VA-Vol-12-No-11-Nov-1984

STRAIGHT AND LEVEL

By Bob Lickteig President

AntiqueClassic Division

Many people think that AntiqueClassic members are a little different - that the enthusiasm for our kind of flying makes us strange They know we spend every spare hour we have in the summer either working on or flying the old birds Maybe some of these odd opinions our friends have are justified that is until we introduce them to the people we enjoy being with - then things change just as the seasons change And as we approach fall and winter lets admit it flying does become more difficult for most of us If so lets turn our attention to other activities that keep us in contact with our friends and like-minded people

The best way to survive the winter is through local chapter activities We have all read about chapter acshytivities and programs but reading is one thing and being a partof and creating the fun is a whole new winter sport

As you have heard your AntiqueClassic Division is growing in all areas with more activities programs and projects Now is the time to continuethis enthusiasm and excitement in our local areas with the formation of AnshytiqueClassic chapters

I have had an opportunity to be involved in the formashytion of a new AntiqueClassic chapter and through this association my AntiqueClassic membership is now comshyplete and it fulfills all of my expectations

Now is the time I ask every AntiqueClassic member and his or her EAA member friend to discuss the formashytion of an AntiqueClassic chapter in your area

The organization and formation of a chapter is a simple procedure and normally requires approximately 20 days to get an organizational meeting set up Your Antique Classic Division has a complete packet of how to form a chapter in a few easy steps The packet also contains samshyples of all the information you will need

EAAs National Chapter Director Chuck Larsen and your own AC Division Chapter Chairman Roy Redman stand ready to help and supply all the information Disshytrict representatives from your AntiqueClassic Division are also available in your area and ready to help All of this service is available with just a phone call to EAA Headquarters in Oshkosh The number is 414426-4800

When we stop and think about it what better way to enjoy our AntiqueClassic flying interest than with our own local area friends and the opportunity to meet and be with other interested people from the surrounding area

Chapters are a source of enjoyment with a meeting once a month And if your Chapter covers a large geoshygraphic area it can meet in different places or you can have fly-in meetings or hangar cookouts Its also possible to have interesting Chapter projects During the long winter a recovering job or the restoration of chapter airshycraft or even a community project all keeps the fun alive and we have an opportunity to make more people aware of our great AntiqueClassic movement

So as the leaves turn with the air crisp and clear and the sun moving south lets make plans to get our friends together call EAA Headquarters and prepare for the fun that will shorten the long winter bull

PRIMARY AIRCRAFT PETITION IN FEDERAL REGISTER

The petition filed jointly by AOPA and EAA to create a new class of aircraft called Primary Use Aircraft has been printed in the Federal Register for October 5 1984 Comments are expected on or before January 3 1985 and they must identify the petition docket number 23345 This 90-day period will pass rapidly so dont delay sending your comments in triplicate to Federal Aviation Adminisshytration Office of the Chief Counsel Att Rules Docket (AGC-204) Petition Docket No 23345 800 Independence Avenue SW Washington DC 20591

2 NOVEMBER 1984

PUBLICATION STAFF

PUBLISHER Paul H Poberezny

DIRECTOR MARKETING amp COMMUNICATIONS

Dick Matt

EDITOR Gene R Chase

MANAGING EDITOR Mary Jones

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Norman Petersen

FEATURE WRITERS George A Hardie Jr

Dennis Parks Roy Redman

EAA ANTIQUECLASSIC DIVISION INC

OFFICERS

Presidenl Vice Presidenl R J Lickteig Roy Redman

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Secretary Treasurer Ronald Fritz E E Buck Hilbert

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DIRECTORS

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Claude L Gray Jr Dale A Gustafson 9635 Sylvia Avenue 7724 Shady Hi ll Drive

Northridge CA 91324 Indianapolis IN 46274 818349-1338 317293-4430

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ADVISORS

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Contents

2 Straight and Level by Bob Lickteig

4 AlCNews by Gene Chase

5 Vintage Literature by Dennis Parks

6 Savoia Marchetti S56 See Page 6

by Gene Chase 10 Cessna 140

by Norm Petersen 13 Mystery Plane

by George Hardie Jr 13 Book Reviews

by Dennis Parks 14 Hamilton Standard Propeller

Designations by James C Gorman

16 AlC Divisions Oshkosh Fly-Out by Bob Lumley

20 First Flight by June Likich

22 Vintage Trader 26 Calendar of Events

See Page 10

See Page 16

FRONT COVER The Antique Silver Age Champion Award at Oshkosh 84 went to this 1930 Savoia Marchetti S56 amphibian flown here by owner R W Buzz Kaplan of Owatonna MN

(Photo by Ted Koston) BACK COVER An interesting lineup of Swifts at Oshkosh 84 The various cowling shapes house different engine installations

(Photo by Jack McCarthy)

The words EAA ULTRALIGHT FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM SPORT AVIATION and the logos of EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INC EAA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION EAA ANTIQUE amp CLASSIC DIVISION INC INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB INC WARBIRDS OF AMERICA INC are registered trademarks THE EAA SKY SHOPPE and logos of the EAA AVIATION FOUNDATION INC and EAA ULTRALIGHT CONVENTION are trademarks of the above associations and their use by any person other than the above associations is strictly prohibited

Editorial Policy Readers are encouraged to submit stories and photographs Policy opinions expressed in articles are solely those of the authors Responsibility for accuracy in reporting rests entirely with the contributor Material should be sent to Gene R Chase Editor The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

The VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-6943) is published and owned exclusively by EAA AntiqueClassic Division Inc of the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc and is published monthly at Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903shy2591 Second Class Postage paid at Oshkosh WI 54901 and additional mailing offices Membership rates for EAA AntiquelClassic Division Inc are $1800 for current EAA members for 12 month period of which $1200 is for the publication of The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Membership is open to all who are interested in aviation

ADVERTISING - AntiqueClassic Division does not guarantee or endorse any product offered through our advertisshying We invite constructive criticism and welcome any report of inferior merchandise obtained through our advertising so that corrective measures can be taken

Postmaster Send address changes to EAA AntiqueClassic Division Inc Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3

EAA UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE We hope you didnt miss the great Christmas gift

idea in last months issue of SPORT AVIATION A special advertising section described the distinctive Horizons line of EAA sport clothes SPORT A VIAshyTION takes the hassle out of Christmas shopping by suggesting EAA books publications and videotapes that can be enjoyed by anyone any time EAA members round the world are already ordering the gift items described in the October issue of SPORT AVIATION There is still time for delivery before Christmas if you order now Do it today

FAREWELL TO TWO MORE AVIATION PIONEERS

We have just learned of the passing of two aviation pioneers Bettie Lund died on 62584 in a Mesa Arizona hospital after a bout with cancer Leonard James Len Povey passed away in his sleep on 92684 in his home in Highlands North Carolina

Bettie and her husband Freddie who preceded her in death were noted exhibition flyers in the late 1920s and early 30s and both competed in various racing aerobatic and dead stick landing events at the National Air Races during that period Bettie first made a name for herself when she set a world record for women by executing 67 barrel rolls in 28 minutes

Len Povey was a celebrated aerobatic pilot who had won a number of international trophies and titles He was credited with originating the Cuban 8 maneuver when he performed it at the Miami All-American Races in the mid-thirties

In 1934 he was hired by the Cuban government to train the fledgling Cuban Air Force When WW II broke out he returned to the US and became head of all instrucshytors in the Civilian Pilot Training Programs Later he was placed in charge of Embry-Riddles flight schools which trained 19000 cadets during WW II Following the war Povey was named manager of military sales for Fairchild Aircraft

Len Povey (EAA 99145) was one of the special guests at Oshkosh 75 and honored as an Aviation Great

To the family and friends of Bettie Lund and Len Povey we extend our deepest sympathy

NEW DATES FOR OSHKOSH 85 The dates for the 1985 EAA Convention will be Friday J uly 26 through Friday August 2 This is a change of one day from the dates previously anshynounced The convention will remain eight days in length but will start one day earlier and end one day earlier

LATEST EAA AUTO FUEL STCs

With the addition of the following airframeengine combinations EAA now offers a total of 302 STCs for the use of auto fuel in aircraft Cub and Funk owners will welcome the following

Piper

J3F-50 J3F-50S J3F-60 J3F-60S J3F-65 J3F-65S J3L J3L-S J3L-65 J3L-65S

McClish (Funk)

B85C

Nose bowl for Taylor E-2 CUb

CUSTOM SHEET METAL WORK AT REASONABLE PRICES

Weve received several reports of outstanding custom sheet metal work coming out of the Specialty Sheet amp Machine shop in Griffin Georgia This is a one-man shop using techniques straight out of the 20s and 30s

Owner John B Neel is a craftsman who can reproduce almost any formed aluminum part Some of his recent work has included nose bowls for E-2 and J-3 Cubs nose bowls and side panels for WACO RNF and Cirrus-powered Great Lakes Travel Air Mystery Ship sub-cowl pieces P-51 wing tips wing root fairings and tail fairings Ryan ST A sub-cowl pieces and landing gear fairings Bucker tail fairings wing root fairings and wheel fairings wheel pants and bump cowl for Warner-powered Davis D-I-W plus miscellaneous custom wheel pants wheel covers and nose bowls

Johns work is truly museum quality and his prices are definitely reasonable For more information contact John B Neel Specialty Sheet amp Machine 521 Experiment Street Griffin GA 30223 Phone 404227-7514bull

4 NOVEMBER 1984

By Dennis Parks (EAA 115388) Purdue University Libraries

Air Progress originally published by Street and Smith is probably the longest running aviation journal to survive without a title change The first issue was published in January 1938 as an Air Trails Annual The title first appeared as a monthly section in Air Trails the Air Progshyress section and provided news of current events in aviashytion

Air Progress appeared in January 1938 January 1940 (dated 193940) January 1941 and January 1942 These annuals contained materials selected from articles previshyously appearing in Air Trails to form an annual These selections included the Language of Flight a continuing illustrated glossary Air Progress in Pictures a photo spread of aviation happenings the Aero Album photos of the latest aircraft other selections and fine three-view drawings

Air Progress was published as a quarterly three times July 1942 October 1942 and January 1943 The content no longer featured reprints but presented new and exclushysive materials With the war in progress the emphasis was on current trends in the air war Included were fine color photos of military aircraft and black and white pictorial features Articles were written by Alexis Dawydoff Willey Ley and Douglas Rolfe among others Also featured were drawings by Rolfe and a section of cutaways of new equipshyment called Off the Drawing Board

Starting with February 1943 the publication became monthly but this only lasted until October 1943 when the publication suspended because of the wartime paper shortshyage During the suspension the title Air Progress reapshypeared as a section in Air Trails This featured two pages of drawings by Douglas Rolfe on a particular topic in aviashytion history Such topics included tail first aircraft dirishygibles and the development of the personal plane These drawings plus others to come formed the basis for Rolfes book AIRPLANES OF THE WORLD published in 1954

In 1952 Air Progress resumed publication as an annual and the five following issues 195354 to 195758 were pubshylished as annuals From the Spring of 1958 issue to the Winter 1960 issue frequency increased from bi-annual to quarterly It was published as a quarterly until the Winter 196364 issue

The time period 1952 to the mid 60s was the Golden Age of Air Progress When the publication resumed in 1952 it was subtitled History of Aviation and that was the editorial thrust for a decade under the leadership of Alex Dawydoff and Albert Lewis

Among the outstanding features of this time period were the drawings by Douglas Rolfe the scale views by Walter Jefferies Bjorn Karlstrom and James Triggs and the cutaways of Rudolf Das The 195455 issue had drawshyings of Fairchild Fokker and Aeronca aircraft by Rolfe The 195657 issue had scale views by Jefferies illustrating Army and Navy fighter development The 195354 issue had cutaways by Das on the Supermarine Swift and Fokshyker Trainer

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Not only were there good drawings and photographs but also good history as written by Peter Bowers Howard Levy Warren Shipp John Underwood and Douglas Inshygells Some examples are The Cessna story and the Curshytiss HS-1 Flying Boat (Winter 1960) Ford powered airshycraft (Spring 1960) and the Homebuilt Hall of Fame (Spring 1959)

Production stepped up to six times a year in 1963 and then increased to eight times a year and in 1966 began a monthly schedule again and has remained so since With the increase in frequency of publication came a decrease in historical content and an increase in contemporary inshyformation flight tests of new aircraft and articles on flying skills until it became a general aviation magazine

During its Golden Age Air Progress was a unique jourshynal and provided a fascinating source of pictorial and texshytual history of aviation

Though Air Progress didnt change titles it did change publishers several times

1) Street and Smith 1938 - Winter 196162 2) Conde Nast 1962 - June 1971 3) Petersen July 1971 - October 1975 4) Challenge November 1975 - to date The EAA Library has a nearly complete collection of

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HI R T R A ILS Ann UA1 1939 25 CEnTS 8 COPY 1940

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 5

R W Buzz Kaplan (EAA 70086 AlC 8609) 623 lidge Road Owatonna MN 55060 admits he is hung up on float flying His private air force ofseaplanes includes a Super Cub Cessna 185 Waco ZKS-6 Curtiss Robin with CI Tank engine and an ultralight

So when he read an article in a fall of 1976 issue of Antique Airplane Association News that a Mr Roger Keeney had a basket case Savoia Marchetti S56 which he planned to restore Buzz instantly became interested He wrote to the owner and learned the baby amphibian was not for sale But Buzz was persistent and he continued with his attempts to purchase the Savoia

Finally two years later he was successful and in Febshyruary 1979 his good friend and top-notch mechanic Gary Underland picked up the pieces in Keeneys hangar at Torrance Airport Torrance California Garys first feelshyings when he saw Buzzs newly acquired treasure wereshyits a piece ofjunk - not rebuildable - why bother - its going to cost too much - were crazy - my life wont last that long - etc

Gary admits the wings didnt look so bad They were still covered and didnt seem to be damaged too badly But the fuselage had been cut in two to facilitate storage and only the bottom of the forward portion of the hull remained the sides and top were gone as was the entire vertical fin

The cockpit area was intact All the fuselagelhull hardware seemed to be there and they looked good The wood was in absolutely terrible shape though and even with as much care as possible in loading and transporting the remains from California to Minnesota about two bushels of screws and rotten chunks of wood dropped off the structure

The Savoia was off-loaded at Garys hangar on his farm where a frame was built and the surviving pieces were taped and wired to it to get some idea of what it might have looked like This was when they knew theyd 6 NOVEMBER 1984

have to have plans to work from The project sat like this for two years while a frustrating search for factory drawshyings was made

R W Buzz Kaplan (L) and Gary Underland proudly hold the Oshkosh 84 Antique Silver Age Champion award

The search included trips to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC and to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia to see an example of a Savoia Marchetti-designed amphibian called the Pioneer built entirely of stainless steel by the E G Budd Co Buzz also traveled to Milan Italy to inspect an S56 on display in the Caproni Museum The Savoia Marchetti factory is in Milan but it was bombed out during WW II and no drawshyings for the plane exist

Now Buzzs back was to the wall and he knew why none of the previous owners were able to restore this rare craft Incidentally one of those owners was well-known EAAer Volmer Jensen

Finally Buzz received the tip that would unlock the puzzle He made an official inquiry under the Freedom of Information Act requesting the FAA to search their acres offiles at New Yorks J F Kennedy Airport for the Savoia Marchetti S56 drawings he so desperately needed

In a couple of months the FAA responded saying they had indeed located the drawings and were willing to sell copies They provided a list of drawings and Buzz ordered enough to get the project started The drawings were on microfilm and the price was reasonable at $200 each

Buzz and Gary had prints made from some of the microshyfilms but the quality was so poor they ended up installing a microfilm reader in the hangar where the plane was being restored Buzz recalls on several occasions finding Gary in the darkened hangar studying the screen with a

Crew of the Savoia Marchetti (L-R) Jim Haney Donald Cramshymond Tony Seykora Buzz Kaplan and Gary Underland

Gary Underland and Donald Crammond steer the S56 with the tailskid dolly

Gary Underland (EAA 43898 AlC 8198) pulls the propeller through prior to engine start

magnifying glass to determine critical dimensions Alshythough the microfilms gave sufficient basic information so an accurate reconstruction of the plane could be made Gary feels they ended up with only about 40 of the data they would like to have had

One problem was the prints dated prior to mid-1929 showed a different hull bottom than on the later amphibshyians like Buzzs so none of those measurements could be trusted Buzzs Savoia NC194M SIN 7 was built in 1929 and first licensed in January 1930 Its an Italian design built under license by the American Aeronautical Corposhyration in Port Washington Long Island New York

About 30 of these S56 versions were built by AAC with 100 hp Kinner K-5 engines The original price at the factory was $7300 By mid-1930 the new S56B was introshyduced powered with the Kinner B-5 of 125 hp and ten or more of these were built according to Joe Juptners US Civil Aircraft Volume 4 Page 127 Also several of the early S56s were later updated at the factory by installashytion of the more powerful engine

Although Gary Underland did most of the restoration himself he gives much credit to Dana Ulen a young carpenter who loves to carve and work with wood Dana taught Gary many tricks of the trade and Gary feels the project wouldnt be finished yet if Dana hadnt been availshyable to help Together they completely wore out three chisels When the woodwork was finished Dana left to build a house for himself

D V Roberts two-part epoxy glue was used throughout as recommended by such seaplane experts as P H Spencer and Volmer Jensen This resulted in a very strong strucshyture and with every wood joint fitting perfectly it was one of those jobs that was a shame to cover up

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Gary didnt keep track of the quantity of brass nails used in the project but he knows approximately 6000 brass screws and 4000 copper rivets were used

The fuselage was extremely complicated to build as no two pieces of wood in the entire structure were identical beca~se of the many angles involved Every single piece of ongmal structure to which stringers were attached was cracked so rather than duplicating the slab spruce pieces Gary substituted 9-ply 12 birch plywood These look nice and obviously added strength to the frame

After the fuselagelhull was framed up it was covered with plywood then fabric per the original Gary chose to use dacron for this job but the wings and tail surfaces were covered with grade A cotton All covered surfaces were then given a coat of fungicidal dope followed by just enough silver butyrate dope (mixed by Gary) to duplicate the finish which was typical of the 1930-era airplanes Great pains were taken throughout to not over-restore this rare bird

All wing spars are newly-made spruce hollow boxshybeams The wing ribs are built up using spruce and plywood and each is in three pieces consisting of nose center bay and trailing edge sections Then lS x 12 cap strips were glued in place from the leading edge to the trailing edge The center sections of the ribs are original while both leading and trailing edge sections are new The original wing tip bows were also repaired and used

The wing leading edge members were hollowed out to 1 16 thickness with new 332 ply cover Even the wing struts are hollowed spruce Gary stated that every piece of wood in the original plane was either hollowed routed or contained lightening holes in an effort to save weight This practice was duplicated on the re-build and much to everyones pleasure the empty weight of NC194M came out two pounds less than the empty weight of the original Part of that difference could be made up by the anchor and mooring lines which were offered as standard equipment in 1930

As called for in the plans NC194M had an application of tar on the bottom of the hull and anti-putrid black varnish on the interior floor Neither Buzz nor Gary could bring themselves to be that authentic with this new restoration so they opted to used an exterior urethane varnish which will provide more than adequate watershyproofing as well as protection from oil and gas spills

This S56 SIN 7 was powered with the lower horseshypower Kinner K-5 engine but Buzz had in his possession a 125 hp Kinner B-5 SIN 38 with front exhaust which he chose to use This installation converts the Savioa Marshychetti to a Model S56B as was done by the factory to several of the aircraft at the request of owners therefore this modern-day conversion is completely authentic

The lever on the pilots control stick can be actuated to disenshygage the copilots rudder bar and control stick 8 NOVEMBER 1984

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The 556 instrument panel The Heywood starter pUIl-to-start T-handle is in the upper left corner

The B-5 was overhauled by Gary and he also built the exhaust system The engine cowl was fabricated by Gary fro~ photos as no prints were available The surplus K-5 engme was then traded to the Air Power Museum for a Heywood air-operated engine starter which was listed as standard equipment on these planes

Buzz is greatly impressed with the unique and dependshyable Heywood starter It always starts the Kinner on the count of two and he wonders why more aircraft without electrical systems didnt use this system

The Savioa came from the factory with a Paragon propeller but that company hasnt made props for so many years It would be virtually impossible to find an airworthy example matching the original specifications For the first taxi tests a ground adjustable metal prop was used to determine if the specific pitch would be okay for this plane It was so a new Sensenich 90D63P propeller with a no 25 hub was ordered which provides the expected performance

The original wheels came with the plane and Gary re-spoked them As no 1200 x 4 aircraft tires are availshyable a pair of heavy duty implement tires with suitable tread were located and installed after the name was reshymoved from the outboard side of both tires

Buzz had many photos of both the Italian and Amershyican versi~ns of the S56 from which to choose a paint scheme HIS plane was all red when he acquired it but under the red paint remnants of the original silver paint scheme could be found By studying the photos and seeing the unrestored example in Milan he and Gary came up with an authentic paint scheme

The lo~o on the bowcame from a drawing supplied by the Amencan AeronautIcal Corporation This logo and all the lettering was painted by a professional sign painter but Gary made the stencils

After Gary worked on the project nearly full time for four ~ears aided by Dana Ulen for about three years the SavOIa MarchettI baby amphibian was ready to fly Buzz m~de the first flight in April of this year and was pleased wIth the outcome The trim was perfect in pitch but he had to hold nearly full left aileron to maintain level flight Upon landmg Gary adjusted the rigging and solved the problem The 125 hp Kinner provides adequate power The plane

lIfts off at ~O mph and climbs at a pretty good rate IYPlcal of aIrplanes of that vintage the Savoia is very slow m roll r~sponse but se~sitive in pitch And with the high thrust IIfo1~ of the engme mounted on the top wing it is also sensItIve to power adjustments

NC194M will cruise at the advertised rate of 75 mph a~ 1800 rpm but Buzz normally runs at 1750 rpm which gIves 70 mph A landing approach speed of 60 mph gives good control and about 500 fpm rate of descent carrying power When the power is chopped the Savoia drops like a roc~ - Buzz compares it to the effect of applying full flaps m a Cessna 180 or 185

(Photo by Norm Petersen) The Savoia Marchetti 556 is an agile performer with its 125 hp Kinner shown here taking off at Lake Winnebago

The aft cockpit can be enclosed with this metal cover

All landings are described as an adventure because with a tail skid and no brakes there is little or no direcshytional control at low power settings The Savoia simply cant be operated on hard surfaces and even on sod if not into the wind you can expect the plane to do pretty much as it pleases when power is reduced below rudder effectiveshyness Cross-wind landings generally result in a ground loop into the wind

During take-off full power must be used before any steering is possible Once rolling directional control is pretty good

Buzz also describes all water take-offs and landings as adventurous They always result in a thorough soaking of both pilot and passenger with water coming over both sides and the windshield

The amphibian handles poorly in water as it has no water rudder The aerodynamic rudder itself is small and completely ineffective without a good deal of power supplyshying adequate slipstream This makes it extremely difficult to safely approach a dock or taxi in a confined space Carrying sufficient power for steering results in excessive maneuvering speed Buzz says an oar is an important item to carry and he recommends shutting off the engine and using the oar to dock the Savoia

The airplane has seating for three but Buzz has carshyried his first and last passenger in the rear cockpit It flies fine with a passenger in the right seat of the two-place front cockpit but when he carried a 90-pound boy as the second passenger it was necessary to hold nearly full for-

By the last day of the Convention the crowd had trampled the ground around the 556 leaving this green grass outline

ward stick to maintain level flight The rear cockpit serves better as an area for stowing lightweight gear

An interesting feature of the S56 is the capability of the left seat pilot to disengage the flight controls on the right side by squeezing a lever on the stick Buzz feels the motivation for this was stories of students freezing on the controls

Buzz said his flight to Oshkosh 84 was great fun He brought four guests who also served as his ground crew - three of them drove while the fourth rode in the S56 Three enroute stops were planned but four were made

The first leg was from Owatonna to Dodge Center Minnesota with Tony Seykora a WW II Marine aviator on board The flight was uneventful and after landing they were refueled by their ground crew

Donald Crammond was the passenger on the second leg He came from his home in London England to fly with Buzz and to see Oshkosh Donald flies both fixed wing and helicopters They planned to refuel at Sparta Wisconsin but a fog bank 30 miles from their destination altered that They spotted an inviting golf course landed and found their new hosts to be exceedingly helpful After several hours the weather cleared and they proceeded to Sparta where they met their ground crew and re-fueled

The next passenger was Jim Haney a commercial bush pilot from Alaska who had travelled to the lower 48 to see Oshkosh Jim is building an Avid Flyer on floats and at Convention time it was ready for cover

Buzz and Jim flew to Wautoma Wisconsin where they landed at 200 pm By this time they were really hungry and they asked a farmer who had driven up on his tractor

(Continued on Page 19)

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-CESSNA 140 OSHKOSH 84 GRAND CHAMPION CLASSIC

By Norm Petersen

(Photo by Gene Chase) The Grand Champ Classic Cessna 140 on take-off roll during the Parade of Flight at Oshkosh 84

If the word persistent was ever applied in its truest sense it would have to be used in describing the 1984 Oshkosh Grand Champion Classic Cessna 140 and its owners Rick and Kathie Paige (EAA 104240 AIC 2621) P O Box 5298 San Mateo CA 94402 Even their 3 12-year-old daughter Sara was excited when Rick walked up the stairs at the Theater in the Woods to accept the Grand Champion Classic Award for their beautiful 1947 Cessna 140 NC4135N SIN 13598 with its highly polished aluminum exterior

The saga of this award goes back eleven years to when Rick was a colshylege student at the University of Neshy10 NOVEMBER 1984

braska at Omaha and he and Kathie had gone across the Missouri River one Sunday to visit the Council Bluffs Iowa airport While hangar strolling they chanced upon a Cessna 140 that had just been put up for sale that day An investigation revealed the plane had only 1300 hours total time and was in a rather remarkable state of repair As Rick had flown 140s before he was well aware of the nice personality these two-seaters possessed and here was a low-time machine at a reasonable price Not wasting any time they bought the 140

Thus began what the Paige family refers to as a Progressive Restorashy

tion continual upgrading and imshyproving the airplane every year

In 1975 Rick graduated from colshylege and he and Kathie moved to San Mateo CA on the bay just below San Francisco (salt air and all) where Rick became an officer with the San Mateo Police Department This occushypation gives a certain amount of aushythority to the small sign in the left rear window of the Cessna 140 It says This Aircraft Protected by Smith amp Wesson

The Cessnas lower cowling had caused problems when it shook loose coming out of a small landing strip back in Amana IA In fact Rick had all he could do to nurse the airplane

back to the narrow strip with the cowling flopping all over the place The years of polishing had worn away the aluminum to where it would no longer hang together A search in California turned up a Cessna dealer who had three factory new lower cowls for sale at $100 each Rick couldnt buy one fast enough (The cowl latches alone were $78 each)

As Rick is allergic to wool he was fortunate to find synthetic upholstery material on a bargain rack that was a perfect substitute And one night he was called to a carpet store on a burglary alarm (in the line of duty) and inquired about samples The store owner said they had over 900 samples on hand and opened a book to show Rick The displayed sample was just exactly what was needed Together with the new interior the panel was carefully repainted to original specs Even the original GE Low Freshyquency Radio was retained in the lower left side Behind the right side glove box cover a Radair 360 channel VHF radio was cleverly hidden to reshytain the original look (including the old carbon mike)

Rick and Kathie have developed an excellent relationship with John Godshywin their AampP and AI who literally does the annual inspections with white gloves John is a stickler for details and has been of immense help in their progressive restoration

Oshkosh 81 proved to be a harshybinger of things to come as NC4135N ran off with the Class II (81-150 hpj Classic Award and Rick and Kathie knew they were on the right track Their brilliant polish job was getting brighter each year due to the effects of Blue Magic polish (for which Rick is a distributor)

The 85 hp Continental engine was rebuilt during the next year Their faithful AI John Godwin noted that parts had not been replaced at the previous major overhaul as required A mandatory AD on the magnetos had never been met as both mags had never been opened To really help the smoothness the pistons were careshyfully balanced to within liz gram This resulted in an engine that will now turn redline without hesitation and even sounds different than before The prop is the original MacCauley Klip Tip of 71 x 48 specs

The windshield had been replaced along the way and was now one inch higher than it should have been Reshymoving all the screws John Godwin carefully worked it down to proper size and reinstalled it with original rivets as it came from the factory

Again the long flight to Oshkosh 82 proved fruitful as the Cessna won Class II Classic Award for the second straight year and the judges were beshyginning to perk up their collective

(Photo by Ted Koston) Kathie and Rick Paige and daughter Sara are still grinning the morning after receiving the top classic award at Oshkosh 84

(Photo by Ted Koston) The Oshkosh Award Winner decals say it all The Paiges were unable to attend Oshkosh in 83 or there undoubtedly would be one more decal in the collection

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

(Photo by Ted Koston) The original GE low frequency radio was retained in the authentically restored instrushyment panel A modern 360 channel VHF radio is concealed behind the right side glove box door The Loran set (lower left) can be slipped out for the total authentic look

(Photo by Norm Petersen) These are factory-new aluminum wheel pants recently manufactured by Cessna on request of the Cessna 170 Club The pants on Cessna models 140 170 and 180 were identical

(Photo by Norm Petersen) Not a bug in sight on the front of this beauty Attention to detail is obvious Rick was fortunate in locating a factory-new lower cowl at a Cessna dealer in California 12 NOVEMBER 1984

eyebrows at this beauty from Califorshynia

With the engine in top shape the airframe looking like a jewel the job of recovering the wings was next on the schedule The wings were reshymoved and carried home for recovershying one wing in the garage and one in the family room along with the wing struts One morning the door bell rang and Kathie rushed through the family room - only to stub her bare foot on a wing strut The resultshying broken bones in her foot required a cast on her foot for a number of weeks Such are the joys of rebuilding airplanes

Internally the wings looked good except for a wing repair that had been done incorrectly years before Once this was repaired the Ceconite 102 covering was installed and Cessna fabric clips were used instead of rib stitching Careful sanding especially over these clips was necessary during the nine coat application The final silver coats brought the finish back to factory original

Additional refinements included a low frequency trailing antenna which doubles as the antenna for a snap-in Loran and a set of factory new aluminum wheel pants with the facshytory stripe on them These were reshycently manufactured by Cessna on reshyquest (spelled money) of the Cessna 170 Club at $400 per set including fittings

Being unable to attend the 1983 Oshkosh Fly-In gave Rick and Kathie an extra year to refine complete inshystall upgrade and polish 01 4135 November to the point where they felt the big one might be within reach

Arriving at Oshkosh 84 with a Classic Beauty such as Rick and Kathie had drew many envious glances from the crowd and the judges asked if they minded parking in the back row closer to the Red Barn The competition was indeed keen throughout the week as the long wait began but on Friday evening August 3 1984 the lingering doubts were gone when the Paiges Rick Kathie and Sara were named with winners of the Grand Champion Classic Award with their beautiful Cessna 140 Their persistance had paid om

Two things of note are that the Cessna 140 NC4135N is one year older than Rick and the big award was won at Wittman Field - named for the same man who designed the spring steel landing gear on the Cessna 140 Small world

Editors Note A Ted Kaston color photo of Rick and Kathie Paiges Grand Champion Cessna 140 will be featured on the front cover of next month s THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE

By George Hardie Jr

Designers have been challenged continually to achieve the perfect multi-place airplane with wide appeal for private and commercial use This months Mystery Plane is an example of one attempt to meet this need in the mid-1930s The photo was subshymitted by an anonymous donor so loshycation and date are unknown Anshyswers will be published in THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE for February 1985

The Mystery Plane in the August 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRshyPLANE is the Charles Hall experishymental helicopter The photo was taken at the Western Avenue airport in Los Angeles by Roy Russell who said it never flew The added weight of the engine mounted in the wing made it too heavy and cooling of that engine was blocked by the fuselage This must have been a tough mystery plane as no answers were received at headquarters Better luck next time bull

BOOK REVIEWS By Dennis Parks

CELLULOID WINGS by James H Farmer TAB Books Inc 1984 369 pages illustrated notes bibliography apshypendices softcover $2550

This large format (8 112 x 11) by TAB standards is a boon for the aviation enthusiast who is also a film buff From Wings (1927) to Twelve OClock High (1949) James Farmer presents a fascinating chronological cavalcade of this history of Hollywood aviation epics

The flavor of aviation films is recalled through intershyviews with directors writers producers actors and pilots Thesp- films along with aviation pulps aviation magazines and headline-making flights helped inspire a generation to enter the field of aviation

Illustrated by hundreds of production and publicity stills this book is also a visual feast Appendix I contains capsule reviews and production notes of over 300 movies in alphabetical order of films released between 1908 and 1950 Of special note to the aviation historian is Appendix II This is a listing of aircraft screen appearances by type As the films listed are the only available dynamic record of many older aircraft this listing is a valuable contribushytion

Not only a history and a record of wings on film but fun to browse this work is highly recommended for the aviation enthusiast and film buff

UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT by Peter M Bowers TAB Books Inc 1984 278 pages 300 + photos softcover $1750

Pete Bowers author of over a dozen aviation books innumerable articles and the possessor of an extensive negative collection has culled from his experience and photos descriptions of hundreds of unconventional airshycraft

These unconventional aircraft are those considered by todays standards to be of unusual configuration The airshycraft are presented in chapters grouped by their most prominent features - canards tandem wings tailless deltas etc Each aircraft is presented with a photo and a short history along with some general specifications

Of special interest to EAA members are the several aircraft in this book that are now in the EAA collection These include the Stits Sky Baby Taylor Aerocar and Rutan VariViggen

This entertaining and fact-filled work is recommended for any aviation enthusiastbull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13

Hamilton Standard Propeller Designations

By James C Gorman (EAA 29182 AIC 306)

P O Box 2599 Mansfield OH 44906

Many Howards Staggerwings Stinsons and Wacos either were shipped from the factory or have been refitted with Hamilton Standard Constant Speed Propellers

To many blade and hub designations are somewhat confusing Perhaps the following may help

HUB ASSEMBLY

Counterweight propellers are identified by a model designation which explains in part the type and use of the propeller The numbers and letter group in front of the dash indicates basic hub assembly and the number groups which follow the dash indicate minor modifications incorshyporated in the basic model

EXAMPLE 2B20-213 2 - Number of blades B - Blade shank size of 1

20 - SAE propeller shaft spline size 213 - Minor modification of basic model

EXAMPLE 2D30-247 2 - Number ofblades D - Blade shank size of 1 W

30 - SAE propeller shaft spline size 247 - Minor modification ofbasic model

Most all Pratt and Whitney R-985 and Wright R-975 engines used 2D30 hubs Jacobs Lycomings and smaller Wrights were generally equipped with 2B20 hubs

BLADE ASSEMBLY

Blades are identified by design numbers stamped on the circumference of the butt end of each blade

The blade designation is similar to that of the hub in that it describes in part the use and type of unit

EXAMPLE 6167 A-12 6167 - Basic blade design

A - Letter A indicates a blade assembly which includes bearing chafing ring bushing bushing drive pins screws and balancing plug assembly

12 - Indicates the number of inches propeller diameter is reduced from that of blade deshysign In this example diameter has been reshyduced 12 inches by shortening each blade 6 inches This operation was performed at the factory not in the field

APPROVED HUB AND BLADE ASSEMBLIES

Beechcraft - D17S - 2D30 hub with following blades 6095-15 6095A-16 6167 A-15 6167 A-16 6101A-21 T 6101A-22T Pitch setting - low 11 degrees high 26 degrees G17S - 2D30-237 hub with 6167 A-15 blades Pitch setting - low 11 degrees high 26 degrees

Waco - SRE - 2D30-235 hub with 6167 A-12 blades ARE AVN-8 EGC-8 - 2B20-213 hub with 6135A-9 blades

Howard - DGA-8 Wright engine 2B20 hub with 6109Ashy12 or 6135A-12 blades DGA-11- 2D30 hub with 6095A-15 6095A-16 6167 Ashy15 6167A-16 blades DGA-15 - no data but probably same as DGA-11

Stinson - Lycoming R-680 - 2B20 hub with 6109A 6135A blades Dash numbers -6 -10 Wright R-760-E1 - 2B20 hub with 6109A 6135A blades Dash number -12 -13 Wright R-760-E2 - 2B20 hub with 6109A 6135A blades Dash numbers -9 -10 Pitch setting with Wright engines E-1 1375 degrees E-2 1325 degrees low Pratt and Whitney R-985 - 2D30-209 hub with 6101A-18 blades Also the 2D30-237 hub has been used Two types of blades are in use the Toothpick a narshy

row tapered blade and the Paddle Blade a thicker alshymost non-tapered blade Which is better may never be settled It has been reported that the Paddle Blade is better for climb and high altitude operation while the Toothpick is better for cruise and low altitude but dont count on it

Examples Toothpick - 6167-15 6167-16 6135-10 Paddle - 6101-21 6101-22 6109-9

The following Table A was reproduced from data on pages 30-31 of the Hamilton Standard Propellers Service Manual No 110D If the propeller assembly has an oil pipe it can be used as a full feathering prop which is not much help on a single engine airplane When installed on a single engine aircraft the pipe should be plugged

Many thanks to Ray Brandly John Turgyan and Roy Redman for their help in compiling the data for this arti shycle

14 NOVEMBER 1984

TABLE A

PropeUerModel

Oracket RRnlle (De

lire)

Cwl Cap

Weight(Lb)

Cwt Clei Pin Thrut (Cwt Cop) lJeRrinll

Ay

CrRnklR (C) 011 Pit Front Crnkca (C) Sl1rinl lJarrel

Cune or Shalt R n SUlflort SpiderShRr~l u PRcking IJre thinl (S) A~~~ lJlnce RinK

n Wbullbullher Phton J Wbullbullhe Rem arkor Sholt

IIrcRthlnl (S)1-----1--shy ---1---_1___ ----1----1___ ---shy-shy--shy--shy ________1

2B20-209 8 0 38 AN392-47 no S pipe S -----1--shy --shy ----shy-shy - -shy2B20-213 15 038 AN392-47 no pipe

1- - ---1--- shy -- shy --shy -- __ __ ____ ___ _ ___ __ 2B20-223 15 038 AN392-47 no c neither

2020-225 15 159 AN392-63 no c neither

---shy - ---- --shy - - shy -shy - --2B20-229 15 0 38 AN392-47 no neither

2B20-24I 15 070 AN392-51 no neither

1- shy - - - 1---shy -- shy --shy -___ 2B20-249 15 025 AN392-5shy1 no c neither

1- - --1- -shy - --shy -------shy - - shy2B20-251 15 038 AN 392-47 S pipeno

2B20-317 15 0 38 AN392-47 no neither

1--- shy - - - shy - shy _________ __ _ ______ _ 2B20-329 15 070 AN392-51 no

1------shy2B20-337 15 025 AN392-51 no

-- shy - - 1-- shy -- shy - shy -shy --_ _ _____ _ 2030middot29

2030-207

10 023 AN392-45 no

10 0 23 AN392-45 yes

1----1shy- -shy2030-209 15

2030-227 10

023 AN392-45 yes

023 AN392-45 yes

c

c

c

c

1- - - --1 - - shy ---- shy -- shy -- shy - ----- shy -- shy - -___ 2030-233 10 023 AN392-45 yes s

2D30-2 35 15 O2j AN392-45 ye5 c

2030-237 15 063 AN392-45 yes c

2030-243 15 0 23 AN392-45 yes s

neither

neither

neither

pipe

neither

neither

pipe

neither

neither

pipe

no

no S

yes c

yes c

yes c

yes c

yes c

no S

yes c

yes c

yes c

yes c - ---shy

no S

yes c

no yes

no yes

no yes

no yes

no yes

no yes

no yes

no yes

no yes

yes

yes Same as -209 except has 15-degree range

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

Same as -213 except is crankcase breather

Same as -223 except has heavier countershyweight caps and spider is one inch longer

Same as -223 except spider is one inch longer

Same as -229 except has heavier countershyweight caps

Same as -241 except has lighter countershyweight caps

Same as -213 except spider is one inch longer

Same as -229 except cylinder has thrust washers and steel cylshyinder bushings

--shy ----shy ---1----shy-------shyno yes yes Same as -317 except

has heavier countershyweight caps

--shy -shy- -shy- -----------shyno yes yes Same as -329 except

has lighter countershyweight caps

---shy --shy - --1------shy--shyno no yes

no no yes Same as -29 except is shaft breather and has barrel supports and counterweight thrust bearings

- - - - ---1---------shyno no yes Same as -207 except

has 15-degree range and is crankcase breather

---- shy- - ---shy --shy -shy --shy -shy -shy- ----------shy

no

yes

no

c no yes yes Same as -209 except has 10-degree range and vertical balancin~ washers

- -shy-shy -shy - -- --shy ---------shyS

c

c

no yes yes Same as -227 except is shaft breather

- - --shy -shy-------shyno yes

no yes

yes

yes

Same as -209 except has vertical balancin~ washers and slightly different countershyweight bearing parts

Same as -235 excep has heavier counter weight caps

-- shy -shy - - - shy - -- - shy - shy - ----- shy - - - 1 S no_ yes yes

2030-247

Same as -235 excep is shaft breather - - -shy- -shy-shy- 1--shy ---shy -- -shy-shy -- ----shy ---------shy - --shy ________ 1

140 AN392-51 yes C neither yes C no yes yes Same as -235 except15

--shy - - - ---shy-2030-249 15 063 AN392-45 yes C neither yes

2030-259 10 063 AN392-23 yes C neither yes

2030-261 15 256 52458 yes C neicher yes

----shyC

C

C

has heavier countershyweight caps

-shy--shy-shy--shy-----shy-no yes yes -shy - -shy --1------shy-1

Same as -237 except has 10-degree range

no yes

no yes

yes

yes Same as -249 except has heavier countershyweight caps

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

Albert Barbuto in his Commonwealth Skyranger and Buzz Kaplan -in his very rare Savoia MarcheHi S56 compete in the spot landing contest

Harry Thompson arrives in his Dormoy Bathtub Ale DIVIampIONamp

Oampl1KOampl1 ~LY-OUT By Bob Lumley Chairman

(EAA 106379 AlC 6560) W58 Nll070 Legend Avenue

Germantown WI 53022

(Photos by Jack McCarthy)

A variety of vintage aircraft on the flight line at Wautoma

Jack McCarthy views some of the Fly-out planes at Wautoma through his camera lens and the wires on Buck Hilberts Swalshylow

The EAA AntiqueClassic Division staged a pleasurshyable Fly-Out during Oshkosh 84 Tuesday July 31 dawned a beautiful day with the flight briefing at 730 a m and the departure scheduled at 800 Forty aircraft and approximately 100 people made the 37-mile flight to Wautoma Wisconsin

Wautoma Mayor Rick Bei and Chamber of Commerce President Jerry Locy welcomed the group to the beautiful grass field located three miles south of town

Morning coffee and rolls with sandwiches for lunch followed by the spot landing and bombing contests made the outing something special But most of all the fellowshyship was enjoyed by everyone and the AntiqueClassic Dishyvisions second Fly-Out from Oshkosh was an unforgettashyble event The first Fly-Out occurred during Oshkosh 72 and it was also made to Wautoma

An early afternoon departure allowed everyone to reshyturn to Oshkosh in time to enjoy the air show

The following pilots were winners in the contests Flour bombing 1st - Nick OwenlVagabond - 6 2nd - Roy RedmanStinson - 9 3rd - Dan LewkowiczStearman - 10 Spot Landing 1st - Roy RedmanStinson - 20 2nd - Chris BullerdicklPiper - 58 3rd - Joyce LairdCessna - 70 Following are the pilots who flew an interesting varishy

ety of aircraft to Wautoma 1 Gene Morris Cessna 140 2 Jack Copeland Cessna 182 3 Stan Gomoll Waco EQC-6 4 Joe McGrath PiperJ-3 5 Glen Loy Cessna 170B

Preflight briefing at the Wittman Field

6 Don Perry 7 Carl Hineborg 8 Scott Lickteig 9 Dan Lewkowicz

10 Chris Bullerdick 11 Ron Johnson 12 Albert Babbuto 13 Les Bryan 14 Vern Brown 15 Bob Hilbert 16 Buck Hilbert 17 Ian Hjertaas 18 Joe McLaney 19 John Shea 20 Bill Rose 21 Bob Lumley 22 Sharron Mitchell 23 Ron Wojnar 24 Bill Jennings 25 Glen Frels 26 Charles Cogil 27 David Pritchard 28 Harry Thompson 29 Lavern Brown 30 Bob Ziegler 31 Buzz Kaplan 32 Allen Grarnzu 33 Alan Brakefield 34 John Morris 35 John Leenhats 36 Roy Redman 37 Nick Owen 38 Joyce Laird 39 Failed to get name 40 Failed to get name

Red Barn prior to departure from

Culver V T-Craft PiperJ-3 Stearman PA-18A RyanPT-22 Commonwealth Skyranger Aeronca 7BC Ercoupe AeroncaC-3 Swallow Luscombe8A RyanPT-22 Stearman RyanST Aeronca Chief PiperPA-28 Aeronca 7AC Swift Cessna 170 Cessna 172 Cessna 195 Dormoy Bathtub Ercoupe Cessna 195 Savoia Marchetti S56 Ercoupe Fairch ild PT-19 Taylorcraft Stampe Stinson SR-9 Piper Vagabond Cessna 170

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

Welcoming Committee at Wautoma (L-R) City Councilman Russ Nero Mayor Rick Bei and Jerry Locy President of the Chamber of Commerce

Time out for snacks

Mayor Rick Bei greets AlC Division

President Bob Lickteig

18 NOVEMBER 1984

SAVOIA MARCHETTI S 56 (Continued from Page 9)

to look at the strange flying contraption what the people were picking in the adjacent field Cucumbers was the reply and the two airmen were invited to help themselves

They were also given permission to pick as much sweet corn as they wanted in another nearby field Their lunch of fresh raw sweet corn and cucumbers was a first for both men and they thought the combination was great

By this time the ground crew caught up with them the S56 was refueled and Gary Underland became Buzzs passenger for the flight to Wittman Field at Oshkosh The NORAD arrival procedure was used and Buzz landed on the N-S grass runway with no problems

This rare and beautifully restored aircraft was one of the most popular at Oshkosh 84 and was named Antique Silver Age Champion When Buzz acquired the S56 it had only 347 hours total time He had about 20 hours in it when he arrived at Oshkosh More time was added during the Convention as he flew the plane several times includshying water landings on nearby Lake Winnebago

Buzz was pleased when he was asked to lead the Anshynual Seaplane Fly-By on Monday About 40 various makes and models participated in this popular event which was appropriately announced on the public address system

When Buzzs Savoia Marchetti was described a gentleshyman from Italy Mr Giancarlo Monti couldnt believe his ears He is AdvertisingMarketing Director for SIAl Marshychetti and was manning his Companys booth in the Comshymercial Aircraft Display area This is the company which built the S56 and when Buzz landed Mr Monti was waitshying at the amphibians parking spot

It was difficult for the visitor from Italy to contain his enthusiasm as he had no idea that a 1930 model Savoia Marchetti was flying anywhere in the world He promised he would search his companys files for any information on the S56 and send copies to Buzz

But best of all he invited Buzz to Italy to be guest of honor at a banquet and all the company employees would also be there Now thats recognition with a capital R Editors Note Buzz Kaplan took his 856 to the AAA Fly-In at Blakesburg IA the week following Oshkosh 84 and flew home with the Grand Champion trophy R W Kaplan is Chairman of the Board of Owatonna Tool Comshypany Owatonna Minnesota bull OJJJJJJJJJJrroJ~JJYJCOOJ~x

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

To the Members of the EAA AntiqueClassic Association The EAA Air Academy 84 was the most enjoyable

satisfying and exciting learning experience of my life The opportunity to meet people such as Steve Wittman

whom Ive only been able to read about before was great I really enjoyed my flight in the J-3 Cub and getting to handle the controls And the Hot Balloon flight

The EAA Foundation workshop is a real neat place to work I hope to get to see the Moni we worked on fly someday

I thank you for your part in making it all possible for me

Thank you so much

Julie M Abel (EAA 202760) 2125 Cottontail Drive

1~~~~~~~~~F~lorissant MO 63033 bull

Offered by tax exempt foundation Will accept clean 74 or later Cessna 150 172 or Cherokee as parshytial payment Phone 414-763-7692 Mr Wagner

1916 HALBERSTADT BIPLANE FIGHTER Flying Replica by Carl Swanson

Museum quality 42 hours TT Powered by ENMA Tigre Conventional and docile in all respects

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19