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STRAIGHT LEVEL

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y Espie "Butch Joyce

I would like to report to the membership some of the actions that were takenat your Board of Directors meeting heldduring this past May. The meeting wasvery well attended. During the meeting,George York, who is the DivisionSecretary and an Officer of theDivision, now wishes to resign assecretary and continue as a Director.George has been with the Antique/Classic Division since its beginning, servingon the original Board of Directors whenthe Division was formed. Steve Nesse,who is a Director of the Division, was

aircraft to be recognized by the An-tique/Classic Division of EAA. Thedescription of the Contemporarycategory is contained inside this issue ofVINTAGE AIRPLANE See the AleNEWS column for more information. -HGF e re not prep red to parkthese aircraft in the show plane area forthe 1991 Convention and will not beparking these planes in the show planesarea this year. Our plans are to have anarea available for the 1992 convention.Before the new Category was votedupon and approved, most of the correspondence I received from membersconcerning this category was positive.Norma Johnson, President of AVAInc. and our insurance program agent,gave a report on the insurance program.I have been monitoring this program aswell. So far, everyone participating isreally pleased with the results. I encourage members to contact AVA Inc .As I said before, the more people wehave participating in this program, thestronger it will be. Their ad is in themagazine.Saturday, May 10, was the EAABoard meeting, which I also attended.

They will be very proud of what theysee.There is an article in this issue ofVINTAGE AIRPLANE that I thinkeveryone will really enjoy . Written byJohn Baker, it s the story of Pat Cargilemaking a dream come true for his Dad.Let s just say the dream has somethingto do with a Piper Cub. You'll enjoy ittoo.

We ll soon be at Oshkosh at our annual convention. I am already becoming excited about being there this year.There is a lot of activity planned for thisconvention. We are enlarging our Antique/Classic Headquarters buildingand will also have a larger Type Clubtent this year. We anticipat e, asreported by Julia and Joe Dickey, TypeClub Tent Chairfolks, a total of21 TypeClubs will be present this year. Also atthis time, we are installing an asphaltpad for this tent to give these people amore level area to display their clubs.Type Clubs area are a most welcomeaddition to our area. The service theyperform for the membership is invaluable. Speaking of Type Clubs, I intended to visit the Swift Association


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PUBLICATION STAFFPUBLISHERTom Poberezny

VICE-PRESIDENTMARKETING&COMMUNICATIONSDickMattEDITORHenryG.Frautschy

MANAGING EDITORGolda CoxART DIRECTORMike DrucksADVERTISINGMary Jones

ASSOCIATE EDITORSNormanPetersen Dick Cav inFEATURE WRITERS

George A.Ha rdie,Jr. DennisParksEDITORIAL ASSISTANTIsabelle WiskeSTAFF PHOTOGRAPHERSJimKoepnick CarlSchuppelMike Ste inekeEAAANTIQUE/CLASSICDIVISION,INC.OFFICERS

President Vice-PresidentEspie "Butch"Joyce ArthurR.Morgan604Highway St. 3744North51stBlvd.Madison,NC 27025 Milwaukee, WI 53216919/427-0216 414/442-3631Secretary TreasurerGeorge S.York E E."Buck"Hilber!181 Sloboda Ave. P.O. Box424Mansfield.OH44906 Union, IL 60180419/529-4378 815/923-4591

DIRECTORSJohnBe rendt Rober!C ."Bob" Brauer7645EchoPointRd. 9345S HoyneCannon Falls, MN E:fXfi Chicago. IL 60620507/263-2414 312/779-2105Gene Chase JohnS.Copeland2159Carlton Rd. 9Joanne DriveOshkosh,WI 54904 Westborough,MA 01581414/231-5002 508/366-7245PhilipCoulson George Daubner28415SpringbrookDr. 2448Lough LaneLawton, MI49065 Hartford.WI 53027616/624-6490 414/673-5885CharlesHarris StanGomoll3933SouthPeoria 104290thLane,NEP.O.Box904038 Minneapolis,MN55434Tulsa,OK74105 612/784-1172918/742-7311DaleA .Gustafson Jeannie Hill7724ShadyHill Drive P.O.Box328Indianapolis, IN 46278 Harvard, IL 60033317/293-4430 815/943-7205RobertLic kte ig Rober!D." Bob"Lumley1708 BayOaksDrive 1265South 124thSt.AlbertLea,MN56007 Brookfield,WI 53005507/373-2922 414/782-2633

June 1991 Vo l 19, No 6Copyright 1991 by theEAAAntique/ClassicDivision, Inc.All rightsreserved.

Contents2 Str aight & Levelby Espie "Butch" Joyce4 Aeromail5 A/C News/compiled by H.G. Frautschy6 Sun ' n Fun 1991 Award Wi nners8 Vintage Litera ture/by Dennis Parks

11 Pretty Lady/by Marty Engler14 Papa Gets His C ub /by John Baker17 Vintage Seaplanesjby Norm Petersen18 Hints for Homebuilders Page1422 Th e Na tional Waco Club/A Biography/by Ray Brandly24 Notice of Annual Meeting27 Pass I t To Buck/by E.E. "Buck" Hilbert30 Calendar31 Vintage T rader Page2234 Mystery Plane/by George Hardie Jr

FRONT COVER Abit of Stinsonheaven forallthose who love themarque. John Lawrence and his Lycoming powered 108-3,holdingformation with the Great Grand Champion of Sun 'n Fun '91,Boband Anne Lindley's 1936StinsonSR-8E. Photo by Jim Koepnick,photo plane flown by BruceMoore.


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COUPE NOTEDear Sirs,Ref.: Dec. 1990 VINTAGEAIRPLANE, By Father Tom Roland onNC 28961 currently in museum. Page12 - the caption at the top of the pageFather Tom and his 'Coupe cue up tojoin the Antique/Classic Parade ofFlight during EAA Oshkosh 83 . Theman in the right seat is Fred Weick. MrFred rode with Father Tom in theParade. In case you hadn't noticed inthe picture, you might want to know.Thanks,Mark HardenEAA 144314, A/C

Thanksfor pointing that out Mark - Ididn't kn ow, but knowing makes th e pic-ture that much better I'm glad I got tomeet "Mr. Fred" during Sun n Fun thispast spring. He's quite a gentleman,and it was obvious why so many peoplehoth in and out of the Ercoupe community feel so strongly about the manand his accomplishments - he has done

a lot of great things for aviation in along and distinguished career. Here heis at Sun 'n Fun with John Wright, Jr.le 12734 and John 's pretty 1946 Ercoupe 41S-C.

John Wright, Jr. and Ercoupe designeramong other aircraft ) Fred Weick at Sun nFun 91 .

YOUR OTHER ANNIVERSARYDear Henry,On 10 May 1941, as a 24 year oldMarine lieutenant home on leave, Imade my first solo flight in a J3 Cub,NC 32811 after 8 hours of dual in 9

days . On 10 May 1991 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of this


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compiled by H.G. Frautschy

EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSICDIVISION ADDS NEWAIRCRAFT CLASSIFICATIONThe EAA Antique/Classic Board ofDirectors voted during their springmeeting to expand the Antique/Classic Division of EAA to recognize

aircraft manufactured betweenJanuary 1 1956 and December 31,1960. This new aircraft classificationwill be known as the Contemporaryclass, and will be in addition to the twoclasses that currently exist within theDivision. This addition will welcomethe wide range of aircraft manufactured between those years that are nowbeing lovingly restored to showplanequality by their owners.Contemporary Aircraft activities willconform to the following schedule:1991 - Effective immediately, articles and photos of ContemporaryAircraft can be submited for consideration to be used in the Division publication, VINTAGE AIRPLANE.There will be NO parking availablefor Contemporary aircraft during the1991 Convention.1992 - For the first time, parking willbe available for showplane quality Contemporary aircraft. During the 1992Convention, jUdging standards for the

I m certain that there are a number ofquestions that members of the divisionhave concerning this major change inthe direction of the Antique/Classicdi vision. Please feel free to send in yourquestions and comments here to Headquarters and to your Board of Directors.The time between now and the 1992Convention can be used to polish up allthose showplane quality straight-tailCessnas, early model Mooneys, Comanches and even later model Piper TriPacers we expect to be looking so goodfor their debut in the EAA An tique/Classic Division.

OSHKOSH NOTESThe clock is ticking and EAA Oshkosh '91 is fast approaching. Here area couple of items from Bob and PhyllisBrauer.Chapter Membership and Information Booth:The Antique/Classic Membershipand Information booth will be operatingevery day during EAA OSHKOSH '91

under the chairmanship of Bob Brauer,Chicago, Illinois and Dave Bennett,Columbia City, Indiana. The booth willopen on Thursday, the day before theconvention begins, and continue tooperate daily throughout the week from

Volunteers will be on hand enrollingnew Antique/Classic members orrenewing current members, handing outissues of AEROGRAMS - An-tique/Classic's daily convention newssheets, - providing starter kits for newchapters and taking reservations for thechapter lunch on July 27th. Familiarfaces volunteering at the booth in thepast have been: Jim Colburn, PlantCity, Florida; John Lachendro, Butler,Pennsylvania; Anna Osborne, NorthBarrington, Illinois; Bill Marcy, Littleton, Colordado; and Lloyd Gates,Norway, Maine.On the next page you'll meet some ofthe volunteers of your Antique/ClassicMembership and Information booth.

CHAPTER LUNCHAntique/Classic Chapter officersand newsletter editors will be gettingtheir just desserts at the chapter lunchJuly 31st at 11 :00 a.m. at the NatureCenter Pavilion. The cost of the lunchis 6.00 for chapter members but free

for officers, newsletter editors andtheir spouses. This event provides anopportunity for the Division to saythank you for providing the leadershipnecessary to maintain an An-t i que/Classic chapter and for attend


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[W 5 continuedill Marcy, Volunteer.ave Bennett, Co Chairman of Member-ship and Information Booth.

Bob Brauer, IC Director and Chairman.

Reservations are required and may bemade by completing the form on page 5and bringing it to the Chapter Member-ship and Information booth at the con-vention no later than July 29. Moreforms will be available at the conven-tion, but when making reservations nperson, be sure to present evidence ofchapter membership such as a member-ship card, dues receipt, club numbernewsletter or stationery, badge, etc .ANTIQUE PARKING

Art Morgan, A/C Vice President andParking Chairman for the EAA Con-vention would like to invite Antiquersto come to EAA Oshkosh '91. Thisyear, the north half of what has n thepast been Showplane Camping will beused for Antique parking. NO campingwill be allowed in this half of the area,and extra security will be provided nthe evening. This will be a permanentchange to the parking and campingareas. Antique aircraft owners are en-couraged to "rope off' their aircraft,(nose to wingtip to tail to wingtip tonose) for an added level of security.

SECRETARY CHANGEAt the spring Board of Directors

meeting of the Antique/ClassicDivision of EAA, George Yorkresigned his position of Secretary. A/CDirector Steve Nesse was elected by theboard to serve out the remainder ofGeorges term. George was then electedto Steve's Board of Directors position.Confused? Don't be. George is deter-mined to get just one more Stagger-wing done ", and feels he just cannotdevote the additional time needed toserve as an officer. Best of luck on yourproject, George. We all know t will bespectacular


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V I ~ T A 3 ~ L I T ~ l A T U l ~by Uennis a r - k s ~

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Cirrus powered Wittman Chief Oshkoshsweepstakes winner in os Angeles ondthird place in the hicago sweepstakes.

THE NATIONAL AIR RACESTHE GOLDEN AGE (Pt. 5 1933The 1932 National Air Races atCleveland proved a classic of air racingwith many new aircraft appearing andmany records broken, many which

would last the course of half a decade.The winning Bendix Trophy speed of245 mph, set by Jimmy Hazlip, wouldnot be broken until 1937. Similarly,Jimmy Doolittle's Thompson Trophyspeed, a closed course of 253 mph,

Labor Day period. These races weresanctioned by the NAA.NAA

The June 1933 issue of AERODIGEST reported the discontent over theNAA decision not to sanction the JulyChicago races, a decision which also in-cludeda three year ban on pilots for takingpart in unsanctioned meets. "The contempt in which the NAA is held by themajority of pilots is due solely to the

race promoters, was a member of theContest Committee and in the words ofAERO DIGEST was placed in thepeculiar position of being able to sanction his own air races and to condem hiscompetitor's races "

NATIONAL AIR RACESThe 1933 races held July 1-4 at theLos Angeles Municipal Airport were ashortened version of the normal meetand were restricted to free-for-all races


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Though there were few new aircraft,there were new racing pilots; two whodid consistently well were GeorgeHague flying the Keith Rider Specialand Roy Minor in the Howard Mike.Hague flew and placed in every freefor-all event from the daily 375 cubicinch events up to the unlimitedThompson Trophy classic. Roy Minorwas sent to race in the Natioinals whileHarold Neumann was racing Ike inChicago at the American Air Races.Minor and Mike were very successfulat Los Angles, winning four firsts, twoseconds, two thirds and one fourth.Los Angles also saw a SweepstakesAward for the best overall performance inthe 550 cubic inch and the 375 cubic inchclass. Minor took the 550 classsweepstakes with three wins and SteveWittman in Chief Oshkosh took the 375inch award with two seconds and two thirds.

BENDIX TROPHYThe only major speed record to bebroken in the 1933 Nationals was in theBendix transcontinnental race fromNew York to Los Angeles whichopened the 1933 event. Roscoe Turnerflying a Wasp Senior powered WedellWilliams racer set a new coast to coastrecord of 11 hours and 30 minutes.Jimmy Wedell finished second in hisWasp Junior powered Model 44.Turner and Wedell were the only twofinishers out of five starters in NewYork. Amelia Earhart flew in a Lockheed Vega but put down in Wichita.The Gee Bee Super Sportsters suffereda worse fate. Russ Thaw ground looped

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ALSONU M EROUS FREE-FOR -ALL RACE SThousands of d o l l r ~ In prize money will beplaced In escrow for protection of pilotsand complete proiram announced on June 1

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Note: Pilot end Mecheni, G,. ,e, willb. honored 4, pa . , on any day.Memben of the 4yiation Industry wiU be furnishedpaua. on , . ipt of nqu t on DUline at.tioneryor bLisineu ,.rd.

his racer at the first fuel stop in Indianapolis and damaged a wing. Russell Boardmen half-rolled into theground on takeoff at Indianpolis andwas fatally injured. The last entrant,Lee Gehlbach, experienced a fuel prob

The race consisted of six laps around the10 mile course, shortened from the customary 10 laps. After a racehorse start,Turner took the lead but lost it after cuttinga pylon, which he had to circle again. Heregained his lead from Jimmy Wedell andfinished first. However, Turner was disqualified for not reflying the skipped pylonwhile on the same lap as when he cut it thusmaking Jimmy Wedell the winner at aspeed of 224.9 mph.Lee Gehlbach was second in anotherWedell- Williams and Roy Minorfinished third at 199.9 mph in the 225hp Mike. Hague was next in the RiderBumble Bee and Granville fifth in theGee Bee Y. Even after reflying thepylon, Turner, in his fourth attempt atthe Thompson, had averaged 241 mphwhich would have been good for thirdplace in 1932.

AMERICAN AIR RACESThe American Air Race held 10Chicago at the same time as the Nationals in Los Angeles, July 1-4, were advertised as The Only Air Events ThisSummer Featuring ATC Races. In addition to the races for the type certificated aircraft, there were alsofree-for-all races organized by enginedisplacement. There were a total of 10races for a purse of $20,000 all under thedirection of the Chicago Air Race Corp.,the same group that conducted the 1930air races in Chicago.In the face of possible suspensionfrom air racing by NAA, there was agood turnout of pilots . These

courageous pilots included JohnLivingston, Art Davis, Art Carnahan,Harold Neuman, Doug Davis and RogerDon Rae. Aircraft flown included theCessna CR-3A, Tilbury-Fundy Flash,Heath Center-wing, the Howard Ikeand the Folkerts SK-l.

Another winner was Harold Neumanwinning all three 350 cu. in. races usingtwo different aircraft - a Lambertpowered Monocoupe and a Cirruspowered Folkets .


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Art Chester with his Chester Special won all four of the 375 cubicinch events at the Chicago international Air Races.

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,Hansen Baby Bullet flown by Art Davis to first and second place in the 5 cubic inchevents at the American Air Races in Chicago.

The Caproni biplane flown in aerobatic displays by Italian pilot Lt. Tito Falconi.

events, all of which were won by SteveWittman in the Pobjoy Special. All four375 cu. in. races (Menasco and Cirrusengines) were won by Art Chester in theChester Special, and Roy Minor whodid so well in Los Angeles, won all fourof the 550 cu. in. events in the HowardIke. Minor also took a third withIke in the unlimited race.The big race was the unlimited racefor the Frank Phillips Trophy and$10,000. This race was very similar tothe Thompson Trophy race held in July.It was run over 12 laps of an 8 1/3 milecourse for a total of 100 miles. JimmyWedell won the Phillips Trophy just ashe had the earlier Thompson Trophyand at a faster speed, this time at nearly246 mph versus 238 at Los Angeles.With both Gee Bee Super Sportstersmissing, it was a Wedell-Williamsbenefit with all three Model 44s startingthe race. On the eighth lap RoscoeTurner's engine gave him problems andhe landed leaving second place to LeeGehlbach in the third Model 44. Thirdplace went to Roy Minor in the Menascopowered Ike at a credible speed of215mph, just a few miles per hour short ofLee Gehlbach.Unfortunately it was this event that sawthe fatal accident of Florence Klingensmith. She was flying a Gee BeeModel Y in which an upratedWhirlwind of some 450 hp had beeninstalled, when the fabric covering onthe wing tore away and the craftcrashed. After the race, Jimmy Wedellin his Model 44 set a new world speedrecord at an average speed of 305.98mph. Before the Chicago races Wedellhad installed n 800 hp Wasp Seniorengme.

There were complaints in bothAERO DIGEST and AVIATION aboutthe dependence upon large engines for


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PRETTYLADYby Marty Engler(EAA 246952, le 12582)

Ever have the itch to do somethingreally special? Well, I did - and I did.As long as I can remember I havewanted to have a Fairchild type aircraft.I used to draw pictures of airplanesduring those hundreds of boring busi


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The left wing is prepared for its new spar.

of fun and most educa tional. I learnedthat even if you didn't have all the marvelous facilities they have, with a littleingenuity and a lot of patience theamateur could also duplicate a lot of thethings the early airplane builders did tomake their airplanes the works of artwhich they were. At the Smithsonian Ilearned the three key words to aircraftrestoration - patience - patience -patienceI then began my search for a Fairchildin earnest. I read Trade-A -Planereligiously, joined the Fairchild clubsand did everything else you are supposed to do to carry out such a search.Most importantly, I contacted some ofthe leading people in the Fairchild grouplike Charlie Bell, Ed Wegner and JohnBerendt. All were most generous withtheir time and suggestions. It was Charlie Bell who directed me to the Fairchild

term longevity and soundness. Toomany had the good old "Du Point overhaul" where the outside paint job lookedfine but little, if anything, had been doneto the underpinnings. That's whereCharlie Bell came into the picture.I had found a prospective purchasedown in Malden, Missouri and beforegoing down there to look at the airplane,I called Charlie Bell to ask if he knewanything about that particular bird.Charlie said he thought he knew theairplane and told me of several things topay particular attention to. I checked itover and decided not to buy it. I calledCharlie to thank him for the help andadvised him I had not purchased thatparticular machine. Charlie said hedidn't think I would buy it but thenasked if was interested in a "project."I said I really was and he told me of aFairchild C8C in Green Bay, Wiscon

trade, and spends many a wintry houroverhauling aircraft engines when heisn't rebuilding someone's automobileengine or transmission. For one reasonor another Gary decided to sell the Fairchild and I was lucky enough to be inthe right place at the right time. I talkedto Gary on the phone and we made adate for me to visit Green Bay and lookat the bird. I fell in love with the Fairchild when I saw it and Gary and I bothknew I was destined to become the nextowner. We concluded our businesstransactions in short order and the Fairchild was mine - all mineA couple of weeks later I arrived inGreen Bay with a Hertz-Penske truckand Gary, Graham Abbott a youngfriend of mine from EI Paso) and I spenta day and a half loading all of the bitsand pieces into the truck. Following adelightful lunch, prepared by Ginny,Gary's wife, Graham and I boarded thetruck and were off for Texas. It was afun two and a half day trip and I sweatedout every bump in the road, fearfulsomething might damage my new foundtreasure.Upon arrival in EI Paso wemeticulously unloaded the treasure and

inspected things very carefully. Thiswas the first chance I had had to reallysee the wings and they were not in toohot a condition. Cursory inspection hadled several of us to believe they onlyneeded a coat of varnish and thenrecovering - not true. The wings were


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With the new bulkheads and stringers installed the fuselage is ready for the next step

badly rotted from the rear spar to thetrailing edge. The right wing had acracked spar right at the wing braceattach fitting and the root ribs were outof the picture. It was obvious the placeto start was on the rebuild of the wingsand that is what I did.Lots of splicing, replacing of gussetsand rebuilding of aileron and flap supports was in order. I was lucky for I hadone wing to look at while I tore the otherapart for rebuild. Several local experienced mechanics with inspectionauthorizations examined the structureand counseled that if I rebuilt from therear spar back, I would be in good shape.The wing with the damanged spar wasanother story. The spar had to bereplaced in its entirety and such a

project was more than a walk in thepark. To find a piece of aircraft spruceone and a half inches by seven inches ysixteen feet was unbelievably complicated. I tried every source any of us hasever heard of, but they all said there wasno such animal in existence today. Ifinally made contact with HarrisonBemis of Air Repair in Santa Paula andHarrison found me a spar. Not only didhe find the spar blank but he told me hecould rout it out to factory dimensionsas he had access to a set of C8C sparsthere at Santa Paula.I was delighted and in about twoweeks I had a beautiful spar with everydrilled hole and routed section done perfectly. I slipped the old spar out of thewing and inserted the new one - regus

setted the ribs and reinstalled theplywood leading edge . Sounds sosimple as I write about it now, butbelieve me it was a challenging task fora first time rebuilder - even with thatbeautiful spar in hand.I will always be grateful to Ray Stitsfor producing the wonderful video hemade of recovering an airplane. I musthave looked at it 20 times but it was timewell spent. I also visited Ray's tent atEAA OSHKOSH '88 to observe thecovering process before I undertook mytask. Everything Ray claimed anddemonstrated in the video was accurateand the covering went on as advertised.I really enjoyed the covering operation.It took me a week to rib stitch each wingbut Ray demonstrated the rib stitchingso well in the video that what I hadanticipated as being a most onerous taskwas really quite fun.I was unable to find an envelope formy Fairchild so I bought a commercialsewing machine and sewed it myself.After a lot of practicing I finally got upenough nerve to actually sew on thatpretty Stits fabric and, surprisingly, itcame out pretty darn well. There are alot of people in this city who could havesewn my fabric for me, but I really triedto do everything I could myself. I willbe the first to admit, however, I had helpfrom many friends during all phases ofthe project since there are just so manythings you can t do all by yourself.Friends and willing workers are awonderful asset and I was blessed tohave lots of help when it was needed.After covering the bird it was time topaint. I was not allowed to do any spraypainting in my aircraft hangar so Imoved the airplane over to a large hangar belonging to the company I used towork for, El Paso Gas and Electric.They have a great painting area in the


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Every child wants to o something special for their Mom or Dad -Here's how t make a Dad s lifelong dream come true...

When you see Gordon Papa Cargile of Columbia, South Carolina thesedays, it will often be at the airport, and

by John T. BakerEAA 244915, le 10233)

there were tons of aluminum passingoverhead in the early war years. 1943came and Gordon was able to join theresources more than his flying did, so heclosed his logbook and hung up hiswings, and did not solo again for the


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Tony Brunson applies the final ub Yellowto the Fuselage.sounded good to Pat, so he went alongwith it After working at local FBOs inFlorence and Columbia, Pat got a flyingjob and worked his way up to twins andthen kerosene burners. Today he flysleft seat in Saberliner jets, owns halfinterest in a Pitts S2-A and is recoveringhis 1949 Piper Clipper.Now I know you are wondering whatall this is leading. Well, here it is. Forthe past 30 years, the top item on Gordon Cargile's wish list had been PiperCub. And we all know that you don't

Looking just the way Papa argileremembered it.give Cubs as gifts. But this didn t keepPat from looking around for a good deal,and if you have been watching Cubprices lately, you realize that even rattyCubs go for over $10,000 . In January1990, Pat had narrowed the field downto a couple, and in February he boughta local Cub and started a cleanup forpresentation on March 23rd. Like a lotof fabric airplanes, this one had a fewspots of hangar rash, chipped enamel onthe cowl, etc., along with a set of wingsthat were covered at a different timethan the fuselage. This, and a rightaileron that had been recovered at yetano th er time, made for an airplane withfour or five different colors of Cubyellow.A decision was made to repaint thecowl and try rejuvinating the fuselage,

Pat Cargile finishing up the ContinentalA 65 installation.hoping to bring it up to the newer colorof the wings. No dice. We tried for acolor match of the wings - the fuselagewas sprayed and it looked OK when weleft for the night, but when it was dry thenext morning, we still had differentcolor wings. The final fix to the problemcame about when the entire plane got afresh coat of paint. And wouldn't 24inch numbers look good on the wings?How about we take all the instrumentsout to be refurbished and the facesredone? The quick cleanup snow-


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balled until we had people of all sortsroped into helping get this thing finishedin about 30 days An artist friendpainted the "cub caps" for the wheels, alocal auto trim shop made vinyl N-numbers for the tail along with lettering forthe baggage compartment and "no step"signs for the struts. Thanks are due to alot of folks who were assigned large andsmall tasks that makes Papa's Cub oneof the best looking ones around.Well, the last job was finished 30minutes before sundown two daysbefore the 23rd, so the main crew - Pat,Tony Brunson and myself - had justenough time for a couple of trips aroundthe pattern before dark. Then the nextday was spent giving rides to all the restof the helpers and a photo shoot at agrass strip located in a peach orchardthat was in full bloom at the time. Thenon Friday, the 23rd, Pat flew the Cub upto Columbia and placed it into a borrowed hangar for the surprise party. It snot unusual for Pat to ly in to Columbiaand have Papa pick him up for aweekend visit, so when Pat called andsaid to be there at 7:30 p.m., that didn' tarouse any suspicion, but the instructions were to bring Mom along. Thenwhen Jeff, his wife Ann and daughterClaudia also showed up to "pick upPat," Papa thought something might beup. As soon as they got to the airport,Pat jumped into the drivers seat andinstead of driving back home, he drovethem around to a hangar that had twolawn chairs sitting facing the hangardoor. Papa and Helen were invited tohave a seat and the music began 2001, A Space Odyssey. Then the door

started to rise slowly.Inside was a smoke machine churning out clouds of smoke, a strobe lightflashing, spotlights shining from therear of the hangar onto the sides of theCub and balloons rising from the wingtips. Because there was nothing closeenough to judge scale by, Papa told mehe couldn't tell if it was a real big scalemodel radio control plane or the realthing. When the reality sunk in, Papawas just speechless. By this time quitea crowd of friends had gathered andthere was your typical aviation partywith all the southern fixin's. All thewhile Papa just kept muttering, "I can tbelieve it " So when Pat showed himthat it was registered to Gordon Cargile,Papa wanted to know what he needed todo. Pat told him to find a tail wheelinstructor, get current, find somewhere

to keep it, it's yours, enjoy.So that's what transpired, and in thepast year Papa has put over 100 hourson the Cub, has acquired one of the newhangars built at Owens Field in Columbia and has furnished it with a couple ofchairs, a fridge and another gift, fromson Jeff - this time a brand new Huffybike with balloon tires that was disassembled, painted with the same Cubpaint as the cowl, along with a blacklightning bolt on the chain guard. Gordon now has the time to enjoy his Cubhaving retired from the TelephoneCompany. He hasn't just been sittingaround though - he had a big hand inHurricane Hugo relief, using his pickup truck to make runs to disaster areaswith food, water and supplies.All in all, this story has been about anout-of-the-ordinary man and his out-ofthe-ordinary son. But the Cub that Papaflys is also out of the ordinary. CubNC29043 was built 7 January 1941 andwas flown little, if any, until 1943 .Then it was flown until July 1946 when


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y orm PetersenAntique/Classic member W. R Helversonof Sparks, Nevada, has been using histrusty camera on a trip across Canada inthe fall of 1990 and shot these two Beech18 seaplanes. The first one is registeredC-FNKL and was photographed at International Falls, Minnesota. Mounted onEdo 7850 floats, the Beech has the wordsNorthwestern Flying on the side of thefuselage.

The second photo was taken at ThunderBay, Ontario where the twin Beech wassitting on solid ground. No registration wasobtained, but the nose of the 18 carriesthe name, Bashful Bob . Note the threebladed props and neat spinners on the P&W R-985's.

This photo of a Curtis Wright Travel Air 16E,NC 12380, SIN 3520, mounted on Edo 2425


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by Cy Galley(EAA 71015, IC 11805)

s an added bonus, we are happy to present this "Hints For Hom-builders , normally a regular feature in SPORT A VIA TlON and EMEXPERIMENTER. This article still qualifies for the normal prizesawarded by Snap-On Tools each month for a published entry, as well asqualifying for the Grand Prize to be awarded at the 99 EM Convention.Aircraft restorers are a pretty clever bunch, so send in your ideas -remember, it does not have to just be for a homebuilder

'With my Bellanca 14-13-2, I neededa set for the gear check. I also neededthem just to fill the oleos. $99.00 eachplus shipping seemed a little high. So Imade a pair for $8 - for both. Ofcourse I dug into "all that junk." (Whenare you ever going to clean up thegarage and throw "all that junk" away?Sound familiar?) Well, I had a bumperjack from my 1968 Dodge. I thought Ihad another, but I couldn't find it in "allthat junk." So I went to the real junkyard and bought a newer one from a1976 Aspen SW. These were both thesemi-tube type. I also bought a sectionof used pipe that is a sliding fit on the

LOW COST JACK STANDSon the jacking mechanism. The pipewas cut so it stuck above the stand aboutan inch with the jack at its lowest position . There is a small second plywoodpad on the center of the base. A holewas drilled through center of this padthe same size as the ratchet tube. Thisholds the bottom of the ratchet tubecentered. The lift of the jack dependson its over-all height. The taller you canmake it up, the greater the lift range.Even so, my smaller jack will lift betterthan 10 inches. The interference of thebraces keeps the pipe-ratchet tube overlap to a minimum of seven inches. Icould get an inch or two more lift by

almost 26 inches across the diagonal. Imade a full size layout for the bracewhich is very similar to a roof rafter.Instead of subtracting half the thicknessof the ridge, I added half the diameter ofthe pipe O.D. (7/8 inch) to provide the"wrap" for the pipe hole. To increasethe height of the stand, leave the topdimensions alone, lengthen the bracesand increase the size of the square base.The length of a brace is approximately1.15 times the height desired. Smallincreases in height can also be obtainedby using a longer pipe but the farther thepipe sticks out, the overlap between thepipe and the jack column becomes more


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by John YoungEAA 18004, IC 4516

We have all heard the stories manytimes: a desirable old airplane found ina bam where it had been stored foryears. I always had a dream that someday I would stumble on an old airplaneforgotten in an old bam or hangar. Butas the stories were heard less and less inrecent years, I began to think all the oldforgotten airplanes had been found orscrapped, and I gave up hope of everfinding my own . Then it happened, justlike all the other stories.It was the first week of December,1989, a cold and windy winter day inRhode Island where nearly a foot ofsnow had fallen overnight. As an ac-cident investigator with the NationalTransportation Safety Board, I waslooking for a relatively secure storagearea for an airplane wreckage wehoped to recover from Block IslandSound. The Rhode Island State Air-ports Department had offered space atQuonset State Airport, the old Quon-set Point Naval Air Station, and I wasto meet Tom McDonald, the airportmanager, that Saturday morning ateight o'clock.When I arrived, Tom and his main-tenance crew were just completing

The wings were off and stackedaginst the other snowplow, the liftstruts shoved back in the fuselagealong with a flap and one door. Bothtires were flat and cracked; missingwere cowling, elevator, rudder andpropeller, and it was covered withseveral years accumulation of dustand grime. The cat paw prints acrossthe windshield and fuselage onlyadded to the derelict image. I tookonly ten minutes to assess the spacefor wreckage storage, and over anhour to assess the Stinson.I had owned a Stinson 108 briefly in1960 and had fond memories of flyingit from the old grass airport at Troy,New York. So when I saw N8303Kdeteriorating in Rhode Island, I knew Ihad to save it Tom McDonald men-tioned it had been abandoned on theairport for several years and a few years

and when I returned to the office I begana search for the owner. First to the FAAaircraft registry microfiche , whichyielded the name of the last registeredowner, with an address in Californiawhich was no longer valid. Drawing ablank on that lead, I tried the FAAairman's records section in OklahomaCity. Since the name was somewhatuncommon there were only six on theregister, and one matched the name onthe registration, with an address inRhode Island. Not only that, the filealso included a death certificate whichnamed a brother on the west coast asnext of kin. The owner had died in anairplane accident nearly eight years ear-lier and the Stinson languished eversince.When I finally contacted the owner'sbrother, he was quite surprised to hearfrom someone about the airplane. He


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(Continued from Page 13)retty ady

The Fairchild's panel has a large right side glove box . Just right for hiding all the modern conveniences.t is basically a factory paintscheme" with some added trim. I amadvised the Fairchild factory wouldpaint your airplane any way you wantedit, in the good old days, but this paintscheme is a modification of the original.I like it and therefore I used it I hadsome great help with the painting. One

of those five mechanics I mentionedearlier, Henry Daranque, is an excellentpainter and he asked me if I would likehim to put on the first coat I wasdelighted and when it went on so wellHenry and I struck up a deal - I wouldmask the airplane, mix the paint and hewould use his magic with the gun. Ithink it came out well.The original fairings on the airplanewere badly distressed and I had newlanding gear fairings made. They didnot fit worth a dam and again Henrycame to my aid and performed some"sheet metal magic" as he pounded

show, but when flying the compartmentdoor is removed and the pilot has fullaccess to the now necessary "modemapparatus. "How does she fly? On November 2,1990 the "Pretty Lady" took to the airfor the first time since the late 1970s.

To say it was an exciting and thrillingday would the understatement of theyear. I did a high speed taxi run downthe runway at El Paso InternationalAirport, then turned around and wentdown the runway about 10 feet off theground. t felt wonderful so on thenext pass down the runway I lifted heroff and flew around the pattern for ourfirst landing. t was a greaser - notbecause I am such a hot pilot, butbecause it was such a lovely airplaneto fly I shot two more landings andthen brought her in to check thingsover. Had a little oil leak here andthere, but what round engine doesn't.


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The National Waco Club A Biography

by Ray Brandly PresidentNow that the National Waco Club hascompleted 32 years of interesting Wacoactivities, it may be interesting to reflect

back to how it all began.Late in the summer of 1957, I wastold that the Waco Aircraft Company inTroy, Ohio was contemplating the dis-posal of all replacement parts for Wacoairplanes. This sounded very exciting,and after wondering for several daysjust what this would involve, I decidedto go to Troy to investigate this interest-ing offer.I was introduced to Charles M Mof-fitt, Parts and Service Manager, whoseoffice was still in the final assembly areaat that time. Mr. Moffitt conducted meon a tour of the Waco factory, pointingout to me the many parts still in stockfor the many different models of Wacoairplanes . The factory in manyrespects, still had the appearance of justrecently having ceased aircraft produc-tion. It was an experience I will neverforget. I began wondering how muchthis huge inventory of parts would costand where would a person store so manyparts? I was then told that this one-hundred fifty thousand dollar inventorywas available at four cents on the dollar,or 7,500.00.There were 77 beautiful new wingpanels, 32 complete landing gear legswith many associated parts for thesegears, 14 new bump engine cowls; there

December 1939 - Duke Krantz admires the beaut iful ARE Custom Waco on Waco Airportprior to delivery to the New York Daily News.

February 1940 - Travel-Air Brown and Wally Holbrook take delivery of two ZKS 7Waco's for Socony-Vacuum Oil Company of New York.
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May 933 - British aviatrix, Lady Grace Hay, spent many days witnessing the completion of her newWaco UIC at the Waco AircraftCompany of Troy, Ohio.owners and myself held a meeting.They decided that I should head up aNational Waco Club and be the centralclearing-house for the purpose of distributing parts and information in orderto properly restore the many Wacos thatwere badly in need. As a result, thereare now more than 300 Wacos flying

that have benefited from this parts supply . Wing panels were sold at 160.00each, ailerons at 20.00 each, a rudderwent for 25.00, a new wing spar for7.00, etc. Many photos, rigging information and maintenance informationwere supplied to Waco owners at nocost.

We are still supplying history of eachindividual Waco airplane, including thename of the original owner, the originalcolors and equipment, at no cost to thepresent owners. We have kept a fairlyaccurate record of all existing Wacos asto proper maintenance and restorationand will assist anyone who may desireto purchase a Waco.I continued to meet occasionally withCharlie Moffitt and sometime later Ireceived a letter from Clayton JBrukner. He wanted me to meet withhim at his home and during this meeting


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NOTICE OFANNUALBUSINESS MEETING

Notice is hereby given that anannual business meeting of themembers of the EAA Antique/Classic Division will be held onThursday, August 1 1991 at9:30 a.m. (Central Daylight Time)at the 39th Annual Convention ofthe Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc., Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin.Notice is hereby further giventhat the annual election of officersand directors of the EAA Antique/Classic Division will be conductedby ballot distributed to the members along with this June issue ofVINTAGE AIRPLANE Said ballotmust be returned properly markedto the Ballot Tally Committee,EAA Antique/Classic Division,P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI54903-3086, and received no laterthan July 28, 1991.The Nominating Committeesubmits the following list of candidates.Arthur R. Morgan,Vice-President

ARTHUR R. MORGANMilwaukee WisconsinArt Morgan began flying in 96

and received his private license in1962 . In 1965 he went on to get hiscommercial rating.

He has been a member of EAA since1962 and began by parking airplanesat the EAA Conventions in RockfordIllinois.

Art was one of the first to start build

E. E. BUCK HILBERTUnion Illinois

Buck is a native of Chicago and agraduate of Lewis College . He beganlearning the pilot's point of viewwhile working as a line boy at the oldElmhurst Airport near Chicago in1938. The pay wasn't much, but it was


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Funny Farm" where he has an airstripand keeps a stable of interesting andflyable "old" airplanes. Buck is a retired United Airlines captain .

Buck is no stranger to the Antique/Classic Division. He is past president,having served from 97 through1975. He currently is Treasurer of theDivision and is also a member of theEAA Aviation Foundation Board ofTrustees.

JOHN S. JACK COPELANDWestborough, MassachusettsJack received a degree in mechanical engineering from Illinois Institute

of Technology in 1954. He served asan Aircraft Maintenance Officer on active duty in the U.S. Air Force from1955-58, attaining the rank of captainin the USAF reserve.

Jack holds a commercial pilotlicense with a flight instructor rating.He joined EAA in 1971 and the Antique/Classic Division in 1975 shortlyafter purchasing his first aircraft, a1948 Cessna 140. At that time Jack

P ILIP COULSONLawton, MichiganPhil was born on a farm in south

western Michigan . His first ride in anairplane was at the age of 6 in a Fairchild PT-23, owned and flown byHorace Sackett, a local pilot and A&P.Twenty-years later Horace would bePhil ' s guiding light in restoring his1930 Waco INF .

Phil learned to fly off a grass stripin Lawton , Michigan in 1962. Hisoriginal dual instruction and solo flying was in a Piper J-5. Throughout theyears he has owned several aircraft, including a J-3 Cub, Taylorcraft, TriPacer and Cessna 190. He and hiswife, Ruthie, are lovers of Wacos andgreatly enjoy flying their Kinner-powered 1930 INF. They also own a ModelG Bonanza .Phil's military career consisted offour years in the U.S. Air Force duringthe Korean War .Phil is a lifetime EAA member andbegan attending EAA Conventions inRockford , Illinois . He is a chartermember of Antique/Classic Chapter 8

STAN GOMOLLBlaine, MinnesotaStan soloed a J-3 Cub on his 16thbirthday on 11-30-42 . In 1945 he

served in the U.S. Air Force as aground crewman on B-29s based atGuam. Stan received his A&E licensein 1949 at Spartan School of Aeronautics , then returned home to Minneapolis where he worked at a smallairport.

[n 95 he was hired by NorthwestAirlines as a mechanic, progressing toFlight Engineer and Co-pilot. Stan isnow retired from Northwest.Stan's first airplane was a 1939 40hp Taylorcraft. Currently he owns andflies a 1936 Waco Cabin and a 1946J-3 Cub. Over the years he has restored

many airplanes .Stan has been active in EAA working on various committees at the Annual Convention. [n 1976 he wasnamed Advisor and elected to theBoard of Directors in 1984. He is currently President of AntiqueClassicChapter 4 in the Minneapolis area.


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NOTICE OFANNUAL

BUSINESS MEETING

R.J. DOBBY LICKTEIGAlbert Lea, MinnesotaDobby is a native of Minnesota andhad his first airplane ride at the age of

13 in a Velie Monocoupe. He earneda solo license in a J-2 Cub at the ageof 16 working at the local airport forflying time, and has been flying sincethen . After completing college in Minnesota, he entered Air Force pilot training and graduated in Class 42J and wasassigned to a new P-47 fighter group.His tour of combat was 2 f2 years inthe European Theater of Operationsduring World War II.

DALE A. GUSTAFSONIndianapolis, IndianaDale has been interested in airplanes

since he was a small child and took hisfirst plane ride in 1939 at the age of10. He started taking flying lessons in1945 and soloed at 16 . After highschool , he worked at the airpol1 inSouth Bend, Indiana servicing airliners , handling cargo and doing fieldmaintenance .

Dale attended Spartan School ofAeronautics in 1948 and 1949 to obtainadditional pilot ratings . After this hefreelanced as a flight instructor and rana small FBO at South Bend until hewas hired as a co-pilot on Turner Airlines in Indianapolis in 1950. Throughname changes and mergers , the airlineis now USAir. He had been with theairline for more than 35 years when heretired. His plans now are to spend histime between Indiana and Florida,where he has property adjoining a private airstrip.

Through the years, Dale has ownedvarious aircraft including a Stinson V77 , Piper Colt , Fairchild 24 , Cessna

WELCOME NEW MEM ERSThe following is a partial listing of newmembers who recently joined the EMAntique/Clas sic Division We arehonored to welcome them into the or-ganization whose common interest isvintage aircraft Succeeding issues of

VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain addition -al listings of new membersDonaldson, Norman.J. Grosse lie, MIMathers, .John R. Denton, TXPerreault, Andre.J . Qu ebec, CanadaAdams, Patrick M. Louisville, KYRikc, Stcvcn.J . Titonka,IAPerscls, Lylc D. Osceo la , IADavcnport Erncst E. , North Canton, OHDamm, Fred A. Fort Collins, COSizer, Gcorge Saskatchewan, CanadaGay, Georgc M. Cordele, GABrandon, Lcc Lake Montezuma, AZGarverick, Thomas.J. Ringgold, GAHall, Thomas E. Palm Springs, CASwirc, Gcorgc K Houghton Lake Heights, MI.Johnston, Charles R Newport Beach, CAO Kecfe, .John T. Grand Forks, NOGillaspie, .Jr., Wade Huntsville, TXBrzeski, Diane Dix Hills, NYCaputo , Michael Sterling, PAWcdell, Larry Ontario CanadaCox, William C. Taber City, NCGeiger , William G. Campbellsburg, KYAustin, Andrew Santa Cruz, CARoux, .Joseph E. Gaincsvillc, FLDuglc, .Jr., Roy E. Hoopeston,ILFink, .Jeffrey William Loves Park, ILGriffin, Fred W. Weatherford, TXMcGee, R. C. Kernersville, NCEicrman, Rosemaric Greenfield, WITironc, Christopher J. Albany, NYHampton, Bill Saint Paul, MNRuhl, Edwin W. Memphis, TNStephcnson, .John W. Gilford, NHBowser, .Joseph Middletown, NYHorton, Charles Buras, LARoot, Franklin L. Staunton, VAFerrelli, Bruno C. Pine Island, NYWink, William.J. Bloomtield Hills, MILeet, Norman En on, OH.Jamcs, .John Dallas, TXFarina, Richard H. Washington, DCMaddox, Everett.J. Cinnaminson, NJImfcld, Mark A. Frankliln,OHBryan, Lcs Evansville , INKirkhan, .John Del Ray Beach, FLGlobal Aviation Insurance ServiceRichardson TX


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P SS T TO- -rJuckn information exchange column wi th input from readers

I can't believe it I was looking at theEAA Technical Counselor News awhileback - this is the little communicationsdocument that Ben Owen from EAAHeadquarters uses to keep all his Technical Counselors in touch - and Iremarked to Ben about what a wonderful source of information it presented. Ialso asked him where he got ALL theinformation he and Debra Michels, theAssistant Editor, write about. His replywas something to the effect that he readsall the newsletters and publications putout by the Type Clubs, Chapters andwhatever. I remarked that it sure wouldbe nice to have those sources of information. Well , I now have themBen wrote to all his sources and askedthat I be included in their mailings.MAN 0 MAN, am I getting the mailJohn Bergeson, who puts out a beautifulReference Guide for SPORT AVIATION and Vintage Airplane, ha s al waysput me on his list, but what I didn't knowwas that John also does the Cub Clues,Luscombe Association News and theL-4 "Grasshopper" Wing Newsletter.John can be reached at his home address: 6348 West Millbrook Road,Remus, MI 49340 (517/561-2393). Ifyou ever feel the need to look up aparticular article on any subject in

names and addresses of all thesenewsletters and publications as time andspace are available.Boy, the phone has been ringing offthe wall the past couple weeks. Peoplewith all sorts of needs. Norman Leetfrom Enen, Ohio was rebuilding a Wobble Pump and needed some seals. Hereally didn't need help, he just wantedto talk about it. Hope our conversationdid some good, Norm; call again Also,Carmen Perotti, a legend among theearly antiquers, came back to life andwrote me about his Fleet experiences. Itseems he had a Fleet much the same asmy Model 10. Gave me someprecedence to fall back on in gettingmine licensed in the Standard Category.I also heard from Mike Vance again; hisproject is getting well along. I havemaybe 20 other notes and referenceshere from calls and letters which I willanswer when time permits. With mynew job as Chairman of the Contest andReco rds Board for the NationalAeronautics Association, I m prettybusy. You read about the two Recordsin the May issue of SPORT AVIATION; maybe you'll see some morelater.Larry Steenstry, a Captain for UnitedAirlines, set a time to climb record in a

y Buck Hilbert(EAA 21. le 5P. O. Box 424Union, L 60180Dear Buck,

I was somewhat surprised to openmy December 1990 issue ofVINTAGE AIRPLANE to see a photoof a 1917 Sturtevant 5A aircraft engine in the Vintage Literature column.A few years ago I was fortunateenough to be able to obtain a model5Aengine here in Australia. Since thattime I have been taking a keen interestin anything Sturtevant. Not manypeople seem to even know the nameand there is effectively nothing inprint on Sturtevant engines.My model 5A was apparently purchased in the US after WWI andbrought to Australia to be put in aspeedboat. For this purpose, thegeared crankshaft had the last few inches removed but the lack of corrosionseems to indicate that the engine didnot get used in a boat. My intention isto restore this unique and his toric engine to running condition, It will notbe used for flying , The engine is basically complete but has had the propshaft cut down and is missing the pairof Splitdorf Dixie model 81 magentosthat gave it dual ignit ion, Also missing is the maker s plate.Do you know of anyone who mightbe able to help me with the above items?


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Dear Buck, formity, you just may be able to get big tored the model #8 prior to selling it. ITh is may possibly be of assistance brother to certify your #263. a lso fl ew th e mode l # 1, W arnerto you in ge tting your Flee t ce rti fied. Incidently, Serial #262 still has a powered, on floats. I' ve had extensiveBac k in the 1950s, I owned Flee t det chble motor mount. Could your Fleet fun in my years.Model #10 , Serial # 262, N20699 . #263 actually be a 16F, rather than a Sincerely,

Th is was ma nufacture d by Fl ee t 10FT I have records of Ser ial num C. D. PerrottiAircraft Company Ltd ., Ft. Erie, On bers of every Fleet manufactured andtario Canada as a Fleet I6F, Warner type of engine when it left the factory in P.S. Con tact Flee t Aircraft Ltd.,145 hp, Mfg. date 1938, and so ld to Canada a rare piece of Canadian Fleet Canada and see if your Serial #263 wasBrewster Aero Co. in New York who hi s to ry, but i t ' s ho m e in N e w an F and if so, you will get it certifiedremoved the 145 Warner, installed a Hamp shire and I'm wintering in with Frank's papers.165 Warner and ca lled it a Brewster Florida. I owned an F with 125 Kin P.P.S. I own a Globe GC- IB withB-1 and used it to compete for the ner, 16B with 160 Kinner, Model #9 , 0300B and all mods, including sticksAAF WWII trainer competition , but Model #10 and also owned a model #8, and just sold my L-19 Birddog - FANlost out to Stea rman. It was later ce r three place Fleet, but only partia lly res- TASTIC MACHINE tified as a Fl ee t 10 by insta lla tion of aKinner B-5 and covering the ga pbetween the stabilizer and rudder withfabric (for spin recovery).I had all the papers on certificationand they went with the Fleet when I soldit. The original namepl ate was still attached to metal bulkhead at rear andabove pi lot 's seat (front cockpit andstated Fl eet 16F, Warner 145, N20699is owned by Frank Delmar, Retired J.Air (Mohawk) Captain, an old friend ofmine, a real gem of a person. I'm sureyour Fleet is identical to Serial #262and, who knows, if you can prove con- The Stur tevant SA owned by Antique/Classic member Dave Prossor in Australia.

Antique Aircraft, Cars and Real EstateSaturday, July 13,1991,10:00 a.m.Estate of Les Steen16630 Chandler RoadEast Lansing, MI

Antique Automobiles1910 Reo Gentleman's Roadster, VIN 16211.1931 Olds Cabriolet Convertible, VINDCR3471, rumble seat.1932 Reo Flying Cloud Sedan, four door.1932 Chevrolet four-door sedan.Nole: Every one of these cars runs and is in very good condition.1932 Olds 6-cyl. engine"32" Olds Rear End and Front Suspension.Misc. wood spoke wheels.

Real EstateThe property offered at this auction constitutes 3.20 acres of landwith 5,825 square feet of improvements, consisting of threebuildings as follows:Building 1 is a 30' x 48' (144 sq . ft.) newer (built 1984) metalhangarlshop type building wlconcrete floor, large hangar door,100 amp electrical service, bathroom, high ceilings and fluores


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June 21-23 - Middletown, OH. WACOGATHERING, Hook Field. Forums, vendors and other activities. Chairman, PhilCoulson. For more information, call theIWA office 812/232-1042 or Phil at616/624-6490.June 21-23 - Pauls Valley, OK. Oklahoma City Chapter of AAA Fly-In. Alltypes of aircraft welcome to eat, drink and bemerry. Contacts: Doug Andreson, 405/3501420 or D. J. "Bud" Sutton, 405/392-5608.June 26-30 - Lockhaven, PA Wm. T.Piper Memorial Airport. ERCOUPEOWNERS CLUB 1991 National Convention.Open to all Ercoupe owners and persons interested in Ercoupes; public invited. Awards,trophies, special events, tours, seminars, picnic,banquet Saturday night. For convention information and reservations, contact Steve Kish,215/838-9942 evenings.June 27-30 - Mount Vernon, OH 32ndAnnual National Waco Reunion Fly-In.Wynkoop Airport . Make your reservationsat the Curtis Motor Hotel 1-800/828-7847 or(in Ohio) 1-800/634-6835. Contact: TheNational Waco Club, 700 Hill Av., Hamilton, OH 45015 or call 513-868-0084.June 29-30 - Orange, MA MunicipalAirport. 15th Annual New England RegionalEAA Fly-In with antique steam and gas engine show, flea market, food. Trophies bothdays for homebuilts, antiques, classics, warbirds. Chapter 726. Contact: David White,508/544-8189.June 30-July 5 - Jennings, LA. International Cessna 170 Association 23rd Annual Convention; Holiday Inn on airport. P.O. Box 896, Jennings, OK 70546,318/8245280. Arrival Sat., June 30; Departure Sat.,July 6. Contact : Ron Mass icot (Conv.Chrm.),318/332-4597.July 4-7 - Cottage Grove and Roseburg,OR Airports. Oregon Antique and ClassicAircraft Club "Firecracker Fly-In at CottageGrove. Fly-out afternoon of July 5 to annualOACAC meeting at Roseburg Airport . July6 7, state EAA meeting at Roseburg Airport. Contact: Larry Well, 13721 S.W.Hiteon Drive Beaverton OR 97005;

July 13-14 - lola, WI Annual Fly-In,Central County Airport. "Old Car Show"weekend. Midwest's largest car and swapmeet. Breakfast and transportation availableboth days. Info, 414/596-3530.July 13-14 - Deleware, OH Airport.10th Annual EAA Chapter 9 Fly-In. Warbirds, Homebuilt aircraft, Antiques/Classics,Camping. Contact: rt TenEyke 614/3636443 or Alan Harding 614/442-0024.July 27-28 - Schiocton, WI, Airport. Annual Fly-In. Food both days, raffle, Skydiving,and band Saturday night. Free camping to EAAmembers during week of convention. ContactJoyce Baggot 414/986-3547.July 26-Aug. 1 - Oshkosh, WI 39thAnnual EAA Fly-In and Sport Aviation Convention. Wittman Regional Airport. Contact: John Burton, EAA Aviation Center,Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086 414/426-4800.For housing information, contact HousingHotline, 414/235-3007.August 3-4 - Schenectady County, NYAirport. NORTHEAST FLIGHT '91 AIRSHOW sponsored by The Empire StateAerosciences Museum SchenectadyCounty Chapter of the American Red Cross.Robert W. Schuhl, Director, Northeast Flight'91, Suite 419, Mohawk Mall, Schenectady,NY 12304-2301; 518/382-0041.August 18 - Pewaukee, WI, Capital Airport. Antique/Classic Chapter 11 6th Annual Ice Cream Social. All you can eat icecream sundaes, vintage aircraft display.Contact: George Meade, President, lCChapter 11. 414/962-2428.August 23-25 - Sussex, NJ Ai rport(Route 639). 19th Annual SUSSEX AIRSHOW '91. Gates open 8am, show starts1:30pm. Information , contact Paul G.Styger, Sussex Airport Manager, P. O. Box311, Sussex, NJ 07461, 201/702-9719 or201/875-7337.September 7 - Chico, CA MunicipalAirport. Chico Airshow and Antique Fly-Incommemorating 50th Anniversary of theFlying Tigers. Hospitality package to allregistered pilots includes Friday eveningBBQ Dance tickets, Saturday Pancakebreakfast. Antiques, homebuilts, militaryall others welcome. Chico Airshow and Antique Fly-In Committee, 236-A W. EastAve., Box 166, Chico, CA 95926, 916/8943218.September 13-15 - Jacksonville, IL.Seventh Annual Byron Smith Memorial

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We picked up a one-way rental 24 footvan and met Tom at the airport at eighto'clock Saturday morning. Because thetires were flat, our first chore was to finda source of air. Tom prevailed on oneof his airport tenants, who loaned us aportable air tank.We had our doubts about the old tiresand tubes after being flat in one positionfor so long with the sidewalls split andcracked. But we got one inflated and itseemed to hold the air. On the otherside, the valve stem had disappeard inside the wheel. Fortunately, an old yellow Navy hand crank axle jack wasstored in the building, so we jacked theairplane and removed the wheel. Aftersplitting the wheel, rearranging thetube, and reassembling the wheel, weinflated it. It too held the air I wouldhave been satisfied if the tires stayedinflated just long enough to get theairplane on the truck, but six monthslater they were still inflated.

While I removed the stabilizerTom used his scrounging talents againand soon we had two oak planks onloan to use as a ramp. Diane, Tom and


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