Vintage Airplane - Nov 1979

8/12/2019 Vintage Airplane - Nov 1979

1/28


2/28

STR IGHT ND LEVEL

Up through October , 1978 , our Antique /ClassicDivision recognized six Division Chapters that coverthe areas of Florida, Texas, the Carolinas, Virginia,Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and New York. The number of Chapters has remained fairly static over a periodof ti me ; however , these Chapters have representedEAA , our Division and their activities with a high degree of enthusiasm and integrity. Th en suddenly thesituation changed. In November, 1978, Chapter 7 wasofficially recognized for Flanders , New Jersey; thefollowing month Chapter 8 of Grand Rapids, Michiganqualified; and in July, 1979 Chapter 9 of Seattle, Wash ington was organized and recognized.Statistics are facts to be reckoned with . They canbe presented to show a tremendous gain that is wellrecognized in promotional endeavors. Here, in lessthan one year, the Antique/Classic Division has increased its number of Chapters by fifty per cent. Thisis a great advancement, and the essence of this situation cl early shows the dedication and fellowship ourDivision membership maintains by correlating its basicinterest in one specific group of dedicated restorersand admirers. Statistics have no meaning unless theiruse enhances the purpose for which they were compiled.

Within the past few months we have been approached by members and clubs who wish to becomea part of our division as a Chapter. Currently, we havethree potential new Chapters. Something definitelyhas excited the individuals in these areas to bring outtheir desires to become a part of us. There is no doubtthat the annual EAA International Convention is thelargest and most efficiently operated event of aviationin the world. It all began in 1953, when Paul Pobereznyorganized the Experimental Aircraft Association; andlook where we are 27 years later: an attendance dur-

By Brad Thomas

ing the 1979 Convention of 350,000, with 12,000 visiting and over 1,400 display aircraft, and with 30,000people occupying the campgrounds. We wanted tobelong and be a part of it all. We have done so .Our Antique/Classic Division is basically a socialand informative organization brought together witha special interest to restore, maintain, fly and exhibitour antique and classic aircraft. This has been accomplished through participation of local Chapters,fly-ins, and of course, the annual International Convention at Oshkosh. Our thoughts , happenings andactivities are reported in e VI NT E AIRPLAN E alongwith those interesting historical articles we so well liketo read. On file at EAA Headquarters are numerousbooks, manuals, and valuable data that are availableto assist the restorer with his projects. Much of thisinformation is donated by EAA members , but manyitems of importance have been given to us by interested aviation oriented individuals or organizations.So where does all of this lead us? We want to becomea part of the EAA sport aviation movement.

We would like to see an Antique /Classic Chapterrepresenting each of the48 states or major urban areas ,and to see special interest type clubs become affiliated with our Division as a Chapter . Th e togethernessshown by our membership is evident in the expansionand continued growth of our Division .Fly-ins that were scheduled in most areas of theU.S.A. are now complete and we are back at homegoing over our aircraft in detail , touching up thosesmall nicks , and continuing with our various restoration proj ects. Now is the time to begin thinking aboutthe formation of that Antique /Classic Division Chapter in your area. Talk up the proposal with your friendsand plan a get-together to discuss th e details of howeasy it is to start a chapter in your state or area . A

complete kit including all of the necessary information and materials to form a chapter is available fromEAA Headquarters, and when your request is mailed ,please be sure to specify your needs for an Antique/Classic Chapter Kit.Basically , here are the few simple requirements toform a new chapter:

1. A minimum of five members in good standingwith the Antique/Classic Division is required.2. The Officers of the Chapter must be members

of the Antique/Classic Division and EAA.3. The Chapter must be incorporated in the Stateof its origin and a copy of its by-laws shall be on fileat EAA Headquarters.So what are we waiting for Let s begin movingand talk up that new Chapter today. Any Division Officer , Director or Advisor will be mo re than pleasedto assist you. Write or call them for information andassistance. If you possibly live in Rhode Island andwant to join with a group in Connecticut or Massachusetts, fine If you liv e in the state of Texas andare active near Dallas, get your Chapter started andcompete with Chapter 2 in Houston. Our point hereis to form a Chapter where you know the needs arepresent and its purpose will fulfill the requirementsof you r area.One final thought. Thursday, November 22 isThanksgiving Day. Let us sit down to our Thanksgivin gdinner and give thanks to this country of ours. Complicated as it may appear to be , giv e thanks that wecan restore an aircraft, own and fly it basically anywhere in our country , while in so many other countries it is restricted or totally prohibited .


3/28

EditorialtaffPublisherPaul H. Poberezny

Ted Koston Photo) EditorSi Meek s Star Cavalier replica, seen at Oshkosh 79 David Gustafson, Ph.D.Associate Editors: H. Glenn Buff ington, Edward D. Will iams, Byron(Fred) Fredericksen, Lionel SalisburyReadersare encouraged to submit stories and photographs. Associate Editorships areassignedtothosewriterswho submit five or morearticles which are published inTHE VINTAGE AIRPLANE during the current year. Associates receive a bound volume of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE anda free one-yearmembership in the Division for their efforts. POLICY-Opinionsexpressed in articles are solely those of the authors. Responsibility for accuracy in reportingrests entirelywith thecontributor. Directors

PRESIDENT ClaudeL.Gray,Jr. AI Kelch9635SylviaAvenue 66W. 622 N.MadisonAvenueW. BRADTHOMAS,JR.301 DODSON MILLROAD Northridge, CA91324 Cedarburg,WI 530122 1 3 3 4 9 ~ 1 3 3 8 414377-5886 HomePILOTMOUNTAIN, NC 27041919/368-2875 Home DaleA.Gustafson Morton W. Lester919/368-2291 Office 7724ShadyHill Drive P.O.Box3747Indianapolis,IN46274 Martinsville,VA24112VICE-PRESIDENT 3171293-4430 703/632-4839 HomeJACKC.WINTHROP 703/638-8783 OfficeROUTE1,BOX111 RichardH.WagnerALLEN,TX75002 P.O.Box181 Arthur R.Morgan2141727-5649 Lyons,WI53148 3744North 51stBlvd.4141763-2017 Home Milwaukee, WI 53216SECRETARY

414/763-9588 Office 414/442-3631M. C. "KELLY"VIETS GeorgeS. York7745W. 183RDST. John S. Copeland Advisors 181 SlobodaAve.STILWELL, KS 66085 9'JoanneDrive Mansfield,OH 44906Westborough ,MA 01581 RobertE Kesel BusinessPhone 419/755- 1011913/681-2303 Home 455 Oakridge Drive617/366-7245 Home Phone 419/529-43789131782-6720 Office Rochester, NY14617RonaldFritz John R. Turgyan7161342-3170Home1989'Wilson,NW 1530KuserRoadTREASURER 7161325-2000, Ext.GrandRapids,MI 49504 Trenton, NJ 08619E. E "BUCK" HILBERT 23250/23320 Office6161453-7525 609/585-2747P.O.BOX145 Stan Gomoll Gene Morris RobertA.WhiteUNION, IL 60180 1042 90th lane, NE 27ChandelleDrive P.O. Box704815/923-4205 Minneapolis,MN 55434 Hampshire, Il 60140 Zel lwood ,Fl 327986121784-1172 3121683-3199' 305/886-3180THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-6943) isowned exclusively by EAA Antique/ClassicDivis ion, Inc.,and is published monthly at Hales Corners,Wisconsin 53130. Second class Postage paid at HalesCorners Post Office, Hales Corners, Wisconsin 53130, and additional mailing offices. Membershiprates for EAAAnt ique/Classic Division, Inc ., are$14.00per 12month period of which $10.00 is for thepublication of THEVINTAGE AIRPLANE.Membership isopen to allwho are interestedinaviation.

TIl-= V I ~ T A 7 ~ I ~ V L ~ ~OFFICIALMAGAZINE

EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSICDIVISION INC.

of THE EXPERIMENTALAIRCRAFTASSOCIATIONP.O. Box229, HalesCorners, WI 53130CopyrightO1979EAAAntiquelClassicDivision ,Inc.,AllRights Reserved.

NOVEMBER 1979 VOLUME 7 NUMBER 11The Cover . Guy A. Davis, Bryan, Texas pilots his Fairchild 24.Back Cover . Fairchild 45 belonging toBob Harbom of Federal Way, WA. Photo y Ted Koston)

TABLE OF CONTENTSStraight and Level by Brad Thomas ..__ . _ _._ ___ __Selections From The 1979Parade Of Flight .__ _ _ _.Garage Project Number 13by Donald J. Straughn __ _.. _.,Sixth Annual Chicken and Wacos Antique Fly-In &Picnic by Tom HullThe Oldest Restored Boeing Airplane

Compiled by P. J. Jensen and Glenn Buff ington ._ _Watsonvi l le 1979by Norma Puryear _ ___ ._.__ _A Curtiss Album by George Hardie, Jr _ ,.__ _Borden's Aeroplane Posters From The 1930'sby Lionel Salisbury __

24

101214172024Aircraft Type Clubs Continued . __ _ ____ _ _ __ 26

EAAANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION MEMBERSHIPoNON-EAAMEMBER - $22.00. Includes one yearmembershipin theEAA AntiquelClassic Division , 12 monthly issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE ; one year membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association and separate membership cards.SPORTAVIATIONmagazinenot included.oEAA MEMBER - $14.00. Includes one year membershipinthe EAA Antique/ClassicDivision, 12 monthly issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE AND MEMBERSHIP CARD.(ApplicantmustbecurrentEAAmember andmustgive EAAmembershipnumber.)

Page 4 Page 10 Page 14 3


4/28

SELECTIONS ROM THE 1979

PART II(Photos y David Gustafson, Editor) Please Note: Itwas our desire to capture all 90 planes thatflew in the Parade o Flight but reloading time and -casional goofs reduced our count. Next summer there'll

be more photographers and hopefully we'll be able toshow all the fine planes that participated. - Editor

1940 Stinson 10 Michael Gaffney Wisconsin Dells WI. 1941 Ercoupe 4 5C Fr . Tom Rowland EI Paso TX.1940 Rearwin Sportster Ken Williams Portage WI. 1941 Waco YKS 7F Vince Mariani Findlay OH.


5/28

7942 Beechcraft Staggerwing D77S George LeMay Calgary Alberta. 7952 Bucker Jungman John Bergeson Mt Pleasant MI.

7938 Focke-Wolf FW-445 M B. Groves Wayne Mik el 7947 DeHavilland DH 82C. Frank Evans Tom Di etri ch Kitchner Ontario.Floyd Carter Sunnyvale CA 7940 Boeing Stearman A75N7 Bill Wilkins Circleville OH. 7947 Ryan PT 22 Ruth McMakIn Sarasota FL.


6/28

1941 Aeronca L-3B Charles Scanlon Jonesboro AR 1942 Stinson L-5 Buck Hilbert, Union, IL

1942 Piper L-4 Gene O Neill, Fostoria IA. 1945 Aeronca 7AC Theo Travis Flushing MI.1943 Stinson L-5 Tommy Atkinson Las Vegas NV . 1946 Fleet 8 Canuck London Flying Club London O ntario.

C FEND


7/28


8/28

1947 Aeronca l1AC Mike Sherwood, Jackson, MI . 1949 Cess na 140A, Ron Kramer, Pell a, IA.

1948 Luscomb e 8E, Steve Lund, Flushing, MI. 1950 Beechcraft Bonanza BE35B, Don McDonough , Palos Hills, IL.1948 St inson 108 3 Bob Chaber, Jill Kleinheir, So noma, CA. 1950 Temco T-35 Buckaroo, Charlie Nelson , Athens, TN.

8


9/28

195 I Piper Pacer PA-20 Phil and Betty Funk Minneapolis MN 1953 Piper PA-20-1 50 Don and Marie Haffner Lizton IN.

1952 Rawdon T-I Mrs. lack Chastain St. Louis MO 1953 Cessna C-195 Mike Young McLoud OK .1953 Piper Super Cub PA-18 Craig Elg Rhinelander WI . 1953 Meyers 145 Carl Schwarz Kent WA

........


10/28

All loaded for trip from Lake VillageIndiana to 51. Charles Illinois.

G R GE PROJECT NUMBER 13

By Donald J. Straughn4 N 6 8 Brookside EastSt. Charles IL 6 774

Completed and ready to try the friendly skies for the firsttime in about 5 years.

1


11/28 This gorgeous WACO YKS 7 was flown in by her


12/28

Wayne Ha yes of Trenton, New Jersey. SIXTH ANNUALCHICKEN NDWACOS ANTIQUEFLY-IN & PICNIC

By Tom HullApt. 4, Building 7O-AGreenview VillageGreat Mills, MO 20634

For the past six years, John Shue of York, Pennsylvania has been the organizer and guiding hand behind the Annual Chicken and WACOS Antique FlyIn and Picnic at York s Thomasville Airport. This yearwas no exception and the results were tremendous,as usual. In the six years that this affair has been held,it has never been rained out.

May 7, 1979 turned out to be a beautiful day for afly-in. Aircraft started arriving around 9:00 A.M. withPat Long and his WACO UPF-7 being the first arrival.y the time aircraft arrivals slowed down, over 110aircraft were present for the day. This happening startedout small as a get-together primarily for WACO owners. Now, it has expanded so that just about any antique , classic or warbird as well as the newer transienttypes, can be expected. The homebuilt crowd hasbecome faithful in their attendance as well.

In the Antique/Classic c ategory there were severalAeroncas, Cessna 140s, 170 s and a 195, Fairchilds,Cubs and Taylorcrafts. Ted Giltner and George Smith,both from Reading, Pennsylvania , brought their Rearwin Cloudster. A gorgeous red and white Stearmanone of several in attendance) flown by Larry Kampelcame in from Larry s strip a few miles to the north. Asfar as WACOs go, John Shue headed the field withhis exquisite blue UPF-7. Pat Long of Upper Marlboro,Maryland, John Schlie of Long Island, New York, and


13/28

Porter Lee of Frederick, Maryland brought their prizeUPF-7's. A maroon and creme YKS-7 was in attendance,flown by its owner, Wayne Hayes of Trenton, NewJersey.The Travelers Awards of the day would have to goto Chub Trainor of Wayne, New Jersey with his HowardDGA-15 and John Turgyan from Trenton, \\jth his Spartan 7W Executive. These gentlemen were at a fly-inin North Carolina in the morning and then headednorth to York for the afternoon. Talk about adding

up mileage Incidentally, John's Spartan (NC13993) isthe oldest Executive flying. It is one of the very fewExecutives factory equipped with a stick rather thana yoke.

The biggest crowd pleasers of the day were twoP-51D's owned by Bill Clark of State College, Pennsylvania, and Gene Stocker of College Park, Pennsylvania.Everyone watched as they performed low section formation passes on the runway as one would have expected to see somewhere over th e war-torn cou ntryside of 1940's Europe.The final event of the day, and what has come tobe my favorite, was the antique fly-bys. To hear thatmany radial engines running at one time is just musicto the antiquer's ears. The sky was full of beautiful,meticulously restored aircraft that were prettier thanwhen they were factory new. It was like a flashbackinto the 1930's as these craft lazily flew by the crowd.This particular part of the get-together is an ideal timeto get pictures of antiques doing what they do bestFLYING

After the fly-bys are complete, everyone startspacking their chairs, kids and cameras to take a heading for home. Good-byes are exchanged between allof the flying cohorts and the Thomasville airport onceagain calms down and regains its gentle everyday pace.

No prizes have been awarded in the more recentyears of the York Fly-In and Picnic to avoid hurtinganyone's feelings. However, the friendships made atthese events are worth more than any prize that couldhave been given.

For anyone who has never attended this gettogether, we cordially invite all of you to next year'saffair. The dates will be printed in EAA's publicationsonce they have been finalized. York is located on boththe Washington and New York sections and is 21nautical miles south of the Harrisburg VORTAC onthe 170 radial or 29 12 nautical miles southwest of theLancaster VOR on the 250 radial. Or for the folks arriving IFR (I Follow Roads): Thomasville Airport is onUS Route 30 West approximately 8 miles west of York.Hope to see you there

Another group of display aircraft. The Aeronca Champ isowned by frv Baughman of York . Bob Howard s Rearwinis next, followed by an old Cessna 180 and th e author sCessna 7


14/28

The bird with a favorite in-a i r p hoto background, Mtf{ainier , a 14,410 fJ eak landmark in Western Washi ngton .

Compiled By: P J Jensen and Glenn Buffington818 West Crockett StreetSeattle, WA 98119

Photos By: Pat Johnson, Don Knutson and Jim Reeder

One of the classiest vintage airplanes in the PacificNorthwest is the Boeing Model 100, owned by LewWallick, Chief of Boeing Flight Test and Robert Mucklestone , Seattle attorney and a "round-the-world" record holder . This airplane is the third of five, serialnumber 1143 and registry number 872H, the same as

; ~ , --; t JI ' - ~ t;.-

assigned July 1, 1929, the .date of manufacture. Theplane was eventually (1933) acquired by the late MiloBurcham, aerobatic ace and Lockheed test pilot, whoused the 100 in several movies and in exhibition workat air shows.

The unique biplane passed through several ownersand was sold at an auction in 1968. The new owner accomplished an 85 restoration before it was boughtby the Wallick /Mucklestone combo, in 1976, when itwas returned to ,its birthplace in Seattle, Washington.O. W. Tosch, owner of Aircraft Industries at BoeingField, a master mechanic and former Alaska bush pilot,supervised the restoration work which brought the

I,. f ...., r

OLDEST_. TORE

RPLANE

plane to first-class condition and completely airworthy.Tosch is highly experienced in rebuilding and repairing work and had prepared Mucklestone's Cessna 210for his around-the-world record flight.It was decided to finish the airplane as a P 12 because the late Frank Tallman in California had the onlyother flyable airplane of the series painted as a NavyF4B-l. There was considerable local community interest developed as the work progressed so a formalfirst-flight ceremony and celebration was decidedupon. September 19, 1977 was the date selected andwith the aid of Boeing colleagues and representativesof the Red Barn Museum , printed formal invitationswere designed.

14


15/28

he Boeing 1 ov er some Wes tern Wa shington tim er-land - no spot for a forced landing.

Lew Wallick makes this report of the flying characteristics : The performance of our Model 100 isspectacular, and for me every fl ight in it is an exhilarating experience. With take-off power the airplane is airborne in about 100 feet, and it will climb3500 feet per minute at 80 mph. Using METO powerit will indicate 165 mph in level flight, while a lowcruise power.setting of 1850 rpm and 28 inches manifold pressure will return an indicated 140 mph level.I used this cruise power setting for maneuversin looping the plane, starting the maneuver from levelflight and leaving the power u n c h n g ~ d throughout.So far I have restricted myself to +4.5 g and .5 g,just as a precaution for an old airplane. I don ' t intendto carry out spinning , because of the aft center ofgravity and because I have heard conflicting storiesof the P 12 /F4B spin characteristics. According to somereports , recovery is easy; however, other reports saythat the spin will go flat after about three tmns andrecovery is difficult. The veteran Air Corps pilots whoare my informants aren ' t sure whether these referto the early models with bigger fins and rudders. Because of the outstanding restoration by Toschand Company , the Boeing has been awarded its shareof honors at the 1978 fly-ins : at the Fairchild Air ForceBase open house (Spokane, WA) , the Watsonville, CANational West Coast Fly-In (the Mayor's Award and

ax iin g n at BF after anoth er flight n th e Boeing 100.


16/28

at the EAA Oshkosh 78 Fly- In - S ilver Age (1928 1932) Champion.Lew 's routing to Oshkosh was: Boeing Field to

Missoula, Billings , Dickinson, (RON - sleeping bagin the field office), Fargo, Eau Claire, Oshkosh. Thanksto Dave jC meson and the use of his hangar, Lew wasable to clean up the airplane prior to the judging . Thereturn course was: Oshkosh, Watertown , Miles City,Billings, Coeur d 'Alene (an hour of show-and-tell atthe Henley Airdrome) , Seattle. Over sixty hours werelogged in the first twelve months after the initial9-19-77 flight .This beautiful bird will continue to be exhibitedat air shows and flowlI for pleasure by the owners.Perhaps someday it will be a feature at the Red BarnAviation Museum which is in the throes of being constructed at Boeing Field in Seattle.

One of the proud own ers - S. L Walli ck Jr .

Th e old and the new in th e Boeing mili ta ry flight lineth e O- 100 with AWACS 707-3As on th e ground

DI MENSIONS

WINGSUPPER W ING

LOWER WING

ENGINEWEIGH1S

ARM AMENT

PE RFORMANCE

Description and PerformanceBOEING P. l ? F4B MODELS

' a l l span (uLPIJr """rQ IOwe ra l ~ O l nOveral l he,ohtA to,'sec onlotal . n.g a reaSpanChOldO,eh eOralTOl al arellSpanChordD,hedralTOlal areaPratt & Whl lnev A985 Wasp JunJOI 450 HP al2000 RPM 81 6000 II compressIon 1310 6 ,We'Onl emptyCre . Gasolone0,'To al w'r'lg1nad,mJlnl a we'gnl (loaded)

cal M G BrownIng allcrall macn ,ne guns cal 30M 1919H ; e o ~ a ~ a ~ e G r a ~ : ~ ~ ; ? o ; ~ r : ~ ~ ~ i j born e .LandIng speedCrulsmg speedMa )umum speedRange (cruls,ng speed)

Jun2011 '932 n6 It 9 In~ ~ I ~

301160 Ino oegrees4 4 1 126114 In45,n

i 1 ~ r e e s

19815 II)200 lb300 Ib30 10117 511 1t'2674 3 II)

59mpn167 mpn190mpr"l4 75 rrwles

12[

2 S 3 Z ; ~ ~ "'7\It 1\il" .I? \\: ~ ? t ~ ;I . .;, . o.,' - (

30' OI , . . . 26' 4"o . N

-== ~ t ~ oe ing Alfplaf'le Compaf'lySeartle Wash -=- , 2

PUfSUt Type - Smgle Sealer - MOde P12,B .Eng ln f' - Prall & Wh>(ney - WASP - 6' 3 6

16


17/28

Tea m announ cers stand

By No rma Puryea r8647 Empire Grade RoadSa nta Cruz, CA 95060h otos By Bob Puryea r

some of th e many.The Fifteenth Annual West Coast Antique Fly-In

and Air Show , co-sponsored by the Northern California Chapter of the Antique Airplane Associationand the Watsonvill e Chamber of Commerce was heldon May 25, 26 and 27 in 1979. This is a joint effort,and includes the work of many EAA members of boththe Antique /Classic Division and the local Chaptersin San Jose - #62 and 338. Many of the active people who work so hard to put this fly-in on are bothmembers of the EAA and the AAA groups in the area .The Watsonville Fly-In claims to be the biggest flyin in the west . It draws literally hundreds of antiques ,classic, homebuilts , warbirds and a very active groupof ultralights . There are always interesting static displays and an ever growing sales area where the goodiesare snatched up - everything from T-shirts to flyinghelmets, belt buckles to art work , new radios to oldmagazines.The food at Wat sonville has a special flavor uniqueto the area. Watsonville is famous for its apples andit s strawberries - and is adjacent to the largest articho ke producing area in the world. So, apple jui ceis always part of the pilot pa ckage and strawberry

shortcake and french fried artichoke hearts , barbecued turkey legs co rn-on-the-cob, etc., are welcomechanges from the traditional hot dog, hamburger , andcoke you'd normally expect to find to ease the hunger pangs.This was the weekend to find out if the gas crunchin California would hurt the attendance at the fly-in.From thi s reporter 's view it appeared that the crowdswere very heavy on Saturday and lighter than usualon Sunday. Friday was perfect, lots of planes and pilotsand few public to mar pictures and the set-up work.From all reports , those flying in had little trouble withfuel.

Watsonville weather is always unpredictable. It canrange from very hot and sunny to cool, windy andfoggy, and any combination of these in anyone day .This year was about perfect - a bit foggy in earlymornings, but generally bright and sunny with a coolbreeze off the nearby Pacific - good sunburn weather

Although we all look for the new and different aircraft each year, it is always nice to see the old favoritesagain. Jim Nissen's JN4D - doing lots of flying, andeven putting on a slow motion aerobatic demonstra

7


18/28

tion with really TIGHT loops - a joy to behold. We alllook forward to seeing our old favorites - Ernie Fillmore's big red Stinson, Mel Heflinger's unique Harlow PJC2 the Cessna Airmasters of Ken Coe and GaryWhite; the big green Howard DGA of Mary and JoeHecker of San Diego; Bill Nutting 's Waco; Ted Homan 's American Eagle; the Knode 's Pietenpol; BobYates' Kinner Ryan, etc. We all have our favorites inall the different aircraft types. It's not fair to mention just a few - but many of these ai rcraft that showup every year have been back to Oshkosh and Blakesburg and are national favorites too. Just seeing theold favorites each year makes it seem like home.

Among the real eye catchers this year was the 1936Rearwin Sportster, flown in by owner and restorerAlan Bushner of Fresno, California. What a beautyAuthentic to the last detail, says my "old timer" husband, and with a gleaming red paint job. Never walkedby when Alan wasn ' t out polishing. His efforts wererewarded with the Grand Champion Award, and welldeserved. I'm sure the judges had a tough choice between the Rearwin and a beautiful red Howard DGAflown in from Rockford, Illinois by owner Ronnie Rippon . The beauty and detailing won Ronnie the Mayor'sAward, which is the same as Grand Champion Runnerup at Watsonville. Ronnie also won the award for thelongest distance flown in for judging. And gave us achance to chat again with Frank Rezich - B ig Nick'sl itt le brother.

Another very interesting antique was a 1937 Fairchild 45, owned and restored by Bob Harbord, whoflew it in from the home hangar at Crest Airpark in theSeattle area. Bob has been working on his bird since1968 and had it flying the first time after a completerebuild on July 31, 1976. There are just 3 of the 17original 45's left and coincidentally, two of them, Bob'sNC16878 and 16879 (belonging to someone else) arein adjoining hangars at Crest Airpark Bob receivedthe AAA President's Choice and the Angeles Antiquer'sChoice for his efforts.

Another little antique that caught the eye of theknowledgeable was a little blue and silver VulcanAmerican Moth - 1928. This is a forerunner of theDavis, and had many people, even our super sharpannouncer, Jonny Reid, fooled at first. This little planewas at Chino, but this was the first appearance at Watsonville. Believe it or not, it was truly found in a barnwhere it had resided for 45 years I was told recentlythat the barn burned down a day after the Mothwas removed, but have no verification on that one.The little bird had accumulated only 46 TT in its

51 years of life when it was at Watsonville. The fellowwho owned it for 45 years had bought it as a youngcollege man . He managed to prang it twice in the 4hours he flew it. He rebuilt her once, but just nevergot around to rebuilding the second time. The newowner, Richard Stephens, was awarded the AAA Awardfor rarest antique and First Award for Pioneer Age.Th ere were 8 ai rcraft owners wh 0 won specialmedallions for having planes on the field and flyingthat were 50 years old or older. This is a new awardfor Watsonville and very impressive - es pec ial ly forus who are in the over 50 age ourselvesThese special awards went to:1918 Curtiss Jenny - Jim Nissen, Livermore, CA1927 Waco 10 - N3931 - L ar ry Stephen, Scotts Valley,

CA1928 American Eagle - N7172 - Owned by the NorthernCalifornia Chapter of AAA - formerly owned byTed Homan1928 Krieder-Reisner- N831N - John Reid, San Jose, CA1928 Vulcan American Moth - N-62298 - RichardStephens, Baldwin Park, CA1929 Travel Air 4000 - N9032 - Carroll Pope, RogueRiver, OR1929 Waco, ASO - N4W - William Detour, Jr., Vancouver, WA1929 Boeing 100, P-12 - N872H - Lew Wallick, Bellview, WA1929 New Standard - N155M - George Day, Concord,CAAn interesting aircraft that caught my eye was a1943 Piper PT. It is claimed to be a one and only of itskind - the first low wing retractable gear built byPiper. It's owned by Tom Wathen of Encino, Californiaand was restored by Ian Benne.There were so many beautiful classics this year

that there is no way we can cover them all.The Northern California Antique Chapter gives outas many awards as possible to truly show their appreciation for the work and effort it takes to restorethese aircraft and to say "thank you" to the pilotswho bring them to show to all, thus making a fly-insuccessful. So there are awards for Best of Everythingfrom Aeroncas to Taylorcrafts, right on through thelist: Aeronca, Beech, Bellanca , Cessna, Ercoupe, etc.,etc. We were really impressed with some of the workmanship and can truly appreciate the work that goesinto the shiny polished aluminum oldies (we have a1964 Cessna 206 in polished aluminum and we knowhow hard it is to keep it just presentable - let alonein judgi ng condition). We were really impressed witha Luscombe 8A brought to the fly-in by a young man,

Tim Bowers, from Woodland, California. Tim hadworked on his little beauty for three and a half yearsand did a super restoration job. He even had the brasshi nges on his cowli ng polis'/led up to look brassy agai nTim didn ' t get the Best Luscombe Award that I mighthave given him , but he did get the Merced Pilot's Association Choice which made him feel good , I'm sure .At any fly-in the custom built judges have theirproblems. As one judge said to us, " How do you tella fellow his plane is not perfect when it is, and so area couple of others?" So, they all look and they tallyup the points and the Grand Champion HomebuiltAward went to Richard Shaefer, from Torrance, California, for his blue Thorp T-18, with a super cockpitlayout and instrumentation and all the details thatcatch judges' eyes. Runner-up and Best StardusterToo was Gary Solmi's American Adventure. We hada real lecture on how to apply gold leaf for trim andnumbers from Gary. This was a really sharp and different looking, to us anyway, trim for aircraft. Garyhad rebuilt this plane from the ground up after havinghad a "smashing trip" when it was quite new.As usual Watsonville put on a great air show forthe public and the flying enthusiasts. This year amongthe West Coast's most talented air show pilots wereEddy Andreini in his stock Stearman PT-13D; Don Carter flying an authentic Buecker Jungmeister; FreddyLudtke with his 165 Warner powered Monocoupe; JohnPigget flying a Pitts S-2; Amelia Reid in a Cessna Aerobat; Frank Ranuio flying his aerial ballet to music ina Piper J-3; Herb Ross and Wes Ament flying a dualPitts act; and World Champion Charlie Hillard flyingboth the Christen Eagle I and the Eagle II each day.

Watsonville is just a memory now for this year but Memorial Day Weekend in 1980 will see us allthere again - renewing old friendships, seeing allthe old favorites again, catching up on the news andlook i ng for what is new and the beautiful new restorations that will come as surely as the swallows comeback to Capistrano. Maybe you should try and makeit too

W TSONVILLE 79 W RD WINNERSGRAND CHAMPION - Rearwin C1oudster, N15857 Alan Buchner:Fresno, CABEST HOMEBUILT IN SHOW - Thorp T-18, N41RS Richard Schaefer, Los Angeles, CARAREST ANTIQUE - Vulcan American Moth, N62298 Richard Stephens, Baldwin Park, CA

18


19/28

Johnson Rocket - Arval Fairbarn, Sunnyvale, CA. Rea rwin Sportster - NC 585 7 9 6 . Just finished - Fairchild 5 - N16878 - Bob Harbord, Federal Way, WA.beautiful and authentic. Grand Champion. Alan Bu chner, AAA President's Choice and Angeles Antiquers Choice.Fresno, CA.

1929 New Standard - George Dray, Concord, CA.

Luscombe 8A - N2132B - Tim Bowers, Woodland, CA -Merced Pilots Choi ce.

Douglas B23 - owned by E. J Daly, World Airways. Tourswere taken through it.Vulcan American Moth. First touch down on Watsonville- " What is it - a Daries? .

Jim Nissen and his " Jenny" - 1918 JN4-D - Livermore CA.Howard DGA - N22423 - Ronnie Rippon, Ro ckford , IL.Mayor's Award - Grand Champion runner-up - Longestdistance flown. Beautiful


20/28

A AlbumBy George Hardie, Ir .EAA Historian

Most famous of all the pilots who flew with the Curtiss Exhibition Co . wasLincoln Beachey , who became a legend in his own time . Born in San Franciscoin 1887 , he grew up near Golden Gate Park. At age 16 his motl-ler gave him abicycle and he soon became a trick rider on the vaudeville circuit . Art Mix oneof his mechanics, attributed his later skill in flying to this early experience.

In 1905 Beache y became a pilot for Captain Tom Bcrldwin, flying a little dirigiblepowered with a 5 hp engine at fairs and carnivals . In the Fall of 1910 he came toHammondsport to learn to fly airplanes at the Curtiss school. His first tries endeddisastrously but eventually he was accepted and turned over to Hugh Robinsonas his instructor. Beachey proved to be an apt pupil and soon outshone all students in his skill and daring. In a short time he became the star of the CurtissExhibition Co. on the air show circuit.Typical of the stunts that added to his fame was his flight over Niagara Fallsand under fhe Peace Bridge on Ju ne 27 , 1911 . I n September he set an altituderecord of 11,642 feet at Chicago by climbing until his fuel was exhausted, thengliding back to the field . News writers were hard pressed to describe his variousmaneuvers. The Ocean Wave, the Dutch Roll , the Coney Island Dip the DeathDip and the Spiral Glide were some of his stunts . His most famous was a vertical

'\1\; \\\'\.:' \,.> -\ \ . . \ , .''\I

Linco ln Beachey in his 19 12 Curtiss Pu sher at No rth Island , San iego. No te th esafety belt.

Beachey in his sp eciall y braced Curtiss Pu sher. No te th e doub led brace wi res Left to right are: Glenn Martin , Lt. I . W. M cClaskey, Linco ln Beachey and an unknownadmirer2


21/28

Beachey performing t Hammondsport on October 7 7973 tes ting his new Curtiss. eachey (left) and lenn Martin with th e Martin Special. H e was not satisfied withthi s airplane and soo n disposed of it.

The standard thriller t fairs was the race between the airplane and the automobi le Beachey s spectacular flight inside the exh ibiti on building at th e Panama PacificBeachey in his Curtiss Pusher. Exposition grounds in 7914.


22/28

dive from a great height culminating in an abrupt pull-out near the ground. Itcaused his death in 1915.Even cautious Wilbur Wright was moved to say of Beachey's flying, Beacheyis the most wonderful flier I ever saw and the greatest aviator of all. Beachey oegan his career flying Curtiss airplanes. As his skill developed ,he demanded better performance of his craft. FLYING magazine summarizedBeachey's role in pioneering in an editorial in their April, 1915 issue:If to others had been the work of developing the science of aeronautics,to Beachey's' lot it fell to contribute mater ially to the art of flying. Of the mathematics of flight this man knew nothing, but in airmanship - during his firstphase - he proved himself the superior of all contemporaries. His spiral diveand his other no less spectacular feats increased the world 's confidence in thenew craft, and in its susceptibility to control under what seemed unsafeconditions.

In March , 1913, Beachey announced his retirement from flying because ofhis concern for the many pilots killed in trying to imitate him. His retirement wasshort-lived, however, for when he heard that the Frenchman Pegoud had loopedthe loop, he returned to take up the challenge. He had Curtiss build a newspe,cially braced biplane for his use. On October 7, 9 3 tragedy struck whenBeachey lost control during a test flight at Hammondsport, causing the deathof a girl spectator. On November 8 he succeeded in performing the first loopin the United States.Early in 9 4 Beachey took delivery of a new biplane built for him by WarrenEaton. This airplane became known as the Little Looper . In 1915 Eaton builta monoplane for Beachey in which he intended to be the first to loop-the-Ioopin that type of aircraft. This was the airplane in which he was killed at the PanamaPacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 14, 1915. Many writers have confused this with . the German Taube of the same period.

/jeachey in the special Curtiss tractor built for him in 7972 The fuselage sides werelater covered.

Side view of 8eachey s Curtiss tractor b ipl ane, one of th e ea rliest of the type built. nother view of 8eachey s tractor. He abandoned it because of restricted visibility.


23/28

Beachey fn the " Little Looper" built for him by Warren aton. Power was a Gnome Beachey in th e " Little Looper" preparing to start a t th e North Randall ra ce track inrotary. Cleveland, July 3 1, 19 4 .

Th e . aton built monoplane in whi ch Beachey was killed at San Francisco when th e Beachey in th e " Little Looper" overtaking Barn ey O ldf ield on th e straight away atwin gs fo lded after a long dive. No rth Randall race track in Cleveland, July 3 1, 19 4 .

23


24/28

By Lionel Salisbury7 Harper RoadBrampton OntarioCanada L W 2W3

BORDEN S EROPL NE POSTERSArticle Number 10 Poster Number 10 Series Number 1Sikorsky AmphibianFROM THE 1930 S

4


25/28

D D D D. 7 1-0'S KORSKY 40 PASSENGER AMPHIBION

The Sikorsky Amphibion is made by Sikorsky Aviation Corporation at Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is thelargest land, air and water craft in America - in fact,probably the second largest in the world, exceededin size only by the 100 passenger German plane D. O. XIn type it is a high wing monoplane, under which aremounted the four Hornet motors of 575 horsepower ,each, made by Pratt & Whitney. The motors are of thetractor type , installed in nacelles , individually supported from the wing , with a combined horsepower of2,300.

Many new and interesting features are incorporated that have never been possible before in smallerships. Comfort for the passenger is quite unusual for instance, the hull of the ship is V2 feet wider thana Pullman car, allowing ample room for large com

fortable lounging chairs. In addition to the mainlounging room with its walnut finished walls, rosegrey si lk draperies and upholstery of blue and orange,there is a smoking lounge for six people, for the usualgames found on shipbound, also separate rest roomsfor men and women. There is 500 square feet of Y thick insulation throughout the hull, to reduce noiseto a minimum . In the aft compartment of the ship,there is an ice box and electric stove in the steward spantry, and with ample storage space for extra foodand drinking water. This ship could remain independently at sea for an indefinite time. At each exitare six saving rafts , with emergency rations and water.

NEXT MONTH - The Stinson Reliant

Specifications: Overall length, 76 feet 8 inches.Overall height , 23 feet 10 inches on wheels; Overallspan, 114 feet; Wing area, including struts, 1,875 squarefeet; Weight empty, 21,500 pounds, fully equipped;Gross weight 34,000; Pounds/square feet, 18.2; Pounds/hp, 14.8; Gas capacity in wing, 540 gallons; Gas capacity in pontoons, 500 gallons , total 1040 gallons; Rangewith 24 passengers, 935 miles; Range with 40 passengers, 500 miles; High speed, 130 mph or above at1950 rpm; Cruising speed, 110-115 mph at 1700 rpm;Initial climb, 712 feet; Landing speed, 65 mph; Absolute ceiling, 13,000 feet; Take-off land, full load, 20seconds, take-off water, full load, 25 seconds, highspeed on 3 engi nes, 110 mph ; Ceiling on 3 engines,6,600 feet.

5

STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP. MANAGEMENT AND CIRCU LATION(H..'


26/28

Classic owners!~ ~ OGDRESSIT UP

WITH A NEW

t q.u,

I l ~ INTERIO R !All Items READY -MADE for Eas yDO-IT-YOURSELF INSTALLATION

Seat Uphols tery - Wall PanelsHead li ners - Carpets - etc .Ceconite Envelopes and Dopes

- S e n d for FREE Cata logFob rics Selection Guide $1. 004ihiea ~ , J I r o .

259 Lower Morrisville ~ ~ - = -,- ' Falls ing t on , Pa. 19054 (1 VISA" I (21 5) 295 - 4 115 ! t o L""'I!!._ )AWARD W IN N ING PA-12 Three place Super Cruiser,0-235 Lycoming engine . TI983, 75 STOH. 46 since totalrestoration including n ~ w original brakes, tires , stainIess braces , glass, seats, fu II panel , wi ng strobes, allinstruments, Stits cover, Narco 110, landing light,original colors. Won Best Piper at Oshkosh. Magnifi

AIRCRAFT TYPE CLUBSCONTINUED.

EASTERN CESSNA 1901195 ASSOCIATIONClift C. Crabs25575 Butternut Ridge RoadN. Olmstead, OH 440701 Newsletter Per YearDu es: $5,00

NATIONAL STINSON CLUB14418 Skinner RoadCypress, TX 77429NewsletterNo Du es Listed"T HE UNCOMMON CUB"Garth ElliotSecond Line WestMeadowval eOntario LO) 1KO, CANADA3-4 Newsletters Per YearNo Dues

BACK ISSUES OF The VINTAGE AIRPLANE1973 cent useable Classic. Over $12,000 spent on rebuild. March through December$16,500.00. Call Bob Byers , week days - 800-558-7033, 1974 Wisconsin ca ll 414 /377 -7501. Evenings 414 /675-6395. All Months Are Available

ENGINES 1975 C-85-12 - All logs since new . TI1281 , 447 SMOH. All February through May, July through Decemberstandard. $1950.00 cash. Week days 800/558-7033. Wis 1976 consin call 414 /377-7501, evenings 414 /675-6395 - Bob. January through May, August through December

I . . M i ~ Al RP.0t:!!; _ . ____ I ~ ~ Q b . u 4L _ll n.. v" o. " v' 1 0 0" .v" v . 'o l ' 'v""v..o .,." o.J!II?!ltt!!::t ._ . __ . ___ __. ____ ........ ......li c:i.o.oo .." ,-oc .. ,.o" ....0 ...... O " ' ~ C I : 0 '" . . . . . . . .'c , o .. IS'_'. r,,)". Co,, ') . $ ' ~ U ~ " J 1.11 ,vo , f 8 I , I , ~ o ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ G ' I . . ~ ~ ~ ~ L ~ : r ; " , ~ ~ ~ l . c f s ~ ~ h . .. 3 . j f ~ " ' " f ; ' ' '

11311 Wes t t-'o re :O t Borne" ..0 O " ' ~ ' : . . k ' ~ ~ ~ ' ) . . : 1 " . J l H . I ~ l ~ ' : ' " ' ' ' 1 J ~ " " " ' " OIl?': __Pau l H. P o b ~ r ~ z . . 1 Y L . . J l . . l . . . b ' V ~ E.!a.Ut.....JiQm. ~ I l l . l L . r 4 l l k l i n .Wl . 5.ll.J.2 _.__ ...__ _1 : 0 , 0 . fN __ . , Id ,, r.,..}

.u..lolll4.f.lP n . lllll WeJl.t_.Qus t ...liOWL.Alt.e.nue. ...EJ::ank.lin._ wl 5.31.12...........c., .C.I:O"O.. f,... . .... _ d 4 ~ ..J1. O W.. tM I l f ..... " . ~ I .... ',....N';.." . or . .......... ~ I I , . . ... . . . . oJ "ou ,,,,,..., ,,,,,.,, ~ ~ , . . . ~ , . , .. "...... oJ ...(

~ ~ i ~ ~ ~ J i i I ~ i ; : ~ ; ~ ~ : " ; " OI . O;:"OWN 80NOHOLOt 11$ . "" ORTGAGfl$ . NO OTHER S(CUR. TV H O L DEK:; OW"'NG OR "OLOI"G 1 Pl RetNT Oil ",OFl OF

~ _ = ~ . ~ ~ r - : : : - ~ - . : : - - ._"?e .. ------- - - - - ~ : - = ~ ~ ~ = - : : : - ~ . - ~ - = j : : - ~ . : : . . : : - - ==-== _.. = = - = - = = - ~ = - - = - = - : .. ~ ~ . --.. .. - _- O F l COMPLET,ON 8'1 NO.. PIlOf IT OIlG NIZ ,O N$ AUT OlllltO TO ' AIL AT $ P C,A L IlA I ( S,S . . . ..... In In . ' S.lHHI . .... ,1.10.. . '' , ,>0'. """ non."o '" ... , .., 0 ' ' ' O ' V 4 n " . , .."", , , , ~ n.I" . ' ' ' ' '0' ' ..... ' ., , , , , , ~ , , , , , lOA . , ~ , ........, I ' ~ . " " ~ .D=:::' : . ? : , , , : ; " ' : ~ ..,!U.' ''G 0 : : ' : : : : ' ' ' ~ ~ ~ : , ; : " , ~ ; ; : : . : ~ : : . ~ ~ ~ : : : ,k., ~ . ' ' ' , ' . . . I ~ f ' " ' ' ..(,

I-______.r .. ..0 NAlUR[ OF C ~ R C ~ ~ ~ __ _ ~ f : ~ " : ~ " ~ ~ i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ N C ~ I ~ ~ ~ i A ~ " ~ ~ ~ ~ r ~ : ~ : R ~ l s N G T " ~ I: ' ~ ~ ~ . : . . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ j ~ ~ ~ I E , . : T ~ : : ; - ' : : : : : : : : : . ~ : : ~ -110A.5. ___ 3.D A 9 ____ _

25Q.. ___ - ' - 7 ~ _.c TOT . . . . . .OC ''' CU L . ''O .. IS .. ' ' 'O/ IIJUI . . , /1J/J2/- - --- - ._._ - - - - ---O .... :. O ....U YlO ......... ' L " . . . . . . . .u. 0 0, .. ; . . . . . . . . . . ..

......... LI: O . . . . . .. .. o; .. T . . . . . . . . . . . .001 . ' ' ' ' ' :1: C O , , , .

1 . T O ~ o . ,,,, .... T,O IS .... f _ 01~ I f . ~ ; I : 0 ~ . ~ : ~ . , . :o:c:;.v- 1 7 t>

1977All Months Are Available1978 January, March, Augu st through December1979January through May , July through current

The above mentioned back issues are available fromHeadquarters for $1.00, postpaid .
http:///reader/full/16,500.00http:///reader/full/16,500.00http:///reader/full/16,500.00


27/28


28/28

Documents

Vintage Airplane - Nov 1979