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STRAIGHT AND LEVEL

October 1-5, 1980 are the dates of th e 2nd Annual EAA National Fly-In at Tullahoma , Tenn essee. If you missed it in 1979, you missed a great one. Plan to at­tend in 1980 and you can look forward to a fantastic experi ence.

To be sur e, there were problem s during th e 1979 Fly-In , th e most seriou s being the weather, but th e overall reac tion to the event was very posi tiv e. Many small probl ems pop up during a " fir st time" fly-in , such as traffi c coordination between vehicles and pedestrians, but these were analyz ed and corr ected as they occurred. Th e unavoidable rain was so m ething else! The low pressure system called Henri bl ew and thrashed its way across the Gulf of Mexi co and then decided to run its course as a tropi ca l dep res sion up the west side of the Blue Ridg e Mountains, edging through Tullahoma . On Wednesday ni ght it began to rain , and rain , and rain , and rain. There were no high winds , ju st so lid rain in a continuous downpour. Did this stop th e fly-in? No Sir! Availabl e concrete park­ing was utilized for incoming traffi c, whi ch kep t the aircraft off of th e soggy terrain. Seeing was believ­ing ... there w ere the EAAers sloshing around in rain­coats and umbrellas and looking at th e aircraft. The interest d efinit ely was there.

Being an EAA National Fly-In, Tullahoma '80 has a lot to offer. Th e Antique/Classic parking area aga in will be assigned th e g ra ssy field on th e southwes t cor­ner of th e showplan e area. Shade tr ees border th e area and a reg istration booth is close by. Also in thi s area is a small stream of clear water which adds to th e bea uty of th e setting.

For those ca mping , many improvements have been made sin ce th e 1979 Convention. The basic ca mping area has been expanded, a registration booth has been added, and th e main road in the ca mpin g area has been graveled. Last year th e camping area was th e sce ne of mu ch activity ea rly before th e fly-in began, and thi s year it will probably be th e sa me.

Activities outside th e Tullahoma Fl y- In sit e are many and varied. Of int eres t to many will be the gu id ed to ur

of th e Arnold Engineering Develo pm ent Cent er. Leav­in g at th e main ga te of th e Fly-In in tour buses, you will be shown through th ese facilities which encom­pass about 40,000 acres of Tennessee wooded country­side. Thi s comp lex co ntains th e most comp lete set-up of wind tunn els, hi gh altitude jet and rocket engine t es t ce ll s, space environmental chambe rs and bal­li sti c ranges in the free world. It has been es timated that th e empl oymen t of sc ienti sts and techni cians will be approx imately 6000 by th e end of thi s year . Last year th ere w ere no signs of res ea rch of any li ghtplane projects o r th ose relating to simple fli ght characteris­tics, but th e space oriented projects you will see will tingl e your imagination .

Th e Jac k Daniels and George Dickel distilleries wel­come visitors daily to tour their fa ciliti es. Even though samples aren ' t di stribut ed , your visit with eith er or both will be an interes tin g excursio n while learning about th eir processes and manufac turin g meth ods.

Also near by are two stat e parks th at offer rec rea ­tional activities including boatin g, ca mping, fishing, hiking and o th er park-oriented activities.

On th e Tull ahoma Convention site are th e Stagge r­wing Mu seum facilities. Static di sp lays of th e various Beech m ode l 17 aircraft and Travelairs are pla ced within a complex of noteworthy interest. Or iginal fac­tory photos and photos of currently res to red Stagge r­wings and Trave l Airs are placed througho ut the build­ings and va ri o u s d es ig n features of the aircraft are displayed . For a mu seum which displays o nl y two types of airc raft , none ca n approach th e effo rt s and accomp li shments of th e Staggerwin g Clu b members and enthu siasts.

Daily forums are condu cted at Tullahoma coverin g a wide variety of subjects. Evening ent erta inm ent is scheduled with programs that appea l to all age g roups. Of int eres t to all is th e comm ercial exh ibit area with di sp lays by supp li e rs, manufa ctur ers and o th er avia­ti on o ri ented groups. A n expansio n of th ese areas is sch ed ul ed for Tull aho ma '80.

Geographically, Tullahoma is within o ne day 's fly­ing tim e for more than half of th e U. S. population and with th e beautiful fall weather th at normally ex ists in that part of the country in ea rly October, th e Fly-In should be a tr emendou sly popular event. Th e Ten­nessee cou ntrys id e is gorgeous, th e atm osp h ere is fanta sti c, th e Sou th ern hospitality is everywh ere, and th e Conven ti on is first rate. Don 't mi ss Tull ahoma '80.

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SEPTEMBER 1980 VOLUME 8 NUMBER 9 (On The Cover . 1928 Waco ASO owned by Ron Frank, Pierre, MI and flown to Sun 'N Fun '80 by Jim Kimba/J . Photo by Gene Chase.)

(On The Back Cover . .. A Fairchild KR-21 A, pow ered by a 100 hp Kinner K5 engine on the ramp at Bel­lanca Field in 1930. See story on page 5. )

TABLE OF CONTENTS Strai ght and Level by Brad Thomas , . , , , , .. .. ... , . , . ..... , . , . , ....... , . .. 2 A /e N ew s Compil ed by G en e Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4 Du Po nt Airport 1926 b y Jo hn M cC. M o rgan . . , . . . . ... . , , . . . . . . " . , . . . . . . 5 Th e D es ig n O f Th e Geo rg i as Sp ecia l b y Orvill e Hi ckman .. ,.,' , . . . . . , ." . 17 Borden 's A ero plan e Posters From Th e 1930 's b y Lion e l Sa li sbury . , .. .. ,., . 20 An Int er es tin g Co mparison Of Two Tri-Moto rs . . . ... .. . . ... . .... , . . .... . . 22 Le tt ers ... .. ... . . . . . . . , .. . . ..... . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . ... . .. . .. .. . ... . . .. .. . . 23 Ca l e nda r O f Events .. . . . . .. .. . . . . .. . . .. .. . . , , . ... . ... , . . .. .. .. , , , .. .. .. 27

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SIZE OF REGISTRATION MARKS From David H. Sco ll 's "Washington Report "

~~Uews~ . db Gene Chase Compile y

71 LUSCOMBES AT FLY-IN From the Luscombe Couranl,

News leller of th e Continental Luscombe Association

A total of 164 aircraft including 71 Luscombes at­tended the 4th Annual Continental Lu scomb e As­sociation Fly-In last summer at Columbia , California . That contingent of Lu scombes all on the sa me airport at the sa me time was truly a sight to behold.

Among the award winners were Cecil Taylor, Boise, Idaho with his highly polished 8E which captured the Grand Champion trophy, and th e Greatest Di stan ce winner , Warren Krotke who flew his Luscombe from Anchorage, Alaska .

The highlight of the fly-in was the attendance of several " Luscombe Alumni ", m en and women who had b een associated with the Lu scombe Company, including some who had not seen each other for over 40 years . Among th e " Alumni " were Mrs. Don Lu s­combe, Jerry and Lu cy Coign y, Lou Coghill , Bill Sheperd, Howard and Emma Jong, and Bert Roe.

The slogan for this 4th Annual Fly-I n was "80 in 80" , and with 71 Luscombes in attendan ce the Continental Luscomb e Association ca me very close to m eetin g their goal.

FATAL ACCID ENT CLAIMS "F ISH" SALMON

Ret ired Lockhe ed tes t pilot , H erman W. "F ish " Salmon lost his life on June 22, 1980 in the cra sh of a Lockh eed 1049 Constellation. He was in the ri ght seat of the aircraft which was to be ferried from Colum­bu s, Indiana to Seattle, Washington .

On take-off two of the plane's engi nes lost power and in trying to boost the remaining two engines, these also failed. The plane stru ck some high wires then crashed into trees. Of the eight people on board, five survived including " Fish " Salmon's son .

Mr. Salmon was 69 years old and a superb pilot. All of th e aviation world mourns hi s loss.

Paul Poberezny 's " Homebuilder's Corner" in th e July issue of SPORT AVIATION mention s that th e FAA has a Notice of Proposed Rule Making in prepara­tion that would res tore large reg i stration marks fo r production general aviation aircraft. Experimental, antique, and classic aircraft would continue to have the privilege of th e present smaller marks.

FAA's proposal to return to th e billboard size num­bers is based on th e argument th at th ey are need ed to identify low flying violators and to help g round co ntr o ll ers at busy airport s to identify aircraft on the ramp .

In th e case of id entifying low flying aircraft th e argum ent is not valid since violators are identifi ed by time, place, typ e of aircraft and colo r. FAA records show thi s. It is extremely diffi cult to read numbers on th e sides of an aircraft that unexpectedly pass swiftly overhead, and it is not believed that the FAA has any record s of recording such numbers on low flying aircraft.

As far as g round controllers using numb ers t o identify ai rcraft on th e ramp at large airports , this is possib ly true. But th e problem exis ts only at busy airports and most of the general av iation airplanes

usin g th ese large airports have large numbers any­way because th ey come under the 180 knot rul e th at requires large numbers. It doesn ' t make sense to penalize th e large number of low speed general aviation production aircraft to suit th e small majority of airplanes that mi ght be at a busy airport.

Th ese points might be kept in mind when th e NPRM comes out and th e public is invited to comment. In addition to owning vintage aircraft, many m embers of the Antique/Classic Division own aircraft which would be affected by th e above proposed rul e change.

Teel Koston's photos have long been admired by th e readers of fAA publica tions . This w as one taken by Ted at Chicago's Curtiss-Reynolds Airport in 1939 when he was 16 year, of age. Th e aircraft is a 7937 Stinson SR-9C w ith a Lycoming 260 for power.

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DU PONT AIRPORT

1818 by John M cC. Morgan

fAA #83694, AIC #84 2 23 South ridge fa st

Kennell Square, PA 19348

Photos from the Author's Collection

It is believed th at this photo of du Pont A irport was taken in th e fall o f 1927. Th e OXX-6 powered Waco 10 on th e left belonged to A. Felix du Pont. Th e other bip lane is a Buhl-Vervi lle " J-4 A irster n, CA-3 owned by H enry Belin du Pont. Th e " J-4 A irster " wa s iss ued th e firs t Approved Type Certifica te by th e U. 5. Department of Comm erce and this particular aircraft was th e first production "A ir ­stern. Th e reg istration number on the rudder appea rs to be C303 .

Today Atlantic Aviation Corporation is one of the larges t modification and executive aircraft centers in the United States. To those of you who think of this organization as only a post WW II operation, it might be of interest to know that its founder , Henry Belin du Pont , also started du Pont Airport ju st a few miles distant in 1926 - some fifty odd years ago.

Having graduated from Yale and initially been em­ployed by General Motors in Michigan , he learned to fly there. When he decided to return east and join the du Pont Company , he left the Midwest with a newly purchased Buhl Air ster. This aircraft held Ap­proved Type Certificate No. 1 and was powered by a pre-Lindbergh Wright J-4 engine. Upon reaching Wilmington , Delaware he purchased a tract of land on the edge of town and put up a small wooden hangar that would be the beginning of du Pont Airport and later Atlantic Aviation and the center of private fly­ing and early corporate flying for the next thirty years. Lindbergh landed here on hi s 1927 tour of the United States.

It was here that his cousin A . Felix du Pont , Jr., brought hi s new white and gold Waco powered with an OXX-6 in 1927; Mr. Herbert Fales, an official of The International Nickel Company of New York, brought hi s OX-5 Bird. Later , through the late '20s and early '30s, he in turn owned and flew personally a C3R Wright J-5 Stearman and Wasp Lockheed Vega.

This is being written in 1979, and naturally my 63 year old memory needs some help . Yesterday , Felix du Pont walked into my office here at Summit Avia­tion for a social visit and to have some work done on hi s Cessna 210. This is the same Felix, who 53 years ago brought his Waco to du Pont Airport. He has owned aircraft continuously, with the exception of the WW II years, the entire time. The list is long , but interesting : Waco 10, J-5 Stearman, DH Moth, Wasp Stinson, CurtiSS-Wright Travel Air 16-E, Warner Fleet I , Waco Cabin, Wasp Jr . Consolidated , Stinson SR-7, Bellanca Pacemaker (420 Wright), Spartan Executive, Bonanza , Comanche, Cessna 210.

For you old timers the OXX-6 Waco of Felix's was equipped with a Haywood Air Starter and was flown on floats a great deal of the time. His initial solo was off the water at Cape Cod, having been taught to fly by Frank Mills, Sr. , of the still existent Essington, Pennsylvania Seaplane Base. An interesting fact ­none of us , including Felix, can figure out wnere the air compressor for the starter went on the OXX-6. Any answers from you readers?

Still another item of interest : Belin du Pont had a most inquiring and technical mind. I can recall pilots speaking of his knowledge of the loss of power as an aircraft climbed and that he flew his Wright J-4 wide open at any altitude over 3000' - 4000' and he leaned the mixture . None of us had heard of this " phenomenon". It was years later with the advent of the controllable pitch propeller that this efficient operation became a common procedure.

Before proceeding further with du Pont Airport, I must bring a few personal experiences into this writ­

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ing . I was 12 years old when Lindbergh land ed at du Pont Airport. I lived nearby and was a constant vi sitor on my bicycle on days when there was no school . I knew Mr. du Pont when I saw him , but that was all. On my almost most memorable day - more lat er ­I was asked if I would like to go for a rid e in th e Buhl. I had never been in an airplane b efore, but th ere was no question of my acceptan ce . It was a sh o rt rid e and almost dark wh en we landed . I cl ea rl y remember the navigati o n li ghts powered by th e ho t sh o t bat­tery on th e fl oor of th e front cockpit.

My most memorable du Pont Fi eld experi ence was in 1928 on a school holiday when a schoolmate and I rode to th e airport. A military Curti ss Falco n was sitting th e re and w e looked on with g rea t aw e at su ch a m achin e. Two men w ere talking o n th e ramp and one was Mr. du Pont. Eventually he ca ll ed us both over and asking each our names, he introdu ced us to Col . Lindb ergh . W e w ere so startl ed and so pl eased we did no t tarry too lo ng . It was o n ou r bi kes and full sp eed ho me to spr ea d th e news to family and fri ends. It was days befo re w e w as hed that ri ght hand that had shake n th e hand o f o ur hero .

M y second rid e wa s with A. Rand o lph H o ll aday (Ran) wh ose avi ati o n interests start ed at Pratt & Whit ­ney in th e ear ly days afte r he gradu ated fr o m Yal e in th e Tw enti es. H e w as now assoc iated with th e fl edgling Bellan ca Corporation at nea rby New Cas tl e . H e had a shin y new Fairchild KR -34 with a th robbi ng Wri ght J6-5. H e looped me and did a few w ingov ers w hi ch start ed to unse ttl e my youn g tu m my . It was

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Charl es Linelhergh 's Spir it of 51. Louis at du Pont A irpor t, Wilming to n, Delaware on October 22, 1927 during Lind­bergh 's tour of th e U.S. fo llowing his flight to Pa ris. Th e aircraft with th e fo lded wings in th e hanga r is th e Fair­child FC-2 owned by th e Aeronautics Branch of th e D e­p artm ent of Comm erce w hich accompanied th e Spirit of 51. Louis on th e tour.

On th e left, H enry Belin du Pont with Charles Lint lbergh during the lauer 's to ur stop at tiu Pont A irport , Wilming­ton, Delaware on October 22, 1927. Du Pont A irport w as stri Cl l y a p r iva te opera tion until th e mid 1930, w hen .J

fli ght school was start ed alo ng with a main tenance fa­cilit y and Beech and Piper sa les. Alter WW " th e op era­tion wa .1 m oved to Grea ter Wi lmington Airport at New Castle and du Po nt A irport w as closed in 7957.

thi s sam e Ran Ho lladay wh o in 1930 with my older bro th er Richard D . (Di ck) M o rgan start ed Air Servi ce, In c., at Bellan ca Fi eld . Th ere, in 1931 , Di ck taught me to fly and th ere my flying experi ence was gained, with th e excepti o n o f th e WW " yea rs, until th e fi eld was closed in 1960.

Soo n my entire spar e tim e w as sp ent at du Pont Airpo rt. My bro th er had lea rn ed to fly at th e Luding­to n Flying Servi ce on th e Philadelphia Airp o rt ; had bou ght a Wri ght J6- 5 powe red Travel Air and was w o rking toward s his commercial li cense and making plans with Ran H olladay fo r th e FBO at Bellanca Fi eld . I d o no t reca ll too many rides afte r my f irst two until Di c k o btain ed hi s comm er cial li ce nse and start ed teaching me in a new Kinner Fleet in th e Spring of 1931. H e soloed m e on M ay 5, 1931, and I obtai ned my p ri va te li ce nse 12 days af te r my 16th birthday , o n July 17th .

N ow my spare time was spe nt at Bellanca Fi eld as w ell , but th ere w as con stant tr affi c bac k and forth to du Pont wh ere w e pra cti ced landings and stopp ed to talk airplanes and fl ying with anyon e wh o w o uld li sten , and th ere always was so m eon e. By th en th e du Po nt Fi eld had been exp and ed greatl y. Th e wooden hangar had been moved bac k off th e main grass run­way and two beautiful ye ll ow b ri ck o nes replaced it. Th e roo fs were red til es and th e floo rs sli ck, po li shed pebbled ce ment whi ch w ere m ost dangerous to foot­ing if o il w as encountered . But Mr. du Po nt di d no t to lerate o il on th e f loo r. N o t o nly were th e fac iliti es expanding, but th e number of bea utiful and mo dern p rivate aircraft was incr eas ing . Belin so rt o f put th e Buhl out to pas ture and purchased a Wright J6-7 p ow­ered Pitcairn , and Felix , fresh out o f Army Air Co rp s trainin g so me yea rs b efo re , was alr ea dy th e p roud owner o f a Wright J-5 Stea rm an . Hi s b ro th er , Richard , in th e earl y '30s also had a later Stea rman , th is o ne pow ered with a J6-7. Feli x's w i fe, Elli e, fl ew and han­dl ed typ es like a m o nstr ou s Loening am phi b ian as w ell as a Moth , and th e Stea rm an . Sho rtl y Mr. A ngus Echo ls, Treasurer o f th e du Po nt Company, lea rn ed to fl y and so mehow ca me up with a military Consoli ­dated with a 300 hp Pratt & W hitney R- 985 engin e. It ca rri ed an N C number but was th e o nly o ne o f its typ e I have ever seen . It looked like a bi g mo dernized Fl ee t - whi ch I guess it w as.

By th e time 1932 came around a few p eopl e were thinking of cabin type aircraft. Feli x du Po nt bought a 300 hp W asp Stin so n - a beautiful thing . It was white as w ere all hi s aircra ft , w ith scall oped gold lead­in g edges and strip es. If my m emo ry is corr ect almost 50 years lat er, th e int eri o r w as in silv er with black cl o th and silv er imbedded in it. Fo r its time - a beauty

Lester M cCa ll ister of Wi lming to n, a n ea rl y pi lo t, mecha nic anti occas ional parachute iumper . H e w as ki lled in 1933 w hen he spun out a t" a landing approach in a Kinn er B-5 p o wered Travel A ir. A ircraft in the p ictu re is a J928 Bel­latKa CH -200 wi th d Wright /-5 eng in e.

Hugh R. Sharp in the cockp it of a n OX-5 Waco 10 at Bellanca Field in 1928 or 1929. H is LaSa lle touring car is in th e background . Hugh has ow ned aircraf t a lm ost continuo usl y since those earl y yea rs and p resentl y owns and fli es his p ersonal Cess na Ci tation.

and today it would still be . By th en my bro th er had m e fl yin g a J-5 Strai ght Wing Waco when he decided to ge t a W arn er 125 M onocoupe. Being only 17 I had no qualms wh en h e checked me out in i t with less th an 50 hours o f Fl ee t and W aco time. Older, more experi enced pil o ts t o ld him h e was taking terrible chances with th e i nexperi enced younger broth er in no t o nl y a cabin airplan e but th e " dangerou s" Coupe as w ell. Fo r th e nex t two or three years I fl ew a series o f .three Coup es withoqt scaring myself or my un­kn owing passe ngers too badly.

Th e Lon g Island Av iation Country Club at Hicks­vill e , Lo ng Island , ri va ll ed du Pont Airport during thi s peri od. I rem emb er see in g Bellan cas , Laird Speed­wings and exoti c military versio ns of the Wacos with b ig Wright or Pratt & Whitn ey engines . But du Pont Airp o rt kept growing in interest and number of pilots and air craft. An o th er du Pont , Lammot, Jr . , had a W arn er powered Privateer Amphibian of which I do no t hav e a pi ctur e. H ow ever , I still have a horrified m ental pi ctur e o f him tryin g to do a 360 to a spot , pow er o ff , from 1000' - it did a one turn spin and h e fo rtunately recovered . That plane liked to come down!

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Still another du Pont, Paul , )r., had just gone from a Moth to a beautiful 1933 model Stinson SR. He had commuted as early as 1931 from his Wilmington home to Charlottesville, Virginia to college. Before WW II started he was to own and fly a Stinson T and later the only Stinson A I ever rode in.

But then a disasterous fire struck du Pont Airport in the early '30s. A mechanic welding on a Loening amphibian was carelessly wielding a torch when some­thing caught fire destroying among others the beauti­ful Wasp Stinson, the Pitcairn, a Verville and the Loen­ing and much of the hangar area. The latter was re­placeable, but the aircraft were gone forever. Their worth today would be astronomical. The old Buhl missed the fire, but somehow in those days no one thought of the future value. It sat in the open until the fabric fell off and finally ended up in a school yard. What happened to the )-4, I do not know. What a pity - I have never seen , except in pictures, another engine of this model and there are no more Buhl Airsters flying today .

This period, believed to be 1934 , was the beginning of a new era as far as aircraft at du Pont Airport was concerned. Where it had been mostly open biplanes and parachutes, it now became Waco Cabin country. For the first time du Pont Airport took on a " com­mercial air " when it acquired a Waco dealership. Belin bought himself a Wright powered job - NCSOO

A scene al Bellanca Field in 1928 wh en the Army Air Corps was conducling mass flights lhroughoul the u.s. This group of mililary pilolS spenl the nighl at New Caslle, Delaware.

A Kinner K-5 powered Fairchild KR-21 on display in an aUlomobile showroom. Bill Luke is second from left and Ran Holladay is fourth from left. Dick Morgan, extreme righI , died in 1973 .

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Slanding lefl 10 righI, Joe M anning, Dick, Morgan , Ran Holladay, and Cap /. H arr y Ray of Ih e D elaw are Slale Police. O lh ers are m echanics and o lh er workers a l du Pon l A irpo rl in 1929 or 193 0. Plane is a Wrigh l J6-5 powered Travel A ir £-4000.

Personnel of Ih e newl y-formed A ir Service, Inc. a l Bel­lanca Field in 1930. Lefl 10 righl: Caplain Lisa ndro Ga ray, Les M cCa llisler, Dick Morgan, Ran H o lladay, Mr. Slrick­land, and Jerry Ligh lel. Garay w as lea rning 10 fl y prior 10

an allempl 10 fl y a Bellanca CH 10 his home counlry of Columbia, S.A. Ligh lel w as a w ell -kno wn Wrighl J5 ex­p er l prio r 10 jo ining Air Servi ce, Inc. Th e biplane is a Fairchi ld KR-2 1.

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w hich he was to have until th e b eginning of WW II ; Feli x du Po nt and hi s sist er , Ali ce, each had the standard version o f th e Continental powered Wacos.

M y bro th er, Di ck , ju st 8 mil es away at Bellanca Field , New Cas tl e, Delaware had been a Stinson d eal er since starting in bu sin ess in 1930 and had sold Felix the W asp Stinson whi ch later w as des troyed in th e fire. Q uite a competiti o n , a friendly one, grew up between th e two operati ons. In 1936, Di ck sold Felix a Stinson SR-7 whi ch was on floats all summer and flown from Wilmington to th e Cape. Frank du Pont , a WW I pilot beca me th e owner of a Wright pow ered SR-8D and later a G rumman G-21 Goose , bo th o f which w ere fl own by A . R. (Ran) H olladay. Geo rge W eymouth , a )6-5 Travel A ir 16E owner, bought a 1937 SR- 9 Stinson to be based at du Po nt and in 1940 Lemm ot (Brud) du Pont took d eli very of on e o f th e las t SR-10C Stin­sons built befo re th e war. Thi s was one o f th e smooth cowl Lycoming jobs turned out in 1939. My logs show I delivered it fr om th e factory on December 23, 1939.

With preparati ons for WW II being formulated by Pres ident Roosevelt , th e produ Ct ion of Stinson Reli­ants tapered o ff with the d iffi culty in obtai ning en­gin es . Som ehow Benny Howard's company in Chicago was abl e to continu e in a small way and Bro th er Di ck 's Air Serv ice, Inc., at Bellan ca Field took on a Howard dea lership. Since 1937, I had b ee n associated with him as i nstru cto r , chart er pil o t and co-pil o t on Mr.

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R. R. M . Carpenter's Lockheed Electra NC20Y . Howard was able to obtain Wasp Jr . engines into 1941 and we were ab le to sell three DGA-1 5 model s, but by spring the Army Ai r Corps had taken the Lockh eed and we were unable to replace it with any new Wasp powered single engine aircraft. So we looked for and found a Spartan Ex ecutiv e, NC17656 which lasted until the end of 1941 wh en all the aircraft of that type - Stin­sons, Wacos, Beeches - were taken over by th e mili­tary and du Pont Airport became a CPT Fli ght Train­ing activity on ly.

While all thi s Stinson and Howard sa les activity was going on, Belin du Pont set up a small company, Atlantic Aircraft Sa les, to handle Beechcraft. Thi s was based at Roosevelt Fi eld on Long Island and was ad­mini strated by Ollie Davis. Richard du Pont, Felix 's broth er, and America 's most outstanding soa ring pilot and holder of world reco rds, was an ea rly customer of Ollie's with a Jacobs powered Beechcraft Stagge r­wing. Mr. Pierre du Pont, who never flew, bought a Wasp powered Staggerwing whi ch was flown by Frank Battan , one of hi s employees. Sam Carp ent er and Lammot du Pont Copeland, lat er a president of th e du Pont Company, owned a Jacobs job togeth er and

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John McC. Morga n's brother, Dick Morga n and his new Wright J6-5 Travel Air at du Pont Airport in 1929.

Ran Holladay and his Fairchild KR-34C with a 165 hp Wright J6 -5 e ngine at Bellanca Field in 1930.

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A line-up of ships own ed b y the new Air Service, Inc. This company w as formed in 193 0 b y A. R. Holladay and D ick Morgan and operated out of this hangar and a more m od ern one at Bellanca Field unti l 1960 wh en th e air­port was disp osed of . Th e writer lea rn ed to fl y in th e Fleet in 193 1, and it remain ed in our possess ion until 1943 w hen regretfull y i t was sold during th e w ar. Th e aircra ft left to right are : Fleet Model 2, Fa irchi ld KR- 2 1, Stinson SM -8A, Fairchild KR-2 1, and a Fairchild KR-34.

One for you o ld ca r buffs. Probabl y no one w ill guess this one. Th e p lane is a Stinson SM-8 A, NC426Y. Th e ca r is a late 1920 Packard chass is with a n o lder Locom obile bod y, owned b y Ran Holladay. Picture taken in 193 0.

also owned one o f th e few G1 7S models built aft er WW II.

During th e yea rs 1937 to 1940, Felix f lew the Bel­lan ca Pacemak er whi ch he bou ght from Mr. Carp enter wh en th e latter replaced it with th e Lockh eed . This, too, went on fl oa ts fo r th e summer season . The Bel­lanca w as a large aircraft w ith a gross w eight o f 4610 pounds and it carri ed 6 passengers, baggage and 105 gall ons of fu el lega ll y . Not many planes ca n do that today.

Th e three or four years befo re the war saw private aircraft ownership in the Wilm ington area g rowing by leaps and bounds. In additio n to du Pont Airport w ith its W acos , Beeches and Stinsons, Bellan ca Field was th e base of th e Lockh eed Electra, three Howard DGA-1 5s, a Wasp powered St i nson SR-10F , and a Wright 350 powered Stinson SR-10E. All th e Bel.lanca based aircraft used du Pont Airpo rt to pi ck up their passengers as i t was ju st minut es from downtown Wil­mington and th e homes of th e owners. M ost of these aircra ft w ere ca pabl e o f no nstop f li ghts to Fl o rida pa rti cul arl y th e H ow ard s with th eir 122 gall o n fuel ca paci ti es . M os t o f th e owners wintered th ere and th eir personal pilo ts were back and forth all w inter

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Dick M orga n with th e Bellanca Model K " Roma " in 7 93 7. Dick was prep aring Lo rd Fauntl eroy Hubert X. Julian , " Th e Black Eag le", for a priva te license so he could hope­full y fl y th e Roma to A fri ca. This never materialized.

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This group p osed in front of th e Fleet M odel 9 at du PaM A irpo rl, about 7932. Th e plane w as own ed b y /. A. " Spike" M ontgomery, sea ted at ex treme l efl, w ho w as killed in this aircra ft with Les M cCa llister in 793 3 . O th ers sea ted are Ran H o lladay and Felix du Pont. Standing, left to right: Elly H O)lt du Pone Angus Echols wh o w as treasurer of E. I. du Pont Co. , George Prouse, Lammot du Pone Jr ., H enry Belin du Pont , own er of the airport and founder of A llantic Aviation Corp. , Dick M orga n, A llen " Skut c, Lauritsen, kill ed in a Waco F-2 acc ident in 7934, a nu Ed ith du Po nt. Oth er ladies aren 't identified.

Some w ill find this story hard to believe . Th e Arm y A ir Corps Boeing P-7 2 w as flown into Bellanca Fi eld w here il rema in ed overnight. D i ck M orga n on th e left and Ra n H o lladay had fresh commercial li censes and about 200 hours of fl ight tim e each . Th ey droo led over th e P- 72 all th at f irst day. They could stand it no longer on th e second day and each of th em fl ew th e fighter one time!

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This is a publicity shot showing Julian, "The Black Eagle" in th e Bellanca Model K, "Roma".

A. Felix du Pont with his Cur tiss- Wright "Sport " 16-E. Plane iust inside the hangar door is a Verville AT "Sports­man " with a 165 hp Continental A-70 engine. Henry B. du Pont and Angus Echols each owned a Verville, how­ever, one was destroyed in a hangar fire. The other went on to fly from Biggs Field near New Castle. The surviving Verville was lat er owned by Mike Cuididas who became Atlantic Aviation's chief pilot. Felix du Pont has owned aircraft and flown con tinu ously since th ese early days and is currently flying his Cessna 210.

The airplanes are becoming more modern. Dick Morgan poses here with a Lycoming powered Stinson SR-7B, NC3040, a 1937 Cord automobile, and cl Wright powered Stinson SR-8 D, NC 1615 J. Photo taken "/1 138.

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Ran Holladay with Frank du Pont's S tin son Reliant SR-80, NC 16151, sin 9722. Power is a 285 hp Wright. Photo taken 9128 136.

Ran Holladay with Mr. du Pont's Grumman G-2 I -A "Goose" a t Bellanca Field on 11 124 139 .

as well as making flights to their boss ' hunting planta­tions in South Carolina.

But December 7, 1941 brought all this activity to a grinding halt. The military picked up all the high per­formance aircraft before the winter of 1942 was over. What flying was allowed was moved inland and du Pont Airport and Bellanca Field dwindled to littl e or no activity. All American Aviation, a brainchild of Richard du Pont did continue to operate experimentally. The Stinson Reliant fleet continued picking up mail in flight from the Philadelphia area and across the Al­leghenies to Pittsburgh . The Wasp powered Stinson SR-10F , which I flew for a private owner, ended up in All America 's hands and was used later for the first man pick-up atdu Pont. This aircraft, NC2311, is still in existance and is being prepared for exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D .C. It will be great to see it again after res toration. My log shows that I last flew it 4 days aft er Pearl Harbor, December 11, 1941. Shades of th e past!

It wa sn ' t long befor e I was w ea rin g th e wings of an Army Air Co rp s pilot and th e next time I was at

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Beautiful Stinson Rel ian t SR- IOC owned b y Bayard Sharp. Ph oto taken on 77/24 /3 9 .

D ick Morga n and the auth o r w ith Mr . and Mrs. H arr y Lun ger 's Wasp po w ered Sti nson Reliant SR- 70F , on 71 /24/39. During WW /I th e A ir Corps commandeered all such J ircrJ ft, purchas ing th em from th e owners. This Sti nson remained at du Pont Airport and w as used b y All A m eri ca n Av iation in exp erimentJ I work in cluding the fi rst aer ial p ickup from groun d level of a huma n being . The p lane is now own ed by th e Na tional A ir and Sp ace Mu seum.

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du Pont Airpo rt was in the summer o f 1943, when I had th e sad duty to fly Richard du Pont's body from March Fi e ld , Ca lifornia wh ere he had b een fatally injured in an experimental glider accident. H e was a Sp ecial Ass istant to Gen eral Arnold fo r th e glider pro­gram . Littl e did I realiz e in 1927 on my first vi sit to du Pont Airp o rt that I w ould so m ed ay be landing th ere at th e co ntr o ls o f a plan e as large as a C-47.

A wh ole new story could be w ritten of th e last years o f du Pont A i rp o rt coverin g th e p eri od from 1945 to 1957. Its two g rass runways, th e lo nges t being 2700 fee t , could tell many a tale. By 1946 Twin Beeches w ere being f lown out of th ere and fo r th ose 12 years none o f us ever got into troubl e. Hercul es Powder Company operated two Lod es tars fr om th ere for sev­eral yea rs befo re good judgement sent th em to Gr eater Wilmington ' s lo nger , hard surfaced runways. Many of us heaved a sad sigh when du Po nt Airport was o f­f iciall y closed . M y las t f li ght in a Twin Beech fr om th ere was Dece mber 11, 1957. From th en on I fl ew from eith er Bellanca Fi eld o r Grea ter Wilmington and it wa s th e end of an era.

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I Brothers Dick and John McC. Morgan with one of th e ea rl y privately owned Lockheed 1O-A Electras. Dick and John flew this plane for Mr. R. R. M. Carpenter and his family from 1937 until May, 194 1, when th e Air Corps commandeered it.

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Compression Stru ts

Th ese are pi eces o f 3/8 in . by 3/4 in . sp ru ce nailed on each side o f th e regul ar rib , also g lu ed at each pl ace, and nailed . You w i ll need 10 o f th ese and 18 reg ular ribs.

Leading Edge

This s made of a pi ece o f 1Yz in . by 1'12 in . sp ru ce . I d . d ' h ' h ' d13 f t. long, pane to require size w IC IS eter­

mined from th e wi ng pro fil e that you laid out o n th e r ib ji g. Secure thi s to th e rib s with 3/8 in . by 3/8 in. w ooden blo cks , g lued , and lo ts of small nail s.

Trailing Edge

Thi s is made of a two-in ch pi ece o f 24 gauge alumi ­num , nail ed aft er it is form ed , into a "V" shape onto th e tips o f th e rib s.

Ail eron Control Pulleys

These are secured at th eir respective p laces as shown on the drawings .

Aileron Horn

This is made up as shown by drawin g. Care should b e used to get the attachment bol ts good and ti ght, but do not crush the wood fib ers by getting too ti ght.

Wing Tips

The wing t ip is ell iptical in form and . 1/2 in . steel tubing is used to fo rm th is curve. It is attached to th e leading edge, spars, and ai leron attachment spar by strips of copper. Nai l and solder th e nail heads to the copper strip.

Wing Struts

Th ey are mad e up o f 1 in . by 20 gauge sea mless stee l tub ing and str ea m lin ed with spru ce and taped . Th en dope th em . Th ey are adju stab le on o ne end fo r rig­ging purp oses.

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Thi s p rocedure is ca rri ed out as an env elop e m ethod wh erever poss ib le and th e open edges hand sew ed.

Assembling Five coats of clear dope are Ll sed and pigment color that th e build er desires. Th e win gs sh ould b e sew ed

In assemblin g thi s ship , first put on th e tail su rfaces befo re th ey are doped , every 4 in . between th e spars and be sure that th ey are bo lt ed and all nuts cottered , and around th e rib s. A ft er th e first coa t of dope th e th en put th e co ntro l w ires in and determin e wh ere th e ri bs mu st be taped over and th e leading edge and wires will come out o f th e fu selage covering so th at th e trai l ing edge, co ntro l surfaces are taped over each you can p ut littl e leath er patches wbere th ey come r ib, but it is not necessary to sew th e cloth to th e rib s thr ough . in thi s small p lane.

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Her. il the accurate sCII.d layout. chart for the Clark Y·U wing ulld on thil ship. These dinMnSions ar. taken from the full sized sh ip and are accurat. with in close pr&etical limits.

To corr ec tly ba lance th e plane p ut th e fuse lage w ith all pa rt s assembled o n a knife edge mad e f rom a 2 by 4 w ith th e weight of th e pil o t in th e coc kpit and gas and o il in the m otor , th en p lace th e wing by ri gging th e center secti o n stru ts unti l the cent er of li f t comes right over th e p lace th at th e p lane ba lances. In the Cla rk "Y" airfo il th e ce nt er o f lift is 42 p ercent from th e leadi ng edge. Th e bo tt om part of th e airfo il mu st be level wi th th e top longeron as th e wi ng curve is se t at "0" degrees fo r th e bes t effi ciencyo

Th en be su re th at th e wi ngs are exact laterall y -thi s sh ip shoul d b e f lown w ith ou t any d ih ed ral , and th e was h-in on th e w ing tips will bes t be determined by f l igh t. Adju st until th e ship wi ll f ly hands-off and have no tendency to fa ll off on one wing o r th e o th er.

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by Lionel SalisburyBORDEN'S AEROPLANE POSTERS EAA #774523 , AIC # 3207

Seven Harper Road Brampton, Ontario L6W 2W3

Poster Number 72 of th e original Thompson Series Canada

Th e Consolidated Fleetster, Model 77 FROM THE 1930'S

This is the second poster of the series provided by Mr. Cedric Galloway of Hesperia, California. Our series initiated with a collection of 18 Borden Posters that were distributed in Canada . Subsequently , it was learned that these posters had originally been made available in the United States in 1933 through a company called the Thompson Malted Milk Com­pany of Waukesha, Wisconsin . This company became a part of the Borden Company, and a new series of posters was issued by them in the U .S.A. and then shortly after that in Canada. It appears that 30 dif­

ferent posters were issued in total. Mr. Galloway's collection included three from the original Thomp­son series that were never made available in Canada.

From the description, taken from the back of the poster, this month 's aircraft, was a rare bird indeed.

That description, is included below. As I read it, I could not help but wonder if the Assistant Secretary of War has a comparable aircraft, supplied by the Air Corps , at his disposal today.

N EXT MONTH - Th e CurtiSS- Wright Falcon

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DESCRIPTION OF CONSOLIDATED FLEETSTER MODEL 17

The Consolidated Fleetster is designed and built by the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation of Buffalo, New York . It is a luxurious 8-place air yacht, con­vertible from a land plane into a sea plane by attach­ing the pontoon . Its comfortable accommodations and ample luggage space have made it a favorite with air transportation companies where the traffic does not require a larger passenger capacity. Assistant Secre­tary of War F. Trubee Davison has for his personal use a Fleetster purchased for him by the Army Air Corps. The Pan American Airways, operating between the United States, West Indies and South America, uses five Fleetsters as auxiliary to its main fleet of Consolidated Commodores.

The most unusual feature of the Fleetster is the metal monocoque fuselage. It is of streamline form and is perfectly round in section from engine mount to tail post. The skin is of smooth aluminum alloy

sheet which is riveted to the internal structure. The fuselage receives its circular form from three main bulkh eads to which the wing and chassis are attached, two bulkheads at the tail, and a number of light form­ing rings spaced between. The bulkheads to which the wing is attached have the form of rings and are built up from extruded aluminum alloy angles and a web plate so that in section they are conventional plate girders . The front bulkhead, to which the front cha ss is struts attach, consist of an aluminum alloy sheet stiffened and bordered with extruded angles. It also serves as a firewall. The two rear bulkheads are formed from sheet stock. The forming rings are light extruded bulb angle sections.

SPECIFICATIONS: Length, overall, 31 ft. 9 in.; Wing­spread , 45 ft. ; Weight, empty, 3443 Ibs., Useful Load, 2157 Ibs . , Gross Weight, 5600 Ibs., Seating Capacity, 8, Cargo Space , 20 cu. ft., Cruising Range, 750 miles, Cruising Speed, 153 mph , High Speed, 180 mph, En­gine, Pratt & Whitney Hornet "B", 575 hp .

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AN INTERESTING COMPARISON OF TWO TRI-MOTORS FORD TRI-MOTOR TRANSPORT

Specifi cation and Performance Data (And Comparison With 727 Astrojet)

Contributed by John W. Green

Manufacturer Purchase Price Seating Capacity Crew Cruising Speed Cruising Altitude Range Engines Engine Power Rating

Max . Gross Takeoff Weight Pay load Ca rgo Space Fu el Capaci ty Fuel Consumption (Approx.) Length Height Wing Spa n Cabi n Comforts:

Pressu rization

Food Gall eys

Air Condi tioning

Lavato ries

Wausa u, Wisconsin

Ford Tri-Motor Ford Motor Co. $55,475 13 2 (Pi lot/Co-Pilot) 110 mph 5,000-10,000 ft. 400 mi les 3 Pratt & W hitney Wasp (Piston) 420 hp Each - Total : 1,260

12 ,650Ibs. 5,000Ibs. 50cu.ft. 277 ga ls. 60 gals. per hr . 49 ft. 10 in . 13 ft. 8 in. 77 ft. 10 in .

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727 Astrojet The Boeing Co. $4,500,000 94 6 (Including 3 Stewardesses) 600 mph 25,000-40,000 ft. 2,000 mi les 3 Pratt & Whit ney JT8D-1 (Turbofans) 14 ,000 Ibs. Thrust Each ­

Total : 42 ,000 Ibs . 160,000 Ib s. 24,500 Ibs. 855 cu. ft. 7,670 ga ls. 1,475 gals. per hr . 133 ft . 2 in . 34 ft. 108 ft.

8,000 ft. at 35,000 ft. altitude; sea level up to 22,500 ft. alt i tude

2 with ca pacity for fu ll dining and beverage service

Built-in sys tem fo r ground and in-flight operation

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American Airlines Ford Tri-Motor ( 1929) and Boeing 727 Astrojet (1965 ).

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LETTERS Dear EAA :

Encl osed pl ease find a ph o to of th e LeBlond engin e whi ch I pl an to install in th e Davi s D-1 whi ch I now have at th e fabri c stage. Not too many o f th es e older engin es ar e around and I th ought poss ibly o th er p eo­ple mi ght be interes ted .

Thi s parti cular m od el , a 5D-60 (rated 65 hp at 1910 rpm ), along with its seven cylinder mate, is th e fir st engine pro duced under th e LeBlo nd nam e, previous engin e m o d els b ein g ca ll ed th e " Detro it Air Ca t " . My engin e, serial number 499 (I also have #332 as well as a later 5D-70 and a 5DF-85) has th e date 3-20-29 stamped int o a main casting and is a typ e th at w as in quite comm o n usage in airplan es su ch as th e fir st models of th e Dav is D-1, Inland Sp o rt , O ve rl and Sp or t , Star Cavali er , and several o th ers.

Lat er developm ents of thi s bas ic engin e typ e in both fi ve and seven cylinder m odels w ent on to in­clude th e fin al m odels o f Ken Royce, th e 5G-90 and 7G-120 seri es .

Internal d esign o f th ese engin es is quite substan­ti al but simple, with a h eavy bronze-counterweighted crankshaft supported on large ball bearings and with a mas ter and link rod sys tem o f equ all y ampl e pr o­p o rt ions.

Cylinders are of cast ir on con stru cti on , full y ma­chin ed intern all y but ex tern all y only as need ed o n th e m ou nt i ng su rfaces (as was also the case on " 70" engi nes though wi th di f ferent cy linder des ign).

Th e rear case is a simpl e bu sh ed assemb ly with a single tr ac k ca m and th ere are ro ll er ca m fo llowe rs runn ing in cas t iron guides.

All ea rl y engin es including D , D E, and DF m odels had only two m ain b ea rin gs . Later M odel F and G en­gin es in corpo rated a third bea ring used purely as a thru st bearing at th e nose.

would think that general reliab ility and lo ngevity w ould b e reaso nably h igh wi th no rm al service, good maintenance, m odern lubri cants, and clea nliness .

I emp hasize " cl ea nlin ess" beca use in th e fi ve en­gi nes I w ent th rough , I fou nd grea t w ea r of th e va lve stem s and guides , du e partl y to a lac k of overhead lubri ca ti o n (comm on o n m any o lder engin e m akes inclu d ing Kinner , W arner, Wr igh t, etc.) b ut also du e to ab rasion from dirt and grit ent er ing through un­sea led roc ker covers and inges ted int o th e engines w ithout air f ilt ers, operating from dirt or sod strips.

Thi s engine is like new inside and I will pro tect it with a f ilter. I have also in stall ed removabl e plugs in th e va lve covers.

As to app ea rance, I have taken a few liberti es to pre tty up th e engin e.

O ri gin all y th e cra nkcase, rea r case cas tings and th e fo rged nose plate w ere lef t in natural aluminum fin­ish . All o th er parts w ere in black engin e enamel .

Continental gold looks good on th e cases with bl ac k cylinders. Th e pu shrods and rocker arms are silv er and th e pressed steel valve covers are heavy copp er pl ated and po li shed . Th e cove rs o n my engin e are coat ed with clea r epoxy varni sh and I anti ci pate an occasional re-p oli shin g as necessa ry .

Thi s id ea ca m e to m e f rom seei ng a bea uti ful 80 Le Rh o ne ro tary o n a Ni euport in whi ch th e ind i ­vidu al copp er intake pipes are kept in a hi ghly po l­ished state, whi ch adds g rea tl y to th e overall app ea r­ance o f th e engine.

I ca nn o t fo resee any parti cular p robl em s in opera­ti on o th er th an babying o f th e dry va lv e guides with addit ives in th e fu el and an occas ional direct o iling by hand. I 've added a fittin g at th e base o f th e ca r­bur eto r to all ow an occas ional injec ti on o f top o il in fli ght.

I ' ll be a littl e slow in fini shing up th e airplane as I 'm g raduall y recov erin g fr o m a nagg in g ph ys i ca l p robl em , h owever , th e pl ane is at th e p oint now w here it could be fini sh ed in ve ry littl e tim e.

Yours trul y,

Fr ank E. Luft EAA # 11 5657 16355 Shil oh Roa d Central Po int , O R 97502

P. S. No ne o f th ese engin es are for sa le. Each is a part of an ai rcraf t res to rati on pro ject.

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TYPE CLUBS AND OTHER AVIATION ORGANIZATIONS

This is an update to the listing of Type Clubs pub­li shed in the january, 1980 issu e of The VINTA CE AIR­PLANE. The clubs listed below are those who responded to a questionnaire sent out earlier this year. Some of th e clubs are not affiliated with any other organiza­tion while others associate themselves with the An­tique Airplane Association.

Aeronca Club Charles lasher 14100 Candlewood Court Miami lakes, Fl 33014 Contact Club

for further information

Aeronca Sedan Club Richard Welsh 2311 East lake Sammamish Place, S.E. Issaquah, WA 98027 Newsletter : 3 per year Du es : $2.50 per year

Air Force Historical Foundation Building 412 Bolling AFB, DC 20332 Contact Foundation

for further information

American Aviation Historical Society Dustin W. Carter, President P. O. Box 99 Garden Grove, CA 92642 Contact Society

for further information

Antique Ai rplane Association Bob Taylor , President RI. 2, Box 172 Ottumwa, IA 52501 Publication Monthly Dues: $30.00 per year

Aviation Maintenance Foundation, Inc. P. O. Box 739 Basin, WY 92410 Contact Foundation

for further information

Staggerwing Club james Gorman P. O. Box 2599 Mansfield , OH 44906 Newsletter : Quarterly Dues: $10.00 per year

Bird Airplane Club jeannie Hill , Secretary Box 89 Harvard, Il 60033 Newsletter : Semi-annual Dues: See fir st issue

Airplane Safety Foundation (Society) William M . Guinther, Executive Director American Bonanza Society Reading Municipal Airport P. O . Box 3749 Reading, PA 19605 Newsletter: Monthly Dues: $15.00 per year, U.S. and Canada

$25.00 per year, Foreign

Bucker Club john Bergeson, SecretarylTreasurer 615 West May Street MI. Pleasant, MI 48858 Newsletter: Every other month Dues: $7.50 per year, U.S.

$10.00 per year, Foreign

Canadian Aviation Historical Society P. O. Box 224 Station A Willowdale, Ontario M2N 5S8 Canada Contact Society

for further information

Cessna Airmaster Club Gar Williams Nine South 125 Aero Drive Naperville, Il 60540 Newsletter : 0 Dues : $0.00

International Cessna 1201140 Association Glenn Usher Box 92 Richardson, TX 75081 Newsletter : Monthly Dues: $10.00 per year, U.S.

$12.00 per year , Foreign

Eastern Cessna 1901195 Association Cliff Crabs 25575 Butternut Ridge Road N. Olmstead, OH 44070 Newsletter : Semi-annual Dues: $5.00 per year

International Cessna 170 Association, Inc. Thomas O'Connell , Secretary Montezuma Airport P. O.Box460 Camp Verde, AZ 86322 Newsletter: Monthly Dues : $15.00 per year

International 180/185 Club, Inc. (Cessna) 180/185 Owners Only Charles E. Bombardier, President 4539 North 49 Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85031 Newsletter: 9 or 10 per year Dues: $10.00 per year

West Coast Cessna 1201140 Club Doug Williams P. O. Box 891 Menlo Park, CA 94025 Newsletter: 6 - 10 per year Dues: $10.00 per year

Culver Club larry low, Chairman 60 Skywood Way Woodside, CA 94062 Newsletter : 0 Dues: $0 .00

Dart Club lloyd Washburn 3958 Washbu rn Drive PI. Clinton, OH 43452 Newsletter: Now and then Dues: $0.00

The American Tiger Club Frank Price, President 7600 Tallahasse Waco, TX 76710 Newsl etter: Monthly Dues: $25.00 per year

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DeHavilland Moth Club John Bright, Chairman 436 Stuart Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Newsletter: Quarterly Du es: $5.00 per year

D.H. Moth Club Gary Lust, Chairman R. R.#2 Iowa City, IA 52240 Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $6.00 per year , U.S. and Canada

$7.00 per year, Foreign

Ercoupe Owners Club Skip Carden, Executive Di rector Box 15058 Durham, NC 27704 Newsletter: Monthly, with Special Editions Dues: $15.00 per year

Fairchild Club Ken Love 1102 Main Street Crete, I L 60417 Newsletter: 0 Dues: $3 .00 per year

Funk Aircraft Owners Association G . Dale Beach, Editor 1621 Dreher Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Newsletter: 10 per year Du es: $12.00 per year

Heath Club Bob Burge 7612 Erie Street Sylvania, OH 43560 Newsletter: 0 Dues: $0.00

Howard Club Jack Hogan, President Box 291 Santa Paula, CA 93060 Contact Club

for further information

Little Round Engine Flyers Ken Williams, Chairman 331 East Franklin Street Portage, WI 53901 Contact Williams

for further information

Continental Luscombe Association Loren Bump , President 5736 Esmar Road Ceres, CA 95307 Newsletter: 0 Dues: $0.00

Luscombe Association John Bergeson 615 West May Street Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 Newsletter : 4 - 6 per year Dues : $7.50 per year

Luscombe Association Robert Shelton 339 West Pierce Street Macomb, IL 61455 Newsletter : 3 per year Dues : $5 .00 per year

Meyers Club Everette J. Payette 1604 South Custer Road Monroe, MI 48161 Newsletter: 0 Dues : $0.00

Monocoupe Club Mr. and Mrs. Bud Dake 8318 Fairbanks Berkeley , MO 63134 Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $3.00 per year

National Flying Club A. R. Cardono, Chairman of the Board Municipal Airport Box 1175 Banning , CA 92220 Contact Club

for further information

American Navion Society A . R. Cardono, Chairman of the Board Municipal Airport Box 1175 Banning, CA 92220 Contact Society

for further ,information

Rose "Parakeet" Club Jack W. Rose P. O. Box 32 Ingleside, IL 60014 Newsletter: 0 Dues : $0.00

International Pietenpol Association R. L. Taylor P. O. Box 127 Blakesburg , IA 52536 Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $5 .00 per year

" The Uncommon CUB " Garth Elliott, Chairman Second Line West Meadowvale, Ontario LOJ 1KO Canada Contact Chairman

for further information

Vagabond News Cecil Ogles 448 C Avenue Coronado, CA 92118 Newsletter: Semi-annual Dues: Voluntary Contributions

Porterfield Club Charles E. Lebrecht 3121 East Lake Shore Drive Wonder Lake, I L 60097 Newsletter : Winter, monthly; Summer, bi-monthly Dues: $5.00 per year , Porterfield owners

$12.00 per year, non-Porterfield owners

Rearwin Club George Williams Rt. 1 Poynette, WI 53955 Newsletter: 0 Dues: $0.00

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Air Replicas International Warren A. Eberspacher , Director P. O. Box 2218 Durengo, CO 81301 Newsletter : Quarterly Dues: $17.50 per year

Replica Fighters Association Frank Weatherly 2789 Mohawk lane Rochester, MI 49063 Contact Association

for further information

National Ryan Club Bill j. Hodges 811 lydia Stephenville, TX 76401 Newsletter: Quarterly Du es: $0.00 per year, Ryan owners

$5.00 per year, non-Ryan owners

Vintage Sailplane Association jan Scott, President Rt. 1, Box 239 lovettsville, LA 22088 Newsletter : Quarterly Dues : $8.00 per year, individuals

$10 .00 per year, families $15 .00 per year, clubs and/or businesses

Seaplane Pilots Association Russell lawton, Executive Director P. O . Box 30091 Washington, DC 20014 Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $18 .00 per year

Silver Wings Fraternity Russ Brinkley, President "Aviation Pathfinders" P. O . Box 1228 Harrisburg, PA 17180 Newsletter : Every other month Dues : $5.00 per year

Stampe Club Carl C. Carlsen, President 3284 Texas Avenue Simi Valley , CA 93063 Contact Club

for further information

Stearman 's Restorer 's Association Tom lowe 823 Kingston lane Crys tal la ke , I l 60014 Newsletter: 4 - 6 per year Dues: $10.00 per year

National Stinson Club All Mo d els Excep t l08's Jonsey Paul , Chairman 14418 Skinner Road Cypress, TX 77429 Newsletter : Quarterly Dues: $7.50 per year

National Stinson Club 108-Section For 108 Series O nly Bruce and Linda Hoover 3719 Acorn Springs lane Spring, TX 77379 Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: $6.00 per year

Southwest Stinson Club Ted Zitnay , President 14031 Elvira Street Saratoga , CA 95070 Newsletter: Monthly Dues: $6.00 per year

International Swift Association Charles Nelson P. O. Box 644 Athens , TN 37303 Newsletter : Monthly Dues : $15 .00 per year

International Taylorcraft Owners Club Bruce " Barney" M. Bixler, II , President 12809 Greenbower Road Alliance, OH 44601 Newsletter: Every other month Dues : $5 .00 per year

Taylorcraft Owners Club Merton Meade, jr. 2009 Victoria Drive Aquia Harbour Stafford, VA 22554 Contact Club

for furth er information

National Waco Club Ray H. Brandly 700 Hill Av enue Hamilton , OH 45015 Newsletter : Every other month Dues : $5.00 per year

Wheelchair Pilots Association Howard Treadwell 11018 - 102 Avenue North largo, Fl 33540 Contact Association

for further information

World War I Aeroplanes leonard Opdycke 15 Crescent Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Newsletter : Monthly Dues: Voluntary Contributions

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS SEPTEMBER 5-7 - MARI O N, OHIO - 15th Annual Mid-Eastern Re­

gional EAA Fly- In at Mari on Muni cipa l Airport. Fo r furth er in­formation , please contac t : Mr. Louis Lindeman , 3840 Cloverdale Road , M edway, O H 45341. Telephone: 513/849-9455.

SEPTEMBER 12-14 - CA LGA RY , ALBERTA - Alberta 's 75th Anniver­sa ry as a Province, th e Airdrie Country Club of th e Air is sponsor­ing a " Diamond jubil ee Antique/Class ic Fly-In", at Airdrie Air­port. For further in formati on, please contact : George B. Pendle­burg , Vice-President , Pub li ci ty Chai rman , 304 Manora Road , N.E., Ca lgary , Alberta T2A 4R6. Teleph one: 403/272-4383 .

SEPTEMBER 12-14 - DELANO, CALIFORNIA - lAC Contest - Spon­sored by lAC Chapter 26 for th e Spo rt sman and Unlimited ca te­gori es. For further information , please con tact : jack Gladish , 120 South Ham Lanek, Lodi , CA 92540 . Telephone: 209/369-5768.

SEPTEMBER 13 - GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - Chapter 651 is spon­sorin g a fly- in at Plainvi ew Airport. For further information, please contact: Dave Frisbie, 414/3 36-3257.

SEPTEMBER 13-14 - OSCEO LA , WISCONSIN - lAC Contest - Spon­so red by lAC Chap ter 78 for the Sports man ca tegory only. For further information , please contact : jam es G . Taylor, 11 9 Comanche Drive, W ebster , MN 55088. Tel ephone: 507/652-2607.

SEPTEMB ER 14 - EASTON , PENNSYLVANIA - An tiqu e & Classic Piper Fly-In. For further information , please contact : jim Polles, 299 Nazareth Drive , Nazareth , PA 18064. Te lephone : 215/759 ­3713 (ni ghts) .

AVAILABLE BACK ISSUES The VINTAGE AIRPLANE

1973 M arch thr ough December 1974 All Are Available 1975 A ll A re Ava ilab le "1976 Janu ary, March , April , May, August , Octob er ,

November, December 1977 A ll Ar e Available 1978 Janu ary , M arch throu gh Jun e, Aug u st , Oc­

tob e r, November 1979 - Feb rua ry I h ro ugh D ece mber 1980 - January through Au gust

Th e above mentioned back issu es ar e availab le from H eadqu ar te rs for $1.00 each , pos tpaid .

(Pharo by Tim M orS/J llef)

This 1928 H ea th Super Parasol has recentl y been placet} on display in the Paul H . Poberezn y Air Museum . Th e restoration is 95% complele and is th e res ult of work b y vo lunteers from th e loca l area and th e group from Mi chi­gan who make an annual trip to the Museum to w ork on such projects. Th e aircra ft actuall y contains p arts of two diffe rent H ea ths donated to the Museum individuall y by Jack Sc imo ne of Middle Vill age, N ew Yo rk and John M cGeary of Miami, Florida.

SEPTEMBER 14 - LAN SING, ILLINOI S - The Lansing Poli ce Cadets will sponsor their 2nd Annual Fl y-In and Air Show at Lansi ng Municipal Airp o rt. For furth er information, p lease contact: j . P. Fish, P.O . Box 411 , Lemont , IL 60439. Telephone: 312/257-7552.

SEPTE MBER 19-21 - KERRVILLE, TEXAS - 16th Annual Southwest Regional Fly-In, sponsored by th e Texas Chap ters of EAA. For further info rmat ion, p lease contact : Bob Reese, Rt. 4, Box 305 , Sa n A ngelo , TX 76901. Telephone: 915/658-4 194 or 915/949-2886.

SEPTEMBER 19-21 - VIN CENTOWN , NEW JERSEY - lAC Con test ­Sponso red by lAC Chapter 94 for th e Sportsman and Intermediate ca tegori es. Fo r further information, please conta ct: Fred W eave r, Himm elein Road , Box 9E, Medford , NJ. Teleph one: 609/654-7867.

OCTOBER 1-5 - TU LLAHOMA, TENNESSEE - 2nd Annual EAA Na­tional Fall Fly-In. Don ' t miss this one. For furt h er in fo rmati on , p lease con tact: EAA Fal l Fly-In, P.O. Box 229, Hales Corners, WI 53130. Telephone: 414 /425-4860 .

OCTOBER 11 - DAYTON , OHIO - 2nd Annual Tour through th e U. S. Air Force Museum at Wright Field sponsored by EAA Chap ter 610. For furt h er information , please contact: Col. Bob Taylor , 5855 St. Rt. 40 , Tipp City, O H 453 71.

OCTOBER 17-19- CA MDEN , SOUTH CAROLI NA ­ Fly-In. For further informat ion , please con tact: Geneva McKiernan , 5301 Fin sbu ry Place , Charl ott e, NC 28211.

CLASS IFIED ADS Fo r Sal e ACRO II PLANS

The n ew 2-place ae robati c trainer and sport bi­pl an e. 20 pages of easy to follow, detail ed plans. Com­pl e te with iso m etri c drawings, photos, exploded views . Plans - $85.00. Info pack - $4.00. Send ch ec k o r m o ney order to: ACRO SPORT, IN C., Box 462 , H ales Corners , WI 53130. 414/425-4860.

ENGINES

1930's Vintage Franklin 4A C-1 50A 60 hp. No logs, no mags, no ca rb. , o ne bad cy l. - rust ed. Everything else in exce llent condition . M ak e offer o r will trad e. for , avionics or Rev m aster 2100 or ??? Box 444 , Mab­to n , WA 98935 or 1-509/894-4493, 2000Z - 2200Z week­d ays only. Also have spru ce kit for Coo t A Cheap.

WANTED For Museum Res tora tion , an o ri g inal radiator and

propeller for OX-5 JN4-D . Call W . B. Osborn, Jr. 512/ 826-8654 o r write to P. O. Box 17968 , San Antonio, TX 78286.

I hav e ava ilabl e a set of sea ts fo r a Timm , and a compl ete H o lly carbu retor for a Warn er 165. I need 700 x 7.5 ti res for m y Tiger Moth and WWI o r ea rl y WWII boots and unifo rm s. Ed Allen, 114 Air Park Drive, Warner Robbin s, GA 31093 . Telep h o n e 912/ 987-2898.

FLYING AND GLIDER MANUALS

1929, 1930, 1931 1932, 1933, 1929-33 Miscellany

2.50 ea. or 6 for $12.50 SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO:

EAA Air Museum Foundation, Inc. Box 469 Hales Corners , WI 53130

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