metal was reshyplaced in the two ailerons

The covering was done in Ceconite 102 using Grade A cotton tapes and butyrate dope Matching enamel was sprayed on all metal parts The finish is very nicely done and will turn a judges eye at 40 paces All lettering was done with stencils and sprayed on just as Taylorcraft did over 55 years ago

Being an A amp P mechanic Rollin overshyhauled the A65-8 Continental engine himshyself adding the drilled connecting rods of an A 75 and 100 oct valves - even though he runs the engine as an A65 The result is that it runs nicely on 100 octane fuel

The four-piece windshield common to the pre-war Taylorcrafts was made up from flat stock that was bent with heat The joints are covered with aluminum strips and fastened with many small screws Plexiglasreg didnt come along unshytil WW II so compound curves in the windshield were not available until the postwar aircraft were built

Once the T -Craft was all assembled and the engine run-in Rollin made the first flight on May 1 1988 approximately ten years after he purchased the pile of

junk in 1978 It was worth all the blood sweat and tears because the little twoshyplacer flew perfectly That summer Rollin and his lovely wife Mary took off a month and flew to the Watsonville CA airshow From there they flew to San Francisco and then east aLI the way across the country to Norfolk VA They also made the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alliance Ohio the big Oshkosh Fly-In and the Blakesburg Antique Fly-In Before going home to Idaho they flew to Evergreen WA Thats ocean to ocean with a 65 hp Taylorcraft navigating all the way by comshypass and maps

This was the third Oshkosh Antique award for Rollin and his neat looking Tayshylorcraft having previously won the Conshytemporary Age Runner-up in 1988 and the Contemporary Age Champion in 1990 Congratulations and best wishes are in orshyder for Rollin Hatfield who is now retired and has somehow managed to become a genuine airport bum - but you can be sure he is enjoying every minute Perhaps we should all extend a very special thanks to Rollins father who wisely plunked down $400 for a 39 Taylorcraft BC-65 way back in 1946 Isn t it amazing what it led to

The BC-12D Taylorcraft evolved from the pre-war BC-65 and all owe their beginnings to the creative genius of the talented lightshyplane designer C G Taylor The advent of the opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine such as the Continental Lycoming and Franklin really made C G Taylors designs reach their acme ofpopularity These airplanes were actually affordable to own and opershyate by the general populace Don Claude s BC-12D (below) owes a lot to its predecessor the pre-war BC-65 Note the Billowing fabric between the ribs quite typical of HS90X fabric Also visible is the slightly rounded look caused by the wider fuselage stringers

Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

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(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

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SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

VINTAGE AIRPlANE 21

MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

New South Wales Australia N Challinor

Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

Mineral Wells TX James B Giltzow Roseland NJ Ronald Hahn La Salle IL Ralph F Hanson Erie CO Dennis M Harbin

Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

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The Aviators Safeguard

A P WamplIIer the lay tor pronq the Aero-Meter wblch fa 111 adaptation of the ampmou Warner AutomiddotMeter

T HE vagaries of the wind are what make a flight dangerou If you guess wrong on its velocity when you start the leut that can happen II a diaappointinf exhibition instead of a spectacular achievement If the continued wbiuing of the air by your face while 00 a flight baa dulled your sense of velocity

or air preuure it may result seriously when you dip or rise OT tum This il ODe vital part of the bird aeme which it is difficult to acquire No need to spend time learning or acquiring tbll A glance will tell all that need be known in an inshy

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nle Aeroshy eter an adaptatioo of the now celebrated Warner Auto-Meter which indicates rate of speed and distance traveled by an automobile with derfuI precision The Auto-Meter is used by professhysIonal racing drift$ on the can of prominent manufacturers and forms part of the equipment of 90 of an pleasure cara 01 IDQR It is 10 rmnect in construction so phenomenaJy accurate and withal 10 durable that it became ImowD as The Aristocrat of Speed Indicators n The Auto-Meter is Ilh ays 8eIlaquotfd where the of a car can afford i punbase

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WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE RESTORING ----------------------------by Norm Petersen

Robert Schachts Ercoupe 415-D

This rather artistic Ercoupe 415-D N89331 SIN 3269 is the proud workmanship of Robert Schacht (EAA 428922 AC 20405) of OFallon MO It feashytures a Continental 0 -200 engine of 100 hp a 720 NavCom transponde rlencoder and the usua l inshystrumentation T he in terio r is done in shades of blue with black trim Robert says he spent about four months in his garage (with the wi ngs off) doshying the interior fancy paint scheme and polishing the alumi num The end resul t is an Eagle paint scheme complete with claws on the wheel pants Note the leading edge landing light in the left wing Robert reports the little two-placer draws attention wherever it goes

Kenny Bakers Ercoupe

The photo of this quite original Ercoupe 415-C N99007 SI N 1630 was sent in by owner Kenny Baker of Pan-A-Lake Illinois Notice the early Narco NavCom antenna behind the cockpit the sinshygle nose fork and the aileron balance under the wing Kenny s Ercoupe is one of 465 model 415-C Ercoupes remaining on the U S register

10 FEBRUARY 1994

Glenn Mittelstadts J-3 Cub

Pictured by his very original looking 1941 Piper 1-3 Cub N35870 SIN 6628 is owner Glen n Mittelstadt (EAA 356507 AC 19546) of Landrum Sc The Cub has just been tota ll y refurbished by Glenn and flies as good as it looks according to the owner The photo was contributed by Art Scammell (EAA 304783 AC 21087) of Campbellshysport WI a close friend of Glenns who says that Glenn used to live in Campbellsport before moving to Landrum Sc Besides being a Cub enthusiast (note the T-shirt in the photo) Glenn is also a hot air balloon enthusiast - when he is not flying the Cub (Many thanks Art for the photo)

Mike Tomans Taylorcraft BC-12D

Parked on some nice green grass on hi s fathers airstrip is Taylorcraft BC-12D N44039 SIN 9839 owned by Michael Toman (EAA 414378) of Painsville Ohio Mike purchased the T-Craft from an airline pilot in 1991 It has 1100 hours total time airframe and engine with the original Continental A-65 still equipped with the original Case magnetos Mike reports he disassembled the engine and replaced all gaskets rebuilt the carshyburetor and after three months of searching for parts rebuilt the two Case mags He has also rebuilt the wheels and fuel system and replaced the bungee cords in the landing gear Other feashytures on the bright red T-Craft are a metal McCauley propeller and a set of nice looking wheel fenders Mike says the T-Craft has spent its entire life in Ohio He and the airp lane attended the 1993 Taylorcraft Fly-In at Barber Field

Steve Zellers Luscombe 8C

Pictured by his totally rebuilt Luscombe is Steve Zeller (EAA 325644 AIC 18133) of Alpharetta Georshygia The Luscombe 8C N28782 SIN 1543 is a 1940 model being one of just 57 8Cs remaining on the FAA register Steve bought the badly bent airplane followshying a ground-loop and rollover in 1991 Two years 2000 hours and many dollars later this is what she looks like The first flight was on December 51993 and all went well The Luscombe indicates 110 mph at 2300 rpm and will do nearly 120 mph flat out with its Continental C85-12 engine and a 71 X 52 cruise prop Note the added glass in the lower doors the Scott 3200 tailwheel and the parachute on Steves tender body

David Zambranos Boeing Stearman E75

This picture of a totally restored Stearman XB-KIS SIN avionics including nav-com transponder and voice activated 75-5460 was sent in by owner David G Zambrano V (EAA intercom David is wisely taking instruction in the art of flyshy442467) of San Pedro Mexico Purchased from a Mexican ing the Stearman and hopes to one day attend a school for crop dusting operation in 1988 the Stearman was restored aerobatics This particular Stearman was featured in a Mexishyover a 3-12 year period by David along with help from three can movie (Ando Volando Bajo which means Im Flying full-time mechanics Almost everything is new except the Low) back in 1952 David also enclosed a complete military fuselage frame and the 300 hp Lycoming R-680 engine The history of his Stearman when it was a PT-13D in the U S cockpits feature black leather interiors and digital Terra Army Air Corps until being mustered out in June of 1949

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These photos of a 1940 Piper J-3Fshy65 Cub NC35052 SIN 6059 were sent in by owner Bob Ruffini (EAA78135 AIC 17676) of Birmingham MI who recently restored the Cub for the secshyond time It is one of 157 J-3F-65 modshyels remaining on the US register The history of the Cub is unique in that it was constructed on December 191940 and signed off by Piper Airshycraft on December 261940 It spent its early life in Detroit MI including having all original logs and documents stolen from the airplane on June 18 1943 On Nov 12 1944 it was crash landed with damage to the gear and fuselage On June 51948 it was sold

Bob Ruffinis J-3 Cub

to Donald Kibby of Ferndale Ml It was completely disassembled and stored in his garage In 1962 Don Kibby let Bob Ruffini look at the pieces in his garage and basement In 1970 the Certificate of Registration was revoked In 1971 Kibby gave the entire airplane to Bob Ruffini as he was the only person to ever show an interest in the Cub With the old fuseshylage rusted a replacement fuselage was located in 1973 hanging in a barn in Mt Pleasant Ml In 1974 the Aero Mechanics High School at Detroit City Airport began a total restoration with a C-85-12 engine replacing the original Franklin 65 From 1976 to 1980 the

Cub was flown 190 hours however in 1981 a second rebuild was begun On May 21 1982 the Standard Airworthishyness Certificate was again revoked On June 11 1991 the second rebuild was completed and a new Airworthishyness Certificate was issued On July 181991 the Cub was signed off for float operation on Aqua 1500 floats All covering is Stits HS90X with Stits Polytone finish Also installed were shoulder harnesses intercom and Mode C Transponder

Bob Ruffini enjoys the Cub more than ever these days be it on wheels or floats His latest project is a J-5 Cub Cruiser Stay tuned

Jack Thompsons Globe Swift

This very nice looking 1947 Globe GC-IB Swift N80563 SIN 66 is the pride and joy of Jack Thompson (EAA 426043 A IC 20172) of Hope Hull Alabama Jack bought the Swift in March of 93 from the previous owner William Hurley Montgomery AL who had owned the airplane for 25 years Unusual is the engine conversion to a Lycoming 0-290C of 125 hp with a fixed pitch metal prop Jack says the controls are very crisp and responsive and even his son who is an F-16 pilot admits the Swift is as close to a small fighter as you can get

12 FEBRUARY 1994

Ted Utess 1941 Piper J-SA Cub Cruiser

Recently restored from the ground up is this 1941 Piper J-5A NC35279 SIN 5-597 owned by Wm (Ted) Utess (EAA 399864 AIC 18619) of Three Mile Bay NY Ted reports the Cruiser is powered with a Contishynental C-85 without electrics however a King handshyheld radio is used with an external antenna In addishytion he installed original navigation lights and added a strobe for safety These are powered by a small wet cell battery that is kept charged with a solar panel in the hangar Covering was done with Ceconite 102 and Randolph products A total of 26 coats of dope were used with the finish coats in original Cruiser Orange and black trim Other amenities include chrome plated valve covers 24 inch numbers on the wings and a metal prop with a nicely done spinner that matches the nose of the J-5A cowling

Keeping kids motivated about anything other than video games or TV can someshytimes be a challenge to parents these days With so many distractions surrounding todays youngsters the simple pleasures of learning to do something with your mind and hands is sometimes lost Dusty Howell and his dad have found a way to get past the modern day distractions and accomplish a series ofgoals along the way a process that will continue for years to come Setting and achieving goals is an important lesson for all of us to learn and its especially significant to youngshysters - being able to work towards a dream and reach it with your own efforts is something that will stay with you for the rest ofyour life

Randy Howell (EAA 443361) of Byshyron CA must have been pretty excited that fall day in 1987 He became the fashyther of a baby boy a tiny little fellow he and his wife Marie named Dustin but everybody calls him Dusty It was a bit too cold and windy the day they brought Dusty home so his firs t ride in a vehicle was in a car instead of the airplane that Randy had planned but soon afterwa rd R andy had Dusty in the air and he has been flying with his dad ever since Now just a little over six years old Dusty has flown 226 hours Randy had a neat idea for his so n - as soon as he s tarted the young boy flying he started a logbook for him Each of the hours spent with his dad is carefully logged so that Dusty will be able to look back on the time spent with his dad

Dusty has not just been riding around with his fat her those 226 hours During the restoration of the Taylorcraft you see here Randy added a few things to make it possible for his son to completely control th e airplane Rudder pedal extensions were added to the left side controls and

he a lso built a specia l seat extens ion so that Dusty can see over the cowl at about the same he ight as a fully grown ad ult With his fat her a CFI sitting in the right seat Dusty can fly the Taylorcraft legally from the left seat whenever his dad says Want to go fly

Dusty also has the added knowledge he gained while his Taylorcraft was being reshystored - he go t to he lp In 1992 his dad and their friend Bonny Warner (see the accompanying sidebar) along with a coushyple more friends went on a restoration binge on the T-Craft Dusty helped whenshyever he was not in school zipping home to work on his airplane He was excited by th e whole idea of an a irpl ane in the garage and the fact that it was an airplane that he would be able to fly thrilled him

Randy mentioned that he took a bit of extra time during the restora tion to exshyplain things to Dusty and to allow him to do supervised tasks Sanding tubing and applying dope to the fabri c so the tapes could be applied were all part of the edushycation Dusty got as he and hi s friends watched the Taylorcraft go back together

The BC-12 that was restored came to the Howell s garage in a roundabout way as many restorations seem to begin Bonny Warner had bo ught the project back in 1990 intending to restore the airshyplane to fulfi ll a couple of goals Already a floatplane pilot she wanted an airplane of her own she could fly from her back yard and she wanted to restore the airshyplane herself to learn what makes an airshyplane tick

The a irpla ne had not been flown in nea rly 15 yea rs and was in bad need of major repairs Once based at the famous Kenmore Air H arbor in Seattle the Tayshylorcraft had led a hard life and the strucshyture showed signs of having aged beyond its years When it looked as though Bonny was going to have to move permanently to D e nve r CO she had to reconsider whether or not she would be able to comshyplete the airplane Rebuilding the T-Craft would be her first res toration and she knew it would require some reliance on her friends to help guide her through the intricacies of airplane rebuilding In the end she decided to sell it to Randy a fel-

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low United Airlines pilot and a f10atplane pilot who lived in the same housing develshyopment southeast of San Francisco Theyve flown together as the crew of a United 737 on occasion

Randy had been flying his Cessna 180 on amphibious floats for a number of years but felt that it would be too much airplane for his son to handle when he started to learn to fly The Taylorcraft was just the right amount of airplane though A deal was made and the project was moved to the Howell household

From the beginning Randy intended the Taylorcraft to be Dustys airplane As I mentioned before it would be the airshyplane he could use to learn to fly with and eventually it would be Dustys to take with him when he headed off to make his way in the world Even the N-number says just that - N93DH 93 for the year the restoration was done and DH for Dusty Howell

The rebuild of the BCS-12D was the first restoration by Randy and he also reshylied on the knowledge of his friends to help him with the process of putting the airplane back together As it turned out Bonny did not have to move to Denver and so she was one of the principle reshybuilders on the project Bonny Dusty and Randy all learned about the ins and outs

of rebuilding an airplane together along with the invaluable help provided by Sam Richardson an AI and airline pilot who supervised the rebuild of the Continental C-85 Another irreplaceable person durshying the rebuild was Bud Todd the gentleshyman who had started the Byron CA airshyport many years ago and is an accomplished AampP His help with the welding that had to be done on the fuseshylage was one of the tasks that was made possible with his experienced hand

Another resident of Discovery Bay the area Bonny and Randy reside in was also a big part of the restoration Ron Warren is a retired general contractor who had never been involved in the reshybuild of an airplane before but he was enshythusiastic about helping and since he was quite good with his hands Randy put him to work on the project He was there alshymost every day

There was no dilly-dallying during this project Work started the 1st of January and didnt stop until the end of April that same year April 24 1993 the T-Craft went into the water for the first time Beshyfore that could happen though a ton of work was packed into those four months

First off after the fabric was removed (a favorite task of 5-year-olds something I can attest to as well) the steel tubing in

the fuselage was tested To their dismay both lower longerons were found to be completely rotten with rust due to salt water totally ruining the bottom of each of the lower longerons Ron had a neat method for removing the old tubing using a ground down drill bit (Look for a short article on this method in next month s VINTAGE AIRPLANE) After removshying the old longerons Bud said yes to Randys request that he weld in the new steel Fortunately the rest of the steel tubing was in good shape and Randy and Dusty spent some time filling each tube with preservative oil Randy had decided to use the Cooper Superflite system to cover the airplane After the prep work was done he started by painting the fuseshylage structure with Superflite primer

The cowling also required some work with cracks welded and then ground down to a smooth finish or with patches backshying up the repaired area

The project came complete with a set of Edo 1320 floats but the keels on both floats had seen better days The tedious task of replacing both keels was accomshyplished then any corrosion on the floats was removed Finally the floats were treated with metal prep and alodined When everything was ready to be primed they coated the metal parts with primer

With the fuselage was ready to be put back together the wood stringers were reshyplaced along with the wood around the door jambs Fairleads were renewed and the airplane was quickly brought up to the stage where the covering would need to be applied

Randy and Bonny took a deep breath and tackled the covering in a two stretch that included 40 hours of work 20 on each day with about 4 hours of sleep in beshytween Because the final top coats should be applied within seven days they wanted to move quickly and were able to neatly complete the job in the time they had You can see in the photo that the covering and priming process took up all of the Howell household as well as the yard Even DustyS swingset and sandbox were pressed into service With everything covshyered and primed the final base coats of white Superflite Superthane were laid on A few days were taken to catch up on some much needed sleep and then the reshyassembly began

Since the airplane was a complete proshyject when it was started there were few parts that had to be searched out but work still remained to clean them up The instrument panel was painted with a crinshykle finish paint and the old but fully funcshytional instruments were installed A new set of upholstery was ordered and inshystalled with extra seat material used to cover DustyS booster seat

The unusual side stripes were thought up by Randy and Bonny - since he really

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14 FEBRUARY 1994

Flies Them All by H G Frautschy

Just as this issue of VINTAGE AIRshyPLANE arrives in your mai lbox this month the Winter Olympics will have started in Lillehammer Norway As you peruse the pages of your magazine you may see a face that may be vaguely recogshynizable - that of Bonny Warner Luscombe and Taylorcraft pilot United Airlines first officer and retired Olympic luger Luge Its one of the events in the Olympics held on the bobsled tracks Single and twoshyperson teams rocket down the side of the mountain on small sleds reaching speeds near 80 mph The run is between 12 and 34 of a mile and as you can imagine a ride down the run requires all the skill and concentration one can muster

You may see Bonny during the te levishysion coverage of the Olympics - she is takshying a few weeks off from her airline job to work as an expert commentator on the Luge competition for CBS

As much as she enjoyed being a Luge competitor Bonny says it simply was not as much fun as flying She te lls the story of being a youngster 14 years old and having a speaker come to her school with an interesting idea He told the students that when he was young he made up a list of 100 things he wanted to do in his life Whether it was available to him or not at that time he wrote down everything he thought of Bonny wasnt sure she could come up with a hundred items but she had a few and she wrote them down The list included be in the Olympics work in television go to a good college build a

house and become a pilot One by one she h as p icked off her

goals but shes been happi ly surprised as to how things have worked out as time has progressed She attended Stanford Unishyversity in Ca lifornia studying broadcast journalism but she had already been bitshyten by the O lympics bug As a freshshyman college athlete Bonny had been seshylected in an essay contest r un by the magazine Runners World as one of the torch bearers for the 1980 winter Olympics in Lake Placid NY While in Lake Placid she saw the Luge competition in person and dec ided shed like to give it a try Training in Europe during the winter and attending college in between meant that the road to her degree was stretched out but she eventually did graduate and she landed a job as a reporter at a San Franshycisco television station

Working as a reporter was an excellent job but as she progressed in her flying earning her instrument commercial and flight instructor licenses Bonny discovshyered she preferred flying to television To the amazement of her friends and coshyworkers she quit her job at the TV station and went to work full time as a flight inshystructor

All during this time Bonny was going through the feast of working and then the famine of heading off to Europe for 5 months to train for the Luge Funding for training the team was in short supply in the early 80s when she started training in the sport which made it tough for Bonny

Olympic Luger and floatplane pilot Bonny Warner

and her teammates to make ends meet while they trained during the winter At first plane fare there and back was all they got but as the decade progressed more sponsorship has made it possible for the US Olympic Committee to just about fully fund the Luge teams training effort

A ll her hard work paid off though - she made the US Olympic team in 1984 and again in 88 competing in the games in Sarajevo Yugoslavia and then Calgary Alberta Canada (She placed sixth overall at Calgary one of only 2 Americans ever to finish in the top six spots in Olympic Luge competition)

Her big break in aviation came when she was hired as a flight engineer for United Airlines in 1990 United to their credit was willing to work with Bonny concerning her schedule relating to trainshying for the Olympics and so she was able to compete in the 1992 games in Alshybertvi lle France (As an aside there are only 2 Luge courses in North America shy

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Bonnys new airplane is this 1949 Luscombe SA on Edo 1320 floats She took this idyllic shot at Hunts Cove seaplane base on the banks of the Allegheny river in western Pennshy

Bonny and her friend Dusty Howell in the sylvania Bonny is offering dual instruction on floats with the Luscombe You can reach cockpit of the T -Craft they helped restore her at Discovery Seaplanes Byron CA 510634-3775

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Rollin Hatfield 1938 Taylorcrafl BC-66

One of the prettier pre-war Taylorshycrafts to grace the flightline at EAA Oshkosh 93 was NC21239 SIN 1029 reshystored and flown by Rollin Hatfield (EAA 302651 AC 14732) of Meridian Idaho This bright red with black trim TshyCraft ran off with the Runner-Up Trophy in the Bronze Age (1933-1941) category of the Antique awards The story about this airplane and its rebuilder Rollin Hatfield who recently retired at age 60 is unique

As a young lad Rollin enjoyed flying with his father who owned a 1939 Taylorshycraft BC-65 almost a mate to N21239 By the time Rollin reached 16 he was ready to solo (1949) and at age 17 he earned his Private license Rollin well remembers his father looking at two Taylorcrafts for sale in 1946 just after World War II One was a 193740 horsepower model at $300 and the other was a 193965 horsepower model at $400 As Rollin says Dad bought the BC-65 and I was excited

Called into service during the Korean War Rollin became an A amp P mechanic and following a stint with MorrisonshyKnudson Construction Co keeping their DC-3 in top shape he joined the Idaho National Guard and became a Mainteshynance Officer

Rollin spent 40 years serving in the Idaho National Guard before retirement however when he was about 45 years of age (1978) he stumbled on to an old TshyCraft crammed into a storage unit in Nampa ID Closer inspection revealed the pile of junk was a 1938 BC-65 Tayshylorcraft - nearly identical to his fathers old airplane A deal was struck and Rollin started hauling parts and pieces home The fuselage was the only part that would roll on its own wheels

The fuselage was stripped and sandshyblasted in the back yard before the primshying and steady rebuild began The previshyous owner had added a skylight D windows and a landing light in the wing These were unceremoniously removed A new instrument panel was made from flat aluminum by making a form from an old hardwood table leaf and slowly pounding the edges round like the original The beveled instrument holes were made with a micarta form - carefully placed on the hole - and then slammed with one blow from a (large) hammer Rollin emphashysized that one blow worked much better than a series of smaller blows

Locating the missing instruments one at a time proved to be a major task The toughest job was finding the large Stewart Warner tachometer that sits in the center of the panel It took eight years to locate

(Top) Four piece windshield narrow nose cowl and dual wingtanks are visible (Above) A fine craftsman Rollin Hatfield stands before his award-winning BC-65 (Above left) With cowling reshymoved and doors open the BC-65 is ready for the judges at EAA OSHKOSH 93 (Left) The large tach in the censhyter dominates the new instrushyment panel Note the typical large round control wheels of this 1938 model

one in New Hampshire All metal placshyards were accurately reproduced by Noel Allard of Chaska Minnesota (612-340shy4838) An original round control wheel was located in Portland W A which made a good pattern for Rollin to make a secshyond one from The wheel shafts were chrome plated and the wheels themselves were covered with sewn leather (a real touch of class)

A factory option in 1938 was a split seat that was trimmed in genuine leather A long search located an original one of these jewels in a chicken barn in Oklashyhoma - under layers and layers of chicken manure (quit laughing Charlie thats the cultured term) Rollin says the old seat made an excellent pattern for duplication albeit a bit sharp on the nostrils

The wings had to be dismantled with each part needing heIp The spars were in good shape and only needed varnish The ribs however were in dire need of much work wi th nearly every rib needing straightening Once the wings were reshyassembled new leading edges were fabrishycated from 00202024 T-3 aluminum and installed with the aid of some cleverly deshysigned leading edge clamps that Rollin

made up In addition all metal was reshyplaced in the two ailerons

The covering was done in Ceconite 102 using Grade A cotton tapes and butyrate dope Matching enamel was sprayed on all metal parts The finish is very nicely done and will turn a judges eye at 40 paces All lettering was done with stencils and sprayed on just as Taylorcraft did over 55 years ago

Being an A amp P mechanic Rollin overshyhauled the A65-8 Continental engine himshyself adding the drilled connecting rods of an A 75 and 100 oct valves - even though he runs the engine as an A65 The result is that it runs nicely on 100 octane fuel

The four-piece windshield common to the pre-war Taylorcrafts was made up from flat stock that was bent with heat The joints are covered with aluminum strips and fastened with many small screws Plexiglasreg didnt come along unshytil WW II so compound curves in the windshield were not available until the postwar aircraft were built

Once the T -Craft was all assembled and the engine run-in Rollin made the first flight on May 1 1988 approximately ten years after he purchased the pile of

junk in 1978 It was worth all the blood sweat and tears because the little twoshyplacer flew perfectly That summer Rollin and his lovely wife Mary took off a month and flew to the Watsonville CA airshow From there they flew to San Francisco and then east aLI the way across the country to Norfolk VA They also made the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alliance Ohio the big Oshkosh Fly-In and the Blakesburg Antique Fly-In Before going home to Idaho they flew to Evergreen WA Thats ocean to ocean with a 65 hp Taylorcraft navigating all the way by comshypass and maps

This was the third Oshkosh Antique award for Rollin and his neat looking Tayshylorcraft having previously won the Conshytemporary Age Runner-up in 1988 and the Contemporary Age Champion in 1990 Congratulations and best wishes are in orshyder for Rollin Hatfield who is now retired and has somehow managed to become a genuine airport bum - but you can be sure he is enjoying every minute Perhaps we should all extend a very special thanks to Rollins father who wisely plunked down $400 for a 39 Taylorcraft BC-65 way back in 1946 Isn t it amazing what it led to

The BC-12D Taylorcraft evolved from the pre-war BC-65 and all owe their beginnings to the creative genius of the talented lightshyplane designer C G Taylor The advent of the opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine such as the Continental Lycoming and Franklin really made C G Taylors designs reach their acme ofpopularity These airplanes were actually affordable to own and opershyate by the general populace Don Claude s BC-12D (below) owes a lot to its predecessor the pre-war BC-65 Note the Billowing fabric between the ribs quite typical of HS90X fabric Also visible is the slightly rounded look caused by the wider fuselage stringers

Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

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(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

20 FEBRUARY 1994

SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

New South Wales Australia N Challinor

Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

Mineral Wells TX James B Giltzow Roseland NJ Ronald Hahn La Salle IL Ralph F Hanson Erie CO Dennis M Harbin

Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

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Robert Schachts Ercoupe 415-D

This rather artistic Ercoupe 415-D N89331 SIN 3269 is the proud workmanship of Robert Schacht (EAA 428922 AC 20405) of OFallon MO It feashytures a Continental 0 -200 engine of 100 hp a 720 NavCom transponde rlencoder and the usua l inshystrumentation T he in terio r is done in shades of blue with black trim Robert says he spent about four months in his garage (with the wi ngs off) doshying the interior fancy paint scheme and polishing the alumi num The end resul t is an Eagle paint scheme complete with claws on the wheel pants Note the leading edge landing light in the left wing Robert reports the little two-placer draws attention wherever it goes

Kenny Bakers Ercoupe

The photo of this quite original Ercoupe 415-C N99007 SI N 1630 was sent in by owner Kenny Baker of Pan-A-Lake Illinois Notice the early Narco NavCom antenna behind the cockpit the sinshygle nose fork and the aileron balance under the wing Kenny s Ercoupe is one of 465 model 415-C Ercoupes remaining on the U S register

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Glenn Mittelstadts J-3 Cub

Pictured by his very original looking 1941 Piper 1-3 Cub N35870 SIN 6628 is owner Glen n Mittelstadt (EAA 356507 AC 19546) of Landrum Sc The Cub has just been tota ll y refurbished by Glenn and flies as good as it looks according to the owner The photo was contributed by Art Scammell (EAA 304783 AC 21087) of Campbellshysport WI a close friend of Glenns who says that Glenn used to live in Campbellsport before moving to Landrum Sc Besides being a Cub enthusiast (note the T-shirt in the photo) Glenn is also a hot air balloon enthusiast - when he is not flying the Cub (Many thanks Art for the photo)

Mike Tomans Taylorcraft BC-12D

Parked on some nice green grass on hi s fathers airstrip is Taylorcraft BC-12D N44039 SIN 9839 owned by Michael Toman (EAA 414378) of Painsville Ohio Mike purchased the T-Craft from an airline pilot in 1991 It has 1100 hours total time airframe and engine with the original Continental A-65 still equipped with the original Case magnetos Mike reports he disassembled the engine and replaced all gaskets rebuilt the carshyburetor and after three months of searching for parts rebuilt the two Case mags He has also rebuilt the wheels and fuel system and replaced the bungee cords in the landing gear Other feashytures on the bright red T-Craft are a metal McCauley propeller and a set of nice looking wheel fenders Mike says the T-Craft has spent its entire life in Ohio He and the airp lane attended the 1993 Taylorcraft Fly-In at Barber Field

Steve Zellers Luscombe 8C

Pictured by his totally rebuilt Luscombe is Steve Zeller (EAA 325644 AIC 18133) of Alpharetta Georshygia The Luscombe 8C N28782 SIN 1543 is a 1940 model being one of just 57 8Cs remaining on the FAA register Steve bought the badly bent airplane followshying a ground-loop and rollover in 1991 Two years 2000 hours and many dollars later this is what she looks like The first flight was on December 51993 and all went well The Luscombe indicates 110 mph at 2300 rpm and will do nearly 120 mph flat out with its Continental C85-12 engine and a 71 X 52 cruise prop Note the added glass in the lower doors the Scott 3200 tailwheel and the parachute on Steves tender body

David Zambranos Boeing Stearman E75

This picture of a totally restored Stearman XB-KIS SIN avionics including nav-com transponder and voice activated 75-5460 was sent in by owner David G Zambrano V (EAA intercom David is wisely taking instruction in the art of flyshy442467) of San Pedro Mexico Purchased from a Mexican ing the Stearman and hopes to one day attend a school for crop dusting operation in 1988 the Stearman was restored aerobatics This particular Stearman was featured in a Mexishyover a 3-12 year period by David along with help from three can movie (Ando Volando Bajo which means Im Flying full-time mechanics Almost everything is new except the Low) back in 1952 David also enclosed a complete military fuselage frame and the 300 hp Lycoming R-680 engine The history of his Stearman when it was a PT-13D in the U S cockpits feature black leather interiors and digital Terra Army Air Corps until being mustered out in June of 1949

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These photos of a 1940 Piper J-3Fshy65 Cub NC35052 SIN 6059 were sent in by owner Bob Ruffini (EAA78135 AIC 17676) of Birmingham MI who recently restored the Cub for the secshyond time It is one of 157 J-3F-65 modshyels remaining on the US register The history of the Cub is unique in that it was constructed on December 191940 and signed off by Piper Airshycraft on December 261940 It spent its early life in Detroit MI including having all original logs and documents stolen from the airplane on June 18 1943 On Nov 12 1944 it was crash landed with damage to the gear and fuselage On June 51948 it was sold

Bob Ruffinis J-3 Cub

to Donald Kibby of Ferndale Ml It was completely disassembled and stored in his garage In 1962 Don Kibby let Bob Ruffini look at the pieces in his garage and basement In 1970 the Certificate of Registration was revoked In 1971 Kibby gave the entire airplane to Bob Ruffini as he was the only person to ever show an interest in the Cub With the old fuseshylage rusted a replacement fuselage was located in 1973 hanging in a barn in Mt Pleasant Ml In 1974 the Aero Mechanics High School at Detroit City Airport began a total restoration with a C-85-12 engine replacing the original Franklin 65 From 1976 to 1980 the

Cub was flown 190 hours however in 1981 a second rebuild was begun On May 21 1982 the Standard Airworthishyness Certificate was again revoked On June 11 1991 the second rebuild was completed and a new Airworthishyness Certificate was issued On July 181991 the Cub was signed off for float operation on Aqua 1500 floats All covering is Stits HS90X with Stits Polytone finish Also installed were shoulder harnesses intercom and Mode C Transponder

Bob Ruffini enjoys the Cub more than ever these days be it on wheels or floats His latest project is a J-5 Cub Cruiser Stay tuned

Jack Thompsons Globe Swift

This very nice looking 1947 Globe GC-IB Swift N80563 SIN 66 is the pride and joy of Jack Thompson (EAA 426043 A IC 20172) of Hope Hull Alabama Jack bought the Swift in March of 93 from the previous owner William Hurley Montgomery AL who had owned the airplane for 25 years Unusual is the engine conversion to a Lycoming 0-290C of 125 hp with a fixed pitch metal prop Jack says the controls are very crisp and responsive and even his son who is an F-16 pilot admits the Swift is as close to a small fighter as you can get

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Ted Utess 1941 Piper J-SA Cub Cruiser

Recently restored from the ground up is this 1941 Piper J-5A NC35279 SIN 5-597 owned by Wm (Ted) Utess (EAA 399864 AIC 18619) of Three Mile Bay NY Ted reports the Cruiser is powered with a Contishynental C-85 without electrics however a King handshyheld radio is used with an external antenna In addishytion he installed original navigation lights and added a strobe for safety These are powered by a small wet cell battery that is kept charged with a solar panel in the hangar Covering was done with Ceconite 102 and Randolph products A total of 26 coats of dope were used with the finish coats in original Cruiser Orange and black trim Other amenities include chrome plated valve covers 24 inch numbers on the wings and a metal prop with a nicely done spinner that matches the nose of the J-5A cowling

Keeping kids motivated about anything other than video games or TV can someshytimes be a challenge to parents these days With so many distractions surrounding todays youngsters the simple pleasures of learning to do something with your mind and hands is sometimes lost Dusty Howell and his dad have found a way to get past the modern day distractions and accomplish a series ofgoals along the way a process that will continue for years to come Setting and achieving goals is an important lesson for all of us to learn and its especially significant to youngshysters - being able to work towards a dream and reach it with your own efforts is something that will stay with you for the rest ofyour life

Randy Howell (EAA 443361) of Byshyron CA must have been pretty excited that fall day in 1987 He became the fashyther of a baby boy a tiny little fellow he and his wife Marie named Dustin but everybody calls him Dusty It was a bit too cold and windy the day they brought Dusty home so his firs t ride in a vehicle was in a car instead of the airplane that Randy had planned but soon afterwa rd R andy had Dusty in the air and he has been flying with his dad ever since Now just a little over six years old Dusty has flown 226 hours Randy had a neat idea for his so n - as soon as he s tarted the young boy flying he started a logbook for him Each of the hours spent with his dad is carefully logged so that Dusty will be able to look back on the time spent with his dad

Dusty has not just been riding around with his fat her those 226 hours During the restoration of the Taylorcraft you see here Randy added a few things to make it possible for his son to completely control th e airplane Rudder pedal extensions were added to the left side controls and

he a lso built a specia l seat extens ion so that Dusty can see over the cowl at about the same he ight as a fully grown ad ult With his fat her a CFI sitting in the right seat Dusty can fly the Taylorcraft legally from the left seat whenever his dad says Want to go fly

Dusty also has the added knowledge he gained while his Taylorcraft was being reshystored - he go t to he lp In 1992 his dad and their friend Bonny Warner (see the accompanying sidebar) along with a coushyple more friends went on a restoration binge on the T-Craft Dusty helped whenshyever he was not in school zipping home to work on his airplane He was excited by th e whole idea of an a irpl ane in the garage and the fact that it was an airplane that he would be able to fly thrilled him

Randy mentioned that he took a bit of extra time during the restora tion to exshyplain things to Dusty and to allow him to do supervised tasks Sanding tubing and applying dope to the fabri c so the tapes could be applied were all part of the edushycation Dusty got as he and hi s friends watched the Taylorcraft go back together

The BC-12 that was restored came to the Howell s garage in a roundabout way as many restorations seem to begin Bonny Warner had bo ught the project back in 1990 intending to restore the airshyplane to fulfi ll a couple of goals Already a floatplane pilot she wanted an airplane of her own she could fly from her back yard and she wanted to restore the airshyplane herself to learn what makes an airshyplane tick

The a irpla ne had not been flown in nea rly 15 yea rs and was in bad need of major repairs Once based at the famous Kenmore Air H arbor in Seattle the Tayshylorcraft had led a hard life and the strucshyture showed signs of having aged beyond its years When it looked as though Bonny was going to have to move permanently to D e nve r CO she had to reconsider whether or not she would be able to comshyplete the airplane Rebuilding the T-Craft would be her first res toration and she knew it would require some reliance on her friends to help guide her through the intricacies of airplane rebuilding In the end she decided to sell it to Randy a fel-

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low United Airlines pilot and a f10atplane pilot who lived in the same housing develshyopment southeast of San Francisco Theyve flown together as the crew of a United 737 on occasion

Randy had been flying his Cessna 180 on amphibious floats for a number of years but felt that it would be too much airplane for his son to handle when he started to learn to fly The Taylorcraft was just the right amount of airplane though A deal was made and the project was moved to the Howell household

From the beginning Randy intended the Taylorcraft to be Dustys airplane As I mentioned before it would be the airshyplane he could use to learn to fly with and eventually it would be Dustys to take with him when he headed off to make his way in the world Even the N-number says just that - N93DH 93 for the year the restoration was done and DH for Dusty Howell

The rebuild of the BCS-12D was the first restoration by Randy and he also reshylied on the knowledge of his friends to help him with the process of putting the airplane back together As it turned out Bonny did not have to move to Denver and so she was one of the principle reshybuilders on the project Bonny Dusty and Randy all learned about the ins and outs

of rebuilding an airplane together along with the invaluable help provided by Sam Richardson an AI and airline pilot who supervised the rebuild of the Continental C-85 Another irreplaceable person durshying the rebuild was Bud Todd the gentleshyman who had started the Byron CA airshyport many years ago and is an accomplished AampP His help with the welding that had to be done on the fuseshylage was one of the tasks that was made possible with his experienced hand

Another resident of Discovery Bay the area Bonny and Randy reside in was also a big part of the restoration Ron Warren is a retired general contractor who had never been involved in the reshybuild of an airplane before but he was enshythusiastic about helping and since he was quite good with his hands Randy put him to work on the project He was there alshymost every day

There was no dilly-dallying during this project Work started the 1st of January and didnt stop until the end of April that same year April 24 1993 the T-Craft went into the water for the first time Beshyfore that could happen though a ton of work was packed into those four months

First off after the fabric was removed (a favorite task of 5-year-olds something I can attest to as well) the steel tubing in

the fuselage was tested To their dismay both lower longerons were found to be completely rotten with rust due to salt water totally ruining the bottom of each of the lower longerons Ron had a neat method for removing the old tubing using a ground down drill bit (Look for a short article on this method in next month s VINTAGE AIRPLANE) After removshying the old longerons Bud said yes to Randys request that he weld in the new steel Fortunately the rest of the steel tubing was in good shape and Randy and Dusty spent some time filling each tube with preservative oil Randy had decided to use the Cooper Superflite system to cover the airplane After the prep work was done he started by painting the fuseshylage structure with Superflite primer

The cowling also required some work with cracks welded and then ground down to a smooth finish or with patches backshying up the repaired area

The project came complete with a set of Edo 1320 floats but the keels on both floats had seen better days The tedious task of replacing both keels was accomshyplished then any corrosion on the floats was removed Finally the floats were treated with metal prep and alodined When everything was ready to be primed they coated the metal parts with primer

With the fuselage was ready to be put back together the wood stringers were reshyplaced along with the wood around the door jambs Fairleads were renewed and the airplane was quickly brought up to the stage where the covering would need to be applied

Randy and Bonny took a deep breath and tackled the covering in a two stretch that included 40 hours of work 20 on each day with about 4 hours of sleep in beshytween Because the final top coats should be applied within seven days they wanted to move quickly and were able to neatly complete the job in the time they had You can see in the photo that the covering and priming process took up all of the Howell household as well as the yard Even DustyS swingset and sandbox were pressed into service With everything covshyered and primed the final base coats of white Superflite Superthane were laid on A few days were taken to catch up on some much needed sleep and then the reshyassembly began

Since the airplane was a complete proshyject when it was started there were few parts that had to be searched out but work still remained to clean them up The instrument panel was painted with a crinshykle finish paint and the old but fully funcshytional instruments were installed A new set of upholstery was ordered and inshystalled with extra seat material used to cover DustyS booster seat

The unusual side stripes were thought up by Randy and Bonny - since he really

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14 FEBRUARY 1994

Flies Them All by H G Frautschy

Just as this issue of VINTAGE AIRshyPLANE arrives in your mai lbox this month the Winter Olympics will have started in Lillehammer Norway As you peruse the pages of your magazine you may see a face that may be vaguely recogshynizable - that of Bonny Warner Luscombe and Taylorcraft pilot United Airlines first officer and retired Olympic luger Luge Its one of the events in the Olympics held on the bobsled tracks Single and twoshyperson teams rocket down the side of the mountain on small sleds reaching speeds near 80 mph The run is between 12 and 34 of a mile and as you can imagine a ride down the run requires all the skill and concentration one can muster

You may see Bonny during the te levishysion coverage of the Olympics - she is takshying a few weeks off from her airline job to work as an expert commentator on the Luge competition for CBS

As much as she enjoyed being a Luge competitor Bonny says it simply was not as much fun as flying She te lls the story of being a youngster 14 years old and having a speaker come to her school with an interesting idea He told the students that when he was young he made up a list of 100 things he wanted to do in his life Whether it was available to him or not at that time he wrote down everything he thought of Bonny wasnt sure she could come up with a hundred items but she had a few and she wrote them down The list included be in the Olympics work in television go to a good college build a

house and become a pilot One by one she h as p icked off her

goals but shes been happi ly surprised as to how things have worked out as time has progressed She attended Stanford Unishyversity in Ca lifornia studying broadcast journalism but she had already been bitshyten by the O lympics bug As a freshshyman college athlete Bonny had been seshylected in an essay contest r un by the magazine Runners World as one of the torch bearers for the 1980 winter Olympics in Lake Placid NY While in Lake Placid she saw the Luge competition in person and dec ided shed like to give it a try Training in Europe during the winter and attending college in between meant that the road to her degree was stretched out but she eventually did graduate and she landed a job as a reporter at a San Franshycisco television station

Working as a reporter was an excellent job but as she progressed in her flying earning her instrument commercial and flight instructor licenses Bonny discovshyered she preferred flying to television To the amazement of her friends and coshyworkers she quit her job at the TV station and went to work full time as a flight inshystructor

All during this time Bonny was going through the feast of working and then the famine of heading off to Europe for 5 months to train for the Luge Funding for training the team was in short supply in the early 80s when she started training in the sport which made it tough for Bonny

Olympic Luger and floatplane pilot Bonny Warner

and her teammates to make ends meet while they trained during the winter At first plane fare there and back was all they got but as the decade progressed more sponsorship has made it possible for the US Olympic Committee to just about fully fund the Luge teams training effort

A ll her hard work paid off though - she made the US Olympic team in 1984 and again in 88 competing in the games in Sarajevo Yugoslavia and then Calgary Alberta Canada (She placed sixth overall at Calgary one of only 2 Americans ever to finish in the top six spots in Olympic Luge competition)

Her big break in aviation came when she was hired as a flight engineer for United Airlines in 1990 United to their credit was willing to work with Bonny concerning her schedule relating to trainshying for the Olympics and so she was able to compete in the 1992 games in Alshybertvi lle France (As an aside there are only 2 Luge courses in North America shy

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Bonnys new airplane is this 1949 Luscombe SA on Edo 1320 floats She took this idyllic shot at Hunts Cove seaplane base on the banks of the Allegheny river in western Pennshy

Bonny and her friend Dusty Howell in the sylvania Bonny is offering dual instruction on floats with the Luscombe You can reach cockpit of the T -Craft they helped restore her at Discovery Seaplanes Byron CA 510634-3775

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Rollin Hatfield 1938 Taylorcrafl BC-66

One of the prettier pre-war Taylorshycrafts to grace the flightline at EAA Oshkosh 93 was NC21239 SIN 1029 reshystored and flown by Rollin Hatfield (EAA 302651 AC 14732) of Meridian Idaho This bright red with black trim TshyCraft ran off with the Runner-Up Trophy in the Bronze Age (1933-1941) category of the Antique awards The story about this airplane and its rebuilder Rollin Hatfield who recently retired at age 60 is unique

As a young lad Rollin enjoyed flying with his father who owned a 1939 Taylorshycraft BC-65 almost a mate to N21239 By the time Rollin reached 16 he was ready to solo (1949) and at age 17 he earned his Private license Rollin well remembers his father looking at two Taylorcrafts for sale in 1946 just after World War II One was a 193740 horsepower model at $300 and the other was a 193965 horsepower model at $400 As Rollin says Dad bought the BC-65 and I was excited

Called into service during the Korean War Rollin became an A amp P mechanic and following a stint with MorrisonshyKnudson Construction Co keeping their DC-3 in top shape he joined the Idaho National Guard and became a Mainteshynance Officer

Rollin spent 40 years serving in the Idaho National Guard before retirement however when he was about 45 years of age (1978) he stumbled on to an old TshyCraft crammed into a storage unit in Nampa ID Closer inspection revealed the pile of junk was a 1938 BC-65 Tayshylorcraft - nearly identical to his fathers old airplane A deal was struck and Rollin started hauling parts and pieces home The fuselage was the only part that would roll on its own wheels

The fuselage was stripped and sandshyblasted in the back yard before the primshying and steady rebuild began The previshyous owner had added a skylight D windows and a landing light in the wing These were unceremoniously removed A new instrument panel was made from flat aluminum by making a form from an old hardwood table leaf and slowly pounding the edges round like the original The beveled instrument holes were made with a micarta form - carefully placed on the hole - and then slammed with one blow from a (large) hammer Rollin emphashysized that one blow worked much better than a series of smaller blows

Locating the missing instruments one at a time proved to be a major task The toughest job was finding the large Stewart Warner tachometer that sits in the center of the panel It took eight years to locate

(Top) Four piece windshield narrow nose cowl and dual wingtanks are visible (Above) A fine craftsman Rollin Hatfield stands before his award-winning BC-65 (Above left) With cowling reshymoved and doors open the BC-65 is ready for the judges at EAA OSHKOSH 93 (Left) The large tach in the censhyter dominates the new instrushyment panel Note the typical large round control wheels of this 1938 model

one in New Hampshire All metal placshyards were accurately reproduced by Noel Allard of Chaska Minnesota (612-340shy4838) An original round control wheel was located in Portland W A which made a good pattern for Rollin to make a secshyond one from The wheel shafts were chrome plated and the wheels themselves were covered with sewn leather (a real touch of class)

A factory option in 1938 was a split seat that was trimmed in genuine leather A long search located an original one of these jewels in a chicken barn in Oklashyhoma - under layers and layers of chicken manure (quit laughing Charlie thats the cultured term) Rollin says the old seat made an excellent pattern for duplication albeit a bit sharp on the nostrils

The wings had to be dismantled with each part needing heIp The spars were in good shape and only needed varnish The ribs however were in dire need of much work wi th nearly every rib needing straightening Once the wings were reshyassembled new leading edges were fabrishycated from 00202024 T-3 aluminum and installed with the aid of some cleverly deshysigned leading edge clamps that Rollin

made up In addition all metal was reshyplaced in the two ailerons

The covering was done in Ceconite 102 using Grade A cotton tapes and butyrate dope Matching enamel was sprayed on all metal parts The finish is very nicely done and will turn a judges eye at 40 paces All lettering was done with stencils and sprayed on just as Taylorcraft did over 55 years ago

Being an A amp P mechanic Rollin overshyhauled the A65-8 Continental engine himshyself adding the drilled connecting rods of an A 75 and 100 oct valves - even though he runs the engine as an A65 The result is that it runs nicely on 100 octane fuel

The four-piece windshield common to the pre-war Taylorcrafts was made up from flat stock that was bent with heat The joints are covered with aluminum strips and fastened with many small screws Plexiglasreg didnt come along unshytil WW II so compound curves in the windshield were not available until the postwar aircraft were built

Once the T -Craft was all assembled and the engine run-in Rollin made the first flight on May 1 1988 approximately ten years after he purchased the pile of

junk in 1978 It was worth all the blood sweat and tears because the little twoshyplacer flew perfectly That summer Rollin and his lovely wife Mary took off a month and flew to the Watsonville CA airshow From there they flew to San Francisco and then east aLI the way across the country to Norfolk VA They also made the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alliance Ohio the big Oshkosh Fly-In and the Blakesburg Antique Fly-In Before going home to Idaho they flew to Evergreen WA Thats ocean to ocean with a 65 hp Taylorcraft navigating all the way by comshypass and maps

This was the third Oshkosh Antique award for Rollin and his neat looking Tayshylorcraft having previously won the Conshytemporary Age Runner-up in 1988 and the Contemporary Age Champion in 1990 Congratulations and best wishes are in orshyder for Rollin Hatfield who is now retired and has somehow managed to become a genuine airport bum - but you can be sure he is enjoying every minute Perhaps we should all extend a very special thanks to Rollins father who wisely plunked down $400 for a 39 Taylorcraft BC-65 way back in 1946 Isn t it amazing what it led to

The BC-12D Taylorcraft evolved from the pre-war BC-65 and all owe their beginnings to the creative genius of the talented lightshyplane designer C G Taylor The advent of the opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine such as the Continental Lycoming and Franklin really made C G Taylors designs reach their acme ofpopularity These airplanes were actually affordable to own and opershyate by the general populace Don Claude s BC-12D (below) owes a lot to its predecessor the pre-war BC-65 Note the Billowing fabric between the ribs quite typical of HS90X fabric Also visible is the slightly rounded look caused by the wider fuselage stringers

Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

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(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

20 FEBRUARY 1994

SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

New South Wales Australia N Challinor

Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

Mineral Wells TX James B Giltzow Roseland NJ Ronald Hahn La Salle IL Ralph F Hanson Erie CO Dennis M Harbin

Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

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AS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

Mike Tomans Taylorcraft BC-12D

Parked on some nice green grass on hi s fathers airstrip is Taylorcraft BC-12D N44039 SIN 9839 owned by Michael Toman (EAA 414378) of Painsville Ohio Mike purchased the T-Craft from an airline pilot in 1991 It has 1100 hours total time airframe and engine with the original Continental A-65 still equipped with the original Case magnetos Mike reports he disassembled the engine and replaced all gaskets rebuilt the carshyburetor and after three months of searching for parts rebuilt the two Case mags He has also rebuilt the wheels and fuel system and replaced the bungee cords in the landing gear Other feashytures on the bright red T-Craft are a metal McCauley propeller and a set of nice looking wheel fenders Mike says the T-Craft has spent its entire life in Ohio He and the airp lane attended the 1993 Taylorcraft Fly-In at Barber Field

Steve Zellers Luscombe 8C

Pictured by his totally rebuilt Luscombe is Steve Zeller (EAA 325644 AIC 18133) of Alpharetta Georshygia The Luscombe 8C N28782 SIN 1543 is a 1940 model being one of just 57 8Cs remaining on the FAA register Steve bought the badly bent airplane followshying a ground-loop and rollover in 1991 Two years 2000 hours and many dollars later this is what she looks like The first flight was on December 51993 and all went well The Luscombe indicates 110 mph at 2300 rpm and will do nearly 120 mph flat out with its Continental C85-12 engine and a 71 X 52 cruise prop Note the added glass in the lower doors the Scott 3200 tailwheel and the parachute on Steves tender body

David Zambranos Boeing Stearman E75

This picture of a totally restored Stearman XB-KIS SIN avionics including nav-com transponder and voice activated 75-5460 was sent in by owner David G Zambrano V (EAA intercom David is wisely taking instruction in the art of flyshy442467) of San Pedro Mexico Purchased from a Mexican ing the Stearman and hopes to one day attend a school for crop dusting operation in 1988 the Stearman was restored aerobatics This particular Stearman was featured in a Mexishyover a 3-12 year period by David along with help from three can movie (Ando Volando Bajo which means Im Flying full-time mechanics Almost everything is new except the Low) back in 1952 David also enclosed a complete military fuselage frame and the 300 hp Lycoming R-680 engine The history of his Stearman when it was a PT-13D in the U S cockpits feature black leather interiors and digital Terra Army Air Corps until being mustered out in June of 1949

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These photos of a 1940 Piper J-3Fshy65 Cub NC35052 SIN 6059 were sent in by owner Bob Ruffini (EAA78135 AIC 17676) of Birmingham MI who recently restored the Cub for the secshyond time It is one of 157 J-3F-65 modshyels remaining on the US register The history of the Cub is unique in that it was constructed on December 191940 and signed off by Piper Airshycraft on December 261940 It spent its early life in Detroit MI including having all original logs and documents stolen from the airplane on June 18 1943 On Nov 12 1944 it was crash landed with damage to the gear and fuselage On June 51948 it was sold

Bob Ruffinis J-3 Cub

to Donald Kibby of Ferndale Ml It was completely disassembled and stored in his garage In 1962 Don Kibby let Bob Ruffini look at the pieces in his garage and basement In 1970 the Certificate of Registration was revoked In 1971 Kibby gave the entire airplane to Bob Ruffini as he was the only person to ever show an interest in the Cub With the old fuseshylage rusted a replacement fuselage was located in 1973 hanging in a barn in Mt Pleasant Ml In 1974 the Aero Mechanics High School at Detroit City Airport began a total restoration with a C-85-12 engine replacing the original Franklin 65 From 1976 to 1980 the

Cub was flown 190 hours however in 1981 a second rebuild was begun On May 21 1982 the Standard Airworthishyness Certificate was again revoked On June 11 1991 the second rebuild was completed and a new Airworthishyness Certificate was issued On July 181991 the Cub was signed off for float operation on Aqua 1500 floats All covering is Stits HS90X with Stits Polytone finish Also installed were shoulder harnesses intercom and Mode C Transponder

Bob Ruffini enjoys the Cub more than ever these days be it on wheels or floats His latest project is a J-5 Cub Cruiser Stay tuned

Jack Thompsons Globe Swift

This very nice looking 1947 Globe GC-IB Swift N80563 SIN 66 is the pride and joy of Jack Thompson (EAA 426043 A IC 20172) of Hope Hull Alabama Jack bought the Swift in March of 93 from the previous owner William Hurley Montgomery AL who had owned the airplane for 25 years Unusual is the engine conversion to a Lycoming 0-290C of 125 hp with a fixed pitch metal prop Jack says the controls are very crisp and responsive and even his son who is an F-16 pilot admits the Swift is as close to a small fighter as you can get

12 FEBRUARY 1994

Ted Utess 1941 Piper J-SA Cub Cruiser

Recently restored from the ground up is this 1941 Piper J-5A NC35279 SIN 5-597 owned by Wm (Ted) Utess (EAA 399864 AIC 18619) of Three Mile Bay NY Ted reports the Cruiser is powered with a Contishynental C-85 without electrics however a King handshyheld radio is used with an external antenna In addishytion he installed original navigation lights and added a strobe for safety These are powered by a small wet cell battery that is kept charged with a solar panel in the hangar Covering was done with Ceconite 102 and Randolph products A total of 26 coats of dope were used with the finish coats in original Cruiser Orange and black trim Other amenities include chrome plated valve covers 24 inch numbers on the wings and a metal prop with a nicely done spinner that matches the nose of the J-5A cowling

Keeping kids motivated about anything other than video games or TV can someshytimes be a challenge to parents these days With so many distractions surrounding todays youngsters the simple pleasures of learning to do something with your mind and hands is sometimes lost Dusty Howell and his dad have found a way to get past the modern day distractions and accomplish a series ofgoals along the way a process that will continue for years to come Setting and achieving goals is an important lesson for all of us to learn and its especially significant to youngshysters - being able to work towards a dream and reach it with your own efforts is something that will stay with you for the rest ofyour life

Randy Howell (EAA 443361) of Byshyron CA must have been pretty excited that fall day in 1987 He became the fashyther of a baby boy a tiny little fellow he and his wife Marie named Dustin but everybody calls him Dusty It was a bit too cold and windy the day they brought Dusty home so his firs t ride in a vehicle was in a car instead of the airplane that Randy had planned but soon afterwa rd R andy had Dusty in the air and he has been flying with his dad ever since Now just a little over six years old Dusty has flown 226 hours Randy had a neat idea for his so n - as soon as he s tarted the young boy flying he started a logbook for him Each of the hours spent with his dad is carefully logged so that Dusty will be able to look back on the time spent with his dad

Dusty has not just been riding around with his fat her those 226 hours During the restoration of the Taylorcraft you see here Randy added a few things to make it possible for his son to completely control th e airplane Rudder pedal extensions were added to the left side controls and

he a lso built a specia l seat extens ion so that Dusty can see over the cowl at about the same he ight as a fully grown ad ult With his fat her a CFI sitting in the right seat Dusty can fly the Taylorcraft legally from the left seat whenever his dad says Want to go fly

Dusty also has the added knowledge he gained while his Taylorcraft was being reshystored - he go t to he lp In 1992 his dad and their friend Bonny Warner (see the accompanying sidebar) along with a coushyple more friends went on a restoration binge on the T-Craft Dusty helped whenshyever he was not in school zipping home to work on his airplane He was excited by th e whole idea of an a irpl ane in the garage and the fact that it was an airplane that he would be able to fly thrilled him

Randy mentioned that he took a bit of extra time during the restora tion to exshyplain things to Dusty and to allow him to do supervised tasks Sanding tubing and applying dope to the fabri c so the tapes could be applied were all part of the edushycation Dusty got as he and hi s friends watched the Taylorcraft go back together

The BC-12 that was restored came to the Howell s garage in a roundabout way as many restorations seem to begin Bonny Warner had bo ught the project back in 1990 intending to restore the airshyplane to fulfi ll a couple of goals Already a floatplane pilot she wanted an airplane of her own she could fly from her back yard and she wanted to restore the airshyplane herself to learn what makes an airshyplane tick

The a irpla ne had not been flown in nea rly 15 yea rs and was in bad need of major repairs Once based at the famous Kenmore Air H arbor in Seattle the Tayshylorcraft had led a hard life and the strucshyture showed signs of having aged beyond its years When it looked as though Bonny was going to have to move permanently to D e nve r CO she had to reconsider whether or not she would be able to comshyplete the airplane Rebuilding the T-Craft would be her first res toration and she knew it would require some reliance on her friends to help guide her through the intricacies of airplane rebuilding In the end she decided to sell it to Randy a fel-

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low United Airlines pilot and a f10atplane pilot who lived in the same housing develshyopment southeast of San Francisco Theyve flown together as the crew of a United 737 on occasion

Randy had been flying his Cessna 180 on amphibious floats for a number of years but felt that it would be too much airplane for his son to handle when he started to learn to fly The Taylorcraft was just the right amount of airplane though A deal was made and the project was moved to the Howell household

From the beginning Randy intended the Taylorcraft to be Dustys airplane As I mentioned before it would be the airshyplane he could use to learn to fly with and eventually it would be Dustys to take with him when he headed off to make his way in the world Even the N-number says just that - N93DH 93 for the year the restoration was done and DH for Dusty Howell

The rebuild of the BCS-12D was the first restoration by Randy and he also reshylied on the knowledge of his friends to help him with the process of putting the airplane back together As it turned out Bonny did not have to move to Denver and so she was one of the principle reshybuilders on the project Bonny Dusty and Randy all learned about the ins and outs

of rebuilding an airplane together along with the invaluable help provided by Sam Richardson an AI and airline pilot who supervised the rebuild of the Continental C-85 Another irreplaceable person durshying the rebuild was Bud Todd the gentleshyman who had started the Byron CA airshyport many years ago and is an accomplished AampP His help with the welding that had to be done on the fuseshylage was one of the tasks that was made possible with his experienced hand

Another resident of Discovery Bay the area Bonny and Randy reside in was also a big part of the restoration Ron Warren is a retired general contractor who had never been involved in the reshybuild of an airplane before but he was enshythusiastic about helping and since he was quite good with his hands Randy put him to work on the project He was there alshymost every day

There was no dilly-dallying during this project Work started the 1st of January and didnt stop until the end of April that same year April 24 1993 the T-Craft went into the water for the first time Beshyfore that could happen though a ton of work was packed into those four months

First off after the fabric was removed (a favorite task of 5-year-olds something I can attest to as well) the steel tubing in

the fuselage was tested To their dismay both lower longerons were found to be completely rotten with rust due to salt water totally ruining the bottom of each of the lower longerons Ron had a neat method for removing the old tubing using a ground down drill bit (Look for a short article on this method in next month s VINTAGE AIRPLANE) After removshying the old longerons Bud said yes to Randys request that he weld in the new steel Fortunately the rest of the steel tubing was in good shape and Randy and Dusty spent some time filling each tube with preservative oil Randy had decided to use the Cooper Superflite system to cover the airplane After the prep work was done he started by painting the fuseshylage structure with Superflite primer

The cowling also required some work with cracks welded and then ground down to a smooth finish or with patches backshying up the repaired area

The project came complete with a set of Edo 1320 floats but the keels on both floats had seen better days The tedious task of replacing both keels was accomshyplished then any corrosion on the floats was removed Finally the floats were treated with metal prep and alodined When everything was ready to be primed they coated the metal parts with primer

With the fuselage was ready to be put back together the wood stringers were reshyplaced along with the wood around the door jambs Fairleads were renewed and the airplane was quickly brought up to the stage where the covering would need to be applied

Randy and Bonny took a deep breath and tackled the covering in a two stretch that included 40 hours of work 20 on each day with about 4 hours of sleep in beshytween Because the final top coats should be applied within seven days they wanted to move quickly and were able to neatly complete the job in the time they had You can see in the photo that the covering and priming process took up all of the Howell household as well as the yard Even DustyS swingset and sandbox were pressed into service With everything covshyered and primed the final base coats of white Superflite Superthane were laid on A few days were taken to catch up on some much needed sleep and then the reshyassembly began

Since the airplane was a complete proshyject when it was started there were few parts that had to be searched out but work still remained to clean them up The instrument panel was painted with a crinshykle finish paint and the old but fully funcshytional instruments were installed A new set of upholstery was ordered and inshystalled with extra seat material used to cover DustyS booster seat

The unusual side stripes were thought up by Randy and Bonny - since he really

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14 FEBRUARY 1994

Flies Them All by H G Frautschy

Just as this issue of VINTAGE AIRshyPLANE arrives in your mai lbox this month the Winter Olympics will have started in Lillehammer Norway As you peruse the pages of your magazine you may see a face that may be vaguely recogshynizable - that of Bonny Warner Luscombe and Taylorcraft pilot United Airlines first officer and retired Olympic luger Luge Its one of the events in the Olympics held on the bobsled tracks Single and twoshyperson teams rocket down the side of the mountain on small sleds reaching speeds near 80 mph The run is between 12 and 34 of a mile and as you can imagine a ride down the run requires all the skill and concentration one can muster

You may see Bonny during the te levishysion coverage of the Olympics - she is takshying a few weeks off from her airline job to work as an expert commentator on the Luge competition for CBS

As much as she enjoyed being a Luge competitor Bonny says it simply was not as much fun as flying She te lls the story of being a youngster 14 years old and having a speaker come to her school with an interesting idea He told the students that when he was young he made up a list of 100 things he wanted to do in his life Whether it was available to him or not at that time he wrote down everything he thought of Bonny wasnt sure she could come up with a hundred items but she had a few and she wrote them down The list included be in the Olympics work in television go to a good college build a

house and become a pilot One by one she h as p icked off her

goals but shes been happi ly surprised as to how things have worked out as time has progressed She attended Stanford Unishyversity in Ca lifornia studying broadcast journalism but she had already been bitshyten by the O lympics bug As a freshshyman college athlete Bonny had been seshylected in an essay contest r un by the magazine Runners World as one of the torch bearers for the 1980 winter Olympics in Lake Placid NY While in Lake Placid she saw the Luge competition in person and dec ided shed like to give it a try Training in Europe during the winter and attending college in between meant that the road to her degree was stretched out but she eventually did graduate and she landed a job as a reporter at a San Franshycisco television station

Working as a reporter was an excellent job but as she progressed in her flying earning her instrument commercial and flight instructor licenses Bonny discovshyered she preferred flying to television To the amazement of her friends and coshyworkers she quit her job at the TV station and went to work full time as a flight inshystructor

All during this time Bonny was going through the feast of working and then the famine of heading off to Europe for 5 months to train for the Luge Funding for training the team was in short supply in the early 80s when she started training in the sport which made it tough for Bonny

Olympic Luger and floatplane pilot Bonny Warner

and her teammates to make ends meet while they trained during the winter At first plane fare there and back was all they got but as the decade progressed more sponsorship has made it possible for the US Olympic Committee to just about fully fund the Luge teams training effort

A ll her hard work paid off though - she made the US Olympic team in 1984 and again in 88 competing in the games in Sarajevo Yugoslavia and then Calgary Alberta Canada (She placed sixth overall at Calgary one of only 2 Americans ever to finish in the top six spots in Olympic Luge competition)

Her big break in aviation came when she was hired as a flight engineer for United Airlines in 1990 United to their credit was willing to work with Bonny concerning her schedule relating to trainshying for the Olympics and so she was able to compete in the 1992 games in Alshybertvi lle France (As an aside there are only 2 Luge courses in North America shy

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Bonnys new airplane is this 1949 Luscombe SA on Edo 1320 floats She took this idyllic shot at Hunts Cove seaplane base on the banks of the Allegheny river in western Pennshy

Bonny and her friend Dusty Howell in the sylvania Bonny is offering dual instruction on floats with the Luscombe You can reach cockpit of the T -Craft they helped restore her at Discovery Seaplanes Byron CA 510634-3775

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Rollin Hatfield 1938 Taylorcrafl BC-66

One of the prettier pre-war Taylorshycrafts to grace the flightline at EAA Oshkosh 93 was NC21239 SIN 1029 reshystored and flown by Rollin Hatfield (EAA 302651 AC 14732) of Meridian Idaho This bright red with black trim TshyCraft ran off with the Runner-Up Trophy in the Bronze Age (1933-1941) category of the Antique awards The story about this airplane and its rebuilder Rollin Hatfield who recently retired at age 60 is unique

As a young lad Rollin enjoyed flying with his father who owned a 1939 Taylorshycraft BC-65 almost a mate to N21239 By the time Rollin reached 16 he was ready to solo (1949) and at age 17 he earned his Private license Rollin well remembers his father looking at two Taylorcrafts for sale in 1946 just after World War II One was a 193740 horsepower model at $300 and the other was a 193965 horsepower model at $400 As Rollin says Dad bought the BC-65 and I was excited

Called into service during the Korean War Rollin became an A amp P mechanic and following a stint with MorrisonshyKnudson Construction Co keeping their DC-3 in top shape he joined the Idaho National Guard and became a Mainteshynance Officer

Rollin spent 40 years serving in the Idaho National Guard before retirement however when he was about 45 years of age (1978) he stumbled on to an old TshyCraft crammed into a storage unit in Nampa ID Closer inspection revealed the pile of junk was a 1938 BC-65 Tayshylorcraft - nearly identical to his fathers old airplane A deal was struck and Rollin started hauling parts and pieces home The fuselage was the only part that would roll on its own wheels

The fuselage was stripped and sandshyblasted in the back yard before the primshying and steady rebuild began The previshyous owner had added a skylight D windows and a landing light in the wing These were unceremoniously removed A new instrument panel was made from flat aluminum by making a form from an old hardwood table leaf and slowly pounding the edges round like the original The beveled instrument holes were made with a micarta form - carefully placed on the hole - and then slammed with one blow from a (large) hammer Rollin emphashysized that one blow worked much better than a series of smaller blows

Locating the missing instruments one at a time proved to be a major task The toughest job was finding the large Stewart Warner tachometer that sits in the center of the panel It took eight years to locate

(Top) Four piece windshield narrow nose cowl and dual wingtanks are visible (Above) A fine craftsman Rollin Hatfield stands before his award-winning BC-65 (Above left) With cowling reshymoved and doors open the BC-65 is ready for the judges at EAA OSHKOSH 93 (Left) The large tach in the censhyter dominates the new instrushyment panel Note the typical large round control wheels of this 1938 model

one in New Hampshire All metal placshyards were accurately reproduced by Noel Allard of Chaska Minnesota (612-340shy4838) An original round control wheel was located in Portland W A which made a good pattern for Rollin to make a secshyond one from The wheel shafts were chrome plated and the wheels themselves were covered with sewn leather (a real touch of class)

A factory option in 1938 was a split seat that was trimmed in genuine leather A long search located an original one of these jewels in a chicken barn in Oklashyhoma - under layers and layers of chicken manure (quit laughing Charlie thats the cultured term) Rollin says the old seat made an excellent pattern for duplication albeit a bit sharp on the nostrils

The wings had to be dismantled with each part needing heIp The spars were in good shape and only needed varnish The ribs however were in dire need of much work wi th nearly every rib needing straightening Once the wings were reshyassembled new leading edges were fabrishycated from 00202024 T-3 aluminum and installed with the aid of some cleverly deshysigned leading edge clamps that Rollin

made up In addition all metal was reshyplaced in the two ailerons

The covering was done in Ceconite 102 using Grade A cotton tapes and butyrate dope Matching enamel was sprayed on all metal parts The finish is very nicely done and will turn a judges eye at 40 paces All lettering was done with stencils and sprayed on just as Taylorcraft did over 55 years ago

Being an A amp P mechanic Rollin overshyhauled the A65-8 Continental engine himshyself adding the drilled connecting rods of an A 75 and 100 oct valves - even though he runs the engine as an A65 The result is that it runs nicely on 100 octane fuel

The four-piece windshield common to the pre-war Taylorcrafts was made up from flat stock that was bent with heat The joints are covered with aluminum strips and fastened with many small screws Plexiglasreg didnt come along unshytil WW II so compound curves in the windshield were not available until the postwar aircraft were built

Once the T -Craft was all assembled and the engine run-in Rollin made the first flight on May 1 1988 approximately ten years after he purchased the pile of

junk in 1978 It was worth all the blood sweat and tears because the little twoshyplacer flew perfectly That summer Rollin and his lovely wife Mary took off a month and flew to the Watsonville CA airshow From there they flew to San Francisco and then east aLI the way across the country to Norfolk VA They also made the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alliance Ohio the big Oshkosh Fly-In and the Blakesburg Antique Fly-In Before going home to Idaho they flew to Evergreen WA Thats ocean to ocean with a 65 hp Taylorcraft navigating all the way by comshypass and maps

This was the third Oshkosh Antique award for Rollin and his neat looking Tayshylorcraft having previously won the Conshytemporary Age Runner-up in 1988 and the Contemporary Age Champion in 1990 Congratulations and best wishes are in orshyder for Rollin Hatfield who is now retired and has somehow managed to become a genuine airport bum - but you can be sure he is enjoying every minute Perhaps we should all extend a very special thanks to Rollins father who wisely plunked down $400 for a 39 Taylorcraft BC-65 way back in 1946 Isn t it amazing what it led to

The BC-12D Taylorcraft evolved from the pre-war BC-65 and all owe their beginnings to the creative genius of the talented lightshyplane designer C G Taylor The advent of the opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine such as the Continental Lycoming and Franklin really made C G Taylors designs reach their acme ofpopularity These airplanes were actually affordable to own and opershyate by the general populace Don Claude s BC-12D (below) owes a lot to its predecessor the pre-war BC-65 Note the Billowing fabric between the ribs quite typical of HS90X fabric Also visible is the slightly rounded look caused by the wider fuselage stringers

Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

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(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

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SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

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Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

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These photos of a 1940 Piper J-3Fshy65 Cub NC35052 SIN 6059 were sent in by owner Bob Ruffini (EAA78135 AIC 17676) of Birmingham MI who recently restored the Cub for the secshyond time It is one of 157 J-3F-65 modshyels remaining on the US register The history of the Cub is unique in that it was constructed on December 191940 and signed off by Piper Airshycraft on December 261940 It spent its early life in Detroit MI including having all original logs and documents stolen from the airplane on June 18 1943 On Nov 12 1944 it was crash landed with damage to the gear and fuselage On June 51948 it was sold

Bob Ruffinis J-3 Cub

to Donald Kibby of Ferndale Ml It was completely disassembled and stored in his garage In 1962 Don Kibby let Bob Ruffini look at the pieces in his garage and basement In 1970 the Certificate of Registration was revoked In 1971 Kibby gave the entire airplane to Bob Ruffini as he was the only person to ever show an interest in the Cub With the old fuseshylage rusted a replacement fuselage was located in 1973 hanging in a barn in Mt Pleasant Ml In 1974 the Aero Mechanics High School at Detroit City Airport began a total restoration with a C-85-12 engine replacing the original Franklin 65 From 1976 to 1980 the

Cub was flown 190 hours however in 1981 a second rebuild was begun On May 21 1982 the Standard Airworthishyness Certificate was again revoked On June 11 1991 the second rebuild was completed and a new Airworthishyness Certificate was issued On July 181991 the Cub was signed off for float operation on Aqua 1500 floats All covering is Stits HS90X with Stits Polytone finish Also installed were shoulder harnesses intercom and Mode C Transponder

Bob Ruffini enjoys the Cub more than ever these days be it on wheels or floats His latest project is a J-5 Cub Cruiser Stay tuned

Jack Thompsons Globe Swift

This very nice looking 1947 Globe GC-IB Swift N80563 SIN 66 is the pride and joy of Jack Thompson (EAA 426043 A IC 20172) of Hope Hull Alabama Jack bought the Swift in March of 93 from the previous owner William Hurley Montgomery AL who had owned the airplane for 25 years Unusual is the engine conversion to a Lycoming 0-290C of 125 hp with a fixed pitch metal prop Jack says the controls are very crisp and responsive and even his son who is an F-16 pilot admits the Swift is as close to a small fighter as you can get

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Ted Utess 1941 Piper J-SA Cub Cruiser

Recently restored from the ground up is this 1941 Piper J-5A NC35279 SIN 5-597 owned by Wm (Ted) Utess (EAA 399864 AIC 18619) of Three Mile Bay NY Ted reports the Cruiser is powered with a Contishynental C-85 without electrics however a King handshyheld radio is used with an external antenna In addishytion he installed original navigation lights and added a strobe for safety These are powered by a small wet cell battery that is kept charged with a solar panel in the hangar Covering was done with Ceconite 102 and Randolph products A total of 26 coats of dope were used with the finish coats in original Cruiser Orange and black trim Other amenities include chrome plated valve covers 24 inch numbers on the wings and a metal prop with a nicely done spinner that matches the nose of the J-5A cowling

Keeping kids motivated about anything other than video games or TV can someshytimes be a challenge to parents these days With so many distractions surrounding todays youngsters the simple pleasures of learning to do something with your mind and hands is sometimes lost Dusty Howell and his dad have found a way to get past the modern day distractions and accomplish a series ofgoals along the way a process that will continue for years to come Setting and achieving goals is an important lesson for all of us to learn and its especially significant to youngshysters - being able to work towards a dream and reach it with your own efforts is something that will stay with you for the rest ofyour life

Randy Howell (EAA 443361) of Byshyron CA must have been pretty excited that fall day in 1987 He became the fashyther of a baby boy a tiny little fellow he and his wife Marie named Dustin but everybody calls him Dusty It was a bit too cold and windy the day they brought Dusty home so his firs t ride in a vehicle was in a car instead of the airplane that Randy had planned but soon afterwa rd R andy had Dusty in the air and he has been flying with his dad ever since Now just a little over six years old Dusty has flown 226 hours Randy had a neat idea for his so n - as soon as he s tarted the young boy flying he started a logbook for him Each of the hours spent with his dad is carefully logged so that Dusty will be able to look back on the time spent with his dad

Dusty has not just been riding around with his fat her those 226 hours During the restoration of the Taylorcraft you see here Randy added a few things to make it possible for his son to completely control th e airplane Rudder pedal extensions were added to the left side controls and

he a lso built a specia l seat extens ion so that Dusty can see over the cowl at about the same he ight as a fully grown ad ult With his fat her a CFI sitting in the right seat Dusty can fly the Taylorcraft legally from the left seat whenever his dad says Want to go fly

Dusty also has the added knowledge he gained while his Taylorcraft was being reshystored - he go t to he lp In 1992 his dad and their friend Bonny Warner (see the accompanying sidebar) along with a coushyple more friends went on a restoration binge on the T-Craft Dusty helped whenshyever he was not in school zipping home to work on his airplane He was excited by th e whole idea of an a irpl ane in the garage and the fact that it was an airplane that he would be able to fly thrilled him

Randy mentioned that he took a bit of extra time during the restora tion to exshyplain things to Dusty and to allow him to do supervised tasks Sanding tubing and applying dope to the fabri c so the tapes could be applied were all part of the edushycation Dusty got as he and hi s friends watched the Taylorcraft go back together

The BC-12 that was restored came to the Howell s garage in a roundabout way as many restorations seem to begin Bonny Warner had bo ught the project back in 1990 intending to restore the airshyplane to fulfi ll a couple of goals Already a floatplane pilot she wanted an airplane of her own she could fly from her back yard and she wanted to restore the airshyplane herself to learn what makes an airshyplane tick

The a irpla ne had not been flown in nea rly 15 yea rs and was in bad need of major repairs Once based at the famous Kenmore Air H arbor in Seattle the Tayshylorcraft had led a hard life and the strucshyture showed signs of having aged beyond its years When it looked as though Bonny was going to have to move permanently to D e nve r CO she had to reconsider whether or not she would be able to comshyplete the airplane Rebuilding the T-Craft would be her first res toration and she knew it would require some reliance on her friends to help guide her through the intricacies of airplane rebuilding In the end she decided to sell it to Randy a fel-

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low United Airlines pilot and a f10atplane pilot who lived in the same housing develshyopment southeast of San Francisco Theyve flown together as the crew of a United 737 on occasion

Randy had been flying his Cessna 180 on amphibious floats for a number of years but felt that it would be too much airplane for his son to handle when he started to learn to fly The Taylorcraft was just the right amount of airplane though A deal was made and the project was moved to the Howell household

From the beginning Randy intended the Taylorcraft to be Dustys airplane As I mentioned before it would be the airshyplane he could use to learn to fly with and eventually it would be Dustys to take with him when he headed off to make his way in the world Even the N-number says just that - N93DH 93 for the year the restoration was done and DH for Dusty Howell

The rebuild of the BCS-12D was the first restoration by Randy and he also reshylied on the knowledge of his friends to help him with the process of putting the airplane back together As it turned out Bonny did not have to move to Denver and so she was one of the principle reshybuilders on the project Bonny Dusty and Randy all learned about the ins and outs

of rebuilding an airplane together along with the invaluable help provided by Sam Richardson an AI and airline pilot who supervised the rebuild of the Continental C-85 Another irreplaceable person durshying the rebuild was Bud Todd the gentleshyman who had started the Byron CA airshyport many years ago and is an accomplished AampP His help with the welding that had to be done on the fuseshylage was one of the tasks that was made possible with his experienced hand

Another resident of Discovery Bay the area Bonny and Randy reside in was also a big part of the restoration Ron Warren is a retired general contractor who had never been involved in the reshybuild of an airplane before but he was enshythusiastic about helping and since he was quite good with his hands Randy put him to work on the project He was there alshymost every day

There was no dilly-dallying during this project Work started the 1st of January and didnt stop until the end of April that same year April 24 1993 the T-Craft went into the water for the first time Beshyfore that could happen though a ton of work was packed into those four months

First off after the fabric was removed (a favorite task of 5-year-olds something I can attest to as well) the steel tubing in

the fuselage was tested To their dismay both lower longerons were found to be completely rotten with rust due to salt water totally ruining the bottom of each of the lower longerons Ron had a neat method for removing the old tubing using a ground down drill bit (Look for a short article on this method in next month s VINTAGE AIRPLANE) After removshying the old longerons Bud said yes to Randys request that he weld in the new steel Fortunately the rest of the steel tubing was in good shape and Randy and Dusty spent some time filling each tube with preservative oil Randy had decided to use the Cooper Superflite system to cover the airplane After the prep work was done he started by painting the fuseshylage structure with Superflite primer

The cowling also required some work with cracks welded and then ground down to a smooth finish or with patches backshying up the repaired area

The project came complete with a set of Edo 1320 floats but the keels on both floats had seen better days The tedious task of replacing both keels was accomshyplished then any corrosion on the floats was removed Finally the floats were treated with metal prep and alodined When everything was ready to be primed they coated the metal parts with primer

With the fuselage was ready to be put back together the wood stringers were reshyplaced along with the wood around the door jambs Fairleads were renewed and the airplane was quickly brought up to the stage where the covering would need to be applied

Randy and Bonny took a deep breath and tackled the covering in a two stretch that included 40 hours of work 20 on each day with about 4 hours of sleep in beshytween Because the final top coats should be applied within seven days they wanted to move quickly and were able to neatly complete the job in the time they had You can see in the photo that the covering and priming process took up all of the Howell household as well as the yard Even DustyS swingset and sandbox were pressed into service With everything covshyered and primed the final base coats of white Superflite Superthane were laid on A few days were taken to catch up on some much needed sleep and then the reshyassembly began

Since the airplane was a complete proshyject when it was started there were few parts that had to be searched out but work still remained to clean them up The instrument panel was painted with a crinshykle finish paint and the old but fully funcshytional instruments were installed A new set of upholstery was ordered and inshystalled with extra seat material used to cover DustyS booster seat

The unusual side stripes were thought up by Randy and Bonny - since he really

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14 FEBRUARY 1994

Flies Them All by H G Frautschy

Just as this issue of VINTAGE AIRshyPLANE arrives in your mai lbox this month the Winter Olympics will have started in Lillehammer Norway As you peruse the pages of your magazine you may see a face that may be vaguely recogshynizable - that of Bonny Warner Luscombe and Taylorcraft pilot United Airlines first officer and retired Olympic luger Luge Its one of the events in the Olympics held on the bobsled tracks Single and twoshyperson teams rocket down the side of the mountain on small sleds reaching speeds near 80 mph The run is between 12 and 34 of a mile and as you can imagine a ride down the run requires all the skill and concentration one can muster

You may see Bonny during the te levishysion coverage of the Olympics - she is takshying a few weeks off from her airline job to work as an expert commentator on the Luge competition for CBS

As much as she enjoyed being a Luge competitor Bonny says it simply was not as much fun as flying She te lls the story of being a youngster 14 years old and having a speaker come to her school with an interesting idea He told the students that when he was young he made up a list of 100 things he wanted to do in his life Whether it was available to him or not at that time he wrote down everything he thought of Bonny wasnt sure she could come up with a hundred items but she had a few and she wrote them down The list included be in the Olympics work in television go to a good college build a

house and become a pilot One by one she h as p icked off her

goals but shes been happi ly surprised as to how things have worked out as time has progressed She attended Stanford Unishyversity in Ca lifornia studying broadcast journalism but she had already been bitshyten by the O lympics bug As a freshshyman college athlete Bonny had been seshylected in an essay contest r un by the magazine Runners World as one of the torch bearers for the 1980 winter Olympics in Lake Placid NY While in Lake Placid she saw the Luge competition in person and dec ided shed like to give it a try Training in Europe during the winter and attending college in between meant that the road to her degree was stretched out but she eventually did graduate and she landed a job as a reporter at a San Franshycisco television station

Working as a reporter was an excellent job but as she progressed in her flying earning her instrument commercial and flight instructor licenses Bonny discovshyered she preferred flying to television To the amazement of her friends and coshyworkers she quit her job at the TV station and went to work full time as a flight inshystructor

All during this time Bonny was going through the feast of working and then the famine of heading off to Europe for 5 months to train for the Luge Funding for training the team was in short supply in the early 80s when she started training in the sport which made it tough for Bonny

Olympic Luger and floatplane pilot Bonny Warner

and her teammates to make ends meet while they trained during the winter At first plane fare there and back was all they got but as the decade progressed more sponsorship has made it possible for the US Olympic Committee to just about fully fund the Luge teams training effort

A ll her hard work paid off though - she made the US Olympic team in 1984 and again in 88 competing in the games in Sarajevo Yugoslavia and then Calgary Alberta Canada (She placed sixth overall at Calgary one of only 2 Americans ever to finish in the top six spots in Olympic Luge competition)

Her big break in aviation came when she was hired as a flight engineer for United Airlines in 1990 United to their credit was willing to work with Bonny concerning her schedule relating to trainshying for the Olympics and so she was able to compete in the 1992 games in Alshybertvi lle France (As an aside there are only 2 Luge courses in North America shy

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Bonnys new airplane is this 1949 Luscombe SA on Edo 1320 floats She took this idyllic shot at Hunts Cove seaplane base on the banks of the Allegheny river in western Pennshy

Bonny and her friend Dusty Howell in the sylvania Bonny is offering dual instruction on floats with the Luscombe You can reach cockpit of the T -Craft they helped restore her at Discovery Seaplanes Byron CA 510634-3775

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Rollin Hatfield 1938 Taylorcrafl BC-66

One of the prettier pre-war Taylorshycrafts to grace the flightline at EAA Oshkosh 93 was NC21239 SIN 1029 reshystored and flown by Rollin Hatfield (EAA 302651 AC 14732) of Meridian Idaho This bright red with black trim TshyCraft ran off with the Runner-Up Trophy in the Bronze Age (1933-1941) category of the Antique awards The story about this airplane and its rebuilder Rollin Hatfield who recently retired at age 60 is unique

As a young lad Rollin enjoyed flying with his father who owned a 1939 Taylorshycraft BC-65 almost a mate to N21239 By the time Rollin reached 16 he was ready to solo (1949) and at age 17 he earned his Private license Rollin well remembers his father looking at two Taylorcrafts for sale in 1946 just after World War II One was a 193740 horsepower model at $300 and the other was a 193965 horsepower model at $400 As Rollin says Dad bought the BC-65 and I was excited

Called into service during the Korean War Rollin became an A amp P mechanic and following a stint with MorrisonshyKnudson Construction Co keeping their DC-3 in top shape he joined the Idaho National Guard and became a Mainteshynance Officer

Rollin spent 40 years serving in the Idaho National Guard before retirement however when he was about 45 years of age (1978) he stumbled on to an old TshyCraft crammed into a storage unit in Nampa ID Closer inspection revealed the pile of junk was a 1938 BC-65 Tayshylorcraft - nearly identical to his fathers old airplane A deal was struck and Rollin started hauling parts and pieces home The fuselage was the only part that would roll on its own wheels

The fuselage was stripped and sandshyblasted in the back yard before the primshying and steady rebuild began The previshyous owner had added a skylight D windows and a landing light in the wing These were unceremoniously removed A new instrument panel was made from flat aluminum by making a form from an old hardwood table leaf and slowly pounding the edges round like the original The beveled instrument holes were made with a micarta form - carefully placed on the hole - and then slammed with one blow from a (large) hammer Rollin emphashysized that one blow worked much better than a series of smaller blows

Locating the missing instruments one at a time proved to be a major task The toughest job was finding the large Stewart Warner tachometer that sits in the center of the panel It took eight years to locate

(Top) Four piece windshield narrow nose cowl and dual wingtanks are visible (Above) A fine craftsman Rollin Hatfield stands before his award-winning BC-65 (Above left) With cowling reshymoved and doors open the BC-65 is ready for the judges at EAA OSHKOSH 93 (Left) The large tach in the censhyter dominates the new instrushyment panel Note the typical large round control wheels of this 1938 model

one in New Hampshire All metal placshyards were accurately reproduced by Noel Allard of Chaska Minnesota (612-340shy4838) An original round control wheel was located in Portland W A which made a good pattern for Rollin to make a secshyond one from The wheel shafts were chrome plated and the wheels themselves were covered with sewn leather (a real touch of class)

A factory option in 1938 was a split seat that was trimmed in genuine leather A long search located an original one of these jewels in a chicken barn in Oklashyhoma - under layers and layers of chicken manure (quit laughing Charlie thats the cultured term) Rollin says the old seat made an excellent pattern for duplication albeit a bit sharp on the nostrils

The wings had to be dismantled with each part needing heIp The spars were in good shape and only needed varnish The ribs however were in dire need of much work wi th nearly every rib needing straightening Once the wings were reshyassembled new leading edges were fabrishycated from 00202024 T-3 aluminum and installed with the aid of some cleverly deshysigned leading edge clamps that Rollin

made up In addition all metal was reshyplaced in the two ailerons

The covering was done in Ceconite 102 using Grade A cotton tapes and butyrate dope Matching enamel was sprayed on all metal parts The finish is very nicely done and will turn a judges eye at 40 paces All lettering was done with stencils and sprayed on just as Taylorcraft did over 55 years ago

Being an A amp P mechanic Rollin overshyhauled the A65-8 Continental engine himshyself adding the drilled connecting rods of an A 75 and 100 oct valves - even though he runs the engine as an A65 The result is that it runs nicely on 100 octane fuel

The four-piece windshield common to the pre-war Taylorcrafts was made up from flat stock that was bent with heat The joints are covered with aluminum strips and fastened with many small screws Plexiglasreg didnt come along unshytil WW II so compound curves in the windshield were not available until the postwar aircraft were built

Once the T -Craft was all assembled and the engine run-in Rollin made the first flight on May 1 1988 approximately ten years after he purchased the pile of

junk in 1978 It was worth all the blood sweat and tears because the little twoshyplacer flew perfectly That summer Rollin and his lovely wife Mary took off a month and flew to the Watsonville CA airshow From there they flew to San Francisco and then east aLI the way across the country to Norfolk VA They also made the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alliance Ohio the big Oshkosh Fly-In and the Blakesburg Antique Fly-In Before going home to Idaho they flew to Evergreen WA Thats ocean to ocean with a 65 hp Taylorcraft navigating all the way by comshypass and maps

This was the third Oshkosh Antique award for Rollin and his neat looking Tayshylorcraft having previously won the Conshytemporary Age Runner-up in 1988 and the Contemporary Age Champion in 1990 Congratulations and best wishes are in orshyder for Rollin Hatfield who is now retired and has somehow managed to become a genuine airport bum - but you can be sure he is enjoying every minute Perhaps we should all extend a very special thanks to Rollins father who wisely plunked down $400 for a 39 Taylorcraft BC-65 way back in 1946 Isn t it amazing what it led to

The BC-12D Taylorcraft evolved from the pre-war BC-65 and all owe their beginnings to the creative genius of the talented lightshyplane designer C G Taylor The advent of the opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine such as the Continental Lycoming and Franklin really made C G Taylors designs reach their acme ofpopularity These airplanes were actually affordable to own and opershyate by the general populace Don Claude s BC-12D (below) owes a lot to its predecessor the pre-war BC-65 Note the Billowing fabric between the ribs quite typical of HS90X fabric Also visible is the slightly rounded look caused by the wider fuselage stringers

Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

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(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

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SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

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(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

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ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

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MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

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Keeping kids motivated about anything other than video games or TV can someshytimes be a challenge to parents these days With so many distractions surrounding todays youngsters the simple pleasures of learning to do something with your mind and hands is sometimes lost Dusty Howell and his dad have found a way to get past the modern day distractions and accomplish a series ofgoals along the way a process that will continue for years to come Setting and achieving goals is an important lesson for all of us to learn and its especially significant to youngshysters - being able to work towards a dream and reach it with your own efforts is something that will stay with you for the rest ofyour life

Randy Howell (EAA 443361) of Byshyron CA must have been pretty excited that fall day in 1987 He became the fashyther of a baby boy a tiny little fellow he and his wife Marie named Dustin but everybody calls him Dusty It was a bit too cold and windy the day they brought Dusty home so his firs t ride in a vehicle was in a car instead of the airplane that Randy had planned but soon afterwa rd R andy had Dusty in the air and he has been flying with his dad ever since Now just a little over six years old Dusty has flown 226 hours Randy had a neat idea for his so n - as soon as he s tarted the young boy flying he started a logbook for him Each of the hours spent with his dad is carefully logged so that Dusty will be able to look back on the time spent with his dad

Dusty has not just been riding around with his fat her those 226 hours During the restoration of the Taylorcraft you see here Randy added a few things to make it possible for his son to completely control th e airplane Rudder pedal extensions were added to the left side controls and

he a lso built a specia l seat extens ion so that Dusty can see over the cowl at about the same he ight as a fully grown ad ult With his fat her a CFI sitting in the right seat Dusty can fly the Taylorcraft legally from the left seat whenever his dad says Want to go fly

Dusty also has the added knowledge he gained while his Taylorcraft was being reshystored - he go t to he lp In 1992 his dad and their friend Bonny Warner (see the accompanying sidebar) along with a coushyple more friends went on a restoration binge on the T-Craft Dusty helped whenshyever he was not in school zipping home to work on his airplane He was excited by th e whole idea of an a irpl ane in the garage and the fact that it was an airplane that he would be able to fly thrilled him

Randy mentioned that he took a bit of extra time during the restora tion to exshyplain things to Dusty and to allow him to do supervised tasks Sanding tubing and applying dope to the fabri c so the tapes could be applied were all part of the edushycation Dusty got as he and hi s friends watched the Taylorcraft go back together

The BC-12 that was restored came to the Howell s garage in a roundabout way as many restorations seem to begin Bonny Warner had bo ught the project back in 1990 intending to restore the airshyplane to fulfi ll a couple of goals Already a floatplane pilot she wanted an airplane of her own she could fly from her back yard and she wanted to restore the airshyplane herself to learn what makes an airshyplane tick

The a irpla ne had not been flown in nea rly 15 yea rs and was in bad need of major repairs Once based at the famous Kenmore Air H arbor in Seattle the Tayshylorcraft had led a hard life and the strucshyture showed signs of having aged beyond its years When it looked as though Bonny was going to have to move permanently to D e nve r CO she had to reconsider whether or not she would be able to comshyplete the airplane Rebuilding the T-Craft would be her first res toration and she knew it would require some reliance on her friends to help guide her through the intricacies of airplane rebuilding In the end she decided to sell it to Randy a fel-

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low United Airlines pilot and a f10atplane pilot who lived in the same housing develshyopment southeast of San Francisco Theyve flown together as the crew of a United 737 on occasion

Randy had been flying his Cessna 180 on amphibious floats for a number of years but felt that it would be too much airplane for his son to handle when he started to learn to fly The Taylorcraft was just the right amount of airplane though A deal was made and the project was moved to the Howell household

From the beginning Randy intended the Taylorcraft to be Dustys airplane As I mentioned before it would be the airshyplane he could use to learn to fly with and eventually it would be Dustys to take with him when he headed off to make his way in the world Even the N-number says just that - N93DH 93 for the year the restoration was done and DH for Dusty Howell

The rebuild of the BCS-12D was the first restoration by Randy and he also reshylied on the knowledge of his friends to help him with the process of putting the airplane back together As it turned out Bonny did not have to move to Denver and so she was one of the principle reshybuilders on the project Bonny Dusty and Randy all learned about the ins and outs

of rebuilding an airplane together along with the invaluable help provided by Sam Richardson an AI and airline pilot who supervised the rebuild of the Continental C-85 Another irreplaceable person durshying the rebuild was Bud Todd the gentleshyman who had started the Byron CA airshyport many years ago and is an accomplished AampP His help with the welding that had to be done on the fuseshylage was one of the tasks that was made possible with his experienced hand

Another resident of Discovery Bay the area Bonny and Randy reside in was also a big part of the restoration Ron Warren is a retired general contractor who had never been involved in the reshybuild of an airplane before but he was enshythusiastic about helping and since he was quite good with his hands Randy put him to work on the project He was there alshymost every day

There was no dilly-dallying during this project Work started the 1st of January and didnt stop until the end of April that same year April 24 1993 the T-Craft went into the water for the first time Beshyfore that could happen though a ton of work was packed into those four months

First off after the fabric was removed (a favorite task of 5-year-olds something I can attest to as well) the steel tubing in

the fuselage was tested To their dismay both lower longerons were found to be completely rotten with rust due to salt water totally ruining the bottom of each of the lower longerons Ron had a neat method for removing the old tubing using a ground down drill bit (Look for a short article on this method in next month s VINTAGE AIRPLANE) After removshying the old longerons Bud said yes to Randys request that he weld in the new steel Fortunately the rest of the steel tubing was in good shape and Randy and Dusty spent some time filling each tube with preservative oil Randy had decided to use the Cooper Superflite system to cover the airplane After the prep work was done he started by painting the fuseshylage structure with Superflite primer

The cowling also required some work with cracks welded and then ground down to a smooth finish or with patches backshying up the repaired area

The project came complete with a set of Edo 1320 floats but the keels on both floats had seen better days The tedious task of replacing both keels was accomshyplished then any corrosion on the floats was removed Finally the floats were treated with metal prep and alodined When everything was ready to be primed they coated the metal parts with primer

With the fuselage was ready to be put back together the wood stringers were reshyplaced along with the wood around the door jambs Fairleads were renewed and the airplane was quickly brought up to the stage where the covering would need to be applied

Randy and Bonny took a deep breath and tackled the covering in a two stretch that included 40 hours of work 20 on each day with about 4 hours of sleep in beshytween Because the final top coats should be applied within seven days they wanted to move quickly and were able to neatly complete the job in the time they had You can see in the photo that the covering and priming process took up all of the Howell household as well as the yard Even DustyS swingset and sandbox were pressed into service With everything covshyered and primed the final base coats of white Superflite Superthane were laid on A few days were taken to catch up on some much needed sleep and then the reshyassembly began

Since the airplane was a complete proshyject when it was started there were few parts that had to be searched out but work still remained to clean them up The instrument panel was painted with a crinshykle finish paint and the old but fully funcshytional instruments were installed A new set of upholstery was ordered and inshystalled with extra seat material used to cover DustyS booster seat

The unusual side stripes were thought up by Randy and Bonny - since he really

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Flies Them All by H G Frautschy

Just as this issue of VINTAGE AIRshyPLANE arrives in your mai lbox this month the Winter Olympics will have started in Lillehammer Norway As you peruse the pages of your magazine you may see a face that may be vaguely recogshynizable - that of Bonny Warner Luscombe and Taylorcraft pilot United Airlines first officer and retired Olympic luger Luge Its one of the events in the Olympics held on the bobsled tracks Single and twoshyperson teams rocket down the side of the mountain on small sleds reaching speeds near 80 mph The run is between 12 and 34 of a mile and as you can imagine a ride down the run requires all the skill and concentration one can muster

You may see Bonny during the te levishysion coverage of the Olympics - she is takshying a few weeks off from her airline job to work as an expert commentator on the Luge competition for CBS

As much as she enjoyed being a Luge competitor Bonny says it simply was not as much fun as flying She te lls the story of being a youngster 14 years old and having a speaker come to her school with an interesting idea He told the students that when he was young he made up a list of 100 things he wanted to do in his life Whether it was available to him or not at that time he wrote down everything he thought of Bonny wasnt sure she could come up with a hundred items but she had a few and she wrote them down The list included be in the Olympics work in television go to a good college build a

house and become a pilot One by one she h as p icked off her

goals but shes been happi ly surprised as to how things have worked out as time has progressed She attended Stanford Unishyversity in Ca lifornia studying broadcast journalism but she had already been bitshyten by the O lympics bug As a freshshyman college athlete Bonny had been seshylected in an essay contest r un by the magazine Runners World as one of the torch bearers for the 1980 winter Olympics in Lake Placid NY While in Lake Placid she saw the Luge competition in person and dec ided shed like to give it a try Training in Europe during the winter and attending college in between meant that the road to her degree was stretched out but she eventually did graduate and she landed a job as a reporter at a San Franshycisco television station

Working as a reporter was an excellent job but as she progressed in her flying earning her instrument commercial and flight instructor licenses Bonny discovshyered she preferred flying to television To the amazement of her friends and coshyworkers she quit her job at the TV station and went to work full time as a flight inshystructor

All during this time Bonny was going through the feast of working and then the famine of heading off to Europe for 5 months to train for the Luge Funding for training the team was in short supply in the early 80s when she started training in the sport which made it tough for Bonny

Olympic Luger and floatplane pilot Bonny Warner

and her teammates to make ends meet while they trained during the winter At first plane fare there and back was all they got but as the decade progressed more sponsorship has made it possible for the US Olympic Committee to just about fully fund the Luge teams training effort

A ll her hard work paid off though - she made the US Olympic team in 1984 and again in 88 competing in the games in Sarajevo Yugoslavia and then Calgary Alberta Canada (She placed sixth overall at Calgary one of only 2 Americans ever to finish in the top six spots in Olympic Luge competition)

Her big break in aviation came when she was hired as a flight engineer for United Airlines in 1990 United to their credit was willing to work with Bonny concerning her schedule relating to trainshying for the Olympics and so she was able to compete in the 1992 games in Alshybertvi lle France (As an aside there are only 2 Luge courses in North America shy

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Bonnys new airplane is this 1949 Luscombe SA on Edo 1320 floats She took this idyllic shot at Hunts Cove seaplane base on the banks of the Allegheny river in western Pennshy

Bonny and her friend Dusty Howell in the sylvania Bonny is offering dual instruction on floats with the Luscombe You can reach cockpit of the T -Craft they helped restore her at Discovery Seaplanes Byron CA 510634-3775

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Rollin Hatfield 1938 Taylorcrafl BC-66

One of the prettier pre-war Taylorshycrafts to grace the flightline at EAA Oshkosh 93 was NC21239 SIN 1029 reshystored and flown by Rollin Hatfield (EAA 302651 AC 14732) of Meridian Idaho This bright red with black trim TshyCraft ran off with the Runner-Up Trophy in the Bronze Age (1933-1941) category of the Antique awards The story about this airplane and its rebuilder Rollin Hatfield who recently retired at age 60 is unique

As a young lad Rollin enjoyed flying with his father who owned a 1939 Taylorshycraft BC-65 almost a mate to N21239 By the time Rollin reached 16 he was ready to solo (1949) and at age 17 he earned his Private license Rollin well remembers his father looking at two Taylorcrafts for sale in 1946 just after World War II One was a 193740 horsepower model at $300 and the other was a 193965 horsepower model at $400 As Rollin says Dad bought the BC-65 and I was excited

Called into service during the Korean War Rollin became an A amp P mechanic and following a stint with MorrisonshyKnudson Construction Co keeping their DC-3 in top shape he joined the Idaho National Guard and became a Mainteshynance Officer

Rollin spent 40 years serving in the Idaho National Guard before retirement however when he was about 45 years of age (1978) he stumbled on to an old TshyCraft crammed into a storage unit in Nampa ID Closer inspection revealed the pile of junk was a 1938 BC-65 Tayshylorcraft - nearly identical to his fathers old airplane A deal was struck and Rollin started hauling parts and pieces home The fuselage was the only part that would roll on its own wheels

The fuselage was stripped and sandshyblasted in the back yard before the primshying and steady rebuild began The previshyous owner had added a skylight D windows and a landing light in the wing These were unceremoniously removed A new instrument panel was made from flat aluminum by making a form from an old hardwood table leaf and slowly pounding the edges round like the original The beveled instrument holes were made with a micarta form - carefully placed on the hole - and then slammed with one blow from a (large) hammer Rollin emphashysized that one blow worked much better than a series of smaller blows

Locating the missing instruments one at a time proved to be a major task The toughest job was finding the large Stewart Warner tachometer that sits in the center of the panel It took eight years to locate

(Top) Four piece windshield narrow nose cowl and dual wingtanks are visible (Above) A fine craftsman Rollin Hatfield stands before his award-winning BC-65 (Above left) With cowling reshymoved and doors open the BC-65 is ready for the judges at EAA OSHKOSH 93 (Left) The large tach in the censhyter dominates the new instrushyment panel Note the typical large round control wheels of this 1938 model

one in New Hampshire All metal placshyards were accurately reproduced by Noel Allard of Chaska Minnesota (612-340shy4838) An original round control wheel was located in Portland W A which made a good pattern for Rollin to make a secshyond one from The wheel shafts were chrome plated and the wheels themselves were covered with sewn leather (a real touch of class)

A factory option in 1938 was a split seat that was trimmed in genuine leather A long search located an original one of these jewels in a chicken barn in Oklashyhoma - under layers and layers of chicken manure (quit laughing Charlie thats the cultured term) Rollin says the old seat made an excellent pattern for duplication albeit a bit sharp on the nostrils

The wings had to be dismantled with each part needing heIp The spars were in good shape and only needed varnish The ribs however were in dire need of much work wi th nearly every rib needing straightening Once the wings were reshyassembled new leading edges were fabrishycated from 00202024 T-3 aluminum and installed with the aid of some cleverly deshysigned leading edge clamps that Rollin

made up In addition all metal was reshyplaced in the two ailerons

The covering was done in Ceconite 102 using Grade A cotton tapes and butyrate dope Matching enamel was sprayed on all metal parts The finish is very nicely done and will turn a judges eye at 40 paces All lettering was done with stencils and sprayed on just as Taylorcraft did over 55 years ago

Being an A amp P mechanic Rollin overshyhauled the A65-8 Continental engine himshyself adding the drilled connecting rods of an A 75 and 100 oct valves - even though he runs the engine as an A65 The result is that it runs nicely on 100 octane fuel

The four-piece windshield common to the pre-war Taylorcrafts was made up from flat stock that was bent with heat The joints are covered with aluminum strips and fastened with many small screws Plexiglasreg didnt come along unshytil WW II so compound curves in the windshield were not available until the postwar aircraft were built

Once the T -Craft was all assembled and the engine run-in Rollin made the first flight on May 1 1988 approximately ten years after he purchased the pile of

junk in 1978 It was worth all the blood sweat and tears because the little twoshyplacer flew perfectly That summer Rollin and his lovely wife Mary took off a month and flew to the Watsonville CA airshow From there they flew to San Francisco and then east aLI the way across the country to Norfolk VA They also made the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alliance Ohio the big Oshkosh Fly-In and the Blakesburg Antique Fly-In Before going home to Idaho they flew to Evergreen WA Thats ocean to ocean with a 65 hp Taylorcraft navigating all the way by comshypass and maps

This was the third Oshkosh Antique award for Rollin and his neat looking Tayshylorcraft having previously won the Conshytemporary Age Runner-up in 1988 and the Contemporary Age Champion in 1990 Congratulations and best wishes are in orshyder for Rollin Hatfield who is now retired and has somehow managed to become a genuine airport bum - but you can be sure he is enjoying every minute Perhaps we should all extend a very special thanks to Rollins father who wisely plunked down $400 for a 39 Taylorcraft BC-65 way back in 1946 Isn t it amazing what it led to

The BC-12D Taylorcraft evolved from the pre-war BC-65 and all owe their beginnings to the creative genius of the talented lightshyplane designer C G Taylor The advent of the opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine such as the Continental Lycoming and Franklin really made C G Taylors designs reach their acme ofpopularity These airplanes were actually affordable to own and opershyate by the general populace Don Claude s BC-12D (below) owes a lot to its predecessor the pre-war BC-65 Note the Billowing fabric between the ribs quite typical of HS90X fabric Also visible is the slightly rounded look caused by the wider fuselage stringers

Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

(Continued on page 26)

(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

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SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

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MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

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JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

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JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

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JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

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low United Airlines pilot and a f10atplane pilot who lived in the same housing develshyopment southeast of San Francisco Theyve flown together as the crew of a United 737 on occasion

Randy had been flying his Cessna 180 on amphibious floats for a number of years but felt that it would be too much airplane for his son to handle when he started to learn to fly The Taylorcraft was just the right amount of airplane though A deal was made and the project was moved to the Howell household

From the beginning Randy intended the Taylorcraft to be Dustys airplane As I mentioned before it would be the airshyplane he could use to learn to fly with and eventually it would be Dustys to take with him when he headed off to make his way in the world Even the N-number says just that - N93DH 93 for the year the restoration was done and DH for Dusty Howell

The rebuild of the BCS-12D was the first restoration by Randy and he also reshylied on the knowledge of his friends to help him with the process of putting the airplane back together As it turned out Bonny did not have to move to Denver and so she was one of the principle reshybuilders on the project Bonny Dusty and Randy all learned about the ins and outs

of rebuilding an airplane together along with the invaluable help provided by Sam Richardson an AI and airline pilot who supervised the rebuild of the Continental C-85 Another irreplaceable person durshying the rebuild was Bud Todd the gentleshyman who had started the Byron CA airshyport many years ago and is an accomplished AampP His help with the welding that had to be done on the fuseshylage was one of the tasks that was made possible with his experienced hand

Another resident of Discovery Bay the area Bonny and Randy reside in was also a big part of the restoration Ron Warren is a retired general contractor who had never been involved in the reshybuild of an airplane before but he was enshythusiastic about helping and since he was quite good with his hands Randy put him to work on the project He was there alshymost every day

There was no dilly-dallying during this project Work started the 1st of January and didnt stop until the end of April that same year April 24 1993 the T-Craft went into the water for the first time Beshyfore that could happen though a ton of work was packed into those four months

First off after the fabric was removed (a favorite task of 5-year-olds something I can attest to as well) the steel tubing in

the fuselage was tested To their dismay both lower longerons were found to be completely rotten with rust due to salt water totally ruining the bottom of each of the lower longerons Ron had a neat method for removing the old tubing using a ground down drill bit (Look for a short article on this method in next month s VINTAGE AIRPLANE) After removshying the old longerons Bud said yes to Randys request that he weld in the new steel Fortunately the rest of the steel tubing was in good shape and Randy and Dusty spent some time filling each tube with preservative oil Randy had decided to use the Cooper Superflite system to cover the airplane After the prep work was done he started by painting the fuseshylage structure with Superflite primer

The cowling also required some work with cracks welded and then ground down to a smooth finish or with patches backshying up the repaired area

The project came complete with a set of Edo 1320 floats but the keels on both floats had seen better days The tedious task of replacing both keels was accomshyplished then any corrosion on the floats was removed Finally the floats were treated with metal prep and alodined When everything was ready to be primed they coated the metal parts with primer

With the fuselage was ready to be put back together the wood stringers were reshyplaced along with the wood around the door jambs Fairleads were renewed and the airplane was quickly brought up to the stage where the covering would need to be applied

Randy and Bonny took a deep breath and tackled the covering in a two stretch that included 40 hours of work 20 on each day with about 4 hours of sleep in beshytween Because the final top coats should be applied within seven days they wanted to move quickly and were able to neatly complete the job in the time they had You can see in the photo that the covering and priming process took up all of the Howell household as well as the yard Even DustyS swingset and sandbox were pressed into service With everything covshyered and primed the final base coats of white Superflite Superthane were laid on A few days were taken to catch up on some much needed sleep and then the reshyassembly began

Since the airplane was a complete proshyject when it was started there were few parts that had to be searched out but work still remained to clean them up The instrument panel was painted with a crinshykle finish paint and the old but fully funcshytional instruments were installed A new set of upholstery was ordered and inshystalled with extra seat material used to cover DustyS booster seat

The unusual side stripes were thought up by Randy and Bonny - since he really

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14 FEBRUARY 1994

Flies Them All by H G Frautschy

Just as this issue of VINTAGE AIRshyPLANE arrives in your mai lbox this month the Winter Olympics will have started in Lillehammer Norway As you peruse the pages of your magazine you may see a face that may be vaguely recogshynizable - that of Bonny Warner Luscombe and Taylorcraft pilot United Airlines first officer and retired Olympic luger Luge Its one of the events in the Olympics held on the bobsled tracks Single and twoshyperson teams rocket down the side of the mountain on small sleds reaching speeds near 80 mph The run is between 12 and 34 of a mile and as you can imagine a ride down the run requires all the skill and concentration one can muster

You may see Bonny during the te levishysion coverage of the Olympics - she is takshying a few weeks off from her airline job to work as an expert commentator on the Luge competition for CBS

As much as she enjoyed being a Luge competitor Bonny says it simply was not as much fun as flying She te lls the story of being a youngster 14 years old and having a speaker come to her school with an interesting idea He told the students that when he was young he made up a list of 100 things he wanted to do in his life Whether it was available to him or not at that time he wrote down everything he thought of Bonny wasnt sure she could come up with a hundred items but she had a few and she wrote them down The list included be in the Olympics work in television go to a good college build a

house and become a pilot One by one she h as p icked off her

goals but shes been happi ly surprised as to how things have worked out as time has progressed She attended Stanford Unishyversity in Ca lifornia studying broadcast journalism but she had already been bitshyten by the O lympics bug As a freshshyman college athlete Bonny had been seshylected in an essay contest r un by the magazine Runners World as one of the torch bearers for the 1980 winter Olympics in Lake Placid NY While in Lake Placid she saw the Luge competition in person and dec ided shed like to give it a try Training in Europe during the winter and attending college in between meant that the road to her degree was stretched out but she eventually did graduate and she landed a job as a reporter at a San Franshycisco television station

Working as a reporter was an excellent job but as she progressed in her flying earning her instrument commercial and flight instructor licenses Bonny discovshyered she preferred flying to television To the amazement of her friends and coshyworkers she quit her job at the TV station and went to work full time as a flight inshystructor

All during this time Bonny was going through the feast of working and then the famine of heading off to Europe for 5 months to train for the Luge Funding for training the team was in short supply in the early 80s when she started training in the sport which made it tough for Bonny

Olympic Luger and floatplane pilot Bonny Warner

and her teammates to make ends meet while they trained during the winter At first plane fare there and back was all they got but as the decade progressed more sponsorship has made it possible for the US Olympic Committee to just about fully fund the Luge teams training effort

A ll her hard work paid off though - she made the US Olympic team in 1984 and again in 88 competing in the games in Sarajevo Yugoslavia and then Calgary Alberta Canada (She placed sixth overall at Calgary one of only 2 Americans ever to finish in the top six spots in Olympic Luge competition)

Her big break in aviation came when she was hired as a flight engineer for United Airlines in 1990 United to their credit was willing to work with Bonny concerning her schedule relating to trainshying for the Olympics and so she was able to compete in the 1992 games in Alshybertvi lle France (As an aside there are only 2 Luge courses in North America shy

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Bonnys new airplane is this 1949 Luscombe SA on Edo 1320 floats She took this idyllic shot at Hunts Cove seaplane base on the banks of the Allegheny river in western Pennshy

Bonny and her friend Dusty Howell in the sylvania Bonny is offering dual instruction on floats with the Luscombe You can reach cockpit of the T -Craft they helped restore her at Discovery Seaplanes Byron CA 510634-3775

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Rollin Hatfield 1938 Taylorcrafl BC-66

One of the prettier pre-war Taylorshycrafts to grace the flightline at EAA Oshkosh 93 was NC21239 SIN 1029 reshystored and flown by Rollin Hatfield (EAA 302651 AC 14732) of Meridian Idaho This bright red with black trim TshyCraft ran off with the Runner-Up Trophy in the Bronze Age (1933-1941) category of the Antique awards The story about this airplane and its rebuilder Rollin Hatfield who recently retired at age 60 is unique

As a young lad Rollin enjoyed flying with his father who owned a 1939 Taylorshycraft BC-65 almost a mate to N21239 By the time Rollin reached 16 he was ready to solo (1949) and at age 17 he earned his Private license Rollin well remembers his father looking at two Taylorcrafts for sale in 1946 just after World War II One was a 193740 horsepower model at $300 and the other was a 193965 horsepower model at $400 As Rollin says Dad bought the BC-65 and I was excited

Called into service during the Korean War Rollin became an A amp P mechanic and following a stint with MorrisonshyKnudson Construction Co keeping their DC-3 in top shape he joined the Idaho National Guard and became a Mainteshynance Officer

Rollin spent 40 years serving in the Idaho National Guard before retirement however when he was about 45 years of age (1978) he stumbled on to an old TshyCraft crammed into a storage unit in Nampa ID Closer inspection revealed the pile of junk was a 1938 BC-65 Tayshylorcraft - nearly identical to his fathers old airplane A deal was struck and Rollin started hauling parts and pieces home The fuselage was the only part that would roll on its own wheels

The fuselage was stripped and sandshyblasted in the back yard before the primshying and steady rebuild began The previshyous owner had added a skylight D windows and a landing light in the wing These were unceremoniously removed A new instrument panel was made from flat aluminum by making a form from an old hardwood table leaf and slowly pounding the edges round like the original The beveled instrument holes were made with a micarta form - carefully placed on the hole - and then slammed with one blow from a (large) hammer Rollin emphashysized that one blow worked much better than a series of smaller blows

Locating the missing instruments one at a time proved to be a major task The toughest job was finding the large Stewart Warner tachometer that sits in the center of the panel It took eight years to locate

(Top) Four piece windshield narrow nose cowl and dual wingtanks are visible (Above) A fine craftsman Rollin Hatfield stands before his award-winning BC-65 (Above left) With cowling reshymoved and doors open the BC-65 is ready for the judges at EAA OSHKOSH 93 (Left) The large tach in the censhyter dominates the new instrushyment panel Note the typical large round control wheels of this 1938 model

one in New Hampshire All metal placshyards were accurately reproduced by Noel Allard of Chaska Minnesota (612-340shy4838) An original round control wheel was located in Portland W A which made a good pattern for Rollin to make a secshyond one from The wheel shafts were chrome plated and the wheels themselves were covered with sewn leather (a real touch of class)

A factory option in 1938 was a split seat that was trimmed in genuine leather A long search located an original one of these jewels in a chicken barn in Oklashyhoma - under layers and layers of chicken manure (quit laughing Charlie thats the cultured term) Rollin says the old seat made an excellent pattern for duplication albeit a bit sharp on the nostrils

The wings had to be dismantled with each part needing heIp The spars were in good shape and only needed varnish The ribs however were in dire need of much work wi th nearly every rib needing straightening Once the wings were reshyassembled new leading edges were fabrishycated from 00202024 T-3 aluminum and installed with the aid of some cleverly deshysigned leading edge clamps that Rollin

made up In addition all metal was reshyplaced in the two ailerons

The covering was done in Ceconite 102 using Grade A cotton tapes and butyrate dope Matching enamel was sprayed on all metal parts The finish is very nicely done and will turn a judges eye at 40 paces All lettering was done with stencils and sprayed on just as Taylorcraft did over 55 years ago

Being an A amp P mechanic Rollin overshyhauled the A65-8 Continental engine himshyself adding the drilled connecting rods of an A 75 and 100 oct valves - even though he runs the engine as an A65 The result is that it runs nicely on 100 octane fuel

The four-piece windshield common to the pre-war Taylorcrafts was made up from flat stock that was bent with heat The joints are covered with aluminum strips and fastened with many small screws Plexiglasreg didnt come along unshytil WW II so compound curves in the windshield were not available until the postwar aircraft were built

Once the T -Craft was all assembled and the engine run-in Rollin made the first flight on May 1 1988 approximately ten years after he purchased the pile of

junk in 1978 It was worth all the blood sweat and tears because the little twoshyplacer flew perfectly That summer Rollin and his lovely wife Mary took off a month and flew to the Watsonville CA airshow From there they flew to San Francisco and then east aLI the way across the country to Norfolk VA They also made the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alliance Ohio the big Oshkosh Fly-In and the Blakesburg Antique Fly-In Before going home to Idaho they flew to Evergreen WA Thats ocean to ocean with a 65 hp Taylorcraft navigating all the way by comshypass and maps

This was the third Oshkosh Antique award for Rollin and his neat looking Tayshylorcraft having previously won the Conshytemporary Age Runner-up in 1988 and the Contemporary Age Champion in 1990 Congratulations and best wishes are in orshyder for Rollin Hatfield who is now retired and has somehow managed to become a genuine airport bum - but you can be sure he is enjoying every minute Perhaps we should all extend a very special thanks to Rollins father who wisely plunked down $400 for a 39 Taylorcraft BC-65 way back in 1946 Isn t it amazing what it led to

The BC-12D Taylorcraft evolved from the pre-war BC-65 and all owe their beginnings to the creative genius of the talented lightshyplane designer C G Taylor The advent of the opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine such as the Continental Lycoming and Franklin really made C G Taylors designs reach their acme ofpopularity These airplanes were actually affordable to own and opershyate by the general populace Don Claude s BC-12D (below) owes a lot to its predecessor the pre-war BC-65 Note the Billowing fabric between the ribs quite typical of HS90X fabric Also visible is the slightly rounded look caused by the wider fuselage stringers

Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

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(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

20 FEBRUARY 1994

SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

- 11 25

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

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Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

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Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

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Flies Them All by H G Frautschy

Just as this issue of VINTAGE AIRshyPLANE arrives in your mai lbox this month the Winter Olympics will have started in Lillehammer Norway As you peruse the pages of your magazine you may see a face that may be vaguely recogshynizable - that of Bonny Warner Luscombe and Taylorcraft pilot United Airlines first officer and retired Olympic luger Luge Its one of the events in the Olympics held on the bobsled tracks Single and twoshyperson teams rocket down the side of the mountain on small sleds reaching speeds near 80 mph The run is between 12 and 34 of a mile and as you can imagine a ride down the run requires all the skill and concentration one can muster

You may see Bonny during the te levishysion coverage of the Olympics - she is takshying a few weeks off from her airline job to work as an expert commentator on the Luge competition for CBS

As much as she enjoyed being a Luge competitor Bonny says it simply was not as much fun as flying She te lls the story of being a youngster 14 years old and having a speaker come to her school with an interesting idea He told the students that when he was young he made up a list of 100 things he wanted to do in his life Whether it was available to him or not at that time he wrote down everything he thought of Bonny wasnt sure she could come up with a hundred items but she had a few and she wrote them down The list included be in the Olympics work in television go to a good college build a

house and become a pilot One by one she h as p icked off her

goals but shes been happi ly surprised as to how things have worked out as time has progressed She attended Stanford Unishyversity in Ca lifornia studying broadcast journalism but she had already been bitshyten by the O lympics bug As a freshshyman college athlete Bonny had been seshylected in an essay contest r un by the magazine Runners World as one of the torch bearers for the 1980 winter Olympics in Lake Placid NY While in Lake Placid she saw the Luge competition in person and dec ided shed like to give it a try Training in Europe during the winter and attending college in between meant that the road to her degree was stretched out but she eventually did graduate and she landed a job as a reporter at a San Franshycisco television station

Working as a reporter was an excellent job but as she progressed in her flying earning her instrument commercial and flight instructor licenses Bonny discovshyered she preferred flying to television To the amazement of her friends and coshyworkers she quit her job at the TV station and went to work full time as a flight inshystructor

All during this time Bonny was going through the feast of working and then the famine of heading off to Europe for 5 months to train for the Luge Funding for training the team was in short supply in the early 80s when she started training in the sport which made it tough for Bonny

Olympic Luger and floatplane pilot Bonny Warner

and her teammates to make ends meet while they trained during the winter At first plane fare there and back was all they got but as the decade progressed more sponsorship has made it possible for the US Olympic Committee to just about fully fund the Luge teams training effort

A ll her hard work paid off though - she made the US Olympic team in 1984 and again in 88 competing in the games in Sarajevo Yugoslavia and then Calgary Alberta Canada (She placed sixth overall at Calgary one of only 2 Americans ever to finish in the top six spots in Olympic Luge competition)

Her big break in aviation came when she was hired as a flight engineer for United Airlines in 1990 United to their credit was willing to work with Bonny concerning her schedule relating to trainshying for the Olympics and so she was able to compete in the 1992 games in Alshybertvi lle France (As an aside there are only 2 Luge courses in North America shy

(Continued on page 23)

Bonnys new airplane is this 1949 Luscombe SA on Edo 1320 floats She took this idyllic shot at Hunts Cove seaplane base on the banks of the Allegheny river in western Pennshy

Bonny and her friend Dusty Howell in the sylvania Bonny is offering dual instruction on floats with the Luscombe You can reach cockpit of the T -Craft they helped restore her at Discovery Seaplanes Byron CA 510634-3775

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Rollin Hatfield 1938 Taylorcrafl BC-66

One of the prettier pre-war Taylorshycrafts to grace the flightline at EAA Oshkosh 93 was NC21239 SIN 1029 reshystored and flown by Rollin Hatfield (EAA 302651 AC 14732) of Meridian Idaho This bright red with black trim TshyCraft ran off with the Runner-Up Trophy in the Bronze Age (1933-1941) category of the Antique awards The story about this airplane and its rebuilder Rollin Hatfield who recently retired at age 60 is unique

As a young lad Rollin enjoyed flying with his father who owned a 1939 Taylorshycraft BC-65 almost a mate to N21239 By the time Rollin reached 16 he was ready to solo (1949) and at age 17 he earned his Private license Rollin well remembers his father looking at two Taylorcrafts for sale in 1946 just after World War II One was a 193740 horsepower model at $300 and the other was a 193965 horsepower model at $400 As Rollin says Dad bought the BC-65 and I was excited

Called into service during the Korean War Rollin became an A amp P mechanic and following a stint with MorrisonshyKnudson Construction Co keeping their DC-3 in top shape he joined the Idaho National Guard and became a Mainteshynance Officer

Rollin spent 40 years serving in the Idaho National Guard before retirement however when he was about 45 years of age (1978) he stumbled on to an old TshyCraft crammed into a storage unit in Nampa ID Closer inspection revealed the pile of junk was a 1938 BC-65 Tayshylorcraft - nearly identical to his fathers old airplane A deal was struck and Rollin started hauling parts and pieces home The fuselage was the only part that would roll on its own wheels

The fuselage was stripped and sandshyblasted in the back yard before the primshying and steady rebuild began The previshyous owner had added a skylight D windows and a landing light in the wing These were unceremoniously removed A new instrument panel was made from flat aluminum by making a form from an old hardwood table leaf and slowly pounding the edges round like the original The beveled instrument holes were made with a micarta form - carefully placed on the hole - and then slammed with one blow from a (large) hammer Rollin emphashysized that one blow worked much better than a series of smaller blows

Locating the missing instruments one at a time proved to be a major task The toughest job was finding the large Stewart Warner tachometer that sits in the center of the panel It took eight years to locate

(Top) Four piece windshield narrow nose cowl and dual wingtanks are visible (Above) A fine craftsman Rollin Hatfield stands before his award-winning BC-65 (Above left) With cowling reshymoved and doors open the BC-65 is ready for the judges at EAA OSHKOSH 93 (Left) The large tach in the censhyter dominates the new instrushyment panel Note the typical large round control wheels of this 1938 model

one in New Hampshire All metal placshyards were accurately reproduced by Noel Allard of Chaska Minnesota (612-340shy4838) An original round control wheel was located in Portland W A which made a good pattern for Rollin to make a secshyond one from The wheel shafts were chrome plated and the wheels themselves were covered with sewn leather (a real touch of class)

A factory option in 1938 was a split seat that was trimmed in genuine leather A long search located an original one of these jewels in a chicken barn in Oklashyhoma - under layers and layers of chicken manure (quit laughing Charlie thats the cultured term) Rollin says the old seat made an excellent pattern for duplication albeit a bit sharp on the nostrils

The wings had to be dismantled with each part needing heIp The spars were in good shape and only needed varnish The ribs however were in dire need of much work wi th nearly every rib needing straightening Once the wings were reshyassembled new leading edges were fabrishycated from 00202024 T-3 aluminum and installed with the aid of some cleverly deshysigned leading edge clamps that Rollin

made up In addition all metal was reshyplaced in the two ailerons

The covering was done in Ceconite 102 using Grade A cotton tapes and butyrate dope Matching enamel was sprayed on all metal parts The finish is very nicely done and will turn a judges eye at 40 paces All lettering was done with stencils and sprayed on just as Taylorcraft did over 55 years ago

Being an A amp P mechanic Rollin overshyhauled the A65-8 Continental engine himshyself adding the drilled connecting rods of an A 75 and 100 oct valves - even though he runs the engine as an A65 The result is that it runs nicely on 100 octane fuel

The four-piece windshield common to the pre-war Taylorcrafts was made up from flat stock that was bent with heat The joints are covered with aluminum strips and fastened with many small screws Plexiglasreg didnt come along unshytil WW II so compound curves in the windshield were not available until the postwar aircraft were built

Once the T -Craft was all assembled and the engine run-in Rollin made the first flight on May 1 1988 approximately ten years after he purchased the pile of

junk in 1978 It was worth all the blood sweat and tears because the little twoshyplacer flew perfectly That summer Rollin and his lovely wife Mary took off a month and flew to the Watsonville CA airshow From there they flew to San Francisco and then east aLI the way across the country to Norfolk VA They also made the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alliance Ohio the big Oshkosh Fly-In and the Blakesburg Antique Fly-In Before going home to Idaho they flew to Evergreen WA Thats ocean to ocean with a 65 hp Taylorcraft navigating all the way by comshypass and maps

This was the third Oshkosh Antique award for Rollin and his neat looking Tayshylorcraft having previously won the Conshytemporary Age Runner-up in 1988 and the Contemporary Age Champion in 1990 Congratulations and best wishes are in orshyder for Rollin Hatfield who is now retired and has somehow managed to become a genuine airport bum - but you can be sure he is enjoying every minute Perhaps we should all extend a very special thanks to Rollins father who wisely plunked down $400 for a 39 Taylorcraft BC-65 way back in 1946 Isn t it amazing what it led to

The BC-12D Taylorcraft evolved from the pre-war BC-65 and all owe their beginnings to the creative genius of the talented lightshyplane designer C G Taylor The advent of the opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine such as the Continental Lycoming and Franklin really made C G Taylors designs reach their acme ofpopularity These airplanes were actually affordable to own and opershyate by the general populace Don Claude s BC-12D (below) owes a lot to its predecessor the pre-war BC-65 Note the Billowing fabric between the ribs quite typical of HS90X fabric Also visible is the slightly rounded look caused by the wider fuselage stringers

Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

(Continued on page 26)

(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

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SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

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Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

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Rollin Hatfield 1938 Taylorcrafl BC-66

One of the prettier pre-war Taylorshycrafts to grace the flightline at EAA Oshkosh 93 was NC21239 SIN 1029 reshystored and flown by Rollin Hatfield (EAA 302651 AC 14732) of Meridian Idaho This bright red with black trim TshyCraft ran off with the Runner-Up Trophy in the Bronze Age (1933-1941) category of the Antique awards The story about this airplane and its rebuilder Rollin Hatfield who recently retired at age 60 is unique

As a young lad Rollin enjoyed flying with his father who owned a 1939 Taylorshycraft BC-65 almost a mate to N21239 By the time Rollin reached 16 he was ready to solo (1949) and at age 17 he earned his Private license Rollin well remembers his father looking at two Taylorcrafts for sale in 1946 just after World War II One was a 193740 horsepower model at $300 and the other was a 193965 horsepower model at $400 As Rollin says Dad bought the BC-65 and I was excited

Called into service during the Korean War Rollin became an A amp P mechanic and following a stint with MorrisonshyKnudson Construction Co keeping their DC-3 in top shape he joined the Idaho National Guard and became a Mainteshynance Officer

Rollin spent 40 years serving in the Idaho National Guard before retirement however when he was about 45 years of age (1978) he stumbled on to an old TshyCraft crammed into a storage unit in Nampa ID Closer inspection revealed the pile of junk was a 1938 BC-65 Tayshylorcraft - nearly identical to his fathers old airplane A deal was struck and Rollin started hauling parts and pieces home The fuselage was the only part that would roll on its own wheels

The fuselage was stripped and sandshyblasted in the back yard before the primshying and steady rebuild began The previshyous owner had added a skylight D windows and a landing light in the wing These were unceremoniously removed A new instrument panel was made from flat aluminum by making a form from an old hardwood table leaf and slowly pounding the edges round like the original The beveled instrument holes were made with a micarta form - carefully placed on the hole - and then slammed with one blow from a (large) hammer Rollin emphashysized that one blow worked much better than a series of smaller blows

Locating the missing instruments one at a time proved to be a major task The toughest job was finding the large Stewart Warner tachometer that sits in the center of the panel It took eight years to locate

(Top) Four piece windshield narrow nose cowl and dual wingtanks are visible (Above) A fine craftsman Rollin Hatfield stands before his award-winning BC-65 (Above left) With cowling reshymoved and doors open the BC-65 is ready for the judges at EAA OSHKOSH 93 (Left) The large tach in the censhyter dominates the new instrushyment panel Note the typical large round control wheels of this 1938 model

one in New Hampshire All metal placshyards were accurately reproduced by Noel Allard of Chaska Minnesota (612-340shy4838) An original round control wheel was located in Portland W A which made a good pattern for Rollin to make a secshyond one from The wheel shafts were chrome plated and the wheels themselves were covered with sewn leather (a real touch of class)

A factory option in 1938 was a split seat that was trimmed in genuine leather A long search located an original one of these jewels in a chicken barn in Oklashyhoma - under layers and layers of chicken manure (quit laughing Charlie thats the cultured term) Rollin says the old seat made an excellent pattern for duplication albeit a bit sharp on the nostrils

The wings had to be dismantled with each part needing heIp The spars were in good shape and only needed varnish The ribs however were in dire need of much work wi th nearly every rib needing straightening Once the wings were reshyassembled new leading edges were fabrishycated from 00202024 T-3 aluminum and installed with the aid of some cleverly deshysigned leading edge clamps that Rollin

made up In addition all metal was reshyplaced in the two ailerons

The covering was done in Ceconite 102 using Grade A cotton tapes and butyrate dope Matching enamel was sprayed on all metal parts The finish is very nicely done and will turn a judges eye at 40 paces All lettering was done with stencils and sprayed on just as Taylorcraft did over 55 years ago

Being an A amp P mechanic Rollin overshyhauled the A65-8 Continental engine himshyself adding the drilled connecting rods of an A 75 and 100 oct valves - even though he runs the engine as an A65 The result is that it runs nicely on 100 octane fuel

The four-piece windshield common to the pre-war Taylorcrafts was made up from flat stock that was bent with heat The joints are covered with aluminum strips and fastened with many small screws Plexiglasreg didnt come along unshytil WW II so compound curves in the windshield were not available until the postwar aircraft were built

Once the T -Craft was all assembled and the engine run-in Rollin made the first flight on May 1 1988 approximately ten years after he purchased the pile of

junk in 1978 It was worth all the blood sweat and tears because the little twoshyplacer flew perfectly That summer Rollin and his lovely wife Mary took off a month and flew to the Watsonville CA airshow From there they flew to San Francisco and then east aLI the way across the country to Norfolk VA They also made the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alliance Ohio the big Oshkosh Fly-In and the Blakesburg Antique Fly-In Before going home to Idaho they flew to Evergreen WA Thats ocean to ocean with a 65 hp Taylorcraft navigating all the way by comshypass and maps

This was the third Oshkosh Antique award for Rollin and his neat looking Tayshylorcraft having previously won the Conshytemporary Age Runner-up in 1988 and the Contemporary Age Champion in 1990 Congratulations and best wishes are in orshyder for Rollin Hatfield who is now retired and has somehow managed to become a genuine airport bum - but you can be sure he is enjoying every minute Perhaps we should all extend a very special thanks to Rollins father who wisely plunked down $400 for a 39 Taylorcraft BC-65 way back in 1946 Isn t it amazing what it led to

The BC-12D Taylorcraft evolved from the pre-war BC-65 and all owe their beginnings to the creative genius of the talented lightshyplane designer C G Taylor The advent of the opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine such as the Continental Lycoming and Franklin really made C G Taylors designs reach their acme ofpopularity These airplanes were actually affordable to own and opershyate by the general populace Don Claude s BC-12D (below) owes a lot to its predecessor the pre-war BC-65 Note the Billowing fabric between the ribs quite typical of HS90X fabric Also visible is the slightly rounded look caused by the wider fuselage stringers

Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

(Continued on page 26)

(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

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SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

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ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

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One of the prettier pre-war Taylorshycrafts to grace the flightline at EAA Oshkosh 93 was NC21239 SIN 1029 reshystored and flown by Rollin Hatfield (EAA 302651 AC 14732) of Meridian Idaho This bright red with black trim TshyCraft ran off with the Runner-Up Trophy in the Bronze Age (1933-1941) category of the Antique awards The story about this airplane and its rebuilder Rollin Hatfield who recently retired at age 60 is unique

As a young lad Rollin enjoyed flying with his father who owned a 1939 Taylorshycraft BC-65 almost a mate to N21239 By the time Rollin reached 16 he was ready to solo (1949) and at age 17 he earned his Private license Rollin well remembers his father looking at two Taylorcrafts for sale in 1946 just after World War II One was a 193740 horsepower model at $300 and the other was a 193965 horsepower model at $400 As Rollin says Dad bought the BC-65 and I was excited

Called into service during the Korean War Rollin became an A amp P mechanic and following a stint with MorrisonshyKnudson Construction Co keeping their DC-3 in top shape he joined the Idaho National Guard and became a Mainteshynance Officer

Rollin spent 40 years serving in the Idaho National Guard before retirement however when he was about 45 years of age (1978) he stumbled on to an old TshyCraft crammed into a storage unit in Nampa ID Closer inspection revealed the pile of junk was a 1938 BC-65 Tayshylorcraft - nearly identical to his fathers old airplane A deal was struck and Rollin started hauling parts and pieces home The fuselage was the only part that would roll on its own wheels

The fuselage was stripped and sandshyblasted in the back yard before the primshying and steady rebuild began The previshyous owner had added a skylight D windows and a landing light in the wing These were unceremoniously removed A new instrument panel was made from flat aluminum by making a form from an old hardwood table leaf and slowly pounding the edges round like the original The beveled instrument holes were made with a micarta form - carefully placed on the hole - and then slammed with one blow from a (large) hammer Rollin emphashysized that one blow worked much better than a series of smaller blows

Locating the missing instruments one at a time proved to be a major task The toughest job was finding the large Stewart Warner tachometer that sits in the center of the panel It took eight years to locate

(Top) Four piece windshield narrow nose cowl and dual wingtanks are visible (Above) A fine craftsman Rollin Hatfield stands before his award-winning BC-65 (Above left) With cowling reshymoved and doors open the BC-65 is ready for the judges at EAA OSHKOSH 93 (Left) The large tach in the censhyter dominates the new instrushyment panel Note the typical large round control wheels of this 1938 model

one in New Hampshire All metal placshyards were accurately reproduced by Noel Allard of Chaska Minnesota (612-340shy4838) An original round control wheel was located in Portland W A which made a good pattern for Rollin to make a secshyond one from The wheel shafts were chrome plated and the wheels themselves were covered with sewn leather (a real touch of class)

A factory option in 1938 was a split seat that was trimmed in genuine leather A long search located an original one of these jewels in a chicken barn in Oklashyhoma - under layers and layers of chicken manure (quit laughing Charlie thats the cultured term) Rollin says the old seat made an excellent pattern for duplication albeit a bit sharp on the nostrils

The wings had to be dismantled with each part needing heIp The spars were in good shape and only needed varnish The ribs however were in dire need of much work wi th nearly every rib needing straightening Once the wings were reshyassembled new leading edges were fabrishycated from 00202024 T-3 aluminum and installed with the aid of some cleverly deshysigned leading edge clamps that Rollin

made up In addition all metal was reshyplaced in the two ailerons

The covering was done in Ceconite 102 using Grade A cotton tapes and butyrate dope Matching enamel was sprayed on all metal parts The finish is very nicely done and will turn a judges eye at 40 paces All lettering was done with stencils and sprayed on just as Taylorcraft did over 55 years ago

Being an A amp P mechanic Rollin overshyhauled the A65-8 Continental engine himshyself adding the drilled connecting rods of an A 75 and 100 oct valves - even though he runs the engine as an A65 The result is that it runs nicely on 100 octane fuel

The four-piece windshield common to the pre-war Taylorcrafts was made up from flat stock that was bent with heat The joints are covered with aluminum strips and fastened with many small screws Plexiglasreg didnt come along unshytil WW II so compound curves in the windshield were not available until the postwar aircraft were built

Once the T -Craft was all assembled and the engine run-in Rollin made the first flight on May 1 1988 approximately ten years after he purchased the pile of

junk in 1978 It was worth all the blood sweat and tears because the little twoshyplacer flew perfectly That summer Rollin and his lovely wife Mary took off a month and flew to the Watsonville CA airshow From there they flew to San Francisco and then east aLI the way across the country to Norfolk VA They also made the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alliance Ohio the big Oshkosh Fly-In and the Blakesburg Antique Fly-In Before going home to Idaho they flew to Evergreen WA Thats ocean to ocean with a 65 hp Taylorcraft navigating all the way by comshypass and maps

This was the third Oshkosh Antique award for Rollin and his neat looking Tayshylorcraft having previously won the Conshytemporary Age Runner-up in 1988 and the Contemporary Age Champion in 1990 Congratulations and best wishes are in orshyder for Rollin Hatfield who is now retired and has somehow managed to become a genuine airport bum - but you can be sure he is enjoying every minute Perhaps we should all extend a very special thanks to Rollins father who wisely plunked down $400 for a 39 Taylorcraft BC-65 way back in 1946 Isn t it amazing what it led to

The BC-12D Taylorcraft evolved from the pre-war BC-65 and all owe their beginnings to the creative genius of the talented lightshyplane designer C G Taylor The advent of the opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine such as the Continental Lycoming and Franklin really made C G Taylors designs reach their acme ofpopularity These airplanes were actually affordable to own and opershyate by the general populace Don Claude s BC-12D (below) owes a lot to its predecessor the pre-war BC-65 Note the Billowing fabric between the ribs quite typical of HS90X fabric Also visible is the slightly rounded look caused by the wider fuselage stringers

Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

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(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

20 FEBRUARY 1994

SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

New South Wales Australia N Challinor

Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

Mineral Wells TX James B Giltzow Roseland NJ Ronald Hahn La Salle IL Ralph F Hanson Erie CO Dennis M Harbin

Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

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one in New Hampshire All metal placshyards were accurately reproduced by Noel Allard of Chaska Minnesota (612-340shy4838) An original round control wheel was located in Portland W A which made a good pattern for Rollin to make a secshyond one from The wheel shafts were chrome plated and the wheels themselves were covered with sewn leather (a real touch of class)

A factory option in 1938 was a split seat that was trimmed in genuine leather A long search located an original one of these jewels in a chicken barn in Oklashyhoma - under layers and layers of chicken manure (quit laughing Charlie thats the cultured term) Rollin says the old seat made an excellent pattern for duplication albeit a bit sharp on the nostrils

The wings had to be dismantled with each part needing heIp The spars were in good shape and only needed varnish The ribs however were in dire need of much work wi th nearly every rib needing straightening Once the wings were reshyassembled new leading edges were fabrishycated from 00202024 T-3 aluminum and installed with the aid of some cleverly deshysigned leading edge clamps that Rollin

made up In addition all metal was reshyplaced in the two ailerons

The covering was done in Ceconite 102 using Grade A cotton tapes and butyrate dope Matching enamel was sprayed on all metal parts The finish is very nicely done and will turn a judges eye at 40 paces All lettering was done with stencils and sprayed on just as Taylorcraft did over 55 years ago

Being an A amp P mechanic Rollin overshyhauled the A65-8 Continental engine himshyself adding the drilled connecting rods of an A 75 and 100 oct valves - even though he runs the engine as an A65 The result is that it runs nicely on 100 octane fuel

The four-piece windshield common to the pre-war Taylorcrafts was made up from flat stock that was bent with heat The joints are covered with aluminum strips and fastened with many small screws Plexiglasreg didnt come along unshytil WW II so compound curves in the windshield were not available until the postwar aircraft were built

Once the T -Craft was all assembled and the engine run-in Rollin made the first flight on May 1 1988 approximately ten years after he purchased the pile of

junk in 1978 It was worth all the blood sweat and tears because the little twoshyplacer flew perfectly That summer Rollin and his lovely wife Mary took off a month and flew to the Watsonville CA airshow From there they flew to San Francisco and then east aLI the way across the country to Norfolk VA They also made the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alliance Ohio the big Oshkosh Fly-In and the Blakesburg Antique Fly-In Before going home to Idaho they flew to Evergreen WA Thats ocean to ocean with a 65 hp Taylorcraft navigating all the way by comshypass and maps

This was the third Oshkosh Antique award for Rollin and his neat looking Tayshylorcraft having previously won the Conshytemporary Age Runner-up in 1988 and the Contemporary Age Champion in 1990 Congratulations and best wishes are in orshyder for Rollin Hatfield who is now retired and has somehow managed to become a genuine airport bum - but you can be sure he is enjoying every minute Perhaps we should all extend a very special thanks to Rollins father who wisely plunked down $400 for a 39 Taylorcraft BC-65 way back in 1946 Isn t it amazing what it led to

The BC-12D Taylorcraft evolved from the pre-war BC-65 and all owe their beginnings to the creative genius of the talented lightshyplane designer C G Taylor The advent of the opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine such as the Continental Lycoming and Franklin really made C G Taylors designs reach their acme ofpopularity These airplanes were actually affordable to own and opershyate by the general populace Don Claude s BC-12D (below) owes a lot to its predecessor the pre-war BC-65 Note the Billowing fabric between the ribs quite typical of HS90X fabric Also visible is the slightly rounded look caused by the wider fuselage stringers

Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

(Continued on page 26)

(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

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SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

New South Wales Australia N Challinor

Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

Mineral Wells TX James B Giltzow Roseland NJ Ronald Hahn La Salle IL Ralph F Hanson Erie CO Dennis M Harbin

Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

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Acomment once heard at an AntiqueClassic meeting went something like this When the gross weight of the accumulated trophies exceeds the empty weight of the airplane the owner should reshyally consider a new project

Although not yet in the above category Don Claude (EAA 134336 AC 17459) of DeKalb IL is well on his way with his beautiful Taylorcraft BCshy12D NC96440 SIN 8740 This particular airplane has collected the Custom Class A (0 to 80 hp) award in the Classic Division at Oshkosh for the past four years running Added to the four beautiful Oshkosh trophies are a bunch of trophies and awards won at numerous smaller fly-ins

Don is retired from thirty years as a refrigeration serviceman at the University of Northern Illinois at DeKalb The Taylorcraft was his first restoration project and the only reason he started it was Beshycause he didn t know any better

Way back in 1965 the two-place Taylorcraft had been freshly rebuilt by another party when a strong gust of wind flipped it upside down at its moorings The result was a crushed upper fuselage wing and strut damage and a severely twisted tail The wreckshyage was bought by Jerry Hamer of Mendota IL who after checking it over carefully decided to reshysell it with an ad in Trade-A-Plane Don Claude saw the ad and our story was off and running

Brought home in pieces the badly bent T-Craft had to wait while Don helped a friend build a new house with a large garage and generously sized workshop in the basement Once the house was completed the wings were taken into the friends basement and the restoration work begun About this time Don picked up another wrecked T-Craft for parts - especially one good righthand wing The left wing of N96440 was totally rebuilt with a new rear spar and carefully rebuilt ribs All rib to spar nails were replaced with new ring nails (that grip the wood ferociously) each one epoxied in place The righthand wing was also re-nailed and a factoryshynew 6-gallon wing tank installed Incidentally all four wings spars in the airplane are built up from pieces of Sitka spruce glued together - none are one piece

A considerable amount of work was necessary on the fuselage frame especially the upper cabin secshytion and the tail post area One of Don s good friends is an excellent aircraft welder and by adding new tubing in a few critical places and sleeving anshyother spot the fuselage was soon ready for epoxy primer and a coat of Imron All new hardware was installed as the airplane went back together and new stainless steel control cables were fitted A comshyplete set of tail feathers was put together from the remains of the two airplanes along with a great deal of cutting fitting and welding

About this time Don made a trip (via Aeronca Champ) to Alliance OH to visit owner Dorothy Feris at the Taylorcraft factory and to purchase a new set of wing struts The new struts were fastened to the belly of the Champ and Don flew them home without incident (Not too many T-Crafts have struts that previously flew on a Champ) A new set of T -Craft tail brace wires was also purchased to re-

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(Top) Coming directly at you Don Claude reveals the neat appearshyance of a Custom Taylorcraft BCshy120 Note single right wing tank complete with Auto Fuel st icker (Above) From the side Don s TshyCraft cuts a familiar figure (Above left) Carefully made strut cuffs grace the wing strut intershysection Note tiedown ring ready for use (Left) Large Scott 3200 tailwheel really soaks up the bumps Note the compression type of tailshywheel springs

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

(Continued on page 26)

(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

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SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

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(Above) NASA air scoop installed in the side of the boot cowl The knob adjusts the amount of airflow

(Right) Don takes a close look at the scale as the right wheel is weighed during the weigh-in process Note metal prop installed

place the original ones that were someshywhat pitted

Once the engine was installed in the bare airframe the temptation became strong to see if it would run after sitting for nearly twenty years The prop was bolted on and the fuselage was tied to a tree in the yard After priming the cylinders Don turned the switch on and pulled it through - smartly (Neither magneto has an imshypulse) The engine caught on the very first pull Naturally the neighbors soon appeared wanting to know what in the world all the noise was about

Unique to the (original) Continental A65 engine are Bendix SF mags with conshysecutive serial numbers Don installed new shielded harnesses however he was not excited about installing the raised metal covers on the cowl necessary to

cover the top shielded spark plugs He inshystalled the shielded lower harness and shielded plugs however on the top of the engine he used the shielded harness and the original (short) type unshielded spark plugs Now when he wants to use a handshyheld radio without ignition interference he calmly switches to the left mag (which is entirely shielded) and jabbers away

All four cy linders were removed to check for rust (one was cracked and was replaced) and when cleaned and painted were reinstalled with new gaskets New cy linder baffling was fabricated and inshysta ll ed with new felt edging put on with hand made staples - as per original The worn out exhaust system was replaced with a new system made entirely of stainshyless stee l right down to the extra long tailpipe Don originally planned on cutshy

ting the tailpipe off however he discovshyered it is noticeably quieter with the longer tailpipe and doesnt streak the belly with exhaust stains

While making new stringers to go above the cabin Don decided to glue 18 inch plywood to both sides of the stringers (while clamped in a curve) The result is a set of stringers that you could walk on Likewise on the fuselage the old stringers were poorly supported and gave that rode hard and put away wet look Don careshyfully built wooden saddles for each tube juncture that support deeper stringers The result is a bit more rounded look to the fuselage - almost like a Monocoupe Visitors at Oshkosh would squint a long the fuselage and ask Don what was differshy

(Continued on page 26)

(Above left) NC96440 flat on its back following a windstorm in 1965 Now you can see where Don Claude started from

(Above) Very sanitary workmanship is evident in lower engine compartment Stainless steel exhaust system has aluminum shrouds for carb and cabin heat You can also see the primer line from sediment bowl fitting to intake spider Yet to be installed is the main fuel line from gascolator to carbureshytor

(Left) This photo is too precious to leave out - Don is working on the bottom of the baggage compartment which requires (sore muscle) dexterity (At least his feet didnt get sore)

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SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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she was a member of each US Luge team

After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

- 11 25

(+ 005

- 000)

DRILL TAP AND COUNTERSINK shy8 - 32 HOLES (+ 005

- 000)

(+ 005

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

New South Wales Australia N Challinor

Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

Mineral Wells TX James B Giltzow Roseland NJ Ronald Hahn La Salle IL Ralph F Hanson Erie CO Dennis M Harbin

Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

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SPARKPLUGS by Bill Claxon

(AiC 17837) TOTBO Last month we discussed engine opershy

ating procedures that are conducive to reducing the amount of lead fouling in our engines especially the spark plugs With the higher content of TEL it will remain a problem And it can become an expensive one Have you seen the price of new spark plugs recently Expensive At these prices I want mine to go to the TBO of my engine Can it be done You bet All it will cost you is a little time

Preventive maintenance can go a long way to clearing many of the following problems associated with the added TEL in our fuels It can also playa large role in extending the life of the spark plugs and even the life of the engine FAR Part I defines preventive maintenance as follows Preventive Maintenance means simple or minor preservation operations

and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly opshyerations Part 433 states The holder of a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by him (or her) that is not used in air carrier sershyvice Appendix A of Part 143 of the FARs lists examples of preventive mainshytenance

bull Replacing or cleaning spark plugs and setting the spark plug gap clearances

bull Replacing any cowling not requiring the removal of the propeller or disconshynection of the flight controls

This means that you as the owner or pilot can change or clean and gap your plugs legally if you can do it without reshymoving the prop or disconnecting the flight controls

Some of the recommendations related to preventive maintenance to reduce the effects of spark plug fouling are

1 Rotate the plugs from top to botshytom at 50 hour intervals since the top plugs scavenge better than the bottom ones You may need to do this more or less often depending on your individual operating conditions

2 Do not assume that the spark plugs installed in your engine are the correct ones Current literature states that in certain instances it has been found that the incorrect spark plugs have been inshystalled Look at the current literature such as Service Bulletins Service Letters current spark plug manufacturers listings and engine manuals

3 The plugs can tell a lot about the engine operation Excess lead deposits can indicate that the plug is too cold for your type of operation and a hotter plug may be needed However be sure to conshysult the manuals to select a correct plug in the hotter range Excess lead is not the only problem that can be discovered from the condition of the spark plugs The deshyposits can tell you a lot about the engine if you learn to read them

4 Clean and gap the plugs if indishycated If you use an abrasive blaster use it VERY briefly Blasting beyond barely cleaning the electrodes serves only to erode them excessively If you erode the plugs with excessive blasting and repeat this several times you are only eroding away the service life of your expensive spark plugs 1 know I was taught to blast away at the plugs until all the cavities were clean Rather use Hoppes 9 Powshyder Solvent (or equivalent) to clean the lead deposits along with the careful use of a fine probe This solvent is designed to remove lead deposits from gun barrels and does an excellent job on your spark plugs You can buy it at your local gun store

5 Set the gaps as indicated in the apshypropriate service literature Always use spark plug anti-seize compound and new gaskets when you install the plugs Howshyever I have annealed the hard copper gaskets with good success They must be soft to seal properly Use a torque wrench to be sure you torque the plugs to specifications Also be careful not to over-torque the leads on shielded ignishytion systems

When performing spark plug mainteshynance on your engine be sure to follow the current maintenance literature and make the proper entry in the logbook According to Bob Ohnmeiss Senior Field Service Engineer at Lycoming these practices can help to run the plugs to TBO for your engine At the cost of spark plugs and the cost of maintenance these days perhaps some of these ideas will help you to fly safer happier and a little less expensive Happy flying

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MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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she was a member of each US Luge team

After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

- 11 25

(+ 005

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DRILL TAP AND COUNTERSINK shy8 - 32 HOLES (+ 005

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(+ 005

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Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

New South Wales Australia N Challinor

Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

Mineral Wells TX James B Giltzow Roseland NJ Ronald Hahn La Salle IL Ralph F Hanson Erie CO Dennis M Harbin

Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

28 FEBRAUARY 1994

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc is $3500 for one year including 12 issues of Sport Aviation Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $2000 annually Family membership is available for an additional $1000 annually All major credit cards accepted for membership FAX (414) 426-4873 (Plus $13 for foreign members to cover air postage)

ANTIQUECLASSIC

EAA Member- $2000 Includes one year membership in EAA AntiqueClassic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA memshyber and must give EAA membership number Non-EAA Member- $3000 Includes one year membership in the EAA Antique Classic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane one year membership in the EAA and separate membership cards Sport Aviation not included (Plus $6 for foreign members)

lAC

Membership in the International Aerobatic Club Inc is $3000 annually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA (Plus $6 for foreign members)

WARBIRDS

Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $3000 per year which includes a subscription to Warbirds Warbird memshybers are required to be members of EAA (Plus $5 for foreign members)

EAA EXPERIMENTER

EAA membership and EAA EXPERIshyMENTER magazine is available for $2800 per year (Sport Aviation not included) Current EAA members may receive EAA EXPERIMENTER for $1800 per year (Plus $6 for foreign members)

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars address

EAA A VIATlON CENTER POBOX 3086

OSHKOSH WI 54903-3086 PHONE (414) 426-4800

FAX (414) 426-4828 OFFICE HOURS

815-500 MON-FRI 1-800-843-3612

MEMBERSHIP DUES TO EAA AND ITS DIVISIONS ARE NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE

AS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

MYSTERY PLANE Let s go back to pioneering days for

this month s Mystery Plane Yes it was an experiment tired by a well-known builder of the period The photo is from the EAA files Answers will be pubshylished in the April issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadline for that issue is February 28

The November Mystery Plane reshy

mains a mystery Charley Hayes of Park Forest IL offers these comments

The plane pictured at top of page 28 in the November 1993 issue of VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE may be an ancestor of the Lincoln Sport It appears to have an Anzani engine (prop turns clockwise) and the nose gear and wing cellule are a little like some Lincolns On the other

by George Hardie

hand there s a strong resemblance to the LFG Roland D-VIB and the Friedrichshyschafen 0-1 fight e rs of WW I Except for engines and a couple of other feashytures theyre reallook-alikes

No other answers were received Maybe at a later date someone will come up with the answer Meanwhile we ll have to wait

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Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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she was a member of each US Luge team

After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23

by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

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PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

- 11 25

(+ 005

- 000)

DRILL TAP AND COUNTERSINK shy8 - 32 HOLES (+ 005

- 000)

(+ 005

- 000)

Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

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With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

New South Wales Australia N Challinor

Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

Mineral Wells TX James B Giltzow Roseland NJ Ronald Hahn La Salle IL Ralph F Hanson Erie CO Dennis M Harbin

Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

28 FEBRAUARY 1994

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc is $3500 for one year including 12 issues of Sport Aviation Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $2000 annually Family membership is available for an additional $1000 annually All major credit cards accepted for membership FAX (414) 426-4873 (Plus $13 for foreign members to cover air postage)

ANTIQUECLASSIC

EAA Member- $2000 Includes one year membership in EAA AntiqueClassic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA memshyber and must give EAA membership number Non-EAA Member- $3000 Includes one year membership in the EAA Antique Classic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane one year membership in the EAA and separate membership cards Sport Aviation not included (Plus $6 for foreign members)

lAC

Membership in the International Aerobatic Club Inc is $3000 annually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA (Plus $6 for foreign members)

WARBIRDS

Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $3000 per year which includes a subscription to Warbirds Warbird memshybers are required to be members of EAA (Plus $5 for foreign members)

EAA EXPERIMENTER

EAA membership and EAA EXPERIshyMENTER magazine is available for $2800 per year (Sport Aviation not included) Current EAA members may receive EAA EXPERIMENTER for $1800 per year (Plus $6 for foreign members)

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars address

EAA A VIATlON CENTER POBOX 3086

OSHKOSH WI 54903-3086 PHONE (414) 426-4800

FAX (414) 426-4828 OFFICE HOURS

815-500 MON-FRI 1-800-843-3612

MEMBERSHIP DUES TO EAA AND ITS DIVISIONS ARE NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE

AS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

Dusty and Randy (Continuedrom page 14)

was not that concerned about resale value (it s Dusty s airplane after all) he origishynally was going for a much wilder scheme but his friends convinced him to tone it down a bit The neat scheme on the airshyplane now is a slick looking piece of graphshyics The stripe itself is actually vinyl selfshyadhesive decal material The forward end of the stripe (the darker portion) is one shade of blue with the portion aft of the wave in the stripe a lighter shade The wave itself is cut from a single sheet of material with graduated shades of blue After the design was finalized a friend in the sign business scanned a drawing of the wave into his computer The design was then cut out using an automatic decal cutshyting machine in the same way the mashychine can be programmed to cut out letter or other designs

If it were ever desired the scheme could be easily changed back to a simple stripe by removing the wave and replacing it with a straight stripe of graduated mateshyrial The stripes on the floats were done in the same way

With the channel leading to the water-

The Taylorcraft project takes over the Howell household If you look carefully you can see that Dustys swingset was even pressed into service The landing gear is hanging from the S hooks where his swing would normally be and one end of the wing is hanging from the end of the jungle gym

way right in their backyard once the airshyplane was assembled it was a relatively easy task to put the T-Craft in the water which was done on April 24 1993 A sick magneto prevented the first flight for a couple of weeks but the big day arrived on May 15

Dusty is pretty pleased with the work done by his dad and his friends as you can imagine Randy says that Dusty has reshycently been making his landings without his help a milestone that Bonny has been

able to witness from the back of her SeashyDoo watercraft Seeing how working toshywards a goal can see that task through to completion has been illuminating for the six-year-old a lesson hell be able to keep his entire life When he is a bit older Ill bet there will be a lot of memories that will bring a smile to the face of Dusty Howell when he remembers the effort he and his father put into the project toshygether What a neat way to start a young boys education

Bonny Warner (Continuedrom page 15)

Lake Placid and Calgary) Only a couple of weeks after finishing her new hire school at United Bonny placed 10th in the 1991 World Championships Her list of Luge accomplishments is exceptional shyshe was the first gold medal winner in Luge in World Cup competition and was ranked third in the 1987 overall standings for the World Cup She is a five time US Womens Champion in Luge and has more international top five finishes than any other US Luge competitor Since 1981 until her retirement from the sport

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After all of that one might think that a life filled so far with that level of accomshyplishment might find the rest of life was filled with lesser thrills and fulfillment Not this lady Flying turned out to be her true passion in life She enjoyed it like nothing else in her life so much so that her Luge coach even noticed it during her training You have your head up in the clouds too much he told her once Bonny is now retired from the sport but she is still active within the US Olympic movement serving on one of the USOc arbitration committees

One of her flight students had bought a

Cessna 185 on floats and wanted Bonny to continue to teach her She headed off to Kenmore Air Harbor in Seattle W A to earn her float rating Since that time shes been an avid floatplane pilot Since selling the Taylorcraft mentioned in the accompanying story Bonny recently bought a Luscombe 8E on floats Purshychased in New York state she flew the airplane back to Byron California this past fall and is now able to give flight inshystruction on floats from her front yard Oh yes she has managed to check off anshyother item on her list - Bonny built her home on the shore so that she could fly floats from her own property A float pishylot s dream

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(Above left) Bonny works the cement into the wing tapes as the wings are recovered on the T -Craft (Above right) The Luge and bobsled venue at Lillehammer Norway where Bonny will be broadcasting the event for CBS Sports

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23

by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

24 FEBRUARY 1994

PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

- 11 25

(+ 005

- 000)

DRILL TAP AND COUNTERSINK shy8 - 32 HOLES (+ 005

- 000)

(+ 005

- 000)

Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

14----- 3-12

8----2l

2 4

1 3

With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

26 FEBRUARY 1994

Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

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Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

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Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

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JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

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JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

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by Buck Hilbert (EM 21 Ale 5) PO Box 424

Union IL 60180

Fleet Wire Bullets

Mike Mogdans is sitting across from my desk and the conversation is as usual about airplanes Mike an avid Radio Control modeler also loves the full size models He and I have flown many a friendly mission together

This time though I have conned Mike into making me some bullets to put on the wires of my Fleet 10 Im looking at the two very neat blank bullets he has made for me out of 1-18 aluminum rod

How am I going to split these Mike I asked him I have studied them for what seems like hours now how do I split them or notch them to fit the wires so they will keep from rubbing against one another

Mike says Simple You do it this way and then a puzzled expression crosses his face Uh maybe not Lets see And I know Ive got him when he says Let me take this home and think about it

An hour later hes back carrying his protractor and his measuring stick scratching notes on a piece of paper and mumbling to himself Thats Mike Give him a challenge and hell take the job

Right after work the next day Mike comes roaring up the lane jumps out of the van and dashes into the hangar He comes out with a wry grin muttering something about screwing up and off he goes again

An hour later hes back with two beautiful bullets fitting them to the wires The only problem is he made two lefts Back he goes and pretty soon hes back with two rights

As you can see from the pictures they fit just beautifully They allow the wires to move yet hold them apart to eliminate chafing and look like they

24 FEBRUARY 1994

PASS 1110--7] An information exchange column with input from our readers

(Above) The initial machine work to cut the angles is shown in this view (Below) The completed bullet with internally wrenching cap screws used to secure the two halves together

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

- 11 25

(+ 005

- 000)

DRILL TAP AND COUNTERSINK shy8 - 32 HOLES (+ 005

- 000)

(+ 005

- 000)

Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

14----- 3-12

8----2l

2 4

1 3

With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

26 FEBRUARY 1994

Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

New South Wales Australia N Challinor

Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

Mineral Wells TX James B Giltzow Roseland NJ Ronald Hahn La Salle IL Ralph F Hanson Erie CO Dennis M Harbin

Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

28 FEBRAUARY 1994

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc is $3500 for one year including 12 issues of Sport Aviation Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $2000 annually Family membership is available for an additional $1000 annually All major credit cards accepted for membership FAX (414) 426-4873 (Plus $13 for foreign members to cover air postage)

ANTIQUECLASSIC

EAA Member- $2000 Includes one year membership in EAA AntiqueClassic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA memshyber and must give EAA membership number Non-EAA Member- $3000 Includes one year membership in the EAA Antique Classic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane one year membership in the EAA and separate membership cards Sport Aviation not included (Plus $6 for foreign members)

lAC

Membership in the International Aerobatic Club Inc is $3000 annually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA (Plus $6 for foreign members)

WARBIRDS

Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $3000 per year which includes a subscription to Warbirds Warbird memshybers are required to be members of EAA (Plus $5 for foreign members)

EAA EXPERIMENTER

EAA membership and EAA EXPERIshyMENTER magazine is available for $2800 per year (Sport Aviation not included) Current EAA members may receive EAA EXPERIMENTER for $1800 per year (Plus $6 for foreign members)

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars address

EAA A VIATlON CENTER POBOX 3086

OSHKOSH WI 54903-3086 PHONE (414) 426-4800

FAX (414) 426-4828 OFFICE HOURS

815-500 MON-FRI 1-800-843-3612

MEMBERSHIP DUES TO EAA AND ITS DIVISIONS ARE NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE

AS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

really belong there I like them so much I asked him to draw and write up the way he did it Now we switch to Mikes narrative on how it was done

From Mike Mogdans

I was asked to describe the bullets that I made for Bucks Fleet I used 1shy18 OD aluminum bar stock cut 10 inches long for each bullet pair (10 inches will not be the final length of the bullet) One pair right-handed and one pair left-handed are required In the detailed sketch I show the left-handed half just reverse the angle to make the right-handed half

Howd I make them First I checked the landing wire angle which on the Fleet 10 is 125 degrees Then I checked the thickness and the width of the wires But at first I didnt notice that the landing wire dimensions differ from the flying wire sizes I was hooked How could I make them

I went home and started drawing Finally I came up with an idea Using the measurements I had taken and since I wasnt sure that what I had drawn would work I decided to make just one half and double check my drawing It was then I discovered that the flying wire dimensions were not the same as the landing wires and that I had also milled the wrong angle But I was on the right track all I had to do was straighten out the guy who made the drawing

Back to the drawing board And after plugging in the new numbers I got the result I was looking for Heres how its done

WING WIRE BULLET

(LEFT HAND HALF SHOWN - REVERSE ANGLES FOR RIGHT HALF)

- 11 25

(+ 005

- 000)

DRILL TAP AND COUNTERSINK shy8 - 32 HOLES (+ 005

- 000)

(+ 005

- 000)

Cut the aluminum bar 10 inches long This will allow clamping in the middle of the bar with a dividing head allowing milling one half of the bullet at a time

After the first half is milled tum the bar around and using the same settings and dividing head mill the second half of the bullet Remember that the nose is half the bar diameter 562 Slots 1 and 3 are milled to 516 Slots 2 and 4 are milled to 506 And remember the tail half of the bar diameter 562

I used the following numbers for the dividing head nose slot 1 and 3 and tail zero degrees Slot 2 and 4 305 degrees

After milling the slots I cut the nose and tapered the tail on the lathe and then polished the outside

Mike Mogdans Woodstock IL 60098 AMA 327518

Back to Buck Ill use a little plastic tap e on the wires to make sure no fretting occurs between the wires and the bullets but of course the wires still need to slide in each slot since they do move a tad while the airplane is in motion

OK you biplane drivers its over to you from here

Buck

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14----- 3-12

8----2l

2 4

1 3

With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

New South Wales Australia N Challinor

Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

Mineral Wells TX James B Giltzow Roseland NJ Ronald Hahn La Salle IL Ralph F Hanson Erie CO Dennis M Harbin

Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

28 FEBRAUARY 1994

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc is $3500 for one year including 12 issues of Sport Aviation Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $2000 annually Family membership is available for an additional $1000 annually All major credit cards accepted for membership FAX (414) 426-4873 (Plus $13 for foreign members to cover air postage)

ANTIQUECLASSIC

EAA Member- $2000 Includes one year membership in EAA AntiqueClassic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA memshyber and must give EAA membership number Non-EAA Member- $3000 Includes one year membership in the EAA Antique Classic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane one year membership in the EAA and separate membership cards Sport Aviation not included (Plus $6 for foreign members)

lAC

Membership in the International Aerobatic Club Inc is $3000 annually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA (Plus $6 for foreign members)

WARBIRDS

Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $3000 per year which includes a subscription to Warbirds Warbird memshybers are required to be members of EAA (Plus $5 for foreign members)

EAA EXPERIMENTER

EAA membership and EAA EXPERIshyMENTER magazine is available for $2800 per year (Sport Aviation not included) Current EAA members may receive EAA EXPERIMENTER for $1800 per year (Plus $6 for foreign members)

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars address

EAA A VIATlON CENTER POBOX 3086

OSHKOSH WI 54903-3086 PHONE (414) 426-4800

FAX (414) 426-4828 OFFICE HOURS

815-500 MON-FRI 1-800-843-3612

MEMBERSHIP DUES TO EAA AND ITS DIVISIONS ARE NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE

AS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

With all stringers in place Don fastens the new cabin headliner in A moving experience - thats Reese Edwards in the center - Taylorshyplace Note wooden standoffs on each stringer and wooden rear craft test pilot who first flew NC96440 on June 13 1946 Don deck windows

TAYLORCRAFT (Continuedrom page 20)

ent about the fuselage stringers They could sense something unusual but didnt know for sure what it was (These old time Taylorcraft aficionados are extremely hard to deceive) Incidentally Don has reshyceived phone calls from all over the counshytryon how to do this or how to do that with some calls lasting two hours in length

One item Don highly recommends Asshysemble the entire airframe before covering to check for cable routing wing strut adshyjustments and the hundreds of smaller fits that must be made Some of these parts are impossible to work on after the covershying is installed

Following the purchase of some wool yard goods from Airtex Dons wife Barshybara sewed up the new headliner which was four inches longer than normal to mate with Dons custom rear D window frames The frames were built up from 34 in plywood and pine all carefully rounded to match the tubing and furnish a nice surshyface to join the headliner to The results are impressive along with the new fourshyinch hatshelf Other refinements include custom zippers and Velcrotrade fasteners which allow a complete inspection under the headliner in seconds One other item was to move the right hand wingtank fuel valve to a lower right instrument panel 10shycation - to avoid the normal crease in the forehead from hitting the valve in rough air (Any experienced T-Craft drishyver will cheer this move)

It required three attempts to properly paint the instrument panel with black crinshykle-finish after the altimeter hole was changed from a 6 oclock setting to a 7 oclock knob Once this was installed the entire cabin area including the floor was insulated for warmth and noise suppresshysion New glass including a new windshyshield was (most) carefully installed complete with fancy handles on the sliding windows in the doors The D windows were installed flush with the outside surshy

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Claude is on the right and Barbara Claude on the left

face and aluminum frames were fastened with screws around the perimeter Both doors were tightened up by the addition of wooden shims around the edge until the fit was near perfect Incidentally both door locks work in Dons airplane a rarity inshydeed

Stits HS90X fabric was used for covershying with the final coats done in Daytona White and Hickory Brown Stits Aeroshythane Don had a local body shop do the final painting to take advantage of really good talent The final finish exudes class Rather than use the beat and battered Martin clips to hold the wing fabric to the ribs Don decided to use normal ribstitchshying A close look at the wings reveals exshycellent workmanship The only teasing Don received was on the fin and rudder where his one-inch ribstitch spacing is usushyally reserved for 200-300 mph aircraft

Two NASA type air vents were ordered from Wag Aero and installed on each side of the boot cowl They do an excellent job of keeping the cockpit cool in hot weather and they also took care of some excess holes in the boot cowl left over from a venshyturi A Scott 3200 tailwheel was installed on an Aeronca tails pring to get the proper vertical alignment of the tailwheel bolt and provide a soft ride when the ground is a bit rough Works perfect says Don

Not content with the suitcase latches on the engine cowl Don removed them and installed a row of Dzus fasteners which look much neater On the front of the cowl Don installed a cut-down Cub airbox which holds a Brackett air filter (As you oldtimers know Taylorcraft didnt use an air filter to the carburetor) New cuffs on the strut ends and closely fitting wing gap seals and landing gear gap seals caught the judges eye again at EAA Oshkosh 93 Dons attention to detail is quite remarkshyable and it really shows on his Taylorcraft

For normal flying Don uses a McshyCauley metal prop however when going to a show where judging is involved a new wooden Sensenich WnCK44 is bolted on and the small spinner is attached Don says the performance is almost the same with the two props The metal McCauley

may climb a bit faster however the wooden prop is definitely smoother espeshycially in a glide The delicate part of the wooden propeller is that it is soon ruined when flying in rain so Don is careful to use it only in fair weather

Special items included in the restorashytion are a new main fuel tank wires in the wings for future lights or strobes new jury strut clamps to match the slightly larger new struts covers installed over the rather unsightly aileron control cables that go up through the cabin to the wing roots instalshylation of a set of Wag Aero Acro Sport wheel pants (which required considerable finishing work) and the locating (plain dumb luck) and installation of a lefthand glove compartment door to match the righthand one in the panel All of these items caught the judges eye and helped score points in the Custom Class

Don says he painted the wheel pants in the evening and let the paint dry on the flight to Oshkosh in 1990 (Sound familshyiar) The weigh-in when finished reshyvealed an empty weight of 830 lbs about 70 Ibs above a normal Taylorcraft BCshy12D however Don feels this is a reshyspectable price to pay when involved in the highly competitive Custom Class

Dons biggest thrill to date came while attending the Taylorcraft Fly-In at Alshyliance Ohio A kind looking elderly genshytleman came up and introduced himself as Reese C Edwards former test pilot for Taylorcraft An immediate check of the aircraft logbook of NC96440 revealed that Reese Edwards made the original factory test flight on June 13 1946 and it lasted one hour Reese went on to explain that a one hour flight usually meant everything was in perfect working order and no changes were necessary

To meet this fine gentleman and realize he was the very first person to fly Don s Taylorcraft over 45 years ago was indeed a heartwarming experience

Besides enjoying his Taylorcraft and polishing trophies Don is busy on his next project You guessed it another Taylorshycraft - only this one will be a clipped wing aerobatic machine

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

New South Wales Australia N Challinor

Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

Mineral Wells TX James B Giltzow Roseland NJ Ronald Hahn La Salle IL Ralph F Hanson Erie CO Dennis M Harbin

Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

28 FEBRAUARY 1994

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc is $3500 for one year including 12 issues of Sport Aviation Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $2000 annually Family membership is available for an additional $1000 annually All major credit cards accepted for membership FAX (414) 426-4873 (Plus $13 for foreign members to cover air postage)

ANTIQUECLASSIC

EAA Member- $2000 Includes one year membership in EAA AntiqueClassic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA memshyber and must give EAA membership number Non-EAA Member- $3000 Includes one year membership in the EAA Antique Classic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane one year membership in the EAA and separate membership cards Sport Aviation not included (Plus $6 for foreign members)

lAC

Membership in the International Aerobatic Club Inc is $3000 annually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA (Plus $6 for foreign members)

WARBIRDS

Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $3000 per year which includes a subscription to Warbirds Warbird memshybers are required to be members of EAA (Plus $5 for foreign members)

EAA EXPERIMENTER

EAA membership and EAA EXPERIshyMENTER magazine is available for $2800 per year (Sport Aviation not included) Current EAA members may receive EAA EXPERIMENTER for $1800 per year (Plus $6 for foreign members)

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars address

EAA A VIATlON CENTER POBOX 3086

OSHKOSH WI 54903-3086 PHONE (414) 426-4800

FAX (414) 426-4828 OFFICE HOURS

815-500 MON-FRI 1-800-843-3612

MEMBERSHIP DUES TO EAA AND ITS DIVISIONS ARE NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE

AS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS On this page YOIIll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA AntiqlleClassic Division Whether YOIIre joining for the first time or are coming back we welcome YOII and wed especially like to welcome those ofYOII who are joining liS with YOllr interest in Contemporary class aircraft Welcome one and all

Woodrow W Acord Eureka Springs AR

Daniel Ahearn Cranston RI H Stan Alexander Nashville TN David J Anderson Fridley MN Kirby L Anderson Mattawana P A Albert Antholz McDonald KS Mark Baeder Canton MI David F Baird

Belwood Ontario Canada Mike Barron Kansas City MO Michael G Barten Sharon WI Horst Becker Offenburg Germany Elmer F Bennett Ocean Springs MS W Birch

Winnepeg Manitoba Canada Tedd L Bishop Greenville SC Jim Blackburn Neligh NE Alan R Bormuth Morganton NC Sidney G Brandon Cut Bank MT Eugene Breiner Carlisle P A David M Brenton Newcastle DE Bruce Bretthorst Columbia MO RT Hamilton Brown

Indianapolis IN James R Bruce Sanford FL Perry Cartwright Chicago IL David Guy Casavan Ventura CA G Challinor Stokers Siding

New South Wales Australia N Challinor

Currumbin Queensland Australia Bette Chase Houston TX Samuel Chayt Sykesville MD Patrick Christine Carrollton TX O John Clark Gurnee IL Paul L Conradson

North Fort Meyers FL D Joseph Corr Houston TX Michael R Currie Issaquah WA Edwin G Curtis BarringtonIL J John Davi Martinez CA Bradley L Delk Los Osos CA Reid W Dennis Woodside CA Steve Derr Traverse City MI Brown Dillard Dayton OH Chris Dixon Pinelands South Africa Paul C Dorow Waupaca WI Donald J Drake Rochester NY Don Duke MD Cincinnati OH Robert Early Pecatonica IL Walter H E hlers Santa Barbara CA Dwayne H Erickson Tacoma W A Wolfgang Ernst

Elzach-Katzenmoos Germany Joe Everhart Scottsburg IN Rayford Fortenberry Hammond IN John G Gannon Camp Springs MD Harry S Gaples Deerfield IL Frank S Gattolin Waukegan IL

Herbert Gerstein Los Angeles CA Robert O Gettelman

Mineral Wells TX James B Giltzow Roseland NJ Ronald Hahn La Salle IL Ralph F Hanson Erie CO Dennis M Harbin

Charlottesville V A Bill Hare Mission KS Russell L Harlow Fayetteville GA Lacy Harris Fayetteville NC E Paul Hartzell Ocean City NJ Leigh H Havener Chittenango NY J R Hefner San Antonio TX Danny W Hogan Bristow OK Peter Hogan Basking Ridge NJ Robert J Hogue Aurora MO Jim Holte Outlook MT Gerald D Houghton

Winterhaven FL Ken L Hufford Kamuela HI George A Hutchinson Enid OK Julian J Iorio Las Vegas NV Richard Lyle Jack

Mount Pleasant MI Mitch Januszewski Spring Grove IL Arthur F Johnson Chicago IL Leslie R Johnson St Paul MN Jay D Josves Leadville CO Michael J Kavanaugh Auburn CA Mark Kilbey South Bend IN Louis King Houston TX Sam H Klippert Sumner WA Juergen Kortenbach

Miami Springs FL Kern O Lake TuscolaIL Chris H Larson Nashua NH David Laughter Horse Shoe NC Steven Lemenager Yuba City CA Joe Locasto San Mateo CA Bob Lynch Tulsa OK William G Mackey Moneta VA Judy Maddock New Lenox IL Bob Madigan Anchorage AK John May Louisville KY Michael P McCann Melbourne FL Michael McCullough Tulsa OK Frederick McCutchen Fairbank AK William McMaster Visalia CA Robert W Meneely

Los Altos Hills CA Jeffrey D Mitchell

New Smyrna Beach FL Richard R Moga Maple Grove MN Charles C Morledge Billings MT Wade M Morschauser Menasha WI Christopher C Murphy

Marshalltown IA Michael R Nadeau Tracy CA Alfred Napoli Bayside NY

Douglas T Nelson San Francisco CA Edwin L Nelson Sidney NE Gary Oleen St Cloud MN Robert C Opper WillardOH Steven C Pangborn Cocoa FL Robert A Payne HawleyMN Edward A Pedro Hermiston OR Neil Petersen Waterville WA David W Poe Crystal Lake IL Norman A Poklar Sardinia OH Ferrell F Powell Greensboro NC Roland P Rauschert

Steinbach am Wald Germany Paul D Reader Fort Collins CO Milo V Reamy Flint TX Bill Reid Katy TX Harold Riegle Fenton MI Jonathan D Rising Atlanta GA Laurence Rosen San Antonio TX Bendenetto G Ruggiero Amelia OH James Sampson Yellow Springs OH Michael Samson Yreka CA Peter San Filipo Rosamond CA Felix Sanchez

Basavilbaso Entre Rios Argentina John K Schmale Paisley FL John Shepard ThornvilleOH Gary Smrtic Broken Arrow OK Willie T Sorrell III

Rutherford College NC Gerald E Spear Jf CentraliaIL John Charles H Spence Tempe AZ Steve Splonskowski Oregon City OR Teresa Spring Zanesville OH James Steier Omaha NE Sam D Stevens Isola MS John Stoney Vacaville CA Lyles William Story A von Park FL Jim Strange Tyler TX John F Sullivan Adkins TX Van Lamar Thaxton

Warner Robins GA Charles A Thomas Fort Wayne IN Gerald L Tichenor Topeka KS Dennis Ting Redmond W A Benjamin W Tompkins

Plainfield IN Herbert W Truesdale Brighton MI James R Webb Payson AZ Larry Welken Valley City NO Charles H Wells Palo Alto CA Paul M White Stanfordville NY Charles L Williams Grass Lake MI James L Wilson Galena OH Dwayne Woods Foster City CA John M Zuccarelli III Trenton NJ

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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

28 FEBRAUARY 1994

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc is $3500 for one year including 12 issues of Sport Aviation Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $2000 annually Family membership is available for an additional $1000 annually All major credit cards accepted for membership FAX (414) 426-4873 (Plus $13 for foreign members to cover air postage)

ANTIQUECLASSIC

EAA Member- $2000 Includes one year membership in EAA AntiqueClassic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA memshyber and must give EAA membership number Non-EAA Member- $3000 Includes one year membership in the EAA Antique Classic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane one year membership in the EAA and separate membership cards Sport Aviation not included (Plus $6 for foreign members)

lAC

Membership in the International Aerobatic Club Inc is $3000 annually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA (Plus $6 for foreign members)

WARBIRDS

Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $3000 per year which includes a subscription to Warbirds Warbird memshybers are required to be members of EAA (Plus $5 for foreign members)

EAA EXPERIMENTER

EAA membership and EAA EXPERIshyMENTER magazine is available for $2800 per year (Sport Aviation not included) Current EAA members may receive EAA EXPERIMENTER for $1800 per year (Plus $6 for foreign members)

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars address

EAA A VIATlON CENTER POBOX 3086

OSHKOSH WI 54903-3086 PHONE (414) 426-4800

FAX (414) 426-4828 OFFICE HOURS

815-500 MON-FRI 1-800-843-3612

MEMBERSHIP DUES TO EAA AND ITS DIVISIONS ARE NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE

AS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA Att Golda Cox P O Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

MARCH 4 - 6 - CASA GRANDE AZ - 36th Annual AZ AAA Cactus Fly-In 602641-7467

APRIL 10 -16 - LAKELAND FL - The 20th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In and International Aviation Convention Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport For information call 813644-2431

APRIL 24 - HALF MOON BAY CA Half Moon Bay Airport Pacific Coast Dream Machines benefit Gates open from 10 AM until 4 PM To benefit Coastshyside Adult Day Health Center Participant fee - $10 per vehicle ($20 day of the show) Contact 415726-2328 or write 645 Correas St Half Moon Bay CA 94019

APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - BURLINGTON NC - Annual EAA AntiqueClassic Spring Fly-In Trophies in all categories For information call R Bottom Jr 103 Powhatan Pkwy Hampton VA 23661 Fax 804873-3059

MAY 1- DAYTON OH - 31st Annual Funday Sunday Fly-In at the Moraine Airpark Breakfast awards flea market and lots of antiques Contact Jennie Dyke 513878-9832 or write Jennie Dyke 2840 Old Yellow Springs Rd Fairborn OH45324

MAY 13 - 15 - CAMARILLO CA - Camarillo EAA Fly-In and Air Show exshyperimental antique classic warbirds type clubs Pancake breakfast BBQ and Awards dinneer Vendors lAC air show and flight demonstrations Factory and FAA seminars For information call 805584-1706

JUNE 5 - JUNEAU WI - EAA Chapter 897 Fly-In drive-in pancake breakfast at Dodge County Airport Breakfast served 8 - 1 pm Hamburgers and brats served from noon unitl3 pm Aviation fly market Co-sponsored by the Goldwing motorcycle and Hot Rod associations Contact Rick 414885-3696

JUNE 5 - LACROSSE WI - Annual Fly-InDrive-In breakfast 608781-5271 JUNE 5 - DEKALB IL - DeKalb-Taylor Municipal airport 7am - noon EAA

Chapter 241 serves its 30th Annual Fly-lnlDrive-In breakfast For information call 815286-7818

JUNE 3 - 4 - BARTLESVILLE OK - Eighth Annual National Biplane Convenshytion and Exposition Frank Phillips Field Biplane airshow with world famous pershyformers forums seminars and workshops Biplanes and NBA members free - for all others an admission charge applies For information call Charles Harris Chairshyman 918622-8400 or Virgil Gaede Expo Director 918336-3976

JUNE 11- WHEREVER EAA MEMBERS ARE WORLDWIDE - INTERshyNATIONAL YOUNG EAGLES DAY Check with your local EAA or AnshytiqueClassic Chapter to find out if they are holding a Young Eagles Rally If youre too far away from a chapter activity you certainly can do it on your own You can inspire a life - take a youngster for a ride For more info contact the EAA Young Eagles Office EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903shy3086 Call 414426-4800

JUNE 18 - HUNTSVILLE AL - Moontown Airport 2nd Annual EAA Chapshyter 190 Fathers Day Fly-In Poker run spot landing contest refreshments etc Camping OK 100LL and auto gas available Rain Date June 25 For information call Rick Nelson 205539-7435 or Frank Fitzgerald 205882-9257 Or you can write EAA Chapter 190 PO Box 18852 Huntsville AL 35804

JUNE 23 - 26 - MT VERNON OH - 35th Annual National Waco Reunion FlyshyIn 513868-0084

JULY 28 - AUG 3 - OSHKOSH WI - 42nd Annual EAA Fly-In Convention Wittman Regional Airport Contact John Burton PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086414426-4800

ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START MAKING PLANS

28 FEBRAUARY 1994

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc is $3500 for one year including 12 issues of Sport Aviation Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $2000 annually Family membership is available for an additional $1000 annually All major credit cards accepted for membership FAX (414) 426-4873 (Plus $13 for foreign members to cover air postage)

ANTIQUECLASSIC

EAA Member- $2000 Includes one year membership in EAA AntiqueClassic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA memshyber and must give EAA membership number Non-EAA Member- $3000 Includes one year membership in the EAA Antique Classic Division 12 monthly issues of Vintage Airplane one year membership in the EAA and separate membership cards Sport Aviation not included (Plus $6 for foreign members)

lAC

Membership in the International Aerobatic Club Inc is $3000 annually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA (Plus $6 for foreign members)

WARBIRDS

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1350 SIGNED AND NUMBERED uu LIMITED EDITION COLOR PRINTS

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(6 ea) N3N projects All Of These Projects Need To Be Rebuilt Engines And Props Will Be Sold Separately

Large Selection Of N3N Parts And Control Surshyfaces R-985 Engines And Parts Several Hundred Actuators (Including Warbird Actuators) Curtiss Electric Props Beech 18 Landing Gear Motors (HCA-3) Thousands Of Canon Plugs - All Sizes Round Oil Coolers BT-13 Brakes T-6 Tail Wheel Forks 0-18 cowling (including several bottoms)

Hamilton Standard 120-40 And 20-30 Props Bshy26 Landing Gear Actuators Overhauled 120-40 Prop Large Selection Of Wheels And Tires Throtshytle Quadrants 12 foot Liberty Wood Prop Hartzell Wood Prop For R-755 Engine Stinson 108 Fuselage And Some Surfaces Tri-Pacer And 1-3 Control Surshyfaces T-6 Tail Feathers L-15 Tail Group

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R-1340 Engine (840 SMOH) Warbird Switch Boxes Several Military Helmets Radial Engine Tools Landing Lights Leather Flight Helmets Gogshygles Flight Suits Ammo Belts Shell Casings Impedshyance Adaptors Instruments Large Large Selection Of Aircraft Hardware Ramp Equipment Tools Test Equipment Etc

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And if you act right now you can examine Volume 1 at no cost or obligation for a full 15 days and receive a FREE Comshymemorative Lapel Pin Keep the first volume and youll pay only $1995 (A savings of $10) Each subsequent volume will arrive in your home about every 6 weeks at the regular price of $2995 You can collect the entire series or cancel your subscription whenshyever you wish Whatever you decide the Pin is yours to keep

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1350 SIGNED AND NUMBERED uu LIMITED EDITION COLOR PRINTS

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NAVY N3N PROJECTS (I ea) N3N Project Presently Being Rebuilt Proshy

ject Is Approximately 85 Rebuilt At This Time Will Be Sold With Runout Engine And Prop

(6 ea) N3N projects All Of These Projects Need To Be Rebuilt Engines And Props Will Be Sold Separately

Large Selection Of N3N Parts And Control Surshyfaces R-985 Engines And Parts Several Hundred Actuators (Including Warbird Actuators) Curtiss Electric Props Beech 18 Landing Gear Motors (HCA-3) Thousands Of Canon Plugs - All Sizes Round Oil Coolers BT-13 Brakes T-6 Tail Wheel Forks 0-18 cowling (including several bottoms)

Hamilton Standard 120-40 And 20-30 Props Bshy26 Landing Gear Actuators Overhauled 120-40 Prop Large Selection Of Wheels And Tires Throtshytle Quadrants 12 foot Liberty Wood Prop Hartzell Wood Prop For R-755 Engine Stinson 108 Fuselage And Some Surfaces Tri-Pacer And 1-3 Control Surshyfaces T-6 Tail Feathers L-15 Tail Group

Kinner R-55 Engine (0 SMOH) Misc R-55 Enshygine Parts New Upper And Lower Wing Ribs For Meyers OTW Along With Full Set Of OTW Papershywork Vertical Fin And Rudder For OTW

R-1340 Engine (840 SMOH) Warbird Switch Boxes Several Military Helmets Radial Engine Tools Landing Lights Leather Flight Helmets Gogshygles Flight Suits Ammo Belts Shell Casings Impedshyance Adaptors Instruments Large Large Selection Of Aircraft Hardware Ramp Equipment Tools Test Equipment Etc

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Included are rare photographs historical and production notes technical data and little-known anecdotes You get the stories names places and times that played key roles in the growth and success of civil aviation Jim Thompson pilot and restorer says There is no set of books that can equal the quality and authenticity of the U S Civil Aircraft Series

And if you act right now you can examine Volume 1 at no cost or obligation for a full 15 days and receive a FREE Comshymemorative Lapel Pin Keep the first volume and youll pay only $1995 (A savings of $10) Each subsequent volume will arrive in your home about every 6 weeks at the regular price of $2995 You can collect the entire series or cancel your subscription whenshyever you wish Whatever you decide the Pin is yours to keep

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when flying was a real adventure with this definitive series about classic aircraft Now whether you enjoy flying or restoring historical aircraft reminiscing about the early piloting days building scale model planes or being an armchair aviator or historian you can take a special journey in flight

Included are rare photographs historical and production notes technical data and little-known anecdotes You get the stories names places and times that played key roles in the growth and success of civil aviation Jim Thompson pilot and restorer says There is no set of books that can equal the quality and authenticity of the U S Civil Aircraft Series

And if you act right now you can examine Volume 1 at no cost or obligation for a full 15 days and receive a FREE Comshymemorative Lapel Pin Keep the first volume and youll pay only $1995 (A savings of $10) Each subsequent volume will arrive in your home about every 6 weeks at the regular price of $2995 You can collect the entire series or cancel your subscription whenshyever you wish Whatever you decide the Pin is yours to keep

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