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VOL. 36, No. 11
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2008
NOVEMBER
CONTENTS
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News
by Gary Dikkers
AirVenture 2008
14
"Sail on, silver girl .. . all your dreams are on their way"
22
by Bob Whittier
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by Robert G. Lock
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Mystery Plane
by H.G. Frautschy
36
On Stearman Wings
Where anything is possible
by Philip Handleman
39
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COVERS
FRONT COVER: The Pemberton family restored their amazing Boeing 40C with the help of more
than 60 volunteers . Sparky Barnes Sargent fills us in on the project in her article starting on page
14, and we have a few of the details of the transcontinenta l airmail re-enactment flight in VAA
News, starting on page 2. Jim Koepnick photo; Cessna 180 photo plane flown by Bruce Moore.
BACK COVER: Member Bob Hollenbaugh , a company retiree, reminded us earlier this year that
the Aeronautical Corporation of America, better known by its contracted name, Aeronca, turns
80 years old this November. Its first offerings to the general public were the Aeronca C2 and
the two-place follow-up design, the C-3. The production of the lightweight airplane powered by
a 36-hp engine signaled the beginning of the lightplane industry in the United States. See Bob
Whittier's article on the beginnings of the company, starting on page 22. Artwork from an origi
nal black and white factory brochure ; additional watercolor wash by Theresa Books.
STAFF
EAA Publisher
Director of EAA Publications
Executive Director/Editor
Production/Special Project
News Editor
Photography
Advertising Coordinator
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Copy Editor
Director of Advertising
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Mary Jones
H.G. Frautschy
Kathleen Witman
Ric Reynolds
Jim Koepnick
Bonnie Kratz
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Katrina Bradshaw
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Platte, Nebraska.
Then it was on to the only
state with three stops-Wyoming.
Stops were made in Cheyenne and
Rawlins, and an overnight stop was
made in Rock Springs. The next day,
September 17, the three biplanes
were in the heart of the Rockies and
on to the Sierras, with stops in Salt
Lake City, Utah, and Elko, Nevada,
before stopping for the night in
Reno. On the last day, it was over
the mountaintops; a nice downhill
run to Hayward, California; an air
mail salute as the biplanes disgorged
their cargo of special air mail; and
then a tour of the San Francisco Bay
area. Hosted by VAA Chapter 29,
the pilots had a great time before
Tobin and Addison headed home
with their mail planes, while Scott
returned to Reno . Unfortunately,
Tobin's Stearman had an engine
failure over inhospitable terrain
(both he and Addison believe it
was due to heavy carb icing) . A
forced landing in a very small field
resulted in extensive damage to
the Stearman but, thankfully, not a
scratch to the pilot.
George Perks flew with the trio
and created a beautiful photo blog
of the adventure. You can view it at
www.AirSpaceMag.com.
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VI N TAGE AIR P L AN E
KEY: 1. EAA Legacy mezzanine gallery 2. Reconstruction of Paul and Audrey's original basement office
3. Founder's Library 4. Accessable storage space 5., 6. , and 7. Baby Ace, Waco Primary Glider and Little
Audrey 8. Education and Event space
NOVEMBER 2008
I have been very pleased and proud of the progress that our EAA vintage
aircraft division has made over the many years of its existence. It seems like only
yesterday when, in the basement meeting room of our new EAA headquarters
in Hales Corners in the mid 1960s, I called together a small group of EAAers
whose interests were of airplanes of the "good old days." Look at the progress and
dedicated enthusiasm that the officers, directors, and members have given to this
part of EAA's story.
Some may have wondered about my personal interest in vintage airplanes or
may have felt that my heart lies with homebuilt or warbird aircraft. Not so. I care
for anything that flies and the folks who make it all possible. I was interested in
vintage airplanes long before my thoughts of founding an organization such as
yourEAA.
In high school, I was the proud owner of a 1928 long-nose OX-5- powered
American Eagle biplane (no brakes and a tailskid) that my dad and I purchased
from Dale Crites of Waukesha, Wisconsin, for $250 ($125 of which dad borrowed
from the bank!). It was a learning lesson- piloting and being a mechanic, both
learning and doing- including a few forced landings. As part of my early career,
during World War II I flew my OX-5 Waco 10 to Helena, Arkansas- 16 forced
landings- where I was a primary flight instructor in PT-23s and -19s.
Some 55 years have passed since the founding ofEAA. A lot has happened,
and thousands or maybe millions of lives have been touched by your organization.
As many of you know, Audrey and I are donating our collection of 55 years of
your organization's history to the planned Founders' Wing that will be built in the
current EAA Restoration Center in the main EAA AirVenture Museum building.
Plans have been drawn up, contractors selected, and financial contributions have
gotten the project underway. The Founders' Library dedication ceremony and
completion date is scheduled for the opening of EAA AirVenture 2009.
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VINTAGE AIRPLANE
NOVEMBER 2008
With a six-cylinder inline Ranger engine under the long cowl, the Fairchild 24R has always been a favorite of free
flight scale modelers. These pretty examples belong to Terry Blaser, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin (foreground,
NC81361), and the Grand Champion Antique of the 1974 EAA fly-in, N77661, is now owned and flown by Mike
and Barb Thern of Winona, Minnesota.
The Reserve Grand Champion Contemporary award winner is this beautiful 1963 Beech Travel Air restored by
the father-and-son team of Mark and Miles Malone of Camarillo, California. We'll have much more on this resto
ration in a later issue of Vintage Airplane.
LEFT: A gathering storm that passed to the north of the airport certainly didn't stop the Hay family and their
most welcome return to the convention grounds after a couple of years ' absence. Their decidedly flightless orni
thopter is powered by an antique one-Iunger gasoline engine. Welcome home, Hays!
VINTAGE AIRPLANE
This nice 1959 Cessna 175 on a pair of Baumann amphibious floats anchors the row of Cessna 175s set up to
commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 175.
" Hey, Dad, look at that!" says Blake Deaton as he and his fa
ther, Jeff, haul some of their camping supplies to storage. The
Deatons bring their Beech E35 Bonanza to the convention from
Morehead City, North Carolina.
NOVEMBER 2008
With the new Wittman tower rising above the trees, Gerald Bau
erle of Hammond , Louisiana, taxis out for departure on Runway
36L with his Globe GC-1B Swift.
This striking conversion of an early Cessna 150 to a taildragger belongs to Bob McBride Jr. It was the winner of
the Contemporary Class I (0-160 hp) Single Engine award .
Tony Miller's Twin Beech E18S was the winner of an Outstand ing Customized Contemporary aircraft Bronze Lindy.
A-6000-A, restored by
Runner-Up.
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Remember seeing this on the flightline in 1969? Stephanie Allen sure does, and now she can relive the Sixties
with her Grand Champion Contemporary Cessna 172K. Her 172 was last year's Reserve Grand Champion Con
temporary. A bit more work on a couple of items gave the Cessna a few more points to put it on top.
Long shadows from the last hour of sunlight highlight the lines of the Grand Champion Classic, this 1946 Piper
J-3C. The accomplished restoration was done by Joe Dobransky of Allen, Texas.
The last pilot and air
plane to depart the Vin
Massachusetts. Ed told
12 NOVEMBER 2008
Michael Norton
Rineyville, KY
Swift GC I B N78097 is
fourth plane owned
them.
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14 NOVEMBER 2008
"WINTER:
CHOCOLATE AND
HOT CIDER;
THE WHINE OF
THE JOINTER,
MIXED WITH THE
BUZZ OF THE TABLE
SAW, HUM OF
THE>TIG WELDER,
ROAR OF THE
PLANISHING
HAMMER, AND
SWIRL OF THE
ENGLISH WHEEL."
AddIson Pemberton
JIM KOEPNICK
A VILLAGE OF VOLUNTEERS
machine and listen as its inertia
starter whines into a crescendo,
watch the propeller slowly turn
while the engine sputters to life,
and hear the 16-foot exhaust stacks
pipe their ancient melodious tune.
This past summer and fall, numer
ous people had that opportunity.
After flying from Felts Field in Spo
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A shot dated 9-13-28 of 5339 when it was being used by Pacific Air Transport.
HIGHLIGHTS OF
THE PROCESS
The cold Spokane winters were
especially productive at Felts Field,
and Pemberton poetically describes
those long seasons when he states,
"Winter: The smell of hot choco
late and hot cider; the whine of the
jointer, mixed with the buzz of the
table saw, hum of the TIG welder,
roar of the planishing hammer, and
swirl of the English wheel. "
The volunteers were armed with
appropriate tools, materials, and 800
original Boeing drawings. Painstak
ing care was exercised to fabricate
new parts, and old parts were used
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metal used in the structure. Here are the metal parts ready for final fab
rication and installation.
Wendy Pemberton was in charge of covering the massive airframe. She also
took on the task of feeding the regular Wednesday night volunteer corps.
FLIGHT PREP
After NS339 received its standard
airworthiness certificate and the snow
had melted from the runway, it was
time for the test flight. Pemberton had
previously taken steps to make sure
that he was personally ready to fly
it. Having accumulated 10,000 hours
of flying "mostly the old stuff," he
was especially grateful for an oppor
tunity that was generously bestowed
upon him in August 2007. His friend
Glenn Peck kindly arranged a visit
to Creve Coeur, Missouri, where
Pemberton was invited to solo Al
Stix's Liberty-powered 1919 de Havil
land DH4-M2 mailplane. "The vision
of looking down that long DH nose
at Lambert Field from 1,000 feet over
St. Louis is burned into my brain for
the rest of my life," says Pemberton,
adding, "I had 'flashbacks' to lind
berg, Jack Knight, Dean Smith, and
'Wild' Bill Hopson flying these air
craft cross-county on daily mail runs.
I do not think that any other aircraft
could have prepared me better for my
pending Boeing 40C test flight."
Additionally, having logged 1,000
hours in an AT-6, he was able to bor
row one from a friend and flew it
from the back seat, with the seat
lowered almost to the floorboard so
that his head was below the instru
ment panel-and then he shot land
ing after landing . Later, knowing
how well that had prepared him for
VINTAGE AIRPLANE
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The wingtip's hand grip is neat ly trimmed with cord to reduce wear and
give a ground handler a good grip.
NOVEMBER 2008
Specifications
Empty Weight
4,080 pounds
Gross Weight
6,075 pounds
Length
34 feet
Height
13 feet
WingSpan
44-1/2 feet
Wing loading
10 pounds/squ re feet
Power loading
10 pounds/horsepower
Cruise
Fuel Capacity
VI NTAGE A IR P LA N E
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The luxuriously detailed cabin interior, with brown leather seats comple
menting natural wood and an engraved Boeing logo on the forward bulk
head. The cabin interior is handsomely detailed, right down to the cabin
The Boeing's voluminous mail pit and the leather straps securing it.
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NOVEMBER 2008
SHINING SUCCESS
The following lyrics seem some
how appropriate when describing
the newly restored Boeing 40C,
though it's likely that Paul Simon
wasn't thinking about an antique bi
plane when he wrote them: "Sail on,
silver girl; sail on by; your time has
come to shine; all your dreams are
on their way." Indeed, it's time for
this Boeing to shine once more, sun
light glinting from her silver wings
to the delight of not only those who
witness her sailing by in the sky, but
for pilot and passengers as well. A
few fortunate people were invited
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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN
1993
Remember the
Razorback Aeronca
BY BOB WHITTIER
The Aeronca C-2 of 1930. The first one had the Wright-Morehouse engine which was de
veloped into the Aeronca E-107 design.
and its newest contract for the heat shield of the next
into production.-HGF
Editor's Note: Longtime aviation enthusiasts will recognize the byline of Bob Whittier. Bob has been a regular con
tributor to EAA publications since the founding of the organization, as well as a knowledgeable author for other aVIa
tion and boating magazines. Bob's Light Plane Heritage series in EAA's Experimenter magazine often touched on aircraft
and concepts related to vintage aircraft and their history. Since many of our members have not had the opportunity to
read this series, we plan on publishing those LPH articles that would be of interest to VAA members. Enjoy!-HGF
22 NOVEMBER 2008
he early Razorback
Aeronca lightplanes are
surely a convincing exam
ple of how the passage of
time can alter people's perceptions
of things. When the first model C-2
appeared on the aviation scene in
1930, it immediately drew hoots of
derision from the leather-booted,
cavalry-jacketed pilots still numer
ous at that time.
But today when one of those
early lightplanes shows up at an
aviation gathering, it immediately
becomes the subject of much nos
talgic reminiscing on the part of
the old-timers present, and curious
staring and questioning on the part
of those whose birthday cakes sport
less than, say, 50 candles. The dis
tinctive and, to some, grotesque ap
pearance of these birds makes them
stand out clearly and memorably
from all other small planes.
The term "razorback/' as it applies
to these planes, puzzles everyone
upon first encountering it. It derived
long ago from the ridgepole-like
shape of the top of early Aeronca
fuselages, imparted by the single up
per longeron of the three-Iongeron
welded steel-tube fuselage structure.
And the somewhat unusual name
Aeronca was created by shortening
the manufacturer's long-winded of
ficial name of Aeronautical Corpo
ration of America. Since postwar
models of Aeronca airplanes are still
widely used by private pilots, obvi
ously they have been proven to be a
good and durable one.
The Aeronca story begins in 1906
when 12-year-old Jean A. Roche
came with his parents to New York
City from France. InCidentally,
this name is pronounced Rowshay,
and Aeronca is sometimes mis
pronounced Aeronica. By around
1910 young Jean had become an
avid model airplane builder and
frequented the early and very fas
cinating airfields that had sprung
up'on the flat fields of Long Island.
Upon graduating from high school
he entered Columbia University
and graduated with a degree in
mechanical engineering.
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Because Aeronca designer Jean A.Roche was a native of France, the 1909
Demoiselle, above, could have given him ideas. Note the three-Iongeron,
deep-chested fuselage, staight-axle landing gear, and flat-twin engine.
Right: Reproduction from a 1933 Aeronca ad. This drawing conveys the
sense of freedom and adventure that comes of exploring the countryside
in an open-cockpit puddlejumper. 70-mph at 1,000 feet seems faster
than 170 at 10,000 feet.
NOVEMBER 2008
Top: FJat-head Aeronca E-107, producing 26/ 30 hp, was the ultimate in
simplicity. Plug location made fouling by crankcase oil so unlikely that sin
Below: Overhead vale E-113 grew from 36 to an ultimate 45 hp. Fins cast
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Having a fully enclosed cabin, faired-out fuselage top, and cantilever land
ing gear, the 1935-36 model was the last of the C-3 line. Some C-3s and
engines were built under license in England.
N O VEMB ER 2008
John Dohse, Jean Roche and Harold Morehouse with the predesser to the
C2, the Roche lightplane with Morehouse M-80 engine.
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head and neck protruding
into the building slipstream,
the vantage is wholly different. Acceleration is palpable
and the noise is deafening as
the ragging engine thunders
and the rippling air whines.
Positive inertia mounts
and the pilot feels thrust
overtaking drag. The sight picture to
either side blurs into an impressionistic palette of greens and browns. This
improbable, over-engineered contraption from an all but forgotten time,
weighing a beefy ton and a half with
wooden ribs and spars, fabric sewn
over wide camber wings, and steel
bracing wires holding the individual
assemblies together, lumbers faithfully
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OFFICERS
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152 1 E. M aCG regor Dr.
Vice-President
George Daubner
260-493-4724
2448 Lough La n e
Hartford, WI 53027
262-673 -5885
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Secreta ry
Steve Nesse
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Treasurer
Charles W. Harri s
72 I 5 East 46th 5t .
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