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Piper, Beech and Mooney has plunged an incredible 92%. Yes, that's 92% Consider these figures. Cessna con structed 8,800 airplanes in 1977 but produced only 540 last year. year . They ex pect to build only 300 this year. Piper bu ilt 6,000 planes in 1978 but completed only 330 in 1986 and expect a further decline this year. Beech completed 1240 planes in

small planes until insurance rates are brought under control. What's espe cially unfair about the insurance situa tion,, Cessna spokesman Dean Hum tion phrey said, "There is no statute of limi tation on how long a company is responsible for its product." The only tiny rays of sunshine in the small aircraft industry are provided by Mooney Aircraft of Kerrville, Texas. Texas .

The Good Book says if you want people to know and understand some thing, you tell them, then tell them again and just before your lose your audience, audience , you tell them again . Many of you must

only 725 last year . They anti c1981 ipateand a flat market thisyear. year. In 1979 Mooney built 440 planes but delivered only 90 in 1985. More than 20,000 of the four com pany's 30,000 employees have been laid off. off . Eight assembly and parts plants in Pennsylvania, Florida, Alabama, Kansas and California have been closed.. Thirty aircraft production lines closed

Paul , Kully, Kully , Mooney's Man inager ager, doesn't think the Marketing small plane dustry will return to its former heights, but he believes his company is showing a way of the future with low cost, no frills planes. After selling only 90 planes in 1985, Mooney sold 146 in 1986, mostly their lowest priced model called the Lean Machine. The market is changing changing,, Kully

be a little tired of reading about the sad state of our general aviation industry , but if we are ever going to do something about correcting it, it , I guess we have to keep telling the story. story . E M 's President

have either shut down or suspended operations . The cut back in ordering of operations. engines, instruments, avi av ionics, etc. etc . has cost thousands of jobs. To stay in business business,, Cessna, Piper

noted. "It has shifted away from the recreational flyers and the oil, gas and farming people. people . We are now selling to manufacturer''s representatives and manufacturer companies who use their planes for

by Bob Lickteig

and Founder, Paul Poberezny, has writ ten dozens of editorials, editorials , hundreds of let ters,, made numerous speeches and ters pressed the politicians ... so far without making much headway. headway . Perhaps if we keep telling them, them , someday the con gressmen will listen. I recently acquired some new facts from Scripps Howard News and would like to pass them on . The small, small , inexpensive airplanes we Americans have enjoyed flying for gen gen  erations are in danger of becoming as extinct as the passenger pigeon. pigeon . Plagued by rising prices, prices , sky high

and Beech are producing only high priced jets, turbo prop and upsca upscalle single engine aircraft they can sell to business operators. operators . Edward Stimpson, president of Gen eral Aviation Manufacturers Associa tion, heaps large share of the blame on the nation' nation 's worsening legal liability crisis . Stimpson said claims against the small plane manufacturers for $1 million or more have soared since 1977 and show no sign of abating . As a result of these settlements, settlements , the companies' companies ' in surance rates have gone out of sight.

lawsuiof lawsu its,other soaring insurance rates and host economic problems problems, , thea handful of companies that build small airplanes have stopped manufacturing some of thei the ir most popular model mode ls. No longer in production, or soon to be terminated, are Cessna 152s, 152s, Skyhawks,, Skylanes Skyhawks Skylanes;; Piper Warri ors and Archers and Beech Sundowners. Sundowners. And the production of Mooney Aircr Airc raft aft''s

1977the claimants collected $25 mil lionInfrom small plane industry follow ing plane crashes. Stimpson explains that last year claimants collected $209 million.. million In 1977 only 4% of all claims filed against aircraft manufacturers were for $1 million or more. Last year, year , 30% of the claims were for $1 million or more. more . And during the sa same period of time the

both business and pleasure . Today there is a lot of comment about the United States' ability to compete in the world market. Members of Con gress are always talking about legisla tion to protect one industry or another. It seems our labor cost and productivity is out of step with the world. If this is true and we can' can 't compete in some areas,, why not save the ones in which areas we lead and where we can compete. Ever since the days of Messrs. Piper, Piper , Beech,, Cessna and Mooney Beech Mooney,, the gen eral aviation industry as we know it has been dominated by American com panies. Their products have been superior and accepted world-wide, riot only in design design,, speed, comfort and de pendability,, but also cost. When we alpendability ready have something this good, why can''t Congress change a few liability can laws and save the aircraft industry for the employment of of thousands thousands,, the en joyment of hundreds of thousands , and

is economy once was .models a fraction of what it was. During the last nine years, years , the pro pro  duction of small planes by Cessna Cessna,,

safetyafter record year yearof. these aircraft improved year. Jim Walsh, Walsh , Beech President, President, said hi his company won 't build two new types of

theRemember, pride of our we're nation .better together. nation. Welcome aboard, join us and you have it a l l .

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PUBLICATION STAFF PUBLISHER Tom Poberezny

VICE-PRESIDENT MARKETING MARKETI NG & COMMUNICATIONS Dick Matt

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EDITOR Gene R. Chase

MAY 1987 • Vol. 15, 15, No. 5

CREATIVE ART DIRECTOR

Copyright § 1987 by the EAA Antique Antiquell Class Classiic Divi Div ision sion,, Inc. All ri rights reserved .

Mike Drucks

MANAGING EDITOR/ADVE EDITOR/ADVERTISING RTISING Mary Jones

Contents

Straight and Level by Bob Lickteig

ASSOCIATE EDITOR Norman Petersen Dick Cavin

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FEATURE WRITERS George A. Hardie, Jr .

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Dennis Parks

STAFFJim PHOTOGRAPHERS

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Koepnick Carl Schuppel

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DIVISION, INC. OFFICERS

President R . J. Lickteig 3100 Pruitt Road Port SI. Lucie, Lucie , FL 33452

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Reflections 1986 by Jeannie Hill Vintage Literature by Dennis Parks Pass It to Buck by E. E.E. "Buck" Hilbert Volunteers - A Book of Heroes by Art Morgan and Bob Brauer Macarios J-3 Cub by Norm Petersen Cessna Airmaster by Gene Chase

by Gene Chase Voyagers - P a s t a n d Present by Mort Kelman Mystery Plane by George A. Hardie Hardie,, Jr. Three Texas Cubs

DIRECTORS John S. Copeland

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A/CNews

by Gene Chase Vintage Seaplane by Norm Petersen

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by Gus Limbach A Long Term Airline Career by F. F. J. "Buddy Buddy"" Joffrion Member's Projects

by Gene Chase Calendar of Events Letters to the Editor

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Wittman Field, Field , Oshkosh. The tickets will go fast so be sure to order early Compiled by Gene Chase

BACK COVER PHOTO For several months we have been printing black and white photos from the

CLEM WHITTENBECK, 1895-1987 Clem W. Whittenbeck, a longlong -time re  sident of Lakeland , Florida died on March 8, 1987 at 91 years of age. Born on December 19, 1895 in Baxter Springs, Kansas,, Clem first worked as a chemist Kansas in the Oklahoma mining fields . In time he became interested in avia tion and chose the career of "stunt"

gust 10-14) 10-14) must compl comp ly with the provi provi sions of Federal Avi Av iat atiion Regulations Regulations.. Please follow the instructi instructions below to obtain your Special Specia l Flight Authorization. Canadian A m a t e u r

EAA

Members

Flying Air

b u i l t i U l t r ~ l i g h t l W a r b i r d

craft to Oshkosh:

Fede ral It is necessary to comply with Feder 91 .28 in Aviation Regulations , Section regard toRegulations, Special Flight Authorization for Canadian registered amateur-bui amateur-bu ilt lt,, ultralight and warbird aircraft. Due to the large number of Canadian EMers at

Library's extensive historical col lection on the back covers of THE VIN TAGE AIRPLANE. Through the years this photo of a 1927 Douglas M-2 aged, acquiring a gorgeous yellow tone which

pilot. In 1931 he joined the Flying Aces, a traveling flying circus organized by Jimmie and Jessie Woods, which oper ated from 1929 through 1938. He was later hired by a troupe of fliers called

we have attempted to reproduce through an electronic scanning process. process . The use of this process by M staff photographer Carl Schuppel has recorded every subtle nuance of the original print resulting in a reproduction that actually apeears "sharper" than the original. The Douglas M-2 was a "cleaned-up" version of the Model M-1 . Both were powered with the 400 hp Liberty 12 and were the replacement aircraft for the DeHaviliand DH -4s operated by the U.S. Post Office in the early 1920s. Generrally referred to as Douglas Gene "Mail planes" planes" they were developed primarily for that job. E M Photo Arc hives - Norma Norman n Collection) Collection)

the National Show and Fordon-Brown performed with other Air top-rated "stunt"" pilots of the day. Clem achieved "stunt nationall prominence performing in nationa verted aerobatics including extremely low inverted passes across the field and the outside loop with his Great Lakes. Lakes . Clem Whitten beck was a fixture at the annual Sun n Fun Fly-Ins at Lakeland. Lakeland . He was one of the select few aviation

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RIVER BOAT CRUISE DURING OSH

pioneers named "Silver Eagles" by the M Antique Antique//Classic Chapter 1 for making significant contributions to avia tion. Besides his son, Paul, Whitten beck is survived by three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. great-grandchildren . ATTENTION PILOTS OF PT, BT AND LlO AIRCRAFT

KOSH '87 The E M Antique Antique//Classic Division will again sponsor the annual River Boat Cruise on Tuesday evening, August 4, during Oshkosh '87, sailing at 7: 7 :00 p.m. from the Pioneer Inn dock. To insure a comfortable evening for all,, ticket sales will be limited to 220 per all sons aboard the Valley Queen II. To

Oshkosh '87 July 31-August 7) Warbird Show Alert - th the e War Warbu bugs gs (PTs,, BTs and UOs) have done very (PTs well at past Oshkosh Conventi Convent ions and have become an integral part of the Warbirds air shows. shows . Those pilots/ pilots/own ers wishing to participate this year should contact Mike Weinfurter E M 156583,, W B 2768) at the address 156583 below.. The sooner he knows how many below

an year, g ive everyone opportunity to pur chase tickets this year , the committee has arranged for the advanced sale of tickets through the mail. The price is $16.00 per person for the 2-1 /2 hour cruise and the Paddle Wheel Buffet (beef and chicken plus all the trimmings).. trimmings) Advance orders for tickets must in clude a check in the complete amount,

he and are coming, can plan the shows, practthe practi ice better sessions 2nd an nual Warbugs party. party . All participants must meet the re quirements as set forth by M and the E M Warbirds of America to qualify for flying during the waivered air show periods. Mike would welcome any new ideas for the show and volunteers are definitely needed to assist with the

tending, the FAA has arranged to issue a special Flight Authorization to E M , which will authorize operation of amateur-built, ultralight or warbird air craft within the United States from the Canadian border bord er to Oshkosh and return by most direct route. route . Canadian members deSiring to fly amateur-built , ultralight or warbird air craft to Oshkosh will be required to complete an application form. Upon re ceipt of the completed form, a copy of the Special Flight Authorization issued to M will be mailed to the applicant. The copy of the Special Flight Authori Author i zation must be in the aircraft at all times when the aircraft is operated within the United States. Please write to Oshkosh Canadian Coordinator M Headquar ters   Wittman Airfield Oshkosh ters Oshkosh   W 54903-3086 for application forms and detailed instructions. Please note: Complleted application forms must be Comp received by M Headquarters NO LA TER THAN JUL Y 1

987

Canadian Non-EAA Members flying Amateur-BuiltiUltralightlWarbird Air craft to Oshkosh

Please do not write to E M Head quarters. Address your request to: Richard L. Porter, Manager, Flight Stan dards District Office No. 61. 61.,, Genera Generall Mitchell Field, Field , Milwaukee, WI 53207 53207.. Standard Category Certificated Air craft (Certification of Airworthiness) A special United States Flight Au Au thorization is not required providing your aircraft has correct and current Canadian documentation. However you you must file a United States Flight Plan to pOint of entry and clear customs on arr arrii val. Please note: Customs clearance is

made payable to E M Antique/Classic Division . Include a SAS.E. and mail to Jeanniie Hill, M Antique Jeann Antique//Classic River Boat Cruise Cruise Chairman, P. O. Box 328, 328 , Harvard,,lL 60033. Harvard 60033 . (Do not send to M Headquarters.. Headquarters Ticket orders must be received by June 15, 1987 and the tickets will be sent in the SAS.E. by July 1, 1, 1987 1987.. Tickets not sold through the mail will be available on a first-come basis at the Antique//Classic Headquarters Red Antique Barn,, July 31 through August 4 at Barn

many and important ground duties. duties . If you want to participate in any ca pacity, contact: . Mike Weinfurter 1207 Harvey Street Green Bay, WI 54302 414//432-4125 414 CANADIANS TO EAA OSHKOSH '87 All Canadians planning to fly their thei r air craft to M Oshkosh '87 (Jul (Ju ly 31-Au gust 7) or the lAC International Aero batic Competitions at Fond du Lac (Au

not available at Oshkosh. After customs clearance, another flight plan must be filed to Oshkosh. If you requi requ ire specif specifiic details,, write to M Headquarters. details SUN 'N FUN '87 The 13th edition of the popular M Sun ' n Fun Fly-In held March 15-21 at Lakeland,, Florida was blessed with Lakeland beautiful weather and a record turnout of both people and planes. planes . The award winners in the vintage aircr airc raft categories were: were :

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Antique Porterfield  Grand Champion - 1941 Porterfi Walter and Ray Carson , Columbia Columbia,, SC SC.. Past Grand Champion - Beechcraft D17S D17 S - J. E. Swarthout Swarthout,, Tavares Tavares,, FL. Silver Age 19 1928 28-1 -193 932 2 - 19 1929 29 Wac Waco o 10 - Joh John n Stilley Stilley,, Merritt Island, Island , FL. Contemporary Age 1933-1945  1941 Stearm Stearman an - Jim Kimball Kimball,, Zellwood , FL.

Best Custom - 1943 Stearman  Bobby Morrow, Morrow, Fairburn, GA. Best WW II Era - 1940 Piper L-4  Steve Dunn, Knoxville , GA. Best Bi Plane Stear Stearman man - J . Hudson & D. Clark Clark,, Athens, GA. Best Monoplane 1940 J-5A Cruiser, Ron Frank, Bloomfield Hills, MI. Best Open Cockpit - Waco ZPF-6  Mike Keedy, Keedy , Orange Springs, FL. Best Cabin - 1929 Stinson Detroiter 

Ray Carson and his son, Walter proudly pose with their Grand Champion Antique Porterfield FP-65, NC37850.

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I. Hedgecock Hedgecock,, Barhesville Barhesville,, GA.

Outstanding Outsta nding Aircraft -

1945 J-3 Cub - Jam James es McK McKinn inney ey,, W interhaven nterhaven,, FL FL;; 1945 J-3 Cub - Bil Billl Tinsley, Fayetteville, Fayetteville , GA;; 1934 Mono GA Monocoupe coupe - John McCul McCul loch, Naples, Naples , FL.

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Classic Grand Champion -

Supercruiser , Clyde Supercruiser, Loganton,, PA Loganton PA..

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Piper PA-12 Smith,, Jr. , Smith

Past Grand Champion -

Aeronca

11 AC Chief - AI Nase, Rehoboth Beach, Beach ,

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Best Restored - Up to 1 p Piper J-3 Cu Cub b - Rob Robert ert L. Franklin Franklin,, Oxford , FL. BestRestored-101 to 6 5 h p P iper PA-11 - Ton Tony y & Scot Scottt Kl Klop opp p , Miam i, FL. Best Restored - Over 165 hp - Swift - Bil Billl & Geraldine Jennings, Dalton, Dalton , GA. Best Custom - Up to 100 hp - Lus combe com be - Nor Norm m Pesch Pesch , Miami, FL. Best Custom - 1 1 to 165 hp - Piper PA-22-20 PA-22 -20 - Barbara Ann Fidler Fidler,, Alva, Alva, FL.

Best Custom - Over 165 hp - Stinson

108-2 - Tom & Lorraine Lorraine Zedaker, Zedaker, Las Vegas, NV. NV . Outstanding o f Type Aeronca Champ Cham p - Fox Foxtrot trot,, Inc. , Hanover, MN. MN . Oustanding o f Type - Temco Swift  Mark Holliday, Lake Elmo, MN. Outstanding o f Type - Piper PA-18 135 - Dav David id

R r, Arlington , TX . Outstanding oCaesa f Type - Globe Swift 

J. M. Jones, Tucker Tucker,, GA. Outstanding o f Type - Beechcraft D 18S 18 S - Th Thom omas as A. Cannarozzo & Lee Oman, Athol , ID.

Grand Champion Classic was this 1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser, NC3648M owned by Piper expert and historian, Clyde R. Smith, Jr.

Replica Best WW I Era - Fokker DRI - Dave Wilgus & Hank Palmer Palmer,, Treasure Is land, FL.

This replica of a WW I Fokker DRI tri-plane, N220TP received an Outstanding Aircraft Award for owners Dave Wilgus and Hank Palmer. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 5

 

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created life-long memories. Like stand ing out on the field in my dew soaked tennies, breathing in the quiet stillness of the mornjng just as the pilot of the Gossamer Albatros coaxed it a few in ches off runway. I'll never forget the orange glow of the rising sun shimmer ing through the translucent wings of that fragile aircraft. aircraft . Because of the early morning hour there was not the usual cast of thousands thousand s to share the moment. The rest of the grounds were still asleep and I was alone with my thoughts . It was a very private, peaceful moment, a definite contrast to the week's normally hectic pace. Conversely, I remember standing at the end of Runway 36 with the rest of the world watching the Concorde's first arrival. arriva l. J ust when things seemed as ex citing as they could get, there was more. A surprise go around Suddenly there was a deafening surge of max power that drowned out every other sound except that even louder beating of my heart. At a time like that the eyes and ears aren't enough you know . Your heart has to experience the moment, too, in order to prevent total overload of the senses. Then there was the first time a 747 visited my hometown. hometown . It was a real thrill

to see the ultimate in airliners flying over

Brother s Mike and Fr ank Rezich. Rezich.

by Jeannie Hill (EAA 56626, le 629) Box 328 Harvard, Illinois 60033 (Story and photos by Jeannie Hill)

E M has come to mean a lot of things to a lot of people. To many it's simply a monthly contact with their E M mem bership publications. To others it may be an occasional visit to the b e u t i f u l aviation museum in Oshkosh, Wiscon sin. But to the truly fortunate, it's an an nual trek to Aviation Mecca every sum mer to experience the phenomenon which is E M Oshkosh. As a former native of Oshkosh who lived just a-few blocks from the airport, I grew accustomed to the Convention being right in my own backyard. I have attended every show there since the be ginning and in doing so have literally grown up with the organization. I've found each year that my participation and interest levels have risen in propor tion the size of the event. It'sto been interesting to watch the numerous changes over the years. I've seen what E M has done for my home town and the people who live there. At first there was a normal hesitation, a let's-sit-back-and-see-what's-going-to happen attitude concerning the intro duction of this huge, new entity into our midst. But it didn't take long for the full 6 MAY 1987  

impact and realization to hit home. We soon found out that M has been a gift to us all, a continuous gift throughout the year that culminates in that one ef fervescent week each summer. I have personally had some wonder ful experiences over the years at the Convention.. Experiences which have Convention

a field normally accustomed to DC-3s and DC-9s. DC-9s . I felt as much pride in the effort as the Aussies themselves did. In 1986 the Stinson Trimotor and I watched another 747 do some fancy fly ing, including a single engine fly-by. I remember turning to the old 1931 air . liner and saying, "See what your offspr ing have grown up to be. Aren Aren''t you proud?" While we're on the subject of Trimotors, being part of the team that

Dales Crites sitting amongst the wires of his 1911 Curtiss Pusher.

hopped rides each year with th is early airliner was one of the best exper iences of my life life.. We gave thousands of folks the opportuni opportun ity to relive commercial air li ne travel of the 1930' 1930's . Flying the airplane was a thrill in itself itself,, but recreat ing an original flight by spinning a web of 1930' 1930's nostalgia was the icing on the cake that contributed so much to the passengers ' , as well as our own mutual delight. We got to share this experience with more people at M Oshkosh than anywhere else. else . Looking back over the years , I've per sonally been able to meet and become friends with the people who made avia tion what and it is today; the desi des igners gners, the air racers the barnstormers who, will never outgrow their love of avi av iation ation.. Thii nking it all over Th over;; the very best experi ences have always been the ones I've been able to share with people , espe cially people from other countries, countries , who start out as strangers and end up as friends. For those of us who fly for the sheer joy of it and who can' can 't imagine a worl wor ld without sport aviation , it's easy to take for granted the privileges we enjoy. So every year I take that one week to say, say , Thank you for letting me experience this unified effort supporting the passion and freedom of flight.  flight.   I use that week each year to say, say , Look Look,, this is my coun try. These are my people, my aviation family.. Come join us in experiencing the family exhilaration and freedom that we lilive everyday. This is the best there is , any where.. Please be part of it , because in where doing so you make it even better tha[l it already is. By sharing our joy, joy , you bring us additional positive energy

Charley Charl ey Dewey spinning the prop on the OX-5 engine in Crites' Curtiss Pusher.

wh ich in turn makes us bigger and brighter and better. We become one people wi w ith a common passion, passion , a com

mon goal. can be no barriers be tween us , There us, no cultural, political or religi ous differences. differences . We share a bond that transcends even the language barrier. barrier . This is the ultimate unity. This year I indirectly got to give some of the gift back to a couple of first-ti first-t ime visitors. I forgot to mention that each year we' we ' re routinely blessed with the performances of the best aerobatic pilots in the world. world . Well, this year the star of the show was none other than the Frecce Tricolori, Italy' Italy ' s ultimate an swer to to the question, question, Just how good good can a preC preCision ision flying team get? They flew those gorgeous Aermacchi M.B.339 PANs with both style and grace, not to mention the typical over whelming zest for life unique to Italians particular.. Whoever heard of a · in particular tailslide or a lomcevak in a jet? In all my years of airshows I'I've never been more impressed. I found myself wanting to thank them for lighting up the sky over my city by showing them how wonderful my type of flying was, was , too too.. I got the chance to do just that after

Cosimo Max  Max   Grandone from Italy had his first ride in a vintage airplane at Oshkosh ' 86. Shown here with ob Lumley's Aeronca Chief. Chief.

The Italian preCision flight team team,, t he Frecce Tricolori flying their Aeromacchi M.B.339 jets at Oshkosh ' 96. ' VINTAGE AIRPLANE 7

 

Merrill McMahan in the rear cockpit

of

his Stearman with pas

senger "Max" Grandone.

(L-R) Bob Lumley, Madonna McMahan, Cosimo " Max Max"" Gran done,, Mary Morris and Jeannie Hill. done

becoming acquainted with several of the team's support crew members. members. Two men from the Lockheed C-130 , Cosimo (Max) Grandone and Pietro Alabrese expressed the desire to go on a local flight in one of our antique/ antique/classic airplanes rplanes.. Since neither my husband 's or my 40 hp Cub was at the Convention ,

the group. Therefore it has to be one of the strongest bonds known to man. Whether we' we ' re model airplane buffs, homebuilders, antique/ antique/classic restor ers, ultralight enthusi enthus iasts asts,, warbird buffs, buffs , aviation historians, historians , pilots or not we we''ve all felt the commonality and pride of what I'm talking about. We help each

group is a second family ; to some of us it's our first. When you have something this wonderful in your life the only thing that makes it better is sharing and pass ing on that feeling of accomplishment and pride in something you really be lieve in . Thanks to EM for at least one week each year, year , we have the opportu opportu 

I turned to my aviation family for assist ance . The assistance came in the form of Bob Lumley and his Aeronca Chief and Merrill and Madonna McMahan and their Stearman. What a great introduc tion to light plane flying - a classic, slow-moving 1946 cabin monoplane and an antique 1941 open cockpit bi plane. We planned a thirty mile round trip to Fond du Lac Lac,, exchanging passen gers on the return flight. Back at Osh kosh, the look in their eyes as they both crawled out of those planes will stay with me forever forever.. Max said, said , "Thanks to your friendship I now undertand the passion that so many people in your country have about flying. It was the sensation of freedom to be slow and safe and my body at that moment felt like part of the structure of the airplane. I could have flown a thousand miles " It was his first flight in an antique airplane. airplane .

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  y ennis Parks Subtitled the Amateur Amateur''s Tabloid Avi ation Journal , Sportsman Aviation rep resented an attempt at producing a true aviation enthusiasts journal by and for enthusiasts. Published from July 1933 to March 1935, 1935, it was the creaton of Howard A. Tubbs who functioned as president and editor while a student at

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the University of Wisconsin at Madi Mad ison . It was sold by subscription and on the newsstands. This was a tough market to start in duri dur ing the middle of the de de  pression, especially without the finan cial backing of an established publish ing house. house. It was published monthly ex cept during during July because of seasonal seasonal actiivity. act vity.   An annual subscription was $1 .50 and sold on the newsstands for 15 cents an issue. issue . At the time, time , Aviation and Aero Digest were 35 cents an issue and they both had lots of advertisers from commercial aviation. The editor declared that the magazine was devoted to Aerodynamics, engineering , construc tion and navigation; written in plain layman'' s language by famous en layman gineers,, fliers, Army and Navy officers, gineers officers , foreign authorities and experimenters; experimenters ; profusely illustrated with photos, photos , draw ings, etc . Among the contributors were Lt. Cmdr.. P. V. H . Weems Cmdr Weems,, famous for the Weems System of Navigation ; Leslie Long , light plane designer, designer , builder and chairman of the Amateur Aircraft League.. The technical editor was Pro League fessor T. N. N . deBobrovsky. The issue examined for this report was dated November, 1934. It con sisted of 36 pages with a good mixture of editorial content and illustrations con sisting of photographs and line draw ings. The drawings included three views and cutaways. The issue' issue 's editorial concerned the then upcoming London-Melbourne Race.. The ed itor stated that while some Race magazines will ask the value of the race, he believed that ''The attention it

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to make this seemingly rash prophecy. prophecy .  He, in fact, fact , did pick the winning team of Scott and Black. Aircraft described in the issue in cluded the Englis English h Com per Mouse complete with three-view drawing and cutaway; a history of the Fairchild 24; and specifications and detailed draw ings of the Les Long Henderson Longs ter. Technical articles included: Part three of Aerodynamics and Construc tion for the Amateur Builder'  Builder'   by Dwight Mills; Where Are We, part one of a series by Weems on air navigation for the amateur sportsman ; and an article on installing EDO 0 990 floats . There was also an article on Hender son engine conversions. It said, One of the greatest problems of the home builder to convert his own Henderson

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motorcycle engine is that of the crank case. This article had drawings on building a cast crankcase with a dry sump oil system. There were also drawings for a practical intake manifold extension for summer use plus drawings of an oil jac keted version for winter use. There were not many advertisement in the issue. One of the more interesting was the offer of a free set of plans for the S-A Sportsman Aviation) Moth which came with a one-year subscrip tion to the magazine. magazine. Described as one of the Jew low-wi low-wing ng designs available to the amateur build er, the Moth could be built with an open or closed cockpit, with pontoons and with a wide range of engines. It was of normal wood and metal construction

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will have attracted to aviation will be of greatt value grea value - pub public licity ity,, promoti promotion on and and salesmanship of flying to the masses who would use the airways for everyday travel. He also predicted that the race would be wo won n by an an Engl Englis ish h team team - ''T ''The heir ir flesh and blood and wood and steel equipment, pl plus their intimate knowl edge of the route, route , seems self-sufficient

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and could be built for as little as $200. It had a span of 30 feet, feet, a chord of four feet, and a length of 17 feet. It used a Clark Y-15 airfoil with an area of 108 sq. feet. The empty weight was listed as 350 Ibs. with a useful load of 225 Ibs. The crUising speed was listed as 85 mph and 'the landing speed at 25 mph. Does anyone out there know if any of these were built?

or eight for two years; or you could re ceive a Brown or Loutrel model gasoline engine for $6.00 plus the cost of a sub script scr iption ion - th the e engine engine offe offerr came came with with the proviso that if 1000 1000 orders were not received by the end of December the money would be returned - "Cash or ders are needed " There was also a nearly full page classified ad section from Wisconsin Aero Salvage Company of Whitewater, Wisc Wi scon onsi sin n - Tr Trum uman an Wa Wate ters rs,, man man

license at $150, or a Travel Air with new fuselage from factory and lower wings cracked at $125." There were listing for a Heath Feather at $80 and a Pheasant OX-5 Cabin - "make an offer." Sportsman Aviation was a well done enthusiasts' magazine that came about at a difficult time. That is lasted over a three-year span in this time period at tests to its quality. The library has one photocopied issue. Does anyone have copies they would be willing to donate

Other an enticements to subscribe in cluded: offer of four solid scale model kits for a one-year subscription

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completed number one, I visited Don Genzmer at his shop and ogled all his goodies. Then the two of us inspected the recently Warner the Fairchild for overhauled oil leaks and what inhave you, before continuing on to Oshkosh. All was well, so I mounted up and was

by E. E.

Buck Hilbert

(EAA 21, Ale 5 P.O. Box 145

Union, Illinois 60180 After years of listening to peoples' problems with these windwagons, I think its about time to begin a column similar to the famous "Dear Abby" that we are all familiar with. Some of it will be humorous, some sad, but mostly I expect we will all learn from this effort. I have in mind a cross between the "Tech Tips" we see in ght Plane World along with Norm Petersen's "Education Through Airror" column. What we print here, and what we refer to will be items on maintenance, tips on routine opera tions, woes to share with others, what ever I get from you guys out there in the field. At our last Antique/Classic Board meeting there was considerable discus sion on the need for an information ex change just like this, and that's how this "Pass it to Buck" column was born. born . Now all we gotta do is encourage you people out there to write. Do it And lay it on the line Tell it like it is Say what has to be said. It may save a life or a consid erable part of someone's pocketbook When we started the "Restoration Corner" series just recently completed in The Vintage Airplane on finding, stor ing and restoring those antiques and classics, we tried to do the whole thing in a general way so as to help everyone we COUld. Well, it didn't always turn out that way. In my first article I cautioned the

get help it over and examining the logs inaslooking well. Sometimes even that doesn't help. Let me quote you a letter verbatim. "Dear Buck, Tell people not to trust that ad for an airplane when it says, 'all it needs is paint.' I have a friend who purchased an airplane in the summer of '86 through an ad phrased just like that. It

getting to ready to light up when I re membered the fuel tank placard. Now you guys familiar with F-24s know all about this, but for the benefit of those who have yet to be initiated, there is this big red placard at the fuel selector that says "Use one tank at a time." This is contrary to most of the airplanes I've flown insofar as we usually use both tanks for take off and landing in most of them. Don is a Fairchild owner, builder, lover and just free as air with advice, so I asked him about it. "That's right," was the reply. reply . "Other wise the fuel can feed across the

is to the buyer's credit that he decided to rebuild the aircraft completely. We have found a rear wing attach fitting with a crack, a different landing gear than originally belongs on the aircraft, and the fuselage has a deqided twist in it at the rudder. "There is no damage or repair history in the logbook We think the aircraft had been groundlooped, with repairs made and no entries made in the log book. What else will be found, remains to be seen   Gus" There is the "Dear Abby" example. My comment is much the same as my earlier article . . . that old axiom "Buyer Beware" holds true here and anytime. This second one you're gonna get a real kick out of. I was ferrying the Fair

center, overfill the other tankheand vent overboard. Gotta clock?", asked. "Right there on the panel," I said. He then proceeds to tell me the way he manages the fuel if the minute hand is on the one to six side of the clock, he feeds from the right tank. Then when the minute hand gets over on the seven to twelve side, he switches to the left tank. A glance at the hand on the clock immediately tells you where the fuel is coming from. How's that for a simple way to man age your fuel? My only comment was a dumbfounded question as to where was this guy when I was flying "L" Birds in Korea. I'll bet I ran out of fuel fifty times 'cause I didn't have a crutch like that. And that's our "Pass it to Buck" for

child thatdonated Walter toHill Stuart,24-C8E Florida had the from EM Air Museum Foundation in Oshkosh after engine repairs were made during a stop in Illinois. I'd slow timed the en gine on the ground and had flown it for 45 minutes in the air the day da y before and was on my way to Oshkosh with this little jewel. I planned a stop at Palmyra,

this month. If My you're toonumber lazy to iswrite, give me a call. phone 8 5 923-4591 (or you can always find it on page 3 of Vintage Give any questions you have to my dumb dum b double diode ans werin' machine if I ain't there to answer. And be sure to leave your number so I can call you back if I don't understand all the words.

and who finally found one, on doing much more than a superficial inspec tion; to seek the advice of an A&P; to

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eyed and a bit concerned as they landed. But when they looked out on their wing tips they saw a runny-nosed guy and a very rosy-cheeked gal ga l out there holding on for dear life, life , ready to walk wing back to the hangar. Was that at a major fl f ly-in? No. Is that an exception? No. No. These were just ordi nary people, helping ordinary people. people . Ain''t fl Ain f lying great If you know of someone (maybe your your us self) let know about them, them , so that we can tell their story. story . After all, all , the "Book of Heroes" Heroes " is a tale of ordinary people. people . This month' month 's "Tip of the Oshkosh Kepe"" goes to a young man who spent Kepe his first Convention with us in 1986 1986.. Reinhart Kuntz (EAA 175007, 175007 , lC 10513),4113 Stonemont Drive, Drive , Lilburn Lilburn,, Georgia 30247, came to Oshkosh won dering what in the world he was going to do with all his time. Now here is a fellow who's been flyin' flyin ' for a while, built scale models for about 15 years, sailed with the German Me r chant Marine and reached the rank of Chief Engineer. He is as nice a person as you will ever meet, and he's wonde rin' what he' he 's gonna do at our bi big "do ". Ho, ho, ho Reinhart spotted the Antique/ Antique /Classic volunteer booth and decided to sign up for a "couple of hours" just to be able to

When first given the pleasure of writ ing this column, both of us sat down and wrote out several ideas for subject material. Of course, we have used some,, and more wi some will be used. But it's amazing how many times a new thought enters our minds. minds . As an exam

flippin'' a flapjack or rebuilding an en flippin gine , that person is always there. gine, Now,, folks Now folks,, we all know them. them . And because they are always there, we sometimes tend to overlook them. But, they don' don 't care. They do it because they enjoy it and that's what makes "sport aviiation" what it is today. av today . Take a look. look. Take a close look around you. Take a good look at yourself, yourself , and you'll see what I mean. A friend of mine and his wife were at the airport the other day. It was unsea sonably warm for the 8th of March, in the high 60' 60's, low 70 's. Friends of theirs were out flying in their Travel Air 4000. My friend knew it. He and his wife also knew that a cold front was coming through. So they sat and waited. waited . Sure enough, here comes the cold front,, out of the northeast. Clear sky, front sky , strong winds, gusty. It would be a bumpy ride at best in a 747 let alone an

we havebut ple, written volunteers at Oshkosh, thereabout are other volun  volun teers out there who have to be talked about abo ut - th the e guys guys and and gals gals an and d young young people at the local grass roots flyfly -ins ins,, the people who help with a chapter meeting, the person who is always there when you need them, whether it's

old biplane. biplane This man wifeto had things to do,. places to go,and people see but, yeah, their friends were still out there in their Travel Air 4000. 4000 . So they sat and waited. Sure enough. enough . Here comes the old "elephant ear," bucking a wind that was gusting to over 40 mph. mph . The pilot and his lady were bright-

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If you observe really happy man you will find him building boat airplane), airplane ), writing symphony symphony,, educat educat ing his son growing double dahlias in his garden or looking for dinosaur eggs in the Gobi desert. desert. He will not no t be searching for happiness as i it were a collar button that has rolled under the radiator.. He will not be striving for it as radiator goal in itself itself.. He will have become aware that he is happy in the course o living life twenty-four crowded hours hours o the day . W Beran Wolfe

say, "I say, " I helped," And did he ever. Now, here is a guy who has been building a Der Kricket biplane for the past 4-1 /2 years. It's almost done. His wife, acting as contractor, is building their new home. "Found the lot by aerial survey flown by Mr. R Kuntz, by the way. She loves it ." He sells marine en gines of a German manufacturer to the yachting industry and crowd, and his territory includes Canada, Mexico and the U. U.S.A. Not just part of each, but all of each. Oh my achin' American Ex press card. He says he found everyone at Oshkosh friendly. "Had a ball work ing."" ing. Nuts, we couldn't pull him off the durn bike.. "Come on Reinhart, take a break ." bike "No, no no,, I'm okay ." "But you gotta go see some airplanes and some of the show. For gosh sakes, go eat and sleep." "No, no, I'll park a few more airplanes, and then I'll go ." He never did. "The people are friendl friend ly here and I li.ke that," he told me. So he stayed 'til the last dog was hung. The man has class, as do EAA "Stand tall,all ya'lI ." volunteers. Next Ne xt mo mont nth h Osh Os hko kosh sh hu humo morr, featuring the "DC-3 and the Kid" Kid " story. All true and sometimes too true. But wait and see. By the way, "Join us and you have it all. .

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MACARIOS' J-3 CUB

by Norm Petersen

What is nicer than a bright summer day and an award-winning J-3 "Cub" Tom Macario enjoys his immaculate yellow bird as the 65 hp Continental purrs along at 2150 RPM.

It is such a pleasure to feast one's eye on a sterling restoration , such as the subject of this article - a J-3 Cub - knowing it was done by people who love airplanes. airplanes . Our subject, subject , Piper Cub

oed a 40 hp J-3 Cu Cub - this is probably the start of his fondness for the Cub  and by age 20 he had his Instructor, Commercial and Instrument ratings Teaching everything from Cubs to

for the GI Flight Training Program for two years, Tom was caught in the 1948 "slow down," which caused him to work for Piasecki Helicopter Co. Co . for a year. Next came a stint in the Air National

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hatched Lock from Haven, Pennsylvania on July 19at, 1946 where it .traveled to New York and was put on floats until 1948. Returned to wheels, the Cub found its way to a flight school near West Chester, Pennsylvania where it joined five other Cubs in helping neophytes become pilots. pilots . Recovered in 1956, the J-3 did yeoman service until the owner decided to store it for a future rebuild in 1960 1960.. For 25 years, the disassembled Cub laid in storage in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.. Pennsylvania Enter Thomas M. Macario, Jr. (EAA 29124 N 1551) of 2003 Stoneham Drive, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19382. Now Tom Macario is not your everyday,, household dabbler in things everyday aeronautical. He has been up to his ears in aviation for over 45 years - be ginning with his first ride in his uncle's C-3 Aeronca in 1940 1940.. From age 14 to 16 his high school shop class restored a Beech "St Stag agge gerw rwin ing" g" not to too o shabby for starters At age 16 he sol12 MAY 1987  

for the General Coal Co. in Philadel phia. This job, job , flying a D18 Twin Beech, DC-3 and and Grumman G- I covered a span of over 25 years. Today, Tom flies a Learjet 35 for another company out of Philadelphia.. And a unique twist  Philadelphia Tom''s son is now flying for General Tom Coal Co. ver the past 40-plus years, years , Tom has logged over 24 24,,000 hours, hours , however however,,

A very precious couple and a credit to aviation for decades, Tom and Eileen Macario are are photographed just before leaving Oshkosh for Pennsylvania in their beautiful J-3 Cub.

this seven-day-a-week affair with avia tion also includes some 30 aircraft re storations , of which were his own. In short, Tom has had either a wrench or a stick in hi his hand si since 1945 The stored and dismantled J-3 Cub , N98262,, was acquired in December N98262 1984 and brought to Tom' Tom 's shop for re in January 1985. storation , beginning The first order of business was the1985 fuse. lage which was cleaned and sandblasted. Every bolt, bolt, nut and screw was removed and all tubing checked out for internal rust. It was perfect. perfect. Only Onl y a small piece of "birdcage" "birdcage " needed replacement above the cabin . All tubing was oiled internally and primed exter nally, ready for fabric. The wings were in beautiful shape, shape , with only the wooden wingtip bows needing replacement. Even the leading edges were perfect  an almost unheard of condition. condition . New galvanized control cables were installed in the wings while stainless cable was used in the fuselage. Tom has noted over the years that stainless cables tend to wear ''flat spots" spots" faster than galvanized cables. New bushings were installed in the stabilizer jackscrew to eliminate any play and new ''trim'' ca bles replaced the old rusty ones . The tail feathers all · proved to be in perfect shape with the only problem being the tail brace wire ends, ends , which had to be replaced. Tom feels the reason the Cub was in such good shape was the extra heavy

coating of chromate used infrom the 1956 rebuild and the primer "dry dry"" storage 1960 to 1984. 1984. The Cub was covered with Ceconite 102 and Randolph dope using a 16-coat finish . The first two were clear nitrate

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Instrument panel contains (from left) tachometer, tachometer, airspeed , compass, non-sensitive altimeter and oil temp/ temp /oil press ure guage. guage. Note chrome-plated primer on rig ht lower panel. panel.

followed by four clear butyrate and four followed silver butyrate. Tom uses a large pres sure pot with his spray gun which can lay on a nice coat each time. The sand ing done between each coat is what re ally makes the finish . Tom Tom''s lovely wife, wife , Eileen, was the big helper in this depart ment and can relate to sore fingers and "acres" of fabric The final coats were two white buty rate followed by four coats of Lock Haven yellow butyrate. The overall finish on this Cub has to be seen up close to really appreCiate the skill of the Macarios. Many obseivers thought it was some kind of urethane enamel to be so perfectly smooth and shiny. The metal parts were another story.

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With a new cowling, new boot cowl, new fairings and many miscellaneous metal parts ready, Tom very carefully sprayed the entire batch with Randolph enamel. As the parts dried, he thought they looked a bit odd in color  like maybe too orange. When he brought the cowl across the room to the fuselage - it stood sto od out out  the they y were were differ different ent col colors ors (It hurts to see a grown man sit down and cry ) In desperation, Tom went to the local auto paint store and brought home some white and green tinting com pound. Adding in the tints and spraying the result got closer to the correct color. color . Tom repeated the ''tint and spray spray"" pro cess 12 times before he had it right. Wet sanding all metal parts once again, again ,

Tom sprayed them with tinted enamel. Cabin interior shows immaculate restoration including original stick grips and black naugahyde seat covers. Note exotic "computerized Loran" hanging from string

Originall stenciled registration numbers are complimented by the original "Piper Cub Origina emblem on the fin. Almost unbelievable finish on the airplane caught everyone's eye emblem

The end result was metalwork that matched the fabric color perfectly - a pOint well noted by the judges at Osh kosh . During the reassembly of the airplane, each part and piece was either new or rebuilt. The fuel tank had a noise inside that turned out to be a loose baf fle Cutting a hole in the front of the tank, Tom riveted the baffles back in place an re-soldered the rivets and the access hole. After sloshing the tank , it was checked for leaks and found to be in perfect shape, ready for installation. installation . New fuel lines were installed along with new primer lines. The old Lun kenheimer primer was losing its plating so it was chrome plated and reassem bled - the only chrome on the entire airplane . A new instrument panel was fabri cated and Tom overhauled all the in struments and installed them as per original installation. New floorboards were installed on the cabin floor with appropriate aluminum heel pads. A new windshield from Allegheny Aircraft was carefully installed and new side glass was made from .80 plexiglass bought at the local local K-Mart The original original throttle quadrants were refinished with black lacquer and two coats of clear to make it glisten. glisten . Even the overhead magneto switch was completely rebuilt and repainted.. New stick grips were pur painted chased from Clyde Smith who also fur nished the Cub decals for the fin New seat slings and cushions from Wag Aero pretty well finished the interior de tail. Tom had reservations about the necessity of the "punch test test"" on stream

lined wing struts, but as long as it's required, he started punching. The first three struts checked out perfect. The fourth checked perfect on the top side, however, on the bottom of the fourth  the punch went right through In no Lined up J-3 Cubs at Lock Haven, PA, just as they were lined up in 1946 before being flown out on ferry flights. Grand Champion NC 98262 is the first In line. 14 MAY 1987  

time, Tom had a 1 1 2 in square hole of pure rust rust   Needless to say, the strut was

Sporting matching "Cub" T-shirts T-shirts,, Tom and Eileen Macario are pictured next to their award-winning J-3 Cub at Lo ck Ha Haven ven,, the Sentimental Journey Fly-In.

replaced with a brand new one and Tom gained a healthy respect for the test and says, "It is excellent  use it " New strut forks with rolled threads from Univair completed the strut installation. installation . A friend of Tom 's asked him one day if he wanted to buy a complete J-3 Cub gear It turned out that the friend had purchased the Cub in 1946, flown it home , made one landing, landing , and taken the gear off for floats The "new" gear still had the original 8. 8.00 x 4 smooth tires which Tom wanted so bad he could taste it After much negotiating negotiating,, the man sold Tom the smooth tires and tubes tubes.. He still has the "brand new gear" gear" for sale

Being a licensed A P mechanic since 1945 (it was called A E in those days) , Tom proceeded to major the A 65-8 Continental engine . The were ground .015 engine. oversize andcylinders new pis tons, rings and bearings were fitted . New valves and associated hardware were installed as the engine was reas sembled.. The crankshaft turned out to sembled be perfect. The carburetor was over hauled with a new steel needle valve and an E M STC for auto fuel was sec ured. Original Bendix SF mags were re-

built with new parts and Champion C-26 spark plugs were installed with original ignition harness using the hanging snaps at the plugs. plugs . A new exhaust sys tem completed the engine installation along with a new 76 x 42 Sensenich wood prop. prop . When completed, completed , the en gine started on the first pull The long process of meticulous de tailing is so evident in the finished airplane.. The "lightning" stripes are let airplane ter perfect, perfect , the larger 24 " wing numbers are exactly as or oriiginal and the "NC " numbers on the rudder are done with the correct "stencil stencil"" lett letteri ering ng - exa exactly ctly as new Even the screws are are all slotte slotted d head instead of the modern Phillips head. The tail wheel is the original non swivel Scott that came from the Piper factory.. To avoid damage to the pitot factory tube at fly-ins, Eileen sewed a red cover that hangs from the tube like a small flag for all to see. The enti re restoration took 1 1 12 years to complete and to check how the Cub would do in competition , Tom and Eileen flew it up to Lock Haven for the Sentimental Journey in July of '86. Lo ' and behold they returned with the Grand Champi Champion on Cub Award

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Knowing they had a winner on their hands, they cranked up the Cub and flew it out to Oshkosh, using 14 1 2 hours flying ti t ime (and one pint of oil ). They both admit they had never answered so many questions and met so many fine folks in so short a time in all their life. life . Oshkosh was most exciting for them and their only difficult situation was having to leave for home before the Convention was over and the awards given out. Bested by one other "classic" airplane, the Macarios soon learned they had won the Reserve . Grand Champion "Lindy" award Not too shabby for an airplane that was two weeks past its 40th birthday. Tom and Eileen Macario are not prone to sit on their laurels and watch the world go by. After a clean sweep of ''two for two" two " in 1986, they reluctantly '01 EM to , Ralph sold Holtz ( who 189182) 98262 of Patton, Patton Pennsylvania wanted to get as close to a "new J-3 Cub"" as he could. Before long, the Cub Macario workshop was was humming with the sounds and smells of a rebuild this time it's it' s a Piper PA-12 PA-12 Super Cruiser Remember,, a wrench or a stick in the Remember hand for 47 years .

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The 165 H.P. Warner has 9 hours since top overhaul. Prop Is a Curtiss-Reed 55518.

by Gene Chase Charles R Cash, Jr. Jr . E M 24882, AlC 1450), 4700 Poplar Avenue, No. No . 400, Memphis, TN 38117 has been re storing his 1940 Cessna C-165 Airmaster NC21948, S N 563 for the past several

The Cessna had been a working airplane. Charles bought it in 1980 from Bob Brown who based it at Zebulon, Georgia where t is photo was taken in Antique/Classic member Doug Round's hangar.

years. It has a 165 hp Warner equipped with a generator, starter and vacuum pump. It has approximately 160 hours \ SMOH in 1964 and 10 hours since a recent top to replace all old hoses and gaskets and repaint the rusty cylinder barrels. A new boot cowl replaces the original which had a view window cut in the bot tom when the plane was used for aerial photography. It is painted with Stits Aerothane. Generally all the other metal is original, but a lot of rubbing and mild bumping with a rubber mallet and a lead weighted wood dolly block plus bondo and primer was used to repair cracks, holes and patches. A new instrument panel, the same size and shape as the original was in stalled. The instruments are in the stan dard tee arrangement and the panel is shock mounted and post lighted . The electrical system is all new, similar to a Cessna 172 with the solenoid mounted on a new battery box behind the bag gage compartment. The original wheels and brakes were rebuilt and installed but after a rather wild landing, it was back to the drawing board designing a dual toe brake sys tem. Cessna 172 rudder pedals were installed along with a Cessna 195 brake conversion kit.

Charles Cash's nicely restored Alrmaster is covered with Ceconite. Color is Stits aerothane Daytona White with Tennessee Red trim. Total airframe time is about 1680 hours.

The new instrument panel and toe brake modifications might be consid ered heresy to the purists who wish to keep everything original, but Charles feels these changes are very desirable. His Airmaster cruises at 140 mph lAS at 3000 feet and 1900 rpm. Its range is

over 500 miles carrying 52 gallons of fuel at a consumption rate of 11 gph gph.. The flight instruments and avionics are day VFR but should be enough for an instrument rated pilot to maintain con trol of the Airmaster in the event of un expected weather •

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Propellers Leaking Red Oil

2D34C53, B2D34C53 2D34C53, B2D34C53,, 2AF34C55 , D2A34C58, D2A34C61, D2AF34C65, 2A34C66,, 2A34C66 E2A34C70,, E2A34C70 E2A4C73,, E2A4C73 D2A34C78 , D2AF34C81 , D3A32C90 D3A32C90,, D2A34C98.. D2A34C98 Oil filled versions of the above propel ler models are identifiable by a letter change in the model designation which

An important subject concerning safety was discussed in a newsletter o the International 18 1185 Club Club.. The ar ticle concerns specific models o McCauley propellers, propellers, several o which are standard equipment on aircraft other than Cessna 180s and 185s) as mentioned in the last paragraph . . . G  R . C. Certain models of McCauley propel prope l lers have "oil filled" filled " hubs which contain engine oil colored with red dye dye.. This oil is contained within the hub cavity and is independent of engine oil. The oil serves the purpose of an internal lub ricating medium for the pitch changing mechanism as well as providing a visi ble means o crack detection. Some operators and service person

is impression stamped in the propeller hub.. Two blade propellers use letter hub change 0 or "P," three blade propel lers use letter change "N" at the end of model designation (i.e. (i.e . D2A34C58-0 D2A34C58-0,, D3A32C90-N).. They are also identifi D3A32C90-N) able by a filler plug in the hub which is unique to the oil filled models. models. The above propellers may be found on certain models of the following air craft.. craft Beech Baron 95-55 series; series ; Bellanca 17-30, A; A ; Cessna 180 series, series , 182 series,, 185 seri series ser ies, A 188 series series,, 206 series,, 207 series, series series , 310J-N, 337 series; Fuji FA-200-180; Mooney M20C, M20C , 0, G; Navion A-H. For more information on the Interna tional 180/ 180/ 185 Club, contact the Presi

nel may not beofaware of thepropeller unique characteristics "oil-filled" models. The presence of red oil on the propeller,, windshield propeller windshield,, cowl or spinner indicates a leak which may originate from a fatigue crack in either the propel ler blade or hub. hub . The aircraft should be grounded and inspection performed prior to further flight. There have been situations where

dent dent, , Charlie Bombardier, 4539 N. NPhone . 49th Avenue, Avenue , Phoenix Phoenix, , AZ. 85031.

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[ 'THE THE INTERSTATE CLUB The Interstate Club has released Vol  ume I, Number 1 of "Interstate Inter com , the group's new publication , This club was oriiginally or foundedof Kansas several years ago by Bruce Mitchell City,, Missouri. Bruce recently turned City over the management of the Club to the Antique Airplane Association of Blakes burg, Iowa, Iowa , Interstate Club membership dues are $8.00 per year. year . For information, contact The Interstate Club, Club , P. O. Box 127, Blakes burg , IA 52536 52536.. Phone 515/ 515/938-2773 938-2773..

6021846-6236.. 6021846-6236

MEYERS AIRCRAFT OWNERS AS SOCIATION

National Meyers Fly-In, 1987

leakage of red oil was ignored because the operator was unaware of its signifi cance or it was thought to be minor leakage from an O-ring or sealant. While leaking from an O-ring or sealant is possible, it should never be assumed to be the origin.

NATIONAL WACO CLUB

Maintenance Tip

Warning

The "Waco Pilot," Pilot, " the newsletter of the National Waco Club contained an

is 4827.m.s. m.s . with a 5100' hardtime surface runway runway. The weather at that will be normally warm days and cool nights. There will be plenty of things for the ladies to do and the pilot seminars will include mountain flying techniques and formation flying. It looks like the 1987 Fly-In will be the scene for the grand debut of the only Meyers 200E in existence existence.. Vince Van

If red to be joint oil isatdetermined coming from sealant the blade/ blade/ferrule (at blade shank where aluminum blade meets steel ferrule) , leakage could be the result of a cracked blade and must not be assumed to be a sealant prob lem.. lem "Oil filled" filled " propellers have been in service since 1977 and service history has proven the leakage of red oil to be

interesting maintenance tip from one of their members. A firm in Waco, Texas has solved the problem of flat tailwheels by filling the tires with silicone. silicone . The silicone is hot injected and the tire acts just like it had air in it. Anyone interested in having this done can send their mounted wheel and tire assembly assemb ly to Delaneys, 118 East Ad rian, Waco, TX 76706, 76706 , phone 817/662

to have this rare machine derford plans there if he completes the interior in time. For information about the fly-in or the Meyers Aircraft Owners Association contact the Club Secretary, Secretary, William E. (Bill) Gaffney, 26 Rt. 17K, Newburgh, NY. Phone 914/ 914/565-8005.

an effective means of crack detection and has undoubtedly prevented in-flight propeller failures. Currently the follow ing McCauley propeller models may be modified (some are required by Airwor thiness directive) to the oil filled hub configuraton:: configuraton

6620 6620. . Delaneys will fill the tire within 24 to 48 hours for $38. $38 .00 and return it freight collect. For information on the National Waco Club, contact them at 700 Hill Avenue, Hamilton,, OH 45015 Hamilton

The 1987 Fly-In will be June 25-28 at Sedona, Arizona. The Sedona Airport Sedona, 1



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adventurous e x p l o r e r o f the ocean from - The Little & Ives Webster ictionary .

VOYAGERS ast and Present

Well,, it appears that times have Well surely changed. changed . The lure of long-dis long-dis tance travel, travel , by whatever means, means , ev i dently hasn' hasn 't di d iminished one iota since Mr . Webster interv nterviiewed the first aboriigine who put a raft to water. abor water . There ined s evan idence that technology enormous gap in the has interspan interi im.  The recent stupendous achieve ments of Jeana Yeager and Dick Rutan in Voyager Voyager,, Circa 1986, 1986, with a non-stop endurance of 25 ,012 mil es in an airplane of practically balsa and plastic sheetiing , recalls long distance av iation sheet achievements that have long been for gotten unless, unless , of course, course , one is an avid reader of the Gu iness Book of Records and /or historical files of the Federati Federat ion Aeronautique Internati Internationale onale,, or from . the US National Aeronauti Aeronaut ic Associa tion , which certified the records of Voy ager. Long distance aviation actually goes way back to the ear early days of powered flight itself. itself . It wasn 't too long after the Wrights proved they weren 't wrong when,, in 1919 when 1919,, the Navy undertook a considerable effort that successfully flew the Flying Board NC-4 from Tre Tre  passey,, Newfoundland passey Newfoundland,, to the Azores, Azores , then on to Lisbon, Portugal , and eventu ally up to Plymouth, England, England , on the first Atlanti Atlantic crossing, crossing , at an average speed of 78 knots, 23 days after depart ing Rockaway, New York. Then we

powered record-holders of of all ti me. At this writing , Richard Norton and Calin Rosetti Rosetti are prepari ng a bipolar hop in a single-engined Pi Piper ca ll ed Arctiic Tern, Arct Tern , following the sl slipstream of a twin-engi twin-eng ined success over both polar pola r routes in 1971 and lately lately,, a pedalpedal -pow pow ered Edwards Air Force Base and ove overr the English Channel - all for the record books.. Perhaps we can visual ize four books PanAm or TWA engineers abreast , pedaling a 747 into the air some day? Well , it would conserve fuel Not to be neglected neglected,, along with other intrepid long-distance hoppers wi w ith strong kidneys, kidneys , are four hearty Soviet

s ian sc ienti fi c group at the North Po le duriing August of 1936 on a ''tra dur 'traiining mission ssion.." Both ventures were pi loted by George·· Ba idukoff dukoff,, Va ler i Chkalov and George and navigated by Alexander Be liakoff. Th is craft, craft , fully loaded, loaded , we ighed in at 24 ,750 pounds, pounds , carrying 13 ,760 pounds of fuel. The aircraft was eventually transported to Floyd Bennett Fie ld, Brooklyn,, New York, Brooklyn York , where it was tota ll y dismantled and repos reposiitioned as a key attractiion of the USSR Arcti attract Arct ic Exh ibit at the New York . World World''s Fa ir in Apr il , 1939,, part of the Soviet Pavilion. 1939 Pavilion . As a matter of interest, interest, the entire Russi Russ ian ef fort was removed en toto for the 1940

must British remember Alcock Brown,,,the Brown and ,and in two pilots eventually, eventually 1927,, the Lindbergh solo flight from 1927 Roosevelt Field, Field , Long Island Island,, New York to LeBourget in Paris, France. France . Consid ering that airframe manufacturing con cepts were considered rather meager at the time and engines were of heavy

pilots who Moscow, covered, aUSSR 12 ,500 mile jour our ney from Moscow USSR, , tomi Curtiss Field in Valley Stream, Stream , Long Is land , New York (now a huge shopping ma ll and multip multipllex movie theatre) way back on November 1, 1,1929. The "land of the Soviets , a twin-engi twin-eng ined monster of an aircraft, was recently memoria li zed by

edition of the exhibition due erupti to dipion loma tic uneasiness and the erupt of World War II in Europe. An earlie earlierr attempt at establishing the Soviets as wor worlld-beate d-beaterrs, was thwarted by an oil-feed br break eak,, flown by Sigis mund Levanevsky, in 1935 1935,, forced back over the Bering Sea between Al Alaska

The Russian ANT-25 at Floyd Bennett Field , Brooklyn , New York on March 25 , 1939 disassembled for moving to the World ' s Fair site.

construction , construction, instrumentation was primitive and in-flight aids non-existant.

a Soviet delegation to the United States, led by Evgeny Kutovoy Kutovoy,, Deputy

and Siberia , according to Special Cable to the New York TIMES, datelined Mos

Not to put down by any means, means , the enormous achievements of the magnifi cent flights of the old U. U.S. Army Air Corps Douglas World Cru isers or the long-distance accomplishments of so  called lighter-than-air rigid dirigibles of Britain, France and the first ' round-the round-the globe German Zeppelins that encour aged commercial operati operations ons,, not the record-setting aerial refueled B-52 USAF efforts. Added to all of these miracles of sustained flights we must bring to mind the NASA Space Shuttle activities as space-eating, non-refueled, non-refueled , non

Ambassador,, who presented a model Ambassador of the craft to then-Nassau County Executive Francis T. T . Purcell Purcell,, during a brief ceremony on November 15 , 1986. Once again, again , on the 20th of June, June , 1937, another aircraft bearing the Red Star, a Tupelev ANT-25, a lowlow -wing monoplane with a 12-cylinder water cooled powerplant with three-bladed prop, made it from Moscow to Van couver, Washington on an over-6000 mile flight of no little consequence . Just prior to this lengthy hop, hop , the same craft and crew resupplied scientists of a Rus-

cow,, Saturday , June 19 , 1937, when cow the Chkalov/ Chkalov/ Baidukoff Baidukoff// Be li akoff attempt was flashed to the world. world . , we l ook back upon a long line So as of adventurous souls with anti-freeze in their veins, veins , with deep kudos to Super man,, it is qu ite apparent that the lure of man long-distance flight is still with us, us , and may it always be this way. way . In our short lifetimes,, we wi ll most likely witness fu llifetimes fillments of much greater proportions with multi multiplex ramjet, ramjet , trans trans--sonic machines that will get there by the time you finish this piece of nostalgia. nostalgia .

18 MAY 1987

 

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