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TOM POBEREZNY
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scon SPANGLER
HENRY G. FRAUTSCHY
MIKE DIFRISCO
Contributing Editors
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BUDD DAVISSON
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OLIVIA L. PHILLIP
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JANUARY 2002
STRAIGHT
& LEVEL
FROM EAA
TOM
POBEREZNY
President , EAA
something we have
taken for granted since
December 17,1903 ,
when Orville Wright
successfully completed
the first manned powered flight in history.
Now another date is forever etched in aviation history
September 11, 2001. On that day those seeking to destroy
the freedom civilized nations cherish made aircraft their as
sault weapons of choice. In doing so they called our free ac
cess to the sky into question. As a member of the general
aviation community, you know what a chilling time it was.
I have never been prouder to be an EAA
member than during the aftermath of the attacks of September 11. From the EAA Board
of Directors and staff to the division presi
dents, Chapt er leaders, and, most impor
tantly, the general membership, there was
only one relevant question: How can we
help? And help they did.
EAA's ability to defend the freedom of
flight was not born on September 11. On that terrible da y
we started collecting dividends on the accomplishments and
credibility that EAA and its members have been investing in
and developing for the past SO years. And EAAers from all
walks of life and a myriad of aviation inte rests have con
tributed to that investment at all levels, from their commu
nity to the Capitol.
Thinking about the programs EAA and the EAA Aviation
Foundation have undertaken since our inception, I realized
once again that virtually everything our membership has
done has been aimed at preserving the freedom of flight
and providing access to th e sky. Essentially, all of EAA's
work falls into four categories:
Protecting the Right to Fly-This includes our gov
ernment relations programs, our ongOing vigilance and
communication with elected and appointed officials, and
our well-established working relationships with govern
ment agencies that touch general aviation.
EAAers have worked on behalf of Chicago's beleaguered
Meigs Field. Working in conjunction with the Tuskegee Air
men, EAAers have given thousands of inner city youth a
taste of what the sky offers through Young Eagles flights.
In Southern California, EAAers saved the Borrego
Springs aerobatic airspace with Young Eagles flights and
visits in school classrooms to share information to turn
Protect
Promote
Preserve
Prepare
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2002
STERY
PLA E
BY
H.G.
FRAUTSCHY
This month's Mystery Plane is a biplane from a book print donated to EAA by Don Macor.
VINTAGE AIRPLANE
Roy WICKER
lifetime of accomplishments
behind him, Dr. Roy Wicker
shows little sign of slowing
down. As a World War II naval avia
tor, he flew blimps, including the
Goodyear Model K, on anti-subma
rine patrols. Later, he flew fixed-wing
navy aircraft including his favorite,
the Douglass Dauntless (SBD). After
discharge, he headed off to dental
school and started a long career as a
dentist in the Atlanta and then Quit
man, Georgia, areas.
He loves to fly, and his enjoy
ment of aviation has never wavered.
As soon as his practice was estab
lished in the late 1950s, Roy bought
a Cessna 170, then a 180, plus a club
share of a Piper Colt.
By the early 1960s, Roy chose to get
even more deeply involved in sport
aviation. Since he was a youngster,
Roy was particularly fascinated with
the airplanes and aviators of World
War 1. The ieuport 24bis looked like
it would make a great subject for a
replica project, and Roy wasted little
time in re-creating a stick-for-stick,
120-hp LeRhone-rotary-powered full
size replica. Roy's biplane, finished in
the markings of French ace Charles
Nungesser, was completed in 1965. It
proved to be a fascinating time ma
chine for those who were fortunate to
see the airplane fly and for Roy, whose
admiration for World War I pilots ex
panded.
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2002
When the Nieuport was displayed at Huntsville, Alabama, Roy and his family,
including daughter Cornelia, sons Roy III and Dan, and Roy's wife, Dollie, were
visited by Dr. Werner Von Braun (right) and his son, Peter (in the sailor suit).
Much of Von Braun's rocket work was done in Huntsville, the home of the
Army's Redstone Arsenal.
1975.
VINTAGE AIRPLANE
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WILLIAM B. DUNN
JANUARY
2002
Bill climbs out steeply with the New Standard in the summer of 1941. The col
ors, as confirmed by Bill by looking at some old movie footage, are an orange
fuselage and rudder with yellow stripes, and yellow wings and horizontal tail.
JANUARY 2002
"Captain " Dunn and Woody. The New Standard , never built in great num
bers , was a tremendous load-hauling biplane. The upper wing spanned 45
feet, and the 220 hp Wright Whirlwind mounted on the front of the mas
sive fuselage could easily haul four or five passengers plus the pilot. Even
at just 50 cents a ride, the airplane made such a profit for the troupe that it
would take Bill years before he'd earn $100 a week again!
JANUARY
2002
CK
Reliving my past
Back in '68, before the ea rth
cooled, my friend Dario Toffenetti's
wife, Ginny, dropped one on us about
an old airplane she had known about
since she was a little girl. We were
stunned! She had never before shown
any interest in our airplane diseases,
so this was as if a bomb went off.
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2002
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The aft cockpit is neatly restored and comes complete with a Sutton harness and Gosport speaking tube.
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2002
no effort at all."
Mike struck a
deal and came back
down with his truck
to carry it home to his
shop in Columbus, Indi
ana, on November 28, 1998.
"I spent a long time just taking
stuff apart and inventorying the
pieces," he says. "Then, I made a ro
tisserie jig for every major part of
the airframe, including the wings,
the fuselage, and the engine. I work
alone, so it is essential I be able to
move stuff around and change its
position with no help."
Since it was an English airplane,
as he was taking it apart, Mike knew
one of the problems wasn't just fig
uring out what he needed to
restore, but he had to keep careful
track of what bolt went where be
cause of the British predilection for
using different types of fasteners.
"The bolts were a nightmare," he
laughs. "It had every kind you could
think of from Whitworth and British
Fine to British Standard Pipe and
Metric. Over the years even some
AN hardware had sneaked in there.
"For all intents and purposes, the
tail was trash," he says. "The origi
nal wood was warped and cracked,
and most of what appeared to be ca
sein glue had failed . I completely
disassembled it and made new pieces
where necessary, then reassembled it
using T-88 epoxy. This thing should
last for another 100 years now."
The wings and fuselage were in
much better condition, but they still
required a major amount of disas
sembly to clean and paint fittings,
replace bolts , and do away with
questionable glue joints.
"The airplane is much more of
an antique than something like a
Stearman, even though they come
from the same period," Mike says.
" Everything about its structure is
very 1920s. Plus it adheres to the
older English philosophy that says
it's better to use a whole lot of little
pieces than one bigger one. For that
reason, the wings, for instance,
have a lot more parts in them than
A rare sight on a restored Tiger Moth is this instrument training hood, which in
cludes a pair of small skylights to allow for a bit of light in the cockpit. They' re
placed well behind the student's head. With the hood up, there is little in the way
of outside visual cues, which helps the student master basic instrument flight.
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a part-tihad
me
Moth Goosey,
dealer in England,
an original, complete
with the covering, and
sold it to me for $170
J:~~~;I;t~ii::l.~~~Z~ American. The covering had to
....
be replaced, but at least I had it for
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The four-cylinder, inverted de Havilland Gipsy Major engine became the stan
dard light aircraft engine in Britain for an entire generation.
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in England."
The first flight was on July 12,
2001, just a couple of weeks prior to
leaving for Oshkosh. On t he first
flight it was a little left wing heavy,
and it took four tries to get it rigged
righ t. "It ran just fine, and I was re
ally pleased with how well it flew. It
made all the hard work worth while. "
Mike says he works alone, but he is
qu ick to po int out that his wife,
Mamie, is his friend and partner in
his airplane business, which is named
Wingworks and has its own website,
www.wingworksusa.com. He says he
specializes in "un usual restoration
work," especially metal forming and
work. He can be reached at 812/375
or mike@Wingworksusa.com. He also
says he means it wh en he says "un
usual restoration work."
So, what's next for the Williams
fami ly? Just go to his website, and
you'll understand when we say there is
no possible way of knowing what Mike
Williams is going to do next.
....
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