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STR IGHT ND LEVEL

by ob Lickteig

Many of you will be reading this issueof THE VINT GE IRPL NE at Oshkosh '87 . To those , I say . . . welcometo an aviation showcase . . . Oshkosh

'87 where all segments of aviationjoin together to stage the world s greatest aviation event. This year EAA andits divisions are proud to present their35th Annual Convention . On behalf ofthe EAA Antique /Classic Division, it isan honor to welcome our members andguests to this aviation showcase , Oshkosh '87 .

Your Antique /Classic officers , directors and advisors plus EAA 's headquarters staff have been planning and working many months to assure you an exciting and fun-filled week of group activities . Please join us and participate inthese events with others who shareyour interest .

The scheduled events will include ourFly-Out, Parade of Flight, Picnic, weeklong Workshops, daily Interview Circle ,educational Forums, Photo Contest andthe ever-popular Riverboat Cruise .Please check at the Antique /Classic

Headquarters and your ConventionProgram for complete details regardingthese events .

When you arrive at Wittman F ield ,Oshkosh, Wisconsin the scene will captivate you as it has tens of millions overthe past 5 years. This is an EAA dreamcome true. This is aviation in its mostexciting form .

Every interest of sport aviation is represented here , from the ocean of transient aircraft to the gleaming and uniquehomebuilts, the thundering herd of Warbirds, the prestigious and historical an-tiques and classics, the buzzing of theultralights and light planes on back tothe majestic EAA balloon floatingabove.

Once again , make the Antique /Classic Area your headquarters andwelcome to the greatest show on earthas this is An Aviation Showcase -Oshkosh '87.


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AUGUST 1 9 8 7 . Vol. 15, No.8

PUBLICATION STAFFPUBLISHER

Tom Poberezny

VICE-PRESIDENTMARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Dick Matt

EDITORGene R. Chase

CREATIVE ART DIRECTORMike Drucks

MANAGING EDITOR/ADVERTISINGMary Jones

ASSOCIATE EDITORSNorman Petersen

Dick Cavin

FEATURE WRITERSGeorge A. Hardie, Jr.

Dennis Parks

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERSJim KoepnickCarl Schuppel

EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSICDIVISION, INC.

OFFICERSPresident Vice President

R. J. Lickteig M.C. "Kelly" Viets1718 Lakewood Rt. 2 Box 128

Albert Lea , MN 56007 Lyndon, KS 66451507 /373-2922 913 /828-3518

Secretary TreasurerRonald Fritz E .E. "Buck" Hilbert

15401 Sparta Avenue P .O . Box 145Kent City , MI49330 Union,IL60180

616 /678-5012 815 /923-4591

DIRECTORSJohn S. Copeland Stan Gomoll

9 Joanne Drive 104290th Lane , NEWestborough , MA 01581 Minneapolis , MN 55434617 /366-7245 6121784 1172

Dale A Gustafson Espie M Joyce Jr

Copyright ' 1987 by the EAA Antique /Classic Divis ion. Inc. Allright s re served

Contents2 Straight and Level /by Bob Lickteig4 AlC News /by Gene Chase5 Vintage Literature /by Dennis Parks6 Dave Anderson's Cessna 170A Award

Winner /by Norm Petersen9 Type Club Activities /by Gene Chase10 The Douglas Historical Foundation's

DC-2 /by Harry S. Gann13 Mystery Plane /by George A . Hardie, Jr.14 Interviews at Oshkosh -1986

by Pam Foard , Larry D'Attilio et al17 Vintage Seaplanes /by Norm Petersen18 Welcome New Members19 Volunteers A Book of Heroes

by Art Morgan and Bob Brauer20 Interesting Members - John CooperWinthrop /by Kelly Viets

21 Light Airplanes /by Louise Thaden22 30Years-30UbyJeannieHill24 Letters to the Editor26 Members' Projects/by Gene Chase26 Calendar of Events27 Vintage Trader

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Compiled by Gene Chase

1ST NATIONAL BIPLANE FLY-IN

The 1 st National Biplane Fly-In heldJune 5-7 1987 at Bartlesville, Oklahoma was an undisputed success . 90biplanes ranging from Pitts specials toBeech Staggerwings, plus more than120 other types of aircraft were in attendance .

Activities included a Friday night flightsuit party, Saturday morning dawn patrol breakfast flight to Coffeyville, Kansas , Saturday night awards banquetand many buddy rides and formationflights.

The award winners at this premierevent were :

Grand Champion ExperimentalBiplane : Starduster Too, N84MM, Marvin and Sherry Miller, Rochester, Illinois

Grand Champion Antique CabinBiplane: 1943 Beech StaggerwingD17S N80024, Joe and ConnieAshura, Strasburg, Colorado .

Grand Champion Antique OpenBiplane: 1931 Waco QCF-2, N11468,

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Boy Scouts and leaders from Troop 574 pose in the shade of Chapter 11 programchairman Bob L umley's Aeronca Chief.

ANTIQUE/CLASSIC CHAPTER 11HOSTS SCOUTS

On a recent Saturday morning, Antique/Classic Chapter 11 of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area hosted BoyScout Troop No. 574 on an aviation dayat Capitol Airport . The scouts and theirleaders enjoyed a tour of the field anda close look at members' planes.

Members answered questions abouteach of their aircraft and some of themlectured the group on engines, aircraftconstruction techniques, navigation,map reading, instruments, etc.

The Scout group enjoyed the experience, but no more than the EAAers did

Super H under restoration by a groupof current and ex -Trans World Airlineemployees. Among these volunteers

are some of the line mechanics andspecialists who kept the Connie's Flyingwhen TWA operated 146 of the type formore than 20 years.

This Connie was built in 1959 andwas the 30th of 50 Model 1 049Hs manufactured. Its first owner was Californiabased Slick Airways who used it to haulfreight. A subsequent owner used theConnie as a sprayer.

The non-profit organization restoringthe 75,000 pound airliner is namedSave-A-Connie and the group is fundedby donations and sale of T shirts Con


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Dave

Anderson's

C170ATwo in Row

by Norm Petersen

(Photos by Carl Schuppel)

In a pretty setting among the mixedhardwood and conifer trees just southof Green Bay, Wisconsin lies a 3 ,000 ft.private airstrip, the kind that nearlyevery EAAer wishes he owned . On oneend is Art Norgaard 's big red barn. Onthe other end is Dave Anderson s allwood hangar that doesn't "sweat" in thespringtime.

Within the walls of this 48 x 64 hangar

with its big electric door are severalairplanes, including a couple of Fairchild 24s in dire need of much help (and

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Six cylinder smoothness of a Continental C-145 is apparent as Dave taxies by in thehighly polished Cessna 170A. Due to previous owners care, no corrosion has beenfound in the entire airframe. Note missing N as Dave has begun the removal of 12-inchnumbers.

port and as a young lad, Dave was enamored with airplanes. Building balsamodels was h is favorite pastime.

As a 12-year -old, Dave spent timewith his aunt in Manitowoc, WI in thesummer (1951). He would ride his bicycle to the airport and hang on the fence ,watching the airplanes. One day, thepilot of a yellow "Cub" asked Dave tohelp hold some strings as he wove the

web slings for the seats . Dave 's fingerstrembled with excitement When the jobwas completed, the pilot asked if Dave

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airplane - a basket case 1941 Taylorcraft BC-12 . Over a two-year period, theT-craft was totally restored and the engine was majored from A65 to A75specs. Dave and his wife Dorothy reallyenjoyed flying the side-by-side airplane- skis in winter and wheels in summer .

Casting about for the next project , a1941 Fairchild 24 was located in Michigan that could be purchased without its

Warner engine . After hauling the ex-military UC-61 all the way home to GreenBay, Dave started his hunt for a Warner145 165 gi F ll i g


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said, "No " About 10 :30 in the evening ,Don called again and accepted Dave 'sprice for the 170A Dave and Dorothynow had their Christmas present

January 4 , 1985 saw Don and MarciaPiermattei deliver "18D " to Green Bay'sAustin Straubel airport where Dave andDorothy Anderson eagerly awaited thepretty 170A. Before long , the paperworkwas all completed and Don and Marciatook one last long look at the trusty170A that had taken them from California to Kitty Hawk over an exciting threeyear period. Both had tears in their eyesas they walked away.

A check of the immaculate log books(back to day one ) showed just over1400 hours on the airframe with a freshmajor on the C-145 Continental engine .Dave mounted the newly acquired birdon Federal 2000 skis to take advantageof Wisconsin winters . However , after afew landings on hard -packed snow thatnearly loosened his molars, he decidedit wasn 't worth shaking all the r ivetsloose He promptly sold the skis andwent back to wheels .

The first item in returning to originalwas a set of 6:00 x 6 tires and tubes toreplace the 7:00 x 6 that were on theplane . Next came a low frequency"clothes line " antenna from the micartamast above the cabin to the rudder.

The huge task of polishing all the surfaces of aluminum began with "NeverDull" which got things started . Nextcame a machine buffing (750 rpm)using "Met -All" polish . The result ing

sw irl marks were then taken out byhand using Blue Magic . Dave 's wifeDorothy was the main helper in this op

The very pretty all-aluminum cowl s held on with very rare and expensive) Cessnaover-center fastners. Polished three bar grill is original.


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Original "piano keyboard" panel of Dave Anders on's 170A. Note the standard two-piecewindshield with low freq antenna wire running up the front of the aircraft.

Immediately, Dave Anderson cameout from his classroom to see if he couldhelp . Result , after classes, the Aeroncawas dismantled and stored in an emptybuilding. This took until neary 9:00 p .m .,so Dave missed the Oshkosh awardceremony About a week later theyoung pilot returned with a pick-up andtrailer and Dave along with others,helped load the Aeronca for its long triphome to Ontario . The young pilot wasextremely thankful for all the help thatwas rendered on his behalf To Dave ,it was all in a day 's work of helping EAApeople.

A short time later , Dave was anxiously looking for a cowl latch for the170A. Following several leads resultedin a call to a salvage yard in Alberta ,Canada . When Dave identified himselfand where he was from, the salvageyard owner asked if he was the sameAnderson who had so graciously helpeda young Canadian pilot from Guelph ,Ontario . Dave replied , "Yes ." In a fewdays, a package arrived with two complete cowl latches enclosed . A note inside said , "With my compliments and

hearty thanks for helping one of ours "Dave continues to improve the 170Aincluding the removal of the 12-inchnumbers on the fuselage and puttingthe 24-inch numbers on the wings .Another improvement will be a newcloth headliner as per original and, toreally turn heads , an absolutely newlooking set of genuine Cessna wheelpants After being stymied in several at

tempts to find a good pair of wheelpants, Dave finally located a pair froma 1957 Ces sna 180 that had only been

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I~ y p lu ActivitiesCompiled by Gene Chase

Cessna Taildraggers' Gear Leg Attach Fittings

The Cessna Pilots Association is receiving an increasing number of reportsof problems in the landing gear attachpoint areas on models 120, 140 , 170 ,180 and 185 . These problems seemcentered in three areas.

1 Corrosion of outboard gear saddles. This is occurring in all models . Thegear legs have to be removed to inspectfor this condition. There are also somereports of corrosion on the upper gearlegs and in other areas of the landinggear attachment box section .

2 Cracking of the outboard gear saddles. This condition is occurring primarily on 180 & 185 aircraft subject to hard

use and rough fields. The saddles crackabout two inches from the attach flangeat a point where the casting narrows .C i d b h

gear legs pulled and the area inspectedif this hasn 't been done in the past fewyears. This should be done by amechanic experienced in this operationand who knows how to properly shimthe landing gear.

For more information on the CessnaPilots Association contact them at P. O.Box 12948, Wichita , KS 67277 , phone316 /946-4777

WACO HISTORICAL SoCIETY, IN C .

1013 WESTG TE RO DTROY O HI O 45 31 3

Seven years ago a group of exWACO employees and thei( descendants formed the WACO Historical So

ciety , Inc. to preserve the heritage ofthe WACO Airplane Company. Theymeet once a year for dinner and to electofficers.

The society has been collectingWACO artifacts and memorabilia forfurther display in a Museum which isbeing planned. They also host an Annual Invitational WACO Fly-in eachJune just prior to the big National

WACO Fly-In at Hamilton, Ohio . TheSociety 's fly-in is held at the Leavelleprivate airstrip at Troy , Ohio and feat t l t di t i ti WACO

May 22-23 . Among other things theyprovided transportation with their ownautomobiles plus a van they borrowedfrom a neighbor.

Resort Aviation , the FBO at Jekyll Airport , went far out of their way to servethe convention goers. They literallyturned over their lobby area for use during the airport gatherings and a lsowaived landing fees for the T-Bones.

The two-hour rap session on the careand feeding of Twin Bonanzas was conducted by club member Barney Cam ofCam Aviation , Keystone Heights ,Florida. The seminar was well done andwell attended with the only complaintbeing that it wasn 't long enough .

The 1988 convention will be heldsomewhere in the Midwest , time anddate to be announced later .

For information on the Twin BonanzaAssociation contact Richard I. Ward ,19684 Lakeshore Drive , Three Rivers ,MI 49093 , phone 616 /279 -2540.


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Douglas DC2restored by theDouglas HistoricalFoundation on firstflight after restorationon April 25 1987. Aircrafts shown over the harbor at

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Douglas-built airplanes .

Douglas DC 2 taking o from the Long Beach Airport on 25 April 1987 after over fiveyears of r estoration work.

This aircraft is the 77th DC-2 built ,and was initially delivered to Pan American Airways in 1935. In 1938 , theairplane was acquired by CompaniaMexicana de Aviacion , , popularlyknown as Mexicana , and later sold toAviateca , a Guatemalan airline.

An American aircraft broker , A.J.Levin , acquired the airplane in 1952 ,and sold it to Johnson Flying Service ofMissoula , Montana in 1953 . The firmused the DC-2 in a variety of workingroles , including transporting firefightersto forest fires and fighting insect infesta-

Douglas DC-2 cabin after restoration bythe Douglas Historical Foundation.

tions in the forests.In 1973 , the DC-2 was sold to Stan


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by George A. Hardie, Jr .

The designer of this twin-engined triplane favored an unusual fuselage configuration for his airplane . Intended as

ficulty in financing , a school arrangement was worked out where prospective owners could go to ground school

stroyed in an accident.In 1939 an attempt was apparentlymade to put the design into production


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~ T ~ V ~ W ~ T ) ~ t i l \ ) ~ t iC)St)

By volunteers of the Antique /ClassicPress CommitteeLarry 0 Attilio and Pamela Foard,Co-Chairmen(EAA 150262, AlC 8265)1820 N. 166th St.Brookfield, WI 53005

Photographs by George Rodenbeck

GENE WHITTEMORE /Cessna 170B /N4491 B SIN 26835

by Pame la Foard

This good looking white and blueCessna belongs to Gene Whittemore ofByron Center , Michigan . He bought it in

Alligan , Mich igan and gave it an Imronpaint job, and installed new p lexiglassand upholstery . The airplane was manufactured in 1955 and has an 0-300Cont inental , 145 hp engine . The onlyproblem Gene says he had was rivetingthe windshield curve . He would love todo a complete restoration some day;he 's also done a 170A. Gene has beena pilot since 1971, and said he would

have become one sooner , but therewas never enough green stuff . Soundfamiliar?


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LORAN NORDGREN /Stinson 108-3 /NC6323M, S IN 108-4323

by Larry D Attilio

When Loran was 14 years old, heworked as a line boy at Wilson Airport

near Chicago (no longerin

existence)owned by a woman named May Wilson,who gave him some flying lessons . Thatwas his first introduction to aviation .When he was 16, Loran enlisted in theNavy as an aerial gunner. Much later,bored in the working world, he saw anad for a Stinson. He called the guy inRockford, Illinois and the fellow flewover to pick up Loran, gave him a rideand generally made a pest of himselfuntil he had pressured and humiliatedLoran into buying the plane and signingup for lessons. At least that s the wayLoran tells it

The pretty maroon Stinson Voyager108-3 was built in 1948 and has aFranklin 165 engine. Loran used themanufacturer s original paint scheme ,Stinson Maroon with Diana Cream trim.The covering is Ceconite. Don Maxfieldof Kearney, Nebraska did the actuallabor on the airplane. Loran keeps theplane hangared at Howell-New LennoxAirport, about 36 miles south ofChicago .

GARY DIEHL/Piper PA-12 SuperCruiser /N4218M, S IN 12-3114

by Sharron Mitchell

Gary Diehl owns a 1946 J-3 Cub , a

Loran Nordgren s Stinson Voyager, NC6323M .


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JIM AND JOANN FURLONG/Aeronca15AC Sedan/N1353H, SIN 15AC397

by Dwight Ingalls(EAA 163820)P.O. Box 773Brookfield , WI 53005

You might not realize Aeronca built

an airplane of such size unless you happened upon the 1949 Model 15ACSedan at Oshkosh '86. Owned by EAAmembers Jim and JoAnn Furlong ofLockport, New York, Aeronca N 1353His powered with a 145 hp Continental0-300. It was recovered by Jim usingStits process materials and finished inblue and white . The attractive matchingbrocade upholstery is evidence of

JoAnn 's more than ample stitching talents. Some panel trim which was missing was located and shipped fromAlaska.

The Furlongs are the second ownersof this big Sedan, having acquired itwith 2100 hours time from Alfred Bakkerof Morgantown, West Virginia . So farthey've had the pleasure of flying itanother 300 hours and love it as amember of the family .

They also have a Stearman N2S-3,T-Craft and a CommonwealthSk

Scott and Maxine DeGaynor's 1940 J-5 Cub, NC28046.G. SCOTT AND MAXINE DEGAYNOR/Piper J-5A ub Cruiser/NC28046, SIN 5-90

By Deb Schroeder(EAA 260094 , N 9999871 Crescent LaneHartland , WI 53029

Scott and Maxine DeGaynor of GrandRapids, Michigan arrived at Oshkosh'86 in their 1940 J-5 Cub Cruiser . Theyhave missed only one Convention in 20years . That is about how long Scott hasbeen flying. He learned to fly after leaving the Air Force in 1965.

Scott enjoys nice flying airplanes andbought the J-5 14 years ago in partnership with two friends who had begunrestoring it. It was restored with authenticity in mind, including use of an original type prop.

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complete, one partner exceeded the air-craft's limits, inflicting damage from thefirewall forward. The landing gear, bootmounts and cowling were replaced, andthen Scott bought out his partners . Hedidn 't replace them. That was in 1983.

According to Scott there are onlyabout 400 J-5s left, with his in about thetop 10% condition of those . He says it

is forgiving and a good trainer for learning basic flying.At the other end of the spectrum, the

DeGaynors are now working on a 2 /3scale P 51 Mustang which is 90%finished . They also own a Spezio Sportand a completed BD-4.

Scott got his start in aviation as achild building models and flying them incompetition . His 20-year-old son is following family tradition and is a studentpilot who has soloed.

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TIM AND KAMIE NEWELUPiperPacer/N2305P, SIN 22 2716

By Sharron Mitchell(EAA 213198, AlC 9448)N12 W26883 Silvernail RoadPewaukee , WI 53072

Tim Newell soloed at age 16 usingearn ings from his paper route. Eightyears later Tim and his wife Kamie owna 1946 Taylorcraft and their recently re-stored 1955 Piper Pacer which theyflew to Oshkosh from East Sparta,Ohio. Kamie s interest was fostered byher dad, who was a DC-3 mechanic andher uncie, Russ Miller , who founded a

local EAA chapter. Kamie is now a student pilot.In 1982 Miller helped the Newells lo

cate a basket case 1955 Piper Tripacer.In a one and one-half car garage theybegan rebuilding. After sandblasting thetubing, a friend helped them replacerusted pieces and weld new ones inplace. After priming they applied lightweight Stits HS90X fabric .

The Newell s home airport is a 1200foot private grass strip so they weremotivated to keep the plane as light aspossible. They converted it to a Pacerto save the weight of the nose wheel.Kamie upholstered the interior whileTim rib stitched and taped the wings.

Working without plans slowed themonly slightly. However , when Kamie became pregnant, she was very careful tostay away from all the chemicals because of the detrimental effect they canhave on a fetus. So Tim lost his restoration partner temporarily

Tim and Kamie Newell s Piper Pacer.

VINTAGE SEAPLANES


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WELCOME NEW MEMBERSThe following is a listing of new members who have joined the EAA Antique /Classic Division (through March 15, 1987) . Weare honored to welcome them into the organization whose members ' common interest is vintage aircraft. Succeeding issues

ofTHE VINT GE IRPL NE

will conta in addit iona l listings of new members.Williams, DanClermont, Florida

Nicola, Mark E.Winter Park , Florida

Robertson, O. T.Bellaire, Ohio

Anders n, George NeheGrand , Florida

Burch, Peter E.Levittown , New York

Policicchio, Charlie T.Merritt Island, Florida

Verhoeven, Tim

New Prague, MinnesotaBevan, WalterBrunswick, Georgia

Frey, Peter S.Lauderhill, Florida

Pokorski, Ken R.Denver, Colorado

Podzielinski, Eric J.Noblesville, Indiana

Ross, BertPecos, Texas

Koch, Ivan R.Coraopolis , Pennsylvania

Little, Thornton S.Pine Bluff , North Carolina

Fechney, RonChristchurch , New Zealand

Kupps, BobYucca Valley, California

Wester, Douglas J.Huntsville , Alabama

Esvensen, Bent

Esbjerg V, DenmarkSchrefer, John F.Cocoa, Florida

Sheppard, Alan J.Fargo, North Dakota

Gallagher, L. E.Mountain View, California

Spencer, Richard C.M1. Pleasant , South Carolina

Austin, BillHett inger, North Dakota

Israelite, David Z.Port Washington, New York

Graham Jr., Orlando L.Hialeah, Florida

Hutchins, Dennis W.Warner Robins , Georgia

von Bargen, EricEverett, Washington

Zane, Newton F.Arcad ia, California

Maliar, F. Ed

Bohemia , New YorkThomson III, John B.Daytona Beach , Florida

Frost, Peter R.Daytona Beach, Florida

Kurtz, Robert D.Sanatoga , Pennsy lvania

Peckham, James W.Argyle , Texas

Koston, TedOak Park, Illinois

Cowley, Curt J.Tacoma, Washington

Lavy, Dallas R.Wasilla, Arkansas

Inkmann, Gregory A.Topeka , Kansas

Jones, Richard M.Woking Surrey, England

O'Leary, John J.Shullsburg, Wisconsin

Cervenak, John A.

Elkhart, Ind ianaHafner, Harvey C.Rudyard , Michigan

Onder, Terry LeeS1 Peters, Missouri

Jacobs, James A.M1. Pleasant, Michigan

Pederson, MogensSpjald, Denmark


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OLUtl .EERSA Bool O f Heroesby Art Morgan and Bob Brauer

"Never give up. Be of good cheer. Donot think of today's failures, but of thesuccess that may come tomorrow. Youhave set yourselves a difficult task , butyou will succeed if you persevere; andyou will find a joy in overcoming obstacles. Remember, no effort we make toattain something beautiful is ever lost".

Helen Keller.It's difficult sometimes to remember

words like that, but let's try the next timeyou go out to your nice, pretty airplaneand someone (FAA, DOT) says, youcan't do that anymore.

For a few months now you haveheard us shoot off our mouths abouthow much fun it is to work with the Antique /Classic Division at Oshkosh during the Convention; telling tales of howmuch fun we have getting wet and bugbit; and in fact we do.

But, I'll just bet there are one or twoof you out there who are saying, "Yeh,well that's all well and good, but I'm not

interested in parking aircraft, for thatmatter judging 'em. And as far as working in headquarters, well it just isn't my

fame reunion, participants' plaques ,membership and chapter informationbooth, photo contest, riverboat cruise,AlC workshops, AlC flight safety, AlCpioneer videos and last but not least,TAS K (Take Aviation Seriously Kids) .More about that later.

So there you have it, the complete listof areas in which you can work at EAAOshkosh '87 or '88 or whenever.

Now, I did not include chairmennames and addresses simply becauseone guy (God bless him) does it all. Anyquestions on any of the above-mentioned committees should be directedto: Ray Olcott, 1500 Kings Way,Nokomis, FL 33555, or see him at theConvention at our manpower booth.See ya there.

Kate and I went to an EAA Chapterfly-in recently. We had a ball syrupon our eggs, dry pancakes, and greasysausage. Boy, it was great. But do youknow what made it great? People.

This month's "Tip of the OshkoshKepe" goes to the EAA Chapter volunteer. Now this is the gal or guy who

the bushes for new EAA members. Nomatter how hot or cold, rain or shinethey are out there making that EAAChapter fly-in a good one .

To all of you who have done it, if itwere not for you, we would not be flyingtoday. Thank you Stand tall, ya'U "

Just one more thing. What the heckis TAS K ? Well, read on dear reader,read on, as one of our junior membersspeaks.

"As you know, the 1987 EAA Convention is upon us . It's time to put last year'smemories in the books and open thosenext few pages for this year.

"I have one of the first memories foryou - participation in a new organization in the AlC Division known asTAS K TASK stands for Take AviationSeriously Kids, but don't worry, we'renot going to brief you on how to seriously understand aviation Actually, thisgroup is made up of kids like yourself,too young to be on motor bikes, yet old

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nteresting Membersohn ooper Jack Winthrop

ack Winthrop

by M. C. "Kelly" Viets

(EAA 16364 , AlC 10)R. R 2, Box 128Lyndon, KS 66451

teens he had developed a burning desireand determination to fly.

He was accepted into the C.P.T . (CivilianPilot Training) program and got his privatelicense . He worked at the airport earning flying time for his commercial and flight instructor's licenses . In 1941 he began instructing

C.P .T. students at Du Quoin, Illinois airport.It so happened there was a real cute little galthere who was taking the C .P.T. course andtrue to all airport romantic stories, Jack andPauline Hunter fell in love .

A word should be mentioned here aboutPauline. She is the daughter of Albert Hunterwho was one of four Hunter brothers. Thesebrothers had their own barnstorming airshow and they set an endurance record of553 hours flying a Stinson SM-1 Detroiter.This record stood for several years until theKey brothers broke it in 1935 .

Pauline remembers a tall slim pilot whowould stop by occasionally . He was an airmail pilot some of you might have heardof him. His name was Lindbergh .

While the romance between Jack andPauline was blossoming, Jack kept busy instructing. He advanced to instructing in theheavier planes, namely Waco F's and aTravel Air 16K.

When the C . P . T. program became the

War Training Service in 1941 , Jack stayedwith it and continued instructing until June,1942 . One of his assignments was to ferry a

he received his check out in the 747 at Dallas . He called to say he had walked all theway across Lake Dallas and hardly got hisfeet wet!

All of this flying was not without someproblems. While flying as co-pilot in a DC-7during a take off from Miami, Florida the no .

3 engine started burning. Jack survived theresulting crash with a modified face . Hishead hit the instrument panel on its left sidecrushing the cheek and forehead . It is believed that a flap guard ring saved his eyewhile it made a deeper imprint in the facialbones. His left leg was so mangled theywanted to remove it. Pauline said , "No," andstuck by her guns.

Finally one doctor said he would try tosave it. He not only saved the leg but in timeJack became a long distance runner in hisspare time . In a few words we have told oneof the great stories of determination , courage , and yes, just plain guts.

When Jack recovered from this accidenthe went back to flying the line and throughout his remaining airline career he nevermissed a flight because of sickness nor washe ever late for a flight.

Jack had another hair-raiser worthy ofnote . While flying DC-8s to South America(which he did for seven years) he had an

experience he will never forget. He was flying the DC-8 painted by Calder, which someof you may remember. It looked like it was


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LIGHT AIRPLby Louise Thaden

After her death on November 9, 1979at High Point, North Carolina at age 73,the EAA Aviation Museum was honoredto receive selected portions of LouiseThaden's aviation memorabilia. Among

the papers in the collection was the following article (and rejection slip fromPopular viation magazine). Wethought the readers of THE VINT GE

IRPL NE would enjoy reading the article, written in 1939.

Louise McPhetridge Thaden was hiredby Walter Beech in 1927 for aircraftsales promotion working in his distributorship in San Francisco where she

learned to fly.During the 1920s and 1930s, shecaptured many impressive aviation re-cords for speed, altitude and endurancebut by winning the 1936 Bendix Trophyshe earned a permanent place in racinghistory.

While working for the Department ofCommerce's Air Marking Program shewas offered a chance by Beech to fly a

Model C17R Staggerwing in the BendixTrophy Race which had been openedup to women. Thaden and her co-pilot

place cabin job powered with a 50 horsepower Continental engine my first reaction was decidedly negative. I didn 'tlike small, low-powered airplanes andwhy fly if it isn't pleasure

While trying to get my mind made upI had an opportunity to fly a Stinson"105 ". "Hmm," I thought, "this isn 't sobad - not bad at all. I've been missingsomething ."

I've been out with the Porterfield fora month now making demonstrations,with eyes finally opened to small planepossibilities. The smaller, lighter planesI find fly just as nicely as their bigbrothers and it takes equal ability to flythem. If a pilot can fly a light plane well,he can fly any of the larger single enginecommercial jobs without difficulty.

Before going out with the PorterfieldI more or less looked down my nose atthe CAA Civilian Training Program."Thirty-five hours on light planes," Ithought, "is money wasted Those fellows won't be any good at all for militaryreserve." But I've changed my mindabout that, too.

However there is one fallacy in theC.A.A. program. Training should be re-stricted to tandem, left-hand throttleairplane. I've never yet seen a militaryside-by-side trainer. If the present training program is to give us a potential AirCorps Reserve why not follow Air

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Louise M. Thaden in winter flight gear.During her aviat ion career she set manyrecords for speed, altitude and endurance. She was one of the charter members of the Ninety-nines with AmeliaEarhart and ot hers.

have a much better "feel" if he sits inthe center of the plane. Have you everthought how much better an automobilewould "feel" if it were narrow and yousat along the center of the balance?

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The Hills' 1942 Cessna T-50, N30L. The original J acobs engines have been replaced with 300 hp ycomings with cons tant speed props.

30 YEARS 30Lby Jeannie Hill(EAA 56626, A /e 629)

P.O. Box 328

Harvard, IllinoisI recently took a two-week trip to

forever. " (Sure , the wife is always thelast to know!)

"It's a UC-7B, also known as the T -50,

AT-B , AT-17 andC-7B.

It's a CessnaBobcat, a Bamboo Bomber ." Now allthat UPF-7 , YKS-6, LMNOP alphabet

this before.With all of this good news , it seemed

down right foolhardy not to proceed full

steam ahead . So, after a few minormiracles, like hangar space only threemiles away (thanks to friends who un


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instruments, not a mUlti-engine 600 hpdouble-breasted Cub with more instruments and dials than I normally see ina week. Now , I suddenly have to matchthrottles and prop controls and other assorted Bomber attachments whileweight lifting a 5700 pound a irplane. Allof the cables are extremely stiff . Everyone-handed operation takes two of myhands plus one of my 7-1 /2 B 's to pushanything forward . It makes for an interesting final approach when I go topush the props forward and have to letgo of the wheel. It even makes Dicknervous, and he's fearless . Heck, I don 'tcare. By that time we 're so low itwouldn 't be much of a crash . And wecould probably get out before it burnedanyway .

Seriously, my body feels like it's beenbeaten soundly. My legs are all blackand blue from bumping into the mixtureknobs and the carb heat controls. Myshins are all scared up from trying toclimb up on the wing to get in. The strutsare jacked up so high a giraffe couldn 'tfeed off the leading edge of the wing .So you can imagine how little short legs

are faring. Talk about the walkingwounded.

We I) flew it to St. Louis in June fora fly-in at Creve Coeur Airport. Therewas a fabulous turn out. Lots of superpeople and gorgeous old airplanes.Even another Bomber showed up. Theweather was perfect, too . But, like mostof these weekend fly-ins there was theusual big Saturday night banquet. This

is when the beat-up, black and bluefemale pilot is supposed to dress upand look like a lady. The husband ex

Dick and Jeannie Hill and the newest addition to their airplane family.

Well, I've decided that for the nextfly-in I'll need at least a five-gallon drumof leg makeup and /or Bondo . Plus, notonly a full set of press on nails, but my

soon -to-be-marketed brand new invention - press on knuckles , since all ofmine have been scraped off on varioussharp edges of the Bomber . Anyway inorder to look half-way presentable I 'mgoing to have to get my act togetherand get to know this airplane .

During the third week we owned theBomber , I had a week off while Dickplayed airline captain shuttl ing between

Seattle , Spokane and Portland . He flewsix days straight on that trip. Just likehe does in the Bomber "Anything worth

motto. If you think that Dick Rutan andJeana Yeager spent time in the Voyager , you ain 't seen nothin ' yet. Thefourth day we owned the Bomber, VISA

sent a note say ing, "Don 't charge anymore gas to this card . You are over yourlimit." Dick 's answer to this is, "Up thelimit."

Right now we're talking about addinga long enough runway to accommodatethe aforementioned Bamboo Bomber.In the spring we'll probably put up a 60x 100 foot hangar . Then we'll hang asign on it saying, "Poor House," and

move in.But , who cares. Eat your heart out ,Penny . It isn 't everybody who gets to be


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Dear All at EAA ,

I have just moved from England to Franceto work for AIRBUS . I have a house with alarge basement to work on my new project a Falconar F-11-3, which I have just purchased about 70% complete in England andhad shipped down . The homebuilt movement is quite strong down here with quite afew interesting prototype designs . LongEzesseem to also be very popular and at the localairfield we have a jet-powered Vari-Viggen!!

Club flying is very strong here , with a muchwider variety of aircraft to fly than in England ,also at less than half the price I was payingbefore . I am currently flying a CPo 301AEmeraude for about $35 per hour .

It was good to see the "Spirit of SI. Louis "flying recently at La Ferte Alais and LeBourget, especially after I had just read ithad been retired.

I have just been to an excellent fly-in organized by the KZ Club at Stauning in Denmark. I would recommend it to any EAAerwho 's in the area. It is held every year inearly June . This year the only three Cessna195s in Europe , two from Finland and onefrom England, were there together with manyother vintage machines - Hornets , Moths ,Tiger Moths, Fw-44 Steiglitz, Fleet 2 , GreatLakes , Chipmunk , Percival Proctors , Fairchild 24, Austers, Taylorcraft, Cubs, Cessna

120/140 , Aeronca KC-50 , C-65 , 7AC, plusmany more and, of course , all of the oldDanish KZ aircraft about 60 KZs in all includ

magazine . and the Vintage Literature section . The May '87 issue with the article aboutthe Sportsman Aviation magazine of 1934was most interesting.

As you requested , here are the Septemberand October 1934 issues . I bought themwhen I was a kid. Now as one gets older ,there is a desire to have magazines of thisage in more protected hands. Put them inyour files . . . they are to round out themuseum 's files .

In the September '34 issue you 'll find thearticle about the bui lding of a Pietenpol AirCamper of interest and so, probably , willDean Crites . Does he remember?

The gas engine for $6 .00 is really astounding. At the time in early 1936 when I boughtmy Brown Jr . they were retailing for the"king's ransom " of 21 .50 . Many peopleweren't making that much a week! I savedmy nickels , dimes and quarters for over ayear to get mine . The Loutrel engine becamethe GHQ engine and one of the worst eversold . it rapidly developed a reputation fornot running . It did sell for $6 .00 retail. Darnfew of 'em ever got into the air.

By the way, I'm looking for information onthe Monocoach 275, powered by the WrightJ6-7 engine. It received its ATC 27511-1329. I wish Juptner had included three-views. . . the one 's I've found are poor (AircraftYearbook, 1929) . I would like to do a three

view of the Monocoach.Sincerely ,

Greetings,

I was delighted to see my local airfield featured on the front cover of the January 1987issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE Although described as a "beautiful grass fieldin England ," the picture in fact shows RedhillAirfield, about s ix miles from my home .

What with the Auster 6A feature inside themagazine and the Air Camper art icle in theMarch 1987 issue of SPORT AVIATION (theAir Camper is based about 15 miles away) ,I feel the EAA is a very local o rganization .

Keep up this magnificent work, which Ishall continue to promote among my friends .

With best wishes,

Dr. C. J . Chatfield(EAA 261416 , AlC 10046)41 Chequers LaneWalton-on-the-HillTADWORTHSurrey KT20 7SFEngland

Dear Gene ,

A highly controversial article, featur ing thereplica Waco YMF-5 that is be ing built com

mercially at Lansing, Michigan appeared inthe March 1987 issue of a nationally distributed magazine .

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Dear Sir,

I need help with a problem. I have twogood sets of Edo 2700 amphibious floatswith electric gear . It is my desire to convertthem to the hydraulic retract system. Mr . BobWiplinger of Wipaire , Inc ., South DoaneTrail , Inver Grove Heights , MN 55075 holdsthe STC for this conversion but he has nokits in stock . He needs a minimum order forsix kits to begin manufacture .

What I need is three or four owners of Edo2700 floats to join with me in ordering conversion kits . Or does anyone have any othersuggestions? I have not been successful inobtaining a published listing from the FAA ofSTC owners.

Trusting you may help me with this dilemma, I remain ,

Sincerely yours ,

Donald R Rowe(EAA 241040)3407 15th StreetVernon, BC v 3W5Telephone: 604 /542-9469

Mr. Chase ,

I am presently researching the history anddisposition of the 1936 Jones S-125 Monoplane , also identified as the Ben Jones "Special," and the White Aircraft "Gull " of Leroy ,NY. The Jones Aircraft Co ., founded by Mr.Ben Jones , continued production of variousmodels of New Standard biplanes at theirSchenectady , NY location following the demise of the New Standard Aircraft Corp . ofNJ .

In pursuit of the military trainer and sportpilot markets , the S -125 was conceived as atwo-place , low-wing taildragger featuring a125 hp Menasco and a leather-lined , closedcockpit. The design received adequate press

coverage for some months , but only the saleprototype was constructed with no additionalorders forthcoming.

Later , in 1937, the S-125 reappeared asthe White Aircraft "Gull" with demonstrationsby Roscoe Turner to entice foreign militarypurchases .

At this point little is known about the disposition of NX16791 or whether it continued tofly. I would appreciate any information or assistance in completing the history {)f thishandsome aircraft .

Thank you

Respectfu Iy,

Gary Lampman(EAA 56078 , N 904R D. 2, Levis RoadPortersville , PA 16051

Dear Sir, I hope you can use these photos and hope


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MEMBER S PROJECTS ...

by Gene Chase

World War One German Fokker DVII replica , N14D , by BobIseman (EAA 8451 , AlC 9808) , 2223 White Oak Circle , Clearwater , FL 33575. The aircraft is powered with a Ranger mountedupright and Bob does have occasional problems with it. The

color is wh ite with black trim.

Customized 1947 Piper J-3C-65 Cub , N3548N, S IN 22786 , ownedby William H . Thomas (EAA 16955 , AlC 2568) , 8190 ClarenceCenter Road , E. Amhurst , NY 14051. Bob recovered the planewith Grade A in 1973. Colors are white and red with black t r im.

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You ve borrowed a buddy s airplane to fly the family to a remote, grass landing strip for aweekend of camping. Theweather is warm and the greatoutdoors beckons. Life doesn tget much better.But what i your flight doesn tgo s planned? A VEMCO wantsyou to be a protected pilot. Be-fore you fly a borrowed, rentedor flying club airplane, callAVEMCO for the best aviationinsurance available.

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