the vintage airplane oct 1972

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AND CLASSIC': DIVISION

HALES CORNERS, WISCONSIN 53130.414/425-4860.... t '.

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1972 GRAND CHAMPION1928 WACO ATO "TAPERWING"

OWNED BY GORDON BOURLAND, JR.

FT. WORTH, TEXAS 20TH ANNUAL EAA FLY-IN CONVENTION

WITTMAN FIELD, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN JULY 30 - AUGUST 5,1972

SECRETARY DICK WAGNERRESIDENT DAVE JAMESON BOX 181322 BELLHAVEN LANE LYONS, WISCONSIN 53148SHKOSH, WISCONSIN 54901VICE PRES. J. R. NIELANDER, JR. TREASURER NICK REZICHEXECAIR 4213 CENTERVILLE RD .

P. O. BOX 2464 ROCKFORD , ILLINOIS 61102FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33303


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ANTIQUE CLASSIC NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 1972Oshkosh '72--0ur f i r s t international meet since our formation, and with it somereal successes as well as a very interest ing learning process.The meet got off to a rather slow s ta r t , as poor weather kept many of our members

and their planes far from the Convention. A few owners stuck with i t , however, andarrived toward the end of the week. Several, however, carne commercially, with the i r"socked-in" planes along the way.One of the highlights, and great successes, proved to be our own forum and

meeting tent adjacent to the Antique/Classic parking area.The Antique forums, headed by George York, and the Classics by J . R. Nielander,Jr .covered just about every possible phase of individual restorat ion, care and mainte

nance of the many individual makes and models of our birds. In most instances, thesemeetings were conducted by the Presidents of National-type Clubs, and the exchangeof information was not only authorative by very comprehensive, and covered the widestrange of interests that we've ever had a t a f ly-in.

Poor weather prevented our f i rs t "fly-out" unti l the third day of the Convention,and then a goodly group of planes departed wittman Field for Wautoma, Wisconsin, a smallcommunity about 40 miles west of Oshkosh.Wautoma, blessed with three wide and handsome grass rnnways, proved to be thefavorite fly-out airport of the meet, and a l l the part icipants seemed to enjoy themselvesOur f ly- in caterer would provide box lunches for those ordering them, and sof tdrinks were available a t the f ly-out airport . About a l l we had to do was enjoy ourselves

ana there were many exchanges of buddy riding and flying, as well as the fu n of carefreeflying around an uncrowded airport .Our next Antique and Classic Division meeting will be held Saturday, November 18th

a t Haedtler Hall, EAA Headquarters, Hales Corners, Wisconsin. The meeting wil l getunder way a t 10:00 a.m. and i s open to a l l members and officers of the Division .

For those who arrive in town on Friday, a social hour wil l be held a t EAA Headquartebeginr;ng a t 6:30 p.m. This will be an opportunity to meet fellow members and browsethrough the EAA Air Museum.On the agenda will be election of Officers for the forthcoming year, rat i f icat ionof the Division's by-laws, p l ~ n n i n g for 1973 Convention act iv i t ies , the desirabil i ty ofa dues structure and a n e w s l ~ t t e r for the Division, the possibi l i ty of a new Antique

and Classic f ly- in--plus, topics from the floor.


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(Dick Stouffer PhotoGrand Champion Classic, Piper J-3 Reserve Grand Champion, Howard DGA"Cub". David G. Hamilton, Anderson, Ind . 15P, John R. Turgyan, Trenton, N.J.

(Dick Stouffer Photo)

(Dick Stouffer Photo)(Dick Stouffer Photo)World War I Era - Best Monoplane - 1919 Penguin Funk Ba5C "Bee" - Scott Boyer, Deshler, Ohio(Flying Replica). Tom Gunderson, Twin Valley, Minn.

Motels nearest EAA Headquarters are the Pineview (414/425-6700) and the Golden Key (414/543-5300). I f you plan to attend the meeting--and everyone is encouraged to do so--pleasecontact: Bonnie Poberezny, Division Secretary, EAA, Box 229, Hales Corners, Wisconsin53130 (414/425-4860) so that we wil l have some idea of how many persons to prepare for.We look forward to seeing a l l of you a t Hales Corners--November 18.

Dave JamesonPresidentEAA Antique and Classic Division


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A LENAPE "PAPOOSE" CUB by Jack Cox

At 4:15 a.m. on the morning of May 17, 1938 a Piper "Cub" l i f ted off the runwaya t Newark, New Jersey. 63 hours and 54 minutes, 2,390 miles, 223 gallons of gas and25 quarts of o i l la ter the l i t t l e bird f lut tered to earth again on the same runway.

Non-stop from Newark to Miami and return in a J-3? A 3 cylinder, radialengined "Cub"???I t happened. honest!In the late 1930s--before the super successful Continental A-65 became the"Standard of the World" for the l i t t l e two-seaters--the manufacturers were tryingeverything with pistons in the 40 to around 10("1 horsepower range. One of the moreunusual variat ions was the 3 cylinder Lenape r ~ d i a l , an improved version of the

ear l ier Aeromarine engine.Piper bui l t around 30 J-3s powered by the 50 h.p. Lenape "Papoose". One ofthese, NC20280, is the subject of our saga.Long distance and endurance f l ights were front page s tuf f in the pre-World War

II era and, thus, were easy and relat ively inexpensive ways for the struggling1ightp1ane manufacturers to get the i r products before the general public. Piperdecided it could stand some headlines, so--along with the Lenape Company--sentpilots Kenneth Kress and Glenn Englert off to break a class endurance record thatthen stood a t 26 hours and 18 minutes and a distance of 716 miles.For the attempt, a "Papoose" powered Cub was selected--stock except for the

instal lat ion of a 15 gallon belly tank and a wobble pump to t ransfer fuel to themain fuselage tank. A battery powered Lear radio receiver was also on board.

Refueling was to be accomplished by simply buzzing along over an auto andsnatching up cans of gas and o i l (and an occasional battery) via a 50 foot and1/4 inch rope. Planned en-route rope act / fuel rendezvous were the airpor ts ofRaleigh, North Carolina and Jacksonville, Florida.Taking off a t a weight of 1324 pounds (af ter a 17 second run), the intrepidaviators bat t led headwinds and low ceil ings for the next two and a half days.After reaching Jacksonville and refuel ing, they started out for Miami but wereturned back by zero-zero conditions, so, rer.urned to Jacksonville and circled th ecity unti l dawn. At f i r s t l igh t they refueled a second time and proceeded to

Miami--and then back north to Newark.The same morning Kress and Englert landed--backsides completely numb--Doug1asCorrigan headed off for Ireland following his alledgedly "wrong-way" compass.Only one Lenape powered Cub is known to be flying today and i t s sportsregistration N20280 . I t i s not, however, the Kress/Englert record breaker. Theoriginal has long since passed into oblivion. A. S. Garrison of Catonsvil le,Maryland has restored a 1939 J-3 to be as close to the f i r s t one as possible.


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(Dick Stouffer Photo)Silver Age Category Champion, . Piper J-3(Lenape Powered) AI Garrison, Catonsville, Md.

His 1939 model (Ser ia l Number 4058) wa sa Cont inen ta l powered bird when it ro l l edout of Piper ' s o ld converted t ex t i l e m i l la t Lock Haven, but now has a 50 horsepowerLenape "Papoose" and the appropr ia te cowling fo r the three jugs . , Mr. Gar.r.ison hasnot f i t t ed a bel ly t a ~ , but , otherwise,the yellow bird i s a dead r inge r fo r thef i r s t 20280.

Garrison and h is wife flew the rareplane to Oshkosh t h i s year- -sending h islong-suf fer ing son along by--ughl- -autolAt every oppor tuni ty during the week hesu rp r i sed Fly- in goers who kept looking upto see what t ha t funny sounding airp lanewas--only to f ind it was a Cub. From adis tance , and a t cer ta in ang les , washard to d i s t ingu ish the r ad ia l - - sc whenthe Cub landed it always drew a crowd cur ious to see where t ha t round engine soundwas or ig ina t ing . Most were unaware Piperever made such a machine.

The Garr isons l a t e r chugged back eas t - a t a mighty 60 m. p . h. cru i se l - -p roud lyt ranspor t ing the Si lve r Age-Category Champion award fo r t h e i r beau t i fu l and uniquelittle vintage a i r c r a f t

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