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STR IGHT ND LEVEL
The 1980 Sun 'n Fun it was Who could complain about the 93 " temperature on Thursday, the mid
BO s during most of the week Those cooling showers
on Friday during the passing of a front settled the
dust and brought back the comfortable feeling of re
laxation and fellowship. Now there is no doubt thatthe decision to move the Sun 'n Fun Fly-In from
january to March was a smart move that will definitely
enhance the growth of the event in the years to
come. Our hats are of f to Lyle Flagg, Leonard
McGinty and Billy Henderson for their outstanding
leadership in guiding the Sun 'n Fun organization
through its 6th annual convention .
The judging and awards were headed up by RodSpanier, with National Antique /Classic Chief Judge
Claude Gray and AI Kelch assisting the other capable
judges. Beginning in 1979 your Antique/Classic Divi
sion has been educating judges throughout the
U.S.A . by using a basic system that has proven itself
during the past years at the annual EAA International
Conventions at Oshkosh. The reception has been
outstanding and this year during the 1980 Sun 'n Fun
the system was accepted and used for the entire judg
ing program.
The Florida Sport Aviation Antique & Classic Association, also EAA Antique/Classic Chapter 1, hosted
the new facility of an antique and classic headquar
ters area for use by all enthusiasts. A welcoming
committee was on hand during the entire convention
to assist vi sitors and make their presence relaxing and
enjoyable. President Paul Hopkins of Chapter 1 is to
be commended for the effort put forth by himself
and the members to make this event so successful.
During the week, it was noted that daily attendance
exceeded that of past years. The attendance of show
aircraft was exceptional and many antique and classicplanes appeared at the event for the first time. Theattendance by the EAA Air Museum's Spirit of SI.Louis and th e Stinson SM-BA drew daily crowds who
admired the presence and daily flights of these out
standing aircraft. Many thanks to both Verne jobstand jim Barton, for through their efforts many visitors
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were able to see the Spirit and Stinson for the firstti me.
Of interest to all were the fly-bys which included
formation flying by the EAA Air Museum's DC3 and
Martin Caidin's junkers JU-S2, sometimes spouting
the smoke oil of a simulated engine fire.
Warbird participation, although representing many
different types, was definitely lower in number, prob
ably due to the high cost of aviation fuels today. Out
standing formation flying by T-6s and SNjs were high
lights and many a photographer was offered excep
tional shots of formation flights that included Warbird
types not often seen flyi ng together.
The daily air shows were excellent and well or
ganized. The show time period of 1 - 3 P.M. was def
initely an asset to the daily planning of events. At the
conclusion of the daily air show many fly-bys were
begun and well received by the audience.
There is no doubt that the age of the ultra-light ishere. The many varied designs that were flown and
demonstrated exemplify the desire to fly an aircraft of
simplicity, economical cost and operating expense.
Sun 'n Fun 1980 was a great success. The tremen
dous efforts of the many volunteers ensure that this
event was what it was intended to be - a fly-in of
sun and fun.
Oshkosh '80 is only about two months away and
most ofus
have already made our plans to attend theworld's largest aviation event. Last year our Division
recorded over two hundred and fifty volunteers who
gave their time to make Oshkosh '79 the success it
was. We want to make the 1980 event even more successful, but without your help as a volunteer this
cannot be achieved. Our Red Barn Headquarters will
be open daily and volunteer workers are requested to
offer their services here, where manpower commit
teemen will be on hand to assist you. Even if for only
a day, an hour or two, or the entire week, your vol
unteer services are needed to make our Division activities function. Our Manpower Chairman for
Oshkosh BO is again, John (jack) Copeland. He is a
Division Advisor and will be assisted by MatthewWorner.
Heading Aircraft Parking & Flight Line Safety will beDirector Art Morgan and Advisor Bob Kesel. Division
Security will be under the able direction of David
Shaw, with Don Odell and jack Huffman assisting.
Many of you volunteers have worked with these
leaders over the past years and know the fun and
service your assistance has meant to all participating.
Those of you who will be volunteering for the first
time will thoroughly enjoy the experience with the
aid of trained volunteers who will work with you.
In the centerfold of this issue you will find a ballot
and proxy for the annual election of three Directors,
the Secretary and the President of the Antique /ClassicDivision . Please exercise your right to vote by com
pleting the ballot and mailing it as instructed . The
candidates l isted are those nominated by the
nominating committee, and spaces have been pro
vided for write-in candidates of your choice. Each of
ficer and director is elected by you, the membership,
to serve the Division to the best of his /her ability. Byvoting you will show your support of the Division and
your interest in helping to elect the officers who you
feel will best serve the membership of the Antique /Classic Division.
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Editorial
taff
Publisher
Paul H. Poberezny
Editor
Gene R. Chase
1948 Temco Swift, N23348 flown to Sun n Fun 80 y
owners Jim and Marianne Montague, Lak e Elmo, MN
Associate Editors: H. Glenn Buffington , Edward D . William s, Byron(Fred) Fredericksen, Lionel Salisbury
Readers are encouraged to submit stories and photographs . Associate Editorships are assignedto those writers who submi t five or more articles which are published in THE VINTAGE AIR·PLANE during the current year . Associates receive a bound volume of THE VINTAGE AIR·
PLANE and a free one·year membership in the Division for their efforts . POLlCY·Opinions
expressed in articles are solely those of the authors . Responsibility for accuracy in reporting
rests entirely with the contributor.Directors
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TIlt= V I ~ T A 3 ~ A I I 2 V L A ~ ~OFFICIAL MAGAZINE
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DIVISION INC.
of THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATIONP.O . Box 229, Hales Corners, WI 53130
Copyright " 1980 EAA Antique /Classic Division , Inc. , All Rights Reserved ,
NUMBER 6U NE 1980 VOLUME 8
(O n Th e Co ver . )953 Cess na 170B at th e 19BO Sun n Fun Fly-In al Lakeland , Florid a. O wn er is Joseph
M . Sz ymanowicz, EAA 895 63, AIC 507 ), from Eri e, Pennsylvania.)
(On Th e Back Cover . . A very o riginal 1949 Lu scombe A Sedan own ed by Wings of Hop e a nd flow n
by Cap ain Clarence H ess, Lockporl Illinois.
TABLE OF CONTENTSStraight and Level by Brad Thomas . . , , .. , , , .. .. . .. , . . . . . . . 2A/C Hot Line by Gene R. Chase, . , . . .. . . .. .. . . . . .. .. .. . . . .. .. . . .. .. .. 4
AIC News by Gene R. Chase, .. . . .. , . . " . .. . . . .. . , . , , , " 5The Standard Story by Ches ter L. Peek .. .. . . . . , , . , . , , , . . . . . . . . . .. 6
Surviva l by Ev Cassagneres .. .. . , , . .. , . " . . .. . . . " . . " . , .. . . . . 81980 Sun 'N Fun EAA Fly-In by Gene Chase .. , . .. .. , " , 11
No ti ce of An nual Business Meeting and Election of Officers and Directors .. . .. . . 22
Nominees For Officers and Directors of Antique/Classic Division , . . . 22Borden's Aeroplane Posters From The 1930's by Lionel Salisbury . . , .. . . . . 24
Yes , I Want My Air craft Judges by Claude Gray .. . . . , , .. , . . .. . .. .. 26Calendar Of Events . .. . . .. , .. . . . , . . . .. . . . . .. , . .. . . .. " .. . 27
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le t1()T L ~ ~omp iled by Gene R hase
BUDGET COMMITIEE PROPOSES HIGHER
USER FEES FOR GENERAL AVIATION
The House Budget Committee wants to increase
user charges over the next two years so that general
aviation will be paying 50% of the cost of services
provided them. General aviation is currently paying
15% of these costs.In fiscal year 1981, President Carter wants to in
crease general aviation user fees from $100 million to
$350 mill ion. However, the Budget Committee isgoing beyond this and is proposing an additional $200million increase in fiscal year 1982, bringing the totalto $550 million.
PAUL POBEREZNY WINS BREWER TROPHY
Paul H . Poberezny, president and founder of the
Experimental Aircraft Association and the EAA Air
Museum Foundation, has been selected as the 1979
recipient of the Frank G. Brewer Trophy for outstand
ing contribution to aviation and space education.
The trophy will be official ly presented during the
Frank G. Brewer Trophy Dinner to be held in connec
tion with the American Society of Aerospace Education's convention on July 24, 1980 at Melbourne,
Florida . The ASAE is the aerospace education division
of the National Aeronautic Association. NAA's Selec
tion Committee determines the winner of the BrewerTrophy .
President Paul is being honored for his quarter of acentury of promotion of aviation education through
imaginative and effective hands on programs suchas Project Schoolflight, the various EAA and Founda
tion publications and forums at the various EAA flyin s.
FAA PROPOSES A TCA FOR TAMPA, FLORIDA
A formal proposal has been issued by the FAA for
th e es tablishment of a Group terminal control areaover Tampa . The ceiling would be 12,500 feet, which
is standard for all new TCA s.
TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS
The National Transportation Safety Board ' has recommended to the FAA that pilots who f ly t.ailwheel
aircraft be checked out on their capabi ity and their
log books endorsed by a certificated flight instructor.
(One wonders how many CFI's are really competent
on tailwheel aircraft these days . The proposed rule
would not be retroactive but only apply after the rule
is adopted. The NTSB cited their reasons for this recommendation as a result of an accident to a new
Super Cub on a delivery fl ight by a pilot who had
only 5 hours in a tailwheel aircraft and no time in
type for two years. In landing at Lebanon, New
Hampshire he bounced several times , attempted ago -around and crashed killing himself and seriously
injuring his passenger. The pilot was not adequately
checked out at the factory upon taking delivery of the
new airplane. The NTSB says th e fatality record for
tailwheel airplanes is twice that of tricycle gear aircraft.
AEROBA TIC BONANZAS
For several weeks now we have been exposed to aproblem with the aerobatic Bonanzas. In brief th eFAA has issued a Proposal for Rule Making that would
de-certify the aerobatic Bonanza and put it in the Util
ity Category where aerobatics are prohibited. There
are only 28 aerobatic Bonanza s in existence and none
of them have been involved in an accident due to
aerobatics. These 28 owners of th e aircraft are op
posed to this change as th ey say it would greatly de
preciate the value of the se aircraft as well as remove
the privilege of aerobatic flight. Th ere is also the argument that if the FAA ca n do thi s to the aerobatic
Bonanzas it could do th e same for all other aerobatic
aircraft.
CONTROLLING AIR TRAFFIC DEMAND
Secretary of Transportation, Neil Goldschmidt made
a surprising statement to the effect that in the coming
years the ATC system will not be able to meet the
demand for its services and therefore demand will
have to be reduced through air space allocation. Thiswould be a very serious problem for general aviation.
WEATHER BUREAU AUTOMATION
OF FIELD OPERATIONS
Six years ago the Weather Service started to install
a sophisticated computer system for use by all of itsweather stations serving the public, not just aviation .
It was called Automation of Field System (AFOS) and
it was supposed to enable meterologists to get out
weather forecasts and reports much faster than the
existing teletype system. Unfortunately the new system has not worked and it is a year and a half behind
schedu le. It is hoped that by the end of 1981 it can be
made to work. It will not improve the accuracy of
forecasts but it will be possible to get up to the min
ute reports out to the field in much less time than
before.
AD O BELLANCA AIRCRAFT
The FAA has amended AD 47-20-1 on Bellanca 7AC,
7BCM and 11AC to increase the inspection interval
when a gascolator with a quick-drain is installed.
AUTOMOTIVE FUEL IN AIRCRAFT
The University of Michigan has been awarded a$75,529 contract by the National Aviation Facilities Ex-
perimental Center to study the feasibility of using un
leaded automotive fuel in small aircraft engines. Thisstudy will attempt to determine possible problems
and will include experiments using a general aviation
engi ne.
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Uews
Compiled by Cene R Chase
SONOMA VALLEY AIRPORT . . .SPORT AVIATION HAVEN
This airport located at Sonoma, California, about 35
mil es north of San Francisco boasts much sport aviation activity, with many antique and classic aircraft
based there. It is also home of the Schellville Antique
Escadrille, a chapter of the Antique Airplane Associa
tion.
The "Gilze tte", the chapter's newsletter is edited by
AAA /EAAer AI Wheeler, who stated in a recent edito
rial, "Sometime back, your editor wrote regarding the
activities that would be covered on the pages of the
Gazette. The basic feeling still prevails, that the
Gazette, although it is an instrument of Schellville An
tique Escadrill e, is also the product of the many facetsof Sport Aviation as we see them at Schellville. The
many interfaces between our varied interests are the
basic ingredients that feed our total growth. Be it
homebuilts, replicas, classics, antiques or spam cans,each has its own role to play and each, through th epromotion of its. individual in terest adds the strength
and the momentum and the depth so necessary to
assure a bright future for the overall Sport Aviation
movement.So long as we share the same runways, partake of
the sa me food, and fly within the same airspace, so,then, shall we all be a part of the Schellvi ll e Antique
Escadrille Gazette "
A partial listing of the aircraft based at this ai rport ,either flying or under restoration , includes 2 Ryan
STAs, 2 Great Lakes, Cess na Airmaster, Beech D17S,Luscombe, Aeronca Ch ief, Piper j- 3, Marquart
Charger, Starduster Too, 3 Tiger Moths, 6 Fleets,
Cosmic Wind Li l Tony), Fairchild 21 replica, Travel
Air, Bucker jungmeister , Pitts Special, Driggs Sky lark,
5 Stearmans and 3 Cessna 195s .
The local expert on restoring and maintaining the
older aircraft is the highly respected AI Hart, who willingly shares his vast knowledge and experience to
help keep the antiques flying. For information on the
fly-in activities of this gun g- h o group, contact AIWheeler at 12 Bishop Pine Lan e, I Sobrante, CA
94803.
NEW DATES FOR STINSON FLY-IN
AT MINDEN NEBRASKA
The new dates for the Fourth Annual National Stinson Cl ub Fly-In are july 18-19-20, 1980. For more in
formation, contact NSC Fly-In Chairman, Bob Near,2702 Butterfoot Lane, Has tin gs, NE 68901.
(Photo y T / Morstatter)
The f Air Museum Foundation s Laird Super Solution
is looking more like n airplane each day. h e engine
co wlin g has since been comp leted, and the plane has
passed its FAA pre-cover inspection conducted by fmember Ron Wojnar of the Milwaukee CADO.
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THE
ST
by Chester L Peek
f #86023, AIC #1120
, 14 10 Brookdale
Norman, OK 7 3069
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When the U. S. declared war in April, 1917, it pos
sessed little military power; and almost none in the
aviation area . In a desperate attempt to catch up tothe European air forces, the government founded the
Aircraft Production Board to oversee the building of
aircraft. Training planes were of top priority and two
proven designs were already available, the Curtiss j-N
and the Standard j-1. The Curtiss "jenny" went on to
become one of the most famous planes of all time;
the Standard disappeared into oblivion. This "Stan
dard Story" will attempt to tell the true history of this
mostly forgotten airplane.
To begin, the Standard was a two place tractor bi
plane of similar dimensions to the Curtiss j-N. The
span was 43' 10", length 26' 7", height 12' 6". In
modern aviation writings it is often mis-identified as a" jenny" (see Vintage Aircraft, january , 1979, page 26).From june, 1917, until the middle of 1918, about 1600were built; half by the Standard Aircraft Company, of
Elizabeth, New jersey, others by Dayton-Wright and
Fisher Body.
The Standard might never have been built in quan
tity except for the attempt by Curtiss to "corner the
market" on training planes for the expanding SignalCorps Air Service in june, 1917. Curtiss had orders for
thousands of planes and had arranged for Day ton
Wright and GM to build the jN-4 under license.
However, it soon became apparent that although it
would be possible to build enough airframes, there
was no way to produce enough engines. Indeed,
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there was a severe shortage of OX-5 engines until
May of 1918 when Willys Knight production came on
stream.To overcome this shortage of engines, the Air Ser
vice asked Dayton-Wright to re-design the j-N to takethe readily-available Hall Scott A-7-A engine. The en
gineers promptly enlisted the help of the Standard
Corporation whose j-1 model was already flying, with
the Hall Scott. But when the president of Standard
received the request, he told the Dayton people that
he had a plane already in production - they should
be building his model under license, not a Curtiss In
an unusual burst of both speed and wisdom, the Air
Service agreed and the Curtiss jN orders placed with
Dayton-Wright were changed to the Standard j-1 .
This all sounds as though it has a happy ending,
but not so While the Standard was a good airplane ,the engine was a disaster Capta i n Barnaby, who
worked as an engineer under Charles Day at Standard
writes :"T he A-7-A was a pain in th e neck from the first. It was
a rea l vibrator Hall-Sco tt was never ab le to smoo th it
out. Worst of a ll , th e cr iti cal speeds seemed to occur just
at th e rpm most used. We began to have all sorts of trou
bles as a result of this when flying began - cracked fuel
tanks, cracked radiators, broken fuel and oil lin es etc.
We never cured it. We did allevia te it by mounting th e
eng in e on rubber mounts and letting it shake This re
li eved the stresses on the tanks and rad iator . By usin g
rubber oil lin es and Titeflex fuel lin es a rmored flexible
metal hose) we managed to keep them flying".
If the WWI production records are searched care
fully, we discover that the only Standard j-1s serially
produced were powered with the Hall-ScottA-7-A 4cylinder 100 hp motor. Several docu mentary sou rces
support this . An Air Service report dated 10-18-18 describes the modification of two j-1 aircraft, one to
take an OX-5 motor and one to take a 150 hp Hispano
Suiza. This report indicates these were the first suchmodifications of the Standard. Since th e j-1 was retired from service by an Air Service directive dated
6- '18, this was obviously an attempt to utiliz e the
existing airframes by replacing the unreliable Hall
Scott.
How did the Standard fly? Most contemporary accounts describe it as an excellent machine , once the
Hall-Scott was replaced. The Air Service report shown
as Figure 1 supports this. The photo on page 7 showsa typical conversion to OX-5 power.
Noel Wien in his book on Alaskan aviation de
scribes many hours of bush flying in a Hisso Standard, never once mentioning a control or structural
problem. The Gates Flying Circus operated Standardsfrom 1921 to 1929, hauling an estimated 500,000 passengers with only one fatality. Some of the Gates
Standards were even modified to haul four passen
gers in the front cockpit.
It was this structural capacity which made
Barnstormers of the '20's prefer the Standard over the
jenny. Once they had replaced the Hall-Scott with a
Hisso or an OX-5, they could also put in a wide front
se at and accommodate two passeng ers - a o/c in6
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crease in revenue! The Jenny 's narrow fuselage
would not permit this.
My association with this airplane began in 1953,
when I retrieved a Hisso Standard from a Lynch, Ne
braska haymow. This plane was later restored by Niels
Sorensen, flown to several air shows, and then re
tired to the Owl's Head Museum.
Later I acqu ired an origi nal J-l with a brand new
Hall-Scott A-7-A. This plane is now undergoing a slow
restoration; perhaps it will fly in three or four years.
Figure 2 shows the original 1917 packing list that
came in the crate with the motor.
The Standard J-l deserves more recognition than it
has rc..::eived from WW I aviation historians. I hope
this brief article will set straight certain misconcep
tions concerning this fine old plane, and perhaps
spark a renewed interest in its complete history.
Figure I TRIALS OF FLYING QUALITIES (2)
REMARKS O LANDING
Is it easy to hold the machine off the ground? Yes but
requires considerable pull.
How far does machine roll after wheels touch the
ground in a calm? About 100 yards .Does the machine show a tendency to nose over? No.
GENERAL REMARKS
How does the machine behave in the fol lowing
movements?
1. Vertical Bank: Tends to side slip slightly wants to
stay in bank.2. Tail Spin: Hard to put in spin, comes out nicely. Spins
slow to R. Faster to left.3. Dive: Normal.
4. Renversement: Does not lose altitude: tends to slip
slightly: very slow.5. Side Slip: Requires effort to hold it in slip. Cannot slip
fast.6. Loop: Perfect.
Visibility: Very good indeed except straight ahead.
Forward View: Cood. Side View: O.K. Rear View: O.K.
Location of Controls: Very comfortable for me, a six
footer. Might not be so comfortable for short pilot.
Remarks: This test was flown solo from rear seat.
The climbs very well handles very easily, has
abundance of inherent stabi lity . It seems almost too easy
fly for an instruction ship for it nearly flies itself. Con
s i e r it would be a most excellent ship for night bombing
training ship. Its large wing area, stability and strength
would permit a larger load of bombs be safer in case of
forced landings, and much easier for ordinary landings.
This pilot ran the performance test on the Curtiss night
bomber and feels the Standard J-I would give better re
sults and better sa tisfaction.
Signature
Wesley M. Oler, Jr.
1st. Lieut. A.S.A.
art
art No
Inlet Manifold A7-S3Carburetor (Zenith or Miller)
With Gasket A7-2SExhaust Manifold With Stack
Albatross
Exhaust StackMagnetos (Dixie With Bearing &
Cover Plate) Deco WOil Pipe, Discharge, Manifold to
Crankcase A7-43Oil Pipe, Return, Manifold To
Crankcase A7-42
Camshaft, Oil Feed Pipe A7-64Oil Pressure Adjustment &
Relief Valve A7-269Spark Plugs With Gaskets (Rajah) AS-139
Assembly, Wire Manifold, Deko V Deko VSide Water, Manifold A7-10
Water Pump Assembly Deco ERelief Cocks A7-123
Relief Cock, Tie Rod With Pins A7-77Valve Springs, Exhaust AS-10
Valve Spring, Inlet AS-l0
Inlet, Manifold Gaskets AS-94
Exhaust Manifold Gaskets AS-9S
Side Water Manifold Hose AS-293
Elbow, Water Pipe A7-120
Hose, For Elbow AS-163
Hos e, Clamps, Side Water Hose AS-1S0
Flange, Crankshaft AS-243
Flange, Propeller AS-242Bolts, Propeller AS-24S
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by Ev Ca ssagn eres
1210 Avon Boulevard
Cheshire, CT 06410
RT
Photos Courtesy of lhe Author
When Lindbergh returned to the States on the
U. S S Memphis with his plane after the successful
Atlantic crossing, he was immediately deluged with
requests to appear at dinners and other public func-
t ions in his honor. At the same t ime Alfred
Guggenheim offered to finance a tour of the United
States to promote interest in commercial aviation by
demonstrating the safety and reliability of flying to
the American public. Convinced of the future of
commercial aviation, Lindbergh accepted
Guggenheim's offer. But he could find no time to
persqnally supervise the reassembly and preparationof the Spirit for the tour. So he appealed to Ken
Lane, who was Chief Engineer in charge of aircr<;lft
design for the Wright Aeronautical Corporation in
Patterson, New Jersey.I attempted to locate Mr. Lane, but he had moved
away long before I began searching for him. Eventu-
ally after nearly five years of sifting th rough every
lead I discovered he had moved from Ridgefield to
Washington, D.C., then back to New Jersey, then to
California. Finally retiring from his job with Wright as
a Patent counsel , he and his wife , Betty, moved to
Madison , New Hampshire.
On July 25, 1973 , I flew up to Madison, hopeful of
getting a clearer picture of the events behind both of
the historic flights. Lane, now 77 years old , but still in
good health, met me at the airport. Soon we were
settled into the country style living room and I began
plying him with questions on his interesting career
and association with Lindbergh .
In the course of conversation , Lane turned to hiswife and casually asked her, Say, Dear, don't we
have Lindbergh's kit bag out in the barn? Holding
myself to my chair, I blurted ou t , You have what?
He excused himself and went out to the barn adjoin-
ing the house . Soon back in the living room , he
spread the contents of the kit bag out on the floor.
I sat there gazing almost in disbelief at the assortment
of survival equipment and miscellaneous airplan e
EDITOR S NOTE: Part on e of Ev Cas sagnere s story ap-
p ea red in the Ma y , 198 0 iss ue of The VINTAGE
AIRPLANE and is concluded in thi s issue.
Gene R Ch ase
hardware he took out of a cloth bag and a cardboard
box. Up to that moment I had no idea the survival kit
was even missing from the Spirit , now housed at
the Smithsonian 's National Air and Space Museum in
Washington. And never would I have guessed the kit
would be laid away in a New Hampshire barn. Lane
quickly filled in the missing links of mystery.
Li ndbergh had decided that the kit assembled for
emergency use on the open seas would be of little
use to him in the overland U. S. tour. So he askedLane, then busily supervising the reassembly of the
Spirit if he would mind storing it temporarily at hisown home until Lindbergh returned . For some reason
Lindbergh never called for it. Eventually it was moved
with the Lane 's personal belongings to the new home
in Madison, New Hampshire where it was stowed in a
barn adjoining the house along with a box of spare
plane parts. 46 years later the small cache was still in-
tact in the Lane barn.
I recall that Lindbergh himself had personally cho-
sen and gathered the items in the survival kit while
he was waiting for the plane to be finished in San
Diego . Aviation was still in a rudimentary stage in
1927 and the equipment Lindbergh carried was much
l ike the contents of a Boy Scout's pack. Laneexplained that the cloth bag containing the survival
kit had been tied to the fu selage structure just behind
Lindbergh 's seat.
I n front of me on the floor were three cans of Army
emergency rations that included th e chocolate bars
Lindbergh detested, a ball of cord, a coil of string
with two fish hooks, one large ne edle , four red
flares, a hacksaw blade, an air cushion seat, and
matches in a waterproof contain er , along with the
cloth bag Lindbergh used to carry the items in . A
Charl es Lindbergh carri ed these surviva l it ems w ith him
on his fli ght to Paris. Top isth
e clo th bag whi ch con-tai ned the it ems. Th e a ir cushi on seat is at th e bo ttom.
Ev Cassagn eres proudly di spl ays Lindb ergh s sur v iva l
equipment.
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check of the list of contents given in the original
book by Lindbergh, entitled, SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS
revealed a nu mber of larger items were gone. The
canteen, air raft, Armbruster cup, hunting knife,
flashlight and more of the unpalatable Army rations
were probably stolen from the plane by souvenir
hunters among the frenzied mass of Frenchmen who
greeted the flier's arrival in Paris.
Sitting there in the Lane's living room I was im
mediately concerned that two things should never
happen to the survival material. It could fall into the
hands of a collector who would put an exorbitantprice on it. Even worse, someone ignorantly sifting
through the Lane's possessions years later could eas
ily throw it all out as the worthless leftovers of a re
tired engineer. Convinced that the kit belonged with
the airplane that had carried it to Paris, I suggested to
Lane that it be donated to the National Air and Space
Museum. I offered to deliver it personally to see that
it arrived safely at the Museum. Both the Lane's were
pleased with the idea and e n t r u s t ~ me with the re
sponsibility. Back at my home in Cheshire, Connec
ticut, I photographed each item as a precaution. I
notified the officials of the museum of the find and of
Mr. Lane 's desire to turn it ov er to them . Then to
make sure that there could be no mistake in the matter, I wrote to Lindbergh who was living at the time
on the island of Maui in the Hawaiian Islands. He re
plied in a letter, dated January 30,1974 .
Item 6 (inflatable seat-cushion) according to my
memory is identical with the inflatable seat-cushion I
used in the 'Spirit of St. Louis' on the flights from San
Diego to Paris. All items in th is photograph are al
most certainly items that I carried on these flights. At
San Diego, I bought a bicycle inner tube and used
sections of it to protect the flares I carried for possi
ble emergency use. My emergency equipment in
clu ded the match case (waterproof), several cans of
chocolate-composition rations, a hacksaw blade, and
some fishing equipment. I chose everything with
minimum weight in mind. I am glad to hear that your
Ryan history project is progressing so well.
I also alerted the Experimental Aircraft Association
and the Antique Airplane Association. Both of these
aviation-oriented associations had members who
were also deeply involved with the preservation of
our American aviation heritage , through research,
writing , and actual restorations of early aircraft. As a
matter of fact, I felt indebted to both organizations
for help I had received in finding a number of lost ar
tifacts, and in supplying me with photographs and
other historical material for my file. They deserved to
be among thefirst
to know ofthe
find .
On June 9, 1978, I officially presented on the Lane'sbehalf the survival equipment to the National Air and
Space Museum where it will soon be on display near
the Spirit in the main lobby of the new building on
the mall.
O n th e lef t O w en Clark D irec tor of th e Sa n Di ego
Aerospace Mu seum accep ts spare parts from Lindbergh s
plane from Ev Cassagneres.
Th ese pi eces of th e origin al Spirit of SI Louis we re do
nated to the Lin dbergh Mu seum and Int erpretation -Center
at Little Fall s, Minnesota, and to th e Sa n Di ego A ero space
Mu seum .
In September our family left the east for a five
week tour of the United States. Packed in the trunk
of the little Fiat were the remaining items from the
cardboard box in Ken Lane's barn now stowed away
for their final destination .
On September 14, I presented two individual shock
cords, one AC spark plug and one piece of fairing to
the Lindbergh Museu m and Interpretation Center at
his boyhood home at Little Falls, Minnesota . The
items had alr eady been replaced or duplicated on the
Spirit before its 1927-28 tour around the country. It
had seemed to me that the museum which represented the man, Charl es Lindbergh, should have
something tangible from his triumphant trans -Atlantic
crossing. As far as I understand , the few pieces I left
that day are the only material artifacts from the orig
i nal New York-Paris flight the mu seum owns .
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The San Diego Aerospace Museum, located on the
site where the Spirit was built, had suffered a tragic
fire that destroyed virtually its entire collection of air
history memorabilia. Joining the efforts of other con-
cerned donors, I presented the remainder of the
hardware to the museum on September 27, 1978.
Looking back over 22 years in which my personal
history was increasingly intertwined with the history
of American aviation, I find myself still mystified that
the chance encounter in a darkened hangar would
lead to my undertaking to write the history of the
company th.at built the legendary Spirit of 51 Louisand to a friendship with Charles Lindbergh and even-
tually to finding part of the equipment of his historic
flight in a New Hampshire barn. Incidentally, three
years after my visit to the Lane's home in New Hamp-
shire, the barn was broken into and many family trea-sures stolen while the Lane's were vacationing in
Florida. Wh ether th e survival equipment would have
been ransacked again or stolen if it had still been in
the buildin g w e can only conjecture.
But j am grateful that th e artifacts from the bygone
era are now being carefully preserved as part of the
heritage to be entrusted to our children and our chil-
dren's children.
v Cassagneres sea ted presen ts th e Lindbe rgh surviva l
equipm ent to the Na tio nal Ai r and Space Museum. Stand-
ing, lei t to right are Ev s c hil dren , Kirste n and Bryan , Me l-
vin B Z isie in , Deput y Director NASM Ev s wiie Eline
am Dr. Pa ul Garber an cl Don Lopez of NASM .
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Sun n iunEBB ill in
by Cene Chase
otos by t e uthor
The Florida folks did it again This fine event spon
sored by the Southeast Regional EAA Fly-In, Inc., at
Lakeland, Florida was the sixth annual , week-long
sport aviation extravaganza, and a great one it was.
Formerly scheduled in january, the event was held
March 16 - 20 this year in the hopes of experiencing
better weather and the move seems to have been a
good one. The weather was great and even the brief
rain shower on Friday brought no complaints from
thos e in attendance.
More improvements were noted this year than at
any of the previous fly-ins. Most notable were the
two new steel exhibit buildings and the expanded
areas mad e available for fly-i n operations by the clear
ing away of dense undergrowth. This last item repre
sents many, many hours of back-breaking labor by
the devoted members who attend beau coup volun
teer work weekends at the site throughout the year.
Patterned after Oshkosh the event runs more
smoothly each year as experience is gained . This
helps to contribute to the growth of the fly-in as th efollowing impressive statistics will attest :
342 Show Planes4,000 (plu s) Total Aircraft
17 ,350 Total Attendance
599 Camping Units
1,350 People Camping
14,062 Total Air Operations
3,567 Air Operations On Saturday
667 Air Operations During Peak Hour
Show planes included custom builts, antiques, clas
sics, warbirds, replicas and ultralights . A total of 77
trophies were awarded to winning aircraft in these
categories. EAA members flew in from as far away as
Canada and California. Mo st of the other states were
also represented.
Among the first arrivals at Su n 'n Fun '80 were the
EAA Air Museum 's Spirit of Sf. Louis replica and the
Stinson SM-8A flown by Captain Verne jobst and Cap
tain jim Barton respectively. Accompanying them on
th e flight from the planes ' home base at Burlington,
Wi sconsin was th e Vic e President of the EAA Air
Museum Foundation , Dave jameson of Oshkosh ,Wisconsin.
Another early arrival was the Spirit of Sf. Lou'is rep
lica built by EAAers Frank Cannavo and his sons,
Dave and Steve of Lester , Pennsylvania. Dave, age 24
flew the plane non-stop to Lakeland from home basein Philadelphia in 9 hours and 50 minutes while the
oth er two traveled in the comfort of the family twin.
This replica of Lindbergh's plane is extremely accu
rate, the main difference being the Lycoming R-680-8power plant in place of the original Wright j-5. The
dimensions of the two planes are identical including
the fu el capacity of 450 gallons and oil capacity of 25
gallons.
The Cannavo replica took 3V years to build and
had about 35 hours total flight time before leaving for
Lakeland . Dave says it flies the same as EAA's replica.
He had a chance to fly the latter for a short while dur
ing its 1977 National Tour . Dave is contemplating fly
ing his "Spirit:' non-stop from Philadelphia to Parisnext year . In addition to winning the Grand Cham
pion award in the ' replica category at Sun 'n Fun, this
beautiful aircraft also captured the Ladies Choice
Trophy .Other Grand Champion award winners were:
ANTIQU E - 1937 Waco ZPF-7, N11710, jacobs L-5 285
hp, restored in 1978, owned by AI Womack, Harahan,
LA .CLASSI C - 1946 Aeronca 7AC Champ, N83607, james
W . Monsion , jackson , MI.
WARBIRD - Hawker Sea Fury, N19SF, john Williams,
Tampa, FL.
CUSTOM BUILT - Bede BD-4, N464VB, Val Bernhardt,
Ft. Lauderdale , FL.
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ULTRALIGHT - Lazair, Dale Kramer /Peter Corley, Pt.Colborne, Ontario, Canada.
Undoubtedly there were some corporate aircraft .
flown to Sun n Fun, and rightfully so were parked
with the modern aircraft. Not so in the case of BobAllen s 1940 Lockheed 12A, N25628 . This immaculate
machine was parked with the show planes where itSonny Men sing Punta Conia,garnered the Reserve Grand Champion award.FL head:: up Airsilie Security.The cabin area is nothing less than elegant, befit
ting the plane s role as a corporate aircraft, but the
pilots' compartment is completely original including
the instruments. The plane has spent most of its life
as a business machine including 20 years based in
Houston, Texas with Humble Oil. Bob Allen lives in
Fayetteville, North Carolina and he formerly had amodern machine which he used for business, but he
sold it in favor of the Lockheed.
Donald and Georgene McDonough of Palos Hills,
Illinoi s flew their 1950 Beech B-35 Bonanza, N5186C to
Lakeland and returned home with the award for the
Best Re stored - Over 165 hp. This couple could frequently be found polishing their pride and joy, which
had only 1,308 hours total time and sti ll sported itsoriginal interior including all the in struments.
The Ladies Choice award for an antique went to the1928 Waco ASO, N950E owned by Ron Frank, Pierre,
Michigan, and f lown by Jim Kimball, Zel lwood,
Florida. This aircraft was restored by Bob White of
Zellwood and made its first flight after restoration on
10115/79, which just happened to be its 51st birthday
One of the most rare airplanes at the Fly-In was a
1934 Fairchild 24-C8A, N957V. This example was the
last of 26 built during 1933-34 and is the only one curCapta in l im Bar lon preflights the EAA
rently flying. Its power plant is a 125 hp WarnerMuseum s Stin son SM-8A before flying
Scarab. Owned by Harv Rand, Douglasville , Georgia,il on one of its many fli ghts at Sun n
it won the Contemporary Age (1933-1945) award.Fun.
One of the most widely travelled aircraft at Sun 'n
Fun was the 1936 Monocoupe 90A, Nl5427 owned by
Matt Poelking, Wadsworth, Ohio. Matt and his wifehave flown this beautifully restored 'Coupe through
out the U. S. It was the recipient of an Outstanding
Aircraft award.
Susan Maule of Moultrie, Georgia captured th e
Best Monocoupe award with her 1938 Taylor-Young
BF N21287. This aircraft left the factory powered by a50 hp Franklin , but now has a 60 hp Franklin installed.This plane was restored during the 1975-79 period .
Another Outstanding Aircraft award went to Arnold
Nieman, Ocala, Florida for his 1940 Waco UPF-7, Among th e favorite gathering places at Sun n Fun serving cookies, coffee and other goodies in the OX-5
N29368. Arnold has owned this plane for 5 years and are the QB and OX-5 Hospitality Tent s which were tent. Many aviation pioneers renew acquaintances
says it has never been restored except for recovering strategically located adjacent to each other. Early in each year at these two favorite meeting places.
which indicates it is completely original except for the week, Jim Swaney was seen pr es iding over th e Mo re of th e story about the 1980 Sun n Fun Fly-In
fabric. sign-in book in the QB tent and Jess ie Woods was is told in th e photos whi ch accompany thi s article.2
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ANTIQUES T SU 'N FUN
Cra nd Champion 1937 Waco ZPF-7 AI Wom ack Harahan LA. Reserve C rand Champion 1940 Lockh eed 12A Bob Allen Fayettevill e NC.
Best Custom 19 6 Fairchild 24 M artin Propst Jacksonv il le. FL. OU15tanciing Aircraft 1937 Bellanca 14 9 Paul Owen Richmond VA.
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ANTIQUES - CONTINUED
Arnold N ieman O ca la FL and his 1940 Waco UPF- 7 wh ich
craft awa rd.
Bes t Open Coc kpit - 936 Aeronca C 3 D ann y A raldi Plant Cit y FL. Bes t WW /I Era - 942 Stea rm an PT / 7 Earle Co llins Villar NJ
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Sil ver Age 1929 Travel A ir 0-4000 Tom Hegy Hartfo rd WI. Cont emporary Age 1934 Fairchild 24 -C8A Harv Rand Douglasvil le CA
Matt Po elking Wa dswo rth OH and his 1936 Monocoupe 90A w inn er of an Ou tand
ing Aircraft awa rd. Lad ies Choice 1928 Waco ASO Ron Frank Zell wood FL.
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ANTIQUES - CONTINUED
United Air Lines Captain E. E. Buck Hilbert, Union IL on the left and I pilot Ray
Brooks from New York after fl ying the UAL 79 6 Swa llow. This aircraft received theColden Age awa rd.
7929 Commancl-Aire 5C3 N925E, Joe Araleli, Plantation FL.
Best Monoplane 7938 Tay lor-Young BF Susan Maule Moultrie, CA
1944 Beechcraft 0 17S Staggerwing, N7 1E Bob White, Ze llw ood FL.
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CLASSICS T SU 'N FUN
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Grand Champion - 1946 Aeronca 7AC Champ james W. Monsion jackson MI.
Best Res tor ecl Over 165 hp - 1950 Beech B-35 Bonanza Donald and Georgene
McDonough Palos Hills IL.
Best of Type - 1950 Mooney M 18C 55 Mite Charles S. Walters Plantation FL.
Best of Type - 1948 Stinson 108-3 Station Wagon, james W Ealy Roswell GA.
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CLASSICS - CONTINUED - AND REPLICAS AT SUN N FUN
Best Restored Up To 100 hp - Aeronca TAC Champ, Bill Bond, Miami, FL
Best I Era - Fokker Triplane, John Shively, Port Charlotte, FL
Grand Champion and Ladies Choice - Ryan Spirit of SI Louis , Dave and Steve Can
navo, Lester, PA.
Best /I Era - Ju87 -B2 Stuka. This 717 0 scale replica was built by Louie Langhurst,
Carriere, MS and flown to Lakeland by eg Braddock of Hammond, LA.
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Fred Quinn 51. Petersburg, FL on the left, and E M. Mally Laird, Boca Raton, FL. Fredis Co-Chairman of Air Operations at the Fly-In and Mally is th e designer and manufac
turer of the famous Laird aircraft of the 205 and 3 05, including the Solution and
Super Solution racing planes.Ed Hogan , 51. Augustine , FL and his newly restored 1946 ommonwea lth 185Skyranger
N92972.
These members of EAA Antique/Classic Divis ion Chapter 3 from NC SC and V areRandy Glenn 51 Augustine, FL and his 1947 Lu scombe 8E N2414K. obviously enjoying themse lves at Lakeland.
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NOMINEES FOR OFFICERS AND
Notice of nnual Business Meeting
and
Election of Officers and Directors
Notice is he r eby given that an annual business
meeting of the members of the EAA Antique /Classic
Division will be held on Saturday, August 9 1980, at10 :30 A.M. (Central Daylight Time) at the 28th Annual
Convention of the Experimental Aircraft Association,
Inc., Wittman Field, Oshkosh , Wisconsin .Notice is hereby further given that the annual elec
tion of offi cers and directors of the EAA Antique /
Classic Division will be conducted by ballot distrib
uted to the members along with this June issue of
Th e VINTA CE IRPLANE Said ballot must be returned
properly marked to the Ballot Tally Committee, EAAAntique/Classic Division, Box 229, Hales Corners,
Wisconsin 53130, and received no later than August 1
1980.
Morton W. Lester, Chairman
Nominating Committee
M. C. Kelly Viets, Secretary
EAA Antique /Classic Division
w. BRAD THOMAS, JR.
Pilot Mountain, North Carolina
Manufacturer
Born in High Point, North Carolina, Brad was edu
cated at McCallie School , Chattanooga, Tennessee ;MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and High Point Col
lege. His flying career began at the age of 16 when he
soloed and obtained his private license in 1938. The
advent of World War II encouraged his erjlistment in
the Army Air Corps as a pilot. He graduated from
Brit ish Flying Training School No.5 Clewiston,
Florida with both Air Corps and RAF wings, was transferred to the 7th Ferry Group, Air Transport Com
mand, Great Falls, Montana where he ferried most
types of Air Corps planes, fighters up through trans
port C-54' s.Today he holds a commercial license with single
and multi-engine land, and instrument ratings, and
remains actively flying with his Gyrocopter and VW
powered Scamp , both built by him, a Mooney for
travel, and a D17R Staggerwing. He is Pres ident of
EAA Antique Chapter 3 and a member of their executive committee. He is currently the incumbent President of the Antique /Classic Division. Brad and his
wife, Ferne, have five children, of which one is an active pilot.
M. C. "KELLY" VIETS
Stilwell, Kansas
Consulting Engineer, Self-Employed
Kelly entered the consulting engineer field in 1938
and spent World War II designing airports and basefacil ities for the U. S. government. He started his own
firm, Viets 'Consulting Engineers, in 1954. He is a registered professional engineer and holds membership
in numerous professional societies . Kelly spent a lot
of his younger days around Kansas City Municipal
and Fairfax airports, seeing Benny Howard's Ikemake its first flights, the Travel Air Mystery Ship on
the way to Cleveland, all the early airliners, etc. He
started flight instruction in 1938 in a 55 hp Porterfield
and finally got his ticket on the G.1. Bill in 1946. Kelly
and his wife, Edna, own an Ercoupe. Kelly also ownsand is restoring a Stinson 108-2. He has been a Direc
tor of EAA's Antique /Classic Division since it wasoriginated, and is currently the Secretary. Kelly .andEdna have three children.
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by Lionel Sa lisbur yBORDEN S EROPL NE POSTERSEAA 114523 A IC 3207
Seven Harper RuaelArticle Number 17, Poster Number 6 Series Number 2 Brampton , Ontario L6W 2W3
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Curtiss Sparrow Haw kROM THE 1930 S
The Curtiss Sparrow Hawk must surely rate as the This poster is seventeenth in our serie s that were
most unique aircraft ever designed and built originally published as a sales promotion in Canada NI:XT M ONTH - Ti l t Faircilii<I-IS
This plane was designed to be released from the for a ca nned dairy product
underside of an airborne Navy airship It was also in-
tended that it land by hooking itself back up to the
airship .
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SMALLEST FIGHTERS IN THE WORLD BUILT
FOR THE U. S. NAVY AIRSHIP "MACON"
Six Curtiss "Sparrow-Hawks" known technically as
the U. S. Navy F9C 2 f ighters have been delivered to
Naval Air Station, Lakehu rst, New Jersey, by Cu rtissAeroplane and Motor Compa ny. These trim l i t t le
fighters, built to Navy specifications, will be housed
in a hangar built inside the hull of the giant airship .
These Sparrow Hawk defenders are only 19 feet long,
and have a wing span of 25 feet 6 inches. They arecapab le of flying over 180 miles per hour and canclimb over 1/3 mile or 1800 feet per minute.
The powerplant, a 420 horsepower Wright
Whirlwind engine, which is the latest Whirlwind de-ve lopment of Wright Aeronautical Corporation, is en-
closed with an anti-drag ring in order to further in
crease its speed . Frank Hawks used this type of en-gine in his record breaking Travel Air Mystery Ship.
Structural ly, the most outstanding feature is the
metal monocoque fuse lage. This skin is fo rm ed by
duralumin sheet riveted together and braced inter
nally by duralumin bulkheads and longitudinal mem
bers. The top wing is of the gull type, fairing directly
into the fuselage, thus afford in g the pilot exce ll ent
visibility. Spars are of tubular duralumin construction,
ribs are of stamped duralumin, and the wings are cov-ered with fabric. Tail surfaces are metal covered and
faired into the fuselage. The tail wheel is of fu ll swivel
type. Th e landi ng gear is of th e si ngle stru t type
with spats over the wheels which are equipped with
brakes. Part of the oute r sections of the spats is
cut out in order to make the entire wheel assembly
readilyaccessible.
The Navy has been experimenti ng for years with
various devices for dropping and picking up airplanes
from airsh p s. In the U . S. S. Macon the gear for
hooking on, hoisting and releasing planes consists of
a lattice-work structure extending below the keel of
the airship and carrying at its lower end a bar which
engages an overhead hook on the airplane. The pilot
maneuvers his plane from below and ·abaft this struc
ture and endeavors to thread the hook on the bar .The U. S. S. Macon is the only air ship in the world
which carries airplanes inside her hull. These Curtiss
"Sparrow-Hawks" in addition to military duties, can
be used to carry personnel to the ground in order to
maintain direct persona l communication with land
forces without necessitating stopping of the airship it-self.
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JUDGED
b y C/du /e Gray, Chie f JudgeAntique/ lass ic Divi, ion
96 5Sylvia AvenueNorthridg e, CA 91324
When you mark thi s square on the registration
form upon arriving at the fly-in, had you given this
question any thought before leaving home? l:he per
son tryi ng for Grand Champion has been working on
his aircraft or maintaining it with this in mind at all
times and it is obvjous when he taxis in at the fly-in .
There are many other possibilit ies for a t rophy
other than Grand Champion or Reserve Grand
Champion. These include Champion, Runner Up, and
Outstanding in Type or Category. A number of good
quality airplanes miss out on some of these only be
cause a little thought and preparation was not given a
few week s be fore the fly-in .In all categories of aircraft, whether it be Custom
Built , Warbird, Antique, or Classic , the main consid
eration in judging, following items of safety, is the
quality of workmanship and general appearance .These are th e items that give you th e plus points. In
judging Antiques , Classics and Warbirds, the non
authentic it ems are those which receive negative
points.
If you have added or built into your restoration
some non-authentic items, you can overcome some
of th e penalty points by extra work and care on the
plus sid e in appearan ce and neatness. Some of th enoticeable things that show up in judging are ru sty or
dirty nu ts and bolts , and other basic hardware. Som e
of thes e, even from a safety standpoi nt , are worth re
placing at times . The same applies to cracked orglazed wind shields and windows . Dirty uphol stry
should also be cleaned up which will add to interior
appearance points. Exp osed control. cables that are
corroded , dirty and oily detract very much from gen
eral app ea rance and really show up when they are
being judged.
The fir st basic thing looked for in judging is th egeneral app earance of th e aircraft from about 25 fe etaway. Is it cl ean , waxed or polished? G eneral app ear
ance is th e highest point item on the judging form,
allowing for a maximum of 20 points out of a total of
1 Clo se insp ection includes items such as cockpit
and /or cabin , fuselage, wings, tail surfaces, landin g
the score in so many ca ses . We see airplanes which
have been washed and polished, and appear nice,
but on closer inspection will have patches on the en
gine cowl, bent , dirty and scratched baffles. Next the
judges will notice deteriorated hoses, which should
have been replaced before leaving home. Cylinders
will have paint chipped off and the engine could use
a good wash down. Here again, nuts and bolts that
are rusty should not be too difficult to replace.
Upon arriving at the fly-in, the person interested in
winning a trophy will usually start cleaning off the enroute oil, dirt, and bugs. Also, the cockpit or cabin
has had the charts, lunch bags, pillows and so forth
put back in their proper places. It is difficult to judge
an interior if one can 't see it because of the above
mentioned items.
In ou r ju dgi ng we wish to give every ai rcraft itshighest deserving score. The items I have mentioned
much to do with the final score of your airplane.Most all of us have pride of ownership, and win
ning a trophy with our planes is part of the reward.
The extra care described above has two other
bonuses in you r favor. A well maintained aircraft is a
safer aircraft and also, its value is enhanced by better
appearance and condition.
I might emphasize again, the above mentioned
suggestions will apply more at fly-ins such as
Oshkosh, Tullahoma, Sun 'n Fun, or any local EAA
fly-in that uses and follows the Experimental AircraftAssociation 's standards for judging.
A publication has been prepared entitled, Rules
Objectives - Standards For Judging , and is available
from the Experimental Aircraft Association, P. O. Box
229, Hales Corners, WI 53130, for 1 .30 post paid.
This guidebook is for aircraft builders, restorers and
judges and should be in everyone's library.
P hOlO b y Ted Koslon
Jilll Younkin , Springdale, Ark ansas thrill ed eve ryon e atOshko sh '7') when he arr ived in his immac ulate TravelAir Mystery Ship replica.
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CALENDAR
OF VENTS
JUNE 7-1 4 - FORT WAYNE, INDIANA - 3rd Annual '70 Knotters
Fly-Out and Goodwill Tour sponsored by EAA Chapter 2. Forfurther information, please contact: Joe Dickey, 511 Terrace Lk.
Road, Columbus, IN 47201. Telephone: 812 /342-6878.
JU NE 8 - TOUGHKENAMON, PENNSYLVANIA - 3rd Annual Gather
ing of the Moths at the new Garden Flying Field. For further in
formation, please contact: Gerry Schwam, 8116 Old York Road,
Elkins Park, PA 19117. Telephone: 215/635-7000.
JUNE 11-16 - TULLAHOMA, TENNESSEE - 1980 StaggerwinglTravel
Air International Convention. For further information, please con
tact: Staggerwing Museum Foundation, Box 550, Tullahoma, TN
37388.
JUNE 13-15 - DENTON, TEXAS - Texas Chapter AAA Southwest
Regional Fly-In, at the Municipal Airport, 25 miles N of DI FW Re
gional Airport, outside the TCA. For further information, please
contact: Jane McCracken, RR 4, Box 16B, Roanoke, TX 76262.
Telephone: 817 /430-0163.
JUNE 14-15 - FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA - Antique Aircraft Fly
In Air Show, Shannon Airport. For further information, please
contact: Sidney L. Shannon, Jr., lo Shannon Airport, P.O. Box
109, Fredericksburg, VA 22401.
JUNE 14-15 - ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK - lAC Contest - Spon
sored by lAC Chapter 52 for the Sportsman and Unlimited cate
gories. For further information , please contact: Daniel Heligoin,
Mudry Aviation, Ltd., Dutchess County Airport, Wappingers Falls,
NY 12590. Telephone: 914/462-5009.
JUNE 20-22 - JAFFREY NEW HAMPSHIRE - lAC Contest - Sponsored
by lAC Chapter 35 for the Sportsman and Advanced categories.For further information, please contact: Ward Bryant, Proctor
Road, Jaffrey, NJ 03452. Telephone: 603 /532-6090.
JUNE 20-22 - ATLANTA, GEORGIA - lAC Contest - Sponsored by
lAC Chapter 3 for the Sportsman and Unlimited categories. For
further information, please contact: Collins Bomar, 105 China
berry Court, Peachtree City, GA 30269. Telephone: 404 /487-8393.
JUNE 21-22 - JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS - 5th annual Fly-In, spon
sored by the Flinthills Flyers (AAA) at the Municipal Airport. For
further information, please contact: F. H. Air Service, 319 West
Sixth Street, Junction City, KS 66441.
JUNE 21-22 - ANSONIA, CONNECTICUT - 2nd Annual PIPER VAGA
BOND FLY-IN. Ansonia Airport, 80 oct. fuel. For further informa
tion, please contact: Jim Jenkins , 569 Moose Hill Road, Monroe,
CT 06468. Telephone: 2031261-5586.
JUNE 22 - HOMESTEAD AFB, FLORIDA - Annual general aviation
fly-in. For further information, please contact: Maj. Charles
Bukoski, 31st TFW (DOAM), Homestead AFB , FL 33039. Telephone:
305 /257-7752.
JUNE 27-29 - OAKDALE, CALIFORNIA - lAC Contest - Sponsored
by lAC Chapter 38 for the Sportsman and Unlimited categories.
For further information, please contact: John Barnes, 24036 South
Frederick, Ripon, CA 95366. Telephone: 209/599-3216.
JUNE 27-29 - HAMILTON, OHIO - 20th Annual Waco Reunion Fly
In. For further information, please contact: Ray Brandly, 7000
Hill Avenue, Hamilton, OH 45015. Telephone: 513/868-0084 .
JUNE 28-29 - ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS - EAA Chapters 15 86 are
co-sponsoring the 20th Annual Midwest Regional Air Show at the
Goebel, Field Director, Midwest Regional Air Show, Inc., P.O.
Box 71, Lockport, IL 60441.JULY 3-6 - BOWLING GREEN, OHIO - Ercoupe Owners Club Na
tional Fly-In, Wood County Airport. For further information, please
contact: Carl Hall, Bowling Green State University, School of Art,
Division of Design, Bowling Green, OH 43403. Telephone: 4 91
372-2640.
JULY 4-6 - ALLIANCE, OHIO - 1980 Taylorcraft Reunion, sponsored
by the Taylorcraft Owners Club at Barber'S Field. For further in
formation, please contact: Allan Zollitsch, 37 Taft Avenue, Lan
caster, NY 14086. Telephone: 716/681-1675.
JU LY 4-6 - COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA - lAC Contest - Sponsored
by lAC Chapter 80 for the Sportsman and Unlimited categories.For further information, please contact: Earl Sanford, 5416 Pacific
Street, Omaha, NE 68106.
JULY 4-6 - HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA - lAC Contest - Sponsored
by lAC Chapter 44 for the Sportsman category only. For further
information, please contact: Robert Austin, 701 Fagan Springs
Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801. Telephone: 205 /534-8146 .
JULY 4-6 - GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA - 13th Annual Cracker Fly
In. AAA North Georgia Chapter. For further information, please
contact: Jim Clarkson, 1649 Avon Avenue, Tucker, GA 30084.
JU LY 11-13 - OWOSSO, MICHIGAN - lAC Contest - Sponsored by
lAC Chapter 88 for the Sportsman and Unlimited categories. For
further information, please contact: David E McKenzie, 21141
H. C. L. Jackson, Grosse Ille, MI 48138. Telephone: 313 /671-1837.
JU LY 12 - TECUMSEH, MICHIGAN - Meyers OTW Reunion - Back
to Factory. For further information, please contact: Dick Martin,
Rt. 3, Aerodrome Road, Green Bay, WI 54301 or Harold Losser,
415 Eighth Street Place, Des Moines, IA 50313.
JULY 13 - EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA - 4th Annual Aeronca Fly-In ,
Easton Airport. For further information, please conta ct: Jim Polles ,
2151759-3713 nights and weekends.
JULY 17-20 - OTTOWA, KANSAS - lAC Contest - Sponsored by lAC
Chapter 15 for the Sportsman and Unlimited categories. For further
information, please contact: Patricia G. Brown, 10614 West 108
Terrace, Overland Park, KS 66210. Telephone: 913 /492-7581.
JULY 18-20 - MIDDLEF IELD, OHIO - lAC Contest - Sponsored by
lAC Chapter 34 for the Sportsman and Unlimited categories. For
further information, please contact: John T. Meyers, 9089 Sky
lane Drive, Wadsworth, OH 44281. Telephone: 216 /336-7479.
JU LY 18-20 - MINDEN, NEBRASKA - The National Stinson Club
Fourth Annual Fly-In will be held at Pioneer Field. For further in
formation, please contact: Bob Near, 2702 Butterfoot Lane, Hast
ings, NE 68901. Telephone: 402 /463-9309.
JULY - L EW IS TO WN MONTANA - 3rd Annual Montana Chap
ter AAA Fly-In at Beacon Star Antique Airfield. For further information, please contact: Frank Bass, Star Route, Moore, MT 59464.
Telephone: 4 6 /538-7616.
AUGUST 1 - HARVARD, ILLINOIS - Vintage Ultral ight Fly-In at
Dacy Airport. 1941 or earlier, 60 hp or less. To conclude with a
group flight to Oshkosh on August 3. For further information,
please contact: Richard C. Hill, P. O. Box 89, Harvard, IL 60033.
AUGUST 2- 9 - OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN - 28th Annual EAA Con
vention and Sport Aviation Exhibition - the world's largest and
most exciting aviation event. For further information, please con
tact: Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), P.O. Box 229, Hales
Corners, WI 53130. Telephone: 414 /425-4860.
AUG UST 10-16 - FOND DU LAC. WISCONS IN - The International
Aerobatic Club's annual aerobatic competition. Biggest field anywhere for an aerobatic contest plus greatest variety of aerobatic
For the first time ever, the U. S. will host the World's Aerobatic
Championships. Fourteen countries wil l participate. Don't miss
this historic event. For further information, please contact: World
Aerobatics '80, P.O. Box 229, Hales Corners, WI 53130. Telephone:
414 /425-4860.
AUGUST 22-24 COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS - Funk Fly-In. For further
information, please contact: Ray Pahls, 454 South Summitlawn,
Wichita, KS 67209, or G. Dale Beach, 1621 Dreher Street, Sac ramento, CA 95814.
BEECH AT l l
Bombardier Nose, round windows cockpit original
configuration . Hangared, good maintenance, f lown
regularly. Sold by sealed bid. Gifford Bull, Aerospace
Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi,
39762 . Phone 601 /325-3623.
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