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y Bob LickteigIn planning The World of Sport Aviation, Oshkosh 88, the EAA Antique/Classic Division has scheduled a week of

group activities. Listed below are the datesand chairmen of each event. Please contactany of the chairman if you need additionalinformation or to make reservations .Antique/Classic Fly-outThe fifth annual Antique/Classic Convention Fly-Out for members and guests isscheduled for Tuesday, August 2. We willbe flying to Shawano, Wisconsin , 55 milesnorth of Oshkosh . Shawano Flying Service

will be our host. Two sod and one hardsurface runway will be open, plus a seaplane base - so we're extending an invitation for all float planes to join us.Briefing 7:00 a.m . at Antique/ClassicHeadquarters, departure 8-8:30 a .m.; return I :30-2:00 p.m. in time for the airshow.Chairman - Bob Lumley, 414/2556832.Antique/Classic PicnicThe Antique/Classic Picnic will be heldat the EAA Nature Center Sunday evening,July 31, starting at 6:00 p.m . The committee has arranged for refreshments and theserving of a pig roast with all the trimmings. Tickets are $6.00 - a real bargain,and will be on sale at the Antique/Classic

Antique/Classic Parade of FlightThe Antique/Classic annual Parade ofFlight will be staged on Monday, AugustI, as the main part of the air show whenthe field is closed. Briefing for the eventwill be at 1:00 p.m. at the Antique/ClassicHeadquarters.Chairman - Phil Coulson, 616/6246490.Antique/Classic Participant PlaqueThe Antique/Classic Division will present to the owner of each registered aircrafta recognition plaque with a colored photo

of the aircraft parked at Oshkosh. Pleaseregister your aircraft as soon as possibleafter you are parked, as this will speed upthe procedure to present you with yourplaque .Chairman - Jack Copeland, 617/3367245 .Antique/Classic Riverboat CruiseThe Antique/Classic Riverboat DinnerCruise will be held Saturday evening, July30, sailing at 8:00 p.m. from the PioneerInn dock. Due to the limited number ofpassengers, the tickets are offered for salein advance through the mail. If there areany remaining tickets, they will be on saleat the Antique/Classic Headquarters up tothe time of sailing.Chairman - Jeannie Hill , 815/9437205 .

Antique/Classic ParkingArrangements have been made for theType Clubs, and any individuals who wish,to park their type aircraft together. Theparking committee has developed a simpletype parking plan. Information and parkinginstructions will be mailed to you. Contactthe chairman.Chairman - Art Morgan, 414/4423631.

Antique/Classic Interview CircleThe Antique/Classic Interview Circlewill be expanded this year and will

Antique/Classic Information BoothThe membership and information boothwill be located outside the Antique/ClassicHeadquarters. Complete information onmembership and Convention activities canbe obtained here.Chairman - Kelly Viets, 913/8283518.

Antique/Classic Aircraft AwardsAntique judging, all categories, Chairman - Dale Gustafson, 317/293-4430.Classic Judging, all categories, Chairman - George York, 419/429-4378 .

Antique/Classic ForumsA complete schedule of forums coveringall makes and models of Antique/Classicaircraft will be presented throughout Convention week. These forums will be conducted by the most qualified individualsavailable. Check Convention program forcomplete details.Chairman - John Berendt, 507/2632414.Antique/Classic Photo ContestThe fifth annual Antique/ClassicAmateur Photo Contest will be held duringOshkosh '88. All contestants must registerat the Antique/Classic headquarters and receive up-to-date contest rules, please. Re-

member, photos taken enroute, during theConvention or on the return home are alleligible for the contest.Chairman - Jack McCarthy, 317/3711290.Antique/Classic Hall of Fame ReunionThe Annual Hall of Fame Reunion forprevious Grand and Reserve Grand Champion aircraft will again be held at Oshkosh'88. A special display area, special awards,and a special fly-by recognition areplanned. All previous winners are encouraged to bring their aircraft back to Oshkoshfor the members and guests to enjoy .Chairman - Dan Neuman, 612/5710893 .


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'(3ewsCompiled by Mark helps

C.G. TAYLOR 1898 - 1988C.G. Taylor, former partner of WilliamT. Piper and designer of the Taylorcraftline of airplanes died on March 29, 1988

in Texas . He would have been 90 this June.HISTORICAL VIDEO INTERVIEWS

Anyone with leads on pioneer aviatorswho may be interviewed at Oshkosh duringthis year s Fly-in should notify the PioneerAviation Video Committee . The goal is tocapture aviation s historical people on tapefor future generations . Interview sessionsduring the convention can be scheduled atthe interviewee s conveninece . If you knowof someone who s aviation legacy shouldbe preserved, contact Bob Lumly , WillowCreek Road , Colgate , WI 53017, 414 255-6832ANTIQUE/CLASSIC AWARDS

The results of the judging at Sun n Fun1988 are in . Congratulations to thewinnners and all other AntiquelClassicmembers who had airplanes at the fly-in.The attendance was impressive-240 AntiquelClassic aircraft registered over thecourse of the week. Expect to see lots moreabout Sun n Fun 88 in upcoming issuesof THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE.AntiquesGrand Champion:Fairchild KR21 N362NJim KimballEAA 49344, AlC 8908Zellwood , FloridaReserve Grand Champion:Piper J-3 N32957

Silver Age 1928 - 1932:New Standard D-25 N930VJohn ThomsonEAA 4396Ellenton, FloridaContemporary Age 1933 - 1945:Piper J5A N354GFRon FrankEAA 61563 , A C 2017Lake Angelus, MichiganBest Custom:Fairchild 24 N28690Ed WegnerEAA 33887, AlC 136Plymouth, WisconsinBest WWII Era:Stearman PTI7 N9681NR. Denny GamerEAA 293729Rockmart, GeorgiaBest Bi-Plane:Waco RNF N11264J.L. GardnerEAA 48413Milton, FloridaBest Monoplane:Piper J-3 N32957Barbara FidlerEAA 124962, AlC 10377Alva, FloridaBest Open Cockpit:Stearman N65052Mike DanforthRobbinsville, North CarolinaBest Cabin:Stinson SM-2AABob HedgecockEAA 262955, AC 10205Barnesville , GeorgiaOutstanding Aircraft:Beech Staggerwing N 17SWJim GormanEAA 29182, AC 306George YorkEAA 11310, AlC 1085Mansfield, OhioOutstanding Aircraft:1939 Taylorcraft N23663A.C. Hutson

Past Grand Champion:Piper PA-12 NC3648MClyde Smith, Jr.EAA 48316Loganton, PennsylvaniaBest Restored - Up to 100 UP:Aeronca 7 AC NC82650Mendel Ray AckermanEAA 164495Leesville, South CarolinaJohn H. GardnerEAA 260594Cayce, South CarolinaKen HarrillEAA 181880Columbia, South CarolinaXen MotsingerEAA 19886Cayce, South CarolinaBest Restored - 101 to 165 HP:Stinson N389CButch WalshEAA 95866, A C 11988Arrington, VirginiaBest Restored - Over 165 UP:Swift NC90373Bill Geraldine JenningsEAA 186006, A C 7895Dalton, GeorgiaBest Custom - Up to 100 UP:Cessna 140 NI40ABAngelo FraboniEAA 114926, AC 7257Monona, WisconsinBest Custom - 101 to 165 UP:Piper PA22-20 N2818PBarbara FidlerEAA 124962, A C 10377Lakeland, FloridaBest Custom - Over 165 UP:Swift N41PRoy HarmeningEAA 199030Clairton, PennsylvaniaOutstanding of Type:Ercoupe N94707Burt EllegaardEAA 84292Shakopee, MinnesotaOutstanding of Type:


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CALENDAR OF EVENTSMAY 21-22 - NORTH HAMPTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE - 12th Annual Aviation Flea Market atHampton Airfield. Anything aviation relatedokay. Food available. Contact: 603/964-6749.MAY 21-22 - HAMMOND, LOUISIANA Louisiana Balloon Festival and EAA Air Showsponsored by EAA Chapters 244, 261 and 697.Trophies. Louisiana Championship Fly-InSeries Event No.1. Contact: Jim Riviere, 604Chambertin Drive, Kenner, LA 70065, 504/4671505.MAY 21-22 - LIVE OAK, FLORIDA - FloridaSport Aviation Antique and Classic Associa

tion, EAA AlC Chapter 1 Fly-In at KittyhawkEstates. Contact: Rod Spanier, 502 Jamestown Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33801, 813/6655572.MAY 27-29 - WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA24th West Coast Antique Fly-In and Air Showat Watsonville Airport. Contact: WatsonvilleChamber of Commerce, 4081724-3849.MAY 27-29 - LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN 2nd Annual Twin Bonanza Association convention at the Americana Lake Geneva Resort.Contact: Twin Bonanza Association, 19684Lakeshore Drive, Three Rivers, M149093, 616/279-2540.JUNE 3-5 - MERCED, CALIFORNIA - 31stMerced West Coast Antique Fly-In at MercedMunicipal Airport. Contact: Merced Pilots Association, P. O. Box 2312, Merced, CA 95344or linton Wollen, 2091722-6666 after 5 p.m.JUNE 3-5 - BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA - 2ndAnnual National Biplane Fly-in at Frank PhillipsField, featuring a first-ever - Concours de Elegance Be part of the largest gathering of biplanes since WW II. Modern factory type aircraftinvited and welcomed. Sponsored by the National Biplane Association (NBA) and theBartlesville Chamber of Commerce. Contact:Charles W. Harris, Chairman, 9181742-7311or Mary Jones, Executive Director, 918/2992532. Address inquiries on NBA membershipto NBA, Hangar 5, 4-J Aviation, Jones-Riverside Airport, Tulsa, OK 74132.JUNE 4-5 - INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - 1st Annual Airplane Gathering, saluting replica, military, classic and sport aircraft at Mt. ComfortAirport. Sponsored by the EAA Chapter 900and the Central Indiana Sport Flyer Association. Contact: Fred Jungclaus, 317/636-4891(days) or 317/342-3235 (eves).JUNE 4-5 - COLDWATER, MICHIGAN - 4th Annual Fairchild Reunion. Contact: Mike Kelly, 22Cardinal Drive, Coldwater, MI49036, 517/2787654.JUNE 5 - DEKALB, ILLINOIS - EAA Chapter241 Breakfast at DeKalb-Taylor Municipal Airport from 7 a.m. to noon. Contact: Jerry Thornhill, 3121683-2781.JUNE 10-12 - MIDDLETOWN, OHIO - 4th Na

JUNE 12 - AURORA, ILLINOIS - EAA Chapter579 Fly-lnlDrive-ln breakfast and airportlFBOopen house, Aurora Municipal Airport. Contact:Alan Shackleton, 312/466-4193 or Bob Rieser,Airport Manager, 312/466-7000.JUNE 14-19 - OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA- Aerospace America 1988 Air Show andTrade Exposition. Contact: Tom Jones, AirShow Director 405/681-3000.JUNE 16-18 - LAKEVIEW, ARKANSAS - National Meyers Association Fly-in and Seminarat Gaston's Resort. Contact: Wm. E. Gaffney,26 Rt. 17K, Newburgh, NY 12550JUNE 17-19 - EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA - 6thAnnual West Coast Travel Air Fly-In. Join thebiplane fun. Contact: Jerry Impellezzeri, 4925Wilma Way San Jose, CA 95124.JUNE 18 - NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA-16thAnnual Colonial Fly-In sponsored by EAAChapter 156 at Patrick Henry Airport. Contact:Chet Sprague, 8 Sinclair Road, Hampton, VA

23669 8041723-3904.JUNE 19 - ANDERSON, INDIANA - EAA Chapter 226 Fly-In Breakfast. Contact: 317/3780590.JUNE 19 - FRIENDSHIP, WISCONSIN - 8th Annual Father's Day Fly-in at Legion Field sponsored by Adams County Aviation Association.Pancake breakfast at 0730. Static displays,crafts, antique engines, etc. 60 miles due westOshkosh VOR. Camping. Monitor 122.9. Contact: Roger Davenport, 608/339-6810.JUNE 23-26 - GRAND LAKE VACATION RESORT, OKLAHOMA - International Bird DogAssociation annual meeting and fly-in alGolden Falcon Airpark, Grand Lake VacationResort. Contact: Phil Phillips, 505/897-4174.JUNE 23-26 - HAMILTON, OHIO - 29th AnnualNational Waco Reunion. Contact: NationalWaco Club, 700 Hill Avenue, Hamilton, OH45015.JUNE 24-26 - PAULS VALLEY, OKLAHOMAOklahoma City Chapter of AAA Fly-In. Contact:George Blackmore, 4051789-6281 or Bud Sutton, 405/392-5608.JUNE 25-26 - ORANGE, MASSACHUSETTS 12th Annual New England Regional EAA Fly-Insponsored by EAA Chapter 726. Vendors, fleamarket, food, trophies. Contact: RichardWalsh, Municipal Airport, Orange, MA 01364,627/544-8189.JUNE 29-JULY 2 - AMES, IOWA - ErcoupeOwners Club National Convention, Ames Airport. Contact: Shirley Brittian, 2070 Hwy. 92Ackworth, IA 50001 , 515/961-6609.JULY 8-10 - 16th Annual Taylorcraft Fly-In/Reunion at Barber Airport, three miles north of Alliance. Food, fellowship and flying. Chat withthe people who built your Taylorcraft. Contact:Bruce Bixler, 216/823-9748.JULY 10 - WILLIAMS, ARIZONA - 3rd Annual

JUL Y 21-22 - DAYTON, OHIO - Dayton Air andTrade Show at Dayton International Airport.Contact: Rajean Campbell, 513/898-5901.JULY 22-24 - COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS - FunkAircraft Owners Reunion. Contact: Ray Pahls,12724 E. Ashbury Circle, Apt. U-l04, Aurora,CO 80014,303/695-4983.JULY 29-AUGUST 5 - OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN- 36th annual International EAA Conventionand Sport Aviation Exhibition at Wittman Field.Contact: John Burton, EAA Headquarters,Wittman Airfield, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086.AUGUST 20 - WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDAFlorida Sport Aviation Antique and Classic Association, EAA AlC Chapter 1 Fly-In at GilbertField Municipal. Contact: Rod Spanier, 502Jamestown Avenue, Lakeland, FL33801, 813/665-5572.AUGUST 26-28 - SUSSEX, NEW JERSEY -Sussex Air Show '88. Contact: Paul G. Styger,Airport Manager, P.O. Box 311, Sussex, NewJersey 07461,201 /875-9919.AUGUST 27-28 - WATKINS, COLORADO -BalioonfestlEAA Chapter 660 Air Show. Contact: 3031751-1981.SEPTEMBER 3-4 - GEORGETOWN, CALIFORNIA - Gathering of Taildraggers atGeorgetown Municipal Airport. Contact: P. O.Box 1438, Georgetown, California, call (days)916/677-9009, (eves) 916/333-1343.SEPTEMBER 9-11 - DENVER, COLORADOTwin Beech Association 1st Annual fly-in meeting at Centennial Airport. Contact: Twin BeechAssociation, P. O. Box 8186, Fountain Valley,CA 92728-8186.SEPTEMBER 10 - JENNINGS, LOUISIANA Southwest Louisiana Fly-In, Sponsored by

EAA Chatpers 529 and 541 . Trophies.Louisiana Championship Fly-in Series EventNO.3. Contact: Bill Anderson, 211 BruceStreet, Lafayette, LA 70533, 318/984-9746.

SEPTEMBER 10-11 - GREELEY, COLORADO- Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In. Sponsoredby Colorado State EAA Chapter. Contact: 303/798-6086 or 3031751-1981.SEPTEMBER 16-18 - JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS - 4th Annual Byron Smith MemorialStinson Fly-In and Reunion at JacksonvilleAirort. Seminars, fly-outs, contests. Camping

at field. Contact: Loran Nordgren, 815/4699100 4 West Nebraska, Frankfort, IL 60423.OCTOBER 1-2 - PINEVILLE, LOUISIANA - 3rdAnnual Louisiana EAA Convention, sponsoredby EAA Chapters 614 and 836. Trophies, banquet, camping. Final Louisiana ChampionshipSeries Event. Contact: Jim Alexander, 2950Highway 28W, Boyce, LA 71409, 318/7934245.


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V I ~ T f ~ L I T ~ I 2 A T U I 2 ~ERON4 TIC

APRIL. 1913 Serial No 68

by Dennis Parks

Libra ry/Archives DirectorAERONAUTICS 9 3Editorials and LettersOne way to judge what were theconcerns in the aviation community ata particular time is to examine theeditorials and letters to the editor.

The journal ERON UTICS had avery active and vocal editor in the per-son of Ernest La Rue Jones. Theformer proprietor of a hardware busi-ness, Jones became connected with theaero shows of 1906 and 1907 and be-came the assistant secretary of the AeroClub of America. In 1907 he foundedAERONAUTICSThe following editorials and the let-ter to the editor are from 1913 issuesof the magazine.

WAKE UP, CONGRESSAmerica, where the first successfulaeroplane was produced, now rankslast among the great world powers, asfar as aviation is concerned, whethermilitary or civil.While Great Britain, France, Ger-

many, Russia and Austria are spending

ing millions of dollars on militaryaeronautics? Why, then, is our govern-ment woefully neglecting aviation?Why have we sent no officers abroad

to study the wonderful progress ofother nations? Why have we offeredno prizes for devices giving greatersafety in aeroplanes? Why has the gov-ernment neglected to encourage the artin any way?Here is our answer to these ques-tions . t is simply this : In our govern-ment there is entirely too much partypolitics: the average Congressman istoo busy building and repairing politi-cal fences to give much attention to thedefenses of the country ...most mem-bers of congress never take the troubleto read an aeronautical magazine any-


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V I ~ T A f ~ L I T ~ V A T U V ~way and could not distinguish a biplanefrom the binomial theorem.

FEDERAL REGISTRATION(February 1913)The various states have automobilelaws providing for the registration ofthe automobile, the examination ofdrivers and for the punishment of reckless or dangerous driving.There is no law in any State in working order for the safeguarding of theaeronautical movement. The recklessflying of the expert, the foolhardystunts of the novice, or the crazy

antics of the hare-brained should betoned down by knowledge of the law 'spenalty. There is many a good reasonfor the registration of machines and forthe examination of pilots. The goodflyer will gain, and so will the one whofails to fulfill the considerations of aproper law or set of rules.Before we have more fool statelaws, let those who have the interestsof aviation really at heart urge theadoption of a proper national statute.

HOW TO BUILDAN AEROPLANE

(Letter - April 1913)There is no reason why every girland boy who reads AERONAUTICSshouldn't have an aeroplane of his or

her own, made of materials picked upabout the house. No expense is attached to i t-all one needs is skill andingenuity .First, the frame must be made . Ripabout forty yards of picture molding

from the walls, being careful to firstremove the pictures . Then make twooblong frames, (this machine is to bea biplane) and over them stretch anumber of breadths of your mother'ssilk dresses, neatly sewed together. Ifyour mother is addicted to the hobble,you may have to resort to grandma'swardrobe.Now tack the silk on the frames bymeans of brass-headed tacks takenfrom parlor furniture. f you cannot remove them any other way, bum thefurniture, being careful not to pick upthe tacks until they have cooled off.When the frames are finished connectthem at the comers by means of spindles taken from the front hall banisters.The engine must have a firm foundation, so let us borrow the head of oneof the brass beds and fasten it firmlyto the lower plane . As it is difficult toconstruct at home an engine of 60 hp,the best way is to take Papa'scheckbook, write a check for athousand dollars, carefully forgingPapa's name. This can be done easilyafter a few months' practice. Athousand dollars will buy a very niceengine, which can be used for manypurposes about the house, such as sawing wood, operating a rotary fan, thesewing machine, etc .The engine must be firmly bolted tothe framework of the biplane. Boltswill be found in Papa's automobile thatwill do nicely. Now you are ready tosoar aloft and the whole thing hasn'tcost you a cent. Let your first trip beover the nearest cemetery. Then if you

drop it will not be necessary to hire acoach and hearse. Children should always think of the economy before thepleasure. A dollar save is worth twoin the bush, as Plutarch once said .- Walter Shulman .

P.S . f you are building a flyingboat, use veneer from the grand piano.MODEL FLYING ANDITS PURPOSES

(October 1913)The writer has been asked a number

of times the following questions:What is the purpose of flying models;

is it merely a sport for boys, or is thereany knowledge to be gained that wouldaid in the construction of man-carryingor full-sized machine? Model flyingcan be considered in different ways.Some of the model flyers indulge in itfor the purpose of whiling away theirtime while others indulge in it for thepurpose of learning whatever can belearnt.

If the new ideas of would-be inventors were first tried out by means ofthe flying model there would bethousands of dollars saved yearly andless flying tenement houses on thescene .Let the invention be embodied in a

model equipped with power, let themodel be adjusted and placed on theground. f it will rise and show goodstability and good qualities of flight, it isthen time to think of embodying thesame in a full sized machine. If this isdone much of this wanton waste ofmoney will be avoided.

White, David R.Dayton, OregonI WELCOM ENEW ME ERS ~ ~ ; ~ ~ ~ ~ l i f o r n i a Gorden, KennethNorth Palm Beach, Floridahe following is a listing of new members who have joined the M Antique/Classic Division (through December 15, 1987).

We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members common interest is vintage aircraft. Succeeding ISouth,.issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members.Dixon, samLugoll, South CarolinaVine, PeterBournemouth, EnglandSmith, Richard T.

Rainford, StephenNorth Chatham, New YorkReese, Willi amDallas, TexasRobbins, Michael

Rudd, DaleCamrose, Alberta, CanadaBickel, BasilSt. Louis, MissouriFielding, Ronald rthur

Rezabek, John D.Cedar Rapids, IowaZiegler, John C.Watauga, TexasFleming, Carl A.

Westmlnlster, ColoradoDorothy, PhilipReinbeck, IowaTeague, Dougtas E.Taylorsville, North CarolinaKldby, Langley R.

Farmers Branch, TexasBarnes, Homer M.WinstonSalem , North CarolinaGoeken, Willi am K.Roanoke, TexasMiller, Robert K.Corona, CaliforniaStout, Lloyd J.


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EMBER S PROTECTSby Norm Petersen

JIM SOBRALSKE'S AERONCA CHAMPThe middle photo of a pretty Aeronca 7AC"Champ" was sent in by owner Jim Sobralske (EAA 301264) of 3204 WoodsideDrive, Graham, North Carolina 27252along with some notes on the history ofN83933, SIN 7 AC-2601.Delivered from the Middletown, Ohio factory to West Bend, Wisconsin in 1946,N83933 spent the next 2 years as atrainer and club aircraft. In 1968, it wastotally rebuilt and sold to Jim s father,Walter Sobralske, who based the Champat his sod strip called Broken Prop Fieldnear Berlin, Wisconsin. That's where thetop photo was taken. Walt and the Champattended nearly every fly-in throughoutWisconsin, on wheels in summer andskis in winter.Young Jim learned to fly when he was 16years old and soloed N83933 on skis in1974. Some 14 years later, he has flownthe Champ to North Carolina where heresides and plans on recovering theChamp before long. The Grade A cottonhas been on the airplane for 2 years andstill looks nice! Jim looks forward to theday he can fly N83933 back to Wisconsinfor the EAA Fly-In along with a trip backto the home field in Berlin!

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nteresting Membersby Daniel F. NeumanEAA 87 IC 32552 Berne Circle W.Minneapolis MN 55421

Brad Larson operated Harper Airport near Detroit, Michigan from 1937 to 1940. Aircraft pictured are from left to right, a RearwinSportster, Taylorcraft, and Paramont Cabinaire.When I was asked to write an article


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(Left to right) Mary Larson, Captain Brad Larson, SIO Dick Moreus, lO Bob Jondahlon Larson s last light or Northwest Airlines.

Brad Larson s Ryan SCW , 1987.

ing two Cessna Ainnasters , poweredwith Warner 165-hp radial engines.

Brad learned to fly in 1934 at Detroit. His first solo was in a CurtissWright CW-l Junior (Pusher), powered by a three cylinder, 45-hp Szekelyengine. He has owned and flown manytypes of airplanes through the years,including: Curtiss Jr. , Davis D-l ,Aeronca C-3 , Rearwin Sportster,Taylorcraft on floats, Howard DGA-15(fonner Shell Oil Corp. plane) , RyanSCW , Cessna Airmaster, Funk ,Beechcraft Bonanza and more .

n the 1930s Brad operated HarperAirport in Detroit, near my home . Healso worked as a mechanic prior toWorld War for Pennsylvania CentralAirlines (later absorbed by United Airlines). n 1942 he joined NorthwestAirlines and flew as a captain on itsAlaska Air Transport Command military routes for the duration of the war .

Until his retirement in 1975, Bradflew all the routes and equipment onNWA both as a captain and an FAAdesignated check/training pilot. Heholds both FAA mechanic and ATPcertificates, with a long list of type ratings in a variety of piston-engine-powered turboprop and turbo-jet airplanes,including the Boeing 747 . He was oneof the first captains to qualify in theB-747s and he had a prominent role insetting up NWA s pilot training program on this as well as other types ofaircraft.

Brad s aviation career, from the beginning, includes an intense interest inhomebuilt and light airplanes. He builtand flew experimental and homebuiltsstarting in the 1930s when the FAA(then called CAA) officially bannedthese activities. His interest and dedication to antique/classic airplanes is asstrong as ever. He continues to participate in many aviation activities and fly


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ROSE'S RYANS

Early morning sun glistens on the classic lines of the Ryan STM, NC17343, as it taxies past at Oshkosh '86. This is the model thatwas exported to many countries in the late 1930's and early 1940s.by Norm Petersen

Most pilots will take a longer-thannormal look at the front cover photograph of this month s Vintage Forsome reason, the sight of three lowwing Ryans in formation quickens thepulse and starts the adrenaline flowing .

The architect of this photo is noneother than the "old master" himself,Ted Koston (EAA 44514, A /C 131) of

Oak Park, Illinois. (I always felt thatGreece gave us Aristotle, Socrates,Plato and Ted Koston )All three Ryans are owned by thesame person, William R. (Bill) Rose(EAA 159635, A/C 6612) of 5 WestMundhank Road, South Barrington, Illinois 60010. You may ask, why wouldanyone want the job of keeping threeRyans in the air with all the associatedmaintenance, etc.? Well, let me tell

you, Bill Rose is not your everyday,household antiquer who goes from oneairplane to another. He is one of thoserare individuals who jumps into something he really likes with both feet anda total commitment And so fare, youare only aware of half the storyThe beautiful red Ryan in the foreground is a 1937 STA "Special,"NC17368, SIN 173, with Bill Rose atthe controls. This particular airplanewas acquired from the Dacy family ofHarvard, Illinois (whose name issynonymous with aviation). Bill andhis mechanic took the Ryan down tobare bones and slowly rebuilt the entireairplane from the ground up. The fourcylinder inverted Menasco C4S of 150hp was subjected to a major overhaulbefore being mated with the airplane.


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by the external longerons on the outside of the cockpit and the turnoverpylon in the front windscreen. Thepilot in the rear cockpit is Ron Weaver(EAA 232199), who helps Bill Rosewith the flying chores (tough duty),and his passenger is the younger halfof the Plum father and son team thatused to own one of Bill Rose's Ryans.Note how the tastefully done paintscheme accentuates the classic lines ofthe Ryan - put there by T. ClaudeRyan himself

The well-polished Ryan farthestfrom the camera is a 94 ST3KR,N54403, S N 1387, flown by JoeMcClaney. The "Stars and Bars" paintscheme is typical of the U.S. ArmyAir Corps trainers of World War II.Note the open, non-faired landing gearand the five-cylinder Kinner radial engine of 160 hp. The short exhauststacks on this model Ryan gave aunique sound that earned the airplanethe nickname of Maytag Messerschmitt. A further ident ification difference of the ST3KR is the four-degree sweepback of the wings versus thestraight wings of the STA and STM.

Bill Rose acquired the ST3KR froma museum in California and proceededto rebuild the wings and Kinner enginebefore it could be flown. The detailedpaint scheme and polished fuselage

With its 160-hp Kinner engine popping along at idle, the Ryan ST3KR, N54403, taxiesto its parking spot at Oshkosh '87. The large 87 "buzz" number comes from the lastthree numbers o the serial number, 1387. Note turnover pylon just ahead o frontwindshield.make for a very pretty example of thismodel Ryan, which is the most populous - the FAA register has 67ST3KRs and II PT-22s (military designation) active.And to bring you up to date as tohow much involvement this gentleman, Bill Rose, has with the Ryanmarque, let me whet your appetite Besides these three beautiful Ryan's onthe cover, he has three more Ryans

under total rebuild They areNCI7346, S N 149; NC17351, S N153; and NCI7364, S N 177 Thesetwo STA "Specials" and STM aircraftwill be brought back to full flyingstatus to join the "Rose Air Force."Perhaps one day we will be able to seeall six of Bill's Ryans in formation atOshkosh - a sight that will make thetongues wag for a long timeWe can hardly wait . .


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Through the generosity of the Snapon Tools Corporation, a new feature willsoon begin appearing in SPORT AVIATION and when the subject matter isappropriate, also in The VINTAGEAIRPLANE Hints For Homebuilderswill consist of aircraft building andmaintenance tips submitted by EAAmembers handy ways of handlingbig or small problems encountered during the building process and in maintenance after the bird is flying. Authors ofthe hints selected for publication will berewarded for their ingenuity . .. receivinga coveted Snap-on drive socket wrenchset with a retail value of $226.65. At theend of each Hints For Homebuildersyear, which will run from August to Julyto coincide with the annual OshkoshConvention, a grand prize winner will beselected from the previous year's monthly winners . . . and, in appropriate Oshkosh ceremonies, will be presented withSnap-on Tool's Combination Top Chestand Roll Cab (with special aircraft panels), which has a retail value of $2, 164Hints For Homebuilders entries arenow being accepted, the first of whichto be selected will appear in August tostart off the 1988/89 year. There is nolimit on the number of entries, however,an individual will be limited to two

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'The 'Ifiomas-%orse companyg ve us the 'Tommy Scoutand the citizens o Ithaca, yorf chipped in a few


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What began as a local European conflict between Austria-Hungary andSerbia on July 28, 1914 started a cascade of dominoes that led to WorldWar I Germany declared war againstRussia on August, I, 1914 and the conflict continued until 1918. n that shorttime, the war escalated to world-wideproportions involving 32 countries.A few years ago , I was surprised tolearn of my hometown s involvementin the War to end all Wars. Ofcourse, the United States was part ofthis conflict allied with Great Britain,France, Russia and Italy. We oftenhear stories told by our grandparentsand great-grandparents of the war. Mygreat uncle Fred told me of the longnights when he was little that hecouldn't get any sleep because of allthe racket up at the Morse lant onSouth Hill. The sounds that kept myuncle awake were from the roaring engines of the Thomas-Morse Scoutsbeing run for 24 hours straight. Theywere being tested before the littlesingle-seat planes were sent into activeduty in Europe. The little biplane wascalled the Tommy Scout. t wasknown by brave World War I pilots asa forgiving airplane that neverthlesshad the flying characteristics of a realfighter.The S-4C was built by ThomasMorse Aircraft Corporation of Ithaca,New York. At the time, Ithaca was asleepy little town nestled among threehills; East , West and South with thedeep blue Lake Cayuga stretching 45miles to the north. n addition to theThomas-Morse Corporation, its otherclaim to fame was Cornell Universityon East Hill.

TOP:The Model 5 4 "Longtail" Thomas-MorseScout powered by a Le Rhone rotary en


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Thomas liquid-cooled V 8 Model 890 engine o 250 hp.

Assembly line or the Model 890 enginein Ithaca. At its peak the factory employed1,200 people.

Morse ChainCompany, still inIthaca today, backedthe Thomas brothers.

Test pilot Frank Burnside left) and William Holmes with a Scout equipped with.30 caliber machine guns and 1,500rounds o ammunition.

The Thomas-Morse Corporationwas not native to Ithaca . In fact, theCompany had its beginning in nearbyHammondsport, New York in 1910.There , the company was known as theThomas Brothers Airplane Company.Years before, a young William T.Thomas graduated as a mechanical engineer from the Central Technical College o London , England . He came toAmerica and began working for GlennCurtiss at Hammondsport. Soon after ,he was joined by his brother Oliver.By 1910, the two completed construction o a pusher biplane. That year theyformed their own company . In the nextfew years , the brothers continued tobuild new types o aircraft includingmetal-hull seaplanes and monoplanes .In 1914, the Ithaca Board o Trade,the equivalent o the Chamber o Commerce, invited the brothers to movetheir operation to Ithaca . They moved.


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French Gnome. The speed of the planewas 95 mph.On October 3, 1917, the government ordered 100 S-4Bs. (The B modelwas the Tommy Scout with 18 improvements made after military testingin Virginia.) The B model was sturdy .Even with aerobatic applications, noin-flight airframe failures were ever recorded . The Gnome engine, however,was troublesome. It was hard to startand caused several fires . The TBO wasonly 60 hours Oil consumption wasover three gallons per hour. When itwas cold outside , the control cableswould contract and made control of theplane difficult. The ailerons were notably heavy. Despite these shortcomings, the plane performed well withshort take-off runs and a rate of climbof 700 fpm. Its service ceiling was16,000 feet. On January 9th, 1918 theUS War Department ordered 400 of theTommy Scout model S-4Cs . The Cmodel was an improved version of theB model, incorporating a machine gunand the reliable but smaller Le Rhonerotary, 80-hp engine.The S-4C had an upper wing spanof 26 feet, six inches and lowerwingspan at 25 feet, six inches . The

Inscription reads, Lilian beside famousThomas-Morse Scout plane. '''Tex' tookme or a ride in this plane. My irst planeride. Tex Marshall was a Thomas-Morsetest pilot.

Not surprisingly,there were alot of bouncinglandings.

The Wharton movie connection o Ithaca,New York. Left to right: Leo Wharton,Frank Burnside, Tex Marshall and Theodore Wharton. Scouts were disguised asa number o other World War I fighters.

upper wing chord was five feet , sixinches and the lower was four feet,three inches. The wing area was 234sq. ft with 25 sq. ft. used for ailerons.The wings were staggered between 29and 32 inches depending on the engineused. Planes were equipped withcameras, .30 caliber Marlin machineguns , radio gear and smoke screenequipment in various combinations.Landing the plane was tough. The engine couldn't be throttled back, but hadto be turned on and off during landingprocedures . There was a "blip" switchon the stick for this purpose. Not surprisingly, there were a lot of bouncinglandings.The Tommies made it big in the


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nUpside- U Oa Ercoupeby Mary Jones

t was a photograph that would bringtears to your eyesHanging over the hub of the Ercoupe's propeller was a page from aphoto album showing the sameairplane resting upside down, canopyto-canopy, on top of a parkedCherokee 180. But, obviously thestory had a happy ending because herewas that very same Ercoupe, sittingpretty among other classic aircraft onthe field at Sun 'n Fun '87.This was a story I wanted to learnmore about , so I made it a point to passby this particular aircraft regularly,hoping to talk with the owner. Earlyone morning I caught Frank Glynn(EAA 224002, IC 10533), 1601Edgerton Place, Crofton, Maryland21114, wiping the dew off his favoritemachine.The story of the upside downairplane unfolded . On June 9, 1984,Frank had flown from his home base,Freeway Airport in Bowie, Maryland ,to Williamsburg, Virginia to attend afly-in . Normally Frank stayed overnight when he attended this particularfly-in, but forecasts were predictingnasty weather the next day, so he flewback home and tied N2844 down atFreeway .Frank remembers that it was about6 p.m. when the phone rang. Answering it, he heard a voice on the otherend of the line say, "Frank, you'd better come take a look at your airplane.We had a wind storm come throughhere, clocked at 110 knots, and your

This is the sight that greeted Frank Glynn when he arrived at the airport.

Q'o .. < o -,c:.,41;' . ~ ~o ~ ;Frank Glynn and his favorite littleairplane.

just two airplanes out of the 100 normally parked on the field. That, ofcourse, didn't ease Frank's sadnessany, but crying wouldn't help . t wastime to make a decision - pick up thepieces and go on, or else. For Frank itwasn't really a hard decision, "I lovedmy little Ercoupe, a 1946 415D. I'dhad it for seven years and it had beenon this same field for 12 years beforethat. I didn t want to give it up unlessI had to ." He called his friend , NelsonMeyers, who had been the mechanicon this Ercoupe for over 20 years."Nelson came over, took a goodlook at it and said , 'We can save thisairplane . How much money have yougot?' I said, 'Nelson, that's an awfulthing to say.' He said, 'Well, look,why waste your time and mine until Iknow what you can spend on it. ", Aftersome discussion Frank and Nelson agreed on a figure that Frank felt he could


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Damage to the cockpit area is evident inthis photo.

luck, the propellers of the twoairplanes did not hit each other, andthere was no damage to either engine.f course, there was significant damage to the Ercoupe's instrument paneland interior, which eventually requiredreplacement.The first order of business was toget the plane right side up. The wingswere removed and , with the aid ofsome farm equipment, the airplane was

lifted off the Cherokee and set atoptires on a flatbed truck for transport toNelson Meyer's spare hangar at HydeField . Frank remembers, We grabbedthe airplane by the wing attach clevisand lifted it up and never let it touchthe ground except on the wheels again.That saved a lot of damage.The first project tackled was thedamaged left wing . As Frank and Nelson examined the wing they noticedthe bridge structure was slightly bent,which was putting the spar in tension .Once the truss bridge structure wasstraightened out, the spar straighteneditself out.

Since completion of the restoration of the Ercoupe after the big wind, Frank hasreplaced the original 85-hp Continental with a 100-hp Continental. Performance hasincreased to a 1000 fpm minute climb with lift-off in about 350-400 ft. (on a cold daywith the tanks full).


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Ercoupeus to line up all the trim . The trim andupper part of the fuselage consisted ofan automotive polyurethane paint thathas characteristics similar to Irnron It' s supposed to stretch and maintainthat shiny wet look . The actual coloris called Bittersweet, a 1983 Fordcolor.When it came time to recover thewings , Nelson and Frank decided topull off all the heavy metal (.030) skins Ready for the accent color!

and redo them with fabric, just s theairplane was originally built. They alsopulled out a lot of old insulation usedwith the metal covering . That savedquite a bit of weight and resulted insignificant increases in performancewhen the plane was flying again 750 fpm solo climb rate compared to350 fpm with the metal-covered wings.An electric trim also helps to take outthe heavy wing, and helps you fly amore stable and straighter course,adds Frank.About this time, Frank retired (forthe second time - he originally retiredfrom the NASA Space Flight Center in1975) and devoted full time to the reGlynn just cut an overlay of the old panel to get around some troublesome flanges thatwere complicating the addition of some new instrumentation. And this is how it lookswith all the goodies stuffed in. storation of the Ercoupe. He set a goalof having the airplane ready to fly toOshkosh '86 and the National Ercoupefly-in scheduled for mid-July at Telemark, Wisconsin .

t was also about this time that Frankdecided i t was time for a new radio andan ARNAV 21 loran - an ideal pieceof machinery for VFR cross country


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The happy EndingThe paint scheme on N2844H is tastefully done in Bittersweet and French Vanilla.

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and about two weeks later left for Telemark and Oshkosh. Between July 86and now (March, 1987), I ve put over1 flight hours on this airplane, andnot very many of them over thewinter. That's a pretty good numberof hours for a man who earned hispilot's license 13 years ago at the ageof 58.

Frank says his wife has been encouraging about his flying, Althoughshe doesn't fly with me, she is veryhappy that I m interested in a hobby atmy age. She says it keeps me young .When I flew to Oshkosh 86, she said,'Have fun, call me every three days


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William Besler and the steam powered Trav.el Air.

BIPLANEBOILERMAKERSteam power takes to a Travel Airby Mark Phelps

When his car stalled with a weak steam engine. The constant pressure of to power hi s 8,OOO-pound, 104-footbattery one winter morning, a young a steam engine pushes the piston up span airplane but the craft was deman called his cousin to get a jump and down smoothly, (the type of push stroyed by a wind storm before it couldstart. His cousin wasn't too quick on that the Pinto driver was expecting) be tested. Most notable were the exper


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The Travel Air was carefully weighed to ensure that the heavier steam engine installation did not adversely effect handling.

After the Wrights succeeded with ninternal combustion engine, mostaeronauts followed their lead, believ-ing the gas engine to be the only typecapable of the efficiency required topower n airplane . n 1933 however,two brothers in Oakland, Californiaturned back the clock. George andWilliam Besler flew a conventionalTravel Air 4000 airframe converted tosteam power. The story made head-lines in local papers and curiosity itemsin aviation publications . As usual, thenew/old technology was touted s thegreatest rediscovery since the wing andrepresented the wave of the future .Also s usual, they were wrong theBesler brothers discontinued their ex-periments and the steam Travel Airwas lost to history, but not before leav-ing behind a curious footnote in pow-erplant development.

It s worth reexamining the Besler


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Increased frontal area of the condensation radiator under the cowling is apparent inthis pictureengine installation including boiler,water and associated plumbingweighed 500 pounds and produced 150hp. The OX-5 that it replaced tippedthe scales at about 475 pounds for 90hp., a favorable comparison. While theOX-5 was never considered a champin the hp-to-weight category, remember that the Beslers' steam enginewas built to rail specs, much heavier

favorable answer. A weight trimmingprogram to aeronautical specs couldeasily have reduced the mass of thesteam engine by as much as half; suitable lightweight fittings held in thesteam pressure for the Beslers; theboiler they designed was about 95 percent efficient, allowing a total onboardwater supply of 10 gallons to suffice;frontal area could be reduced by plac

Fuel oil was cheaper than gasoline andconsumption was about 1 gph at 150hp (sound familiar?). Altitude had noeffect on engine performance as it didon internal combustion engines that relied on the density of the ambient airfor manifold pressure (the externalcombustion engine maintained its manifold pressure on its own). Cabin heatrequired only a duct open to the condenser section. The steam engine'sfewer parts needed less maintenanceand the work was much easier to perform, somewhat like a modem turbineengine but without the exorbitant initial cost. In addition the engine wasreversible for shorter landings or evenin flight to achieve phenomonal sinkrates with no adverse effects on handling.

The most important benefit, however, was the engine's smooth operation. Not only were vibrationsminimized allowing greater propellerefficiency, comfort, acceleration andsimpler mounting hardware but thesteam engine was much quieter. Several articles written in 1933 mentionthat the loudest sound heard as thesteam Travel Air flew overhead wasthe wind in the wires and the beatingof the propeller. The pilot could beheard easily as he shouted to observerson the ground.Before the Beslers made their firstflight behind the steam engine they hadrun the powerplant for 30 hours on adynamo and for 20 hours of static testing on the airframe. The weight andbalance calculations were done by theBoeing School of Aeronautics. Andthe brothers followed the time-honoredmaxim of experimental aircraft building - don t put an untried powerplanton an untried airframe. The Travel Airwas a docile, proven testbed thatserved its function well.

For whatever reasons, the Beslersdeclined to continue their experiments .


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Here s another biplane from theGolden Age. Evidently intended as atrainer with tandem seating, the designlike many others faded from the sceneand is now all but forgotten. Thephoto , date and location unknown, wassubmitted by George Goodhead ofTulsa, Oklahoma. George would like

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last NB-I airframe modified to correctan inherent spin problem by lengthening the rear fuselage and extending thenose . The engine was the same 180-hpWright E-5 (American-built HispanoSuiza) used in the 30 production NB2s . The 4 NB-Is used the new 200-hpWright J-2 air-cooled radials . Use of

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