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LIZZIE TIN

North America’s only flying Lysander visits Oshkosh

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TIN LIZZIE / PAGE 1 ONE OF THE more fascinating aircraft to visit the Warbirds neighborhood at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

2022 was the focus of Thursday morning’s Warbirds in Review presentation. The Westland Lysander, a liaison aircraft that excelled in the clandestine role of transporting British special operations agents into occupied France during World War II, took center stage and was discussed at length by Vintage Wings of Canada Chief Pilot Dave Hadfield, EAA 1348244.

“IT LOOKS A LITTLE UNUSUAL TO OUR EYEBALL, BUT IN 1935 IT WAS AN INNOVATION AND CUTTING EDGE”

DAVE HADFIELD

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Named after the Spartan admiral Lysander, the “Lizzie” initially struggled while performing spotting and light bombing duties early in the war, as it made for an easy target for German Bf 109s. But with its exceptional STOL capabilities, the British army began utilizing it for special operations missions in support of the French Resistance starting in 1941, painting the aircraft in black camo for night ops.

The Lysander that visited Oshkosh is the only flying example in North America, making its visit a unique treat for attendees. With a reverse-tapered wing at the root (which gives a gullwing appearance from certain angles), the Lysander’s appearance is distinct and almost a tad goofy looking, but it served its mission well.

“It looks a little unusual to our eyeball,” Dave explained, “but in 1935 it was an innovation and cutting edge.”

Powered by a Bristol Mercury engine, the Lysander is a large, tall airplane, with about a 50-foot wingspan and anything but an easy climb for the pilot to reach the cockpit, which Dave demonstrated.

Owned by collector Michael Potter, the Lysander that visited AirVenture is based in Canada and was built in 1942 under license by National Steel Car in Ontario as an IIIa. It’s the only flying example in North America, and uses the only known operational Mercury engine on the continent.

As for how the airplane flies, Dave said that it has tremendous visibility and handles normally in flight, but landing it can certainly be tricky, as evidenced by some of the historic photos from World War II in which the airplane came up well short of the runway.

“As you change your pitch attitude, you change the lift vector, which influences where the slats and flaps go. If you’re on approach and you’re a little high, the tendency is to lower the nose. As soon as you do that, the angle of attack decreases, the slats and flaps come in, the airspeed shoots up, and you go way long. On the converse side, if you’re a little bit short, you pull the nose up, angle of attack increases, they deploy to the maximum, the speed drops, and you start this tremendous descent. … There’s lots of World War II pictures of this thing plunked down in the ground 300 feet short of the runway with the wings draped over it. It’s unusual, this whole slats and flaps thing. When you’re just maneuvering, like over the battlefield, it’s a piece of cake.

It’s wonderful. But in this landing environment, you can’t move the nose up and down on approach.”

As part of the 2022 Lindy Awards, the Lysander earned the Phoenix Award, which recognizes the highest achievement in craftsmanship and dedication in the preservation of aviation history accomplished in restoration.

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2022 AIRVENTURE LINDY AWARDS ANNOUNCED HUNDREDS OF GORGEOUS, striking airplanes arrive at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh each and every year in hopes of

winning a Lindy Award. Few aircraft, in comparison to the field, come away with any sort of award. Fewer still come away with a Lindy.

Awards are given out across six categories: Homebuilts, Warbirds, Vintage, Rotorcraft, Ultralights, and Seaplanes.

Entrants can be considered for only one category in a given year, and are not eligible for the same or any lower-tier awards if they have won in the past.

Looks are considered in award judging, but the quality of craftsmanship inherent in the aircraft is a crucial factor as well. Careful construction and/or restoration, as well as tireless maintenance, is essential in winning a Lindy.

With all of that said, congratulations to all the 2022 award winners!

HOMEBUILTS AWARD

NAME

LOCATION

AIRPLANE

N-NUMBER

Kit Outstanding Workmanship - Plaques

Peter Jerome Salt Lake City, Utah Van’s RV-14 N1418F

Juliette Cosh Athens, Tennessee Van’s RV-14A N8181J

David Van Horn Lynnwood, Washington Lancair Evolution N143VH

Matthew Hotchkiss Draper, Utah Van’s RV-7 N203MH

Jason Gray Nampa, Idaho Kitfox Series 7 N128CJ

Stephen Thorne Toronto, Ontario, Canada Van’s RV-14 CF-CGA

Scott McElroy St. Matthews, South Carolina Van’s RV-8 N332RT

Jeffrey Wipplinger Frisco, Texas Van’s RV-10 N73SW

Ben Spurlock Eugene, Oregon Van’s RV-10 N818BS

Dwight Mattmuller Spring Hill, Florida Van’s RV-14 N442RV

James R. Pigg Jr. Fayetteville, Georgia Van’s RV-7 N779PJ

Plans Outstanding Workmanship - Plaques

Scott Knolton Burlington, Ontario, Canada Pietenpol Air Camper CF-PET

Donald Mrowzinki Hilliard, Ohio Rutan Defiant N171D

Paul Slawko Elverson, Pennsylvania Aerosport Emeraude N694BA

Kit Champions - Bronze Lindy

Brian Beatty Centennial, Colorado Van’s RV-7 N976BB

Mike Case Kernersville, North Carolina Legend MOAC NX42GC

Anthony Kirk Temperance, Michigan Van’s RV-7 N777RV

Mike Tiffee Dunlap, Tennessee Just SuperStol N420PG

Jeffrey Rich New Albany, Indiana Van’s RV-10 N313KC

James P. Hartline Carrolton, Georgia Van’s RV-14 N8402

Kacy Anderson Mountain View, California Van’s RV-7 N69ER

Kristin McGuinness Warrenville, Illinois Van’s RV-10 N119KT

Plans Champions - Bronze Lindy Justin Miller Cedar Rapids, Iowa Pitts S-1-11 N426CU

Douglas Gibbs Perrysburg, Ohio Starduster Too N582CM

Mark Steven Taylor Goshen, Ohio Hatz CB-1 NX493CK

Reserve Grand Champion Kitbuilt - Silver Lindy Robert Semones Sellersburg, Indiana Van’s RV-8 N781RS Reserve Grand Champion Plansbuilt - Silver Lindy Kendall N. Horst Smoketown, Pennsylvania Acroduster II N540AD Paul Poberezny Founder’s Award for Best Classic Homebuilt Michael Krzciok Grand Rapids, Michigan Bowers Fly Baby NX19GG Stan Dzik Memorial Award for Outstanding Design Contribution Erick O’Connor Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada F1 Rocket CFGXB Grand Champion Kitbuilt - Gold Lindy Raymond Eaton Plantation, Florida Van’s RV-6 N6LV Zach Jackson Brainerd, Minnesota Experimental Piper J-3 NX91RJ Grand Champion Plansbuilt - Gold Lindy

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WARBIRDS AWARD

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COMPANY

NAME

LOCATION

AIRPLANE

Preservation Awards

Mike Reirdon El Cajon, California Beechcraft T-34 Mentor

Peter Bales Janesville, Wisconsin Hughes OH-6A Cayuse

Doc’s Friends Inc. Wichita, Kansas Boeing B-29 Superfortress

Judges’ Choice: Most Authentic Frank Dessuit McKinney, Texas Beechcraft T-34A Mentor Judges’ Choice: Fighter Ed and Marsha Wilsey Okeechobee, Florida Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Max Holste MH.1521M Broussard Mary Davis Granger Friendswood, Texas Judges’ Choice: Foreign Aircraft Judges’ Choice: Helicopter Jesse Schneider Inola, Oklahoma Sikorsky UH-34 Choctaw Lewis Shaw Dallas, Texas Temco Super Pinto Jet Judges’ Choice: Jet AeroVodochody L-39C Albatros Judges’ Choice: Foreign Jet Cyrill Wipfli and Nathan Jones Rockford, Illinois Judges’ Choice: L-5 Charles Rooks Frisco, Texas Stinson L-5G Sentinel Avenger LLC Beaverton, Oregon Messerschmitt Me 109 Judges’ Choice: Foreign Fighter Judges’ Choice: L-Bird Ted Carter Bigfork, Montana Cessna L-19 Bird Dog Barry Hammerback and David Schmitz River Falls, Wisconsin Bell UH-1H Huey Best Helicopter Barry Hammerback and David Schmitz River Falls, Wisconsin Silver Wrench Best Primary Trainer Matt Quy Rosemont, Minnesota Boeing PT-13D Stearman Silver Wrench MN Wing CAF Matt Quy Rosemont, Minnesota Best Trainer Casey Fox Lakehills, Texas North American T-6G Texan Silver Wrench ATW Aviation Marana, Arizona Silver Wrench Custom Connections Mesa, Arizona Best L-19 Minard and Janice Thompson Colville, Washington Cessna L-19E Bird Dog Silver Wrench Minard and Janice Thompson Colville, Washington Best L-Bird Robert Stoney Mercer Island, Washington Cessna O-1E Bird Dog Silver Wrench Steve Myers Aviation Oskhosh, Wisconsin Best Jet Douglass Matthews Wellington, Florida North American F-86F Sabre Silver Wrench Classic Fighters Titusville, Florida Best Liaison David Hadfield Utopia, Ontario, Canada Westland Lysander Silver Wrench Vintage Wings of Canada Gatineau, Quebec, Canada North American TF-51D Mustang Best Fighter JC Aviation LLC Raleigh, North Carolina Silver Wrench Cal Pacific Airmotive Salinas, California Phoenix Award Bruce Winter San Antonio, Texas Messerchmitt Me 109G-6 Gold Wrench Midwest Aero Restorations Ltd. Danville, Illinois Keep ‘em Flying Award Hangar 180 Gary Peters Clarkston, Washington de Havilland L-20A Beaver Gold Wrench Hangar 180 Bill Strange Lewiston, Idaho Phoenix Award David Hadfield Utopia, Ontario, Canada Westland Lysander Silver Wrench Vintage Wings of Canada Gatineau, Quebec, Canada Reserve Grand Champion: World War II Hugo Mathys Lueterkofen, Switzerland Douglas C-47 Skytrain Gold Wrench Basler Turbo Oshkosh, Wisconsin Grand Champion: World War II Bruce Winter San Antonio, Texas Messerschmitt Me 109G-6 Gold Wrench Midwest Aero Restorations Ltd. Danville, Illinois

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VINTAGE AWARD

NAME

LOCATION

Antique (Through August 1945) Antique Continuously Maintained Aircraft Lowell Baker Effingham, Illinois Replica Aircraft Runner-Up Daniel Nghiem Westminster, California Transport Category Runner-Up John Mosley Jackson, Mississippi Customized Aircraft Runner-Up Benjamin Redman Faribault, Minnesota World War II Era Outstanding Closed-Cockpit Biplane Scott Hansen Batavia, Illinois World War II Era Runner-Up Jordan Brown Centerpoint, Indiana Bronze Age Outstanding Closed-Cockpit Monoplane Keith Baumann Fairfield, Illinois Bronze Age Runner-Up Scott Rozzell Houston, Texas Jason Noll Geneva, Illinois Silver Age Outstanding Closed-Cockpit Biplane Silver Age Outstanding Open-Cockpit Biplane Andrew King Vienna, Virginia Silver Age Runner-Up Kelly Mahon Mount Pleasant, Texas Replica Aircraft Champion - Bronze Lindy Donald C. Perry Chicago, Illinois World War II Military Trainer/Liaison Aircraft Champion - Bronze Lindy Ronald Wojnar East Troy, Wisconsin Transport Category Champion - Bronze Lindy Harry Moyer Crawford, Virginia Customized Aircraft Champion - Bronze Lindy Benjamin Redman Faribault, Minnesota World War II Era (1942-1945) Champion - Bronze Lindy Doug Kimball Bedford, Indiana Bronze Age (1937-1941) Champion - Bronze Lindy Drew Bowe Poplar Grove, Illinois Stephen Zoerlein St. Charles, Illinois Silver Age (1928-1936) Champion - Bronze Lindy Antique Reserve Grand Champion - Silver Lindy Walter Bowe Sonoma, California Antique Grand Champion - Gold Lindy Mark Homquist Suwanee, Georgia

Classic (September 1945-1955) Outstanding Aeronca Chief - Small Plaque Ryan Melendez Valley Center, California Outstanding Beech - Small Plaque Richard Fortier Chico, California Outstanding Bellanca - Small Plaque Scott Ewart Fallon, Nevada Benjamin Sinense Elm Grove, Wisconsin Outstanding Cessna 120/140 - Small Plaque Outstanding Cessna 170 - Small Plaque Sally Skalany Crystal Lake, Illinois Alan Cuthbert Edwardsburg, Michigan Outstanding Ercoupe - Small Plaque Outstanding Piper J-3 - Small Plaque Curtis Cumberland Frederick, Maryland Outstanding Piper Other - Small Plaque Joshua Fisher White Bear Lake, Minnesota Ron Schmidt Ogallala, Nebraska Outstanding Swift - Small Plaque Best Continuously Maintained - Small Plaque Terry Durham Parker, Colorado Ryan Sherwood Granger, Indiana Preservation - Small Plaque Custom Class A (0-85 hp) - Small Plaque William Rigdon Hazel Green, Wisconsin Custom Class B (86-150 hp) - Small Plaque Robert Ravencamp Independence, Missouri Victor Danielli Chesley, Ontario, Canada Custom Class C (151-235 hp) - Small Plaque Custom Class D (236-hp and up) - Small Plaque Charles Stanick Fort Smith, Arkansas Timothy Crawford Troy, Michigan Best Customized Runner-Up - Large Plaque Class I (0-85 hp) - Bronze Lindy Robert Goudreau Indianapolis, Indiana Rancho Santa Fe, California Class II (86-150 hp) - Bronze Lindy Elliot Block Champion Customized Classic - Bronze Lindy Ryan Waller Brighton, Michigan Grand Champion - Gold Lindy David Allen Elbert, Colorado

Contemporary (1956-1970) Outstanding Beech Single Engine Mike Chappie Sidney, Ohio Outstanding Beech Multi Engine Rick Farrow Godfrey, Illinois Outstanding Cessna 180/182/185/210 Amanda Levin Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin Outstanding Mooney Frank Stoner Eastvale, California Outstanding Maule Warwick Patterson Squamish, British Columbia, Canada Outstanding Piper PA-18 Super Cub Dave Terhaar Beulah, Michigan Outstanding Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer Ben Stephen Egg Harbor, Wisconsin Outstanding Piper PA-24 Comanche Greg Piehl St. Petersburg, Florida Outstanding Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche Bruce Edwards Martinsville, Virginia Outstanding Piper PA-23 Multi Engine Jon Broz Lorain, Ohio Outstanding Limited Production William Easter Weatherford, Oklahoma Preservation Award Rick Basco Charlotte, North Carolina Class I Single Engine (0-160 hp) - Bronze Lindy Joe Whisenhunt Little Rock, Arkansas Class II Single Engine (161-230 hp) - Bronze Lindy William Cunninham Tulsa, Oklahoma Class III Single Engine (231-hp and up) - Bronze Lindy David Nazem Carrollton, Texas Dean Richardson Memorial Award - Bronze Lindy Dennis Ozment Quincy, Illinois Outstanding Customized - Bronze Lindy Karl Johanson San Diego, California Outstanding Multi Engine - Bronze Lindy Francois Marquis Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada Reserve Grand Champion - Silver Lindy Eric Barnum Maumee, Ohio Grand Champion Customized - Gold Lindy Joseph Weaver Flower Mound, Oklahoma

AIRPLANE

N-NUMBER

1941 Taylorcraft BC-12 1968 Lockheed Airtrooper 1944 Douglas DC-3 1937 Stinson SR-9 1944 Beechcraft D17S 1942 Beechcraft C-45 1938 Luscombe 8A 1941 Waco UPF-7 1933 Waco UIC 1930 Brunner-Winkle Bird 1932 Monocoupe 110 Special 1918 Curtiss Jenny JN-4 1942 Boeing PT-17 1943 Douglas DC-3 1941 Waco UPF-7 1941 Waco UPF-7 1937 Monocoupe 90A 1936 Waco YQC-6 1940 Waco SRE 1949 Beechcraft D17S

N29654 NX100GR N33VW N17179 N44562 N213DE N2336 N32016 NC13418 N727Y N2347 N1DP N615RS N47E N38156 NC180GD N18056 NS16212 N20967 N19493

1946 Aeronca 11AC 1950 Beechcraft B35 1947 Bellanca 14-13-2 1946 Cessna 140 1949 Cessna 170 1946 Ercoupe 415 1946 Piper J-3C-65 1953 Piper PA-18 1949 Temco GC-1 1948 Luscombe 8F 1947 Stinson 108 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12 1949 Luscombe 8F 1947 Navion 1952 Cessna 195B 1953 Beechcraft D35 1948 Piper PA-17 1949 Cessna 140 1950 Cessna 195 1947 Piper PA-11

N9510E N5256C N33GM N89385 N9559A N93803 N70596 N9193Z N2422B NC1902B NC8502 N44257 N2183B C-GDVA N4432C N21CN N4614H N9471A N775A NC4880M

1961 Beechcraft N35 1969 Beechcraft D55 1970 Cessna 180 1966 Mooney M20C 1965 Maule M-4 1961 Piper PA-18 1956 Piper PA-22 1959 Piper PA-24-250 1966 Piper PA-30 1958 Piper PA-23-160 1964 Piper PA-24 1965 Alon A2 1960 Piper PA-18 1968 Cessna 182 1966 Beechcraft V35 1968 Cessna 150 1967 Beechcraft C33 1968 Piper PA-30 1967 Piper PA-28-235B 1957 Beechcraft H35

N561T N7958R N9037M N231FX CF-AAI N118DK N6107D N6494P N7827Y N4014P N8401P N6557Q N3676Z N832PM N5724V N23232 N6219V CF-TWK N9232W N64JW

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ROTORCRAFT AWARD

NAME

LOCATION

AIRPLANE

N-NUMBER

Grand Champion - Gold Lindy Reserve Grand Champion - Silver Lindy Champion - Bronze Lindy

Geno Mancini Brad Champlin Joel Amick

Mount Iron, Minnesota Palmyra, New York Huntersville, North Carolina

2016 RotorWay 2018 RotorWay 2021 RotorWay

N420SX N1995R N2302T

AWARD

NAME

LOCATION

AIRPLANE

N-NUMBER

Reserve Grand Champion Light Sport - Silver Lindy Ultralight Honorable Mention - Plaque

Ryan Neufeld Jean Preckel

Morden, Manitoba, Canada Bruceton Mills, West Virginia

Murphy Renegade Earthstar eGull

CF-VRI

AWARD

NAME

LOCATION

AIRPLANE

N-NUMBER

Grand Champion - Gold Lindy Reserve Grand Champion - Silver Lindy Champion - Bronze Lindy Outstanding Metal Floatplane - Plaque Outstanding Fabric Floatplane - Plaque Outstanding Amphibian - Plaque Outstanding Homebuilt - Plaque Judges’ Choice - Plaque

Bob Redner Perry Clark Jon Miller Mark Jobe Peter Hall Rob Haglund Dan Gervae USDA Forest Service, Joe Schoolcraft

Blommfield, Michigan Pine River, Minnesota Maple Lake, Minnesota Eugene, Missouri New Richmond, Wisconsin Crosslake, Minnesota Iron River, Michigan Ely, Minnesota

McKinnon G21G Goose Cessna 182P Grumman Super Widgeon de Havilland DCH-2 Beaver Piper PA-12 Cessna 185 Piper PA-11 Experimental de Havilland DCH-2 Beaver

N70AL N7300Q N414U N67692 NC3648M N4220Q NX906SG N191Z

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AROUND THE GROUNDS

Rare German Fighters Pay Visit to Warbirds

BY SAM OLESON

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

THE MESSERSCHMITT BF 109 was one of the most-produced air-

craft in the history of aviation. During World War II, more than 30,000 of the Luftwaffe’s iconic fighter were built.

Despite those staggering numbers, few remain in flying condition. Two beautiful flying examples of the 109 were on display Wednesday afternoon at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 for Warbirds in Review and a discussion with a few of the pilots and restorers of the aircraft, along with German historian Kurt Braatz, who joined via video conference.

Bruce “Doc” Winter’s Bf 109G-6 and the Erickson Aircraft Collection’s Bf 109G-10 were the topic of discussion, with plenty of interest from attendees as the bleachers were filled to capacity and the crowd swelled into Warbird Alley and Fightertown.

Doc’s 109 is a recently completed restoration that first flew about a month ago. The aircraft was recovered from a lake in Estonia after a Luftwaffe pilot crashlanded onto its frozen surface in 1944. It took the team at Midwest Aero Restorations about 10 years to finish the airplane.

“There’s 33,000 [109s], but there are very few actual restorations left in the world,” Doc said. “This was recovered from a lake in Estonia. It was the former Eastern Front for the Germans as they were retreating.

The pilot was returning to his base in 1944 and was hit and mortally wounded the airplane. … He set it down on the lake, jumped out, and ran west. It sank as the spring thaw came.”

“DURING WORLD WAR II, MORE THAN 30,000 OF THE LUFTWAFFE’S ICONIC FIGHTER WERE BUILT.

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DESPITE THOSE STAGGERING NUMBERS, FEW REMAIN IN FLYING CONDITION.”

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The airplane was recovered in 1990, taken to Moscow, and changed hands about five times until Doc acquired it from a gentleman in Munich in 2012. From there, Midwest Aero Restorations spent the following decade restoring the airplane, which uses an authentic, rebuilt Daimler-Benz 605 engine, into airworthy condition. “[Midwest Aero Restorations] produces the most beautiful Mustangs in the entire world,” Doc said. “To transition and try to translate as a mechanical engineer into a totally different language, totally different tooling — it was a rough and challenging ballgame for them.

They did it really well.”

SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2022 Meanwhile, the Erickson 109 was born as a license-built Spanish Hispano Buchon, and it was flown by the Spanish military until the movie Battle of Britain was filmed in the late 1960s. The movie production company acquired many 109s to produce the film, with pilot Connie Edwards purchasing a large number of those airframes, transporting them to Texas, and storing them. In the early 1990s, Jack Erickson reached a deal to purchase an airplane and put it on static display. In 2015, the decision was made to make it airworthy. Twenty months later, it was flying. To make the aircraft look closer to an original 109, the Merlin engine [installed for use in Battle of Britain] was swapped out and replaced with an Allison.

As far as flying characteristics for the 109, Doc pointed out that he doesn’t have a ton of time on it yet, but he was impressed by what he’s experienced so far.

“You’re not going to build a fighter for 10 years, ’35-’45, and 33,000 if they’re just an animal. They’ve got to be a good airplane, takeoff, landing, and up in flight. And it is,” he explained. “The little experience I’ve had, I’ve had great people to talk to me how to fly it. I fly it in really nice conditions, and if you’re staying on it, it’s just fun. It tracks nicely; it sets down in a three-point just beautifully. It flies around the pattern like it lives there. I find it to be quite enjoyable.”

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AROUND THE GROUNDS

VINTAGE VALEDICTORIAN STORY AND PHOTOS BY JIM ROBERTS

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

WALTER BOWE OF Sonoma, California, is not your garden

variety aircraft collector. Unless of course the garden includes a 1918 Curtiss Jenny, the prototype Beech 18, a Grumman Goose, and a Bearcat. To say Walt loves antique and vintage aircraft is an understatement.

He thanks his older brother, Drew, for teaching him to fly. After soloing a Cessna 140 on his 16th birthday, Walt recalled, “I just fell in love with vintage airplanes. I always had a dream of having my own collection.”

While in high school, Walt journeyed with friend Chris Price to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, where they learned basic aircraft building skills … welding, woodworking, and fabric covering. After returning to Sonoma, he proceeded to build a Pietenpol Air Camper, and Chris completed an award-winning Heath Parasol.

He was on the road to becoming an airline pilot “like everyone in my life,” until friend, mentor, and vintage aircraft collector Bud Field offered Walt a job with his company, Lilja Corp. Today, Walt and his wife, Carlene, own the company, which builds and maintains industrial glass manufacturing furnaces.

Describing his collection, Walt said he has 35 flying airplanes and 15 projects. One of his favorite flyers is a Waco SRE, an airplane that was at the top of its class when built in 1940. He and Bud purchased the Waco in 2009 and turned it over for restoration to Rick Atkins of Ragtime Aero in Placerville, California. Completed in 2017, the aircraft now has about 200 hours since restoration.

Walt said the most challenging aspect of the project was “getting the wings smooth. They’re plywood wings, and filled to get a nice profile, then covered with fabric.” Overall, the Waco is covered with the Stits Poly Fiber system and finished with Aerothane enamel.

The instrument panel is totally original except for the radio and transponder. Walt said, “I had the sales log for the airplane and matched the instruments to it. All the light sconces and ashtrays are original. My wife, Carlene, picked the interior to match the original, and she picked the color scheme. The airplane still has the flare panel and flare tubes in the side of the fuselage.” All of the work was done by Rick Atkins, who Walt described as “a one-man band. I don’t know how he does it, but he does it.”

Walt Bowe’s beautiful 1940 Waco SRE

“COME TO OSHKOSH LIKE I DID AND GO TO THE FORUMS. LEARN HOW TO DO WOODWORKING AND METALWORK AND FABRIC WORK. THEN START WITH SOMETHING SIMPLE LIKE A PIETENPOL, TAYLORCRAFT, OR FLY BABY. YOU CAN BUILD ANYTHING.” WALT BOWE

As for handling characteristics, Walt said, “It’s a delight to fly. It has beautiful balanced controls and great power. With the 450-hp Pratt & Whitney, it climbs at 1,000 feet per minute and cruises at 175 miles per hour on 22 gallons per hour. It’s very docile to land … a real sweetheart of an airplane.”

Walt, who still enjoys getting his hands greasy, gives this advice to someone who is enamored with antique or vintage airplanes, but is daunted at the thought of restoring or maintaining one: “Come to Oshkosh like I did and go to the forums. Learn how to do woodworking and metalwork and fabric work. Then start with something simple like a Pietenpol, Taylorcraft, or Fly Baby. You can build anything.”

Walt noted there’s full support available for Pratt & Whitney engines, and most vintage aircraft systems are very simple to work on. “I take care of 1918 engines; it’s no different than working on a Farmall tractor.”

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Paramotor Power OSHKOSH MOMENTS

2,200 miles to Oshkosh

PHOTO COURTESY OF HARLEY MILNE

BY ERIN HENZE

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

HARLEY MILNE ARRIVED in Oshkosh on Sunday after a gru-

eling seven days paramotoring from Sonoma, California, to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This 2,200-mile, unsupported trip is impressive, but Harley’s used to challenges. This is the third time he’s tried to do what seems impossible as a paramotor pilot.

“Back in 2020, I finished a 50-state tour,” Harley said. “I drove from state to state, and then I flew in each state, and I became the first paramotor pilot to fly in all 50 states. … That led to the coast-to-coast trip, which went from San Diego all the way to the coast of Florida, and that was a supported trip.”

What does a supported trip look like for a paramotor pilot?

“I had an entire crew,” Harley said. “There were two chase vehicles, a doctor, a meteorologist, videographers.”

However, for his trip to Oshkosh, Harley decided to go unsupported. This meant traveling completely on his own, finding his own food and habitations along the way. This could occasionally be difficult, as Harley’s path went through the desert and across mountains. Planning for such a trip might seem daunting to some, but Harley knew what he was doing.

“When I plan these trips, I figure out where I want to start and where I’m going to land,” he said. “You can set up what is basically a direct route. From there, typically you’re looking at, how do you want to compass it?

Once you make a straight line, you start to look for where the airports are and what the distances are so you can make sure you have enough fuel to get from one point to the next.”

The route Harley decided on was 2,200 miles, going from Sonoma over the Sierra Nevada, following I-80 into Wyoming, and then following I-90 to Oshkosh. For that long journey, Harley didn’t have much with him. Along with his motor and glider, he carried extra fuel, a high-tech helmet that receives information from his phone, the Garmin inReach Explorer, and safety gear, adding almost 100 pounds.

Overall, the trip went almost exactly according to plan, though Harley’s schedule was a little sporadic.

“THIS TRIP, IT’S JUST AMAZING. THE VERBAL SUPPORT THAT I’VE BEEN GETTING, PEOPLE JUST ENCOURAGING ME. IT’S VERY HUMBLING.”

HARLEY MILNE

PHOTO BY DAN GRUNLOH

SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2022 “My flight schedule was pretty much from about 4 a.m. until around about 10 p.m.,” Harley said. “Typically what I was doing was trying to catch a nap and sleep about four hours in the middle of the afternoon, and then usually between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m., I tried to sleep for as many hours as I could. … In this case, my average flight was about three hours, and you’re trying to cover about 120 to 150 miles in that three-hour flight. It’s a long flight to be in basically a lawn chair.”

Upon arriving in Oshkosh, Harley was greeted by a small crowd and doused in champagne in celebration of a job well done. From beginning to end, Harley has had supporters throughout the paramotor community.

“I think what I love about the paramotor community, and aviators in general, they’re always there to help each other out,” Harley said. “If you’re struggling to do a launch, if you break something and need a spare part, someone will come and help you out. This trip, it’s just amazing. The verbal support that I’ve been getting, people just encouraging me. It’s very humbling.”

So what’s next for Harley?

“I would like to do a big water crossing,” he said.

“For example, I would like to fly across Lake Michigan.

I actually have a trip planned to fly from Alaska all the way to Russia, but that’s been put on hold.”

Either way, Harley will continue to conquer paramotoring challenges, helping others along the way.

Each trip he takes, Harley fundraises for the nonprofit Resurgence PPG, which helps veterans learn how to fly. More information can be found on his website 50xChallenge.info.

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AROUND THE GROUNDS

Seaplane Base Is EAA’s Best-Kept Secret STORY AND PHOTOS BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

WHEN MOST PEOPLE think of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, they think of

the main convention grounds: the workshops, the speakers, the exhibitors, the people, and the planes.

But just off the shores of Lake Winnebago in a secluded bay is another part of the fly-in convention that many don’t know about or bother to see: the EAA Seaplane Base, presented by Wipaire. While also offering airplanes, exhibits, events, and many amenities, it has one thing that the main convention grounds do not: peace and quiet in a park-like setting. And if you’re lucky, a chance to see a seaplane land or depart.

A round-trip bus ticket to the EAA Seaplane Base costs $3 and can be purchased at the EAA Bus Park Tower just outside the main gate and in the amphibian parking area at the south end of the airport.

Seaplane Chair Shane Albers, a 27-year EAA volunteer, said former EAA President Tom Poberezny always described the Seaplane Base as EAA’s best-kept secret. “And that’s a problem,” he said. “Everyone should know about this and experience it with their own eyes.”

With a light breeze and a musician playing steel drums in the background, people sitting on benches or chairs watching for seaplanes to arrive or depart, and others just enjoying the quietness of the place and taking a quick nap, the EAA Seaplane Base has a Margaritaville feel.

“It’s the sun, the shade trees, and the sand beach that is a perfect spot to cool down on a hot summer day,” Albers said.

About 10,000-15,000 people visit the EAA Seaplane Base throughout the convention week. But Albers is certain that once people discover the magic of this place, they’ll be back.

“This place is about the lifestyle,” he said. “You can take a break, get away from the concrete. In fact, the most concrete we have is in Lake Winnebago in the concrete blocks that hold the airplanes in place.”

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By Friday noon, 82 seaplanes had registered at the base, up 20 percent from last year. Albers said the increase was likely due to Canada reopening its borders after COVID. Altogether, 175 seaplanes have been registered on both convention sites, he said.

Since the seaplanes are moored in the bay and people can’t get up close to them, the base offers a free pontoon boat tour, Albers said.

The base also holds the annual Wipaire Watermelon Social, which was held Friday. “It’s a traditional Wisconsin pig roast and pulled pork sandwiches, plus all the trimmings,” Albers said. “It’s an opportunity to share camaraderie with like-minded people and celebrate seaplanes and aviation.”

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The base has more than 300-plus volunteers, and Albers said they are like an extended family. He should know. He started volunteering here when he was about 8 with his grandfather, Lon Nanke, who died in April.

“Without him and his aviation background as a master pilot, I never would have been able to experience what aviation is and what seaplanes can do,” said Albers, who is now a student pilot.

The Androfskis, of Waunakee, Wisconsin, said they hadn’t visited the EAA Seaplane Base for a while.

“It’s so laid back here,” said Kitti, which is the name she uses only at AirVenture. “It’s just someplace different to go and get away from it all. After six days, you’re looking for a little quiet before we go back to work.”

Joe, EAA 141879, is a volunteer tram driver and Kitti a tram conductor during AirVenture.

Martin and Kerstin Renschler, EAA 1086618, of San Diego, California, come to the EAA Seaplane Base each year. “I just think seaplanes are cool,” said Martin, a private pilot who is building an RV-10. “It’s one more thing to drool over.”

But Kerstin appreciates the beauty of the area.

“It is less crowded, a wonderful place to explore, and if you’re lucky enough, a place to watch seaplanes come and go.”

Located on private property, the EAA Seaplane Base is open to the public only this one week of the year.

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AROUND THE GROUNDS

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! No, It’s an Electric Ultralight!

STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

JEAN PRECKEL HAD just retired and was looking for a new

challenge in 2020, something that was different from anything she had ever done.

She found her answer in an eGull, an electric-powered ultralight designed and produced by Earthstar Aircraft.

“The fact that it was electric was the deciding factor,” said Preckel, who arrived on Tuesday and is camping under her red and white ultralight near the Fun Fly Zone. “I had flown in gas planes before and didn’t like the vibration and noise,” she said. But she also didn’t want to deal with the gas and oil needed for an internal combustion engine.

Jean Preckel flew her eGull, an electric ultralight, from West Virginia to Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture.

The 808-mile journey took her 12 days and 24 stops.

Preckel said if she takes off with the battery at 100 percent, she can fly about one-and-one-quarter hour.

“But when I fly, I like to fly with 20-30 percent reserve in electricity,” she said. That meant she had to fly in “hops” and zigzag a bit on her 808-mile route to get here. She flew 12 days and made 24 stops.

She thoroughly researched her route before, trying to find airports the right distance apart. If an airport was more than 40-50 miles away, she’d stop at a closer one, charge up her eGull and then do another leg.

She also called all the airports in advance to ensure she could charge her battery there. She found that about half had 220 outlets, half had 110. “But there are a lot of different outlets that are 220, and they are all shaped a little differently, so I had to buy several adapters.”

Preckel said she flew at about 1,000 feet over fields, but over the mountains of West Virginia or areas that were heavily forested, she flew about 2,000 feet above the ground, just in case there was a problem.

“You can see everything when you’re up in the air.

It was absolutely a hoot.”

2022 may have been the first year she flew into Oshkosh, but it wasn’t her first trip here. She drove in 2021, she said, since she knew she needed more flight experience and the weather didn’t cooperate.

While the 72-year-old Preckel doesn’t need a pilot’s certificate or medical to fly her ultralight, she does have training, about 100 hours of training, in fact, with Earthstar Aircraft founder and designer Mark Beierle, who is also is providing ground support for her journey.

“I figured since he designed the plane he would know what works best,” she said. “After every flight, I have questions and he gives me pointers. I’ve really learned a lot on this trip.”

Preckel likes her eGull so much that she’s building a second one.

“When I first decided to get an airplane, I wanted to build it,” she said. But she didn’t want to wait a year before she could fly, so Earthstar modified her current ultralight from gas to electric so she could start flying immediately.

However, when she went to California last winter, she bought a kit and brought it home with her. “It’s now in my living room and I’m putting it together,” she said.

“The fuselage is 18-feet-long so that fits in the house.

But the 28-foot wings are at my hangar.”

For others thinking about learning to fly, especially at a later age, she encourages them to go for it. “You have one life to live,” she said, “so give it a whirl.”

“YOU HAVE ONE LIFE TO LIVE, SO GIVE IT A WHIRL.” JEAN PRECKEL

SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2022 NEWS & INFO

Reporting Wildlife Strikes Helps Keep Aircraft Safe STORY AND PHOTOS BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

THANKS TO PILOT Sully Sullenberger and his successful ditching of an Airbus 320 in

the Hudson River after both engines were disabled by a bird strike in 2009, even the general public knows how serious aircraft wildlife strikes can be.

And with that awareness comes a renewed push for airports and pilots to report strikes, said Michal Junik, an airport operations supervisor at Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin, and a volunteer with the Bird Strike Committee USA. In 2021, 15,556 wildlife strikes were reported in the United States, up 33 percent from the 11,666 strikes reported in 2020, according to an FAA/USDA report. The 33 percent increase was related to the respective 30 percent and 8 percent increases in aircraft movements at Part 139 and general aviation airports in 2021, compared to 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

That data is important because it allows airports to take steps to stop hazards from occurring, Junik said, noting it is a Part 139 airport’s responsibility to assess, plan, and document incidents. Assessment can include simple things like looking if fences are high enough to keep animals out, or if there are holes underneath big enough for mammals to get through.

Airports must also document what methods they use to remove or reduce hazards, he said.

There are many ways an airport will try to get rid of wildlife before resorting to lethal ones. Harassing animals is often effective, using lights, sirens or pyrotechnics to let particular birds or animals know that this is not where they are supposed to be.

Birds like raptors can be trapped, branded, and relocated 50-100 miles away. But bald eagles cannot be killed, no matter the risk they present. And that risk is increasing with the population increasing fivefold since 1990, according to the FAA/ USDA report.

However, Junik said airports can get permits to haze eagles and try to scare them away from airport property.

Airports can also keep the airport grass at 7-14 inches long, making it less likely that animals and birds will take refuge there, he said, as well as cut down trees where birds might perch. Aerial surveys help with deer management and identify where herds congregate.

Some airports use trained raptors or dogs to haze other animals, and others use radio-controlled predators to keep animals out of a certain areas. “It all comes with being repetitive as you haze the wildlife,” Junik said.

The most important thing pilots can do is report strikes when they occur, no matter how big or small.

“You can report the strike to the airport or go to Wildlife.FAA.gov and fill out a form,” he said. “Even if you’re 30 miles away from an airport when you hit a raptor, report it. That helps us determine flight patterns and if the strike was a one-time incident.”

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INNOVATION

NASA AT THE FOREFRONT IN SUSTAINABLE AVIATION NASA PUBLIC AFFAIRS

NASA AERONAUTICS IS engaging with industry, academia,

and other agencies to accomplish the aviation community’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Through collective work in three areas — advanced vehicle technologies, efficient airline operations, and sustainable aviation fuels — NASA is committed to contributing viable solutions for achieving the extreme challenge of aviation decarbonization.

This includes enabling 25-30 percent energy efficiency improvements in next-generation transports with the capability to use 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel and also fly optimal trajectories.

The iconic centerpiece of the partnership will be a fullscale technology demonstrator X-plane built to test an ultra-efficient aerodynamic design and possibly other new technologies, to solve the challenges of integrating those technologies and proving their predicted benefits in flight.

NASA is soliciting industry for preliminary designs of aircraft configurations that could be tested, with the potential for first flight of the demonstrator no earlier than late 2026. This achievement will be key to ensuring that we are able to slow the growth of CO2 emissions in the future and achieve net zero by 2050.

SUSTAINABLE AVIATION ACTIVITIES NASA and partners are focused on multiple synergistic commercial transport vehicle technologies, which include airframe configurations, manufacturing, propulsion and electrification, airspace operations, and sustainable aviation fuels. These include the following:

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• The Transonic Truss-Braced Wing is a unique design of the aircraft’s wings that reduces drag during flight and so reduces fuel consumption by up to 10 percent. NASA is testing this innovative configuration as an option for future airliners.

• The Sustainable Flight Demonstrator will be a full-scale technology demonstrator X-plane built to test an ultra-efficient aerodynamic design and possibly other new technologies, to prove their predicted benefits in flight to inform industry decisions associated with a next-generation single-aisle seat product.

• Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core is accelerating the development and demonstration of advanced turbine engine technologies in a high-powerdensity core to enable next-generation commercial transport aircraft.

• Electrified Aircraft Propulsion offers new possibilities for reducing fuel and energy usage in aviation from small passenger aircraft to singleaisle transports. Innovative technologies, aircraft concepts, test aircraft, and ground test facilities will turn this vision of efficient flight from science fiction to reality.

• The Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration project will enable megawatt-class power systems to propel short-range and regional aircraft. The project will integrate and demonstrate components and systems in flight to accelerate the transition of these technologies into practical use to benefit the flying public.

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• The Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing project seeks a dramatic 400-600 percent improvement in manufacturing rates for composite airframe structures, so that lighter, more fuel-efficient airframes can meet market demand and replace heavier aircraft.

• The Air Traffic Management — eXploration project will transform the air traffic management system to safely accommodate the growing demand of new air vehicles to enter the airspace to perform a variety of missions.

• NASA researchers will continue sampling and characterizing the makeup of sustainable aviation fuel emissions to verify performance and to ensure compatibility of sustainable aviation fuels with existing and future aircraft.

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AROUND THE GROUNDS

A Fitting Tale

IF YOU’VE EVER WONDERED WHAT IT TAKES TO SCRATCHBUILD AN AIRPLANE, HEED TOM’S ADVICE: “START WITH A LITTLE PIECE. THAT’S WHERE THE ALTAIR STARTED FROM … THAT WING-TO-FUSELAGE FITTING.”

STORY AND PHOTOS BY JIM ROBERTS

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

IN THE CONSTELLATION of single-engine aircraft built by the Lockheed

Corp. between 1927 and 1934 (Vega, Air Express, Sirius, Orion, and Altair), most were wood. But Lockheed built 13 metal airframes: 10 Vega and three Altair. Today, seven of the original metal birds remain.

If Tom Haueter has his way, in a few years an eighth will join the fleet. Tom, of Savannah, Georgia, began building a 1934 Lockheed Altair in 2006. Based on copies of original Lockheed drawings and engineering studies, the project is well on the road to completion.

Tom’s DNA makes him well suited to the task. His grandfather flew a Curtiss Jenny after World War I, and his father was a B-17 pilot in World War II. Tom, an aeronautical engineer, spent 30 years at the NTSB, retiring as director of its Office of Aviation Safety. The Altair is not his first restoration rodeo. In 1990 he completed a Navy N2S-3 Stearman that he still flies today. A self-described “aviation nut,” Tom said, “I play with airplanes, I fly airplanes, I dream airplanes.”

After extensive homework on the Altair, in 2005 Tom showed a picture of a small wing-to-fuselage fitting to machinist friend Steve Berkman and asked if he could make it. At first skeptical, Steve came back two weeks later with the finished part, and the project was underway. Tom and Steve created the fuselage skeleton in Steve’s workshop, and Tom made wood pieces for the horizontal and vertical stabilizers at home in his basement.

Tom Haueter answers a question about his project.

When they began making the aluminum fuselage skins, Tom recalled, “We made a lot of scrap until I came across D&D Classic in Covington, Ohio.” Tom moved the project and jigs there, where a team of artisans proved adept at crafting the eight 22-foot-long panels that wrap the fuselage.

Tom noted, “They have the equipment and skills to pull this off,” including an 8,000-pound Yoder power hammer used to form the skins.

Because each panel runs continuously from firewall to tail cone, team leader Mark Kennison said shaping them is “… just like a flight. You have to make adjustments along the way.” Tom added, “If you get a really good fit on the front of the airplane and you have a little pucker towards the back; when you get rid of that pucker, it changes the fit at the front.”

A co-owner of D&D, Mark commented that to date the Altair is the largest metal project they’ve undertaken. Spoken like a true metal craftsman, he said, “It literally stretched us in all kinds of different ways.”

Eventually all the components will come together in Tom Haueter’s Savannah workshop.

When flight testing begins, Tom will have an ace up his sleeve. He’s acquired an original flight test report on the last Altair produced. “It’s signed by Kelly Johnson when he went up in the airplane and was taking notes.” Today Johnson is revered as an early leader of the Lockheed Skunk Works.

At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022, the massive fuselage is on display in the Aeroplane Workshop across from Homebuilders Headquarters. And fledgling metal crafters can learn from Mark Kennison’s forum across the aisle from the Altair. If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to scratchbuild an airplane, heed Tom’s advice: “Start with a little piece. That’s where the Altair started from … that wing-to-fuselage fitting.”

Mark Kennison demonstrates metal shaping.

The Lockheed Altair on display.

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Remembering Jack Hooker OSHKOSH MOMENTS

BY ERIN HENZE

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

JACK HOOKER, KNOWN for his company Hooker Harness, passed away on Wednesday at 78 years old.

Jack started Hooker Harness in the 1970s, growing to become one of “the most well-known and respected producers of aerobatic seatbelts and shoulder harnesses,” according to its website.

According to Grant Hastings, friend of Jack, Hooker Harness is the go-to company for a performance seatbelt. “He kind of revolutionized the aviation seatbelt industry,” said Grant.

Celebrating his business and the aviation community was an important part of Jack’s life.

“He was here doing what he loved,” said Scott McPhillips, Hooker Harness manager. “He loved the people, loved the aircraft. This was all he wanted to do. Even when he retired, he couldn’t stop being here.”

Whether at a fly-in, working hard at his business, or just hanging out, Jack couldn’t help but bring a community spirit.

“I think he was a very giving person, a very social person,” Grant said. “He was very influential; he knew everybody through his harness company, and always brought a keg of beer to share. He was able to provide a meeting point, a catalyst for everyone to meet everyone. I think the legacy he leaves behind is a component of community, of getting together.”

“HE WAS HERE DOING WHAT HE LOVED, HE LOVED THE PEOPLE, LOVED THE AIRCRAFT. THIS WAS ALL HE WANTED TO DO.”

SCOTT MCPHILLIPS

For many people, including Grant, Jack is the reason they are interested in aviation at all.

“I owe a lot of my interest in aviation to him,” Grant said. “He got me involved in our local EAA chapter and [I] kept spending any and all time that I could at the airport. I didn’t have any family, per se, in aviation, immediate family, so he was kind of one of the main catalysts that was my airport family. I’m forever grateful to him.”

EAA joins the aviation community in mourning Jack’s passing, while also celebrating his immeasurable contributions to aviation safety.

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AROUND THE GROUNDS

ODYSSEY VECTOR II JET ON DISPLAY AT AIRVENTURE

BY ROBBIE CULVER

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

RUSS EMANIS IS trying to fulfill a lifelong

dream to build and fly an aircraft he designed. The result is the Odyssey Vector II jet prototype on display at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022.

Emanis has given well-received presentations on composites at AirVenture in the past, and has a composites shop in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, area. The shop builds kayaks and composite products for other companies, and also has a composites material distribution segment as well as a coatings company.

It’s safe to say he is well-versed on the subject! In his own words, “There’s no learning curve here!”

The Vector II jet represents a design of his own making and is intended to eventually become a kit for sale to the experimental amateur-built community.

Kits are not currently for sale, and Emanis said he will not be ready to sell them until he has an airplane to sell. He “doesn’t need deposits” to fund the project.

At AirVenture 2019, Emanis said he did not have a current project, so he sketched up the Odyssey and decided to use advanced infusion — a process where the material is bagged dry and the resin is sucked through it — to create the initial prototype. “My Facebook page blew up when everyone saw the design,” said Emanis.

He is quick to point out he has had help during the design and build phase from

aerodynamic experts, engineers, electronic experts, and a group of dedicated supporters. “I can’t do it by myself, ” he said. Words we can all relate to as homebuilders!

Emanis said he wanted to power the aircraft with an electric engine, but the technology wasn’t there, so the prototype is powered by an AMT Netherlands jet engine that produces 181 pounds of thrust. The prototype is a single-seat, all-composite design with a two-seat version planned. The price for the kit is aimed for the $45,000 price point, which does not include the engine.

He said AMT has been very supportive of the design and installation.

Specifications include a 25-gallon tank, a wingspan of 18 feet, and a length of 14 feet. The empty weight will be 300 pounds and the gross weight will be 700 pounds on the prototype. He said computer modeling shows a cruise around 200 mph and a stall of 55 knots. The airframe is largely complete, and Emanis intends to have it flying by fall 2022.

Emanis said his experience in the composite industry allows him to “bring the manufacturing process to the kit.” He said the parts are on par with what would come out of an autoclave.

When it comes to fulfilling a dream, many in the experimental community can understand and support the work required to do so. Russ Emanis is well on his way to achieving his lifelong dream.

PHOTO BY ROBBIE CULVER

HE IS QUICK TO POINT OUT HE HAS HAD HELP DURING THE DESIGN AND BUILD PHASE FROM AERODYNAMIC EXPERTS, ENGINEERS, ELECTRONIC EXPERTS, AND A GROUP OF DEDICATED SUPPORTERS. “I CAN’T DO IT BY MYSELF, “ HE SAID. WORDS WE CAN ALL RELATE TO AS HOMEBUILDERS! PHOTO BY ROBBIE CULVER

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THE CAMP SCHOLLER EXPERIENCE STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBBIE CULVER AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

FOR THOUSANDS OF attendees each year at EAA

AirVenture Oshkosh, staying in Camp Scholler is part of the rich experience that reminds us why we return every summer. The experience can range from rustic to luxurious, depending on the facilities used to camp, but one thing is a constant — the awesome people you meet.

It’s hard to meet a stranger in Camp Scholler. At best, the person you say hello to is just a new friend you’re just getting to know, all here for the same reason — the allencompassing aviation experience that is AirVenture!

What you see, what you feel, and who you share it with tends to write itself to flash memory for later recall, specifically when the flying season wanes and you wonder if you can ever see the world from above again.

Morning wakeups are typically begun with three or four P-51s passing in formation over the campground just after 6 a.m., the unmistakable sound of Merlin engines ripping apart the still morning air. As the campground wakes up, tent flaps and camper doors open, and attendees stream out for breakfast, a shower, and for many a badly needed cup of coffee.

There is a palpable buzz in Camp Scholler. The excitement of AirVenture starts to permeate every moment. When you see someone looking up and pointing at what is flying over, you can’t help but look up, too.

A large group gathered for one purpose tends to focus the collective energy — and in this case, that would be the sky and what is flying through it.

Following the afternoon air show, the crowd begins to trickle back from show grounds and inevitably the evening festivities begin. It is possible there may be adult beverages involved for some, maybe. But as a general rule, the crowds are polite, well mannered (passing one another all but requires saying “Hi” or “How are you?”), and respectful of the shared experience.

If a problem pops up, you’ll find new friends suddenly stepping up to help with whatever went wrong. The camaraderie of AirVenture is hard to beat, and each year feels like a large family reunion.

Social media makes this even more prevalent, as new friends share memories with classic friends alike throughout the year.

As I sat in Chapter 461’s camping area on Thursday night, July 28, we were treated to an especially treasured shared experience. As the sunset faded and the stars came out, we began to see satellites and shooting stars in the night sky. But it was a high, bright pass of the International Space Station that took our breath away. It appeared in the northwest sky over the trees, and passed almost directly overhead, shining bright — almost blue in its vibrancy. As it passed to the southeast and faded away, the group was literally cheering — another shared memory in Camp Scholler, another treasured Oshkosh moment locked away for recall.

IT’S HARD TO MEET A STRANGER IN CAMP SCHOLLER. AT BEST, THE PERSON YOU SAY HELLO TO IS JUST A NEW FRIEND YOU’RE JUST GETTING TO KNOW, ALL HERE FOR THE SAME REASON — THE ALL-ENCOMPASSING AVIATION EXPERIENCE THAT IS AIRVENTURE!

SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2022 OSHKOSH MOMENTS

YOUR JOURNEY. YOUR OSHKOSH. FROM FIRST ARRIVAL to final takeoff and everything in between, we want to see AirVenture through your eyes. Check out today’s featured social shots of the day!

Share your highlights on social media using #OSH22!

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Leaving on a Jet Plane

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SUNDAY CROSSWORD ANSWERS

Available at all official EAA merchandise locations

Across: 2 . Huey 4 . Clean 6 . OctaveChanute 8 . Peacemaker 10 . Visual

Outbound Plane

by Tom Russell

Down: 1 . JackieCochran 3 . EAAChapters 5 . Waiex 7 . Edge 9 . Manfred

We Can Fly

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ROLL WITH US Keep the history of yesterday’s aircraft alive.

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One Week Wonder TODAY’S THE DAY! Stop by the One Week Wonder tent on Celebration Way to see the finishing touches

put on this year’s example, the Rotax-powered Sonex Waiex-B.

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Sen. Jim Inhofe, Aviation Leaders Discuss Legislative Priorities

BY SAM OLESON

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

SEN. JAMES INHOFE (R-Oklahoma), EAA 179992, and a

panel of aviation leaders and legal experts discussed a number of the current legislative initiatives on the Hill impacting GA pilots and aircraft owners during the Congressional Update forum that took place Saturday morning during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022.

During the forum discussion, which along with Inhofe included EAA CEO and Chairman of the Board Jack J. Pelton, AOPA President Mark Baker, EAA Legal Advisory Council members Kathleen Yodice and Alan Farkas, and moderator/EAA Government Relations Vice President Doug Macnair, the group discussed many of the legislative wins accomplished over the years that have been spearheaded by Inhofe during his 35 years in Congress — including the Pilot’s Bill of Rights, BasicMed, emergency certificate revocations and fighting for Bob Hoover, aviation workforce development, and defeating ATC privatization, among other topics.

After years fighting for GA in Congress, Inhofe is retiring at the end of the 117th Congress on January 3, 2023, but he certainly isn’t riding off into the sunset without advocating for additional legislation to benefit the aviation industry in his final months, including the PLANE Act, HANGARS Act, and Certainty for General Aviation Pilots Act, which address aviation infrastructure funding and DPE/DAR liability, hangar funding, and pilot liability when engaged in flight training and testing, respectively. The transition to unleaded avgas and the EAGLE Initiative was also discussed by the panel. In addition, Inhofe spoke about the senator he feels will help carry on his legacy in Congress when it comes to advocating for general aviation, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), who like Inhofe is an avid pilot.

As someone who’s attended AirVenture for 43 years, Inhofe plans on returning again and again, as well as advocating for general aviation as a private citizen. Pelton closed Saturday’s discussion by thanking Inhofe for his many contributions to GA during his time in Congress.

“Jim Inhofe is one of us. He’s an EAA member. He flies an RV; he flew a Cessna twin,” Pelton said. “What he’s done in his terms in the Senate and Congress, he’s been nothing short of our biggest and sometimes only advocate we have. I can tell you personally, I can call his office and he’ll always take the call. When I’m in Washington, he makes sure I come by in the afternoon and sit down with him. He’s always attentive and cares, but the thing that’s most important to me, he always gets everything across the finish line. It’s incredible. … Sen. Inhofe, on behalf of all of us at EAA, thank you very much.”

OSHKOSH MOMENTS

Panchito Proposal ANTHONY MULDOON PROPOSED to Katelyn Brooks, of Howell, Michigan, on Wednesday

at the B-25 Panchito on display. Anthony spent a year planning the perfect way to ask Katelyn to marry him. He told her there was going to be a photo shoot there, and that’s why so many people had their cameras out. Little did she know that she’d be part of the shoot!

Anthony is a pilot, and Katelyn is an A&P mechanic. Both volunteer on the restoration of the B-25 Sandbar Mitchell. For fun, she dressed in period costume and even had her hair done by the World War II reenactors. And if you’re wondering, she said yes!

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANTHONY MULDOON AND KATELYN BROOKS

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANTHONY MULDOON AND KATELYN BROOKS

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANTHONY MULDOON AND KATELYN BROOKS

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANTHONY MULDOON AND KATELYN BROOKS

AOPA is excited to bring pilots back together again with a new take on our Regional Fly-Ins—introducing The Hangout, An AOPA Fly-In! AOPA will be hosting two of these events this year, one on each Coast.

SEPT 9-10 Spokane, WA

Felts Field Airport (KSFF)

NOV 4-5 Tampa, FL

Tampa ExecutiveAirport (KVDF)

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FORT WORTH, TX KAFW NOV. 17-18, 2022 Join us for a high-quality, in-person buying experience with the industry’s leading experts.

The AOPA Aviator Showcase is a consumer-focused event designed to connect pilots and aircraft owners to the general aviation industry.

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SATURDAY ANSWERS Down: 2 . Range 3 . Camber 5 . Messerschmitt 8 . Unusual 9 . GForce

Across: 1 . ChromolySteel 4 . SIGMET 6 . Timmerman 7 . Fuselage 10 . Reliant

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3. We have more than 900 of these in several countries around the world (two words, no spaces).

4. When leaving us, don’t forget to yell “_____ prop!”

5. This year’s One Week Wonder is a Sonex _____.

7. Zivko-built aerobatic airplane, the ____ 540.

9. Renowned aerobatic glider pilot, ____ Radius.

6. Born in France, ______ _______ built and tested a number of pioneering glider designs along Lake Michigan (two words, no spaces).

8. Convair’s six- then 10-engine bomber behemoth.

10. A(n) ______ approach occurs when a pilot must use visible reference to approach an airport.

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NEWS & INFO

DUC PROPELLERS RELEASES COBRA LINE FOR HIGHER-POWER ENGINES

BY ROBBIE CULVER

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

IN ORDER TO meet the demand of higher-power engines, DUC Propellers has released

its Cobra line of propellers. Intended to power tractor configuration engines in the 160- to 315-hp range, where the engine is a direct-drive, clockwise-turning installation, the patented design Cobra is available in two-bladed or three-bladed versions.

The propeller currently offers a ground-adjustable hub, but an in-flight electric variable pitch version is in the works.

For installations above 215 hp, the propeller is reinforced for added strength and rigidity.

Each propeller is a carbon composite, with a weight of 14 pounds for the twobladed version and 18 pounds for the three-bladed version. The propeller is available in 67- to 83-inch diameter, and has a 2,000-hour time between overhauls. An Inconel leading edge protection is included. The hub is an SAE2 bolt pattern for a standard installation. Logo options and blade tip colors are available.

U.S. Manager Gaetan Fouozing said U.S. distribution is based in Sebring, Florida, and offers full factory support directly from the location. Costs are $4,000 for the two-bladed and $5,000 for the three-bladed propeller. Learn more at DUC-Helices.com.

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EAA AVIATION MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS YOUR VISIT TO Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture 2022 isn’t

complete without a trip to the EAA Aviation Museum.

Here’s one example of the approximately 200 aircraft on display in this world-class facility.

1955 CORBEN MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED BABY ACE MODEL C — N9050C “There’s a red-hot revival taking place in the used-tobe-costly hobby of private flying.”

This sentence in Bill Parker’s Editor’s Workbench column in the May 1955 issue of Mechanix Illustrated magazine illustrated the impact the column had on EAA and sport aviation. There was a Corben Baby Ace on the cover, and the headline read simply, “Build this plane for under $800 including engine!” The magazine introduced the first of a three-part article series written by EAA founder Paul Poberezny that methodically stepped the reader through the building and flying of a homebuilt airplane.

According to Mechanix Illustrated, “Too many private flyers have found that in order to participate in their beloved sport, they must possess above-average financial means …. if … private aviation is to get out of the doldrums it is imperative that the average workingman be brought into the picture. Tackling the problem in a practical manner, a group of ambitious pilots and mechanics have formed the Experimental Aircraft Association with headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis.” Flying was expensive. In 1956, Cessna introduced the 172 at a retail price of $8,700, while the average price of a home in the United States was just $10,000.

Then, along comes Paul Poberezny with this crazy idea that you could own and fly your own airplane for much cheaper. The whole process from materials selection to workshop planning through building, licensing, and flying was laid out in 30 well-illustrated pages across three magazines that cost just 25 cents each, barely $2 today.

Paul’s articles struck a chord with frustrated flyers across the country. With this series of articles, he flipped a switch in the minds of thousands of people.

All of us struggle to find new ways to get people building and flying, but Paul knew that the solution was really pretty simple: Show them it’s possible.

The idea of homebuilding caught hold, and it brought sport aviation, not to mention EAA’s membership numbers, along with it. At the end of 1954, EAA’s total membership was about 700, but by the end of the century, it would hit 170,000.

Don’t miss your chance to see this 1955 Corben Baby Ace, located in the Founders’ Wing, and hundreds of other aircraft in the EAA Aviation Museum.

“TOO MANY PRIVATE FLYERS HAVE FOUND THAT IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR BELOVED SPORT, THEY MUST POSSESS ABOVE-AVERAGE FINANCIAL MEANS ….

IF … PRIVATE AVIATION IS TO GET OUT OF THE DOLDRUMS IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE AVERAGE WORKINGMAN BE BROUGHT INTO THE PICTURE.” PHOTO COURTESY OF EAA ARCHIVES

SEE YOU IN 2023 JULY 24-30

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