VA-Vol-24-No-6-June-1996

EDITORIAL STAFF Publisher

Tom Poberezny

Editor-in-Chief

Jac k C ox

Vol. 24, No.6

June 1996

Editor

Henry G. Frautschy

Managing Editor

CONTENTS

G olda Cox

Art Director M ike Drucks

1 Straight & Level/ Espie "Butch" Joyce

ASSistant Art Director

Sara A O tto

Computer Graphic Specialists

Olivia

L.

Phillip

2 AlC News/H .G. Frautschy

Jennifer Larsen

Advertising Mary Jones

Associate Editor

3 AlC 25th Anniversary/ Gene Chase

Norm Pete rsen

Feature Writer

Dennis Parks

8 lOOth Anniversary of Chanute's Flight Experiments/ Simine Short

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Staff Photographers

Jim Koepnic k C arl Schuppel

Mike Steine ke

Ken Uc hte nburg

Editorial Assistant

Isa belle Wiske

13 Pass it to Buck! E.E. "Buck" Hilbert 14 Sun 'n Fun '96­ Antique/Classic Coverage/ H.G. Frautschy

EAA ANTIQUE/ CLASSIC DIVISION, INC. OFFICERS

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20 AlC Survey/EAA Staff

Vice-President George Daubner 2448 Lough Lane Hartford. WI 53027

414/673-5885

Treasurer

E. E. 'Buck' Hilbert

P.O. Box 424

Union.IL 60180

815/923-459 1

DIRECTORS

26 Calendar 27 Mystery Plane/ H.G. Frautschy

John Belend!

Robert C. "Bob" Brauer

7645 Echo Poinf Rd. Connon Falls. MN 55009 507/263-2414

9345 S. Hoyne

Chicago. IL 60620

312/779-2105

John S. Copeland 28-3 Williamsbur8 Ct. Shrewsbury. MA 1545 508/842-7867 Stan Gomoll 1042 90th Lone. NE Minneapolis, MN 55434 612/784-1172

Gene Chase 2159 Corlton Rd . Oshkosh. WI 54904 41 4/231-5002

28 Welcome New Members 30 Vintage Trader

President Espie "Butch" Joyce P.O. Box 35584 Greensboro. NC 27425 910/393-0344 $&cretary Steve Nesse 2009 Highla nd Ave. Albert Lea . MN 56007 507/373-1674

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FRONT COVER ... Triple tail Bellancas have such nice lines. This example. rebuilt and flown by Drew Peterson . Yelm. WA is a 14-19-2. with an one·time STC'd installation of a 260 hp Continental on the nose. There 's more information on this airplane on page 2. EAA Photo by Mike Steineke. shot with a Canon E05-1 n equipped with an 80·200 mm lens. 1/200 sec at III on 100 ASA slide film. Cessna 210 photo plane flown by Bruce Moore. BACK COVER ... The 1896 Chanu te Biplane Glider was quite a performer during the summer of 1896 on the sand d unes of the south shore of lake Michigan. Starfing on page 8. Simine Short gives us an overview of Chanute's gliding experiments on the occasion of the 1DOth anniversary of his work during the pioneering days of aviation.

Copyright © 1996 by the EM Antique/Classic Division Inc. All rights reserved. VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-6943) is published and owned exclusively by the EAA Antique/Classic Division. Inc. of the Experimental Aircraft Association and is published monthly at EAA 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 EAA Antique/Classic Division, Inc. is $27.00 for current EAA members for 12 month period of which $15.00 is for the publication of VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Membership is open to all who are interested in aviation. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to EAA 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 APO addresses via surface mail. ADVERTISING - Antique/Classic Division does not guarantee Of endorse any product offered through the advertising. We invite constructive criticism and welcome any report of inferior merchandise obtained through our advertising so that corrective measures can be taken. EDITORIAL POLICY: Readers are encouraged to submit stories and photographs. Policy opinions expressed in articles are solely those of the authors. Responsibility for accuracy in reporting rests entirely with the contributor. No renumeration is made. Matenal should be sent to: Editor, VINTAGE AIRPLANE, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. Phone 414/426-4800. The words EAA, ULTRALIGHT, FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM, SPORT AVIATION and the logos of EAA, EAA 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 ULTRAiLIGHT CONVENTION are trademarks of the above associations and their use by any person other than the above association is strictly prohibited.

Phil Coulson 28415 Springbrook Dr. Lawton, MI 49065 616/624-<>490 Cha~es Harris 72 15 East 46t h 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 Dr. Albert Leo. MN 56007 507/373-2922 Geoff Robison 1521 E. MacGregor Dr. New Haven. IN 46774 219/493-4724

Jeannie Hill P.O.80x328 Harvord. IL 60033 815/943-7205 Robert D. "Bob" Lumley 1265 South 124th St. Brookfield. WI 53005 414/782-2633 Gene Morris 115C Steve Court. R.R. 2 Roanoke. TX 76262 817/491-9110 George York

181 Sloboda Av.

Mansfield. OH 44906

419/529-4378

S.H. OWes" Schmid 2359 Lefeber Avenue Wauwatosa. WI 53213 4 14/771-1545

DIRECTOR EMERITUS S.J. WHlman

1904-1995

ADVISORS Joe Dickey 55 Oakey Av. Lawrenceburg. IN 47025 812/537-9354 Steve Krog 930 Tora HL E Hartford. WI 53027 414/966-7627

Roger Gomoll

3238 Vicoria SI. N

St PaUl, MN 55126

612/484-2303

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

STRAIGHT & LEVEL

by Espie "Butch" Joyce

Let me begin by correct­ ing a mistake I made last month, telling everyone that Clay Smith , owner of the Grand Champion Antique at Sun 'n Fun this year, was from Athens, Georgia. Clay calls Athens, Alabama home. This cor­ rection came first by letter from Dina M. Vajdos of Vajdos Avi­ ation at Louise, Texas. Dina and her husband, Robbie, operate Vajdos Aviation. Dina says that Robbie has restored no less than 25 antique or classic aircraft in his young life of 31 years. I know some people who have been restoring one airplane for 30 years. I bought my first J-3 Cub when I was 17 for $500.00; it had been "wind damaged. " Yeah, from about 50 feet in the air! At the time, my Dad remarked to one of his airport buddies that, "it would be a long time before that airplane would hurt me." I did fly that airplane some time later, and it never hurt me. Next, nice guy Clay Smith gave me a call to let me know about the error. Sorry about that, gang. I first thought that my oldest daughter might have caused a lapse in my attention, since she lives in Athens, GA. But after a little investigation, I found that in the original awards list given out by the Sun 'n Fun folks the Grand Champion was listed as coming from Athens, GA. Here it is June once again and the Oshkosh Convention is less than two months from opening day. The EAA staff people can hardly believe the Convention is this close, either. The EAA maintenance staff, who do the year-round background work, have really been set back this year. The long winter we've had has just not let them do the grading work that need­ ing to be done before any building work can be started. The Antique/Classic Division, for example, had planned to start ex­ pansion work more than a month ago on the Headquarters building, but the weather has just held us up. As usual, with the help of EAA maintenance people and the hard core volunteers who show up weeks ahead of the start of the Convention, the needed items will get completed. This is the 25th anniversary of your Division and we have some special activities planned for this Convention. There will be a banner tow on Friday, Saturday and Sunday announcing our 25th to the Convention crowd. Bob Lickteig is the 25th An­ niversary Chairman for the special events this year; his phone number is 507/373-2922. Buck Hilbert is in charge of trying to get as many of the charter members to this year's Convention to be recognized; his phone number is 815/923-4591. Steve Nesse is in charge of two Parades of Flight. The first will be on the opening Thursday of the Convention and the second will be on Monday. We would also like to showcase different type clubs on each of those mornings, around 10:30 a.m., by flying differ­ ent aircraft from the clubs on different days for about 15 min­ utes, during the showcase time . Steve would like to have as many advance applications to fly as possible. Please contact Steve at 507/373-1674. Jeannie Hill is in charge of public rela­

tions for the celebration, and if you should have any items of in­ terest, contact her ASAP at 815/943-7205. Joe Dickey has in­ formed us that we can expect a record number of type clubs this year, somewhere around 32 different clubs. To those who fly in , an Antique/Classic participant plaque will be presented , and this year's will be extra special - it will have our 25th Anniversary logo on it. This year we plan to give these out from the membership booth, located in front of our Headquarters building; Bob Brauer is the Chairman of the membership booth. Your Antique/Classic picnic will be taking place on Sunday night at the Nature Center. Tickets are limited, so buy yours early at the Headquarters build­ ing. If you don't want to fight the traffic in town, this is a great way to have dinner and some great conversation. This will be a special year, also, to win an award for your pride and joy - we are planning at this time to have our 25th logo on the awards. George Meade , Chairman of the Antique /Classic Workshop area, writes to tell everyone that this year they will have demons­ trations on the proper way to install windshields and work with acrylic sheets for side windows. They'll also be installing an inte­ rior in a Cessna 180, demonstrating fabric recovering and there will be a display of antique engines. Dale Gustafson, Antique Awards Chairman, would like the membership to know that he will be holding an educational course about the proper methods of judging aircraft. Dale writes, "We will conduct this school on Friday, August 2, start­ ing at 10:00 a.m.; the location will be the Antique (middle) judg­ ing trailer at the south point where Rt. 26 and Knapp St. meet. There will be a senior judge from each of the three groups (An­ tique, Classic and Contemporary) conducting their portion of the school. Whoever is interested in attending, please call me, Dale Gustafson, at 317/293-4430. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have and I also would like to know how many to expect to attend." Another activity we are very excited about is a first for us ­ an A/C safety seminar. There will be one on Friday morning from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.; this program will be repeated again on Monday morning from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. for people who cannot make the Friday time slot. You will receive a certificate for attending this seminar which will be of benefit to you in the future. I certainly do encourage everyone to at­ tend for their personal benefit. As you can see we have some very exciting things happening at the EAA Oshkosh '96 Convention . As a member there a couple of things that you can do for your Antique/Classic Divi­ sion - come to Oshkosh and have fun. If you really want to make your Convention experience e ven more fun , volunteer for a couple of hours; we can use the help. And ask a friend to join up so they can experience all of the benefits that we now enjoy. Let's all pull in the same direction for the good of avia­ tion . Remember that we are better together. Join us and have it all! VINTAGE AIRPLANE 1

A/CNEWS compiled by H.G. Frautschy

AjC DIVISION 25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ­ PARADE OF FLIGHT Plans are being set for the fun in the Antique/Classic area during EAA OSHKOSH '96. In next month's edition we'll have a rundown of the planned events. To help us celebrate the milestone of our 25th Anniversary, we are planning two Parade of Flight events at EAA OSHKOSH '96. The first will be on Thursday afternoon , August 1, the open­ ing day of the Convention. The second will be on Monday afternoon, August 5. We are looking for volunteers who wish to fly their airplanes in one of these events. Those participating in the event will be given a Parade of Flight patch, a Parade of Flight plaque and a baseball cap. We'd like advance registration for this event - if you have a nice example of an Antique, Classic or Contemporary air­ craft and would like to participate, please contact Steve Nesse, 2009 Highland, Al­ bert Lea, MN 56007, phone 507/373-1674.

EAA CONVENTION INFO If you need information regarding at­ tending the EAA Convention, you can get an answer just about any question imaginable by using EAA's Fax-On-De­ mand service. Dial 908/885-6711 and be prepared to enter a FAX machine num­ ber when prompted by the system. You can also access the EAA information on­ line via the World Wide Web at http://www. eaa.org.

FCC SAYS NO MORE AIRPLANE RADIO LICENSES Notch one up for common sense - the FCC has issued a rule that simply does away with the requirement to have a ra­ dio station license for your airplane . It seemed particularly galling to be re­ quired to have a radio station license for your Antique or Classic, especially if you only had an ELT on board! As of right now, if you do not communicate with foreign stations, (for example , you fly into or use radio services from Canada or Mexico) you do not have to have a radio station license for your air­ craft. If you do need to contact foreign radio stations, due to IACO regulations 2 JUNE 1996

DREW PETERSON'S 1958 BELLANCA 14-19-2 The Contemporary airplane on our cover this month was captured on film during EAA OSHKOSH '95 . Drew Pe­ terson, Yelm, WA searched high and wide for a specific model of the Bellanca 14-19 series of airplanes. He really wanted one powered with the 230 hp Continental, but when he found this particular airplane, it had been modified one more notch in the horsepower dept. - it has a one time STC'd firewall forward installation from the 14­ 19-3 Viking. The dash two version of this Bellanca is the last with a tailwheel- all those that followed had a nosewheel up front. A 260 hp Continental 0-470-F powers this airplane, professionally done by Red Geesaman, Monterey, CA, who owned and flew the airplane for nearly 20 years. Drew added some of his own elbow grease to the airplane after he obtained it, with most of the work refinishing the outside paint and redoing the cockpit wood. A hand­ some interior, finished off with a beautiful mahogany instrument panel was done with the help of his cabinetmaker next door neighbor. Drew is a captain for Alaska Airlines, and he and his wife Amy really enjoys zip­ ping around in the Cruisemaster, which comfortably cruises along at 180 mph, thanks in part to the 260 hp and landing gear fairings that clean up the airplane so nicely.

and a treaty to which we (the USA) are signatories, you are still required to have an FCC radio station license, available for $75. But for the vast majority of those of us who fly our light planes all over the good 01' U.S. of A., the FCC doesn't want to be bothered. Also, due to the the fact you don't have an identi­ fying number (such as an N-number) on your body, when using a handheld while on the ground, and away from your plane, the FCC requires you to have a station license for that transmitter. While you have not needed a personal Third Class Restricted Radiotelephone permit for yourself for a number of years, if you plan on using a radio while contacting foreign radio services, you'll need one of those as well.

MONOCOUPE T.C. IS SOLD If you're a big fan of the Monocoupe 90, you'll want to know that ace restorer John Halterman, St. Louis, MO has pur­ chase the Type Certificate (ATC 306) of the airplane from Dan Massopust. John is moving all of the drawings, jigs, etc. back to Creve Coeur Airport on the west side of St. Louis, only a few miles from where it had been produced prior to 1940. Now John will be able to build and get parts approved under the T.e., in­ stead of getting them approved with a

form 337 . While he has no plans on putting the Monocoupe back into produc­ tion, John looks forward supporting the Monocoupe community. You can reach him at 3127 Creve Coeur Mill Rd , St. Louis, MO 63146.

ERRATA DEPT. In last month ' s Pass it to Buck, he mentioned Orville Wright 's work with the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Mal Gross reminded Buck that Orville was not the first president of the NAA, but rather the first Chairman of the Contest and Records board. A fascinating book, entitled "For The Greatest Achievement, " written by Bill Robie and published by the Smithsonian Press in 1993 is an illuminating account of the Aero Club of America and its succes­ sor, the National Aeronautic Association . For the aviation history buff, it makes for a pleasant read. A little slip of the keyboard last month may confuse a few folks. I neglected to finish a sentence properly in the notice of Victor Spezia's death. The Douglas Dol­ phin he was instrumental in saving is now owned by Colgate Darden III, who bought it from Dolph Overton many years ago. It was Colgate who brought it to Sun 'n Fun last year. My thanks to Doug Rounds who picked up my error.*

fAA Antique/Classic Division

25th

Anniversary PART III by Gene Chase

Since many of our current members may not be aware of the extraordinary efforts that went into the formation of

the largest of fAA 's Divisions, we're pleased to present a 25th Anniversary reprint of the history of the

fAA Antique/Classic Division as first published in the July 1985 edition of the magazine. for the next several

months leading up to the fAA Convention, we'll print a section of this history, and then in the August 1996 issue

we will conclude the series with a retrospective covering the last 10 years. - H.G. frautschy

In that same issue of VINTAGE, Chair­ man of the A ntiq ue Awards Committee, Claude Gray, wrote an article on judging Antique and Classic aircraft at Oshkosh. He outlined some guidelines and presented excerpts from the new judges guidebook, as well as a sample scoring form. And last, b u t not least, that January 1976 issue of THE V INTAGE AIR­ PLANE bega n the contin ued use of full color on the front cover.

1976 - BICENTENNIAL YEAR 1976 started off with some changes for the Antique/Classic Division. Buck Hilbert , who lead the Division so success­ fully for three years, stepped down from the office of President due to the extremely tight schedule imposed upon him by his employer, United Airlines. Vice-President J. R. Nielander was named President and Director , Morton Lester became Vice­ President. In another move , the Officers and Di­ rectors assumed full responsibility for the writing and editing of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE, effective with the January is­ sue. Director Al Kelch very kind ly ac­ cepted the job as Editor and then solicited the following groups of Contributing Edi­ tors: Dusty Rhodes , Evander Britt, Jim Barton, Claude Gray, Ed Esca ll on, Rod Spanier, Dale Gustafson, Henry Wheeler, Morton Lester, Kelly Viets, Bob E lliott, Jack Lanning, Bill Thuma and Glenn Buff­ ington. THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE took on a new look when Editor Kelch changed the format from vertical to horizontal, because photos of airplanes lend themselves more readily to a horizontal lay out. This hori­ zontal format would be retained for five years, through the 1980 issues. (The cov­ ers, for the most part, continue this tradi­ tion to this day.- HGF) In an editorial in the January 1976 issue of VINTAGE, Paul Poberezny announced the restoration of the EAA Air Museum's Ford Tri-Motor was started. And for use as a pattern, the Ford Tri-Motor fuselage which J . R . Nielander hacked out of a South American jungle was in the EAA shop. In his early editorials, President J. R. Nielander solicited articles for the maga­ zine and gave the basic tips for writing them. He also described equipment

NEW OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND ADVISORS W. Brad Thomas, Pilot Mountain, North Car­ olina, served as Antique/Classic Division President from 1979 through 1983.

needed in the Antique/Classic area during the Annual Convention, including: projec­ tion screen, slide and movie projectors, ping pong paddles to be painted orange for use in parking planes, mini-bikes, light­ weight hard hats, etc. He hoped some of the items could be donated to the Division. He also so li cited vo lunteers for the many slots to be filled during the Conven­ tion. He described the four three hour dai ly shifts for nine days with the parking committee having ten positions to be manned daily and the headquarters com­ mittee, four positions. This worked out to be a total of 504 three hour shifts! Paul Poberezny's editorials in VIN­ TAGE were titled "Whistling In the Rig­ ging" and in the April 1975 issue he ex­ pressed his appreciation for the members' support of the Division and for the fine work of Al and his lovely wife Lois in putting out the monthly magazine. Lois' name was listed on the masthead as Assis­ tant Editor. Paul also expressed his pleasure at the decision of the Antique/Classic Officers and Directors to limit awards and recogni­ tion to EAA members only.

At the April 24,1976 Board meeting at EAA Headq u arters , t he Directors ap­ pointed Wi lli am H. Ehlen of Tampa, Florida to the vacancy left when Morton Lester was named Vice President. Buck Hilbert accepted the Treasurer's job when Gar Williams resigned from that position. Also, the Directors created an advisory board and named W. Brad Thomas, Jr, of Pilot Mountai n, NC and Robert A. White of Orlando, FL to serve. Noting that expenses were exceeding in­ come, the Board called for a dues increase from $10.00 to $14.00 per year effective June 1, 1976. In a guest editorial in THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE, Tom Poberezny, EAA Exec­ utive Vice President, praised the efforts of the FAA Tower and Gypsy Controllers at past EAA Conventions. He stated, "They rank with the best in the business, exempli­ fied by the professional, efficient and cour­ teous manner in which they handle the air traffic." In his last editorial before the 1976 EAA Convention, President J. R. Nielander announced a membership drive and cited the benefits of an increased Divi­ sion membership. In addition he issued an invitation to all readers of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE who planned to attend VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3

Oshkosh '76 to stop by the "Antique/Clas­ sic Division Headquarters Barn" for a visit.

OSHKOSH '76 The 24th Annual EAA Convention was the longest yet, starting on July 31 and con­ cluding on August 8 with Paul Poberezny making a demonstration flight in Buck Hilbert's Aeronca C-3. Some of the airshow highlights were the first Oshkosh appearance of the Canadian Snowbirds, an almost unbelievable perfor­ mance by Dwain Trenton in a turbo-prop Great Lakes and a "History of Flight" fly­ by of representative aircraft of every era, beginning with Dale Crites ' 1911 Curtiss Pusher and ending with the newest of the new, Burt Rutan's VariEze. Top award winners at Oshkosh '76 ANTIQUE: Grand Champion - 1927 American Ea­ gle, NC3738, Claude Gray and Robert Groff, Northridge, CA Reserve Grand Champion - American Eaglet, NC548Y, Eugene Morris, Hamp­ shire, IL CLASSIC: Grand Champion - Piper PA-15 Vagabond, N4402H, Bill Amundson and Dick Peterson, Stoughton, WI Reserve Grand Champion - Stinson 108-3, N8074, Ron Kramer, Pella, IA REPLICA: Champion -1908 Curtiss June Bug II, N1908C, Mercury Aircraft, Inc ., Ham­ mondsport, NY. REPLICAS In his August 1976 editorial, J . R. Nielander expressed his views of replica aircraft. He wrote, "There is much to be said for the replica. First of all, it is usually a well-proven design. Second, it is easily recognizable as a rare bit of aviation his­ tory, and only an expert can distinguish it from an original if the builder sticks reliA small portion of the planes lining up for the Oshkosh '7S Antique/Classic Parade of Flight, an activity that has become a Con­ vention favorite. These represent the late '20s and early 30's era including the EAA Museum's Stinson SM-SA and Ryan "Spirit to St. Louis" replica nearest the runway.

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giously to the plans. Third, replicas come in all sizes, shapes and horsepower to fit all sizes of pocketbooks." Although replicas had appeared at EAA Fly-In Conventions for many years, they were not recognized as s uch for awards until Oshkosh '73. Even in 1972, when Bill Turner flew his bea utifu l Brown B-2 "Miss Los Angeles" replica to Oshkosh from his home in California, it received lots of attention, but no award. In time replicas, would come into their own and in future years some very exciting examples would be flown to Oshkosh. The masthead of the October, 1976 is­ s ue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE listed four new additions to the Advisory Board. They were: Maurice "So nny" Clavel, Wauchula, FL; Stan Gomoll, Min­ neapolis, MN; Dale A . Gustafson, Indi ­ anapolis, IN ; and Roger J. Sherron, Santa Rosa, CA. In another move, Vice-President Mor­ ton Lester and Director Jack Winthrop ex­ changed positions on the Antique/Classic Board. The November 1976 issue of VINTAGE was the Convention coverage issue and in his editorial, President J. R. Nielander ded­ icated it to the 128 volunteers, the largest number ever to work in the Antique/Clas­ sic area of the Convention.

1977 - 50th ANNIVERSARY YEAR OF LINDBERGH'S FLIGHT 1977 was a banner year on two counts ­ the 50th anniversary year of Lindbergh's flight and the 25th anniversary year of EAA . This was the year the EAA Mu­ seum staff, along with the help and contri­ butions of many other individuals and or­ ganizations, built and flew a replica of the Ryan "Spirit of St. Louis" in just under five months. This replica was first test flown in late March by Paul Poberezny, and made its first public appearance at the Spirit of St. Louis dedication ceremony on April 20th at St. Louis, MO. In June the replica Ryan was flown to New York City where it began a tour of 102 U.S. cities just as Lind­ bergh did in 1927 after his return from Paris.

Speaking of replicas, J. R. Nielander's earlier editorial on the advantages of build­ ing replica aircraft evoked many favorable replies from members. Some were kind eno ugh to send along information where certain plans could be obtained. Editor Al Kelch named three Associate Editors to help with the publication of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE based on their past contributions of articles. They were: H. Glenn Buffington of Seattle, W A; Robert G . Elliott of Daytona Beach , FL; and Edward D. Williams, Mt. Prospect, IL. The April 1977 issue of THE VIN­ T AGE AIRPLANE contained an exten­ sive listing of Type Clubs. It was hoped this would be an annual feature. A foot­ note pointed out the listing was printed solely as a service and did not constitute an endorsement by or affiliation with EAA. President Nielander happily pointed out in his April editorial the membership drive resulted in a growth of over 50% during the past year. On behalf of the officers, di­ rectors and advisors he thanked all the members who took the time to acquaint fellow aviation enthusiasts with the activi­ ties of the Division.

PERSONNEl CHANGES During 1977 two Advisors, Brad Thomas and Dale Gustafson were named to the Board of Directors, replacing Jim Horne and George Stubbs who resigned . "Sonny" Clavel resigned his Advisor post and Arthur R. Morgan of Milwaukee, WI was named to fill that vacancy. Later in the year, Robert E. Kesel of Rochester, NY was asked to fill one of the two remain­ ing vacancies on the Board of Advisors.

JUDGING MANUAL In his June 1977 editorial J. R. Nielander wrote, "Over the past three years your Division has had standing com­ mittees which have been working very hard at the monumental task of putting together a Judging Manual .... Much thanks is due the original committee consisting of Al Kelch, Dick Wagner and Gar Williams; the present committee consisting of Brad Thomas , Claude Gray and George York; and, in addition, to Bob Taylor and other members of the Antique Airplane Associa­ tion who supplied much valuable input in the early and basic stages of development." Nielander quoted from the manual the definition of Antique, Classic, Customized and Replica aircraft. He then explained the reason for the upper age limit of Clas­ sic aircraft; "The solution arrived at by the committee, that is, December 31,1955, is an excellent compromise. That was the year which, for all practical purposes, aver­ ages out as the demise of the taildragger. Piper brought out the Tri-Pacer in 1953. Cessna had already terminated the 140A in 1951. The 190/195 ceased in 1955. Only a

few 170Bs were built in 1956. The 310 had come out in 1953. Beechcraft had their Bo­ nanza through several modifications by 1955 and were making plans to phase out their big H18 twin. Aeronca and Taylor­ craft were out of production as were Lus­ combe and Stinson."

ANTIQUE/CLASSIC CHAPTERS By mid-1977 , four Division Chapters had been chartered. Chapter 1 was the largest, being the Florida Sport Aviation Antique and Classic Association, one of the sponsoring groups of the annual Sun 'n Fun Fly-In at Lakeland, FL. It was also the group restoring the Laird Super Solution for the EAA Museum. Chapter 2 was the Houston Antiquers who sponsored a very successfu l fly-in at Conroe, TX each year in May. Chapter 3 was the tri-state East Coast group, the North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia Antique Airplane Founda­ tion, Inc. This very active chapter spon­ sored several fly-ins each year. Chapter 4 was the Minnesota Chapter, another active group located in the Min­ neapolis-St. Paul area.

OSHKOSH '77 Referred to as the most waterlogged Convention ever, Oshkosh '77 was still highly successful. The lovely ladies on the Headquarters Staff sold more new mem­ berships in the Antique/Classic Division than were ever sold in the other two Divi­ sions combined. This resulted in a total membership growth of 6% and was cred­ ited to the efforts of Chairmen Kate Mor­ gan and Donna Bartlett in the Headquar­ ters Red Barn and Alicia Smith and Jackie House in the exhibit booth in the Commer­ cial Exhibit Building, as well as all of their volunteer workers. Although the forums tent was 25 percent larger (100 additional seats) , there were overflow audiences at several of the forums . Oshkosh '77 saw an increase of 33% in the total number of Division volunteers when 170 pitched in to handle Convention duties. The practice of recognizing an Out­ standing Division - Volunteer had been ini­ tiated in 1976, but this year there were so many that the chairmen could not narrow the choice down to a single one. Outstand­ ing Volunteer Awards were presented to Hugh P. Harrison , Jeff Copeland, Bob Wallace and Mary Morris. The superior job done by Division vol­ unteers was paralleled by the Division showing in numbers of display aircraft reg­ istered. For the first time the Antique/ Classic Division had more display aircraft on the field than all other categories com­ bined. Included in the record total number of 1389 display aircraft were 182 Antiques and 539 Classics. The Division Fly-By Schedule Com­

mittee had an uphill battle against the weather all week, but were still able to put together a very interesting History of Flight pageant in the rain for the Thurs­ day p.m. airshow. The judges did an excellent job of spot­ lighting the best of the competing aircraft, with top awards going to: ANTIQUE: Grand Champion - Kari Keen (Sioux) Co upe 90-B , NC10721 , Forrest Lovely, Richfield, MN. Reserve Grand Champion - Pitcairn PA-8 , Mailwing, NC10753, Jack Rose , Spangle, WA. CLASSIC: Grand Champion - Piper PA-11 , N78661 , Don Freitag, Summerville, SC. Reserve Grand Champion - Bellanca 14­ 19, N6RJ, Roland M. Joslyn, Malibu, CA. REPLICA: Champion - Fokker DVIII , N7557U, Ed Swearingen, Park Forest, IL. The end of the year marked the end of an era for THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE when the December, 1977 issue was the last one edited by Division Director AI Kelch. Two years previously, Al agreed to take on the editorship for one year, which stretched into two when a replacement could not be found. Al and his wife Lois were totally in­ volved in the magazine 's production for that period of time and did a superb job. On behalf of all the members, the Division Officers and Directors thanked AI and Lois Kelch as well as the Associate Editors, Bob Elliott, Ed Williams and Glenn Buff­ ington for their outstanding efforts.

1978 - 75 YEARS OF POWERED FLIGHT Although AI and Lois Kelch had re­ signed from the editorship of THE VIN­ TAGE AIRPLANE in December 1977, they gracious ly agreed to produce the

January and February 1978 issues be­ cause of the two month lead time re­ quired and the fact the new editor, David Gustafson, would not be joining the staff at EAA Headquarters until January 1st. AI consented to stay involved as an Asso­ ciate Editor of the magazine, and of course as a member of the Division Board of Directors. President J.R. Nielander, in his January editorial in VINTAGE presented the fol­ lowing New Year's resolutions: 1. Produce a high quality color brochure telling the story of the Division as a promo­ tional tool. 2. Membership Drive. 3. Encourage the formation of addi­ tional Antique/Classic chapters. 4. Encourage the members to provide material for publication in VINTAGE. In his February editorial, Nielander dis­ cussed the merits of the owner/restorer of Antique and Classic airplanes being able to legally perform maintenance, repairs and periodic inspections on their own aircraft and without altering the status of the stan­ dard category airworthiness certificate. He eagerly solicited comments and suggestions from Division members. In another editorial, J. R. Nielander dis­ cussed the dwindling supply of unrestored antique aircraft and the necessity of even­ tually turning to replicas to satisfy the hunger for flying the aircraft of yesteryear. The first fruits of an effort to compile a list of plans sources for antique replicas ap­ peared in the June 1978 issue of VINTAGE through the courtesy of Leo Opdycke, the editor of WORLD WAR I AERO­ PLANES. Leo supp li ed the sources of plans for over 50 different WW I and ear­ lier aircraft. Also in this June issue of VINTAGE , the name of Byron (Fred) Fredericksen was added to the listing of the Associate Editors which also included Glenn Buffing­ ton, Bob Elliott, AI Kelch and Ed Williams. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 5

OSHKOSH '78 While most of the nation sweltered in oppressive heat and humidity, EAAers who poured into Wisconsin in r eco rd numbers for the 26th Annual EAA Fly-In Convention, July 29-August 5, e njoyed a week of Mother Nature's natural air con­ ditioning. The largest crowds eve r to at­ tend an EAA event taxed traffic and Convention site facilities to their limits on both days of the opening weekend. Auto traffic was bumper-to-bumper on the four-lane highway for 31 miles south of Oshkosh! The Antique/Classic Division's partic­ ipation was again more successful than ever, thanks to the fine effo rts of all the volun­ teers, many of whom had been helping since the Divi sion's first involvement in 1972. The forums under the direction of Bill Ehlen and AI Henninger were their usual great success, with the 250-seat tent being filled to overflowing on several occasions. The " Hi story of Flight" pageant di­ rected by Ron Fritz and Phil Coulson was a big hit with the e ntire air show audience. John Turgyan was in charge of th e social hour and picnic dinner in Ollie 's Park and this well-attended event would be sched­ uled annually. Art Morgan and Bob Kesse l did their usual superb jobs and with their volunteers parked a record numbe r of 193 Antique , 603 Classic and 5 Replica aircraft. The to­ tal show plane count was 1,471 , up 82 over 1977. The old Red Barn was its usual beehive of activity with the Manpower Committee under Jack Winthrop and Jack Copeland and the Security Committee he aded by George Williams and Jim Smith sharing space in it with Kate Morgan and Donna Bartlett's group. Kate and Donna, along with Jackie House and Mary Morris in the Division 's booth in th e Commercial Ex­ hibit Building did a great job of promoting the Division and signing up 189 new mem­ bers. AI and Lois Kelch , along with Charlie Nelson a nd hi s Temco Buckaroo aerial photo plane, provided the Division press coverage. Stan Gomoll's Decoration ' s Committee did a beautiful job in decorat­ ing the promotional booth and also helped set up the Headquarters Red Ba rn . The Supply Committee was headed by Art Morgan and John Kalas who obtained and maintain ed the equipment used by the Parking Committee, including overhauling the motor bikes. The Division awards program on Friday e ve ning , under the direction of Dal e Gustafson, was a fitting end to the tremen­ dous efforts of the Judges Committee headed by Claude Gray, Brad Thomas and George York. The following received the top awards: ANTIQUE: Grand Champion - 1929 Curtiss Robin, 6 JUNE 1996

NR59H, Joseph Erale , Brentwood, L.I. , NY. Reserve Grand Champion - Rearwin Sportster, NC20723, Alfred Nagel, Mon­ tello, WI. CLASSIC: Grand Champion - Aeronc a 7 AC Champion, N85448, Ron Wojnar, Milwau­ kee, WI. Reserve Grand Champion - Rawdon T­ 1, N5160, Jack Chastain, Creve Coeur, MO. REPLICA: Champion - 1911 Curtiss Pusher, N1911 D, Dale Crites, Waukesha, WI.

1979 - A YEAR OF CHANGE There were changes among those at the helm of the Antique/Classic Division in 1979. Early in the year, J.R. Nielande r re­ signed as Pres ident and Secretary Brad Thomas was nam ed as replacement. Di­ rector Kelly Viets was named Secretary. In February, Director William Ehlen passed away. He was active in the formation of the Division and his inte rest in vintage air­ craft and support of sport aviation would be greatly missed. Three new names on the Board of Ad­ visors were John S. Copeland, Westbor­ ough , MA; Gen e Morris , Hampshire, IL and Daniel F. Neuman, Minneapolis, MN. Late in the year, Robert A. White resigned his post as Advisor and Advisor John Tur­ gyan was named to the Board of Directors. Lionel Salisbury became an Associate Editor of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE and Gene Chase of the EAA Staff was named Editor, replacing David Gustafson who left EAA employment. Gene had previously served as Assistant Editor of the magazine from 1973 through 1975. President Brad Thomas in his May 1979 editorial stated that since using the rules and standards as set forth in the Judging Manual for judging Antique and Classic aircraft over the past four years , fewer complaints that ever before have been re­ ceived. He noted the manual was available from EAA Headquarters at a cost of only $l.00. The August issue of VINTAGE contained the complete judging manual as pertaining to Antiques and Classics. Division Advisor Ronald Fritz accepted the responsibility of promoting the forma­ tion of new Antique/Classic Division chap­ ters , and AI Ke lch and Dick Wagner headed a policy committee to research var­ ious merchandising programs which would promote the Division . In his June 1979 e ditorial , President Thomas reminded the readers that issue of the magazine contained a ballot (this fea­ ture was started in 1977) and urged every member to vote for the officers and direc­ tors of his or her choice for the upcoming election. In the August issue of VINTAGE, the new " Hall of Fame" program under the

g uidance of Morton W. Lester was an­ nounced. Morton, a trustee of th e EAA Air Museum Foundation and a Director of the EAA Antique /Classic Division said space in the Museum would be allocated for photos and factual information about many of those people who were active in aviation in the '20s and '30s and never re­ ceived the recognition due them. Morton asked members to send in nominations or consideration for this honor.

OSHKOSH '79 As expected, the Great Energy Crunch of '79, fact or fiction, fail ed to dampen the spirits of EAAers attending the Conven­ tion, July 28-August 4, and once again the affair was tremendously successful. Much of the credit was due to the 215 volunteers, chairmen and co-chairmen who handled the responsibilities for the Antique/Classic Division. The new Theater in the Woods located in Ollie 's Park was available for evening programs for the first time , replacing the previously used pavilion north of the FAA Tower. This was a boon to Antique/Classic members, being adjacent to all of their ac­ tivities. The aircraft Judges selected the follow­ ing for top awards: ANTIQUE: Grand Champion - Howard DGA-15P, NC22416, Dick Martin, Green Bay, WI. Reserve Grand Champion - WACO QCF, NX11241, Marion Havelaar, Rapid City, SD. CLASSIC: Grand Champion - Luscombe 8E, N21 32B, Tim and Barbara Bowers, Woodland, CA. Reserve Grand Champion - Rawdon T­ 1, N5160, Maybelle Chastain, Creve Coeur, MO. REPLICA: Champion - 1929 Travel Air Mystery Ship , N482N, Jim Younkin , Springdale , AR. In attendance at Oshkosh '79 were 1374 show planes, including 177 Antiques, 553 Classics and 11 Replicas. Before the year ended, the Antique/Classic Division listed the follow­ ing nine chapters. 1. Lakeland, FL 2. Houston, TX 3. Charlotte, NC 4. Minneapolis, MN 5. York, PA 6. Rochester, NY 7. Flanders, NJ 8. Grand Rapids, MI 9. Seattle, W A

1980 - ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION'S 10TH YEAR The January 1980 issue of THE VIN­ T AGE AIRPLANE contained an article

about the status of the Laird Super Solu­ tion project. The building of a replica of this famous racing aircraft was undertaken by Antique/Classic Division Chapter 1 of Florida under the leadership of Chapter President Ed Escallon. Through Ed ' s friendship with the plane's designer, E.M. "Matty" Laird and his wife Elsie, Matty's expertise and support was available. Chapter members and many other vol­ unteers throughout the country donated time, money and materials to get the plane "on the gear" with all major airframe com­ ponents constructed. At that time the plane was moved to EAA Headquarters in Hales Corners where the restoration shop, under the guidance of Bill Chomo, com­ pleted the aircraft. Paul Poberezny was named Chairman of the General Aviation Energy Council at a meeting in Washington , DC. The group was to meet frequently and objectively to formulate an approach to the fuel shortage problems. Later in the year Paul was selected as the 1979 recipient of the Frank G. Brewer Trophy for outstanding contribution to aviation and space education. The EAA Air Museum was granted funds along with matching funds from AOPA to begin adapting auto fuel for air­ craft use and results would be forthcoming at the completion of the test. In his May editorial, Brad Thomas ob­ served the noticeable reduction in the number of antiques at many fly-ins over the previous few years. As possible rea­ sons he cited the ever-rising inflation fac­ tor escalating the value of the aircraft to excessive heights, thus making long flights less desirable to the owners ; and the high cost of fuel, especially to those vintage planes with engines which burn up to 25 gph. Also in May, EAA Antique/Classic Di­ vision Chapter 10 in Tulsa, OK received its charter. In the June, 1979 issue of VINTAGE , Claude Gray , Antique/Classic Division Chief Judge wrote an article containing tips and suggestions to would-be winners of aw a rds at Oshkosh and other fly-ins where the EAA Judging Manual is used.

available at no charge to the OX5 Aviation Pioneers, QBs, old timers or any group wanting to use the facilities for informal gatherings concerning Antique and Classic aircraft. Another new feature at Oshkosh ' SO was the allocation of space across the paved road east of the Red Barn for the Division's own Antique/Classic Interview Circle, complete with a separate P A sys­ tem. Among the highlights of the week were the debut of the EAA Museum's Laird Su­ per Solution and an Aviation Greats Day featuring Matty Laird and General James Doolittle , along with Blanche Noyes , Harold Neumann, Bob Hall, Eldon Cessna, Eddie Fisher, Harold Johnson, Tony LeVier, Cliff Henderson, Steve Wittman, Leon Atwood, Al Menasco and Roger Don Rae. Camera buffs had a field day with the vintage racing aircraft on display. In addi­ tion to the Super Solution were Bill Turner's replica Gee Bee Model Z, Jim Younkin's replica Travel Air Mystery Ship and Steve Wittman's original Bonzo. The Antique/Classic Parade of Flight was scheduled on Aviation Greats Day so the honored guests could witness the panorama of aviation history. All of the guests had been personally involved in most of the era portrayed by the "Parade." Statistically, the record number of 1547 show planes included 157 Antiques (down slightly), 620 Classics and 15 Replicas. Oshkosh 'SO top award winners were: ANTIQUE: Grand Champion - Buhl LA-l Pup, NC34SY, Dan Neuman, Minneapolis, MN. Reserve Grand Champion - De Havil­ land DH-SO Tiger Moth, C-FCTN, Frank Evans and Tom Dietrich, Kitchener, On­ tario, Canada. CLASSIC: Grand Champion - Aeronca 15AC Sedan, N1491H, Jim Thompson, Roberts, IL.

Reserve Grand Champion - Cessna ISO, N942SC , Douglas and Barbara Trager , Chino, CA. REPLICA Champion - Ryan NYP , NX211 NX , Dave and Steve Cannavo, Lester, P A. At the Annual Business Meeting of the Antique/Classic Division on August 9 at the Convention, the results of the election revealed the following incumbents being re-elected: Brad Thomas, President; Kelly Viets, Secretary; and Directors Al Kelch, Morton Lester and Art Morgan. At the same meeting the total number of Directors was increased to ten with the naming of Ronald Fritz, Robert E. Kesel and George S. York as new Directors . These men had previously served as Advi­ sors to the Board of Directors.

1981 In his first editorial of the year, Presi­ dent Brad Thomas described the unsettled world conditions and how they affected sport aviation with inflated fuel prices and spotty availability . But by the time he wrote about the fantastically successful Oshkosh 'Sl, his message was all upbeat. Personnel changes during the year in­ cluded the addition of Steve Wittman of Oshkosh, WI to the Antique/Classic Board of Directors when the EAA Board voted to appoint one of their members to each of the Division Boards. At the same time the EAA Board voted to name each Division President as a member of the parent Board. (Continued on page 29) Antique/Classic Division Judge Claude Gray, Jr. presents the Grand Champion Classic trophy to Jim Thompson for his Oshkosh '80 winner, an Aeronca 15AC Sedan, N1491H. Jim has faithfully brought the Sedan back to the Convention to be dis­ played in the "Past Grand Champions" pad­ dock ever since, never missing a year.

OSHKOSH '80 28TH ANNUAL EAA CONVENTION The Antique/Classic Division schedule for Oshkosh ' SO was basically the same as in previous years. Among the physical changes were the moving of the Antique/Classic Forums Tent to the north of the Convention grounds with the other forums tents. Thus, all those attending the Convention could attend the forums on older aircraft, rather than only those with flight line passes, as in the past. In place of the Forums Tent next to the Red Barn was the Antique/Classic Divi­ sion Hospitality Tent. This was made VINTAGE AIRPLANE 7

Chanute's

FLIGHT EXPERIMENTS by Simine Short

Many textbooks simply state that the Wright Brothers invented the airplane. But what led to the events on December 17, 1903?

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the summer of 1896 on the Northern Indiana dunes, in Miller Beach, now a part of Gary, Indiana, Octave Chanute and his assistants collected enough scien­ tific data to understand most of the prin­ ciples of flight. More than 1,000 flights (long and short glides) were made in 1896 and 1897, the longest of which reached out almost 600 feet. Several times, the experimental " pilots " rose higher than their starting point. It is es­ pecially remarkable that these ex peri­ ments were conducted so carefully and so methodically that, from the beginning, Mr. Chanute had not a single accident to report - except a pair of torn trouse rs! Remarkable enough for the date, espe­ cially when you consider that a large number of people, essentially "zero time pilots, " attempted and accomplished glides. The biplane, with its Pratt truss de­ sign, was later developed by the Wrights during their historic flights at Kitty Hawk . Their success was the end of a (Above) Octave Chanute, one of Amer­ ica's leading civil engineers had a keen interest in aeronautics (Courtesy National Air and Space Museum). (Right) View of the dunes today around Miller. Today the dunes which Chanute used are significantly lower or have dis­ appeared. 8 JUNE 1996

long quest for a successful powered and controllable flying machine. Octave Chanute , born in France in 1832, became one of America's leading civil engineers, specializing in railroads and bridges. Along the way, however, he also developed a keen interest in aero­ nautics. For several years he gathered, organized and analyzed what little aero­ nautical information existed. In 1888, he started corresponding with aeronautical experimenters from around the world. In 1889, he moved his residence to 1139 Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois, and be­ gan a wood preservation facility on Huron Street. Starting in October 1891 , Chanute published, in 27 issues of The American Engineer and Railroad Journal, his inves­ tigations on the development of flying machines. These articles were expanded and published in 1894 under the title Progress in Flying Machines. This book was not only the first accurate history of flying machines but also a valuable prac­ tical reference for contemporary re­ searchers; it soon became the bible of flying. This classic book has been reprinted and makes for interesting read­ ing, even today. During the World's Fair in Chicago, Chanute organized the 3rd International Aviation Congress (August 1-4, 1893). In his opening address, he expressed the opinion that it seemed not unreasonable to entertain the hope that man may even­ tually achieve a mechanical success in the attempt to compass a mode of trans­ portation which so strongly appeals to the imagination. The principal objects of the Conference were .. . to bring about the discussion of some of the scientific problems involved; to collate the results of the latest researches; to procure an in­ (Below) Chanute camp, copied from "Re­ cent Experiments in Gliding Flight," pub­ lished in the Aeronautical Annual 1897.

terchange of ideas, and to pro­ The biplane, with its Pratt truss design, mote concert of action among was later developed by the Wrights in the students of this inchoate their historic flights at Kitty Hawk. subject. About 100 persons at­ Their success was the end of a tended each session of the long quest for a successful powered four day long event. Forty­ seven papers were submitted, and controllable flying machine. although not all were read. Proceedings of the Interna­ tional Conference on Aerial Navigation urb on the eastern edge of Gary , Indi­ were then edited by Chanute and pub­ ana. The goal was to study the art of lished in 1893/4. navigating an aeroplane without artificial In 1894, Chanute decided to design power. full-size gliders. He used his experiences Mr. Chanute thought that the mainte­ as a structural engineer and applied his nance of equilibrium under all circum­ knowledge which produced structural stances was the most critical problem of strength unknown before in gliders. But aviation. The group's baggage consisted of two he also continued his scientific research , now watching and comparing the flight disassembled gliders, a kite and lots of camping equipment. One of the gliders and landing pattern on different birds. In the winter of 1895-6, he began ex­ was Herring's design of a Lilienthal ma­ perimenting with man carrying machines. chine (Chanute thought it wise to start To test his machines, he chose the north­ with the known!), the other was ern Indiana dunes. Edwin Way Teale Chanute's own design , a multiplane described this area in The Book of Glid­ glider. ers (1930) : The southern tip of Lake His experiments were published in Michigan, between Gary and Michigan many articles and books during the next City, Indiana, is lined with a chain of decade. Here are two reports . One is high sand dunes ... These bare hills taken from the Chicago Tribune newspa­ ranged from 50 to 60 feet high and had per of 24 June 1896, written by the first slopes of soft sand leading to a broad reporter who arrived in Miller to spread beach below. The angle of descent was the word. gentle and the prevailing winds, from the " .. . Monday morning, Mr. Chanute, northwest, blew against the lake side of A. M. Herring, William Paul (Butusov) the dunes making landings on the beach and William Avery, all of Chicago, took possible. Most of the sand hills were an early Lake Shore train for Miller's, 30 "wandering dunes" that advanced slowly miles south of the city. The natives had to the eastward along the lake shore. their curiosity highly excited by the enor­ Today, due to this movement and grad­ mous amount and queer shape of lug­ ing for building operations, the dunes gage of the party . . . Some of the natives could not resist which Chanute used have practically dis­ the temptation to follow and saw a tent appeared. On June 22, 1896, the 64-year-old Oc­ erected under the protection of the high­ tave Chanute and his three young assis­ est of the hills near the lake shore. Soon tants, William Avery, Augustus Herring the other bundles were unwrapped and and William Paul Butusov, took the Lake what looked for the world like a three­ Shore train to Miller Beach, now a sub- mast schooner's rigging was erected with sails set, on the sand. The natives waited patiently for the boat to be brought out, thinking a sail on the lake was in prospect. A panic struck them when they saw Mr. Herring mount the odd­ shaped affair and sail through the air. 'Jess watch ,' tittered one of the na­ tives, 'I'll be bound it won't be long afore he ' ll come down from that thar high hors.'" Mr. Herring disappointed this prophet, and fulfilled every expectation of himself and Mr. Chanute. He suc­ ceeded in floating quite a distance in the air. The wind was not favorable, and the experiments were resumed yesterday. This time a number of comparatively long rides were made by all the younger members of the party. Mr. Herring sailed over eighty feet, measured hori­ zontally, while falling only twenty feet. This was in the face of wind, as none of VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9

the ex pe rimente rs are yet willing to turn the mselves loose befo re a breeze as stiff as t ha t blo wing yes terday in th e ne igh­ bo rhood of the la ke . . . Mr. C ha nute's o wn mac hine has no t ye t been full y tested. It consists of twelve wings o f o il e d na in soo k silk stretche d tightl y ove r a spruce a nd willow frame . Eac h uppe r pa ir of win gs is co nn ecte d with a lo wer p a ir by a fin of th e sa me material abo ut three feet long a nd a foo t wide . T he wings a re a littl e less th a n 7 feet lo ng a nd a re by measure d ia mo nd ­ sha pe d. Th e mac hin e is a bo ut 15 fee t lo ng a nd 14 fee t wid e, a nd we ig hs 32 poun ds a nd has a sp rea d of 180 sq uare feet. It is c u rve d a b o ut as mu c h as a birch canoe ..." A mo re technica l report summarizes the ex periments; it was published in Fly­ ing Machines, Construction & O peratio n (1910). " I ex p e rim e nt e d with seve ra l full ­ sized gliding mac hin es, ca rrying a ma n. T he fi rst was a Lili e nth a l mo nop la ne , which was deemed so crank y tha t it was discarded aft e r ma kin g abo ut o ne-hun­ dred glides, six weeks before Lilie ntha l's accident. "T he second was kn own as the multi ­ ple win ged mac hin e a nd fin a ll y deve l­ o pe d int o five p a irs o f pi vo te d win gs , trussed together at the front and one pair in the rear. It glided at angles of descent of 10 o r 11 deg rees or o ne in fi ve, a nd this was deemed too steep. "T he n Mr. He rrin g and myse lf made computa tio ns to anal yze th e resista nce . We a ttributed much of the m to the fi ve front spars of the wings and on a sheet of cross-bared pape r I at once drew the de­ sign of a ne w three-decke d mac hin e to be built by Mr. Herring. " Being a builder of bridges, I trussed th ese surfaces togethe r, in orde r to ob­ tain strength a nd stiffness. When tested 10 JUNE 1996

(Above) Chanute's design of a multiple winged machine which developed into five pairs of pivoted wings, trussed to­ gether at the front and one pair in the rear. Note in this photo that the second top layer of wings was removed and the position of each wing is clearly marked on each upper wing surface (Courtesy National Air and Space Museum). Video disk No.1A-20406, SI Neg. No.A-49477. (Right) Chanute's biplane glider proved to be the key step on the road to the in­ vention of the airplane. It was, at the time, the most s uccessful heavier-than­ a ir flying machine in the world (Courtesy National Air and Space Museum). Video disk No.1A-20359, SI Neg. No.84-10696. in glidin g fli ght t he lowe r surface was fo und too near the gro und . It was taken off a nd th e re m a inin g a pp a ra tu s now consisting of two surfaces co nn ected to­ gether by a girder composed of ve rti cal p os ts a nd di ago na l ti es, s p ec ific ally kn o wn as a " Pra tt T ru ss." T h e n M r. H erring a nd Mr. Ave ry together devised a nd put o n an e las ti c a ttac hm e nt to the ta il. T his machin e prove d a success, it be in g safe a nd ma nagea bl e. O ve r 700 glides we re made with it a t a ngles o f de­ scent of 8 to 10 degrees, o r o ne in six to one in seven." C h a nute ta bu la te d th e res ults a nd recorded his observa tions o n the strength and the variations of air currents. Th e a ccomp a nying t a bl e s ho ws th e most significant fli ghts made on Septem­ be r 11 a nd 12, 1896. Th e " two-s urface mac hine" we ighe d a bo ut 23 po und s, spread 135 squ a re fee t a nd ca rrie d 160 pounds at 23 miles an hour. This craft was easy to m a nipu late in la unching, sa iling and landing. T o quo te Dr. T om Crouch , " it proved to be the key step on the road to th e inve ntion of the airp la ne. At t he time, it was the most successfu l heavie r­ than-air flyin g machine in the world ."

On A pril 2, 1903, Mr. Chanute gave a lecture to me mbers of the Ae ro-Club in P a ri s, Fra nce ( tr a n s late d b y E rn es t Arc hd eaco n in Th e Pa pe rs of Wi lbu r a nd Orville Wright, Marvin W. McFa r­ land , editor) . H ere are a fe w highlights: • B es id es, th ese g lid es pro vid e t he most original and most e nticing of sports; as proo f of which seve ra l of my fr ie nds, grea t spo rtsme n a nd hunte rs, have put as id e th e ir favor it e s p o rt s to d evo t e th e mse lves with e nthu sias m to ae ri a l glides ! • M o reover, so me of o ur da untless autom o bil e sp ortsm e n will ha pp e n to make the mselves some similar machines and see k o ut so m e wh e re a fa vora bl e spot for competing in these glides. T o aga in qu o te T o m Crou c h ( A Dream of Wings, 1981), "Chanute a nd his comp a nio ns ha d de mo nstrated th at Lilie nth a l's effo rt co uld no t only be re­ pea te d but improve d up o n . Durin g a single summe r, these me n had built and flown th e mos t a d va nced glid e r in th e wo rld. To the gene ral public it appeared tha t mankind no w stood o n th e thresh­ old of fli ght. The men involved were not so certain.

(Right) If you had fun gliding to the bot­ tom of the dune, then you had to haul it up to the top to fly again. The dunes, just east of present day Gary, Indiana aren't nearly as tall as they were back at the turn of the century. (Courtesy National Air and Space Museum). Video disk No.1A-20359, SI Neg. No.7A-09317.

In the years to follow, Chanute was always willing to give helpful instructions and scientific advice. He provided would-be pioneers with an exhaustive description of all that had been done in the past of aviation, and provided clearly expressed ideas on what had to be done next. In May 1900, Chanute received a let­ ter from two bicycle makers from Day­ ton, Ohio - Wilbur and Orville Wright. They had requested a list of publications from the Smithsonian Institution in May of 1899. This list included, among oth­ ers, Chanute's Progress in Flying Ma­ chines, The Aeronautical Annuals for 1895,1896, and 1897, and several Smith­ sonian pamphlets. They believed that flight was possible to man. They built a glider which they described to Chanute

as: in appearance it is very similar to the " double-deck" machine with which the experiments of yourself and Mr. Herring were conducted in 1896-7 . Several changes were made by them to the Chanute-Herring biplane design. To list

a few: the tail was placed in front of their apparatus, the operator was lying in a horizontal position, but most impor­ tantly, they designed a method of warp­ ing the wings to preserve equilibrium and to achieve control. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

A close fri e ndship and mutual tru st de ve lo p ed be tw ee n Chanut e a nd th e Wri g ht s. Be tw ee n 1900 a nd 1905 , C ha nut e wa tc hed a nd e n co urage d th e Wri g hts in eve rythin g th ey did , mad e notes of their flight experime nts and dis­ cussed th ei r pro bl e ms thro ugh vo lumi ­ nous correspo ndence and personal meet­ ings. C ha nut e e ve n offe red fin a ncia l assistance, which the Wrights politely de­ clined. T o qu o te Cha nute again: " It is thu s seen, there has bee n a gradual evolutio n fro m Lili e nth a l o nwa rd . Th a t glidin g machines have bee n made safe r a nd a re now fa irly under cont rol. There is do ubt­ less a cha nce fo r furth e r imp rove me nt , a nd thi s ca n o nl y b e d o ne b y expe ri­ me nts." On Dece mbe r 17, 1903, the ultim ate goal was achieved. The Wright Brothe rs re po rted in a telegram to th e ir fa th e r: "Success. fo ur fli ghts Thursday mo rning all aga inst twe nty-on e mil e wind sta rted from level with engine power alone aver­ age spee d thro ugh air thirt y-o ne miles lo nges t 57 seco nd s inform press ho me Christmas." Cha nute continued not only to share the kn owledge gained , but he also publi­ cized his info rmation and ideas in scie n­ tific as well as popular magazines such as McC lure 's Magazin e (Jun e 1900) and Popul ar Science Monthly (1904). Publi­ catio ns, as th ese, spread the inte rest to the ge neral public. As a result of hi s ac­ tiviti es, C h a nut e wa s univ e rs ally re ­ garded as th e 'grand old man ' of a vi a­ tion , a nd ri ghtl y accord e d th e res pect due to the elder statesmen of fl ying (from A via ti o n , by C har les H. Gibbs Smith , 1970). In th e succeedin g seve n yea rs befo re hi s dea th in Nov e mber 1910, Cha nut e witnessed remarkable progress in the de­ velopment of aeroplanes and in aviatio n in ge neral. Wilbur a nd Orville Wri g ht ne ve r fail ed to acknowl e dge Chanut e's key rol e in th eir own success, for it was hi s mas te rpiece o f research and e xpositio n that unlocked man y doors and paved the way. At th e tim e of Chanut e's d ea th , Wilbur Wright observed " His labo rs had vast influe nce in bringing about th e e ra of fli ght. No o ne was too humble to re­ ceive a share of his time. In patie nce a nd goodness of heart he has rarely been sur­ passed. Few men were more universally respected and loved." This a rticle highlights only som e de­ tail s of th e " Cr az y Old Ma n o f th e Dun es," Oct ave Chanute . But - ho pe­ full y reading this - will make today's pi­

(Right) Another view of t he Chanute bi­ plane glider. The renowned c ivil engineer himself is holding the glider for this pho­ tograph. 51 Neg No. 1A-20360. 12 JUNE 1996

lots a bit more aware of the eve nts which happe ned 100 yea rs ago, o r seve n yea rs prior to the well-known Wright Brothers successful flight in their motori zed glider in] 903. On Saturday , Jul y 27, 1996, th e 100th a nnive rsary of the flight expe rime nts by Octave Chanute a nd his crew will be cel­ ebrated. Th e " Sa lut e C ha nut e Air R ace" is pla nned for classic and vintage airplanes to fl y fro m Ch a nute , Ka nsas, to the fo r­ me r Cha nute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois, and the n to continue to G ary, In­ di a na. A fo rm a l fl yby ove r the O gde n dunes of Miller Beach a nd the Marquette Park area is scheduled for July 27. T wo full- size C h a nut e re pli cas a re curre ntl y being built to be shown to th e ge ne ra l publi c o n th a t d a y. B o th ma­ chines represent the 1896 "two-surfa ce " machine, but there are major di ffe rences. Pa ul D ees from the Seattle area is build­ ing his machine using ma te rial simil a r to th e o riginal on e, whil e a design team of five fro m the Rocheste r (New Yo rk) In­ stitute of Technology uses mode rn struc­ tural mate rials and an alysis techniques. Dr. Ke vin Koch e rsbe rge r, tea m leade r, will be bringing this ship to G a ry . With th e fu ll es t coop e ra tion of th e wea th e r and a large ground crew, bo th re plicas will be launched and flown from the rem­ nants of the "original " Chanute Dunes.

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Mode rn sa ilpl a nes a nd han g-glid e rs will be o n static display and will be fl own over the historic gro unds. One-hundred years of development will be seen easily. "Th e Soci e ty fo r th e Restora ti o n of th e G a ry Ba thin g Beach A qu a to rium and O ctave Chanute's Pl ace in History ," or in short The Chanute Aquatorium So­ ci e ty, of Ga ry, Indi a na , in conjun cti o n with th e Na ti o na l Soa rin g Mu se um of Elmira, Ne w Yo rk , will host a D edica­ tion Ce re mo ny ho no rin g th e e ve nts of 1896. A bro nze NS M " Na tio nal Landmark o f Soa rin g" pl aqu e, s po nso red by th e Chicagoland G lide r Council, will be pre­ se nted to th e f ut ure Muse um o f Flight, housed in the Aq ua torium in Marquette Park, Gary, Indiana. F ea ture d spea ke r will b e D r. Tom Crou c h , C ha ir of th e D e p a rtm e nt of Ae ron autics, Na tional Air & Space Mu­ seum, Smithsonian Institution. For additional in formation on this cel­ ebra tion a nd La ndm ark dedica tion , one may co ntact The Cha nute Society at 607 South L a k e Str ee t , G a ry, IN 46403 (phon e 219/938 -8080) o r th e Na ti o na l Soaring Muse um , 51 Soaring Hill Drive, Elmira, NY 14903 (607/734-3128) o r you can log in to the Inte rne t and ch eck o ut St e ve Spice r 's Oct a ve Chanute/Mille r Beach W e b -P age on http: // www . .. crown.net/-sspicer/celebrat.

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BUCK

by E.E. "Buck" Hilbert EAA #21 Ale #5 P.O. Box 424, Union, IL 60180

someo ne still alive who kn ew something member of the Experimental Aircraft As­ sociation (EAA 74313), its Antique/Clas­ about this group and can fill me in on what became of "Howard Dutton and his Devil sic Division, Des Moines area EAA Divers." Chapter 135 , and the Antique Airplane Best Regards, Association (AAA 167) . He was also a Dear Buck - 1 don't know of you remem­ J.H. Smith

member of the Aircraft Owners and Pi­ ber me, but 1met you in Narita, Japan in the PPP247 Box 10000

lots Association , The Aerospace Educa­ JAL hangar with the United Airlines Swal­ Saipan, MP 96950

tion Council of Iowa , and the Civil Air low you brought to Japan for the inaugural Patrol. Harold was a founding , and piv­ UA 747 flight into Japan. Nice to hear from you J.H. - of course otal member of of both Morningstar Field The stack of EAA magazines you gave me and its Northfield Flying Club, a hotbed I remember you! Dutton and his gang kindled a spark that grew in the years since don't ring a bell with me , but I ' m sure of sport aviation in central Iowa. until May 1994 when 1joined EAA. 1 think there must be someone out there who can "Thro ughout his life, Harold's good 1am probably the only EAA member on the fill us in. How 'bout it gang? If you know, humor, common sense, knowledge, pa­ island of Saipan where 1have been working drop J.H. a line and send us a copy! tience, and desire to help touched, taught, for Pacific Oriental, Inc. since 1991 . This inspired and e nabled a vast number of company is the ground handler for North­ Dear Buck -1 wonder if you can give me people to enter some aspect of aviation. west and United where 1am the Mainte­ some info as to where 1might get some infor­ He will be fondly remembered, he will be nance Manager . As 1 retired from North­ mation about the happenings of an Aeronca missed. However, like many of the an­ west in October 1985, the opportunity to C-3Ilearned to fly in 1937. It was owned by tique and classic planes that he lovingly again work in 747 aircraft was given to me Harry Anderson and based at the Detroit labored over, he can never be replaced." City Airport located at Conners & Gratoi/. and I leaped at the chance for a new lease on Harold was very active with the AAA, a useful life. I still call Japan home, but I live Having lost my logbook and losing track of and was often the voice I heard on the and work here in Saipan. him during WW III can't remember its li­ other end of the phone when I needed Since joining EAA and receiving both cense number. I haven't flown for years in some help . A great guy. To the words Sport Aviation and Vintage Airplane maga­ full scale, albeit at 80 I am still up in the air from Chapter 135, I can only add this: zines, 1began to feel 1had met an old friend with RIC aircraft and still with dear old Goodbye? No, God speed. with your monthly column in Vintage. EAA number 90315 and AIC 17991 . I have So long, Harold Lossner, May the good Now that 1 have given you the back­ a often wondered what happened to Harry Lord reward you with forever fair flying ground, I have a request. Perhaps you will and that little C-3. I am sure that you still weather and the best flying antiques ever. know someone who remembers a flying cir­ have your Aeronca at the Funny Farm and I We'll miss you here on Earth, but at the still have postcard of it that you sent to me same time you ' ll always be here in our cuslairshow group from the 1930's called "Howard Dutton and his Devil Divers." 1 back in '93. hearts each time we see one of your air­ planes or hear of the accomplishments of was an airport bum (in my pre-teens) when Here's to lots of good flying, he arrived at Albert Whitted airport, St. Pe­ Merl Aschenbach your students. tersburg, FL with 2 Boeing F4B4's, a Laird 1916 Cass Avenue Rd. Your family and professional values Baby Solution and a beat up, 50 horse Bay City, MI 48708 were examples of the people you trained. Franklin Cub. The F4B4's would dive at the Your dedication will be hard to match . spectators with smoke and pull up just over Without an N-number, its a bit tough many an aviation oriented person can at­ our heads. Then there would be a transfer to track down, Mer!, but perhaps some­ tribute their choice of path to follow, from the Cub to a speeding car and back one might remember Harry or the C-3. many a builder or mechanic will remem­ again to the Cub on the next pass. The Laird Drop him a line if you can help him out. ber your teachings , your counsel , and did a few acrobatics and next the Cub, with We lost one of the good ones recently. your workmanship. It will be a long time, Howard as the hayseed nosy farmer did a Harold Lossner died this past March 17. Harold, before your marks on the avia­ Harold , who was born , raised , and lived tion world fade. So fly on, Harold , and fabulous crazy flying act. The grand finale almost all of his adult life in Iowa, was an was with the Cub - he actually parachuted enjoy your place in the Heavens. sport aviation treasure. The folks from the Cub to the ground. 1have never seen nor heard of him since. EAA Chapter 135 sent along a nice eu­ None of the older Northwest pilots have logy to me, and it included these words: "Harold was an active and valued heard of Howard Dutton, but there must be Hey! Here 's a few of the letters I've received during the past few weeks. Can any of you help with their requests? Over to you . ..

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13

(Above) Scott Gross and Bill Hadden are busy having a good time in this Reed clip-wing Cub, restored by them and Scott's brother Steve. A great looking Cub, and until you look at the shortened wingspan (not just our neatly cropped photo!) you hardly notice anything is different. (Below) It's done, and will be flown about the time you read this. The Gee Bee Z replica built by Kevin Kimball and Jeff Eicher was displayed alongside Delmar Benjamin's Gee Bee R-1/R-2 replica. Both got lots of attention during the week long event.

(Above) Greg Herrick who has been busy collecting a number of rare vintage airplanes, recently purchased this Fleetwings Seabird from Channing Clark. Channing's work to bring the Seabird back to life was nothing short of heroic. Greg has a few more very rare airplane surprises up his sleeve. Perhaps we'll see one at EAA OSHKOSH this year ...

14 JUNE 1996

by H.C. Frautschy (Right) Joe Ranson, Athens, TN has a chrome hat to match his shiny '46 Globe Swift. Joe's modified airplane was selected as one of the Outstanding Classic award winners. (Below) Duane Huff, Lawrenceville, GA took home the trophy for Grand Champion Classic with his 1946 Aeronca 11AC Chief.

(Below) Sometimes you have to look outside of the AlC parking area to find an interesting "old" airplane. Bob Mason is flying Ernie Carlson's example of his Skycycle, a homebuilt copy of the 1944 Piper Skycycle. Piper never built the "Flying Droptank," but you'll be able to build your own with a quick build kit available from Carlson Aircraft, 330/426-3934.

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

(Left) Ray Olcott, (in the orange vest) coordinated this year's Antique/Classic Parade of Flight. Our intrepid group of pilots some of whom are shown here, had a bit of a crosswind to deal w ith, but they handled it with little difficulty.

(Above) A Best Restored - 101 - 165 hp presented to Cody Owen, Anderson, SC for PA-12. (Left) The Zedakers, Tom and Lorraine, again with their multi-colored Stinson picked as the Best Custom Classic - 101 -1 Class. They're from Las Vegas, NV. (Right) Cessna 180's were always one of favorites as a kid, and Wayne and Janice Ardmore, OK have a nice one to tool a ranch to ranch in cattle country. Their picked as an Outstanding Contemporary 16 JUNE 1996

(Left) We had a pair of clip-wing Cubs at Sun "n Fun this year. The other was this spectacular J-3 owned and flown by airline pilot Janeen Kochan, who lives nearby, next to Winter Haven airport. Powered by a Continental A-75, it has only had a few owners since it was new, including a stint when it was owned by Steve Wittman and used to train pilots during WW II. (Right) Thirsty? In need of satisfying a popcorn craving? See the folks from AlC Chapter 1 in the Antique/Classic/Contemporary Headquarters building. Here, Esther Decker, Jean Henry, Norm Shallard, and Jaap Mesdag help out some thirsty and hungry visitors during the afternoon airshow.

(Above) Mooney Mites look like lots of fun! Here's Ted Teach 's little yellow single place machine, a winner of an Outstanding Classic award. (Right) When he first purchased his Luscombe 8E in 1969, I'll bet Hal Darley never dreamed his Luscombe would get so much attention. The winner of a number of awards, including a Grand Champion trophy at the Columbia, CA Fly-In, it was chosen for an Outstanding Classic award.

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

(Above) David W. Folks, Chickamauga, GA has a pretty jazzy Champ, which was also awarded an Outstanding Classic trophy. With a C-90 under the cowl, it climbs pretty well, and as a custom airplane, it just plain looks great! (Right) The seaplane Fly-In was very popular with the local residents, with a big crowd on hand to watch the goings-on.

(Above and right) The Grand Champion Custom Classic was one of the many Aeronca's on the field during Sun 'n Fun '96. Pete and Mark Rowe, Midlothian, TX had just completed their airplane and then launched for Florida. Painted American LaFrance Fire Engine Red, it's about about as custom as you can get, and makes for a stunning airplane.

18 JUNE 1996

(Above) The Grumman G-43 Albatross makes for a big amphibian, especially when you're standing next to it as it rumbles by. This big fellow, nicknamed "Dumbo," is owned and flown by Chuck Greenhill of Mattawa, IL. (Above right) If you broke your airplane at Sun 'n Fun, here are a trio of folks who can help. From EAA Chapter 620, (left to right) we have: Edward Sadler, Barb Lindeman and Jack Lindeman. Check out the sign over Ed's shoulder ... (Right) This nice looking '48 Luscombe 8F, N1917B, is owned and flown by Gregory Szilaney of Orlando, FL.

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19

The Antique/Classic

Survey

What Did We Learn?

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The results of the Antiq ue/Classic Sur­ vey have been compiled by EAA's Infor­ mation Services office. First and fore­ most, we 'd like to th ank each of you who responded to the questionnaire. Your in­ put will prove to be invaluable in the fur­ ture as EAA and the Antique/Classic Di­ vision works with ot hers in th e industry and the FAA to keep flying older ai rcraft affordable and enjoyable. While there were few surprises when compared to the "gut feelings " many of us had regarding how a nd why vi ntage a ircraft are m aint ai ned in the way th ey are , it put down , in co ncrete for m , th e facts and figures so th at we can use them to better serve EAAers who light older aircraft. Here's what Antique/Classic Treasurer E.E. "Buck " Hilbert , has written regard­ ing the reasons the information gained by the AlC survey is so important. Buck was appoi nte d by th e A/C Board to se rve as th e point man for vintage aircraft mainte­ nance issues.

"At first, the survey questions did seem a bit ambiguous, but the data as compiled, sorted and spit out by the computer has given us a springboard. We now have some solid data from which to document our position. "The majority of the owner-pilots wou ld like to have a little more freedom to perform preventative maintenance as well as the rou­ tine work, and for those who have accom­ plished a complete res toration of their air­ craft, the right to maintain that aircraft in its restored condition. "Antique and Classic airplanes are on a constant maintenance program accomplished in the main by their owners, pilots who do not used them for anything other than plea­ sure or recreational flying. As proposed to the FAA by Paul Poberezny, many would like to see an extension of the annual inspection to a 2 year interval or 100 hours. They'd like the FAA and all concerned that if something needs fix ing, it gets done NOW, not held off until the annual. 20 JUNE 1996

"Type Clubs playa ven) important part in this progressive maintenance effort byalert­ ing the members to ADs, ACs and any sus­ pect area affecting the airworthiness of their airplanes. "These and other items have been put on paper for the first time in our history . We now have information in black and white that more than 2,000 members have volunteered. We have a pretty good cross section of their wan ts and needs in a data bank that was never before available." EAA's m an in Washington, C h a rli e Schuck, has also penned the reasons, from hi s pe rspective , o n why th e A/C Survey info will prove to be useful when working with the FAA on vintage aircraft mainte­ nance issues.

"There are two outstanding iss ues that need to be addressed regarding the mainte­ nance of older aircraft of a relatively simple design, and using unsophisticated materials and methods of fabrication. "A re current and future owners of these aircraft able to get maintenance services from existing A&P mechanics and at a cos t that will be conducive to owning such aircraft ? As time goes on, more and more mechanics will continue to enter the air carrier mainte­ nance field, simply due to the fact that they are able to earn a stable living wage with ben­ efit s. Fewer will be devoting tim e to the maintenance of smaller, older aircraft. "Much like the automotive industry, own­ ers of cars and aircraft of this older vintage do considerable work on their possessions. While they are, for the most part, quite competent to this work, the FARs do not support they be­ yond the tasks outlined as preventive mainte­ nance. There needs to be a way to allow those competent owners to be tested (oth er than getting a fu ll blown A&P) and if fou nd com­ petent, to be certificated to work on their spe­ cific aircraft. Future A&P training will be designed more for sophisticated aircraft and electronics and less on the stick and rag air­ plane. Discussion with many owners who are not A&Ps would welcome such a move, as

they are certain then know their aircraft bet­ ter than the A&P thel) hire. Often, thel) use the A&P as an inspector who signs off their work. "This survey gives a more distinct picture of the extent of this condition, and can serve as a basis to support rulemaking to accom­ plish the desired effect. "(2) The utilization of this fleet of aircraft is primarily for pleasure not for business or "For Hire" operations. The Federal rules are designed through the Act of 58 to provide the highes t level of safety for those aircraft used in the carriage of persons for hire. This likewise provides a different level for those not for hire. We all recognize the legal as­ pects of airworthiness, and no one advocates an unairworthy prod uct, but there can be differences. "This survey shows overwhelmingly that owners participate in the maintenance of their aircraft, some in co njunction with A&Ps, and some without . Our experience, supported by the accident statistics, shows this class of aircraft as very safe, with few in­ stances where incompetent personnel were re­ sponsible for accidents. Further, the statistics also show that the general public, which the Act is designed to protect, is accomplishing this end. The current trend toward zero acci­ dents is admirable, but unattainable, in the light of cost and utilization. The safest air­ craft is one that does not fly -and that's not our goal. We are dedicated to keeping these older vintage antique aircraft flying while be­ ing owned by people who love aviation and their equipment. We need to work toward this goal. "There is another elemen t covered by this survey that is important. "That is the obtain­ ing of replacement parts for these aircraft. The current ru les in FARs 21 and 43 allow for owner/operator produced parts. This is the only saving grace for these older aircraft. The PMA rule has failed to produce manufac­ turers of parts for these vintage and antique aircraft, and rightfully so. It is economically unfeasible to gear up and get certificated to

produce parts in such limited quantity as the industry requires. Therefore, parts are pro­ duced through the owner/operator channel to keep these aircraft flying. This needs to be protected and administered in a practical way. "In closing, we can take a leaffrom the Amateur Built Aircraft program. The vast majority of the persons involved in this activ­ ity do not hold A&P certificates. They have produced an enviable record of outstanding workmanship and ingenuity and most of the improvements in aircraft design and con­ struction in the past decade have come from this group. They are not tightly controlled by the FAA, nor do they need to be. UI failed to comment on the type clubs and their place in the new thinking that can assist owners in maintaining their aircraft. Th e knowledge required to maintain these older aircraft rests in the archives developed and maintained by the type clubs. The personnel involved in the type clubs are also a vital part of this knowledge. uAs time goes on, both the industry and the FAA will be more dependent on these or­ ganizations as the lifeline for these older air­ craft. There may be a nucleus here for the designation of persons or organizations to act as the official repositonj and approval agency for the maintenance and repair of these air­ craft. The survey overwhelmingly supports the type clubs and people's reasons for joining these groups. It shows conclusively that they are the source of technical information and parts for these aircraft. u Now that you know why it was impor­ tant to gather this information, let's take a look at the results. Of the slightly more than 9,000 surveys that were included in each copy of the December 1995 issue of Vintage Airplane, just over 879 completed

surveys were used to generate the final data. That represents 8.8% of the Divi­ sion's me mbership. Surveys that had more that one aircraft listed , or aircraft that were not part of the Antique, Classic or Contemporary class were excl uded from the final total. There are 68.596 sin­ gle engine aircraft registered in the U.S. over the age of 35 years (1920-1961). The results of this survey provide a good rep­ resentative sample of these aircraft and their owners 1.2% of single engi ne air­ craft). You may note that the number of an­ swe rs on individual answers varies a bit ­ not every question was answered on each survey. The results of the survey are depicted in graphic form on the following pages. In summary, they show that: • The vast majority of the aircraft cov­ ered are two-place, with fixed landing gear. Slightly more than a third of the re­ spondents indicated they owned a Cessna or Piper product, with Aeronca, Stinson and Taylorcraft making up the next por­ tion, 25 percent. The rest were filled in with aircraft whose production numbers were lower. • Engine typ es were predo minately less than 200 hp, horizontally opposed en­ gines, with just slightly less than 20 per­ cent of the engines of the radial configura­ tion. Three quarters of the airplanes had simple fixed pitch metal props installed , further reinforcing the simple nature of these aircraft. • The owner/pilots of these airplanes overwhelmingly use their airplanes for pleasure. Only 20 percent of the respon­ dents do not assist in or do their own maintenance. Further, 40 percent of those

who do not do their won maintenance won a Cessna or Piper, for which a wider network or parts and mechanics are sti ll available. After removing Cessna and Piper , nea rly 88 percent of the owners help maintain their own aircraft. • Parts availability is a big concern , with over 90 percent of the owners (again , excluding Piper and Cessna owners) stat­ ing they had a hard time getting parts for their airplane. More than 75 percent of the owners stated they had made parts for their aircraft under the provisions of FAR 21.303. • Most owners indicated that they were satisfied with their mechanic's knowledge of their aircraft. How ever , it must be noted that over 30 percent of the respon­ dents had a valid A&P certificate, and that only 12 percent of the owners were not involved in their maintenance. 92 per­ cent of the respondents indicated they had some mechanical background. • Of those who were not yet A&P's, 73 percent indicated they considered becom­ ing certificated. Lack of time required to obtain an A&P seemed to be the primary reason for not obtaining the license. 84 percent of these same people indicated they would like some training specific to their aircraft. • More that 85 percent of the owner/pi­ lots belong to a type club , and primarily for three reasons - 1) for technical infor­ mation , 2) to obtain parts and 3) to have fun. As so many type clubs were founded for just those reasons, it seems that many of them are meeting their members needs. The "to have fun " category also shows that people enjoy " hanging out" with fel­ low enthusiasts. Here are the results in graphic form:

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We'd like to thank everyone who contributed to this survey 足 particularly those of you who sent in responses. You have helped to make this information a useful set of statistics we can all use to pinpoint areas needing attention in the Antique/Classic Community.

Tube & Fabric VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

Fly-In Calendar

FAX 307/886-9880.

JULY 28 - GRANTSBURG, WI - EAA Chapter 875

Wildrice Pancake Breakfast. JULY 28 - WEYBRIDGE, SURREY, ENGLAND Southwest Stinson Club Fly-In and Camp out. Brooklands Museum. "Aircraft of Surrey" Fly-In. Call 570/686-]872 for info. Contact: Julian C. Temple or Peter Edmunds, JUNE 23 - ZANESVILLE, OH - EAA Chapter 425 Brooklands Museum Trust, 079]2 857]87 or Air Awareness Day, Fly-In, Drive-In Breakfast. FAX 079]2855465. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Come enjoy the planes on dis­ JULY 31-WAUKESHA, WI- (UES) tst Annual play and good fellowship. Riverside Airport. Great Stearman " Fly-Up " to EAA Convention. Contact Don Wahl, 674/454-000]. The following list of coming events is fur­

Call Stan Markus for more info: 474/567-7499 JUNE 23 - NILES, MI - Jerry Tyler Memorial nished to our readers as a matter of infor­

or 965-]77 6. Airport (]TR). EAA Chapter 865 Fly-In break­ mation only and does not constitute

AUGUST 1-7 - OSHKOSH, WI - 44th Annual fAA fast, 6:]0 - Noon. Call Ralph Ballard for info: approval, sponsorship, involvement, con­

Fly-In and Sport Aviation Convention. 676/684-7726. trol or direction of any event (fly-in, semi­

Wittman Regional Airport. Contact John JUNE 25-27 - LAKE TEXOMA, OK - (F]7) Short nars, fly market, etc.) listed. Please send

Burton, fAA, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI Wing Piper Club 's annual convention. For info the information to fAA, Att: Golda Cox,

54903-3086. 414/426-4800. call 87 7/49 7-9529 or 275-7082. P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086.

AUGUST 3 - ST. PAUL, MN - Lake Elmo Airport JUNE 27-30 - MT. VERNON, OH - ]7th Annual Information should be received four

Aviation Days Fly-In Pancake Breakfast, Aircraft National Waco Reunion Fly-In. 573/868-0084. months prior to the event date.

Display and Young Eagles Day. Rain Date JUNE 29-30 - LONGMONT, CO - 78th Annual August 4. Contact Dick Wicklund, 672/ 777­ EAA Rocky Mountain Regional Fly- In - home­ 9742. builts, Antiques, Classics, ultralights, warbirds. JUNE 7-8 - MERCED, CA - ]9th Merced West AUGUST 3 - ELLSWORTH, KS - EAA Chapter no admission for fly-ins. Friday arrivals wel­ Coast Antique Fly-In. For info contact Merced 7727 Fly-In breakfast (Oshkosh stop-over) and come. For info call Bill Marcy, ]0]/798-6086 Pilots Association, P.O. Box 2372, Merced, CA Cowtown Day. Call Dale Weinhold, 97]-472­ or the airport manager ]0]/65 7-84] 7. 95]44, or Virginia Morford, 209/]8]-46]2. 4027(w) or -4]09 (h) for info. JUNE 29-30 - GAINESVILLE, GA - 28th Annual JUNE 7-9 - DENTON, TX - Texas Chapter Antique AUGUST 18 - BROOKFIELD, WI - Capital Airport. Cracker Fly-In, sponsored by EAA Chapter 67 7. Airplane Association's ]4th Annual Fly-In at EAA NC Chapter 77 Vintage Aircraft Display Homebuilts, Antiques, warbirds. judging in Denton Municipal Airport (OTO). For info call and Ice Cream Social, Noon - 5 pm. Midwest nine categories. Pancake breakfast Sat. and Jim Austin 877/ 429-5]85, Penny Richards Antique Airplane Club meeting as well. For Sunday. For info call: Mick Hudson, 770/5] 7­ 877/482-6775 or John Whatley 274/577-7987. info call Capital Airport at 474/787-9550. 0297 or Bob Savage 770/77 8-7 966. JUNE 8-9 - COLDWATER, MI- Fairchild Fly-In at AUGUST 18 - EAST TROY, WI - Inti. Cessna JUNE 30 - RIPON, WI - Myers Field (WI-67). Old Branch Co. Memoria l Airport. Contact: Mike Fashioned Grass Strip Pancake Fly-In/Drive-In. 720/140 Assoc. Wisconsin Brat and Corn Roast. Kelly 577/278-2654. Arrive at 11 a.m., eat at 12:]0 p.m. Bring a dish 7 a.m.-noon, $4.00 for adults, $2.00 for chil­ JUNE 9 - GA YLORD, MI-EAA Chapter 7095 pan­ dren under 72. Call 4 74/ 748-]7]6 for info. to pass and a buck. Call Matt and Carole cake breakfast. 577/ 7]2-7377. Rybarczyk, 414/ 767-0920. JUNE 30-JUL Y 5 - LAKE GUNTERSVILLE, AL ­ JUNE 9 - TOWANDA, PA - Towanda airport AUGUST 25 - BELMOND, IA - NC Chapter 1] 28th annua l convention of the International (N27) Fly-In Breakfast - all you can eat. Eggs, annual picnic. Call 515/444-]63 1 for info. Cessna 770 Association. Lake Guntersville sausage, pancakes, 700% pure maple syrup. 7 State Park Lodge. 205/577 -5440. Contact AUGUST 26 - WEYBRIDGE, SURRY, ENGLAND a.m. -7 p.m. Brooklands Museum. " Biplanes and Vintage JUNE 13-16 - ST. LOUIS, MO - Creve Coeur Harley Pickett, 205/640-4785. Aircraft" Fly-In. Contact: Julian C. Temple or JULY 5-7 - ALLIANCE, OH - Barber Airport (20 7). Airport. American Waco Club Fly-In. Contacts: Taylorcraft Owners Club and Oldtimers 25th Peter Edmunds, Brooklands Museum Trust, John Halterman, ]74/4]4-4856 or Phil Coulson, 019]2857]81 or FAX 019]2 855465. Annual reunion. Camping on field, motels in 676/624-6490. AUGUST 27-29 - YOUNGSTOWN, OH ­ Alliance. Forums, Fly-Market, activities on Fri. JUNE 14-15 - MIDDLETOWN, OH - Eighth and Sat. Call Forrest Barber ]]0/823-77 68 or BARTLESVILLE, OK AND EL CAJON, CA National Aeronca Convention. Tours, aircraft Staggerwing Beech Commemorative Tour. Call Bruce, ]]0/823-9748 for more info. judging, awards banquet. 50th Anniversary of the post-war Aeronca Champ and Chief. For JULY 7 - MICHIGAN CITY, IN - (MGC) EAA William Thaden, 207/4]9-1161 for info. AUGUST 30-31 - HAYWARD, CA - EAA info, contact the National Aeronca Association, Chapter 966 Fly-In/Drive-In pancake breakfast. Call 279/]25-073]. Antique/Cl assic Chapter 29 Fourth Annual 872/232- 74 97. Antique Fly-In and Airshow. Free Early Bird JUNE 14-16 - CAMARILLO, CA - 76th annual JULY 12-14 - LOMPOC. CA - 72th Annual Piper Dinner to all display aircraft on Friday. This is a Fathers Day Fly-In, hosted by EAA Chapter 723 Cub Fly-In. After 5 pm, ca ll Bruce Fall at 805/7]]-7974 or Monte Finley 805/7]]-4413. northern California points event. Contact Bud and the CAF. Homebuilts, Warbirds, Antiques, Field at 570/455-2300. JULY 12-14 - PITTSFI ELD, IL - Great River Classics, Pancake breakfast. Contact: 805/985­ Squadron River Antique Fly-In. Call Glenn or AUGUST 30 - SEPT. 1 - PROSSER, WA - EAA 4058. Anita Riley, 572/587-2242 for info. Chapter ]97 25th Anniversary Fly-In at Prosser JUNE 15 - ANDOVER, NJ - Olde Fashioned Fly­ airp ort. Ca ll Cormac Thompson for info: In, sponsored by EAA Antique/Classic Chapter JULY 23 - ZANESVILLE, OH - EAA Chapter 425 7. Aeroflex-Andover Airport, 72N. Olde birds, 509/786-10]4 . Annual Pancake Day at Parr Airport. 8 a.m. - 5 AUGUST 30-31 - MOCKSVILLE, NC - Tara p.m. Oshkosh bound pilots encouraged to fly­ good eats. 207/ 786-5682 or ]67-0875. Rain Airbase (5NCl) 11 th Annual "Anything That in, eat and refuel. Contact Don Wahl, 674/454­ Date: June 76. 000]. Flies " Fly-In. Private Fly-In - attendance at your JUNE 15- 16 - RUTLAND, VT - 5th Annual Taildragger Rendezvous. EAA Chapter 968, JULY 26-27 - COFFEYVILLE, KS - Funk Aircraft own risk. For info call 704/ 284-2161 or Owners Assoc. Reunion. Contact: Gene 910/764-0007. pancake breakfast 8-7 7 a.m. (Free to the first 25 PICs). Prizes in all categories. For info call Ventress, 70275 S. Monticello, Lenexa, KS AUGUST 31 - MARION, IN - Sixth Annual Fly­ In/Cruise-In breakfast sponsored by the Marion 802/492-]647. 66227. JUL Y 26-27 - AFTON, WY - Callair Radio High school Band Boosters. Antiques, Classics, JUNE 16 - LACROSSE, WI- Fathers Day Fly/Drive­ In breakfast. 0700-7200. $4 each, PIC is free. Controlled Model Aircraft Fly-In, sponsored by homebuilts, and Antique. classic and custom cars welcomed. For information, contact Ray Displays, music, aerobatics. Check NO TAMS. the Callair Museum and Aviat Aircraft, Inc. For info call Joan Michaels or Audrey Henning, johnson at] 77/664-2588. 608/ 787 -5277. ]07/886-9887, FAX ]07/886-9880. SEPT 1 - ZANESVILLE, OH - Riverside Airport. JUNE 16 - REDDING, CA - EAA Chaper 757 Fathers Day Fly-In. Contacts: Bruce Taylor, JULY 26-28 - RED LAKE, ONTARIO, CANADA ­ EAA Chapter 425 Labor Day Weekend Fly-In, Drive-In Breakfast. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Norseman Float Plane Festival. For more info, 976/275-6456 or Armal Owens, 976/24]-4]82. JUNE 21-22 - AFTON, WY - Ninth Annual Callair Sandwiches, etc. from noon to closing. contact the Festival Comm ittee at 807/727­ SEPT. 7 - OSCEOLA, WI - Simenstad Field. 16th Fly-In and Star Valley Aviation Days, sponsored 2809. by the Callair Museum and Aviat Aircraft, Inc. JULY 27-29 - KEOKUK, IA - Sixth World Wide Annual Wheels and Wings Air Fair. Train rides, Free pilot ' S breakfast on Sat. , FAA Wings gathering of L-Birds, th en en masse up to pancake breakfast fly-in. Free event shuttle bus. Wisconsin for EAA great OSHKOSH '96 on Seminar Fri. and Sat. For info ca ll Joan Pilots check class 0 NO TAMS for special air­ Michaels or Audrey Henning, ]07/886-9887, August 7. Contact Irv Linder, ] 79/524-6]78. port conditions. For info call 77 5/755-]]00.

JUNE 21-23 - COLUMBIA, CA - 27 st Annual

built, and its final disposition is unknown. Long time member e. H. Smith, Plainfield, IL wrote to tell us that Ed McConnell of Seneca, IL is building a replica of the Twin 60, to be powered by a pair of Aeronca El13 engines. Bob Louder­ back, Cincinnati , OH wondered what the massive buildings were in the background. The next day, a letter arrived from Roger and Penny Miller of Middletown, OH that answered the question. The photo was taken on the east bank of the Miami river in Dayton, near present day U.S. Route 35. Here's what he wrote:

by H.G. Frautschy Wishing to cash in on the desires of the cabin class trade to keep their hair un mussed, the builders of this beauty enclosed the forward cockpit of their biplane. The "sometimes nosewheel " helped keep the prop out of the mud, but they still stuck with the conventional landing gear for takeoff and landing. Your answers need to be in by July 25, 1996 to be included in September's issue. Lots of folks knew about the March Mystery Plane, the John­ son Twin 60. A nicely handwritten letter and photocopies arrived from 15-year-old Nick Hurm, Spring Valley, OH, who knows a lot about old airplanes, no doubt due to the fact he is noted Davis re­ storer Jack Tiffany's stepson. Hanging out with Jack keeps Nick busy - they want to rebuild a Kari-Keen Coupe (anybody have any parts, particularly wings?) but not before they finis h rebuilding a Fairchild 24, Davis V-3 and a Monocoupe 113! A Dave Dunlap design, and built in 1926/27 , the Johnson Twin 60 was built by the Johnson Supply Co., Dayton, OH. Dunlap was the VP and Chief Engineer of the concern, and he later went on to a long career with Douglas Aircraft. Primarily a aeronautical sup­ ply house, Johnson also delved into aircraft manufacture, most no­ tably the Driggs-Johnson Dart and the Twin 60. Only one Twin 60 was built. Powered by a pair of 30-36 hp Bristol Cherub engines, propelled by slab-type props (reminds me of a Comet 10-center twisted balsa prop!) the Twin 60 was said to have good perfor­ mance on both engines (60 mph cruise, 25 mph stall) . A small lightplane, it had a span of 28', and weighed 800 lbs empty with a 520 lb useful load. It was one of the first aircraft awarded an offi­ cial U.S. Government type Certificate, A.T.e. 3. Only one was

My wife Penny and I decided we would determine what the build­ ings in the background were. She correctly suggested they were ahospi­ tal. Less than a quarter of a mile away on the west side of the river was the St. Elizabeth Hospital, Dayton's first hospital. The first building at this site was constructed in 1882 with others being added at different times, including 1903. The present St. Elizabeth Medical Center is located on this site. All of the buildings in the picture are gone and have been replaced by newer ones." Ed Garber, Fayetteville, NC lived in Dayton as a youngster dur­ ing the 1920's and '30s, and visited the Johnson airport with his fa­ ther. he mentioned he saw Mr. Johnson several times , and even saw him fly the "Buzzard," which later became the Curtiss Jf. CWI. Other answers were received from, Roy Cagle, Prescott, AR ; Wayne Forshey, New Holland, OH; Ralph Nortell , Spokane, WA; Marty Eisenmann, Alta Loma, CA ; Harley Dahler, Nokomis, IL; H. Glenn Buffington, Palm Desert , CA; Jake DeWan, Towanda, PA; Frank Goebel , Joliet , IL ; Charley Hayes , New Lenox , IL; Owen Bruce, Richardson , TX; Frank Abar, Livonia , MI ; Vic Smith, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England; Hugh Lowenhardt, Ston­ ... ington, CT; and Doug Rounds, Zebulon, GA.

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

New Members

Kenneth Adams...................... .............Marana, AZ

Roger C. Adams .................................. .Deland, FL

Jerry D. Aguilar ..... ..... .. ... ... ... ..... .....Grapevine, TX

Dean K. Alexander .................. .. ... ... Kalaupapa, HI

Bruce Allen ... ................... ........ .... ...McKinney, TX

Thomas Cade Almon ............. ... ......... Bycevi lle, FL

James L. Alsip .... .................. ........... lndiantown, FL

Daniel E. Ape l .. ... ...... .. .. ...... ... ....... Columbus, OH

Roger D. Art ........... .. .. ....... ............... Honulu lu, HI

Calvin J. Arter ............... ..•... ............... Lakeland, FL

Reardon Ashby ............. .. ..... ......... ... .... .Naples, FL

Charles M. Atkinson ...... ........................Cocoa, FL

Scott Bacher....... ......................... Bethel, AK

Bernie H. Baker, Jr. .. ...................Warrensbu rg, NY

Gregory A. Barber .......... ..... ........ Langley AFB, VA

Paul Bardolf ...... ......... .. ... ... .. ..... ..Scotch Plains, NJ

Howard J. Bechtold ............... .. ... ... .Homosassa, FL

Dennis L. Beecher .... .. ... ..... .... ..... .Martinsburg, PA

Robert F. Bender ...... ...... .... ... .... Newton Fa ll s, OH

John E. Benishek...... .. .................. ..... Kirkland, WA

William H. Besari ck .......... New Smyrna Beach, FL

Melvin Y. Birks ........................... .. .... .....Afton, OK

Larry D. Bishop .. .............. .. ...... ... .... .Norcross, GA

Bruce E. Bissonette ...........•.. .................EI Paso, TX

Glenn M. Bitikofer ......................... Kansas City, KS

James A. Bledsoe ............ .....................Eufaula, AL

Anthony S. Bluma ........................... ... .wasilla, AK

Wade H. Boggs .................................... Oviedo, FL

Troy D. Brockway ........................... Manhattan, KS

Bruce H. Bromberg.... .. ...... .......... E. Hampton , NY

Billy B. Brown, Jr. .................................Bartow, FL

Reiff Brown .................................... Great Bend, KS

Ray Busch .............................. ....Castro Valley, CA

John R. Campbell ................................ Morgan, TX

Lewis R. Casey ................................Sherwood, AR

Paul Clark ...........................Ajax, Ontario, Canada

Stephen Clark ................ ...... ............ .. ....Aust in, TX

Jerry A. Clunie ...............................Milwaukee, WI

Dean Cole ......................................Frewsburg, NY

Errol Reed Daniel son ..........................Minden, NE

Michael L. Dauphin ............. Altamonte Springs, FL

John L. Davis, Jr. .. ......................... Gainesville, GA

Anthony Davis.......... .. ........ ............ Bridgeport, CT

Robert B. Davis...................... Port Townsend, WA

Edward L. DeBolt... ............................... Grabill, IN

W. R. Dearing ........... .. ......................... Jermyn, TX

Alan J. Dicker .. .. ................ ............ ..Southlake, TX

Harold J. Doll .................................... Gulfport, MS

Lawrence R. Doody ...........................Caribou, ME

Gerard P. Downey ...................... .. ...... .....APO, AE

Carolyn W. Earman ............................. Benton, TN

Clyde J. Evans ..................................Muscatine, IA

Sam Farmiga ............................ .. .Kirkland, Canada

Bob Fenton .... ...... .... ........ .... .. .Pleasant Grove, UT

Craig L. Fisher .................................Texarkana, TX

Thomas K. Fleischer.............. .. .... .. .......Chicago, IL

David W. Folks.. ....................... Chickamauga, GA

Ralph M. Frazier ...........................Ga inesville, GA

James R. Friedline .............New Smyrna Beach, FL

Paul SFritts .....................................Lexington, NC

Gregory Fronczak ...... .................... .. Bay Point, CA

Louis F. Furnas ........................Stafford Springs, CT

28 JUNE 1996

John M. Gandy ............. Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Honi Garvin ..................................Monument, CO

Ben Generazio ..................... ............ Medway, MA

Gregory A. Gilbert ............. .......... .willingboro, NJ

Gregory A. Gineys ....................Cap, Ferat, France

Will iam Graham .............................. .5eminole, FL

Robert L. Grandinetti ................... .Fayetteville, NY

Jerald L. Grassmick

...................... Kelowna, British Col umbia, Ca nada

Corinne Louise Gray ...................Manahawkin, NJ

Dennis Griswold ...................... Oconomowoc, WI

Michael L. Gross .......................................Paris, IL

Sala L. Halm ............................ Sun City Center, FL

Ron Hanawalt ...... ................. ........ .Ft. Collins, CO

Jack Hancock .. ................................. Baldwyn, MS

David Hangartner ........................Jacksonville, OR

Frank D. Hargrove ...... ...... .......... .. Beaverdam, VA

John H. Hasza rd .............. .................... Milford, DE

Michael A. Hayter

...............................Fareham, Hampshire, England

Michael L. Henry .. .. ...... ...................... Easton, MD

Gary Hoffmann ..........................Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Thomas O. Hollinshed ................ .Fayettevi lle, NC

Ru ssell C. Hosaflook .... ....... .. .......... Matthews, NC

Eric D. Howe .... .. .... .... .. ...... .. ....... Punta Gorda, FL

Larry Allen Howell .. .... .... .. .................... Terrell , TX

Dennis W. Hughes ........... ........ ........ .Rothbury, MI

Philip Hurst... ..................... .. ...................Macy, IN

Denn is A. Johnson ............ ... .............Torrance, CA

Harald R. Johnson .......... ............Safety Harbor, FL

Richard F. Johnson ............................ .... .Butte, MT

Clark Jones ....................................Cave Creek, AZ

Hans E. Jorgensen ..........................Greenbelt, MD

T. H. Kasper .................................... .5outhlake, TX

William F. Kni sley ...... .. .. .................Vandalia, OH

James Kuban ......................................... Lansing, IL

Jan-Wi llem Labeij .... .... .....Breukelen, Netherl ands

J. Lapinsky .. .................Cochrane, Alberta, Canada

Vincent J. Lardner, Jr. ...... .. ...... ....... Los Lun as, NM

Peter Lauenstein .... .. .... ...... .... .Hermosa Beach, CA

Docteur Jean Pi erre Ll ech ................ Elbeuf, France

James Macphee .....................................Miami, FL

David J. Manchester ........................... Newport, RI

B. Michael Manthei .......... ..........Maplewood, MN

Mario C. Maroni ........................ .5ao Paulo, Brazil

Russe ll B. Mayberry .... .. .................. Evergreen, CO

Harry S. McCandless, Jr.......................Omaha, NE

D. D. McNutt ............................Coeur d'Alene, 10

Wi lliam T. Meloy ........................... .Forest City, IA

Thomas Mileski ..................................... Archer, FL

Delroy Mills .................. ................. .... .Durant, OK

Nill G. Mohler.... .. ...... .... .. ...... .5unrise Beach, MO

Ronald J. Mohr ................... ...............Chalfont, PA

James S. Moore .................... Greenwood Lake, NY

Joseph L. Moore .... .. .. ...................... ... .wichita, KS

Beverly P. Morgan .................. ...........5onoma, CA

Joseph B. Moriarty ........... ................Madbury, NH

Jerry Morstad .............. ......... .......... Albert Lea, MN

Robert K. Murray ............. .......... .... ........ Heath , TX

William M. Needy.........................Ponca Ci ty, OK

Quentin D. Newman .. .. .. .. .............. ........ Ju stin, TX

John A. Nicodemus .....................Elli cott City, MD

Martin J. Ni x.............................. .. .. Culiowhee, NC

G. Michael North .... ............. .. .... ...... Norcross, GA

Mary Oritz ................ ..... .... ...............williams, CA

Edwin Papritz.... ...... .. ... ....... ... .. ........ .. ... Naples, FL

Bartone Pasquale ..........................E. Hardford, CT

Walter E. Pease ...................................Auburn, CA

Don D. Petersen .................................. Linco ln, NE

Charl es C. Piercy ................ ............. Columbi a, SC

Robert G. Pipkin, Jr. ...... ........................Tampa, FL

Max Porta .. .... .... ............................... Lunel, France

Coli n W. Prentice

.............. .............. .west Cli ff On The Sea, England

Charles W. Pyeatt ............ Palos Verdes Estates, CA

Herbert Reilly .. .... ............ .. ....... Bloomingburg, NY

W. E. Rhineha rt .. .. ........................ .... .. ...... Olar, SC

Laurence W. Robinson ............. Boynton Beach, FL

John A. Roethlisberger ...... .... ................Beaver, PA

Wilbur Rolston ...................................Kremlin, MT

Ron Rossway .......... .. ........... .. ..............Aurora, CO

Roy Lee Scott ........................................ .Altus, OK

Phil Seeburger ..............................San Marcos, CA

Bruce K. Seguine ...... .... ...... ...............Concord, CA

Jerry B. Shaffer..................................Maytown, PA

Alan J. Simpson............................... Norwood, MA

Larry W. Slaughter ............................. Monroe, GA

Delbert Smith ............... ........... .............Salem, OR

Ted J. Smith ......................... .............. Lakeland, FL

J. E. Snell ...............................................Miami, FL

Norman Spalding ........... .. ........Sacramento, CA

Jeffrey D. Spencer......................Rushsylvania, OH

Barry Starratt

....................New Germany, Nova Scotia, Canada

Bernard W. Steadman .................... Old Mystic, CT

George Stigall ............................... Indianapolis, IN

David J. Stroup ........ .... ..................... Alliance, OH

Eugene Swanson .................................. Alph a, MN

Jack L. Swope .................................Cloverdale, IN

Joao Batista Teixeira ............ ......... Da Veiga, Brazil

Josef Toperzer .... ... ............... ..... .....Norristown, PA

Steve R. Trutschel. ..........................Alexandria, KY

Joseph M. Tucker 1I1 .............................0swego, IL

Brian K. Ulmer ......................................... FPO, AP

George Van Derlaske .......... Altamonte Springs, FL

Ricky Van Shelton .. ........................... Lebanon, TN

Robert J. Vezina ................................ Rockford, MI

Frederick Vyfvinkel ...........New Smyrna Beach, FL

Louis N. Wagner ..................................Cassatt, SC

Kelly R. Wallmueller .... ..... ...............Chandl er, AZ

Jeff R. Warren ........................... Bloomingburg, NY

I. B. Wea thers ......................................Temple, TX

Robert T. Webb .. .. ......................... Sunnyside, WA

Patrick Wenborne .... ...... ............ Las Condes, Chile

Eugene Wilkie .................................. Honolulu, HI

Tom Wilson ........................................... Berea, KY

Philip N. Windheim .. .. .. .. ......... .. ......... Orlando, FL

George Michael Wityak ................... .5eymour, CT

Gerald W. Wood ...... .. ...................Auburnd ale, FL

Will iam E. Woodrum ...........................Millen, GA

Robert M. Youngblood ..........Stone Mountain, GA

Ty R. Zeiner .........................................Marion, KS

Alain Zen .... .... ............. ......... Fonta inbleau, France

Richard A. Zo lnosky ........................... Norfolk, NE

Ale HISTORY

the event was described as the smoothest and grea test ever. It was truly intern a­ tional with 11 aircraft arriving in a Qan­ tas Boeing 747 from Australia ; two tiny crickets from France, also via 747, a Tai­ fun 17E powe red sa ilpla ne from G e r­ many and the ever large contingent fro m Canada. T o t al sho w p lan e co u nt wa s up 50 over the previous year to 1603. This in­ cluded 170 Antiques, 582 Classics and 10 Replicas. The top award winners were: ANTIQUE: Gr a nd C hampi o n -1 928 Cess n a A W , N C472 5, Ga r Wi ll ia m s, Nape rville, I L. R eserve Grand Cham­ pion - W aco 10 N C3960, C.H. Arm ­ strong, R awlings, MD . CLASSIC: Gr a nd C hampi o n - Pip e r PA- 17 Vagabond, N4811 H , James L. Je nkins, Huntington, CT. R ese rve Grand Cha mpi o n - Cessna 180, N9428C, Douglas Trage r, Chino,

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