Vintage Airplane - Nov 1989

November 1989
STRAIGHT AND LEVEL

by Espie "Butch" Joyce
Mark Phelps, our editor, has been
running me down by phone the last few
days. I'm over on my deadline for this
article again. I've really been having a
hard time since Oshkosh getting these
articles out. It's an emotional letdown
to go back to the quiet surroundings of
our local airport and at the same time,
it's a welcome relief. As many may
have figured out by now, I reside in
the Carolinas where "Hugo" paid us a
much unwelcome visit. This event has
occupied most of my time. I work on
water tanks . We have been quite busy
trying to get a number of these tanks
back in operation along the coast. Most
airplanes fared well except for the ones
in hangars that fell on them . I was in
the Charleston, South Carolina airport
as soon as it was opened to general
aviation. Hawthorne Aviation suffered
considerable damage to several of its
hangars, however the company was
open for business with generators
going to run the coffee machines and
drop cords to light the restrooms (al-
ways a necessary stop after a cross-
country trip). They also had their
"we'll be back" spirit.
I had planned to be in Tulsa for AIC
Chapter 10's fly-in but this weather
cancelled that trip (next year,
everyone). Our local AIC Chapter 3' s
Fly-in was rescheduled for October 20,
21 and 22 at Camden, South Carolina.
This was caused not directly by the
weather but because motels were all
full of displaced families and relief
workers. The weather in October in
this section of the U. S. is just great
for flying .
I'm writing this article after having
just returned from the Staggerwing
Convention at Tullahoma, Tennessee.
I'm happy to report that there were 31
Staggerwings present from all parts of
North America including Alaska and
Canada. The Staggerwing Foundation
has a fine museum that you should visit
sometime. The Foundation and the
Staggerwing Club put this Convention
together and do one great job. I would
like to thank John and Charlotte Parrish
for their hospitality, Tennessee style.
The Beech 18 Club was invited to
participate with the Staggerwings this
year and there were 12 B-18s . If
there's one thing that sounds better
than an R-985, it's two R-985s. That
is what they told me this weekend. I
just told my Baron to swell up and act
like it was an -18.
Saturday morning there was a dawn
patrol and we were all invited to Win-
chester, Tennessee for breakfast by
EAA Chapter 599. These guys were
really set up to handle the crowd . They
had their own hangar and one of the
cooks informed me that thi s was the
hangar that pancakes built . There must
be SOME leadership in that Chapter. I
don't want anyone thinking that I've
been on Saturday Night Live or any-
thing, but going to this Convention re-
ally pumped me up again.
By the time you are reading this,
your Officers and Board of Directors
will have held their fall meeting at
Oshkosh. We are now hard at work
planning for Oshkosh 1990. Should
you have any suggestions or concerns ,
please let me know your feelings so
that they can be reviewed and dis-
cussed at the winter board meeting
which will be held in February 1990.
Also, these meetings are open and any
member wishing to attend is welcome
to do so.
I constantly receive phone calls from
individuals with a particular mechani-
cal problem with their antique
airplane, wanting to know who they
might contact to get help. The AIC Di-
vision needs to compile a list of indi-
viduals from different locations who
could be of help to people stranded
with mechanical problems. I will ad-
dress this at the November meeting .
Let's all pull together in one direc-
tion for the good of aviation. Join us
and you have it all!
2 NOVEMBER 1989
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Contents
2 StraightandLevel/byEspie"Butch"Joyce
4 Aerograms
7 Members'ProjectslbyNormPetersen
8 VintageLiteraturelbyDennisParks
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10 WelcomeNewMembers
12 1989TypeClubListing!
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20 GrandChampionAntique/
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22 GrandChampionClassic!
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24 SpeedwinglbyMarkPhelps
28 PassItToBuck/byE.E. "Buck"Hilbert
30 ChapterCapsulelbyBobBrauer
31. VintageTrader
35 MysteryPlanelbyGeorgeHardie,Jr.
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Metalplanes of Milwaukee
Dear Editor, and anchored offshore. The planes
In the June installment of "Vintage were then flight-tested . Shortly after
Seaplanes" you had a photo of three tests, the aircraft were turned over to
Hamilton Metalplanes on floats and Canadian pilots and used for Canadian
you requested more information about forest fire patrols. A photo of the same
the photo. It was taken at McKinley three aircraft appeared in the Mil-
Beach in Milwaukee around 1925 . The waukee Journal and being an airplane
aircraft were towed from the factory to "nut" I cut it out. The newspaper listed
the beach where they were assembled Jack Hagemeyer as providing the
photo and the Boeing archives as pro-
viding the information .
Sincerely ,
Eric Whyte
Brookfield, Wisconsin
Norm.
Just to add confusion to the puzzle,
I'll give you a couple of tidbits that I
uncovered when I did the research for
Jack Lysdale a few years back prior to
his rebuild of the H-47 at St. Paul.
Quite a lot of Hamiltons (maybe 10 or
so) went to South America. The insig-
nia and tail markings could very well
be those of Panama. My best lead is
on a letter and photo sent to me several
years ago by Wes Fletcher who lives
in North Freedom. Wisconsin and
worked at the Hamilton factory . He
writes on the back of the photo that the
airplane pictured was sold and shipped
to Italy and was painted yellow. If you
look at your photo closely you ' ll see
that the center plane is indeed painted
a different color than the two on the
ends . Somewhere in my notes, I have
listed the plane sent to Italy as having
been registered there as I-ROMA.
Likely the registration was not painted
on the aircraft at the time of the photo.
John Underwood took a guess at where
the plane was going. He guessed Peru.
I'm not sure any ever went to Peru, but
knows? I'm betting on the Italy
theory. Tom Hamilton was still alive a
few years ago, living in California.
Sincerely,
Noel Allard
Chaska, Minnesota
Solved Mystery
Dear Editor,
RE: August " Vintage Seaplanes" top
photo, page seven.
Frank Ellis's book, "Atlantic Con-
quest" (1963- Kimber & Co. , Ltd.)
carries an identical photo with the cap-
tion: "TAC Survey Plane Number One
4 NOVEMBER 1989
- a diesel-engined Bellanca seaplane
in which 'Shorty' (Parker D.) Cramer
(right) and Oliver Paquette were the
first airmeneverto fly overtheGreen-
land Ice-cap." (July-Aug. 1931).
The magazine is looking great -
continued best wishes.
Sincerely,
H. Glenn Buffington
EI Dorado, Arkansas
Original Aussie Parasol
Dear Sir,
During the year 1936, Alan Mogg
of Ashfield, New South Wales, Au-
stralia commenced construction of a
single-seat, high-wing monoplane.
The fuselage structure was similarto a
Pietenpol but material dimensions
were increased to make the aircraft
more robust. Thetail wasfrom aHeath
Parasol, but the design of the wings
was Mogg's own creation. The in-
tended engine was a four-cylinder
Menasco but because of import prob-
lems, Mogg purchased two nine-cylin-
der, 59 -hp Salmson engines from En-
gland, modified for dual ignition. Due
to the Salmsons' lighter weight the
nose had to be extended for balance.
The airplane was named Miss Mogal
(from Alan Mogg) and the aircraft was
first flown at Morisset, NSW in
November 1939. Flight characteri stics
were described as excellent with no
vices. Speeds were quoted as a
maximumof95 mph,cruiseof75 mph
and stall 30 mph. The aircraft was
damaged in the mid-1950s and rebuilt
over several years at Manley, NSW
Oliver Paquette (left) and Shorty Cramer.
then sold to Ron Willis at Boggabri,
NSWin the 1960s . It is nowondisplay
at the Tamworth Museum (a second-
hand shop) where I took these photos.
I've tried to phone Alan for the last
three months with no success .
Cheerio,
Alan Lewis (EAA 1634)
Paddington, NSW
Moths across New Zealand
Dear Mark,
The Tiger Club of New Zealand is
organising a Vintage Air Rally from
North Cape to Bluff, the two ex-
tremities ofNew Zealand, starting on
Monday 26 February 1990 and finish-
ing near Gore the following Friday.
The idea has been enthusiastically en-
dorsed by the 1990 Commission as an
Offici al Project to help celebrate the
country's sesquicentenni al. and we' re
commemorating the pioneering long
distance flights in New Zealand which
culminated in the December 1933 ef-
fort of Ted Harvie and Miss Trevor
Hunterin Gipsy Moth ZK-APB, when
they were the first people to coverthe
full length ofthe country in one day.
Miss Hunter, now Mrs . Trevor Col-
way, will be taking some part in our
activities .
There is also the likelihood ofa li-
mited number ofour members having
a go at doing the North Cape to Bluff
flight in one day in TigerMoths and a
Gipsy Moth, something nobody has
tried in open-cockpit biplanes for 56
years.
This wholeevent is gaining interna-
tional recognition. The deHavilland
Fox Moth that was used to start Bert
Mercer's Air Travel operations in
SouthWestlandin 1934(andwhichre-
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 5
sided in upstate New York for some
years as N 83DH) will be coming out
from England forthe rallyandacouple
of airshows, and with it in the same
container will be a Gipsy Moth and
possibly a Hornet Moth, dependingon
available room. Some ofourmembers
from the USA and Australia have also
indicated they will be making the trip
to New Zealand to take part.
Our rally will be followed im-
mediately by ourannual fly-in at Man-
deville, not far west ofGore, and the
Will Scotland Memorial Air Race for
TigerMoths from Invercargill toGore,
commemoratingthe first cross-country
flight in either New Zealand or Au-
stralia, using a Caudron in February
1914. All these three linkedevents are
official 1990 projects.
It promisesto be a memorableevent
- providedthe weatherbehavesitself.
But then, open-cockpit biplane pilots
always did tend to be an optimistic lot
anyway.
always enjoy reading your
magazine. Keep up the good work.
6 NOVEMBER 1989
Yours sincerely,
John King (EAA 228003, AIC 8502)
Secretary,TheTigerClubofNewZea-
land
Hart to Heart
Dear Mark Phelps.
Thank you for your generous ap-
preciation of my contribution to VIN-
TAGE AIRPLANE. It encourages me
tocontinuesendingavarietyofvintage
aero antics, and seriousarticles. Meet-
ing Buck Hilbert on a flight to En-
senada, Mexico ("Pass It to Buck,"
June) was something special, because
HE is . Buck accumulates friendships
wherever he goes, sharing his wealth
of knowledge and even PARTS with
anyone dedicated to restoring or pre-
serving our kind offlying machines.
Just this second, I turned pages to
find the name ofthe author of"Cat's
Meow" (August), intending to write a
paragraph about his outstanding attri-
butes- to you! Shock. Honestly, the
mostenjoyablearticle I'veread in ages
for a row ofreasons. First, but not in
order of importance, my vast files on
vintage aircraft yield but one shot of
the Kitten, and precious little data .
Now this explosionofintimate knowl-
edge, and great pictures ofthe beauti-
ful animal!
Best of all were your explanations
of functional aerodynamic problems
and their solutions. Idon't recall other
fine articles with so much real-life
finding and fixing problemspertaining
to sound design guidance, as valid
today as way back then. The Kitten's
wingspan increased from 28 to 32 feet
with " no decrease in top speed noted,"
sounds credible to me. A lower angle
of attack in level flight can be ex-
pected, reducing drag enough to com-
pensate for the extra span.
Icing on the Kitten's cake - "By
June 1943 Leroy Grumman had
enoughconfidencein his litterofNavy
fighters to turn his attention to another
breed of cat." And, "That solved the
problem of the Kitten's recalcitrant
paws once and for all." Such a light
touchturningupin asolidseriousstory
turns people like me to adding another
leafto your fanmail tree.
Sinceriously,
Ed Lockhart (aka Edlock Hart)
Lakeside, California
Thanks are due to Mort Kelman who
provided most of the photos for that
story from his archives. Here' s one
more that didn't make it into print the
first time. - Ed.
I
MEMBERS' PROTECTS...
VI
by Norm Petersen
Built in October of 1942 at Middletown, Ohio, this Aeronca 65-CA "Chief," NC39576, SIN CA18482, is the
proud possession of Jeff Laver (EAA 330421, AlC 13739) of Lake Jackson, Texas. Jeff reports the Chief
had been completely restored in 1973 prior to his buying the airplane in July of 1988. He is now in the
process of making a new cowl, new engine baffeling and rerigging the entire airplane with new
control cables. In additiof\ a set of wheel pants are being made. Jeff is planning on re-doing the
interior of the Chief and asks if anyone has any information on pre-war Chiefs, please contact him
at 203 Stanford Rd , Lake Jacksof\ TX 77566.
From West Germany comes this pretty picture of a Cessna 140, D-EHSC, flown by Peter Lendle (EAA
316217, AlC 14403) of Erlenweg 11, D-7734 Brigachtal, West Germany. This type of aircraft is quite popular
in Europe as it has the necessary electrical system for VHF radio (required in Europe) plus low fuel
burn (at $3 to $4 per gallon!). Note 3200 Scott tailwheel and original main gear hubcaps.
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 7
()uring the decade after World War
I, the science of aerodynamics was
bei ng expanded and deepened in the
research laboratories and workshops of
many nati ons.
Some of the theory developed would
be used to refine the shape of the
airplane through streamlining. ("Vin-
tage Literature," July 1989.) Much of
the research, which would be incorpo-
rated in the new wing sections and
shapes in the airplanes of the 1930s,
was on lift and drag.
Of special importance among the in-
ventions and improvements was the
slotted wing. The effect of the slot was
discovered independently in Germany
by G. V. Lachmann and in England by
Handley Page. Lechmann was to join
the Handley Page company and the de-
vice became known throughout the
world as the Handley Page Slot.
The effecti veness of the slots was
shown in wind tunnel and fli ght tests
both in Germany and England with the
tests showing a 60 percent increase in
wing lift at high angles of attack.
Though the results of the invention
of the slotted wing aroused immense
excitement, it found little use in the
1920s. This was possibly due to the
low wing loading of the predominant
biplane designs and their slow landing
speeds. With the advent of all-metal
aircraft and higher wing loading, slots
became more useful. An exception was
the Royal Air Force which required all
new aircraft to have them beginning in
1928.
Thanks to Mr. Clifford C. Jackson
of Davison, Michigan, the EAA Avia-
tion Foundation Library recently re-
ceived some examples of Handley
Page company publications on the slot-
ted wing.
One titled "The Automatic Slot"
which appears to have been published
in 1930 was a 26-page brochure that
gives a general history of the device
and how it operates . The brochure car-
ries a very strong message on the slot 's
8 NOVEMBER 1989
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Handley Ltd.
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TilE SLOT
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contribution to aviati on safety.
The booklet begins with a story
called, "The Parable of the Unselfish
Husband" which presents as much of
a comment on the sensibility of the
times as a message on flying safety.
"A certain husband was in the habit
of denying himself things in order the
better to provide for his beautiful
wife's extensive needs and so to retain
her affection, he gave up smoking
cigars and took to cigarettes; he drank
water instead of wine, and he reduced
the numher of clubs to which he be-
longed from eight to one, so that a
larger part of his income could be de-
voted to the purchase of clothes, hats,
perfumes , and other articles for his
wife.
"And when he came to buy an
aeroplane , he chose a cheap one , and,
being told that the fitting of auto-slots
would cost [extra] , he refused to have
slots fitted. And in due course his
aeroplane stalled and spun into the
ground, and he was killed."
The Handley-Page "Gugnunc" slotted and flapped biplane was an entry in the 1929
Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition.
According to the
Handley Page com-
pany , the lesson of
the story as stated in
I:)
the parable was:
z
j

"The Jate oj this
t unselfish and de-
J
voted husband
should be a warning
to all who do not
place a sufficient
value on their own
saJety. The experi-
ences oj life may be
unpleasant , but inas-
much as those oj
death may be even
more unpleasant, it
is advisable to fit slots and be secure."
As you can tell - a rather strong
message. The rest of the brochure is
more technical in nature covering air
accidents, the wing slot and controlla-
bility and a technical description of the
slot in acti on:
Facts About Slots
"The Handley Page automatic slot
is now so widely used that the time is
ripe Jor a recapitulation oj some oj the
chieJJacts about it . Its history is unique
in aeronautics. It has progressed and
overcome ignorance and prejudice at
an astonishing rate, as will be seen if
the course oj events is examined.
"First installed as a means oj in-
creasing the speed range oj an aerop-
lane by decreasing its landing speed,
it was developed to provide at these
lower 5peeds a method oj lateral con-
trol and stability, then and now so
woeJully lacking in aircraJt with ordi-
nary wings.
It went on to report that tests of the
slots by British government were so
successful in the laboratory and on a
Bristol fighter that all Bristol fighters
in use with the RAF were ordered to
have auto-slots.
"A similar rapid development took
place in civil aviation. It began when
a Jamous make oj light aeroplane was
fitted with auto-slots and tested. The
results were so conclusive that private
aeroplane owners began immediately
to stipulate that their machines must
Britain affirm that
slots do what they
are claimed to do,
and second, that the
validity oj the patent
ANCil...E BETWEEN A I!lFLDw l. WlNC.
ANCL..E OF INCIDENCE.
be Jitt ed with auto-slots. Now almost
every private aeroplane owner in Great
Britain and the Dominions insists on
the inclusion oj auto-slots in his
machine."
The British Government and slots
Another section of the report dealt
with the fact that after testing , the
British Government bought the rights
to the slots for 100,000 Pounds.
"The agreement
constitutes a public
proclamation first
that the best techni-
cal brains in Great
is unshakable. "
E.
In 1928 the Gov-
ernment began to fit
some Service aircraft
with slots. Every
Britstol fighter in the
Service was slotted,
and steps were then
taken to equip D.H.9s .
It was then decided to fit slots to all
Service aircraft.
"In order to check as quickly as pos-
sible the wastage oj lives and material
that was going on owing to the Jre-
quency oj the stall-and-spin type oj air
accident , the Air Ministry was pre-
pared to interfere with the works pro-
grammes oj the various aircraJt manu-
Jacturers to the extent oj insisting that
all Royal Air Force machines were to
be slotted beJore being put in service.
"The effects oj these decisions are
already noticeable. Up to the time oj
writing no single Jatal stall-and-spin
accident has happened to a British
Service aircraJt Jitted with slots."
It was noted that prior to the slot
installations the RAF was experiencing
20 to 30 fatal stall-and-spin accidents
per year.
Safer Civil Flying
After discussing the causes of fatal
civil accidents in private or club air-
craft (as in the U. S., stall-spins ac-
counted for the largest number), the
section concludes:
"The auto-slot is not a 'Gadget.' It
is not, that to say, an unessential ac-
cessory. It is part oJthe machine itself,
and it improves the machine by in-
creasing the pilot's control over it.
Auto-slots no; only increase the aerop-
lane's saJety, but also during certain
manoeuvers, improve the performance
oj the machine."
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9
WELCOME NEWMEMBERS
The following is aparliallisting of new members who have joined the EAA Antique/Classic Division (through May 3, 1989).
We are honored to welcome them into the organization whose members' common interest is vintage aircraft. Succeeding
issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE will contain additional listings of new members.
Tom Sabata Scot ia , New York
Robert B. Sackmann Bloomington,
Indiana
William E. Sadler Atlant a. Georgia
David Sanderson, III Sierra Vista,
Arizona
Donald M. SatherHayward , Califor-
nla
Kenneth Sawusch Libertyvill e, JI-
Iinois
CliffSchlenderClintonville, Wi scon-
Sill
Walter Borns Scragg Sydney. New
South Wales. Australia
MichaelSentellMaryville,Tennessee
Cheryl Serviss Arroyo Grande,
California
Robert J. Severson Houst on. Texas
Bruce Shaeffer, Jr. Lititz, Pennsyl-
val1la
Thomas W.SharpeReidsvill e, North
Carolina
Rodney Sheakley Pet roli a, Pennsyl-
val1la
Larry Sheiter Manchester, Mi ssouri
Short Wing Piper Club Halstead,
Kansas
Robert Wayne Simpson Norwood,
North Carolina
Lendon V. Sink Lexington. North
Carolina
C. Donald Sitta Farmington. New
Mexico
Brian Smith Ripon, California
Michael Smith Sioux Falls, South
Dakota
Richard C. Smith Wi chit a, Kansas
Lars Soe-Jensen Farum, Denmark
Ronnie L. Southard Milford. Dela-
ware
Patricia B. Sowell States boro . Geor-
gia
George P. Spolsdoff Lawndale,
California
Robert D. Sponseller Shelby. Ohi o
Schuyler O. Stackus Phoenix,
Arizona
John I.Stahly Nappanee, Indiana
Roland Standring It asca, Illinois
Peter Stanek San Rafael, California
JohnRogerStarkFortWorth .Texas
Ralph H. Starr Daytona Beach,
Florida
Edward T. Stettner Lake Alfred,
Florida
Mark F. Stevens Biloxi, Mi ssissippi
John H. Stewart Needham, Mas-
sachusetts
Charles A. Stone Danbury , Connec-
ti cut
Ernest R. Streifthau Middl etown,
Ohio
Harold Swanson North Branch, Min-
nesota
David N. SwitzerCocoa, Florida
Gagniere Sylvain Les Garri gues,
Mauguio, France
Texas State Technical Institute
Waco, Texas
BillThibaultNewport Beach. Cali for-
ili a
Matthew J. Thiele Nashua. New
Hampshire
JamesP.ThomasSpringfield. Illinois
Walter O. Thompson Columbus,
Ohio
Tony Tinsman Westphal ia, Missouri
Larry Tippit Cumby, Texas
JeremyTischendorfGreen Bay,Wis-
consll1
ThomasB.Traylor,Jr.Birmingham,
Al abama
Robert J. Triplett Bruce, Wisconsin
Mark Allen Turner Eufaula,
Alabama
ReubenD.Tye,Jr.Arlington,Texas
David Valaer Dallas, Texas
Kevin Van Dyke Palm Beach Gar-
dens, Florida
Jack Veach Reno, Nevada
John W. Veil, Jr. Wyomi ssi ng,
Pennsylvania
Andrew J. Volovar Mysti c, Connec-
ti cut
Richard L. Wagner San Bernardino,
California
Fred Walatka Anchorage, Alaska
Rem Walker Regina, Saskatchewan,
Canada
Randall J. Wall Ava, Illinoi s
WilliamWaltersBattl eCreek, Michi-
LeonardC.SmithEI Toro,California Greg Teufel Seattle, Washington gan
10 NOVEMBER 1989
Don Ward Green Bay. Wisconsin
Herbert E. Ware Muncie. Indiana
WilliamF. WatsonTulsa .Oklahoma
David Welch Venice. Florida
Lee C. Whitehead Middleport. New
York
James B. Williams, Jr. Ridgeway.
Virginia
Morgan Williams, Jr. Midland. On-
tario. Canada
George W. Williams Portsmouth.
New Hampshire
Dallas Wise Hyattsville . Maryl and
Robert Wislocki Bethany. Connec-
ticut
Charles E. Wolter Niles. Michigan
William N. WoodhousePower. Mon-
tana
Gregory D. Wastrel Deephaven.
Minnesota
David F. Wrench Mountain View.
California
George F. Wright Sutton Coldfield .
West Midlands. England
James Wunderlin Milwaukee . Wis-
consin
Frank Wustrack Oostburg. Wiscon-
Sill
JamesWutzenKirkland, Washington
Michael Yearout Breckenridge. Col-
orado
Carlton C. Young Bessemer.
Alabama
Robert A. Zembinski Milwaukee.
Wisconsin
William J. Zimmer Venice, Florida
AmericanChampion AircraftCorp.
Rochester . Wisconsin
Robert C. Ansley Winchester, Ten-
nessee
MichaelP. AnthonyKerrville.Texas
John Barnes East Doncaster. Au-
stralia
Clyde E. Barton Angleton. Texas
Philip A. Block Anchorage. Alaska
Jose M. Bouza Ewa Beach. Hawaii
John D. Bramsen Chicago. Illinois
Ralph E. Brandon Newark. Ohio
Bernard M. Brill Sacrament o.
California
Herman B. Brust , Jr. Frederick.
Maryland
James E. Buchanan Phoenix.
Arizona
Edward G. Cartwright Kansas City,
Missouri
Nick Charlemagne Libreville .
Gabon. Africa
Phillip E. Cline Lockhart, Texas
Richard N. Cochrane Clarks Sum-
mit. Pennsylvania
Giorgio Conti-Veccui Cagliari . It aly
Elizabeth Ann Copland Ann Arbor.
Michigan
Mary Crawford Port SI. Lucie,
Florida
Eugene Davidson Oldsmar . Florida
A. Robert Davies Troy. Ohio
John Davis Cincinnati, Ohio
Michael F. Diem Minneapolis. Min-
nesota
Timothy R. Dykman Quogue. New
York
DonaldE. EllisGrass Valley, Cali for-
nia
George Elton Snohomish. Washing-
ton
Rocco J. Farano Dobbs Ferry. New
York
Steven C. Fisher Simi Valley.
California
Robert Fox Arab. Alabama
Kevin David FrancisGreat Dunmow.
Essex. England
Norris E. Garvey New Albany. In-
diana
CamileP. GaspardBlanks, Louisiana
James F. George Vineland. New Jer-
sey
Robert A. Gingell Sunnyvale.
California
Dan Grace Covington. Georgia
Ralph S. Graham SI. Paul, Min-
nesota
PeterGrovesVancouver, British Col-
umbi a. Canada
Don W. Guthrie, Sr. Forestville,
California
Robert D. Halvorsen Van Nuys.
California
James R. Hammond Bradenton.
Florida
George R. Hartigan Spring, Texas
William M. Henderson Fargo, North
Dakota
G. Hengeveld Sprang Capelle.
Netherlands
Robert L. Hess Clarence. New York
CarthelA. HolePont otoc, Missi ssippi
Ray L. Hulce Niles , Mi chi gan
InternationalCivil AviationOrgani-
zation Montreal. Quebec, Canada
Paul M. Jablonski Greenwood. In-
diana
Kennethw. JerolamanBernardsvi ll e,
New Jersey
CliffW. Johnston Hawkes Bay, New
Zealand
F. Ben Jones Kat y, Texas
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11
1989
LISTING
compil ed by Mark Phelps
B irds of a feather do flock together and type clubs are
the best way for owners of like machines to share informa-
ti on, part s and social camaraderi e. The Cessna 12011 40
cl ubs merged their effort s to produce a record assault on
EAA Oshkosh '88 . In 1989, The Ameri can Yankee Associ-
ati on heJd it s nati onal conventi on in Cabl e , Wi sconsin the
week before EAA Oshkosh '89 and several members fl ew
on down to Oshkosh the foll owing week to for m the "Gru m-
man Corral" in the north parking area.
Besides owners of spec ifi c aircraft , pil ots with simil ar
experi ences or interests can gather to share a li e or two.
The OX-5 Aviati on Pi oneers, for instance, include pil ots
bold enough to have fl own behind the Curti ss OX-5 engine
before Worl d War II.
Officers and members of type clubs often are the fi rst
point of cont act for pilot s considering a specific airplane
type and that usuall y excites the prospecti ve owner about
getting the proj ect started. You mi ght say that many of
those who call with doubt s about the type are "clubbed"
int o submi ssion.
Aer onca Aviator ' s Club -
A Di vision of Pea Patch Airlines
Julie & Joe Dickey
51 1 Terrace Lake Road
Columbus, IN 47201
8 12/342-6878
Newsletter: 4 times as year
Dues: No dues - $ 12 subscripti on
National Aeronca Cl ub
Jim Thompson, President
266 Lamp & Lantern Vill age
Chesterf ield , MO 63017
12 NOVEMBER 1989
Most type clubs also di stribut e newsletters that include
stori es, maintenance informati on and schedul es of ac-
ti viti es. They also offer a chance to get a pi cture of a
member 's aircraft in print for everyone across the country
to apprec iate. An excell ent example of a type-c lub newslet-
ter is the Short Wing Piper NI' \\ 's, published by the Short
Wing Piper Club.
If you own an antique or class ic aircraft. or even an
orphaned spamcan such as the Grumman American
airpl anes, and you would like to network with others who
share your enthusias m, type clubs are the best way. The
fo ll owing is the Antique/Class ic Di vision's most current li st
of type clubs. If we have left out your group or made an
error in our li sting, send in the informati on and we ' ll make
it avail able to members next year. The organi zations are
li sted alphabeti call y by the name most commonl y associated
with the type , i .e. Beech Staggerwing clubs are li sted under
"S" and the Western Bonanza Associati on is li sted under
"B ."
Newsletter: 6 per year
Dues: $20. 00 US, $30 Canada , $45
Foreign.
$40 Charter US, $50 Chart er Canada ,
$65 Charter Foreign
Aeronca Lover' s Club
Buzz Wagner
Box 3, 40 1 1st SI. East
Cl ark , SO 57225
605/532-3862
Newsletter: Quart erl y
Dues : $ 15 per year
44135
Aeronca Sedan Club
Mr. Richard Welsh
2311 East Lake Sammamish Place SE
Issaquah, W A 98027
Dues : $3.50 per year
American Air Racing Society
Mr. Rudy Profant, President
4060 W. 158th Street Cleveland , OH
216/941-0089
Newsletter: Quarterly
Dues: $10.00 per year
American Aviation Historical Soci-
ety
Mr. Harry Gann , President
2333 Otis SI.
Santa Ana, CA 92704
714/549-4818, Tuesday nights. 7 :00-
9:00 p.m. local
Dues: $25, includes Journal and News-
letter
Flying Apache Assn.
John Lumley
1 S. 300 Dillon Lane
Villa Park , IL 60181
312/627-8027
Dues: $25 per year
Artic Tern Newsletter
David Neumeister
5630 S. Washington
Lansing, MI 48910
517/882-8433
Newsletter Dues : $10 per year
Bellanca Champion Club
Ms. Pam Foard and Mr. Larry D'At-
tilio
1820 N. 166th Street
Brookfield, WI 53005
4141784-03 18
Newsletter: Quarterly - "Bellanca Con-
tact!"
Bird Airplane Club
Jeannie Hill
P. O. Box 328
Harvard, IL 60033
815/943-7205
Newsletter: 2-3 annually
Dues: Postage Donation
American Bonanza Society
Cliff R. Sones , Administrator
P.O. Box 12888
Wichita, KS 67277
316/945-6913
Newsletter: Monthly
Western Bonanza Society
Alden C. Barrios
1436 Muirlands Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037
619/459-5901
Newsletter Dues: $20 per year
Bucker Club
John Bergeson, Secretary/Treasurer
6438 W . Millbrook Road
Remus, MI 49340
517/561-2393
Dues: $10 per year (U.S. & Canada)
$ 15 per year (Foreign)
Bucker Club, National
Frank Price, President
RI. 1, Box 419
Moody, Texas 76557
817/853-2008
Cessna Airmaster Club
Gar Williams
9 So. 135 Aero Drive
Naperville, IL 60565
312/355-9416
Dues: None
International Bird Dog Association
(Cessna L-19)
Phil Phillips, President
3939 C-8 San Pedro, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
505/88 1-7555
Newsletter: Quarterly "Observer"
Cessna T -50 Flying Bobcats
Jon Larson
3821 53rd Street, S.E.
Auburn, WA 98002
206/833-1068
Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: Donation
Cessna Pilots Association
John Frank, Executive Director Mid-
Continent Airport
P. O. Box 12948
Wichita, KS 67277
316/946-4777
Newsletter: Monthly
Dues : $30 annually
International Cessna 120/ 140 Associ-
ation
Dorchen Forman, Editor
Box 830092
Richardson, TX 75083-0092
817/497-4757 (D. Forman)
Newsletter: Monthly
Dues: $15 U.S. year
West Coast Cessna 120/ 140 Club
Donna Christopherson. Membership
451 Bellwood Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054
408/988-8906 or 554/0474
Newsletter: Bi-monthly
Dues: $10 per year
Cessna 150/152 Club
Skip Carden, Executive Director
P.O. Box 15388
Durham, NC 27704
919/471-9492
Newsletter: Monthly
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13
Intcrnational Cessna 1711 Associa-
tion. Inc.
Vclvel Fad.:cldc),. ExccutivcSCLTctary
PO. Bo\ 1667
Lehanon. MO 655.\6
Fly Paper (II per year)
The 170 (Quarterl y)
S15.00 per year
International Cessna 180/ 185 Club
(Cessna I XO-I X5 ownership required)
Charles Bombardi er.
45.\l) N. 4l)th Ave nue
Phoenix. AZ X50.1 I
Newsletter: 9 or 10 per year
Dues: S15 per year
Eastern 190/ 195 Association
CliffCrabs
25575 Butternut
North Olmsted. OH 44070
2161777-4025. after 6 p.m. Eastern
Newsletter: Irregular - Manual on
Maintenance for Members
Dues: $10initiation&as requiredeach
year.
International 195 Club
Dwight M. Ewing. President
P. O. Box 737
Merced, CA 95344
2091722-6283
Dues: $20.00 U.S. annually
International Comanche Society
Jaek Holaway
P O. Box 400
Grant. NE 69140
308/352-4275
Corben Club
Robert L. Taylor. Editor
P. O. Box 127
Blakesburg, IA 52536
515/938-2773
Newsletters: Quarterly
Dues: $8.00 for four issues
CubClub (Piper)
John Bergeson. Chairman
P. O. Box 2002
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48804-2002
517/561-2393
Newsletter:6 per year
Dues: $15 per year (U.S.), $20
(Canada)
$25 (Foreign)
L-4 Grasshopper Wing
Publisher: John Bergeson, Cub Club
14 NOVEMBER 1989
P. O. Box 2002
Mt. Pleasant. MI 48804-2002
517/561-2392
Dues: $10 per year (U.S.). $15
(Canada - U.S. Funds)
$20 (Foreign)
Note: Must be a Cub Club member,
also
Culver Club
Larry Low. Chairman
60 Skywood Way
Woodside. CA 94062
415/851-0204
Newsletter: None
Dues: None
Culver PQ-14 Assoc.
Ted Heineman. Editor
29621 Kensington Drive
Laguna Niguel. CA 92677
714/831-0173
Newsletter: Annually
Dues: Donation
DartClub (Culver)
Lloyd Washburn
3958 Washburn Drive
PI. Clinton, OH 43452
Newsletter: "Now and Then"
Dues: None
CurtissRobin Club
W. Lane Tufts
4138 Santa Rosa Drive
Moorpark, CA 93021
805/529-2359
Dues : None
deHavilland Moth Club
Gerry Schwam, Chairman
1021 Serpentine Lane
Wyncote . PA 19095
215/635-7000 or 215/886-8283
Dues: $12 U.S. & Canada
$15 Overseas
deHavilland Moth ClubofCanada
R.deHavillandTedLeonard, Founder-
Director
305 Old Homestead Road
Keswick , Ontario, Canada L4P IE6
416/476-4225
Newsletter: Periodicall y
Dues: $20 annually
American TigerClub (deHavilland)
Mr. Frank Price. President
Rt. I , Box 419
Moody, Texas 76557
817/853-2008
Newsletter: Monthly
Ercoupe Owners Club
Skip Carden. E\ecutivc Director
Box
Durham. NC 2770.+
91l11471-94l12
Newsletters: Monthly. with
editions
Dues: S20 per year
Fairchild Club
John W. Berendt. President
7645 Echo Point Road
Cannon Falls. MN 55009
507/263-2414
Dues: $5
Fairchild Fan Club
Robert L. Taylor. Edi tor
P.O. Box 127
515/938-2773
Flying Farmers, International
Kyle Ann Stream, Executive Director
P.O. Box 9124
2120 Airport Road
Wichit a. KS 67277
31619.+3-4234
News lett er: 10 issues per year
Dues: S35 per year U.S. funds. plus
chapter dues
Fleet Club
George G. Gregory. Pres ident
Duguid Road
Manlius. NY 13104
3 15/682-6380
Newsletter: Approx. two per year
Dues: Contributi ons
Funk Aircraft Owners Association
G. Dale Beach. Edit or - Treasurer
1621 Dreher Street
Sac ramento. CA 958 14
916/443-7604
Dues: $12.00
Great Lakes Club
P.O. Box 127
515/938-2773
Dues: $10 per year
TheAmericanYankeeAssn. (Grum-
man American)
Steve Wilson
3232 Western Drivc
Cameron Park . CA
Newsletter Dues: S27.50 per year (U.
S.), $30.00 (Foreign)
Hatz Club
Robert L. Taylor . Editor
P.O. Rox In
Bl akesburg, IA 52536
515 /938-2773
Dues : per year
Heath Parasol Club
William Schlapman
6431 Paul son Road
Winneconne, WI 54968
414/582-4454
News lett er: Annually
Dues: Postage donation
The Interstate Club
P. O. Box 127
515/93 8-2773
Newsl etter: Interstate Int ercom
deHaviliandTIger Moth
Dues: $8 for four issues
Little Round Engine Flyer
Ken Williams , Chairman
331 E. Franklin Street
Portage, WI 53901
Contact Williams for further informa-
tion
Continental Luscombe Association
Loren Bump, Fearless Leader
5736 Esmar Road
Ceres , CA 95307
209/537-9934
Newsletter: Bi-monthly (6 per year)
Dues: $10 (U.S.) , $ 12.50 (Canada or
$10 U.S. funds)
$ 15 (Foreign)
Luscombe Association
John Bergeson, Chairman
6438 W. Millbrook Road
Remus, MI 49340
517/561-2393
Dues: $15 per year (U.S.)
$20 per year (Canada)
$25 per year (Foreign)
MeyersAircraftOwnersAssociation
Wm. E. Gaffney, Secretary
26 Rt. 17K
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Newburgh, NY 12550
914/565-8005
Newsletter: 5-6 per year
Dues: Postage Fund Donation
Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Associa-
tion
Jack E. Mathisen
Box 385
Squaw Lake, MN 56681
218/659-4431
Newsletter: 3-4 per year
Dues: $15 per year
Mooney Aircraft Pilots Assn.
Mark Harris
314 Stardust Dri ve
San Antonio, TX 78228
512/434-5959
National Air Racing Group
Frank Ronco. President
1313 Los Arboles
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
4081733-7967
Newsletter: Professional Air Racing
(lO/year)
Dues : $IO/year, domestic
National Biplane Association
Charles W. Harris, Board Chairman
Mary R. Jones, Executive Director
Hangar 5, 4-J Aviation
Jones-Riverside Airport
Tulsa, OK 74132
918/299-2532
National Championship Air Races
Susan Audrain, Marketing Director
P.O. Box 1429
Reno, NY 89505
702/826-7500
Naval Aircraft Restorers Assn.
Gerald Miller
3320 Northridge Drive
Grand Junction, CO 81506
3031245-7899
American Navion Society
Raleigh Morrow , Chairman of Board
Gerry Bright, Executive Secretary
Box 1175 , Municipal Airport
Banning, CA 92220
714/849-2213
Newsletter: Monthly
Dues: $35 per year
The 99s, Inc., International Women
Pilots
Loretta Jean Gragg, Executive Direc-
tor
P.O. Box 59965, Will Rogers Airport
Oklahoma City, OK 73159
405 /685-7969
Newsletter: The 99 News - monthly
Dues: $40.00 annually
Norseman Club
David E. Neumeister
5630 S. Washington
Lansing, MI 48911-4999
517/882-8433
Newsletter: Quarterly - Norseman
Newsletter
Dues: $10 per year
North American Trainer Association
(T6, T-28, NA64, NA50)
Stoney and Kathy Stonich
2285 Oakvale Drive
Shingle Springs. CA 95682
916/677 -2456
Newsletter: Quarterly - Texans and
Trojans
Dues: $25 U.S., $35 Canada. Foreign.
U.S. Funds - In!'1 Money
OX-5 Aviation Pioneers
Oliver Y. Phillips . National Secretary
10405 W. 32 Avenue
Wheat Ridge. CO 80033
303/233-5905
Dues: $10 per year
Buckeye Pietenpol Association
Frank S. Pavliga. Newsletter Editor
Pietenpol AirCamper

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2800 S. Turner Road
Canfield, OH 44406
2161792-6973, days 2161792-6269
(evenings)
Newsletter: Buckeye Pietenpol Assn.
Newsletter - Quarterly
International Pietenpol Association
Robert L. Taylor, Editor
P.O. Box 127
515/938-2773
Newsletter: Quarterly or Semi-annu-
ally
Dues: $8 per year
Short Wing PiperClub, Inc.
Lonnie McLaughlin, Membership
Chairman
32 East End Avenue
Brentwood, NY 11717
516/273-5072
Dues: $25 per year
Porterfield Airplane Club
Chuck Lebrecht
1019 Hickory Road
Ocala, FL 32672
904/687-4859
Dues: $5 per year
Rearwin Club
P.O. Box 127
515/938-2773
Dues: $8 per year
Ryan Club, National
Bill J. Hodges , Chairman
811 Lydia
Stephenville, TX 76401
817/968-4818
Dues: $10 per year
Replica Fighters Association
Frank G. Weatherly, President
22451 David
Taylor, MI 48180
313/295-0590
Newsletters: Bi-monthly
Dues: $15 per year
Seabee Club International
CaptainRichardW. Sanders,President
6761 NW 32 Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309
305/979-5470
Newsletter: Quarterly(plusphonecon-
sultation) & directory
Dues: $15 (U.S. & Canada)
$20 (Foreign)
Seaplane Pilots Association
Robert A. Richardson, Executive Di-
rector
421 Aviation Way
Frederick, MD 21701
301/695-2083
Newsletter: Water Flying (Quarterly)
Water Flying (Annual) '88 SPA Seap-
lane Landing Directory- $12- Mem-
bers/$25 non-members
Dues: $28 peryear
Silver Wings Fraternity
Russ Brinkley, President
P.O. Box 11970
Harrisburg, PA 17108
717/232-9525
Newsletter: Slipstream Tabloid
Monthly
Dues: Initiation - $10, $5 per year
Spartan School of Aeronautics
Alumni Association
Vern Foltz, Alumni Relations
8820 E. Pine Street
Tulsa, OK 74115
918/836-6886
Dues: $10 annually
StaggerwingClub
Jim Gorman, President
1885 Millsboro Road
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17
Mansfield, OH 44906
4 19/529-3822 (home), 4 191755- 10 11
(office)
Newslett er: Quarterl y
Dues: $ 15 per year
Stampe Club Internationa
Willi am R. Baldwin
P. O. Box 1408
Lebanon, TN 37088
News letter Dues: $20 per year
Stearman Restorers Association
Tom Lowe, President
823 Kingston Lane
Crystal Lake, IL 6001 4
815/459-6873
Dues: $ 15 per year
National Stinson Club
Jonsey Paul
144 18 Skinner Road
Cypress, TX 77429
Dues: $7.50
National Stinson Club (108 Section)
George H. Leamy, President, 108
Club
I 15 Heinl ey Road
Lake Pl acid, FL 33852
Newsletter: Quarterl y Dues: $ 15 per
year
Northeast Stinson Flying Club
Di ck Bourque, Founder
8 Grimes Brook Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
203/658- 1566
Newsletter: Bi -monthl y
Dues: $ 10 per year
Replica Sopwilh Camel
Note: Membershi p limited to 100
members
Southwest Stinson Club
Dick Goerges, President
36 19 Nortree Street
San Jose, CA 95 148
408/ 274-9 179
Newsletter: SWSC Newsletter, 10 per
year
Dues: $ 10 per year
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18 NOVEMBER 1989
Super Cub Pilots Association
Jim Richmond, FounderlDirector
P.O. Box 9823
Yakima, WA 98909
509/ 248-9491
Newsletter: Monthly
Dues: $25 per year U. S.
$35 per year (Canada)
Swift Association, International
Charlie Nel son
P. O. Box 644
Athens, TN 37307
6151745-9547
Newsletter: Monthly
Dues ; $25 per year
Taylorcraft Owners Club
Bruce M. Bixler II, President
12809 Greenblower Road
Alliance , OH 44601
216/823-9748
Dues: $10 per year
Tomahawk Pilots Association
Skip Carden, Editor
P. O. Box 15388
Durham, NC 27704
Newsletter: Bi-monthly (6 per year)
Travel Air Club
P.O. Box 127
515/938-2773
Newsletter: Travel Air Tales - Quar-
terly
Dues: $8 per year
Travel Air Division of Staggerwing
Museum
Dub Yarbrough
P. O. Box 550
Tullahoma, TN 37388
615/455-1974
Twin Bonanza Association
Richard L Ward, Director
19684 Lakeshore Drive
Three Rivers, MI 49093
616/279-2540
Dues: $25 per year (U.S. & Canada)
Vintage Sailplane Association
Jan Scott, Secretary
Rt. I, Box 239
Lovettsville, V A 22080
703/822-5504
Dues: $10 per year
Waco Club, National
Ray Brandly, President
700 Hill Avenue
Hamilton , OH 45015
513/868-0084
Waco Historical Society
R. E. Hoefflin , Treasurer
10 13 Westgate Road
Troy, OH 45373
Waco UPF-7s
513/335-2621
Dues: $4 per year, Sept. I - Aug. 31 .
World War I Aeroplanes, Inc.
Leonard E. Opdycke, Director/ Pub-
lisher
15 Crescent Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 1260 I
914/473-3679
Journals: WW I Aero (1900-1919);
Skyways (1920-1940)
Dues: Minimum - $20 each for one
year
$25 foreign for WW I Aero
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19
1989 GRAND CHAMPION ANTIQUE
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Bill Halverson has been at least part
ownerofhis BeechG17S Staggerwing
since 1967. A pilot really getsto know
an airplane in that amount of timc.
especially if he spends 12 of those
yearson atotal rebuildas Bill hasdone
with NC 80316. The reward for that
effort comes with recognition. both on
the ramps of airports along wherever
his route may take him and in thejudg-
ing ballots at EAA Oshkosh '89where
the airplane was voted Grand Cham-
pion Antique.
Bill's G17S was originally built at
Beech's Wichita factory in February
1947. Walter Beech called the G17S
the best of all the Staggerwings. Im-
provements over the D Models in-
cluded aredesignedengine installation
with a longer , sleeker cowling; a new
windshield with shal-
greater with the V-tai l. aluminum
speedster as well. The Staggerwing
faded after 20 G Models were pro-
duced and the Bonanza went on to a
successful production run that persists
to thi sday. The style and luxury ofthe
Staggerwing, however, will never be
forgotten as long as there are people
suchas Bill Halversonwhoaredevoted
to preserving the history of the great
airplanes ofthe Golden Age.
Serial Number B15 was the last
Staggerwing built for acustomerat the
factory. Four more were assembl ed
from parts lateron in Texas by Henry
Seale Aviation Supply Inc. And a fac-
tory demonstrator, Serial Number B20
was later built in Wichita, but NC
80316 was the last ofthe lUxury cabin
biplanes Beech sold to a regular cus-
tomer, in thiscase,anoildrillingoutfit
from Colorado.Thecompanyflew the
Staggerwing as a corporate transport
until the late 1950s orearly 1960s and
sold it toTomcatOverall sInc. in Ten-
nessee.In theearly 1960s,RobertCol-
eman bought the Staggerwing and re-
covered it in Razorback, painted it
white and changed the registration
number to N 262C. In 1967, a group
of eight airline pilots bought the
airplane and shared expenses and fly-
ing until 1972 when, one ofthe eight,
Bill Halverson bought the airplane
from the club which had since shrunk
from eight to three members.
As luck would have it, an AD note
on the Razorback ribstitching arrived
shortly after Bill became sole owner.
Hewas leftwith the prospectofa total
rebuild and no one to
lower slope; a re-de-
share the expense. He
signed instrument pan-
did have plenty of
el; different vertical
help from many quar-
stabili zer and rudder;
ters butthebulkofthe
and a new set of fair-
rebuildwasperformed
ings.Thecompanyin-
by Bill himself.
tended to build 50
Stripping the skin
G17s, but at $29,000,
from the airplane re-
the price was too
vealed a variety of
much to pay even
sub-projects that
through the eyes of
needed attention. The
post-war prosperity.
basic structure was
The newfangled Bo-
sound,butthesystems
nanza was availableat
had taken a beating
$7.975 and its perfor-
from approximately
mance was compara-
2,400hoursofuseand
ble to that of the
25 yearsofaging.The
Staggerwing. Operat-
landinggearwascom-
Carl Schuppel
ing economy was far
Bill Halverson pletely re-done as
20 NOVEMBER 1989
were the brakes. The
electrical system was
overhauled and con-
verted to 24 volts to
accommodate the King
Gold Crown radio
package. The IFR set-
up includes dual nav-
coms with glideslope,
ADF, DME, three-
light marker beacon
and a Mode C trans-
ponder. Bill also in-
corporated a variety of
warning systems for
the gear, cabin doors,
flaps, low-fuel or oil
and fire.
The 450-hp Pratt &
Whitney R-985 engine had 50 hours on
it when the eight pilots bought it in 1967
and has over 600 now . Bill paid a con-
siderable amount of attention to it in the 12
years the airplane was grounded but
points out that thc work performed was
far short of a complete overhaul. It con-
tinues to purr like the P&W factory cat.
The interior was totally re-worked
by the upholstery shop at Flying Cloud
Airport near Minneapolis. This time ,
however. leather was used in places
where mohair was used on the original.
The pleating and other design work is
all up to factory spec, including the
headliner.
Bill covered the Staggerwing in
Ceconite 101 and laid on 30 coats of
hand-rubbed butyrate dope, sanding in
between every cross coat. The final 12
layers of pigmented dope were applied
with tender loving care and 600 wet-
sand, followed by an even finer grade
preceeding the final polishing. The rc-
suits are stunning.
Bill already knew about the
drudgery part of aviation first-hand.
He began his flying as a lineboy, trad-
ing chores for flying time at Grand
Forks, North Dakota. He entered the
Army Air Corps at 18 years of age and
flew PT-13s, -17s, AT-6s and B-25s
in the service. After that he signed on
with Northwest Orient Airlines starting
out on DC-3s and Martin 202s. Ulti-
mately , he flew almost everything they
had, including the Boeing 747 which
he flew for the last 10 years of his
career, retiring In
1986. Along the way
he also cadged time in
P-51 s with the Min-
nesota Air National
Guard.
Bill is a founding
member of the
Staggerwing Museum
in Tullahoma, Ten-
nessee and chairs the
museum's Scot Perry
Memorial Scholarship
Fund committee. The
museum is dedicated
to the preservation of
Staggerwing memora-
bilia and houses
paperwork, plans and
other artifacts relating to the airplane
and its designer, Walter Beech. The
scholarship fund is an ongoing project
that recognizes young people who have
demonstrated a love for aviation and
provides for their further education . It
is named for the son of another
museum founding member, Dick Perry
and frequently calls on the EAA Air
Academy for recipients.
When Bill ' s group first bought the
Staggerwing, it was just another 20-
year-old corporate luxury barge. What
they did would compare to a group,
today, buying a used King Air for per-
sonal transport. It is the passing of time
that makes his Staggerwing a piece of
aviation history, and Bill has been
there through it all, thick and thin .
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21
On Monday evening of EAA Osh-
kosh '89, with beautiful airplanes
parked at all points of the compass, it
was still a revelation to discover two
highly polished Globe Swifts parked
in the first row of the AntiquelClassic
aircraft camping area. It was fun to
watch people walk by, stop and stare
- the look on their faces giving away
their thoughts. It is called desire -
hunger, if you will. Each admiring
glance at the two shiny aluminum air-
craft seemed to bring
on more admiration.
Some shook their
heads in amazement,
others quietly pointed
out features to their
friends. Somehow, I
had the feeling we
were looking at a
couple of winners.
By Wednesday af-
ternoon, both Swifts
and their owners were
gone from their
tiedown spots and it
was hoped the AIC
judges had done their
work in the short time
provided. The Thurs-
day evening A wards
Program soon brought
22 NOVEMBER 1989
a few convictions home! Globe Swift,
NC78181, owned by Daryl Dressler of
St. Paul , Minnesota won the Custom
Class /I (over ISO-hp) Award. And
when the Grand Champion Classic
Award was announced, Charles Hoover
and his 8S-hp Globe Swift, NC8090S,
ran off with all the marbles!
It was my pleasant job the following
week to inform Charles Hoover over
the phone that he had garnered the
Grand Champion "Lindy" Award.
Charles Hoover
(One of life's simple pleasures . ) At
first, Charles had a, "You gotta be kid-
ding!" apprehension about taking
home the heavy hardware. However,
my very persistent tone of voice must
have hit home' He finally realized what
he had accomplished and the giggles
and laughing told me he understood.
Later, Charles admitted he didn't get
much work done the rest of that day!
A little detective work revealed that
Charles had won six previous awards
at Oshkosh with his
Swift, with the AIC
Grand Champion
"Lindy" being Num-
ber seven! On top of
this, the beautifully
polished machine has
won any number of
other awards over the
past 16 years of
Hoover's ownership.
The original Swift,
named the GC-l, was
a steel tube and
plywood airplane de-
signed by K. H.
"Bud" Knox back in
1941. It looked very
similar to the metal
version which came
after World War /I in
1945. The original aircraft was powered
with a Continental A-80 and would top
out at 145 mph and cruise at 130 mph
- figures that are remarkably similar to
Charles Hoover's metal Swift with its
85-hp engine.
The Swift was built by three differ-
ent companies following World War
II. Globe Aircraft Corp. of Fort Worth.
Texas started the line of all-metal
Swifts and was followed by Texas En-
gineering & Manufacturing Co.
(Temco). These in turn were followed
by Universal Aircraft. which built the
last 16 GC-IA and 60 GC-IB Swifts.
The grand total manufactured is ap-
proximately 1.500 Swifts. of which
some 720 remain on the FAA Register
today. or these. it is estimated that
less than a half dozen are still flying
with a C85-12 engine. Now we can
understand why Charles Hoover's 85-
hp Swift has caused so many raised
eyebrows! It is a rare bird!
Built in July. 1946. Charles' GC-IA
is Serial Number 308 and is one of the
47 GC-IA models built by Globe that
are still on the FAA Register. Nearly
all of these have been re-engined with
more horsepower. The lowest number
on the register is NC33336, SIN 2,
which is owned by Louis Leftwich, Jr.
of Orlando, Florida. This very aircraft
was used in the photos for the company
literature in 1946. Included in the op-
tions for the 1946 Swift were floats
and skis! An airbrushed drawing shows
NC33336 flying by with a set of rather
pointed floats mounted on struts from
the gear wells. (Talk about " Dream-
ers"!)
Some of the detailing on Charles'
Swift really caught the judges' eye at
EAA Oshkosh '89. The beautiful de-
cals on the wheel hubs showing a map
of the world with "Swift" across the
face were done by fellow Swift owner,
Pat Moore of Minneapolis. They were
done about 10 years ago using the
silkscreen process and are absolutely
beautiful.
Please bear in mind that this Swift
has been continually upgraded for the
16 years that Charles has owned it.
Herein lies the secret! Just because
Charles didn't win Grand Champion in
1973, he didn't give up. Each year,
more improvements were ac-
complished, eventually culminating
with the coveted Grand Champion
A ward. This is persistence at its very
best. For this, we congratulate Charles
Hoover and wish him the very best in
future endeavors.
And let us not forget the "Lake
Elmo" bunch of Swift aficionados who
work so well together in a mutual aid
society. Led by Mark Holliday, Jim
Montague and a host of others, they
have set the collective Antique/Classic
crowd on their ear with the huge
amount of championship hardware that
has found its way "home" to Lake
Elmo. We salute you!
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23
SPEEDWING
Vern Dallman flies the sole
remaining Curtiss-Wright B-14-B
If you've ever watched a kitten grow
up, you have an idea of how aviation
spent its childhood. A kitten doesn't
know what's possible and what isn' t.
It can' t tell the difference between
leaping up on a tall bookshelf, which
it will be able to do when it gets bigger,
and leaping up on the roof. It will jump
and fai l day after day until it finally
makes the bookshelf. Some time later,
it will find another way to get to the
roof. You have to wonder if, along the
way , the kitten had any idea what its
ultimate limitations were.
In the 1930s, aviation was like that
kitten . It hadn't yet figured out what it
couldn't do. Designers were finding
24 NOVEMBER 1989
by Mark Phelps
ways to coax more speed and capabil-
ity out of airplanes on an almost daily
basis. Improved airframes alternated
with more sophi sticated engines, play-
ing techno-leapfrog from one design to
the next. In June 1932, Curtiss-Wright
leaped the field with it s 8-14-8
"Speedwing." Only two were built and
Vern Dallman, most conspicuous at
EAA Oshkosh '89 for his " Littl e
Looper" replica , has one of them at his
" Ala Doble Aerobatic Ranch" in Es-
parto, California.
The " Speedwing" was essentially an
A-14-D "Sportsman" with a nine-cy-
linder, 330-hp Wright R-97S-E engine.
The Sportsman, which itself was cer-
tified only 10 months earlier had thc
seven-cylinder, 240-hp R-760-E. With
60 more horses up front. the Speed-
wing aimed its ampl e nose in the direc-
tion of the wealthy sport-flyer market.
It had scating for thrce with two in a
bench seat in front. Thc front cockpit
normally went around undcr covcr ,
however. in the quest for more speed
at the expense of carrying passengers.
The metal cockpi t cover was standard
equipment from the factory in St.
Louis. Missouri.
Other standard equipment included
a metal propeller , electric starter , navi-
gation lights . cockpit lights , battery
and a headrest for the rear cockpit. Re-
tractable landing lights would run the
buyer an additional $200 and for $100,
he could have the optional two-tone
paint job. The Speedwing carried 35
gallons of fuel in the fuselage tank and
an additional 23 gallons in the center-
section tank. In keeping with its image
as a personal airplane for the dis-
criminating owner-pilot, two baggage
compartments opened on the right side
of the fuselage behind the rear cockpit.
The upper compartment allowed 48
pounds and the lower, 100 pounds.
The shatter-proof windshield was ad-
justable as was the rear seat. Top speed
of the 8-14-8 was 177 mph with a
cruise of 150 mph.
Curtiss-Wright also built a 8-14-R
with a 420-hp version of the same R-
975 engine for Casey Lambert. Vern
Dallman's airplane has a rip-snorting
440-hp version of the same engine for
even more neck-snapping perfor-
mance. In fact, Curtiss-Wright later
developed its "Osprey" as a fighter-
bomber version of the Speedwing
series for some governments that were
re-arming on a tight budget.
With the sorry state of owner-flown,
high-performance aircraft sales today,
it seems odd that an airplane such as
the Speedwing could survive in the
midst of the Depression. In fact, it
didn't. Only two were built. One went
to the Department of Commerce and
the other was a factory demonstrator.
Vern's is the old factory airplane, com-
plete with the wheel pants and faired
N-struts that were added later in the
quest for still more speed (Vern has
the original metal pants at home but
uses a set of fiberglass ones for cross-
country work).
The progression of Curtiss- Wright's
aircraft design trends went like this.
From the inexpensive training ships of
the early 1920s to the speed demons of
the early thirties to the potential mili-
tary contract ships of the mid- to late-
1930s to the "Condor" series of trans-
ports that got the factory people so ex-
cited after that. It's significant that in
1933 , Curtiss-Wright still had a
stockpile of OX-5 engines in like-new
condition available for $45 each. No
one bought them. The OX-5 was the
engine of choice for most light aircraft
as little as eight years before. Contrast
that with the Lycoming 0-235 that still
powers most two-seat trainers of
today, yet first appeared almost half a
century ago in 1940.
Walter 8eech resigned as president
of Curtiss-Wright in early 1932. With
him went the last vestiges of the Travel
Air influence . Ralph Damon became
president and George Page, 1r. became
chief engineer. Fred Landgraf was the
project director on the - 14 Series and
his previous employment with the
Ken-Royce (Rearwin) factory and the
Alexander Eaglerock design team
shows up clearly in the Curtiss- Wright
machines.
It's interesting that you can break
down the design influence and prog-
ress of a company virtually by the
month, based on who was designing
the airplanes and what engines were
available at what cost. Also important
was the management of the company
who aimed the product at whichever
market appeared the most pliable at the
time. In fact, it 's likely that the whole
history may be over-analyzed. The
explanation for each new aircraft may
be as simple as it appears.
I n the case of the 8-14- 8, that
means lots of horsepower, raw speed
and one person on board. Practical?
No, but in those days, aviation wasn ' t
grown up enough to know what was
impossible .
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
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26 NOVEMBER 1989
This spectacular photo was taken by Dollie Gheen, noted aviation photographer from Fairborn, Ohio. Although taken in 1989, it could
almost pass for 1937 with the beautiful 1937 Stinson SR-7B, NC16130, SIN 9693, owned by James Solenberg of Shelbyville, Indiana flanked
by an immaculate 1937 Cord 812 "Custom Beverly" owned by Bob Gheen of Fairborn, Ohio. Both vehicles feature a Lycoming engine
built in the same factory! Lycoming and Stinson were owned by the Cord Company which in turn was part of the Auburn Automobile
Company. The only hint of 1989 is the tiny strobe on the belly of the Stinson and the reflection of a B-26 tail in the door of the Cord
automobile.
SENSENICHPROPELLERCOMPANYSOLD
The venerable Sensenich Propeller Com- pitch propellers, In recent years, the firm has
pany has been sold to The Philadelphia been servicing and overhauling propellers of
Bourse, Inc, and Warren AWilbur III has been all types, , , and that aspect of the business
named president. Wilbur was president of will also be continued. For further information
Bellanca Aircraft in the mid 1970s. Under new contact: Sensenich Propeller Company, East
management Sensenich will remain in its Airport Road, P,O, Box 5100, Lancaster, PA
present facilities in Lancaster, PA and will 17601-0100. Phone: 717/569-0435,
continue to make wood and metal fixed
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27
PASS IT TO
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An information exchange column with input from readers.
Oh boy! Here it is deadline time and
I don' t have anything down on paper.
Seems too, that peopl e are using the
phone more and more. I have onl y a
few letters thi s month . But I havc what
seems li ke a milli on phone call s. Al-
most all the call s are from peopl e want -
ing to talk to peopl e who have written
arti cles for thc magazine. George
Quast ' s seri es of arti cles on the
Aeronca C-2 rebuild has generated an
inordinate number of call s, all wanting
hi s home address and phone number.
It was not in the articl e. (Reach George
(If PO Box 233. Hut chinson. Min-
lI esolil 55350-0233. Be sure to pass
lI l oll g your hest wishes to his dog.
Max. - Ed . )
I' ve had call s from '" Baron" von
Will er and the Glue Angels bunch out
28 NOVEMBER 1989
by Buck Hilbert
(EAA 21, Ale 5)
P.o. Box 424
Union, IL 60180
San Di ego way and another invite to
do Mex ican Aviati on Day at Ensenada.
There have been phone call s from San
Antoni o's Bill Stratton with more talk
about hi s Liai son Pil ots' group; from
New York asking for info on Aeronca
engines; and call s from guys who just
wanted to talk . Some were aft er II :00
at ni ght ("Hey Buck. A bunch of us
are sitting around the bar and you' ve
got to settl e an argument. What color
was the headliner on a 1940 Champ?"),
but in the main I' ve enj oyed talking to
everyone of them.
I just fini shed another soj ourn across
the country taking in the fall colors and
visiting aviatin ' fri ends along the way.
I vi sited George York in Mansfi eld,
Ohio last month . We di scussed aircraft
judging and some of the peculiariti es
of that parti cul ar j ob at Oshkosh. I' ve
said it often enough, I hope, that I reall y
respect our j udges and their effort s
during the Conventi on. Both George
and I agree that we could use a few
more apprenti ces to work wi th the
judges duri ng the Conventi on. The
program needs some new talent , so
guys and gals, get in early and learn
how the system works. Let' s have your
input.
I also visited Bill "Doc" Mitchell at
Coudersport , Pennsylvani a. Bill 's very
ni ce PT- 19 is that all -sil ver one that
you always see in the front row down
at AIC Showpl ane Parking. He was
coerced into taking it down to the War-
bird Area a coupl e of times, but he
always seems to wind up back with us.
He is also one of the best " line" boys
I've ever encountered. Along with Ray
Olcott. he shows up every year to do
yeoman work around Pioneer Airport
before the Convention. I got to visit
his hangar and you wouldn't believe
the goodies he has. That PT- 19 will be
going for a good many yea rs with all
the spares he has. I just drooled over
all that aeronautical candy.
I had ideas about visiting all the
people I could along the way to Booth-
bay, Maine but as usual my time/dis-
tance perception was way off base.
After all those years of jetting it on
United Air Lines, it's hard to realize
how long it takes to drive . To me, Bos-
ton is about an hour and 50 minutes
from O' Hare . We took five days! I had
intended to visit the Marlboro an-
tiquers in Massachusetts but had to by-
pass them because I flat ran out of
time. I also wanted to see Chuck
Burtch and the gang around upstate
New York, but again, I ran out of time .
I'm going to change my ways and just
plan localized expeditions from now
on - concentrating on one area and
not tryi ng to spread it out too much.
I might mention that I did visit with
Father John MacGillivray in Anti-
gonish. Nova Scotia. Canada. Father
John as you may know. donated his
Tiger Moth and his rare Miles " Hawk"
to the EAA Aviation Foundation over
the years and is a mainstay of EAA.
He maintains his "seat" up at the infor-
mation window at EAA Headquarters
during the Convention and also con-
duct s services at the Theatre In the
Woods despite all the airplane noise.
Father John is also a real sparkplug on
his home ground. He keeps EAA mem-
bers in Canada aware and knowlegable
of all that 's going on. He arranges
chapter and dinner meetings and is the
official greeter when it comes to out-
of-towners such as Dorothy and me.
We enjoyed our visit with him and are
most apologetic that we didn't take ad-
vantage of the dinner invitation in con-
currance with the chapter meeting .
I've also had some nice calls from
donors who have their airplanes on dis-
play in the EAA Air Adventure
Museum. The new arrangement of air-
craft and the display. now that we have
the Warbirds in the Eagle Hangar , has
made several of those people very
happy. Previous to thi s, there just
wasn't room and many of the airplanes
were in storage. Now we can all see
them .
I' m somewhat more than dismayed
to learn that one of our greatest of the
"Old Timers" has gone "West.' Next
time you look at the EAA Spirit of
Saint Louis project , or see that beauti-
ful SE 5 replica in the display area ,
think of Gil Bodeen. Gil goes way
back. Back to the beginning. The Corn
County Chapter of Dekalb. Illinoi s was
largely his. He was a beautiful
craftsman and did woodwork the likes
of which you'lI se ldom see.' 1 can walk
through the museum and see his
craftsmanship in many of the machines
that are there. I'm gonna miss you Gill
But your workmanship will live on ,
right there in the museum displays and
in the flying machines at Pioneer Air-
port .
A view of the re-arranged museum floor - and the Ryan Sew.
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29
CHAPTERCAPSULES
by Bob Brauer
Chapter15 has beenmeetingat Bob
Ring's private air strip "Ring Interna-
tional" in Berwick, Maine since it was
formed in 1985. Known as the "New
England Chapter," it was the result of
a group of 15 EAA members with a
strong interest in antique and classic
aircraft. The chapter was founded by
its first president, Bob Ring of Ber-
wick; Henry Van Cleefof Lawrence,
Massachusetts; Jack Copeland of
Westborough, Massachusetts; and
Alice and Richard Gilchrest ofLynn,
Massachusetts. Membershipnow num-
bersaround25 and theparticipantslive
in an area that includes southern New
Hampshire, eastern Massachusetts,
and southwest Maine.
Ring International is a busy place
because of both the club's as well as
the individual members' projects.Bob
Ring has been restoring a Waco 2
whichhesalvagedas acropdusterand
returnedtooriginalconfiguration. This
project, plus generously providing a
meetingplacefor thechapterandspace
for chapter projects, leave little time
for dull moments.
A group of members meet every
other Saturday to work on restoring a
Meyers OTWowned by Gerry Bargof
South Easton, Massachusetts . When
the airplane is complete,Gerry andthe
main restoration crew will share flight
duties. Also under restoration by
another chapter group is a Northrop
Primary Glider. Most ofthe members
are avid restorers at heartand continu-
ally work on projects, eithertheirown
orthose offellow members. As a mat-
ter of fact, getting together at each
other'sprojectsfor work sessions is an
ongoing activity. President Errol Dow
sums it up best: "Weare an aid toeach
other. Mostpeople needthe supportof
aclubbecausenot everyonehasall the
expertise required for a complete pro-
ject. It becomes a learning experience
for all ofus."
Errol further explained that the
chapter stresses work sessions as part
ofthemonthlymeetingsratherthanthe
customary structured or planned pro-
30 NOVEMBER 1989
Left to right: Bob Ring, Jock Denison, Harvey Wells, Errol Dow, Gerry Peterson, Jock Cope-
land, Dick Gilchrist. Louis Furnos, Maurice Lambert (guest), Paul Poulson and Charlie Pear-
son
grams. Thesesessionsinvolvemember
participation in working sheet metal,
fabric covering and general restora-
tion. He notes that, "everyone likes to
teach or instruct."
This group inspiration must work
since 75 percent of the members fly
antique or classic aircraft. Errol is re-
storing an early model PiperPacerand
charter member Dick Jackson of
Rochester, New Hampahire has sev-
eral Wacos of different types in the
process of detailed restoration. In-
cluded in Dick'scollectionis a rare, if
not the only existing, Waco Model
"D." Included among members'
airplanesareaLuscombe,Champ, and
a J-3. Two or three of these old
airplanesfly in toeachmeetingsotheir
efforts have paid off.
As far as flight is concerned, how-
ever, Chapter 15 is not preoccupied
withthepast. Forexample,JackCope-
land has been instrumental in en-
couraging members to write the FAA
and their congressmen to support
EAA's position on general aviation
and airplane issues. In Errol Dow's
opinion, EAA is doing a pretty good
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Airplanes come in a variety of
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sidered an extreme in shape at least.
The photo was submitted by Pete Bow-
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of VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Deadline for
that issue is December 10, 1989.
John Underwood of Glendale ,
California gave an extensive answer to
the Mystery Plane for August, 1989.
He writes:
" It is the prototype Cycloplane, built
in Los Angeles in 1930 by O. L.
Woodson and Dick Myhers. The com-
pany marketed a low cost flight train-
ing program which consisted of a
' grass cutter' and solo trainer, both
motivated by the 22-hp Cyclomotor
two-stroke twin. Only eight or 10 out-
fits were sold before the company went
belly up. Woodson, the designer
(Woodson Express, Simplex Red
Arrow, etc.) went on to a distinguished
career with Northrop and Bell, which
included the first American jet fighter.
skills ($2.50/hr wet) on Cycloplanes
were A. W. (Tony) Le Vier , Jim
Dewey of Screaming Eagle/Santa
Paula fame, Ruth Reinhold (Barry
Goldwater campaign pilot and Arizona
aviation pioneer) and Mary Wiggins,
motion picture stunt flier and among
the first to throw in with Cochran's
WASP. X-144W survived well into
war years, long after the Cyclomotor
had pooped out, as a primary glider. "
Other answers were received from
Charley Hayes of Park Forest , Illinois;
H. G. Buffington of EI Dorado, Arkan-
sas; George W. Friess of Lakewood ,
California; Bob Armstrong of Rawl-
ings , Maryland; William O . Williams ,
Jr. of Bryan , Ohio; Lynn Towns of
Baton Rapids, Michigan; Ed Garber of
Fayetteville, North Carolina; and
Frank H. Abar, Jr. of Livonia, Michi-
gan; Hal Swanson of Shoreview, Min-
nesota, and Marty Eisenmann of Gar-
rettsville, Ohio.
Reference: U. S. Civil Aircraft,
Vol. 5 by Joseph Juptner, p. 132.
"Among those who sharpened their Cycloplane
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