June 1996 Vol. 24,No.

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EAAANTIQUE/ CLASSICDIVISION,INC.
OFFICERS
President Vice-President
Espie"Butch"Joyce GeorgeDaubner
P.O. Box35584 2448LoughLane
Greensboro.NC27425 Hartford.WI 53027
910/393-0344 414/673-5885
$&cretary Treasurer
SteveNesse E.E.'Buck'Hilbert
2009HighlandAve. P.O. Box424
Albert Lea.MN56007 Union.IL60180
507/373-1674 815/923-4591
DIRECTORS
JohnBelend! RobertC."Bob"Brauer
7645EchoPoinfRd. 9345S. Hoyne
ConnonFalls.MN55009 Chicago.IL60620
507/263-2414 312/779-2105
GeneChase JohnS.Copeland
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Oshkosh.WI 54904 Shrewsbury.MA 1545
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Indianapolis.IN46278 Brookfield.WI53005
317/293-4430 414/782-2633
RobertUckteig GeneMorris
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AlbertLeo.MN56007 Roanoke.TX 76262
507/373-2922 817/491-9110
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NewHaven.IN46774 Mansfield.OH 44906
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Wauwatosa.WI53213
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DIRECTOR EMERITUS
S.J.WHlman
1904-1995
ADVISORS
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CONTENTS
1 Straight& Level/
Espie"Butch"Joyce
2 AlCNews/H.G.Frautschy
3 AlC25thAnniversary/
GeneChase
8 lOOth Anniversaryof
Chanute'sFlightExperiments/
SimineShort
13 Pass ittoBuck!
E.E."Buck"Hil bert
Page3
14 Sun' nFun' 96-
Antique/ClassicCoverage/
H.G.Frautschy
20 AlCSurvey/EAA Staff
26 Calendar
27 MysteryPlane/
H.G.Frautschy
28 WelcomeNewMembers
Page8
30 VintageTrader Page 14
FRONTCOVER...TripletailBellancashavesuch nicelines. This example.rebuil t
and flown by Drew Peterson.Yelm. WA is a 14-19-2. with an onetime STC'd
installation ofa 260 hp Continentalon the nose. There's more informationon
thisairplaneonpage2. EAAPhotobyMikeSteineke.shotwitha CanonE05-1n
equipped with an 80200 mm lens. 1/200 sec at III on 100 ASA slide film.
Cessna210photoplaneflownbyBruceMoore.
BACKCOVER...The 1896Chanute BiplaneGliderwasquitea performerduring
the summer of 1896 on the sand dunes of the south shore of lake Michigan.
Starfing on page 8. Simine Short gives us an overview ofChanute's gliding
experiments on the occasion of the 1DOth anniversary ofhis work during the
pioneeringdaysofaviation.
Copyright 1996 bythe EMAntique/Classic DivisionInc. All rightsreserved.
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STRAIGHT & LEVEL
Let me begin by correct-
ing a mistake I made last
month, telling everyone that
Clay Smith, owner of the
Grand Champion Antique at Sun 'n Fun this year, was from
Athens, Georgia. Clay calls Athens, Alabama home. This cor-
rection came first by letter from Dina M. Vajdos of Vajdos Avi-
ation at Louise, Texas. Dina and her husband, Robbie, operate
Vajdos Aviation. Dina says that Robbie has restored no less
than 25 antique or classic aircraft in his young life of 31 years. I
know some people who have been restoring one airplane for 30
years.
I bought my first J-3 Cub when I was 17 for $500.00; it had
been "wi nd damaged. " Yeah, from about 50 feet in the air! At
the time, my Dad remarked to one of his airport buddies that,
"it would be a long time before that airplane would hurt me." I
did fly that airplane some time later, and it never hurt me.
Next, nice guy Clay Smith gave me a call to let me know about
the error. Sorry about that, gang. I first thought that my oldest
daughter might have caused a lapse in my attention, since she
lives in Athens, GA. But after a little investigation, I found that
in the original awards list given out by the Sun 'n Fun folks the
Grand Champion was listed as coming from Athens, GA.
Here it is June once again and the Oshkosh Convention is
less than two months from opening day. The EAA staff people
can hardly believe the Convention is this close, either. The
EAA maintenance staff, who do the year-round background
work, have really been set back this year. The long winter
we've had has just not let them do the grading work that need-
ing to be done before any building work can be started. The
Antique/Classic Division, for example, had planned to start ex-
pansion work more than a month ago on the Headquarters
building, but the weather has just held us up. As usual, with the
help of EAA maintenance people and the hard core volunteers
who show up weeks ahead of the start of the Convention, the
needed items will get completed.
This is the 25th anniversary of your Division and we have
some special activities planned for this Convention. There will
be a banner tow on Friday, Saturday and Sunday announcing
our 25th to the Convention crowd. Bob Lickteig is the 25th An-
niversary Chairman for the special events this year; his phone
number is 507/373-2922. Buck Hilbert is in charge of trying to
get as many of the charter members to this year's Convention to
be recognized; his phone number is 815/923-4591. Steve Nesse
is in charge of two Parades of Flight. The first will be on the
opening Thursday of the Convention and the second will be on
Monday. We would also like to showcase different type clubs
on each of those mornings, around 10:30 a.m., by flying differ-
ent aircraft from the clubs on different days for about 15 min-
utes, during the showcase time. Steve would like to have as
many advance applications to fly as possible. Please contact
Steve at 507/373-1674. Jeannie Hill is in charge of public rela-
by Espie "Butch" Joyce
tions for the celebration, and if you should have any items of in-
terest , contact her ASAP at 815/943-7205. Joe Dickey has in-
formed us that we can expect a record number of type clubs this
year, somewhere around 32 different clubs.
To those who fly in, an Antique/Classic participant plaque
will be presented, and this year's will be extra special - it will
have our 25th Anniversary logo on it.
This year we plan to give these out from the membership
booth, located in front of our Headquarters building; Bob Brauer
is the Chairman of the membership booth. Your Antique/Classic
picnic will be taking place on Sunday night at the Nature Center.
Tickets are limited, so buy yours early at the Headquarters build-
ing. If you don't want to fight the traffic in town, this is a great
way to have dinner and some great conversation. This will be a
special year, also, to win an award for your pride and joy - we are
planning at this time to have our 25th logo on the awards.
George Meade , Chairman of the Antique/Classic Workshop
area, writes to tell everyone that this year they will have demons-
trations on the proper way to install windshields and work with
acrylic sheets for side windows. They' ll also be installing an inte-
rior in a Cessna 180, demonstrating fabric recovering and there
will be a display of antique engines.
Dale Gustafson, Antique Awards Chairman, would like the
membership to know that he will be holding an educational
course about the proper methods of judging aircraft. Dale
writes, "We will conduct this school on Friday, August 2, start-
ing at 10:00 a.m.; the location will be the Antique (middle) judg-
ing trailer at the south point where Rt. 26 and Knapp St. meet.
There will be a senior judge from each of the three groups (An-
tique, Classic and Contemporary) conducting their portion of
the school. Whoever is interested in attending, please call me,
Dale Gustafson, at 317/293-4430. I will be happy to answer any
questions you may have and I also would like to know how
many to expect to attend."
Another activity we are very excited about is a first for us -
an A/C safety seminar. There will be one on Friday morning
from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.; this program will be repeated
again on Monday morning from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. for
people who cannot make the Friday time slot. You will receive
a certificate for attending this seminar which will be of benefit
to you in the future. I certainly do encourage everyone to at-
tend for their personal benefit.
As you can see we have some very exciting things happening
at the EAA Oshkosh '96 Convention. As a member there a
couple of things that you can do for your Antique/Classic Divi-
sion - come to Oshkosh and have fun. If you really want to
make your Convention experience even more fun , volunteer
for a couple of hours; we can use the help. And ask a friend to
join up so they can experience all of the benefits that we now
enjoy. Let's all pull in the same direction for the good of avia-
tion. Remember that we are better together. Join us and have
it all!
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 1
A/CNEWS
compiled by H.G. Frautschy
AjC DIVISION 25th
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION -
PARADE OF FLIGHT
Plans are being set for the fun in the
Antique/Classic area during EAA
OSHKOSH '96. In next month's edition
we'll have a rundown of the planned
events.
To help us celebrate the milestone of
our 25th Anniversary, we are planning
two Parade of Flight events at EAA
OSHKOSH '96. The first will be on
Thursday afternoon, August 1, the open-
ing day of the Convention. The second
will be on Monday afternoon, August 5.
We are looking for volunteers who wish
to fly their airplanes in one of these
events. Those participating in the event
will be given a Parade of Flight patch, a
Parade of Flight plaque and a baseball
cap.
We'd like advance registration for this
event - if you have a nice example of an
Antique, Classic or Contemporary air-
craft and would like to participate, please
contact Steve Nesse, 2009 Highland, Al-
bert Lea, MN 56007, phone 507/373-1674.
EAA CONVENTION INFO
If you need information regarding at-
tending the EAA Convention, you can
get an answer just about any question
imaginable by using EAA's Fax-On-De-
mand service. Dial 908/885-6711 and be
prepared to enter a FAX machine num-
ber when prompted by the system. You
can also access the EAA information on-
line via the World Wide Web at
http://www. eaa.org.
FCC SAYS NO MORE
AIRPLANE RADIO LICENSES
Notch one up for common sense - the
FCC has issued a rule that simply does
away with the requirement to have a ra-
dio station license for your airplane. It
seemed particularly galling to be re-
quired to have a radio station license for
your Antique or Classic, especially if
you only had an ELT on board! As of
right now, if you do not communicate
with foreign stations, (for example, you
fly into or use radio services from
Canada or Mexico) you do not have to
have a radio station license for your air-
craft. If you do need to contact foreign
radio stations, due to IACO regulations
2 JUNE 1996
DREW PETERSON'S
1958 BELLANCA 14-19-2
The Contemporary airplane on our
cover this month was captured on film
during EAA OSHKOSH '95. Drew Pe-
terson, Yelm, WA searched high and wide
for a specific model of the Bellanca 14-19
series of airplanes. He really wanted one
powered with the 230 hp Continental, but
when he found this particular airplane, it had been modified one more notch in the
horsepower dept. - it has a one time STC'd firewall forward installation from the 14-
19-3 Viking. The dash two version of this Bellanca is the last with a tailwheel- all those
that followed had a nosewheel up front.
A 260 hp Continental 0-470-F powers this airplane, professionally done by Red
Geesaman, Monterey, CA, who owned and flew the airplane for nearly 20 years.
Drew added some of his own elbow grease to the airplane after he obtained it, with
most of the work refinishing the outside paint and redoing the cockpit wood. A hand-
some interior, finished off with a beautiful mahogany instrument panel was done with
the help of his cabinetmaker next door neighbor.
Drew is a captain for Alaska Airlines, and he and his wife Amy really enjoys zip-
ping around in the Cruisemaster, which comfortably cruises along at 180 mph, thanks
in part to the 260 hp and landing gear fairings that clean up the airplane so nicely.
and a treaty to which we (the USA) are
signatories, you are still required to have
an FCC radio station license, available
for $75. But for the vast majority of
those of us who fly our light planes all
over the good 01' U.S. of A., the FCC
doesn't want to be bothered. Also, due
to the the fact you don't have an identi-
fying number (such as an N-number) on
your body, when using a handheld while
on the ground, and away from your
plane, the FCC requires you to have a
station license for that transmitter.
While you have not needed a personal
Third Class Restricted Radiotelephone
permit for yourself for a number of
years, if you plan on using a radio while
contacting foreign radio services, you'll
need one of those as well.
MONOCOUPE T.C. IS SOLD
If you're a big fan of the Monocoupe
90, you'll want to know that ace restorer
John Halterman, St. Louis, MO has pur-
chase the Type Certificate (ATC 306) of
the airplane from Dan Massopust. John
is moving all of the drawings, jigs, etc.
back to Creve Coeur Airport on the west
side of St. Louis, only a few miles from
where it had been produced prior to
1940. Now John will be able to build and
get parts approved under the T.e., in-
stead of getting them approved with a
form 337. While he has no plans on
putting the Monocoupe back into produc-
tion, John looks forward supporting the
Monocoupe community. You can reach
him at 3127 Creve Coeur Mill Rd, St.
Louis, MO 63146.
ERRATA DEPT.
In last month ' s Pass it to Buck, he
mentioned Orville Wright ' s work with
the National Aeronautic Association
(NAA). Mal Gross reminded Buck that
Orville was not the first president of the
NAA, but rather the first Chairman of
the Contest and Records board.
A fascinating book, entitled "For The
Greatest Achievement, " written by Bill
Robie and published by the Smithsonian
Press in 1993 is an illuminating account of
the Aero Club of America and its succes-
sor, the National Aeronautic Association.
For the aviation history buff, it makes for
a pleasant read.
A little slip of the keyboard last month
may confuse a few folks. I neglected to
finish a sentence properly in the notice of
Victor Spezia's death. The Douglas Dol-
phin he was instrumental in saving is now
owned by Colgate Darden III, who
bought it from Dolph Overton many
years ago. It was Colgate who brought it
to Sun 'n Fun last year. My thanks to
Doug Rounds who picked up my error.*
fAA Antique/ClassicDivision
25th Anniversary
PART III
by GeneChase
Sincemanyof ourcurrentmembersmaynotbeawareoftheextraordinaryeffortsthatwentintothe formation of
thelargestoffAA'sDivisions, we'repleasedtopresenta25thAnniversaryreprintofthehistoryofthe
fAA Antique/ClassicDivisionas first publishedin theJuly 1985 editionofthemagazine. forthenextseveral
monthsleadingupto the fAA Convention, we'llprintasectionofthishistory,andthenin theAugust 1996 issue
we willconcludetheseries witha retrospectivecoveringthelast 10years.- H.G. frautschy
1976- BICENTENNIAL YEAR
1976startedoffwithsomechangesfor
the Antique/Classic Division. Buck
Hilbert ,wholeadtheDivisionsosuccess-
fully forthreeyears,steppeddown from
theofficeofPresidentduetotheextremely
tightscheduleimposed uponhim by his
employer, UnitedAirlines. Vice-President
J. R. NielanderwasnamedPresidentand
Director,Morton LesterbecameVice-
President.
In anothermove,theOfficersandDi-
rectorsassumedfull responsibilityfor the
writingandeditingofTHEVINTAGE
AIRPLANE,effectivewiththeJanuaryis-
sue. DirectorAl Kelch very kindly ac-
ceptedthejobas Editorandthensolicited
thefollowinggroupsofContributingEdi-
tors: Dusty Rhodes ,EvanderBritt,Jim
Barton,ClaudeGray,EdEscall on,Rod
Spanier,DaleGustafson,HenryWheeler,
MortonLester,Kelly Viets,BobEll iott,
JackLanning,BillThumaand GlennBuff-
ington.
THEVINTAGEAIRPLANEtookon
anewlookwhen EditorKelchchangedthe
format from vertical to horizontal,because
photosofairplaneslendthemselvesmore
readilytoa horizontallayout.Thishori-
zontal formatwould beretainedfor five
years, throughthe1980issues. (Thecov-
ers,for themostpart,continuethis tradi-
tion tothisday.- HGF)
Inan editorialin theJanuary1976issue
ofVINTAGE,Paul Pobereznyannounced
therestorationoftheEAAAirMuseum's
FordTri-Motorwasstarted. Andfor use
as apattern,theFordTri-Motorfuselage
whichJ . R. Nielanderhacked outofa
SouthAmericanjunglewas in the EAA
shop.
In his earlyeditorials,PresidentJ. R.
Nielandersolicitedarticlesfor themaga-
zine andgavethebasictipsforwriting
them. He also described equipment
W. Brad Thomas, Pilot Mountain, North Car-
olina, served as Antique/Classic Division
President from 1979 through 1983.
neededin theAntique/Classicareaduring
theAnnualConvention,including: projec-
tionscreen,slideandmovieprojectors,
pingpongpaddlesto bepaintedorangefor
use in parkingplanes,mini-bikes,light-
weighthard hats,etc. Hehopedsomeof
theitemscouldbedonatedtotheDivision.
Healsosoli citedvol unteersfor the
manyslotsto befilled duringtheConven-
tion. Hedescribed the four three hour
dai lyshiftsfor ninedayswiththeparking
committee having ten positions to be
manneddailyand theheadquarterscom-
mittee,four positions. Thisworkedoutto
beatotalof504 threehourshifts!
PaulPoberezny'seditorialsin VIN-
TAGEweretitled"WhistlingInthe Rig-
ging"and in the April 1975 issue heex-
pressedhis appreciation for themembers'
supportofthe Divisionand for thefine
work ofAl and his lovely wife Lois in
puttingoutthemonthlymagazine. Lois'
namewaslistedonthemastheadas Assis-
tantEditor.
Paulalsoexpressedhis pleasureat the
decisionoftheAntique/ClassicOfficers
andDirectorstolimitawardsandrecogni-
tiontoEAAmembersonly.
In thatsameissueofVINTAGE,Chair-
manoftheAntique AwardsCommittee,
ClaudeGray,wroteanarticleonj udging
AntiqueandClassicaircraftat Oshkosh.
Heoutlinedsomeguidelinesandpresented
excerptsfrom the newjudgesguidebook,
as well asasamplescoringform.
And last,but not least,thatJanuary
1976 issue of THE VINTAGE AIR-
PLANEbegan thecontinueduseoffull
coloronthefrontcover.
NEW OFFICERS, DIRECTORS
AND ADVISORS
AttheApril24,1976Boardmeetingat
EAA Headquarters ,t he Directorsap-
pointed Wi lli am H. Ehlen of Tampa,
Floridatothe vacancyleftwhen Morton
Lesterwas namedVicePresident. Buck
HilbertacceptedtheTreasurer' sjobwhen
GarWilliamsresigned from thatposition.
Also, theDirectorscreatedan advisory
boardandnamedW. Brad Thomas,Jr,of
PilotMountai n,NCandRobertA. White
ofOrlando,FLtoserve.
Notingthatexpenseswereexceedingin-
come,theBoardcalledfor adues increase
from $10.00to$14.00 peryeareffective
June1,1976.
In aguesteditorialin THEVINTAGE
AIRPLANE,TomPoberezny,EAAExec-
utiveVicePresident,praisedtheeffortsof
theFAATowerand Gypsy Controllersat
pastEAAConventions. Hestated,"They
rankwiththebestin thebusiness,exempli-
fied by theprofessional,efficientandcour-
teousmannerin whichtheyhandletheair
traffic."
In hislasteditorialbeforethe 1976
EAA Convention, President J. R.
Nielanderannounceda membershipdrive
andcited thebenefitsofanincreasedDivi-
sionmembership. In addition heissuedan
invitationtoallreadersofTHEVINTAGE
AIRPLANE who planned to attend
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3
Oshkosh '76 to stop by the "Antique/Clas-
sic Division Headquarters Barn" for a visit.
OSHKOSH '76
The 24th Annual EAA Convention was
the longest yet, starting on July 31 and con-
cluding on August 8 with Paul Poberezny
making a demonstration flight in Buck
Hilbert's Aeronca C-3.
Some of the airshow highlights were the
first Oshkosh appearance of the Canadian
Snowbirds, an almost unbelievable perfor-
mance by Dwain Trenton in a turbo-prop
Great Lakes and a "History of Flight" fly-
by of representative aircraft of every era,
beginning with Dale Crites' 1911 Curtiss
Pusher and ending with the newest of the
new, Burt Rutan's VariEze.
Top award winners at Oshkosh ' 76
ANTIQUE:
Grand Champion - 1927 American Ea-
gle, NC3738, Claude Gray and Robert
Groff, Northridge, CA
Reserve Grand Champion - American
Eaglet, NC548Y, Eugene Morris, Hamp-
shire, IL
CLASSIC:
Grand Champion - Piper PA-15
Vagabond, N4402H, Bill Amundson and
Dick Peterson, Stoughton, WI
Reserve Grand Champion - Stinson
108-3, N8074, Ron Kramer, Pella, IA
REPLICA:
Champion -1908 Curtiss June Bug II,
N1908C, Mercury Aircraft, Inc. , Ham-
mondsport, NY.
REPLICAS
In his August 1976 editorial, J . R.
Nielander expressed his views of replica
aircraft. He wrote, "There is much to be
said for the replica. First of all, it is usually
a well-proven design. Second, it is easily
recognizable as a rare bit of aviation his-
tory, and only an expert can distinguish it
from an original if the builder sticks reli-
A small portion of the planes lining up for
the Oshkosh '7S Antique/Classic Parade of
Flight, an activity that has become a Con-
vention favorite. These represent the late
'20s and early 30's era including the EAA
Museum's Stinson SM-SA and Ryan "Spirit
to St. Louis" replica nearest the runway.
giously to the plans. Third, replicas come in
all sizes, shapes and horsepower to fit all
sizes of pocketbooks."
Although replicas had appeared at
EAA Fly-In Conventions for many years,
they were not recognized as s uch for
awards until Oshkosh '73. Even in 1972,
when Bill Turner flew his beauti ful Brown
B-2 "Miss Los Angeles" replica to Oshkosh
from his home in California, it received lots
of attention, but no award.
In time replicas, would come into their
own and in future years some very exciting
examples would be flown to Oshkosh.
The masthead of the October, 1976 is-
s ue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE
listed four new additions to the Advisory
Board. They were: Maurice "Sonny"
Clavel, Wauchula, FL; Stan Gomoll, Min-
neapolis, MN; Dale A. Gustafson, Indi -
anapolis, IN; and Roger J. Sherron, Santa
Rosa, CA.
In another move, Vice-President Mor-
ton Lester and Director Jack Winthrop ex-
changed positions on the Antique/Classic
Board.
The November 1976 issue of VINTAGE
was the Convention coverage issue and in
his editorial, President J. R. Nielander ded-
icated it to the 128 volunteers, the largest
number ever to work in the Antique/Clas-
sic area of the Convention.
1977 - 50th ANNIVERSARY YEAR
OF LINDBERGH'S FLIGHT
1977 was a banner year on two counts -
the 50th anniversary year of Lindbergh's
flight and the 25th anniversary year of
EAA. This was the year the EAA Mu-
seum staff, along with the help and contri-
butions of many other individuals and or-
ganizations, built and flew a replica of the
Ryan "Spirit of St. Louis" in just under five
months. This replica was first test flown in
late March by Paul Poberezny, and made
its first public appearance at the Spirit of
St. Louis dedication ceremony on April
20th at St. Louis, MO. In June the replica
Ryan was flown to New York City where it
began a tour of 102 U.S. cities just as Lind-
bergh did in 1927 after his return from
Paris.
Speaking of replicas, J. R. Nielander's
earlier editorial on the advantages of build-
ing replica aircraft evoked many favorable
replies from members. Some were kind
enough to send along information where
certain plans could be obtained.
Editor Al Kelch named three Associate
Editors to help with the publication of
THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE based on
their past contributions of articles. They
were: H. Glenn Buffington of Seattle, W A;
Robert G. Elliott of Daytona Beach, FL;
and Edward D. Williams, Mt. Prospect, IL.
The April 1977 issue of THE VIN-
TAGE AIRPLANE contained an exten-
sive listing of Type Clubs. It was hoped
this would be an annual feature. A foot-
note pointed out the listing was printed
solely as a service and did not constitute an
endorsement by or affiliation with EAA.
President Nielander happily pointed out
in his April editorial the membership drive
resulted in a growth of over 50% during
the past year. On behalf of the officers, di-
rectors and advisors he thanked all the
members who took the time to acquaint
fellow aviation enthusiasts with the activi-
ties of the Division.
PERSONNEl CHANGES
During 1977 two Advisors, Brad
Thomas and Dale Gustafson were named
to the Board of Directors, replacing Jim
Horne and George Stubbs who resigned.
"Sonny" Clavel resigned his Advisor post
and Arthur R. Morgan of Milwaukee, WI
was named to fill that vacancy. Later in
the year, Robert E. Kesel of Rochester,
NY was asked to fill one of the two remain-
ing vacancies on the Board of Advisors.
JUDGING MANUAL
In his June 1977 editorial J. R.
Nielander wrote, "Over the past three
years your Division has had standing com-
mittees which have been working very hard
at the monumental task of putting together
a Judging Manual .... Much thanks is due
the original committee consisting of Al
Kelch, Dick Wagner and Gar Williams; the
present committee consisting of Brad
Thomas, Claude Gray and George York;
and, in addition, to Bob Taylor and other
members of the Antique Airplane Associa-
tion who supplied much valuable input in
the early and basic stages of development."
Nielander quoted from the manual the
definition of Antique, Classic, Customized
and Replica aircraft. He then explained
the reason for the upper age limit of Clas-
sic aircraft; "The solution arrived at by the
committee, that is, December 31,1955, is
an excellent compromise. That was the
year which, for all practical purposes, aver-
ages out as the demise of the taildragger.
Piper brought out the Tri-Pacer in 1953.
Cessna had already terminated the 140A in
1951. The 190/195 ceased in 1955. Only a
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few 170Bs were built in 1956. The 310 had
come out in 1953. Beechcraft had their Bo-
nanza through several modifications by
1955 and were making plans to phase out
their big H18 twin. Aeronca and Taylor-
craft were out of production as were Lus-
combe and Stinson."
ANTIQUE/CLASSIC CHAPTERS
By mid-1977 , four Division Chapters
had been chartered. Chapter 1 was the
largest, being the Florida Sport Aviation
Antique and Classic Association, one of
the sponsoring groups of the annual Sun ' n
Fun Fly-In at Lakeland, FL. It was also the
group restoring the Laird Super Solution
for the EAA Museum.
Chapter 2 was the Houston Antiquers
who sponsored a very successful fly-in at
Conroe, TX each year in May.
Chapter 3 was the tri-state East Coast
group, the North Carolina, South Carolina
and Virginia Antique Airplane Founda-
tion, Inc. This very active chapter spon-
sored several fly-ins each year.
Chapter 4 was the Minnesota Chapter,
another active group located in the Min-
neapolis-St. Paul area.
OSHKOSH '77
Referred to as the most waterlogged
Convention ever, Oshkosh '77 was still
highly successful. The lovely ladies on the
Headquarters Staff sold more new mem-
berships in the Antique/Classic Division
than were ever sold in the other two Divi-
sions combined. This resulted in a total
membership growth of 6% and was cred-
ited to the efforts of Chairmen Kate Mor-
gan and Donna Bartlett in the Headquar-
ters Red Barn and Alicia Smith and Jackie
House in the exhibit booth in the Commer-
cial Exhibit Building, as well as all of their
volunteer workers. Although the forums
tent was 25 percent larger (100 additional
seats) , there were overflow audiences at
several of the forums.
Oshkosh ' 77 saw an increase of 33% in
the total number of Division volunteers
when 170 pitched in to handle Convention
duties. The practice of recognizing an Out-
standing Division - Volunteer had been ini-
tiated in 1976, but this year there were so
many that the chairmen could not narrow
the choice down to a single one. Outstand-
ing Volunteer Awards were presented to
Hugh P. Harrison , Jeff Copeland, Bob
Wallace and Mary Morris.
The superior job done by Division vol-
unteers was paralleled by the Division
showing in numbers of display aircraft reg-
istered. For the first time the Antique/
Classic Division had more display aircraft
on the field than all other categories com-
bined. Included in the record total number
of 1389 display aircraft were 182 Antiques
and 539 Classics.
The Division Fly-By Schedule Com-
mittee had an uphill battle against the
weather all week, but were sti ll able to put
together a very interesting History of
Flight pageant in the rain for the Thurs-
day p.m. airshow.
The judges did an excellent job of spot-
lighting the best of the competing aircraft,
with top awards going to:
ANTIQUE:
Grand Champion - Kari Keen (Sioux)
Coupe 90-B, NC10721 , Forrest Lovely,
Richfield, MN.
Reserve Grand Champion - Pitcairn
PA-8 , Mailwing, NC10753, Jack Rose ,
Spangle, W A.
CLASSIC:
Grand Champion - Piper PA-11 ,
N78661 , Don Freitag, Summerville, SC.
Reserve Grand Champion - Bellanca 14-
19, N6RJ, Roland M. Joslyn, Malibu, CA.
REPLICA:
Champion - Fokker DVIII , N7557U, Ed
Swearingen, Park Forest, IL.
The end of the year marked the end of
an era for THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE
when the December, 1977 issue was the
last one edited by Division Director AI
Kelch. Two years previously, Al agreed to
take on the editorship for one year, which
stretched into two when a replacement
could not be found.
Al and his wife Lois were totally in-
volved in the magazine 's production for
that period of time and did a superb job.
On behalf of all the members, the Division
Officers and Directors thanked AI and
Lois Kelch as well as the Associate Editors,
Bob Elliott, Ed Williams and Glenn Buff-
ington for their outstanding efforts.
1978 - 75 YEARS OF
POWERED FLIGHT
Although AI and Lois Kelch had re-
signed from the editorship of THE VIN-
TAGE AIRPLANE in December 1977,
they gracious ly agreed to produce the
January and February 1978 issues be-
cause of the two month lead time re-
quired and the fact the new editor, David
Gustafson, would not be joining the staff
at EAA Headquarters until January 1st.
AI consented to stay involved as an Asso-
ciate Editor of the magazine, and of
course as a member of the Division Board
of Directors.
President J.R. Nielander, in his January
editorial in VINTAGE presented the fol-
lowing New Year's resolutions:
1. Produce a high quality color brochure
telling the story of the Division as a promo-
tional tool.
2. Membership Drive.
3. Encourage the formation of addi-
tional Antique/Classic chapters.
4. Encourage the members to provide
material for publication in VINTAGE.
In his February editorial, Nielander dis-
cussed the merits of the owner/restorer of
Antique and Classic airplanes being able to
legally perform maintenance, repairs and
periodic inspections on their own aircraft
and without altering the status of the stan-
dard category airworthiness certificate. He
eagerly solicited comments and suggestions
from Division members.
In another editorial, J. R. Nielander dis-
cussed the dwindling supply of unrestored
antique aircraft and the necessity of even-
tually turning to replicas to satisfy the
hunger for flying the aircraft of yesteryear.
The first fruits of an effort to compile a list
of plans sources for antique replicas ap-
peared in the June 1978 issue of VINTAGE
through the courtesy of Leo Opdycke, the
editor of WORLD WAR I AERO-
PLANES. Leo suppli ed the sources of
plans for over 50 different WW I and ear-
lier aircraft.
Also in this June issue of VINTAGE,
the name of Byron (Fred) Fredericksen
was added to the listing of the Associate
Editors which also included Glenn Buffing-
ton, Bob Elliott, AI Kelch and Ed Williams.
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 5
OSHKOSH '78
While most of the nation sweltered in
oppressive heat and humidity, EAAers
who poured into Wisconsin in r ecord
numbers for the 26th Annual EAA Fly-In
Convention, July 29-August 5, enjoyed a
week of Mother Nature's natural air con-
ditioning. The largest crowds ever to at-
tend an EAA event taxed traffic and
Convention site facilities to their limits
on both days of the opening weekend.
Auto traffic was bumper-to-bumper on
the four-lane highway for 31 miles south
of Oshkosh!
The Antique/Classic Divi sion's partic-
ipation was again more successful than ever,
thanks to the fine efforts of all the volun-
teers, many of whom had been helping since
the Divi sion's first involvement in 1972.
The forums under the direction of Bill
Ehlen and AI Henninger were their usual
great success, with the 250-seat tent being
filled to overflowing on several occasions.
The " Hi story of Flight" pageant di-
rected by Ron Fritz and Phil Coulson was a
big hit with the entire air show audience.
John Turgyan was in charge of the social
hour and picnic dinner in Ollie's Park and
this well-attended event would be sched-
uled annually.
Art Morgan and Bob Kessel did their
usual superb jobs and with their volunteers
parked a record number of 193 Antique,
603 Classic and 5 Replica aircraft. The to-
tal show plane count was 1,471 , up 82 over
1977.
The old Red Barn was its usual beehive
of activity with the Manpower Committee
under Jack Winthrop and Jack Copeland
and the Security Committee he aded by
George Williams and Jim Smith sharing
space in it with Kate Morgan and Donna
Bartlett's group. Kate and Donna, along
with Jackie House and Mary Morris in the
Division's booth in the Commercial Ex-
hibit Building did a great job of promoting
the Division and signing up 189 new mem-
bers.
AI and Lois Kelch, along with Charlie
Nelson and hi s Temco Buckaroo aerial
photo plane, provided the Divi sion press
coverage. Stan Gomoll's Decoration ' s
Committee did a beautiful job in decorat-
ing the promotional booth and also helped
set up the Headquarters Red Barn. The
Supply Committee was headed by Art
Morgan and John Kalas who obtained and
maintained the equipment used by the
Parking Committee, including overhauling
the motor bikes.
The Division awards program on Friday
eve ning, under the direction of Dal e
Gustafson, was a fitting end to the tremen-
dous efforts of the Judges Committee
headed by Claude Gray, Brad Thomas and
George York.
The following received the top awards:
ANTIQUE:
Grand Champion - 1929 Curtiss Robin,
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NR59H, Joseph Erale, Brentwood, L.I. ,
NY.
Reserve Grand Champion - Rearwin
Sportster, NC20723, Alfred Nagel, Mon-
tello, WI.
CLASSIC:
Grand Champion - Aeronca 7AC
Champion, N85448, Ron Wojnar, Milwau-
kee, WI.
Reserve Grand Champion - Rawdon T-
1, N5160, Jack Chastain, Creve Coeur,
MO.
REPLICA:
Champion - 1911 Curtiss Pusher, N1911
D, Dale Crites, Waukesha, WI.
1979 - A YEAR OF CHANGE
There were changes among those at the
helm of the Antique/Classic Division in
1979. Early in the year, J.R. Nielander re-
signed as Pres ident and Secretary Brad
Thomas was named as replacement. Di-
rector Kelly Vi ets was named Secretary. In
February, Director William Ehlen passed
away. He was active in the formation of
the Division and his interest in vintage air-
craft and support of sport aviation would
be greatly missed.
Three new names on the Board of Ad-
visors were John S. Copeland, Westbor-
ough, MA; Gene Morris, Hampshire, IL
and Daniel F. Neuman, Minneapolis, MN.
Late in the year, Robert A. White resigned
his post as Advisor and Advisor John Tur-
gyan was named to the Board of Directors.
Lionel Salisbury became an Associate
Editor of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE
and Gene Chase of the EAA Staff was
named Editor, replacing David Gustafson
who left EAA employment. Gene had
previously served as Assistant Editor of the
magazine from 1973 through 1975.
President Brad Thomas in his May 1979
editorial stated that since using the rules
and standards as set forth in the Judging
Manual for judging Antique and Classic
aircraft over the past four years , fewer
complaints that ever before have been re-
ceived. He noted the manual was available
from EAA Headquarters at a cost of only
$l.00. The August issue of VINTAGE
contained the complete judging manual as
pertaining to Antiques and Classics.
Division Advisor Ronald Fritz accepted
the responsibility of promoting the forma-
tion of new Antique/Classic Division chap-
ters , and AI Ke lch and Dick Wagner
headed a policy committee to research var-
ious merchandising programs which would
promote the Division.
In his June 1979 editorial , President
Thomas reminded the readers that issue of
the magazine contained a ballot (this fea-
ture was started in 1977) and urged every
member to vote for the officers and direc-
tors of his or her choice for the upcoming
election.
In the August issue of VINTAGE, the
new " Hall of Fame" program under the
guidance of Morton W. Lester was an-
nounced. Morton, a trustee of the EAA
Air Museum Foundation and a Director of
the EAA Antique/Classic Division said
space in the Museum would be allocated
for photos and factual information about
many of those people who were active in
aviation in the '20s and '30s and never re-
ceived the recognition due them. Morton
asked members to send in nominations or
consideration for this honor.
OSHKOSH '79
As expected, the Great Energy Crunch
of '79, fact or fiction, fail ed to dampen the
spirits of EAAers attending the Conven-
tion, July 28-August 4, and once again the
affair was tremendously successful. Much
of the credit was due to the 215 volunteers,
chairmen and co-chairmen who handled
the responsibilities for the Antique/Classic
Division.
The new Theater in the Woods located
in Ollie 's Park was available for evening
programs for the first time, replacing the
previously used pavilion north of the FAA
Tower. This was a boon to Antique/Classic
members, being adjacent to all of their ac-
tivities.
The aircraft Judges selected the follow-
ing for top awards:
ANTIQUE:
Grand Champion - Howard DGA-15P,
NC22416, Dick Martin, Green Bay, WI.
Reserve Grand Champion - WACO
QCF, NX11241, Marion Havelaar, Rapid
City, SD.
CLASSIC:
Grand Champion - Luscombe 8E, N21
32B, Tim and Barbara Bowers, Woodland,
CA.
Reserve Grand Champion - Rawdon T-
1, N5160, Maybelle Chastain, Creve Coeur,
MO.
REPLICA:
Champion - 1929 Travel Air Mystery
Ship, N482N, Jim Younkin, Springdale,
AR.
In attendance at Oshkosh '79 were 1374
show planes, including 177 Antiques, 553
Classics and 11 Replicas.
Before the year ended, the
Antique/Classic Division listed the follow-
ing nine chapters.
1. Lakeland, FL
2. Houston, TX
3. Charlotte, NC
4. Minneapolis, MN
5. York, PA
6. Rochester, NY
7. Flanders, NJ
8. Grand Rapids, MI
9. Seattle, W A
1980 - ANTIQUE/CLASSIC
DIVISION'S 10TH YEAR
The January 1980 issue of THE VIN-
TAGE AIRPLANE contained an article
about the status of the Laird Super Solu-
tion project. The building of a replica of
this famous racing aircraft was undertaken
by Antique/Classic Division Chapter 1 of
Florida under the leadership of Chapter
President Ed Escallon. Through Ed' s
friendship with the plane' s designer, E.M.
"Matty" Laird and his wife Elsie, Matty' s
expertise and support was available.
Chapter members and many other vol-
unteers throughout the country donated
time, money and materials to get the plane
"on the gear" with all major airframe com-
ponents constructed. At that time the
plane was moved to EAA Headquarters in
Hales Corners where the restoration shop,
under the guidance of Bill Chomo, com-
pleted the aircraft.
Paul Poberezny was named Chairman
of the General Aviation Energy Council at
a meeting in Washington, DC. The group
was to meet frequently and objectively to
formulate an approach to the fuel shortage
problems.
Later in the year Paul was selected as
the 1979 recipient of the Frank G. Brewer
Trophy for outstanding contribution to
aviation and space education.
The EAA Air Museum was granted
funds along with matching funds from
AOPA to begin adapting auto fuel for air-
craft use and results would be forthcoming
at the completion of the test.
In his May editorial, Brad Thomas ob-
served the noticeable reduction in the
number of antiques at many fly-ins over
the previous few years. As possible rea-
sons he cited the ever-rising inflation fac-
tor escalating the value of the aircraft to
excessive heights, thus making long flights
less desirable to the owners; and the high
cost of fuel, especially to those vintage
planes with engines which burn up to 25
gph.
Also in May, EAA Antique/Classic Di-
vision Chapter 10 in Tulsa, OK received its
charter.
In the June, 1979 issue of VINTAGE,
Claude Gray, Antique/Classic Division
Chief Judge wrote an article containing
tips and suggestions to would-be winners
of awards at Oshkosh and other fly-ins
where the EAA Judging Manual is used.
OSHKOSH '80
28TH ANNUAL EAA CONVENTION
The Antique/Classic Division schedule
for Oshkosh ' SO was basically the same as
in previous years. Among the physical
changes were the moving of the
Antique/Classic Forums Tent to the north
of the Convention grounds with the other
forums tents. Thus, all those attending the
Convention could attend the forums on
older aircraft, rather than only those with
flight line passes, as in the past.
In place of the Forums Tent next to the
Red Barn was the Antique/Classic Divi-
sion Hospitality Tent. This was made
available at no charge to the OX5 Aviation
Pioneers, QBs, old timers or any group
wanting to use the facilities for informal
gatherings concerning Antique and Classic
aircraft.
Another new feature at Oshkosh ' SO
was the allocation of space across the
paved road east of the Red Barn for the
Division's own Antique/Classic Interview
Circle, complete with a separate P A sys-
tem.
Among the highlights of the week were
the debut of the EAA Museum's Laird Su-
per Solution and an Aviation Greats Day
featuring Matty Laird and General James
Doolittle , along with Blanche Noyes,
Harold Neumann, Bob Hall, Eldon Cessna,
Eddie Fisher, Harold Johnson, Tony
LeVier, Cliff Henderson, Steve Wittman,
Leon Atwood, Al Menasco and Roger
Don Rae.
Camera buffs had a field day with the
vintage racing aircraft on display. In addi-
tion to the Super Solution were Bill
Turner's replica Gee Bee Model Z, Jim
Younkin's replica Travel Air Mystery Ship
and Steve Wittman' s original Bonzo.
The Antique/Classic Parade of Flight
was scheduled on Aviation Greats Day so
the honored guests could witness the
panorama of aviation history. All of the
guests had been personally involved in
most of the era portrayed by the "Parade."
Statistically, the record number of 1547
show planes included 157 Antiques (down
slightly), 620 Classics and 15 Replicas.
Oshkosh ' SO top award winners were:
ANTIQUE:
Grand Champion - Buhl LA-l Pup,
NC34SY, Dan Neuman, Minneapolis, MN.
Reserve Grand Champion - De Havil-
land DH-SO Tiger Moth, C-FCTN, Frank
Evans and Tom Dietrich, Kitchener, On-
tario, Canada.
CLASSIC:
Grand Champion - Aeronca 15AC
Sedan, N1491H, Jim Thompson, Roberts,
IL.
Reserve Grand Champion - Cessna ISO,
N942SC, Douglas and Barbara Trager ,
Chino, CA.
REPLICA
Champion - Ryan NYP, NX211 NX,
Dave and Steve Cannavo, Lester, P A.
At the Annual Business Meeting of the
Antique/Classic Division on August 9 at
the Convention, the results of the election
revealed the following incumbents being
re-elected: Brad Thomas, President; Kelly
Viets, Secretary; and Directors Al Kelch,
Morton Lester and Art Morgan.
At the same meeting the total number
of Directors was increased to ten with the
naming of Ronald Fritz, Robert E. Kesel
and George S. York as new Directors.
These men had previously served as Advi-
sors to the Board of Directors.
1981
In his first editorial of the year, Presi-
dent Brad Thomas described the unsettled
world conditions and how they affected
sport aviation with inflated fuel prices and
spotty availability. But by the time he
wrote about the fantastically successful
Oshkosh 'Sl, his message was all upbeat.
Personnel changes during the year in-
cluded the addition of Steve Wittman of
Oshkosh, WI to the Antique/Classic Board
of Directors when the EAA Board voted
to appoint one of their members to each of
the Division Boards. At the same time the
EAA Board voted to name each Division
President as a member of the parent
Board.
(Continued on page 29)
Antique/Classic Division Judge Claude
Gray, Jr. presents the Grand Champion
Classic trophy to Jim Thompson for his
Oshkosh '80 winner, an Aeronca 15AC
Sedan, N1491H. Jim has faithfully brought
the Sedan back to the Convention to be dis-
played in the "Past Grand Champions" pad-
dock ever since, never missing a year.
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 7
Lthe summer of 1896 on the Northern
Indiana dunes, in Miller Beach, now a
part of Gary, Indiana, Octave Chanute
and his assistants collected enough scien-
tific data to understand most of the prin-
ciples of flight. More than 1,000 flights
(long and short glides) were made in
1896 and 1897, the longest of which
reached out almost 600 feet. Several
times, the experimental " pilots " rose
higher than their starting point. It is es-
pecially remarkable that these experi-
ments were conducted so carefully and
so methodically that, from the beginning,
Mr. Chanute had not a single accident to
report - except a pair of torn trousers!
Remarkable enough for the date, espe-
cially when you consider that a large
number of people, essentially "zero time
pilots, " attempted and accomplished
glides.
The biplane, with its Pratt truss de-
sign, was later developed by the Wrights
during their historic flights at Kitty
Hawk. Their success was the end of a
(Above) Octave Chanute, one of Amer-
ica's leading civil engineers had a keen
interest in aeronautics (Courtesy National
Air and Space Museum).
(Right) View of the dunes today around
Miller. Today the dunes which Chanute
used are significantly lower or have dis-
appeared.
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Chanute's
FLIGHT
EXPERIMENTS
by Simine Short
Many textbooks simply state that the Wright Brothers
invented the airplane. But what led to the events on
December 17, 1903?
long quest for a successful powered and
controllable flying machine.
Octave Chanute, born in France in
1832, became one of America's leading
civil engineers, specializing in railroads
and bridges. Along the way, however, he
also developed a keen interest in aero-
nautics. For several years he gathered,
organized and analyzed what little aero-
nautical information existed. In 1888, he
started corresponding with aeronautical
experimenters from around the world.
In 1889, he moved his residence to
1139 Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois, and be-
gan a wood preservation facility on
Huron Street.
Starting in October 1891 , Chanute
published, in 27 issues of The American
Engineer and Railroad Journal, his inves-
tigations on the development of flying
machines. These articles were expanded
and published in 1894 under the title
Progress in Flying Machines. This book
was not only the first accurate history of
flying machines but also a valuable prac-
tical reference for contemporary re-
searchers; it soon became the bible of
flying. This classic book has been
reprinted and makes for interesting read-
ing, even today.
During the World's Fair in Chicago,
Chanute organized the 3rd International
Aviation Congress (August 1-4, 1893).
In his opening address, he expressed the
opinion that it seemed not unreasonable
to entertain the hope that man may even-
tually achieve a mechanical success in
the attempt to compass a mode of trans-
portation which so strongly appeals to
the imagination. The principal objects of
the Conference were .. . to bring about
the discussion of some of the scientific
problems involved; to collate the results
of the latest researches; to procure an in-
(Below) Chanute camp, copied from "Re-
cent Experiments in Gliding Flight," pub-
lished in the Aeronautical Annual 1897.
terchange of ideas, and to pro-
The biplane, with its Pratt truss design,
mote concert of action among
was later developed by the Wrights in
the students of this inchoate
subject.
About 100 persons at-
tended each session of the
four day long event. Forty-
seven papers were submitted,
although not all were read.
Proceedings of the Interna-
tional Conference on Aerial Navigation
were then edited by Chanute and pub-
lished in 1893/4.
In 1894, Chanute decided to design
full-size gliders. He used his experiences
as a structural engineer and applied his
knowledge which produced structural
strength unknown before in gliders. But
he also continued his scientific research,
now watching and comparing the flight
and landing pattern on different birds.
In the winter of 1895-6, he began ex-
perimenting with man carrying machines.
To test his machines, he chose the north-
ern Indiana dunes. Edwin Way Teale
described this area in The Book of Glid-
ers (1930) : The southern tip of Lake
Michigan, between Gary and Michigan
City, Indiana, is lined with a chain of
high sand dunes ... These bare hills
ranged from 50 to 60 feet high and had
slopes of soft sand leading to a broad
beach below. The angle of descent was
gentle and the prevailing winds, from the
northwest, blew against the lake side of
the dunes making landings on the beach
possible. Most of the sand hills were
"wandering dunes" that advanced slowly
to the eastward along the lake shore.
Today, due to this movement and grad-
ing for building operations, the dunes
which Chanute used have practically dis-
appeared.
On June 22, 1896, the 64-year-old Oc-
tave Chanute and his three young assis-
tants, William Avery, Augustus Herring
and William Paul Butusov, took the Lake
Shore train to Miller Beach, now a sub-
their historic flights at Kitty Hawk.
Their success was the end of a
long quest for a successful powered
and controllable flying machine.
urb on the eastern edge of Gary, Indi-
ana. The goal was to study the art of
navigating an aeroplane without artificial
power.
Mr. Chanute thought that the mainte-
nance of equilibrium under all circum-
stances was the most critical problem of
aviation.
The group's baggage consisted of two
disassembled gliders, a kite and lots of
camping equipment. One of the gliders
was Herring's design of a Lilienthal ma-
chine (Chanute thought it wise to start
with the known!), the other was
Chanute's own design , a multiplane
glider.
His experiments were published in
many articles and books during the next
decade. Here are two reports. One is
taken from the Chicago Tribune newspa-
per of 24 June 1896, written by the first
reporter who arrived in Miller to spread
the word.
".. . Monday morning, Mr. Chanute,
A. M. Herring, William Paul (Butusov)
and William Avery, all of Chicago, took
an early Lake Shore train for Miller's, 30
miles south of the city. The natives had
their curiosity highly excited by the enor-
mous amount and queer shape of lug-
gage of the party . . .
Some of the natives could not resist
the temptation to follow and saw a tent
erected under the protection of the high-
est of the hills near the lake shore. Soon
the other bundles were unwrapped and
what looked for the world like a three-
mast schooner's rigging was erected with
sails set, on the sand. The natives waited
patiently for the boat to be brought out,
thinking a sail on the lake was in
prospect. A panic struck them when
they saw Mr. Herring mount the odd-
shaped affair and sail through the air.
'Jess watch,' tittered one of the na-
tives, 'I'll be bound it won' t be long afore
he ' ll come down from that thar high
hors.'"
Mr. Herring disappointed this
prophet, and fulfilled every expectation
of himself and Mr. Chanute. He suc-
ceeded in floating quite a distance in the
air. The wind was not favorable, and the
experiments were resumed yesterday.
This time a number of comparatively
long rides were made by all the younger
members of the party. Mr. Herring
sailed over eighty feet, measured hori-
zontally, while falling only twenty feet.
This was in the face of wind, as none of
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9
the experimenters are yet willing to turn
themselves loose before a breeze as stiff
as t hat blowing yes terday in the neigh-
borhood of the lake . . .
Mr. Chanute's own machine has not
yet been full y tested. It consists of twelve
wings o f oil ed nainsook silk stretched
ti ghtl y over a spruce and will ow frame.
Each uppe r pair of wings is conn ected
with a lower pair by a fin of the sa me
material about three feet long and a foot
wi de . The wings are a littl e less tha n 7
feet long and are by measure diamond-
shaped. The machine is about 15 fee t
lo ng a nd 14 fee t wide, a nd we ighs 32
pounds a nd has a spread of 180 sq uare
feet. It is curve d a bo ut as much as a
birch canoe ..."
A more techni cal report summarizes
the experi ments; it was publi shed in Fly-
ing Machines, Constructi on & Operation
(1910).
"I ex pe riment ed with seve ral full -
sized gliding machines, carrying a man.
The fi rst was a Lili e nthal monopla ne ,
which was deemed so cranky that it was
di scarded aft er making about one-hun-
dred glides, six weeks before Lilienthal's
accident.
"The second was known as the multi -
ple winged machine and finall y devel-
oped int o five pairs o f pi vot ed wings ,
trussed together at the front and one pair
in the rear. It glided at angles of descent
of 10 or 11 degrees or one in fi ve, and
this was deemed too steep.
"Then Mr. Herring and myself made
comput ati ons to anal yze the resistance.
We attribut ed much of them to the fi ve
front spars of the wings and on a sheet of
cross-bared paper I at once drew the de-
sign of a new three-decked machine to
be built by Mr. Herring.
" Being a builder of bridges, I trussed
these surfaces together, in order to ob-
tain strength and stiffness. When tested
10 JUNE 1996
(Above) Chanute' s design of a multiple
winged machine which developed into
five pairs of pivoted wings, trussed to-
gether at the front and one pair in the
rear. Note in this photo that the second
top layer of wings was removed and the
position of each wing is clearly marked
on each upper wing surface (Courtesy
National Air and Space Museum). Video
disk No.1A-20406, SI Neg. No.A-49477.
(Right) Chanute's biplane glider proved
to be the key step on the road to the in-
vention of the airplane. It was, at the
time, the most successful heavier-than-
air flying machine in the world (Courtesy
National Air and Space Museum). Video
disk No.1A-20359, SI Neg. No.84-10696.
in gliding fli ght t he lower surface was
found too near the ground. It was taken
off a nd the re maining a ppa ra tus now
consisting of two surfaces connected to-
gether by a girder composed of verti cal
pos t s a nd di ago na l ti es, s pecifically
kn own as a " Pra tt T russ." The n Mr.
Herring and Mr. Avery together devised
and put on an elasti c att achment to the
t ail. Thi s machine proved a success, it
being safe a nd ma nageabl e. Ove r 700
glides were made with it at angles of de-
scent of 8 to 10 degrees, or one in six to
one in seven."
Cha nute t a bula t ed the res ult s a nd
recorded his observati ons on the strength
and the variations of air currents.
The accompanying t abl e shows th e
most significant fli ght s made on Septem-
be r 11 and 12, 1896. The " two-s urface
mac hine" weighed a bout 23 pounds,
spread 135 squ are fee t a nd ca rri ed 160
pounds at 23 miles an hour. This craft was
easy to manipulate in launching, sailing
and landing. To quote Dr. Tom Crouch,
"it proved to be the key step on the road
to the invention of the airplane. At t he
time, it was the most successfu l heavi er-
than-air flying machine in the world."
On April 2, 1903, Mr. Chanute gave a
lecture to members of the Aero-Club in
Pa ri s, Fra nce ( tr a nslate d by E rn es t
Archdeacon in The Pa pe rs of Wi lbur
and Orvill e Wright, Marvin W. McFar-
land, editor) . Here are a few highlights:
Besides, these glides provide t he
most original and most enticing of sports;
as proof of which several of my fr iends,
great sport sme n and hunt e rs, have put
as ide the ir favor it e s port s t o devot e
the mselves with e nthusiasm t o ae ri al
glides !
Moreover, some of our da untl ess
automobil e sport sme n will happen t o
make themselves some simil ar machines
and see k o ut somewhe re a favora bl e
spot for competing in these glides.
To aga in quo t e To m Crouch ( A
Dream of Wings, 1981), "Chanut e a nd
hi s compani ons had demonstrated th at
Li lie nthal's effort could not onl y be re-
peat ed but improved upon. During a
single summer, these men had buil t and
flown the mos t adva nced glide r in the
world. To the general public it appeared
that mankind now stood on the thresh-
old of fli ght. The men involved were not
so certain.
(Right) If you had fun gliding to the bot-
tom of the dune, then you had to haul it
up to the top to fly again. The dunes, just
east of present day Gary, Indiana aren't
nearly as tall as they were back at the
turn of the century. (Courtesy National
Air and Space Museum). Video disk
No.1A-20359, SI Neg. No.7A-09317.
In the years to follow, Chanute was
always willing to give helpful instructions
and scientific advice. He provided
would-be pioneers with an exhaustive
description of all that had been done in
the past of aviation, and provided clearly
expressed ideas on what had to be done
next.
In May 1900, Chanute received a let-
ter from two bicycle makers from Day-
ton, Ohio - Wilbur and Orville Wright.
They had requested a list of publications
from the Smithsonian Institution in May
of 1899. This list included, among oth-
ers, Chanute's Progress in Flying Ma-
chines, The Aeronautical Annuals for
1895,1896, and 1897, and several Smith-
sonian pamphlets. They believed that
flight was possible to man. They built a
glider which they described to Chanute
as: in appearance it is very similar to the
"double-deck" machine with which the
experiments of yourself and Mr. Herring
were conducted in 1896-7. Several
changes were made by them to the
Chanute-Herring biplane design. To list
a few: the tail was placed in front of
their apparatus, the operator was lying in
a horizontal position, but most impor-
tantly, they designed a method of warp-
ing the wings to preserve equilibrium
and to achieve control.
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A close fri endship and mutual trust
developed be twee n Chanut e a nd the
Wri ght s. Be tween 1900 a nd 1905 ,
Chanut e watched and encouraged the
Wri ght s in eve rything they did , made
notes of their fli ght experiments and di s-
cussed thei r probl ems through volumi -
nous correspondence and personal meet-
ings. Chanut e even offe red fin a ncial
assistance, whi ch the Wrights politely de-
clined.
To quote Chanute again: " It is thus
seen, there has been a gradual evoluti on
from Lili enthal o nwa rd . That gliding
machines have been made safer and are
now fairl y under cont rol. There is doubt-
less a chance fo r further improve ment ,
a nd thi s ca n o nl y be do ne by expe ri-
ments."
On December 17, 1903, the ultimate
goal was achieved. The Wright Brothers
report ed in a telegram to their fath er:
"Success. four fli ghts Thursday morning
all against twenty-one mil e wind started
from level with engine power alone aver-
age speed through air thirt y-one mil es
longes t 57 seconds inform press home
Christmas. "
Chanute continued not onl y to share
the knowl edge gained, but he also publi-
cized hi s information and ideas in scien-
tifi c as well as popul ar magazines such as
McClure ' s Magazine (June 1900) and
Popul ar Science Monthly (1904). Publi-
cati ons, as these, spread the interest to
the general public. As a result of hi s ac-
tiviti es, Chanut e wa s unive rsally re -
garded as the 'grand old man ' of avi a-
tion, and ri ghtl y accorded th e res pect
due to the elder statesmen of fl ying (from
Aviati on, by Char les H. Gibbs Smith,
1970).
In the succeeding seven years before
hi s death in November 1910, Chanut e
witnessed remarkable progress in the de-
velopment of aeroplanes and in aviati on
in general.
Wilbur a nd Orville Wri ght neve r
fail ed to acknowl edge Chanut e's key
rol e in their own success, for it was hi s
masterpi ece of research and expositi on
that unlocked many doors and paved the
way. At the time of Chanut e's death ,
Wilbur Wright observed " His labors had
vast influence in bringing about the era
of fli ght. No one was too humbl e to re-
ceive a share of his time. In patience and
goodness of heart he has rarely been sur-
passed. Few men were more universally
respected and loved."
Thi s articl e hi ghlights only some de-
tail s of the " Cr azy Old Ma n o f the
Dunes," Oct ave Chanute. But - hope-
full y reading thi s - will make today's pi-
(Right) Another view of t he Chanute bi -
plane glider. The renowned civil engineer
himself is holding the glider for this pho-
tograph. 51 Neg No. 1A-20360.
12 JUNE 1996
lots a bit more aware of the events which
happened 100 years ago, or seven years
pri or to the well-known Wri ght Brothers
successful fli ght in their motori zed glider
in] 903.
On Saturday, Jul y 27, 1996, the 100th
anniversary of the flight experiments by
Octave Chanute and hi s crew will be cel-
ebrated.
The " Salut e Cha nut e Air Race" is
pl anned for cl assic and vintage airplanes
to fl y from Chanute, Kansas, to the for-
mer Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul ,
Illinois, and then to continue to Gary, In-
di ana. A formal fl yby over the Ogde n
dunes of Miller Beach and the Marquette
Park area is scheduled for July 27.
Two full- size Chanut e re pli cas are
currentl y being built to be shown to the
ge ne ral publi c on th at day. Both ma-
chines represent the 1896 "two-surface"
machine, but there are major di fferences.
Paul Dees from the Seattl e area is build-
ing his machine using material simil ar to
the ori ginal one, whil e a design team of
five from the Rochester (New York) In-
stitute of Technology uses modern struc-
tural materials and analysis techniques.
Dr. Kevin Kochersberger, team leader,
will be bringing thi s ship to Gary. With
the fu ll es t cooperation of the weather
and a large ground crew, both re plicas
will be launched and fl own from the rem-
nants of the "original " Chanute Dunes.
Modern sailpl anes and hang-gliders
will be on stati c di spl ay and will be fl own
over the historic grounds. One-hundred
years of development will be seen easily.
"The Soci ety for the Restorati on of
the Ga ry Bathing Beach A quat orium
and Octave Chanute's Pl ace in Hi story,"
or in short The Chanute Aquatorium So-
ci ety, of Gary, Indi ana, in conjuncti on
with the Nati onal Soa ring Museum of
Elmira, New York, will host a Dedi ca-
tion Ceremony honoring the eve nts of
1896.
A bronze NSM " Nati onal Landmark
of Soa rin g" pl aque, sponsored by the
Chicagoland Glider Council , will be pre-
sent ed to the f ut ure Museum of Fli ght ,
housed in the Aquatorium in Marquett e
Park, Gary, Indi ana.
Fea tured spea ke r will be Dr. Tom
Crouch, Cha ir of the De partment of
Aeronauti cs, Nati onal Air & Space Mu-
seum, Smithsoni an Institution.
For additional information on thi s cel-
ebration and Landmark dedication, one
may contact The Chanute Society at 607
South Lake Stree t , Ga ry, IN 46403
(phone 219/938-8080) or the Nati onal
Soaring Museum, 51 Soaring Hill Drive,
Elmira, NY 14903 (607/734-3128) or you
can log in to the Internet and check out
St eve Spicer 's Oct ave Chanute/ Mill er
Beach We b-Page on http: // www.
crown.net/-sspicer/celebrat. ..
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PASS db
BUCK
by E.E. "Buck" Hilbert
EAA #21 Ale #5
P.O. Box 424, Union, IL 60180
Hey! Here 's a few of the letters I've
received during the past few weeks. Can
any of you help with their requests? Over
to you . ..
Dear Buck- 1don't knowofyou remem-
ber me, but1metyou in Narita, Japan in the
JAL hangarwith the United AirlinesSwal-
low you brought to Japan for the inaugural
UA 747 flight intoJapan.
ThestackofEAA magazinesyou gave me
kindledaspark thatgrew in the years since
untilMay 1994 when 1joined EAA. 1think
1am probably theonlyEAA memberon the
islandofSaipan where1havebeen working
for PacificOriental,Inc. since1991 . This
companyis thegroundhandlerfor North-
westand United where1am the Mainte-
nanceManager . As1retiredfrom North-
west in October1985, theopportunityto
again workin 747 aircraftwasgiven to me
and Ileapedat thechancefor anewleaseon
ausefullife. I stillcallJapan home,butI live
andworkherein Saipan.
Sincejoining EAA and receiving both
Sport AviationandVintage Airplanemaga-
zines,1began tofeel 1hadmetan oldfriend
withyourmonthlycolumn in Vintage.
Now that 1have given you the back-
ground,Ihavearequest. Perhaps you will
know someonewho remembersaflying cir-
cuslairshowgroupfrom the 1930's called
"Howard Duttonandhis Devil Divers." 1
was an airport bum (in my pre-teens)when
hearrivedat Albert Whittedairport, St. Pe-
tersburg,FL with2 Boeing F4B4's,aLaird
Baby Solution and abeat up, 50 horse
Franklin Cub. The F4B4's woulddiveat the
spectators with smokeand pull upjustover
ourheads. Then therewould be atransfer
from the Cub to aspeeding car and back
again to theCub on the next pass. The Laird
did afew acrobaticsand next theCub,with
Howard as the hayseed nosyfarmer dida
fabulous crazyflying act. Thegrandfinale
was with the Cub - heactuallyparachuted
theCub to theground.
1have neverseen norheardofhimsince.
None ofthe olderNorthwest pilotshave
heardofHoward Dutton,but theremustbe
someonestillalivewho knew something
about thisgroupand can fill me in on what
became of "Howard Duttonand hisDevil
Divers."
Best Regards,
J.H. Smith
PPP247 Box 10000
Saipan,MP 96950
Nice to hear from you J.H. - of course
I remember you! Dutton and his gang
don't ring a bell with me , but I ' m sure
there must be someone out there who can
fill us in. How 'bout it gang? If you know,
drop J.H. a line and send us a copy!
Dear Buck-1wonderifyou cangiveme
some infoas to where1mightget someinfor-
mationabout thehappeningsofan Aeronca
C-3Ilearnedtofly in 1937. It wasownedby
Harry Andersonand basedat theDetroit
CityAirportlocated at Conners & Gratoi/.
Having lost my logbookand losing trackof
him during WW IIIcan' tremember its li-
cense number. Ihaven' tflown for years in
full scale,albeitat80 Iam still upin theair
with RICaircraftand stillwithdear old
EAA number90315andAIC17991. Ihave
aoften wonderedwhathappened to Harry
and that littleC-3. Iam sure that you still
haveyourAeroncaat theFunnyFarm and I
still havepostcardofit that you sentto me
backin '93.
Here's to lots ofgoodflying,
Merl Aschenbach
1916Cass AvenueRd.
BayCity, MI48708
Without an N-number, its a bit tough
to track down, Mer!, but perhaps some-
one might remember Harry or the C-3.
Drop him a line if you can help him out.
We lost one of the good ones recently.
Harold Lossner died this past March 17.
Harold, who was born, raised, and lived
almost all of his adult life in Iowa, was an
sport aviation treasure. The folks from
EAA Chapter 135 sent along a nice eu-
logy to me, and it included these words:
"Harold was an active and valued
member of the Experimental Aircraft As-
sociation (EAA 74313), its Antique/Clas-
sic Division, Des Moines area EAA
Chapter 135, and the Antique Airplane
Association (AAA 167) . He was also a
member of the Aircraft Owners and Pi -
lots Association, The Aerospace Educa-
tion Council of Iowa, and the Civil Air
Patrol. Harold was a founding, and piv-
otal member of of both Morningstar Field
and its Northfield Flying Club, a hotbed
of sport aviation in central Iowa.
"Throughout his life, Harold's good
humor, common sense, knowledge, pa-
tience, and desire to help touched, taught,
inspired and enabled a vast number of
people to enter some aspect of aviation.
He will be fondly remembered, he will be
missed. However, like many of the an-
tique and classic planes that he lovingly
labored over, he can never be replaced."
Harold was very active with the AAA,
and was often the voice I heard on the
other end of the phone when I needed
some help. A great guy. To the words
from Chapter 135, I can only add this:
Goodbye? No, God speed.
So long, Harold Lossner, May the good
Lord reward you with forever fair flying
weather and the best flying antiques ever.
We'll miss you here on Earth, but at the
same time you' ll always be here in our
hearts each time we see one of your air-
planes or hear of the accomplishments of
your students.
Your family and professional values
were examples of the people you trained.
Your dedication will be hard to match.
many an aviation oriented person can at-
tribute their choice of path to follow,
many a builder or mechanic will remem-
ber your teachings , your counsel , and
your workmanship. It will be a long time,
Harold, before your marks on the avia-
tion world fade. So fly on, Harold, and
enjoy your place in the Heavens.
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13
(Above) Scott Gross and Bill Hadden are busy having a
good time in this Reed clip-wing Cub, restored by them
and Scott's brother Steve. A great looking Cub, and
until you look at the shortened wingspan (not just our
neatly cropped photo!) you hardly notice anything is
different.
(Below) It's done, and will be flown about the time you
read this. The Gee Bee Z replica built by Kevin Kimball
and Jeff Eicher was displayed alongside Delmar
Benjamin's Gee Bee R-1/R-2 replica. Both got lots of
attention during the week long event.
(Above) Greg Herrick who has been busy
collecting a number of rare vintage airplanes,
recently purchased this Fleetwings Seabird
from Channing Clark. Channing's work to
bring the Seabird back to life was nothing
short of heroic. Greg has a few more very
rare airplane surprises up his sleeve. Perhaps
we'll see one at EAA OSHKOSH this year ...
14 JUNE 1996
(Below) Sometimes you have to look outside
of the AlC parking area to find an interesting
"old" airplane. Bob Mason is flying Ernie
Carlson's example of his Skycycle, a homebuilt
copy of the 1944 Piper Skycycle. Piper never
built the "Flying Droptank," but you'll be able to
build your own with a quick build kit available
from Carlson Aircraft, 330/426-3934.
by H.C. Frautschy
(Right) Joe Ranson, Athens, TN has a
chrome hat to match his shiny '46 Globe
Swift. Joe's modified airplane was selected
as one of the Outstanding Classic award
winners.
(Below) Duane Huff, Lawrenceville, GA
took home the trophy for Grand Champion
Classic with his 1946 Aeronca 11AC Chief.
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15
(Left) Ray Olcott, (in the orange vest) coordinated this year' s
Antique/Classic Parade of Flight. Our intrepid group of pilots
some of whom are shown here, had a bit of a crosswind to
deal with, but they handled it with little difficulty.
(Above) A Best Restored - 101- 165 hp
presented to Cody Owen, Anderson, SC for
PA-12.
(Left) The Zedakers, Tom and Lorraine,
again with their multi-colored Stinson
picked as the Best Custom Classic - 101-1
Class. They' re from Las Vegas, NV.
(Right) Cessna 180's were always one of
favorites as a kid, and Wayne and Janice
Ardmore, OK have a nice one to tool a
ranch to ranch in cattle country. Their
picked as an Outstanding Contemporary
16 JUNE 1996
(Left) We had a pair of clip-wing Cubs at Sun "n Fun this year. The
other was this spectacular J-3 owned and flown by airline pilot Janeen
Kochan, who lives nearby, next to Winter Haven airport. Powered by a
Continental A-75, it has only had a few owners since it was new,
including a stint when it was owned by Steve Wittman and used to train
pilots during WW II.
(Right) Thirsty? In need of satisfying a popcorn craving? See the folks
from AlC Chapter 1 in the Antique/Classic/Contemporary Headquarters
building. Here, Esther Decker, Jean Henry, Norm Shallard, and Jaap
Mesdag help out some thirsty and hungry visitors during the afternoon
airshow.
(Above) Mooney Mites look like lots of fun! Here's
Ted Teach' s little yellow single place machine, a
winner of an Outstanding Classic award.
(Right) When he first purchased his Luscombe 8E
in 1969, I'll bet Hal Darley never dreamed his
Luscombe would get so much attention. The
winner of a number of awards, including a Grand
Champion trophy at the Columbia, CA Fly-In, it
was chosen for an Outstanding Classic award.
iper
Ie it
'as
'as
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17
(Above) David W. Folks, Chickamauga, GA has a pretty jazzy Champ,
which was also awarded an Outstanding Classic trophy. With a C-90
under the cowl, it climbs pretty well, and as a custom airplane, it just
plain looks great!
(Right) The seaplane Fly-In was very popular with the local residents,
with a big crowd on hand to watch the goings-on.
(Above and right) The Grand Champion
Custom Classic was one of the many
Aeronca's on the field during Sun ' n Fun
'96. Pete and Mark Rowe, Midlothian,
TX had just completed their airplane and
then launched for Florida. Painted
American LaFrance Fire Engine Red, it's
about about as custom as you can get,
and makes for a stunning airplane.
18 JUNE 1996
(Above) The Grumman G-43 Albatross
makes for a big amphibian, especially when
you're standing next to it as it rumbles by.
This big fellow, nicknamed "Dumbo," is
owned and flown by Chuck Greenhill of
Mattawa, IL.
(Above right) If you broke your airplane at
Sun 'n Fun, here are a trio of folks who can
help. From EAA Chapter 620, (left to right)
we have: Edward Sadler, Barb Lindeman
and Jack Lindeman. Check out the sign
over Ed's shoulder ...
(Right) This nice looking '48 Luscombe 8F,
N1917B, is owned and flown by Gregory
Szilaney of Orlando, FL.
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The results of the Antique/Classic Sur-
vey have been compiled by EAA's Infor-
mation Services office. First and fore-
most , we' d like to thank each of you who
responded to the questionnaire. Your in-
put will prove to be invaluable in the fur-
ture as EAA and the Antique/Classic Di-
vision works with ot hers in the industry
and the FAA to keep flying older ai rcraft
affordable and enjoyable.
While there were few surpri ses when
compared to the "gut feelings " many of
us had regarding how a nd why vi nt age
aircraft are maint ai ned in the way they
are, it put down, in concrete for m, the
facts and figures so that we can use them
to better serve EAAers who li ght older
aircraft.
Here's what Antique/Classic Treasurer
E.E. "Buck" Hilbert , has written regard-
ing the reasons the information gained by
the AlC survey is so important. Buck was
appoi nted by the A/C Board to serve as
the point man for vintage aircraft mainte-
nance issues.
"At first, the survey questions did seem a
bit ambiguous, but the data as compiled,
sorted and spit out by the computer has given
us a springboard. We now have some solid
data from which to document our position.
"The majority of the owner-pilots would
like to have a little more freedom to perform
preventative maintenance as well as the rou-
tine work, and for those who have accom-
plished a complete res toration of their air-
craft , the right to maintain that aircraft in its
restored condition.
"Antique and Classic airplanes are on a
constant maintenance program accomplished
in the main by their owners, pilots who do
not used them for anything other than plea-
sure or recreational flying. As proposed to
the FAA by Paul Poberezny, many would like
to see an extension of theannual inspection to
a 2 year interval or 100 hours. They'd like
the FAA and all concerned that if something
needs fixing, it gets done NOW, not held off
until the annual.
20 JUNE 1996
The Antique/Classic
Survey
What Did We Learn?
by H.G.Frautschyand
the EAA GovernmentAffairs Office
"Type Clubs playa ven) important part in
this progressive maintenance effort byalert-
ing the members to ADs, ACs and any sus-
pect area affecting the airworthiness of their
airplanes.
"These and other items have been put on
paper for the first time in our history. We
now have information in black and white that
more than 2,000 members have volunteered.
We have a pretty good cross section of their
wants and needs in a data bank that was
never before available."
EAA's man in Washington, Charli e
Schuck, has also penned the reasons, from
hi s perspect ive, on why the A/C Survey
info will prove to be useful when working
with the FAA on vintage aircraft mainte-
nance issues.
"There are two outstanding issues that
need to be addressed regarding the mainte-
nance of older aircraft of a relatively simple
design, and using unsophisticated materials
and methods of fabrication.
"Are current and future owners of these
aircraft able to get maintenance services from
existing A&P mechanics and at a cos t that
will be conducive to owning such aircraft ?
As time goes on, more and more mechanics
will continue to enter the air carrier mainte-
nance field, simply due to the fact that they
are able to earn a stable living wage with ben-
efit s. Fewer wi ll be devoti ng time to the
maintenance of smaller, older aircraft .
"Much like the automotive industry, own-
ers of cars and aircraft of this older vintage do
considerable work on their possessions. While
they are, for the most part, quite competent to
this work, the F ARs do not support they be-
yond the tasks outlined as preventive mainte-
nance. There needs to be a way to allow those
competent owners to be tested (other than
getting a fu ll blown A&P) and if fou nd com-
petent, to be certificated to work on their spe-
cific aircraft. Future A&P training will be
designed more for sophisticated aircraft and
electronics and less on the stick and rag air-
plane. Discussion with many owners who
are not A&Ps would welcome such a move, as
they are certain then know their aircraft bet-
ter than the A&P thel) hire. Often, thel) use
the A&P as an inspector who signs off their
work.
"This survey gives a more distinct picture
of the extent of this condition, and can serve
as a basis to support rulemaking to accom-
plish the desired effect.
"(2) The utilization of this fleet of aircraft
is primarily for pleasure not for business or
"For Hire" operations. The Federal rules are
designed through the Act of 58 to provide
the highes t level of safety for those aircraft
used in the carriage of persons for hire. This
likewise provides a different level for those
not for hire. We all recognize the legal as-
pects of airworthiness, and no one advocates
an unairworthy product , but there can be
differences.
"This survey shows overwhelmingly that
owners participate in the maintenance of
their aircraft, some in conjunction with
A&Ps, and some without . Our experience,
supported by the accident statistics, shows
this class of aircraft as very safe, with few in-
stances where incompetent personnel were re-
sponsible for accidents. Further, the statistics
also show that the general public, which the
Act is designed to protect, is accomplishing
this end. The current trend toward zero acci-
dents is admirable, but unattainable, in the
light of cost and utilization. The safest air-
craft is one that does not fly -and that's not
our goal. We are dedicated to keeping these
older vintage antique aircraft flying while be-
ing owned by people who love aviation and
their equipment. We need to work toward
this goal.
"There is another element covered by this
survey that is important. "That is the obtain-
ing of replacement parts for these aircraft.
The current rules in FARs 21 and 43 allow
for owner/operator produced parts. This is
the only saving grace for these older aircraft.
The PMA rule has failed to produce manufac-
turers of parts for these vintage and antique
aircraft, and rightfully so. It is economically
unfeasible to gear up and get certificated to
produce parts in such limited quantity as the
industry requires. Therefore, parts are pro-
duced through the owner/operator channel to
keep these aircraft flying. This needs to be
protected and administered in a practical
way.
"In closing, we can take a leaffrom the
Amateur Built Aircraft program. The vast
majority of the persons involved in this activ-
ity do not hold A&P certificates. They have
produced an enviable record of outstanding
workmanship and ingenuity and most of the
improvements in aircraft design and con-
struction in the past decade have come from
this group. They are not tightly controlled by
the FAA, nor do they need to be.
UI failed to comment on the type clubs and
their place in the new thinking that can assist
owners in maintaining their aircraft. Th e
knowledge required to maintain these older
aircraft rests in the archives developed and
maintained by the type clubs. The personnel
involved in the type clubs are also a vital part
of this knowledge.
uAs time goes on, both the industry and
the FAA will be more dependent on these or-
ganizations as the lifeline for these older air-
craft. There may be a nucleus here for the
designation of persons or organizations to act
as the official repositonj and approval agency
for the maintenance and repair of these air-
craft. The survey overwhelmingly supports
the type clubs and people's reasons for joining
these groups. It shows conclusively that they
are the source of technical information and
parts for these aircraft.
u
Now that you know why it was impor-
tant to gather this information, let's take a
look at the results. Of the slightly more
than 9,000 surveys that were included in
each copy of the December 1995 issue of
Vintage Airplane, just over 879 completed
surveys were used to generate the final
data. That represents 8.8% of the Divi-
sion's membership. Surveys that had
more that one aircraft listed , or aircraft
that were not part of the Antique, Classic
or Contemporary class were excl uded
from the final total. There are 68.596 sin-
gle engine aircraft registered in the U.S.
over the age of 35 years (1920-1961). The
results of this survey provide a good rep-
resentative sample of these aircraft and
their owners 1.2% of single engi ne air-
craft).
You may note that the number of an-
swers on individual answers varies a bit -
not every question was answered on each
survey.
The results of the survey are depicted
in graphic form on the following pages. In
summary, they show that:
The vast majority of the aircraft cov-
ered are two-place, with fixed landing
gear. Slightly more than a third of the re-
spondents indicated they owned a Cessna
or Piper product, with Aeronca, Stinson
and Taylorcraft making up the next por-
tion, 25 percent. The rest were filled in
with aircraft whose production numbers
were lower.
Engine types were predominately
less than 200 hp, horizontally opposed en-
gines, with just slightly less than 20 per-
cent of the engines of the radial configura-
tion. Three quarters of the airplanes had
simple fixed pitch metal props installed,
further reinforcing the simple nature of
these aircraft.
The owner/pilots of these airplanes
overwhelmingly use their airplanes for
pleasure. Only 20 percent of the respon-
dents do not assist in or do their own
maintenance. Further, 40 percent of those
who do not do their won maintenance
won a Cessna or Piper, for which a wider
network or parts and mechanics are sti ll
available. After removing Cessna and
Piper, nea rly 88 percent of the owners
help maintain their own aircraft.
Parts availability is a big concern ,
with over 90 percent of the owners (again,
excluding Piper and Cessna owners) stat-
ing they had a hard time getting parts for
their airplane. More than 75 percent of
the owners stated they had made parts for
their aircraft under the provisions of FAR
21.303.
Most owners indicated that they were
satisfied with their mechanic's knowledge
of their aircraft. However , it must be
noted that over 30 percent of the respon-
dents had a valid A&P certificate, and
that only 12 percent of the owners were
not involved in their maintenance. 92 per-
cent of the respondents indicated they had
some mechanical background.
Of those who were not yet A&P's, 73
percent indicated they considered becom-
ing certificated. Lack of time required to
obtain an A&P seemed to be the primary
reason for not obtaining the license. 84
percent of these same people indicated
they would like some training specific to
their aircraft.
More that 85 percent of the owner/pi-
lots belong to a type club, and primarily
for three reasons - 1) for technical infor-
mation, 2) to obtain parts and 3) to have
fun. As so many type clubs were founded
for just those reasons, it seems that many
of them are meeting their members needs.
The "to have fun " category also shows
that people enjoy "hanging out" with fel-
low enthusiasts.
Here are the results in graphic form:
AIRCRAFT MAKE
0% 5 10 15 20
Aeronca
Bellanca
Beech
Boeing
Cessna
deHaviliand
Ercoupe
Fairchild
Fleet
Luscombe
Meyers
Piper
Ryan
Seabee
Stinson
Swift
Taylorcraft
Travel Air
Waco
Other

=
r
-
I I I
18791 total NC
GRAPH 2- AI RCRAFT AGE
60
53.3
1956-1960 Year 1946-1951 Pre - 1946
54.8
2Place. 3Place 4+Place
GRAPH 5- WING AND FUSELAGE MATERIAL
o 20 40 60 80
58.7
Wood Wing
TubeFuselage
MetalWing
59.8
Alum.Fuselage

Wood Fuselage
40
c
Q)

Q)
a..
20
o
1961-1995

GRAPH 3- AIRCRAFT GEAR TYPE
100
87.5
80
.....,
c
Q)
60

Q)
a..
40
20
10.5
2.0
0
Fixed Gear Retractable Seaplane
18851 Total NC
GRAPH 4 - AIRCRAFT PLACE NO.
60
.....,
c
Q)
40

Q)
a..
20
1.8
0
1Place.
18681 Total NC
15891Total wing types 18661Totalfuselagetypes
22JUNE1996
GRAPH 6- ENGINE TYPE
100 120
Radial
99.6
Air-Cooled
Upto 200hp
Above 200hp
20 40 60 80
860 Total enginepositiontypes
825 Total Coolingtypes
875 Total Powertypes
GRAPH 7- PROP TYPE
100
74.9
80
C
ID 60

rf. 40
25.1
20
o
Wood Metal Fixed Pitch
-
18441 Total propmaterialtypes
819 Total pitchtypes
GRAPH 8- HOURS FLOWN
40
30
C
ID

ID
20 Co.
10
o
ohours
Wood
1-10
73.5
Metal Fi xed Pitch
11-25 26-50
30.9
51-100 Over 100
18371Total Respondents
GRAPH 9- TYPE OF USE
100 89.9
80
C
ID 60

ID
Co. 40
20
7.5
1.3
o
GRAPH 10- MAINTENANCE
60 80
Ownermaintained
Owner/A &P
Ownerannual
Owner/ lAannual
A&PIAannual
Pleasure Pers. Travel Bus.TravelCommercial
18481Total Respondents 18651Total Respondents
VINTAGEAIRPLANE23
58.6
Manufacturer PMAHolder Parts Dealer
GRAPH 10.Sa - DIFFICULTY GRAPH 10.Sb - WHERE PARTS WERE OBTAINED
OBTAINING PARTS
80 69.6
100
82.8
60
80
40
60 18.9
-
+-'
20 11.5 C
Q)
()
Q; 40
Cl..
0% -
Always Sometimes Never
18431 TotalAlC 20
o
GRAPH 10.Se - MADE
r:;;;;;l
REPLACEMENT PARTS
100
80
75.6 18661 Total AlC
GRAPH 10.Sd - WHO MADE REPLACEMENT PARTS
60
40
100
24.4
20-
80
75.0
l
0%
60
+-'
c
Q)
GRAPH 10.Se - SATISFACTION
e
Q)
40
WITH MECHANIC KNOWLEDGE
Cl..
60
20
47.5
42.7
40
1
0
Owner A&P PMAsupplier Other
20.
16571TotalAlC
-
9.8
0%
Very Satisfied Dissatisfied

GRAPH 10.6 - MECHANICAL BACKGROUND
Other
40 60 80
AutofTruckmech.
A&P
27.2
IA
FAA repairman
Machinist
Engineer 28.1
Handicraftsman 64.8
Total Respondents
24JUNE1996
GRAPH 1O.6a - CONSIDER
BECOMING A & P
GRAPH 10.6b - WHAT PREVENTED BECOMING A & P
60 '
40 "
20 c
Total 16461
Respondents
GRAPH 10.6c -INTERESTED
IN MAINTENANCE TRAINING
100
81 .8
80
Total 17631
60
Respondents
40 -
20 _
18.2
0%
-
GRAPH 12 - REASON FOR JOINING TYPE CLUB
Fun
AlC Insurance Info
AlC Finance Info 0.9
Cost
56.8
82.2
Time
30.3
3.5
Lack of interest Availability
of training
GRAPH 11 - TYPE CLUB
MEMBERSHIP
100 .
80
Total 17921
60
Respondents
40
20
Past
member
0%
Tech.lMechanicallnfo 99.1
Parts for AlC 78.0
17771 Total Respondents
18791 Total AlC
We'd like to thank everyone who
contributed to this survey -
particularly those of you who
sent in responses. You have helped
to make this information a useful
set of statistics we can all use to
pinpoint areas needing attention
in the Antique/Classic Community.
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
100
80
60
C
Q)

Q) 40
0...
20
0
14891 Total AlC
GRAPH 10.5b - WHERE OBTAIN PARTS
80
60
40
u
Q;
0...
20
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Wood Sheet Metal Tube & Fabric
Fly-In
Calendar
The followinglist of comingeventsis fur-
nishedtoourreadersas a matterof infor-
mationonlyanddoesnotconstitute
approval,sponsorship, involvement, con-
trolordirectionof any event(fly-in, semi-
nars, flymarket, etc.)listed.Pleasesend
theinformationtofAA, Att:GoldaCox,
P.O. Box3086, Oshkosh, WI54903-3086.
Informationshouldbereceivedfour
monthspriortotheeventdate.
JUNE 7-8 - MERCED, CA - ]9th Merced West
Coast Antique Fly-In. For info contact Merced
Pilots Association, P.O. Box 2372, Merced, CA
95]44, or VirginiaMorford,209/]8]-46]2.
JUNE 7-9 - DENTON, TX - Texas ChapterAntique
Airplane Association's ]4th Annual Fly-In at
Denton MunicipalAirport(OTO). For info call
Jim Austin 877/ 429-5]85, Penny Richards
877/ 482-6775 or John Whatley274/ 577-7987.
JUNE 8-9 - COLDWATER, MI- Fairchild Fly-In at
Branch Co. Memorial Airport. Contact: Mike
Kelly577/278-2654.
JUNE 9 - GAYLORD, MI-EAA Chapter 7095 pan-
cakebreakfast. 577/ 7]2-7377.
JUNE 9 - TOWANDA, PA - Towanda airport
(N27) Fly-In Breakfast - allyou can eat. Eggs,
sausage, pancakes, 700% pure maplesyrup. 7
a.m. -7 p.m.
JUNE 13-16 - ST. LOUIS, MO - Creve Coeur
Airport. American Waco ClubFly-In. Contacts:
John Halterman, ]74/ 4]4-4856 or PhilCoulson,
676/624-6490.
JUNE 14-15 - MIDDLETOWN, OH - Eighth
National Aeronca Convention. Tours, aircraft
judging, awards banquet. 50th Anniversary of
the post-warAeronca Champ and Chief. For
info, contact the NationalAeroncaAssociation,
872/232- 7497.
JUNE 14-16 - CAMARILLO, CA - 76th annual
Fathers DayFly-In, hosted byEAA Chapter723
and the CAF. Homebuilts, Warbirds, Antiques,
Classics, Pancake breakfast. Contact: 805/985-
4058.
JUNE 15 - ANDOVER, NJ - Olde Fashioned Fly-
In, sponsored by EAA Antique/Classic Chapter
7. Aeroflex-AndoverAirport, 72N. Oldebirds,
good eats. 207/ 786-5682 or ]67-0875. Rain
Date: June 76.
JUNE 15- 16 - RUTLAND, VT - 5th Annual
Taildragger Rendezvous. EAA Chapter 968,
pancakebreakfast8-7 7a.m. (Free to the first25
PICs). Prizes in all categories. For info call
802/492-]647.
JUNE 16 - LACROSSE, WI- Fathers DayFly/Drive-
In breakfast. 0700-7200. $4 each, PIC is free.
Displays, music, aerobatics. Check NOTAMS.
608/ 787-5277.
JUNE 16 - REDDING, CA - EAA Chaper 757
Fathers Day Fly-In. Contacts: Bruce Taylor,
976/275-6456 or ArmalOwens,976/24]-4]82.
JUNE 21-22 - AFTON, WY - Ninth AnnualCallair
Fly-In andStar ValleyAviation Days, sponsored
by the Callair Museum and Aviat Aircraft, Inc.
Free pilot ' Sbreakfast on Sat. , FAA Wings
Seminar Fri. and Sat. For info callJoan
Michaels or Audrey Henning, ]07/886-9887,
FAX307/886-9880.
JUNE 21-23 - COLUMBIA, CA - 27 st Annual
Southwest Stinson Club Fly-In and Camp out.
Call570/686-]872forinfo.
JUNE 23 - ZANESVILLE, OH - EAA Chapter 425
AirAwareness Day, Fly-In, Drive-In Breakfast.
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Come enjoy the planes on dis-
play andgood fellowship. Riverside Airport.
ContactDon Wahl,674/454-000].
JUNE 23 - NILES, MI - Jerry Tyler Memorial
Airport (]TR). EAA Chapter 865 Fly-In break-
fast, 6:]0 - Noon. Call Ralph Ballard for info:
676/684-7726.
JUNE 25-27 - LAKE TEXOMA, OK - (F]7) Short
Wing Piper Club'sannual convention. For info
call87 7/49 7-9529 or 275-7082.
JUNE 27-30 - MT. VERNON, OH - ]7th Annual
NationalWaco Reunion Fly-In. 573/868-0084.
JUNE 29-30 - LONGMONT, CO - 78th Annual
EAA Rocky Mountain Regional Fl y- In - home-
builts, Antiques, Classics, ultralights, warbirds.
no admission for fly-ins. Friday arrivals wel-
come. For info call Bill Marcy, ]0]/798-6086
or theairport manager]0]/657-84] 7.
JUNE 29-30 - GAINESVILLE, GA - 28th Annual
Cracker Fly-In, sponsoredbyEAA Chapter 67 7.
Homebuilts, Antiques, warbirds. judging in
nine categories. Pancake breakfast Sat. and
Sunday. For info call:Mick Hudson, 770/5]7-
0297 or BobSavage770/778-7 966.
JUNE 30 - RIPON, WI - Myers Field (WI-67). Old
Fashioned Grass Strip Pancake Fly-In/Drive-In.
7 a.m.-noon, $4.00 for adults, $2.00 for chil-
dren under 72. Call4 74/ 748-]7]6 forinfo.
JUNE 30-JUL Y 5 - LAKE GUNTERSVILLE, AL -
28th annual convent ion ofthe International
Cessna 770 Association. Lake Guntersville
State Park Lodge. 205/577-5440. Contact
HarleyPickett, 205/640-4785.
JULY 5-7 - ALLIANCE, OH- BarberAirport(207).
Taylorcraft Owners Club andOldtimers 25th
Annual reunion. Camping on field, motels in
Alliance. Forums, Fly-Market, activities on Fri.
and Sat. Call Forrest Barber ]]0/823-7768 or
Bruce, ]]0/823-9748formoreinfo.
JULY 7 - MICHIGAN CITY, IN - (MGC) EAA
Chapter 966 Fly-In/Drive-In pancake breakfast.
Call279/]25-073].
JULY 12-14 - LOMPOC. CA - 72th Annual Piper
Cub Fly-In. After 5 pm, call Bruce Fall at
805/7]]-7974or MonteFinley805/7]]-4413.
JULY 12-14 - PITTSFI ELD, IL - Great River
Squadron RiverAntique Fly-In. Call Glenn or
Anita Riley,572/ 587-2242 forinfo.
JULY 23 - ZANESVILLE, OH - EAA Chapter 425
AnnualPancake Dayat ParrAirport. 8 a.m. - 5
p.m. Oshkosh boundpilots encouraged to fly-
in, eat andrefuel. Contact Don Wahl, 674/454-
000].
JULY 26-27 - COFFEYVILLE, KS - Funk Aircraft
Owners Assoc. Reunion. Contact: Gene
Ventress, 70275 S. Monticello, Lenexa, KS
66227.
JUL Y 26-27 - AFTON, WY - Callair Radio
Controlled Model Aircraft Fly-In, sponsored by
the CallairMuseum andAviatAircraft, Inc. For
info callJoan Michaels or Audrey Henning,
]07/ 886-9887, FAX ]07/886-9880.
JULY 26-28 - RED LAKE, ONTARIO, CANADA -
Norseman Float Plane Festival. For more info,
contact the Festival Committee at 807/727-
2809.
JULY 27-29 - KEOKUK, IA - Sixth World Wide
gathering ofL-Birds, then en masse up to
Wisconsin for EAA great OSHKOSH ' 96 on
August 7. ContactIrvLinder, ] 7 9/524-6]78.
JULY 28 - GRANTSBURG, WI - EAA Chapter 875
WildricePancake Breakfast.
JULY 28 - WEYBRIDGE, SURREY, ENGLAND -
BrooklandsMuseum. "Aircraftof Surrey"Fly-In.
Contact: Julian C. Temple or Peter Edmunds,
Brooklands Museum Trust, 079]2 857]87 or
FAX079]2855465.
JULY 31-WAUKESHA, WI- (UES) tst Annual
Great Stearman " Fly-Up" to EAA Convention.
Call Stan Markus for more info: 474/567-7499
or 965-]77 6.
AUGUST 1-7 - OSHKOSH, WI- 44thAnnualfAA
Fly-In and Sport Aviation Convention.
Wittman Regional Airport. Contact John
Burton, fAA, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI
54903-3086. 414/426-4800.
AUGUST 3 - ST. PAUL, MN - Lake Elmo Airport
Aviation Days Fly-In Pancake Breakfast, Aircraft
Display and Young Eagles Day. Rain Date
August 4. Contact Dick Wicklund, 672/ 777-
9742.
AUGUST 3 - ELLSWORTH, KS - EAA Chapter
7727 Fly-In breakfast (Oshkosh stop-over) and
Cowtown Day. Call Dale Weinhold, 97]-472-
4027(w)or-4]09(h) forinfo.
AUGUST 18 - BROOKFIELD, WI - CapitalAirport.
EAA NCChapter 77 Vintage Aircraft Display
and Ice Cream Social, Noon - 5 pm. Midwest
AntiqueAirplane Club meeting as well. For
infocallCapitalAirportat474/787-9550.
AUGUST 18 - EAST TROY, WI - Inti. Cessna
720/140Assoc. Wisconsin Brat andCorn Roast.
Arriveat 11 a.m., eat at 12:]0p.m. Bringa dish
to pass and a buck. Call Matt and Carole
Rybarczyk, 414/ 767-0920.
AUGUST 25 - BELMOND, IA - NCChapter 1]
annualpicnic. Call515/444-]63 1 forinfo.
AUGUST 26 - WEYBRIDGE, SURRY, ENGLAND -
Brooklands Museum. " Biplanes and Vintage
Aircraft" Fly-In. Contact:Julian C. Temple or
Peter Edmunds, Brooklands Museum Trust,
019]2857]81 orFAX019]2855465.
AUGUST 27-29 - YOUNGSTOWN, OH -
BARTLESVILLE, OK AND EL CAJON, CA -
Staggerwing Beech Commemorative Tour. Call
William Thaden, 207/4]9-1161 forinfo.
AUGUST 30-31 - HAYWARD, CA - EAA
Antique/Cl assic Chapter 29 Fourth Annual
Antique Fly-In andAirshow. Free Early Bird
Dinnertoalldisplayaircrafton Friday. This is a
northern California points event. Contact Bud
Fieldat570/455-2300.
AUGUST 30 - SEPT. 1 - PROSSER, WA - EAA
Chapter ]97 25th Anniversary Fly-In at Prosser
airport. Call Cormac Thompson for info:
509/786-10]4.
AUGUST 30-31 - MOCKSVILLE, NC - Tara
Airbase (5NCl) 11 th Annual "Anything That
Flies" Fly-In. Private Fly-In - attendanceat your
own risk. For info call 704/ 284-2161 or
910/764-0007.
AUGUST 31 - MARION, IN - Sixth Annual Fly-
In/Cruise-In breakfast sponsored by the Marion
High school Band Boosters. Antiques, Classics,
homebuilts, and Antique. classic and custom
cars welcomed. For information, contact Ray
johnson at]7 7/664-2588.
SEPT 1 - ZANESVILLE, OH - Riverside Airport.
EAA Chapter 425 Labor Day Weekend Fly-In,
Drive-In Breakfast. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sandwiches, etc. from noonto closing.
SEPT. 7 - OSCEOLA, WI - Simenstad Field. 16th
Annual Wheels andWings AirFair. Train rides,
pancakebreakfast fly-in. Freeeventshuttlebus.
Pilots check class 0 NOTAMS for special air-
portconditions. Forinfocall77 5/755-]]00.
by H.G. Frautschy
Wishing to cash in on the desires of the cabin class trade to
keep their hair un mussed, the builders of this beauty enclosed the
forward cockpit of their biplane. The "sometimes nosewheel "
helped keep the prop out of the mud, but they still stuck with the
conventional landing gear for takeoff and landing. Your answers
need to be in by July 25, 1996 to be included in September's issue.
Lots of folks knew about the March Mystery Plane, the John-
son Twin 60. A nicely handwritten letter and photocopies arrived
from 15-year-old Nick Hurm, Spring Valley, OH, who knows a lot
about old airplanes, no doubt due to the fact he is noted Davis re-
storer Jack Tiffany's stepson. Hanging out with Jack keeps Nick
busy - they want to rebuild a Kari-Keen Coupe (anybody have any
parts, particularly wings?) but not before they finish rebuilding a
Fairchild 24, Davis V-3 and a Monocoupe 113!
A Dave Dunlap design, and built in 1926/27, the Johnson Twin
60 was built by the Johnson Supply Co. , Dayton, OH. Dunlap was
the VP and Chief Engineer of the concern, and he later went on to
a long career with Douglas Aircraft. Primarily a aeronautical sup-
ply house, Johnson also delved into aircraft manufacture, most no-
tably the Driggs-Johnson Dart and the Twin 60. Only one Twin 60
was built. Powered by a pair of 30-36 hp Bristol Cherub engines,
propelled by slab-type props (reminds me of a Comet 10-center
twisted balsa prop!) the Twin 60 was said to have good perfor-
mance on both engines (60 mph cruise, 25 mph stall) . A small
lightplane, it had a span of 28' , and weighed 800 lbs empty with a
520 lb useful load. It was one of the first aircraft awarded an offi-
cial U.S. Government type Certificate, A.T.e. 3. Only one was
built, and its final disposition is unknown.
Long time member e. H. Smith, Plainfield, IL wrote to tell us
that Ed McConnell of Seneca, IL is building a replica of the Twin
60, to be powered by a pair of Aeronca El13 engines. Bob Louder-
back, Cincinnati , OH wondered what the massive buildings were
in the background. The next day, a letter arrived from Roger and
Penny Miller of Middletown, OH that answered the question. The
photo was taken on the east bank of the Miami river in Dayton,
near present day U.S. Route 35. Here's what he wrote:
My wife Penny and I decided we would determine what the build-
ings in the background were. She correctly suggested they were ahospi-
tal. Less than a quarter of a mile away on the west side of the river was
the St. Elizabeth Hospital, Dayton's first hospital. The first building at
this site was constructed in 1882 with others being added at different
times, including 1903.
The present St . Elizabeth Medical Center is located on this site. All
of the buildings in the picture are gone and have been replaced by newer
ones."
Ed Garber, Fayetteville, NC li ved in Dayton as a youngster dur-
ing the 1920's and '30s, and visited the Johnson airport with his fa-
ther. he mentioned he saw Mr. Johnson several times, and even
saw him fly the "Buzzard," which later became the Curtiss Jf. CWI.
Other answers were received from, Roy Cagle, Prescott, AR;
Wayne Forshey, New Holland, OH; Ralph Nortell , Spokane, WA;
Marty Eisenmann, Alta Loma, CA; Harley Dahler, Nokomi s, IL;
H. Glenn Buffington, Palm Desert , CA; Jake DeWan, Towanda,
PA; Frank Goebel , Joliet , IL; Charley Hayes, New Lenox, IL;
Owen Bruce, Richardson, TX; Frank Abar, Livonia, MI ; Vic
Smith, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England; Hugh Lowenhardt, Ston-
ington, CT; and Doug Rounds, Zebulon, GA. ...
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27
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Members
Kenneth Adams......... ............... ...........Marana, AZ
RogerC. Adams ........... ........................Deland, FL
Jerry D.Aguil ar..... ..... .. ... ... ... .. ... ..... Grapevine,TX
Dean K. Alexander.................. .. ... ...Kalaupapa, HI
BruceAllen... ............. ...... ........ .... ...McKinney,TX
ThomasCadeAlmon.......... ... ... .........Bycevi ll e, FL
James L. Alsip.... .......... ........ ........... lndiantown,FL
Daniel E. Apel.. ... ...... .. .. ...... ... .......Columbus, OH
Roger D. Art ........... .. ..... .... ...............Honululu, HI
CalvinJ. Arter............ ... ..... ...............Lakeland, FL
Reardon Ashby ............. .. ..... ... ...... ... .... .Naples, FL
Charles M. Atkinson ...... .. ......................Cocoa, FL
Scott Bacher....... .........................Bethel,AK
Bernie H. Baker,Jr... ................ ...Warrensburg, NY
GregoryA. Barber.......... ..... ........LangleyAFB, VA
Paul Bardolf...... ......... .. ... ... .. ..... .. Scotch Plains, NJ
Howard J. Bechtold........ ....... .. ... ... . Homosassa, FL
Dennis L. Beecher.... .. ... ..... .... ..... . Martinsburg, PA
Robert F. Bender...... ...... .... ... ....Newton Fa ll s, OH
John E. Benishek...... .. .............. .... .....Kirkland,WA
WilliamH. Besari ck..........NewSmyrnaBeach,FL
MelvinY. Birks........................... .. .... .....Afton,OK
Larry D. Bishop.. ......... ..... .. ...... ... .... .Norcross, GA
Bruce E. Bissonette......... .... .................EI Paso, TX
Glenn M. Bitikofer.........................Kansas City, KS
James A. Bledsoe............ ..................... Eufaula,AL
AnthonyS. Bluma........................... ....wasilla,AK
Wade H. Boggs.............. ......................Oviedo, FL
Troy D. Brockway........ ...................Manhattan, KS
Bruce H. Bromberg.... .. ...... .. ........E. Hampton,NY
Billy B. Brown,Jr. .................................Bartow, FL
ReiffBrown.................. .. ................GreatBend,KS
Ray Busch.............................. .... CastroValley,CA
John R.Campbell.................. ..............Morgan,TX
Lewis R. Casey................................Sherwood, AR
Paul Clark...........................Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Stephen Clark.......... ...... ...... .............. ....Aust in,TX
Jerry A. Clunie...............................Milwaukee, WI
Dean Cole......................................Frewsburg,NY
Errol Reed Daniel son..........................Minden,NE
MichaelL. Dauphin.............AltamonteSprings,FL
John L. Davis,Jr. .. .............. ...........Gainesville, GA
Anthony Davi s ............ ........ ........ ....Bridgeport, CT
Robert B. Davis......................PortTownsend, WA
Edward L. DeBolt..................................Grabill ,IN
W. R. Dearing........... .. .........................Jermyn,TX
Alan J. Dicker.. .. ............ .... ........ .... ..Southlake, TX
HaroldJ. Doll................ ....................Gulfport,MS
Lawrence R. Doody................ .......... . Caribou,ME
Gerard P. Downey........................ ...... ..... APO, AE
CarolynW. Earman............... ..............Benton, TN
ClydeJ.Evans..................................Muscatine, IA
Sam Farmiga.................... .......... .Kirkland, Canada
Bob Fenton.... ...... .... ........ .... .. . PleasantGrove, UT
Craig L. Fisher.................................Texarkana,TX
Thomas K. Fl eischer................ .... .. ....... Chicago, IL
David W. Folks.. .............. .........Chi ckamauga, GA
Ralph M. Frazi er...........................Gainesvill e, GA
James R.Friedline............ . NewSmyrna Beach, FL
Paul SFritts.....................................Lexington, NC
Gregory Fronczak...... .................. .. ..Bay Point,CA
Louis F. Furnas........................Stafford Springs, CT
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Honi Garvin..................................Monument, CO
BenGenerazio................... .. ............Medway, MA
GregoryA. Gilbert ........ ..... ...........willingboro, NJ
GregoryA. Gineys ....................Cap,Ferat, France
Will iam Graham .............................. .5eminole, FL
Robert L.Grandinetti....................Fayettevill e, NY
Jerald L. Grassmick
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CorinneLouiseGray ...................Manahawkin, NJ
DennisGriswold......................Oconomowoc, WI
MichaelL. Gross.......................................Paris,IL
SalaL. Hal m.......... ..................Sun CityCenter,FL
Ron Hanawalt...... ............... .. .........Ft. Collins, CO
Jack Hancock.. .................................Baldwyn, MS
David Hangartner........................Jacksonvill e, OR
Frank D. Hargrove...... ...... ............Beaverdam, VA
John H.Haszard.......... .... ....................Milford,DE
Mi chaelA.Hayter
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MichaelL. Henry.. .. ...... ................ ......Easton,MD
Gary Hoffmann..........................Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Thomas O. Hollinshed ........ .........Fayettevi ll e, NC
Russell C. Hosaflook.... ....... .. ..........Matthews, NC
EricD. Howe.... .. .... .... .. ...... .. .......Punta Gorda, FL
LarryAll en Howell.. .... .... .. ............ ........Terrell ,TX
Denni sW. Hughes........ ... ........ .. ...... . Rothbury,MI
PhilipHurst.......................... ...................Macy,IN
DennisA. Johnson............ ... .............Torrance, CA
Harald R. Johnson.......... ............SafetyHarbor,FL
Richard F. Johnson............................ .... .Butte, MT
Clark Jones....................................CaveCreek, AZ
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T. H. Kasper........ .......... ...................5outhlake,TX
William F.Kni sley ...... .. ................... Vandalia, OH
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DavidJ. Manchester........ ................ ...Newport, RI
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Joseph B. Moriarty........... ... ............ . Madbury, NH
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Robert K. Murray............... ........ .... ........Heath,TX
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Quentin D. Newman.. .. .. .......... ...... ........Justin,TX
John A. Nicodemus.................... . Elli cottCity, MD
MartinJ.Ni x.............................. .. ..Culi owhee, NC
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MaryOritz.......... ...... ..... .... .............. .willi ams, CA
Edwin Papritz.... ...... .. ... ....... ... .. .......... ...Napl es, FL
Bartone Pasquale..........................E. Hardford, CT
WalterE. Pease...................................Auburn, CA
Don D. Petersen............................... ...Lincoln,NE
Charl es C. Piercy.............. .. .............Columbi a, SC
Robert G.Pipkin,Jr. ...... .. ......................Tampa, FL
Max Porta.. .... .... ................. ..............Lunel, France
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Herbert Reilly.. .... ............ .. .......Bloomingburg, NY
W. E.Rhinehart.. .. .. .................... .. .... .. ......Olar,SC
Laurence W. Robinson.............Boynton Beach, FL
John A. Roethlisberger...... .... ................ Beaver, PA
WilburRolston................................... Kremlin,MT
Ron Rossway.......... .. ........... .. ..............Aurora,CO
Roy Lee Scott ........................................ .Altus,OK
Phil Seeburger................ ............. . San Marcos, CA
Bruce K. Seguine.......... .. .... .............. . Concord,CA
Jerry B. Shaffer.................................. Maytown, PA
AlanJ.Simpson...............................Norwood,MA
Larry W.Slaughter.............................Monroe, GA
DelbertSmith ............... ........... .............Sal em, OR
TedJ.Smit h..................... .... ..............Lakeland, FL
J.E. Snell .............. .................................Mi ami ,FL
NormanSpalding........... ..........Sacramento,CA
Jeffrey D. Spencer...................... Rushsylvania, OH
Barry Starratt
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Bernard W. Steadman....................Old Mystic, CT
GeorgeSti gall................... ............Indianapolis,IN
DavidJ. Stroup........ .. .. .....................Alliance,OH
Eugene Swanson..................................Alpha, MN
JackL. Swope.................................Cloverdale,IN
Joao BatistaTeixeira............ .........Da Veiga, Brazil
JosefToperzer.... ... ............... ..... .....Norristown,PA
Steve R. Trutschel...........................Alexandria,KY
Joseph M.Tucker 1I1 ............................. 0swego, IL
Brian K.Ulmer.........................................FPO, AP
George Van Derlaske ..........AltamonteSprings, FL
RickyVan Shelton.. .................. .........Lebanon, TN
RobertJ.Vezina.......... ......................Rockford,MI
Frederi ck Vyfvinkel.......... . NewSmyrna Beach, FL
Louis N. Wagner..................................Cassatt, SC
Kelly R. Wall mueller.... ..... .............. . Chandl er,AZ
Jeff R. Warren...........................Bloomingburg, NY
I. B. Weathers................ .. ....................Temple,TX
Robert T. Webb.. .......... .................Sunnyside, WA
Patri ck Wenborne.... ...... ............Las Condes, Chile
EugeneWilkie..................................Honolulu,HI
Tom Wilson...........................................Berea, KY
Philip N.Windheim.. .... .. ......... .. .........Orl ando,FL
GeorgeMichaelWityak....................5eymour,CT
GeraldW. Wood...... .. .......... .........Auburndale, FL
Will iam E. Woodrum........................... Millen, GA
RobertM. Youngblood..........Stone Mountain,GA
Ty R. Zeiner.........................................Marion,KS
Alain Zen.... .... .......... ... ......... Fontainbleau,France
Ri chard A. Zolnosky ...........................Norfolk,NE
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