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September 1997
Vol
25, No.9
CONTENTS
I Straight & Levell
Espie "Butch" Joyce
2
lC News
4 EAA Os
hk
osh '97 lC A
wards
6 ACNolunteers/Trish Dorlac
9 1956 Champion 7EC Nancie Cummings
10 Vintage Seaplanes
Norm
Petersen
12 Mystery PlanelH.
G
Frautschy
13 Sowell's Fun kIH.G. Frautschy
18 The Old Rhinebeck Ae
rodrome s
Nie
uport 11
" Bebe"IH.G. Frautschy
20 Stin soneers Convene a t SSF/
John Underwood
23
J3-A Differe
nt
Strut Fitt ing/
Norm Petersen
24 Pass
I t
To BucklE.E. "Buck" H
il
bert
26
What
Our
Me
mb
ers Are Restoring/Norm Petersen
Page 9
Page 13
EDITORIAL STAFF
Publisher
Tom Poberezny
Editor"in-Chlef
Jack Cox
Editor
Henry G. Frautschy
Managing
Editor
Go lda Cox
Art Director
Mike Drucks
Computer Graphic Specialists
Olivia
L Phillip
Jennifer
Larsen
Mary
Premeau
Associate Editor
Norm Petersen
Feature Writer
Dennis Parks
Staff Photographers
Jim Koepnick LeeAnn Abrams
Ken Lichtenberg
Advertising/Editorial Assistant
Isabelle
Wiske
EAA
ANTIQUE/CLASSIC
DIVISION
, INC .
OFFICERS
President
Vice
Pres ident
Espie "Butch" Joyce
George Daubner
P.O. Box 35584
2448 Lough Lane
Greensboro.
NC
27425
Hartford.
WI
53027
910/393-0344
414/673-5885
Secretary
Treasurer
Sieve Nesse
Charles Harris
2009 Highland
Ave.
7215 East 46th
St
.
Albert
Leo
. MN 56007
Tulsa. OK 74145
507/373-1674
918/622-8400
DIRECTORS
John
Berendt
Gene Morris
7645 Ec ho Point Rd.
115C
St
eve Court. R.R. 2
Cannon
Falls.
MN
55009
Roan
o
ke
.
TX
76262
507/263-2414
817/491-9110
Phil
Coulson
Robert
C.
"
Bob
"
Brauer
28415
Springbrook
Dr.
9345 S. Hoyne
Lawton. MI 49065
Chicago.
IL
60620
616/624-6490
3121779 2105
John S.
Copeland
55
Ookey
Av.
Joe
Dickey
28-3 Williamsburg
Ct
.
Lawrenceburg.
IN
47025
Shrewsbury.
MA
01545
812/537-9354
508/842-7867
Stan
Gomoll
7724 Shady
Hill
Dr.
Dale A. Gustafson
1042
90th Lane.
NE
IndianapOlis. IN 46278
Minneapolis. MN
55434
317/293-4430
612/784-1172
Jeannie Hill
1708 Boy
Oaks
Dr.
Robert Uckteig
P.O. Box 328
Albert Lea
. MN 56007
Harvard. IL
60033
507/373-2922
815/943-7205
Dean Rchardson
Robert D.
"Bob"
Lumley
6701 Colony Dr.
1265 South 124th
SI.
Madison. WI 53717
Broo kfield. WI 53005
608/833-1291
414/782-2633
S.H. 'We s" Schmid
Geoff
Rob
ison
2359
Lefeber Avenue
1521
E. MacGregor Dr
.
Wauwatosa
. WI 53213
New Haven.
IN 46774
414/771-1545
219/493-4724
George
York
181 Sloboda Av .
Mansfield. OH 44906
419/529-4378
DIRECTORS EMERITUS
Gene
Chase
EE
"Buck" Hilbert
2159
Cartlon
Rd. P.O. Box 424
Oshkosh. WI 54904
Union, IL60180
920/231 -5002 815/923-4591
ADVISORS
Steve Krog Roger Gomoll
930 Tara
HL
E
3238
Vicario
SI. N
Hartford. WI 53027
$I
Paul. MN 55126
414/966-7627
612/484-2303
David Bennett
403
Tanner Ct .
Roseville, CA 95678
916-782-7025
30 Vintage Tra der/
Me
mb
ership Infor mation
Page
26
FRONT COVER . . . This pretty
Nieuport
11 "Sebe"
wos
brought to Sun 'n Fun '97 by
the volunteers
and
stoff of Cole Palen's Old Rh nebeck Aerodrome. It's being flown
by Gene De
Marco.
the Aerod
r
ome's opera
t ions
direc
t
ar/pilo
t . A re p l
ica project
originally
started back
in the 1930's. it was
completed after extensive
rework
and
flown in 1991.
It is powered by
a 80
hp LeRhone
rotary engine.
which you can
:
plainly see whirling
around
with the
massive oak propeller.
See the
story on page
18.
EM
photo by
Jim Koepnick. shot wi th a
Canon
EOS - l n
equipped
with
an 80-200
mm lens. 1/60 sec. @1160n 100 ASA slide film.
SACK COVER . . .
EM Master
Artist James Dietz
has
graced
the EM Sport
Aviation
Art Competition
with another of
his
beautifull
y rendered oil pa intings.
Currently
on
display in the Hansen Gallery. Jim's
"Shooting Star" depicts
a
fictional aviatrix
with
her Curtiss Jenny. Sorry. it's
no
t for sale. having
been painted by Jim after being
co
mmissioned by a modern
day
aviatrix. You
can contact
Jim
at
2203 13th
Av
. East.
Seattle. WA 98102.
Copyright
1997
by
the
EM Antique/C
lassic Division Inc. All rights reserved.
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STR IGHT LEVEL
by Es
pi
e "Bu tch" Joyce
Oshkosh
1997 is
now
in the
history
, and the Convention this year was
of
the best. All
of
the Antique/Classic
very hard
to
lC
area a great place to be. The
/C Red Barn had been really improved
with the addition of a new arch
to welcome everyone to our comer
of
Located at this archway
two new booths . One is for member
applications and Chapter information.
other
is
for those wonderful individu
who want to volunteer their time work
or anywhere else on
/Classic Convention grounds.
This archway was constructed well be
Convention over
a period
of
several
a number
of
individuals, and I
who worked hard to make it happen:
Lumley, Bob Brauer
, and third
(but
, Phil Blake for their year-round
to make the Convention time suc
There
are also
a great many of
other
important volunteers who have been
of
Vintage
Air
ane by Trisha Dorlac . As I was moving
on the Convention grounds, I had a
of
people tell me how much they
Trish's articles . It
that as people come to Oshkosh year
, they see individuals doing their
work, and they wondered where
came from, etc. By reading
these people
in Vintage
Ai
rplane
, it
comfortable to approach
on a one-on-one basis.
As people have gotten more accustomed
our parking area extending further to the
the
transportation
that is
area , we heard fewer con
from those
people parked
down
In 1998 we
expect that
the
show
we now have will move to the west
the FAA), so we will be losing parking
three airplanes
per
. This does cause
us
some concern, but
we are already working to meet this chal
lenge . We tried
some
new ideas at the
Convention
this
year
and they seemed to
work well.
We really had some great airplanes on
hand. All
of
the judges were having a hard
time as the
competition
for awards was
very strong this year as restorations are be
coming better and
better. We had
some
rare and unusual Antique airplanes; when
they would taxi in, you could just see the
crowd gather around to get a closer look.
Some of the comments you could hear
would be,
"I don't
think I have ever seen
one of
these
," or
" I did not know there
were any of these around anymore " The
Classics are just getting better and better as
well, and the support
of
these aircraft from
suppliers such as Univair is improving as
time goes on.
We had almost 100 more Contemporary
aircraft on the show line this year over last
year's
total. One
of
the most impressive
Contemporary aircraft was the restored
Howard
500,
which was
picked
as the
Grand Champion. There were also a num
ber
of
specialty aircraft on hand in the An
tique/Classic area including the two Mulli
coupes, one owned by Jim Younkin and the
other by Bud Dake. They were parked on
each side
of
Mr. Mulligan, looking like a
proud father and his two sons. These air
craft were parked
in
front of the Red Bam
where Jim and Bud stood by and carried on
a continuous question and answer session
for the week
of
Convention.
They're
two
great looking airplanes
Parked across from the Mullicoupes was
the Linco Taperwing Waco restored for B
F. Goodrich Corporation. They sponsored
the rebuild, and also underwrite the opera
tion
of
the airplane . This aircraft
is
flown
by
Bob Wagner.
He
and
Pat Horgan
of
Goodrich stood by and carried on a ques
tion
and
answer session for the week of
Convention , just like Jim and Bud.
The front area
of
the Red Barn has
be
come a real education center for those at
tending Oshkosh.
f
you sat on our porch,
which
is
open to anyone who would like to
use it, you most likely found this area to be
a
welcome relief
by
midda
y.
If
you ven
tured inside the Red Bam, you found on the
north side
of
this building some interesting
items to look at
in
the mini-museum. Then
you could pick up a photo
of your
aircraft
placed in a
participant
plaque for you to
carry home as a gift from the Antique/Clas
sic Division
in
appreciation
of
your partici
pation at Oshkosh '97.
When you went in the south side
of
the
Red Bam , you found the sales area
of
this
building. We had some high quality goods
featuring the Antique/Classic theme - we
hope you found something to your liking to
carry
home with you .
Overall,
Oshkosh
this year was a great Convention and that
makes
me really
proud
to be
part of
this
great event.
Now to pass along some good news, at
least
from the state of North Carolina
.
Maybe
it
will be helpful
in
your home state.
In
1995, the North Carolina legislature rati
fied House Bill 100 I, providing owners
of
antique automobiles with a cap on value for
property tax purposes. This cap
is
a taxable
value
of $500.00. After this
had taken
place, through the efforts of Paul Cash, with
the help
of General
Larry
Huggins
(Ret.)
and Jim Clevenger, working with Rep. Bob
Hunter and Senator David Hoyle, they were
able to get House Bill 1158 passed. It puts
the cap
of
$5,000 on any aircraft manufac
tured before 1954 that meets the provisions
of
this Bill. This act is effective for taxes
imposed for taxable years beginning on or
after July I, 1998.
Your One-on-One membership cam
paign
is
doing well and with your contin
ued support
it
should continue to help your
Division grow. All you have to do
is
ask a
few
people
to
join
us
and they,
too,
can
have FUN
Let'
s all pull in the same direction for
the good
of
aviation.
Remember
we are
better together. Join us and have it all
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A C NEWS
ANT
IQUE/CLASS IC ACTIVITIES
AT
EAA
OSHKOSH
What a week! Spectacular, cool weather,
just right for camping and walking the
flight line prevailed during the annual EAA
Convention this year, with rain showers for
the most part occurring overnight. A total
of
987 showplanes were registered in the
Antique/Classic and Contemporary parking
areas . We were close to a record number
of showplanes (poor flying weather kept
many of our members from the far west
coast from getting through), and many of
the airplanes were rare or one-of-a kind.
Greg Herrick's collection of excellent,
rare airplanes has grown by two with the
completion of the Cunningham-Hall PT 6F
and Buhl Air Sedan. Both were on display
and drew admiring crowds each day
of
the
Convention.
The Contemporary airplane that seemed
to
garner
so much
attention
did so in the
beginning
just
on sheer size alone, since
it
was
a Howard 500. Dave
Cummings
of
Portland, OR brought the big twin-engined
beast to Oshkosh for all to enjoy, and went
home with the Contemporary Grand Cham
pion award.
The always hotly contested Classic
awards were topped
off
with another
of
Joe
Fleeman's terrific restorations. After fin
ishing Delton Perry's beautiful Tri-Pacer a
few years
ago,
Joe
liked the
airplane
so
much he thought he'd like to have one him
self. So he and his partner , Ken Brown,
built
one up for
themselves, and
it was
stunning. You never
knew
a
Tri-Pacer
could look so good!
The Antique award
winner
was also a
2 SEPTEMBER 997
very
close
shave, with
our
1996
Reserve
Grand
Champion,
Tom Wright's
Beechcraft Staggerwing, declared the win
ner of this year's top award.
Congratulations to all pilots and restor
ers! We'll certainly have more on many
of
these airplanes
in
future issues of Vintage
Airplane.
At the
Antique
/Classic
corner,
big
changes took place, thanks to the volunteer
efforts by Bob Lumley, Bob
Brauer
and
many other volunteers. A new pair of In
formation and Volunteer booths were built
this past year, and they were placed flank
ing the newly paved
walkway
to the A/C
Red
Barn. Aviation
themed
flags line
the walkway, welcoming you into the Bam,
where you could check on the latest hap
penings
in
the
NC
area, or shop
in
the Red
Bam store for
NC
merchandise.
On the comer, extending over the walk
way
is a
new arch,
welcoming
all to the
NC
area with the words "Preserving Avia
tion History For Future Generations."
Taking it all
in
could be a challenge!
Did
you
see:
the MUllicoupes.
all of the volunteers who put in hundreds
of
hours
of
work
so
we all could enjoy a
smooth running fly-in.
the expanded Type Club tent, with 28
clubs attending and giving information
to members who want to
know more
about their airplanes.
there were a pair of J-2 Cubs on the field,
including the Stewart family's airplane
from Erie, PA. You' ll have to wait until
next month to hear the details on that
airplane! The other pretty J-2, a copper
Compiled
by
H.C. F
rautsch
y
and blue
color
scheme, was registered
by Bob Rusky, Lake Geneva, WI.
there were 26 Aeroncas that flew in en
masse from Hartford, WI.
the live broadcast by CNN from the An
tique/Classic area, featuring Peter Sher
win's Waco SRE, Art Knowles' Com
mand Aire and Densel
Williams'
Aeronca Super Chief.
the beautiful Waco ATO Bud Kilbey had
been
working
on for
years
was com
pleted by
Ted
Davis for
Bud's son,
Mark.
the Linco Aces Waco Taperwing re
stored
by
Barnstormers Workshop in
Griffin, GA for B.F. Goodrich.
For
members and volunteers, it was a
Convention to remember, so plan on being
here next year. The dates for EAA Oshkosh
'98 are July 29 - August
4
HEY
,
THE
Y
-
IN
SEASON
ISN 'T
OVER
YET!
Sure, the summer
is
over and
a
little
snap
is in
the air, but there's plenty of good
fly-ins to attend. You don't want to miss
the 40th Annual Tulsa Regional Fly-In
in
Bartlesville, OK at Frank Phillips Field,
September 19-20. Call
Charlie Harris
at
918/622-8400 for information.
For those of you out west, the Copper
state Fly-in, Mesa, AZ
is
approaching, Oc
tober 9-12. Call Bob Hasson, 52 1228-
5480 for more information.
Also,
in
the hill country
of
central Texas,
there
is the
Southwest Regional Fly-In,
in
Ker
rville,
TX
Call Stu McCurdy, 512.388-7399.
For more fly-ins, take a look at the Fly
In Calendar on page 29.
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Antique/Classic
cor
this
year were greeted with a few
the lower left of
t he
photo
, you
the two new Information
and
booths
built
this past spring
, and
new
welcoming
arch
over the newly
If you re a volun
, that small building to the
far
right is the
eer break shack, were you can
get
a
to drink and a snack
to
mu
nch
. The volunteers
who
take care of such
n essent ial
area
of the
Antique
/
Cla
ssic
rea are featured in this
month
s Volunteer
rticle,
st
ar t
ing on pa
ge
6.
) The Grand Champion Anti
qu
e, Tom
ights Beech 0-175
5taggerwing.
(Above) The Grand
Champion
Cla
ss
ic, Joe Flee
man
and
Ken
Browns
Pi
pe
r PA-22
Tri-Pacer
.
EAA Oshkosh '97
Top
le
Award W innners
(Right) The Grand Champ i
on
Contemporary,
Dave Cummings
Howard 500.
ANTIQUE/CLASSIC
ELECTION
RESULTS
In elections held during EAA Oshkosh
the following were elected:
Vice President - George Daubner
Treasurer - Charles Harris
Directors:
Bob Brauer
Stan Gomoll
John
"Jack" Copeland
Dale Gustafson
Eugene Morris
Phillip Coulson
R.J. "Dobby" Lickteig
OSHKOSH AREA CODE
CHANGE
The 414 area code has been shrunk to
the Milwaukee metro area.
the local area code for Oshkosh
s now 920. That change is effective im
iately. Calls made to EAA Headquar
ers using the 414 area code will go through
25, 1997 at which time the
area code of
920 must be used.
EAA
MEMBERSHIP DUES
INCREASE
Through the efforts of volunteers and
s
taff
alike, the cost of EAA membershi p
has remai ned constant for members for
over 7 years. Becoming more efficient and
cost effec tive in business practices does
have
its
limitation
s,
and
inflation
inex-
orably
marches on .
During
these pa s t
seve
n years, a numb
er
of initiatives
and
programs have been added whi le holding
the line on costs, including the Flight Advi
sors an d
Flying Start programs.
Time
seems
to have its price, though, and the
costs of doing business ,
outside
services
and the like have
increased
to the
point
where a dues increase is required.
Beginning January
1
1998 , EAA's annual
membership dues will increase to $40.00 per
year. International EAA memberships will
increase to $52.00. Youth memberships for
those under age 19 wi
ll
cost $23.00. Re
newal notices mailed in September for mem
berships scheduled to expire in January 1998
will reflect the new dues rates.
TAXING SKYDIVERS?
File this one under the heading "I
can't
believe they even need a law for that!."
In one of those stories you can't help
but laugh about, except they used to be se
rious, the new Taxpayer Relief Act recently
voted and approved by Congress provides
relief from the
10
% passenger ticket tax for
skydivers.
It seems that in 1993 an IRS inspector
decided that skydi ving centers who flew
larger a ircraft such as a DC-3 for use as
jump planes would have to collect the pas
senger tax from each skydiver, since they
were flying on an
"airliner." The U.S
. Para
chuting Association protested, and happily,
Congress and the IRS agreed to specifically
exclude skydivers from the tax. In a fit of
common sense, even the IRS commissioner
agreed that signing on to the new interpreta
tion of the law was a "no brainer."
He was quoted as saying something to
the effect of "They
don't
even finish the
flight - they jump out halfway
,"
as he
agreed to the new law.
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tAA
OJHKOJH
'97
Antique/Classic
Awards
AIiTIQUE.
GRAliD CI=IAMPIOIi:
Thomas
Vright,
RU55ell. KY
1944
E:>eechcraft
Jtaggerving. li40t)
Rt/E.RVE. GRAliD
CI=IAMPIOIi
:
Jtephen Dyer and Jim Dyer. E:>righton. CO
1944
E:>eechcraftJtaggerving (liC9290M)
CI=IAMPIOIiJiLVE.R
AGE.:
Mark
KilbeyJouth
E:>end. II'i
1930
Vaco
ATO
(1'i11211)
RUliliE.R UPJlLVE.R
AGE.:
Greg Merrick. Jackson. VY
1929 E:>uhVport Airsedan
(I iC8451)
P.>ROliZE. AGE. CI=IAMPIOIi:
Tim Talen.Jpringfield.
OR
1939Jtinson MV75 (I iC22548)
P.>ROliZE. AGE. RUliliE.R-UP:
Geo
R.
Mindall. tnglewood.
FL
1937 Fairchild 24GT (1'iC19173)
P.>ROliZE.
AGE. OUVTAliDlliG
OPE./i
COCKPIT
P.>IPLAliE.
:
Roy
Redman. Faribault.
MI'i
1940 Vaco
UPF-7
(1'i30143)
P.>ROliZE. AGE.
OUVTAliDlliG CLOftD
COCKPIT
P >IPLAIiE.:
Greg
Merrick. Jackson. VY
1938 Cunningham-Mall PT-6F (1'iC444)
P.>ROliZE. AGE.
OUVTAliDlliG CLOftD
COCKPIT
MOliOPLAIiE.:
Kent
andJandy
P.>lankenburg. Groveland. CA
1939Jpartan Executive (I iC17667)
ClifTOMIZE.D AIRCRAfT
OUVTAliDlliG
:
PeterJhervin.Jt. Louis. MO
1940 VacoJRt (I iC20961)
TRAliJPORT CATE.GORY CI=IAMP IOIi:
Continental
Airlines. Mickory
Creek.
TX
1940
Douglas DC-3 (1'i25673)
TRAliJPORT CATE.GORY RUliliE.R-UP:
Villiam Rme.Jouth P.>arrington. IL
1944 Grumman Gome (1 i600Zt)
VV-
II E.RA
MILITARY
TRAlliE.R/LlAJIOIi
CI=IAMPIOIi
:
\.1\.1
MILITARY
TRAlliE.R/LlAJlOIi RUliliE.R-UP:
Dennis
E:>lunt. Rockford.
IL
1943 Fairchild PT-23 (1'i60418)
\.1\.1 MILITARY TRAlliE.R/LlAJIOIi
OUVTAliDlliG:
John Friling.
Lombard. IL
1944 Taylorcraft (1'iC46211)
\.IV-II E.RA
CI=IAMPIOIi
:
Jtephen Johnson. E:>loomington. IL
1943 E:>eechcraft l J
Jtaggerving
(I'iC17985)
\.1\.1
E.RA
RUliliE.R-
UP:
David fagman . Lawrence.
tV
1944 E:>eechcraftJtaggerving (1'i4417J)
VV-II E.RA
OUVTAliDlliG OPE./i COCKPIT
P.>IPLAliE.:
Curt
Drumm.
Manitowoc. VI
1943 E:>oeingJtearman (I iC 10661 i)
\.1\.1 11 E.RA
OUVTAliDlliG
CLOftD COCKPIT
MOliOPLAliE.:
James
E:>ennett. Crescent City. FL
1943 Moward
DG
A-15P
(1'i1335M)
ClifTOMIZE.D AIRCRAfT CI=IAMPIOIi
Loel Crawford. LaFollett.
TI'i
1941
Vaco
UPF-7
(1'iC32084)
ClifTOMIZE.D AIRCRAfT RUliliE.R-UP:
Tom Flock. Rockville. II'i
1941 Vaco
UPF-7
(1'i32029)
CI=IAMPIOIi AliTIQUE. ClifTOM P.>UILT:
Jim M055
. Graham. VA
1938 MG2Jpeciai (1'i222MG)
CL fflC
GRAliD CI=IAMPIOIi:
Kenneth E rownlJoe
Fleeman.
Lawrenceburg
. T i
Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer.1 i2848P
Rt/E.RVE. GRAliD
CI=IAMPIOIi
:
J. FFisher III.Jenoia.
GA
Piper PA-12 (1'i7885M)
CLAff I (0-80 I=IP :
Larry Johnson. Anoka.
MI'i
Aeronca Chief (I iC9756t)
CLAff
II
(81-150
I=IP
:
D Vogernese. tau
Claire.
VI
Alan and JackieJowell. tvergreen. CO
1943 Fair
child PT-23 (1 i60629)
Funk F2E:>
(I iC16251'i)
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CLAJJ III (1511=lP & UP):
Valerie and
jimJlocum
, Mosco,
T/ I
Ce55na 195b (/'I2158C)
ClifTOM
CLAJJ A
(0-80
I=lP):
james butler, batesville, AR
Piper
j-3
(/'I6493H)
ClifTOM CLAJJ
~
(81-150 I=lP):
Mark and
judy
Ohl inger, Akron, OH
bellanca Cruisair (/'186937)
ClifTOM
CLAff
C
(1511=lP
&
UP):
Gary black, Vero beach,
FL
bellanca Cruisemmter (/'I524A)
ClifTOM CLAff D:
Kenneth Kinne,Jisters,
OR
Ce55na 19
5
(/ I2171C)
Best
o
Type
Aeronca
Champ:
7bCM, Richard Charette, Wadsworth,
IL
, (/'184405)
Aeronca
Chief:
Duane Huff, Lawrenceville,
GA
(/'I3420t)
~ e e c h c r a f t ~ o n a n z a
Richard Komn,Jan Francisco,
CA
(/'I5204C)
~ e l l a n c a :
14-13-2.
jeff Plantz, Madison, WI, (/'174424)
Cessna
120/140:
140A
David Lowe,Jacremento, KY (/'I9499A)
Cessna 170/180:
170, William Goebel,
Hurst,
TX, (/'114645)
Cessna 190/195:
195b, Charles Webb, Ft. Worth, TX (/'I195CW)
ercoupe:
415C,
Jhawn
jennings, Columbus, 1/ 1 (/'I3530H)
Luscombe:
8A james b . Zazas, Carthage, /'IC (/'145504)
/'Iavion: /'Iavion A.
Pete,
Kelli and Clay
Heins
, Arcanum, OH (/ I75PM)
Piper
j-3:
Howard brandon, Murray, KY (/ I7158H)
Piper
(Others):
PA-12
Dan trnst
, Maplewood, M/ I
(/ 15301
M)
PA-20
William Cumberland, Woodbine, MD (/'I7403K)
Jtinson:
108-3, joseph
jacobi
, Mexico, MO (/'IC6521M)
Jwift: GlobeJwift
,
Virgil Vetter, Plattsburg, MO
(/ 178184)
Taylorcraft: ~ 12D,
james Zangger, Cedar
Rapids,
IA (/'194953)
Limited Productions:
Mooney
Mite,
Robert bone,
Ft.
Wayne,
1/ 1 (/ 14173)
~ f J T
A M P I = l I ~ I A / I :
Grumman Mallard, William
R. Rose,
Jouth barrington,
IL
(/'Il00bR)
COtiTE MPORARY
GRA/'ID CI=lAMPIO/'l:
/ 10. Pacific Management Corp., Dave Cummings,
Portland, OR
1960
Howard
500
(/'I5004P)
~ e
GRA/'ID CI=lAMPIO/'l:
joel Miller,Jolor, IA
1956 Ce55na 172 (/'I6910A)
OUVTA/'IDI/'IG
ClifTOMIZeD:
Darwin Terpstra, Phoenix, AZ
1960
Piper
PA-
24
(/'I6650P)
ClifTOM
CLAff I
(fingle engine
0-160 hp):
john Van
Lieshout, Toronto, Ont., Canada
1958 Ce55na 172 (CF-DGf)
ClifTOM
CLAJJ
II
(161-230
hp):
Paul Fulierton,Jt. Ignace, MI
1959 Piper PA-24 180 (/'I6014P)
ClifTOM
CLAff III (231
and
Up):
jimJteier
, Omaha,
/ It
1960
beechcraft bonanza (/'I30Yj)
ClifTOM
MULTI-E./'IGI/'Ie:
Jummit Aviation, Middletown, D t
1957
beech t V
(/ I57PF)
Outstanding in Type
~ e e c h (fingle
engine):
Don Gaynor, tnglewood, FL
1959 bonanza (/'I5337t)
~ e e c h (Multi-engine):
Ronald Hyde,
Kenedy,
TX
1959
t-185-9700
(/ I317MH)
~ e l l a n c a
/'lone
Cessna 150:
/ lone
Cessna 170/172/175:
JheldonJoldwisch, bensenville,
IL
1959
175
(/'I6702t)
Cessna 180/182/210:
DaveJeymour, Plano, TX
1959 Ce55na 182b
(/ 17161 t)
Cessna 310:
Dean Calian/HowardJchenck,Jouthlake, TX
958
310 Riley
Rocket
(/ I6644b)
Champion:
19597tC Mike
Foote, Olathe,
V
(/'I8539t)
Mooney:
/'lone
Piper PA-18-
/ lone
Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer:
1956 PA-22 (/'I4408A) Doug Galioway,Jandusky, OH
Piper PA-24:
1960 PA-24 (/'I47028P) Robert
McGraw,
Chalfont,
PA
Piper PA-23 Apache/Aztec:
1959 Apache (/'I4150P) james Craycraft, Amherts, OH
Limited
Production:
1956 Chipmunk (/'118048) William
R. Rose,
Jouth barrington,
IL
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VOLUNTEER
HOSTESSES
attd
SALLY'S
ALLEY
...JII_
When I think
of
hospitality
and
relax
ation at Oshkosh, I think about the L ittle
Volunteer Building" behind the Red Barn .
The greatest thing about this place is not
just that volunteers in the Antique Classic
division can go there for food and drink. It
is not just that it is a great place in the dead
of summer with
its
wonderful
air condi-
tioner. ..something I have not yet convinced
my husband is a necessity in our tent. The
best thing about our little place is that this
is the
place
to
visit and relax with other
volunteers, especially Lorraine Eberle, Sue
Eichman, and Lorraine Schram. These fine
ladies are the three primary workers in this
building. There are others who fill in from
time to time and their work is greatly ap
preciated as well. These ladies make sure
this "rest area" is operational practically all
day every day during the convention. Not
only do they make sure that we have coffee
first thing in the morning, they also keep us
supplied with cold drinks and sandwiches
from Operation Thirst. As
if
that were not
enough, I
think
they
plant
extra rows in
their gardens earmarked Oshkosh
as
they also bring in their own fresh vegeta
bles, wonderful home-baked goodies, and
other assorted treats designed to spoil us
Judi Wyrembeck is the "Volunteer Host
ess" chairman and has been a full time vol
unteer for about
fi
fteen years. She is a co
chairman at EAA Convention Headquarters
and works during the Convention distribut
ing vehicle passes and handling complaints
and requests. She has been the Chairman
of
this classy hangout we volunteers like
to
frequent since its first year. She prepares
the volunteer lounge ahead of time, clean
ing and hanging up pictures and banners.
Art Morgan approached Judi more than ten
years ago when he came up with the idea
of
a place for the volunteers to sit and rest, get
away from the crowds and heat, and enjoy
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y
Patricia Trish Dorlac
Lorraine Eberle, Lorraine Schramm and Sue
Eichman help feed the volunteers by running
l l the Antique/Classic "Little Volunteer Building"
during the Convention. What a deal - you can
o spend time volunteering for the Division, and
.:;:. ;lL.o;
u
I get a free lunch in air-conditioned comfort
Seaplane judges and longtime volunteers
ill
Schlapman and Owen Russell enjoy a
break and a snack in the comfort of the Volunteer Break shack.
a cold drink and food before returning to
their duties. Like everything
else
at
Oshkosh, this became a team effort for the
Antique Classic volunteers. Buck Hilbert
donated the air conditioner and refrigerator.
Bob Lumley did the carpeting
and many
others helped with cleaning the building.
Formerly the Flight Line Operations build
ing, there was some work required to trans
form it into the cozy place we have now
The benches were added and cushions were
donated by the University of Wisconsin at
Oshkosh Stan Gomoll did the electrical
wiring and Bob Lumley put in the sink and
built the countertops.
Judi
says that the
biggest challenge was trying to get the win
dow covering applied, but with much per
severance, this was done as well
I love
learning about
the way
things
have come about at Oshkosh. One person,
or a group of people have a vision and
everyone
pitches
in to
make
it reality.
gain greater respect and admiration for the
men and
women
who have donated years
of their life to our division to make it better
for all of us. I am so proud to be a part of
it. I am also very grateful that I can enjoy
these wonderful benefits
when I volun-
teer
Judi
,
Sue and Lorraine each told
me
how much they enjoy being a part of the
convention every year because of the peo
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Mark Boles, Kyle Cooper, Eric Presten and Walter Bowe relax
while watching the E aviation world go by. Stan Thomas
(inset) demonstrates how relaxing a visit to "Sally's Woods"
can be t the end of the Convention day
pie They are well placed as volunteer
hostesses." Every person I have ever met
working n this building is
outgoing
and
friendly, willing to listen and visit with all
of us This building has been a place for
people to gather themselves
if
there is an
emergency and even became an unofficial
first aid station one
of
the very hot years.
People were taken n to cool down and re-
lax because of the building ' s proximity.
This group of volunteers happily slipped
into the role
of nurse very
well Judi can personally tes-
tify to the medical expertise
of
this group One year she in-
jured
herself and
hobbled
to
the Volunteer center. She was
cared for by the volunteers, including Jean-
nie Hill who iced her injury while Karl
Swig ley called for an ambulance , Don
Toeppen helped her into it, and George
York directed traffic so she could be taken
to the hospital Talk about cooperation I
become more convinced every time I visit
with
someone
about our volunteers that
there are none like them What an awe-
some group
of
people
Lorraine Eberle was originally recruited
off the golf course to sew flags for the Con-
vention. She started
out
cutting but was
quickly recruited by the folks who work on
the flower and plant displays around the
convention. Judi asked her to work n the
volunteer building and she has been there
ever since. Besides her work during the
Convention, Lorraine
s
a docent at the mu-
seum, still does the flowers, and helps dec-
orate
the
EAA museum every year for
Christmas. Some of the
job
benefits she
enjoys include driving around in the John
Deere "green machine" it reminds her
of growing up on the farm . . . and being
with a ll the people every year. Sue Eich-
man was a student
of
Lorraine's, and later
taught with her Now they both work at
Sally Ryan (left) watches as (right to left)
Max Barbee, Bob Ziegenhals and Logan
Boles
get the
portable grills ready for
cooking fresh trout for the masses in the
"Oaken Alley."
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Here,
Sally
and Brian
stand behind
Walt
and
Trish
Dorlac,
active
Antique/Classic volun-
teers
from
Enid, OK.
The
Division lost Brian
just prior
to
Convention
in an aircraft
accident
in Europe, but
with the
help of her many
Antique/Classic friends,
Sally
continues the tra-
ditions started with
her
late husband.
With Sally's tent
anchoring the
corner,
the
open
air kitchen
and a
variety of
tents fill
in
the shade
that
bisects the
AlC camping area. Sally's Woods and
the
service she unselvishly gives to all
who ask
, most of whom are volunteers,
has
become
a
beloved
fixture in the
Antique/Classic area
during the
annual
EAA Convention.
(Below)
Longtime
camp host and
friend, Brian Ryan
, Sally's husband,
pauses
for
a
moment during
cleanup
at
his last Oshkosh in 1996. Friends from
all over the world
have
camped sur-
rounded by the
hospitality
Sally and
Brian gave to each.
the Museum, with the flowers, and in the
vo
lunt
ee r building.
Lorraine
Sch ram is
from Madison an d has been a part of this
group for many years as well . Next time
you are enjoying the company
of
these won-
derful ladies, let them know how much we
appreciate them
SALLY RYAN
is
another great reason to
keep coming back to Oshkosh For 27 years
she has
been
located
in
the same spot
at
Oshkosh, affectionately referred to by many
as Sally's Oaken Alley. Because
of
the ex-
tended hours many of us work on the f ight
line, Sally's has become the late night hang
out for those
of
us who are hungry for food
or great company. Both of these needs are
taken care of in the Oaken Alley Although
Sally is not an "official " chairman, she has
been the
chief cook for 27 years. Her hus-
band Brian has been the supervisor
of
clean
up until this year when he died in an air-
plane crash shortly before Oshkosh, leaving
us to mourn his loss. Although he is not
here with us, we all feel his presence.
Sally usually arrives two weeks ahead
of
time to get things organized ..
if
you stop
by, you can easily see why this might take
two weeks She makes a run home for
food
abo
ut
midway through
the
week
to
pick up more
of
the wonderful things she
has prepared
in
advance. Some nights she
might feed 50 people Many of us who re-
side with Sally make frequent stops for
snacks all day long This
is
a place where
you really feel as
if
you are at home. The
easy chair has been
replaced
with lawn
chairs and picnic benches, the refrigerator
is an ice chest, and the lights flicker and '
smell like c itronella, but the atmosphere
cannot be beat. I have spoke to many peo-
ple who have been welcomed into Sally's
Alley and the comment I hear most often
is
how Sally makes everyone feel at home
and as
if
she has known them a long time.
What a
great gift. Sally has created
a
place that we can call our home away from
home We think you are great, Sally
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N4J8JC S 409
. y .
Nancle ummmgs
The
two place tandem tail wheel
aircraft
, the 7EC, was first
Aeronca ; however,
N4383C
was built by CHAMPION
of Oceola, Wisconsin in 1956. In all, a
of 776 7ECs were built, with 96 built by Aeronca and the re
Champion. N4383C was SIN 409. The 7EC was de
the first
of
the Champion 7 series with an electrical
.
The
airplane was
equipped
at the factory with a 90 hp
radio and auxiliary fuel tanks. The 7EC was
the Traveler and the Champion Deluxe. The
predecessor to the tandem two place aerobatic air
, the 7ECA, commonly referred to as the CIT ABRIA.
Production on
N4383C was
completed
on April 26, 1956 in
Wisconsin. The airplane spent her first year of life, 1956,
training aircraft in Quartz Hill , California at the Ritter Flying
N4383C s first owner was Mr. Hank Coffin . During this
year, N4383C was flown about 850 hours.
In 1957, N4383C was purchased by Mr. Ken Johnson of Braw
California who
owned
an agricultural flying service. The
family owned N4383C from 1957 through 1992, using the
ly for pleasure with 4383C being flown by the daugh
, Denise, and also by Ken Johnson s wife. The aircraft was also
over fly many of the clients fields to check out
condition. While in the ownership
of
the Johnsons, the cur
of N4383C was begun in 1984. The aircraft was
recovered using Stits fabric, finished in white paint, a
gray headliner installed, a new McCauley 7345 cruise
and the engine overhauled . The recover was
at the Salton Sea Airport and the engi ne overhaul by Kuhn
. The aircraft was maintained as original from the fac
additions or modifications to the airframe
or
power
. A pull-to-engage type crank starter is used to start the en
The 7EC, the first
of
the Champ ser ies to have an electrical
fitted with Grimes navigation lights; the present ones
functional. During these 36 years, about 750 more
airframe and powerplant.
In 1992,
N4383C
was
purchased
by Mr.
Les
Deline
of
San
California who had restored many antique biplanes previ
, especially Stearmans and Travel Airs. During this time,
in
stripes,
with the numbers on the wings in blue. The original paint scheme
used by the factory was straw and red.
The
pilot and passenger
seat upholstery was replaced, a new radio (Val Com) and transpon
der (Narco AT50) installed (as the airplane was being operated out
of
a field
with
a
tower)
,
and
the
original
wheel pants were
in
stalled, trimmed in blue to match the wings.
In 1994, N4383C was purchased by Nancie Cummings of Mi
ami , Florida (a fisheries biologist and student pilot with about 32
hours of time) for the purpose of completing her Private License.
The aircraft was flown from California to its present home in Mi
ami by Nancie and an instructor, Mr. Pete Mason of Santa Paula,
California. During 1996, new Hooker Sport Shoulder Harnesses
and seat belt restraints, blue with orange trim, were installed on the
passenger and pilot seats , interior side panels removed and re
painted original gray as from the factory, passenger and pilot seat
frames removed, sanded, primed and repainted flat black, interior
floors were removed and varnished, and the glare shield removed
and recovered in a flat black upholstery material. Baffles were re
moved and replaced new, and the original heater that had been re-
moved was replaced new
(it
does get chilly in
Miami).
Since
N4383C moved from her original home in southern California to
south Florida in 1994, about 350 hours have been put on the air
frame and powerplant. During Apri l
of
this year, N4383C reached
the 2000 TT hour mark on the airframe while on a cross-country
from Richards Field in Miami to Winter Haven on the west coast
of Florida.
N4383C burns a little more than five gallons
of
fuel per hour I
usually flight plan for 5.5) with the
90
hp engine and cruises at
about 95-100 mph, although on a good calm day,
if
trimmed up ,
one can get close to 1 5 mph . There are also many of those days
when we see the tractors just pass the little Champ with a big
smi le.
Today N4383C spends
her days
in
a big hangar keeping
company
with lots of other Aeronca Champs, Piper J-3 and J-5
C ub
s,
a
Cessna
1
70,
a Ryan PT-22 , and
even
a
clipped
wing
Monocoupe , just waiting to fly above the little grass strip at
Richard s Field in Homestead, Florida.
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Vintage
eaplanes
by
Norm Petersen
Our roving VINTAGE AIRPLANE
am b
assador, Buck
Hilb
ert,
recent ly
spe nt some time in Alaska and among
hjs many adventures was a trip around
the
world s
busiest seap lane base at
Anchorage. The base is made up of
Lake Hood and Lake Spenard with a
large, man-made canal between. This
barbell-shaped seap lane base is h
ome
to the world s largest co llection
of
sea
planes and aircraft movements are di
rected by the Anchorage contro l tower,
as the
entire seaplane
b
ase
is
wit
hin
Coming in
for a
landing at
the
Anchora
ge
Seap
l
ane Base
is a
DeHaviliand Beaver
,
the control area.
N62197, S N 56-0419, registered to Richard Guttis of Wasilla, Alaska. This Beaver uses
The waiting list for a spot to park a
the two-bladed propeller and
has
the flaps and ailerons well
down
for
landing.
You
can
seaplane is
very
lengthy, w ith esti-
easily see
the
canoe paddle mounted on
the right
hand float - a floatplane
pilot's
best
mated waiting time presently being 2
friend. Note the ropes hanging from
the floats
and
the wing struts
for dock handlers to
grab.
to 20 years
Climbing
onto
the step for takeoff is this
De
Havilland of
Canada DHC-2 Beaver ,
N340KA,
S N
1127, registered to
Ketchum
Air Service, Inc,. Anchorage, AK. The pilot
is just about ready
to
rol l
the
Beaver
forward
on
the
step
as
the bow wave
has
moved aft , almost to the po int where
forward pressure on the yoke
will put
the
f loats on the step. Note the flaps are
deployed for takeoff
(about 20 degrees)
and
the ai lerons
are
drooped about
ten
degrees to help the takeoff. This Beaver
has
a
three-bladed
propel ler and the
baggage compartment mod with the long
window.
There are
presently 253 Beavers
on the
U.S.
register of which about
105 are
registered in Alaska.
On
t he shore of the lake , this nice
look ing
Grumman G-44 Widgeon with
or
iginal
200
hp Ranger six
-
cylinder
,
in
li ne engines
and
controllable Hartzell
props is being washed.
In
addition
to
the
fancy polished spinners, the
Wi
dgeon
features a
one-piece
w i ndshield
and
a George Pappas
designed anti-splash
rail
around the
nose
. The FAA records
ind
icate there
are sti l l
about
26 Widgeons with the
original Ranger engines out
of
a
total of
7
stil l on the register. It would be
interesting
to
know the
origin of
the
really large airplane float on
the lot next
door
on
the extreme right of the photo.
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It is difficult to imagine
the number
of sets of floats that are used in
the
Anchorage area. These float
racks
are nearly
full and the
picture
was taken when
most floats were in
service on
their
respective
airplanes
These photos, taken in 1936, were sent in by Holland Redfield of Cutchogue NY, who owned this Waco QCF-2, NC11469,
S N
3554, mounted on a set of Edo L-2260 floats. According to Juptner Volume 5,
this
particular QCF-2
was
the prototype
airplane beefed up for Edo L-2260 floats and went
into
service in
the upstate New York
lake region. When these pictures
were taken, Holland (whose nickname
was
Dutch) had only a few
flights under
his
belt
and learned
later about
retracting
the water
rudders (See aerial photo.)
The photo of
the same Waco
QCF-2 on
wheels
was taken when the plane was
chartered from
Holland to
photograph
a
flood
in
lower
New York
State. One can see
from
the picture
it
was
a lousy day for flying
and Holland
was sweating
out
the
return of
the two company pilots attired in
coveralls
and
his precious Waco. Note the deluxe
appointments - Grimes navigation lights
Townend
ring
cowling on the
Continental
A
70
engine of
165 hp
and the
beautiful
metal
wheel
pants.
A very special thank you is extended to Dutch Redfield for contributing the beautiful photos. Besides authoring
two fine books on aviation, he was a Senior Check Pilot on the Boeing 747 for Pan American Airlines before retirement
twenty years back. His interest in aviation is as keen as it was when he started flying at the age of 19
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The June Mystery Plane brought back a lot
of
memories
for
many readers, especially those
of you from the South. One of
our
first re
sponses was from the far northwest, our regular
participant Ralph Nortell
of
Spokane, WA:
In
the u s Civil Aircraft Register for Jan.
I, 1964, NR2950
is
listed
as:
Huff-Daland Pe
trel, '
SIN
54
, mamljactured
in
1
925
. As
of
June,
1946, the owner was listed as Delta Airlines,
1nc., Dusting Division, Monroe, LA. Probably
originallyjitted with a 200 hp Wright J-4 radial,
the
photo shows NR2950
with
the improved 220
hp
J-5 installed.
As early as 1922 experiments had be
gun using airplanes
for
dusting boll-weevil
infested col/on areas
o
the south.
The
HuffDaland
Aero Corp ., Ogdensburg, NY
is acknowledged to be the first aircraft
mamljacturer to show interest in the com
mercial
jield
ofaerial crop dusting, a jield
that was
almost unlimited at
the time. 1n
the robust
Duster
biplane
of
1924, HufJ
Daland had
a very suitable airplane for
crop
dusting.
But
a dependable engine
had
to be found to
provide
enough power
for the necessary
maneuverability and
safety.
After
various motors were tried, it
was decided that the Wright 'Whirlwind' J
4 200 hp radial was best for the job.
After
months of
service under
less than favor-
able conditions, the J-4s were
reported
to
be
pel/arming
well with a minimum
o
maintenance.
Two versions of the 'Petrel ' were pro
duced along with the 'Duster' in
1924.
Th e
Duster and the Pe trel Mod. 4 had tapered
wings, while the Petrel Mod. 5 had straight
wings. The
tail
assembly
incorporated
a
small verticaljin with balanced rudder. So,
the large rudder with no
jin
must be a later
modification on the Petrel.
In 1926, the HufJ-Dalandjirm became the
Keystone Aircraft Corp., Bristol,
PA.
The Huff-
Daland dusting operations continued on, even
tually extending into South America
..
From Larry Beidleman of Granada Hills,
CA we can add this:
..
. . . The logo on the side of the fuselage
gives the whole mystery away. It is a most
famous
sy
mbol. It is a large triangle with a
face illustrated in the center. The face is
bearded, wearing a winged helmet and the
mouth is
blowing
blasts
of
wind
-
or
dust.
The words letter
ed
on the left side of the tri
angle are 'Delta
Air.
The word 'Corpora
tion ' is lettered on the right side leg. Across
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This
month's
Mystery
Plane is from the
co ll ection of Boardman
C.
Reed,
Brown
sv
ille, CA. R.S. Stan Staples took
the
photo at
Callies Flyers
Airport
in south
ern California
back in 1928.
Answers need
to be here
at EAA HQ
no later than
October
25, 1997 so they can be
included
in the De-
cember issue of Vintage Airplane.
George Townson, Willingboro, NJ sent us these two shots of our June Mystery Plane,
the Huff-Daland Puffer , which he took one afternoon in 1938 in Homestead, lo The
Dusters were flown all over the South, and later, in a effort to keep the company busy
during the off season, operations were expanded into Mexico and South America.
George took the photos while in Florida when he was dusting with a Pitcairn PCA-2
autogiro. He is
an
indispensible resource when it comes to autogiros, and Pitcairns
in
particular, having
worked for Pitcairn,
Kellett and Piasecki
among others. His ex
pertise with regard
to
rotary wing flight made
it
possible for
him
to
author one of the best
books
written on
the
subject,
Autogiro
-
The Story of the Wind
mill Plane.
the
base leg
of
the
triangle are
the
words
'Monroe, LA . ' Afamous logo indeed. ..
. The Delta Laboratory in Tallulah,
LA was influential in
convincing
HufFDa
land to from the
HuffDaland Crop Dusting
Co. in Monroe,
LA
That started their air
craft development that lasted into the 1940s.
Ray Dyson, Vero Beach, FL, pointed out
that Delta maintained its dusting division un
til 1966, long after it had become a major ai r
line. Brian Baker of Farmington, NM men
tioned
in his note that he wrote his Master's
thesis on ea
rl
y developments in agricultural
aviation, and he continues to collect material
on the subject for a book on the subject. You
can write him at 1522 Santiago Av., Farm
ington, NM 87401.
Brian Bri stol, Inver Grove Heights, MN,
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by
H G
r
a
ut
sc
hy
ichael Sowell keeps the Funk shining for his dad. Hes
is his , just ask hi
m
Restorations of certain airplanes seem to get completed in
In the past, Piper Cubs had their fling, and Super Cruisers,
lately, the Aeronca Chief has been high on the lists of nice
, the Funk series of two-place cabin monoplanes
to be
getting
its
due
. Just a couple
of years ago we saw,
others, Orlo Maxfield ' s beautiful Funk restoration. Now,
to the fleet
of
great looking Funks
we have Alan
Sowell's
Oshkosh Class Il (81-ISO hp) Champion Funk F2B.
This particular Funk F2BC started out its aviation career as one of
of the Funk factory - it was the factory demonstrator.
of the last Customaires to come off the factory line, it is SIN
40S and they went up to about No. 438 .
The
Customaire was the
most deluxe model Funk built,
and
according to Joseph
Juptner
in
U
.
S
Civil Aircraft,"
it
sold for $400 more than the standard Cessna
140 of 1947.
With a Continental C-8S-12F spinning a wood prop at 23S rpm,
you could expect a Funk to zip along at
lOS
mph . The
Funk's
looks
belie its speed. Too many have judged their rather portly appearance
incorrectly, and they expect them to perform slovenly. But the little
monoplane with the big airplane feel has a maximum speed in level
flight of 117 mph, and can climb around 800 fpm at sea level. Per
formance like that has meant those who are fortunate enough to al
ready have Funks have developed a reverence for the aircraft that
borders on being positively zealous These guys and gals really love
their Funks, and
they're
happy to tell you all about them, provided
you don ' t point and laugh at its "chubby" belly.
Alan's
Funk F2B, NCI62SN, is one of the classy models, a Cus
tomaire that was completed in
the Coffeyville, KS Funk factory on
January IS, 1947, just a few short months before the bottom fell out
of the post-war light plane market. For several months, it stayed at
the factory, being used by the factory pilots to give demonstration
rides. Eventually, it was bought by the Chicago area Funk distribu
tor. On the way there, Flying magazine did a feature article on the
airplane written by Max Karant, Flying's "Check Pilot" at that time.
He seemed to really enjoy his
S9
mile flight in the Funk. t is un
fortunate
that
no
more than
308 Funks
have
been
built since
the
brothers started business in Akron, later moving to Coffeyville. This
extremely rugged, very safe, conventional light plane should be bet
ter known," he
is
quoted as writing.
Fl
ying's
article would be something that would prove invaluable
later on. Can you imagine how neat it would be to find out that the
airplane you're restoring was depicted in photos splashed all over the
pages of a major magazine? What luck
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NC1625N was flown by Flyi
ng
magazine columnist Max Karant from the
Coffeyville S
factory to the Chicago Funk distributor Ray Barber and
was
written
up
in a fly ing review in
th
e April
947
issue of the
magazine.
Alan Sowell demonstrates the plug-in landing light
included with the Funk. If you planned
on
flying at
night you could plug a pa ir of these in and see
where you were landing and then when you were
done pull them out and put them in the baggage
compartment. A clever electrical plug connected
when
you
pushed the mount tube in and locked it in
place with a
tw
ist.
The backlit instrument panel
and dual
yoke
controls
are
complimented by wool upholstery and a new headliner.
Unfortunately, those could be tough times for light plane dealers,
and the Chicago area Funk dealer, Ray Barber, wound giving the air-
plane to his bank, and the LaSalle National Bank got to try to sell the
airplane. A fellow from Washington, D.C . bought the yellow and
maroon Funk. He
didn't
keep it too long, and by the 1950s it was
registered with the McKenzie family and later their Resort Air Ser-
vice. t stayed in the family well into the early 1980s, when Alan
saw the plane sitting in the back
of
the hangar. For years it sat in the
hangar in Southern Pines, North Carolina, and Alan finally got up
the gumption to ask for a ride the next time he saw the owner. She
gave the young Alan a ride, and he really liked
it
Keeping his eye on it, the Funk was sold to another member of
the owner's fam ily, but it sti ll didn't see much time in the air. Alan
was a frequent visitor, so he kept looking after the tired looking
Funk, and when he saw the owner one day, he gave him the standard
if you ever think of se ll ing it, would you please give me a call?
The steerable Funk tail wheel can become
full swivel for ground handling by pulling
request. Alan didn ' t let it just drop with that one request. He was
the locking pin and lowering the yoke.
earnest in his pursuit, and sure enough, after six months of would
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you consider
. .
. the owner called one Sunday night and asked
ifhe was still interested.
The next day, he went out, bought it the next day and rinsed
about an inch of accumulated dirt
off
of it. A check of the en
gine, new fuel and a good solid prime and the Continental was
off and running, and running well. Happily, the Funk was in
good shape, good enough that Alan flew it for the next seven
years. He had a ton
of
fun with the airplane, but as the years
passed, it was obvious the time was getting near when the Funk
would need a restoration. The covering was a rather heavy Ra
zorbackjob, and while it was holding up well, the wood formers
underneath were not holding up their part
of
the structural bar
gain. It was time to do a rebuild.
The Funk was stripped of the fiberglass covering, and a close
inspection of the wood revealed plenty of work to be done.
n
fact, except for the wing spars, all
of
the wood in the airplane has
been replaced, including the wing ribs . Getting to see the air
plane uncovered gave Alan a real appreciation for the ingenuity
built into the Funk, not to mention its strength. The sheet metal
was also due for some work. The nose bowl and lower cowling
were good, and could be reused , and so were the fairings for the
tail. A new se t
of
cow
l
door
s
were made
, and the
crowning
touch, an original pair of Funk wheel pants . In fact, as is typical
of many restorations that result in very accurate airplanes, the
more Alan
re
searched, the more he realized he had a very origi
nal airplane on his hands. He even had a pair
of
original Funk
landing
li
ghts that can be plugged into sockets bolted to the for
ward spar.
The interior of the Funk was also a lot of fun. The airplane
originally came with a wool interior, complete with sunburst
style stitching on the seat back cushion. Alan took great pains to
be sure and have the original sty le cotton batting used to stuff the
cushions as well, so they would have the same appearance as
they did in 1947. Foam rubber, while easie r to work with, can
give an overstuffed look
to
the cushions. A new headliner, glass
and a couple
of
new instruments helped finish it off. Thi s a ir
plane is Al
an s
first airplane and his first restoration, and for his
efforts, he was awarded the Best Restored Classic (0-100 hp) tro
phy at Sun n Fun '97, and later the previously mentioned Classic
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Jim Koepnick
The
Old
Rhinebeck Aerodrome's
Nieuport 11 Debe
by H.C. Frautschy
The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
and Museum
are
located
in
Rhinebeck,
NY, north of New
York City in the Hudson river val
ley.
For
information you can call
914/758-8610. Weekend air shows
are held from mid-June through
mid-October
,
and the
Museum
s
open
from
May 15 -October 31.
Saturday
shows fea
ture
the Pio
neer and
Lindbergh
era
aircraft,
Sunday's
show stars the a irplanes
of WW I. It 's one
of the
neatest
places in the world to sit and enjoy
the sights and sounds of early avi
ation , so if you live in the
North
east or are planning a vacation in
that area , I 'd put it in your
itinerary. New
grading
for the
spectator
viewing area
means
there isn ' t a
bad
seat in the house,
and
a newly reworked runway
gives th e
pilots
quite a
bit
more
room.
It 's
certainly gratifying to
see
so
many people
are
working to
keep the heritage
and
vision of
Cole
Palen alive and
well
in
Rhinebeck.
One of the neat
est surp rises for at
tendees of
Sun
'n
Fun this past Spring
was the display put
on by Cole
Palen
' s
Old Rhinebeck
Aerodrome. As part
of
their
program
to
reach more people
with the excitement
the Aerodrome and
Museum have to of
fer, they've taken a
couple
of
airplanes
and displays "on the
road for
the
first
time in many years.
Aero
dr
ome opera
tions director/pilot
small feat , and there
were many volun
teers
who made
it
happen. Larry Potter
and John Barker
drove the airplanes
south from
New
York in a rented Ry
der truck, where me
chanic
Tim Moore,
Gene and local (Zell
wood
, FL) mechan
The cockpit of the Nieuport
is
spartan
ics and restorers Jim
everything you need is there. In
the far
and Kevin Kimball
right
are
both
instruments a
tachometer
assembled the air
and
a
altimeter. The
two
silver tubes
planes and put them
extending
from
the tee in the center are
on display. Manning
the engine air intake tubes and the fuel
the display tent were
tank
can be seen just above it Engine
controls
are on
the far
left
Aerodrome Director
Gene
DeMarco
and
a
few volunteers
brought
a
Fokker
DR. I Trip lane replica
and a Nieuport
II
replica to the Fly-In, and
they took the time and made the effort to
fly the Nieuport for our photo staff. It was
the first time a rotary-engined airplane had
flown at Sun 'n Fun, and Gene's flight in
the airplan
e
had everybody spell bound.
The whoosh
of
the w
hirlin
g
engine
as it
spun n concert with the big oak propeller
as it flew by made more than one
fly-
in
ner" stop and drop his jaw
n
amazement
Getting the biplane to Florida was no
Jim Hare , Museum
staff member Karen Suchar, volunteer Lon
nie Sue
Johnson
and
Rotary Ramblings
newsletter editor Lori Robishaw. Through
out the week they spoke with EAA mem
bers and the public about the Aerodrome
and the
unusual aircraft
you can see fly
during their weekend shows, as well as n
the museum.
In
addition to a
ll
of
that effort, the team
was able, though the courtesy of the U.S.
Air Force,
to participate in the 50th An
niversary ce l
ebration
at Nellis AFB in
Nevada
after Sun 'n Fun. This time, the
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The markings of
the
Nieuport are
those
of Vi
ctor
Chapman, an American volunteer who flew
for France during WW I as one of
the
fi r
st
seven
members
of
the famed
Lafayette Escadrille.
A local native
of the
Rhinebeck area, he
was the
first
American
killed in aerial combat in WW I.
Ryder truck wasn t needed , as the Air
Force brought the airplanes to Las Vegas n
a C-5 The airplanes were able to be left
almost completely assembled (the rudders
were removed) while
n
the belly
of
the big
cargo plane.
Both
airplanes were flown
during the Saturday show, off asphalt, no
mean feat battling a crosswind with a fixed
tail skid and no brakes All the Aerodrome
staff and volunteers expressed their appre
ciation to the Air
Force
personnel at AF
HQ,
and
McDill , Nellis
and
Stewart Air
Force bases for their invitation and help to
show the public what Cole Palen had been
presenting for over 40 years - the extraordi
nary aircraft and people who flew the early
airplanes of early aviation.
The Nieuport replica flown at the Aero
drome was originally a 1930 s era home
built project that Cole picked
up
as he col
lected items for the Aerodrome.
It
was first
built to have a LeBlond radial engine for
power,
but
when Gordon and Kay Bain-
bridge started work on it n 1989, they built
a new fuselage
out of
square steel tubing,
braced with wire. (The original Nieuport
fuselage was built
out
of wood.) Cole
and Andy Keefer had done some work on
the project n Florida in 1984, Andy work
ing on the wings n particular. Later, Gor
don and Kay reworked those wings as the
entire airplane came together, including a
new landing gear, an 80 hp
LeRhone and
an engine mount. All the instruments (both
of them ) are original, and so are the wheels
(no brakes ) and the cowl.
The Aerodrome staff decided to use the
aircraft markings of Victor
Chapman,
the
first
American
to
die
in
aerial combat
in
WW I.
Chapman was
one of
the original
seven members
of what was to
become
known as the "Lafayette Escadrille." His
family still owns the estate where he grew
up on the Hudson
River
, not far from the
Rhinebeck Aerodrome.
Originally
an
American serving in the French Foreign
Legion as a machine gunner, he later was
able to transfer to a aviation section as an
observer, and later,
n
the fall of 1915, he
started pilot training. Awarded his wings
and posted to the newly-formed Escadrille
N.124, he
started flying
his
Nieuport
"Bebe." His brief but brave career came to
an end on June 23 , 1916 when he was shot
down when confronted
by
five enemy
planes. The Aerodrome's Nieuport will fly
as a tribute
to
their local hero, and n honor
of all
those
who
flew
for
France
as the
Lafayette Flying Corps.
By the way, if you happen to have any
spare LeRhone parts , the Aerodrome
staff
would certainly like to hear from you - they
are
n
need of a crankshaft for an 80 hp Le
Rhone, as well as other spares. Call Gene
DeMarco at the number listed at the begin
ning
of
this article
if
you can help.
(Above) Gene DeMarco , the Old
Rhinebeck Aerodrome ' s
operations
director/pilot, after
his
photo
flight. You
can see the
castor
oil streaming back
from the 80
hp
LeRhone
rotary engine.
The
engine is lubricated with castor
oil
in a
fu
loss system - whatever oil is
pumped into
the
engine will either be
burned
or slung off
the
engine as it
rotates.
With the
rotary
turning 1250 rpm,
the Nieuport Bebe
takes off
from
the grass
and
sand
runway at
Lakeland. Gene's
flight demonstrations were captivating for most
people in
the
crowd,
many of whom
had
never
seen a
rotary
engine
running
.
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SSF
Brian Launder's 1937 SR9E, NC17144. It
wa
s the Grand Champion
y
John
Underwood
The Southwest Stinson Club's four day
(May 1-4) "Aerodrome Reunion" at Stin
son Municipal Airport, San Antonio, may
have been something
of
a disappointment
to its organizers this year. They were pre
pared to feed, clothe (with massive stocks
ofT-shirts) and otherwise cater
to
500 Stin
soneers, but only about 50 aircraft showed
up There were 200 registered attendees.
Undoubtedly, weather kept many away
who would have otherwise flown in, and,
as a consequence, a whole lot of food was
passed on to the needy and homeless shel
ters. Not everybody was kept away , for
there was even a pilot who flew in
from
Alaska.
Gene McMillan of Kodiak was
present with his Stinson, and Kent Travis
flew in from Portland, OR. From overseas,
Heinz Bitterman of Germany was on hand,
but since
he flew in using an Airbus, he
wasn't eligible for the longest distance
flown award presented by the
Stinson
Greg Herrick's venerable
S
-6000B, NC11153.
Now back
in Anoka,
N
for a total
Flight of the Order of Daedalians . Fortu
restoration, including a return
to
a fabric covered fuselage, it was judged the Best
nately, there was plenty of enthusiasm on
Prewar airplane.
behalfof the participants who did attend,
as
all
of
the polo and T-shirts were sold out and wine to me.
t
was al
so
a
marvelous
To
some
of
us that word is almost sacred.
From this writer's point of view, it was
opportunity to rap with and pick the brains Hey, when you ask the man who owns one,
a big success. The local weather was great.
of a whole
lot
of friendly folk kindred be prepared for a long discourse.
The airplanes that participated, including
spirits who get charged up and turned on Stinson Municipal
Airport
is large
the only active
L-l
Vigilant, were as bread
by the mere mention of the Stinson name. enough to accommodate all the Stinsons
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on
thi s
planet. It date
s
from
1915 and the FAA identifier code, SSF, re
upon
it s
beginnings,
namely ,
the
of Flying. Incidentally, the
of
manufacturing Stinson airplanes
It may well have been
am of the visionary Emma Stinson,
man
age
d
the
business ,
than
th
at
of
- Katherine, Eddie,
Marjorie
Jack .
SSF is on the banks
of
the San Antonio
er which meanders north and south. It
adjacent
to the
Old Mission Cemetery
,
likely the place where Eddie is said to
scrounged up an ornate coffin bolt to
temporary repairs
to
his
disabled
. One can easily imagine the young
abandoning
his
tasks
as
one of
his
's
grease monkeys and slipping
off
wile
away
a
sultry afternoon fishing
the shaded riverbank.
It was a
distinct pleasure
to
meet and
hosted by Col. Bill Stew
USAF Ret. , with one
of
the few direct
of
the
Flying
Stinsons.
Stinson Burton, the granddaughter of
Stinson,
was on
hand with her hus
.
Both
are
physicians. Mary
a
brother who
flies,
so
the tradition
Mary's father was Eddie Stinson's name
nephew, Edward
A
Stinson,
111
a
sea near Yon
in
the
early
days
of
that struggle.
a strafing mission. He was back in the
in
another
F -51
that
same
afternoon,
his morning dip
in
the sea.
Jack Stinson, the youngest and least vis
ble
of
the famous
siblings, co-produced
he Stinson Greyhound biplane with Eddie
Dayton
in
1920. It was a good airplane
ut a financial bust; only a few were sold.
Stinson School
of
viation at Detroit which operated a fleet
Waco
lOs
Branches were established at
the
of the Great Depression. An engineer
inventor, as well as a flying instructor,
once had Igor Sikorsky for a pupil.
Greg Herrick brought the most venera
le, and by far the largest, aircraft bearing
he
Stinson
label. His
SM-6000B,
, built
in
1931, spent its first year
lying the airways for E.
L. Cord's
Century
i r
l
ines
out
of
Chicago.
Three seasons
American followed and
two
with
Thereafter it was in
he business of
barnstorming
and hauling
reight, which inc luded airlifting horses
in
he High Sierras.
With only a few hours experience in the
rimotor, one can imagine the level of anxi
that prevai led
in
the cockpit after one
of
he outboards quit over inhospitable terrain
the trip south. Something in the carbu
retor came adrift. It could easily have re
in a
fi
re, but the crew was able to get
Dave
Smith
's 1941 L-1 F Vigilant, NL1ZS, is
the only
L-1 active.
John
A.
Gronemeyer
's L-
SE
-1.
John
bought
it
as
teenager
in
1980.
He
intends
to
keep
it
the rest of
his
natura
l life. N7618B.
Richard
and
Shirley Martin
's AT 19 (V77)
in
Royal Navy
colors.
It
was picked
as
the
Best Military
Stinson.
back on the ground safely and the problem
was soon resolved.
Marcia Gietz and Chu
ck
G
ru
by were the
chief organizers
of
the
event, with
help
from
EAA Chapter
35, the
Natio
nal St in
son Club and the Antique Airplane Assoc
i-
ation, and sponsors Univair and the South
west
Stinson
Cl
ub
(their
web
s ite is at:
http:
// www.aeromar.com
/
swsc.html).It
was good
to
chat
w ith former
USN Red
Ripper-cum-B lue
Ange
l
Jonsey
Paul, an
old St inson hand, even though he was un-
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(Left) Here's the Best Custom 108
Voyager , NC108WW. Familiar to
Vintage readers, it belongs to
the
Bill Whiting family.
(Ri
ght
William
Gross
of
McAllen, TX V- , painted red
with
a charcoal stripe was
the winner
of
the People
's
Choice Award.
able to conduct his program due to recent
surgery. 10nsey was honored with the An
tique Airplane
Association's Lifetime
Achievement award for his years
of
dedica
tion to the historical preservation
of
Stin
son information a
nd
aircraft.
The Brook
s AFB
Officers
C lub
was
made available for
th
e Saturday
ni
ght din
ner/dance, thanks to Col. Bill Stewart who
also rounded up several fellow Daedalians
to provide ground transportation . Bill is
an all -aro und
goo
d fellow who did his
tours
in
B- 17s and B-29s . He 's a Stinson
buff
, too , and has traced the clan back to
the Civil War.
25 speakers gave 24 forums and work
shops on everything from Stinson history
to rebuilding an oleo strut. Lindsey Sam
mons, who was an AAF pilot
in
the Pacific
theatre during WW
II
,
showed film footage
of Stinson
L-5's
,
including
the "
Guinea
Short Lines."
There are still historical photograph ic
prints available, printed on Kodak acid-free
paper. These prints feature early scenes
of
the
Stinsons
. Each
are pr
i
ced at $4.50.
There are also to