VA-Vol-23-No-6-June-1995

EDITORIAL STAFF

June 1995

Vol. 23, No.6

CONTENTS

1 Straight & Level/

Espie "Butch" Joyce

2 AlC News/

Compiled by H.G. Fra utschy

4 Mystery Airplane/ H.G. Frautschy & George Hardie

5 Pass it to Buck!

E.E. "Buck" Hilbert

Page 8

6 What Our Members are Restoring/

Norm Petersen 8 Hail to the Chief ­ A tribute to Steve Wittman/

Norm Petersen

EAA ANTIQUE/ CLASSIC DIVISION, INC. OFFICERS

10 Sun 'n Fun '95/H .G. Frautschy 16 Frank Warren's Thompson Trophy Paintings Page 10

18 '94 Antique/Classic Photo Contest Winners

25 AlC Annual Meeting 27 Welcome New Members

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29 Calendar 30 Vintage Trader

President Espie ' Butch' Joyc e P.O. Box 1001 Madison. NC 27025 910/ 573-3843

Vice -President Arthur Morgan W211 Nll863 Hilltop Dr. Germantown. WI 53022 414/ 628-2724

Secretary Steve Nesse 2009 Highland Ave. Albert l ea, MN 56007 507/373-1674

Treasurer E.E. 'Buck' Hilbert P.O. Box 424 Union, Il 60 180 815/923-4591

DIRECTORS

23 Sun 'n Fun On the Water/ Norm Petersen

Publisher Tom Poberezny Vice,President

Marketing & Communications

Dick Matt

Editor-in-Chiet

Jack Cox

Editor

Henry G . Frautschy

Managing Editor

Golda Cox Art Director Mike Drucks Assistant Art Director

Sara Hansen

Computer Graphic Specialists

Olivia L. Phillip Jennifer Larsen

Advertising

Mary Janes

Associate Editor

Norm Petersen

Feature Writers

George Hardie, Jr. Dennis Parks

Staff Photographers

Jim Koepnick Mike Steineke

Carl Schuppel Donna Bushman

Editorial Assistant

Isabelle Wiske

Page 23 FRONT COVER ... Steve Wittman stands by his famous racer Bonzo, powered by a surplus Curtiss 0 - 12 engine. This picture was taken after the National Air Ra c es in Cleveland In 1938 during the filming of the movie ' Tailspin: (The movie crew had put Steve 's race number ' 2" in a white circle to make it more visible during filming .) Steve's life spanned t he decades since the beginning of modern aviation. Born in 1904, he participated in the making of aeronautical history during his lifetime, and will long be remembered for his achievements during the ' Golden Age of Air Racing: BACK COVER . . . Even in Florida , the sun must set every day - here is AI Nordgren's Grumman G-44 Widgeon silhouetted against the Florida gulf coast during EAA Sun 'n Fun '95. EAA Photo b y Jim Koepnick. Shot w ith a Canon EOS-l equipped with an 8D-200mm 12.8 lens. 1/500 at fll on Kodak lumiere 100 film . Cessna 210 photo plane piloted by Bruce Moore.

Copyright © 1995 by the EAA Antique/Classic Division Inc, All rights reserved. VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-6943) is published and owned exclusively by the EM Antique/Classic Division, Inc. of the Experimental Aircraft Association and is published monthly at EM Aviation Center, 3000 Poberezny Rd., P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54903-3086. Second Class Postage paid at Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901 and at additional mailing offices. The membership rate for EM Antique/Classic Division, Inc. is $27.00 for current EM members for 12 month period of which $15.00 is for the publication of VINTAGEAIRPlANE. Membership is open to all who are interested in aviation. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to EM Antique/Classic Division, Inc., P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. FOREIGN AND APO ADDRESSES - Please allow at least two months for delivery of VINTAGE AIRPLANE to foreign and AiPO addresses via suriaco mail. ADVERTISING - Antique/Classic Division does not guarantee or endorse any product offered through the adverlising. We invite constructive criticism and welcome any report of inferior merchandise obtained through our adverlising so that corrective measures can be taken. EDITORIAL POUCY: Readers are encouraged to submit stories and phctographs. Policy opinions expressed in articles are solely those of the authors, Responsibility for aocuracy in reporting rests entirely wilh the contributor. No renumeration is made. Material should be sent to: Edilor, VINTAGE AIRPLANE, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. Phcne 414/426-4800. The words EM, ULTRALIGHT, FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM, SPORT AVIATION and the logos of EM, EM INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION, INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB, WARBIRDS OF AMERICA are ® registered trademarks. THE EAA SKY SHOPPE and logos of the EAA AVIATION FOUNDATION and EAA ULTRALIGHT CONVENTION are trademarks of the above associations and their use by any person other than the above association is strictly flI'ohibited.

John Berendt 7645 Echo Point Rd. Cannon Falls, MN 55009

507/263-2414 Gene Chase 2159 Carlton Rd. Oshkosh. WI 54904 414/ 231-5002 Phil Coulson 28415 Springbrook Dr. lawton, MI 49065 616/624-6490 Chartes Harris 7215 East 46th St. Tulsa, OK 74145 918/622-8400 Dale A. Gustafson 7724 Shady Hill Dr. Indianapolis, IN 46278 317/293-4430 Robert UCkteig 1708 Bay Oaks r. Albert lea, MN 56007 507/373-2922 Gene Morris 115C Steve Court, R.R. 2 Roanoke, TX 76262 817/491-9110

Robert C. ' Bob' Brauer

9345 S. Hoyne

Chica~o , Il60620 31 2/ 79-2105 John S, Copeland 28-3 Williamsbur8 Ct. Shrewsbury, MA 1545 508/ 842-7867 Gaoree Daubner 2448 ough lane

Hartford. WI 53027

414/673-5885

Stan Gomoll 104290th lone. NE Minnea~OIiS, MN 55434 61 / 784-1172 Jeannie Hill

P.O. Box 328

Harvard, Il60033

815/943-7205 Robert D. ' Bob' Lumley 1265 South 124th St. Brookfield. WI 53005 414/782-2633 George York

181 Sloboda Av.

Mansfield. OH 44906

419/529-4378

S,H. ' Wes' Schmid 2359lefeber Avenue Wauwatosa, WI 53213 414/771-1545

DIRECTOR EMERITUS S.J, Willman

7200 S.E. 85th lane

Ocala , Fl 32672

904/245-7768

ADVISORS Joe Dickey 55 Oakey Av. lawrenceburg, IN 47025 812/537-9354

Jimmy Rollison

64DAlamoDr.

Vacaville, CA 95688

707/45Hl411

Dean Richardson 6701 Colony Dr. Madison, WI 53717 608/833-1291

Geoff Robison 1521 E. MacGregor Dr. New Haven. IN 46774 219/493-4724

STRAIGHT & LEVEL

by Espie "Butch" Joyce

As many you may already know , Steve a nd Paula Wittman lost th e ir lives in the crash of Steve's 0 & 0 Special April 27, 1995. The cove r of this month 's VINTAGE AIR­ PLANE is a w e ll done tribut e by H .G. Frautschy and Sara Han se n . Steve wa s a Dir ec tor Emeritus of your Division who took an active in ­ terest in the activities of the Divi sion and its me mbers. His advice a nd di­ rection will be missed. Your Board of Directors h e ld their spring mee ting in Oshkosh thi s past month , and a number of items wer e discuss e d. First , one of my goals whe n I beca me president of the Antiqu e/C lassic Division was to fa­ cilitate growth of the Division , with a target of 10,000 members. As it happened , at the board mee t­ ing we were able to announce that we have passed that number during the month of April, with our current membership at 10 ,020 member s. H .G . was able to have the EAA In­ formation Services department trace down th e 10,000th member. Who is he? An EAA member since 1981 , Don E. Petty, Jr. from Saticoy, Cali­ fornia. We lcome , Don! Bob Brau e r , A /C Director and Chapter Chairman, reported that we now have 19 active A/C Chapters. Charles Harris , Director a nd Chairman of th e Antiqu e/C la ss ic Hall of Fam e Committee, re porte d that th e re would be three induct ees into th e H a ll of Fame at our Fall board m ee tin g . They are: the la t e Cole P a le n , Jo e Juptner and K e lly Vi e ts. The Antique/Classic Hall of Fame has new induct ees eve r y two years. We e nco urage yo u to s ubmit nomin atio ns of candidates for this ho nor by sending good background information and reasons for their consideration to C harles Harris , 7215 East 46th Street, Tulsa, OK 74145. During the membership drive dis­

cussion it was noted th a t Jo Olcott was responsible for signing up a num­ be r of new A/C membe rs while work­ ing at the Sun 'n Fun m a in ga te, and Dorothy Hilbert sold a good number of A /C m e mb e rships whil e workin g at th e EAA Memb ers hip building durin g th e EAA Sun ' n Fun Fl y- In this year. By the way, I ma d e a mi s­ take in last month 's column re latin g to parkin g at Sun ' n Fun, and Ray Olcott dropped me a not e to clarify th e situation. I had writte n that A /C Chapter 1 was respon s ible for the A /C parking at Sun ' n Fun . That 's not true. Ray was appointed as An­ tique /C lassic parking chairman by Sun ' n Fun and was respon sible for this area. He also happens to be a member of A /C Chapter 1, but the two parts of Ray 's life are not di­ rectly connected . Sorry about the mistake, Ray. The Oshkosh parking committee discussed parking for th e Conven­ tion this year. A ll of th e improve­ ments for the south end of the air­ port seem to be on line . Improved services will be availab le a t the south e nd of the field, including a relo­ cated food service kiosk and a planned shower faci lity just south of the Ultralight area. As of thi s mo­ ment , we are in the process of final­ izing a permit to allow a wat e r well to be drilled at the shower site. Ev­ e rything should be completed in time for thi s year's Convention. For those of you who so kindly le nd your time durin g the Co nv e n­ tio n serving as Antiqu e, C la ssic and Co nt e mporary judges, the jud g in g trailers a r e b e in g mov e d just to t he west of old Hi ghway 26, a t the so uth en d of s how plan e ca mpin g . This will clean up so me of th e co ngestion behind the Antique /C lassic Head ­ quarters R ed BarIl. Th ere a lso is a need from time to time for some ad­ ditional people to he lp judge aircraft.

If you are inte res ted in possibly he lp­

ing in this area, drop me a note or call and I will p ass along your infor­ mation to th e h ea d judges, just in case they need additional belp. Quite a few m e mbers have in the past requ este d th a t Antique/Classic merchandi se be mad e available on a yea r-round ba sis so it could be pur­ chased for birthd ays, Christmas a nd other import a nt occasions. Bob Lumley , A/C Director, has spent a number of day s with EAA Head­ quarters staff, building an inventory so that you will be able to order dif­ ferent item s f rom time to time. We will run an ad/catalog so you can se­ lect your fa vorit es and either buy them at th e Convention in the An­ tique /C lassic Headquarters Red Barn or order them via the phone. The Golden Age of Air Racing is going to be featured again this year, and it promises to be even bigger than the last " Golden Age" event. As of now, we are estimating ap­ proximately 22 racing aircraft. These beautiful aircraft will be displayed directly in front of Antique/Classic Headquarters in a special area . This should prove to b e a great year for your type of aircraft and flying. We ' re on the move, so don't let up now. Ask a fri e nd to join with us; he can enjoy all of th e benefits that go with bein g a m e mb e r. L e t 's all pull in the same direction for the good of aviation.

Whoops! I've got a last minute item - AIC Chapter 3, who for years has held its Fa ll fly -in at Camden, SC, will be moving to Darling ton County Airport, Hartsville, SC for its October 1995 fly­ in. Thi s Fly-In has grown so in the past couple of years , and it is felt that the membership of this Chapter will be better served at this airport. Join us a nd have it all! VINTAGE AIRPLANE 1

compiled by H.G. Frautschy

7/16" major diameter and 6 wires that are 114 inches long, 5/16" major diameter. He is unsure what aircraft they may have been built for, but he is willing to sell them if anybody has a need for them. Contact Tom at th e address above or phone him at 205/863-4964.

FLEET CANUCK mSTORY KEN-ROYCE HUB Member Joe Fulton, of 6072 Glen­ wood Dr., Huntington Beach, CA 92647 is busy restoring Rearwin Cloudster NC32442, a model 8135 made in January of 1941. He is still in need of a prop hub for the Ke n-Royce engine he has for the project, and is also looking for inside and outside door handles and an exhaust col-

lector. You can contact Joe at the above address if you can give him a lead on where he may obtain any of these parts.

STEEL FLYING WIRES Member Thomas Moore, 4 Gordon St., Roanoke, AL 36274-2214 has a set of 4 cadmium plated steel flying wires that are rather large - they are 132 inches long,

STEVE AND PAULA WITTMAN

An era in aviation has come to an abrupt close with the premature pass­ ing of racing legend Steve Wittman . Sylvester "Steve" Joseph Wittman, age 91 (EAA 34, A/C6719) and his bride of 3-112 years, Paula, age 54, were killed in the crash of their 0 & 0 Special on Thursday, April 27, 1995 . The non­ stop flight home to Oshkosh from Ocala, FL ended with an in-flight breakup, for reasons not yet known, of the 0 & 0 near the town of Stevenson AL, in the northeastern corner of th~ state. When Paula did no1 make a call back to the Leeward Air Ranch that evening, Jimmy Leeward started making phone calls to begin a check of the Wittman's whereabouts. Starting Friday , local EAA Chapters had been notified by EAA Founder and Chairman of the Board Paul Poberezny to be on the lookout for the couple. After hearing reports of an aircraft in distress, plans were made by local officials and volun­ teers to search the area where the re­ ports had been made. Searchers lo­ cated a piece of rudder fabric bearing the airplane's N-number late on Satur­ day night. Early Sunday morning, Paul, Warren Basler, Tom Barrett, and

Steve Wittman 's 0 & 0 Special, the a irplane he and Paula were flying w he n they per ished in north e rn Alabama. 2 JUNE 1995

George Daubner flew with John Mark in his King Air to Alabama to assist in the search, and by 1:30 p.m. , the extent of the tragedy was known. The aircraft and debris were scattered along a line approximately 2 miles lOl).g. Located in a densely forested area, the remains of the airplane came to rest in a ravine. The FAA and the NTSB are actively investigating the accident, but due to the extent of the damage to the airframe, it could take quite a long time to deter­ mine what exactly occurred. The au­ topsy results have ruled out pilot inca­ pacitation, and the weather at the time was not a factor. At the request of the NTSB, Paul Poberezny returned to Al­ abama to assist in the investigation process. A memorial service was held at the EAA Air Adventure museum in the Air Racing Gallery, with over 500 peo­ ple attending. Steve and Paula were re­ membered in words spoken by friends, and in the thoughts and prayers of the many guests. For eloquent biographies of both Steve and Paula, I highly rec­ ommend Jack Cox's words in this Month's Sport Aviation , and the col­ lected works of Truman "Pappy" Weaver and Dr. Aaron King in "The Golden Age Of Air Racing" by Pappy Weaver and Wes Schmid. Plans were already in process at the time of Steve's death for the latest ad­ dition to EAA's Pioneer Airport, the Wittman Hangar. The hangar is in­ tended to house Steve 's remaining air­ craft and the memorabi lia collected by him over his long aviation career. Steve and Paula's families both ask that any donations be made to this hangar fund. For more information , call EAA's Vice-President of Development, Lonny Head, at 414/426-4853.

This September will mark the 50th an­ niversary of th e first Fleet Model 80 Canuck. A tough steel tube and fabric, they ' re not seen too often "so uth of the border" but in Canada, the land of their birth , the y were a bit more numerous. 225 Canucks were built , and member John Thorpe, 23 Pine Needles Ct., Stittsville, Ontario, Canada K2S 1 G5 is busy writing a history of each and every one of th em. Of the original 225, there are at least 86 in Canada, 7 in Argentina and one in the UK. 24 airplanes were ex­ ported , the majority going to Argentina, but at least one went to the U.S. John would lik e to hear from each Canuck owner (or those who know of a Canuck under restoration) with whatever history you can add to hi s collection , which he hope s to publish in a Fleet Model 80 Canuck hi story book . Photos will be copied and returned . He is also looking into the possibility of starting a type Club for the aircraft , if sufficient interest is shown. Write to him at the above address if you can help him out.

DID YOU SEE THE

WRIGHTS FLY?

In a bit of a long shot, the producers of a documentary destined for broadcast on PBS are looking for any eyewi tnesses to Wright brothers' flights who can lucidly describe what they saw those 85+ years ago . Understanding th at the time may simply be too late to find anyone who saw the events firsthand, they would also be interested in finding a taped or filmed in­ terview of such an eyewitness from past years. If you know of such an individual or interview , please contact Gino Del Guercio at Boston Science Communica­ tions, Inc. , 321 Center St, South Easton, MA 02375, phone 508/238-8677.

HEATH PARASOL TC Dennis Agin , EAA 123486, of Colum­ bus, OH , has written to tell us that he is now the owner of the FAA Type Certifi­ cates for th e H ea th Parasols , model s LNB-4 and CNA-4. The He at h Co. in Michigan divested itself of the certificates through the efforts of Dennis, who didn't wan t to see th e reco rds of the Hea th Company's aviation history lost to his­ tory. He has started a new company, Heath Aerocraft, to put the CNA-4 Para­ sol into production, and is interested in

Tim Talen (left), of Springfield, OR, and Murray Olsen (right) stand with their latest restoration effort - a General Skyfarer. It is SIN 12, NC29025, and is one of only 2 remaining. (The other is owned by Chris Cagle of Hemet, CA.) The airplane was designed by MIT Prof. Otto C. Koeppen as a two-control " spinproof" airplane, and to that end, it was quite successful. The construction of the Skyfarer was quite novel for its t ime - the fuselage is built up of extruded dural aluminum (17ST) angles, gussets and channel sections, all of it held together with bolts and fiber (now elastic) stop nuts! The airplane is powered by a Lycoming GO-145 engine of 75 hp. Tim 's partner in the restoration, Murray Olsen, purchased the airplane a dozen years ago in Portland, OR. These shots were taken last summer, and Tim advises that it is now being covered. Won't this be an interesting Antique to see at a northwestern fly-in?

any info rm ati o n oth e r membe rs may be able to provide. You can contact Dennis at Hea th A e roc ra ft , Ltd ., 4460 H ay de n Falls Dr., Columbus, OH 43221

WEST COAST CESSNA

U0l140CLUB

Donna Christopherson of Santa Clara, CA was kind enough to write and advise us that she is no longe r the person to con­ tact for membe rshi p in for mati o n in t he Wes t Coas t Cess n a 1201140 C lub . To join, write: West Coast Cessna 120/140 Clu b c/o Don and Linda Brandt 9087 Madione Way Redding, CA 96002 Phone 916/221-3732

GUNT E RSVILLE, AL : EA A Chap­ ter 683 is sponsoring a Labor Day Fly-In honoring the past WW I Aerodrome Fly ­ Ins. To be held at the home airport of the WW I Replica Fighter Museum , camping will be available, a nd all pilots and th eir planes are welcome. If yo u need more in­ fo rm ati on about th e Fly- In , which will be held September 2-4, call Ray Brannum at 1-800/526-6072. CLEV E LAND , OH : A n inte restin g Fly- I n to visit o n yo ur way ho me fro m EAA OSHKOSH might be the 25th A n­ nive rsary Crawford Mee t at Cuyahoga Co unt y A irpo rt in Ri chm o nd H eig hts, O H . T his meet combines an antique and classic auto and bicycle meet with a Fly-

In , paralleling th e displ ays of th e Craw­ ford A ut o -Avia ti o n mu se um in Cleve­ land. For more inform ation, call 216/721­ 5722.

PARAMOUNT CABINAIRE In las t m o nth 's li stin g of th e awa rd winners at E A A Sun ' n Fun '95, the win­ ne r o f th e A ntiqu e Silv e r A ge ( 1928­ 1932) was inadvertentl y missed - th at fo r­ tun a t e so ul was no ne o th e r th a n Fred Clark o f D e land , FL for hi s exceedin gly rare 1929 Para moun t Cabinaire. A photo is in clud e d in thi s mo nth 's coverage of Sun n' Fun '95 , starting on page 10, and a fea ture article wi ll be published later this summer. ...

OSH WA YPOINTS Terry R andall , of H arRan Ai rcraft at Davis Field , Muskogee, OK wrote to ad­ vise of th ei r offer to se ll 100LL fue l to those fl yi ng A ntique , Classic or Contem­ porary airplanes to the EAA Conve ntion in O shkos h for $1.50 pe r ga llo n. D av is field (M KO) is loca ted 6 miles so uth of Mu skogee , OK . Fo r m o re in fo ca ll 918/682-4101.

OTHER FLY-IN NOTES PA U LS VALLE Y: A reminder th at th e Antique Ai rplane Fly-In th at was to b e he ld th is p as t May 19-21 was p os t­ poned to October 6-8. Warn er Brothers is shoo tin g a mo vie in th e city of Pa uls V a ll ey durin g th e mo nth s of M ay a nd June, and the city requested the change in dates. If you need more information , call 405/258-1129.

Red Hamilton of EAA Antique/Classic Chapter 25 sent us this phot o of the Chapter and their guests standing with Russ Kilmer's Meyers OTW during their spring meeting this past April 8. The fly-in meeting netted a total of 12 new members for the Chapter while they enjoyed the hospitality of Bill Merwin's ranch in Clarksburg, CA, complete with a soft field of dichrondra to land upon! Membership Chairperson Herb Plucker and Chapter president Bill Merwin and the Chapter members appreciate the participation by the owner/pilots of such unique airplanes as Jimmy Rollison's Laird Speedwing and Scott Crosby's Gee Bee Model E Sportster.

VI NTAGE AIRPLANE 3

A ire varian ts through the model SC3-C. Altoget her, some 200 Command-Aire biplanes were built, nearly half with the OX-So The Command-Air name is often remembered today for th e sin gle seat "Littl e Rock e t" racer that won th e gri ndin g 1930 American Cirrus Derby. Following that, Command-Aire quietly succumbed to the Great Depression. Correct answe rs were received from: Jim Barton, Oshkosh, WI; John Beebe, White Stone, VA ; J.P. McRae, Scott, AR; R. G . Beeler, Lakeland, FL; Charley Hayes , New Lenox, IL; Robert Wynne , Me rcer Island , WA ; Frank Abar , Jr. , Livonia, MI; Ev Cassagneres , Ches hire , CT; Lyn n Towns , Brook lyn , MI ; Marty Eisenmann, Garrettsville, OH ; Mar ion Robl es, Lake land , FL; G le nn Buffington , Bermuda Dunes, CA; Les Stevenson , who's all over the eastern U.S.; Owen Bruce, Richardson, TX; R oy Ca­ gle, Presscott, AR; and Dale Milnes, Richmond , IN .

by George Hardie and H.G. Frautschy Jack McRae of Huntington Station, NY supplied us with a number of "mystery-planes-to-be," including this two-winged beauty. The answer will be published in the September issue of Vin tage Airplane. Answers for that issue must be received no later than July 25, 1995. The March Mystery Plane certainly tickled the memories of a number of readers - 16 answers were sent in! March 's Mystery was the fairly well known production design, the Command-Aire 3C3. It was a traditional 3-seat biplane de­ signed by expatriate German engineer A lbe rt Voellmecke for th e Arkansas Aircraft Company of Little Rock, AR, which was soon renamed Command-Aire, Inc. Powered with th e ubiquitous 90 hp Curtiss OX-S engine, the 3C3 rece ived Approved T ype Certificate A-S3 in Ju ly, 1928. Some later modifica tions of 3C3's that did not qualify for full ATC's received Group 2 certification in April 1930. (The engine was still the OX-S .) A dedicated trainer version, still with the OX-S , was the 3C3­ T. This had a single "bathtub" cockpit for student and instructor. This feature did not prove too popular, so some were converted to conventional 2-cockpit arrangement. Two other new biplanes, th e Fleet 1 and 2 of 1928 and th e New Standard D-29 of 1929, also started out with " bathtub " cockpits, but soo n reverted to separate cockpits. As with many other new designs that started with the war-s ur­ plus OX-S, th e Command-Aire was quick ly upgraded by the use of several of the newer air-cooled rad ial engines. See " U.S. Civil Aircraft", by J. Juptner, Vols. 2 and 3 for the eight Comma nd­ 4 June 1995

Robert Lock, of Reedley, CA sent in this phot o of his Command­ Aire 5C3, the next t o the last one produced. Robert spent t ime with Albert Vollmecke, the airplane's designer, who was also an integral part of the restoration of Robert's 5C3. They searched the old Department of Commerce and CAA files for the original drawings, but they were not to be found . After Albert's passing, Robert inherited almost all of Albert's rema ining files.

Send your Mystery Plane replies to EAA Headquarters:

Vintage Airplane Mystery Plane

P.O. Box 3086

Oshkosh , VV154903-3086

PASSd ~BUCK by Buck Hilbert EAA #21 Ale #5 P.O. Box 424

Union, IL 60180

Dear Buck, This is the first time I have written to you. The latest issue of Vintage Airplane has an article about what is done in rejuvenating dope-covered fabric (the dope is being rejuvenated) and treating cracks in ename l that covers fabric. The writer says that synthetics have longer lives than cot­ ton and lin e n. He implied that these fabrics last longe r than they really do! I had a customer who was part owner of a Cessna 150. He wanted a four-place bird and bought a Stinson Wagon. He had to get a ferry permit to fly her home, because an IA or A&P on the other end said the fabric failed the punch test. (I automati­ cally assumed it was cotton.) Also, the 160 hp Franklin was far beyond TBO and failed compression tests. Joe had an old air mechanic working with him who was unlicensed, so he needed me around too. I was busy and it was some time before I went to his hangar. The fabric had been stripped from both wings. I asked to see the old fab­ ric and discovered it was Ceconite. I told Joe he might have been gypped , for the correct test on Ceconite might reveal it was OK. I have since won­ dered many times how many (people) have removed perfectly good synthet­ ics afte r being told they fai led th e "Punch Test" .. . I firmly believe this should be addressed in a Vintage Air­ plane article . J think a tear test is the only accurate way to test the strength of synthetics. I haven ' t been around rag wings in some time and have for­ gotten much. I am sure you know the correct testing methods for synthetics. I know people will appreciate your telling them the right poop. I've not worked in about two years. I am no chick, but I want to be active in the renovating and overhaul of an­

tiques and classics. 1 have been an A&P since Kitty Hawk , it seems . I have worked on a very large variety of ' craft , and have done work in cotton, linen , Eonnex, Ceconite, and Poly­ fiber. If yo u just so happen to know of a firm of this nature needi ng some­ o ne in the Southwest, I 'd appreciate yo ur te lling them abo ut me . I have n't been at Oshkosh si nce '86, but hope to be there this s umm er. I hop e we can meet. Happy tail winds, W.e. "Bill " Ware

DeSoto, TX

A/C 6948

Hi " Bill", Nice to hear from you . I hope you'll write some more! Yours is a good letter and requesting the kind of information that means something. The answer could help to prevent problems as you describe, particularly needless work on a perfectly good airplane. I have forwarded your letter to th e man who wrote the article, Mr. W.D. " Dip" Davis. Besides being a long time friend and ally, " Dip " also heads up the Superflight divi sion of Cooper Indu s­ tries. H e is my "S tick and Rag" man and is a great source of information. He is also a great airplane enthusiast. Here's his reply: Dear Bill, Buck Hilbert, who is a close friend and reasonably close neighbor, passed along your letter since I had written th e article in Vintage Airplane that you referred to. I didn 't mean to mis­ lead anyo ne about the service life of sy nthetic covering fabrics, I ' m s ure that mo s t old timers have e ncoun­ tered cotton covering jobs that were sti ll airworthy after twenty or more

years of service but in every case those were expertly done jobs which had been cared for tenderly and hangared when not being flown . I believe that just an average finish on a polyester fabric cover job, (Ceconite or e quiva­ le nt) will provide twe nty yea rs of ser­ vice with just average care. Insofar as condemning a cover job as a result of a punch test, you are cer­ tainly correct in condemning the in­ spector who turned it down. FAA Advisory Circular 43.13-1A, chap­ ter 3, section 4, says "Field test instru­ ments that are commonly used to test tensile strength of aircraft fabric cov­ ering give only approximate indica­ tions of the fabric condition. Since the accuracy of field test instruments is affected by c lim atic and environ­ mental conditions, a laboratory test is recommended when aircraft fabric is found to be marginal by field test methods. " This is small consolation to the poor owner who has had perfectly good fabric removed from his airplane and is faced with an expensive recover job, but at least he sho uldn 't le t it hap­ pen to him again. 1 s ure ap precia t e you comments a nd hope you can find a suitable place to perform so me " ra g" work. I'm sending along so me of our propa ­ ganda for our fabric and finishing sys­ tems which I hope you find of interest. Give me a call on our WATS line if you have any questions or comments. I'm in the office Mondays , Tuesdays and Thursdays. I'm out playing air­ plane the rest of the time! Best Regards, Dip Davis

There you have it, Bill, the word from Dip. I'm sure that others who have ex­ pertise in this area can also add their two cents worth. For others who may have many of th e same questions, remember that the key to all of this is the fact that the silver and finish coats must be in good condition (ie. not cracked or chipped). If the finish is badly cracked, or if pieces of the finished are actually miss­ ing, having flaked off, th e fabric under­ neath will be subjected to the sun's ultra­ vio let rays, and the fabric will soo n become unairworthy. If the finish is kept intact, the Dacron synthetic fabrics can be expected to last 20 or more years. By th en you ' ll wan t to pull it off to get a good look-see at the structure. Over to you,

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WHAT OUR. MEMBERS ARE RESTORING

-------------------------------------------------------byNorDlPetersen Rich Komm's B·35 Bonanza

Pictured in front of his totally restored 1950 Beechcraft B-35 Bonanza, N5204C, SIN D-2549, is Richard Komm (EAA 368675, AIC 24217) of San Francisco, CA. With its blue and gold trim on a white background, the B-35 looks for all the world like it came out of Wichita last week (save for the "N" number on the fuselage). The engine is listed as the original Continental E-185 with a takeoff rating of 205 hp. You can tell by the smile on Rich 's face that he likes this 45­ year-old V-tailed speedster.

Jack Brage's

Piper J·4E Cub Coupe

These photos of a 1941 Piper J-4E Cub Coupe, N35986, SIN 4-1468, were sent in by owner and restorer, Jack Brage (EAA 435022 , AIC 20786) of Madison Heights , MI. Purchased as a " basket case " in 1980, the J-4E turned out to be a real can of worms! The en­ gine was "junque " and was replaced with a Continental A-80, which gave birth to additional problems of over­ heating. Converted back to an A-75, it worked much better. The cowling would not fit when installed. An investigation revealed the engine mount , built by the previous owner, was a half-inch out of alignment and had to be rebuilt. Even­ tually, after thirteen years of hard work, the J-4E was completed and the owner was getting ready to fly it to Oshkosh ­ when he developed pneumonia and two

weeks later, suffered a heart attack! In 1993, Jack flew it to Sentimental Journey at Lock Haven, PA , and won the Best J­ 4 Award. In 1994, Jack flew the J-4E to the MERFI at Marion, Ohio, and ran off with the Second Place Award in its cate­

Antonio Acosta's Luscombe SA This photo of Luscombe 8A, N71500, SIN 2927, was sent in by owner Antonio

Acosta (EAA 467911) of Old Tappan , New Jersey. This Luscombe was manu­ factured on June 20,1946, and when An­ 6JUNE 1995

tonio bought the airplane on November 11,1993, it had 123 hours total time since new! It had been in storage for 33 years in a garage. (It was registered to Frank Zaranski of Greenwich, cr, for all those

gory. Jack admits it was a long (13-year) rebuild and doesn't plan on doing an­ other one. The Cub Coupe is presently for sale and information may be ob­ tained by calling Jack Brage at 810-542­ 4487.

years.) The aircraft was disassembled and the engine was sent to EI Reno Avi­ ation , El Reno, OK, who went com­ pletely through the engine and even complied with an AD from 1946! The wings were totally rebuilt and wing tanks were installed per the Don Luscombe Foundation STC and then covered with Superflit e and Randolph dope. The Luscombe was completed on August 13, 1994 and assembled at Warwick Airport, Warwick , NY, with the first flight being completed in October, 1994. The pretty blue trimmed machine has been flown 21 hours since restoration and literally flies like a new airplane. At 144 hours , N71500, should be in the running for the lowest time Luscombe in the whole country! Our congratulations and best wishes go out to Antonio Acosta for restoring a unique piece of aviation his­ tory.

George Flynt's Temco Swift These photos of a modified GC-1B Temco Swift , N2362B, SIN 3662, were sent in by owner, George Flynt (EAA 156555) of Brandon , MS, who retired from Delta Airlines after 35 years as a pi­ lot. Built in August, 1948, the Swift has spent its entire life in Mississippi and George is the third owner. Since pur­ chasing the airplane in 1988 with 1010 to-

tal hours on it, George has installed the fo llowing modifications: new AEIO-360­ AID Lycoming engine with a Hartzell aerobatic prop, new instrument panel and instruments, control sticks, two 13-gallon aux tanks , Cessna 150 seats and tracks, canopy by Jack Nagel, Cleveland wheels and brakes, main wing spar mod for 1970 lb. gross weight, electric fuel boost pump,

heavy duty 12-volt electric hydraulic drive motor and a Nagel designed electric trim. The six year project was completed in June, 1994, and the Swift now cruises at 145 mph at 24-square. For a long time pi­ lot who began flying as a crop duster , George Flynt definitely has the best of all worlds with his beautiful modified Temco Swift.

used in Europe in lieu of shock cords, and the clamshell wheel fenders, used to keep the mud etc. off the airplane. Emil is a highly experienced pilot who cut his eye teeth flying missionaries

around the jungles of New Guinea and is now an air controller in Switzerland. His own aircraft is an immaculate Cessna 170B, NI70ER, based in Freien­ wil, Switzerland.

A "Swiss Miss" Piper Cub This photo of a Swiss registered 90 hp J-3 (L-4) Piper Cub, HB-OXR, was sent in by Marianne Rollin , the lovely wife of Emil Rollin (EAA 184915, A IC 6986), the relaxed pilot sitting in front of the airplane. Emil and one of his four godsons (with a PPL) , flew this Cub from Switzerland across the Nor­ mandy coast to Dieppe , then over the English Channel to the PFA Rally in England. The entire trip required 36 hours of flight time. Note the L-4 win­ dows on the Cub (with the baggage filled to the roof!) , the Hoffman pro­ peller, the spring loaded , hydraulic landing gear shock struts commonly

Bob Von Willer's Fleet Model 7 Pictured near its hangar is a 1930 Fleet Model 7, N684M, SIN 234 - the pride and joy of Bob Von Willer (EAA 457062, AIC 22253) of Lakeside, CA, for the past 30 years. Pow­ ered with a Kinner B5 engine of 125 hp, the Fleet features a full ring cowl and bayonet ex­ haust stacks on the five cylinders. Bob spent the first ten years restoring the Fleet and since January 27,1975 , has flown it to many west coast fly-ins. Unique to this Fleet are the fab­ ric covered wheel pants that are formed from someth ing that looks like "coat hanger" wire and covered with fabric and dope. According to Juptner, N684M, was the fourth Model 7 Fleet produced. There are presently 25 Fleet Model 7 aircraft on the FAA register. .. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 7

Hail to the Chief A tribute to Steve Wittman by Norm Petersen

The recent loss of pioneer racing pilot S. 1. (Steve) Wittman and his wife , Paula, while flying to Oshkosh, WI, in their "0 and 0 Special " has triggered an outpour­ ing of concern , sympathy and tributes from all over the nation. To say that Steve was a legend in his own time would be an understatement. He was so much more - to so many people - over such an am azing time frame . How many of us will ever have the chance to pi­ lot airplanes for 71 consecutive years? This one statement brings into stark real­ ity the almost unbelievable span of time that Steve Wittman's life covered . His life span started just after the mod­ ern era of powered flight began when Orville and Wilbur Wright made their his­ toric flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903 - he was born AprilS, 1904. To this, we might add that Steve Wittman carried a valid Second Class Medical on the day of his death and in addition , his CFI designation (#3108) was good until August 31 , ]995! On August 20, 1993, I arranged to meet Steve and Paula at the Brennand Sea­ plane Base on Lake Winnebago so Steve could examine me for a BFR in my Piper J-3 Cub on floats. He had just renewed

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(Above) Steve is pictured by his fa ­ mous "Bonzo " race , powered with a huge Curtiss 0-12 engine and clocked at around 350 mph when the fastest Army pursuits could only make 200 mph. (Below) This 1947 photo shows four fa­ mous Oshkosh produc t s. Steve Wittman, his "Buster" racer (now in the Smithsonian), "Buster's" pilot 20-year­ old Bill Brennand, and an Oshkosh Truck Co. 4WO snowplow.

his CFl designation and his Seaplane Rat­ ing from 1945 added th e required validity to a BFR in a floatplan e. We thrashed the waters for over an hour doing plow turns, step turns , one-floa t takeoffs and landings, crosswind landings, forced land­ ings (Yes , Steve pulled an engine failure on climb out at 30 feet!) . While demonstrating the airplane in the air, Steve made several turns with the airplane while occupying the rear se at , completely unable to see th e instrument panel. I didn't tell him, but the " ball" never moved during the turns. Following a n interesting oral quiz and after completing the paper work , I asked how much lowed him. Steve ' s unex­ pected answer was, " If you will take Paula for her first-ever seaplane ride, we will be square!" For the next half hour, Paula and I flitted about the south half of Lake Winnebago , making numerous landings and takeoffs. She was so excited, she gig­ gled on every landing , no matter how smooth or bumpy. It was a beautiful day to remember and Paula talked about the seaplane ride for weeks afterwards. To possess such unusual engineering talents, despite a lack of formal education,

(Above) The Wittman designed two-place "Buttercup" which featured the famous spring landing gear,

variable camber wing with movable leading and trailing edges and quite spectacular performance. With

an 85 hp engine, Buttercup will cruise at 135, top out at 150, yet land at about 30 mph, stopping in about 3

or 4 plane lengths. In 1941, this airplane was at the Fairchild Airplane & Engine Plant, Hagerstown, MD,

ready to go into production when World War II stopped everything. The airplane is still flyable today.

(Below) Steve at the controls of Buttercup zipping along at about a 140 mph clip.

(Right)"Bonzo" was named for the impish character whose cartoon antics Steve enjoyed.

(Above) Steve and his first wife of many years, Dorothy Wittman pose by Bonzo in the late 1930's. (Left) Looking over the windshield of Little Bonzo are Steve Wittman and his second wife, Paula, who was lost along with Steve on April 27,1995. This airplane was donated to the EAA Aviation Foundation last year during Convention and now hangs in the museum.

Steve Wittm an was the epitome of the "little guy" in America n aviation folklore. With meager resources at best, he took on the "giants" of the racing fraternity - and beat them at their own ga me. And he did it with a quiet dignity that was most becoming. T o listen to Steve talk of his ex pe riences was an experience in itself - among grown men, you could hear a pin drop. Every word was eagerly awaited. O f such things, legends are born. Fa rewe ll , Steve a nd Paula , a nd don ' t fo rge t to lift your water rudder. ... VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9

Sun 'n Fun '95

by H.C. Frautschy

Antique and Classic Magic in Lakeland A few years after moving the Antique/Classic parking area at Sun 'n Fun, the grounds have really shaped up - there's plenty of parking is avail足

able for your antique, classic or contemporary airplane, and the Warbird folks were even kind enough to lend a bit of ramp space for a couple

of the bigger birds, including the beautiful Fokker F-27 flown in by the Jeppesen Foundation. Now that's a big Contemporary airplane!

Rare antiques still continue to appear, much to the del ight of the old airplane buffs - this year we were treated to the sight of a Paramount Cabi足

naire and Hammond 100 (Parks P-l). It's certain ly a pleasure to see the pages of

"u.S. Civil Aircraft" come alive right before our very eyes.

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(Above) "Go thata way!" (Left) Ryan PT-22 's sit silently in the early morning fog. The weather was just as you would expect while on vacation in Florida , with only one evening thundershower dur足 ing the entire week. 10JUNE1995

(Left) The Swift Magic Team performed during the daily airshow at EAA Sun 'n Fun '95 in their slicked up Swifts. (Right) The Hammond 100 (Parks P-1H) as restored by Zac and Doris Howard of Lake­ land, FL and Yipsilani, MI. The restoration, completed in 1991, earned the Howards an Outstanding Aircraft award.

(Left) The Grand Champion Antique for 1995 is this exceptional PT-17 Stearman. It was also the WW II Era Antique Cham­ pion at EAA OSHKOSH '94. Terry Craw­ ford of Ocala, FL is the proud owner/pilot. (Below) Just a part of the AlC parking area at Sun 'n Fun. Ray Olcott and his paddle-wielding volunteer parkers helped keep the area straight and trim for the week.

(Above and below) Fred Clark and Bud Rogers, when the were not talking to members about the Paramount Cabinaire, were busy with the final preparations on their Chevrolet V-8 engine conversion of Fred's Curtiss Robin. Happily, the auto engine drops neatly into the mount for the original OX-5, leaving the airframe un ­ modified, should anyone wish to put the Curtiss engine back in. (The Chevy came out within 10 pounds of the same weight as the OX-5, radiator included.) The en­ gine installation was inspected by the FAA at Sun ' n Fun and approved for flight test ing. Bud reports the airplane, now with over 10 hours on the installation, will cruise easily at 85-90 mph with the prop turning 1100-1200 rpm. He also says the airplane has much improved climb performance.

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(Above) A 17+ year old restoration that still looks great, this is Bob Fergus' Fairchild 22, powered by a Ranger engine. Built up by Jim Dewey at Santa Paula, CA in 1977, it was flown to Sun ' n Fun by Art Miller and his wife Trisha of Ocala, FL. The most signifi足 cant maintenance since its restoration has been the replacement of the fuel and oil hoses, done as preventive maintenance.

(Above and right) Jean Bell and Andy Bibber flew this Warner powered 1931 Monocoupe 110 all the way down the east coast from Gorham, ME.

(Left) Coke Darden , Lexington, SC treated the early week crowd when he paid a visit with his rare Douglas Dolphin amphibian. (Right) A striking example of the Cessna 180, this is Jack and Angela McCloy' s 1953 Cessna. It is one of the earliest 180's built, SIN 145. A six and a half year long restoration effort was done by Jack , including the painting and engine overhaul. Jack is the Director of Aircraft Maintenance at Kermit Weeks ' Fantasy of Flight aviation attraction in Polk City, FL.

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(Left) Another rare airplane, this is the 1929 Paramount Cab­ ina ire, owned by Fred Clark, Deland, FL and restored Fred and Bud Rogers. A Walter Carr design, (he was a well known Michigan pilot) this is SIN 7 out of nine built. It was selected as the Silver Age (1928-1932) Champion. (Below) Bill McClure and his family zipped down in their Staggerwing from Murfrees­ boro, Tennessee to visit Lake­ land.

(Above) The Sun 'n Fun Plane Parts Mart can be just the place to unload that stuff that is just clut­ tering up the back of your hangar, or you might find just the part you need to finish off your restora­ tion. Spinners, props, interior parts and all other manner of aeronautical parts and pieces show up on the tables.

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(Right) The type club tent is always a busy spot. From right to left we have: Frances Roston and LaVerne Quinlan of the Cessna 120/140 club, Nancy Zawistowski of the Comanche Club, Don and Betty Metzger of the Stick and Rudder Club, and then Tom Null, along with Arlene and Alvah Eick­ meier, representing the Short Wing Piper Club.

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(Above) The Sun "n Fun Judging Corps who cover everything from homebuilts to seaplanes, and everything in between. Thanks for all your hard work, guys and gals! (Right) The Piper Museum in Lock Haven, PA has this "mobile mu­ seum" celebrating the early history of the Piper Aircraft plant that was located in in that central Pennsylvania city. The Clinton County Historical Society is the prime mover behind this exhibit.

(Left) Pat Cargile, Chapin, SC and his Piper Clipper, fresh from a restora­ tion and looking very smart in its standard color scheme. The custom interior features a full instrument panel. (Right) Sun "n Fun seems to be a Monocoupe magnet - here's Bill Symmes of Miami, FL and his Mono­ coupe 110 Special, the winner of the Best Monoplane trophy in the an­ tique category. 14 JUNE 1995

(Left) All the way from Toronto, Canada, the Most Original trophy winner in the Contemporary class was John Van Lieshout's 1958 Cessna 172 C-FDGS. (Below) The Antique/Classic/Contempo足 rary Headquarters at Sun 'n Fun is a focal point for Division activities during the week. Jane Kimball, (center, right) volun足 teers her time by heading up the registra足 tion desk at AlC HQ. She often has help from her granddaughter, Kimberly Loos, age 10 (center, left) and her daughter, Karen Kimball (right). Here, Piper Pacer pilot Rebecca Gamwell registers for Sun 'n Fun with the Kimball clan. ..

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1938

THOMPSON TROPHY paintings by Frank Warren

The winners:

#29 Roscoe Turner - LTR-14 Laird Turner 283.42 mph

#3 Earl Ortman - Rider R-3

269.72 mph

#2 Steve WIIttman - WIIttman "Bonzo"

259.19 mph Others in the race:

#41 Leigh Wade - Military HM-1 #25 Joe Mackey - Wedell Turner # 18 Joe Jacobson - Rider R-6 # 5 Art Chester - Chester "Goon"

DNF - Engine trouble #52 Harry Crosby - Crosby CR-4 DNF - Gas /umes 16 JUNE 1995

1937

THOMPSON TROPHY The winners:

#301 Rudy Kling - Folkerts SK-3 256.91 mph #4 Earl Ortman - Rider R-3 256.86 mph #29 Roscoe Turner - LTR-14 Laird Turner 253.80 mph Others in the race:

#63 Frank Sinclair - Seversky SEV-1XP #6 Steve Wl'ttman - Wl'ttman "Bonzo" #23 Ray Moore - Seversky SEV-S2 # 70 Gus Gotch - Rider R-4

#25 Joe Mackey - Wedell Turner DNF - Engine trouble #33 Marion McKeen - Brown B-2 DNF - Engine trouble

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Antigue/Classic

Photo Contest

FIRST PLACE WATERBIRDS Robert T. Beecher (AIC 17924) Chicago,IL SECOND PLACE

WATERBIRDS

William McCarrel

(AIC 4496)

White Pigeon, MI

THIRD PLACE

WATERBIRDS

Myron Heimer

(AIC 8190)

Rose Creek, MN

HONORABLE MENTION

WATERBIRDS

Pat & Arlys Quinn

(AIC 10079)

Ventura, CA

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HONORABLE MENTION GROUND TO GROUND Noel Allard (AIC 1673) Chaska, MN

THIRD PLACE

GROUND TO GROUND

Myron Heimer

(AIC 8190)

Rose Creek, MN

SECOND PLACE

GROUND TO GROUND

Charles Papas

(AIC 21063)

Crown Point, IN

FIRST PLACE

GROUND TO GROUND

Donald Dole

(AIC 10222)

Indianapolis, IN

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HONORABLE MENTION HUMAN INTEREST Lynn B. Willett (AIC 319706)

Wooster,OH

THIRD PLACE

HUMAN INTEREST

Myron Heimer

(AIC 8190)

Rose Creek, MN

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SECOND PLACE

HUMAN INTEREST

Marsha Pike

(AIC 20949)

Vacaville, CA

FIRST PLACE HUMAN INTEREST James W. Fowler (AIC 2293) Houston, TX

FIRST PLACE GROUND TO AIR Robert T. Beecher (AiC 17924) Chicago,IL

THIRD PLACE GROUND TO AIR Milton Tedhams (AiC 11778) Vestaburg, MI

SECOND PLACE GROUND TO AIR Myron Heimer (AiC 8190) Rose Creek, MN

CHAIRMAN'S CHOICE Joseph P. Leverone, Jr. (AiC 8713) Minneapolis, MN

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The other entrants in this year's AlC Photo Contest were: Heinz Bittermann Wiesbaden, Germany Phyllis Brauer Chicago, IL Phil Claus Thornton, IL Bent Esbensen Esbjerg, Denmark Cy Feller Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada Bob Forehand Guy Fortier Incline Village, NV Arden Garrity Mt. Hope, Ontario, Canada Leslie Hibbert Laconia, NH L.V. Hostetler Grand Junction, CO

Your judges for the 1994 Antique/Classic Photo Contest were (left to right) Ted Koston, Contest Co-Chairman Jack McCarthy, E .E. "Buck" Hilbert, Dan Hans, Lee Fray, Bill Lom足 bardi , and Eric Lundahl. The judges would like to thank all the members of the Division who submitted photos for this year's event. The 1994 Antique/Classic Photo Contest was the last of the Division sponsored Photo Contests. Declining entries from a wider range of A/C members is the primary reason for the discontinuation of the contest. It seems quite a few members would sign up for the con足 test during the Convention (usually around 100 members) but fewer than 25 percent of those who entered actually sent in their photos. A large percentage of those who did send in their pictures did so year after year, so that few new members actually took part in the contest. Looking towards the future, it may very well happen that the contest might reappear in a different format if enough members decide that the contest is something in which they wish to participate. To those of you who have sent in your photographic efforts, we'd like to ex足 tend our thanks - without you, the contest would simply not have happened. Thank You! ...

F.O. Johnson Don Levandowski Macon,IL Madonna McMahan Wausau, WI Joseph Norris Wisconsin Rapids, WI Marsha Pike Vacaville, CA V.N . Smith Uxbridge, England Doug Stone Northboro, MA David S. Thurston Libertyville, IL Doug Tomas Waterford , WI Rick Tomalewicz Lockport, IL Julie Verrette New Franken, WI

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Sun In Fun

On the

Water

by Norm Petersen

The weather gods smiled on the hard­ working organizers of the 1995 Sun 'n Fun Seaplane Fly-In at beautiful Lake Parker, situated in the northeast corner of Lake­ land, Florida. An event that has steadily grown in stature and camaraderie among the dedicated seaplane fraternity, the day­ long affair was held in beautiful , bright sunshine (as Florida can readily supply) with a slight breeze rippling the water. It was held on Friday, April 14, during the week-long Sun 'n Fun Fly-In and attracted spectators like bees gathering around a cache of honey! This was a first-ever "Good Friday" fly-in as the event was right towards the completion of Easter Week. The City of Lakeland has put forth a

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major - and I mean, major - effort to im­ prove the facilities, the lakefront and the entire area that is used while catering to the seaplane event. The much improved facilities included a completely new screened-in structure that was large enough to handle the huge Seaplane Pilot's Ban­ quet on Friday evening (plus additional parking for guests in a first class setting). In addition, considerable work had been accomplished in making the entire beach­ front area more conducive to handling sea­ planes. Large amounts of tall reeds and greenery had been removed from along the beach so the seaplanes could maneuver for parking, either "tails in" with a floatplane or " nose in" with an amphibian.

Numerous new hard surfaced parking areas had been expanded in anticipation of larger crowds (an excellent educated guess!) and every parking spot was filled to the brim. Although total estimates on the crowd numbers are difficult to come by, it would suffice to say that many, many thou­ sands of interested people and spectators showed up for the all-day fly-in . At our noon lunch table overlooking the sea­ planes, we had people from California , Kenora, Ontario, Canada, upstate New York and Wisconsin! The effervescent Joe Rindall did his usual excellent job on the announcer ' s stand as over 80 seaplanes of every size and shape imaginable arrived for the events of the day. The " Water Bombing Contest," where participants drop a grapefruit at a target from 100 feet above the water, was won by Pierce Warmsley and Dick McDaniel in a Kitfox. The second spot went to Bill Small in a Lake LA-4 while third place was gar­ nered by Jack McClory in a Quicksilver. Some of the drop attempts were rather hi­ larious as the judges ran for cover when er­ rant grapefruit came their way! (Where else, but at such an event, can you get a re­ ally clear shot at the judges?) In the "Spot Landing Contest," the pi­ lots with a good knowledge of their sea-

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(Top) Winner of the first ever Grand Cham­ pion Seaplane Award at Sun 'n Fun was this totally restored 1944 Grumman G-21 A Goose, N121GL, flown by Gerald and Betsy Holmes of Chattanooga, TN. (Above) One of the J-3 Cubs on 1500 Aqua floats from the Jack Brown Seaplane Base taxies in as a couple of local fisherman head out for some fishing. (Right) The full reflection of this 1954 Super Cub on Aqua 2200 floats is etched in film as owners, Rod and Suzy Rawson, of Manitee County, FL, taxi in for the seaplane fly-in. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23

(Left) A beautiful even i ng shot of A I Nordgren's Grumman G-44 Widgeon , N69058, SIN 1291 , from Forest Grove, OR, that garnered the Best Amphibian Award. The restoration of this airplane is a major story in perseverance. (Below) A seaplane pilot's best friend is his paddle! This 1946 L u scombe 8F , N1917B, SIN 6344, is mounted on a set of Edo 1400 floats and pulled along by a Continental 0-200 swinging a 73 X 44 seaplane propeller. This full ele ctric floatplane was restored and put on the line at Florida Seaplanes, Inc., Orlando, FL, where it is used on a daily basis.

plane's performance (along with a bit of good luck) hit the spot the best wi th Mark Futch taking the number one trophy wit h his Maule f1oatplane , second place went to Brian Medley with his J-3 Cub, while third place was garnered by Bi ll Sma ll and his Lake amphibian. The "Short Takeoff Contest" produced some rea lly noisy, high-powered attempts at getting out of the water in the least amount of space. Never in your life have you seen and heard such clawing for alti­ tude as each participant tried his very best to get airborne as quickly as possible . In the Standard Airp lane Class (A) Mark Futch was off the water in 250 feet with his Maule to bring home the bacon. The Light­ plane Class (B) was won by Pierce Warms­ ley who was off the water in 225 feet with his Kitfox. The Ult ralight Class (C) was won by Richard Johnson who managed to lift his Quicksilver off the water in only 125 feet. (Below) This pretty Taylorcraft BC-12D, N70K, SIN 7962, mounted on a set of Edo 1320 floats was flown in from Jack Brown' s Seaplane Base by Jim Wagner and his daughter, Jamie, age 9. For­ merly owned by Don Brookover, Thorn­ dale, PA, the T-Craft features a full elec­ tric Continental C-85-12, really dry floats, and a cruise of 80-85 on floats.

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The large crowd of onlookers enjoyed the competition events and the large vari­ ety of seaplanes that were coming and go­ ing at a steady pace. The (new) hot dog stand did a thriving business with many im­ provements slated for next year. (It's called being overwhelmed!) The totally new screened-in park struc­ ture was the site of the Friday evening Sea­ plane Pilot's Banquet with the Texas Cattle Company handling the catered steak din­ ner. Only 200 tickets were availab le and every place was taken. The (h uge) steaks were so tender you wondered how the ani­ mal was able to remain standing. Master of ceremonies Joe Hindall did a fine job with the awards as the Best Metal

Seaplane Award was taken by a turbine­ powered DeHavilland Beaver, N53GB , flown by Tom Taylor. The Best Amphibian Award was gar­ nered by a Grumman Widgeon, N69058 , flown by A I Nordgren. For the first time ever, a Grand Champion Seaplane Trophy was awarded this year and the recipients were Gerald and Betsy Holmes with their magnificent Grumman G-21A " Goose," N121GL. In addition, a Special Seaplane Award was given to our "Senior States­ man," Weldon "Willie" Ropp, whose beau­ tiful1933 Curtiss Wright 16E biplane on floats , N12380, was the oldest seaplane in attendance. A more fitting ending to a perfect day could not have been found as the main speaker for the banquet, Corky Meyer, re­ tired test pilot for Grumman Aircraft Co. for 36 years, had the entire crowd on th e front edge of their chairs for nearly 50 min­ utes with his fantastic array of experiences. Corky bas been a pilot for 57 years and is qualified in 125 different types of aircraft. To all of these, we would have to add one more very important item : Qualified Speaker! Our special thanks go out to the hard working folks who put on the Sun 'n Fun Seaplane Fly-In, especially Jack and Peggy Gilson , who have worked their hearts out over this past year to have a much im­ proved fly-in. Their e fforts were not in vam. ...

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Notice is hereby given that an annual business meeting of the members of the EAA Antique/Classic Division will be held on Wednesday, August 2, 1995 at 8:00 a.m. (Central Daylight Time) at the 43rd Annual Convention of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc., Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Notice is hereby further given that the annual election of officers and directors of the EAA Antique/Classic Division will be conducted by ballot distributed to the members along with this June issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE Said ballot must be returned properly marked to the Ballot Tally Committee, EAA Antique/Classic Division, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086, and received no later than July 29, 1995. The Nominating Committee submits the following list of candidates. Arthur R. Morgan, Vice-President, EE "Buck" Hilbert, Treasurer. Directors: John S. "Jack" Copeland, Philip Coulson, Stan Gomoll, Dale A. Gustafson, Robert S. Lickteig.

ARTHUR R. MORGAN, Milwaukee, WI Art Morgan began flying in 1961 and received his private license in 1962. In 1965 he went on to get his commercial rating. He has been a member of EAA since 1962 and began by parking airplanes at the EAA Convention in Rockford, Illin ois. Art was one of the first to start building a KR-1 and although he did not complete his proj ect, he was instrumental in the completion of two of the little birds. In 1974 he and his wife, Kate, purchased a 1939 Luscombe 8-C, which he promptly rebuilt. After two years of fl ying the Luscombe, Art and several friends organized the American Luscombe Club. T he Morgans also own a Bellanca 14-13. Art served the EAA as a Museum volunteer for sev­ eral years; as Classic parking chairman at Oshkosh and also as Antique/Classic Park ing Chairman. Art has been a Director of the Antique/Classic Division since 1978.

E.E. "BUCK" HILBERT, Union, IL "Buck" is a native of Chicago and a graduate of Lewis College. He began learning the " pilot's

point of view" while working as a line boy at the old Elmhurst Airport nea r Chicago in 1938. The

pay wasn 't much , but it was " flying" time and he soloed an Aeronca 65 LA Chief in October,

1941. Graduating fro m high school almost directl y into the U.S. Army Air Corps Training

Command , he flew and later instructed in many of the training aircraft of the time. He flew gun­

nery training B-17s at Las Vegas Army Air Field and finished up teaching twin e ngine transition.

Among the students were Chinese Nationalist and our own U .S. pilots returning to duty after lib­

era tion from P.O.W. camps. After several years of " Dirt Field" flyin g throughout northe rn

Illinois and southern Wisconsin , "Buck" landed an interview with United Airlines. However,

before he was officially hired he was reca lled for the Korean war. "Buck" re-qualified as an

Army Aviator and there followed a most rewarding and memorable experience flying for the HQ Company Air Section of the

24th Infantry Division. Back home, United Airlines went ahead with the " new hire" process and " Buck" began a 32 year.

career spanning the era of propellers to jets. He retired in 1984 allowing him to devote almost full time to his "love", aviation.

Buck has been a part of the Division almost since its inception. With his wife Dorothy's encouragement and assistance serving

as President from 1971 through 1975 and currently as treasure r, he is also a member of the EAA Aviation Foundation Board .

"Buck" and Dorothy still live on the "Funny Farm" airstrip outside of Union, IL where he keeps his Aeronca and Fleet air­

planes. The "Funny Farm" is always a bee-hive of activity on weekends when any airplane is welcome.

PHILIP COULSON, Lawton, MI Phil is semi-retired from a lifetime of surveying and engineering projects. His first ride in an air­ plane was at the age of 16 in a Fairchild PT-23, owned and flown by Horace Sackett, a local pilot and A&P. Twenty years later, Horace would be Phil's guiding light in restoring his 1930 Waco INF. Phil learned to fl y off a grass strip in Lawton, MI in 1962. His original dual instruction and solo flying was in a Piper 1-5. Throughout the years he has owned several aircraft, including a 1-3 Cub, Taylorcraft Tri-Pacer and Cessna 190. He and his wife Ruthie are lovers of Wacos and greatly enjoy flying their 1940 Waco U PF-7. They also own a 1930 Waco INF and a G model Bonanza. Phil 's Military career consisted of four years in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Phil is a lifetime EAA member and began attending EAA Conventions in Rockford, IL He is also a lifetime member of the Kalamazoo Aviation Museum. Phil is currently president of the American Waco Club, Inc., and a member of the AOPA since 1966. He was appointed advisor to the Antique Classic board in 1985 and served in that capacity until 1987 when he was ejected to a directorship. The Coulsons live in Lawton , MI. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

JOHN S. "JACK" COPELAND, Shrewsbury, MA Jack received a degree in mechanical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology in 1954. He served as an Aircraft Maintenance Officer on active duty in the U.S. Air Force from 1955-58, attaining the rank of captain in the USAF Reserve. Jack holds a commercial pilot license with a flight instructor rating. He joined EAA in 1971 and the Antique/Classic Division in 1975 shortly after purchasing his first aircraft, a 1948 Cessna 140. At that time Jack lived in the Chicago area and participated in pre-Convention weekend work parties. H e has been an active volunteer at the last 27 annual Conventions serving at various times as Classic Parking Co-Chairman and Manpower Chairman, and currently serves as Participant Plaque Chairman. He was named an advisor to the Antique/Classic Board of Directors in 1979 and served in that capacity until 1984 when he was elected to a Directorship. Jack is currently semi-retired, having earned his living as a professional engineer and in various engineering management positions. In addition to his EAA involvement, he is active as a Lt. Colonel on the Massachusetts Wing Staff of the Civil Air Patrol where he serves as the Wing's Flight Clinic Officer.

STAN GOMOLL, Blaine, MN Stan soloed a J-3 Club on his 16th birthday on November 30,1942. In 1945 he served in the U.S. Air Force as a ground crewman on B-29s based at Guam. Stan received his A&E license in 1949 at Spartan School of Aeronautics, then returned home to Minneapolis where he worked at a small airport. In 1951 he was hired by Northwest Airlines as a mechanic, progressing to Flight Engineer and Co-pilot. Stan is now retired from Northwest. Stan's first airplane was a 1939 40 hp Taylorcraft. Currently he owns and flies a 1936 Waco Cabin and a 1946 J-3 Cub. Over the years he has restored many airplanes. Stan has been active in EAA working on various committees at the Annual Convention. In 1976 he was named Advisor and elected to the Board of Directors in 1984. He is currently President of Antique/Classic Chapter 4 in the Minneapolis area.

R.J. "DOBBY" LICKTEIG, Albert Lea, MN Dobby is a native of Minnesota and had his first airplane ride at the age of 13 in a Velie Monocoupe . He earned a solo license in a J-2 Cub at the age of 16 working at the local air­ port for flying time, and has been flying since then. After completing college in Minnesota, he entered Air Force pilot training and graduated in Class 42J and was assigned to a new P-47 fighter group. His tour of combat was 2-112 years in the European Theater of Operations dur­ ing World War II. Dobby has owned a varied collection of aircraft, including a Stinson V77, Stearman, L-2M, Aztec, Citabria, BT-13A and AT-6G. In 1985 he completed the restoration of a KR-21 Kinner-powered biplane and donated it to the EAA Aviation Museum. His air­ planes are frequent visitors to all upper midwest fly-ins. He has been active in EAA Antique/ Classic and Warbird activities since the Convention was moved to Oshkosh. Dobby is retired and he and his wife Jeanne live in Albert Lea, MN. Their son Scott is a licensed pilot and is active on the Warbirds park­ ing committee at the Annual EAA Convention.

DALE A. GUSTAFSON, Indianapolis, IN Dale has been interested in airplanes since he was a small child and took his first plane ride in 1939 at the age of 10. He started taking flying lessons in 1945 and soloed at 16. After high school, he worked at the airport in South Bend, Indiana servicing airliners, handling cargo and doing field maintenance. Dale attended Spartan School of Aeronautics in 1948 and 1949 to obtain additional pilot ratings. After this he freelanced as a flight instructor and ran a small FBO at South Bend until he was hired as a co-pilot on Turner Airlines in Indianapolis in 1950. Through name changes and mergers, the airline is now USAir. He had been with the airline for more than 35 years when he retired. His plans now are to spend his time between Indiana and Florida, where he has prop­ erty adjoi ning a private airstrip. Through the years, Dale has owned various aircraft including a Stinson V77, Piper Colt,. Fairchild 24, Cessna 150 and several modern airplanes. He currently owns a Cessna 195 plus a Stearman PT-17 and Piper J-4 which are being restored. Recently Dale and his wife operated a small airport northwest of Indianapolis. He is a member of several organizations interested in antique, classic and homebuilt air­ craft. He has been a member of EAA since 1960 and the Antique/Classic Division since it was organized. He has served as an Advisor to the Division and currently is serving as a Director. For several years, Dale has judged antiques at Oshkosh and serves as Chairman for the Antique/Classic aircraft awards.

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JUNE 15·18 - ST. LOUIS , MO - Creve Coeur Airport. American Waco Club Fly-In. Con­ tacts: Phil Coulson , 616/624-6490 or John Hal­ terman, 314/434-4856. JUNE 16·18 - DA YTON, OH - Morraine Airpark. Luscombe Assoc. forum. For info call the Luscombe Assoc., John Bergeson at 517/561-2393. JUNE 17·18 - FOWLERVILLE, MI "Somewhere in Time" military theme , period dress encouraged, lunch on the 17th, Biplanes, antiques, homebuilts, all typ es welcome. Sponsored by EAA Chapter 1056. Contact: Ron Cooper, 5171223-3233. JUNE 17·18 - CAMARILLO , CA - 15th An­ nual Fly-In. Homebuiits, Antiques , Classics, Warbirds , featuring the CAPs B-29 " Fifi." Contact: John Parrish, 805/488-3372. JUNE 18 - RUTLAND , VT - 4th Annual Trail­ dragger Rendezvous! EAA Chapter 968 pan­ cake breakfast, 8 a .m. to 11 a .m. Contact: 802/492-3647. JUNE 22·25 - MT. VERNON , OH - 36th An­ nual National Waco Reunion Fly-In. "Greatest Waco Show on Earth." For info call 51318680064. JUNE 23·25 - EMMETT, ID - Continental Luscombe Assoc. Fly-In. For info call Loren Bump, 2081365-7780. JUNE 23·25 - GREELEY, CO - 17th Annual EAA Rocky Mountain R egio nal Fly­ In/Airshow. 303/798-6086. JUNE 24·25 - GREELEY, CO - Alexander Aeroplane ' s Builders' Workshop . 1-800/8312949. JUNE JO·JULY 2 - GAINESVILLE, GA - 27th Annual "Cracker Fly-In." Sponsored by EAA Chapter 611. Contact: Bennet Aiken, 404/5328558 or Bob Savage, 4041718-1966. JULY 2 - WISCONSIN RAPIDS , WI - EAA Chapter 706 Fly-ln/Drive-In Pancake Brea kfast. 8:01 a.m. to 11 :59 a.m. 715/435-3644. JULY 5·9 - ARLINGTON, WA - 26th Annual Northwest EAA Fly-In/Sport Aviation Conven­ tion. 3601435-5857. JULY 7·9 - PITTSFIELD , IL - Great River Squadron annual "Gathering of Eagles" antique Fly-In. Call Anita Riley, 314/581-2242. JULY 9·15 - KALISPELL, MT - 26th anniver­ sary convention of th e IntI. Cessna 170 Assoc. Contacts: AI J e nnin gs , 406/837-3133 or Terry Westphal , 406/257-4oo4. JULY 14·16 - RED LAKE, ONTARIO, CANADA - Diamond Jubilee Norseman Float­ plane Festival. Events for both pilots and pedes­ trians. Contact the Norseman Festival Commit­ tee at 807/727-2809. JULY 15·16 - DELEWARE , OH - Central Ohio. 14th Annual EAA Chapt e r 9 Fly-In. Young Eagle flights, BBQ, Food. Del aware Airport. Contact: Walt McClory 614/363-3563. JULY 23 - MARSHFIELD , WI - EAA Chapter 992 Fly-In pancake breakfast. 7151223-6679. JULY 24-26 - LACROSSE, WI - (LSE) Annual convention of the Short Wing Piper Club. arrive 7/23, depart 7/27. Convention HQ - Midway Motel. For info , contact the SWPC president, Steve Marsh , 816/353-8263 or the SWPC News, Bob or Elinor Mills, 316/835-2235. JULY 24·26 - LA CROSSE, WI - Short Wing Piper Club Annual Convention. 507/238-4579. JULY 26·AUGUST 3 - VALPARAISO , IN­ EAA Chapter 104 of NW indi ana 11th annual food booth at Porter Co. Airport (VPZ). 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily during tbe week of Oshkosh. For . more info, call Barb Doepping, 219/759-1714 or Alex Komorowski , 219/938-5884. JULY 27·AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH, WI - 43rd Annual EAA Fly-In and Sport Aviation Con­ ven ti on. Wittman Regional Airport. Contact

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