Vintage Airplane - Jun 1993

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EDITORIAL STAFFPublisher

Tom Paberezny

June 1993 Vol. 21, No 6CONTENTS

1 Straight &Level/Espie "Butch" Joyce2 AlC News/

compiled by HG . Frautschy4 Pass it to Buck/E.E. "Buck" Hilbert

Vice-President,Marketingand CommunicationsDick Matt

Editor-in-ChiefJack CoxEditor

Henry G. FrautschyManaging EditorGolda CoxArtDirectorMike Drucks

Computer Graphic SpecialistsOlivia L. PhillipSara Hansen Jennifer LarsenAdvertisingMary JonesAssociateEditor

Norm PetersenFeatureWritersGeorge Hardie, Jr. Dennis Parks

StaffPhotographersJim Koepnick Mike SteinekeCarl Schuppel Donna Bushman

EditorialAssistantIsabelle Wiske

EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION,INC,OFFICERSPresident VicePresidenlEspie "Butch"Joyce ArthurMorgan604 HighwaySt. 3744 North51st Blvd.Madison,NC 27025 Milwaukee,WI 53216919/427-0216 414/442-3631Secrelary TreasurerSteveNesse E.E. "Buck" Hilbert2009 HighlandAve. P.O. Box 424AlbertLea,MN 56007 Union, IL 60 180507/373-1674 815/923-4591

DIRECTORSJohnBerendt Robert C."Bob "Brauer7645 EchoPointRd. 9345 S. HoyneCannonFalls, MN 55009 Chicago,IL 60620507/263-2414 312/779-2105GeneChase John S.Copeland2159 CarltonRd. 28-3 Williamsburg CI.Oshkosh, WI 54904 Shrewsbury, MA 01545414/2315002 f/J8/842-7867Phil Coulson GeorgeDaubner28415 SpringbrookDr. 2448 Lough LaneLawton,M149065 Hartford,WI 53027616/624-6490 414/673-5885CharlesHarris Stan Gomoll

3933 South Peoria 1042 90th Lane, NEP.O. Box 904038 Minneapolis,MN 55434Tulsa, OK 74105 612/784-1172918/7427311DaleA.Gustafson JeannieHill7724 ShadyHill Dr. P.O. Box 328Indianapolis, IN 46278 Harvard,IL 60033317/293-4430 815/943-7205RobertUckleig Robert D. "Bob"Lumley1708 Bay OaksDr. 1265 South 124th St.AlbertLea,MN 56007 Brookfield, WI 53005

Page25 Mystery Plane/George Hardie6 Vintage Li terature/Dennis Parks8 Sun 'n Fun '93/H.G. Frautschyand Norm Petersen PageS20 Antique/ClassicPhoto Contest25 AlC Calendar26 Welcome New Members27 Notice of Annual Meeting30 Vintage Trader Page20

FRONT COVER. Dr.RoyWickerA/C 103)pi lots the Sun 'n Fun '93 GrandChampion Antique, the 1931 DavisD-1W lookssplendid with its cream andyellow color scheme . Dr. Wicker. from Qu itman, GA, and his partner,Barbara Kitchens, of Milner,GA have brought the special airplane backfrom the brinkwith an outstanding restoration EAAphoto by JimKoepnick.Shotwith aCanon EOS -1equipped with an 80-2oommlens.1/250 sec .at f5.6on Kodak Kodachrome 64. Cessna210photo plane piloted by BruceMoore .


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STRAIGHT LEVEL

by Espie Butch Joyce

As you will read in the A/C Newssection this month, we welcome twonew Antique/Classic Chapters; thefirst is Antique/Classic Chapter 25 ofSacramento, California. Their president is Jon Schmitt. I'd really like towelcome this Chapter - there is quitea bit of activity in California from theAntique, Classic and Contemporarystandpoint, and I'm pleased to see anew A/C Chapter forming there .Also, a hearty welcome to Chapter 26which has been formed in Lansing,Illinois . Their president is PeterBayer. We're glad to see this Chapteras there is also quite a bit of activity inthe Illinois area . H.G. has moredetails on these two Chapters in ourAntique/Classic News.We have just completed our spring

enough that if you know of someonewho is interested in our type of aviationand our airplanes, please encouragethem to join our Division. The moremembers we have, the stronger we willbe as a group.The weekend that we had the Boardmeeting at Oshkosh was the openingweekend for Pioneer Airport. Saturdaywas cold and windy but Sunday theweather improved considerably - theywere able to fly quite a few more aircrafton Sunday than they could on Saturday.Wisconsin this time of year is eithervery nice or very brutal, and the weathergods chose for opening day of Pioneerweekend to be cool and windy. Because my business involves mostly outside work, I have learned a long timeago that the weather is something youcan't do anything about, so there's nopoint in worrying about it. You justhave to go with the flow.

The Oshkosh Convention is reallyapproaching fast It's only a month

cially those people with baggage, etc .who need assistance in getting back tothe central area of the Convention site.

anyone has any comments or suggestions along this line that can help usimprove, please let us know.

One subject that I hesitate to say anything about is any thought that has to dowith politics, because a lot of peoplehave different opinions than I do, butgi ven the current atmosphere inWashington with the new government tis most important that we all standtogether as a group. H.G. also has somefurther information on this in themagazine this month. As small as wemay be as a group, it is still impressiveif we can approach our Representativesfrom a united front. I encourageeveryone to be aware and to keep upwith the happenings of the new government so that we will be able to respondin a positive manner to our Representatives. These people are the oneswhom you elect in your home area and


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compiled by H.G. autschyf3I:W INEW ANTIQUE/CLASSICCHAPTERS

A new pair of Antique/ClassicChapters have been formed andchartered - they are:Antique/Classic Chapter 25,Sacramento, CA. They meet every 2ndSaturday . For meeting location orother Chapter information, contactChapter President 10n Schmitt (A/C16274), 8245 Cedar Crest Way ,Sacramento, CA 95826. Phone 916/3862077. The Sacramento Chapter is calledthe "De lta Gold Chapter."

The other recen t addi tion to theChapter roster is Chapter 26, the "FordTri-Motor Chapter." Based in theLansing, IL area, you can contactChapter President Pe ter Bayer (A/C12034),25957 Middle Point, Monee, IL60449. Phone 708/534-6240.

Welcome aboard f you areinterested in A/C Chapter activities inthese areas, be sure to give thesegent le men a call. The entire A/CChapter roster was published in theMarch 1993 issue of VINTAGEAIRPLANE.

f you're interested in starting anA/C Chapter in your local area, contactthe EAA Chapter Office , P.O . Box3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086 or call 1414-426-4800. f you have anyquestions specifically related to A/CChapters, you can also contact A/CBoard me mb er Bob Brauer at theaddress on the inside front cover. Bobis the Chapter coordinator for theAntique/Classic Board of Directors.

Again , please be sure and use onlythis address for your mailings toVINTAGE AIRPLANE or the A/CDivision - the " EAA , Wittman Field"address is no longer valid, and mayresult in misdirected mail.

OTHER GOVERNMENTMATTERS . . .Once again, we ' re all in this together,

and as a group we must once aga inmake sure our elected representativesget the word that we are not happyabout a number of issues that directlyrelate to how much it will cost us tocontinue flying our aircraft. First, theClinton Administration has proposedthat we all pay a Federal Registrationfee for our aircraft. How much? Howabout $90 this coming October, with theannual fee escalating to $278 (where didthat number come from?) by 1997.Many of us already pay a state fee, and

to add this additional burden ($278!) issimply too much . The fee does notdistinguish between aircraft types, sizesor its use. (A 1-3 would be required topay the same fee as a 747 ) Theargument used to "justify" this fee is thesame old "General Aviation does notpay its fair share" premise that has beendragged out to be paraded in front ofCongress in the past. t simply is nottrue. The erroneous "fair share"argument conveniently forgets that themajority of the airspace system(including air traffic controlinstallations and airport faciliti esfunded by the Federal Government) arefor the benefit of commercialoperations (e g airlines).The much smaller portion of theFederally funded airspace system usedby General Aviation is adequately paidfor out of taxes paid by GeneralAviation users (the Federal Excise taxwe've been paying on every gallon ofgas, each quart of aviation oil and every


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tire and tube we buy is supposed to gotowards airport {both large and smalllimprovements. The excise taxes go intoto infamous "Aviation Trust Fund, the" black hole of aviation funding.) .There are a number of other relatedissues that also point out the fallacy ofthis particular argument. For more onthis issue and other importantgovernment proposals that could affecthow you fly, please be sure and read theAction Update section in the May issueof SPORT AVIATION. Be sure youdrop your elected representatives anote telling them how you feel! Theaddresses are:(Your Senator's name)

U.S. SenateWashington, DC 20510(Your Representative's name)U.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, D .C. 20515You may also wish to send a note tothe Department of Transportation:Secretary Federico PenaU.S. Dept. of Transportation400 7th St. SWWashington, DC 20590Tell the folks you elected how youwill be effected personally. We're notsaying we want the FAA to run with nocost to us - we just wish to point out that

we already pay our fair share, and thensome. Let them know!

CONTEMPORARY CLASSAWARDS

At EAA OSHKOSH '93 , theContemporary Class will have awardspresented. The Categories will be asfollows:

Grand ChampionReserve Grand ChampionOutstanding CustomizedCustom Class I Single Engine (0-160 hp)

Piper PA-24 ComanchePiper PA-23 Apache-AztecLimited ProductionWe look forward to seeing your

Contemporary class showplanes on thefljghtline during EAA OSHKOSH '93!

A NEW TYPE CLUBDave Decker, of Hereford, AZ , wroteus to spread the word that he is starting a

Type Club for the Call air brand ofairplane. After buying a Callair A3 ,Dave found there was little informationon the airplane available , and he hastaken it upon himself to head up theeffort to put some of the informationdown on paper in the form of anewsletter. Dave is primarily interestedin information of any type concerningthe Callair airplanes , particularly thecabin airplanes. He pointed out that lessthan 40 Callairs were built, and fewerthan 20 are shown on the FAA registry.f you know of someone who has aCallair flying or a project, let them know

about this new Type Club , and havethem get in contact with Dave Decker,Callair Type Club and Newsletter , 3307Astro Drive, Hereford, AZ 85615 .Phone 602-378-3688.

A NICE PLACE TO STOPf you ' re inbound to OSH for the

Convention , you may wish to stop atWautoma Airport (Y50), located just 33nm west of Oshkosh . They will beoffering a 10% discount on all fuel, oi land merchandise to EAA membersgoing to the show. Free camping is alsoavailable. For more information contactJeff or Dan at 414/787-3030.

NAVION DOCUMENTS THEFTSun 'n Fun '93 was a great success by

any me a sur e , but for one of our

If they are returned to EAA HQ we willsee they are forwarded to Hale, with noquestions asked. The address is EAAAntique/Classic Division P.O. Box 3086,Oshkosh , WI 54903-3086, Attn: H.G.Frautschy, Editor, Vintage Airplane.

SPEEDBIRD RESTORERPASSES AWAYJohn Denny (EAA 40749, A /C

15079) whose restoration of the lastaircraft produced by the Bird AirplaneCo. , the "Speedbird," died Friday, April30 . Dennis Buck " Dodson , John ' snephew and owner of the Speedbird ,which was featured in last month's issue,says that by an ironic coincidence, hewas flying the Speedbird from Chico,CA to San Jose when John passed awayin Albuquerque, NM at the same time.The Speedbird had last been flown atSan Jose during August of 1937.In the photo above , John (right)displays the documentation book on theSpeedbird with (left to right) his nephewDennis Buck" Dodson, Karl Klemm,and his son , Neil.

Our condolences to Buck, John 's wifeJean, son Neil , and daughter Nancy, aswell as his circle of friends.

CHARLES "CONNIE" BLOMVia Glenn Otto Mittelstadt we

learned of the passing of early aviatorand airplane builder Charles Connie"


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by Buck Hi lbertEAA 21 , Ale 5)P.O. Box 424Union , IL 60180

Here I sit in a perfect FUNK Tothose of you who need an exact description of FUNK, there is no description, really. It's the frame of mind that existswhen spring finally arrives up here in thefrozen North, and all of a sudden the SAPstarts to run And run and RUN and alltrue aviators begin to get sappy.I have had more phone calls in thepast two weeks since I have been homefrom Sun 'n Fun, than I can possibly keeptrack of. Here I am trying to relicense theC-3, the Champ, as we ll s get a ll the backburner chores done, and I can't get awayfrom the phone. Trouble is, I like talkingto people and can't bring myself to shutthem off.

Had a nice conversation with a fellanamed Bob Green from Loveland, COthe other day. Bob called all in a ditherbecause a neighbor was having a garagesale and in the lot were a pair of Je nnywheels. Bob wanted to know how muchto offer for them . He had absolutely nouse for them, but he wanted to preservethem. Know the feeling?Then Bob O'Conner ca lled from Mil-

P SS IT 1I ]An information exchange column with input from our readers

waukee, WI. Not once but TH R EEtimes. He is really going" Sappy" overan Aeronca C-3. ANY Aero nca C-3.Bob is a very early EAA member, retiredfrom Republic Airlines, still flyi ng for funand business after ten years of retirement.He has a stable of airplanes including aBaby Ace he built way back in '53, a couple of other hangar queens, a Bonanzaand a King Air that he uses for goingplaces. He plans on dropping in here atthe Funny Farm after I get back from myspring fishing trip to western Ontario,Canada.

Anyway, I have had calls from justabout everyone in the country this pastweek. Even the San Diego Glue Angelschecked in . There is all sorts of goodnews from out-that way. Bill Allen isbuilding a new hangar complex at Gillespie Field. Addison Pemberton is takingthat "Bull" Stearman everywhere andstarting a new project , and my Japanesefriend Hiroshi Morita has his Fleet flyingagain after Bob Von Willer got it up andgoing.

On the way home from Florida,Dorothy and I stopped at the Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker, AL. Hey,they have done wonders with organizingtheir displays in their NEW building.They have a neat entrance display ofArmy Aviator Flight clothing in bronze,and they have some really neat airp lanesnow on display.A Jenny, a real SE SA, a nice groupingof early "L" p lanes and some very realistic dioramas depicting Helicopter Com

bat Tactics. I had to look up the directorand shake his ha nd . This man is a realPRO.From Ft. R ucker we beat a path to

Birmingham, AL and there we invitedourselves to a personally conducted tourof the normally closed on Monday Birmingham Museum of Flight. Sometimes Ithink this Museum is one of Birmingham's best kept secrets, but it is cominginto its own . Dick Simpson, one of themuseum foundation officers and a constant volunteer, gave us the tour. Theyare on an expansion program right now,and it was great to see how far they havecorne since our last visit. There are somereally beautiful sport aviation airplaneson display, and aT -6 that is so originaland so free of the usual scratch and dents,that it would take your breath away.We missed Glen Messer, though . Glenis well known as a pioneer in aviation .One of the last five surviving " EarlyBirds" and a founding member of somany aviation organizations, as well as arecord setter of long reknown, Glen stillmaintains an office in the Museum, andacts as official "Greeter." Even thoughhe is almost blind, Glen will recognize avoice or a name and enthusiastically makea person welcome. I'd advise anyone visiting the Birmingham area to stop in andsay hello to this wonderful person andshake hands with a REAL Aviator. Theydon't make them like that anymore.

And so I'm off to Canada Watch outWalleyes, here I come Unti l I get back,hold the phone calls Over to you


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MYSTERY PLANEThis nifty sport plane was anothervictim of the slow recovery after the

Great Depression. The photo was sentin by Owen Billman of Mayfield, NewYork. Answers will be published in theSeptember 1993 issue of VINTAGEAIRPLANE. Deadline for that issue isJuly 20

The March Mystery evidently was amystery to many readers, for only fivereplies were received. From far awaySweden came this answer from LennartJohnsson of Eldsberga:The airplane shown is an AmericanEagle, custom built in 1929 for Dr. WaIter M. Cross , a chemist from KansasCity. Its designation was ' Mode l 60

by eorge HardieSedan' according to the manufacturer'sadvertising in A VIATION magazine.Others say it was called A-529 or A-629.To add to this confusion, it was first registered under the name 'Model T-C.'The airplane had two SiemensHalske radial engines (125 hp each)which were mounted remarkably closeto the fuselage. The pilot sat in an opencockpit in front of the wing. Behindhim was a closed cabin with room forfive people . Wingspan was 47 feet.When the machine was test flown inKansas City in early 1929, it took off in200 feet and attained a cruising speed of90 mph. Landing speed was 45 mph.

Dr. Cross intended to use the new

merican Eagle Model 6 Sedan

craft in traveling between his officesand laboratories in Kansas City, NewYork and Los Angeles, and he estimates that he will save between $40,000and $50,000 annually in time and travelling expenses. I wonder if it worked outthat way.

Published pictures show the registration number 10070, but as first registered it was assigned number 364. Mysources are AVIATION for February2, February 23, March 2, May 4,1929and AERO DIGEST for February1929.Ralph Nortell of Spokane, Washington adds this:The March Mystery Plane is the'one-off' example of an American Eagle design built in early 1929. Quite advanced for its time, it was powered by


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V I ~ T A 3 ~ L I T ~ 1 2 A T U 1 2 ~by [)en nis V a r ~

Library / ~ r c h i v e s [)irectur

Project or a Low Priced AirplaneIn November, 1933 Eugene Vidal, Director of Aeronautics of the U.S. Depart

ment of Commerce, announced that theDepartment was taking the initiative inseeking a method whereby airplanesmight be made available to the generalpublic at a price low enough to make possible widespread private ownership. Sucha vehicle became known as the $700 airplane - the selling price of popular automobiles of the time.Vidal conceived that such an airplanewould be a two- or three-seat all metalairplane. The plane would be cheap because it would be mass-produced usingautomotive industry methods. I t wouldalso be rugged and easy to repair with thecosts of owning and operating the machine less than that of an average-pricedautomobile.A market survey was undertaken bythe Aeronautics Branch with questionnaires sent to licensed pilots, student pi

lots and mechanics. They were asked ifthey would be interested in such an airplane at a price of $700. About 18,000replies were received, with 13,000 sayingthey would purchase such an aircraft. Notsurprising as such an airplane would be$300 to $500 less than anything on themarket. About 5,000 said they would notpurchase. With the results of the survey inhand , Vidal believed there was a marketfor upwards of 10,000 of the $700 airplanes.

Assured that a substantial potentialmarke t existed for such a plane, Vidal approached the Public Works Administration for funding. The agency, one of thenumerous federal agencies established inthe depression to battle unemployment,allotted $500,000 for the project. Vidalfelt that the funds channeled through aconsortium of existing aircraft builderswould be used to hire unemployed engineers, draftsmen, and craftsmen who

would design and manufacture a cheapairplane.Problems arose from the very beginning. Legal counsel for the Public Works

Administration decided that the moneycould only go to public works and thatthere was nothing public about privateairplanes for the masses. So the fundswere rescinded. Some companies alreadymanufacturing light aircraft claimed thatthe publicity already had caused potential buyers to wait on the ephemeralpoor-man 's plane than purchase an existing design. Waldo Waterman n his book,WALDO: PIONEER AVIATOR stated,Vidal's quest for a '$700 airplane' all butdestroyed what little aircraft industrythere was still surviving the Depression.

AERO DIGESTThe reaction in the aviation press of

the time was not very favorable. In aneditorial in the December 1933 issue ofAERO DIGEST Frank Tichenor stated,I t s no secret that the hard-working and

hard-pressed Aeronautics Branch hasbeen under pressure for some time to dofor private flying something big, spectacular, and constructive.But it was indeed regrettable that


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bring the light airplane manufacturer intouch with the current market but let noone who is at present in the market forany of the excellent low-priced airplanesnow available hesitate in making his purchase because of the Department's questionna ire. The prospects of an early fulfillment of the $700 airplane idea is tooremote to let it be the means of curtailingthe sales of tried and proven aircraft.

VI TIONIn the December 1933 issue of AVIA-

TION the editor , Edward P . Warner,asked $700? And How? t is frequentlya matter of some little difficulty to pickthe particular story which deserves thepreeminent position of our new pages,but this month there could be no doubt.The announcement from the Departmentof Commerce that Director Vidal has undert aken to solici t expressions of willingness to buy a new airplane of specifiedcharacteristics , and that the characteristics include a price of $700, has set thehigh-water-mark in news excitement notonly for November but for a much longerperiod.

The idea is amusing in its very simplicity. The industry may not sell 10,000airplanes, or even any large part thereof,but at least we shall have a lot of new information. Aside from some temporaryunsettlement of the market for existingtypes of aircraft , we believe the resultswill be good. But there is a word of caution that should be said and point thatshould be made.

Extreme care must be used in inter-preting the results of the market survey.There are plenty of people who will gailywrite 'YES' on a piece of paper, but whowill not be nearly so ready to write theirnames at the bottom of checks for $700each.But there is another point. We be-lieve that 10,000 airplanes of qualitycou ld be built for $700 apiece by a singlemanufacturer who received a single orderfor 10,000 machines. They cannot be builtfor any such price under the conditions

USED PL NESAnd in the 99'ER, Clara Gilbert in her

comments Are Air Flivvers Feasible?raised the question of used aircraft.There are available , at the moment ,

many used ships for sale at figures wellunder 1 ,000. Among them are to befound not only two place, but three andfour place ships, cabin jobs as well as opencockpit models, and the majority are capable of speeds well in excess of 100 miles anhour. f there is no market for these airplanes, how then does the Governmentpropose to stimulate sufficient interes t inprivate and sport flying to dispose of10,000 smaller slower planes which willonly carry two passengers, at a price approximating that of these used ships?

ERO DIGEST ON FUNDINGIn the February 1934 issue of AERO

DIGEST, the editor , Edward P. Warner ,presented his views in Notes on a $700Airplane. He stated , When Director ofAeronautics Vidal launched his famousprivate plane questionnaire, a considerablesegment of the aircraft industry thought it ajoke - and not a particularly funny one .When he persuaded the Public Works Administration to make over $500,000 to promote the realization of the project as ameans of developing a new industry to provide new employment, the joke ended.Half a million dollars are to be regardedseriously, even in days when federal expenditures run to six billion and higher.

In response to a request of A VIA-TION, Eugene Vidal, Director of Aero-nautics, U.S. Department of Commerce,prepared an official view concerning theinterest of the Department in the privateairplane market. His response was pub-lished in the February 1934 issue of A VIAnON under the title Low-Priced Airplane.

Private flying, measured in terms ofact ive pilots, planes, and their use is on thedecline. After fifteen years or so of thebuilding of planes for miscellaneous flying ,there are less than 7,000 licensed airplanes

The most important detail of an airplane, as of any other manufactured product, is its price. Granted an airplane shouldbe safe , no matter how safe it may be, itcannot be sold in numbers if it is too expensive. t is useless to make a plane safeif it won't be purchased, and thus won't beflown. The majority of Americans buy automobiles which sell for less than 1 ,000and are inexpensive to operate and maintain. They are quite accustomed to theprice range between $500 and $1,000, andit goes without saying that an airplane forthat price, sold on the installment plan ,would have a popular appeal. Vidal felt that the automobile driverwas the customer for the $700 plane andthat this customer had become accus-tomed to details of an automobile , its appearance, material, control , etc. He statedthat a car made of fabric couldn 't possiblysell. As metal is durable and strong, so theairplane should be.

He believed metal construction wasimportant from other viewpoints. Production methods used for the automotive industry could be adopted to airplane manufacture such as the mass stamping of parts.Techniques of assembly and of mainte-nance and repair would suggest methodsfor volume production of airplanes.The appearance of an airplane must beattractive and in its details and remind thecar driver of his car. He also felt that thepopular plane should look like a modernpassenger transport. To the casual eyethe small airplane would appear as ascaled-down reproduction of the airlinerswhich now are flying. Also, the small airplane would require little professionaltraining and skills necessary to fly it.Vidal concluded his comments with thefollowing: An airplane can be built for$700, and the Public Works allotment assures that difficulties in the way of initiating the program can be met. Volume production will make the airplane possible,and it also will react to the benefit of theentire industry, stimulating employmentin factories, increasing the business of airports, affording new opportunities for employment of pilots and mechanics.Indirectly, the renewed interest in fly-


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l{C')'a.Q)fJQ)0>(5e~~ ~The caption from Aero Digest read: Wind tunnel model of the Hammond Model Y of which fifteen were ordered by the Bureau of

Air Commerce. A low wing two place cabin pusher it will be powered by the four cylinder inverted Menasco. From its three-wheel undercarriage it expects many unorthodox abilities designed to simplify the task of the amateur promote general safety.

ment of the low-priced airplane. Underhis direction the Bureau of Aeronauticscreated a development section to fosterthe design, construction, and development of safer, easier operated, morecomfortable and lower priced airplanesfor private owners.The Bureau had no budget for development, but it did have funds for purchasing aircraft to be flown by its inspectors as they traveled around the country.Later from a special appropriation of$1,000,000 which was to be used at thediscretion of the President for the development of military and civil aviation,$100,000 was made available for the newDevelopment Section.Under its authority and with its funding, the first task of the new section wasto investigate possible designs for a saferlow-priced airplane for private use. Acommittee was also formed representingboth the Government and industry.Among the members were: AmeliaEarhart; Dr. George Lewis, NACA;Robert Renfro, editor THE SPORTSMAN PILOT; Edward Warner, SAE;and Alford Williams, AmericanPetroleum Institute.

The newly created Development Section turned to the task of setting up design criteria for what Vidal called a"Safety Plane." Once the specificationswere drawn, Vidal would solicit bidsfrom the aircraft industry. The plan wasto purchase 25 airplanes from the firm

of 1929 in the light airplane specificationsissued recently by the Department ofCommerce. In sponsoring the development of such a design by calling for bidsfor 25 planes for the use of his inspectors,Aeronautics Director Eugene Vidal believes that the simplicity and safety of operation and low operating cost will attractmany new private owners."The editor remarked that several aeronautical engineers had been thinkingalong the same lines and included in thesame issue an article about the experimental machine built by Fred Weick.This machine, the W-l, was being testedat the time at Langley by the NACA.The specifications were broken downinto four parts: General; Performance;Safety Features; Powerplant and Equipment. In general they called for an airplane with an extreme amount of forwardvisibility, and the ability to brake immediately upon touchdown without nosingover. The airplane had to be able to takeoff over a 35 foot obstacle after an 800foot run, and to land within 400 feet afterpassing over the same obstacle. Additionally, it had to be non-spinning, nonstalling, with a top speed of at least 110mph and a landing speed of under 35mph. All this to be accomplished withjust a 100 horsepower engine. Cost wasno longer the determining factor in thecompetition.Aircraft manufacturers would haveuntil August 17, 1934 to submit their bids

Chicago; Waldo Waterman of SantaMonica, CA; Hartford Aircraft; CurtissWright, Robertson, MO; Hammond Aircraft, Ypsilanti, MI; Niagara Amphibions,Buffalo, NY; St. Louis Aircraft Corp. , St.Louis; Arrow Aircraft, Lincoln, NE;Spartan Aircraft, Tulsa; Kreider-Reisner,Hagerstown, MD; Cunningham-Hall,Rochester, NY; Amphibions, RooseveltField, Long Island.

BUREAU AWARDSLIGHTPLANE CONTRACTS

The Hammond Aircraft Company ofYpsilanti, MI was the winner of the competition sponsored by the Bureau of AirCommerce to procure airplanes for its inspectors, and at the same time to encourage the development of an economical,safe airplane for the private owner.

On October 18, 1934 the Bureauawarded a contract for 15 of the Hammond aircraft, with the option of takingfive more, at $3,190 apiece. (So much forthe $700 airplane). Delivery of the firstplane was to have been made within fivemonths, and the delivery of the remainder within four months of the Bureau'sacceptance of the first. During thecourse of 1935, with the money saved bynot ordering 25 copies of the winning design, the Bureau contracted for five otheraircraft to be purchased. These included:Waldo Waterman for his tailless Arrow


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1993 saw many changes for the Antique/Classic Division at Sun n Fun '93 the biggest was the relocation of the parking area for our airplanes to the east sideof the Sun ' n Fun convention site. Antique/Classic Headquarters was alsomoved, with the new location next to thewoods on the east end of the "main drag."The new parking area will , in the longrun, provide more parking for Antique ,Classic and Contempora ry airplanes. Thisyear, the huge amount of water dumpedon the site during the weeks previous tothe Convention's start made some areas abit on the soupy side, but Ray Olcott andhis tireless group of aircraft parkers did

by H G Frautschytheir best to keep the airplanes out of thestickiest plots. As improvements are madeto the new parking area, the drainageshould improve, according to Bill Eickhoff, Sun ' n Fun president. The rainyweather abated just in time for the Fly-In,and the pleasant weather made everybodyin the local Chamber of Commercebreathe a big sigh of relief

The second big change came aboutwith the judging of the Contemporaryclass for the first time. A number of goodlooking Contemporaries were on hand ,and it's apparent that pilots are beginningto take notice of the hidden gems outthere on the tiedown ramps across the

country . Just as it took a few years forthe Classic category to bring the airplanes up to Grand Champion status, soit will be with the Contemporary class,but we can all be encouraged by the efforts that have been expended so far some of these airplanes are just plain flatgorgeous

Antiques and Classics had their fairshare of good looking airplanes too leading the pack was the Davis D-l Wowned and restored by Dr. Roy Wickerand Barbara Kitchens . The handsomeparasol monoplane was once the personal aircraft of designer and companyowner Walter Davis. The Davis was


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Grand Champion - Davis D-IW NC13576 Dr. Roy Wicker Quitman Barbara Kitchens Milner GAReserve Grand Champion - Travel Air2000 NC8853 Gene Rambo Arlington VASilver ge 1928-1932) - Travel Air 4DN9917 Bill Plecenik Erwinna P AContemporary Age 1933-1945) - StinsonSR-9 NC17154 Jerry Stevens Boca RatonFL Best Custom - Cessna UC-78 N78UC Dwain Pittenger Hereford TXBest World War Era - Stearman N2SN651 1 Brian Becker Pompano Beach FL


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(Right) Joe Fleeman has done it againHis restoration of Ralph Lerch's(AlC16691) Bucker Jungmann is stunning ,and the workmanship is excellent, as itwas on his restoration of Delton Perry'sPiper Tri-Pacer.

(Below) This nice Stinson 10A has justbeen restored to the configuration it hadwhen it was used by the C.A.P. at Lantana , FI during WW II. It is registered toFlorida Airmotive, Inc. in Lantana.

(Below , right) Jerry Stevens' handsome

(Left) Immaculately restored by PeteJones' Air Repair of Cleveland, GA, BrianBecker s (AIC 14784) Stearman is resplendent in its U.S. Navy color scheme.It was the winner of the Best WW II Eratrophy.

(Lower left) Bird Biplanes always look sopretty on the flight line. Brian Thorpe ,Mt. Dora, FL brought his Bird CK upnorth from the Miami area. It is poweredby a Continental R-670.

(Below) Dick Jackson (AIC 371) ,Rochester, NH continues to fly the onlyWaco D. The 0, sometimes referred toas the Waco Super Sport, is the only oneof its kind in existence. Dick restored itover 20 years ago, and it is still lookinggreat


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aassicsBest Classic Under 100 hp - PiperJ-3 NC7386H 1. W. Evans Hamilton

ALBest Classic 101 to 165 hp - Cessna170 N2727C Gene D. EngelskirgerHinkley OHBest Classic Over 165 hp - Ryan

Navion N5437K Ha le AndrewsBerkeley Springs WVBest Custom Classic Under 100 hp- Cessna 120 N2460N Scott Cox Ft.Lauderdale FLBest Custom Classic 101 to 165 hp- Pipe r P A-16 N5796H Mit ch Freitag Summerville SCBest Custom Classic Over 165 hp Globe Swi ft N80555 Scott AndersonDeerfield Beach FLBe st Of Type - Pipe r PA -17Vagabond N4686H To m Scott

Okeechobee FLBe st Of Type - G lobe Swif t

N78068 Pete Johnson Faribault MNBe st Of Type - Piper PA-22 TriPacer N8740C Delto n Perry Lawrenceburg TNBe st Of Type - Luscombe 8A

NC681A Rochard Hoyle Vincent AL

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Antique/Classic HQ has been moved to a spot next to the I'l l bet you can guess which college football team Parnell Colaswoods - here, folks are enjoying the shade during the after cheers for!noon airshow.

(Above) Hale Andrews (AIC 982) of BerkeleySprings, WV cruises by with the pretty NavionSuper 260 his father bought new in 1951. It hasjust been restored after a f lood nearly destroyed it.

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(Left) After their first attempt at flying theEngland - Australia tr ip in a Piper J-3( ),Bob and Diane Dempster are going to tryit again in a brand spanking new PiperPA-18 Super Cub. (The f i rst t ime, thedensity altitude {high} and the serviceceiling of the Cub {not as high } stoppedthe flight in the 1250 heat of the Egyptiandesert.) The Dempsters arrived at Lakeland after picking up the airplane in VeroBeach with 9.8 hours on the tach. Theyplan to sell their house, get an instrument rating for Bob and make the necessary modifications to fly the North Atlantic and beyond.


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>-Winner:of the "Best Amphibian" award at Sun 'n Fun was this immaculate Grumman G-21A IOO_ . ;;:;';iiiiitiiliii.c";:::JftoWiihii Chuck GreenhiH(EAA 113991) of Mettawa, IL Tastefully done in a red ::Jfeatures Har1zell props with chrome spinners and u.L - ~ ~ 4 5 0 ~ ~ P ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : : : : : J ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ J

Best Metal Seaplane - Cessna 185E N5830J Joe Strazzula Ft. Pierce LBest Fabric Seaplane - Maule M-7 N61350 Mark Futch Boca Grande FLBest Ampbibian - Grumman Goose N121GL Chuck Greenhill Mettawa ILOriginally located in Louisiana, this J-3 Cub on 1320 Edo floats, N1353M,S N 9913, was brought to Florida by Steve Swails (EAA 377050) of Ft. Myers and totally restored. Although some corrosion was found, necessaryrepairs were completed and the airframe was epoxy primed and powdercoated for seaplane use. A C85-12 engine was installed (without starterand generator) to replace the C65 and the floats were restored to newcondition.Left - Steve Swails carefully negotiates alligator alley between the shoreand open water at Lake Parker. Pilots reported the gators were quiteprevalent just outside the reeds and could easily be seen sunning themselves.Lower left - Unusual mint condition 1320 Edo floats on Steve Swails' J-3Cub looked brand new. Note the cable between the float tips for movingto the other side of the airplane - often referred to as a CanadianSpreader Bar.Lower right - Nestled on the shore of Lake Parker is Steve Swails' J-3 85Cub. His passenger was Alex Wopper (EAA 419315) of Valdivia, Chile,who is just starting seaplane training. He has purchased a Murphy Re >el


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Brilliant ear y morning photo of Bill Rose'(EAA 159635, AlC 6612) Grumman"Goose," N600ZE, S N B-100, with elevenhot air balloons l ift ing into the clearFlorida sky.One of Jack Brown's Seaplane BaseCubs on 1500 Aqua f loats took a tr ipthrough the reeds cutting sileage " Theun-named" pilot had to push and pull itout of the mess in waist deep water

Very nice photo of a Republic RC-3Seabee, N6659K, SIN 936, as it powersonto the step for takeoff. It is registeredto Graham Sutherland of Port Orange,FL. Note how the spray rails move thewater away from the hull and the propeller.

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fW e la-Grand Champion - Nieuport 28N6256 Replica Fighter Museum Guntersville LOutstanding ircraft - HalberstadtD.II N1388J Replica Fighter MuseumGuntersville ALOutstanding Aircraft - Sopwith PupN1915K Replica Fighter Museum Guntersville ALOutstanding Aircraft - Sopwith Triplane N543A Replica Fighter MuseumGuntersville AL

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The replica in the center of the page isthe Sopwith Pup constructed by KenPruitt, Belen , NM , and being f lown byFrank Ryder. He advises that it is one ofthe most demanding airplanes he haslanded - even more so than the FokkerTriplaneFinally, at the bottom of the facing pageis the Sopwith Triplane built by Chad andChar Willie of Lake Oswego, OR. It is being flown for our camera by Joel Williams.A Sopwith Dolphin project was also displayed, to give the public some sense ofthe work involved in constructing areplica WW I fighter . WW I aviation willbe the subject of a featured display at

EAA OSHKOSH 93 on the Conventiontaxiway - details are in this month s AlCNews.In the photo below, the Douglas DC-3 ofAlexander Aeroplane taxis out for departure with a load of happy Sun n Fun volunteers. Ron Alexander graciously agreedto give a ride to as many volunteers as hecould with the Douglas, and the smoothevening air was a treat for all who experienced it. Our own Buck Hilbert wasdrafted as co-pilot, (I'm sure they had todrag him screaming and kicking to theairplane . . . ) where he enjoyed refamiliarizing himself with the airplane he cut histeeth on as a neophyte airline pilot.

Sun 'n Fun wasonce again an enjoyableexperience with good f riends tovisit with nd great airplanes tolook at . . . if you can, tryand join us next year -A pril 10 -16,1994

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1ST PLACE GROUND TO AIR - Robert T. Beecher AIC17924) Chicago, IL, captured this truly rare photo of aParks P-2A in flight. Since there are only a few of theseairplanes left flying this is definitely one for the scrapbooks.


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1ST PLACE GROUND TO GROUND - MyronHeimer gets his second award with this inyour face shot of a Dwain Pittenger'sCessna T -50 Bobcat.

3RD PLACE GROUND TO GROUND - LeRoy Falk

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1ST PLACE HUMAN INTEREST - LeRoyFalk receives top honors with this pictureof Chuck Spencer refueling Bill Ro se sFairchi ld 22.

2ND PLACE HUMAN INTEREST - DonLevandoski gets his second award with thisshot of Allen Rudolph touching-up theaileron on the Pietenpol in the AlC tent atOshkosh '92.

3RD PLACE HUMAN INTEREST - (right) Jeri Mihalic(EAA 277478), Mammoth Cave, KY shows " TheOshkosh Experience" in this picture of her husbandDave and his 1957 Bonanza.


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1ST PLACE WATER BIRDS - PatQuinn (AIC 9207) of Ventura, CA. givesus a glimpse back in t ime with thisphoto titled Brennands Seaplane Base1952 or 1992?

2ND PLACE WATER BIRDS - Robert T. Beecher


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Judges Choice for 1992.Th is dazzling photo of a Lockheed 12-A Electra taken byRobert T. Beecher receives the p restig ious honor of

Your judges for the 1992 An man Lorraine Morris, E.E . "Tex"tique/Classic Photo Contest were, Hilbert , Chairman Jack McCarthy,(left to right) Dan Hans, Co-Chair- Bi ll Lombardi, Lee Fray, and Eric

Lundahl. Contest Chairman Jack McCarthy would like to thank all of thejudges who helped out this year, andhe would also like to particularlythank Lorraine Morris , who helpedorganize this year 's event, and didmost of the record-keeping. Lorraines an active A/C member, and she flies


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The following list of coming events isfurnished to our readers as a mailer ofinformation only and does not constituteapproval sponsorship involvementcontrol or direction of any event fly-in,seminars, fly market, etc.) listed. Pleasesend the information to EAA, A : GoldaCox P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 549033086. Information should be received fourmonths prior to the event date.

JUNE 11-13 - DENTON, TX - DentonMunicipal Airport. AAA (Texas Chapter)30th Annual Fly-In . Contact : John orNancy Whatley 214 /517-1981 or Bert Mahon,817/387-2620.

JUNE 12 - GADSDEN, AL - J-3 andPiper high wing Annual Fly-In. Camping,Bomb Drop, Spot Landings, Hangar dance.Contact: Faye Bryant, Gadsden Pilot's Assoc., 196 Ira Gray Dr., Gadsden, AL 35901205/442-3313.

JUNE 12 - NEWPORT NEWS, V A 21st Annual Colonial Fly-In, NewportNews/Williamsburg IntI. Airport. Sponsored by EAA Chapter 156. Contact ofr information and NORDO entry: Charles Collier, 620 Hilton Rd. , Newport News, V A23605 804 /247-5844.JUNE 13 - AURORA, IL - Aurora Municipal Airport. EAA Chapte r 579 FlyInlDrive -In breakfast and airport /FBOopen house. 7am - 3pm. Contact AlanShackleton, 708/466-4193 or Bob Rieser,Airport Manager, 708 /466-7000.JUNE 19 - WILD ROSE, WI - IdlewildAirport - Pancake Breakfast/Fly-In .Idlewild-Wild Rose Airport Assoc. , P.O.Box 296, Wild Rose , WI 54984. Call414 /622-4020

JUNE 24-27 - MT. VERNON, OH 34th Annual National Waco Reunion." Greatest WACO Show On EARTH. "For more information, call 513/868-0084.JUNE 26-27 - ORANGE, MA - Orange Municipal Airport. 17th Annual NewEngland Regional Fly-In, sponsored by the

Delaware Airport. Contact Alan Harding ,614/442-0024.JULY 10 -11- EMMETSBURG, lA

5th Annual Aeronca F ly -In sponsored bytbe "Tail dragger Club " . Contact: KeithHarnden, Box 285 , Emmetsburg, IA 50536.

JULY 11- MICHIGAN CITY, IN - EAAChapter 966 Pancake Breakfast. Contacts:The Dees - 219/324-6060 or the Hugley ' s219 /325-0133.

JULY 16-18 - RED LAKE, ONTARlONorseman Festival and Fly-In at Red Lake,Ontario , Norseman Capita l of the World.Floats and wheels . Contact Ron Robinson ,Box 308, Red Lake,Ontario, Canada POV2MO. Phone 807/727-2809 or Fax 807/7273980.

JULY 23 -24 - COFFEYVILLE, KS Funk Aircraft Owners Assoc. Reunion. Contact: Gene Ventress , 10215 S. Monticello,Shawnee Mission, KS 66227. Phone 9131782-1483.

JULY 24 -27 - WAUSAU, WI - ErcoupeOwners Club National Convention. Contact:Syd Cohen, 715/842-7814.JU LY 24 AND 25 - SHIOCTON, WI

Annual Fly-In . Contact: Joyce Baggot,414/986-3547.JULY 27 - AUGUST 7 - VALPARAISO, (VPZ) IN Food and Fuel booth.

Stop by and see us on your way to and fromOshkosh. We are famous for our hospitalitySponsored by EAA Chapter 104. Contact:219/884-1619.

THURSDAY JULY 29 -WEDNESDA YAUGUST 4, 1993 - OSHKOSH, WI- 41stAnnual EAA Fly-In and Sport AviationConvention. Wittman Regional Airport.Con tact John Burton, P.O . Box 3086 ,Oshkosh, WI 54904-3086. Call 414 /426-4800for more information. ITS NEVER TOOEARLY TO MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND

AUGUST 6 - 8 - STILLWATER, OKLake Elmo Airport. Sesquicentennial Aviation Days. Fly-In breakfast, balloon rally,other events. 612/430-1200 for more information.

EAA Chapter 391 Fly-IN . Food , flying,tours, raffle and more. Camping on thefield. For more info, call Thopson Aircraftat 5091786 1034.

SEPT. 8-12 - GALESBURG, IL -Galesburg Municipal Airport. 22nd National Stearman Fly-In . Contact TomLowe, 823 Kingston Ln. , Crystal Lake, IL60014, 815/459-6873 or Harold Canada, 370Hawkinson, Av. , Galesburg, IL 61401 ,309/343-9850.

SEPT. 17-19 - KANKAKEE, IL - Koerner Airport. 9th Annual Midwest Stinson Fly-In. Seminars on Stinson 108's andFranklin engines. FAA Safety Seminars,Sat. night banquet , Fly -outs , rally andperformance contests . Camping on thefield. Contact: Loran Nordgren, 4 W. Nebraska , Frankfort , IL 60423 . Phone815/469-9100.

SEPT. 1112 MARION, OH - EAAMid-Eastern Regional Fly-In (MERFI).513 /849-9455.SEPT. 18-19 -Hickory, NC - 8th AnnualEAA Chapter 731 Fly-In. Contact : JeanSmith, days, 704/396-7032 or Norman Rainwater, evenings 704 /328-5807.

SEPT. 1819 - ROCK FALLS, IL EAA Nortb Central Fly-In. 708 /513-0642

SEPT. 20 - ROCK FALLS, IL - Pancake Breakfast in Conjuction with theNorth Central Fly-ln.

SEPT 24-25 - HEBER CITY, UT Utah State EAA Sport Aviation 8tb Intermountain Fly-In . Seminars, demonstrations, aircraft judging, camping, food, toursand fun. Heber Valley Airport (36U) Contact Russ McDonald, 801/645-9543.

SEPT. 2426 - CAMDEN, SC. 52 ndreunion of Southern Aviation School, pilot,Primary Flight Training 1941-1944. For allAlumni , employees and all personel. Contact: Bill Hawkins, P.O. Box 789, Camden,SC 29020. Phone 803/432-9595.

SEPT. 2526 - WILMINGTON, DE EAA East Coast Regional Fly-In . 30119330314.


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WELCOME NEW MEMBERSOn this page you'll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA An-tique/Classic Division. Whether you're joining for the first time, or arecoming back, we welcome you, and we d especially like to welcomethose ofyou who are joining us with your interest in Contemporary classaircraft. Welcome one and allRandy Abegglen Lewisville, IDJose Abreu Miami, FLTracy A. Ake Gainesville, VARoy B Allison Minneapolis, MNCarson V Baker Crestwood, KYJames E. Bean Northport, NYTom Beck Bethel, AKGeorge Beckerman Mt Carmel, ILJohn F Benson Glendora, CAPaul W Blackman Finksburg, MDDon Blehm Green Mtn Falls, COMichael G. Brown Roanoke, VASamuel W Bruce Eagle Rock, VAWalter R. Bullerwell Dickson , TNDavid W Burns Marengo,ILTony Buttacavoli Waterford, MIH Todd Clamp Newberry, SCTroy P Coker III Dallas, TXDavid M Collins Cornelius, ORDouglas Conciatu Sterling Heights, MIMark Conover Houston, TXJames D. Cooper Thonotosassa, FLGaetan CoulombeCloridorme, Quebec , CanadaMarcella DankowFt. McMurray, Alberta, CanadaJames Dawson Vacaville, CADrew Detsch San Francisco, CADonald Dewey Sierra Madre , CAVan G. Dickens Fayetteville, NCCharles Dobbins Abingdon, VADonald E Dorrell Santa Barbara, CAWilliam Doud , USMM Sterling, NYJack C Faas Lake Geneva, WIBill Farrell Cincinnati , OHJoel Fenger Chester , MTGeoffrey M. Fickling McAlpine, FLJ. W. Corkey FornofCanyon Country, CAJames R. Freese Ukiah, CAWalter F. Gall Bainbridge, WAGeorge Galpin Marton , New ZealandSidney Gehlert Pasadena, MDGary Gladd Fullerton, CA

Wayne Johnson Minneapolis, MNLouis A. Kirn Apex, NCEdward Kling West Chicago, ILPaul R. Kube San Diego, CARobert E. Lake

Hot Springs Village, ARJames F LandersElden W LarsonJan LoveRobert B. LoveLouis LufkerRichard L LutesWaldo MagnusonScott MathewsGary K MathiasenDaniel C MaurinRoger C McAlisterJames S McAllisterGeorge Medue

Tempe, AZBellevue, WASaginaw, MIVienna , VA

East Moriches, NYHampshire, ILSpokane, WA

Anchorage, AKDublin, CASan Francisco, CABlue River , ORLake Monroe, FLMedway, OHBruce L Moore St. Augustine, FLMark A Morrison Staley, NCMichel NormandinLongueuil, Quebec, Canada

John L NortheyPort Moody, British Columbia, CanadaThomas R. O Hanlon Fort Ogden, FLRichard L Oreair, Jr. Jacksonville, FLRonald J. Parese Bridgewater, CTMarlin Parrott Jefferson City, MOBryan C PenderVictor G. PlumboTimothy L PoppJimmy PowersH. L RichardsJohn RobinsonRobert SantollaDavid SargeWilliam A. ShainJeff Simmons

Millington, TNMillville, NJFennville, MIGreensboro, NCSpringville, ALCape Coral, FLCoraopolis, P APine Grove, P A

Liberty, SCHouston, TXC Mahlon Skinnel, Jr. Lynchburg, VAAri Slitonen Jarvenpaa , Fin landCo lin F Smith Half Moon Bay, CARobert J. Smith Billings, MTStephen W. Smith Anchorage, AK

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Notice is hereby given that an annual business meeting of the members of the EAA Antique/Classic Division will be heldon Wednesday, August 4, 1993 at 8:30 a.m. (Central Daylight Time) at the 41st Annual Convention of the ExperimentalAircraft Association, Inc., Wit tman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin.Notice is hereby further given that the annual election of officers and directors of the EAA Antique/Classic Division willbe conducted by ballot distributed to the members along with this June issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Said ballot mustbe returned properly marked to the Ballot Tally Committee, EAA Antique/Classic Division, P. O. Box 3086, Oshkosh,WI 54903-3086, and received no later than July 31, 1993.The Nominating Committee submits the following list of candidates: Arthur R. Morgan, Vice-President; E.E. "Buck"Hilbert, Treasurer; John S. "Jack" Copeland, Director; Philip Coulson, Director; Stan GomoLL Director; Dale A.Gustafson, Director; Robert S. Lickteig, Director.

ARTHUR R. MORGAN, Milwaukee, WisconsinArt Mo rga n bega n fly ing in 1961 and received his private lice nse in 1962. In 1965 he we nt on to ge t his comm ercial rating.He has been a membe r of EAA since 1962 and began by parking airplanes at the EAA Conventions in Rockford , Illin ois.Art was one of th e first to start building a KR-l and although he did not compl ete his project , he was instrument al in thecompletio n of two of th e litt le birds. In 1974 he and his wife. Kate, purchase d a 1939 Lu sco mbe 8-C , which he promptlyrebuilt. After two yea rs of fly ing th e Luscomb e, Art and several friends orga nized th e Am erican Lu sco mb e Clu b. TheMorga ns also own a Be llanca 14-13. Art se rved the EAA as a Mu se um vo lunteer for several yea rs; as Class ic parkingchairm an at Oshk osh and also as Antique/Classic Parki ng Chai rman. Art has been a Direc tor of the Antique/ClassicDivision since 1978.

E. E. "BUCK" HILBERT, Union, Illinois"Buck" is a native of Chicago and a gradu ate of Lewis Co llege. He began lea rning th e "pilot's point of view" while working as a line boy at th e old Elmhurst Ai rport near Chicago in 1938. The pay wasn't mu ch, but it was "fly ing" time and heso loe d an Aeronca 65- LA Chief in October, 1941. He enlisted in th e Air Fo rce shortly therea fter, into th e Trainin gCo mm and , where he flew and instructed in many of th e training aircraft of th at era. He fl ew gunn ery training at LasVegas Arm y Air Fie ld in B-17s and finished up teaching Chin ese Nationali st Pilots twin engine tra nsition. Recalled forthe Korean war, "Buck" qualified as an Army Aviator and fl ew with th e HQ. Co mp any Air Sect io n of th e 24th Infant ryDi vision. "A mos t rewarding and memorable ex perience , he report s. "Bu ck" and Doro th y and thei r four children areat home at "Hilbert 's Fu nn y Fa rm " wh ere he has an airstrip and keeps a stable of interesting and flyab le ld" airplanes.Buck is a retired Un ited Airlines ca ptain . Buc k is no stra nger to th e Antique/Classic Division. He is past president , hav ing served from 1971 through 1975. He currently is Treasurer of th e Division and is also a memb er of the EAA AviationFo und ation Board of Tru stees.

JOHN S. "JACK" COPELAND, Westborough, MassachusettsJack received a degree in mech anica l engi nee rin g from Illinois In stitute of Tec hn ology in 1954. He served as an AircraftMaintenance Officer on ac ti ve du t-y-in the U.S. Air Force fro m 1955-%, attain ing th e rank of ca ptain in th e USAF

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Stan soloed a J-3 Club on his 16th birthday on 11-30-42. In 1945 he served in the U .S. Air Force as a ground crewman onB-29s based at Guam. Stan received his A E license in 1949 at Spartan School of Aeronautics, then returned home toMinneapolis where he worked at a sma ll airport. In 1951 he was hired by Northwest Airlines as a mechanic, progressingto Flight Engineer and Co-pilot. Stan is now retired from Northwest. Stan s first airplane was a 193940 hp Taylorcraft.Currently he owns and flies a 1936 Waco Cabin and a 1946 J-3 Cub. Over the years he has restored many airplanes. Stanhas been active in EAA working on various committees at the Annual Convention. In 1976 he was named Advisor andelected to the Board of Directors in 1984. He is currently President of Antique/Classic Chapter 4 in the Minneapolisarea.

R.J. DOBBY LICKTEIG, Albert Lea, MinnesotaDobby is a native of Minnesota and had hi s first ai rplane ride at the age of 13 in a Velie Monocoupe. He earned a sololicense in a J-2 Cub at the age of 16 working at the local ai rport for flying time, and has been flying since then. Aftercompleting college in Minnesota, he entered Air Force pilot training and graduated in Class 421 and was assigned to anew P-47 fighter group. Hi s tour of combat was 2-112 years in the European Theater of Operations during World War .Dobby ha s owned a varied collection of aircraft, including a Stinson V77, Stearman, L-2M, Aztec, Citabria, BT-13A andAT-6G. In 1985 he completed the restoration of a KR-2l Kinner-powered biplane and donated it to the EAA AviationMuseum. His airplanes are frequent visitors to all Upper Midwest fly-ins. He has been active in EAA Antique/ Classicand Warbird activities since the Convention was moved to Oshkosh. He served as president of the Antique/ClassicDi vision from 1984 until 1988. Dobby is retired and he and his wife Jea nne live in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Their sonScott is a licensed pilot and is active on the Warbirds parking committee at the Annual EAA Convention.

D LE A. GUSTAFSON, Indianapolis, INDale has bee n interested in airplanes since he was a small child and took his first plane ride in 1939 at the age of 10. Hestarted taking flying lessons in 1945 and soloed at 16. After high school, he worked at the airport in South Bend , Indianaservicing ai rliners handling cargo and doing fie ld maintenance. Dale attended Spartan School of Ae ronaut ics in 1948and 1949 to obtain add itional pilot ratings. After this he freelanced as a flight instructor and ran a small FBO at SouthBend until he was hired as a co-pilot on Turner Airlines in Indianapolis in 1950. Through name changes and mergers ,the airline is now USAir. He had been with th e airline for more than 35 years when he retired. His plans now are tospend his time between Indiana and Florida, where he has property adjoining a private a irstrip. Through the years, Dalehas owned various aircraft including a Stinson V77 , Piper Colt. Fairchild 24, Cessna 150 and severa l modern airplanes.He c urrently owns a Cessna 195 plus a Stearman PT-17 and Piper J-4 which are being restored. Recently Dale and hiswife operated a small ai rport northwest of Indianapolis. He is a member of several organizations interested in antique,classic and homebuilt ai rcraft. He has bee n a member of EAA si nce 1960 and the Antique/Classic Division since it wasorganized. He has se rved as an Advisor to the Division and currently is se rving as a Director. For several years, Dalehas judged antiques at Oshkosh and served as Program Chairman for the Antique/Classic Division awards.

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