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by Norm Petersen EAA has featured reprints of the 1929-33 Flying and Glider Manuals for years, but many members, espe cially new ones, are unaware of the val uable resource material available in these five books of 74 pages each. These manuals also make valuable additions to scale modeler's libraries, with the many construction drawings of Golden Age light planes. Following is a partial listing of the contents of each issue. The 1929 Flying and Glider Manual includes plans for the Heath "Super Parasol", the Russel-Henderson and the Duede Glider, and additional infor mation on the Wrights and Langley Air drome. 24 APRIL 1985
The 1930 Flying and Glider Manual features plans for the Heath "Baby Bul let", light plane floats (their design and construction), the Lincoln Biplane, Northrop Primary Glider and the Alco Sportplane. The 1931 Flying and Glider Manual contains plans for the Long "Longster", Georgias Special, M-M Secondary Glider, Driggs Dart, Church Mid-Wing design features (not full plans), and Heath "Seaplane" floats. Additional in formation is reported on "Curtiss and Jenny", motorcycle engine conversion and Lawrence engine rebuilding. The 1932 Flying and Glider Manual has plans for the Pietenpol "Aircamper", the Powell "P-H" Racer, Heath "Super Soarer" Glider, "Penguin" Practice Plane and the Ramsey "Flying Bathtub".
The Pietenpol-Ford Motor Conversion is also included in this manual. The 1933 Flying manual includes the Gere Sport Biplane, Pietenpol Floats, Pietenpol Sky Scout, Henderson Longster and the Long Harlequin Motor. A section on propeller making is also featured. These manuals are available at $2.25 each, plus $1 .00 postage for the first manual and $.50 for each additional manual ordered at one time. Payment (check or money order) must accom pany your order. Send to : EAA, Wittman Airfield , Oshkosh, WI 54903-2591, or phone 414/426-4800 and present your Visa or MasterCard number. Some of the manuals are in ex tremely short supply, so get your orders in early . •