STRAIGHT & LEVEL

byEspie "Butch" Joyce

Returning home from the 1991 Osh-
kosh Convention has been a let down for
me. It is hard to leave those friends you
work with during that time .. . some of
whom you will not see again until next
year. This event is made possible by the
dedication and hard work of volunteers.
In the Antique/Classic area alone I had
26 chairmen. Most of them had at least
two co-chairmen. Working with these
chairmen/co-chairmen are a number of
volunteer helpers. These people pro-
vide this help at their own expense.
Several times during the Convention
someone approached me and asked how
much I was paid for being president of
the Division. I never really thought that
anyone assumed I was paid to do my
job. To clear the air on this, none of
your officers or directors receive any
pay for the work they do for your
Division. They bear all of their travel
and boarding expense of the Conven-
tion out of their own pocket.
You can see that this is truly a volun-
teer operation. Having managed the
Antique/Classic area for the past three
Conventions has been a great reward for
me. Also, thanks to all those great
people who helped in our area.
2 AUGUST 1991
We had 150 Antiques registered this
year which is an increase of some 44
aircraft. The quality of the restoration
on these antiques really caused some
sweaty brows for our judges. The An-
tique Grand Champion was a Pitcairn
PA-4 owned by Harold Armstrong of
Rawlins, MD. Harold's son used up
three days flying this 1927 OX-5
powered airplane to Oshkosh. I might
mention that this family has produced
an Oshkosh Grand Champion before -
an Aeronca 7 AC, and a Reserve Grand
Champion with a Waco 10. Harold,
what secret project are you working on
now?
We had 705 Classics registered. This
is up almost 100 over last year. The
Classic Grand Champion was a Beech
35 belonging to David Slovachek of
Colgate, WI.
There's something I think is interest-
ing about this airplane. For the past two
years this Beech has been considered for
the Grand Champion. The first year the
judges pointed out that the engine com-
partment was not up to speed. David
then completely redid the engine instal-
lation. Last year it was down to the wire
between David's Beech and Tom Hull's
195. The judges went back and forth
from one airplane to the other. Finally,
the judges looked up in the wheel wells
of the Beech and found them not to be
quite as clean and neat as they needed
to be to take top honors.
Wel1, David took care of that problem
during the past year. Perseverance
pays! Many Grand Champion aircraft
go through an upgrading process like
this on their way to the top.
Next year at Oshkosh we will be
parking our new class within the An-
tique/Classic Division - the Contem-
porary aircraft. These are the planes
produced between 1956 and 1960. A
judging committee will be formed to
look the parking area over to determine
what the different classes of judging
will be for this group. JUdging of this
class will begin at the 1993 Convention.
Your Division is now working with
our insurance agent, AUA, Inc., and the
underwriters to include this new class of
aircraft in our group insurance program.
You must be a member of the Anti -
que/Classic Division to participate in
this program. Check it out ... call
1-800/727 -3823.
Overall the Convention was great and
also a safe one. Let's all pull in the same
direction for the good of aviation. We
are better together. Join us and have it
all.
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August 1991 Vol. 19,No. 8
Copyright1991 bythe EAAAntique/ClassicDivi sion. Inc.All rightsreserved.
Contents
2 Straight& Level
byEspie"Butch"Joyce
4 Aeromail
5 A/C News/compiledbyH.G.Frautschy
6 GoodOldDays/byH.G.Frautschy
7 VintageLiterature/byDennisParks
11 NC-4/byEdWilliams
13 EdLooker'sPhotoAlbum/
by NormPetersen
16 BarnstormingWithTheStinson
Trimotor/byDickHill
Page 13
20 CharlesandBrianTaylor'sErcoupe
byH.G.Frautschy
25 PassItToBuck/byE.E."Buck"Hilbert
26 Antique/Classic BookReview
by JimHaynes
28 Calendar
30 VintageTrader
33 MysteryPlane/byGeorgeHardie
Page20
FRONT COVER, , . Cruisin' along in their 1946 415C Ercoupe,
Charles and Brian Taylor enjoy the post-war version of open
cockpitflying duringSun ' nFun'91. Photo byJimKoepnick,shot
with Canon EOS- 1 with 80-200 lens, 1/25Oth sec, at F8 using
Kodachrome64, PhotoplaneflownbyBruceMoore,
BACKCOVER, ,,Itwasa darkandstormynight inNewYork ,
Artist William D,Deveikis' artwork reflectsan eveningstart to a
flightfora UnitedAirlinesDC-3,MoredetailsonthispieceinA/ C
Newsonpage5,
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VINTAGEAIRPLANE 3
M,AIL
EARLYSTALL?
NO,EARLSTAHL!
DearMr. Frautschy,
VINTAGE AIRPLANE is improv-
ing! For example, I liked the mix of
articles in the February 1991 issue.
Keep reminding us, withgoodtextand
photos, ofevents such as the Pulitzer
races. Also, us old-timemodelers love
to see three-views like those accom-
panyingtheLincolnPT-Kfeature.
Might I suggest you request your
Library/Archives Directorput together
a review of the planes entered in the
Guggenheim Safe Airplane Contest of
thelate'20'sorpossiblyearly '30's?
Sincerely,
Earl F. Stahl,Yorktown, VA
A/C 11013
Your wish is our command, Earl. It
just so happens that a recent donation
to our archives will allow Dennis Parks,
EAA Library/Archives Director to
begin a series on the Guggenheim Con-
test later in this year or early 1992. We
won't start until we have enough to
cover most, if not all, the airplanes
entered in the competition. Thanks for
the kind words about the magazine. It's
encouraging to know that division mem-
bersfeel they are getting what they are
looking for! - HGF
4 AUGUST 1991
BOYHOODMYSTERYPLANE
DearEditor,
For months, yea, even years, I've
beenmeaningtowriteaboutanaircraft
I saw in the 1930's. The "Mystery
Plane"shown in the May, '91 issueof
VINTAGE AIRPLANE finally trig-
geredthis letter.
The"MysteryPlane"appearstobea
tricycle gear canard. First, I do not
know anything about the aircraft pic-
tured, but it is similar to the one from
mychildhood.
IgrewuponafarminClark,N.J.and
our property adjoined a typical 1920-
30'sairportwithhangarfacilities - two
grass runways and some wide open
spaces. Around 1933-35, an aircraft
was constructed at that airport that at-
tracted my attention, being an aviation
buff, even in those tender years. The
planewasacanardanditmayhavebeen
a tricyclegear. Weknew it asa FER-
NICK,ifthespellingiscorrect. Itwas
flown at that Westfield Airport and I
sawit intheairoften,onesummer.
My recollection is that it crashed at
the Cleveland Air Races during a low
levelloop,resultingin thepilot'sdeath.
Ican'tvouch 100% for theaccuracy
of these 55-56 years of memory, but
wouldappreciateknowledgethatsome-
oneoutthererememberswhen.
Finally, you and your staff deserve
thismember'sappreciationforanexcel-
lent magazine. VINTAGE AIRPLANE
is well written, not only by the staff, but
contributorstoo. Interesting,informative,
timelyandmore;andallthosefolksrespon-
sibleshouldbecongratulated.
EAAmembers have come to expect
excellence from their organization
andwegetit! Thankyou,
Sincerely,
NelsonLawrence,N. Brunswick,NJ
A/C 12626
You hit it right on the head, Nelson!
Not only is it the staff that supports me
in this effort, but the unselfish efforts of
many, many volunteer writers who get
the stories to us so that we all can be
entertained and educated each time we
pick up VINTAGE AIRPLANE.
couldn't do it without them, and it would
not be nearly as muchfun.
Now about that May Mystery Plane.
Well, it isa . ..oh no, I'm not telling yet!
You'll have to read this months' install-
ment of George Hardie's MYSTERY
PLANE on page 33. Nofair skipping to
the back either. Read all the other good
stuff that comes before, and save the
dessert for last! - HGF
I
compiled by H.G. Frautschy
PIONEER AIRPORT UPDATE
The new hangar for the EAA Air
Adventure Museum has been com-
pleted, and now houses some of the
museum's aircraft collection that pre-
viously had been kept in storage. With
the completion of the hangar and the
adjacent Airport Managers Office, more
room can be devoted to displaying an
even greater variety of vintage airplanes
at Pioneer airport. Many of the items
listed in last months issue are still
needed for the Manager's Office. If you
have something to spare, contact Ron
Twellman , Museum Collections
Manager at 414/426-3093.
BIPLANE EXPO
A BIG SUCCESS
Antique/Classic member Charlie
Harris of Tulsa, Oaklahoma tells us that
"Biplane Expo '91" went well, with 326
airplanes, (including 138 biplanes), at-
tending the big bash in Bartlesville.
Good weather and a record turnout
helped make this year's event a big suc-
cess. Charlie has consented to doing a
story on the Fly-In for VINTAGE
AIRPLANE. Look for it soon!
A/C DIVISION ANNUAL
MEETING
During elections held during EAA
Oshkosh '91, the Board of Directors of
the Antique/Classic Division of EAA
were reelected. Steve Nesse will con-
tinue to serve as the Secretary, finishing
the term vacated by George York during
the spring board meeting.
OTHER OSHKOSH NOTES
If you had not been to Oshkosh in a
year or two, the Antique/Classic area of
the EAA Convention site showed off
some changes. First, the revised park-
ing for antiques was a big hit, with many
of the Antique owners commenting on
the advantages of the new arrangement.
(The first half of the grass south of the
Theater in the Woods is now for non-
camping Antique parking.) Other chan-
ges included the construction of the
Antique/Classic Flightline Operations
building, a central Location for Art Mor-
gan and his busy group of volunteers to
work out of while handling the parking
of the record number of Antique and
Classic airplanes that came to attend.
Finally, a big round of applause for
the construction firm of B.B.o. G. (Bob,
Bob and the Other Guy), who showed
up 14 weeks in a row prior to the con-
vention to do all the construction work
on the expansion of the Antique/Classic
Red Barn. B.B.O.G.? Bob Brauer, Bob
Lumley and George Daubner all
worked like crazy to get the project
finished in time. Our thanks to them for
their efforts so that we all could enjoy
an expanded Red Bam!
We'll have more on EAA Oshkosh
'91 in the September issue of
VINTAGE AIRPLANE.
A/C MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
As announced in the tan insert in last
month's issue, the Antique/Classic
Division has started a membership drive
to expand the ranks of our fine organiza-
tion. You can earn ONE FREE YEAR
on Antique/Classic membership and
other valuable prizes just by signing up
new members for the division. How
about signing up that new man at the
T-hangar with the newly restored
Champ or the new fellow at the Chapter
meeting? Don't forget the folks whose
airplanes fall in the new Contemporary
Class. Sign 'em up and have the satis-
faction of knowing you are helping the
EAA's largest divison grow. This drive
is scheduled to run until December 31,
1991, so don't delay. See the tan insert
in the July 1991 issue of VINTAGE
AIRPLANE. Don't forget to list your
sponsor information, even if you phone
in your registration. That's very impor-
tant if you are to receive proper credit.
As President Butch Joyce says
"Remember, we are better together.
Let's all pull in the same direction for
the good of aviation. Join us and have it
all!"
BACK COVER NOTES
The DC-3 artwork on this month's
back cover was done by the talented
William Deveikis of Hampton, Vir-
ginia. A retiree from NASA Langley,
William was urged to pursue his avoca-
tion of airplane drawing by an old col-
lege chum, Jay Wallace of Ashland,
Oregon. Roommates at Parks Air Col-
lege during 1943-44, they had not had
contact with each other until 1984,
when Jay read of Williams retirement.
Jay recalled Williams talent for drawing
aircraft, and was persistent in encourag-
ing him to take his talent more seriously.
The artwork he sent to share with us is
one of the results. Based upon a photo
in a book on commercial aviation he
studied at Parks, it shows a United Air-
lines DC-3 starting its engines on a stor-
my night at New York's LaGuardia
Airport Terminal. He expanded the
image area. The media he used? It's
colored pencil! If any members have
artwork they would like to submit for
the Sport Aviation Art Contest, contact
Ben Owen at EAA Headquarters ,
414/426-4800.
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 5
by H.G. Frautschy
One of the great things about working here at EAA is the
access I enjoy on a day to day basis to the EAA Aviation
Foundation Library. If you have something to research, feel
free to talk to Dennis Parks, EAA Library/Archives Director,
or Susan Lurvey at 414/426-4800 during normal business
hours. You'll be amazed at the amount of material available.
Ifyou ever get a chance to visit, you won't be disappointed.
While researching an article earlier this year, I ran across the
collection of aviation related catalogs kept in the library. Old
catalogs are always interesting, for many times they will
provide clues as to how a particular item was made or used.
Occasionally, you run across something that catches your eye.
The "Specialty Catalog of Aeronautical Supplies" from
Supply Division, Inc. of Robertson, Missouri in 1940 con-
tained a few such items, including this one, which I thought
you'd all get a kick out of:
INSPECTION PLATES SAVE YOUR TEMPER
DOES YOUR C.A.A. INSPECTOR
CARRY A KNIFE?
Save yourself time, a lot of grief, and
money, by putting a set of these In-
spection PIa t e son YOU R airplane
NOW. Simple: just dope on the py-
ralin ring, and cut out inside. There's
your inspection hole. Big enough to stuff your fist into. Then slide on
the neat aluminum cover. Itfits tightly, practically flush with the surface
-but slides off as easily as it slides on.
Inspection Plate, complete as shown .. .... . ...................................... .SOc
It seems the proprietor of Supply Division had quite a sense
of humor, for he also advertised a pilots handbook called the
"Co-Pilot" with the boast "Does Everything But Cook!".
The prices in these pre-war catalogs can also make a young
man stare in disbelief, but, then again, prices these days seem
to cause the same reaction, but for a different reason!
Here is another example from the 1940 Catalog.
MARVEL MYSTERY OIL
Specified by most engine
makers. Used to reduce wear
on valve stems, to free ti ght
nuts, bearings, and to prevent
rust.
Pint Can
Quart Can
Gallon Can
.... $ .75
1.00
... ..... 4.00
Time marches on!
6AUGUST1991
THE NATIONAL AIR RACES
THE GOLDEN AGE (Part 7)
1935
The 1935 National Air Races were
held at Cleveland August 30 to Septem-
ber 2. The races continued the shor-
tened four day format that began in
1933. Few new aircraft appeared, no
records were broken and the most excit-
ing racer was a four-seater . Even
though the word "flak" did not yet ap-
pear in our vocabulary, the races
received a lot of it in the aviation press.
An example by J. B. Rathbun in the
November 1935 issue of POPULAR
A VIATION, "Well they
pulled off another air race
at Cleveland for the
benefit of the aeronaut-
ical sciences and one that
was not so hot, according
to all accounts.
"There was a big hub-
bub and a lot of big noise
immediately preceding the
Cleveland air races this year
and mighty was the talk about
super-speeds and super-everything.
But, so far as pure brute speed was con-
cerned, it all dwindled down to practi-
cally zero when the big airplane
development boys got on the job."
Infact, Mr. Rathbun suggested that
one should look elsewhere for advances
in aviation. "Just a suggestion to our
racing scientists, I propose that they
take a few days off and look over a
Lockheed Electra, Boeing 299 (B-17)
bomber, a Douglas or some other com-
mercial or military plane and learn a
little about this speed thing."
DEBITS and CREDITS
In a parody of A TALE OF TWO
CITIES, AVIATION for October, 1935
declared that it was the best of times and
the worst of times for the National Air
Races in their article "Air Race Audit"
under the headings "Debits" and
"Credits."
CREDITS
"The 1935 National Air Races scored
the biggest popular success in American
air show history.
by [)ennis V a r k s ~
IAA Libr-arr/ Ar-chives
[)ir-ect{)r-
"The crowds which paid admission to
the grandstand - some 200,000 total -
were larger than those at any previous
meet on record. More automobiles
jammed the highways and parking
areas. More kibitzers sat on more roof
tops to nullify the 4-mile-Iong canvas
fence.
"The showmanship was excellent.
Events moved with the precision and
timing of a musical movie extravagan-
za. No sooner was one event finished
than the signal mortar boomed and the
next roared off from the end of the field .
Jack Story and his staff kep their day-
long chatter through the loudspeakers,
spirited, often amusing. Ifhard-
boiled aeronautical visitors
grew bored over their
groaning build-ups
BennyHoward's
"Mr. Mulligan" in flight.
(Radtke611)
of the stunting , the Cleveland
housewives loved it.
"AI Williams' troupe of individual
stunters were excellent, as they always
have been. Outside loops, passing the
stands inverted a wing span above the
ground, upside landings, were a dime a
dozen. Gerd Achgelis, Milo Burcham
and Michel DeTroyat went daily
through remarkable demonstrations of
coordination. Al Williams dug deep
into his bag of tricks and pulled out an
inverted barrel roll. Harold Johnson put
his Ford Trimotor through loops, rolls
and spins.
"The racing events were beautifully
flown. Even those which strung out
badly after the first lap, produced fre-
quent well executed jockeying for posi-
tions. More prize money than has been
posted at previous meets prevented the
pilots' grumblings that have sometimes
marred things in the past, and enough
starters competed in each event to keep
up spectator interest. And no outcome
could have been more popular than the
unprecedented sweep made by Benny
Howard and Harold Neumann of the
Bendix, Thompson and Greve
Trophies. Together they garnered
$18,335 of prize money."
DEBITS
"The 1935 National Air Races were
the biggest disappointment in the his-
tory of American airplane competition.
"Promoters of the annual shows
make much of them as the Indianapolis
Speedway of the aeronautical industry,
comparing them to the annual
automobile races which have some-
times pioneered improvements in
automobile engine designs. The in-
ference is that the National Air Races
themselves would furnish grueling tests
and immediate publicity for
the successful.
"Yet not a single event of
this year's races produced
a winning speed even as
fast as last year's mark.
And the Thompson Race
was won in the slowest time
since 1930. Eighteen planes figured in
the prize money of the closed-course
races for men. At least 14 of them ap-
peared in the 1934 races and a good half
dozen took part in 1933. Possibly some
entrants had souped-up last year's en-
gines, but their speeds didn' t show it.
"Where are the new departures in
plane design? In the country which led
the world in mounting retracting land-
ing gear on transport ships, only one or
two of the racers that turned up at the
most important air-races of the year
folded the landing gear out of the slip
stream. Wing clipping obviously
reached its limit without flaps a year or
two ago, yet flaps are few and far be-
tween. What advances were apparent in
engine design had come from commer-
cial, transport and military stimulus, not
from special effort toward racing per-
formance.
"It is true the Bendix transcontinental
racers had wretched weather. Itis un-
fortunate that the Hughes racer was
damaged in flight tests. But the fact
remains that Howard's winning time (8
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hours and 33 minutes) was slower than
Turner's time to Cleveland on his
transcontinental record breaking last
year. And it was well over the record
mark set in 1932. Howard did break new
ground for Bendix technique by going
over the top of the weather, crossing at
20,000 feet. But Wiley Post in the aging
Winnie Mae had gone 100 mi les past
Cleveland in one of his sub-stratosphere
attempts, then turned back with a limp-
ing engine to land only eight hours and
nine minutes out of Los Angeles.
"Had Turner not been forced out
while leading the field by half-a-lap
some 20 miles from the finish, the
Thompson Trophy Race would have
been disappointing enough, for his
average speed was under 240 mph.
Howard's Mulligan is a splendid ship.
Any cabin plane capable of 247.73 mph
in a straight-away dash deserves all the
tribute bestowed on this one. But 220
mph for first in the Thompson Race!
The winning time in 1931 was 236 mph
and it has never been below that since.
"Wright Field could have sent a half
dozen service types to top that.
Caudron's racer with half the horse-
power could beat it by 50 mph and
second place went to a racing plane with
a Curtiss D-12 in it. Even the Seversky
amphibian, floats and all, which had
entered merely for the demonstration
effect, made off with prize money for
fifth place.
"Beyond a doubt the people who
turned out to see the last word in
airplane and engine progress would
have done better to visit the nearest air-
line base. If succeeding race meets fai l
to produce more new developments
than this one, there seems to be little
justification for their continuation."
MISTER MULLIGAN
The 1935 National Air Races had
been referred to by some as the "Benny
Howard National Air Races" as aircraft
designed and built by Howard, then a
United Air Lines pilot, took all three of
the main races - the Bendix, the
Thompson and the Greve. Howard
flyi ng his four place cabin aircraft
Mister Mulligan won the Bendix race
and Harold Neumann won the
Thompson Trophy in the same ship.
Neumann also piloted the single place
Mike to victory in all three 550 cubic
inch events to win the Greve Trophy.
In the October 1935 issue of A VIA-
nON, Benjamin O. Howard wrote
about the development of Mister Mul-
ligan.
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This large Seversky SEV-3 amphibian finished fifth in the 1935 Thompson at a speed of
193.6 mph. Later, with a 1,000 hp Wright Cyclone installed, the aircraft set a 3 km world's
record of 230.4 mph for amphibians.
Steve Wittman and his Curtiss V-12 powered Bonzo placed second in their first ap-
pearance in the Thompson race.
The Brown B-2 Miss Los Angeles flown by Marion McKeen finished fifth in the Greve and
sixth in the Thompson.
Keith Rider R-l with Roger Don Rae aboard finished second on the Greve Trophy and
third in the Thompson.
The Pobjoy Special flown by Percy Chaffee won both of the 200 cubic inch races.
This Howard four-place high wing monoplane was the winner of the two main events
of the 1935 National Air Races.
Northrop Gamma owned by Bernarr McFadden, owner of LIBERTY magazine, was flown
to third place in 1935 by Russell Thaw.

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Clarence McArthur placed second in both of the 200 cubic inch races with the Tilbury
Flash.
"May I say, right at the beginning,
that all my activities are shared with my
good friend and associate, Gordon Is-
rael, who by the way, comes nearer
being a genius than anybody I know.
Neither of us have had any engineering
training. I was forced to stop school
shortly after entering high-school. Gor-
don finished high-school. This explains
perhaps why we have so much fun in
figuring things out for ourselves.
"We built Pete early in 1930 just for
amusement. We learned a lot from Pete
and since it paid for itself, we decided it
would teach us a great deal to play around
with the little fellows. We built racers
instead of ordinary airplanes because they
were the only ships we could build and
pay for out of their earnings. Next carne
Mike and Ike. We decided to do the job
right and to build them in accordance with
A.T.C. requriements, which we did.
"The data and drawings were sub-
mitted to the Department and were ap-
proved; the engineering inspection
order was issued. At the last minute the
A.T.C. races were scratched that year so
we did not complete the flight tests and
the A.T.c.s were never issued. But we
learned that the little fellows could be
built properly and still win races. Mike
and Ike paid for themselves.
"Then came Mister Mulligan. We had
found by studying ships and engines at the
races that arithmetic was not always to be
trusted in arriving at performance ofships
of even slightly different types.
"We worried along for three years
before we decided that we had found the
answer. And Mister Mulligan was built
to see if we really knew anything. What
we wanted was an efficient four-place
ship, but in order to have a chance at a
little financial help from the Bendix
Race, we had to lean toward the last
possible 10 miles per hour, so we stuck
some extra power into it and stepped-up
the wing loading.
"In the latter respect we went right to
the limit. With the overload for this year's
Bendix Race (including 300 gallons of
gasoline, 30 gallons of oil any oxygen
equipment) our gross was 5,355 pounds.
Our projected wing area is only 137
square feet which netted a wing loading
of 39.1 pounds per square foot. At that,
we got off with our load in 1,500 feet of
runway, and climbed away from the field
at close to 2,000 feet per minute without
exceeding the allowable 550 hp limit.
"And we have learned that it is not
necessary to build half an airplane to hit
high speeds. Mister Mulligan will fly
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The husband and wife racing team of
BennyandMaxineHoward.
rings around any current commercial
ship in America with four people and
gasoline for 1,200 miles aboard."
The ship was built to ATC require-
ments except for the engine which was
a highly supercharged Pratt & Whitney
Wasp. The Wasp was supercharged
with a 13.85: 1 blower and running at a
6.05 :1 compression ratio. Itwas rated
at 550 hp at 1,000 feet. A Lycoming-
Smith controllable pitch propeller was
fitted with the pitch adjustment ranging
from 18 degrees to 32 degrees.
Based on lessons learned from Mister
Mulligan, Howard developed a design
for commercial production designed to
carry four with a range of 800 miles and
a cruise close to 200 mph on 300 hp.
This became the Howard DGA-8.
BENDIX
The 1935 Bendix Trophy Race had a
large number of entries - nine; with all
of them starting the race compared to
three in 1934. But more unusual than
the number of entries was the fact that
of the five finishers in Cleveland, three
were stock production aircraft and one,
the winner, was a production prototype.
The winner being the Howard Mister
Mulligan, prototype of the DGA-8 four
passenger aircraft. The production
aircraft were a Lockheed Vega flown by
Amelia Earhart, a Northrop Gamma
flown, nonstop, by Russell Thaw and a
Lockheed Orion flown by Roy Hunt.
Roscoe Turner had the only purely
single-seat racer. This was a most power-
ful racer being flown in America, propul-
sion being provided by a 1,000 hp Pratt &
Whitney Hornet. However, Turner was
hampered by weather and the short range
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Benny Howard and his close friend and
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of the racer forcing him to make three
stops compared to Howard's one in
Mister Mulligan, even though, with the
great speed of his racer, Turner was only
beaten by 23.5 seconds.
Unfortunately the Bendix also saw a
fatality. Cecil Allen, flying the last of
the Granville racers, a combination of
the Rl and R2, crashed after takeoff
from Burbank.
GREVE TROPHY
This was the second year for the
Greve race for 550 cubic inch aircraft
and like the first year it was based on an
accumulation of points earned in three
races. There were seven competitors
for the 1935 Greve Trophy. They were:
Rider: R-l (Roger Don Rae), Howard:
DGA-4 Mike (Harold Neumann),
Brown: B-2 Los Angeles (Marion Mc-
Keen), Chester: Special (Art Chester),
Miles/Atwood: Special (Lee Miles),
Wittman: Chief Oshkosh (Steve Wittman)
and the Wedell: Model 22 (David El-
mendorf).
Even though Neumann won all of the
Greve events, there was a good
scramble for the other positions with
three different pilots fmishing second
and three different pilots finishing in
third place. By points, Roger Don Rae
finished second and Art Chester third.
THOMPSON TROPHY.
There were seven entrants for the
Thompson, the favorite being Roscoe
Turner in the Wedell-Williams No. 57
which had been almost totally rebuilt
earlier in the year and was now powered
by a 1690 cubic inch Hornet engine. A
strange entry was the huge Seversky
SEV amphibian with a Wright Cyclone
R-1820 and grossing 5,500 pounds.
The Howard Mister Mulligan was
entered this time flown by Harold
Neumann in place of Benny Howard.
This year saw the first appearance of
Steve Wittman's Curtiss D-12 powered
racer Bonzo. This was a genuine
homebuilt effort designed to get the
smallest airframe behind the ancient V-
12 Curtiss engine. Itwas also the first
liquid cooled racing plane since 1930.
The other three entries were six
cylinder Menasco powered racers :
Roger Don Rae in the Rider R-l, Joe
Jackson in the Howard Mike and
Marion McKeen in the Brown B-2 Miss
Los Angeles. After four years of
domination by Wasp powered aircraft,
the lower displacement aircraft were
starting to make their move on the
Thompson and in 1934 outnumbered
the higher displacement aircraft and
equaled their numbers in 1935.
Roscoe Tumer, as expected with his
superior horsepower, took a commanding
lead in the race, leading by half a lap with
20 laps to go, when his engine began bel-
ching a trail of black smoke. Tumer pulled
up and out of the race and made a safe
dead-stick landing, saving his aircraft.
Harold Neumann, in the four pas-
senger Mister Mulligan, assumed the
lead and flew on to win the race at a
speed of 220.2 mph, completing
Howard's sweep of the major events at
Cleveland. Steve Wittman, nursing an
overheating engine, finished a close
second at 218.7 mph. Turner had been
averaging 238 mph until he dropped
out. This was 10 miles an hour slower
than his winning speed in 1934 .
NC4
by Edward D. Williams
(A/C 2839)
If a television quiz host were to ask
"What historic connection is there be-
tween the month of May, airplanes and
the Atlantic Ocean,?" the answer might
seem to be easy. However, if one says
only, "The first nonstop solo flight
across the Atlantic was Charles A.
Lindbergh's New York to Paris flight in
May 1927," the answer is only half
right. There's more to it than that.
Another significant accomplishment
was recorded in May of 1919 - eight
years before Lindbergh's flight - when
the U. S. Navy made the FIRST transat-
lantic flight, when one of three Navy
seaplanes which made the attempt com-
pleted the crossing.
The flight of a Navy Curtiss NC
flying boat differed from the Spirit of St.
Louis' in many ways, particularly in its
route. The flight of the NC-4 was made
from Newfoundland to Portugal, with a
stop at the Azores, a spectacular
achievement for that time.
Lindbergh, himself, put the flight into
perspective when he said: "I had a bet-
ter chance of reaching Europe in the
Spirit of St. Louis than the NC boats had
of reaching the Azores. I had a more
reliable type ofengine, improved instru-
ments and a continent instead of an is-
land for a target. It was skill,
determination and a hard working crew
that carried the NC-4 to the completion
of the first transatlantic flight."
Around the world the feat was
heralded as a bold step forward for avia-
tion. Although Lord Northcliffe and his
London DAILY MAIL had offered a
10,000 pound prize for the first crossing
of the Atlantic by airplane, the crew of
the NC-4, as U.S. Navy personnel,
could not accept it. Yet, the Navy men
were rewarded in another way. Con-
gress, on February 9, 1929, authorized
a gold NC-4 medal for the crewmen for
their "extraordinary achievement." In
the order of precedence, it ranks just
ahead of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Medal of 1928-30.
The NC-4's success gave a big boost
to naval aviation, which was in a post-
World War I slump. Prior to the NC-4
feat, Lt. Cdr. Albert C. Read, the aircraft
commander, wrote: "If the flight were
successful, not only would an immense
amount of valuable and much desired
information be obtained concerning
long-distance oversea flying, but naval
aviation, the Navy Department and the
whole country would receive the
plaudits of the entire world for ac-
complishing a notable feat in the
progress of the science; the mass of
people would be made to realize the
importance of aviation as a valuable arm
of the naval service; and the way would
be blazed for others to follow and thus
act to promote a commercial transatlan-
tic service."
The NC-4 gave the Navy a peacetime
shot in the arm with an airplane intended
for war: the NC-4 had its origins in the
German submarine threat in World War
I when long-range seaplanes were
desparately needed.
The U. S. Navy Department, in Sep-
tember, 1917, asked for a design of a
seaplane that could fly the Atlantic and
then be able to attack a U-boat on ar-
rival. The Navy was able to solve this
long-range problem with a design by
Glenn L. Curtiss called the NC (for
Naval-Curtiss). The NC was 67 feet
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long, 22 feet high and had a giant
wingspan of 126 feet. The NC weighed
almost 28,000 pounds, with a load of
10,000 pounds offuel. It featured a short,
44 foot long hull, with outriggers from
the rear of the hull back and upward to
support frail looking rudders and
elevators clear of the water. It was
powered by four 12-cylinder, 400 horse-
power Liberty engines, which gave it a
speed ranging from 58 to 74 knots.
But creature comforts were nonex-
istent. The roar of the engines and
thrashing wooden propellers was so
loud that the six man crew could not
even hear shouting, and communication
was accomplished by sign language and
notes. The NC's two pilots sat in an
open cockpit halfway between the bow
of the hull and the leading edge of the
lower wing and only a foot or two from
the whirling propellers. They had only
a crude set of instruments. The com-
manding officer, who acted as navigator
and anchor man, sat in a very small
cockpit in the hull's bow. Two flight
engineers, who could work on the en-
gines in flight if needed, and a radio
operator sat in a cockpit at the stem of
the hull.
The NC design appeared to be a good
one, and by early 1918 the Navy ordered
four of the seaplanes, designated NC-l,
NC-2, NC-3 and NC-4. World War I
ended before the aircraft could be com-
pleted, but they were ready to make their
mark in peacetime. Although the historic
transatlantic flight was planned in secret
for all NCs, it had to be made without the
NC-2 which earlier had to be cannabal-
ized for parts for the other three.
NC-l, NC-3 and NC-4 left NAS
Rockaway, New York on May 8, 1919
on a testing flight to Trepassey, New-
foundland, jumping off place for the
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oversea attempt. Eight days later they
took off from Trepassey Bay bound for
the Azores 1,400 miles away, on the
longest nonstop flight ever attempted.
Since it was completely over water, the
route was covered by a string of
destroyers strung out at 50 mile inter-
vals as a safety precaution. The ships
also aided the NCs' navigation by emit-
ting black smoke by day and flame by
night.
The three planes took off in formation
and passed the first dozen destroyers
routinely, but the weather turned bad
and the other ships were obscured by
fog. The seaplanes lost sight of each
other and had to grope blindly and alone
toward the Azores hundreds of miles
away.
NC-l soon lost its way and landed in
high seas and was severely damaged.
Hours later a passing ship picked up its
crew, and the NC fleet was down to two
planes. NC-3 flew for 15 hours and
1,380 miles and landed in the water in
fog and suffered irreparable damage to
one of its engine mounts. With skilled
seamanship, it was able to use its good
engine to sail on the water for 40 hours,
finally reaching the Azores.
The glory went to NC-4 as the sole
aircraft to reach Horta Harbor in the
Azores, 15 hours and 18 minutes after
leaving Newfoundland. Ten days later,
after a delay because of bad weather,
NC-41eft to complete the 900 mile final
leg to Lisbon, Portugal. Following a wild
greeting at Lisbon, NC-4 flew on to El
Ferrol, Spain and then Plymouth,
England, for a total flight time of 52
hours from Rockaway to Plymouth. In
addition to Lt. Cdr. Read, the NC-4 crew
consisted of Lt. Elmer F. Stone,(the only
Coast Guard member of the crew) Lt.
James L. Breese, Lt. Walter Hinton, Ens.
Herbert C. Rodd and Chief Machinist's
Mate Eugene S. Rhoads.
The Navy has always been justifiably
proud of that pioneer flight. During the
75th anniversary of naval aviation in
May, 1986, the flight of the NC-4 was
officially duplicated by another famous
aircraft, a Consolidated PBY-6
Catalina. The PBY -6 was flown on the
reenactment by its owner and pilot, Wil-
son "Connie" Edwards of Big Spring,
Texas. At the same time, a color paint-
ing of the NC-4 was on display at the
Air and Space Museum of the Smith-
sonian Institution in Washington, DC.
That, possibly, was the ultimate tribute
to the six men who could rightly boast
that they were the FIRST airmen to fly
the Atlantic.
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PHOTOALBUM
byNormPetersen
We are indeed thankful for the use of
these priceless airplane photos from the
album of Ed Looker (EAA 64901, A/C
5963) of Maribel, Wisconsin. Like so
many Antique/Classic members today,
Ed has been fascinated with airplanes
since he was a small boy, building
numerous aircraft models as a young lad
(the photos in the album prove it!). In
the late 1930's, Ed spent considerable
time at Floyd Bennett Field in New
York and the nearby Coast Guard Sta-
tion, usually with his trusty camera
along. The results of his early en-
deavors are carefully preserved in an old
style photo album which he so kindly
brought to EAA headquarters for us to
use. Read on.
A low angle photo of a Ryan ST A,
NC17300, SIN 134, powered with a 125
hp Menasco C-4 engine was taken at
Floyd Bennett Field (note the hangar in
the background). The logo on the side
of the fuselage features the United
States in a serrated circle. Note the
spinner backing plate is in place but the
spinner has been removed. The tail be-
hind the STA (NCI4793) belongs to a
cabin Fairchild.
This particular Waco YMF-5,
NCI4132, SIN 3957, was painted in a
fancy scalloped design and delivered to
noted sportsman, Henry J. Topping. The
colors were blue and white. Juptner
lists this aircraft as the first of 15 YMF-5
models produced by Waco in 1934-
1935. (This would be the equivalent of
the "Classic Waco" produced in Lans-
ing, MI today.) The FAA Register car-
ries this aircraft today as a YMF-3,
registered to Robert Wagner of West
Milton, Ohio. It is one of two YMF-3's
on the register, the other owned by
veteran Waco pilot, Harold Johnson of
Moraine, Ohio. This photo was taken
by Ed Looker in 1938 at Floyd Bennett
Field.
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Taken by Ed Looker in 1938 at Floyd
Bennett Field was this Vought SU-2
biplane, complete with what appears to
be a parachute laying on the left wing.
This model was powered with a Pratt &
Whitney R-1690-40 engine of 600 hp
and could top out at 171 mph. The rate
of climb was 5,000 feet in 3.9 minutes.
Approximately 60 of this model were
purchased by the u.s. Navy and
Marines. Note fancy border on the
snapshot as featured by the processors
in 1938.
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What appears to be a Lockheed Sirius
in Army Air Corps markings is actually
a (Detroit) Lockheed Altair YIC-23,
which featured a metal fuselage and a P
& W Wasp E engine. Used as a high-
speed transport for senior Army offi-
cials during the 1930's, the Altair would
top 207 mph. Most of the time on this
aircraft was flown by Capt. Ira Eaker
and Lt. Pete Quesada, the two pilots
making a total of five belly landings
during their tenure! The Altair was
flown until 1942 when it was scrapped
with 1050 hours total time. This photo
was taken by Ed Looker at Floyd Ben-
nett Field in 1938.
Another one-of-a-kind is this Boeing
XF6B-l pictured at Floyd Bennett
Field. The last Boeing designed
biplane, the XF6B- l was powered with
a P & W R-1535-44 twin row Wasp of
625 hp and was of all metal construc-
tion. Making its first flight in February,
1933, the XF6B-llost out to the Curtiss
FllC. The plane in the background is a
Consolidated PT-3. Note the carrier
hook below the tail of the Boeing.
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'A really rare aircraft is this photo of
a Douglas X02D-1 Navy floatplane
amphibian, taken in the hangar at Floyd
Bennett Field in 1938. This one-of-a-
kind biplane was powered with a P & W
R-1340-12 of 550 hp and had a top
speed of 162 mph. The single, center-
mounted float (with retractable wheels)
was assisted by wingtip floats while on
the water. The design lost out to com-
petitive Vought designs.
A standard Navy shipboard fighter of
the early 1930's was the Curtiss BFC-2
"Goshawk" as pictured at Floyd Ben-
nett Field in 1938. Note the large
spatted wheels, the carrier tail hook and
the aux. fuel tank between the landing
gear. Originally labelled FllC-2, the
Goshawk was powered with a Wright
Cyclone of 750 hp and could top out at
176 mph. Note the exhaust stain on the
left gear in this photo by Ed Looker.
This particular Aeronca K, NC18875, SIN K-139, was near the middle of the production run of over 350 aircraft. Ed Looker
took this photo in 1938 in Connecticut. The Aeronca E-l13 engine of 42 hp is easily distinguishable with its "Y" type of exhaust
from the two cylinders. The logo on the side of the fuselage is not identified. Consuming only three gallons of fuel per hour,
the K was very popular with small schools and individuals.
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15
r, NC 11170
by Dick Hill (EAA 56626, Ale 629)
Crewing the Stinson Trimotor is one of
our favorite annual events. If you have
been to the EAA Oshkosh Convention
in recent years, you have seen (and
heard) the Stinson. Many of you have
enjoyed riding in it. Some of the nicest
compliments I've ever had concern
rides in this great airplane. Many times
conversations are interrupted when
someone realizes that I was the pilot
when he or she took that memorable ride
and they take great pride in having
shared that time with me.
"WELCOME ABOARD CEN-
TURY AIRLINES FLIGHT FIFfEEN,
GLAD YOU COULD COME ALONG
WITH US. WE WILL BE TAKING
OFF IN A FEW MINUTES. LEA V-
ING DETROIT, WE'LL FOLLOW
THE DETROIT RIVER TO LAKE
ERIE.
"WHEN WE REACH OUR CRUISE
ALTITUDE OF FIFfEEN HUNDRED
FEET, OUR CO-PILOT WILL SERVE
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COFFEE AND SNACKS. RELAX
AND ENJOY THE SCENERY.
"WE'LL CROSS THE LAKE,
PASSING OVER THE BASS IS-
LANDS ABOUT MIDWAY. YOU
MIGHT NOTICE WHAT LOOKS
LIKE A TALL SMOKE STACK ON
THE ISTHMUS OF SOUTH BASS IS-
LAND, WHERE IT WRAPS
AROUND THE BOAT HARBOR.
"THAT'S NO SMOKE STACK;
THAT' S THE MONUMENT TO
COMMODORE PERRY AND HIS
SAILORS WHO FOUGHT THE BAT-
TLE FOR SUPREMACY OF THE
GREAT LAKES AND MADE
FAMOUS THE QUOTE:
'WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY
AND HE IS OURS.'
"THE COMMODORE AND
SEVERAL OF HIS OFFICERS ARE
INTERRED THERE.
"WE WILL BE MAKING SHORE
NEAR CLEVELAND AND SHOULD
BE LANDING IN ABOUT TWO
HOURS. "
Century Airlines, a forerunner of
American Airlines, did indeed fly this
plane on that route during its years of
airline service. The line flew from
Cleveland to Detroit, Chicago and St.
Louis, with several intermediate stops.
This particular Stinson started service
for them in 1931, direct from the factory
at Wayne County Airport, Michigan. In
the years before World War II,
NC11170 went on to becom e a
barnstormer. During the war, it was
used as a freighter by Noel Wein (Wein
Alaska Airlines) in Alaska. My first ac-
quaintance with the Stinson Trimotor
occurred the year the EAA Convention
moved permanently to Oshkosh (1970).
During a visit to Brennand Airport that
year, I met Byron Fredericksen, who
took me into a storage hangar and
showed me the sad remains of
NC11170. Here was a forty-year-old
airplane that had spent over half of its
existence, forlorn and abandoned on a
From this dejected looking mess of parts and pieces, the long rebuilding process
began.
field in Alaska. It had been trucked
back to the "lower 48 " by Byron
Fredericksen, Bill Olson, Mike Weust
and Harold Wolff; all from the Neenah,
WI area. (The saga of this unbelieveable
adventure is related in the June 1977
VINTAGE AIRPLANE magazine)
Bill Brennand, Chuck Andreas and
Byron Fredericksen had fonned a com-
pany to purchase the huge bird. Several
years were to pass while research was
done and necessary contacts were made.
After several more years of painstaking
and diligent work, the plane was
brought to a point where assembly could
begin. The restoration work had been
done at Brennand Field, which is lo-
cated 15 miles north of Oshkosh. Even-
tually, the fuselage, wings, tail feathers
and engines were hauled to Wittman
Field in Oshkosh for assembly. Late in
1981, the Stinson was moved outdoors
for the first time. The engines were run
and the taxi testing
began. When these
were complete, the
plane was flown to
Sault Ste. Marie,
Ontario, for the ap-
plication of the
finish coats of black
and gold by Dan
Springer and his
crew. From there, it
went on to Florida's
Sun 'n Fun Fly-In.
In the warm sun-
shine, at fifty years
of age, it was judged
Grand Champion
Antique of the show.
We had watched the
progress of the restoration and had been
present during some of the taxi tests, but
this was the first time we or anyone else
had ever seen the complete restoration.
It flew in several shows in the southeast
that spring, as it worked its way north to
attend the EAA Oshkosh Convention.
There, it was voted "Reserve Grand
Champion Antique". Our first intimate
association with the plane came the fol-
lowing year when the decision was
made to expand the pilot staff. Bill
Brennand called to ask if! would like to
enter the program. This was just the
phone call I had been waiting for, so I
accepted without hesitation. We met at
Wittman Airport, where Bill walked me
through the pre-flight and into the left
seat. We buckled up and started locat-
ing the various switches, valves and
controls. Bill is a very precise and
patient instructor, so I had a very nice
introduction. After several trips around
the patch, Bill pronounced me "ready
for service" and a short while later, we
were on our way to one of the nearby
weekend air meets. During flight
operations either Bill Brennand or
Chuck Andreas is in attendance to keep
track of the fuel and other operational
duties. The pilots were chosen for their
flying abilities and the emphasis was on
experience. The insurance companies
wanted pilots with high-time, multi-en-
gine, tail wheel experience. There are
only about two types of commercial
aircraft that give that kind of ex-
perience, the Douglas DC-3 and the
Beech 18. Bill Brennand is the spiritual
leader of the pack. He keeps us all
together and makes sure the plane has
the best of everything. The hard main-
tenance is done by Chuck Andreas in
concert with Bill. Wynn Baker takes
care of the chief pilot duties including
scheduling. During Oshkosh, he sorts
out the requests that
we make for time
to visit the Fly
Market. He then
makes up a duty
sheet and we all try
to share the "load"
of flying this great
old plane. There are
usually four pilots
for the plane at large
eventslikeOshkosh.
That way, no one
has to spend the
entire time with
the plane. Wynn
Baker, Hassen Cal-
The three purchasers wonder what they have bitten off as they survey the remains
on the trailer and pickup. From left to right: Chuck Andreas, Byron Fredericksen loway and starting
and Bill Brennand. Remember, this was 21 years ago!
this year, Joe Shep-
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Chuck Andreas works on the "spaghetti" connections in the
nose of the Stinson. Note the sanitary workmanship, especially
It seems like the fuselage is covered by the square acre rather
than the square yard! Here the side blanket is applied to the
fuselage on a somewhat larger scale than a Piper Cub. around the cockpit door.
pard and Gene Chase will be my team
mates. Our operation is blessed with a
fine group of volunteers on the ground,
also. Yes, volunteers! The pilots volun-
teer as do the owners who hope from
year to year that the plane will haul
enough passengers to pay for her keep
and possibly make a small dent in the
note that is held against her. The volun-
teer staff includes Bill Bohannon, who
did the overhauls on the Lycoming R-
680 engines. You can fly all day behind
that "nose" Lycoming and not have to
wipe oil from the windshield. That is
really saying something for an old round
engine and the guy who services it.
Several local pilots who assisted in the
restoration follow the plane to shows
and donate time while pulling in the
crowd and selling tickets for the rides.
The crew members are most often ac-
companied by their ladies, who volun-
teer to work the ticket counter and keep
track of loading. They also make sure
there is a ready supply of refreshments
and at lunchtime, something to gnaw on.
The pilots just fly and get in the way
around the ticket counter. We have
grown to be an extended family, ex-
changing phone calls and letters during
the year and have "Old Home Week"
every year at Oshkosh. One evening
during the convention, after the plane is
put away for the night, we have a family
picnic. Usually, there is more food than
can be eaten, more liquids than can be
consumed - and then the band starts!
Quite often we are minus one member.
If there is a weak magneto or tire that
needs changing, Chuck Andreas will be
burning the midnight oil and we have a
party without him. In 1985, Jeannie and
I were privileged to crew the old gal at
quite a few airshows. We started with
the week of Sun 'n Fun, followed by a
four day show at Pompano, Florida. We
then enjoyed two days at a huge auto
show in lola, Wisconsin, a Sunday show
at Shiocton, WI and four days at Es-
canaba, Michigan. This was followed
by a full week at EAA Oshkosh, four
days at the Auburn-Cord-Dusenberg
Festival at Auburn, Indiana, and fmally,
two days at a car rally held at Lake
Geneva, WI. Add the foregoing agenda
to a full schedule as an airline Captain,
who had to commute from home to
Chicago, then catch a flight to Min-
neapolis to start his trip, and you have a
pretty full year! By the end of 1985, we
had all enjoyed several good years with
the Trimotor, years in which we all at-
tended several activities during the
season . Then came the insurance
crunch. We were' effectively out of ser-
vice. One year the plane hardly moved
and the next year the only action was
when we took her to an auction to try to
sell her. Happily for the volunteers, but
not as happy for those who were saddled
with the bills, the reserve bid was not
reached and the plane returned home.
The insurance rates eased in 1988 and
once more the Stinson Trimotor was on
the go - and has been ever since. Every
year we are able to fly NC 11170 is a rare
priviledge and a unique gift. She is a
living museum. Once you step inside
and close the door, you have entered a
veritable time machine where you're
able to lose yourself in the sights,
sounds and smells of that wonderful,
by-gone era of airline transportation. In
1990, she attended three events: the
Much work was needed in the huge metal wings prior to cover-
ing. Note the welded tubular truss in the main spar, much like a
bridge. The wide rib tops of the first four ribs go over the fuel tank.
The entire wing used an incredible amount of welding.
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Ready for the first engine runs in the front yard of Chuck Andreas'
shop. That's Chuck on the ladder and Bill Brennand lending
encouragement.
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An extremely rare photo of the two remaining high wing Stinson Trimotors in the world, with a Stinson V-77 Gullwing between, was
taken at the Auburn-Cord-Dusenberg gathering at Auburn, Indiana.
EAA Oshkosh Convention, the Model sic Car Show in Auburn, Indiana during year. Not bad for a sixty-year-old! You
Airplane Convention at Ida Grove, Iowa Labor Day weekend. The schedule for know where we'll be so . . ..
and the Auburn-Card-Dusenberg Clas- 1991 is pretty much the same as last .... WELCOME ABOARD!
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20 AUGUST 1991
Jim Koepnick
--Ercoupe--
The first thing that comes to mind
when you see the Ercoupe that belongs
to the father and son team of Charles R.
and Charles B. Taylor is "Who masked
off all that striping?!" It looks spec-
tacular, and shows that with a little
thought and careful preparation, an al-
ternate to any airplane's original color
scheme can be created. Ron Trusdell of
Orlando, Florida did the painting of the
airplane, along with "sweat equity"
provided by the Taylors.
Father and son projects have been
around for some time now, and many of
the new generation of airplane restorers
are men and women who learned the
craft from their parents. Charles B. (the
B. stands for Brian, the name by which
he is known around the neighborhood)
is one of the youngsters who has learned
by doing alongside his father.
Charles and Brian bought N99543 in
Youngstown, Ohio in 1989. She was in
need ofsome TLC, as well as some plain
old fashioned cleaning up. When they
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began their ferry flight back to their
home base of Kissimmee, Florida, it
would be a very VFR flight, as the
airplane had no radios, (no big deal
there, that's what sectionals are for) but
the clinker was the fact that the panel
had two compasses, both reading about
15 degrees apart from one another! The
'Coupe made it home fine, and the two
Charlies began a closer inspection of the
their new treasure. First off the airplane
were the Goodyear brakes, replaced
with a new set of Clevelands. Next, a
new exhaust, and one rebuilt magneto
were installed.
A little investigation into what they
had netted the following : they owned a
1946 Erco Ercoupe 415C, serial number
2166, converted to a D model with the
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addition of rudder pedals.
Originally produced with
fabric covered wings,
N99543 would have metal ap-
plied to the wing structure
during 1966, while it was kept
in North Carolina.
Next on the "do" list was
the instrument panel. Most of
the instruments in the plane
when they bought it were old
and unserviceable or simply
did not function at all. A full
Terra radio package including
a 720 com, a Terra Tri-nav
with digital display, a
transponder with encoder,
plus an Apollo 604 Loran and
Sigtronics TSO'd panel
mounted intercom rounded
out the electronics portion of
the panel. The flight instru-
ments took the next bite out of
the checkbook. A new DG,
artificial horizon, electric tum
coordinator, instantaneous
vertical speed indicator,
Hamilton vertical compass (;
and new engine instruments
filled all the appropriate holes
in the panel. The neat installa-
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CIrCUIt rea ers an SWltC es old paint from the Ercoupe.
highlights the attention to
detail that was paid during the
entire restoration. Finally, new
engraved plastic placards identify the
panel items.
After all the panel work was com-
pleted, a new tan interior was installed
by Duncan Interiors of Lakeland,
Florida. That was all they had planned
for the plane at that time, so flying began
again in earnest. But as luck would
have it, while Brian was on final for
Taylors decided that the entire
plane should be restored.
The engine was gone over in
detail and many parts replaced.
The cylinders were bored .015
oversize, and fitted with new
pistons and rings. The rest of
the engine compartment
received a similar treatment,
with baffles cleaned and
repainted, and a few little
touches, such as having the
valve covers chrome plated.
Everything under the cow I was
stripped, cleaned, inspected
and repaired where needed and
then reassembled. As they
worked on the various parts of
the airplane, Charles and Brian
found the folks at Univair to be
a big help with suggestions and
parts, including the double
fork nose landing gear and
other miscellaneous items.
Now it was time for the big-
gest project of all - the entire
plane would be hauled off to
the shop of Ron Trusdell,
where it was stripped, sanded
and then inspected for cor-
rosion. Brian and his dad were
glad to find very little cor-
rosion in the airframe. After
that inspection, any suspect
hardware was replaced, in-
runway 15 at Kissimmee, the drive gear cluding some rivets. Finally, the entire
on the back of the magneto that had not plane was chemically etched and then
yet been overhauled came off the shaft alodined to minimize corrosion in the
and dropped into the rear case. That's future. Then it was time for the paint to
not the best spot for a gear to come to be applied. A coat of epoxy primer was
rest, so it caused extensive damage to sprayed, to be followed by the cream
the camshaft, crankshaft and many Alumigrip. Brian and Ron worked on
other parts inside the Continental C-85- the design of the color scheme. The
12. It was major overhaul time for the stencils for the fuselage were cut by a
little four-banger. At this time the local signmaking shop. The decision
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=> Equipped for some advanced VFR flying, the new panel for the Taylor's Ercoupe sports
some of the latest lightplane avionics.
was made to have eight 1/4 inch stripes
run down the side of the fuselage, with
the two inner stripes being Toyota dark
pearl blue, and the outer stripes being
Volvo dark pearl red. The stripe pattern
is repeated on the wings and rudder, as
well as a little winged flourish on the
rudder and cowl. The net effect is very
pleasing to the eye, and seems to en-
hance the lines of designer Fred
Weick's brainchild.
I noticed one neat little detail on the
wing of the airplane, and asked Brian
about it. How did they come up with
wing walks that matched the trim paint
color? "Ron (Trusdell) thought it up.
You take the red Deltron (the trim paint)
spray it on and then evenly sprinkle sand
on it. Then you paint it red again, and
follow it with the clear coat," replied
Brian. Ron had done this on his own
airplane the previous year, and it
seemed to hold up just fine, according
to Brian.
After being reassembled back in Kis-
simmee, the engine was first run in Sep-
tember of 1990. After that, the series of
little details that always follows a major
project would be taken care of. The
little Ercoupe's public debut came at
Sun 'n Fun '91, where it got double-
takes from people on the flight line all
week long. The proof is always in the
level of personal satisfaction one feels
after restoring a plane, and jUdging by
the smiles that were on the Taylor's
faces during our air-to-air session,
they're pretty happy with the results!
Ifyou're interested in the Ercoupe
and would like to learn more about
them, contact the Ercoupe Owners
Club, P.O. Box 15388, Durham, NC
27722. Dues are $20.00 per year for
membership that includes a monthly
newsletter.
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OSHKOSH!
What a time! Dorothy and I arrived
a couple days later than usual, the 9th of
July to be exact, and dove right in with
the rest of the early birds in getting
things ready for the convention. I am
always impressed with the number and
scope of the volunteer forces. How can
you ever recognize, much less believe,
a number like 4700 volunteer EAAers,
all working to serve their fellow mem-
bers? It's unbelievable; one has to see
it to believe it!
The full-time employees at South
Maintenance, the aircraft maintenance
people at the Kermit Weeks facility -
these guys work their hearts out for
EAA, you and I to be exact, trying to get
all the little things in place to make OUR
convention as pleasant and happy as
possible.
Who needs "Stormin' Norman"
when we have our "Stem Vern" Lich-
tenberg down at South Maintenance?
And then we have "Do it!" Darryl in
Aircraft Maintenance. These guys ram-
rod the troops, volunteers and full-time
employees, and despite all the seeming-
ly impossible odds, put it all together. I
just marvel at their way of getting the
job done.
Then during the Convention itself,
the Editorial staff, Photo and Video
hustle around covering their assign-
ments so that all of us can see and enjoy
all that went on around us in the pages
of SPORT AVIATION, Vintage
Airplane, EAA Experimenter, Sport
Aerobatics and Warbirds. All the ac-
tivity, the hustle and bustle, the excite-
ment, will all be spread out over the next
twelve issues of these publications and
videos, and they'll be superb!
Let's not forget Tom Poberezny!
Tom was, and is, everywhere, en-
couraging people and allowing them to
do their job. With an occasional sug-
gestion and a friendly smile, and a pat
on the back, he makes everyone he
comes in contact with a part of the fami-
ly . You WANT to work just for that
reason.
We stayed for the wind down party
Friday afternoon, and there is where you
get a chance to see and meet many of
these volunteers. Here is where the
enormity of the volunteer group begins
to sink in. There were maybe two
thousand people there, less than half of
the total! Many had already headed for
home in the rain to pursue their daily
living obligations. The food and the
chance to socialize mellowed us all, and
when the time came to leave, it was with
some reluctance. Dorothy dropped me
off at the Cessna 120 and then headed
for home. All the way home all I could
think of was EAA and the Dream. We
are all part of it! We live it, we breathe
it, we wallow in it and next year is
coming, fast!
When I got home my mail was piled
waist high. There are letters and phone
calls waiting to be answered, and I'm
somewhat embarrassed that some of
them have been here for all the weeks I
was "having fun" at Oshkosh. I'll get to
them, and there are a few here in the
column that I have already talked with.
Carmen Perotti sent me some more in-
formation on my Fleet. Bob Taylor of
the Antique Airplane Association also
sent information and a nice letter. The
Fleet is on hold until I return from my
annual Canadian fishing trip; I'll hit it
hard this fall and maybe we'll get it
flying before spring. The Champ is
flying and now that the bugs are out of
it we'll make up some new fairings,
finish the paint scheme, take some pitch
out of the prop for better takeoff perfor-
mance, and begin some "fun" flying.
Had a call from Ted Rose who bought
Les Steen's Aeronca C-3. Ted was fer-
rying it home to Topeka when the en-
gine suddenly decided to quit; this was
only about 30 miles from where he
bought it. Unable to get it running
byBuck Hilbert
(EAA21, AIC5)
P. O. Box424
Union, IL 60180
again, he went home, got the pickup and
then trucked it the rest of the way. The
culprit was the needle valve seat in the
carburetor; it had somehow loosened up
and closed off the fuel flow. The
airplane is now licensed and flying, and
they are having a great time with it.
Had another call from one of my co-
captains at United Airlines. Seems he
has acquired a Champ and he was just
ecstatic about how wonderful it was to
get back to basics. He is tooling all over
the Little Rock, Arkansas area and was
feeling so good about it he just had to
tell me all about it. Hugh Hensley is his
name, so if you see a grinning hillbilly
from Arkansas tooling around in a
Champ, that's him!
A bit of humor came in this morning.
Two of Bill Rose's pilots were sharing
adjacent port-a-potties at Oshkosh. A
young boy rattled the door of the first
one and was told to "Go next door."
When he rattled that one, also occupied,
he was again told, "Go next door." He
turned to his parents and said, "Talking
outhouses!"
One more airline type is Bob Pfaff.
He was at the highest of highs telling me
all about his recent "Airmail Route"
coast to coast flight from San Francisco
to New York. He did the entire route
stopping at all the old "Mainline" mail
fields, VFR, no radio, no Navaids -
strictly pilotage in an open cockpit.
Here is another case of "back to basics"
and how much fun it can be to meet the
challenge the early pioneers faced. Bob
will be writing a story of his experience
in the near future.
I am loading up the back of the
airplane with all the Type Club newslet-
ters. This will keep me in reading mat-
ter when the fish aren't biting, and after
I glean all that good stuff I ought to be
the most educated guy around. Tell you
one thing, I am really impressed with the
quality and the content of these publica-
tions. Some are slick cover profes-
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sional, and some are one cut above the
old mimeograph, but they all have one
thing in common - real quality and a
real source of information for the
airplane you own and love. Hey, I'm
outa here. Over to you, and I'll see you
after Canada.
Dear Buck,
I'm sorry that we didn't have more
time to talk at Sun 'n Fun. We both have
to admit that that is one busy place when
you are more than just a spectator. I
really enjoyed the Classic Aircraft judg-
ing this year. I learned a lot and look
forward to more of it in the years to
come.
Enclosed is a photograph of Jack
Vilas' 1937 Fairchild F-24 G taken in
1944 right after he sold it to Max Aulick.
This is NC19173, sIn 2958 that Jack
flew all over the Great Lakes as a CAP
courier in 1942 and 1943. The gent in
the picture is Max Aulick when he was
Sales Manager for Scott Aircraft
Products.
Enclosed, too, is a chronological his-
tory of the aircraft as compiled from the
log books and maintenance records.
As I mentioned, I am in the process
of restoring this F-24 for my personal
use and display and would be willing to
donate copies of my records and photos
to the CAP display in the Eagle Hangar
insomuch as this plane flew in the Il-
linois Wing. I understand it is they who
are building the display.
My plans are to put the plane back
into CAP colors as depicted in the
enclosed photo and would very greatly
appreciate being put in touch with any
of Jack Vilas' family or relatives who
might have knowledge or artifacts of
this plane or his use of it.
Thanks very much for your help and
I hope to see you again this summer at
Oshkosh. I love your page in the
Vintage Airplane; keep it up.
Sincerely,
George R. "Joe" Hindall
EAA 216658, AIC 14532
Dear Buck,
A few weeks ago you and Jim Dier
stopped at my house. If you remember,
I am rebuilding the only remaining tri-
gear 140. At that time all you saw was a
fuselage. Work is moving along nicely,
but behind my timetable. The gear and
engine are installed. All AN hardware is
being replaced and interior work has
now begun. It won't be at Oshkosh this
year but I am hopeful for next.
26 AUGUST 1991
You mentioned something about an
antique or classic club in this area. I am
getting to the point where it would help
to join. Any information on such would
be very helpful.
Thanking you in advance.
Cary Dennen
EAA 128146
Dear Buck,
Was looking forward to visiting with
you at Oshkosh Fly-In but have a family
matter to attend to.
Maybe you can help me. On Septem-
ber 5th we are going to Sydney,
Australia. Was wondering if there are
any antique members in Sydney.
Would enjoy visiting with them and
seeing their aircraft. If there are any, is
a list available? Would appreciate hear-
ing.
Have to go to Two Rivers, Wisconsin
at the end of September. Hope to make
a connection with you then.
Thank you.
Bob Engels
EAA 278307, AlC 12507
Dear Buck,
In the April issue of Vintage Airplane
Cary Dennen's very rare Cessna 140
with a tricycle gear! Wonder how it will
handle on the ground? Hope it's bet-
ter than a 7FC Champion in a quarter-
ing tailwind! We'll expect a full report
from Cary as soon as he gets her
flying.
I read your article on the Aeronca.
I tried to get in touch with Bill Mor-
risey of Las Vegas but my letter was
returned because the forwarding had ex-
pired.
If you have his current address, I
would appreciate it if you would send it
to me; also, the address of John Under-
wood of Glendale, California.
I bought a bag of bones that at one
time was an Aeronca T, 1940 vintage
SIN 1490T NC 27336. If you have any
interior or exterior pictures, I would ap-
preciate them.
I am in the progress of restoration and
need some pictures to help me along
with this project.
Thank you for your time and trouble.
Sincerely,
William W. Martin
EAA 35710, AIC 12186
Here's the address we have for Bill
Morrisey:
P.O. Box 27889
Las Vegas, NV 89126-1889
To contact John Underwood, write
him at:
2054 W. Mountain St.
Glendale, CA 91201
ANTIQUE/CLASSIC
BOOK REVIEW
byJimHaynes
(EAA285970,AIC12099)
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO
CURTISS-WRIGHT? byRobertW.
Fausel, Sunflower University Press,
Box 1009, Manhattan, KS 66502-
4228,88pages.
Occasionally, a compact volume is
presentedtotheaviationpublicthatwill
runtheriskofbeingoverlookedbecause
ofthenarrowfocusofthetitle.Thistitle
directsthereaderrighttothepointofthe
book, however there is also a subtle
featurenotfrequentlyfoundinworkson
suchacompressedsubject. Theauthor
approaches his subject with history
recited, although disclaims it as "not
strictly a history, but rather a reminis-
cence -" Don't be fooled. Amateur
aviation historians will consider this
booka must in their libraries. It has a
goodbibliography,is welldocumented
withexplanatorynotesbytheeditor,all
contained in the body of the text. If
there is a weakness, it rests in the lack
of adequate illustrative photos. Cer-
tainly the P-40 and C-46 were among
the best known products of Curtiss-
Wright, butit would havebeen helpful
toviewandstudytherestoftheCurtiss-
Wright built airplanes discussed in the
book.
Fauselsenta"form"inquirytosome
30-40 people whom he knew in his
years with Curtiss-Wright from 1937-
45. He posed the question - what
caused the demise ofCurtiss-Wright?
Almost all responded to his inquiry.
Thus quotations from the respondents
interlaced with the author's own
analysisweavestogetheraninteresting
discussion ofthe causes ofthe decline
of the largest aircraft and engine
manufacturerofitstime. Interestingly,
almost all respondents tended toward
thesameconclusionsalthoughnonehad
prior knowledge oftheopinionsofthe
others.
Fausel's book is divided into two
parts. Part I deals with the rise ofthe
Curtiss-Wright Corporation that cul-
minated with the organization of the
companyin 1929. Hetracesbrieflythe
beginnings with a review ofthe early
groundwork laid by the Wrights and
GlenCurtiss. Hethendescribestheac-
complishments made by the Curtiss
Aeroplane & Motor Company while
Wright Aeronautical Corporation was
gaining a monopoly in the air cooled
enginefield during theyearsfollowing
WWIandthroughthe 1920s.
Theyears 1928-29 saw many major
mergers in the aeronautical world and
Curtiss-Wrightwasthelargest. Itscor-
porateheadquarterswaslocatedinNew
York City,achoicethat would provea
poorone in lateryears. Fauseland his
formerassociatesendPartIbyshowing
the weaknesses created by the merger
including takingaway control from the
field and placingitonWallStreet.
PartII is entitled"TheFall." Bythe
endofWWII, it isevidentthatCurtiss-
Wright was behind the rest ofthe in-
dustry in design and powerplant
technologyand, although thecompany
hadafatbankaccountresultingfromits
wartimecontracts,itfailed to utilize its
assets in order to maintain its leader-
ship.
Fauselendshisbookbysummarizing
theconclusionsoftheresearchandout-
lines the failures ofthe company. The
reader will find this an interesting
analysis.
About theauthor: RobertW.Fausel
graduatedfromKellyFieldin 1936and
foundhimselfayearlaterassignedtobe
testpilotatCurtissplantsandeventually
became Assistant Chief Test Pilot.
During WWII he was advanced to
Military Liaison Manager, supervising
militaryaircraftrequirementsat Curtiss
plantsinBuffalo,NewYork,St. Louis,
Missouri, Columbus, Ohio and Louis-
ville, Kentucky. HealsohadHQStaff
Authority overall FlightTest and Ser-
vice Departments at all plants of the
Division and flight checked all the ex-
perimental aircraft after the local test
pilotshadwrungthem out.
After WWII he held various
managerial positions in theaircraftand
engine manufacturing industry even-
tually retiringtobecomean investment
broker. Henow livesin full retirement
in WinterPark,Florida.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
These are just some of the new members who signed up to join the Antique/Classic
Division of EAA during EAA OSHKOSH '91. We'll have more names to add to the list
next month, as well as those who join us in the future. Remember the tan insert in
your July issue: Use the forms provided to sign up your friends, and earn one free year
of Antique/Classic membership when you sign up three new members!
From EAA Oshkosh '91. our new members are:
Baeten,Jay DePere,WI
Brooks,RayandKathy DeepRiver,CT
Bronson,Richard Manitowoc,WI
Brown,Mike
Caesar,Fred
Chrisman,Larry
Colbert,Ray
Dekko,Toby
Dewey,Charley
Dobbs,Mauuel
Duca,Jim
Ely,Larry
Fiedler,Timothy
Fink,Richard
Ford,Don
Garner,Hans
Gladson,Rod
Gomez,Claudia
Hahn,Thomas
Heckman,Ted
Hein,Phillip
Hendry,David
Holtvoigt,Michael
Hunt,Beverly
Jenkins,Ron
Joy,Richard
Oshkosh,WI
FortWayne,IN
Newark,OH
Oroville,WA
GoldenValley,MN
Mukwonago,WI
Manvel,TX
RdwoodCity,CA
Williams,AZ
Naperville,n..
EastHartford,cr
Lowell,IN
Langnau,Switzerland
Dwight,IL
Valdivia,Chile
GreenBay,WI
Allegan,MI
Cedarburg,WI
Bellevue,WA
Dayton,OH
LakePlacid,FL
Jackson,TN
Granger,IN
Keith,Ed Coffeyville,KS
King,Mike Kerikeri,NewZealand
Kinney,Jack Gaylord,MI
Lachendro,Ed BeaverDam,WI
Lamarre,Paul Milwaukee,WI
Legath,Joe FallsChurch,VA
Mackey,Keith Edmond,OK
McPeak,Bion Midland,MI
Novak,Randy Oshkosh,WI
O'Connor,John KansasCity,MO
Omar,Susan Livonia,MI
Rohmweer,Bill Kewadin,MI
Sammis,Stu Palm Bay,FL
Scharnhorst,Chris Hyannis,MA
Shepherd,Joe Fayetteville,GA
Simpson,Curtis Elmwood,n..
Thomas,Joan RockwellCity,lA
Watz,Richard Saginaw,MI
Wells,Dick Pickerington,OH
Wheeler,Paul EI Paso,TX
Willhite,Elmer Mikado,MI
Williams,Densel Jackson,MI
Williams,John ElmCity,NC
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September 7 - Chico, CA
Municipal Airport. Chico Airshow and
Antique Fly-In commemorating 50th
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September 14-15 - Rock Falls, IL.
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September 21-22 - Mercedes (BA)
Argentina. 10th National A/C Fly-in,
28 AUGUST 1991
sponsored by A/C Chapter 12. Contact:
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September 29 - Simsbury Airport,
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Club of Connecticut's Annual Fly-In.
Antiques, classics, Warbirds, awards!
Food and refreshments available. Co-
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October 4-6 - Prescott, AZ. 20th
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October 4-6 - Santa Ynez, CA.
1991 Western Waco Reunion Banquet
Barbeque Saturday night, Pancake
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October 4-6 - Camden, Sc. An-
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Classic Aeroplanes. Sponsored by
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major catagories. Contact:R. Bottom
Jr., 103 Powhattan Parkway, Hampton,
VA 23661
October 5-6 - Sussex Airport, Sus-
sex NJ. Quad Chapter Fly-In and Fly
market sponsored by EAA Anti-
que/Classic Chapter 7, and EAA chap-
ters 238, 73 and 891. Construction
demonstations. Contact: Konrad Kun-
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October 5-6 - Titusville, FL. Ar-
thur Dunn Airpark. Smilin' Jack Fly-in,
sponsored by 'EAA Chapter 866. Clas-
sics, antiques, homebuilts, ultralights,
food, fun. Contact: Sam Beddingfield,
407/267-4262.
October 6 - lola, WI, Central Coun-
ty Airport. Annual Fall Colors Chili
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3530.
October 6 - Tunkhannock, PA.
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on the 289 radial. Unicorn 122.8 Con-
tact: Steve Gay, Skyhaven Airport,
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Air, Howard Club, Spartan Owners
Twin Beech Assoc., and Twin-Bonanza
Association National Convention. For
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Museum, P.O. Box 550, Tullahoma, TN
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October 19 - Evergreen, AL.
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ByGeorgeHardie
Here's another Mystery Plane from
theGoldenAgeofAviation. Thephoto
wassubmittedbyJimWainwright,Gig
Harbor, Washington. Answers will be
publishedintheNovember, 1991 issue
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TheMayMysteryPlaneistheFernic
T-lO"Cruisaire". CharlyHayessentin
the first answer. Nelson Lawrence, N.
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correctanswer, a recollection from his
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AEROMAILonpage4. HerbdeBruin,
Belleville,Washingtonwrites:
"It was designed by a former
lieutenant in the Romanian Air Force,
GeorgeFernic. Therewasalsoalarger
twin-engineversionthatapparentlydid
notfaresowell. Fernicwaskilledatthe
1930ChicagoAirRaceswhileattempt-
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hadjustlanded."
Marty Eisenmann, Garrettsville,
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"ThedesignoftheCruisaire,accord-
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following disadvantages ordinarily
resulting from thetandemarrangement
if wings; loss of the efficiency of the
celullebecauseofthedownwashofthe
forward wing and excessive stresses
existant in thestructureofthefuselage
between the wings. These disad-
vantages, according to the designer of
theCruisairetandemmonoplane,result
only in tandem wings with equal span
placed without regard to elevation on
thesamebasechordline.
"Thearrangementofthewingsofthe
Cruisaire results in negativedelcalage,
the front wing being set at minus two
degrees in relation to the main wing.
Thisfrontwingmeetstheairatanangle
higher than apparent in this setting of
the two wings as the result ofthe up-
washofthemainwing. Thedownwash
ofthefront wingprolongstheefficient
range ofthe main wing by a slot-like
actionduetoitssetting. "
"The Cruisaire is powered with a
Roverfour-cylinder in-line, air-cooled
inverted aircraft engine of 75 horse-
power.
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