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by Bob LickteigLooking ahead to "An Aviation Showcase,"Oshkosh '87 - your EAA Antique/ClassicDivision has scheduled a Convention weekof group activities. To help you plan yourtime at Oshkosh, listed here are the dates,times and general information, plus thechairman of each event. If you have anyquestions or need additional information,please contact any of the chairman who arealways ready to help.

Antique/Classic Fly-OutThe fourth annual Antique/Classic Convention Fly-Out for members and guests isscheduled for Monday, August 3. We will beflying to Shawano, Wisconsin 55 miles northof Oshkosh. Shawano Flying service will beour host. Two sod and one hard surface runway will be open, plus a seaplane base so we're extending an invitation for all floatplanes to join us .Briefing 7:00 a.m. at Antique/ClassicHeadquarters, departure 8-8:30 a.m.; return1 30 - 2:00 p.m. , in time for the air show.Chairman - Bob Lumley, 414/255-6832

Antique/Classic PicnicThe Antique/Classic Picnic will be held atthe EAA Nature Center Sunday evening, August 2 starting at 6:00 p.m. The committeehas arranged for refreshments and the serving of a pig roast with all the trimmings. Tick

Antique/Classic Riverboat CruiseThe Antique/Classic Riverboat DinnerCruise will be held Tuesday evening, August4 sailing at 7:00 p.m. from the Pioneer Inndock. Due to the limited number of passengers, the tickets are offered for sale in advance through the mail. If there are any re-maining tickets, they will be on sale at theAntique/Classic Headquarters up to the time

of sailing.Chairman - Jeannie Hill, 815/943-7205.Antique/Classic Parking

Arrangements have been made for theType Clubs and any individuals who wish topark their type aircraft together. The parkingcommittee has developed a simple typeparking plan. Information and parking instructic,ms will be mailed to you. Contact theChairman.Chairman - Art Morgan, 414/442-3631.Antique/Classic Forums

A complete schedule of forums coveringall makes and models of Antique/Classic aircraft will be presented throughout Conven. ion week. These forums will be conductedby the. most qualified individuals available.Check Convention programs for completedetails.Chairman - Ron Fritz, 616/678-5012Antique/Classic Aircraft AwardsAntique Judging - All categories. Chairman - Dale Gustafson, 317/293-4430.Classic Judging - All categories. Chair.man - George York 419/529-4378.

Antique/Classic Type Club HeadquartersAll type clubs are invited to set up theirheadquarters in the type club tent. We haveagain set up a larger tent so there will beenough room. Tom Poberezny, Senior VicePresident of EAA and the Convention Chairman, will address the type clubs in the headquarters tent at 1 30 p.m. Tuesday, August4. Additional activities are also planned.Chairman - Butch Joyce, 919/427-0216.

Antique/Classic WorkshopThe Antique/Classic Workshop locatednext to the Antique/Classic Headquarters will

Amateur Photo Contest will be held duringOshkosh '87. All contestants please registerat the Antique/Classic headquarters and re-ceive up-to-date contest ru les, please. Remember, photos taken enroute, during theConvention and return home are all eligiblefor the contest.Chairman - Jack McCarthy, 317/3711290.Antique/Classic Participant PlaqueThe Antique/Classic Division will presentto each registered aircraft a recognitionplaque with a colored photo of the aircraftparked at Oshkosh. Please register your aircraft as soon as possible after you areparked, as this will speed the procedure topresent you with your plaque.Chairman - Jack Copeland, 617/3367245.

Antique/Classic Interview CircleThe Antique/Classic Interview Circle willbe expanded this year and will schedule twointerviews per day. If you have an interestingaircraft and would like to be included in thisprogram for an interview, please contact theChairman so you can arrange to be includedin his schedule at your convenience.Chairman - Kelly Viets, 913/828-3518.

Airline Pilots HeadquartersA tent for all airline flight crews will again

be located in the Antique/Classic area.Chairman - Don Toeppen, 3121377 9321.Antique/Classic Information Booth

The membership and information boothwill be located outside the Antique/ClassicHeadquarters. Complete information onmembership and Convention activities canbe obtained here.Chairman - Kelly Viets, 913/828-3518.Antique/Classic Ha of Fame Reunion

The annual Hall of Fame Reunion for previous Grand and Reserve Champ aircraft willagain be he ld at Oshkosh '87. A special display area, special awards and a special flyby recognition are planned. All previous winners are encouraged to bring their aircraftback to Oshkosh for the members andguests to enjoy.Chairman - Dan Neuman, 612/571-0893.


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JUNE1987 Vol.15 No.6

PUBLICATIONSTAFFPUBLISHER

Tom PobereznyVICE-PRESIDENTMARKETING&COMMUNICATIONS

Dick MattEDITORGene R.Chase

CREATIVEART DIRECTORMike Drucks

MANAGINGEDITOR/ADVERTISINGMary Jones

ASSOCIATEEDITORSNorman Petersen

Dick CavinFEATUREWRITERSGeorge A. Hardie, Jr.

Dennis ParksSTAFFPHOTOGRAPHERS

Jim KoepnlckCarl Schuppel

EAAANTIQUE/CLASSICDIVISION,INC.OFFICERSPresident VicePresidentR. J. l ickteig M.C."Kelly"Viets

1718Lakewood Rt.2,Box128AlbertLea,MN56007 Lyndon,KS66451507/373-2922 913/828-3518Secretary Treasurer

Ronald Fritz E.E."Buck" Hilbert15401SpartaAvenue P.O.Box145KentCity,MI49330 Union,IL60180616/678-5012 815/923-4591

DIRECTORSJohn S.Copeland Stan Gomoll9JoanneDrive 1042 90thLane,NEWestborough ,MA01581 Minneapolis,MN55434617/366-7245 6121784 1172DaleA.Gustafson EspieM.Joyce,Jr.7724ShadyHillDrive Box468Indianapolis,IN 46278 Madison,NC2702531 7/293-4430 919/427-0216Arthur R.Morgan Gene Morris3744North51stBlvd. 115CSteveCourt,RR 2Milwaukee,WI53216 Roanoke,TX 76262414/442-3631 817/491 -9110Daniel Neuman RayOlcott1521 BerneCircleW. 1500KingsWayMinneapolis,MN55421 Nokomis,FL 335556 2 571 0893 813/485-8139

John R.Turgyan S.J.WittmanBox229,RF .D.2 Box2672Wrightstown,NJ08562 Oshkosh,WI54903

609 758 2910 414/235-1265

Copyright ' 1987bytheEAA Antique/ClassicDivision,Inc .Allrightsreserved.

Contents2 StraightandLevelbyBobLickteig4 A/CNewsbyGeneChase5 Calendarof Events6 Johnny Bouteller andhis N3N-3byMaryJones9 Noticeof AnnualBusinessMeetingandElection11 VintageSeaplanebyNormPetersen12 InterestingMembers

byS. H. "Wes"Schmid14 FlyingaClassicby HerbertA.Schaffner16 1986Antique/ClassicPhotoContestbyJackMcCarthy18 Volunteers- ABook of Heroesby ArtMorganandBobBrauer19 VintageLiteraturebyDennisParks2 Passit to Buck

byE.E. "Buck"Hilbert/DaleWolford23 TypeClubActivitiesbyGeneChase24 Interviewsat OshkoshbyPamelaFoardandLarryD'Attilio27 MysteryPlanebyGeorgeA. Hardie,Jr.28 VintageTrader

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FRONT COVER . JohnnyBoutellerfly inghis1940 N3N-3.Dow1ownTulsaisinthebackground.Seestoryon page6.(PhotobyBenNewby)BACK COVER . EM AirMuseum's Hisso-poweredStandardJ-1photographedinJuly,1986atPioneerAirport.Th is in-licenseantiquewas donatedbytheChuckKlessigestate.(PhotobyJack McCarthy)


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CALENDAROF EVENTS

JUNE 5-7 - MERCED, CALIFORNIA - 30th Annual Merced West Coast Antique Fly-In. Contact 209n 22-3145.JUNE 5-7 - BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA First Annual National Biplane Fly-In at PhillipsAirport, sponsored by National Biplane Association. Expected to be largest gathering of biplanes on one field since World War II . Modernfactory aircraft invited and welcome. Contact:Charles W. Harris, Chairman, 9181585-1591 orMary Jones, Executive Director, 9181299-2532.Address inquiries on NBA membership to NBA,Hangar 5, 4-J Aviation, Jones-Riverside Airport, Tulsa, OK 74132.JUNE 5-7 - SPECULATOR, NEW YORK - 14thAnnual Seaplane Pilots Assn. Safety Seminarat Camp-of-the-Woods on Lake Pleasant. Contact: Chamber of Commerce, Box 184,Speculator, NY 12164 or Camp-of-the-Woods,Speculator, NY 12164, 518/548-4311 .JUNE 6 - PARIS, TENNESSEE - EAA Chapter734 Paris-Kentucky Lake Air Show, Paris, Tennessee. (Rain date, June 7.) Contact: RichardBattles, Henry County Airport, Route 2, Box269, Paris, TN 38242, phone 901 1642-7676,home - 901 /642-7791.JUNE 6-7 - COLDWATER, MICHIGAN - 3rd Annual Fairchild Reunion at Branch CountyMemorial Field. Contact: Mike Kelly, 22 Cardinal Drive, COldwater,MI49036, 517/278-7654.JUNE 6-7 - JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIAEAA Chapter 633 and Air Force AssociationChapter 221 "Aviation Day" Fly-In of civilianand military aircraft at Cambria County,Pennsylvania Airport. Contact: Bob Gohn, 814/266-1055 or Don Fyock, 8141266-8737.JUNE 7 - DEKALB, ILLINOIS - EAA Chapter241 Fly-In Breakfast, 7 a.m. to noon. DeKalbTaylor Municipal Airport. Contact: Jerry Thornhill, 3121683-2781.JUNE 12-14 - DENTON, TEXAS - 25th AnnualTexas Chapter AAA Fly-In, Denton MunicipalAirport. Contact: Jack Winthrop, Rt. 1, Box 111 ,Allen, TX 75002, 214/727-5649.

JUNE 12-14- TAHLEQUAH,OKLAHOMA-National Ercoupe Fly-In. Contact: Skip Carden, P.O. Box 15058, Durham, NC 27704.JUNE 14 - AURORA, ILLINOIS - EAA Chapter579 Fly-in/drive-in breakfast and airport/FBOopen house at Aurora Municipal Airport . 7:00a.m. to noon. (Rain date, June 21 .) Contact:Alan Shackleton, 3121466-4193 or Bob Rieser,Airport Manager, 3121466-7000.

Davenport, b08/339-6810 or Adolf Pavelec,6081339-3388.JUNE 21 - MARSHALL, MISSOURI - Fly-Inbreakfast and air show at Marshall MunicipalAirport. Free breakfast to all fly ing arrivals. Air-show 1 00 - 3:00. All sport aviation types welcome. Contact: Tim Reeder , 7 E. Eastwood ,Marshall , MO 65340. Phone 8161886-2264 or886-8235.JUNE 25-28 - HAMILTON, OHIO - 28th AnnualNational Waco Reunion. Contact: NationalWaco Club, 700 Hill Ave ., Hamilton, OH 45015.JUNE 26-28 - DAYTON, OHIO - Luscombe Association National Fly-in at Moraine Airpark.Contact: Ralph Orndorf, 1749 W. Stroop Road,Kettering, OH 45439, or The Luscombe Association, 6438 W MillbroOk Road, Remus, MI49340 517/561-2393.

JUNE 27-28 - INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - Indiana International Airshow and Trade Expo'87 at Indianapolis Mount Comfort Airport. Contact: Confederate Air Force, P. O. Box 41190,Indianapolis , IN , 317/243-6587.JUNE 28 - BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS - 1987 MillRose Farm Breakfast Fly-In . Rain date, Sunday, July 5th. Contact: Bill Rose, 65 S. Barrington Road, Barrington , IL 60010.JULY 3-5 - ALLIANCE, OHIO - Annual Taylorcraft Fly-In Reunion with food, fly-bys, forums,fellowship and possibly a tour of the originalTaylorcraft factory exterior including the old

runway, buildings and final assembly hangar.Contact: Bruce Bixler, 12809 GreenbowerN.E. , Alliance, OH 44601 , 216/823-9748.JULY 3-5 - BLAKESBURG, IOWA - AeroncaFly-In at Antique Airfield . Open to all. Fly-out,forums, awards. Contact: AAA Rt. 2, Box 172,Ottumwa, IA 52501 , 515/938-2773.JULY 5-9 - MONTICELLO, NEW YORK - 6thAnnual Short Wing Piper Club Convention atSullivan County Airport. Convention headquarters at Stevensville Country Club, 4 miles awayin Swan Lake, NY. Contact: Kurt J. Schneider,Easton Road, Box 679, Revere, PA 18953.

215/847-2501.JULY 10-19 - LOCK HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA- Sentimental Journey To Cub Haven Fly-Into celebrate "Fifty Years of Aviation History,paying tribute to William T. Piper's contributionto aviation history. Contact: Irving L. Perry, P.O. Box J-3, Lock Haven, PA 17745. Phone(days) 717/893-4201 .JULY 10-12 - MINDEN, NEBRASKA- National

AI Burgemeister, Director of Services, 17507SE 293rd Place, Kent, Washington, 20616319194.JULY 19-24 - SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - 19thAnnual Convention of the International Cessna170 Association at Montgomery Field. Primarymotel is the new Holiday Inn on the airport.Contact: Duane or Prieta Shockey, 619/2789676 or Association Headquarters, 41717416557.JULY 23-26 - SUN RIVER, OREGON - Internationa 180/185 Club National Convention . Contact: Joe Stancil, 3119 Lo-Hi Court, Placerville,CA 95667 or phone 916/622-6232 days.JULY 24-26 - COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS - FunkAircraft Owners Association Annual Fly-In .Games, judging, trophies , Saturday night banquet. Contact: Ray Pahls, 454 South Summitlawn, Wichita , KS 67209, 316/943-6920.JULY 31-AUGUST 7 - OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN- World's Greatest Aviation Event. Experimental Aircraft Association International Fly-Inand Sport Aviation Exhibition. Contact : JohnBurton, EAA Headquarters, Wittman Airfield,Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086, 414/426-4800 .AUGUST 10-14 - FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN- Annual lAC Championships. Contact: Sharon Heuer, 758 Grovewood Drive, Cordova, TN38018, phone 901 /756-7800.AUGUST 14-16 - BLAKESBURG, IOWA - Annual AAA Reunion for members only. AntiqueAirfield. Contact : AAA, Rt. 2, Box 172, Ot

tumwa, IA 52501 , phone 5151938-2773.AUGUST 28-30 - SUSSEX, NEW JERSEY -Sussex Air Show '87 at Sussex Airport . Contact: Paul G. Styger , 201 /875-7337 or 8759919.AUGUST 29-30 - SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK- Flight '87 Airshow sponsored by AmericanRed Cross and Empire State AerosciencesMuseum at Schenectady County Airport featuring Concorde, USAF Thunderbirds, GoldenKnight Parachute Team, military and civilianground displays and demonstrations. Contact:Frank Goodway, Director, Flight '87, 419Mohawk Mall, Schenectady, NY 12304, 5181382-0041 .SEPTEMBER 6 - WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN - 7th Annual Antique TransportationShow and Fly-In. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m . Sponsoredby EAA Chapter 706 and Central WisconsinModel T Club. Contact: Bob Affeldt, 715/3252470 or Joe Norris, 715/886-3261 .SEPTEMBER 9-13 - GALESBURG, ILLINOISAnnual Stearman Fly-In. Massive surplus partssale, camping, etc. Contact: Tom Lowe, 823Kingston Lane, Crystal Lake, IL 60014.SEPTEMBER 11-13 - SANTA YNEZ, CALIFORNIA - West Coast Cessna 120/140 Club Annual Fall Fly-In and Membership Meeting. Contact: Lloyd Sorensen, 805/688-3169 or Lou AIlaire, 408/659-2752.SEPTEMBER 17-20 - RENO, NEVADA - 1987Reno Air Races at Stead Airfield. Contact:Reno Air Races, P. O. Box 1429, Reno, NV89505.SEPTEMBER 18-20 - JACKSONVILLE, IL


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The structure of the N3N is all metal including the wing spars and ribs.

Bouteller and Bill Reif install the instruments.

students christened it the Yellow Perilbecause of its canary yellow color.Between April, 1940 and January1942, 816 N3N-3s were produced anddelivered. After that time, the Navystopped producing them and broughtthe Stearman, N2S, into service.The N3N-3, sometimes mistaken forthe Stearman, has the distinction ofbeing the last biplane to serve in themilitary. In the 1950s, those at the NavalAcademy were retired from service anddisposed of as surplus. Because of theirrugged construction, many N's were putinto service as crop dusters.Yes, Johnny bought the N3N-3,N2860, that day in Mesa. After getting

it back home in Tulsa, he flew it everychance he could get, in between hiscorporate flights. I loved that airplane,Johnny said.When asked why he sold it in 1984,Johnny remarked, I knew I'd be retiringsomeday and I had decided my first re-tirement project would be putting together an N3N-3. I knew if I had a flyable 'N', I would never get to the restoration project. So I sold N2860 after Iretired.Five years before, Johnny.. hadstarted collecting N3N parts. I'd makethe rounds of all the airplane junk yardson my time off between flights, Johnnysaid. He claims he knows everyairplane graveyard in the states ofCalifornia and Arizona. He finally foundhis basket case in Calpatria, Californiain 1983. It was an N3N-3 fuselage. Healso negotiated there for the lowerwings. The fuselage looked more likethe carcass of a picked-over steer.From then on, his search for parts be-came an intriguing scavenger hunt,which took him all over the country.I remember the day I found thecenter section in Madera, California andbrought it back to Tulsa in the baggagecompartment of the Lear I was flying.No one knew it was on board . . Ifound the Wright Whirlwind R-760-8 inMesa, Arizona and the top wing inChandler, Arizona, added Johnny. Hediscovered the oil tank in an abandonedfield at Vero Beach, Florida. Someonehad cut a gew gashes in it. Undaunted


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Bouteller spraying silver on the right lower wing panel outside As is usually the case, many friends helped with this restoration.his hangar at Tulsa's Jones-Riverside Airport. Here Doug Philpot (L) and Marv Sullinger mount the Wright R-760.owners to participate in the 75th Anniversary of Naval Aviat ion Celebrationat NAS Pensacola the first week in May,1986.Johnny wo rked 10 to 14 hours perday, seven days pe r week to finish hisairplane in time to go on the PensacolaAdventure . I really put in the hours,sa id Johnny. The 1200 mile roundtripto Pensacola was the plane's firstcross-country after restoration.I had lots of help, Johnny said , Anold-timer friend of mine, Elmo Mauer,did the covering and he lped with thesanding. He also taught my friend , MaryJones, how to do the rib stitching. Shemade the baggage compartment whichshe copied from an original I had borrowed from Woodland, Ca lifornia, hesa id.Bill Reif, then Chief Pilot for the Williams Company in Tulsa, spent someSaturdays helping me install instruments and do other chores which weremore easily done with two people . Thehanging of the engine was like a stageproduction with at least a half dozenfriendly experts helping, under the guidance of engine mechanic Marvin Sul

lenger, Jr. Two years previously, Sullenger had overhauled the engine .I was very lucky to have anotherN3N-3 at the airport to use as a pattern ,sm iled Johnny. N45254, owned by myrib-stitcher, Mary Jones, was close byand I could always double check thingson it. In fact, when I couldn 't locate abrake bracket, I ended up removing onefrom Mary's airplane and using it for apattern to have one custom made , saidJohnny.It was a big day when I fired up theengine for the first time , Johnny said.I was so eager to fire it up, I didn't waitto put on the wings. She purred like akitten .It wasn 't long after that, when friendsGene O'Brien and Doug Philpot helpedme to install the wings. I followed thebook to do the rigging and did it rightthe first time. It came out great , Johnnysaid.The plane, painted in Coast Guardcolors, had its first flight on April 13,1986, a Saturday morning when the gallery present would have made theWright brothers envious. I've been flying it ever since , said Johnny. It's a

dream to fly.With his conversion to the N3N-3,Bouteller has since become known asthe N3N-3 expert in his part of the country. He frequently receives telephonecalls for help from other would-be Nrestorers and is always very responsive. His only prior experience in restoring an airplane was a 1935 Wiley PostModel A biplane (see THE VINTAGEAIRPLANE March, 1973). Johnnylearned to fly in a Wiley Post. The onehe restored , NC13961 , SIN 12 , is nowin the Oklahoma City Air SpaceMuseum.John Bouteller has been flying sincehe was 17 years old, when he won theWiley Post biplane in a scholastic competition. I've never done any1hing elsebut fly for a living , said John. I've beenvery lucky. During his 40-plus years offlying, he has accumulated 23,000hours. He retired as Chief Pilot for Viking Petroleum in 1984. He has an ATPlicense, rated in DC-3, B-25, Sabreliner,Lear Jet, Falcon, Lodestar, B-26, B-34.He 's also a Pilot Proficiency Examiner(PPE) for the Lear


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NOTICEOF ANNUALBUSINESSMEETING

Notice is hereby given that anannual business meeting of themembers of the EM Antique/Classic Division will be held onFriday, August 7, 1987 at 10:00a.m (Central Daylight Time) atthe 35th Annual Convention ofthe Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc., Wittman Field , Oshkosh, Wisconsin.Notice is hereby further giventhat the annual election of officersand directors of the EM Antique/Classic Division will be conductedby ballot distributed to the members along with this June issue ofTHE VINTAGE AIRPLANE Saidballot must be retumed properlymarked to the Ballot Tally Committee, EM Antique/Classic Division, Wittman Airfield, Oshkosh,WI 54903-3086, and received nolater than July 30, 1987.The Nominating Committeesubmits the following list of candidates.Kelly Viets, Vice-President

E E "Buck" Hilbert, TreasurerJohn S. Copeland, DirectorStan Gomoll, Director

M C "KELLY" VIETSLyndon, KansasA native of Kansas, Kelly entered theconsulting engineering field in 1938 andspent World War II designing airportsand base facilities for the U. S. govem

ment. He started his own engineeringfirm, Viets Consulting Engineers, in1954 which he has now tumed over tohis eldest son.Kelly spent a lot of his younger daysaround Kansas City Municipal and Fairfax Airports where he witnessed Benny

In 1985 Kelly was elected to a two-yearterm as Vice-President of the Antique/Classic Division. Kelly and Edna have3 children and live on the Pomona LakeAirport in the "Flying R" subdivision.

E E BUCK" HILBERTUnion, Illinois"Buck" is a native of Chicago and a


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NOTICE OF NNU L BUSINESS MEETING IIthe 24th Infantry Division. A most re-warding and memorable experience,he reports.Buck and Dorothy and their fourchildren are at home at Hilbert's FunnyFarm where he has an airstrip andkeeps a stable of interesting and flyableold airplanes. Buck is a retired UnitedAirlines captain.Buck is no stranger to the Antique/Classic Division. He is past president,having served from 1971 through 1975.He currently is Treasurer of the Divisionand is also a member of the EAA Aviation Foundation Board of Trustees.

JOHN S JACK COPELANDWestborough MassachusettsJack received a degree in mechanicalengineering from Illinois Institute ofTechnology in 1954. He served as anAircraft Maintenance Officer on active

Classic Board of Directors in 1979 andserved in that capacity until 1984 whenhe was elected to a Directorship.Jack earns his living as a professionalengineer and in addition to his EAA involvement is active as a Captain on theMassachusetts Wing Staff of the CivilAir Patrol.

STAN GOMOLLBlaine MinnesotaStan soloed a J-3 Cub on his 16thbirthday on 11-30-42. In 1945 he served

in the U.S Air Force as a ground crewman on B-29s based at Guam. Stan re-ceived his A&E license in 1949 at Spartan School of Aeronautics, then re-turned home to Minneapolis where heworked at a small airport.

DALE A GUSTAFSONIndianapolis Indiana

Dale has been interested in airplanessince he was a small child and took hisfirst plane ride in 1939 at the age of 10.He started taking flying lessons in 1945and soloed at 16 After high school , heworked at the airport in South Bend, In-diana servicing airliners, handling cargoand doing field maintenance.Dale attended Spartan School ofAeronautics in 1948 and 1949 to obtainadditional pilot ratings. After this hefreelanced as a flight instructor and rana small FBO at South Bend until he washired as a co-pilot on Turner Airlines inIndianapolis in 1950. Through namechanges and mergers, the airline is nowUSAIR. He had been with the airline formore than 35 years when he retired .His plans now are to spend his time between Indiana and Florida, where hehas property adjoining a private airstrip.Through the years, Dale has owned


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InterestingMembersby S. H. "Wes" Schmid(EAA 3113, AlC 66882359 Lefeber AvenueWauwatosa, WI 53213(Photos from T. C. Weaver Collection )

Truman C Pappy WeaverIt was exciting, this first air show heever attended. And little wonder, withstars such as Johnny Livingston, ArtDavis, Florence Klingensmith, evenTravel Air test pilot Clarence Clark demonstrating the fabulous "Mystery Ship"which Doug Davis had earlier thatmonth won the Thompson Cup race atCleveland.The occasion was the Sioux Falls ,South Dakota Air Fair/Air Races Sep

tember 16-21 , 1929. The townspeoplehad never seen flying like this before the tight military formations, the preciseloops, incredibly fast snap rolls in thenimble new Waco Taperwings, breathtaking spins that continued almost tothe ground, the throaty bellow of big engines as brightly colored aircraft performed unbelievable stunts. A far cryfrom the occasional barnstormer whopassed through the area with a batteredold Jenny.But to 12-year-old Truman Weaver,the most impressive part of the showwas the excitement generated as pilotschased one another around the racecourse. They flew so low their props actually stirred up dust as they skimmedthe ground fighting for position. Rounding pylons their wing tips appeared toscrape the grass. These pilots werespecial. Biggest winner, and the pilot

Pappy and Rita Weaver.Weaver most admired, was JohnnyLivingston. (Little did Weaver realizethat one day he would not only meet thegreat Livingston, but would alsodevelop a close friendship with him inlater years.)From that first air show, Weaver 's lifewould never be the same. The aviationbug had bitten. HardFortunately, the city fathers of SiouxFalls followed up their 1929 success byscheduling Air Fair/Air Race eventsagain in 1930 and 1931 . These weremagic for Weaver as he saw many famous pilots compete - the likes ofSteve Wittman, Harold Neuman, JimHaizlip, Frank Hawks, Art Chester andscores of others. Their exploits on therace course only increased his admiration for these heros of the pylons. Likemany boys of that era, Weaver read everything he could find on aviaton. Hewent further by clipping newspaper articles, collecting photos, gathering everyscrap of information he could find andkeeping detailed files on pilots, aircraftand the various race events around thecountry. Already, at this early stage, heconcentrated on air race subjects. Thiswas the beginning of what has growntoday into one of the world 's most complete files of information on air racing


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Jim Clevenger leaves the cockpit of thebeautiful full-scale replica he built of theWedell-Williams Racer No. 44 on the rampat Patterson, LA as Pappy Weaver looks on.where flying time was logged in Porterfields and Waco UPF-7s. In October1942, he joined the Army Air Force.Later, as a cadet, he took primary training at Pine Bluff, Arkansas and earnedhis wings and commission after completing advanced at Lubbock, Texas inJune, 1944. He spent 22 years in service, eventually flying 50 different military aircraft types - recip and jet while accumulating over 20,000 flyinghours. He held command pilot rating,FAA commercial license, mUlti-engineland and sea, instrument and CFII ratings.

In 1964 he retired from the Air Forcewith the rank of Major. During the Ko-rean conflict he flew 110 combat missions and earned two DFCs and fourAir Medals. Prior to retirement heserved as assistant airfield manager ofScott Air Force Base in Illinois.He next spent 12 years with the U.S.Civil Service as operations and airfieldmanager, spending time among otherthings flying politicians and officials forthe State of Missouri and the Universityof Missouri. At all times Weaver continued to add to his bulging air racingfiles. He was constantly on the lookoutfor additional material, travelingthousands of miles on occasion to inter

thority on the pilots, the racing aircraftand the events in which they flew whether the big ones at Cleveland, LosAngeles, Chicago - or the reg ional oreven the smallest local event.In 1958 while still on active duty,Weaver began a monthly series of articles on air racing for EAA's Sport Avia-tion.These proved to be one of the mostpopular series ever presented in themagazine as many of those early EAAmembers could well remember thoseglorious days of air racing at Cleveland .Reproduction of this series served asthe backbone for the book he GoldenAge o Air Racing - Pre 1940, co-authored with S. H. "Wes" Schmid, andpublished by the EAA Air MuseumFoundation in 1963. (In 1982, this publication was totally revised and expanded into two volumes and is currently available from EAA AviationFoundation, Wittman Airfield, Oshkosh,WI 54903-3086 for $14.95 each please add 2 .00 postage and handlingfor each VOlume.)Other books Weaver authored include: Sixty Rare Racing Aircraft; Roar-ing Army Rs; and Three Fingers oDeath. Unfortunately these books areno longer in print. His thoroughly re-searched articles continue to appearperiodically in both Sport Aviation andthe EAA Antique/Classic Divisions'she Vintage Airplane.Although all the big race events havebeen well documented, Weaver has inrecent years concentrated research on

the smaller regional races - the eventsnobody but the local paper covered.There were hundreds of these races,some held in very small towns way backin the boonies. Weaver's research hasalready uncovered interesting aspectsconnected with these events. For manytowns it was the highlight of the year.

Schools and factories actually closed sopeople could attend the show to be thrilled by the close military formations andthe buzzing of grandstands that wouldpermanently ground a pilot immediatelyif done today. But in the early '30s - itwas part of the show Oftentimes thesesmall shows offered opportunities to as-piring race pilots to test the waters to find out if they had what it takes tobe a big time race pilot. Additionally,these competitions proved to be goodplaces to shake out the bugs when testing modifications or new race designs.Of equal importance, who is to say whatimpact these events had on young, im-preSSionable minds, and what careersmay have been formulated because ofthe antics of a few daredevils of the skyFollowing World War II and a renewalof interest in air racing sparked by thenewly formed 190 cu. in . class(Goodyear), plus the easily acquiredsurplus fighter aircraft that were modified for racing, Weaver now took an ac-tive part in the race scene. His professionalism, knowledge and dedication tothe sport of air racing was quickly recognized and it was not long before hebecame operations director for many ofthe biggest races scheduled. In additionto his handling events in St. Louis, FortLauderdale, Cleveland, Cape May,Miami and other events in Texas andIllinois, he was involved in many of theeastern regional Formula 1, biplane, T-6 and unlimited events during the '50s,'60s and 70s . Weaver gained the re-spect of all ranks within the race community and was known for his ability towork efficiently with pilots, promoters,officials, publicity groups, ticket takersor timers. Part of the secret involved inthese smooth running operations was

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Flying Classic:Why Not?

The Schaffner Cessna 195, N4308V, SIN 7215 over Pennsylvania farmland.

by Herbert A. SchaffnerEAA 83258, Ale 10829)

145 Park Avenue Hummelstown, PA17036A Cessna 195 that was put together

in 1947 carries the designation as aClassic by the EAA. Classic maymean, according to Webster's, of thehighest class; most representative ofthe excellence of its kind ; having recog

Well, for .one thing , you get a lot ofnice comments about your airplane andthat is, at the very least, gratifying. Imean, let's admit it, a person gets somegratification when someone else says,Your home is beautiful, or, Your caris a gem , or Your wife looks stunningtoday. It's the same thing with anairplane. The airplane, of course, is onlyseen around airplane places and looked


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craft parked on the ramp, three corporate jets of various sizes and a big oldradial engine taildragger. Who waswalking around what airplane and looking at every corner of it? Four or fiveyoung men in white shirts with epaulets,dark blue ties, pol ished shoes, obvi-ously belonging to the corporate jets,giving that old taildragger a thoroughpre-flight. Can you believe that theywould even say to the blushing owner,Boy , some people really travel instyle "? It happens, so one thing abouta Classic is that people say nice thingsto you .Nice comments are one thing, but forthe general aviation recreational flyer,there is one overriding concern thesedays - COST. Everything about anairplane is expensive, too expensive,and almost everyone who regularly flieshis own airplane or a rented one makesa personal sacrifice of one kind oranother. A lot of cost items that a pilotmeets are constant without regard towhat kind of airplane he flies. Hangarrent or tie-down space doesn't vary.Gas costs the same amount if you putit in a 1985 Cessna 172 or a 1952 TriPacer. The same holds true with a newrad io, or annual insurance. So, forroutine costs, the classic flyer is notpenalized or isn 't any better off than apilot of a recently put together PiperSaratoga. Two other areas of cost re-main: acquisition and maintenance.Let's look at acquisition first and compare, for openers, restoring an oldie andbuying brand new. We 'll equip theairplanes with a transponder, two stateof-the-art transceivers, and OME . Andlet's set out some performance data sowe get reasonable comparableairplanes.

T BLEFuel Useful

Consumption Load CruiseCessna 195 14.5 1,OOOlbs. 145M .P H .Saratoga 12 1,OOOlbs. 160M.P.H.Cessna182 12 7501bs 140M.P.H.

A qu ick examination and comparison

job, and put in some black boxes. Fora 195, the figures could look like th is:

T BLE BNew engine, installed $10,000.00New paint job 2,500.00Two new Mark 120's 4,500 .00Transponder 500.00OME 2,000.00Strobe & rotating beacon 500 .00$20,000.00

Looking at Trade-A-Plane we canacquire an airframe on which to put ournew engine for anywhere from $8 ,000to $14,000. Accepting $11,000 as anaverage we can accomplish our acquisition and restoration of a classic 195 for$31 ,000.The last time you could purchase anew Piper Saratoga with the sameequipment, the cost was $155,000. Thelast time you could acquire a newCessna 182, similarly equipped, thecost would be $105,000. To make surewe have comparable airplanes, we 'lleven spruce up our classic a little onthe inside. We'll put in some rugs, aheadliner, reupholster the seats andspray a little paint. Let's spend $250doing that and then let's rollout on thetarmac and place in a row our threecomparable airplanes. - a Cessna195, a Cessna 182 and a PiperSaratoga. Three beautiful airplanes andthe one on the left, the classic, may,depending upon which way your personal preferences lie, be considered theprettiest of all. But, it has a tremendousadvantage, aside from looks. That restored airplane costs $70,000 less thanthe 182 and $120,000 less than thePiper.The cost figures as set forth abovefor the classic are about as high as wecan reasonably go. If you and the oldheads around the airport where youkeep your classic paint it yourselves,and do a major overhaul, instead of taking the aircraft to a commercial shop forpainting and buying a new engine, youcould probably take $7,000 off the total

to play with, when you consider themoney we saved in acquisition . Overa ll,even spending more for maintenance,in money spent, we 're way ahead.There's another aspect of the maintenance question which thoroughly en-riches the whole proposition of flyingand maintaining a classic. Aircraft partsand aircraft knowledge, with regard toa classic, are not the kind of things thatare, always, readily available. In fact,most frequently, access to parts andknowledge about the parts isn 't found afingertip distance away. But , wheneither one of those things is needed,the classic flyer makes a tremendousdiscovery. There exists a legion ofpeople who know about your airplaneand who know where parts are scattered, and those fellows are spreadfrom hamlet to hamlet, from city to city,across this country. Most of them arenow retired and all of them love flying ,love airplanes, love their flying experiences, and if they know a lot about yourparticular model, love it. Their combinedknowledge of old airplanes is priceless,and while their demeaner and languageis sometimes rough, their insistence onhelping, once you make a contact, isunrelenting. Sometimes they are hardto pay, What would I do with the.money? and you better say, Thankyou and offer a ride and that's about it.That kind of help is a universe awayfrom flying your airplane into a largemaintenance facility, dictating a workorder and returning in four weeks withyour checkbook. It's another thing thatmakes flying a classic a very specialexperience.So much for tangible things like costsand maintenance that have to be considered when you evaluate flying aclassic. What about intangible things?That's what makes, finally and absolutely, our case. Every owner of aclassic has his own list of intangible delights in flying his own airplane andsome of those delights, probably, henever even talks about. The pleasuresare there, nevertheless. For a 195er,some intangibles might be:1. Pride that you can land and fly thatparticular airplane, with its reputation.
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1986 AnticPhoto Con

by Jack M. M c a r t h ~14132 South KeelThe 1986 Antique/Classic Photo Contthe number of entries from the previou

Ch icago suburb of Cicero on January 31 ,as moderator.The following highly qualified photogrbardi , Lee Fray, Jim Cardis, Eric Lundahlin the Air-to-Air category.For information on the 1987 contest, cat the above address or phone 312/371-1


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e/Classicst Winners

EAA 87959, AlC 2698Crestwood, IL 60445was a great success with more than double. The contest judging was held in thepresided over by Ted Koston who served

served as judges: Dan Hans, Bill LomRay Prucha. Again, there were no entriesJack McCarthy, photo contest chairman,


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OLUtl .EERSA Bool Of Heroesby Art Morgan and Bob Brauer

The "patch." Now what the heck is hetalking about? What in the Sam Hill isthe "patch?" Like John W. would say,"Well, let me tell ya, little fella." Thepatch is the EAA Antique/Classic Division Volunteer Patch. Isn't it nice? Sure,but how do you get it? The answer issimple. You have to work 15 hours ormore at the EAA Convention at Oshkosh. You say that's a lot of hours andyou're on vacation and all well, youknow how it is.No I don't know how it is. Let meshoot some numbers at you . In 1986 atour annual cluster of airplane madness,we (the Antique/Classic Division) had atotal of 142 volunteers. Of that number,88 - yes, 88 - worked 15 hours ormore. That, my dear EAAer, is 62%.That's an impressive number and, Iwould say, the highest, Conventionwide. Now why do you think that was?It certainly wasn't because the weatherwas perfect. No matter how hard P. HP tried, we still had some "crud." Wasit the high pay? No . . . although thebenefits re great. It was because ofthe friends you meet, re-meet andmake. Also, the fun, the boisterouslaughs, the hard work, the long hours,the feeling of belonging, the rain downyour neck, and, the "patch."To wear the patch with the annualchevrons sets you, the 15-hour volunteer, apart. It's not something the majority of attendees have done, but themajority of those who work with us haveachieved.Last year's Convention was the mostsuccessful ever, thanks in great part to

and services year after year under thescorching sun, in torrential rains andfrequently in fine weather, but they allagree they have fun.How much time is enough? That isdifficult to say, but one thing is certain;their time spent working with us is thestuff of a "great Convention."

In recognition of the dedicated workdone by our volunteers, we call attention to the following men and womenwho have earned the "Round engine"patch award for serving the Division for15 or more hours at Oshkosh '86.

Name - Hours WorkedWilliam (Bill) Mitchell -36Brett Howard - 84James (Jim) Mahoney - 88Dick Doughty - 61 .5Jerry Hanson - 36

Sue Tupper - 50Don Tupper - 50Mike Doyle - many*Kirk Telhelm - 35.5Dan Betzoldt - 21 .5Tim Francke - 25.5Ben Olcot - 35Bill Olcot - 20Jim Thomas - 15Bobby Johnson - 17Greg A Beyer - 25.5Konrad Schoen - 21 .5John Spencer - 21Ted Peterson - 24Vic O'Neill - 26.5Earl Nicholas - 22.5Art Maynard - 16Howard Nelson - 24Bob Mason - 28James Coleman - 16Robert Fowler - 18John G Finiello - 29.5Kenneth Gamble - 16Dwayne Green - 19Michael Hewett - 33Carrie Green - 15Ron Johnson - 18Scott Landschoot - 15Brian Marquis - 23Don Nash - 21Anna Osborn - 16.5Ken A Otte - 15O'neil Gederos 33Keith Swalheim - 33Dave Yeoman - 19Ray A Hinklin - 20.5Selene Bloedorn - 37Eugene F Dencock - 56R Kuntz - 31 .5Stan Gomoll - many


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by Dennis Parks

1910 - A NOVEL YEARAmerican aviation in 1908-09 beganto have an impact on the public conscience. Tens of thousands of people sawthe Wrights fly at Ft. Myer in 1908 and1909. In February 1909, Congress recognized the Wright's work and in JulyCurtiss won the Scientific AmericanTrophy.In September of 1909 thousands ofNew Yorkers saw Wilbur Wright fly fromGovernors Island, around the Statue ofLiberty and up the Hudson River, pastGrant's Tomb.During 1910 both the Wrights andCurtiss opened flying schools and organized aerial exhibition teams. Acrossthe country the public was given achance at county fairs, circuses, and at

organized flying meets to witness firsthand the new technical wonder. Theseexhibitions and meets were extremelypopular and they exposed the public allacross the land to flying.One sign of the public response andgrowing interest in aviation could beseen in its appearance as a topic inpopular culture. Songs, books and filmsstarted appearing with aeronauticathemes. The very popular song , ComeJosephine in My Flying Machine appeared in 1910.Juvenile novels with an aviationtheme began in 1908 with such seriesas the Boy Aviators by Captain WilburLawton ; the Girl Aviators (advertisedas 'Clean aviation stories) by MargaretBurnham; the Bird Boys by Langwor

thy and the Aeroplane Boys by AshtonLamar.Existing juvenile characters such asTom Swift, the Motor Boys, the RoverBoys and Ben Hardy also discoveredthe flying machine and took to the air.Titles in 1910 were not too imaginative with phrases such as in the sky,in the clouds , among the clouds , andin the air appearing regularly.Though flying machines were not atmany locations in the real world in 1910,

they were scattered far and wide in the

world of fiction with such places as ''tothe North Pole; in Nicaragua; in theAntarctic; and in the Tropics aslocales for the stories.By 1910 over twenty of these novelshad been published. The AeroplaneBoys Series included: In the Clouds forUncle Sam; The Stolen Airplane;The Aeroplane Express and The BoyAeronautics Club. The publisher of theseries, Reilley & Britton of Chicago,promised These stories are the newestand most up-to-date. All aeroplane details are correct.The aeroplane as described in theAeroplane Boys Series titled TheAeroplane Express was described asfollows: The flying machine had usedtwo plane surfaces, but instead of beingsuperimposed, one was behind theother. And , instead of being practicallyflat surfaces, his two planes werecurved . . . . The frame is of Oregonspruce and bamboo - the planes ofrubberized silk balloon cloth . The powerplant is a four-cylinder, gasoline, watercooled motorcycle engine, 25 hp.The Wrights' patent infringement law

Everyone'li do it in a few years. I guessI won't have my job very long .This novel also gives an indication ofa possible commercial use of theairplane. The purchaser of the plane rana mining company in Utah and hethought the craft would be a good wayto keep in communication with his prospecting parties in the desert.We 've got from four to eight prospectin' parties out on them deserts all thetime. For weeks and months we don't

hear from them . . . It would be a bighelp if we could keep in touch with them.. . . They sayan aeroplane can travelforty-five miles an hour. Why can't I useit to keep track of our prospectors?The airplane builder said there wouldbe no trouble providing a machine to dothe job, but finding the pilot would bedifficult. That's the one trouble thatconfronts us, . . . we have as yet developed no training-schools for av-iators, as we have schools for chauffeurs.These novels, fairly well written andwith a decent vocabulary, aimed at highschool boys give a good indication ofsome of the attitudes in society as tothe public response to the flyingmachine and some views as to its prospects.As juven ile aviation magazines suchas ir Trails or Model irplane Newsdid not exist in the 1930s, these novelswere probably one of the few places forthe youth of the time to learn about aviation .Thanks to Mr. Jim Gorman, our Li-brary has a collection of over 200 ofthese novels from 1910 to the 1930s tH EROPL NE BOYS SERIESTHEAEROPLANEEXPRESS

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P SS IT Tby E. E. Buck Hilbert(EAA 21, A/e 5)P. O. Box 145 1] Union, IL 60180(815) 923-4591An information exchange column with input from readers.

Aeronca C 2/C 3 AileronsThis month s contribution is from Dale Wolford, (EAA 10957, Ale 836),443 TR 1500 R. 2, Ashland, OH 44805.

Dear Buck:I once owned an Aeronca C-3 and itdidn't take long to realize the most sensitive parts on the airplane were thepaper thin ailerons. I worried all the timeI had it that somehow the ailerons wouldget damaged and the airplane would berendered unairworthy.We are restoring an Aeronca C-2. Itsoriginal registration number, NC10300had lapsed, but we were able to getNC10304 which is an authentic C-2number. The story of the rebuild hasbeen one that only another restorer can

appreciate. In addition to five engines,all different versions of E-107s and E113s, we got a fuselage, tail feathersand a crushed wing for a C-3 Master.Literally nothing else There have beennumerous hurdles, all surmounted. Thelast, the ailerons, appeared more like ahigh jump.We located an old pair of aileronswhich were originally on John Kuranz'sC-3. They were restorable but hadyears of pop-riveted patches. The hingepins on one aileron were 1-1 /2 out ofline. Time permitting I elected to fabricate a new set. If the airplane was readyto fly first, we would go with the reworked originals and replace them later.

storation and John Kuranz's NC13557.The first problem in making new ailerons is obtaining the material. TheAeronca factory used .010 aluminum.

The thinnest material now availablecommercially is .016. Aluminum flashing in hardware stores is .013, in 14"and 16" widths in 50 foot rolls. Followinga tip from Emerson Melhose, I was ableto buy a stock of .012 aluminum in 2024T-3 alloy. This came in a 36" width by12 feet long and was rolled byReynolds. A metals surplus outlet hadsome material with slight corrosion


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pI ~ y p e ClubActivitiesSENTIMENTAL JOURNEY TO CUBHAVEN

All friends of aviation are invited to attend"Sentimental Journey '87, a celebration offifty years of aviation history to pay tribute toWilliam T. Piper's vision and contributions toav iation from the humble beginnings of thelegendary Cub through the Cheyenne400LS.This historic family reunion at the "home"of the Cubs will take place at Lock Haven ,Pennsylvania, July 10-19. A full slate of activities is planned, including evening cornroasts , melodramas, famous Pennsylvaniacooking, flight contests, displays, pilot seminars, flea market, poker runs, judges' awardsfor restored classic show planes from theE-2 through the Colt, daily tours of AvcoLycoming, sea plane parade, etc.Camping (tent and under-the-wing) andRV parking will be available as well as provisions for float planes . Those who can't fly inare welcome to drive.Several motels, hotels, rooming houses,and college residence hall facilities are available. The folks in Lock Haven are going allout to make this event the best possible, sowhether your airplane is in a basket, onwheels or floats, old, or not-so-old, classic orstate-of-the-art , they would love to see you.For information, contact Irving L. Perry,president, A Sentimental Journey to CubHaven, Inc., P. O. Box J-3, Lock Haven, PA17745. Phone (days) 717 /893-4201 .

Compiled by Gene ChaseAir Racing , 1929-1939. The group's quarterly newsletters contain several pages ofaccurate accounts of races , pilots and aircraft of the period.Another service provided by the Society isthe availabil ity of photos and plans . Currently47 plan sets are available , most at 3/4 scale.The plans are beautifully done, extremelyreasonable price-wise and in many instances include various configurations of thesame racer . Scale modelers in particularwho are interested in the "golden age" racerswill find this plans source to be a newly-foundtreasure.The newest addition to the plans serviceis a three-sheet set in 3/4 scale of the 1934through 1939 versions of the Wedell-Wi lliams Model 44 for only $11 .00. The Societyclaims their plans are the most accurate available in the world.For information on the American Air Racing Society, contact Rudy Profant, President ,4060 West 158th Street, Cleveland, OH44135.

BELL NC CLUB

Two Bellanca forums are scheduled during the EAA Convention , July 31-August 7,1987. One forum will take place on Saturday ,August 1, 11 :45-1 :00, and the other on Wednesday, August 5, 11 :45-1 :00. Tentative arrangements have been made for a BellancaTechnical Representative to be at one orboth . forums. The two forums werescheduled to accommodate both early andlate Convention attendees and as a result ofrequests made by several club members.A Northeast Regional Bellanca Fly-In willbe held at Brookhaven, Long Island, NewYork, September 19-20, 1987 in conjunctionwith and through the invitation of the Greater

The Sixth Annual Short Wing Piper ClubConvention promises to be the largest collection of Pacers, Tripacers , Clippers, Vagabonds and Colts ever assembled since thefactory closed . The dates are July 5-9, 1987at the Sullivan County Airport , Monticello,New York.The main activity center is the StevensvilleCountry Club in Swan Lake, New York (800431-3858) located just four miles from theairport . Regular bus service is available fortransportation between the two sites. Camping facilities are available at the airport anda nearby travel park.Activities include seminars, aircraft judging , air tourlpoker run , business meeting ,barbecue picnic, banquet, tours of the areaand more. Non-members are invited to theconvention and can obtain S. W. P. C. memberships at either the airport or the CountryClub. For information on the convention,contact Kurt J. Schneider , Easton Road , Box679, Revere, PA 18953. Phone 215/8472501 .

For information on the Short Wing PiperClub contact the Corresponding SecretarylMembership Chairman, Larry D. Smith, 2022Concord Drive, Camden , SC 29020. Phone803/432-5943 (home after 5 p.m.).

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A ~"Ylaton ClubThe current newsletter of the Aeronca Aviator's Club notes that strut prices will go upfast now that no t e e l company in the U.S.makes streamline tubing. It seems the


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By volunteers of the Antique/ClassicPress CommitteeLarry 0 Attilio and Pamela Foard, CoChairmenPhotographs by George RodenbeckGene Fuchs/Stearman PT-13D,N99268, SIN 75-5917by Pamela Foard

This eyecatching yellow and blackStearman was custom restored by itsowner and pilot Gene Fuchs (EM164857, AlC 6033), R.R. 1 Morgan,MN 56266. Gene, who spends hisspare moments away from airplanes asa farmer, bought the 1942 Stearmanthrough Trade A P/ane in 1982. It hasa Lycoming 225 engine, which he overhauled. He covered the Stearman withStits with the polyurethane finish.Gene says the aircraft did militaryduty for its first four years, then was re tired from active duty in 1946 and storedfor some time in Texas. Gene's firstplane was a Luscombe, and today healso enjoys ownership of a Cessna 180.He is currently restoring a Waco EGC-8(1938), and in fact owns another forparts supplies.

Barry Mikulski/Cessna 170, N2789C,SIN 26333by Pamela Foard

Barry Mikulski (EM 230641), 1263025th Avenue No. Plymouth, MN 55441,is the proud owner and pilot of this stunning 1954 Cessna. He bought the aircraft, which is his first, in 1983, and saidit was in bad shape. The engine, a Continental 145, had already been overhauled, but the plane's paint andwindshield were in desperate need of


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Arnie and Virginia Widmer/BeechStaggerwing, N160, SIN 4836by Sharron Mitchell

Pilots Arnie and Virginia Widmer(EAA 266134, AlC 10597), R. R. 1, Box95, Oakes, ND 58474, bought a 1943Staggerwing Beech to rebuild. Buying aBeech Staggerwing in any shape is abig decision. Buying one in a basketmay border on being crazy, but what abeautiful way to go . One wing was sobadly damaged that all the reuseableparts fit in a small box . The plane hadbeen up on jackstands but it fell off andcrunched the wing. The fuselage whichwas in decent shape was put on a truckand hauled to their home in Oakes,North Dakota.They began working on the bottomleft wing. Fortunately a friend had thejigs for the wing ribs and they were ableto rebuild the wing in about four months.They replaced the inboard sections onall the wings with new mahogany andspruce. They frequently worked from10 :30 p.m . to 1 00 a.m. Most of the workhad to be done in the winter monthsbecause they are also crop dusters andthey have more time starting in October.The Widmers farmed in North Dakotauntil 1980. They also did crop dusting(technically known as aerial application)on the side. In 1980 they decided togive up farming and go into the flyingbusiness full time. They took over theFixed Base Operation at the city-ownedairport, Oakes Municipal.Their hours are different from mostpeople's because they spray or give flying instruction as long as there is daylight. During the spring and summerthere is little time for anythingelse. Intheir "spare time" they rebuildStaggerwings and try to keep everything running. They own a Cessna 210,a Cessna 172, five sprayer planes, aSNJ-5 and the Staggerwing Beech.That's a lot to keep running.The Widmers began work on the fu-selage the following October. Theybought new wood from Jerry JohnsoninWyoming. After replacing broken androtted stringers, they were ready to start

of the original colors used by Beech .It took three weeks to paint the plane.A Staggerwing has lots to paint - twotop wings and two bottom wings plus asubstantial fuselage. They used blacktrim on the red Imron paint and it is re-ally outstanding - a photographers' delight with the sun creating highlightseverywhere.The Widmers redid the interior keeping it as original as possible . The panelis original except for the control wheel.They added a King radio and transponder which are almost a necessity today.They managed to put all the antennason the inside of the plane except for asmall exterior transponder antenna.The color of the interior was changedto match the exterior ' and it is handsome.The 450 Pratt and Whitney enginehad 400 hours SMOH and uses verylittle oil. Arnie said at 1950 rpm it burns

bu ilt betwen 1932 and 1948. Of theseonly 200 remain and only 50-60 of theseare still flying . Arnie flew N160 in theStaggerwing fly-bys. The distinct shapeand sound of these rare birds is unmistakable. They really have a way of stealing the show.Scott Olson/Ercoupe 415C, SINN2701 H, SIN 3326by Sharron Mitchell

Have you ever admired a polishedmetal airplane and wondered how muchtime it takes to get one ready to show?Scott Olson's 1946 Ercoupe initiallytook about 200 hours, dozens of diapers, bath towels and pounds of GoldMedal flour to polish it for the first show.(The flour works like a fine polishingrouge absorbing the black oxides andsulfides as they are rubbed from the


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years ago . He and a friend found theplane and put up their "Daytona Beachmoney" to buy it. A year later he boughtout his friend's share. But as luck wouldhave it, the engine quit - crash andburn time - no one got hurt and thedamage was repairable.Scott found another Ercoupe

N2701 H) in Michigan. He said he waspartial to Ercoupe's because it was liking owning a convertible - the girlsloved it He quickly added that as soonas they found out they had to polish toget a ride he learned who his realfriends were.When Scott restored N2701 H he put

in a new interior, including a larger baggage compartment so he could take hisdog along, a new radio and replacedskins where needed. He discoveredthat 2701 H had probably been undeFwater and that it might have beenpainted at one time. The log books gaveno clues about either. Olson's effortswere rewarded when his plane wasjudged best Ercoupe at Oshkosh in1984.Scott's interest in aviation beganwhen he flew radio-controlled modelairplanes with his father. His Dad 's in-terests have turned to Bonanzas andBarons while Scott has become interested in vintage airplanes, hang gliders and ultralights. Besides the Er-coupe, he also owns and flies an Icarusultralight and a Rogala hang glider. Heearned the nickname "Crash Gordon"one day when he promised to fly hishang glider for the local news people.Against his better judgement, he attempted to fly the glider in 25 mph windsbut succeeded only in crashing into acorn field before all the local newsmedia and camera crews. He has threefilms of excellent quality of this event.Scott's dream is to build a repl ica ofthe 1909 Wright Military Flyer by theye r 2009. But this is more than just apipe dream. He has begun researching- trying to discover the details - thetype of wood, the exact design, theweights and measurements, etc. TheWright unites his love for antiques withhis enthUsiasm for flying ultralights. Heconsiders the Wright Flyer the earliestultralight. Good luck to him in his latestventure.

VOLUIIWEERSBook Of eroesby rt Morg an and Bob Brauer

Jim Colburn - 27 .5(Continued rom Page 18)

Above and beyond Many of these people listed above


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George A Hardie Jr.

Especially designed for thesportsman pilot, this amphibian wastypical of many that appeared in the

their March, 1987 issue. This was anunusual coincidence and we hasten toassure our reader that it wasn't plannedthat wayThe Allied A-2 appeared in 1946, designed by J. A. Phillips , president andchief engineer of Allied Aircraft Corporation, Inc , of Wichita, KS . Billed as agood, basic, four-place design, neitherthe cheapest nor the most deluxe, its

lahoma as a T J-2 rather than an AlliedA-2. It is now powered with a Continental 210 hp engine.Doug Rounds and Wayne Van Valkenburgh , as mentioned before, plusBob Taylor of Blakesburg, Iowa werethe only readers who correctly identifiedthe Allied A-2.As mentioned in last month's MysteryPlane column, additional information on


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MEMBERSHIPINFORMATIONEMembership in the ExperimentalAircraft Association, Inc. is $30.00for one year, including 12 issues ofSport Aviation. Junior Membership(under 19 years of age) is availableat $18.00 annually. Family Membership is available for an additional$10.00 annually.

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You ve borrowed a buddy s airplane to fly the family to a remote, grass landing strip for aweekend of camping. Theweather is warm and the greatoutdoors beckons. Life doesn tget much better.But what if your flight doesn tgo s planned? AVEMCO wantsyou to be a protected pilot. e-fore you fly a borrowed, rentedor flying club airplane, callAVEMCO for the best aviationinsurance available.In most cases, the owner s insurance protects him, not you. f. you have an accident, it is probable that you will be sued andsuffer financial loss (attorney sfees, court costs, judgmentsand more). AVEMCO however,can help you protect yourselfagainst potential financial loss.Deal direct with AVEMCO. You llavoid time and confusion, whiletaking advantage of rates thatare among the most competitive


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