Vintage Airplane - Feb 1985

STRAIGHT AND LEVEL 
By Bob Lickteig 
President 
Antique/Classic Division 
Most of us in the north country are 
accustomed  to  living  with  long,  cold 
winters. The daily conversation is the 
weather  - temperature  - snow  - and 
how much longer. 
I  have  a  guaranteed  tonic  and  a 
sure  cure  for  the  winter  blues  - a 
trip  to  Sun  'n  Fun  '85  at  Lakeland, 
Florida. Bill  Eickhoff,  President,  and 
Bill Henderson, Executive Director of 
Sun  'n  Fun,  plus  Lyle  Flagg,  Presi-
dent  of  Florida  Sport  Aviation  An-
tique  and  Classic  Association  (A/C 
Chapter  One) ,  extend  a  warm,  sun-
filled  invitation  to  all  EAA  Antique/ 
Classic members and guests to attend 
Sun  'n  Fun  March  17-23,  Lakeland, 
Florida. 
Sun 'n Fun is now  eleven years old 
and is acclaimed as the world's largest 
wintertime  aviation  event.  Sun  'n 
Fun  is  recognized  as  EAA's  spring 
celebration  of  flight  and  covers  all 
areas  of aviation  from  ultralights  to 
warbirds. The Antique/Classic area is 
located  at  the  west  end  of  the  field 
2 FEBRUARY 1985
and  includes  20  acres  of  tie  down 
parking and  plenty  of aircraft  camp-
ing to  the south. The Antique/Classic 
Headquarters Building has a  new ad-
dition and is equipped to provide hos-
pitality and all services we have come 
to  expect  from  our participation  in  a 
major event. 
Scheduled  Antique/Classic  events 
include  Aircraft  Judging  in  all 
categories, Grand and Reserve Cham-
pion  Reunion,  History  of  Flight  fly 
by, Antique/Classic Fly-Out, Forums, 
Interview  Circle,  Type  Club  Head-
quarters Tent, Antique/Classic Photo 
Contest, and a  Cookout  Luncheon. 
EAA  Antique/Classic  Sun  'n  Fun 
activities  chairman  are  listed  below. 
Please contact any of these chairman 
if they  can be  of help to  you  in  plan-
ning  your  trip  or  after  you  arrive  at 
Lakeland. 
Convention 
Lyle  Flagg  813/689-3393 
Aircraft Parking 
George  Read  813/345-2522 
Headquarters Staff 
Stan and Lula Ware  813/689-2141 
Grand & Reserve Champion Reunion 
Al  Kelch  813/635-3878 
Type  Clubs  Headquarters Tent 
Butch Joyce  919/427-0374 
Antique Judging 
Donna Morris  813/644-6203 
Classic Judging 
Dennis Gregory  813/628-3106 
History  of Flight 
Ray  Olcott  813/485-8139 
Interview Circle 
Don  Morris  813/644-6203 
Cookout Luncheon 
Donna Morris  813/644-6203 
Fly-Out 
Polly  McLean  813/681-4698 
Photo Contest 
Bill  Kilborne  305/727-8290 
Fly-in Coordinator & Housing 
Ann McKee  813/688-8214 
Dates,  times and additional details 
of  all  Antique/Classic  activities  will 
be  published  in  the  Sun  'n  Fun  con-
vention  program book. 
Please check the December issue of 
THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE for other 
convention details. 
The  weatherman  has  promised  to 
cooperate, so  let's all shovel away the 
snow,  get  the  pre-heater  going,  fire 
up  the  old  bird,  and  head  for  Sun  'n 
Fun,  Lakeland,  Florida. 
See  you  at Sun  'n  Fun.  Your  EAA 
Antique/Classic  Division  is  celebrat-
ing  its  15th  year.  It's  going  to  be  a 
great  convention.  Join  us  and  you 
have  it all! 
MORE AUTOGAS 
STC  APPROVALS 
STC's  have  recently  been  granted 
to EAA allowing use of autogas in the 
following  models of aircraft: 
AERONCA - B & B  Aviation 
7GCA 
7GCB 
7KC 
7GCBA 
7GCAA 
7GCBC 
15AC 
PIPER 
PA-22-150 
PA-22S-150 
NORTHWEST - Rankin  Porterfield 
CP-55 
CP-65 
CS-65 
S.L. INDUSTRIES - Aero Commander 
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GeneR. Chase
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MaryJones
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FEATURE WRITERS
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DennisParks
Roy Redman
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DIRECTORS
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Indianapolis,IN46274 Madison,NC27025
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Martinsville,VA24112 Milwaukee,WI53216
703/632-4839 414/442-3631
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FEBRUARY1985.Vol. 13, No.2
Copyright'0 1985 by the EAA Antique/Classic Division, Inc. All rights reserved.
Contents
2 StraightandLevel
byBobLickteig
4 AlCNews
byGeneChase
5 VintageLiterature
byDennisParks
6 AGatheringatSextonville
byNormPeterson
10 MysteryPlane
byGeorgeA.Hardie,Jr.
11 TypeClubNews
byGeneChase
12 RestoringaHeath-HendersonEngine
byWesleyDelong
16 JustPlaneCrazy
byAllanJ. Bell
19 RescueofaSeaDart
byleonardMcGinty
20 LetterstotheEditor
21 Members'Projects
22 Oshkosh'84AIC Judges
23 VintageTrader
26 CalendarofEvents
Page6
Page 12
Page 16
FRONT COVER ...1947 Cessna 140,N2578N, SIN 12838,owned
by Gene Bohl (EAA 39859, AlC 8177), 102 8th N., Northwood, IA
50459. See story on page 6. (Photo by Gene Chase)
BACK COVER ...Laird "Baby Biplane"with Carl "Buck"Weaver(L)
and E. M. "Mattie" Laird in 1913 at Chicago's old Cicero Field. This
was Mattie'sfirst airplane and the one in which he soloed himself.
(Charles Arens'collection via Mike Rezich)
ThewordsEAA, ULTRALIGHT,FLYWITHTHEFIRSTTEAM,SPORTAVIATION,andthelogosofEXPERIMENTAL
AIRCRAFTASSOCIATION INC.,EAA INTERNATIONALCONVENTION, EAA ANTIQUEICLASSIC DIVISION INC.,
INTERNATIONALAEROBATIC CLUB INC., WARBIRDSOFAMERICA INC.,are registered trademarks. THE EAA
SKY SHOPPE and logos of the EAA AVIATION FOUNDATION INC. and EAA ULTRALIGHT CONVENTION are
trademarks of the above associations and their use by any person other than the above associations is strictly
prohibited.
Editorial Policy: Readers are encouraged to submit stories and photographs. Policy opinions expressed in articles
are soley those of the authors. Responsibility for accuracy in reporting rests entirely with the contributor. Material
should be sent to: Gene A. Chase,Editor,The VINTAGE AIRPLANE, Wittman Airfield,Oshkosh,WI 54903-2591.
The VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-6943) is published and owned exclusively by EAA Antiquel Classic Division,
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Compiled by Gene Chase
TWO  LONG-TIME  BOARD 
MEMBERS  RESIGN 
Due to personal commitments and
other considerations, Al Kelch of
Frostproof, Florida and Claude Gray
of Northridge, California have re-
signed from their positions as Direc-
tors of the Antique/Classic Division.
Both men have served the member-
ship well during their tenures.
In January 1981 Claude and Al
were named Chairman and Vice-
Chairman respectively of the EAA
National Judging Committee formed
by the EAA Board of Directors. In this
capacity and with input from the
Chief Judges of each Division and cat-
egory of aircraft, they were responsi-
ble for writing the EAA Aircraft
Judging Manual. They leave this leg-
acy which will serve EAA in a con-
structive manner for many years to
come.
From January 1976 to February
1978 Al served as Editor of THE VIN-
TAGE AIRPLANE with his wife Lois
as Assistant Editor. Since that time
both have contributed articles to the
magazine. Al also served on the
Pioneer Airport Committee and was
the driving force in the design and
construction of the highly popular
porch on the Antique/Classic Head-
quarters Building on Wittman Field
at Oshkosh.
Claude and Al have received world-
wide recognition as authorities on
vintage aircraft through their un-
tiring work in antique and classic
airplane activities, including the
superb restorations of their own vin-
tage aircraft.
We thank both of these gentlemen
for their leadership and long-time ser-
vice, and we're sure they will continue
to be active in the world of vintage
aircraft. We look forward to seeing
them at various fly-ins around the
country.
SUN  'N  FUN  '85  UPDATE 
Attendees at the 11th Annual Sun
'n Fun Fly-In scheduled for March
17 -23, 1985 at Lakeland, Florida will
Eighth  Airforce  veterans  meet  at  Oshkosh  '84.
see many improvements in the site
since last year! EAA Antique/Classic
Chapter 1 is expanding the Antique/
Classic Headquarters Building to in-
clude an office and storage area on
the back of the present structure.
Regrading and seeding has been ac-
complished in the homebuilt, antique
and classic parking areas; also in the
aircraft camping area which, in addi-
tion has been increased to four times
its original size. Runway 5/23 has
been resurfaced and the drainage sys-
tem has been improved.
Water service has been increased
to the aircraft camping area and ex-
tended to the ultralight area and
south parking lot. The south gate has
been totally revamped to handle
camper registration more efficiently
and faster, and a new two-lane paved
turn-off area has been installed, along
with a new camper registration build-
ing. New lighting and landscaping
will make the south gate camper en-
trance work much smoother.
Many other improvements have
been made, all of which will add to
the comfor t and enjoyment of those
attending this highly popular fly-in.
And in its need for volunteers, Sun 'n
Fun is no different than Oshkosh.
Thanks to those who spend many
weekends working at the site
throughout the year and those who
accept responsibilities during the
event itself, Sun 'n Fun has grown
into a major fly-in, second only to
Oshkosh, and one which thousands
look forward to attending each year.
For additional information contact
Sun 'n Fun EAA Fly-In Inc., P. O. Box
6750, Lakeland, FL 33807. Phone
813/644-2431 between 9:00 a.m. and
4:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Fri-
day.
HAPPY  REUNION  AT 
OSHKOSH  '84 
Jim Hiner (EAA 74053, A/C 8158),
624 7th Street, Kenyon, MN 55946
flew 25 missions in B-24s during WW
II with the 8th Air Force, 2nd Air
Division 458th Bomb Group, 752nd
Bombardment Squadron out of Hop-
shan, St. Faith, England.
Here he is joined by members of his
crew at the EAA campground during
Oshkosh '84. (L-R) standing: Jim
Hiner, pilot; Paul Moore, tail gunner;
John Gebhardt, navigator; Robert
McAnulty, nose gunner. Kneeling:
Herman Ratz, co-pilot; Joe Kennedy,
top turret gunner and engineer; Steve
Greco, waist gunner. Two of the crew-
men were unable to attend: John Mar-
los, radio operator and Melborne
McBee, waist gunner.
Jim currently serves as Editor of
"The Sky Scout News Letter" for the
B. H. Pietenpol Chapter 13 of the
Antique/Classic Division.
We wonder how many other mini-
reunions occur at the annual EAA
convention at Oshkosh.
EAA  CHAPTER  4  TO  HOST 
ANNUAL  NASM  TOUR 
Washington DC EAA Chapter 4 is
holding its annual tour of the Na-
tional Air and Space Museum and the
Paul E. Garber Storage and Restora-
(Continued to Page 18)
4 FEBRUARY 1985
 
By Dennis Parks 
(EAA  115388) 
Purdue  University Libraries 
Past "Vintage Literature" articles
have covered particular journal titles.
This time it will provide a listing of
some early aviation journals rep-
resented in the EAA Library. This
list does not include the titles already
discussed in "Vintage Literature":
Aerial  Age,  Aero  Digest,  Air  Prog-
ress, Air Trails  and Aviation. 
All the titles represented began be-
fore World War II. They are listed by
date of earliest issue in the collection
and by broad time periods in order to
provide a chronological approach. The
information provided includes: Title,
place of publication, library holdings,
dates of publication, frequency of pub-
lication, and notes on variant titles.
PRE WAR
Aeronautics (Great Britain)
Holdings: 1908-1921
Frequency: Weekly
Published: Dec. 1907 - July 28,
1921.
Flight International  (Great Britain)
Holdings: 1909 to date.
Frequency: Weekly
Published: January 1909 to date
Note: The nearly 4,000 issues of
Flight  International  constitute
the most complete journalistic
history of aviation.
Flugsport  (Germany)
Holdings: 1910-1922
Frequency:
Published: Dec. 1908 - Sept. 1944
Note: with WeItluftfahrt 
and became Flug-Revue  in 1956.
Aeronautics (New York)
Holdings: 1911-1913
Frequency: Semi-monthly
Published: July 1907 - July 30,
1915
Note: Title changed from American 
Magazine  of Aeronautics,  Febru-
ary 1908. Absorbed by FLY(Law-
son's magazine) January 31 ,
1914.
Flying (New York; Aero Club; US)
Holdings: 1912-1913
Frequency:
Published: January 1912 - July
1921
Note: Absorbed by Aerial  Age, 
August 1921
Aeroplane (Great Britain)
Holdings: 1913-1957
Frequency: Weekly
Published: June 8, 1911-1968
Note: Absorbed by Flight  Inter-
national,  1968. 
WORLD WAR I
Air Service Journal  (Highland, NY)
Holdings: 1917-1919
Frequency: Weekly
Published: July 12, 1917 -
1919
Note: Became Aircraft  Journal 
April 5, 1919; merged with A via-
tion  November 1, 1920.
Flying (Great Britain)
Holdings: 1917-1919
Frequency: Weekly
Published: January 24, 1917 -
August 1919.
Air Power (New York)
Holdings: 1918-1919
Frequency:
Published: April 1915 June 1920
Note: Established on board the first
U. S. seaplane mother ship, the
SS North Carolina.
POST WAR TO 1927
Aeronautique, L' (France)
Holdings: 1919-1933
Frequency:
Published: June 1919 - June 1940.
US Air Service  (Washington, D.C. )
Holdings: 1926-1938
Frequency:
Published: February 1919 - De-
cember 1956.
(Photo by Jim Koepnick, EAA Staff Photographer)
A portion of the EAA library.
POST 1927
Sportsman  Pilot (New York)
Holdings: 1936-1942
Frequency:
Published: March 1929 - 1943
Note: Became Air Pilot and Techni-
cian  in June 1943. Absorbed by
Aero Digest  in April 1945.
Flying (Chicago)
Holdings: 1940 -
Frequency: Monthly
Published: August 1940 -
Note: Title changed from Popular 
Aviation. 
Again, this listing is selective, but
it does cover most of the major runs
of historic journals in the collection
not already discussed in "Vintage Lit-
erature".
There are close to 400 different
journals identified in the EAA Li-
brary comprising over 25,000 issues.
A handout listing the journals is
available by writing to: EAA Library,
Wittman Airfield, Oshkosh, WI
54903-3065. Please provide a
stamped, self-addressed envelope . •
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fi Gathering  fit Sextonville 
By Norm Petersen
(Photos by Gene Chase
___________________ except as noted)
OI'Tiger, Bob Lumley, flew up from Capitol Airport in his 65 hp
Aeronca Chief 11 AC. Few people in this world enjoy flying more
than Bob, an active member of AIC Chapter 11.
Resplendent in its bright yellow paint scheme is Dave Broad-
foot's beautifully restored 1948 Cessna 170. The 145 hp Conti-
nental six cylinder engine runs like a sewing machine.
It seemed like the 01' rainmaker
was after us to give up. All morning
Saturday June 23rd the heavy clouds
kept rolling by, each group dropping
more rain as the cold front swept over
Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Pacing the floor
was difficult - trying to balance a
cup of coffee at the same time!
Just before lunch, the phone rang
and the voice of Gene Chase, with just
a hint of enthusiasm said, "It's getting
lighter in the west!" Without further
ado, we loaded our gear in the car and
drove to Gene's hangar on Wittman
Airfield and readied the "old girl" for
the trip - Gene's 1933 Davis D-I-W.
Our goal was a week-end fly-in of
Antique/Classic Chapters 11 from
Milwaukee and 13 from Albert Lea,
Minnesota with everybody meeting
at the Richland Airport near Sexton-
ville in southwestern Wisconsin.
Several other EAAers gathered
around us as we checked over the
Davis in the hangar. The rain had
moved on ' to the east and sunshine
was poking through the clouds. Sud-
denly, Tom McConnel asked if we
wanted him to weld up the crack in
the exhaust manifold! His sharp eye
had spotted a 3-inch crack emanating
from the number four cylinder
exhaust stack where it joined the col-
lector ring. Ouch! Now our trip was
shot for sure!
Without a word being said, George
Rotter backed his Escort wagon up to
the nose of the Davis and opened the
tailgate - tools galore! Side cutters
took care of the cotter keys. Socket
wrenches took care of bolts and nuts.
A hammer and a piece of 2 x 4 gently
persuaded the exhaust manifold to
slide backwards. In less than an hour
the manifold was in John Monnett's
nearby shop and Tom and Randy
Novak were firing up the TIG welder.
What fun to watch an artist at work,
as Tom laid a beautiful bead across
the stainless collector ring, which
promptly eliminated the crack.
Again many hands joined in to
reinstall the exhaust system and by 4
o'clock the Davis was ready to go and
we were loading our gear in the bag-
gage compartment. Rolling the yellow
and black "parasol" out on the tar-
mac, Gene called the tower and re-
ceived permission for a no-radio de-
parture.
With Gene in the rear cockpit, I
pulled the big Warner through sev-
eral revolutions to load up the cylin-
ders. On the first hard pull, the
Warner caught and we were off to the
races. I wiggled into the front cockpit,
waved to the many helpers who had
done such a fine job on the exhaust
repair, and we taxied to the active
runway.
145 snarling ponies came to life as
Gene opened the tap on the Warner
and we climbed out to the west, then
turned southwest on course over Pick-
ett and Ripon. The wind was directly
on our nose with one large, dark cloud
in front of us. We flew under the
monster, keeping a sharp eye for signs
of hail or violent updrafts. (We later
learned this cloud dumped a huge
shower on Oshkosh.)
A radial engine, at easy cruise, has
to be about as smooth as butter. It
doesn't even work hard! Gene and I
switched back and forth at the con-
trols as we flew into a rapidly clearing
sky. The lush green below with the
many wooded hills, the cool fresh air
whistling by the open cockpits, the
smell of new-mown hay - it doesn't
get much better than this!
It was 5:45 when Gene pointed to
the right and I saw the two grass run-
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(Photo by an accommodating spectator)
The entire group from AIC Chapter 11 and AlC Chapter 13 assembled for their picture following Sunday noon dinner. Nobody went
hungry!
ways of the Richland Airport. With
hills all around and the airport nes-
tled in between, it is one of the pret-
tiest scenes I have encountered. On
the ground we could see several
planes, a Cessna 140, 170, a Swift and
Roy Redman's Stinson SR-S. Gene,
who has all the gauges in this cockpit,
made his usual perfect landing on
runway 27, and we taxied up to a
smiling group.
With the sun slowly sinking in the
west and the wind diminishing to
zero, it was an ideal time to line up
the "birds" for some pictures. The set-
ting was so perfect we all drooled at
the scene. Unfortunately, Jim
Shosted in his Swift had to return to
Minnesota. After the photo session,
Gene was invited to fly Roy's award-
From North Prairie, WI came this very nice 1 947 Luscombe BE flown by Richard Vander-
burg. Note original wheel pants.
winning SR-S - a chance he had
dreamed of for several years!
Roy climbed into the right seat,
Gene elevated the left seat to fit his
5'6" frame and I settled into the plush
rear seat of the Gullwing. Wow, but
that big machine does fly. And it has
to be the quietest, most elegant cadil-
lac of the air I have ever been lucky
enough to ride in. And for frosting on
the cake, we spotted two beautiful
deer as Gene came down final on his
second landing approach. Roy dem-
onstrated a couple of short-field take-
offs with the big 300 hp Lycoming
hauling the whole works into the air
without even straining! Such an
airplane!
As darkness fell, the five of us were
driven to a restaurant about a mile
down the highway where the bunch
of hungry pilots talked and "flew"
through an excellent meal. Walking
the mile back to the motel, we reveled
in the perfectly still evening with all
the stars shining and the millions of
fireflies in the lush growth beside the
road. The vote was unanimous - a
perfect ending to a perfect day.
The Richland Center Airport fea-
tures a unique restaurant run by two
lovely ladies. Breakfast is their "piece
de resistance" and before long our
small gang had shaken the cobwebs
and were enjoying a fantastic break-
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Jim Shosted of Burnsville, MN with his highly polished Swift
had to return home on Saturday evening. This is one beautifully
restored Swift.
Beautiful evening sun shines on Roy Redman's Stinson SR-B,
Gene Chase's Davis D1-W, Gene Bohl's Cessna 140 and Gordon
Kimber's Cessna 170.
Gordon Kimber of Preston, MN kneels in
front of his beautiful ragwing Cessna 170.
fast. The cold front had now passed
Milwaukee and as we finished our
breakfast coffee, the first group of
airplanes arrived from AIC Chapter
11 at Capitol Airport.
Gene Chase and I are charter mem-
bers of Chapter 11, which was char-
tered in 1982; what a treat it was to
see the old bunch of antiquers again.
Even Al Kelch flew his J-3 Cub in
from Mequon, Wisconsin in about 21/2
hours with a groundspeed of about 47
mph! Those headwinds can be tough.
The noon dinner at the little airport
restaurant was fit for a king and the
entire group marveled at the home
cooked food. Apparently the local
population is aware of this, too, be-
cause the line outside the restaurant
was quite long at times.
Following a brief business meeting
after lunch, the photo sessions were
completed and the rides commenced.
Gene gave open cockpit rides in the
Davis while Roy had the big Stinson
hauling three and four passengers at
a time until all the members had been
airborne. The smiles on their faces
told the entire story.
In all too short a time, the afternoon
sun indicated it was time to head for
home. Plane after plane took off with
the familiar wing waggles saying
"goodbye until next time." The Min-
nesota-Iowa bunch headed west and
the Wisconsin folks headed east.
Pulling up to the ramp at Sextonville in
his 65 hp J-3 Cub is AI Kelch of Mequon,
WI following a high speed cross-country
trip at 47 mph ground speed!
8 FEBRUARY 1985
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Art  and  Kate  Morgan  of  Milwaukee  flew 
their Bellanca Cruisair 14-13 from Capitol 
Airport.  The  165  hp  Franklin  engine  in 
this  classic  airplane  developed  a  bad 
case of indigestion since this picture was 
taken! 
A crew of genuine antiquers:  L to  R,  Bob 
Lumley,  Dave  Broadfoot,  AI  Kelch  and 
Roy  Redman. 
(Photo  by  Bob  Licktieg) 
With  the  145  hp  Warner  ticking  over,  Carl  Pederson  of  Brook-
field, WI  is assisted into the front cockpit of Gene Chase's Davis . 
Gene topped the fuel tank in the Davis and we cranked
up the Warner for our trip home. I made the take-off from
the front cockpit - a fingertip operation - because the
Davis is so delightfully light on the controls. As we
climbed out of the valley we took a long, last look at the
picture post card setting. No wonder the airport manager,
a retired Eastern Airlines Captain, retired to this lovely
and peaceful place in the hills.
I made one of my better (i.e., lucky) landings at Fond
du Lac as I brought the Davis in on runway 27. We gassed
up, telephoned Wittman Control Tower and headed for
Oshkosh. The sailboats on Lake Winnebago were enjoying
the northwest breeze as we flew by. It was the end of a
perfect weekend as Gene touched down and the Davis
headed for its home hangar - like a plow horse heading
home to its stall - the day's work done.
Gene and I both agreed we had enjoyed a fantastic
gathering. The other participants felt the same way be-
cause the main item of business at the earlier meeting
was to make this outing an annual affair.• 
•••..•.........•..............•.......•.•....... , 
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9
By George A. Hardie, Jr.
Here's another "mystery" from the
1920s period. Note the similarity to a
number of other designs popular at
the time. The location and date of the
photo is not known, nor is the name
of the contributor. This is another
challenge for our dedicated .expert
"aeroplane spotters". Answers will be
published in the May 1985 issue of
THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Dead-
line for this issue is April 1, 1985.
The Mystery Plane for November
1984 was not a mystery to a number
of our readers. Dick Gl eason of Aus-
tin, Minnesota remembered it as fol -
lows:
"The November, 1984 Mystery
Plane is an easy one, for me anyhow.
I saw the bird in 1941, dismantled
and stacked in a corner of a hangar
in Van Nuys, California when I went
out to the airport for my first ride. It
is the American Gyro AG-4 "Crusad-
er", designed by Thomas M. Shelton
and built in Denver, Colorado in early
1935. I have a design three-view of it
dated 10-5-34 and initialed by Shel-
ton. In addition, I have several three-
views and photos of it. I would guess
the publi shed photo was t aken at
Denver about the time of its debut.
"Construction was all aluminum,
flush riveted. Control surfaces were
fabric covered and it was bronze or
10 FEBRUARY 1985
dark copper colored. Power was two
C4S inverted Menascos. When I saw
it, I recognized it right away and re-
called that the Tootsietoy Toy Com-
pany had produced a toy miniature of
it.
"One of my correspondents in the
Van Nuys area has been in contact
with Tom Shelton and recently sent
me much additional material on the
AG-4. Also a friend of mine in Hes-
peria, California supplied me with
three good photos. Shelton lives in
Burbank, California at present."
Sport Aviation for July 1964 fea-
tured an article on Tom Shelton, EAA
6647, then a member of EAA Chapter
11. A detailed history of the airplane
is given, too lengthy to reproduce
here. One point of interest is the fact
that the airplane's top speed equaled
that of the Air Corps' Boeing P-26
fighter. Failure to raise funds for a
manufacturing company doomed this
futuristic airplane to oblivion. It was
destroyed in a hangar fire at Van
Nuys Airport.
Additional correct answers were re-
ceived from Charley Hayes, Park
Forest, IL; Harold E. McFetrich,
Salem, OH; H. Gl enn Buffington, San
Diego, CA; Herbert G. deBruyn,
Bellevue, W A; Stan Piteau, Holland,
MI; H. M. Richey, Waco, TX; Joe
Tarafas, Bethlehem, PA; Cedri c Gal-
loway, Herperi a, CA; R. G. Adams,
Laguna Hills, CA; Shelby B. Hagberg,
Greenville, IA; Emil Strasser, Hawth-
orne, CA; Myl es F. Aiken, St. Paul ,
MN; Dan Cullman, Lewiston, ID; J on
A. Braithwaite, Moore, ID; and Doug-
las T. Rounds Zebulon, GA.
(Ref: Aero Digest, March, April ,
1935 (AG-4); and March, 1937 (AG-7);
Texaco Mission, April 1935; Scien-
tific American, May, 1935; Sheil Avia-
tion News, May, 1935, Popular
MechaniCS, July, 1935; Sportsman
Pilot, July 15, 1935; and a number of
foreign aviation publications. ) •
~ I ~ y p e ClubActivities 
I
Augie Wegner reports that the com-
bined Aeronca Clubs' Fly-In held in
1983 and 1984 at Middletown, Ohio
will not be sponsored by them in '85.
They are planning now, however, for
another big event at Middletown in
'86, plus their regular fly-in this year
at Blakesburg. The four groups who
sponsored the two fly-ins at
Middletown had never intended for it
to be an annual event. More than
likely it will be scheduled every other
year.
There is a possibility that a local
Middletown group will sponsor an
Aeronca Fly-In there this summer,
and if it develops it will be listed in
the Calendar of Events in THE VIN-
T AGE AIRPLANE.
More information on the Aer-
onca Club can be obtained by con-
tacting Augie and Pat Wegner,
1432 28th Court, Kenosha, WI
53140, phone 414/552-9014.
John Bergeson is pleased at the
great response to the newly-formed
Cub Club. Membership is approach-
ing 1,700 members and John esti-
mates it will reach 3,000.
Excellent information on mainte-
nance and operating practices is ap-
pearing in the group's bi-monthly
newsletter written by well-known
Cub expert, Clyde Smith, Jr. Clyde is
also scheduled to conduct the Cub
Forum at Oshkosh '85.
Of interest is a forthcoming issue
which will contain an article by Han-
ford Eckman, designer of the Piper
Sky Cycle.
Camp/ipd by Gpnp ('hast'
John received the following letter
from Mike Sellers, Marketing Man-
ager of Univair, Aurora, Colorado:
"Univair Aircraft Corporation has
reached an agreement with Piper Air-
craft Corporation to purchase all re-
maining inventories of spare parts for
the J-3 through PA-22 series aircraft.
Piper will soon be announcing that
they are discontinuing the manufac-
turing of all parts for this series of
aircraft.
"In the wake of Piper's decision to
phase out the support for these 'obso-
lete aircraft' , Univair has been
negotiating with Piper and its holding
company, Lear Siegler, for the pur-
chase of all remaining inventories as
. well as the tooling, engineering and
Type Certificates (T.C.'s) for these
older Pipers. After the better part of
a year of negotiating, Lear Siegler
has decided not to sell any rights or
tooling to anyone, but as stated, nor
do they plan any further support of
the J-3 through PA-22 series.
"Univair already carries about
4,500 different Piper part numbered
items for the classic Pipers. Piper Air-
craft is planning to assist Univair in
supplying some of the parts that have
been discontinued over the years, so
we may continue to maintain and in-
crease the number of parts that are
currently available from Univair. We
are aware that this may be alarming
news for some owners. However, for
the last year or so, Piper has only
carried approximately 400 different
items, many of which Univair also
supplies.
"Undoubtedly, there may be some
parts that may no longer be available,
but Univair will attempt to insure
the availability of major structural
and frequently requested items for
many years to come."
More information on the Cub
Club can be obtained by writing
John B. Bergeson, P.O. Box 2002,
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858, phone
517/561-2393.
This group headed by Gary Van
Farowe was formed mainly to provide
technical assistance to restorers and
operators of Rearwin aircraft. There
are no newsletters and no dues. Activ-
ity is at a low ebb this time of year,
but Gary recently learned of an 8500
series "Sportster", NC17099, SIN 541-
D, which was pulled out of a barn in
Mississippi and is being restored.
More information on the Rear-
win Club can be obtained by con-
tacting Gary Van Farowe, 1460
Ottawa Beach Road, Holland, MI
49423, phone 616/399-4623.
.. ~   .
Dick and Jeannie Hill proudly an-
nounce they have acquired the 1929
Bird "BK" , NC9184, SIN 1013 from
Herb Hartley of Redding, California.
Due to health problems, Herb was not
able to continue the restoration of this
fine old biplane and he is pleased that
it has found a good home.
More information on the Bird
Airplane Club can be obtained by
writing J eannie Hill, P. O. Box 89,
Harvard, IL 60033, or phoning 815/
943-7205.
John Bright and John Bergeson,
co-chair this active organization
which boasts 1,100 members. A Na-
tional Luscombe Fly-In is planned for
June 28-30 at Moraine Airport, south-
west of Dayton, Ohio. In addition to
other activities, tours through the
U.S. Air Force Museum at Dayton's
Wright-Patterson AFB will be con-
ducted. For more information on this
fly-in contact John Bright, 436 Stuart
Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49007.
Phone 616/344-095S.
An interesting story concerning
spin recovery appears in the current
Luscombe Association Newsletter
which could apply to aircraft other
than the Luscombe SA involved:
"Date: February 24, 1983
Place: Lantana County Airport
(West Palm Beach, Florida)
Subject: Luscombe SA flat spins
Person Interviewed: Richard Zisa
(Continued on Page 18)
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11
Restoring A  
This story has as many facets as a
well cut diamond. It relates to a boy
born in 1926 and later recalling adult
conversations about Lindbergh cross-
ing the Atlantic, and the Bruno
Richard Hauptmann case. All this ex-
citement about aviation made a last-
ing impression on me. I recall at age
5 leather helmets with goggles were
the fashion for boys, including high-
top laced boots with a jack knife
sheath like Lindy's.
As the Depression was upon us,
money was not to be had, and my
burning interest in airplanes con-
tinued. I told my mother my favorite
breakfast cereal wast Post 40% Bran
Flakes so I could tape a dime to the
box top and send it in for a Capt.
Hawks balsa model plane kit. This
went on for a few years. At Christmas,
however, I would get the glue and
dope supply replenished and then the
models flew. This developed into gas
model, free flight competition.
About 1939 I met a fellow named
Irv McGilvery who was a superbrain,
a super gas modeler and a little older
than I. Wouldn't you know, one Sun-
day in 1941 I stopped to visit him and
he had a two-seat Pietenpol Air-
camper in his garage with the wings
dismantled. It had a Heath-Hender-
son engine on the nose. One prop
blade was damaged so Irv cleaned it
up and made the other blade match
for balance. This underpowered plane
was not capable of flight.
This was fantastic, Irv let me oc-
cupy tl1e front cockpit as he taxied the
craft without wings up and down the
hayfield on Miller's farm. This experi-
ence has lingered in my mind for 40-
plus years.
A few years ago Mike Kimbrel de-
signed and built a replica of the 1924
Dormoy Bathtub with a 36 hp VW
engine. I thought, what a grand ex-
perience it would be to build a Dor-
moy Bathtub with a genuine Heath-
Henderson engine like the original.
Having the philosophy that I can do
anything I want to if I set my mind to
it, I set out to build one of these flying
machines and get a taste of our
pioneer's experience. I sent a letter to
Mike who sent me a set of his super
plans.
Meanwhile, Bob Burge, an antique
collector of cars, motorcycles and
airplanes had a Heath Parasol and
five or six Heath-Hendersons in vari-
ous stages of disrepair stored at Merle
Betz Airport in Blissfield, Michigan.
It took about a year of negotiating.
12 FEBRUARY 1985
The following  five photos show the parts and  pieces which  Wesley 
Delong  purchased  and  built  into  a  Heath-Henderson  engine. 
.nEngine
By Wesley DeLong
(EAA 11155, Al e 7363)
71 aSandralee Dri ve
Toledo, OH 43612
(Photos by the author)
and rummaging through this mess
scattered on the floor of Merle's
hangar to collect enough parts to
make what I thought would be a com-
plete Heath-Henderson. Bear in mind
at this time I had no manuals - noth-
ing but horse sense to go by. Fortu-
nately I ended up with about 90% of
the parts being restorable or of pat-
tern value.
I started by cleaning everything,
followed by measuring and charting
all journal, bearing and gear informa-
tion I could develop. My headaches
started when I put the crank in vee
blocks and checked the center main.
This was okay, but the prop extension
ran out .065 TIR. At Peninsular Steel
I bought a piece of 6150 round stock
and went to work on a lathe. Every-
thing was fine unhl it came time to
turn the 4 degree taper. The piece
was short so not being able to use the
compound and not having a taper at-
tachment, I set about the task of
making a taper attachment for the
lathe. Then, turning the 4 degree
taper was a snap. It was an enjoyable
task and the crank and extension
came out super true.
Next I melted the Babbitt out of the
main shells, made molds and poured
all new mains with U. S. Govt. Grade
Babbitt. My wife wasn't too happy
about my making a foundry out of the
kitchen, but things cooled off, includ-
ing the Babbitt.
I made a boring fixture so the bores
would be concentric with the O.D. of
the main shells and proceeded to bore
the mains with .002 clearance to the
journals as a goal. All went well. A
serious thought struck me. What if
the crank is bedded and scraped in
and the crank binds or has too much
backlash with the timing gears? At
this point, all I had was scrap/junk
timing gears for reference, some invo-
lute spur and some helical. However,
after much measuring and counting,
it was decided the timing gears were
standard 16 D.P. series gears.
Since some of the junk had 5/ 16 face
and some had % face gears, it was
decided to go with % size for durabil-
ity. I bought gear blanks and bronze
bushings from a local belting and
transmission outlet and went to work
on the lathe and mill as the oil pump
gear is slotted. My son David, being a
top notch tool and die maker, handily
broached the keyslots.
After oil grooving the bushings in
the gears as required, and assembling
the timing gears to the rear case, the
"crank to timing gear backlash" had
to be addressed. The rear main re-
quired moving. To accomplish this,
repouring and a lot of tedious scrap-
ing was required.
Next, I assembled the cam. Since
the cam main bearings were shot, I
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13
Wesley built the taper aHachment for his
lathe, shown here turning the 4-degree
taper on the new propeller extension.
made a new set and proceeded to as-
semble what looked like a decent cam.
It was severely bound up. The first
possibility could have been a bad cam,
and secondly, maybe this 60-year-old
case had warped the center main out
ofline. It turned out the cam probably
was in a motorcycle wreck as the gear
ran out about .020 TIR. Back to work
on the cam. The thread was welded
oversize with stainless rod, new cen-
ters were bored and all three bearing
O.D.'s were ground, chromed and re-
ground to fit the cam bearings. The
cam looked great and it measured
right on.
When assembling it to the case, it
still bound up! Scratch head, now
what? We removed the cam, put in
centers and it looked excellent. Con-
clusion - the case is warped! How do
14 FEBRUARY 1985
The " beehive" cooling towers were cast at a local foundry from a paHern and machined
i n Wesley's basement shop.
you bore a center main in line with
the case end mains. I made a boring
bar with a 1/4 sq. bit using the end
main bearings for the cam and pro-
ceeded to chuck one end with the
other end of the boring bar in the
tail stock center. The compound was
geared into .003 feed and the case was
fed down the boring bar. The center
main had to have .025 dia. increase to
clean up true. This boggled my mind,
however it was a fact . How did this
case ever work?
After making a new center main
bearing to suit, the cam assembly was
routine. I honed the cylinders and re-
seated the valves without problems.
The valves were made from Toyota
exhaust valves which were cut off and
cross drilled for the keeper pins. The
valve springs are from a Wisconsin
engine.
One other item of interest is that
the pistons were standard O.D., but
had two compression rings and one
oil groove. After discussing this with
Jim Maichele of Hastings Piston
Rings it was decided to machine t he
oil groove to accept an oil ring. This
was done and Jim made the ring set
for the engine. Hastings Piston Ring
Company can be proud of Jim.
The beehive coolers over the intake
and exhaust valves were cast at a
Restoring A Heath-Henderson Engine 
The right side of
the engine show-
ing the mounting
of the single Bosch
magneto. The oil
filler tube is below
and aft of the mag.
The finished engine is a work of art. The engine data plate is barely visible on the upper
case ahead of the carburetor. The "beehive" cooling towers are mounted over the
valves with the four shorter ones over the intake valves. Note the wood beam engine
mount and deep wet sump lower case.
local foundry from a pattern and were
machined in my basement shop.
The magneto is a story in itself.
The magneto purchased with the
other Heath-Henderson parts was an
unknown quantity, but in all it
worked out well. The case had the
mounting threaded holes stripped,
with no good way to repair them. The
armature was a solid gob of pitch,
indicating burnout. I contacted Stan-
dard Magneto in Chicago where a re-
pairable armature was purchased
along with some miscellaneous parts.
The correct magneto, as near as can
be established, is a Robert Bosch
FF4AR. In the process I came across
a Bosch FF4AL from a Continental
A-40. It had a case that looked prom-
ising. Between a box of parts, an
FF4AR and an FF4AL, I was able to
make a good mag that will snap at 3/8
inch spark with the twist of a wrist.
It is difficult to understand what
drives an aviation enthusiast to do
some of these things. However, the
restoration of this engine for the Dor-
moy has been an experience that I
will treasure throughout my life.
Some of the parts of the story that
appear to be omitted can be assumed
to be of ordinary engine overhaul na-
ture.
At the beginning there was a mess
This back view of the Heath-Henderson
clearly shows the oil pump with its cop-
per lines. The coil of wire will connect to
the mag switch. The oil temperature and
pressure instruments are temporarily
mounted for test running.
of parts, and throughout there were
precious conversations with: Gene
Chase, EAA Headquarters; Otis
Spiker, last living employee of the
Henderson Motorcycle factory in
Chicago; Lou Lichva, Ace Motorcycle
expert; Dale Crites, 1911 Curtiss
owner and his crew chief, W. B. Per-
kins; Dean Salmons, Antique Cycle
Equipment; Joe at Standard; Mag-
neto, Chicago; Merle Betts, FBO,
Blissfield, Michigan; Mrs. Shirley
Hogdon, Henderson Manuals; Mrs.
Thurman Baird, Asheville, NC,
Heath B-4 Book; W. L. Schlapman,
Heath Parasol expert; W. I. McGil-
very, thanks for the ride in 1942, and
your friendship; and Jim Maichele,
Hastings Piston Rings. This project
was long and frustrating at times but
it was fun and I have a Heath-Hen-
derson restoration that I'm kind of
proud of. •
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15
By Allan J.  Bell 
(EAA  239176) 
N8429 Hwy.  107 
Tomahawk,  WI 54487 
(Photos courtesy  of the  author) 
Who knows when my insanity first
started? Was it at about seven years
of age when I began drawing aero-
planes (that's the way it was usually
spelled then)? Do you remember a
plane called the "Travel Air Mystery
Ship"? I'll bet Johnny Green would!
The name still excites me.
Maybe the madness began a couple
of years later in May of 1927 when
Charles Lindbergh thrilled the world
with his nonstop, solo flight across
the Atlantic ocean from New York to
Paris. A hero must be honored. I did
it by naming my new German
Shepherd puppy "Lindy". I also built
a solid wood model plane with only
one wing, a monoplane like
Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis. Be-
fore, most planes built or drawn by
me were biplanes or even triplanes.
The derangement continued into
1928 when Johnny Green and I
dragged many coaster wagon loads of
wood lath to Johnny's home. A large
community building, the Macabee
Hall in our hometown of Wausau,
Wisconsin, was being torn down to
make room for - a filling station.
The wood lath was transformed,
with a saw and hammer and nails
and enthusiasm, into an airplane
large enough for one of us to sit in.
Mounted on the wagon, and pushed
or pulled, it took little imagination to
put us "up in the clouds."
My friend's father kept our assem-
bly line humming by smashing plane
after plane into smithereens. I don't
remember the reason, I don't think
we were ever told not to build any
more, and I now wonder why we didn't
16  FEBRUARY  1985 
The author, Allan Bell (R),  with his pal John Green in 1930. 
transfer the operation to my home.
Maybe it was Johnny's wagon.
His dad would have qualified for an
"ace" several times over with the
many aircraft he destroyed. We never
lost our zest, we had plenty of wood
lath and the planes got better each
time.
A large farm field on the edge of
town was often used by pilots for land-
ings and take-offs. It was relatively
smooth, with the fences far enough
apart so that entanglements didn't
happen too often. There were no run-
ways. The planes used the wind to
their full advantage, avoiding cross-
winds at all costs. The narrow landing
gear and the light construction made
things tricky enough.
If a plane roared over town quite
low, headed in the direction of the
field, we ran like crazy (there I go
again) trying to beat it. Those gog-
gled, helmeted daredevils! How we
envied them! Not to be outdone, we
strutted around with our sheeplined
imitation pilot helmets complete with
attached goggles on the forehead.
Sears Roebuck and Montgomery
Ward must have sold millions.
It seemed to us that the few local
pilots spent most of their time repair-
ing their planes. Much more than
they did flying. Accidents were fre-
quent, engines unpredictable and
pilots suspect. Injuries were usually
slight, likely due to slow landing
speeds. Most of the planes were World
War I surplus (even then!) Curtiss
"Jennies".
A plane manufactured locally was
called an "Osaco", an acronym for
Olson Standard Airplane Company.
The owner was a sawed-off Swede
named Reidar Olson. He was optimis-
tic, enthusiastic, probably brave (or
foolish?) and a hero to all of us kids.
I only got inside the plant once. A
couple of fifteen year olds appeared to
be his only employees. They were
busy nailing plywood gussets on wing
ribs using tiny nails. See what I mean
about being brave or the other. Motor-
cycle engines, inexpensive and readi-
ly available, were used for the power
plants. These quit at unexpected and
inopportune times.
The Depression ended this venture.
In later years, Reidar was a successful
fishing tackle manufacturer and de-
veloper of an improved performance
oil-burning furnace.
The lunacy continued into the
1930's. Building models that flew was
now the craze. The first model plane
I saw fly was a "Ceci l Paoli". It was
in the shape of a flat, elongated
triangle, looking something like the
TransAmerica building in California
does now. A pusher model, with twin
propellers, the horizontal stabilizer
was at the apex of the triangle in
front, with the wing in the rear.
The rubber band powered propel-
lers had to be wound many turns, in
opposite directions, a tiresome job.
Some inventive mind fashioned a
hand egg beater with hooks that did
the job quickly and easily.
Several other nuts and myself
formed the "Flying Aces Model
Airplane Club". Many of our models
were of simple design, just a strong
single stick fuselage plus wings and
Young Allan Bell's version of Lindbergh' s
" Spirit of St. Louis".
tail. If the stick wasn't sturdy enough,
a few too many turns of the rubber
bands warped the fuselage .
Fancier models were constructed of
very thin sheets of ultra light balsa
wood for fuselages and/or wings.
Others had fuselages built up of tiny,
'/ '6" square strips of balsa wood cov-
ered with colored Japanese tissue
paper. Wings were assembled' in a
similar manner with balsa ribs and
spars. Water applied to the paper
would shrink it, giving a tight, drum-
like covering which we prized.
All the balsa wood was cut with a
razor blade - so were our fingers.
Dried model airplane glue accumu-
lated on the fingers too, to be picked
at and pulled off the following day.
Just occupational hazards. We whit-
tled props of cedar just for practice
but t he smell of those fresh arbor
vitae shavings was cherished as well.
Old di scarded telephone poles fur-
nished the raw material.
The Cracker Jack company offered
free model kits in exchange for blue
sailor boys cut from box fronts. We
ate gobs of Cracker Jacks. Radio ex-
cited us with stories of a daring pilot,
Jimmie Allen. Magazines were ex-
changed until they fell apart. Our
bible was one called "Model Airplane
News", but "Flying Aces", "G-8 and
His Battle Aces, " and "Aero Digest"
weren't far behind.
After a model had crashed one or
more times (the norm, as crashes were
far more frequent t han successful
Allan built this biplane some 55 years
ago.
flights), they often came to a fiery
end. Wound up, set afire and launched
from a porch roof, they were spectacu-
lar at night. Our own version of "shot
down in flames." Displays of our mod-
els in downtown store windows
swelled our egos. Otz Zellmer made
Pilot, Lt. Allan J. Bell (L-standing) and his crew. Aircraft is B-24J, SIN 42-100224 of the 98th Bomb Squadron, based in the Marianas
in the Pacific, 1944-1945.
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17
the top models; he had the most pa-
tience. Bill Ball was the fastest build-
er by far.
Remembered names of those mod-
els are Curtiss Robin, Sopwith Camel,
Spad, Fokker DVII and DVm, North-
rop Gamma, Aeronca C-3, Gee Bee
Speedster, Stinson Reliant and Lock-
heed Vega.
The BIG event took place when I
was 15. I was watching a local pilot,
Ed Marquardt, practice landings and
take offs in his Aeronca C-3. This was
a small, light, safe and inexpensive
aircraft that carried the pilot and one
passenger in its triangular-shaped
fuselage.
When Ed asked if I would like a
ride, I'm sure he already knew the
answer. Was I "walking on air?" No,
I was finally up in it. What a feeling!
I was surprised to find it kind of
bumpy and noisy too. No complaints,
though. I was flying! The finale of
that flight , a sideslip to lose altitude
quickly, took place right above King's
Dam on the Wisconsin River. My
heart (and my stomach) were both in
the vicinity of my mouth. The bottom
drops out, something like the old, ill-
adjusted elevators sometimes did. It
remains one of the top thrills in my
lifetime.
The Depression curtailed any
dreams of flying lessons or flying
school. A war came along. Pilots were
needed. John Green reappeared after
a 15-year absence to reveal the oppor-
tunities of the Aviation Cadet pro-
gram. Uncle Sam would pay you to
learn to fly. You wouldn't have to
worry about the trenches or foxholes.
After a year of frenzied study, hard
work and much flying, the proud mo-
ment arrived. My wife pinned those
sought-for wings to my puffed up
chest. I had won my wings! The dream
was fulfilled.
Many moons have passed. We've
even been there. We've walked on it
and brought some back. And we'll go
farther!
I still look up every time I hear an
airplane.
I'm still crazy - about airplanes. •
TYPE  CLUB  ACTIVITIES . ..
(Continued from page 11)
Aircraft: Luscombe 8A N1170K '46
metal wing, no radio or electrical sys-
tem
Location: Waterbury, CN and
Plymouth, MA
Date: Summer of 1978
Conditions: Full fuel (14 gal.), 2
people on board (160 and 180 lbs.)
Both men had previously spun air-
craft on many occasions and had spun
this aircraft doing 3 turn spins
numerous times.
Objective: To climb to 5,000 AGL
and execute a 6 turn spin.
Here is the story as told to John
Bright by Dick Zisa, operator of
Glider Flights in West Palm Beach.
Dick stated that he and the other man
had climbed to 5,000 ft. AGL and en-
tered a spin as planned (he did not
remember which direction) . Upon
entry, everything s(!emed normal
compared to previot.<s spins in the
same aircraft. After a number of
spins, the nose of the aircraft began
an oscillation up and down as it spun,
raising and lowering. After about 6
turns, spin recovery was initiated
with no results. 'Everything got
quiet; stated Dick, and the nose
seemed to stabilize regarding raising
and lowering. The aircraft continued
to spin with little wind noise for 2
more turns. Ailerons had no effect,
nor did elevator or rudder. Power was
applied with no effect. Opening the
AlC  NEWS  ... 
(Continued from Page 4)
tion Facility (Silver Hill). The tour
will take place on April 13-14, 1985
and will include personalized behind-
the-scenes looks at the Silver Hill
facility. On Saturday evening, April
13, there will be a banquet held in the
hangar at historic College Park Air-
port, the oldest continuously operated
airport in the world, where Wilbur
Wright taught the first Army aviators
to fly. The National Air & Space
Museum is the mecca for the aviation
enthusiast and the Silver Hill facility
gives a look at the aircraft in storage
and in the process of restoration for
the main museum. Silver Hill is the
place for the aircraft builder, restorer,
or avii1tion history buff. April in
Washington is perhaps the most beau-
tiful time for one ofthe most beautiful
cities in the world, the trees are newly
leafed, the spring flowers are in
bloom, and it's not as hot and muggy
as it gets later in the summer.
Tojoin the group, contact: Margaret
Scesa, 9611 51st Place, College Park,
MD 20740, 3011345-3164.
doors had no effect. The only change
occuring at thi s time was that the
rate of spin was increasing.
At each attempt to recover from the
spin, the controls were neutralized.
At this point Dick decided that the
only chance for recovery was to move
the C.G. forward. He opened the right
door (he stated that there was little
wind pressure on the door) and began
climbing around the door. When he
was 'about halfway around', the nose
dropped and spin recovery was
achieved.
The purpose of this article is not to
have you practice climbing out of your
Luscombe in order to recover from a
flat spin. It is to have you do what
Dick did when they landed: Do a
weight and balance check. It was
found that the flat spinprone aircraft
had a C.G. 2" aft of the rear limit.
Why? The aircraft had been painted
twice since new, It had 2 quarts of oil
in the baggage compartment and the
tail cone had considerable dirt in it.
No 'weight and balance' computations
had been done since the plane left the
factory. Check your airplane for
safety." •
More information on Luscombe
Association can be obtained by
writing or phoning John B. Berge-
seon, 6438 W. Millbrook Road,
Remus, MI 49340,517/561-2393.
EAA  AVIATION  MUSEUM 
ACQUIRES  THE  MAX 
CONRAD  COLLECTION 
When pioneer aviator Max Conrad
visited the EAA Aviation Museum in
Franklin, Wisconsin in March, 1979
he offered to donate his memorabilia,
including photos, scrapbooks, tro-
phies, plaques, log books, plus many
other mementos he had collected dur-
ing is 51-year flying career.
It was not to be that Max would
personally deliver these items to the
Museum as he passed away the fol-
lowing month at age 76. Known as
the "Flying Grandfather" he logged
more than 50,000 hours, many of
them crossing the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans in light aircraft. He set several
distance and endurance world rec-
ords.
Max Conrad's daughter, Katherine
Conrad Kersten of Milwaukee, Wis-
consin recently delivered the first por-
tion of her father's extensive collec-
tion to the Museum in Oshkosh. The
EAA Aviation Foundation is honored
to receive these items and an appro-
priate display to pay tribute to this
esteemed individual will be prepared.•
1 tl FEBRUARY 1985
First flolwttiri' 
to  exceed Mach  1. 
is  shown  here minus outer whwr'llJlnll 
Fun  site.  It is  being          __......_____
ESCUE OP A  SEA DAR 
By Leonard McGinty
(EAA 6036, Ale 3029)
878 Main Street
Thonotosassa, FL 33592
Being a long-time EAA member
and vitally interested in the preserva-
tion of antique and classic aircraft for
future generations, I became in-
terested several years ago in a rare,
derelict Convair XF2Y-l Sea Dart.
This aircraft was at the now defunct
SST Museum near Kissimmee,
Florida in deplorable condition, with
weeds growing through and around
its various component parts.
I began tracing the ownership of
this machine and first went to Gene
Chase at EAA Headquarters with the
name of a museum on the west coast
that was supposed to own this air-
craft. Gene provided me with the
phone number of the Museum of
Flight in Seattle, Washington and I
immediately called and talked with
their Executive Director, Mr. Howard
K.  Lovering. Mr. Lovering and I
negotiated plans for the storage of
this aircraft at the Sun 'n Fun site at
Lakeland, Florida. The Board of Di-
rectors at Sun 'n Fun and Mr. Lover-
ing's Museum board agreed upon the
terms and conditions of the Sea Dart's
removal and restoration.
During the period of telephone con-
versations and letter writing, the air-
craft mysteriously disappeared. I in-
formed Mr. Lovering and then con-
tacted various sheriffs departments
throughout the State of Florida, trac-
ing the movement of this airplane in
the general direction of Tennessee.
The truck and its cargo had bypassed
all Florida Highway Patrol scales and
disappeared across the border into
Georgia. The Georgia Highway Pa-
trol, Florida Highway Patrol and
various sheriffs departments were
unable to locate the missing aircraft.
I then called a good friend and EAA
member John Baugh in Nashville,
Tennessee, telling him the aircraft
was heading in his general direction,
and asking ifhe could offer any assist-
ance. Johnny responded, "Leonard,
before the night is out, it will be on
TV, radio and in the newspaper.
We're gonna find that warbird for ya."
His southern drawl meant what he
said.
Several days later I got a call from
John. One of his duck hunting bud-
dies in the back woods of Tennessee
had found a derelict sitting on a
trailer and he told John, "You've got
to see this aircraft. It's the strangest
looking think I've ever seen." John
followed his friend to the plane,
examined it and then called me.
"What are the numbers on that
airplane you had?" I gave them to
him and he said, "That's the ugliest
looking think I ever saw, but I found
it!" The Sea Dart was at an aircraft
salvage yard in the hills of Tennessee.
I immediately called the sheriff in
that county and told him that I was
responsible for the plane. After much
letter writing and documents to prove
it was "mine", the sheriff said, "Okay,
come and get it."
But, getting the plane wasn't easy.
It took some talking by the sheriff
and an attorney to convince the pres-
ent "holder" of the aircraft that it
wasn't his. About the time this was
successful, the fellow filed Chapter 11
bankruptcy proceedings, and the Fed-
eral Judge in Tennessee said, "Mr.
McGinty, it's your plane; however, it
is on a trailer that is under federal
jurisdiction so you cannot move it."
After much negotiating, the judge
agreed that if we sent a crane and a
low boy, he would release the airplane
to us.
Further negotiations resulted in
the judge agreeing to allow us to move
the Sea Dart back to Florida on the
same trailer that it was on, but we
would have to pay the expenses. That
sounded easiest to us, so I im-
mediately wired the money. And then
the truck jack-knifed coming out of
the farm at which the plane was
stored. That delayed us some more,
but we did eventually get the plane to
its present location in Lakeland
where it is being restored to static
display by EAA volunteers.
The Sea Dart is one of five aircraft
of this type built by Convair. Most
of the others have been destroyed. It 
is an engineering marvel that we feel
should be preserved so future genera-
tions can see the concept. Many dedi-
cated EAAers have been involved
with this project from the start, but
some deserve special recognition. Bill
Williams, Ken Chalker, Rocky and
Flo Sawyer left their jobs and homes
to come out in a rain storm to help off
load this machine. And John Baugh
went through a lot of trial and tribu-
lation to help via long distance. It just
proves that EAAers have the tenacity
of a bull dog. If you want the job done,
don't hire it out, get EAAers to volun-
teer - they'll accomplish it! •
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Only two more
Sea Dart volunteer work parties
are scheduled prior to Sun 'n Fun
'85. The dates are February 16 and
March 2 at the Sun 'n Fun site on
the Lakeland, Florida Airport. All
help will be greatly appreciated.
VINTAGE  AIRPLANE  19 
Letters  To  Editor 
Dear Gene, 
Many  thanks  for  your  letter  and 
enclosures! 
The  Corben  brochure  will  be  espe-
cially  helpful  to  the  project,  and  an-
swers  most of the questions we  had. 
Surprising how many of our sources 
drew  a  blank  on  photo  prints  of the 
Super  Ace  - even  the  Smithsonian 
had  nothing! 
And  we  were  gratified  to  see  that 
you  too  had  concluded  that the  final 
installment of the construction article 
(in  Popular Aviation) was  never pub-
lished. One  wonders  why  .. . 
W'as  intrigued  to  learn  of your  in-
terest  in  model  building  .  .  .  we  fre-
quently  encounter  people  who  are 
either  former  builders  or  who  some-
how  manage  to  stay  active  in  both 
camps.  As  you  say,  people  such  as 
Fernando Ramos and Tom Laurie are 
truly  amazing  for  their  abilities  in 
both  full-size  and  model  aviation.  In 
my own case, I find  it difficult to keep 
the  pace  with  even  the  tiny  jobs, 
seemingly  spending  most  of  my 
"spare?"  time  just  writing  about 
them,  leaving  little  time for  actually 
building and flying.  Ah  well,  at least 
there  is  no  possible  danger  of  bore-
dom,  right? 
Cordially, 
Bill  Hannan  for  the 
Williams Brothers 
181  Pawnee Street 
San  Marcos,  California 92069 
Gentlemen: 
The  article  by  Dennis Parks in the 
October 1984 issue of THE VINTAGE 
AIRPLANE  caught my eye.  I've been 
a  fan  of the  Bill  Barnes  series  since 
way back.  Would  it be  possible to  get 
some  3-view  plans  for  the  old 
"Lancer"  and  "Snorter"  aircraft from 
the series? I would greatly appreciate 
any help in obtaining them and gladly 
pay costs  involved. 
Sincerely, 
Ed Morton 
(EAA  148076,  A/C 5221)
13338-1  SW  114th Lane 
Miami,  FL 33186 
EAA member Dick Gleason, Route 2,
Box 125,  Austin, Minnesota 55912
has an extensive collection of plans
and may be able to comply with your
request.
Dear Gene, 
I  enjoyed  reading  about  the  Osh-
kosh '84 Grand Champion Classic, the 
Cessna 140, N4135N. My first student 
purchased this airplane in 1951 when 
it  had  190  hours  total  time,  for  the 
then  fantastic  sum  of  $2,000  when 
clean  140s  were  going  to  $1,200  to 
$1,500. 
The  former  owner  said,  "I  didn't 
want to sell it - I didn't think anyone 
would  pay that price!" 
In  the  long  run  I  think  it  was  a 
bargain  anyway,  as  it  was  the 
cleanest  and  best  flying  140  that  I 
ever flew. 
At  Oshkosh  I  showed  the  present 
owners,  Rick  and  Kathie  Paige,  my 
autographs in the plane's log books as 
I  did  a  few  inspections  and  mainte-
nance on N4135N from 1951 to 1956. 
Keep up  the good  work. 
Cheers, 
Shelby B.  Hagberg 
(EAA  2473,  AlC 211)
Rt.  1,  Box  42 
Greenville,  IA  51343 
Dear Sir, 
I  recently  acquired  an  R.A.F.  rig-
ging  Manual  that  had  belonged  to 
R.A.F.  Sgt-Major  D.  K. Morrison, 
dated  1916-17-18-19. 
You  will find  enclosed the list of 26 
airplanes covered in the manual with 
my notes as to the completeness of the 
material  on  each,  including  photos, 
drawings,  dimension  tables and text. 
I feel  that some of the replica build-
ers could use this information to  good 
advantage.  The  copies  of  the  indi-
vidual  pages  for  each  plane  will  be 
copied in the 8V2x 11  size rather than 
the 41/2  x 7 pages ofthe original book. 
The  enclosed  listing  includes  the 
price  of copies  for  each  plane  as they 
vary  as  to  amount  of  information 
available.  I  will  be  glad  to  answer 
questions  about any of them. 
Ernest E.  Miner 
(EAA  85465) 
321  So.  Middle  St. 
Cape  Girardeau.  MO  63701 
Mr. Miner included with his letter,
a  copy of the S.E. 5A rigging instruc-
tions. This information would be vital
to anyone building a  replica of the
aircraft. Among the 26 planes listed
are the Bristol Fighter, Nieuport
Scout, Sopwith Trip1ane, Spad S  VII,
etc. Scale modelers and WW I buffs
would also be interested in this mate-
rial for their collections. Contact Mr.
Miner for more information.
Dear Dennis, 
I  want  to  thank  you  for  the  book 
review.  You  emphasized  the  parts  of 
the story that I feel will be interesting 
to  most  airplane  people.  The  years 
from  1910 to  World  War I  is  a  period 
that most  of us  don't  know  too  much 
about.  We  know  about  the  Wright 
Brothers  and Glenn Curtiss and then 
we jump  up  to  World  War I.
One  slight  correction  - there  was 
a typographical error that rearranged 
my  first  name.  The  letters  were  all 
there,  but  with  a  different  arrange-
ment. 
Again,  thanks for  the write-up. 
Yours, 
Foster A.  Lane 
(EAA  137998,  A/C 4796) 
Lane Aviation Corporation 
Columbus International 
Airport 
Columbus,  OH  43219 
We apologize for the inadvertent
misspelling of Foster Lane's first
name in the review of his book in the
December 1984  issue of THE VIN-
TAGE AIRPLANE.
Dear Sir, 
I  really  enjoy  THE  VINTAGE 
AIRPLANE  very  much.  I  read  each 
issue from  cover to  cover. 
Congratulations  on  an  intert;sting 
magazine.  All those stories of old  air-
craft  and  their  history  are  quite  in-
teresting. 
Keep  up  the good  work. 
Yours truly, 
J . F.  Leatherman 
(EAA  17630,  A/C 7961)
1408 Elizabeth 
Scott City,  KS  67871 
Dear Sirs, 
I  joined  EAA  in  1975  (member 
number 88645) but allowed my mem-
bership  to  lapse.  I  have  recently 
purchased  an  Aeronca  7 AC  and  am 
interested  in  learning about  the  air-
craft through your organization. 
Please  send  information  on joining 
the  Antique/Classic  Division  and 
what  you  might  have  in  the  way  of 
literature on  the  7AC  Champ. 
Thank  you, 
Sincerely, 
Robert P.  Gralton 
6060  S. 92nd Street 
Hales Corners,  WI  53130  • 
Information concerning member-
ship, Chapters and Aeroncas was sent
to Mr. Gralton.
20 FEBRUARY 1985
MEMBERS' PROJECTS 
This section of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is dedicated to members and their aircraft projects. We welcome photos
along with descriptions, and the projects can be either completed or underway. Send material to the editor at the address
shown on page 3 of this issue.
Dear Gene,
Enclosed are two photos of a Piper
L-4K, NI0492, SIN 45-4913, modified
and completely renovated by Antiquel
Classic Division members Mike Blat-
nick and myself pI us members ofEAA
Chapter 727, Tyler, Texas. This bird
was manufactured in 1945 and served
for years in the C.A.P. after released
as surplus by Uncle Sam.
Along the way it was given a Cub
yellow color scheme, retaining the
military greenhouse. The current
owner wanted to get rid of the many
plexiglass panels, so we designed a
specialized recovering job for the
fuselage. The top and side windows
are my design in keeping with the
owner's wishes.
Essentially the bird is strictly G.!',
but without the greenhouse and olive
drab color. The covering is Stits pro-
cess. The engine is a Continental C-85
without starter and generator. With
its metal prop it climbs out very well.
William C. Ware, Jr.
(EAA 3328, AlC 6949 )
Apt. E 202
1030 Old Omen Rd.
N2802A was manufactured in Jan-
Tyler, TX 75701
uary, 1953 and delivered to Continen-
tal Engine on February 6, 1953. They
flew it for a year (500 hrs) apparently
Dear Sir,
using it as a test bed for various com-
We own and fly a 1946 Fairchild
binations of exhaust/induction sys-
F-24R and a 1950 Cessna 140A. My
tems. The last entry in the log book
pilot ratings are: Commercial, single
before they sold it is: "Upgraded to
& multi-engine, instrument, CFI-I
1954 standards."
#1358243, with 17,200 hours.
When I purchased it in July, 1983
Sincerely,
the plane had approximately 3400
Don A. Mather
hrs., but had a new prop and only 7
(EAA 206557, AlC 8995 )
hours on a zero time overhauled 0-
402 Love Street
470J. I installed a new windshield, a
Sandusky, OH 44870
new Airtex interior, a II Morrow
Dear Gene, Apollo Loran C and had it certified
Here is the picture I promised you IFR. I have flown it carefree ever
of my newlold Cessna 180. N2802A, since.
SIN 30002, was the first production Sincerely,
Cessna 180. N2801A the prototype, Cal Bass
appears in the March 1, 1953 issue of (EAA 48743, AlC 6823 )
FLYING in the first ad for the Cessna 6111 S. Joplin Avenue
180. It was never sold. Tulsa, OK 74136 •
Don' s Cessna 140A, N5644C, which he
and Todd Mather restored in 1979.
The Fairchild F-24R-46, N81207, which
Don, Todd and Scott Mather rebuilt in
1981 .
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21
Oshkosh  '84 
--Ale Judges--
Classic Aircraft judges for Oshkosh '84 were: (front row, L-R) George York (chief judge), 
Dale Wolford, Tim  Bowers; (back row, L-R)  Bill Pancake, Charles C.  Johanson, Terry L. 
Ladage,  Judy  Girard,  Jim  ROllison,  Jean  LeMay,  Marvin  V.  Hoppenworth,  Robert  C. 
Hilbert,  John  W.  Womack,  Paul  L.  Stephenson,  Norma  Baldwin,  George  LeMay,  Jim 
Mankins. 
Antique  Aircraft  Judges  for  Oshkosh  '84  were:  (front  row,  L-R)  Bob  Wilson,  Arnold 
Nieman,  Gene  Morris,  Robert  Kitslaar;  (back row,  L-R)  Fred  Pritchard,  Dale  Gustafson 
(chief judge), C. W. "Pete"  Covington,  Dick Martin,  Dr.  Don  Coleman.  Missing from the 
photo was  Charlie Bell. 
22  FEBRUARY  1985 
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Box462,HalesCorners,WI53130.414/529-2609.
ACRO " - The new 2-place aerobatictrainerand
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PIPER VAGABOND - 1948 PA-17, Completely
restored '81 to '82 show room condition. Aircraft
was restored mint by the King of Vagabond East
.JimJenkinsofMonroe,Connecticut.Dualcontrol.
For Sale: D-18S Twin Beechcraft. n 5,000 hrs.,
Collinsradio. Original interior. Originallyownedby
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Left engine 800 hours, right engine 1100 hours.
Asking$30,000.Freshannual.Call EdYoung,8041
642-3723.
WANTED TO BUY:
WANTED: Original Spinner for 11AC Aeronca
Chief. Also, instrument trim piece (original 5
hole aluminum). Write Ray Johnson, 347 S. 500
E. Marion, Indiana46953.
NEED Engine mount and cowl for Fairchild-24
with Ranger engine. Bill Seltzer,7041786-8492.
WANTED: C-140A with C-90. Good condition.
Contact Phil Ellison, 16W070 West 83rd Street,
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WANTED: 1941 AeroncaChiefCA65airframere-
pair parts or fuselage. Front fuselage firewall to
behindgearattach points. Motormount- fuel tank.
84" L T and RT ailerons, tail brace wires, wind-
shield.Phone Don 515/955-3679.
WANTED: Szekely engines or parts - any types
or condition. Kinner K-5 or B-5 parts or engines.
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For Sale: Set of covered in silver Piper J-3
ailerons. Make offer. Acro Sport, P.O. Box 462,
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For Sale Techniques of Aircraft Building manual,
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AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES:
FOR IMMEDIATESALE
1940 T-Craft BC-12 - Original round control
wheels and center round instrument panel. Ceco-
nite on wings,412 SMOH. Ferryable, $4700.00.
1948 PA-15 Vagabond - Hand-rubbed finish.
Wheel fairings. Mint condition - $6995.00.
FosterTaperwing- BabyAcelook-alike.65Lyc.
$2,495.00.
Lyc.0-290G Complete - Original, $800.00.
(2) Lyc. 0-480-IA - off twin Bonanza. Military
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This  famous  John  Denver  film  is  an  in-depth 
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MARCH  1-3  - CASA  GRANDE,  ARIZONA  - Arizona  Antique  Aircraft  Association's  annual  Cactus 
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MARCH  17-23 - LAKELAND, FLORIDA - 11th  Annual  EAA  Sun  'n  Fun  Spring  Celebration  of  Flight. 
Contact  Sun  'n  Fun  office  at  813/644-2431 Monday  through  Friday, 9  a.m.  to  4  p.m.,  or write  to  P. 
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APRIL  13-14 - WASHINGTON,  DC  - 5th  Annual  Tour  of  National  Air  and  Space  Museum  and  Paul 
E.  Garber  Facility  by  EAA  Chapter  4,  Inc.  Dinner  with  speaker  of  note.  Limited  to  200.  Contact 
Margarent  Scesa, 9611-51st  Place, College  Park, Maryland  20704,  301 /345-3164.
APRIL  26-28 - KILL  DEVIL  HILL,  NC  - 3rd  Annual  Wilber  Wright  Fly-In.  Three-day  festival  honoring 
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JULY  26  - AUGUST 2 - OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN  - 33rd  Annual  EAA  Fly-In  and  Convention. Make 
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