Vintage Airplane - Jun 1992

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EDITORIAL STAFFPublisherTom Poberezny

June 1992 Vol. 20, No.6CONTENTS

ContentsStraight & Level/Espie Butch Joyce

2 AeroMaillC News Page 9

6 Vintage LiteraturefDenni s Parks9 Antique/Class ic Fun at Sun n Fun '92/H.G. Frautschy17 1991 Antique/Classic Photo Contest22 Pass It To BucklE.E. Buck Hilbert24 Notice OfAnnual Meeting26 Mystery Plane/George Hardie27 Calendar28 Welcome New Members30 Vintage Trader

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Vice-President,Marketing and CommunicationsDick MattEditor-in-ChiefJack Cox

EditorHenry G. FrautschyManaging EditorGolda Cox

Art DirectorMike DrucksComputer Graphic SpecialistOlivia L Phillip

Assistant Computer Graphic SpecialistSara HansenAdvertisingMary Jones

ASSOCiate EditorNorm PetersenFeature WritersGeorge Hardie, Jr. Dennis Parks

Staff PhotographersJim Koepnick Mike SteinekeCarl Schuppel Donna BushmanEditorial AssistantIsabelle Wiske

EAA ANTIQUE /CLASSIC DIVISION , INC,OFFICERSPresident Vice-PresidentEspie 'Butch' Joyce Arthur Morgan604 Highway SI. 3744 North 51st Blvd.Madison, NC 27025 Milwaukee, WI 53216919/427-()216 414 /422-3631Secretory TreosurerSteven C. Nesse E.E. 'Buck' Hilbert2009 Highland Ave. P.O. Box 424Albert Lea. MN 56007 Union. IL 60180507/373-1674 815/923-4591

DIRECTORSJohn Berndt Robert C. ' Bob ' Brauer7645 Echo Point Rd . 9345 S. HoyneCannon Falls. MN 55009 Chicago. IL507/263-2414 312/779-2105Gene Chose John S. Copeland2159 Carlton Rd. 28-3 williamsbur8 Ct.Oshkosh, WI 54904 Shrewsbury. MA 1545414/231 -5002 ffJ8/842-7B67Phil Coulson George Doubner28415 Springbrook Dr. 2448 Lough LaneLawton, MI 49065 Hartford. WI 53027616/624-6490 414/673-5BB5

Chartes Harris Stan Gomoll3933 South Peoria 1042 90th Lone. NEP.O. Box 904038 Minneapolis. MN 55434Tulsa. OK 74105 612/784-1172919/742-7311Oole A. Gustafson Jeonnie H ll7724 Shady Hill Dr. P.O. 80x328Indianapolis. IN 46278 Harvard . L 60033317 /293-4430 815/943-7205

Robert Uckteig Robert D. ' Bob ' Lumley1708 Boy Oaks r. 1265 South 124th SI.Albert Lea. MN 56007 Brookfield. WI 53005

FRONT COVER Robert Eicher and his son Jeff show off the prettyyellow and white color scheme of their Monocoupe 90-AL, whileJohn Mculloch and h is Monocoupe 110 Special c ruise above abroken layer of clouds during Sun 'n Fun '92 . Photo by Jim Koepnick,shot with a Canon EOS-1 equipped with an 80-200 lens. 1/5fYJ sec. atf6.3. EAA photo plane flown by Bruce Moore.


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STRAIGHT LEVELReunion this fall. He said they are ca lling this the Last Great MonocoupeFly-In" because they feel it will be thelast gathering of this particular type ofaircraft in this century. We will put anotice of this fly-in in the nex t issue .t is scheduled for September 24 and25 at Creve Coeur Field, St. Louis,MO. For further information , contact

Bob Coolbaugh, 6154 River ForestDr. , Man assas, VA 22111. His phonenumber is 703/590-2375 . This should1 be a great gathering .

Your Antique/Classic Board of Directors met in February and conductedquite a few items of business. t wasreported at the meeting that our membership stands now at around 7,800

by spie Butch Joycet is surprising to me that I havesparked so much interest in the DC-3with my March article. I have receivedmore letters from the members than

most anything else I have spoken of.The latest is from J A. Blackburne ofCollege Park , GA . Mr. Blackburnewrote to me about his experiences withthe DC-3 and we will publish his letterin our Letters To The Editor section ina future issue . t is very exciting toread letters about experiences thatpeople have had with differentairplanes. I encourage all of our members to send me a letter relating yourexperiences . Please do not hesitate todo so.One of the interesting notes that Mr.Blackburne pointed out was flying a

and we are steadily growing. One ofthe reasons for the growth is becauseof you, the member , have been askingyour friends to join . I would like toencourage you to continue doing so.Also at the board meeting , our Oshkosh '92 Parade of Flight was discussed and it was decided that wewould change the format somewhat.There will be more detai ls on this later.Also, we will try each day to have ashowcase of aircraft flown at differenttimes, from about 9:00 a .m. until 1:30p.m. Sometime in the morning wewould like to try to showcase differenttypes of aircraft, maybe the J-3 Cubs,for about 30 minutes one day, Cessna120/ 140 another day and maybe the170's and the shortwing Pipers, etc .Steve Nesse (Secretary of the Antique/Classic Division) is Chairman of thisactivity . In order for him to completehis mission at Oshkosh, he would re

you in on how this contest is beingresolved . In speaking of your DivisionOfficers and Board of Directors, anytime that a member has a concern forthe Divisio n or has a suggestion thatmight improve what we are doing , donot hesitate to contact any of them . Weare here to serve the membership . Atthe same time, I would like to thankeach individual for being a member ofthe EAA's Antique/Classic Division .

As you have possibly read , thePioneer Airport runway has been modified this year and because of the earlywinter that came to Wisco nsin , the runway was not completed in time to beseeded and used for the May opening.Basically , everything at the PioneerAirport at this time is a static displayand it is open on the weekends for thepublic to view. Hopefully they canmove some of the aircraft over to themain runway and be able to make somefly-bys this year on the weekends. Theimprovements will greatly increase thesafety operation of the Pioneer Airport.

Also , you need to get your poli shand wax out and get those Contemporary airplanes shined up so they willbe looking their best when we parkthem at Oshkosh this year. We are really looking forward to having theseaircraft to be part of our Division .

Our Antique/Classic membership insurance program for aircraft is workingvery well. The underwriters are veryhappy with the members of the Division and were able to save almosteveryone some premium dollars byusing this service . The more people wecan get into the fold, the stronger this


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MORE O THE "HONEYMOONSPECIAL"Gents,

Jim Ricklefs ' Fairchild 24C8C, theHoneymoon Special , is indeed a

show airplane. No doubt about it. Butit was also a show airplane the day itrolled out of the factory paint shop,resplendent in metallic white and red .t was a special finish for the NationalPacific Aircraft and Boat Show, whereit drew lots of admiring commentsduring the first nine days of February,1936.

However , there is no way it couldhave sold for $7,200. That amount ofmoney would have paid for the 24 anda delux e open-air 22 companionmodel. The factory billing onNC15921 , dated 28 January 1936, wasin fact , 3 ,910. Of all the C8Cs built,none cost more than $4286, and thatwas an export model.

NC15921 was the Pacific AircraftSales Corp. demonstrator at Burbankand Alameda until acquired by theRicklefs ' in the Spring of 1936.

Sincerely,

time. Those of you who were young atthat time will remember how good anoffer like that looked. I took the job.t turned out that the C.A.A. had im

plemented a requirement for the propeller manufacturers to have drawingsof the propellers they sold on file withthe C.A.A .. Ole had no drawings, because his system of developing andmanufacturing propellers consisted ofacquiring an engine and installing it onone of the two airplanes he kept atColumbia 's airport. He would glue upa blank and start working it into a propeller. During the course of shaping ithe would take it out to the airport andrun it on the engine. He would keepup this routine until he thought he hada flyable item. Then he would fly withit and shape it until he was completelyhappy with its performance. At thattime the propeller he had made became the manufacturing master, andwas given hanging space on the wallwith the other masters.t was my job along with two otherdraftsmen to make drawings of thesemasters. For a young guy who was inlove with airplanes, it was the best jobin the world. 1 was exposed to Ole's

EARLY EXPERIENCEDear Editor,I enjoyed Mr. Frautschy's article onBill Watson's KR-31 in the February

1992 issue. He notes the similarity ofthe C-2 to the Waco, and also mentions that by the time the C-2 wascopied by Parks (the P-1) the most notable change was the relocation of theradiator. Somewhere along the linewas a less noticeable enlargement ofthe tail surfaces.

During the late '30s, 1 owned both aP-l, NC616V and a Hisso Waco DSO ,NC94M . Precision 2 turn spins weresimple with the P-1 and impossiblewith the DSO, which frequently required the application of considerablepower to effect recovery . f I recallcorrectly, it was in 1938 that the CAArequired all Waco 1O's to be placarded

Intentional Spins Prohibited . I donot know if this restriction applied tothe Tank powered Waco lO's.I always assumed that the larger tailsurfaces on the P-l accounted for itsmore civilized behavior, however theWacos may have been handicapped by


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North America: 414/426-4800) or write and in their possession before makingEAA Aviation Foundation, Dept. MO, the announcement of the arrangementP.O. Box 3065, Oshkosh, WI 54903- with the Polish company . The 4f3 I'Wcompiled by H.G. FrautschyM-IOUPDATEIt seems the initial word received

concerning the production of the"Eagleaire", a derivative of the Ercoupeand Mooney M-lO, was a bit premature.During the negotiations for the fmancing and plant arrangements, the Capitalinvestment firm that was to provide themajority of the financial backing pulledits support from the project. In a letterto the Ercoupe Owners Club, Univairofficial Janice Marie Dyer laid out thesequence of events that have transpiredduring the attempt to get the Eagleairein production in Liberal, Kansas.Univair, the current holder of the Ercoupe Type Certificate, still continuesto produce part for the Ercoupe. Mr.H.K . Stansfield, the President ofEagleaire, is still looking for newfinancing. We will keep you posted onany additional developments.

EAA VIDEO FOR FIRSTTIME BUILDERSThe EAA Aviation Foundation hasjust completed a program that, whileoriented to the first time homebuiltairplane builder, is beneficial to the firsttime restorer as well . Entitled "Building

Your Own Airplane : How to GetStarted," the 45 minute video addressesmany questions and issues that shouldbe considered whenever undertakingsuch a project.Topics such as selecting the right

3065.ATLAS MOTOR COMPANY

Who s that, you say? Evidently,there has been a breakthrough concerning the importation of the Franklin engine from Poland. We have all beenhearing rumors, hearsay and other prognostications with regard to thelikelihood that any of us would ever seea new Franklin engine, now manufactured in Poland by the PZL company.According to a letter from Pat and SusanGoodman of Atlas Motors in Charles. Town, WV, theyhave been allowedto become theNorth Americandistributors for thePZL/Franklin engines, and, wonderof wonders, an actual engine hasbeen shipped andreceived here in theU .S. Goodman,aware of all theprevious rumors,made sure the engine was delivered

cylinder, 122 hp engine initially offereddisplaces 235 hp, and comes completewith all American accessories (starter,alternator, magnetos, carburetor, fuelpump, with provisions for a vacuumpump). Atlas Motors plans to displaythe engine at EAA Oshkosh this summer. Although this particular enginewas never installed on any type certificated aircraft in this country, it is a certified engine, so its installation could behandled via an STC. PZL reportedly isnot enthusiastic about making parts forolder Franklin engines. We 'll all have

NINETY-NINE CHARTER PILOTSFrom H Glenn Buffington, the historian of the "Ninety-Nines", the International Women Pilots association, we have the following request. The NinetyNines are searching for an update on the following missing Charter Members.The family name underlined IS from the records of original history of theNinety-Nines, circa 1929.Pilot Last known address U.S. License #Myrtle R Caldwell Cleveland, OH 7718Jean Dayidson Hartford, CT 9400Margery Dcig Greenberg Bridgeport, CT 10073Ruth E Halliburton Toledo,OH 8031Ethel Loyelace Houston, TX 5766


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to wait and see how they react to furtherinquires.PIONEER AIRPORT UPDATEThe runway is finally graded, thetram road is graveled and the leaves are

almost on the trees here in Oshkosh,which means that it is almost time foranother season at Pioneer Airport. Asone of the attractions at EAA's Air Adventure Museum, the operations atPioneer have become a favorite of thepublic and members alike. With theearly onset of last year's winter weather,and the subsequent delay in the completion of the runway improvements, theopening activities of Pioneer Airporthave had to be postponed until early thissummer. The past two weeks have seena flurry of activity once the ground haddried out sufficiently for the earthmoving equipment to operate. Plantingof the grass is expected within the nextfew weeks. With the completion of anew road linking the museum to PioneerAirport, the facility should be open forvisitors on the weekends only, in earlyJune, although flight activities at Pioneer

are not planned until later in the summer.If you are planning a visit to the EAAAir Adventure Museum, and wish tovisit Pioneer Airport, you may want tocall before departing. For more information, phone 414/426-4800.

As the runway is cultivated in preparationfor seeding EAA s South Maintenancecrew walk the rock patrol line. They are (lto R Rudy Helser, Burt Straveler, KenSchultz and Cris Kovach.

CLECO TRIVIAEvery so often, we get a letter here atHeadquarters that has us scratching ourheads and thinking out loud, "I alwayswondered about that too " EAA s Information Services Director Ben Owenshared just such a letter with us the otherday. John Creedon, (EAA 223131) sentEAA a letter inquiring about the originof the Cl eco, that handy little tool thatwe use to temporarily hold two piecesof sheet metal together. As John put itso well, "To airplane people, the clecois about as common as a nail is to acarpente r . . . Here's the story . . . The"Cleco" was originated by Frank Wallace and hi s co-developers through the


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Vintaae Liter-atur-eby )ennis Va ....k.s!l

IA A Lib ....a..-y A chives )i ect() ....Daniel Guggenheim InternationalSafe Airplane Competition

Handley Page HP 9 GugnuncThe Handley Page entry in the Guggenheim Competition was the source ofsome controversy, at least in the Britishpress. A controversy that would proveto be acrimonious enough that it led tosome lawsuits. A large number ofaircraft were entered in the competition,but when the last date for the arrival ofaircraft was reached, the Handley Pageentry was the only one which had appeared.The rules of the competition wererelaxed to allow other entries time to arrive. Certain other rules were relaxed toallow other competitors to get through thequalifying tests. Such a relaxation wasallowed the Curtiss Tanager in the handsoff dive stability tests, as the Curtiss flapswere manually operated instead of automatic. After the Curtiss Tanager wasdeclared the winner, a legal tangle wasbrought about between Curtiss and Handley Page.

First, Handley Page brought suitagainst Curtiss for alleged infringementof their patents by the use of wing slotson the Tanager. In exchange, Curtissobtained an injunction against HandleyPage which kept their entry, the Gug

Part 5aircraft in to the United States .In defense of their Guggenheim contest design, Curtiss officials maintainedthat their slots were a result of specialdevelopment by their own engineersand that no patent infringement couldhave occurred in as much as the Tanagerwas not intended for commercialproduction.

CompetitionIn the Safe Airplane Competition, theHandley Page was the only serious rivalto the Curtiss Tanager. The English entrypassed all of the qualifying tests but one.It failed to obtain the minimum glidingspeed of 38 mph., as called for in the rules.The best the aircraft could do was 39.7mph. This was also called into doubt bythe British press, since during trials inEngland the craft was able to maintain aflying speed of 33 1/2 mph. and a glidingspeed of under 38 mph.When tested in America the Pi tottube tests showed a gliding speed below

38 mph., but when tested with the airlog instrument suspended beneath theaircraft, it showed 40 mph. In defense ofthe Handley Page entry, it was reportedby RAF pilots that even suspended 30ft below an aircraft, air-logs were un able to avoid the interference effect ofthe aircraft.

British ConclusionThe effects of the competiton werereported in the January 8, 1930 issue ofTHE AEROPLANE.Apart for these points, there is nodoubt that the Handley Page machine didput up an extraordinary fine performance.Mr Handley Page said that at any rate, thewinning machine wa s fully slotted and allthose which had no slots dropped out atthe very start. He felt that there was somesatisfaction in the fact that the researchdone on the slots had been valuable.Naturally, everybody in this countrywill regret that a British firm did notacquire Mr. Guggenheim's $100,000.


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The sesquiplane configuration of the HP 9 shows quite well in this view as well as the long-stroke split axle landing gear. The Townendring surrounding the Armstrong-Siddeley Mongoose Mark III engine is used to reduce drag in the engine installation.

The Handley Page HP 9 GugnuncA few years after thecompetition the HP 9 was refinished in an overall light blue color. In its original configuration the light coloredareas appeared to be clear doped linen with natural finish on the aluminum cowl pieces. Research into the darker color on thefuselage has not been conclusive. Can any of our readers help with documentation on this?


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tructureThe fuselage of the HP39 was of rectangular section constructed of sprucelongerons and struts, and covered withthree-ply veneer. There were two cockpits in tandem with a large baggagecompartment behind the rear seat. Therewere dual controls for pilot and observer. The landing gear was of splitaxle type using a long stroke oleo. Bendix wheels with brakes and 28x4 tireswere used. The tread was 5 ft, 3 in.The wing structure consisted of fivepanels braced together by Warren trussarrangement of struts. The upper wingsextended six feet beyond the lowerwings for a sesquiplane appearance.The outer struts were N-type while dragho lds in the center section were taken byA-struts. Two sets of streamline crossbrace wires were used in the plane of theforward struts while one set was usedfor the rear struts. Drag loads in thecenter section were taken by A-struts.All the wing panels were conventional wood and fabric construction. Thewing spars were solid routed spruce,ribs and compression struts of woodwith solid wire internal wing bracing.At the leading edge, the inset type ofHandley page slots were fitted. The airfoil section was an RAF 28 with a totalarea of 293 sq. ft.The powerplant was a five cylinderradial aircooled Armstrong-SiddeleyMongoose Mark III of 156 hp at 1850rpm . A two-bladed wooden propeller of7.54 feet in diameter was used for thetests. Maximum speed was listed as 112mph and the minimum speed 33.5 mph.Landing run was listed as 82 ft, and thetake-off run 290 ft.The Handley Page was a close secondto the Curtiss in the Safe Plane Competition. Based on points, it finished onlyone point out of 22 9 behind the


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by H G rautschySun 'n Fun '92 was a record breaker yall accounts. From the thrilling sight ofthe Gee Bee in flight to the neat-as-apin World War I replicas displayed yFrank Ryder and his crew, you couldwalk your feet into blisters just trying tosee it all. Plenty of antiques classicsand, for the first time, Contemporaryclass aircraft were in attendance, manyairplanes fresh out of the restorationshop. In the next few pages are some ofthe highlights of this year's event. Planon attending next year - it should belots of FUN


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Sun 'n Fun '92

Robert Eicher and his son Jeff, ofDaytona Beach, Fl, took home aBest Custom Antique award for theirMonocoupe 90-Al. With a total of52 gallons of fuel on board it has arange of nearly 1100 miles whilecruising at 145 mph. It was one ofthe first factory lycoming conversions of the Monocoupe, performedin 1954.

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Mike Steineke

Tom Scott and his son, Tom, as well as the rest of thefamily, restored their Travel Air 4000 to the configurationof the Travel Air flown by Jesse Woods and her husbandduring the 1930s, when they flew as The Flying Aces .Jesse (left) was thrilled to see a Travel Air done up in thecolor scheme of her old airshow partner. It was award-ed an Outstanding Aircraft trophy.

(Below) From Erwinna, PA came this smart lookingTravel Air 40 belonging to Bill Plecenik. It was namedthe Silver Age Antique Champion.


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(Above) R.W. Anderson brought his Waco YKC-S fromLuthersville, Georgia to Lakeland for this year's Fly-In. TheYKC won the Best Cabin Antique award.

(Right) Lyle Wheeler and Ray Olcott bothkeep busy during the Fly-In volunteeringtheir time. Lyle is active with flight lineoperations in the Antique/Classic area,while Ray is one of the Directors of Sun'n Fun, as well as working in the AlC HQ.


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The original definition of the term"Light Plane", Phil Michmerhuizentotes his H-2 Taylor Cub, poweredwith a 3 cylinder Szekely engine.Phil flew the Cub almost everymorning, giving everyone a chanceto hear the little Szekely bark. Philalso ran the rare engine at varioustimes during the day. The ultra-simple Cub won the Contemporary AgeAntique trophy.

(Above) Ben Bradley and his company, Ben Air, of Frostproof, FLrestored this beautiful 1954 Beechcraft E18-S and won anOutstanding Aircraft award for their efforts.(Left) Volunteers makeSun 'n Fun work, and oneof the most active duringthe week is Bill Kilborn,Sun 'n Fun's official photographer.


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"C' mon You want to go for a ridein MY airplane? Mitch and MaryBeth Freitag's son, Joseph, age 21/2 had his co-pi lot Pooh Bearalong for the f l ight f romSummerville, GA. He lets his momand Dad fly the airplane now, sinceeven with his booster seat, he can'treach the rudder pedals yet(Above, right) The Freitag's friend,Sonny Roger, also of Summerville,GA, won one of the Best CustomClassic trophies for his very nicelooking Piper Tri-Pacer.(Right) Why do pilots in Ercoupesalways seem to have a smile on theirfaces? Do they know something weshould know? (Maxie Cayson'sErcoupe taxis out with a happy passenger near the end of the week.)Mike Steineke


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Mike Steineke

Seaplane Fun t Lake Parker(Above) One of the Piper J-3 Cubs on Aqua 1500 floats, fromJack Brown s Seaplane Base at Winter Haven, L does a fly-bydown the Lake Parker shore.(Right) The wing of this Grumman Goose belonging to ConnieEdwards of Big Spring, TX makes a fairly steady camera mountto record all the action on the lake during the annual seaplaneFly-In held during Sun n Fun.(Below) Time to haul up the anchor and get under way. Thissharp looking Grumman Widgeon belongs to Perry Melvin ofWarner-Robbins, GA.


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Jim Koepnick


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P OTO

Ruth E CoulsonLawton MIAlC 57

JUDGE SHOI E

CONTEST


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P OTO CONTEST

CHAIRMAN'SCHOICE

Leroy FalkCarpentersville, ILAlC 94

GROUNDTO AIR


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Robert eecher -Chicago LAlC 17924

Leroy FalkCarpentersville L

Doug TomasWaterford WAlC 14975

Myron HeimerRose Creek MNAlC 819


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Bill Mc arrelWhite Pigeon MAlC 4496


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PHOTO CONTEST

erry TwomblyDanbury, TEAA 42458


HUMANINTEREST


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An information exchange column with nput from our readers

Away We Go AgainWith the excuse that I was the

ONLY one who could test ly a certainN3N after a re-restoration , I was off toSan Diego and another visit with theGlue Angels" at Gillespie Field. Ac

tually , I had a triple mission in mind .True, I was out there to test fly the

bv Buck HilbertEM 21, Ale 5P.O. Box 424

Union IL 60180bumped in Sacramento and had tocatch the early morning flight the nextday.

When I arrived from Sacramento ,the Red Baron Von Willer picked meup and we drove to Gillespie Field. Igot my first good look at the finishedN3N . t looked great, and except for afew finishing details and the IA sign

Base just built, in Engineering and TestFlight.There had been some seven boxes ofpictures, artifacts and personal memo

rabilia. His daughter and son-in-lawhad boiled that down to just three,mostly pictures, some framed, and anassortment of letters, certificates andnews clippings - some sad, some glad


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data, and data on early anti-icing, airborne radar , cabin pressurization andother experiments.

United has a mini-museum locatedat the Denver Training Center , andCapt. Bill Arnott, retired, who spentmost of his career in the Engineeringand Test Flight area, is the volunteerCurator. I knew Bill lived at San Dimas, just a few miles from Flabob, so Icalled him and asked him to meet methere in Bill Turner's hangar where Iwanted to see how Bill was coming onthe replica de Havilland DH88 Cometproject.

As you would expect, Bill aboutjumped over the hangar when he sawall these goodies, and when I told himhe could take any and all of it that hefelt he could use, I was relieved of almost all of it. I did keep a picture ofthe first Caravelle that was deliveredbecause I had flown that airplane manyhundreds of hours and it was the onlypicture I ever saw that I really liked,and several other pictures, as well, ofthe B-247 and the DC-3.

But I'm ahead of my story. The planfor the Flabob Chapter One OpenHouse was for Bob Von Willer and I tofly up from San Diego with the Fleetand the Cessna 172. We tried but thesmog so limited the visibility that .atabout 800 feet we could only see down.There was no forward visibility at allBesides, there was a forecast for SantaAna winds that evening, so the reluctant decision was made to return toGillespie, put both airplanes back inthe hangar and drive.

Apparently we made the right decision. There were only a few airplanesthat made it in , and then during the after dinner activity time, the Santa Anawind began to blow and almost tookthe tent down There was considerablescurrying about looking after tiedownsand securing airplanes. We drove backto Sacramento that night and heardthat the wind never let up all night or

erable time with Chuck Wheeler, a retired UAL mechanic who is heading upthe Ford Tri-Motor restoration project.This has been a labor of love for manyyears. I used to carry Chuck on myDC-8 when he was commuting fromChicago to work on this project back inthe early 1980s. They started with littlemore than patterns; now it 's lookinglike a real airplaneTuesday was the first run for the bigR-985 on the N3N and the taxi tests.What fun There was a very interestingglitch in the brake system. I taxied outand when I "S"ed to the right and triedto turn it left, the harder I pushed theleft rudder, the more it went right Imade a 270 to the right and tried itagain. Same thing The harder Ipushed the left pedal , the harder itwent RIGHT After a shutdown andreturn to the hangar, we discoveredthat the brake pedal linkages were suchthat a full rudder application in eitherdirection would result in hard brakingon the opposi te side As the retreatingpedal came all the way back, the brakepedal was depressed to the point oflocking the brakeWe didn't tell the AI and he signedthe airplane off Wednesday. Weworked on the brakes all that afternoonand all day Thursday before we finallysolved the problem. I did not, however, get to test fly. We simply ran outof time With Casa Grande startingFriday, we wanted to ready the Fleetand the Mother ship, the Cessna 172, sowe could leave the first thing Fridaymorning.

Another fly in the ointment Theweather forecast was not for Fleet flying Reluctantly we left the Fleet in thehangar, piled everything and our bodiesinto the Cessna, and away we wentExcept for a slight Santa Ana, someturbulence going through the mountains, and a Loran that lied, we made itjust fine. We were early birds and gotthere just in time for lunch.

wards as we talked and reminiscedabout the OLD days and airplanes.

Saturday dawned another terribleArizona winter day( ) and I aboutwalked my legs off just looking. I tookvery few pictures knowing that Jackand Golda would take care of that; Ijust wallowed in the airplane and airplane people atmosphere until I was sotired I had to sit down. Stan and I finally went to the motel about four inthe afternoon and attended the banquet that night. t was a very, verypleasant time. I thoroughly enjoyedmyself.

Since the N3N was scheduled forshipment to Beaufort, South Carolinaafter disassembly as soon as Von Willergot back to Sacramento, I decided I'dhead back to the Funny Farm. Standropped me off in Tucson early Sundaymorning and I caught the nonstop. Iwas still walking on cloud nine most ofthe week. The N3N arrived at the Laurel Hill Plantation air strip Tuesday, aweek later, and Von Willer met it there,off loaded it, assembled it and when Igot there Wednesday, only had the flying wires to finish up . We did the finaldetailing and some engine and taxitests, and then knocked off for thenight. Thursday morning we did the final preflight and I took the beast intothe airWhat a delightful old bird I had notflown one in several years, and the lastone I did fly was a very beat up duster .with a 600 horse growler up front. NowTHAT was the only time I have everfelt that maybe there was a little toomuch power up front This one ,though, felt just fine, just great the waythe power matched the airframe. Theweight and balance was fine, the controls felt really good, and after I didsome air work to feel everything out, Ishot three landings. I shut down longenough to squirt some gas into it andthen took the owner, Chris Grigoriou,up for his checkout. Chris grabbed this

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Notice is he reby given that an annual business meeting of the members of the EAA Ant ique/Classic Division will be held on Thursday, August 6, 1992 at 9:00a.m. (Central Daylight Time) at the 40th Annual Convention of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc , Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh , WI.Not ice is furth e r given that the annual election of officers and directors of the EAA Antique/Classic Division will be conducted by ballot distributed to the members along with this June issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE . Said ballot must be returned properly marked to the Ballot Tally Committee, EAA Antique/ClassicDivision, EAA Av ia ti on Center, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WIS4903-3086, and received no later than August 3, 1992.The Nominating Committee submits the following list of candidates:Espie M. Joyce Jr. , President , Steve Nesse, Secretary. Directors: John Berendt, BobBra uer, Gene R Ch ase , George H. Daubner, , Charl ie W. Harris, Jean Lehman Hill, Robert D. "Bob" Lumley , Eugene E. Morris , George Yo rk.

Espie M. Joyce, Jr , Madison, North CarolinaMy fa ther started fl yi ng th ree years before I was bo rn , so I have been around airplanes all my life. Atage 11, a cropduster and friend gave me my first fly ing lesson. I soloed at 16 and received my privatelicense the following year. I earned my commercial license during co llege in 1964 and la ter received myinst rument and multi-engine ra tings. A mong the planes I have rebui lt are several J-3 Cubs a WacoUPF-7, and two Monocoupes, a 90-A and a D-145. D uring 1967 and '68, I built a Pitts Special. I presently own a 1940 C lip-wing Cub , a Cessna 172H and a Beech Baron. I joined EAA in 1963, and am a lifetime member. I am also a lo ng-time member of the Antique/Classic Division. I was elected president in1988.

Steve Nesse, Albert Lea, MinnesotaSteve was born in A lbert Lea , Minneso ta and grew up on a farm near there. Always having a deepinterest in aviation, he received his pr ivate license in 1967. In 1975 he purchased a 1946 Navion from hisfather. After joining EAA in 1967 at Rockford Steve has attended 25 consecutive EAA Conventions.A charter membe r of EAA Antique/Classic Chap ter 13, he has served as vice-president, and later apresident of that chapter during the pas t few years . Curren tly, he serves as Chairman of the A/C Paradeof Flight. After servi ng two years as an advisor and later as a director he is presently serving asSecretary of the Antique/Classic Division.

John Berendt, Cannon Falls, MinnesotaJohn started flying in the late 1950s and had h is interest in aviation renewed in 1967 when he discoveredEAA Chapter 300 in Fairbault , MN. John owns an Aeronca Ch ief, Fairch ild PT-19 and a Fairchild F-24.He is best know as the President of th e Fairch il d Type Cl ub and the editor of its newsletter "TheFairch ild Flyer". Joh n is a char ter member of Ant ique/Classic Chapter 13 in A lbert Lea MN and hasbe en a vo lunt ee r at the EAA Oshkosh Conventions since 1975 concen trating his efforts as Chairman ofthe Antique/Classic Forums. He has se rved as an adv isor to the A nt ique/C lassic Division and is currentlyon the Board of Directors.

Bob Brauer, Chicago, IllinoisBob received a degree in electrical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology in 1971. He servedas a p lane captain in P2V Neptune aircraft for the U.S. Navy reserve at NAS Glenview from 1958 untilh is honorable discharge in 1962. Bob holds a private license wi th an inst ru ment rating. He joined EAAin 1972 and the A ntiq ue/Classic Division in 1975 after vo lunteering to work on regular Convention and

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My love fo r fl ying star ted when I was 12 and attended my firs t airshow at th e Hart fo rd Airport. I rea lized th enth at I wa nted to make fl ying a large part of my li fe . l started fly ing in 1969 and earned my pr iva te ticket in 1970.In 1974, I was hired as a co-p il ot fl ying Beech 18s and to manage th e Hartford Airport on weekends. In the mi d1970s, th e Hartford Airport was a hotbed for spo rt aviation. During th at pe riod of time, I was able to check outin many diffe rent types of ant iqu e and cl ass ic aircraft. Th ey in cl uded a Cub, Stea rman , G rea t Lakes andLuscombe, to name a fe w. During that pe riod I also lea rned th e importance of sport aviation, and our need tofight fo r our right to fl y. I'm currentl y the chie f pilo t fo r a Milwaukee based co rporation, fl yi ng a 690Comm ander, and in my spare time I am restoring a 1939 Luscombe 8A. During th e summer I am a Volunteerpil ot at EA A's Pi onee r Airport.Charles W. Harris, Tulsa, OklahomaAt the age of tw o, Charl ie rece ived his first airplane ride in his fa th er's OX -5 Tra vel Air. He soloed wh en he was16. He currently owns and flies an impressive co llection of showcase a irplanes. Included are: a Piper J-3C65,Cul ve r LFA Cadet, three Luscombes, an 8A and two 8F's, a Swift, and two factory Pitts (SIS and S2A) . He is amemb er of many av iation organizations, including the Type Clubs for the ai rplanes he own s. He is a life memberof EAA , a regular Oshk os h attend ee and a member of EAA 's An tique/Classic , lA C and Warbirds divisions.He has se rve d three terms as President of EA A, Antique/Classic Chapter 10, Tulsa , OK , of which he is a chartermemb er. He has been co-chairman of th e Tulsa Fl y-In at Ta hl equah (and starting this year, th e Fly- In will beheld at Bartlesville) and has serv ed as Senior co-Chairman since 1983 . He is a Founding Director an d C hairmanof the National Biplane Associa tion. Charlie has serve d as an A/C Director fo r a num ber of years, and hasserv ed as the C hairman of the A/C Int erv iew Circle since 1989.Jean Lehman Hill, Harvard, IllinoisAs a native of Oshkosh, growing up just a few blocks fo rm Wittman Airfield, Hill 's interest in av iation waspiqued at an ea rl y age. A fter her mar ri age in 1974 to Ri chard Hill , she moved to Burlingto n, WI to restore a193 1 Kinner Bird Biplane. Since that first restora tion, Hill has restored two other vintage planes, a 1937 J-2Cub and a ] 933 E-2 Cub, th e latter of which she soloed after completing it in 1980. The airplanes have garnered a number of awards. At prese nt, the Hills own and fly the tw o Cubs, a Tripace r and a twin engine CessnaBobcat (Bamboo Bomber. She has participated in every EAA Convention held at Oshkosh, finding her interest and involvement levels increasing with each passin g yea r. At prese nt , in addition to serving as an interpreter and guide for interna tional visitors to EAA Oshkosh, as we ll as helping in a number of capacities in andaround the A/C Red Barn , Jea nnie is the Chairman of th e A/C Aviation Pi oneer Video Program. She and

her hu sband Di ck are a lso very active in th e operation EAA's Pionee r Airport , donating every summer weekend to help orga ni ze airport operations and operate EAA s very successful Ford Trimotor ride-hopping o pera tion. Appointed advisor in 1989, Jea n was e lected to the Board asa Director in 1990, and looks forw ard to continuing to se rve both EAA and th e ge neral av ia tion community.

Robert D. Bob Lumley, Brookfield, WisconsinA native of Ath ens, GA , Bob Lumley currently Jives in Broo kfi eld , WI where he is a s uperintendent fo r a construction firm . Bob started flying in 1968 after serving tw o yea rs in the Army. He so loed in 1968 in a Piper PAII and now holds private and commercial pilot certi ficates. Prese ntly, he own s and fli es an l lA C AeroncaChi e f In 1982, he jo ined the Antique/Classic Division. For the past 7 yea rs he has served as chairman of th eAntique/Classic Fl y-Out. He has also served as co-chairman of th e An tique/C lassic Voluntee rs. For th e past 4yea rs, Bob has been Chairman of th e Pionee r Video project - a program undertaken by the Antique/Class icDivision to ca pture o n vid eo as many aviati on grea ts as possible. Bob des igned and chaired the construction ofthe N Headqu arters exp ansion. He also serves as a voluntee r pilot at EA A 's Pi onee r Airport . Bob, who is amember of Antique/Classic Chapter It and serves as its ac tivities dir ector, has also served as an advisor to theAntique/Classic Board of Directors.Eugene E. Morris, Roanoke TexasGene was bitten by the airplane bug a t the age of 10 when he became an avid builder of models. His firstplane ride was in a Bellanca 14-9. During World War he wo rked in his fa the r 's aircraf t repair bu siness


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MYSTERY PLANEby George Hardie

This month's Mystery Plane willappeal to all our eager pilots. Makesyou want to climb in, call for a propand get up and go, doesn't it? Thephoto was sent in by Pete Bowers ofSeattle, Washington . Answers will bepublished in the September, 1992 issue of Vintage Airplane. Deadline forthat issue s July 20th, 1992.Evidently we have a number of experts on foreign aircraft among ourreaders . Some interesting answers tothe March Mystery Plane were re ceived. Richard W. Kamm of Dupo ,IL gave a concise summary of the aircraft's history. he writes:

Your Mystery Plane is the Avros one the Avro

aircraft was condemned.The original design of this typewas built with two 450 hp ArmstrongSiddeley Jaguar VID engines and was

designated Avro 642 /2m. The fourengined aircraft was equipped withfour 240 hp Armstrong-Siddeley LynxIVC engines and designated the642 /4m in the Dutch /German style.The two engined aircraft had provisions for a crew of two and sixteenpassengers with a useful load of 4440Ibs . The addition of the two additional engines and the executive interior reduced it to a seven seat aircraftwith a useful load of only 3516 Ibs.Ref: Avro Aircraft since 1908 , A.J.Jackson.

And Don Gray of Houston, TXadds this:

Your Mystery Plane for March sindeed a rare one. Only one was built- it's an Avro 642/4m. t was built on1934 and named 'The Star of India'.As an RAF aircraft, (L9166) it wasflown by a young American pilot serving in the RCAF and attached to theRAF. After a few trips he was transferred to Bomber Command becausehe referred to th e aircraft as a 'pieceof junk ', insulting a piece of theKing 's property.The aircraft didn ' t make itthrough the war , but the pilot did. Heis now retired and living in Texas ,happily rebuilding a Fairchild 24 andhoping to fly it to Oshkosh when finished.

An international answer slipped inunder the wire from Guy Roberty ofBrussels, Belgium. Guy also correctly pointed out that the Avro642/4m was a British derivative of theFokker F.VIIB/3m.

Additional answers were receivedfrom: Charley Hayes, Park Forest,IL; Wayne Can Valkenburgh, Jasper,GA; Ted Wales , Westwood, MA ;Robert J. Clark, Channel Islands,CA; Frank H. Abar, Jr. , Livonia, MI;Robert Wynne, Mercer Island, W A;Christopher J. Terry, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Peter Havriluk,Granby , CT ; Ralph Nortell ,Spokane, W A.


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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of informationonly and does not constitute approval, sponsor-ship, involvement, control or direction of anysuch event. If you would like to have your aviation event (fly-in, seminars fly market, etc.)listed, please send the information to EAA, Att:Golda Cox, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, W 530933086. Information should be received fourmonths prior to the event date.

June 5-7 - Merced, CA - 35th MERCED WestCoast Fly-In. Contact Merced Pilots Assoc., P.O.Box 2312, Merced, CA, 95344 or call Don Nolte209/384-1144

June 5-6 - 8artlesville, OK - Frank PhillipsField, Sixth Annual National Biplane Convent ionand Expo. Old Time Airshow , forums, seminars, workshops. Biplanes and NBA membersfree; all others pay admission fee. Contact: Charlie Harris, 918f742-7311 or Virgil Gaede,918/336-3976.

June 6 - Hot Springs, AR - 25th AnnualArkansas Air Derby. Contact Doug McDowall,5700 Granby Rd, North Little Rock, AR 72118,phone 501f791-2626 or 501f758-1668 forregistration infonnation.

June 6 - St. Ignace, MI - EAA Chapter 5602nd Annual Steak Cookout. Contact: SharonTravis, 616/627-6409.

June 7 DeKalb, IL - EAA Chapter 241 28thAnnual Breakfast Fly-In at DeKalb-TaylorMunicipal Airport. Contact: 815/895-3888.

June 7 -LaCrosse, WI - laCrosse Area FlyersClub Annual Pancake Breakfast, 7am to Ilam.P.l.C. free. Check Notams.

June 7 - Wautoma, WI - EAA Chapter 252Fly-In/Drive-In Picnic. Starts at Ilam. Call414/787-3030 for more infonnation.

June 7 - Lebanon, TN - EAA Chapter 863 3rdAnnual Fly-In/Drive-In. Call 615/452-1205 formore infonnation.

June 12-14 - Middletown, Ohio - Sixth Annual Aeronca Convention, including tours of theAeronca factory and the U.S.A.F. Museum,Aeronca forum. Banquet on Saturday night withspeakers and judged aircraft awards. Contact National Aeronca Association, Box 2219, TerreHaute, IN 47802, 812/232-1491.

June 13 Racine, WI - EAA Chapter 838 Pancake Day at Batten Field. 8 am. 'til 2 pm. Coincides with Racine on the Lake Airshow. USAFThunderbirds, The Eagles, Lima-Lima FlightTeam, FI17A Stealth Fighter, Golden Knights.

gine show, flea market, food. Trophies both daysfor Homebuilts, antiques, classics warbirds.Chapter 726, Orange Municipal Airport, Orange,MA01364.

June 25-28 Mount Vernon, OH - 33rd Annual National Waco Reunion Fly-In WynkoopAirport. Make your reservations at the CurtisMotor Hotel 1-800-828-7847 or (in Ohio) 1-800634-6835. For additional infonnation, contact theNational Waco Club, 700 Hill Av., Hamilton, OH45015 or call 513/868-0084.

June 28 - Anderson, IN - EAA Chapter 26Annual Fly-In breakfast. Call 317f759-5231 formore infonnation.

July 3-5 - Gainesville, GA - 24th AnnualCracker Fly-In, EAA Chapter 611. Call 404/5327119 or 404/967-2144 for more infonnation.July 8-12 - Arlington, WA - Northwest EAAFly-In . Info: 206-435-5857.

July 10-12 - Alliance, OH - Taylorcraft Fly-Inand annual employee's reunion at Barber Airport(2DI). Breakfast Fly-In on Sat. & Sun., Banquetat the airport on Sat. night. Camping on Field,many motels. Contact: Forrest A. Barber,216/823-0652.

July 10-12 - Lompoc, CA - 8th Annual WestCoast Cub Fly-ln. Contact Bruce Fall, 101 OakhillDr., Lompoc, CA 93436. Phone 805f733-1914.

July 10-12 - Minden, NE - 14th AImual National Stinson Fly-In and meeting. Pioneer Village Airport, Minden, NE. Call 303/744-8048 formorc infonnation.

July 10-12 Williamsport, PA - 4th AnnualNortheast Steannan Fly-In at Lycoming Airport.Contact: Dale Criswell, 717/368-3266 (days) or717/323-7779. Also, Dino Vlahakis 603/4483729 or Earl Hasselmark, 203/379-090 I.

July 11-12 - Emmetsburg, IA - Fourth Annual Aeronca Fly-In sponsored by the Tail DraggerClub. Camping, Flight Breakfast on Sunday, withfree breakfast for pilot and copilot. Serving 6:30amtil 12 :30pm. Contact: Keith Harnden, Box 285,Errunetsburg, IA 50536.

July 28-August 6 - Valparaiso, IN - PorterCounty Municipal Airport. EAA Chapter 104 issponsoring a Travelers Fuel and Food Stop .Contact Oliver Lacy ant 219/843-5481 (evenings).

July 31-Aug. 6 - Oshkosh, WI - 40th AnnualEAA Fly-In and Sport Aviation Convention. Wittman Regional Airport. Contact John Burton,EAA Aviation Center, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086,414/426-4800.

August 1 - Oshkosh, WI - Blackhawk TechA&P and Avionics Reunion at EAA Oshkosh. Onthe east side at Novak's hangar. For reservations,contact Mary Mills, 613 Wisconsin Av., Beloit,WI 53511.608/364-4741.

August 1-2 - Shiocton, WI - Annual Fly-In.Food served daily. Free camping to EAA members. Contact: Joyce Baggot, 414/986-3547.

August 10-14 - Fond Du Lac, WI - 23rdAnnual International Aerobatic Club Championships. Five categories of competition - Basicthrough Unlimited. Fond du Lac Cup, SundayAugust 9th. Contact Louis J. Drew, ContestDirector, 414/921-6000.

August 16 - 8rookfield, WI - EAA Antique/Classic Chapter II Old-fashioned IceCream Social . Noon until 5 pm.. Vintageand amateur-built aircraft on display, as wellas a display of radio-controlled model planes .Contact: George Meade, A/C Chapter IIPres., 414/962-24 28.

August 22-23 - 8l oomington, IL - EighthAnnual Air Show sponsored by the Prairie Aviation Museum. Contact: P.O. Box 856,Bloomington, II 61702 or phone 309-663-7632.August 28-30 - Sussex, NJ - 20th Almiversary Sussex Airshow 92. Gates open at 8am,show at 1:30pm. Call 201f702-9719 for moreinfonnation.

August 30 - Tomah, WI - EAA Chapter 9354th Annual Fly-In Breakfast at Boyer Field. StaticDisplays, Flea Market. 7am until? Call608/372-3125 for more infonnation.

September 5-6 Prosser, W A - 9th AnnualEAA 391 Fly-In. Call Thompson Aircraft, 1-509786-1034 for more info.

September 5-7 - Lake Guntersville, AL Aerodrome '92. Worlds largest WW I AviationFly- In Convention. Contact: Ryder InternationalCorp., 205/586-1580.

September 18-20, .Jacksonville, IL - 8th Annual Stinson Reunion. Fly-outs, Contests, Camping on field, Banquet with guest speaker Phil

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Toronto, Onto CANADAJames Kelly Pasadena, MDBruce Kirchenheiter Park City, UTBruce F. Knoll Jackson, MIPatrick J. Koehne Fayetteville, NCKarl Heinz S. Koeppen

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The Golden Age of Air Racing1929 1939It was a decade of Champions. Names like Turner, Wittman, Wedell andGranville were synonymous with speed. The airplanes they flew werejust as famous- Mr. Mulligan," the Super Solution and the Travel Air

. . . . . a ~ ~ : : . . . . Mystery Ship.Now, the excitement of this era is captured ina video from the EAA Aviation foundat ion.l1li161 -:6IIIIIJ features first-hand accounts ofair racing through newsreels, racing programs andrare footage of local air meets. In addition, you'llhear comments from the pilots and builders whomade this a decade of aviation innovation.

Steve i t tmanThe Golden Age of Air Racing comes alive in this 30-minute retrospectiveof the National Air Races of the 1930s. You'll witnessthe famous Bendix cross-country races and Thompsondosed-course contests, where speed and distancerecords were set-and broken-throughout the era.

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