Vintage Airplane - Mar 1976

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THE RESTORER'S CORNER
Oshkosh is just around the corner. What's that you say? "No, it isn' t,
it's still several months away." Well , for you several months away may
not be just around the corner, but for your Division Officers, Directors,
and Convention Chairmen, Oshkosh is very definitely just around the
corner. They have been working and planning for Oshkosh '76 ever since
Oshkosh '75. Now their effor ts are developing to the point of fever pitch .
There is still much that they need to co mpl ete the preparations so that you
will enj oy a smooth efficiently opera ted convention . Those needs fall into
two categories, equipment and manpower.
In the equipment ca tegory your Forums Chairmen need several items
of project ion equipment including a 40" x 40" Dalite beaded projection
screen, a dual 8 millimeter movie pro jector, a 16 millimeter sound movie
projector and a 35 millimeter slide projector. If any of you have any of this
equipment in good used working conditi on, it is surplus to your needs
and you would be willing to donate it to the Division for use in the forums
tent during the convention, your officers and forum chairmen would be
most gra teful. The projecti on equipment does not have to be the newes t or
most modern. It onl y need be -good quality standard equipment in good
worki ng condition. For example, the movie projectors should be standard
reel type and the slide projector should be one which can be fed slides
individually, rather than the more modern tray or carousel models. This
letter is because most forum speakers have onl y a few slides to project
along with their talks, and they usuall y just bring the slides loose in a box.
Also in the equipment category, your parking chairmen are in need of
a dozen pairs of ping pong paddles to be used for parking airplanes. Your
chairmen wi ll take care of painting th e paddles interna ti onal orange if
some members will donate them. How about looking in the cell ar or the
attic and seeing if you ca n still find those old paddles whi ch had the play-
ing surface worn off of them? They are no longer any good for ping-pong,
but they would be ideal for parking airplanes.
Your parking chair men also need a dozen light weight hard hats to be
worn by the parking commi ttee mini-bike patrol. And speaking of mini-
bikes, they shall need quite a few mini -bikes, motor scooters, and tra il
by J. R. NIELANDER, JR.
bikes since they are going to have to handle parking in the entire "south 40"
this year. If you have any that you would be willing to donate or even lend
to the parking committee for the duration of the convention, please let them
hear from you.
If Y04 can suppl y any of this needed equipment, please write to your
Convention Chairman in care of Antique/Classic Division at EAA Head-
quarters as soon as possible, so that they will know what they can count
on to work with. Items s uch as paddl es and hard ha ts could be easil y boxed
and mailed. The projection equipment could probably be picked up by
some di vision member and delivered to Headquarters if you are unable
to deli ver it yourself. The same goes for mini-bikes or scooters, etc.
Next month we' ll talk about the other big need at the Convention -
MANPOWER.
An Antique Classic Division Board of Di-
rectors meeting will be held at EAA
Headquarters in Hales Corners, Wisconsin
at 9:30 A.M. on Saturday, April 24, 1976.
All divisional members are invited to at-
tend.
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OFFICIAL  MAGAZINE 
ANTIQUE  /  CLASSIC 
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THE  EXPERIMENTAL  AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION 
MARCH  1976 
VOLUME  4  NUMBER  3 
The Res torer's Corner . . .. . ..... .. . . .... . . . ...................... . ... , 1
Roscoe Turner &  2470 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3
Remember ... Milo Burcham? ......... . ........... ,... . ... .. .. . .. . ... 8
Vintage Album. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9
A Ra nch Crit ter .......... . .. .. . .................. . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11
From the Album of Dean Crites . ... ... ........ . . ... . ..... . ...... . ..... 14
Whis tling In Th e Riggi ng .... . .... .. ... . ................... . ..... . .... 17
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EDITOR' S  NOTE: 
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Send Old Stories
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ON  TH E COVER 
Mr.  Gado  I  don' t  even  know  how  to  fly
Fokker 0·7 in  action  at  Old Rhinebeck, NY. 
E.L. T. , so  why should  I  have  one? 
Copyright  '  1976 Antique  Classic  Aircraft ,  Inc. All  Rights  Aeservej . 
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Roscoe Turner & 247D
Share a Great Moment
By  Edward  D.  Williams 
713  Eastman  Drive 
Mt ,  Prospect,  Illinois  60056 
THE  BOEING  2470, WHICH  WAS  USED  FIRST AS  A LONG  DISTANCE  RACING  PLANE  BY 
COL.  ROSCOE  TURNER  AND  THEN  FLEW FOR  UNITED  AIRLINES,  HAS JOINED  FIVE  OTHER 
EARLY AIRLINERS HANGING  FROM 52 FOOT HIGH TRESTLES  AT THE  CEILING  OF 
THE  NEW NATIONAL  AIR  AND SPACE  MUSEUM. 
MORE  THAN  SEVEN  MILLION  PERSONS  A YEAR  ARE  EXPECTED  TO  VISIT  THE  SMITH-
SONIAN  INSTITUTION'S  NATIONAL  AIR  AND  SPACE  MUSEUM  AFTER  IT  OPENS  TO  THE 
PUBLIC  ON  JUL Y  4, 1976, AND  THEY  WILL  BE  TREATED  TO  A LOOK  AT SOME  BEAUTIFUL-
L Y PRESERVED  MILITARY,  GENERAL  AVIATION AND  AIRLINE AIRCRAFT. 
FEW OF  THE  VISITORS,  HOWEVER,  WILL  BE  AWARE  OF  THE  WORK  IT TOOK  TO  INSTALL 
THE  AIRCRAFT  IN  THE  NEW  $40  MILLION  MUSEUM,  AND  - IN  THE  CASE  OF  THE  SIX 
ANTIQUE  AIRLINERS  HANGING  FROM  THE  CEILING  OF  THE  HALL  OF  AIR  TRANSPORTA-
TION  - HOW THE  BIG  PLANES  WERE  BROUGHT TO  THE  MUSEUM  IN  THE  FIRST PLACE. 
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For example, the Boeing 247D which
has the place of honor in the Hall was
towed 15 miles tail first and minus wings
from Clinton, Md., to the Museum down
Maryland highways and District of
Columbia streets. The move was made at
night in a pouring rain.
Most of the planes came into the mu-
seum from the Smithsonian's Silver Hill,
Md., storage facility, but the 247D came
the longer distance from Clinton be-
cause it was restored at Hyde Field there.
(See The Vintage Airplane, April, 1975.)
The moving procedure is old hat to the
EAA's Air Education Museum, which
has trucked many planes over the years
from local Milwaukee-area airports to
Boeing 2470 in the Silver Hill., Md.,
storage facility before restoration be-
gan last April.
Franklin, Wis. But for the Smithsonian,
it was a new experience fraught with
danger for the the valuable aircraft.
The DC-3, FC-2 and Trimotor were
already in the Museum when the 247D
was scheduled to be moved. Smith-
sonian officials were wary because two
shots had been fired at the DC-3 enroute
from Silver Hill, and a speeder who had
Stephen J. Chris (left) and the author
before the restoration work began.
Norman Showers, chief engineer for Williams Enterprises (in hard hat standing
between wings in hangar) supervises the movement of the wings from the
hangar to the truck.
(Photo by Buck Hilbert)
The exhibit includes an American
Ford Trimotor, Eastern Air Lines Doug-
las DC-3, Trans World Airlines North-
rop Alpha, Eastern Air Lines Pitcairn
Mailwing, Pan American Fairchild FC-2
and the United 247D, the world's first
modern airliners.
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zipped around the Trimotor on the highway came close
to wiping it out.
And, when the 2470 was first moved from Silver
Hill, Md., to Clinton for the restoration work on March
19, 1975, a motorist was given a ticket for careless
driving around the slow-moving caravan.
On the recent trip from Clinton to the museum,
however, all went according to plan. It seemed like an
incident might occur when a sedan with four people
inside pulled up alongside the caravan, but they just
took a flash picture of the strange collection of vehicles
and continued on their way. Many motorists on the
road, however, did gawk at the odd mixture of police
cars, trucks and an airplane.
The Smithsonian's Boeing 2470 had a varied back-
ground. It was rolled out of the factory in Seattle as a
United airliner in September, 1934, but was leased the
next month to Col. Roscoe Turner, Clyde Pangborn
and Reed Nichols, who flew it to third place in the
Stephen J. Chris, president of
CNC Industries (left) and the author
look over plans for restoration
of the 2470 last April at Hyde Field,
Clinton, Md., before the work got
under way.
MacRobertson International Air Derby. It was returned
to United after the race and put into regular airline
service. United sold the plane in 1937 to a utility com-
pany, which sold it two years later to the Civil Aero-
nautics Administration. The CAA in turn used it for
research projects and donated it to the Smithsonian
on July 17,1953.
A few months ago, with a $27,000 grant from United
Airlines, the Smithsonian contracted with CNC In-
dustries, Inc., at Hyde Field, Clinton, to restore it to
its original condition, and Williams Enterprises, Inc.,
of Laurel, Md., transported the disassembled 2470 from
Silver Hill to Hyde Field for restoration work.
Norman Showers, chief engineer for Williams
Enterprises and a former Canadian air force pilot, sur-
veyed the route by car previous to the move, and he
anticipated no problems, although there was a lot of
construction work in progress on Pennsylvania Avenue
in the District of Columbia.
"I thought about using a helicopter to transport the
plane to the museum," Showers said, "but we couldn't
get District approval because the flight path would have
been over congested areas."
Showers was sure there would be enough clearance
on the roads, although the fuselage with the wing roots
and engines attached measured 20 feet in width, and
the three-bladed props added a couple more feet of
width. Height was no problem since the tail was not
attached but was already in the museum, along with
the control surfaces and engine cowlings.
Showers had supervised the move of the 2470 from
Silver Hill to Clinton on March 19, and was in charge
again for the move to the new museum the night of
October 8 and 9. The plane was prepared for the trip
during the day on October 8. Showers' crew of seven
men moved the wings from CNe's hangar and loaded
them on the flatbed truck, first laying them on saw-
horses and then lifting them up to the truck. Stephen
J. Chris, president of CNC Industries, estimated that
the hollow wings weighed about 1,000 pounds each.
Before the wings were put about the trucks, Chris
noticed that some sand had accumulated in the wing
roots. It was cleaned out with a vaccum cleaner before
the work was allowed to continue.
The tailwheel of the fuselage then was mounted on
a specially-made coupling on a semi-trailer tractor so
that the fuselage could be towed backwards on its own
landing gear.
Workman making a final walk around inspection
before beginning to roll down the long road to the
museum.
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Aft er some final painting of markings and lett ering, with poli ce ca r lights fl ashing, started the thr ee hour
the fu seage was rea dy to be moved . trip in the rain . In order to kee p an eye on the precious
About 11:45 p.m. , the two trucks were joined by possess ion , Walt er Boyn e, a ss is ta nt curator-ae ro-
poli ce car escorts from the Maryland state poli ce and nauti cs for the museum, rode alo ng in the ca ravan.
the Smithsoni an's own securit y force, and the carava n, The vehi cles moved about fi ve miles an hour and
The end of a long haul . The 2470 will be hoisted to hang on the ceiling in a
place of honor. It will share the glory with American Air Lines, Ford Tri-Motor,
Eastern Airlines Douglas DC-3, Trans World Airlines Northrop Alpha, Eastern Airlines
Pitcarin Mailwing and Pan Americans Fairchild FC-2. If you look closely you will
see the DC-3 and Ford Tri-Motor. Already hanging waiting for your arrival on
opening day.
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ke pt s parse, mid-ni g ht traffi c behind it to a crawl.
Showers pull ed it over to th e side of the road once in
Maryl and to let traffic go by and a second time at the
Di strict of Columbi a- Maryland line, where the Mary-
land state police escort was reli eved by Metropolitan
police from the Distri ct of Columbia. The arrival at the
line was schedul ed for 1 a. m. beca use the ca ravan's per-
mit in th e di stri ct became effective at that time.
In the Di s trict of Columbia, the caravan mo ved
ca uti ous ly around the cons tructi on wo rk o n Pe nn-
sylva ni a avenue and then crept al ong on Independence
Avenu e past the Capitol to th e new museum site be-
tween 4th and 7th streets, stopping at 7th street. The
poli ce escort depart eoi , and th e fl at bed truck with
the wings passed into the wes t side of th e museum
through large glass doors, which when opened mea-
sured 30 feet by 30 fee t. Then the fu selage was towed
in.
The fu selage was set in pl ace on the fl oor just be-
low where it was to be li fted by cra ne for pl acement,
hanging from the ceiling trestl e . The wings were un-
loaded and set on the floor pointing out from the fuse-
lage's sides . A few hours later, at 8 a. m., a crew from
CNC Industri es arrrved and began the job of assembling
the plane. The wor k took until October 16, finall y the
247 was hois ted into pl ace on October 24.
CNC Industri es had worked almost seven months
to res tore th e 2470, and it now looks like it did more
than 40 yea rs ago, except that the aircraft was painted
to resembl e the anodi zed gray color of th e aluminum
skin when it firs t came out of the fa ctory. The anodi zing
had worn too thin, and a Smithsonian painter had to
bl end 11 different colors to match the original color.
The 2470 in its final form had a qual appea rance as th e
right si de is pained as a United airliner and the left
side as it was in the 1934 London to Austra li a air race .
The onl y major change from th e ori ginal is in the
props. The 2470 had two Hamilt on-Standard three-
bl aded, controll abl e pitch props, with counterweights,
but sometime befor e th e pl ane was donated to the
Smithsoni an th ese were cha nged to Hamilton-Stan-
dards wi thout th e counterweights.
Chris said th e props with the counterweights are
extremely rare and would be quite expensive. However,
th e Smithsoni a n is kee ping its eyes open and will
make a change if original type props are located. Chri s
said the newer model of the props came out about 1940,
long after United di sposed of its fl eet of 69 247Ds, and
these newer props were on the Smithsoni an's 2470
when it made its las t landing at Was hington's Nati onal
Airport in 1953.
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Dear Dot,
I'm enclosing a couple of pieces of my antique 7AG Champ. It is a 1946
model and is covered in ceconite and it is a " Beaut" even if it is mine, as you
can see from the photos I made a custom designed instrument panel. When it
was rebuilt all new wood, cables and pulleys were replaced. It is about the same
as a " new" Champ.
As you can see from the photo I'm crippled due to an auto accident many
years ago and was told I' d never be able to fly. So far I have "racked up" about
5500 hours. Several years ago I had arthritis in my hips so bad it put me in
a wheel chair but with the help of God and some fine doctors I can walk better
than ever.
At present a partner, Jim Braden, and I are finishing a Starduster Too. But
at heart I'm still an antique/classic fan. My first restoration was a 1931 Buh!
Bull Pup back in 1948. There are a number of antiques and classics in this
area and when I attend another fly in I'll send you some pictures with names
if you would like them .
P.S. I have to remove my built up shoe when I fly so I can " feel" the Rudder
Pedal .
Regards,
Bob Knox
720 Exchange Bldg.
Memphis, TN 38103
Commercial Aviation
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The design uf a 1976 commt'morative
stamp honoring fifty yeilfs of commercial
aviation in the United States was un·
vei led Thursday, December 11, in Wash-
ington, D.C. ilt it meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Air Transport Asso-
ciation.
Tht:' I3-ccnt stamp. which will be
placed on sa le- March 18, 1976, sa lut es
commercial aviation in connection with
the 50t h anniversary year of the first
contract airmai l flights. Award of the
first airmail contra cts by the Post Office
Department in 1926 provided financial
impe tus which helped the commercial
aviation indust ry become a reality.
The stamp design features the a ir -
plane \.vhich flew the first contract air-
mail Hight in 1926 a nd another airpla ne
representative of other contract fli gh ts
whkh followed.
Appearing at the upper Idt of th e vig-
neUe is the Ford Pullman all-metal mono-
plane used by the Ford Motor Compa ny
to completl" the first contract flight on
February 15, 1926 from Dearborn, Mich-
igan to Cleveland, Ohio and return.
Other Ford Pullman planes inaugurated
service between Detroit and Chicago
o n the same day.
Appc.lring below Ih(' Ford plane is
the Laird Swallow biplane which flew a
contract route from Pasco, Washington
to Elko, Nevada, via Boise, Idaho o n
April 6: 1926. The Swallow was operated
by Varney Air Lines, a predecessor of
United Air Lines.
The stamp will be printed on the
gravure press with 50 stamps to the pane
and five plate numbers. The colors are
ye ll ow, magenta, cyan, black tone and
black line. The modeler was Peter Cocci
of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
The first day of iss ue ceremony will
be held at O'Hare Airport in Chicago
on March 18. Requests for first day can-
cella tions should be addresse d to "Com-
mercial Aviation stamp, AMF - O'Hare,
Chi cago, IL 60666.'· The cost is 13c per
stamp to be affixed to the self-addressed
envelopes \v hkh must accompa ny orders
and remittance should be by check or
money order instead of cash. Postage
s tamps will not be accepted as payment.
Return addresses s hould be written
low a nd we ll to the left a nd a filler of
postal card thickness helps to assure
clear cancellations a nd to prevent
damage to envelopes.
Orders must be postmarked no lat er
tha n March 18.
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Milo in cockpit of his World famous Boeing fighter plane.
Milo's red and silver Boeing P-12, 100 Sportsman Special
MILO  BURCHAM? 
INFORMATION AND PHOTOS BY BILL SWEET
Fl ying hi s red and sil ve r Was p powered Boeing P-12 Sportsma n
bipl a ne in hi s fa ultl ess precision aeroba ti cs a t the pre-Worl d Wa r II
Clevela nd Na ti ona l Air Races, Milo Burcham was a yea rly favorite
of the vast air race fans . Hi s inverted hammerhead stall foll owed by
a roaring inve rted power di ve to grass cutting altitude, th en zooming
heavenward in an outs ide loop were the gr eat est. [n 1936 h e es ta-
bli shed an unusual fli ght record that s till s tands today when he re-
ma ined aloft fo r 3 hours, 37 minutes ... fl ying upside down' He had
hopes of maki ng a transcontin ental flight fro m the inverted positi on,
but thi s never jelled .
[n May a nd June of 1937-1938, he a nd Colon el Joe Mackey of
Mackey Air Lines represented th e USA in th e great International Air
Ga mes, Paris, France . Bo th of th ese gr ea t Ameri can pilots s tole the
meet.
In 1939 Burcham retired fro m ae robati c fl ying and took a positi on
as chi ef tes t pil ot for Lockheed Aircraft Corp. at Burbank, Ca li fo rni a
and ran all experimental fli g ht tests o n Lockh eed fi ghter-bomber air-
craft during World War II. He was kill ed testing the first jet fi ght er, the
famous P-80 "Shooting Star. "
Burcham was one of th e mos t respected and honored airmen in thi s
country and in Europe. Hi s name and deeds are etched deep in the
pages of air hi story.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
To my knowledge only 2 Boeing 100 airplanes still exist, one is
being restored in Florida by Ted Voorhees , we will have a story soon.
With luck we might see it at Oshkosh '76.
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1: Hey man you oughta get a
ride in one of them things!
2: Grandpa Quick Silver showing the
cubs how (Dale Crites).
3: Baron Von Ladd thinks Cubs
are great! (Targets?)
4: Looks good, hold it steady
now! (Barrier Landing Contest).
5: Ted Koston tells the
whole story with this one photo,
The mark of a true professional.
6: Burlington is truly a
beautiful spot i n the spring. A
country setting for country airplanes,
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There Is A Cub Fly In
que & Classic Division
I The Fun At Burlington, Wisconsin
7:  Note  the  expression  of 
apprehension  (will it  or won ' t  it?) 
8:  Cubs  as  far  as  the  eye  can 
see.  The  Fly  In  is  not  restricted,  how-
ever,  to  cubs. 
9:  Fly  In  wing  sitting  is  a 
BEAUTIFUL  game.  Dick & Jeannie  Hill. 
10:  AH' that's  better.  Now 
you  get your ride. 
11 :  That  convertible  roof  sure  makes 
a  good flour bomb  target.  No 
Rocks  Please' 
12:  I  think  there  i s  a  little  good 
natured cheating  going  on  here. 
You' re  suppose  to  land  over  the  string. 
 

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RANCH 
CRITTER 
By Bob Wilson
Rt. 3, Box 275B
Ocala, Florida 32670
My airplane is a 1930 Waco RNF
"Special" Licensed Experimental Ex-
hibition or to be more accurate it should
be a UNF as it now has a 220 Continental
engine in place of the original 110 War-
ner. The engine and mount ring are off a
Stearman and the rest is home made as
the original engine mount was not re-
movable and welded directly to the fuse-
lage. The exhaust collector ring is basi-
cally Stearman with a 4 foot tailpipe for
the smoke rig. The smoke system con-
sists of an oil tank, air bottle and pressure
regulator with a control valve. I've been
using Coruis Oil or Gulf Endurance
No. 39. It works real well but gets a little
expensive at a buck a gallon.
It  has a 92" Curtis Reed prop, Model
5550. The gear, brake and wheels are
from a Cessna 140 with Waco replica
fiber-glass wheel pants from Wag-Aero.
The front seat is replaced with the smoke
tank and collector tank for the inverted
fuel system. The center section has an
extra rear strut and double wires - also
extra flying wire and double take wires.
With an empty Wt. of 1605 lbs. it cruises
about 110 at 1800 rpm. I recently built
an inverted oil system to go with the in-
verted fuel system and PS5C pressure
carburator. It now runs beautiful in any
attitude. It  flies real great and does all
the fun maneuvers except I can't get it
to snap clean. I've run spin strips of
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various lengths on both wings and it still hangs on in a
stall. If any readers have any suggestions now to make
a RNF snap clean, I' d sure like to hear from them. I've
experimented with the rigging and put gap covers over
the a ilerons which just about doubled the roll rate.
This Waco has a rather colorful background. It was
originally modified and flown by Roy Timin with the
Cole Bros . Air Show back in the early 1950's. I keep the
airplane on my private airport here in Ocala, Florida .
It's a 2000' x 150' grass strip we carved out of the woods.
We have a ranch here where my wife raises race horses
and r raise airplanes. I also have a Cessna 310 here that
I commute about 300 miles to Miami to get to work. I'm
a Boeing 727 Captain for National Airlines in Miami .
I started in aviation as an A&E mechanic and went
to Spartan back in 1949-1950. I've done a little of every-
thing from fixed base to airlines and flown charter,
corporations , crop dusting, instruction, cargo, non-
skeds and the past 20 years with National Airlines.
I've kept active as a mechanic since I started and do all
my own work from Waco to tractors. I've rebuilt many
airplanes over the years and built my own Pitts Special
about 10 years ago, which we raced at Miami and Reno.
I have another set of Pitts wings about finished, but
they're hanging on the shop wall and may be a long
time before they turn into an airplane as long as I have
the Waco. The thing I really like about the Waco is it's
a real crowd pleaser at any fly-in and a true antique,
yet a real good flying sport plane where I can enjoy
doing aerobatics.
I have a partner in the Waco who is a local equine
veterinarian and commercial pilot by the name of Walt
Muluihill. A couple of years ago we were playing
around in my Old Cessna 195 and I did a few lazy
8's and chandralles and Walt thought it was great fun.
At the time, he was a private pilot that had never done
over a 30
0
bank and really enjoyed a few maneuvers.
I told him I could give him a much better demonstra-
tion in something that resembled an aerobatic airplane.
The next day he lands on my strip in a rented Cessna
150 Aerobat and said "let's go try a few aerobatics".
Well , after that ride he said he had to have an aero-
batic airplane and considered buying the Aerobat.
I told him I had a lot of respect for Cessna but an Aero-
bat was not my idea of an aerobatic airplane. The only
way to enjoy the world upside down is when it's
framed between two wings, with wires and struts and
a large exhaust stack along side your ear, barking out
of a radial engine while hanging by the belt with your
head in the slipstream of an open cockpit. We looked
for about a year until we found our Waco at a price we
could live with and I spent the next several months
getting it in shape to relicense. The next step was to
get Walt checked out in the Waco. He owns a Cessna
18Z and is a great pilot but only had a couple of hours
in Taildraggers. We found Bob Koons, a great guy up in
Gainesville that had a stock two hole Stearman. He
flew it in one weekend and says "why don't you keep
it here for a week or so and get Walt checked out?"
How's that for a stroke of luck? I think somebody up
there likes us. Anyway, by the next weekend, old Walt
was flying that Stearman like a pro. While he was still
hot, we strapped him in the Waco and away we went.
Never had a bit of trouble and by now is getting to be
a pretty good aerobatic pilot.
We both really enjoy thi s old bird and fly it when
Pasture For Airplanes
ever we can. We've had it to several fly-ins and air-
shows and even picked up a couple of trophies.
Any of you young fellas that have never been up
in an old biplane just haven't lived yet. Go find one
somewhere and at least get yourself a ride while there's
still a few around.
As for me, after 18,000 hours of flying, my favorite
pastime is rolling and looping our Waco while enjoying
the real beauty of Mother Nature from an open cockpit.
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It does great loops,
Cuban 8's, slow rolls, point
rolls and all the fun
stuff. I have the smoke rig
working real well and it not
only looks good from
the ground but is a
lot of fun to fly and see
where you've been.
j
  q i \ j ~
I've had the airplane about
2 years and have done a lot
of work getting it back in
shape. It's a real good aero-
batic performer for an old
biplane, although it ' s no
Pitts Special. The roll rate
is relatively slow even with
the 4 ailerons.
What's A Plane Engine For,
Anyway? Crites Lands His
Training Ship Without One
You need "guts" to fly an air- tile glide, and "pancaked" slightly.
plane, but the plane doesn't need {The ship came down, bumped along
"guts" to fly. J:l few yards and stopped, its exterior
Dean Crit es, flying in- undamaged.
structor, proved this Monday Only Two Minutes
morning and nal'l'owly f:SCal,ed with The flirtation with death took on-
his life and the life of <me of his ly about two minutes, Crites said.
students, Kenneth Ru"t, :Milwaukee. The two occupants clambered of
He successfully landed a plane the plane and the bewil\lered C.A.A.
after the motor and all its innards student asked:
were ripped out of the body of a "What happened? Did we lose
two-seater Waco trainmg ship. some of the cowling?"
Cdtes, 4:3, ancl his young student "Hell no, look again," replied
had just takcn off for a flying lesson Crites. "Our motor fell out."
at the Curtis-Wright airpol't out- The student slumped against the
side of Milwaukee. He had nosed wing, turned pale, and gulped. He
the plane up to 1,000 feet and was didn't believe it.
just levelling off when the propel- They found the motor buried In
leI' cracked at its hub and broke in the ground in the Memorial ceme-
two. One half fell off and the othN' tery. They were still hunting for
hal{ tore the entire motor out of the Ithe   half of propelle,::
nose of the plane and ,,-ertt hurtling . Cntes. thought It was an II1ter-
to the earth. i esting experience."
Into a Glide I A couple ago fo.ur peo-
The ship jolted and the top heavy I pIe. had a SImIlar mterestmg ex-
tail d'ropped it almost into a loop. ; penence." The motor dropped
Crites immediately shoved the ' of thel.r plane near Delavan, WIS.
"stick" forward straighten up ! The shIp cr.ashed and burned. All
the shattered no;e and went into a i-four were kIlled.
glide. In the space of a few .-----.
I
!
I'
I
onds the plane was brought back in- I
to control and death was cheated i
of two victims.
The bewildered student didn't
know what it was all about, but his
experienced instructor grabbed
firmly on the stick and glanced
about for a likely spot to "drop
her." There was no time for the
stUdent to climb out and
parachute, and "Captain" Crites
wouldn't give up his fast sinking
"ship."
He spotted a small farm field out i
in front and headed for it. The !
field was not large enough for 01'- ;
dinary fiying, but beggars can't be
choosers.
Crites straightelj.ed her up from I
r.ose pointing upward, C':ritps tooi,
o.-er the controls. Carefully, he
2 Fliers Lose
turned the gliding planf' , pointcd
Dward the west, around to the
southeast and away from the large
Motor in Air
(hapel of the cemetery, which
ioomed as a danger to the crippled

Broad green fields lay to the
"outheast, too, and Crites knew that
Glide Plane to Earth After
t hey would be a fine landing field.
For a painfully long mile the plane
Propeller Breaks, Pulls
Out Engine glided down, landing neatly in a
farmer's alfalfa patch east of the
County Line rd _ between W. Bur-
An aviation oddity happened here leigh st. and W. Capitol dr.
Monday. A propeller snapped on a The fliers climbed out. stamping
plane, jerking out the motor, but gratefully on the ground. Rust took
the two aboard landed safely. just one look at the oil flecked hole
uS.lng motorless pl a ne as a in the ship's nose and he felt like
glIder_ swooning, he admitted later.
The luckv two are !{cnneth Rust
22. of 2816 ·N. 50th st., a   Both !lad Parachutl's
-at the Allis-Chalmers Manufactur- "It 1 had been alone in the ship,
ing Co. and a student fli er, and 1 would have gone over the side," he
Dean Crites, an instructor at the said. Both he and Crites wore pa ra-
Waukesha county airport. chutes.
Flying a two wing dual control I The accident wa;; seen by E. A_
training ship, Rust and Crites left: Boettcher, superintendent of the
from the Curtiss-Wright airport on Icemetery, and John Buth, a ceme-
Highway 41 with Rust at the con- tery worker_
troIs. I"We saw the blade fly off and flut-
They were fl ying at 1,000 [cpt at tel' down." said Bopttcher. "It gJist-
about 105 miles an hour ovcr YVis· ened in the air_ Then the motor fell
consin Memorial park .on Capitol dr_I off. it buried itself a foot deep in
it happened_ the ground. The colored parts from
PrOI)eller Ll'ts Go the motor and cowling looked like
flowers dropping. It was just like
Crack went the propeller.
Memorial - day, w hen planes drop
One-half of it snaped off. centrifu-
flowers on the cemetery_"
gal force hurling it to one side and
Back at the airport, Rust made
clear of the ship.
pl:m:; to fly with Crites again Mon-
In the same moment, the whirling
day afternoon and Tuesday.
other half of the propeller t<Jl'e out
"I'm going to take my flight test
the 220 horsepower motor.
Tuesday," said Rust. "r hope I make
The plane lurched like a drul,lken
it."
man in the frightening silence !.hat
followed as the oil filter, part of the
cowling, oil lines and other smaller
parts showered from the gaping hole ..
in the ship's nose.
Rust tllrned off the ignition for
the r'10tor that wasn't there.
A" the ship hung in a stall, its
r ' - i / '
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EDITOR'S NOTE
Dean and Dale Crites are twin brothers that have been
together and active in aviation for as long as anyone I have
known. Currently they grind out restorations faster
than possible by men many years their junior. A more
interesting pair of gentlemen would be hard to find.
Crites Praised
For Work
Pilot Dean Crites, Waukesha, form-
erly of Mukwonago, holds the Wis-
consin Civil Air corps' plaque for the
most outstanding feat of aviation in
Wisconsin in 1941. He was presented
with the plaque in Milwaukee at the
corps' annual banquet recently, at
which 222 persons were present.
Crites has been flying since 1928
and has 2,600 hours to his credit. On
September 22, 1941, he safely landed
a Waco plane after the 220 horse pow-
er motor had been torn out of it by
a broker propeller blade . Neither
Crites nor the student flier with him
were injured.
Crites also is credited with train-
ing more than 100 youths to fly un-
der the federal instruction program.
Whistling In The Rigging
Paul H. Poberezny
fAA President
For the better part of my life, ] have been a member
of some ty pe of aviation orga ni za ti on. Invariabl y, each
one of th ese orga ni za tions had a newsletter or communi-
que to keep its membership informed and togeth er. In
1953, with the fo unding of the Ex perimenta l Aircraft
Associati on, I began my involvement with the publishing
of an in-house newsletter. Rather than being on the out-
side looking in, I was now on the inside looking out for
help fr om aU of the membership for it ems of interes t to be
published .
In the earl y days of EAA, the publi ca ti on was a news-
letter that contained info rmation on peopl e a nd aircraft
in a relatively s mall geographi cal ar ea . As the orga ni za-
ti on grew, the small tabl oid became a w inted publi ca ti on
and The Experimenter was born. Informati on s tarted to
come fr om a much wider base, with internati onal news
appearing. As th e publi ca ti on developed in s ize a nd
quality, The Experiment er evolved into SPORT AVIATION.
Throughout thi s peri od of time it was easy for the
membership to rely on the editor to find, write and print
the informati on. If I had a penny for every time I was
promised an articl e but never received it, I would need
a bi g jar to hold them all . I am sure SPORT AVIATION
editor Jack Cox ca n document many s i m i l   ~ · insta nces of
hi s own.
Let's face it, the toughes t job facing any associati on
today is getting out a timely, worth whil e in-ho use pub-
li cati on. One easy way to solve the probl em is to have a
paid edit ori a l s ta ff tha t does all the work, fr om re-
search to writing. Thi s wo uld make members hip dues
cos ts prohi biti ve.
17
r find today that many members of EAA forget that
SPORT AVIATION is THEIR publi ca ti on. It is not a news-
stand item with s tori es written by a paid editori al staff .
Rather, it is a house orga n with arti cles writte n by the
members, for the members. I guess beca use it has de-
veloped into such a fine publica tion, peopl e tend to for-
get th at we are all amateur publis hers at heart.
The probl em is uni versa l. As [ review the hundreds
of Cha pter newsletters that come through Headquart ers
each month, it becomes a pparent that each of the news-
letter editors face the sa me probl em . .. where do we get
informati on and who will contribute?
The Vintage Airplane is fa cing the sa me probl e m.
There are many great stories to be told and fin e photos
to be printed . But unl ess we ca n get parti cipati on fr om
the membership, your editor, Al Kelch, ca nnot do it all .
He alrea dy has a lead on many fine s tori es, but has found
that it takes three or fo ur letters and a number of phone
call s before he can receive a response. Many times he is
promi sed an articl e and it is two, three or fo ur months
before any information is rece ived . When informati on is
rece ived it may be incompl e te a nd furth er purs uit is
needed.
To each one of you I say - The Vintage Airplane is
your publi ca ti on. Your edit ori al s ta ff NEEDS YOUR
HELP. If you see an item of interest or know of an item
tha t would be noteworthy, pl ease let Al or any of the of-
fi cers, dir ectors or contributing editors know about it. If
you say you are going to write an articl e, pl ease do so. It
is a big job to put together thi s publi cati on and it is being
done by a compl ete volunteer eff ort. Let's all work to-
gether to make a tough job easier. Each one of us will
benefit.
111 MEMBERSHIP
DRIVE
One for one for one. If each mem-
ber would take it upon himself to
get one new member a year each
ye ar, the compounded effect would
resu lt in a very successful orga ni-
ation . Take pride in your activity
- make it grow.
NOMINATIONS FOR
ANTIQUE/CLASSIC
DIVISION OFFICERS
AND DIRECTORS
In accordance with the Divs ion 's By-Laws
as amended, the terms of two officers and four
directors will expire at the 1976 EAA Antiquel
Classic Divi sion Annua I Business Meeting to be
h eld on Augus t 4, 1976 at Oshkosh, Wi sconsin
during the 24th International Fly-In Convention.
Those offices which will expire are:
PRESIDENT J. R. Nielander, Jr.
SECRETARY Richard H. Wagner
DIRECTORS Al Kelch
Evander M. Britt
M. C. " Kell ey" Viets
Jack c. Winthrop
All of the incumbents have indicated that
they will be candidates for reelection. Additional
nominations for these offices shall be made on
official nomination forms obtainabl e from the
headquart er s of · the Experimental Aircraft
Associ ation , Inc., P.O. Box 229, Hales Corners,
Wi scons in 53130. The Nominating Petition shall
include a recent photograph of the candidate
and contain a bri ef resume of hi s background
and ex pe ri enc e . Candidates must have been
members of the Antique/Class ic Divi sion in
good standing for the previous two consecutive
years. Each petition requires a minimum of ten
(10) s ignatures of AntiquelCla ssic Division
members in good standing with their Division
membership number and expiration date.
Nominating Petitions must be submitted to
the Chairman of the Nominating Committee
EAA AntiquelClassic Division, clo EAA Head-
quarters no later than ApriJ 30th, 1976. Voting
ins tructi ons and procedures will be publi shed
in a later issue of The Vintage Airplane.
Morton W. Les ter, Chairman
Nominating Committee
Calendar  of  Events 
May 1-2 - Corona, California - Southern Jul y 3-4 - Gainesville, Georgia - 9th Annual
California Regional EAA Fly-In Cracker Fly-In. Sponsored by North
sponsored by EAA Chapter 1, 7, 11, 92, Georgia Chapter of AAA, Antiques, Classics,
96, 448 and 494 . For information contact Homebuilts and Warbirds welcome.
Terry Davis, 13905 Envoy Ave., Contact Bill Davis, 2202 Willivee Place,
Corona, CA 91720. Phone (714) 735-8639. Decatur, GA 30033.
Jul y 31 - August 8 - Oshkos h, Wi sconsin
May 15-16 - Conroe, Texas - Fly [n at
24th Annual EAA Internatio na[
Montgomery, Texas Airport (40 miles
Fl y-In Conventi o n. Start making your
north of Houston), sponsored by EAA
plans NOW!
Antique and Classic Chapter 2, EAA Chapter
August 30 - Se ptember 3 - Fond du Lac,
12 and EAA Chapter 345. For information
Wisconsin - 11th Annual EAA/IAC Inter-
contact Doug Scott, 626 Lakeview
national Aeroba ti c Championships. Sponsored
Drive, Sugarland, TX 77478. Ph.
by International Aerobatic Club.
(713) 494-3791 or Ed Pruss, 6327 Tall Willow
September 17-19 - Georgetown, South
Drive, Houston, TX 77088. Ph.
Ca rolina - Second An nual Spirit of 76
(713) 466-4490.
Fly-In at Georgetown County Airport, South
May 22-23 - Cambridge, Maryland - 9th
Carolina. Sponsored by Chapter 543
Annual Potomac Antique Aero Squadron
Antique/Classics, Warbirds and Homebuilts.
Antique Fly-In, Horn Point Aerodrome.
For information contact Herb Bailey,
May 28, 29, 30 - Watsonville, California - 12th P.O. Box 619, Georgetown, SC 29440. (803)
Annual Antiquer Fly-In Air Show. 546-2525 days; (803) 546-3357 nigh ts and
weekends.
NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW!
Beautiful  Tie Tac/Lapel  Pin  and 
charms with  the  official 
Antique/Classic  Emblem.  Blue  with 
silver or gold.
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/  Charm - Silver $3.25
Charm - Gold $3.50
Tie Tac/Lapel Pin $4.00
(Gold Only)
Above  prices  include  postage. 
Send  orders to: 
Antique/Classic  Division 
P.  O.  Box 229 
Hales  Corners,  WI  53130 
Back Issues Of The Vintage Airplane
Limih.'d numbers of back issues of TH E VINTAGE AIRPLANE Me available at $L OO each. Copi es still
on hand a t EAA Hl'<1dquarters are:
IY73 - MARCH. APRIL, MAY. JUNE, JULY, AUGUST. SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER,
DECEMBER
IY74 - JANUARY, FEBRUARY. MARCH. APRIL. MAY. JUNE. JULY. AUGUST. SEIyrEMBER. OCTO-
BER. NOVEMBER, DECEMBER
1975 - JANUARY. FEBRUARY. MARCH. APRIL, MAY. JUNE. JULY-AUGUST.
BER. NOVEMBER-DECEMBER
1976 - JANUARY , FEBRUARY
This handsome, beautifully crafted reproduction
of famous World War I Spad XIII fighter plane is sure
to be a collector's item and is in limited supply.
The heavy, cast, all-metal scale model of shiny
gold and silver finish is detailed to perfection (with
colorful red, white and blue insignia) and sits on an
elega nt black base complete with brass nameplate for
personalized engraving (size 8" x 7'/,' x 4") which
contains a SOLlD-ST ATE built-in AM radi o!!
This handsome scale model has an expensive
" feel" to it and the be'1u tiful Spad XIll fighter model
is perfect for your office or home desk, your fireplace
mantel or other spot where your enthusiasm and
interes t in classic antique airplanes can be  shown.
Guaranteed to receive many admiring comments
and a sure-fi re conversation piece, this beautiful
model also makes a unique gift item for the classic
airplane buff.
SPECIAL FREE each order ... set of FAA PLANE GUARDS for your real airplane
... prevents theft thievery ...)
We will ship your model Spad
XIII fighter today via UPS for only $39.50
(pl us $3.50 UPS ship)
Send now to:
IELFIELD 
Dept.  EAA-VA 
ChiHenango,  NY  13037 
Yes ... please rush my scale Spad XIII figh te r
with buil t- in radio. I a m e nclosi ng c heckor
money order fo r $39.50 plus $3.50 for handling ,
shipping via UPS ... s hip to :
(name - please pri nt)
(complete add res &  zip code)
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