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AirVenture 2008
A bright spot in aviation, Part I
by H.G. Frautschy and Sparky Barnes Sargent
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STAFF
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News Editor
Photography
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Louise Schoenike
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Katrina Bradshaw
C O VER S
FRONT COVER: The Grand Champion Contemporary is thi s 1969 Cessna 172K, owned and
ftown by Stephanie Allen of Mukilteo, Washington . It's shown in formation with her husband's
Beech Bonanza, a previous award-winning restoration . For more on this yea r's EAA AirVenture,
BACK COVER: The oldest flying Ford Tri -Motor is an outstanding subject for the discerning eye
of photographer John Slemp. Read more about John' s work on our VAA News page.
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Major Fly-Ins
Southeast Regional Fly-In
Middleton Field Airport (GZH), Evergreen,
Alabama
October 24-26,2008
www.SERFI.org
Copperstate Regional Fly-In
Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ),
Casa Grande, Arizona
October 23-26, 2008
www.Copperstate.org
u.S. Sport Aviation Expo
Sebring Regional Airport (SEF),
Sebring, Florida
January 22-25, 2009
www.Sporl-Aviation-Expo.com
Aero Friedrichshafen
Messe Friedrichshafen,
Friedrichshafen, Gennany
April 2-5, 2009
www.Aero-Friedrichshafen.comlhtmllen
Sun 'n Fun Fly-In
Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL),
Lakeland, Florida
April 21-26, 2009
www.Sun-N-Fun.org
TBD
www.RMRFI.org
Arlington Fly-In
Arlington Municipal Airport (AWO),
Arlington, Washington
July 8-12, 2009
www.NWEAA.org
announcement.
OC T OBE R 2008
OSHKOSH , WI 54903-3086
Klemm Memories
Upon reading the July 2008 issue, I
recognized the Aeromarine-Klemm as a
plane in my past (pg. 22).
I found my first logbook that my fa
ther had prepared for me and found
three entries dated October 30, 1938,
November 20, and December 5 of the
same year. They were in a Klemm that
my dad had rented to take me for a
rid.e. I was totally surprised to see that
the tail numbers were the same.
I was 9 years old at the time, and the
flights were from Floyd Bennett Field.
I am still flying now, and u pon
the sale of my beloved Bonanza two
months ago, I ordered a SportCruiser
light-sport aircraft.
I look forward to each issue.
R.M. Brann
Glenn Peck, restorer of this massive Zenith biplane, swings around in the Antique parking area. The Zenith,
owned by the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum at Dauster Field in Creve Coeur, Missouri, was presented
with the Silver Age Outstanding Open Cockpit Biplane trophy.
teers from the flightline and judging corps. The Type Club Tent
will host more than two dozen type clubs during the week, and
more than 506 of the airplanes parked in the area will be vis
ited by the VAA judges. At the end of the week, the volunteers
will whoop and holler during their annual evening appreciation
party, and after the aircraft awards are presented on Saturday
night, the winners and their friends and family will gather for a
reception hosted by VAA for their benefit.
As you awaken on the last Sunday morning, the sounds of
air escaping from air mattresses and the rustle of tent-flys be
ing shaken out will surround you. Tent poles will click and clack
as they are folded up and tucked into their skinny sack. You 'll
hear the grumble of a Jacobs mounted on a Cessna 195 as
it mutters its discontent at having to get up so early. After a
stumble or two, it'll settle down to a pleasing "cahrumph, cah
rumph, cahrumph " as it warms up to the idea of a flight that
morning. The little Lycomings and Continentals will cough a
time or two as the throttle is put to them just a bit too early,
but like the Jacobs, they'll stretch and warm themselves as
the silvery dew gets blasted up the windshield and back along
the fuselage.
By the next Monday morning, it's almost as if it's been
a dream. Were there really that many of us in Oshkosh? It
hardly seems possible. Now there are only the airplane ghosts
tramped into the sod, and the funny yellow-green colored grass
where a tent had been for the past week. But you can be sure
of one thing-most of us will be back next year.
Here in Oshkosh we'll be waiting for you . Bring your airplane
and your tent. We'll do our best to make it a great week in rec
reational aviation's hometown.
Here are just a few of the great airplanes and people who
made this year's convention fantastic.
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EAA is in the process of building a replica of the Bleriot XI English Channel-crossing airplane . EAA mechanic
Gary Buettner and a crew of volunteers and staff are making splendid progress, as displayed in one of the tents
near the workshop aJea.
Thanks to a fortu itous trade , the EAA Bleriot project has this original three-cylinder 25-hp Anzani engine to
power it. The freshly overhauled motor was run numerous times during the convention. Ted Mossman , one of
EAA's most experienced mechanics, preps the engine for one of the demonstrations .
Four sentinels of the flightline ; this quartet of Staggerwings provided a nice centerpiece of the Antique parking area.
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Sparky's Notebook
EAA and VAA member Dale Haag flew this 85-hp 1947
Ercoupe 415-CD from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Wau
sau, Wisconsin, and then on to AirVenture as one of a
large gaggle of Ercoupes. Haag flies N3308H in mem
ory of his father, who rescued the neglected airplane
from a field and restored it 15 years ago under the
supervision of Dick Nerling. "My father never had a pi
lot's license, but one day he found a Tri-Pacer, and my
brother and I helped him restore it-then he found the
Ercoupe, and he'd always liked those," shares Haag.
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Acquiring NC855V
In 2005, Leenhouts received a
phone call from "Hank" Avery, then
owner of NC855V. Avery wanted
Leenhouts to make an offer for the
Waco . "Hank's health was going
down, and he knew I loved the air
plane, " shares Leenhouts, explain
ing "I'd met him a couple of years
before, through a mutual friend,
Tommy Hennessey, and had ad
mired and shown an interest in his
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Retired U.S. Navy Capt. John "Lites" Leenhouts loves flying his RNF.
OCTOBER 2008
Chain of Ownership
It's always interesting to pore
through aircraft records and docu
ments, and once in a while, a glitter
ing gem of history is brought to light.
This Waco's early chain of ownership
goes like this: On June 6, 1930, Waco
Aircraft Company issued a certificate
of transfer (bill of sale) for NC855V to
Mr. Phil Love, of Lambert Field in St.
Louis, Missouri. Love owned the bi
plane for barely a month; on July 3,
1930, a record, transfer, and reassign
ment form shows that he sold the
Waco to Harry H. Knight, of 401 01
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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN
EAA Experimenter
DECEMBER 1991
BY B OB W HITnER
Goodyear Air Wheels were popular in the early 1930s but had certain dis
advantages. Limited space within very small hubs posed a problem when
trying to install brakes, and scrubbing action on paved runways led to
rapid tread wear. The plane here is a 1931 Brewster Fleet biplane fitted
with a 220-hp Continental in place of t he original 100- to 125-hp Kinner.
Editor's Note: Longtime aviation enthusiasts will recognize the byline of Bob Whittier. Bob has been a regular con
tributor to EM publications since the founding of the organization, as well as a knowledgeable author fOT other avia
tion and boating magazines. Bob's Light Plane Heritage series in EM's Experimenter magazine often touched on aircraft
and concepts related to vintage aircraft and their history. Since many of OUI members have not had the opportunity to
read this series, we plan on publishing those LPH articles that would be of interest to VM members. Enjoy!-HGF
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OCTO B ER 2008
At left, the drag ring fitted to the five-cylinder radial engine on a Nich
olas-Beazley NB-S. At right, to get best results from the more sophis
ticated NACA type of cowling, the fuselage behind the engine must be
shaped to match the aft end of the cowling.
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Cowlings
In the Nicholas-Beazley article
[p ub lis hed in the May 2008 issue
of Vintage Airplane], a photo of the
plane shows the ship's five-cylinder
Genet radial engine fitted with a
ring-shaped cowling. Readers whose
aero nautica l experience does not
go back to the 1930s will find it in
teresting to learn something about
such cowlings.
Introduced in 1909, rotary en
gines were much used in aviation
up to the end of World War I. A ro
t ary engine's crankshaft projects
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OCTO B E R 2008
BY ROBERT GLOCK
Part Two:
Ignition system troubleshooting
Unless you have the correct tools, timing a magneto to
the engine can be frustrating. First, let's review some de
tails about the magneto. If the magneto has come from
an overhaul facility, it should be ready to install. The
overhaul facility should have provided a maintenance re
lease tag (commonly called a "yellow tag") and a copy of
the work order showing what was done to the magneto.
The engine should be set to the proper full advance
piston firing position in the number 1 cylinder on the
compression stroke. I use a Time Rite (Figure 1) to set
the piston location on the Wright R-760 engine at 2S de
grees before top dead center. Remove all front spark plugs
and rotate the engine until you feel compression on the
number 1 cylinder. The master spline on the crankshaft
will align the propeller centerline with the centerline of
the number 1 cylinder. Move the crankshaft back until
the prop makes a 4S-degree angle to the centerline of
the number 1 cylinder. By referring to the instructions,
choose the correct card and arm assembly for the Time
Rite, in this case card 4A and pivot arm "e" with the
hook end pointed down.
Insert the Time Rite assembly into the front spark
plug hole on the number 1 cylinder and rotate the prop
to bring the piston through the full top dead center po
sition on the compression stroke (Figure 2). Rock the
propeller to the left and right of the cylinder centerline.
Move the prop back to about the 4S-degree position. Ad
just the scale to read zero degrees on the card. The scale
card is now positioned to show the piston at top dead
center (Figure 3).
Slide the pointer up past the timing point, in this case
2S degrees. Move the prop by tapping on the trailing edge
with your hand until the pointer reads 2S degrees on the
scale card. The engine is set to receive the magneto. Hold
the magneto in the "E" gap position and engage it into
the magneto drive on the engine accessory case. Move
the magneto until the slots are positioned in the center
of the attaching studs, install the washers and nuts, and
tighten them so the nuts just barely touch the magneto
surface. Attach a timing light to the magneto points and
tap the magneto until the points just open. Snug down
FIGURE 1
Step 3
Turn the engine in the direc; .
tion of rotation so that the piston
goes through the tOP center poSi.
tion. This will leave the slide
pointer at the highest point of
piston travel. This operation
takes the place of findi ng tOP
dead center, necessary with all
other methods of engine timing.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 3
Step 4
Set the 0 position of the scale opposite the slide pointer refer
ence mark. Be sure (hat the correct scale is used for the engine
being timed.
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Those magnetos affected have shown signs
of excessive carbon brush wear. The conduc
tive dust from the brush is deposited inside the
distributor block and gear junction, which can
cause a misfire. Eventually, the brush can wear
to the point that contact is lost and the magneto
will stop functioning. If a pair of magnetos from
the same production lot (or with replacement
distributor blocks and gear assemblies from the
suspect production lot) is installed, the strong
possibility exists that both mags will fail in the
same time frame, typically well before the 500
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The service bulletin affects:
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Slick and LASAR magnetos that have had
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reasons" (www.EarlyAviators.com).
As mentioned in the Mystery Plane
answer, the Crawford Courier shows
up in the records in 1925.
In 1926, several surplus Crawford
aircraft were apparently rebuilt and
sold as the Crawford Sport (this may
be where the confusion about other
Couriers comes in). Courier TW-5
was sold to Watanabe and registered
as the Crawford-Watanabe Sport in
1927. In addition to the Sport, there
were two other versions: a larger, one
place variant with a 95-hp Anzani,
which had a span of 22 feet and an
overall length of 18 feet. There was
also apparently an even larger version
that was intended for a transglobal
flight. The latter appears to have
crashed near Herber, Utah, killing the
Japanese pilot, known only by the
name Goto. Watanabe, incidentally,
was no relation to Fukuo Watanabe
(his original name, prior to adoption,
was Fukuo Fujishiro), a prominent
name in Japanese aeronautics.
Other aircraft associated with
Crawford include the Commercial,
1925; Runabout, exact date unknown;
Flying Armored Car, 1928; Crawford
A-I, 1928; Crawford Metal Plane No.1
(also known as the C-1), 1928; the
William F. Crawford Special, 1929;
Crawford Glider (the last three of the
six built were actually powered air
craft, deSignated as the Crawford HW,
SR-3, and V-40-S in accordance with
the powerplants used), 1930; and the
Crawford CLM, 1931.
Built in 1925, the Crawford Com
mercial was a five-place open-cockpit
biplane. It was sold to Varney Airlines
pilot Roy Warren in 1926 and dam
aged "beyond repair" (www.Aerofiles.
com) in July of 1928. Powered by a
180-hp Wright-Martin Hisso engine,
the "Commercial had a span of 36
feet 4 inches and an overall length of
27 feet 9 inches."
The Crawford A-I, built in
1928, was intended for the home
built market, and about five were ap
parently constructed. According to
Aviation (February 6, 1928. "Manu
facturers' Specifications on American
Commercial Airplanes and Seaplanes
as Compiled by Aviation," pp 326
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OCTOBER 2008
F13h with Crawford, and the Flying ternal construction, inclusive of the
Armored Car, is a story yet to be told. drag and brace struts. This was cov
According to Aerofiles, the Flying Ar ered by corrugated duralumin sheet
mored Car had bulletproof glass and ing, which varied from 20-gauge at
shielding around the cockpit, and was the center to 26-gauge at the tips, and
to be armed with three unspecified was riveted to the internal spar and
machine guns. While never built, the strut structure. The 34-foot wing span
aircraft was intended to be used to tapered from a 6-foot 6-inch chord at
transport valuable cargo, in the same the center to a 3-foot 3-inch chord at
manner as a conventional armored the tips. Incidence of the wing var
car. Oddly enough, in 1922, Larsen ied from 2 degrees at the center to 0
built a ground-attack version of the degrees at the tips. No true ribs were
basic F13 design, powered by a 400 used in the wing, with the exception
hp Liberty V-12 that was armed with of the master ribs," used at either
30 (!) Thompson submachine guns end of each semi-span half, the two
(each equipped with a 100-round sections being bolted together at the
magazine) firing through the floor. center of the entire wing. False ribs
This fate of that aircraft, known as were placed at 2-foot intervals along
the JL.12, also remains a mystery the length of each wing half in order
(any connection between the Craw to preserve the Junkers airfoil shape.
ford Flying Armored Car and the The tapered ailerons, obviously quite
JL.12 is apocryphal, at best). In fact, similar to the Junkers F13, were made
other than the JL.12, the only other. of 26-gauge duralumin and were riv
armed F13s were two that were oper eted to dural tubing that was hinged
ated by the Persian (Iranian) air force to the rear spar by three hinges.
Like the wing, the mono
in 1924. Other military users of the
F13 included the Luftwaffe, the So coque fuselage was also of Junk
viet air force, the Chilean army, the ers-type corrugated duralumin
Afghan air force, and Kuomintang construction. Twenty-gauge duralu
in China. Nevertheless, it is interest min was used up to the front of the
ing that F13s soldiered on around the pilot's cockpit, with 22-gauge being
globe into the mid-1930s, with some used aft to the end of the fuselage.
serving as ambulances with the Span Rectangular bulkheads were spaced
ish Red Cross, the Japanese Flying at approXimately 26-inch intervals
Corps, and the Swedish Red Cross.
and were made of 14-gauge duralu
The interest in Junkers technol min. The overall length of the Metal
ogy led to Crawford's next design, the Plane, inclusive of the empennage
Metal Plane No.1, (some sources refer and engine, was 24 feet 9 inches and
to this aircraft as the C-l), also built was mounted on a stalky Fokker-type
in 1928 (Aviation. August 18, 1928. main landing gear, the original leaf
"Crawford Metal Plane: A Parasol spring tail skid being replaced by a
Type Monoplane With the Full Canti castering "laminated" (probably con
lever Junkers Wing and Powered With centric tubing) tube-type. This gave
a 165 hp Gnome Engine," pp 531, the Metal Plane No.1 a maximum
551-554). This aircraft, stated to have height of 8 feet 4 inches.
been the first all-metal design built
The tail surfaces, like the ailerons,
in Southern California, was, like the were made of 26-gauge duralumin
A-I, a two-place parasol monoplane. and were riveted to the internal tub
Constructed of duralumin, it was reg ing. A partial cowling was attached
istered as X-5563 and was test-flown to the Gnome rotary radial and was
by Jimmy Angel from Dycer Airport faired to the fuselage sides by partial
near Los Angeles.
cone-shaped fairings attached to the
The Junkers-type construction was fuselage sides. A 9-inch turtle deck
most prominent in the design of the completed the construction of the up
214-square-foot wing, which was of per fuselage. The fuselage also housed
tapered plan form and had multispar a 22-gallon fuel tank just ahead of the
(14-gauge duralumin was used) in passenger's cockpit, and two 15-galII
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This VAA Calendar of Events is a fraction of those posted on the newest page on
the EAA website. To submit an event, or to view the most up to date list, please visit
the EAA website at www.eaa.org/calendar. During 2008, we'll publish this calendar
as we transition to an all-web based calendar for 2009. This list does not constitute
approval, sponsorship, involvement, control or direction of any fly-in, seminar, fly
market or other event.
October 3-5 - Camden, SC, USA. VAA Chapter 3 Fall Fly-In. (CON). All Classes Welcome!
BBQ on field Friday evening. EAAjudging all classes Sat. Awards Dinner Sat night.
Contact: Jim Wilson, Phone: 843-753-7138, Email : eiwilson@homexpressway.net
October 3-5 - Oshkosh, WI. The Golden Era of Aviation/ EAA Vintage Biplane & Spirit of
St Louis Fantasy Flight Camp. Have you ever fantasized about flying a certain airplane
or dreamed about becoming a part of history? Here is a once in a lifetime experience
for aviation enthusiasts. Learn about great vintage aircraft and take a ride you'll never
forget. Contact: bcampbell@eaa.org, Phone: 920-426-6880, Email : museum@eaa.org
October 4 - Syracuse, KS. Syracuse Antique and Classic Fly-In . Syracuse Hamilton
Co. Airport (3K3). Lots of antiques, classics, warbirds, experimentals and powered
'chutes. Chamber sponsors chili cookoff and burgers and brats at noon . Great time
always had by all! Contact: Steve Phillips, Phone: 620-384-5835, Email: 3K3@pld.com
October 4 -5 - Hagerstown , MD, Washington. EAA Chapter 36 Fly-In and Fairchild Reunion .
Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR). This event held on Papa Ramp at Hagerstown
Aviation Services, Hagerstown Regional Airport (KHGR). Great fun for young and old.
Excellent food , all day long. Start Time: 8 am-4 pm . Contact: Joseph Boyle, Phone:
301-797-1875, Email: joeboyle@myactv.net
Oct ober 17-19 - Oshkosh, WI. Ford Tri-Motor Fantasy Flight Camp. EAA's weekend
program gets flight enthusiasts up close and flying in this airplane. Contact:
bcampbell@eaa .org, Phone: 920-426-6880, Email: museum@eaa.org
October 18-19 - Weirwood, VA. Campbell Field Airport 75th Anniversary Fly-In & Campout.
Campbell Field Airport (9VG). Come celebrate 75 years of aviation at Campbell
Field Airport on the beautiful Eastern Shore of Virginia. The airport was founded
by D.M .Keliam in 1933 and has changed little over the past 75 years. Re-live the
excitement of grassroots aviation at the last public use grass airport in Virginia.
"Come Roll on the Grass" 11:00 am-5:00 pm. Contact: Gordon Campbell, (757) 442
7519, Email: RytoVA@gmail.com
October 19 - Hanson, MA. EAA Chapter 279 Fly-in Breakfast. Cranland Airport (28M).
EAA Colonial Chapter 279. 8 am-11 am. All you can eat for a $6 donation. Children
up to and including 12 years of age are half price if accompanied by an adult parent.
Fly, drive, ride or walk in rain or shine, Don't miss it! Antiques, Classics, Homebuilts,
Ultralights and all means of flight are welcome! The Best Breakfast on the East Coast.
Contact: Carl Patturelli , Email: eaa279@comcast.net
October 24 - Oshkosh, WI. 2008 EAA Sport Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
EAA AirVenture Museum. EAA, its affiliates and divisions honor the newest members
of the EAA Sport Aviation Halls of Fame at this festive gala event held at the EAA
AirVenture Museum. Phone: 920-426-6880, Email: museum@eaa.orgfor more
information including ticket prices .
October 25 - Georgetown, DE. Wings and Wheels 2008. Sussex county airport (GEO).
Free public admission . Antique/Vintage and Warbirds judging and trophies. Free
private aircrew hospitality area. Large antique and hot rod car show, along with food
vendors, airplane rides, vendors, and live band. Sponsored as an outreach program of
the Delaware Aviation Museum. 10 am-6 pm Contact: Larry Kelley, Phone: 410-991
2356, Email: b25driver@aol.com
November 2 - Santa Pau la, CA. First Sunday Open House. Aviation Museum Of Santa
Paula (SZP). Aviation Museum of Santa Paula/SZP Airport Open House Display Day.
Fly in, display your aircraft for tax credit; come to gift booth for sign off. Museum and
private hangars open to amaze you with collections inside. You never know what you
might see at SZP! Start Time: 10 am-3 pm Contact: Judy, Phone: 805-525-1109,
Email: amszp@verizon.net
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