STRAIGHT AND LEVEL

By Bob Lickteig President

AntiqueClassic Division

Most of us in the north country are accustomed to living with long cold winters The daily conversation is the weather - temperature - snow - and how much longer

I have a guaranteed tonic and a sure cure for the winter blues - a trip to Sun n Fun 85 at Lakeland Florida Bill Eickhoff President and Bill Henderson Executive Director of Sun n Fun plus Lyle Flagg Presishydent of Florida Sport Aviation Anshytique and Classic Association (AC Chapter One) extend a warm sunshyfilled invitation to all EAA Antique Classic members and guests to attend Sun n Fun March 17-23 Lakeland Florida

Sun n Fun is now eleven years old and is acclaimed as the worlds largest wintertime aviation event Sun n Fun is recognized as EAAs spring celebration of flight and covers all areas of aviation from ultralights to warbirds The AntiqueClassic area is located at the west end of the field

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and includes 20 acres of tie down parking and plenty of aircraft campshying to the south The AntiqueClassic Headquarters Building has a new adshydition and is equipped to provide hosshypitality and all services we have come to expect from our participation in a major event

Scheduled AntiqueClassic events include Aircraft Judging in all categories Grand and Reserve Chamshypion Reunion History of Flight fly by AntiqueClassic Fly-Out Forums Interview Circle Type Club Headshyquarters Tent AntiqueClassic Photo Contest and a Cookout Luncheon

EAA AntiqueClassic Sun n Fun activities chairman are listed below Please contact any of these chairman if they can be of help to you in planshyning your trip or after you arrive at Lakeland

Convention Lyle Flagg 813689-3393

Aircraft Parking George Read 813345-2522

Headquarters Staff Stan and Lula Ware 813689-2141

Grand amp Reserve Champion Reunion Al Kelch 813635-3878

Type Clubs Headquarters Tent Butch Joyce 919427-0374

Antique Judging Donna Morris 813644-6203

Classic Judging Dennis Gregory 813628-3106

History of Flight Ray Olcott 813485-8139

Interview Circle Don Morris 813644-6203

Cookout Luncheon Donna Morris 813644-6203

Fly-Out Polly McLean 813681-4698

Photo Contest Bill Kilborne 305727-8290

Fly-in Coordinator amp Housing Ann McKee 813688-8214 Dates times and additional details

of all AntiqueClassic activities will be published in the Sun n Fun conshyvention program book

Please check the December issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE for other convention details

The weatherman has promised to cooperate so lets all shovel away the snow get the pre-heater going fire up the old bird and head for Sun n Fun Lakeland Florida

See you at Sun n Fun Your EAA AntiqueClassic Division is celebratshying its 15th year Its going to be a great convention Join us and you have it all

MORE AUTOGAS STC APPROVALS

STCs have recently been granted to EAA allowing use of autogas in the following models of aircraft

AERONCA - B amp B Aviation 7GCA 7GCB 7KC 7GCBA

7GCAA 7GCBC 15AC

PIPER PA-22-150 PA-22S-150

NORTHWEST - Rankin Porterfield CP-55 CP-65 CS-65

SL INDUSTRIES - Aero Commander 100

PUBLICATION STAFF

PUBLISHER Paul H Poberezny

DIRECTOR MARKETING amp COMMUNICATIONS

Dick Matt

EDITOR Gene R Chase

MANAGING EDITOR Mary Jones

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Norman Petersen

FEATURE WRITERS George A Hardie Jr

Dennis Parks Roy Redman

EAA ANTIQUECLASSIC DIVISION INC

OFFICERS

President Vice President R J Lickteig Roy Redman

1620 Bay Oaks Drive Rt 3 Box 208 Albert Lea MN 56007 Faribault MN 55021

507373-2922 507 -334-5922

Secretary Treasurer Ronald Fritz E E Buck Hilbert

15401 Sparta Avenue PO Box 145 Kent City MI49330 Union IL 60180

616678-5012 815923-4591

DIRECTORS

John S Copeland Stan Gomoll 9 Joanne Drive 1042 90th Lane NE

Westborough MA 01581 Minneapolis MN 55434 617366-7245 612784-1172

Dale A Gustafson Espie M Joyce Jr 7724 Shady Hill Drive Box 468 Indianapolis IN 46274 Madison NC 27025

317293-4430 919427-0216

Morton W Lester Arthur R Morgan PO Box 3747 3744 North 51st Blvd

Martinsville VA 24112 Milwaukee WI 53216 703632-4839 414442-3631

Gene Morris John R Turgyan 15C Steve Court AR 2 Box 229 RFD 2

Roanoke TX 76262 Wrightstown NJ 08562 817491-9110 609758-2910

S J Wittman George S York Box 2672 181 Sloboda Ave

Oshkosh WI 54901 Manslield OH 44906 414235-1265 419529-4378

ADVISORS

Daniel Neuman Ray Olcott 1521 Berne Circle W 1500 Kings Way

Minneapolis MN 55421 Nokomis FL 33555 612571-0893 813485-8139

S H Wes Schmid Gar Williams 2359 Lefeber Road Nine South 135 Aero Drive

Wauwatosa WI 53213 Naperville IL 60540 414771-1545 312355-9416

FEBRUARY 1985 Vol 13 No2 Copyright 0 1985 by the EAA AntiqueClassic Division Inc All rights reserved

Contents

2 Straight and Level by Bob Lickteig

4 AlC News by Gene Chase

5 Vintage Literature by Dennis Parks

6 A Gathering at Sextonville by Norm Peterson

10 Mystery Plane by George A Hardie Jr

11 Type Club News by Gene Chase

12 Restoring a Heath-Henderson Engine by Wesley Delong

16 Just Plane Crazy by Allan J Bell

19 Rescue of a Sea Dart by leonard McGinty

20 Letters to the Editor 21 Members Projects 22 Oshkosh 84 AIC Judges 23 Vintage Trader 26 Calendar of Events

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FRONT COVER 1947 Cessna 140 N2578N SIN 12838 owned by Gene Bohl (EAA 39859 AlC 8177) 102 8th N Northwood IA 50459 See story on page 6 (Photo by Gene Chase)

BACK COVER Laird Baby Biplane with Carl Buck Weaver (L) and E M Mattie Laird in 1913 at Chicagos old Cicero Field This was Matties first airplane and the one in which he soloed himself

(Charles Arens collection via Mike Rezich)

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

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

The VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-6943) is published and owned exclusively by EAA AntiquelClassic Division Inc of the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc and is published monthly at Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903shy2591 Second Class Postage paid at Oshkosh WI 54901 and additional mailing offices Membership rates for EAA AntiquelClassic Division Inc are $1800 for current EAA members for 12 month period of which $1200 is for the publication 01 The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Membership is open to all who are interested in aviation

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

Postmaster Send address changes to EAA AntiqueClassic Division Inc Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591 VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3

Compiled by Gene Chase

TWO LONG-TIME BOARD MEMBERS RESIGN

Due to personal commitments and other considerations Al Kelch of Frostproof Florida and Claude Gray of Northridge California have reshysigned from their positions as Direcshytors of the AntiqueClassic Division Both men have served the membershyship well during their tenures

In January 1981 Claude and Al were named Chairman and ViceshyChairman respectively of the EAA National Judging Committee formed by the EAA Board of Directors In this capacity and with input from the ChiefJudges of each Division and catshyegory of aircraft they were responsishyble for writing the EAA Aircraft Judging Manual They leave this legshyacy which will serve EAA in a conshystructive manner for many years to come

From January 1976 to February 1978 Al served as Editor of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE with his wife Lois as Assistant Editor Since that time both have contributed articles to the magazine Al also served on the Pioneer Airport Committee and was the driving force in the design and construction of the highly popular porch on the AntiqueClassic Headshyquarters Building on Wittman Field at Oshkosh

Claude and Al have received worldshywide recognition as authorities on vintage aircraft through their unshytiring work in antique and classic airplane activities including the superb restorations of their own vinshytage aircraft

We thank both of these gentlemen for their leadership and long-time sershyvice and were sure they will continue to be active in the world of vintage aircraft We look forward to seeing them at various fly-ins around the country

SUN N FUN 85 UPDATE

Attendees at the 11th Annual Sun n Fun Fly-In scheduled for March 17 -23 1985 at Lakeland Florida will

Eighth Airforce veterans meet at Oshkosh 84

see many improvements in the site since last year EAA AntiqueClassic Chapter 1 is expanding the Antique Classic Headquarters Building to inshyclude an office and storage area on the back of the present structure

Regrading and seeding has been acshycomplished in the homebuilt antique and classic parking areas also in the aircraft camping area which in addishytion has been increased to four times its original size Runway 523 has been resurfaced and the drainage sysshytem has been improved

Water service has been increased to the aircraft camping area and exshytended to the ultralight area and south parking lot The south gate has been totally revamped to handle camper registration more efficiently and faster and a new two-lane paved turn-off area has been installed a long with a new camper registration buildshying New lighting and landscaping will make the south gate camper enshytrance work much smoother

Many other improvements have been made all of which will add to the comfor t and enjoyment of those attending this highly popular fly-in And in its need for volunteers Sun n Fun is no different than Oshkosh Thanks to those who spend many weekends working at the site throughout the year and those who accept responsibilities during the event itself Sun n Fun has grown into a major fly-in second only to Oshkosh and one which thousands look forward to attending each year

For additional information contact Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Inc P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807 Phone

813644-2431 between 900 am and 400 pm EST Monday through Frishyday

HAPPY REUNION AT OSHKOSH 84

Jim Hiner (EAA 74053 AC 8158) 624 7th Street Kenyon MN 55946 flew 25 missions in B-24s during WW II with the 8th Air Force 2nd Air Division 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bombardment Squadron out of Hopshyshan St Faith England

Here he is joined by members of his crew at the EAA campground during Oshkosh 84 (L-R) standing Jim Hiner pilot Paul Moore tail gunner John Gebhardt navigator Robert McAnulty nose gunner Kneeling Herman Ratz co-pilot Joe Kennedy top turret gunner and engineer Steve Greco waist gunner Two of the crewshymen were unable to attend John Marshylos radio operator and Melborne McBee waist gunner

Jim currently serves as Editor of The Sky Scout News Letter for the B H Pietenpol Chapter 13 of the AntiqueClassic Division

We wonder how many other minishyreunions occur at the annual EAA convention at Oshkosh

EAA CHAPTER 4 TO HOST ANNUAL NASM TOUR

Washington DC EAA Chapter 4 is holding its annual tour of the Nashytional Air and Space Museum and the Paul E Garber Storage and Restorashy

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VI~TA(3~ LIT~I2ATUI2~ By Dennis Parks

(EAA 115388) Purdue University Libraries

Past Vintage Literature articles have covered particular journal titles This time it will provide a listing of some early aviation journals repshyresented in the EAA Library This list does not include the titles already discussed in Vintage Literature Aerial Age Aero Digest Air Progshyress Air Trails and Aviation

All the titles represented began beshyfore World War II They are listed by date of earliest issue in the collection and by broad time periods in order to provide a chronological approach The information provided includes Title place of publication library holdings dates of publication frequency of pubshylication and notes on variant titles

PRE WAR Aeronautics (Great Britain)

Holdings 1908-1921 Frequency Weekly Published Dec 1907 - July 28

1921 Flight International (Great Britain)

Holdings 1909 to date Frequency Weekly Published January 1909 to date Note The nearly 4000 issues of

Flight International constitute the most complete journalistic history of aviation

Flugsport (Germany) Holdings 1910-1922 Frequency ~onthly Published Dec 1908 - Sept 1944 Note ~erged with WeItluftfahrt

and became Flug-Revue in 1956 Aeronautics (New York)

Holdings 1911-1913 Frequency Semi-monthly Published July 1907 - July 30 1915 Note Title changed from American

Magazine of Aeronautics Februshyary 1908 Absorbed by FLY(Lawshysons magazine) January 31 1914

Flying (New York Aero Club US) Holdings 1912-1913 Frequency ~onthly Published January 1912 - July

1921 Note Absorbed by Aerial Age

August 1921 Aeroplane (Great Britain)

Holdings 1913-1957 Frequency Weekly Published June 8 1911-1968 Note Absorbed by Flight Intershy

national 1968

WORLD WAR I Air Service Journal (Highland NY)

Holdings 1917-1919 Frequency Weekly Published July 12 1917 - ~arch

1919 Note Became Aircraft Journal

April 5 1919 merged with A viashytion November 1 1920

Flying (Great Britain) Holdings 1917-1919 Frequency Weekly Published January 24 1917 shy

August 1919 Air Power (New York)

Holdings 1918-1919 Frequency ~onthly Published April 1915 June 1920 Note Established on board the first

U S seaplane mother ship the SS North Carolina

POST WAR TO 1927 Aeronautique L (France)

Holdings 1919-1933 Frequency ~onthly Published June 1919 - June 1940

US Air Service (Washington DC ) Holdings 1926-1938 Frequency ~onthly Published February 1919 - Deshy

cember 1956

(Photo by Jim Koepnick EAA Staff Photographer)

A portion of the EAA library

POST 1927 Sportsman Pilot (New York)

Holdings 1936-1942 Frequency ~onthly Published March 1929 - ~ay 1943 Note Became Air Pilot and Technishy

cian in June 1943 Absorbed by Aero Digest in April 1945

Flying (Chicago) Holdings 1940 shyFrequency Monthly Published August 1940 shyNote Title changed from Popular

Aviation Again this listing is selective but

it does cover most of the major runs of historic journals in the collection not already discussed in Vintage Litshyerature

There are close to 400 different journals identified in the EAA Lishybrary comprising over 25000 issues A handout listing the journals is available by writing to EAA Library Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 Please provide a stamped self-addressed envelope bull

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fi Gathering fit Sextonville By Norm Petersen

(Photos by Gene Chase ___________________ except as noted)

OITiger Bob Lumley flew up from Capitol Airport in his 65 hp Aeronca Chief 11 AC Few people in this world enjoy flying more than Bob an active member of AIC Chapter 11

Resplendent in its bright yellow paint scheme is Dave Broadshyfoots beautifully restored 1948 Cessna 170 The 145 hp Contishynental six cylinder engine runs like a sewing machine

It seemed like the 01 rainmaker was after us to give up All morning Saturday June 23rd the heavy clouds kept rolling by each group dropping more rain as the cold front swept over Oshkosh Wisconsin Pacing the floor was difficult - trying to balance a cup of coffee at the same time

Just before lunch the phone rang and the voice of Gene Chase with just a hint ofenthusiasm said Its getting lighter in the west Without further ado we loaded our gear in the car and drove to Genes hangar on Wittman Airfield and readied the old girl for the trip - Genes 1933 Davis D-I-W Our goal was a week-end fly-in of AntiqueClassic Chapters 11 from Milwaukee and 13 from Albert Lea Minnesota with everybody meeting at the Richland Airport near Sextonshyville in southwestern Wisconsin

Several other EAAers gathered around us as we checked over the Davis in the hangar The rain had moved on to the east and sunshine was poking through the clouds Sudshydenly Tom McConnel asked if we wanted him to weld up the crack in the exhaust manifold His sharp eye had spotted a 3-inch crack emanating

from the number four cylinder exhaust stack where it joined the colshylector ring Ouch Now our trip was shot for sure

Without a word being said George Rotter backed his Escort wagon up to the nose of the Davis and opened the tailgate - tools galore Side cutters took care of the cotter keys Socket wrenches took care of bolts and nuts A hammer and a piece of 2 x 4 gently persuaded the exhaust manifold to slide backwards In less than an hour the manifold was in John Monnetts nearby shop and Tom and Randy Novak were firing up the TIG welder What fun to watch an artist at work as Tom laid a beautiful bead across the stainless collector ring which promptly eliminated the crack

Again many hands joined in to reinstall the exhaust system and by 4 oclock the Davis was ready to go and we were loading our gear in the bagshygage compartment Rolling the yellow and black parasol out on the tarshymac Gene called the tower and reshyceived permission for a no-radio deshyparture

With Gene in the rear cockpit I pulled the big Warner through sevshy

eral revolutions to load up the cylinshyders On the first hard pull the Warner caught and we were off to the races I wiggled into the front cockpit waved to the many helpers who had done such a fine job on the exhaust repair and we taxied to the active runway

145 snarling ponies came to life as Gene opened the tap on the Warner and we climbed out to the west then turned southwest on course over Pickshyett and Ripon The wind was directly on our nose with one large dark cloud in front of us We flew under the monster keeping a sharp eye for signs of hail or violent updrafts (We later learned this cloud dumped a huge shower on Oshkosh)

A radial engine at easy cruise has to be about as smooth as butter It doesnt even work hard Gene and I switched back and forth at the conshytrols as we flew into a rapidly clearing sky The lush green below with the many wooded hills the cool fresh air whistling by the open cockpits the smell of new-mown hay - it doesnt get much better than this

It was 545 when Gene pointed to the right and I saw the two grass runshy

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(Photo by an accommodating spectator) The entire group from AIC Chapter 11 and AlC Chapter 13 assembled for their picture following Sunday noon dinner Nobody went hungry

ways of the Richland Airport With hills all around and the airport nesshytled in between it is one of the pretshytiest scenes I have encountered On the ground we could see several planes a Cessna 140 170 a Swift and Roy Redmans Stinson SR-S Gene who has all the gauges in this cockpit made his usual perfect landing on runway 27 and we taxied up to a

smiling group With the sun slowly sinking in the

west and the wind diminishing to zero it was an ideal time to line up the birds for some pictures The setshyting was so perfect we all drooled at the scene Unfortunately Jim Shosted in his Swift had to return to Minnesota After the photo session Gene was invited to fly Roys award-

From North Prairie WI came this very nice 1 947 Luscombe BE flown by Richard Vandershyburg Note original wheel pants

winning SR-S - a chance he had dreamed of for several years

Roy climbed into the right seat Gene elevated the left seat to fit his 56 frame and I settled into the plush rear seat of the Gullwing Wow but that big machine does fly And it has to be the quietest most elegant cadilshylac of the air I have ever been lucky enough to ride in And for frosting on the cake we spotted two beautiful deer as Gene came down final on his second landing approach Roy demshyonstrated a couple of short-field takeshyoffs with the big 300 hp Lycoming hauling the whole works into the air without even straining Such an airplane

As darkness fell the five of us were driven to a restaurant about a mile down the highway where the bunch of hungry pilots talked and flew through an excellent meal Walking the mile back to the motel we reveled in the perfectly still evening with all the stars shining and the millions of fireflies in the lush growth beside the road The vote was unanimous - a perfect ending to a perfect day

The Richland Center Airport feashytures a unique restaurant run by two lovely ladies Breakfast is their piece de resistance and before long our small gang had shaken the cobwebs and were enjoying a fantastic breakshy

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Jim Shosted of Burnsville MN with his highly polished Swift had to return home on Saturday evening This is one beautifully restored Swift

Beautiful evening sun shines on Roy Redmans Stinson SR-B Gene Chases Davis D1-W Gene Bohls Cessna 140 and Gordon Kimbers Cessna 170

Gordon Kimber of Preston MN kneels in front of his beautiful ragwing Cessna 170

fast The cold front had now passed Milwaukee and as we finished our breakfast coffee the first group of airplanes arrived from AIC Chapter 11 at Capitol Airport

Gene Chase and I are charter memshybers of Chapter 11 which was charshytered in 1982 what a treat it was to see the old bunch of antiquers again Even Al Kelch flew his J-3 Cub in from Mequon Wisconsin in about 212 hours with a groundspeed of about 47 mph Those headwinds can be tough

The noon dinner at the little airport restaurant was fit for a king and the entire group marveled at the home cooked food Apparently the local population is aware of this too beshycause the line outside the restaurant was quite long at times

Following a brief business meeting after lunch the photo sessions were completed and the rides commenced Gene gave open cockpit rides in the Davis while Roy had the big Stinson hauling three and four passengers at a time until all the members had been airborne The smiles on their faces told the entire story

In all too short a time the afternoon sun indicated it was time to head for home Plane after plane took off with the familiar wing waggles saying goodbye until next time The Minshynesota-Iowa bunch headed west and the Wisconsin folks headed east

Pulling up to the ramp at Sextonville in his 65 hp J-3 Cub is AI Kelch of Mequon WI following a high speed cross-country trip at 47 mph ground speed

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Art and Kate Morgan of Milwaukee flew their Bellanca Cruisair 14-13 from Capitol Airport The 165 hp Franklin engine in this classic airplane developed a bad case of indigestion since this picture was taken

A crew of genuine antiquers L to R Bob Lumley Dave Broadfoot AI Kelch and Roy Redman

(Photo by Bob Licktieg) With the 145 hp Warner ticking over Carl Pederson of Brookshyfield WI is assisted into the front cockpit of Gene Chases Davis

Gene topped the fuel tank in the Davis and we cranked up the Warner for our trip home I made the take-off from the front cockpit - a fingertip operation - because the Davis is so delightfully light on the controls As we climbed out of the valley we took a long last look at the picture post card setting No wonder the airport manager a retired Eastern Airlines Captain retired to this lovely and peaceful place in the hills

I made one of my better (ie lucky) landings at Fond du Lac as I brought the Davis in on runway 27 We gassed up telephoned Wittman Control Tower and headed for Oshkosh The sailboats on Lake Winnebago were enjoying the northwest breeze as we flew by It was the end of a perfect weekend as Gene touched down and the Davis headed for its home hangar - like a plow horse heading home to its stall - the days work done

Gene and I both agreed we had enjoyed a fantastic gathering The other participants felt the same way beshycause the main item of business at the earlier meeting was to make this outing an annual affairbull

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By George A Hardie Jr

Heres another mystery from the 1920s period Note the similarity to a number of other designs popular at the time The location and date of the photo is not known nor is the name of the contributor This is another challenge for our dedicated expert aeroplane spotters Answers will be published in the May 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadshyline for this issue is April 1 1985

The Mystery Plane for November 1984 was not a mystery to a number of our readers Dick Gleason of Ausshytin Minnesota remembered it as fol shylows

The November 1984 Mystery Plane is an easy one for me anyhow I saw the bird in 1941 dismantled and stacked in a corner of a hangar in Van Nuys California when I went out to the airport for my first ride It is the American Gyro AG-4 Crusadshyer designed by Thomas M Shelton and built in Denver Colorado in early 1935 I have a design three-view of it dated 10-5-34 and initialed by Shelshyton In addition I have several threeshyviews and photos of it I would guess the published photo was taken at Denver about the time of its debut

Construction was all aluminum flush riveted Control surfaces were fabric covered and it was bronze or 10 FEBRUARY 1985

dark copper colored Power was two C4S inverted Menascos When I saw it I recognized it right away and reshycalled that the Tootsietoy Toy Comshypany had produced a toy miniature of it

One of my correspondents in the Van Nuys area has been in contact with Tom Shelton and recently sent me much additional material on the AG-4 Also a friend of mine in Hesshyperia California supplied me with three good photos Shelton lives in Burbank California at present

Sport Aviation for July 1964 feashytured an article on Tom Shelton EAA 6647 then a member of EAA Chapter 11 A detailed history of the airplane is given too lengthy to reproduce here One point of interest is the fact that the airplanes top speed equaled that of the Air Corps Boeing P-26 fighter Failure to raise funds for a manufacturing company doomed this futuristic airplane to oblivion It was destroyed in a hangar fire at Van Nuys Airport

Additional correct answers were reshyceived from Charley Hayes Park Forest IL Harold E McFetrich Salem OH H Glenn Buffington San Diego CA Herbert G deBruyn Bellevue W A Stan Piteau Holland MI H M Richey Waco TX Joe

Tarafas Bethlehem PA Cedric Galshyloway Herperia CA R G Adams Laguna Hills CA Shelby B Hagberg Greenville IA Emil Strasser Hawthshyorne CA Myles F Aiken St Paul MN Dan Cullman Lewiston ID J on A Bra ithwaite Moore ID and Dougshylas T Rounds Zebulon GA

(Ref Aero Digest March April 1935 (AG-4) and March 1937 (AG-7) Texaco Mission April 1935 Scienshytific American May 1935 Sheil Aviashytion News May 1935 Popular MechaniCS July 1935 Sportsman Pilot July 15 1935 and a number of foreign aviation publications) bull

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Augie Wegner reports that the comshybined Aeronca Clubs Fly-In held in 1983 and 1984 at Middletown Ohio will not be sponsored by them in 85 They are planning now however for another big event at Middletown in 86 plus their regular fly-in this year at Blakesburg The four groups who sponsored the two fly-ins at Middletown had never intended for it to be an annual event More than likely it will be scheduled every other year

There is a possibility that a local Middletown group will sponsor an Aeronca Fly-In there this summer and if it develops it will be listed in the Calendar of Events in THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE

More information on the Aershyonca Club can be obtained by conshytacting Augie and Pat Wegner 1432 28th Court Kenosha WI 53140 phone 414552-9014

John Bergeson is pleased at the great response to the newly-formed Cub Club Membership is approachshying 1700 members and John estishymates it will reach 3000

Excellent information on mainteshynance and operating practices is apshypearing in the groups bi-monthly newsletter written by well-known Cub expert Clyde Smith Jr Clyde is also scheduled to conduct the Cub Forum at Oshkosh 85

Of interest is a forthcoming issue which will contain an article by Hanshyford Eckman designer of the Piper Sky Cycle

Campipd by Gpnp (hast

John received the following letter from Mike Sellers Marketing Manshyager of Univair Aurora Colorado

Univair Aircraft Corporation has reached an agreement with Piper Airshycraft Corporation to purchase all reshymaining inventories of spare parts for the J-3 through PA-22 series aircraft Piper will soon be announcing that they are discontinuing the manufacshyturing of all parts for this series of aircraft

In the wake of Pipers decision to phase out the support for these obsoshylete aircraft Univair has been negotiating with Piper and its holding company Lear Siegler for the purshychase of all remaining inventories as

well as the tooling engineering and Type Certificates (TCs) for these older Pipers After the better part of a year of negotiating Lear Siegler has decided not to sell any rights or tooling to anyone but as stated nor do they plan any further support of the J-3 through PA-22 series

Univair already carries about 4500 different Piper part numbered items for the classic Pipers Piper Airshycraft is planning to assist Univair in supplying some of the parts that have been discontinued over the years so we may continue to maintain and inshycrease the number of parts that are currently available from Univair We are aware that this may be alarming news for some owners However for the last year or so Piper has only carried approximately 400 different items many of which Univair also supplies

Undoubtedly there may be some parts that may no longer be available but Univair will attempt to insure the availability of major structural and frequently requested items for many years to come

More information on the Cub Club can be obtained by writing John B Bergeson PO Box 2002 Mt Pleasant MI 48858 phone 517561-2393

This group headed by Gary Van Farowe was formed mainly to provide technical assistance to restorers and operators of Rearwin aircraft There

are no newsletters and no dues Activshyity is at a low ebb this time of year but Gary recently learned of an 8500 series Sportster NC17099 SIN 541shyD which was pulled out of a barn in Mississippi and is being restored

More information on the Rearshywin Club can be obtained by conshytacting Gary Van Farowe 1460 Ottawa Beach Road Holland MI 49423 phone 616399-4623

~ Dick and Jeannie Hill proudly anshy

nounce they have acquired the 1929 Bird BK NC9184 SIN 1013 from Herb Hartley of Redding California Due to health problems Herb was not able to continue the restoration of this fine old biplane and he is pleased that it has found a good home

More information on the Bird Airplane Club can be obtained by writing J eannie Hill P O Box 89 Harvard IL 60033 or phoning 815 943-7205

John Bright and John Bergeson co-chair this active organization which boasts 1100 members A Nashytional Luscombe Fly-In is planned for June 28-30 at Moraine Airport southshywest of Dayton Ohio In addition to other activities tours through the US Air Force Museum at Daytons Wright-Patterson AFB will be conshyducted For more information on this fly-in contact John Bright 436 Stuart Avenue Kalamazoo MI 49007 Phone 616344-095S

An interesting story concerning spin recovery appears in the current Luscombe Association Newsletter which could apply to aircraft other than the Luscombe SA involved

Date February 24 1983 Place Lantana County Airport

(West Palm Beach Florida) Subject Luscombe SA flat spins Person Interviewed Richard Zisa

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

Restoring A Heath-Hender~

This story has as many facets as a well cut diamond It relates to a boy born in 1926 and later recalling adult conversations about Lindbergh crossshying the Atlantic and the Bruno Richard Hauptmann case All this exshycitement about aviation made a lastshying impression on me I recall at age 5 leather helmets with goggles were the fashion for boys including highshytop laced boots with a jack knife sheath like Lindys

As the Depression was upon us money was not to be had and my burning interest in airplanes conshytinued I told my mother my favorite breakfast cereal wast Post 40 Bran Flakes so I could tape a dime to the box top and send it in for a Capt Hawks balsa model plane kit This went on for a few years At Christmas however I would get the glue and dope supply replenished and then the models flew This developed into gas model free flight competition

About 1939 I met a fellow named Irv McGilvery who was a superbrain a super gas modeler and a little older than I Wouldnt you know one Sunshyday in 1941 I stopped to visit him and he had a two-seat Pietenpol Airshycamper in his garage with the wings dismantled It had a Heath-Hendershyson engine on the nose One prop blade was damaged so Irv cleaned it up and made the other blade match for balance This underpowered plane was not capable of flight

This was fantastic Irv let me ocshycupy tl1e front cockpit as he taxied the craft without wings up and down the hayfield on Millers farm This experishyence has lingered in my mind for 40shyplus years

A few years ago Mike Kimbrel deshysigned and built a replica of the 1924 Dormoy Bathtub with a 36 hp VW engine I thought what a grand exshyperience it would be to build a Dorshymoy Bathtub with a genuine HeathshyHenderson engine like the original Having the philosophy that I can do anything I want to if I set my mind to it I set out to build one of these flying machines and get a taste of our pioneers experience I sent a letter to Mike who sent me a set of his super plans

Meanwhile Bob Burge an antique collector of cars motorcycles and airplanes had a Heath Parasol and five or six Heath-Hendersons in varishyous stages of disrepair stored at Merle Betz Airport in Blissfield Michigan It took about a year of negotiating 12 FEBRUARY 1985

The following five photos show the parts and pieces which Wesley Delong purchased and built into a Heath-Henderson engine

nEngine By Wesley DeLong (EAA 11155 Ale 7363)

71 aSandralee Dri ve Toledo OH 43612

(Photos by the author)

and rummaging through this mess scattered on the floor of Merles hangar to collect enough parts to make what I thought would be a comshyplete Heath-Henderson Bear in mind at this time I had no manuals - nothshying but horse sense to go by Fortushynately I ended up with about 90 of the parts being restorable or of patshytern value

I started by cleaning everything followed by measuring and charting all journal bearing and gear informashytion I could develop My headaches started when I put the crank in vee blocks and checked the center main This was okay but the prop extension ran out 065 TIR At Peninsular Steel I bought a piece of 6150 round stock and went to work on a lathe Everyshything was fine unhl it came time to turn the 4 degree taper The piece was short so not being able to use the compound and not having a taper atshytachment I set about the task of making a taper attachment for the lathe Then turning the 4 degree taper was a snap It was an enjoyable task and the crank and extension came out super true

Next I melted the Babbitt out of the main shells made molds and poured all new mains with U S Govt Grade Babbitt My wife wasnt too happy about my making a foundry out of the kitchen but things cooled off includshying the Babbitt

I made a boring fixture so the bores would be concentric with the OD of the main shells and proceeded to bore the mains with 002 clearance to the journals as a goal All went well A serious thought struck me What if the crank is bedded and scraped in and the crank binds or has too much backlash with the timing gears At this point all I had was scrapjunk timing gears for reference some invoshylute spur and some helical However after much measuring and counting it was decided the timing gears were standard 16 DP series gears

Since some of the junk had 5 16 face and some had face gears it was decided to go with size for durabilshyity I bought gear blanks and bronze bushings from a local belting and transmission outlet and went to work on the lathe and mill as the oil pump gear is slotted My son David being a top notch tool and die maker handily broached the keyslots

After oil grooving the bushings in the gears as required and assembling the timing gears to the rear case the crank to timing gear backlash had to be addressed The rear main reshyquired moving To accomplish this repouring and a lot of tedious scrapshying was required

Next I assembled the cam Since the cam main bearings were shot I

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Wesley built the taper aHachment for his lathe shown here turning the 4-degree taper on the new propeller extension

made a new set and proceeded to asshysemble what looked like a decent cam It was severely bound up The first possibility could have been a bad cam and secondly maybe this 60-year-old case had warped the center main out ofline It turned out the cam probably was in a motorcycle wreck as the gear ran out about 020 TIR Back to work on the cam The thread was welded oversize with stainless rod new censhyters were bored and all three bearing ODs were ground chromed and reshyground to fit the cam bearings The cam looked great and it measured right on

When assembling it to the case it still bound up Scratch head now what We removed the cam put in centers and it looked excellent Conshyclusion - the case is warped How do 14 FEBRUARY 1985

The beehive cooling towers were cast at a local foundry from a paHern and machined in Wesleys basement shop

you bore a center main in line with the case end mains I made a boring bar with a 14 sq bit using the end main bearings for the cam and proshyceeded to chuck one end with the other end of the boring bar in the tail stock center The compound was geared into 003 feed and the case was fed down the boring bar The center main had to have 025 dia increase to clean up true This boggled my mind however it was a fact How did this case ever work

After making a new center main bearing to suit the cam assembly was routine I honed the cylinders and reshyseated the valves without problems

The valves were made from Toyota exhaust valves which were cut off and cross drilled for the keeper pins The valve springs are from a Wisconsin engine

One other item of interest is that the pistons were standard OD but had two compression rings and one oil groove After discussing this with Jim Maichele of Hastings Piston Rings it was decided to machine the oil groove to accept an oil ring This was done and Jim made the ring set for the engine Hastings Piston Ring Company can be proud of Jim

The beehive coolers over the intake and exhaust valves were cast at a

Restoring A Heath-Henderson Engine

The right side of the engine showshying the mounting of the single Bosch magneto The oil filler tube is below and aft of the mag

The finished engine is a work of art The engine data plate is barely visible on the upper case ahead of the carburetor The beehive cooling towers are mounted over the valves with the four shorter ones over the intake valves Note the wood beam engine mount and deep wet sump lower case

local foundry from a pattern and were machined in my basement shop

The magneto is a story in itself The magneto purchased with the other Heath-Henderson parts was an unknown quantity but in all it worked out well The case had the mounting threaded holes stripped with no good way to repair them The armature was a solid gob of pitch indicating burnout I contacted Stanshydard Magneto in Chicago where a reshypairable armature was purchased along with some miscellaneous parts The correct magneto as near as can be established is a Robert Bosch FF4AR In the process I came across

a Bosch FF4AL from a Continental A-40 It had a case that looked promshyising Between a box of parts an FF4AR and an FF4AL I was able to make a good mag that will snap at 38

inch spark with the twist of a wrist It is difficult to understand what

drives an aviation enthusiast to do some of these things However the restoration of this engine for the Dorshymoy has been an experience that I will treasure throughout my life

Some of the parts of the story that appear to be omitted can be assumed to be of ordinary engine overhaul nashyture

At the beginning there was a mess

This back view of the Heath-Henderson clearly shows the oil pump with its copshyper lines The coil of wire will connect to the mag switch The oil temperature and pressure instruments are temporarily mounted for test running

of parts and throughout there were precious conversations with Gene Chase EAA Headquarters Otis Spiker last living employee of the Henderson Motorcycle factory in Chicago Lou Lichva Ace Motorcycle expert Dale Crites 1911 Curtiss owner and his crew chief W B Pershykins Dean Salmons Antique Cycle Equipment Joe at Standard Magshyneto Chicago Merle Betts FBO Blissfield Michigan Mrs Shirley Hogdon Henderson Manuals Mrs Thurman Baird Asheville NC Heath B-4 Book W L Schlapman Heath Parasol expert W I McGilshyvery thanks for the ride in 1942 and your friendship and Jim Maichele Hastings Piston Rings This project was long and frustrating at times but it was fun and I have a Heath-Henshyderson restoration that Im kind of proud of bull

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By Allan J Bell (EAA 239176)

N8429 Hwy 107 Tomahawk WI 54487

(Photos courtesy of the author)

Who knows when my insanity first started Was it at about seven years of age when I began drawing aeroshyplanes (thats the way it was usually spelled then) Do you remember a plane called the Travel Air Mystery Ship Ill bet Johnny Green would The name still excites me

Maybe the madness began a couple of years later in May of 1927 when Charles Lindbergh thrilled the world with his nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic ocean from New York to Paris A hero must be honored I did it by naming my new German Shepherd puppy Lindy I also built a solid wood model plane with only one wing a monoplane like Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis Beshyfore most planes built or drawn by me were biplanes or even triplanes

The derangement continued into 1928 when Johnny Green and I dragged many coaster wagon loads of wood lath to Johnnys home A large community building the Macabee Hall in our hometown of Wausau Wisconsin was being torn down to make room for - a filling station

The wood lath was transformed with a saw and hammer and nails and enthusiasm into an airplane large enough for one of us to sit in Mounted on the wagon and pushed or pulled it took little imagination to put us up in the clouds

My friends father kept our assemshybly line humming by smashing plane after plane into smithereens I dont remember the reason I dont think we were ever told not to build any more and I now wonder why we didnt 16 FEBRUARY 1985

The author Allan Bell (R) with his pal John Green in 1930

transfer the operation to my home Maybe it was Johnnys wagon

His dad would have qualified for an ace several times over with the many aircraft he destroyed We never lost our zest we had plenty of wood lath and the planes got better each time

A large farm field on the edge of town was often used by pilots for landshyings and take-offs It was relatively smooth with the fences far enough apart so that entanglements didnt happen too often There were no runshyways The planes used the wind to their full advantage avoiding crossshywinds at all costs The narrow landing gear and the light construction made things tricky enough

If a plane roared over town quite low headed in the direction of the field we ran like crazy (there I go again) trying to beat it Those gogshygled helmeted daredevils How we envied them Not to be outdone we strutted around with our sheeplined imitation pilot helmets complete with attached goggles on the forehead Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward must have sold millions

It seemed to us that the few local pilots spent most of their time repairshying their planes Much more than they did flying Accidents were freshyquent engines unpredictable and pilots suspect Injuries were usually slight likely due to slow landing speeds Most of the planes were World War I surplus (even then) Curtiss Jennies

A plane manufactured locally was called an Osaco an acronym for

Olson Standard Airplane Company The owner was a sawed-off Swede named Reidar Olson He was optimisshytic enthusiastic probably brave (or foolish) and a hero to all of us kids

I only got inside the plant once A couple of fifteen year olds appeared to be his only employees They were busy nailing plywood gussets on wing ribs using tiny nails See what I mean about being brave or the other Motorshycycle engines inexpensive and readishyly available were used for the power plants These quit at unexpected and inopportune times

The Depression ended this venture In later years Reidar was a successful fishing tackle manufacturer and deshyveloper of an improved performance oil-burning furnace

The lunacy continued into the 1930s Building models that flew was now the craze The first model plane I saw fly was a Ceci l Paoli It was in the shape of a flat elongated triangle looking something like the TransAmerica building in California does now A pusher model with twin propellers the horizontal stabilizer was at the apex of the triangle in front with the wing in the rear

The rubber band powered propelshylers had to be wound many turns in opposite directions a tiresome job Some inventive mind fashioned a hand egg beater with hooks that did the job quickly and easily

Several other nuts and myself formed the Flying Aces Model Airplane Club Many of our models were of simple design just a strong single stick fuselage plus wings and

Young Allan Bells version of Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis

tail If the stick wasnt sturdy enough a few too many turns of the rubber bands warped the fuselage

Fancier models were constructed of very thin sheets of ultra light balsa wood for fuselages andor wings Others had fuselages built up of tiny

6 square strips of balsa wood covshyered with colored Japanese tissue paper Wings were assembled in a similar manner with balsa ribs and spars Water applied to the paper would shrink it giving a tight drumshylike covering which we prized

All the balsa wood was cut with a razor blade - so were our fingers Dried model airplane glue accumushylated on the fingers too to be picked at and pulled off the following day Just occupational hazards We whitshytled props of cedar just for practice but the smell of those fresh arbor vitae shavings was cherished as well Old discarded telephone poles furshynished the raw material

The Cracker Jack company offered free model kits in exchange for blue sailor boys cut from box fronts We ate gobs of Cracker Jacks Radio exshycited us with stories of a daring pilot Jimmie Allen Magazines were exshychanged until they fell apart Our bible was one called Model Airplane News but Flying Aces G-8 and His Battle Aces and Aero Digest werent far behind

After a model had crashed one or more times (the norm as crashes were far more frequent than successful

Allan built this biplane some 55 years ago

flights) they often came to a fiery end Wound up set afire and launched from a porch roof they were spectacushylar at night Our own version of shot down in flames Displays of our modshyels in downtown store windows swelled our egos Otz Zellmer made

Pilot Lt Allan J Bell (L-standing) and his crew Aircraft is B-24J SIN 42-100224 of the 98th Bomb Squadron based in the Marianas in the Pacific 1944-1945

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the top models he had the most pashytience Bill Ball was the fastest buildshyer by far

Remembered names of those modshyels are Curtiss Robin Sopwith Camel Spad Fokker DVII and DVm Northshyrop Gamma Aeronca C-3 Gee Bee Speedster Stinson Reliant and Lockshyheed Vega

The BIG event took place when I was 15 I was watching a local pilot Ed Marquardt practice landings and take offs in his Aeronca C-3 This was a small light safe and inexpensive aircraft that carried the pilot and one passenger in its triangular-shaped fuselage

When Ed asked if I would like a ride Im sure he already knew the answer Was I walking on air No I was finally up in it What a feeling I was surprised to find it kind of bumpy and noisy too No complaints though I was flying The finale of that flight a sideslip to lose altitude quickly took place right above Kings Dam on the Wisconsin River My heart (and my stomach) were both in the vicinity of my mouth The bottom drops out something like the old illshyadjusted elevators sometimes did It remains one of the top thrills in my lifetime

The Depression curtailed any dreams of flying lessons or flying school A war came along Pilots were needed John Green reappeared after a 15-year absence to reveal the opporshytunities of the Aviation Cadet proshygram Uncle Sam would pay you to learn to fly You wouldnt have to worry about the trenches or foxholes

After a year of frenzied study hard work and much flying the proud moshyment arrived My wife pinned those sought-for wings to my puffed up chest I had won my wings The dream was fulfilled

Many moons have passed Weve even been there Weve walked on it and brought some back And well go farther

I still look up every time I hear an airplane

Im still crazy - about airplanes bull

TYPE CLUB ACTIVITIES (Continued from page 11)

Aircraft Luscombe 8A N1170K 46 metal wing no radio or electrical sysshytem

Location Waterbury CN and Plymouth MA

Date Summer of 1978 Conditions Full fuel (14 gal) 2

people on board (160 and 180 lbs) Both men had previously spun airshycraft on many occasions and had spun this aircraft doing 3 turn spins numerous times

Objective To climb to 5000 AGL and execute a 6 turn spin

Here is the story as told to John Bright by Dick Zisa operator of Glider Flights in West Palm Beach Dick stated that he and the other man had climbed to 5000 ft AGL and enshytered a spin as planned (he did not remember which direction) Upon entry everything s(emed normal compared to previotlts spins in the same aircraft After a number of spins the nose of the aircraft began an oscillation up and down as it spun raising and lowering After about 6 turns spin recovery was initiated with no results Everything got quiet stated Dick and the nose seemed to stabilize regarding raising and lowering The aircraft continued to spin with little wind noise for 2 more turns Ailerons had no effect nor did elevator or rudder Power was applied with no effect Opening the

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tion Facility (Silver Hill) The tour will take place on April 13-14 1985 and will include personalized behindshythe-scenes looks at the Silver Hill facility On Saturday evening April 13 there will be a banquet held in the hangar at historic College Park Airshyport the oldest continuously operated airport in the world where Wilbur Wright taught the first Army aviators to fly The National Air amp Space Museum is the mecca for the aviation enthusiast and the Silver Hill facility gives a look at the aircraft in storage and in the process of restoration for the main museum Silver Hill is the place for the aircraft builder restorer or avii1tion history buff April in Washington is perhaps the most beaushytiful time for one ofthe most beautiful cities in the world the trees are newly leafed the spring flowers are in bloom and its not as hot and muggy as it gets later in the summer

Tojoin the group contact Margaret Scesa 9611 51st Place College Park MD 20740 3011345-3164

doors had no effect The only change occuring at this time was that the rate of spin was increasing

At each attempt to recover from the spin the controls were neutralized At this point Dick decided that the only chance for recovery was to move the CG forward He opened the right door (he stated that there was little wind pressure on the door) and began climbing around the door When he was about halfway around the nose dropped and spin recovery was achieved

The purpose of this article is not to have you practice climbing out ofyour Luscombe in order to recover from a flat spin It is to have you do what Dick did when they landed Do a weight and balance check It was found that the flat spinprone aircraft had a CG 2 aft of the rear limit Why The aircraft had been painted twice since new It had 2 quarts of oil in the baggage compartment and the tail cone had considerable dirt in it No weight and balance computations had been done since the plane left the factory Check your airplane for safety bull

More information on Luscombe Association can be obtained by writing or phoning John B Bergeshyseon 6438 W Millbrook Road Remus MI 49340517561-2393

EAA AVIATION MUSEUM ACQUIRES THE MAX

CONRAD COLLECTION

When pioneer aviator Max Conrad visited the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin in March 1979 he offered to donate his memorabilia including photos scrapbooks troshyphies plaques log books plus many other mementos he had collected durshying is 51-year flying career

It was not to be that Max would personally deliver these items to the Museum as he passed away the folshylowing month at age 76 Known as the Flying Grandfather he logged more than 50000 hours many of them crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in light aircraft He set several distance and endurance world recshyords

Max Conrads daughter Katherine Conrad Kersten of Milwaukee Wisshyconsin recently delivered the first porshytion of her fathers extensive collecshytion to the Museum in Oshkosh The EAA Aviation Foundation is honored to receive these items and an approshypriate display to pay tribute to this esteemed individual will be preparedbull

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First flolwttiri to exceed Mach 1 is shown here minus outer whwrllJlnll Fun site It is being resto__~~~_______red by

ESCUE OP A SEA DAR By Leonard McGinty (EAA 6036 Ale 3029)

878 Main Street Thonotosassa FL 33592

Being a long-time EAA member and vitally interested in the preservashytion of antique and classic aircraft for future generations I became inshyterested several years ago in a rare derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart This aircraft was at the now defunct SST Museum near Kissimmee Florida in deplorable condition with weeds growing through and around its various component parts

I began tracing the ownership of this machine and first went to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters with the name of a museum on the west coast that was supposed to own this airshycraft Gene provided me with the phone number of the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington and I immediately called and talked with their Executive Director Mr Howard K Lovering Mr Lovering and I negotiated plans for the storage of this aircraft at the Sun n Fun site at Lakeland Florida The Board of Dishyrectors at Sun n Fun and Mr Lovershyings Museum board agreed upon the terms and conditions of the Sea Darts removal and restoration

During the period of telephone conshyversations and letter writing the airshycraft mysteriously disappeared I inshyformed Mr Lovering and then conshytacted various sheriffs departments throughout the State of Florida tracshying the movement of this airplane in the general direction of Tennessee The truck and its cargo had bypassed all Florida Highway Patrol scales and disappeared across the border into Georgia The Georgia Highway Pashytrol Florida Highway Patrol and

various sheriffs departments were unable to locate the missing aircraft

I then called a good friend and EAA member John Baugh in Nashville Tennessee telling him the aircraft was heading in his general direction and asking ifhe could offer any assistshyance Johnny responded Leonard before the night is out it will be on TV radio and in the newspaper Were gonna find that warbird for ya His southern drawl meant what he said

Several days later I got a call from John One of his duck hunting budshydies in the back woods of Tennessee had found a derelict sitting on a trailer and he told John Youve got to see this aircraft Its the strangest looking think Ive ever seen John followed his friend to the plane examined it and then called me What are the numbers on that airplane you had I gave them to him and he said Thats the ugliest looking think I ever saw but I found it The Sea Dart was at an aircraft salvage yard in the hills ofTennessee I immediately called the sheriff in that county and told him that I was responsible for the plane After much letter writing and documents to prove it was mine the sheriff said Okay come and get it

But getting the plane wasnt easy It took some talking by the sheriff and an attorney to convince the presshyent holder of the aircraft that it wasnt his About the time this was successful the fellow filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the Fedshyeral Judge in Tennessee said Mr McGinty its your plane however it is on a trailer that is under federal jurisdiction so you cannot move it After much negotiating the judge agreed that if we sent a crane and a

low boy he would release the airplane to us

Further negotiations resulted in the judge agreeing to allow us to move the Sea Dart back to Florida on the same trailer that it was on but we would have to pay the expenses That sounded easiest to us so I imshymediately wired the money And then the truck jack-knifed coming out of the farm at which the plane was stored That delayed us some more but we did eventually get the plane to its present location in Lakeland where it is being restored to static display by EAA volunteers

The Sea Dart is one of five aircraft of this type built by Convair Most of the others have been destroyed It is an engineering marvel that we feel should be preserved so future generashytions can see the concept Many dedishycated EAAers have been involved with this project from the start but some deserve special recognition Bill Williams Ken Chalker Rocky and Flo Sawyer left their jobs and homes to come out in a rain storm to help off load this machine And John Baugh went through a lot of trial and tribushylation to help via long distance It just proves that EAAers have the tenacity of a bull dog If you want the job done dont hire it out get EAAers to volunshyteer - theyll accomplish it bull

AUTHORS NOTE Only two more Sea Dart volunteer work parties are scheduled prior to Sun n Fun 85 The dates are February 16 and March 2 at the Sun n Fun site on the Lakeland Florida Airport All help will be greatly appreciated

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Letters To Editor Dear Gene

Many thanks for your letter and enclosures

The Corben brochure will be espeshycially helpful to the project and anshyswers most of the questions we had

Surprising how many of our sources drew a blank on photo prints of the Super Ace - even the Smithsonian had nothing

And we were gratified to see that you too had concluded that the final installment of the construction article (in Popular Aviation) was never pubshylished One wonders why

Was intrigued to learn of your inshyterest in model building we freshyquently encounter people who are either former builders or who someshyhow manage to stay active in both camps As you say people such as Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are truly amazing for their abilities in both full-size and model aviation In my own case I find it difficult to keep the pace with even the tiny jobs seemingly spending most of my spare time just writing about them leaving little time for actually building and flying Ah well at least there is no possible danger of boreshydom right

Cordially Bill Hannan for the Williams Brothers 181 Pawnee Street San Marcos California 92069

Gentlemen The article by Dennis Parks in the

October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE caught my eye Ive been a fan of the Bill Barnes series since way back Would it be possible to get some 3-view plans for the old Lancer and Snorter aircraft from the series I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining them and gladly pay costs involved

Sincerely Ed Morton (EAA 148076 AC 5221) 13338-1 SW 114th Lane Miami FL 33186

EAA member Dick Gleason Route 2 Box 125 Austin Minnesota 55912 has an extensive collection of plans and may be able to comply with your request

Dear Gene I enjoyed reading about the Oshshy

kosh 84 Grand Champion Classic the Cessna 140 N4135N My first student purchased this airplane in 1951 when it had 190 hours total time for the then fantastic sum of $2000 when clean 140s were going to $1 200 to $1500

The former owner said I didnt want to sell it - I didnt think anyone would pay that price

In the long run I think it was a bargain anyway as it was the cleanest and best flying 140 that I ever flew

At Oshkosh I showed the present owners Rick and Kathie Paige my autographs in the planes log books as I did a few inspections and mainteshynance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956

Keep up the good work Cheers Shelby B Hagberg (EAA 2473 AlC 211) Rt 1 Box 42 Greenville IA 51343

Dear Sir I recently acquired an RAF rigshy

ging Manual that had belonged to RAF Sgt-Major D K Morrison dated 1916-17-18-19

You will find enclosed the list of 26 airplanes covered in the manual with my notes as to the completeness of the material on each including photos drawings dimension tables and text

I feel that some of the replica buildshyers could use this information to good advantage The copies of the indishyvidual pages for each plane will be copied in the 8V2 x 11 size rather than the 412 x 7 pages ofthe original book

The enclosed listing includes the price of copies for each plane as they vary as to amount of information available I will be glad to answer questions about any of them

Ernest E Miner (EAA 85465) 321 So Middle St Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Mr Miner included with his letter a copy of the SE 5A rigging instrucshytions This information would be vital to anyone building a replica of the aircraft Among the 26 planes listed are the Bristol Fighter Nieuport Scout Sopwith Trip1ane Spad S VII etc Scale modelers and WW I buffs would also be interested in this mateshyrial for their collections Contact Mr Miner for more information

Dear Dennis I want to thank you for the book

review You emphasized the parts of the story that I feel will be interesting to most airplane people The years from 1910 to World War I is a period that most of us dont know too much about We know about the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss and then we jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there was a typographical error that rearranged my first name The letters were all there but with a different arrangeshyment

Again thanks for the write-up Yours Foster A Lane (EAA 137998 AC 4796) Lane Aviation Corporation Columbus International

Airport Columbus OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertent misspelling of Foster Lanes first name in the review ofhis book in the December 1984 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

Dear Sir I really enjoy THE VINTAGE

AIRPLANE very much I read each issue from cover to cover

Congratulations on an intertsting magazine All those stories of old airshycraft and their history are quite inshyteresting

Keep up the good work Yours truly J F Leatherman (EAA 17630 AC 7961) 1408 Elizabeth Scott City KS 67871

Dear Sirs I joined EAA in 1975 (member

number 88645) but allowed my memshybership to lapse I have recently purchased an Aeronca 7 AC and am interested in learning about the airshycraft through your organization

Please send information on joining the AntiqueClassic Division and what you might have in the way of literature on the 7AC Champ

Thank you Sincerely Robert P Gralton 6060 S 92nd Street Hales Corners WI 53130 bull

Information concerning membershyship Chapters and Aeroncas was sent to Mr Gralton

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MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

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Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

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FEBRUARY 1985 Vol 13 No2 Copyright 0 1985 by the EAA AntiqueClassic Division Inc All rights reserved

Contents

2 Straight and Level by Bob Lickteig

4 AlC News by Gene Chase

5 Vintage Literature by Dennis Parks

6 A Gathering at Sextonville by Norm Peterson

10 Mystery Plane by George A Hardie Jr

11 Type Club News by Gene Chase

12 Restoring a Heath-Henderson Engine by Wesley Delong

16 Just Plane Crazy by Allan J Bell

19 Rescue of a Sea Dart by leonard McGinty

20 Letters to the Editor 21 Members Projects 22 Oshkosh 84 AIC Judges 23 Vintage Trader 26 Calendar of Events

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FRONT COVER 1947 Cessna 140 N2578N SIN 12838 owned by Gene Bohl (EAA 39859 AlC 8177) 102 8th N Northwood IA 50459 See story on page 6 (Photo by Gene Chase)

BACK COVER Laird Baby Biplane with Carl Buck Weaver (L) and E M Mattie Laird in 1913 at Chicagos old Cicero Field This was Matties first airplane and the one in which he soloed himself

(Charles Arens collection via Mike Rezich)

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

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

The VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-6943) is published and owned exclusively by EAA AntiquelClassic Division Inc of the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc and is published monthly at Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903shy2591 Second Class Postage paid at Oshkosh WI 54901 and additional mailing offices Membership rates for EAA AntiquelClassic Division Inc are $1800 for current EAA members for 12 month period of which $1200 is for the publication 01 The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Membership is open to all who are interested in aviation

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

Postmaster Send address changes to EAA AntiqueClassic Division Inc Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591 VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3

Compiled by Gene Chase

TWO LONG-TIME BOARD MEMBERS RESIGN

Due to personal commitments and other considerations Al Kelch of Frostproof Florida and Claude Gray of Northridge California have reshysigned from their positions as Direcshytors of the AntiqueClassic Division Both men have served the membershyship well during their tenures

In January 1981 Claude and Al were named Chairman and ViceshyChairman respectively of the EAA National Judging Committee formed by the EAA Board of Directors In this capacity and with input from the ChiefJudges of each Division and catshyegory of aircraft they were responsishyble for writing the EAA Aircraft Judging Manual They leave this legshyacy which will serve EAA in a conshystructive manner for many years to come

From January 1976 to February 1978 Al served as Editor of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE with his wife Lois as Assistant Editor Since that time both have contributed articles to the magazine Al also served on the Pioneer Airport Committee and was the driving force in the design and construction of the highly popular porch on the AntiqueClassic Headshyquarters Building on Wittman Field at Oshkosh

Claude and Al have received worldshywide recognition as authorities on vintage aircraft through their unshytiring work in antique and classic airplane activities including the superb restorations of their own vinshytage aircraft

We thank both of these gentlemen for their leadership and long-time sershyvice and were sure they will continue to be active in the world of vintage aircraft We look forward to seeing them at various fly-ins around the country

SUN N FUN 85 UPDATE

Attendees at the 11th Annual Sun n Fun Fly-In scheduled for March 17 -23 1985 at Lakeland Florida will

Eighth Airforce veterans meet at Oshkosh 84

see many improvements in the site since last year EAA AntiqueClassic Chapter 1 is expanding the Antique Classic Headquarters Building to inshyclude an office and storage area on the back of the present structure

Regrading and seeding has been acshycomplished in the homebuilt antique and classic parking areas also in the aircraft camping area which in addishytion has been increased to four times its original size Runway 523 has been resurfaced and the drainage sysshytem has been improved

Water service has been increased to the aircraft camping area and exshytended to the ultralight area and south parking lot The south gate has been totally revamped to handle camper registration more efficiently and faster and a new two-lane paved turn-off area has been installed a long with a new camper registration buildshying New lighting and landscaping will make the south gate camper enshytrance work much smoother

Many other improvements have been made all of which will add to the comfor t and enjoyment of those attending this highly popular fly-in And in its need for volunteers Sun n Fun is no different than Oshkosh Thanks to those who spend many weekends working at the site throughout the year and those who accept responsibilities during the event itself Sun n Fun has grown into a major fly-in second only to Oshkosh and one which thousands look forward to attending each year

For additional information contact Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Inc P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807 Phone

813644-2431 between 900 am and 400 pm EST Monday through Frishyday

HAPPY REUNION AT OSHKOSH 84

Jim Hiner (EAA 74053 AC 8158) 624 7th Street Kenyon MN 55946 flew 25 missions in B-24s during WW II with the 8th Air Force 2nd Air Division 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bombardment Squadron out of Hopshyshan St Faith England

Here he is joined by members of his crew at the EAA campground during Oshkosh 84 (L-R) standing Jim Hiner pilot Paul Moore tail gunner John Gebhardt navigator Robert McAnulty nose gunner Kneeling Herman Ratz co-pilot Joe Kennedy top turret gunner and engineer Steve Greco waist gunner Two of the crewshymen were unable to attend John Marshylos radio operator and Melborne McBee waist gunner

Jim currently serves as Editor of The Sky Scout News Letter for the B H Pietenpol Chapter 13 of the AntiqueClassic Division

We wonder how many other minishyreunions occur at the annual EAA convention at Oshkosh

EAA CHAPTER 4 TO HOST ANNUAL NASM TOUR

Washington DC EAA Chapter 4 is holding its annual tour of the Nashytional Air and Space Museum and the Paul E Garber Storage and Restorashy

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VI~TA(3~ LIT~I2ATUI2~ By Dennis Parks

(EAA 115388) Purdue University Libraries

Past Vintage Literature articles have covered particular journal titles This time it will provide a listing of some early aviation journals repshyresented in the EAA Library This list does not include the titles already discussed in Vintage Literature Aerial Age Aero Digest Air Progshyress Air Trails and Aviation

All the titles represented began beshyfore World War II They are listed by date of earliest issue in the collection and by broad time periods in order to provide a chronological approach The information provided includes Title place of publication library holdings dates of publication frequency of pubshylication and notes on variant titles

PRE WAR Aeronautics (Great Britain)

Holdings 1908-1921 Frequency Weekly Published Dec 1907 - July 28

1921 Flight International (Great Britain)

Holdings 1909 to date Frequency Weekly Published January 1909 to date Note The nearly 4000 issues of

Flight International constitute the most complete journalistic history of aviation

Flugsport (Germany) Holdings 1910-1922 Frequency ~onthly Published Dec 1908 - Sept 1944 Note ~erged with WeItluftfahrt

and became Flug-Revue in 1956 Aeronautics (New York)

Holdings 1911-1913 Frequency Semi-monthly Published July 1907 - July 30 1915 Note Title changed from American

Magazine of Aeronautics Februshyary 1908 Absorbed by FLY(Lawshysons magazine) January 31 1914

Flying (New York Aero Club US) Holdings 1912-1913 Frequency ~onthly Published January 1912 - July

1921 Note Absorbed by Aerial Age

August 1921 Aeroplane (Great Britain)

Holdings 1913-1957 Frequency Weekly Published June 8 1911-1968 Note Absorbed by Flight Intershy

national 1968

WORLD WAR I Air Service Journal (Highland NY)

Holdings 1917-1919 Frequency Weekly Published July 12 1917 - ~arch

1919 Note Became Aircraft Journal

April 5 1919 merged with A viashytion November 1 1920

Flying (Great Britain) Holdings 1917-1919 Frequency Weekly Published January 24 1917 shy

August 1919 Air Power (New York)

Holdings 1918-1919 Frequency ~onthly Published April 1915 June 1920 Note Established on board the first

U S seaplane mother ship the SS North Carolina

POST WAR TO 1927 Aeronautique L (France)

Holdings 1919-1933 Frequency ~onthly Published June 1919 - June 1940

US Air Service (Washington DC ) Holdings 1926-1938 Frequency ~onthly Published February 1919 - Deshy

cember 1956

(Photo by Jim Koepnick EAA Staff Photographer)

A portion of the EAA library

POST 1927 Sportsman Pilot (New York)

Holdings 1936-1942 Frequency ~onthly Published March 1929 - ~ay 1943 Note Became Air Pilot and Technishy

cian in June 1943 Absorbed by Aero Digest in April 1945

Flying (Chicago) Holdings 1940 shyFrequency Monthly Published August 1940 shyNote Title changed from Popular

Aviation Again this listing is selective but

it does cover most of the major runs of historic journals in the collection not already discussed in Vintage Litshyerature

There are close to 400 different journals identified in the EAA Lishybrary comprising over 25000 issues A handout listing the journals is available by writing to EAA Library Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 Please provide a stamped self-addressed envelope bull

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fi Gathering fit Sextonville By Norm Petersen

(Photos by Gene Chase ___________________ except as noted)

OITiger Bob Lumley flew up from Capitol Airport in his 65 hp Aeronca Chief 11 AC Few people in this world enjoy flying more than Bob an active member of AIC Chapter 11

Resplendent in its bright yellow paint scheme is Dave Broadshyfoots beautifully restored 1948 Cessna 170 The 145 hp Contishynental six cylinder engine runs like a sewing machine

It seemed like the 01 rainmaker was after us to give up All morning Saturday June 23rd the heavy clouds kept rolling by each group dropping more rain as the cold front swept over Oshkosh Wisconsin Pacing the floor was difficult - trying to balance a cup of coffee at the same time

Just before lunch the phone rang and the voice of Gene Chase with just a hint ofenthusiasm said Its getting lighter in the west Without further ado we loaded our gear in the car and drove to Genes hangar on Wittman Airfield and readied the old girl for the trip - Genes 1933 Davis D-I-W Our goal was a week-end fly-in of AntiqueClassic Chapters 11 from Milwaukee and 13 from Albert Lea Minnesota with everybody meeting at the Richland Airport near Sextonshyville in southwestern Wisconsin

Several other EAAers gathered around us as we checked over the Davis in the hangar The rain had moved on to the east and sunshine was poking through the clouds Sudshydenly Tom McConnel asked if we wanted him to weld up the crack in the exhaust manifold His sharp eye had spotted a 3-inch crack emanating

from the number four cylinder exhaust stack where it joined the colshylector ring Ouch Now our trip was shot for sure

Without a word being said George Rotter backed his Escort wagon up to the nose of the Davis and opened the tailgate - tools galore Side cutters took care of the cotter keys Socket wrenches took care of bolts and nuts A hammer and a piece of 2 x 4 gently persuaded the exhaust manifold to slide backwards In less than an hour the manifold was in John Monnetts nearby shop and Tom and Randy Novak were firing up the TIG welder What fun to watch an artist at work as Tom laid a beautiful bead across the stainless collector ring which promptly eliminated the crack

Again many hands joined in to reinstall the exhaust system and by 4 oclock the Davis was ready to go and we were loading our gear in the bagshygage compartment Rolling the yellow and black parasol out on the tarshymac Gene called the tower and reshyceived permission for a no-radio deshyparture

With Gene in the rear cockpit I pulled the big Warner through sevshy

eral revolutions to load up the cylinshyders On the first hard pull the Warner caught and we were off to the races I wiggled into the front cockpit waved to the many helpers who had done such a fine job on the exhaust repair and we taxied to the active runway

145 snarling ponies came to life as Gene opened the tap on the Warner and we climbed out to the west then turned southwest on course over Pickshyett and Ripon The wind was directly on our nose with one large dark cloud in front of us We flew under the monster keeping a sharp eye for signs of hail or violent updrafts (We later learned this cloud dumped a huge shower on Oshkosh)

A radial engine at easy cruise has to be about as smooth as butter It doesnt even work hard Gene and I switched back and forth at the conshytrols as we flew into a rapidly clearing sky The lush green below with the many wooded hills the cool fresh air whistling by the open cockpits the smell of new-mown hay - it doesnt get much better than this

It was 545 when Gene pointed to the right and I saw the two grass runshy

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(Photo by an accommodating spectator) The entire group from AIC Chapter 11 and AlC Chapter 13 assembled for their picture following Sunday noon dinner Nobody went hungry

ways of the Richland Airport With hills all around and the airport nesshytled in between it is one of the pretshytiest scenes I have encountered On the ground we could see several planes a Cessna 140 170 a Swift and Roy Redmans Stinson SR-S Gene who has all the gauges in this cockpit made his usual perfect landing on runway 27 and we taxied up to a

smiling group With the sun slowly sinking in the

west and the wind diminishing to zero it was an ideal time to line up the birds for some pictures The setshyting was so perfect we all drooled at the scene Unfortunately Jim Shosted in his Swift had to return to Minnesota After the photo session Gene was invited to fly Roys award-

From North Prairie WI came this very nice 1 947 Luscombe BE flown by Richard Vandershyburg Note original wheel pants

winning SR-S - a chance he had dreamed of for several years

Roy climbed into the right seat Gene elevated the left seat to fit his 56 frame and I settled into the plush rear seat of the Gullwing Wow but that big machine does fly And it has to be the quietest most elegant cadilshylac of the air I have ever been lucky enough to ride in And for frosting on the cake we spotted two beautiful deer as Gene came down final on his second landing approach Roy demshyonstrated a couple of short-field takeshyoffs with the big 300 hp Lycoming hauling the whole works into the air without even straining Such an airplane

As darkness fell the five of us were driven to a restaurant about a mile down the highway where the bunch of hungry pilots talked and flew through an excellent meal Walking the mile back to the motel we reveled in the perfectly still evening with all the stars shining and the millions of fireflies in the lush growth beside the road The vote was unanimous - a perfect ending to a perfect day

The Richland Center Airport feashytures a unique restaurant run by two lovely ladies Breakfast is their piece de resistance and before long our small gang had shaken the cobwebs and were enjoying a fantastic breakshy

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Jim Shosted of Burnsville MN with his highly polished Swift had to return home on Saturday evening This is one beautifully restored Swift

Beautiful evening sun shines on Roy Redmans Stinson SR-B Gene Chases Davis D1-W Gene Bohls Cessna 140 and Gordon Kimbers Cessna 170

Gordon Kimber of Preston MN kneels in front of his beautiful ragwing Cessna 170

fast The cold front had now passed Milwaukee and as we finished our breakfast coffee the first group of airplanes arrived from AIC Chapter 11 at Capitol Airport

Gene Chase and I are charter memshybers of Chapter 11 which was charshytered in 1982 what a treat it was to see the old bunch of antiquers again Even Al Kelch flew his J-3 Cub in from Mequon Wisconsin in about 212 hours with a groundspeed of about 47 mph Those headwinds can be tough

The noon dinner at the little airport restaurant was fit for a king and the entire group marveled at the home cooked food Apparently the local population is aware of this too beshycause the line outside the restaurant was quite long at times

Following a brief business meeting after lunch the photo sessions were completed and the rides commenced Gene gave open cockpit rides in the Davis while Roy had the big Stinson hauling three and four passengers at a time until all the members had been airborne The smiles on their faces told the entire story

In all too short a time the afternoon sun indicated it was time to head for home Plane after plane took off with the familiar wing waggles saying goodbye until next time The Minshynesota-Iowa bunch headed west and the Wisconsin folks headed east

Pulling up to the ramp at Sextonville in his 65 hp J-3 Cub is AI Kelch of Mequon WI following a high speed cross-country trip at 47 mph ground speed

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Art and Kate Morgan of Milwaukee flew their Bellanca Cruisair 14-13 from Capitol Airport The 165 hp Franklin engine in this classic airplane developed a bad case of indigestion since this picture was taken

A crew of genuine antiquers L to R Bob Lumley Dave Broadfoot AI Kelch and Roy Redman

(Photo by Bob Licktieg) With the 145 hp Warner ticking over Carl Pederson of Brookshyfield WI is assisted into the front cockpit of Gene Chases Davis

Gene topped the fuel tank in the Davis and we cranked up the Warner for our trip home I made the take-off from the front cockpit - a fingertip operation - because the Davis is so delightfully light on the controls As we climbed out of the valley we took a long last look at the picture post card setting No wonder the airport manager a retired Eastern Airlines Captain retired to this lovely and peaceful place in the hills

I made one of my better (ie lucky) landings at Fond du Lac as I brought the Davis in on runway 27 We gassed up telephoned Wittman Control Tower and headed for Oshkosh The sailboats on Lake Winnebago were enjoying the northwest breeze as we flew by It was the end of a perfect weekend as Gene touched down and the Davis headed for its home hangar - like a plow horse heading home to its stall - the days work done

Gene and I both agreed we had enjoyed a fantastic gathering The other participants felt the same way beshycause the main item of business at the earlier meeting was to make this outing an annual affairbull

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By George A Hardie Jr

Heres another mystery from the 1920s period Note the similarity to a number of other designs popular at the time The location and date of the photo is not known nor is the name of the contributor This is another challenge for our dedicated expert aeroplane spotters Answers will be published in the May 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadshyline for this issue is April 1 1985

The Mystery Plane for November 1984 was not a mystery to a number of our readers Dick Gleason of Ausshytin Minnesota remembered it as fol shylows

The November 1984 Mystery Plane is an easy one for me anyhow I saw the bird in 1941 dismantled and stacked in a corner of a hangar in Van Nuys California when I went out to the airport for my first ride It is the American Gyro AG-4 Crusadshyer designed by Thomas M Shelton and built in Denver Colorado in early 1935 I have a design three-view of it dated 10-5-34 and initialed by Shelshyton In addition I have several threeshyviews and photos of it I would guess the published photo was taken at Denver about the time of its debut

Construction was all aluminum flush riveted Control surfaces were fabric covered and it was bronze or 10 FEBRUARY 1985

dark copper colored Power was two C4S inverted Menascos When I saw it I recognized it right away and reshycalled that the Tootsietoy Toy Comshypany had produced a toy miniature of it

One of my correspondents in the Van Nuys area has been in contact with Tom Shelton and recently sent me much additional material on the AG-4 Also a friend of mine in Hesshyperia California supplied me with three good photos Shelton lives in Burbank California at present

Sport Aviation for July 1964 feashytured an article on Tom Shelton EAA 6647 then a member of EAA Chapter 11 A detailed history of the airplane is given too lengthy to reproduce here One point of interest is the fact that the airplanes top speed equaled that of the Air Corps Boeing P-26 fighter Failure to raise funds for a manufacturing company doomed this futuristic airplane to oblivion It was destroyed in a hangar fire at Van Nuys Airport

Additional correct answers were reshyceived from Charley Hayes Park Forest IL Harold E McFetrich Salem OH H Glenn Buffington San Diego CA Herbert G deBruyn Bellevue W A Stan Piteau Holland MI H M Richey Waco TX Joe

Tarafas Bethlehem PA Cedric Galshyloway Herperia CA R G Adams Laguna Hills CA Shelby B Hagberg Greenville IA Emil Strasser Hawthshyorne CA Myles F Aiken St Paul MN Dan Cullman Lewiston ID J on A Bra ithwaite Moore ID and Dougshylas T Rounds Zebulon GA

(Ref Aero Digest March April 1935 (AG-4) and March 1937 (AG-7) Texaco Mission April 1935 Scienshytific American May 1935 Sheil Aviashytion News May 1935 Popular MechaniCS July 1935 Sportsman Pilot July 15 1935 and a number of foreign aviation publications) bull

~ I ~ype ClubActivities

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Augie Wegner reports that the comshybined Aeronca Clubs Fly-In held in 1983 and 1984 at Middletown Ohio will not be sponsored by them in 85 They are planning now however for another big event at Middletown in 86 plus their regular fly-in this year at Blakesburg The four groups who sponsored the two fly-ins at Middletown had never intended for it to be an annual event More than likely it will be scheduled every other year

There is a possibility that a local Middletown group will sponsor an Aeronca Fly-In there this summer and if it develops it will be listed in the Calendar of Events in THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE

More information on the Aershyonca Club can be obtained by conshytacting Augie and Pat Wegner 1432 28th Court Kenosha WI 53140 phone 414552-9014

John Bergeson is pleased at the great response to the newly-formed Cub Club Membership is approachshying 1700 members and John estishymates it will reach 3000

Excellent information on mainteshynance and operating practices is apshypearing in the groups bi-monthly newsletter written by well-known Cub expert Clyde Smith Jr Clyde is also scheduled to conduct the Cub Forum at Oshkosh 85

Of interest is a forthcoming issue which will contain an article by Hanshyford Eckman designer of the Piper Sky Cycle

Campipd by Gpnp (hast

John received the following letter from Mike Sellers Marketing Manshyager of Univair Aurora Colorado

Univair Aircraft Corporation has reached an agreement with Piper Airshycraft Corporation to purchase all reshymaining inventories of spare parts for the J-3 through PA-22 series aircraft Piper will soon be announcing that they are discontinuing the manufacshyturing of all parts for this series of aircraft

In the wake of Pipers decision to phase out the support for these obsoshylete aircraft Univair has been negotiating with Piper and its holding company Lear Siegler for the purshychase of all remaining inventories as

well as the tooling engineering and Type Certificates (TCs) for these older Pipers After the better part of a year of negotiating Lear Siegler has decided not to sell any rights or tooling to anyone but as stated nor do they plan any further support of the J-3 through PA-22 series

Univair already carries about 4500 different Piper part numbered items for the classic Pipers Piper Airshycraft is planning to assist Univair in supplying some of the parts that have been discontinued over the years so we may continue to maintain and inshycrease the number of parts that are currently available from Univair We are aware that this may be alarming news for some owners However for the last year or so Piper has only carried approximately 400 different items many of which Univair also supplies

Undoubtedly there may be some parts that may no longer be available but Univair will attempt to insure the availability of major structural and frequently requested items for many years to come

More information on the Cub Club can be obtained by writing John B Bergeson PO Box 2002 Mt Pleasant MI 48858 phone 517561-2393

This group headed by Gary Van Farowe was formed mainly to provide technical assistance to restorers and operators of Rearwin aircraft There

are no newsletters and no dues Activshyity is at a low ebb this time of year but Gary recently learned of an 8500 series Sportster NC17099 SIN 541shyD which was pulled out of a barn in Mississippi and is being restored

More information on the Rearshywin Club can be obtained by conshytacting Gary Van Farowe 1460 Ottawa Beach Road Holland MI 49423 phone 616399-4623

~ Dick and Jeannie Hill proudly anshy

nounce they have acquired the 1929 Bird BK NC9184 SIN 1013 from Herb Hartley of Redding California Due to health problems Herb was not able to continue the restoration of this fine old biplane and he is pleased that it has found a good home

More information on the Bird Airplane Club can be obtained by writing J eannie Hill P O Box 89 Harvard IL 60033 or phoning 815 943-7205

John Bright and John Bergeson co-chair this active organization which boasts 1100 members A Nashytional Luscombe Fly-In is planned for June 28-30 at Moraine Airport southshywest of Dayton Ohio In addition to other activities tours through the US Air Force Museum at Daytons Wright-Patterson AFB will be conshyducted For more information on this fly-in contact John Bright 436 Stuart Avenue Kalamazoo MI 49007 Phone 616344-095S

An interesting story concerning spin recovery appears in the current Luscombe Association Newsletter which could apply to aircraft other than the Luscombe SA involved

Date February 24 1983 Place Lantana County Airport

(West Palm Beach Florida) Subject Luscombe SA flat spins Person Interviewed Richard Zisa

(Continued on Page 18)

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

Restoring A Heath-Hender~

This story has as many facets as a well cut diamond It relates to a boy born in 1926 and later recalling adult conversations about Lindbergh crossshying the Atlantic and the Bruno Richard Hauptmann case All this exshycitement about aviation made a lastshying impression on me I recall at age 5 leather helmets with goggles were the fashion for boys including highshytop laced boots with a jack knife sheath like Lindys

As the Depression was upon us money was not to be had and my burning interest in airplanes conshytinued I told my mother my favorite breakfast cereal wast Post 40 Bran Flakes so I could tape a dime to the box top and send it in for a Capt Hawks balsa model plane kit This went on for a few years At Christmas however I would get the glue and dope supply replenished and then the models flew This developed into gas model free flight competition

About 1939 I met a fellow named Irv McGilvery who was a superbrain a super gas modeler and a little older than I Wouldnt you know one Sunshyday in 1941 I stopped to visit him and he had a two-seat Pietenpol Airshycamper in his garage with the wings dismantled It had a Heath-Hendershyson engine on the nose One prop blade was damaged so Irv cleaned it up and made the other blade match for balance This underpowered plane was not capable of flight

This was fantastic Irv let me ocshycupy tl1e front cockpit as he taxied the craft without wings up and down the hayfield on Millers farm This experishyence has lingered in my mind for 40shyplus years

A few years ago Mike Kimbrel deshysigned and built a replica of the 1924 Dormoy Bathtub with a 36 hp VW engine I thought what a grand exshyperience it would be to build a Dorshymoy Bathtub with a genuine HeathshyHenderson engine like the original Having the philosophy that I can do anything I want to if I set my mind to it I set out to build one of these flying machines and get a taste of our pioneers experience I sent a letter to Mike who sent me a set of his super plans

Meanwhile Bob Burge an antique collector of cars motorcycles and airplanes had a Heath Parasol and five or six Heath-Hendersons in varishyous stages of disrepair stored at Merle Betz Airport in Blissfield Michigan It took about a year of negotiating 12 FEBRUARY 1985

The following five photos show the parts and pieces which Wesley Delong purchased and built into a Heath-Henderson engine

nEngine By Wesley DeLong (EAA 11155 Ale 7363)

71 aSandralee Dri ve Toledo OH 43612

(Photos by the author)

and rummaging through this mess scattered on the floor of Merles hangar to collect enough parts to make what I thought would be a comshyplete Heath-Henderson Bear in mind at this time I had no manuals - nothshying but horse sense to go by Fortushynately I ended up with about 90 of the parts being restorable or of patshytern value

I started by cleaning everything followed by measuring and charting all journal bearing and gear informashytion I could develop My headaches started when I put the crank in vee blocks and checked the center main This was okay but the prop extension ran out 065 TIR At Peninsular Steel I bought a piece of 6150 round stock and went to work on a lathe Everyshything was fine unhl it came time to turn the 4 degree taper The piece was short so not being able to use the compound and not having a taper atshytachment I set about the task of making a taper attachment for the lathe Then turning the 4 degree taper was a snap It was an enjoyable task and the crank and extension came out super true

Next I melted the Babbitt out of the main shells made molds and poured all new mains with U S Govt Grade Babbitt My wife wasnt too happy about my making a foundry out of the kitchen but things cooled off includshying the Babbitt

I made a boring fixture so the bores would be concentric with the OD of the main shells and proceeded to bore the mains with 002 clearance to the journals as a goal All went well A serious thought struck me What if the crank is bedded and scraped in and the crank binds or has too much backlash with the timing gears At this point all I had was scrapjunk timing gears for reference some invoshylute spur and some helical However after much measuring and counting it was decided the timing gears were standard 16 DP series gears

Since some of the junk had 5 16 face and some had face gears it was decided to go with size for durabilshyity I bought gear blanks and bronze bushings from a local belting and transmission outlet and went to work on the lathe and mill as the oil pump gear is slotted My son David being a top notch tool and die maker handily broached the keyslots

After oil grooving the bushings in the gears as required and assembling the timing gears to the rear case the crank to timing gear backlash had to be addressed The rear main reshyquired moving To accomplish this repouring and a lot of tedious scrapshying was required

Next I assembled the cam Since the cam main bearings were shot I

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Wesley built the taper aHachment for his lathe shown here turning the 4-degree taper on the new propeller extension

made a new set and proceeded to asshysemble what looked like a decent cam It was severely bound up The first possibility could have been a bad cam and secondly maybe this 60-year-old case had warped the center main out ofline It turned out the cam probably was in a motorcycle wreck as the gear ran out about 020 TIR Back to work on the cam The thread was welded oversize with stainless rod new censhyters were bored and all three bearing ODs were ground chromed and reshyground to fit the cam bearings The cam looked great and it measured right on

When assembling it to the case it still bound up Scratch head now what We removed the cam put in centers and it looked excellent Conshyclusion - the case is warped How do 14 FEBRUARY 1985

The beehive cooling towers were cast at a local foundry from a paHern and machined in Wesleys basement shop

you bore a center main in line with the case end mains I made a boring bar with a 14 sq bit using the end main bearings for the cam and proshyceeded to chuck one end with the other end of the boring bar in the tail stock center The compound was geared into 003 feed and the case was fed down the boring bar The center main had to have 025 dia increase to clean up true This boggled my mind however it was a fact How did this case ever work

After making a new center main bearing to suit the cam assembly was routine I honed the cylinders and reshyseated the valves without problems

The valves were made from Toyota exhaust valves which were cut off and cross drilled for the keeper pins The valve springs are from a Wisconsin engine

One other item of interest is that the pistons were standard OD but had two compression rings and one oil groove After discussing this with Jim Maichele of Hastings Piston Rings it was decided to machine the oil groove to accept an oil ring This was done and Jim made the ring set for the engine Hastings Piston Ring Company can be proud of Jim

The beehive coolers over the intake and exhaust valves were cast at a

Restoring A Heath-Henderson Engine

The right side of the engine showshying the mounting of the single Bosch magneto The oil filler tube is below and aft of the mag

The finished engine is a work of art The engine data plate is barely visible on the upper case ahead of the carburetor The beehive cooling towers are mounted over the valves with the four shorter ones over the intake valves Note the wood beam engine mount and deep wet sump lower case

local foundry from a pattern and were machined in my basement shop

The magneto is a story in itself The magneto purchased with the other Heath-Henderson parts was an unknown quantity but in all it worked out well The case had the mounting threaded holes stripped with no good way to repair them The armature was a solid gob of pitch indicating burnout I contacted Stanshydard Magneto in Chicago where a reshypairable armature was purchased along with some miscellaneous parts The correct magneto as near as can be established is a Robert Bosch FF4AR In the process I came across

a Bosch FF4AL from a Continental A-40 It had a case that looked promshyising Between a box of parts an FF4AR and an FF4AL I was able to make a good mag that will snap at 38

inch spark with the twist of a wrist It is difficult to understand what

drives an aviation enthusiast to do some of these things However the restoration of this engine for the Dorshymoy has been an experience that I will treasure throughout my life

Some of the parts of the story that appear to be omitted can be assumed to be of ordinary engine overhaul nashyture

At the beginning there was a mess

This back view of the Heath-Henderson clearly shows the oil pump with its copshyper lines The coil of wire will connect to the mag switch The oil temperature and pressure instruments are temporarily mounted for test running

of parts and throughout there were precious conversations with Gene Chase EAA Headquarters Otis Spiker last living employee of the Henderson Motorcycle factory in Chicago Lou Lichva Ace Motorcycle expert Dale Crites 1911 Curtiss owner and his crew chief W B Pershykins Dean Salmons Antique Cycle Equipment Joe at Standard Magshyneto Chicago Merle Betts FBO Blissfield Michigan Mrs Shirley Hogdon Henderson Manuals Mrs Thurman Baird Asheville NC Heath B-4 Book W L Schlapman Heath Parasol expert W I McGilshyvery thanks for the ride in 1942 and your friendship and Jim Maichele Hastings Piston Rings This project was long and frustrating at times but it was fun and I have a Heath-Henshyderson restoration that Im kind of proud of bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

By Allan J Bell (EAA 239176)

N8429 Hwy 107 Tomahawk WI 54487

(Photos courtesy of the author)

Who knows when my insanity first started Was it at about seven years of age when I began drawing aeroshyplanes (thats the way it was usually spelled then) Do you remember a plane called the Travel Air Mystery Ship Ill bet Johnny Green would The name still excites me

Maybe the madness began a couple of years later in May of 1927 when Charles Lindbergh thrilled the world with his nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic ocean from New York to Paris A hero must be honored I did it by naming my new German Shepherd puppy Lindy I also built a solid wood model plane with only one wing a monoplane like Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis Beshyfore most planes built or drawn by me were biplanes or even triplanes

The derangement continued into 1928 when Johnny Green and I dragged many coaster wagon loads of wood lath to Johnnys home A large community building the Macabee Hall in our hometown of Wausau Wisconsin was being torn down to make room for - a filling station

The wood lath was transformed with a saw and hammer and nails and enthusiasm into an airplane large enough for one of us to sit in Mounted on the wagon and pushed or pulled it took little imagination to put us up in the clouds

My friends father kept our assemshybly line humming by smashing plane after plane into smithereens I dont remember the reason I dont think we were ever told not to build any more and I now wonder why we didnt 16 FEBRUARY 1985

The author Allan Bell (R) with his pal John Green in 1930

transfer the operation to my home Maybe it was Johnnys wagon

His dad would have qualified for an ace several times over with the many aircraft he destroyed We never lost our zest we had plenty of wood lath and the planes got better each time

A large farm field on the edge of town was often used by pilots for landshyings and take-offs It was relatively smooth with the fences far enough apart so that entanglements didnt happen too often There were no runshyways The planes used the wind to their full advantage avoiding crossshywinds at all costs The narrow landing gear and the light construction made things tricky enough

If a plane roared over town quite low headed in the direction of the field we ran like crazy (there I go again) trying to beat it Those gogshygled helmeted daredevils How we envied them Not to be outdone we strutted around with our sheeplined imitation pilot helmets complete with attached goggles on the forehead Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward must have sold millions

It seemed to us that the few local pilots spent most of their time repairshying their planes Much more than they did flying Accidents were freshyquent engines unpredictable and pilots suspect Injuries were usually slight likely due to slow landing speeds Most of the planes were World War I surplus (even then) Curtiss Jennies

A plane manufactured locally was called an Osaco an acronym for

Olson Standard Airplane Company The owner was a sawed-off Swede named Reidar Olson He was optimisshytic enthusiastic probably brave (or foolish) and a hero to all of us kids

I only got inside the plant once A couple of fifteen year olds appeared to be his only employees They were busy nailing plywood gussets on wing ribs using tiny nails See what I mean about being brave or the other Motorshycycle engines inexpensive and readishyly available were used for the power plants These quit at unexpected and inopportune times

The Depression ended this venture In later years Reidar was a successful fishing tackle manufacturer and deshyveloper of an improved performance oil-burning furnace

The lunacy continued into the 1930s Building models that flew was now the craze The first model plane I saw fly was a Ceci l Paoli It was in the shape of a flat elongated triangle looking something like the TransAmerica building in California does now A pusher model with twin propellers the horizontal stabilizer was at the apex of the triangle in front with the wing in the rear

The rubber band powered propelshylers had to be wound many turns in opposite directions a tiresome job Some inventive mind fashioned a hand egg beater with hooks that did the job quickly and easily

Several other nuts and myself formed the Flying Aces Model Airplane Club Many of our models were of simple design just a strong single stick fuselage plus wings and

Young Allan Bells version of Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis

tail If the stick wasnt sturdy enough a few too many turns of the rubber bands warped the fuselage

Fancier models were constructed of very thin sheets of ultra light balsa wood for fuselages andor wings Others had fuselages built up of tiny

6 square strips of balsa wood covshyered with colored Japanese tissue paper Wings were assembled in a similar manner with balsa ribs and spars Water applied to the paper would shrink it giving a tight drumshylike covering which we prized

All the balsa wood was cut with a razor blade - so were our fingers Dried model airplane glue accumushylated on the fingers too to be picked at and pulled off the following day Just occupational hazards We whitshytled props of cedar just for practice but the smell of those fresh arbor vitae shavings was cherished as well Old discarded telephone poles furshynished the raw material

The Cracker Jack company offered free model kits in exchange for blue sailor boys cut from box fronts We ate gobs of Cracker Jacks Radio exshycited us with stories of a daring pilot Jimmie Allen Magazines were exshychanged until they fell apart Our bible was one called Model Airplane News but Flying Aces G-8 and His Battle Aces and Aero Digest werent far behind

After a model had crashed one or more times (the norm as crashes were far more frequent than successful

Allan built this biplane some 55 years ago

flights) they often came to a fiery end Wound up set afire and launched from a porch roof they were spectacushylar at night Our own version of shot down in flames Displays of our modshyels in downtown store windows swelled our egos Otz Zellmer made

Pilot Lt Allan J Bell (L-standing) and his crew Aircraft is B-24J SIN 42-100224 of the 98th Bomb Squadron based in the Marianas in the Pacific 1944-1945

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

the top models he had the most pashytience Bill Ball was the fastest buildshyer by far

Remembered names of those modshyels are Curtiss Robin Sopwith Camel Spad Fokker DVII and DVm Northshyrop Gamma Aeronca C-3 Gee Bee Speedster Stinson Reliant and Lockshyheed Vega

The BIG event took place when I was 15 I was watching a local pilot Ed Marquardt practice landings and take offs in his Aeronca C-3 This was a small light safe and inexpensive aircraft that carried the pilot and one passenger in its triangular-shaped fuselage

When Ed asked if I would like a ride Im sure he already knew the answer Was I walking on air No I was finally up in it What a feeling I was surprised to find it kind of bumpy and noisy too No complaints though I was flying The finale of that flight a sideslip to lose altitude quickly took place right above Kings Dam on the Wisconsin River My heart (and my stomach) were both in the vicinity of my mouth The bottom drops out something like the old illshyadjusted elevators sometimes did It remains one of the top thrills in my lifetime

The Depression curtailed any dreams of flying lessons or flying school A war came along Pilots were needed John Green reappeared after a 15-year absence to reveal the opporshytunities of the Aviation Cadet proshygram Uncle Sam would pay you to learn to fly You wouldnt have to worry about the trenches or foxholes

After a year of frenzied study hard work and much flying the proud moshyment arrived My wife pinned those sought-for wings to my puffed up chest I had won my wings The dream was fulfilled

Many moons have passed Weve even been there Weve walked on it and brought some back And well go farther

I still look up every time I hear an airplane

Im still crazy - about airplanes bull

TYPE CLUB ACTIVITIES (Continued from page 11)

Aircraft Luscombe 8A N1170K 46 metal wing no radio or electrical sysshytem

Location Waterbury CN and Plymouth MA

Date Summer of 1978 Conditions Full fuel (14 gal) 2

people on board (160 and 180 lbs) Both men had previously spun airshycraft on many occasions and had spun this aircraft doing 3 turn spins numerous times

Objective To climb to 5000 AGL and execute a 6 turn spin

Here is the story as told to John Bright by Dick Zisa operator of Glider Flights in West Palm Beach Dick stated that he and the other man had climbed to 5000 ft AGL and enshytered a spin as planned (he did not remember which direction) Upon entry everything s(emed normal compared to previotlts spins in the same aircraft After a number of spins the nose of the aircraft began an oscillation up and down as it spun raising and lowering After about 6 turns spin recovery was initiated with no results Everything got quiet stated Dick and the nose seemed to stabilize regarding raising and lowering The aircraft continued to spin with little wind noise for 2 more turns Ailerons had no effect nor did elevator or rudder Power was applied with no effect Opening the

AlC NEWS (Continued from Page 4)

tion Facility (Silver Hill) The tour will take place on April 13-14 1985 and will include personalized behindshythe-scenes looks at the Silver Hill facility On Saturday evening April 13 there will be a banquet held in the hangar at historic College Park Airshyport the oldest continuously operated airport in the world where Wilbur Wright taught the first Army aviators to fly The National Air amp Space Museum is the mecca for the aviation enthusiast and the Silver Hill facility gives a look at the aircraft in storage and in the process of restoration for the main museum Silver Hill is the place for the aircraft builder restorer or avii1tion history buff April in Washington is perhaps the most beaushytiful time for one ofthe most beautiful cities in the world the trees are newly leafed the spring flowers are in bloom and its not as hot and muggy as it gets later in the summer

Tojoin the group contact Margaret Scesa 9611 51st Place College Park MD 20740 3011345-3164

doors had no effect The only change occuring at this time was that the rate of spin was increasing

At each attempt to recover from the spin the controls were neutralized At this point Dick decided that the only chance for recovery was to move the CG forward He opened the right door (he stated that there was little wind pressure on the door) and began climbing around the door When he was about halfway around the nose dropped and spin recovery was achieved

The purpose of this article is not to have you practice climbing out ofyour Luscombe in order to recover from a flat spin It is to have you do what Dick did when they landed Do a weight and balance check It was found that the flat spinprone aircraft had a CG 2 aft of the rear limit Why The aircraft had been painted twice since new It had 2 quarts of oil in the baggage compartment and the tail cone had considerable dirt in it No weight and balance computations had been done since the plane left the factory Check your airplane for safety bull

More information on Luscombe Association can be obtained by writing or phoning John B Bergeshyseon 6438 W Millbrook Road Remus MI 49340517561-2393

EAA AVIATION MUSEUM ACQUIRES THE MAX

CONRAD COLLECTION

When pioneer aviator Max Conrad visited the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin in March 1979 he offered to donate his memorabilia including photos scrapbooks troshyphies plaques log books plus many other mementos he had collected durshying is 51-year flying career

It was not to be that Max would personally deliver these items to the Museum as he passed away the folshylowing month at age 76 Known as the Flying Grandfather he logged more than 50000 hours many of them crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in light aircraft He set several distance and endurance world recshyords

Max Conrads daughter Katherine Conrad Kersten of Milwaukee Wisshyconsin recently delivered the first porshytion of her fathers extensive collecshytion to the Museum in Oshkosh The EAA Aviation Foundation is honored to receive these items and an approshypriate display to pay tribute to this esteemed individual will be preparedbull

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First flolwttiri to exceed Mach 1 is shown here minus outer whwrllJlnll Fun site It is being resto__~~~_______red by

ESCUE OP A SEA DAR By Leonard McGinty (EAA 6036 Ale 3029)

878 Main Street Thonotosassa FL 33592

Being a long-time EAA member and vitally interested in the preservashytion of antique and classic aircraft for future generations I became inshyterested several years ago in a rare derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart This aircraft was at the now defunct SST Museum near Kissimmee Florida in deplorable condition with weeds growing through and around its various component parts

I began tracing the ownership of this machine and first went to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters with the name of a museum on the west coast that was supposed to own this airshycraft Gene provided me with the phone number of the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington and I immediately called and talked with their Executive Director Mr Howard K Lovering Mr Lovering and I negotiated plans for the storage of this aircraft at the Sun n Fun site at Lakeland Florida The Board of Dishyrectors at Sun n Fun and Mr Lovershyings Museum board agreed upon the terms and conditions of the Sea Darts removal and restoration

During the period of telephone conshyversations and letter writing the airshycraft mysteriously disappeared I inshyformed Mr Lovering and then conshytacted various sheriffs departments throughout the State of Florida tracshying the movement of this airplane in the general direction of Tennessee The truck and its cargo had bypassed all Florida Highway Patrol scales and disappeared across the border into Georgia The Georgia Highway Pashytrol Florida Highway Patrol and

various sheriffs departments were unable to locate the missing aircraft

I then called a good friend and EAA member John Baugh in Nashville Tennessee telling him the aircraft was heading in his general direction and asking ifhe could offer any assistshyance Johnny responded Leonard before the night is out it will be on TV radio and in the newspaper Were gonna find that warbird for ya His southern drawl meant what he said

Several days later I got a call from John One of his duck hunting budshydies in the back woods of Tennessee had found a derelict sitting on a trailer and he told John Youve got to see this aircraft Its the strangest looking think Ive ever seen John followed his friend to the plane examined it and then called me What are the numbers on that airplane you had I gave them to him and he said Thats the ugliest looking think I ever saw but I found it The Sea Dart was at an aircraft salvage yard in the hills ofTennessee I immediately called the sheriff in that county and told him that I was responsible for the plane After much letter writing and documents to prove it was mine the sheriff said Okay come and get it

But getting the plane wasnt easy It took some talking by the sheriff and an attorney to convince the presshyent holder of the aircraft that it wasnt his About the time this was successful the fellow filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the Fedshyeral Judge in Tennessee said Mr McGinty its your plane however it is on a trailer that is under federal jurisdiction so you cannot move it After much negotiating the judge agreed that if we sent a crane and a

low boy he would release the airplane to us

Further negotiations resulted in the judge agreeing to allow us to move the Sea Dart back to Florida on the same trailer that it was on but we would have to pay the expenses That sounded easiest to us so I imshymediately wired the money And then the truck jack-knifed coming out of the farm at which the plane was stored That delayed us some more but we did eventually get the plane to its present location in Lakeland where it is being restored to static display by EAA volunteers

The Sea Dart is one of five aircraft of this type built by Convair Most of the others have been destroyed It is an engineering marvel that we feel should be preserved so future generashytions can see the concept Many dedishycated EAAers have been involved with this project from the start but some deserve special recognition Bill Williams Ken Chalker Rocky and Flo Sawyer left their jobs and homes to come out in a rain storm to help off load this machine And John Baugh went through a lot of trial and tribushylation to help via long distance It just proves that EAAers have the tenacity of a bull dog If you want the job done dont hire it out get EAAers to volunshyteer - theyll accomplish it bull

AUTHORS NOTE Only two more Sea Dart volunteer work parties are scheduled prior to Sun n Fun 85 The dates are February 16 and March 2 at the Sun n Fun site on the Lakeland Florida Airport All help will be greatly appreciated

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19

Letters To Editor Dear Gene

Many thanks for your letter and enclosures

The Corben brochure will be espeshycially helpful to the project and anshyswers most of the questions we had

Surprising how many of our sources drew a blank on photo prints of the Super Ace - even the Smithsonian had nothing

And we were gratified to see that you too had concluded that the final installment of the construction article (in Popular Aviation) was never pubshylished One wonders why

Was intrigued to learn of your inshyterest in model building we freshyquently encounter people who are either former builders or who someshyhow manage to stay active in both camps As you say people such as Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are truly amazing for their abilities in both full-size and model aviation In my own case I find it difficult to keep the pace with even the tiny jobs seemingly spending most of my spare time just writing about them leaving little time for actually building and flying Ah well at least there is no possible danger of boreshydom right

Cordially Bill Hannan for the Williams Brothers 181 Pawnee Street San Marcos California 92069

Gentlemen The article by Dennis Parks in the

October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE caught my eye Ive been a fan of the Bill Barnes series since way back Would it be possible to get some 3-view plans for the old Lancer and Snorter aircraft from the series I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining them and gladly pay costs involved

Sincerely Ed Morton (EAA 148076 AC 5221) 13338-1 SW 114th Lane Miami FL 33186

EAA member Dick Gleason Route 2 Box 125 Austin Minnesota 55912 has an extensive collection of plans and may be able to comply with your request

Dear Gene I enjoyed reading about the Oshshy

kosh 84 Grand Champion Classic the Cessna 140 N4135N My first student purchased this airplane in 1951 when it had 190 hours total time for the then fantastic sum of $2000 when clean 140s were going to $1 200 to $1500

The former owner said I didnt want to sell it - I didnt think anyone would pay that price

In the long run I think it was a bargain anyway as it was the cleanest and best flying 140 that I ever flew

At Oshkosh I showed the present owners Rick and Kathie Paige my autographs in the planes log books as I did a few inspections and mainteshynance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956

Keep up the good work Cheers Shelby B Hagberg (EAA 2473 AlC 211) Rt 1 Box 42 Greenville IA 51343

Dear Sir I recently acquired an RAF rigshy

ging Manual that had belonged to RAF Sgt-Major D K Morrison dated 1916-17-18-19

You will find enclosed the list of 26 airplanes covered in the manual with my notes as to the completeness of the material on each including photos drawings dimension tables and text

I feel that some of the replica buildshyers could use this information to good advantage The copies of the indishyvidual pages for each plane will be copied in the 8V2 x 11 size rather than the 412 x 7 pages ofthe original book

The enclosed listing includes the price of copies for each plane as they vary as to amount of information available I will be glad to answer questions about any of them

Ernest E Miner (EAA 85465) 321 So Middle St Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Mr Miner included with his letter a copy of the SE 5A rigging instrucshytions This information would be vital to anyone building a replica of the aircraft Among the 26 planes listed are the Bristol Fighter Nieuport Scout Sopwith Trip1ane Spad S VII etc Scale modelers and WW I buffs would also be interested in this mateshyrial for their collections Contact Mr Miner for more information

Dear Dennis I want to thank you for the book

review You emphasized the parts of the story that I feel will be interesting to most airplane people The years from 1910 to World War I is a period that most of us dont know too much about We know about the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss and then we jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there was a typographical error that rearranged my first name The letters were all there but with a different arrangeshyment

Again thanks for the write-up Yours Foster A Lane (EAA 137998 AC 4796) Lane Aviation Corporation Columbus International

Airport Columbus OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertent misspelling of Foster Lanes first name in the review ofhis book in the December 1984 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

Dear Sir I really enjoy THE VINTAGE

AIRPLANE very much I read each issue from cover to cover

Congratulations on an intertsting magazine All those stories of old airshycraft and their history are quite inshyteresting

Keep up the good work Yours truly J F Leatherman (EAA 17630 AC 7961) 1408 Elizabeth Scott City KS 67871

Dear Sirs I joined EAA in 1975 (member

number 88645) but allowed my memshybership to lapse I have recently purchased an Aeronca 7 AC and am interested in learning about the airshycraft through your organization

Please send information on joining the AntiqueClassic Division and what you might have in the way of literature on the 7AC Champ

Thank you Sincerely Robert P Gralton 6060 S 92nd Street Hales Corners WI 53130 bull

Information concerning membershyship Chapters and Aeroncas was sent to Mr Gralton

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MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

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Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

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MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimenta l Aircraft Association Inc is $2500 for one year $4800 for 2 years and $6900 for 3 years All include 12 isshysues of Sport Aviation per year Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $1500 anshynually Family Membership is availshyable for an addit i onal $1000 annually

ANTIQUECLASSIC EAA Member - $1800 Includes one year membership in EAA Anshytique-Classic Division 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA member and must give EAA membership number

NonmiddotEAA Member - $2800 Inshycludes one year membership in the EAA Antique-Classic Divison 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airshyplane one year membership in the EAA and separate membersh ip cards Sport Aviation not included

lAC Membership in the Internationa l Aerobatic Club Inc is $2000 anshynually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA

WARBIRDS Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $2500 per year which includes a subscription to Warbirds Newsletter Warbird memshybers are required to be members of EAA

ULTRALIGHT Membership in the EAA Ultralight Assn is $2500 per year which inshycludes the Light Plane World pubshylication ($1500 additional for Sport Aviation magazine) For current EAA members only $1500 which includes Light Plane World publication

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars or an international postal money order similarly drawn

Make checks payable to EAA or the division in which membership is desired Address all letters to EAA or the particular division at the folshylowing address

WITTMAN AIRFIELD OSHKOSH WI 54903-2591

PHONE (414) 426-4800 OFFICE HOURS

830-500 MON-FRI

Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet ~ustom velour interior new panel krinkle finish Richard Kasper 392 North Country Road Smithshy

25~ per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to cream face instruments clipper rear windows 600 town NY 11787 516360-0109 The Vintage Trader Wittman Airfield x 6 wheels fairings McCauley polished prop Cont

Oshkosh WI 54903-2591 A65 130 hrs SCMOH Ceconite 102 Randolph WANTED Complete 120 hp Ken-Royce engine Butyrate hand rubbed Day10na white Castillian or parts to make EAA Air Museums Rearwin red trim Must be seen one of top three in existshy Cloudster airworthy Contact Ralph Bufano EAA ence Annual date of sale Norm Gagne 802868- Aviation Foundation Wittman Field Oshkosh WIAIRCRAFT 4888 54903-3065 414426-4800

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POSER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise setting 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130414529-2609

PIPER VAGABOND - 1948 PA-17 Completely restored 81 to 82 show room condition Aircraft was restored mint by the King of Vagabond East Jim Jenkins of Monroe Connecticut Dual control

For Sale D-18S Twin Beechcraft n 5000 hrs Collins radio Original interior Originally owned by Pennsylvania Railroad Was in storage 12 years Left engine 800 hours right engine 1100 hours Asking $30000 Fresh annual Call Ed Young 8041 642-3723

WANTED TO BUY WANTED Original Spinner for 11 AC Aeronca Chief Also instrument trim piece (original 5 hole aluminum) Write Ray Johnson 347 S 500 E Marion Indiana 46953

NEED Engine mount and cowl for Fairchild-24 with Ranger engine Bill Seltzer 7041786-8492

WANTED C-140A with C-90 Good condition Contact Phil Ellison 16W070 West 83rd Street Burr Ridge IL 60521 312323-8750

WANTED 1941 Aeronca Chief CA 65 airframe reshypair parts or fuselage Front fuselage firewall to behind gear attach points Motor mount - fuel tank 84 L T and RT ailerons tail brace wires windshyshield Phone Don 515955-3679

WANTED Szekely engines or parts - any types or condition Kinner K-5 or B-5 parts or engines

VINTAGE TRADER AD fORM Send check or money order with copy to Vintage Trader shy~AA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

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MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $125 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

For Sale Set of covered in silver Piper J-3 ailerons Make offer Acro Sport PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130

For Sale Techniques of Aircraft Building manual $950 ppd Send to Acro Sport P O Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH other 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692

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Compiled by Gene Chase

TWO LONG-TIME BOARD MEMBERS RESIGN

Due to personal commitments and other considerations Al Kelch of Frostproof Florida and Claude Gray of Northridge California have reshysigned from their positions as Direcshytors of the AntiqueClassic Division Both men have served the membershyship well during their tenures

In January 1981 Claude and Al were named Chairman and ViceshyChairman respectively of the EAA National Judging Committee formed by the EAA Board of Directors In this capacity and with input from the ChiefJudges of each Division and catshyegory of aircraft they were responsishyble for writing the EAA Aircraft Judging Manual They leave this legshyacy which will serve EAA in a conshystructive manner for many years to come

From January 1976 to February 1978 Al served as Editor of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE with his wife Lois as Assistant Editor Since that time both have contributed articles to the magazine Al also served on the Pioneer Airport Committee and was the driving force in the design and construction of the highly popular porch on the AntiqueClassic Headshyquarters Building on Wittman Field at Oshkosh

Claude and Al have received worldshywide recognition as authorities on vintage aircraft through their unshytiring work in antique and classic airplane activities including the superb restorations of their own vinshytage aircraft

We thank both of these gentlemen for their leadership and long-time sershyvice and were sure they will continue to be active in the world of vintage aircraft We look forward to seeing them at various fly-ins around the country

SUN N FUN 85 UPDATE

Attendees at the 11th Annual Sun n Fun Fly-In scheduled for March 17 -23 1985 at Lakeland Florida will

Eighth Airforce veterans meet at Oshkosh 84

see many improvements in the site since last year EAA AntiqueClassic Chapter 1 is expanding the Antique Classic Headquarters Building to inshyclude an office and storage area on the back of the present structure

Regrading and seeding has been acshycomplished in the homebuilt antique and classic parking areas also in the aircraft camping area which in addishytion has been increased to four times its original size Runway 523 has been resurfaced and the drainage sysshytem has been improved

Water service has been increased to the aircraft camping area and exshytended to the ultralight area and south parking lot The south gate has been totally revamped to handle camper registration more efficiently and faster and a new two-lane paved turn-off area has been installed a long with a new camper registration buildshying New lighting and landscaping will make the south gate camper enshytrance work much smoother

Many other improvements have been made all of which will add to the comfor t and enjoyment of those attending this highly popular fly-in And in its need for volunteers Sun n Fun is no different than Oshkosh Thanks to those who spend many weekends working at the site throughout the year and those who accept responsibilities during the event itself Sun n Fun has grown into a major fly-in second only to Oshkosh and one which thousands look forward to attending each year

For additional information contact Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In Inc P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807 Phone

813644-2431 between 900 am and 400 pm EST Monday through Frishyday

HAPPY REUNION AT OSHKOSH 84

Jim Hiner (EAA 74053 AC 8158) 624 7th Street Kenyon MN 55946 flew 25 missions in B-24s during WW II with the 8th Air Force 2nd Air Division 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bombardment Squadron out of Hopshyshan St Faith England

Here he is joined by members of his crew at the EAA campground during Oshkosh 84 (L-R) standing Jim Hiner pilot Paul Moore tail gunner John Gebhardt navigator Robert McAnulty nose gunner Kneeling Herman Ratz co-pilot Joe Kennedy top turret gunner and engineer Steve Greco waist gunner Two of the crewshymen were unable to attend John Marshylos radio operator and Melborne McBee waist gunner

Jim currently serves as Editor of The Sky Scout News Letter for the B H Pietenpol Chapter 13 of the AntiqueClassic Division

We wonder how many other minishyreunions occur at the annual EAA convention at Oshkosh

EAA CHAPTER 4 TO HOST ANNUAL NASM TOUR

Washington DC EAA Chapter 4 is holding its annual tour of the Nashytional Air and Space Museum and the Paul E Garber Storage and Restorashy

(Continued to Page 18)

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VI~TA(3~ LIT~I2ATUI2~ By Dennis Parks

(EAA 115388) Purdue University Libraries

Past Vintage Literature articles have covered particular journal titles This time it will provide a listing of some early aviation journals repshyresented in the EAA Library This list does not include the titles already discussed in Vintage Literature Aerial Age Aero Digest Air Progshyress Air Trails and Aviation

All the titles represented began beshyfore World War II They are listed by date of earliest issue in the collection and by broad time periods in order to provide a chronological approach The information provided includes Title place of publication library holdings dates of publication frequency of pubshylication and notes on variant titles

PRE WAR Aeronautics (Great Britain)

Holdings 1908-1921 Frequency Weekly Published Dec 1907 - July 28

1921 Flight International (Great Britain)

Holdings 1909 to date Frequency Weekly Published January 1909 to date Note The nearly 4000 issues of

Flight International constitute the most complete journalistic history of aviation

Flugsport (Germany) Holdings 1910-1922 Frequency ~onthly Published Dec 1908 - Sept 1944 Note ~erged with WeItluftfahrt

and became Flug-Revue in 1956 Aeronautics (New York)

Holdings 1911-1913 Frequency Semi-monthly Published July 1907 - July 30 1915 Note Title changed from American

Magazine of Aeronautics Februshyary 1908 Absorbed by FLY(Lawshysons magazine) January 31 1914

Flying (New York Aero Club US) Holdings 1912-1913 Frequency ~onthly Published January 1912 - July

1921 Note Absorbed by Aerial Age

August 1921 Aeroplane (Great Britain)

Holdings 1913-1957 Frequency Weekly Published June 8 1911-1968 Note Absorbed by Flight Intershy

national 1968

WORLD WAR I Air Service Journal (Highland NY)

Holdings 1917-1919 Frequency Weekly Published July 12 1917 - ~arch

1919 Note Became Aircraft Journal

April 5 1919 merged with A viashytion November 1 1920

Flying (Great Britain) Holdings 1917-1919 Frequency Weekly Published January 24 1917 shy

August 1919 Air Power (New York)

Holdings 1918-1919 Frequency ~onthly Published April 1915 June 1920 Note Established on board the first

U S seaplane mother ship the SS North Carolina

POST WAR TO 1927 Aeronautique L (France)

Holdings 1919-1933 Frequency ~onthly Published June 1919 - June 1940

US Air Service (Washington DC ) Holdings 1926-1938 Frequency ~onthly Published February 1919 - Deshy

cember 1956

(Photo by Jim Koepnick EAA Staff Photographer)

A portion of the EAA library

POST 1927 Sportsman Pilot (New York)

Holdings 1936-1942 Frequency ~onthly Published March 1929 - ~ay 1943 Note Became Air Pilot and Technishy

cian in June 1943 Absorbed by Aero Digest in April 1945

Flying (Chicago) Holdings 1940 shyFrequency Monthly Published August 1940 shyNote Title changed from Popular

Aviation Again this listing is selective but

it does cover most of the major runs of historic journals in the collection not already discussed in Vintage Litshyerature

There are close to 400 different journals identified in the EAA Lishybrary comprising over 25000 issues A handout listing the journals is available by writing to EAA Library Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 Please provide a stamped self-addressed envelope bull

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fi Gathering fit Sextonville By Norm Petersen

(Photos by Gene Chase ___________________ except as noted)

OITiger Bob Lumley flew up from Capitol Airport in his 65 hp Aeronca Chief 11 AC Few people in this world enjoy flying more than Bob an active member of AIC Chapter 11

Resplendent in its bright yellow paint scheme is Dave Broadshyfoots beautifully restored 1948 Cessna 170 The 145 hp Contishynental six cylinder engine runs like a sewing machine

It seemed like the 01 rainmaker was after us to give up All morning Saturday June 23rd the heavy clouds kept rolling by each group dropping more rain as the cold front swept over Oshkosh Wisconsin Pacing the floor was difficult - trying to balance a cup of coffee at the same time

Just before lunch the phone rang and the voice of Gene Chase with just a hint ofenthusiasm said Its getting lighter in the west Without further ado we loaded our gear in the car and drove to Genes hangar on Wittman Airfield and readied the old girl for the trip - Genes 1933 Davis D-I-W Our goal was a week-end fly-in of AntiqueClassic Chapters 11 from Milwaukee and 13 from Albert Lea Minnesota with everybody meeting at the Richland Airport near Sextonshyville in southwestern Wisconsin

Several other EAAers gathered around us as we checked over the Davis in the hangar The rain had moved on to the east and sunshine was poking through the clouds Sudshydenly Tom McConnel asked if we wanted him to weld up the crack in the exhaust manifold His sharp eye had spotted a 3-inch crack emanating

from the number four cylinder exhaust stack where it joined the colshylector ring Ouch Now our trip was shot for sure

Without a word being said George Rotter backed his Escort wagon up to the nose of the Davis and opened the tailgate - tools galore Side cutters took care of the cotter keys Socket wrenches took care of bolts and nuts A hammer and a piece of 2 x 4 gently persuaded the exhaust manifold to slide backwards In less than an hour the manifold was in John Monnetts nearby shop and Tom and Randy Novak were firing up the TIG welder What fun to watch an artist at work as Tom laid a beautiful bead across the stainless collector ring which promptly eliminated the crack

Again many hands joined in to reinstall the exhaust system and by 4 oclock the Davis was ready to go and we were loading our gear in the bagshygage compartment Rolling the yellow and black parasol out on the tarshymac Gene called the tower and reshyceived permission for a no-radio deshyparture

With Gene in the rear cockpit I pulled the big Warner through sevshy

eral revolutions to load up the cylinshyders On the first hard pull the Warner caught and we were off to the races I wiggled into the front cockpit waved to the many helpers who had done such a fine job on the exhaust repair and we taxied to the active runway

145 snarling ponies came to life as Gene opened the tap on the Warner and we climbed out to the west then turned southwest on course over Pickshyett and Ripon The wind was directly on our nose with one large dark cloud in front of us We flew under the monster keeping a sharp eye for signs of hail or violent updrafts (We later learned this cloud dumped a huge shower on Oshkosh)

A radial engine at easy cruise has to be about as smooth as butter It doesnt even work hard Gene and I switched back and forth at the conshytrols as we flew into a rapidly clearing sky The lush green below with the many wooded hills the cool fresh air whistling by the open cockpits the smell of new-mown hay - it doesnt get much better than this

It was 545 when Gene pointed to the right and I saw the two grass runshy

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(Photo by an accommodating spectator) The entire group from AIC Chapter 11 and AlC Chapter 13 assembled for their picture following Sunday noon dinner Nobody went hungry

ways of the Richland Airport With hills all around and the airport nesshytled in between it is one of the pretshytiest scenes I have encountered On the ground we could see several planes a Cessna 140 170 a Swift and Roy Redmans Stinson SR-S Gene who has all the gauges in this cockpit made his usual perfect landing on runway 27 and we taxied up to a

smiling group With the sun slowly sinking in the

west and the wind diminishing to zero it was an ideal time to line up the birds for some pictures The setshyting was so perfect we all drooled at the scene Unfortunately Jim Shosted in his Swift had to return to Minnesota After the photo session Gene was invited to fly Roys award-

From North Prairie WI came this very nice 1 947 Luscombe BE flown by Richard Vandershyburg Note original wheel pants

winning SR-S - a chance he had dreamed of for several years

Roy climbed into the right seat Gene elevated the left seat to fit his 56 frame and I settled into the plush rear seat of the Gullwing Wow but that big machine does fly And it has to be the quietest most elegant cadilshylac of the air I have ever been lucky enough to ride in And for frosting on the cake we spotted two beautiful deer as Gene came down final on his second landing approach Roy demshyonstrated a couple of short-field takeshyoffs with the big 300 hp Lycoming hauling the whole works into the air without even straining Such an airplane

As darkness fell the five of us were driven to a restaurant about a mile down the highway where the bunch of hungry pilots talked and flew through an excellent meal Walking the mile back to the motel we reveled in the perfectly still evening with all the stars shining and the millions of fireflies in the lush growth beside the road The vote was unanimous - a perfect ending to a perfect day

The Richland Center Airport feashytures a unique restaurant run by two lovely ladies Breakfast is their piece de resistance and before long our small gang had shaken the cobwebs and were enjoying a fantastic breakshy

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Jim Shosted of Burnsville MN with his highly polished Swift had to return home on Saturday evening This is one beautifully restored Swift

Beautiful evening sun shines on Roy Redmans Stinson SR-B Gene Chases Davis D1-W Gene Bohls Cessna 140 and Gordon Kimbers Cessna 170

Gordon Kimber of Preston MN kneels in front of his beautiful ragwing Cessna 170

fast The cold front had now passed Milwaukee and as we finished our breakfast coffee the first group of airplanes arrived from AIC Chapter 11 at Capitol Airport

Gene Chase and I are charter memshybers of Chapter 11 which was charshytered in 1982 what a treat it was to see the old bunch of antiquers again Even Al Kelch flew his J-3 Cub in from Mequon Wisconsin in about 212 hours with a groundspeed of about 47 mph Those headwinds can be tough

The noon dinner at the little airport restaurant was fit for a king and the entire group marveled at the home cooked food Apparently the local population is aware of this too beshycause the line outside the restaurant was quite long at times

Following a brief business meeting after lunch the photo sessions were completed and the rides commenced Gene gave open cockpit rides in the Davis while Roy had the big Stinson hauling three and four passengers at a time until all the members had been airborne The smiles on their faces told the entire story

In all too short a time the afternoon sun indicated it was time to head for home Plane after plane took off with the familiar wing waggles saying goodbye until next time The Minshynesota-Iowa bunch headed west and the Wisconsin folks headed east

Pulling up to the ramp at Sextonville in his 65 hp J-3 Cub is AI Kelch of Mequon WI following a high speed cross-country trip at 47 mph ground speed

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Art and Kate Morgan of Milwaukee flew their Bellanca Cruisair 14-13 from Capitol Airport The 165 hp Franklin engine in this classic airplane developed a bad case of indigestion since this picture was taken

A crew of genuine antiquers L to R Bob Lumley Dave Broadfoot AI Kelch and Roy Redman

(Photo by Bob Licktieg) With the 145 hp Warner ticking over Carl Pederson of Brookshyfield WI is assisted into the front cockpit of Gene Chases Davis

Gene topped the fuel tank in the Davis and we cranked up the Warner for our trip home I made the take-off from the front cockpit - a fingertip operation - because the Davis is so delightfully light on the controls As we climbed out of the valley we took a long last look at the picture post card setting No wonder the airport manager a retired Eastern Airlines Captain retired to this lovely and peaceful place in the hills

I made one of my better (ie lucky) landings at Fond du Lac as I brought the Davis in on runway 27 We gassed up telephoned Wittman Control Tower and headed for Oshkosh The sailboats on Lake Winnebago were enjoying the northwest breeze as we flew by It was the end of a perfect weekend as Gene touched down and the Davis headed for its home hangar - like a plow horse heading home to its stall - the days work done

Gene and I both agreed we had enjoyed a fantastic gathering The other participants felt the same way beshycause the main item of business at the earlier meeting was to make this outing an annual affairbull

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By George A Hardie Jr

Heres another mystery from the 1920s period Note the similarity to a number of other designs popular at the time The location and date of the photo is not known nor is the name of the contributor This is another challenge for our dedicated expert aeroplane spotters Answers will be published in the May 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadshyline for this issue is April 1 1985

The Mystery Plane for November 1984 was not a mystery to a number of our readers Dick Gleason of Ausshytin Minnesota remembered it as fol shylows

The November 1984 Mystery Plane is an easy one for me anyhow I saw the bird in 1941 dismantled and stacked in a corner of a hangar in Van Nuys California when I went out to the airport for my first ride It is the American Gyro AG-4 Crusadshyer designed by Thomas M Shelton and built in Denver Colorado in early 1935 I have a design three-view of it dated 10-5-34 and initialed by Shelshyton In addition I have several threeshyviews and photos of it I would guess the published photo was taken at Denver about the time of its debut

Construction was all aluminum flush riveted Control surfaces were fabric covered and it was bronze or 10 FEBRUARY 1985

dark copper colored Power was two C4S inverted Menascos When I saw it I recognized it right away and reshycalled that the Tootsietoy Toy Comshypany had produced a toy miniature of it

One of my correspondents in the Van Nuys area has been in contact with Tom Shelton and recently sent me much additional material on the AG-4 Also a friend of mine in Hesshyperia California supplied me with three good photos Shelton lives in Burbank California at present

Sport Aviation for July 1964 feashytured an article on Tom Shelton EAA 6647 then a member of EAA Chapter 11 A detailed history of the airplane is given too lengthy to reproduce here One point of interest is the fact that the airplanes top speed equaled that of the Air Corps Boeing P-26 fighter Failure to raise funds for a manufacturing company doomed this futuristic airplane to oblivion It was destroyed in a hangar fire at Van Nuys Airport

Additional correct answers were reshyceived from Charley Hayes Park Forest IL Harold E McFetrich Salem OH H Glenn Buffington San Diego CA Herbert G deBruyn Bellevue W A Stan Piteau Holland MI H M Richey Waco TX Joe

Tarafas Bethlehem PA Cedric Galshyloway Herperia CA R G Adams Laguna Hills CA Shelby B Hagberg Greenville IA Emil Strasser Hawthshyorne CA Myles F Aiken St Paul MN Dan Cullman Lewiston ID J on A Bra ithwaite Moore ID and Dougshylas T Rounds Zebulon GA

(Ref Aero Digest March April 1935 (AG-4) and March 1937 (AG-7) Texaco Mission April 1935 Scienshytific American May 1935 Sheil Aviashytion News May 1935 Popular MechaniCS July 1935 Sportsman Pilot July 15 1935 and a number of foreign aviation publications) bull

~ I ~ype ClubActivities

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Augie Wegner reports that the comshybined Aeronca Clubs Fly-In held in 1983 and 1984 at Middletown Ohio will not be sponsored by them in 85 They are planning now however for another big event at Middletown in 86 plus their regular fly-in this year at Blakesburg The four groups who sponsored the two fly-ins at Middletown had never intended for it to be an annual event More than likely it will be scheduled every other year

There is a possibility that a local Middletown group will sponsor an Aeronca Fly-In there this summer and if it develops it will be listed in the Calendar of Events in THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE

More information on the Aershyonca Club can be obtained by conshytacting Augie and Pat Wegner 1432 28th Court Kenosha WI 53140 phone 414552-9014

John Bergeson is pleased at the great response to the newly-formed Cub Club Membership is approachshying 1700 members and John estishymates it will reach 3000

Excellent information on mainteshynance and operating practices is apshypearing in the groups bi-monthly newsletter written by well-known Cub expert Clyde Smith Jr Clyde is also scheduled to conduct the Cub Forum at Oshkosh 85

Of interest is a forthcoming issue which will contain an article by Hanshyford Eckman designer of the Piper Sky Cycle

Campipd by Gpnp (hast

John received the following letter from Mike Sellers Marketing Manshyager of Univair Aurora Colorado

Univair Aircraft Corporation has reached an agreement with Piper Airshycraft Corporation to purchase all reshymaining inventories of spare parts for the J-3 through PA-22 series aircraft Piper will soon be announcing that they are discontinuing the manufacshyturing of all parts for this series of aircraft

In the wake of Pipers decision to phase out the support for these obsoshylete aircraft Univair has been negotiating with Piper and its holding company Lear Siegler for the purshychase of all remaining inventories as

well as the tooling engineering and Type Certificates (TCs) for these older Pipers After the better part of a year of negotiating Lear Siegler has decided not to sell any rights or tooling to anyone but as stated nor do they plan any further support of the J-3 through PA-22 series

Univair already carries about 4500 different Piper part numbered items for the classic Pipers Piper Airshycraft is planning to assist Univair in supplying some of the parts that have been discontinued over the years so we may continue to maintain and inshycrease the number of parts that are currently available from Univair We are aware that this may be alarming news for some owners However for the last year or so Piper has only carried approximately 400 different items many of which Univair also supplies

Undoubtedly there may be some parts that may no longer be available but Univair will attempt to insure the availability of major structural and frequently requested items for many years to come

More information on the Cub Club can be obtained by writing John B Bergeson PO Box 2002 Mt Pleasant MI 48858 phone 517561-2393

This group headed by Gary Van Farowe was formed mainly to provide technical assistance to restorers and operators of Rearwin aircraft There

are no newsletters and no dues Activshyity is at a low ebb this time of year but Gary recently learned of an 8500 series Sportster NC17099 SIN 541shyD which was pulled out of a barn in Mississippi and is being restored

More information on the Rearshywin Club can be obtained by conshytacting Gary Van Farowe 1460 Ottawa Beach Road Holland MI 49423 phone 616399-4623

~ Dick and Jeannie Hill proudly anshy

nounce they have acquired the 1929 Bird BK NC9184 SIN 1013 from Herb Hartley of Redding California Due to health problems Herb was not able to continue the restoration of this fine old biplane and he is pleased that it has found a good home

More information on the Bird Airplane Club can be obtained by writing J eannie Hill P O Box 89 Harvard IL 60033 or phoning 815 943-7205

John Bright and John Bergeson co-chair this active organization which boasts 1100 members A Nashytional Luscombe Fly-In is planned for June 28-30 at Moraine Airport southshywest of Dayton Ohio In addition to other activities tours through the US Air Force Museum at Daytons Wright-Patterson AFB will be conshyducted For more information on this fly-in contact John Bright 436 Stuart Avenue Kalamazoo MI 49007 Phone 616344-095S

An interesting story concerning spin recovery appears in the current Luscombe Association Newsletter which could apply to aircraft other than the Luscombe SA involved

Date February 24 1983 Place Lantana County Airport

(West Palm Beach Florida) Subject Luscombe SA flat spins Person Interviewed Richard Zisa

(Continued on Page 18)

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Restoring A Heath-Hender~

This story has as many facets as a well cut diamond It relates to a boy born in 1926 and later recalling adult conversations about Lindbergh crossshying the Atlantic and the Bruno Richard Hauptmann case All this exshycitement about aviation made a lastshying impression on me I recall at age 5 leather helmets with goggles were the fashion for boys including highshytop laced boots with a jack knife sheath like Lindys

As the Depression was upon us money was not to be had and my burning interest in airplanes conshytinued I told my mother my favorite breakfast cereal wast Post 40 Bran Flakes so I could tape a dime to the box top and send it in for a Capt Hawks balsa model plane kit This went on for a few years At Christmas however I would get the glue and dope supply replenished and then the models flew This developed into gas model free flight competition

About 1939 I met a fellow named Irv McGilvery who was a superbrain a super gas modeler and a little older than I Wouldnt you know one Sunshyday in 1941 I stopped to visit him and he had a two-seat Pietenpol Airshycamper in his garage with the wings dismantled It had a Heath-Hendershyson engine on the nose One prop blade was damaged so Irv cleaned it up and made the other blade match for balance This underpowered plane was not capable of flight

This was fantastic Irv let me ocshycupy tl1e front cockpit as he taxied the craft without wings up and down the hayfield on Millers farm This experishyence has lingered in my mind for 40shyplus years

A few years ago Mike Kimbrel deshysigned and built a replica of the 1924 Dormoy Bathtub with a 36 hp VW engine I thought what a grand exshyperience it would be to build a Dorshymoy Bathtub with a genuine HeathshyHenderson engine like the original Having the philosophy that I can do anything I want to if I set my mind to it I set out to build one of these flying machines and get a taste of our pioneers experience I sent a letter to Mike who sent me a set of his super plans

Meanwhile Bob Burge an antique collector of cars motorcycles and airplanes had a Heath Parasol and five or six Heath-Hendersons in varishyous stages of disrepair stored at Merle Betz Airport in Blissfield Michigan It took about a year of negotiating 12 FEBRUARY 1985

The following five photos show the parts and pieces which Wesley Delong purchased and built into a Heath-Henderson engine

nEngine By Wesley DeLong (EAA 11155 Ale 7363)

71 aSandralee Dri ve Toledo OH 43612

(Photos by the author)

and rummaging through this mess scattered on the floor of Merles hangar to collect enough parts to make what I thought would be a comshyplete Heath-Henderson Bear in mind at this time I had no manuals - nothshying but horse sense to go by Fortushynately I ended up with about 90 of the parts being restorable or of patshytern value

I started by cleaning everything followed by measuring and charting all journal bearing and gear informashytion I could develop My headaches started when I put the crank in vee blocks and checked the center main This was okay but the prop extension ran out 065 TIR At Peninsular Steel I bought a piece of 6150 round stock and went to work on a lathe Everyshything was fine unhl it came time to turn the 4 degree taper The piece was short so not being able to use the compound and not having a taper atshytachment I set about the task of making a taper attachment for the lathe Then turning the 4 degree taper was a snap It was an enjoyable task and the crank and extension came out super true

Next I melted the Babbitt out of the main shells made molds and poured all new mains with U S Govt Grade Babbitt My wife wasnt too happy about my making a foundry out of the kitchen but things cooled off includshying the Babbitt

I made a boring fixture so the bores would be concentric with the OD of the main shells and proceeded to bore the mains with 002 clearance to the journals as a goal All went well A serious thought struck me What if the crank is bedded and scraped in and the crank binds or has too much backlash with the timing gears At this point all I had was scrapjunk timing gears for reference some invoshylute spur and some helical However after much measuring and counting it was decided the timing gears were standard 16 DP series gears

Since some of the junk had 5 16 face and some had face gears it was decided to go with size for durabilshyity I bought gear blanks and bronze bushings from a local belting and transmission outlet and went to work on the lathe and mill as the oil pump gear is slotted My son David being a top notch tool and die maker handily broached the keyslots

After oil grooving the bushings in the gears as required and assembling the timing gears to the rear case the crank to timing gear backlash had to be addressed The rear main reshyquired moving To accomplish this repouring and a lot of tedious scrapshying was required

Next I assembled the cam Since the cam main bearings were shot I

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Wesley built the taper aHachment for his lathe shown here turning the 4-degree taper on the new propeller extension

made a new set and proceeded to asshysemble what looked like a decent cam It was severely bound up The first possibility could have been a bad cam and secondly maybe this 60-year-old case had warped the center main out ofline It turned out the cam probably was in a motorcycle wreck as the gear ran out about 020 TIR Back to work on the cam The thread was welded oversize with stainless rod new censhyters were bored and all three bearing ODs were ground chromed and reshyground to fit the cam bearings The cam looked great and it measured right on

When assembling it to the case it still bound up Scratch head now what We removed the cam put in centers and it looked excellent Conshyclusion - the case is warped How do 14 FEBRUARY 1985

The beehive cooling towers were cast at a local foundry from a paHern and machined in Wesleys basement shop

you bore a center main in line with the case end mains I made a boring bar with a 14 sq bit using the end main bearings for the cam and proshyceeded to chuck one end with the other end of the boring bar in the tail stock center The compound was geared into 003 feed and the case was fed down the boring bar The center main had to have 025 dia increase to clean up true This boggled my mind however it was a fact How did this case ever work

After making a new center main bearing to suit the cam assembly was routine I honed the cylinders and reshyseated the valves without problems

The valves were made from Toyota exhaust valves which were cut off and cross drilled for the keeper pins The valve springs are from a Wisconsin engine

One other item of interest is that the pistons were standard OD but had two compression rings and one oil groove After discussing this with Jim Maichele of Hastings Piston Rings it was decided to machine the oil groove to accept an oil ring This was done and Jim made the ring set for the engine Hastings Piston Ring Company can be proud of Jim

The beehive coolers over the intake and exhaust valves were cast at a

Restoring A Heath-Henderson Engine

The right side of the engine showshying the mounting of the single Bosch magneto The oil filler tube is below and aft of the mag

The finished engine is a work of art The engine data plate is barely visible on the upper case ahead of the carburetor The beehive cooling towers are mounted over the valves with the four shorter ones over the intake valves Note the wood beam engine mount and deep wet sump lower case

local foundry from a pattern and were machined in my basement shop

The magneto is a story in itself The magneto purchased with the other Heath-Henderson parts was an unknown quantity but in all it worked out well The case had the mounting threaded holes stripped with no good way to repair them The armature was a solid gob of pitch indicating burnout I contacted Stanshydard Magneto in Chicago where a reshypairable armature was purchased along with some miscellaneous parts The correct magneto as near as can be established is a Robert Bosch FF4AR In the process I came across

a Bosch FF4AL from a Continental A-40 It had a case that looked promshyising Between a box of parts an FF4AR and an FF4AL I was able to make a good mag that will snap at 38

inch spark with the twist of a wrist It is difficult to understand what

drives an aviation enthusiast to do some of these things However the restoration of this engine for the Dorshymoy has been an experience that I will treasure throughout my life

Some of the parts of the story that appear to be omitted can be assumed to be of ordinary engine overhaul nashyture

At the beginning there was a mess

This back view of the Heath-Henderson clearly shows the oil pump with its copshyper lines The coil of wire will connect to the mag switch The oil temperature and pressure instruments are temporarily mounted for test running

of parts and throughout there were precious conversations with Gene Chase EAA Headquarters Otis Spiker last living employee of the Henderson Motorcycle factory in Chicago Lou Lichva Ace Motorcycle expert Dale Crites 1911 Curtiss owner and his crew chief W B Pershykins Dean Salmons Antique Cycle Equipment Joe at Standard Magshyneto Chicago Merle Betts FBO Blissfield Michigan Mrs Shirley Hogdon Henderson Manuals Mrs Thurman Baird Asheville NC Heath B-4 Book W L Schlapman Heath Parasol expert W I McGilshyvery thanks for the ride in 1942 and your friendship and Jim Maichele Hastings Piston Rings This project was long and frustrating at times but it was fun and I have a Heath-Henshyderson restoration that Im kind of proud of bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

By Allan J Bell (EAA 239176)

N8429 Hwy 107 Tomahawk WI 54487

(Photos courtesy of the author)

Who knows when my insanity first started Was it at about seven years of age when I began drawing aeroshyplanes (thats the way it was usually spelled then) Do you remember a plane called the Travel Air Mystery Ship Ill bet Johnny Green would The name still excites me

Maybe the madness began a couple of years later in May of 1927 when Charles Lindbergh thrilled the world with his nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic ocean from New York to Paris A hero must be honored I did it by naming my new German Shepherd puppy Lindy I also built a solid wood model plane with only one wing a monoplane like Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis Beshyfore most planes built or drawn by me were biplanes or even triplanes

The derangement continued into 1928 when Johnny Green and I dragged many coaster wagon loads of wood lath to Johnnys home A large community building the Macabee Hall in our hometown of Wausau Wisconsin was being torn down to make room for - a filling station

The wood lath was transformed with a saw and hammer and nails and enthusiasm into an airplane large enough for one of us to sit in Mounted on the wagon and pushed or pulled it took little imagination to put us up in the clouds

My friends father kept our assemshybly line humming by smashing plane after plane into smithereens I dont remember the reason I dont think we were ever told not to build any more and I now wonder why we didnt 16 FEBRUARY 1985

The author Allan Bell (R) with his pal John Green in 1930

transfer the operation to my home Maybe it was Johnnys wagon

His dad would have qualified for an ace several times over with the many aircraft he destroyed We never lost our zest we had plenty of wood lath and the planes got better each time

A large farm field on the edge of town was often used by pilots for landshyings and take-offs It was relatively smooth with the fences far enough apart so that entanglements didnt happen too often There were no runshyways The planes used the wind to their full advantage avoiding crossshywinds at all costs The narrow landing gear and the light construction made things tricky enough

If a plane roared over town quite low headed in the direction of the field we ran like crazy (there I go again) trying to beat it Those gogshygled helmeted daredevils How we envied them Not to be outdone we strutted around with our sheeplined imitation pilot helmets complete with attached goggles on the forehead Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward must have sold millions

It seemed to us that the few local pilots spent most of their time repairshying their planes Much more than they did flying Accidents were freshyquent engines unpredictable and pilots suspect Injuries were usually slight likely due to slow landing speeds Most of the planes were World War I surplus (even then) Curtiss Jennies

A plane manufactured locally was called an Osaco an acronym for

Olson Standard Airplane Company The owner was a sawed-off Swede named Reidar Olson He was optimisshytic enthusiastic probably brave (or foolish) and a hero to all of us kids

I only got inside the plant once A couple of fifteen year olds appeared to be his only employees They were busy nailing plywood gussets on wing ribs using tiny nails See what I mean about being brave or the other Motorshycycle engines inexpensive and readishyly available were used for the power plants These quit at unexpected and inopportune times

The Depression ended this venture In later years Reidar was a successful fishing tackle manufacturer and deshyveloper of an improved performance oil-burning furnace

The lunacy continued into the 1930s Building models that flew was now the craze The first model plane I saw fly was a Ceci l Paoli It was in the shape of a flat elongated triangle looking something like the TransAmerica building in California does now A pusher model with twin propellers the horizontal stabilizer was at the apex of the triangle in front with the wing in the rear

The rubber band powered propelshylers had to be wound many turns in opposite directions a tiresome job Some inventive mind fashioned a hand egg beater with hooks that did the job quickly and easily

Several other nuts and myself formed the Flying Aces Model Airplane Club Many of our models were of simple design just a strong single stick fuselage plus wings and

Young Allan Bells version of Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis

tail If the stick wasnt sturdy enough a few too many turns of the rubber bands warped the fuselage

Fancier models were constructed of very thin sheets of ultra light balsa wood for fuselages andor wings Others had fuselages built up of tiny

6 square strips of balsa wood covshyered with colored Japanese tissue paper Wings were assembled in a similar manner with balsa ribs and spars Water applied to the paper would shrink it giving a tight drumshylike covering which we prized

All the balsa wood was cut with a razor blade - so were our fingers Dried model airplane glue accumushylated on the fingers too to be picked at and pulled off the following day Just occupational hazards We whitshytled props of cedar just for practice but the smell of those fresh arbor vitae shavings was cherished as well Old discarded telephone poles furshynished the raw material

The Cracker Jack company offered free model kits in exchange for blue sailor boys cut from box fronts We ate gobs of Cracker Jacks Radio exshycited us with stories of a daring pilot Jimmie Allen Magazines were exshychanged until they fell apart Our bible was one called Model Airplane News but Flying Aces G-8 and His Battle Aces and Aero Digest werent far behind

After a model had crashed one or more times (the norm as crashes were far more frequent than successful

Allan built this biplane some 55 years ago

flights) they often came to a fiery end Wound up set afire and launched from a porch roof they were spectacushylar at night Our own version of shot down in flames Displays of our modshyels in downtown store windows swelled our egos Otz Zellmer made

Pilot Lt Allan J Bell (L-standing) and his crew Aircraft is B-24J SIN 42-100224 of the 98th Bomb Squadron based in the Marianas in the Pacific 1944-1945

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the top models he had the most pashytience Bill Ball was the fastest buildshyer by far

Remembered names of those modshyels are Curtiss Robin Sopwith Camel Spad Fokker DVII and DVm Northshyrop Gamma Aeronca C-3 Gee Bee Speedster Stinson Reliant and Lockshyheed Vega

The BIG event took place when I was 15 I was watching a local pilot Ed Marquardt practice landings and take offs in his Aeronca C-3 This was a small light safe and inexpensive aircraft that carried the pilot and one passenger in its triangular-shaped fuselage

When Ed asked if I would like a ride Im sure he already knew the answer Was I walking on air No I was finally up in it What a feeling I was surprised to find it kind of bumpy and noisy too No complaints though I was flying The finale of that flight a sideslip to lose altitude quickly took place right above Kings Dam on the Wisconsin River My heart (and my stomach) were both in the vicinity of my mouth The bottom drops out something like the old illshyadjusted elevators sometimes did It remains one of the top thrills in my lifetime

The Depression curtailed any dreams of flying lessons or flying school A war came along Pilots were needed John Green reappeared after a 15-year absence to reveal the opporshytunities of the Aviation Cadet proshygram Uncle Sam would pay you to learn to fly You wouldnt have to worry about the trenches or foxholes

After a year of frenzied study hard work and much flying the proud moshyment arrived My wife pinned those sought-for wings to my puffed up chest I had won my wings The dream was fulfilled

Many moons have passed Weve even been there Weve walked on it and brought some back And well go farther

I still look up every time I hear an airplane

Im still crazy - about airplanes bull

TYPE CLUB ACTIVITIES (Continued from page 11)

Aircraft Luscombe 8A N1170K 46 metal wing no radio or electrical sysshytem

Location Waterbury CN and Plymouth MA

Date Summer of 1978 Conditions Full fuel (14 gal) 2

people on board (160 and 180 lbs) Both men had previously spun airshycraft on many occasions and had spun this aircraft doing 3 turn spins numerous times

Objective To climb to 5000 AGL and execute a 6 turn spin

Here is the story as told to John Bright by Dick Zisa operator of Glider Flights in West Palm Beach Dick stated that he and the other man had climbed to 5000 ft AGL and enshytered a spin as planned (he did not remember which direction) Upon entry everything s(emed normal compared to previotlts spins in the same aircraft After a number of spins the nose of the aircraft began an oscillation up and down as it spun raising and lowering After about 6 turns spin recovery was initiated with no results Everything got quiet stated Dick and the nose seemed to stabilize regarding raising and lowering The aircraft continued to spin with little wind noise for 2 more turns Ailerons had no effect nor did elevator or rudder Power was applied with no effect Opening the

AlC NEWS (Continued from Page 4)

tion Facility (Silver Hill) The tour will take place on April 13-14 1985 and will include personalized behindshythe-scenes looks at the Silver Hill facility On Saturday evening April 13 there will be a banquet held in the hangar at historic College Park Airshyport the oldest continuously operated airport in the world where Wilbur Wright taught the first Army aviators to fly The National Air amp Space Museum is the mecca for the aviation enthusiast and the Silver Hill facility gives a look at the aircraft in storage and in the process of restoration for the main museum Silver Hill is the place for the aircraft builder restorer or avii1tion history buff April in Washington is perhaps the most beaushytiful time for one ofthe most beautiful cities in the world the trees are newly leafed the spring flowers are in bloom and its not as hot and muggy as it gets later in the summer

Tojoin the group contact Margaret Scesa 9611 51st Place College Park MD 20740 3011345-3164

doors had no effect The only change occuring at this time was that the rate of spin was increasing

At each attempt to recover from the spin the controls were neutralized At this point Dick decided that the only chance for recovery was to move the CG forward He opened the right door (he stated that there was little wind pressure on the door) and began climbing around the door When he was about halfway around the nose dropped and spin recovery was achieved

The purpose of this article is not to have you practice climbing out ofyour Luscombe in order to recover from a flat spin It is to have you do what Dick did when they landed Do a weight and balance check It was found that the flat spinprone aircraft had a CG 2 aft of the rear limit Why The aircraft had been painted twice since new It had 2 quarts of oil in the baggage compartment and the tail cone had considerable dirt in it No weight and balance computations had been done since the plane left the factory Check your airplane for safety bull

More information on Luscombe Association can be obtained by writing or phoning John B Bergeshyseon 6438 W Millbrook Road Remus MI 49340517561-2393

EAA AVIATION MUSEUM ACQUIRES THE MAX

CONRAD COLLECTION

When pioneer aviator Max Conrad visited the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin in March 1979 he offered to donate his memorabilia including photos scrapbooks troshyphies plaques log books plus many other mementos he had collected durshying is 51-year flying career

It was not to be that Max would personally deliver these items to the Museum as he passed away the folshylowing month at age 76 Known as the Flying Grandfather he logged more than 50000 hours many of them crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in light aircraft He set several distance and endurance world recshyords

Max Conrads daughter Katherine Conrad Kersten of Milwaukee Wisshyconsin recently delivered the first porshytion of her fathers extensive collecshytion to the Museum in Oshkosh The EAA Aviation Foundation is honored to receive these items and an approshypriate display to pay tribute to this esteemed individual will be preparedbull

1 tl FEBRUARY 1985

First flolwttiri to exceed Mach 1 is shown here minus outer whwrllJlnll Fun site It is being resto__~~~_______red by

ESCUE OP A SEA DAR By Leonard McGinty (EAA 6036 Ale 3029)

878 Main Street Thonotosassa FL 33592

Being a long-time EAA member and vitally interested in the preservashytion of antique and classic aircraft for future generations I became inshyterested several years ago in a rare derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart This aircraft was at the now defunct SST Museum near Kissimmee Florida in deplorable condition with weeds growing through and around its various component parts

I began tracing the ownership of this machine and first went to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters with the name of a museum on the west coast that was supposed to own this airshycraft Gene provided me with the phone number of the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington and I immediately called and talked with their Executive Director Mr Howard K Lovering Mr Lovering and I negotiated plans for the storage of this aircraft at the Sun n Fun site at Lakeland Florida The Board of Dishyrectors at Sun n Fun and Mr Lovershyings Museum board agreed upon the terms and conditions of the Sea Darts removal and restoration

During the period of telephone conshyversations and letter writing the airshycraft mysteriously disappeared I inshyformed Mr Lovering and then conshytacted various sheriffs departments throughout the State of Florida tracshying the movement of this airplane in the general direction of Tennessee The truck and its cargo had bypassed all Florida Highway Patrol scales and disappeared across the border into Georgia The Georgia Highway Pashytrol Florida Highway Patrol and

various sheriffs departments were unable to locate the missing aircraft

I then called a good friend and EAA member John Baugh in Nashville Tennessee telling him the aircraft was heading in his general direction and asking ifhe could offer any assistshyance Johnny responded Leonard before the night is out it will be on TV radio and in the newspaper Were gonna find that warbird for ya His southern drawl meant what he said

Several days later I got a call from John One of his duck hunting budshydies in the back woods of Tennessee had found a derelict sitting on a trailer and he told John Youve got to see this aircraft Its the strangest looking think Ive ever seen John followed his friend to the plane examined it and then called me What are the numbers on that airplane you had I gave them to him and he said Thats the ugliest looking think I ever saw but I found it The Sea Dart was at an aircraft salvage yard in the hills ofTennessee I immediately called the sheriff in that county and told him that I was responsible for the plane After much letter writing and documents to prove it was mine the sheriff said Okay come and get it

But getting the plane wasnt easy It took some talking by the sheriff and an attorney to convince the presshyent holder of the aircraft that it wasnt his About the time this was successful the fellow filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the Fedshyeral Judge in Tennessee said Mr McGinty its your plane however it is on a trailer that is under federal jurisdiction so you cannot move it After much negotiating the judge agreed that if we sent a crane and a

low boy he would release the airplane to us

Further negotiations resulted in the judge agreeing to allow us to move the Sea Dart back to Florida on the same trailer that it was on but we would have to pay the expenses That sounded easiest to us so I imshymediately wired the money And then the truck jack-knifed coming out of the farm at which the plane was stored That delayed us some more but we did eventually get the plane to its present location in Lakeland where it is being restored to static display by EAA volunteers

The Sea Dart is one of five aircraft of this type built by Convair Most of the others have been destroyed It is an engineering marvel that we feel should be preserved so future generashytions can see the concept Many dedishycated EAAers have been involved with this project from the start but some deserve special recognition Bill Williams Ken Chalker Rocky and Flo Sawyer left their jobs and homes to come out in a rain storm to help off load this machine And John Baugh went through a lot of trial and tribushylation to help via long distance It just proves that EAAers have the tenacity of a bull dog If you want the job done dont hire it out get EAAers to volunshyteer - theyll accomplish it bull

AUTHORS NOTE Only two more Sea Dart volunteer work parties are scheduled prior to Sun n Fun 85 The dates are February 16 and March 2 at the Sun n Fun site on the Lakeland Florida Airport All help will be greatly appreciated

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Letters To Editor Dear Gene

Many thanks for your letter and enclosures

The Corben brochure will be espeshycially helpful to the project and anshyswers most of the questions we had

Surprising how many of our sources drew a blank on photo prints of the Super Ace - even the Smithsonian had nothing

And we were gratified to see that you too had concluded that the final installment of the construction article (in Popular Aviation) was never pubshylished One wonders why

Was intrigued to learn of your inshyterest in model building we freshyquently encounter people who are either former builders or who someshyhow manage to stay active in both camps As you say people such as Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are truly amazing for their abilities in both full-size and model aviation In my own case I find it difficult to keep the pace with even the tiny jobs seemingly spending most of my spare time just writing about them leaving little time for actually building and flying Ah well at least there is no possible danger of boreshydom right

Cordially Bill Hannan for the Williams Brothers 181 Pawnee Street San Marcos California 92069

Gentlemen The article by Dennis Parks in the

October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE caught my eye Ive been a fan of the Bill Barnes series since way back Would it be possible to get some 3-view plans for the old Lancer and Snorter aircraft from the series I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining them and gladly pay costs involved

Sincerely Ed Morton (EAA 148076 AC 5221) 13338-1 SW 114th Lane Miami FL 33186

EAA member Dick Gleason Route 2 Box 125 Austin Minnesota 55912 has an extensive collection of plans and may be able to comply with your request

Dear Gene I enjoyed reading about the Oshshy

kosh 84 Grand Champion Classic the Cessna 140 N4135N My first student purchased this airplane in 1951 when it had 190 hours total time for the then fantastic sum of $2000 when clean 140s were going to $1 200 to $1500

The former owner said I didnt want to sell it - I didnt think anyone would pay that price

In the long run I think it was a bargain anyway as it was the cleanest and best flying 140 that I ever flew

At Oshkosh I showed the present owners Rick and Kathie Paige my autographs in the planes log books as I did a few inspections and mainteshynance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956

Keep up the good work Cheers Shelby B Hagberg (EAA 2473 AlC 211) Rt 1 Box 42 Greenville IA 51343

Dear Sir I recently acquired an RAF rigshy

ging Manual that had belonged to RAF Sgt-Major D K Morrison dated 1916-17-18-19

You will find enclosed the list of 26 airplanes covered in the manual with my notes as to the completeness of the material on each including photos drawings dimension tables and text

I feel that some of the replica buildshyers could use this information to good advantage The copies of the indishyvidual pages for each plane will be copied in the 8V2 x 11 size rather than the 412 x 7 pages ofthe original book

The enclosed listing includes the price of copies for each plane as they vary as to amount of information available I will be glad to answer questions about any of them

Ernest E Miner (EAA 85465) 321 So Middle St Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Mr Miner included with his letter a copy of the SE 5A rigging instrucshytions This information would be vital to anyone building a replica of the aircraft Among the 26 planes listed are the Bristol Fighter Nieuport Scout Sopwith Trip1ane Spad S VII etc Scale modelers and WW I buffs would also be interested in this mateshyrial for their collections Contact Mr Miner for more information

Dear Dennis I want to thank you for the book

review You emphasized the parts of the story that I feel will be interesting to most airplane people The years from 1910 to World War I is a period that most of us dont know too much about We know about the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss and then we jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there was a typographical error that rearranged my first name The letters were all there but with a different arrangeshyment

Again thanks for the write-up Yours Foster A Lane (EAA 137998 AC 4796) Lane Aviation Corporation Columbus International

Airport Columbus OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertent misspelling of Foster Lanes first name in the review ofhis book in the December 1984 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

Dear Sir I really enjoy THE VINTAGE

AIRPLANE very much I read each issue from cover to cover

Congratulations on an intertsting magazine All those stories of old airshycraft and their history are quite inshyteresting

Keep up the good work Yours truly J F Leatherman (EAA 17630 AC 7961) 1408 Elizabeth Scott City KS 67871

Dear Sirs I joined EAA in 1975 (member

number 88645) but allowed my memshybership to lapse I have recently purchased an Aeronca 7 AC and am interested in learning about the airshycraft through your organization

Please send information on joining the AntiqueClassic Division and what you might have in the way of literature on the 7AC Champ

Thank you Sincerely Robert P Gralton 6060 S 92nd Street Hales Corners WI 53130 bull

Information concerning membershyship Chapters and Aeroncas was sent to Mr Gralton

20 FEBRUARY 1985

MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

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Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23

VI~TA(3~ LIT~I2ATUI2~ By Dennis Parks

(EAA 115388) Purdue University Libraries

Past Vintage Literature articles have covered particular journal titles This time it will provide a listing of some early aviation journals repshyresented in the EAA Library This list does not include the titles already discussed in Vintage Literature Aerial Age Aero Digest Air Progshyress Air Trails and Aviation

All the titles represented began beshyfore World War II They are listed by date of earliest issue in the collection and by broad time periods in order to provide a chronological approach The information provided includes Title place of publication library holdings dates of publication frequency of pubshylication and notes on variant titles

PRE WAR Aeronautics (Great Britain)

Holdings 1908-1921 Frequency Weekly Published Dec 1907 - July 28

1921 Flight International (Great Britain)

Holdings 1909 to date Frequency Weekly Published January 1909 to date Note The nearly 4000 issues of

Flight International constitute the most complete journalistic history of aviation

Flugsport (Germany) Holdings 1910-1922 Frequency ~onthly Published Dec 1908 - Sept 1944 Note ~erged with WeItluftfahrt

and became Flug-Revue in 1956 Aeronautics (New York)

Holdings 1911-1913 Frequency Semi-monthly Published July 1907 - July 30 1915 Note Title changed from American

Magazine of Aeronautics Februshyary 1908 Absorbed by FLY(Lawshysons magazine) January 31 1914

Flying (New York Aero Club US) Holdings 1912-1913 Frequency ~onthly Published January 1912 - July

1921 Note Absorbed by Aerial Age

August 1921 Aeroplane (Great Britain)

Holdings 1913-1957 Frequency Weekly Published June 8 1911-1968 Note Absorbed by Flight Intershy

national 1968

WORLD WAR I Air Service Journal (Highland NY)

Holdings 1917-1919 Frequency Weekly Published July 12 1917 - ~arch

1919 Note Became Aircraft Journal

April 5 1919 merged with A viashytion November 1 1920

Flying (Great Britain) Holdings 1917-1919 Frequency Weekly Published January 24 1917 shy

August 1919 Air Power (New York)

Holdings 1918-1919 Frequency ~onthly Published April 1915 June 1920 Note Established on board the first

U S seaplane mother ship the SS North Carolina

POST WAR TO 1927 Aeronautique L (France)

Holdings 1919-1933 Frequency ~onthly Published June 1919 - June 1940

US Air Service (Washington DC ) Holdings 1926-1938 Frequency ~onthly Published February 1919 - Deshy

cember 1956

(Photo by Jim Koepnick EAA Staff Photographer)

A portion of the EAA library

POST 1927 Sportsman Pilot (New York)

Holdings 1936-1942 Frequency ~onthly Published March 1929 - ~ay 1943 Note Became Air Pilot and Technishy

cian in June 1943 Absorbed by Aero Digest in April 1945

Flying (Chicago) Holdings 1940 shyFrequency Monthly Published August 1940 shyNote Title changed from Popular

Aviation Again this listing is selective but

it does cover most of the major runs of historic journals in the collection not already discussed in Vintage Litshyerature

There are close to 400 different journals identified in the EAA Lishybrary comprising over 25000 issues A handout listing the journals is available by writing to EAA Library Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065 Please provide a stamped self-addressed envelope bull

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fi Gathering fit Sextonville By Norm Petersen

(Photos by Gene Chase ___________________ except as noted)

OITiger Bob Lumley flew up from Capitol Airport in his 65 hp Aeronca Chief 11 AC Few people in this world enjoy flying more than Bob an active member of AIC Chapter 11

Resplendent in its bright yellow paint scheme is Dave Broadshyfoots beautifully restored 1948 Cessna 170 The 145 hp Contishynental six cylinder engine runs like a sewing machine

It seemed like the 01 rainmaker was after us to give up All morning Saturday June 23rd the heavy clouds kept rolling by each group dropping more rain as the cold front swept over Oshkosh Wisconsin Pacing the floor was difficult - trying to balance a cup of coffee at the same time

Just before lunch the phone rang and the voice of Gene Chase with just a hint ofenthusiasm said Its getting lighter in the west Without further ado we loaded our gear in the car and drove to Genes hangar on Wittman Airfield and readied the old girl for the trip - Genes 1933 Davis D-I-W Our goal was a week-end fly-in of AntiqueClassic Chapters 11 from Milwaukee and 13 from Albert Lea Minnesota with everybody meeting at the Richland Airport near Sextonshyville in southwestern Wisconsin

Several other EAAers gathered around us as we checked over the Davis in the hangar The rain had moved on to the east and sunshine was poking through the clouds Sudshydenly Tom McConnel asked if we wanted him to weld up the crack in the exhaust manifold His sharp eye had spotted a 3-inch crack emanating

from the number four cylinder exhaust stack where it joined the colshylector ring Ouch Now our trip was shot for sure

Without a word being said George Rotter backed his Escort wagon up to the nose of the Davis and opened the tailgate - tools galore Side cutters took care of the cotter keys Socket wrenches took care of bolts and nuts A hammer and a piece of 2 x 4 gently persuaded the exhaust manifold to slide backwards In less than an hour the manifold was in John Monnetts nearby shop and Tom and Randy Novak were firing up the TIG welder What fun to watch an artist at work as Tom laid a beautiful bead across the stainless collector ring which promptly eliminated the crack

Again many hands joined in to reinstall the exhaust system and by 4 oclock the Davis was ready to go and we were loading our gear in the bagshygage compartment Rolling the yellow and black parasol out on the tarshymac Gene called the tower and reshyceived permission for a no-radio deshyparture

With Gene in the rear cockpit I pulled the big Warner through sevshy

eral revolutions to load up the cylinshyders On the first hard pull the Warner caught and we were off to the races I wiggled into the front cockpit waved to the many helpers who had done such a fine job on the exhaust repair and we taxied to the active runway

145 snarling ponies came to life as Gene opened the tap on the Warner and we climbed out to the west then turned southwest on course over Pickshyett and Ripon The wind was directly on our nose with one large dark cloud in front of us We flew under the monster keeping a sharp eye for signs of hail or violent updrafts (We later learned this cloud dumped a huge shower on Oshkosh)

A radial engine at easy cruise has to be about as smooth as butter It doesnt even work hard Gene and I switched back and forth at the conshytrols as we flew into a rapidly clearing sky The lush green below with the many wooded hills the cool fresh air whistling by the open cockpits the smell of new-mown hay - it doesnt get much better than this

It was 545 when Gene pointed to the right and I saw the two grass runshy

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(Photo by an accommodating spectator) The entire group from AIC Chapter 11 and AlC Chapter 13 assembled for their picture following Sunday noon dinner Nobody went hungry

ways of the Richland Airport With hills all around and the airport nesshytled in between it is one of the pretshytiest scenes I have encountered On the ground we could see several planes a Cessna 140 170 a Swift and Roy Redmans Stinson SR-S Gene who has all the gauges in this cockpit made his usual perfect landing on runway 27 and we taxied up to a

smiling group With the sun slowly sinking in the

west and the wind diminishing to zero it was an ideal time to line up the birds for some pictures The setshyting was so perfect we all drooled at the scene Unfortunately Jim Shosted in his Swift had to return to Minnesota After the photo session Gene was invited to fly Roys award-

From North Prairie WI came this very nice 1 947 Luscombe BE flown by Richard Vandershyburg Note original wheel pants

winning SR-S - a chance he had dreamed of for several years

Roy climbed into the right seat Gene elevated the left seat to fit his 56 frame and I settled into the plush rear seat of the Gullwing Wow but that big machine does fly And it has to be the quietest most elegant cadilshylac of the air I have ever been lucky enough to ride in And for frosting on the cake we spotted two beautiful deer as Gene came down final on his second landing approach Roy demshyonstrated a couple of short-field takeshyoffs with the big 300 hp Lycoming hauling the whole works into the air without even straining Such an airplane

As darkness fell the five of us were driven to a restaurant about a mile down the highway where the bunch of hungry pilots talked and flew through an excellent meal Walking the mile back to the motel we reveled in the perfectly still evening with all the stars shining and the millions of fireflies in the lush growth beside the road The vote was unanimous - a perfect ending to a perfect day

The Richland Center Airport feashytures a unique restaurant run by two lovely ladies Breakfast is their piece de resistance and before long our small gang had shaken the cobwebs and were enjoying a fantastic breakshy

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Jim Shosted of Burnsville MN with his highly polished Swift had to return home on Saturday evening This is one beautifully restored Swift

Beautiful evening sun shines on Roy Redmans Stinson SR-B Gene Chases Davis D1-W Gene Bohls Cessna 140 and Gordon Kimbers Cessna 170

Gordon Kimber of Preston MN kneels in front of his beautiful ragwing Cessna 170

fast The cold front had now passed Milwaukee and as we finished our breakfast coffee the first group of airplanes arrived from AIC Chapter 11 at Capitol Airport

Gene Chase and I are charter memshybers of Chapter 11 which was charshytered in 1982 what a treat it was to see the old bunch of antiquers again Even Al Kelch flew his J-3 Cub in from Mequon Wisconsin in about 212 hours with a groundspeed of about 47 mph Those headwinds can be tough

The noon dinner at the little airport restaurant was fit for a king and the entire group marveled at the home cooked food Apparently the local population is aware of this too beshycause the line outside the restaurant was quite long at times

Following a brief business meeting after lunch the photo sessions were completed and the rides commenced Gene gave open cockpit rides in the Davis while Roy had the big Stinson hauling three and four passengers at a time until all the members had been airborne The smiles on their faces told the entire story

In all too short a time the afternoon sun indicated it was time to head for home Plane after plane took off with the familiar wing waggles saying goodbye until next time The Minshynesota-Iowa bunch headed west and the Wisconsin folks headed east

Pulling up to the ramp at Sextonville in his 65 hp J-3 Cub is AI Kelch of Mequon WI following a high speed cross-country trip at 47 mph ground speed

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Art and Kate Morgan of Milwaukee flew their Bellanca Cruisair 14-13 from Capitol Airport The 165 hp Franklin engine in this classic airplane developed a bad case of indigestion since this picture was taken

A crew of genuine antiquers L to R Bob Lumley Dave Broadfoot AI Kelch and Roy Redman

(Photo by Bob Licktieg) With the 145 hp Warner ticking over Carl Pederson of Brookshyfield WI is assisted into the front cockpit of Gene Chases Davis

Gene topped the fuel tank in the Davis and we cranked up the Warner for our trip home I made the take-off from the front cockpit - a fingertip operation - because the Davis is so delightfully light on the controls As we climbed out of the valley we took a long last look at the picture post card setting No wonder the airport manager a retired Eastern Airlines Captain retired to this lovely and peaceful place in the hills

I made one of my better (ie lucky) landings at Fond du Lac as I brought the Davis in on runway 27 We gassed up telephoned Wittman Control Tower and headed for Oshkosh The sailboats on Lake Winnebago were enjoying the northwest breeze as we flew by It was the end of a perfect weekend as Gene touched down and the Davis headed for its home hangar - like a plow horse heading home to its stall - the days work done

Gene and I both agreed we had enjoyed a fantastic gathering The other participants felt the same way beshycause the main item of business at the earlier meeting was to make this outing an annual affairbull

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By George A Hardie Jr

Heres another mystery from the 1920s period Note the similarity to a number of other designs popular at the time The location and date of the photo is not known nor is the name of the contributor This is another challenge for our dedicated expert aeroplane spotters Answers will be published in the May 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadshyline for this issue is April 1 1985

The Mystery Plane for November 1984 was not a mystery to a number of our readers Dick Gleason of Ausshytin Minnesota remembered it as fol shylows

The November 1984 Mystery Plane is an easy one for me anyhow I saw the bird in 1941 dismantled and stacked in a corner of a hangar in Van Nuys California when I went out to the airport for my first ride It is the American Gyro AG-4 Crusadshyer designed by Thomas M Shelton and built in Denver Colorado in early 1935 I have a design three-view of it dated 10-5-34 and initialed by Shelshyton In addition I have several threeshyviews and photos of it I would guess the published photo was taken at Denver about the time of its debut

Construction was all aluminum flush riveted Control surfaces were fabric covered and it was bronze or 10 FEBRUARY 1985

dark copper colored Power was two C4S inverted Menascos When I saw it I recognized it right away and reshycalled that the Tootsietoy Toy Comshypany had produced a toy miniature of it

One of my correspondents in the Van Nuys area has been in contact with Tom Shelton and recently sent me much additional material on the AG-4 Also a friend of mine in Hesshyperia California supplied me with three good photos Shelton lives in Burbank California at present

Sport Aviation for July 1964 feashytured an article on Tom Shelton EAA 6647 then a member of EAA Chapter 11 A detailed history of the airplane is given too lengthy to reproduce here One point of interest is the fact that the airplanes top speed equaled that of the Air Corps Boeing P-26 fighter Failure to raise funds for a manufacturing company doomed this futuristic airplane to oblivion It was destroyed in a hangar fire at Van Nuys Airport

Additional correct answers were reshyceived from Charley Hayes Park Forest IL Harold E McFetrich Salem OH H Glenn Buffington San Diego CA Herbert G deBruyn Bellevue W A Stan Piteau Holland MI H M Richey Waco TX Joe

Tarafas Bethlehem PA Cedric Galshyloway Herperia CA R G Adams Laguna Hills CA Shelby B Hagberg Greenville IA Emil Strasser Hawthshyorne CA Myles F Aiken St Paul MN Dan Cullman Lewiston ID J on A Bra ithwaite Moore ID and Dougshylas T Rounds Zebulon GA

(Ref Aero Digest March April 1935 (AG-4) and March 1937 (AG-7) Texaco Mission April 1935 Scienshytific American May 1935 Sheil Aviashytion News May 1935 Popular MechaniCS July 1935 Sportsman Pilot July 15 1935 and a number of foreign aviation publications) bull

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Augie Wegner reports that the comshybined Aeronca Clubs Fly-In held in 1983 and 1984 at Middletown Ohio will not be sponsored by them in 85 They are planning now however for another big event at Middletown in 86 plus their regular fly-in this year at Blakesburg The four groups who sponsored the two fly-ins at Middletown had never intended for it to be an annual event More than likely it will be scheduled every other year

There is a possibility that a local Middletown group will sponsor an Aeronca Fly-In there this summer and if it develops it will be listed in the Calendar of Events in THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE

More information on the Aershyonca Club can be obtained by conshytacting Augie and Pat Wegner 1432 28th Court Kenosha WI 53140 phone 414552-9014

John Bergeson is pleased at the great response to the newly-formed Cub Club Membership is approachshying 1700 members and John estishymates it will reach 3000

Excellent information on mainteshynance and operating practices is apshypearing in the groups bi-monthly newsletter written by well-known Cub expert Clyde Smith Jr Clyde is also scheduled to conduct the Cub Forum at Oshkosh 85

Of interest is a forthcoming issue which will contain an article by Hanshyford Eckman designer of the Piper Sky Cycle

Campipd by Gpnp (hast

John received the following letter from Mike Sellers Marketing Manshyager of Univair Aurora Colorado

Univair Aircraft Corporation has reached an agreement with Piper Airshycraft Corporation to purchase all reshymaining inventories of spare parts for the J-3 through PA-22 series aircraft Piper will soon be announcing that they are discontinuing the manufacshyturing of all parts for this series of aircraft

In the wake of Pipers decision to phase out the support for these obsoshylete aircraft Univair has been negotiating with Piper and its holding company Lear Siegler for the purshychase of all remaining inventories as

well as the tooling engineering and Type Certificates (TCs) for these older Pipers After the better part of a year of negotiating Lear Siegler has decided not to sell any rights or tooling to anyone but as stated nor do they plan any further support of the J-3 through PA-22 series

Univair already carries about 4500 different Piper part numbered items for the classic Pipers Piper Airshycraft is planning to assist Univair in supplying some of the parts that have been discontinued over the years so we may continue to maintain and inshycrease the number of parts that are currently available from Univair We are aware that this may be alarming news for some owners However for the last year or so Piper has only carried approximately 400 different items many of which Univair also supplies

Undoubtedly there may be some parts that may no longer be available but Univair will attempt to insure the availability of major structural and frequently requested items for many years to come

More information on the Cub Club can be obtained by writing John B Bergeson PO Box 2002 Mt Pleasant MI 48858 phone 517561-2393

This group headed by Gary Van Farowe was formed mainly to provide technical assistance to restorers and operators of Rearwin aircraft There

are no newsletters and no dues Activshyity is at a low ebb this time of year but Gary recently learned of an 8500 series Sportster NC17099 SIN 541shyD which was pulled out of a barn in Mississippi and is being restored

More information on the Rearshywin Club can be obtained by conshytacting Gary Van Farowe 1460 Ottawa Beach Road Holland MI 49423 phone 616399-4623

~ Dick and Jeannie Hill proudly anshy

nounce they have acquired the 1929 Bird BK NC9184 SIN 1013 from Herb Hartley of Redding California Due to health problems Herb was not able to continue the restoration of this fine old biplane and he is pleased that it has found a good home

More information on the Bird Airplane Club can be obtained by writing J eannie Hill P O Box 89 Harvard IL 60033 or phoning 815 943-7205

John Bright and John Bergeson co-chair this active organization which boasts 1100 members A Nashytional Luscombe Fly-In is planned for June 28-30 at Moraine Airport southshywest of Dayton Ohio In addition to other activities tours through the US Air Force Museum at Daytons Wright-Patterson AFB will be conshyducted For more information on this fly-in contact John Bright 436 Stuart Avenue Kalamazoo MI 49007 Phone 616344-095S

An interesting story concerning spin recovery appears in the current Luscombe Association Newsletter which could apply to aircraft other than the Luscombe SA involved

Date February 24 1983 Place Lantana County Airport

(West Palm Beach Florida) Subject Luscombe SA flat spins Person Interviewed Richard Zisa

(Continued on Page 18)

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

Restoring A Heath-Hender~

This story has as many facets as a well cut diamond It relates to a boy born in 1926 and later recalling adult conversations about Lindbergh crossshying the Atlantic and the Bruno Richard Hauptmann case All this exshycitement about aviation made a lastshying impression on me I recall at age 5 leather helmets with goggles were the fashion for boys including highshytop laced boots with a jack knife sheath like Lindys

As the Depression was upon us money was not to be had and my burning interest in airplanes conshytinued I told my mother my favorite breakfast cereal wast Post 40 Bran Flakes so I could tape a dime to the box top and send it in for a Capt Hawks balsa model plane kit This went on for a few years At Christmas however I would get the glue and dope supply replenished and then the models flew This developed into gas model free flight competition

About 1939 I met a fellow named Irv McGilvery who was a superbrain a super gas modeler and a little older than I Wouldnt you know one Sunshyday in 1941 I stopped to visit him and he had a two-seat Pietenpol Airshycamper in his garage with the wings dismantled It had a Heath-Hendershyson engine on the nose One prop blade was damaged so Irv cleaned it up and made the other blade match for balance This underpowered plane was not capable of flight

This was fantastic Irv let me ocshycupy tl1e front cockpit as he taxied the craft without wings up and down the hayfield on Millers farm This experishyence has lingered in my mind for 40shyplus years

A few years ago Mike Kimbrel deshysigned and built a replica of the 1924 Dormoy Bathtub with a 36 hp VW engine I thought what a grand exshyperience it would be to build a Dorshymoy Bathtub with a genuine HeathshyHenderson engine like the original Having the philosophy that I can do anything I want to if I set my mind to it I set out to build one of these flying machines and get a taste of our pioneers experience I sent a letter to Mike who sent me a set of his super plans

Meanwhile Bob Burge an antique collector of cars motorcycles and airplanes had a Heath Parasol and five or six Heath-Hendersons in varishyous stages of disrepair stored at Merle Betz Airport in Blissfield Michigan It took about a year of negotiating 12 FEBRUARY 1985

The following five photos show the parts and pieces which Wesley Delong purchased and built into a Heath-Henderson engine

nEngine By Wesley DeLong (EAA 11155 Ale 7363)

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(Photos by the author)

and rummaging through this mess scattered on the floor of Merles hangar to collect enough parts to make what I thought would be a comshyplete Heath-Henderson Bear in mind at this time I had no manuals - nothshying but horse sense to go by Fortushynately I ended up with about 90 of the parts being restorable or of patshytern value

I started by cleaning everything followed by measuring and charting all journal bearing and gear informashytion I could develop My headaches started when I put the crank in vee blocks and checked the center main This was okay but the prop extension ran out 065 TIR At Peninsular Steel I bought a piece of 6150 round stock and went to work on a lathe Everyshything was fine unhl it came time to turn the 4 degree taper The piece was short so not being able to use the compound and not having a taper atshytachment I set about the task of making a taper attachment for the lathe Then turning the 4 degree taper was a snap It was an enjoyable task and the crank and extension came out super true

Next I melted the Babbitt out of the main shells made molds and poured all new mains with U S Govt Grade Babbitt My wife wasnt too happy about my making a foundry out of the kitchen but things cooled off includshying the Babbitt

I made a boring fixture so the bores would be concentric with the OD of the main shells and proceeded to bore the mains with 002 clearance to the journals as a goal All went well A serious thought struck me What if the crank is bedded and scraped in and the crank binds or has too much backlash with the timing gears At this point all I had was scrapjunk timing gears for reference some invoshylute spur and some helical However after much measuring and counting it was decided the timing gears were standard 16 DP series gears

Since some of the junk had 5 16 face and some had face gears it was decided to go with size for durabilshyity I bought gear blanks and bronze bushings from a local belting and transmission outlet and went to work on the lathe and mill as the oil pump gear is slotted My son David being a top notch tool and die maker handily broached the keyslots

After oil grooving the bushings in the gears as required and assembling the timing gears to the rear case the crank to timing gear backlash had to be addressed The rear main reshyquired moving To accomplish this repouring and a lot of tedious scrapshying was required

Next I assembled the cam Since the cam main bearings were shot I

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Wesley built the taper aHachment for his lathe shown here turning the 4-degree taper on the new propeller extension

made a new set and proceeded to asshysemble what looked like a decent cam It was severely bound up The first possibility could have been a bad cam and secondly maybe this 60-year-old case had warped the center main out ofline It turned out the cam probably was in a motorcycle wreck as the gear ran out about 020 TIR Back to work on the cam The thread was welded oversize with stainless rod new censhyters were bored and all three bearing ODs were ground chromed and reshyground to fit the cam bearings The cam looked great and it measured right on

When assembling it to the case it still bound up Scratch head now what We removed the cam put in centers and it looked excellent Conshyclusion - the case is warped How do 14 FEBRUARY 1985

The beehive cooling towers were cast at a local foundry from a paHern and machined in Wesleys basement shop

you bore a center main in line with the case end mains I made a boring bar with a 14 sq bit using the end main bearings for the cam and proshyceeded to chuck one end with the other end of the boring bar in the tail stock center The compound was geared into 003 feed and the case was fed down the boring bar The center main had to have 025 dia increase to clean up true This boggled my mind however it was a fact How did this case ever work

After making a new center main bearing to suit the cam assembly was routine I honed the cylinders and reshyseated the valves without problems

The valves were made from Toyota exhaust valves which were cut off and cross drilled for the keeper pins The valve springs are from a Wisconsin engine

One other item of interest is that the pistons were standard OD but had two compression rings and one oil groove After discussing this with Jim Maichele of Hastings Piston Rings it was decided to machine the oil groove to accept an oil ring This was done and Jim made the ring set for the engine Hastings Piston Ring Company can be proud of Jim

The beehive coolers over the intake and exhaust valves were cast at a

Restoring A Heath-Henderson Engine

The right side of the engine showshying the mounting of the single Bosch magneto The oil filler tube is below and aft of the mag

The finished engine is a work of art The engine data plate is barely visible on the upper case ahead of the carburetor The beehive cooling towers are mounted over the valves with the four shorter ones over the intake valves Note the wood beam engine mount and deep wet sump lower case

local foundry from a pattern and were machined in my basement shop

The magneto is a story in itself The magneto purchased with the other Heath-Henderson parts was an unknown quantity but in all it worked out well The case had the mounting threaded holes stripped with no good way to repair them The armature was a solid gob of pitch indicating burnout I contacted Stanshydard Magneto in Chicago where a reshypairable armature was purchased along with some miscellaneous parts The correct magneto as near as can be established is a Robert Bosch FF4AR In the process I came across

a Bosch FF4AL from a Continental A-40 It had a case that looked promshyising Between a box of parts an FF4AR and an FF4AL I was able to make a good mag that will snap at 38

inch spark with the twist of a wrist It is difficult to understand what

drives an aviation enthusiast to do some of these things However the restoration of this engine for the Dorshymoy has been an experience that I will treasure throughout my life

Some of the parts of the story that appear to be omitted can be assumed to be of ordinary engine overhaul nashyture

At the beginning there was a mess

This back view of the Heath-Henderson clearly shows the oil pump with its copshyper lines The coil of wire will connect to the mag switch The oil temperature and pressure instruments are temporarily mounted for test running

of parts and throughout there were precious conversations with Gene Chase EAA Headquarters Otis Spiker last living employee of the Henderson Motorcycle factory in Chicago Lou Lichva Ace Motorcycle expert Dale Crites 1911 Curtiss owner and his crew chief W B Pershykins Dean Salmons Antique Cycle Equipment Joe at Standard Magshyneto Chicago Merle Betts FBO Blissfield Michigan Mrs Shirley Hogdon Henderson Manuals Mrs Thurman Baird Asheville NC Heath B-4 Book W L Schlapman Heath Parasol expert W I McGilshyvery thanks for the ride in 1942 and your friendship and Jim Maichele Hastings Piston Rings This project was long and frustrating at times but it was fun and I have a Heath-Henshyderson restoration that Im kind of proud of bull

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By Allan J Bell (EAA 239176)

N8429 Hwy 107 Tomahawk WI 54487

(Photos courtesy of the author)

Who knows when my insanity first started Was it at about seven years of age when I began drawing aeroshyplanes (thats the way it was usually spelled then) Do you remember a plane called the Travel Air Mystery Ship Ill bet Johnny Green would The name still excites me

Maybe the madness began a couple of years later in May of 1927 when Charles Lindbergh thrilled the world with his nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic ocean from New York to Paris A hero must be honored I did it by naming my new German Shepherd puppy Lindy I also built a solid wood model plane with only one wing a monoplane like Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis Beshyfore most planes built or drawn by me were biplanes or even triplanes

The derangement continued into 1928 when Johnny Green and I dragged many coaster wagon loads of wood lath to Johnnys home A large community building the Macabee Hall in our hometown of Wausau Wisconsin was being torn down to make room for - a filling station

The wood lath was transformed with a saw and hammer and nails and enthusiasm into an airplane large enough for one of us to sit in Mounted on the wagon and pushed or pulled it took little imagination to put us up in the clouds

My friends father kept our assemshybly line humming by smashing plane after plane into smithereens I dont remember the reason I dont think we were ever told not to build any more and I now wonder why we didnt 16 FEBRUARY 1985

The author Allan Bell (R) with his pal John Green in 1930

transfer the operation to my home Maybe it was Johnnys wagon

His dad would have qualified for an ace several times over with the many aircraft he destroyed We never lost our zest we had plenty of wood lath and the planes got better each time

A large farm field on the edge of town was often used by pilots for landshyings and take-offs It was relatively smooth with the fences far enough apart so that entanglements didnt happen too often There were no runshyways The planes used the wind to their full advantage avoiding crossshywinds at all costs The narrow landing gear and the light construction made things tricky enough

If a plane roared over town quite low headed in the direction of the field we ran like crazy (there I go again) trying to beat it Those gogshygled helmeted daredevils How we envied them Not to be outdone we strutted around with our sheeplined imitation pilot helmets complete with attached goggles on the forehead Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward must have sold millions

It seemed to us that the few local pilots spent most of their time repairshying their planes Much more than they did flying Accidents were freshyquent engines unpredictable and pilots suspect Injuries were usually slight likely due to slow landing speeds Most of the planes were World War I surplus (even then) Curtiss Jennies

A plane manufactured locally was called an Osaco an acronym for

Olson Standard Airplane Company The owner was a sawed-off Swede named Reidar Olson He was optimisshytic enthusiastic probably brave (or foolish) and a hero to all of us kids

I only got inside the plant once A couple of fifteen year olds appeared to be his only employees They were busy nailing plywood gussets on wing ribs using tiny nails See what I mean about being brave or the other Motorshycycle engines inexpensive and readishyly available were used for the power plants These quit at unexpected and inopportune times

The Depression ended this venture In later years Reidar was a successful fishing tackle manufacturer and deshyveloper of an improved performance oil-burning furnace

The lunacy continued into the 1930s Building models that flew was now the craze The first model plane I saw fly was a Ceci l Paoli It was in the shape of a flat elongated triangle looking something like the TransAmerica building in California does now A pusher model with twin propellers the horizontal stabilizer was at the apex of the triangle in front with the wing in the rear

The rubber band powered propelshylers had to be wound many turns in opposite directions a tiresome job Some inventive mind fashioned a hand egg beater with hooks that did the job quickly and easily

Several other nuts and myself formed the Flying Aces Model Airplane Club Many of our models were of simple design just a strong single stick fuselage plus wings and

Young Allan Bells version of Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis

tail If the stick wasnt sturdy enough a few too many turns of the rubber bands warped the fuselage

Fancier models were constructed of very thin sheets of ultra light balsa wood for fuselages andor wings Others had fuselages built up of tiny

6 square strips of balsa wood covshyered with colored Japanese tissue paper Wings were assembled in a similar manner with balsa ribs and spars Water applied to the paper would shrink it giving a tight drumshylike covering which we prized

All the balsa wood was cut with a razor blade - so were our fingers Dried model airplane glue accumushylated on the fingers too to be picked at and pulled off the following day Just occupational hazards We whitshytled props of cedar just for practice but the smell of those fresh arbor vitae shavings was cherished as well Old discarded telephone poles furshynished the raw material

The Cracker Jack company offered free model kits in exchange for blue sailor boys cut from box fronts We ate gobs of Cracker Jacks Radio exshycited us with stories of a daring pilot Jimmie Allen Magazines were exshychanged until they fell apart Our bible was one called Model Airplane News but Flying Aces G-8 and His Battle Aces and Aero Digest werent far behind

After a model had crashed one or more times (the norm as crashes were far more frequent than successful

Allan built this biplane some 55 years ago

flights) they often came to a fiery end Wound up set afire and launched from a porch roof they were spectacushylar at night Our own version of shot down in flames Displays of our modshyels in downtown store windows swelled our egos Otz Zellmer made

Pilot Lt Allan J Bell (L-standing) and his crew Aircraft is B-24J SIN 42-100224 of the 98th Bomb Squadron based in the Marianas in the Pacific 1944-1945

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the top models he had the most pashytience Bill Ball was the fastest buildshyer by far

Remembered names of those modshyels are Curtiss Robin Sopwith Camel Spad Fokker DVII and DVm Northshyrop Gamma Aeronca C-3 Gee Bee Speedster Stinson Reliant and Lockshyheed Vega

The BIG event took place when I was 15 I was watching a local pilot Ed Marquardt practice landings and take offs in his Aeronca C-3 This was a small light safe and inexpensive aircraft that carried the pilot and one passenger in its triangular-shaped fuselage

When Ed asked if I would like a ride Im sure he already knew the answer Was I walking on air No I was finally up in it What a feeling I was surprised to find it kind of bumpy and noisy too No complaints though I was flying The finale of that flight a sideslip to lose altitude quickly took place right above Kings Dam on the Wisconsin River My heart (and my stomach) were both in the vicinity of my mouth The bottom drops out something like the old illshyadjusted elevators sometimes did It remains one of the top thrills in my lifetime

The Depression curtailed any dreams of flying lessons or flying school A war came along Pilots were needed John Green reappeared after a 15-year absence to reveal the opporshytunities of the Aviation Cadet proshygram Uncle Sam would pay you to learn to fly You wouldnt have to worry about the trenches or foxholes

After a year of frenzied study hard work and much flying the proud moshyment arrived My wife pinned those sought-for wings to my puffed up chest I had won my wings The dream was fulfilled

Many moons have passed Weve even been there Weve walked on it and brought some back And well go farther

I still look up every time I hear an airplane

Im still crazy - about airplanes bull

TYPE CLUB ACTIVITIES (Continued from page 11)

Aircraft Luscombe 8A N1170K 46 metal wing no radio or electrical sysshytem

Location Waterbury CN and Plymouth MA

Date Summer of 1978 Conditions Full fuel (14 gal) 2

people on board (160 and 180 lbs) Both men had previously spun airshycraft on many occasions and had spun this aircraft doing 3 turn spins numerous times

Objective To climb to 5000 AGL and execute a 6 turn spin

Here is the story as told to John Bright by Dick Zisa operator of Glider Flights in West Palm Beach Dick stated that he and the other man had climbed to 5000 ft AGL and enshytered a spin as planned (he did not remember which direction) Upon entry everything s(emed normal compared to previotlts spins in the same aircraft After a number of spins the nose of the aircraft began an oscillation up and down as it spun raising and lowering After about 6 turns spin recovery was initiated with no results Everything got quiet stated Dick and the nose seemed to stabilize regarding raising and lowering The aircraft continued to spin with little wind noise for 2 more turns Ailerons had no effect nor did elevator or rudder Power was applied with no effect Opening the

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tion Facility (Silver Hill) The tour will take place on April 13-14 1985 and will include personalized behindshythe-scenes looks at the Silver Hill facility On Saturday evening April 13 there will be a banquet held in the hangar at historic College Park Airshyport the oldest continuously operated airport in the world where Wilbur Wright taught the first Army aviators to fly The National Air amp Space Museum is the mecca for the aviation enthusiast and the Silver Hill facility gives a look at the aircraft in storage and in the process of restoration for the main museum Silver Hill is the place for the aircraft builder restorer or avii1tion history buff April in Washington is perhaps the most beaushytiful time for one ofthe most beautiful cities in the world the trees are newly leafed the spring flowers are in bloom and its not as hot and muggy as it gets later in the summer

Tojoin the group contact Margaret Scesa 9611 51st Place College Park MD 20740 3011345-3164

doors had no effect The only change occuring at this time was that the rate of spin was increasing

At each attempt to recover from the spin the controls were neutralized At this point Dick decided that the only chance for recovery was to move the CG forward He opened the right door (he stated that there was little wind pressure on the door) and began climbing around the door When he was about halfway around the nose dropped and spin recovery was achieved

The purpose of this article is not to have you practice climbing out ofyour Luscombe in order to recover from a flat spin It is to have you do what Dick did when they landed Do a weight and balance check It was found that the flat spinprone aircraft had a CG 2 aft of the rear limit Why The aircraft had been painted twice since new It had 2 quarts of oil in the baggage compartment and the tail cone had considerable dirt in it No weight and balance computations had been done since the plane left the factory Check your airplane for safety bull

More information on Luscombe Association can be obtained by writing or phoning John B Bergeshyseon 6438 W Millbrook Road Remus MI 49340517561-2393

EAA AVIATION MUSEUM ACQUIRES THE MAX

CONRAD COLLECTION

When pioneer aviator Max Conrad visited the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin in March 1979 he offered to donate his memorabilia including photos scrapbooks troshyphies plaques log books plus many other mementos he had collected durshying is 51-year flying career

It was not to be that Max would personally deliver these items to the Museum as he passed away the folshylowing month at age 76 Known as the Flying Grandfather he logged more than 50000 hours many of them crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in light aircraft He set several distance and endurance world recshyords

Max Conrads daughter Katherine Conrad Kersten of Milwaukee Wisshyconsin recently delivered the first porshytion of her fathers extensive collecshytion to the Museum in Oshkosh The EAA Aviation Foundation is honored to receive these items and an approshypriate display to pay tribute to this esteemed individual will be preparedbull

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First flolwttiri to exceed Mach 1 is shown here minus outer whwrllJlnll Fun site It is being resto__~~~_______red by

ESCUE OP A SEA DAR By Leonard McGinty (EAA 6036 Ale 3029)

878 Main Street Thonotosassa FL 33592

Being a long-time EAA member and vitally interested in the preservashytion of antique and classic aircraft for future generations I became inshyterested several years ago in a rare derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart This aircraft was at the now defunct SST Museum near Kissimmee Florida in deplorable condition with weeds growing through and around its various component parts

I began tracing the ownership of this machine and first went to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters with the name of a museum on the west coast that was supposed to own this airshycraft Gene provided me with the phone number of the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington and I immediately called and talked with their Executive Director Mr Howard K Lovering Mr Lovering and I negotiated plans for the storage of this aircraft at the Sun n Fun site at Lakeland Florida The Board of Dishyrectors at Sun n Fun and Mr Lovershyings Museum board agreed upon the terms and conditions of the Sea Darts removal and restoration

During the period of telephone conshyversations and letter writing the airshycraft mysteriously disappeared I inshyformed Mr Lovering and then conshytacted various sheriffs departments throughout the State of Florida tracshying the movement of this airplane in the general direction of Tennessee The truck and its cargo had bypassed all Florida Highway Patrol scales and disappeared across the border into Georgia The Georgia Highway Pashytrol Florida Highway Patrol and

various sheriffs departments were unable to locate the missing aircraft

I then called a good friend and EAA member John Baugh in Nashville Tennessee telling him the aircraft was heading in his general direction and asking ifhe could offer any assistshyance Johnny responded Leonard before the night is out it will be on TV radio and in the newspaper Were gonna find that warbird for ya His southern drawl meant what he said

Several days later I got a call from John One of his duck hunting budshydies in the back woods of Tennessee had found a derelict sitting on a trailer and he told John Youve got to see this aircraft Its the strangest looking think Ive ever seen John followed his friend to the plane examined it and then called me What are the numbers on that airplane you had I gave them to him and he said Thats the ugliest looking think I ever saw but I found it The Sea Dart was at an aircraft salvage yard in the hills ofTennessee I immediately called the sheriff in that county and told him that I was responsible for the plane After much letter writing and documents to prove it was mine the sheriff said Okay come and get it

But getting the plane wasnt easy It took some talking by the sheriff and an attorney to convince the presshyent holder of the aircraft that it wasnt his About the time this was successful the fellow filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the Fedshyeral Judge in Tennessee said Mr McGinty its your plane however it is on a trailer that is under federal jurisdiction so you cannot move it After much negotiating the judge agreed that if we sent a crane and a

low boy he would release the airplane to us

Further negotiations resulted in the judge agreeing to allow us to move the Sea Dart back to Florida on the same trailer that it was on but we would have to pay the expenses That sounded easiest to us so I imshymediately wired the money And then the truck jack-knifed coming out of the farm at which the plane was stored That delayed us some more but we did eventually get the plane to its present location in Lakeland where it is being restored to static display by EAA volunteers

The Sea Dart is one of five aircraft of this type built by Convair Most of the others have been destroyed It is an engineering marvel that we feel should be preserved so future generashytions can see the concept Many dedishycated EAAers have been involved with this project from the start but some deserve special recognition Bill Williams Ken Chalker Rocky and Flo Sawyer left their jobs and homes to come out in a rain storm to help off load this machine And John Baugh went through a lot of trial and tribushylation to help via long distance It just proves that EAAers have the tenacity of a bull dog If you want the job done dont hire it out get EAAers to volunshyteer - theyll accomplish it bull

AUTHORS NOTE Only two more Sea Dart volunteer work parties are scheduled prior to Sun n Fun 85 The dates are February 16 and March 2 at the Sun n Fun site on the Lakeland Florida Airport All help will be greatly appreciated

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Letters To Editor Dear Gene

Many thanks for your letter and enclosures

The Corben brochure will be espeshycially helpful to the project and anshyswers most of the questions we had

Surprising how many of our sources drew a blank on photo prints of the Super Ace - even the Smithsonian had nothing

And we were gratified to see that you too had concluded that the final installment of the construction article (in Popular Aviation) was never pubshylished One wonders why

Was intrigued to learn of your inshyterest in model building we freshyquently encounter people who are either former builders or who someshyhow manage to stay active in both camps As you say people such as Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are truly amazing for their abilities in both full-size and model aviation In my own case I find it difficult to keep the pace with even the tiny jobs seemingly spending most of my spare time just writing about them leaving little time for actually building and flying Ah well at least there is no possible danger of boreshydom right

Cordially Bill Hannan for the Williams Brothers 181 Pawnee Street San Marcos California 92069

Gentlemen The article by Dennis Parks in the

October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE caught my eye Ive been a fan of the Bill Barnes series since way back Would it be possible to get some 3-view plans for the old Lancer and Snorter aircraft from the series I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining them and gladly pay costs involved

Sincerely Ed Morton (EAA 148076 AC 5221) 13338-1 SW 114th Lane Miami FL 33186

EAA member Dick Gleason Route 2 Box 125 Austin Minnesota 55912 has an extensive collection of plans and may be able to comply with your request

Dear Gene I enjoyed reading about the Oshshy

kosh 84 Grand Champion Classic the Cessna 140 N4135N My first student purchased this airplane in 1951 when it had 190 hours total time for the then fantastic sum of $2000 when clean 140s were going to $1 200 to $1500

The former owner said I didnt want to sell it - I didnt think anyone would pay that price

In the long run I think it was a bargain anyway as it was the cleanest and best flying 140 that I ever flew

At Oshkosh I showed the present owners Rick and Kathie Paige my autographs in the planes log books as I did a few inspections and mainteshynance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956

Keep up the good work Cheers Shelby B Hagberg (EAA 2473 AlC 211) Rt 1 Box 42 Greenville IA 51343

Dear Sir I recently acquired an RAF rigshy

ging Manual that had belonged to RAF Sgt-Major D K Morrison dated 1916-17-18-19

You will find enclosed the list of 26 airplanes covered in the manual with my notes as to the completeness of the material on each including photos drawings dimension tables and text

I feel that some of the replica buildshyers could use this information to good advantage The copies of the indishyvidual pages for each plane will be copied in the 8V2 x 11 size rather than the 412 x 7 pages ofthe original book

The enclosed listing includes the price of copies for each plane as they vary as to amount of information available I will be glad to answer questions about any of them

Ernest E Miner (EAA 85465) 321 So Middle St Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Mr Miner included with his letter a copy of the SE 5A rigging instrucshytions This information would be vital to anyone building a replica of the aircraft Among the 26 planes listed are the Bristol Fighter Nieuport Scout Sopwith Trip1ane Spad S VII etc Scale modelers and WW I buffs would also be interested in this mateshyrial for their collections Contact Mr Miner for more information

Dear Dennis I want to thank you for the book

review You emphasized the parts of the story that I feel will be interesting to most airplane people The years from 1910 to World War I is a period that most of us dont know too much about We know about the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss and then we jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there was a typographical error that rearranged my first name The letters were all there but with a different arrangeshyment

Again thanks for the write-up Yours Foster A Lane (EAA 137998 AC 4796) Lane Aviation Corporation Columbus International

Airport Columbus OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertent misspelling of Foster Lanes first name in the review ofhis book in the December 1984 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

Dear Sir I really enjoy THE VINTAGE

AIRPLANE very much I read each issue from cover to cover

Congratulations on an intertsting magazine All those stories of old airshycraft and their history are quite inshyteresting

Keep up the good work Yours truly J F Leatherman (EAA 17630 AC 7961) 1408 Elizabeth Scott City KS 67871

Dear Sirs I joined EAA in 1975 (member

number 88645) but allowed my memshybership to lapse I have recently purchased an Aeronca 7 AC and am interested in learning about the airshycraft through your organization

Please send information on joining the AntiqueClassic Division and what you might have in the way of literature on the 7AC Champ

Thank you Sincerely Robert P Gralton 6060 S 92nd Street Hales Corners WI 53130 bull

Information concerning membershyship Chapters and Aeroncas was sent to Mr Gralton

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MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

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Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

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PIPER VAGABOND - 1948 PA-17 Completely restored 81 to 82 show room condition Aircraft was restored mint by the King of Vagabond East Jim Jenkins of Monroe Connecticut Dual control

For Sale D-18S Twin Beechcraft n 5000 hrs Collins radio Original interior Originally owned by Pennsylvania Railroad Was in storage 12 years Left engine 800 hours right engine 1100 hours Asking $30000 Fresh annual Call Ed Young 8041 642-3723

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AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

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Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

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(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH other 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692

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fi Gathering fit Sextonville By Norm Petersen

(Photos by Gene Chase ___________________ except as noted)

OITiger Bob Lumley flew up from Capitol Airport in his 65 hp Aeronca Chief 11 AC Few people in this world enjoy flying more than Bob an active member of AIC Chapter 11

Resplendent in its bright yellow paint scheme is Dave Broadshyfoots beautifully restored 1948 Cessna 170 The 145 hp Contishynental six cylinder engine runs like a sewing machine

It seemed like the 01 rainmaker was after us to give up All morning Saturday June 23rd the heavy clouds kept rolling by each group dropping more rain as the cold front swept over Oshkosh Wisconsin Pacing the floor was difficult - trying to balance a cup of coffee at the same time

Just before lunch the phone rang and the voice of Gene Chase with just a hint ofenthusiasm said Its getting lighter in the west Without further ado we loaded our gear in the car and drove to Genes hangar on Wittman Airfield and readied the old girl for the trip - Genes 1933 Davis D-I-W Our goal was a week-end fly-in of AntiqueClassic Chapters 11 from Milwaukee and 13 from Albert Lea Minnesota with everybody meeting at the Richland Airport near Sextonshyville in southwestern Wisconsin

Several other EAAers gathered around us as we checked over the Davis in the hangar The rain had moved on to the east and sunshine was poking through the clouds Sudshydenly Tom McConnel asked if we wanted him to weld up the crack in the exhaust manifold His sharp eye had spotted a 3-inch crack emanating

from the number four cylinder exhaust stack where it joined the colshylector ring Ouch Now our trip was shot for sure

Without a word being said George Rotter backed his Escort wagon up to the nose of the Davis and opened the tailgate - tools galore Side cutters took care of the cotter keys Socket wrenches took care of bolts and nuts A hammer and a piece of 2 x 4 gently persuaded the exhaust manifold to slide backwards In less than an hour the manifold was in John Monnetts nearby shop and Tom and Randy Novak were firing up the TIG welder What fun to watch an artist at work as Tom laid a beautiful bead across the stainless collector ring which promptly eliminated the crack

Again many hands joined in to reinstall the exhaust system and by 4 oclock the Davis was ready to go and we were loading our gear in the bagshygage compartment Rolling the yellow and black parasol out on the tarshymac Gene called the tower and reshyceived permission for a no-radio deshyparture

With Gene in the rear cockpit I pulled the big Warner through sevshy

eral revolutions to load up the cylinshyders On the first hard pull the Warner caught and we were off to the races I wiggled into the front cockpit waved to the many helpers who had done such a fine job on the exhaust repair and we taxied to the active runway

145 snarling ponies came to life as Gene opened the tap on the Warner and we climbed out to the west then turned southwest on course over Pickshyett and Ripon The wind was directly on our nose with one large dark cloud in front of us We flew under the monster keeping a sharp eye for signs of hail or violent updrafts (We later learned this cloud dumped a huge shower on Oshkosh)

A radial engine at easy cruise has to be about as smooth as butter It doesnt even work hard Gene and I switched back and forth at the conshytrols as we flew into a rapidly clearing sky The lush green below with the many wooded hills the cool fresh air whistling by the open cockpits the smell of new-mown hay - it doesnt get much better than this

It was 545 when Gene pointed to the right and I saw the two grass runshy

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(Photo by an accommodating spectator) The entire group from AIC Chapter 11 and AlC Chapter 13 assembled for their picture following Sunday noon dinner Nobody went hungry

ways of the Richland Airport With hills all around and the airport nesshytled in between it is one of the pretshytiest scenes I have encountered On the ground we could see several planes a Cessna 140 170 a Swift and Roy Redmans Stinson SR-S Gene who has all the gauges in this cockpit made his usual perfect landing on runway 27 and we taxied up to a

smiling group With the sun slowly sinking in the

west and the wind diminishing to zero it was an ideal time to line up the birds for some pictures The setshyting was so perfect we all drooled at the scene Unfortunately Jim Shosted in his Swift had to return to Minnesota After the photo session Gene was invited to fly Roys award-

From North Prairie WI came this very nice 1 947 Luscombe BE flown by Richard Vandershyburg Note original wheel pants

winning SR-S - a chance he had dreamed of for several years

Roy climbed into the right seat Gene elevated the left seat to fit his 56 frame and I settled into the plush rear seat of the Gullwing Wow but that big machine does fly And it has to be the quietest most elegant cadilshylac of the air I have ever been lucky enough to ride in And for frosting on the cake we spotted two beautiful deer as Gene came down final on his second landing approach Roy demshyonstrated a couple of short-field takeshyoffs with the big 300 hp Lycoming hauling the whole works into the air without even straining Such an airplane

As darkness fell the five of us were driven to a restaurant about a mile down the highway where the bunch of hungry pilots talked and flew through an excellent meal Walking the mile back to the motel we reveled in the perfectly still evening with all the stars shining and the millions of fireflies in the lush growth beside the road The vote was unanimous - a perfect ending to a perfect day

The Richland Center Airport feashytures a unique restaurant run by two lovely ladies Breakfast is their piece de resistance and before long our small gang had shaken the cobwebs and were enjoying a fantastic breakshy

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Jim Shosted of Burnsville MN with his highly polished Swift had to return home on Saturday evening This is one beautifully restored Swift

Beautiful evening sun shines on Roy Redmans Stinson SR-B Gene Chases Davis D1-W Gene Bohls Cessna 140 and Gordon Kimbers Cessna 170

Gordon Kimber of Preston MN kneels in front of his beautiful ragwing Cessna 170

fast The cold front had now passed Milwaukee and as we finished our breakfast coffee the first group of airplanes arrived from AIC Chapter 11 at Capitol Airport

Gene Chase and I are charter memshybers of Chapter 11 which was charshytered in 1982 what a treat it was to see the old bunch of antiquers again Even Al Kelch flew his J-3 Cub in from Mequon Wisconsin in about 212 hours with a groundspeed of about 47 mph Those headwinds can be tough

The noon dinner at the little airport restaurant was fit for a king and the entire group marveled at the home cooked food Apparently the local population is aware of this too beshycause the line outside the restaurant was quite long at times

Following a brief business meeting after lunch the photo sessions were completed and the rides commenced Gene gave open cockpit rides in the Davis while Roy had the big Stinson hauling three and four passengers at a time until all the members had been airborne The smiles on their faces told the entire story

In all too short a time the afternoon sun indicated it was time to head for home Plane after plane took off with the familiar wing waggles saying goodbye until next time The Minshynesota-Iowa bunch headed west and the Wisconsin folks headed east

Pulling up to the ramp at Sextonville in his 65 hp J-3 Cub is AI Kelch of Mequon WI following a high speed cross-country trip at 47 mph ground speed

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Art and Kate Morgan of Milwaukee flew their Bellanca Cruisair 14-13 from Capitol Airport The 165 hp Franklin engine in this classic airplane developed a bad case of indigestion since this picture was taken

A crew of genuine antiquers L to R Bob Lumley Dave Broadfoot AI Kelch and Roy Redman

(Photo by Bob Licktieg) With the 145 hp Warner ticking over Carl Pederson of Brookshyfield WI is assisted into the front cockpit of Gene Chases Davis

Gene topped the fuel tank in the Davis and we cranked up the Warner for our trip home I made the take-off from the front cockpit - a fingertip operation - because the Davis is so delightfully light on the controls As we climbed out of the valley we took a long last look at the picture post card setting No wonder the airport manager a retired Eastern Airlines Captain retired to this lovely and peaceful place in the hills

I made one of my better (ie lucky) landings at Fond du Lac as I brought the Davis in on runway 27 We gassed up telephoned Wittman Control Tower and headed for Oshkosh The sailboats on Lake Winnebago were enjoying the northwest breeze as we flew by It was the end of a perfect weekend as Gene touched down and the Davis headed for its home hangar - like a plow horse heading home to its stall - the days work done

Gene and I both agreed we had enjoyed a fantastic gathering The other participants felt the same way beshycause the main item of business at the earlier meeting was to make this outing an annual affairbull

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By George A Hardie Jr

Heres another mystery from the 1920s period Note the similarity to a number of other designs popular at the time The location and date of the photo is not known nor is the name of the contributor This is another challenge for our dedicated expert aeroplane spotters Answers will be published in the May 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadshyline for this issue is April 1 1985

The Mystery Plane for November 1984 was not a mystery to a number of our readers Dick Gleason of Ausshytin Minnesota remembered it as fol shylows

The November 1984 Mystery Plane is an easy one for me anyhow I saw the bird in 1941 dismantled and stacked in a corner of a hangar in Van Nuys California when I went out to the airport for my first ride It is the American Gyro AG-4 Crusadshyer designed by Thomas M Shelton and built in Denver Colorado in early 1935 I have a design three-view of it dated 10-5-34 and initialed by Shelshyton In addition I have several threeshyviews and photos of it I would guess the published photo was taken at Denver about the time of its debut

Construction was all aluminum flush riveted Control surfaces were fabric covered and it was bronze or 10 FEBRUARY 1985

dark copper colored Power was two C4S inverted Menascos When I saw it I recognized it right away and reshycalled that the Tootsietoy Toy Comshypany had produced a toy miniature of it

One of my correspondents in the Van Nuys area has been in contact with Tom Shelton and recently sent me much additional material on the AG-4 Also a friend of mine in Hesshyperia California supplied me with three good photos Shelton lives in Burbank California at present

Sport Aviation for July 1964 feashytured an article on Tom Shelton EAA 6647 then a member of EAA Chapter 11 A detailed history of the airplane is given too lengthy to reproduce here One point of interest is the fact that the airplanes top speed equaled that of the Air Corps Boeing P-26 fighter Failure to raise funds for a manufacturing company doomed this futuristic airplane to oblivion It was destroyed in a hangar fire at Van Nuys Airport

Additional correct answers were reshyceived from Charley Hayes Park Forest IL Harold E McFetrich Salem OH H Glenn Buffington San Diego CA Herbert G deBruyn Bellevue W A Stan Piteau Holland MI H M Richey Waco TX Joe

Tarafas Bethlehem PA Cedric Galshyloway Herperia CA R G Adams Laguna Hills CA Shelby B Hagberg Greenville IA Emil Strasser Hawthshyorne CA Myles F Aiken St Paul MN Dan Cullman Lewiston ID J on A Bra ithwaite Moore ID and Dougshylas T Rounds Zebulon GA

(Ref Aero Digest March April 1935 (AG-4) and March 1937 (AG-7) Texaco Mission April 1935 Scienshytific American May 1935 Sheil Aviashytion News May 1935 Popular MechaniCS July 1935 Sportsman Pilot July 15 1935 and a number of foreign aviation publications) bull

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Augie Wegner reports that the comshybined Aeronca Clubs Fly-In held in 1983 and 1984 at Middletown Ohio will not be sponsored by them in 85 They are planning now however for another big event at Middletown in 86 plus their regular fly-in this year at Blakesburg The four groups who sponsored the two fly-ins at Middletown had never intended for it to be an annual event More than likely it will be scheduled every other year

There is a possibility that a local Middletown group will sponsor an Aeronca Fly-In there this summer and if it develops it will be listed in the Calendar of Events in THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE

More information on the Aershyonca Club can be obtained by conshytacting Augie and Pat Wegner 1432 28th Court Kenosha WI 53140 phone 414552-9014

John Bergeson is pleased at the great response to the newly-formed Cub Club Membership is approachshying 1700 members and John estishymates it will reach 3000

Excellent information on mainteshynance and operating practices is apshypearing in the groups bi-monthly newsletter written by well-known Cub expert Clyde Smith Jr Clyde is also scheduled to conduct the Cub Forum at Oshkosh 85

Of interest is a forthcoming issue which will contain an article by Hanshyford Eckman designer of the Piper Sky Cycle

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John received the following letter from Mike Sellers Marketing Manshyager of Univair Aurora Colorado

Univair Aircraft Corporation has reached an agreement with Piper Airshycraft Corporation to purchase all reshymaining inventories of spare parts for the J-3 through PA-22 series aircraft Piper will soon be announcing that they are discontinuing the manufacshyturing of all parts for this series of aircraft

In the wake of Pipers decision to phase out the support for these obsoshylete aircraft Univair has been negotiating with Piper and its holding company Lear Siegler for the purshychase of all remaining inventories as

well as the tooling engineering and Type Certificates (TCs) for these older Pipers After the better part of a year of negotiating Lear Siegler has decided not to sell any rights or tooling to anyone but as stated nor do they plan any further support of the J-3 through PA-22 series

Univair already carries about 4500 different Piper part numbered items for the classic Pipers Piper Airshycraft is planning to assist Univair in supplying some of the parts that have been discontinued over the years so we may continue to maintain and inshycrease the number of parts that are currently available from Univair We are aware that this may be alarming news for some owners However for the last year or so Piper has only carried approximately 400 different items many of which Univair also supplies

Undoubtedly there may be some parts that may no longer be available but Univair will attempt to insure the availability of major structural and frequently requested items for many years to come

More information on the Cub Club can be obtained by writing John B Bergeson PO Box 2002 Mt Pleasant MI 48858 phone 517561-2393

This group headed by Gary Van Farowe was formed mainly to provide technical assistance to restorers and operators of Rearwin aircraft There

are no newsletters and no dues Activshyity is at a low ebb this time of year but Gary recently learned of an 8500 series Sportster NC17099 SIN 541shyD which was pulled out of a barn in Mississippi and is being restored

More information on the Rearshywin Club can be obtained by conshytacting Gary Van Farowe 1460 Ottawa Beach Road Holland MI 49423 phone 616399-4623

~ Dick and Jeannie Hill proudly anshy

nounce they have acquired the 1929 Bird BK NC9184 SIN 1013 from Herb Hartley of Redding California Due to health problems Herb was not able to continue the restoration of this fine old biplane and he is pleased that it has found a good home

More information on the Bird Airplane Club can be obtained by writing J eannie Hill P O Box 89 Harvard IL 60033 or phoning 815 943-7205

John Bright and John Bergeson co-chair this active organization which boasts 1100 members A Nashytional Luscombe Fly-In is planned for June 28-30 at Moraine Airport southshywest of Dayton Ohio In addition to other activities tours through the US Air Force Museum at Daytons Wright-Patterson AFB will be conshyducted For more information on this fly-in contact John Bright 436 Stuart Avenue Kalamazoo MI 49007 Phone 616344-095S

An interesting story concerning spin recovery appears in the current Luscombe Association Newsletter which could apply to aircraft other than the Luscombe SA involved

Date February 24 1983 Place Lantana County Airport

(West Palm Beach Florida) Subject Luscombe SA flat spins Person Interviewed Richard Zisa

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

Restoring A Heath-Hender~

This story has as many facets as a well cut diamond It relates to a boy born in 1926 and later recalling adult conversations about Lindbergh crossshying the Atlantic and the Bruno Richard Hauptmann case All this exshycitement about aviation made a lastshying impression on me I recall at age 5 leather helmets with goggles were the fashion for boys including highshytop laced boots with a jack knife sheath like Lindys

As the Depression was upon us money was not to be had and my burning interest in airplanes conshytinued I told my mother my favorite breakfast cereal wast Post 40 Bran Flakes so I could tape a dime to the box top and send it in for a Capt Hawks balsa model plane kit This went on for a few years At Christmas however I would get the glue and dope supply replenished and then the models flew This developed into gas model free flight competition

About 1939 I met a fellow named Irv McGilvery who was a superbrain a super gas modeler and a little older than I Wouldnt you know one Sunshyday in 1941 I stopped to visit him and he had a two-seat Pietenpol Airshycamper in his garage with the wings dismantled It had a Heath-Hendershyson engine on the nose One prop blade was damaged so Irv cleaned it up and made the other blade match for balance This underpowered plane was not capable of flight

This was fantastic Irv let me ocshycupy tl1e front cockpit as he taxied the craft without wings up and down the hayfield on Millers farm This experishyence has lingered in my mind for 40shyplus years

A few years ago Mike Kimbrel deshysigned and built a replica of the 1924 Dormoy Bathtub with a 36 hp VW engine I thought what a grand exshyperience it would be to build a Dorshymoy Bathtub with a genuine HeathshyHenderson engine like the original Having the philosophy that I can do anything I want to if I set my mind to it I set out to build one of these flying machines and get a taste of our pioneers experience I sent a letter to Mike who sent me a set of his super plans

Meanwhile Bob Burge an antique collector of cars motorcycles and airplanes had a Heath Parasol and five or six Heath-Hendersons in varishyous stages of disrepair stored at Merle Betz Airport in Blissfield Michigan It took about a year of negotiating 12 FEBRUARY 1985

The following five photos show the parts and pieces which Wesley Delong purchased and built into a Heath-Henderson engine

nEngine By Wesley DeLong (EAA 11155 Ale 7363)

71 aSandralee Dri ve Toledo OH 43612

(Photos by the author)

and rummaging through this mess scattered on the floor of Merles hangar to collect enough parts to make what I thought would be a comshyplete Heath-Henderson Bear in mind at this time I had no manuals - nothshying but horse sense to go by Fortushynately I ended up with about 90 of the parts being restorable or of patshytern value

I started by cleaning everything followed by measuring and charting all journal bearing and gear informashytion I could develop My headaches started when I put the crank in vee blocks and checked the center main This was okay but the prop extension ran out 065 TIR At Peninsular Steel I bought a piece of 6150 round stock and went to work on a lathe Everyshything was fine unhl it came time to turn the 4 degree taper The piece was short so not being able to use the compound and not having a taper atshytachment I set about the task of making a taper attachment for the lathe Then turning the 4 degree taper was a snap It was an enjoyable task and the crank and extension came out super true

Next I melted the Babbitt out of the main shells made molds and poured all new mains with U S Govt Grade Babbitt My wife wasnt too happy about my making a foundry out of the kitchen but things cooled off includshying the Babbitt

I made a boring fixture so the bores would be concentric with the OD of the main shells and proceeded to bore the mains with 002 clearance to the journals as a goal All went well A serious thought struck me What if the crank is bedded and scraped in and the crank binds or has too much backlash with the timing gears At this point all I had was scrapjunk timing gears for reference some invoshylute spur and some helical However after much measuring and counting it was decided the timing gears were standard 16 DP series gears

Since some of the junk had 5 16 face and some had face gears it was decided to go with size for durabilshyity I bought gear blanks and bronze bushings from a local belting and transmission outlet and went to work on the lathe and mill as the oil pump gear is slotted My son David being a top notch tool and die maker handily broached the keyslots

After oil grooving the bushings in the gears as required and assembling the timing gears to the rear case the crank to timing gear backlash had to be addressed The rear main reshyquired moving To accomplish this repouring and a lot of tedious scrapshying was required

Next I assembled the cam Since the cam main bearings were shot I

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Wesley built the taper aHachment for his lathe shown here turning the 4-degree taper on the new propeller extension

made a new set and proceeded to asshysemble what looked like a decent cam It was severely bound up The first possibility could have been a bad cam and secondly maybe this 60-year-old case had warped the center main out ofline It turned out the cam probably was in a motorcycle wreck as the gear ran out about 020 TIR Back to work on the cam The thread was welded oversize with stainless rod new censhyters were bored and all three bearing ODs were ground chromed and reshyground to fit the cam bearings The cam looked great and it measured right on

When assembling it to the case it still bound up Scratch head now what We removed the cam put in centers and it looked excellent Conshyclusion - the case is warped How do 14 FEBRUARY 1985

The beehive cooling towers were cast at a local foundry from a paHern and machined in Wesleys basement shop

you bore a center main in line with the case end mains I made a boring bar with a 14 sq bit using the end main bearings for the cam and proshyceeded to chuck one end with the other end of the boring bar in the tail stock center The compound was geared into 003 feed and the case was fed down the boring bar The center main had to have 025 dia increase to clean up true This boggled my mind however it was a fact How did this case ever work

After making a new center main bearing to suit the cam assembly was routine I honed the cylinders and reshyseated the valves without problems

The valves were made from Toyota exhaust valves which were cut off and cross drilled for the keeper pins The valve springs are from a Wisconsin engine

One other item of interest is that the pistons were standard OD but had two compression rings and one oil groove After discussing this with Jim Maichele of Hastings Piston Rings it was decided to machine the oil groove to accept an oil ring This was done and Jim made the ring set for the engine Hastings Piston Ring Company can be proud of Jim

The beehive coolers over the intake and exhaust valves were cast at a

Restoring A Heath-Henderson Engine

The right side of the engine showshying the mounting of the single Bosch magneto The oil filler tube is below and aft of the mag

The finished engine is a work of art The engine data plate is barely visible on the upper case ahead of the carburetor The beehive cooling towers are mounted over the valves with the four shorter ones over the intake valves Note the wood beam engine mount and deep wet sump lower case

local foundry from a pattern and were machined in my basement shop

The magneto is a story in itself The magneto purchased with the other Heath-Henderson parts was an unknown quantity but in all it worked out well The case had the mounting threaded holes stripped with no good way to repair them The armature was a solid gob of pitch indicating burnout I contacted Stanshydard Magneto in Chicago where a reshypairable armature was purchased along with some miscellaneous parts The correct magneto as near as can be established is a Robert Bosch FF4AR In the process I came across

a Bosch FF4AL from a Continental A-40 It had a case that looked promshyising Between a box of parts an FF4AR and an FF4AL I was able to make a good mag that will snap at 38

inch spark with the twist of a wrist It is difficult to understand what

drives an aviation enthusiast to do some of these things However the restoration of this engine for the Dorshymoy has been an experience that I will treasure throughout my life

Some of the parts of the story that appear to be omitted can be assumed to be of ordinary engine overhaul nashyture

At the beginning there was a mess

This back view of the Heath-Henderson clearly shows the oil pump with its copshyper lines The coil of wire will connect to the mag switch The oil temperature and pressure instruments are temporarily mounted for test running

of parts and throughout there were precious conversations with Gene Chase EAA Headquarters Otis Spiker last living employee of the Henderson Motorcycle factory in Chicago Lou Lichva Ace Motorcycle expert Dale Crites 1911 Curtiss owner and his crew chief W B Pershykins Dean Salmons Antique Cycle Equipment Joe at Standard Magshyneto Chicago Merle Betts FBO Blissfield Michigan Mrs Shirley Hogdon Henderson Manuals Mrs Thurman Baird Asheville NC Heath B-4 Book W L Schlapman Heath Parasol expert W I McGilshyvery thanks for the ride in 1942 and your friendship and Jim Maichele Hastings Piston Rings This project was long and frustrating at times but it was fun and I have a Heath-Henshyderson restoration that Im kind of proud of bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

By Allan J Bell (EAA 239176)

N8429 Hwy 107 Tomahawk WI 54487

(Photos courtesy of the author)

Who knows when my insanity first started Was it at about seven years of age when I began drawing aeroshyplanes (thats the way it was usually spelled then) Do you remember a plane called the Travel Air Mystery Ship Ill bet Johnny Green would The name still excites me

Maybe the madness began a couple of years later in May of 1927 when Charles Lindbergh thrilled the world with his nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic ocean from New York to Paris A hero must be honored I did it by naming my new German Shepherd puppy Lindy I also built a solid wood model plane with only one wing a monoplane like Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis Beshyfore most planes built or drawn by me were biplanes or even triplanes

The derangement continued into 1928 when Johnny Green and I dragged many coaster wagon loads of wood lath to Johnnys home A large community building the Macabee Hall in our hometown of Wausau Wisconsin was being torn down to make room for - a filling station

The wood lath was transformed with a saw and hammer and nails and enthusiasm into an airplane large enough for one of us to sit in Mounted on the wagon and pushed or pulled it took little imagination to put us up in the clouds

My friends father kept our assemshybly line humming by smashing plane after plane into smithereens I dont remember the reason I dont think we were ever told not to build any more and I now wonder why we didnt 16 FEBRUARY 1985

The author Allan Bell (R) with his pal John Green in 1930

transfer the operation to my home Maybe it was Johnnys wagon

His dad would have qualified for an ace several times over with the many aircraft he destroyed We never lost our zest we had plenty of wood lath and the planes got better each time

A large farm field on the edge of town was often used by pilots for landshyings and take-offs It was relatively smooth with the fences far enough apart so that entanglements didnt happen too often There were no runshyways The planes used the wind to their full advantage avoiding crossshywinds at all costs The narrow landing gear and the light construction made things tricky enough

If a plane roared over town quite low headed in the direction of the field we ran like crazy (there I go again) trying to beat it Those gogshygled helmeted daredevils How we envied them Not to be outdone we strutted around with our sheeplined imitation pilot helmets complete with attached goggles on the forehead Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward must have sold millions

It seemed to us that the few local pilots spent most of their time repairshying their planes Much more than they did flying Accidents were freshyquent engines unpredictable and pilots suspect Injuries were usually slight likely due to slow landing speeds Most of the planes were World War I surplus (even then) Curtiss Jennies

A plane manufactured locally was called an Osaco an acronym for

Olson Standard Airplane Company The owner was a sawed-off Swede named Reidar Olson He was optimisshytic enthusiastic probably brave (or foolish) and a hero to all of us kids

I only got inside the plant once A couple of fifteen year olds appeared to be his only employees They were busy nailing plywood gussets on wing ribs using tiny nails See what I mean about being brave or the other Motorshycycle engines inexpensive and readishyly available were used for the power plants These quit at unexpected and inopportune times

The Depression ended this venture In later years Reidar was a successful fishing tackle manufacturer and deshyveloper of an improved performance oil-burning furnace

The lunacy continued into the 1930s Building models that flew was now the craze The first model plane I saw fly was a Ceci l Paoli It was in the shape of a flat elongated triangle looking something like the TransAmerica building in California does now A pusher model with twin propellers the horizontal stabilizer was at the apex of the triangle in front with the wing in the rear

The rubber band powered propelshylers had to be wound many turns in opposite directions a tiresome job Some inventive mind fashioned a hand egg beater with hooks that did the job quickly and easily

Several other nuts and myself formed the Flying Aces Model Airplane Club Many of our models were of simple design just a strong single stick fuselage plus wings and

Young Allan Bells version of Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis

tail If the stick wasnt sturdy enough a few too many turns of the rubber bands warped the fuselage

Fancier models were constructed of very thin sheets of ultra light balsa wood for fuselages andor wings Others had fuselages built up of tiny

6 square strips of balsa wood covshyered with colored Japanese tissue paper Wings were assembled in a similar manner with balsa ribs and spars Water applied to the paper would shrink it giving a tight drumshylike covering which we prized

All the balsa wood was cut with a razor blade - so were our fingers Dried model airplane glue accumushylated on the fingers too to be picked at and pulled off the following day Just occupational hazards We whitshytled props of cedar just for practice but the smell of those fresh arbor vitae shavings was cherished as well Old discarded telephone poles furshynished the raw material

The Cracker Jack company offered free model kits in exchange for blue sailor boys cut from box fronts We ate gobs of Cracker Jacks Radio exshycited us with stories of a daring pilot Jimmie Allen Magazines were exshychanged until they fell apart Our bible was one called Model Airplane News but Flying Aces G-8 and His Battle Aces and Aero Digest werent far behind

After a model had crashed one or more times (the norm as crashes were far more frequent than successful

Allan built this biplane some 55 years ago

flights) they often came to a fiery end Wound up set afire and launched from a porch roof they were spectacushylar at night Our own version of shot down in flames Displays of our modshyels in downtown store windows swelled our egos Otz Zellmer made

Pilot Lt Allan J Bell (L-standing) and his crew Aircraft is B-24J SIN 42-100224 of the 98th Bomb Squadron based in the Marianas in the Pacific 1944-1945

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the top models he had the most pashytience Bill Ball was the fastest buildshyer by far

Remembered names of those modshyels are Curtiss Robin Sopwith Camel Spad Fokker DVII and DVm Northshyrop Gamma Aeronca C-3 Gee Bee Speedster Stinson Reliant and Lockshyheed Vega

The BIG event took place when I was 15 I was watching a local pilot Ed Marquardt practice landings and take offs in his Aeronca C-3 This was a small light safe and inexpensive aircraft that carried the pilot and one passenger in its triangular-shaped fuselage

When Ed asked if I would like a ride Im sure he already knew the answer Was I walking on air No I was finally up in it What a feeling I was surprised to find it kind of bumpy and noisy too No complaints though I was flying The finale of that flight a sideslip to lose altitude quickly took place right above Kings Dam on the Wisconsin River My heart (and my stomach) were both in the vicinity of my mouth The bottom drops out something like the old illshyadjusted elevators sometimes did It remains one of the top thrills in my lifetime

The Depression curtailed any dreams of flying lessons or flying school A war came along Pilots were needed John Green reappeared after a 15-year absence to reveal the opporshytunities of the Aviation Cadet proshygram Uncle Sam would pay you to learn to fly You wouldnt have to worry about the trenches or foxholes

After a year of frenzied study hard work and much flying the proud moshyment arrived My wife pinned those sought-for wings to my puffed up chest I had won my wings The dream was fulfilled

Many moons have passed Weve even been there Weve walked on it and brought some back And well go farther

I still look up every time I hear an airplane

Im still crazy - about airplanes bull

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Aircraft Luscombe 8A N1170K 46 metal wing no radio or electrical sysshytem

Location Waterbury CN and Plymouth MA

Date Summer of 1978 Conditions Full fuel (14 gal) 2

people on board (160 and 180 lbs) Both men had previously spun airshycraft on many occasions and had spun this aircraft doing 3 turn spins numerous times

Objective To climb to 5000 AGL and execute a 6 turn spin

Here is the story as told to John Bright by Dick Zisa operator of Glider Flights in West Palm Beach Dick stated that he and the other man had climbed to 5000 ft AGL and enshytered a spin as planned (he did not remember which direction) Upon entry everything s(emed normal compared to previotlts spins in the same aircraft After a number of spins the nose of the aircraft began an oscillation up and down as it spun raising and lowering After about 6 turns spin recovery was initiated with no results Everything got quiet stated Dick and the nose seemed to stabilize regarding raising and lowering The aircraft continued to spin with little wind noise for 2 more turns Ailerons had no effect nor did elevator or rudder Power was applied with no effect Opening the

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tion Facility (Silver Hill) The tour will take place on April 13-14 1985 and will include personalized behindshythe-scenes looks at the Silver Hill facility On Saturday evening April 13 there will be a banquet held in the hangar at historic College Park Airshyport the oldest continuously operated airport in the world where Wilbur Wright taught the first Army aviators to fly The National Air amp Space Museum is the mecca for the aviation enthusiast and the Silver Hill facility gives a look at the aircraft in storage and in the process of restoration for the main museum Silver Hill is the place for the aircraft builder restorer or avii1tion history buff April in Washington is perhaps the most beaushytiful time for one ofthe most beautiful cities in the world the trees are newly leafed the spring flowers are in bloom and its not as hot and muggy as it gets later in the summer

Tojoin the group contact Margaret Scesa 9611 51st Place College Park MD 20740 3011345-3164

doors had no effect The only change occuring at this time was that the rate of spin was increasing

At each attempt to recover from the spin the controls were neutralized At this point Dick decided that the only chance for recovery was to move the CG forward He opened the right door (he stated that there was little wind pressure on the door) and began climbing around the door When he was about halfway around the nose dropped and spin recovery was achieved

The purpose of this article is not to have you practice climbing out ofyour Luscombe in order to recover from a flat spin It is to have you do what Dick did when they landed Do a weight and balance check It was found that the flat spinprone aircraft had a CG 2 aft of the rear limit Why The aircraft had been painted twice since new It had 2 quarts of oil in the baggage compartment and the tail cone had considerable dirt in it No weight and balance computations had been done since the plane left the factory Check your airplane for safety bull

More information on Luscombe Association can be obtained by writing or phoning John B Bergeshyseon 6438 W Millbrook Road Remus MI 49340517561-2393

EAA AVIATION MUSEUM ACQUIRES THE MAX

CONRAD COLLECTION

When pioneer aviator Max Conrad visited the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin in March 1979 he offered to donate his memorabilia including photos scrapbooks troshyphies plaques log books plus many other mementos he had collected durshying is 51-year flying career

It was not to be that Max would personally deliver these items to the Museum as he passed away the folshylowing month at age 76 Known as the Flying Grandfather he logged more than 50000 hours many of them crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in light aircraft He set several distance and endurance world recshyords

Max Conrads daughter Katherine Conrad Kersten of Milwaukee Wisshyconsin recently delivered the first porshytion of her fathers extensive collecshytion to the Museum in Oshkosh The EAA Aviation Foundation is honored to receive these items and an approshypriate display to pay tribute to this esteemed individual will be preparedbull

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First flolwttiri to exceed Mach 1 is shown here minus outer whwrllJlnll Fun site It is being resto__~~~_______red by

ESCUE OP A SEA DAR By Leonard McGinty (EAA 6036 Ale 3029)

878 Main Street Thonotosassa FL 33592

Being a long-time EAA member and vitally interested in the preservashytion of antique and classic aircraft for future generations I became inshyterested several years ago in a rare derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart This aircraft was at the now defunct SST Museum near Kissimmee Florida in deplorable condition with weeds growing through and around its various component parts

I began tracing the ownership of this machine and first went to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters with the name of a museum on the west coast that was supposed to own this airshycraft Gene provided me with the phone number of the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington and I immediately called and talked with their Executive Director Mr Howard K Lovering Mr Lovering and I negotiated plans for the storage of this aircraft at the Sun n Fun site at Lakeland Florida The Board of Dishyrectors at Sun n Fun and Mr Lovershyings Museum board agreed upon the terms and conditions of the Sea Darts removal and restoration

During the period of telephone conshyversations and letter writing the airshycraft mysteriously disappeared I inshyformed Mr Lovering and then conshytacted various sheriffs departments throughout the State of Florida tracshying the movement of this airplane in the general direction of Tennessee The truck and its cargo had bypassed all Florida Highway Patrol scales and disappeared across the border into Georgia The Georgia Highway Pashytrol Florida Highway Patrol and

various sheriffs departments were unable to locate the missing aircraft

I then called a good friend and EAA member John Baugh in Nashville Tennessee telling him the aircraft was heading in his general direction and asking ifhe could offer any assistshyance Johnny responded Leonard before the night is out it will be on TV radio and in the newspaper Were gonna find that warbird for ya His southern drawl meant what he said

Several days later I got a call from John One of his duck hunting budshydies in the back woods of Tennessee had found a derelict sitting on a trailer and he told John Youve got to see this aircraft Its the strangest looking think Ive ever seen John followed his friend to the plane examined it and then called me What are the numbers on that airplane you had I gave them to him and he said Thats the ugliest looking think I ever saw but I found it The Sea Dart was at an aircraft salvage yard in the hills ofTennessee I immediately called the sheriff in that county and told him that I was responsible for the plane After much letter writing and documents to prove it was mine the sheriff said Okay come and get it

But getting the plane wasnt easy It took some talking by the sheriff and an attorney to convince the presshyent holder of the aircraft that it wasnt his About the time this was successful the fellow filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the Fedshyeral Judge in Tennessee said Mr McGinty its your plane however it is on a trailer that is under federal jurisdiction so you cannot move it After much negotiating the judge agreed that if we sent a crane and a

low boy he would release the airplane to us

Further negotiations resulted in the judge agreeing to allow us to move the Sea Dart back to Florida on the same trailer that it was on but we would have to pay the expenses That sounded easiest to us so I imshymediately wired the money And then the truck jack-knifed coming out of the farm at which the plane was stored That delayed us some more but we did eventually get the plane to its present location in Lakeland where it is being restored to static display by EAA volunteers

The Sea Dart is one of five aircraft of this type built by Convair Most of the others have been destroyed It is an engineering marvel that we feel should be preserved so future generashytions can see the concept Many dedishycated EAAers have been involved with this project from the start but some deserve special recognition Bill Williams Ken Chalker Rocky and Flo Sawyer left their jobs and homes to come out in a rain storm to help off load this machine And John Baugh went through a lot of trial and tribushylation to help via long distance It just proves that EAAers have the tenacity of a bull dog If you want the job done dont hire it out get EAAers to volunshyteer - theyll accomplish it bull

AUTHORS NOTE Only two more Sea Dart volunteer work parties are scheduled prior to Sun n Fun 85 The dates are February 16 and March 2 at the Sun n Fun site on the Lakeland Florida Airport All help will be greatly appreciated

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Letters To Editor Dear Gene

Many thanks for your letter and enclosures

The Corben brochure will be espeshycially helpful to the project and anshyswers most of the questions we had

Surprising how many of our sources drew a blank on photo prints of the Super Ace - even the Smithsonian had nothing

And we were gratified to see that you too had concluded that the final installment of the construction article (in Popular Aviation) was never pubshylished One wonders why

Was intrigued to learn of your inshyterest in model building we freshyquently encounter people who are either former builders or who someshyhow manage to stay active in both camps As you say people such as Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are truly amazing for their abilities in both full-size and model aviation In my own case I find it difficult to keep the pace with even the tiny jobs seemingly spending most of my spare time just writing about them leaving little time for actually building and flying Ah well at least there is no possible danger of boreshydom right

Cordially Bill Hannan for the Williams Brothers 181 Pawnee Street San Marcos California 92069

Gentlemen The article by Dennis Parks in the

October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE caught my eye Ive been a fan of the Bill Barnes series since way back Would it be possible to get some 3-view plans for the old Lancer and Snorter aircraft from the series I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining them and gladly pay costs involved

Sincerely Ed Morton (EAA 148076 AC 5221) 13338-1 SW 114th Lane Miami FL 33186

EAA member Dick Gleason Route 2 Box 125 Austin Minnesota 55912 has an extensive collection of plans and may be able to comply with your request

Dear Gene I enjoyed reading about the Oshshy

kosh 84 Grand Champion Classic the Cessna 140 N4135N My first student purchased this airplane in 1951 when it had 190 hours total time for the then fantastic sum of $2000 when clean 140s were going to $1 200 to $1500

The former owner said I didnt want to sell it - I didnt think anyone would pay that price

In the long run I think it was a bargain anyway as it was the cleanest and best flying 140 that I ever flew

At Oshkosh I showed the present owners Rick and Kathie Paige my autographs in the planes log books as I did a few inspections and mainteshynance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956

Keep up the good work Cheers Shelby B Hagberg (EAA 2473 AlC 211) Rt 1 Box 42 Greenville IA 51343

Dear Sir I recently acquired an RAF rigshy

ging Manual that had belonged to RAF Sgt-Major D K Morrison dated 1916-17-18-19

You will find enclosed the list of 26 airplanes covered in the manual with my notes as to the completeness of the material on each including photos drawings dimension tables and text

I feel that some of the replica buildshyers could use this information to good advantage The copies of the indishyvidual pages for each plane will be copied in the 8V2 x 11 size rather than the 412 x 7 pages ofthe original book

The enclosed listing includes the price of copies for each plane as they vary as to amount of information available I will be glad to answer questions about any of them

Ernest E Miner (EAA 85465) 321 So Middle St Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Mr Miner included with his letter a copy of the SE 5A rigging instrucshytions This information would be vital to anyone building a replica of the aircraft Among the 26 planes listed are the Bristol Fighter Nieuport Scout Sopwith Trip1ane Spad S VII etc Scale modelers and WW I buffs would also be interested in this mateshyrial for their collections Contact Mr Miner for more information

Dear Dennis I want to thank you for the book

review You emphasized the parts of the story that I feel will be interesting to most airplane people The years from 1910 to World War I is a period that most of us dont know too much about We know about the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss and then we jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there was a typographical error that rearranged my first name The letters were all there but with a different arrangeshyment

Again thanks for the write-up Yours Foster A Lane (EAA 137998 AC 4796) Lane Aviation Corporation Columbus International

Airport Columbus OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertent misspelling of Foster Lanes first name in the review ofhis book in the December 1984 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

Dear Sir I really enjoy THE VINTAGE

AIRPLANE very much I read each issue from cover to cover

Congratulations on an intertsting magazine All those stories of old airshycraft and their history are quite inshyteresting

Keep up the good work Yours truly J F Leatherman (EAA 17630 AC 7961) 1408 Elizabeth Scott City KS 67871

Dear Sirs I joined EAA in 1975 (member

number 88645) but allowed my memshybership to lapse I have recently purchased an Aeronca 7 AC and am interested in learning about the airshycraft through your organization

Please send information on joining the AntiqueClassic Division and what you might have in the way of literature on the 7AC Champ

Thank you Sincerely Robert P Gralton 6060 S 92nd Street Hales Corners WI 53130 bull

Information concerning membershyship Chapters and Aeroncas was sent to Mr Gralton

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MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

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Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

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MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

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Make checks payable to EAA or the division in which membership is desired Address all letters to EAA or the particular division at the folshylowing address

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All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692

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(Photo by an accommodating spectator) The entire group from AIC Chapter 11 and AlC Chapter 13 assembled for their picture following Sunday noon dinner Nobody went hungry

ways of the Richland Airport With hills all around and the airport nesshytled in between it is one of the pretshytiest scenes I have encountered On the ground we could see several planes a Cessna 140 170 a Swift and Roy Redmans Stinson SR-S Gene who has all the gauges in this cockpit made his usual perfect landing on runway 27 and we taxied up to a

smiling group With the sun slowly sinking in the

west and the wind diminishing to zero it was an ideal time to line up the birds for some pictures The setshyting was so perfect we all drooled at the scene Unfortunately Jim Shosted in his Swift had to return to Minnesota After the photo session Gene was invited to fly Roys award-

From North Prairie WI came this very nice 1 947 Luscombe BE flown by Richard Vandershyburg Note original wheel pants

winning SR-S - a chance he had dreamed of for several years

Roy climbed into the right seat Gene elevated the left seat to fit his 56 frame and I settled into the plush rear seat of the Gullwing Wow but that big machine does fly And it has to be the quietest most elegant cadilshylac of the air I have ever been lucky enough to ride in And for frosting on the cake we spotted two beautiful deer as Gene came down final on his second landing approach Roy demshyonstrated a couple of short-field takeshyoffs with the big 300 hp Lycoming hauling the whole works into the air without even straining Such an airplane

As darkness fell the five of us were driven to a restaurant about a mile down the highway where the bunch of hungry pilots talked and flew through an excellent meal Walking the mile back to the motel we reveled in the perfectly still evening with all the stars shining and the millions of fireflies in the lush growth beside the road The vote was unanimous - a perfect ending to a perfect day

The Richland Center Airport feashytures a unique restaurant run by two lovely ladies Breakfast is their piece de resistance and before long our small gang had shaken the cobwebs and were enjoying a fantastic breakshy

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Jim Shosted of Burnsville MN with his highly polished Swift had to return home on Saturday evening This is one beautifully restored Swift

Beautiful evening sun shines on Roy Redmans Stinson SR-B Gene Chases Davis D1-W Gene Bohls Cessna 140 and Gordon Kimbers Cessna 170

Gordon Kimber of Preston MN kneels in front of his beautiful ragwing Cessna 170

fast The cold front had now passed Milwaukee and as we finished our breakfast coffee the first group of airplanes arrived from AIC Chapter 11 at Capitol Airport

Gene Chase and I are charter memshybers of Chapter 11 which was charshytered in 1982 what a treat it was to see the old bunch of antiquers again Even Al Kelch flew his J-3 Cub in from Mequon Wisconsin in about 212 hours with a groundspeed of about 47 mph Those headwinds can be tough

The noon dinner at the little airport restaurant was fit for a king and the entire group marveled at the home cooked food Apparently the local population is aware of this too beshycause the line outside the restaurant was quite long at times

Following a brief business meeting after lunch the photo sessions were completed and the rides commenced Gene gave open cockpit rides in the Davis while Roy had the big Stinson hauling three and four passengers at a time until all the members had been airborne The smiles on their faces told the entire story

In all too short a time the afternoon sun indicated it was time to head for home Plane after plane took off with the familiar wing waggles saying goodbye until next time The Minshynesota-Iowa bunch headed west and the Wisconsin folks headed east

Pulling up to the ramp at Sextonville in his 65 hp J-3 Cub is AI Kelch of Mequon WI following a high speed cross-country trip at 47 mph ground speed

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Art and Kate Morgan of Milwaukee flew their Bellanca Cruisair 14-13 from Capitol Airport The 165 hp Franklin engine in this classic airplane developed a bad case of indigestion since this picture was taken

A crew of genuine antiquers L to R Bob Lumley Dave Broadfoot AI Kelch and Roy Redman

(Photo by Bob Licktieg) With the 145 hp Warner ticking over Carl Pederson of Brookshyfield WI is assisted into the front cockpit of Gene Chases Davis

Gene topped the fuel tank in the Davis and we cranked up the Warner for our trip home I made the take-off from the front cockpit - a fingertip operation - because the Davis is so delightfully light on the controls As we climbed out of the valley we took a long last look at the picture post card setting No wonder the airport manager a retired Eastern Airlines Captain retired to this lovely and peaceful place in the hills

I made one of my better (ie lucky) landings at Fond du Lac as I brought the Davis in on runway 27 We gassed up telephoned Wittman Control Tower and headed for Oshkosh The sailboats on Lake Winnebago were enjoying the northwest breeze as we flew by It was the end of a perfect weekend as Gene touched down and the Davis headed for its home hangar - like a plow horse heading home to its stall - the days work done

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By George A Hardie Jr

Heres another mystery from the 1920s period Note the similarity to a number of other designs popular at the time The location and date of the photo is not known nor is the name of the contributor This is another challenge for our dedicated expert aeroplane spotters Answers will be published in the May 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadshyline for this issue is April 1 1985

The Mystery Plane for November 1984 was not a mystery to a number of our readers Dick Gleason of Ausshytin Minnesota remembered it as fol shylows

The November 1984 Mystery Plane is an easy one for me anyhow I saw the bird in 1941 dismantled and stacked in a corner of a hangar in Van Nuys California when I went out to the airport for my first ride It is the American Gyro AG-4 Crusadshyer designed by Thomas M Shelton and built in Denver Colorado in early 1935 I have a design three-view of it dated 10-5-34 and initialed by Shelshyton In addition I have several threeshyviews and photos of it I would guess the published photo was taken at Denver about the time of its debut

Construction was all aluminum flush riveted Control surfaces were fabric covered and it was bronze or 10 FEBRUARY 1985

dark copper colored Power was two C4S inverted Menascos When I saw it I recognized it right away and reshycalled that the Tootsietoy Toy Comshypany had produced a toy miniature of it

One of my correspondents in the Van Nuys area has been in contact with Tom Shelton and recently sent me much additional material on the AG-4 Also a friend of mine in Hesshyperia California supplied me with three good photos Shelton lives in Burbank California at present

Sport Aviation for July 1964 feashytured an article on Tom Shelton EAA 6647 then a member of EAA Chapter 11 A detailed history of the airplane is given too lengthy to reproduce here One point of interest is the fact that the airplanes top speed equaled that of the Air Corps Boeing P-26 fighter Failure to raise funds for a manufacturing company doomed this futuristic airplane to oblivion It was destroyed in a hangar fire at Van Nuys Airport

Additional correct answers were reshyceived from Charley Hayes Park Forest IL Harold E McFetrich Salem OH H Glenn Buffington San Diego CA Herbert G deBruyn Bellevue W A Stan Piteau Holland MI H M Richey Waco TX Joe

Tarafas Bethlehem PA Cedric Galshyloway Herperia CA R G Adams Laguna Hills CA Shelby B Hagberg Greenville IA Emil Strasser Hawthshyorne CA Myles F Aiken St Paul MN Dan Cullman Lewiston ID J on A Bra ithwaite Moore ID and Dougshylas T Rounds Zebulon GA

(Ref Aero Digest March April 1935 (AG-4) and March 1937 (AG-7) Texaco Mission April 1935 Scienshytific American May 1935 Sheil Aviashytion News May 1935 Popular MechaniCS July 1935 Sportsman Pilot July 15 1935 and a number of foreign aviation publications) bull

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Augie Wegner reports that the comshybined Aeronca Clubs Fly-In held in 1983 and 1984 at Middletown Ohio will not be sponsored by them in 85 They are planning now however for another big event at Middletown in 86 plus their regular fly-in this year at Blakesburg The four groups who sponsored the two fly-ins at Middletown had never intended for it to be an annual event More than likely it will be scheduled every other year

There is a possibility that a local Middletown group will sponsor an Aeronca Fly-In there this summer and if it develops it will be listed in the Calendar of Events in THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE

More information on the Aershyonca Club can be obtained by conshytacting Augie and Pat Wegner 1432 28th Court Kenosha WI 53140 phone 414552-9014

John Bergeson is pleased at the great response to the newly-formed Cub Club Membership is approachshying 1700 members and John estishymates it will reach 3000

Excellent information on mainteshynance and operating practices is apshypearing in the groups bi-monthly newsletter written by well-known Cub expert Clyde Smith Jr Clyde is also scheduled to conduct the Cub Forum at Oshkosh 85

Of interest is a forthcoming issue which will contain an article by Hanshyford Eckman designer of the Piper Sky Cycle

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John received the following letter from Mike Sellers Marketing Manshyager of Univair Aurora Colorado

Univair Aircraft Corporation has reached an agreement with Piper Airshycraft Corporation to purchase all reshymaining inventories of spare parts for the J-3 through PA-22 series aircraft Piper will soon be announcing that they are discontinuing the manufacshyturing of all parts for this series of aircraft

In the wake of Pipers decision to phase out the support for these obsoshylete aircraft Univair has been negotiating with Piper and its holding company Lear Siegler for the purshychase of all remaining inventories as

well as the tooling engineering and Type Certificates (TCs) for these older Pipers After the better part of a year of negotiating Lear Siegler has decided not to sell any rights or tooling to anyone but as stated nor do they plan any further support of the J-3 through PA-22 series

Univair already carries about 4500 different Piper part numbered items for the classic Pipers Piper Airshycraft is planning to assist Univair in supplying some of the parts that have been discontinued over the years so we may continue to maintain and inshycrease the number of parts that are currently available from Univair We are aware that this may be alarming news for some owners However for the last year or so Piper has only carried approximately 400 different items many of which Univair also supplies

Undoubtedly there may be some parts that may no longer be available but Univair will attempt to insure the availability of major structural and frequently requested items for many years to come

More information on the Cub Club can be obtained by writing John B Bergeson PO Box 2002 Mt Pleasant MI 48858 phone 517561-2393

This group headed by Gary Van Farowe was formed mainly to provide technical assistance to restorers and operators of Rearwin aircraft There

are no newsletters and no dues Activshyity is at a low ebb this time of year but Gary recently learned of an 8500 series Sportster NC17099 SIN 541shyD which was pulled out of a barn in Mississippi and is being restored

More information on the Rearshywin Club can be obtained by conshytacting Gary Van Farowe 1460 Ottawa Beach Road Holland MI 49423 phone 616399-4623

~ Dick and Jeannie Hill proudly anshy

nounce they have acquired the 1929 Bird BK NC9184 SIN 1013 from Herb Hartley of Redding California Due to health problems Herb was not able to continue the restoration of this fine old biplane and he is pleased that it has found a good home

More information on the Bird Airplane Club can be obtained by writing J eannie Hill P O Box 89 Harvard IL 60033 or phoning 815 943-7205

John Bright and John Bergeson co-chair this active organization which boasts 1100 members A Nashytional Luscombe Fly-In is planned for June 28-30 at Moraine Airport southshywest of Dayton Ohio In addition to other activities tours through the US Air Force Museum at Daytons Wright-Patterson AFB will be conshyducted For more information on this fly-in contact John Bright 436 Stuart Avenue Kalamazoo MI 49007 Phone 616344-095S

An interesting story concerning spin recovery appears in the current Luscombe Association Newsletter which could apply to aircraft other than the Luscombe SA involved

Date February 24 1983 Place Lantana County Airport

(West Palm Beach Florida) Subject Luscombe SA flat spins Person Interviewed Richard Zisa

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

Restoring A Heath-Hender~

This story has as many facets as a well cut diamond It relates to a boy born in 1926 and later recalling adult conversations about Lindbergh crossshying the Atlantic and the Bruno Richard Hauptmann case All this exshycitement about aviation made a lastshying impression on me I recall at age 5 leather helmets with goggles were the fashion for boys including highshytop laced boots with a jack knife sheath like Lindys

As the Depression was upon us money was not to be had and my burning interest in airplanes conshytinued I told my mother my favorite breakfast cereal wast Post 40 Bran Flakes so I could tape a dime to the box top and send it in for a Capt Hawks balsa model plane kit This went on for a few years At Christmas however I would get the glue and dope supply replenished and then the models flew This developed into gas model free flight competition

About 1939 I met a fellow named Irv McGilvery who was a superbrain a super gas modeler and a little older than I Wouldnt you know one Sunshyday in 1941 I stopped to visit him and he had a two-seat Pietenpol Airshycamper in his garage with the wings dismantled It had a Heath-Hendershyson engine on the nose One prop blade was damaged so Irv cleaned it up and made the other blade match for balance This underpowered plane was not capable of flight

This was fantastic Irv let me ocshycupy tl1e front cockpit as he taxied the craft without wings up and down the hayfield on Millers farm This experishyence has lingered in my mind for 40shyplus years

A few years ago Mike Kimbrel deshysigned and built a replica of the 1924 Dormoy Bathtub with a 36 hp VW engine I thought what a grand exshyperience it would be to build a Dorshymoy Bathtub with a genuine HeathshyHenderson engine like the original Having the philosophy that I can do anything I want to if I set my mind to it I set out to build one of these flying machines and get a taste of our pioneers experience I sent a letter to Mike who sent me a set of his super plans

Meanwhile Bob Burge an antique collector of cars motorcycles and airplanes had a Heath Parasol and five or six Heath-Hendersons in varishyous stages of disrepair stored at Merle Betz Airport in Blissfield Michigan It took about a year of negotiating 12 FEBRUARY 1985

The following five photos show the parts and pieces which Wesley Delong purchased and built into a Heath-Henderson engine

nEngine By Wesley DeLong (EAA 11155 Ale 7363)

71 aSandralee Dri ve Toledo OH 43612

(Photos by the author)

and rummaging through this mess scattered on the floor of Merles hangar to collect enough parts to make what I thought would be a comshyplete Heath-Henderson Bear in mind at this time I had no manuals - nothshying but horse sense to go by Fortushynately I ended up with about 90 of the parts being restorable or of patshytern value

I started by cleaning everything followed by measuring and charting all journal bearing and gear informashytion I could develop My headaches started when I put the crank in vee blocks and checked the center main This was okay but the prop extension ran out 065 TIR At Peninsular Steel I bought a piece of 6150 round stock and went to work on a lathe Everyshything was fine unhl it came time to turn the 4 degree taper The piece was short so not being able to use the compound and not having a taper atshytachment I set about the task of making a taper attachment for the lathe Then turning the 4 degree taper was a snap It was an enjoyable task and the crank and extension came out super true

Next I melted the Babbitt out of the main shells made molds and poured all new mains with U S Govt Grade Babbitt My wife wasnt too happy about my making a foundry out of the kitchen but things cooled off includshying the Babbitt

I made a boring fixture so the bores would be concentric with the OD of the main shells and proceeded to bore the mains with 002 clearance to the journals as a goal All went well A serious thought struck me What if the crank is bedded and scraped in and the crank binds or has too much backlash with the timing gears At this point all I had was scrapjunk timing gears for reference some invoshylute spur and some helical However after much measuring and counting it was decided the timing gears were standard 16 DP series gears

Since some of the junk had 5 16 face and some had face gears it was decided to go with size for durabilshyity I bought gear blanks and bronze bushings from a local belting and transmission outlet and went to work on the lathe and mill as the oil pump gear is slotted My son David being a top notch tool and die maker handily broached the keyslots

After oil grooving the bushings in the gears as required and assembling the timing gears to the rear case the crank to timing gear backlash had to be addressed The rear main reshyquired moving To accomplish this repouring and a lot of tedious scrapshying was required

Next I assembled the cam Since the cam main bearings were shot I

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13

Wesley built the taper aHachment for his lathe shown here turning the 4-degree taper on the new propeller extension

made a new set and proceeded to asshysemble what looked like a decent cam It was severely bound up The first possibility could have been a bad cam and secondly maybe this 60-year-old case had warped the center main out ofline It turned out the cam probably was in a motorcycle wreck as the gear ran out about 020 TIR Back to work on the cam The thread was welded oversize with stainless rod new censhyters were bored and all three bearing ODs were ground chromed and reshyground to fit the cam bearings The cam looked great and it measured right on

When assembling it to the case it still bound up Scratch head now what We removed the cam put in centers and it looked excellent Conshyclusion - the case is warped How do 14 FEBRUARY 1985

The beehive cooling towers were cast at a local foundry from a paHern and machined in Wesleys basement shop

you bore a center main in line with the case end mains I made a boring bar with a 14 sq bit using the end main bearings for the cam and proshyceeded to chuck one end with the other end of the boring bar in the tail stock center The compound was geared into 003 feed and the case was fed down the boring bar The center main had to have 025 dia increase to clean up true This boggled my mind however it was a fact How did this case ever work

After making a new center main bearing to suit the cam assembly was routine I honed the cylinders and reshyseated the valves without problems

The valves were made from Toyota exhaust valves which were cut off and cross drilled for the keeper pins The valve springs are from a Wisconsin engine

One other item of interest is that the pistons were standard OD but had two compression rings and one oil groove After discussing this with Jim Maichele of Hastings Piston Rings it was decided to machine the oil groove to accept an oil ring This was done and Jim made the ring set for the engine Hastings Piston Ring Company can be proud of Jim

The beehive coolers over the intake and exhaust valves were cast at a

Restoring A Heath-Henderson Engine

The right side of the engine showshying the mounting of the single Bosch magneto The oil filler tube is below and aft of the mag

The finished engine is a work of art The engine data plate is barely visible on the upper case ahead of the carburetor The beehive cooling towers are mounted over the valves with the four shorter ones over the intake valves Note the wood beam engine mount and deep wet sump lower case

local foundry from a pattern and were machined in my basement shop

The magneto is a story in itself The magneto purchased with the other Heath-Henderson parts was an unknown quantity but in all it worked out well The case had the mounting threaded holes stripped with no good way to repair them The armature was a solid gob of pitch indicating burnout I contacted Stanshydard Magneto in Chicago where a reshypairable armature was purchased along with some miscellaneous parts The correct magneto as near as can be established is a Robert Bosch FF4AR In the process I came across

a Bosch FF4AL from a Continental A-40 It had a case that looked promshyising Between a box of parts an FF4AR and an FF4AL I was able to make a good mag that will snap at 38

inch spark with the twist of a wrist It is difficult to understand what

drives an aviation enthusiast to do some of these things However the restoration of this engine for the Dorshymoy has been an experience that I will treasure throughout my life

Some of the parts of the story that appear to be omitted can be assumed to be of ordinary engine overhaul nashyture

At the beginning there was a mess

This back view of the Heath-Henderson clearly shows the oil pump with its copshyper lines The coil of wire will connect to the mag switch The oil temperature and pressure instruments are temporarily mounted for test running

of parts and throughout there were precious conversations with Gene Chase EAA Headquarters Otis Spiker last living employee of the Henderson Motorcycle factory in Chicago Lou Lichva Ace Motorcycle expert Dale Crites 1911 Curtiss owner and his crew chief W B Pershykins Dean Salmons Antique Cycle Equipment Joe at Standard Magshyneto Chicago Merle Betts FBO Blissfield Michigan Mrs Shirley Hogdon Henderson Manuals Mrs Thurman Baird Asheville NC Heath B-4 Book W L Schlapman Heath Parasol expert W I McGilshyvery thanks for the ride in 1942 and your friendship and Jim Maichele Hastings Piston Rings This project was long and frustrating at times but it was fun and I have a Heath-Henshyderson restoration that Im kind of proud of bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

By Allan J Bell (EAA 239176)

N8429 Hwy 107 Tomahawk WI 54487

(Photos courtesy of the author)

Who knows when my insanity first started Was it at about seven years of age when I began drawing aeroshyplanes (thats the way it was usually spelled then) Do you remember a plane called the Travel Air Mystery Ship Ill bet Johnny Green would The name still excites me

Maybe the madness began a couple of years later in May of 1927 when Charles Lindbergh thrilled the world with his nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic ocean from New York to Paris A hero must be honored I did it by naming my new German Shepherd puppy Lindy I also built a solid wood model plane with only one wing a monoplane like Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis Beshyfore most planes built or drawn by me were biplanes or even triplanes

The derangement continued into 1928 when Johnny Green and I dragged many coaster wagon loads of wood lath to Johnnys home A large community building the Macabee Hall in our hometown of Wausau Wisconsin was being torn down to make room for - a filling station

The wood lath was transformed with a saw and hammer and nails and enthusiasm into an airplane large enough for one of us to sit in Mounted on the wagon and pushed or pulled it took little imagination to put us up in the clouds

My friends father kept our assemshybly line humming by smashing plane after plane into smithereens I dont remember the reason I dont think we were ever told not to build any more and I now wonder why we didnt 16 FEBRUARY 1985

The author Allan Bell (R) with his pal John Green in 1930

transfer the operation to my home Maybe it was Johnnys wagon

His dad would have qualified for an ace several times over with the many aircraft he destroyed We never lost our zest we had plenty of wood lath and the planes got better each time

A large farm field on the edge of town was often used by pilots for landshyings and take-offs It was relatively smooth with the fences far enough apart so that entanglements didnt happen too often There were no runshyways The planes used the wind to their full advantage avoiding crossshywinds at all costs The narrow landing gear and the light construction made things tricky enough

If a plane roared over town quite low headed in the direction of the field we ran like crazy (there I go again) trying to beat it Those gogshygled helmeted daredevils How we envied them Not to be outdone we strutted around with our sheeplined imitation pilot helmets complete with attached goggles on the forehead Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward must have sold millions

It seemed to us that the few local pilots spent most of their time repairshying their planes Much more than they did flying Accidents were freshyquent engines unpredictable and pilots suspect Injuries were usually slight likely due to slow landing speeds Most of the planes were World War I surplus (even then) Curtiss Jennies

A plane manufactured locally was called an Osaco an acronym for

Olson Standard Airplane Company The owner was a sawed-off Swede named Reidar Olson He was optimisshytic enthusiastic probably brave (or foolish) and a hero to all of us kids

I only got inside the plant once A couple of fifteen year olds appeared to be his only employees They were busy nailing plywood gussets on wing ribs using tiny nails See what I mean about being brave or the other Motorshycycle engines inexpensive and readishyly available were used for the power plants These quit at unexpected and inopportune times

The Depression ended this venture In later years Reidar was a successful fishing tackle manufacturer and deshyveloper of an improved performance oil-burning furnace

The lunacy continued into the 1930s Building models that flew was now the craze The first model plane I saw fly was a Ceci l Paoli It was in the shape of a flat elongated triangle looking something like the TransAmerica building in California does now A pusher model with twin propellers the horizontal stabilizer was at the apex of the triangle in front with the wing in the rear

The rubber band powered propelshylers had to be wound many turns in opposite directions a tiresome job Some inventive mind fashioned a hand egg beater with hooks that did the job quickly and easily

Several other nuts and myself formed the Flying Aces Model Airplane Club Many of our models were of simple design just a strong single stick fuselage plus wings and

Young Allan Bells version of Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis

tail If the stick wasnt sturdy enough a few too many turns of the rubber bands warped the fuselage

Fancier models were constructed of very thin sheets of ultra light balsa wood for fuselages andor wings Others had fuselages built up of tiny

6 square strips of balsa wood covshyered with colored Japanese tissue paper Wings were assembled in a similar manner with balsa ribs and spars Water applied to the paper would shrink it giving a tight drumshylike covering which we prized

All the balsa wood was cut with a razor blade - so were our fingers Dried model airplane glue accumushylated on the fingers too to be picked at and pulled off the following day Just occupational hazards We whitshytled props of cedar just for practice but the smell of those fresh arbor vitae shavings was cherished as well Old discarded telephone poles furshynished the raw material

The Cracker Jack company offered free model kits in exchange for blue sailor boys cut from box fronts We ate gobs of Cracker Jacks Radio exshycited us with stories of a daring pilot Jimmie Allen Magazines were exshychanged until they fell apart Our bible was one called Model Airplane News but Flying Aces G-8 and His Battle Aces and Aero Digest werent far behind

After a model had crashed one or more times (the norm as crashes were far more frequent than successful

Allan built this biplane some 55 years ago

flights) they often came to a fiery end Wound up set afire and launched from a porch roof they were spectacushylar at night Our own version of shot down in flames Displays of our modshyels in downtown store windows swelled our egos Otz Zellmer made

Pilot Lt Allan J Bell (L-standing) and his crew Aircraft is B-24J SIN 42-100224 of the 98th Bomb Squadron based in the Marianas in the Pacific 1944-1945

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the top models he had the most pashytience Bill Ball was the fastest buildshyer by far

Remembered names of those modshyels are Curtiss Robin Sopwith Camel Spad Fokker DVII and DVm Northshyrop Gamma Aeronca C-3 Gee Bee Speedster Stinson Reliant and Lockshyheed Vega

The BIG event took place when I was 15 I was watching a local pilot Ed Marquardt practice landings and take offs in his Aeronca C-3 This was a small light safe and inexpensive aircraft that carried the pilot and one passenger in its triangular-shaped fuselage

When Ed asked if I would like a ride Im sure he already knew the answer Was I walking on air No I was finally up in it What a feeling I was surprised to find it kind of bumpy and noisy too No complaints though I was flying The finale of that flight a sideslip to lose altitude quickly took place right above Kings Dam on the Wisconsin River My heart (and my stomach) were both in the vicinity of my mouth The bottom drops out something like the old illshyadjusted elevators sometimes did It remains one of the top thrills in my lifetime

The Depression curtailed any dreams of flying lessons or flying school A war came along Pilots were needed John Green reappeared after a 15-year absence to reveal the opporshytunities of the Aviation Cadet proshygram Uncle Sam would pay you to learn to fly You wouldnt have to worry about the trenches or foxholes

After a year of frenzied study hard work and much flying the proud moshyment arrived My wife pinned those sought-for wings to my puffed up chest I had won my wings The dream was fulfilled

Many moons have passed Weve even been there Weve walked on it and brought some back And well go farther

I still look up every time I hear an airplane

Im still crazy - about airplanes bull

TYPE CLUB ACTIVITIES (Continued from page 11)

Aircraft Luscombe 8A N1170K 46 metal wing no radio or electrical sysshytem

Location Waterbury CN and Plymouth MA

Date Summer of 1978 Conditions Full fuel (14 gal) 2

people on board (160 and 180 lbs) Both men had previously spun airshycraft on many occasions and had spun this aircraft doing 3 turn spins numerous times

Objective To climb to 5000 AGL and execute a 6 turn spin

Here is the story as told to John Bright by Dick Zisa operator of Glider Flights in West Palm Beach Dick stated that he and the other man had climbed to 5000 ft AGL and enshytered a spin as planned (he did not remember which direction) Upon entry everything s(emed normal compared to previotlts spins in the same aircraft After a number of spins the nose of the aircraft began an oscillation up and down as it spun raising and lowering After about 6 turns spin recovery was initiated with no results Everything got quiet stated Dick and the nose seemed to stabilize regarding raising and lowering The aircraft continued to spin with little wind noise for 2 more turns Ailerons had no effect nor did elevator or rudder Power was applied with no effect Opening the

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tion Facility (Silver Hill) The tour will take place on April 13-14 1985 and will include personalized behindshythe-scenes looks at the Silver Hill facility On Saturday evening April 13 there will be a banquet held in the hangar at historic College Park Airshyport the oldest continuously operated airport in the world where Wilbur Wright taught the first Army aviators to fly The National Air amp Space Museum is the mecca for the aviation enthusiast and the Silver Hill facility gives a look at the aircraft in storage and in the process of restoration for the main museum Silver Hill is the place for the aircraft builder restorer or avii1tion history buff April in Washington is perhaps the most beaushytiful time for one ofthe most beautiful cities in the world the trees are newly leafed the spring flowers are in bloom and its not as hot and muggy as it gets later in the summer

Tojoin the group contact Margaret Scesa 9611 51st Place College Park MD 20740 3011345-3164

doors had no effect The only change occuring at this time was that the rate of spin was increasing

At each attempt to recover from the spin the controls were neutralized At this point Dick decided that the only chance for recovery was to move the CG forward He opened the right door (he stated that there was little wind pressure on the door) and began climbing around the door When he was about halfway around the nose dropped and spin recovery was achieved

The purpose of this article is not to have you practice climbing out ofyour Luscombe in order to recover from a flat spin It is to have you do what Dick did when they landed Do a weight and balance check It was found that the flat spinprone aircraft had a CG 2 aft of the rear limit Why The aircraft had been painted twice since new It had 2 quarts of oil in the baggage compartment and the tail cone had considerable dirt in it No weight and balance computations had been done since the plane left the factory Check your airplane for safety bull

More information on Luscombe Association can be obtained by writing or phoning John B Bergeshyseon 6438 W Millbrook Road Remus MI 49340517561-2393

EAA AVIATION MUSEUM ACQUIRES THE MAX

CONRAD COLLECTION

When pioneer aviator Max Conrad visited the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin in March 1979 he offered to donate his memorabilia including photos scrapbooks troshyphies plaques log books plus many other mementos he had collected durshying is 51-year flying career

It was not to be that Max would personally deliver these items to the Museum as he passed away the folshylowing month at age 76 Known as the Flying Grandfather he logged more than 50000 hours many of them crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in light aircraft He set several distance and endurance world recshyords

Max Conrads daughter Katherine Conrad Kersten of Milwaukee Wisshyconsin recently delivered the first porshytion of her fathers extensive collecshytion to the Museum in Oshkosh The EAA Aviation Foundation is honored to receive these items and an approshypriate display to pay tribute to this esteemed individual will be preparedbull

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First flolwttiri to exceed Mach 1 is shown here minus outer whwrllJlnll Fun site It is being resto__~~~_______red by

ESCUE OP A SEA DAR By Leonard McGinty (EAA 6036 Ale 3029)

878 Main Street Thonotosassa FL 33592

Being a long-time EAA member and vitally interested in the preservashytion of antique and classic aircraft for future generations I became inshyterested several years ago in a rare derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart This aircraft was at the now defunct SST Museum near Kissimmee Florida in deplorable condition with weeds growing through and around its various component parts

I began tracing the ownership of this machine and first went to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters with the name of a museum on the west coast that was supposed to own this airshycraft Gene provided me with the phone number of the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington and I immediately called and talked with their Executive Director Mr Howard K Lovering Mr Lovering and I negotiated plans for the storage of this aircraft at the Sun n Fun site at Lakeland Florida The Board of Dishyrectors at Sun n Fun and Mr Lovershyings Museum board agreed upon the terms and conditions of the Sea Darts removal and restoration

During the period of telephone conshyversations and letter writing the airshycraft mysteriously disappeared I inshyformed Mr Lovering and then conshytacted various sheriffs departments throughout the State of Florida tracshying the movement of this airplane in the general direction of Tennessee The truck and its cargo had bypassed all Florida Highway Patrol scales and disappeared across the border into Georgia The Georgia Highway Pashytrol Florida Highway Patrol and

various sheriffs departments were unable to locate the missing aircraft

I then called a good friend and EAA member John Baugh in Nashville Tennessee telling him the aircraft was heading in his general direction and asking ifhe could offer any assistshyance Johnny responded Leonard before the night is out it will be on TV radio and in the newspaper Were gonna find that warbird for ya His southern drawl meant what he said

Several days later I got a call from John One of his duck hunting budshydies in the back woods of Tennessee had found a derelict sitting on a trailer and he told John Youve got to see this aircraft Its the strangest looking think Ive ever seen John followed his friend to the plane examined it and then called me What are the numbers on that airplane you had I gave them to him and he said Thats the ugliest looking think I ever saw but I found it The Sea Dart was at an aircraft salvage yard in the hills ofTennessee I immediately called the sheriff in that county and told him that I was responsible for the plane After much letter writing and documents to prove it was mine the sheriff said Okay come and get it

But getting the plane wasnt easy It took some talking by the sheriff and an attorney to convince the presshyent holder of the aircraft that it wasnt his About the time this was successful the fellow filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the Fedshyeral Judge in Tennessee said Mr McGinty its your plane however it is on a trailer that is under federal jurisdiction so you cannot move it After much negotiating the judge agreed that if we sent a crane and a

low boy he would release the airplane to us

Further negotiations resulted in the judge agreeing to allow us to move the Sea Dart back to Florida on the same trailer that it was on but we would have to pay the expenses That sounded easiest to us so I imshymediately wired the money And then the truck jack-knifed coming out of the farm at which the plane was stored That delayed us some more but we did eventually get the plane to its present location in Lakeland where it is being restored to static display by EAA volunteers

The Sea Dart is one of five aircraft of this type built by Convair Most of the others have been destroyed It is an engineering marvel that we feel should be preserved so future generashytions can see the concept Many dedishycated EAAers have been involved with this project from the start but some deserve special recognition Bill Williams Ken Chalker Rocky and Flo Sawyer left their jobs and homes to come out in a rain storm to help off load this machine And John Baugh went through a lot of trial and tribushylation to help via long distance It just proves that EAAers have the tenacity of a bull dog If you want the job done dont hire it out get EAAers to volunshyteer - theyll accomplish it bull

AUTHORS NOTE Only two more Sea Dart volunteer work parties are scheduled prior to Sun n Fun 85 The dates are February 16 and March 2 at the Sun n Fun site on the Lakeland Florida Airport All help will be greatly appreciated

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Letters To Editor Dear Gene

Many thanks for your letter and enclosures

The Corben brochure will be espeshycially helpful to the project and anshyswers most of the questions we had

Surprising how many of our sources drew a blank on photo prints of the Super Ace - even the Smithsonian had nothing

And we were gratified to see that you too had concluded that the final installment of the construction article (in Popular Aviation) was never pubshylished One wonders why

Was intrigued to learn of your inshyterest in model building we freshyquently encounter people who are either former builders or who someshyhow manage to stay active in both camps As you say people such as Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are truly amazing for their abilities in both full-size and model aviation In my own case I find it difficult to keep the pace with even the tiny jobs seemingly spending most of my spare time just writing about them leaving little time for actually building and flying Ah well at least there is no possible danger of boreshydom right

Cordially Bill Hannan for the Williams Brothers 181 Pawnee Street San Marcos California 92069

Gentlemen The article by Dennis Parks in the

October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE caught my eye Ive been a fan of the Bill Barnes series since way back Would it be possible to get some 3-view plans for the old Lancer and Snorter aircraft from the series I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining them and gladly pay costs involved

Sincerely Ed Morton (EAA 148076 AC 5221) 13338-1 SW 114th Lane Miami FL 33186

EAA member Dick Gleason Route 2 Box 125 Austin Minnesota 55912 has an extensive collection of plans and may be able to comply with your request

Dear Gene I enjoyed reading about the Oshshy

kosh 84 Grand Champion Classic the Cessna 140 N4135N My first student purchased this airplane in 1951 when it had 190 hours total time for the then fantastic sum of $2000 when clean 140s were going to $1 200 to $1500

The former owner said I didnt want to sell it - I didnt think anyone would pay that price

In the long run I think it was a bargain anyway as it was the cleanest and best flying 140 that I ever flew

At Oshkosh I showed the present owners Rick and Kathie Paige my autographs in the planes log books as I did a few inspections and mainteshynance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956

Keep up the good work Cheers Shelby B Hagberg (EAA 2473 AlC 211) Rt 1 Box 42 Greenville IA 51343

Dear Sir I recently acquired an RAF rigshy

ging Manual that had belonged to RAF Sgt-Major D K Morrison dated 1916-17-18-19

You will find enclosed the list of 26 airplanes covered in the manual with my notes as to the completeness of the material on each including photos drawings dimension tables and text

I feel that some of the replica buildshyers could use this information to good advantage The copies of the indishyvidual pages for each plane will be copied in the 8V2 x 11 size rather than the 412 x 7 pages ofthe original book

The enclosed listing includes the price of copies for each plane as they vary as to amount of information available I will be glad to answer questions about any of them

Ernest E Miner (EAA 85465) 321 So Middle St Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Mr Miner included with his letter a copy of the SE 5A rigging instrucshytions This information would be vital to anyone building a replica of the aircraft Among the 26 planes listed are the Bristol Fighter Nieuport Scout Sopwith Trip1ane Spad S VII etc Scale modelers and WW I buffs would also be interested in this mateshyrial for their collections Contact Mr Miner for more information

Dear Dennis I want to thank you for the book

review You emphasized the parts of the story that I feel will be interesting to most airplane people The years from 1910 to World War I is a period that most of us dont know too much about We know about the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss and then we jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there was a typographical error that rearranged my first name The letters were all there but with a different arrangeshyment

Again thanks for the write-up Yours Foster A Lane (EAA 137998 AC 4796) Lane Aviation Corporation Columbus International

Airport Columbus OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertent misspelling of Foster Lanes first name in the review ofhis book in the December 1984 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

Dear Sir I really enjoy THE VINTAGE

AIRPLANE very much I read each issue from cover to cover

Congratulations on an intertsting magazine All those stories of old airshycraft and their history are quite inshyteresting

Keep up the good work Yours truly J F Leatherman (EAA 17630 AC 7961) 1408 Elizabeth Scott City KS 67871

Dear Sirs I joined EAA in 1975 (member

number 88645) but allowed my memshybership to lapse I have recently purchased an Aeronca 7 AC and am interested in learning about the airshycraft through your organization

Please send information on joining the AntiqueClassic Division and what you might have in the way of literature on the 7AC Champ

Thank you Sincerely Robert P Gralton 6060 S 92nd Street Hales Corners WI 53130 bull

Information concerning membershyship Chapters and Aeroncas was sent to Mr Gralton

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MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

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Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

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PIPER VAGABOND - 1948 PA-17 Completely restored 81 to 82 show room condition Aircraft was restored mint by the King of Vagabond East Jim Jenkins of Monroe Connecticut Dual control

For Sale D-18S Twin Beechcraft n 5000 hrs Collins radio Original interior Originally owned by Pennsylvania Railroad Was in storage 12 years Left engine 800 hours right engine 1100 hours Asking $30000 Fresh annual Call Ed Young 8041 642-3723

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Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

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(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH other 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692

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Jim Shosted of Burnsville MN with his highly polished Swift had to return home on Saturday evening This is one beautifully restored Swift

Beautiful evening sun shines on Roy Redmans Stinson SR-B Gene Chases Davis D1-W Gene Bohls Cessna 140 and Gordon Kimbers Cessna 170

Gordon Kimber of Preston MN kneels in front of his beautiful ragwing Cessna 170

fast The cold front had now passed Milwaukee and as we finished our breakfast coffee the first group of airplanes arrived from AIC Chapter 11 at Capitol Airport

Gene Chase and I are charter memshybers of Chapter 11 which was charshytered in 1982 what a treat it was to see the old bunch of antiquers again Even Al Kelch flew his J-3 Cub in from Mequon Wisconsin in about 212 hours with a groundspeed of about 47 mph Those headwinds can be tough

The noon dinner at the little airport restaurant was fit for a king and the entire group marveled at the home cooked food Apparently the local population is aware of this too beshycause the line outside the restaurant was quite long at times

Following a brief business meeting after lunch the photo sessions were completed and the rides commenced Gene gave open cockpit rides in the Davis while Roy had the big Stinson hauling three and four passengers at a time until all the members had been airborne The smiles on their faces told the entire story

In all too short a time the afternoon sun indicated it was time to head for home Plane after plane took off with the familiar wing waggles saying goodbye until next time The Minshynesota-Iowa bunch headed west and the Wisconsin folks headed east

Pulling up to the ramp at Sextonville in his 65 hp J-3 Cub is AI Kelch of Mequon WI following a high speed cross-country trip at 47 mph ground speed

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Art and Kate Morgan of Milwaukee flew their Bellanca Cruisair 14-13 from Capitol Airport The 165 hp Franklin engine in this classic airplane developed a bad case of indigestion since this picture was taken

A crew of genuine antiquers L to R Bob Lumley Dave Broadfoot AI Kelch and Roy Redman

(Photo by Bob Licktieg) With the 145 hp Warner ticking over Carl Pederson of Brookshyfield WI is assisted into the front cockpit of Gene Chases Davis

Gene topped the fuel tank in the Davis and we cranked up the Warner for our trip home I made the take-off from the front cockpit - a fingertip operation - because the Davis is so delightfully light on the controls As we climbed out of the valley we took a long last look at the picture post card setting No wonder the airport manager a retired Eastern Airlines Captain retired to this lovely and peaceful place in the hills

I made one of my better (ie lucky) landings at Fond du Lac as I brought the Davis in on runway 27 We gassed up telephoned Wittman Control Tower and headed for Oshkosh The sailboats on Lake Winnebago were enjoying the northwest breeze as we flew by It was the end of a perfect weekend as Gene touched down and the Davis headed for its home hangar - like a plow horse heading home to its stall - the days work done

Gene and I both agreed we had enjoyed a fantastic gathering The other participants felt the same way beshycause the main item of business at the earlier meeting was to make this outing an annual affairbull

bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9

By George A Hardie Jr

Heres another mystery from the 1920s period Note the similarity to a number of other designs popular at the time The location and date of the photo is not known nor is the name of the contributor This is another challenge for our dedicated expert aeroplane spotters Answers will be published in the May 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadshyline for this issue is April 1 1985

The Mystery Plane for November 1984 was not a mystery to a number of our readers Dick Gleason of Ausshytin Minnesota remembered it as fol shylows

The November 1984 Mystery Plane is an easy one for me anyhow I saw the bird in 1941 dismantled and stacked in a corner of a hangar in Van Nuys California when I went out to the airport for my first ride It is the American Gyro AG-4 Crusadshyer designed by Thomas M Shelton and built in Denver Colorado in early 1935 I have a design three-view of it dated 10-5-34 and initialed by Shelshyton In addition I have several threeshyviews and photos of it I would guess the published photo was taken at Denver about the time of its debut

Construction was all aluminum flush riveted Control surfaces were fabric covered and it was bronze or 10 FEBRUARY 1985

dark copper colored Power was two C4S inverted Menascos When I saw it I recognized it right away and reshycalled that the Tootsietoy Toy Comshypany had produced a toy miniature of it

One of my correspondents in the Van Nuys area has been in contact with Tom Shelton and recently sent me much additional material on the AG-4 Also a friend of mine in Hesshyperia California supplied me with three good photos Shelton lives in Burbank California at present

Sport Aviation for July 1964 feashytured an article on Tom Shelton EAA 6647 then a member of EAA Chapter 11 A detailed history of the airplane is given too lengthy to reproduce here One point of interest is the fact that the airplanes top speed equaled that of the Air Corps Boeing P-26 fighter Failure to raise funds for a manufacturing company doomed this futuristic airplane to oblivion It was destroyed in a hangar fire at Van Nuys Airport

Additional correct answers were reshyceived from Charley Hayes Park Forest IL Harold E McFetrich Salem OH H Glenn Buffington San Diego CA Herbert G deBruyn Bellevue W A Stan Piteau Holland MI H M Richey Waco TX Joe

Tarafas Bethlehem PA Cedric Galshyloway Herperia CA R G Adams Laguna Hills CA Shelby B Hagberg Greenville IA Emil Strasser Hawthshyorne CA Myles F Aiken St Paul MN Dan Cullman Lewiston ID J on A Bra ithwaite Moore ID and Dougshylas T Rounds Zebulon GA

(Ref Aero Digest March April 1935 (AG-4) and March 1937 (AG-7) Texaco Mission April 1935 Scienshytific American May 1935 Sheil Aviashytion News May 1935 Popular MechaniCS July 1935 Sportsman Pilot July 15 1935 and a number of foreign aviation publications) bull

~ I ~ype ClubActivities

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Augie Wegner reports that the comshybined Aeronca Clubs Fly-In held in 1983 and 1984 at Middletown Ohio will not be sponsored by them in 85 They are planning now however for another big event at Middletown in 86 plus their regular fly-in this year at Blakesburg The four groups who sponsored the two fly-ins at Middletown had never intended for it to be an annual event More than likely it will be scheduled every other year

There is a possibility that a local Middletown group will sponsor an Aeronca Fly-In there this summer and if it develops it will be listed in the Calendar of Events in THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE

More information on the Aershyonca Club can be obtained by conshytacting Augie and Pat Wegner 1432 28th Court Kenosha WI 53140 phone 414552-9014

John Bergeson is pleased at the great response to the newly-formed Cub Club Membership is approachshying 1700 members and John estishymates it will reach 3000

Excellent information on mainteshynance and operating practices is apshypearing in the groups bi-monthly newsletter written by well-known Cub expert Clyde Smith Jr Clyde is also scheduled to conduct the Cub Forum at Oshkosh 85

Of interest is a forthcoming issue which will contain an article by Hanshyford Eckman designer of the Piper Sky Cycle

Campipd by Gpnp (hast

John received the following letter from Mike Sellers Marketing Manshyager of Univair Aurora Colorado

Univair Aircraft Corporation has reached an agreement with Piper Airshycraft Corporation to purchase all reshymaining inventories of spare parts for the J-3 through PA-22 series aircraft Piper will soon be announcing that they are discontinuing the manufacshyturing of all parts for this series of aircraft

In the wake of Pipers decision to phase out the support for these obsoshylete aircraft Univair has been negotiating with Piper and its holding company Lear Siegler for the purshychase of all remaining inventories as

well as the tooling engineering and Type Certificates (TCs) for these older Pipers After the better part of a year of negotiating Lear Siegler has decided not to sell any rights or tooling to anyone but as stated nor do they plan any further support of the J-3 through PA-22 series

Univair already carries about 4500 different Piper part numbered items for the classic Pipers Piper Airshycraft is planning to assist Univair in supplying some of the parts that have been discontinued over the years so we may continue to maintain and inshycrease the number of parts that are currently available from Univair We are aware that this may be alarming news for some owners However for the last year or so Piper has only carried approximately 400 different items many of which Univair also supplies

Undoubtedly there may be some parts that may no longer be available but Univair will attempt to insure the availability of major structural and frequently requested items for many years to come

More information on the Cub Club can be obtained by writing John B Bergeson PO Box 2002 Mt Pleasant MI 48858 phone 517561-2393

This group headed by Gary Van Farowe was formed mainly to provide technical assistance to restorers and operators of Rearwin aircraft There

are no newsletters and no dues Activshyity is at a low ebb this time of year but Gary recently learned of an 8500 series Sportster NC17099 SIN 541shyD which was pulled out of a barn in Mississippi and is being restored

More information on the Rearshywin Club can be obtained by conshytacting Gary Van Farowe 1460 Ottawa Beach Road Holland MI 49423 phone 616399-4623

~ Dick and Jeannie Hill proudly anshy

nounce they have acquired the 1929 Bird BK NC9184 SIN 1013 from Herb Hartley of Redding California Due to health problems Herb was not able to continue the restoration of this fine old biplane and he is pleased that it has found a good home

More information on the Bird Airplane Club can be obtained by writing J eannie Hill P O Box 89 Harvard IL 60033 or phoning 815 943-7205

John Bright and John Bergeson co-chair this active organization which boasts 1100 members A Nashytional Luscombe Fly-In is planned for June 28-30 at Moraine Airport southshywest of Dayton Ohio In addition to other activities tours through the US Air Force Museum at Daytons Wright-Patterson AFB will be conshyducted For more information on this fly-in contact John Bright 436 Stuart Avenue Kalamazoo MI 49007 Phone 616344-095S

An interesting story concerning spin recovery appears in the current Luscombe Association Newsletter which could apply to aircraft other than the Luscombe SA involved

Date February 24 1983 Place Lantana County Airport

(West Palm Beach Florida) Subject Luscombe SA flat spins Person Interviewed Richard Zisa

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

Restoring A Heath-Hender~

This story has as many facets as a well cut diamond It relates to a boy born in 1926 and later recalling adult conversations about Lindbergh crossshying the Atlantic and the Bruno Richard Hauptmann case All this exshycitement about aviation made a lastshying impression on me I recall at age 5 leather helmets with goggles were the fashion for boys including highshytop laced boots with a jack knife sheath like Lindys

As the Depression was upon us money was not to be had and my burning interest in airplanes conshytinued I told my mother my favorite breakfast cereal wast Post 40 Bran Flakes so I could tape a dime to the box top and send it in for a Capt Hawks balsa model plane kit This went on for a few years At Christmas however I would get the glue and dope supply replenished and then the models flew This developed into gas model free flight competition

About 1939 I met a fellow named Irv McGilvery who was a superbrain a super gas modeler and a little older than I Wouldnt you know one Sunshyday in 1941 I stopped to visit him and he had a two-seat Pietenpol Airshycamper in his garage with the wings dismantled It had a Heath-Hendershyson engine on the nose One prop blade was damaged so Irv cleaned it up and made the other blade match for balance This underpowered plane was not capable of flight

This was fantastic Irv let me ocshycupy tl1e front cockpit as he taxied the craft without wings up and down the hayfield on Millers farm This experishyence has lingered in my mind for 40shyplus years

A few years ago Mike Kimbrel deshysigned and built a replica of the 1924 Dormoy Bathtub with a 36 hp VW engine I thought what a grand exshyperience it would be to build a Dorshymoy Bathtub with a genuine HeathshyHenderson engine like the original Having the philosophy that I can do anything I want to if I set my mind to it I set out to build one of these flying machines and get a taste of our pioneers experience I sent a letter to Mike who sent me a set of his super plans

Meanwhile Bob Burge an antique collector of cars motorcycles and airplanes had a Heath Parasol and five or six Heath-Hendersons in varishyous stages of disrepair stored at Merle Betz Airport in Blissfield Michigan It took about a year of negotiating 12 FEBRUARY 1985

The following five photos show the parts and pieces which Wesley Delong purchased and built into a Heath-Henderson engine

nEngine By Wesley DeLong (EAA 11155 Ale 7363)

71 aSandralee Dri ve Toledo OH 43612

(Photos by the author)

and rummaging through this mess scattered on the floor of Merles hangar to collect enough parts to make what I thought would be a comshyplete Heath-Henderson Bear in mind at this time I had no manuals - nothshying but horse sense to go by Fortushynately I ended up with about 90 of the parts being restorable or of patshytern value

I started by cleaning everything followed by measuring and charting all journal bearing and gear informashytion I could develop My headaches started when I put the crank in vee blocks and checked the center main This was okay but the prop extension ran out 065 TIR At Peninsular Steel I bought a piece of 6150 round stock and went to work on a lathe Everyshything was fine unhl it came time to turn the 4 degree taper The piece was short so not being able to use the compound and not having a taper atshytachment I set about the task of making a taper attachment for the lathe Then turning the 4 degree taper was a snap It was an enjoyable task and the crank and extension came out super true

Next I melted the Babbitt out of the main shells made molds and poured all new mains with U S Govt Grade Babbitt My wife wasnt too happy about my making a foundry out of the kitchen but things cooled off includshying the Babbitt

I made a boring fixture so the bores would be concentric with the OD of the main shells and proceeded to bore the mains with 002 clearance to the journals as a goal All went well A serious thought struck me What if the crank is bedded and scraped in and the crank binds or has too much backlash with the timing gears At this point all I had was scrapjunk timing gears for reference some invoshylute spur and some helical However after much measuring and counting it was decided the timing gears were standard 16 DP series gears

Since some of the junk had 5 16 face and some had face gears it was decided to go with size for durabilshyity I bought gear blanks and bronze bushings from a local belting and transmission outlet and went to work on the lathe and mill as the oil pump gear is slotted My son David being a top notch tool and die maker handily broached the keyslots

After oil grooving the bushings in the gears as required and assembling the timing gears to the rear case the crank to timing gear backlash had to be addressed The rear main reshyquired moving To accomplish this repouring and a lot of tedious scrapshying was required

Next I assembled the cam Since the cam main bearings were shot I

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Wesley built the taper aHachment for his lathe shown here turning the 4-degree taper on the new propeller extension

made a new set and proceeded to asshysemble what looked like a decent cam It was severely bound up The first possibility could have been a bad cam and secondly maybe this 60-year-old case had warped the center main out ofline It turned out the cam probably was in a motorcycle wreck as the gear ran out about 020 TIR Back to work on the cam The thread was welded oversize with stainless rod new censhyters were bored and all three bearing ODs were ground chromed and reshyground to fit the cam bearings The cam looked great and it measured right on

When assembling it to the case it still bound up Scratch head now what We removed the cam put in centers and it looked excellent Conshyclusion - the case is warped How do 14 FEBRUARY 1985

The beehive cooling towers were cast at a local foundry from a paHern and machined in Wesleys basement shop

you bore a center main in line with the case end mains I made a boring bar with a 14 sq bit using the end main bearings for the cam and proshyceeded to chuck one end with the other end of the boring bar in the tail stock center The compound was geared into 003 feed and the case was fed down the boring bar The center main had to have 025 dia increase to clean up true This boggled my mind however it was a fact How did this case ever work

After making a new center main bearing to suit the cam assembly was routine I honed the cylinders and reshyseated the valves without problems

The valves were made from Toyota exhaust valves which were cut off and cross drilled for the keeper pins The valve springs are from a Wisconsin engine

One other item of interest is that the pistons were standard OD but had two compression rings and one oil groove After discussing this with Jim Maichele of Hastings Piston Rings it was decided to machine the oil groove to accept an oil ring This was done and Jim made the ring set for the engine Hastings Piston Ring Company can be proud of Jim

The beehive coolers over the intake and exhaust valves were cast at a

Restoring A Heath-Henderson Engine

The right side of the engine showshying the mounting of the single Bosch magneto The oil filler tube is below and aft of the mag

The finished engine is a work of art The engine data plate is barely visible on the upper case ahead of the carburetor The beehive cooling towers are mounted over the valves with the four shorter ones over the intake valves Note the wood beam engine mount and deep wet sump lower case

local foundry from a pattern and were machined in my basement shop

The magneto is a story in itself The magneto purchased with the other Heath-Henderson parts was an unknown quantity but in all it worked out well The case had the mounting threaded holes stripped with no good way to repair them The armature was a solid gob of pitch indicating burnout I contacted Stanshydard Magneto in Chicago where a reshypairable armature was purchased along with some miscellaneous parts The correct magneto as near as can be established is a Robert Bosch FF4AR In the process I came across

a Bosch FF4AL from a Continental A-40 It had a case that looked promshyising Between a box of parts an FF4AR and an FF4AL I was able to make a good mag that will snap at 38

inch spark with the twist of a wrist It is difficult to understand what

drives an aviation enthusiast to do some of these things However the restoration of this engine for the Dorshymoy has been an experience that I will treasure throughout my life

Some of the parts of the story that appear to be omitted can be assumed to be of ordinary engine overhaul nashyture

At the beginning there was a mess

This back view of the Heath-Henderson clearly shows the oil pump with its copshyper lines The coil of wire will connect to the mag switch The oil temperature and pressure instruments are temporarily mounted for test running

of parts and throughout there were precious conversations with Gene Chase EAA Headquarters Otis Spiker last living employee of the Henderson Motorcycle factory in Chicago Lou Lichva Ace Motorcycle expert Dale Crites 1911 Curtiss owner and his crew chief W B Pershykins Dean Salmons Antique Cycle Equipment Joe at Standard Magshyneto Chicago Merle Betts FBO Blissfield Michigan Mrs Shirley Hogdon Henderson Manuals Mrs Thurman Baird Asheville NC Heath B-4 Book W L Schlapman Heath Parasol expert W I McGilshyvery thanks for the ride in 1942 and your friendship and Jim Maichele Hastings Piston Rings This project was long and frustrating at times but it was fun and I have a Heath-Henshyderson restoration that Im kind of proud of bull

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By Allan J Bell (EAA 239176)

N8429 Hwy 107 Tomahawk WI 54487

(Photos courtesy of the author)

Who knows when my insanity first started Was it at about seven years of age when I began drawing aeroshyplanes (thats the way it was usually spelled then) Do you remember a plane called the Travel Air Mystery Ship Ill bet Johnny Green would The name still excites me

Maybe the madness began a couple of years later in May of 1927 when Charles Lindbergh thrilled the world with his nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic ocean from New York to Paris A hero must be honored I did it by naming my new German Shepherd puppy Lindy I also built a solid wood model plane with only one wing a monoplane like Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis Beshyfore most planes built or drawn by me were biplanes or even triplanes

The derangement continued into 1928 when Johnny Green and I dragged many coaster wagon loads of wood lath to Johnnys home A large community building the Macabee Hall in our hometown of Wausau Wisconsin was being torn down to make room for - a filling station

The wood lath was transformed with a saw and hammer and nails and enthusiasm into an airplane large enough for one of us to sit in Mounted on the wagon and pushed or pulled it took little imagination to put us up in the clouds

My friends father kept our assemshybly line humming by smashing plane after plane into smithereens I dont remember the reason I dont think we were ever told not to build any more and I now wonder why we didnt 16 FEBRUARY 1985

The author Allan Bell (R) with his pal John Green in 1930

transfer the operation to my home Maybe it was Johnnys wagon

His dad would have qualified for an ace several times over with the many aircraft he destroyed We never lost our zest we had plenty of wood lath and the planes got better each time

A large farm field on the edge of town was often used by pilots for landshyings and take-offs It was relatively smooth with the fences far enough apart so that entanglements didnt happen too often There were no runshyways The planes used the wind to their full advantage avoiding crossshywinds at all costs The narrow landing gear and the light construction made things tricky enough

If a plane roared over town quite low headed in the direction of the field we ran like crazy (there I go again) trying to beat it Those gogshygled helmeted daredevils How we envied them Not to be outdone we strutted around with our sheeplined imitation pilot helmets complete with attached goggles on the forehead Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward must have sold millions

It seemed to us that the few local pilots spent most of their time repairshying their planes Much more than they did flying Accidents were freshyquent engines unpredictable and pilots suspect Injuries were usually slight likely due to slow landing speeds Most of the planes were World War I surplus (even then) Curtiss Jennies

A plane manufactured locally was called an Osaco an acronym for

Olson Standard Airplane Company The owner was a sawed-off Swede named Reidar Olson He was optimisshytic enthusiastic probably brave (or foolish) and a hero to all of us kids

I only got inside the plant once A couple of fifteen year olds appeared to be his only employees They were busy nailing plywood gussets on wing ribs using tiny nails See what I mean about being brave or the other Motorshycycle engines inexpensive and readishyly available were used for the power plants These quit at unexpected and inopportune times

The Depression ended this venture In later years Reidar was a successful fishing tackle manufacturer and deshyveloper of an improved performance oil-burning furnace

The lunacy continued into the 1930s Building models that flew was now the craze The first model plane I saw fly was a Ceci l Paoli It was in the shape of a flat elongated triangle looking something like the TransAmerica building in California does now A pusher model with twin propellers the horizontal stabilizer was at the apex of the triangle in front with the wing in the rear

The rubber band powered propelshylers had to be wound many turns in opposite directions a tiresome job Some inventive mind fashioned a hand egg beater with hooks that did the job quickly and easily

Several other nuts and myself formed the Flying Aces Model Airplane Club Many of our models were of simple design just a strong single stick fuselage plus wings and

Young Allan Bells version of Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis

tail If the stick wasnt sturdy enough a few too many turns of the rubber bands warped the fuselage

Fancier models were constructed of very thin sheets of ultra light balsa wood for fuselages andor wings Others had fuselages built up of tiny

6 square strips of balsa wood covshyered with colored Japanese tissue paper Wings were assembled in a similar manner with balsa ribs and spars Water applied to the paper would shrink it giving a tight drumshylike covering which we prized

All the balsa wood was cut with a razor blade - so were our fingers Dried model airplane glue accumushylated on the fingers too to be picked at and pulled off the following day Just occupational hazards We whitshytled props of cedar just for practice but the smell of those fresh arbor vitae shavings was cherished as well Old discarded telephone poles furshynished the raw material

The Cracker Jack company offered free model kits in exchange for blue sailor boys cut from box fronts We ate gobs of Cracker Jacks Radio exshycited us with stories of a daring pilot Jimmie Allen Magazines were exshychanged until they fell apart Our bible was one called Model Airplane News but Flying Aces G-8 and His Battle Aces and Aero Digest werent far behind

After a model had crashed one or more times (the norm as crashes were far more frequent than successful

Allan built this biplane some 55 years ago

flights) they often came to a fiery end Wound up set afire and launched from a porch roof they were spectacushylar at night Our own version of shot down in flames Displays of our modshyels in downtown store windows swelled our egos Otz Zellmer made

Pilot Lt Allan J Bell (L-standing) and his crew Aircraft is B-24J SIN 42-100224 of the 98th Bomb Squadron based in the Marianas in the Pacific 1944-1945

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the top models he had the most pashytience Bill Ball was the fastest buildshyer by far

Remembered names of those modshyels are Curtiss Robin Sopwith Camel Spad Fokker DVII and DVm Northshyrop Gamma Aeronca C-3 Gee Bee Speedster Stinson Reliant and Lockshyheed Vega

The BIG event took place when I was 15 I was watching a local pilot Ed Marquardt practice landings and take offs in his Aeronca C-3 This was a small light safe and inexpensive aircraft that carried the pilot and one passenger in its triangular-shaped fuselage

When Ed asked if I would like a ride Im sure he already knew the answer Was I walking on air No I was finally up in it What a feeling I was surprised to find it kind of bumpy and noisy too No complaints though I was flying The finale of that flight a sideslip to lose altitude quickly took place right above Kings Dam on the Wisconsin River My heart (and my stomach) were both in the vicinity of my mouth The bottom drops out something like the old illshyadjusted elevators sometimes did It remains one of the top thrills in my lifetime

The Depression curtailed any dreams of flying lessons or flying school A war came along Pilots were needed John Green reappeared after a 15-year absence to reveal the opporshytunities of the Aviation Cadet proshygram Uncle Sam would pay you to learn to fly You wouldnt have to worry about the trenches or foxholes

After a year of frenzied study hard work and much flying the proud moshyment arrived My wife pinned those sought-for wings to my puffed up chest I had won my wings The dream was fulfilled

Many moons have passed Weve even been there Weve walked on it and brought some back And well go farther

I still look up every time I hear an airplane

Im still crazy - about airplanes bull

TYPE CLUB ACTIVITIES (Continued from page 11)

Aircraft Luscombe 8A N1170K 46 metal wing no radio or electrical sysshytem

Location Waterbury CN and Plymouth MA

Date Summer of 1978 Conditions Full fuel (14 gal) 2

people on board (160 and 180 lbs) Both men had previously spun airshycraft on many occasions and had spun this aircraft doing 3 turn spins numerous times

Objective To climb to 5000 AGL and execute a 6 turn spin

Here is the story as told to John Bright by Dick Zisa operator of Glider Flights in West Palm Beach Dick stated that he and the other man had climbed to 5000 ft AGL and enshytered a spin as planned (he did not remember which direction) Upon entry everything s(emed normal compared to previotlts spins in the same aircraft After a number of spins the nose of the aircraft began an oscillation up and down as it spun raising and lowering After about 6 turns spin recovery was initiated with no results Everything got quiet stated Dick and the nose seemed to stabilize regarding raising and lowering The aircraft continued to spin with little wind noise for 2 more turns Ailerons had no effect nor did elevator or rudder Power was applied with no effect Opening the

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tion Facility (Silver Hill) The tour will take place on April 13-14 1985 and will include personalized behindshythe-scenes looks at the Silver Hill facility On Saturday evening April 13 there will be a banquet held in the hangar at historic College Park Airshyport the oldest continuously operated airport in the world where Wilbur Wright taught the first Army aviators to fly The National Air amp Space Museum is the mecca for the aviation enthusiast and the Silver Hill facility gives a look at the aircraft in storage and in the process of restoration for the main museum Silver Hill is the place for the aircraft builder restorer or avii1tion history buff April in Washington is perhaps the most beaushytiful time for one ofthe most beautiful cities in the world the trees are newly leafed the spring flowers are in bloom and its not as hot and muggy as it gets later in the summer

Tojoin the group contact Margaret Scesa 9611 51st Place College Park MD 20740 3011345-3164

doors had no effect The only change occuring at this time was that the rate of spin was increasing

At each attempt to recover from the spin the controls were neutralized At this point Dick decided that the only chance for recovery was to move the CG forward He opened the right door (he stated that there was little wind pressure on the door) and began climbing around the door When he was about halfway around the nose dropped and spin recovery was achieved

The purpose of this article is not to have you practice climbing out ofyour Luscombe in order to recover from a flat spin It is to have you do what Dick did when they landed Do a weight and balance check It was found that the flat spinprone aircraft had a CG 2 aft of the rear limit Why The aircraft had been painted twice since new It had 2 quarts of oil in the baggage compartment and the tail cone had considerable dirt in it No weight and balance computations had been done since the plane left the factory Check your airplane for safety bull

More information on Luscombe Association can be obtained by writing or phoning John B Bergeshyseon 6438 W Millbrook Road Remus MI 49340517561-2393

EAA AVIATION MUSEUM ACQUIRES THE MAX

CONRAD COLLECTION

When pioneer aviator Max Conrad visited the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin in March 1979 he offered to donate his memorabilia including photos scrapbooks troshyphies plaques log books plus many other mementos he had collected durshying is 51-year flying career

It was not to be that Max would personally deliver these items to the Museum as he passed away the folshylowing month at age 76 Known as the Flying Grandfather he logged more than 50000 hours many of them crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in light aircraft He set several distance and endurance world recshyords

Max Conrads daughter Katherine Conrad Kersten of Milwaukee Wisshyconsin recently delivered the first porshytion of her fathers extensive collecshytion to the Museum in Oshkosh The EAA Aviation Foundation is honored to receive these items and an approshypriate display to pay tribute to this esteemed individual will be preparedbull

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First flolwttiri to exceed Mach 1 is shown here minus outer whwrllJlnll Fun site It is being resto__~~~_______red by

ESCUE OP A SEA DAR By Leonard McGinty (EAA 6036 Ale 3029)

878 Main Street Thonotosassa FL 33592

Being a long-time EAA member and vitally interested in the preservashytion of antique and classic aircraft for future generations I became inshyterested several years ago in a rare derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart This aircraft was at the now defunct SST Museum near Kissimmee Florida in deplorable condition with weeds growing through and around its various component parts

I began tracing the ownership of this machine and first went to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters with the name of a museum on the west coast that was supposed to own this airshycraft Gene provided me with the phone number of the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington and I immediately called and talked with their Executive Director Mr Howard K Lovering Mr Lovering and I negotiated plans for the storage of this aircraft at the Sun n Fun site at Lakeland Florida The Board of Dishyrectors at Sun n Fun and Mr Lovershyings Museum board agreed upon the terms and conditions of the Sea Darts removal and restoration

During the period of telephone conshyversations and letter writing the airshycraft mysteriously disappeared I inshyformed Mr Lovering and then conshytacted various sheriffs departments throughout the State of Florida tracshying the movement of this airplane in the general direction of Tennessee The truck and its cargo had bypassed all Florida Highway Patrol scales and disappeared across the border into Georgia The Georgia Highway Pashytrol Florida Highway Patrol and

various sheriffs departments were unable to locate the missing aircraft

I then called a good friend and EAA member John Baugh in Nashville Tennessee telling him the aircraft was heading in his general direction and asking ifhe could offer any assistshyance Johnny responded Leonard before the night is out it will be on TV radio and in the newspaper Were gonna find that warbird for ya His southern drawl meant what he said

Several days later I got a call from John One of his duck hunting budshydies in the back woods of Tennessee had found a derelict sitting on a trailer and he told John Youve got to see this aircraft Its the strangest looking think Ive ever seen John followed his friend to the plane examined it and then called me What are the numbers on that airplane you had I gave them to him and he said Thats the ugliest looking think I ever saw but I found it The Sea Dart was at an aircraft salvage yard in the hills ofTennessee I immediately called the sheriff in that county and told him that I was responsible for the plane After much letter writing and documents to prove it was mine the sheriff said Okay come and get it

But getting the plane wasnt easy It took some talking by the sheriff and an attorney to convince the presshyent holder of the aircraft that it wasnt his About the time this was successful the fellow filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the Fedshyeral Judge in Tennessee said Mr McGinty its your plane however it is on a trailer that is under federal jurisdiction so you cannot move it After much negotiating the judge agreed that if we sent a crane and a

low boy he would release the airplane to us

Further negotiations resulted in the judge agreeing to allow us to move the Sea Dart back to Florida on the same trailer that it was on but we would have to pay the expenses That sounded easiest to us so I imshymediately wired the money And then the truck jack-knifed coming out of the farm at which the plane was stored That delayed us some more but we did eventually get the plane to its present location in Lakeland where it is being restored to static display by EAA volunteers

The Sea Dart is one of five aircraft of this type built by Convair Most of the others have been destroyed It is an engineering marvel that we feel should be preserved so future generashytions can see the concept Many dedishycated EAAers have been involved with this project from the start but some deserve special recognition Bill Williams Ken Chalker Rocky and Flo Sawyer left their jobs and homes to come out in a rain storm to help off load this machine And John Baugh went through a lot of trial and tribushylation to help via long distance It just proves that EAAers have the tenacity of a bull dog If you want the job done dont hire it out get EAAers to volunshyteer - theyll accomplish it bull

AUTHORS NOTE Only two more Sea Dart volunteer work parties are scheduled prior to Sun n Fun 85 The dates are February 16 and March 2 at the Sun n Fun site on the Lakeland Florida Airport All help will be greatly appreciated

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Letters To Editor Dear Gene

Many thanks for your letter and enclosures

The Corben brochure will be espeshycially helpful to the project and anshyswers most of the questions we had

Surprising how many of our sources drew a blank on photo prints of the Super Ace - even the Smithsonian had nothing

And we were gratified to see that you too had concluded that the final installment of the construction article (in Popular Aviation) was never pubshylished One wonders why

Was intrigued to learn of your inshyterest in model building we freshyquently encounter people who are either former builders or who someshyhow manage to stay active in both camps As you say people such as Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are truly amazing for their abilities in both full-size and model aviation In my own case I find it difficult to keep the pace with even the tiny jobs seemingly spending most of my spare time just writing about them leaving little time for actually building and flying Ah well at least there is no possible danger of boreshydom right

Cordially Bill Hannan for the Williams Brothers 181 Pawnee Street San Marcos California 92069

Gentlemen The article by Dennis Parks in the

October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE caught my eye Ive been a fan of the Bill Barnes series since way back Would it be possible to get some 3-view plans for the old Lancer and Snorter aircraft from the series I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining them and gladly pay costs involved

Sincerely Ed Morton (EAA 148076 AC 5221) 13338-1 SW 114th Lane Miami FL 33186

EAA member Dick Gleason Route 2 Box 125 Austin Minnesota 55912 has an extensive collection of plans and may be able to comply with your request

Dear Gene I enjoyed reading about the Oshshy

kosh 84 Grand Champion Classic the Cessna 140 N4135N My first student purchased this airplane in 1951 when it had 190 hours total time for the then fantastic sum of $2000 when clean 140s were going to $1 200 to $1500

The former owner said I didnt want to sell it - I didnt think anyone would pay that price

In the long run I think it was a bargain anyway as it was the cleanest and best flying 140 that I ever flew

At Oshkosh I showed the present owners Rick and Kathie Paige my autographs in the planes log books as I did a few inspections and mainteshynance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956

Keep up the good work Cheers Shelby B Hagberg (EAA 2473 AlC 211) Rt 1 Box 42 Greenville IA 51343

Dear Sir I recently acquired an RAF rigshy

ging Manual that had belonged to RAF Sgt-Major D K Morrison dated 1916-17-18-19

You will find enclosed the list of 26 airplanes covered in the manual with my notes as to the completeness of the material on each including photos drawings dimension tables and text

I feel that some of the replica buildshyers could use this information to good advantage The copies of the indishyvidual pages for each plane will be copied in the 8V2 x 11 size rather than the 412 x 7 pages ofthe original book

The enclosed listing includes the price of copies for each plane as they vary as to amount of information available I will be glad to answer questions about any of them

Ernest E Miner (EAA 85465) 321 So Middle St Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Mr Miner included with his letter a copy of the SE 5A rigging instrucshytions This information would be vital to anyone building a replica of the aircraft Among the 26 planes listed are the Bristol Fighter Nieuport Scout Sopwith Trip1ane Spad S VII etc Scale modelers and WW I buffs would also be interested in this mateshyrial for their collections Contact Mr Miner for more information

Dear Dennis I want to thank you for the book

review You emphasized the parts of the story that I feel will be interesting to most airplane people The years from 1910 to World War I is a period that most of us dont know too much about We know about the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss and then we jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there was a typographical error that rearranged my first name The letters were all there but with a different arrangeshyment

Again thanks for the write-up Yours Foster A Lane (EAA 137998 AC 4796) Lane Aviation Corporation Columbus International

Airport Columbus OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertent misspelling of Foster Lanes first name in the review ofhis book in the December 1984 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

Dear Sir I really enjoy THE VINTAGE

AIRPLANE very much I read each issue from cover to cover

Congratulations on an intertsting magazine All those stories of old airshycraft and their history are quite inshyteresting

Keep up the good work Yours truly J F Leatherman (EAA 17630 AC 7961) 1408 Elizabeth Scott City KS 67871

Dear Sirs I joined EAA in 1975 (member

number 88645) but allowed my memshybership to lapse I have recently purchased an Aeronca 7 AC and am interested in learning about the airshycraft through your organization

Please send information on joining the AntiqueClassic Division and what you might have in the way of literature on the 7AC Champ

Thank you Sincerely Robert P Gralton 6060 S 92nd Street Hales Corners WI 53130 bull

Information concerning membershyship Chapters and Aeroncas was sent to Mr Gralton

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MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

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Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

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All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692

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Art and Kate Morgan of Milwaukee flew their Bellanca Cruisair 14-13 from Capitol Airport The 165 hp Franklin engine in this classic airplane developed a bad case of indigestion since this picture was taken

A crew of genuine antiquers L to R Bob Lumley Dave Broadfoot AI Kelch and Roy Redman

(Photo by Bob Licktieg) With the 145 hp Warner ticking over Carl Pederson of Brookshyfield WI is assisted into the front cockpit of Gene Chases Davis

Gene topped the fuel tank in the Davis and we cranked up the Warner for our trip home I made the take-off from the front cockpit - a fingertip operation - because the Davis is so delightfully light on the controls As we climbed out of the valley we took a long last look at the picture post card setting No wonder the airport manager a retired Eastern Airlines Captain retired to this lovely and peaceful place in the hills

I made one of my better (ie lucky) landings at Fond du Lac as I brought the Davis in on runway 27 We gassed up telephoned Wittman Control Tower and headed for Oshkosh The sailboats on Lake Winnebago were enjoying the northwest breeze as we flew by It was the end of a perfect weekend as Gene touched down and the Davis headed for its home hangar - like a plow horse heading home to its stall - the days work done

Gene and I both agreed we had enjoyed a fantastic gathering The other participants felt the same way beshycause the main item of business at the earlier meeting was to make this outing an annual affairbull

bullbullbullbullbullbullbullbull VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9

By George A Hardie Jr

Heres another mystery from the 1920s period Note the similarity to a number of other designs popular at the time The location and date of the photo is not known nor is the name of the contributor This is another challenge for our dedicated expert aeroplane spotters Answers will be published in the May 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadshyline for this issue is April 1 1985

The Mystery Plane for November 1984 was not a mystery to a number of our readers Dick Gleason of Ausshytin Minnesota remembered it as fol shylows

The November 1984 Mystery Plane is an easy one for me anyhow I saw the bird in 1941 dismantled and stacked in a corner of a hangar in Van Nuys California when I went out to the airport for my first ride It is the American Gyro AG-4 Crusadshyer designed by Thomas M Shelton and built in Denver Colorado in early 1935 I have a design three-view of it dated 10-5-34 and initialed by Shelshyton In addition I have several threeshyviews and photos of it I would guess the published photo was taken at Denver about the time of its debut

Construction was all aluminum flush riveted Control surfaces were fabric covered and it was bronze or 10 FEBRUARY 1985

dark copper colored Power was two C4S inverted Menascos When I saw it I recognized it right away and reshycalled that the Tootsietoy Toy Comshypany had produced a toy miniature of it

One of my correspondents in the Van Nuys area has been in contact with Tom Shelton and recently sent me much additional material on the AG-4 Also a friend of mine in Hesshyperia California supplied me with three good photos Shelton lives in Burbank California at present

Sport Aviation for July 1964 feashytured an article on Tom Shelton EAA 6647 then a member of EAA Chapter 11 A detailed history of the airplane is given too lengthy to reproduce here One point of interest is the fact that the airplanes top speed equaled that of the Air Corps Boeing P-26 fighter Failure to raise funds for a manufacturing company doomed this futuristic airplane to oblivion It was destroyed in a hangar fire at Van Nuys Airport

Additional correct answers were reshyceived from Charley Hayes Park Forest IL Harold E McFetrich Salem OH H Glenn Buffington San Diego CA Herbert G deBruyn Bellevue W A Stan Piteau Holland MI H M Richey Waco TX Joe

Tarafas Bethlehem PA Cedric Galshyloway Herperia CA R G Adams Laguna Hills CA Shelby B Hagberg Greenville IA Emil Strasser Hawthshyorne CA Myles F Aiken St Paul MN Dan Cullman Lewiston ID J on A Bra ithwaite Moore ID and Dougshylas T Rounds Zebulon GA

(Ref Aero Digest March April 1935 (AG-4) and March 1937 (AG-7) Texaco Mission April 1935 Scienshytific American May 1935 Sheil Aviashytion News May 1935 Popular MechaniCS July 1935 Sportsman Pilot July 15 1935 and a number of foreign aviation publications) bull

~ I ~ype ClubActivities

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Augie Wegner reports that the comshybined Aeronca Clubs Fly-In held in 1983 and 1984 at Middletown Ohio will not be sponsored by them in 85 They are planning now however for another big event at Middletown in 86 plus their regular fly-in this year at Blakesburg The four groups who sponsored the two fly-ins at Middletown had never intended for it to be an annual event More than likely it will be scheduled every other year

There is a possibility that a local Middletown group will sponsor an Aeronca Fly-In there this summer and if it develops it will be listed in the Calendar of Events in THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE

More information on the Aershyonca Club can be obtained by conshytacting Augie and Pat Wegner 1432 28th Court Kenosha WI 53140 phone 414552-9014

John Bergeson is pleased at the great response to the newly-formed Cub Club Membership is approachshying 1700 members and John estishymates it will reach 3000

Excellent information on mainteshynance and operating practices is apshypearing in the groups bi-monthly newsletter written by well-known Cub expert Clyde Smith Jr Clyde is also scheduled to conduct the Cub Forum at Oshkosh 85

Of interest is a forthcoming issue which will contain an article by Hanshyford Eckman designer of the Piper Sky Cycle

Campipd by Gpnp (hast

John received the following letter from Mike Sellers Marketing Manshyager of Univair Aurora Colorado

Univair Aircraft Corporation has reached an agreement with Piper Airshycraft Corporation to purchase all reshymaining inventories of spare parts for the J-3 through PA-22 series aircraft Piper will soon be announcing that they are discontinuing the manufacshyturing of all parts for this series of aircraft

In the wake of Pipers decision to phase out the support for these obsoshylete aircraft Univair has been negotiating with Piper and its holding company Lear Siegler for the purshychase of all remaining inventories as

well as the tooling engineering and Type Certificates (TCs) for these older Pipers After the better part of a year of negotiating Lear Siegler has decided not to sell any rights or tooling to anyone but as stated nor do they plan any further support of the J-3 through PA-22 series

Univair already carries about 4500 different Piper part numbered items for the classic Pipers Piper Airshycraft is planning to assist Univair in supplying some of the parts that have been discontinued over the years so we may continue to maintain and inshycrease the number of parts that are currently available from Univair We are aware that this may be alarming news for some owners However for the last year or so Piper has only carried approximately 400 different items many of which Univair also supplies

Undoubtedly there may be some parts that may no longer be available but Univair will attempt to insure the availability of major structural and frequently requested items for many years to come

More information on the Cub Club can be obtained by writing John B Bergeson PO Box 2002 Mt Pleasant MI 48858 phone 517561-2393

This group headed by Gary Van Farowe was formed mainly to provide technical assistance to restorers and operators of Rearwin aircraft There

are no newsletters and no dues Activshyity is at a low ebb this time of year but Gary recently learned of an 8500 series Sportster NC17099 SIN 541shyD which was pulled out of a barn in Mississippi and is being restored

More information on the Rearshywin Club can be obtained by conshytacting Gary Van Farowe 1460 Ottawa Beach Road Holland MI 49423 phone 616399-4623

~ Dick and Jeannie Hill proudly anshy

nounce they have acquired the 1929 Bird BK NC9184 SIN 1013 from Herb Hartley of Redding California Due to health problems Herb was not able to continue the restoration of this fine old biplane and he is pleased that it has found a good home

More information on the Bird Airplane Club can be obtained by writing J eannie Hill P O Box 89 Harvard IL 60033 or phoning 815 943-7205

John Bright and John Bergeson co-chair this active organization which boasts 1100 members A Nashytional Luscombe Fly-In is planned for June 28-30 at Moraine Airport southshywest of Dayton Ohio In addition to other activities tours through the US Air Force Museum at Daytons Wright-Patterson AFB will be conshyducted For more information on this fly-in contact John Bright 436 Stuart Avenue Kalamazoo MI 49007 Phone 616344-095S

An interesting story concerning spin recovery appears in the current Luscombe Association Newsletter which could apply to aircraft other than the Luscombe SA involved

Date February 24 1983 Place Lantana County Airport

(West Palm Beach Florida) Subject Luscombe SA flat spins Person Interviewed Richard Zisa

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

Restoring A Heath-Hender~

This story has as many facets as a well cut diamond It relates to a boy born in 1926 and later recalling adult conversations about Lindbergh crossshying the Atlantic and the Bruno Richard Hauptmann case All this exshycitement about aviation made a lastshying impression on me I recall at age 5 leather helmets with goggles were the fashion for boys including highshytop laced boots with a jack knife sheath like Lindys

As the Depression was upon us money was not to be had and my burning interest in airplanes conshytinued I told my mother my favorite breakfast cereal wast Post 40 Bran Flakes so I could tape a dime to the box top and send it in for a Capt Hawks balsa model plane kit This went on for a few years At Christmas however I would get the glue and dope supply replenished and then the models flew This developed into gas model free flight competition

About 1939 I met a fellow named Irv McGilvery who was a superbrain a super gas modeler and a little older than I Wouldnt you know one Sunshyday in 1941 I stopped to visit him and he had a two-seat Pietenpol Airshycamper in his garage with the wings dismantled It had a Heath-Hendershyson engine on the nose One prop blade was damaged so Irv cleaned it up and made the other blade match for balance This underpowered plane was not capable of flight

This was fantastic Irv let me ocshycupy tl1e front cockpit as he taxied the craft without wings up and down the hayfield on Millers farm This experishyence has lingered in my mind for 40shyplus years

A few years ago Mike Kimbrel deshysigned and built a replica of the 1924 Dormoy Bathtub with a 36 hp VW engine I thought what a grand exshyperience it would be to build a Dorshymoy Bathtub with a genuine HeathshyHenderson engine like the original Having the philosophy that I can do anything I want to if I set my mind to it I set out to build one of these flying machines and get a taste of our pioneers experience I sent a letter to Mike who sent me a set of his super plans

Meanwhile Bob Burge an antique collector of cars motorcycles and airplanes had a Heath Parasol and five or six Heath-Hendersons in varishyous stages of disrepair stored at Merle Betz Airport in Blissfield Michigan It took about a year of negotiating 12 FEBRUARY 1985

The following five photos show the parts and pieces which Wesley Delong purchased and built into a Heath-Henderson engine

nEngine By Wesley DeLong (EAA 11155 Ale 7363)

71 aSandralee Dri ve Toledo OH 43612

(Photos by the author)

and rummaging through this mess scattered on the floor of Merles hangar to collect enough parts to make what I thought would be a comshyplete Heath-Henderson Bear in mind at this time I had no manuals - nothshying but horse sense to go by Fortushynately I ended up with about 90 of the parts being restorable or of patshytern value

I started by cleaning everything followed by measuring and charting all journal bearing and gear informashytion I could develop My headaches started when I put the crank in vee blocks and checked the center main This was okay but the prop extension ran out 065 TIR At Peninsular Steel I bought a piece of 6150 round stock and went to work on a lathe Everyshything was fine unhl it came time to turn the 4 degree taper The piece was short so not being able to use the compound and not having a taper atshytachment I set about the task of making a taper attachment for the lathe Then turning the 4 degree taper was a snap It was an enjoyable task and the crank and extension came out super true

Next I melted the Babbitt out of the main shells made molds and poured all new mains with U S Govt Grade Babbitt My wife wasnt too happy about my making a foundry out of the kitchen but things cooled off includshying the Babbitt

I made a boring fixture so the bores would be concentric with the OD of the main shells and proceeded to bore the mains with 002 clearance to the journals as a goal All went well A serious thought struck me What if the crank is bedded and scraped in and the crank binds or has too much backlash with the timing gears At this point all I had was scrapjunk timing gears for reference some invoshylute spur and some helical However after much measuring and counting it was decided the timing gears were standard 16 DP series gears

Since some of the junk had 5 16 face and some had face gears it was decided to go with size for durabilshyity I bought gear blanks and bronze bushings from a local belting and transmission outlet and went to work on the lathe and mill as the oil pump gear is slotted My son David being a top notch tool and die maker handily broached the keyslots

After oil grooving the bushings in the gears as required and assembling the timing gears to the rear case the crank to timing gear backlash had to be addressed The rear main reshyquired moving To accomplish this repouring and a lot of tedious scrapshying was required

Next I assembled the cam Since the cam main bearings were shot I

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13

Wesley built the taper aHachment for his lathe shown here turning the 4-degree taper on the new propeller extension

made a new set and proceeded to asshysemble what looked like a decent cam It was severely bound up The first possibility could have been a bad cam and secondly maybe this 60-year-old case had warped the center main out ofline It turned out the cam probably was in a motorcycle wreck as the gear ran out about 020 TIR Back to work on the cam The thread was welded oversize with stainless rod new censhyters were bored and all three bearing ODs were ground chromed and reshyground to fit the cam bearings The cam looked great and it measured right on

When assembling it to the case it still bound up Scratch head now what We removed the cam put in centers and it looked excellent Conshyclusion - the case is warped How do 14 FEBRUARY 1985

The beehive cooling towers were cast at a local foundry from a paHern and machined in Wesleys basement shop

you bore a center main in line with the case end mains I made a boring bar with a 14 sq bit using the end main bearings for the cam and proshyceeded to chuck one end with the other end of the boring bar in the tail stock center The compound was geared into 003 feed and the case was fed down the boring bar The center main had to have 025 dia increase to clean up true This boggled my mind however it was a fact How did this case ever work

After making a new center main bearing to suit the cam assembly was routine I honed the cylinders and reshyseated the valves without problems

The valves were made from Toyota exhaust valves which were cut off and cross drilled for the keeper pins The valve springs are from a Wisconsin engine

One other item of interest is that the pistons were standard OD but had two compression rings and one oil groove After discussing this with Jim Maichele of Hastings Piston Rings it was decided to machine the oil groove to accept an oil ring This was done and Jim made the ring set for the engine Hastings Piston Ring Company can be proud of Jim

The beehive coolers over the intake and exhaust valves were cast at a

Restoring A Heath-Henderson Engine

The right side of the engine showshying the mounting of the single Bosch magneto The oil filler tube is below and aft of the mag

The finished engine is a work of art The engine data plate is barely visible on the upper case ahead of the carburetor The beehive cooling towers are mounted over the valves with the four shorter ones over the intake valves Note the wood beam engine mount and deep wet sump lower case

local foundry from a pattern and were machined in my basement shop

The magneto is a story in itself The magneto purchased with the other Heath-Henderson parts was an unknown quantity but in all it worked out well The case had the mounting threaded holes stripped with no good way to repair them The armature was a solid gob of pitch indicating burnout I contacted Stanshydard Magneto in Chicago where a reshypairable armature was purchased along with some miscellaneous parts The correct magneto as near as can be established is a Robert Bosch FF4AR In the process I came across

a Bosch FF4AL from a Continental A-40 It had a case that looked promshyising Between a box of parts an FF4AR and an FF4AL I was able to make a good mag that will snap at 38

inch spark with the twist of a wrist It is difficult to understand what

drives an aviation enthusiast to do some of these things However the restoration of this engine for the Dorshymoy has been an experience that I will treasure throughout my life

Some of the parts of the story that appear to be omitted can be assumed to be of ordinary engine overhaul nashyture

At the beginning there was a mess

This back view of the Heath-Henderson clearly shows the oil pump with its copshyper lines The coil of wire will connect to the mag switch The oil temperature and pressure instruments are temporarily mounted for test running

of parts and throughout there were precious conversations with Gene Chase EAA Headquarters Otis Spiker last living employee of the Henderson Motorcycle factory in Chicago Lou Lichva Ace Motorcycle expert Dale Crites 1911 Curtiss owner and his crew chief W B Pershykins Dean Salmons Antique Cycle Equipment Joe at Standard Magshyneto Chicago Merle Betts FBO Blissfield Michigan Mrs Shirley Hogdon Henderson Manuals Mrs Thurman Baird Asheville NC Heath B-4 Book W L Schlapman Heath Parasol expert W I McGilshyvery thanks for the ride in 1942 and your friendship and Jim Maichele Hastings Piston Rings This project was long and frustrating at times but it was fun and I have a Heath-Henshyderson restoration that Im kind of proud of bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

By Allan J Bell (EAA 239176)

N8429 Hwy 107 Tomahawk WI 54487

(Photos courtesy of the author)

Who knows when my insanity first started Was it at about seven years of age when I began drawing aeroshyplanes (thats the way it was usually spelled then) Do you remember a plane called the Travel Air Mystery Ship Ill bet Johnny Green would The name still excites me

Maybe the madness began a couple of years later in May of 1927 when Charles Lindbergh thrilled the world with his nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic ocean from New York to Paris A hero must be honored I did it by naming my new German Shepherd puppy Lindy I also built a solid wood model plane with only one wing a monoplane like Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis Beshyfore most planes built or drawn by me were biplanes or even triplanes

The derangement continued into 1928 when Johnny Green and I dragged many coaster wagon loads of wood lath to Johnnys home A large community building the Macabee Hall in our hometown of Wausau Wisconsin was being torn down to make room for - a filling station

The wood lath was transformed with a saw and hammer and nails and enthusiasm into an airplane large enough for one of us to sit in Mounted on the wagon and pushed or pulled it took little imagination to put us up in the clouds

My friends father kept our assemshybly line humming by smashing plane after plane into smithereens I dont remember the reason I dont think we were ever told not to build any more and I now wonder why we didnt 16 FEBRUARY 1985

The author Allan Bell (R) with his pal John Green in 1930

transfer the operation to my home Maybe it was Johnnys wagon

His dad would have qualified for an ace several times over with the many aircraft he destroyed We never lost our zest we had plenty of wood lath and the planes got better each time

A large farm field on the edge of town was often used by pilots for landshyings and take-offs It was relatively smooth with the fences far enough apart so that entanglements didnt happen too often There were no runshyways The planes used the wind to their full advantage avoiding crossshywinds at all costs The narrow landing gear and the light construction made things tricky enough

If a plane roared over town quite low headed in the direction of the field we ran like crazy (there I go again) trying to beat it Those gogshygled helmeted daredevils How we envied them Not to be outdone we strutted around with our sheeplined imitation pilot helmets complete with attached goggles on the forehead Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward must have sold millions

It seemed to us that the few local pilots spent most of their time repairshying their planes Much more than they did flying Accidents were freshyquent engines unpredictable and pilots suspect Injuries were usually slight likely due to slow landing speeds Most of the planes were World War I surplus (even then) Curtiss Jennies

A plane manufactured locally was called an Osaco an acronym for

Olson Standard Airplane Company The owner was a sawed-off Swede named Reidar Olson He was optimisshytic enthusiastic probably brave (or foolish) and a hero to all of us kids

I only got inside the plant once A couple of fifteen year olds appeared to be his only employees They were busy nailing plywood gussets on wing ribs using tiny nails See what I mean about being brave or the other Motorshycycle engines inexpensive and readishyly available were used for the power plants These quit at unexpected and inopportune times

The Depression ended this venture In later years Reidar was a successful fishing tackle manufacturer and deshyveloper of an improved performance oil-burning furnace

The lunacy continued into the 1930s Building models that flew was now the craze The first model plane I saw fly was a Ceci l Paoli It was in the shape of a flat elongated triangle looking something like the TransAmerica building in California does now A pusher model with twin propellers the horizontal stabilizer was at the apex of the triangle in front with the wing in the rear

The rubber band powered propelshylers had to be wound many turns in opposite directions a tiresome job Some inventive mind fashioned a hand egg beater with hooks that did the job quickly and easily

Several other nuts and myself formed the Flying Aces Model Airplane Club Many of our models were of simple design just a strong single stick fuselage plus wings and

Young Allan Bells version of Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis

tail If the stick wasnt sturdy enough a few too many turns of the rubber bands warped the fuselage

Fancier models were constructed of very thin sheets of ultra light balsa wood for fuselages andor wings Others had fuselages built up of tiny

6 square strips of balsa wood covshyered with colored Japanese tissue paper Wings were assembled in a similar manner with balsa ribs and spars Water applied to the paper would shrink it giving a tight drumshylike covering which we prized

All the balsa wood was cut with a razor blade - so were our fingers Dried model airplane glue accumushylated on the fingers too to be picked at and pulled off the following day Just occupational hazards We whitshytled props of cedar just for practice but the smell of those fresh arbor vitae shavings was cherished as well Old discarded telephone poles furshynished the raw material

The Cracker Jack company offered free model kits in exchange for blue sailor boys cut from box fronts We ate gobs of Cracker Jacks Radio exshycited us with stories of a daring pilot Jimmie Allen Magazines were exshychanged until they fell apart Our bible was one called Model Airplane News but Flying Aces G-8 and His Battle Aces and Aero Digest werent far behind

After a model had crashed one or more times (the norm as crashes were far more frequent than successful

Allan built this biplane some 55 years ago

flights) they often came to a fiery end Wound up set afire and launched from a porch roof they were spectacushylar at night Our own version of shot down in flames Displays of our modshyels in downtown store windows swelled our egos Otz Zellmer made

Pilot Lt Allan J Bell (L-standing) and his crew Aircraft is B-24J SIN 42-100224 of the 98th Bomb Squadron based in the Marianas in the Pacific 1944-1945

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

the top models he had the most pashytience Bill Ball was the fastest buildshyer by far

Remembered names of those modshyels are Curtiss Robin Sopwith Camel Spad Fokker DVII and DVm Northshyrop Gamma Aeronca C-3 Gee Bee Speedster Stinson Reliant and Lockshyheed Vega

The BIG event took place when I was 15 I was watching a local pilot Ed Marquardt practice landings and take offs in his Aeronca C-3 This was a small light safe and inexpensive aircraft that carried the pilot and one passenger in its triangular-shaped fuselage

When Ed asked if I would like a ride Im sure he already knew the answer Was I walking on air No I was finally up in it What a feeling I was surprised to find it kind of bumpy and noisy too No complaints though I was flying The finale of that flight a sideslip to lose altitude quickly took place right above Kings Dam on the Wisconsin River My heart (and my stomach) were both in the vicinity of my mouth The bottom drops out something like the old illshyadjusted elevators sometimes did It remains one of the top thrills in my lifetime

The Depression curtailed any dreams of flying lessons or flying school A war came along Pilots were needed John Green reappeared after a 15-year absence to reveal the opporshytunities of the Aviation Cadet proshygram Uncle Sam would pay you to learn to fly You wouldnt have to worry about the trenches or foxholes

After a year of frenzied study hard work and much flying the proud moshyment arrived My wife pinned those sought-for wings to my puffed up chest I had won my wings The dream was fulfilled

Many moons have passed Weve even been there Weve walked on it and brought some back And well go farther

I still look up every time I hear an airplane

Im still crazy - about airplanes bull

TYPE CLUB ACTIVITIES (Continued from page 11)

Aircraft Luscombe 8A N1170K 46 metal wing no radio or electrical sysshytem

Location Waterbury CN and Plymouth MA

Date Summer of 1978 Conditions Full fuel (14 gal) 2

people on board (160 and 180 lbs) Both men had previously spun airshycraft on many occasions and had spun this aircraft doing 3 turn spins numerous times

Objective To climb to 5000 AGL and execute a 6 turn spin

Here is the story as told to John Bright by Dick Zisa operator of Glider Flights in West Palm Beach Dick stated that he and the other man had climbed to 5000 ft AGL and enshytered a spin as planned (he did not remember which direction) Upon entry everything s(emed normal compared to previotlts spins in the same aircraft After a number of spins the nose of the aircraft began an oscillation up and down as it spun raising and lowering After about 6 turns spin recovery was initiated with no results Everything got quiet stated Dick and the nose seemed to stabilize regarding raising and lowering The aircraft continued to spin with little wind noise for 2 more turns Ailerons had no effect nor did elevator or rudder Power was applied with no effect Opening the

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tion Facility (Silver Hill) The tour will take place on April 13-14 1985 and will include personalized behindshythe-scenes looks at the Silver Hill facility On Saturday evening April 13 there will be a banquet held in the hangar at historic College Park Airshyport the oldest continuously operated airport in the world where Wilbur Wright taught the first Army aviators to fly The National Air amp Space Museum is the mecca for the aviation enthusiast and the Silver Hill facility gives a look at the aircraft in storage and in the process of restoration for the main museum Silver Hill is the place for the aircraft builder restorer or avii1tion history buff April in Washington is perhaps the most beaushytiful time for one ofthe most beautiful cities in the world the trees are newly leafed the spring flowers are in bloom and its not as hot and muggy as it gets later in the summer

Tojoin the group contact Margaret Scesa 9611 51st Place College Park MD 20740 3011345-3164

doors had no effect The only change occuring at this time was that the rate of spin was increasing

At each attempt to recover from the spin the controls were neutralized At this point Dick decided that the only chance for recovery was to move the CG forward He opened the right door (he stated that there was little wind pressure on the door) and began climbing around the door When he was about halfway around the nose dropped and spin recovery was achieved

The purpose of this article is not to have you practice climbing out ofyour Luscombe in order to recover from a flat spin It is to have you do what Dick did when they landed Do a weight and balance check It was found that the flat spinprone aircraft had a CG 2 aft of the rear limit Why The aircraft had been painted twice since new It had 2 quarts of oil in the baggage compartment and the tail cone had considerable dirt in it No weight and balance computations had been done since the plane left the factory Check your airplane for safety bull

More information on Luscombe Association can be obtained by writing or phoning John B Bergeshyseon 6438 W Millbrook Road Remus MI 49340517561-2393

EAA AVIATION MUSEUM ACQUIRES THE MAX

CONRAD COLLECTION

When pioneer aviator Max Conrad visited the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin in March 1979 he offered to donate his memorabilia including photos scrapbooks troshyphies plaques log books plus many other mementos he had collected durshying is 51-year flying career

It was not to be that Max would personally deliver these items to the Museum as he passed away the folshylowing month at age 76 Known as the Flying Grandfather he logged more than 50000 hours many of them crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in light aircraft He set several distance and endurance world recshyords

Max Conrads daughter Katherine Conrad Kersten of Milwaukee Wisshyconsin recently delivered the first porshytion of her fathers extensive collecshytion to the Museum in Oshkosh The EAA Aviation Foundation is honored to receive these items and an approshypriate display to pay tribute to this esteemed individual will be preparedbull

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First flolwttiri to exceed Mach 1 is shown here minus outer whwrllJlnll Fun site It is being resto__~~~_______red by

ESCUE OP A SEA DAR By Leonard McGinty (EAA 6036 Ale 3029)

878 Main Street Thonotosassa FL 33592

Being a long-time EAA member and vitally interested in the preservashytion of antique and classic aircraft for future generations I became inshyterested several years ago in a rare derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart This aircraft was at the now defunct SST Museum near Kissimmee Florida in deplorable condition with weeds growing through and around its various component parts

I began tracing the ownership of this machine and first went to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters with the name of a museum on the west coast that was supposed to own this airshycraft Gene provided me with the phone number of the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington and I immediately called and talked with their Executive Director Mr Howard K Lovering Mr Lovering and I negotiated plans for the storage of this aircraft at the Sun n Fun site at Lakeland Florida The Board of Dishyrectors at Sun n Fun and Mr Lovershyings Museum board agreed upon the terms and conditions of the Sea Darts removal and restoration

During the period of telephone conshyversations and letter writing the airshycraft mysteriously disappeared I inshyformed Mr Lovering and then conshytacted various sheriffs departments throughout the State of Florida tracshying the movement of this airplane in the general direction of Tennessee The truck and its cargo had bypassed all Florida Highway Patrol scales and disappeared across the border into Georgia The Georgia Highway Pashytrol Florida Highway Patrol and

various sheriffs departments were unable to locate the missing aircraft

I then called a good friend and EAA member John Baugh in Nashville Tennessee telling him the aircraft was heading in his general direction and asking ifhe could offer any assistshyance Johnny responded Leonard before the night is out it will be on TV radio and in the newspaper Were gonna find that warbird for ya His southern drawl meant what he said

Several days later I got a call from John One of his duck hunting budshydies in the back woods of Tennessee had found a derelict sitting on a trailer and he told John Youve got to see this aircraft Its the strangest looking think Ive ever seen John followed his friend to the plane examined it and then called me What are the numbers on that airplane you had I gave them to him and he said Thats the ugliest looking think I ever saw but I found it The Sea Dart was at an aircraft salvage yard in the hills ofTennessee I immediately called the sheriff in that county and told him that I was responsible for the plane After much letter writing and documents to prove it was mine the sheriff said Okay come and get it

But getting the plane wasnt easy It took some talking by the sheriff and an attorney to convince the presshyent holder of the aircraft that it wasnt his About the time this was successful the fellow filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the Fedshyeral Judge in Tennessee said Mr McGinty its your plane however it is on a trailer that is under federal jurisdiction so you cannot move it After much negotiating the judge agreed that if we sent a crane and a

low boy he would release the airplane to us

Further negotiations resulted in the judge agreeing to allow us to move the Sea Dart back to Florida on the same trailer that it was on but we would have to pay the expenses That sounded easiest to us so I imshymediately wired the money And then the truck jack-knifed coming out of the farm at which the plane was stored That delayed us some more but we did eventually get the plane to its present location in Lakeland where it is being restored to static display by EAA volunteers

The Sea Dart is one of five aircraft of this type built by Convair Most of the others have been destroyed It is an engineering marvel that we feel should be preserved so future generashytions can see the concept Many dedishycated EAAers have been involved with this project from the start but some deserve special recognition Bill Williams Ken Chalker Rocky and Flo Sawyer left their jobs and homes to come out in a rain storm to help off load this machine And John Baugh went through a lot of trial and tribushylation to help via long distance It just proves that EAAers have the tenacity of a bull dog If you want the job done dont hire it out get EAAers to volunshyteer - theyll accomplish it bull

AUTHORS NOTE Only two more Sea Dart volunteer work parties are scheduled prior to Sun n Fun 85 The dates are February 16 and March 2 at the Sun n Fun site on the Lakeland Florida Airport All help will be greatly appreciated

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19

Letters To Editor Dear Gene

Many thanks for your letter and enclosures

The Corben brochure will be espeshycially helpful to the project and anshyswers most of the questions we had

Surprising how many of our sources drew a blank on photo prints of the Super Ace - even the Smithsonian had nothing

And we were gratified to see that you too had concluded that the final installment of the construction article (in Popular Aviation) was never pubshylished One wonders why

Was intrigued to learn of your inshyterest in model building we freshyquently encounter people who are either former builders or who someshyhow manage to stay active in both camps As you say people such as Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are truly amazing for their abilities in both full-size and model aviation In my own case I find it difficult to keep the pace with even the tiny jobs seemingly spending most of my spare time just writing about them leaving little time for actually building and flying Ah well at least there is no possible danger of boreshydom right

Cordially Bill Hannan for the Williams Brothers 181 Pawnee Street San Marcos California 92069

Gentlemen The article by Dennis Parks in the

October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE caught my eye Ive been a fan of the Bill Barnes series since way back Would it be possible to get some 3-view plans for the old Lancer and Snorter aircraft from the series I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining them and gladly pay costs involved

Sincerely Ed Morton (EAA 148076 AC 5221) 13338-1 SW 114th Lane Miami FL 33186

EAA member Dick Gleason Route 2 Box 125 Austin Minnesota 55912 has an extensive collection of plans and may be able to comply with your request

Dear Gene I enjoyed reading about the Oshshy

kosh 84 Grand Champion Classic the Cessna 140 N4135N My first student purchased this airplane in 1951 when it had 190 hours total time for the then fantastic sum of $2000 when clean 140s were going to $1 200 to $1500

The former owner said I didnt want to sell it - I didnt think anyone would pay that price

In the long run I think it was a bargain anyway as it was the cleanest and best flying 140 that I ever flew

At Oshkosh I showed the present owners Rick and Kathie Paige my autographs in the planes log books as I did a few inspections and mainteshynance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956

Keep up the good work Cheers Shelby B Hagberg (EAA 2473 AlC 211) Rt 1 Box 42 Greenville IA 51343

Dear Sir I recently acquired an RAF rigshy

ging Manual that had belonged to RAF Sgt-Major D K Morrison dated 1916-17-18-19

You will find enclosed the list of 26 airplanes covered in the manual with my notes as to the completeness of the material on each including photos drawings dimension tables and text

I feel that some of the replica buildshyers could use this information to good advantage The copies of the indishyvidual pages for each plane will be copied in the 8V2 x 11 size rather than the 412 x 7 pages ofthe original book

The enclosed listing includes the price of copies for each plane as they vary as to amount of information available I will be glad to answer questions about any of them

Ernest E Miner (EAA 85465) 321 So Middle St Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Mr Miner included with his letter a copy of the SE 5A rigging instrucshytions This information would be vital to anyone building a replica of the aircraft Among the 26 planes listed are the Bristol Fighter Nieuport Scout Sopwith Trip1ane Spad S VII etc Scale modelers and WW I buffs would also be interested in this mateshyrial for their collections Contact Mr Miner for more information

Dear Dennis I want to thank you for the book

review You emphasized the parts of the story that I feel will be interesting to most airplane people The years from 1910 to World War I is a period that most of us dont know too much about We know about the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss and then we jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there was a typographical error that rearranged my first name The letters were all there but with a different arrangeshyment

Again thanks for the write-up Yours Foster A Lane (EAA 137998 AC 4796) Lane Aviation Corporation Columbus International

Airport Columbus OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertent misspelling of Foster Lanes first name in the review ofhis book in the December 1984 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

Dear Sir I really enjoy THE VINTAGE

AIRPLANE very much I read each issue from cover to cover

Congratulations on an intertsting magazine All those stories of old airshycraft and their history are quite inshyteresting

Keep up the good work Yours truly J F Leatherman (EAA 17630 AC 7961) 1408 Elizabeth Scott City KS 67871

Dear Sirs I joined EAA in 1975 (member

number 88645) but allowed my memshybership to lapse I have recently purchased an Aeronca 7 AC and am interested in learning about the airshycraft through your organization

Please send information on joining the AntiqueClassic Division and what you might have in the way of literature on the 7AC Champ

Thank you Sincerely Robert P Gralton 6060 S 92nd Street Hales Corners WI 53130 bull

Information concerning membershyship Chapters and Aeroncas was sent to Mr Gralton

20 FEBRUARY 1985

MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

22 FEBRUARY 1985

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PIPER VAGABOND - 1948 PA-17 Completely restored 81 to 82 show room condition Aircraft was restored mint by the King of Vagabond East Jim Jenkins of Monroe Connecticut Dual control

For Sale D-18S Twin Beechcraft n 5000 hrs Collins radio Original interior Originally owned by Pennsylvania Railroad Was in storage 12 years Left engine 800 hours right engine 1100 hours Asking $30000 Fresh annual Call Ed Young 8041 642-3723

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Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH other 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23

By George A Hardie Jr

Heres another mystery from the 1920s period Note the similarity to a number of other designs popular at the time The location and date of the photo is not known nor is the name of the contributor This is another challenge for our dedicated expert aeroplane spotters Answers will be published in the May 1985 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE Deadshyline for this issue is April 1 1985

The Mystery Plane for November 1984 was not a mystery to a number of our readers Dick Gleason of Ausshytin Minnesota remembered it as fol shylows

The November 1984 Mystery Plane is an easy one for me anyhow I saw the bird in 1941 dismantled and stacked in a corner of a hangar in Van Nuys California when I went out to the airport for my first ride It is the American Gyro AG-4 Crusadshyer designed by Thomas M Shelton and built in Denver Colorado in early 1935 I have a design three-view of it dated 10-5-34 and initialed by Shelshyton In addition I have several threeshyviews and photos of it I would guess the published photo was taken at Denver about the time of its debut

Construction was all aluminum flush riveted Control surfaces were fabric covered and it was bronze or 10 FEBRUARY 1985

dark copper colored Power was two C4S inverted Menascos When I saw it I recognized it right away and reshycalled that the Tootsietoy Toy Comshypany had produced a toy miniature of it

One of my correspondents in the Van Nuys area has been in contact with Tom Shelton and recently sent me much additional material on the AG-4 Also a friend of mine in Hesshyperia California supplied me with three good photos Shelton lives in Burbank California at present

Sport Aviation for July 1964 feashytured an article on Tom Shelton EAA 6647 then a member of EAA Chapter 11 A detailed history of the airplane is given too lengthy to reproduce here One point of interest is the fact that the airplanes top speed equaled that of the Air Corps Boeing P-26 fighter Failure to raise funds for a manufacturing company doomed this futuristic airplane to oblivion It was destroyed in a hangar fire at Van Nuys Airport

Additional correct answers were reshyceived from Charley Hayes Park Forest IL Harold E McFetrich Salem OH H Glenn Buffington San Diego CA Herbert G deBruyn Bellevue W A Stan Piteau Holland MI H M Richey Waco TX Joe

Tarafas Bethlehem PA Cedric Galshyloway Herperia CA R G Adams Laguna Hills CA Shelby B Hagberg Greenville IA Emil Strasser Hawthshyorne CA Myles F Aiken St Paul MN Dan Cullman Lewiston ID J on A Bra ithwaite Moore ID and Dougshylas T Rounds Zebulon GA

(Ref Aero Digest March April 1935 (AG-4) and March 1937 (AG-7) Texaco Mission April 1935 Scienshytific American May 1935 Sheil Aviashytion News May 1935 Popular MechaniCS July 1935 Sportsman Pilot July 15 1935 and a number of foreign aviation publications) bull

~ I ~ype ClubActivities

I

Augie Wegner reports that the comshybined Aeronca Clubs Fly-In held in 1983 and 1984 at Middletown Ohio will not be sponsored by them in 85 They are planning now however for another big event at Middletown in 86 plus their regular fly-in this year at Blakesburg The four groups who sponsored the two fly-ins at Middletown had never intended for it to be an annual event More than likely it will be scheduled every other year

There is a possibility that a local Middletown group will sponsor an Aeronca Fly-In there this summer and if it develops it will be listed in the Calendar of Events in THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE

More information on the Aershyonca Club can be obtained by conshytacting Augie and Pat Wegner 1432 28th Court Kenosha WI 53140 phone 414552-9014

John Bergeson is pleased at the great response to the newly-formed Cub Club Membership is approachshying 1700 members and John estishymates it will reach 3000

Excellent information on mainteshynance and operating practices is apshypearing in the groups bi-monthly newsletter written by well-known Cub expert Clyde Smith Jr Clyde is also scheduled to conduct the Cub Forum at Oshkosh 85

Of interest is a forthcoming issue which will contain an article by Hanshyford Eckman designer of the Piper Sky Cycle

Campipd by Gpnp (hast

John received the following letter from Mike Sellers Marketing Manshyager of Univair Aurora Colorado

Univair Aircraft Corporation has reached an agreement with Piper Airshycraft Corporation to purchase all reshymaining inventories of spare parts for the J-3 through PA-22 series aircraft Piper will soon be announcing that they are discontinuing the manufacshyturing of all parts for this series of aircraft

In the wake of Pipers decision to phase out the support for these obsoshylete aircraft Univair has been negotiating with Piper and its holding company Lear Siegler for the purshychase of all remaining inventories as

well as the tooling engineering and Type Certificates (TCs) for these older Pipers After the better part of a year of negotiating Lear Siegler has decided not to sell any rights or tooling to anyone but as stated nor do they plan any further support of the J-3 through PA-22 series

Univair already carries about 4500 different Piper part numbered items for the classic Pipers Piper Airshycraft is planning to assist Univair in supplying some of the parts that have been discontinued over the years so we may continue to maintain and inshycrease the number of parts that are currently available from Univair We are aware that this may be alarming news for some owners However for the last year or so Piper has only carried approximately 400 different items many of which Univair also supplies

Undoubtedly there may be some parts that may no longer be available but Univair will attempt to insure the availability of major structural and frequently requested items for many years to come

More information on the Cub Club can be obtained by writing John B Bergeson PO Box 2002 Mt Pleasant MI 48858 phone 517561-2393

This group headed by Gary Van Farowe was formed mainly to provide technical assistance to restorers and operators of Rearwin aircraft There

are no newsletters and no dues Activshyity is at a low ebb this time of year but Gary recently learned of an 8500 series Sportster NC17099 SIN 541shyD which was pulled out of a barn in Mississippi and is being restored

More information on the Rearshywin Club can be obtained by conshytacting Gary Van Farowe 1460 Ottawa Beach Road Holland MI 49423 phone 616399-4623

~ Dick and Jeannie Hill proudly anshy

nounce they have acquired the 1929 Bird BK NC9184 SIN 1013 from Herb Hartley of Redding California Due to health problems Herb was not able to continue the restoration of this fine old biplane and he is pleased that it has found a good home

More information on the Bird Airplane Club can be obtained by writing J eannie Hill P O Box 89 Harvard IL 60033 or phoning 815 943-7205

John Bright and John Bergeson co-chair this active organization which boasts 1100 members A Nashytional Luscombe Fly-In is planned for June 28-30 at Moraine Airport southshywest of Dayton Ohio In addition to other activities tours through the US Air Force Museum at Daytons Wright-Patterson AFB will be conshyducted For more information on this fly-in contact John Bright 436 Stuart Avenue Kalamazoo MI 49007 Phone 616344-095S

An interesting story concerning spin recovery appears in the current Luscombe Association Newsletter which could apply to aircraft other than the Luscombe SA involved

Date February 24 1983 Place Lantana County Airport

(West Palm Beach Florida) Subject Luscombe SA flat spins Person Interviewed Richard Zisa

(Continued on Page 18)

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11

Restoring A Heath-Hender~

This story has as many facets as a well cut diamond It relates to a boy born in 1926 and later recalling adult conversations about Lindbergh crossshying the Atlantic and the Bruno Richard Hauptmann case All this exshycitement about aviation made a lastshying impression on me I recall at age 5 leather helmets with goggles were the fashion for boys including highshytop laced boots with a jack knife sheath like Lindys

As the Depression was upon us money was not to be had and my burning interest in airplanes conshytinued I told my mother my favorite breakfast cereal wast Post 40 Bran Flakes so I could tape a dime to the box top and send it in for a Capt Hawks balsa model plane kit This went on for a few years At Christmas however I would get the glue and dope supply replenished and then the models flew This developed into gas model free flight competition

About 1939 I met a fellow named Irv McGilvery who was a superbrain a super gas modeler and a little older than I Wouldnt you know one Sunshyday in 1941 I stopped to visit him and he had a two-seat Pietenpol Airshycamper in his garage with the wings dismantled It had a Heath-Hendershyson engine on the nose One prop blade was damaged so Irv cleaned it up and made the other blade match for balance This underpowered plane was not capable of flight

This was fantastic Irv let me ocshycupy tl1e front cockpit as he taxied the craft without wings up and down the hayfield on Millers farm This experishyence has lingered in my mind for 40shyplus years

A few years ago Mike Kimbrel deshysigned and built a replica of the 1924 Dormoy Bathtub with a 36 hp VW engine I thought what a grand exshyperience it would be to build a Dorshymoy Bathtub with a genuine HeathshyHenderson engine like the original Having the philosophy that I can do anything I want to if I set my mind to it I set out to build one of these flying machines and get a taste of our pioneers experience I sent a letter to Mike who sent me a set of his super plans

Meanwhile Bob Burge an antique collector of cars motorcycles and airplanes had a Heath Parasol and five or six Heath-Hendersons in varishyous stages of disrepair stored at Merle Betz Airport in Blissfield Michigan It took about a year of negotiating 12 FEBRUARY 1985

The following five photos show the parts and pieces which Wesley Delong purchased and built into a Heath-Henderson engine

nEngine By Wesley DeLong (EAA 11155 Ale 7363)

71 aSandralee Dri ve Toledo OH 43612

(Photos by the author)

and rummaging through this mess scattered on the floor of Merles hangar to collect enough parts to make what I thought would be a comshyplete Heath-Henderson Bear in mind at this time I had no manuals - nothshying but horse sense to go by Fortushynately I ended up with about 90 of the parts being restorable or of patshytern value

I started by cleaning everything followed by measuring and charting all journal bearing and gear informashytion I could develop My headaches started when I put the crank in vee blocks and checked the center main This was okay but the prop extension ran out 065 TIR At Peninsular Steel I bought a piece of 6150 round stock and went to work on a lathe Everyshything was fine unhl it came time to turn the 4 degree taper The piece was short so not being able to use the compound and not having a taper atshytachment I set about the task of making a taper attachment for the lathe Then turning the 4 degree taper was a snap It was an enjoyable task and the crank and extension came out super true

Next I melted the Babbitt out of the main shells made molds and poured all new mains with U S Govt Grade Babbitt My wife wasnt too happy about my making a foundry out of the kitchen but things cooled off includshying the Babbitt

I made a boring fixture so the bores would be concentric with the OD of the main shells and proceeded to bore the mains with 002 clearance to the journals as a goal All went well A serious thought struck me What if the crank is bedded and scraped in and the crank binds or has too much backlash with the timing gears At this point all I had was scrapjunk timing gears for reference some invoshylute spur and some helical However after much measuring and counting it was decided the timing gears were standard 16 DP series gears

Since some of the junk had 5 16 face and some had face gears it was decided to go with size for durabilshyity I bought gear blanks and bronze bushings from a local belting and transmission outlet and went to work on the lathe and mill as the oil pump gear is slotted My son David being a top notch tool and die maker handily broached the keyslots

After oil grooving the bushings in the gears as required and assembling the timing gears to the rear case the crank to timing gear backlash had to be addressed The rear main reshyquired moving To accomplish this repouring and a lot of tedious scrapshying was required

Next I assembled the cam Since the cam main bearings were shot I

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13

Wesley built the taper aHachment for his lathe shown here turning the 4-degree taper on the new propeller extension

made a new set and proceeded to asshysemble what looked like a decent cam It was severely bound up The first possibility could have been a bad cam and secondly maybe this 60-year-old case had warped the center main out ofline It turned out the cam probably was in a motorcycle wreck as the gear ran out about 020 TIR Back to work on the cam The thread was welded oversize with stainless rod new censhyters were bored and all three bearing ODs were ground chromed and reshyground to fit the cam bearings The cam looked great and it measured right on

When assembling it to the case it still bound up Scratch head now what We removed the cam put in centers and it looked excellent Conshyclusion - the case is warped How do 14 FEBRUARY 1985

The beehive cooling towers were cast at a local foundry from a paHern and machined in Wesleys basement shop

you bore a center main in line with the case end mains I made a boring bar with a 14 sq bit using the end main bearings for the cam and proshyceeded to chuck one end with the other end of the boring bar in the tail stock center The compound was geared into 003 feed and the case was fed down the boring bar The center main had to have 025 dia increase to clean up true This boggled my mind however it was a fact How did this case ever work

After making a new center main bearing to suit the cam assembly was routine I honed the cylinders and reshyseated the valves without problems

The valves were made from Toyota exhaust valves which were cut off and cross drilled for the keeper pins The valve springs are from a Wisconsin engine

One other item of interest is that the pistons were standard OD but had two compression rings and one oil groove After discussing this with Jim Maichele of Hastings Piston Rings it was decided to machine the oil groove to accept an oil ring This was done and Jim made the ring set for the engine Hastings Piston Ring Company can be proud of Jim

The beehive coolers over the intake and exhaust valves were cast at a

Restoring A Heath-Henderson Engine

The right side of the engine showshying the mounting of the single Bosch magneto The oil filler tube is below and aft of the mag

The finished engine is a work of art The engine data plate is barely visible on the upper case ahead of the carburetor The beehive cooling towers are mounted over the valves with the four shorter ones over the intake valves Note the wood beam engine mount and deep wet sump lower case

local foundry from a pattern and were machined in my basement shop

The magneto is a story in itself The magneto purchased with the other Heath-Henderson parts was an unknown quantity but in all it worked out well The case had the mounting threaded holes stripped with no good way to repair them The armature was a solid gob of pitch indicating burnout I contacted Stanshydard Magneto in Chicago where a reshypairable armature was purchased along with some miscellaneous parts The correct magneto as near as can be established is a Robert Bosch FF4AR In the process I came across

a Bosch FF4AL from a Continental A-40 It had a case that looked promshyising Between a box of parts an FF4AR and an FF4AL I was able to make a good mag that will snap at 38

inch spark with the twist of a wrist It is difficult to understand what

drives an aviation enthusiast to do some of these things However the restoration of this engine for the Dorshymoy has been an experience that I will treasure throughout my life

Some of the parts of the story that appear to be omitted can be assumed to be of ordinary engine overhaul nashyture

At the beginning there was a mess

This back view of the Heath-Henderson clearly shows the oil pump with its copshyper lines The coil of wire will connect to the mag switch The oil temperature and pressure instruments are temporarily mounted for test running

of parts and throughout there were precious conversations with Gene Chase EAA Headquarters Otis Spiker last living employee of the Henderson Motorcycle factory in Chicago Lou Lichva Ace Motorcycle expert Dale Crites 1911 Curtiss owner and his crew chief W B Pershykins Dean Salmons Antique Cycle Equipment Joe at Standard Magshyneto Chicago Merle Betts FBO Blissfield Michigan Mrs Shirley Hogdon Henderson Manuals Mrs Thurman Baird Asheville NC Heath B-4 Book W L Schlapman Heath Parasol expert W I McGilshyvery thanks for the ride in 1942 and your friendship and Jim Maichele Hastings Piston Rings This project was long and frustrating at times but it was fun and I have a Heath-Henshyderson restoration that Im kind of proud of bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

By Allan J Bell (EAA 239176)

N8429 Hwy 107 Tomahawk WI 54487

(Photos courtesy of the author)

Who knows when my insanity first started Was it at about seven years of age when I began drawing aeroshyplanes (thats the way it was usually spelled then) Do you remember a plane called the Travel Air Mystery Ship Ill bet Johnny Green would The name still excites me

Maybe the madness began a couple of years later in May of 1927 when Charles Lindbergh thrilled the world with his nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic ocean from New York to Paris A hero must be honored I did it by naming my new German Shepherd puppy Lindy I also built a solid wood model plane with only one wing a monoplane like Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis Beshyfore most planes built or drawn by me were biplanes or even triplanes

The derangement continued into 1928 when Johnny Green and I dragged many coaster wagon loads of wood lath to Johnnys home A large community building the Macabee Hall in our hometown of Wausau Wisconsin was being torn down to make room for - a filling station

The wood lath was transformed with a saw and hammer and nails and enthusiasm into an airplane large enough for one of us to sit in Mounted on the wagon and pushed or pulled it took little imagination to put us up in the clouds

My friends father kept our assemshybly line humming by smashing plane after plane into smithereens I dont remember the reason I dont think we were ever told not to build any more and I now wonder why we didnt 16 FEBRUARY 1985

The author Allan Bell (R) with his pal John Green in 1930

transfer the operation to my home Maybe it was Johnnys wagon

His dad would have qualified for an ace several times over with the many aircraft he destroyed We never lost our zest we had plenty of wood lath and the planes got better each time

A large farm field on the edge of town was often used by pilots for landshyings and take-offs It was relatively smooth with the fences far enough apart so that entanglements didnt happen too often There were no runshyways The planes used the wind to their full advantage avoiding crossshywinds at all costs The narrow landing gear and the light construction made things tricky enough

If a plane roared over town quite low headed in the direction of the field we ran like crazy (there I go again) trying to beat it Those gogshygled helmeted daredevils How we envied them Not to be outdone we strutted around with our sheeplined imitation pilot helmets complete with attached goggles on the forehead Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward must have sold millions

It seemed to us that the few local pilots spent most of their time repairshying their planes Much more than they did flying Accidents were freshyquent engines unpredictable and pilots suspect Injuries were usually slight likely due to slow landing speeds Most of the planes were World War I surplus (even then) Curtiss Jennies

A plane manufactured locally was called an Osaco an acronym for

Olson Standard Airplane Company The owner was a sawed-off Swede named Reidar Olson He was optimisshytic enthusiastic probably brave (or foolish) and a hero to all of us kids

I only got inside the plant once A couple of fifteen year olds appeared to be his only employees They were busy nailing plywood gussets on wing ribs using tiny nails See what I mean about being brave or the other Motorshycycle engines inexpensive and readishyly available were used for the power plants These quit at unexpected and inopportune times

The Depression ended this venture In later years Reidar was a successful fishing tackle manufacturer and deshyveloper of an improved performance oil-burning furnace

The lunacy continued into the 1930s Building models that flew was now the craze The first model plane I saw fly was a Ceci l Paoli It was in the shape of a flat elongated triangle looking something like the TransAmerica building in California does now A pusher model with twin propellers the horizontal stabilizer was at the apex of the triangle in front with the wing in the rear

The rubber band powered propelshylers had to be wound many turns in opposite directions a tiresome job Some inventive mind fashioned a hand egg beater with hooks that did the job quickly and easily

Several other nuts and myself formed the Flying Aces Model Airplane Club Many of our models were of simple design just a strong single stick fuselage plus wings and

Young Allan Bells version of Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis

tail If the stick wasnt sturdy enough a few too many turns of the rubber bands warped the fuselage

Fancier models were constructed of very thin sheets of ultra light balsa wood for fuselages andor wings Others had fuselages built up of tiny

6 square strips of balsa wood covshyered with colored Japanese tissue paper Wings were assembled in a similar manner with balsa ribs and spars Water applied to the paper would shrink it giving a tight drumshylike covering which we prized

All the balsa wood was cut with a razor blade - so were our fingers Dried model airplane glue accumushylated on the fingers too to be picked at and pulled off the following day Just occupational hazards We whitshytled props of cedar just for practice but the smell of those fresh arbor vitae shavings was cherished as well Old discarded telephone poles furshynished the raw material

The Cracker Jack company offered free model kits in exchange for blue sailor boys cut from box fronts We ate gobs of Cracker Jacks Radio exshycited us with stories of a daring pilot Jimmie Allen Magazines were exshychanged until they fell apart Our bible was one called Model Airplane News but Flying Aces G-8 and His Battle Aces and Aero Digest werent far behind

After a model had crashed one or more times (the norm as crashes were far more frequent than successful

Allan built this biplane some 55 years ago

flights) they often came to a fiery end Wound up set afire and launched from a porch roof they were spectacushylar at night Our own version of shot down in flames Displays of our modshyels in downtown store windows swelled our egos Otz Zellmer made

Pilot Lt Allan J Bell (L-standing) and his crew Aircraft is B-24J SIN 42-100224 of the 98th Bomb Squadron based in the Marianas in the Pacific 1944-1945

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the top models he had the most pashytience Bill Ball was the fastest buildshyer by far

Remembered names of those modshyels are Curtiss Robin Sopwith Camel Spad Fokker DVII and DVm Northshyrop Gamma Aeronca C-3 Gee Bee Speedster Stinson Reliant and Lockshyheed Vega

The BIG event took place when I was 15 I was watching a local pilot Ed Marquardt practice landings and take offs in his Aeronca C-3 This was a small light safe and inexpensive aircraft that carried the pilot and one passenger in its triangular-shaped fuselage

When Ed asked if I would like a ride Im sure he already knew the answer Was I walking on air No I was finally up in it What a feeling I was surprised to find it kind of bumpy and noisy too No complaints though I was flying The finale of that flight a sideslip to lose altitude quickly took place right above Kings Dam on the Wisconsin River My heart (and my stomach) were both in the vicinity of my mouth The bottom drops out something like the old illshyadjusted elevators sometimes did It remains one of the top thrills in my lifetime

The Depression curtailed any dreams of flying lessons or flying school A war came along Pilots were needed John Green reappeared after a 15-year absence to reveal the opporshytunities of the Aviation Cadet proshygram Uncle Sam would pay you to learn to fly You wouldnt have to worry about the trenches or foxholes

After a year of frenzied study hard work and much flying the proud moshyment arrived My wife pinned those sought-for wings to my puffed up chest I had won my wings The dream was fulfilled

Many moons have passed Weve even been there Weve walked on it and brought some back And well go farther

I still look up every time I hear an airplane

Im still crazy - about airplanes bull

TYPE CLUB ACTIVITIES (Continued from page 11)

Aircraft Luscombe 8A N1170K 46 metal wing no radio or electrical sysshytem

Location Waterbury CN and Plymouth MA

Date Summer of 1978 Conditions Full fuel (14 gal) 2

people on board (160 and 180 lbs) Both men had previously spun airshycraft on many occasions and had spun this aircraft doing 3 turn spins numerous times

Objective To climb to 5000 AGL and execute a 6 turn spin

Here is the story as told to John Bright by Dick Zisa operator of Glider Flights in West Palm Beach Dick stated that he and the other man had climbed to 5000 ft AGL and enshytered a spin as planned (he did not remember which direction) Upon entry everything s(emed normal compared to previotlts spins in the same aircraft After a number of spins the nose of the aircraft began an oscillation up and down as it spun raising and lowering After about 6 turns spin recovery was initiated with no results Everything got quiet stated Dick and the nose seemed to stabilize regarding raising and lowering The aircraft continued to spin with little wind noise for 2 more turns Ailerons had no effect nor did elevator or rudder Power was applied with no effect Opening the

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tion Facility (Silver Hill) The tour will take place on April 13-14 1985 and will include personalized behindshythe-scenes looks at the Silver Hill facility On Saturday evening April 13 there will be a banquet held in the hangar at historic College Park Airshyport the oldest continuously operated airport in the world where Wilbur Wright taught the first Army aviators to fly The National Air amp Space Museum is the mecca for the aviation enthusiast and the Silver Hill facility gives a look at the aircraft in storage and in the process of restoration for the main museum Silver Hill is the place for the aircraft builder restorer or avii1tion history buff April in Washington is perhaps the most beaushytiful time for one ofthe most beautiful cities in the world the trees are newly leafed the spring flowers are in bloom and its not as hot and muggy as it gets later in the summer

Tojoin the group contact Margaret Scesa 9611 51st Place College Park MD 20740 3011345-3164

doors had no effect The only change occuring at this time was that the rate of spin was increasing

At each attempt to recover from the spin the controls were neutralized At this point Dick decided that the only chance for recovery was to move the CG forward He opened the right door (he stated that there was little wind pressure on the door) and began climbing around the door When he was about halfway around the nose dropped and spin recovery was achieved

The purpose of this article is not to have you practice climbing out ofyour Luscombe in order to recover from a flat spin It is to have you do what Dick did when they landed Do a weight and balance check It was found that the flat spinprone aircraft had a CG 2 aft of the rear limit Why The aircraft had been painted twice since new It had 2 quarts of oil in the baggage compartment and the tail cone had considerable dirt in it No weight and balance computations had been done since the plane left the factory Check your airplane for safety bull

More information on Luscombe Association can be obtained by writing or phoning John B Bergeshyseon 6438 W Millbrook Road Remus MI 49340517561-2393

EAA AVIATION MUSEUM ACQUIRES THE MAX

CONRAD COLLECTION

When pioneer aviator Max Conrad visited the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin in March 1979 he offered to donate his memorabilia including photos scrapbooks troshyphies plaques log books plus many other mementos he had collected durshying is 51-year flying career

It was not to be that Max would personally deliver these items to the Museum as he passed away the folshylowing month at age 76 Known as the Flying Grandfather he logged more than 50000 hours many of them crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in light aircraft He set several distance and endurance world recshyords

Max Conrads daughter Katherine Conrad Kersten of Milwaukee Wisshyconsin recently delivered the first porshytion of her fathers extensive collecshytion to the Museum in Oshkosh The EAA Aviation Foundation is honored to receive these items and an approshypriate display to pay tribute to this esteemed individual will be preparedbull

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First flolwttiri to exceed Mach 1 is shown here minus outer whwrllJlnll Fun site It is being resto__~~~_______red by

ESCUE OP A SEA DAR By Leonard McGinty (EAA 6036 Ale 3029)

878 Main Street Thonotosassa FL 33592

Being a long-time EAA member and vitally interested in the preservashytion of antique and classic aircraft for future generations I became inshyterested several years ago in a rare derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart This aircraft was at the now defunct SST Museum near Kissimmee Florida in deplorable condition with weeds growing through and around its various component parts

I began tracing the ownership of this machine and first went to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters with the name of a museum on the west coast that was supposed to own this airshycraft Gene provided me with the phone number of the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington and I immediately called and talked with their Executive Director Mr Howard K Lovering Mr Lovering and I negotiated plans for the storage of this aircraft at the Sun n Fun site at Lakeland Florida The Board of Dishyrectors at Sun n Fun and Mr Lovershyings Museum board agreed upon the terms and conditions of the Sea Darts removal and restoration

During the period of telephone conshyversations and letter writing the airshycraft mysteriously disappeared I inshyformed Mr Lovering and then conshytacted various sheriffs departments throughout the State of Florida tracshying the movement of this airplane in the general direction of Tennessee The truck and its cargo had bypassed all Florida Highway Patrol scales and disappeared across the border into Georgia The Georgia Highway Pashytrol Florida Highway Patrol and

various sheriffs departments were unable to locate the missing aircraft

I then called a good friend and EAA member John Baugh in Nashville Tennessee telling him the aircraft was heading in his general direction and asking ifhe could offer any assistshyance Johnny responded Leonard before the night is out it will be on TV radio and in the newspaper Were gonna find that warbird for ya His southern drawl meant what he said

Several days later I got a call from John One of his duck hunting budshydies in the back woods of Tennessee had found a derelict sitting on a trailer and he told John Youve got to see this aircraft Its the strangest looking think Ive ever seen John followed his friend to the plane examined it and then called me What are the numbers on that airplane you had I gave them to him and he said Thats the ugliest looking think I ever saw but I found it The Sea Dart was at an aircraft salvage yard in the hills ofTennessee I immediately called the sheriff in that county and told him that I was responsible for the plane After much letter writing and documents to prove it was mine the sheriff said Okay come and get it

But getting the plane wasnt easy It took some talking by the sheriff and an attorney to convince the presshyent holder of the aircraft that it wasnt his About the time this was successful the fellow filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the Fedshyeral Judge in Tennessee said Mr McGinty its your plane however it is on a trailer that is under federal jurisdiction so you cannot move it After much negotiating the judge agreed that if we sent a crane and a

low boy he would release the airplane to us

Further negotiations resulted in the judge agreeing to allow us to move the Sea Dart back to Florida on the same trailer that it was on but we would have to pay the expenses That sounded easiest to us so I imshymediately wired the money And then the truck jack-knifed coming out of the farm at which the plane was stored That delayed us some more but we did eventually get the plane to its present location in Lakeland where it is being restored to static display by EAA volunteers

The Sea Dart is one of five aircraft of this type built by Convair Most of the others have been destroyed It is an engineering marvel that we feel should be preserved so future generashytions can see the concept Many dedishycated EAAers have been involved with this project from the start but some deserve special recognition Bill Williams Ken Chalker Rocky and Flo Sawyer left their jobs and homes to come out in a rain storm to help off load this machine And John Baugh went through a lot of trial and tribushylation to help via long distance It just proves that EAAers have the tenacity of a bull dog If you want the job done dont hire it out get EAAers to volunshyteer - theyll accomplish it bull

AUTHORS NOTE Only two more Sea Dart volunteer work parties are scheduled prior to Sun n Fun 85 The dates are February 16 and March 2 at the Sun n Fun site on the Lakeland Florida Airport All help will be greatly appreciated

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Letters To Editor Dear Gene

Many thanks for your letter and enclosures

The Corben brochure will be espeshycially helpful to the project and anshyswers most of the questions we had

Surprising how many of our sources drew a blank on photo prints of the Super Ace - even the Smithsonian had nothing

And we were gratified to see that you too had concluded that the final installment of the construction article (in Popular Aviation) was never pubshylished One wonders why

Was intrigued to learn of your inshyterest in model building we freshyquently encounter people who are either former builders or who someshyhow manage to stay active in both camps As you say people such as Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are truly amazing for their abilities in both full-size and model aviation In my own case I find it difficult to keep the pace with even the tiny jobs seemingly spending most of my spare time just writing about them leaving little time for actually building and flying Ah well at least there is no possible danger of boreshydom right

Cordially Bill Hannan for the Williams Brothers 181 Pawnee Street San Marcos California 92069

Gentlemen The article by Dennis Parks in the

October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE caught my eye Ive been a fan of the Bill Barnes series since way back Would it be possible to get some 3-view plans for the old Lancer and Snorter aircraft from the series I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining them and gladly pay costs involved

Sincerely Ed Morton (EAA 148076 AC 5221) 13338-1 SW 114th Lane Miami FL 33186

EAA member Dick Gleason Route 2 Box 125 Austin Minnesota 55912 has an extensive collection of plans and may be able to comply with your request

Dear Gene I enjoyed reading about the Oshshy

kosh 84 Grand Champion Classic the Cessna 140 N4135N My first student purchased this airplane in 1951 when it had 190 hours total time for the then fantastic sum of $2000 when clean 140s were going to $1 200 to $1500

The former owner said I didnt want to sell it - I didnt think anyone would pay that price

In the long run I think it was a bargain anyway as it was the cleanest and best flying 140 that I ever flew

At Oshkosh I showed the present owners Rick and Kathie Paige my autographs in the planes log books as I did a few inspections and mainteshynance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956

Keep up the good work Cheers Shelby B Hagberg (EAA 2473 AlC 211) Rt 1 Box 42 Greenville IA 51343

Dear Sir I recently acquired an RAF rigshy

ging Manual that had belonged to RAF Sgt-Major D K Morrison dated 1916-17-18-19

You will find enclosed the list of 26 airplanes covered in the manual with my notes as to the completeness of the material on each including photos drawings dimension tables and text

I feel that some of the replica buildshyers could use this information to good advantage The copies of the indishyvidual pages for each plane will be copied in the 8V2 x 11 size rather than the 412 x 7 pages ofthe original book

The enclosed listing includes the price of copies for each plane as they vary as to amount of information available I will be glad to answer questions about any of them

Ernest E Miner (EAA 85465) 321 So Middle St Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Mr Miner included with his letter a copy of the SE 5A rigging instrucshytions This information would be vital to anyone building a replica of the aircraft Among the 26 planes listed are the Bristol Fighter Nieuport Scout Sopwith Trip1ane Spad S VII etc Scale modelers and WW I buffs would also be interested in this mateshyrial for their collections Contact Mr Miner for more information

Dear Dennis I want to thank you for the book

review You emphasized the parts of the story that I feel will be interesting to most airplane people The years from 1910 to World War I is a period that most of us dont know too much about We know about the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss and then we jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there was a typographical error that rearranged my first name The letters were all there but with a different arrangeshyment

Again thanks for the write-up Yours Foster A Lane (EAA 137998 AC 4796) Lane Aviation Corporation Columbus International

Airport Columbus OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertent misspelling of Foster Lanes first name in the review ofhis book in the December 1984 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

Dear Sir I really enjoy THE VINTAGE

AIRPLANE very much I read each issue from cover to cover

Congratulations on an intertsting magazine All those stories of old airshycraft and their history are quite inshyteresting

Keep up the good work Yours truly J F Leatherman (EAA 17630 AC 7961) 1408 Elizabeth Scott City KS 67871

Dear Sirs I joined EAA in 1975 (member

number 88645) but allowed my memshybership to lapse I have recently purchased an Aeronca 7 AC and am interested in learning about the airshycraft through your organization

Please send information on joining the AntiqueClassic Division and what you might have in the way of literature on the 7AC Champ

Thank you Sincerely Robert P Gralton 6060 S 92nd Street Hales Corners WI 53130 bull

Information concerning membershyship Chapters and Aeroncas was sent to Mr Gralton

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MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

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Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

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MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

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All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692

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~ I ~ype ClubActivities

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Augie Wegner reports that the comshybined Aeronca Clubs Fly-In held in 1983 and 1984 at Middletown Ohio will not be sponsored by them in 85 They are planning now however for another big event at Middletown in 86 plus their regular fly-in this year at Blakesburg The four groups who sponsored the two fly-ins at Middletown had never intended for it to be an annual event More than likely it will be scheduled every other year

There is a possibility that a local Middletown group will sponsor an Aeronca Fly-In there this summer and if it develops it will be listed in the Calendar of Events in THE VINshyT AGE AIRPLANE

More information on the Aershyonca Club can be obtained by conshytacting Augie and Pat Wegner 1432 28th Court Kenosha WI 53140 phone 414552-9014

John Bergeson is pleased at the great response to the newly-formed Cub Club Membership is approachshying 1700 members and John estishymates it will reach 3000

Excellent information on mainteshynance and operating practices is apshypearing in the groups bi-monthly newsletter written by well-known Cub expert Clyde Smith Jr Clyde is also scheduled to conduct the Cub Forum at Oshkosh 85

Of interest is a forthcoming issue which will contain an article by Hanshyford Eckman designer of the Piper Sky Cycle

Campipd by Gpnp (hast

John received the following letter from Mike Sellers Marketing Manshyager of Univair Aurora Colorado

Univair Aircraft Corporation has reached an agreement with Piper Airshycraft Corporation to purchase all reshymaining inventories of spare parts for the J-3 through PA-22 series aircraft Piper will soon be announcing that they are discontinuing the manufacshyturing of all parts for this series of aircraft

In the wake of Pipers decision to phase out the support for these obsoshylete aircraft Univair has been negotiating with Piper and its holding company Lear Siegler for the purshychase of all remaining inventories as

well as the tooling engineering and Type Certificates (TCs) for these older Pipers After the better part of a year of negotiating Lear Siegler has decided not to sell any rights or tooling to anyone but as stated nor do they plan any further support of the J-3 through PA-22 series

Univair already carries about 4500 different Piper part numbered items for the classic Pipers Piper Airshycraft is planning to assist Univair in supplying some of the parts that have been discontinued over the years so we may continue to maintain and inshycrease the number of parts that are currently available from Univair We are aware that this may be alarming news for some owners However for the last year or so Piper has only carried approximately 400 different items many of which Univair also supplies

Undoubtedly there may be some parts that may no longer be available but Univair will attempt to insure the availability of major structural and frequently requested items for many years to come

More information on the Cub Club can be obtained by writing John B Bergeson PO Box 2002 Mt Pleasant MI 48858 phone 517561-2393

This group headed by Gary Van Farowe was formed mainly to provide technical assistance to restorers and operators of Rearwin aircraft There

are no newsletters and no dues Activshyity is at a low ebb this time of year but Gary recently learned of an 8500 series Sportster NC17099 SIN 541shyD which was pulled out of a barn in Mississippi and is being restored

More information on the Rearshywin Club can be obtained by conshytacting Gary Van Farowe 1460 Ottawa Beach Road Holland MI 49423 phone 616399-4623

~ Dick and Jeannie Hill proudly anshy

nounce they have acquired the 1929 Bird BK NC9184 SIN 1013 from Herb Hartley of Redding California Due to health problems Herb was not able to continue the restoration of this fine old biplane and he is pleased that it has found a good home

More information on the Bird Airplane Club can be obtained by writing J eannie Hill P O Box 89 Harvard IL 60033 or phoning 815 943-7205

John Bright and John Bergeson co-chair this active organization which boasts 1100 members A Nashytional Luscombe Fly-In is planned for June 28-30 at Moraine Airport southshywest of Dayton Ohio In addition to other activities tours through the US Air Force Museum at Daytons Wright-Patterson AFB will be conshyducted For more information on this fly-in contact John Bright 436 Stuart Avenue Kalamazoo MI 49007 Phone 616344-095S

An interesting story concerning spin recovery appears in the current Luscombe Association Newsletter which could apply to aircraft other than the Luscombe SA involved

Date February 24 1983 Place Lantana County Airport

(West Palm Beach Florida) Subject Luscombe SA flat spins Person Interviewed Richard Zisa

(Continued on Page 18)

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Restoring A Heath-Hender~

This story has as many facets as a well cut diamond It relates to a boy born in 1926 and later recalling adult conversations about Lindbergh crossshying the Atlantic and the Bruno Richard Hauptmann case All this exshycitement about aviation made a lastshying impression on me I recall at age 5 leather helmets with goggles were the fashion for boys including highshytop laced boots with a jack knife sheath like Lindys

As the Depression was upon us money was not to be had and my burning interest in airplanes conshytinued I told my mother my favorite breakfast cereal wast Post 40 Bran Flakes so I could tape a dime to the box top and send it in for a Capt Hawks balsa model plane kit This went on for a few years At Christmas however I would get the glue and dope supply replenished and then the models flew This developed into gas model free flight competition

About 1939 I met a fellow named Irv McGilvery who was a superbrain a super gas modeler and a little older than I Wouldnt you know one Sunshyday in 1941 I stopped to visit him and he had a two-seat Pietenpol Airshycamper in his garage with the wings dismantled It had a Heath-Hendershyson engine on the nose One prop blade was damaged so Irv cleaned it up and made the other blade match for balance This underpowered plane was not capable of flight

This was fantastic Irv let me ocshycupy tl1e front cockpit as he taxied the craft without wings up and down the hayfield on Millers farm This experishyence has lingered in my mind for 40shyplus years

A few years ago Mike Kimbrel deshysigned and built a replica of the 1924 Dormoy Bathtub with a 36 hp VW engine I thought what a grand exshyperience it would be to build a Dorshymoy Bathtub with a genuine HeathshyHenderson engine like the original Having the philosophy that I can do anything I want to if I set my mind to it I set out to build one of these flying machines and get a taste of our pioneers experience I sent a letter to Mike who sent me a set of his super plans

Meanwhile Bob Burge an antique collector of cars motorcycles and airplanes had a Heath Parasol and five or six Heath-Hendersons in varishyous stages of disrepair stored at Merle Betz Airport in Blissfield Michigan It took about a year of negotiating 12 FEBRUARY 1985

The following five photos show the parts and pieces which Wesley Delong purchased and built into a Heath-Henderson engine

nEngine By Wesley DeLong (EAA 11155 Ale 7363)

71 aSandralee Dri ve Toledo OH 43612

(Photos by the author)

and rummaging through this mess scattered on the floor of Merles hangar to collect enough parts to make what I thought would be a comshyplete Heath-Henderson Bear in mind at this time I had no manuals - nothshying but horse sense to go by Fortushynately I ended up with about 90 of the parts being restorable or of patshytern value

I started by cleaning everything followed by measuring and charting all journal bearing and gear informashytion I could develop My headaches started when I put the crank in vee blocks and checked the center main This was okay but the prop extension ran out 065 TIR At Peninsular Steel I bought a piece of 6150 round stock and went to work on a lathe Everyshything was fine unhl it came time to turn the 4 degree taper The piece was short so not being able to use the compound and not having a taper atshytachment I set about the task of making a taper attachment for the lathe Then turning the 4 degree taper was a snap It was an enjoyable task and the crank and extension came out super true

Next I melted the Babbitt out of the main shells made molds and poured all new mains with U S Govt Grade Babbitt My wife wasnt too happy about my making a foundry out of the kitchen but things cooled off includshying the Babbitt

I made a boring fixture so the bores would be concentric with the OD of the main shells and proceeded to bore the mains with 002 clearance to the journals as a goal All went well A serious thought struck me What if the crank is bedded and scraped in and the crank binds or has too much backlash with the timing gears At this point all I had was scrapjunk timing gears for reference some invoshylute spur and some helical However after much measuring and counting it was decided the timing gears were standard 16 DP series gears

Since some of the junk had 5 16 face and some had face gears it was decided to go with size for durabilshyity I bought gear blanks and bronze bushings from a local belting and transmission outlet and went to work on the lathe and mill as the oil pump gear is slotted My son David being a top notch tool and die maker handily broached the keyslots

After oil grooving the bushings in the gears as required and assembling the timing gears to the rear case the crank to timing gear backlash had to be addressed The rear main reshyquired moving To accomplish this repouring and a lot of tedious scrapshying was required

Next I assembled the cam Since the cam main bearings were shot I

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Wesley built the taper aHachment for his lathe shown here turning the 4-degree taper on the new propeller extension

made a new set and proceeded to asshysemble what looked like a decent cam It was severely bound up The first possibility could have been a bad cam and secondly maybe this 60-year-old case had warped the center main out ofline It turned out the cam probably was in a motorcycle wreck as the gear ran out about 020 TIR Back to work on the cam The thread was welded oversize with stainless rod new censhyters were bored and all three bearing ODs were ground chromed and reshyground to fit the cam bearings The cam looked great and it measured right on

When assembling it to the case it still bound up Scratch head now what We removed the cam put in centers and it looked excellent Conshyclusion - the case is warped How do 14 FEBRUARY 1985

The beehive cooling towers were cast at a local foundry from a paHern and machined in Wesleys basement shop

you bore a center main in line with the case end mains I made a boring bar with a 14 sq bit using the end main bearings for the cam and proshyceeded to chuck one end with the other end of the boring bar in the tail stock center The compound was geared into 003 feed and the case was fed down the boring bar The center main had to have 025 dia increase to clean up true This boggled my mind however it was a fact How did this case ever work

After making a new center main bearing to suit the cam assembly was routine I honed the cylinders and reshyseated the valves without problems

The valves were made from Toyota exhaust valves which were cut off and cross drilled for the keeper pins The valve springs are from a Wisconsin engine

One other item of interest is that the pistons were standard OD but had two compression rings and one oil groove After discussing this with Jim Maichele of Hastings Piston Rings it was decided to machine the oil groove to accept an oil ring This was done and Jim made the ring set for the engine Hastings Piston Ring Company can be proud of Jim

The beehive coolers over the intake and exhaust valves were cast at a

Restoring A Heath-Henderson Engine

The right side of the engine showshying the mounting of the single Bosch magneto The oil filler tube is below and aft of the mag

The finished engine is a work of art The engine data plate is barely visible on the upper case ahead of the carburetor The beehive cooling towers are mounted over the valves with the four shorter ones over the intake valves Note the wood beam engine mount and deep wet sump lower case

local foundry from a pattern and were machined in my basement shop

The magneto is a story in itself The magneto purchased with the other Heath-Henderson parts was an unknown quantity but in all it worked out well The case had the mounting threaded holes stripped with no good way to repair them The armature was a solid gob of pitch indicating burnout I contacted Stanshydard Magneto in Chicago where a reshypairable armature was purchased along with some miscellaneous parts The correct magneto as near as can be established is a Robert Bosch FF4AR In the process I came across

a Bosch FF4AL from a Continental A-40 It had a case that looked promshyising Between a box of parts an FF4AR and an FF4AL I was able to make a good mag that will snap at 38

inch spark with the twist of a wrist It is difficult to understand what

drives an aviation enthusiast to do some of these things However the restoration of this engine for the Dorshymoy has been an experience that I will treasure throughout my life

Some of the parts of the story that appear to be omitted can be assumed to be of ordinary engine overhaul nashyture

At the beginning there was a mess

This back view of the Heath-Henderson clearly shows the oil pump with its copshyper lines The coil of wire will connect to the mag switch The oil temperature and pressure instruments are temporarily mounted for test running

of parts and throughout there were precious conversations with Gene Chase EAA Headquarters Otis Spiker last living employee of the Henderson Motorcycle factory in Chicago Lou Lichva Ace Motorcycle expert Dale Crites 1911 Curtiss owner and his crew chief W B Pershykins Dean Salmons Antique Cycle Equipment Joe at Standard Magshyneto Chicago Merle Betts FBO Blissfield Michigan Mrs Shirley Hogdon Henderson Manuals Mrs Thurman Baird Asheville NC Heath B-4 Book W L Schlapman Heath Parasol expert W I McGilshyvery thanks for the ride in 1942 and your friendship and Jim Maichele Hastings Piston Rings This project was long and frustrating at times but it was fun and I have a Heath-Henshyderson restoration that Im kind of proud of bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

By Allan J Bell (EAA 239176)

N8429 Hwy 107 Tomahawk WI 54487

(Photos courtesy of the author)

Who knows when my insanity first started Was it at about seven years of age when I began drawing aeroshyplanes (thats the way it was usually spelled then) Do you remember a plane called the Travel Air Mystery Ship Ill bet Johnny Green would The name still excites me

Maybe the madness began a couple of years later in May of 1927 when Charles Lindbergh thrilled the world with his nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic ocean from New York to Paris A hero must be honored I did it by naming my new German Shepherd puppy Lindy I also built a solid wood model plane with only one wing a monoplane like Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis Beshyfore most planes built or drawn by me were biplanes or even triplanes

The derangement continued into 1928 when Johnny Green and I dragged many coaster wagon loads of wood lath to Johnnys home A large community building the Macabee Hall in our hometown of Wausau Wisconsin was being torn down to make room for - a filling station

The wood lath was transformed with a saw and hammer and nails and enthusiasm into an airplane large enough for one of us to sit in Mounted on the wagon and pushed or pulled it took little imagination to put us up in the clouds

My friends father kept our assemshybly line humming by smashing plane after plane into smithereens I dont remember the reason I dont think we were ever told not to build any more and I now wonder why we didnt 16 FEBRUARY 1985

The author Allan Bell (R) with his pal John Green in 1930

transfer the operation to my home Maybe it was Johnnys wagon

His dad would have qualified for an ace several times over with the many aircraft he destroyed We never lost our zest we had plenty of wood lath and the planes got better each time

A large farm field on the edge of town was often used by pilots for landshyings and take-offs It was relatively smooth with the fences far enough apart so that entanglements didnt happen too often There were no runshyways The planes used the wind to their full advantage avoiding crossshywinds at all costs The narrow landing gear and the light construction made things tricky enough

If a plane roared over town quite low headed in the direction of the field we ran like crazy (there I go again) trying to beat it Those gogshygled helmeted daredevils How we envied them Not to be outdone we strutted around with our sheeplined imitation pilot helmets complete with attached goggles on the forehead Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward must have sold millions

It seemed to us that the few local pilots spent most of their time repairshying their planes Much more than they did flying Accidents were freshyquent engines unpredictable and pilots suspect Injuries were usually slight likely due to slow landing speeds Most of the planes were World War I surplus (even then) Curtiss Jennies

A plane manufactured locally was called an Osaco an acronym for

Olson Standard Airplane Company The owner was a sawed-off Swede named Reidar Olson He was optimisshytic enthusiastic probably brave (or foolish) and a hero to all of us kids

I only got inside the plant once A couple of fifteen year olds appeared to be his only employees They were busy nailing plywood gussets on wing ribs using tiny nails See what I mean about being brave or the other Motorshycycle engines inexpensive and readishyly available were used for the power plants These quit at unexpected and inopportune times

The Depression ended this venture In later years Reidar was a successful fishing tackle manufacturer and deshyveloper of an improved performance oil-burning furnace

The lunacy continued into the 1930s Building models that flew was now the craze The first model plane I saw fly was a Ceci l Paoli It was in the shape of a flat elongated triangle looking something like the TransAmerica building in California does now A pusher model with twin propellers the horizontal stabilizer was at the apex of the triangle in front with the wing in the rear

The rubber band powered propelshylers had to be wound many turns in opposite directions a tiresome job Some inventive mind fashioned a hand egg beater with hooks that did the job quickly and easily

Several other nuts and myself formed the Flying Aces Model Airplane Club Many of our models were of simple design just a strong single stick fuselage plus wings and

Young Allan Bells version of Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis

tail If the stick wasnt sturdy enough a few too many turns of the rubber bands warped the fuselage

Fancier models were constructed of very thin sheets of ultra light balsa wood for fuselages andor wings Others had fuselages built up of tiny

6 square strips of balsa wood covshyered with colored Japanese tissue paper Wings were assembled in a similar manner with balsa ribs and spars Water applied to the paper would shrink it giving a tight drumshylike covering which we prized

All the balsa wood was cut with a razor blade - so were our fingers Dried model airplane glue accumushylated on the fingers too to be picked at and pulled off the following day Just occupational hazards We whitshytled props of cedar just for practice but the smell of those fresh arbor vitae shavings was cherished as well Old discarded telephone poles furshynished the raw material

The Cracker Jack company offered free model kits in exchange for blue sailor boys cut from box fronts We ate gobs of Cracker Jacks Radio exshycited us with stories of a daring pilot Jimmie Allen Magazines were exshychanged until they fell apart Our bible was one called Model Airplane News but Flying Aces G-8 and His Battle Aces and Aero Digest werent far behind

After a model had crashed one or more times (the norm as crashes were far more frequent than successful

Allan built this biplane some 55 years ago

flights) they often came to a fiery end Wound up set afire and launched from a porch roof they were spectacushylar at night Our own version of shot down in flames Displays of our modshyels in downtown store windows swelled our egos Otz Zellmer made

Pilot Lt Allan J Bell (L-standing) and his crew Aircraft is B-24J SIN 42-100224 of the 98th Bomb Squadron based in the Marianas in the Pacific 1944-1945

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the top models he had the most pashytience Bill Ball was the fastest buildshyer by far

Remembered names of those modshyels are Curtiss Robin Sopwith Camel Spad Fokker DVII and DVm Northshyrop Gamma Aeronca C-3 Gee Bee Speedster Stinson Reliant and Lockshyheed Vega

The BIG event took place when I was 15 I was watching a local pilot Ed Marquardt practice landings and take offs in his Aeronca C-3 This was a small light safe and inexpensive aircraft that carried the pilot and one passenger in its triangular-shaped fuselage

When Ed asked if I would like a ride Im sure he already knew the answer Was I walking on air No I was finally up in it What a feeling I was surprised to find it kind of bumpy and noisy too No complaints though I was flying The finale of that flight a sideslip to lose altitude quickly took place right above Kings Dam on the Wisconsin River My heart (and my stomach) were both in the vicinity of my mouth The bottom drops out something like the old illshyadjusted elevators sometimes did It remains one of the top thrills in my lifetime

The Depression curtailed any dreams of flying lessons or flying school A war came along Pilots were needed John Green reappeared after a 15-year absence to reveal the opporshytunities of the Aviation Cadet proshygram Uncle Sam would pay you to learn to fly You wouldnt have to worry about the trenches or foxholes

After a year of frenzied study hard work and much flying the proud moshyment arrived My wife pinned those sought-for wings to my puffed up chest I had won my wings The dream was fulfilled

Many moons have passed Weve even been there Weve walked on it and brought some back And well go farther

I still look up every time I hear an airplane

Im still crazy - about airplanes bull

TYPE CLUB ACTIVITIES (Continued from page 11)

Aircraft Luscombe 8A N1170K 46 metal wing no radio or electrical sysshytem

Location Waterbury CN and Plymouth MA

Date Summer of 1978 Conditions Full fuel (14 gal) 2

people on board (160 and 180 lbs) Both men had previously spun airshycraft on many occasions and had spun this aircraft doing 3 turn spins numerous times

Objective To climb to 5000 AGL and execute a 6 turn spin

Here is the story as told to John Bright by Dick Zisa operator of Glider Flights in West Palm Beach Dick stated that he and the other man had climbed to 5000 ft AGL and enshytered a spin as planned (he did not remember which direction) Upon entry everything s(emed normal compared to previotlts spins in the same aircraft After a number of spins the nose of the aircraft began an oscillation up and down as it spun raising and lowering After about 6 turns spin recovery was initiated with no results Everything got quiet stated Dick and the nose seemed to stabilize regarding raising and lowering The aircraft continued to spin with little wind noise for 2 more turns Ailerons had no effect nor did elevator or rudder Power was applied with no effect Opening the

AlC NEWS (Continued from Page 4)

tion Facility (Silver Hill) The tour will take place on April 13-14 1985 and will include personalized behindshythe-scenes looks at the Silver Hill facility On Saturday evening April 13 there will be a banquet held in the hangar at historic College Park Airshyport the oldest continuously operated airport in the world where Wilbur Wright taught the first Army aviators to fly The National Air amp Space Museum is the mecca for the aviation enthusiast and the Silver Hill facility gives a look at the aircraft in storage and in the process of restoration for the main museum Silver Hill is the place for the aircraft builder restorer or avii1tion history buff April in Washington is perhaps the most beaushytiful time for one ofthe most beautiful cities in the world the trees are newly leafed the spring flowers are in bloom and its not as hot and muggy as it gets later in the summer

Tojoin the group contact Margaret Scesa 9611 51st Place College Park MD 20740 3011345-3164

doors had no effect The only change occuring at this time was that the rate of spin was increasing

At each attempt to recover from the spin the controls were neutralized At this point Dick decided that the only chance for recovery was to move the CG forward He opened the right door (he stated that there was little wind pressure on the door) and began climbing around the door When he was about halfway around the nose dropped and spin recovery was achieved

The purpose of this article is not to have you practice climbing out ofyour Luscombe in order to recover from a flat spin It is to have you do what Dick did when they landed Do a weight and balance check It was found that the flat spinprone aircraft had a CG 2 aft of the rear limit Why The aircraft had been painted twice since new It had 2 quarts of oil in the baggage compartment and the tail cone had considerable dirt in it No weight and balance computations had been done since the plane left the factory Check your airplane for safety bull

More information on Luscombe Association can be obtained by writing or phoning John B Bergeshyseon 6438 W Millbrook Road Remus MI 49340517561-2393

EAA AVIATION MUSEUM ACQUIRES THE MAX

CONRAD COLLECTION

When pioneer aviator Max Conrad visited the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin in March 1979 he offered to donate his memorabilia including photos scrapbooks troshyphies plaques log books plus many other mementos he had collected durshying is 51-year flying career

It was not to be that Max would personally deliver these items to the Museum as he passed away the folshylowing month at age 76 Known as the Flying Grandfather he logged more than 50000 hours many of them crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in light aircraft He set several distance and endurance world recshyords

Max Conrads daughter Katherine Conrad Kersten of Milwaukee Wisshyconsin recently delivered the first porshytion of her fathers extensive collecshytion to the Museum in Oshkosh The EAA Aviation Foundation is honored to receive these items and an approshypriate display to pay tribute to this esteemed individual will be preparedbull

1 tl FEBRUARY 1985

First flolwttiri to exceed Mach 1 is shown here minus outer whwrllJlnll Fun site It is being resto__~~~_______red by

ESCUE OP A SEA DAR By Leonard McGinty (EAA 6036 Ale 3029)

878 Main Street Thonotosassa FL 33592

Being a long-time EAA member and vitally interested in the preservashytion of antique and classic aircraft for future generations I became inshyterested several years ago in a rare derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart This aircraft was at the now defunct SST Museum near Kissimmee Florida in deplorable condition with weeds growing through and around its various component parts

I began tracing the ownership of this machine and first went to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters with the name of a museum on the west coast that was supposed to own this airshycraft Gene provided me with the phone number of the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington and I immediately called and talked with their Executive Director Mr Howard K Lovering Mr Lovering and I negotiated plans for the storage of this aircraft at the Sun n Fun site at Lakeland Florida The Board of Dishyrectors at Sun n Fun and Mr Lovershyings Museum board agreed upon the terms and conditions of the Sea Darts removal and restoration

During the period of telephone conshyversations and letter writing the airshycraft mysteriously disappeared I inshyformed Mr Lovering and then conshytacted various sheriffs departments throughout the State of Florida tracshying the movement of this airplane in the general direction of Tennessee The truck and its cargo had bypassed all Florida Highway Patrol scales and disappeared across the border into Georgia The Georgia Highway Pashytrol Florida Highway Patrol and

various sheriffs departments were unable to locate the missing aircraft

I then called a good friend and EAA member John Baugh in Nashville Tennessee telling him the aircraft was heading in his general direction and asking ifhe could offer any assistshyance Johnny responded Leonard before the night is out it will be on TV radio and in the newspaper Were gonna find that warbird for ya His southern drawl meant what he said

Several days later I got a call from John One of his duck hunting budshydies in the back woods of Tennessee had found a derelict sitting on a trailer and he told John Youve got to see this aircraft Its the strangest looking think Ive ever seen John followed his friend to the plane examined it and then called me What are the numbers on that airplane you had I gave them to him and he said Thats the ugliest looking think I ever saw but I found it The Sea Dart was at an aircraft salvage yard in the hills ofTennessee I immediately called the sheriff in that county and told him that I was responsible for the plane After much letter writing and documents to prove it was mine the sheriff said Okay come and get it

But getting the plane wasnt easy It took some talking by the sheriff and an attorney to convince the presshyent holder of the aircraft that it wasnt his About the time this was successful the fellow filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the Fedshyeral Judge in Tennessee said Mr McGinty its your plane however it is on a trailer that is under federal jurisdiction so you cannot move it After much negotiating the judge agreed that if we sent a crane and a

low boy he would release the airplane to us

Further negotiations resulted in the judge agreeing to allow us to move the Sea Dart back to Florida on the same trailer that it was on but we would have to pay the expenses That sounded easiest to us so I imshymediately wired the money And then the truck jack-knifed coming out of the farm at which the plane was stored That delayed us some more but we did eventually get the plane to its present location in Lakeland where it is being restored to static display by EAA volunteers

The Sea Dart is one of five aircraft of this type built by Convair Most of the others have been destroyed It is an engineering marvel that we feel should be preserved so future generashytions can see the concept Many dedishycated EAAers have been involved with this project from the start but some deserve special recognition Bill Williams Ken Chalker Rocky and Flo Sawyer left their jobs and homes to come out in a rain storm to help off load this machine And John Baugh went through a lot of trial and tribushylation to help via long distance It just proves that EAAers have the tenacity of a bull dog If you want the job done dont hire it out get EAAers to volunshyteer - theyll accomplish it bull

AUTHORS NOTE Only two more Sea Dart volunteer work parties are scheduled prior to Sun n Fun 85 The dates are February 16 and March 2 at the Sun n Fun site on the Lakeland Florida Airport All help will be greatly appreciated

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Letters To Editor Dear Gene

Many thanks for your letter and enclosures

The Corben brochure will be espeshycially helpful to the project and anshyswers most of the questions we had

Surprising how many of our sources drew a blank on photo prints of the Super Ace - even the Smithsonian had nothing

And we were gratified to see that you too had concluded that the final installment of the construction article (in Popular Aviation) was never pubshylished One wonders why

Was intrigued to learn of your inshyterest in model building we freshyquently encounter people who are either former builders or who someshyhow manage to stay active in both camps As you say people such as Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are truly amazing for their abilities in both full-size and model aviation In my own case I find it difficult to keep the pace with even the tiny jobs seemingly spending most of my spare time just writing about them leaving little time for actually building and flying Ah well at least there is no possible danger of boreshydom right

Cordially Bill Hannan for the Williams Brothers 181 Pawnee Street San Marcos California 92069

Gentlemen The article by Dennis Parks in the

October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE caught my eye Ive been a fan of the Bill Barnes series since way back Would it be possible to get some 3-view plans for the old Lancer and Snorter aircraft from the series I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining them and gladly pay costs involved

Sincerely Ed Morton (EAA 148076 AC 5221) 13338-1 SW 114th Lane Miami FL 33186

EAA member Dick Gleason Route 2 Box 125 Austin Minnesota 55912 has an extensive collection of plans and may be able to comply with your request

Dear Gene I enjoyed reading about the Oshshy

kosh 84 Grand Champion Classic the Cessna 140 N4135N My first student purchased this airplane in 1951 when it had 190 hours total time for the then fantastic sum of $2000 when clean 140s were going to $1 200 to $1500

The former owner said I didnt want to sell it - I didnt think anyone would pay that price

In the long run I think it was a bargain anyway as it was the cleanest and best flying 140 that I ever flew

At Oshkosh I showed the present owners Rick and Kathie Paige my autographs in the planes log books as I did a few inspections and mainteshynance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956

Keep up the good work Cheers Shelby B Hagberg (EAA 2473 AlC 211) Rt 1 Box 42 Greenville IA 51343

Dear Sir I recently acquired an RAF rigshy

ging Manual that had belonged to RAF Sgt-Major D K Morrison dated 1916-17-18-19

You will find enclosed the list of 26 airplanes covered in the manual with my notes as to the completeness of the material on each including photos drawings dimension tables and text

I feel that some of the replica buildshyers could use this information to good advantage The copies of the indishyvidual pages for each plane will be copied in the 8V2 x 11 size rather than the 412 x 7 pages ofthe original book

The enclosed listing includes the price of copies for each plane as they vary as to amount of information available I will be glad to answer questions about any of them

Ernest E Miner (EAA 85465) 321 So Middle St Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Mr Miner included with his letter a copy of the SE 5A rigging instrucshytions This information would be vital to anyone building a replica of the aircraft Among the 26 planes listed are the Bristol Fighter Nieuport Scout Sopwith Trip1ane Spad S VII etc Scale modelers and WW I buffs would also be interested in this mateshyrial for their collections Contact Mr Miner for more information

Dear Dennis I want to thank you for the book

review You emphasized the parts of the story that I feel will be interesting to most airplane people The years from 1910 to World War I is a period that most of us dont know too much about We know about the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss and then we jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there was a typographical error that rearranged my first name The letters were all there but with a different arrangeshyment

Again thanks for the write-up Yours Foster A Lane (EAA 137998 AC 4796) Lane Aviation Corporation Columbus International

Airport Columbus OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertent misspelling of Foster Lanes first name in the review ofhis book in the December 1984 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

Dear Sir I really enjoy THE VINTAGE

AIRPLANE very much I read each issue from cover to cover

Congratulations on an intertsting magazine All those stories of old airshycraft and their history are quite inshyteresting

Keep up the good work Yours truly J F Leatherman (EAA 17630 AC 7961) 1408 Elizabeth Scott City KS 67871

Dear Sirs I joined EAA in 1975 (member

number 88645) but allowed my memshybership to lapse I have recently purchased an Aeronca 7 AC and am interested in learning about the airshycraft through your organization

Please send information on joining the AntiqueClassic Division and what you might have in the way of literature on the 7AC Champ

Thank you Sincerely Robert P Gralton 6060 S 92nd Street Hales Corners WI 53130 bull

Information concerning membershyship Chapters and Aeroncas was sent to Mr Gralton

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MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

22 FEBRUARY 1985

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23

Restoring A Heath-Hender~

This story has as many facets as a well cut diamond It relates to a boy born in 1926 and later recalling adult conversations about Lindbergh crossshying the Atlantic and the Bruno Richard Hauptmann case All this exshycitement about aviation made a lastshying impression on me I recall at age 5 leather helmets with goggles were the fashion for boys including highshytop laced boots with a jack knife sheath like Lindys

As the Depression was upon us money was not to be had and my burning interest in airplanes conshytinued I told my mother my favorite breakfast cereal wast Post 40 Bran Flakes so I could tape a dime to the box top and send it in for a Capt Hawks balsa model plane kit This went on for a few years At Christmas however I would get the glue and dope supply replenished and then the models flew This developed into gas model free flight competition

About 1939 I met a fellow named Irv McGilvery who was a superbrain a super gas modeler and a little older than I Wouldnt you know one Sunshyday in 1941 I stopped to visit him and he had a two-seat Pietenpol Airshycamper in his garage with the wings dismantled It had a Heath-Hendershyson engine on the nose One prop blade was damaged so Irv cleaned it up and made the other blade match for balance This underpowered plane was not capable of flight

This was fantastic Irv let me ocshycupy tl1e front cockpit as he taxied the craft without wings up and down the hayfield on Millers farm This experishyence has lingered in my mind for 40shyplus years

A few years ago Mike Kimbrel deshysigned and built a replica of the 1924 Dormoy Bathtub with a 36 hp VW engine I thought what a grand exshyperience it would be to build a Dorshymoy Bathtub with a genuine HeathshyHenderson engine like the original Having the philosophy that I can do anything I want to if I set my mind to it I set out to build one of these flying machines and get a taste of our pioneers experience I sent a letter to Mike who sent me a set of his super plans

Meanwhile Bob Burge an antique collector of cars motorcycles and airplanes had a Heath Parasol and five or six Heath-Hendersons in varishyous stages of disrepair stored at Merle Betz Airport in Blissfield Michigan It took about a year of negotiating 12 FEBRUARY 1985

The following five photos show the parts and pieces which Wesley Delong purchased and built into a Heath-Henderson engine

nEngine By Wesley DeLong (EAA 11155 Ale 7363)

71 aSandralee Dri ve Toledo OH 43612

(Photos by the author)

and rummaging through this mess scattered on the floor of Merles hangar to collect enough parts to make what I thought would be a comshyplete Heath-Henderson Bear in mind at this time I had no manuals - nothshying but horse sense to go by Fortushynately I ended up with about 90 of the parts being restorable or of patshytern value

I started by cleaning everything followed by measuring and charting all journal bearing and gear informashytion I could develop My headaches started when I put the crank in vee blocks and checked the center main This was okay but the prop extension ran out 065 TIR At Peninsular Steel I bought a piece of 6150 round stock and went to work on a lathe Everyshything was fine unhl it came time to turn the 4 degree taper The piece was short so not being able to use the compound and not having a taper atshytachment I set about the task of making a taper attachment for the lathe Then turning the 4 degree taper was a snap It was an enjoyable task and the crank and extension came out super true

Next I melted the Babbitt out of the main shells made molds and poured all new mains with U S Govt Grade Babbitt My wife wasnt too happy about my making a foundry out of the kitchen but things cooled off includshying the Babbitt

I made a boring fixture so the bores would be concentric with the OD of the main shells and proceeded to bore the mains with 002 clearance to the journals as a goal All went well A serious thought struck me What if the crank is bedded and scraped in and the crank binds or has too much backlash with the timing gears At this point all I had was scrapjunk timing gears for reference some invoshylute spur and some helical However after much measuring and counting it was decided the timing gears were standard 16 DP series gears

Since some of the junk had 5 16 face and some had face gears it was decided to go with size for durabilshyity I bought gear blanks and bronze bushings from a local belting and transmission outlet and went to work on the lathe and mill as the oil pump gear is slotted My son David being a top notch tool and die maker handily broached the keyslots

After oil grooving the bushings in the gears as required and assembling the timing gears to the rear case the crank to timing gear backlash had to be addressed The rear main reshyquired moving To accomplish this repouring and a lot of tedious scrapshying was required

Next I assembled the cam Since the cam main bearings were shot I

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13

Wesley built the taper aHachment for his lathe shown here turning the 4-degree taper on the new propeller extension

made a new set and proceeded to asshysemble what looked like a decent cam It was severely bound up The first possibility could have been a bad cam and secondly maybe this 60-year-old case had warped the center main out ofline It turned out the cam probably was in a motorcycle wreck as the gear ran out about 020 TIR Back to work on the cam The thread was welded oversize with stainless rod new censhyters were bored and all three bearing ODs were ground chromed and reshyground to fit the cam bearings The cam looked great and it measured right on

When assembling it to the case it still bound up Scratch head now what We removed the cam put in centers and it looked excellent Conshyclusion - the case is warped How do 14 FEBRUARY 1985

The beehive cooling towers were cast at a local foundry from a paHern and machined in Wesleys basement shop

you bore a center main in line with the case end mains I made a boring bar with a 14 sq bit using the end main bearings for the cam and proshyceeded to chuck one end with the other end of the boring bar in the tail stock center The compound was geared into 003 feed and the case was fed down the boring bar The center main had to have 025 dia increase to clean up true This boggled my mind however it was a fact How did this case ever work

After making a new center main bearing to suit the cam assembly was routine I honed the cylinders and reshyseated the valves without problems

The valves were made from Toyota exhaust valves which were cut off and cross drilled for the keeper pins The valve springs are from a Wisconsin engine

One other item of interest is that the pistons were standard OD but had two compression rings and one oil groove After discussing this with Jim Maichele of Hastings Piston Rings it was decided to machine the oil groove to accept an oil ring This was done and Jim made the ring set for the engine Hastings Piston Ring Company can be proud of Jim

The beehive coolers over the intake and exhaust valves were cast at a

Restoring A Heath-Henderson Engine

The right side of the engine showshying the mounting of the single Bosch magneto The oil filler tube is below and aft of the mag

The finished engine is a work of art The engine data plate is barely visible on the upper case ahead of the carburetor The beehive cooling towers are mounted over the valves with the four shorter ones over the intake valves Note the wood beam engine mount and deep wet sump lower case

local foundry from a pattern and were machined in my basement shop

The magneto is a story in itself The magneto purchased with the other Heath-Henderson parts was an unknown quantity but in all it worked out well The case had the mounting threaded holes stripped with no good way to repair them The armature was a solid gob of pitch indicating burnout I contacted Stanshydard Magneto in Chicago where a reshypairable armature was purchased along with some miscellaneous parts The correct magneto as near as can be established is a Robert Bosch FF4AR In the process I came across

a Bosch FF4AL from a Continental A-40 It had a case that looked promshyising Between a box of parts an FF4AR and an FF4AL I was able to make a good mag that will snap at 38

inch spark with the twist of a wrist It is difficult to understand what

drives an aviation enthusiast to do some of these things However the restoration of this engine for the Dorshymoy has been an experience that I will treasure throughout my life

Some of the parts of the story that appear to be omitted can be assumed to be of ordinary engine overhaul nashyture

At the beginning there was a mess

This back view of the Heath-Henderson clearly shows the oil pump with its copshyper lines The coil of wire will connect to the mag switch The oil temperature and pressure instruments are temporarily mounted for test running

of parts and throughout there were precious conversations with Gene Chase EAA Headquarters Otis Spiker last living employee of the Henderson Motorcycle factory in Chicago Lou Lichva Ace Motorcycle expert Dale Crites 1911 Curtiss owner and his crew chief W B Pershykins Dean Salmons Antique Cycle Equipment Joe at Standard Magshyneto Chicago Merle Betts FBO Blissfield Michigan Mrs Shirley Hogdon Henderson Manuals Mrs Thurman Baird Asheville NC Heath B-4 Book W L Schlapman Heath Parasol expert W I McGilshyvery thanks for the ride in 1942 and your friendship and Jim Maichele Hastings Piston Rings This project was long and frustrating at times but it was fun and I have a Heath-Henshyderson restoration that Im kind of proud of bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

By Allan J Bell (EAA 239176)

N8429 Hwy 107 Tomahawk WI 54487

(Photos courtesy of the author)

Who knows when my insanity first started Was it at about seven years of age when I began drawing aeroshyplanes (thats the way it was usually spelled then) Do you remember a plane called the Travel Air Mystery Ship Ill bet Johnny Green would The name still excites me

Maybe the madness began a couple of years later in May of 1927 when Charles Lindbergh thrilled the world with his nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic ocean from New York to Paris A hero must be honored I did it by naming my new German Shepherd puppy Lindy I also built a solid wood model plane with only one wing a monoplane like Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis Beshyfore most planes built or drawn by me were biplanes or even triplanes

The derangement continued into 1928 when Johnny Green and I dragged many coaster wagon loads of wood lath to Johnnys home A large community building the Macabee Hall in our hometown of Wausau Wisconsin was being torn down to make room for - a filling station

The wood lath was transformed with a saw and hammer and nails and enthusiasm into an airplane large enough for one of us to sit in Mounted on the wagon and pushed or pulled it took little imagination to put us up in the clouds

My friends father kept our assemshybly line humming by smashing plane after plane into smithereens I dont remember the reason I dont think we were ever told not to build any more and I now wonder why we didnt 16 FEBRUARY 1985

The author Allan Bell (R) with his pal John Green in 1930

transfer the operation to my home Maybe it was Johnnys wagon

His dad would have qualified for an ace several times over with the many aircraft he destroyed We never lost our zest we had plenty of wood lath and the planes got better each time

A large farm field on the edge of town was often used by pilots for landshyings and take-offs It was relatively smooth with the fences far enough apart so that entanglements didnt happen too often There were no runshyways The planes used the wind to their full advantage avoiding crossshywinds at all costs The narrow landing gear and the light construction made things tricky enough

If a plane roared over town quite low headed in the direction of the field we ran like crazy (there I go again) trying to beat it Those gogshygled helmeted daredevils How we envied them Not to be outdone we strutted around with our sheeplined imitation pilot helmets complete with attached goggles on the forehead Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward must have sold millions

It seemed to us that the few local pilots spent most of their time repairshying their planes Much more than they did flying Accidents were freshyquent engines unpredictable and pilots suspect Injuries were usually slight likely due to slow landing speeds Most of the planes were World War I surplus (even then) Curtiss Jennies

A plane manufactured locally was called an Osaco an acronym for

Olson Standard Airplane Company The owner was a sawed-off Swede named Reidar Olson He was optimisshytic enthusiastic probably brave (or foolish) and a hero to all of us kids

I only got inside the plant once A couple of fifteen year olds appeared to be his only employees They were busy nailing plywood gussets on wing ribs using tiny nails See what I mean about being brave or the other Motorshycycle engines inexpensive and readishyly available were used for the power plants These quit at unexpected and inopportune times

The Depression ended this venture In later years Reidar was a successful fishing tackle manufacturer and deshyveloper of an improved performance oil-burning furnace

The lunacy continued into the 1930s Building models that flew was now the craze The first model plane I saw fly was a Ceci l Paoli It was in the shape of a flat elongated triangle looking something like the TransAmerica building in California does now A pusher model with twin propellers the horizontal stabilizer was at the apex of the triangle in front with the wing in the rear

The rubber band powered propelshylers had to be wound many turns in opposite directions a tiresome job Some inventive mind fashioned a hand egg beater with hooks that did the job quickly and easily

Several other nuts and myself formed the Flying Aces Model Airplane Club Many of our models were of simple design just a strong single stick fuselage plus wings and

Young Allan Bells version of Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis

tail If the stick wasnt sturdy enough a few too many turns of the rubber bands warped the fuselage

Fancier models were constructed of very thin sheets of ultra light balsa wood for fuselages andor wings Others had fuselages built up of tiny

6 square strips of balsa wood covshyered with colored Japanese tissue paper Wings were assembled in a similar manner with balsa ribs and spars Water applied to the paper would shrink it giving a tight drumshylike covering which we prized

All the balsa wood was cut with a razor blade - so were our fingers Dried model airplane glue accumushylated on the fingers too to be picked at and pulled off the following day Just occupational hazards We whitshytled props of cedar just for practice but the smell of those fresh arbor vitae shavings was cherished as well Old discarded telephone poles furshynished the raw material

The Cracker Jack company offered free model kits in exchange for blue sailor boys cut from box fronts We ate gobs of Cracker Jacks Radio exshycited us with stories of a daring pilot Jimmie Allen Magazines were exshychanged until they fell apart Our bible was one called Model Airplane News but Flying Aces G-8 and His Battle Aces and Aero Digest werent far behind

After a model had crashed one or more times (the norm as crashes were far more frequent than successful

Allan built this biplane some 55 years ago

flights) they often came to a fiery end Wound up set afire and launched from a porch roof they were spectacushylar at night Our own version of shot down in flames Displays of our modshyels in downtown store windows swelled our egos Otz Zellmer made

Pilot Lt Allan J Bell (L-standing) and his crew Aircraft is B-24J SIN 42-100224 of the 98th Bomb Squadron based in the Marianas in the Pacific 1944-1945

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

the top models he had the most pashytience Bill Ball was the fastest buildshyer by far

Remembered names of those modshyels are Curtiss Robin Sopwith Camel Spad Fokker DVII and DVm Northshyrop Gamma Aeronca C-3 Gee Bee Speedster Stinson Reliant and Lockshyheed Vega

The BIG event took place when I was 15 I was watching a local pilot Ed Marquardt practice landings and take offs in his Aeronca C-3 This was a small light safe and inexpensive aircraft that carried the pilot and one passenger in its triangular-shaped fuselage

When Ed asked if I would like a ride Im sure he already knew the answer Was I walking on air No I was finally up in it What a feeling I was surprised to find it kind of bumpy and noisy too No complaints though I was flying The finale of that flight a sideslip to lose altitude quickly took place right above Kings Dam on the Wisconsin River My heart (and my stomach) were both in the vicinity of my mouth The bottom drops out something like the old illshyadjusted elevators sometimes did It remains one of the top thrills in my lifetime

The Depression curtailed any dreams of flying lessons or flying school A war came along Pilots were needed John Green reappeared after a 15-year absence to reveal the opporshytunities of the Aviation Cadet proshygram Uncle Sam would pay you to learn to fly You wouldnt have to worry about the trenches or foxholes

After a year of frenzied study hard work and much flying the proud moshyment arrived My wife pinned those sought-for wings to my puffed up chest I had won my wings The dream was fulfilled

Many moons have passed Weve even been there Weve walked on it and brought some back And well go farther

I still look up every time I hear an airplane

Im still crazy - about airplanes bull

TYPE CLUB ACTIVITIES (Continued from page 11)

Aircraft Luscombe 8A N1170K 46 metal wing no radio or electrical sysshytem

Location Waterbury CN and Plymouth MA

Date Summer of 1978 Conditions Full fuel (14 gal) 2

people on board (160 and 180 lbs) Both men had previously spun airshycraft on many occasions and had spun this aircraft doing 3 turn spins numerous times

Objective To climb to 5000 AGL and execute a 6 turn spin

Here is the story as told to John Bright by Dick Zisa operator of Glider Flights in West Palm Beach Dick stated that he and the other man had climbed to 5000 ft AGL and enshytered a spin as planned (he did not remember which direction) Upon entry everything s(emed normal compared to previotlts spins in the same aircraft After a number of spins the nose of the aircraft began an oscillation up and down as it spun raising and lowering After about 6 turns spin recovery was initiated with no results Everything got quiet stated Dick and the nose seemed to stabilize regarding raising and lowering The aircraft continued to spin with little wind noise for 2 more turns Ailerons had no effect nor did elevator or rudder Power was applied with no effect Opening the

AlC NEWS (Continued from Page 4)

tion Facility (Silver Hill) The tour will take place on April 13-14 1985 and will include personalized behindshythe-scenes looks at the Silver Hill facility On Saturday evening April 13 there will be a banquet held in the hangar at historic College Park Airshyport the oldest continuously operated airport in the world where Wilbur Wright taught the first Army aviators to fly The National Air amp Space Museum is the mecca for the aviation enthusiast and the Silver Hill facility gives a look at the aircraft in storage and in the process of restoration for the main museum Silver Hill is the place for the aircraft builder restorer or avii1tion history buff April in Washington is perhaps the most beaushytiful time for one ofthe most beautiful cities in the world the trees are newly leafed the spring flowers are in bloom and its not as hot and muggy as it gets later in the summer

Tojoin the group contact Margaret Scesa 9611 51st Place College Park MD 20740 3011345-3164

doors had no effect The only change occuring at this time was that the rate of spin was increasing

At each attempt to recover from the spin the controls were neutralized At this point Dick decided that the only chance for recovery was to move the CG forward He opened the right door (he stated that there was little wind pressure on the door) and began climbing around the door When he was about halfway around the nose dropped and spin recovery was achieved

The purpose of this article is not to have you practice climbing out ofyour Luscombe in order to recover from a flat spin It is to have you do what Dick did when they landed Do a weight and balance check It was found that the flat spinprone aircraft had a CG 2 aft of the rear limit Why The aircraft had been painted twice since new It had 2 quarts of oil in the baggage compartment and the tail cone had considerable dirt in it No weight and balance computations had been done since the plane left the factory Check your airplane for safety bull

More information on Luscombe Association can be obtained by writing or phoning John B Bergeshyseon 6438 W Millbrook Road Remus MI 49340517561-2393

EAA AVIATION MUSEUM ACQUIRES THE MAX

CONRAD COLLECTION

When pioneer aviator Max Conrad visited the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin in March 1979 he offered to donate his memorabilia including photos scrapbooks troshyphies plaques log books plus many other mementos he had collected durshying is 51-year flying career

It was not to be that Max would personally deliver these items to the Museum as he passed away the folshylowing month at age 76 Known as the Flying Grandfather he logged more than 50000 hours many of them crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in light aircraft He set several distance and endurance world recshyords

Max Conrads daughter Katherine Conrad Kersten of Milwaukee Wisshyconsin recently delivered the first porshytion of her fathers extensive collecshytion to the Museum in Oshkosh The EAA Aviation Foundation is honored to receive these items and an approshypriate display to pay tribute to this esteemed individual will be preparedbull

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First flolwttiri to exceed Mach 1 is shown here minus outer whwrllJlnll Fun site It is being resto__~~~_______red by

ESCUE OP A SEA DAR By Leonard McGinty (EAA 6036 Ale 3029)

878 Main Street Thonotosassa FL 33592

Being a long-time EAA member and vitally interested in the preservashytion of antique and classic aircraft for future generations I became inshyterested several years ago in a rare derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart This aircraft was at the now defunct SST Museum near Kissimmee Florida in deplorable condition with weeds growing through and around its various component parts

I began tracing the ownership of this machine and first went to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters with the name of a museum on the west coast that was supposed to own this airshycraft Gene provided me with the phone number of the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington and I immediately called and talked with their Executive Director Mr Howard K Lovering Mr Lovering and I negotiated plans for the storage of this aircraft at the Sun n Fun site at Lakeland Florida The Board of Dishyrectors at Sun n Fun and Mr Lovershyings Museum board agreed upon the terms and conditions of the Sea Darts removal and restoration

During the period of telephone conshyversations and letter writing the airshycraft mysteriously disappeared I inshyformed Mr Lovering and then conshytacted various sheriffs departments throughout the State of Florida tracshying the movement of this airplane in the general direction of Tennessee The truck and its cargo had bypassed all Florida Highway Patrol scales and disappeared across the border into Georgia The Georgia Highway Pashytrol Florida Highway Patrol and

various sheriffs departments were unable to locate the missing aircraft

I then called a good friend and EAA member John Baugh in Nashville Tennessee telling him the aircraft was heading in his general direction and asking ifhe could offer any assistshyance Johnny responded Leonard before the night is out it will be on TV radio and in the newspaper Were gonna find that warbird for ya His southern drawl meant what he said

Several days later I got a call from John One of his duck hunting budshydies in the back woods of Tennessee had found a derelict sitting on a trailer and he told John Youve got to see this aircraft Its the strangest looking think Ive ever seen John followed his friend to the plane examined it and then called me What are the numbers on that airplane you had I gave them to him and he said Thats the ugliest looking think I ever saw but I found it The Sea Dart was at an aircraft salvage yard in the hills ofTennessee I immediately called the sheriff in that county and told him that I was responsible for the plane After much letter writing and documents to prove it was mine the sheriff said Okay come and get it

But getting the plane wasnt easy It took some talking by the sheriff and an attorney to convince the presshyent holder of the aircraft that it wasnt his About the time this was successful the fellow filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the Fedshyeral Judge in Tennessee said Mr McGinty its your plane however it is on a trailer that is under federal jurisdiction so you cannot move it After much negotiating the judge agreed that if we sent a crane and a

low boy he would release the airplane to us

Further negotiations resulted in the judge agreeing to allow us to move the Sea Dart back to Florida on the same trailer that it was on but we would have to pay the expenses That sounded easiest to us so I imshymediately wired the money And then the truck jack-knifed coming out of the farm at which the plane was stored That delayed us some more but we did eventually get the plane to its present location in Lakeland where it is being restored to static display by EAA volunteers

The Sea Dart is one of five aircraft of this type built by Convair Most of the others have been destroyed It is an engineering marvel that we feel should be preserved so future generashytions can see the concept Many dedishycated EAAers have been involved with this project from the start but some deserve special recognition Bill Williams Ken Chalker Rocky and Flo Sawyer left their jobs and homes to come out in a rain storm to help off load this machine And John Baugh went through a lot of trial and tribushylation to help via long distance It just proves that EAAers have the tenacity of a bull dog If you want the job done dont hire it out get EAAers to volunshyteer - theyll accomplish it bull

AUTHORS NOTE Only two more Sea Dart volunteer work parties are scheduled prior to Sun n Fun 85 The dates are February 16 and March 2 at the Sun n Fun site on the Lakeland Florida Airport All help will be greatly appreciated

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19

Letters To Editor Dear Gene

Many thanks for your letter and enclosures

The Corben brochure will be espeshycially helpful to the project and anshyswers most of the questions we had

Surprising how many of our sources drew a blank on photo prints of the Super Ace - even the Smithsonian had nothing

And we were gratified to see that you too had concluded that the final installment of the construction article (in Popular Aviation) was never pubshylished One wonders why

Was intrigued to learn of your inshyterest in model building we freshyquently encounter people who are either former builders or who someshyhow manage to stay active in both camps As you say people such as Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are truly amazing for their abilities in both full-size and model aviation In my own case I find it difficult to keep the pace with even the tiny jobs seemingly spending most of my spare time just writing about them leaving little time for actually building and flying Ah well at least there is no possible danger of boreshydom right

Cordially Bill Hannan for the Williams Brothers 181 Pawnee Street San Marcos California 92069

Gentlemen The article by Dennis Parks in the

October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE caught my eye Ive been a fan of the Bill Barnes series since way back Would it be possible to get some 3-view plans for the old Lancer and Snorter aircraft from the series I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining them and gladly pay costs involved

Sincerely Ed Morton (EAA 148076 AC 5221) 13338-1 SW 114th Lane Miami FL 33186

EAA member Dick Gleason Route 2 Box 125 Austin Minnesota 55912 has an extensive collection of plans and may be able to comply with your request

Dear Gene I enjoyed reading about the Oshshy

kosh 84 Grand Champion Classic the Cessna 140 N4135N My first student purchased this airplane in 1951 when it had 190 hours total time for the then fantastic sum of $2000 when clean 140s were going to $1 200 to $1500

The former owner said I didnt want to sell it - I didnt think anyone would pay that price

In the long run I think it was a bargain anyway as it was the cleanest and best flying 140 that I ever flew

At Oshkosh I showed the present owners Rick and Kathie Paige my autographs in the planes log books as I did a few inspections and mainteshynance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956

Keep up the good work Cheers Shelby B Hagberg (EAA 2473 AlC 211) Rt 1 Box 42 Greenville IA 51343

Dear Sir I recently acquired an RAF rigshy

ging Manual that had belonged to RAF Sgt-Major D K Morrison dated 1916-17-18-19

You will find enclosed the list of 26 airplanes covered in the manual with my notes as to the completeness of the material on each including photos drawings dimension tables and text

I feel that some of the replica buildshyers could use this information to good advantage The copies of the indishyvidual pages for each plane will be copied in the 8V2 x 11 size rather than the 412 x 7 pages ofthe original book

The enclosed listing includes the price of copies for each plane as they vary as to amount of information available I will be glad to answer questions about any of them

Ernest E Miner (EAA 85465) 321 So Middle St Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Mr Miner included with his letter a copy of the SE 5A rigging instrucshytions This information would be vital to anyone building a replica of the aircraft Among the 26 planes listed are the Bristol Fighter Nieuport Scout Sopwith Trip1ane Spad S VII etc Scale modelers and WW I buffs would also be interested in this mateshyrial for their collections Contact Mr Miner for more information

Dear Dennis I want to thank you for the book

review You emphasized the parts of the story that I feel will be interesting to most airplane people The years from 1910 to World War I is a period that most of us dont know too much about We know about the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss and then we jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there was a typographical error that rearranged my first name The letters were all there but with a different arrangeshyment

Again thanks for the write-up Yours Foster A Lane (EAA 137998 AC 4796) Lane Aviation Corporation Columbus International

Airport Columbus OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertent misspelling of Foster Lanes first name in the review ofhis book in the December 1984 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

Dear Sir I really enjoy THE VINTAGE

AIRPLANE very much I read each issue from cover to cover

Congratulations on an intertsting magazine All those stories of old airshycraft and their history are quite inshyteresting

Keep up the good work Yours truly J F Leatherman (EAA 17630 AC 7961) 1408 Elizabeth Scott City KS 67871

Dear Sirs I joined EAA in 1975 (member

number 88645) but allowed my memshybership to lapse I have recently purchased an Aeronca 7 AC and am interested in learning about the airshycraft through your organization

Please send information on joining the AntiqueClassic Division and what you might have in the way of literature on the 7AC Champ

Thank you Sincerely Robert P Gralton 6060 S 92nd Street Hales Corners WI 53130 bull

Information concerning membershyship Chapters and Aeroncas was sent to Mr Gralton

20 FEBRUARY 1985

MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

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Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23

nEngine By Wesley DeLong (EAA 11155 Ale 7363)

71 aSandralee Dri ve Toledo OH 43612

(Photos by the author)

and rummaging through this mess scattered on the floor of Merles hangar to collect enough parts to make what I thought would be a comshyplete Heath-Henderson Bear in mind at this time I had no manuals - nothshying but horse sense to go by Fortushynately I ended up with about 90 of the parts being restorable or of patshytern value

I started by cleaning everything followed by measuring and charting all journal bearing and gear informashytion I could develop My headaches started when I put the crank in vee blocks and checked the center main This was okay but the prop extension ran out 065 TIR At Peninsular Steel I bought a piece of 6150 round stock and went to work on a lathe Everyshything was fine unhl it came time to turn the 4 degree taper The piece was short so not being able to use the compound and not having a taper atshytachment I set about the task of making a taper attachment for the lathe Then turning the 4 degree taper was a snap It was an enjoyable task and the crank and extension came out super true

Next I melted the Babbitt out of the main shells made molds and poured all new mains with U S Govt Grade Babbitt My wife wasnt too happy about my making a foundry out of the kitchen but things cooled off includshying the Babbitt

I made a boring fixture so the bores would be concentric with the OD of the main shells and proceeded to bore the mains with 002 clearance to the journals as a goal All went well A serious thought struck me What if the crank is bedded and scraped in and the crank binds or has too much backlash with the timing gears At this point all I had was scrapjunk timing gears for reference some invoshylute spur and some helical However after much measuring and counting it was decided the timing gears were standard 16 DP series gears

Since some of the junk had 5 16 face and some had face gears it was decided to go with size for durabilshyity I bought gear blanks and bronze bushings from a local belting and transmission outlet and went to work on the lathe and mill as the oil pump gear is slotted My son David being a top notch tool and die maker handily broached the keyslots

After oil grooving the bushings in the gears as required and assembling the timing gears to the rear case the crank to timing gear backlash had to be addressed The rear main reshyquired moving To accomplish this repouring and a lot of tedious scrapshying was required

Next I assembled the cam Since the cam main bearings were shot I

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13

Wesley built the taper aHachment for his lathe shown here turning the 4-degree taper on the new propeller extension

made a new set and proceeded to asshysemble what looked like a decent cam It was severely bound up The first possibility could have been a bad cam and secondly maybe this 60-year-old case had warped the center main out ofline It turned out the cam probably was in a motorcycle wreck as the gear ran out about 020 TIR Back to work on the cam The thread was welded oversize with stainless rod new censhyters were bored and all three bearing ODs were ground chromed and reshyground to fit the cam bearings The cam looked great and it measured right on

When assembling it to the case it still bound up Scratch head now what We removed the cam put in centers and it looked excellent Conshyclusion - the case is warped How do 14 FEBRUARY 1985

The beehive cooling towers were cast at a local foundry from a paHern and machined in Wesleys basement shop

you bore a center main in line with the case end mains I made a boring bar with a 14 sq bit using the end main bearings for the cam and proshyceeded to chuck one end with the other end of the boring bar in the tail stock center The compound was geared into 003 feed and the case was fed down the boring bar The center main had to have 025 dia increase to clean up true This boggled my mind however it was a fact How did this case ever work

After making a new center main bearing to suit the cam assembly was routine I honed the cylinders and reshyseated the valves without problems

The valves were made from Toyota exhaust valves which were cut off and cross drilled for the keeper pins The valve springs are from a Wisconsin engine

One other item of interest is that the pistons were standard OD but had two compression rings and one oil groove After discussing this with Jim Maichele of Hastings Piston Rings it was decided to machine the oil groove to accept an oil ring This was done and Jim made the ring set for the engine Hastings Piston Ring Company can be proud of Jim

The beehive coolers over the intake and exhaust valves were cast at a

Restoring A Heath-Henderson Engine

The right side of the engine showshying the mounting of the single Bosch magneto The oil filler tube is below and aft of the mag

The finished engine is a work of art The engine data plate is barely visible on the upper case ahead of the carburetor The beehive cooling towers are mounted over the valves with the four shorter ones over the intake valves Note the wood beam engine mount and deep wet sump lower case

local foundry from a pattern and were machined in my basement shop

The magneto is a story in itself The magneto purchased with the other Heath-Henderson parts was an unknown quantity but in all it worked out well The case had the mounting threaded holes stripped with no good way to repair them The armature was a solid gob of pitch indicating burnout I contacted Stanshydard Magneto in Chicago where a reshypairable armature was purchased along with some miscellaneous parts The correct magneto as near as can be established is a Robert Bosch FF4AR In the process I came across

a Bosch FF4AL from a Continental A-40 It had a case that looked promshyising Between a box of parts an FF4AR and an FF4AL I was able to make a good mag that will snap at 38

inch spark with the twist of a wrist It is difficult to understand what

drives an aviation enthusiast to do some of these things However the restoration of this engine for the Dorshymoy has been an experience that I will treasure throughout my life

Some of the parts of the story that appear to be omitted can be assumed to be of ordinary engine overhaul nashyture

At the beginning there was a mess

This back view of the Heath-Henderson clearly shows the oil pump with its copshyper lines The coil of wire will connect to the mag switch The oil temperature and pressure instruments are temporarily mounted for test running

of parts and throughout there were precious conversations with Gene Chase EAA Headquarters Otis Spiker last living employee of the Henderson Motorcycle factory in Chicago Lou Lichva Ace Motorcycle expert Dale Crites 1911 Curtiss owner and his crew chief W B Pershykins Dean Salmons Antique Cycle Equipment Joe at Standard Magshyneto Chicago Merle Betts FBO Blissfield Michigan Mrs Shirley Hogdon Henderson Manuals Mrs Thurman Baird Asheville NC Heath B-4 Book W L Schlapman Heath Parasol expert W I McGilshyvery thanks for the ride in 1942 and your friendship and Jim Maichele Hastings Piston Rings This project was long and frustrating at times but it was fun and I have a Heath-Henshyderson restoration that Im kind of proud of bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

By Allan J Bell (EAA 239176)

N8429 Hwy 107 Tomahawk WI 54487

(Photos courtesy of the author)

Who knows when my insanity first started Was it at about seven years of age when I began drawing aeroshyplanes (thats the way it was usually spelled then) Do you remember a plane called the Travel Air Mystery Ship Ill bet Johnny Green would The name still excites me

Maybe the madness began a couple of years later in May of 1927 when Charles Lindbergh thrilled the world with his nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic ocean from New York to Paris A hero must be honored I did it by naming my new German Shepherd puppy Lindy I also built a solid wood model plane with only one wing a monoplane like Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis Beshyfore most planes built or drawn by me were biplanes or even triplanes

The derangement continued into 1928 when Johnny Green and I dragged many coaster wagon loads of wood lath to Johnnys home A large community building the Macabee Hall in our hometown of Wausau Wisconsin was being torn down to make room for - a filling station

The wood lath was transformed with a saw and hammer and nails and enthusiasm into an airplane large enough for one of us to sit in Mounted on the wagon and pushed or pulled it took little imagination to put us up in the clouds

My friends father kept our assemshybly line humming by smashing plane after plane into smithereens I dont remember the reason I dont think we were ever told not to build any more and I now wonder why we didnt 16 FEBRUARY 1985

The author Allan Bell (R) with his pal John Green in 1930

transfer the operation to my home Maybe it was Johnnys wagon

His dad would have qualified for an ace several times over with the many aircraft he destroyed We never lost our zest we had plenty of wood lath and the planes got better each time

A large farm field on the edge of town was often used by pilots for landshyings and take-offs It was relatively smooth with the fences far enough apart so that entanglements didnt happen too often There were no runshyways The planes used the wind to their full advantage avoiding crossshywinds at all costs The narrow landing gear and the light construction made things tricky enough

If a plane roared over town quite low headed in the direction of the field we ran like crazy (there I go again) trying to beat it Those gogshygled helmeted daredevils How we envied them Not to be outdone we strutted around with our sheeplined imitation pilot helmets complete with attached goggles on the forehead Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward must have sold millions

It seemed to us that the few local pilots spent most of their time repairshying their planes Much more than they did flying Accidents were freshyquent engines unpredictable and pilots suspect Injuries were usually slight likely due to slow landing speeds Most of the planes were World War I surplus (even then) Curtiss Jennies

A plane manufactured locally was called an Osaco an acronym for

Olson Standard Airplane Company The owner was a sawed-off Swede named Reidar Olson He was optimisshytic enthusiastic probably brave (or foolish) and a hero to all of us kids

I only got inside the plant once A couple of fifteen year olds appeared to be his only employees They were busy nailing plywood gussets on wing ribs using tiny nails See what I mean about being brave or the other Motorshycycle engines inexpensive and readishyly available were used for the power plants These quit at unexpected and inopportune times

The Depression ended this venture In later years Reidar was a successful fishing tackle manufacturer and deshyveloper of an improved performance oil-burning furnace

The lunacy continued into the 1930s Building models that flew was now the craze The first model plane I saw fly was a Ceci l Paoli It was in the shape of a flat elongated triangle looking something like the TransAmerica building in California does now A pusher model with twin propellers the horizontal stabilizer was at the apex of the triangle in front with the wing in the rear

The rubber band powered propelshylers had to be wound many turns in opposite directions a tiresome job Some inventive mind fashioned a hand egg beater with hooks that did the job quickly and easily

Several other nuts and myself formed the Flying Aces Model Airplane Club Many of our models were of simple design just a strong single stick fuselage plus wings and

Young Allan Bells version of Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis

tail If the stick wasnt sturdy enough a few too many turns of the rubber bands warped the fuselage

Fancier models were constructed of very thin sheets of ultra light balsa wood for fuselages andor wings Others had fuselages built up of tiny

6 square strips of balsa wood covshyered with colored Japanese tissue paper Wings were assembled in a similar manner with balsa ribs and spars Water applied to the paper would shrink it giving a tight drumshylike covering which we prized

All the balsa wood was cut with a razor blade - so were our fingers Dried model airplane glue accumushylated on the fingers too to be picked at and pulled off the following day Just occupational hazards We whitshytled props of cedar just for practice but the smell of those fresh arbor vitae shavings was cherished as well Old discarded telephone poles furshynished the raw material

The Cracker Jack company offered free model kits in exchange for blue sailor boys cut from box fronts We ate gobs of Cracker Jacks Radio exshycited us with stories of a daring pilot Jimmie Allen Magazines were exshychanged until they fell apart Our bible was one called Model Airplane News but Flying Aces G-8 and His Battle Aces and Aero Digest werent far behind

After a model had crashed one or more times (the norm as crashes were far more frequent than successful

Allan built this biplane some 55 years ago

flights) they often came to a fiery end Wound up set afire and launched from a porch roof they were spectacushylar at night Our own version of shot down in flames Displays of our modshyels in downtown store windows swelled our egos Otz Zellmer made

Pilot Lt Allan J Bell (L-standing) and his crew Aircraft is B-24J SIN 42-100224 of the 98th Bomb Squadron based in the Marianas in the Pacific 1944-1945

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the top models he had the most pashytience Bill Ball was the fastest buildshyer by far

Remembered names of those modshyels are Curtiss Robin Sopwith Camel Spad Fokker DVII and DVm Northshyrop Gamma Aeronca C-3 Gee Bee Speedster Stinson Reliant and Lockshyheed Vega

The BIG event took place when I was 15 I was watching a local pilot Ed Marquardt practice landings and take offs in his Aeronca C-3 This was a small light safe and inexpensive aircraft that carried the pilot and one passenger in its triangular-shaped fuselage

When Ed asked if I would like a ride Im sure he already knew the answer Was I walking on air No I was finally up in it What a feeling I was surprised to find it kind of bumpy and noisy too No complaints though I was flying The finale of that flight a sideslip to lose altitude quickly took place right above Kings Dam on the Wisconsin River My heart (and my stomach) were both in the vicinity of my mouth The bottom drops out something like the old illshyadjusted elevators sometimes did It remains one of the top thrills in my lifetime

The Depression curtailed any dreams of flying lessons or flying school A war came along Pilots were needed John Green reappeared after a 15-year absence to reveal the opporshytunities of the Aviation Cadet proshygram Uncle Sam would pay you to learn to fly You wouldnt have to worry about the trenches or foxholes

After a year of frenzied study hard work and much flying the proud moshyment arrived My wife pinned those sought-for wings to my puffed up chest I had won my wings The dream was fulfilled

Many moons have passed Weve even been there Weve walked on it and brought some back And well go farther

I still look up every time I hear an airplane

Im still crazy - about airplanes bull

TYPE CLUB ACTIVITIES (Continued from page 11)

Aircraft Luscombe 8A N1170K 46 metal wing no radio or electrical sysshytem

Location Waterbury CN and Plymouth MA

Date Summer of 1978 Conditions Full fuel (14 gal) 2

people on board (160 and 180 lbs) Both men had previously spun airshycraft on many occasions and had spun this aircraft doing 3 turn spins numerous times

Objective To climb to 5000 AGL and execute a 6 turn spin

Here is the story as told to John Bright by Dick Zisa operator of Glider Flights in West Palm Beach Dick stated that he and the other man had climbed to 5000 ft AGL and enshytered a spin as planned (he did not remember which direction) Upon entry everything s(emed normal compared to previotlts spins in the same aircraft After a number of spins the nose of the aircraft began an oscillation up and down as it spun raising and lowering After about 6 turns spin recovery was initiated with no results Everything got quiet stated Dick and the nose seemed to stabilize regarding raising and lowering The aircraft continued to spin with little wind noise for 2 more turns Ailerons had no effect nor did elevator or rudder Power was applied with no effect Opening the

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tion Facility (Silver Hill) The tour will take place on April 13-14 1985 and will include personalized behindshythe-scenes looks at the Silver Hill facility On Saturday evening April 13 there will be a banquet held in the hangar at historic College Park Airshyport the oldest continuously operated airport in the world where Wilbur Wright taught the first Army aviators to fly The National Air amp Space Museum is the mecca for the aviation enthusiast and the Silver Hill facility gives a look at the aircraft in storage and in the process of restoration for the main museum Silver Hill is the place for the aircraft builder restorer or avii1tion history buff April in Washington is perhaps the most beaushytiful time for one ofthe most beautiful cities in the world the trees are newly leafed the spring flowers are in bloom and its not as hot and muggy as it gets later in the summer

Tojoin the group contact Margaret Scesa 9611 51st Place College Park MD 20740 3011345-3164

doors had no effect The only change occuring at this time was that the rate of spin was increasing

At each attempt to recover from the spin the controls were neutralized At this point Dick decided that the only chance for recovery was to move the CG forward He opened the right door (he stated that there was little wind pressure on the door) and began climbing around the door When he was about halfway around the nose dropped and spin recovery was achieved

The purpose of this article is not to have you practice climbing out ofyour Luscombe in order to recover from a flat spin It is to have you do what Dick did when they landed Do a weight and balance check It was found that the flat spinprone aircraft had a CG 2 aft of the rear limit Why The aircraft had been painted twice since new It had 2 quarts of oil in the baggage compartment and the tail cone had considerable dirt in it No weight and balance computations had been done since the plane left the factory Check your airplane for safety bull

More information on Luscombe Association can be obtained by writing or phoning John B Bergeshyseon 6438 W Millbrook Road Remus MI 49340517561-2393

EAA AVIATION MUSEUM ACQUIRES THE MAX

CONRAD COLLECTION

When pioneer aviator Max Conrad visited the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin in March 1979 he offered to donate his memorabilia including photos scrapbooks troshyphies plaques log books plus many other mementos he had collected durshying is 51-year flying career

It was not to be that Max would personally deliver these items to the Museum as he passed away the folshylowing month at age 76 Known as the Flying Grandfather he logged more than 50000 hours many of them crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in light aircraft He set several distance and endurance world recshyords

Max Conrads daughter Katherine Conrad Kersten of Milwaukee Wisshyconsin recently delivered the first porshytion of her fathers extensive collecshytion to the Museum in Oshkosh The EAA Aviation Foundation is honored to receive these items and an approshypriate display to pay tribute to this esteemed individual will be preparedbull

1 tl FEBRUARY 1985

First flolwttiri to exceed Mach 1 is shown here minus outer whwrllJlnll Fun site It is being resto__~~~_______red by

ESCUE OP A SEA DAR By Leonard McGinty (EAA 6036 Ale 3029)

878 Main Street Thonotosassa FL 33592

Being a long-time EAA member and vitally interested in the preservashytion of antique and classic aircraft for future generations I became inshyterested several years ago in a rare derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart This aircraft was at the now defunct SST Museum near Kissimmee Florida in deplorable condition with weeds growing through and around its various component parts

I began tracing the ownership of this machine and first went to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters with the name of a museum on the west coast that was supposed to own this airshycraft Gene provided me with the phone number of the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington and I immediately called and talked with their Executive Director Mr Howard K Lovering Mr Lovering and I negotiated plans for the storage of this aircraft at the Sun n Fun site at Lakeland Florida The Board of Dishyrectors at Sun n Fun and Mr Lovershyings Museum board agreed upon the terms and conditions of the Sea Darts removal and restoration

During the period of telephone conshyversations and letter writing the airshycraft mysteriously disappeared I inshyformed Mr Lovering and then conshytacted various sheriffs departments throughout the State of Florida tracshying the movement of this airplane in the general direction of Tennessee The truck and its cargo had bypassed all Florida Highway Patrol scales and disappeared across the border into Georgia The Georgia Highway Pashytrol Florida Highway Patrol and

various sheriffs departments were unable to locate the missing aircraft

I then called a good friend and EAA member John Baugh in Nashville Tennessee telling him the aircraft was heading in his general direction and asking ifhe could offer any assistshyance Johnny responded Leonard before the night is out it will be on TV radio and in the newspaper Were gonna find that warbird for ya His southern drawl meant what he said

Several days later I got a call from John One of his duck hunting budshydies in the back woods of Tennessee had found a derelict sitting on a trailer and he told John Youve got to see this aircraft Its the strangest looking think Ive ever seen John followed his friend to the plane examined it and then called me What are the numbers on that airplane you had I gave them to him and he said Thats the ugliest looking think I ever saw but I found it The Sea Dart was at an aircraft salvage yard in the hills ofTennessee I immediately called the sheriff in that county and told him that I was responsible for the plane After much letter writing and documents to prove it was mine the sheriff said Okay come and get it

But getting the plane wasnt easy It took some talking by the sheriff and an attorney to convince the presshyent holder of the aircraft that it wasnt his About the time this was successful the fellow filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the Fedshyeral Judge in Tennessee said Mr McGinty its your plane however it is on a trailer that is under federal jurisdiction so you cannot move it After much negotiating the judge agreed that if we sent a crane and a

low boy he would release the airplane to us

Further negotiations resulted in the judge agreeing to allow us to move the Sea Dart back to Florida on the same trailer that it was on but we would have to pay the expenses That sounded easiest to us so I imshymediately wired the money And then the truck jack-knifed coming out of the farm at which the plane was stored That delayed us some more but we did eventually get the plane to its present location in Lakeland where it is being restored to static display by EAA volunteers

The Sea Dart is one of five aircraft of this type built by Convair Most of the others have been destroyed It is an engineering marvel that we feel should be preserved so future generashytions can see the concept Many dedishycated EAAers have been involved with this project from the start but some deserve special recognition Bill Williams Ken Chalker Rocky and Flo Sawyer left their jobs and homes to come out in a rain storm to help off load this machine And John Baugh went through a lot of trial and tribushylation to help via long distance It just proves that EAAers have the tenacity of a bull dog If you want the job done dont hire it out get EAAers to volunshyteer - theyll accomplish it bull

AUTHORS NOTE Only two more Sea Dart volunteer work parties are scheduled prior to Sun n Fun 85 The dates are February 16 and March 2 at the Sun n Fun site on the Lakeland Florida Airport All help will be greatly appreciated

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Letters To Editor Dear Gene

Many thanks for your letter and enclosures

The Corben brochure will be espeshycially helpful to the project and anshyswers most of the questions we had

Surprising how many of our sources drew a blank on photo prints of the Super Ace - even the Smithsonian had nothing

And we were gratified to see that you too had concluded that the final installment of the construction article (in Popular Aviation) was never pubshylished One wonders why

Was intrigued to learn of your inshyterest in model building we freshyquently encounter people who are either former builders or who someshyhow manage to stay active in both camps As you say people such as Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are truly amazing for their abilities in both full-size and model aviation In my own case I find it difficult to keep the pace with even the tiny jobs seemingly spending most of my spare time just writing about them leaving little time for actually building and flying Ah well at least there is no possible danger of boreshydom right

Cordially Bill Hannan for the Williams Brothers 181 Pawnee Street San Marcos California 92069

Gentlemen The article by Dennis Parks in the

October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE caught my eye Ive been a fan of the Bill Barnes series since way back Would it be possible to get some 3-view plans for the old Lancer and Snorter aircraft from the series I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining them and gladly pay costs involved

Sincerely Ed Morton (EAA 148076 AC 5221) 13338-1 SW 114th Lane Miami FL 33186

EAA member Dick Gleason Route 2 Box 125 Austin Minnesota 55912 has an extensive collection of plans and may be able to comply with your request

Dear Gene I enjoyed reading about the Oshshy

kosh 84 Grand Champion Classic the Cessna 140 N4135N My first student purchased this airplane in 1951 when it had 190 hours total time for the then fantastic sum of $2000 when clean 140s were going to $1 200 to $1500

The former owner said I didnt want to sell it - I didnt think anyone would pay that price

In the long run I think it was a bargain anyway as it was the cleanest and best flying 140 that I ever flew

At Oshkosh I showed the present owners Rick and Kathie Paige my autographs in the planes log books as I did a few inspections and mainteshynance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956

Keep up the good work Cheers Shelby B Hagberg (EAA 2473 AlC 211) Rt 1 Box 42 Greenville IA 51343

Dear Sir I recently acquired an RAF rigshy

ging Manual that had belonged to RAF Sgt-Major D K Morrison dated 1916-17-18-19

You will find enclosed the list of 26 airplanes covered in the manual with my notes as to the completeness of the material on each including photos drawings dimension tables and text

I feel that some of the replica buildshyers could use this information to good advantage The copies of the indishyvidual pages for each plane will be copied in the 8V2 x 11 size rather than the 412 x 7 pages ofthe original book

The enclosed listing includes the price of copies for each plane as they vary as to amount of information available I will be glad to answer questions about any of them

Ernest E Miner (EAA 85465) 321 So Middle St Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Mr Miner included with his letter a copy of the SE 5A rigging instrucshytions This information would be vital to anyone building a replica of the aircraft Among the 26 planes listed are the Bristol Fighter Nieuport Scout Sopwith Trip1ane Spad S VII etc Scale modelers and WW I buffs would also be interested in this mateshyrial for their collections Contact Mr Miner for more information

Dear Dennis I want to thank you for the book

review You emphasized the parts of the story that I feel will be interesting to most airplane people The years from 1910 to World War I is a period that most of us dont know too much about We know about the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss and then we jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there was a typographical error that rearranged my first name The letters were all there but with a different arrangeshyment

Again thanks for the write-up Yours Foster A Lane (EAA 137998 AC 4796) Lane Aviation Corporation Columbus International

Airport Columbus OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertent misspelling of Foster Lanes first name in the review ofhis book in the December 1984 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

Dear Sir I really enjoy THE VINTAGE

AIRPLANE very much I read each issue from cover to cover

Congratulations on an intertsting magazine All those stories of old airshycraft and their history are quite inshyteresting

Keep up the good work Yours truly J F Leatherman (EAA 17630 AC 7961) 1408 Elizabeth Scott City KS 67871

Dear Sirs I joined EAA in 1975 (member

number 88645) but allowed my memshybership to lapse I have recently purchased an Aeronca 7 AC and am interested in learning about the airshycraft through your organization

Please send information on joining the AntiqueClassic Division and what you might have in the way of literature on the 7AC Champ

Thank you Sincerely Robert P Gralton 6060 S 92nd Street Hales Corners WI 53130 bull

Information concerning membershyship Chapters and Aeroncas was sent to Mr Gralton

20 FEBRUARY 1985

MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

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Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

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All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23

Wesley built the taper aHachment for his lathe shown here turning the 4-degree taper on the new propeller extension

made a new set and proceeded to asshysemble what looked like a decent cam It was severely bound up The first possibility could have been a bad cam and secondly maybe this 60-year-old case had warped the center main out ofline It turned out the cam probably was in a motorcycle wreck as the gear ran out about 020 TIR Back to work on the cam The thread was welded oversize with stainless rod new censhyters were bored and all three bearing ODs were ground chromed and reshyground to fit the cam bearings The cam looked great and it measured right on

When assembling it to the case it still bound up Scratch head now what We removed the cam put in centers and it looked excellent Conshyclusion - the case is warped How do 14 FEBRUARY 1985

The beehive cooling towers were cast at a local foundry from a paHern and machined in Wesleys basement shop

you bore a center main in line with the case end mains I made a boring bar with a 14 sq bit using the end main bearings for the cam and proshyceeded to chuck one end with the other end of the boring bar in the tail stock center The compound was geared into 003 feed and the case was fed down the boring bar The center main had to have 025 dia increase to clean up true This boggled my mind however it was a fact How did this case ever work

After making a new center main bearing to suit the cam assembly was routine I honed the cylinders and reshyseated the valves without problems

The valves were made from Toyota exhaust valves which were cut off and cross drilled for the keeper pins The valve springs are from a Wisconsin engine

One other item of interest is that the pistons were standard OD but had two compression rings and one oil groove After discussing this with Jim Maichele of Hastings Piston Rings it was decided to machine the oil groove to accept an oil ring This was done and Jim made the ring set for the engine Hastings Piston Ring Company can be proud of Jim

The beehive coolers over the intake and exhaust valves were cast at a

Restoring A Heath-Henderson Engine

The right side of the engine showshying the mounting of the single Bosch magneto The oil filler tube is below and aft of the mag

The finished engine is a work of art The engine data plate is barely visible on the upper case ahead of the carburetor The beehive cooling towers are mounted over the valves with the four shorter ones over the intake valves Note the wood beam engine mount and deep wet sump lower case

local foundry from a pattern and were machined in my basement shop

The magneto is a story in itself The magneto purchased with the other Heath-Henderson parts was an unknown quantity but in all it worked out well The case had the mounting threaded holes stripped with no good way to repair them The armature was a solid gob of pitch indicating burnout I contacted Stanshydard Magneto in Chicago where a reshypairable armature was purchased along with some miscellaneous parts The correct magneto as near as can be established is a Robert Bosch FF4AR In the process I came across

a Bosch FF4AL from a Continental A-40 It had a case that looked promshyising Between a box of parts an FF4AR and an FF4AL I was able to make a good mag that will snap at 38

inch spark with the twist of a wrist It is difficult to understand what

drives an aviation enthusiast to do some of these things However the restoration of this engine for the Dorshymoy has been an experience that I will treasure throughout my life

Some of the parts of the story that appear to be omitted can be assumed to be of ordinary engine overhaul nashyture

At the beginning there was a mess

This back view of the Heath-Henderson clearly shows the oil pump with its copshyper lines The coil of wire will connect to the mag switch The oil temperature and pressure instruments are temporarily mounted for test running

of parts and throughout there were precious conversations with Gene Chase EAA Headquarters Otis Spiker last living employee of the Henderson Motorcycle factory in Chicago Lou Lichva Ace Motorcycle expert Dale Crites 1911 Curtiss owner and his crew chief W B Pershykins Dean Salmons Antique Cycle Equipment Joe at Standard Magshyneto Chicago Merle Betts FBO Blissfield Michigan Mrs Shirley Hogdon Henderson Manuals Mrs Thurman Baird Asheville NC Heath B-4 Book W L Schlapman Heath Parasol expert W I McGilshyvery thanks for the ride in 1942 and your friendship and Jim Maichele Hastings Piston Rings This project was long and frustrating at times but it was fun and I have a Heath-Henshyderson restoration that Im kind of proud of bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

By Allan J Bell (EAA 239176)

N8429 Hwy 107 Tomahawk WI 54487

(Photos courtesy of the author)

Who knows when my insanity first started Was it at about seven years of age when I began drawing aeroshyplanes (thats the way it was usually spelled then) Do you remember a plane called the Travel Air Mystery Ship Ill bet Johnny Green would The name still excites me

Maybe the madness began a couple of years later in May of 1927 when Charles Lindbergh thrilled the world with his nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic ocean from New York to Paris A hero must be honored I did it by naming my new German Shepherd puppy Lindy I also built a solid wood model plane with only one wing a monoplane like Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis Beshyfore most planes built or drawn by me were biplanes or even triplanes

The derangement continued into 1928 when Johnny Green and I dragged many coaster wagon loads of wood lath to Johnnys home A large community building the Macabee Hall in our hometown of Wausau Wisconsin was being torn down to make room for - a filling station

The wood lath was transformed with a saw and hammer and nails and enthusiasm into an airplane large enough for one of us to sit in Mounted on the wagon and pushed or pulled it took little imagination to put us up in the clouds

My friends father kept our assemshybly line humming by smashing plane after plane into smithereens I dont remember the reason I dont think we were ever told not to build any more and I now wonder why we didnt 16 FEBRUARY 1985

The author Allan Bell (R) with his pal John Green in 1930

transfer the operation to my home Maybe it was Johnnys wagon

His dad would have qualified for an ace several times over with the many aircraft he destroyed We never lost our zest we had plenty of wood lath and the planes got better each time

A large farm field on the edge of town was often used by pilots for landshyings and take-offs It was relatively smooth with the fences far enough apart so that entanglements didnt happen too often There were no runshyways The planes used the wind to their full advantage avoiding crossshywinds at all costs The narrow landing gear and the light construction made things tricky enough

If a plane roared over town quite low headed in the direction of the field we ran like crazy (there I go again) trying to beat it Those gogshygled helmeted daredevils How we envied them Not to be outdone we strutted around with our sheeplined imitation pilot helmets complete with attached goggles on the forehead Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward must have sold millions

It seemed to us that the few local pilots spent most of their time repairshying their planes Much more than they did flying Accidents were freshyquent engines unpredictable and pilots suspect Injuries were usually slight likely due to slow landing speeds Most of the planes were World War I surplus (even then) Curtiss Jennies

A plane manufactured locally was called an Osaco an acronym for

Olson Standard Airplane Company The owner was a sawed-off Swede named Reidar Olson He was optimisshytic enthusiastic probably brave (or foolish) and a hero to all of us kids

I only got inside the plant once A couple of fifteen year olds appeared to be his only employees They were busy nailing plywood gussets on wing ribs using tiny nails See what I mean about being brave or the other Motorshycycle engines inexpensive and readishyly available were used for the power plants These quit at unexpected and inopportune times

The Depression ended this venture In later years Reidar was a successful fishing tackle manufacturer and deshyveloper of an improved performance oil-burning furnace

The lunacy continued into the 1930s Building models that flew was now the craze The first model plane I saw fly was a Ceci l Paoli It was in the shape of a flat elongated triangle looking something like the TransAmerica building in California does now A pusher model with twin propellers the horizontal stabilizer was at the apex of the triangle in front with the wing in the rear

The rubber band powered propelshylers had to be wound many turns in opposite directions a tiresome job Some inventive mind fashioned a hand egg beater with hooks that did the job quickly and easily

Several other nuts and myself formed the Flying Aces Model Airplane Club Many of our models were of simple design just a strong single stick fuselage plus wings and

Young Allan Bells version of Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis

tail If the stick wasnt sturdy enough a few too many turns of the rubber bands warped the fuselage

Fancier models were constructed of very thin sheets of ultra light balsa wood for fuselages andor wings Others had fuselages built up of tiny

6 square strips of balsa wood covshyered with colored Japanese tissue paper Wings were assembled in a similar manner with balsa ribs and spars Water applied to the paper would shrink it giving a tight drumshylike covering which we prized

All the balsa wood was cut with a razor blade - so were our fingers Dried model airplane glue accumushylated on the fingers too to be picked at and pulled off the following day Just occupational hazards We whitshytled props of cedar just for practice but the smell of those fresh arbor vitae shavings was cherished as well Old discarded telephone poles furshynished the raw material

The Cracker Jack company offered free model kits in exchange for blue sailor boys cut from box fronts We ate gobs of Cracker Jacks Radio exshycited us with stories of a daring pilot Jimmie Allen Magazines were exshychanged until they fell apart Our bible was one called Model Airplane News but Flying Aces G-8 and His Battle Aces and Aero Digest werent far behind

After a model had crashed one or more times (the norm as crashes were far more frequent than successful

Allan built this biplane some 55 years ago

flights) they often came to a fiery end Wound up set afire and launched from a porch roof they were spectacushylar at night Our own version of shot down in flames Displays of our modshyels in downtown store windows swelled our egos Otz Zellmer made

Pilot Lt Allan J Bell (L-standing) and his crew Aircraft is B-24J SIN 42-100224 of the 98th Bomb Squadron based in the Marianas in the Pacific 1944-1945

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

the top models he had the most pashytience Bill Ball was the fastest buildshyer by far

Remembered names of those modshyels are Curtiss Robin Sopwith Camel Spad Fokker DVII and DVm Northshyrop Gamma Aeronca C-3 Gee Bee Speedster Stinson Reliant and Lockshyheed Vega

The BIG event took place when I was 15 I was watching a local pilot Ed Marquardt practice landings and take offs in his Aeronca C-3 This was a small light safe and inexpensive aircraft that carried the pilot and one passenger in its triangular-shaped fuselage

When Ed asked if I would like a ride Im sure he already knew the answer Was I walking on air No I was finally up in it What a feeling I was surprised to find it kind of bumpy and noisy too No complaints though I was flying The finale of that flight a sideslip to lose altitude quickly took place right above Kings Dam on the Wisconsin River My heart (and my stomach) were both in the vicinity of my mouth The bottom drops out something like the old illshyadjusted elevators sometimes did It remains one of the top thrills in my lifetime

The Depression curtailed any dreams of flying lessons or flying school A war came along Pilots were needed John Green reappeared after a 15-year absence to reveal the opporshytunities of the Aviation Cadet proshygram Uncle Sam would pay you to learn to fly You wouldnt have to worry about the trenches or foxholes

After a year of frenzied study hard work and much flying the proud moshyment arrived My wife pinned those sought-for wings to my puffed up chest I had won my wings The dream was fulfilled

Many moons have passed Weve even been there Weve walked on it and brought some back And well go farther

I still look up every time I hear an airplane

Im still crazy - about airplanes bull

TYPE CLUB ACTIVITIES (Continued from page 11)

Aircraft Luscombe 8A N1170K 46 metal wing no radio or electrical sysshytem

Location Waterbury CN and Plymouth MA

Date Summer of 1978 Conditions Full fuel (14 gal) 2

people on board (160 and 180 lbs) Both men had previously spun airshycraft on many occasions and had spun this aircraft doing 3 turn spins numerous times

Objective To climb to 5000 AGL and execute a 6 turn spin

Here is the story as told to John Bright by Dick Zisa operator of Glider Flights in West Palm Beach Dick stated that he and the other man had climbed to 5000 ft AGL and enshytered a spin as planned (he did not remember which direction) Upon entry everything s(emed normal compared to previotlts spins in the same aircraft After a number of spins the nose of the aircraft began an oscillation up and down as it spun raising and lowering After about 6 turns spin recovery was initiated with no results Everything got quiet stated Dick and the nose seemed to stabilize regarding raising and lowering The aircraft continued to spin with little wind noise for 2 more turns Ailerons had no effect nor did elevator or rudder Power was applied with no effect Opening the

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tion Facility (Silver Hill) The tour will take place on April 13-14 1985 and will include personalized behindshythe-scenes looks at the Silver Hill facility On Saturday evening April 13 there will be a banquet held in the hangar at historic College Park Airshyport the oldest continuously operated airport in the world where Wilbur Wright taught the first Army aviators to fly The National Air amp Space Museum is the mecca for the aviation enthusiast and the Silver Hill facility gives a look at the aircraft in storage and in the process of restoration for the main museum Silver Hill is the place for the aircraft builder restorer or avii1tion history buff April in Washington is perhaps the most beaushytiful time for one ofthe most beautiful cities in the world the trees are newly leafed the spring flowers are in bloom and its not as hot and muggy as it gets later in the summer

Tojoin the group contact Margaret Scesa 9611 51st Place College Park MD 20740 3011345-3164

doors had no effect The only change occuring at this time was that the rate of spin was increasing

At each attempt to recover from the spin the controls were neutralized At this point Dick decided that the only chance for recovery was to move the CG forward He opened the right door (he stated that there was little wind pressure on the door) and began climbing around the door When he was about halfway around the nose dropped and spin recovery was achieved

The purpose of this article is not to have you practice climbing out ofyour Luscombe in order to recover from a flat spin It is to have you do what Dick did when they landed Do a weight and balance check It was found that the flat spinprone aircraft had a CG 2 aft of the rear limit Why The aircraft had been painted twice since new It had 2 quarts of oil in the baggage compartment and the tail cone had considerable dirt in it No weight and balance computations had been done since the plane left the factory Check your airplane for safety bull

More information on Luscombe Association can be obtained by writing or phoning John B Bergeshyseon 6438 W Millbrook Road Remus MI 49340517561-2393

EAA AVIATION MUSEUM ACQUIRES THE MAX

CONRAD COLLECTION

When pioneer aviator Max Conrad visited the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin in March 1979 he offered to donate his memorabilia including photos scrapbooks troshyphies plaques log books plus many other mementos he had collected durshying is 51-year flying career

It was not to be that Max would personally deliver these items to the Museum as he passed away the folshylowing month at age 76 Known as the Flying Grandfather he logged more than 50000 hours many of them crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in light aircraft He set several distance and endurance world recshyords

Max Conrads daughter Katherine Conrad Kersten of Milwaukee Wisshyconsin recently delivered the first porshytion of her fathers extensive collecshytion to the Museum in Oshkosh The EAA Aviation Foundation is honored to receive these items and an approshypriate display to pay tribute to this esteemed individual will be preparedbull

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First flolwttiri to exceed Mach 1 is shown here minus outer whwrllJlnll Fun site It is being resto__~~~_______red by

ESCUE OP A SEA DAR By Leonard McGinty (EAA 6036 Ale 3029)

878 Main Street Thonotosassa FL 33592

Being a long-time EAA member and vitally interested in the preservashytion of antique and classic aircraft for future generations I became inshyterested several years ago in a rare derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart This aircraft was at the now defunct SST Museum near Kissimmee Florida in deplorable condition with weeds growing through and around its various component parts

I began tracing the ownership of this machine and first went to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters with the name of a museum on the west coast that was supposed to own this airshycraft Gene provided me with the phone number of the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington and I immediately called and talked with their Executive Director Mr Howard K Lovering Mr Lovering and I negotiated plans for the storage of this aircraft at the Sun n Fun site at Lakeland Florida The Board of Dishyrectors at Sun n Fun and Mr Lovershyings Museum board agreed upon the terms and conditions of the Sea Darts removal and restoration

During the period of telephone conshyversations and letter writing the airshycraft mysteriously disappeared I inshyformed Mr Lovering and then conshytacted various sheriffs departments throughout the State of Florida tracshying the movement of this airplane in the general direction of Tennessee The truck and its cargo had bypassed all Florida Highway Patrol scales and disappeared across the border into Georgia The Georgia Highway Pashytrol Florida Highway Patrol and

various sheriffs departments were unable to locate the missing aircraft

I then called a good friend and EAA member John Baugh in Nashville Tennessee telling him the aircraft was heading in his general direction and asking ifhe could offer any assistshyance Johnny responded Leonard before the night is out it will be on TV radio and in the newspaper Were gonna find that warbird for ya His southern drawl meant what he said

Several days later I got a call from John One of his duck hunting budshydies in the back woods of Tennessee had found a derelict sitting on a trailer and he told John Youve got to see this aircraft Its the strangest looking think Ive ever seen John followed his friend to the plane examined it and then called me What are the numbers on that airplane you had I gave them to him and he said Thats the ugliest looking think I ever saw but I found it The Sea Dart was at an aircraft salvage yard in the hills ofTennessee I immediately called the sheriff in that county and told him that I was responsible for the plane After much letter writing and documents to prove it was mine the sheriff said Okay come and get it

But getting the plane wasnt easy It took some talking by the sheriff and an attorney to convince the presshyent holder of the aircraft that it wasnt his About the time this was successful the fellow filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the Fedshyeral Judge in Tennessee said Mr McGinty its your plane however it is on a trailer that is under federal jurisdiction so you cannot move it After much negotiating the judge agreed that if we sent a crane and a

low boy he would release the airplane to us

Further negotiations resulted in the judge agreeing to allow us to move the Sea Dart back to Florida on the same trailer that it was on but we would have to pay the expenses That sounded easiest to us so I imshymediately wired the money And then the truck jack-knifed coming out of the farm at which the plane was stored That delayed us some more but we did eventually get the plane to its present location in Lakeland where it is being restored to static display by EAA volunteers

The Sea Dart is one of five aircraft of this type built by Convair Most of the others have been destroyed It is an engineering marvel that we feel should be preserved so future generashytions can see the concept Many dedishycated EAAers have been involved with this project from the start but some deserve special recognition Bill Williams Ken Chalker Rocky and Flo Sawyer left their jobs and homes to come out in a rain storm to help off load this machine And John Baugh went through a lot of trial and tribushylation to help via long distance It just proves that EAAers have the tenacity of a bull dog If you want the job done dont hire it out get EAAers to volunshyteer - theyll accomplish it bull

AUTHORS NOTE Only two more Sea Dart volunteer work parties are scheduled prior to Sun n Fun 85 The dates are February 16 and March 2 at the Sun n Fun site on the Lakeland Florida Airport All help will be greatly appreciated

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Letters To Editor Dear Gene

Many thanks for your letter and enclosures

The Corben brochure will be espeshycially helpful to the project and anshyswers most of the questions we had

Surprising how many of our sources drew a blank on photo prints of the Super Ace - even the Smithsonian had nothing

And we were gratified to see that you too had concluded that the final installment of the construction article (in Popular Aviation) was never pubshylished One wonders why

Was intrigued to learn of your inshyterest in model building we freshyquently encounter people who are either former builders or who someshyhow manage to stay active in both camps As you say people such as Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are truly amazing for their abilities in both full-size and model aviation In my own case I find it difficult to keep the pace with even the tiny jobs seemingly spending most of my spare time just writing about them leaving little time for actually building and flying Ah well at least there is no possible danger of boreshydom right

Cordially Bill Hannan for the Williams Brothers 181 Pawnee Street San Marcos California 92069

Gentlemen The article by Dennis Parks in the

October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE caught my eye Ive been a fan of the Bill Barnes series since way back Would it be possible to get some 3-view plans for the old Lancer and Snorter aircraft from the series I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining them and gladly pay costs involved

Sincerely Ed Morton (EAA 148076 AC 5221) 13338-1 SW 114th Lane Miami FL 33186

EAA member Dick Gleason Route 2 Box 125 Austin Minnesota 55912 has an extensive collection of plans and may be able to comply with your request

Dear Gene I enjoyed reading about the Oshshy

kosh 84 Grand Champion Classic the Cessna 140 N4135N My first student purchased this airplane in 1951 when it had 190 hours total time for the then fantastic sum of $2000 when clean 140s were going to $1 200 to $1500

The former owner said I didnt want to sell it - I didnt think anyone would pay that price

In the long run I think it was a bargain anyway as it was the cleanest and best flying 140 that I ever flew

At Oshkosh I showed the present owners Rick and Kathie Paige my autographs in the planes log books as I did a few inspections and mainteshynance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956

Keep up the good work Cheers Shelby B Hagberg (EAA 2473 AlC 211) Rt 1 Box 42 Greenville IA 51343

Dear Sir I recently acquired an RAF rigshy

ging Manual that had belonged to RAF Sgt-Major D K Morrison dated 1916-17-18-19

You will find enclosed the list of 26 airplanes covered in the manual with my notes as to the completeness of the material on each including photos drawings dimension tables and text

I feel that some of the replica buildshyers could use this information to good advantage The copies of the indishyvidual pages for each plane will be copied in the 8V2 x 11 size rather than the 412 x 7 pages ofthe original book

The enclosed listing includes the price of copies for each plane as they vary as to amount of information available I will be glad to answer questions about any of them

Ernest E Miner (EAA 85465) 321 So Middle St Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Mr Miner included with his letter a copy of the SE 5A rigging instrucshytions This information would be vital to anyone building a replica of the aircraft Among the 26 planes listed are the Bristol Fighter Nieuport Scout Sopwith Trip1ane Spad S VII etc Scale modelers and WW I buffs would also be interested in this mateshyrial for their collections Contact Mr Miner for more information

Dear Dennis I want to thank you for the book

review You emphasized the parts of the story that I feel will be interesting to most airplane people The years from 1910 to World War I is a period that most of us dont know too much about We know about the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss and then we jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there was a typographical error that rearranged my first name The letters were all there but with a different arrangeshyment

Again thanks for the write-up Yours Foster A Lane (EAA 137998 AC 4796) Lane Aviation Corporation Columbus International

Airport Columbus OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertent misspelling of Foster Lanes first name in the review ofhis book in the December 1984 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

Dear Sir I really enjoy THE VINTAGE

AIRPLANE very much I read each issue from cover to cover

Congratulations on an intertsting magazine All those stories of old airshycraft and their history are quite inshyteresting

Keep up the good work Yours truly J F Leatherman (EAA 17630 AC 7961) 1408 Elizabeth Scott City KS 67871

Dear Sirs I joined EAA in 1975 (member

number 88645) but allowed my memshybership to lapse I have recently purchased an Aeronca 7 AC and am interested in learning about the airshycraft through your organization

Please send information on joining the AntiqueClassic Division and what you might have in the way of literature on the 7AC Champ

Thank you Sincerely Robert P Gralton 6060 S 92nd Street Hales Corners WI 53130 bull

Information concerning membershyship Chapters and Aeroncas was sent to Mr Gralton

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MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

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Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

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All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23

Restoring A Heath-Henderson Engine

The right side of the engine showshying the mounting of the single Bosch magneto The oil filler tube is below and aft of the mag

The finished engine is a work of art The engine data plate is barely visible on the upper case ahead of the carburetor The beehive cooling towers are mounted over the valves with the four shorter ones over the intake valves Note the wood beam engine mount and deep wet sump lower case

local foundry from a pattern and were machined in my basement shop

The magneto is a story in itself The magneto purchased with the other Heath-Henderson parts was an unknown quantity but in all it worked out well The case had the mounting threaded holes stripped with no good way to repair them The armature was a solid gob of pitch indicating burnout I contacted Stanshydard Magneto in Chicago where a reshypairable armature was purchased along with some miscellaneous parts The correct magneto as near as can be established is a Robert Bosch FF4AR In the process I came across

a Bosch FF4AL from a Continental A-40 It had a case that looked promshyising Between a box of parts an FF4AR and an FF4AL I was able to make a good mag that will snap at 38

inch spark with the twist of a wrist It is difficult to understand what

drives an aviation enthusiast to do some of these things However the restoration of this engine for the Dorshymoy has been an experience that I will treasure throughout my life

Some of the parts of the story that appear to be omitted can be assumed to be of ordinary engine overhaul nashyture

At the beginning there was a mess

This back view of the Heath-Henderson clearly shows the oil pump with its copshyper lines The coil of wire will connect to the mag switch The oil temperature and pressure instruments are temporarily mounted for test running

of parts and throughout there were precious conversations with Gene Chase EAA Headquarters Otis Spiker last living employee of the Henderson Motorcycle factory in Chicago Lou Lichva Ace Motorcycle expert Dale Crites 1911 Curtiss owner and his crew chief W B Pershykins Dean Salmons Antique Cycle Equipment Joe at Standard Magshyneto Chicago Merle Betts FBO Blissfield Michigan Mrs Shirley Hogdon Henderson Manuals Mrs Thurman Baird Asheville NC Heath B-4 Book W L Schlapman Heath Parasol expert W I McGilshyvery thanks for the ride in 1942 and your friendship and Jim Maichele Hastings Piston Rings This project was long and frustrating at times but it was fun and I have a Heath-Henshyderson restoration that Im kind of proud of bull

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15

By Allan J Bell (EAA 239176)

N8429 Hwy 107 Tomahawk WI 54487

(Photos courtesy of the author)

Who knows when my insanity first started Was it at about seven years of age when I began drawing aeroshyplanes (thats the way it was usually spelled then) Do you remember a plane called the Travel Air Mystery Ship Ill bet Johnny Green would The name still excites me

Maybe the madness began a couple of years later in May of 1927 when Charles Lindbergh thrilled the world with his nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic ocean from New York to Paris A hero must be honored I did it by naming my new German Shepherd puppy Lindy I also built a solid wood model plane with only one wing a monoplane like Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis Beshyfore most planes built or drawn by me were biplanes or even triplanes

The derangement continued into 1928 when Johnny Green and I dragged many coaster wagon loads of wood lath to Johnnys home A large community building the Macabee Hall in our hometown of Wausau Wisconsin was being torn down to make room for - a filling station

The wood lath was transformed with a saw and hammer and nails and enthusiasm into an airplane large enough for one of us to sit in Mounted on the wagon and pushed or pulled it took little imagination to put us up in the clouds

My friends father kept our assemshybly line humming by smashing plane after plane into smithereens I dont remember the reason I dont think we were ever told not to build any more and I now wonder why we didnt 16 FEBRUARY 1985

The author Allan Bell (R) with his pal John Green in 1930

transfer the operation to my home Maybe it was Johnnys wagon

His dad would have qualified for an ace several times over with the many aircraft he destroyed We never lost our zest we had plenty of wood lath and the planes got better each time

A large farm field on the edge of town was often used by pilots for landshyings and take-offs It was relatively smooth with the fences far enough apart so that entanglements didnt happen too often There were no runshyways The planes used the wind to their full advantage avoiding crossshywinds at all costs The narrow landing gear and the light construction made things tricky enough

If a plane roared over town quite low headed in the direction of the field we ran like crazy (there I go again) trying to beat it Those gogshygled helmeted daredevils How we envied them Not to be outdone we strutted around with our sheeplined imitation pilot helmets complete with attached goggles on the forehead Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward must have sold millions

It seemed to us that the few local pilots spent most of their time repairshying their planes Much more than they did flying Accidents were freshyquent engines unpredictable and pilots suspect Injuries were usually slight likely due to slow landing speeds Most of the planes were World War I surplus (even then) Curtiss Jennies

A plane manufactured locally was called an Osaco an acronym for

Olson Standard Airplane Company The owner was a sawed-off Swede named Reidar Olson He was optimisshytic enthusiastic probably brave (or foolish) and a hero to all of us kids

I only got inside the plant once A couple of fifteen year olds appeared to be his only employees They were busy nailing plywood gussets on wing ribs using tiny nails See what I mean about being brave or the other Motorshycycle engines inexpensive and readishyly available were used for the power plants These quit at unexpected and inopportune times

The Depression ended this venture In later years Reidar was a successful fishing tackle manufacturer and deshyveloper of an improved performance oil-burning furnace

The lunacy continued into the 1930s Building models that flew was now the craze The first model plane I saw fly was a Ceci l Paoli It was in the shape of a flat elongated triangle looking something like the TransAmerica building in California does now A pusher model with twin propellers the horizontal stabilizer was at the apex of the triangle in front with the wing in the rear

The rubber band powered propelshylers had to be wound many turns in opposite directions a tiresome job Some inventive mind fashioned a hand egg beater with hooks that did the job quickly and easily

Several other nuts and myself formed the Flying Aces Model Airplane Club Many of our models were of simple design just a strong single stick fuselage plus wings and

Young Allan Bells version of Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis

tail If the stick wasnt sturdy enough a few too many turns of the rubber bands warped the fuselage

Fancier models were constructed of very thin sheets of ultra light balsa wood for fuselages andor wings Others had fuselages built up of tiny

6 square strips of balsa wood covshyered with colored Japanese tissue paper Wings were assembled in a similar manner with balsa ribs and spars Water applied to the paper would shrink it giving a tight drumshylike covering which we prized

All the balsa wood was cut with a razor blade - so were our fingers Dried model airplane glue accumushylated on the fingers too to be picked at and pulled off the following day Just occupational hazards We whitshytled props of cedar just for practice but the smell of those fresh arbor vitae shavings was cherished as well Old discarded telephone poles furshynished the raw material

The Cracker Jack company offered free model kits in exchange for blue sailor boys cut from box fronts We ate gobs of Cracker Jacks Radio exshycited us with stories of a daring pilot Jimmie Allen Magazines were exshychanged until they fell apart Our bible was one called Model Airplane News but Flying Aces G-8 and His Battle Aces and Aero Digest werent far behind

After a model had crashed one or more times (the norm as crashes were far more frequent than successful

Allan built this biplane some 55 years ago

flights) they often came to a fiery end Wound up set afire and launched from a porch roof they were spectacushylar at night Our own version of shot down in flames Displays of our modshyels in downtown store windows swelled our egos Otz Zellmer made

Pilot Lt Allan J Bell (L-standing) and his crew Aircraft is B-24J SIN 42-100224 of the 98th Bomb Squadron based in the Marianas in the Pacific 1944-1945

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the top models he had the most pashytience Bill Ball was the fastest buildshyer by far

Remembered names of those modshyels are Curtiss Robin Sopwith Camel Spad Fokker DVII and DVm Northshyrop Gamma Aeronca C-3 Gee Bee Speedster Stinson Reliant and Lockshyheed Vega

The BIG event took place when I was 15 I was watching a local pilot Ed Marquardt practice landings and take offs in his Aeronca C-3 This was a small light safe and inexpensive aircraft that carried the pilot and one passenger in its triangular-shaped fuselage

When Ed asked if I would like a ride Im sure he already knew the answer Was I walking on air No I was finally up in it What a feeling I was surprised to find it kind of bumpy and noisy too No complaints though I was flying The finale of that flight a sideslip to lose altitude quickly took place right above Kings Dam on the Wisconsin River My heart (and my stomach) were both in the vicinity of my mouth The bottom drops out something like the old illshyadjusted elevators sometimes did It remains one of the top thrills in my lifetime

The Depression curtailed any dreams of flying lessons or flying school A war came along Pilots were needed John Green reappeared after a 15-year absence to reveal the opporshytunities of the Aviation Cadet proshygram Uncle Sam would pay you to learn to fly You wouldnt have to worry about the trenches or foxholes

After a year of frenzied study hard work and much flying the proud moshyment arrived My wife pinned those sought-for wings to my puffed up chest I had won my wings The dream was fulfilled

Many moons have passed Weve even been there Weve walked on it and brought some back And well go farther

I still look up every time I hear an airplane

Im still crazy - about airplanes bull

TYPE CLUB ACTIVITIES (Continued from page 11)

Aircraft Luscombe 8A N1170K 46 metal wing no radio or electrical sysshytem

Location Waterbury CN and Plymouth MA

Date Summer of 1978 Conditions Full fuel (14 gal) 2

people on board (160 and 180 lbs) Both men had previously spun airshycraft on many occasions and had spun this aircraft doing 3 turn spins numerous times

Objective To climb to 5000 AGL and execute a 6 turn spin

Here is the story as told to John Bright by Dick Zisa operator of Glider Flights in West Palm Beach Dick stated that he and the other man had climbed to 5000 ft AGL and enshytered a spin as planned (he did not remember which direction) Upon entry everything s(emed normal compared to previotlts spins in the same aircraft After a number of spins the nose of the aircraft began an oscillation up and down as it spun raising and lowering After about 6 turns spin recovery was initiated with no results Everything got quiet stated Dick and the nose seemed to stabilize regarding raising and lowering The aircraft continued to spin with little wind noise for 2 more turns Ailerons had no effect nor did elevator or rudder Power was applied with no effect Opening the

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tion Facility (Silver Hill) The tour will take place on April 13-14 1985 and will include personalized behindshythe-scenes looks at the Silver Hill facility On Saturday evening April 13 there will be a banquet held in the hangar at historic College Park Airshyport the oldest continuously operated airport in the world where Wilbur Wright taught the first Army aviators to fly The National Air amp Space Museum is the mecca for the aviation enthusiast and the Silver Hill facility gives a look at the aircraft in storage and in the process of restoration for the main museum Silver Hill is the place for the aircraft builder restorer or avii1tion history buff April in Washington is perhaps the most beaushytiful time for one ofthe most beautiful cities in the world the trees are newly leafed the spring flowers are in bloom and its not as hot and muggy as it gets later in the summer

Tojoin the group contact Margaret Scesa 9611 51st Place College Park MD 20740 3011345-3164

doors had no effect The only change occuring at this time was that the rate of spin was increasing

At each attempt to recover from the spin the controls were neutralized At this point Dick decided that the only chance for recovery was to move the CG forward He opened the right door (he stated that there was little wind pressure on the door) and began climbing around the door When he was about halfway around the nose dropped and spin recovery was achieved

The purpose of this article is not to have you practice climbing out ofyour Luscombe in order to recover from a flat spin It is to have you do what Dick did when they landed Do a weight and balance check It was found that the flat spinprone aircraft had a CG 2 aft of the rear limit Why The aircraft had been painted twice since new It had 2 quarts of oil in the baggage compartment and the tail cone had considerable dirt in it No weight and balance computations had been done since the plane left the factory Check your airplane for safety bull

More information on Luscombe Association can be obtained by writing or phoning John B Bergeshyseon 6438 W Millbrook Road Remus MI 49340517561-2393

EAA AVIATION MUSEUM ACQUIRES THE MAX

CONRAD COLLECTION

When pioneer aviator Max Conrad visited the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin in March 1979 he offered to donate his memorabilia including photos scrapbooks troshyphies plaques log books plus many other mementos he had collected durshying is 51-year flying career

It was not to be that Max would personally deliver these items to the Museum as he passed away the folshylowing month at age 76 Known as the Flying Grandfather he logged more than 50000 hours many of them crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in light aircraft He set several distance and endurance world recshyords

Max Conrads daughter Katherine Conrad Kersten of Milwaukee Wisshyconsin recently delivered the first porshytion of her fathers extensive collecshytion to the Museum in Oshkosh The EAA Aviation Foundation is honored to receive these items and an approshypriate display to pay tribute to this esteemed individual will be preparedbull

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First flolwttiri to exceed Mach 1 is shown here minus outer whwrllJlnll Fun site It is being resto__~~~_______red by

ESCUE OP A SEA DAR By Leonard McGinty (EAA 6036 Ale 3029)

878 Main Street Thonotosassa FL 33592

Being a long-time EAA member and vitally interested in the preservashytion of antique and classic aircraft for future generations I became inshyterested several years ago in a rare derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart This aircraft was at the now defunct SST Museum near Kissimmee Florida in deplorable condition with weeds growing through and around its various component parts

I began tracing the ownership of this machine and first went to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters with the name of a museum on the west coast that was supposed to own this airshycraft Gene provided me with the phone number of the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington and I immediately called and talked with their Executive Director Mr Howard K Lovering Mr Lovering and I negotiated plans for the storage of this aircraft at the Sun n Fun site at Lakeland Florida The Board of Dishyrectors at Sun n Fun and Mr Lovershyings Museum board agreed upon the terms and conditions of the Sea Darts removal and restoration

During the period of telephone conshyversations and letter writing the airshycraft mysteriously disappeared I inshyformed Mr Lovering and then conshytacted various sheriffs departments throughout the State of Florida tracshying the movement of this airplane in the general direction of Tennessee The truck and its cargo had bypassed all Florida Highway Patrol scales and disappeared across the border into Georgia The Georgia Highway Pashytrol Florida Highway Patrol and

various sheriffs departments were unable to locate the missing aircraft

I then called a good friend and EAA member John Baugh in Nashville Tennessee telling him the aircraft was heading in his general direction and asking ifhe could offer any assistshyance Johnny responded Leonard before the night is out it will be on TV radio and in the newspaper Were gonna find that warbird for ya His southern drawl meant what he said

Several days later I got a call from John One of his duck hunting budshydies in the back woods of Tennessee had found a derelict sitting on a trailer and he told John Youve got to see this aircraft Its the strangest looking think Ive ever seen John followed his friend to the plane examined it and then called me What are the numbers on that airplane you had I gave them to him and he said Thats the ugliest looking think I ever saw but I found it The Sea Dart was at an aircraft salvage yard in the hills ofTennessee I immediately called the sheriff in that county and told him that I was responsible for the plane After much letter writing and documents to prove it was mine the sheriff said Okay come and get it

But getting the plane wasnt easy It took some talking by the sheriff and an attorney to convince the presshyent holder of the aircraft that it wasnt his About the time this was successful the fellow filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the Fedshyeral Judge in Tennessee said Mr McGinty its your plane however it is on a trailer that is under federal jurisdiction so you cannot move it After much negotiating the judge agreed that if we sent a crane and a

low boy he would release the airplane to us

Further negotiations resulted in the judge agreeing to allow us to move the Sea Dart back to Florida on the same trailer that it was on but we would have to pay the expenses That sounded easiest to us so I imshymediately wired the money And then the truck jack-knifed coming out of the farm at which the plane was stored That delayed us some more but we did eventually get the plane to its present location in Lakeland where it is being restored to static display by EAA volunteers

The Sea Dart is one of five aircraft of this type built by Convair Most of the others have been destroyed It is an engineering marvel that we feel should be preserved so future generashytions can see the concept Many dedishycated EAAers have been involved with this project from the start but some deserve special recognition Bill Williams Ken Chalker Rocky and Flo Sawyer left their jobs and homes to come out in a rain storm to help off load this machine And John Baugh went through a lot of trial and tribushylation to help via long distance It just proves that EAAers have the tenacity of a bull dog If you want the job done dont hire it out get EAAers to volunshyteer - theyll accomplish it bull

AUTHORS NOTE Only two more Sea Dart volunteer work parties are scheduled prior to Sun n Fun 85 The dates are February 16 and March 2 at the Sun n Fun site on the Lakeland Florida Airport All help will be greatly appreciated

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Letters To Editor Dear Gene

Many thanks for your letter and enclosures

The Corben brochure will be espeshycially helpful to the project and anshyswers most of the questions we had

Surprising how many of our sources drew a blank on photo prints of the Super Ace - even the Smithsonian had nothing

And we were gratified to see that you too had concluded that the final installment of the construction article (in Popular Aviation) was never pubshylished One wonders why

Was intrigued to learn of your inshyterest in model building we freshyquently encounter people who are either former builders or who someshyhow manage to stay active in both camps As you say people such as Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are truly amazing for their abilities in both full-size and model aviation In my own case I find it difficult to keep the pace with even the tiny jobs seemingly spending most of my spare time just writing about them leaving little time for actually building and flying Ah well at least there is no possible danger of boreshydom right

Cordially Bill Hannan for the Williams Brothers 181 Pawnee Street San Marcos California 92069

Gentlemen The article by Dennis Parks in the

October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE caught my eye Ive been a fan of the Bill Barnes series since way back Would it be possible to get some 3-view plans for the old Lancer and Snorter aircraft from the series I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining them and gladly pay costs involved

Sincerely Ed Morton (EAA 148076 AC 5221) 13338-1 SW 114th Lane Miami FL 33186

EAA member Dick Gleason Route 2 Box 125 Austin Minnesota 55912 has an extensive collection of plans and may be able to comply with your request

Dear Gene I enjoyed reading about the Oshshy

kosh 84 Grand Champion Classic the Cessna 140 N4135N My first student purchased this airplane in 1951 when it had 190 hours total time for the then fantastic sum of $2000 when clean 140s were going to $1 200 to $1500

The former owner said I didnt want to sell it - I didnt think anyone would pay that price

In the long run I think it was a bargain anyway as it was the cleanest and best flying 140 that I ever flew

At Oshkosh I showed the present owners Rick and Kathie Paige my autographs in the planes log books as I did a few inspections and mainteshynance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956

Keep up the good work Cheers Shelby B Hagberg (EAA 2473 AlC 211) Rt 1 Box 42 Greenville IA 51343

Dear Sir I recently acquired an RAF rigshy

ging Manual that had belonged to RAF Sgt-Major D K Morrison dated 1916-17-18-19

You will find enclosed the list of 26 airplanes covered in the manual with my notes as to the completeness of the material on each including photos drawings dimension tables and text

I feel that some of the replica buildshyers could use this information to good advantage The copies of the indishyvidual pages for each plane will be copied in the 8V2 x 11 size rather than the 412 x 7 pages ofthe original book

The enclosed listing includes the price of copies for each plane as they vary as to amount of information available I will be glad to answer questions about any of them

Ernest E Miner (EAA 85465) 321 So Middle St Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Mr Miner included with his letter a copy of the SE 5A rigging instrucshytions This information would be vital to anyone building a replica of the aircraft Among the 26 planes listed are the Bristol Fighter Nieuport Scout Sopwith Trip1ane Spad S VII etc Scale modelers and WW I buffs would also be interested in this mateshyrial for their collections Contact Mr Miner for more information

Dear Dennis I want to thank you for the book

review You emphasized the parts of the story that I feel will be interesting to most airplane people The years from 1910 to World War I is a period that most of us dont know too much about We know about the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss and then we jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there was a typographical error that rearranged my first name The letters were all there but with a different arrangeshyment

Again thanks for the write-up Yours Foster A Lane (EAA 137998 AC 4796) Lane Aviation Corporation Columbus International

Airport Columbus OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertent misspelling of Foster Lanes first name in the review ofhis book in the December 1984 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

Dear Sir I really enjoy THE VINTAGE

AIRPLANE very much I read each issue from cover to cover

Congratulations on an intertsting magazine All those stories of old airshycraft and their history are quite inshyteresting

Keep up the good work Yours truly J F Leatherman (EAA 17630 AC 7961) 1408 Elizabeth Scott City KS 67871

Dear Sirs I joined EAA in 1975 (member

number 88645) but allowed my memshybership to lapse I have recently purchased an Aeronca 7 AC and am interested in learning about the airshycraft through your organization

Please send information on joining the AntiqueClassic Division and what you might have in the way of literature on the 7AC Champ

Thank you Sincerely Robert P Gralton 6060 S 92nd Street Hales Corners WI 53130 bull

Information concerning membershyship Chapters and Aeroncas was sent to Mr Gralton

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MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

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Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

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All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692

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By Allan J Bell (EAA 239176)

N8429 Hwy 107 Tomahawk WI 54487

(Photos courtesy of the author)

Who knows when my insanity first started Was it at about seven years of age when I began drawing aeroshyplanes (thats the way it was usually spelled then) Do you remember a plane called the Travel Air Mystery Ship Ill bet Johnny Green would The name still excites me

Maybe the madness began a couple of years later in May of 1927 when Charles Lindbergh thrilled the world with his nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic ocean from New York to Paris A hero must be honored I did it by naming my new German Shepherd puppy Lindy I also built a solid wood model plane with only one wing a monoplane like Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis Beshyfore most planes built or drawn by me were biplanes or even triplanes

The derangement continued into 1928 when Johnny Green and I dragged many coaster wagon loads of wood lath to Johnnys home A large community building the Macabee Hall in our hometown of Wausau Wisconsin was being torn down to make room for - a filling station

The wood lath was transformed with a saw and hammer and nails and enthusiasm into an airplane large enough for one of us to sit in Mounted on the wagon and pushed or pulled it took little imagination to put us up in the clouds

My friends father kept our assemshybly line humming by smashing plane after plane into smithereens I dont remember the reason I dont think we were ever told not to build any more and I now wonder why we didnt 16 FEBRUARY 1985

The author Allan Bell (R) with his pal John Green in 1930

transfer the operation to my home Maybe it was Johnnys wagon

His dad would have qualified for an ace several times over with the many aircraft he destroyed We never lost our zest we had plenty of wood lath and the planes got better each time

A large farm field on the edge of town was often used by pilots for landshyings and take-offs It was relatively smooth with the fences far enough apart so that entanglements didnt happen too often There were no runshyways The planes used the wind to their full advantage avoiding crossshywinds at all costs The narrow landing gear and the light construction made things tricky enough

If a plane roared over town quite low headed in the direction of the field we ran like crazy (there I go again) trying to beat it Those gogshygled helmeted daredevils How we envied them Not to be outdone we strutted around with our sheeplined imitation pilot helmets complete with attached goggles on the forehead Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward must have sold millions

It seemed to us that the few local pilots spent most of their time repairshying their planes Much more than they did flying Accidents were freshyquent engines unpredictable and pilots suspect Injuries were usually slight likely due to slow landing speeds Most of the planes were World War I surplus (even then) Curtiss Jennies

A plane manufactured locally was called an Osaco an acronym for

Olson Standard Airplane Company The owner was a sawed-off Swede named Reidar Olson He was optimisshytic enthusiastic probably brave (or foolish) and a hero to all of us kids

I only got inside the plant once A couple of fifteen year olds appeared to be his only employees They were busy nailing plywood gussets on wing ribs using tiny nails See what I mean about being brave or the other Motorshycycle engines inexpensive and readishyly available were used for the power plants These quit at unexpected and inopportune times

The Depression ended this venture In later years Reidar was a successful fishing tackle manufacturer and deshyveloper of an improved performance oil-burning furnace

The lunacy continued into the 1930s Building models that flew was now the craze The first model plane I saw fly was a Ceci l Paoli It was in the shape of a flat elongated triangle looking something like the TransAmerica building in California does now A pusher model with twin propellers the horizontal stabilizer was at the apex of the triangle in front with the wing in the rear

The rubber band powered propelshylers had to be wound many turns in opposite directions a tiresome job Some inventive mind fashioned a hand egg beater with hooks that did the job quickly and easily

Several other nuts and myself formed the Flying Aces Model Airplane Club Many of our models were of simple design just a strong single stick fuselage plus wings and

Young Allan Bells version of Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis

tail If the stick wasnt sturdy enough a few too many turns of the rubber bands warped the fuselage

Fancier models were constructed of very thin sheets of ultra light balsa wood for fuselages andor wings Others had fuselages built up of tiny

6 square strips of balsa wood covshyered with colored Japanese tissue paper Wings were assembled in a similar manner with balsa ribs and spars Water applied to the paper would shrink it giving a tight drumshylike covering which we prized

All the balsa wood was cut with a razor blade - so were our fingers Dried model airplane glue accumushylated on the fingers too to be picked at and pulled off the following day Just occupational hazards We whitshytled props of cedar just for practice but the smell of those fresh arbor vitae shavings was cherished as well Old discarded telephone poles furshynished the raw material

The Cracker Jack company offered free model kits in exchange for blue sailor boys cut from box fronts We ate gobs of Cracker Jacks Radio exshycited us with stories of a daring pilot Jimmie Allen Magazines were exshychanged until they fell apart Our bible was one called Model Airplane News but Flying Aces G-8 and His Battle Aces and Aero Digest werent far behind

After a model had crashed one or more times (the norm as crashes were far more frequent than successful

Allan built this biplane some 55 years ago

flights) they often came to a fiery end Wound up set afire and launched from a porch roof they were spectacushylar at night Our own version of shot down in flames Displays of our modshyels in downtown store windows swelled our egos Otz Zellmer made

Pilot Lt Allan J Bell (L-standing) and his crew Aircraft is B-24J SIN 42-100224 of the 98th Bomb Squadron based in the Marianas in the Pacific 1944-1945

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the top models he had the most pashytience Bill Ball was the fastest buildshyer by far

Remembered names of those modshyels are Curtiss Robin Sopwith Camel Spad Fokker DVII and DVm Northshyrop Gamma Aeronca C-3 Gee Bee Speedster Stinson Reliant and Lockshyheed Vega

The BIG event took place when I was 15 I was watching a local pilot Ed Marquardt practice landings and take offs in his Aeronca C-3 This was a small light safe and inexpensive aircraft that carried the pilot and one passenger in its triangular-shaped fuselage

When Ed asked if I would like a ride Im sure he already knew the answer Was I walking on air No I was finally up in it What a feeling I was surprised to find it kind of bumpy and noisy too No complaints though I was flying The finale of that flight a sideslip to lose altitude quickly took place right above Kings Dam on the Wisconsin River My heart (and my stomach) were both in the vicinity of my mouth The bottom drops out something like the old illshyadjusted elevators sometimes did It remains one of the top thrills in my lifetime

The Depression curtailed any dreams of flying lessons or flying school A war came along Pilots were needed John Green reappeared after a 15-year absence to reveal the opporshytunities of the Aviation Cadet proshygram Uncle Sam would pay you to learn to fly You wouldnt have to worry about the trenches or foxholes

After a year of frenzied study hard work and much flying the proud moshyment arrived My wife pinned those sought-for wings to my puffed up chest I had won my wings The dream was fulfilled

Many moons have passed Weve even been there Weve walked on it and brought some back And well go farther

I still look up every time I hear an airplane

Im still crazy - about airplanes bull

TYPE CLUB ACTIVITIES (Continued from page 11)

Aircraft Luscombe 8A N1170K 46 metal wing no radio or electrical sysshytem

Location Waterbury CN and Plymouth MA

Date Summer of 1978 Conditions Full fuel (14 gal) 2

people on board (160 and 180 lbs) Both men had previously spun airshycraft on many occasions and had spun this aircraft doing 3 turn spins numerous times

Objective To climb to 5000 AGL and execute a 6 turn spin

Here is the story as told to John Bright by Dick Zisa operator of Glider Flights in West Palm Beach Dick stated that he and the other man had climbed to 5000 ft AGL and enshytered a spin as planned (he did not remember which direction) Upon entry everything s(emed normal compared to previotlts spins in the same aircraft After a number of spins the nose of the aircraft began an oscillation up and down as it spun raising and lowering After about 6 turns spin recovery was initiated with no results Everything got quiet stated Dick and the nose seemed to stabilize regarding raising and lowering The aircraft continued to spin with little wind noise for 2 more turns Ailerons had no effect nor did elevator or rudder Power was applied with no effect Opening the

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tion Facility (Silver Hill) The tour will take place on April 13-14 1985 and will include personalized behindshythe-scenes looks at the Silver Hill facility On Saturday evening April 13 there will be a banquet held in the hangar at historic College Park Airshyport the oldest continuously operated airport in the world where Wilbur Wright taught the first Army aviators to fly The National Air amp Space Museum is the mecca for the aviation enthusiast and the Silver Hill facility gives a look at the aircraft in storage and in the process of restoration for the main museum Silver Hill is the place for the aircraft builder restorer or avii1tion history buff April in Washington is perhaps the most beaushytiful time for one ofthe most beautiful cities in the world the trees are newly leafed the spring flowers are in bloom and its not as hot and muggy as it gets later in the summer

Tojoin the group contact Margaret Scesa 9611 51st Place College Park MD 20740 3011345-3164

doors had no effect The only change occuring at this time was that the rate of spin was increasing

At each attempt to recover from the spin the controls were neutralized At this point Dick decided that the only chance for recovery was to move the CG forward He opened the right door (he stated that there was little wind pressure on the door) and began climbing around the door When he was about halfway around the nose dropped and spin recovery was achieved

The purpose of this article is not to have you practice climbing out ofyour Luscombe in order to recover from a flat spin It is to have you do what Dick did when they landed Do a weight and balance check It was found that the flat spinprone aircraft had a CG 2 aft of the rear limit Why The aircraft had been painted twice since new It had 2 quarts of oil in the baggage compartment and the tail cone had considerable dirt in it No weight and balance computations had been done since the plane left the factory Check your airplane for safety bull

More information on Luscombe Association can be obtained by writing or phoning John B Bergeshyseon 6438 W Millbrook Road Remus MI 49340517561-2393

EAA AVIATION MUSEUM ACQUIRES THE MAX

CONRAD COLLECTION

When pioneer aviator Max Conrad visited the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin in March 1979 he offered to donate his memorabilia including photos scrapbooks troshyphies plaques log books plus many other mementos he had collected durshying is 51-year flying career

It was not to be that Max would personally deliver these items to the Museum as he passed away the folshylowing month at age 76 Known as the Flying Grandfather he logged more than 50000 hours many of them crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in light aircraft He set several distance and endurance world recshyords

Max Conrads daughter Katherine Conrad Kersten of Milwaukee Wisshyconsin recently delivered the first porshytion of her fathers extensive collecshytion to the Museum in Oshkosh The EAA Aviation Foundation is honored to receive these items and an approshypriate display to pay tribute to this esteemed individual will be preparedbull

1 tl FEBRUARY 1985

First flolwttiri to exceed Mach 1 is shown here minus outer whwrllJlnll Fun site It is being resto__~~~_______red by

ESCUE OP A SEA DAR By Leonard McGinty (EAA 6036 Ale 3029)

878 Main Street Thonotosassa FL 33592

Being a long-time EAA member and vitally interested in the preservashytion of antique and classic aircraft for future generations I became inshyterested several years ago in a rare derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart This aircraft was at the now defunct SST Museum near Kissimmee Florida in deplorable condition with weeds growing through and around its various component parts

I began tracing the ownership of this machine and first went to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters with the name of a museum on the west coast that was supposed to own this airshycraft Gene provided me with the phone number of the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington and I immediately called and talked with their Executive Director Mr Howard K Lovering Mr Lovering and I negotiated plans for the storage of this aircraft at the Sun n Fun site at Lakeland Florida The Board of Dishyrectors at Sun n Fun and Mr Lovershyings Museum board agreed upon the terms and conditions of the Sea Darts removal and restoration

During the period of telephone conshyversations and letter writing the airshycraft mysteriously disappeared I inshyformed Mr Lovering and then conshytacted various sheriffs departments throughout the State of Florida tracshying the movement of this airplane in the general direction of Tennessee The truck and its cargo had bypassed all Florida Highway Patrol scales and disappeared across the border into Georgia The Georgia Highway Pashytrol Florida Highway Patrol and

various sheriffs departments were unable to locate the missing aircraft

I then called a good friend and EAA member John Baugh in Nashville Tennessee telling him the aircraft was heading in his general direction and asking ifhe could offer any assistshyance Johnny responded Leonard before the night is out it will be on TV radio and in the newspaper Were gonna find that warbird for ya His southern drawl meant what he said

Several days later I got a call from John One of his duck hunting budshydies in the back woods of Tennessee had found a derelict sitting on a trailer and he told John Youve got to see this aircraft Its the strangest looking think Ive ever seen John followed his friend to the plane examined it and then called me What are the numbers on that airplane you had I gave them to him and he said Thats the ugliest looking think I ever saw but I found it The Sea Dart was at an aircraft salvage yard in the hills ofTennessee I immediately called the sheriff in that county and told him that I was responsible for the plane After much letter writing and documents to prove it was mine the sheriff said Okay come and get it

But getting the plane wasnt easy It took some talking by the sheriff and an attorney to convince the presshyent holder of the aircraft that it wasnt his About the time this was successful the fellow filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the Fedshyeral Judge in Tennessee said Mr McGinty its your plane however it is on a trailer that is under federal jurisdiction so you cannot move it After much negotiating the judge agreed that if we sent a crane and a

low boy he would release the airplane to us

Further negotiations resulted in the judge agreeing to allow us to move the Sea Dart back to Florida on the same trailer that it was on but we would have to pay the expenses That sounded easiest to us so I imshymediately wired the money And then the truck jack-knifed coming out of the farm at which the plane was stored That delayed us some more but we did eventually get the plane to its present location in Lakeland where it is being restored to static display by EAA volunteers

The Sea Dart is one of five aircraft of this type built by Convair Most of the others have been destroyed It is an engineering marvel that we feel should be preserved so future generashytions can see the concept Many dedishycated EAAers have been involved with this project from the start but some deserve special recognition Bill Williams Ken Chalker Rocky and Flo Sawyer left their jobs and homes to come out in a rain storm to help off load this machine And John Baugh went through a lot of trial and tribushylation to help via long distance It just proves that EAAers have the tenacity of a bull dog If you want the job done dont hire it out get EAAers to volunshyteer - theyll accomplish it bull

AUTHORS NOTE Only two more Sea Dart volunteer work parties are scheduled prior to Sun n Fun 85 The dates are February 16 and March 2 at the Sun n Fun site on the Lakeland Florida Airport All help will be greatly appreciated

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Letters To Editor Dear Gene

Many thanks for your letter and enclosures

The Corben brochure will be espeshycially helpful to the project and anshyswers most of the questions we had

Surprising how many of our sources drew a blank on photo prints of the Super Ace - even the Smithsonian had nothing

And we were gratified to see that you too had concluded that the final installment of the construction article (in Popular Aviation) was never pubshylished One wonders why

Was intrigued to learn of your inshyterest in model building we freshyquently encounter people who are either former builders or who someshyhow manage to stay active in both camps As you say people such as Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are truly amazing for their abilities in both full-size and model aviation In my own case I find it difficult to keep the pace with even the tiny jobs seemingly spending most of my spare time just writing about them leaving little time for actually building and flying Ah well at least there is no possible danger of boreshydom right

Cordially Bill Hannan for the Williams Brothers 181 Pawnee Street San Marcos California 92069

Gentlemen The article by Dennis Parks in the

October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE caught my eye Ive been a fan of the Bill Barnes series since way back Would it be possible to get some 3-view plans for the old Lancer and Snorter aircraft from the series I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining them and gladly pay costs involved

Sincerely Ed Morton (EAA 148076 AC 5221) 13338-1 SW 114th Lane Miami FL 33186

EAA member Dick Gleason Route 2 Box 125 Austin Minnesota 55912 has an extensive collection of plans and may be able to comply with your request

Dear Gene I enjoyed reading about the Oshshy

kosh 84 Grand Champion Classic the Cessna 140 N4135N My first student purchased this airplane in 1951 when it had 190 hours total time for the then fantastic sum of $2000 when clean 140s were going to $1 200 to $1500

The former owner said I didnt want to sell it - I didnt think anyone would pay that price

In the long run I think it was a bargain anyway as it was the cleanest and best flying 140 that I ever flew

At Oshkosh I showed the present owners Rick and Kathie Paige my autographs in the planes log books as I did a few inspections and mainteshynance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956

Keep up the good work Cheers Shelby B Hagberg (EAA 2473 AlC 211) Rt 1 Box 42 Greenville IA 51343

Dear Sir I recently acquired an RAF rigshy

ging Manual that had belonged to RAF Sgt-Major D K Morrison dated 1916-17-18-19

You will find enclosed the list of 26 airplanes covered in the manual with my notes as to the completeness of the material on each including photos drawings dimension tables and text

I feel that some of the replica buildshyers could use this information to good advantage The copies of the indishyvidual pages for each plane will be copied in the 8V2 x 11 size rather than the 412 x 7 pages ofthe original book

The enclosed listing includes the price of copies for each plane as they vary as to amount of information available I will be glad to answer questions about any of them

Ernest E Miner (EAA 85465) 321 So Middle St Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Mr Miner included with his letter a copy of the SE 5A rigging instrucshytions This information would be vital to anyone building a replica of the aircraft Among the 26 planes listed are the Bristol Fighter Nieuport Scout Sopwith Trip1ane Spad S VII etc Scale modelers and WW I buffs would also be interested in this mateshyrial for their collections Contact Mr Miner for more information

Dear Dennis I want to thank you for the book

review You emphasized the parts of the story that I feel will be interesting to most airplane people The years from 1910 to World War I is a period that most of us dont know too much about We know about the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss and then we jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there was a typographical error that rearranged my first name The letters were all there but with a different arrangeshyment

Again thanks for the write-up Yours Foster A Lane (EAA 137998 AC 4796) Lane Aviation Corporation Columbus International

Airport Columbus OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertent misspelling of Foster Lanes first name in the review ofhis book in the December 1984 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

Dear Sir I really enjoy THE VINTAGE

AIRPLANE very much I read each issue from cover to cover

Congratulations on an intertsting magazine All those stories of old airshycraft and their history are quite inshyteresting

Keep up the good work Yours truly J F Leatherman (EAA 17630 AC 7961) 1408 Elizabeth Scott City KS 67871

Dear Sirs I joined EAA in 1975 (member

number 88645) but allowed my memshybership to lapse I have recently purchased an Aeronca 7 AC and am interested in learning about the airshycraft through your organization

Please send information on joining the AntiqueClassic Division and what you might have in the way of literature on the 7AC Champ

Thank you Sincerely Robert P Gralton 6060 S 92nd Street Hales Corners WI 53130 bull

Information concerning membershyship Chapters and Aeroncas was sent to Mr Gralton

20 FEBRUARY 1985

MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

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Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

22 FEBRUARY 1985

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

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ANTIQUECLASSIC EAA Member - $1800 Includes one year membership in EAA Anshytique-Classic Division 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA member and must give EAA membership number

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lAC Membership in the Internationa l Aerobatic Club Inc is $2000 anshynually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA

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(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH other 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23

Young Allan Bells version of Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis

tail If the stick wasnt sturdy enough a few too many turns of the rubber bands warped the fuselage

Fancier models were constructed of very thin sheets of ultra light balsa wood for fuselages andor wings Others had fuselages built up of tiny

6 square strips of balsa wood covshyered with colored Japanese tissue paper Wings were assembled in a similar manner with balsa ribs and spars Water applied to the paper would shrink it giving a tight drumshylike covering which we prized

All the balsa wood was cut with a razor blade - so were our fingers Dried model airplane glue accumushylated on the fingers too to be picked at and pulled off the following day Just occupational hazards We whitshytled props of cedar just for practice but the smell of those fresh arbor vitae shavings was cherished as well Old discarded telephone poles furshynished the raw material

The Cracker Jack company offered free model kits in exchange for blue sailor boys cut from box fronts We ate gobs of Cracker Jacks Radio exshycited us with stories of a daring pilot Jimmie Allen Magazines were exshychanged until they fell apart Our bible was one called Model Airplane News but Flying Aces G-8 and His Battle Aces and Aero Digest werent far behind

After a model had crashed one or more times (the norm as crashes were far more frequent than successful

Allan built this biplane some 55 years ago

flights) they often came to a fiery end Wound up set afire and launched from a porch roof they were spectacushylar at night Our own version of shot down in flames Displays of our modshyels in downtown store windows swelled our egos Otz Zellmer made

Pilot Lt Allan J Bell (L-standing) and his crew Aircraft is B-24J SIN 42-100224 of the 98th Bomb Squadron based in the Marianas in the Pacific 1944-1945

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17

the top models he had the most pashytience Bill Ball was the fastest buildshyer by far

Remembered names of those modshyels are Curtiss Robin Sopwith Camel Spad Fokker DVII and DVm Northshyrop Gamma Aeronca C-3 Gee Bee Speedster Stinson Reliant and Lockshyheed Vega

The BIG event took place when I was 15 I was watching a local pilot Ed Marquardt practice landings and take offs in his Aeronca C-3 This was a small light safe and inexpensive aircraft that carried the pilot and one passenger in its triangular-shaped fuselage

When Ed asked if I would like a ride Im sure he already knew the answer Was I walking on air No I was finally up in it What a feeling I was surprised to find it kind of bumpy and noisy too No complaints though I was flying The finale of that flight a sideslip to lose altitude quickly took place right above Kings Dam on the Wisconsin River My heart (and my stomach) were both in the vicinity of my mouth The bottom drops out something like the old illshyadjusted elevators sometimes did It remains one of the top thrills in my lifetime

The Depression curtailed any dreams of flying lessons or flying school A war came along Pilots were needed John Green reappeared after a 15-year absence to reveal the opporshytunities of the Aviation Cadet proshygram Uncle Sam would pay you to learn to fly You wouldnt have to worry about the trenches or foxholes

After a year of frenzied study hard work and much flying the proud moshyment arrived My wife pinned those sought-for wings to my puffed up chest I had won my wings The dream was fulfilled

Many moons have passed Weve even been there Weve walked on it and brought some back And well go farther

I still look up every time I hear an airplane

Im still crazy - about airplanes bull

TYPE CLUB ACTIVITIES (Continued from page 11)

Aircraft Luscombe 8A N1170K 46 metal wing no radio or electrical sysshytem

Location Waterbury CN and Plymouth MA

Date Summer of 1978 Conditions Full fuel (14 gal) 2

people on board (160 and 180 lbs) Both men had previously spun airshycraft on many occasions and had spun this aircraft doing 3 turn spins numerous times

Objective To climb to 5000 AGL and execute a 6 turn spin

Here is the story as told to John Bright by Dick Zisa operator of Glider Flights in West Palm Beach Dick stated that he and the other man had climbed to 5000 ft AGL and enshytered a spin as planned (he did not remember which direction) Upon entry everything s(emed normal compared to previotlts spins in the same aircraft After a number of spins the nose of the aircraft began an oscillation up and down as it spun raising and lowering After about 6 turns spin recovery was initiated with no results Everything got quiet stated Dick and the nose seemed to stabilize regarding raising and lowering The aircraft continued to spin with little wind noise for 2 more turns Ailerons had no effect nor did elevator or rudder Power was applied with no effect Opening the

AlC NEWS (Continued from Page 4)

tion Facility (Silver Hill) The tour will take place on April 13-14 1985 and will include personalized behindshythe-scenes looks at the Silver Hill facility On Saturday evening April 13 there will be a banquet held in the hangar at historic College Park Airshyport the oldest continuously operated airport in the world where Wilbur Wright taught the first Army aviators to fly The National Air amp Space Museum is the mecca for the aviation enthusiast and the Silver Hill facility gives a look at the aircraft in storage and in the process of restoration for the main museum Silver Hill is the place for the aircraft builder restorer or avii1tion history buff April in Washington is perhaps the most beaushytiful time for one ofthe most beautiful cities in the world the trees are newly leafed the spring flowers are in bloom and its not as hot and muggy as it gets later in the summer

Tojoin the group contact Margaret Scesa 9611 51st Place College Park MD 20740 3011345-3164

doors had no effect The only change occuring at this time was that the rate of spin was increasing

At each attempt to recover from the spin the controls were neutralized At this point Dick decided that the only chance for recovery was to move the CG forward He opened the right door (he stated that there was little wind pressure on the door) and began climbing around the door When he was about halfway around the nose dropped and spin recovery was achieved

The purpose of this article is not to have you practice climbing out ofyour Luscombe in order to recover from a flat spin It is to have you do what Dick did when they landed Do a weight and balance check It was found that the flat spinprone aircraft had a CG 2 aft of the rear limit Why The aircraft had been painted twice since new It had 2 quarts of oil in the baggage compartment and the tail cone had considerable dirt in it No weight and balance computations had been done since the plane left the factory Check your airplane for safety bull

More information on Luscombe Association can be obtained by writing or phoning John B Bergeshyseon 6438 W Millbrook Road Remus MI 49340517561-2393

EAA AVIATION MUSEUM ACQUIRES THE MAX

CONRAD COLLECTION

When pioneer aviator Max Conrad visited the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin in March 1979 he offered to donate his memorabilia including photos scrapbooks troshyphies plaques log books plus many other mementos he had collected durshying is 51-year flying career

It was not to be that Max would personally deliver these items to the Museum as he passed away the folshylowing month at age 76 Known as the Flying Grandfather he logged more than 50000 hours many of them crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in light aircraft He set several distance and endurance world recshyords

Max Conrads daughter Katherine Conrad Kersten of Milwaukee Wisshyconsin recently delivered the first porshytion of her fathers extensive collecshytion to the Museum in Oshkosh The EAA Aviation Foundation is honored to receive these items and an approshypriate display to pay tribute to this esteemed individual will be preparedbull

1 tl FEBRUARY 1985

First flolwttiri to exceed Mach 1 is shown here minus outer whwrllJlnll Fun site It is being resto__~~~_______red by

ESCUE OP A SEA DAR By Leonard McGinty (EAA 6036 Ale 3029)

878 Main Street Thonotosassa FL 33592

Being a long-time EAA member and vitally interested in the preservashytion of antique and classic aircraft for future generations I became inshyterested several years ago in a rare derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart This aircraft was at the now defunct SST Museum near Kissimmee Florida in deplorable condition with weeds growing through and around its various component parts

I began tracing the ownership of this machine and first went to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters with the name of a museum on the west coast that was supposed to own this airshycraft Gene provided me with the phone number of the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington and I immediately called and talked with their Executive Director Mr Howard K Lovering Mr Lovering and I negotiated plans for the storage of this aircraft at the Sun n Fun site at Lakeland Florida The Board of Dishyrectors at Sun n Fun and Mr Lovershyings Museum board agreed upon the terms and conditions of the Sea Darts removal and restoration

During the period of telephone conshyversations and letter writing the airshycraft mysteriously disappeared I inshyformed Mr Lovering and then conshytacted various sheriffs departments throughout the State of Florida tracshying the movement of this airplane in the general direction of Tennessee The truck and its cargo had bypassed all Florida Highway Patrol scales and disappeared across the border into Georgia The Georgia Highway Pashytrol Florida Highway Patrol and

various sheriffs departments were unable to locate the missing aircraft

I then called a good friend and EAA member John Baugh in Nashville Tennessee telling him the aircraft was heading in his general direction and asking ifhe could offer any assistshyance Johnny responded Leonard before the night is out it will be on TV radio and in the newspaper Were gonna find that warbird for ya His southern drawl meant what he said

Several days later I got a call from John One of his duck hunting budshydies in the back woods of Tennessee had found a derelict sitting on a trailer and he told John Youve got to see this aircraft Its the strangest looking think Ive ever seen John followed his friend to the plane examined it and then called me What are the numbers on that airplane you had I gave them to him and he said Thats the ugliest looking think I ever saw but I found it The Sea Dart was at an aircraft salvage yard in the hills ofTennessee I immediately called the sheriff in that county and told him that I was responsible for the plane After much letter writing and documents to prove it was mine the sheriff said Okay come and get it

But getting the plane wasnt easy It took some talking by the sheriff and an attorney to convince the presshyent holder of the aircraft that it wasnt his About the time this was successful the fellow filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the Fedshyeral Judge in Tennessee said Mr McGinty its your plane however it is on a trailer that is under federal jurisdiction so you cannot move it After much negotiating the judge agreed that if we sent a crane and a

low boy he would release the airplane to us

Further negotiations resulted in the judge agreeing to allow us to move the Sea Dart back to Florida on the same trailer that it was on but we would have to pay the expenses That sounded easiest to us so I imshymediately wired the money And then the truck jack-knifed coming out of the farm at which the plane was stored That delayed us some more but we did eventually get the plane to its present location in Lakeland where it is being restored to static display by EAA volunteers

The Sea Dart is one of five aircraft of this type built by Convair Most of the others have been destroyed It is an engineering marvel that we feel should be preserved so future generashytions can see the concept Many dedishycated EAAers have been involved with this project from the start but some deserve special recognition Bill Williams Ken Chalker Rocky and Flo Sawyer left their jobs and homes to come out in a rain storm to help off load this machine And John Baugh went through a lot of trial and tribushylation to help via long distance It just proves that EAAers have the tenacity of a bull dog If you want the job done dont hire it out get EAAers to volunshyteer - theyll accomplish it bull

AUTHORS NOTE Only two more Sea Dart volunteer work parties are scheduled prior to Sun n Fun 85 The dates are February 16 and March 2 at the Sun n Fun site on the Lakeland Florida Airport All help will be greatly appreciated

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Letters To Editor Dear Gene

Many thanks for your letter and enclosures

The Corben brochure will be espeshycially helpful to the project and anshyswers most of the questions we had

Surprising how many of our sources drew a blank on photo prints of the Super Ace - even the Smithsonian had nothing

And we were gratified to see that you too had concluded that the final installment of the construction article (in Popular Aviation) was never pubshylished One wonders why

Was intrigued to learn of your inshyterest in model building we freshyquently encounter people who are either former builders or who someshyhow manage to stay active in both camps As you say people such as Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are truly amazing for their abilities in both full-size and model aviation In my own case I find it difficult to keep the pace with even the tiny jobs seemingly spending most of my spare time just writing about them leaving little time for actually building and flying Ah well at least there is no possible danger of boreshydom right

Cordially Bill Hannan for the Williams Brothers 181 Pawnee Street San Marcos California 92069

Gentlemen The article by Dennis Parks in the

October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE caught my eye Ive been a fan of the Bill Barnes series since way back Would it be possible to get some 3-view plans for the old Lancer and Snorter aircraft from the series I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining them and gladly pay costs involved

Sincerely Ed Morton (EAA 148076 AC 5221) 13338-1 SW 114th Lane Miami FL 33186

EAA member Dick Gleason Route 2 Box 125 Austin Minnesota 55912 has an extensive collection of plans and may be able to comply with your request

Dear Gene I enjoyed reading about the Oshshy

kosh 84 Grand Champion Classic the Cessna 140 N4135N My first student purchased this airplane in 1951 when it had 190 hours total time for the then fantastic sum of $2000 when clean 140s were going to $1 200 to $1500

The former owner said I didnt want to sell it - I didnt think anyone would pay that price

In the long run I think it was a bargain anyway as it was the cleanest and best flying 140 that I ever flew

At Oshkosh I showed the present owners Rick and Kathie Paige my autographs in the planes log books as I did a few inspections and mainteshynance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956

Keep up the good work Cheers Shelby B Hagberg (EAA 2473 AlC 211) Rt 1 Box 42 Greenville IA 51343

Dear Sir I recently acquired an RAF rigshy

ging Manual that had belonged to RAF Sgt-Major D K Morrison dated 1916-17-18-19

You will find enclosed the list of 26 airplanes covered in the manual with my notes as to the completeness of the material on each including photos drawings dimension tables and text

I feel that some of the replica buildshyers could use this information to good advantage The copies of the indishyvidual pages for each plane will be copied in the 8V2 x 11 size rather than the 412 x 7 pages ofthe original book

The enclosed listing includes the price of copies for each plane as they vary as to amount of information available I will be glad to answer questions about any of them

Ernest E Miner (EAA 85465) 321 So Middle St Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Mr Miner included with his letter a copy of the SE 5A rigging instrucshytions This information would be vital to anyone building a replica of the aircraft Among the 26 planes listed are the Bristol Fighter Nieuport Scout Sopwith Trip1ane Spad S VII etc Scale modelers and WW I buffs would also be interested in this mateshyrial for their collections Contact Mr Miner for more information

Dear Dennis I want to thank you for the book

review You emphasized the parts of the story that I feel will be interesting to most airplane people The years from 1910 to World War I is a period that most of us dont know too much about We know about the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss and then we jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there was a typographical error that rearranged my first name The letters were all there but with a different arrangeshyment

Again thanks for the write-up Yours Foster A Lane (EAA 137998 AC 4796) Lane Aviation Corporation Columbus International

Airport Columbus OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertent misspelling of Foster Lanes first name in the review ofhis book in the December 1984 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

Dear Sir I really enjoy THE VINTAGE

AIRPLANE very much I read each issue from cover to cover

Congratulations on an intertsting magazine All those stories of old airshycraft and their history are quite inshyteresting

Keep up the good work Yours truly J F Leatherman (EAA 17630 AC 7961) 1408 Elizabeth Scott City KS 67871

Dear Sirs I joined EAA in 1975 (member

number 88645) but allowed my memshybership to lapse I have recently purchased an Aeronca 7 AC and am interested in learning about the airshycraft through your organization

Please send information on joining the AntiqueClassic Division and what you might have in the way of literature on the 7AC Champ

Thank you Sincerely Robert P Gralton 6060 S 92nd Street Hales Corners WI 53130 bull

Information concerning membershyship Chapters and Aeroncas was sent to Mr Gralton

20 FEBRUARY 1985

MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

22 FEBRUARY 1985

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PIPER VAGABOND - 1948 PA-17 Completely restored 81 to 82 show room condition Aircraft was restored mint by the King of Vagabond East Jim Jenkins of Monroe Connecticut Dual control

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1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH other 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23

the top models he had the most pashytience Bill Ball was the fastest buildshyer by far

Remembered names of those modshyels are Curtiss Robin Sopwith Camel Spad Fokker DVII and DVm Northshyrop Gamma Aeronca C-3 Gee Bee Speedster Stinson Reliant and Lockshyheed Vega

The BIG event took place when I was 15 I was watching a local pilot Ed Marquardt practice landings and take offs in his Aeronca C-3 This was a small light safe and inexpensive aircraft that carried the pilot and one passenger in its triangular-shaped fuselage

When Ed asked if I would like a ride Im sure he already knew the answer Was I walking on air No I was finally up in it What a feeling I was surprised to find it kind of bumpy and noisy too No complaints though I was flying The finale of that flight a sideslip to lose altitude quickly took place right above Kings Dam on the Wisconsin River My heart (and my stomach) were both in the vicinity of my mouth The bottom drops out something like the old illshyadjusted elevators sometimes did It remains one of the top thrills in my lifetime

The Depression curtailed any dreams of flying lessons or flying school A war came along Pilots were needed John Green reappeared after a 15-year absence to reveal the opporshytunities of the Aviation Cadet proshygram Uncle Sam would pay you to learn to fly You wouldnt have to worry about the trenches or foxholes

After a year of frenzied study hard work and much flying the proud moshyment arrived My wife pinned those sought-for wings to my puffed up chest I had won my wings The dream was fulfilled

Many moons have passed Weve even been there Weve walked on it and brought some back And well go farther

I still look up every time I hear an airplane

Im still crazy - about airplanes bull

TYPE CLUB ACTIVITIES (Continued from page 11)

Aircraft Luscombe 8A N1170K 46 metal wing no radio or electrical sysshytem

Location Waterbury CN and Plymouth MA

Date Summer of 1978 Conditions Full fuel (14 gal) 2

people on board (160 and 180 lbs) Both men had previously spun airshycraft on many occasions and had spun this aircraft doing 3 turn spins numerous times

Objective To climb to 5000 AGL and execute a 6 turn spin

Here is the story as told to John Bright by Dick Zisa operator of Glider Flights in West Palm Beach Dick stated that he and the other man had climbed to 5000 ft AGL and enshytered a spin as planned (he did not remember which direction) Upon entry everything s(emed normal compared to previotlts spins in the same aircraft After a number of spins the nose of the aircraft began an oscillation up and down as it spun raising and lowering After about 6 turns spin recovery was initiated with no results Everything got quiet stated Dick and the nose seemed to stabilize regarding raising and lowering The aircraft continued to spin with little wind noise for 2 more turns Ailerons had no effect nor did elevator or rudder Power was applied with no effect Opening the

AlC NEWS (Continued from Page 4)

tion Facility (Silver Hill) The tour will take place on April 13-14 1985 and will include personalized behindshythe-scenes looks at the Silver Hill facility On Saturday evening April 13 there will be a banquet held in the hangar at historic College Park Airshyport the oldest continuously operated airport in the world where Wilbur Wright taught the first Army aviators to fly The National Air amp Space Museum is the mecca for the aviation enthusiast and the Silver Hill facility gives a look at the aircraft in storage and in the process of restoration for the main museum Silver Hill is the place for the aircraft builder restorer or avii1tion history buff April in Washington is perhaps the most beaushytiful time for one ofthe most beautiful cities in the world the trees are newly leafed the spring flowers are in bloom and its not as hot and muggy as it gets later in the summer

Tojoin the group contact Margaret Scesa 9611 51st Place College Park MD 20740 3011345-3164

doors had no effect The only change occuring at this time was that the rate of spin was increasing

At each attempt to recover from the spin the controls were neutralized At this point Dick decided that the only chance for recovery was to move the CG forward He opened the right door (he stated that there was little wind pressure on the door) and began climbing around the door When he was about halfway around the nose dropped and spin recovery was achieved

The purpose of this article is not to have you practice climbing out ofyour Luscombe in order to recover from a flat spin It is to have you do what Dick did when they landed Do a weight and balance check It was found that the flat spinprone aircraft had a CG 2 aft of the rear limit Why The aircraft had been painted twice since new It had 2 quarts of oil in the baggage compartment and the tail cone had considerable dirt in it No weight and balance computations had been done since the plane left the factory Check your airplane for safety bull

More information on Luscombe Association can be obtained by writing or phoning John B Bergeshyseon 6438 W Millbrook Road Remus MI 49340517561-2393

EAA AVIATION MUSEUM ACQUIRES THE MAX

CONRAD COLLECTION

When pioneer aviator Max Conrad visited the EAA Aviation Museum in Franklin Wisconsin in March 1979 he offered to donate his memorabilia including photos scrapbooks troshyphies plaques log books plus many other mementos he had collected durshying is 51-year flying career

It was not to be that Max would personally deliver these items to the Museum as he passed away the folshylowing month at age 76 Known as the Flying Grandfather he logged more than 50000 hours many of them crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in light aircraft He set several distance and endurance world recshyords

Max Conrads daughter Katherine Conrad Kersten of Milwaukee Wisshyconsin recently delivered the first porshytion of her fathers extensive collecshytion to the Museum in Oshkosh The EAA Aviation Foundation is honored to receive these items and an approshypriate display to pay tribute to this esteemed individual will be preparedbull

1 tl FEBRUARY 1985

First flolwttiri to exceed Mach 1 is shown here minus outer whwrllJlnll Fun site It is being resto__~~~_______red by

ESCUE OP A SEA DAR By Leonard McGinty (EAA 6036 Ale 3029)

878 Main Street Thonotosassa FL 33592

Being a long-time EAA member and vitally interested in the preservashytion of antique and classic aircraft for future generations I became inshyterested several years ago in a rare derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart This aircraft was at the now defunct SST Museum near Kissimmee Florida in deplorable condition with weeds growing through and around its various component parts

I began tracing the ownership of this machine and first went to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters with the name of a museum on the west coast that was supposed to own this airshycraft Gene provided me with the phone number of the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington and I immediately called and talked with their Executive Director Mr Howard K Lovering Mr Lovering and I negotiated plans for the storage of this aircraft at the Sun n Fun site at Lakeland Florida The Board of Dishyrectors at Sun n Fun and Mr Lovershyings Museum board agreed upon the terms and conditions of the Sea Darts removal and restoration

During the period of telephone conshyversations and letter writing the airshycraft mysteriously disappeared I inshyformed Mr Lovering and then conshytacted various sheriffs departments throughout the State of Florida tracshying the movement of this airplane in the general direction of Tennessee The truck and its cargo had bypassed all Florida Highway Patrol scales and disappeared across the border into Georgia The Georgia Highway Pashytrol Florida Highway Patrol and

various sheriffs departments were unable to locate the missing aircraft

I then called a good friend and EAA member John Baugh in Nashville Tennessee telling him the aircraft was heading in his general direction and asking ifhe could offer any assistshyance Johnny responded Leonard before the night is out it will be on TV radio and in the newspaper Were gonna find that warbird for ya His southern drawl meant what he said

Several days later I got a call from John One of his duck hunting budshydies in the back woods of Tennessee had found a derelict sitting on a trailer and he told John Youve got to see this aircraft Its the strangest looking think Ive ever seen John followed his friend to the plane examined it and then called me What are the numbers on that airplane you had I gave them to him and he said Thats the ugliest looking think I ever saw but I found it The Sea Dart was at an aircraft salvage yard in the hills ofTennessee I immediately called the sheriff in that county and told him that I was responsible for the plane After much letter writing and documents to prove it was mine the sheriff said Okay come and get it

But getting the plane wasnt easy It took some talking by the sheriff and an attorney to convince the presshyent holder of the aircraft that it wasnt his About the time this was successful the fellow filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the Fedshyeral Judge in Tennessee said Mr McGinty its your plane however it is on a trailer that is under federal jurisdiction so you cannot move it After much negotiating the judge agreed that if we sent a crane and a

low boy he would release the airplane to us

Further negotiations resulted in the judge agreeing to allow us to move the Sea Dart back to Florida on the same trailer that it was on but we would have to pay the expenses That sounded easiest to us so I imshymediately wired the money And then the truck jack-knifed coming out of the farm at which the plane was stored That delayed us some more but we did eventually get the plane to its present location in Lakeland where it is being restored to static display by EAA volunteers

The Sea Dart is one of five aircraft of this type built by Convair Most of the others have been destroyed It is an engineering marvel that we feel should be preserved so future generashytions can see the concept Many dedishycated EAAers have been involved with this project from the start but some deserve special recognition Bill Williams Ken Chalker Rocky and Flo Sawyer left their jobs and homes to come out in a rain storm to help off load this machine And John Baugh went through a lot of trial and tribushylation to help via long distance It just proves that EAAers have the tenacity of a bull dog If you want the job done dont hire it out get EAAers to volunshyteer - theyll accomplish it bull

AUTHORS NOTE Only two more Sea Dart volunteer work parties are scheduled prior to Sun n Fun 85 The dates are February 16 and March 2 at the Sun n Fun site on the Lakeland Florida Airport All help will be greatly appreciated

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19

Letters To Editor Dear Gene

Many thanks for your letter and enclosures

The Corben brochure will be espeshycially helpful to the project and anshyswers most of the questions we had

Surprising how many of our sources drew a blank on photo prints of the Super Ace - even the Smithsonian had nothing

And we were gratified to see that you too had concluded that the final installment of the construction article (in Popular Aviation) was never pubshylished One wonders why

Was intrigued to learn of your inshyterest in model building we freshyquently encounter people who are either former builders or who someshyhow manage to stay active in both camps As you say people such as Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are truly amazing for their abilities in both full-size and model aviation In my own case I find it difficult to keep the pace with even the tiny jobs seemingly spending most of my spare time just writing about them leaving little time for actually building and flying Ah well at least there is no possible danger of boreshydom right

Cordially Bill Hannan for the Williams Brothers 181 Pawnee Street San Marcos California 92069

Gentlemen The article by Dennis Parks in the

October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE caught my eye Ive been a fan of the Bill Barnes series since way back Would it be possible to get some 3-view plans for the old Lancer and Snorter aircraft from the series I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining them and gladly pay costs involved

Sincerely Ed Morton (EAA 148076 AC 5221) 13338-1 SW 114th Lane Miami FL 33186

EAA member Dick Gleason Route 2 Box 125 Austin Minnesota 55912 has an extensive collection of plans and may be able to comply with your request

Dear Gene I enjoyed reading about the Oshshy

kosh 84 Grand Champion Classic the Cessna 140 N4135N My first student purchased this airplane in 1951 when it had 190 hours total time for the then fantastic sum of $2000 when clean 140s were going to $1 200 to $1500

The former owner said I didnt want to sell it - I didnt think anyone would pay that price

In the long run I think it was a bargain anyway as it was the cleanest and best flying 140 that I ever flew

At Oshkosh I showed the present owners Rick and Kathie Paige my autographs in the planes log books as I did a few inspections and mainteshynance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956

Keep up the good work Cheers Shelby B Hagberg (EAA 2473 AlC 211) Rt 1 Box 42 Greenville IA 51343

Dear Sir I recently acquired an RAF rigshy

ging Manual that had belonged to RAF Sgt-Major D K Morrison dated 1916-17-18-19

You will find enclosed the list of 26 airplanes covered in the manual with my notes as to the completeness of the material on each including photos drawings dimension tables and text

I feel that some of the replica buildshyers could use this information to good advantage The copies of the indishyvidual pages for each plane will be copied in the 8V2 x 11 size rather than the 412 x 7 pages ofthe original book

The enclosed listing includes the price of copies for each plane as they vary as to amount of information available I will be glad to answer questions about any of them

Ernest E Miner (EAA 85465) 321 So Middle St Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Mr Miner included with his letter a copy of the SE 5A rigging instrucshytions This information would be vital to anyone building a replica of the aircraft Among the 26 planes listed are the Bristol Fighter Nieuport Scout Sopwith Trip1ane Spad S VII etc Scale modelers and WW I buffs would also be interested in this mateshyrial for their collections Contact Mr Miner for more information

Dear Dennis I want to thank you for the book

review You emphasized the parts of the story that I feel will be interesting to most airplane people The years from 1910 to World War I is a period that most of us dont know too much about We know about the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss and then we jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there was a typographical error that rearranged my first name The letters were all there but with a different arrangeshyment

Again thanks for the write-up Yours Foster A Lane (EAA 137998 AC 4796) Lane Aviation Corporation Columbus International

Airport Columbus OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertent misspelling of Foster Lanes first name in the review ofhis book in the December 1984 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

Dear Sir I really enjoy THE VINTAGE

AIRPLANE very much I read each issue from cover to cover

Congratulations on an intertsting magazine All those stories of old airshycraft and their history are quite inshyteresting

Keep up the good work Yours truly J F Leatherman (EAA 17630 AC 7961) 1408 Elizabeth Scott City KS 67871

Dear Sirs I joined EAA in 1975 (member

number 88645) but allowed my memshybership to lapse I have recently purchased an Aeronca 7 AC and am interested in learning about the airshycraft through your organization

Please send information on joining the AntiqueClassic Division and what you might have in the way of literature on the 7AC Champ

Thank you Sincerely Robert P Gralton 6060 S 92nd Street Hales Corners WI 53130 bull

Information concerning membershyship Chapters and Aeroncas was sent to Mr Gralton

20 FEBRUARY 1985

MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

22 FEBRUARY 1985

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimenta l Aircraft Association Inc is $2500 for one year $4800 for 2 years and $6900 for 3 years All include 12 isshysues of Sport Aviation per year Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $1500 anshynually Family Membership is availshyable for an addit i onal $1000 annually

ANTIQUECLASSIC EAA Member - $1800 Includes one year membership in EAA Anshytique-Classic Division 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA member and must give EAA membership number

NonmiddotEAA Member - $2800 Inshycludes one year membership in the EAA Antique-Classic Divison 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airshyplane one year membership in the EAA and separate membersh ip cards Sport Aviation not included

lAC Membership in the Internationa l Aerobatic Club Inc is $2000 anshynually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA

WARBIRDS Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $2500 per year which includes a subscription to Warbirds Newsletter Warbird memshybers are required to be members of EAA

ULTRALIGHT Membership in the EAA Ultralight Assn is $2500 per year which inshycludes the Light Plane World pubshylication ($1500 additional for Sport Aviation magazine) For current EAA members only $1500 which includes Light Plane World publication

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars or an international postal money order similarly drawn

Make checks payable to EAA or the division in which membership is desired Address all letters to EAA or the particular division at the folshylowing address

WITTMAN AIRFIELD OSHKOSH WI 54903-2591

PHONE (414) 426-4800 OFFICE HOURS

830-500 MON-FRI

Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet ~ustom velour interior new panel krinkle finish Richard Kasper 392 North Country Road Smithshy

25~ per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to cream face instruments clipper rear windows 600 town NY 11787 516360-0109 The Vintage Trader Wittman Airfield x 6 wheels fairings McCauley polished prop Cont

Oshkosh WI 54903-2591 A65 130 hrs SCMOH Ceconite 102 Randolph WANTED Complete 120 hp Ken-Royce engine Butyrate hand rubbed Day10na white Castillian or parts to make EAA Air Museums Rearwin red trim Must be seen one of top three in existshy Cloudster airworthy Contact Ralph Bufano EAA ence Annual date of sale Norm Gagne 802868- Aviation Foundation Wittman Field Oshkosh WIAIRCRAFT 4888 54903-3065 414426-4800

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POSER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise setting 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130414529-2609

PIPER VAGABOND - 1948 PA-17 Completely restored 81 to 82 show room condition Aircraft was restored mint by the King of Vagabond East Jim Jenkins of Monroe Connecticut Dual control

For Sale D-18S Twin Beechcraft n 5000 hrs Collins radio Original interior Originally owned by Pennsylvania Railroad Was in storage 12 years Left engine 800 hours right engine 1100 hours Asking $30000 Fresh annual Call Ed Young 8041 642-3723

WANTED TO BUY WANTED Original Spinner for 11 AC Aeronca Chief Also instrument trim piece (original 5 hole aluminum) Write Ray Johnson 347 S 500 E Marion Indiana 46953

NEED Engine mount and cowl for Fairchild-24 with Ranger engine Bill Seltzer 7041786-8492

WANTED C-140A with C-90 Good condition Contact Phil Ellison 16W070 West 83rd Street Burr Ridge IL 60521 312323-8750

WANTED 1941 Aeronca Chief CA 65 airframe reshypair parts or fuselage Front fuselage firewall to behind gear attach points Motor mount - fuel tank 84 L T and RT ailerons tail brace wires windshyshield Phone Don 515955-3679

WANTED Szekely engines or parts - any types or condition Kinner K-5 or B-5 parts or engines

VINTAGE TRADER AD fORM Send check or money order with copy to Vintage Trader shy~AA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Total Words _ ___ Number of Issues to Run ____

Total $____ Signature __________ _

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $125 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

For Sale Set of covered in silver Piper J-3 ailerons Make offer Acro Sport PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130

For Sale Techniques of Aircraft Building manual $950 ppd Send to Acro Sport P O Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH other 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23

First flolwttiri to exceed Mach 1 is shown here minus outer whwrllJlnll Fun site It is being resto__~~~_______red by

ESCUE OP A SEA DAR By Leonard McGinty (EAA 6036 Ale 3029)

878 Main Street Thonotosassa FL 33592

Being a long-time EAA member and vitally interested in the preservashytion of antique and classic aircraft for future generations I became inshyterested several years ago in a rare derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart This aircraft was at the now defunct SST Museum near Kissimmee Florida in deplorable condition with weeds growing through and around its various component parts

I began tracing the ownership of this machine and first went to Gene Chase at EAA Headquarters with the name of a museum on the west coast that was supposed to own this airshycraft Gene provided me with the phone number of the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington and I immediately called and talked with their Executive Director Mr Howard K Lovering Mr Lovering and I negotiated plans for the storage of this aircraft at the Sun n Fun site at Lakeland Florida The Board of Dishyrectors at Sun n Fun and Mr Lovershyings Museum board agreed upon the terms and conditions of the Sea Darts removal and restoration

During the period of telephone conshyversations and letter writing the airshycraft mysteriously disappeared I inshyformed Mr Lovering and then conshytacted various sheriffs departments throughout the State of Florida tracshying the movement of this airplane in the general direction of Tennessee The truck and its cargo had bypassed all Florida Highway Patrol scales and disappeared across the border into Georgia The Georgia Highway Pashytrol Florida Highway Patrol and

various sheriffs departments were unable to locate the missing aircraft

I then called a good friend and EAA member John Baugh in Nashville Tennessee telling him the aircraft was heading in his general direction and asking ifhe could offer any assistshyance Johnny responded Leonard before the night is out it will be on TV radio and in the newspaper Were gonna find that warbird for ya His southern drawl meant what he said

Several days later I got a call from John One of his duck hunting budshydies in the back woods of Tennessee had found a derelict sitting on a trailer and he told John Youve got to see this aircraft Its the strangest looking think Ive ever seen John followed his friend to the plane examined it and then called me What are the numbers on that airplane you had I gave them to him and he said Thats the ugliest looking think I ever saw but I found it The Sea Dart was at an aircraft salvage yard in the hills ofTennessee I immediately called the sheriff in that county and told him that I was responsible for the plane After much letter writing and documents to prove it was mine the sheriff said Okay come and get it

But getting the plane wasnt easy It took some talking by the sheriff and an attorney to convince the presshyent holder of the aircraft that it wasnt his About the time this was successful the fellow filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the Fedshyeral Judge in Tennessee said Mr McGinty its your plane however it is on a trailer that is under federal jurisdiction so you cannot move it After much negotiating the judge agreed that if we sent a crane and a

low boy he would release the airplane to us

Further negotiations resulted in the judge agreeing to allow us to move the Sea Dart back to Florida on the same trailer that it was on but we would have to pay the expenses That sounded easiest to us so I imshymediately wired the money And then the truck jack-knifed coming out of the farm at which the plane was stored That delayed us some more but we did eventually get the plane to its present location in Lakeland where it is being restored to static display by EAA volunteers

The Sea Dart is one of five aircraft of this type built by Convair Most of the others have been destroyed It is an engineering marvel that we feel should be preserved so future generashytions can see the concept Many dedishycated EAAers have been involved with this project from the start but some deserve special recognition Bill Williams Ken Chalker Rocky and Flo Sawyer left their jobs and homes to come out in a rain storm to help off load this machine And John Baugh went through a lot of trial and tribushylation to help via long distance It just proves that EAAers have the tenacity of a bull dog If you want the job done dont hire it out get EAAers to volunshyteer - theyll accomplish it bull

AUTHORS NOTE Only two more Sea Dart volunteer work parties are scheduled prior to Sun n Fun 85 The dates are February 16 and March 2 at the Sun n Fun site on the Lakeland Florida Airport All help will be greatly appreciated

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19

Letters To Editor Dear Gene

Many thanks for your letter and enclosures

The Corben brochure will be espeshycially helpful to the project and anshyswers most of the questions we had

Surprising how many of our sources drew a blank on photo prints of the Super Ace - even the Smithsonian had nothing

And we were gratified to see that you too had concluded that the final installment of the construction article (in Popular Aviation) was never pubshylished One wonders why

Was intrigued to learn of your inshyterest in model building we freshyquently encounter people who are either former builders or who someshyhow manage to stay active in both camps As you say people such as Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are truly amazing for their abilities in both full-size and model aviation In my own case I find it difficult to keep the pace with even the tiny jobs seemingly spending most of my spare time just writing about them leaving little time for actually building and flying Ah well at least there is no possible danger of boreshydom right

Cordially Bill Hannan for the Williams Brothers 181 Pawnee Street San Marcos California 92069

Gentlemen The article by Dennis Parks in the

October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE caught my eye Ive been a fan of the Bill Barnes series since way back Would it be possible to get some 3-view plans for the old Lancer and Snorter aircraft from the series I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining them and gladly pay costs involved

Sincerely Ed Morton (EAA 148076 AC 5221) 13338-1 SW 114th Lane Miami FL 33186

EAA member Dick Gleason Route 2 Box 125 Austin Minnesota 55912 has an extensive collection of plans and may be able to comply with your request

Dear Gene I enjoyed reading about the Oshshy

kosh 84 Grand Champion Classic the Cessna 140 N4135N My first student purchased this airplane in 1951 when it had 190 hours total time for the then fantastic sum of $2000 when clean 140s were going to $1 200 to $1500

The former owner said I didnt want to sell it - I didnt think anyone would pay that price

In the long run I think it was a bargain anyway as it was the cleanest and best flying 140 that I ever flew

At Oshkosh I showed the present owners Rick and Kathie Paige my autographs in the planes log books as I did a few inspections and mainteshynance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956

Keep up the good work Cheers Shelby B Hagberg (EAA 2473 AlC 211) Rt 1 Box 42 Greenville IA 51343

Dear Sir I recently acquired an RAF rigshy

ging Manual that had belonged to RAF Sgt-Major D K Morrison dated 1916-17-18-19

You will find enclosed the list of 26 airplanes covered in the manual with my notes as to the completeness of the material on each including photos drawings dimension tables and text

I feel that some of the replica buildshyers could use this information to good advantage The copies of the indishyvidual pages for each plane will be copied in the 8V2 x 11 size rather than the 412 x 7 pages ofthe original book

The enclosed listing includes the price of copies for each plane as they vary as to amount of information available I will be glad to answer questions about any of them

Ernest E Miner (EAA 85465) 321 So Middle St Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Mr Miner included with his letter a copy of the SE 5A rigging instrucshytions This information would be vital to anyone building a replica of the aircraft Among the 26 planes listed are the Bristol Fighter Nieuport Scout Sopwith Trip1ane Spad S VII etc Scale modelers and WW I buffs would also be interested in this mateshyrial for their collections Contact Mr Miner for more information

Dear Dennis I want to thank you for the book

review You emphasized the parts of the story that I feel will be interesting to most airplane people The years from 1910 to World War I is a period that most of us dont know too much about We know about the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss and then we jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there was a typographical error that rearranged my first name The letters were all there but with a different arrangeshyment

Again thanks for the write-up Yours Foster A Lane (EAA 137998 AC 4796) Lane Aviation Corporation Columbus International

Airport Columbus OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertent misspelling of Foster Lanes first name in the review ofhis book in the December 1984 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

Dear Sir I really enjoy THE VINTAGE

AIRPLANE very much I read each issue from cover to cover

Congratulations on an intertsting magazine All those stories of old airshycraft and their history are quite inshyteresting

Keep up the good work Yours truly J F Leatherman (EAA 17630 AC 7961) 1408 Elizabeth Scott City KS 67871

Dear Sirs I joined EAA in 1975 (member

number 88645) but allowed my memshybership to lapse I have recently purchased an Aeronca 7 AC and am interested in learning about the airshycraft through your organization

Please send information on joining the AntiqueClassic Division and what you might have in the way of literature on the 7AC Champ

Thank you Sincerely Robert P Gralton 6060 S 92nd Street Hales Corners WI 53130 bull

Information concerning membershyship Chapters and Aeroncas was sent to Mr Gralton

20 FEBRUARY 1985

MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

22 FEBRUARY 1985

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimenta l Aircraft Association Inc is $2500 for one year $4800 for 2 years and $6900 for 3 years All include 12 isshysues of Sport Aviation per year Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $1500 anshynually Family Membership is availshyable for an addit i onal $1000 annually

ANTIQUECLASSIC EAA Member - $1800 Includes one year membership in EAA Anshytique-Classic Division 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA member and must give EAA membership number

NonmiddotEAA Member - $2800 Inshycludes one year membership in the EAA Antique-Classic Divison 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airshyplane one year membership in the EAA and separate membersh ip cards Sport Aviation not included

lAC Membership in the Internationa l Aerobatic Club Inc is $2000 anshynually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA

WARBIRDS Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $2500 per year which includes a subscription to Warbirds Newsletter Warbird memshybers are required to be members of EAA

ULTRALIGHT Membership in the EAA Ultralight Assn is $2500 per year which inshycludes the Light Plane World pubshylication ($1500 additional for Sport Aviation magazine) For current EAA members only $1500 which includes Light Plane World publication

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars or an international postal money order similarly drawn

Make checks payable to EAA or the division in which membership is desired Address all letters to EAA or the particular division at the folshylowing address

WITTMAN AIRFIELD OSHKOSH WI 54903-2591

PHONE (414) 426-4800 OFFICE HOURS

830-500 MON-FRI

Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet ~ustom velour interior new panel krinkle finish Richard Kasper 392 North Country Road Smithshy

25~ per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to cream face instruments clipper rear windows 600 town NY 11787 516360-0109 The Vintage Trader Wittman Airfield x 6 wheels fairings McCauley polished prop Cont

Oshkosh WI 54903-2591 A65 130 hrs SCMOH Ceconite 102 Randolph WANTED Complete 120 hp Ken-Royce engine Butyrate hand rubbed Day10na white Castillian or parts to make EAA Air Museums Rearwin red trim Must be seen one of top three in existshy Cloudster airworthy Contact Ralph Bufano EAA ence Annual date of sale Norm Gagne 802868- Aviation Foundation Wittman Field Oshkosh WIAIRCRAFT 4888 54903-3065 414426-4800

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POSER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise setting 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130414529-2609

PIPER VAGABOND - 1948 PA-17 Completely restored 81 to 82 show room condition Aircraft was restored mint by the King of Vagabond East Jim Jenkins of Monroe Connecticut Dual control

For Sale D-18S Twin Beechcraft n 5000 hrs Collins radio Original interior Originally owned by Pennsylvania Railroad Was in storage 12 years Left engine 800 hours right engine 1100 hours Asking $30000 Fresh annual Call Ed Young 8041 642-3723

WANTED TO BUY WANTED Original Spinner for 11 AC Aeronca Chief Also instrument trim piece (original 5 hole aluminum) Write Ray Johnson 347 S 500 E Marion Indiana 46953

NEED Engine mount and cowl for Fairchild-24 with Ranger engine Bill Seltzer 7041786-8492

WANTED C-140A with C-90 Good condition Contact Phil Ellison 16W070 West 83rd Street Burr Ridge IL 60521 312323-8750

WANTED 1941 Aeronca Chief CA 65 airframe reshypair parts or fuselage Front fuselage firewall to behind gear attach points Motor mount - fuel tank 84 L T and RT ailerons tail brace wires windshyshield Phone Don 515955-3679

WANTED Szekely engines or parts - any types or condition Kinner K-5 or B-5 parts or engines

VINTAGE TRADER AD fORM Send check or money order with copy to Vintage Trader shy~AA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Total Words _ ___ Number of Issues to Run ____

Total $____ Signature __________ _

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $125 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

For Sale Set of covered in silver Piper J-3 ailerons Make offer Acro Sport PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130

For Sale Techniques of Aircraft Building manual $950 ppd Send to Acro Sport P O Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH other 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23

Letters To Editor Dear Gene

Many thanks for your letter and enclosures

The Corben brochure will be espeshycially helpful to the project and anshyswers most of the questions we had

Surprising how many of our sources drew a blank on photo prints of the Super Ace - even the Smithsonian had nothing

And we were gratified to see that you too had concluded that the final installment of the construction article (in Popular Aviation) was never pubshylished One wonders why

Was intrigued to learn of your inshyterest in model building we freshyquently encounter people who are either former builders or who someshyhow manage to stay active in both camps As you say people such as Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are truly amazing for their abilities in both full-size and model aviation In my own case I find it difficult to keep the pace with even the tiny jobs seemingly spending most of my spare time just writing about them leaving little time for actually building and flying Ah well at least there is no possible danger of boreshydom right

Cordially Bill Hannan for the Williams Brothers 181 Pawnee Street San Marcos California 92069

Gentlemen The article by Dennis Parks in the

October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE caught my eye Ive been a fan of the Bill Barnes series since way back Would it be possible to get some 3-view plans for the old Lancer and Snorter aircraft from the series I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining them and gladly pay costs involved

Sincerely Ed Morton (EAA 148076 AC 5221) 13338-1 SW 114th Lane Miami FL 33186

EAA member Dick Gleason Route 2 Box 125 Austin Minnesota 55912 has an extensive collection of plans and may be able to comply with your request

Dear Gene I enjoyed reading about the Oshshy

kosh 84 Grand Champion Classic the Cessna 140 N4135N My first student purchased this airplane in 1951 when it had 190 hours total time for the then fantastic sum of $2000 when clean 140s were going to $1 200 to $1500

The former owner said I didnt want to sell it - I didnt think anyone would pay that price

In the long run I think it was a bargain anyway as it was the cleanest and best flying 140 that I ever flew

At Oshkosh I showed the present owners Rick and Kathie Paige my autographs in the planes log books as I did a few inspections and mainteshynance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956

Keep up the good work Cheers Shelby B Hagberg (EAA 2473 AlC 211) Rt 1 Box 42 Greenville IA 51343

Dear Sir I recently acquired an RAF rigshy

ging Manual that had belonged to RAF Sgt-Major D K Morrison dated 1916-17-18-19

You will find enclosed the list of 26 airplanes covered in the manual with my notes as to the completeness of the material on each including photos drawings dimension tables and text

I feel that some of the replica buildshyers could use this information to good advantage The copies of the indishyvidual pages for each plane will be copied in the 8V2 x 11 size rather than the 412 x 7 pages ofthe original book

The enclosed listing includes the price of copies for each plane as they vary as to amount of information available I will be glad to answer questions about any of them

Ernest E Miner (EAA 85465) 321 So Middle St Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Mr Miner included with his letter a copy of the SE 5A rigging instrucshytions This information would be vital to anyone building a replica of the aircraft Among the 26 planes listed are the Bristol Fighter Nieuport Scout Sopwith Trip1ane Spad S VII etc Scale modelers and WW I buffs would also be interested in this mateshyrial for their collections Contact Mr Miner for more information

Dear Dennis I want to thank you for the book

review You emphasized the parts of the story that I feel will be interesting to most airplane people The years from 1910 to World War I is a period that most of us dont know too much about We know about the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss and then we jump up to World War I

One slight correction - there was a typographical error that rearranged my first name The letters were all there but with a different arrangeshyment

Again thanks for the write-up Yours Foster A Lane (EAA 137998 AC 4796) Lane Aviation Corporation Columbus International

Airport Columbus OH 43219

We apologize for the inadvertent misspelling of Foster Lanes first name in the review ofhis book in the December 1984 issue of THE VINshyTAGE AIRPLANE

Dear Sir I really enjoy THE VINTAGE

AIRPLANE very much I read each issue from cover to cover

Congratulations on an intertsting magazine All those stories of old airshycraft and their history are quite inshyteresting

Keep up the good work Yours truly J F Leatherman (EAA 17630 AC 7961) 1408 Elizabeth Scott City KS 67871

Dear Sirs I joined EAA in 1975 (member

number 88645) but allowed my memshybership to lapse I have recently purchased an Aeronca 7 AC and am interested in learning about the airshycraft through your organization

Please send information on joining the AntiqueClassic Division and what you might have in the way of literature on the 7AC Champ

Thank you Sincerely Robert P Gralton 6060 S 92nd Street Hales Corners WI 53130 bull

Information concerning membershyship Chapters and Aeroncas was sent to Mr Gralton

20 FEBRUARY 1985

MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

22 FEBRUARY 1985

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimenta l Aircraft Association Inc is $2500 for one year $4800 for 2 years and $6900 for 3 years All include 12 isshysues of Sport Aviation per year Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $1500 anshynually Family Membership is availshyable for an addit i onal $1000 annually

ANTIQUECLASSIC EAA Member - $1800 Includes one year membership in EAA Anshytique-Classic Division 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA member and must give EAA membership number

NonmiddotEAA Member - $2800 Inshycludes one year membership in the EAA Antique-Classic Divison 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airshyplane one year membership in the EAA and separate membersh ip cards Sport Aviation not included

lAC Membership in the Internationa l Aerobatic Club Inc is $2000 anshynually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA

WARBIRDS Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $2500 per year which includes a subscription to Warbirds Newsletter Warbird memshybers are required to be members of EAA

ULTRALIGHT Membership in the EAA Ultralight Assn is $2500 per year which inshycludes the Light Plane World pubshylication ($1500 additional for Sport Aviation magazine) For current EAA members only $1500 which includes Light Plane World publication

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars or an international postal money order similarly drawn

Make checks payable to EAA or the division in which membership is desired Address all letters to EAA or the particular division at the folshylowing address

WITTMAN AIRFIELD OSHKOSH WI 54903-2591

PHONE (414) 426-4800 OFFICE HOURS

830-500 MON-FRI

Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet ~ustom velour interior new panel krinkle finish Richard Kasper 392 North Country Road Smithshy

25~ per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to cream face instruments clipper rear windows 600 town NY 11787 516360-0109 The Vintage Trader Wittman Airfield x 6 wheels fairings McCauley polished prop Cont

Oshkosh WI 54903-2591 A65 130 hrs SCMOH Ceconite 102 Randolph WANTED Complete 120 hp Ken-Royce engine Butyrate hand rubbed Day10na white Castillian or parts to make EAA Air Museums Rearwin red trim Must be seen one of top three in existshy Cloudster airworthy Contact Ralph Bufano EAA ence Annual date of sale Norm Gagne 802868- Aviation Foundation Wittman Field Oshkosh WIAIRCRAFT 4888 54903-3065 414426-4800

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POSER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise setting 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130414529-2609

PIPER VAGABOND - 1948 PA-17 Completely restored 81 to 82 show room condition Aircraft was restored mint by the King of Vagabond East Jim Jenkins of Monroe Connecticut Dual control

For Sale D-18S Twin Beechcraft n 5000 hrs Collins radio Original interior Originally owned by Pennsylvania Railroad Was in storage 12 years Left engine 800 hours right engine 1100 hours Asking $30000 Fresh annual Call Ed Young 8041 642-3723

WANTED TO BUY WANTED Original Spinner for 11 AC Aeronca Chief Also instrument trim piece (original 5 hole aluminum) Write Ray Johnson 347 S 500 E Marion Indiana 46953

NEED Engine mount and cowl for Fairchild-24 with Ranger engine Bill Seltzer 7041786-8492

WANTED C-140A with C-90 Good condition Contact Phil Ellison 16W070 West 83rd Street Burr Ridge IL 60521 312323-8750

WANTED 1941 Aeronca Chief CA 65 airframe reshypair parts or fuselage Front fuselage firewall to behind gear attach points Motor mount - fuel tank 84 L T and RT ailerons tail brace wires windshyshield Phone Don 515955-3679

WANTED Szekely engines or parts - any types or condition Kinner K-5 or B-5 parts or engines

VINTAGE TRADER AD fORM Send check or money order with copy to Vintage Trader shy~AA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Total Words _ ___ Number of Issues to Run ____

Total $____ Signature __________ _

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $125 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

For Sale Set of covered in silver Piper J-3 ailerons Make offer Acro Sport PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130

For Sale Techniques of Aircraft Building manual $950 ppd Send to Acro Sport P O Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH other 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23

MEMBERS PROJECTS This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects We welcome photos

along with descriptions and the projects can be either completed or underway Send material to the editor at the address shown on page 3 of this issue

Dear Gene Enclosed are two photos of a Piper

L-4K NI0492 SIN 45-4913 modified and completely renovated by Antiquel Classic Division members Mike Blatshynick and myself pIus members ofEAA Chapter 727 Tyler Texas This bird was manufactured in 1945 and served for years in the CAP after released as surplus by Uncle Sam

Along the way it was given a Cub yellow color scheme retaining the military greenhouse The current owner wanted to get rid of the many plexiglass panels so we designed a specialized recovering job for the fuselage The top and side windows are my design in keeping with the owners wishes

Essentially the bird is strictly G but without the greenhouse and olive drab color The covering is Stits proshycess The engine is a Continental C-85 without starter and generator With its metal prop it climbs out very well

William C Ware Jr (EAA 3328 AlC 6949 ) Apt E 202 1030 Old Omen Rd N2802A was manufactured in JanshyTyler TX 75701 uary 1953 and delivered to Continenshy

tal Engine on February 6 1953 They flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparentlyDear Sir using it as a test bed for various comshyWe own and fly a 1946 Fairchild binations of exhaustinduction sysshyF-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A My tems The last entry in the log book pilot ratings are Commercial single before they sold it is Upgraded toamp multi-engine instrument CFI-I 1954 standards1358243 with 17200 hours

When I purchased it in July 1983Sincerely the plane had approximately 3400Don A Mather hrs but had a new prop and only 7 (EAA 206557 AlC 8995 ) hours on a zero time overhauled 0shy402 Love Street 470J I installed a new windshield a Sandusky OH 44870 new Airtex interior a II Morrow

Dear Gene Apollo Loran C and had it certified Here is the picture I promised you IFR I have flown it carefree ever

of my newlold Cessna 180 N2802A since SIN 30002 was the first production Sincerely Cessna 180 N2801A the prototype Cal Bass appears in the March 1 1953 issue of (EAA 48743 AlC 6823 ) FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S Joplin Avenue 180 It was never sold Tulsa OK 74136 bull

Dons Cessna 140A N5644C which he and Todd Mather restored in 1979

The Fairchild F-24R-46 N81207 which Don Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in 1981

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

22 FEBRUARY 1985

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimenta l Aircraft Association Inc is $2500 for one year $4800 for 2 years and $6900 for 3 years All include 12 isshysues of Sport Aviation per year Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $1500 anshynually Family Membership is availshyable for an addit i onal $1000 annually

ANTIQUECLASSIC EAA Member - $1800 Includes one year membership in EAA Anshytique-Classic Division 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA member and must give EAA membership number

NonmiddotEAA Member - $2800 Inshycludes one year membership in the EAA Antique-Classic Divison 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airshyplane one year membership in the EAA and separate membersh ip cards Sport Aviation not included

lAC Membership in the Internationa l Aerobatic Club Inc is $2000 anshynually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA

WARBIRDS Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $2500 per year which includes a subscription to Warbirds Newsletter Warbird memshybers are required to be members of EAA

ULTRALIGHT Membership in the EAA Ultralight Assn is $2500 per year which inshycludes the Light Plane World pubshylication ($1500 additional for Sport Aviation magazine) For current EAA members only $1500 which includes Light Plane World publication

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars or an international postal money order similarly drawn

Make checks payable to EAA or the division in which membership is desired Address all letters to EAA or the particular division at the folshylowing address

WITTMAN AIRFIELD OSHKOSH WI 54903-2591

PHONE (414) 426-4800 OFFICE HOURS

830-500 MON-FRI

Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet ~ustom velour interior new panel krinkle finish Richard Kasper 392 North Country Road Smithshy

25~ per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to cream face instruments clipper rear windows 600 town NY 11787 516360-0109 The Vintage Trader Wittman Airfield x 6 wheels fairings McCauley polished prop Cont

Oshkosh WI 54903-2591 A65 130 hrs SCMOH Ceconite 102 Randolph WANTED Complete 120 hp Ken-Royce engine Butyrate hand rubbed Day10na white Castillian or parts to make EAA Air Museums Rearwin red trim Must be seen one of top three in existshy Cloudster airworthy Contact Ralph Bufano EAA ence Annual date of sale Norm Gagne 802868- Aviation Foundation Wittman Field Oshkosh WIAIRCRAFT 4888 54903-3065 414426-4800

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POSER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise setting 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130414529-2609

PIPER VAGABOND - 1948 PA-17 Completely restored 81 to 82 show room condition Aircraft was restored mint by the King of Vagabond East Jim Jenkins of Monroe Connecticut Dual control

For Sale D-18S Twin Beechcraft n 5000 hrs Collins radio Original interior Originally owned by Pennsylvania Railroad Was in storage 12 years Left engine 800 hours right engine 1100 hours Asking $30000 Fresh annual Call Ed Young 8041 642-3723

WANTED TO BUY WANTED Original Spinner for 11 AC Aeronca Chief Also instrument trim piece (original 5 hole aluminum) Write Ray Johnson 347 S 500 E Marion Indiana 46953

NEED Engine mount and cowl for Fairchild-24 with Ranger engine Bill Seltzer 7041786-8492

WANTED C-140A with C-90 Good condition Contact Phil Ellison 16W070 West 83rd Street Burr Ridge IL 60521 312323-8750

WANTED 1941 Aeronca Chief CA 65 airframe reshypair parts or fuselage Front fuselage firewall to behind gear attach points Motor mount - fuel tank 84 L T and RT ailerons tail brace wires windshyshield Phone Don 515955-3679

WANTED Szekely engines or parts - any types or condition Kinner K-5 or B-5 parts or engines

VINTAGE TRADER AD fORM Send check or money order with copy to Vintage Trader shy~AA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Total Words _ ___ Number of Issues to Run ____

Total $____ Signature __________ _

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $125 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

For Sale Set of covered in silver Piper J-3 ailerons Make offer Acro Sport PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130

For Sale Techniques of Aircraft Building manual $950 ppd Send to Acro Sport P O Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH other 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23

Oshkosh 84

--Ale Judges-shy

Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) George York (chief judge) Dale Wolford Tim Bowers (back row L-R) Bill Pancake Charles C Johanson Terry L Ladage Judy Girard Jim ROllison Jean LeMay Marvin V Hoppenworth Robert C Hilbert John W Womack Pau l L Stephenson Norma Baldwin George LeMay Jim Mankins

Antique Aircraft Judges for Oshkosh 84 were (front row L-R) Bob Wilson Arnold Nieman Gene Morris Robert Kitslaar (back row L-R) Fred Pritchard Dale Gustafson (chief judge) C W Pete Covington Dick Martin Dr Don Coleman Missing from the photo was Charlie Bell

22 FEBRUARY 1985

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

EAA Membership in the Experimenta l Aircraft Association Inc is $2500 for one year $4800 for 2 years and $6900 for 3 years All include 12 isshysues of Sport Aviation per year Junior Membership (under 19 years of age) is available at $1500 anshynually Family Membership is availshyable for an addit i onal $1000 annually

ANTIQUECLASSIC EAA Member - $1800 Includes one year membership in EAA Anshytique-Classic Division 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airplane and membership card Applicant must be a current EAA member and must give EAA membership number

NonmiddotEAA Member - $2800 Inshycludes one year membership in the EAA Antique-Classic Divison 12 monthly issues of The Vintage Airshyplane one year membership in the EAA and separate membersh ip cards Sport Aviation not included

lAC Membership in the Internationa l Aerobatic Club Inc is $2000 anshynually which includes 12 issues of Sport Aerobatics All lAC members are required to be members of EAA

WARBIRDS Membership in the Warbirds of America Inc is $2500 per year which includes a subscription to Warbirds Newsletter Warbird memshybers are required to be members of EAA

ULTRALIGHT Membership in the EAA Ultralight Assn is $2500 per year which inshycludes the Light Plane World pubshylication ($1500 additional for Sport Aviation magazine) For current EAA members only $1500 which includes Light Plane World publication

FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS

Please submit your remittance with a check or draft drawn on a United States bank payable in United States dollars or an international postal money order similarly drawn

Make checks payable to EAA or the division in which membership is desired Address all letters to EAA or the particular division at the folshylowing address

WITTMAN AIRFIELD OSHKOSH WI 54903-2591

PHONE (414) 426-4800 OFFICE HOURS

830-500 MON-FRI

Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet ~ustom velour interior new panel krinkle finish Richard Kasper 392 North Country Road Smithshy

25~ per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to cream face instruments clipper rear windows 600 town NY 11787 516360-0109 The Vintage Trader Wittman Airfield x 6 wheels fairings McCauley polished prop Cont

Oshkosh WI 54903-2591 A65 130 hrs SCMOH Ceconite 102 Randolph WANTED Complete 120 hp Ken-Royce engine Butyrate hand rubbed Day10na white Castillian or parts to make EAA Air Museums Rearwin red trim Must be seen one of top three in existshy Cloudster airworthy Contact Ralph Bufano EAA ence Annual date of sale Norm Gagne 802868- Aviation Foundation Wittman Field Oshkosh WIAIRCRAFT 4888 54903-3065 414426-4800

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POSER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise setting 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130414529-2609

PIPER VAGABOND - 1948 PA-17 Completely restored 81 to 82 show room condition Aircraft was restored mint by the King of Vagabond East Jim Jenkins of Monroe Connecticut Dual control

For Sale D-18S Twin Beechcraft n 5000 hrs Collins radio Original interior Originally owned by Pennsylvania Railroad Was in storage 12 years Left engine 800 hours right engine 1100 hours Asking $30000 Fresh annual Call Ed Young 8041 642-3723

WANTED TO BUY WANTED Original Spinner for 11 AC Aeronca Chief Also instrument trim piece (original 5 hole aluminum) Write Ray Johnson 347 S 500 E Marion Indiana 46953

NEED Engine mount and cowl for Fairchild-24 with Ranger engine Bill Seltzer 7041786-8492

WANTED C-140A with C-90 Good condition Contact Phil Ellison 16W070 West 83rd Street Burr Ridge IL 60521 312323-8750

WANTED 1941 Aeronca Chief CA 65 airframe reshypair parts or fuselage Front fuselage firewall to behind gear attach points Motor mount - fuel tank 84 L T and RT ailerons tail brace wires windshyshield Phone Don 515955-3679

WANTED Szekely engines or parts - any types or condition Kinner K-5 or B-5 parts or engines

VINTAGE TRADER AD fORM Send check or money order with copy to Vintage Trader shy~AA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Total Words _ ___ Number of Issues to Run ____

Total $____ Signature __________ _

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $125 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

For Sale Set of covered in silver Piper J-3 ailerons Make offer Acro Sport PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130

For Sale Techniques of Aircraft Building manual $950 ppd Send to Acro Sport P O Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH other 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23

Where The Sellers and Buyers Meet ~ustom velour interior new panel krinkle finish Richard Kasper 392 North Country Road Smithshy

25~ per word 20 word minimum Send your ad to cream face instruments clipper rear windows 600 town NY 11787 516360-0109 The Vintage Trader Wittman Airfield x 6 wheels fairings McCauley polished prop Cont

Oshkosh WI 54903-2591 A65 130 hrs SCMOH Ceconite 102 Randolph WANTED Complete 120 hp Ken-Royce engine Butyrate hand rubbed Day10na white Castillian or parts to make EAA Air Museums Rearwin red trim Must be seen one of top three in existshy Cloudster airworthy Contact Ralph Bufano EAA ence Annual date of sale Norm Gagne 802868- Aviation Foundation Wittman Field Oshkosh WIAIRCRAFT 4888 54903-3065 414426-4800

ACRO SPORT - Single place biplane capable of unlimited aerobatics 23 sheets of clear easy to follow plans includes nearly 100 isometrical drawshyings photos and exploded views Complete parts and materials list Full size wing drawings Plans plus 139 page Builders Manual - $6000 Info Pack - $500 Super Acro Sport Wing Drawing shy$1500 The Technique of Aircraft Building shy$1000 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

POSER PIXIE - VW powered parasol- unlimited in low-cost pleasure flying Big roomy cockpit for the over six foot pilot VW power insures hard to beat 312 gph at cruise setting 15 large instruction sheets Plans - $4700 Info Pack - $500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130 414529-2609

ACRO - The new 2-place aerobatic trainer and sport biplane 20 pages of easy to follow detailed plans Complete with isometric drawings photos exploded views Plans - $8500 Info Pac shy$500 Send check or money order to ACRO SPORT INC PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130414529-2609

PIPER VAGABOND - 1948 PA-17 Completely restored 81 to 82 show room condition Aircraft was restored mint by the King of Vagabond East Jim Jenkins of Monroe Connecticut Dual control

For Sale D-18S Twin Beechcraft n 5000 hrs Collins radio Original interior Originally owned by Pennsylvania Railroad Was in storage 12 years Left engine 800 hours right engine 1100 hours Asking $30000 Fresh annual Call Ed Young 8041 642-3723

WANTED TO BUY WANTED Original Spinner for 11 AC Aeronca Chief Also instrument trim piece (original 5 hole aluminum) Write Ray Johnson 347 S 500 E Marion Indiana 46953

NEED Engine mount and cowl for Fairchild-24 with Ranger engine Bill Seltzer 7041786-8492

WANTED C-140A with C-90 Good condition Contact Phil Ellison 16W070 West 83rd Street Burr Ridge IL 60521 312323-8750

WANTED 1941 Aeronca Chief CA 65 airframe reshypair parts or fuselage Front fuselage firewall to behind gear attach points Motor mount - fuel tank 84 L T and RT ailerons tail brace wires windshyshield Phone Don 515955-3679

WANTED Szekely engines or parts - any types or condition Kinner K-5 or B-5 parts or engines

VINTAGE TRADER AD fORM Send check or money order with copy to Vintage Trader shy~AA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Total Words _ ___ Number of Issues to Run ____

Total $____ Signature __________ _

MISCELLANEOUS BACK ISSUES Back issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE (and other EAA Division publications) are available at $125 per issue Send your list of issues desired along with payment to Back Issues EAA-Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

For Sale Set of covered in silver Piper J-3 ailerons Make offer Acro Sport PO Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130

For Sale Techniques of Aircraft Building manual $950 ppd Send to Acro Sport P O Box 462 Hales Corners WI 53130

AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES FOR IMMEDIATE SALE

1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control wheels and center round instrument panel Cecoshynite on wings 412 SMOH Ferryable $470000

1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish Wheel fairings Mint condition - $699500

Foster Taperwing - Baby Ace look-alike 65 Lyc $249500

Lyc 0-290G Complete - Original $80000

(2) Lyc 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza Military records One - 1383 SMOH other 455 SMOH $4800 for the pair or $2500 each

All above items located at Burlington Wisconsin Municipal Airport Contact Mr Wagner at 414763shy7692

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23

amp~~gt~~~~~~~~ FORD TRImiddot MOTOR ~ ~~-

~ WA~T~() Limited ~diti()n ~ ~ COLLECTORS 01 AVIATION ~ MEMORABILIA

i ~

i ~ ~ ~ This collectors package includes a rare 1927

brochure reprint of Ford suggestions for Tri-Motor use circa 1927 ~ This entire offer Including a personalized certifishycate and a book on Ford history by EAA is availshy~ able for $10000 postpaid to your address or as a gift mailed directly to requested address Send

~ your tax deductible contribution to the Ford Trishy

l Motor Umijed Edition Fund Wittman AirfieldOshshykosh WI 54903-3065 Checks should be made payable to EAA Aviation Foundation

~~~~

ASP

24 FEBRUARY 1985

EAAmiddots Ford Tri-Molor will be flying soon I The wings are installed engines installed and new exterior finish sparkles Interior appointments gold trim and new seats are in place the same as it left the lactory in 1929 During the restoration some of the corrugated aluminum was replaced and these remaining original pieces have been mounted onto a limshyited quantity of commemorative numbered plaques

The first flight is being planned now and all of us will be seeing this historic aircraft flying again

Shown here is the actual 1929 Ford NC8407 wall plaque with cornugated alumishynum artifact etched photoplate and Ford nameplate

The fabulous times of Turner Doolittle Wedell and Wittman recreated as never before in this 600-page two-volume series Printed on high grade paper with sharp clear photo reproduction Offical race results 1927 through 1939 - more than 1000 photos-3-view drawings-scores of articles about people and planes that recapture the glory the drama the excitement of air racing during the golden years

Volume 1 and 2 $1495 each - add $150 for postage and handling Special shyboth volumes $2850 postage free Send check or money order to EAA Aviation Foundation Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-3065

More Flying For the Dollar with EAAs Auto Fuel STCs

Aircraft approved with al

180 octane TCM engines (not fuel inj) and Lycoming 0-320-A C and E

engines STCs are sold and approved only for engineairframe combinations listed

STCs AVAILABLE FOR

STITS POLY-FIBER bull IS THE WORLDS ONLY COMPLETE FABRIC COVERING

SYSTEM APPROVED BY FAA UNDER AN STC AND MANUFACTURED UNDER AN FAA-PMA

bull WILL NOT SUPPORT COMBUSTION

bull WITH POLY-FIBER FINISHES WILL NEVER RINGWORM CHECK OR PEEL

bull IS THE LIGHTEST COVERING METHOD APPROVED UNDER AN FAA-STC

bull IS THE MOST ECONOMICAL CONSIDERING THE YEARS OF TROUBLE FREE SERVICE

bull SAMPLE OF OUR NEW HIGH STRENGTH LIGHT WEIGHT SMOOTH FABRIC STYLES WOVEN FROM SECOND GENERATION POLYESTER FILAMENT

bull NEW 68 PAGE MANUAL 1 REVISION 13 WITH DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR FABRIC COVERING REFINISHING FABRIC SURFACES AND PAINTING AIRCRAFT FOR CORROSION CONTROL

bull LATEST CATALOG AND DISTRIBUTOR LIST

Classic owners Interior looking shabby

CJ

Finish it right with an airtex interior

Complete interior assemblies for dO-it-yourself installa tion

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bull Cushion upholstery sets bull Wall pane l sets bull Headliners bull Carpet sets bull Baggage compartment sets bull Firewall covers bull Seat S lings bull Recover envelopes and dopes

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APRIL 13-14 - WASHINGTON DC - 5th Annual Tour of National Air and Space Museum and Paul E Garber Facility by EAA Chapter 4 Inc Dinner with speaker of note Limited to 200 Contact Margarent Scesa 9611-51st Place College Park Maryland 20704 301 345-3164

APRIL 26-28 - KILL DEVIL HILL NC - 3rd Annual Wilber Wright Fly-In Three-day festival honoring Wilbur Wrights birthday April 16 1867 Sponsored by First Flight Society National Park Service and EAA Chapter 339 Contact Bob Woody National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

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EAA OFFICIAL

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rThe official EAA Foundashytion video collection otshyters these great tapes tor your viewing pleasure EAA 84 55 minutes of Fly-In excitement from pre-Conshyvention preparaton to the arrival of Voyager Includes great Warbirds show scenes $5200 EAA OSHKOSH 83 A 26 minute film covering the complete 83 Convention and the dedication of the EAA Aviation Center $3900 EAA OSHKOSH 77 The 77 Convention plus excellent excerpts of the Spirit of St Louis Commemorative Tour $3900 AERONAUTICAL ODDITIES 17 minutes of fun featuring the oddities and comedies of the early flight as seen in newsshyreels of the day A great addition to your personal library $2995 WE SAW IT HAPPEN

middot60 minutes covering the history of flight as seen in rare early footage and interviews with many aviation pioneers $5900 WINGS ON DREAMS (1981) This famous John Denver film is an in-depth look at EAA Oshkosh 81 and features ground breaking ceremonies for the Aviation Center $2900 BASIC AIRCRAFT WELDING Learn the intricacies of welding with practical demonstrations on the subject An excellent film for the builder $3995 IN PURSUIT OF DREAMS shy New Release EAA member actorlpilot Cliff Robertson is narrator host of a film that features Founder Paul Poberezny and tells of EAAs early days philosophy and accomplishments $2900 (16 minutes) BASIC AIRCRAFT WOODWORKING shy New

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26 FEBRUARY 1985

THE JOURNA L OF THE EARLY AEROPLANE

SAMPLE ISSUE $4 ) ( 15 CRESCENT RD POUGHKEEPSIE NY 12601

CALENDAR OF EVENTS We would like to list your aviation event in our calendar Please send information to the Editor The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591 Information must be received at least two months in advance of the issue in which it will appear MARCH 1-3 - CASA GRANDE ARIZONA - Arizona Antique Aircraft Associations annual Cactus

Fly-In For more information contact F O Kling Fly-In Chairman 6021567-4588 or Tom OConnel President 6021567-3271

MARCH 17-23 - LAKELAND FLORIDA - 11th Annual EAA Sun n Fun Spring Celebration of Flight Contact Sun n Fun office at 813644-2431 Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm or write to P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807

APRIL 13-14 - WASHINGTON DC - 5th Annual Tour of National Air and Space Museum and Paul E Garber Facility by EAA Chapter 4 Inc Dinner with speaker of note Limited to 200 Contact Margarent Scesa 9611-51st Place College Park Maryland 20704 301 345-3164

APRIL 26-28 - KILL DEVIL HILL NC - 3rd Annual Wilber Wright Fly-In Three-day festival honoring Wilbur Wrights birthday April 16 1867 Sponsored by First Flight Society National Park Service and EAA Chapter 339 Contact Bob Woody National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

JULY 26 - AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH WISCONSIN - 33rd Annual EAA Fly-In and Convention Make your plans now to attend the Worlds Greatest Aviation Event Contact EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Its Exciting Its for Everyone See this priceless coillection of rare historically

830 to 5DO pmsignificant aircraft all imaginatively displayed in the HOURS Monday thru Saturdayworlds largest most modern sport aviation 1100 am to 5 00 pm

Sundaysmuseum Enjoy the many educational displays and Closed Easter Thanksgiving Christmasaudio-visual presentations Stop by-heres and New Years Day (Guided group tour

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~N Wittman Airfield signs For fiy- ins- fiee bus fiom Basler Flight Service

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CAM 18 450 The Sport Plane Builder 1795 Wood Aircraft Building Techniques 795 Firewall Forward - Tony Bingelis 1995 Aircraft Dope and Fabric 895 Refinishing Metal Aircraft 495 Light Plane Prop Design Selection

Maintenance 495 How to Install and Finish Synthetic

Aircraft Fabric 495 Aircraft Weight and Balance 595 Sheet Metal Construction and Repair 595 Electronic and Radio Installation 595 Aircraft Bonded Structure 395 Aircraft Reciprocating Engine 595 Aircraft Painting and Finishing 595 Aircraft Fabric Covering 495 Welding Guidelines 895 Ignition and Electric Power Systems 595 The Custom Built Sport Aircraft

Handbook 325 EAA Aircraft Show Judging StandJrds 100 Aircraft Hardware Standards Manual amp

Eng Reference 1295 Hangar Plans 500 Comprehensive Guide to

Airfoil Section 1995 Aircraft Detail and Design Manual 1595 Theory of Wing Sections 900 Amateur-Built Aircraft Service amp

Maintenance Manual 350

Ultralight Pilots Log 1 75 Ultralight Engine amp Aircraft Log 1 75 Pilot Reports amp Flight Testing 365 This is EAA 595 The World of Sport Aviation 1495 Aircraft of the EAA Museum 200 EAA International Cookbook 795 EAA Aircraft Placard amp Passenger Warning

Set (Stainless Steel) 400 EAA Calendar 525 SPORT AVIATION First Magazine 200

Each additional Issue 150 VINTAGE AIRPLANE ULTRALIGHT

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VIDEO VHS amp BETA

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middot60 minutes covering the history of flight as seen in rare early footage and interviews with many aviation pioneers $5900 WINGS ON DREAMS (1981) This famous John Denver film is an in-depth look at EAA Oshkosh 81 and features ground breaking ceremonies for the Aviation Center $2900 BASIC AIRCRAFT WELDING Learn the intricacies of welding with practical demonstrations on the subject An excellent film for the builder $3995 IN PURSUIT OF DREAMS shy New Release EAA member actorlpilot Cliff Robertson is narrator host of a film that features Founder Paul Poberezny and tells of EAAs early days philosophy and accomplishments $2900 (16 minutes) BASIC AIRCRAFT WOODWORKING shy New

Release Woodworking knowledge is essential to any homebuilder project This tape covers the basics of wood construction techniques $3995

Add $250 for postage and handling WIsconsin residents add 5 sales tax

Guaranteed Immediate Delivery

Watch for New Releases

26 FEBRUARY 1985

THE JOURNA L OF THE EARLY AEROPLANE

SAMPLE ISSUE $4 ) ( 15 CRESCENT RD POUGHKEEPSIE NY 12601

CALENDAR OF EVENTS We would like to list your aviation event in our calendar Please send information to the Editor The VINTAGE AIRPLANE Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591 Information must be received at least two months in advance of the issue in which it will appear MARCH 1-3 - CASA GRANDE ARIZONA - Arizona Antique Aircraft Associations annual Cactus

Fly-In For more information contact F O Kling Fly-In Chairman 6021567-4588 or Tom OConnel President 6021567-3271

MARCH 17-23 - LAKELAND FLORIDA - 11th Annual EAA Sun n Fun Spring Celebration of Flight Contact Sun n Fun office at 813644-2431 Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm or write to P O Box 6750 Lakeland FL 33807

APRIL 13-14 - WASHINGTON DC - 5th Annual Tour of National Air and Space Museum and Paul E Garber Facility by EAA Chapter 4 Inc Dinner with speaker of note Limited to 200 Contact Margarent Scesa 9611-51st Place College Park Maryland 20704 301 345-3164

APRIL 26-28 - KILL DEVIL HILL NC - 3rd Annual Wilber Wright Fly-In Three-day festival honoring Wilbur Wrights birthday April 16 1867 Sponsored by First Flight Society National Park Service and EAA Chapter 339 Contact Bob Woody National Park Service 919473-2111 or Katherine Martin 919441-4124

JULY 26 - AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH WISCONSIN - 33rd Annual EAA Fly-In and Convention Make your plans now to attend the Worlds Greatest Aviation Event Contact EAA Wittman Airfield Oshkosh WI 54903-2591

Its Exciting Its for Everyone See this priceless coillection of rare historically

830 to 5DO pmsignificant aircraft all imaginatively displayed in the HOURS Monday thru Saturdayworlds largest most modern sport aviation 1100 am to 5 00 pm

Sundaysmuseum Enjoy the many educational displays and Closed Easter Thanksgiving Christmasaudio-visual presentations Stop by-heres and New Years Day (Guided group tour

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~N Wittman Airfield signs For fiy- ins- fiee bus fiom Basler Flight Service

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Maintenance 495 How to Install and Finish Synthetic

Aircraft Fabric 495 Aircraft Weight and Balance 595 Sheet Metal Construction and Repair 595 Electronic and Radio Installation 595 Aircraft Bonded Structure 395 Aircraft Reciprocating Engine 595 Aircraft Painting and Finishing 595 Aircraft Fabric Covering 495 Welding Guidelines 895 Ignition and Electric Power Systems 595 The Custom Built Sport Aircraft

Handbook 325 EAA Aircraft Show Judging StandJrds 100 Aircraft Hardware Standards Manual amp

Eng Reference 1295 Hangar Plans 500 Comprehensive Guide to

Airfoil Section 1995 Aircraft Detail and Design Manual 1595 Theory of Wing Sections 900 Amateur-Built Aircraft Service amp

Maintenance Manual 350

Ultralight Pilots Log 1 75 Ultralight Engine amp Aircraft Log 1 75 Pilot Reports amp Flight Testing 365 This is EAA 595 The World of Sport Aviation 1495 Aircraft of the EAA Museum 200 EAA International Cookbook 795 EAA Aircraft Placard amp Passenger Warning

Set (Stainless Steel) 400 EAA Calendar 525 SPORT AVIATION First Magazine 200

Each additional Issue 150 VINTAGE AIRPLANE ULTRALIGHT

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- GET 1 FREE Basic Hand Tools Vol I $ 365 Custom Aircraft Building Tips Vol 4 350 Powerplant Handbook - CAM 107 450 Aircraft Maintenance Manual shy

CAM 18 450 The Sport Plane Builder 1795 Wood Aircraft Building Techniques 795 Firewall Forward - Tony Bingelis 1995 Aircraft Dope and Fabric 895 Refinishing Metal Aircraft 495 Light Plane Prop Design Selection

Maintenance 495 How to Install and Finish Synthetic

Aircraft Fabric 495 Aircraft Weight and Balance 595 Sheet Metal Construction and Repair 595 Electronic and Radio Installation 595 Aircraft Bonded Structure 395 Aircraft Reciprocating Engine 595 Aircraft Painting and Finishing 595 Aircraft Fabric Covering 495 Welding Guidelines 895 Ignition and Electric Power Systems 595 The Custom Built Sport Aircraft

Handbook 325 EAA Aircraft Show Judging StandJrds 100 Aircraft Hardware Standards Manual amp

Eng Reference 1295 Hangar Plans 500 Comprehensive Guide to

Airfoil Section 1995 Aircraft Detail and Design Manual 1595 Theory of Wing Sections 900 Amateur-Built Aircraft Service amp

Maintenance Manual 350

Ultralight Pilots Log 1 75 Ultralight Engine amp Aircraft Log 1 75 Pilot Reports amp Flight Testing 365 This is EAA 595 The World of Sport Aviation 1495 Aircraft of the EAA Museum 200 EAA International Cookbook 795 EAA Aircraft Placard amp Passenger Warning

Set (Stainless Steel) 400 EAA Calendar 525 SPORT AVIATION First Magazine 200

Each additional Issue 150 VINTAGE AIRPLANE ULTRALIGHT

and WARBIRD Back Issues 125 Techniques of Aircraft Building 695 EAA Amateur Log Book 175 EAA Pilot Log Book 175 EAA Propeller Log Book 175 EAA Engine Log Book $1 75

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